MassachusettsYear2003

2003

DONALD G. HICKS, JR., Grand Master

W. Warren Richardson, Jr., Deputy Grand Master
Robert C. Corr, Senior Grand Warden
Paul F. Gleason, Junior Grand Warden

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QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/12: 2003-7;
• 06/11: 2003-57;
• 09/10: 2003-109;
• 12/10: 2003-133; (Annual Communication)

03/12 Agenda

• 2003-19: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 2003-20: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2003-26: Presentation of the Resolution regarding Games of Chance.

06/11 Agenda

• 2003-79: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 2003-87: Resolution regarding Games of Chance adopted by Grand Lodge.
• 2003-87: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2003-88: Presentations.

09/10 Agenda

• 2003-118: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 2003-120: Budget for 2004 (motion only).
• 2003-121: Presentations.
• 2003-122: Report of the Committee on Records.

12/10 Agenda

• 2003-147: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 2003-154: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2003-155: Re-election of Grand Master Donald G. Hicks, Jr. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.
• Visits by Grand Master Hicks, beginning on Page 2003-171:
  • Anniversaries:
    • William Sewall Gardner, Lowell (05/24; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • St. Mark's, Newburyport (09/13; 200th Anniversary)
    • Noquochoke, Westport (11/09; 125th Anniversary)
  • Consolidations:
    • United Brethren and Doric (05/13; Special Communication)
    • King Cyrus and Good Samaritan (05/22; Special Communication)
    • Waltham Triad and Victory (06/02; Special Communication)
    • Adelphi-Noddle's Island and Moses Michael Hays (08/14; Special Communication)
    • Athelstan and Montacute (08/23; Special Communication)
    • Roswell Lee-Indian Orchard and Hampden (09/12; Special Communication)
    • Hayden, Spencer and Meridian Sun as Hayden (10/18)
    • The Tyrian and Acacia (10/23)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
  • Lodge visits:
    • William Parkman, Winchester (01/14)
    • (unknown lodge, Lowell) (01/18; reception for Deputy Grand Master W. Warren Richardson, Jr.)
    • Wamesit, Tewksbury (01/20)
    • Thomas Talbot, Billerica (02/11)
    • Social Harmony, Wareham (02/22; reception for Senior Grand Warden Robert C. Corr)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (03/01; Washington celebration)
    • Wamesit, Tewksbury (03/03)
    • Wellesley, Needham (03/04)
    • William Parkman (03/08; held in Woburn; reception for Junior Grand Warden Paul F. Gleason)
    • Columbian, Boston (03/30)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (04/16)
    • Grand Lodge of Iran (in Exile) (04/25-04/26)
    • Major General Henry Knox, Boston (04/30; table lodge)
    • Columbian, Boston (05/01)
    • Grand Lodge of Maine (05/04-05/07)
    • Mount Zion, Barre (05/07)
    • William North, Lowell (05/14)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (05/16-05/18)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (05/21; installation)
    • Brigham, Ludlow (06/08; church service)
    • Norfolk, Needham (06/09)
    • St. Paul's-Algonquin, Braintree (06/12)
    • Wisdom, West Stockbridge (06/13; held in Lenox)
    • Cumberland #12 and Pythagorean #11, Maine (06/14)
    • Morning Star, Worcester (06/23)
    • John T. Heard, Ipswich (09/03)
    • St. John's (Boston) (09/05)
    • Golden Fleece, Lynn (09/15; installation)
    • Hampshire, Haydenville (10/02)
    • Shawmut, Boston (10/04)
    • Grand Lodge of Virginia (11/06-11/08)
    • Social Harmony, Wareham (11/14)
    • Grand Lodge of Maryland (11/16-11/18)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (11/19)
  • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 2003-175.
• 2003-184: Audit.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 03/12: 2003-21; Section 336, approved.

• 06/11: 2003-70; Section 222, 239.
  • 09/10: 2003-120; discussion.
  • 12/10: 2003-149; vote of approval.

• 12/10: 2003-150; Section 711.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/12: 2003-28; opening remarks; One-Day Class; community outreach; Panama visit; Grand Master's Appeal; landmarks, including reference to the Report on age for membership; Country Fair; Capital Campaign; visitations.

