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1964

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Officers of the Grand Lodge:
Back Row: Earl W. Taylor (GS), Robert P. Beach (GMar), Burton K. Sawtelle (JGW), Frederick W. Hale (GT)
Front Row: Leonard Rawn (SGW), Grand Master Osgood, Stanley F. Maxwell (DGM)

A. NEILL OSGOOD, Grand Master

Stanley F. Maxwell, Deputy Grand Master
Leonard Rawn, Senior Grand Warden
Burton K. Sawtelle, Junior Grand Warden


Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/11: 1964-47;
  • 06/10: 1964-159;
  • 09/09: 1964-194;
  • 12/09: 1964-255; (Annual Communication)

03/11 Agenda

  • 1964-55: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1964-56: Greeting from the Grand Lodge of São Paulo.
  • 1964-56: Report of Committee on Records.

06/10 Agenda

  • 1964-167: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1964-167: Greeting from the Grand Lodge of Oregon.
  • 1964-168: Remarks by Wor. Joseph J. Lukacs, Secretary of Army Lodge in the Canal Zone.
  • 1964-168: Report of Committee on Records.

09/09 Agenda

  • 1964-202: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1964-203: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1964-217: Budget for 1965.
  • 1965-222: Remarks by Rt. Wor. Howard W. Osborn, District Grand Master for the Canal Zone.

12/09 Agenda

Visits by Deputy Grand Master and Grand Wardens appear beginning on Page 1964-329.

  • 1964-332: Re-election of Grand Master A. Neill Osgood. Election of other Grand Lodge Officers.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/11: 1964-66; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; Masonic Conference Week; Washington Inaugural anniversary; chain letters; conclusion.
  • 06/10: 1964-169; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; DeMolay; dispensations; interval between the degrees; conclusion.
  • 09/09: 1964-203; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; redecoration of Gothic Hall; budget for 1965; Lodge finances; new Temples; conclusion.
  • 12/09: 1964-266; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; membership (2,709 initiations); financial reports; banquet hall improvements; Canal Zone (see below); relief and service; library and museum; Department of Service; Board of Masonic Relief; Department of Education; auditor's summary; visits; medals.

"It is most heartening to hear that, in spite of the unrest in Panama and the resulting unease in the Canal Zone, the spirit of Masonry in that area has not suffered and there is still a fine friendship and understanding between the Masons in Panama and those in the Zone."

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/11: 1964-67; Rt. Wor. Subert Turbyfill, Past District Grand Master of the Canal Zone.
    • 03/11: 1964-67; Rt. Wor. Frank Senter Jones, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/11: 1964-68; Rt. Wor. Raymond Elwood Neal, Past Junior Grand Warden.
      • 12/09: 1964-311; repeated in the Education Department report.
    • 03/11: 1964-68; Rt. Wor. George Westphal Gray, Past Junior Grand Warden.
      • 12/09: 1964-311; repeated in the Education Department report.
    • 03/11: 1964-68; Rt. Wor. Elmer William Bennett, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/11: 1964-68; Rt. Wor. Harold Elbert Hartwell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1964-170; Rt. Wor. George Henry Hicks, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1964-170; Rt. Wor. John Newbirt Howard, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1964-170; Rt. Wor. Melvin Vaughn Weldon, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1964-170; Rt. Wor. James Adelbert Cartwright, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1964-170; Rt. Wor. Melvin Guy Rogers, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1964-170; Rt. Wor. George Atherton Thatcher, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Sword Bearer.
    • 06/10: 1964-170; Rt. Wor. Hiram Adelbert Linfield, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/09: 1964-204; Rt. Wor. Roscoe Pound, Past Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/09: 1964-205; Rt. Wor. Harold Snell Streeter, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Deacon.
    • 09/09: 1964-205; Rt. Wor. Kenneth Francis Antoine, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/09: 1964-205; Rt. Wor. Ernest Robert Walker, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/09: 1964-206; Rt. Wor. Theodore Shelly Burnham, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/09: 1964-206; Rt. Wor. Joseph Russell Hall, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/09: 1964-206; Rt. Wor. Frank Spurgeon Treco, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/09: 1964-206; Rt. Wor. Charles Bridgham Worrick, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Pursuivant.
    • 12/09: 1964-206; Rt. Wor. Ernest Emery Hobson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/09: 1964-207; Rt. Wor. Edward Harrison Turner, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/09: 1964-207; Rt. Wor. John Aubin Wilson, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/09: 1964-207; Rt. Wor. Myron Elmer Richardson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/09: 1964-208; Rt. Wor. George Robert Riddell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/09: 1964-208; Rt. Wor. Charles Bridgham Worrick, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/09: 1964-208; Rt. Wor. William Melvin Harrison, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/09: 1964-208; Rt. Wor. George Willard King, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Standard Bearer.

