RACMassachusettsYear1861
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1861
James Kimball, Grand High Priest
Solon Thornton, Deputy Grand High Priest
Sylvester Baxter, Grand King
George Sherwin, Grand Scribe
Contents
REGULAR SESSIONS
ANNUAL SESSION, 09/10/1861
Meeting held at Boston (ChII-10):
Grand Chapter opened.
- Mt. Sinai Chapter dispensation was extended six months.
- Address by the Grand High Priest.
- Recommendation for a charter for Keystone Chapter in Foxboro.
- Finance.
- R. E. James Kimball was re-elected Grand High Priest; other officers elected and appointed as noted on Page ChII-17. Installation of Grand Officers followed.
A complete list of officers, along with rosters of existing chapters, appears beginning on Page ChII-19.
Note that page numbering in ChII is reset after this section.
STATED MEETING, 12/10/1861
Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChII-3):
Grand Chapter opened.
- Petition for Pilgrim Chapter in Bridgewater. Dispensation granted.
- Recommendation for a charter for Mount Sinai Chapter in Foxboro.
- Memorial for Sylvester Baxter.
STATED MEETING, 03/11/1862
Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChII-7):
Grand Chapter opened.
- Report of the death of M. E. Charles Gilman of Baltimore, Past General Grand High Priest. Resolutions of sympathy appear on Page ChII-9.
- Report from the Massachusetts Convention of High Priests.
STATED MEETING, 06/10/1862
Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChII-10):
Grand Chapter opened.
- Reports.
LIST OF CHAPTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1861
| Location | Chapter | Precedence Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | St. Andrew's | 08/28/1769 | |
| Newburyport | King Cyrus | 06/28/1790 | |
| Salem | Washington | 01/09/1811 | |
| Taunton | Adoniram | 09/10/1816 | |
| Springfield | Morning Star | 06/29/1818 | |
| Franklin | Greenfield | 12/07/1818 | |
| Boston | St. Paul's | 01/25/1819 | |
| Stoughton | Mount Zion | 12/12/1820 | |
| Fitchburg | Thomas | 12/11/1821 | |
| Worcester | Worcester | 09/16/1823 | |
| Medway | Mount Lebanon | 12/14/1824 | |
| Northampton | Northampton | 06/23/1825 | |
| Concord | Concord | 03/25/1826 | |
| Lowell | Mt. Horeb | 04/08/1826 | |
| Sutton | Sutton | 09/26/1826 | |
| East Boston | St. John's (2) | 12/12/1854 | |
| Chelsea | Shekinah | 12/11/1855 | |
| Hyannis | Orient | 09/09/1856 | |
| Haverhill | Pentucket | 12/09/1856 | |
| Pittsfield | Berkshire | 12/07/1858 | |
| Enfield | King Solomon (2) | 12/07/1858 | |
| Foxboro | Keystone, U. D. | 06/12/1860 | |
| Lawrence | Mount Sinai | 07/13/1860 | Consecrated 10/01/1861 |
| Pilgrim | Abington, U. D. | 12/10/1861 |
