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1922

ARTHUR D. PRINCE, Grand Master

A portrait of Deputy Grand Master Dudley H. Ferrell appears in the Frontispiece.

Dudley H. Ferrell, Deputy Grand Master
Herbert W. Dean, Senior Grand Warden
Olin D. Dickerman, Junior Grand Warden

Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/08: 1922-12; Deputy Grand Master Dudley H. Ferrell presiding.
  • 06/14: 1922-182;
  • 09/13: 1922-284; Deputy Grand Master Dudley H. Ferrell presiding.
  • 12/13: 1922-406; (Annual Communication)

03/08 Agenda

  • 1922-24: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1922-37: Report of the Committee on Method of Balloting. The consideration of possible mis-balloting was considered negligible and no change to legislation was recommended.
  • 1922-56: Greetings to be cabled to the Grand Master.
  • 1922-57: Installation of Grand Officers not present at the 1921 Feast of St. John.

06/14 Agenda

  • 1922-193: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1922-232: Petition by Soley Lodge to reduce its fees to conform to a uniform rate established by the lodges in Somerville; approved.
  • 1922-236; Board of Masonic Relief authorized to build new facilities in Charlton, to be called the Williams Masonic Home (pursuant to terms of the William H. Williams will).
  • 1922-237: Contribution authorized to Sojourner's Club at Fort Bayard, New Mexico.

09/13 Agenda

  • 1922-294: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1922-310: Receipt of cable indicating the safe arrival of the Grand Master in Shanghai.
  • 1922-311: Report on designs for the new Williams Masonic Home in Charlton.
  • 1922-311: Greetings to Rev. and Wor. Francis L. Beal, who "had been severely injured by an automobile."

12/13 Agenda

Note: the Proceedings also list visits by the Deputy Grand Master and other Grand Officers, beginning on Page 1922-500.

  • 1922-507: Election of Rt. Wor. Dudley H. Ferrell as Grand Master; election of other Grand Lodge officers.
  • 1922-509: Report of the Board of Masonic Relief. War Relief Fund. Report of the Visiting Committee. Residents. Finances.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 03/08: 1922-35; Proposal to amend Section 319 regarding lodges with the jurisdiction of a college of university; new text approved and amendment adopted.
  • 09/13: 1922-303; Proposal to add a Section 714 regarding recognition of Foreign Grand Lodge, and the criteria for recognition. Referred.
    • 12/13: 1922-545; Adopted.
  • 12/13: 1922-553; Proposal to modify Grand Constitutions regarding qualifications of proxies; changes to Section 332 and Section 611. Referred.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/08: (presented by Deputy Grand Master Ferrell: remarks (Grand Master on a trip in Europe); Necrology; fire in printing plant; irregularly made Masons; George Washington Masonic Memorial; conculusion.
  • 06/14: Opening remarks; Masonic Service Association; Ku Klux Klan; careless investigation; lodge entertainments; Masonic(?) clubs; foreign Freemasonry; gift of gavel from Matthew J Whittall; World War trophies donated to the Grand Lodge; conviction of seller of clandestine Masonry; George Washington Masonic Memorial; doings of the District Grand Lodge (see descriptions below); conclusions.

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Old Masonic Artwork, Cheshire

  • 09/13: (presented by Deputy Grand Master Ferrell: remarks (Grand Master visiting District Grand Lodge in China); Necrology; Masonic Service Association; artwork found at old Franklin Lodge; conclusion.
  • 12/13: Necrology; review of three years (increase from 82,410 to 110,018 members; 34 new Lodges constituted or under dispensation; increases in funds, finances, Masonic Home, library); investigation of applicants; finances; report of the Board of Directors; charities; Masonic Home; visit to Lodges in China (see section below for itinerary); Henry Price Medals; visits; conclusion.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

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Gerrish, Roberts, Gibbs, Chapin, Gilman, Dow

