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Contents
EUREKA LODGE
Location: New Bedford
Chartered By: John T. Heard
Charter Date: 06/09/1858 VI-232
Precedence Date: 05/08/1857
Current Status: merged with Quittacus Lodge, 05/23/1991. Now a part of Quittacus Lodge.
PAST MASTERS
- Timothy Ingraham, 1857; Mem
- Henry F. Thomas, 1858-1861
- Isaac M. Richardson, 1862
- Amasa L. Gleason, 1863
- William O. Woodman, 1864
- Charles W. Seabury, 1865
- John A. Lee, 1866-1868; SN
- Abraham H. Howland, Jr., 1869-1871
- Thomas B. Tripp, 1872, 1880
- James L. Sherman, 1873-1875
- Ansel G. Baker, 1876-1878
- William T. Soule, 1879
- Frederick W. Mosher, 1881-1883
- William H. Waterman, 1884, 1885
- Arnold B. Wady, 1886, 1887
- Daniel W. Cory, 1888, 1889
- Thomas R. Hillman, 1890, 1891
- Robert J. Moore, 1892, 1893
- Henry T. Phillips, 1894
- William Bliss, 1895-1897
- William A. Baker, 1898, 1899
- Robert W. Taber, 1900, 1901
- Elisha H. Fisher, 1902, 1903
- Elmer W. Brownell, 1904, 1905
- Herbert N. Peck, 1906, 1907
- Clifton H. Cornish, 1908, 1909
- Edwin R. King, 1910 1911
- Charles S. Coombs, 1912, 1913
- Henry S. Foster, 1914, 1915
- John A. Stitt, 1916
- Daniel W. Baker, 1917
- John A. Lee, 1918
- William O. Buzzell, 1919
- Robert M. Gunderson, 1920
- Dexter B. Goodwin, 1921
- Daniel C. Stephenson, 1922
- Stanley G. Baker, 1923
- Charles W. Smith, 1924
- Arnold Taylor, 1925
- William E. White, 1926
- Erford W. Poole, 1927; N
- Lynton M. Buffinton, 1928
- Herbert Griffiths, 1929
- Stanley A. Bullard, 1930
- Fred Selley, 1931
- Arthur R. Anderson, 1932; N
- Elmer H. Jennings, 1933
- Thomas A. Booth, 1934
- Joseph T. Timperley, Jr., 1935
- Percy L. Shaw, 1936
- Harold B. Aldrich, 1937
- Gilbert H. Dodge, 1938
- Norman Renne, 1939
- E. Malcolm Munson, 1940
- Albert E. Clarke, 1941
- James Giles, 1942
- Henry P. Brindle, 1943
- Charles O. Redfield, 1944
- Charles O. Redfield, 1945
- Walter E. Dreher, 1946
- John Banks, 1947
- Leonard S. Dodge, 1948
- Ernest C. Ashworth, 1949
- George R. Dewhurst, 1950; N
- Albert Waddington, 1951
- Arthur F. Miller, 1952
- Harvey Crook, Jr., 1953, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1990
- Francis L. Thomson, 1954
- Wilfrid C. Fortier, 1955
- Jack J. Goldberg, 1956
- William O. Fuller, Jr., 1957
- Ernest M. Hardy, 1958
- Edward A. Wagner, 1959
- Everett J. Rivard, 1960
- Oman R. Price, 1961, 1969; N
- Morris R. Furtado, 1962
- Mitchell I. Jackson, 1963
- Julius Shaw, 1964, 1965
- Philip C. Davis, 1966-1968
- Edgar S. Haworth, 1970, 1971
- Warren S. Wood, 1972, 1975
- David R. Price, Sr., 1973, 1974
- Charles R. McAfee, 1976, 1980
- Stephen W. Latham, 1977; N
- Frank J. Linhares, 1978, 1979
- Robert M. Streeton, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991
- David E. Masters, 1988, 1989
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1857
- Petition for Charter: 1858
- Consolidation Petition (with Quittacus Lodge): 1990
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1858 (Heard; Constitution of Lodge; not in Proceedings; see below)
- 1861 (W. Coolidge; Installation and dedication of hall)
- 1882 (Lawrence)
- 1908 (Blake)
- 1919 (L. Abbott)
- 1921 (Prince)
- 1933 (Chipman; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1958 (A. Jenkins; Centenary; Special Communication)
- 1960 (Eaton; Reception for Junior Grand Warden George R. Dewhurst)
- 1961 (Eaton; Reception for Deputy Grand Master Thomas A. Booth)
- 1966 (Booth; 3 visits)
- 1967 (Booth; installation)
- 1974 (Vose; 50-year medal for Past Grand Master Booth)
- 1983 (Berquist; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1984 (Richardson; 50-year Past Master Certificate for Past Grand Master Booth)
- 1989 (Ames; installation)
- 1991 (Darling; consolidation with Quittacus Lodge; Special Communication)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1889 1890 1892 1895 1898 1903 1904 1910 1912 1916 1917 1918 1921 1922 1925 1929 1932 1956 1981
HISTORY
- 1933 (75th Anniversary History, 1933-58)
- 1958 (Centenary History, 1958-99)
- 1983 (Centenary History, 1983-103)
- 2008 (History, presented as part of 150th Anniversary of Quittacus Lodge, 2008-66)
OTHER
- 1886 (Resolution of appeal by Master of the Lodge; 1886-41, 1886-72; 1886-129)
EVENTS
CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, JULY 1858
From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XVII, No. 10, Page 319:
EUREKA LODGE, NEW BEDFORD, was regularly constituted by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, on Wednesday evening, July 21. In the forenoon of that day, the officers and members of the Lodge, together with members of Star in the East Lodge, went down the bay, with their families, to the number of four or five hundred, in the new steamer Eagle's Wing. The party was accompanied by a Band of Music and had a very agreeable time, returning to the city at 8 o'clock.
At half-past 8 o'clock, the consecrating ceremonies took place at the Lodge room. The organization of the Grand Lodge was as follows :— Col. John T. Heard, Grand Master; Rev. Dr. Flint, of Greenfield, D. G. M.; Charles W. Moore, S. G. W. pro tem; John H. Sheppard, J. G. W. p. t. ; William W. Wheildon, G. C. p. t.; Messrs. Low and Hunt, G. Deacons; W. S. Gardner, G. Marshal; Peter C. Jones, G. S. B.; Eben F. Gay, G. T., and Geo. H. Taber, of Fairhaven, District Deputy.
The services were commenced with prayer, followed by the singing of a Hymn and the usual ceremonies. The ceremonies were conducted in ample form under the direction of the Grand Master, and were highly interesting to a large number of the fraternity present on the occasion.
At the conclusion of the consecrating ceremonies, the officers elect of Eureka Lodge were regularly installed by the Grand Master, according to the ancient usages of the Craft, viz :—
- Henry F. Thomas, Master.
- Isaac M. Richardson, S. W.
- Isaac C. Taber, J. W.
- Benjamin Russell, Treas.
- Stephen A. Tripp, Sec'y
- F. L. Porter, S, D.
- Moses H. Bliss, J. D.
- Rev. Moses G. Thomas, Chap.
- Gustavus Delano, Jonathan Ellis, Stewards.
- Daniel Montague, Tyler.
The fraternity concluded the day by an elegant entertainment at the Mansion House, at which speeches were made and sentiments offered by the members and their guests. It was altogether a very pleasant and satisfactory occasion. — Bunker Hill Aurora.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Arthur R. Anderson, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1941, 1942; N
- Thomas A. Booth, Deputy Grand Master 1961; Grand Master 1966-1968
- George R. Dewhurst, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1955, 1956; Junior Grand Warden 1960; Grand Marshal 1966-1968; Senior Grand Warden 1969; N
- Abraham H. Howland, Jr., DDGM, District 14 (New Bedford), 1872-1875; Senior Grand Warden 1876; Deputy Grand Master 1878-1880; Grand Master 1884-1886
- Stephen W. Latham, DDGM, District 30 (New Bedford), 1997, 1998; N
- John A. Lee, DDGM, District 10 (Springfield), 1869, 1870, 1871; SN
- Erford W. Poole, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1951, 1952; N
- David R. Price, Sr., DDGM, District 30 (New Bedford), 1993, 1994; Senior Grand Warden 1994
- Oman R. Price, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1965, 1966; Senior Grand Warden 1982; N
- James L. Sherman, DDGM, District 26 (Fall River), 1897, 1898; Junior Grand Warden 1911
DISTRICTS
1867: District 14 (New Bedford)
1883: District 26 (Fall River)
1911: District 30 (Fall River)
1927: District 30 (Fall River)