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* Petition for Dispensation: '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1870 1870]''' | * Petition for Dispensation: '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1870 1870]''' | ||
* Petition for Charter: '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1871 1871]''' ''constituted by District Deputy [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWSawin William J. Sawin]'' | * Petition for Charter: '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1871 1871]''' ''constituted by District Deputy [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWSawin William J. Sawin]'' | ||
| − | + | * Consolidation Petition (with [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Elm Elm] Lodge): '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1988 1988]''' | |
=== ANNIVERSARIES === | === ANNIVERSARIES === | ||
Revision as of 21:51, 10 March 2012
Contents
BELCHER LODGE
Location: Chicopee Falls
Chartered By: William Sewall Gardner
Charter Date: 09/13/1871 1871-150
Precedence Date: 07/09/1870
Current Status: merged with Elm Lodge to form Elm-Belcher Lodge, 09/14/1988.
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1870
- Petition for Charter: 1871 constituted by District Deputy William J. Sawin
- Consolidation Petition (with Elm Lodge): 1988
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1909 (Flanders; Hall dedication)
- 1924 (Ferrell; Cornerstone laying in Springfield)
- 1927 (Simpson; Veterans' Night)
- 1940 (Perry; reception for Senior Grand Warden Roy Perry Miles)
- 1945 (Wragg; 75th Anniversary)
- 1959 (A. Jenkins; reception for Senior Grand Warden Alexander R. Dunbar)
- 1970 (Jaynes; Centenary)
- 1979 (Melanson; Installation)
- 1988 (Ames; consolidation with Elm)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1878 1894 1908 1909 1912 1916 1924 1929 1934 1938 1953 1974 1975 1980
HISTORY
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Frank P. Beardsell, DDGM, District 33 (Springfield), 1936, 1937; N
- Albert F. Crowther, DDGM, District 33 (Springfield), 1920, 1921; SN
- Alexander R. Dunbar, DDGM, District 33 (Springfield), 1948, 1949; Senior Grand Warden 1959; N
- Donald J. Lohnes, DDGM, District 33 (Springfield), 1975, 1976; Deputy Grand Master 1977; N
- William J. Sawin, DDGM, District 10 (Springfield), 1871-1874; Senior Grand Warden 1875
- Albert E. Taylor, DDGM, District 16 (Springfield), 1904, 1905; N
DISTRICTS
1870: District 10 (Springfield)
1902: District 16 (Springfield)
1914: District 33 (Springfield)
1927: District 33 (Springfield)
