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Revision as of 23:12, 8 February 2022
2017
PAUL F. GLEASON, Grand Master
Kevin J. Willis, Deputy Grand Master
Roger W. Waugh, Sr., Senior Grand Warden
Robert C. Schremser, Junior Grand Warden
Front Row: Rt. Wor. Kevin J. Willis, Most Wor. Paul F. Gleason, Rt. Wor. George O'Masta
Back Row: Rt. Wor. Robert C. Schremser, Rt. Wor. Roger W. Waugh, Sr., Rt. Wor. Mason W. Russell, Most Wor. Albert T. Ames.
A portrait of the Grand Master and officers appeared on the frontispiece and above.
Contents
- 1 QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
- 2 SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 3 LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 2017
- 3.1 DISTRICT 1
- 3.2 DISTRICT 2
- 3.3 DISTRICT 3
- 3.4 DISTRICT 4
- 3.5 DISTRICT 5
- 3.6 DISTRICT 6
- 3.7 DISTRICT 7
- 3.8 DISTRICT 8
- 3.9 DISTRICT 9
- 3.10 DISTRICT 10
- 3.11 DISTRICT 11
- 3.12 DISTRICT 12
- 3.13 DISTRICT 13
- 3.14 DISTRICT 14
- 3.15 DISTRICT 15 NORTH
- 3.16 DISTRICT 15 SOUTH
- 3.17 DISTRICT 16
- 3.18 DISTRICT 17
- 3.19 DISTRICT 18
- 3.20 DISTRICT 19
- 3.21 DISTRICT 20
- 3.22 DISTRICT 21
- 3.23 DISTRICT 22
- 3.24 DISTRICT 23
- 3.25 DISTRICT 24
- 3.26 DISTRICT 25
- 3.27 DISTRICT 26
- 3.28 DISTRICT 27
- 3.29 DISTRICT 28
- 3.30 DISTRICT 29
- 3.31 DISTRICT 30
- 3.32 DISTRICT 31
- 3.33 PANAMA DISTRICT
- 3.34 CHINA DISTRICT
- 3.35 CUBA DISTRICT
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)
- 03/08: 2017-20;
- 06/: 2017-xx;
- 09/: 2017-xx;
- 12/: 2017-xx; (Annual Communication)
03/08 Agenda
03/09 Agenda
03/09 Agenda
03/09 Agenda
Lodge By-Law Changes
- 06/xx: 2017-xx;
- 09/xx: 2017-xx;
- 12/xx: 2017-xx;
Necrologies and Memorials
- NECROLOGIES:
- 03/09: 2016-19: Rt. Wor. James Allen Manninen, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- MEMORIALS:
- 2016-218: Rt. Wor. Norman B. Davison, Past District Grand Master.
Grand Master's Address
- 03/09: 2016-27; opening remarks; visits;
- 12/14: 2016-132; opening remarks; visits; open house; Joseph Warren statue dedication; Scottish Rite; revamping of first floor areas; revenue enhancement; increase in Grand Lodge Dues; new edict on Masonic Motorcycle Clubs; thanks.
- Visits by Grand Master Gleason, beginning on Page 2017-xx:
- Anniversaries:
- Constitution and Consolidation of Lodges:
- Lodge Visits:
- Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 2017-xx.
- Visits by Grand Master Gleason, beginning on Page 2017-xx:
Petitions for Charters
- 03/09: 2016-21: Petition for consolidation by Warren and Charles C. Dame Lodges as Charles C. Dame Lodge; granted.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 02/09: 2017-6. Albrook. Commemoration of the Centenary of the Panama Canal District.
- 2017-6: Grand Lodge opened in a convenient apartment in the Shriners' Building in Albrook. The District Grand Lodge was opened in the main hall.
- 2017-7: The Grand Master and officers were received by Rt. Wor. George O'Masta, District Grand Master.
- 2017-8: Historical Address by Rt. Wor. Walter H. Hunt, Grand Historian, reprinted in full.
- 2017-16: A presentation about the ornaments of the Lodge by Rt. Wor. John B. Bamber.
- 2017-16: Additional presentations.
- 02/18: 2017-17. Woburn. Consolidation of Mount Horeb (Woburn) and Somerville Lodges. Rt. Wor. Kevin J. Willis, Deputy Grand Master, Acting Grand Master.
- 2017-18: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
- 2017-18: Merger ceremony.
- 2017-18: Proclamation by the Grand Marshal.
