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Precedence Date: ''03/24/1921''
 
Precedence Date: ''03/24/1921''
  
Current Status: ''in Grand Lodge Vault; merged with [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RoswellLee Roswell Lee] Lodge to form [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RoswellLeeSamuelOsgood Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood] Lodge, 03/24/1997. Now a part of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=IndianOrchardMasonic Indian Orchard Masonic] Lodge.''
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Current Status: ''in Grand Lodge Vault; merged with [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RoswellLee Roswell Lee] Lodge to form [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RoswellLeeSamuelOsgood Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood] Lodge, 06/28/1979. Now a part of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=IndianOrchardMasonic Indian Orchard Masonic] Lodge.''
  
 
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=== YEARS ===
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'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1921 1921]'''
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=== PETITIONERS FOR A CHARTER ===
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1922 1922]'''
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''As listed in the first notice of the Lodge''
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<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
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* Abrams, Paul E.
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* Alderman, Oliver C.
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* Bacon, Theodore S.
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* Belcher, John Q.
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* Bennett, John E.
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* Bentley, H. G.
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* Bigelow, James H.
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* Bowman, Henry N.
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* Brown, Fred R.
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* Brown, George H.
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* Brown, Luman S.
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* Brown, Nedd W.
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* Butler, Fred A.
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* Camp, Wallace V.
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* Carleton, Dudley
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* Carlisle, S. Richard
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* Chapin, Roy C.
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* Chapin, William A. R.
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* Childs, Harry A.
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* Clark, Edward O.
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* Clark, George J.
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* Clemence, Percy G.
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* Converse, Charles T.
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* Crook, Douglas
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* Culver, John W.
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* Cunliffe, J. William
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* Curry, Henry J.
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* Davis, Allen F.
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* Douglas, Edward C.
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* Elmer, Nelson L.
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* Ewig, Valentine L.
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* Felker, George F.
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* Fenner, Charles P.
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* Gatchell, Fred F.
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* Glynn, Alfred
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLGGordon Gordon, Gurdon W.]
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* Graham, J. Perry
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* Habel, Fred
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* Hall, Jesse A.
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* Hammond, Charles A.
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* Hardy, Russel K.
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* Hartwell, Frank O.
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* Hartwell, Ralph L.
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* Harwood, William F.
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* Hastings, Alfred H.
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* Hayden, Byron P.
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* Hawkes, Harold W.
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* Hendee, George M.
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* Holmes, James
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* Holmes, Winfield R.
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* Holton, John W.
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* Hubbard, George A.
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* Huie, Herbert E.
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* Jacobs, Raymond A.
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* Johnson, Frank P.
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* Johnson, Leone C.
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* Kaplinger, Harlan P. S.
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* Kennett, Frederick A.
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* Kimball, James E.
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* King, Harry R.
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* Kirkham, J. Stuart
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* Knox, Ellis G.
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* Krause, Edwin
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* Kronvall, Edward
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* Lyon, Waynman Crane
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* Martin, Rev. George A.
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* McCullock, John
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* Northrup, William B.
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* Ockerbloom, A. Edwin
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* Overlander, John E.
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* Pearson, Thomas A.
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* Perkins, Henry J.
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* Pinney, Alonzo R.
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* Reilly, Carl P.
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* Ruggles, Archibald E.
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* Seaman, James A.
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* Shepard, Harold O.
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* Sickman, James F.
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* Simpson, Archer R.
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* Sinclair, A. Olin
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJPSmith Smith James P.]
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* Snow, Emmons E.
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* Stebbins, Robert F.
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* Steinbeck, Peter L.
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* Swift, Ernest A.
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* Talbot, Raymond A.
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* Tarbell, Lucius H.
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* Taylor, Joseph
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* Terrill, Herbert S.
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* Thayer, Robert S.
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* Todd John
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* Vinton, George E.
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* Walker, Charles O.
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* Webster, John A.
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* Wells, Neilson P.
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* Williamson, Ernest G.
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* Wilson, Herbert R.
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* Wilson, William J.
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* Winter, Newrie D.
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* Winter, Theodore B.
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* Wood, John W.
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</div>
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=== PAST MASTERS ===
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<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJPSmith James P. Smith], 1921
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLGGordon Gurdon W. Gordon], 1922; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesAG#GORDON.2C_GURDON_WRIGHT_1871-1959 N]'''
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* Douglas Crook, 1923; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesAG#CROOK.2C_DOUGLAS_1883-1971 N]'''
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* Frank Johnson, 1924
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* Frederick A. Kennett, 1925
