MassachusettsYear1957

1957

ANDREW G. JENKINS, Grand Master

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/13: 1957-7;
• 06/12: 1957-70;
• 09/11: 1957-98;
• 12/11: 1957-164; (Annual Communication)

03/13 Agenda

• 1957-26: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1957-27: Report of Committee on Records and Recognition of Proxies.
• 1957-41: Installation of Rt. Wor. Chandler M. Holmes, DDGM of the 15th District, not present at the Feast of St. John in 1956.
• 1957-51: Report of the Committee on Petitions for Restoration and Reinstatement.
• 1957-51: Remarks of Rt. Wor. Walter Oliveira Costa, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

06/12 Agenda

• 1957-78: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1957-79: Report of Committee on Records and Recognition of Proxies.
• 1957-91: Resolution of appreciation to Rt. Wor. Chester D. Shepherd, recently resigned as Service Director of the Grand Lodge.
• 1957-96: Report of the Committee on Petitions for Restoration and Reinstatement.
• 1957-97: Presentation of Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. George P. Fullman, District Grand Master of the Canal Zone District.
• 1957-97: Greetings from the Grand Lodges of Oregon and Vermont.

09/11 Agenda

• 1957-106: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1957-106: Presentation of Distinguished Service Medal to Bro. George B. Rowell "in recognition of his meritorious legal services on behalf of the Craft."
• 1957-106: Report of Committee on Records and Recognition of Proxies.
• 1957-121: Report of Budget Committee.
• 1957-127: Report of Committee on Foreign Relations, requesting recognition by the Grand Lodge of the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil (organized April 25, 1956.)
• 1957-130: Report of the Committee on Petitions for Restoration and Reinstatement.

12/11 Agenda

• 1957-173: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1957-173: Report of Committee on Records and Recognition of Proxies.
• 1957-183: Report of Education Committee.
• 1957-186: Report of Service Committee.
• 1957-187: Report of Board of Masonic Relief.
• 1957-197: Report of Library and Museum Committee. Note: A list of items displayed in June 1957 is detailed on page 1957-199ff; and a list of library acquisitions appears on page 1957-204ff.
• 1957-206: Auditor's Report.
• 1957-208: Report of the Masonic Education and Charity Trust.
• 1957-216: Visits by Grand Master:
  • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (01/10)
  • William North, Lowell (01/16; Grand Master‚Äôs reception)
  • Norfolk, Needham (01/21; Senior Grand Warden reception)
  • Wyoming, Melrose (01/23; Deputy Grand Master reception)
  • Galilean, Everett (01/30; Junior Grand Warden reception)
  • Realty, Boston (02/25; "Whitfield W. Johnson Night")
  • Emeth, Newburyport (04/06; Ladies' Night)
  • Brockton (05/10; Baalis Sanford, Paul Revere, St. George; Ladies' Night)
  • Dorchester, Dorchester (06/06)
  • Abraham H. Howland Jr., Charlton, Masonic Home (06/15)
  • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/14; installation)
  • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
• 1957-224: Report of the Committee on Petitions for Restoration and Reinstatement.
• 1957-225: Report of Committee on Returns.
• 1957-228: Re-election of Andrew G. Jenkins as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Officers.
• 1957-229: Presentation of the Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. George H. Upton.
• 1911-224: Presentation of a copy of the charter of The Tyrian, Gloucester, with notes on its first meeting.
• 1911-226: Report of the Board of Masonic Relief, including acknowledgement of the gifts of Winslow Lewis and Esoteric Lodges.
• 1900-199: Auditing Committee Report.
• 1900-206: Charity committee report.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 09/11: 1957-126; Proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, Section 337, regarding Entered Apprentice Degree procedures. Referred.

• 12/11: 1957-175; Proposal approved with slight rewording.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/13: 1957-41: Grand Master's Conference in Washington D.C.; consolidation of North China and Shanghai Districts into a single China District; visitations in Virginia and the Netherlands; Masonic Festival at Aleppo Shrine; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (4 in excess of 50 years).

