MassachusettsYear1947

1947

SAMUEL H. WRAGG, Grand Master

Raymond C. Warmington, Deputy Grand Master
George D. Robertson, Senior Grand Warden
Paul L. Perkins, Junior Grand Warden

A portrait of the Grand Master appeared in the Frontispiece.

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QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/12: 1947-35;
• 06/11: 1947-181;
• 09/10: 1947-239;
• 12/10: 1947-359; (Annual Communication)

03/12 Agenda

• 1947-42: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1947-69: Recognition of Gran Logia Occidental de Colombia.
• 1947-76ff: Report on Negro Freemasonry, based on the Committee report of November 1946. Extensive description of the provenance of African Lodge #1 and Prince Hall Grand Lodge. The committee report was approved by Grand Lodge.
• 1947-88: Presentation of guests.

06/11 Agenda

• 1947-187: Presentation of Guests.
• 1947-188: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1947-198: Recognition of the Grand Orient of Italy.
• 1947-207: Presentation of Henry Price Medals.
• 1947-208: Presentation of a copy of the "Harris Constitutions", bearing the signature of Bro. Moses Emery of St. Peter's Lodge of Newburyport.

09/10 Agenda

• 1947-246: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1947-254: Budget report by the Board of Directors.
• 1947-259: Installation of Grand Chaplain Bro. and Rev. John Hoon.
• 1947-262: Introduction of Guests.
• 1947-262: Resolution of Sympathy regarding the Earl of Harewood, deceased Grand Master of England.

King Christian X of Denmark

• 1947-262: Resolution of Sympathy regarding King Christian X, King of Denmark, and Grand Master.
• 1947-263: Greetings from the Deputy District Grand Master of China, Wor. Joseph C. Kirichok.

12/10 Agenda

• 1947-366: Report of Committee on Records.
• Recorded in Grand Master Wragg's address, beginning on Page 1947-401:
  • Anniversaries:
    • St. Paul's (Ayer) (01/20; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication) Deputy Grand Master Raymond C. Warmington presiding.
    • Galilean, Everett (01/23; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Milton, Milton (04/11; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Bay State, Montague (05/02; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Lafayette (North Adams) (05/10; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • Unity, Dalton (05/19; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Jerusalem, Northampton (06/06; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Corinthian, Concord (06/09; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Bristol, North Attleboro (06/14; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Fellowship, Bridgewater (06/16; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Athol, Athol (09/12; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Montgomery, Milford (09/13; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Olive Branch, Millbury (09/15; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Ionic (Easthampton) (09/20; 80th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Fourth Estate, Boston (10/06; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Azure, Walpole (10/08; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Beaver, Belmont (11/11; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Mizpah, Cambridge (11/21; 80th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • St. Matthew's, Andover (12/11; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Hiram, Arlington (12/13; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Meridian, Natick (12/17; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • George H. Taber, Fairhaven (12/18; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Lodges constituted:
    • Mount Sinai, Lynn (02/04; Special Communication)
    • Wampatuck, Hanson (06/13; Special Communication)
    • Lynnfield, Lynnfield (09/19; Special Communication)
    • Freedom, Somerville (12/22; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications, Cornerstone layings:
    • Hanson (09/26; Special Communication)
  • Lodges visited:
    • Morning Star, Worcester (01/14; Reception for Senior Grand Warden George D. Robertson)
    • William North, Lowell (01/29; Reception for Junior Grand Warden Paul L. Perkins)
    • Rural, Quincy (02/06; Reception for Deputy Grand Master Raymond C. Warmington)
    • Grand Lodge of Virginia (02/11-12)
    • Soley, Somerville (03/31)
    • Milton, Milton (04/12; Ladies' Night)
    • Orient, Norwood (04/14)
    • Grand Lodge of New Jersey (04/15-16)
    • Webster, Webster (04/21; Veterans' Night)
    • Grand Lodge of New York (05/05-06)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/17)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (05/21)
    • Dalhousie, at the Masonic Home (06/07)
    • Isaac Parker, Monitor, Waltham, and other Masonic Bodies in Waltham (06/19; H. Alton Roark Night)
    • Howard, Yarmouth (06/22; Church service)
    • Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia (06/23-27)
    • Grand Lodge of Canada (Ontario) (07/15-17)
    • Nehoiden, Needham (09/16; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Illinois (10/13-15)
    • Orient, Norwood (11/03; Ladies' Night)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/13; installation)
    • Mount Horeb (Harwich) (11/14)
    • Grand Lodge of Maryland (11/17-19)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/28; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (12/01; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Blue Hill, Canton (12/02)

Visits of Deputy Grand Master and Grand Wardens also listed, beginning on Page 1947-409.

• 1947-411: Presentation of Guests.
• 1947-419: Election of Rt. Wor. Roger Keith as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Officers.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/12: 1947-51. Opening remarks; visit to Virginia; Washington Conferences; China (Lodges operating; some property being recovered; District Grand Master Fetté to resign); degree teams; attendance; special committees; memorials.

• 06/11: 1947-189. Opening remarks; necrology; visits; visitors from the Canal Zone; Lodge Anniversaries; Masonic Trials; membership; presentation of the replica of the Green Dragon; conclusion.

• 09/10: 1947-247. Opening remarks; necrology; visits; budget for 1948; Grand Lodge Dues.

• 12/10: 1947-368. Opening remarks; necrology; membership (6,513 initiates through 08/31/1947); overseas districts (Canal Zone active; China to have two District Deputy Grand Masters instead of one District Grand Master); work; degree teams; Masonic Home and Hospital; Masonic Honors; taxation; finances; Education; service; library and museum; visits; medals; conclusion.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/12: 1947-70;
  • Full Codes : Adams; approved with changes.
  • Amendments: Beaver, Beth-Horon, Blackstone River, Brigham, Delta, Gate of the Temple, Henry Price, Major General Henry Knox (with changes), Manet, Mount Scopus, Nehoiden, Netop (with changes), Norumbega, Orient, Putnam, Richard C. MacLaurin, Russell, William North; approved.

• 06/11: 1947-203;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Adelphi, Baalbec, Berkshire, Boylston, Canal Zone, Eliot, Faith, Galilean, Golden Rule, Isaiah Thomas, John Abbot, John Warren, King Solomon's, Mount Hermon, Mount Lebanon, Mount Sinai, Norumbega, Orange, Orient, Plymouth, Rabboni, St. John's (Boston), Samuel Osgood, Solomon's Temple, Starr King, Trinity, Union (Nantucket), William Sutton; approved. Major General Henry Knox; disapproved.

• 09/10: 1947-259;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Friendship, Good Samaritan, The Harvard, John Hancock, Mizpah, Russell, Sibert, Sojourners, Soley; approved. Everett C. Benton, disapproved.

• 12/10: 1947-415;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Brotherhood, Ezekiel Bates, Fraternity, Friendship, Good Samaritan, John Abbot, Manet, Mount Holyoke, Simon W. Robinson, Wessagusset, Winslow Lewis; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• 03/12: 1947-59; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Addison G. Brooks, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Frederic W. Frost, for the committee.
• 03/12: 1947-61; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Allen T. Treadway, Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Most Wor. Melvin M. Johnson, for the committee.
• 03/12: 1947-64; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Roy Perry Miles, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Wor. George Emery Green, for the committee.
• 06/11: 1947-190; Death of Rt. Wor. Ralph Ellis Handy, District Deputy Grand Master, 8th District; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/11: 1947-191; Death of Rt. Wor. and Rev. Marshall Edward Mott, Past Grand Chaplain; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/11: 1947-192; Death of Rt. Wor. Gustav Adolf Stachelhaus, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/11: 1947-193; Death of Rt. Wor. Charles Lawrence Lovell, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/11: 1947-193; Death of Rt. Wor. Nathan Davis Eldridge, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/11: 1947-194; Death of Rt. Wor. William Otis Hunt, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/11: 1947-195; Death of Rt. Wor. Arthur Earl Fisk, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 09/10: 1947-248; Death of Rt. Wor. Walter Herbert Smith, Past District Deputy Grand Master and Past Junior Grand Steward; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 09/10: 1947-249; Death of Rt. Wor. John Peter Silva, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 09/10: 1947-249; Death of Rt. Wor. William Henry Smiley Kingsbury, Past District Deputy Grand Master and Past Grand Standard Bearer; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 12/10: 1947-368; Death of Rt. Wor. William Watson Mathewson, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 12/10: 1947-369; Death of Rt. Wor. Ernest May, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

Most Wor. Albert A. Schaefer

• 12/10: 1947-412: Memorial to Most Wor. Albert A. Schaefer; presented by Most Wor. Claude L. Allen, for the Committee. A portrait of Bro. Schaefer appears opposite Page 1947-412.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/12: 1947-73; Petition for Wampatuck U.D., Hanson; granted. (constituted 06/13)

• 06/11: 1947-205; Petition for Lynnfield U.D., Lynnfield; granted. (constituted 09/19)

• 12/10: 1947-415; Petition for Freedom U.D., Somerville; granted.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

• 02/26: (no page); Petition for Freedom, Somerville; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/20: 1947-1. Ayer. 150th Anniversary of St. Paul Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Raymond C. Warmington presiding.
  • 1947-1: Grand Lodge opened and was welcomed by Wor. Harry B. Walmsley, Master of St. Paul Lodge.
  • 1947-2: Address by the Acting Grand Master "for the first time in that capacity, and made a very favorable impression with his well-chosen words." Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-3: At the dinner, "one of the principal topics of discussion was the very dense fog through which the Brethren coming from Boston had to drive. It was impossible to see either side of the road at times, but nevertheless, they arrived on time, as is customary for the Grand Lodge Officers."
  • 1947-4ff: History of St. Paul Lodge, by Rt. Wor. and Rev. Frank B. Crandall.

• 01/23: 1947-13. Everett. 25th Anniversary of Galilean Lodge.
  • 1947-14: Grand Lodge opened and was welcomed by Wor. Harry T. Hamilton, Master of Galilean Lodge.
  • 1947-14: Calling of the roll of charter members; eulogy for the departed members.
  • 1947-14: Remarks by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-15: (01/26), Anniversary celebration of Divine Worship at the Glendale Baptist Church.
  • 1947-16ff: History of Galilean Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Harry B. Tabor.

• 02/04: 1947-31. Lynn. Constitution of Mount Sinai Lodge.
  • 1947-32: Grand Lodge opened at the Odd Fellows Hall, and was received by members of the new Lodge.
  • 1947-32: Exercises of constitution. A short address by the Grand Master.
  • 1947-33: Officers for 1947 and a list of Charter Members.

• 04/11: 1947-90. Milton. 25th Anniversary of Milton Lodge.
  • 1947-90: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Harold E. McManus, Master of Milton Lodge.
  • 1947-91: Calling of the roll of charter members.
  • 1947-91: Grand Master's address "in his customary cordial manner." Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-91: Presentation of a gold Secretary's Jewel to Secretary Bro. William H. Hooper by Wor. George M. Rogers, the first Master of the Lodge.
  • 1947-92: (04/12) Ladies' Night at the Milton Woman's Club, with dinner, entertainment and dancing.
  • 1947-93ff: History of Milton Lodge, by Bro. William H. Hooper.

• 05/02: 1947-101. Montague. 75th Anniversary of Bay State Lodge.
  • 1947-101: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Alvin F. Newton, Master of Bay State Lodge.
  • 1947-101: Grand Master's address, "stressing the need of friendliness among the Brethren." Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-103ff: History of Bay State Lodge, by Wor. Lewis H. Haskins.

• 05/10: 1947-110. North Adams. Centenary of Lafayette Lodge.
  • 1947-111: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Thomas I. Riddell, Master of Lafayette Lodge.
  • 1947-111: Grand Master's address, "in his usual happy vein." Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-112ff: History of Lafayette Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Duncan McNaughton.

• 05/10: 1947-123. Dalton. Centenary of Unity Lodge.
  • 1947-123: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Fred P. Darby, Master of Unity Lodge.
  • 1947-124: Grand Master's address, "a timely talk, which was greatly appreciated." Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-125ff: History of Unity Lodge, by Wor. Walter C. Reed and Wor. John G. Anderson.

