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2005

JEFFREY B. HODGDON, Grand Master

Harvey J. Waugh, Deputy Grand Master
Donald R. Denning, Senior Grand Warden
Earnest A. Pearlstein, Junior Grand Warden

Standing: Earnest A. Pearlstein, JGW, Donald R. Denning, SGW, Roger W. Pageau (Gr. Treas.), Arthur E. Johnson (Gr. Sec.)
Seated: Panama District GM Victor D. Cruz; Grand Master Hodgdon, Harvey J. Waugh, DGM

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/09: 2005-11;
• 06/08: 2005-55;
• 09/14: 2005-83;
• 12/14: 2005-109; (Annual Communication)

03/09 Agenda

• 2005-22: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 2005-25: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2005-26: Recognition of the Grand Lodges of Estado de Aguascalientes and Estado de Guerrero in Mexico.
• 2005-27: Presentations.

06/08 Agenda

• 2005-67: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 2005-69: Presentations.
• 2005-71: Report of the Committee on Records.

09/14 Agenda

• 2005-91: Installation of Wor. and Rabbi Irving L. Luchans as Grand Chaplain.
• 2005-91: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 2005-97: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2005-98: Budget for 2006 (motion only).
• 2005-99: Presentations.

12/14 Agenda

• 2005-122: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Guerrero, Mexico.
• 2005-126: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2005-128: Re-election of Grand Master Jeffrey B. Hodgdon. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.
• 2005-129: Presentations.
• Visits by Grand Master Hodgdon, beginning on Page 2005-148:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Gate of the Temple, Stoughton (03/16; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Amicable (04/02; 200th Anniversary; held in Danvers)
    • Simonds, Burlington (05/20; 50th Anniversary)
    • Mount Carmel, Lynn (06/11; 200th Anniversary)
  • Consolidations:
    • Ionic (Easthampton) and Jerusalem (04/12; Special Communication)
    • The Lodge of Stirling and Golden Rule (05/27; Special Communication)
  • Constitution of Lodges:
    • J. Philip Berquist, Foxboro (06/04; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
  • Lodge visits:
    • Waltham Triad, Newtonville (01/03)
    • Simon W. Robinson, Lexington (01/15; Grand Master's Reception)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (01/19)
    • Needham (no lodge listed) (02/05; reception for Senior Grand Warden Donald R. Denning)
    • Orient, Norwood (02/12; table lodge)
    • Simon W. Robinson, Lexington (02/14)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (02/26; George Washington celebration)
    • Boston (no lodge listed) (03/12; reception for Junior Grand Warden Ernest A. Pearlstein)
    • Marine, Falmouth (03/15)
    • St. John's (Boston) (04/04)
    • Grand Lodge of Connecticut (04/04-04/06)
    • The Harvard, Cambridge (04/19)
    • Grand Lodge of New Jersey (04/19-04/21)
    • Olive Branch, Millbury (04/29; table lodge)
    • Grand Lodge of New York (05/01-05/03)
    • Moses Michael Hays, Needham (05/10)
    • Grand Lodge of Iran in Exile (05/13)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (05/18; installation)
    • Macedonian, Quincy (05/24)
    • Bethany, Merrimac (06/07)
    • Simon W. Robinson, Lexington (06/13)
    • Unity Lodge, Unity, Maine (06/18)
    • St. Paul's-Algonquin, Braintree (09/08; installation)
    • Meridian, Natick (10/15; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Ohio (10/20-10/21)
    • St. John's (Boston) (10/22; Ladies' Night)
    • Mount Horeb (Dennis) (11/08)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/10; installation)
    • Simon W. Robinson, Lexington (11/14)
    • Grand Lodge of Maryland (11/18-11/19)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Mount Olivet, Cambridge (12/02)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (12/09; installation)
    • Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts (12/10)
    • Putnam #46, S. Woodstock, CT (12/17)
  • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 2005-152.
• 2005-157: Audit.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 06/08: 2005-72. Proposal to change Sections 401, 402, 407.
  • 09/14: 2005-98. Discussion.
  • 12/14: 2005-127. Approval.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/09: 2005-28; A New Beginning: opening remarks; schedule; travels; library; MLI; CHIP; Master's Path; Trowel; Grand Master's Fai; Membership; Campaign for Masonry; conclusion.

• 06/08: 2005-74; It's All Up To You: opening remarks; MLI; Campaign for Masonry; Master's Path; CHIP; scholarships; Grand Master's Fair; visits; public relations; membership (including new process); conclusion.

• 09/14: 2005-101; Time Was - Time Is: opening remarks; membership; Grand Master's schedule; Campaign for Masonry; hurricane relief; DeMolay and Rainbow; ME & CT; Masonic Health System; CHIP; Grand Master's Fair; Bston Children's Theatre; conclusion.

