The Consecration
The petition to form the Earl of Dartmouth Lodge was submitted on 24th October 1907 and was on the recommendation of the St. Stephens Lodge no. 2424 and included 16 petitioners, (listed below). The cost was recorded on the response letter as £15-15s-0p for the Warrant, plus 5/s per petitioner. Originally the petition stated that the Lodge would meet on the 3rd Saturday in the months January, March, May and September, but prior to its submission September was crossed through and over printed with November.