Aurora

AURORA LODGE

Location: Leominster; Fitchburg (1844)

Chartered By: Samuel Dunn

Charter Date: 06/08/1801 II-182

Precedence Date: 06/08/1801

Current Status: Active

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

Petition for Charter: 1801

ANNIVERSARIES

1901 (Centenary)
1906 (105th Anniversary)
1926 (125th Anniversary)
1951 (150th Anniversary)
1976 (175th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

1890 (Wells)
1901 (Gallagher; Centenary)
1906 (Blake; 105th Anniversary)
1916 (M. Johnson)
1919 (L. Abbott)
1926 (Simpson; 125th Anniversary)
1927 (Simpson; Veterans' Night)
1951 (Roy; 150th Anniversary)
1964 (Osgood; Hall dedication)
1970 (Jaynes; reception for Junior Grand Warden Samuel R. Irons)
1971 (Jaynes)
1975 (Maxwell; installation)
1976 (Maxwell; 175th Anniversary)
1981 (Berquist)
2001 (Bauer; installation)
2004 (Hicks; presentation of a copy of the charter)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1878 1879 1883 1887 1889 1890 1892 1902 1906 1910 1912 1920 1921 1923 1924 1926 1929 1937 1951 1954 1956 1958 1966 1973 1974 1976 1982 1986 1991 1995 1999 2006

HISTORY

1901 (Centennial Historical Address, 1901-61)
1926 (125th Anniversary History, 1926-184)
1951 (150th Anniversary History, 1951-88)
1976 (175th Anniversary History, 1976-193)
2004 (Excerpts from the Centennial History, 2004-160)

OTHER

1830 (Report on delinquency)
1844 (Petition to remove to Fitchburg
1845 (Invitation for St. John's Day)
1846 (Invitation for St. John's Day)
1926 (Petition to reduce fees)
1979 (75-year member award to a member)
1993 (Cemetery plot dedication)

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

Loring E. Harkness, DDGM, District 13 (Fitchburg), 1927, 1928; Memorial
Abraham Haskell, Jr., DDGM, District 5, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825; SN
Samuel R. Irons, DDGM, District 13 (Fitchburg), 1965, 1966; Junior Grand Warden 1970; N
Alvin A. LaRoche, Jr., DDGM, District 13 (Fitchburg), 1995, 1996; N
Stanley MacPhadden, DDGM, District 13 (Fitchburg), 1955, 1956; N
Charles F. Murch, DDGM, District 13 (Fitchburg), 1943, 1944; N
Nathan Ordway, DDGM, District 3, 1845-1848, District 3, 1849. SN
William A. Pearce, DDGM, Fitchburg 12, 1905, 1906; SN
John E. Stacey, DDGM, District 13 (Fitchburg), 1975, 1976; N
David W. Tinsley, DDGM, Fitchburg 12, 1888, 1889; SN
William L. Walker, DDGM, District 13 (Fitchburg), 1919, 1920, 1921; Memorial
David Wilder, DDGM, District 5, 1819, 1820; Deputy Grand Master 1832
Perry I. Wilson, DDGM, District 13 (Fitchburg), 1935, 1936; N