• 12/14: 2005-130; A Time of Reflection: opening remarks; Grand Master's schedule; Grand Master's Appeal; CHIP; Grand Lodge Dues; discipline; MLI; Charlton; Grand Master's Picnic; Grand Lodge news; Campaign For Masonry; Masonic Ambassador Program; membership; conclusion; scholarships; library; insurance; service; education; CHIP; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/09: 2005-19;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Bethany, Charles C. Spellman, Garden City, Harmony, The Harvard, Howard, Merrimack, The Tyrian-Acacia, Wisdom; approved.

• 06/08: 2005-63;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Abraham H. Howland Jr., Dalhousie (with changes), Daniel Webster, Ezekiel Bates, Golden Fleece, Lafayette-Dover, The Masters, Morning Star, Mumford River, North Reading, Quinebaug (with changes), Republican, St. Matthew's, Shawmut, Solomon's Temple, Star in the East (with changes), Tahattawan, The Tyrian-Acacia, Wilbraham Masonic (with changes); approved. Charles C. Spellman, not approved.

• 09/14: 2005-91;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Abraham H. Howland Jr., Ancon (with changes), Bethany, Garden City, George H. Taber, Longmeadow, Meridian, Merrimack, Mizpah-Faith (with changes), Oriental-Martha's Vineyard; approved.

• 12/14: 2005-122;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Charles C. Dame, Garden City, Mount Scopus (with changes), United Brethren; approved. Beth-Horon, Montgomery, Mount Vernon-Galilean, Phoenix, Samuel D. Sherwood; not approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/09: 2005-22; Rt. Wor. Harold Leonard Jones, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/09: 2005-23; Rt. Wor. Chandler Maling Holmes, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/09: 2005-23; Rt. Wor. Horatio Bisbee, Past Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/08: 2005-67; Rt. Wor. Arthur Douglas Stewart, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/08: 2005-68; Rt. Wor. Donald Draper Lowell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/08: 2005-68; Rt. Wor. Joe Angelo Diele, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/08: 2005-68; Rt. Wor. Walter Knapp Ray, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
  • 06/08: 2005-69; Rt. Wor. Steve John Gogolos, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
  • 09/14: 2005-94; Rt. Wor. Frederick Griswold Clark, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/14: 2005-94; Rt. Wor. Giles Hammond Dunn, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/14: 2005-94; Rt. Wor. David Linwood Esancy, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/14: 2005-95; Rt. Wor. Jack Taub, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/14: 2005-95; Rt. Wor. Charles Joseph Sienkiewicz, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/14: 2005-95; Rt. Wor. Richard Charles Johnson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/14: 2005-96; Rt. Wor. Harry Joseph Vennert, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• MEMORIALS:
  • 09/14: 2005-96; Rt. Wor. Horatio Bisbee, Past Deputy Grand Master; presented by Most Wor. Edgar W. Darling, for the committee.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/09: 2005-21; Petition for J. Philip Berquist, Foxborough; granted.

• 03/09: 2005-22. Petition by The Lodge of Stirling and Golden Rule, as Golden Rule; granted.

• 12/14: 2005-124. Petition by Cawnacome Sunshine and Metacomet Daylight, as Cawnacome Sunshine; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 03/16: 2005-35; Stoughton. 150th Anniversary of Gate of the Temple Lodge.
  • 2005-36: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Rt. Wor. Frank R. Porter, Master of Gate of the Temple Lodge.
  • 2005-36: Presentation of the Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. Ernest A. Pearlstein. Other presentations.
  • 2005-36: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

• 04/12: 2005-39; Holyoke. Consolidation of Ionic (Easthampton) and Jerusalem, as Jerusalem.
  • 2005-40: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 2005-40: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 2005-43: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 05/27: 2005-45; Wakefield. Consolidation of The Lodge of Stirling and Golden Rule, as Golden Rule.
  • 2005-46: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 2005-46: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 2005-49: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 06/04: 2005-51; Foxboro. Constitution of J. Philip Berquist Lodge.
  • 2005-52: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the members of the Lodge.
  • 2005-52: Constitution of J. Philip Berquist Lodge, "in full form and ceremony according to the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 2005-52: Address by the Grand Master.
  • 2005-53: Banquet with remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/2005)

• 2005-175: Opening and roll call.
• 2005-181: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives.
• 2005-182: Report of Grand Secretary; 720 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 2005, as well as the past 2 years.
• 2005-183: Installation of Grand Master Jeffrey Black Hodgdon. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 2005-186: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
• 2005-187: The Grand Master.
• 2005-188: Deputy Grand Master William E. Holland.
• 2005-195: Massachusetts Sen. and Bro. Bruce Tarr.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 2005

There were 31 districts in Massachusetts in 2005 (numbered 1 through 31), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

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