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1955

WHITFIELD WHITTEMORE JOHNSON, Esq., Grand Master

A. Neill Osgood, Deputy Grand Master
Henry O. Holley, Senior Grand Warden
Otto A.S. MacKinnon, Junior Grand Warden

1955-21: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
1955-21: Report of Committee on Records.
1955-57: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Most Wor. Kenneth Craik, Past Grand Master of Rhode Island, and Most Wor. Thom W. Corby, Grand Master of Connecticut.
1955-57: Presentation of a Veteran's Medal to Rt. Wor. Lewis B. Bates, Past District Grand Master of the Canal Zone.
1955-58: Presentation by Grand Secretary Earl W. Taylor: Some Historical Data Clarified.
- Paul Revere was not the first Master of Rising States Lodge; Rising States was originally called Lodge of St. Andrew, and was changed while still under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge (09/02/1784).
- The Lodge of St. Andrew was not represented at the meeting of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge on March 8, 1777 by its Master (John Symmes) or its Wardens (William Gray and Stephen Bruce); at this meeting the Massachusetts Grand Lodge "declared its independence" by choosing its own Grand Master, Joseph Webb.
- A series of meetings of the Lodge of St. Andrew led to the "schism" on February 5, 1784, and a lodge with the name St. Andrew was enrolled in Massachusetts Grand Lodge on September 2, 1784 under the name Rising States. This was the lodge that resigned its charter on December 10, 1810.
- Paul Revere was apparently Treasurer of this lodge, though he did officiate as Master when his son Paul Jr. was raised in February 1785.

06/08 Agenda

1955-130: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
1955-130: Report of Committee on Records.
1955-152: Presentation of 75-year membership award to Bro. Charles Wesley Thiery by the Grand Master.
1955-153: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Most Wor. Bernard B. Abedon, Past Grand Master of Rhode Island, and Rt. Wor. Laurence E. Eaton, Grand Marshal.

09/14 Agenda

1955-224: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
1955-224: Report of Committee on Records.
1955-249: Presentation of Distinguished Service Medal to Bro. Mark L. Ball, Superintendent of the Masonic Home "particularly in emergencies such as the recent devastating hurricane. Letters of high commendation were read in connection with the latter."
1955-249: Ritual amended to insert raps before and after the invocation in the Third Degree, in accordance with the recommendation in the Grand Master's Address.
1955-251: Report of Budget Committee.

12/14 Agenda

1955-313: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
1955-314: Report of Committee.
1955-315: Presentation of the "Symbol of Good Will‚" made in Toronto in the 1930s; it had been transmitted from the Grand Lodge of Maine. It is intended that each Grand Lodge should affix its seal before sending it it along.
1955-330: Report of Education Committee.
1955-333: Report of Service Committee.
1955-336: Report of Board of Masonic Relief.
1955-340: Report of Library and Museum Committee. Note: A list of library acquisitions appears on page 1955-350ff.
1955-352: Auditor's Report.
1955-354: Report of the Masonic Education and Charity Trust.
1955-358: Visits by Grand Master:
- Anniversaries:
  - Germania, Boston (01/22; Centenary; Special Communication)
  - Gate of the Temple, Dorchester (03/22, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
  - Union #40, Danbury, CT (04/23, 175th Anniversary)
  - Mount Scopus, Malden (03/23, 25th Anniversary, Special Communication)
  - DeWitt Clinton, Sandwich (05/07, Centenary, Special Communication)
  - Amicable, Cambridge (06/02, 150th Anniversary, Special Communication)
  - Mount Carmel, Lynn (06/13, Centenary, Special Communication)
  - Scioto #6, Chillicothe, Ohio (09/10-11, 150th Anniversary)
  - Granite, Northbridge (11/11, 75th Anniversary, Special Communication)
  - Blackstone River, Blackstone, held in Woonsocket, RI (12/06, Centenary, Special Communication)
  - Winslow Lewis, Boston (12/09, Centenary, Special Communication)
  - Mount Horeb (Woburn) (12/10, Centenary, Special Communication)
- Lodges constituted, officers installed:
  - Nantascot, Hull, held in Boston (10/12, Special Communication)
  - Simonds, Burlington (12/20, Special Communication)
- Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
  - Wellesley, Wellesley Hills (03/08)
  - Middlesex and Alpha, Framingham (06/25; cornerstone laying, Special Communication)
- Lodge Visits:
  - Dalhousie, Newtonville (01/12)
  - Social Harmony, Wareham (02/02; Reception of Junior Grand Warden)
  - Aberdour, Boston (03/01; Reception of Deputy Grand Master)
  - Universal, Orleans (03/11)
  - Realty, Boston (03/29, Constitution of lodge, Special Communication)
  - Major General Henry Knox, Boston (05/10; Table Lodge)
  - Samuel D. Sherwood, Springfield (05/13)
  - Day Spring, Monson (05/13, Reception of Senior Grand Warden)
  - Mystic, Pittsfield (05/14)
  - Victory, Watertown (06/06)
  - St. Paul's (Dorchester) (09/15; installation)
  - The Harvard, Cambridge (09/23; installation)
  - Hope, Gardner (10/01; hall dedication, Special Communication)
  - Marine, Falmouth (10/03; Otis AFB Square Club Night)
  - Simonds U.D., Burlington (10/11)
  - Boston University, Boston (10/19; installation)
  - Kilwinning, Lowell (11/30, Feast of St. Andrew)
  - Fraternal, Hyannis (12/04, Masonic Church Service)
  - Shawmut, Boston (12/22, "Arthur A. Sondheim Night")
1955-373: Report of Committee on Returns.
1955-374: Re-election of Whitfield W. Johnson as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Officers.
1955-377: District Grand Master Clarence L. Johnston of the Canal Zone presented a Distinguished Service Medal to Wor. Henry W. Bigelow, Jr., of Chagres Lodge; Most Ex. Earl E. Dusenberry, Grand High Priest, was presented with the Henry Price Medal by the Grand Master.
1955-378: District Grand Master of Canal Zone expressed sincere appreciation for the opportunity to attend Grand Lodge.
1955-378: Deputy Grand Master of Vermont Alton G. Wheeler presented the greetings of his Grand Lodge.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

09/14: 1955-236; Proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, Section 507, regarding reinstatement of demitted Brothers within five years by majority vote (as is done for suspended Brothers). Referred, 1955-250.
- 12/14: 1955-375; adopted.

09/14: 1955-236; Proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, Section 809, regarding awarding of Veterans' Medals at the fiftieth anniversary of raising (even if Masonic service was interrupted). Referred, 1955-250.
- 12/14: 1955-377; reworded to be "on or about the fiftieth anniversary . . ." and adopted.

Grand Master's Address

03/09: 1955-30: Opening remarks; necrology; Visitations, Conferences in Washington D.C.; recognition of Grand Lodge's contribution to the Old North Church Steeple Fund (The church's steeple was destroyed by Hurricane Carol on August 31, 1954); Temple improvements (to bring the building up to code); investments in Lodge funds; remarks on Canal Zone District; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (11 in excess of 50 years); Masonic Blood Bank; visitors from the Grand Lodges of England and Scotland; State of the Craft (more than 126,000 Masons including approximately 4,500 overseas).

06/08: 1955-131: Opening remarks; necrology; Visitations; All-Masonic Festival; visit to Union #40 in Danbury, CT (chartered by John Rowe in 1780; and the first candidate was Dr. Josiah Bartlett, later Grand Master. Note: the first few pages of Union Lodge's records were copied for the Massachusetts archives.); Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (10 in excess of 50 years); official ruling regarding Sunday meeting (see below); planned reception of representatives of Grand Lodges of England and Scotland.
- 1955-146: Ruling by Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson: "I hereby rule that no Lodge shall hold a meeting for the conferring of a degree on a Sunday, but this ruling shall not preclude the opening of a Lodge on a Sunday for the purpose of attending Divine Worship, conducting a funeral or memorial service for a deceased Brother, or for such other purpose as the Grand Master may specifically authorize."

09/14: 1955-225: Opening remarks; necrology; Summer Activities (visits, Feast of St. John the Baptist, Triennial Conclave); "Ritualistic Matters‚" new cipher (revision of "short form" of Third Degree; raps; short form procession); Masonic Law matters (rulings see below); amendments to Grand Constitutions (see above); Veterans' Medals; inheritance taxes on Masonic bequests; appointment of Most Wor. Thomas Roy as Executive Secretary of the Grand Master's Conference; Hurricane Diane; Masonic Home and Hospital; Hospital Visitation; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (4 in excess of 50 years).
- 1955-235: Ruling: "No Demit of Certificate of Clearance hereafter issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 505 or 507 of the Grand Constitutions shall be valid unless the Masonic record of the Brother named therein has been entered thereon and has been certified by the Grand Secretary under the seal of the Grand Lodge."
- 1955-235: Ruling: "No Certificate of Good Standing hereafter issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 507 of the Grand Constitutions shall be valid until the Masonic record of the Brother named therein has been entered thereon and has been certified by the Grand Secretary under the seal of the Grand Lodge."
- 1955-235: Ruling: "No application for affiliation under the provisions of Section 423 of the Grand Constitutions shall hereafter be balloted upon until the Lodge shall have secured a certified copy of the Masonic record of the applicant over the signature of the Grand Secretary which certified copy shall be retained with the application and the report of the investigating committee in the files of the Lodge."

12/14: 1955-316; Opening remarks; necrology; Annual Reports; Dispensations and new Temples; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (4 in excess of 50 years); Masonic Home and Hospital; Masonic Service Association; Visitations; Grand Master's illness in California; Honorary membership in the Grand Lodge of Peru; Massachusetts inheritance taxes; discipline cases.

Lodge By-Law Changes

03/09: 1955-51;
- Full Codes : none.
- Amendments: Benjamin F. Arrington, Blackstone River, Caleb Butler, Canaan, Charles W. Moore, Day Spring, Excelsior, Fourth Estate, Golden Fleece, Major General Henry Knox, Middlesex, Mount Carmel, Mount Olivet, Noddle's Island, Old Colony, St. John's (Boston), Sibert, Wamesit, Warren, Wayfarers; approved.

06/08: 1955-149;
- Full Codes : Mechanic's.
- Amendments: Artisan, Athol, Benjamin F. Arrington, Bethesda (Brighton), Blackstone River, Boston University, Boylston, Caleb Butler, Ebenezer Fuller, Essex, Evening Star, Excelsior, Globe, Golden Fleece, Hammatt, Hope, John Cutler, Major General Henry Knox, Mosaic, Mount Zion, Noddle's Island, Old Colony, Orange, Orient, Pythagorean, Richard C. MacLaurin, Russell, St. Alban's, St. Mark's, Samuel Crocker Lawrence, Social Harmony, Sojourners, Star, Star in the East, Tahattawan; approved.

09/14: 1955-246;
- Full Codes : none.
- Amendments: Brigham, Corinthian, Esoteric, Hope, Major General Henry Knox, Mizpah, Mount Tabor, Quaboag, Quinsigamond, Saggahew, St. Bernard, St. John's (Boston), Wilder; approved.

