MassachusettsYear1985

1985

DAVID B. RICHARDSON, Grand Master

Ronald E. Jackson, Deputy Grand Master
Paul W. Anderson, Senior Grand Warden
Herbert M. Tinkham, Junior Grand Warden

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QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/13: 1985-12;
• 06/12: 1985-75;
• 09/11: 1985-115;
• 12/11: 1985-139; (Annual Communication)

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 03/13: To increase dues; discussion.
  • 06/12: Changes to 332A, 332B adopted.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/13: 1985-30;

• 06/12: 1985-95;

• 09/11: 1985-126;

• 12/11: 1985-149;

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/13: 1985-36;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments:

• 06/12: 1985-100;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments:

• 09/11: 1985-137;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments:

• 12/11: 1985-156;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments:

Petitions for Consolidation

• 03/13: 1985-26; Fourth Estate and St. John's (B), as St. John's (B); granted

• 06/12: 1985-84; Lafayette (R) and Dover as Lafayette-Dover; granted.

• 06/12: 1985-85; Moses Michael Hays and Temple, as Moses Michael Hays; granted.

• 12/11: 1985-154; King Solomon's and Sagamore, as King Solomon's; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/22: 1985-1; Visit to Sojourners, Ancon, Balboa and Sibert Lodges at Balboa

• 01/25: 1985-3; Installation of District Grand Officers

• 01/27: 1985-7; Visit to Grand Lodge of Panama

• 03/22: 1985-38; Philanthropic 225.

• 05/01: 1985-57; Dalhousie 125.

• 05/05: 1985-66: Dedication of Somerville Masonic hall.

• 05/11: 1985-68; Mystic 175.

• 05/23: 1985-70; Consolidation of Fourth Estate and St. John's (B).

• 06/15: 1985-102; Caleb Butler 125. Detailed history of the lodge, including a note on name change (from Excelsior).

• 07/09: 1985-110; Consolidation of Moses Michael Hays and Temple.

• 09/07: 1985-113; Consolidation of Lafayette (R) and Dover.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1985)

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1985

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1985 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Donald S. Bishop, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A3

• St. John's (Boston, 1733) incorporated Fourth Estate 05/23
• Lodge of St. Andrew, (Boston, 1752)
• The Massachusetts (Boston, 1770)
• Columbian (Boston, 1796)
• Mount Lebanon (Boston, 1801)
• Germania (Boston, 1854)
• Winslow Lewis (Boston, 1855)
• Revere (Boston, 1856)
• Shawmut (Boston, 1911)

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

William G. Manchester, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A4

• Amicable (Cambridge, 1805)
• The Lodge of Eleusis (Boston, 1865)
• Mizpah (Cambridge, 1867)
• Charity (Cambridge, 1869)
• Joseph Webb (Boston, 1876)
• Richard C. MacLaurin (Cambridge, 1920)
• The DeMolay (Boston, 1975)

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Joseph B. Ferguson, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A5

• Mount Olivet (Cambridge, 1863)
• Zetland (Boston, 1867)
• Euclid (Boston, 1916)
• The Harvard (Cambridge, 1922)
• Boston University (Boston, 1925)
• Moses Michael Hays (Needham, 1931) incorporated Temple 07/09

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Alan G. Gilgulin, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A6

• Mount Tabor (Boston, 1846)
• Henry Price (Boston, 1858)
• Hammatt (East Boston, 1859)
• Robert Lash (Chelsea, 1867)
• Seaview (Revere, 1917)
• Ocean (Winthrop, 1958)

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

John D. Manning, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A7

• Star of Bethlehem (Wakefield, 1844)
• Baalbec (East Boston, 1852)
• Winthrop (Winthrop, 1887)
• Adelphi-Noddle's Island (Watertown, 1920) merged 06/22
• Everett C. Benton (Boston, 1925)
• Major General Henry Knox (Boston, 1926)

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Elliot J. Gillard, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A8

• St. Paul's (Braintree, 1846)
• Prospect (Roslindale, 1890)
• Algonquin, Dorchester, 1913)
• Loyalty-Realty (Jamaica Plain, 1920)
• Zerubbabel (Quincy, 1950)

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Armenag G. David, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A9

• Union (Dorchester, 1796)
• Gate of the Temple (Stoughton, 1855)
• Rabboni (Dorchester, 1869)
• Macedonian (Milton, 1893)
• Brotherhood (Boston, 1926)

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Maurice G. Cuthbert, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A10

• Eliot (Westwood, 1866)
• Dorchester (Dorchester, 1912)
• West Roxbury (Roslindale, 1919)
• Milton (Milton, 1922)
• Hesperia (Boston, 1925)

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Stephen Kaloyanides, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A11

• Monitor (Waltham, 1820)
• Dalhousie (Newtonville, 1860)
• Beth-Horon (Brookline, 1870)
• Fraternity and Fuller (Newtonville, 1875)
• Wellesley (Wellesley, 1912)
• Victory (Watertown, 1920)
• Nehoiden (Needham, 1927)
• Garden City (Newtonville, 1954)
• The Masters (Newtonville, 1983)

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

James R. Franklin, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A12

• Bethesda (Brighton, 1819)
• Pequossette (Watertown, 1856)
• Belmont-Beaver (Belmont, 1864)
• Isaac Parker (Waltham, 1867)
• Norfolk (Needham, 1874)
• Norumbega & Brookline (Newtonville, 1920)
• United (Brookline, 1924)
• Waltham (Waltham, 1928)
• Maugus Hill (Wellesley, 1957)

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Donald F. Albertine, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A13

• King Solomon's (Charlestown, 1783)
• Mount Hermon (Medford, 1854)
• Simon W. Robinson(Lexington, 1870)
• Joseph Warren-Soley (Boston, 1856)
• Friendship (Wilmington, 1901)
• Russell (Arlington, 1923)
• Simonds (Burlington, 1955)
• Frank W. Thompson (Bedford, 1955)

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

C. Edward Estes, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A14

• Washington (Lexington, 1796)
• Hiram (Arlington, 1797)
• Mount Horeb (Woburn, 1855)
• John Abbot (Somerville, 1857)
• William Parkman (Winchester, 1864)
• Somerville (West Somerville, 1912)
• Sagamore (West Medford, 1913)
• Samuel Crocker Lawrence (Medford, 1920)
• Freedom (Arlington, 1947)

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Raymond D. Stephens, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A15

• Mount Vernon (Malden, 1857)
• Good Samaritan (Reading, 1870)
• King Cyrus (Stoneham, 1875)
• Fidelity (Melrose, 1918)
• Galilean (Everett, 1921)
• Mount Scopus (Malden, 1930)
• North Reading (North Reading, 1955)

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Orlando R. Goodwin, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A16

• Wyoming (Melrose, 1856)
• William Sutton (Saugus, 1866)
• Palestine (Everett, 1868)
• Converse (Malden, 1887)
• Golden Rule (Wakefield, 1888)
• The Lodge of Stirling (Malden, 1910)
• Lynnfield (Lynnfield, 1946)

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Robert B. Addison, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A17

• Essex (Salem, 1791)
• Mount Carmel (Lynn, 1805)
• Mosaic (Danvers, 1870)
• Damascus (Lynn, 1906)
• Wayfarers (Swampscott, 1914)
• Budleigh (Beverly, 1921)
• New Meadows (Topsfield, 1958)

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Warren R. Davis, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A18

• Philanthropic (Marblehead, 1760)
• Jordan (Peabody, 1808)
• Amity (Danvers, 1863)
• Starr King (Salem, 1864)
• Golden Fleece (Lynn, 1864)
• Bethlehem (Lynn, 1920)
• Mount Sinai (Lynn, 1946)

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

William J. Crane, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A19

• The Tyrian (Gloucester, 1770)
• Liberty (Beverly, 1824)
• Ashler (Rockport, 1851)
• John T. Heard (Ipswich, 1864)
• Acacia (Gloucester, 1865)
• Manchester (Manchester, 1920)

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Laurence J. Gardella, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A20

• St. John's (Newburyport, 1766)
• Merrimack (Haverhill, 1802)
• St. Mark's (Newburyport, 1803)
• Warren (Amesbury, 1822)
• Saggahew (Haverhill, 1864)
• Charles C. Dame (Georgetown, 1867)
• Bethany (Merrimac, 1868)

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

William B. Kent, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A21

• St. Matthew's (Andover, 1822)
• Grecian (Lawrence, 1825)
• John Hancock (Methuen, 1860)
• Tuscan-Phoenician (Lawrence, 1863)
• Cochichewick (North Andover, 1874)

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Max Ludwig, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A22

• Corinthian (Concord, 1797)
• Pentucket (Lowell, 1807)
• Ancient York (Lowell, 1852)
• Kilwinning (Lowell, 1866)
• William North (Lowell, 1867)
• Thomas Talbot (Billerica, 1889)
• Wamesit (Tewksbury, 1921)
• William Sewall Gardner (Lowell, 1928)

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Oscar Derderian, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A23

• St. Paul's (Ayer, 1797)
• Aurora (Leominster, 1801)
• Trinity (Clinton, 1858)
• Caleb Butler (Ayer, 1859)
• Wilder (Leominster, 1859)
• Charles W. Moore (Fitchburg, 1865)
• Tahattawan (Littleton, 1929)

