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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.