Bethany

BETHANY LODGE

Location: Merrimac

Chartered By: William Sewall Gardner

Charter Date: 12/08/1869 VII-406

Precedence Date: 12/08/1868

Current Status: Active

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REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1868
• Petition for Charter: 1869

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1920 (50th Anniversary)
• 1969 (Centenary)

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

• 1920 (50th Anniversary History, 1920-7)
• 1969 (Centenary History, 1969-286)

OTHER

• 1876 (Cornerstone laying, Merrimack Town Hall)

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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

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DISTRICTS

1868: District 6 (Newburyport)

1883: District 9 (Newburyport)

1911: District 10 (Newburyport)

1927: District 10 (Newburyport)

2003: District 11

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LINKS

Lodge web site

Massachusetts Lodges