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MANCHESTER LODGE

Location: Manchester

Chartered By: Arthur D. Prince

Charter Date: 01/17/1921 1921-447

Precedence Date: 12/15/1920

Current Status: Active

PAST MASTERS

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1920
• Petition for Charter: 1921

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1946 (25th Anniversary)
• 1971 (50th Anniversary)
• 1996 (75th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1921 (Prince; Constitution of Lodge and installation; Special Communication)
• 1946 (Wragg; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1965 (Osgood; 2 visits; cornerstone laying and hall dedication; 2 Special Communications)
• 1971 (Jaynes; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1973 (Vose; mortgage burning; Special Communication)
• 1978 (Melanson; reception for Deputy Grand Master Charles A. Fritz, Jr.)
• 1980 (Melanson)
• 1982 (Berquist)
• 1984 (Richardson)
• 1985 (Richardson)
• 1996 (A. Johnson; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1999 (Bauer; table lodge)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1937 1945 1958 1960 1963 1968 1974 1977 1988 1992 1995 1998 2012

HISTORY

• 1946 (25th Anniversary History, 1946-30; see below)
• 1965 (History at hall dedication, 1965-257)
• 1971 (50th Anniversary History, 1971-217)
• 1996 (75th Anniversary History, 1996-171; see below)

25TH ANNIVERSARY HISTORY, JANUARY 1946

From Proceedings, Page 1946-30:'

By Right Worshipful Thomas A. Lees:

Manchester Lodge is tonight celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary. In terms of years, twenty-five is not historically a long space of time, yet it has been a quarter century of significant history of our nation and the world. In 1921 we had just emerged from the first World War and entering a period called at that time normalcy. We had ended a great war that we were told and led to believe was the war to end all wars. Lasting peace, security and happiness was to be our destiny. Masonry was at an all time peak in membership, activity and enthusiasm. Such were the days twenty-five years ago when Manchester Lodge was born.

Manchester was a town considered highly organized, having many orders, lodges and clubs, and although many Masons, it did not have a local Masonic Lodge and the time seemed propitious to organize and successfully institute a Lodge. The Town of Manchester was in the jurisdiction of Beverly and Gloucester, but due to transportation convenience, practically all desiring Masonic affiliation received their degrees in Liberty Lodge of Beverly. It is difficult to realize that with our present day ease of transportation that only twenty-five years ago travel was a problem. While we did have the automobile, winter travel was difficult as roads were not being cleared and most cars were put away in winter months. Consequently very few, if any, individuals from Manchester affiliated with the Lodges in Gloucester as no convenient train connections were available in the evening while reasonably good connections were available with Beverly. A survey indicated that there were over fifty local Masons which, if interested, was a sufficient potential for a successful and going local Masonic Lodge.

During the fall of 1920, George F. Cooke, Everett L. Edmands and myself organized ourselves as a committee to prepare a petition which we circulated and obtained the signatures of forty-nine Masons. This was presented to the Grand Master, then Most Worshipful Arthur D. Prince, and a dispensation was requested permitting the institution of a Lodge in Manchester. On December 20, 1920, a meeting of the signers of the petition was held in this hall and it was announced that the Grand Master had approved and that the dispensation would be presented on Monday evening, January 17, 1921, by R. W. Harry E. Jackson, District Deputy Grand Master. R.W. Brother Jackson installed the following officers under dispensation:

• Wor. George F. Cooke, Master
• Everett L. Edmands, Senior Warden
• Bro. Thomas A. Lees, Junior Warden
• Frederick J. Merrill, Treasurer
• Frank C. Rand, Secretary
• Rev. Herbert E. Levoy, Chaplain
• Ernest H. Wilcox, Marshal
• Allen S. Peabody, Senior Deacon
• Fred R. Tibbetts, Junior Deacon
• Frank A. Willis, Senior Steward
• Alfred E. Parsons, Junior Steward
• Harry T. Swett, Inside Sentinel
• William W. Soulis, Tyler

At this first meeting, twenty-one applications for degrees were read by the Secretary — a most auspicious start and evidence of the need and a desire for a Lodge in Manchester.

