MassachusettsYear1954

1954

WHITFIELD WHITTEMORE JOHNSON, Esq., Grand Master

Willard P. Lombard, Deputy Grand Master
Herbert H. Jaynes, Senior Grand Warden
Chauncey D. Merrill, Junior Grand Warden

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QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/10: 1954-4;
• 06/09: 1954-72;
• 09/08: 1954-104;
• 12/08: 1954-168; (Annual Communication)

03/10 Agenda

• 1954-12: Introduction of Guests.
• 1954-38: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 1954-39: Installation of Bishop and Bro. John Wesley Lord as Grand Chaplain.
• 1954-42: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1954-46: Authorization for the Board of Masonic Relief to use the War Relief Fund for members of the Armed Forces.
• 1954-46: Presentation of a Veterans' Medal to Grand Secretary Frank H. Hilton.

06/09 Agenda

• 1954-80: Announcements by the Grand Master.
• 1954-80: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1954-101: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of the State of Israel.

09/08 Agenda

• 1954-112: Reception of Guests.
• 1954-112: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1954-133: Introduction of Bro. Charles W. Thiery, the oldest living Mason in the United States (born 10/26/1850 and raised 01/03/1878 in Amicable Lodge.)
• 1954-133: Budget for 1955.
• 1954-142: Presentation of Henry Price Medals.
• 1954-142: Exemplification of the Third Degree, led by the Grand Lecturers "and a corps of able assistants."

12/08 Agenda

• 1954-176: Reception and introduction of Guests.
• 1954-177: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 1954-177: Report of Committee on Records.
• Recorded in Grand Master Johnson's address, beginning on Page 1954-225:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Essex, Salem (01/05; Ladies' Night and 175th Anniversary)
    • Tahattawan, Littleton (held in Ayer; 03/22; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Soley, Somerville (04/12; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • St. John's #2, Middletown, CT (05/02; 200th Anniversary; originally chartered by Massachusetts in 1754)
    • Mount Hermon, Medford (10/22; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • Mount Horeb (Harwich) (held in South Dennis; 11/08; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • Putnam, Cambridge (12/20; Centenary; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications, Cornerstone layings:
    • Gardner (06/05; Corner-stone laying; Special Communication)
  • Lodges constituted:
  • Lodges visited:
    • Winchester (01/01; Open house)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (01/14)
    • The Harvard, Cambridge (01/16; Reception for Grand Master)
    • Major General Henry Knox, Boston (01/22; reception for Junior Grand Warden Chauncey D. Merrill)
    • Wyoming, Melrose (01/27; presentation of Veteran's Medal to Most Wor. Claude L. Allen)
    • Belmont, Belmont (02/04; reception for Senior Grand Warden Herbert H. Jaynes)
    • Grand Lodge of Virginia (02/09-10)
    • Palestine, Everett (02/11; reception for Deputy Grand Master Willard P. Lombard)
    • Liberty, Beverly (02/20; Washington's Birthday)
    • Boston University, Boston (02/26; Special Communication; reception for the Grand Master of Peru.)
    • West Roxbury, Roslindale (03/02)
    • Delta, Braintree (03/09; "John Prescott Robertson Night")
    • Pentucket, Lowell (03/18; Special Communication; reception for Rt. Wor. Charles S. Proctor)
    • Brotherhood, Boston (03/23; "Christian A. Herter Night")
    • St. John's (Boston) (04/05; Legislative Night)
    • Grand Lodge of Connecticut (04/07-08)
    • Pequossette, Watertown (04/09; "H. Herbert Applin Night")
    • Grand Lodge of New Jersey (04/20-22)
    • Grand Lodge of Maine (05/03-05)
    • Abraham H. Howland Jr., New Bedford (05/12; District Meeting)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/16-17)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (05/18-19)
    • Ezekiel Bates, Attleboro (05/21)
    • Grand Lodge of New Brunswick (05/26-28)
    • St. Alban's, Foxborough (06/10)
    • Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia (06/13-15)
    • King Solomon's, Somerville (06/16; Bunker Hill exercises)
    • Theodore Roosevelt, Quincy (06/25; District Meeting)
    • Universal, Orleans (07/09; "Capewide Visitors' Night")
    • Grand Lodge of Canada (Ontario) (07/20-22)
    • Liberty, Beverly (09/18; visit from Washington-Alexandria #22, Alexandria, Virginia)
    • Isaiah Thomas, Worcester (09/23)
    • The Harvard, Cambridge (10/02; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Illinois (10/12-13)
    • Grand Lodge of Ohio (10/14)
    • United, held in Boston (10/16; reception for Grand Master Bernard B. Abedon of Rhode Island)
    • Good Samaritan, Reading (11/09; presentation of the apron of Most Wor. Arthur W. Coolidge)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/11; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Maryland (11/15-17)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Temple, East Boston (12/09; "Bench and Bar Night")
    • The Massachusetts (12/12; Christmas Parties at Charlton and Shrewsbury)

