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1987

ALBERT T. AMES, Grand Master

Donald G. Hicks, Deputy Grand Master
Robert E. Godbout, Jr., Senior Grand Warden
Arthur M. Kinne, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/11: 1987-1;
• 06/10: 1987-49;
• 09/10: 1987-73;
• 12/09: 1987-120; (Annual Communication)

03/11 Agenda

• 1987-16: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1987-23: Presentations.
• 1987-24: Election of Trustee for Masonic Education and Charity Trust.

06/10 Agenda

• 1987-58: Petition by Elm Lodge to remove to Agawam; granted and charter amended.
• 1987-58: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1987-59: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1987-63: Presentations.

09/10 Agenda

• 1987-81: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1987-82: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 1987-88: Budget for 1988.

12/09 Agenda

• 1987-128: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1987-128: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 1987-133: Presentations.
• 1987-143: Report on Masonic Home Expansion.

• Visits by Grand Master Richardson, beginning on Page 1987-163:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Winthrop, Winthrop (05/02; Centenary)
    • Converse (05/16; held in Wilmington; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • Wellesley, Needham (06/02; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Somerville, Somerville (11/22-11/23; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Consolidations:
    • Tuscan-Phoenician and Grecian, Lawrence (05/06; Special Communication)
    • Theodore Roosevelt-Manet and Atlantic (05/22; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Centerville (05/03; cornerstone laying; Special Communication)
    • Agawam (05/23; hall dedication; Special Communication)
  • Lodge visits:
    • John Abbot, Somerville (01/06)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (01/08)
    • Converse, Malden (01/12)
    • The DeMolay, Boston (01/17-01/18; New Hampshire visit)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (01/21)
    • Wamesit, Tewksbury (01/30; Reception for Deputy Grand Master Donald G. Hicks)
    • Grand Lodge of Virginia (02/08-02/11)
    • Liberty, Beverly (02/23; George Washington Observance Dinner)
    • Bridgewater(?) (02/28; Reception for Senior Grand Warden Robert E. Godbout, Jr.)
    • Simon W. Robinson, Lexington (03/01)
    • Worcester (03/14; Reception for Junior Grand Warden Arthur M. Kinne)
    • Grand Lodge of Connecticut (03/31-04/01)
    • Russell, Arlington (04/07)
    • Rural, Quincy (04/09; Blood donor appreciation)
    • Grand Lodge of South Carolina (04/21-04/24)
    • DeWitt Clinton, Sandwich (05/05; presentation of 50-year medal)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (05/15)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/17-05/18)
    • The DeMolay, Boston (05/18; table lodge)
    • Hesperia, Boston (05/19; Family Night)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (05/20; installation)
    • Alpha, Framingham (05/25)
    • Abraham H. Howland Jr., New Bedford (05/27; Ladies' Night)
    • Wellesley (05/31; Church Service in Needham)
    • West Roxbury, Roslindale (06/03)
    • Victory, Watertown (06/05)
    • Noquochoke, Westport (06/07; Saint John Sunday service)
    • Norumbega & Brookline, Newtonville (06/08)
    • Rabboni, Dorchester (06/16; Tenets award night)
    • Mount Moriah, Westfield (06/17; mortgage burning; Special Communication)
    • Grand Lodge of Ontario (07/14-07/16)
    • Joseph Warren-Soley (08/15; clambake at the Masonic Home)
    • Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania (09/11-09/12)
    • Grand Lodge of District of Columbia (09/18-09/19)
    • Wellesley (09/23; installation)
    • Mount Holyoke, South Hadley Falls (09/24; awards night)
    • Grand Lodge of Connecticut (10/03)
    • Grand Lodge of Delaware (10/06-10/08)
    • Eden, Ware (10/17; installation)
    • The DeMolay, Boston (10/24; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Maryland (11/15-11/17)
    • Meridian, Natick (11/18; Master Mason degree)
    • Wamesit, Tewksbury (11/21; DeMolay Legion of Honor)
    • East Bridgewater (11/28; Mortgage burning; Special Communication)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • King David, Taunton (12/02)
    • Grand Lodge of Texas (12/03-12/06)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (12/11; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of District of Columbia (12/15-12/17)
  • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 1987-167.
• 1987-170: Re-election of Grand Master Ames. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/11: 1987-24; opening remarks; receptions; visitations; Paul Revere and Freemasonry; Masonic Education; Grand Masters' conference; Grand Master's Appeal; charity; Masonic Home; blood program; DeMolay; new program; Grand Master's Day.