The next event in the progress of the Lodge was on December 19. 1921, when the Lodge received its Charter. This was an occasion which is still cherished in the memories of those of us who attended. A reception was tendered to the Grand Master and his Suite at Horticultural Hall at 5:30 o'clock, followed by a dinner at six o'clock, with one hundred seventy-five being seated. Following the dinner, all repaired to Odd Fellows Hall for the constitution ceremonies at 7:45 o'clock, which were most ably and impressively conducted by Most Worshipful Arthur D. Prince, Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts, assisted by:

• R. W. Claude L. Allen, Deputy Grand Master
• R. W. Frank E. Swain, Senior Grand Warden
• R. W. William Ridings, Junior Grand Warden
• R. W. Frederick W. Hamilton, Grand Secretary
• R. W. Harry E. Jackson, DDGM 9th District
• Wor. Francis L. Beal, Grand Chaplain
• Wor. Frederick A. Leavitt, Senior Grand Deacon
• Wor. Franklin C. Jillson, Senior Grand Steward
• Wor. Guy C. Willis, Junior Grand Steward
• Wor. John M. Gibbs, Junior Grand Steward
• Wor. Frank H. Hilton, Grand Sword Bearer
• Wor. George W. Chester, Grand Tyler

Music for the occasion was furnished by the Lotus Male Quartet of Boston.

The able and dignified manner in which Grand Master Prince and his officers performed the serious and impressive ceremony of constitution left a lasting imprint on the minds of those in attendance, and to this day the events of that evening are often recalled. On this twenty-fifty anniversary, there are but thirteen of the forty-nine Charter Members still enrolled as members of the Lodge, as follows: Leonardo W. Carter, William Cragg, Allan P. Dennis, Charles E. Dodge, Edward F. Height, John Jaffray, Thomas A. Lees, Alfred E. Parsons, Allen S. Peabody, Frank C. Rand, Harry T. Swett, Percival C. Veinot and Frank A. Willis. Twenty-four, or one-half of the Charter group, have been cut down by the Scythe of Time and raised to the Celestial Lodge above. They were all good and true Masons: Raymond C. Allen, Charles J. Allen, Benjamin S. Bullock, George F. Cooke, Chester H. Dennis, Joseph W. Dufton, Everett L. Edmands, Thomas Harvey, James Hoare, William W. Josephs, Gustave A. Knoerr, J. Alexander Lodge, Frederick J. Merrill, Clarence W. Morgan, Arthur E. Olson, Julius F. Rabardy, Charles A. Read, William W. Soulis, Chester L. Standley, Edwin T. Stanley, Senter Stanley, Addison G. Stanwood, Ernest H. Wilcox and George E. Willmonton.

During its twenty-five years, Manchester Lodge has had many interesting activities. During the 1920's, or until the depression years of the early 1930's, the Annual Ladies' Nights were considered one of the social events of the community. The annual family picnics at Tucks Point were occasions long to be remembered. For a number of years the Lodge enjoyed a reputation envied throughout the District for the social periods following all of its meetings. Visiting Brethren came from all over the District to our meetings.

An interesting and amusing incident occurred in April, 1924, when the Lodge officers were summoned to attend their first exemplification to be held at Liberty Lodge in Beverly on a Saturday at three o'clock in the afternoon. This was our first experience and we intensely prepared for our part in the work and duly arrived at Liberty Lodge in our full dress suits and regalia. We found that these functions were informal, and though implored to remain, we all sped back to Manchester, changed to civvies and returned to Beverly in time for our appearance in the work.

The membership of the Lodge in its earlier years was almost wholly local. Since the early thirties, we have been favored by the addition of many candidates from our neighboring town of Essex. Essex, which is bounded by Manchester, Ipswich and Gloucester, is in the concurrent jurisdiction of these three communities and to our satisfaction and profit, the trend in Essex has been for affiliation with Manchester Lodge, and we have profited by the addition of this fraternal fellowship with a fine group of loyal men from that town who have made a splendid contribution to this Lodge, both in membership, officers and Masters. Five of the Lodge's twenty Past Masters have been men from Essex.

Manchester Lodge has conferred the degrees on one hundred and fifty candidates, which has been a healthy record for a Lodge in a small community. During the depression years, however, this Lodge, in common with the experience of all Lodges, suffered a scarcity of candidates, but happily, a noticeable change is now evident by the increasing applications for Masonic degrees and the desire for fraternal fellowship. The Lodge has maintained an average membership of about one hundred twenty-five, the present membership being one hundred twenty-seven.