  • 03/08: 1922-30; Death of Rt. Wor. Ernest L. Munger, District Deputy Grand Master; reported in Grand Master's Address.
  • 03/08: 1922-31; Death of Bro. Samuel Cox, oldest Massachusetts Mason (age 103); reported in Grand Master's Address.
  • 03/08: 1922-46; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Benjamin B. Gilman, past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Horace A. Carter, for the committee. A portrait of Bro. Gilman appears opposite Page 1922-46.
  • 03/08: 1922-49; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Emery B. Gibbs, past Deputy Grand Master; presented by Most Wor. Melvin M. Johnson, for the committee. A portrait of Bro. Gibbs appears opposite Page 1922-49.
  • 03/08: 1922-53; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Edward D. Chapin, past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Dwight H. Keyes, for the committee. A portrait of Bro. Chapin appears opposite Page 1922-53.
  • 04/20: 1922-83; Biography of Samuel Osgood, Grand Chaplain; presented at the constitution of Samuel Osgood Lodge.
  • 04/20: 1922-90; Biography of Samuel D. Sherwood, Past District Deputy Grand Master; presented at the constitution of Samuel D. Sherwood Lodge.
  • 09/13: 1922-296; Death of Wor. William Hamilton Gerrish, Grand Organist; reported in (Deputy) Grand Master's Address. A portrait of Brother Gerrish appears opposite Page 1922-296.
  • 12/13: 1922-428; Death of Rt. Wor. Albert F. Dow, Past Deputy Grand Master; reported in Grand Master's Address.
    • 12/13: 1922-549; Memorial presented by Most Wor. Everett C. Benton, for the committee. A portrait of Brother Dow appears opposite Page 1922-296.
  • 12/13: 1922-429; Death of Rt. Wor. Louis C. Southard, Past Deputy Grand Master; reported in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/13: 1922-429; Death of Rt. Wor. Oliver A. Roberts, Past Junior Grand Warden; reported in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/13: 1922-430; Death of Rt. Wor. Warren B. Ellis, Past District Deputy Grand Master; reported in Grand Master's Address.

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Matthew J. Whittall

  • 12/27: 1922-561; Memorial for Rt. Wor. Matthew John Whittall, Director of Grand Lodge; presented by Rt. Wor. Frank C. Harrington, for the committee. A portrait of Brother Whittall appears opposite Page 1922-561.
  • 12/27: 1922-565; Memorial for Rt. Wor. Oliver A. Roberts, Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. William M. Belcher, for the committee. A portrait of Brother Roberts appears opposite Page 1922-565.

Petitions for Charters

  • 06/14: 1922-232; Richard C. MacLaurin, Cambridge; petition to amend its charter, substituting "Massachusetts Institute of Technology" as its jurisdiction; granted.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

  • 12/13: 1922-495; Milton, Milton; mentioned in Grand Master's Address (03/31)
  • 12/13: 1922-495; Chin Ling, Nanking, China; mentioned in Grand Master's Address (10/25)
  • 12/13: 1922-495; Beaver, Belmont; mentioned in Grand Master's Address (11/14)

GRAND MASTER'S ITINERARY IN CHINA

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Chinese Degree Team; International Lodge Officers

