Hope

HOPE LODGE

Location: Gardner

Chartered By: William Parkman

Charter Date: 03/09/1865 VII-2

Precedence Date: 02/22/1864

Current Status: Active

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PAST MASTERS

Note: living listed here; waiting for full list

• Norman W. Hicks, 1969
• John L. Stacy, 1972
• Edward T. Thompson, 1974; PDDGM
• Jeffrey C. McFaul, 1976
• Aaron G. Ballinger, 1978
• Albert L. Hughes, 1979; PDDGM
• Leo P. Provencher, 1981
• David P. Crumbley, 1982
• Donald J. Meuer, 1983
• Richard M. Cunningham, 1985
• Wilfred E. Ducharme, Jr., 1987
• Daniel E. LaDouceur, 1988
• Gerhard J. Cremer, 1990
• M. Paul Carlberg, 1991
• Kenneth A. Tower, Jr., 1992
• Richard K. Moulton, 1995
• William A. Hunt, 1996
• Herschel C. Hall, 1997
• Edward N. Thompson, 1998; PDDGM
• Michael F. Terry, 2000
• Christopher A. Hedstrom, 2001
• Dennis R. Violette, 2002
• Dale A. Larocque, 2003
• Kenneth A. Tower, Jr., 2004
• Raymond J. Gagne, 2005, 2006
• Richard A. McAllister, 2007; PDDGM
• James W. Pearce, III, 2008; PDDGM
• Jay A. Jolicoeur, 2008; PDDGM, PDGM
• Jonathan P. Gleason, 2009, 2010, 2011

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1864
• Petition for Charter: 1865

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1914 (50th Anniversary)
• 1939 (75th Anniversary)
• 1964 (Centenary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1865 (Parkman; Constitution of Lodge and Hall dedication)
• 1880 (Welch)
• 1897 (Hutchinson; hall dedication)
• 1924 (Ferrell)
• 1927 (Simpson; Veterans' Night)
• 1939 (Perry; 75th Anniversary)
• 1954 (W. Johnson; Cornerstone laying)
• 1955 (W. Johnson; Hall dedication)
• 1964 (Osgood; Centenary)
• 1972 (Maxwell)
• 1979 (Melanson) not in Proceedings
• 2001 (Bauer)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1888 1907 1911 1912 1913 1923 1924 1925 1928 1931 1934 1935 1937 1939 1949 1955 1956 1959 1972 1987 2009

HISTORY

• 1939 (75th Anniversary History, 1939-13)
• 1964 (Centenary History, 1964-6)

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Robert M. Clogston, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1962, 1963; N
• John D. Edgell, DDGM, District 12 (Fitchburg), 1883-1885; SN
• Harold Fulsom, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1938, 1939; N
• George H. Heywood, Jr., DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1927, 1928; N
• Albert L. Hughes, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1992, 1993
• Jay A. Jolicoeur, DDGM, District 25, 2007, 2008; Deputy Grand Master 2010
• Eino A. Kajander, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1966, 1967; N
• Richard A. McAllister, DDGM, District 22, 2009, 2010
• Fordyce T. Reynolds, DDGM, District 13 (Fitchburg), 1923, 1924; N
• Edward J. Sawyer, DDGM, District 8 (Greenfield), 1872-1873; SN
• Edward N. Thompson, DDGM, District 22, 2006, 2007
• Edward T. Thompson, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1980, 1981
• Elwin C. Wheeler, DDGM, District 12 (Fitchburg), 1900, 1901; SN

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DISTRICTS

1867: District 8 (Greenfield)

1883: District 12 (Fitchburg)

1911: District 13 (Fitchburg)

1927: District 13 (Barre)

2003: District 22

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LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges