Pilgrim

PILGRIM LODGE

Location: South Harwich; Harwich (1880)

Chartered By: Winslow Lewis

Charter Date: 03/14/1860 VI-300

Precedence Date: 03/04/1859

Current Status: Active

PAST MASTERS

Frederick Hebard, 1859-1862
Nehemiah D. Kelley, 1863-1867
Marshall E. Simmons, 1868
Shubael B. Kelley, 1869, 1870, 1872-1875, 1880
Harrison Hamilton, 1871
John E. Hamer, 1876-1879
Henry T. Crosby, 1881-1886; Mem
Frank A. Rogers, 1887, 1888
Nathan Walker, 1889, 1890
Charles E. Hamer, 1891-1894
Harry H. Murphy, 1895, 1896; SN
Anthony F. Brier, 1897-1899
Everett B. Mecarta, 1900, 1901
G. Arthur Tappan, 1902
Phillip T. Davis, 1903
Harrie D. Handy, 1904-1906; Mem
Frank H. Hill, 1907, 1908
Edgar F. Bassett, 1909, 1910
John Condon, 1911, 1912
Thomas H. Nickerson, 1913, 1914; N
Stanley Robbins, 1915, 1916
Mervin C. Hall, 1917, 1918
Henry K. Bearse, 1919, 1920; N
Loring G. Williams, 1921, 1922
Fred L. Chase, 1923, 1924
W. Sears Nickerson, 1925
Gershom D. Hall, 1926; N
Clarkson P. Bearse, 1927, 1928
J. William Crowell, 1929, 1930
Robert Megathlin, Jr., 1931, 1932
Roger W. Tillson, 1933, 1934
Howard L. Chase, 1935, 1936
Gerald P. Ryder, 1937, 1938
Sherman F. Bassett, 1939, 1940
Edwin A. Small, 1941, 1942
Donald T. Bates, 1943, 1946
Henry F. Smith, 1944, 1945; N
Charles B. Rogers, 1947, 1948
Henry W. Bearse, 1949, 1950
Earle W. Phillips, 1951, 1952
Donald E. Hall, 1953
Emulous E. Hall, Jr., 1954, 1955
Fred T. Young, Jr., 1956, 1957
Emulous E. Hall, 1958
Herbert C. Moran, 1959, 1960
Charles S. Hartig, 1961, 1962; N
Alfred LaMontagne, 1963; N
Arthur W. Peavey, 1964
C. Douglas Gardner, 1965
Leland H. McKenney, 1966
Thomas Oswell, Jr., 1967
Haden G. Greenhalgh, 1968
Lincoln H. Titus, 1969
Donald W. Barker, 1970
William S. Johnson, 1971
Gordon E. Thayer, 1972
Robert O. Thayer, 1973; N
Leonard B. Thayer, 1974
Raymond H. Mellen, 1975
Karl E. Dunakin, Jr., 1976
Thomas C. Smith, 1977
Bernard W. Russell, 1978; N
Henry C. Hertling, 1979
Frederick A. Seddon, 1980
E. Erik Erikson, 1981, 1985; N
Kenneth M. Parkinson, 1982
John E. Warren, 1983
John D. Strachan, 1984, 1987
Charles Cunningham, 1986
Harry E. Perkins, 1988
Thomas L. Gould, 1989
John R. Haynie, Jr., 1990
Neil S. Sweet, Jr., 1991
Gary A. Getchell, 1992
R. P. Shaughnessy, 1993, 1994
Henry P. Burke, 1995, 1996, 2010; PDDGM
David W. Dodson, 1997
Andrew C. Walker, 1998; DDGM
Brett A. Bauer, 1999
John A. Eldredge, Sr., 2000
Paul J. Lavoie, 2001
Joseph M. Fabbio, 2002
Ernest Hebert, Jr., 2003, 2004, 2009
Herbert G. Bell, II, 2005
Curtis E. Higgins, 2006, 2008
Andrew D. Howes, 2007
Alan R. Melanson, 2010-2012

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

Petition for Dispensation: 1859
Petition for Charter: 1860

ANNIVERSARIES

1959 (Centenary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

1860 (Lewis; Constitution of Lodge and installation; hall dedication; Special Communication; see below)
1956 (W. Johnson)
1959 (A. Jenkins; 2 visits; reception for Deputy Grand Master Henry F. Smith; Centenary, Special Communication)
1991 (Darling; Cranberry Festival parade)
1992 (Darling; Cranberry Festival parade)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1881 1883 1885 1887 1896 1897 1898 1909 1912 1916 1920 1922 1924 1926 1932 1933 1938 1949 1965 1968 1974 1979 1981 1987 1993 2011

HISTORY

1959 (Centenary History, 1959-39)

OTHER

1877 (Petition to revise meeting place listed in charter; refused, 1877-155, 1877-209)
1880 (Petition to revise meeting place; accepted, 1880-7, 1880-70)

EVENTS

CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, MARCH 1860

This Lodge is located at South Harwich, or Harwich Port, on Cape Cod, and having worked one year under Dispensation, was duly constituted under a charter on the 20th ultimo. The ceremonies of dedicating the hall and consecrating the Lodge, were performed by the Grand Master, assisted by Dr.J. V. C. Smith, D. G. M.; W. D. Coolidge, J. G. W.; J. P. Pattee as J. G. W.; W. W. Wheildon as G. Treas.; C. W. Moore, G. Secy.; P. C. Jones, G. Marshal; Rev. R. S. Pope as G. Chaplain; E. F. Gay, G. Tyler. The installation services were performed by Bro. Coolidge, in his usual impressive and acceptable manner. At the conclusion of which a very pertinent and acceptable address was delivered by the Grand Master, in the presence of the members of the Lodge and their ladies. The Brethren and guests then partook of an entertainment provided by the Lodge for the occasion.

The officers are —

Rev. P. Hebard, W. M.
Warren Freeman and Erastus Chase, Wardens;
B. G. Phillips, Treas.
D. S. Steele, Secretary
N. D. Kelley and C. Jenkins, Deacons.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

Henry K. Bearse, DDGM, District 32 (Provincetown), 1928, 1929; N
Henry P. Burke, DDGM, District 21, 2011, 2012
Henry T. Crosby, DDGM, District 28 (Barnstable), 1890, 1891, 1892; Memorial
E. Erik Erikson, DDGM, District 32 (Provincetown), 1995, 1996; N
Gershom D. Hall, DDGM, District 32 (Provincetown),1945, 1946; N
Harrie D. Handy, DDGM, District 28 (Provincetown), 1908, 1909; Memorial
Charles S. Hartig, DDGM, District 32 (Provincetown),1979, 1980; N
Alfred LaMontagne, DDGM, District 32 (Provincetown),1967, 1968; N
Harry H. Murphy, DDGM, District 28 (Provincetown), 1900, 1901; SN
Thomas H. Nickerson, DDGM, District 32 (Provincetown), 1918, 1919; N
Bernard W. Russell, DDGM, District 21, 2003, 2004; N
Henry F. Smith, DDGM, District 32 (Provincetown),1951, 1952; Deputy Grand Master 1959; N
Robert O. Thayer, DDGM, District 32 (Provincetown),1983, 1984; N
Andrew C. Walker, DDGM, District 21, 2013