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2001

FRED K. BAUER, Grand Master

Eugene B. Nichols, Deputy Grand Master
Stephen H. Burrall, Jr., Senior Grand Warden
Harry E. Sneider, Junior Grand Warden

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

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/14: 2001-7;
• 06/13: 2001-49;
• 09/12: 2001-85;
• 10/27: 2001-119; (Special Communication, held in Springfield)
• 12/12: 2001-127; (Annual Communication)

03/14 Agenda

• 2001-18: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2001-19: Presentations.

06/13 Agenda

• 2001-57: Presentations.
• 2001-67: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 2001-68: Recognition of the Grand Lodges of Morocco and Congo.
• 2001-68: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2001-70: Additional presentations.

09/12 Agenda

• 2001-95: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 2001-96: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2001-99: Budget for 2002 (motion only).
• 2001-100: Presentations.

10/27 Agenda

• 2001-121: Long Range Planning Committee Report.

12/12 Agenda

• 2001-144: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 2001-153: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2001-154: Presentations.
• 2001-155: Election of Donald G. Hicks, Jr. as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.
• Visits by Grand Master Bauer, beginning on Page 2001-169:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Ashler, Rockport (03/16; 150th Anniversary; Specail Communication)
    • Fraternity & Fuller, Newtonville (04/14; 125th Anniversary)
    • Rural, Quincy (06/08; 200th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Pacific, Amherst (06/23; 200th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Friendship, Wilmington (09/19; Centenary; Specail Communication)
  • Consolidations:
    • Damascus and Mount Carmel (03/12; Special Communication)
    • Baalbec and Wyoming, as Wyoming (09/07; Special Communication)
    • John Abbot and Samuel Crocker Lawrence (10/02; Special Communication)
    • Fraternity & Fuller and Norumbega & Brookline (10/05; Special Communication)
    • New Meadows and Budleigh (11/15; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
  • Lodge visits:
    • Rabboni, Westwood (01/16)
    • Orient, Norwood (02/10; Reception for Deputy Grand Master Eugene B. Nichols)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (02/24; George Washington celebration)
    • Newton, Wilbraham (03/09)
    • (unknown lodge), Springfield (03/10; reception for Senior Grand Warden Stephen H. Burrall, Jr.)
    • Major General Henry Knox, Boston (03/17)
    • Philanthropic, Marblehead (03/20)
    • Waltham Triad, Newtonville (03/24; reception for Junior Grand Warden Harry E. Sneider)
    • Grand Lodge of Connecticut (04/03-04/05)
    • North Reading, North Reading (04/16; Past Masters' Night)
    • Paul Revere, Brockton (04/17)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (04/18)
    • King Hiram's, Provincetown (04/21)
    • Major General Henry Knox, Boston (04/25; Table Lodge)
    • Grand Lodge of Iran (in Exile) (04/28; installation)
    • Civil & Military #726, Hamilton, Bermuda
    • The Masters, Newtonville (05/16; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (05/18-05/20)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/20-05/22)
    • Columbian, Boston (06/07)
    • Simon W. Robinson, Lexington (06/11)
    • Hope, Gardner (06/21)
    • North Reading, North Reading (09/08; installation)
    • Wellesley, Needham (09/15; installation)
    • Golden Fleece, Lynn (09/17; installation)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (10/17)
    • Aurora, Fitchburg (10/27; installation)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/08; installation)
    • St. Matthew's, Andover (11/12)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (12/14; installation)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (12/19)
  • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 2001-174.
• 2001-177: Audit.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 03/14: 2001-18; Change to Section 316.
  • 06/13: 2001-60; Discussion.
  • 09/12: 2001-99; Approved by vote.

• 12/12: 2001-154; Change to Section 223.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/14: 2001-20; 2001 Odyssey: opening remaks; building renovation; Worcester Learning Center; Masonic Angel Fund; One-Day Class; CHIP; job openings; Masonic Health System; Lodge matching donation; citizenship Grants; conclusion.

• 06/13: 2001-71; Have We Done It All: opening remarks; CHIP; Masonic Scholarship Program; discipline; Grand Master's Fair; Grand Lodge dues; job openings; Grand Master's Appeal; visits; conclusion.

• 09/12: 2001-100; Brethren, You Are Now Called From Refreshment to Labor Again: opening remarks; Masonic Home; scholarships; "look toward the future"; job openings; DeMolay and Rainbow; conclusion.

• 12/12: 2001-156; How Swiftly The Sands Run; opening remarks; Annual Reports; 9/11; suitable proficiency; visitations; scholarship committee; Service; Library; insurance; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/14: 2001-16;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Ashler, Belmont-Beaver, DeWitt Clinton, Eastern Star, Euclid, Kilwinning, Lawrence United, Mount Holyoke, Sinim; approved.

• 06/13: 2001-58;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Amicable, Baalbec, Charles C. Dame, Howard, Nehoiden, Orient, Saggahew, Tahattawan; approved.

• 09/12: 2001-93;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Corner Stone, Eliot-Hyde Park, Metacomet Daylight, Orient, Rabboni, Richard C. MacLaurin, St. Mark's, Social Harmony, West Roxbury-Dorchester; approved.