The success of a Lodge, as with any organization, depends in a large measure on the type of its leadership. Manchester Lodge has been fortunate in the selection of its leaders over the years. The Lodge has been presided over during its twenty-five years by twenty Masters, all of whom have made many contributions to its success. The first Master, George F. Cooke, was an ardent Mason. He came to Manchester from Salem — a member and Past Master of Essex Lodge of Salem. Through his activities in organizing this Lodge, he became its first Master and served during the years of 1921-22. He served as District Deputy Grand Master of the Ninth District in 1924—25, and continued his active interest in Masonry until his death February 4, 1929.

The second member of the organizing group, Worshipful Everett L. Edmands, served as the first Senior Warden. Wor. Brother Edmands, a long time resident of Manchester, having been in the ice business in the firm of Edmands & Crocker, was a true Mason and friend to all. He was a Past Master ot John Hancock Lodge of Methuen, Massachusetts. He did not care to assume the responsibilities of Master and declined election as the second Master, much to the regret of all. He served as District Deputy Grand Marshal to R. W. Brother Cooke in 1924-25, and upon his death, February 12, 1932, the Lodge lost not only a loyal supporter, but the town lost a substantial citizen.

The writer, who was the third member of the organizing committee, came to Manchester in 1916 and was a member of Orphan's Hope Lodge of Weymouth. It was a happy privilege to be closely associated with Worshipful Brother Cooke and Worshipful Brother Edmands and to have an active part in the preparation of the petition to the Grand Master for dispensation to organize and promote this Lodge. It was my honor to be the first Junior Warden and the second Master, which office I held in 1923-24. When retiring as Master in 1924, I was elected Secretary and have served in that office continuously since that time. It was my privilege and honor to have served as District Deputy Grand Master of the Ninth District in 1936-37.

The third Master, Allen S. Peabody, served in 1925-26. Worshipful Brother Peabody was a Charter Member, the first Senior Deacon of the Lodge, and an able officer, who excelled in the quality and delivery of the ritualistic work. Arthur E. Olson served as Master in 1927. Worshipful Brother Olson was a Charter Member and first Junior Deacon. He declined election for a second year, and since that time, one year terms as Master have prevailed. Worshipful Brother Olson became Treasurer of the Lodge in 1928 and served until his death, August 1, 1942. Raymond C. Allen served in 1928. He was a Charter Member and actively interested in the welfare of the Lodge. He served as District Deputy Grand Marshal to R. W. Brother Lees in 1936-37 and continued his loyal support of the Lodge until his death, June 20, 1941. Worshipful Brother Allen was an outstanding citizen of the town throughout his life. He served as Town Moderator for thirty-four years; Chairman of the School Committee for eighteen years; and his passing was a distinct loss to the community.

Frank C. Rand served as Master in 1929. Worshipful Brother Rand also was a Charter Member and the first Secretary of the Lodge, in which office he served for three years. He then accepted the office of Senior Deacon and continued through the line. Since retiring as Master, he has served continuously on the Board of Trustees.

Harry W. Purington served in 1930, and was the first Master to have received his degrees in Manchester Lodge.

Since 1930, the Lodge Masters have been Edmund J. Semons, 1931, George S. Sinnicks, 1932, George J. Norie, 1933, Ellsworth L. Brown, 1934, who became the first Master from among our Essex Brethren, Byron L. Roberts, 1935, William Cragg, a Charter Member, 1936, Roy E. Keller, 1937-38, Theodore S. Burnham, 1939, Harry B. Collins, 1940, L. Allan Andrews, 1941, Harry G. Cleveland, 1942, James W. Durnion, 1943-44, Frederick N. Bragdon, 1945, and our present presiding Master is Worshipful George A. Sinnicks, who is also a Past Master of Liberty Lodge. Each and all of these Past Masters have made their contribution to the Lodge. Worshipful Brothers George F. Cooke, Arthur E. Olson, Raymond C. Allen and George S. Sinnicks have passed to their reward and it can be truly said that each of them lived highly respected and died sincerely regretted.

