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ALLEN TOWNER TREADWAY 1867-1947

Junior Grand Warden, 1909

MEMORIAL

PROCEEDINGS, MARCH 1947

From Proceedings, Page 1947-61:

Right Worshipful Allen T. Treadway passed away at his home in Washington, D. C. on Sunday, February 16, 1947.

In Grand Lodge he had served as District Deputy Grand Master in 1905-1906, and as Junior Grand Warden in 1909, and in recognition of his service, the Henry Price Medal was bestowed upon him.

Our Brother was born in Stockbridge September 16, 1867, the son of William D. and Harriet (Heaton) Treadway. He attended the public schools of Stockbridge and graduated from Amherst College in the Class of 1886, from which he received the Degree of Doctor of Laws in 1934. He was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity.

He engaged in the hotel business with an uncle at Stockbridge and later became proprietor of the well-known Red Lion Inn and Heaton Hall there, both of which presently are operated by his son. He also managed several hotels in Florida and North Carolina.

In public life, he earned and won high esteem from all political parties because it was apparent that his endeavors were inspired with the sole purpose of protecting and promoting the welfare of his country. In Massachusetts, he was a member of the Legislature in 1904-1907, and the Senate in 1908-1911, serving the latter as its President for three years. He was elected to Congress in 1912, remaining in this office continuously until 1945, having refused to run for re-election in November, 1944, because of ill health. He was the ranking Republican member of the Ways and Means Committee and was on the Joint Committee on Taxation. It was he who launched the Congressional investigation of the Pennsylvania anthracite industry, resulting in government regulations to prevent the public from being gouged. He called for the impeachment of Henry A. Wallace as Secretary of Agriculture in 1936, after Wallace had termed a Supreme Court decision abolishing the AAA a "legalized steal," fought against Wallace's agricultural theories and ridiculed the Roosevelt Brain Trust.

On October 25, 1893, he married Sylvia E. Shares of New Haven, Connecticut, who died in 1943. He is survived by a son, Heaton I. Treadway, of Stockbridge.

He was raised a Master Mason October 20, 1892, in Occidental Lodge of Stockbridge, and served as its Worshipful Master in 1904. As previously stated, in Grand Lodge he served as District Deputy Grand Master (Fifteenth Masonic District) and as Junior Grand Warden. He was exalted in Monument Chapter, R.A.M., of Great Barrington June 12, 1893; and was knighted in Berkshire Commandery of Pittsfield April 20; 1896. He became a member of Onota Lodge of Perfection, Pittsfield, December 7, 1906; Massasoit Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Springfield, January 3, 1907; Springfield Chapter of Rose Croix January 24, 1907, and Massachusetts Consistory, April 26, 1907. He later demitted from the Springfield bodies to become a Charter Member of the corresponding bodies of the Rite in Pittsfield. He was created a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, Honorary Member of the Supreme Council, 33°, for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, October 1, 1912; crowned an Active Member September 28, 1933, and became an Emeritus Member September 25, 1944,

He was a Trustee of the Lee Savings Bank, Lee, Massachusetts, and a Director of two insurance companies - the New England Fire and the Berkshire Life. He held membership in the Stockbridge Golf and Tennis Club, the Park Club of Pittsfield, and the Chevy Chase and Burning Tree Clubs of Washington, D. C.

Leland C. Talbot, who served as Brother Treadway's Secretary for ten years, has paid the following well-deserved tribute to his public life:

"His energy was unlimited, his zeal and patriotism unparalleled and his efforts to serve every man, woman and child in his district, without regard to race, creed, color or political affiliation, endeared him to the hearts of all who had occasion to contact him. It seemed to me that he literally burned himself out in his congressional work and for the past two years was unable to meet any further demands upon his mind or body. Massachusetts has lost one of its most prominent statesmen."

The funeral services were held at two-thirty o'clock in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Stockbridge, on Wednesday, February 19th, the Grand Lodge being represented by Right Worshipful Henry G. Pollard, as the personal representative of the Most Worshipful Grand Master.

"He walked through life and left his impress here;
He still lives on in ways we cannot know.
His love of life and living is not lost;
His spirit carries on in those he loved
And reaches out to touch humanity,
A heritage continuing through the years."

Fraternally submitted
Melvin M. Johnson
Frank E. Peirson
Harold L. Williams
Committee

SUPREME COUNCIL, MARCH 1947

Letter from the Sovereign Grand Commander, N. M. J., A. A. S. R., 03/01/1947:

To All Freemasons of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of the Obedience of this Supreme Council.

Peers and Brethren:

ILL.'. ALLEN TOWNER TREADWAY, 33°, Emeritus Member of this Supreme Council, died at his home in Washington, D. C, Sunday, February 16, 1947, following a long illness.

