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2013

RICHARD J. STEWART, Grand Master

James T. Morse, Deputy Grand Master
Kenneth W. Sprague, Jr., Senior Grand Warden
James A. Gilrein, II, Senior Grand Warden
Kenneth R. Blake, Junior Grand Warden

Front Row: Rt. Wor. James T. Morse, Most Wor. Richard J. Stewart, Rt. Wor. John B. Bamber
Back Row: Rt. Wor. Kenneth R. Blake, Rt. Wor. Kenneth W. Sprague, Jr., Most Wor. Donald G. Hicks, Jr., Most Wor. Arthur E. Johnson.

A portrait of the Grand Master and officers appeared on the frontispiece and above.

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/13: 2013-6;
• 06/12: 2013-39;
• 09/11: 2013-69;
• 12/11: 2013-111; (Annual Communication)

03/13 Agenda

• 2013-20: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2013-23: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Tahiti; deferral of action on Grand Loge Nationale Française and the dispute between Bulgarian Grand Lodges.
• 2013-24: Discipline.
• 2013-25: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 2013-25: Presentation of the Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. Ralph W. Semb.
• 2013-25: Presentations.

06/12 Agenda

• 2013-54: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2013-57: Election of James A. Gilrein, II to fill the vacancy of Senior Grand Warden.
• 2013-57: Discipline.
• 2013-59: Presentations.

09/11 Agenda

• 2013-83: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2013-83: Budget for 2014.
• 2013-84: Presentations.
• 2013-84: A moment of silence for 9/11.
• 2013-90: Discipline.
• 2013-91: Additional Presentations.
• 2013-93: Announcement of Grand Warden candidates for 2014.

12/11 Agenda

• 2013-127: Election of Harvey John Waugh as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.
• 2013-129: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2013-131: Grand Master's Edict on Widow's Sons.
• 2013-133: Discipline.
• 2013-134: Presentations.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/13: 2013-18;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Ancient York (with changes), Aurora, Bristol (with changes), The Consolidated, Eastern Star (with changes), Fraternal, Friendship, Garden City, Hayden (with changes), John Cutler, The Masters, Mount Hollis, Mount Olivet (with changes), Norfolk, Scouters', Somerville, West Roxbury-Dorchester, William Parkman, approved.

• 06/12: 2013-50;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Abraham H. Howland, Jr., Bristol, Dalhousie, George H. Taber, Good Samaritan, Moses Michael Hays, Mount Carmel, Mount Hope, Mystic Valley, North Reading, Pequossette, Pythagorean (with changes), Quaboag (with changes), Rising Star, Rural, Saggahew, St. Paul, Trinity, The Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia (with changes), Wampatuck (with changes), Wyoming (with changes)

• 09/11: 2013-80;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Artisan (with changes), Beth-horon (with changes), Bethany, Caleb Butler, Caribbean Naval, Frank W. Thompson, Golden Rule, Massasoit-Narragansett (with changes), Matthew John Whittall, Merrimack, Montgomery, Norfolk Union, Philanthropic (with changes), Saggahew, Universal, approved; Oxford, Tahattawan, disapproved.

• 12/11: 2013-127;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Bethesda (Brighton) (with changes); Caribbean Naval (with changes); Cincinnatus; Hampshire; Marine; Mount Moriah (Westfield) (with changes); St. Paul's-Algonquin (with changes); Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia; Vernon, approved; Amity-Mosaic, Rural, not approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/13: 2013-21: Rt. Wor. Kenneth Joseph Petras, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 2013-21: Rt. Wor. Stanley Irving Kay, Past Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 2013-22: Rt. Wor. Richard Edward Young, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 2013-22: Rt. Wor. Thomas Bernard White, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 2013-22: Rt. Wor. Carl Frederick Aylward, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/12: 2013-54: Rt. Wor. Warren Hall Johnson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/12: 2013-55: Rt. Wor. Max Ludwig, Sr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 2013-84: Rt. Wor. Albert John Gebow, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 2013-85: Rt. Wor. Carroll Warren Wonson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 2013-85: Rt. Wor. Ralph Sobelman Cohen, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 2013-85: Rt. Wor. William Richard Hammatt, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 2013-86: Rt. Wor. David Dean Honick, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 2013-86: Rt. Wor. Harold Jacob Kaswell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 2013-87: Rt. Wor. W. Terence Stephens, Past Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/11: 2013-130: Rt. Wor. Armenag John David, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/11: 2013-130: Rt. Wor. Jack Smethurst, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/11: 2013-130: Rt. Wor. Allan Howard Goodrich, Sr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 06/12: 2013-55; Proposed change to Section 331, regarding Grand Lodge life membership.
  • 09/11: 2013-87: Discussion on the proposed change.
  • 12/11: 2013-132: Approval of change.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/13: 2013-27; opening remarks; visits; Conference of Grand Masters; travel; Town Hall meetings; Lodges of Instruction; Masters' Instruction Charts.

