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1982

J. PHILIP BERQUIST, Grand Master

William C. Loring, Deputy Grand Master
Oman R. Price, Senior Grand Warden
John D. Dorr, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/10: 1982-11;
• 06/09: 1982-56;
• 09/08: 1982-90;
• 12/08: 1982-141; (Annual Communication)

03/10 Agenda

• 1982-26: Greetings from the Grand Lodge of São Paolo.
• 1982-33: Recognition of Grand Lodge of Espirito Santo, Brazil.
• 1982-37: Presentation on amendments to the Grand Constitutions.
• 1982-39: Moral Lesson by Wor. and Rev. Robert B. Dennett, Grand Chaplain.

06/09 Agenda

• 1982-63: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1982-64: Greetings to Grand Representatives.

09/08 Agenda

• 1982-97: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 1982-106: Budget for 1983.

12/08 Agenda

• 1982-149: Report of the Committee on Records.
• Visits by Grand Master Berquist, beginning on Page 1982-189:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Perfection, Framingham (03/08; 25th Anniversary)
    • Moses Michael Hays, Needham (05/11; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Mount Vernon, Malden (11/04; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Berkshire, Adams (11/06; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Prospect, Roslindale (11/08; 1000th Communication; Special Communication)
    • Pequossette, Watertown (11/06; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Consolidations:
    • Indian Orchard and Shawmont, as Indian Orchard-Shawmont (09/09; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Brookfield (04/04)
    • Oak Bluffs (11/27)
  • Lodge visits:
    • Massasoit-Narragansett, Fall River (01/07)
    • Panama Lodges (01/18-01/24)
    • St. John's (Newburyport) (02/04)
    • Grand Lodge of Virginia (02/07-02/10)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (02/11)
    • Howard, Yarmouth (02/12)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (02/13)
    • Charles A. Welch, Maynard (02/17)
    • Wilder, Leominster (03/02)
    • Ezekiel Bates, Attleboro (03/05; Ladies' Night)
    • Manchester, Manchester (03/15)
    • Morning Star, Worcester (03/16)
    • (no location) (04/02; reception for Senior Grand Warden Oman R. Price)
    • (no location) (04/05; reception for Junior Grand Warden John D. Dorr)
    • John Warren, Hopkinton (04/13)
    • Rural, Quincy (04/15; blood donor dinner)
    • Thomas Talbot, Billerica (04/17; blood donor dinner)
    • George H. Taber, Fairhaven (04/26; Old Timers' Night)
    • Grand Lodge of New Jersey (04/27-04/29)
    • Grand Lodge of Maine (05/03-05/05)
    • The DeMolay, Boston (05/10; testimonial for Rt. Wor. J. Henry Johnson)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (05/14-05/16)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/16-05/18)
    • Hesperia, Boston (05/18)
    • Athelstan, Worcester (05/19)
    • Noddle's Island, Boston (05/27; Testimonial Dinner)
    • Wellesley, Wellesley (06/01)
    • Dorchester, Dorchester (06/03)
    • Pittsfield, Pittsfield (06/04; 50 year Past Master Diploma presented to Rt. Wor. Walter N. Cooper)
    • Mizpah-Faith, Cambridge (06/08)
    • Dalhousie, Newtonville (06/09)
    • Pequossette, Watertown (06/10)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (06/11)
    • Norumbega, Newtonville (06/18)
    • Grand Lodge of Canada (Ontario) (07/22-07/24)
    • Maugus Hill, Wellesley (09/20; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Illinois (10/07-10/09)
    • Grand Lodge of West Virginia (10/10-10/12)
    • Elm, West Springfield (10/15)
    • Eden, Ware (10/16; installation)
    • Mount Tabor, Boston (10/21)
    • The DeMolay, Boston (10/23; installation)
    • John Cutler, Abington (11/01)
    • Beth-Horon, Brighton (11/09; presentation)
    • Garden City, Newtonville (11/11)
    • Fellowship, Bridgewater (11/26; installation)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Grand Lodge of Texas (12/02-12/03)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (12/10)
    • Grand Lodge of District of Columbia (12/14-12/16)
    • St. John's (Boston) (12/18; installation; Special Communication)
  • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 1982-193.
• 1982-196: Re-election of Grand Master J. Philip Berquist. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 03/10: 1982-37; Increase of Grand Lodge dues from $8 to $12, and corresponding increases in life memberships, Sections 332A, 332B; referred.
  • 06/09: 1982-77; Approved by vote of the Grand Lodge.