• 06/10: 1987-64; opening remarks; visits; mergers; presentation by Columbian Lodge; libary; discipline; education; Charity Trust and Grand Master's Appeal; blood program; DeMolay; Rainbow; public relations; Grand Master's Fair; open house; Grand Lodge business manager.

• 09/10: 1987-96; opening remarks; visits; Service Department; Masonic pin; blood program; education; Grand Master's Fair; open house; business manager; protocol; membership; Masonic Home.

• 12/09: 1987-130; opening remarks; visitations; Service Department; Masonic pin; education; Grand Master's Fair; open house; membership; Masonic Home; Education Committee; Service; Library; Masonic Home; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/11: 1987-15;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Boston University, Howard, John Abbot, King Solomon's, Monitor, Pequossette (with changes), St. Matthew's, Simon W. Robinson; approved. Dorchester; not approved.

• 06/10: 1987-57;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Acacia, Ancon, Euclid, Gate of the Temple, Hope, Montgomery, Orphan's Hope, Pilgrim; approved.

• 09/10: 1987-80;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Adelphi-Noddle's Island, Corinthian, Eliot-Hyde Park, Garden City, Germania, United; approved. Wampatuck, William Parkman; not approved.

• 12/09: 1987-134;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Amity, Daniel Webster, Indian Orchard-Shawmont, The Massachusetts, Mizpah-Faith, Samuel D. Sherwood, Satuit; approved. Merrimack; returned for clarification.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/11: 1987-17; Rt. Wor. Everett Hill Warren, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/11: 1987-17; Rt. Wor. Hollis James Nuttall, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/11: 1987-17; Rt. Wor. Ronald Astley, Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 03/11: 1987-18; Rt. Wor. George Ward Stetson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/11: 1987-18; Rt. Wor. David Bradshaw Lewis, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/11: 1987-18; Rt. Wor. Wendell G. Anderson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/11: 1987-18; Rt. Wor. Clifford Franklin Howe, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
  • 03/11: 1987-19; Rt. Wor. Harold French Mercer, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/10: 1987-60; Rt. Wor. Raymond Charles Orcutt, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/10: 1987-60; Rt. Wor. Wolcott Anders Hokanson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/10: 1987-60; Rt. Wor. John Arthur Daniels, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/10: 1987-61; Rt. Wor. Milton Gustaf Peterson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/10: 1987-61; Rt. Wor. Arthur Warner Hill, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/10: 1987-61; Rt. Wor. James Ward Currier, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/10: 1987-61; Rt. Wor. Raymon Francis Meader, Sr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/10: 1987-62; Rt. Wor. Lloyd Sanford Ray, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Pursuivant.
  • 06/10: 1987-62; Rt. Wor. Linville Adkins Slone, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
  • 06/10: 1987-62; Rt. Wor. Seward Emerson Nichols, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/10: 1987-63; Rt. Wor. Murray Edward Howell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/10: 1987-82; Rt. Wor. Mortimer Alvin French, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/10: 1987-83; Rt. Wor. Gustav Merton Christianson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/09: 1987-129; Rt. Wor. Benjamin Apthorp Gould Thorndike, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/09: 1987-129; Rt. Wor. Harold Gilchrest Andrews, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Deacon.

• MEMORIALS:
  • 03/11: 1987-17; Rt. Wor. Ronald Astley, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Ronald E. Jackson, for the committee.
  • 09/10: 1987-83; Rt. Wor. Robert W. Custance, Past Deputy Grand Master.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/11: 1987-21; Petition by Theodore Roosevelt-Manet and Atlantic, as Quincy; granted. Charter amended 1987-23.

• 09/10: 1987-85; Petition by Monitor, Isaac Parker and Waltham, as Waltham Triad; granted. Charter amended 1987-86.