  • Described in the Grand Master's Address, beginning on Page 1922-451:
    • 08/14: Travel by train in Canada to Vancouver.
    • 08/24: Sailing on the Empress of Canada for China, by way of Japan, where the party arrived on September 4.
    • 09/07: Arrival in Kyoto, and then on to Kobe, where they boarded a ship for Shanghai.
    • 09/08: Arrival in Shanghai. Masonic delegation received them, headed by Rt. Wor. Charles S. F. Lincoln, District Grand Master.
    • 09/12: Banquet at Astor House Hotel. (Manager and assistant manager both members of Shanghai Lodge.)
    • 09/14: Reception for Mrs. Prince by Mrs. Charles I. Lobingier, wife of the Deputy for the A. A. S. R. Southern Jurisdiction in China.
    • 09/14: Reception at the District Grand Lodge. Attended by members of all of the various jurisdictions, including England and Scotland.
    • 09/15: Reception by the Scottish Rite Bodies.
    • 09/16: Dinner held by Rt. Wor. Robert S. Ivy, District Grand Master of the English Constitution.
    • 09/17: Banquet for Ill. Bro. Lobingier.
    • 09/18: Train to Peking, stopping at Tientsin en route; involuntary stop at Nanking due to a typhoon.
    • 09/19: Constitution of Hykes Memorial Lodge; Special Communication.
    • 09/20: Return to Peking. Visit to International Lodge; installation. A scroll of welcome was presented (pictured below).
    • 09/21: Second visit to International Lodge; degree work with a Chinese degree team.
    • 09/27: Third visit to International Lodge.
    • 09/28: Dinner with Bro. and Dr. Wang, Premier of China.
    • 09/29: Visit to the Forbidden City, interview with President Li.
    • 10/03: Arrival in Shanghai; visit to Sinim Lodge.
    • 10/04: Visit to Ancient Landmark Lodge.
    • 10/05: Visit to District Grand Lodge, English Constitution. (Full account of this visit is given beginning on Page 1922-476, including Most Wor. Prince's address.)
    • 10/06: Visit to Shanghai Lodge.
    • 10/16: Visit to Ancient Landmark Lodge; installation of officers.
    • 11/02: Departure for home on the President Lincoln.

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Scroll of Welcome, International Lodge

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS: DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF CHINA

  • 09/19: 1922-487; Tientsin, China. Constitution of Hykes Memorial Lodge. Most Wor. Grand Master Prince, presiding.
    • 1922-488: Opening of the District Grand Lodge.
    • 1922-488: Constitution of Hykes Memorial Lodge "in full form in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1922-488: Organization for 1922-23 and list of Charter Members.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 01/12: 1922-1. Beverly. Constitution of Budleigh Lodge.
    • 1922-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1922-2: Constitution of Budleigh Lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient customs."
    • 1922-3: Grand Master's "very eloquent" Address.
    • 1922-3: Organization for 1922 and list of Charter Members.
  • 01/18: 1922-5. Waltham. Dedication of Masonic Apartments.
    • 1922-6: Grand Lodge opened and received by members of Monitor Lodge, the senior lodge in Waltham.
    • 1922-6: Apartments dedicated "to the uses of Freemasonry in full form in accordance with the ancient usages".
    • 1922-6: Dedicatory address by Grand Master.
  • 01/19: 1922-8. New Bedford. Constitution of Quittacus Lodge.
    • 1922-9: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1922-9: Constitution of Quittacus Lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient customs."
    • 1922-9: Grand Master's Address "in his usual happy and eloquent vein."
    • 1922-10: Organization for 1922 and list of Charter Members.
  • 03/13: 1922-59; Dedham. 50th Anniversary of Constellation Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Dudley H. Ferrell presiding.
    • 1922-60: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
    • 1922-60: Exercises, "attended by a large number of the Brethren and their ladies.
    • 1922-60ff: History of Constellation Lodge, by Wor. George F. Joyce.
  • 04/20: 1922-79. Springfield. Constitution of Samuel Osgood Lodge.
    • 1922-80: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1922-80: Constitution of Samuel Osgood Lodge and installation of officers "in full form in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1922-80: Grand Master's Address "who summoned the Brethren to fidelity to the splendid traditions of an older date recalled by the name of the Lodge."
    • 1922-81: Organization for 1922 and list of Charter Members.
    • 1922-83: Biography of Samuel Osgood, and notes on Samuel Osgood Lodge.
  • 04/20: 1922-85. Springfield. Constitution of Samuel D. Sherwood Lodge.
    • 1922-86: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1922-86: Constitution of Samuel D. Sherwood Lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1922-86: Grand Master's Address "referred to the inspiration of the memory of Rt. Wor. Brother Sherwood." He observed that Bro. Sherwood's son was the first Junior Warden of the Lodge.
    • 1922-87: Presentation of a Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. Clarence A. Brodeur.
    • 1922-88: Between the two special communications and constitutions the Grand Master gave an address at the dinner given jointly by the two lodges; he "sketched the international Masonic situation and showed the need for a closer international Masonic friendship."
    • 1922-88: Organization for 1922 and list of Charter Members.
    • 1922-90: Biography of Samuel D. Sherwood, and notes on Samuel D. Sherwood Lodge.
  • 04/21: 1922-92. East Longmeadow. Constitution of Charles C. Spellman Lodge.
    • 1922-93: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1922-93: Masonic aartments dedicated.
    • 1922-93: Grand Master's Address. He commented that "all the labor involved in remodelling the building had been freely given by members of the Craft."
    • 1922-94: Constitution of Charles C. Spellman Lodge and installation of officers "in full form."
    • 1922-94: Address by Grand Secretary Frederick W. Hamilton, who "dwelt largely upon the Masonic lessons to be drawn from the life of Rt. Wor. Charles C. Spellman, to whose memory the Lodge will be an enduring monument."
    • 1922-95: Organization for 1922 and list of Charter Members.
    • 1922-96: Biography of Charles C. Spellman, and notes on Charles C. Spellman Lodge.
  • 04/24: 1922-98. Roslindale. Dedication of Masonic Apartments.
    • 1922-99: Grand Lodge opened and received by members of Prospect Lodge. (West Roxbury Lodge also participated.)
    • 1922-99: Apartments dedicated "to the uses of Freemasonry in full form and ceremony according to the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1922-99: Dedicatory address by Grand Master.
    • 1922-100: Dinner in the "commodious banquet hall."
  • 04/27: 1922-101. Lowell. Constitution of Wamesit Lodge.
    • 1922-102: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1922-102: Constitution of Wamesit Lodge of Tewksbury and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient Masonic usage."
    • 1922-102: Grand Master's "forceful and impressive" Address. Address by Rev. and Wor. R. Perry Bush, Grand Chaplain.
    • 1922-103: Organization for 1922 and list of Charter Members. Note that the constitution took place in Lowell due to the large number in attendance for this event.