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* Peter L. Steinbeck, 1926
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* Theodore B. Winter, 1927
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* Thomas A. Pearson, 1928
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* Frederick Darmstaedt, 1929
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* Ralph S. Spooner, 1930
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* Allison M. Brackett, 1931
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* Ray P. Dunning, 1932
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* Robert H. Downey, 1933
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* Walter F. Lauffert, 1934
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* Edward Jones, 1935
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* Osmond W. Snow, 1936
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* Charles R. Clason, 1937
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* Grant B. Cole, 1938
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* Alexander Cameron, 1939
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* Harold R. Bond, 1940; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesAG#BOND.2C_HAROLD_RANDOLPH_1900-1976 N]'''
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* Fred Dickson, 1941
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* Raymond H. Peat, 1942; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASuppNecrologiesNR#PEAT.2C_RAYMOND_HENRY_1904-1991 SN]'''
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* Edward M. Whitaker, 1943
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* Norman R. Vester, 1944
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* Marshall W. Potter, 1945
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* Mark E. Reynolds, 1946
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* Sidney H. Smith, 1947
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* Allyn K. Talmadge, 1948
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* Walter F. Babbin, 1949
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* Norman H. Ferguson, 1950, 1976
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* Austin C. Kimball, 1951
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* Oren L. Moses, Jr., 1952, 1957
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* Henry Clifton Walker, 1953, 1973
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* George M. MacPherson, 1954
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* Timothy C. Goodrich, 1955
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* Lorin E. Pappas, 1956
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* William H. Perrishere, 1958
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* Herbert A. Dunham, 1959
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* Robert B. MacPherson, 1960
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* Harold D. Chapin, 1961
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* Earl J. Morrill, 1962
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* Bernhard H. Kearnstrom, 1963
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* Harold Ellis, 1964
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* Garfield A. Woods, 1965; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesSZ#WOODS.2C_GARFIELD_ALEXANDER_1898-1976 N]'''
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* Robert J. Illig, 1966, 1970
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* Kenneth W. Roberts, 1967
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* Norman L. Morton, 1968
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* Bernhard Bystryinski, 1969
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* Herbert A. Everett, Sr., 1971
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* William H. Muldrew, Jr., 1972
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* Henry C. Walker, 1973
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* E. Raymond Turner, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979
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* Robert A. Ferrier, 1977
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</div>
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=== FIRST LINE OF OFFICERS, UNCER DISPENSATION ===
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Appointed by the the Most Worshipful Grand Master, in Dispensation
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* Worshipful Master,  James P. Smith
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* Senior Warden R.W.,  Gurdon W. Gorden
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* Junior Warden,      Douglas Crook
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To be appointed by the Worshipful Master
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* Treasurer,          Roy C. Chapin
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* Secretary,          Percy G. Clemence
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* Senior Deacon,      Frank P. Johnson
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* Junior Deacon,      Frederick A. Kennett
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* Marshal,            Peter L. Steinbeck
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* Senior Steward,      Theodore B. Winter
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* Junior Steward,      Thomas A. Pearson
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* Inside Sentinel,    Charles P. Fenner
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* Organist,            Charles A. Hammond
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* Tyler,              John McCullock
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== REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS ==
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* Petition for Dispensation: '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1921 1921]'''
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* Petition for Charter: '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1922 1922]'''
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* Consolidation Petition (with [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RoswellLee Roswell Lee] Lodge): '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1979 1979]'''
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=== ANNIVERSARIES ===
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* '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1971 1971]''' (50th Anniversary)
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=== VISITS BY GRAND MASTER ===
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* '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1922 1922]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMPrince Prince]; Constitution of Lodge and installation; Special Communication)
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* '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1971 1971]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMJaynes Jaynes]; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
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* '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1976 1976]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMMaxwell Maxwell])
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* '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1979 1979]''' ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMMelanson Melanson]; Consolidation; Special Communication)
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=== BY-LAW CHANGES ===
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<blockquote>
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1923 1923]'''
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1923 1923]'''
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1924 1924]'''
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1924 1924]'''
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1925 1925]'''
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1925 1925]'''
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1926 1926]'''
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1926 1926]'''
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1927 1927]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1928 1928]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1929 1929]
 
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1930 1930]'''
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1930 1930]'''
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1931 1931]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1932 1932]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1933 1933]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1934 1934]
 
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1935 1935]'''
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1935 1935]'''
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1936 1936]'''
 
 
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'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1938 1938]'''
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1939 1939]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1940 1940]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1941 1941]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1942 1942]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1943 1943]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1944 1944]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1945 1945]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1946 1946]
 
