Massasoit
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MASSASOIT LODGE
Location: Fall River
Chartered By: Melvin M. Johnson
Charter Date: 09/13/1916 1916-532
Precedence Date: 11/11/1915
Current Status: merged with Narragansett Lodge to form Massasoit-Narragansett Lodge, 06/09/1976.
- Henry Ashworth, 1915-1917; Mem
- George W. Bowen, 1918
- James Sinclair, 1919
- James D. D. Comey, 1920
- Benjamin B. Earl, 1921
- Herbert A. Sullivan, 1922; SN
- Walter E. Dow, 1923
- James H. Wilson, 1924; N
- Stanley Towle, 1925
- Ernest A. Lincoln, 1926
- Frederick W. Watts, 1927
- Harold V. Thorpe, 1928
- George L. Taber, 1929
- James Buffington, Jr., 1930
- Thomas W. Kidd, 1931
- Ellery W. Chase, Jr., 1932
- George K. Brown, 1933
- John M. Robinson, 1934
- James Warburton, 1935
- John A. McCrossan, 1936
- Charles T. Jones, 1937
- George M. Robinson, 1938
- Clinton H. Walsh, 1939
- Ellery W. Chase, Sr., 1940
- Francis S. Borden, 1941; N
- George A. Slade, 1942
- Harold F. Wordell, 1943
- Raymond V. Borden, 1944, 1945
- William L. Stewart, 1946, 1947
- Leslie H. King, 1948
- Walter C. Howard, 1949
- Donald G. Farrington, 1950
- George C. Carroll, 1951
- David P. Turner, 1952
- Clifford F. Schlemmer, 1953, 1954
- Wilfred LaMothe, 1955
- Albert W. Canedy, 1956; N
- Arthur Corner, 1957
- Peter J. Frederick, 1958
- Franklin E. Fairhurst, 1959
- Harold N. Smith, 1960
- Roland W. Kennedy, 1961
- Duane R. Grinnell, 1962
- Harold E. Waite, 1963
- Alston M. Rigby, 1964
- Frederick Chew, 1965
- Russell L. Chew, 1966
- David Ferreira, 1967
- John T. Keene, 1968
- Stanton G. Brooks, 1969
- Clinton Waite, 1970
- Walter L.R. Gosciminski, 1971, 1975; PDDGM
- Clarence E. Hambly, 1972
- Wayne M. Schlemmer, 1973, 1974
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1915 (not found in Proceedings)
- Petition for Charter: 1916
- Consolidation Petition (with Narragansett Lodge): 1976
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1916 (M. Johnson; Constitution of lodge and installation; Special Communication)
- 1941 (Schaefer; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1966 (Booth; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1968 (Booth; Reception for Junior Grand Warden Albert W. Canedy)
- 1976 (Maxwell; Consolidation; Special Communication)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1927 1932 1933 1935 1937 1940 1959 1960 1961 1963 1964 1974 1975 1976
HISTORY
OTHER
- 1922 (Participation in Fall River cornerstone laying, 1922-112)
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Henry Ashworth, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1919, Memorial
- Francis S. Borden, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1943, 1944; N
- Albert W. Canedy, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1959, 1960, 1964; Junior Grand Warden 1968; N
- Walter F. Dow, DDGM, District 30 (New Bedford), 1927, 1928; Junior Grand Steward 1925, Junior Grand Warden 1933
- Walter L. Gosciminski, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1979, 1980
- Herbert A. Sullivan, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1935, 1936; SN
- James H. Wilson, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1931, 1932; N
DISTRICTS
1915: District 30 (Fall River)
1927: District 30 (Fall River)
