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1926

FRANK L. SIMPSON, Grand Master

A portrait of Grand Master Simpson appears in the Frontispiece and above.

Herbert P. Bagley, Deputy Grand Master
Frank H. Hilton, Senior Grand Warden
Walter B. Chase, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/10: 1926-40;
• 06/09: 1926-222;
• 09/08: 1926-286;
• 12/08: 1926-392; (Annual Communication)

03/10 Agenda

• 1926-45: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1926-86: Aurora, Fitchburg, authorized to reduce fees to conform to other area lodges.
• 1926-87: By vote of the Grand Lodge, the Grand Master was authorized to cause charges to be preferred against the 577 Brethren who were delinquent in their payment of Grand Lodge dues for the year ending August 31, 1925.
• 1926-88: A committee on Ritual was authorized.
• 1926-88ff: Budget for 1926 presented; adopted (1926-101).
• 1926-102: Presentation of a Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. Samuel Hauser.
• 1926-103: Contribution to the Masonic Tubercular Relief Assocation.
• 1926-108: Grand Officers installed.
• 1926-108: Appointment of Committees.

06/09 Agenda

• 1926-228: Reception of Most Wor. Herbert B. Holt, Grand Master of Masons in New Mexico.
• 1926-228: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1926-270: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Vienna.
• 1926-274: Appropriation for electrical equipment.
• 1926-274: Committee appointed on Lodge Finance.

09/08 Agenda

• 1926-291: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1926-331ff: Protest of the Grand Master of the Phillippines, regarding the Shrine ceremonials.
• 1926-355: Telegram from Grand Master Ferrell.
• 1926-355: Reports of an automobile accident, with injuries to Rt. Wor. Arthur G. Pollard and Most Wor. John Albert Blake.

12/08 Agenda

• 1926-398: Report of the Committee on Records.
• Recorded in Grand Master Simpson's address, beginning on Page 1926-331:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Grecian, Lawrence (12/14/1925; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • Narragansett, Fall River (12/29/1925; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Joseph Webb, Boston (03/08; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Alpha, Framingham (05/10; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Pacific, Amherst (06/04; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Aurora, Fitchburg (06/07; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Mount Lebanon, Boston (06/08; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Rural, Quincy (06/13; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Corner Stone, Duxbury (10/16; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Fraternal, Hyannis (11/08; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Funerals:
    • Newton, for Wor. Edward A. Chase (02/17; Special Communication)
    • Malden, for Most Wor. John Albert Blake (11/30; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Medford; Hall dedication (12/21/1925; Special Communication)
    • Springfield; Hall dedication (02/16; Special Communication)
    • Danvers; Hall dedication (06/23; Special Communication)
    • Roxbury; Corner-stone laying for Dudley Street Baptist Church by Washington Lodge (10/10)
    • Quincy; Corner-stone laying (10/31; Special Communication)
    • Framingham; Corner-stone laying for Grace Congregational Church by Alpha Lodge (11/14)
  • Lodges constituted, officers installed:
    • Everett C. Benton, East Boston (04/20; Special Communication)
    • Boston University, Boston (09/29; Special Communication)
  • Lodges visited not detailed though "the visits have been very numerous."
• 1926-448: Re-election of Frank L. Simpson as Grand Master; election of other Grand Lodge officers.
• 1925-450: Report of the Board of Masonic Relief; donations; religious Services; Christmas 1925; General relief. Residents. Finances. 1927 Budget.
• 1925-494ff: Recognition of the National Grand Lodge of France.
• 1925-511: Thanks voted to the Commissioners of Trials.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 03/10: 1926-103ff; proposal to repeal Sections Section 601 through Section 610, regarding the Board of Masonic Relief, to be replaced by new text; referred.
  • 06/09: 1926-252: After extensive discussion and report by committee, the proposal was approved 412-282, which did not meet the 2/3 majority requirement, and the proposal was defeated.
  • 12/08: 1926-507: A revised set of sections was proposed and referred.

• 06/09: 1926-259ff; proposal for a uniform receipt of dues (a "dues card"); including modifications to the Grand Constitutions to accomodate the proposal. Referred.
  • 09/08: 1926-315; changes approved to Section 354, Section 501 and Section 502.

• 06/09: 1926-268: proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, Section Section 703, to provide for a Veterans' Medal to supplement the Henry Price medal. Referred.
  • 09/09: 1926-331; changes approved to Section 703; Section 703A added.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/10: 1926-51; Opening remarks; necrology; Masonic Service Association; organization of Grand Lodge departments; Education and Service; ritual review (a committee to be appointed); budget; Lodge finances; Masonic Tubercular Association; delinquents (Grand Master requests authority to proceed under Section 334); external groupings of Masons; miscellaneous (supplies; lambskins; publicity, redistricting, uniform receipt for dues); conclusion.

