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1993

DAVID W. LOVERING, Grand Master

Carl A. Gordon, Deputy Grand Master
John W. Hanson, Senior Grand Warden
David A. Davies, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/10: 1993-1;
• 06/09: 1993-39;
• 09/08: 1993-59;
• 12/08: 1993-107; (Annual Communication)

03/10 Agenda

• 1993-9: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1993-15: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1993-17: Presentations.
• 1993-18: Discipline.

06/09 Agenda

• 1993-47: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1993-49: Recognition of the Grand Lodges of Romania and Poland. Deferral of recognition fo the Grand Lodges of Togo, Lebanon and Bulgaria.
• 1993-51: Presentations.
• 1993-53: Fee for chartering a lodge set to $400.

09/08 Agenda

• 1993-67: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1993-74: Budget for 1994.
• 1993-81: Presentations.

12/08 Agenda

• 1993-124: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1993-127: Presentations.
• 1993-131: Redistricting of lodges.
  • Abraham H. Howland Jr. and Wamsutta Lodges transferred to New Bedford 30
  • King Philip transferred to Fall River 30.
• 1993-132: Grand Master: "The charter of Mount Moriah Lodge was temporaily suspended in July to investigate allegations . . . effective today I am restoring their charter with certain restrictions."
• 1993-184: Re-election of Grand Master Lovering. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.
• Visits by Grand Master Lovering, beginning on Page 1993-179:
  • Anniversaries:
    • St. Bernard, Southborough (06/05; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Delta, Braintree (06/08; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Meridian Sun, North Brookfield (10/30; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • Star of Bethlehem, Wakefield (11/06; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Consolidations:
    • Granite and Solomon's Temple, as Solomon's Temple (09/16; Special Communication)
    • Shawmut and United, as Shawmut (12/22; Special Communication)
  • Lodge Constitutions:
    • North Shore Daylight, Beverly (09/30; Special Communication)
    • Cawnacome Sunshine, Bourne (11/13; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Tewksbury (05/08; rededication)
  • Lodge visits:
    • Marine, Falmouth (01/04)
    • Meridian, Natick (01/09; testimonial for Grand Tyler Rt. Wor. Robert Faulkner)
    • Mount Lebanon, Boston (01/11)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (01/14)
    • Nehoiden, Needham (01/19)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (02/17)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (02/27; George Washington Observance)
    • Norfolk, Needham (02/27; reception for Deputy Grand Master Carl A. Gordon)
    • Joseph Webb, Boston (03/03; awards night)
    • Puritan, East Bridgewater (03/06; table lodge)
    • St. Matthew's, Andover (03/08)
    • Isaiah Thomas, Worcester (03/20; reception for Senior Grand Warden John W. Hanson)
    • Grand Lodge of Connecticut (03/30-03/31)
    • Elm-Belcher, Agawam (04/24; reception for Junior Grand Warden David A. Davies)
    • Grand Lodge of New Jersey (04/27-04/28)
    • Grand Lodge of New York (05/01-05/04)
    • Fraternal, Centerville (05/10)
    • Abraham H. Howland Jr., New Bedford (05/11)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/16-05/17)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (05/19; installation)
    • Orphan's Hope, Weymouth (06/02; Master Mason Degree)
    • Columbian, Boston (06/03; 60-year pin for Past Grand Master Vose)
    • Mount Horeb (Dennis) (05/05)
    • Ashler, Rockport (06/07; Master Mason Degree)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (06/11; clambake in Danversport)
    • Norfolk, Needham (06/14; Master Mason Degree)
    • Nehoiden, Needham (06/15; Past Masters' Night)
    • Gate of the Temple, Stoughton (06/16)
    • Excelsior, Franklin (06/21; held in North Attleboro)
    • Rufus Putnam, Rutland (06/25)
    • Puritan, East Bridgewater (06/30; Master Mason Degree)
    • Aurora, Fitchburg (09/11; grave dedication)
    • St. John's (Newburyport) (09/18-09/19; installation and church service)
    • Mount Holyoke, South Hadley Falls (09/25; installation)
    • Victory, Watertown (10/01; installation)
    • Eastern Star, Rehoboth (10/03; 350th town anniversary)
    • Grand Lodge of Delaware (10/05-10/07)
    • Marine, Falmouth (10/09; installation)
    • Eden, Ware (10/16; installation)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/11; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Maryland (11/14-11/16)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (12/10; installation)
  • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 1993-181.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 12/08: 1993-130. Proposed changes to Sections 218, 219, 221, 222, 223, 239 and 240.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/10: 1993-18; opening remarks; Plus One Program; Training Committee; renovations; Country Fair; visits; Masonic Renewal; conclusion.

