Rising Star Ranger Lodge No. 429 AF&AM - The Ranger Lodge

07/17/2026

The lord spared us, maybe for another 150 years. Our Ranger Brethren had to deal with mother nature. We have big bridges.

07/17/2026

No meeting at Center Point this evening so I took the cooked turkey, cranberry sauce, deviled eggs, and giblet gravy to the bergheim vfd. They were elated. No pics. Just humble service. Made a run up to Rising Star Ranger Lodge to check it out. Worse than last year.

07/12/2026

Installation photos

07/12/2026

Introducing…….. Our new Officers!
Best Wishes to a successful year!

07/03/2026

06/23/2026

Dear Brethren, friends, and family,

You are cordially invited to the 2026 Installation of Officers on June 27, 2026, at 2:00 PM.

R.W. Keith Reynolds will be installed as Worshipful Master. The ceremony is open to family, friends, and all guests.

Refreshments will be served following the installation ceremony in the Lodge dining room.

05/03/2026

COMMANDER OF FRONTIER BATTALION APPOINTED

Raids by Indians on white settlers had always been a problem. On this day, May 2 in 1874, Governor Richard Coke appointed John B. Jones to command the newly raised Frontier Battalion of Texas Rangers. Jones, a veteran of the Civil War, was well suited to execute the governor's mandate to put an end to Indian raids on the frontier and to enforce the laws of Texas in the interior. The new battalion was successful in suppressing Indian incursions against white settlements. Jones reported to Gen. William Steele that during the first six months of the battalion's service more than forty Indian raiding parties had been reported on the frontier, of which the rangers engaged fourteen. During the second six months Jones's men had only four Indian fights, and after May 1875 only six raids and one small battle were reported. During this period Jones reported an estimated thirty-seven Indians killed; the battalion lost two killed and six wounded. In the seven years of its service under his command the battalion was also responsible for the quelling of considerable civil unrest as well as the return of much stolen property recovered from the Indians.

04/19/2026

Rising Star Ranger Lodge Degree traveled to the Spartanburg South Carolina area to perform a Masters degree with a Texas candidate. The Brethren welcomed Thursday night to Southworth Lodge for an EA, Friday evening for another EA at the beautiful Spartanburg Masonic Temple. Saturday we were at the Stone Monument outdoor Degree.