• 06/12: 1957-79: In Memoria; Doric Hall exhibition of historical items; arrival of Most Wor. Melvin Johnson by steamship in New York, recently recovering from a heart attack; Most Wor. Samuel Wragg's illness; death of Most Wor. Carl Claudy of the District of Columbia; visits to Annual Meetings of other Grand Lodges; dispensations for new Lodges; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (2 in excess of 50 years); Balloting edict; Northeast Conference on Masonic Libraries and Education; Service; 225th Anniversary in 1958; Masonic Festival at Aleppo Shrine; Benevolences.

• 09/11: 1957-107: In Memoria; Taxation of Masonic Temples committee; Blood Program; lodge finances; budget committee; The Oldest Living Freemason, a book that lists 542 names of brothers with 70 or more years' membership; barbecue at Masonic Home in July.

• 12/11: 1957-176: In Memoria; greeting to Most Wor. Melvin Johnson and Most Wor. Samuel Wragg; Membership (4,838 initiates, 340 lodges with 329 in Massachusetts); Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (4 in excess of 50 years); Visits; Annual Reports; Reports on overseas Lodges.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/13: 1957-47;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Aberdour, Bethany, Beth-Horon, Boston University, Converse, Corner Stone, Eastern Star, Essex, Ezekiel Bates, John Cutler, John Hancock, Marine, Merrimack, Montacute, Mount Hope, Mount Olivet, Pequossette, Rising Star, [1], Saggahew, St. George, Satucket, Seaview, Somerville, Springfield, Waltham, Wamesit, Zerubbabel.
  • Approved with necessary changes "none of which involves a reduction in the fees for the degrees."
  • 1957-50: Charter of Sinim Lodge amended to indicate its official establishment in Tokyo, where it had been meeting by dispensation since September 1952.

• 06/12: 1957-93;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Algonquin, Athol, Bristol, Charity, Charles C. Dame, Corner Stone, Federal, Fourth Estate, Franklin, Garden City, Grecian, Hampshire, Huntington, Level, Montgomery, Morning Sun, [2], Mount Vernon, Nehoiden, North Star, Norumbega, Old Colony, Oxford, Paul Dean, Phoenician, Phoenix, Plymouth, Republican, Rural, St. Paul's (Ayer), Shawmont, Springfield, Star, Tahattawan, Trinity, Wampatuck, Winthrop, Zerubbabel.
  • Approved with necessary changes "none of which involves a reduction in the fees for the degrees."

• 09/11: 1957-129;
  • Full Codes : [3], Simon W. Robinson.
  • Amendments: Berkshire, Constellation, Freedom, Germania, [4], Mount Vernon, Shawmut, Sibert, Sinim, Warren, Webster.
  • Approved with necessary changes "none of which involves a reduction in the fees for the degrees‚" except the amendments from Sinim Lodge.

• 12/11: 1957-223;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Ancient York, Blackstone River, [5], Delta, Eden, Esoteric, Fraternity, Freedom, Gate of the Temple, The Harvard, John Abbot, [6], Lafayette (Roxbury), Mosaic, Mount Hope, Nantascot, Pequossette, Rural, Sagamore, St. Matthew's, The Lodge of Stirling; approved. Blackstone River not approved.
  • Approved with necessary changes "none of which involves a reduction in the fees for the degrees."

• 1957-226: Charter of Lafayette (Roxbury), petitioned to remove to Norwood effective February 1, 1958; charter to be amended.

Necrologies and Memorials

• 03/13: 1957-36; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Roy Elton Comstock, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 03/13: 1957-36; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Clarence Irving Sweet, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 03/13: 1957-36; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Joseph Irving Botting, Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 1957-38: Presented by Rt. Wor. Edward C. Holmes, on behalf of the committee.

• 03/13: 1957-37; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Harrison Albion Morse, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 03/13: 1957-37; Memorial to Rt. Wor. William Arnold Wry, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 03/13: 1957-37; Memorial to Rt. Wor. James Arthur Gibson, Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 1957-39: Presented by Most Wor. Claude L. Allen, on behalf of the committee.

• 06/12: 1957-80; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Edgar Montague Osgood, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 06/12: 1957-80; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Henry Warren Stevens, Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 1957-38: Presented by Rt. Wor. Frederic L. Pike, on behalf of the committee.

• 06/12: 1957-80; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Harold William Walkinshaw, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 06/12: 1957-81; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Otis Converse White, Jr., Past Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 1957-113: Presented by Most Wor. Thomas S. Roy, on behalf of the committee.

• 09/11: 1957-108; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Francis Martin Rollin Webler, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 09/11: 1957-108; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Edward Warren Burt, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 09/11: 1957-108; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Harry Herbert Williams, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 09/11: 1957-109; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Winfield Temple, Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 1957-116: Presented by Most Wor. Claude L. Allen, on behalf of the committee.

• 09/11: 1957-109; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Frank Herman Hilton, Past Grand Marshal, Senior Grand Warden and Grand Secretary.
  • 1957-118: Presented by Most Wor. Joseph E. Perry, on behalf of the committee. Note: a portrait of Rt. Wor. Hilton appears opposite page 1957-119.

• 12/11: 1957-177; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Louis Albert Rogers, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 12/11: 1957-177; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Breuelle Hunt, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 12/11: 1957-177; Memorial to Rt. Wor. George Everett MacLean, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 12/27: 1957-255; Memorial to Most Wor. Melvin Maynard Johnson, Past Grand Master; conducted by Most Wor. Thomas S. Roy, Past Grand Master.

Petitions for Charters

None.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

• 06/12: 1957-85; Perfection Lodge, Framingham, 03/19/1957, in the Marlboro 24th District.

• 06/12: 1957-85; Maugus Hill Lodge, Wellesley, 04/11/1957, in the Brighton 5th District.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 03/05/1957: 1957-1; Boston. 25th Anniversary of Moses Michael Hays Lodge.
  • 1957-2: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Maurice Verdun, Master.
  • 1957-2: Brief address by the Grand Master; remarks by M.W. Whitfield W. Johnson and Claude L. Allen, DDGM Rt. Wor. Alden Ackerman, and Wor. Verdun.
  • 1957-3ff: History of Moses Michael Hays Lodge, presented by Wor. E. Louis Greenblatt.

• 03/21/1957: 1957-53; Lowell. 150th Anniversary of Pentucket Lodge.
  • 1957-53: Grand Lodge opened in Pentucket Hall, Spalding House, where the lodge was originally constituted in 1807; tea for Grand Officers and their ladies.
  • 1957-54: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Francis A. Mathews, Master.
  • 1957-54: Brief address by the Grand Master; remarks by other brothers. The Grand Master presented a 50-year Veteran's Medal to Bro. Harold J. Patten, and a diploma to his son Bro. Richard A. Patten, who had recently been raised.
  • 1957-56ff: History of Pentucket Lodge, written by Wor. Francis A. Mathews.

• 09/29/1957: 1957-133; Danvers. Cornerstone Laying at Holy Trinity Methodist Church.
  • 1957-133: Grand Lodge opened at Danvers Masonic Temple; procession to building site, led by DeMolay Band and accompanied by Rainbow and DeMolay officers, as well as York Rite brothers and members of Amity and Mosaic Lodges.
  • 1957-134: Exercises "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony."
  • 1957-134: Contents of cornerstone box.

• 10/22/1957: 1957-136; Somerville. 100th Anniversary of John Abbot Lodge.
  • 1957-137: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment."
  • 1957-137: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Elmer W. Keane, Master.
  • 1957-137: Presentation of "a very scholarly and comprehensive history."
  • 1957-137: Brief address by the Grand Master about Most Wor. John Abbot; remarks by other brothers. The Grand Master presented a 50-year Veteran's Medal to Brothers Ralph L. R. Collins and James H. Hurter.
  • 1957-139ff: History of John Abbot Lodge, written by Rt. Wor. Eugene B. Hamilton.

• 11/02/1957: 1957-149; Adams. 100th Anniversary of Berkshire Lodge.
  • 1957-149: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment."
  • 1957-150: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Ernest Richardson, Master.
  • 1957-150: Presentation of lodge history by Bro. George Schwarzer.
  • 1957-150: Brief address by the Grand Master and remarks by other brothers.
  • 1957-150: "After the exercises, the Brethren enjoyed a turkey dinner and a musical program by the Adams Male Glee Club at Turn Hall."
  • 1957-151ff: History of Berkshire Lodge, written by Wor. Ernest Richardson and Bro. George Schwarzer. Includes notes on Berkshire Lodge in Stockbridge, Friendship Lodge of Williamstown, and the original Franklin Lodge ("Stafford Hill Lodge") of Cheshire.