Visits of Deputy Grand Master and Grand Wardens also listed, beginning on Page 1954-235.

• 1954-237: Report of travels by Past Grand Master Thomas S. Roy.
• 1954-237: Citations for Brothers for "expert handling" of a certain matter.
• 1954-237: Re-election of Grand Master Whitfield W. Johnson. Election of other Grand Officers.
• 1954-242: Report of Committee on Returns.
• 1954-242: Presentation of Henry Price Medal to the Grand Master of Israel.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/10: Opening remarks; Washington conferences; visitations; Masonic Law; DeMolay; lodge funds; games of chance; Grand Chaplains; Grand Lecturers; problems; conclusion.

• 06/09: Opening remarks; visitations; Maine Masonry; Connecticut Masonry; Masonic Service Association; new rent schedule at Boston Temple; Worcester tornado; chain letters; residence; dispensations; class lodges.

• 09/08: Opening remarks; necrology; visitations; ritual; budget for 1955; library; retirement fund; Home and Hospital.

• 12/08: Opening remarks; necrology; annual reports; Lodges of Instruction; dispensations (including a request for a Lodge at St. Croix in the Virgin Islands); visitations; Ohio Masonry (American Union Lodge, Scioto Lodge); other visits; Old North Church, Revere and JOhn Pulling; Home and Hospital; Masonic Service Association; blood bank; Department of Education; Department of Service; Board of Masonic Relief; Library and Museum; Auditors' Summary; Masonic Education and Charity Trust; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/10: 1954-43;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Alfred Baylies, Amity, Atlantic, Aurora, Belmont, Benjamin F. Arrington, Corinthian, Dalhousie (with changes), Germania, Golden Fleece, The Harvard, Henry Price, King Philip, Marine, Mount Orthodox, Mystic, Old Colony, Pequossette, Washington; approved.

• 06/09: 1954-96;
  • Full Codes : John Warren, Mount Hermon; approved.
  • Amendments: Aberdour, Adams, Bay Path, Belmont, Columbian, Corinthian, Corner Stone, Damascus, Eliot, Elm, Fidelity, George H. Taber, Hammatt, Isaac Parker, Isaiah Thomas, Major General Henry Knox, Martha's Vineyard, Morning Star, Mount Sugar Loaf, Noddle's Island, Norumbega, Rural, St. Bernard, St. Matthew's, Spencer, Theodore Roosevelt, Trinity, Victory, William North, William Sutton; approved.

• 09/08: 1954-138;
  • Full Codes : Bethesda (Valparaiso), Bristol, Mystic Valley (with changes); approved.
  • Amendments: Beaver, Budleigh, Charles C. Spellman, Corner Stone, Mariners', Mount Tabor, Pacific, Pentucket, St. John's (Concepción), Sojourners; approved.