- 2017-18: Carpet ceremony.
- 2017-18: Remarks by the Acting Grand Master and other Brothers.
LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 2017
There were 32 districts in Massachusetts in 2017 (numbered 1 through 32), as well as districts for Cuba and Panama (which includes the lodges situated in Chile). Note change of China District name to District 32.
DISTRICT 1
Timothy A. Ackerman, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A2
- St. John's (Boston, 1733)
- Lodge of St. Andrew, (Boston, 1752)
- The Massachusetts (Boston, 1770)
- Columbian (Boston, 1795)
- Mount Lebanon (Boston, 1801)
- The Consolidated (Boston, 1854)
- Winslow Lewis (Boston, 1855)
- Joseph Webb (Boston, 1876)
DISTRICT 2
Donald R. Watson, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A3
- Amicable (Cambridge, 1805)
- Mount Olivet (Cambridge, 1863)
- Charity (Cambridge, 1869)
- Richard C. MacLaurin (Cambridge, 1920) Suspended 12/09/2016
- The Harvard (Cambridge, 1922)
- Boston University (Boston, 1925)
- Major General Henry Knox (Boston, 1926)
- Logia America (Cambridge, 1995)
DISTRICT 3
Paul A. S. Bushey, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A4
- King Solomon's (Charlestown, 1783)
- Mystic Valley (Arlington, 1797)
- Bethesda (Watertown, 1819)
- Pequossette (Watertown, 1856)
- Samuel Crocker Lawrence (Medford, 1921)
DISTRICT 4
Thomas A. Lima, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2015-A5
- Wyoming (Melrose, 1856)
- Mount Vernon-Galilean (Malden, 1857)
- William Sutton (Saugus, 1866)
- Palestine (Everett, 1868)
- Converse (Malden, 1887)
- Fidelity (Melrose, 1918)
- Independence (Malden, 2010)
DISTRICT 5
Joseph Goldstein, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A6
- Waltham Triad (Newtonville, 1820)
- Dalhousie (Newtonville, 1860)
- Beth-Horon (Brookline, 1870)
- Norfolk (Needham, 1874)
- Norumbega Fraternity (Newtonville, 1875)
- Wellesley (Needham, 1912)
- Moses Michael Hays (Needham, 1931)
- Garden City (Newtonville, 1954)
- The Masters (Needham, 1983)
DISTRICT 6
Glenn L. Kubick, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A7
- Union (Norwood, 1796)
- Orient (Norwood, 1861)
- Lafayette-Dover (Norwood, 1865)
- Celestial (Westwood, 1866)
- Rabboni (Westwood, 1869)
- Prospect (Westwood, 1890)
- West Roxbury-Dorchester (Westwood, 1912)
DISTRICT 7
Edward W. Redmond, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A8
- Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799)
- St. Alban's (Wrentham, 1818)
- Blue Hill (Canton, 1863)
- Azure (Walpole, 1921)
- J. Philip Berquist (Foxborough, 2005)
DISTRICT 8
Wayne L. Robbins, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A9
- Rural (Quincy, 1801)
- Norfolk Union (Braintree, 1819)
- Weymouth United Masonic (Weymouth, 1825)
- Delta (Braintree, 1868)
- Euclid (Braintree, 1916)
- Milton (Quincy, 1922)
DISTRICT 9
Lester A. Davis, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A10
- Philanthropic (Marblehead, 1760)
- Essex (Salem, 1779)
- Mount Carmel (Lynn, 1805)
- Jordan (Peabody, 1808)
- Amity-Mosaic (Danvers, 1863)
- Starr King (Salem, 1864)
- Golden Fleece (Lynn, 1865)
- North Reading (North Reading, 1955)
DISTRICT 10
William K. Clapp, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A11
- The Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia (Gloucester, 1770)
- Liberty (Beverly, 1824)
- John T. Heard (Ipswich, 1864)
- Budleigh (Beverly, 1920)
- Manchester (Manchester, 1920)
DISTRICT 11
Fred A. Dobson, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A12
- St. John's (Newburyport, 1766)
- Merrimack (Haverhill, 1802)
- St. Mark's (Newburyport, 1803)
- Warren (Amesbury, 1822)
- LawrenceUnited (Lawrence, 1825)
