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2012

RICHARD J. STEWART, Grand Master

Robert V. Jolly, Jr., Deputy Grand Master
Richard A. Gesualdo, Senior Grand Warden
James C. Holmes, Junior Grand Warden

GMandOfficers2012.jpg

Front Row: Rt. Wor. Robert V. Jolly, Jr., Most Wor. Richard J. Stewart, Rt. Wor. John B. Bamber
Back Row: Rt. Wor. Richard A. Gesualdo, Rt. Wor. James C. Holmes, Rt. Wor. Lawrence J. Smith, Jr., Rt. Wor. Jeffrey L. Gardiner.

A portrait of the Grand Master and officers appeared on the frontispiece and above.


QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/14: 2012-6;
  • 06/13: 2012-50;
  • 09/12: 2012-87;
  • 12/12: 2012-127; (Annual Communication)

03/14 Agenda

  • 2012-23: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 2012-24: Discipline.
  • 2012-25: Recognition of the Grand Lodges of Azerbaijan and Monaco.
  • 2012-28: Presentations.

06/13 Agenda

  • 2012-69: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 2012-67: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Albania. Ongoing reports on the conflicts between supernumerary bodies in France.
  • 2012-73: Discipline.
  • 2012-76: Presentations.
  • 2012-77: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 2012-78: Additional presentations.

09/12 Agenda

  • 2012-98: Prior to the opening, a flag tribute was presented by Miss Andrea R. Knott, PWA, Natick Assembly #28 International Order of Rainbow for Girls.
  • 2012-111: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 2012-112: Recognition of the Grande Loja Maçonica Do Estado De Sergipe, Brazil.
  • 2012-113: Budget for 2013.
  • 2012-113: Discipline.
  • 2012-114: Presentations.
  • 2012-115: Candidates for the 2013 Grand Warden elections.

12/12 Agenda

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 03/14: 2012-27; Discussion on proposed changes to Sections 330 and 400, regarding Grand Lodge dues and the fees for the degrees. Three speakers were permitted in favor and in opposition to the proposals.
    • 06/13: 2012-77: Section 330 was amended; Changes to Section 400 did not receive the required votes and was left unchanged.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/14: 2012-29; opening remarks; Feast of St. John; visits; Conference of Grand Masters; decline in suspensions; Rookie program; Masonic Medical Research Laboratory as signature charity; Town Hall meetings; background checks; building insurance program.
  • 09/12: 2012-116: opening remarks; budget; Business Process Improvement Committee; visitations and events; license plates; revision of check signatures edict.
  • 12/12: 2012-163: opening remarks; visitations; DeMolay; Feast of St. Andrew; Masonic Health Systems Committee; MMRL Committee; Widows and Veteran Members Committee; license plates; other programs; social media; visits to other Grand Lodges; visits to lodges; DeMolay; suspensions; Rookie Award; Masonic Health System Committee; new programs for 2012, including treasurer training, ritual competition, MMRL representatives; Scholarship Committee; Library and Museum; lobby display; Supreme Council relocation; on-line museum; library; Education and Training; Membership Development; Insurance; Service; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/14: 2012-21: Rt. Wor. William Henry Young, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/14: 2012-22: Rt. Wor. Richard Allaire Gaudette, Past Junior Grand Warden.
    • 03/14: 2012-22: Rt. Wor. Albert Fred Moussab, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/14: 2012-22: Rt. Wor. Earle Howard Foss, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/14: 2012-22: Rt. Wor. John Leslie Bemis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 2012-68: Rt. Wor. Stanley Howard Peterson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 2012-109: Rt. Wor. Harry Wilson Dill, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 2012-109: Rt. Wor. Robert Ellis Howes, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 2012-110: Rt. Wor. Bernard William Russell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 2012-110: Rt. Wor. Edward Norman Thompson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/12: 2012-146: Rt. Wor. Stephen Baker, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/12: 2012-155: Rt. Wor. Robert James Waugh, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • MEMORIALS:
    • 09/12: 2012-107: Most Wor. Roger William Pageau, Past Grand Master, presented by Past Grand Master, presented by Most Wor. Ames for the committee.

