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== PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE == ...x.php?title=GMGardner Grand Master Gardner]''', under whose administration the seven original volumes (covering a period between [http://www.masonicgeneal

...n were offered, and it was inexpedient for the Grand Lodge to legislate on the subject. * 1872-48; report on the Chicago Relief Fund.

== THE MASSACHUSETTS LODGE == ...ton, held on the 19th inst., W. Brother Henry J. Parker, Past Master, read the following paper, embodying historical and biographical information of much

...ion was granted to form a Lodge to be known as Chicopee Lodge, giving them the power to receive applications, initiate, craft and raise Masons. ...price. The hall was lighted by kerosene lamps and heated by a wood stove. The Brethren purchased an organ for $225, and we also noted as lodge property a

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...of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=TheConsolidated The Consolidated] Lodge.'' ...er of these speculative members increased considerably, and at the turn of the century there were some Lodges in England and Scotland composed entirely of

...had grown to the extent that the group felt there was room in the City for the proposed new Lodge. ...such an organization, Star-in-the-East and Eureka Lodges agreed to approve the action.

...[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=TyrianAshlerAcacia The Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia] Lodge.'' ...idation with [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Tyrian The Tyrian])

...(III-368); it was restored following a dispensation in December 1865, but the lodge's date of precedence is 1866, not 1797. ...tes 1895-82''ff'', 1940-84''ff''. (Note: 1895-82 appears to be an error in the card file; there is no mention of this lodge there.)

...he urban renewal development and the shift of our members from the city to the suburbs made this move necessary." ...Edward F. Estes compiled a most comprehensive and enlightening history of the Lodge from its inception to that date, covering its first fifty years. His

...ne," Charles Chase Dame was born in Kittery, now in the State of Maine, on the 5th day of June, 1819. ...city of Boston, where he was placed in charge of one of the departments in the celebrated Chauncy Hall School, a position he continued to occupy for a per

...strict Deputies and other Brothers whose biography or memorial appeared in the Proceedings, Moore's Freemason's Monthly, or other sources.'' ..."Other Brothers" pages, but are not indexed on the Memorials pages unless the Brother has passed.''

..."his record bears the highest testimony to the purity of his character and the unselfishness of his aims. His was a nature genuine and sincere, walking al ...R [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMEaton EATON] AT THE CENTENARY OF [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Dalhous

...he three-war term. Since Oct. 10. 1932, the office has been vacant, due to the death of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMLAbbott L ...4-1916. He is the author of ''Freemasonry in America Prior to 1750'' and ''The Beginnings of Freemasonry in America''. He is married and has two children,

=== THE REVERE CHARGE === ...sure in presenting herewith his words of wholesome counsel as addressed to the Master, Officers and Brethren of a Masonic Lodge:

Current Status: ''Formed by the merger of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Adelphi Ad ...x.php?title=MassachusettsYear1982 1982]''' (Consolidation Petition to form the lodge)

''Logo image from the 50th Anniversary Program, 1916'' ...w body, joined in by members of King David Lodge who were friendly towards the organization of a new Lodge and who offered advice that was helpful and was

According to the original documents, the original name of the lodge was to be Daniel Webster, and it was to meet at Lithgow Hall in Codma ...y of the surrounding Lodges were visited and the consent of twenty-four to the establishment of such a Lodge was obtained.

...o some of the more important events in that period, to chronicle ;i few of the struggles made, difficulties encountered, and problems solved, may be attem ...first wood-burning iron horse arrived it was the most populous section of the town.

...Steward, Junior Deacon and Senior Warden, two years in each office, during the years 186l to 1869. He was Worshipful Master in 1870. ...rand Master Dec. 28, 1874, and the two following years, He was a member of the Board of Directors from Dec. 11, 1867, to Dec. 9, 1891, a period of twenty-

...that no student at the University would be admitted without permission of the Grand Master." A sage the other, stern and old, <br>

'''THE INTERMENT OF ISAIAH THOMAS.''' ..., and the right of eminent domain has now doomed it to the requirements of the city's interests.