• 06/09: 1926-231; Opening remarks; necrology; elevators and electrical equipment at the Temple; doings of the Board of Directors; rulings (see 1926 Rulings); appointment of committee; inter-jurisdictional visiting; Lodge finances; Lodge programs; conclusion.

• 09/08: 1926-292; Opening remarks; necrology; repairs to the Temple; committees; uniform receipt for dues; Veterans' Medal; committee on Lodge Finances; Grand Lodge of the Phillippines (and difficulties with Shrine ceremonies); Fanning legacy; Budget for 1927; conclusion.

• 12/08: 1926-400; Necrology; Membership; visits; Henry Price Medals; Veterans' Medals; Masonic Education and Charity Trust; Financial Report; Uniform Receipt for Dues; Masonic Service Association; Florida Relief for the 1926 Hurricane; rulings; report of committees; conclusion.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/11: 1926-91;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Aberdour, Amity, Aurora, Bay Path, Berkshire, Boylston, Dalhousie, Eliot, Fraternal, Germania, Golden Rule, Hammatt, Huntington, Konohassett, Martha's Vineyard, The Massachusetts, Paskamansett, Rabboni, Revere, Samuel Crocker Lawrence, Shawmut, Siloam, Simon W. Robinson, Starr King, Thomas; approved.

• 06/09: 1926-274;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Dalhousie, Eliot, Harmony, International, Jerusalem, John Abbot, Norumbega, Philanthropic, Pilgrim, Samuel D. Sherwood, Springfield, Talien, Thomas; approved.

• 09/08: 1926-358;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: John Cutler, Lafayette (North Adams), The Massachusetts, Mount Moriah, Norfolk Union, Rural, The Tyrian, Universal; approved.

• 12/08: 1926-504;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Amicable, Amity, Aurora, Bay State, Boston University, Bristol, Budleigh, Converse, Darien, Ebenezer Fuller, Euclid, Everett C. Benton, Gate of the Temple, Golden Rule, Granite, The Harvard, Hyde Park, King Cyrus, Lafayette (Roxbury), Macedonian, The Massachusetts, Mosaic, Mount Hermon, Mount Orthodox, Mystic Valley, Norumbega, Old Colony, Prospect, Samuel Osgood, Somerville, Springfield, Thomas, Wamesit, Washington, Wessagusset, William Parkman, Williams, Winslow Lewis, approved; Blackstone River, not approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• 03/10: 1926-52; Death of Wor. and Rev. Edward A. Chase, Grand Chaplain; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 03/10: 1926-53; Death of Rt. Wor. Henry S. Bunton, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/09: 1926-232; Death of Wor. and Rev. R. Perry Bush, Grand Chaplain; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/09: 1926-234; Death of Rt. Wor. James Campbell, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/09: 1926-235; Death of Rt. Wor. William H. Farnsworth, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/09: 1926-235; Death of Wor. Guy Andrew Ham, Past Master and Proxy; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 09/08: 1926-293; Death of Rt. Wor. Albro A. Osgood, Past Junior Grand Warden; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 09/08: 1926-294; Death of Rt. Wor. Walter Hilliard, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 09/08: 1926-295; Death of Rt. Wor. Irving Dwight Ferrey, District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 09/08: 1926-296; Death of Rt. Wor. Walter B. Tripp, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 12/08: 1926-400; Death of Past Grand Master John Albert Blake.

Stacy A. Ransom

• 12/08: 1926-501: Memorial for Rt. Wor. Stacy A. Ransom, Past District Grand Master of the China District, presented by committee.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/10: 1926-83; Everett C. Benton U.D., East Boston; granted.

• 03/10: 1926-84; Hesperia U.D., South Boston; granted.

• 03/10: 1926-85; Pagoda U.D., Mukden, Manchuria; granted.

• 09/08: 1926-357; Boston University U.D., Boston; granted.

• 12/08: 1926-506; Major General Henry Knox U.D., Boston; granted.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

• 12/08: 1926-402; Major General Henry Knox, Boston (03/04); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 12/08: 1926-402; Watuppa, Fall River (12/03); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 12/08: 1926-402; Brotherhood, Boston (12/06); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 12/29/1925: 1926-1. Fall River. 50th Anniversary of Narragansett Lodge.
  • 1926-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
  • 1926-2: Exercises at banquet. The Grand Maser made an "interesting and important address", and two Henry Price Medals were presented.
  • 1926-3: History of Narragansett Lodge, by Wor. Robert A. Thompson.