Petitions for Charters

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 05/12: 2012-33. Boston. Grand Master's Table Lodge.
    • 2012-34: Grand Lodge opened and was recessed.
    • 2012-34: Toasts.
    • 2012-34: Presentations.
    • 2012-35: Address by Bro. Christopher L. Hodapp, reproduced in full.
  • 06/05: 2012-47. Needham. 100th Anniversary of Wellesley Lodge.
    • 2012-48: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 2012-48: Carpet Ceremony.
    • 2012-48: Remarks by the Grand Master and others.
    • 2012-48: Banquet and celebrations.
    • Centenary History (not in Proceedings)
  • 06/16: 2012-84. Littleton. 50th Anniversary of the building of Tahattawan Lodge.
    • 2012-85: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 2012-85: Carpet Ceremony.
    • 2012-85: Remarks by the Grand Master and others.
  • 09/29: 2012-120. Centerville. Rededication of the building of Fraternal Lodge.
    • 2012-121: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 2012-121: Carpet Ceremony.
    • 2012-121: Remarks by the Grand Master and others (some details on the Grand Master's remarks on 2012-122).
    • 2012-121: Presentations.
  • 10/11: 2012-124. Stoughton. Consolidation of Gate of the Temple and Rising Star Lodges.
    • 2012-125: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 2012-125: Consolidation Ceremony.
    • 2012-125: Carpet Ceremony.
    • 2012-126: Remarks by the Grand Master, Lodge Historian Howard Hansen, and others.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/2012)

  • 2012-198: Opening and roll call.
  • 2012-204: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives. Presentation of a certificate of appreciation to Mrs. Nancy Ames.
  • 2012-206: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,012 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 2012, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 2012-208: Re-installation of Grand Master Richard James Stewart. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 2012-210: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 2012-210: Deputy Grand Master James T. Morse.
  • 2012-214: Most Wor. Robert P. Conley, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 2012

There were 32 districts in Massachusetts in 2012 (numbered 1 through 31), as well as districts for China, the Caribbean and Panama (which includes the lodges situated in Chile).

DISTRICT 1

Ludwig Alban, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A2

DISTRICT 2

Philip A. Nowlan, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A3

DISTRICT 3

Eugene A. Capobianco, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A4

DISTRICT 4

Amos F. Cutter, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A5

DISTRICT 5

James O. Dill, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A6

DISTRICT 6

Bruce T. Marshall, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A7

DISTRICT 7

Stanley C. Gaw, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A8

DISTRICT 8

Richard F. Jope, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A9

DISTRICT 9

Michael A. Sandberg, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A10

DISTRICT 10

William E. Yanakakis, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A11

DISTRICT 11

Thomas M. O'Shaughnessy, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A12

DISTRICT 12

Stephen A. Corthell, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A13

DISTRICT 13

Scott T. Jareo, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A14

DISTRICT 14

Geoffrey Kromer, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A15

DISTRICT 15 NORTH

Robert G. Jessee, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A16

DISTRICT 15 SOUTH

Douglas B. Freeman, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A17

DISTRICT 16

Leland F. Ross, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A18

DISTRICT 17

Peter D. Dorr, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A19

DISTRICT 18

Joseph C. DeNicola, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A20

DISTRICT 19

Edmund L. Gordon, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A21

DISTRICT 20

David W. Catten, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A22

DISTRICT 21

Henry P. Burke, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A23

DISTRICT 22

Kenneth M. Andrews, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A24

DISTRICT 23

Robert A. Johnson, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A25

DISTRICT 24

Daniel C. Barston, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A26

DISTRICT 25

Walter J. Golden, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A27

DISTRICT 26

William H. Paul, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A28

DISTRICT 27

Robert J. O'Neill, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A29

DISTRICT 28

Robert W. Allard, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A30

DISTRICT 29

Scott A. Rogers, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A31

DISTRICT 30

Kevin P. Hamel, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A32

DISTRICT 31

Kevin C. McGinnis, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A33

PANAMA CANAL DISTRICT

John B. Bamber, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2012-A36

CHINA DISTRICT

Brian N. Watson, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 2012-A34'

  • Sinim (Tokyo, Japan, 1903)

CUBA DISTRICT

Scott A. Ross, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 2012-A35


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