12/14: 1957-370;
- Full Codes : none.
- Amendments: Everett C. Benton (with changes), Germania, Hiram, Jerusalem, Noddle's Island, Oriental, Pittsfield, St. John's (Boston), Tuscan, United, Wessagusset, Wyoming; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

NECROLOGIES:
- 03/09: 1955-30; Rt. Wor. Ethelbert Ray Pierce, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 03/09: 1955-31; Rt. Wor. Henry Granville Grush, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 03/09: 1955-31; Rt. Wor. Russell Courtney Tirrell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 03/09: 1955-31; Rt. Wor. George David Robertson, Past Senior Grand Warden.
- 06/08: 1955-132; Rt. Wor. Frank Ernest Swain, Past Senior Grand Warden.
- 06/08: 1955-132; Rt. Wor. Elbridge Gerry Davis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 06/08: 1955-132; Rt. Wor. George Albert Chisholm, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 06/08: 1955-132; Rt. Wor. James Matthew, Past Senior Grand Warden.
- 06/08: 1955-133; Rt. Wor. Robert Montraville Green, Past Deputy Grand Master.
- 09/14: 1955-226; Rt. Wor. Walter Pierry Worden, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 09/14: 1955-226; Rt. Wor. David Lennox Johnston, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 12/14: 1955-317; Rt. Wor. Frank Warren Wilson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 12/14: 1955-317; Rt. Wor. Herbert Willington Davis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 12/14: 1955-317; Rt. Wor. William Smith McRobert, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Standard Bearer, Past Grand Sword Bearer.
- 12/14: 1955-317; Rt. Wor. George Muzzey Kean, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

MEMORIALS:
- 03/09: 1955-31; Rt. Wor. John Bradford Davis, Past District Deputy Grand Master; presented by the Grand Master.
- 03/09: 1955-49; Rt. Wor. George D. Robertson, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by committee report.
- 06/08: 1955-133; Rt. Wor. Frank Ernest Swain, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Most Wor. Claude L. Allen, on behalf of the committee.
- 06/08: 1955-133; Rt. Wor. James Matthew, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Most Wor. Roger Keith, on behalf of the committee.

Petitions for Charters

03/09: 1955-52; Realty U.D., Boston, granted.

03/09: 1955-54; Nantascot U.D., Hull, granted.

06/08: 1955-151; Huntington Lodge, for permission to amend the charter to remove from Huntington to Russell; granted.

09/14: 1955-247; Garden City U.D., Newtonville, granted.

12/14: 1955-371; Simonds U.D., Burlington, granted.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

12/14: 1955-320; Simonds, Burlington (mentioned in Grand Master's Address; granted 03/08)

12/14: 1955-320; Emeth, Newburyport (mentioned in Grand Master's Address; granted 04/25)

12/14: 1955-320; Frank W. Thompson, Bedford (mentioned in Grand Master's Address; granted 11/15)

12/14: 1955-320; North Reading, North Reading, (mentioned in Grand Master's Address; granted 12/12)

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

01/22: 1955-1; Boston. Boston Centenary of Germania Lodge.
- 1955-1: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Philip Weinberg, Master; Grand Lodge opened in ample form.
- 1955-2: The Grand Master presented a dispensation permitting the members of Germania Lodge to wear an appropriate Centenary Medal.
- 1955-2: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
- 1955-3ff: History of Germania Lodge, written by Rt. Wor. Otto Albrecht, Rt. Wor. Nathan P. Harris, and Wor. Benno F. Bernstein.

03/08: 1955-10; Wellesley Hills. Dedication of Masonic apartments of Wellesley Lodge.
- 1955-11: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. William A. Hunt, Master of Wellesley Lodge.
- 1955-11: Dedication of the hall "in full form and ceremony according to ancient usage."
- 1955-11: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
- 1955-11: Presentation of a beautiful set of Working Tools by Wor. Clyde F. Joslyn, Jr., on behalf of the lodges of the Waltham Fifth District.

03/22: 1955-67; Dorchester. Centenary of Gate of the Temple Lodge.
- 1955-68: Grand Lodge opened and received by Wor. Vernon L. Myers, Master of Gate of the Temple Lodge
- 1955-68: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
- 1955-68: Detailed history of the Lodge presented by Rt. Wor. Frank L. Cushing.
- 1955-68: Remarks by Rt. Wor. Archibald Dresser. "May its Century Hinges, just furnished, retain their brightness, until in due time it shall swing on century and quarter ones."
- 1957-70ff: History of Gate of the Temple Lodge, written by Rt. Wor. Frank L. Cushing.

03/23: 1955-88; Malden. 25th Anniversary of Mount Scopus Lodge.
- 1955-88: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Leonard K. Millen, Master of Mount Scopus Lodge.
- 1955-89: The Grand Master presented "suitable medals" to the first group of twenty-five year members and Charter Members.
- 1955-90ff: History of Mount Scopus Lodge, by Wor. Edward I. Adelman.

03/29: 1955-104; Boston. Constitution of Realty Lodge and installation of officers.
- 1955-105: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren.
- 1955-105: Constitution of Realty Lodge; officers installed.
- 1955-105: Grand Master's remarks - "warm words of congratulation and felicitation."
- 1955-106: Presentations to the new lodge.
- 1955-106: First officers of the lodge and its Charter Members.

05/07: 1955-109; Sandwich. Centenary of DeWitt Clinton Lodge.
- 1955-109: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Harold R. MacDonald, Master of DeWitt Clinton Lodge.
- 1955-110: Grand Master's remarks on "the beginning and early history of Freemasonry." Remarks by other Brethren.
- 1955-111ff: History of DeWitt Clinton Lodge, written by Bro. William H. Thomas.

06/02: 1955-117; Cambridge. 150th Anniversary of Amicable Lodge.
- 1955-117: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
- 1955-118: A brief memorial service for Rt. Wor. Walter P. Worden, the General Chairman for the anniversary, who was recently deceased.
- 1955-118: The oldest living Mason in the United States, Bro. Charles Wesley Thierry (age 105), was personally greeted by the Grand Master; he promised a speech when he attended lodge a year hence. There is no record regarding this speech, but Brother Thierry died in March 1958.
- 1955-120ff: (Very brief) history of Amicable Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Arnold P. Thomas.

06/13: 1955-154; Lynn. 150th Anniversary of Mount Carmel Lodge.
- 1955-154: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John E. Moulton, Master of Mount Carmel Lodge.
- 1955-155: Remarks by Grand Master Johnson (Need of our safeguarding the ideals of Masonry as carefully as we do the treasured archives and material possessions of the past.) and other Brethren.
- 1955-156: History of Mount Carmel Lodge, by Wor. Archie P. Simons.

06/25: 1955-169; Framingham. Cornerstone Laying of Masonic Temple.
- 1955-170: Grand Lodge opened in a convenient room in St. Andrew's Church, and proceeded to the Lodge room where Middlesex and Alpha Lodges were in joint session; the Grand Master was received by Wor. Richard M. Harrington and Wor. Raymond L. Watts.
- 1955-170: Corner stone laying "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony."
- 1955-170: Contents of box detailed.
- 1955-171: Remarks by the Grand Master.

10/01: 1955-257; Gardner. Dedication of Masonic apartments of Hope Lodge.
- 1955-258: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Hervey F. Bowden, Master of Hope Lodge.
- 1955-258: Dedication of the hall "in full form and ceremony according to ancient usage."
- 1955-258: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
- 1955-258: Presentation of a captain's chair to the Grand Master; a Past Master's Jewel to the Master; and working tools to the Lodge. The three candles used in the ceremony were to be retained in the lodge's archives.

10/12: 1955-259; Boston. Constitution of Nantascot Lodge (of Hull) and installation of officers.
- 1955-260: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment."
- 1955-260: Constitution of Nantascot Lodge; officers installed.
- 1955-260: Wor. Benjamin Cummins presented Honorary Membership certificates to the Grand Master, Grand Secretary and the Director of Service.
- 1955-261: First officers of the lodge and its Charter Members.

10/13: 1955-264; Newtonville. Constitution of Garden City Lodge and installation of officers.
- 1955-265: Grand Lodge opened.
- 1955-265: Constitution of Garden City Lodge; officers installed.
- 1955-266: First officers of the lodge and its Charter Members.

11/11: 1955-268; Northbridge. 75th Anniversary of Granite Lodge. Rt. Wor. A. Neill Osgood, Deputy Grand Master, Presiding.
- 1955-268: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Harry F. Drinkwater, Master of Granite Lodge.
- 1955-269: Address by Deputy Grand Master Osgood.
- 1955-269: Reopening and resealing of the Souvenir Box; officiated by Rt. Wor. Raymond F. Meader; the box, "of statuary bronze, suitably decorated with Masonic symbols‚" had been sealed by Grand Master Herbert W. Dean in 1930. Contents of box detailed. It was resealed by Acting Grand Master Osgood.
- 1955-271ff: History of Granite Lodge, by Wor. Peter Hackett.

12/06: 1955-279; Woonsocket, RI. Centenary of Blackstone River Lodge. Rt. Wor. A. Neill Osgood, Deputy Grand Master, Presiding. Note: this meeting was held by "gracious permission of the Grand Master of Rhode Island" in Woonsocket RI due to flood damage in Blackstone.
- 1955-279: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Frank C. Wadsworth, Master of Blackstone River Lodge.
- 1955-280: Cutting of the birthday-cake of Rt. Wor. Joseph Hoyle, who had been Master at the Fiftieth Anniversary and Chairman of the Seventy-Fifth (and Honorary Chairman of the 100th).
- 1955-281ff: History of Blackstone River Lodge, written by Wor. Fred M. Bennett.

12/09: 1955-286; Boston. Centenary of Winslow Lewis Lodge.
- 1955-286: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Donald Hovey, Master Winslow Lewis Lodge.
- 1955-287: Installation of officers, including Wor. C. Robinson Fish, III as Master.
- 1955-287: Presentation of Veterans' Medals to Wor. Joseph Lovejoy and Bro. Benjamin King Farnham.
- 1955-287: "Bountiful banquet" at Hotel Touraine.
- 1955-287: Anniversary program, with remarks by the Grand Master and "instructive entertainment presented by H. Whipple Abbott and Miss Margaret F. Abbott, the former playing and explaining the new electronic instrument the Theramin, while Miss Abbott accompanied on the piano."
- 1955-289ff: The Origin of Winslow Lewis Lodge, by Wor. Samuel R. MacKillop.

12/10: 1955-295; Woburn. Centenary of Mount Horeb Lodge.
- 1955-295: Grand Lodge opened at Woburn High School, where it was received by Wor. Clinton A. Kirkness, Master of Mount Horeb Lodge.
- 1955-296: Grand Master's remarks "in his usual gracious manner"; remarks by other Brethren.
- 1955-297ff: History of Mount Horeb Lodge, written by Wor. Hugh W. McKee and Wor. Lewis S. Young; includes notes on Freedom Lodge of Woburn.