• 06/12: 2013-59: opening remarks; visits; Town Hall meetings; Lodges of Instruction; Masonic license plates; Grand Master's ball; Masonic Leadership Summit; MMRL; Budget Committee.

• 09/11: 2013-93: opening remarks; M. W. John T. Heard quote; selection of the new Grand Master; new Committees; Education and Training; events; visits.

• 12/11: 2013-135: opening remarks; visits; Town Hall meetings; Masonic license plates; committee reports; library and museum; Curiosities of the Craft book.
• Visits by Grand Master Stewart, beginning on Page 2013-147:
  • Anniversaries:
    • West Roxbury-Dorchester, Westwood; (04/01; Centenary; Special Communication
    • Somerville, held in Woburn; (04/22; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • Golden Rule, Wakefield; (05/09; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Mount Olivet, Cambridge; (12/06; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Constitution and Consolidation of Lodges:
    • Brigham and Indian Orchard Masonic, East Longmeadow (11/08; Special Communication)
  • Building and Cornerstone Ceremonies:
  • Lodge Visits:
    • Columbian, Boston (01/03)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (01/11)
    • Oriental-Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs (01/12; Deputy Grand Master reception)
    • Norfolk, Needham (01/14)
    • Perfection, Framingham (01/14)
    • Jordan, Peabody (01/16)
    • Visits to Panama Lodges (01/18-01/23)
    • Olive Branch, Millbury (01/28)
    • Columbian, Boston (02/07)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (02/08)
    • Mount Holyoke, South Hadley (02/10; Valentine's Brunch)
    • Garden City, Newton (02/14; Ladies' and Widows' Night)
    • Visits to Florida (02/26-03/01)
    • Columbian, Boston (03/07)
    • Joel H. Prouty, Auburn (03/08; Table Lodge)
    • Mount Lebanon, Boston (03/11)
    • Boston (03/16; joint reception for Junior and Senior Grand Wardens)
    • Columbian, Boston (04/04)
    • Grand Lodge of Connecticut (04/08-04/09)
    • Boston University, Boston (04/10)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (04/12)
    • Olive Branch, in Boston (04/13)
    • The Masters, Needham (04/17)
    • Grand Lodge of New Jersey (04/23-04/25)
    • Grand Lodge of New York (05/05-05/07)
    • The Masters, Needham (05/15; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (05/17-05/19)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/19-05/20)
    • Grand Lodge of Michigan (05/23-05/36)
    • Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia (05/31-06/02)
    • Columbian, Boston (06/06; Past Masters' Night)
    • Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania (06/07-06/09)
    • Budleigh, Beverly (06/13)
    • Fraternal, Centerville (06/15)
    • Mount Lebanon, Boston (09/14; installation)
    • Mount Holyoke, South Hadley (09/28; installation)
    • Visit to Panama and Chile (10/03-10/14)
    • Grand Lodge of Ohio (10/17-10/19)
    • Corinthian, Concord (10/21)
    • Wilbraham Masonic, East Longmeadow (10/25; installation)
    • St. John's, Boston (11/05)
    • Columbian, Boston (11/07)
    • Guiding Lights, Auburn (03/08; Table Lodge)
    • Grand Lodge of Maryland (11/15-11/17)
    • John T. Heard, held in Boston (11/19)
    • William Sewall Gardner-Kilwinning, Lowell (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Marine, Falmouth (11/07)
    • Nauset Light, Falmouth (12/07)
    • Columbian, Boston (12/07; installation)
    • Mount Lebanon, Boston (12/09)
    • St. John's, Boston (12/14; installation)
    • Pythagorean, Marion (12/23)
  • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 2013-152.
• 2013-155ff: Financial Statements.

