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COLUMBIAN LODGE

Location: Boston

Chartered By: Paul Revere

Charter Date: 06/13/1796 II-84

Precedence Date: 06/13/1795

Current Status: Active

NOTES

Chartered in 1796. This was the first new lodge chartered in Boston after the merger of the two Grand Lodges; in fact, there had been two previous attempts in 1793 and 1794 to obtain a charter for a new Boston lodge that were rejected by the Grand Lodge.

Columbian Lodge is one of several lodges with an extant Revere charter.

PAST MASTERS

  • Joseph Churchill, 1795-1798
  • John W. Folsom, 1799-1801
  • Amasa Stetson, 1802, 1803
  • Daniel Baxter, 1804-1806, 1809
  • Stephen Bean, 1807, 1808
  • Joseph Jenkins, 1810-1813, 1817, 1818
  • David Moody, 1814
  • Elijah Morse, 1815
  • Benjamin B. Appleton, 1816, 1841
  • Aaron Bean, 1819, 1820
  • Samuel Smith, 1821, 1822
  • Daniel Baxter, Jr., 1823-1825
  • George G. Smith, 1826, 1827, 1829, 1842-1845
  • Joshua B. Flint, 1828, 1830-1833
  • David Tillson, 1834-1836; Mem
  • Ruel Baker, 1837-1840; Mem
  • George M. Thatcher, 1846, 1847
  • Peter C. Jones, 1848, 1849
  • William W. Baker, 1850, 1851
  • William T. Coolidge, 1852, 1853
  • John T. Heard, 1854, 1855
  • William B. Fowle, 1856, 1857
  • Robert L. Robbins, 1858
  • Charles E. Buckingham, 1859, 1860
  • Sylvester Trull, 1861, 1862
  • Henry W. Warren, 1863, 1864
  • John Roundy, 1865
  • Josiah A. Stearns, 1866, 1867
  • William H. Kennard, 1868, 1869
  • George M. Baker, 1870, 1871
  • William T.R. Marvin, 1872, 1873
  • William J. Stevens, 1874-1876
  • Albert A. Folsom, 1877, 1878
  • Frederick Alford, 1879, 1880
  • George A. Gillette, 1881, 1882
  • Walter M. Cameron, 1883, 1884
  • E. Bentley Young, 1885, 1886; Mem
  • Albert A. Hall, 1887, 1888
  • J. George Cooper, 1889, 1890
  • Isaac H. Locke, 1891, 1892
  • William White, 1893, 1894; SN
  • J. Foster Bush, 1895, 1896
  • Joseph S. Kendall, 1897, 1898
  • Frank O. Guild, 1899, 1900
  • Moses C. Plummer, 1901, 1902
  • William M. Olin, 1903, 1904
  • James E. Brown, 1905
  • Leon M. Abbott, 1906
  • Thornton D. Appollonio, 1908, 1909
  • W. Clifton Jones, 1910, 1911
  • George J. Prescott, 1912, 1913
  • Howard M. Fletcher, 1914, 1915; SN
  • Franklin C. Jillson, 1916, 1917
  • Elmer C. Read, 1918, 1919
  • George L. Willey, 1920, 1921
  • Ralph C. Blocksom, 1922, 1923
  • George R. Marvin, 1924, 1925
  • Herbert F. Hartwell, 1926, 1927
  • Robert C. Jamieson, 1928, 1929
  • Carl C. Childs, 1930, 1931
  • Elias Field, 1932, 1933
  • George F. Hatch, 1934, 1935
  • J. Frederick Mann, 1936, 1937
  • Walter G. Carlisle, 1938, 1939
  • Leslie D. Martin, 1940, 1941
  • Adam O. Hofling, 1942, 1943; N
  • Ethelbert V. Grabill, 1944, 1945
  • Arthur Anderson, 1946, 1947
  • Donald W. Vose, 1948, 1949; Mem
  • Herman A. Osgood, 1950, 1951
  • Bernhard Matthei, 1952, 1953
  • Burton J. Dillion, 1958, 1959; N
  • Leland C. Richardson, 1960, 1961; N
  • Theodore W. Dearborn, Jr., 1962, 1963
  • William D. Boyle, 1964, 1965
  • Robert E. Black, 1966, 1967
  • Charles L. Young, 1968, 1969
  • Graves D. Hewitt, 1970, 1971
  • Richard K. Paul, 1972, 1973
  • F. Weston Prior, 1974, 1975
  • Royal V. Roberts, 1976, 1977
  • Chester A. Abbey, 1978, 1979
  • Gerard C. McDonough, 1980, 1981
  • Russell P. Mead, 1982, 1983
  • D. James Phillips, 1984, 1985; SN
  • Richard M. Merrill, 1986, 1987
  • George A. Harris, III, 1988, 1989, 2002, 2003
  • Harris T. Luscomb, III, 1990, 1991
  • Michael L. Smith, 1992, 1993
  • Michael A. Sandberg, 1994, 1995; Presiding DDGM
  • Nicky J. Ingaciola, 1996, 1997
  • Christopher A. Mamakos, 1998, 1999
  • Theodore P. Avtges, 2000, 2001
  • Robert E. Heruska, 2004, 2005
  • Richard A. Smith, 2006, 2007
  • Callum J. F. Maclean, 2008, 2009
  • Jacques R. Lucchesi, 2010, 2011
  • Ronald T. Doucette, 2012