...ue, Grand Master of Free and Accepted Masons of England. This was known as the Modern Grand Lodge. ...ame, by the Earl of Dalhousie, Grand Master of Scotland. This was known as the Ancient Grand Lodge.

...st generations can fully appreciate the difficulties of the task which, by the resolution before stated, this Lodge requested its committee to perform. ...Sir Thomas Overburg, we may say of ourselves that we arc like a potato — the only good belonging to us is under ground.

...th Amity Lodge, and a review of her past gives us a better appreciation of the wonderful heritage that is ours. ...ls, regalia and records, was consumed when the home of Richard Skidmore at the Port was destroyed by fire in 1805.

''From '''TROWEL''', Winter 1998, Page 11, "Grand Masters of the Civil War":'' ...cil for four years and in other municipal positions. He became a member of the [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge o

...e National Ski Patrol, currently serving as section chief and treasurer of the Eastern Mass. and R.I. Region. ...n in Lowell 46 years ago and married to Nancy P. (Sargent) Hicks, they are the parents of Karen Lee Hicks and Andrew Gordon Hicks.

...nstituting Anchor Lodge, dedicating its hall, and installing its officers. The following-named Brethren officiated: ...e new Lodge to the purposes of Masonry, agreeably to the ancient usages of the Craft.

...e and have observed the beauty of the Grand Lodge building could truly use the same tribute for him as was given Wren: "If you seek his monument, look abo ...Gov. Thomas Prence of the Old Colony and Rev. John Mayo, first minister of the Second Church in Boston.

...asons who are descendants of this branch of the Fraternity are known under the title of "Ancient York Masons." ...Pentucket] Lodge in 1807, nineteen years before the town was incorporated. The continued increase of Pentucket Lodge in members and influence made it ap

''Apostle in the Wilderness''<br> ...usetts — just a dozen years earlier. He is about to become an apostle in the wilderness.''

...MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1980 1980]''' (Brief History of the Masonic Temple in Winchendon, 1980-138) ...is a certain number of Masons duly assembled, legally constituted, having the Holy Bible, Square and Compasses, with a Charter or Warrant, empowering the

...[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=TyrianAshlerAcacia The Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia] Lodge, 10/27/2007'' ...(with [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=TyrianAcacia The Tyrian-Acacia] Lodge): '''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.

...to give you a history of Athelstan Lodge, but I am going to recall some of the events that have happened during my forty years of membership. In this litt ...born in Worcester. In a month lacking a day, June 11, 1865, I was born in the town of

The first page of the oldest existing record book of Athol Lodge, A.F. and A.M. contains this dra ...sibility and are thus enabled to place upon record once more the doings of the Lodge in its earliest years.''

...y, with the one idea of having a Masonic home in our district. This was in the winter of 1919—1920. ...At this meeting he presented us the Three Great Lights —a gift from all the Lodges in his district. Eighteen applications were received, all were elect

...on touch, and keeps those lovable qualities of humanness which mellow with the years and insures a full measure of his fellows' friendship, appreciation a ...ng him a dinner in Boston at which will he shown him in some small measure the great esteem in which he is held.

...gy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHicks Hicks]; presentation of a copy of the charter) ...from the Centennial History, 2004-160; note that this was an excerpt from the Centennial Address)

...he lost his life. The remains of the subject of this notice were buried in the Stone-Chapel Burying-ground, Boston. ...nd Warden, resigning his position on the momentous day in March l'192 when the union was finally achieved.

...as to the method of getting a pettition [sic] filled out. Also if you have the required papers all printed out and ready to be filled in, or whether we wi I am a member of Orient Lodge, also the Chapter, Council and Com'd'y.<br>

...embles the ancient city whose name it bears, in that little can be said of the origin and early history of either. ...st have been earlier meetings than this, however, as previous to this date the officers had all been elected.

