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CHARLES C. SPELLMAN LODGE

Location: East Longmeadow

Chartered By: Arthur D. Prince

Charter Date: 03/08/1922 1922-45

Precedence Date: 04/12/1921

Current Status: Merged with Longmeadow Lodge to form The Meadows Lodge, 05/21/2007.

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NOTES

This lodge is named for Rt. Wor. Bro. Charles C. Spellman, whose biography was presented at the constitution of the Lodge in 1922 (1922-94).

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REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1921
• Petition for Charter: 1922
• Consolidation Petition (with Longmeadow Lodge): 2007

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1971 (50th Anniversary)
• 1996 (75th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1922 (Prince; Constitution of Lodge and installation)
• 1924 (Ferrell; Cornerstone laying in Springfield)
• 1935 (Allen; at Masonic Home)
• 1971 (Jaynes; 50th Anniversary and Hall dedication)
• 1980 (Melanson; Mortgage burning)
• 1990 (Darling)
• 1996 (A. Johnson; 75th Anniversary, with Samuel D. Sherwood)
• 2007 (Hodgdon; consolidation with Longmeadow)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1927 1930 1932 1937 1939 1950 1954 1958 1959 1962 1968 1972 1973 1978 1981 1982 1991 1993 2000 2003 2004 2005

HISTORY

• 1971 (50th Anniversary History, 1971-416)

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Frederick W. Cope, DDGM, District 18 (Chicopee), 1935, 1936; SN
• Everett C. Hutchinson, DDGM, District 18 (Chicopee), 1976, 1977; N
• John R. Lundgren, DDGM, District 18 (Chicopee), 1958, 1959; N
• Charles Henry Steele, DDGM, District 18 (Chicopee), 1946, 1947, 1949; N

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DISTRICTS

1921: District 18 (Springfield)

1927: District 18 (Chicopee)

2003: District 28

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