• 06/06: 1947-143. Northampton. 150th Anniversary of Jerusalem Lodge.
  • 1947-143: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Gordon W. Harlow, Master of Jerusalem Lodge. Adjournment to the Northampton Hotel.
  • 1947-144: Grand Master's address, "in his usual friendly and inspiring manner." Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-145ff: History of Jerusalem Lodge, by Wor. Louis L. Campbell and Bro. Ernest C. Driver.

• 06/09: 1947-155. Concord. 150th Anniversary of Corinthian Lodge.
  • 1947-155: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. A. Robert MacLeod, Master of Corinthian Lodge.
  • 1947-156: Grand Master's address, "in his usual friendly and fascinating manner." Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-158ff: History of Corinthian Lodge, by Wor. Will A. Charles.

• 06/13: 1947-210. Hanson. Constitution of Wampatuck Lodge.
  • 1947-211: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the new Lodge.
  • 1947-211: Exercises of constitution. A short congratulatory address by the Grand Master.
  • 1947-212: Officers for 1947 and a list of Charter Members.

• 06/14: 1947-214. North Attleboro. 150th Anniversary of Bristol Lodge.
  • 1947-214: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. A. Gilbert Weller, Master of Bristol Lodge.
  • 1947-215: Grand Master's "timely and inspiring" address. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-215: Presentation of a Veteran's Medal to Rt. Em. and Bro. Clarence M. Dunbar.
  • 1947-217ff: History of Bristol Lodge, by Wor. Will A. Charles.

• 06/16: 1947-230. Bridgewater. 150th Anniversary of Fellowship Lodge.
  • 1947-230: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Ivan F. Nourse, Master of Fellowship Lodge. The Master's Chair was replaced for the evening by one that had originally belonged to Paul Revere.
  • 1947-231: Grand Master's address in "his usual friendly and inspiring manner." Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-232: (06/15) Anniversary service at the Unitarian Church, with the sermon by Bro. Reverend George Keirstead, Chaplain of the Lodge.
  • 1947-233ff: History of Fellowship Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Herbert K. Pratt.

• 09/12: 1947-265. Athol. 75th Anniversary of Athol Lodge.
  • 1947-266: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Finley J. Parks, Master of Athol Lodge.
  • 1947-266: Presentation of a gavel and batons made by Bro. Willis A. Ellis.
  • 1947-266: Roll call of 25-year members; each was presented with a 25-year pin.
  • 1947-266: Grand Master's address. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-268ff: History of Athol Lodge, by Bro. Walter A. Blakley.

• 09/13: 1947-277. Milford. 150th Anniversary of Montgomery Lodge.
  • 1947-278: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Roy S. Conway, Master of Montgomery Lodge. Adjournment to Milford Town Hall.
  • 1947-278: Banquet, with ladies of the Lodge. Grand Master's address; noted that the original Charter was on display.
  • 1947-278: Presentation of a Veteran's Medal to Bro. Ernest A. Whitney.
  • 1947-278: Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-279: (09/14) Divine Worship at the Milford Methodist Church, with a sermon from Rt. Wor. and Rev. Francis D. Taylor, Grand Chaplain.
  • 1947-268ff: History of Montgomery Lodge, by Bro. Ernest A. Bragg.

• 09/15: 1947-285. Millbury. 150th Anniversary of Olive Branch Lodge.
  • 1947-286: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Earl L. Mongeon, Master of Olive Branch Lodge. Adjournment to the Town Hall.
  • 1947-286: Grand Master's address "in his usual friendly and inspiring manner." Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-288ff: History of Olive Branch Lodge, by Wor. Gustav A. Neudeck.

• 09/19: 1947-296. Lynnfield. Constitution of Lynnfield Lodge.
  • 1947-296: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the new Lodge.
  • 1947-297: Exercises of constitution. A short congratulatory address by the Grand Master.
  • 1947-298: Officers for 1947-48 and a list of Charter Members.

• 09/20: 1947-300. Easthampton. 80th Anniversary of Ionic Lodge.
  • 1947-301: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Samuel H. Bryson, Master of Ionic Lodge. Adjournment to the Congregational Church.
  • 1947-301: Grand Master's address. Presentation of Veterans' Medals. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-303ff: History of Ionic Lodge, by Wor. William A. Walker.

