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ANCIENT YORK LODGE

Location: Lowell

Chartered By: George M. Randall

Charter Date: 06/08/1853 V-461

Precedence Date: 06/09/1852

Current Status: Active

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PAST MASTERS

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REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1852
• Petition for Charter: 1853

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1873 (20th Anniversary)
• 1927 (75th Anniversary)
• 1952 (Centenary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1853 (Randall; Consecration and installation of officers; not in Grand Lodge Proceedings; see section below)
• 1872 (Gardner; Hall dedication)
• 1873 (Nickerson; 20th Anniversary)
• 1890 (Wells; City Hall cornerstone laying)
• 1897 (Hutchinson; Reception for Grand Master and Deputy Grand Master)
• 1904 (Sanford)
• 1920 (Prince)
• 1922 (Prince)
• 1927 (Simpson; Veterans' Night and 75th Anniversary)
• 1928 (Simpson; Temple dedication)
• 1952 (Roy; Centenary)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1872 1876 1877 1878 1886 1900 1912 1920 1922 1925 1929 1931 1933 1938 1956 1957 1973 1982 1991 2000

HISTORY

• 1927 (75th Anniversary History, 1927-149)
• 1952 (Centenary History, 1952-155)

OTHER

• 1938 (Reduction in fees authorized)

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EVENTS

CONSECRATION OF LODGE, JULY 1853

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XII, No. 10, August 1853, p. 301:

This new Lodge, which has been working under Dispensation for a year past, was solemnly consecrated, and its officers installed, by the M.W. Grand Master, assisted by a delegation of the Grand officers, at Lowell, on Thursday, the 7th July. The day was one of the loveliest of the season, ad the ride to Lowell one of the pleasantest. On the arrival of the cars, the Brethren of the Grand Lodge were met by a committee, and conducted to the elegant and convenient Hall which has recently been fitted up for the accommodation of the Lodges and Chapter located in that city. The Brethren had made all their arrangements with so much completeness, that little remained for the officers of the Grand Lodge to do, but to proceed at once with the duties for which they were assembled. A procession was accordingly formed in an adjoining room, and proceeded forthwith to the main hall, where the solemn and impressive ceremonies of consecrations, were performed by the Grand Master, M.W. Rev. George M. Randall, in the presence, and as we believe, to the entire acceptance and gratification of he large number of Brethren assembled to witness and participate in them. The Master of the new Lodge was then duly installed by the Grand Master, after which the R.W. George G. Smith, acting Deputy Grand Master, installed the remainder of the officers; when, the usual proclamation having been made, the Grand Lodge retired, and the Lodge was closed.

Merrimack House, Lowell; originally built 1832, the premier hotel in Lowell
See description

At 2 o'clock, the Brethren of the Grand Lodge, at the invitation of the officers and members of the new Lodge, sat down to an elegant dinner, at the Merrimack House. It is due to the excellent host of that establishment, as well as to the liberality of the Brethren at whose order the dinner was served up, to say, that the tables were spread as bountifully, and with as much good taste and propriety, as would be expected at the first class hotels of this city, where private dinner-parties are of almost daily occurrence, and where the facilities for them are much greater. A couple of hours were very agreeably spent here. The Brethren from Boston were then politely taken into carriages, for the purpose of visiting the factories, and witnessing the growth and improvements of the city. This was by no means the least gratifying feature in the ceremonies of the day. The visit to the Carpet Factory was full of striking interest. It is worth a special ride to this beautiful and thriving city, to witness the ingenious and complicated machinery here in operation; though, we believe, strangers are not ordinarily admitted, without a permit from some person in authority.

At 5 o'clock, the members of the Grand Lodge took the cars for Boston, - feeling that they had spent an agreeable day, and that they had left the future interest of "Ancient York Lodge" in the hands of able and devoted Brethren. The officers of the new Lodge are as follows:

• Jefferson Bancroft, W. M.
• Peter Lawson, S.W.; SN
• Samuel K. Hutchinson, J.W.
• William Lampson, Jr., Treas.
• Thomas G. Gerrish, Sec.
• Isaac S. Morse, S.D.
• David Goodwin Lang, J.D.
• George W. Fletcher, Marshal
• Joel Spalding, S.S.
• Leonard Brown, J.S.
• Isaac Hosmer, Tyler

INSTALLATION, NOVEMBER 1857

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XVII, No. 3, January 1858, p. 78:

The officers of this Lodge were installed in the presence of a large con gregation, on Wednesday evening, the 11th of November. The Masonic bodies of this city have recently refitted their Hall at great expense, and placed in it a new Organ, built expressly lor the Hall. The instrument was built by Brother Stevens, of East Cambridge, and is of great power, and of remarkable sweetness of tone. It was therefore thought proper by the members of this Lodge to invite their families to be present and witness the installation ceremonies. Accordingly on Wednesday evening the Hall was filled with the members and invited guests. The Lodge was opened i n one of the ante-rooms, Past Master William S. Gardner, Esq., presiding, Past Master Joel Spalding, on his right, Past Master Saml. K. Hutchinson, in the West, Past Master Jefferson Bancroft, in the South, and Br. Isaac C. Eastman as Marshal. A procession was formed and the Lodge marched into the Hall, where the officers took their proper positions. After prayer by the Chaplain, the choir, of which Br. C. Merrill is leader, sang a solemn chant. The officers were then installed into their respective stations by Past Master Gardner. After the Installation of the Master, the following verse was sung by the Choir : —

Support to the Master, that rules by the Square !
Let sons of the Light to the East now repair ;
With hearts for his aid, now united and free,
Obedient we labor, and kindly agree.
Chorus. — With hearts for his aid, &c.

And in like manner, after the installation respectively of the Wardens, were sung —

Support to the Warden installed in the West,
Who works by the Level, where sorrows may rest !
With hearts for bis aid, now united and free,
Obedient we labor, and kindly agree.
Chorus. — With hearts for his aid, &c.

Support to the Warden, by Plumb still upright,
Whose sun, in the South, never hides its fair light !
With hearts for his aid, now united and free,
Obedient we labor, and kindly agree.
Chorus. — With hearts for his aid, &c.

After the Installation services, the presiding Master addressed the Lodge and invited guests, in an eloquent and appropriate manner; after which the Marshal made proclamation of the organization of the Lodge. When the W. Master took his seat in the East, the Choir broke forth in that splendid ode —

When darkness veiled the hopes of man, Then light with radiant beams began, &c.

The W. Master then made some appropriate remarks and called up the R. W. Dist. Dep. G. Master for this District, Br. North, who replied in a happy manner, giving a brief history of the Order since his connection with it, embracing a period of nearly forty years. The W. Master then remarked, that we were honored with the presence of a distinguished Brother, who now adorned the bench, whose name was familiar to every citizen of this Commonwealth, and whose Masonic virtues were as boundless as his fame. He then called upon his honor Judge Henry W. Bishof, of Lenox. The Judge replied in a very happy speech. He alluded with much feeling to the universality of the Order, and remarked, that he was proud to be there to bear witness of his devotion to the principles of our Order.

The W. Master then called upon the Hon. Peter Lawson, late Dist. Deputy G. Master, but a severe cold prevented his speaking. The Rev. Br. Cushman, Chaplain of the Lodge, then made an address, marked with thought and feeling. Many of the audience were deeply affected at the picture he drew of a Brother in a foreign land — away from his friends, but surrounded by his Masonic Brethren, — who afforded every relief in their power, watched by his dying bed, and followed his inanimate remains to the resting place which a Brother had provided for them. At the conclusion of his remarks all united with the Choir in singing "Auld Lang Syne"; after which the closing prayer. A procession was then formed to conduct the officers to their room. A supper was furnished in the banquet room, connected with the Lodge-room, where a pleasant social hour was passed in the happy interchange of thought and sentiment.

Near midnight, the company dispersed, much pleased and delighted.

The following are the officers installed : — Brothers

• C. C. Hutchinson, W. M. ;
• W. F. Salmon, S. W.;
• John Billings, J. W. ;
• Wm. Lawson, Jr., Treas. ;
• John A. Goodwin, Sec. ;
• Robert H. Butcher, S. D. ;
• S. D. Billings, J. D. ;
• S. Totman, S. S. ;
• L F. Scupture, J. S. ;
• Rev. J. N. Cushman, Chap. ;
• N. W. Norcross, Marshal ;
• J. E. Sleat, I. Sen. ;
• Saml. Young, O. ;
• Waldo Fisher, Tyler.

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Amasa W. Brown, Jr., DDGM, District 12 (Lowell), 1991, 1992
• Frederick W. Farnham, DDGM, District 11 (Lowell), 1895, 1896; Memorial
• Herbert E. Fletcher, DDGM, District 12 (Lowell), 1912; Deputy Grand Master 1913; N
• William Sewall Gardner, DDGM, District 3 1860-1863; Grand Marshal 1857-1859; Senior Grand Warden 1864; Grand Master 1869-1871
• Charles C. Hutchinson, Grand Master 1897-1899
• Samuel K. Hutchinson, Junior Grand Warden 1855
• Howard P. Lawson, DDGM, District 12 (Lowell), 1963-1964; SN
• Peter Lawson, DDGM, District 3, 1854-1856; SN
• Henry P. Perkins, DDGM, District 7 (Lowell), 1869-1874; SN
• Arthur A. Pollard, Deputy Grand Master 1897
• Harry G. Pollard, DDGM, District 12 (Lowell), 1913, 1914; Senior Grand Steward 1911; Junior Grand Deacon 1912; Deputy Grand Master 1920; N
• William F. Salmon, Senior Grand Warden 1887
• Nathaniel C. Sanborn, DDGM, District 7 (Lowell), 1881, 1882; SN
• Percy B. S. Silk, DDGM, 1941, 1942, District 12 (Lowell); N

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DISTRICTS

1852: District 3

1867: District 7 (Lowell)

1883: District 11 (Lowell)

1911: District 12 (Lowell)

1927: District 12 (Lowell)

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LINKS

Lodge web site

Massachusetts Lodges