Norfolk

NORFOLK LODGE

Location: Needham

Chartered By: Percival L. Everett

Charter Date: 06/09/1875 1875-73

Precedence Date: 05/18/1874

Current Status: Active

PAST MASTERS

Emery Grover, 1874, 1875; Mem
James E. Chapman, 1876
Edward A. Mills, 1877
Edward Dorsey, 1878
Edgar H. Bowers, 1879
Aaron Twigg, 1880, 1889
Issac R. Stearns, 1881, 1882
Henry S. Locke, 1883, 1884
Eldridge G. Leach, 1885
Albert E. Miller, 1886
George Adams, 1887, 1888, 1890
T. Frederick Peabody, 1891, 1892
William C. Freeman, 1893, 1894
Norman C. Munson, 1895, 1896
Frederick D. Sutton, 1897, 1898
Charles Stanwood, 1899, 1900
George A. Adams, 1901, 1902
John N. Twigg, 1903, 1904
Leonard Dawson, 1905, 1906
James H. Whetton, 1907, 1908
Allston R. Bowers, 1909, 1910
Theodore McIntosh, 1911, 1912
Horace A. Carter, 1913, 1914; N
Clifford M. Locke, 1915, 1916
Harley E. Crisp, 1917, 1918
Carleton G. McIntosh, 1919
Robert B. Hill, 1920
Samuel H. Wragg, 1921; N
Walter E. Queen, 1922
Herbert N. Mitchell, 1923
Henry S. Rogers, 1924
Arthur S. Hamilton, 1925
Ralph G. Adams, 1926
Arthur W. Littlehale, 1927
Freeland L. Huston, 1928
Peter D. G. Hamilton, 1929
Edward Seaver, 1930
Laurence E. Eaton, 1931
Arnold MacIntosh, 1932
Harold A. Smith, 1933
David Murdock, 1934
T. James Crossman, 1935
Waldo H. Rice, 1936
C. Carson Stanwood, 1937
Chester W. Eaton, 1938
Henry R. Gilbert, 1939
Paul B. Richwaen, 1940
John H. Peterson, 1941
Arthur L. King, 1942
Francis E. Stanwood, 1943
Frank L. Cheney, 1944
Chester R. Mills, 1945
Howard H. McEvoy, 1946
Victor M. Lonsbrough, 1947
Amos Hamburger, 1948
Gilbert W. Cox, 1949
Lewis R. Doering, 1950
Jerry Bond, Jr., 1951
Clifford L. Heald, 1952; SN
John N. Hall, 1953
Alfred E. Johnson, 1954
George H. Krech, 1955
Kilburn L. Child, 1956
Manson H. Carter, 1957; N
Clarke H. Wertheim, 1958
Laurence G. Eaton, 1959
Irving J. Ryder, 1960
H. Milton Hoitt, 1961
Everett D. Roper, 1962
Erlon W. Towne, 1963
Richard W. Eaton, 1964
Henry M. Heald, Jr., 1965
Wallace H. Richardson, 1966
Willard H. Wiggin, 1967
Herbert G. Dunphy, Jr., 1968
George D. Krech, 1969
Robert H. McCraw, 1970
James E. Dolan,, 1971
Alexander J. Smith, Jr., 1972
Ralph I. Sewall, 1973
Lawrence A. Morrison, Jr., 1974
Ralph A. Brosman, 1975
Carl A. Gordon, 1976
Warren W. Morris, Jr., 1977
Clyde J. Kay, 1978
William A. Thompson, Jr., 1979
Thomas P. Scott, Jr., 1980
Robert M. Eaton, 1981
Edwin J. Brailey, Jr., 1982
Peter A. Morrison, 1983
Robert A. Jeffery, 1984
David I. MacFarland, Jr., 1985
Richard E. Smith, 1986
Donald C. Gibb 14, 1987
William E. Holland, 1988
Thomas A. Stark, 1989
Scott D. Inglis, 1990
Jeffrey L. Gardiner, 1991
David W. Kinney, 1992
James L. Bond, 1993
A. Theodore McIntosh, 1994, 2013
David P. Newcomb, 1995 PDDGM
Wilfred G. Corey, 1996
Kenneth M. Morrison, 1997
Roger H. Ambuter, 1998
Edward K. Ambuter, 1999
Jeff Rosenberg, 2000
David S. Sewall, 2001
William J. Cummings, 2002
David W. Boston, 2003
Robert G. Kispert, 2004
Craig E. Austin, 2005
Douglas L. Armstrong, 2006-08
Derek C. Eaton, 2008-09
Christopher C. Blood, 2009-10
Donald LaLiberte, 2011
D. Michael Umbarger, 2012

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

Petition for Dispensation: 1874
Petition for Charter: 1875

ANNIVERSARIES

1924 (50th Anniversary)
1949 (75th Anniversary)
1974 (Centenary)
1999 (125th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

1875 (Everett; Special Communication; Constitution of Lodge and installation; see description below)
1902 (Gallagher; Cornerstone laying of town hall)
1919 (L. Abbott)
1924 (Ferrell; 50th Anniversary)
1940 (Perry; reception for Deputy Grand Master Samuel H. Wragg)
1945 (Wragg; 2 visits; reception for Grand Master, installation)
1949 (Keith; 75th Anniversary)
1952 (Roy)
1956 (W. Johnson; installation)
1957 (A. Jenkins; reception for Senior Grand Warden Laurence E. Eaton)
1960 (Eaton; 3 visits, including reception for Grand Master)
1962 (Eaton; Past Masters' Night)
1963 (Osgood; reception for Senior Grand Warden John N. Hall)
1972 (Vose; 2 visits, including hall dedication)
1974 (Vose; 2 visits, including Centenary and mortgage burning)
1975 (Maxwell)
1976 (Maxwell)
1981 (Berquist; 2 visits)
1988 (Ames)
1993 (Lovering; 2 visits, including reception for Deputy Grand Master Carl A. Gordon)
1994 (Lovering; table lodge)
1998 (Bauer; 2 visits, including reception for Deputy Grand Master Ralph I. Sewall)
1999 (Bauer; 125th Anniversary)
2003 (Hicks)
2004 (Hicks)
2006 (Hodgdon; reception for Deputy Grand Master William E. Holland)
2007 (Hodgdon; reception for Senior Grand Warden Jeffrey L. Gardiner)
2011 (Stewart; Ladies' and Widows' Night)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1875 1878 1879 1892 1897 1901 1903 1905 1906 1907 1912 1927 1932 1937 1938 1949 1956 1975 1976 1981 1985 1988 1989 1990 1999 2001

HISTORY

1924 (50th Anniversary History, 1924-75)
1949 (75th Anniversary History, 1949-67)
1974 (Centenary History, 1974-72)
1999 (125th Anniversary History, 1999-35)

OTHER

1901 (Transfer of districts)
1912 (Dispute over jurisdiction)

EVENTS

CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, JUNE 1875

From New England Freemason, Vol. II, No. 7, July 1875, Page 359:

A Special Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts was held at Needham, on Thursday afternoon, the 1st inst., for the purpose of constituting Norfolk Lodge and installing its officers. The M. W. Grand Master conducted the services. The ceremony of constituting the Lodge was performed in the Lodge-room, and was, of course, in private. When it was concluded, the Grand Officers were escorted by the members of the Lodge to the chapel of the Congregational Church, where the installation services were performed in the presence of a large number of ladies and invited guests. The W. Master was installed by Grand Master Everett, the Senior Warden by Past Grand Master Heard (acting Senior Grand Warden), the Junior Warden by R. W. Henry Endicott (acting Junior Grand Warden), and the remaining officers by Past Grand Master Coolidge (acting Deputy Grand Master). After these exercises were concluded, the Grand Master gave suitable words of encouragement and instruction to the officers and members of the new Lodge. At fifteen minutes past six, the Grand Lodge was closed in Ample Form. A collation followed, after which brief speeches were made by the Grand Master, the Past Grand Masters and others. The occasion was much enjoyed by all present.

The following is a list of the officers of the new Lodge:

Emery Grover, W.M.
James E. Chapman, S.W.
Edward A. Mills, J.W.
Elbridge G. Leach, Treas.
John T. Abbott, Sec.
Edward Dorsey, S.D.
Edgar M. Bowers, J.D.
Rev. Stephen G. Abbott, Chaplain
Aaron Twigg, Marshal
Theo. F. Hanks, S.S.
John F. Edwards, J.S.
Isaac R. Stearns, LS.
Lewis Armstrong, Tyler.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

Horace A. Carter, DDGM, District 5 (Waltham), 1916, 1917; Junior Grand Warden 1919; N
Manson H. Carter, DDGM, District 5 (Brighton), 1982, 1983; N
Laurence E. Eaton; Grand Marshal 1954-1956, Senior Grand Warden 1957, Grand Master 1960-1962
Jeffrey L. Gardiner, DDGM, District 5, 2004, 2005, 2006; Senior Grand Warden 2007; Grand Secretary
Carl A. Gordon, DDGM, District 5 (Brighton)1988, 1989; Deputy Grand Master 1993.
Emery Grover, DDGM, District 21 (Framingham), 1889, 1890, Memorial
John N. Hall, DDGM, District 5 (Brighton), 1958, 1959; Grand Marshal 1960-1962; Senior Grand Warden 1963
Clifford L. Heald, DDGM, District 5 (Brighton), 1966, 1967; SN
William E. Holland, DDGM, District 5 (Brighton), 1998, 1999; Deputy Grand Master 2006
David P. Newcomb, DDGM, District 2, 2009, 2010.
Ralph I. Sewall, DDGM, District 5 (Brighton), 1992, 1993; Deputy Grand Master 1998
Samuel H. Wragg, DDGM, District 5 (Brighton), 1939; Deputy Grand Master 1940; Grand Master 1945-1947; N