• 11/07/1957: 1957-158; Malden. 100th Anniversary of Mount Vernon Lodge.
  • 1957-158: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment."
  • 1957-159: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. William B. Berg, Jr., Master.
  • 1957-159: Presentation of lodge history by Wor. A. Ray Whenman.
  • 1957-159: Remarks by the Grand Master and other brothers. Presentations of a Past Master's Jewel to Wor. Berg, a Past Master's disploma to Wor. Henry L. Taylor, and a Veteran's Medal to Bro. Alfred L. Barstow. Master Mason Diplomas were presented to the "100th Anniversary Class."
  • 1957-160ff: History of Mount Vernon Lodge, written by Wor. A. Ray Whenman. Note on Mount Hermon Lodge in Malden and surrender of its charter; the original petitioners wanted that charter back, but the absence of records made that impossible.

• 12/12/1957: 1957-230; Watertown. 100th Anniversary of Pequossette Lodge.
  • 1957-231: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment."
  • 1957-231: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. William T. von Schoppe, Master.
  • 1957-231: Presentation of history by Bro. Miles P. Robinson "which he had compiled with painstaking care as a result of two years' research."
  • 1957-231: A time capsule was dedicated to be opened in the year 2057, 100 years hence.
  • 1957-231: Along with DDGM Rt. Wor. C. Frank Carbee, the Grand Master presented Veterans' Medals to Bro. Raymond H. Wilson and A. Lester Shipton.
  • 1957-232: Brief address by the Grand Master; remarks by other brothers.
  • 1957-233: History of Pequossette Lodge, written by Bro. Miles P. Robinson.

• 12/17/1957: 1957-246; Canton. Burning of the mortgage of Blue Hill Lodge.
  • 1957-247: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment."
  • 1957-247: Apartments "reconsecrated in ancient form and ceremony, as a climax of which, the mortgage was burned with appropriate ritual to supplement the consecration."

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1957)

• 1957-248: Opening and roll call.
• 1957-253: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1957-254: Report of Grand Secretary: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1957, as well as the past 2-5 years.
• 1957-257: Installation of Grand Master Jenkins. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1957-260: Grand Master Jenkins was presented with his Past Grand Master's Jewel by Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson, and with the Jeremy L. Cross Medal by the Grand Master of New Hampshire, Most Wor. Carroll H. Ingalls.
• 1957-262: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers:
• 1957-262: Grand Master Jenkins.
• 1957-263: Rt. Wor. and Senator Leverett Saltonstall.
• 1957-265: Grand Master Jenkins, "Looking Forward."
• 1957-269: Deputy Grand Master Rt. Wor. Paul L. Perkins.
• 1957-270: Most Wor. Nathan Turk, Grand Master of New York.
• 1957-272: Sovereign Grand Commander, Northern Jurisdiction AASR, Ill. George E. Bushnell 33°.
• 1957-275: Grand Prelate of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, Rt. Em. E. Robert Chable.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1957

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Fraderic L. Pike, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-295

• St. John's (Boston, 1733)
• Lodge of St. Andrew, (Boston, 1752)
• The Massachusetts (Boston, 1770)
• Columbian (Boston, 1796)
• Mount Lebanon (Boston, 1801)
• Germania (Boston, 1854)
• Winslow Lewis (Boston, 1855)
• Revere (Boston, 1856)
• Joseph Warren (Boston, 1856)
• Shawmut (Boston, 1911)

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

William H. Haugh, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-296

• Amicable (Cambridge, 1805)
• The Lodge of Eleusis (Boston, 1865)
• Mizpah (Cambridge, 1867)
• Charity (Cambridge, 1869)
• Joseph Webb (Boston, 1876)
• Richard C. MacLaurin (Cambridge, 1920)
• Realty (Boston, 1954)

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Alden B. Ackerman, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-297

