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AMITY LODGE

Location: Danvers

Chartered By: William Parkman

Charter Date: 09/14/1864 VI-514

Precedence Date: 09/28/1863

Current Status: merged with Mosaic Lodge on 03/19/2004 (2004-33) to form Amity-Mosaic Lodge.

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1863
• Petition for Charter: 1864
• Consolidation Petition (with Mosaic Lodge): 2003

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1938 (75th Anniversary)
• 1963 (Centenary)
• 1988 (125th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1864 (Parkman; Constitution of Lodge and Hall dedication)
• 1871 (Lawrence (2 visits))
• 1890 (Wells)
• 1906 (Blake)
• 1907 (Blake)
• 1916 (M. Johnson)
• 1925

(Ferrell; cornerstone laying)

• 1926

(Simpson; hall dedication)

• 1938 (Perry; 75th Anniversary)
• 1939 (Perry; ladies' night)
• 1957 (A. Jenkins; Cornerstone Laying at Holy Trinity Methodist Church)
• 1963 (Osgood; Centenary)
• 1978 (Melanson)
• 1979 (Melanson)
• 1988 (Ames)
• 2004 (Hicks; merger with Mosaic Lodge)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1871 1887 1900 1904 1908 1909 1911 1913 1925 1926 1930 1934 1940 1944 1954 1956 1959 1963 1974 1975 1980 1981 1982 1985 1987 1988 1991 1995

HISTORY

• 1963 (Centenary History, 1963-220)
• 1988 (125th Anniversary History, 1988-110)

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Arthur K. Bates, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1933, 1934; N
• John Albert Blake, DDGM, District 8 (Salem), 1889, 1890
• Albert J. Gebow, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1974, 1975
• Samuel F. Gynan, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1990, 1991
• Harry P. Jackson, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1920, 1921; Junior Grand Warden, 1929
• W. Robert Leach, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1965, 1966; Amity; N
• Robert K. Sears, DDGM, District 8 (Salem), 1907, 1908; SN
• Charles H. Van Horn, DDGM, 1951, 1952, District 8 (Lynn); N
• Albion F. Welch, DDGM, District 8 (Salem), 1883, 1884; SN

DISTRICTS

1863: District 2

1867: District 5 (Salem)

1883: District 8 (Salem)

1911: District 9 (Gloucester)

1927: District 8 (Lynn)

2003: District 9

LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges