Pequossette

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

William Webster, 1857, 1858
Robert I. Davis, 1859, 1860
William J. Underwood, 1861
Thomas N. Hopper, 1862, 1863
Joseph Sanger, Jr., 1864
John B. Goodrich, 1865
William H. Clark, 1866
Charles W. Stone, 1867, 1868
Robert L. Davis, 1869, 1870
Charles T. Perkins, 1871
Charles Brigham, 1872, 1873
Samuel F. Stearns, 1874, 1875
Robert F. Horne, 1876, 1877
Charles H. Bradlee, 1878
Benjamin H. Dow, 1879, 1880
Isaac Harrington, 1881, 1882
George H. Taleton, 1883, 1884
George G. Davidson, 1885
Alberto F. Haynes, 1886, 1887
Herbert H. Sawyer, 1888, 1889; SN
Fred E. Crichett, 1890, 1891
B. Wesley Brown, 1892, 1893
Charles F. Bustin, 1894, 1895
John M. Johnson, 1896, 1897
George S. Parker, 1898, 1899; SN
S. Eugene Proctor, 1900, 1901
Edward K. McNutt, 1902, 1903
Joseph W. Gerry, 1904, 1905
William D. Swan, 1906, 1907
Claude H. Clark, 1908, 1909
Charles A. York, 1910
John A. Bridges, 1911
Guy H. Nason, 1912
George H. Dale, 1913; N
Harry C. Edmunds, 1914
Wesley E. Monk, 1915
Charles W. Henderson, Jr., 1916
Willie E. Norcross, 1917
Hugh Goddard, 1918
A. Lester Shipton, 1919
Eban S. Files, 1920
Glynne G. Buell, 1921
William W. Norcross, Jr., 1922
Charles A. Heughins, 1923
William F. Robbins, 1924
Harry W. Twigg, 1925
John P. Hatch, 1926
Arthur R. Dunbar, 1927
Clarence L. Frounfelker, 1928; Mem
William A. MacChlerie, 1929
George A. Parsons, 1930
Elroy B. Edson, 1931
Winton L. Buddington, 1932
Herbert J. Scheirer, 1933
Herbert W. Irish, 1934
Frederick O. Safford, 1935
Herbert M. Davis, 1936; N
George B. Wellman, 1937
Ralph H. Hutchins, 1938
Ralph J. Blake, 1939
Carleton F. Buddington, 1940
Heman A. Howard, 1941
Andrew C. Nevins, 1942
Sibley A. Lenfest, 1943
Walter C. Power, 1944
Garfield D. Alger, 1945
Robert N. Alger, 1946; N
Walter Guy, 1947
Harrison M. Blake, 1948
Wayne E. Eaton, 1949
Clarence E. Northrup, 1950
Roy E. Wallace, 1951
Franklin C. Bronson, 1952
Stewart R. Stoney, 1953
William W. Norcross, 1954
Donald R. Ross, 1955
Arthur L. Rockwell, 1956
William T. VonSchoppe, 1957
Richard A. Tuttle, 1958
Frank D. Hursh, 1959
Christopher S. Hursh, II, 1960
George A. Hoben, 1961
Herbert M. Davis, Jr., 1962; SN
Ralph B. Nelson, Jr., 1963
Thomas W. Phipps, 1964
Arvid J. Ranstrom, 1965
Winston J. Ayotte, 1966
Richard E. Norcross, 1967
Ralph H. Hutchins, Jr., 1968
Robert J. Alger, 1969
Alexander T. Guy, 1970
Edward P. Nesky, 1971
Robert M. Blake, 1972 Gr Treasurer
David W. Smith, 1973
Arthur C. Allen, 1974, 1975
Noel B. Carmichael, 1976
George K. Onanian, 1977
Herbert A. Perkins, 1978
Norman E. Kenney, 1979
Eugene Bianchi, 1980
David W. Power, 1981
Bruce Hutchings, 1982, 1983
Carl R. Queander, 1984
Aram A. Koumjian, 1985
Douglass G. Rockwell, 1986
Kenneth R. Blake, 1987, 1988 PDDGM
Kenneth R. Austin, 1989, 1994, 1997
Gerald C. Wentworth, 1990, 1992, 1995
David H. Dorian, 1991
Paul A. S. Bushey, 1993, 1996 PDDGM
Lloyd C. Wentzell, Jr., 1997
Lloyd C. Wentzell, Sr., 1998, 1999
Nicholas S. Papadinis, 2000-2003
John K. Gibbons, 2004, 2005
Michael P. Monks, 2006, 2007
Sardar Jajan, 2008, 2009
James Giragosian, 2010-2012; DDGM

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