• Putnam (Cambridge, 1854)
• Aberdour (Boston, 1860)
• Mount Olivet (Cambridge, 1863)
• Zetland (Boston, 1867)
• Euclid (Boston, 1916)
• The Harvard (Cambridge, 1922)
• Boston University (Boston, 1925)
• Moses Michael Hays (Boston, 1931)

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Wilbert Henry, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-298

• Mount Tabor (Boston, 1846)
• Henry Price (Charlestown, 1858)
• Hammatt (East Boston, 1859)
• Robert Lash (Chelsea, 1867)
• Temple (Boston, 1870)
• Seaview (Revere, 1917)
• Fourth Estate (Boston, 1922)

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

Thomas Knudson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-299

• Star of Bethlehem (Chelsea, 1844)
• Baalbec (East Boston, 1852)
• Faith (Charlestown, 1868)
• Winthrop (Winthrop, 1887)
• Noddle's Island (Boston, 1920)
• Everett C. Benton (Boston, 1925)
• Major General Henry Knox (Boston, 1926)

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

George A. Ward, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-300

• St. Paul's (South Boston, 1846)
• Adelphi (Boston, 1865)
• Prospect (Roslindale, 1890)
• Algonquin, Dorchester, 1913)
• Loyalty (Jamaica Plain, 1920)
• Zerubbabel (Dorchester, 1950)

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

A. Edward Greenman, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-301

• Union (Dorchester, 1796)
• Gate of the Temple (South Boston, 1855)
• Rabboni (Dorchester, 1869)
• Macedonian (Milton, 1893)
• Brotherhood (Boston, 1926)

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Charles W. Hunter, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-302

• Washington (Roxbury, 1796)
• Eliot (Boston, 1866)
• Dorchester (Dorchester, 1912)
• West Roxbury (Roslindale, 1919)
• Milton (Milton, 1922)
• Hesperia (Boston, 1925)

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Robert T. Westermark, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-303

• Monitor (Waltham, 1820)
• Dalhousie (Newtonville, 1860)
• Beth-Horon (Brookline, 1870)
• Fraternity (Newtonville, 1875)
• Wellesley (Wellesley, 1912)
• Victory (Watertown, 1920)
• Ebenezer Fuller (Brighton, 1920)
• Beaver (Belmont, 1922)
• Nehoiden (Needham, 1927)
• Garden City (Newtonville, 1954)

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

C. Frank Carbee, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1957-304

• Bethesda (Brighton, 1819)
• Pequossette (Watertown, 1856)
• Belmont (Belmont, 1864)
• Isaac Parker (Waltham, 1867)
• Norfolk (Needham, 1874)
• Norumbega (Newtonville, 1920)
• Brookline (Brookline, 1920)
• United (Brookline, 1924)
• Waltham (Waltham, 1928)
• Maugus Hill (Wellesley, U.D.)

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Frank W. Haynes, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-305

• King Solomon's (Charlestown, 1783)
• Mount Hermon (Medford, 1854)
• Simon W. Robinson(Lexington, 1870)
• Soley (Somerville, 1879)
• Friendship (Wilmington, 1901)
• Mystic Valley (Winchester, 1920)
• Russell (Arlington, 1923)
• Simonds (Burlington, 1955)
• Frank W. Thompson (Bedford, 1955)

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Lane E. Wheaton, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-306

• Hiram (Arlington, 1797)
• Mount Horeb (Woburn, 1855)
• John Abbot (Somerville, 1857)
• William Parkman (Winchester, 1864)
• Somerville (West Somerville, 1912)
• Sagamore (West Medford, 1913)
• Samuel Crocker Lawrence (Medford, 1920)
• Freedom (Somerville, 1947)

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Oliver Rutherford, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-307

• Mount Vernon (Malden, 1857)
• Good Samaritan (Reading, 1870)
• King Cyrus (Stoneham, 1875)
• Fidelity (Melrose, 1918)
• Galilean (Everett, 1921)
• Mount Scopus (Malden, 1930)
• Canaan (Everett, 1951)
• North Reading (North Reading, 1955)