• 06/09: 1993-55; opening remarks; visits; logistics; Masonic Awareness; Country Fair; "Toleration"; conclusion.

• 09/08: 1993-81; opening remarks; Southern Baptist Convention; Masonic renewal; renovation; conclusion.

• 12/08: 1993-127; opening remarks; Masonic Home; museum and library; renovation; database; public relations; surrender of charters (Morning Sun and Robert Lash); long range plan; service department; education department; building department; Masonic Home; library; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/10: 1993-21;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Essex, Indian Orchard-Shawmont, Ionic (Taunton), Matthew John Whittall, North Star, Solomon's Temple, Star, Victory; approved.

• 06/09: 1993-47;
  • Full Codes : North Shore Daylight; approved.
  • Amendments: Abraham H. Howland Jr., Berkshire, Caleb Butler, Charles H. Titus, Chicopee, DeWitt Clinton, John Cutler, Major General Henry Knox, Matthew John Whittall, Mount Holyoke, Puritan, Rose of Sharon, St. Alban's, St. Bernard, Solomon's Temple, Trinity; approved.

• 09/08: 1993-71;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Balboa, Bethlehem, Charles C. Spellman, Daniel Webster, Franklin, Fraternal, Mount Moriah, Pilgrim, Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood, St. Alban's; approved.

• 12/08: 1993-120;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Bristol, Dalhousie, Elm-Belcher, King David, North Shore Daylight, Old Colony, Philanthropic, Saggahew, St. James, Sibert, Star in the East-Paskamansett; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/10: 1993-16; Rt. Wor. Harry Joseph Borofsky, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/10: 1993-16; Rt. Wor. Warren Prescott Eldridge, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/10: 1993-16; Rt. Wor. Sumner George Ropper, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/10: 1993-17; Rt. Wor. Leroy Howard True, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/09: 1993-50; Rt. Wor. Frank Clifton Butts, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/09: 1993-51; Rt. Wor. Francis Eugene Drake, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/09: 1993-51; Rt. Wor. William Malcolm Lunt, Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 06/09: 1993-51; Rt. Wor. Richard Wilson Taylor, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1993-69; Rt. Wor. Alexander Constantino Chiavaris, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1993-70; Rt. Wor. Arnold Gibson Cole, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1993-70; Rt. Wor. Joseph Freedman, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1993-70; Rt. Wor. Wilfred Robert Leach, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1993-70; Rt. Wor. Clifford Alvin Parker, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1993-71; Rt. Wor. Robert Brownell Sisson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1993-71; Rt. Wor. William Edward Turkington, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1993-71; Rt. Wor. Winslow Clarence Wentworth, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1993-122; Rt. Wor. James Francis Farr, Past Grand Sword Bearer, Past Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1993-123; Rt. Wor. Oscar Edward Gibson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1993-123; Rt. Wor. Nathan Percy Harris, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1993-123; Rt. Wor. Charles William Huntley, Past Senior Grand Warden.

• MEMORIALS:
  • 09/08: 1993-67; Rt. Wor. William Malcolm Lunt, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Henry D. Ramm, for the committee.

Petitions for Charters

• 06/09: 1993-52. Restoration of Rose of Sharon Lodge.

• 06/09: 1993-52. Petition by Cawnacome Sunshine, U.D., Bourne for a charter; granted.

• 06/12: 1993-53. Petition by Granite and Solomon's Temple, as Solomon's Temple; granted. Charter amended, 1993-55.

• 09/08: 1993-77. Petition by Shawmut and United, as Shawmut; granted. Charter amended, 1993-79.