Manchester Lodge can look back upon its first quarter century with satisfaction. It has maintained and upheld all Masonic tradition and punctually complied with all the rules and regulations of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. It has safeguarded its finances, yet provided liberally for all its obligations and necessities. As a matter of present record, its financial condition as of the annual meeting October 15, 1945, was as follows:

75TH ANNIVERSARY HISTORY, JUNE 1996

From Proceedings, Page 1996-171:

THE BEGINNINGS

Manchester Lodge is one of the youngest in the North Shore area, at least that area north of Lynn, including Salem, Danvers, Peabody, Beverly and Cape Ann. Budleigh and Manchester were both initiated in 1920, New Meadows in 1958 and the North Shore Daylight in 1992. The Tyrian in Gloucester, founded in 1770, is the oldest. Amity in Danvers, Starr King in Salem, John T. Heard in Ipswich and Acacia in Gloucester were all started during or immediately following the Civil War. So when Manchester Lodge was established, a strong Masonic presence had long been felt in the area.

Manchester Lodge arose from the desire of local Masons for their own lodge. Up to 1920, they were in the jurisdiction either of Beverly or of Gloucester. Most joined Liberty Lodge in Beverly. With fifty Masons already living in town, the nucleus needed for a local lodge was present. George F. Cooke, Everett L. Edmands and Thomas A. Lees, serving as a committee in the fall of 1920 drew up a petition and presented it to Most Worshipful Arthur D. Prince, Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts. He approved the petition, and on January 17, 1921, District Deputy Grand Master Harry E. Jackson installed the officers with Wor. George F. Cooke as Master, Wor. Everett L. Edmands as Senior Warden and Bro. Thomas A. Lees as Junior Warden. Interestingly, of the thirteen officers installed that night, only three, Cooke, Lees and Allen S. Peabody ever served as Master of the lodge.

Proof that the lodge was successfully launched is the fact that at that same meeting, twenty-one applications for degrees were received.

Grand Master Prince presented the Manchester Lodge Charter at a special event held on December 19, 1921, with 175 in attendance.

Essex, bounded by Ipswich, Gloucester and Manchester, has had its share of Masons but no lodge of its own. Gradually, Essex men have tended to become members of Manchester Lodge, perhaps in part because of the ease of traffic between the two towns. Essex brethren to this day form a pillar of strength for Manchester Lodge. Wor. Ellsworth L. Brown, Master in 1933-34, was the first Essex resident to serve in that position and remained a faithful member until his death a few years ago.

CURRENT LODGE ACTIVITIES

Three events are held annually to benefit Manchester Lodge. On the first Saturday in February, provided that there is no snowstorm of major proportions, the so-called Sno Bazaar is held. A fundraising effort by the redoubtable Manchester Masonic Building Committee, it is a combined white elephant sale, silent auction and refreshment service. On the first Saturday in May that same committee, which also caters the dinner at each lodge meeting, sponsors the May breakfast, really a community event, for four hours in the morning drawing in people, many on their way to work, for a hearty breakfast of juice, eggs, bacon, sausage, hash brown potatoes, muffins and coffee.

In the summer, the lodge holds a lobster (steak for those who prefer it) cookout at Tuck's Point that draws Masons and their guests from all over the North Shore.

While these are fund-raising events to support the lodge, there is one other of major interest to Grand Lodge, the blood program. At one time run by R. W. William J. Crane and Wor. George C. Rice, it was taken over by the late Wor. John A. Eaton and currently is continuing its successful efforts under the direction of Wor. Lewis E. Gates.

Last year, 1995, inspired by the town's very successful 350th anniversary celebration, the lodge for the first time ever entered a float in the 4th of July parade and in August sponsored a two-day Civil War Encampment with attendance estimated at 3000. Wor. Fred P. Nickless and Wor. Christopher Brown co-chaired the Encampment.

