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1976

STANLEY F. MAXWELL, Grand Master

R. Neil Alger, Deputy Grand Master
David B. Richardson, Senior Grand Warden
Philip M. Turner, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/10: 1976-26;
• 06/09: 1976-151;
• 09/08: 1976-240;
• 12/08: 1976-325; (Annual Communication)

03/10 Agenda

• 1976-46: Introduction of guests.
• 1976-46: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1976-46: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 1976-62: Rt. Wor. Brenton E. Tyler, Jr., Grand Marshal, was presented with the Henry Price Medal.
• 1976-63: Election of Honorary Trustee and Honorary Director.

06/09 Agenda

• 1976-160: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1976-162: Presentation of a 60-year Award to Ill. Bro. John Gabriel Fleck, 33°.
• 1976-162: Greetings to Grand Representatives.

09/08 Agenda

• 1976-249: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1976-250: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 1976-264: Budget for 1977.
• 1976-268: Greetings from the Canal Zone.

12/08 Agenda

• 1976-444: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1976-445: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• Visits by Grand Master Maxwell, beginning on Page 1976-378:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Abraham H. Howland Jr., New Bedford (03/09; Special Communication; 60th Anniversary)
    • Mount Tom, Holyoke (03/27; Special Communication; 125th Anniversary)
    • Everett C. Benton, Boston (04/01; Special Communication; 50th Anniversary)
    • Joseph Webb, Boston (05/05; Special Communication; Centenary)
    • Satuit, Scituate (05/29; Special Communication; Centenary)
    • Revere, Boston (06/01; 120th Anniversary)
    • Mount Lebanon, Boston (06/08; Special Communication; 175th Anniversary)
    • Aurora, Fitchburg (06/12; Special Communication; 175th Anniversary)
    • Rural, Quincy (06/17; Special Communication; 175th Anniversary)
    • Boston University, Boston (09/15; Special Communication; 50th Anniversary)
    • Brotherhood, Boston (11/02; Special Communication; 50th Anniversary)
    • Corner Stone, Duxbury (12/11; Special Communication; 175th Anniversary)
    • Friendship, Wilmington (12/15; Special Communication; 75th Anniversary)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Simonds, Burlington (04/03; ground breaking); (11/14; Special Communication; dedication)
    • Good Samaritan, Reading (04/27; Special Communication; Hall dedication)
    • Daniel Webster, Marshfield (05/08; Special Communication; Corner-stone laying and hall dedication)
    • Mount Horeb, Woburn (05/23; Special Communication; corner-stone laying) (11/27; Special Communication; Hall dedication)
    • Wamesit, Tewksbury (07/03; Special Communication; Corner-stone laying and hall dedication)
    • Wilder, Leominster (09/12; Hall dedication)
  • Consolidations:
    • St. Mark's and Emeth, Newburyport (01/15; Special Communication)
    • Massasoit and Narragansett Lodges as Massasoit-Narragansett, Fall River (07/01; Special Communication)
  • Lodges visited:
    • Canal Zone lodge visits (01/20, 01/21)
    • Grand Lodge of Panama (01/25)
    • Bristol, North Attleboro (01/30)
    • Perfection, Framingham (02/09)
    • The DeMolay, Boston (02/10; Special Communication; constitution of Lodge)
    • Liberty, Beverly (02/14)
    • Simon W. Robinson, Lexington (02/21; visit to Washington Lodge #3, Burlington, Vermont)
    • Phoenix, Hanover (02/24; reception for Senior Grand Warden David B. Richardson)
    • Good Samaritan, Reading (03/03)
    • Rural, Quincy (03/04; presentation of 50-Year Medals)
    • Mount Orthodox, West Springfield (03/06)
    • Zetland, Boston (03/10; Table Lodge)
    • Pequossette, Watertown (03/11; reception for Deputy Grand Master R. Neil Alger)
    • Major General Henry Knox, Boston (03/17; Special Communication; commemoration aboard Old Ironsides)
    • Wellesley, Wellesley (03/23; reception for Junior Grand Warden Philip M. Turner)
    • Thomas Talbot, Billerica (04/03; Blood donor dinner)
    • Grand Lodge of Connecticut (04/06-04/08)
    • Samuel Osgood, Springfield (04/10; Oklahoma Degree Team)
    • Norfolk, Needham (04/12; presentation of 75-year award)
    • Acacia, Gloucester (04/14)
    • Grecian, Lawrence (04/17)
    • Grand Lodge of Maine (05/03-05/04)
    • Grand Lodge of Indiana (05/17-05/19)
    • Hyde Park, Hyde Park (05/20)
    • Everett C. Benton, Boston (05/21; church service)
    • Abraham H. Howland Jr., New Bedford (05/26; Ladies' Night)
    • Fraternal, Hyannis (06/13; St. John's Sunday)
    • Morning Sun, Conway (06/19; Wilderness degree)
    • Wyoming, Melrose (06/23)
    • Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania (06/26; Bicentennial observance)
    • Grand Lodge of Canada (Ontario) (07/20-07/22)
    • Grand Lodge of New Jersey (08/08; Bicentennial observance)
    • Joseph Warren, Boston (08/28; at Masonic Home)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (09/10)
    • Puritan, Whitman (09/11; installation)
    • Hammatt, Boston (09/18; installation)
    • Warren, Amesbury (09/18; installation)
    • Everett C. Benton, Boston (10/02; meeting in Guildhall, Vermont)
    • Grand Lodge of Illinois (10/07-10/09)
    • Visit to Bethesda (Valparaiso), Huelen and St. John's (Concepción), Chile (10/18-10/28)
    • King Hiram's, Provincetown (10/31; Bicentennial celebration)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/11; installation)
    • Meridian, Natick (11/17)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (12/10)
    • Howard, Yarmouth (12/17)
• 1976-385: Re-election of Most Wor. Stanley F. Maxwell as Grand Master. Election of other officers.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 03/10: 1976-55; Report by Committee on Amendments to Grand Constitutions, regarding increases to Grand Lodge Dues and Life Membership.
  • 06/09: 1976-172; Propsed amendments to Sections 332A and 332B, increasing Grand Lodge dues and life membership fees; adopted.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/10: 1976-46; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; Grand Lodge banner; Service and Relief; Masonic Home and Juniper Hall; Grand Lodge vacation trip; finances; amendments to the Grand Constitutions; public image.