12/20: 1955-379; Burlington. Constitution of Simonds Lodge and installation of officers.
- 1955-380: Grand Lodge opened at the Burlington Memorial School.
- 1955-380: Constitution of Simonds Lodge; officers installed.
- 1955-380: Address by Grand Master; greetings from Rt. Wor. Geoffrey L. Pippette, District Deputy Grand Master, on behalf of the Somerville 6th District.
- 1955-381: First officers of the lodge and its Charter Members.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 07/22/1955)

1955-173; Opening and roll call.
1955-176: Reception of Guests.
1955-176: Announcements: that the Temple occupancy permits had been duly obtained; and that the Revere Urn was present as part of the Grand Lodge procession.
1955-177: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Most Wor. the Rt. Hon. Lord MacDonald, the Grand Master Mason of Scotland, and (in absentia) the Earl of Scarborough, the Grand Master of England; the latter's duties as Lord Chamberlain to H.M. Queen Elizabeth precluded his coming and Sir Allan Adair, Assistant Grand Master, received the medal for him.
1955-178: Feast of St. John the Baptist, listing toasts and names of speakers:
- 1955-179: The Grand Master.
- 1955-184: Bro. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce, with the greetings of the President.
- 1955-187: Past Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson. Beginnings of Freemasonry in Massachusetts.
- 1955-196: Past Grand Master Thomas S. Roy. Saint John the Baptist.
- 1955-202: Rt. Wor. Sir Allan Adair, Assistant Grand Master of England.
- 1955-205: Most Wor. Lord MacDonald, Grand Master Mason of Scotland.
- 1955-208: Rt. Wor. Rt. Hon. The Earl of Eglinton and Winton, Depute Grand Master of Scotland.
- 1955-210: Rt. Wor. Sir Sydney A. White, Grand Secretary of England.
- 1955-212: Rt. Wor. Alexander F. Buchan, Grand Secretary of Scotland.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1955)

1955-383: Opening and roll call.
1955-388: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
1955-389: Report of Grand Secretary: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1955, as well as the past 2-3 years.
1955-389: Installation of Grand Master Johnson. Installation of other Grand Officers.
1955-392: Remarks by Rt. Wor. and Senator Leverett Salstonstall.
1955-392: Presentation of Henry Price Medal to Most Wor. Raymond C. Ellis, Grand Master of New York.
1955-393: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers:
- 1955-394: Grand Master Johnson.
- 1955-394: Grand Master William J. McMahon of Virginia. Note: There is a rather offensive joke told by this Grand Master using the word n*****.
- 1955-397: Grand Master Johnson.
- 1955-401: Grand Master Leslie F. Murch of New Hampshire.
- 1955-403: Bro. Sumner G. Whittier, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
- 1955-407: Grand Master Raymond C. Ellis of New York.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1955

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Frank S. Spencer, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-423

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

John E. Eaton, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-424

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Irving C. Langley, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-425

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Mosier B. Goldberg, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-426

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

Harry J. Borofsky, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-427

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Francis A. Troy, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-428

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

A. Ralph Durning, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-429

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Theodore F. Tuttle, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-430

Washington (Roxbury, 1796)
Eliot (Boston, 1866)
Dorchester (Dorchester, 1912)
West Roxbury (Roslindale, 1919)
Milton (Milton, 1922)
Hesperia (Boston, 1925)

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Charles F. Giles, District Deputy Grand Master; x Lodges
Tabular: 1955-431

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Fred C. Hitchcock, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-432

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Geoffrey L. Pippette, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1955-433

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Charles D. Harrington, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-434

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Stanley F. Maxwell, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1955-435

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Herbert N. Faulkner, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-436

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Marshall W. Hunt, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-437

Essex (Salem, 1791)
Mount Carmel (Lynn, 1805)
Mosaic (Danvers, 1870)
Damascus (Lynn, 1906)
Wayfarers (Swampscott, 1914)
Budleigh (Beverly, 1921)
Benjamin F. Arrington (Lynn, 1928)

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Carroll B. French, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-438

Philanthropic (Marblehead, 1760)
Jordan (Peabody, 1808)
Amity (Danvers, 1863)
Starr King (Salem, 1864)
Golden Fleece (Lynn, 1864)
Bethlehem (Lynn, 1920)
Mount Sinai (Lynn, 1946)

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

George E. MacLean, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-439

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Arthur C. Browne, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1955-440

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Clifton F. Swain, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-441

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

William A. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-442

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Stanley MacPhadden, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-443

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Burton K. Sawtelle, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-444

Mount Zion (Barre, 1800)
Orange (Orange, 1859)
Hope (Gardner, 1864)
Star (Athol, 1864)
Artisan (Winchendon, 1865)
Athol (Athol, 1872)

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

George R. Wilcox, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-445

Republican (Greenfield, 1795)
Harmony (Northfield, 1796)
Mountain (Shelburne Falls, 1806)
Morning Sun (Conway, 1869)
Bay State (Montague, 1872)
Mechanic's (Turner's Falls, 1878)
Mount Sugar Loaf (South Deerfield, 1912)

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Laurence F. Lindley, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-446

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

William E. Morgan, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-447

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Edgar G. Thompson, District Deputy Grand Master; x Lodges
Tabular: 1955-448

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Raymond L. Chisholm, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-449

Chicopee (Chicopee, 1848)
Brigham (Ludlow, 1891)
Esoteric (Springfield, 1909)
William Whiting (Holyoke, 1909)
Charles C. Spellman (East Longmeadow, 1921)
Samuel D. Sherwood (Springfield, 1921)

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Francis M. Webber, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-450

Hampden (Springfield, 1817)
Mount Moriah (Westfield, 1856)
Huntington (Russell, 1866)
Springfield (Springfield, 1895)
Mount Orthodox (West Springfield, 1913)
Federal (Cheshire, 1914)
Shawmont (Springfield (Indian Orchard), 1952)

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

James L. Collard, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-451

Thomas (Palmer, 1796)
Quaboag (Warren, 1858)
Day Spring (Monson, 1862)
Eden (Ware, 1863)
Vernon (Belchertown, 1869)

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Harold E. Chafee, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-452

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Loran Stanhope, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-453

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

G. Willard King, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-454

Olive Branch (Millbury, 1797)
Franklin (Grafton, 1851)
Montacute (Worcester, 1858)
Athelstan (Worcester, 1865)
Quinsigamond(Worcester, 1870)
Boylston (West Boylston, 1876)
Joel H. Prouty (Auburn, 1927)
Matthew John Whittall (Shrewsbury, 1928)
Level (Worcester, 1952)

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Abraham T. Handverger, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-455

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Herbert P. Faber, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-456

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Gordon W. Weddleton, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-457

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Frank S. Treco, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-458

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

B. Merrill Kinsley, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-459

Old Colony (Hingham, 1792)
Corner Stone (Duxbury, 1801)
Plymouth (Plymouth, 1825)
Konohassett (Cohasset, 1864)
Phoenix (Hanover, 1873)
Satuit (Scituate, 1875)
Nantascot (Hull, 1954)

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Winthrop L. Baker, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-460

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Harold W. Eastman, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-461

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

John D. Dorr, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-462

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

George R. Dewhurst, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-463

Mount Hope (Fall River, 1824)
Eureka (New Bedford, 1857)
Pioneer (Somerset, 1863)
Abraham H. Howland Jr. (New Bedford, 1915)
Massasoit (Fall River, 1915)
Watuppa (Fall River, 1926)
Wamsutta (New Bedford, 1949)

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

John Wright, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-464

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Milton L. Smythe, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-465

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Winthrop V. Wilbur, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-466

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Clement K. Eldredge, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-467

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Hilmer Ackerman, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-468

Roswell Lee (Springfield, 1864)
Belcher (Chicopee, 1870)
Newton (Wilbraham, 1870)
Indian Orchard (Springfield (Indian Orchard), 1911)
Samuel Osgood (Springfield, 1921)
Elm (West Springfield, 1924)
Longmeadow (Longmeadow, 1931)

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Clarence L. Johnston, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-469

Sojourners (Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1912)
Canal Zone (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1913)
Army (Empire, Canal Zone, 1915)
Isthmian (Paraiso, Canal Zone, 1916)
Darien (Balboa, Canal Zone, 1917)
Sibert (Gatun, Canal Zone, 1918)
Chagres (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1921)

CHILE DISTRICT

Albert E. Jones, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-470

Bethesda (Valparaiso, Chile, 1854)
Huelen (Santiago, Chile, 1876)
St. John's (Concepción) (Concepción, Chile, 1884)

CHINA (SHANGHAI) DISTRICT

Hyman Hodes, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-471

Ancient Landmark (Shanghai, China, 1863) In recess
Shanghai (Shanghai, China, 1903) In recess
Sinim (Tokyo, Japan, 1903)

CHINA (NORTH CHINA) District

No Deputy; 2 Lodges
Tabular: 1955-472

International (Peking, China, 1915) In recess
Hykes Memorial, Tientsin, China, 1922) In recess

