MassachusettsYear1990

1990

EDGAR W. DARLING, Grand Master

Richard E. Johnson, Deputy Grand Master
Lowell U. Hammett, Senior Grand Warden
Robert A. Meffen, Junior Grand Warden

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QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/14: 1990-3;
• 06/13: 1990-40;
• 09/12: 1990-64;
• 12/12: 1990-96; (Annual Communication)

03/14 Agenda

• 1990-15: Presentations.

06/13 Agenda

• 1990-47: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1990-50: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Ivory Coast.
• 1990-58: Presentations.

09/12 Agenda

• 1990-71: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1990-72: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1990-79: Budget for 1991.
• 1990-83: Presentations.
• 1990-83: Discipline.

12/12 Agenda

• 1990-110: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 1990-112: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1990-112: Recognition of four state Grand Lodges in Brazil; recognition withhold for the Grand Lodge of Yugoslavia.
• 1990-119: Reinstatement.
• 1990-122: Presentations.
• Visits by Grand Master Darling, beginning on Page 1990-150:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Golden Fleece, Lynn (02/13; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Abraham H. Howland Jr., New Bedford (04/10; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Star, Athol (04/28; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Athelstan, Worcester (05/09; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Prospect, Roslindale (09/10; Centenary)
    • Lafayette-Dover, Norwood (11/17; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Consolidations:
    • Dedham. Uniting of Dorchester and West Roxbury (06/01; Special Communication)
    • Crescent and Pittsfield (09/28; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Ayer (09/08; Hall Dedication; Special Communication)
  • Constitutions of Lodges:
    • Merrimack Valley Daylight, Lawrence (10/16; Special Communication)
  • Lodge visits:
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (01/11)
    • Esoteric, Springfield (01/13; Grand Master's reception)
    • United Brethren, Marlborough (01/27; reception for Deputy Grand Master Richard E. Johnson)
    • Norumbega & Brookline, Newtonville (02/03; reception for Senior Grand Warden Lowell U. Hammett)
    • Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood, Springfield (02/12)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (03/03; George Washington Observance)
    • Hampden, Springfield (03/06)
    • United Brethren, Marlborough (03/07)
    • Mount Orthodox, West Springfield (03/10; Reception for Junior Grand Warden Robert A. Meffen)
    • Joel H. Prouty, Auburn (03/18)
    • May Flower, Middleboro (03/20; Master Mason Degree)
    • Charles C. Spellman, East Longmeadow (03/26)
    • Mount Orthodox, West Springfield (03/27)
    • Macedonian and Columbian, Boston (04/01; Masonic Church Service)
    • Ionic (Easthampton) (04/09)
    • William North, Lowell (04/11)
    • Mount Tom, Holyoke (04/20)
    • Grand Lodge of New York (04/24-04/26)
    • Grand Lodge of Maine (04/30-05/02)
    • Daniel Webster, Marshfield (05/06; 350th Anniversary Parade)
    • Marine, Falmouth (05/07)
    • Hesperia, Boston (05/15)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (05/16; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (05/18-05/19)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/20-05/21)
    • Grand Lodge of Michigan (05/23-05/25)
    • Grand Lodge of Iran in Exile (05/26)
    • Quincy (06/02; Mortgage Burning; Special Communication)
    • Reading (06/06; Mortgage Burning; Special Communication)
    • Columbian, Boston (06/07)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (06/08; clam bake)
    • Azure, Walpole (06/09; parade)
    • Rabboni, Milton (06/19)
    • Huntington, Russell (06/20)
    • The Lodge of Eleusis, Boston (06/21)
    • Federal, Chester (07/11)
    • Grand Lodge of Canada (Ontario) (07/17-07/19)
    • Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood, Springfield (09/29; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Delaware (10/02-10/04)
    • William Sewall Gardner, Lowell (10/12; table lodge)
    • Eden, Ware (10/13; installation)
    • Metacomet Daylight, Taunton (10/17; installation)
    • Thomas, Palmer (10/19; installation)
    • Newton, Wilbraham (10/20; installation)
    • Indian Orchard-Shawmont, Springfield (10/27; installation)
    • Mount Holyoke, South Hadley Falls (11/10; installation)
    • Orient, Norwood (11/12; reception for Rt. Wor. Roland K. Woodberry)
    • Grand Lodge of Maryland (11/18-11/20)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania (12/04-12/05)
    • St. John's (Boston) (12/08; installation)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (12/14; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of District of Columbia (12/18-12/19)
  • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 1990-154.
• 1990-156: Re-election of Grand Master Edgar W. Darling. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/14: 1990-16; opening remarks; meetings and visitations; Country Fair; Grand Lodge D.A.R.E. program.

• 06/13: 1990-52; opening remarks; Masonic church service; collateral organizations; visits to other Grand Lodges; anniversaries; mortgage burnings; Prince Hall Masonry; Grand Master's Country Fair and Grand Master's Run.

• 09/12: 1990-75; opening remarks; Country Fair; Council of Deliberation; other events.

• 12/12: 1990-119; opening remarks; Masonic Home; visitations. Library; Education; Service; building; Masonic Home; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/14: 1990-20;
  • Full Codes : Merrimack Valley Daylight; approved.
  • Amendments: Abraham H. Howland Jr., Artisan, Blue Hill, Ezekiel Bates, King David, Morning Star, Mount Hope, Ocean, Quittacus, Starr King, Upton; approved.

• 06/13: 1990-59;
  • Full Codes : Eliot-Hyde Park, Good Samaritan
  • Amendments: Adelphi-Noddle's Island, Bethesda (Brighton), Caribbean Naval, Dalhousie, Germania, Joel H. Prouty, Lynnfield, Mechanic's, Montgomery, Mount Hermon, Mount Hollis, Mount Horeb (Dennis), Mount Moriah, Mount Scopus, Norfolk, Norumbega & Brookline, Pentucket, Phoenix, Quittacus, The Lodge of Stirling, Waltham Triad, Wilder, William Sewall Gardner, Wisdom; approved. Huntington, Mechanic's, Rising Star, Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood; not approved.

• 09/12: 1990-84;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Garden City, Huntington, Mechanic's, Mosaic, Norfolk, Palestine, Rising Star, Rufus Putnam, Siloam, Waltham Triad, Watuppa; approved. Victory; not approved.

• 12/12: 1990-110;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Dalhousie, Fraternity & Fuller, Freedom, Golden Rule, Massasoit-Narragansett, New Meadows, North Star, Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood, St. John's (Boston), Simonds; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/14: 1990-12; Rt. Wor. Robert Meek Clogston, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/14: 1990-12; Rt. Wor. William John Crane, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Standard Bearer.
  • 03/14: 1990-12; Rt. Wor. Harold Gray Douglas, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/14: 1990-13; Rt. Wor. Gilbert Edmond Loffler, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/14: 1990-13; Rt. Wor. Alfred Raymond Malanson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/14: 1990-13; Rt. Wor. Edward Rogers Nicoll, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/14: 1990-13; Rt. Wor. Richard Peter Nyquist, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Deacon.
  • 03/14: 1990-13; Rt. Wor. Alfred Lewis Parsons, Sr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/12: 1990-73; Rt. Wor. Howard Harry Gilbert, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/12: 1990-73; Rt. Wor. Norman Dyer Loud, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 1990-113; Rt. Wor. Walter Henry Hiller, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 1990-113; Rt. Wor. Herbert Franklin Wilcox, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 1990-114; Rt. Wor. George Tevelyn Wiles, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• MEMORIALS:
  • 03/14: 1990-14; Rt. Wor. Fred Crockett Brown, Past Deputy Grand Master, presented by Rt. Wor. Lowell U. Hammett, for the committee.
  • 06/13: 1990-50; Rt. Wor. Burton Kinsley Sawtelle, Past Junior Grand Warden, presented by the committee.
  • 09/12: 1990-73; Rt. Wor. Eliot Franklin Borden, Past Junior Grand Warden, presented by Rt. Wor. Gerald G. Delano, for the committee.
  • 12/12: 1990-114; Rt. Wor. Karl Olavi Lepisto, Past Senior Grand Warden, presented by Rt. Wor. Willis B. Altman, for the committee.

Petitions for Charters

• 06/13: 1990-48. Petition by Crescent and Pittsfield, as Crescent-Pittsfield; granted.

• 12/12: 1990-116. Petition by Loyalty-Realty and Zerubbabel Lodges as Cosmopolitan Lodge; granted.

• 12/12: 1990-117: Petition by Eureka and Quittacus Lodges, as Quittacus Lodge; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 02/13: 1990-1. Lynn. 125th Anniversary of Golden Fleece Lodge.
  • 1990-1: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Richard S. MacInnis, Master of Golden Fleece Lodge.
  • 1990-2: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brethren. (Note that there is a 125th Anniversary History, but it is not included in the Proceedings.)

• 04/10: 1990-22. New Bedford. 75th Anniversary of Abraham H. Howland Jr. Lodge.
  • 1990-23: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Rodman E. Taylor, Master of Abraham H. Howland Jr. Lodge.
  • 1990-23: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers. Presentations.

• 04/28: 1990-25. Athol. 125th Anniversary of Star Lodge.
  • 1990-25: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Alan G. Myer, Master of Star Lodge.
  • 1990-26: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brethren. (Note that there is a 125th Anniversary History, but it is not included in the Proceedings.)

• 05/09: 1990-27. Worcester. 125th Anniversary of Athelstan Lodge.
  • 1990-28: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Jon H. Skoglund, Master of Athelstan Lodge.
  • 1990-28: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brethren. Presentations.
  • 1990-29: Brief History of Athelstan Lodge, by Wor. Robert Leach.

• 06/01: 1990-31. Dedham. Uniting of Dorchester and West Roxbury, as West Roxbury-Dorchester.
  • 1990-31: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1990-32: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 1990-35: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 06/02: 1990-36. Quincy. Mortgage burning for the Masonic Temple.
  • 1990-37: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Rural Lodge and the Masonic Associates.
  • 1990-37: Mortgage burning ceremony.
  • 1990-37: Remarks by the Grand Master.

• 06/06: 1990-39. Reading. Mortgage burning for the Masonic Temple.
  • 1990-39: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Good Samaritan.
  • 1990-39: Mortgage burning ceremony.
  • 1990-39: Remarks by the Grand Master.

• 09/08: 1990-62. Ayer. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1990-62: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Colin Butler, Master of Caleb Butler Lodge.
  • 1990-63: Temple dedication "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usages."
  • 1990-63: Address by the Grand Master.

• 09/28: 1990-86. Pittsfield. Uniting of Crescent and Pittsfield, as Crescent-Pittsfield Lodge.
  • 1990-86: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1990-87: Merger ceremony.
  • 1990-87: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 10/16: 1990-88. North Andover. Constitution of Merrimack Valley Daylight Lodge.
  • 1990-89: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the new Lodge.
  • 1990-89: Constitution ceremony and installation of officers, "in full form and ceremony according to the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1990-89: Address by the Grand Master.
  • 1990-89: New officers and charter members of the Lodge.

• 11/17: 1990-91. Norwood. 125th Anniversary of Lafayette-Dover Lodge.
  • 1990-91: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 1990-92: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brethren.
  • 1990-93ff: History of Lafayette-Dover Lodge, by Wor. James B. Kershaw.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1990)

• 1990-158: Opening and roll call.
• 1990-163: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives.
• 1990-164: Report of Grand Secretary; 996 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1990, as well as the past 2 years.
• 1990-165: Installation of Grand Master Darling. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1990-167: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1990-168: The Grand Master.
  • 1990-169: Deputy Grand Master Richard J. Stewart.
  • 1990-171: Past Grand Master W. Scott Stoner of Pennsylvania.
  • 1990-172: Grand Master Fred W. Clarke of Nova Scotia.
  • 1990-175: Rt. Wor. Robert L. Steadman.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1990

There were 46 districts in Massachusetts in 1990 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

George J. Avis, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A3

• St. John's (Boston, 1733)
• Lodge of St. Andrew, (Boston, 1752)
• The Massachusetts (Boston, 1770)
• Columbian (Boston, 1796)
• Mount Lebanon (Boston, 1801)
• Germania (Boston, 1854)
• Winslow Lewis (Boston, 1855)
• Revere (Boston, 1856)
• Shawmut (Boston, 1911)

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Charles R. Dauwalter, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A4

• Amicable (Cambridge, 1805)
• The Lodge of Eleusis (Boston, 1865)
• Mizpah-Faith (Cambridge, 1867)
• Charity (Cambridge, 1869)
• Joseph Webb (Boston, 1876)
• Richard C. MacLaurin (Cambridge, 1920)
• The DeMolay (Boston, 1975)

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Stanley G. Winer, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A5

• Mount Olivet (Cambridge, 1863)
• Zetland (Boston, 1867)
• Euclid (Boston, 1916)
• The Harvard (Cambridge, 1922)
• Boston University (Boston, 1925)
• Moses Michael Hays (Needham, 1931)

DISTRICT 3: Boston

William M. Appel, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A6

• Mount Tabor (Boston, 1846)
• Henry Price (Boston, 1858)
• Hammatt (East Boston, 1859)
• Robert Lash (Chelsea, 1867)
• Seaview (Revere, 1917)
• Ocean (Winthrop, 1958)

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

Jack L. Zimmerman, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A7

• Star of Bethlehem (Wakefield, 1844)
• Baalbec (East Boston, 1852)
• Winthrop (Winthrop, 1887)
• Adelphi-Noddle's Island (Watertown, 1920)
• Everett C. Benton (Boston, 1925)
• Major General Henry Knox (Boston, 1926)

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Michael Pecoraro, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A8

• St. Paul's-Algonquin (Braintree, 1846)
• Prospect (Roslindale, 1890)
• West Roxbury-Dorchester (Dorchester, 1912) merged 06/01/1990
• Loyalty-Realty (Jamaica Plain, 1920)
• Milton (Milton, 1922)
• Hesperia (Boston, 1925)

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Charles P. Buckley, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A9

• Union (Dorchester, 1796)
• Gate of the Temple (Stoughton, 1855)
• Rabboni (Milton, 1869)
• Macedonian (Quincy, 1893)
• Zerubbabel (Quincy, 1950)

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Dana A. Jackson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A10

• Dalhousie (Newtonville, 1860)
• Beth-Horon (Brookline, 1870)
• Fraternity and Fuller (Newtonville, 1875)
• Wellesley (Needham, 1912)
• Victory (Watertown, 1920)
• Nehoiden (Needham, 1927)
• Garden City (Newtonville, 1954)
• The Masters (Newtonville, 1983)

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Bruce Hutchings, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A11

• Bethesda (Brighton, 1819)
• Waltham Triad (Newtonville, 1820)
• Pequossette (Watertown, 1856)
• Belmont-Beaver (Belmont, 1864)
• Norfolk (Needham, 1874)
• Norumbega & Brookline (Newtonville, 1920)
• United (Brookline, 1924)
• Maugus Hill (Wellesley, 1957)

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Michael A. Brown, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A12

• King Solomon's (Charlestown, 1783)
• Mount Hermon (Medford, 1854)
• Joseph Warren-Soley (Boston, 1856)
• Simon W. Robinson(Lexington, 1870)
• Friendship (Wilmington, 1901)
• Russell (Arlington, 1923)
• Simonds (Burlington, 1955)
• Frank W. Thompson (Bedford, 1955)

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Paul F. Miller, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A13

• Washington (Lexington, 1796)
• Hiram (Arlington, 1797)
• Mount Horeb (Woburn, 1855)
• John Abbot (Somerville, 1857)
• William Parkman (Winchester, 1864)
• Somerville (West Somerville, 1912)
• Samuel Crocker Lawrence (Medford, 1920)
• Freedom (Arlington, 1947)

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Walter C. Brown, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A14

• Mount Vernon (Malden, 1857)
• Good Samaritan (Reading, 1870)
• King Cyrus (Stoneham, 1875)
• Fidelity (Melrose, 1918)
• Galilean (Everett, 1921)
• Mount Scopus (Malden, 1930)
• North Reading (North Reading, 1955)

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

William A. St. Clair, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A15

• Wyoming (Melrose, 1856)
• William Sutton (Saugus, 1866)
• Palestine (Everett, 1868)
• Converse (Malden, 1887)
• Golden Rule (Wakefield, 1888)
• The Lodge of Stirling (Malden, 1910)
• Lynnfield (Lynnfield, 1946)

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Chester R. Harris, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A16

• Essex (Salem, 1791)
• Mount Carmel (Lynn, 1805)
• Mosaic (Danvers, 1870)
• Damascus (Lynn, 1906)
• Wayfarers (Swampscott, 1914)
• Budleigh (Beverly, 1921)
• New Meadows (Topsfield, 1958)

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Samuel F. Gynan, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A17

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

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Lyle R. Drenth, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A18

• The Tyrian (Gloucester, 1770)
• Liberty (Beverly, 1824)
• Ashler (Rockport, 1851)
• John T. Heard (Ipswich, 1864)
• Acacia (Gloucester, 1865)
• Manchester (Manchester, 1920)