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Cornerstone Laying, Lawrence

  • 04/29: 1922-105. Lawrence. Laying of the cornerstone of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1922-106: Grand Lodge opened at the old Masonic Temple and was received by Grecian Lodge. The Grand Master made a "pleasing allusion" to the face that Lawrence was his native city.
    • 1922-107: Procession to building site, with Bethany Commandery and the following Lodges in escort: Cochichewick, Phoenician, Tuscan, John Hancock, Grecian and St. Matthew's (with oldest Lodge by precedence furthest to the rear).
    • 1922-107: Corner-stone laying ceremony, with the assistance of the three Lodges in Lawrence, as well as the Mayor and other dignitaries. Contents of corner-stone box.
    • 1922-110: Grand Master's "eloquent and forceful address dealing with the antiquity and significance of the ceremony of Masonic Corner-Stone Laying, the symbolic meaning of the working tools, the principles of Freemasonry, and the influence of its teachings in establishing a Universal Brotherhood of man."
    • 1922-111: Banquet in old Temple, with Most Ill. Dean K. Webster as Toastmaster. Grand Master Prince presented him with a Henry Price Medal. Remarks by the Mayor.
  • 05/06: 1922-112. Fall River. Laying of the cornerstone of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1922-113: Grand Lodge opened at the old Masonic Temple. Installation of Wor. and Rev. Paul Sterling as Grand Chaplain.
    • 1922-113: Reception by Wor. Benjamin Barnes, Master of Mount Hope Lodge. Procession by automobiles to the Quequechan Club, from which the procession was reviewed. It included twenty-five hundred Brethren, including York Rite bodies, various bands, and officers and members of Massasoit, Narragansett, King Philip, Mount Hope Lodge.
    • 1922-115: Corner-stone ceremony at new building site. Contents of corner-stone box.
    • 1922-117: Grand Master's Address, reprinted in full.
  • 05/13: 1922-123. Tewksbury. Corner-stone laying for the First Congregational Church.
    • 1922-124. Grand Lodge opened at the apartments of Wamesit Lodge and proceeded to the building site.
    • 1922-124. Corner-stone laying "with full form and ceremonial in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1922-124. Contents of corner-stone box.
    • 1922-125. Addresses by the Grand Master and Wor. and Rev. R. Perry Bush, Grand Chaplain.
  • 05/15: 1922-126. Montague. Dedication of Masonic apartments and 50th Anniversary of Bay State Lodge.
    • 1922-127: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Bay State Lodge.
    • 1922-127: Apartments dedicated "in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft with full form and ceremony." Dedicatory address.
    • 1922-127: Procession to Town Hall for the anniversary banquet.
    • 1922-128: Addresses by the Grand Master, Rt. Wor. Olin D. Dickerman and Rev. and Wor. Edward A. Chase.
    • 1922-128: Historical Sketch of the Lodge, presented by Bro. Austin M. Lawrence.
  • 06/01: 1922-136. Northampton. 125th Anniversary of Jerusalem Lodge.
    • 1922-137: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Jerusalem Lodge.
    • 1922-137: Dinner in banquet room. Toastmaster was Bro. Richard W. Irwin, Justice of the Superior Court.
    • 1922-138ff: History of Jerusalem Lodge by Rt. Wor. Louis L. Campbell.
  • 06/10: 1922-149. North Attleboro. 125th Anniversary of Bristol Lodge.
    • 1922-150: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Bristol Lodge.
    • 1922-150ff: History of Bristol Lodge by Wor. Harry E. Litchfield.
    • 1922-181: (06/11) Commemorative service held in First Methodist Episcopal Church; address delivered by Most Wor. Melvin M. Johnson.
  • 06/15: 1922-238. Concord. 125th Anniversary of Corinthian Lodge.
    • 1922-239: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Corinthian Lodge.
