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1981

J. PHILIP BERQUIST, Grand Master

Stanley I. Kay, Deputy Grand Master
Albert T. Ames, Senior Grand Warden
Fred F. Sleeper, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/11: 1981-7;
• 06/10: 1981-47;
• 09/09: 1981-81;
• 12/09: 1981-115; (Annual Communication)

03/11 Agenda

• 1981-21: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 1981-31: Moral Lesson by Most Wor. Arthur H. Melanson.

06/10 Agenda

• 1981-54: Presentation of a Grand Marshal's Jewel by Rt. Wor. Albert T. Ames, Past Grand Marshal, to the current Grand Marshal, Rt. Wor. Robert C. Patey.
• 1981-55: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1981-65: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Alaska.
• 1981-68: Moral Lesson by Rt. Wor. Oscar A. Guinn, Jr.

09/09 Agenda

• 1981-89: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1981-97: Budget for 1982.

12/09 Agenda

• 1981-123: Report of Committee on Records.
• Visits by Grand Master Berquist, beginning on Page 1981-125:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Paul Revere, Brockton (02/03; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Longmeadow, Longmeadow (04/25; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Revere, Boston (06/02; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Mountain, Shelburne Falls (09/12; 175th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Consolidations:
    • Fraternity and Ebenezer Fuller, as Fraternity & Fuller; Newtonville (05/15; Special Communication)
    • Mizpah and Faith, as Mizpah-Faith Lodge; Cambridge (06/23; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Braintree (05/16; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
    • Fall River (06/20; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
    • Easthampton (08/23; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
    • North Brookfield (08/23; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
  • Lodge Visits:
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (01/08)
    • Norfolk, Needham (01/17)
    • Dalhousie, Newtonville (01/21; Grand Master reception)
    • Tuscan-Phoenician, Lawrence (02/05; reception for Deputy Grand Master Stanley I. Kay)
    • Paul Revere, Brockton (02/07)
    • The DeMolay, Boston (02/23)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (02/28)
    • Aurora, Fitchburg (03/02)
    • United Brethren, Marlborough (03/05; reception for Junior Grand Warden Fred F. Sleeper)
    • Meridian, held in Boston (03/14; reception for Senior Grand Warden Albert T. Ames)
    • Ionic (Taunton) (03/23)
    • Norumbega, Newtonville (04/13)
    • Meridian, Natick (04/15)
    • Thomas Talbot, Billerica (04/18)
    • Union (Dorchester) (04/20)
    • Grand Lodge of South Carolina (04/22-04/24)
    • Major General Henry Knox, Boston (04/29; Table Lodge)
    • Grand Lodge of Maine (05/04-05/06)
    • Social Harmony, Wareham (05/08)
    • Corinthian, Concord (05/11)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/17-05/18)
    • Abraham H. Howland Jr., New Bedford (05/27)
    • Marine, Falmouth (06/01)
    • Athelstan, Worcester (06/03)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (06/12)
    • Morning Sun, Conway (06/13; Wilderness Degree)
    • Frank W. Thompson, Bedford (06/16)
    • Phoenix, Hanover (06/24; Mortgage burning; Special Communication)
    • Grand Lodge of Canada (Ontario) (07/14-07/16)
    • St. Bernard, Southborough (09/11; installation)
    • Norumbega, Newtonville (09/14)
    • Simon W. Robinson, Lexington (09/21)
    • Hampden, Springfield (09/22)
    • Dalhousie, Newtonville (10/03; installation)
    • Norfolk, Needham (10/12)
    • Wollaston, Quincy (11/03)
    • Good Samaritan, Reading (12/02)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (12/11; installation)
  • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 1981-160.
• 1981-163: Re-election of Grand Master J. Philip Berquist. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.
• 1981-164: Election of Rt. Wor. Stephen C. Luce, Jr. as Honorary Trustee of the Masonic Education and Charity Trust.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/11: 1981-21; necrology; visitations; Roman Catholics; Blood program; Grand Master's Appeal; DeMolay; degree teams; Grand Master's Day; All-Masonic Night; acknowledgements.

• 06/10: 1981-56; necrology; visitations; Non-Mason night at Melha; All-Masonic Night; Grand Lecturers; Roman Catholics; Grand Representatives; Table Lodge ceremony; Masonic Home and Nursing Home; Data and word processing; Grand Lodge building elevators; Grand Master's Award; Williams Building; Grimes scholarship; conclusion.

• 09/09: 1981-89; visitations; 1982 Masonic Fathers' Day; Grand Master's Award; Grand Master's Appeal; lunch program; suspensions; Lodge questionnaire; budget 75-year award; Northeast Conference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries; Program for 1940, originally presented by M.W. Joseph Earl Perry in 1939.

• 12/09: 1981-123; Grand Representatives; necrology; Grand Master's Appeal; Masonic Home; visitations; annual reports; Sunday meetings dues increase; Grand Master's Award; Charlton land; Lodge programs; public relations "Back to Lodge" night; Library; Service; Board of Masonic Relief; Education; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/11: 1981-30;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Amity, Delta, Galilean, Grecian, Isaac Parker, King Hiram's, Lynnfield, Matthew John Whittall, Mosaic, Rufus Putnam, St. Mark's, Social Harmony, Sojourners, Somerville, Starr King; approved. Greylock, New Meadows; not approved.

• 06/10: 1981-66;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Artisan, Atlantic, Charles C. Dame, Charles C. Spellman, Daniel Webster, Day Spring, Doric, Eastern Star, Elm, Eureka, Fidelity, Frank W. Thompson, Friendship, Galilean, Greylock (reducing fees for the degrees), The Harvard, Isaac Parker, Joel H. Prouty, Lafayette (North Adams) (reducing fees for the degrees), Montacute, Mount Orthodox, Netop, New Meadows, Norfolk, Pacific, Simon W. Robinson, Spencer, Star, Unity, Washington, Wayfarers; approved.

• 09/09: 1981-106;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Army, Berkshire, Canal Zone Isthmian, DeWitt Clinton, Fidelity, Frank W. Thompson, Ionic (Easthampton) (with changes), Lynnfield, Milton, Nehoiden, Noddle's Island, Paul Dean, Perfection, Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood, Washington, Wyoming; approved.

• 12/09: 1981-130;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Golden Fleece, Hampden, Ionic (Easthampton), King Solomon's, Lynnfield, Pilgrim, Quinebaug, Russell, Wollaston; approved. Abraham H. Howland Jr., Universal; not approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/11: 1981-24; Rt. Wor. Leon Theodore Sochia, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/11: 1981-24; Rt. Wor. Warren George Osgood, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/11: 1981-25; Rt. Wor. Robert Whitten MacGlashing, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/11: 1981-25; Rt. Wor. Rexford Ray Paine, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/11: 1981-25; Rt. Wor. Kenneth Homer Keyes, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/10: 1981-63; Rt. Wor. Jose Formoso Reyes, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/10: 1981-64; Rt. Wor. Clifford Mason Greene, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Pursuivant.
  • 06/10: 1981-64; Rt. Wor. Alexander Roderick MacLeod, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/10: 1981-64; Rt. Wor. James Otis Smith, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/09: 1981-105; Rt. Wor. Everett Parker Hull, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/09: 1981-105; Rt. Wor. Harold John Toole, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/09: 1981-124; Rt. Wor. Willard Kyte French, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/11: 1981-25; Petition by Fraternity and Ebenezer Fuller Lodges, to merge as Fraternity & Fuller Lodge; granted. Charter amended, 1981-28.
• 03/11: 1981-28; Petition by Mizpah and Faith Lodges, to merge as Mizpah-Faith Lodge; granted. Charter amended, 1981-29.
• 09/09: 1981-105: Petition by Gate of the Temple Lodge to amend its charter to remove from Quincy to Stoughton; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 02/03: 1981-1; Brockton. 125th Anniversary of Paul Revere Lodge.
  • 1981-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Raymond E. Allen, Master of Paul Revere Lodge.
  • 1981-2: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1981-3: (02/07) Anniversary Dinner dance at Canoe Club, West Bridgewater.
  • 1981-3: History of Paul Revere Lodge, 1956-1981, by Bro. Russell B. Ford.

• 04/25: 1981-34; Longmeadow. 50th Anniversary of Longmeadow Lodge.
  • 1981-34: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. W. Douglas Spingler, Master of Longmeadow.
  • 1981-35: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.

• 05/15: 1981-36; Newtonville. Uniting of Fraternity and Ebenezer Fuller Lodges.
  • 1981-36: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Arthur P. Kelly and Wor. Charles S. Turcotte, Masters of the two lodges.
  • 1981-37: Ceremony of merger, described in detail. The two lodges were united as Fraternity & Fuller Lodge.

• 05/16: 1981-42; Braintree. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1981-42: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren and guests of Delta Lodge.
  • 1981-43: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1981-43: History of the Braintree Masonic Association.

• 06/02: 1981-45; Boston. 125th Anniversary of Revere Lodge.
  • 1981-46: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Benson Brown, Master of Revere Lodge.
  • 1981-46: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.

• 06/20: 1981-71; Fall River. Dedication of Masonic Apartments.
  • 1981-72: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the various Lodges and their guests.
  • 1981-72: Masonic apartments dedicated "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
  • 1981-72: Address by the Grand MAster. Remarks by other Brothers.

• 06/23: 1981-74; Cambridge. Uniting of Mizpah and Faith Lodge.
  • 1981-75: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Norman H. Shaw, Jr. and Wor. Roger W. Rivinius, Masters of the two lodges.
  • 1981-75. Ceremony of merger. The two lodges were united as Mizpah-Faith Lodge.

• 06/24: 1981-77; Hanover. Burning of the Temple Mortgage.
  • 1981-78: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Allan Johnson, Master of Phoenix Lodge.
  • 1981-78: Mortgage burning ceremony.
  • 1981-78: Remarks by the Grand Master and other officers.

• 08/23: 1981-79; Easthampton. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1981-79: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Donat J. Fournier, Sr., Master of Ionic Lodge.
  • 1981-80: Temple dedicated "to the purposes of Masonry in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
  • 1981-80: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other brothers; note that this date is the 114th anniversary of the granting of Ionic Lodge's charter.

• 09/12: 1981-108; Shelburne Falls. 175th Anniversary of Mountain Lodge.
  • 1981-108: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Mountain Lodge.
  • 1981-109: Presentations. Remarks by Most Wor. Joseph Earl Perry, Acting Senior Grand Warden, who was raised in this Lodge in 1909. Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1981-110ff: History of Mountain Lodge, 1956-1981, by Bro. Walter M. Taylor.

• 10/11: 1981-113; North Brookfield. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1981-113: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Wayne A. Granat, Master of Meridian Sun Lodge.
  • 1981-114: Temple dedicated "to the purposes of Masonry in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
  • 1981-114: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/28/1981)

• 1981-165: Opening and roll call.
• 1981-170: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1981-171: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,301 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1981, as well as the past 2 years.
• 1981-172: Installation of Grand Master Berquist. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1981-174: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1981-175: The Grand Master.
  • 1981-176: Deputy Grand Master William C. Loring.
  • 1981-178: Most Wor. Bernard E. Rothman, Grand Master of Maryland.
  • 1981-181: Newman Flanagan, District Attorney of Suffolk County, State Deputy of Massachusetts Knights of Columbus.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1981

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1981 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and the Canal Zone.

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