Any unmarried daughter of a Master Mason in good standing – regardless of the age - who, because of a physical or mental disability, is unable of earning a living.
A worthy wife, widow, mother, or mother of a child of a Master Mason in good standing as outlined above.A Master Mason who was raised in another jurisdiction, but who has been a Mason in good standing in a duly constitutional Tennessee Lodge for a period of five (5) continuous years.A Master Mason raised in a chartered Lodge in Tennessee whose membership was interrupted, but upon re-instatement to the Order, maintained his membership uninterrupted for a period of five (5) years and considered a Mason in good standing.The applicant must have been raised in a recognized Tennessee Lodge and has been continuously thereafter been a Mason in good standing.To be eligible for assistance from the Widows and Orphans' Fund, the applicant must be unable to earn a living or have an income that does not meet their basic necessities. They serve a three year term and one member is elected by the Grand Lodge annually. All must be Master Masons and members of a Tennessee Lodge. The Endowment Fund Commission, whose sole duty is to secure and administer the Endowment Fund of the Masonic Widows and Orphans Fund, consists of three members.
Walker, PM Hendersonville #359 is serving in that capacity. The Board of Control appoints one brother to serve as its /Treasurer/Secretary he is the Board's only compensated employee.
One brother is appointed to serve as the Chairman of the Board. During his selection of members to the Board, the Grand Master chooses two Master Masons from each Division: East Tennessee, Central Tennessee, and West Tennessee all appointed to a 6-year term. The six other members are Master Masons selected by the Grand Master from Tennessee Lodges. It consists of four Trustees: the Most Worshipful Grand Master, the Deputy Grand Master, the Senior Grand Warden, and the Junior Grand Warden. It is represented in its management and supervision by a Board of Control of ten members. The Grand Lodge has exclusive ownership and control over the Masonic Benevolent Fund. The home continued to operate with a capacity of 400 residents until the early 1930's when applicants were given a choice of entering the home or remaining in their own area and receiving financial aid, most chose to stay in their home area.This caused the home to become unfeasible to maintain and in the 1940's the Home was closed and the State of Tennessee purchased the Old Masons' Home from the Grand Lodge. In 1913, the building was named "The Old Masons' Home". To pay for the upkeep, they increased the per-capita tax to $1, of which 50 cents was assigned to the Home, and from then the Home grew and prospered. Five years later, the Grand Lodge assumed ownership and control of the Home. A school was also established to enable the children living at the home to receive a proper education. In 1892, this home, located on 220 acres outside of Nashville, was completed and opened for habitation. The cost of construction of this housing building was $30,000.00. The home was designed to offer refuge to Masonic Widows and their children. On August 11, 1886, as a private enterprise, a Charter of Corporation was issued, known as the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home Fund. To HELP, AID and ASSIST within the length of our cable tow, to provide for the necessities of worthy Master Masons, their wives and children, widows and orphans is the most sacred obligation resting on every Lodge and upon every Master Mason worthy of the title which has been conferred upon him. The Masonic Widows and Orphans Fund of Tennessee
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