    • 1922-239: Addresses by Grand Master, Rt. Wor. Olin D. Dickerman (Junior Grand Warden), and other Brethren. Excerpt of Lodge history by Wor. Edwin Caiger (which appears in the 1921 Proceedings at the dedication of the Temple.
  • 06/14: 1922-241. Bridgewater. 125th Anniversary of Fellowship Lodge. Senior Grand Warden Herbert W. Dean presiding.
    • 1922-241: Warrant to open a Deputy Grand Lodge.
    • 1922-242: Opening of Grand Lodge and reception by members of the Lodge.
    • 1922-242: Remarks by Bro. Dean as Deputy Grand Master.
    • 1922-243: Presentation of a Henry Price Medal to Bro. Peregrine White Poole, "for more than fifty years an active, useful, and interested member of the Lodge."
    • 1922-243: (06/11) A commemorative service at the First Congregational (Unitarian) Church, with sermon preached by Rev. Bro. Henry H. Crane; (06/13) Entertainment and dancing at Town Hall with Brethren and ladies.
    • 1922-244ff: Historical Sketch of Fellowship Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Arthur C. Boyden.
  • 06/23: 1922-249. Boston. Corner-stone laying for the Caledonian Club.
    • 1922-250: Grand Lodge opened and moved to the building site. Corner-stone laid "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft." The stone was pink granite from Aberdeen, Scotland.
    • 1922-250: Contents of corner-stone box.
    • 1922-251: Open meeting in the large auditorium. Governor, Mayor and Grand Master remarks.
    • From New England Craftsman, Vol. XVII, No. 9, July 1922, Page 299:
      • The corner stone of the Boston Caledonian Club was laid on the evening of June 23 at the club building, recently purchased by the Boston Caledonian Club Building Association, at Berkeley and Appleton Streets, Boston. Grand Master Arthur D. Prince of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts officiated, the ceremony including the Masonic ritual.
      • The stone, of pink Scotch granite, was quarried and cut at Peterhead, Aberdeen, Scotland. It bears only the figures 1922. Grand Master Prince laid the stone in place, being assisted in the ceremonies by Acting Senior Grand Warden Herbert W. Dean, Junior Grand Warden Olin D. Dickerman, Grand Treasurer Charles H. Ramsay and Grand Secretary Frederick W. Hamilton.
      • Following the outdoor ceremony, dedication exercises were held in the main hall of the clubhouse jointly with the club's annual Bannockburn celebration. President Frank B. Abercrombie of the building association presided, the following speakers being heard: Gov. Cox, Grand Master Prince and Chief John Spiers of the club.
  • 09/11: 1922-252. Athol. 50th Anniversary of Athol Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Dudley H. Ferrell presiding.
    • 1922-252: Grand Lodge opened and was received by brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1922-253: "Very eloquent address" by the Deputy Grand Master, and addresses by other officers.
    • 1922-253: (09/09) clam bake with sports and dancing at the Athol Fair Grounds; (09/10) service at the Congregational Church, sermon preached by Wor. and Rev. R. Perry Bush, Grand Chaplain.
    • 1922-254ff: "Athol Lodge - Glimpses of a Half Century" by Wor. Winfield C. Brock.
  • 09/16: 1922-313. Milford. 125th Anniversary of Montgomery Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Dudley H. Ferrell presiding.
    • 1922-313: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Montgomery Lodge. (Noted that the chairman of the reception committee was Henry Price Medal recipient Rt. Wor. George E. Stacy, age 89, a 63-year Mason.
    • 1922-314: An "eloquent address" by the Acting Grand Master.
    • 1922-314: Summary of events: (09/10) service at First Universalist Church, sermon by Rev. Bro. Harry Fay Fister, Chaplain of the Lodge; after the exercises, banquet at town hall with addresses by Governor Channing Cox and other guests.
    • 1922-315ff: History of Montgomery Lodge since 1897 by Wor. George W. Billings. Includes a sketch of each Master, 1897-1922, starting on Page 1922-340.