• 12/08: 1954-239;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Esoteric, Essex, Euclid, Faith, Fellowship, Huelen, Ionic (Taunton), King David, King Solomon's, Liberty, Wessagusset; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES (in Grand Master's Address)
  • 09/08: 1954-114; Rt. Wor. Charles Henry Miles, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1954-114; Rt. Wor. Roland Sidney Fulton, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Standard Bearer.
  • 09/08: 1954-114; Most Wor. Frank L. Simpson, Past Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1954-115; Rt. Wor. Ben Oldfield, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/08: 1954-115; Rt. Wor. Harvey Alvion Soule, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1954-179; Rt. Wor. Henry David MacRichie, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1954-179; Rt. Wor. Harry Edwin Litchfield, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1954-179; Rt. Wor. Frank Earl McIntire, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1954-179; Rt. Wor. Thomas Forsley, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1954-180; Rt. Wor. Gardner Robinson Pool Barker, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1954-180; Rt. Wor. Frank Damon Polley, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/08: 1954-179; Rt. Wor. Charles Walton Megathlin, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• MEMORIALS
  • 03/10: 1954-39; Rt. Wor. James F. Watson, Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Zacheus H. Cande, for the committee.
  • 12/08: 1954-180; Most Wor. Frank L. Simpson, Past Grand Master, by the Grand Master, for the Committee.

Petitions for Charters

• 06/09: 1954-98; Petition by Baalbec Lodge to remove to Chelsea; action postponed until September.
  • 09/08: 1954-140; approved and charter amended.

• 06/09: 1954-98; Petition by Hammatt Lodge to alter its charter to read Boston; approved.

• 12/08: 1954-240; Petition by Wollaston Lodge to alter its charter to read Quincy; approved.

Petitions for Dispensation for New Lodges

• 06/09: 1954-91; Realty, Boston; mentioned in Grand Master's Address (granted 04/14; instituted by District Deputy Grand Master 05/10)

• 06/09: 1954-91; Nantascot, Hull; mentioned in Grand Master's Address (granted 04/14; instituted by District Deputy Grand Master 05/24)

• 12/08: 1954-184; Garden City, Newtonville; mentioned in Grand Master's Address (granted 11/30)

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 02/26: 1954-1. Boston. Reception for the Grand Master of Peru, at Boston University Lodge.
  • 1954-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. L. Johnson Callas, Master of Boston University Lodge.
  • 1954-2: Reception of Most Wor. Gilberto Morey of Peru.
  • 1954-3: An address of welcome by the Grand Master, with the assistance of Wor. A. Roy Thompson, as interpreter.
  • 1954-3: Exemplification of the Master Mason Degree.

Spaulding House, Lowell

• 03/18: 1954-47. Lowell. Reception honoring Rt. Wor. Charles S. Proctor, the "Dean of the Past Junior Grand Wardens", at Pentucket Lodge.
  • 1954-47: Grand Lodge opened at Spalding House in Lowell, one of the first meeting places of Pentucket Lodge, and reconvened at the Masonic Temple for a banquet.
  • 1954-47: Remarks by Rt. Wor. Herbert H. Jaynes, Rt. Wor. Chauncey D. Merrill and Most Wor. Melvin M. Johnson, "in keeping with the occasion."
  • 1954-48: Address by the Grand Master.

• 03/22: 1954-49. Ayer. 25th Anniversary of Tahattawan Lodge of Littleton.
  • 1953-49: Grand Lodge opened and was welcomed by Wor. Irving T. Dunn, Master of Tahattawan Lodge.
  • 1953-50: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1953-51ff: History of Tahattawan Lodge, by Wor. Chester Thompson Dolan.

• 04/12: 1954-58. Somerville. 75th Anniversary of Soley Lodge.
  • 1953-58: Grand Lodge opened and was welcomed by Wor. John Pollock, Jr., Master of Soley Lodge.
  • 1953-59: Address by the Grand Master, speaking about the anti-Masonic period and Past Grand Master John Soley. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1953-61ff: History of Soley Lodge, by Wor. Alfred C. Walton.

• 06/05: 1954-68. Gardner. Laying of the corner-stone of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1954-69: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. James A. Mann of Hope Lodge. Procession to the new site on Chestnut Street.
  • 1954-69: Corner-stone laying "despite the very inclement and threatening weather."
  • 1954-69: Contents of corner-stone box.
  • 1954-70: Aleppo Shrine parade.

