EVANSTON, WYOMING
For a little more than a year, from September 8, 1873 until September 30, 1874, the lodge at Evanston, Wyoming served under dispensation granted by the Grand Lodge of Colorado. Orlando North was Worshipful Master.
However, it existed for less than four months as No. 24 of Colorado as it was one of four lodges in Wyoming Territory which formed the Grand Lodge of Wyoming on December 15, 1874.
Evanston Masons were prominent in early Grand Lodge affairs. W. Bro. North, originally a member of the jurisprudence committee, became Grand Master in 1877-78. F. M. Foote, first Grand Treasurer, became Grand Master in 1880-81. R. T. Hilliard was first Junior Grand Steward and a member of the committee on foreign correspondence.