• 12/08: 1982-156; Proposed Amendments to the Grand Constitutions as follows:
  • Delete Sections 600, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609 and 610;
  • Amend Sections 602 and 603
  • Renumber 611 to 609 and 612 to 610
  • Add new sections 601, 604, 605, 606, 607, and 608.
  • The purpose of these amendments and changes was to restructure the Masonic Service and Charity portions of the Grand Constitutions. They were referred to the March and June, 1983 Quarterly Communications.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/10: 1982-26; opening remarks; necrology; Grand Representatives; Panama trip; Grand Master's conference; 60-year lapel buttons; Old North Church bell project; 250th Anniversary; surprise visit to Wilder Lodge; DeMolay; dues increase; Williams Building; blood program; George Washington; All-Masonic Day.

• 06/09: 1982-68; opening remarks; necrology and memorials; Brotherhood Night; receptions; blood program;divine worship; insurance; All-Masonic Day; Conference of Sovereign Grand Commanders; honors; picnic; 250th Anniversary; Bunker Hill Day; DeMolay anniversary; Country Fair; Grand Lodge Dues.

• 09/08: 1982-101; necrology; data and word processing; Grand Lodge insurance; country fair; Grand Master's Awards; Board of Masonic Relief; visitations; budget; 250th Anniversary.

• 12/08: 1982-152; necrology; Grand Representatives; annual reports; discipline; Country Fair; Grand Master's Award; Fraternal visits; 75-year pin; dedication of Martha's Vineyard temple; public relations; Grand Constitutions amendments (see above); commendation; Lodge Memorial Service; instructiona booklets; Lodge Secretaries; 250th Anniversary Commemorative Medal; library; service; Board of Masonic relief; Masonic Home and Juniper Hall; Education; buildings and properties; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/10: 1982-39;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Abraham H. Howland Jr., Ancient York, Bethesda (Brighton), Garden City, Gate of the Temple, Longmeadow, Middlesex, Shawmut, Universal; approved.

• 06/09: 1982-78;
  • Full Codes : Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood (with changes); approved.
  • Amendments: Ashler, Bethlehem, Boylston, Brotherhood, Caleb Butler, Charles C. Dame, Charles C. Spellman, Cochichewick, Constellation, Damascus, Darien, DeWitt Clinton, Everett C. Benton, Fraternal, Grecian, Hampden, Hayden, Joel H. Prouty, John Cutler, John T. Heard, May Flower, Mount Hope, Mount Moriah, New Meadows, North Star, Pacific, Plymouth, Pythagorean, Samuel D. Sherwood, St. Paul's (Braintree), Satuit, Sharon, Siloam, Starr King, Tahattawan (with changes), Union (Nantucket), Upton, Victory, Wessagusset, Wollaston; approved.

• 09/08: 1982-114;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Ancon, Army, Aurora, Bay Path, Blackstone River, Charles W. Moore, Columbian, Day Spring, Esoteric, Excelsior, Golden Rule, Good Samaritan, Granite, Jerusalem, John Warren, Level, Maugus Hill, Morning Sun, Mosaic, Mount Holyoke, Mount Scopus, Newton, Phoenix, Rufus Putnam, St. John's (Newburyport), Springfield, Wamesit, Winthrop; approved.