Petition for Charters

Petition for Dispensation for Lodges

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 02/05: 1964-1; Brockton. Burning of the mortgage and reconsecration.
    • 1964-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the members of St. George Lodge.
    • 1964-2: Mortgage burning ceremony. Reconsecration of the Temple "in ancient form and ceremony."
    • 1964-2: A bronze plaque presented, dedicating the reception parlor in memory of Wor. Paul Keith, "whose initiative and untiring zeal had made possible the acquisition of the new quarters."
  • 02/29: 1964-3; Gardner. Centenary of Hope Lodge.
    • 1964-4: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Eino W. Winter, Master of Hope Lodge.
    • 1964-4: Address by the Grand Master "in his usual happy vein." Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1964-4: Greetings by Mayor Cyril P. Landry, Mayor of Gardner.
    • 1964-4: Presentation of a Veterans' Medal to Bro. Walter Augustus Whitney.
    • 1964-6ff: History of Hope Lodge, by Wor. Hervey F. Bowden.

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Waverly Hall, First Meeting Place of Belmont Lodge

  • 03/05: 1964-19; Belmont. Centenary of Belmont Lodge.
    • 1964-20: Grand Lodge opened at Belmont High School and was received by Wor. Bob Rudy Homberg, Master of Belmont Lodge.
    • 1964-20: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1964-21: (03/08) Vesper Service at Plymouth Congregational Church, led by Rt. Wor. George A. Lincoln, Chaplain, and Rev. Bro. John P. Fitzsimmons.
    • 1964-22ff: History of Belmont Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Paul C. Whitney.
  • 04/02: 1964-82; Swampscott. 50th Anniversary of Wayfarers Lodge.
    • 1964-83: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Harold R. Austin, Master of Wayfarers Lodge.
    • 1964-83: Address by the Grand Master "in a very inspiring manner." Remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of Veterans' Medals to Bro. Harold G. Enholm and Harold P. Gould.
    • 1964-85ff: History of Wayfarers Lodge, by Wor. Philip L. Knowlton.
  • 04/04: 1964-92; Middleboro. Centenary of May Flower Lodge.
    • 1964-92: Grand Lodge opened at Middleboro Armory and was received by Wor. J. Warren Tufts, Master of May Flower Lodge.
    • 1964-93: Address by the Grand Master "in his usual inspiring manner." Remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of Veterans' Medals to Wor. Myron L. Hinckley, Bro. Francis E. Egger, and Bro. Ernest E. Thomas.
    • 1964-95ff: History of May Flower Lodge, by Rt. Wor. G. Ward Stetson. Remarks on the early history of Social Harmony Lodge in Middleboro.
  • 04/13: 1964-116; Salem. Centenary of Starr King Lodge.
    • 1964-117: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Peter S Russell, Jr., Master of Starr King Lodge.
    • 1964-117: Address by the Grand Master "in a happy vein." Remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of a Distinguished Service Medal to Wor. Arthur W. Dorman.
    • 1964-118: (04/26) Vesper Service at the First Universalist Church. (06/12) Centennial Banquet and Dance at the Hawthorne Hotel.
    • 1964-119ff: History of Starr King Lodge, by Wor. George F. Pennington.
  • 04/15: 1964-125; West Medford. 50th Anniversary of Sagamore Lodge.
    • 1964-125: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Donald B. Hanson, Master of Sagamore Lodge.
    • 1964-126: Address by the Grand Master, with remarks on the Grand Master who chartered the Lodge, Most Wor. Melvin M. Johnson. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1964-127ff: History of Sagamore Lodge, by Bro. Frank W. Lovering and Wor. Elmer V. Telfer.
  • 05/09: 1964-135; Lee. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1964-136: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Richard E. Sitzer, Master of Evening Star Lodge.
    • 1964-136: Dedication of the Temple "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
    • 1964-136: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
    • 1964-137ff: Brief history of Evening Star Lodge by Rt. Wor. Albert N. Nettleton.
  • 05/12: 1964-138; Winchester. Centenary of William Parkman Lodge.
    • 1964-139: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Richard L. Greaves, Master of William Parkman Lodge.
    • 1964-139: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of a Veteran's Medal to Bro. Edwin Whitlock Rice.
    • 1964-140: (05/03) Service at the Crawford Memorial Methodist Church. (05/19) Banquet and Dance at the Hotel Continental in Cambridge.
    • 1964-141ff: History of William Parkman Lodge, by Wor. Kingman P. Cass.
  • 06/01: 1964-147; Ashland. Centenary of North Star Lodge.
    • 1964-147: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Willis J. Rice, Master of North Star Lodge.
    • 1964-148: Address by the Grand Master "at some length." Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1964-149ff: History of North Star Lodge, by Rt. Wor. P. Winston E. Gouzoules.
  • 06/13: 1964-182; Andover. Corner-stone laying of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1964-183: Grand Lodge opened at the current Masonic apartments and proceeded to the building site.
    • 1964-183: Corner-stone laying ceremony "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony in the presence of many interested spectators," with the Brethren of St. Matthew's Lodge.
    • 1964-183: Contents of corner-stone box.
  • 06/20: 1964-184; Ware. Centenary of Eden Lodge and rededication of the Masonic Temple.
    • 1964-185: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Eden Lodge.
    • 1964-185: Address by the Grand Master "with words of warm congratulation." Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1964-186ff: History of Eden Lodge, by Bro. K. Adrian Handanian. Notes on the first Eden Lodge.
  • 09/12: 1964-223; Fitchburg. Corner-stone laying of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1964-224: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to the building site.
    • 1964-224: Corner-stone laying "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony."
    • 1964-224: Contents of corner-stone box.
    • 1964-224: Presentation of a Distinguished Service Medal to Wor. Samuel R. Irons, President of the Fitchburg Masonic Charity and Education Association.
  • 09/13: 1964-226; Wakefield. Corner-stone laying of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1964-227: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to the building site.
    • 1964-227: Corner-stone laying "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony, this being a joint project under the auspices of Golden Rule Lodge of Wakefield and Lynnfield Lodge of Lynnfield."
    • 1964-227: Contents of corner-stone box.
  • 09/16: 1964-229; Dedham. Rhode Island Night at Constellation Lodge.
    • 1964-231: Description of the event. "Since the Grand Master of Rhode Island, Most Worshipful Charles R. Bonnemort, had lived in Dedham for many years prior to 1943 when he moved to Rhode Island the Worshipful Master of Constellation Lodge, Bro. George L. Inglis, conceived the idea of having a Rhode Island Night when the Grand Master of Rhode Island would attend with his suite and exemplify the Rhode Island working of the Third Degree. Brother Bonnemort gladly assented, but added the suggestion that he would like to have the Grand Master of Massachusetts present to receive from all the other Grand Lodges in New England the honors due his precedence in rank."
    • 1964-232: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Constellation Lodge. Welcome to other Grand Masters from New Hampshure, Connecticut, Vermont and Maine, as well as the suite from Rhode Island.
    • 1964-232: Presentation of the Third Degree from Rhode Island.
  • 09/24: 1964-234; Ipswich. Centenary of John T. Heard Lodge.
    • 1964-235: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert C. Hagerty, Master of John T. Heard Lodge.
    • 1964-235: Presentation of an Anniversary Bible.
    • 1964-235: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1964-236ff: History of John T. Heard Lodge, by Bro. Raymond S. Barrows. A few notes on the old Unity Lodge.
  • 10/21: 1964-243; Brockton. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1964-244: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of Baalis Sanford and Paul Revere Lodge.
    • 1964-244: Dedication of the Masonic Temple "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
    • 1964-244: Address by Grand Master and other Brethren. Presentation of a Distinguished Service Medal to Wor. David Dickson North, Jr.
  • 10/24: 1964-246; Athol. Centenary of Star Lodge.
    • 1964-247: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. R. Blair Bremner, Master of Star Lodge.
    • 1964-247: Presentation of Veterans' Medals to Brothers Robert J. Irwin, Ward C. Lincoln and Arthur G. Twitchell.
    • 1964-247: Address by the Grand Master "in his usual gracious manner." Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1964-249ff: History of Star Lodge, by Wor. Francis A. Buckley.
  • 12/16: 1964-334; Fitchburg. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1964-335: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Edwin W. Carlson, Master of Aurora Lodge, meeting in joint session with Charles W. Moore Lodge.
    • 1964-335: Dedication of the Temple "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
    • 1964-335: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/28/1964)