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

James W. Currier, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-308

• Wyoming (Melrose, 1856)
• William Sutton (Saugus, 1866)
• Palestine (Everett, 1868)
• Converse (Malden, 1887)
• Golden Rule (Wakefield, 1888)
• The Lodge of Stirling (Malden, 1910)
• Lynnfield (Lynnfield, 1946)

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Dean E. Cogswell, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-309

• Essex (Salem, 1791)
• Mount Carmel (Lynn, 1805)
• Mosaic (Danvers, 1870)
• Damascus (Lynn, 1906)
• Wayfarers (Swampscott, 1914)
• Budleigh (Beverly, 1921)
• Benjamin F. Arrington (Lynn, 1928)

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Charles S. Feldman, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-310

• Philanthropic (Marblehead, 1760)
• Jordan (Peabody, 1808)
• Amity (Danvers, 1863)
• Starr King (Salem, 1864)
• Golden Fleece (Lynn, 1864)
• Bethlehem (Lynn, 1920)
• Mount Sinai (Lynn, 1946)

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Francis H. Whipple, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-311

• The Tyrian (Gloucester, 1770)
• Liberty (Beverly, 1824)
• Ashler (Rockport, 1851)
• John T. Heard (Ipswich, 1864)
• Acacia (Gloucester, 1865)
• Acacia (Gloucester, 1865)
• Manchester (Manchester, 1920)

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Frank M. Hargreaves, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-312

• St. John's (Newburyport, 1766)
• Merrimack (Haverhill, 1802)
• St. Mark's (Newburyport, 1803)
• Warren (Amesbury, 1822)
• Saggahew (Haverhill, 1864)
• Charles C. Dame (Georgetown, 1867)
• Bethany (Merrimac, 1868)
• Emeth (Newburyport, 1955)

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Perley H. Locke, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-313

• St. Matthew's (Andover, 1822)
• Grecian (Lawrence, 1825)
• John Hancock (Methuen, 1860)
• Tuscan (Lawrence, 1863)
• Phoenician (Lawrence, 1870)
• Cochichewick (North Andover, 1874)

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

A. Robert MacLeod, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-314

• Corinthian (Concord, 1797)
• Pentucket (Lowell, 1807)
• Ancient York (Lowell, 1852)
• Kilwinning (Lowell, 1866)
• William North (Lowell, 1867)
• Thomas Talbot (Billerica, 1889)
• Wamesit (Tewksbury, 1921)
• William Sewall Gardner (Lowell, 1928)

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Milton G. Peterson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-315

• St. Paul's (Ayer, 1797)
• Aurora (Leominster, 1801)
• Trinity (Clinton, 1858)
• Caleb Butler (Ayer, 1859)
• Wilder (Leominster, 1859)
• Charles W. Moore (Fitchburg, 1865)
• Tahattawan (Littleton, 1929)

DISTRICT 13: Barre

William G. Thorp, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-316

• Mount Zion (Barre, 1800)
• Orange (Orange, 1859)
• Hope (Gardner, 1864)
• Star (Athol, 1864)
• Artisan (Winchendon, 1865)
• Athol (Athol, 1872)

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

George H. Sheldon, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-317

• Republican (Greenfield, 1795)
• Harmony (Northfield, 1796)
• Mountain (Shelburne Falls, 1806)
• Morning Sun (Conway, 1869)
• Bay State (Montague, 1872)
• Mechanic's (Montague, 1878)
• Mount Sugar Loaf (South Deerfield, 1912)

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Chandler M. Holmes, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-318

• Lafayette (North Adams, 1847)
• Berkshire (South Adams, 1857)
• Upton (Cheshire, 1869)
• Williams (Williamstown, 1871)
• Greylock (North Adams, 1871)

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Karl D. Henry, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-319

• Cincinnatus (Great Barrington, 1795)
• Evening Star (Lenox, 1795)
• Wisdom (West Stockbridge, 1803)
• Mystic (Pittsfield, 1810)
• Globe (Hinsdale, 1869)
• Occidental (Stockbridge, 1870)
• Crescent (Pittsfield, 1873)
• Unity (Dalton, 1896)
• Pittsfield (Pittsfield, 1920)

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Robert R. Askew, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-320