...nstitution of the Lodge in 1917. Yet the petitioners for the Lodge came to the ceremonies of institution, after reading in their evening papers that on th ...is ours, and to the quickening of our sense of obligation to the Lodge, to the Fraternity and to our Country.

...School, class of 1890. He has practiced law since 1891 and is a member of the firm of Batson, Nay & Abbott. ...06, and is a life member of all the foregoing Masonic bodies. He is one of the Boston Bar Association, Boston City Club and other organizations.

...sted a gala reception and dinner at the Masonic Home in Charlton following the event. ...Grand Master, viewing recently installed commemorative plaque celebrating the seventy-fifth birthday of Bay Path Lodge.''

...aled by the experience of the past and which are emphasized continually by the experience through which we are now passing. ...r he made his request for assistance, and asked him for a suggestion as to the subject that I should present, he took refuge with perfect frankness and si

...m/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Harmony Harmony] Lodge, of Northfield. In 1870 the Millers Falls Company had started their tool works at Grout's Corner (now M ...equate buildings for Lodge purposes. The Montague contingent, appreciating the situation, and all business pertaining to town government being transacted

...] Lodge, organized on March 9, 1865, joined in this rapid increase. During the year 1920, when I was Master of that Lodge, ninety-two received degrees, wi ...f a large number of members of the Masonic Fraternity who were moving into the town.

...n their attempt to carry out, in their limited way, the plans laid down on the Trestle-board. ...foreseen the mighty influence for good that their efforts were to exert in the community.

SIR WILLIAM SEWALL GARDNER, Grand Master of the Grand Encampment or the United States from 1868 to 1871. ...and, was born at Hallowell, in the State of Maine, October 1, 1827, and is the only son of Robert and Susannah Sewall Gardner, of that place.

Current Status: ''Active; formed by the merger of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Elm Elm] a ...people from both Belcher and Elm Lodges planned and toiled to bring us to the present 125th anniversary.

...5, WM 1976, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DeMolay The DeMolay] ...mber 1983, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Masters2 The Masters]

...al sense this is not a history, but merely a brief condensation of some of the important and interesting events which have taken place during that time, t ...onic Lodge is, therefore, a chronicle of a series of rather prosaic and to the uninitiated uninteresting events. It is a series of meetings at which a rit

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...He presided in the East of Grand Lodge, 1978-80, and has been a member of the Wellesley, Mass., school system. ...r of Religious Education Degree from Andover Newton Theological School and the Doctor of Divinity (Honorary) from Calvin Coolidge College.

...permanent gallery of Grand Masters in Masonic Temple, Boston, and is from the brush of Scott Clifton Carbee, an artist of distinction, of this city. ...steps. Mr. Carbee's work has been exhibited in the Paris Salon, as well as the principal exhibitions of this country.

Note 1: This is the first recorded merger in the history of Massachusetts Freemasonry. ...wrote a book of sketches of the Presidents, as well as a short history of the Christian Church.

''Note: The Proceedings of 1875 have an extensive memorial section on Grand Master Lewi ...met with none more appreciative and discriminating than the following from the pen of R. W. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAG

...aWiki/index.php?title=Cincinnatus Cincinnatus] Lodge in 1796, mentioned in the centenary history, 1896-188.'' ...held or be convened under the same untill such injunctions and Rules as by the Constitutions of Masonry and their Special Instructions are made & provided

As a preamble to the history of Berkshire Lodge, we would like to mention just a few facts which ...ilure to keep an accurate account of incidents and occasions, not only for the present, but that they may be clearly and accurately defined a hundred year

...enealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMNickerson Sereno D. Nickerson] at the Feast of St. John:'' ...g that there is great danger, if they keep up that course of conduct, that the present Grand Secletary may renew his youth and give you another twenty-fiv

...nson]; 2 visits: Ladies' Night in Whitney Hall and presentation of mural ''The Building of King Solomon's Temple'' by Bro. Albert M. Hazard) ...odge, under Dispensation, was held in Lyceum Hall in Brookline on Tuesday, the thirteenth day of December, A.D. 1870. There were present:

''Most Worshipful Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge, Brethren of Bethany Lodge, and all Visiting Members:'' ...s of things which I have remembered of the past. I shall try to go back to the foundation of Bethany.

...nfield, which, during the antimasonic persecution, had been surrendered to the Grand Lodge : — ...Matter, Grand Wardens and Brethren of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts —''<br>

'''The Defender of the Craft''' <br> ...lt path that the fraternity had walked since the Morgan Affair touched off the firestorm of anti-Masonic fervor six years earlier.

...ames are entered therein. This document is in good preservation, and bears the official signature of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?titl The first meeting of the Lodge, as shown by'the records, was held in the old Town Hall in Brighton, now occupied as a wheelwright's shop by Mr. Jose

...nor and trust in state and city affairs during his lifetime. He engaged in the shipping and commission business, and had many adventurous experiences ther ...at he was Grand Master, you will be interested to note, the cornerstone of the Massachusetts General Hospital was laid by him.

...degrees. All three Lodges were working extra lines of officers to relieve the pressure. ...oin the organization committee. The name. "Bethlehem Lodge" was adopted a1 the suggestion of Worshipful Brother Walter H. Macomber.

A brief sketch of our Lodge's history and mention of some of the active members is all that can be attempted in this part of our anniversary ...ly communications. And so it was that fourteen Masons signed a petition to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts for a new Lodge at Blackstone. These Masons we

...The history of a Masonic Lodge, on the contrary, is all in the records of the Lodge and one cannot expect or hope for further authentic sources of inform ...e fifty years it is expedient to review that account so that the events of the subsequent twenty-five years may be seen against their proper background.

...s of the new Reservoir, the Baptist Society built in 1900, a new Church on the Upper Common. ...4 to 1972, Lodge meetings were held first in the new Town Hall and then in the Odd Fellows Hall on Newton Street.

...ealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWJohnson W. Johnson]; Reception for the Grand Master of Peru) ...ediaWiki/index.php?title=GMEaton Eaton]; Reception for the Grand Master of the Netherlands)

.... Our order stands as the noblest ever instituted and sprang into being at the very dawn of history. ...ew District Deputy Grand Master Horace W. Gaylord of Chicopee in regard to the project.

...nded by friends and prominent citizens. The Grand Lodge was represented by the Grand Master and five of its Past Grand Masters, also several of its Perman ...a Thursday he arrived in Boston from his summer home in Campobello and on the following Saturday, October 3, he breathed his last at bis residence in thi

...ords (with one exception) are missing from 1832 to 1859, and suggests that the charter was surrendered some time after 1846 and restored in 1859. ...hree years, its Charier, foods and regalia should be declared forfeited to the Grand Lodge, according to our Constitutions, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/M

...il, and in a real sense, enjoy much the same impulses that stirred then in the hearts of men, in their desire for a friendlier, more orderly and righteous ...ch it owes to Worshipful J. Everett Brown, who took the lead in organizing the Lodge —a long with Wor. Frederick A. Leavitt, Wor. Fred B. Richardson and

...sonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMKeith Keith]; reception for the Grand Master of South Dakota, Most Wor. Harry H. Margolin) ...outward signs, the measures of time, not time itself. Time is the life of the soul; if not this, then tell me what is time." ''Longfellow.''

...mbers we have received into the Lodge in recent years to know something of the beginnings of this organization. ...hat time, but on September 27th of the same year, Liberty Lodge sanctioned the establishment of a new Lodge.

...the doings of this Lodge, from its beginning under Dispensation in 1859 to the present time. ...of his duty. And yet possibly it was put here as a ready reference in case the Secretary forgot his lines.

...mentation regarding the petitions for dispensation and charter, as well as the petition for consolidation.''