• 09/10: 1987-97; Petition by Lafayette (North Adams) and Greylock, as Lafayette-Greylock; granted. Charter amended 1987-88.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 05/03: 1987-30. Centerville. Cornerstone laying of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1987-31: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Albert R. Bowen, Master of Fraternal Lodge, following which the Brethren proceeded to the site of the cornerstone laying.
  • 1987-31: Cornerstone ceremony.
  • 1987-31: Grand Master's Address, included in full.

• 05/06: 1987-33. Lawrence. Uniting of Tuscan-Phoenician and Grecian Lodges.
  • 1987-34: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Willard H. Patterson and Wor. Leonard H. Crouch of the two Lodges.
  • 1987-34: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 1987-37: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.

• 05/16: 1987-38. Wilmington (Shrine auditorium). Centenary of Converse Lodge of Malden.
  • 1987-39: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of and visitors to Converse Lodge.
  • 1987-39: Exemplification of the Master Mason Degree by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Degree Team.

• 05/22: 1987-40. Quincy. Uniting of Theodore Roosevelt-Manet and Atlantic Lodges as Quincy Lodge.
  • 1987-34: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert H. Poirier and Wor. George O. Gibson of the two Lodges.
  • 1987-41: Merger ceremony.
  • 1987-41: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentations.

• 05/23: 1987-43. Agawam. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1987-43: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Barry A. Neill, Master of Elm Lodge.
  • 1987-44: Dedication of the Temple "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usages."
  • 1987-44: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.

• 06/02: 1987-45. Needham. 75th Anniversary of Wellesley Lodge.
  • 1987-45: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Vaughn J. McKertich, Master of Wellesley Lodge.
  • 1987-46: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Bro. Carl Walter Rydberg.
  • 1987-47: (05/30) Ladies' Night at the Officers' Club at Hanscom Field in Bedford; (05/31) Church service at St. Mary's Church in Newton Lower Falls.
  • 1987-47ff: History of Wellesley Lodge by Wor. Vaughn J. McKertich.

• 06/17: 1987-69. Westfield. Mortgage burning ceremony.
  • 1987-70: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert B. Betts, Master of Mount Moriah Lodge.
  • 1987-70: Mortgage burning ceremony.
  • 1987-70: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1987-71ff: Brief History of Mount Moriah Lodge, by Bro. Ralph E. Cortis.

• 11/18: 1987-101. Natick. Master Mason Degree.
  • 1987-103: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Gerald R. Lever, Master of Meridian Lodge (the Grand Master's mother Lodge).
  • 1987-103: Master Mason Degree for the Grand Master's son, Bro. Kenneth C. Ames.
  • 1987-103: Presentations and remarks.

• 11/23: 1987-105. Somerville. 75th Anniversary of Somerville Lodge.
  • 1987-106: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Frank R. Ricardo, Master of Somerville Lodge.
  • 1987-107: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1987-107: (11/21) Ladies' Night and Dance at the Fez Room at the Aleppo Temple in Wilmington; (11/22) church service at College Avenue Methodist Church with Wor. and Rev. Peter Hunt Meek, Grand Chaplain.
  • 1987-107ff: History of Somerville Lodge, 1962-1987, by Wor. James F. Morrison.

• 11/28: 1987-117. East Bridgewater. Mortgage burning ceremony.
  • 1987-118: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert R. Bruce, Master of Puritan Lodge, on behalf of Satucket and Wampatuck Lodges.
  • 1987-118: Mortgage burning ceremony.
  • 1987-118: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/28/1987)

• 1987-171: Opening and roll call.
• 1987-176: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1987-176: Report of Grand Secretary; 936 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1987, as well as the past 2 years.
• 1987-178: Installation of Grand Master Ames. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1987-179: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1987-180: The Grand Master.
  • 1987-183: Deputy Grand Master Bauer.
  • 1987-185: Most Wor. Robert C. Singer, Grand Master of New York.
  • 1987-188: Most Wor. William R. Pellow, Grand Master of Ontario.
  • 1987-190: Rt. Wor. Ronald E. Jackson, Past Deputy Grand Master.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1987

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1987 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

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