• 06/09: 1976-163; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; travel; open house; rulings; Fourth Class of Instruction; finances; amendments to the Grand Constitutions; Bicentennial; address by Rt. Wor. Alvin M. Steinberg.

• 09/08: 1976-250; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; Shrewsbury deed; Medford armory; service; education; demits and suspensions; Grand Master's Fund; discrimination; Masonic Home; Minute Man March; budget.

• 12/08: 1976-445; opening remarks; necrology; appointments; Grand Master's Fund; annual reports; Grand Representatives; education; service; visitations; library and museum; service; Board of Masonic Relief; education; building ad properties audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/10: 1976-63;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Athelstan, Excelsior, Friendship, Golden Fleece, Hampden, Joel H. Prouty, Middlesex, Mosaic, Mount Sinai, Pythagorean, Revere, St. Martin's, William Parkman, Winslow Lewis; approved.

• 06/09: 1976-183;
  • Full Codes : Wyoming, approved.
  • Amendments: Alpha, Army, Beth-Horon, Blue Hill, Bristol, Brotherhood, Caribbean Naval, Charles H. Titus, Chicopee, Columbian, Dalhousie (with changes), Eden, Fidelity, Germania (reducing fees for the degrees), Granite, Henry Price, Huntington, Ionic (Easthampton), Isaac Parker, Isthmian, John Cutler, John Warren, Jordan, King Cyrus, Massasoit, Meridian, Mount Holyoke, Mount Horeb (Woburn), Mount Scopus, Mount Sugar Loaf, Mount Zion, Mountain, Mystic Valley, Norfolk Union, Occidental, Old Colony, Pacific, Paul Revere, Phoenix, Plymouth, Quinsigamond, Richard C. MacLaurin, St. Alban's, Social Harmony, Solomon's Temple, Thomas (with changes), The Tyrian, Wilder, Wollaston; approved.

