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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

PAST MASTERS

  • Jefferson Bancroft, 1852
  • Samuel K. Hutchinson, 1853
  • Joel Spaulding, 1854 GW
  • William Sewall Gardner, 1855, 1856
  • Augustus A. Putnam, 1857
  • Charles C. Hutchinson, 1857
  • William F. Salmon, 1858-1860
  • George W. Bedlow, 1861, 1862
  • Josiah E. Short Jr., 1863, 1864
  • Sagar Ashworth, 1865
  • Henry P. Perkins, 1866-1869; SN
  • Albert A. Haggart, 1870, 1871
  • Nathaniel C. Sanborn, 1872, 1873; SN
  • Lucian P. Stacy, 1874, 1875
  • Arthur G. Pollard, 1876, 1877
  • Hamilton Burrage, 1878, 1879
  • Charles Runels, 1880, 1881
  • Nathan C. Lamson, 1882, 1883
  • Richard H. Chamberlain, 1884, 1885
  • William A. Favor, 1886, 1887
  • Arthur F. Salmon, 1888, 1889
  • Frederick W Farnham, 1890, 1891; Mem
  • Charles H. Gould, 1892, 1893
  • Frederick T. Walsh, 1894, 1895
  • Wallace A. Corey, 1896
  • Charles M. Stevens, 1897, 1898
  • Arthur J. French, 1899, 1900
  • Henry M. Currier, 1901, 1902
  • Newall F. Putman, 1903, 1904
  • Herbert E. Fletcher, 1905, 1906; N
  • Harry G. Pollard, 1907, 1908
  • Charles T. Cahill, 1909, 1910
  • Dexter G. Morrill, 1911, 1912
  • Harry H. Sumner, 1913, 1914
  • Charles H. Clogston, 1915, 1916
  • Harry A. Smith, 1917, 1918
  • George W. Randall, 1919, 1920
  • Milo G. Robbins, 1921, 1922
  • Albert L. Lugwig, 1923, 1924
  • Harold H. Fletcher, 1925
  • Arthur F. Dyer, 1926, 1927
  • John H. Preston, 1928, 1929
  • Raymond F. Nichols, 1930, 1931
  • Chester M. Runels, 1932, 1933
  • James A. Grant, 1934, 1935
  • Chester O. Linquist, 1936, 1937
  • Percy B. S. Silk, 1938, 1939; N
  • Leonard L. French, 1940, 1941
  • Charles B. Brigham, 1942, 1943
  • Thomas Davidson, 1944, 1945
  • Morris E. Nelson, 1946
  • Stanley Rushton, 1947, 1948
  • Phillip E. Colburn Sr., 1949, 1950
  • William G. Chapman, 1951
  • Howard Lawson, 1952, 1953, 1980; SN
  • William H. Ramsay, 1954, 1955
  • George A. Sanborn, 1956, 1957
  • Phillip E. Colburn, Jr., 1958, 1959
  • Horace W. Duxbury, 1960, 1961
  • Charles Roderson, 1962, 1963
  • Morris R. Crocker, 1964, 1965
  • Earl R. Duxbury, 1966, 1967
  • Olak A. Myhr, 1968
  • David B. Foreman 1969
  • Frank D. Parker, 1970, 1971
  • Herbert L. Schofield, 1972, 1973
  • James F. Whittet, 1974, 1975
  • Randolph P. Morse, Jr., 1976
  • Theodore Savoley, 1977, 1978
  • Charles A. O’Wril, Jr., 1979, 1980
  • Timothy H. George, 1981, 1982
  • Amasa W. Brown, Jr., 1983, 1984, 2004; PDDGM
  • Howard G. Hunting, 1985, 1986
  • Richard L. Roy, 1987, 1988
  • Robert L. Brown, II, 1989, 1990
  • William A. Sawers Jr., 1991, 1992
  • Roger E. Brown, 1993, 1994
  • Daniel A. Lamson, 1995, 1996
  • Stephen G. Eriksen, 1997-1999
  • Barry W. Patterson, 2000, 2001, 2008-2012
  • Richard J. Landry, 2002
  • Barry W. Patterson, 2003, 2004
  • Archibald H. Campbell, 2005, 2006
  • James P. Burke, Jr., 2007, 2008

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

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)

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.

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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

VISIT BY GRAND MASTER, SEPTEMBER 1854

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XIV, No. 1, October 1854, Page 7:

The officers and members of Ancient York Lodge, at Lowell, entertained a large number of their Masonic Brethren of the Third District, in a very agreeable manner, on the evening of the 27th ultimo. We have rarely participated in a more pleasant occasion. The Masters and Wardens of the several Lodges in the District had been invited by their excellent and active Deputy Grand Master, Hon. Peter Lawson, of Dracut, to witness the working of the third degree by Ancient York Lodge, and we believe they were nearly all present. The M. W. Grand Master and a delegation from this city were also present, together with a very large attendance of the Brethren of Lowell, including many of the members of Pentucket Lodge of that city. The work of the Lodge was of the very highest order of excellence. As a whole, we have never seen it surpassed for exactness and effectiveness. Every officer knew his precise duty, and he did it, just as it always should be done, promptly and correctly. The whole proceedings commanded and received, as they eminently deserved, the entire approbation of all present. For ourself, we felt that "it was good to be there." W. Brother Samuel K. Hutchinson presided as Master of the Lodge, and he has much reason to be proud of his place and his officers.

The business of the Lodge being over, the Brethren, with their guests, were escorted to one of the elegant saloons of the city, where a bountiful repast had been tastefully served up for their refreshment. The R. W. Brother Lawson presided at the table, assisted by W. Br. Hutchinson. After supper, the Brethren were appropriately welcomed by Br. Lawson, who concluded his remarks with a pointed reference to the Grand Lodge of the State. This was replied to at some length by the M. W. Brother Randall, in his usual happy and able manner. The company was afterwards addressed by several other Brethren, among whom were Brothers Huntington, ex-Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth, Hon. Tappan Wentworth, M. C, and Hon. Linus Child. The occasion was one of peculiar interest, the healthful influence of which we cannot doubt will be long felt throughout the District.

INSTALLATION, NOVEMBER 1857

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XVII, No. 3, January 1858, Page 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. Bishop, 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.

10TH ANNIVERSARY, JUNE 1863

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXII, No. 8, June 1863, Page 273:

The tenth anniversary of the establishment of Ancient York Lodge, at Lowell, by Charter, was celebrated on the 9th of June, 1863. At the time of its organization Masonry was just beginning to revive in Lowell. Pentucket Lodge, with R. W. William North as Master, had been working about six years after the restoration of its Charter, which was surrendered in 1832, when with many doubts and fears Ancient York was opened. The propriety of the step is now universally conceded.

On the occasion referred to, the Lodge was opened by W. George W. Bedlow, Master, after which the Past Masters of the Lodge were received with appropriate honors. The District Deputy Grand Master, with a suite composed of the Past Masters, Master and Wardens of Pentucket Lodge, was then received by the Lodge, to whom an "Ode of Welcome" was sung by the Brethren.

The Charter of the Lodge was spread upon an altar erected in front of the W. Master, upon which were placed three burning tapers, (E. W. S.) The work upon the third degree was performed by the Past Masters :— W. Jefferson Bancroft, the 1st Master, in the East — R. W. Samuel K. Hutchinson, 2d Master, in the West — R. W. Joel Spalding, M. D., 3d Master, in the South — W. C. C. Hutchinson, 5th Master, Sen. Deacon — W. William F. Salmon, 6th Master, Jr. Deacon.

The fact that the candidate was a son of the presiding Master, made the occasion one of deep interest. The work was done in a most thorough and effective manner, and to the many present who had received their first impressions of our Institution from the teachings of Bra. Bancroft, it revived pleasant memories, and his genial face in the East shed light and warmth into the heart of every Brother present.

Before closing, the following Ode, composed by a member of the Lodge, to the tone America, was sung:—

On England's favored shore,
At York, in time of yore,
Our fathers met.
One thousand years ago,
Did they the good seed sow,
The fruit from which shall flow
O'er nation's yet.

Though centuries have passed,
Since they did breathe their last,
They live to-day.
Received in the York Rite,
Here Masons hail the light,
As then, now shining bright
To cheer their way.

Let us of Ancient York,
While virtue's path we walk,
Cherish the old.
Tradition eager trace,
And let not time efface,
A tithe we would replace,
Of wisdom's gold.

Ten years are spent this day,
Since we sped on our way.
With chartered rights.
Faith in the God most kind,
Hope heavenly peace to find,
Charity to all mankind
Our guiding lights.

Supreme Grand Master,
we, Masons, accepted, free,
Our tribute raise,
Of thanks and praise to thee
For our prosperity
Blest may our future be,
While thee we praise.

Oh! may our conduct here,
To thy just eye appear
Correct, upright.
Make us all pure in heart,
Masonic truth impart,
Fit us by every art,
For realms of light.

