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=== VISITS BY GRAND MASTER === | === VISITS BY GRAND MASTER === | ||
− | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1859 1859]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHeard Heard]; Constitution of Lodge and installation) | + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1859 1859]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHeard Heard]; Constitution of Lodge and installation; see below) |
* '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1908 1908]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMBlake Blake]; 50th Anniversary, Special Communication) | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1908 1908]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMBlake Blake]; 50th Anniversary, Special Communication) | ||
* '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1958 1958]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMAJenkins A. Jenkins]; Centenary, Special Communication) | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1958 1958]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMAJenkins A. Jenkins]; Centenary, Special Communication) | ||
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* '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1908 1908]''' 50th Anniversary historical sketch; extract, 1908-43) | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1908 1908]''' 50th Anniversary historical sketch; extract, 1908-43) | ||
* '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1958 1958]''' Centenary History, 1958-65) | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1958 1958]''' Centenary History, 1958-65) | ||
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+ | === EVENTS === | ||
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+ | ==== CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, MARCH 1859 ==== | ||
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+ | ''From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XVIII, No. 6, April 1859, Page 192:'' | ||
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+ | A new Lodge, in the town of Warren, Worcester County, called Quaboag Lodge, was constituted by the Grand Lodge of this Commonwealth, on the evening of March 21. The ceremonies were attended by a number of the Brethren from the neighboring towns, and were interesting and impressive. A brief address to the Lodge was delivered by the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHeard Grand Master]. | ||
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+ | The officers of the new Lodge are— | ||
+ | * D. Warren Shepard, M. | ||
+ | * Wm. Ward, S. W. | ||
+ | * Dwight Ellis, J. W, | ||
+ | * Calvin Shepard, Treas. | ||
+ | * Daniel Russell, Sec. | ||
+ | * D. S. Ellis and W. H. Fairbank, Deacons. | ||
+ | * M. K. Whipple and F. R. Sibley, Stewards. | ||
+ | * S H. Sibley, M. | ||
+ | * M. Walsh, Tyler. | ||
+ | The elective officers of the Lodge were installed by the Grand Master. | ||
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Revision as of 16:21, 1 August 2013
Contents
QUABOAG LODGE
Location: Warren
Chartered By: John T. Heard
Charter Date: 03/09/1859 VI-243
Precedence Date: 03/22/1858
Current Status: Active
PAST MASTERS
- David W. Shepard, 1858-1861
- William M. Ward, 1862
- Ewin E. Towne, 1863, 1864
- John Wetherbee, 1865-1867; SN'
- Dwight E. Ellis, 1868, 1869
- William H. Shepard, 1870-1872
- Erasmus F. Strickland, 1873, 1874; SN
- Edward P. Howard, 1875, 1876
- Lovell L. Gage, 1877-1880; SN
- John Thayer, 1881, 1882
- Henry W. Ward, 1883-1885
- Samuel H. Cutler, 1886
- Jesse T. Leonard, 1887, 1888
- Charles Heritage, 1889-1891
- William H. Hitchcock, 1892
- Austin V. Dow, 1893-1895
- Warren D. Hosely, 1896
- Edgar J. Buck, 1897, 1898; SN
- Frederick W. Kimball, 1899, 1900
- Elmer E. Clark, 1901, 1902
- Charles D. Perkins, 1903, 1904; SN
- Fred Wilcox, 1905