• 09/08: 1976-268;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Aurora, Baalis Sanford, Bay Path, Benjamin F. Arrington, Boylston, Brigham, Charles C. Dame, Charles W. Moore, Converse, Corinthian, Esoteric, Evening Star (with changes), Ionic (Taunton), Joseph Warren, King Hiram's, Merrimack, Moses Michael Hays, Mount Hollis, Mount Vernon, Mystic, Nantascot, Olive Branch, Sagamore, St. John's (Newburyport), St. Paul's (Braintree), Siloam, Simon W. Robinson, Somerville, Spencer, Springfield, Union (Dorchester), Universal, Waltham, West Roxbury; approved.

• 12/08: 1976-461;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Brotherhood, Friendship, John T. Heard, Mechanic's, Milton, Norfolk, Satucket, Star of Bethlehem; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/10: 1976-47; Rt. Wor. Roy Albert Hovey, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/10: 1976-47; Rt. Wor. Jacob Joseph Glazin, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/10: 1976-47; Rt. Wor. Harold Randolph Bond, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/09: 1976-163; Rt. Wor. Herbert Page Faber, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/09: 1976-164; Rt. Wor. Alton Louis Douglas, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/09: 1976-164; Rt. Wor. Clifton Francis Swain, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/09: 1976-164; Rt. Wor. Stanley Constantine Markey, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/09: 1976-164; Rt. Wor. James Earl O'Toole, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
  • 06/09: 1976-165; Rt. Wor. Eugene Bartlett Hamilton, Past Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/09: 1976-165; Rt. Wor. Carl Fearing Schultz, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Chaplain.
  • 06/09: 1976-165; Rt. Wor. Leland Converse Richardson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1976-250; Rt. Wor. Herman Chapin Harvey, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
  • 09/08: 1976-251; Rt. Wor. Roger Winslow Jones, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
  • 09/08: 1976-250; Rt. Wor. John Amory Jeffries, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1976-446; Most Wor. A(lbert). Neill Osgood, Past Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1976-446; Rt. Wor. Perley E. Miller, Past Junior Grand Warden.
  • 12/08: 1976-447; Rt. Wor. Harold William Edwards, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

A. Neill Osgood, Past Grand Master

• MEMORIALS:
  • 06/09: 1976-251; Rt. Wor. Eugene Bartlett Hamilton, Past Deputy Grand Master; presented by Most Wor. Joseph Earl Perry, for the Committee.
  • 09/08: 1976-253; Rt. Wor. Carl Fearing Schultz, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Chaplain; presented by Most Wor. Thomas A. Booth, for the Committee.
  • 12/08: 1976-447; Most Wor. A(lbert). Neill Osgood, Past Grand Master; presented by Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson, for the Committee. A picture of the Past Grand Master appeared opposite Page 1976-447.
  • 12/08: 1976-452; Rt. Wor. Perley E. Miller, Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Bruce M. Bear, Jr., for the Committee.

Petitions for Charters

• 06/09: 1976-186; Petition by Zerubbabel Lodge to remove to Quincy; granted.

Petition for Consolidation

• 06/09: 1976-181; Petition for consolidation of Massasoit and Narragansett Lodge, as Massasoit-Narragansett Lodge; granted. Massasoit Lodge charter amended, Page 1976-187.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/15: 1976-1; Newburyport. Consolidation of St. Mark's and Emeth Lodges as St. Mark's Lodge.
  • 1976-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of both lodges, led by Wor. Duncan M. MacLeod, Master of St. Mark's Lodge.
  • 1976-2: Consolidation ceremony, described in detail.
  • 1976-6: Address by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

• 01/20: 1976-8; Visit to Canal Zone, Army, Isthmian, Darien, and Chagres Lodges in Balboa, CZ.
  • 1976-8: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of all five Lodges, led by Wor. Guy U. Hall of Canal Zone Loge.
  • 1976-9: Master Mason Degree.
  • 1976-9: Remarks by Most Wor. Walter C. Watson, Grand Master of Panama, and by Grand Master Maxwell.