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Donald E. Strange, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A24

• Mount Zion (Barre, 1800)
• Orange (Orange, 1859)
• Hope (Gardner, 1864)
• Star (Athol, 1864)
• Artisan (Winchendon, 1865)
• Athol (Athol, 1872)

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Norman W. Whitcomb, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A25

• Republican (Greenfield, 1795)
• Harmony (Northfield, 1796)
• Mountain (Shelburne Falls, 1806)
• Morning Sun (Conway, 1869)
• Bay State (Montague, 1872)
• Mechanic's (Montague, 1878)
• Mount Sugar Loaf (South Deerfield, 1912)

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Alton B. Cassidy, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A26

• Lafayette (North Adams, 1847)
• Berkshire (South Adams, 1857)
• Upton (Cheshire, 1869)
• Williams (Williamstown, 1871)
• Greylock (North Adams, 1871)

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

K. Eugene Trostle, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A27

• Cincinnatus (Great Barrington, 1795)
• Evening Star (Lenox, 1795)
• Wisdom (West Stockbridge, 1803)
• Mystic (Pittsfield, 1810)
• Globe (Hinsdale, 1869)
• Occidental (Stockbridge, 1870)
• Crescent (Pittsfield, 1873)
• Unity (Dalton, 1896)
• Pittsfield (Pittsfield, 1920)

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Neil D. McElwey, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A28

• Jerusalem (South Hadley, 1797)
• Pacific (Amherst, 1860)
• Mount Tom (Holyoke, 1850)
• Ionic (Easthampton, 1867)
• Mount Holyoke (South Hadley, 1869)
• Hampshire (Haydenville, 1871)
• William Whiting (Holyoke, 1909)

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Charles J. Sienkiewicz, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A29

• Chicopee (Chicopee, 1848)
• Brigham (Ludlow, 1891)
• Esoteric (Springfield, 1909)
• Charles C. Spellman (East Longmeadow, 1921)
• Samuel D. Sherwood (Springfield, 1921)

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Erwin D. Hill, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A30

• Hampden (Springfield, 1817)
• Mount Moriah (Westfield, 1856)
• Huntington (Russell, 1866)
• Springfield (Springfield, 1895)
• Mount Orthodox (West Springfield, 1913)
• Federal (Cheshire, 1914)

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

David A. Staples, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A31

• Thomas (Palmer, 1796)
• Quaboag (Warren, 1858)
• Day Spring (Monson, 1862)
• Eden (Ware, 1863)
• Vernon (Belchertown, 1869)

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Russell S. Wise, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A32

• Solomon's Temple (Uxbridge, 1818)
• Blackstone River (Blackstone, 1855)
• Webster (Webster, 1858)
• Oxford (Oxford, 1859)
• Mumford River (Douglas, 1877)
• Granite (Northbridge, 1880)

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Arthur M. Kinne, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A33

• Morning Star (Worcester, 1793)
• Quinebaug (Southbridge, 1859)
• Hayden (Brookfield, 1863)
• Spencer (Spencer, 1871)
• Meridian Sun (North Brookfield, 1894)
• Rufus Putnam (Rutland, 1912)
• Isaiah Thomas (Worcester, 1920)
• Bay Path (West Brookfield, 1923)

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Clifford O. Brown, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A34

• Olive Branch (Millbury, 1797)
• Franklin (Grafton, 1851)
• Montacute (Worcester, 1858)
• Athelstan (Worcester, 1865)
• Quinsigamond(Worcester, 1870)
• Boylston (West Boylston, 1876)
• Joel H. Prouty (Auburn, 1927)
• Matthew John Whittall (Shrewsbury, 1928)
• Level (Worcester, 1952)

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Robert S. Phillips, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A35

• Meridian (Watertown, 1797)
• Montgomery (Milford, 1797)
• John Warren (Hopkinton, 1860)
• Mount Hollis (Holliston, 1864)
• North Star (Ashland, 1864)
• Siloam (Westborough, 1866)
• Charles River (Medway, 1871)
• Alpha (Framingham, 1875)

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Al Rose, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A36

• Middlesex (Framingham, 1795)
• United Brethren (Marlborough, 1859)
• Doric (Hudson, 1864)
• St. Bernard (Southborough, 1867)
• Charles A. Welch (Maynard, 1872)
• Perfection (Framingham, 1957)

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Ronald F. Spicer, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A37

• Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799)
• Orient (Norwood, 1861)
• Blue Hill (Canton, 1863)
• Lafayette-Dover (Norwood, 1865) merged 06/12
• Hyde Park (Hyde Park, 1866)
• Constellation (Dedham, 1871)
• Azure (Walpole, 1921)
• Sharon (Sharon, 1959)

