Manet
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MANET LODGE
Location: Quincy
Chartered By: Arthur D. Prince
Charter Date: 06/14/1922 1922-234
Precedence Date: 07/20/1921
Current Status: in Grand Lodge Vault; merged with Theodore Roosevelt Lodge to form Theodore Roosevelt-Manet Lodge, 06/27/1979. Now a part of Delta Lodge, Braintree.
PAST MASTERS
- Hartley L. White, 1922; SN
- George W. Brown, 1923, 1924
- Byron C. Miller, 1925, 1926
- Roy Prout, 1927, 1928; N
- Willard O. Cooke, 1929
- William E. Wallace, 1930, 1931
- Walter A. Mitchell, 1932
- Sidney E. Hoyt, 1933, 1934
- Laurence B. Ford, 1935
- Arthur S. Cormack, 1936, 1937
- Albert E. Allan, 1938
- James A. Boyd, 1939
- George E. West, 1940; SN
- Alexander Harding, 1941; N
- Leslie M. Brierley, 1942
- Henry H. Dahl, 1943
- Wilfred H. Clarke, 1944
- Lawrence E. Brown, 1945
- Alexander Smith, 1946
- C. Everett Lister, 1947
- Donald M. Deware, 1948
- Leroy H. Goodwin, 1949
- Calvin W. Black, 1950
- John E. Williams, 1951
- J. Lawrence Widdop, 1952
- Wilfred O. Creighton, 1953
- William F. Greene, 1954
- Albert B. Johnson, 1955
- Alexander E. Warmington, 1956
- Harvey C. Miller, 1957
- John A. Evans, 1958
- Perry H. Wedge, 1959
- Earl J. Sweeney, 1960
- Roy A. Lawson, 1961
- Cleveland O. Wheelock, 1962
- Maurice I. Shauffer, 1963
- LeBaron R. Nobles, 1964
- William E. Whidden, Jr., 1965
- Wallis S. Bean, 1966
- James J. Mulloy, Jr., 1967
- Ronald W. Neilson, 1968
- Robert D. Parker, 1969; PDDGM
- William B. Parker, 1970
- Arthur W. Tucker, 1971
- George L. Pooler, 1972
- Robert L. Brown, 1973
- Lloyd C. Buker, 1974
- John Anderson, Jr., 1975
- Theodore G. Sharpe, 1976
- Sydney H. Fox, 1977
- Arthur H. Lemieux, 1978
- James S. Mulloy, 1979
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1921
- Petition for Charter: 1922
- Consolidation Petition (with Theodore Roosevelt Lodge): 1979
ANNIVERSARIES
- 1972 (50th Anniversary)
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1922 (Prince; Constitution of Lodge and installation; Special Communication)
- 1948 (Keith; reception for Grand Master of New Hampshire)
- 1972 (Deputy Grand Master Melanson; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1979 (Melanson; Consolidation; Special Communication)
BY-LAW CHANGES
HISTORY
EXPLANATION OF LODGE NAME
Presented at the constitution of the lodge in 1922
It will be of interest to the present and future members of MANET LODGE to know something of the derivation of the name "MANET," and how it became the name of this Lodge.
It was a very happy suggestion of Brother Roy Prout that we take the name on the City Seal because of its association with the city history, and because of its appropriateness as a name for a Masonic Lodge. It is derived from the Latin word "Maneo" — which means "to remain," "to abide," "to continue," "to endure," and in Scripture the word is used in the quotation, Thou, O Lord, remain-est forever, Thy throne from generation to generation." (Lam. v. 19.)
It was in 1888 that a committee was appointed to revise the Town Seal for use as the City Seal. The Chairman was Chas. Francis Adams. The suggestion was made by George W. Morton, a member of the committee, that Mt. Wollas-ton with its notable landmark — a single bent cedar tree — would be appropriate. The idea was adopted, a sketch made showing the hill, tree, and a bit of shore, and to the proper dates the word "MANET" was added. Thus the past, present, and future have been linked together in this design. The tree, ancient as it was, has passed away; a portion only of it is kept in City Hall. The hill, however, remains, and will continue — it will endure, as long as life exists on the face of the earth.
What more appropriate name could have been selected for the name of a Masonic Lodge! We are assembled here tonight to bring into fruition the desire to promote the interests of Masonry in this community; to endeavor to make its principles more generally known; and to teach and practice those valuable tenets which are so essential to the welfare and happiness of mankind. It is our purpose to serve our fellow men; to practice Charity in thought, word and deed; to lend a hand to those in need; to bring Light, and more Light, to those who are in darkness; and to disseminate those truths and principles which shall upbuild and strengthen those manly qualities which shall be a source of strength and stability in the social, civil, and moral life of the community, as Masonic Lodges have done in all ages before us.
With this purpose in mind, MANET LODGE should remain; it should continue; it should endure. Men come and go; kingdoms rise and fall; creeds are made and crumble away; but the principles upon which Masonry is founded will go on forever. So may MANET LODGE go on from generation to generation, expounding and exemplifying those principles and verities which shall promote Peace and Brotherly Love in the world, to the Honor and Glory of Him Who is our Supreme Grand Master.
OTHER
- 1926 (Quincy Temple cornerstone laying, 1926-378)
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Alexander Harding, DDGM, District 26 (Quincy), 1945, 1946; N
- Roy Prout, DDGM, District 26 (Quincy), 1930, 1931; N
- Robert D. Parker, DDGM, District 26 (Quincy), 1985, 1986
- Nathan N. Rosenhek, DDGM, District 2 (Boston), 1998, 1999; N
- George E. West, DDGM, District 26 (Quincy), 1963, 1964; SN
- Hartley L. White, DDGM, District 24 (Brockton), 1910; District 26 (Quincy), 1911, 1912; SN
