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SATUIT LODGE

Location: Scituate

Chartered By: Percival L. Everett

Charter Date: 06/14/1876 1876-31

Precedence Date: 05/11/1875

Current Status: Active


PAST MASTERS

  • George W. Merritt, 1875, 1876, 1877
  • Charles A. Cole, 1878, 1879
  • John J. Ford, 1880-1883
  • George H. Briggs, 1884, 1885
  • Charles E. Bramhall, 1886
  • Walter L. Damon, 1887, 1888
  • Caleb L. Damon, 1889, 1890
  • Nehemiah T. Merritt, 1891
  • Charles R. Folsom, 1892, 1893
  • John Whalen, 1894, 1895
  • Arthur R. Tirrell, 1896, 1897
  • William H. Sampson, 1898
  • Edward O. Cooke, 1899, 1900
  • Alfred W. Shepard, 1901, 1902
  • Ansel F. Servan, 1903, 1904
  • Edgar L Willard, 1905
  • Carroll A. Faxon, 1906
  • Charles W. Stodder, 1907, 1908; Mem
  • Edgar L. Hitchcock, 1909, 1910
  • Charles W. Peare, 1911, 1912; Mem
  • Frank F. Hammond, 1913, 1914
  • Henry T. Cole, 1915
  • Chester R. Sherman, 1916, 1917
  • Arthur H. Lane, 1918
  • Archie W. Torrey, 1919, 1920
  • Harry M. Litchfield, 1921
  • Philip S. Bailey, 1922, 1923; N
  • Peter S. Somers, 1924
  • Edward I. Wade, 1925
  • William M. Wade, 1926
  • Alan C. Litchfield, 1927
  • Fred A. Beals, Jr., 1928, 1929
  • Edwin L. Cook, 1930
  • Prescott A. Damon, 1931, 1932
  • Henry B. Merritt, 1933
  • James Finnie, 1934, 1935
  • Franklin T. Sharp, 1936
  • B. Merrill Kingsley, 1937, 1938; N
  • Edgar H. Ellms, 1939
  • Malcolm E. Wilder, 1940, 1941
  • Russell L. Fish, 1942, 1943
  • Robert M. Dow, 1944
  • Percy L. Embree, 1945
  • Lester J. Gates, 1946, 1947
  • Richard L. Brown, 1948, 1949
  • Joseph W. Lineberry, 1950
  • Alden Finnie, 1951
  • John H. Moir, 1952
  • John H. Hakubens, 1953
  • Walter S. Allen, Jr., 1954
  • Robert W. Finnie, 1955, 1965
  • Myron F. Litchfield, 1956
  • Arthur L. Spear, 1957; N
  • Malcolm F. Hall, 1958, 1959, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996; N
  • Richard E. Vergobbe, 1960
  • Philip I. Rockwood, 1961, 1962
  • W. Wayne Higgins, 1963
  • Gordon F. Hunter, 1964, 1965
  • Carl C. Chessia, Jr., 1966
  • John T. MacDougall, 1967
  • Robert H. Greim, 1968
  • T. Ray Cary, Jr., 1969
  • John R. Brown, 1970, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2001
  • Robert J. Walker, 1971
  • Walter C. Pihl, 1972
  • Everett D. Thompson, 1973
  • Robert A. Goodwin, 1974
  • Robert Manning, 1975
  • Alan B. Kinsley, 1976
  • Frank H. Handy, Jr., 1977, 1998, 1999
  • William J. Brooks, 1978
  • Jeffrey C. Brown, 1979
  • Roger C. Trueblood, 1980, 1981
  • Philip M. McCaffrey, 1982, 1988; N
  • John B. Hammill, 1983
  • Edward A. Tower, 1984
  • Robert F. Lavoine, 1985
  • Bradford E. Spear, 1986, 2009, 2010
  • David C. LaVange, 1987
  • Charles R. Lesher, 1991, 1992
  • Richard K McMullan, 2000
  • John R. Rhodes, III, 2002-03
  • John W. Richardson, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013
  • Curtis J. Robinson, 2005, 2006
  • Michael Smith, 2011

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

  • Petition for Dispensation: 1875
  • Petition for Charter: 1876
  • Consolidation Petition (with Nantascot Lodge): 1996

ANNIVERSARIES

  • 1951 (75th Anniversary)
  • 1976 (Centenary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

BY-LAW CHANGES

1884 1885 1894 1897 1902 1904 1910 1913 1928 1929 1930 1931 1937 1952 1958 1962 1964 1965 1967 1974 1977 1982 1987 1991 1998 2000 2007 2009 2011 2012

HISTORY

  • 1951 (75th Anniversary History, 1951-165)
  • 1976 (Centenary History, 1976-138)

75TH ANNIVERSARY HISTORY, JUNE 1951

From Proceedings, Page 1951-165:

By Worshipful William M. Wade.