• 09/26: 1947-307. Hanson. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1947-308: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Charles T. Nicoll of Wampatuck Lodge.
  • 1947-308: Dedication exercises. Call to refreshment to permit the ladies to join. Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by ther Brothers.
  • 1947-309: Remarks on the history of the Wampatuck Library Association, donors of the building.
  • 1947-311: Brief history of Wampatuck Lodge, by Bro. Ralph Nathaniel Milliken.

• 10/06: 1947-315. Boston. 25th Anniversary of Fourth Estate Lodge.
  • 1947-316: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Adolph Herrmann, Master of Fourth Estate Lodge.
  • 1947-316: Presentations. Brief remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1947-318ff: History of Fourth Estate Lodge, by Bro. Edgar M. Mills.

• 10/08: 1947-324. Walpole. 25th Anniversary of Azure Lodge.
  • 1947-324: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Arthur B. Dimmitt, Master of Azure Lodge.
  • 1947-325: Address by the Grand Master "in his usual friendly manner." Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-325: Call of the roll of charter members.

• 11/11: 1947-327. Belmont. 25th Anniversary of Beaver Lodge.
  • 1947-328: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Charles A. Kendall, Master of Beaver Lodge.
  • 1947-328: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. A casket sealed by the Grand Master at the constitution of the Lodge on 10/15/1923 was displayed; it was to be opened at the Lodge's 50th Anniversary.
  • 1947-329: (11/09) Divine Worship at the Plymouth Congregational Church of Belmont. (11/15) Ladies' Night at the Hotel Continental in Cambridge.
  • 1947-330ff: History of Beaver Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Amos L. Taylor.

• 11/21: 1947-342. Cambridge. 80th Anniversary of Mizpah Lodge.
  • 1947-343: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. George F. Bettencourt, Master of Mizpah Lodge.
  • 1947-343: Address by the Grand Master. Presentation of a Veterans' Medal to Rev. and Wor. Robert Walker, Grand Chaplain and Chaplain of Mizpah Lodge. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-345ff: History of Mizpah Lodge, by Wor. Henry S.C. Cummings.

• 12/11: 1947-421. Andover. 125th Anniversary of St. Matthew's Lodge.
  • 1947-422: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Calvin E.B. Metcalf, Master of St. Matthew's Lodge. Adjourned to Memorial Hall of Andover High School.
  • 1947-422: Grand Master's address, in which he explained his regalia to Brethren and ladies. He also noted items from the lodge's original By-Laws, and spoke about toleration and the lack of bigotry. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-424ff: History of St. Matthew's Lodge, by Wor. Nathaniel Stowers and Wor. J. Lewis Smith.

• 12/13: 1947-429. Arlington. 150th Anniversary of Hiram Lodge.
  • 1947-429: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Leslie H. Jones, Master of Hiram Lodge. Adjournment to the Town Hall.
  • 1947-430: Grand Master's "fine inspirational" address. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-432ff: History of Hiram Lodge, by Wor. Frederick W. Damon.

• 12/17: 1947-435. Natick. 150th Anniversary of Meridian Lodge.
  • 1947-436: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Reginald V. Yeomans, Master of Meridian Lodge. Adjournment to the Coolidge Junior High School.
  • 1947-436: Grand Master's address. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1947-438ff: History of Meridian Lodge, by Wor. William S. McRobert.

• 12/18: 1947-444. Fairhaven. 75th Anniversary of George H. Taber Lodge.
  • 1947-444: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Cuthbert W. Tunstall, Master of George H. Taber Lodge. Adjournment to the Town Hall.
  • 1947-430: Grand Master's address "in his usual friendly way." Note of Rt. Wor. Charles E. P. Thompson, who had not missed a meeting of Grand Lodge in more than thirty years "except when he was in the service in foreign countries." Remarks by other Brothers, including the Grand Master-elect.
  • 1947-447ff: History of George H. Taber Lodge, by Wor. Ellsworth M. Burgess and Wor. Frederick W. Reynolds.