• 12/08: 1982-161;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Adelphi-Noddle's Island, Amity, Athelstan, Athol, Baalis Sanford, Charles A. Welch, Cochichewick, DeWitt Clinton, Manchester, Republican, The Tyrian, Wamesit; approved. William Sewall Gardner, not approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/10: 1982-26; Rt. Wor. Stephen Carey Luce, Jr., Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 03/10: 1982-27; Rt. Wor. Hilmer Ackerman, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/10: 1982-28; Rt. Wor. Newcomb Alton Reid, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/10: 1982-28; Rt. Wor. Randall Sewall Everson, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Standard Bearer.
  • 03/10: 1982-28; Rt. Wor. Hatherley Alonzo Stoddard, Jr., Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 06/09: 1982-65: Rt. Wor. George Cruickshank Kemp Duff, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1982-98: Rt. Wor. Truman Edward Robbins, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1982-98: Rt. Wor. Earle Freeman Squires, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1982-98: Rt. Wor. Wilbur James Pease, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1982-98: Rt. Wor. Frederick Gustave Caspar, Past Junior Grand Warden.
  • 09/08: 1982-99: Rt. Wor. John Alexander Carey, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Junior Grand Deacon, Past Grand Pursuivant.
  • 09/08: 1982-99: Rt. Wor. Donald Turnbull, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1982-150: Rt. Wor. Samuel Wood, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1982-151: Rt. Wor. Stanley MacPhadden, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1982-151: Rt. Wor. Panayiotes Winston Elias Gouzoules, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1982-151: Wor. George Comerford Rice, Past Grand Steward.
  • 12/08: 1982-151: Rt. Wor. Everett Crocker Hutchinson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• MEMORIALS:
  • 06/09: 1982-65: Rt. Wor. Stephen Carey Luce, Jr., Past Senior Grand Warden, presented by Most Wor. Donald W. Vose, for the Committee.
  • 06/09: 1982-67: Rt. Wor. Hatherley Alonzo Stoddard, Jr., Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Most Wor. Thomas A. Booth, for the Committee.
  • 09/08: 1982-99: Rt. Wor. Frederick Gustave Caspar, Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Norman A. Ray, for the Committee.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/10: 1982-34; Petition by Adelphi and Noddle's Island Lodges, as Adelphi-Noddle's Island; granted. Charter amended, 1982-36.
• 03/10: 1982-36: Petition by Puritan, Satucket and Wampatuck Lodges to jointly occupy Masonic Apartments in East Bridgewater; granted.
• 06/09: 1982-73; Petition by Indian Orchard and Shawmont Lodges, as Indian Orchard-Shawmont; granted. Charter amended, 1982-75.
• 06/09: 1982-76; Petition by Canal Zone Isthmian and Chagres Lodges, as Ancon; granted. Charter amended, 1982-76.
• 09/08: 1982-104; Petition by Joseph Warren and Soley, as Joseph Warren-Soley; granted. Charter amended, 1982-106.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/18: 1982-1; Visit to Panama District Lodges of Instruction.
  • 1982-1: Grand Lodge opened at the Scottish Rite Temple in Balboa, and was received by Wor. Ralph O. Sheppard.
  • 1982-2: Installation of officers. Presentation of candidates.
  • 1982-2: Remarks by the Grand Master on the 250th Anniversary of the Grand Lodge.

• 01/19: 1982-3; Visit to Sojourners, Canal Zone Isthmian, Army, Darien, Sibert, and Chagres Lodges.
  • 1982-4: Grand Lodge opened at the Scottish Rite Temple in Balboa, and was received by the Brethren of the various Lodges.
  • 1982-4: Conferral of the Fellow Craft degree on two candidates. Moment of silence for a brother who was killed in an automobile accident in Boston.
  • 1982-4: Address by the Grand Master. Presentations.

• 01/22: 1982-6; Visit to District Grand Lodge at the Panama Canal.
  • 1982-6: Grand Lodge opened at the Scottish Rite Temple in Balboa, and was received by Rt. Wor. W. Eugene Bondurant, District Grand Master.
  • 1982-7: Installation of officers of the District Grand Lodge.
  • 1982-7: Presentations and remarks.

• 01/24: 1982-9; Visit to Grand Lodge of Panama.
  • 1982-9: Grand Lodge opened and journeyed to the Masonic Temple in Panama City.
  • 1982-10: The Grand Master was received by Most Wor. Enrique Escala, Grand Master of Panama, whom he decorated with the Henry Price Medal. Gifts and other presentations.

• 04/04: 1982-41; Brookfield. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1982-42: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Dan S. Curtis, Master of Hayden Lodge.
  • 1982-42: Dedication of the Temple "to the purposes of Masonry in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
  • 1982-42: Presentation of Joseph Warren Medal to Wor. Herbert L. Batchelder, Past Master.

• 05/11: 1982-44; Needham. 50th Anniversary of Moses Michael Hays Lodge.
  • 1982-45: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Ronald A. Koven, Master of Moses Michael Hays Lodge.
  • 1982-45: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Wor. Robert O. Rittenberg.
  • 1982-46ff: History of Moses Michael Hays Lodge, 1957-1982, by Rt. Wor. Harold J. Kaswell.

