DENVER, COLORADO
On April 30, 1914, Grand Master Pickerill granted a dispensation to form and open a Lodge to be called Henry M. Teller Lodge U. D. located at Denver with James Marion Price, Worshipful Master; George Alfred Luxford, Senior Warden, and Charles Dickens Biggerstaff as Junior Warden. This petition was recommended by the Lodges whose territorial Jurisdiction would be affected.
The Committee on Returns and work reported favorably on the enormous amount of work done in four months. The lodge held 23 meetings, received 40 petitions, elected 37, rejected 3, initiated 30, passed 29, raised 26 and referred 7 petitions. In addition to the original 55 signers, 26 petitions had been received for charter members of which 25 were elected and one whose credentials failed to arrive was not eligible. The Committee congratulated Henry M. Teller Lodge on the work and the records, accepted the bylaws with a few changes and recommended Henry M. Teller No. 144 be chartered with Brothers James Marion Price, Worshipful Master; George A. Luxford, Senior Warden; and Charles D. Biggerstaff, Junior Warden; and 102 charter members. Of the members, only 25 were from Colorado and 5 from Denver Lodges.
On September 16, 1914, Grand Master Dudley at the close of the Grand Lodge Communication, constituted Henry M. Teller Lodge No. 144 with the assistance of several Past Grand Masters and associate officers. The officers were also installed.
Membership was 598 on November 30, 1960.