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 '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWJohnson WHITFIELD WHITTEMORE JOHNSON], Esq., Grand Master'''
+'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMOsgood A. Neill Osgood]''', Deputy Grand Master <br>
+'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLHHolley Henry O. Holley]''', Senior Grand Warden <br>
+'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLOMacKinnon Otto A.S. MacKinnon]''', Junior Grand Warden
+<hr>
 === QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS ===
@@ Line 14: / Line 20: @@
 * 1955-21: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
-* 1955-21: Report of Committee on Records and Recognition of Proxies.
+* 1955-21: Report of Committee on Records.
-* 1955-56: Report of the Committee on Petitions for Restoration and Reinstatement.
 * 1955-57: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Most Wor. Kenneth Craik, Past Grand Master of Rhode Island, and Most Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CTGMCorby Thom W. Corby], Grand Master of Connecticut.
 * 1955-57: Presentation of a Veteran's Medal to Rt. Wor. Lewis B. Bates, Past District Grand Master of the Canal Zone.
-* 1955-58: Presentation by Grand Secretary Earl W. Taylor: ''Some Historical Data Clarified.''
+* 1955-58: Presentation by Grand Secretary [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLETaylor Earl W. Taylor]: '''Some Historical Data Clarified.'''
 ** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMRevere Paul Revere] was not the first Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RisingStates Rising States] Lodge; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RisingStates Rising States] was originally called [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew], and was changed while still under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge (09/02/1784).
 ** The [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew] was not represented at the meeting of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge on March 8, 1777 by its Master (John Symmes) or its Wardens (William Gray and Stephen Bruce); at this meeting the Massachusetts Grand Lodge "declared its independence" by choosing its own Grand Master, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWebb Joseph Webb].
@@ Line 27: / Line 32: @@
 * 1955-130: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
-* 1955-130: Report of Committee on Records and Recognition of Proxies.
+* 1955-130: Report of Committee on Records.
-* 1955-151: Report of the Committee on Petitions for Restoration and Reinstatement.
 * 1955-152: Presentation of 75-year membership award to Bro. Charles Wesley Thiery by the Grand Master.
-* 1955-153: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Most wor. Bernard B. Abedon, Past Grand Master of Rhode Island, and Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMEaton Laurence E. Eaton], Grand Marshal.
+* 1955-153: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Most Wor. Bernard B. Abedon, Past Grand Master of Rhode Island, and Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMEaton Laurence E. Eaton], Grand Marshal.
 ==== 09/14 Agenda ====
 * 1955-224: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
-* 1955-224: Report of Committee on Records and Recognition of Proxies.
+* 1955-224: Report of Committee on Records.
-* 1955-248: Report of the Committee on Petitions for Restoration and Reinstatement.
 * 1955-249: Presentation of Distinguished Service Medal to Bro. Mark L. Ball, Superintendent of the Masonic Home "particularly in emergencies such as the recent devastating hurricane. Letters of high commendation were read in connection with the latter."
 * 1955-249: Ritual amended to insert raps before and after the invocation in the Third Degree, in accordance with the recommendation in the Grand Master's Address.
@@ Line 44: / Line 47: @@
 * 1955-313: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
-* 1955-314: Report of Committee on Records and Recognition of Proxies.
+* 1955-314: Report of Committee.
 * 1955-315: Presentation of the "Symbol of Good Will‚" made in Toronto in the 1930s; it had been transmitted from the Grand Lodge of Maine. It is intended that each Grand Lodge should affix its seal before sending it it along.
 * 1955-330: Report of Education Committee.
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 * 1955-358: Visits by Grand Master:
 ** Anniversaries:
-*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Germania Germania], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] (01/22; 100th Anniversary; Special Communication)
+*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Germania Germania], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] (01/22; Centenary; Special Communication)
 *** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GateTemple Gate of the Temple], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADorchester Dorchester] (03/22, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
-*** Unity #40, Danbury, Connecticut (04/23, 175th Anniversary)
+*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CTUnion40 Union #40], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CTDanbury Danbury, CT] (04/23, 175th Anniversary)
 *** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountScopus Mount Scopus], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMalden Malden] (03/23, 25th Anniversary, Special Communication)
-*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DeWittClinton DeWitt Clinton], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASandwich Sandwich] (05/07, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
+*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DeWittClinton DeWitt Clinton], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASandwich Sandwich] (05/07, Centenary, Special Communication)
-*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Amicable Amicable], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge Cambridge] (06/02, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
+*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Amicable Amicable], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge Cambridge] (06/02, 150th Anniversary, Special Communication)
-*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountCarmel Mount Carmel], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn Lynn] (06/13, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
+*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountCarmel Mount Carmel], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn Lynn] (06/13, Centenary, Special Communication)
 *** Scioto #6, Chillicothe, Ohio (09/10-11, 150th Anniversary)
 *** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Granite Granite], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthbridge Northbridge] (11/11, 75th Anniversary, Special Communication)
-*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlackstoneRiver Blackstone River], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABlackstone Blackstone], held in Woonsocket, RI (12/06, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
+*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlackstoneRiver Blackstone River], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABlackstone Blackstone], held in Woonsocket, RI (12/06, Centenary, Special Communication)
-*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WinslowLewis Winslow Lewis], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] (12/09, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
+*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WinslowLewis Winslow Lewis], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] (12/09, Centenary, Special Communication)
-*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountHorebW Mount Horeb (Woburn)] (12/10, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
+*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountHorebW Mount Horeb (Woburn)] (12/10, Centenary, Special Communication)
 ** Lodges constituted, officers installed:
-*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Nantascot Nantascot], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHull Hull], held in Boston (10/12, Constitution of lodge, Special Communication)
+*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Nantascot Nantascot], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHull Hull], held in Boston (10/12, Special Communication)
-*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Simonds Simonds], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABurlington Burlington] (12/20, Constitution of Lodge, Special Communication)
+*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Simonds Simonds], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABurlington Burlington] (12/20, Special Communication)
 ** Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
-*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wellesley Wellesley], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWellesley Wellesley] Hills (03/08; hall dedication)
+*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wellesley Wellesley], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWellesley Wellesley] Hills (03/08)
 *** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Middlesex Middlesex] and [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Alpha Alpha], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFramingham Framingham] (06/25; cornerstone laying, Special Communication)
 ** Lodge Visits:
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 *** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Kilwinning Kilwinning], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell Lowell] (11/30, Feast of St. Andrew)
 *** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Fraternal Fraternal], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHyannis Hyannis] (12/04, Masonic Church Service)
-*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Shawmut Shawmut], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] (12/22, Arthur A. Sondheim Night)
+*** [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Shawmut Shawmut], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] (12/22, "Arthur A. Sondheim Night")
-* 1955-372: Report of the Committee on Petitions for Restoration and Reinstatement.
 * 1955-373: Report of Committee on Returns.
 * 1955-374: Re-election of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWJohnson Whitfield W. Johnson] as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Officers.
@@ Line 101: / Line 103: @@
 ==== Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals ====
-* 09/14: 1955-236; Proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, Section 507, regarding reinstatement of demitted Brothers within five years by majority vote (as is done for suspended Brothers). Referred, 1955-250.
+* 09/14: 1955-236; Proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsGC1953#Section_507 Section 507], regarding reinstatement of demitted Brothers within five years by majority vote (as is done for suspended Brothers). Referred, 1955-250.
 ** 12/14: 1955-375; adopted.
-* 09/14: 1955-236; Proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, Section 809, regarding awarding of Veterans' Medals at the fiftieth anniversary of raising (even if Masonic service was interrupted). Referred, 1955-250.
+* 09/14: 1955-236; Proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsGC1953#Section_809 Section 809], regarding awarding of Veterans' Medals at the fiftieth anniversary of raising (even if Masonic service was interrupted). Referred, 1955-250.
 ** 12/14: 1955-377; reworded to be "on or about the fiftieth anniversary . . ." and adopted.
 ==== Grand Master's Address ====
-* 03/09: 1955-30: In Memoria; Visitations, Conferences in Washington D.C.; recognition of Grand Lodge's contribution to the Old North Church Steeple Fund (''The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_North_Church#Steeple_damage church's steeple] was destroyed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Carol Hurricane Carol] on August 31, 1954''); Temple improvements (to bring the building up to code); investments in Lodge funds; remarks on Canal Zone District; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (11 in excess of 50 years); Masonic Blood Bank; visitors from the Grand Lodges of England and Scotland; State of the Craft (more than 126,000 Masons including approximately 4,500 overseas).
+* 03/09: 1955-30: Opening remarks; necrology; Visitations, Conferences in Washington D.C.; recognition of Grand Lodge's contribution to the Old North Church Steeple Fund (''The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_North_Church#Steeple_damage church's steeple] was destroyed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Carol Hurricane Carol] on August 31, 1954''); Temple improvements (to bring the building up to code); investments in Lodge funds; remarks on Canal Zone District; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (11 in excess of 50 years); Masonic Blood Bank; visitors from the Grand Lodges of England and Scotland; State of the Craft (more than 126,000 Masons including approximately 4,500 overseas).
-* 06/08: 1955-131: In Memoria; Visitations; All-Masonic Festival; visit to Union #40 in Danbury, CT (chartered by [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMRowe John Rowe] in 1780; and the first candidate was Dr. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMBartlett Josiah Bartlett], later Grand Master. ''Note: the first few pages of Union Lodge's records were copied for the Massachusetts archives.''); Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (10 in excess of 50 years); official ruling regarding Sunday meeting (see below); planned reception of representatives of Grand Lodges of England and Scotland.
+* 06/08: 1955-131: Opening remarks; necrology; Visitations; All-Masonic Festival; visit to [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CTUnion40 Union #40] in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CTDanbury Danbury, CT] (chartered by [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMRowe John Rowe] in 1780; and the first candidate was Dr. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMBartlett Josiah Bartlett], later Grand Master. ''Note: the first few pages of Union Lodge's records were copied for the Massachusetts archives.''); Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (10 in excess of 50 years); official ruling regarding Sunday meeting (see below); planned reception of representatives of Grand Lodges of England and Scotland.
 ** 1955-146: Ruling by Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson: "I hereby rule that no Lodge shall hold a meeting for the conferring of a degree on a Sunday, but this ruling shall not preclude the opening of a Lodge on a Sunday for the purpose of attending Divine Worship, conducting a funeral or memorial service for a deceased Brother, or for such other purpose as the Grand Master may specifically authorize."
-* 09/14: 1955-225: In Memoria; Summer Activities (visits, Feast of St. John the Baptist, Triennial Conclave); "Ritualistic Matters‚" new cipher (revision of "short form" of Third Degree; raps; short form procession); Masonic Law matters (rulings see below); amendments to Grand Constitutions (see above); Veterans' Medals; inheritance taxes on Masonic bequests; appointment of Most Wor. Thomas Roy as Executive Secretary of the Grand Master's Conference; Hurricane Diane; Masonic Home and Hospital; Hospital Visitation; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (4 in excess of 50 years).
+* 09/14: 1955-225: Opening remarks; necrology; Summer Activities (visits, Feast of St. John the Baptist, Triennial Conclave); "Ritualistic Matters‚" new cipher (revision of "short form" of Third Degree; raps; short form procession); Masonic Law matters (rulings see below); amendments to Grand Constitutions (see above); Veterans' Medals; inheritance taxes on Masonic bequests; appointment of Most Wor. Thomas Roy as Executive Secretary of the Grand Master's Conference; Hurricane Diane; Masonic Home and Hospital; Hospital Visitation; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (4 in excess of 50 years).
-** 1955-235: Ruling by Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson: "No Demit of Certificate of Clearance hereafter issued pursuant to the provisions of Sections 505 or 507 of the Grand Constitutions shall be valid unless the Masonic record of the Brother named therein has been entered thereon and has been certified by the Grand Secretary under the seal of the Grand Lodge."
+** 1955-235: Ruling: "No Demit of Certificate of Clearance hereafter issued pursuant to the provisions of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsGC1953#Section_505 Section 505] or [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsGC1953#Section_507 507] of the Grand Constitutions shall be valid unless the Masonic record of the Brother named therein has been entered thereon and has been certified by the Grand Secretary under the seal of the Grand Lodge."
-** 1955-235: Ruling by Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson: "No Certificate of Good Standing hereafter issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 507 of the Grand Constitutions shall be valid until the Masonic record of the Brother named therein has b een entered thereon and has been certified by the Grand Secretary under the seal of the Grand Lodge."
+** 1955-235: Ruling: "No Certificate of Good Standing hereafter issued pursuant to the provisions of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsGC1953#Section_507 Section 507] of the Grand Constitutions shall be valid until the Masonic record of the Brother named therein has been entered thereon and has been certified by the Grand Secretary under the seal of the Grand Lodge."
-** 1955-235: Ruling by Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson: "No application for affiliation under the provisions of Section 423 of the Grand Constitutions shall hereafter be balloted upon until the Lodge shall have secured a certified copy of the Masonic record of the applicant over the signature of the Grand Secretary which certified copy shall be retained with the application and the report of the investigating committee in the files of the Lodge."
+** 1955-235: Ruling: "No application for affiliation under the provisions of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsGC1953#Section_423 Section 423] of the Grand Constitutions shall hereafter be balloted upon until the Lodge shall have secured a certified copy of the Masonic record of the applicant over the signature of the Grand Secretary which certified copy shall be retained with the application and the report of the investigating committee in the files of the Lodge."
-* 12/14: 1955-316; In Memoria; Annual Reports; Dispensations and new Temples; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (4 in excess of 50 years); Masonic Home and Hospital; Masonic Service Association; Visitations; Grand Master's illness in California; Honorary membership in the Grand Lodge of Peru; Massachusetts inheritance taxes; discipline cases.
+* 12/14: 1955-316; Opening remarks; necrology; Annual Reports; Dispensations and new Temples; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (4 in excess of 50 years); Masonic Home and Hospital; Masonic Service Association; Visitations; Grand Master's illness in California; Honorary membership in the Grand Lodge of Peru; Massachusetts inheritance taxes; discipline cases.
 ==== Lodge By-Law Changes ====
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 * 03/09: 1955-51;