He was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, September 16, 1867, the son of William D. and Harriet (Heaton) Treadway. He received his education in the public schools of Stockbridge and Amherst College, Class of 1886, and was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity. In 1934, his Alma Mater conferred the Degree of Doctor of Laws upon him.

Brother Treadway early engaged in the hotel business with an uncle at Stock-bridge, and later became proprietor of the well-known Red Lion Inn and Heaton Hall there. He also managed a number of winter resort hotels in Florida and North Carolina. The Stockbridge hotels presently are operated by his son.

On October 25, 1893, he married Sylvia E. Shares, of New Haven, Connecticut, who deceased in 1943. He is survived by a son, Heaton I. Treadway, of Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

In public life, his service was of great and far-reaching value, being characterized by an unusual personal interest in and attention to the numerous requests and problems received from citizens of his District—without regard to race, creed, color or political affiliation—and a paramount endeavor to protect and promote the best interests of his Country. He was a member of the Massachusetts Legislature in 1904-1907; and of the State Senate in 1908-191 1, serving the latter as its President for three years. He was elected to Congress in 1912 and remained continuously in this office until 1945, having refused to run for re-election in November, 1944 because of ill health. He was then the ranking Republican member of the Ways and Means Committee and was on the Joint Committee on Taxation. He was the one responsible for the Congressional investigation of the Pennsylvania anthracite coal industry and subsequent government regulations to prevent the public from being gouged. He called for the impeachment of Henry A. Wallace as Secretary of Agriculture, in 1936, after Wallace had termed a Supreme Court decision abolishing the AAA as a "legalized steal," and fought against Wallace's agricultural theories.

A summary of his Masonic endeavors is as follows:

• SYMBOLIC: He was made a Master Mason in Occidental Lodge, F. & A. M., of Stockbridge, October 20, 1892, and served as its Worshipful Master in 1904. In the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, he was District Deputy Grand Master in 1905-1906 and Junior Grand Warden in 1909; and was later decorated with the Henry Price Medal.
• CAPITULAR: He was exalted in Monument Chapter, R. A. M., of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, June 12, 1893.
• CHIVALRIC: He was knighted in Berkshire Commandery, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, April 20, 1896.
• SCOTTISH RITE: He became a member of Onota Lodge of Perfection, Pittsfield, December 7, 1906; Massasoit Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Springfield, January 3, 1907; Springfield Chapter of Rose Croix, January 24, 1907, and Massachusetts Consistory, April 26, 1907. He later demitted from the Springfield bodies to become a Charter Member of the corresponding bodies of the Rite in Pittsfield. He was created a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, Honorary Member of this Supreme Council, 33°, October 1, 1912; crowned an Active Member September 28, 1933, and became an Emeritus Member September 26, 1944. In Supreme Council, he held the following important offices:
  • Member of the Committee on Constitutions and Laws from 1933-1944;
  • Representative of the National Grand Lodge of Denmark near our Supreme Council since January 13, 1936.

He was a Director of two insurance companies: the Berkshire Life and the New England Fire, and Trustee of the Lee Savings Bank of Lee, Massachusetts. He held membership in the Stockbridge Golf and Tennis Club, the Park Club of Pittsfield, and the Chevy Chase and Burning Tree Clubs of Washington, D. C.

Ill.'.Bro. Treadway and the Grand Commander served contemporaneously as District Deputies and Grand Wardens in the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, forming an intimate acquaintance which grew closer with the years. We know whereof we speak when we say that few men have lived more exemplary Masonic lives than he. Sound and sincere as a statesman, devoted to the service of his fellow men, loyal and helpful as a friend and brother, he has left a record of accomplishments which will far outlast the memories of man.

The funeral services were held at two-thirty o'clock in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, February 19th, the Rt. Rev. William Appleton Lawrence of Springfield, Bishop of the Western Massachusetts Diocese, and Rev. Edmund Randolph Laine, Rector of St. Paul's Church, officiating. The Supreme Council was represented by Ill. Charles E. Cooke, 33°, Active Member for Massachusetts, as the personal representative of the Sovereign Grand Commander; Ill..'. Harry G. Pollard, 33°, Grand Sword Bearer, and a group of Honorary Members. Interment was in the Stockbridge Cemetery.

"Upon the door that ever opens outward
From this life into the great Eternity,
We place a wreath of Laurel intertwined
With Acacia, symbol of victory and immortality."

It is hereby directed that this balustre be communicated to each body of the Rite and be suitably mentioned therein at the first stated meeting after its receipt.

Melvin M. Johnson, 33°
M.'. P.'. Sovereign Grand Commander.

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