Eureka

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

1933 (75th Anniversary)
1958 (Centenary)
1983 (125th Anniversary)

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