STATED MEETINGS
Stated meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month. Dinner is served at 6:00 p.m.
Lodge opens at 7:00 p.m. Avon-Miami No. 542 meets at 11665 N. Lebanon Rd., Loveland, OH.

HOW TO PETITION AVON-MIAMI LODGE
If you’d like to petition Avon-Miami No. 542 for membership, please click here.

BECOMING A FREEMASON
If you’re interested in becoming a Freemason, the first step is to ask a man who is already a member.
It is entirely up to you to decide whether, or when, the time is right to join the world's oldest and largest
fraternal organization. If you have questions, please contact us.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
The Grand Lodge of Ohio specifies that application for membership is open to men who have held
residency in Ohio for at least one year, are at least 19 years old, have a belief in a Supreme Being,
live a good moral and social life, do not advocate the overthrow of the government, can read and
write English, and are recommended by two members of the Lodge they wish to join.

If you do not know two members of Avon-Miami No. 542, please contact us to arrange a meeting.

THE ORIGINS OF AVON-MIAMI No. 542
Avon-Miami No. 542 was formed in 1998 as a result of a merger between two prominent Masonic
Lodges. Avon No. 542 received its charter from the Grand Lodge of Ohio on October 22, 1885.
Miami No. 46 received its charter from the Grand Lodge of Ohio on January 7, 1818.

Both Lodges have enjoyed rich histories, complete with historically notable Brethren. Julius and
Max Fleischmann were members of Avon No. 542. Julius was elected mayor of Cincinnati from
1900-1905. His brother Max was an industrialist who owned the famous Fleischmann Yeast &
Gin Co. and sold the business in 1929 to the J.P. Morgan banking interests for approximately
$20 million.

Miami No. 46 was formed just 30 years after the city of Cincinnati was settled. Miami counted
Alphonso Taft and William H. Woodward as some of its most memorable leaders. Taft served
twice as Worshipful Master of Miami No. 46, in 1884 and 1850. He was appointed Secretary
of War in 1876 by President Grant and appointed Attorney General of the United States in the
same year. President Arthur appointed Taft Minister of the United States to Austria in 1882.
Taft’s son, William Howard Taft, became our nation's 27th president. Woodward served as
Worshipful Master of Miami No. 46 in 1883. He was a great educator and the founder of
Woodward High School, the first public high school west of the Alleghenies.

Avon-Miami No. 42 continues to build on its more than 300 combined years of tradition
by encouraging excellence in leadership, fostering brotherhood, and promoting fellowship.