• 01/21: 1976-11; Visit to Sojourners and Sibert Lodges in Cristobal, CZ.
  • 1976-11: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of Sibert and Sojourners Lodges, Wor. Cullin D. Tomlinson and Wor. Michael A. Ross.
  • 1976-12: Fellow Craft Degree.
  • 1976-12: Remarks by the Grand Master.

• 01/25: 1976-13; Visit to Grand Lodge of Panama.
  • 1976-14: Grand Lodge opened and then journeyed to the Panama Masonic Temple, where they were received by the Grand Lodge of Panama.
  • 1976-15: Remarks by Grand Master Walter C. Watson and presentation of gifts.
  • 1976-16: Remarks by Grand Master Maxwell, and presentation of the Henry Price Medal to Most Wor. Bro. Watson and Past Grand Master Most Wor. Marco Sucre Calvo.

• 02/10: 1976-18; Boston. Constitution of The DeMolay Lodge.
  • 1976-19: Grand Lodge opened and received the Brethren of the new Lodge.
  • 1976-19: Constitution ceremony. Paul Revere Charges read by the Grand Master. Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
  • 1976-21: Officers for 1976 and Charter Members.

• 03/09: 1976-23; New Bedford. 60th Anniversary of Abraham H. Howland Jr. Lodge.
  • 1976-24: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Franklin H. Michelsen, Master of Abraham H. Howland Jr. Lodge.
  • 1976-24: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers. Memorial prayer for the Charter Members of the Lodge.

• 03/24: 1976-66; Boston. 50th Anniversary of Major General Henry Knox Lodge.
  • 1976-67: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Meyer Weker, Master of Major General Henry Knox Lodge.
  • 1976-67: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1976-68: (03/17) Special Communication held on the Gun Deck of the U.S.S. Constitution, commemorating the institution of the Lodge "at the exact time and place fifty years before."
  • 1976-69ff: History of Major General Henry Knox Lodge from 1926-1951, by Wor. Frederic Gilbert Bauer.
  • 1976-86ff: History of Major General Henry Knox Lodge from 1952-1976, by Wor. Meyer Weker.

• 03/27: 1976-102; Holyoke. 125th Anniversary of Mount Tom Lodge.
  • 1976-103: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. James R. Chadwell, Master of Mount Tom Lodge.
  • 1976-103: Address by the Grand Master regarding the "Morgan incident . . . and pointing out that Mount Tom Lodge was one of the first Lodges to be organized after the furor had subsided." Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1976-103: Wor. George Barnett (age 99), Master in 1919, was presented to the Grand Master.
  • 1976-104: Anniversary dinner dance at Townhouse Restaurant, Holyoke.
  • 1976-104: (03/28) Anniversary Church Service at Second Congregational Church, Holyoke.

• 04/01: 1976-105; Boston. 50th Anniversary of Everett C. Benton Lodge.
  • 1976-106: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. C. Philip Wilson, Master of Everett C. Benton Lodge.
  • 1976-106: Presentation of Veterans' Medals. Introduction of Bro. Louis E. Ettinger and Bro. Albert A. Hurwitz, Charter Members.
  • 1976-106: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1976-107: At the banquet, remarks by Mrs. Collins Graham, daughter of Past Grand Master Everett C. Benton.
  • 1976-108ff: History of Everett C. Benton Lodge, by Wor. Franklin E. Kartun.

• 04/27: 1976-116; Reading. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1976-117: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren and guests of Good Samaritan Lodge.
  • 1976-117: Dedication of the Temple "to Masonic usages in full form and ceremony."
  • 1976-118: Remarks by the Grand Master. Presentation of a large full color photograph of Grand Master Maxwell for the Temple. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1976-120: Brief History of the Masonic Temple in Reading.

