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In Grand Lodge he served as Junior Grand Deacon in 1921, Deputy Grand Master in 1924, and Grand Master in 1926-1928. From 1929 to 1954 he was Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Maine. | In Grand Lodge he served as Junior Grand Deacon in 1921, Deputy Grand Master in 1924, and Grand Master in 1926-1928. From 1929 to 1954 he was Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Maine. | ||
| − | As Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Simpson was one of the hardest working men who have occupied that office. Even before becoming Grand Master he was largely responsible for the system of Grand Lodge dues which, alone, have made possible a great deal of the most vital work of Grand Lodge. In his first year he initiated a far-reaching reorganization of the business and operational functions of the Grand Lodge. The Relief Department, the Education Department, the Service Department were either created or reorganized under his leadership and he inaugurated the Budget System now in effect and, also, the uniform receipt for dues and a [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Districts1927-2003 careful revision of | + | As Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Simpson was one of the hardest working men who have occupied that office. Even before becoming Grand Master he was largely responsible for the system of Grand Lodge dues which, alone, have made possible a great deal of the most vital work of Grand Lodge. In his first year he initiated a far-reaching reorganization of the business and operational functions of the Grand Lodge. The Relief Department, the Education Department, the Service Department were either created or reorganized under his leadership and he inaugurated the Budget System now in effect and, also, the uniform receipt for dues and a [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Districts1927-2003 careful revision of the system of districts] throughout the state. He also appointed a committee to consider the elimination from the ritual of "some portions which are not to be taken literally." Under his leadership the Veteran's Medal was established and conditions were prescribed under which the Henry Price Medal may be worn. |
| − | the system of districts] throughout the state. He also appointed a committee to consider the elimination from the ritual of "some portions which are not to be taken literally." Under his leadership the Veteran's Medal was established and conditions were prescribed under which the Henry Price Medal may be worn. | + | |
It was a source of satisfaction to him to charter [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BostonUniversity Boston University] Lodge, on September 8, 1926, thus completing the triad of the only three University Lodges known to exist in the Craft even up to the present time. He became a charter member of the Lodge in his Alma Mater and delivered an address when it was constituted September 29, 1926, and in the following December, had as the Speaker at the Stated Communication, Bro. Daniel L. Marsh, who, only a few months before, had become President of the University on whose Faculty the Grand Master was a Professor. | It was a source of satisfaction to him to charter [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BostonUniversity Boston University] Lodge, on September 8, 1926, thus completing the triad of the only three University Lodges known to exist in the Craft even up to the present time. He became a charter member of the Lodge in his Alma Mater and delivered an address when it was constituted September 29, 1926, and in the following December, had as the Speaker at the Stated Communication, Bro. Daniel L. Marsh, who, only a few months before, had become President of the University on whose Faculty the Grand Master was a Professor. | ||
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FRANK L. SIMPSON
Deputy Grand Master, 1924
Grand Master, 1926-1928.
TERM
NOTES
MEMORIAL
From Proceedings, Page 1954-180:
Most Worshipful Frank Leslie Simpson was born at North Barnstead, New Hampshire, on March 19, 1875, the son of Charles Edward and Sarah Abbie Clark Simpson. On September 20, 1905, he married Mabel Elizabeth White, by whom he had one son, Donald Robert, who survives him. He passed away suddenly on September 2, 1954.
He was graduated from Boston University, College of Liberal Arts, in 1898, and received his LL.B., cum laude, from its Law School in 1903. A Fellow in the Law School in 1903-4, he was further honored with the degree of LL.M. in 1910. In 1943 he received the honorary degree of J.D. from Suffolk University.
He was an outstanding member of the Massachusetts Bar, to which he was admitted in 1903. In addition to the general practice of law, he was Librarian and Instructor in Boston University Law School, 1904-07; Assistant Professor of Law, 1907-10; and Professor of Law, 1910-1943. From 1943, he was Dean of Suffolk University Law School.
He was a member of many professional associations including The American, Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations, The American Law Institute and the Massachusetts Law Society. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma Eta Gamma, and Theta Delta Chi.
He was an author of note, his works including "Bigelow's Cases on Bills and Notes" (1905), "Simpson's Cases on Torts" (1908), and "Massachusetts Law" in six editions between 1915 and 1944. In 1933 he was Chairman of the Special Crime Commission, and gave generously of his time in many fields of public service.
He received his degrees in Damascus Lodge, Lynn, in 1911 and was its Worshipful Master in 1919. He was a charter member of Bethlehem Lodge, Lynn, in 1919. He became a member of the York Rite bodies in Lynn in 1912-3, and of the Scottish Rite bodies in Boston in 1920. In t927 he was made an Honorary Member of the Supreme Council, 33°.
In Grand Lodge he served as Junior Grand Deacon in 1921, Deputy Grand Master in 1924, and Grand Master in 1926-1928. From 1929 to 1954 he was Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Maine.
As Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Simpson was one of the hardest working men who have occupied that office. Even before becoming Grand Master he was largely responsible for the system of Grand Lodge dues which, alone, have made possible a great deal of the most vital work of Grand Lodge. In his first year he initiated a far-reaching reorganization of the business and operational functions of the Grand Lodge. The Relief Department, the Education Department, the Service Department were either created or reorganized under his leadership and he inaugurated the Budget System now in effect and, also, the uniform receipt for dues and a careful revision of the system of districts throughout the state. He also appointed a committee to consider the elimination from the ritual of "some portions which are not to be taken literally." Under his leadership the Veteran's Medal was established and conditions were prescribed under which the Henry Price Medal may be worn.
It was a source of satisfaction to him to charter Boston University Lodge, on September 8, 1926, thus completing the triad of the only three University Lodges known to exist in the Craft even up to the present time. He became a charter member of the Lodge in his Alma Mater and delivered an address when it was constituted September 29, 1926, and in the following December, had as the Speaker at the Stated Communication, Bro. Daniel L. Marsh, who, only a few months before, had become President of the University on whose Faculty the Grand Master was a Professor.
The system of Lodges of Instruction was inaugurated by Most Worshipful Brother Simpson and the first charter was issued by him on May 27, 1927. Largely through his efforts, the Masonic Hospital at Shrewsbury, known as Juniper Hall, the gift of Mrs. Gertrude Clarke Whittall, was established in 1927. The Representative System for the exchange of representatives between Grand Lodges was established in 1928 on his recommendation.
Thus Most Worshipful Brother Simpson gave unsparingly of his talents and left his imprint on some of the most constructive advances taken by the Craft in recent times.
F'raternally submitted,
Joseph Earl Perry
Claude L. Allen
Frank H. Hilton
Committee
CHARTERS GRANTED
- 03/10/1926 Everett C. Benton, East Boston
- 03/10/1926 Hesperia, South Boston
- 03/10/1926 Pagoda, Mukden, Manchuria
- 09/08/1926 Boston University, Boston
- 12/08/1926 Major General Henry Knox, Boston
- 09/14/1927 Watuppa, Fall River
- 09/14/1927 Brotherhood, Boston
- 12/14/1927 Joel H. Prouty, Auburn
- 09/12/1928 Nehoiden, Needham
- 09/12/1928 Rose of Sharon, Worcester
- 12/12/1928 William Sewall Gardner, Lowell
- 12/12/1928 Benjamin F. Arrington, Lynn
RULINGS
