MassachusettsYear1968

1968

THOMAS A. BOOTH, Grand Master

F. Crockett Brown, Deputy Grand Master
Hatherley A. Stoddard, Jr., Senior Grand Warden
Albert W. Canedy, Junior Grand Warden

A portrait of the Grand Master appeared in the frontispiece, and above.

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QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/13: 1968-1;
• 06/12: 1968-67;
• 09/11: 1968-130;
• 12/11: 1968-265; (Annual Communication)

03/13 Agenda

• 1968-9: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1968-10: Greetings from the Grand Lodge of São Paulo, Brazil.
• 1968-20: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1968-38: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Goias, Brazil.
• 1968-40: Installation of Rev. Brothers Ralph Ernest Bayes and Lester G. Myers as Grand Chaplains.

06/12 Agenda

• 1968-76: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1968-76: Greetings from the Grand Lodges of São Paulo, Brazil and Oregon.
• 1968-77: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1968-78: Presentation of Distinguished Service Medals to Rt. Wor. Mark L. Ball, Bro. Robert Gladwin and Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson.

09/11 Agenda

• 1968-138: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1968-139: Greetings from the Grand Lodge of São Paulo, Brazil.
• 1968-139: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1968-166: Budget for 1969.
• 1968-170: Vote to transfer the authority for the Masonic Publication Fund, established in December 1938 (Page 1938-405), to the Masonic Education & Charity Trust.

12/11 Agenda

• 1968-274: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1968-275: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1968-301: Report on Negro Freemasonry. (See 1968 Edicts and Rulings for details.)
• 1968-303: Report of Committee on Returns.
• Visits by Grand Master Booth, beginning on Page 1968-340:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Morning Star, Worcester (03/26; 175th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Occidental, Stockbridge (05/01; 10th Anniversary)
    • New Meadows, Topsfield (06/01; 10th Anniversary)
    • Delta, Braintree (06/04; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • St. Alban's, Foxborough (06/15; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Faith, Charlestown (06/18; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • St. John's (Boston) (07/30-31; 235th Anniversary)
    • Palestine, Everett (11/11; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • Star of Bethlehem, Chelsea (11/22; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Ipswich. (06/01; corner-stone laying; Special Communication)
    • Adams (10/26; Special Communication)
  • Lodges visited:
    • Massasoit, Fall River (02/05; reception for Junior Grand Warden Albert W. Canedy)
    • Grand Lodge of Virginia (02/12-15)
    • Fraternity, Newtonville (02/16; reception for Deputy Grand Master F. Crockett Brown)
    • Essex, Salem (reception for Senior Grand Warden Hatherley A. Stoddard, Jr.)
    • Grand Lodge of Connecticut (02/02-04)
    • Grand Lodge of North Carolina (04/24-26)
    • Grand Lodge of Maine (05/06-08)
    • Grand Lodge of New Brunswick (05/10-11)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (05/17-18)
    • Grand Lodge of Indiana (05/20-21)
    • Grand Lodge of Michigan (05/27-29)
    • Grand Lodge of Québec (06/05-08)
    • Pequossette and Victory, Watertown (06/13; mortgage burning; Special Communication)
    • Mountain, Shelburne Falls (06/26; 200th anniversary of the town of Shelburne; Special Communication)
    • Grand Lodge of Canada, Ontario (07/16-18)
    • Oriental, Edgartown (08/10; Sojourners' Night)
    • Rural, Quincy (09/07; installation)
    • Bethesda (Valparaiso) (10/09; installation)
    • Huelen (10/10; installation)
    • St. John's (Concepción) (10/12)
    • Ancient Sirloin Lodge, Lynn (11/02)
    • Union (Nantucket) (11/09; installation)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/14; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Maryland (11/18-20)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)

Visits by Deputy Grand Master and Grand Wardens appear beginning on Page 1968-344.

• 1968-347: Election of Rt. Wor. Herbert H. Jaynes as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 1968-99: Proposal to amend Section 332A to increase a lodge's per capita contribution from $3 to $5; approved.
• 1968-99: Proposal to amend Section 332B to increase the cost of Grand Lodge life membership from $100 to $175, and the per-year reduction from $1.50 to $2.50; also to increase the amount of expenditure from $3 to $5 per annum; approved.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/13: 1968-21; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; library; Lodges of Instruction; Service; Hospital and Home; membership; conclusion.