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

  • Petition for Dispensation: 1795
  • Petition for Charter: 1796

ANNIVERSARIES

  • 1895 (Centenary)
  • 1945 (150th Anniversary)
  • 1970 (175th Anniversary)
  • 1995 (200th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

BY-LAW CHANGES

1854 1871 1874 1881 1883 1885 1887 1889 1891 1894 1897 1900 1901 1908 1913 1918 1920 1921 1923 1929 1938 1944 1945 1946 1954 1970 1976 1977 1982 1986 1994 2007 2010

HISTORY

  • 1945 (150th Anniversary History, 1945-186)
  • 1970 (175th Anniversary History, 1970-288)
  • 1995 (200th Anniversary History, 1995-129)

OTHER

  • 1796 (Committee to confer with lodge)
  • 1824 (Investigation regarding clandestine Masons)
  • 1881 (Permission to wear distinctive medals; Memorial for Past GM Heard)
  • 1900 (Pratt Fund bequest)
  • 1905 (Presentation of Edward VII portrait)
  • 1941 (Reduction of fees)
  • 1943 (Suspension of secretary for un-Masonic conduct)
  • 1944 (Restoration of secretary)
  • 1963 (Presentation of the Trowel Used at the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Bunker Hill Monument)
  • 1972 (Exemplification of customary processional and recessional procedure)
  • 1987 (Presentation)

EVENTS

INSTALLATION, JANUARY 1847

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. VI, No. 4, February 1847, p. 108:

On the 21st, the officers of Columbian Lodge were publicly installed, in the new Masonic hall in the Temple, in the presence of a crowded audience of ladies and gentlemen. The address was delivered by Br. John H. Sheppard. The first officer was installed by the Grand Master, and the remainder by Br. Geo. G. Smith, Past Master of the Lodge. The ceremonies were all well received by the audience.

INSTALLATION, DECEMBER 1849

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. IX, No. 3, January 1847, p. 96:

The officers of Columbian Lodge of this city were publicly Installed on the 21st ult. The ceremonies of Installation were performed by Rt. Wor. George G. Smith in his usual happy manner. The address was delivered by R. W. Br. Rev. George M. Randall, D. G. M. and was an eminently acceptable performance. Many ladies and gentlemen not of the Fraternity were present, and seemed to be well pleased with all they saw and heard.

INSTALLATION, DECEMBER 1855

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. IX, No. 4, February 1856, p. 112:

The officers of this flourishing Lodge fur the current year, were publicly installed at the Masonic Temple, on Monday evening Dec. 31st, in the presence of a large number of Brethren and their ladies. The hall was filled at an early hour, and at half-past 7 o'clock the M. W. Grand Master and other officers of the Grand Lodge were announced and received with the usual honors. The introductory prayer was made by the Rev. Samuel Barrett, a P. G. Chaplain of the Grand Lodge, and this was followed by a hymn from the Masonic Melodies by R. W. Thomas Power, Esq.