• 09/08: 1993-79. Petition by Oriental and Martha's Vineyard, as Oriental-Martha's Vineyard; granted. Charter amended, 1993-81.

• 12/08: 1993-124. Petition by Orphan's Hope and Wessagusset, as Weymouth United Masonic; granted. Charter amended, 1993-127.

Petitions for Dispensation for New Lodges

• 06/09: 1993-52: Petition for Logia America Lodge (a Spanish-language Lodge), Cambridge; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 05/08: 1993-23. Tewksbury. Rededication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1993-23: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren, ladies and guests of Wamesit Lodge.
  • 1993-24: Rededication "with full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
  • 1993-24: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1993-25: Recent histoy of Wamesit Lodge.

• 05/22: 1993-29. Worcester. 200th Anniversary of Morning Star Lodge. Senior Grand Warden John W. Hanson presiding.
  • 1993-30: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Gordon F. Hohne, Master of Morning Star Lodge.
  • 1993-30: Remarks by the Acting Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1993-31: "Authentic 18th Cenutry entertainment . . . At the conclusion of the Meal a visit was made by Isaiah Thomas, the first Master of Morning Star. He gave a short history of Masonry in the early 1800s."
  • 1993-31ff: History of Morning Star Lodge, 1953-1993.

• 06/08: 1993-34. Braintree. 125th Anniversary of Delta Lodge.
  • 1993-34: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert E. Whitehouse, Master of Delta Lodge.
  • 1993-35: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1993-36ff: History of Delta Lodge.

• 09/11: 1993-84. Fitchburg. Dedication of Cemetery Plot for Aurora Lodge.
  • 1993-84: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Aurora Lodge.
  • 1993-85: The members of Aurora Lodge and Grand Lodge proceeded to Forest Hills Cemetery.
  • 1993-85: Dedication ceremony of cemetery plot.

• 09/16: 1993-32. Uxbridge. Uniting of Granite and Solomon's Temple, as Solomon's Temple.
  • 1993-86: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1993-87: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 1993-87: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 09/30: 1993-91. Beverly. Constitution of North Shore Daylight Lodge.
  • 1993-92: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the members of North Shore Daylight Lodge.
  • 1993-92: Constitution of the Lodge "in full form and ceremony according to the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1993-92: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1993-93: Officers for 1994 and list of charter members.

• 10/30: 1993-94. North Brookfield. Centenary of Meridian Sun Lodge.
  • 1993-95: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Leo D. Forget, Master of Meridian Sun Lodge.
  • 1993-95: Anniversary Ceremony.
  • 1993-95: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers. Presentations.

• 11/06: 1993-97. Wakefield. 150th Anniversary of Star of Bethlehem Lodge. Senior Grand Warden John W. Hanson presiding.
  • 1993-97: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert E. Stephenson, Master of Star of Bethlehem Lodge.
  • 1993-98: Remarks by the Acting Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1993-98ff: Recent history of Star of Bethlehem Lodge.

• 11/13: 1993-102. Sandwich. Constitution of Cawnacome Sunshine Lodge of Bourne.
  • 1993-103: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the members of Cawnacome Sunshine Lodge.
  • 1993-103: Constitution of the Lodge "in full form and ceremony according to the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1993-103: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1993-104: Officers for 1994 and list of charter members.

• 12/22: 1993-185. Newtonville. Uniting of Shawmut and United, as Shawmut.
  • 1993-186: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1993-186: Merger ceremony.
  • 1993-186: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1993)

• 1993-188: Opening and roll call.
• 1993-193: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives.
• 1993-194: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,074 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1993, as well as the past 2 years.
• 1993-195: Installation of Grand Master Lovering. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1993-198: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1993-198: The Grand Master.
  • 1993-199: Deputy Grand Master James R. Franklin.
  • 1993-202: Most Wor. Tommy Irwin, Grand Master of Georgia.
  • 1993-204: Most Wor. D. Frank MacKay, Grand Master of Nova Scotia.
  • 1993-206: Wor. and Rev. Robert Walter Golledge.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1993

There were 46 districts in Massachusetts in 1993 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

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