  • 1964-337: Opening and roll call.
  • 1964-342: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1964-343: Report of Grand Secretary; 2,678 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1964, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 1964-345: Installation of Grand Master Osgood. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 1964-348: Remarks by Senator and Rt. Wor. Leverett Saltonstall.
  • 1964-348: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1964-349: The Grand Master.
    • 1964-353: Deputy Grand Master Norman M. Gay.
    • 1964-356: Most Wor. Henry D. Hopkins, Grand Master of Brunswick.
    • 1964-358: Most Wor. Waldron C. Biggs, Grand Master of Vermont.
    • 1964-363: Past Grand Master Ernest L. Poyner of Maryland.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1964

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1964 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Donald P. Malcolm, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-375

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Roger W. Jones, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-376

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Eugene C. Blanchard, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-377

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Harry E. Korelitz, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-378

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

Alden A. Osgood, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-379

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Alexander R. MacLeod, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-380

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Simon Nazarian, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-381

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Carmelo C. Iannello, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-382

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Willard V. Young, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-383

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

George A. Lincoln, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-384

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Robert W. Custance, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-385

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Hugh W. McKee, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-386

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Lloyd North, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-387

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Charles F. Maxfield, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-388

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Archie M. Simons, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-389

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Raymond E. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-390

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Frederick W. Allen, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-391

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

W. Malcolm Lunt, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-392

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Carleton E. Shulze, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-393

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Howard Lawson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-394

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Joseph F. Lake, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-395

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Anthony T. Tie, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-396

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Winslow C. Wentworth, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-397

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Lloyd S. Blair, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-398

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Charles P. Hooker, II, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-399

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Clarence W. Holway, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-400

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Robert D. Flint, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-401

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Ray L. Bartlett, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-402

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Isaac A. Hodgen, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-403

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Harry S. Nelson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-404

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Willard K. French, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-405

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Malcolm P. Gould, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-406

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Allan R. Bliss, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-407

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Richard T. Darby, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-408

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Winslow F. May, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-409

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

George E. West, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-410

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

William R. Wirkala, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1964-411

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Charles N. Hackett, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-412

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Newcomb A. Reid, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-413

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

S. Forest Kelliher, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-414

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Albert W. Canedy, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-415

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Fred S. Wordell, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-416

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Robert E. Cumming, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-417

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Waldo H. Howe, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-418

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Earle H. Foss, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-419

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Frederick H. Greensmith, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-420

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Nathaniel Litvin, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-421

CHILE DISTRICT

Charles M. Purviance, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-422

CHINA DISTRICT

Hyman Hodes, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1964-423


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