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1947 1947]'''
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1947 1947]'''
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1948 1948]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1949 1949]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1950 1950]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1951 1951]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1952 1952]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1953 1953]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1954 1954]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1955 1955]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1956 1956]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1957 1957]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1958 1958]
 
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1959 1959]
 
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1960 1960]'''
 
'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1960 1960]'''
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1961 1961]
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'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1964 1964]'''
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1962 1962]
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'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1973 1973]'''
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1963 1963]
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'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1974 1974]'''
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1964 1964]
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'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1975 1975]'''
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1965 1965]
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'''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1977 1977]'''
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1966 1966]
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</blockquote>
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1967 1967]
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[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1968 1968]
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=== HISTORY ===
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1969 1969]
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[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1970 1970]
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* '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1971 1971]''' (50th Anniversary History, 1971-131)
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1971 1971]
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[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1972 1972]
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==== 50TH ANNIVERSARY HISTORY, MARCH 1971 ====
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1973 1973]
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[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1974 1974]
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''From Proceedings, Page 1971-131:''
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1975 1975]
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[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1976 1976]
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''By Worshipful Edward Jones.''
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1977 1977]
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[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1978 1978]
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Instituted March 24, 1921, Chartered March 14, 1922 and Constituted in the afternoon of April 20, 1922, named "to commemorate the memory of Reverend [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLSOsgood Samuel Osgood], D. D., Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Springfield (The Old First Church) from 1809 to 1854", 1971 marks the year wherein this Lodge has become 50 years young in the history of Masonry or one half century old in terms of ordinary time.
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1979 1979]
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[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1980 1980]
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Originally conceived as a business and professional man's Lodge following the pattern of English Craft Masonry, within a relatively few years a more cosmopolitan body emerged.
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1981 1981]
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[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1982 1982]
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Frequently thought of as the youngest Masonic Lodge in the District, it is interesting to note that [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SamuelDSherwood Samuel D. Sherwood] Lodge in Springfield was constituted in the evening of April 20, 1922 and [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CharlesCSpellman Charles C. Spellman] Lodge in East Longmeadow was constituted in the evening of the day following — namely on April 21, 1922.
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1983 1983]
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The official records of the Lodge from the first preliminary meeting held in the then Springfield Masonic Temple at the corner of Main and State Streets to the present speak strongly for the zeal and affection expressed by the Charter Members and all those raised therein or affiliated therewith in the following years.
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1984 1984]
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[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1985 1985]
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While the conventional method of presenting a history usually calls for treatment of the overall pattern in chronological order by dates, this historian has chosen to follow a sectional pattern by meeting places, membership, finances and recognitions.
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1986 1986]
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[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1987 1987]
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===== MEETING PLACES =====
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1988 1988]
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[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1989 1989]
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By charter, of course, the Lodge is limited to holding its regular meetings within the corporate boundaries of the City of Springfield.
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1990 1990]
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From its initial meeting in 1921 until January 7, 1926, meetings were held in the "Old" Masonic Temple aforesaid. This period was one of great activity. In addition to the organization of the Lodge, By-Laws were adopted at a December 13, 1921 meeting (and amended on numerous occasions since that time) and some indication of work accomplished is reflected in the fact that 118 communications, regular and special, are reported in the official minutes, or an average of a little over 25 per year were held.
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1991 1991]
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From January 7, 1926 through April 27, 1937, meetings were held in the then "New" Masonic Temple on upper State Street. These were crucial years encompassing the stock market crash of 1929 and the ensuing "Great Depression." Only 123 communications, regular and special, or an average of about 11 per year were held during this period. Samuel Osgood Lodge was not alone in experiencing lack of work and financial stress. The "New" Temple itself ran into dire financial difficulty which, in fact, occasioned a court order to "padlock" the building under the watchful eye of a deputy sheriff. This was the prime reason for the Lodge seeking the temporary quarters made available through the generosity of our sister Lodge in Indian Orchard.
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1992 1992]
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[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1993 1993]
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Only two meetings were held in the Indian Orchard Temple; one on May 25, 1937 and the other on June 20, 1937. During this period, arrangements were made to hold future meetings in the Melha Temple at 347 Worthington Street in Springfield proper. This last mentioned Temple served as our meeting place from September 28, 1937 through February 18, 1943 or for about five and one half years. Seventy two meetings were held during this period or about 13 per year. The ups and downs of the economy are again reflected in the low rate of activity as compared with the first five years of the Lodge's existence.  Dut to the lesser cost for rent and curtailment of other expenses, the Lodge emerged strong financially and the adversities experienced undoubtedly drew the Brethren together in an even more strongly knit Brotherhood.
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1994 1994]
