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FOURTH ESTATE LODGE
Location: Boston
Chartered By: Dudley M. Ferrell
Charter Date: 09/12/1923 1923-331
Precedence Date: 11/27/1922
Current Status: Merged into St. John's, Boston, 05/23/1985.
PAST MASTERS
- James S. Robinson, 1922, 1923
- Edmund F. Knight, 1924
- Charles G. Balcom, 1925; Memorial
- James W. Phelps, 1926
- Edward L. Lemon, 1927
- F. Milton Allen, 1928; N
- Joseph Dove, 1929
- Harry Haime, 1930
- J. Arthur Zemia, 1931
- Dugald MacCallum, 1932; N
- Burton E. Pray, 1933
- Charles E. Burton, 1934
- Fred M. Phillips, 1935
- Earl W. Parker, 1936
- Joseph T. Davis, 1937
- Winfield J. Hamel, 1938
- John R. Jackson, 1939
- John E. Halvorsen, 1940; SN
- Guy L. Cortiss, 1941
- William B. Evans, 1942
- George P. Paro, 1943-1945
- Adolph Hermann, 1946
- Elmer S. Wright, 1947
- Clarence D. Nesbit, 1948
- Ernest C. Handley, 1949
- Robert P. Kyle, 1950
- Justin T. Patterson, 1951
- Edgar M. Mills, 1952; N
- Frederick W. Hill, 1953
- Thomas H. Patton, 1954
- John W. Biggs, 1955
- Herbert W. Lawrence, Jr., 1956
- James G. Saunders, 1957, 1958
- William A. Nelson, 1959
- Curtis C. Reeser, 1960
- Charles E. Dole, Jr., 1961
- Bruce S. Colpas, 1962
- Robert E. Crosby, 1963
- Murray E. Howell, 1964; N
- Elman F. Teixeira, 1965
- Wilfred C. Roberts, 1966
- Harry Sawizky, 1967, 1983
- Howard M. Smith, 1968
- Vaughan W. Black, 1969
- William A. Reid, 1970
- Donald D. Stewart, 1971
- Peter Buchanan, 1972
- Duncan Ferguson, 1973, 1982
- William T. Graham, 1974
- Richard A. Walls, 1975, 1984, 1985
- John M. Paige, 1976
- David Blackhurst, 1977
- William P. Kyle, 1978
- Millard J. Schwalm, 1979, 1980
- Charles E. Dole, Jr., 1981
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1922
- Petition for Charter: 1923
- Consolidation Petition (with [St. John's Lodge): 1985
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1923 (Ferrell; Constitution of Lodge and installation)
- 1924 (Ferrell)
- 1925 (Ferrell; 2 visits)
- 1929 (H. Dean; reception for Charles G. Balcom)
- 1930 (H. Dean; reception for Charles G. Balcom)
- 1932 (Chipman; reception for Charles G. Balcom)
- 1933 (Chipman; New York Night)
- 1947 (Wragg; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1972 (Vose; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1985 (Richardson; consolidation petition with [St. John's Lodge; Special Communication)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1925 1936 1937 1939 1953 1955 1957 1959 1960 1963 1967 1970 1974
HISTORY
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- F. Milton Allen, DDGM, District 3 (Boston), 1935, 1936; Memorial
- Charles G. Balcom, DDGM, District 3 (Boston), 1927, 1928; Grand Marshal 1929-1931; Senior Grand Warden 1932; N
- John E. Halvorsen, DDGM, District 3 (Boston), 1952, 1953; SN
- Murray E. Howell, DDGM, District 3 (Boston), 1976, 1977; N
- Dugald MacCallum, DDGM, District 3 (Boston), 1944, 1945; N
- Edgar M. Mills, DDGM, District 3 (Boston), 1962, 1963; N
DISTRICTS
1922: District 3 (East Boston)