John Paul Jones Lodge #271 in Gig Harbor, WA.
John Paul Jones Lodge's website is located
HERE.
They hold their
stated Communication the 2nd Tuesday of each Month. It starts at 7:30 PM with refreshments afterwards.
John
Paul Jones Lodge #271 was Chartered on June 16th 1926 at Gig Harbor, in
Pierce County. This area was a base for many fishermen and they looked
for a name associated with the sea. Brother John Paul Jones had been a
Mason in Scotland and later came to the United States during the
Revolutionary War, greatly aiding the American Cause.
The
present Lodge meets in a converted School House which it owns free and
clear. The old Cresent Valley School was obtained in the late 1940's
and converted the Lodge members and was dedicated in 1951.
There
are two Scholarship Funds in the Lodge. The John H. Quistorff
Scholarship provides funds for a graduating Senior in each of the two
High Schools in the Gig Harbor area. The Ensley H. Kahley Scholarship
Fund provides funds for the School Awards Program. The money for these
funds was provided by the brothers for whom they were named and
only the interest is used each year.
The Lodge serves a very tasty Breakfast each Sunday Morning and is well worth a trip to Gig Harbor.