    • 1922-346ff: Banquet address by Deputy Grand Master Dudley H. Ferrell, reprinted in full.
    • 1922-350ff: Banquet address of Governor Channing Cox, reprinted in full.
  • 09/29: 1922-353. Quincy. Constitution of Manet Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Dudley H. Ferrell presiding.
    • 1922-354: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1922-354: Constitution of Manet Lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1922-354: Deputy Grand Master's address "of great value and interest."
    • 1922-355: Organization for 1922 and list of Charter Members.
    • 1922-356: Description of Manet Lodge, and explanation of its name. (MANET appears on the city seal of Quincy, and derives from the Latin Maneo, meaning "to remain", "to abide", "to continue", "to endure.")
  • 10/05: 1922-359. Everett. Constitution of Galilean Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Dudley H. Ferrell presiding.
    • 1922-360: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1922-360: Constitution of Galilean Lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1922-360: Deputy Grand Master's address "impressive and inspiring."
    • 1922-361: Organization for 1922 and list of Charter Members.
  • 10/25: 1922-363. Walpole. Constitution of Azure Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Dudley H. Ferrell presiding.
    • 1922-364: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1922-364: Constitution of Azure Lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1922-364: Deputy Grand Master's address "delivered . . . in his usual, able and impressive manner."
    • 1922-365: Organization for 1922-23 and list of Charter Members.
  • 10/13: 1922-367. North Adams. 50th Anniversary of Greylock Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Dudley H. Ferrell presiding.
    • 1922-367: Grand Lodge opened and was received by brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1922-368: "Eloquent address" by the Deputy Grand Master, and addresses by other officers. The presentation of a Past Senior Grand Warden's Jewel to Rt. Wor. Herbert W. Dean, and a Past District Deputy Grand Master's Jewel to Rt. Wor. Joseph L. Malcolm.
    • 1922-368ff: History of Greylock Lodge by Wor. Charles A. Williams.
  • 12/11: 1922-382. Andover. Centenary of St. Matthew's Lodge. Senior Grand Warden Herbert W. Dean presiding.
    • 1922-382: Warrant to open a Deputy Grand Lodge.
    • 1922-383: Grand Lodge opened and was received by brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1922-383: Addresses by the Deputy Grand Master, and by other officers, including the Senior Past Master and the Master who had presided at the 75th Anniversary. Note that the Grand Master himself arrived toward the end of the evening.
    • 1922-384: (12/10) Commemorative service at the Free Christian Church, sermon by Rev. Bro. Arthur S. Wheelock.
    • 1922-384ff: History of St. Matthew's Lodge by Bro. William Odlin.
  • 12/11: 1922-400. Natick. 125th Anniversary of Meridian Lodge.
    • 1922-400: Grand Lodge opened and was received by brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1922-401: Address by the Grand Master.
    • 1922-401: Dinner entertainment with speeches by Deputy Grand Master and Grand Secretary.
    • 1922-401: (12/10: Commemmorative service at First Congregational Church, sermon preached by Wor. and Rev. Edward A. Horton, Grand Chaplain.
    • 1922-401ff: History of Meridian Lodge by Bro. William S. McRobert.
  • 12/21: 1922-555. Oxford. Dedication of Masonic Apartments.
    • 1922-556: Grand Lodge opened and received by members of Oxford Lodge.
    • 1922-556: Apartments dedicated "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1922-556: Dedicatory address by Grand Master, including description of his recent official visit to China.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS, DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF CANAL ZONE

