Wayfarers

WAYFARERS LODGE

Location: Swampscott

Chartered By: Melvin M. Johnson

Charter Date: 12/09/1914 1914-386

Precedence Date: ?

Current Status: merged into Philanthropic Lodge, 10/05/2006.

Benjamin F. Arrington Lodge merged here, 05/08/1984.

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PAST MASTERS

• Edward G. Brown, 1914, 1915; SN
• Clarence E. Cahill, 1916-1917; Memorial
• Herbert A. Woofter, 1918
• Clarence Humphrey, 1919, 1920
• Frank A. Buckman, 1921, 1922
• C. Edward Newhall, 1923, 1924
• Egbert H. Ballard, 1925
• James A. Breed, 1926, 1927; N
• William H. Gowell, 1928, 1929, 1941; N
• Roy S. Bishop, 1930
• George E. Goodwin, 1931, 1932, 1942
• Walter E. Barnes, 1933, 1934
• James C. Soutter, 1935, 1936
• C. Glover Bowes, 1937, 1938; N
• Herbert P. Hollnagel, 1939, 1940
• Roger N. Howes, 1943, 1944
• Harvey P. Newcomb, 1945, 1946
• Cedric L. Arnold, 1947, 1948
• Chester E. Bradley, 1949, 1950
• Laurence A. Sager, 1951, 1952
• Hilton Fisher, 1953, 1954
• Daniel Wormwood, Jr., 1955, 1956
• Philip L. Knowlton, 1957, 1958
• Kenneth Arnold, Jr., 1959, 1992
• Frank L. Chesley, 1960, 1961
• Kingsley Jackson, 1962, 1963
• Harold R. Austin, 1964, 1965
• Norman E. White, 1966
• Frank G. Williams, Jr., 1967; N
• William F. Whitney, 1968, 1969
• James A. Breed, Jr., 1970
• Marshall S. McStay, 1971
• Jonas H. Chaves, 1972
• Charles F. Connelly, 1973
• H. Rowe Austin, Jr., 1974
• Roy F. Anderson, Sr., 1975
• Peter A. Sawin, 1976
• Richard T. McIntosh, 1977, 1978
• Harry W. Bickford, 1979
• Malcolm H. Rogers, 1980, 1981
• Thomas B. White, Jr., 1982, 1983, 1997; N
• Ralston S. Clinch, 1984, 1985
• Paul W. Brigham, 1986, 1987
• Lawrence Brenner, 1988, 2000
• John A. Gregory, Jr., 1989, 1990, 1993
• Guy H. Wayne, Jr., 1991
• John W. Standish, 1994
• Oscar A. Gayton, 1995, 1996
• Arthur C. Bisenti, Jr., 1998, 1999; PDDGM
• Glover B. Preble, Jr., 2001
• Wayne D. Martin, 2002
• William H. Kelley, 2003
• David A. Foye, 2004, 2005
• Scott A. Sawin, 2006

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REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1914
• Petition for Charter: 1914
• Consolidation Petition (with Benjamin F. Arrington Lodge): 1984
• Consolidation Petition (with Philanthropic Lodge): 2006

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1939 (25th Anniversary)
• 1964 (50th Anniversary)
• 1989 (75th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1915 (M. Johnson; Constitution of Lodge and installation; Special Communication)
• 1920 (Prince; Public building dedication; Special Communication)
• 1928 (Simpson)
• 1939 (Perry; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1964 (Osgood; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1984 (Richardson; Consolidation; Special Communication)
• 1989 (Ames; 75th Anniversary)
• 2006 ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHodgdon Hodgdon; Consolidation; Special Communication)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1916 1917 1918 1921 1925 1931 1936 1938 1942 1948 1949 1951 1955 1956 1969 1981 1983 1985 1999 2001

HISTORY

• 1939 (25th Anniversary History, 1939-45)
• 1964 (50th Anniversary History, 1964-85)

OTHER

• 1938 (Reduction of fees authorized, 1938-383)

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Arthur C. Bisenti, Jr., DDGM, District 9, 2005, 2006
• C. Glover Bowes, DDGM, District 8 (Salem), 1959, 1960; N
• James A. Breed, DDGM, District 8 (Salem), 1942; N
• Edward G. Brown, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1911, 1912; SN
• Clarence E. Cahill, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1921, 1922; Memorial
• William H. Gowell, DDGM, District 8 (Salem), 1930, 1931; N
• Thomas B. White, Jr., DDGM, District 8 (Salem), 1991, 1992; N
• Frank G. Williams, Jr., DDGM, District 8 (Salem), 1977, 1978; N

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DISTRICTS

1914: District 8 (Lynn)

1927: District 8 (Salem)

2003: District 9

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