After four moves, from meeting house to meeting house, Mizpah Lodge bought the old Eldon United Church and moved in in the autumn of 1962. The lodge continues to meet there. At one time it was common for the Freemasons to schedule meeting dates to fall on or near the full moon, as it provided light for the members travelling to and from the lodge. Mizpah Lodge is one of the few who retain that tradition, meeting on the Thursday on or before every full moon at 8:00pm.
On December 5, 1911 the Grand Master accompanied by the Grand Secretary and Senior Grand Deacon assembled at the Public Hall in Eldon to institute Mizpah Lodge ‘Under Dispensation’. The Dispensation was dated December 1, 1911. The Grand Secretary, M.W.Bro. W.P. Doull, had permission from Victoria Lodge to borrow the Regalia for the ceremony. The Grand Master installed the first slate of Officers...
...The Lodge operated at the new [fourth] site for seven years. The Minutes for the period reflect a heavy schedule of Degree work and a record of building repairs indicative of an old and uninviting building. In 1955-56 eleven new members were admitted matching the record set in 1922 as the largest increase for one year... ...The Lodge Room was redecorated in 1958 and floor covering was added in 1961. The roof was shingled in 1959. In 1962 the Lodge celebrated fifty years of work.
The most significant decision by the Brethren in 1962 was to abandon the old Lodge building and to relocate in a newer Lodge Room. In May 1962 W. Bro. Stanley Morrison and Bro. Lloyd Furness were appointed to “investigate the purchase of Eldon United Church.”
On November 1, 1962 a Special Communication was called to decide on the purchase of the building in Eldon formerly used as a United Church. Ten Brethren were present. After the terms of sale were shared a motion was approved to inspect the building. The Brethren returned and “unanimously decided to purchase same for $500.” A collection was taken in the Lodge Room and $490 was received.
In the autumn of 1962 Mizpah Lodge was relocated to the fifth site in fifty years... ...The first Communication in the present Lodge Room was held on January 6, 1963 with W.Bro. Lloyd Martin as Worshipful Master. Twenty-four Brethren were present.
From PEI Freemasonry