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* P. H. Boise, 1858 | * P. H. Boise, 1858 | ||
+ | * William H. Farnsworth, 1893, 1894; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOtherBrothersF#FARNSWORTH.2C_WILLIAM_H._1855-1926 Mem]''' | ||
+ | * William E. Gibbs, 1905, 1906; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOtherBrothersG#GIBBS.2C_WILLIAM_E._1859-1935 Memorial]''' | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLCBrodeur Clarence A. Brodeur], 1915, 1916 | ||
* Archie J. Agan, 1933; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesAG#AGAN.2C_ARCHIE_JOHN_1886-1967 N]''' | * Archie J. Agan, 1933; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesAG#AGAN.2C_ARCHIE_JOHN_1886-1967 N]''' | ||
+ | * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLPBrodeur Paul E. Brodeur], 1941; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesAG#BRODEUR.2C_PAUL_EVANS_1901-1967 N]''' | ||
+ | * Arnold T. Wiggin, 1954; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASuppNecrologiesSZ#WIGGIN.2C_ARNOLD_THOMAS_1907-1981 SN]''' | ||
+ | * Ray L. Bartlett, Jr., 1956; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASuppNecrologiesAG#BARTLETT.2C_RAY_LANGLOIS.2C_JR._1920-2006 SN]''' | ||
+ | * Reynolds Earl LaBay, 1970 | ||
+ | * Donald E. Keene, Sr., 1974; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASuppNecrologiesHM#KEENE.2C_DONALD_EUGENE.2C_SR._1929-1999 SN]''' | ||
+ | * ''Philip F. Zych'', 1985; '''PDDGM''' | ||
+ | * ''Scott A. Rogers'', ?; '''DDGM''' | ||
* ''Roger Perry'' | * ''Roger Perry'' | ||
* ''Gordon J. Smith'' | * ''Gordon J. Smith'' | ||
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* ''John R. Paluch Sr.'' | * ''John R. Paluch Sr.'' | ||
* ''James Ballantyne'' | * ''James Ballantyne'' | ||
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* ''Robert B. Betts'' | * ''Robert B. Betts'' | ||
* ''George A. Iwasykiw'' | * ''George A. Iwasykiw'' | ||
* ''Fred E. Barber'' | * ''Fred E. Barber'' | ||
− | * ''Johhn F. Greaves Sr.'' | + | * ''Johhn F. Greaves, Sr.'' |
* ''Roland H. Tetreault'' | * ''Roland H. Tetreault'' | ||
* ''Richard A. Incorvati'' | * ''Richard A. Incorvati'' | ||
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* ''Dennis R. Yefko'' | * ''Dennis R. Yefko'' | ||
* ''Robert A. Simmons Jr.'' | * ''Robert A. Simmons Jr.'' | ||
− | * ''Lawrence A. Oakland III'' | + | * ''Lawrence A. Oakland, III'' |
* ''Richard W. Noble'' | * ''Richard W. Noble'' | ||
* ''Scott A. Rogers'' (DDGM) | * ''Scott A. Rogers'' (DDGM) | ||
* ''Joseph A. McGavin'' | * ''Joseph A. McGavin'' | ||
* ''Daniel F. Melbourne'' | * ''Daniel F. Melbourne'' | ||
− | * ''William D. Crawford III'' | + | * ''William D. Crawford, III'' |
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* [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1879#12.2F10_Agenda '''1879'''] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWelch Welch]; Address on Grand Lodge debt, 05/25) | * [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1879#12.2F10_Agenda '''1879'''] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWelch Welch]; Address on Grand Lodge debt, 05/25) | ||
* [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1882#12.2F13_Agenda '''1882'''] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMLawrence Lawrence]; Address on commutation, 11/01) | * [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1882#12.2F13_Agenda '''1882'''] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMLawrence Lawrence]; Address on commutation, 11/01) | ||
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[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1870#Lodge_By-Law_Changes '''1870'''] | [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1870#Lodge_By-Law_Changes '''1870'''] | ||
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=== HISTORY === | === HISTORY === | ||
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* [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1856#Petitions_for_Dispensation_for_Lodges '''1856'''] (Petition for dispensation, 02/12; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWestfield Westfield]) | * [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1856#Petitions_for_Dispensation_for_Lodges '''1856'''] (Petition for dispensation, 02/12; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWestfield Westfield]) | ||
* [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1856#Petitions_for_Charters '''1856'''] (Petition for Charter, 12/10; granted.) | * [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1856#Petitions_for_Charters '''1856'''] (Petition for Charter, 12/10; granted.) | ||
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=== OTHER === | === OTHER === | ||
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* [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1858#FEAST_OF_ST._JOHN_THE_EVANGELIST '''1858'''] (Hall Dedication, 06/24; by Rt. Wor. F. Weston) | * [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1858#FEAST_OF_ST._JOHN_THE_EVANGELIST '''1858'''] (Hall Dedication, 06/24; by Rt. Wor. F. Weston) | ||
* [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1886#03.2F10_Agenda '''1886'''] (Resolution of dispute with [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampden Hampden] Lodge regarding jurisdiction over a rejected candidate) | * [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1886#03.2F10_Agenda '''1886'''] (Resolution of dispute with [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampden Hampden] Lodge regarding jurisdiction over a rejected candidate) |
Revision as of 12:52, 12 March 2013
Contents
MOUNT MORIAH LODGE (Westfield)
Location: Westfield
Chartered By: Winslow Lewis
Charter Date: 12/12/1856 V-65
Precedence Date: 02/12/1856
Current Status: Active
PAST MASTERS
Need a full list
- P. H. Boise, 1858
- William H. Farnsworth, 1893, 1894; Mem
- William E. Gibbs, 1905, 1906; Memorial
- Clarence A. Brodeur, 1915, 1916
- Archie J. Agan, 1933; N
- Paul E. Brodeur, 1941; N
- Arnold T. Wiggin, 1954; SN
- Ray L. Bartlett, Jr., 1956; SN
- Reynolds Earl LaBay, 1970
- Donald E. Keene, Sr., 1974; SN
- Philip F. Zych, 1985; PDDGM
- Scott A. Rogers, ?; DDGM
- Roger Perry
- Gordon J. Smith
- Virgil W. Liberty (PDDGM, PJGW)
- Roger A. Page
- Charles H. Darling
- Ernest R. Burt
- James F. Adams
- Richard L. Elliott
- John R. Paluch Sr.
