September 2023 – KING OSCAR LODGE No.855

It was a long night at KING OSCAR LODGE No. 855 A.F. & A.M. but before the arrival of the new Autumnal Equinox we raised 4 new brothers to the sublime degree of MM! CONGRATS to each and one of them and thank you to all the brethren in attendance (guests and members) who joined us at the Jefferson Masonic …

About the King

King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907, and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905. Oscar II was King during a time when both Sweden and Norway were undergoing a period of industrialization and rapid technological progress. His reign also saw the gradual decline of the Union of Sweden and Norway, which culminated in its dissolution in 1905. He was subsequently succeeded as King of Norway by his grandnephew Prince Carl of Denmark under the regnal name Haakon VII, and as King of Sweden by his eldest son, Gustaf V. Oscar II became King on 18 September 1872, upon the death of his brother, Charles XV. At his accession, he adopted as his motto Brödrafolkens väl / Broderfolkenes Vel ("The Welfare of the Brother Peoples"). While the King, his family and the Royal Court resided mostly in Sweden, Oscar II made the effort of learning to be fluent in Norwegian and from the very beginning realized the essential difficulties in the maintenance of the union between the two countries.

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Month: September 2023

W. Bro. Claude Bird, 33rd° Scottish Rite Mason, has passed away

4 New MMs on Autumnal Equinox Eve