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CONVERSE LODGE

Location: Malden

Chartered By: Henry Endicott

Charter Date: 12/14/1887 1887-168

Precedence Date: 01/11/1887

Current Status: Active

NOTES

From the lodge's website: The first meeting of Converse Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons was held in the Masonic Hall in Malden, on January 13, 1887.

Previous to which, fifty six Master Masons in good standing as members of other lodges had petitioned the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts to form a lodge. Wor. Frederic J. Foss, the fourth Master of Mount Vernon Lodge of Malden, was selected the first Worshipful Master, or presiding officer, with Brother George E. Norris as Senior Warden, and Brother Edward F. Smith as Junior Warden.

According to records, the question of the lodge’s name elicited considerable discussion. Wanalansett and Joppa were suggested, but neither was satisfactory. It was finally voted that Converse be adopted as the name of the new lodge. This was in recognition of Brother Elisha Slade Converse, generally known as “Deacon Converse”, who was recognized as a leading citizen of Malden. His rubber footwear factory was then the largest industrial establishment in the community. He was a motivating spirit in civic, religious, and benevolent enterprises, and the living embodiment of Masonic virtues.

At the 50th anniversary of Converse Lodge in 1937, it was written that “the number of candidates has shown gradual decline in recent years under prevailing economic conditions, which have been particularly acute since 1930, but now appear to be improving. The peak of membership was reached in 1925 with nine hundred and forty three members, since which time the number has decreased to seven hundred and sixty seven.”

As Masters of the lodge have served and moved on, the first fifty years saw the lodge having only three treasurers and two secretaries be of service.

Eleven times since its inception, the Most Worshipful Grand Master has honored our lodge by appointing a Past Master as District Deputy Grand Master. They are Rt. Wor. Arthur W. Walker, Rt. Wor. Harry P. Ballard, Rt. Wor. Charles S. Norris, Rt. Wor. Charles M. Proctor, Rt. Wor. William E. Wellington, Rt. Wor. Ernest R. Potter, Rt. Wor. Harold E. Fiske, Rt. Wor. Ed P. Hamilton, Rt. Wor. W. Howard Moller, Sr., Rt. Wor. Andrew C. Maninos, and Rt. Wor. Harlan L. Woods, Jr.

It was written in 1937 that throughout its career, Converse Lodge has been known for its sociability. That tradition continues today.


On Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Converse Lodge merged with Mt. Scopus Lodge. Mount Scopus Lodge was founded on December 10, 1930 in Malden.

Lodge Address 142 Pleasant Street Malden, Middlesex 02148 Contact Information George G. Sahady, Masonic Ambassador 781.324.1408 converse@massfreemasonry.net Meeting Information The second Monday of each month between September and June.

PAST MASTERS

  • Frederic J. Foss, 1887-1890
  • Joseph W. Saunders, 1891-1892
  • Arthur W. Walker, 1893-1894
  • Andrew J. Freeman, 1895
  • Edmund S. Wellington, 1896-1897
  • William J. Hobbs, 1898
  • C. Henry Knapp, 1899-1900
  • Harry P. Ballard, 1901-1902
  • Charles R. Magee, 1903-1904
  • Charles S. Norris, 1905-1906
  • Frank S. Arnold, 1907-1908
  • Clarence W. Clark, 1908-1909
  • Willis I. Foss, 1910-1912
  • Alvin F. Pease, 1913-1914
  • Arthur P. Hardy, 1915-1916,
  • Charles M. Proctor, 1917-1918
  • Alton W. Eldridge, 1919-1920
  • Edward S. King, 1921
  • Percy E. Wellington, 1922
  • William E. Wellington, 1923
  • Arthur J. Plummer, 1924
  • Walter E. Miliken, 1925
  • Philip L. Wheeler, 1926
  • Percy H. Wilkens, 1927
  • Richard Harwick, 1928
  • Albert W. Lovejoy, 1929
  • Wilbert C. Hodgdon, 1930
  • Theodore H. vonKamecke, 1931
  • Albert P. Ballard, 1932
  • Dusting G. Cressy, 1933
  • Alfred N. McLean, 1934
  • Ernest R. Potter, 1935
  • Charles W. Barrett, 1936
  • Harry E. Holmes, 1937
  • Clayton A. Sawyer, 1938
  • Paul W. Milliken, 1939
  • Walter F. Lowes, 1940
  • Paul H. Newth, 1941
  • Harold E. Fiske, 1942
  • Walter N. Benson, 1943
  • Elmer B. Chesley, 1944
  • Merwin K. Fox, 1945
  • Stanley Harding, 1946
  • George D. Tucker, 1947
  • Ralph P. Richardson, 1948
  • E. A. True Bengtz, 1949
  • Harry F. Smith, 1950
  • Earle H. Tingley, 1951
  • Earle D. Benson, 1952
  • Clarence A. Sawyer, 1953
  • Erling C. Wettre, 1954
  • Kenneth C. Colvin, 1955
  • Ed P. Hamilton, 1956
  • Robert E. Tingdahl, 1957
  • W. Howard Moller, Sr., 1958
  • Roger G. Sweetser, 1959
  • Warren J. Mosher, 1960
  • William F. Croteau, 1961
  • Floyd P. Leavitt, 1962
  • Harry E. Adrian, 1963
  • Kenneth W. Sprague, 1964
  • Leonard H. Ward, 1965
  • J. Clark Fowle, 1966
  • Roger G. Wilmot, 1967
  • Sumner L. Sherman, 1968
  • Roy H. Milligan, Jr., 1969
  • W. Howard Moller, Jr., 1970
  • Robert L. Jeffrey, 1971
  • William W. Fowle, 1972
  • Stephen H. Peterson, 1973
  • George A. Morey, Jr., 1974
  • Charles C. Bennett, 1975
  • Andrew C. Maninos, 1976, 1979, 2000
  • Allan F. Ray, 1977
  • Frank M. Fowle, 1978
  • Isithoros Rozakis, 1980
  • James D. Foss, 1981, 1991
  • LeGrant C. Stanley, 1982
  • Eugene A. Capobianco, 1983
  • Theodore H. vonKamecke, Jr., 1984
  • Milton S. Alexis, 1985
  • Joseph C. Bowman, 1986
  • Kenneth W. Sprague, Jr., 1987, 1989
  • Harold G. Schofield, 1988
  • Richard A. Singer, 1990
  • Thomas J. Seeley, Jr., 1992
  • August S. Niewenhous, 1993, 2001, 2004, 2010
  • Robert F. Harding, III, 1995-1996
  • LeGrant C. Stanley, 1997-1998
  • Donald C. Smith, 1999
  • Stephen G. Miller, 2002
  • Robert J. Garbarino, 2003
  • Harlan L. Woods, Jr., 2005
  • Jaythomas J. Brown, 2006
  • Keith D. Pollman, 2007
  • William A. Pollman, 2008
  • Kamel Oussayef, 2009

YEARS

1887 1888 1889 1892 1897 1904 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1916 1919 1925 1926 1930 1935 1937 1939 1941 1944 1956 1957 1958 1962 1967 1976 1987 1988 2009


DISTRICTS

1887: District 7 (Lynn)

1911: District 7 (Malden)

1927: District 7 (Melrose)


LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges