Bethany
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BETHANY LODGE
Location: Merrimac
Chartered By: William Sewall Gardner
Charter Date: 12/08/1869 VII-406
Precedence Date: 12/08/1868
Current Status: Active
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1869 (Past Grand Master Dame; Constitution of Lodge and Hall dedication)
- 1882 (Lawrence)
- 1894 (Deputy Grand Master Holmes; cornerstone laying)
- 1917 (L. Abbott)
- 1920 (Prince; 50th Anniversary)
- 1969 (Jaynes; Centenary)
- 1974 (Vose; Table Lodge)
- 1984 (Richardson; Old Timers' Night)
- 1995 (Lovering; 125th Anniversary)
- 2004 (Hicks; Installation)
- 2005 (Hodgdon)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1878 1881 1887 1892 1902 1904 1913 1921 1939 1957 1958 1970 1971 1972 1988 1992 2009
HISTORY
OTHER
- 1876 (Cornerstone laying, Merrimack Town Hall)
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- William H. Franklin, Jr., DDGM, District 10 (Newburyport), 1926. District 10 (Newburyport), 1927; Junior Grand Warden 1931; N
- Laurence J. Gardella, DDGM, District 10 (Newburyport), 1984, 1985
- Frank M. Hargreaves, DDGM, District 10 (Newburyport), 1956, 1957; N
- Daniel J. Poore, DDGM, District 9 (Newburyport), 1897, 1898; SN
- Lloyd S. Ray, DDGM, District 10 (Newburyport), 1970, 1971; Bethany; N
- Cecil E. Welch, DDGM, District 10 (Newburyport), 1942, 1943; N
DISTRICTS
1868: District 6 (Newburyport)
1883: District 9 (Newburyport)
1911: District 10 (Newburyport)
1927: District 10 (Newburyport)