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EZEKIEL BATES LODGE
Location: Attleboro
Chartered By: William Sewall Gardner
Charter Date: 06/14/1871 1871-79
Precedence Date: 04/09/1870
Current Status: Active
PAST MASTERS
- Daniel H. Smith, 1870, 1885; SN
- Alfred R. Crosby, 1871, 1872; Mem
- George F. Bicknell, 1873
- Edward L. Crandall, 1874, 1875
- Charles E. Bliss, 1876, 1877
- Herbert N. Mason, 1878-1880
- Benjamin P. King, 1881, 1882
- William J. Thompson, 1883, 1884
- Edward C. Martin, 1886, 1887; Mem
- Eugene R. Richardson, 1888, 1889
- N. Justin Smith, 1890, 1891
- Walter T. Mason, 1892, 1893
- William L. Elliott, 1894, 1895
- David E. Makepeace, 1896, 1897
- George F. Goe, 1898, 1899
- Carl V. J. Christensen, 1900, 1901
- Ezekiel Blake, 1902, 1903
- Albert S. Ingraham, 1904, 1905
- Edward A. Hammond, 1906
- Frank W. Weaver, 1907
- Harry D. Lincoln, 1908
- Ralph C. Estes, 1909; N
- Elmer S. Smith, 1910
- Joseph H. Williams, 1911
- Herbert F. Conant, 1912
- Walter L. Gardner, 1913
- George B. Clements, 1914
- Harvey E. Clap, 1915
- Howard E. White, 1916
- William W. Josslyn, 1917
- William A. Spier, 1918
- William P. Orr, 1919
- Benjamin W. Taylor, 1920; N
- Albert M. Dunham, 1921
- Harlan A. Allen, 1922
- Frank A. Willmore, 1923
- Victor R. Glencross, 1924
- John Clitheroe, 1925
- Robert L. Cooke, 1926; N
- Anton R. Butziger, 1927
- George S. Bliven, 1928
- George A. Knowles, 1929
- Francis S. Manchester, 1930
- William H. Raymond, 1931
- Thomas W. Worrall, 1932
- James G. Johnston, 1933
- Charles Thomae, 1934; N
- Clarence E. Green, 1935
- Arthur L. Hazlett, 1936, 1937
- Earl P. Cooper, 1938
- Leon E. Sargeant, 1939
- J. Burleigh Moulton, 1940
- Francis L. Fiske, 1941
- Raymond W. Fales, 1942
- Oscar F. Klinke, 1943
- Ernest L. Gilmore, 1944
- Clifford E. Pierce, 1945
- Frederick W. Moehle, 1946
- Hugh C. Pickering, 1947
- Roland G. Stafford, 1948
- Herbert L. Thomae, 1949
- James A. Freeman, 1950
- Herbert W. Annis, 1951
- Alfred W. Whittemore, 1952
- William G. Blackwell, 1953
- Charles M. Johnson, 1954
- Lome W. Higgins, 1955
- Robert M. Robertson, 1956
- Harlan A. Allen, 1957
- Hubert E. J. Berry, 1958; N
- Robert E. Powers, 1959
- Ernest R. Bury, 1960
- Carl J. Hanson, 1961
- Alden P. Manter, 1962
- Carl M. Holander, 1963
- Franklin T. Bradbury, 1964
- Raymond E. Barr, 1965
- Alan J. Higgins, 1966
- Earl C. Cook, Jr., 1967
- Edward L. Benson, 1968
- William Sanderson, 1969
- Donald Turnbull, 1970, 1971; N
- John M. MacKill, 1972
- George N. Fountas, 1973
- David E. Loving, 1974
- Karl L. Friedland, 1975
- Richard D. Carmichael, 1976
- Frederick W. Hewes, 1977
- J. Dale Osterberg, 1978
- Robert L. Smith, 1979
- Louis H. Young, 1980
- George E. Ireland, 1981
- Steven C. Robinson, 1982
- Johnny D. Pass, 1983; PDDGM
- Raymond C. Oberg, 1984
- Calvin R. Lessard, 1985
- David E. Lee, 1986
- Keith H. Hutchings, 1987
- Brant B. Bolivar, 1988, 1989
- Willie V. Booker, 1990
- Russell E. Adams, 1991
- Kenneth W. Carlson, 1992
- Richard G. Bourget, 1993
- Steaven E. Zumalt, 1994
- Melvin D. Anderson, 1995
- Robert D. Libby, 1996
- Walter F. Pawlowski, 1997
- Robert E. Baker, 1998
- Stephen Urban, Jr., 1999, 2002
- Alfred H. Pawlowski, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008
- Dale B. Naismith, 2003, 2004
- Roland Bouget, 2005
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
XXXXXXXXX* Consolidation Petition (with St. Bernard's Lodge): 1995 XXXXXXXXXXXX* Consolidation Petition (with Doric Lodge): 2002
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1871 (By Charles W. Moore; Constitution of Lodge and installation)
- 1881 (Lawrence)
- 1884 (Howland; for the interment of Bro. Alfred Chatterton)
- 1904 (Sanford; cornerstone laying for the Bronson Building Masonic hall)
- 1905 (Sanford; hall dedication)
- 1920 (Prince; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1927 (Simpson; Veterans' Night)
- 1930 (H. Dean; Hall dedication)
- 1942 (Schaefer)
- 1945 (Wragg; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1954 (W. Johnson)
- 1970 (Jaynes; Centenary; Special Communication)
- 1972 (Vose; Table Lodge)
- 1982 (Berquist; Ladies' Night)
- 1999 (Bauer; Reception for Senior Grand Warden Louis A. Harmon)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1879 1886 1887 1894 1895 1919 1920 1927 1929 1937 1940 1941 1947 1951 1952 1957 1967 1968 1971 1975 1980 1984 1989 1990 1996 2004 2005
HISTORY
- 1920 (50th Anniversary History, 1920-128)
- 1945 (75th Anniversary History, 1945-98)
- 1970 (Centenary History, 1970-83)
OTHER
- 1872 (Participation in the cornerstone laying of Grace Protestant Episcopal Church)
- 1937 (Petition for reduction of fees for lodge)
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Hubert E. J. Berry, DDGM, District 28 (Attleboro), 1962, 1963; N
- Robert L. Cooke, DDGM, District 28 (Attleboro), 1931, 1932; N
- Alfred R. Crosby, DDGM, District 23 (Taunton), 1888, 1889; Memorial
- Ralph C. Estes, DDGM, District 28 (Taunton), 1919, 1920; N
- Edward C. Martin, DDGM, District 23 (Taunton), 1907, 1908; Memorial
- Johnny D. Pass, DDGM, District 28 (Attleboro), 1988, 1989
- Daniel H. Smith, DDGM, District 23 (Taunton), 1902; SN
- Benjamin W. Taylor, DDGM, District 28 (Attleboro), 1945, 1946; N
- Charles Thomae, DDGM, District 28 (Attleboro), 1949, 1950; N
- Donald Turnbull, DDGM, District 28 (Attleboro), 1974, 1975; N