CharlesHTitus

CHARLES H. TITUS LODGE

Location: Taunton

Chartered By: Sereno D. Nickerson

Charter Date: 03/12/1873 1873-26

Precedence Date: 03/15/1872

Current Status: in Grand Lodge Vault. Merged along with Ionic (Taunton) into King David Lodge, 06/17/1998

PAST MASTERS

need 1993-2001, also outdated living PMs list

T. C. Baker, 1872
L. E. Leonard, 1873, 1874
W. S. Sprague, 1875, 1876
George H. Rhodes, 1877, 1878
W. O. Snow, 1879
Charles H. Titus, 1880
D. D. White, 1881, 1882
C. A. Sherman, 1883, 1884
C. Hewitt, 1885, 1886
H. D. Atwood, 1887, 1888
O. P. Allen, 1889, 1890
Seth L. Cushman, 1891, 1892; SN
J. E. DeBlois, 1893, 1894
E. A. Dary, 1895
G. G. Parlow, 1896
James E. Lewis, 1897, 1898
B. B. Pierce, 1899, 1900
J. A. Abbott, 1901, 1902
W. C. Townsend, 1903, 1904
A. E. Hewitt, 1905
E. D. Williams, 1906, 1907
A. K. Crowell, 1908, 1909
Gad Robinson, 1910, 1911; Mem
D. H. Glover, 1912
F. A. Harmon, 1913, 1914
C D. Freeman, 1915, 1916
E. L. Crossman, 1917, 1918
A. G. Foster, 1919, 1920
H. A. Walker, 1921, 1922
F. E. Kenyon, 1923, 1924
Cyrenius N. Ripley, 1925; N
W. A. Bellamy, 1926, 1927
A. E. Horton, 1928
R. A. Miller, 1929
W. Smalley, 1930
H. C. Baker, 1931, 1932
J. H. Crotty, 1933, 1934
A. B. Deane, 1935
R. G. Shippee, 1936
Osman D. Crotty, 1937
A. R. White, 1938
A. Thompson, 1939, 1940
W. R. Heft, 1941
H. H. Dary, 1942
W. H. McKenny, 1943
J. M. McGregor, 1944
R. W. Hastings, 1945
F. H. Hackett, 1946
E. W. Brune, 1947
R. F. Hackett, 1948
Winthrop L. Baker, 1949; SN
F. A. David, 1950
E. P. Fitzpatrick, 1951
W. B. Tillson, 1952
Edwin L. Ingalls, 1953
Edward A. Litchfield, 1954
W. L. Winch, 1955
William C. Nickerson, 1956
Charles H. Graham, 1957
Francis K. Palmer, 1958
R. L. Adams, 1959
G. C. Hart, 1960
Daniel J. Morehouse, 1961
James C. Pilling, 1962; N
Hiram G. Jones, 1963
Stanley E. Sunbury, 1964
Bruce B. Blake, 1965
W. G. Jones, 1966
Richard W. Phillips, 1967, 1979; N
A. Adams, 1968
Raymond H. King, 1969
George M. Rubadou, 1970
Albert Kay, 1971
George J. Travers, 1972
Manuel Cabral, 1973
J. W. Sylvia, 1974
Albert O. Ratcliffe, Sr., 1975, 1985, 1994
L. F. Ridley, 1976
Russell A. Jones, 1977
Robert H. Hartley, 1978
F. B. Dunham, 1979-1981
Sergio M. Cardoza, 1982, 1995, 1998; PDDGM
Gary J. Hartley, 1983
C. Alfred Roux, 1984, 1985
G. E. Wilson, 1986, 1989
Charles R. Hause, 1987, 1988
Joseph S. Mozzone, 1990-1992
Stephen A. Perry, 1993
Robert E. Girard, Jr., 1996, 1997

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

Petition for Dispensation: 1872
Petition for Charter: 1873
Consolidation Petition (with Ionic (Taunton) and King David Lodges): 1998

ANNIVERSARIES

1898 (25th Anniversary)
1923 (50th Anniversary)
1972 (Centenary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

1873 (Nickerson; Constitution of Lodge)
1881 (Lawrence)
1884 (Howland)
1895 (Holmes)
1898 (Hutchinson)
1908 (Blake)
1909 (Flanders)
1923 (Ferrell)
1927 (Simpson; Cornerstone laying in Attleboro)
1972 (Vose; Centenary)
1998 (Bauer; consolidation with Ionic (Taunton) into King David)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1875 1882 1896 1901 1903 1907 1911 1920 1929 1932 1933 1940 1952 1960 1962 1971 1972 1976 1979 1980 1985 1993