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[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1995 1995]
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From March 16, 1943, the date of the 318th communication of the Lodge to and through September 20, 1960 or the 707th communication, meetings were held in the Odd Fellows Temple at 185 Mill Street in Springfield. This period of about sixteen and one half years reflects activity second only to the first five years of the Lodge's existence. The records indicate that an average of 23.5 meetings per year, regular and special, were held during this tenancy.
[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1996 1996]
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On October 1, 1960, the date of its 708th communication, the Lodge moved its home back to the Masonic Temple on upper State Street where it still resides. As of September 22, 1970 when the 909th communication was held — or approximately ten years after its last move — the records indicate that nearly 20 meetings per year were the average measure of activity.
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Thus, with the exception of the first five years of its life when Masonic activity was at a peak, Samuel Osgood Lodge appears to have enjoyed its greatest average number of meetings per year while housed at its former Mill Street address. Statistics are usually considered to be deadly but a number, as far as our Lodge is concerned, appear to be fully justified.
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From the original 101 Charter Members in 1921 who, of course, then held dual memberships, the overall total rose to a net of 153 in 1924 and then declined steadily (due to deaths and demits primarily among the original Charter Members and the economic stress brought on by the Great Depression) until by 1939 and 1940 our total membership had shrunk to 89. From there on, however, steady growth to a maximum net total of 257 in 1961 and equalled in 1963 took place. For various and sundry reasons not easily ascertainable (except for the fact that there has been an increasing demand on each person's available time)
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the membership steadily declined to a total of 208 reported at the last annual meeting as of September 30, 1970.
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In addition to those who have been elected to honorary membership as members of other Lodges, 435 have been admitted to active membership during the years up to the report at the last annual meeting either by being raised within the Lodge or by affiliation. This number together with the original Charter Members plus 5 additional so designated at a later date bring the gross total to 541 who have held membership in the Lodge.
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The scythe of time plus voluntary demits and suspensions reflect substantial but not unusual shrinkage.
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It is interesting to note that the maximum number admitted in any one year was 19 and this number was equalled in each of five separate years. At the other end of the scale no members were admitted in each of four separate years.
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Charter Member fees of $1440. plus fees from work of $1715. plus interest received less disbursements for the first year of operation left a balance on hand on February 13, 1922 of $1530.30. As of November 10, 1923, the balance on hand held by the Treasurer was $858.24 while the Permanent Fund was initiated with the deposit of $187.25 and the Charity Fund with the deposit of $65. to a grand total of $1110.49 in cash assets.
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In spite of the withdrawal from the aforesaid funds for legitimate purposes, the total cash assets of the Lodge as of the report at the annual meeting in 1970 were: cash on hand held by the Treasurer $587.24; Permanent Fund $5385.12; Charity Fund $4654.09; a Special Fund $4544.51 and an Organ Fund of $200.94 to a Grand Total of $15,371.90.
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The dilution of the value of the dollar over the years makes the statement that the Lodge has increased its cash assets by nearly fifteen times somewhat erroneous as the blunt reference does not take into consideration the lesser purchasing power of the dollar. However, the record certainly depicts the prudence exercised by the Brethren and rightly has earned the envy and acclaim of our sister Lodges.
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Of the fifty Brethren elected to serve our Lodge as Worshipful Master during the past half century, seventeen have passed on to the Celestial Grand Lodge and one only, Wor. Bro. Robert J. Illig has served for two terms, one in 1966 and the other in 1970.
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The listing of these Brethren, of course, currently appears on the back of the Lodge Calendar and need not be repeated here.
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Our first Master, the late Rt. Wor. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJSmith James P. Smith], was a Past Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, and the second, the late Rt. Wor. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLGGordon Gurdon W. Gordon], was a Past Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. In addition, five of our Past Masters, Rt. Wor. Bros. Crook, Johnson, Bond, Peat and Woods, have served as District Deputy Grand Masters. The first petition for the degrees received by the Lodge was that of Wor. Bro. Charles R. Clason, who later served as the 17th Worshipful Master of the Lodge.
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While it is most difficult to single out from so many who were founders, were raised in or became affiliated with us over the years for special mention, it would be remiss not to refer to a few.
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Rt. Wor. Bro. Douglas Crook, our third Master, most certainly rates the title of Mr. Samuel Osgood Lodge himself. He not only was a prime mover in the founding of the Lodge, but was a primary writer of our original By-Laws and served the Lodge as Secretary for a period of ten years.
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Rt. Wor. Bros. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJMatthew James Matthew] and Frank Beardsell, both Past District Deputy Grand Masters of their respective districts and both elected to honorary membership in Samuel Osgood Lodge were highly instrumental through their encouragement, advice and actual participation in assisting the Lodge to weather the stormy years.
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The late Wor. Bro. Alexander Cameron merits the acclaim of his Brethren for his excellence in ritual and his service for many years as Lodge Lecturer and our late Bro. Julian R. Rand for whom the original "Dollar or More Fund" was renamed, served as Tyler for many years as well as in other capacities.
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The late Wor. Bro. Peter L. Steinbeck, not only served the Lodge for many years as Marshal following his service in the East but, as this historian knows, was a bulwark of strength to the Lodge during periods of adversity. Other Past Masters in recent years have heeded the call for assistance by filling vacant line chairs and other Brethren, too numerous to mention here, have given of their time and effort seemingly above and beyond the call of duty.
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It is of these things that a strong Brotherhood is made. As the record shows, in spite of ups and downs, Samuel Osgood Lodge can face the future — the second half of its first century of existence — with rare confidence.
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* Harold R. Bond, DDGM, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield33_1927-2003 District 33 (Springfield)], 1956, 1957; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesAG#BOND.2C_HAROLD_RANDOLPH_1900-1976 N]'''
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* Douglas Crook, DDGM, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield33_1911-1926#LODGES District 33 (Springfield)], 1926; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield33_1927-2003 District 33 (Springfield)], 1927; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesAG#CROOK.2C_DOUGLAS_1883-1971 N]'''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLGGordon Gurdon W. Gordon], DDGM, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield18_1911-1926 District 18 (Springfield)], 1915, 1916; Deputy Grand Master 1938; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesAG#GORDON.2C_GURDON_WRIGHT_1871-1959 N]'''
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* Raymond H. Peat, DDGM, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield33_1927-2003 District 33 (Springfield)], 1946, 1947; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASuppNecrologiesNR#PEAT.2C_RAYMOND_HENRY_1904-1991 SN]'''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJPSmith James P. Smith], DDGM, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield33_1911-1926 District 33 (Springfield)], 1924, 1925; Junior Grand Warden 1930
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SAMUEL OSGOOD LODGE

