Stated Communication - Cleopatra's Needle: The Missing Link in Masonry
The Naval Lodge Hall, 330 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20003April 2, 2026 6:30PM
On Thursday,April 2nd, Naval Lodge will conduct a regular communication meeting, which will open promptly at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will include Springfield Lodge’s program on Cleopatra's Needle: The Missing Link in Masonry.
Cleopatra's Needle is an ancient 220-ton monolith, a single piece of stone carved out of granite. It was one of two obelisks commissioned by Pharaoh Thutmose III over 4,000 years ago for the Temple of the Sun in Heliopolis, near modern-day Cairo in Egypt. It was later transported to the United States in the 1870s. When being dismantled, the stones representing Masonic symbols were discovered. The program asks the question, “When did Freemasonry begin?”
Springfield Lodge presents this program using a 1/15 scale model of the obelisk. The base contains the discovered symbols, including a perfect white cube, a master’s mark, and a square. The program also describes the voyage of the obelisk and its erection in Central Park, New York City.
The program is open to Masons and non-Mason guests. You are also invited to join us for dinner from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 31st, so that we can plan accordingly for dinner.
