Boylston

BOYLSTON LODGE

Location: West Boylston

Note on Page 1974-67 on Meeting Places of Boylston Lodge:

1876-1890: Upper room of the First Baptist Church in Boylston, until it was destroyed by fire.
1890-1904: Various places in Boylston, including the Town Selectmen's Room, the Odd Fellows Hall, and Thomas Hall.
1904-1972: New Town Hall and in Odd Fellows Hall on Newton Street.
1972-present: (dedicated in 1974) The former Baptist Church on the Common.

Chartered By: Percival L. Everett

Charter Date: 03/14/1877 1877-154

Precedence Date: 05/08/1876

Current Status: Active

PAST MASTERS

George M. Lourie, 1876-1878; SN
1879-1920?
Frank H. Cate, 1921, 1922; SN
1923-1938?
Donald P. Reed, 1939
1940?
Ralph W. Hager, 1941; SN
1942?
Lester W. Fawcett, 1943
1944-1947?
Hilding A. Edberg, 1948
1949?
Peter H. Surabian, 1950; N
1951, 1952?
Harold A. Scott, 1953
Charles H Outway, 1954
1955-1957?
James I. Denman, 1958
1959?
Frank A. Welus, 1960
Everett F. Howard, 1961
Warren S. Lundell, 1962
1963?
William K. Person, 1964
John Bryce, 1965
Stanley E. Long, 1966
Richard D. Gates, Sr., 1967; PDDGM
Charles H. Howard, 1968
Lester J. Josephson, 1969
1970-1972?
Norman C. Greenough, 1973
William A. Anderson, 1974
Peter Stewart, 1975
William H. Silvester, Jr., 1976
William A. Dowell, Jr., 1977
1978?
James R. McLain, 1979
1980-1983?
Arthur J. Fancy, 1984, 1985
Robert G. Hendrickson, Jr., 1986, 1987
Roger W. Hall, Jr., 1988
Roger G. Lindfors, 1989
James W. Ramsey, 1990, 1991
Stephen R. Leslie, 1992
Timothy J. Kelly,, ?; PDDGM
Louis M. Papagni, ?; PDDGM

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

Petition for Dispensation: 1876
Petition for Charter: 1877

ANNIVERSARIES

1951 (75th Anniversary)
1977 (Centenary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

1877 (Everett; Constitution of Lodge)
1951 (Roy; 75th Anniversary)
1974 (Vose; Hall dedication)
1977 (Maxwell; Centenary)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1877 1901 1902 1912 1913 1914 1919 1923 1926 1927 1940 1947 1952 1955 1962 1967 1973 1976 1985 1988 1989 1992 2004