The Master elect, W. William B. Fowle, Jr. was then installed into his office by his immediate predecessor, R. W. John T . Heard, Esq., in a beautifully appropriate and impressive manner. The new Master next installed his associates in office; when, after the usual proclamation, an able and eloquent address was pronounced by the Rev. George M. Randall, P. G. M. A prayer was then offered by Rev. Br. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWAlger Alger, and the ceremonies were closed by the singing of another of Br. Power's beautiful hymns, beginning -

"We met in love; we part in peace."

Columbian is one of the four oldest Lodges in this city, having been chartered in the year 1796, and is the largest and one of the most flourishing and respectable in the State. Its members number nearly two hundred, - a number perhaps too large for the convenient working of a single Lodge; and yet we can hardly think any of the Brethren at fault, in not wishing to separate from the pleasant associations that cluster around the history of their venerable alma·mater.

We are gratified in being able to state that a very complete and valuable history of the Lodge, from the pen of its late W. Master, Col. Heard, is now in press, and will be published in the course of the present month.

HONORARY MEMBERSHIP, APRIL 1861

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XX, No. 7, May 1861, Page 200:

The following interesting report was adopted by Columbian Lodge of this city, at its regular meeting in April last;—

To Sylvester Trull, Esq., Worshipful Master of Columbian Lodge:

The Committee to whom were referred the proposition to admit M. W. William D. Coolidge and W. Peter C. Jones to Honorary Membership in Columbian Lodge, have given to them careful and respectful consideration.

It is understood by the Committee that the Lodge contemplates, in conferring honorary membership, to compliment and honor Brethren who have rendered distinguished service (o this Lodge; or, who have become eminent among Masons for their valuable labors in the jurisdiction of Massachusetts or for the general Brotherhood; or, who, being active, worthy members of our institution, hold honorable position in other relations of life. Such persons it is desirable should compose our list of honor; and it therefore becomes a matter of care and importance that the enrollment thereon of every name should be that of one whose qualifications are of the highest character, as manifested in one, at least, of the spheres of action above mentioned.

In the candidates into whose merits and qualifications it is the pleasant duty of your committee to inquire, we are happy to recognize Brethren who have labored long and with more than ordinary fidelity, as members and officers, for the prosperity of this Lodge, and who have gained elsewhere in this Commonwealth most honorable position for their intelligence and integrity as Masons.

Brother Coolidge, the present Grand Master of Massachusetts, was initiated in this Lodge on the 6th of January, 1842, and admitted as a member on the 19th of May of that year. He was our Junior Steward in 1843 and 1844; Junior Deacon in 1845; Junior Warden in 1846, 1847 and 1848; Senior Warden in 1850 and 1851, and Master in 1852 and 1853. His official duties were performed with exactitude and ability ; and as a member, whether in office or out, he has always been among the foremost in everything calculated to advance our honor and welfare.

In the Grand Lodge he has been active and influential. His connection with that body has been signalized by a series of official services continued without interruption for more than twelve years and terminating in his election to the highest office in the gift of Masons. He was G. S. Bearer in 1849, 1850, 1851 and 1855; G. Steward in 1852, 1853 and 1854; G. Marshal in 1856; D. D. G. Master in 1857, 1858 and 1859; J. G. Warden in 1860; and at the election in December last, he was chosen Grand Master. Here, too, his exertions have not been confined to official duties, as his services on important committees and those rendered to his predecessors in the Grand Mastership, fully and honorably attest.

In the establishment of Dalhousie Lodge in Newton, during; the past year, he has taken a leading part, and presided over it until he was chosen to his present office.

