Wamsutta
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WAMSUTTA LODGE
Location: New Bedford
Chartered By: Roger Keith
Charter Date: 09/13/1950 1950-125
Precedence Date: 10/19/1949
Current Status: in Grand Lodge Vault; merged with Star in the East-Paskamansett Lodge to form Star in the East Lodge, 06/12/2004.
PAST MASTERS
- John W. Heap, 1949, 1950
- Carl V. Doberck, 1951, 1952
- R. Bradley Carle, 1953
- Jacob S. Levine, 1954, 1979, 1999; SN
- Henry R. Tobin, 1955
- Albert Goldstein, 1956
- Leo T. Jackson, 1957
- Jack Till, 1958
- Milton Gollis, 1959
- Metthew Burazcenski, 1960
- Allen L. Gollis, 1961
- Gerard D. Kaplan, 1962
- Max Krock, 1963
- Donald Zeman, 1964
- Sheldon Friedland, 1965
- David Dratch, 1966; SN
- Paul Gollis, 1967
- Richard I. Ades, 1968
- Melvyn A. Holland, 1969
- David S. Barnet, 1970
- Clifton H. Hathaway, 1971
- Stanley A. Revzin, 1972
- David S. Koffman, 1973
- Renato Nunes, 1974
- Richard B. Pierce, 1975
- Saul Cohen, 1976
- Donald F. Valenti, Sr., 1977
- Donald F. Valenti, Jr., 1978
- David W. Heap, 1981
- John E. Cottrill, 1982; PDDGM
- John Catterall, 1983, 1984; PDDGM
- William Guay, 1985, 1986
- Ivan E. Watts, 1987, 1988
- Jay R. O'Neil, 1989, 1990
- Peter W. Ham, 1991-1992
- Sylvester R. Jordan, Jr., 1993, 1994, 2003, 2004
- August R. Cote, 1995, 2000; PDDGM
- Charles E. Katsanos, 1996-1998, 2002; PDDGM
- Donald H. Plant, 2001
For subsequent Past Masters, see Star in the East.
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1949
- Petition for Charter: 1950
- Consolidation Petition (with Star in the East-Paskamansett Lodge): 2004
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1950 (Keith; Constitution of Lodge and installation)
- 1951 (Keith; Installation)
- 1966 (Booth; Installation)
- 1974 (Vose; 25th Anniversary, Special Communication)
- 1989 (Ames; Prince Hall dinner)
- 1993 (Lovering; Prince Hall dinner; Special Communication)
- 1998 (A. Johnson)
- 1999 (Bauer; 50th Anniversary, Special Communication)
- 2004 (Hicks; Consolidation, Special Communication)
BY-LAW CHANGES
HISTORY
- 1974 (25th Anniversary History, 1974-188)
OTHER
- 1993 (Transfer of districts, 1933-131)
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- John Catterall, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1989, 1990
- August R. Cote, DDGM, District 30 (New Bedford), 2001, 2002
- John E. Cottrill, DDGM, District 19, 2006, 2007
- David Dratch, 1973, 1974; Star in the East; SN
- Charles E. Katsanos, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1985, 1986
- Jacob S. Levine, 1961, 1962; Wamsutta; SN
DISTRICTS
1949: District 30 (Fall River)