• 06/11: 2003-88; opening remarks; CHIP; Country Fair; Capital Campaign; discipline; One-Day Class; Masonic License Plate; visits; scholarships.

• 09/10: 2003-123; opening remarks; visitations; Grand Master's Appeal; new Grand Secretary; One-Day Class; CHIP; Capital Campaign; Charlton facilities.

• 12/10: 2003-156; opening remarks; One-Day Class; Grand Master's Appeal; Grand Lodge Dues; discipline; CHIP; Campaign for Masonry; Charlton facilities; scholarships; library; insurance; service; education; CHIP; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/12: 2003-16;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Berkshire, Bethlehem, Budleigh, Caleb Butler, Hampden, Howard, Jerusalem, Marine, Mount Hollis, Rising Star, Wellesley; approved.

• 06/11: 2003-66;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Bethlehem, Charles C. Spellman (with changes), Cincinnatus, Dalhousie, Essex, Franklin, King Hiram's, Mumford River, Mystic, Nehoiden, Orient, Perfection, St. Alban's, St. John's (Boston), Star-Athol, Universal, Wilder; approved.

• 09/10: 2003-117;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Charles A. Welch, Charles C. Dame, Charles River, Corinthian, Guiding Lights, Occidental, Pentucket, Price-Benton, Vernon, Warren; approved.

• 12/10: 2003-145;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Bristol, Charles C. Dame, Charles C. Spellman, Hammatt-Ocean, Howard, Metacomet Daylight, Republican, St. John's (Newburyport); approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/12: 2003-20; Rt. Wor. Vernon Sisson Bowers, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/12: 2003-20; Rt. Wor. Homer Melvin Shellenberger, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/11: 2003-79; Most Wor. David Borden Richardson, Past Grand Master.
  • 06/11: 2003-80; Rt. Wor. Morris Geller, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/11: 2003-80; Rt. Wor. Ernest T. Otto, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/11: 2003-80; Rt. Wor. Arnold R. Shaw, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/10: 2003-118; Rt. Wor. Arthur Livingston Spear, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/10: 2003-119; Rt. Wor. George R. Fallstich, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/10: 2003-119; Rt. Wor. Paul Felegian, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/10: 2003-119; Rt. Wor. James Clayton Pilling, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/10: 2003-119; Rt. Wor. James Thomas Lonergan, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/10: 2003-120; Rt. Wor. Donald Edward Strange, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/10: 2003-120; Rt. Wor. Martin Henry Johansen, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/10: 2003-147; Rt. Wor. Eugene Everett Hawkins, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/10: 2003-147; Rt. Wor. Lawrence Roland Leonard, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/10: 2003-148; Rt. Wor. Harold Alexander MacDonald, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/10: 2003-148; Rt. Wor. William Thorburn Miles, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/10: 2003-148; Rt. Wor. Herbert M. Tinkham, Past Junior Grand Warden.

Past Grand Master David B. Richardson

• MEMORIALS:
  • 06/11: 2003-83; Most Wor. David Borden Richardson, Past Grand Master; presented by Most Wor. David W. Lovering, for the committee.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/12: 2003-21. Petition by Waltham Triad and Victory, as Waltham Triad; granted.

• 03/12: 2003-23. Petition by King Cyrus and Good Samaritan, as Good Samaritan; granted.

• 06/11: 2003-71. Petition by The Tyrian and Acacia, as The Tyrian-Acacia; granted.

• 06/11: 2003-73. Petition by Athelstan and Montacute, as Guiding Lights; granted.

• 06/11: 2003-75. Petition by Roswell Lee-Indian Orchard and Hampden, as Indian Orchard Masonic; granted.

• 06/11: 2003-77. Petition by Adelphi-Noddle's Island and Moses Michael Hays, as Moses Michael Hays; granted.

• 12/10: 2003-150. Petition by Amity and Mosaic, as Amity-Mosaic; granted.

• 12/10: 2003-152. Petition by Rural and Wollaston, as Rural; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/25: 2003-1; Vista Hermosa, Panama. Visit to the District Grand Lodge of Panama.
  • 2003-2: Grand Lodge opened at St. Andrew's Lodge #1140 and was received by Rt. Wor. Henry E. Smith, Jr., District Grand Master.
  • 2003-2: Installation of District Grand Lodge officers.
  • 2003-3: Presentations.

