John "Corky" Daut P.M. publishes the Small Town Texas Mason's E-Magazine on his
website, and is kind enough to allow free use of material on his site. The October 2010
issue featured the Myra Lodge, and there is some good reading about "The Littlest Lodge with the Biggest Heart!"
The initial meeting of the Myra Lodge 878, Myra, Texas operating
under Special Dispensation of the Grand Lodge of Texas held September 19, 1903.
Present were:
Worshipful Master - H.R. Jones
Senior Warden - G. T. Purcell
Junior Warden - G. L. Wren
Secretary - C. L. Maxwell
Treasurer - J. R. Horn
Senior Deacon - J. R. Groves
Junior Deacon - W. S. Duggan
Tiler - District Deputy
Grand Master L. Gregory set the Lodge to Labor.
There were 22 Charter Members. Trustees were appointed and various committees were appointed.
The Lodge Building was located at the S. W. corner of FM1198 and Bradford street.
November 21, 1903 it was requested that the Grand Lodge of Texas Grant the Lodge a Charter to work under the Grand Lodge of Texas.
The Grand Lodge of Texas granted the Charter Dec. 3, 1903.
Myra Lodge 878 was originally a Moon Lodge of Texas, so called because it scheduled its meeting nights on the Saturday of, or just prior to the night of the Full moon so the members would have the light of the moon to travel home by.
The By-Laws of the lodge were approved the meeting of Saturday, February 5, 1904.
They were again read June 4, 1904 and adopted at the meeting of July 1904.
December 1984, Dr. Hal Maxwell, Jr. Notified the Lodge by letter asking the Lodge to move from his building.
May 6, 1985, Dr. Maxwell requested the lodge to move from his building by May 18, 1985.
May 4, 1985, Fish Creek Lodge at Marysville voted approval for Myra Lodge the use of their Lodge Building. After approval from Grand Lodge, Myra Lodge met there until April 6, 1987.
October 6, 1986, Myra Lodge voted to build a building on land donated for that purpose by Brother C. L. Williams.
April 6, 1987, Myra Lodge moved to its present location 1660 FM 1198 Myra, Texas.
In 1997 the Myra Lodge was considering closing the lodge. The request to demise was sent to the Grand Master. He would not allow the lodge to demise and would move the charter to a new lodge. The lodge began to grow in membership and received a commendation letter from the Grand Master in 2001.
The lodge building was completely remodeled in 2002. In 2004 we have 25 Members and 11 Endowed Members. We sponsor an annual Easter Egg Hunt for the community. Our motto is "The Littlest Lodge with the Biggest Heart"