The following list records the twenty-two initiates and five affiliates who joined Lodge St Olaf during the years 1930 to 1939. This decade, marked by economic uncertainty and the gathering tensions that would lead to the Second World War, nevertheless saw a steady continuation of the Lodge’s work and traditions. The Brethren named below represent a cross-section of the community at that time, each bringing his own background and contribution to the life of the Lodge.

Some entered Freemasonry through initiation within the Lodge itself, while others affiliated from sister lodges, strengthening the ties between Masonic bodies and extending the fellowship of St Olaf. Together, they formed part of the living continuity of the Lodge, helping to sustain its principles of brotherhood, charity, and moral improvement during a period of significant change.

The names that follow therefore represent not only new members, but also the ongoing vitality of Lodge St Olaf in the years immediately preceding the outbreak of war.

Below are the names of the 28 New members from 1930 to 1939.

Henry McCallum Sim
John Simmers Cordiner
Alexander Mitchell
John Low Cantlay
Charles Glennie
Robert George Brown
Alfred Sim
Dvid Gault Taylor
Thomas Anthony Dodds Clark
Fredrick Jesson

🌍 1930s

• 1930 – Pluto is discovered

• 1931 – The Empire State Building is completed

• 1932 – Amelia Earhart flies solo across the Atlantic

• 1933 – Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

• 1934 – The Great Purge begins in the Soviet Union

• 1935 – Monopoly board game is first sold commercially

• 1936 – The Berlin Olympics are held in Nazi Germany

• 1937 – The Hindenburg airship disaster occurs

• 1938 – Kristallnacht marks escalation of Nazi persecution

• 1939 – World War II begins with invasion of Poland