Location: Springfield

Chartered By: Arthur D. Prince

Charter Date: 03/08/1922 1922-42

Precedence Date: 03/24/1921

Current Status: in Grand Lodge Vault; merged with Roswell Lee Lodge to form Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood Lodge, 06/28/1979. Now a part of Indian Orchard Masonic Lodge.


PETITIONERS FOR A CHARTER

As listed in the first notice of the Lodge

  • Abrams, Paul E.
  • Alderman, Oliver C.
  • Bacon, Theodore S.
  • Belcher, John Q.
  • Bennett, John E.
  • Bentley, H. G.
  • Bigelow, James H.
  • Bowman, Henry N.
  • Brown, Fred R.
  • Brown, George H.
  • Brown, Luman S.
  • Brown, Nedd W.
  • Butler, Fred A.
  • Camp, Wallace V.
  • Carleton, Dudley
  • Carlisle, S. Richard
  • Chapin, Roy C.
  • Chapin, William A. R.
  • Childs, Harry A.
  • Clark, Edward O.
  • Clark, George J.
  • Clemence, Percy G.
  • Converse, Charles T.
  • Crook, Douglas
  • Culver, John W.
  • Cunliffe, J. William
  • Curry, Henry J.
  • Davis, Allen F.
  • Douglas, Edward C.
  • Elmer, Nelson L.
  • Ewig, Valentine L.
  • Felker, George F.
  • Fenner, Charles P.
  • Gatchell, Fred F.
  • Glynn, Alfred
  • Gordon, Gurdon W.
  • Graham, J. Perry
  • Habel, Fred
  • Hall, Jesse A.
  • Hammond, Charles A.
  • Hardy, Russel K.
  • Hartwell, Frank O.
  • Hartwell, Ralph L.
  • Harwood, William F.
  • Hastings, Alfred H.
  • Hayden, Byron P.
  • Hawkes, Harold W.
  • Hendee, George M.
  • Holmes, James
  • Holmes, Winfield R.
  • Holton, John W.
  • Hubbard, George A.
  • Huie, Herbert E.
  • Jacobs, Raymond A.
  • Johnson, Frank P.
  • Johnson, Leone C.
  • Kaplinger, Harlan P. S.
  • Kennett, Frederick A.
  • Kimball, James E.
  • King, Harry R.
  • Kirkham, J. Stuart
  • Knox, Ellis G.
  • Krause, Edwin
  • Kronvall, Edward
  • Lyon, Waynman Crane
  • Martin, Rev. George A.
  • McCullock, John
  • Northrup, William B.
  • Ockerbloom, A. Edwin
  • Overlander, John E.
  • Pearson, Thomas A.
  • Perkins, Henry J.
  • Pinney, Alonzo R.
  • Reilly, Carl P.
  • Ruggles, Archibald E.
  • Seaman, James A.
  • Shepard, Harold O.
  • Sickman, James F.
  • Simpson, Archer R.
  • Sinclair, A. Olin
  • Smith James P.
  • Snow, Emmons E.
  • Stebbins, Robert F.
  • Steinbeck, Peter L.
  • Swift, Ernest A.
  • Talbot, Raymond A.
  • Tarbell, Lucius H.
  • Taylor, Joseph
  • Terrill, Herbert S.
  • Thayer, Robert S.
  • Todd John
  • Vinton, George E.
  • Walker, Charles O.
  • Webster, John A.
  • Wells, Neilson P.
  • Williamson, Ernest G.
  • Wilson, Herbert R.
  • Wilson, William J.
  • Winter, Newrie D.
  • Winter, Theodore B.
  • Wood, John W.

