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ALBERT TIMOTHY AMES 1932-
Grand Marshal, 1978-1980
Senior Grand Warden, 1981
Grand Master, 1987-1989
BIOGRAPHY
From TROWEL, Spring 1987, Page 3:
Albert Timothy Ames of Natick was elected the 70th Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts at the Dec. 10 quarterly communication of Grand Lodge and installed into office by retiring Grand Master David B. Richardson on Dec. 29. The ceremony was followed by the annual Feast of Saint John the Evangelist, at which M.W. Richard E. Fletcher, Past Grand Master of Vermont, was the principal speaker.
First serving Grand Lodge as a Steward in 1971, Bro. Ames was Grand Marshal for M.W. Arthur H. Melanson, 1978-80, and Senior Grand Warden in 1981. A year later he began the first of four years as Executive Officer in Massachusetts for the Order of DeMolay and is now Trustee of the state DeMolay Foundation.
Raised in Meridian Lodge of Natick 1958, he was Worshipful Master in 1963-64. A charter member of The DeMolay Lodge of Boston, he was Master in 1976-77 and served as Secretary for three years. He affiliated with Wellesley Lodge in 1977, is an Honorary Member of Artisan Lodge of Winchendon, and was a charter member of The The Masters Lodge, Newtonville, in 1984. He was D. D .G. M. of the 23rd District in 1976-77 and a year later was Master of the 39th Lodge of Instruction. He was actively involved in the 250th anniversary of Grand Lodge in 1983 and is the Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Arizona at the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Bro. Ames is a holder of the Henry Price Medal.
The new Grand Master began his fraternal life as a charter member when Natick Chapter, Order of DeMolay, was reorganized in 1946. He was Master Councilor of that Chapter and Marshal in 1950, and in 1976 he was honored with the the DeMolay Legion of Honor. Elected as Honorary Member of the International Supreme Council in 1978, he was elected an Active Member in 1981 and was elected to the I .S. C. executive committee two years later.
In York Rite Masonry Bro. Ames is a member of Parker R.A. Chapter of Natick, Cryptic Council of Newton, and is Commander of St. Bernard Commandery No. 12 of Boston in 1987-88. He is a member of all Scottish Rite Bodies in the Valley of Boston, has been active in Aleppo Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., since 1963, is an Honorary Member of Abou Saad Temple of Panama, a member of the Charles River Valley Shrine Club, and Boston Court No. 103, Royal Order of Jesters.
His other Masonic-related associations are the Newton Masonic Club, Back Bay Square and Compasses Club of Boston, First Worshipful Masters Association of Boston, the Masters Association of the Fifth District, Past District Deputy's Association, The Philalethes Society, Massachusetts College Societas Rosicrucianas, Royal Order of Scotland, and Balboa Assembly No. 1, International Order of Rainbow for Girls of Panama.
A native of Natick where he was born in 1932, Bro. Ames is the son of the late Eugene H. and Adeline (Hawes) Ames, Sr. Married to Nancy Lee (Hamilton) Ames, they are parents of a daughter, Sherrill, who is a teacher in Portland, ME, and four sons, Stephen, Timothy, Kenneth, and Richard.
Educated in the Natick schools and attending Northeastern University night classes, the Grand Master worked in home construction and remodeling for 14 years and in 1971 established Al Ames Associates, Inc., an automotive repair and service business in Natick. He served with the Regimental Ordnance Supply in the Army during the Korean conflict, was the town deputy building inspector for five years, and a member of the Natick Town Report Committee for 12 years. President and charter member of the Charles River Rotary Club (Wellesley-Natick), he has supported Little League and Babe Ruth League baseball programs.
Bro. Ames is a Vestryman of Saint Mary's Episcopal Church of Newton Lower Falls and this year is co-chairman of the Every I Member Canvas drive. He is also a member of the Earl W. Harvey Post of Disabled American Veterans, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (holding a license for private flying), and the Smithsonian Associates.
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