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THE LODGE OF ELEUSIS

Location: Boston

Chartered By: William Parkman

Charter Date: 12/13/1865 VII-38

Precedence Date: 02/22/1865

Current Status: in Grand Lodge Vault; merged with Quincy Lodge into Delta Lodge, 05/03/1995.

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1865
• Petition for Charter: 1865
• Consolidation Petition (with http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Quincy Quincy] and Delta Lodges): 1995

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1890 (25th Anniversary)
• 1940 (75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1965 (Centenary; Special Communication)

• 1959 (Centenary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1872 (Nickerson)
• 1880 (Welch)
• 1886 (Howland; installation)
• 1887 (Endicott)
• 1890 (Wells; 25th Anniversary)
• 1892 (Wells)
• 1893 (Briggs)
• 1896 (Holmes)
• 1898 (Hutchinson)
• 1901 (Gallagher)
• 1911 (Flanders)
• 1927 (Simpson)
• 1938 (Perry)
• 1940 (Perry; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1965 (Osgood; 3 visits: installation, Ladies' Night, Centenary/Special Communication)
• 1980 (Melanson; installation)
• 1990 (Darling)
• 1995 (Lovering; consolidation with http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Quincy Quincy] and Delta Lodges)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1873 1880 1886 1891 1897 1904 1923 1931 1937 1939 1966

HISTORY

• 1940 (75th Anniversary History, 1940-76)
• 1965 (Centenary History, 1965-151)

OTHER

• 1893 (Participation in the memorial service for Grand Master Briggs; 1893-57)
• 1894 (Participation in the dedication of the Boston burial lot; 1894-85)

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Merrill B. Hall, DDGM, District 2 (Cambridge), 1988, 1989
• William H. Haugh, DDGM, District 2 (Cambridge), 1957, 1958; SN
• Roscoe E. Learned, 1912, 1913; Junior Grand Warden 1916
• Reuben L. Roberts, DDGM, District 2 (Cambridge), 1886; SN
• Henry S. Rowe, DDGM, District 2 (Cambridge), 1896, 1897; Junior Grand Warden 1898
• John D. Storrs, DDGM, District 2 (Cambridge), 1945, 1946; N
• Samuel Usher, Jr., DDGM, District 2 (Cambridge), 1928, 1929; SN

DISTRICTS

1865: District 1

1867: District 1 (Boston)

1883: District 2 (Cambridge)

1911: District 2 (Cambridge)

1927: District 2 (Cambridge)

LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges