Eureka
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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
living PMs and GL officers only; need full list
- 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
- 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)
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)