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Respectfully yours, ''Henry Clark, Secretary.''
 
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''From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XX, No. 7, May 1861, Page 202:''
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R. W. D. D. Gen. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWSutton Wm. Sutton], accompanied by a delegation of Brethren, paid an official visit to this Lodge on Monday evening, April 15.
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The Lodge, in expectation of the visit, had assembled to the number of fifty, and greeted the delegation with a most cordial reception ; and gave an exhibition of their proficiency, by working the Master's Degree with a precision reflecting great credit upon the Master, Bro. York, and all the subordinate officers.
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After the completion of the Work, Bro. Sutton addressed the Lodge in some complimentary and very happy remarks, and introduced Bro. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMParkman Wm. Parkman], to whom he had deputed a very agreeable duty.
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Bro. Parkman, on behalf of Bro. Sutton, in some neat and pertinent remarks, presented the Lodge with a beautiful copy of the Holy Bible, Square, Compasses, and Gavel; closing his remarks by observing that, as the work was so excellent, it gave more than ordinary pleasure to present them with new working tools, and expressing the hope that as they, with very imperfect tools, had found many good materials, they might, with these new implements, disembowel some as yet undiscovered and perfect ashlars. The Master happily responded, and the evening closed with a fine collation, and a merry dance with the wives and daughters of the Brethren, assembled in a neighboring hall.
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The delegation returned agreeably surprised to have found in this remote
town a Lodge of such activity and Masonic intelligence.
  
 
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Revision as of 00:22, 4 August 2013

ASHLER LODGE

Location: Rockport

Chartered By: George M. Randall

Charter Date: 03/10/1852 V-372

Precedence Date: 03/16/1851

Current Status: in Grand Lodge Vault; merged into The Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia Lodge, 10/27/2007


PAST MASTERS

need list of living PMs

  • Eben Blatchford, 1851-1854
  • William Caldwell, 1855, 1856, 1858, 1859
  • James G. Caldwell, 1857
  • Samuel York, 1860-1868, 1873, 1874
  • N. F. S. York, 1869
  • D. C. Babson, 1870
  • William Marchant, 1871, 1872
  • Eugene R. Prior, 1875
  • Jason L. Curtis, 1876-1885
  • C. H. Manning, II, 1886
  • James Wallace, 1887-1892
  • Edgar Knowlton, 1893, 1894
  • T. T. Harwood, 1895, 1896
  • Charles Tresnon, 1897, 1898
  • James Abbott, 1899, 1900
  • Charles E. Jones, 1901, 1902
  • George F. Hodgins, 1903, 1904
  • C. Harry Rogers, 1905, 1906
  • William H. Supple, 1907, 1908
  • Louis A. Rogers, 1909, 1910; N
  • Ezra E. Cleaves, 1911, 1912
  • J. Manuel Marshall, 1913, 1914
  • Charles H. Cleaves, 1915, 1916
  • Herbert F. Knowlton, 1917, 1918
  • Edward M. Law, 1919, 1920; Memorial
  • Sumner Y. Wheeler, 1921, 1922
  • Norman M Hooper, 1923, 1924
  • Clarendon Waddell, 1925, 1926
  • Joseph E. Critchett, 1927, 1928
  • Stephen D. Marston, 1929, 1930
  • J(ohn). Harry Mills, 1931, 1932; SN
  • Ernest G. Roffey, 1933, 1934
  • J. Raymond Sanders, 1935, 1936
  • Bernard F. Brewer, 1937, 1938
  • James R. Hodgins, 1939, 1940
  • Chester E. Wallace, 1941, 1942
  • Verner R. Larsson, 1943, 1944
  • George E. MacLean, 1945, 1946; N
  • William G. Reed, 1947, 1948
  • Melvin C. Linder, 1949, 1950
  • N.O. Bruno Pearson, 1951, 1952; N
  • Preston O. Wass, 1953, 1954
  • Raymond M. Reed, 1955, 1956
  • Roland J. Smith, 1957, 1958
  • Walter F. Church, 1959, 1960
  • Matt A. Hautala, 1961
  • N. Abbott Hooper, 1962
  • Ernest A. Niemi, 1963
  • R. Edgar Barker, 1964
  • Karl A. Johnson, 1965
  • Frank W. Johnson, 1966
  • David B. Grimes, 1967
  • Philip H. Ackerman, 1968
  • Raymond G. Smith, 1969
  • Preston H. Dann, 1970
  • William W. Walima, 1971
  • Bradford L. Bigelow, 1972
  • Harold W. Adams, 1973, 1974; N
  • John E. Main, Jr., 1975, 1976
  • John W. Reed, 1977
  • Willard C. Trafton, 1978, 1979
  • John A. Halmen, 1980
  • John Louis Peters, 1981
  • Roy V. H. Johnson, 1982
  • Glenn W. Anderson, 1983
  • David Hopkins, 1984
  • Jay R. Smith, 1985-1987, 2004
  • R(aymond) A(llen). Brown, Jr., 1988, 1989, 1993; SN
  • Wayne W. Anderton, 1990
  • Peter A. Todd, 1991
  • William C. Nicol, 1992
  • James G. Adams, 1994
  • George E. French, 1995
  • George S(tanley). Patey, III, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003
  • Edwin E. Bjork, 1998
  • Richard S. Young, 1999
  • Todd P. Crane, 2000
  • Robert W. Streeter, 2001
  • Gary G. Lucas, 2005, 2006
  • Dana P. Andrus, 2007