...e learned with sincere regret of the resignation of Dr. Thomas S. Roy from the First Baptist Church pastorate. However outstanding his successor in that p ...me to be recognized as one of the ablest and most consecrated clergymen in the city's history. His gifts as a preacher and as a leader have been notable.

...om/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1958 1958]''' (references in the early history of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Qua ...h Carmel Lodge was instituted in the town of Western, now known as Warren. The officers installed at that time, so far as record shows, were Lander P. Lov

''See information on Page 1963-154, regarding the Grand Lodge of Cuba.'' ...ogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsYear1963 1963]''' (notes on the adoption of this lodge)

...Booth for his 60th year in the Craft and his 50th year as a Past Master of the Lodge. ...presentation of a 50-year Past Master's certificate by the Grand Master to the distinguished honoree.

The following brethren were elected officers of Cassia Lodge, at their last ann

...This is the fifth Daylight Lodge to be organized under the jurisdiction of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts. ...to the East where he gave a few brief remarks. R. W. Bro. Rogers installed the officers. He was assisted by Wor. John Trottier, D. D. G. Marshal; Wor. Don

...of the Dept. of Education for several years and in 1977-7B D. D. G. M. of the [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWaltham5_1927- ...e former Mildred Carlson. Their son Richard is a Past Master Councillor of the Needham DeMolay Chapter and a daughter, Judith (Mrs. Edgar L. Kleindinst),

''At the Fiftieth Anniversary of Charity Lodge, A.F. & A.M., March 24, 1919.'' ...php?title=MAGLLWinship F. Lyman Winship], District Deputy Grand Master for the Fourth District, and Charity Lodge was on its way.

...iki/index.php?title=GMWelch District Deputy Grand Master who presides over the Fourth District], may it grow up in honor and usefulness, to dignify and pe ...ears that have passed I will endeavor to call to your recollection some of the most important happenings.

...ssing you this evening, you will permit me to trace (so far as I am able,) the rise and early progress of Free Masonry in Georgetown and its vicinity. ...s wise, (as I learned from an old Irish Mason by the name of George Ferry, the old Blacksmith at Byfield.)

...dge to form [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Meadows The Meadows] Lodge, 05/21/2007.'' ...Charles C. Spellman], whose biography was presented at the constitution of the Lodge in 1922 (1922-94).''

== THE MEADOWS LODGE == Current Status: ''Active; formed by the merger of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CharlesCSp

The honor and distinction of submitting a historical resume of the first half century of Charles H. Titus Lodge is my privilege and pleasure. ...in commemoration of the major events of the Lodge and in the enshrining of the names of those Brethren who have made generous and zealous contribution to

...f Charles River Lodge that cannot be revealed would be very interesting to the public. ...ht two new pumping engines that year, "The Torrent," for West Medway, and "The Rapid" for Medway, costing $2,780.00.

...the opening of a new chapter in the record of Masonry in Fitchburg. Under the auspices of [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Auro ...r attempts to crush it by hostile legislation or otherwise. This fight for the preservation of Masonry in Massachusetts was led ably and heroically by [ht

''According to the web site, the lodge moved to Great Barrington in 1800.'' ===== THE FIRST PERIOD =====

...logy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMGardner Gardner] at the dedication of the Lowell Temple): ...e Master, and the late Marshall Preston, for many years Assistant Clerk of the Courts for this County, was Secretary.

...rting on Page 1924-129, there are numerous biographies of early members of the Lodge. Also included were ...arting on Page 1924-129, there are numerous biographies of Past Masters of the Lodge.

...and 1794 to obtain a charter for a new Boston lodge that were rejected by the Grand Lodge. ...This extraordinary piece of effort has been the source of our knowledge of the early days of our Lodge.

...ter vacated in 1842; petition to restore it apparently granted (V-165) but the lodge was again dark for a period between 1850 and 1870; a new charter was ...l heads I would go to the Lodge tonight and if it fell tails I would go to the CIub, but if it stood on edge, why, I would stay at home with you, my dear.

Current Status: ''Active; formed by the merger of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Constellat