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PHOENIX LODGE

Location: Hanover

Chartered By: Sereno D. Nickerson

Charter Date: 03/07/1874 1874-20

Precedence Date: 02/21/1873

Current Status: Active

PAST MASTERS

need list of living Past Masters

Francis P. Arnold, 1874, 1875, 1877; Mem
George B, Oldham, 1876
R. C. Waterman, 1878-1880
Eben C. Waterman, 1881, 1882
William W. Curtis, 1883, 1884
Lyman Russell, 1885, 1886
John G. Fisher, 1887, 1888, 1895
Henry H. Collamore, 1889, 1890
R. Willard Crane, 1891, 1892
Thomas Barstow, 1893, 1894
William A. Josselyn, 1896, 1897
William F. Bates, 1898, 1899
Calvin S. West, 1900, 1901
Elmer E. Turner, 1902, 1903
Horace T. Fogg, 1904, 1905; Mem
Nathan O. Oakman, 1906, 1907
Ernest H. Sparrell, 1908, 1909
Lester D. West, 1910, 1911
Sumner A. Chapman, 1912, 1913
Charles E. Damon, 1914, 1915
Joseph F. Merritt, 1916, 1917
Edward H. Tindale, 1918, 1919; N
Harold P. Bailey, 1920, 1921
Lothrop E. Fessenden, 1922
John M. Townsend, 1923
Edwin H. Gibson, 1924, 1925; N
Herbert L. Shepherd, 1926, 1927
Frank I. Buffum, 1928, 1929
George D. Dumas, 1930
Herbert A. Lincoln, 1931, 1932
J. Lyman Wadsworth, 1933, 1934; N
Alfred J. Wilson, 1935, 1936
Russell W. Harris, 1937, 1938; N
Ralph A. Sunergren, 1939, 1940
Lot Phillips, II, 1941
James M. Converse, 1942
Calvin T. King, 1943
John H. Harrigan, 1944
John S. Brooks, 1945, 1946
Joseph S. Sylvester Jr., 1947, 1948
John C. Tyrie, 1949
Edward C. Burchett, 1950, 1951
George L. Legg, 1952, 1953; N
S. Franklin Ames, 1954
Norman C. Robbins, 1955
Frederick F. Nagel, 1956
Allan A. Carnes, 1957
Lloyd S. West, 1958
George F. Smith, 1959
David B. Richardson, 1960; N
Richard A. Gaudette, 1961; N
Robert Moodie, 1962
Arthur O. Peacock, 1963
T. Curtis Power, 1964
Kenton W. Greene, 1965
George W. Jones, 1966
Charles H. Baldwin, Jr., 1967
Herbert W. Tripp, 1968
George B. Currie, 1969
Royal L. Unangst, Jr., 1970
Daniel Hamilton, 1971, 1972
C. Philip Snow, 1973
Charles L. Inglis, 1974
Paul R. Chambers, 1975
Norman W. Jefferson, 1976
Robert C. Hyland, 1977
William Wenzlow, 1978
Earle W. Bucknam, 1979
Lorrimer Armstrong, Jr, 1980
Allan Johnson,, 1981
Francis J. Hamilton, 1982
David I. MacDonald, 1983
Arthur L. Mosher, 1984, 85, 1999
Robert J. Lukow, 1986
Cantrell C. Clemmons, 1987
Robert W. Seltsam, 1988
Roland A. Cole, Jr,, 1989
David K. Dickson, 1990
Richard F. Faust, 1991; PDDGM
Daniel L. Murphy, 1992
Stephen T. Richardson, 1993
Arnold Melvin Johnson, 1994, 2000, 2010; PDDGM
Christopher S. O'Reilly, 1995
Walter L. Tryon, Jr, 1996-1997
John R. Grillo, 1998
Philip E. Drugge, 2001
David W. Luce, 2002
Robert V. Hammond, 2003, 2005
Biff Coen, 2004
James M. Gilmore, 2006
John I. Hyland, 2007
Dennis J. Blom, 2008
Lawrence P. Friedman, 2009
James A. Jones, 2011