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

  • Petition for Charter: 1852 Dispensation granted 03/16/1851; no reference in Proceedings
  • Consolidation Petition (with The Tyrian-Acacia Lodge): 2007

ANNIVERSARIES

  • 1951 (Centenary)
  • 2001 (150th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

BY-LAW CHANGES

1874 1899 1901 1903 1913 1916 1921 1927 1929 1934 1951 1967 1974 1975 1982 1988 2001 2004 2006

HISTORY

  • 1951 (Centenary History, 1951-44)

EVENTS

CONSECRATION OF LODGE, JUNE 1852

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XI, No. 9, July 1852, Page 266:

Br. Moore:-Ashler Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, was consecrated at Rockport, on Wednesday, June 26th. The members of the Lodge, accompanied members of Tyrian Lodge, Gloucester, were escorted through some of the principal streets, by the Rockport band, to the Universalist Church, where the were performed before a large audience. R. W. S. G. W. William Ferson, presided, assisted by Rev. Mr. Huntoon, of Marblehead, Rev. Mr. Lovell, and G. Smith, Esq., of Boston.

After the ceremonies. of the consecration were concluded, the olficers of Lodge were installed. They are as follows :

  • Eben Blatchford, Master
  • William Caldwell, S. Warden
  • William H. Manning, J. Warden
  • Thomas O. Marshall, Treasurer
  • Henry Clark, Secretary
  • Charles Tarr, 3d, S. D.
  • Launcelot Rowe, J. D. and
  • Francis Rowe and Charles Rowe, Stewards.

The services, which lasted for some time, were closed by an able and address from Rev. Mr. Huntoon.

Respectfully yours, Henry Clark, Secretary.

OFFICIAL VISIT, APRIL 1861

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XX, No. 7, May 1861, Page 202:

R. W. D. D. Gen. Wm. Sutton, accompanied by a delegation of Brethren, paid an official visit to this Lodge on Monday evening, April 15.

The Lodge, in expectation of the visit, had assembled to the number of fifty, and greeted the delegation with a most cordial reception ; and gave an exhibition of their proficiency, by working the Master's Degree with a precision reflecting great credit upon the Master, Bro. York, and all the subordinate officers.

After the completion of the Work, Bro. Sutton addressed the Lodge in some complimentary and very happy remarks, and introduced Bro. Wm. Parkman, to whom he had deputed a very agreeable duty.

Bro. Parkman, on behalf of Bro. Sutton, in some neat and pertinent remarks, presented the Lodge with a beautiful copy of the Holy Bible, Square, Compasses, and Gavel; closing his remarks by observing that, as the work was so excellent, it gave more than ordinary pleasure to present them with new working tools, and expressing the hope that as they, with very imperfect tools, had found many good materials, they might, with these new implements, disembowel some as yet undiscovered and perfect ashlars. The Master happily responded, and the evening closed with a fine collation, and a merry dance with the wives and daughters of the Brethren, assembled in a neighboring hall.

The delegation returned agreeably surprised to have found in this remote
town a Lodge of such activity and Masonic intelligence.


GRAND LODGE OFFICERS


DISTRICTS

1851: District 2

1867: District 5 (Salem)

1883: District 9 (Newburyport)

1911: District 9 (Gloucester)

1927: District 9 (Gloucester)

2003: District 10


LINKS

Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia Lodge web site

Massachusetts Lodges