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SAINT GEORGE LODGE

Location: Brockton

Chartered By: Charles A. Welch

Charter Date: 03/13/1878 1878-6

Precedence Date: 02/14/1877

Current Status: Active

PAST MASTERS

H.N.P. Hubbard, 1877, 1878
William Richards, 1879
Hiram A. Monk, 1880
Thomas W. Child, 1881, 1882
Rufus P. Keith, 1883, 1884
Myron F. Thomas, 1885, 1886
Nathan Washburn, 1887, 1888
Roland Hammond, 1889
Warren R. Keith, 1890, 1891
William H. Thayre, 1892, 1893
Merton R. Holmes, 1894, 1895
Charles B. Lawrence, 1896, 1897; SN
Myron L. Keith, 1898, 1899
Frank H. Reynolds, 1900, 1901
Charles Williamson, 1902, 1903
Charles H. Keith, 1904, 1905
Melvin C. Derrick, 1906, 1907
George A. Warren, 1908, 1909
David Perkins, 1910, 1911; SN
George M. Howard, 1912, 1913
A. Everett Cushing, 1914, 1915
H. Clinton Atwood, 1916, 1917
Edward A. Keith, 1918, 1919
Irving L. Bumpus, 1920, 1921
W. Everett Shaw, 1922, 1923
G. Edgar Russell, 1924
Samuel B. Sampson, 1925
Charles F. Woodward, 1926, 1927
George W. Harrub, 1928, 1929
Warren C. Child, 1930, 1931
Warren R. Morse, 1932, 1933
Roger Keith, 1934, 1935; N
Everett E. Avery, 1936, 1937
Donald L. French, 1938, 1939
Ralph W. Copeland, 1940, 1941; N
Fred S. Mason, 1942, 1943
Lawrence Allen, 1944, 1945
Wilbur C. Child, 1946, 1947
Chester F. Edson, 1948, 1949
Wilfred A. Benson, 1950, 1951
Frank Sanborn, 1952, 1953
Walter A. Forbush, Jr., 1954, 1955
Paul Keith, 1956, 1957
Aston B. Vosmus, 1958, 1959
Willis A. Downs, 1960, 1961
Burton L. Tibbetts, Jr. 1962
Jason W. Shurtleff, 1963, 1964
Charles G. Swanberg, 1965, 1966
Donald S. Winship, Jr., 1967
Robert H. Masson, 1968
Eugene L. Berry, 1969
James B. Messer, 1970
Glenn G. Banks, 1971
Demetrios J. Sarantopoulos, 1972, 1999; PDDGM
Richard B. MacNevin, 1973
Frederick Matook, 1974
Robert D. Hermanson, 1975, 1977; PDDGM
Albert A. Justen, Jr., 1976
Albert M. Greiner, 1978
Richard W. McCarthy, 1979
Harold L. Melberg, 1980
Rickard A. Johnson, 1981
Michael J. Lazaro, 1982
Douglas A. Young, 1983
James C. Holmes, 1984, 1991, 1992
Robert C. Lawson, 1985, 1986, 1993
Eugene R. Devine, 1987
Peter M. Peterson, 1988
Laurence G. Franklin, 1989, 1990
Ronald J. Hallam, 1994, 1995
David J. Bazarian, 1996-1998
Charles H. Carey, 2000, 2001
Robert L. Balcom, 2002, 2003
James Fotopoulos, 2004-2006
George F. Hebert, 2007-2009
Adam E. Mitchell, 2010-2012

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

Petition for Dispensation: 1877

ANNIVERSARIES

1953 (75th Anniversary)
1978 (Centenary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

1878 (Welch; Constitution of Lodge and installation; Special Communication)
1903 (Sanford)
1921 (Prince)
1927 (Simpson; Veterans' Night)
1946 (Wragg; reception for Deputy Grand Master Roger Keith)
1948 (Keith; 2 visits, including reception for Grand Master)
1953 (Roy; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
1957 (A. Jenkins; Ladies' Night)
1959 (A. Jenkins; Veterans' Medal for Past Grand Master Keith; Special Communication)
1960 (Eaton; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
1964 (Osgood; Mortgage burning; Special Communication)
1978 (Melanson; Centenary; Special Communication)
1988 (Ames; Night honoring Past Grand Master Keith; Special Communication)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1878 1879 1886 1898 1900 1904 1907 1908 1913 1921 1922 1924 1930 1931 1937 1942 1951 1952 1956 1960 1961 1962 1968 1971 1972 1978 1984 2008 2009

HISTORY

1953 (75th Anniversary History, 1953-78)
1978 (75th Anniversary History, 1978-54)
1988 (History of Grand Master Keith, 1988-42)

OTHER

1892 (Participation in Brockton corner stone laying, 1892-43)

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

Ralph W. Copeland, DDGM, District 29 (Brockton), 1953, 1954; N
Robert D. Hermanson, DDGM, District 29 (Brockton), 1983, 1984
James C. Holmes, DDGM, District 29 (Brockton), 2001, 2002; Junior Grand Warden 2012
Myron L. Keith, DDGM, District 29 (Brockton), 1915, 1916; Deputy Grand Master 1918
Roger Keith, DDGM, District 29 (Brockton), 1939, 1940; Deputy Grand Master 1946; Grand Master 1948-1950; N
Charles B. Lawrence, DDGM, District 24 (Brockton), 1898, 1899; SN
David Perkins, DDGM, District 29 (Brockton), 1929, 1930; SN
Demetrios J. Sarantopoulos, DDGM, District 29 (Brockton), 1991, 1992