BayState
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BAY STATE LODGE
Location: Montague
Chartered By: Sereno D. Nickerson
Charter Date: 09/10/1873 V-264
Precedence Date: 09/12/1872
Current Status: in Grand Lodge Vault; merged with Mechanics’ Lodge into Harmony Lodge, 11/17/2004.
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1872
- Petition for Charter: 1873
- Consolidation Petition (Mechanics’ and Harmony Lodges): 2004
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1873 (Nickerson; Constitution of Lodge)
- 1922 (Prince; 50th Anniversary and Hall dedication)
- 1927 (Simpson; Veterans' Night)
- 1947 (Wragg; 75th Anniversary)
- 1972 (Vose; Centenary)
- 2004 (Hicks; consolidation with Mechanics’ and Harmony)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1884 1885 1896 1908 1912 1926 1931 1933 1942 1946 1953 1963 1964 1972 1974 1992
HISTORY
- 1922 (50th Anniversary Historical Sketch, 1922-128)
- 1947 (75th Anniversary History, 1947-103)
- 1972 (Centenary History, 1972-285)
OTHER
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Earle A. Brown, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1944, 1945; N
- Everett S. Martin, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1958, 1959; N
- Donald E. Mathewson, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1932, 1933; N
- William W. Mathewson, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1919, 1920; Memorial
- Douglas H. Meattey, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 2000, 2001; N
- Seymour Rockwell, DDGM, District 13 (Greenfield), 1884, 1885; SN
- John A. Taggart, DDGM, District 13 (Greenfield), 1905, 1906; Memorial
- Warren N. Welch, DDGM, District 14 (Greenfield), 1972, 1973; N
DISTRICTS
1883: District 13 (Greenfield)
1911: District 14 (Greenfield)
1927: District 14 (Greenfield)