DURING the 1907-08 masonic year the first of a number of Princeton residents received the degrees of Craft Masonry at King David Lodge #15 in Trenton, New Jersey. Others followed and in time those brethren petitioned Most Worshipful Thomas Riley, Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge State of New Jersey for a dispensation to form a Prince Hall Lodge in Princeton, New Jersey. On April 16, 1913 that authority was granted and 47 Brethren became known as Aaron Lodge.
They received its warrant on December 26, 1913 and was registered with it present number 9. The first elected officers of Aaron Lodge #9 were the following. WB Scott Blake as Worshipful Master, George Parago as Senior Warden, Omega Harris as Junior Warden, Henry M. Austin as Treasurer and John T. Coy as Secretary.
They previously met on Witherspoon Street and Douglas Hall, but now congregate in its Temple purchased in 1943 and located on John & MacLean Streets. This acquisition was made under the able leadership of WB I. Major Stryker and aided by the faith the membership had in each other and their spirit of cooperation. This building continues to serve as a center for community activity.
From 1914 to 1947 all of the District Deputies of the then 4th and present 5th Districts were members of Aaron Lodge #9.
Aaron Lodge #9 celebrated its 87th year of existence on December 26, 2000 and with the able support of all the Brethren and under the guidance of the Master, Aaron Lodge #9 will continue to perform good and great works.
The history of Aaron Lodge #9 was obtained from a study conducted at Rutgers University in 1947.
Past Masters
| First name | MI | Last Name | Year of service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott | Blake | 1913 – 1914 | |
| Omega | Harris | 1915 – 1917 | |
| George | Parago | 1918 – 1919 | |
| James | A. | Banks | 1919-1920 |
| Ezkiel | Woolridge | 1920-1921 | |
| Clifting | Wooding | 1921-1922 | |
| Edward | Boyd | 1922-1923 | |
| Charles | N. | Dailey | 1923-1924 |
| John | Fletcher | 1925 – 1926 | |
| Allen | Hairston | 1926-1927 | |
| Joseph | Gordon | 1927-1928 | |
| Thomas | Miller | 1929 – 1931 | |
| David | Lewis | 1931-1932 | |
| Hasker | Saxton | 1932-1933 | |
| Bayard | Jordan | 1933-1934 | |
| John | Richmond | 1934-1935 | |
| Anderson | Mitnaul | 1935-1936 | |
| William | Gale | 1936-1937 | |
| Hasker | Saxton | 1937-1938 | |
| David | Lewis | 1938-1939 | |
| George | Marshall | 1940 – 1943 | |
| George | Wilson | 1943 – 1944 | |
| Major | Stryker | 1944 – 1946 | |
| Preston | Thomas | 1946 – 1947 | |
| Charles | Wooding | 1947 – 1948 | |
| Benjamin | Ray | 1948 – 1949 | |
| Robert | Twyman | 1949 – 1950 | |
| Judson | Culbreth | 1950 – 1951 | |
| Wilson | Parago | 1951 – 1952 | |
| Atley | Tyler | 1952 – 1953 | |
| Paul | Hinds | 1953 – 1954 | |
| Castle | Clair | 1954 – 1955 | |
| Nathaniel | Sullivan | 1955 – 1956 | |
| Rubert | Mc White | 1956 – 1957 | |
| William | Thompson | 1957 – 1958 | |
| Fred | Goldsborough | 1958 – 1959 | |
| John | Harris | 1959 – 1960 | |
| Isaiah | Fisher | 1960 – 1961 | |
| Edward | Hayes | 1961 – 1962 | |
| Rayond | Holmes | 1962 – 1963 | |
| James | A. | Carter | 1963 – 1964 |
| Henry | Tilghman | 1964 – 1965 | |
| Floyd | Campbell | 1965 – 1966 | |
| Thomas | T. | Turner | 1966 – 1967 |
| Lewis | Haggins Sr. | 1967 – 1968 | |
| Frank | Grover | 1968 – 1969 | |
| Thaddeus | Harrison | 1969 – 1970 | |
| Edward | T. | Harmon | 1970 – 1971 |
| Willie | L. | Greenfield | 1971 – 1972 |
| Robert | Bosley | 1972 – 1973 | |
| Robert | Grover | 1973 – 1974 | |
| Robert | E. | Harmon | 1974 – 1975 |
| Leonard | Boone | 1975 – 1976 | |
| Judson | Carter Jr. | 1976 – 1977 | |
| Alfred | Terry | 1977 – 1978 | |
| Ernest | Chester Sr. | 1978 – 1979 | |
| Howard | Sweeney | 1979 – 1980 | |
| Hyette | Briscoe Jr. | 1980 – 1981 | |
| Anthony | Watson | 1981 – 1982 | |
| William | Fitch | 1982 – 1983 | |
| Jimmie | Pittman | 1983 – 1984 | |
| Phillip | Randolph | 1984 – 1985 | |
| Floyd | Phox | 1985 – 1986 | |
| Peter | H. | Young | 1986 – 1987 |
| Ronald | Gillette | 1987 – 1988 | |
| Homer | Osborne | Justice | 1988 – 1989 |
| Whitfield | Muse | 1989 – 1990 | |
| Larry | Gunnell Sr. | 1990 – 1991 | |
| Earl | J. | Buggs | 1991 – 1992 |
| Roosevelt | Stephenson | 1992 – 1993 | |
| Robert | Gunnell Jr. | 1993 – 1994 | |
| Glenn | Ferguson | 1994 – 1995 | |
| Anthony | Davis | 1995 – 1996 | |
| Francis | D. | Boyer | 1996 – 1997 |
| Wayne | P. | Murray | 1997 – 1998 |
| Kevin | G. | Jordan | 1998 – 1999 |
| Wallace | C. | Holland 111 | 1999 – 2000 |
| Kenneth | Bailey | 2000 – 2001 | |
| Rueben | Mc Laughlin | 2001 – 2002 | |
| Hugh | E. | McNeil Jr. | 2002 – 2003 |
| Frank | Galloway | 2003 – 2004 | |
| Ron | Clark | 2004 – 2005 | |
| Joe | Gaines | 2005 – 2006 | |
| Roy | Randolph | 2006 – 2007 | |
| Ernest | Chester Sr. | 2007 – 2008 | |
| Dale | Brown | 2008 – 2010 | |
| Jerry | Thomas | 2010 – 2012 | |
| Henry | Tripp | 2012 – 2014 | |
| Chuck | Holland 111 | 2014 – 2016 | |
| Tony | Davis | 2016 – 2018 | |
| Louis | Toval | 2018 – 2021 |