Through financial support from a foundation, Manchester Lodge annually since 1988 has been making grants totaling between $4000 and $5000 to worthy groups and activities. The first grant, made in 1988, was to the Council on Aging for a radio dispatch station with mobile unit for use with the C.O.A. van. Grants to schools in Essex and Manchester have provided field trips for students to the Museum of Our National Heritage. Grants have been made to the DeMolay Scholarship Fund, the D.A.R.E. program, Special Olympics and STATUS, a community organization in Manchester seeking ways to tackle problems associated with AIDS, alcohol, drugs, abuse, stress and suicide. Libraries in Essex, Manchester and Beverly Farms have been helped, as has the Manchester Community Center. Over the last nine years, this program has attracted much good will for and interest in Manchester Lodge, which is grateful for the beneficence and trust of the foundation.

LODGE LOCATIONS

Manchester Lodge in its earliest years held its meetings on the third floor of Town Hall. Many a story has been told of the foibles of that building, such as the danger of the third floor collapsing, should lodge members walk in lock step. Nevertheless, the room served its purpose until 1959, when the town decided to raze the building and erect a new one which would not have a meeting room for fraternal groups.

Temporary accommodations were found in Horticultural Hall on Summer Street, and there the lodge settled in without giving much attention to the future. But, in a year or so, word was received that the owner planned to raze it and replace it with an apartment complex. Manchester Lodge now had to solve a difficult problem and do it quickly.

In November, 1962, newly installed Worshipful Master Willard H. Dame appointed a committee to study the problem and to report back with recommendations for action. By March, 1963, the Manchester Masonic Building Association was formed and given the responsibility of buying land and erecting a lodge building. One of the members of the association, Bro. Frederick Strenz, a professional engineer and architect, took charge of the technical aspects of the construction.

These activities all went smoothly except for one incident. After the contractor had erected the framework of the structure, a storm with violent winds flattened all that had been built. Disaster! And on the very evening that Wor. M. Peter Gibbon was installed as Master! But the contractor had adequate insurance to cover the costs and the determination to finish the project despite this untoward event.

The building was dedicated on March 15, 1965, with Most Worshipful A. Neil Osgood, Grand Master, officiating. A photographic portrait of M. W. Osgood hangs in the anteroom in remembrance of his participation in this event. The mortgage was soon paid off. On October 6, 1972, Most Worshipful Donald W. Vose, Grand Master, conducted the mortgage burning ceremony. Wor. Bro. Dame in 1962 would never have guessed that the project he initiated would have reached fulfillment in ten years.

The Grand Master took this occasion to present the Joseph Warren Medal to Wor. William J. Crane, father of the current Master, Wor. Todd P. Crane, and the Grand Master's Meritorious Award to five Manchester Lodge members for their sterling service as members of the Manchester Masonic Building Committee: R.W. John A. Truesdale, Wor. Lester G. Strangman, Wor. Michael G. Nahatis and Brothers Senter Herman Crane and Eric H. Wetterlow. William Crane and S. Herman Crane were blood brothers as well as lodge brothers.

Since its creation, the building has undergone a number of changes and renovations, not the least of which was the installation of air conditioning. Masters of the 28th Lodge of Instruction in recent years have scheduled the usually hot, end-of-June, last meeting of the year in Manchester Lodge to take advantage of that convenience.

Currently the lodge building is home to the Odd Fellows, the Rebekahs and the Manchester Horticultural Society and is used on major occasions by worthy town organizations such as the Boy Scouts.

The Manchester Masonic Building Association has provided yeoman service to the lodge over the years. While it is usually unwise to single out one person from a group on which to lavish praise, it must be recorded that R. W. John A. Truesdale has not only been a member of that association almost from the beginning but remains a faithful, hard-working member. With nearly 30 years of service to the group, he also is a leader who provides historical perspective for all that has gone on in the building.

PEOPLE

One cannot speak of a lodge without at the same time speaking of those who have been, or are, members, especially Past Masters who constitute the core of lodge support. Manchester Lodge has had 71 Masters in the past 75 years. 42 of them are now deceased. This does not include the nine affiliated Past Masters. The first four Masters each served a two-year term. Since then, each has served only one year, with the exception of Wor. James M. Durnion, who served a two-year term during World War II. Nine Essex men, six from Beverly and one from Rockport, have served as Master. Eight served as District Deputy Grand Master. Seven served as Master of the 28th Lodge of Instruction.

