Hope

HOPE LODGE

Location: Gardner

Chartered By: William Parkman

Charter Date: 03/09/1865 VII-2

Precedence Date: 02/22/1864

Current Status: Active

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PAST MASTERS

• Charles Heywood, 1864, 1865
• Henry C. Hill, 1866, 1867
• Edward J. Sawyer, 1868, 1869; SN
• John D. Edgell, 1870, 1871; SN
• Frank W. Cummings, 1872, 1873
• Charles F. Reed, 1874, 1875
• William Stone, 1876, 1877
• Marcus H. Howe, 1878, 1879, 1880
• Charles N. Edgell, 1881, 1882
• Henry H. Adams, 1883, 1884
• Charles A. Cowee, 1885, 1886
• Arthur P. Derby, 1887, 1888
• Charles O. Plantier, 1889, 1890
• Calvin H. Hill, 1891
• George E. Walker, 1892, 1893
• Volney W. Howe, 1894, 1895
• Fiorus D. Ramsdell, 1896, 1897
• Edwin C. Wheeler, 1898, 1899; SN
• Harlon P. Upham, 1900
• Herbert T. Adams, 1901, 1902
• Charles O. Miller, 1903, 1904
• Charles B. Boyce, 1905, 1906
• Charles E. Whitney, 1907, 1908
• J. Myron Moore, 1909
• John H. Jenkins, 1910, 1911
• J. Herbert L. Smead, 1912, 1913
• Merton H. Greene, 1914
• Charles A. Brown, 1915
• Seth Heywood, 1916
• Harrison Greenwood, 1917
• Stanford H. Hartshorn, 1918, 1919
• Fordyce T. Reynolds, 1920; N
• George N. Archibald, 1921
• Silas M. Wheeler, 1922
• Leslie R. Williams, 1923
• Clifford W. Shippee, 1924
• George H. Heywood, Jr., 1925, 1926; N
• Harold Fulsom Brown, 1927; N
• C. Amasa Whiney, 1928
• Edgar L. Bugbee, Jr.,1929
• Frank E. Lavallee, 1930
• Alvin R. Walker, 1931
• Paul A. Basset, 1932
• Harold E. Walker, 1933
• Frederick P. Bell, 1934
• Henry L. Brooks, 1935
• Roy C. Bruce, 1936
• James W. H. Baker, 1937
• Linwood C. Gates, 1938
• Robert M. Crouch, 1939
• Charles W. Sauter, 2nd, 1940
• Elmer E. Louma, 1941
• Arnold W. Gates, 1942
• Harry C. Parry, 1943
• Allen C. Shippee, 1944
• George Schreiner, 1945
• Charles F. Saunders, 1946
• C. Arnold Munson, 1947
• Harold E. Hobby, 1948
• William J. Taintor, 1949
• Kenneth B. Mann, 1950
• Robert M. Clogston, 1951; N
• Eino A. Kajander, 1952; N
• Lloyd A. Steeves, 1953
• James A. Mann, 1954
• Hervey F. Bowden, 1955
• Chester H. Smith, 1956
• Clyde M. Smith, 1957
• Percy M. Blanchard, 1958
• Toivo J. Kujanpaa, 1959
• Theodore R. Higley, 1960
• Stanford Hartshorn, Jr., 1961
• Newton A. Zebley, 1962
• Clifford H. Lyon, 1963
• Eino W. Winter, 1964
• L. Porter Andrews, 1965
• Ronald D. Smith, 1966
• Richard B. Hawkins, 1967
• Thorsten B. Lind, 1968
• Norman W. Hicks, 1969
• Robert E. Weeks, 1970
• Bertel Mattson, 1971
• John L. Stacy, 1972
• Russel A. Vedoe, 1973
• Edward T. Thompson, 1974; PDDGM
• Daniel R. Livingston, 1975
• Jeffrey C. McFaul, 1976
• Franklin D. Everett, 1977
• Aaron G. Ballinger, 1978
• Albert L. Hughes, 1979; PDDGM
• George H. Copeland, 1980
• Leo P. Provencher, 1981
• David P. Crumbley, 1982
• Donald J. Meuer, 1983
•  ; 1984
• Richard M. Cunningham, 1985
•  ; 1986
• Wilfred E. Ducharme, Jr., 1987
• Daniel E. LaDouceur, 1988
• Daniel E. LaDouceur, 1988
•  ; 1989
• Gerhard J. Cremer, 1990
• M. Paul Carlberg, 1991
• Kenneth A. Tower, Jr., 1992
•  ; 1993
•  ; 1994
• Richard K. Moulton, 1995
• William A. Hunt, 1996
• Herschel C. Hall, 1997
• Edward N. Thompson, 1998; PDDGM
•  ; 1999
• Michael F. Terry, 2000
• Christopher A. Hedstrom, 2001
• Dennis R. Violette, 2002
• Dale A. Larocque, 2003
• Kenneth A. Tower, Jr., 2004
• Raymond J. Gagne, 2005, 2006
• Richard A. McAllister, 2007; PDDGM
• James W. Pearce, III, 2008; PDDGM
• Jay A. Jolicoeur, 2008; PDDGM, PDGM
• Jonathan P. Gleason, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Douglas A. Cormier, 2012

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1864
• Petition for Charter: 1865

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1914 (50th Anniversary)
• 1939 (75th Anniversary)
• 1964 (Centenary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1865 (Parkman; Constitution of Lodge and Hall dedication)
• 1880 (Welch)
• 1897 (Hutchinson; hall dedication)
• 1924 (Ferrell)
• 1927 (Simpson; Veterans' Night)
• 1939 (Perry; 75th Anniversary)
• 1954 (W. Johnson; Cornerstone laying)
• 1955 (W. Johnson; Hall dedication)
• 1964 (Osgood; Centenary)
• 1972 (Maxwell)
• 1979 (Melanson) not in Proceedings
• 2001 (Bauer)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1888 1907 1911 1912 1913 1923 1924 1925 1928 1931 1934 1935 1937 1939 1949 1955 1956 1959 1972 1987 2009

HISTORY

• 1939 (75th Anniversary History, 1939-13)
• 1964 (Centenary History, 1964-6)

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Robert M. Clogston, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1962, 1963; N
• John D. Edgell, DDGM, District 12 (Fitchburg), 1883-1885; SN
• Harold Fulsom Brown, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1938, 1939; N
• George H. Heywood, Jr., DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1927, 1928; N
• Albert L. Hughes, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1992, 1993
• Jay A. Jolicoeur, DDGM, District 25, 2007, 2008; Deputy Grand Master 2010
• Eino A. Kajander, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1966, 1967; N
• Richard A. McAllister, DDGM, District 22, 2009, 2010
• Fordyce T. Reynolds, DDGM, District 13 (Fitchburg), 1923, 1924; N
• Edward J. Sawyer, DDGM, District 8 (Greenfield), 1872-1873; SN
• Edward N. Thompson, DDGM, District 22, 2006, 2007
• Edward T. Thompson, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1980, 1981
• Elwin C. Wheeler, DDGM, District 12 (Fitchburg), 1900, 1901; SN

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DISTRICTS

1867: District 8 (Greenfield)

1883: District 12 (Fitchburg)

1911: District 13 (Fitchburg)

1927: District 13 (Barre)

2003: District 22

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LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges