The Charter members of Gulf Beach Lodge. Five from Nitram Lodge, six from St. Pete Lodge, two from Star Lodge, one from Ohio, one from Tennessee and one who was Raised at Gulf Beach Lodge while under dispensation and was allowed to sign the Charter. Five (Schaefer, Palmer, Knowles, Parker and Vaughn) would go on to serve as Masters of the Lodge. – This is where it all began…still going strong after 75 years.