• 01/22: 1926-26. Worcester. Installation of the Deputy Grand Master.
  • 1926-27: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Morning Star Lodge. "The chair and gavel used by the Grand Master were those used by Isaiah Thomas when he was master of the Lodge and Grand Master.
  • 1926-27: Grand Master installed Wor. Herbert P. Bagley as Deputy Grand Master.
  • 1926-28: Address by Past Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson for the Grand Masters, all but one of whom were present. Rt. Wor. Edward Woodward presented a Past Deputy Grand Master's Jewel to Rt. Wor. Bro. Bagley on behalf of his Lodge.

Springfield Masonic Temple

• 02/16: 1926-29. Springfield. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1926-30: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Hampden and Roswell Lee Lodges.
  • 1926-30: Dedication of the hall "in full form in accordance with all the ancient ceremonies of the Craft."
  • 1926-31: Addresses by Mayor Fordyce C. Parker of Springfield, the Grand Master, and other Brothers. The Grand Master's Address is reproduced in full.

• 02/17: 1926-38. Newton Highlands. Funeral for Wor. and Rev. Edward Chase, Grand Chaplain.
  • 1926-38: Grand Lodge opened at the Newton Highlands Congregational Church.
  • 1926-39: Funeral service conducted by Rev. Samuel H. Woodrow; Masonic ceremonies by the Grand Master and Rev. and Rt. Wor. Frederick W. Hamilton as Grand Chaplain.

• 03/08: 1926-111. Boston. 50th Anniversary of Joseph Webb Lodge.
  • 1926-112: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
  • 1926-112: Presentation of a Henry Price Medal to Bro. Charles C. Littlefield, Secretary of the Lodge since 1887.
  • 1926-113: Dinner ceremonies; welcome by Wor. Alvah W. Rydstrom, presiding Master of Joseph Webb Lodge. Toasts to departed brethren; Grand Master's remarks; a "pleasing entertainment" followed the dinner.
  • 1926-113: (03/07) Thanksgiving service at the Old South Church in Copley Square, with Rev. Bro. Landers, Chaplain of the Lodge, giving an address and a sermon by Rev. Bro. J. Stanley Durkee, President of Harvard University.
  • 1926-113: (03/10) Dinner and dance at the Hotel Somerset for the members of the Lodge and their ladies, with Lt. Governor Frank G. Allen and Wor. Bro. Malcolm E. Nichols, Mayor of Boston, in attendance.
  • 1926-114: (03/13) Children's party.

• 04/20: 1926-115. East Boston. Constitution of Everett C. Benton Lodge.
  • 1926-116: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 1926-116: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1926-117ff: Address by the Grand Master, reproduced in full.
  • 1926-129: Organization for 1926 and list of Charter Members.

• 04/23: 1926-131. South Boston. Constitution of Hesperia Lodge.
  • 1926-132: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 1926-132: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1926-132ff: Address by the Grand Master, reproduced in full.
  • 1926-146: Organization for 1926 and list of Charter Members.

• 05/10: 1926-148. Framingham. 50th Anniversary of Alpha Lodge.
  • 1926-149: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
  • 1926-149: History of Alpha Lodge, by Bro. Frederick Harvey Hilton.
  • 1926-161: Photographic reproduction of Trumbull's picture of he Battle of Bunker Hill. "In his presentation speech Bro. Merriam explained the Masonic significance of the picture and pointed out the historic persons portrayed in it."
  • 1926-162: (05/09) Commemorative religious service at Saint George Theatre, with a sermon given by Rev. Bro. Theodore Burger Lathrop, Chaplain of the Lodge.
  • 1926-162: Banquet for 800 guests and ladies, with a brief address by the Grand Master.

Lord Jeffery Inn, Amherst

• 06/04: 1926-163. Amherst. 125th Anniversary of Pacific Lodge.
  • 1926-164: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
  • 1926-164ff: History of the lodge, by Bro. Charles R. Green, with some notes on the original Pacific Lodge.
  • 1926-177ff: Address by the Grand Master, reproduced in full.
  • 1926-181: Banquet at Lord Jeffery Inn, with remarks by the Grand Master, Past GRand Master Dudley H. Ferrell, Bro. George D. Olds, President of Amherst College, and Rt. Wor. Curtis Chipman.