• 10/27: 1954-144. Medford. Centenary of Mount Hermon Lodge.
  • 1953-145: Grand Lodge opened at the State Armory and was welcomed by Wor. Karsten H. Sandmo, Master of Mount Hermon Lodge.
  • 1953-145: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of a Past Master's Jewel to Wor. Charles H. Morgan by the presiding Master.
  • 1953-147ff: History of Mount Hermon Lodge, by Wor. William J. Gurney.

• 11/08: 1954-158. South Dennis. Centenary of Mount Horeb Lodge (Harwich).
  • 1953-159: Grand Lodge opened at the Ezra Baker School and was welcomed by Wor. David Chase, Master of Mount Horeb Lodge.
  • 1953-145: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of a Past Master's Jewel to Wor. Charles H. Morgan by the presiding Master.
  • 1953-147ff: History of Mount Horeb Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Dean S. Sears.

• 12/20: 1954-244. Cambridge. Centenary of Putnam Lodge.
  • 1953-244: Grand Lodge opened and was welcomed by Wor. Howard R. Jones, Master of Putnam Lodge.
  • 1953-245: Opening of the "crypt" sealed at the 75th Anniversary in 1929. Presentation of a Veteran's Medal to Bro. Albert G. Crowley.
  • 1953-245: "Inspiring address" by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1953-246: An account of the Masonic service rendered by Maj. A.H. Stearns, a Charter Member of the Lodge, to the Masons of Richmond, Virginia in April 1865.
  • 1953-247ff: History of Putnam Lodge, by Wor. William T. Taylor.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1954)

• 1954-254: Opening and roll call.
• 1954-259: Reception and introduction of guests, including neighboring Grand Masters.
• 1954-260: Report of Grand Secretary; 5,444 Diplomas issued through 08/31/1954.
• 1954-260: Lodges not represented in Grand Lodge during 1951-54.
• 1954-261: Installation of Whitfield W. Johnson as Grand Master. Installation of other Grand Lodge officers.
• 1954-263: Presentation of a Past Grand Master's Jewel to Most Wor. Johnson.
• 1954-264: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
  • 1954-265: The Grand Master.
  • 1954-265: Rt. Wor. and Hon. Leverett Saltonstall.
  • 1954-269: Most Wor. J. Ansel Eaddy, Grand Master of South Carolina.
  • 1954-270: Most Wor. Joseph A. Hearn, Grand Master of Canada (Ontario).
  • 1954-276: Deputy Grand Master A. Neill Osgood.
  • 1954-277: Lieutenant Governor Sumner Whittier.
  • 1954-281: Past Grand Master A. Douglas Smith, Jr., of Virginia.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1954

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1954 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Solomon Stern, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-295

• 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)
• Joseph Warren (Boston, 1856)
• Shawmut (Boston, 1911)

DISTRICT 2C: Cambridge

John H. Campbell, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1954-296

• Amicable (Cambridge, 1805)
• The Lodge of Eleusis (Boston, 1865)
• Mizpah (Cambridge, 1867)
• Charity (Cambridge, 1869)
• Joseph Webb (Boston, 1876)
• Richard C. MacLaurin (Cambridge, 1920)
• Realty (Boston, U.D.)

DISTRICT 2B: Boston

Irving C. Langley, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-297

• Putnam (Cambridge, 1854)
• Aberdour (Boston, 1860)
• Mount Olivet (Cambridge, 1863)
• Zetland (Boston, 1867)
• Euclid (Boston, 1916)
• The Harvard (Cambridge, 1922)
• Boston University (Boston, 1925)
• Moses Michael Hays (Boston, 1931)

DISTRICT 3B: Boston

Mosier B. Goldberg, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-298

• Mount Tabor (Boston, 1846)
• Henry Price (Charlestown, 1858)
• Hammatt (East Boston, 1859)
• Robert Lash (Chelsea, 1867)
• Temple (Boston, 1870)
• Seaview (Revere, 1917)
• Fourth Estate (Boston, 1922)

DISTRICT 3C: Chelsea

Harry J. Borofsky, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-299

• Star of Bethlehem (Chelsea, 1844)
• Baalbec (East Boston, 1852)
• Faith (Charlestown, 1868)
• Winthrop (Winthrop, 1887)
• Noddle's Island (Boston, 1920)
• Everett C. Benton (East Boston, 1925)
• Major General Henry Knox (Boston, 1926)

DISTRICT 4SB: South Boston

William E. Turkington, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-300

• St. Paul's (Boston, 1846)
• Adelphi (Roxbury, 1865)
• Prospect (Roslindale, 1890)
• Algonquin Dorchester, 1913)
• Loyalty (Jamaica Plain, 1920)
• Zerubbabel (Dorchester, 1950)

DISTRICT 4D: Dorchester

John C. MacDonald, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-301

• Union (Dorchester, 1796)
• Gate of the Temple (Boston, 1855)
• Lafayette (Roxbury, 1865)
• Rabboni (Dorchester, 1869)
• Macedonian (Milton, 1893)
• Brotherhood (Boston, 1926)

DISTRICT 4R: Roxbury

Verdie A. Dodds, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-302

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

DISTRICT 5W: Waltham

Charles F. Giles, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1954-303

• Monitor (Waltham, 1820)
• Dalhousie (Newtonville, 1860)
• Beth-Horon (Brookline, 1870)
• Fraternity (Newtonville, 1875)
• Wellesley (Wellesley, 1912)
• Victory (Watertown, 1920)
• Ebenezer Fuller (Brighton, 1920)
• Beaver (Belmont, 1922)
• Nehoiden (Needham, 1927)
• Garden City (Newtonville, U.D.)

DISTRICT 5B: Brighton

Herbert M. Davis, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-304

• Bethesda (Brighton, 1819)
• Pequossette (Watertown, 1856)
• Belmont (Belmont, 1864)
• Isaac Parker (Waltham, 1867)
• Norfolk (Needham, 1874)
• Norumbega (Newtonville, 1920)
• Brookline (Brookline, 1920)
• United, (Brookline, 1924)
• Waltham (Waltham, 1928)

DISTRICT 6S: Somerville

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Tabular: 1954-305

• King Solomon's (Charlestown, 1783)
• Mount Hermon (Medford, 1854)
• Simon W. Robinson(Lexington, 1870)
• Soley (Somerville, 1879)
• Friendship (Wilmington, 1901)
• Mystic Valley (Winchester, 1920)
• Russell (Arlington, 1923)

DISTRICT 6A: Arlington

Vincent P. Clarke, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-306

• Hiram (Arlington, 1797)
• Mount Horeb (Woburn, 1855)
• John Abbot (Somerville, 1857)
• William Parkman (Winchester, 1864)
• Somerville (West Somerville, 1912)
• Sagamore (West Medford, 1913)
• Samuel Crocker Lawrence (Medford, 1920)
• Freedom (Somerville, 1947)

DISTRICT 7MA: Malden

Ernest A. Crossland, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-307

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

DISTRICT 7ME: Melrose

Albert Brown, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-308

• 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, 1947)

DISTRICT 8S: Salem

Alfred L. Parsons, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-309

• Essex (Salem, 1779)
• Mount Carmel (Lynn, 1805)
• Mosaic (Danvers, 1870)
• Damascus (Lynn, 1906)
• Wayfarers (Swampscott, 1914)
• Budleigh (Beverly, 1921)
• Benjamin F. Arrington (Lynn, 1928)

DISTRICT 8L: Lynn

Harry O. Hiltz, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-310

• 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; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-311

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

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Arthur C. Browne, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-312

• 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 F. Swain, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-313

• St. Matthew's (Andover, 1822)
• Grecian (Lawrence, 1825)
• John Hancock (Methuen, 1860)
• Tuscan (Lawrence, 1863)
• Phoenician (Lawrence, 1870)
• Cochichewick (North Andover, 1874)

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Andrew G. Jenkins, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-314

• 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 13F: Fitchburg

Thomas Forsley, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-315

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

DISTRICT 13B: Barre

Burton K. Sawtelle, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-316

• 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: 1954-317

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

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Laurence F. Lindley, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-318