• 01/29: 2003-5; Panama City, Panama. Visit to the Grand Lodge of Panama.
  • 2003-6: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Most Wor. Enrique Lau, Grand Master of Panama.
  • 2003-6: Presentations, including a Henry Price Medal for Most Wor. Lau.

• 05/13: 2003-33; Marlboro. Consolidation of United Brethren and Doric as United Brethren.
  • 2003-34: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 2003-34: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 2003-37: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 05/22: 2003-39; Reading. Consolidation of King Cyrus and Good Samaritan, as Good Samaritan.
  • 2003-40: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 2003-40: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 2003-43: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 05/24: 2003-46; Lowell. 75th Anniversary of William Sewall Gardner Lodge.
  • 2003-46: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren and guests of William Sewall Gardner Lodge.
  • 2003-46: Address by the Mayor of Lowell.
  • 2003-47: Remarks by the Grand MAster and other Brothers.
  • 2003-48ff: History of William Sewall Gardner Lodge.

• 06/02: 2003-51; Newtonville. Consolidation of Waltham Triad and Victory, as Waltham Triad.
  • 2003-52: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 2003-52: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 2003-55: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 08/14: 2003-93; Needham. Consolidation of Adelphi-Noddle's Island and Moses Michael Hays, as Moses Michael Hays.
  • 2003-94: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 2003-94: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 2003-97: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 08/23: 2003-99; Auburn. Consolidation of Athelstan and Montacute, as Guiding Lights.
  • 2003-100: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 2003-100: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 2003-103: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 09/09: 2003-105. Boston. Reception of Scottish Degree Team at Winslow Lewis Lodge.
  • 2003-106: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the members of Winslow Lewis Lodge "to the strains of the bagpipe provided by piper Wor. David M. Pratt."
  • 2003-106: Reception of Rt. Wor. Bruce C. Coates and the degree team. Presentation of the Master Mason Degree according to Scottish ritual.

• 09/12: 2003-127. Springfield. Consolidation of Roswell Lee-Indian Orchard and Hampden, as Indian Orchard Masonic.
  • 2003-127: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 2003-128: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 2003-130: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 10/23: Consolidation of The Tyrian and Acacia. No record in Proceedings?

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/29/2003)

• 2003-189: Opening and roll call.
• 2003-195: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives.
• 2003-196: Report of Grand Secretary; 662 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 2003, as well as the past 2 years.
• 2003-197: Installation of Grand Master Donald Gardner Hicks, Jr. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 2003-199: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
• 2003-199: The Grand Master.
• 2003-200: Deputy Grand Master Rt. Wor. Roy J. Leone.
• 2003-204: Ill. Walter E. Webber, 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander, AASR NMJ.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 2003

There were 31 districts in Massachusetts in 2003 (numbered 1 through 31), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

DISTRICT 1

David F. Howard, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A3

• St. John's (Boston, 1733)
• Lodge of St. Andrew, (Boston, 1752)
• The Massachusetts (Boston, 1770)
• Columbian (Boston, 1796)
• Mount Lebanon (Boston, 1801)
• Mount Tabor (Boston, 1846)
• Germania-Revere (Boston, 1854)
• Winslow Lewis (Boston, 1855)
• Price-Benton (Boston, 1858)
• Joseph Webb (Boston, 1876)

DISTRICT 2

Stewart A. Swinamer, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A4

• Amicable (Cambridge, 1805)
• Mount Olivet (Cambridge, 1863)
• Mizpah-Faith (Cambridge, 1867)
• Charity (Cambridge, 1869)
• Richard C. MacLaurin (Cambridge, 1920)
• The Harvard (Cambridge, 1922)
• Major General Henry Knox (Boston, 1926)
• The DeMolay (Boston, 1975)
• Logia America (Cambridge, 1993)

DISTRICT 3

Michael S. Podymaitis, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A5

• King Solomon's (Charlestown, 1783)
• Hiram (Arlington, 1797)
• Bethesda (Brighton, 1819)
• Pequossette (Watertown, 1856)
• John Abbott-Samuel Crocker Lawrence (Somerville, 1857)
• Belmont-Beaver (Belmont, 1864)
• Somerville (West Somerville, 1912)
• Russell (Arlington, 1923)

