Amicable

AMICABLE LODGE

Location: Cambridge

Chartered By: Isaiah Thomas

Charter Date: 06/10/1805 II-276

Precedence Date: 06/10/1805

Current Status: Active

NOTES

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

Petition for Charter: 1805 "Note that no student at the University would be admitted without permission of the Grand Master."
Petition for Restoration of Charter: 1845

ANNIVERSARIES

1905 (Centenary)
1930 (125th Anniversary)
1955 (150th Anniversary)
1980 (175th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

1806 (Thomas; Constitution of Lodge and installation)
1866 (Dame; installation)
1873 (Nickerson)
1879 (Welch)
1880 (Welch)
1881 (Lawrence)
1885 (Howland)
1887 (Endicott; installation)
1888 (Endicott; 2 visits; installation and funeral of Charles Tufts)
1889 (Endicott; 2 visits; including installation)
1891 (Wells)
1893 (Briggs; also a visit by Acting GM Shepard)
1898 (Hutchinson)
1902 (Gallagher)
1905 (Sanford; Centenary)
1906 (Blake)
1910 (Flanders)
1912 (Benton)
1918 (Abbott; reception for Radio School brethren)
1925 (Ferrell; installation)
1930 (Deputy Grand Master Jones; 125th Anniversary)
1955 (W. Johnson; 150th Anniversary)
1980 (Melanson; 175th Anniversary)
1988 (Ames; 2000th Communication)
2005 (Hodgdon; 200th Anniversary)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1872 1879 1885 1889 1898 1899 1904 1907 1909 1910 1919 1920 1923 1924 1926 1930 1937 1951 1962 1963 1968 1975 1986 1996 2001 2009

HISTORY

1905 (Centenary History, 1905-50)
1930 (125th Anniversary History, 1930-255)
1955 (brief 150th Anniversary History, 1955-120)

OTHER

1818 (Memorial regarding the computation of Anno Lucis)
1820 (Conflict over jurisdiction)
1821 (Conflict over jurisdiction resolved)
1848 (Petition regarding money lent to Grand Lodge)
1872 (lodge transferred to a different district)
1889 (cornerstone laying of Cambridge city hall)
1910 (cornerstone laying of Cambridge Masonic hall)
1911 (dedication of Cambridge Masonic hall)

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

Henry Endicott, DDGM, Cambridge 4, 1867, 1868; Senior Grand Warden 1873; Grand Master 1887-1889
Samuel P.P. Fay, DDGM, District 1, 1817, 1818; Deputy Grand Master 1819; Grand Master 1820
Leander N. Hannum, DDGM, Charlestown 2, 1881; SN
William Hilliard, DDGM, North Shore 9, 1830, 1831; Deputy Grand Master 1831
Roger W. Jones, DDGM, Cambridge 2, 1963, 1964; N
Henry A. Locke, DDGM, Cambridge 2, 1904, 1905; SN
William Paterson, DDGM, Cambridge 2, 1986, 1987; N
Augustus (Asa) Peabody, DDGM, District 1, 1813, 1814, 1815, 1816; Senior Grand Warden 1817; Grand Master 1843-1845
Arnold F. Thomas, DDGM, Cambridge 2, 1951, 1952; N
Edward F. Wallis, DDGM, Cambridge 2, 1927; Memorial
William J. Whipple, DDGM, North Shore 9, 1823, 1824; Junior Grand Warden 1830-1832, Senior Grand Warden 1833
Walter P. Worden, DDGM, Cambridge 2, 1941, 1942; N