• 06/12: 1968-78; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; visitations; DeMolay and Rainbow; Grand Lodge building; Service; Masonic Home and Juniper Hall; Education; rulings; taxation; conclusion.

• 09/11: 1968-139; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; budget for 1969; taxation; Grand Lodge of India; membership; Masonic Home and Juniper Hall; Service; Blood Program; Education; Boston Temple; DeMolay and Rainbow; "The Tenets of Our Profession", regarding assistance to Level Lodge to obtain a meeting night in the Worcester temple; conclusion.

• 12/11: 1968-276; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; membership (2,568 total increases; 4,698 total decreases); demits and suspensions; education; Home and Hospital; gifts; Service; Christmas Parties at Home and Hospital; Building Department; publication of The Masonic Way of Life by M.W. Joseph Earl Perry; visits to Lodges in Chile (described in great detail on Pages 1968-289 through 1968-299); conclusion (retirement of Grand Secretary Earl W. Taylor, librarian Muriel Taylor, and Grand Treasurer Frederick W. Hale); library and museum; Service; Board of Masonic Relief; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/13: 1968-37;
  • Full Codes : St. Bernard; approved.
  • Amendments: Amicable, Corner Stone, King David, Loyalty, May Flower, New Meadows, Pequossette, Samuel D. Sherwood, Webster, West Roxbury, Zerubbabel; approved.

• 06/12: 1968-97;
  • Full Codes : Ezekiel Bates, Friendship; approved.
  • Amendments: Alpha, Artisan, Baalis Sanford, Charles C. Spellman, Crescent, Eliot, Evening Star, Ezra, Fidelity, Frank W. Thompson, Golden Fleece, Hammatt, Isaac Parker, John Warren, Merrimack, Middlesex, Mystic, Orphan's Hope, Phoenix, Pilgrim, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Rising Star, St. Alban's, St. George, Samuel Crocker Lawrence, Star, Unity, Waltham, Wisdom, Wyoming; approved. Noddle's Island, Soley; not approved.

• 09/11: 1968-163;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Army, Bethesda (Brighton), Bethlehem, Brigham, Caribbean Naval, Chagres, Corinthian (with changes), Darien, Emeth, Esoteric, Ionic (Easthampton), Jordan, Konohassett, Manchester, Marine, Paskamansett, Perfection, Philanthropic, St. Martin's (with changes), Sojourners, Star, Upton, Winthrop (with changes), Zerubbabel; approved.

• 12/11: 1968-302;
  • Full Codes : Hyde Park, Oxford; approved.
  • Amendments: Brigham, Corinthian, Dorchester, Essex, Greylock (with changes), Ionic (Easthampton), Milton, Orange, Rising Star, Sharon, Simonds; approved. Loyalty, held for further study.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/13: 1968-22; Rt. Wor. Hubert Walton Burdett, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 1968-22; Rt. Wor. Arthur Perkins Brown, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 1968-22; Rt. Wor. Joseph W. Keith, Past Grand Marshal, Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 03/13: 1968-23; Rt. Wor. Elwood Lee Overholser, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 1968-23; Rt. Wor. Robert Stewart Chase, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 1968-23; Rt. Wor. Benjamin Merrill Kingsley, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 1968-24; Rt. Wor. Charles Blanchard Dunham, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 1968-24; Rt. Wor. George Alden Curtis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 1968-24; Rt. Wor. Fred Elias Burrows, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 1968-24; Rt. Wor. Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Past Grand Chaplain.
  • 06/12: 1968-79; Rt. Wor. John Jay Cook, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/12: 1968-79; Rt. Wor. Dwight Harley Keyes, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/12: 1968-79; Rt. Wor. Herbert William Rosen, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/12: 1968-79; Rt. Wor. Harold William Knowlton, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/12: 1968-80; Most Wor. Roger Keith, Past Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 1968-140; Rt. Wor. Alfred Victor Thompson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 1968-140; Rt. Wor. Henry Gilmore Pollard, Past Grand Steward, Grand Deacon, and Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 1968-141; Rt. Wor. Josiah Henry Benton, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 1968-141; Rt. Wor. Edmund Gallop Haskell, Past Junior Grand Warden.
  • 09/11: 1968-141; Rt. Wor. Ralph Holmes Keith, Past Grand Steward, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 1968-141; Rt. Wor. Francis Dee Taylor, Past Grand Chaplain, Past Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/11: 1968-277; Rt. Wor. Cyrenius Newcomb Ripley, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/11: 1968-277; Rt. Wor. Howard Russell Wickman, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/11: 1968-277; Rt. Wor. Leon Herbert Hutchins, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/11: 1968-277; Rt. Wor. Allen Sherman West, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/11: 1968-278; Rt. Wor. Eric Frank Meissner, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/11: 1968-278; Rt. Wor. Everett Austin Geer, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/11: 1968-278; Rt. Wor. Wallace Leroy Hancock, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

Past Grand Master Roger Keith

• MEMORIALS:
  • 03/13: 1968-25; Rt. Wor. Joseph W. Keith, Past Grand Marshal, Past Senior Grand Warden, presented by Rt. Wor. Stanley H. Peterson for the committee.
  • 06/12: 1968-80; Most Wor. Roger Keith, Past Grand Master; presented by Most Wor. Joseph Earl Perry, for the committee. A portrait of Past Grand Master Keith appeared opposite Page 1968-80.
  • 09/11: 1968-154; Rt. Wor. Henry Gilmore Pollard, Past Grand Steward, Grand Deacon, and Deputy Grand Master; presented by Most Wor. Andrew G. Jenkins for the committee.
  • 09/11: 1968-159; Rt. Wor. Edmund Gallop Haskell, Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Most Wor. Thomas S. Roy, for the committee.
  • 09/11: 1968-161; Rt. Wor. Francis Dee Taylor, Past Grand Chaplain, Past Deputy Grand Master; presented by Most Wor. Thomas S. Roy, for the committee.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 03/26: 1968-42; Worcester. 175th Anniversary of Morning Star Lodge.
  • 1968-43: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Gordon F. Hohne, Master of Morning Star Lodge.
  • 1968-43: Presentations of 50-year Veterans' Medals to Brothers Edwin Paul Johnson and Gustaf Quist.
  • 1968-43: An "interesting address" by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers
  • 1968-45ff: History of Morning Star Lodge, by Wor. Archie J. Horne.

• 06/01: 1968-51; Ipswich. Laying of the corner-stone of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1968-51: Grand Lodge opened and was escorted to the building site by Charles C. Dame Lodge.
  • 1968-51: Corner-stone laying "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony." Contents of corner-stone box.

• 06/04: 1968-54; Braintree. Centenary of Delta Lodge.
  • 1968-54: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John E. Morcom, Master of Delta Lodge.
  • 1968-55: Introduction of Bro. Clarence R. Bestick, age 93, 68 years a Mason.
  • 1968-55: Presentation of a portrait of Wor. George Washington Locks the second Master of the Lodge in 1871.
  • 1968-55: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers
  • 1968-56ff: History of Delta Lodge, by Wor. Archie J. Horne.

• 06/13: 1968-101; Watertown. Mortgage burning ceremony.
  • 1968-102: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the officers and members of Pequossette and Victory Lodges.
  • 1968-102: Rededication of the Temple "in full form and ceremony," along with the burning of the mortgage by the Grand Master with the assistance of Wor. William W. Norcross II, the eldest Past Master, Wor. Ralph H. Hutchins, the long-time Secretary, and Bro. Norman C. Hursh, the youngest member, all of Pequossette Lodge.
  • 1968-102: Address by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

• 06/15: 1968-104; Foxborough. 150th Anniversary of St. Alban's Lodge.
  • 1968-104: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert E. St. John, Master of St. Alban's Lodge.
  • 1968-105: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1968-106ff: Historic Sketch of the early years of St. Alban's Lodge, by Wor. Robert M. Grahn. Remarks on the history of other neighboring lodges, as well as biographical information on Moses Thacher, a noted anti-Masonic crusader.

• 06/18: 1968-116; Charlestown. Centenary of Faith Lodge.
  • 1968-116: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John M. DeFusco, Master of Faith Lodge.
  • 1968-117: Address by the Grand Master "with great praise." Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1968-118ff: History of Faith Lodge, by Bro. Louis C. King.

