EveningStar

EVENING STAR LODGE

Location: Lenox; Lee (1849)

Chartered By: Paul Revere

Charter Date: 06/08/1795 II-75

Precedence Date: 06/08/1795

Current Status: Active

ø Charter surrendered 06/11/1834; restored 06/13/1849

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REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Charter: 1795
• Petition for Restoration: 1849 (Lodge removed to Lee)

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1895 (Centenary)
• 1945 (150th Anniversary)
• 1971 (175th Anniversary)
• 1995 (200th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1881 (Lawrence)
• 1895 (Holmes; Centenary; Special Communication)
• 1907 (Blake; 90th Birthday of Eliphalet Wright)
• 1912 (Benton)
• 1945 (Wragg; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1964 (Osgood; Hall dedication)
• 1971 (Jaynes; 175th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1995 (Lovering; 200th Anniversary; Special Communication)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1858 1932 1950 1955 1956 1963 1968 1976 1977 1985 2000

HISTORY

• '1895 (Centenary History, 1895-98)
• '1945 (150th Anniversary History, 1945-210)
• '1971 (175th Anniversary History, 1971-254)
• '1995 (200th Anniversary History, 1995-200)

OTHER

• 1813 (Granting of petition to work under the "old charter")
• 1820 (Note on delinquency; III-283)
• 1821 (Note on delinquency; III-341)
• 1822 (Note on delinquency; III-428)
• 1824 (Note on delinquency; III-525)
• 1825 (Exoneration from charges for the year; III-560)
• 1828 (Note on delinquency; IV-146)
• 1829 (Note on delinquency; IV-170)
• 1857 (Petition for a replacement charter destroyed by fire; VI-95)
• 1896 (Participation in the centennial celebration of Cincinnatus Lodge; 1896-196)

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Alonzo Bradley, DDGM, District 15 (Pittsfield), 1897, 1898, 1899; SN
• Caleb Hyde, DDGM, District 8 (Berkshires), 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807; SN
• Joseph Liss, DDGM, District 16 (Pittsfield), 1967, 1968
• Albert N. Nettleton, DDGM, District 16 (Pittsfield), 1949, 1950; N
• Keith M. Raftery, DDGM, District 16 (Pittsfield), 1979, 1980
• Edward A. Sitzer, DDGM, District 16 (Pittsfield), 1931, 1932; N
• Joseph Tucker, DDGM, District 8, 1821; SN
• Carl Wurtzbach, DDGM, District 16 (Pittsfield), 1913, 1914; SN

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DISTRICTS

1803: District 8 (Berkshires)

1821: District 8

1835: District 9

1849: District 9

1867: District 9 (Pittsfield)

1883: District 15 (Pittsfield)

1911: District 16 (Pittsfield)

1927: District 16 (Pittsfield)

2003: District 31

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LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges