MassachusettsYear1989

1989

ALBERT T. AMES, Grand Master

Jeffrey B. Hodgdon, Deputy Grand Master
Charles A. Lukas, Jr., Senior Grand Warden
William G. Manchester, Junior Grand Warden

A portrait of the Grand Master appeared in the Frontispiece and above.

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Seated: R. W. Charles R. Lavallee, District Grand Master; Grand Master Albert T. Ames; R. W. Jeffrey B. Hodgdon, Deputy Grand Master.
Standing: M. W. Stanley F. Maxwell, Grand Treasurer; R. W. Charles A. Lukas, Jr., Senior Grand Warden; R. W. William G. Manchester, Junior Grand Warden; M. W. David B. Richardson, Grand Secretary.

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/08: 1989-3;
• 06/14: 1989-56;
• 09/13: 1989-85;
• 12/13: 1989-132; (Annual Communication)

03/08 Agenda

• 1989-10: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1989-19: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1989-25: Presentations.

06/14 Agenda

• 1989-61: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1989-62: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Rondonia, Brazil.
• 1989-73: Presentations.

09/13 Agenda

• 1989-92: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1989-94: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1989-95: Discipline.
• 1989-96: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Hawaii.
• 1989-97: Budget for 1990.
• 1989-106: Presentations.

12/13 Agenda

• 1989-147: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1989-148: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1989-158: Presentations.
• Visits by Grand Master Ames, beginning on Page 1989-203:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Belmont-Beaver, Belmont (03/02; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Wayfarers, Swampscott (03/14; 75th Anniversary)
    • Mount Orthodox, West Springfield (04/22; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Thomas Talbot, Billerica (05/13; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • Doric, Hudson (11/25; 125th Anniversary)
  • Consolidations:
    • Mount Carmel and Mount Sinai (06/15; Special Communication)
    • Moses Michael Hays and Sharon (07/11; Special Communication)
    • Mechanic's and Mount Sugar Loaf (11/14; Special Communication)
  • Constitutions:
    • Metacomet Daylight, Taunton (10/14; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Winchester (04/22; rededication of town hall; Special Communication)
    • Winchendon (09/30; rededication of hall; Special Communication)
    • Oxford (10/07; rededication of hall; Special Communication)
    • Lincoln (11/07; rededication of hall; Special Communication)
  • Lodge visits:
    • Perfection, Framingham (01/09)
    • Mount Moriah, Westfield (01/18)
    • Simon W. Robinson, Lexington (02/04; reception for Deputy Grand Master Jeffrey B. Hodgdon)
    • Corinthian, Concord (02/11; reception for Senior Grand Warden Charles A. Lukas, Jr.)
    • The DeMolay, Boston (02/25-02/26)
    • Somerville, Somerville (02/27; reception for Junior Grand Warden William G. Manchester)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (03/04)
    • Mount Carmel, Lynn (03/13)
    • Star of Bethlehem, Chelsea (03/15)
    • Grand Lodge of Connecticut (03/28-03/29)
    • Grand Lodge of Minnesota (03/30-04/02)
    • Mount Hollis, Holliston (04/03)
    • Waltham Triad, Newtonville (04/04; in Claremont, NH)
    • Grand Lodge of New Jersey (04/11)
    • Eastern Star, Rehoboth (04/12)
    • William Whiting, Shrewsbury (04/26)
    • Simon W. Robinson, Lexington (04/28; Ladies' Night)
    • Mountain, Shelburne Falls (04/29; table lodge)
    • Grand Lodge of Maine (05/01-05/03)
    • Mount Hermon, Medford (05/04)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/14-05/15)
    • Hesperia, Boston (05/16)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (05/17; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Michigan (05/22-05/24)
    • Unity, Dalton (05/27-05/28)
    • Wyoming, Melrose (05/31)
    • Columbian, Boston (06/01)
    • Wellesley, Needham (06/06)
    • Marine, Falmouth (06/08)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (06/09; clam bake)
    • Morning Sun, Conway (06/10; wilderness degree)
    • Simon W. Robinson, Lexington (06/17; installation)
    • Wamsutta, New Bedford (06/21; Prince Hall dinner)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (07/07-07/09)
    • Grand Lodge of Canada (Ontario) (07/18-07/20)
    • Joseph Warren-Soley, Lincoln (08/19; clam bake)
    • Eureka, New Bedford (09/01; installation)
    • Galilean, Everett (09/06)
    • Mount Vernon, Malden (09/08; installation)
    • Bristol, North Attleboro (09/19)
    • Grand Lodge of Delaware (10/03-10/05)
    • Howard, Yarmouth (10/08; parade)
    • Grand Lodge of West Virginia (10/08-10/10)
    • Grand Lodge of Ohio (10/19-10/21)
    • Grand Lodge of Georgia (10/22-10/24)
    • The DeMolay, Boston (10/28; installation)
    • Victory, Watertown (11/03)
    • Grand Lodge of Iran in Exile (11/04)
    • Merrimack and Saggahew, Haverhill (11/05)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/09)
    • John Hancock, Methuen (11/11; organ recital)
    • Siloam, Westborough (11/13)
    • Caribbean Naval, Guantánamo, Cuba (11/16-11/22)
    • Wilder, Leominster (11/27)
    • Meridian, Natick (11/28; Special Communication)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Putnam #40, Connecticut (12/08)
    • The DeMolay, Boston (12/18)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (12/20)
    • William Sutton, Saugus (12/21)
  • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 1989-207.
• 1989-209: Election of Rt. Wor. Edgar W. Darling as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 03/08: 1989-19; Changes recommended in many sections of the Grand Constitutions.
  • 09/13: 1989-96: Proposed changes approved.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/08: 1989-21; visitations; Grand Constitutions; blood program; Open House; Grand Master's Award; Master's Run; Grand Master's Fair; Grand Master's Appeal; Masonic Home; brotherhood night.

• 06/14: 1989-66; opening remarks; Grand Master's Run; Masonic Home expansion; survey; admissions to the Home; Grand Master's Fair; database and Trowel Magazine; Open House; Masonic Awareness; public relations; funerals; parade in Yarmouth; Grand Master's Appeal.

• 09/13: 1989-101; opening remarks; visitations; Grand Master's Fair; Open House; discipline; Feast of St. John; Grand Master's Award; blood program; Business Manager; Masonic Home expansion.

• 12/13: 1989-153; opening remarks; annual reports; visitations; Masonic Home expansion; Masonic Awareness; Education Department; Service Department; library; building; business manager; Masonic Home; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/08: 1989-26;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Doric, Friendship, Indian Orchard-Shawmont, Isaiah Thomas (with changes), Martha's Vineyard (with changes), May Flower, Montgomery, Mosaic, Mount Holyoke, Mount Tom, Mount Vernon, St. Matthew's, Wyoming (with changes); approved.

• 06/14: 1989-74;
  • Full Codes : Wyoming; approved. Wessagusset; not approved.
  • Amendments: Charles River, The DeMolay, Ezekiel Bates, Martha's Vineyard, Mount Moriah, Orphan's Hope, Oxford, Perfection, St. Paul (Ayer), Satucket, Sinim, Universal, Vernon, Wampatuck, William Whiting; approved.

• 09/13: 1989-106;
  • Full Codes : Metacomet Daylight, St. Paul's-Algonquin, Wessagusset; approved.
  • Amendments: Boylston, Fellowship, John Cutler, King Cyrus, Norfolk, Palestine, Philanthropic, Robert Lash, St. Mark's; approved. Noquochoke; not approved.

• 12/13: 1989-146;
  • Full Codes : The Tyrian; approved.
  • Amendments: Corner Stone, Elm-Belcher, Fellowship, Garden City, Isaiah Thomas (with changes), Satucket, United, William Sutton, Williams; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/08: 1989-20; Rt. Wor. Curtis Ross Wells, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/08: 1989-20; Rt. Wor. William Emerson Morgan, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/14: 1989-65; Rt. Wor. Charles Reuben Dean, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/14: 1989-65; Rt. Wor. Burton Joseph Dillion, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/14: 1989-65; Rt. Wor. Karl Decker Henry, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/14: 1989-65; Rt. Wor. James Andrew Pool, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/14: 1989-66; Rt. Wor. Archie Merrill Simons, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/13: 1989-93; Rt. Wor. Ledyard Allen Southard, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/13: 1989-93; Rt. Wor. Solomon Stern, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Deacon.
  • 12/13: 1989-151; Rt. Wor. Fred Crockett Brown, Past Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/13: 1989-151; Rt. Wor. Merwin Everett Chandler, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/13: 1989-151; Rt. Wor. George Peters Fullman, Past District Grand Master, Panama Canal District.
  • 12/13: 1989-152; Rt. Wor. Frederic Gluck, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/13: 1989-152; Rt. Wor. Jeffrey Ronald MacDonald, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/13: 1989-152; Rt. Wor. Daniel Alden Thurston, Grand Chaplain.
  • 12/13: 1989-152; Rt. Wor. Benjamin Butman Worth, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Deacon.
  • 12/13: 1989-153; Rt. Wor. John Wright, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/13: 1989-153; Rt. Wor. Walter Wrigley, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

Past Grand Master Jaynes

• MEMORIALS:
  • 12/13: 1989-148; Most Wor. Herbert Harold Jaynes, Past Grand Master; presented by Past Grand Master Donald W. Vose, for the committee.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/08: 1989-17. Petition by Mount Carmel and Mount Sinai, as Mount Carmel; granted.

• 03/08: 1989-18; Petition by Moses Michael Hays and Sharon, as Moses Michael Hays; granted.

• 06/14: 1989-63. Petition by West Roxbury and Dorchester, as West Roxbury-Dorchester; granted.

• 09/13: 1989-94. Petition by Mechanic's and Mount Sugar Loaf, as Mechanic's; granted.

Petitions for Dispensation for New Lodges

• 06/14: 1989-64. Petition for dispensation for Merrimack Valley Daylight Lodge, Lawrence; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 03/02: 1989-1. Belmont. 125th Anniversary of Belmont-Beaver Lodge.
  • 1989-1: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Paul E. Kennedy, Master of Belmont-Beaver Lodge.
  • 1989-2: Presentations of awards.
  • 1989-2: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 04/13: 1989-29. Salem. 125th Anniversary of Starr King Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Jeffrey B. Hodgdon presiding.
  • 1989-29: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert W. Walters, Master of Starr King Lodge.
  • 1989-30: Remarks by the Acting Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1989-30: History of Starr King Lodge, 1964-1989.

• 04/16: 1989-34. Balboa, Panama. Rededication of the Temple in Panama City.
  • 1989-35: Grand Lodge opened, and a presentation was made. Grand Lodge then journeyed to the Panama Masonic Temple, where it was received by Most Wor. Rodolfo Endara, Grand Master of Panama.
  • 1989-36: Ceremony of Rededication.
  • 1989-36: Remarks and presentations.

• 04/22: 1989-38. Winchester. Rededication of Town Hall.
  • 1989-38: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded along with members of William Parkman Lodge to the building site, where they met the town officials and members of the Kilted Craft.
  • 1989-39: Ceremony of Dedication.

• 04/22: 1989-40. West Springfield. 75th Anniversary of Mount Orthodox Lodge.
  • 1989-40: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Rt. Wor. Erwin D. Hill, Master of Mount Orthodox Lodge.
  • 1989-41: Presentations. Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1989-42ff: History of Mount Orthodox Lodge.

• 05/09: 1989-52. Billerica. Thomas Talbot Lodge Centenary.
  • 1989-54: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert H. Price, Jr., Master of Thomas Talbot Lodge.
  • 1989-54: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers. Presentations.

