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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.

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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

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)

NOTES AT 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF QUITTACUS LODGE, JUNE 2008

From Proceedings, Page 2008-66, address of Rt. Wor. David R. Price, Sr.:

In the early part of the year 1857, ten Brethren of Star in the East Lodge decided that the time had come when another Lodge ought to be founded in New Bedford. Business was good, whaling was flourishing, money was plentiful, Star in the East Lodge was prospering, and as they said "it had so many members that it had become unwieldy".

Early in the year 1857, we read in the records of Star in the East Lodge that Worshipful Timothy Ingraham, Past Master of Star in the East Lodge, requested permission to petition the Grand Lodge for a Dispensation to form a new Lodge in New Bedford which was granted.

At that time, there were but four Lodges in Bristol County: Bristol of Attleboro, chartered in 1797, King David of Taunton, chartered in 1798, Star in the East in New Bedford, chartered in 1823 and Mount Hope in Fall River, chartered in 1824. These Lodges were all in the 7th Masonic District of Massachusetts.

In 1858, several members of Star in the East Lodge demitted to form Eureka Lodge. On December 1, 1873, ten Fairhaven members took demits to form Concordia Lodge, now known as George H. Taber Lodge. Five years later, still another group demitted to form Noquochoke Lodge in Westport.

The Lodge was constituted July 21, 1858 by M. W. John T. Heard, Grand Master.

25th Anniversary Notations - 1883: The principal speakers were: George H. Taber of Fairhaven and others. The cost of the Anniversary Celebration was $119.77.

50th Anniversary Notations - 1908: The cost of the affair was $922.89.

75th Anniversary Notations - 1933: We find that Eureka Lodge has 860 members.

100th Anniversary Notations - 1958: R.W. Thomas A. Booth was General Chairman of the celebration.

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

DISTRICTS

1857: District 7

1867: District 14 (New Bedford)

1883: District 26 (Fall River)

1911: District 30 (Fall River)

1927: District 30 (Fall River)

LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges

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