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  • Civic Groups
    • B.P.W.
    • Bee Hive Lodge
    • Beta Sigma Phi
    • Boy Scouts
    • City Band
    • Civic Improvement Club
    • Cub Scouts
    • Forty Two Club
    • Girl Scouts
    • Good Temple Lodge
    • I.O.O.F. Lodge
    • Klever Kraft
    • Lawson Community 2000 Task Force
    • Lawson Community Theater
    • Lawson Fair Association
    • Lawson Swim Club
    • Missouri Valley Fox Hunt
    • Order of Eastern Star
    • P.E.O.
    • Parent Teachers Association
    • Rakla Shrine Club
    • Rebekah Lodge
    • Rotary Club
    • V.F.W. Post #9065
    • Xi Beta Tau Exemplar Chapter
  • December 31, 1870

    Bee Hive Lodge Organized

    Bee Hive Lodge NO. 393, A.F. and A.M. was organized

  • October 13, 1871

    Bee Hive Lodge Charter

    Bee Hive Lodge’s charter was granted

  • November 3, 1871

    Bee Hive Hall Dedicated

    November 3, 1871 – Bee Hive hall on the northeast corner of Third and Penn was dedicated

  • 1874

    Good Temple Lodge Organized

    1874 – Good Temple Lodge was organized but it was short-lived

  • 1886

    Lawson Fair Association

    Lawson District Fair Association was organized

  • 1896

    Bee Hive Lodge Destroyed by Fire

    Bee Hive lodge at the corner of Third and Pennsylvania

  • March 24, 1896

    I.O.O.F. Lodge Organized

    Lawson I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 528 was organized

  • 1897

    Second Masonic Lodge Built

    Second Masonic lodge was built

  • 1900

    Forty Two Club Was Organized

    Tthe Forty Two Club (Fancy Work Club)

  • January 4, 1904

    I.O.O.F. Bought Second Floor

    I.O.O.F. bought the second floor of the building

  • 1906

    Missouri Valley Fox Hunt Was Organized

    The Missouri Valley Fox Hunt was organized

  • February 22, 1906

    Lawson P.E.O. Organized

    Chapter W.O., P.E.O. was organized in Lawson

  • 1910

    Boys Scouts of America Founded

    The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was founded

  • 1912

    Girl Scouts was Organized in the United States

    Girl Scouts was organized in the United States

  • March 1916

    Civic Improvement Club Was Organized

    Lawson Civic Improvement Club was organized

  • July 1916

    City Band

    The newly formed city band held its first concert

  • 1925

    Petunia Selected As The City Flower

    The Petunia was selected as the city flower

  • May 31, 1931

    Lawson Boy Scout Troup Founded

    Boy Scout Troop 308 of Lawson

  • June 14, 1938

    Rebekah Lodge Received Its Charter

    The Rebekah lodge received its charter

  • November 1, 1939

    Lawson Girl Scout Troop Organized

    November 1, 1939 - The first Girl Scout troop in Lawson was organized.

  • April 8, 1941

    Lawson Rotary Club was organized

    Lawson Rotary Club was organized

  • 1942

    Cub Scouts Organized

    The Cub Scouts were first organized in Lawson

  • 1946

    P.T.A. Was Organized

    Parent Teachers Association (P.T.A.) was organized in Lawson

  • March 1946

    Rakla Shrine Club Was Organized

    Rakla Shrine Club was organized

  • February 15, 1947

    V.F.W. Post 9065 Was Organized

    Lawson Memorial Post No. 9065 V.F.W was organized

  • September 18, 1947

    Beta Sigma Phi Was Organized

    Delta Zeta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi was organized

  • June 1949

    V.F.W. Post Bought A Lot To Build a Post

    V.F.W. Post No. 9065 bought a lot across from the park

  • June 17, 1953

    Order of Eastern Star Was Instituted

    Lawson Chapter of Order of Eastern Star

  • November 12, 1953

    Order of Eastern Star Was Constituted

    Lawson Chapter No. 549 of Order of Eastern Star

  • 1954

    Klever Kraft Extension Club Was Organized

    Klever Kraft Ray County Extension Club was organized

  • October 24, 1955

    B.P. W. Was Organized

    Business and Professional Women (B.P.W.) was organized

  • February 19, 1956

    P.E.O. Held 50th Anniversary Tea

    Chapter A.O., P.E.O. held their fiftieth Anniversary tea

  • September 1957

    Bee Hive Lodge Purchased Building Site

    Bee Hive Lodge and Rakla Shrine Club purchased land for future building site

  • October 1957

    Rotary Club Installed Street Signs

    The town board granted the Lawson Rotary Club permission

  • June 11, 1958

    Bee Hive Building Collapsed

    Bee Hive building collapsed

  • March 29, 1960

    Xi Beta Tau Exemplar Chapter

    The Delta Zeta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi be­came

  • September 12, 1960

    Masonic Temple Incorporates

    Bee Hive Masonic Temple Association was issued

  • June 1961

    Construction Began on Bee Hive Building

    Construction began on the Bee Hive building

  • 1965

    Lawson Swim Club Granted Building Permit

    A building permit was granted the Lawson Swim Club

  • June 29, 1965

    Lawson Swim Club was Organized as a Nonprofit Corporation

    Lawson Swim Club was organized as a nonprofit corporation

  • January 16, 1996

    Lawson Community 2000 Task Force Was Incorporated

    Lawson Community 2000 Task Force received its Certificate of Incorporation

  • June 11, 2003

    Lawson Community Theater Was Incorporated

    Lawson Community Theater received its Certificate of Incorporation

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