• 12/12: 2001-141;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Bristol, Constellation, Golden Rule, Hammatt-Ocean, Lynnfield, Montgomery, Mount Moriah, Norfolk, Wayfarers; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/14: 2001-19; Rt. Wor. Alexander Robert MacLeod, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward, Past Grand Deacon.
  • 06/13: 2001-69; Rt. Wor. Edward Arthur Marden, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/13: 2001-70; Rt. Wor. Clifton Russell Milne, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/13: 2001-69; Rt. Wor. Morris Louis Tobman, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/12: 2001-96; Rt. Wor. William Howard Moller, Sr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 2001-145; Rt. Wor. Peter Weir Stephenson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 2001-145; Rt. Wor. Donald Somes Bishop, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Tyler.
  • 12/12: 2001-146; Rt. Wor. John Clarence Raymond, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 2001-146; Most Wor. John Philip Berquist, Past Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 2001-147; Rt. Wor. William Paterson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 2001-147; Rt. Wor. Sydney Grunberg, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

Past Grand Master J. Philip Berquist

• MEMORIALS:
  • 12/12: 2001-149; Most Wor. John Philip Berquist, Past Grand Master.

Petitions for Charters

• 06/13: 2001-60. Petition by John Abbot and Samuel Crocker Lawrence, as John Abbott-Samuel Crocker Lawrence; granted. Charter amended, 2001-62.

• 06/13: 2001-63. Petition by Baalbec and Wyoming, as Wyoming; granted.

• 06/13: 2001-65. Petition by Fraternity & Fuller and Norumbega & Brookline, as Norumbega Fraternity; granted. Charter amended, 2001-67.

• 09/12: 2001-97. Petition by New Meadows and Budleigh, as Budleigh; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 03/12: 2001-1. Lynn. Uniting of Damascus and Mount Carmel, as Mount Carmel.
  • 2001-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 2001-2: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 2001-5: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 03/16: 2001-25. Rockport. 150th Anniversary of Ashler Lodge.
  • 2001-25: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert W. Streeter, Master of Ashler Lodge.
  • 2001-26: Enteed Apprentice Degree.
  • 2001-26: Presentations and remarks.

• 03/17: 2001-27. Charlestown. 75th Anniversary of Major General Henry Knox Lodge of Boston.
  • 2001-28: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded under escort to the U.S.S. Constitution in Charlestown Navy Yard, and was received by the Brethren of Major General Henry Knox Lodge.
  • 2001-28: Remarks and presentations, held aboard the Constitution.
  • 2001-29ff: Third Twenty-Five Years of Major General Henry Knox Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Alvin M. Steinberg.

• 06/08: 2001-35. Quincy. 200th Anniversary of Rural Lodge, and Rededication of Hall.
  • 2001-35: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert L. Scott, Master of Rural Lodge.
  • 2001-36: Rededication of the lodge hall, with the assistance of the Grand Lodge officers.
  • 2001-36: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 2001-37ff: History of Rural Lodge.

• 06/09: 2001-41. Centerville. 200th Anniversary of Fraternal Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Eugene B. Nichols presiding.
  • 2001-42: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Alan C. Findlay, Master of Fraternal Lodge.
  • 2001-42: Remarks by the Acting Grand Master and other Brothers. Presentations. Display of the original charter of the Lodge.
  • 2001-43ff: History of Fraternal Lodge, by Wor. Bernard Dunn.

• 06/23: 2001-77. Amherst. 200th Anniversary of Pacific Lodge.
  • 2001-77: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Charles A. Thompson, Master of Pacific Lodge.
  • 2001-78: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 2001-79ff: Extremely brief history of Pacific Lodge. Note on Pacific Lodge.

• 09/07: 2001-81. Melrose. Uniting of Baalbec and Wyoming, as Wyoming.
  • 2001-82: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 2001-82: Merger ceremony.
  • 2001-82: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 09/19: 2001-105. Wilmington. Centenary of Friendship Lodge and Rededication of Hall.
  • 2001-106: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren and guests of Friendship Lodge.
  • 2001-106: Dedication ceremony.
  • 2001-106: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

• 10/02: 2001-109. Arlington. Uniting of John Abbot and Samuel Crocker Lawrence, as John Abbott-Samuel Crocker Lawrence.
  • 2001-110: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 2001-110: Merger ceremony.
  • 2001-110: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 10/05: 2001-113. Newtonville. Uniting of Fraternity & Fuller and Norumbega & Brookline, as Norumbega Fraternity.
  • 2001-114: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 2001-114: Merger ceremony.
  • 2001-115: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 10/27: 2001-117. Fitchburg. 200th Anniversary of Aurora Lodge.
  • 2001-117: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Leslie Kusmirek, Master of Aurora Lodge.
  • 2001-118: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

• 11/15: 2001-123. Beverly. Uniting of New Meadows and Budleigh, as Budleigh.
  • 2001-124: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 2001-124: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 2001-125: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/2001)

• 2001-191: Opening and roll call.
• 2001-198: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives.
• 2001-199: Report of Grand Secretary; 638 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 2001, as well as the past 2 years.
• 2001-200: Installation of Grand Master Donald Gardner Hicks, Jr.. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 2001-202: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 2001-202: The Grand Master.
  • 2001-203: Deputy Grand Master Rt. Wor. Graham Atwell Long.
  • 2001-206: Most Wor. Albert T. Ames, Past Grand Master.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 2001

There were 45 districts in Massachusetts in 2001 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

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