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Robert D. Parker, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A38

• Rural (Quincy, 1801)
• Norfolk Union (Randolph, 1819)
• Orphan's Hope (Weymouth, 1825)
• Delta (Braintree, 1868)
• Wollaston (Quincy, 1899)
• Theodore Roosevelt-Manet (Quincy, 1919)
• Atlantic (Quincy, 1920)
• Wessagusset (Weymouth, 1920)

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Harold A. MacDonald, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A39

• Old Colony (Hingham, 1792)
• Corner Stone (Duxbury, 1801)
• Plymouth (Plymouth, 1825)
• Konohassett (Cohasset, 1864)
• Phoenix (Hanover, 1873)
• Satuit (Scituate, 1875)
• Nantascot (Hull, 1954)
• Daniel Webster (Marshfield, 1964)

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Robert H. Hartley, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A40

• King David (Taunton, 1798)
• May Flower (Middleboro, 1864)
• Paul Dean (North Easton, 1867)
• Charles H. Titus (Taunton, 1872)
• Eastern Star (Rehoboth, 1924)
• Netop (Seekonk, 1924)
• Ezra (Taunton, 1952)

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Louis A. Harmon, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A41

• Bristol (North Attleboro, 1797)
• St. Alban's (Wrentham, 1818)
• St. James (Mansfield, 1864)
• Excelsior (Franklin, 1866)
• Ionic (Taunton, 1867)
• Ezekiel Bates (Attleboro, 1870)

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Theodore H. Wiede, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A42

• Fellowship (Bridgewater, 1797)
• Paul Revere (North Bridgewater, 1856)
• John Cutler (Abington, 1859)
• Puritan (East Bridgewater, 1869)
• St. George (Brockton, 1877)
• Satucket (East Bridgewater, 1881)
• Baalis Sanford (Brockton, 1917)
• Wampatuck (East Bridgewater, 1946)

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Charles E. Katsanos, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A43

• Mount Hope (Fall River, 1824)
• Eureka (New Bedford, 1857)
• Pioneer (Somerset, 1863)
• Abraham H. Howland Jr. (New Bedford, 1915)
• Massasoit-Narragansett (Fall River, 1915)
• Watuppa (Fall River, 1926)
• Wamsutta (New Bedford, 1949)

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Lawrence D. Crocker, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A44

• Star in the East (New Bedford, 1823)
• King Philip (Fall River, 1866)
• George H. Taber (Fairhaven, 1872)
• Noquochoke (South Westport, 1878)
• Paskamansett (New Bedford, 1920)
• Quittacus (New Bedford, 1921)

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Francis W. Pease, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A45

• Union (Nantucket, 1771)
• Social Harmony (Middleboro, 1823)
• Martha's Vineyard (Oak Bluffs, 1859)
• Pythagorean (Marion, 1861)
• Oriental (Oak Bluffs, 1866)

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Frederick F. Jones, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A46

• Marine (Falmouth, 1798)
• Fraternal (Barnstable, 1801)
• DeWitt Clinton (Sandwich, 1855)
• Howard (Yarmouth, 1869)
• Mariners' (Cotuit, 1871)

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Robert E. Howes, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A47

• King Hiram's (Provincetown, 1795)
• Mount Horeb (Dennis, 1854)
• Pilgrim (Harwich, 1859)
• Adams (Wellfleet, 1865)
• St. Martin's (Chatham, 1872)
• Universal (Orleans, 1917)

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Edwin H. Carpenter, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A48

• Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood (Springfield, 1864)
• Belcher (Chicopee, 1870)
• Newton (Wilbraham, 1870)
• Indian Orchard-Shawmont (Springfield, 1911) * Elm (West Springfield, 1924)
• Longmeadow (Longmeadow, 1931)

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

John J. Dorsa, District Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A49

• Sojourners (Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1912)
• Ancon (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1913)
• Balboa (Empire, Canal Zone, 1915)
• Sibert (Gatun, Canal Zone, 1918)

CHILE DISTRICT

Oscar E. Gibson, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A50

• Bethesda (Valparaiso, Chile, 1854)
• Huelen (Santiago, Chile, 1876)
• St. John's (Concepción) (Concepción, Chile, 1884)

CHINA DISTRICT

Joe A. Diele, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1985-A51

• Ancient Landmark (Shanghai, China, 1863) In recess
• Shanghai (Shanghai, China, 1903) In recess
• Sinim (Tokyo, Japan, 1903)
• International (Peking, China, 1915) In recess
• Hykes Memorial (Tientsin, China, 1922) In recess

CARRIBBEAN DISTRICT

Austin C. Campbell, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1985-A52

• Caribbean Naval (Guantánamo, Cuba, 1966)

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