- Elmer A. Lincoln, 1906, 1907
- Joseph G. Hastings, 1908, 1909; SN
- Edward M. Houghton, 1910, 1911
- John B. Canfield, 1912-1914
- Edwin Price, 1915, 1916
- William E. Nichols, 1917, 1918
- Charles A. Deland, Jr., 1919
- Frank W. Carey, 1920, 1921
- Alexander D. Kennedy, 1922, 1923
- Wilfred H. Tirrell, 1924, 1925
- Rexford R. Paine, 1926, 1927; N
- Lester A. Birchall, 1928, 1929
- Charles E. Shepard, 1930, 1931
- Walter A. Oldread, 1932, 1933
- I. Walter Moore, 1934, 1935
- Everett E. Esty, 1936
- Richmond Hathaway, 1937
- Frank J. Murphy, 1938, 1939
- Walter J. Snyder, 1940
- Walter Wood, 1941, 1942
- Andrew W. Gondek, 1943
- Robert F. Rutter, 1944, 1945; SN
- Lester B. Holden, 1946
- Cecil W. Taylor, 1947
- Hermon R. Walker, 1948
- William H. Masterman, 1949
- Reuel A. deTurk, 1950
- Frank W. Coleman, 1951
- William B. Cox, 1952
- Clarence H. Keith, 1953
- Earl P. Meacham, 1954
- Paul J. Snyder, 1955
- Homer L. Parker, 1956
- Walter G. Lawrence, 1957, 1958
- Herman F. Horton, 1959
- Bonheur Couture, 1960
- Archie Palmieri, 1961
- Clifford M. Rutter, 1962
- Donald H. Scott, 1963
- Frank W. Carey, 1964
- Joseph Duchowsky, 1965
- Ralph G. L. Larson, 1966, 1974
- Leon C. Furgal, 1967
- Harold J. Odiorne, Jr., 1969
- Warren E. Tirrell, 1970, 1971
- William A. Johnston, 1972, 1973
- Delmar A. Moorhouse, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1984
- James C. Hamill, 1977
- Earl Wunschel, 1978
- Warren E. Tirrell, Jr., 1979
- Warren H. Johnson, 1989-1991; http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesHM#JOHNSTON.2C_WARREN_HALL_1921-2013
- John P. Kiernan, 1992, 1993
- Brian G. Baldwin, 1994, 1997
- Seth H. Blackwell, 1995, 1996; PDDGM
- Vernon C. Johnson, III, 1998
- Wilbert J. Fetzer, 1999, 2000
- Edgar A. Swift, 2001, 2002
- Paul G. Milton, 2003, 2004
- David L. Tassanari, 2005, 2006
- Paul R. Hatch, 2007, 2008
- Robert E. Karowski, 2009
- Robert E. Lavash, Sr., 2010-2012
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1859 (Heard; Constitution of Lodge and installation; see below)
- 1908 (Blake; 50th Anniversary, Special Communication)
- 1958 (A. Jenkins; Centenary, Special Communication)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1871 1873 1882 1890 1946 1955 1958 1974 1977 1986 1988 1994 1998
HISTORY
EVENTS
CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, MARCH 1859
From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XVIII, No. 6, April 1859, Page 192:
A new Lodge, in the town of Warren, Worcester County, called Quaboag Lodge, was constituted by the Grand Lodge of this Commonwealth, on the evening of March 21. The ceremonies were attended by a number of the Brethren from the neighboring towns, and were interesting and impressive. A brief address to the Lodge was delivered by the Grand Master.
The officers of the new Lodge are—
- D. Warren Shepard, M.
- Wm. Ward, S. W.
- Dwight Ellis, J. W,
- Calvin Shepard, Treas.
- Daniel Russell, Sec.
- D. S. Ellis and W. H. Fairbank, Deacons.
- M. K. Whipple and F. R. Sibley, Stewards.
- S H. Sibley, M.
- M. Walsh, Tyler.
The elective officers of the Lodge were installed by the Grand Master.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Seth H. Blackwell, DDGM, District 19 (Palmer), 2000, 2001
- Edgar J. Buck, DDGM, District 17 (Palmer), 1907, 1908; SN
- Carlos M. Gage, DDGM, District 17 (Palmer), 1905, 1906; SN
- Lovell L. Gage, DDGM, District 17 (Palmer), 1893, 1894; SN
- Joseph G. Hastings, DDGM, District 19 (Palmer), 1932, 1933; SN
- Warren H. Johnson, DDGM, District 19 (Palmer), 1994, 1995; N
- Rexford R. Paine, DDGM, District 19 (Palmer), 1946, 1947; N
- Charles D. Perkins, DDGM, District 19 (Palmer), 1919; SN
- Robert F. Rutter, DDGM, District 19 (Palmer), 1956, 1957; SN
- Erasmus F. Strickland, DDGM, District 17 (Palmer), 1883, 1884, 1885; SN
- John Wetherbee, DDGM, District 10 (Springfield), 1873-1876; SN'
DISTRICTS
1867: District 10 (Springfield)