 ** ''Full Codes '': ''none''.
-** ''Amendments'': [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BenjaminFArrington Benjamin F. Arrington], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlackstoneRiver Blackstone River], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CalebButler Caleb Butler], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Canaan Canaan], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CharlesWMoore Charles W. Moore], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DaySpring Day Spring], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Excelsior Excelsior], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=FourthEstate Fourth Estate], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GoldenFleece Golden Fleece], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MajorGeneralHenryKnox Major General Henry Knox], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Middlesex Middlesex], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountCarmel Mount Carmel], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountOlivet Mount Olivet], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=NoddlesIsland Noddle's Island], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=OldColony Old Colony], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnB St. John's (Boston)], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Sibert Sibert], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wamesit Wamesit], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Warren Warren], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wayfarers Wayfarers].
+** ''Amendments'': [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BenjaminFArrington Benjamin F. Arrington], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlackstoneRiver Blackstone River], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CalebButler Caleb Butler], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Canaan Canaan], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CharlesWMoore Charles W. Moore], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DaySpring Day Spring], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Excelsior Excelsior], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=FourthEstate Fourth Estate], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GoldenFleece Golden Fleece], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MajorGeneralHenryKnox Major General Henry Knox], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Middlesex Middlesex], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountCarmel Mount Carmel], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountOlivet Mount Olivet], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=NoddlesIsland Noddle's Island], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=OldColony Old Colony], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnB St. John's (Boston)], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Sibert Sibert], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wamesit Wamesit], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Warren Warren], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wayfarers Wayfarers]; approved.
-** Approved with necessary changes "none of which involves a reduction in the fees for the degrees."
 * 06/08: 1955-149;
 ** ''Full Codes '': [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mechanics Mechanic's].
-** ''Amendments'': [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Artisan Artisan], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Athol Athol], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BenjaminFArrington Benjamin F. Arrington], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BethesdaB Bethesda (Brighton)], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlackstoneRiver Blackstone River], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BostonUniversity Boston University], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Boylston Boylston], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CalebButler Caleb Butler], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EbenezerFuller Ebenezer Fuller], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Essex2 Essex], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EveningStar Evening Star], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Excelsior Excelsior], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Globe Globe], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GoldenFleece Golden Fleece], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hammatt Hammatt], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hope Hope], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=JohnCutler John Cutler], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MajorGeneralHenryKnox Major General Henry Knox], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mosaic Mosaic], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountZion Mount Zion], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=NoddlesIsland Noddle's Island], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=OldColony Old Colony], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Orange2 Orange], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Orient Orient], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pythagorean Pythagorean], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RichardCMacLaurin Richard C. MacLaurin], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Russell Russell], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAlban St. Alban's], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StMark St. Mark's], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SamuelCrockerLawrence Samuel Crocker Lawrence], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SocialHarmony Social Harmony], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Sojourners Sojourners], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Star Star], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StarEast1 Star in the East], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Tahattawan Tahattawan].
+** ''Amendments'': [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Artisan Artisan], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Athol Athol], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BenjaminFArrington Benjamin F. Arrington], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BethesdaB Bethesda (Brighton)], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlackstoneRiver Blackstone River], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BostonUniversity Boston University], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Boylston Boylston], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CalebButler Caleb Butler], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EbenezerFuller Ebenezer Fuller], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Essex2 Essex], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EveningStar Evening Star], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Excelsior Excelsior], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Globe Globe], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GoldenFleece Golden Fleece], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hammatt Hammatt], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hope Hope], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=JohnCutler John Cutler], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MajorGeneralHenryKnox Major General Henry Knox], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mosaic Mosaic], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountZion Mount Zion], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=NoddlesIsland Noddle's Island], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=OldColony Old Colony], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Orange2 Orange], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Orient Orient], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pythagorean Pythagorean], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RichardCMacLaurin Richard C. MacLaurin], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Russell Russell], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAlban St. Alban's], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StMark St. Mark's], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SamuelCrockerLawrence Samuel Crocker Lawrence], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SocialHarmony Social Harmony], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Sojourners Sojourners], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Star Star], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StarEast1 Star in the East], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Tahattawan Tahattawan]; approved.
-** Approved with necessary changes "none of which involves a reduction in the fees for the degrees."
 * 09/14: 1955-246;
 ** ''Full Codes '': ''none''.
-** ''Amendments'': [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Brigham Brigham], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Corinthian Corinthian], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Esoteric Esoteric], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hope Hope], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MajorGeneralHenryKnox Major General Henry Knox], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mizpah Mizpah], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountTabor Mount Tabor], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Quaboag Quaboag], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Quinsigamond Quinsigamond], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Saggahew Saggahew], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StBernard St. Bernard], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnB St. John's (Boston)], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wilder Wilder].
+** ''Amendments'': [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Brigham Brigham], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Corinthian Corinthian], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Esoteric Esoteric], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hope Hope], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MajorGeneralHenryKnox Major General Henry Knox], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mizpah Mizpah], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountTabor Mount Tabor], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Quaboag Quaboag], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Quinsigamond Quinsigamond], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Saggahew Saggahew], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StBernard St. Bernard], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnB St. John's (Boston)], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wilder Wilder]; approved.
-** Approved with necessary changes "none of which involves a reduction in the fees for the degrees."
 * 12/14: 1957-370;
 ** ''Full Codes '': ''none''.
-** ''Amendments'': [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EverettCBenton Everett C. Benton], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Germania Germania], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hiram Hiram], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Jerusalem Jerusalem], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=NoddlesIsland Noddle's Island], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Oriental Oriental], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pittsfield Pittsfield], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnB St. John's (Boston)], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Tuscan Tuscan], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=United United], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wessagusset Wessagusset], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wyoming Wyoming].
+** ''Amendments'': [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EverettCBenton Everett C. Benton] (with changes), [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Germania Germania], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hiram Hiram], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Jerusalem Jerusalem], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=NoddlesIsland Noddle's Island], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Oriental Oriental], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pittsfield Pittsfield], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnB St. John's (Boston)], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Tuscan Tuscan], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=United United], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wessagusset Wessagusset], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wyoming Wyoming]; approved.
-** Approved with necessary changes "none of which involves a reduction in the fees for the degrees" (except Section 3 of Article V by [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EverettCBenton Everett C. Benton] not approved.)
 ==== Necrologies and Memorials ====
-* 03/09: 1955-30; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Ethelbert Ray Pierce, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
+* NECROLOGIES:
+** 03/09: 1955-30; Rt. Wor. Ethelbert Ray Pierce, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
+** 03/09: 1955-31; Rt. Wor. Henry Granville Grush, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
+** 03/09: 1955-31; Rt. Wor. Russell Courtney Tirrell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
+** 03/09: 1955-31; Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLGRobertson George David Robertson], Past Senior Grand Warden.
+** 06/08: 1955-132; Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLFSwain Frank Ernest Swain], Past Senior Grand Warden.
+** 06/08: 1955-132; Rt. Wor. Elbridge Gerry Davis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
+** 06/08: 1955-132; Rt. Wor. George Albert Chisholm, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
+** 06/08: 1955-132; Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJMatthew James Matthew], Past Senior Grand Warden.
+** 06/08: 1955-133; Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLRGreen Robert Montraville Green], Past Deputy Grand Master.
+** 09/14: 1955-226; Rt. Wor. Walter Pierry Worden, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
+** 09/14: 1955-226; Rt. Wor. David Lennox Johnston, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
+** 12/14: 1955-317; Rt. Wor. Frank Warren Wilson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
+** 12/14: 1955-317; Rt. Wor. Herbert Willington Davis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
+** 12/14: 1955-317; Rt. Wor. William Smith McRobert, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Standard Bearer, Past Grand Sword Bearer.
+** 12/14: 1955-317; Rt. Wor. George Muzzey Kean, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
-* 03/09: 1955-31; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Henry Granville Grush, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
+* MEMORIALS:
+** 03/09: 1955-31; Rt. Wor. John Bradford Davis, Past District Deputy Grand Master; presented by the Grand Master.
-* 03/09: 1955-31; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Russell Courtney Tirrell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
+** 03/09: 1955-49; Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLGRobertson George D. Robertson], Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by committee report.
+** 06/08: 1955-133; Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLFSwain Frank Ernest Swain], Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Most Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMAllen Claude L. Allen], on behalf of the committee.
-* 03/09: 1955-31; Memorial to Rt. Wor. John Bradford Davis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
+** 06/08: 1955-133; Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJMatthew James Matthew], Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Most Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMKeith Roger Keith], on behalf of the committee.
-* 03/09: 1955-31; Memorial to Rt. Wor. George David Robertson, Past Senior Grand Warden.
-** 03/09: 1955-49; Presented by committee report.
-* 06/08: 1955-132; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Frank Ernest Swain, Past Senior Grand Warden.
-** 06/08: 1955-133; Presented by Most Wor. Claude L. Allen, on behalf of the committee.
-* 06/08: 1955-132; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Elbridge Gerry Davis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
-* 06/08: 1955-132; Memorial to Rt. Wor. George Albert Chisholm, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
-* 06/08: 1955-132; Memorial to Rt. Wor. James Matthew, Past Senior Grand Warden.
-** 06/08: 1955-133; Presented by Most Wor. Roger Keith, on behalf of the committee.
-* 06/08: 1955-133; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Robert Montraville Green, Past Deputy Grand Master.
-* 09/14: 1955-226; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Walter Pierry Worden, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
-* 09/14: 1955-226; Memorial to Rt. Wor. David Lennox Johnston, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
-* 12/14: 1955-317; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Frank Warren Wilson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
-* 12/14: 1955-317; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Herbert Willington Davis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
-* 12/14: 1955-317; Memorial to Rt. Wor. William Smith McRobert, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Standard Bearer, Past Grand Sword Bearer.
-* 12/14: 1955-317; Memorial to Rt. Wor. George Muzzey Kean, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
 ==== Petitions for Charters ====
-* 03/09: 1955-52; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Realty Realty] U.D., [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], in the Cambridge 2nd District; approved.
+* 03/09: 1955-52; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Realty Realty] U.D., [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], granted.
-* 03/09: 1955-54; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Nantascot Nantascot] U.D., [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHull Hull], in the Plymouth 27th District; approved.
+* 03/09: 1955-54; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Nantascot Nantascot] U.D., [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHull Hull], granted.
-* 06/08: 1955-151; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Huntington Huntington] Lodge, for permission to amend the charter to remove from [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHuntington Huntington] to [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MARussell Russell]; approved.
+* 06/08: 1955-151; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Huntington Huntington] Lodge, for permission to amend the charter to remove from [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHuntington Huntington] to [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MARussell Russell]; granted.
-* 09/14: 1955-247; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GardenCity Garden City] U.D., [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewtonville Newtonville], in the Brighton 5th District; approved.
