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BAY STATE LODGE
Location: Montague
Chartered By: Sereno D. Nickerson
Charter Date: 09/10/1873 V-264
Precedence Date: 09/12/1872
Current Status: in Grand Lodge Vault; merged with Mechanics’ Lodge into Harmony Lodge, 11/17/2004.
PAST MASTERS
- Isaac Chenery, 1872
- C. Orville Sawyer, 1873
- William E. Dudley, 1874, 1884, 1888
- Daniel Field, 1877, 1878
- Dwight C. Bangs, 1879, 1880
- Seymour Rockwell, 1875, 1876, 1881; SN
- Miner C. Dudley, 1882
- Norris S. Henry, 1883, 1885, 1886
- George A. Paull, 1887
- William K. Lamson, 1889-1891
- J. Sumner Ball, 1892, 1893
- Lucius S. Field, 1894
- John A. Taggart, 1895-1897; Mem
- George G. Henry, 1898, 1899
- Frank A. Dean, 1900, 1901
- John S. Hunt, 1902, 1903
- Robert H. Hamilton, 1904, 1905
- Arthur D. Smith, 1906
- William W. Mathewson, 1907, 1908; Mem
- William M. Stebbins, 1909, 1910
- Herbert J. Leland, 1911-1913
- George H. Richards, 1914
- Luey E. Billings, 1915
- Richard H. Billings, 1916, 1917
- Walter H. Eddy, 1918, 1919
- Earle A. Brown, 1920, 1921; N
- John D. Payne, 1922, 1923
- Walter E. Clark, 1924
- Charles W. Parsons, 1925, 1926
- Robert Dykes, 1927, 1928
- Raymond E. Colburn, 1929
- Donald E. Mathewson, 1930, 1931; N
- Abram Rosberry, 1932
- Whitfield Moretti, 1933, 1934
- Lewis H. Haskins, 1935, 1936
- Robert L. Bartlett, 1937, 1938
- Arnold D. Pierce, 1939, 1940
- Ralph R. Bitzer, 1941, 1942
- Lawrence A. Comins, 1943
- Arthur E. Fiske, 1944
- Nelson A. Spring, 1945
- Alvin F. Newton, 1946, 1947
- Archie M. Dunham, 1948
- Robert M. Ripley, 1949
- Everett S. Martin, 1950-1952; N
- Glenn C. Gillette, 1953
- Wallace C. Stebbins, 1954, 1955
- George P. Felton, 1956, 1957
- Sherman W. Sadler, 1958
- Clifford H. Blinn, 1959
- Allen O. Fiske, 1960
- William H. Ingalls, 1961
- Robert R. Campbell, 1962
- Warren N. Welch, 1963; N
- Robert A. Washer, 1964, 1965
- William T. Reade, Jr., 1966
- Joseph N. LaClaire, 1967, 1968
- Arnold E. Cutler, 1969, 1970
- Wilton F. Stone, 1971, 1972
- Harry S. Norwood, 1973, 1974
- Roy A. LaClaire, 1975, 1976
- Robert G. Billings, 1977
- Roland S. Packard, 1978, 1979
- Stephen A. Blinn, 1980, 1981
- Duane E. Jenks, 1982, 1983
- Robert W. Jenks, Jr., 1984, 1985
- Jonathan Rastallis, 1986, 1987
- Daryl S. Jenks, 1988, 1989
- Albert W. Welch, 1990, 1991
- Thomas C. Kurtyka, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999
- Graydon W. Mundell, 1994
- Richard G. Podlenski, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001
- Douglas H. Meattey, 1997; N
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1872
- Petition for Charter: 1873
- Consolidation Petition (Mechanics’ and Harmony Lodges): 2004
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1873 (Nickerson; Constitution of Lodge)
- 1922 (Prince; 50th Anniversary and Hall dedication)
- 1927 (Simpson; Veterans' Night)
- 1947 (Wragg; 75th Anniversary)
- 1972 (Vose; Centenary)
- 2004 (Hicks; consolidation with Mechanics’ and Harmony)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1884 1885 1896 1908 1912 1926 1931 1933 1942 1946 1953 1963 1964 1972 1974 1992
HISTORY
- 1922 (50th Anniversary Historical Sketch, 1922-128)
- 1947 (75th Anniversary History, 1947-103)
- 1972 (Centenary History, 1972-285)
OTHER
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Earle A. Brown, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1944, 1945; N
- Everett S. Martin, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1958, 1959; N
- Donald E. Mathewson, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1932, 1933; N
- William W. Mathewson, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1919, 1920; Memorial
- Douglas H. Meattey, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 2000, 2001; N
- Seymour Rockwell, DDGM, District 13 (Greenfield), 1884, 1885; SN
- John A. Taggart, DDGM, District 13 (Greenfield), 1905, 1906; Memorial
- Warren N. Welch, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1972, 1973; N
DISTRICTS
1883: District 13 (Greenfield)
1911: District 14 (Greenfield)
1927: District 14 (Greenfield)