DISTRICT 4

David P. Henry, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A6

• Wyoming (Melrose, 1856)
• Mount Vernon-Galilean (Malden, 1857)
• Hammatt-Ocean (Saugus, 1859)
• William Sutton (Saugus, 1866)
• Palestine (Everett, 1868)
• Converse (Malden, 1887)
• The Lodge of Stirling (Malden, 1910)
• Seaview (Revere, 1917)
• Fidelity (Melrose, 1918)
• Mount Scopus (Malden, 1930)

DISTRICT 5

Preston L. Neff, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A7

• Waltham Triad (Newtonville, 1820)
• Dalhousie (Newtonville, 1860)
• Beth-Horon (Brookline, 1870)
• Norfolk (Needham, 1874)
• Norumbega Fraternity (Newtonville, 1875)
• Shawmut (Newtonville, 1911)
• Wellesley (Needham, 1912)
• Nehoiden (Needham, 1927)
• Moses Michael Hays (Needham, 1931)
• Garden City (Newtonville, 1954)
• The Masters (Newtonville, 1983)

DISTRICT 6

James S. Logan, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A8

• Union (Norwood, 1796)
• Orient (Norwood, 1861)
• Lafayette-Dover (Norwood, 1865)
• Eliot-Hyde Park (Westwood, 1866)
• Rabboni (Milton, 1869)
• Constellation (Dedham, 1871)
• Prospect (Roslindale, 1890)
• West Roxbury-Dorchester (Dorchester, 1912)
• Azure (Walpole, 1921)

DISTRICT 7

Joseph M. Kurey, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A9

• Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799)
• Gate of the Temple (Stoughton, 1855)
• Blue Hill (Canton, 1863)
• Euclid (Boston, 1916)
• Adelphi-Noddle's Island (Watertown, 1920) merged into Moses Michael Hays 08/14
• Cosmopolitan (Stoughton, 1920)

DISTRICT 8

John C. Sutterley, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A10

• Rural (Quincy, 1801)
• Norfolk Union (Randolph, 1819)
• Weymouth United Masonic (Weymouth, 1825)
• St. Paul's-Algonquin (Braintree, 1846)
• Delta (Braintree, 1868)
• Macedonian (Quincy, 1893)
• Wollaston (Quincy, 1899)
• Milton (Milton, 1922)
• Hesperia (Boston, 1925)

DISTRICT 9

Richard D. Parker, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A11

• Philanthropic (Marblehead, 1760)
• Essex (Salem, 1791)
• Mount Carmel (Lynn, 1805)
• Jordan (Peabody, 1808)
• Amity (Danvers, 1863)
• Starr King (Salem, 1864)
• Golden Fleece (Lynn, 1864)
• Mosaic (Danvers, 1870)
• Wayfarers (Swampscott, 1914)
• Bethlehem (Lynn, 1920)

DISTRICT 10

Stephen E. Linsky, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A12

• The Tyrian-Acacia (Gloucester, 1770) merged 10/23
• Liberty (Beverly, 1824)
• Ashler (Rockport, 1851)
• John T. Heard (Ipswich, 1864)
• Budleigh (Beverly, 1921)
• Manchester (Manchester, 1920)
• North Shore Daylight (Beverly, 1992)

DISTRICT 11

Thomas H. Hargreaves, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A13

• St. John's (Newburyport, 1766)
• Merrimack (Haverhill, 1802)
• St. Mark's (Newburyport, 1803)
• Warren (Amesbury, 1822)
• LawrenceUnited (Lawrence, 1825)
• John Hancock (Methuen, 1860)
• Saggahew (Haverhill, 1864)
• Charles C. Dame (Georgetown, 1867)
• Bethany (Merrimac, 1868)

DISTRICT 12

John Appleby, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A14

• Pentucket (Lowell, 1807)
• St. Matthew's (Andover, 1822)
• Ancient York (Lowell, 1852)
• Kilwinning (Lowell, 1866)
• William North (Lowell, 1867)
• Cochichewick (North Andover, 1874)
• Thomas Talbot (Billerica, 1889)
• Wamesit (Tewksbury, 1921)
• William Sewall Gardner (Lowell, 1928)
• Merrimack Valley Daylight (Lawrence, 1990)

DISTRICT 13

Earl W. Cole, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A15

• Star of Bethlehem (Wakefield, 1844)
• Mount Hermon (Medford, 1854)
• Mount Horeb (Woburn, 1855)
• William Parkman (Winchester, 1864)
• Lynnfield-Zetland (Lynnfield, 1867)
• Good Samaritan (Reading, 1870)
• Golden Rule (Wakefield, 1888)
• Friendship (Wilmington, 1901)
• North Reading (North Reading, 1955)

DISTRICT 14

Everett A. Johnston, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A16

• Washington (Lexington, 1796)
• Corinthian (Concord, 1797)
• Joseph Warren-Soley (Boston, 1856)
• Caleb Butler (Ayer, 1859)
• Simon W. Robinson(Lexington, 1870)
• Charles A. Welch (Maynard, 1872)
• Tahattawan (Littleton, 1929)
• Simonds (Burlington, 1955)
• Frank W. Thompson (Bedford, 1955)

DISTRICT 15

Truman G. Hix, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A17

• Middlesex (Framingham, 1795)
• Meridian (Watertown, 1797)
• Montgomery (Milford, 1797)
• United Brethren (Marlborough, 1859)
• John Warren (Hopkinton, 1860)
• Mount Hollis (Holliston, 1864)
• North Star (Ashland, 1864)
• Siloam (Westborough, 1866)
• Charles River (Medway, 1871)
• Alpha (Framingham, 1875)
• Perfection (Framingham, 1957)

DISTRICT 16

James E. Carroll, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A18

• Bristol (North Attleboro, 1797)
• King David (Taunton, 1798)
• St. Alban's (Wrentham, 1818)
• Mount Hope (Fall River, 1824)
• Pioneer (Somerset, 1863)
• May Flower (Middleboro, 1864)
• St. James (Mansfield, 1864)
• Excelsior (Franklin, 1866)
• Ezekiel Bates (Attleboro, 1870)
• Eastern Star (Rehoboth, 1924)
• Metacomet Daylight (Taunton, 1989)

DISTRICT 17

Richard J. Duhaine, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A19

• Fellowship (Bridgewater, 1797)
• Paul Revere (North Bridgewater, 1856)
• John Cutler (Abington, 1859)
• Paul Dean (North Easton, 1867)
• Puritan (East Bridgewater, 1869)
• St. George (Brockton, 1877)
• Satucket (East Bridgewater, 1881)
• Baalis Sanford (Brockton, 1917)
• Wampatuck (East Bridgewater, 1946)

DISTRICT 18

Russell W. Nickerson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A20

• Old Colony (Hingham, 1792)
• Corner Stone (Duxbury, 1801)
• Plymouth (Plymouth, 1825)
• Konohassett (Cohasset, 1864)
• Phoenix (Hanover, 1873)
• Satuit (Scituate, 1875)
• Daniel Webster (Marshfield, 1964)

DISTRICT 19

Donald D. Hartson, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A21

• Social Harmony (Middleboro, 1823)
• Star in the East-Paskamansett (New Bedford, 1823)
• Quittacus (New Bedford, 1865)
• Pythagorean (Marion, 1861)
• King Philip (Fall River, 1866)
• George H. Taber (Fairhaven, 1872)
• Noquochoke (South Westport, 1878)
• Abraham H. Howland Jr. (New Bedford, 1915)
• Massasoit-Narragansett (Fall River, 1915)
• Wamsutta (New Bedford, 1949)

DISTRICT 20

Thomas R. Hickey, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A22

• Union (Nantucket, 1771)
• Marine (Falmouth, 1798)
• Fraternal (Centerville, 1801)
• DeWitt Clinton (Sandwich, 1855)
• Oriental-Martha's Vineyard (Oak Bluffs, 1859)
• Howard (Yarmouth, 1869)
• Mariners' (Cotuit, 1871)
• Cawnacome Sunshine (Bourne, 1992)

DISTRICT 21

Bernard W. Russell, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A23

• King Hiram's (Provincetown, 1795)
• Mount Horeb (Dennis, 1854)
• Pilgrim (Harwich, 1859)
• Adams (Wellfleet, 1865)
• St. Martin's (Chatham, 1872)
• Universal (Orleans, 1917)
• Nauset Light (Orleans, 1998)