• 06/26: 1968-127; Shelburne Falls. Bicentennial of the town of Shelburne.
  • 1968-127: Grand Lodge was opened and received by Wor. Roy E.M. Reid, Presiding Master of Mountain Lodge.
  • 1968-127: The Grand Master "delivered a very interesting and instructive address embracing Ancient Masonic History in England and Early Masonic History in Massachusetts."
  • 1968-128: An "absorbing talk on the Early History of the Town of Shelburne," delivered by Most Wor. Joseph Earl Perry.
  • 1968-128: Remarks by other Brothers.

Uxbridge Masonic Temple

• 10/19: 1968-172; Uxbridge. 150th Anniversary of Solomon's Temple Lodge. Deputy Grand Master F. Crockett Brown presiding.
  • 1968-173: Grand Lodge opened at the Congregational Church Community House and was received by Wor. Kent B. Andrews, Master of Solomon's Temple Lodge.
  • 1968-173: Remarks by the Acting Grand Master who spoke "of several events that have taken place since Solomon's Temple Lodge was instituted." Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1968-175ff: History of Solomon's Temple Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Philip E. Thomas, Jr. Note: this history is extremely detailed, giving events for each year of the lodge's existence.

• 10/26: 1968-230; Adams. Unveiling of corner-stone and dedication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1968-230: Grand Lodge opened following the unveiling of the corner-stone by the Grand Master, and was received by the Brethren of Berkshire Lodge.
  • 1968-231: Temple dedication "in full form and ceremony . . . in accordance with our ancient ritual."
  • 1968-232ff: History of Berkshire Lodge, by Bro. Rovert W. Tattersall. Also mentions the original Berkshire Lodge, as well as Friendship Lodge of Williamstown and Franklin Lodge of Cheshire.

• 11/11: 1968-239; Everett. Centenary of Palestine Lodge.
  • 1968-240: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Joseph F. Dresser, Master of Palestine Lodge.
  • 1968-240: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1968-240: (10/20) Centenary Masonic Sunday; (04/18/1969) One Hundredth Anniversary Ball.
  • 1968-242ff: History of Palestine Lodge, by Wor. Cecil Thomson.

• 11/22: 1968-253; Chelsea. 125th Anniversary of Star of Bethlehem Lodge.
  • 1968-254: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. William A. Trickett, Master of Star of Bethlehem Lodge.
  • 1968-254: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1968-255: Introduction of Wor. Alton B. Atwood, recently turned 100 years old, a Past Master of Robert Lash Lodge and a regular attendee of Star of Bethlehem Lodge.
  • 1968-256ff: History of Star of Bethlehem Lodge, by Wor. Harry W. Dingwell.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1968)

• 1968-349: Opening and roll call.
• 1968-355: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,832 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1968, as well as the past 2 years.
• 1968-356: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1968-357: Presentation of a John Beard Street Medallion to Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson by Most Wor. James S. Hoyt, Past Grand Master of New Brunswick.
• 1968-357: Installation of Grand Master Jaynes. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1968-360: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1968-360: The Grand Master.
  • 1968-362: Deputy Grand Master Thomas G. Walters.
  • 1968-366: Grand Master Charles Gosnell of New York.
  • 1968-366: Grand Master Frederic C. Morrison of Nova Scotia.
  • 1968-369: George A. Newbury, Sovereign Grand Commander, AASR, NMJ.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1968

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1968 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, Cuba and the Canal Zone.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Donald G. Lothrop, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-389

• 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 2: Cambridge

John W. Zolner, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-390

• 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, 1954)

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Wyman S. Randall, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-391

• 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 3: Boston

Sidney G. Holmes, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-392

• Mount Tabor (Boston, 1846)
• Henry Price (Charlestown, 1858)
• Hammatt (Boston, 1859)
• Robert Lash (Chelsea, 1867)
• Temple (Boston, 1870)
• Seaview (Revere, 1917)
• Fourth Estate (Boston, 1922)
• Ocean (Winthrop, 1958)

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

A. Wylie Van Wart, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-393

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

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Murray D. Cole, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-394

• St. Paul's (Braintree, 1846)
• Adelphi (Quincy, 1865) relocated 03/08/1967
• Prospect (Roslindale, 1890)
• Algonquin, Dorchester, 1913)
• Loyalty (Jamaica Plain, 1920)
• Zerubbabel (Dorchester, 1950)