PAST MASTERS

  • James P. Smith, 1921
  • Gurdon W. Gordon, 1922; N
  • Douglas Crook, 1923; N
  • Frank Johnson, 1924
  • Frederick A. Kennett, 1925
  • Peter L. Steinbeck, 1926
  • Theodore B. Winter, 1927
  • Thomas A. Pearson, 1928
  • Frederick Darmstaedt, 1929
  • Ralph S. Spooner, 1930
  • Allison M. Brackett, 1931
  • Ray P. Dunning, 1932
  • Robert H. Downey, 1933
  • Walter F. Lauffert, 1934
  • Edward Jones, 1935
  • Osmond W. Snow, 1936
  • Charles R. Clason, 1937
  • Grant B. Cole, 1938
  • Alexander Cameron, 1939
  • Harold R. Bond, 1940; N
  • Fred Dickson, 1941
  • Raymond H. Peat, 1942; SN
  • Edward M. Whitaker, 1943
  • Norman R. Vester, 1944
  • Marshall W. Potter, 1945
  • Mark E. Reynolds, 1946
  • Sidney H. Smith, 1947
  • Allyn K. Talmadge, 1948
  • Walter F. Babbin, 1949
  • Norman H. Ferguson, 1950, 1976
  • Austin C. Kimball, 1951
  • Oren L. Moses, Jr., 1952, 1957
  • Henry Clifton Walker, 1953, 1973
  • George M. MacPherson, 1954
  • Timothy C. Goodrich, 1955
  • Lorin E. Pappas, 1956
  • William H. Perrishere, 1958
  • Herbert A. Dunham, 1959
  • Robert B. MacPherson, 1960
  • Harold D. Chapin, 1961
  • Earl J. Morrill, 1962
  • Bernhard H. Kearnstrom, 1963
  • Harold Ellis, 1964
  • Garfield A. Woods, 1965; N
  • Robert J. Illig, 1966, 1970
  • Kenneth W. Roberts, 1967
  • Norman L. Morton, 1968
  • Bernhard Bystryinski, 1969
  • Herbert A. Everett, Sr., 1971
  • William H. Muldrew, Jr., 1972
  • Henry C. Walker, 1973
  • E. Raymond Turner, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979
  • Robert A. Ferrier, 1977

FIRST LINE OF OFFICERS, UNCER DISPENSATION

Appointed by the the Most Worshipful Grand Master, in Dispensation

  • Worshipful Master, James P. Smith
  • Senior Warden R.W., Gurdon W. Gorden
  • Junior Warden, Douglas Crook

To be appointed by the Worshipful Master

  • Treasurer, Roy C. Chapin
  • Secretary, Percy G. Clemence
  • Senior Deacon, Frank P. Johnson
  • Junior Deacon, Frederick A. Kennett
  • Marshal, Peter L. Steinbeck
  • Senior Steward, Theodore B. Winter
  • Junior Steward, Thomas A. Pearson
  • Inside Sentinel, Charles P. Fenner
  • Organist, Charles A. Hammond
  • Tyler, John McCullock

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

ANNIVERSARIES

  • 1971 (50th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

BY-LAW CHANGES

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HISTORY

  • 1971 (50th Anniversary History, 1971-131)

50TH ANNIVERSARY HISTORY, MARCH 1971

From Proceedings, Page 1971-131:

By Worshipful Edward Jones.