These meetings were reported in the 06/14 Grand Master's Address.

  • 02/23: 1922-224. Ancon, Canal Zone. Constitution of Chagres Lodge.
    • 1922-224: District Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
    • 1922-224: Acting District Grand Master Clinton G. Carty constituted Chagres Lodge "in due and ancient form and with full ceremonial."
    • 1922-225: Organization of the Lodge for 1922.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1922)

A portrait of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Senior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England, appeared on the menu for the feast.

  • 1922-557: Opening and roll call.
  • 1922-559: Report of Grand Secretary; 7,804 Diplomas issued through 08/31/1922. List of Lodges not represented in 1922.
  • 1922-569: Introduction of Governor and Bro. Channing H. Cox.
  • 1922-569: Installation of Grand Master Ferrell, and other Grand Lodge officers.
  • 1922-577: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
    • 1922-577: The Grand Master.
    • 1922-584: Rt. Wor. and Congressman Allen T. Treadway.
    • 1922-586: Bro. and Congressman Frederick W. Dallinger.
    • 1922-598: Rev. and Bro. Henry H. Crane, Chaplain of Converse Lodge.
    • 1922-618: Dr. and Bro. Joseph Fort Newton.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1922

There were 33 districts in Massachusetts in 1922, as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

William W. Brooks, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-v

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

George B. Colesworthy, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1922-vi

DISTRICT 3: East Boston

Edward C. R. Bagley, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1922-vii

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Arthur A. Lincoln, District Deputy Grand Master; 12 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1922-viii

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Fred M. Blanchard, District Deputy Grand Master; 14 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1922-ix

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Perry W. Witherell, District Deputy Grand Master; 13 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-x

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Edward B. Wentworth, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xi

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Clarence E. Cahill, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xii

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Aaron Cogswell, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xiii

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Charles I. Pettingell, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xiv

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Charles A. Stone, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xv

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Charles F. Flemings, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xvi

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Rolfe W. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xvii

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

George W. Halligan, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xviii

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Joseph L. Malcolm, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xix

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

William H. Barrows, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xx

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Archibald A. Brooks, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxi

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Hiram I. Dillenback, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxii

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Alvan R. Lewis, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxiii

DISTRICT 20: Southbridge

Franklin C. Monroe, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxiv

DISTRICT 21: Worcester

Frank C. Harrington, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxv

DISTRICT 22: Blackstone

Ambrose B. White, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxvi

DISTRICT 23: Milford

Henry M. Cutter, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxvii

DISTRICT 24: Marlborough

J. Arthur Wood, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxviii

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Arthur W. Chase, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxix

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Henry P. Tilden, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxx

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Edgar A. Baker, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxxi

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Arthur C. Staples, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxxii

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Roy F. Allen, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxxiii

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Stephen H. Taylor, District Deputy Grand Master; 12 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxxiv

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Stephen Carey Luce, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxxv

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Charles N. Rogers, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxxvi

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Dwight H. Keyes, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxxvii

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Ralph Osborn, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxxviii

CHILE DISTRICT

James Walls, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1922-xxxix

CHINA DISTRICT

C.S.F. Lincoln, District Grand Master; 6 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1922-xxxix

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