Simonds

SIMONDS LODGE

Location: Burlington

Chartered By: Whitfield W. Johnson

Charter Date: 12/14/1955 1955-371

Precedence Date: 03/02/1955

Current Status: In Grand Lodge Vault; merged into William Parkman Lodge, 05/04/2019.

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PAST MASTERS

• George L. Michaud, 1955, 1956
• Fred Simms, 1957, 1958
• William L. Nelson, 1959, 1960
• Richard G. Berry, 1961, 1996
• Frederick L. Gilchrist, 1962; N
• Fredrick C. Roach, 1963
• Franklin G. Bartlett, 1964, 1993; N
• H. Earl Frost, 1965
• Warren Finegan, 1966
• Russell G. Bent, 1967
• G. Robert Ford, 1968
• Robert J. McPherson, 1969
• Carl F. Swenson, 1970
• Harry Hutchins, 1971
• Donald A. Coleman, 1972
• Leslie Danielson, 1973
• Henry Gilchrist, 1974, 1975
• William K. Turner, 1976
• Walter E. Graham, 1977
• Ian P. Atherton, 1978
• Francis X. Leiblein, 1979
• John H. Bartlett, 1980
• Carl G. Hemmingson, 1981, 1998
• Peter R. Simmons, 1982, 1992
• Clarence W. Blair, Jr., 1983
• M. Bruce Judson, 1984, 2000, 2004, 2007
• Arthur R. LeSage, Jr., 1985
• John Suttie, 1986
• Roger M. Hunt, 1987
• Bernard M. McGinnity, 1988, 2001; N
• Brian M. Bartlett, 1989, 1990
• Walter E. Graham, 1991, 1999
• Channing Entwistle, 1994
• Brian Johnson, 1996
• Robert M. Jankowski, 1997, 2008
• Douglas W. Dodge, 2002, 2003, 2006
• George E. Garland, 2005
• Forrest E. Knowles, 2009
• Elliot J. Chikofsky, 2010-2011
• Douglas W. Dodge, 2012-2013
• Frank M. P. Sclafani, 2014
• Douglas W. Dodge, 2015
• Russell S. Edmondson, 2016-2017
• James Hurley Sr., 2018
• Frank M. P. Sclafani, 2019 Last Master of Simonds Lodge

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REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1955
• Petition for Charter: 1955

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1980 (25th Anniversary)
• 2005 (50th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1955 (W. Johnson; Constitution of Lodge and installation; Special Communication)
• 1976 (Maxwell; 2 visits, including hall dedication; Special Communication)
• 1979 (Melanson)
• 1980 (Melanson; 25th Anniversary)
• 2005 (Hodgdon; 50th Anniversary)
• 2007 (Hodgdon)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1955 1962 1968 1975 1978 1986 1990 2007 2008 2010 2016

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Franklin G. Bartlett, DDGM, District 6 (Somerville), 1978, 1979; N
• Frederick L. Gilchrist, DDGM, District 6 (Somerville), 1966, 1967; N
• Bernard M. McGinnity, DDGM, District 6 (Somerville), 1996, 1997; N
• Donald F. Tabbut, DDGM, District 3 (Chelsea), 2001, 2002; N

DISTRICTS

1955: District 6 (Somerville)

2003: District 14

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LINKS

Lodge Web site

Massachusetts Lodges