• 05/16: 1982-53; East Bridgewater. Dedication of a Masonic Temple (Tri-Town).
  • 1982-54: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the three Lodges.
  • 1982-54: Dedication of the Temple "to the purposes of Masonry in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
  • 1982-54: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.

• 06/20: 1982-81; Charlton. Dedication of Williams Building at Masonic Home.
  • 1982-82: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to the entrance of the Williams Building.
  • 1982-82: Dedication of the building "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
  • 1982-82: Address by the Grand Master, and unveiling of a bronze plaque honoring Past Grand Master Herbert H. Jaynes.

• 06/22: 1982-84; Watertown. Uniting of Adelphi and Noddle's Island Lodges. Deputy Grand Master William C. Loring presiding.
  • 1982-85: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Jack L. Zimmerman and. and Wor. Myron C. Margolin, Masters of the two lodges.
  • 1982-85: Ceremony of merger, described in detail. The two lodges were united as Adelphi-Noddle's Island Lodge.

• 09/09: 1982-117; Springfield. Uniting of Indian Orchard and Shawmont Lodges.
  • 1982-117: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Frank G. Carzello and Wor. Alton L. Higgins, Sr., Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1982-118: Ceremony of merger. The two lodges were united as Indian Orchard-Shawmont Lodge.

• 11/04: 1982-119; Malden. 125th Anniversary of Mount Vernon Lodge.
  • 1982-120: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Hagop V. Demirdjian, Master of Mount Vernon Lodge.
  • 1982-120: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentations.
  • 1982-121ff: History of Mount Vernon Lodge, 1957-1982, by Wor. Robert Sullivan. A few remarks about Mount Hermon Lodge of Malden.

• 11/06: 1982-128; Adams. 125th Anniversary of Berkshire Lodge.
  • 1982-128: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Ralph L. Sherman, Master of Berkshire Lodge.
  • 1982-129: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1982-129ff: History of Berkshire Lodge, 1957-1982, by Rt. Wor. Fritz H. Koch.

• 11/08: 1982-132; Roslindale. 1000th Regular Communication of Prospect Lodge.
  • 1982-132: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John E. Lydstone, Jr., Master of Prospect Lodge.
  • 1982-133: Opening of a box sealed at the 500th Regular Communication (01/13/1936) was opened and examined, at which Grand Master Claude L. Allen presided (and noted the visit in his December report); articles were sealed into the box for the 1500th Regular Communication.
  • 1982-133: Remarks by the Grand Master.
  • 1982-134ff: History of Prospect Lodge, 1936-1982, by Wor. Sheridan J. Thorup, including a Letter to the Master from Wor. Bro. Thorup, composed in 1936.

• 11/27: 1982-139; Oak Bluffs. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1982-139: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. David L. Welch (of Martha's Vineyard Lodge) and Wor. Preston W. Averill, Jr. (of Oriental Lodge).
  • 1982-140: Dedication of the new Temple "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usages."
  • 1982-140: Address by the Grand Master and "the customary charge relating to the dedication ceremony."

• 12/09: 1982-198; Watertown. 125th Anniversary of Pequossette Lodge.
  • 1982-199: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Bruce Hutchings, Master of Pequossette Lodge.
  • 1982-199: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1982-200: (12/05) Devotional Service at Phillips Congregational Church, Watertown.
  • 1982-201ff: History of Pequossette Lodge, 1957-1982, by Bro. Francis M. Lightbody.

• 12/18: 1982-205; Boston. Installation of Officers at St. John's Lodge.
  • 1982-206: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Richard W. Esancy, Master of St. John's Lodge
  • 1982-206: Officers of the Lodge were installed "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony."
  • 1982-206: Presentations. Reading of a Resolution from the Governor, commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Lodge.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1982)

• 1982-208: Opening and roll call.
• 1982-214: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1982-214: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,301 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1982, as well as the past 2 years.
• 1982-215: Installation of Grand Master Berquist. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1982-218: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1982-218: The Grand Master.
  • 1982-219: Deputy Grand Master Meldon E. Niemi.
  • 1982-221: Most Wor. Cyril L. Collins, Grand Master of Nova Scotia.
  • 1982-223: Rt. Wor. Jimmy Wilson, Past Grand Master of Texas.
  • 1982-225: Rt. Wor. Charles Willey, Grand Orator of Illinois.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1982

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1982 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

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