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JORDAN LODGE

Location: Danvers; Peabody (1868; when South Danvers was changed to this name.)

Chartered By: Timothy Bigelow

Charter Date: 12/12/1808 II-394

Precedence Date: 12/12/1808

Current Status: Active

NOTES

PAST MASTERS

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Charter: 1808

XXXXXXXXX* Consolidation Petition (with St. Bernard's Lodge): 1995 XXXXXXXXXXXX* Consolidation Petition (with Doric Lodge): 2002

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1857 (50th Anniversary; see below)
• 1908 (Centenary)
• 1958 (150th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1810 (Bartlett; Constitution of Lodge and installation; Special Communication)
• 1857 (Heard; Installation)
• 1867 (Dame; Installation)
• 1882 (Lawrence)
• 1908 (Blake; Centenary; Special Communication)
• 1958 (A. Jenkins; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1972 (Vose; Peabody temple dedication; Special Communication)
• 1978 (Melanson)
• 2000 (Bauer)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1867 1877 1880 1882 1883 1890 1897 1899 1902 1913 1914 1917 1921 1922 1923 1924 1931 1938 1939 1944 1945 1951 1952 1957 1968 1974 1976 1978 1980 1985 1992 2007

HISTORY

• 1908 (Centennial Historical Address, 1908-209)
• 1958 (150th Anniversary History, 1958-288)

OTHER

• 1895 (Jurisdictional dispute, 1895-216)
• 1920 (Appeal from action of lodge dismissed, 1920-216)

EVENTS

50TH ANNIVERSARY, DECEMBER 1857

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. I, No. 3, January 1859, Page 92:

JORDAN LODGE.

The members of Jordan Lodge celebrated their 50th anniversary by a public Installation of its Officers, at the Peabody Institution, in South Danvers, on Monday evening, December 27th. The exercises were in the following order:— Voluntary. Hymn, by the late Br. Andrew Nichols.— (This and the last hymn were sung at the consecration of the Lodge, Sept. 26, 1810.) Prayer, by Rev. Br. O. Brayton, Chaplain of Jordan Lodge. Installation of Officers, by Rev. Br. Huntoon. Original Hymn, by Br. H. O. Wiley. Address, by Rev. Br. Wm. R. Alger. Hymn, by the late Br. A. Nichols. Benediction.

The following Officers for the ensuing year, were installed:—

• Nath'l P. C. Patterson, M.
• George Tapley, S. W.
• Francis Roberts, J. W.
• Andrew Torr, Treas.
• L. P. Brickett, Sec.
• O. Brayton, Chap.
• A. W. How, S. D.
• David Porter, J. D.
• Robert B. Bancroft, S. S.
• C. Raymond, J. S.
• E. Prince, Tyler.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• John Apostolides, Jr., DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1976, 1977; N
• Harold B. Bliss, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1959, 1960; N
• Donald W. Gillis, Jr., DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1988, 1989; Junior Grand Warden 2000; N
• Gerald H. Jordan, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 2000, 2001
• Asa T. Newhall, DDGM, District 2, 1848; District 2, 1849; Junior Grand Warden 1850
• Andrew Nichols, DDGM, District 2 (Newburyport and North Shore), 1819, 1820; SN
• Albert E. Southwick, DDGM, District 8 (Salem), 1899, 1900; SN
• S. Augustus Southwick, DDGM, District 8 (Salem), 1887, 1888; SN
• Joseph G. Sprague, DDGM, District 2, 1823, 1824; SN
• Harry E. Trask, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1939, 1940; N
• Harold B. Whiting, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1947, 1948; N
• Walter L. Williams, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1927, 1928; Memorial

DISTRICTS

1803: District 2 (Newburyport and North Shore)

1821: District 2

1835: District 2

1849: District 2

1867: District 5 (Salem)

1883: District 8 (Salem)

1911: District 8 (Lynn)

1927: District 8 (Lynn)

2003: District 9

LINKS

Lodge web site

Massachusetts Lodges