- James Ballantyne
- Robert B. Betts
- George A. Iwasykiw
- Fred E. Barber
- Johhn F. Greaves, Sr.
- Roland H. Tetreault
- Richard A. Incorvati
- Gregory G. Daulplaise Sr.
- David H. Gile
- William de Forest
- Mark A. Stewart
- Thomas R. Hayes
- Dennis R. Yefko
- Robert A. Simmons Jr.
- Lawrence A. Oakland, III
- Richard W. Noble
- Scott A. Rogers (DDGM)
- Joseph A. McGavin
- Daniel F. Melbourne
- William D. Crawford, III
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1879 (Welch; Address on Grand Lodge debt, 05/25)
- 1882 (Lawrence; Address on commutation, 11/01)
- Quote: "contrary to my intentions I was beguiled into a discussion of commutation at the banquet."
- 1906 (Blake; 50th Anniversary, 05/16; Special Communication)
- 1909 (Flanders; Dedication of Westfield Masonic Temple, 09/15)
- 1927 (Simpson; Veterans' Night, 07/06)
- 1942 (Schaefer; Masonic church service, 04/12)
- 1943 (Schaefer; Masonic church service, 05/02)
- 1952 (Roy; 06/25)
- 1956 (W. Johnson; 100th Anniversary, 02/11; Special Communication)
- 1963 (Osgood; Corner-stone laying and dedication of Masonic Temple, 06/15; Special Communication)
- 1973 (Vose; Knights of Columbus Ball, 05/05)
- 1978 (Melanson; reception for Junior Grand Warden Virgil W. Liberty, 03/15)
- 1987 (Ames; Mortgage burning ceremony, 06/17; Special Communication)
- 1989 (Ames; 01/18)
- 1998 (A. Johnson; 09/04)
- 1999 (Bauer; 18th District meeting, 05/22)
- 2006 (Hodgdon; 150th Anniversary of Mount Moriah Lodge, 02/11; Special Communication)
- 2011 (Stewart; Installation, 09/17)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1870 1874 1875 1877 1878 1889 1901 1903 1905 1912 1914 1925 1926 1927 1931 1937 1942 1946 1949 1953 1957 1963 1967 1974 1975 1978 1979 1982 1988 1989 1990 1993 2001
HISTORY
- 1856 (Petition for dispensation, 02/12; Westfield)
- 1856 (Petition for Charter, 12/10; granted.)
- 1993 (Restoration of Charter, 12/08)
- 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."
OTHER
- 1858 (Hall Dedication, 06/24; by Rt. Wor. F. Weston)
- 1886 (Resolution of dispute with Hampden Lodge regarding jurisdiction over a rejected candidate)
- 1924 (Springfield, Corner-stone laying for a Masonic Temple, 06/24; Special Communication)
- 1937 (Reduction of fees refused, 09/08)
- 1937 (Reduction of fees approved, 12/08)
EVENTS
INSTALLATION, DECEMBER 1857
From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XVII, No. 3, January 1858, Page 96:
The annual meeting of this flourishing Lodge, which now numbers some sixty members, was held on the 2d Dec., and the following Brethren were elected officers for the ensuing year : —
- P. H. Boise, W. M. ;
- Wm. A. Johnson, S. W. ;
- A. Campbell, 2d, J. W. ;
- Samuel Dow, Treas. ;
- C. H. Rand, Sec.;
- Deac. Josiah S. Knowles, Chaplain;
- H. K. Daniels, S. D ;
- L. B. Walkley, J D. ;
- Geo. LaBin and I. N. Weston, Stewards ,
- H. N. Carter, Tyler.
At a Special Communication, held on the evening of the 4th Dec., the above named officers were installed by Past Master P H. Boise.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Archie J. Agan, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1936-1937; N
- Ray L. Bartlett, Jr., DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1964-1965; SN
- Clarence A. Brodeur, DDGM, District 16 (Springfield), 1906-1908; Senior Grand Warden, 1910
- Paul E. Brodeur, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1950-1951; Junior Grand Warden, 1966; N
- William H. Farnsworth, DDGM, District 16 (Chicopee), 1897-1898; Memorial
- William E. Gibbs, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1913-1914; Memorial
- Donald E. Keene, Sr., DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1996-1997; SN
- Virgil W. Liberty, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1974-1975; Junior Grand Warden, 1978
- Scott A. Rogers, DDGM, District 29, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Arnold T. Wiggin, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1956-1957; SN
- Philip F. Zych, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1988-1989
DISTRICTS
- 1856: District 9
- 1867: District 9 (Pittsfield)
- 1883: District 16 (Chicopee)
- 1902: District 16 (Springfield)
- 1911: District 18 (Springfield)
- 1927: District 18 (Springfield)
- 2003: District 29