MassachusettsYear1868

1868

Charles W. Moore, Deputy Grand Master
William F. Salmon, Senior Grand Warden
George H. Taber, Junior Grand Warden

VII-247: Report of Committee on Charity.
VII-249; Committee appointed to prepare a statement of the Grand Lodge's present indebtedness, to be distributed to the Masters and Wardens.
VII-249; The Grand Master announced that "brethren who had received the degrees since the last annual return was made could commute their tax to the Grand Lodge by paying nine dollars each."

12/09 Agenda

VII-255: Report of the Grand Master for the preceding year:
- Constitutions and Installations:
  - Paul Dean, North Easton (03/24)
  - William North, Lowell (03/26)
  - Isaac Parker, Waltham (03/27)
  - Zetland, Boston (03/31)
  - Ionic, Easthampton (09/25)
  - St. Bernard, Southborough (09/28)
  - Mizpah, Cambridge (10/05)
- Hall Dedications, Installations:
  - Installation of Essex Lodge, Salem (01/14)
  - Installation of Social Harmony Lodge, Wareham (02/13)
  - Installation of St. John's Lodge, Newburyport (03/16)
  - Installation of Liberty Lodge, Beverly (04/01; also dedicated hall)
  - Installation of Revere Lodge, Boston (12/01)
  - Dedication of Hall at Pittsfield (12/08)
VII-259: Petition by Lewis Hayden and others (Black Masons) asking to be received as Free and Accepted Masons; referred.
VII-260: Report of Auditing Committee.
VII-262: Election of William Sewall Gardner as Grand Master, and other Grand Lodge officers.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals:

None.

Grand Master's Address

12/09: VII-255; Grand Master's Address.

12/29: VII-269: Grand Master Gardner's Address.

Lodge By-Law Changes

None.

Necrologies and Memorials

12/09: VII-257; Death of Rt. Wor. Simon W. Robinson, Past Grand Master; reported by Grand Master Dame; memorial delivered by Rt. Wor. Winslow Lewis.

12/09: VII-258; Death of Rt. Wor. Thomas Power, Past Senior Grand Warden; reported by Grand Master Dame; memorial delivered by Rt. Wor. William S. Gardner.

Petitions for Charters

03/11: VII-228; Petition for Zetland U.D., Boston, granted with some revisions to by-laws.

03/11: VII-230; Petition for William North U.D., Lowell, granted with minor revisions to by-laws.

03/11: VII-231; Petition for Isaac Parker U.D., Waltham, granted.

03/11: VII-232; Petition for Paul Dean U.D., North Easton, granted with amended by-laws.

09/09: VII-247; Petition for Ionic U.D., Easthampton, granted.

09/09: VII-248; Petition for Mizpah U.D., Cambridge, granted.

09/09: VII-249; Petition for St. Bernard U.D., Southborough, granted upon amendment of by-laws.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

Dispensations (mentioned in Grand Master's Address, VII-255):
- Delta, Weymouth (06/06)
- Faith, Charlestown (06/10)
- Palestine, South Malden (12/08)
- Bethany, West Amesbury (12/08)

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

None.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/29/1868); VII-207.

VII-266: Reception of M.W. Thomas Arthur Doyle, Grand Master of Rhode Island.
VII-266: Installation of Grand Master Gardner and other Grand Lodge officers.
VII-284: Annual Feast celebrated "after the manner of Masons."

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1868

There were 16 districts in Massachusetts in 1868. The district disposition is listed in the 1870 Proceedings, and this list is derived by excluding lodges chartered earlier from the district listings.