• 05/05: 1976-123; Boston. Centenary of Joseph Webb Lodge.
  • 1976-124: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Warren H. Clark, Master of Joseph Webb Lodge.
  • 1976-124: Historical address and presentation of a hardcover history of the Lodge, by Rt. Wor. James E. Cushing.
  • 1976-124: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
  • 1976-125: (06/20) Centennial Anniversary Ladies' Night at the Chateau de Ville, Framingham. (09/19) Church service at Grace United Methodist Church, Cambridge.

• 05/08: 1976-126; Marshfield. Laying of corner-stone and dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1976-127: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to the outer court.
  • 1976-127: Laying of corner-stone "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony."
  • 1976-127: Contents of corner-stone box (note: a list of microfilm records is described).
  • 1976-128: Reception of the Grand Master by Daniel Webster Lodge. Remarks by the Grand Master and the District Deputy Grand Master.

• 05/23: 1976-129; Woburn. Laying of corner-stone of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1976-130: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Mount Horeb Lodge.
  • 1976-130: Laying of corner-stone "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony in the presence of many interested spectators."
  • 1976-130: Contents of corner-stone box.
  • 1976-131: Presentation of the slide show Our Masonic Heritage in Massachusetts, by Rt. Wor. Wyman S. Randall.

• 05/29: 1976-132; Scituate. Centenary of Satuit Lodge.
  • 1976-133: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Alan B. Kinsley, Master of Satuit Lodge.
  • 1976-124: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren. Presentation of a Certificate of Meritorious Service to Bro. John Herman Johnson (age 93), Marshal of the Lodge.
  • 1976-108ff: History of Satuit Lodge, by Wor. Robert S. Andrews and Wor. Robert A. Goodwin.

• 06/08: 1976-148; Boston. 175th Anniversary of Mount Lebanon Lodge. Note: this was exactly 175 years since its institution on 06/08/1801.
  • 1976-149: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Hans O. Johnson, Master of Mount Lebanon Lodge.
  • 1976-149: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers. Adjournment to the Oval Room at the Copley Plaza Hotel.
  • 1976-149: Anniversary exercises. Presentation of a Veterans' Medal to Bro. Henry Charles Fowler, Jr.
  • 1976-150: (06/06) 175th Anniversary Church Service at King's Chapel, Boston with a sermon by Oscar A. Guinn, Jr.

• 06/12: 1976-189; Fitchburg. 175th Anniversary of Aurora Lodge.
  • 1976-190: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Jack A. McCann, Master of Aurora Lodge. Grand Lodge recessed and adjourned to the Kendall Tavern in Leominster, where the lodge was founded in 1801.
  • 1976-190: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren. Minutes of July 9, 1801 were read.
  • 1976-190: A Visitation, presented by the Ashby Square and Compass Club Degree Team.
  • 1976-193ff: History of Aurora Lodge, by Bro. Norman W. May.

• 06/17: 1976-203; Quincy. 175th Anniversary of Rural Lodge.
  • 1976-204: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. William E. Scott, Master of Rural Lodge.
  • 1976-204: Presentations. Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
  • 1976-205: (05/09) Worship service at United First Parish Church in Quincy, with a sermon by Rev. Bro. Chester A. Porteous; (05/15) 175th Anniversary Ball.
  • 1976-206ff: History of Rural Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Henry S.C. Cummings.

• 07/01: 1976-226; Fall River. Consolidation of Massasoit and Narragansett Lodges as Massasoit-Narragansett Lodge.
  • 1976-227: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of both lodges, led by Wor. Preston C. Zacamy, Master of Massasoit Lodge.
  • 1976-227: Consolidation ceremony. Address by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

• 07/03: 1976-229; Tewksbury. Laying of corner-stone and dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1976-230: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Wamesit Lodge.
  • 1976-230: Laying of corner-stone "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony." Dedication of new hall.
  • 1976-230: Contents of corner-stone box.
  • 1976-232: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1976-234ff: History of Wamesit Lodge, by Bro. Richard J. Thompson.