+* 09/14: 1955-247; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GardenCity Garden City] U.D., [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewtonville Newtonville], granted.
-* 12/14: 1955-371; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Simonds Simonds] U.D., [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABurlington Burlington], in the Somerville 6th District; approved.
+* 12/14: 1955-371; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Simonds Simonds] U.D., [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABurlington Burlington], granted.
 ==== Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges ====
-* 12/14: 1955-320; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Simonds Simonds], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABurlington Burlington], 03/08/1955.
+* 12/14: 1955-320; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Simonds Simonds], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABurlington Burlington] (mentioned in Grand Master's Address; granted 03/08)
-* 12/14: 1955-320; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Emeth Emeth], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewburyport Newburyport], 04/25/1955.
+* 12/14: 1955-320; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Emeth Emeth], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewburyport Newburyport] (mentioned in Grand Master's Address; granted 04/25)
-* 12/14: 1955-320; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=FrankWThompson Frank W. Thompson], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABedford Bedford], 11/15/1955.
+* 12/14: 1955-320; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=FrankWThompson Frank W. Thompson], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABedford Bedford] (mentioned in Grand Master's Address; granted 11/15)
-* 12/14: 1955-320; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=NorthReading North Reading], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANReading North Reading], 12/12/1955.
+* 12/14: 1955-320; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=NorthReading North Reading], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANReading North Reading], (mentioned in Grand Master's Address; granted 12/12)
 === SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS ===
-* 01/22/1955: 1955-1; Boston. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Germania Germania] Lodge.
+* 01/22: 1955-1; Boston. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston] Centenary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Germania Germania] Lodge.
-** 1955-1: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Philip Weinberg, Master; Grand Lodge opened in ample form.
+** 1955-1: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Philip Weinberg, Master; Grand Lodge opened in ample form.
 ** 1955-2: The Grand Master presented a dispensation permitting the members of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Germania Germania] Lodge to wear an appropriate Centenary Medal.
 ** 1955-2: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
-** 1957-3''ff'': History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Germania Germania] Lodge, written by Rt. Wor. Otto Albrecht, Rt. Wor. Nathan P. Harris, and Wor. Benno F. Bernstein.
+** 1955-3''ff'': History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Germania Germania] Lodge, written by Rt. Wor. Otto Albrecht, Rt. Wor. Nathan P. Harris, and Wor. Benno F. Bernstein.
-* 03/08/1955: 1955-10; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWellesley Wellesley] Hills. Dedication of Masonic apartments of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wellesley Wellesley] Lodge.
+* 03/08: 1955-10; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWellesley Wellesley] Hills. Dedication of Masonic apartments of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wellesley Wellesley] Lodge.
-** 1955-11: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment."
+** 1955-11: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. William A. Hunt, Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wellesley Wellesley] Lodge.
-** 1955-11: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. William A. Hunt, Master.
 ** 1955-11: Dedication of the hall "in full form and ceremony according to ancient usage."
 ** 1955-11: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
 ** 1955-11: Presentation of a beautiful set of Working Tools by Wor. Clyde F. Joslyn, Jr., on behalf of the lodges of the Waltham Fifth District.
-* 03/22/1955: 1955-67; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADorchester Dorchester]. 100th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GateTemple Gate of the Temple] Lodge.
+* 03/22: 1955-67; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADorchester Dorchester]. Centenary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GateTemple Gate of the Temple] Lodge.
-** 1955-68: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Vernon L. Myers, Master; Grand Lodge opened in ample form.
+** 1955-68: Grand Lodge opened and received by Wor. Vernon L. Myers, Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GateTemple Gate of the Temple] Lodge
 ** 1955-68: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
 ** 1955-68: Detailed history of the Lodge presented by Rt. Wor. Frank L. Cushing.
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 ** 1957-70''ff'': History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GateTemple Gate of the Temple] Lodge, written by Rt. Wor. Frank L. Cushing.
-* 03/23/1955: 1955-88; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMalden Malden]. 25th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountScopus Mount Scopus] Lodge.
+* 03/23: 1955-88; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMalden Malden]. 25th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountScopus Mount Scopus] Lodge.
-** 1955-88: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Leonard K. Millen, Master; Grand Lodge opened in ample form.
+** 1955-88: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Leonard K. Millen, Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountScopus Mount Scopus] Lodge.
-** 1955-89: An "enlightening and comprehensive history" of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountScopus Mount Scopus] Lodge was read by Wor. Edward I. Adelman.
 ** 1955-89: The Grand Master presented "suitable medals" to the first group of twenty-five year members and Charter Members.
-** 1957-90''ff'': History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountScopus Mount Scopus] Lodge, by Wor. Edward I. Adelman.
+** 1955-90''ff'': History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountScopus Mount Scopus] Lodge, by Wor. Edward I. Adelman.
-* 03/29/1955: 1955-104; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston]. Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Realty Realty] Lodge and installation of officers.
+* 03/29: 1955-104; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston]. Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Realty Realty] Lodge and installation of officers.
-** 1955-105: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment."
+** 1955-105: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren.
 ** 1955-105: Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Realty Realty] Lodge; officers installed.
 ** 1955-105: Grand Master's remarks - "warm words of congratulation and felicitation."
@@ Line 237: / Line 221: @@
 ** 1955-106: First officers of the lodge and its Charter Members.
-* 05/07/1955: 1955-109; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASandwich Sandwich]. 100th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DeWittClinton DeWitt Clinton] Lodge.
+* 05/07: 1955-109; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASandwich Sandwich]. Centenary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DeWittClinton DeWitt Clinton] Lodge.
-** 1955-109: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment."
+** 1955-109: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Harold R. MacDonald, Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DeWittClinton DeWitt Clinton] Lodge.
-** 1955-110: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Harold R. MacDonald, Master.
-** 1955-110: Presentation of history of the lodge by Bro. William H. Thomas, Secretary for 36 years.
 ** 1955-110: Grand Master's remarks on "the beginning and early history of Freemasonry." Remarks by other Brethren.
 ** 1955-111''ff'': History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DeWittClinton DeWitt Clinton] Lodge, written by Bro. William H. Thomas.
-* 06/02/1955: 1955-117; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge Cambridge]. 150th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Amicable Amicable] Lodge.
+* 06/02: 1955-117; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge Cambridge]. 150th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Amicable Amicable] Lodge.
-** 1955-117: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment."
+** 1955-117: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
 ** 1955-118: A brief memorial service for Rt. Wor. Walter P. Worden, the General Chairman for the anniversary, who was recently deceased.
-** 1955-118: A historical sketch was presented by Rt. Wor. Arnold P. Thomas.
+** 1955-118: The oldest living Mason in the United States, Bro. Charles Wesley Thierry (age 105), was personally greeted by the Grand Master; he promised a speech when he attended lodge a year hence. ''There is no record regarding this speech, but Brother Thierry died in March 1958.''
-** 1955-118: The oldest living Mason in the United States, Bro. Charles Wesley Thierry (age 105), was personally greeted by the Grand Master; he promised a speech when he attended lodge a year hence. ''Did this brother live that long?''
 ** 1955-120''ff'': (Very brief) history of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Amicable Amicable] Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Arnold P. Thomas.
-* 06/13/1955: 1955-154; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn Lynn]. 150th Anniversary of Mount Carmel Lodge.
+* 06/13: 1955-154; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn Lynn]. 150th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountCarmel Mount Carmel] Lodge.
-** 1955-154: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient ante-room" of Lynn English High School.
+** 1955-154: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John E. Moulton, Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountCarmel Mount Carmel] Lodge.
-** 1955-154: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. John E. Moulton, Master.
+** 1955-155: Remarks by Grand Master Johnson (''Need of our safeguarding the ideals of Masonry as carefully as we do the treasured archives and material possessions of the past.'') and other Brethren.
-** 1955-155: A comprehensive history was presented by Wor. Archie P. Simons.
-** 1955-155: Remarks by Grand Master Johnson ("need of our safeguarding the ideals of Masonry as carefully as we do the treasured archives and material possessions of the past.") and other Brethren.
 ** 1955-156: History of Mount Carmel Lodge, by Wor. Archie P. Simons.
-* 06/25/1955: 1955-169; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFramingham Framingham]. Cornerstone Laying of Masonic Temple.
+* 06/25: 1955-169; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFramingham Framingham]. Cornerstone Laying of Masonic Temple.
 ** 1955-170: Grand Lodge opened in a convenient room in St. Andrew's Church, and proceeded to the Lodge room where [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Middlesex Middlesex] and [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Alpha Alpha] Lodges were in joint session; the Grand Master was received by Wor. Richard M. Harrington and Wor. Raymond L. Watts.
 ** 1955-170: Corner stone laying "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony."
@@ Line 264: / Line 243: @@
 ** 1955-171: Remarks by the Grand Master.
-* 10/01/1955: 1955-257; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGardner Gardner]. Dedication of Masonic apartments of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hope Hope] Lodge.
+* 10/01: 1955-257; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGardner Gardner]. Dedication of Masonic apartments of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hope Hope] Lodge.
-** 1955-258: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment."
+** 1955-258: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Hervey F. Bowden, Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hope Hope] Lodge.
-** 1955-258: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Hervey F. Bowden, Master.
 ** 1955-258: Dedication of the hall "in full form and ceremony according to ancient usage."
 ** 1955-258: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
 ** 1955-258: Presentation of a captain's chair to the Grand Master; a Past Master's Jewel to the Master; and working tools to the Lodge. The three candles used in the ceremony were to be retained in the lodge's archives.
-* 10/12/1955: 1955-259; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston]. Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Nantascot Nantascot] Lodge (of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHull Hull]) and installation of officers.
+* 10/12: 1955-259; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston]. Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Nantascot Nantascot] Lodge (of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHull Hull]) and installation of officers.
 ** 1955-260: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment."
 ** 1955-260: Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Nantascot Nantascot] Lodge; officers installed.
@@ Line 277: / Line 255: @@
 ** 1955-261: First officers of the lodge and its Charter Members.
-* 10/13/1955: 1955-264; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewtonville Newtonville]. Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GardenCity Garden City] Lodge and installation of officers.
+* 10/13: 1955-264; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewtonville Newtonville]. Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GardenCity Garden City] Lodge and installation of officers.
 ** 1955-265: Grand Lodge opened.
 ** 1955-265: Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GardenCity Garden City] Lodge; officers installed.
 ** 1955-266: First officers of the lodge and its Charter Members.
-* 11/11/1955: 1955-268; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthbridge Northbridge]. 75th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Granite Granite] Lodge. ''Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMOsgood A. Neill Osgood], Deputy Grand Master, Presiding.''
+* 11/11: 1955-268; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthbridge Northbridge]. 75th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Granite Granite] Lodge. ''Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMOsgood A. Neill Osgood], Deputy Grand Master, Presiding.''
-** 1955-268: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment" of Northbridge High School.
+** 1955-268: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Harry F. Drinkwater, Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Granite Granite] Lodge.
-** 1955-268: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Harry F. Drinkwater, Master.
-** 1955-269: A history was presented by Wor. Peter Hackett.
 ** 1955-269: Address by Deputy Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMOsgood Osgood].
 ** 1955-269: Reopening and resealing of the Souvenir Box; officiated by Rt. Wor. Raymond F. Meader; the box, "of statuary bronze, suitably decorated with Masonic symbols‚" had been sealed by Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHDean Herbert W. Dean] in 1930. Contents of box detailed. It was resealed by Acting Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMOsgood Osgood].
 ** 1955-271ff: History of Granite Lodge, by Wor. Peter Hackett.
-* 12/06/1955: 1955-279; Woonsocket, RI. 100th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlackstoneRiver Blackstone River] Lodge. ''Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMOsgood A. Neill Osgood], Deputy Grand Master, Presiding. ''<br>
+* 12/06: 1955-279; Woonsocket, RI. Centenary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlackstoneRiver Blackstone River] Lodge. ''Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMOsgood A. Neill Osgood], Deputy Grand Master, Presiding. '' ''Note: this meeting was held by "gracious permission of the Grand Master of Rhode Island" in Woonsocket RI due to flood damage in Blackstone.''
-''Note: this meeting was held by "gracious permission of the Grand Master of Rhode Island" in Woonsocket RI due to flood damage in Blackstone.''
+** 1955-279: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Frank C. Wadsworth, Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlackstoneRiver Blackstone River] Lodge.
-** 1955-279: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment."
-** 1955-280: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Frank C. Wadsworth, Master.
-** 1955-280: Presentation of history of the lodge by Wor. Raymond G. Lafreniere.
 ** 1955-280: Cutting of the birthday-cake of Rt. Wor. Joseph Hoyle, who had been Master at the Fiftieth Anniversary and Chairman of the Seventy-Fifth (and Honorary Chairman of the 100th).
 ** 1955-281''ff'': History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlackstoneRiver Blackstone River] Lodge, written by Wor. Fred M. Bennett.
-* 12/09/1955: 1955-286; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston]. 100th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WinslowLewis Winslow Lewis] Lodge.
+* 12/09: 1955-286; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston]. Centenary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WinslowLewis Winslow Lewis] Lodge.
-** 1955-286: Grand Lodge opened in Doric Hall.
+** 1955-286: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Donald Hovey, Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WinslowLewis Winslow Lewis] Lodge.
-** 1955-286: Procession of Grand Lodge into Ionic Hall, received by Wor Donald Hovey, Master.
 ** 1955-287: Installation of officers, including Wor. C. Robinson Fish, III as Master.
 ** 1955-287: Presentation of Veterans' Medals to Wor. Joseph Lovejoy and Bro. Benjamin King Farnham.
 ** 1955-287: "Bountiful banquet" at Hotel Touraine.
 ** 1955-287: Anniversary program, with remarks by the Grand Master and "instructive entertainment presented by H. Whipple Abbott and Miss Margaret F. Abbott, the former playing and explaining the new electronic instrument the Theramin, while Miss Abbott accompanied on the piano."
-** 1955-289ff: The Origin of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WinslowLewis Winslow Lewis] Lodge, by Wor. Samuel R. MacKillop.
+** 1955-289''ff'': The Origin of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WinslowLewis Winslow Lewis] Lodge, by Wor. Samuel R. MacKillop.
-* 12/10/1955: 1955-295; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWoburn Woburn]. 100th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountHorebW Mount Horeb] Lodge.
+* 12/10: 1955-295; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWoburn Woburn]. Centenary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountHorebW Mount Horeb] Lodge.
-** 1955-295: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient room" of Woburn High Schoool.