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

Petition for Dispensation: 1873
Petition for Charter: 1874

ANNIVERSARIES

1924 (50th Anniversary)
1973 (Centenary)
1999 (125th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

1874 (Nickerson; Constitution of Lodge and installation, hall dedication; Special Communication; see below)
1900 (Gallagher; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
1924 (Ferrell; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
1973 (Vose; Centenary; Special Communication)
1976 (Maxwell; reception for Senior Grand Warden David B. Richardson)
1980 (Berquist)
1981 (Berquist; mortgage burning; Special Communication)
1983 (Berquist)
1984 (Richardson; reception for Grand Master)
1985 (Richardson; 3 visits)
1986 (Richardson; 2 visits, including reception for Junior Grand Warden Richard A. Gaudette)
1996 (A. Johnson; 2 visits)
1999 (Bauer; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
2004 (Hicks; dedication of lodge room; Special Communication)
2008 (Hodgdon)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1876 1878 1880 1885 1892 1901 1913 1924 1943 1948 1953 1956 1957 1962 1968 1979 1982 1983 1985 1990 1991 1992 1997 1999 2005 2007 2009

HISTORY

1924 (50th Anniversary History, 1924-46)
1973 (Centenary History, 1973-212)

OTHER

1890 (Petition on charter member, 1890-36)

EVENTS

CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, MARCH 1874

From New England Freemason, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1874, Page 195:

Constitution of Phoenix Lodge, Hanover, Mass.—A Special Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts was opened in Hanover on the ninth instant. The Grand Officers arrived at 11.30 o'clock, having left Boston at 8.45 a. m. by the Old Colony R. R., and performed six miles of stage travel from N. Abington, in consequence of a car being off and obstructing the track on the Hanover Branch. A generous collation was furnished by Phoenix Lodge to the Grand Officers and invited guests, under the direction of Brother J. H. Costley of the Hanover House. The Masonic services of dedication, constitution and installation were conducted by Grand Master Nickerson, who delivered a short practical address, followed by interesting and eloquent remarks by Past Grand Masters Coolidge and Parkman.

The Grand Officers returned to Boston by the 4 p. m. train. The Charter bears the names of thirty-two members. The occasion was much enjoyed by all the Brethren present, and the new Lodge commences its Masonic career under the most favorable auspices. The Grand Lodge was represented as follows: M. W. Sereno D. Nickerson, Grand Master; R. W. William D. Coolidge, as Dep. Grand Master; R. W. William T. Grammer, S. G. Warden; R. W. Henry Endicott, as J. G. Warden; R. W. William Parkman, as G. Treasurer; W. Thomas W. Davis, as R. G. Secretary; R. W. Charles H. Titus, as G. Cnaplain; W. William H. Chessman, G. Marshal; Bro. Alonzo P. Jones, as S. G. Deacon; Bro. L. Cushing Kimball, as J. G. Deacon; W. E. Dana Bancroft, G. Lecturer; Bro. B. F. Nourse, G. Tyler.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

Frank P. Arnold, DDGM, District 25 (Hingham), 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888; Memorial
Richard F. Faust, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1996, 1997
Horace T. Fogg, District 25 (Hingham), 1906, 1907; Memorial
Richard A. Gaudette, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1982, 1983; Junior Grand Warden 1986; N
Edwin H. Gibson, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1926; District 27 (Plymouth) , 1927; N
Russell W. Harris, District 27 (Plymouth), 1952, 1953; N
Arnold M. Johnson, DDGM, District 18, 2010, 2011
George L. Legg, District 27 (Plymouth), 1962, 1963; N
David B. Richardson, 1972, 1973; Senior Grand Warden 1976; Grand Master 1984-1986; Phoenix; N
Edward H. Tindale, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1920, 1921; N
J. Lyman Wadsworth, District 27 (Plymouth), 1938, 1939; N