• 06/07: 1926-182. Fitchburg. 125th Anniversary of Aurora Lodge.
  • 1926-182: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
  • 1926-183: Banquet with addresses by various Past Masters of Aurora Lodge.
  • 1926-184ff: History of the lodge, by Bro. Frederick A. Currier.
  • 1926-194: Grand Master's Address, "which dealt in an eloquent and impressive way with present day conditions in the Masonic Fraternity and pointed out the need and opportunities of the hour."

• 06/08: 1926-195. Boston. 125th Anniversary of Mount Lebanon Lodge.
  • 1926-196: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
  • 1926-196ff: History of the lodge, by Rt. Wor. Walter B. Tripp, Secretary of the Lodge.
  • 1926-221: Grand Master's Address, "in his usual impressive manner."

• 06/08: 1926-277. Quincy. 125th Anniversary of Rural Lodge.
  • 1926-277: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge, and then proceeded to the Unitarian Church.
  • 1926-278: Sermon by Rt. Wor. and Rev. Frederick W. Hamilton.
  • 1926-278: Dinner with addresses by various Brethren, including Bro. Charles Francis Adams of Salt Lake City.
  • 1926-279ff: History of the lodge, by Wor. Roy Prout, Secretary of the Lodge.

Danvers Masonic Temple

• 06/23: 1926-283. Danvers. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1926-284: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Amity and Mosaic Lodges.
  • 1926-284: Dedication of the hall "with full form in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1926-285: dinner with addresses by Past Grand Masters Blake and Ferrell and Rt. Wor. Hamilton, as well as Wor. Frank C. Damon.

• 10/16: 1926-361. Duxbury. 125th Anniversary of Corner Stone Lodge.
  • 1926-362: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
  • 1926-362: Dinner in Mattakessett Hall, with addresses by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
  • 1926-363: History of Corner Stone Lodge.

• 10/31: 1926-378. Quincy. Laying of the corner-stone of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1925-379: Grand Lodge opened and traveled under escort of Rural, Theodore Roosevelt, and Manet Lodges and York Rite bodies. "There was a very large number of Brethren in the line in spite of a heavy rain."
  • 1925-379: Corner-stone ceremony.
  • 1925-380: List of contents of the corner-stone box.
  • 1925-381ff: Grand Master's Address, reproduced in full.

• 11/08: 1926-387. Hyannis. 125th Anniversary of Fraternal Lodge.
  • 1926-388: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
  • 1926-388: Address by Grand Master and Rt. Wor. Walter B. Chase, who was presented with a Henry Price Medal.
  • 1926-389: Religious service at the Federated Church, with Rt. Wor. and Rev. Frederick W. Hamilton delivering the sermon.

• 11/30: 1926-390. Malden. Funeral of Past Grand Master John Albert Blake.
  • 1926-391: Grand Lodge opened at St. Paul's Church. Service by Rev. H. Robert Smith, rector; and a tribute by Past Grand Master Dudley H. Ferrell.

• 09/29: 1926-513. Cambridge. Constitution of Boston University Lodge of Boston.
  • 1926-514: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 1926-514: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft." address by the Grand
  • 1926-514: Address of the Grand Master, reproduced in full.
  • 1926-521: Organization for 1926-27 and list of Charter Members.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

John Albert Blake, Past Grand Master

A portrait of the late Past Grand Master Blake appeared on the menu for the feast.

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1926)

• 1926-523: Opening and roll call.
• 1926-525: Report of Grand Secretary; 4,550 Diplomas issued through 08/31/1926. List of Lodges not represented in 1926 and for the past 2 years.
• 1926-527: Installation of Grand Master Simpson, and other Grand Lodge officers. (Note that District Deputy Grand Masters were appointed according to the new District organization, with two districts numbered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 18, 21, and 32, and three districts numbered 4.)
• 1926-533: Presentation of a Past Grand Master's Jewel to Grand Master Simpson.
• 1926-535: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
  • 1926-535: The Grand Master. A memorial to Past Grand Master Blake.
  • 1926-548: Bro. President Daniel L. Marsh of Boston University.
  • 1926-563: Most Ex. Henry G. Pollard, Grand High Priest.
  • 1926-564: Most Illustrious Olin D. Dickerman, Grand Master of the Grand Council.
  • 1926-567: Rt. Wor. Frederick W. Hamilton, Grand Secretary.
  • 1926-580: Rt. Em. James A. Gunn, Grand Commander.
  • 1926-583: Most Wor. Dana J. Flanders, Past Grand Master.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1926

There were 33 districts in Massachusetts in 1926, as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

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