Two Past Masters, Wor. Augustus G. Means and Wor. William P. Alboth, were elected Potentate of Aleppo Temple, although Wor. Bro. Alboth tragically died of cancer shortly after his installation. Four have held Grand Lodge offices: R. W. Charles A. Fritz, Jr., as Deputy Grand Master and also as Senior Grand Steward; Wor. Augustus G. Means as Senior Grand Deacon; Wor. George C. Rice as Junior Grand Steward; and R. W. William J. Crane as Grand Standard Bearer. Affiliated Past Master R. W. William C. Loring also served as Deputy Grand Master.

During the last 25 years, ten members have received the Veteran's Medal: Wor. Ellsworth L. Brown, Bro. Arnold A. Cann, Bro. William L. Emslie, Wor. Eric H. Ericson, Jr., Bro. David P. Foss, R. W. Charles A. Fritz, Jr., Bro. Warren E. Heath, Bro. Edwin C. Perkins, Wor. Byron P. Roberts and Bro. Lawrence S. Shanks. Three Past Masters had sons who also served as Master: Harry G. Cleveland and son G. Stilson Cleveland; Everett P. Burnham and son Michael H. Burnham; and William J. Crane and son Todd P. Crane.

The current Lodge Secretary, Bro. Robert Morris, in 1990 was first elected to that office, the oldest member to hold that position. In 1946, when he was only 23 years old, Bro. Morris was elected Secretary of Oregon Military Lodge in Frankfurt, Germany, which probably made him, at the time, one of the youngest secretaries in lodges world-wide.

While these statistics indicate to some extent the devotion Manchester Lodge members have demonstrated to the fraternity, they do not indicate the intense dedication of many to their churches, their communities and their country. Many are veterans, some decorated, of military service. Many have held responsible town and church offices, often over many years. While this is true of all lodges, it is still noteworthy that Masons tend to be caring and participating members of society, generous of their time and resources, and recognized leaders in their communities and at their work sites.

Manchester Lodge in 75 years has come a long way. One can hope that the next 75 will be at least as fruitful.

Credit for much of the material presented in this history must go to Wor. George C. Rice and Wor. L. Allan Andrews. I have drawn heavily from Bro. Rice's history of the lodge written at the time of the lodge's celebration of its 50th anniversary and from Bro. Andrews' history of the Manchester Masonic Building Association written at the same time. I am also indebted to Bro. Robert Morris, Secretary, for providing the basic facts needed to cover the last 25 years of lodge history, and to R. W. John A. Truesdale for checking the history for the accuracy of details.

ASSETS

• Jewels and Regalia, $1,200.00
• Special Fund, 2,433.87
• E. L. Edmands Fund, 1,260.89
• Permanent Fund, 618.98
• U. S. Bonds, 1,000.00
• Charity Fund, 873.58
• Relief Fund, 688.75
• General Fund, 1,191.40
• Total, $9,267.47

While Manchester Lodge came into being following the close of a great world war ending in 1918, in a new and supposed era of security for all mankind, the events of the past twenty-five years have proven that the millennium was not at hand. A 
period of apparent normalcy and prosperity followed during the twenties, which was on a precarious and false foundation, ending in a total economic collapse in 1929 throughout the world. The greatest economic depression in both the world and in this country followed, culminating in 1939 in a far greater world war then twenty-five years ago. We have just emerged as a victorious people from this second world catastrophe, within one generation, and we again look forward with the renewed hope of better world understanding. Manchester Lodge is firmly established as an institution in the town of Manchester and its purpose has been justified in cementing the bonds of friendship and brotherhood among its members and we hope in its influence in the community. It should continue as an institution in Manchester until time shall be no more.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Theodore S. Burnham, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1960. 1961; N
• George F. Cooke, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1924, 1925; Memorial
• William J. Crane, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1984, 1985; N
• Charles A. Fritz, Jr., DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1972, 1973; Deputy Grand Master 1978; N
• Martin J. Hanrahan, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1982, 1983
• Thomas A. Lees, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1936, 1937; N
• Timothy G. Loring, DDGM, District 10, 2008, 2009
• William C. Loring, DDGM, District 1 (Boston), 1975, 1976; Deputy Grand Master 1982; N
• George A. Sinnicks, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1948, 1949; N
• John A. Truesdale, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1994, 1995

DISTRICTS

1920: District 9 (Gloucester)

1927: District 9 (Gloucester)

2003: District 10

LINKS

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