• Jerusalem (South Hadley, 1797)
• Pacific (Amherst, 1860)
• Mount Tom (Holyoke, 1850)
• Ionic (Easthampton, 1867)
• Mount Holyoke (South Hadley, 1869)
• Hampshire (Haydenville, 1871)

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Robert W. Peterson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-321

• Chicopee (Chicopee, 1848)
• Brigham (Ludlow, 1891)
• Esoteric (Springfield, 1909)
• William Whiting (Holyoke, 1909)
• Charles C. Spellman (East Longmeadow, 1921)
• Samuel D. Sherwood (Springfield, 1921)

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Arnold T. Wiggin, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-322

• Hampden (Springfield, 1817)
• Mount Moriah (Westfield, 1856)
• Huntington (Russell, 1866)
• Springfield (Springfield, 1895)
• Mount Orthodox (West Springfield, 1913)
• Federal (Cheshire, 1914)
• Shawmont (Springfield, 1952)

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Robert F. Rutter, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-323

• Thomas (Palmer, 1796)
• Quaboag (Warren, 1858)
• Day Spring (Monson, 1862)
• Eden (Ware, 1863)
• Vernon (Belchertown, 1869)

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Howard P. Lekberg, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-324

• Solomon's Temple (Uxbridge, 1818)
• Blackstone River (Blackstone, 1855)
• Webster (Webster, 1858)
• Oxford (Oxford, 1859)
• Mumford River (Douglas, 1877)
• Granite (Northbridge, 1880)

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Leslie B. Goff, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-325

• Morning Star (Worcester, 1793)
• Quinebaug (Southbridge, 1859)
• Hayden (Brookfield, 1863)
• Spencer (Spencer, 1871)
• Meridian Sun (North Brookfield, 1894)
• Rufus Putnam (Rutland, 1912)
• Isaiah Thomas (Worcester, 1920)
• Bay Path (West Brookfield, 1923)
• Rose of Sharon (Worcester, 1927)

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

George A. Russell, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-326

• Olive Branch (Millbury, 1797)
• Franklin (Grafton, 1851)
• Montacute (Worcester, 1858)
• Athelstan (Worcester, 1865)
• Quinsigamond(Worcester, 1870)
• Boylston (West Boylston, 1876)
• Joel H. Prouty (Auburn, 1927)
• Matthew John Whittall (Shrewsbury, 1928)
• Level (Worcester, 1952)

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Leslie C. Childs, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-327

• Meridian (Watertown, 1797)
• Montgomery (Milford, 1797)
• John Warren (Hopkinton, 1860)
• Mount Hollis (Holliston, 1864)
• North Star (Ashland, 1864)
• Siloam (Westborough, 1866)
• Charles River (Medway, 1871)
• Alpha (Framingham, 1875)

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Richard S. Temple, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1957-328

• Middlesex (Framingham, 1795)
• United Brethren (Marlborough, 1859)
• Doric (Hudson, 1864)
• St. Bernard (Southborough, 1867)
• Charles A. Welch (Maynard, 1872)
• Perfection (Framingham, U.D.)

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Malcolm A. Pitts, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-329

• Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799)
• Orient (Norwood, 1861)
• Blue Hill (Canton, 1863)
• Lafayette (Norwood, 1865)
• Hyde Park (Hyde Park, 1866)
• Constellation (Dedham, 1871)
• Azure (Walpole, 1921)
• Dover ([7], 1951)

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

J. Henry Johnson, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-330

• Rural (Quincy, 1801)
• Norfolk Union (Randolph, 1819)
• Orphan's Hope (Weymouth, 1825)
• Delta (Braintree, 1868)
• Wollaston (Quincy, 1899)
• Theodore Roosevelt (Wollaston, 1919)
• Atlantic (Quincy, 1920)
• Wessagusset (Weymouth, 1920)
• Manet (Quincy, 1921)

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Harold W. Baker, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-331

• Old Colony (Hingham, 1792)
• Corner Stone (Duxbury, 1801)
• Plymouth (Plymouth, 1825)
• Konohassett (Cohasset, 1864)
• Phoenix (Hanover, 1873)
• Satuit (Scituate, 1875)
• Nantascot (Hull, 1954)

