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WYOMING LODGE

Location: Melrose; Malden (1866); Melrose (1867)

Chartered By: John T. Heard

Charter Date: 09/10/1857 VI-122

Precedence Date: 08/28/1856

Current Status: Active

PAST MASTERS

YEARS

1856 1857 1858 1866 1867 1881 1882 1888 1892 1894 1895 1898 1899 1900 1902 1903 1906 1907 1909 1910 1912 1913 1916 1919 1921 1922 1924 1935 1937 1943 1948 1949 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1968 1973 1975 1976 1977 1980 1981 1989 1996 1999 2001 2007 2008 2010

EVENTS

MASONIC HALL FIRE, JANUARY 1866

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XXV, No. 4, February 1866, p. 128:

The new and elegant Masonic Hall at Melrose was destroyed by fire on the evening of the 4th of January last. It was one of the finest halls In this State, and had been fitted up at a heavy expense. It was occupied by Wyoming Lodge, Waverly B. A. Chapter, and Hugh de Payens Encampment of Knights Templars. The fire broke out in the lower part of the building, which was occupied for stores, and is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary.

The different Masonic bodies named lost a portion of their regalia and a fine new organ, which had been placed in the hall but a few days before. The entire loss, above Insurance, will not probably exceed four thousand dollars. We understand that the Brethren at Melrose are taking the necessary measures to secure the erection of a building of their own to be appropriated exclusively to Masonic purposes.

CORNERSTONE LAYING, JUNE 1866

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XXV, No. 9, July 1866, p. 281:

LAYING OF THE CORNER-STONE OF THE MASONIC HALL IN MELROSE.

The ceremony of laying the corner-stone of the new Masonic Hall, near Wyoming Station in Melrose, took place on the afternoon of June 25; and, notwithstanding the extreme heat, there was a very good attendance, large numbers of ladies and gentlemen going from Boston and neighboring places to witness the peculiar services incident to such occasions. About three o'clock a procession was formed on Main Street, near Lycenm Hall, in the following order: Detachment of Police; Joseph H. Wait, Chief Marshal; Gilmore's full band; Hugh de Payens Encampment of Knights Templars of Melrose, L. L. Fuller, M. E. G. C.; Wyoming Lodge, Melrose, Daniel Norton, Jr., W. M.; Mt. Vernon Lodge, Malden, J. W. Chapman, W. M.; M. W. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, Charles C. Dame, M. W. Grand Master; Detachment of De Molay Encampment of Knights Templars, Boston, William F. Davis, M. E. Grand Commander.

The procession passed through the principal streets to the site of the new hall. Many of the houses were decorated with national colors in honor of the occasion.

The exercises of consecration commenced with the singing of a hymn by a quartette formed for {he occasion; after which the opening exercises by the officers of the Grand Lodge took place according to the customary formula. Prayer was offered by Rev. J. W. Dadmun, the Grand Chaplain, which was followed with the singing of an original hymn, written by Sir Knight J. L. Sullivan.

The inscription on the plate to be deposited under the corner-stone was then read by R. W. Br. John McClellan, Grand Treasurer. A manuscript history of the Masonic Order in Melrose, prepared by Br. L. S. Gould of Melrose, was read by him, and a copy of it deposited in the box. The corner-stone was then put in its proper place with the usual ceremonies, and the services were concluded with the doxology and a benediction. The banquet was an elegant affair. For taste and beauty in its arrangement, in the decorations of the tables, and in the bountiful supply of the luxuries and delicacies with which they were spread, we have never seen it surpassed. It was held under a large tent or marquee, pitched in a vacant grass plat, and comfortably accommodated about eight hundred ladies and gentlemen. The flowers were in great profusion and variety, and were principally from the inexhaustible conservatories of Br. Charles Copeland of Melrose. Four hundred boxes of the finest strawberries the market affords, more than three hundred quarts of ice-cream, and cake without measure, found a ready demand, in addition to the salads and other ordinary accompaniments. The whole of this part of the festivities was under the excellent management of Messrs. Copeland and L. L. Tarbell, and it could not have been improved.

Br. N. E. Bryant of Hugh de Payens Encampment presided at the tables, and welcomed the guests in brief and appropriate terms; and at the proper time short speeches were made by Brothers Bryant, Dame, Norton, Parkman, Dadmun, and one or two others.

The work upon the temple was commenced on the 9th of May, and the progress has been most satisfactory. It will be one hundred and six feet in length, fifty-nine feet in width at the centre, and fifty-one feet at the ends, being somewhat larger than the old hall. It will be forty-eight feet in height to the plates, and will be covered with an Italian roof. The hall, located in the second story, is to be twenty-one feet in height. The lower story is to be finished for stores, and fifty-three feet of the basement, at the south end of the building, will be used for the same purpose. The walls are to be built of concrete masonry, resting on granite under-pinning, and the outside will be covered with mastic. Messrs. Ephraim Moulton and Thomas Hawkins of Melrose are the contractors for the mason work, and Messrs. Tibbetts and Hollenback of Boston are employed on the carpenter's work. The architect is Mr. John Stevens. The building will cost about $30,000, and it is expected that it will be completed in November next. It will be used by the Wyoming Lodge, Waverley Royal Arch Chapter, and the Hugh de Payens Encampment of Knights Templars of Melrose.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Claude L. Allen, DDGM, District 7 (Malden), 1919, 1920; Deputy Grand Master 1921; Grand Master 1935-1937; N
• Sanford Crandon, DDGM, District 7 (Malden), 1923, 1924; Memorial
• Harry E. Dearborn, DDGM, District 7 (Melrose), 1935, 1936; N
• Samuel O. Dearborn, DDGM, District 11, 1866; District 2 (Charlestown), 1867; SN
• Herbert N. Faulkner, DDGM, District 7 (Melrose), 1955, 1956; Deputy Grand Master 1957; N
• George E. Fenn, DDGM, District 7 (Lynn), 1902, 1903; Memorial
• David P. Henry, DDGM, District 3 (Boston), 2002; District 4, 2003
• Harold E. Mew, DDGM, District 7 (Melrose), 1977, 1978; SN
• Francis P. Mitrano, DDGM, District 7 (Melrose), 1991, 1992
• Paul H. Perkins, DDGM, District 4, 2004, 2005; Senior Grand Warden 2010
• Howard G. Todd, DDGM, District 7 (Melrose), 1943, 1944; N
• Harvey J. Waugh, Deputy Grand Master 2005
• C. Andrew Wing, DDGM, District 7 (Melrose), 1967, 1968; N

DISTRICTS

1856: District 3

1857: District 11

1867: District 2 (Charlestown)

1872: District 17 (Woburn)

1883: District 7 (Lynn)

1911: District 7 (Malden)

1927: District 7 (Melrose)

2003: District 4

LINKS

Lodge web site

Massachusetts Lodges