Granite
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GRANITE LODGE
Location: Northbridge
Chartered By: Samuel Crocker Lawrence
Charter Date: 09/14/1881 1881-93
Precedence Date: 10/30/1880
Current Status: in Grand Lodge Vault; merged with Solomon's Temple Lodge, 09/16/1993.
PAST MASTERS
- Loammi B. Carr, 1881-1883; SN
- Charles G. Bacheler, 1884
- Joshua T. Carter, 1885, 1886
- George F. Searles, 1886
- Charles H. Harrison, 1887
- Ireanus H. Low, 1888, 1889
- Luther M. Smith, 1891
- John Gunn, 1892, 1893
- Walter W. Dudley, 1894, 1895
- Frank G. Foster, 1896
- William J. Johnson, 1897, 1898
- Henry A. Owen, 1899, 1900
- William H. Dixon, 1901, 1902
- Clifford B. Arnold, 1903, 1904; SN
- Frank E. Bates, 1905, 1906
- Albert K. Pratt, 1907, 1908
- William J. Willis, 1909, 1910
- Artie M. Meader, 1911, 1912; SN
- Harmon D. Nelson, 1913, 1914
- Albert L. Morrill, 1915, 1916
- Robert G. McKaig, 1917, 1918
- Robert L. Metcalf, 1919, 1920
- Amos E. Whipple, 1921, 1922; Mem
- Wesley G. Webster, 1923
- Arthur S. Richardson, 1924
- Herbert H. Sanders, 1925
- Albin W. Nelson, 1926
- William B. Appleton, 1927
- F. Arthur Bigelow, 1928
- Leroy A. Rollins, 1929; SN
- Raymon F. Meader, 1930; N
- George F. Hanna, 1931
- Thompson Boyd, 1932
- Robert F. Keeler, 1933
- Arthur I. Fullerton, 1934
- Alvin Spencer, 1935
- C. Leon Houghton, 1936
- Alfred Sutcliffe, 1937
- Wilfred G. Harriman, 1938
- Joseph H. Bragdon, 1939
- William E. Haworth, 1940
- Albert Clarke, 1941
- Maurice G. Terrill, 1942
- Richard G. Cunningham, 1943
- Herman Buma, 1944
- Robert C. Walker, 1945; N
- Lloyd E. Flint, 1946
- John H. Cosgrove, 1947
- Howard O. Wilbur, 1948
- Elmer F. Benton, 1949
- Kenneth W. Crossman, 1950
- William Crossland, 1951
- John Bloen, 1952
- Myron B. Chace, 1953; N
- Sidney R. Buma, 1954
- Howard E. Cook, 1955
- Harry F. Drinkwater, 1956
- Thomas H. McCallum, 1957
- Raymond F. Blizard, 1958
- Ralph B. Wood, 1959; N'
- Donald H. Amiro, 1960
- Voitto A. Oby, 1961
- Alku A. Oby, 1962
- Roy S. Lermond, 1963, 1964
- Thys Baker, 1965, 1966
- 1967?
- Millard M. Hicks, 1968
- Oscar A. Buma, 1969
- Harold R. Tauson, 1970
- Omer Couillard, 1971
- Stanley E. Mason, Jr., 1972
- Stanley P. Lisak, Jr., 1973
- Newell S. Wallace, 1974
- Albert J. Vincent, 1975
- Bernard E. Tucker, 1976
- Russell S. Wise, 1977
- Craig S. Wallace, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1987; PDDGM
- Carl W. Ruth, Sr., 1980, 1981, 1983
- Rodney S. Ruth, Sr., 1984, 1985
- Harvey Crook, Jr., 1986, 1990
- Robert M. Streeton, 1984, 1987
- David E. Masters, 1988
- Walter H. Bennett, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993
- George F. McInerny, III, 1991
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1880
- Petition for Charter: 1881
- Consolidation Petition (with Solomon's Temple Lodge): 1993
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1881 (Lawrence; Constitution of Lodge and installation; Special Communication)
- 1896 (Holmes; 2 visits)
- 1908 (Blake)
- 1930 (H. Dean; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1955 (W. Johnson; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1980 (Melanson; Centenary)
- 1980 (Lovering; Consolidation)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1881 1923 1925 1926 1928 1934 1938 1942 1945 1956 1970 1976 1982 1984
HISTORY
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Clifford B. Arnold, DDGM, District 19 (Southbridge), 1905, 1906; SN
- Loammi B. Carr, DDGM, District 19 (Southbridge), 1895; SN
- Myron B. Chace, DDGM, District 20 (Blackstone), 1961, 1962; N
- Artie M. Meader, DDGM, District 22 (Blackstone), 1916, 1917; SN
- Leroy A. Rollins, DDGM, District 20 (Blackstone), 1931, 1932; SN
- Raymon F. Meader, DDGM, District 20 (Blackstone), 1937, 1938; N
- Robert C. Walker, DDGM, District 20 (Blackstone), 1949, 1950; N
- Craig S. Wallace, DDGM, District 20 (Blackstone), 1995, 1996
- Amos E. Whipple, DDGM, District 22 (Blackstone), 1924, 1925; Memorial
- Ralph B. Wood, DDGM, District 20 (Blackstone), 1973, 1974; N
DISTRICTS
1883: District 19 (Southbridge)
1911: District 22 (Blackstone)
1927: District 20 (Southbridge)
1931: District 20 (Blackstone)