- John Hancock (Methuen, 1860)
- Saggahew (Haverhill, 1864)
- Charles C. Dame (Georgetown, 1867)
DISTRICT 12
Archibald H. Campbell, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A13
- Pentucket (Lowell, 1807)
- St. Matthew's (Andover, 1822)
- Ancient York (Lowell, 1852)
- William North (Lowell, 1867)
- Cochichewick (North Andover, 1874)
- Thomas Talbot (Billerica, 1889)
- Wamesit (Tewksbury, 1921)
- William Sewall Gardner-Kilwinning (Lowell, 1928)
- Merrimack Valley Daylight (Lawrence, 1989)
DISTRICT 13
John E. Kelley, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A14
- Star of Bethlehem (Wakefield, 1843)
- Mount Tabor (Manchester, 1845)
- Mount Horeb (Woburn, 1855)
- William Parkman (Woburn, 1864)
- Lynnfield-Zetland (Wakefield, 1867)
- Good Samaritan (Reading, 1870)
- Golden Rule (Wakefield, 1888)
- Friendship (Wilmington, 1901)
- Somerville (West Woburn, 1912)
- Scimitar (Wilmington, 2015)
DISTRICT 14
Donald S. Stevens, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A15
- Washington (Lexington, 1796)
- Corinthian (Concord, 1797)
- Joseph Warren-Soley (Lincoln, 1856)
- Caleb Butler (Ayer, 1859)
- Simon W. Robinson(Lexington, 1870)
- Tahattawan (Littleton, 1929)
- Frank W. Thompson (Bedford, 1955)
- Simonds (Burlington, 1955)
DISTRICT 15 NORTH
Richard A. Ellis, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A16
- Middlesex (Framingham, 1795)
- Meridian (Natick, 1797)
- United Brethren (Marlborough, 1859)
- Charles A. Welch (Maynard, 1872)
- Alpha (Framingham, 1875)
- Perfection (Framingham, 1957)
DISTRICT 15 SOUTH
Robert A. Mosher, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A17
- Montgomery (Milford, 1797)
- John Warren (Hopkinton, 1860)
- North Star (Ashland, 1864)
- Mount Hollis (Holliston, 1865)
- Siloam (Westborough, 1866)
- Excelsior (Medway, 1866)
- Charles River (Medway, 1871)
DISTRICT 16
Christopher L. Lindsay, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A18
- Bristol (North Attleboro, 1797)
- King David (Taunton, 1798)
- Pioneer (Somerset, 1863)
- May Flower (Middleboro, 1864)
- St. James (Mansfield, 1864)
- Ezekiel Bates (Attleboro, 1870)
- Eastern Star (Rehoboth, 1923)
DISTRICT 17
Michael J. Kelly, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A19
- Fellowship (Bridgewater, 1797)
- Paul Revere (Brockton, 1856)
- John Cutler (East Bridgewater, 1859)
- Puritan (East Bridgewater, 1869)
- St. George (Brockton, 1877)
- Satucket (East Bridgewater, 1881)
- Baalis Sanford (Brockton, 1917)
- Wampatuck (East Bridgewater, 1946)
DISTRICT 18
David J. Damstra, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A20
- Old Colony (Hingham, 1792)
- Corner Stone (Duxbury, 1801)
- Plymouth (Plymouth, 1825)
- Konohassett (Cohasset, 1865)
- Phoenix (Hanover, 1873)
- Satuit (Scituate, 1875)
- Macedonian (Quincy, 1892)
- Daniel Webster (Marshfield, 1964)
DISTRICT 19
Thomas O. Dexter, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A21
- Star in the East (New Bedford, 1823)
- Mount Hope (Fall River, 1824)
- Quittacus (New Bedford, 1857)
- Pythagorean (Marion, 1861)
- King Philip (Fall River, 1866)
- George H. Taber (Fairhaven, 1872)
- Noquochoke (South Westport, 1878)
- Abraham H. Howland Jr. (New Bedford, 1915)
- Massasoit-Narragansett (Fall River, 1915)
DISTRICT 20
Peter M. Culberson, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A22
- Union (Nantucket, 1771)
- Marine (Falmouth, 1798)
- Fraternal (Centerville, 1801)
- Social Harmony (Wareham, 1823)
- DeWitt Clinton (Sandwich, 1855)
- Oriental-Martha's Vineyard (Oak Bluffs, 1866)
- Howard (Yarmouth, 1869)
- Mariners' (Cotuit, 1870)
- Cawnacome Sunshine (Bourne, 1992)
DISTRICT 21