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Wendell G. Anderson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-332

• King David (Taunton, 1798)
• May Flower (Middleboro, 1864)
• Paul Dean (North Easton, 1867)
• Charles H. Titus (Taunton, 1872)
• Charles H. Titus (Taunton, 1872)
• Eastern Star (Rehoboth, 1924)
• Netop (Seekonk, 1924)
• Ezra (Taunton, 1952)

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Walter H. Heller, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-333

• Bristol (North Attleboro, 1797)
• St. Alban's (Wrentham, 1818)
• St. James (Mansfield, 1864)
• Alfred Baylies (Taunton, 1866)
• Excelsior (Franklin, 1866)
• Ionic (Taunton, 1867)
• Ezekiel Bates (Attleboro, 1870)

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

George H. Howard, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-334

• Fellowship (Bridgewater, 1797)
• Paul Revere (North Bridgewater, 1856)
• John Cutler (Abington, 1859)
• Puritan (Whitman, 1869)
• St. George (Brockton, 1877)
• Satucket (East Bridgewater, 1881)
• Baalis Sanford (Brockton, 1917)
• Wampatuck (Hanson, 1946)

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

William Stitt, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-335

• Mount Hope (Fall River, 1824)
• Eureka (New Bedford, 1857)
• Pioneer (Somerset, 1863)
• Abraham H. Howland Jr. (New Bedford, 1915)
• Massasoit (Fall River, 1915)
• Watuppa (Fall River, 1926)
• Wamsutta (New Bedford, 1949)

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Donald B. Carr, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-336

• Star in the East (New Bedford, 1823)
• King Philip (Fall River, 1866)
• George H. Taber (Fairhaven, 1872)
• Narragansett (Fall River, 1876)
• Noquochoke (South Westport, 1878)
• Paskamansett (New Bedford, 1920)
• Quittacus (New Bedford, 1921)

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

William R. Waine, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-337

• Union (Nantucket, 1771)
• Social Harmony (Middleboro, 1823)
• Martha's Vineyard (Tisbury, 1859)
• Pythagorean (Marion, 1861)
• Oriental (Edgartown, 1866)

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Allison R. Cook, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-338

• Marine (Falmouth, 1798)
• Fraternal (Barnstable, 1801)
• DeWitt Clinton (Sandwich, 1855)
• Howard (Yarmouth, 1869)
• Mariners' (Cotuit, 1871)

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Charles W. Huntley, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-339

• King Hiram's (Provincetown, 1795)
• Mount Horeb (Harwich, 1854)
• Pilgrim (Harwich, 1859)
• Adams (Wellfleet, 1865)
• St. Martin's (Chatham, 1872)
• Universal (Orleans, 1917)

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Harold R. Bond, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-340

• Roswell Lee (Springfield, 1864)
• Belcher (Chicopee, 1870)
• Newton (Wilbraham, 1870)
• Indian Orchard (Springfield, 1911)
• Samuel Osgood (Springfield, 1921)
• Elm (West Springfield, 1924)
• Longmeadow (Longmeadow, 1931)

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Howard W. Osborn, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-341

• Sojourners (Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1912)
• Canal Zone (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1913)
• Army (Empire, Canal Zone, 1915)
• Isthmian (Paraiso, Canal Zone, 1916)
• Darien (Balboa, Canal Zone, 1917)
• Sibert (Gatun, Canal Zone, 1918)
• Chagres (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1921)

CHILE DISTRICT

John G. Nielsen, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-342

• Bethesda (Valparaiso, Chile, 1854)
• Huelen (Santiago, Chile, 1876)
• St. John's (Concepción) (Concepción, Chile, 1884)

CHINA DISTRICT

Hyman Hodes, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-343

• Ancient Landmark (Shanghai, China, 1863) ®
• Shanghai (Shanghai, China, 1903) ®
• Sinim (Tokyo, Japan, 1903)
• International (Peking, China, 1915) ®
• Hykes Memorial, Tientsin, China, 1922) ®

® = China District lodge in recess.
In 1957, the two China Districts were merged, and by vote of the Grand Lodge, Sinim Lodge was removed to Tokyo, Japan.

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