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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

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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

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REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1870
• Petition for Charter: 1871

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1920 (50th Anniversary)
• 1945 (75th Anniversary)
• 1970 (Centenary)

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)

EZEKIEL BATES MEMBERS SERVING IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION

Information on these Brothers was provided by Bro. Bryan Simmons of Ezekiel Bates Lodge in July, 2013.

BLISS, EVERETT BRADFORD 1839-1906

Jeweler.

• MM 1872
• Corporal H Company, 14th Massachusetts, 09/01/1862-06/16/1865

BRADFORD, WILLIAM H.

Could not find card

• H Company, 14th Massachusetts, 09/01/1862-12/15/1864; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery

CRANDALL, EDWIN LORENZO 1841-1887

Dentist.

• MM 1867, Bristol
• Charter Member Ezekiel Bates Lodge; WM 1874-1876
• Corporal, H Company, 40th (or 14th?) Massachusetts, 09/01/1862-07/16/1864; disabled

CROSBY, ALFRED R. 1838-1922

Jeweler

• PDDGM
• 1st New Hampshire Artillery; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery

CUMMINGS, JOHN CRAWFORD 1841-1930

Jeweler.

• MM 1867, Bristol
• Charter Member Ezekiel Bates Lodge
• Corporal, H Company, 14th Massachusetts, 09/01/1862-06/16/1865; POW at Andersonville / Florence

HORTON, EVERETT SOUTHARD 1836-1911

Clerk.

• MM 1870, Bristol (EA in 1864)
• Member of Ezekiel Bates Lodge from 1872
• Major, C Company, 47th Massachusetts 09/23/1862-07/14/1865; POW

HORTON, GIDEON MARTIN 1839-1886

Jeweler.

• MM Ezekiel Bates 1873.
• 10th Rhode Island Light Battery, 05/16/1862-08/30/1862; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery

KELLEY, ENSIGN ELDRIDGE 1820-1897

Postal Clerk.

• MM Lafayette #19, Washington, D.C., 1865
• Member of Ezekiel Bates Lodge from 1871
• I Company, 7th Massachusetts, 06/15/1861-10/15/1862; Wounded

LINCOLN, ROGER L.

Could not find card

• 11th Rhode Island, 10/01/1862-07/13/1863

SMITH, DANIEL H. 1835-1913

Jeweler.

• http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASuppNecrologiesSZ#SMITH.2C_DANIEL_H._1835-1913 SN]; PDDGM
• Sergeant, H Company, 26th Massachusetts, 10/07/1861-10/07/1864; Wounded at Deep Run, Virginia

WEAVER, JOSEPH MANFRED 1846-?

• MM 1872, Bristol
• Suspended 1891
• Gunboat Galena, G Squadron, 08/27/1864-06/12/1865

WILMARTH, JOHN CRANE 1842-?

Jeweler.

• MM 1865, Bristol
• Suspended 1880
• H Company, 14th Massachusetts; POW

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

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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

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DISTRICTS

1870: District 13 (Taunton)

1878: District 19 (Taunton)

1883: District 23 (Taunton)

1911: District 28 (Taunton)

1927: District 28 (Attleboro)

2003: District 16

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LINKS

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