Madison Lodge #762 history

In April, 1955, a group of masons in Madison formed the Madison Square Club and started meeting once a week in various places to include the Methodist Church, the Harlan building, and some private offices of the members to practice the degree work.

The latter part of 1955, members appointed the officers to represent them on a petition for a dispensation at the Grand Lodge meeting in March, 1956, for a charter. Also a code of by-laws was adopted. By this time a number of the members could do any part of the work in the three degrees. 

Brother Russell B. Tandy was appointed President of the Madison Square Club and served until after the Grand Lodge met in March.

On April 5th, 1956, at 7:30 P.M. the Madison Square Club met in the Harlan building, 321 Gallatin Road (which later became the lodge hall) at which time the meeting was called to order by President Bro. Tandy and opened in prayer by Past Grand Master Phelan Douglas. 

The meeting at this time was turned over to P.G.M. Phelan Douglas who was representing Most Worshipful Grand Master Nathan L. Roberts, who requested Bro. J. turner William to read the charter which was issued to Madison Lodge, March 29, 1956, (as no dispensation was issued by the Grand Lodge, this being the second lodge in Tennessee not to have worked under dispensation) to the brethern assembled, then proceeding to constitute the new 

Madison Lodge No. 792. Fifty of the sixty-five charter members were present at this meeting.

In 2024, Madison Lodge #762 voted to merge with Goodlettsville Lodge #271.