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	* Harold E. Messer, 1954		* Harold E. Messer, 1954
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	* Edward H. Pollack, 1956		* Edward H. Pollack, 1956
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	* Arthur J. Levesque Jr., 1966		* Arthur J. Levesque Jr., 1966
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	* Reginald Levesque, 1968		* Reginald Levesque, 1968
	* Ralph F. Haywood, 1969		* Ralph F. Haywood, 1969
−	* William E. Gibbs, 1970	+	* ''William E. Gibbs'', 1970
	* Albert C. Kennedy, 1971		* Albert C. Kennedy, 1971
−	* George Leocopoulos, 1972	+	* ''George Leocopoulos'', 1972
	* John Hassapelis, 1973-1974		* John Hassapelis, 1973-1974
	* Reginald Levesque, 1975		* Reginald Levesque, 1975
	* Alexander E. Nicoll, 1976		* Alexander E. Nicoll, 1976
	* William R. Duxbury, 1977		* William R. Duxbury, 1977
−	* James D. Donnelly, 1978	+	* ''James D. Donnelly'', 1978
	* Ralph F. Haywood, 1979		* Ralph F. Haywood, 1979
−	* Leslie P. Lohnes, 1980-1981	+	* ''Leslie P. Lohnes'', 1980-1981
−	* Thomas L. Nitsch, 1982-1983	+	* ''Thomas L. Nitsch'', 1982-1983
−	* Leslie P. Lohnes, 1984-1985	+	* ''Leslie P. Lohnes'', 1984-1985
	* Leonard G. Ward, 1986		* Leonard G. Ward, 1986
−	* Robert E. Shaw, 1987	+	* ''Robert E. Shaw'', 1987
−	* Robert H. Merkel, 1988	+	* ''Robert H. Merkel'', 1988
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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.

PAST MASTERS

Benjamin Belcher, 1872-1874 Edgar T. Paige, 1875-1876 James Flint, 1877-1878 Charles O. Shaw, 1879-1880 Nathaniel Clark, 1881-1882 Alfred Langeway, 1883-1884 John W. Woods, 1885-1886 Charles O. Shaw, 1887 George W. Whitehouse 1888-1889 George W. D. Lyon, 1890-1893 John W. Belcher, 1894 Albert E. Taylor, 1895-1896 Woodman S. Page, 1897-1898 Edward H. Elder, 1899 George H. Hathaway, 1900 Edward C. Page, 1901 Clarence A. Brodeur, 1902 Duffield Miles, 1903 Oscar B. Elder, 1904-1905 Edward S. Taylor, 1906 Charles A. Smith, 1907 Clarence K. Smith, 1908 Edwin I. Davis, 1909 Robert H. Fay, 1910 Karl V. Schadee, 1911 Frank S. Woodhall, 1912 Albert F. Crowther, 1913 Charles R. Loveland, 1914 Francis S. Nelson, 1915 John W. Valler, 1916 James Shaw, 1917 Henry I. Burnett, 1918 Roy Perry Miles, 1919

Edward C. Sheldon, 1920 William H. Phinney, 1921 Arthur C. Tovey, 1922 Charles J. Bolingbroke, 1923 Colonel E. Holgate, 1924 Frank P. Beardsell, 1925 Charles L. Wells, 1926 George E. C. Kelly, 1927 John Fairley, 1928 Karl Woodman Page, 1929 Henry Hulton, 1930 Albert Edwin Davis, 1931 Paul Wesley Osborne Sr., 1932 Elmore L. Pahl, 1933 Louis W. Bartlett, 1934 Alexander R. Dunbar, 1935 Wallace S. Phinney, 1936 David G. West, 1937 Arthur Johnson, 1938 L. J. Hockenberry, 1939 Otto R. Vail, 1940 William Donnelly, 1941 Ronald D. Rogers, 1942 Robert F. Fay Jr., 1943 Frederick E. Aggerup, 1944 Alexander R. Dunbar, 1945 Ronald D. Rogers, 1945 Edwin A. Hulton, 1946-1947 John Hassapelis, 1948 Peter F. Scott, 1949 Clifford A. Bergquist, 1950 Joseph Jardine, 1951 David M. Lindsay, 1952

George C. Conable, 1953 Harold E. Messer, 1954 Roland I. Outhuse, 1955 Edward H. Pollack, 1956 Erwin T. Mellor, 1957 Harold Wainwright, 1958 James C. Fettes Jr., 1959 George R. Fettes Sr., 1960 John R. T. Duncan, 1961 Edward T. Kalagian, 1962 Douglas D. Watt, 1963 Donald J. Lohnes, 1964 Robert B. Richardson, 1965 Arthur J. Levesque Jr., 1966 Ronald E. Lohnes, 1967 Reginald Levesque, 1968 Ralph F. Haywood, 1969 William E. Gibbs, 1970 Albert C. Kennedy, 1971 George Leocopoulos, 1972 John Hassapelis, 1973-1974 Reginald Levesque, 1975 Alexander E. Nicoll, 1976 William R. Duxbury, 1977 James D. Donnelly, 1978 Ralph F. Haywood, 1979 Leslie P. Lohnes, 1980-1981 Thomas L. Nitsch, 1982-1983 Leslie P. Lohnes, 1984-1985 Leonard G. Ward, 1986 Robert E. Shaw, 1987 Robert H. Merkel, 1988

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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

• 1945 (75th Anniversary)
• 1970 (Centenary)

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

• 1945 (75th Anniversary History, 1945-135)
• 1970 (Centenary History, 1970-210)

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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

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DISTRICTS

1870: District 10 (Springfield)

1883: District 16 (Chicopee)

1902: District 16 (Springfield)

1911: District 17 (Holyoke)

1914: District 33 (Springfield)

1927: District 33 (Springfield)

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LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges