Things You Didn’t Know About the Stella Lodge

The Oddfellows Hall on Bridge Street was dedicated in 1920 and was slated for demolition in 1969

The building was sold to Vic Bennett who demolished the building to enlarge his parking lot for his vehicles in 1969.

The lodge moved to smaller quarters in the old Telephone building the same year on Albert and Beckwith which was built in 1827.

Stella Lodge No. 125 was founded in 1874 and held their meetings in a building at the rear of the Mississippi Hotel.

The first member was R. W. Bell and the oldest members were: David Cram, W.R. Williamson and Harry Hickens.

The lodge moved to the Struthers Block which was called then the Taylor Block which it occupied after 1889.

The building which is now an empty parking lot between Bonanza kids and Scott Reid’s office was dedicated October 12,1920 and the local committee in charge were: N.D. McCallum, Fred Griffith, A. McFadden, Robert McCallum, and A.O. Fleming.

Stella Lodge, meeting place for the IOOF (International Order of Odd Fellows). Now empty lot where Roy Brown mural is. Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum

Thanks to Tammy Marion

yesterday we had an article about the Stella Lodge..Thanks to Christena Rygiel for this photo ..

Dan Williams

I remember many hockey banquets in this room. The oddfellows were fantastic with there support for minor hockey. I don’t know how much we paid to play every season but I do know if you or your family didn’t have it you paid nothing. If there are any of these guys still around from the 50’s/60’s Thank you!