+** 1955-295: Grand Lodge opened at Woburn High School, where it was received by Wor. Clinton A. Kirkness, Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountHorebW Mount Horeb] Lodge.
-** 1955-296: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Clinton A. Kirkness, Master.
-** 1955-296: Presentation of "comprehensive history of the lodge" by Wor. Hugh W. McKee.
 ** 1955-296: Grand Master's remarks "in his usual gracious manner"; remarks by other Brethren.
-** 1955-297''ff'': History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountHorebW Mount Horeb] Lodge, written by Wor. Hugh W. McKee and Wor. Lewis S. Young.
+** 1955-297''ff'': History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountHorebW Mount Horeb] Lodge, written by Wor. Hugh W. McKee and Wor. Lewis S. Young; includes notes on [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Freedom1 Freedom] Lodge of Woburn.
-* 12/20/1955: 1955-379; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABurlington Burlington]. Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Simonds Simonds] Lodge and installation of officers.
+* 12/20: 1955-379; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABurlington Burlington]. Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Simonds Simonds] Lodge and installation of officers.
-** 1955-380: Grand Lodge opened in a "convenient room" at the Burlington Memorial School.
+** 1955-380: Grand Lodge opened at the Burlington Memorial School.
 ** 1955-380: Constitution of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Simonds Simonds] Lodge; officers installed.
 ** 1955-380: Address by Grand Master; greetings from Rt. Wor. Geoffrey L. Pippette, District Deputy Grand Master, on behalf of the Somerville 6th District.
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 * 1955-176: Reception of Guests.
 * 1955-176: Announcements: that the Temple occupancy permits had been duly obtained; and that the Revere Urn was present as part of the Grand Lodge procession.
-* 1955-177: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Most Wor. the Rt. Hon. Lord MacDonald, the Grand Master Mason of Scotland, and (in absentia) the Earl of Scarborough, the Grand Master of England; the latter‚Äôs duties as Lord Chamberlain to H.M. Queen Elizabeth precluded his coming and Sir Allan Adair, Assistant Grand Master, received the medal for him.
+* 1955-177: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Most Wor. the Rt. Hon. Lord MacDonald, the Grand Master Mason of Scotland, and (in absentia) the Earl of Scarborough, the Grand Master of England; the latter's duties as Lord Chamberlain to H.M. Queen Elizabeth precluded his coming and Sir Allan Adair, Assistant Grand Master, received the medal for him.
 * 1955-178: Feast of St. John the Baptist, listing toasts and names of speakers:
-** 1955-179: Grand Master Johnson.
+** 1955-179: The Grand Master.
 ** 1955-184: Bro. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce, with the greetings of the President.
-** 1955-187: Past Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson. ‚ÄúBeginnings of Freemasonry in Massachusetts.‚Äù
+** 1955-187: Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMMJohnson Melvin M. Johnson]. '''Beginnings of Freemasonry in Massachusetts.'''
-** 1955-196: Past Grand Master Thomas S. Roy. ‚ÄúSaint John the Baptist.‚Äù
+** 1955-196: Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMRoy Thomas S. Roy]. '''Saint John the Baptist.'''
 ** 1955-202: Rt. Wor. Sir Allan Adair, Assistant Grand Master of England.
 ** 1955-205: Most Wor. Lord MacDonald, Grand Master Mason of Scotland.
@@ Line 344: / Line 314: @@
 * 1955-388: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
 * 1955-389: Report of Grand Secretary: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1955, as well as the past 2-3 years.
-* 1955-389: Installation of Grand Master Johnson. Installation of other Grand Officers.
+* 1955-389: Installation of Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWJohnson Johnson]. Installation of other Grand Officers.
 * 1955-392: Remarks by Rt. Wor. and Senator Leverett Salstonstall.
 * 1955-392: Presentation of Henry Price Medal to Most Wor. Raymond C. Ellis, Grand Master of New York.
 * 1955-393: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers:
-** 1955-394: Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWJohnson Johnson].
+** 1955-394: Grand Master Johnson.
 ** 1955-394: Grand Master William J. McMahon of Virginia. ''Note: There is a rather offensive joke told by this Grand Master using the word n*****.''
-** 1955-397: Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWJohnson Johnson].
+** 1955-397: Grand Master Johnson.
 ** 1955-401: Grand Master Leslie F. Murch of New Hampshire.
 ** 1955-403: Bro. Sumner G. Whittier, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
@@ Line 358: / Line 328: @@
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-==== DISTRICT 1: Boston ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston1_1927-2003 DISTRICT 1: Boston] ====
 '''Frank S. Spencer, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-423''
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnB St. John's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1733)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew], ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1752)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew], ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1756)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsLodge The Massachusetts] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1770)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Columbian Columbian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1796)
@@ Line 373: / Line 343: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Shawmut Shawmut] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1911)
-==== DISTRICT 2: Cambridge ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge2_1927-2003 DISTRICT 2: Cambridge] ====
 '''John E. Eaton, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-424''
@@ Line 385: / Line 355: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Realty Realty] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1954)
-==== DISTRICT 2: Boston ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston2_1927-2003 DISTRICT 2: Boston] ====
 '''Irving C. Langley, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-425''
@@ Line 398: / Line 368: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MosesMichaelHays Moses Michael Hays] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1931)
-==== DISTRICT 3: Boston ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston3_1927-2003 DISTRICT 3: Boston] ====
 '''Mosier B. Goldberg, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-426''
@@ Line 404: / Line 374: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountTabor Mount Tabor] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1846)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=HenryPrice Henry Price] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACharlestown Charlestown], 1858)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hammatt Hammatt] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEBoston East Boston], 1859)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hammatt Hammatt] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1859)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RobertLash Robert Lash] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChelsea Chelsea], 1867)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Temple Temple] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1870)
@@ Line 410: / Line 380: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=FourthEstate Fourth Estate] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1922)
-==== DISTRICT 3: Chelsea ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChelsea3_1927-2003 DISTRICT 3: Chelsea] ====
 '''Harry J. Borofsky, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-427''
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StarBethlehem Star of Bethlehem] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChelsea Chelsea], 1844)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Baalbec Baalbec] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEBoston East Boston], 1852)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Baalbec Baalbec] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChelsea Chelsea], 1852)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Faith Faith] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACharlestown Charlestown], 1868)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Winthrop Winthrop] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWinthrop Winthrop], 1887)
@@ Line 422: / Line 392: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MajorGeneralHenryKnox Major General Henry Knox] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1926)
-==== DISTRICT 4: South Boston ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthBoston4_1927-2003 DISTRICT 4: South Boston] ====
 '''Francis A. Troy, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-428''
@@ Line 433: / Line 403: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Zerubbabel Zerubbabel] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADorchester Dorchester], 1950)
-==== DISTRICT 4: Dorchester ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADorchester4_1927-2003 DISTRICT 4: Dorchester] ====
 '''A. Ralph Durning, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-429''
@@ Line 443: / Line 413: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Brotherhood Brotherhood] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1926)
-==== DISTRICT 4: Roxbury ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MARoxbury4_1927-2003 DISTRICT 4: Roxbury] ====
 '''Theodore F. Tuttle, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-430''
@@ Line 454: / Line 424: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hesperia Hesperia] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1925)
-==== DISTRICT 5: Waltham ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWaltham5_1927-2003 DISTRICT 5: Waltham] ====
-'''Charles F. Giles, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges''<br>
+'''Charles F. Giles, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''x Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-431''
@@ Line 469: / Line 439: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GardenCity Garden City] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewtonville Newtonville], 1954)
-==== DISTRICT 5: Brighton ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrighton5_1927-2003 DISTRICT 5: Brighton] ====
-'''Fred C. Hitchcock, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''x Lodges''<br>
+'''Fred C. Hitchcock, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-432''
@@ Line 483: / Line 453: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Waltham Waltham] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWaltham Waltham], 1928)
-==== DISTRICT 6: Somerville ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASomerville6_1927-2003 DISTRICT 6: Somerville] ====
-'''Geoffrey L. Pipette, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges + 1 U.D.''<br>
+'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLGPippette Geoffrey L. Pippette], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges + 1 U.D.''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-433''
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingSolomon King Solomon's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACharlestown Charlestown], 1783)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingSolomon King Solomon's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASomerville Somerville], 1783)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountHermon2 Mount Hermon] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMedford Medford], 1854)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SimonWRobinson Simon W. Robinson]([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALexington Lexington], 1870)
@@ Line 497: / Line 467: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=FrankWThompson Frank W. Thompson] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABedford Bedford], U.D.)
-==== DISTRICT 6: Arlington ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAArlington6_1927-2003 DISTRICT 6: Arlington] ====
 '''Charles D. Harrington, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-434''
@@ Line 510: / Line 480: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Freedom2 Freedom] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASomerville Somerville], 1947)
-==== DISTRICT 7: Malden ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMalden7_1927-2003 DISTRICT 7: Malden] ====
-'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMMaxwell Stanley F. Maxwell], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
+'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMMaxwell Stanley F. Maxwell], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges + 1 U.D.''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-435''
@@ Line 523: / Line 493: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=NorthReading North Reading] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANReading North Reading], U.D.)
-==== DISTRICT 7: Melrose ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMelrose7_1927-2003 DISTRICT 7: Melrose] ====
-'''Herbert N. Faulkner, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
+'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLHFaulkner Herbert N. Faulkner], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-436''
@@ Line 535: / Line 505: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Lynnfield Lynnfield] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynnfield Lynnfield], 1946)
-==== DISTRICT 8: Salem ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASalem8_1927-2003 DISTRICT 8: Salem] ====
 '''Marshall W. Hunt, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-437''
@@ Line 547: / Line 517: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BenjaminFArrington Benjamin F. Arrington] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn Lynn], 1928)
-==== DISTRICT 8: Lynn ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn8_1927-2003 DISTRICT 8: Lynn] ====
-'''Carroll B. French, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
+'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLCFrench Carroll B. French], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-438''
@@ Line 559: / Line 529: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountSinai Mount Sinai] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn Lynn], 1946)
-==== DISTRICT 9: Gloucester ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGloucester9_1927-2003 DISTRICT 9: Gloucester] ====
 '''George E. MacLean, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-439''
@@ Line 571: / Line 541: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Manchester Manchester] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAManchester Manchester], 1920)
-==== DISTRICT 10: Newburyport ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewburyport10_1927-2003 DISTRICT 10: Newburyport] ====
 '''Arthur C. Browne, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges + 1 U.D.''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-440''
@@ Line 584: / Line 554: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Emeth Emeth] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewburyport Newburyport], U.D.)
-==== DISTRICT 11: Lawrence ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALawrence11_1927-2003 DISTRICT 11: Lawrence] ====
 '''Clifton F. Swain, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-441''
@@ Line 595: / Line 565: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cochichewick Cochichewick] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANAndover North Andover], 1874)
-==== DISTRICT 12: Lowell ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell12_1927-2003 DISTRICT 12: Lowell] ====
 '''William A. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-442''
@@ Line 608: / Line 578: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WilliamSewallGardner William Sewall Gardner] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell Lowell], 1928)
-==== DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFitchburg13_1927-2003 DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg] ====
 '''Stanley MacPhadden, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-443''
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StPaulA St. Paul's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAyer Ayer], 1797)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Aurora Aurora] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALeominster Leominster], 1801)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Aurora Aurora] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFitchburg Fitchburg], 1801)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Trinity2 Trinity] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAClinton Clinton], 1858)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CalebButler Caleb Butler] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAyer Ayer], 1859)
@@ Line 620: / Line 590: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Tahattawan Tahattawan] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALittleton Littleton], 1929)
-==== DISTRICT 13: Barre ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABarre13_1927-2003 DISTRICT 13: Barre] ====
-'''Burton K. Sawtelle, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
+'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLBSawtelle Burton K. Sawtelle], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-444''
@@ Line 631: / Line 601: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Athol Athol] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAthol Athol], 1872)
-==== DISTRICT 14: Greenfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGreenfield14_1927-2003 DISTRICT 14: Greenfield] ====
 '''George R. Wilcox, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-445''
@@ Line 640: / Line 610: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MorningSun2 Morning Sun] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAConway Conway], 1869)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BayState Bay State] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMontague Montague], 1872)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mechanics Mechanic's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMontague Montague], 1878)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mechanics Mechanic's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATurnersFalls Turner's Falls], 1878)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountSugarLoaf Mount Sugar Loaf] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASDeerfield South Deerfield], 1912)
-==== DISTRICT 15: North Adams ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthAdams15_1927-2003 DISTRICT 15: North Adams] ====
 '''Laurence F. Lindley, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-446''
@@ Line 653: / Line 623: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Greylock Greylock] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANAdams North Adams], 1871)
-==== DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield16_1927-2003 DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield] ====
 '''William E. Morgan, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-447''
