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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
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; see invitation below)
- 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)
EVENTS
The following document scans are courtesy of Ezekiel Bates Lodge.
CORNERSTONE LAYING, APRIL 1903
Invitation to the Cornerstone Laying of the 2nd Congregational Church, April 1903
CORNERSTONE LAYING, JULY 1904
Invitation to the Cornerstone Laying of the Bronson Building, July 1904
OFFICIAL VISIT, SEPTEMBER 1909
Official Visit by R.W. George A. Cox Mem
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
DISTRICTS
LINKS
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