DISTRICT 22

Charles I. Montalbano, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A24

• St. Paul (Ayer, 1797)
• Aurora (Leominster, 1801)
• Wilder (Leominster, 1859)
• Hope (Gardner, 1864)
• Artisan (Winchendon, 1865)
• Charles W. Moore (Fitchburg, 1865)

DISTRICT 23

Dennis E. Reebel, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A25

• Morning Star (Worcester, 1793)
• Franklin (Grafton, 1851)
• Trinity (Clinton, 1858)
• Athelstan (Worcester, 1865) merger
• Quinsigamond (Worcester, 1870)
• Boylston (West Boylston, 1876)
• Isaiah Thomas (Worcester, 1920)
• Matthew John Whittall (Shrewsbury, 1928)
• Level (Worcester, 1952)

DISTRICT 24

Frederick R. Morin, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A26

• Olive Branch (Millbury, 1797)
• Solomon's Temple (Uxbridge, 1818)
• Webster (Webster, 1858)
• Guiding Lights (Auburn, 1858) merged 08/23
• Oxford (Oxford, 1859)
• Quinebaug (Southbridge, 1859)
• Mumford River (Douglas, 1877)
• Joel H. Prouty (Auburn, 1927)
• Rose of Sharon (Charlton, 1927)

DISTRICT 25

Peter B. Markert, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A27

• Mount Zion (Barre, 1800)
• Quaboag (Warren, 1858)
• Eden (Ware, 1863)
• Hayden (Brookfield, 1863)
• Spencer (Spencer, 1871)
• Rufus Putnam (Rutland, 1912)
• Bay Path (West Brookfield, 1923)

DISTRICT 26

Lester A. Black, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A28

• Republican (Greenfield, 1795)
• Harmony (Northfield, 1796)
• Mountain (Shelburne Falls, 1806)
• Orange (Orange, 1859)
• Star-Athol (Athol, 1864)
• Bay State (Montague, 1872)
• Mechanic's (Montague, 1878)

DISTRICT 27

Richard A. Poudrier, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A29

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

DISTRICT 28

George R. Sachs, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A30

• Thomas (Palmer, 1796)
• Day Spring (Monson, 1862)
• Roswell Lee-Indian Orchard (Springfield, 1864) merged into Indian Orchard Masonic 09/12
• Wilbraham Masonic (Wilbraham, 1870)
• Brigham (Ludlow, 1891)
• Charles C. Spellman (East Longmeadow, 1921)
• Samuel D. Sherwood (Springfield, 1921)
• Longmeadow (Longmeadow, 1931)

DISTRICT 29

Mark W. Doane, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A31

• Indian Orchard Masonic (Springfield, 1817) merged 09/12
• Chicopee (Chicopee, 1848)
• Mount Moriah (Westfield, 1856)
• Huntington-Federal (Russell, 1866)
• Elm-Belcher (Agawam, 1870)
• Esoteric (Springfield, 1909)
• Mount Orthodox (West Springfield, 1913)

DISTRICT 30

Charles N. Cahoon, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A32

• Lafayette-Greylock (North Adams, 1847)
• Berkshire (South Adams, 1857)
• Globe (Hinsdale, 1869)
• Upton (Cheshire, 1869)
• Williams (Williamstown, 1871)
• Unity (Dalton, 1896)

DISTRICT 31

Luis M. Coelho, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A33

• Cincinnatus (Great Barrington, 1795)
• Evening Star (Lenox, 1795)
• Wisdom (West Stockbridge, 1803)
• Mystic (Pittsfield, 1810)
• Occidental (Stockbridge, 1870)
• Crescent-Pittsfield (Pittsfield, 1873)

PANAMA CANAL DISTRICT

Henry F. Smith, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A34

• Sojourners (Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1912)
• Ancon (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1913)
• Gatun (Empire, Canal Zone, 1915) merged 05/31

CHILE DISTRICT

Daniel E. Cerda, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A35

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

CHINA DISTRICT

Richard Dyck, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2003-A36

• 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

Aston H. Wright, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 2003-A37

• Caribbean Naval (Guantánamo, Cuba, 1966)

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