Instituted March 24, 1921, Chartered March 14, 1922 and Constituted in the afternoon of April 20, 1922, named "to commemorate the memory of Reverend Samuel Osgood, D. D., Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Springfield (The Old First Church) from 1809 to 1854", 1971 marks the year wherein this Lodge has become 50 years young in the history of Masonry or one half century old in terms of ordinary time.

Originally conceived as a business and professional man's Lodge following the pattern of English Craft Masonry, within a relatively few years a more cosmopolitan body emerged.

Frequently thought of as the youngest Masonic Lodge in the District, it is interesting to note that Samuel D. Sherwood Lodge in Springfield was constituted in the evening of April 20, 1922 and Charles C. Spellman Lodge in East Longmeadow was constituted in the evening of the day following — namely on April 21, 1922. The official records of the Lodge from the first preliminary meeting held in the then Springfield Masonic Temple at the corner of Main and State Streets to the present speak strongly for the zeal and affection expressed by the Charter Members and all those raised therein or affiliated therewith in the following years.

While the conventional method of presenting a history usually calls for treatment of the overall pattern in chronological order by dates, this historian has chosen to follow a sectional pattern by meeting places, membership, finances and recognitions.

MEETING PLACES

By charter, of course, the Lodge is limited to holding its regular meetings within the corporate boundaries of the City of Springfield. From its initial meeting in 1921 until January 7, 1926, meetings were held in the "Old" Masonic Temple aforesaid. This period was one of great activity. In addition to the organization of the Lodge, By-Laws were adopted at a December 13, 1921 meeting (and amended on numerous occasions since that time) and some indication of work accomplished is reflected in the fact that 118 communications, regular and special, are reported in the official minutes, or an average of a little over 25 per year were held. From January 7, 1926 through April 27, 1937, meetings were held in the then "New" Masonic Temple on upper State Street. These were crucial years encompassing the stock market crash of 1929 and the ensuing "Great Depression." Only 123 communications, regular and special, or an average of about 11 per year were held during this period. Samuel Osgood Lodge was not alone in experiencing lack of work and financial stress. The "New" Temple itself ran into dire financial difficulty which, in fact, occasioned a court order to "padlock" the building under the watchful eye of a deputy sheriff. This was the prime reason for the Lodge seeking the temporary quarters made available through the generosity of our sister Lodge in Indian Orchard.

Only two meetings were held in the Indian Orchard Temple; one on May 25, 1937 and the other on June 20, 1937. During this period, arrangements were made to hold future meetings in the Melha Temple at 347 Worthington Street in Springfield proper. This last mentioned Temple served as our meeting place from September 28, 1937 through February 18, 1943 or for about five and one half years. Seventy two meetings were held during this period or about 13 per year. The ups and downs of the economy are again reflected in the low rate of activity as compared with the first five years of the Lodge's existence. Dut to the lesser cost for rent and curtailment of other expenses, the Lodge emerged strong financially and the adversities experienced undoubtedly drew the Brethren together in an even more strongly knit Brotherhood.

From March 16, 1943, the date of the 318th communication of the Lodge to and through September 20, 1960 or the 707th communication, meetings were held in the Odd Fellows Temple at 185 Mill Street in Springfield. This period of about sixteen and one half years reflects activity second only to the first five years of the Lodge's existence. The records indicate that an average of 23.5 meetings per year, regular and special, were held during this tenancy.

On October 1, 1960, the date of its 708th communication, the Lodge moved its home back to the Masonic Temple on upper State Street where it still resides. As of September 22, 1970 when the 909th communication was held — or approximately ten years after its last move — the records indicate that nearly 20 meetings per year were the average measure of activity.

Thus, with the exception of the first five years of its life when Masonic activity was at a peak, Samuel Osgood Lodge appears to have enjoyed its greatest average number of meetings per year while housed at its former Mill Street address. Statistics are usually considered to be deadly but a number, as far as our Lodge is concerned, appear to be fully justified.