• 06/15: 1989-76. Lynn. Uniting of Mount Carmel Lodges and Mount Sinai, as Mount Carmel Lodge.
  • 1989-77: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1989-77: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 1989-81: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 07/11: 1989-82. Needham. Uniting of Moses Michael Hays and Sharon Lodges, as Moses Michael Hays Lodge.
  • 1989-83: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1989-83: Merger ceremony.
  • 1989-83: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 09/30: 1989-108. Winchendon. Rededication of Temple.
  • 1989-108: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. R. Clifford Lupien, Master of Artisan Lodge.
  • 1989-109: Ceremony of rededication.
  • 1989-109: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 10/07: 1989-110. Oxford. Dedication of Lodge Hall.
  • 1989-110: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. William F. Flagg, Master of Oxford Lodge.
  • 1989-111: Ceremony of dedication "in accordance with Ancient Form and Ceremony."
  • 1989-111: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers. Remarks on the flag, which had flown over the U.S. Capitol.

• 10/14: 1989-112. Taunton. Constitution of Metacomet Daylight Lodge.
  • 1989-112: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the lodge.
  • 1989-113: Constitution of the Lodge and installation of officers "in full form and ceremony according to the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1989-113: Officers of the new Lodge and Charter Members.

• 10/24: 1989-115. Quincy. Rededication of Lodge Hall.
  • 1989-116: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Rt. Wor. A. Ralph Durning, Master of Macedonian Lodge.
  • 1989-116: Ceremony of dedication "to the purposes of Masonry in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
  • 1989-116: Remarks by the Grand Master.

• 11/07: 1989-117. Lincoln. Rededication of hall.
  • 1989-118: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Leon Dodd, Master of Joseph Warren-Soley Lodge.
  • 1989-118: Ceremony of rededication "to the purposes of Masonry in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
  • 1989-118: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.

• 11/14: 1989-120. Montague. Uniting of Mechanic's and Mount Sugar Loaf, as Mechanic's.
  • 1989-120: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1989-121: Merger ceremony.
  • 1989-121: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers. Presentations.

• 11/17: 1989-123: Guantánamo, Cuba. Visit to Caribbean Naval Lodge.
  • 1989-123: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Newton S. Carter, Master of Caribbean Naval Lodge.
  • 1989-123: Entered Apprentice Degree.
  • 1989-124: Appointment of Rt. Wor. William R. Knowles as District Deputy Grand Master of the Caribbean Masonic District.
  • 1989-124: Address by the Grand Master. Presentation of an American Flag.

• 11/20: 1989-125: Guantánamo, Cuba. Visit to Caribbean Naval.
  • 1989-125: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Newton S. Carter, Master of Caribbean Naval Lodge.
  • 1989-125: Introduction of "commuter" Brothers belonging to lodges from the Grand Lodge of Cuba.

• 11/28: 1989-127. Natick. Master Mason Degree at Meridian Lodge.
  • 1989-129: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Ronald F. Wood, Master of Meridian Lodge.
  • 1989-130: Master Mason Degree for Bro. Richard Ames, son of the Grand Master.
  • 1989-131: Presentations and charge. Remarks by the Grand Master.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1989)

• 1989-210: Opening and roll call.
• 1989-215: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives.
• 1989-215: Presentation of Henry Price Medal to Most Wor. William H. Abbey, Grand Master of Rhode Island.
• 1989-215: Report of Grand Secretary; 961 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1989, as well as the past 2 years.
• 1989-217: Installation of Grand Master Darling. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1989-219: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1989-219: The Grand Master.
  • 1989-221: Deputy Grand Master Richard E. Johnson.
  • 1989-223: Grand Master Philip L. Hall of New Hampshire.
  • 1989-224: Past Deputy Grand Master Fred K. Bauer.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1989

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1989 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

George J. Avis, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A3

• St. John's (Boston, 1733)
• 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