• 09/12: 1976-271; Leominster. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1976-271: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren and guests of Wilder Lodge.
  • 1976-272: Temple dedicated to Masonic usage "in full form and ceremony."
  • 1976-272: Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Wor. Robert C. Keogh. Certificates of Meritorious Service to Wor. Carlton C. Whitney and Bro. Harry Harnden.
  • 1976-272: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

• 09/15: 1976-274; Boston. 50th Anniversary of Boston University Lodge.
  • 1976-275: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Peter S. Moore, Master of Boston University Lodge.
  • 1976-275: Presentations. Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
  • 1976-276: (11/09/1975) Worship service at Daniel L. Marsh Chapel; (09/17) 50th Anniversary Dinner Dance at the Top of the Charles.
  • 1976-277ff: History of Boston University Lodge from 1950 to 1976, by Rt. Wor. Wyman S. Randall.

• 10/31: 1976-300; Provincetown. Re-dedication of Pilgrim Memorial.
  • 1976-300: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of King Hiram's Lodge. Procession to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Provincetown, and thence to the Pilgrim Memorial Monument.
  • 1976-301: Address by the Grand Master, reproduced in full.

• 11/02: 1976-309; Dedham. 50th Anniversary of Brotherhood Lodge of Boston.
  • 1976-310: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Arthur H. Shapiro, Master of Brotherhood Lodge.
  • 1976-310: Presentations. Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren. Greeting to the Charter Member present.
  • 1976-311: (11/20) 50th Anniversary Ball at Marriott Hotel, Newton.
  • 1976-312ff: History of Brotherhood Lodge by Wor. Richard L. Englander.

• 11/13: 1976-316; Natick. Centenary of Alpha Lodge of Framingham. Deputy Grand Master R. Neil Alger presiding.
  • 1976-317: Grand Lodge opened at Officers' Club at the United States Army Natick Laboratory.
  • 1976-317: Presentation of Fifty Year Medals.
  • 1976-317: Remarks by the Deputy Grand Master and other Brethren.

• 11/14: 1976-319; Burlington. Laying of corner-stone and dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1976-320: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Simonds Lodge.
  • 1976-320: Cornerstone laid, and temple dedicated to Masonic usage "in full form and ceremony."
  • 1976-272: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers. Reading of the Paul Revere Charge.

• 11/27: 1976-322; Woburn. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1976-323: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Mount Horeb Lodge.
  • 1976-323: Temple dedicated "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
  • 1976-323: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.

• 12/11: 1976-387; Duxbury. 175th Anniversary of Corner Stone Lodge.
  • 1976-387: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Winslow B. Carver, Master of Corner Stone Lodge.
  • 1976-388: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
  • 1976-388: Reception at the Governor Carver Motor Inn, Plymouth. Address by the Grand Master. Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Wor. J. Newton Shirley.
  • 1976-390ff: History of Corner Stone Lodge by Wor. Kendrick A. Williams.

• 12/15: 1976-394; Wilmington . 75th Anniversary of Friendship Lodge.
  • 1976-394: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Herbert D. Nickerson, Master of Friendship Lodge.
  • 1976-395: Presentations. Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1976)

• 1976-397: Opening and roll call.
• 1976-403: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1976-403: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,526 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1976, as well as the past 2 years.
• 1976-404: Installation of Grand Master Maxwell. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1976-407: Presentation of Joseph Warren Medals to Rt. Wor. Max Kamiel and Wor. Wayne Guthrie.
• 1976-407: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1976-408: The Grand Master.
  • 1976-412: Deputy Grand Master Donald J. Lohnes.
  • 1976-413: Grand Master Kenneth W. Jencks of Rhode Island.
  • 1976-415: Most Wor. Eric W. Nancekivell, Grand Master of Canada (Ontario).
  • 1976-416: Most Wor. Walter C. Watson, Grand Master of Panama

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1976

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1976 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and the Canal Zone.

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