RACMassachusettsYear1845

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1845

Thomas Tolman, Grand High Priest
Elias Haskell, Deputy Grand High Priest
Charles W. Moore, Grand King
Ruel Baker, Grand Scribe

REGULAR SESSIONS

ANNUAL SESSION, 09/09/1845

Meeting held at Boston (Ch1-530):

Grand Chapter opened.

  • Correspondence and reports.
  • Petition from Adoniram Chapter, to remove from Taunton to New Bedford.
  • Each Chapter to be furnished with copies of the Regulations.

The meeting elected the officers for the Grand Royal Arch Chapter for the ensuing year, with R. E. Thomas Tolman re-elected Grand High Priest; other officers elected and appointed as noted on Page ChI-533.

STATED MEETING, 12/09/1845

Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI-535):

Grand Chapter opened.

  • Charity.
  • Finance.

STATED MEETING, 03/10/1846

Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI-539):

Grand Chapter opened.

  • Correspondence from the Trustees of the Masonic Temple was received and sent to committee.
  • A petition from former members of Worcester Chapter of Worcester to restore its charter was received and approved.
  • A petition from former members of Mt. Horeb Chapter of Lowell to restore its charter was received and approved.
  • Finance.

STATED MEETING, 06/09/1846

Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI-542):

Grand Chapter opened.

  • A petition from Sutton Chapter for remission of dues from 1829 to 1841, which was approved.
  • A letter from M. E. Thomas Tolman, Grand High Priest, not present at this meeting, was read, declining to be elected for another term.

SPECIAL MEETINGS

SPECIAL MEETING AT BOSTON, 02/11/1846

Held in Boston (ChI-538):

Grand Chapter opened.

A petition from former members of Morning Star Chapter of Springfield to restore its charter was received and approved.

LIST OF CHAPTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1845

Location Chapter Precedence Date Notes
Boston St. Andrew's 08/28/1769
Taunton Adoniram 09/10/1816
Springfield Morning Star 06/29/1818 restored 02/11/1846
Boston St. Paul's 01/25/1819
Stoughton Mount Zion 12/12/1820
Worcester Worcester 09/16/1823 restored 03/10/1846
Lowell Mt. Horeb 04/08/1826 restored 03/10/1846
Sutton Sutton 09/26/1826

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