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Aaron H. Sibley, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-395

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

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

C. Henry Morse, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-396

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

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Howard E. Perry, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-397

• 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, 1954)

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Nathan Robins, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-398

• 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)
• Maugus Hill (Wellesley, 1957)

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

H. Paul Hokanson, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-399

• King Solomon's (Somerville, 1783)
• Mount Hermon (Medford, 1854)
• Simon W. Robinson(Lexington, 1870)
• Soley (Lincoln, 1879)
• Friendship (Wilmington, 1901)
• Mystic Valley (Winchester, 1920)
• Russell (Arlington, 1923)
• Simonds (Burlington, 1955)
• Frank W. Thompson (Bedford, 1955)

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Charles W. Shepherd, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-400

• Washington (Lexington, 1796)
• 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 7: Malden

Henry J. Taylor, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-401

• Mount Vernon (Malden, 1857)
• Good Samaritan (Reading, 1870)
• King Cyrus (Stoneham, 1875)
• Fidelity (Melrose, 1918)
• Galilean (Everett, 1921)
• Mount Scopus (Malden, 1930)
• Canaan (Everett, 1951)
• North Reading (North Reading, 1955)

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

C. Andrew Wing, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-402

• 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

Frederick A. Wood, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-403

• Essex (Salem, 1791)
• Mount Carmel (Lynn, 1805)
• Mosaic (Danvers, 1870)
• Damascus (Lynn, 1906)
• Wayfarers (Swampscott, 1914)
• Budleigh (Beverly, 1921)
• Benjamin F. Arrington (Lynn, 1928)
• New Meadows (Topsfield, 1958)

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Robert D. Fallon, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-404

• 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

E. Parker Hull, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-405

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

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Samuel Zetlan, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-406

• 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)
• Emeth (Newburyport, 1955)

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

George A. Houston, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-407

• 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

William L. Rust, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-408

• 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

Charles D. Greene, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-409

• St. Paul's (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

Wesley R. Boutelle, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-410

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

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Monroe E. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-411

• 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 (South Deerfield, 1912)

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Harry S. Nelson, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-412

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

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Joseph Liss, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-413

• Cincinnatus (Great Barrington, 1795)
• Evening Star (Lee, 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

Huey H. McKay, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-414

• 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

Sidney Weiner, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-415

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

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Wesley J. Schutt, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-416

• 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

Robert B. Taft, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-417

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

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Oscar Conrad, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-418

• 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

Henry J. Egan, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-419

• 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

Clifford H. Howe, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-420

• 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

Harold G. Douglas, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-421

• 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

Fred F. Sleeper, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-422

• 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

Russell O. Barritt, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-423

• Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799)
• Orient (Norwood, 1861)
• Blue Hill (Canton, 1863)
• Lafayette (Norwood, 1865)
• Hyde Park (Hyde Park, 1866)
• Constellation (Dedham, 1871)
• Azure (Walpole, 1921)
• Dover (Dover, 1951)
• Sharon (Sharon, 1959)

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Frank Hill, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-424

• 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

Morris L. Tobman, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-425

• 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

Gerald K. Rosenfield, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-426

• 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 28: Attleboro

Edward R. Kussmaul, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-427

• 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

Stanley H. Peterson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-428

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

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

C. Allen Norman, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-429

• 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

Robert B. Sisson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-430

• Star in the East (New Bedford, 1823)
• King Philip (Fall River, 1866)
• George H. Taber (Fairhaven, 1872)
• Narragansett (Fall River, 1876)
• Noquochoke (South Westport, 1878)
• Paskamansett (New Bedford, 1920)
• Quittacus (New Bedford, 1921)

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

José F. Reyes, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-431

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

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

James E. O'Toole, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-432

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

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Alfred LaMontagne, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-433

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

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Garfield A. Woods, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-434

• 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

Norman B. Davison, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-435

• 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

Douglas B. Hampton, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-436

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

CHINA DISTRICT

Hyman Hodes, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-437

• 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

CUBA DISTRICT

Thomas A. Booth, Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1968-438

• Caribbean Naval (Guantánamo, Cuba, 1966)

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