Chronis Kalivas, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A23
- King Hiram's (Provincetown, 1795)
- Mount Horeb (Dennis, 1834)
- Pilgrim (Harwich, 1859)
- Adams (Wellfleet, 1865)
- St. Martin's (Chatham, 1872)
- Universal (Orleans, 1917)
DISTRICT 22
Wilfred E. Ducharme, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A24
- St. Paul (Gardner, 1791)
- Aurora (Fitchburg, 1801)
- Wilder (Leominster, 1859)
- Hope (Gardner, 1864)
- Artisan (Winchendon, 1865)
- Charles W. Moore (Fitchburg, 1865)
DISTRICT 23
Gregory L. Stahl, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A25
- Trinity (Clinton, 1778)
- Morning Star (Worcester, 1793)
- Franklin (Grafton, 1851)
- Quinsigamond (Worcester, 1870)
- Boylston (West Boylston, 1876)
- Matthew John Whittall (Shrewsbury, 1928)
- Level (Shrewsbury, 1952)
DISTRICT 24
Christopher M. St. Cyr, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A26
- Olive Branch (Millbury, 1797)
- Solomon's Temple (Uxbridge, 1818)
- Guiding Lights (Auburn, 1858)
- Webster (Webster, 1858)
- Oxford (Oxford, 1859)
- Quinebaug (Southbridge, 1859)
- Mumford River (Douglas, 1877)
- Joel H. Prouty (Auburn, 1927)
- Rose of Sharon (Charlton, 1927)
DISTRICT 25
John A. Fritscher, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A27
- Mount Zion (Barre, 1800)
- Quaboag (Warren, 1858)
- Eden (Ware, 1863)
- Hayden (Brookfield, 1863)
- Rufus Putnam (Rutland, 1912)
- Bay Path (West Brookfield, 1923)
- The Scouters' (Holden, 2010)
DISTRICT 26
Jeffrey R. Gordon, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A28
- Republican (Greenfield, 1795)
- Harmony (Montague, 1796)
- Mountain (Shelburne Falls, 1806)
- North Quabbin (Athol, 1864)
- Mount Sugar Loaf (South Deerfield, 1912)
DISTRICT 27
Philip W. Lambert, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A29
- Jerusalem (South Hadley, 1797)
- Pacific (Amherst, 1860)
- Chicopee (South Hadley, 1848)
- Mount Tom (Holyoke, 1850)
- Mount Holyoke (South Hadley, 1869)
- Vernon (Belchertown, 1869)
- Hampshire (Haydenville, 1871)
DISTRICT 28
Robert J. Pannon, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A30
- Thomas (Palmer, 1796)
- Brigham (Ludlow, 1817)
- Day Spring (Monson, 1862)
- Wilbraham Masonic (Wilbraham, 1870)
- The Meadows (East Longmeadow, 1921)
DISTRICT 29
Marc C. Abbe, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A31
- Mount Moriah (Westfield, 1856)
- Huntington-Federal (Russell, 1866)
- Elm-Belcher (Agawam, 1870)
- Esoteric-Sherwood (Feeding Hills, 1901)
- Mount Orthodox (West Springfield, 1913)
DISTRICT 30
Craig A. Pedercini, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2016-A32
- Lafayette-Greylock (North Adams, 1847)
- Berkshire (South Adams, 1857)
- Upton (Cheshire, 1869)
- Globe Unity (Dalton, 1869)
- Williams (Williamstown, 1871)
DISTRICT 31
Gordon G. VanOrman, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2015-A33
- Cincinnatus (Great Barrington, 1795)
- Evening Star (Lee, 1795)
- Wisdom (West Stockbridge, 1803)
- New Moon (Pittsfield, 1810)
- Occidental (Stockbridge, 1870)
PANAMA DISTRICT
Gerald Dowden, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2015-A36
- Bethesda (Valparaiso, Chile, 1853)
- Huelen (Santiago, Chile, 1876)
- St. John's (Concepción) (Concepción, Chile, 1884)
- Sojourners (Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1912)
- Ancon (Balboa, Canal Zone, 1912)
- Gatun (Balboa, Canal Zone, 1915)
- Eloy Alfaro (Balboa, Canal Zone, 2008)
CHINA DISTRICT
Brian N. Watson, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 2015-A34
- Sinim (Tokyo, Japan, 1903)
CUBA DISTRICT
Gerald Dowden, District Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 2015-A35
- Caribbean Naval (Guantánamo, Cuba, 1965)