MEMBERSHIP

From the original 101 Charter Members in 1921 who, of course, then held dual memberships, the overall total rose to a net of 153 in 1924 and then declined steadily (due to deaths and demits primarily among the original Charter Members and the economic stress brought on by the Great Depression) until by 1939 and 1940 our total membership had shrunk to 89. From there on, however, steady growth to a maximum net total of 257 in 1961 and equalled in 1963 took place. For various and sundry reasons not easily ascertainable (except for the fact that there has been an increasing demand on each person's available time) the membership steadily declined to a total of 208 reported at the last annual meeting as of September 30, 1970.

In addition to those who have been elected to honorary membership as members of other Lodges, 435 have been admitted to active membership during the years up to the report at the last annual meeting either by being raised within the Lodge or by affiliation. This number together with the original Charter Members plus 5 additional so designated at a later date bring the gross total to 541 who have held membership in the Lodge.

The scythe of time plus voluntary demits and suspensions reflect substantial but not unusual shrinkage.

It is interesting to note that the maximum number admitted in any one year was 19 and this number was equalled in each of five separate years. At the other end of the scale no members were admitted in each of four separate years.

FINANCES

Charter Member fees of $1440. plus fees from work of $1715. plus interest received less disbursements for the first year of operation left a balance on hand on February 13, 1922 of $1530.30. As of November 10, 1923, the balance on hand held by the Treasurer was $858.24 while the Permanent Fund was initiated with the deposit of $187.25 and the Charity Fund with the deposit of $65. to a grand total of $1110.49 in cash assets.

In spite of the withdrawal from the aforesaid funds for legitimate purposes, the total cash assets of the Lodge as of the report at the annual meeting in 1970 were: cash on hand held by the Treasurer $587.24; Permanent Fund $5385.12; Charity Fund $4654.09; a Special Fund $4544.51 and an Organ Fund of $200.94 to a Grand Total of $15,371.90.

The dilution of the value of the dollar over the years makes the statement that the Lodge has increased its cash assets by nearly fifteen times somewhat erroneous as the blunt reference does not take into consideration the lesser purchasing power of the dollar. However, the record certainly depicts the prudence exercised by the Brethren and rightly has earned the envy and acclaim of our sister Lodges.

RECOGNITIONS

Of the fifty Brethren elected to serve our Lodge as Worshipful Master during the past half century, seventeen have passed on to the Celestial Grand Lodge and one only, Wor. Bro. Robert J. Illig has served for two terms, one in 1966 and the other in 1970. The listing of these Brethren, of course, currently appears on the back of the Lodge Calendar and need not be repeated here.

Our first Master, the late Rt. Wor. James P. Smith, was a Past Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, and the second, the late Rt. Wor. Gurdon W. Gordon, was a Past Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. In addition, five of our Past Masters, Rt. Wor. Bros. Crook, Johnson, Bond, Peat and Woods, have served as District Deputy Grand Masters. The first petition for the degrees received by the Lodge was that of Wor. Bro. Charles R. Clason, who later served as the 17th Worshipful Master of the Lodge.

While it is most difficult to single out from so many who were founders, were raised in or became affiliated with us over the years for special mention, it would be remiss not to refer to a few.

Rt. Wor. Bro. Douglas Crook, our third Master, most certainly rates the title of Mr. Samuel Osgood Lodge himself. He not only was a prime mover in the founding of the Lodge, but was a primary writer of our original By-Laws and served the Lodge as Secretary for a period of ten years.

Rt. Wor. Bros. James Matthew and Frank Beardsell, both Past District Deputy Grand Masters of their respective districts and both elected to honorary membership in Samuel Osgood Lodge were highly instrumental through their encouragement, advice and actual participation in assisting the Lodge to weather the stormy years.

The late Wor. Bro. Alexander Cameron merits the acclaim of his Brethren for his excellence in ritual and his service for many years as Lodge Lecturer and our late Bro. Julian R. Rand for whom the original "Dollar or More Fund" was renamed, served as Tyler for many years as well as in other capacities.

The late Wor. Bro. Peter L. Steinbeck, not only served the Lodge for many years as Marshal following his service in the East but, as this historian knows, was a bulwark of strength to the Lodge during periods of adversity. Other Past Masters in recent years have heeded the call for assistance by filling vacant line chairs and other Brethren, too numerous to mention here, have given of their time and effort seemingly above and beyond the call of duty.

It is of these things that a strong Brotherhood is made. As the record shows, in spite of ups and downs, Samuel Osgood Lodge can face the future — the second half of its first century of existence — with rare confidence.

OTHER

  • 1924 (Participation in Springfield temple cornerstone laying, 1924-335)
  • 1936 (Reduction of fees approved, 1936-38)

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

DISTRICTS

1921: District 33 (Springfield)

1927: District 33 (Springfield)


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