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

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Zacheus H. Cande, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-319

• Cincinnatus (Great Barrington, 1795)
• Evening Star (Lenox, 1795)
• Wisdom (West Stockbridge, 1803)
• Mystic (Pittsfield, 1810)
• Globe (Hinsdale, 1869)
• Occidental (Stockbridge, 1870)
• Crescent (Pittsfield, 1873)
• Unity (Dalton, 1896)
• Pittsfield (Pittsfield, 1920)

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Ledyard A. Southard, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-320

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

DISTRICT 18C: Chicopee

Raymond L. Chisholm, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-321

• 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 18S: Springfield

Francis M. Webber, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-322

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

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

James L. Collard, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-323

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

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Howard J. Holbrook, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-324

• 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

Loran Stanhope, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-325

• 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)
• Rose of Sharon (Worcester, 1927)

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Roger E. Holden, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-326

• 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 F. Handverger, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-327

• Montgomery (Milford, 1797)
• Meridian (Watertown, 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: Marlborough

Francis E. Drake, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-328

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

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Theodore A. Ward, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-329

• Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799)
• Orient (Norwood, 1861)
• Blue Hill (Canton, 1863)
• Hyde Park (Hyde Park, 1866)
• Constellation (Dedham, 1871)
• Azure (Walpole, 1921)
• Dover (Dover, 1951)

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Charles G. Jordan, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-330

• Rural (Quincy, 1801)
• Norfolk Union (Randolph, 1819)
• Orphan's Hope (Weymouth, 1825)
• Delta (Braintree, 1868)
• Wollaston (Quincy, 1899)
• Theodore Roosevelt (Wollaston, 1919)
• Atlantic (Quincy, 1920)
• Wessagusset (Weymouth, 1920)
• Manet (Quincy, 1921)

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

B. Merrill Kinsley, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1954-331

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

DISTRICT 28T: Taunton

John Dietsch, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-332

• 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)

DISTRICT 28A: Attleboro

Ralph A. Buck, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-333

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

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Ralph W. Copeland, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-334

• Fellowship (Bridgewater, 1797)
• Paul Revere (Brockton, 1856)
• John Cutler (Abington, 1859)
• Puritan (Whitman, 1869)
• St. George (Brockton, 1877)
• Satucket (East Bridgewater, 1881)
• Baalis Sanford (Brockton, 1917)
• Wampatuck (Hanson, 1947)

DISTRICT 30F: Fall River

John W. Wilde, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-335

• 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 30NB: New Bedford

Cuthbert W. Tunstall, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-336

• Star in the East (New Bedford, 1823)
• King Philip (Fall River, 1866)
• Narragansett (Fall River, 1876)
• Noquochoke (South Westport, 1878)
• Paskamansett (New Bedford, 1920)
• Quittacus (New Bedford, 1921)

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Dwight W. Robb, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-337

• Union (Nantucket, 1771)
• Social Harmony (Middleboro, 1823)
• Martha's Vineyard (Tisbury, 1859)
• Pythagorean (Marion, 1861)
• Oriental (Edgartown, 1866)
• George H. Taber (Fairhaven, 1872)

DISTRICT 32H: Hyannis

Willard H. Phillips, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-338

• Marine (Falmouth, 1798)
• Fraternal (Hyannis, 1801)
• Mount Horeb (Harwich, 1854)
• DeWitt Clinton (Sandwich, 1855)
• Howard (Yarmouth, 1869)
• Mariners' (Cotuit, 1871)

DISTRICT 32P: Provincetown

Dean S. Sears, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-339

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

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Hilmer Ackerman, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-340

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

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

James E. Jacob, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-341

• Sojourners (Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1912)
• Canal Zone (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1913)
• Army (Empire, Canal Zone, 1915)
• Isthmian (Pedro Miguel, 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: 1954-342

• 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: 1954-343

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

CHINA (NORTH CHINA) DISTRICT

No installed District Deputy Grand Master; 2 Lodges
Tabular: 1954-344
In recess

• International (Peking, China, 1915)
• Hykes Memorial, (Tientsin, China, 1922)

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