Merrill B. Hall, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A4

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

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Earnest A. Pearlstein, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A5

• Mount Olivet (Cambridge, 1863)
• Zetland (Boston, 1867)
• Euclid (Boston, 1916)
• The Harvard (Cambridge, 1922)
• Boston University (Boston, 1925)
• Moses Michael Hays (Needham, 1931) merger with Sharon, 07/11

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Ralph Kaplan, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Jack L. Zimmerman, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A7

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

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Michael Pecoraro, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A8

• St. Paul's-Algonquin (Braintree, 1846) merged 05/28
• Prospect (Roslindale, 1890)
• Loyalty-Realty (Jamaica Plain, 1920)
• Zerubbabel (Quincy, 1950)

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Charles P. Buckley, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A9

• Union (Dorchester, 1796)
• Gate of the Temple (Stoughton, 1855)
• Rabboni (Dorchester, 1869)
• Macedonian (Quincy, 1893) relocated 10/24

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Dimitrios J. Merageas, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A10

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

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Dana A. Jackson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A11

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

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Carl A. Gordon, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A12

• Bethesda (Brighton, 1819)
• Waltham Triad (Newtonville, 1820)
• Pequossette (Watertown, 1856)
• Belmont-Beaver (Belmont, 1864)
• Norfolk (Needham, 1874)
• Norumbega & Brookline (Newtonville, 1920)
• United (Brookline, 1924)
• Maugus Hill (Wellesley, 1957)

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Kenneth W. Wood, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A13

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

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Paul F. Miller, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A14

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

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Hagop V. Demirdjian, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

William A. St. Clair, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Chester R. Harris, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Donald W. Gillis, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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) merged into Mount Carmel 06/15

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Alan B. Ayers, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Charles D. Batchelder, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Arthur W. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1989-A21

• St. Matthew's (Andover, 1822)
• LawrenceUnited (Lawrence, 1825) merged 05/03
• John Hancock (Methuen, 1860)
• Cochichewick (North Andover, 1874)
• Merrimack Valley Daylight (Lawrence, U.D.)

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Robert W. LaPierre, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Andrew W. Waugh, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A23

• St. Paul (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

Ottmar Rau, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A24

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

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

David L. Bell, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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) merged into Mechanic's, 11/14

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Allan H. Goodrich, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A26

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

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Donald J. Drosehn, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

George R. Dion, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Richard E. Young, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A29

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

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Philip F. Zych, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Roland I. Outhuse, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A31

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

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

James W. Blackburn, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Kenneth W. Henderson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

James A. Gates, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Mark H. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

William L. Stoddard, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Graham A. Long, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A37

• Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799)
• Orient (Norwood, 1861)
• Blue Hill (Canton, 1863)
• Lafayette-Dover (Norwood, 1865)
• Eliot-Hyde Park (Westwood, 1866)
• Constellation (Dedham, 1871)
• Azure (Walpole, 1921)
• Sharon (Sharon, 1959) merged into Moses Michael Hays, 07/11.

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

John B. MacKay, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A38

• Rural (Quincy, 1801)
• Norfolk Union (Randolph, 1819)
• Orphan's Hope (Weymouth, 1825)
• Delta (Braintree, 1868)
• Wollaston (Quincy, 1899)
• Quincy (Quincy, 1919) merged 03/11
• Wessagusset (Weymouth, 1920)

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Leon T. Ashley, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Joseph Russo, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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)
• Metacomet Daylight (Taunton, 1989)

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Johnny D. Pass, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Paul S. Chase, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

John Catterall, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

George N. Morris, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Peter G. Richter, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A45

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

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Hugh C. Findlay, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A46

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

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Joseph E. Prose, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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

Theodore E. Cooledge, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-A48

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

PANAMA CANAL DISTRICT

Charles R. Lavallee, District Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1989-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: 1989-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: 1989-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

CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

William Knowles, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1989-A52

• Caribbean Naval (Guantánamo, Cuba, 1966)

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