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February 1, 1868: William Robert Woodman was appointed to the office of Secretary General in the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (S.R.I.A.).
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Happy Birthday to M.W. Stanton T. Brown, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri.
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January 10, 1871: Buffalo Bill Cody was raised a Master Mason in Platte Valley Lodge No. 32 in North Platte, Nebraska.
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Happy Birthday to S.L. MacGregor Mathers, possibly born on this day in 1854. (January 8 or 11, 1854)
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January 6, 1926: Norman Vincent Peale was initiated an Entered Apprentice in Midwood Lodge No. 1062 in Brooklyn, NY.
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January 2, 1810: Joseph Cerneau was proposed for membership in Washington Lodge No. 21 in New York City, and two weeks later was elected and signed the by-laws.
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