After closing, the Brethren marched in the order of their date of membership to the Encampment Armory, where a sumptuous banquet awaited them. At the proper time the W. Master introduced W. Brother Salmon as Toast Master for the evening. The first toast was to

The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.

This was responded to by R. W. William S. Gardner, D. D. G. M. Other appropriate toasts called out W. Bro. Bancroft, Ex-Mayor of Lowell, R. W. Bro. William North, W. H. N. Hall, W. Master of Pentucket Lodge, R. W. Samuel K. Hutchinson, R W. Joel Spalding, W. C. C. Hutchinson, and Brother Jos. G. Abbot. An interesting letter was read from W. Bro. Putnam, of Chicago, the only Past Master absent.

In the absence of Br. H. Hosford, Mayor of the city, Bro. B. C. Sargent, Ex-Mayor, responded to a toast to the city of Lowell.

An interesting letter was read from Bro. Elisha Huntington, Ex-Lieut. Governor of Massachusetts, and Ex-Mayor of Lowell, who was prevented by indisposition from being present, in response to a toast to the Charter Members. Bro. John A. Goodwin, S. Warden of the Lodge, responded to a toast to deceased members. He paid a most glowing and beautiful tribute to the memory of those members who had died during the last ten years.

This interesting anniversary was closed about twelve o'clock, by singing the following Hymn, to the tone of Old Hundred. After which all united in singing Old Lang Syne.

Come, Brothers, ere to-night we part,
Join every voice and every heart;
One solemn hymn to God we'll raise,
One closing song of grateful praise.

Here, Brothers, we may meet no more,
Bat there is yet a happier shore,
And there, released from toil and pain,
Dear Brothers, we shall meet again.

The following are the officers of the Lodge:—

  • Geo. W. Bedlow, W. M.
  • John A. Goodwin, S. W.
  • Josiah E. Short, Jr., J. W.:
  • William Lamson, Jr., Treas.
  • Richard W. Barker, Sec.
  • Sager Ashworth and Henry P. Perkins, Deacons
  • Andrew J. Seavey and Albion J. Dudley, Stewards
  • Rev. J. J. Twiss, Chaplain
  • John W. Patch, Marshal
  • Sam'l P. Hadley, Jr., Organist
  • James W. B. Shaw, Sentinel
  • Albigence W. Fisher, Tyler.

MEMORIALS

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOLDEN 1817-1855

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XIV, No. 11, September 1855, Page 351:

At a special meeting of Ancient York Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, held this day, after the return of this body from the grave of Br. B. F. Holden, the following Resolutions were offered and unanimously adopted :—

  • Whereas, for the second time since the organization of Ancient York Lodge, it has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, in his all wise providence to visit us with affliction, and thereby remove from us and this world, our esteemed Brother Benjamin F. Holden, therefore
  • Resolved, That in this solemn providence, we are reminded of our frailty and taught the importance of living in accordance with the great truths inculcated in our Lectures.
  • Resolved, That in the decease of our worthy and estimable Brother, this Lodge is called to mourn over a faithful servant, who by a life of integrity and uprightness, and by a full development of all the social virtues, has endeared himself to all who knew him.
  • Resolved, That we sincerely sympathize with the family and relatives of the deceased, in their painful affliction, and that we cordially extend to them our sympathy and condolence.
  • Resolved, That as a tribute of respect to our departed Brother, the jewels of this Lodge, be clad in mourning.
  • Resolved, That the Secretary, transmit a copy of these Resolutions to the family of our deceased Brother, also a copy to the Freemasons' Magazine, for publication, and that they be entered in full upon the records of this Lodge.

Isaac C. Eastman, Secretary of Ancient York Lodge.

JONATHAN M. MARSTON 1804-1857

  • MM 1847, Pentucket
  • Charter Member of Ancient York Lodge

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XVI, No. 6, March 185, Page 189:

John M. Marston, a well known and respected citizen of Lowell, died last night at his residence in that city, after a brief illness, from pleurisy and fever. Capt. Marston had a noble heart and generous disposition, and during a long residence in Lowell, by many and oft repeated unostentatious acts of kindness and friendship to the poor and needy, won the esteem of a host of his fellow-citizens, by whom, his sudden decease will be lamented. He was about fifty-three years of age, and leaves a family of five children to mourn the loss of an affectionate and indulgent parent.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

DISTRICTS

1852: District 3

1867: District 7 (Lowell)

1883: District 11 (Lowell)

1911: District 12 (Lowell)

1927: District 12 (Lowell)

LINKS

Lodge web site

Massachusetts Lodges

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