The initiation of Brother Jones took place in this Lodge on the first day of April 1841, and he was admitted a member of it on the third of June in the same year. He was Junior Deacon in 1842; Senior Deacon in 1843, 1844 and 1845; Senior Warden in 1846 and 1847; and Master in 1848 and 1849. He has ever been most constant in his attendance on our meetings, giving us in this respect an example worthy of imitation. But his attendance has not been one of supineness as to the doings of the Lodge; on the contrary, he has always manifested the liveliest interest in all our transactions and labored with zeal for the good name and well-being of the Lodge, No one has been more active; no one more solicitous for our welfare. Familiar with the entire routine of the Lodge duty and possessing an accurate knowledge of the ritual, great weight is justly attached to his opinions and counsels thereon. During the first ten years after Bro. Jones' initiation, the means of instruction in the lectures were obtained only with difficulty, and his capacity to teach was often called into requisition, not only by members of this Lodge, but by those of other Lodges both of the city and country. This work alone, so important was it at the time it was rendered, would entitle our Brother to our gratitude.

Brother Jones has done also some service in Grand Lodge. He was G. S. Bearer in 1857, 1858, 1859 and 1860; and is the present J. G. Deacon. On the withdrawal of Bro. Coolidge as Master of Dalhousie Lodge, Brother Jones was appointed to succeed him, which station he now fills. Both of the candidates are connected with Chapter and Encampment Masonry.

Brother Jones has held with credit high offices in St. Andrew's R. A. Chapter and Boston Encampment. In view of the distinguished Masonic services of Brothers Coolidge and Jones, the committee heartily recommend that they be admitted as Honorary Members of Columbian Lodge.

The committee would state that the Honorary Members of this Lodge, now surviving, are—

All of which is respectfully submitted by the Committee.

(Signed,)
John T. Heard,
Robert L. Bobbins,
Boston, March 23rd, 1861.

Preston A. Ames.

VISIT OF KING KALAKAUA, DECEMBER 1874

From New England Freemason, Vol. II, No. 1, January 1875, Page 43:

King Kalakaua.—The King of the Sandwich Islands visited Columbian Lodge, of Boston, at its Stated Communication on the 7th inst. A son of a Past Master of that Lodge has been for some years a resident of the Sandwich Islands, and is a Past Master of one of the Lodges there. It was therefore thought peculiarly proper for Columbian Lodge to extend to his Majesty special Masonic courtesies and hospitalities, on the occasion of his recent visit to our city. The King was accompanied by Gov. Kapena and Lieut. Com. Totten.

The Corinthian Hall was of course crowded. Among the distinguished visitors present were Past Grand Masters Lewis, Heard and Coolidge, several of the District Deputy Grand Masters, and Brother Charles Bradlaugh, the English reform lecturer. The third degree was exemplified by W. Brother William J. Stevens, Master of the Lodge, assisted by his officers, and the visiting Brethren expressed great gratification with the exhibition of work. When it was concluded, the company, numbering some three hundred, repaired to the banqueting hall, where a most abundant and elaborate supper had been provided by Brother J. B. Smith. The substantials having been disposed of, brief but animated speeches followed in rapid succession from the King, Governor Kapena, Lieut. Commander Totten, the Past Grand Masters, Brothers Bradlaugh and Smith, and others. The wine was abundant, the company was in a lively mood, and the speakers were brilliant. The King enjoyed it all in the highest degree, declaring just before he left the table that he was "red hot"—or, as we say Masonically, "well ignited." We think it will be long before he forgets his visit to Columbian Lodge.

There are three Lodges in the Sandwich Islands: Le Progres de L'Oceanie, established in 1843, under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council of France; the Hawaiian Lodge of Honolulu, and the Wailukee Lodge of Maui. The last two are under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of California. The two first named occupy a hall in common at Honolulu, the capital of the Islands. The Hawaian Lodge has a good library, the use of which is freely allowed to the other Lodge. These three Lodges number among their members natives, Americans, Englishmen and Germans, between whom the most friendly relations subsist. The Fraternity exercises a powerful influence in that community. It is said that four-fifths of the better class of the male population of Honolulu belong to one Lodge or the other. The King has long been an active member of the Lodge Le Progres de l'Oceanie, and is very regular and constant in his attendance upon its Communications. His brother, Prince William Pitt Leleihoku, was recently raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in the Hawaiian Lodge.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

DISTRICTS

1803: District 1 (Boston)

1821: District 1

1834: District 1

1849: District 1

1867: District 1 (Boston)

1883: District 1 (Boston)

1911: District 1 (Boston)

1927: District 1 (Boston)

2003: District 1

LINKS

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