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PEQUOSSETTE LODGE

Location: Watertown

Chartered By: John T. Heard

Charter Date: 12/09/1857 VI-139

Precedence Date: 12/15/1856

Current Status: Active

PAST MASTERS

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1857 not in Proceedings, dated 12/15/1856
• Petition for Charter: 1857

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1908 (50th Anniversary; 12/12/1907)
• 1957 (Centenary)
• 1982 (125th Anniversary)
• 2007 (150th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1857 (Heard; Constitution of Lodge and installation; Special Communication; see below)
• 1870 (Gardner; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
• 1880 (Welch)
• 1890 (Wells; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
• 1908 (Blake; 2 visits, including 50th Anniversary)
• 1910 (Flanders)
• 1914 (MJohnson; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
• 1919 (L. Abbott)
• 1954 (W. Johnson; "H. Herbert Applin Night")
• 1956 (W. Johnson; installation)
• 1957 (A. Jenkins; Centenary; Special Communication)
• 1960 (Eaton; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
• 1968 (Booth; Mortgage burning; Special Communication)
• 1973 (Vose)
• 1976 (Maxwell; reception for Deputy Grand Master Robert Neil Alger)
• 1982 (Berquist; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1983 (Berquist; installation)
• 1994 (Lovering)
• 2000 (Bauer; Awards Night; room dedication; Special Communication)
• 2007 (Hodgdon; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1870 1872 1877 1879 1881 1886 1890 1891 1895 1896 1897 1898 1901 1902 1903 1906 1907 1913 1918 1919 1920 1921 1925 1927 1933 1934 1935 1937 1944 1950 1951 1952 1954 1956 1957 1958 1964 1966 1968 1979 1983 1985 1987 2006

HISTORY

• 1957 (Centenary History, 1957-233)
• 1982 (125th Anniversary History, 1982-281)
• 2007 (150th Anniversary History, 2007-57)

EVENTS

CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, DECEMBER 1857

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XVII, No. 3, January 1858, Page 96:

This new Lodge, located in the beautiful "suburban village" of Watertown, was consecrated, its officers in stalled, and the new hall elegantly fitted up and furnished for its accommodation, solemnly dedicated, "according to ancient Masonic form and usage," by the M. W. Grand Lodge of this Commonwealth, on Wednesday evening, the 23d Dec. ultimo. The ceremonies were performed by the M. W. Grand Master in his usual impressive manner, and we be lieve to the entire acceptance and gratification of the large number of Brethren present.

At the conclusion of the ceremonies the Lodge was closed, and the Brethren repaired to the Spring Hotel, (kept by Bro. Batchelder,) where a supper was spread, which, in all its appointments — in sumpluousness, variety, and good taste in the serving, — would have done no discredit to the best of our city caterers.

This very agreeable part of the ceremonies having been satisfactorily disposed of, the Brethren were addressed by the Master of the new Lodge, (W. Bro. Webster,) in an exceedingly neat and appropriate speech, as introductory to the more intellectual part of the entertainments of the evening. He was followed by Col. Heard, G. M. ; R. W. Bro. Sheppard, acting S. G. Warden, Brothers Moore, Whieldon, Coolidge, Fowle, and others.

The occasion was one which all seemed to enjoy, and the kindest hopes and best wishes were felt and expressed for the future pros' perity of the new Lodge and the individual happiness of its members.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Robert Neil Alger, DDGM, District 5 (Brighton), 1962, 1963; Deputy Grand Master 1976; N
• Kenneth R. Blake, DDGM, District 5 (Brighton), 1994, 1995; Junior Grand Warden 2013
• Paul A. S. Bushey, DDGM, District 5, 2009, 2010
• George H. Dale, DDGM, District 5 (Waltham), 1918, 1919; Grand Tyler; N
• Herbert M. Davis, DDGM, District 5 (Brighton), 1954, 1955; N
• Herbert M. Davis, Jr., DDGM, District 5 (Brighton), 1974, 1975; SN
• Clarence L. Frounfelker, DDGM, District 5 (Brighton), 1935, 1936; Memorial
• James Giragosian, DDGM, District 3, 2013
• Bruce Hutchings, DDGM, District 5 (Brighton), 1990, 1991
• George S. Parker, DDGM, District 5 (Waltham), 1902, 1903; SN
• Nicholas S. Papadinis, DDGM, District 3, 2007, 2008
• Arthur L. Rockwell, Grand Marshal 1972-1974, Senior Grand Warden 1975
• Herbert H. Sawyer, DDGM, District 5 (Newton), 1892, 1893, 1894; SN

DISTRICTS

1857: District 11

1867: District 4 (Cambridge)

1883: District 5 (Newton)

1897: District 5 (Waltham)

1911: District 5 (Waltham)

1927: District 5 (Brighton)

2003: District 3

2009: District 5

2011: District 3

LINKS

Lodge web site under development

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