• 12/22: 1947-453. Somerville. Constitution of Freedom Lodge.
  • 1947-454: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the new Lodge.
  • 1947-454: Exercises of constitution "with full form and ceremony, in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft." Address by the Grand Master.
  • 1947-455: Officers for 1948 and a list of Charter Members.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/29/1947)

• 1947-458: Opening and roll call.
• 1947-462: Reception of guests, including neighboring Grand Masters.
• 1947-462: Report of Grand Secretary; 6,505 Diplomas issued through 08/31/1947.
• 1947-463: Lodges not represented in Grand Lodge during 1947.
• 1947-464: Installation of Roger Keith as Grand Master. Installation of other Grand Lodge officers. Note that the Grand Master installed two District Deputy Grand Masters for China: Shanghai and North China, replacing the original District Grand Master.
• 1947-472: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
  • 1947-473: The Grand Master.
  • 1947-481: Deputy Grand Master Eugene B. Hamilton.
  • 1947-484: Past Grand Master Arthur W. Coolidge.
  • 1947-489: Most Wor. Gay H. Brown, Grand Master of New York.
  • 1947-499: Past Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1947

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1947 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Adam O. Hofling, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-507

• 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

Claude V. Freeman, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-508

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

DISTRICT 2B: Boston

James Krigman, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-509

• 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

Frederic B. Duncan, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-510

• 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

Albert E. Whitney, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-511

• 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

Max Price, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-512

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

DISTRICT 4D: Dorchester

Chester L. Whittemore, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-513

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

DISTRICT 4R: Roxbury

Edwin T. Rae, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-514

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

DISTRICT 5W: Waltham

Harold W. Knowlton, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-515

• 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)

DISTRICT 5B: Brighton

Thomas G. Walters, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-516

• 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

Austin C. Woodside, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-517

• King Solomon's (Somerville, 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

Robert J. Scott, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-518

• 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

William R. Gilman, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-519

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

DISTRICT 7ME: Melrose

Preston D. Chambers, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1947-520

• 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

J. Norman Panall, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-521

• 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

Harold B. Whiting, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-522

• 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

Frederic W. Frost, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-523

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

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Carroll F. Dunn, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-524

• 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

Philip A. Carr, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-525

• 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

Harold E. Tivey, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-526

• 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

Merton W. Demont, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-527

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

DISTRICT 13B: Barre

Joseph E. Prentiss, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-528

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

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

George E. Clapp, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-529

• 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

Kenneth W. Chase, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-530

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

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

John E. Mason, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-531

• 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

William H. Bray, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-532

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

DISTRICT 18C: Chicopee

Charles Henry Steele, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-533

• 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

William W. Yerrall, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-534

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

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Rexford R. Paine, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-535

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

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Raymond A. Warden, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-536

• 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

Clifford W. Greene, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-537

• 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

Percy H.G. Harris, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-538

• 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)

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Arthur H. Hogan, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-539

• Montgomery (Milford, 1797)
• Meridian (Natick, 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

William H. Wright, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-540

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

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Ernest T. Johnson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-541

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

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Warren G. Osgood, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-542

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

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Harold L. Downing, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-543

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

DISTRICT 28T: Taunton

Harold A. Goff, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-544

• 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)

DISTRICT 28A: Attleboro

Gerald E. Riley, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-545

• 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

Harry H. Williams, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-546

• 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

Benjamin Barnes, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-547

• 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)

DISTRICT 30NB: New Bedford

L. Theodore Woolfenden, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-548

• 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

Joseph Dawes, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-549

• 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

Alexander C. Todd, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-550

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

DISTRICT 32P: Provincetown

Roger F. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-551

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

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Raymond H. Peat, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-552

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

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Lewis B. Bates, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-553

• 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)

CHINA (SHANGHAI) DISTRICT

No installed District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-554

• Ancient Landmark (Shanghai, China, 1863)
• Shanghai (Shanghai, China, 1903)
• Sinim (Shanghai, China, 1903)

CHINA (NORTH CHINA) DISTRICT

No installed District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-555

• International (Peking, China, 1915)
• Talien (Darien, Manchuria, China, 1922) in recess due to Soviet occupation
• Hykes Memorial, (Tientsin, China, 1922)

CHILE DISTRICT

Albert E. Jones, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1947-556

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

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