Crescent
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CRESCENT LODGE
Location: Pittsfield
Chartered By: Sereno D. Nickerson
Charter Date: 09/09/1874 1874-91
Precedence Date: 09/12/1873
Current Status: merged with Pittsfield Lodge to form Crescent-Pittsfield Lodge, 06/13/1990.
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1873
- Petition for Charter: 1874
- Consolidation Petition (with Pittsfield Lodge): 1990
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1874 (Nickerson; Constitution of Lodge and installation)
- 1890 (Wells; St. John's Day)
- 1895 (Holmes; Centennial of Evening Star Lodge)
- 1896 (Holmes; Centennial of Cincinnatus Lodge)
- 1901 (Gallagher)
- 1902 (Gallagher)
- 1904 (Sanford)
- 1912 (Benton; cornerstone laying for Masonic hall)
- 1922 (Prince)
- 1923 (Ferrell; 50th Anniversary)
- 1948 (Keith; 75th Anniversary)
- 1970 (Jaynes)
- 1973 (Vose; Centenary)
- 1990 (Darling; consolidation with Pittsfield Lodge)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1878 1880 1883 1889 1901 1916 1924 1931 1934 1935 1952 1960 1968 1975 1980 1984 1986
HISTORY
- 1923 (50th Anniversary History, 1923-336)
- 1948 (75th Anniversary History, 1948-161)
- 1973 (Centenary History, 1973-93)
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- William H. Barrows, DDGM, District 16 (Pittsfield), 1921, 1922; Memorial
- Charles E. Bennett, DDGM, District 15 (Pittsfield), 1900, 1901, 1904; SN
- Charles W. French, DDGM, District 15 (Pittsfield), 1892; SN
- Richard C. Johnson, DDGM, District 16 (Pittsfield), 1999, 2000; N
- Arthur F. Jones, DDGM, District 16 (Pittsfield), 1934; SN
- Karl O. Lepisto, DDGM, District 16 (Pittsfield), 1961, 1962; Senior Grand Warden 1974
- S. Chester Lyon, DDGM, District 15 (Pittsfield), 1903; SN
- John E. Mason, DDGM, District 16 (Pittsfield), 1947, 1948; N
- George H. Tucker, DDGM, District 15 (Pittsfield), 1887, 1888, 1889; SN
- William P. Wood, DDGM, District 15 (Pittsfield), 1895; SN
DISTRICTS
1883: District 15 (Pittsfield)
1911: District 16 (Pittsfield)
1927: District 16 (Pittsfield)
