StBernard

SAINT BERNARD'S LODGE

Location: Southborough

Chartered By: Charles C. Dame

Charter Date: 09/09/1868 VII-248

Precedence Date: 09/06/1867

Current Status: unknown; merged into United Brethren Lodge, 04/27/1996.

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PAST MASTERS

• John Blair, 1867-1873, 1876
• John F. Pearl, 1874, 1875
• Lowell Holman, 1877
• Henry C. Williams, 1878, 1879, 1881, 1887
• Samuel F. Blodgett, 1880, 1882, 1886
• Francis D. Newton, 1883-1885, 1901, 1902; SN
• Frederick A. Fairbanks, 1888-1890
• Irving W. Horne, 1891
• Paul S. Lincoln, 1892
• Samuel A. Wilson, 1893
• Charles W. Frail, 1894, 1895
• F. Samuel Draper, 1896
• Merlon A. Johnson, 1897
• John Sealey, 1894, 1899
• Lorenzo C. Newton, 1900
• Edgar M. Smith, 1903, 1904
• John F. Baker, Jr., 1905, 1910
• Hiram E. Barney, 1906, 1907
• Edgar D. Hawkins, 1908, 1909
• George A. Sanders, 1911, 1913
• William Y. Stivers, 1912, 1914
• Edwin A. Simpson, 1915, 1916
• Charles A. Knight, 1917
• Harry A. McMaster, 1918, 1919
• Eugene P. Bent, 1920, 1921; Memorial
• William L. Smith, 1922, 1923
• Arthur E. Smith, 1924
• James G. Stockwell, 1925
• Erwin L. Smith, 1926; SN
• James W. Robbins, 1927, 1928
• Chester C. Gray, 1929
• Clarence W. Wentworth, 1930; N
• Felz W. Bridges, 1931
• Joseph F. Blake, 1932
• Harry B. Spurr, 1933
• Harry W. Moore, 1934
• Elwood W. Ward, 1935
• Arlington A. Wilde, 1936
• Earle S. Bugbee, 1937
• Everett I. Flanders, 1938
• Herbert P. Faber, 1939; N
• Frank Charnley, 1940
• Clarence E. Baker, 1941, 1942
• John L. Connor, 1943
• Harold Aiken, 1944
• Burton B. Derby, 1945
• Edmond H. Bullard, 1946
• Charles E. Corbett, 1947
• Thomas H. Ferris, 1948, 1964
• Ralph F. Rand, 1949, 1983; SN
• Hugh J. Heckle, 1950
• George P. Knight, 1951
• David W. Aldrich, 1952
• Herbert P. Pendleton, 1953
• Donald M. Campbell, 1954
• Frederic E. Claflin, Jr., 1955
• Lewis M. Lacounte, 1956
• Albert E. Killam, 1957
• Donald R. Banks, Sr., 1958, 1965
• James E. Malcom, 1959
• Albert A. Erickson, 1960
• Henry P. Szretter, 1961
• James E. Hawkins, 1962
• George T. Campbell, 1963
• Russell F. Fortini, 1966
• James A. Vytal, 1967; N
• Willard S. Putnam, 1968
• John J. Farrell, 1969
• David F. Schnare, 1970; SN
• Manuel D. Buchieri, 1971
• Paul R. Nelson, 1972
• Lawrence F. Heine, 1973
• Warren R. Meier, 1974
• William M. Meyers, 1975
• Francis A. Derby, 1976
• James E. Burt, 1977
• James H. Cookman, III, 1978
• Michael A. Pessolano, 1979, 1994-1996
• Ronald C. Nelson, 1980, 1988
• William E. Gray, 1981
• Donald R. Banks, Jr., 1982
• Lanny M. Beaulieu, 1984
• Richard S. Carman, 1985
• Kevin J. O.Donnell, 1986
• Danny R. Chernewski, 1987
• Alexander W. Macneil, 1989
• Gene B. Reid, 1990
• Robert S. Szumski, 1991, 1992
• James P. Martin, 1993
• Thomas J. Meleones (Hon.)

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1867
• Petition for Charter: 1868
• Consolidation Petition (with United Brethren Lodge): 1995

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1917 (50th Anniversary)
• 1942 (75th Anniversary)
• 1967 (Centenary)
• 1992 (125th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1868 (Dame; Constitution of Lodge and installation)
• 1917 (L. Abbott; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1931 (H. Dean; Hall dedication, 1931-221)
• 1942 (Schaefer; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1981 (Berquist; installation)
• 1985 (Richardson)
• 1992 (Darling; 2 visits; 125th Anniversary, Special Communication; and reception for Junior Grand Warden James A. Vytal)
• 1993 (Lovering; 125th Anniversary)
• 1996 (A. Johnson; Consolidation; Special Communication)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1869 1878 1879 1903 1911 1948 1954 1955 1960 1967 1968 1969 1973 1980 1986 1991 1994

HISTORY

• 1942 (75th Anniversary History, 1942-203)
• 1967 (Centenary History, 1967-407)

OTHER

• 1870 (Jurisdictional dispute, 1870-13)

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Eugene P. Bent, DDGM, District 24 (Marlborough), 1925, 1926; Memorial
• Herbert P. Faber, DDGM, District 24 (Marlborough), 1955, 1956; N
• Francis D. Newton, DDGM, District 24 (Marlborough), 1913; SN
• Ralph F. Rand, DDGM, District 24 (Marlborough), 1965, 1966; SN
• David F. Schnare, DDGM, District 24 (Marlborough), 1982, 1983; SN
• Erwin L. Smith, DDGM, District 24 (Marlborough), 1945, 1946; SN
• James A. Vytal, DDGM, District 24 (Marlborough), 1973; Junior Grand Warden 1992; N
• Clarence W. Wentworth, DDGM, District 24 (Marlborough), 1935, 1936; N

DISTRICTS

1867: District 11 (Worcester)

1883: District 21 (Framingham)

1911: District 24 (Marlborough)

1927: District 24 (Marlborough)

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