Prince Hall Lodge No. 38
(formerly El Sol De Cuba No. 38)

The lodges in the First Masonic District numbering among it's members several Spanish speaking brothers, P.M. Lafayette Marcus of Mt. Olive Lodge No. 2 conceived the idea for the establishment of a lodge, the work of which could be conducted in the Spanish Language. On June 26, 1880 P.M. Lafayette Marcus, Andrew N. Portos, John Johnson, Manuel R. Coronado, Abraham Seino, and Sexto Pozo of Mt. Olive Lodge No. 2 and Abony Brown of Celestial Lodge No. 3, presented a Petition to the Grand Lodge for a Dispensation to set up a Spanish speaking Lodge, to be named "EL SOL de CUBA" (The SUN of CUBA), and naming as their First Officers: Lafayette Marcus, Worshipful Master; Manuel R. Coronado, Senior Warden; and Sexto Pozo, Junior Warden. A dispensation was granted in June 1880, and on June 1, 1881 a Warrant was issued and the Lodge was numbered 38.

During the years 1891 - 1895, When the Spanish speaking colonials of Cuba and Puerto Rico were actively engaged in furthering their campaign for independence, the soil of the American States had already been dedicated to Liberty, EL SOL de CUBA no.38 was comprised of cubans who exercised the Esoteric Principles of Masonry and many brothers who lived far away from home, would find the Spanish speaking Lodge a haven of rest and comfort. At one time there were visiting brothers to EL SOL de CUBA from almost every Republic of South America and the exchange of fraternal greetings were cordial and pleasurable. The Lodge was unique in that all business and ritualistic work was conducted entirely in Spanish.

In the Year 1913, Brother Claudius E. Cyril, who was the Elected Master, suggested for the building of the Lodge a change in it's name and had the vigorous support of the Past Masters and Members. The members voted unanimously to rename the Lodge "PRINCE HALL" in honor and commemoration of our renowned Progenitor and Patron Saint. A Petition was made and on November 27, 1914, a Warrant was Granted by the Grand Lodge to Brother Claudius E. Cyril, Master; Brother Byron D. Allerton, Senior Warden; Brother David F. Sheppard, Junior Warden, with the lodge retaining its number.

Elected Officers

Aronne Funderburg
Worshipful Master

Clifton E. King
Senior Warden

Israel R. Rosario
Junior Warden

Right Worshipful
Jamal R. Ali
Treasurer

Right Worshipful
Nigel J. Cudjoe
Secretary

Past Master Nikel Stephen 3 Year Trustee
Past Master Gregory Gattereau 2 Year Trustee
Past Master Maurice T. J. Horne, Jr. 1 Year Trustee

Appointed Officers

Right Worshipful Paul W. James Assistant Secretary
Brother Jason Rhule Senior Deacon
Brother Dy-Shon Phillip Junior Deacon
Brother Kendon Pysadee Senior Master of Ceremonies
Brother Varise Cooper Junior Master of Ceremonies
Senior Steward
Junior Steward
Past Master Nikel Stephen Marshal
Past Master Gregory Gattereau Chaplain
Past Master Felix D. Rodriguez (66) Tiler

Past Masters

Our Pillars of Wisdom

1. Lafayette Marcus (*)
2. Joaquim Gorazbe (*)
3. Sandaha Parrilla (*)
4. Longin Jimenez (*)
5. Ramon Rothchild (*)
6. Charles Harris (*)
7. Arthur Schomburg (*)
8. Paul R. Gray (*)
9. Claudius E. Cyril (*)
10.  Byron Allerton (*)
11. William Carrington (*)
12. Arron F. Pollard (*)
13. Samuel L. Carr (*)
14. Philip M. Pollard (*)
15. Fredrick F. Johns (*)
16. David J. Clark (*)
17. Cary D. Blue (*)
18. Jishua A. Turner (*)
19. Emil Toussant (*)
20. Milton Everett (*)
21. John M. Rice (*)
22. Ernest Boadley (*)
23. Augustus White (*)
24. James Jackson, Jr. (*)
25. Linwood Devonish (*)
26. Alphonso Smith (*)
27. Sterling Williams (*)
28. Joseph A. Jones (*)
29. Joseph I Pleasant, Jr. (*)
30. Lawrence O. Rowland (*)
31. M. Anthony Rodgers (*)
32. William A. Treadvance (*)
33. Augustus W. Colwell (*)
34. J. Leon Tease (*)
35. William E Wilburn (*)
36. Baxter F. Jackson (*)
37. Louis C. Carter (*)
38. Daniel W. Jones 1957, 1958
39. John R. Mason (*)
40. Walter S. Cooper (*)
41. H. Chester Brown (*)
42. Edward Williams (*) 1961
43. Ruben H. Mack (*) 1962, 1963, 1964
44. Carroll Tinley (*)
45. Garland Tanks (?) 1966
46. Carroll J. Banks (*) 1967
47. Ernest C. Middleton (*) 1968
48. Philip H. Reid (*) 1969
49. Edward F. Roberts (?) 1970
50. Eugene Goddard (*) 1971
51. Stacy Hicks (*) 1972
52. James L. Rembert (*) 1973
53. Bernard L. Holley (*) 1974
54. Albert Johnson (*) 1975
55. Sylvester Yates (*) 1976
56. Gus C. Dennis (*) 1977
57. Donald Peterson (*) 1978
58. Samuel Paige, Jr. (?) 1979
59. Victor H. Smith (*) 1980
60. Amos Richmond (*) 1981, 1982
61. Raymond Riley 1983
62. George N. Bishop 1984
63. M. Teah Wulah 1985, 1986, 1996, 2009
64. Charles Bolton
65. Gregory N. Garner 1990
66. Frank D. Alston (*) 1991, 1992
67. Connie C. McCullough 1993, 1994
68. Ivan Simpson 1995
69. Edward D. Swire (*) 1997, 1998
70. Nigel J. Cudjoe 1999, 2000, 2012, 2019
71. Radell Harris (*) 2001, 2002
72. Jaime Gibson 2003
73. Frederick Smith 2004, 2005, 2006
74. Miguel Rivera 2007, 2008
75. Fred D. Stanley (*) 2010, 2011
76. Dontae Johnson 2013, 2014
77. Jamal Ali 2015, 2016
78. Bernard B. H. Bowman 2017, 2018
79. Christopher J. Spencer 2020, 2021
80. Maurice T. J. Horne, Jr. 2022
81. Nikel Stephen 2023, 2024

DM.  Paul W. James
DM.  Gregory Gattereau

(*) denotes deceased
DM demitted into the lodge with the rank of Past Master