Petitions for Charters

• 09/11: 2013-88: Petition for consolidation by Brigham and Indian Orchard Masonic Lodges as Brigham Lodge; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 04/01: 2013-30. Westwood. 100th Anniversary of West Roxbury-Dorchester Lodge.
  • 2013-31: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 2013-31: Carpet Ceremony.
  • 2013-31: Presentations.
  • 2013-31: Remarks by the Grand Master and others.
  • 2013-32: Banquet and celebrations.
  • Report on celebration

• 04/02: 2013-33. Held in Woburn. 100th Anniversary of Somerville Lodge.
  • 2013-34: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 2013-34: Carpet Ceremony.
  • 2013-35: Remarks by the Grand Master and others.
  • 2013-35: Banquet and celebrations.

• 05/09: 2013-36. Wakefield. 125th Anniversary of Golden Rule Lodge.
  • 2013-37: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 2013-37: Carpet Ceremony.
  • 2013-38: Remarks by the Grand Master and others.
  • 2013-38: Presentations.
  • 2013-38: Banquet and celebrations.

• 08/07: 2013-63. Hatfield. Dedication of new Masonic Apartments for Jerusalem Lodge.
  • 2013-64: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 2013-64: Dedication Ceremony.
  • 2013-65: Remarks by the Grand Master and others.

• 09/07: 2013-66. Worcester. Rededication of the Masonic Building.
  • 2013-67: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren.
  • 2013-68: Rededication Ceremony.
  • 2013-68: Remarks by the Grand Master and others.

• 09/29: 2013-97. Newton Lower Falls. Rededication of the Cornerstone of St. Mary's Episcopal Church.
  • 2013-98: Church service.
  • 2013-98: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to the site of the original cornerstone.
  • 2013-98: Presentation of a history by M. W. Albert T. Ames.
  • 2013-98: Rededication Ceremony.

• 11/08: 2013-99. East Longmeadow. Consolidation of Brigham and Indian Orchard Masonic Lodges.
  • 2013-100: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the two Lodges.
  • 2013-100: Consolidation Ceremony.
  • 2013-100: Carpet Ceremony.
  • 2013-100: Remarks by the Grand Master and others.

• 11/09: 2013-102. North Brookfield. 150th Anniversary of Hayden Lodge.
  • 2013-103: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 2013-103: Carpet Ceremony.
  • 2013-103: Remarks by the Grand Master and others.
  • 2013-104: Banquet and celebrations.

• 11/16: 2013-105. Boston. 150th Anniversary of eight Lodges. Deputy Grand Master James T. Morse presiding.
  • 2013-106: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the Lodges:
    • Hope
    • Saint James
    • William Parkman
    • Saggahew
    • North Star
    • Starr King
    • John T. Heard
    • May Flower
  • 2013-106: Presentation of histories by the eight lodges, and remarks by the Grand Historian.
  • 2013-107: Remarks by the Acting Grand Master and other Brothers.

• 12/06: 2013-108. Cambridge. 150th Anniversary of Mount Olivet Lodge.
  • 2013-109: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 2013-109: Carpet Ceremony.
  • 2013-109: Remarks by the Grand Master and others.
  • 2013-110: Banquet and celebrations.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/2013)

• 2013-175: Opening and roll call.
• 2013-185: Report of Grand Secretary; 881 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 2013, as well as the past 2 years.
• 2013-186: Presentation of Henry Price Medal to R. W. Craig S. MacPherson.
• 2013-186: Installation of Grand Master Harvey John Waugh. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 2013-189: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 2013-190: Deputy Grand Master Joseph C. DeNicola.
  • 2013-192: Wor. Andrew Hammer, Master of Alexandria-Washington Lodge #22, Alexandria, VA.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 2013

There were 32 districts in Massachusetts in 2013 (numbered 1 through 31), as well as districts for China, the Caribbean and Panama (which includes the lodges situated in Chile).

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