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cincinnatus Cincinnatus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGreatBarrington Great Barrington], 1795)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EveningStar Evening Star] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALenox Lenox], 1795)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EveningStar Evening Star] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALee Lee], 1795)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wisdom Wisdom] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWStockbridge West Stockbridge], 1803)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mystic Mystic] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield Pittsfield], 1810)
@@ Line 667: / Line 637: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pittsfield Pittsfield] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield Pittsfield], 1920)
-==== DISTRICT 17: Holyoke ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHolyoke17_1927-2003 DISTRICT 17: Holyoke] ====
 '''Edgar G. Thompson, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''x Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-448''
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Jerusalem Jerusalem] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASHadley South Hadley], 1797)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Jerusalem Jerusalem] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthampton Northampton], 1797)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pacific2 Pacific] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAmherst Amherst], 1860)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountTom Mount Tom] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHolyoke Holyoke], 1850)
@@ Line 678: / Line 648: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampshire3 Hampshire] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHaydenville Haydenville], 1871)
-==== DISTRICT 18: Chicopee ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChicopee18_1927-2003 DISTRICT 18: Chicopee] ====
 '''Raymond L. Chisholm, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-449''
@@ Line 689: / Line 659: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SamuelDSherwood Samuel D. Sherwood] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield Springfield], 1921)
-==== DISTRICT 18: Springfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield18_1927-2003 DISTRICT 18: Springfield] ====
 '''Francis M. Webber, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-450''
@@ Line 699: / Line 669: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountOrthodox Mount Orthodox] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWSpringfield West Springfield], 1913)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Federal2 Federal] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACheshire Cheshire], 1914)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Shawmont Shawmont] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield Springfield], 1952)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Shawmont Shawmont] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield Springfield] (Indian Orchard), 1952)
-==== DISTRICT 19: Palmer ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPalmer19_1927-2003 DISTRICT 19: Palmer] ====
 '''James L. Collard, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-451''
@@ Line 711: / Line 681: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Vernon Vernon] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABelchertown Belchertown], 1869)
-==== DISTRICT 20: Blackstone ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthbridge20_1927-2003 DISTRICT 20: Blackstone] ====
 '''Harold E. Chafee, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-452''
@@ Line 722: / Line 692: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Granite Granite] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthbridge Northbridge], 1880)
-==== DISTRICT 21: Brookfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrookfield21_1927-2003 DISTRICT 21: Brookfield] ====
 '''Loran Stanhope, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-453''
@@ Line 736: / Line 706: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RoseSharon Rose of Sharon] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWorcester Worcester], 1927)
-==== DISTRICT 22: Worcester ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWorcester22_1927-2003 DISTRICT 22: Worcester] ====
 '''G. Willard King, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-454''
@@ Line 750: / Line 720: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Level Level] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWorcester Worcester], 1952)
-==== DISTRICT 23: Natick ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANatick23_1927-2003 DISTRICT 23: Natick] ====
 '''Abraham T. Handverger, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-455''
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Meridian Meridian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWatertown Watertown], 1797)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Meridian Meridian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANatick Natick], 1797)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Montgomery Montgomery] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMilford Milford], 1797)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=JohnWarren John Warren] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHopkinton Hopkinton], 1860)
@@ Line 763: / Line 733: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Alpha Alpha] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFramingham Framingham], 1875)
-==== DISTRICT 24: Marlboro ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMarlboro24_1927-2003 DISTRICT 24: Marlboro] ====
 '''Herbert P. Faber, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-456''
@@ Line 773: / Line 743: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CharlesAWelch Charles A. Welch] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMaynard Maynard], 1872)
-==== DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHydePark25_1927-2003 DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park] ====
 '''Gordon W. Weddleton, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-457''
@@ Line 785: / Line 755: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Azure Azure] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWalpole Walpole], 1921)
-==== DISTRICT 26: Quincy ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAQuincy26_1927-2003 DISTRICT 26: Quincy] ====
 '''Frank S. Treco, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-458''
@@ Line 794: / Line 764: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Delta Delta] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABraintree Braintree], 1868)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wollaston Wollaston] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAQuincy Quincy], 1899)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=TheodoreRoosevelt Theodore Roosevelt] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWollaston Wollaston], 1919)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=TheodoreRoosevelt Theodore Roosevelt] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAQuincy Quincy], 1919)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Atlantic Atlantic] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAQuincy Quincy], 1920)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wessagusset Wessagusset] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWeymouth Weymouth], 1920)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Manet Manet] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAQuincy Quincy], 1921)
-==== DISTRICT 27: Plymouth ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPlymouth27_1927-2003 DISTRICT 27: Plymouth] ====
 '''B. Merrill Kinsley, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-459''
@@ Line 811: / Line 781: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Nantascot Nantascot] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHull Hull], 1954)
-==== DISTRICT 28: Taunton ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton28_1927-2003 DISTRICT 28: Taunton] ====
-'''Winthrop L. Baker, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
+'''Winthrop L. Baker, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-460''
@@ Line 818: / Line 788: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MayFlower May Flower] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMiddleboro Middleboro], 1864)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=PaulDean Paul Dean] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANEaston North Easton], 1867)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CharlesHTitus Charles H. Titus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton Taunton], 1872)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CharlesHTitus Charles H. Titus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton Taunton], 1872)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EasternStar2 Eastern Star] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MARehoboth Rehoboth], 1924)
@@ Line 824: / Line 793: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Ezra Ezra] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton Taunton], 1952)
-==== DISTRICT 28: Attleboro ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAttleboro28_1927-2003 DISTRICT 28: Attleboro] ====
 '''Harold W. Eastman, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-461''
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Bristol Bristol] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANAttleboro North Attleboro], 1797)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAlban St. Alban's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWrentham Wrentham], 1818)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAlban St. Alban's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFoxborough Foxborough], 1818)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJames St. James] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMansfield Mansfield], 1864)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=AlfredBaylies Alfred Baylies] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton Taunton], 1866)
@@ Line 836: / Line 805: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EzekielBates Ezekiel Bates] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAttleboro Attleboro], 1870)
-==== DISTRICT 29: Brockton ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton29_1927-2003 DISTRICT 29: Brockton] ====
-'''John D. Dorr, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
+'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJDorr John D. Dorr], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-462''
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Fellowship Fellowship] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABridgewater Bridgewater], 1797)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=PaulRevere Paul Revere] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton North Bridgewater], 1856)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=PaulRevere Paul Revere] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton Brockton], 1856)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=JohnCutler John Cutler] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAbington Abington], 1859)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Puritan Puritan] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWhitman Whitman], 1869)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StGeorge St. George] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton Brockton], 1877)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Satucket Satucket] (East [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABridgewater Bridgewater], 1881)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Satucket Satucket] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEBridgewater East Bridgewater], 1881)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BaalisSanford Baalis Sanford] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton Brockton], 1917)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wampatuck Wampatuck] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHanson Hanson], 1946)
-==== DISTRICT 30: Fall River ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver30_1927-2003 DISTRICT 30: Fall River] ====
-'''George R. Dewhurst, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
+'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLGDewhurst George R. Dewhurst], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-463''
@@ Line 861: / Line 830: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wamsutta Wamsutta] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewBedford New Bedford], 1949)
-==== DISTRICT 30: New Bedford ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewBedford30_1927-2003 DISTRICT 30: New Bedford] ====
 '''John Wright, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-464''
@@ Line 873: / Line 842: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Quittacus1 Quittacus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewBedford New Bedford], 1921)
-==== DISTRICT 31: Nantucket ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANantucket31_1927-2003 DISTRICT 31: Nantucket] ====
 '''Milton L. Smythe, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-465''
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=UnionN Union] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANantucket Nantucket], 1771)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SocialHarmony Social Harmony] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMiddleboro Middleboro], 1823)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SocialHarmony Social Harmony] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWareham Wareham], 1823)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MarthasVineyard Martha's Vineyard] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATisbury Tisbury], 1859)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pythagorean Pythagorean] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMarion Marion], 1861)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Oriental Oriental] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEdgartown Edgartown], 1866)
-==== DISTRICT 32: Hyannis ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHyannis32_1927-2003 DISTRICT 32: Hyannis] ====
 '''Winthrop V. Wilbur, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-466''
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Marine Marine] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFalmouth Falmouth], 1798)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Fraternal Fraternal] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABarnstable Barnstable], 1801)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Fraternal Fraternal] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHyannis Hyannis], 1801)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DeWittClinton DeWitt Clinton] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASandwich Sandwich], 1855)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Howard Howard] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAYarmouth Yarmouth], 1869)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mariners Mariners'] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACotuit Cotuit], 1871)
-==== DISTRICT 32: Provincetown ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAProvincetown32_1927-2003 DISTRICT 32: Provincetown] ====
 '''Clement K. Eldredge, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-467''
@@ Line 904: / Line 873: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Universal Universal] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOrleans Orleans], 1917)
-==== DISTRICT 33: Springfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield33_1927-2003 DISTRICT 33: Springfield] ====
 '''Hilmer Ackerman, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-468''
@@ Line 911: / Line 880: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Belcher Belcher] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChicopee Chicopee], 1870)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WilbrahamMasonic Newton] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWilbraham Wilbraham], 1870)
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=IndianOrchard Indian Orchard] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield Springfield], 1911)
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=IndianOrchard Indian Orchard] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield Springfield] (Indian Orchard), 1911)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SamuelOsgood Samuel Osgood] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield Springfield], 1921)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Elm Elm] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWSpringfield West Springfield], 1924)
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Longmeadow Longmeadow] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALongmeadow Longmeadow], 1931)
-==== CANAL ZONE DISTRICT ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACanalZone_1927-2003 CANAL ZONE DISTRICT] ====
 '''Clarence L. Johnston, District Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-469''
@@ Line 928: / Line 897: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Chagres Chagres] (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1921)
-==== CHILE DISTRICT ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChile_1927-2003 CHILE DISTRICT] ====
 '''Albert E. Jones, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''3 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-470''
@@ Line 936: / Line 905: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnC St. John's (Concepción)] (Concepción, Chile, 1884)
-==== SHANGHAI (CHINA) DISTRICT ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAShanghai_1927-2003 CHINA (SHANGHAI) DISTRICT] ====
 '''Hyman Hodes, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''3 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-471''
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=AncientLandmark Ancient Landmark] (Shanghai, China, 1863) &reg;
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=AncientLandmark Ancient Landmark] (Shanghai, China, 1863) ''In recess''
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Shanghai Shanghai] (Shanghai, China, 1903) &reg;
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Shanghai Shanghai] (Shanghai, China, 1903) ''In recess''
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Sinim Sinim] (Tokyo, Japan, 1903)
-==== NORTH CHINA (CHINA) DISTRICT ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthChina_1927-2003 CHINA (NORTH CHINA) District] ====
 '''''No Deputy'''''; ''2 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1955-472''
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=International International] (Peking, China, 1915) &reg;
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=International International] (Peking, China, 1915) ''In recess''
-* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=HykesMemorial Hykes Memorial], Tientsin, China, 1922) &reg;
+* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=HykesMemorial Hykes Memorial], Tientsin, China, 1922) ''In recess''
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-&reg; = China District lodge in recess.
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