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Charles D. Batchelder, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A19

• St. John's (Newburyport, 1766)
• Merrimack (Haverhill, 1802)
• St. Mark's (Newburyport, 1803)
• Warren (Amesbury, 1822)
• Saggahew (Haverhill, 1864)
• Charles C. Dame (Georgetown, 1867)
• Bethany (Merrimac, 1868)

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Clifton R. Milne, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1990-A21

• St. Matthew's (Andover, 1822)
• LawrenceUnited (Lawrence, 1825)
• John Hancock (Methuen, 1860)
• Cochichewick (North Andover, 1874)
• Merrimack Valley Daylight (North Andover, 1990)

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Robert W. LaPierre, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A21

• Corinthian (Concord, 1797)
• Pentucket (Lowell, 1807)
• Ancient York (Lowell, 1852)
• Kilwinning (Lowell, 1866)
• William North (Lowell, 1867)
• Thomas Talbot (Billerica, 1889)
• Wamesit (Tewksbury, 1921)
• William Sewall Gardner (Lowell, 1928)

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Andrew W. Waugh, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A22

• St. Paul (Ayer, 1797)
• Aurora (Leominster, 1801)
• Trinity (Clinton, 1858)
• Caleb Butler (Ayer, 1859)
• Wilder (Leominster, 1859)
• Charles W. Moore (Fitchburg, 1865)
• Tahattawan (Littleton, 1929)

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Bryan E. Ward, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A23

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

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Edward F. Stange, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A24

• Republican (Greenfield, 1795)
• Harmony (Northfield, 1796)
• Mountain (Shelburne Falls, 1806)
• Morning Sun (Conway, 1869)
• Bay State (Montague, 1872)
• Mechanic's (Montague, 1878)

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Raymond H. Moulthrop, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A25

• Lafayette-Greylock (North Adams, 1847)
• Berkshire (South Adams, 1857)
• Upton (Cheshire, 1869)
• Williams (Williamstown, 1871)

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Donald J. Drosehn, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A26

• Cincinnatus (Great Barrington, 1795)
• Evening Star (Lenox, 1795)
• Wisdom (West Stockbridge, 1803)
• Mystic (Pittsfield, 1810)
• Globe (Hinsdale, 1869)
• Occidental (Stockbridge, 1870)
• Crescent-Pittsfield (Pittsfield, 1873) merged 09/28/1990
• Unity (Dalton, 1896)

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

George R. Dion, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A27

• Jerusalem (South Hadley, 1797)
• Pacific (Amherst, 1860)
• Mount Tom (Holyoke, 1850)
• Ionic (Easthampton, 1867)
• Mount Holyoke (South Hadley, 1869)
• Hampshire (Haydenville, 1871)
• William Whiting (Holyoke, 1909)

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Lewis E. Prentiss, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A28

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

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Robert A. Goewey, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A29

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

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Kenneth W. Rhodes, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A30

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

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

James W. Blackburn, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A31

• Solomon's Temple (Uxbridge, 1818)
• Blackstone River (Blackstone, 1855)
• Webster (Webster, 1858)
• Oxford (Oxford, 1859)
• Mumford River (Douglas, 1877)
• Granite (Northbridge, 1880)

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Raymond W. Benoit, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A32

• Morning Star (Worcester, 1793)
• Quinebaug (Southbridge, 1859)
• Hayden (Brookfield, 1863)
• Spencer (Spencer, 1871)
• Meridian Sun (North Brookfield, 1894)
• Rufus Putnam (Rutland, 1912)
• Isaiah Thomas (Worcester, 1920)
• Bay Path (West Brookfield, 1923)

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

James A. Gates, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A33

• 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

Richard W. Graham, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A34

• Meridian (Watertown, 1797)
• Montgomery (Milford, 1797)
• John Warren (Hopkinton, 1860)
• Mount Hollis (Holliston, 1864)
• North Star (Ashland, 1864)
• Siloam (Westborough, 1866)
• Charles River (Medway, 1871)
• Alpha (Framingham, 1875)

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Edwin E. Sarvela, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A35

• Middlesex (Framingham, 1795)
• United Brethren (Marlborough, 1859)
• Doric (Hudson, 1864)
• St. Bernard (Southborough, 1867)
• Charles A. Welch (Maynard, 1872)
• Perfection (Framingham, 1957)

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Graham A. Long, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A36

• Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799)
• Orient (Norwood, 1861)
• Blue Hill (Canton, 1863)
• Lafayette-Dover (Norwood, 1865)
• Eliot-Hyde Park (Westwood, 1866)
• Constellation (Dedham, 1871)
• Azure (Walpole, 1921)

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

John B. MacKay, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A37

• Rural (Quincy, 1801)
• Norfolk Union (Randolph, 1819)
• Orphan's Hope (Weymouth, 1825)
• Delta (Braintree, 1868)
• Wollaston (Quincy, 1899)
• Quincy (Quincy, 1919) merged 03/11
• Wessagusset (Weymouth, 1920)

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Philip M. McCaffrey, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A38

• Old Colony (Hingham, 1792)
• Corner Stone (Duxbury, 1801)
• Plymouth (Plymouth, 1825)
• Konohassett (Cohasset, 1864)
• Phoenix (Hanover, 1873)
• Satuit (Scituate, 1875)
• Nantascot (Hull, 1954)
• Daniel Webster (Marshfield, 1964)

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

George E. Munroe, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A39

• King David (Taunton, 1798)
• May Flower (Middleboro, 1864)
• Paul Dean (North Easton, 1867)
• Charles H. Titus (Taunton, 1872)
• Eastern Star (Rehoboth, 1924)
• Netop (Seekonk, 1924)
• Ezra (Taunton, 1952)
• Metacomet Daylight (Taunton, 1989)

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Wayne F. Hoyle, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A40

• Bristol (North Attleboro, 1797)
• St. Alban's (Wrentham, 1818)
• St. James (Mansfield, 1864)
• Excelsior (Franklin, 1866)
• Ionic (Taunton, 1867)
• Ezekiel Bates (Attleboro, 1870)

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Paul S. Chase, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A41

• Fellowship (Bridgewater, 1797)
• Paul Revere (North Bridgewater, 1856)
• John Cutler (Abington, 1859)
• Puritan (East Bridgewater, 1869)
• St. George (Brockton, 1877)
• Satucket (East Bridgewater, 1881)
• Baalis Sanford (Brockton, 1917)
• Wampatuck (East Bridgewater, 1946)

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

John Catterall, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A42

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

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

George N. Morris, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A43

• Star in the East (New Bedford, 1823)
• King Philip (Fall River, 1866)
• George H. Taber (Fairhaven, 1872)
• Noquochoke (South Westport, 1878)
• Paskamansett (New Bedford, 1920)
• Quittacus (New Bedford, 1921)

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Peter G. Richter, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A44

• Union (Nantucket, 1771)
• Social Harmony (Middleboro, 1823)
• Martha's Vineyard (Oak Bluffs, 1859)
• Pythagorean (Marion, 1861)
• Oriental (Oak Bluffs, 1866)

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

E. Joel Peterson, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A45

• Marine (Falmouth, 1798)
• Fraternal (Centerville, 1801)
• DeWitt Clinton (Sandwich, 1855)
• Howard (Yarmouth, 1869)
• Mariners' (Cotuit, 1871)

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Joseph E. Prose, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A46

• King Hiram's (Provincetown, 1795)
• Mount Horeb (Dennis, 1854)
• Pilgrim (Harwich, 1859)
• Adams (Wellfleet, 1865)
• St. Martin's (Chatham, 1872)
• Universal (Orleans, 1917)

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Theodore E. Cooledge, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A47

• Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood (Springfield, 1864)
• Elm-Belcher (Agawam, 1870)
• Newton (Wilbraham, 1870)
• Indian Orchard-Shawmont (Springfield, 1911)
• Longmeadow (Longmeadow, 1931)

PANAMA CANAL DISTRICT

Donald P. Garrido, District Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A48

• Sojourners (Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1912)
• Ancon (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1913)
• Balboa (Empire, Canal Zone, 1915)
• Sibert (Gatun, Canal Zone, 1918)

CHILE DISTRICT

Oscar E. Gibson, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A49

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

CHINA DISTRICT

Joe A. Diele, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1990-A50

• Ancient Landmark (Shanghai, China, 1863) In recess
• Shanghai (Shanghai, China, 1903) In recess
• Sinim (Tokyo, Japan, 1903)
• International (Peking, China, 1915) In recess
• Hykes Memorial (Tientsin, China, 1922) In recess

CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

William R. Knowles, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1990-A51

• Caribbean Naval (Guantánamo, Cuba, 1966)

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