HISTORY

1923 (50th Anniversary History, 1923-66)
1972 (Centenary History, 1972-314)

EVENTS

CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, MARCH 1873

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XXXII, No. 5, May 1873, Page 141:

This new and promising Lodge was duly constituted and its officers were installed- on the 28th of March last, by the M. W. Grand Lodge, consisting of:

M.W. Grand Master Nickerson.
D.G.M. Everett
R. W. Bro. Coolidge as S. G. W.
R. W. Bro. Joseph Baker, J. G. W.
R. W. Bro. Charles W. Moore, Cor. G. Sec.
R. W. Bro. Charles H. Titus as Grand Chaplain.
W. William Chessman, G. Mar.
W. C. Lovering and C. H. Atwood at G. Deacons.
William Cox and A. B. Hodges at Grand Stewards.

The ceremonies of constituting the Lodge were performed in the afternoon in the presence of the members and visiting brethren. In the evening the following officers were installed in the presence of a large assemblage of the brethren, their ladies, and invited guests:

Timothy C. Baker, Master.
Lewis E. Leonard, Sen. War.
Walter S. Sprague, Jr. War.
Charles Lawton, Treas.
A. Doane, Jr., Sec.
Charles H. Titus, Chaplain.
Geo. H. Rhoades, Sen. Dea.
E W. Harlow, Jr. Dea.
Zaccheus Sherman, Marshal.
Joseph H. Knowles and Edward B. Deane, Stewards
James L. Cory, I. Sen.; and
James H. Stevens, Tyler.

At the conclusion of the ceremonies the company were addressed by the Grand Master, and soon after repaired, by invitation of the Lodge, to the banqueting hall for supper, where the usual ceremonies took place, and excellent speeches were made by the Grand Master, Senior Grand Warden, the Chaplain of the Lodge, and others.

The above is the fourth Lodge in Taunton, and what adds to the value of this evidence of the increase of the Order in the city, is the important fact that they are all in a flourishing condition, and embrace in their respective memberships, a large proportion of the most enterprising and intelligent of. the citizens. The first Lodge in Taunton (King David's), was constituted in 1798, and continued to exist until the breaking out of the anti-Masonic persecution, when, like most of the Lodges in Bristol county, it suspended its labors, and remained dormant for some years. On the subsiding of that excitement however, it was reorganized and renewed its labors, and has continued in a healthy and active operation to the present time, the best evidence of which is that the three younger and flourishing Lodges are offshoots of it. Besides these Lodges, there have more recently been organized in the city, a Chapter and Council of R. and S. Masters. These facts are to us particularly gratifying and interesting, in view of another fact, namely, that at a time, within our own personal recollection and active Masonic life, there were not Masons enough in the town to maintain and work a single Lodge. There were undoubtedly nominal Masons enough for this purpose, but the opposition had frightened all their Masonry out of them.

The new Lodge starts off under the most favorable auspices, and under a name which is a guarantee for its respectability. A more felicitous one, if it must be that of an individual brother, could not have been selected, and the character of its members is sufficient assurance that it will not be tarnished by any act of theirs. The hall in which it will hereafter, in connection with Ionic Lodge, hold its meetings, is, with its apartments, one of the most commodious and pleasant in the district. It is handsomely furnished, and we were pleased to see that the foundation of a good Masonic library has been laid by its associate Lodge, but which we suppose will be available to both.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

Winthrop L. Baker, DDGM, District 28 (Taunton), 1955, 1956; SN
Seth L. Cushman, DDGM, District 23 (Taunton), 1898, 1899; SN
Robert H. Hartley, DDGM, District 28 (Taunton), 1984, 1985; Deputy Grand Master 1995
Joseph S. Mozzone, Deputy Grand Master 2007
Richard W. Phillips, DDGM, District 28 (Taunton), 1970, 1971; N
James C. Pilling, DDGM, District 28 (Taunton), 1998, 1999; N
George H. Rhodes, DDGM, District 23 (Taunton), 1883, 1884, 1885; Junior Grand Warden 1890
Cyrenius N. Ripley, DDGM, District 28 (Taunton), 1927, 1928; N
Gad Robinson, DDGM, District 28 (Taunton), 1923, 1924; Memorial
Charles H. Titus, 1880; Recording Grand Secretary 1871-1878; Grand Chaplain