Loyal Orange District Lodge of Nipissing East

The Loyal Orange District Lodge of Nipissing East was a district lodge of the Orange Order, a Protestant fraternal organization, which had jurisdiction over primary (local) lodges in the present-day Parry Sound District. The District Lodge was founded in 1911 following a resolution by the Loyal Orange County Lodge of Nipissing East to establish three district lodges for the North, South, and East Nipissing areas.

The District Lodge had jurisdiction over the Orange Order's District of Nipissing East, which covered the area to the south and east of Lake Nipissing, from Arnstein at its western boundary to Chisholm in the east, and from Callander in the north to Trout Creek in the south. The following primary (local) lodges were under the jurisdiction of the Loyal Orange District Lodge of Nipissing East: Loyal Orange Lodge No. 429 (Callander), No. 758 (Powassan), No. 812 (Nipissing), No. 1172 (Trout Creek), No. 1323 (Chisholm), No. 1938 (Restoule), No. 2888 (Golden Valley), and No. 3015 (Arnstein). The membership of the District Lodge was made up of Orangemen from its primary lodges, who took turns hosting the Lodge's annual meetings. It is unknown when the District Lodge was disbanded.

District of Parry Sound (1911-[after 1968])

The Loyal Orange District Lodge of Nipissing East administered and governed the primary lodges in its jurisdiction on behalf of the Loyal Orange County Lodge of Nipissing East, its superior in the Orange Order hierarchy to which it reported.

The District Lodge was led by a District Master and a Deputy District Master. Other officers included a Secretary, Financial Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, Marshall, and Lecturers. Officers were elected annually by the members of the District Lodge.

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