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| + | * Petition for Dispensation: '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1878 1878]''' | ||
| + | * Petition for Charter: '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1879 1879]''' | ||
| + | * Consolidation Petition (with [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountSugarLoaf Mount Sugar Loaf] Lodge): '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1989 1989]''' | ||
| + | * Consolidation Petition (with [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BayState Bay State] and [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Harmony Harmony] Lodge): '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear2004 2004]''' | ||
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| + | === ANNIVERSARIES === | ||
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| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1928 1928]''' (50th Anniversary) | ||
| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1953 1953]''' (75th Anniversary) | ||
| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1978 1978]''' (Centenary) | ||
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| + | === VISITS BY GRAND MASTER === | ||
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| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1879 1879]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWelch Welch]; Constitution of Lodge and installation) | ||
| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1924 1924]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMFerrell Ferrell]) | ||
| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1928 1928]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMSimpson Simpson]; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication) | ||
| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1953 1953]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMRoy Roy]; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication) | ||
| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1978 1978]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMMelanson Melanson]; Centenary and hall dedication; Special Communication) | ||
| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1989 1989]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMAmes Ames]; Consolidation; Special Communication) | ||
| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1994 1994]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMLovering Lovering]; reception for Junior Grand Warden [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLDScott Donald B. Scott]) | ||
| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear2004 2004]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHicks Hicks]; Consolidation; Special Communication) | ||
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| + | === BY-LAW CHANGES === | ||
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'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1976 1976]''' | '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1976 1976]''' | ||
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| − | '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title= | + | === HISTORY === |
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| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1928 1928]''' (50th Anniversary History, 1928-101) | ||
| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1953 1953]''' (75th Anniversary History, 1953-97) | ||
| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1978 1978]''' (Centenary History, 1978-143) | ||
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| + | === OTHER === | ||
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| + | * '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1879 1879]''' (Memorial regarding charter, 1879-45) | ||
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Revision as of 02:02, 24 March 2013
Contents
MECHANICS' LODGE
Location: Turner's Falls; Montague (1973)
Chartered By: Percival L. Everett
Charter Date: 03/12/1879 1879-26
Precedence Date: 01/18/1878
Current Status: in Grand Lodge Vault; merged with Bay State Lodge into Harmony Lodge, 11/17/2004.
Mount Sugar Loaf merged here, 11/14/1989.
PAST MASTERS
- Richard N. Oakman, Jr., 1878, 1879; SN
- 1880-1884?
- Hiram O. Smith, 1885-1889
- 1890-1896?
- Charles W. Schuler, 1897, 1898
- 1899-1902?
- Norman P. Farwell, 1903; SN
- 1904-1917?
- Arthur H. Porter, 1918, 1919; Mem
- 1920, 1921?
- Clarence A. Flagg, 1922
- 1923-1936?
- Beauford R. Duke, 1937
- 1938-1940?
- John G. Burnham, 1941
- George O. Fuller, 1942
- 1943?
- Winslow C. Wentworth, 1944; N
- 1945?
- Neal M. Allis, 1946; N
- 1947-1949?
- Walter R. Marsh, 1950
- 1951, 1952?
- Olva Terio, 1953
- 1954?
- Richard O. Guy, 1955
- 1956?
- Paul F. Guy, 1957
- Robert A. Cade, 1958
- 1959?
- James Thurston, Jr., 1960
- 1961?
- Robert E. Wheeler, 1962
- Nicholas Prokovich, 1963
- Andrew S. Karpinski, 1964
- Roy F. Webler, 1965
- Donald E. Strange, 1966, 1989; N
- James T. Lonergan, 1967; N
- Harvey R. Fleming, 1968
- Archie R. Nahman, 1969, 1977; PDDGM
- Robert H. Lord, 1970
- Edward G. Smith, 1971, 1972
- John W. Pride, Jr., 1973, 1974
- Donald B. Scott, 1975, 1976
- 1978?
- William G. Gardner, III, 1979, 1983
- Kenneth A. Potter, 1980
- 1981, 1982?
- Roy P. White, 1984
- James J. Whalen, Jr., 1985, 1986
- Thomas J. Mierzwa, 1987
- Paul K. Prokopas, 1988
- Richard P. Rosenthal, 1990
- David L. Bell, 1991; PDDGM
- 1992-2004?
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1878
- Petition for Charter: 1879
- Consolidation Petition (with Mount Sugar Loaf Lodge): 1989
- Consolidation Petition (with Bay State and Harmony Lodge): 2004
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1879 (Welch; Constitution of Lodge and installation)
- 1924 (Ferrell)
- 1928 (Simpson; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1953 (Roy; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1978 (Melanson; Centenary and hall dedication; Special Communication)
- 1989 (Ames; Consolidation; Special Communication)
- 1994 (Lovering; reception for Junior Grand Warden Donald B. Scott)
- 2004 (Hicks; Consolidation; Special Communication)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1879 1881 1883 1912 1937 1950 1955 1960 1967 1974 1975 1976 1990
HISTORY
- 1928 (50th Anniversary History, 1928-101)
- 1953 (75th Anniversary History, 1953-97)
- 1978 (Centenary History, 1978-143)
OTHER
- 1879 (Memorial regarding charter, 1879-45)
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Neal M. Allis, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1950, 1951; N
- David L. Bell, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1988, 1989
- Norman P. Farwell, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1936, 1937; SN
- James T. Lonergan, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1978, 1979; N
- Archie R. Nahman, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1994
- Frank H. Oakman, DDGM, District 13 (Greenfield), 1901, 1902; SN
- Arthur H. Porter, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1923, 1924; Memorial
- Charles W. Schuler, DDGM, District 13 (Greenfield), 1909, 1910
- Donald B. Scott, 1986, 1987; Junior Grand Warden 1994
- Hiram O. Smith, DDGM, District 8 (Greenfield), 1880; Senior Grand Warden 1891
- Donald E. Strange, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1984, 1985; N
- Winslow C. Wentworth, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1964, 1965; N
DISTRICTS
1883: District 13 (Greenfield)
1911: District 14 (Greenfield)
1927: District 14 (Greenfield)