On May 11, 1875, acting on a petition signed by twenty-six Masons of Scituate, praying to be congregated into a regular Lodge under the name and title of Satuit Lodge, and recommended by Konohassett Lodge of Cohasset, Percival Lowell Everett, Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, granted the dispensation authorizing and empowering the aforesaid Brethren to form and open Satuit Lodge after the manner of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons.

The first regular communication of Satuit Lodge under dispensation opened in form on May 22, 1875, on the Third Degree. Worshipful George W. Merritt presided in the East, Brother Charles A. Cole in the West and Brother C. L. Damon in the South. At this meeting there were six petitions for degrees. A vote of thanks was extended to Robert Clark of Plymouth for the pieces of marble which he presented to the Lodge. A vote of thanks was given to Brother Joseph W. Tilden for a picture which he presented to the Lodge with the stipulation that it was to be the property of Satuit Lodge as long as it remains a Lodge, then to go to him or his heirs. At the second regular communication of Satuit Lodge, sixteen members and eight visitors were present. Five petitions for membership were balloted upon, all having been reported on favorably; three were elected and two were rejected. A Lodge of Master Masons was then closed and a Lodge of Entered Apprentices opened, and the first three members elected by-ballot were initiated.

During the years immediately following, a number of candidates were rejected, despite favorable recommendations, indicating that great care was used to select only those whose reputations were without a blemish.

On February 12, 1876, it was voted to grant a loan to Brother C. F. Kendall if he desired it (rate of interest not stated). At a regular communication held June 17, 1891, it was voted to tender a vote of thanks to Brother Everett Torrey for a rough and a perfect ashler presented by him to the Lodge.

During the years approaching the next century, the Lodge made a slow and steady growth. The usual attendance at the meetings averaged about twenty. The Lodge held their meetings for many years in the Seaverns Block on Front Street, until it was deemed expedient to move to cramped, but more private quarters in a room on the second floor of the G. A. R. Hall at Scituate Center.

As Satuit Lodge continued to grow, the need of a more suitable meeting place became apparent. Through the initiative of a small group of members led by Brother Joseph O. Severance, Jr., a movement was started to construct a temple on Country Way, Scituate Center. Brother Severance obtained a considerable number of pledges for financial assistance and various donations of furniture for the interior of the building. Enthusiastic support by the membership brought this project to fruition, and on June 10, 1929, at the 101st special communication, the new temple was dedicated, with Worshipful Master Fred A. Beals, Jr. presiding. The lodge-room was filled to capacity, with about 180 members and visitors on hand. A sizeable delegation of Grand Lodge Officers were in attendance, headed by Most Worshipful Grand Master Herbert W. Dean and Right Worshipful Grand Secretary Frederick W. Hamilton, supplemented by a large suite of officers from neighboring Lodges. The ancient ceremony of dedication with corn, wine and oil was interspersed with selections from the Weber Male Quartet. A splendid banquet was served, after which many gifts were presented to the Lodge and accepted by the Worshipful Master.

In the new temple the Lodge continued to grow, and although the financial burden was heavy, particularly during the depression period, the crisis was passed and the obstacles surmounted through the wholehearted efforts of the membership, until today Satuit Lodge is in splendid condition, is attracting new members regularly, and under capable leadership and a present membership of 210, all signs point to continued and successful progress in the years to come.

On this seventy-fifth anniversary date, we mourn those officers and members who have gone to visit that "undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns," but who contributed so much to Masonry while still among us.

In conclusion, on this memorable occasion, let our earnest prayers go to the leaders of our nation and those men and women risking their lives in our behalf, that freedom, our way of life, and our beloved Fraternity shall continue to survive and flourish in an uninterrupted era of world peace.

OTHER

  • 1936 (Reduction of fees approved, 1936-248)

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

DISTRICTS

1875: District 16 (Plymouth)

1883: District 25 (Hingham)

1911: District 27 (Plymouth)

1927: District 27 (Plymouth)

2003: District 18


LINKS

Lodge web site

Massachusetts Lodges