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EVENING STAR LODGE
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
PAST MASTERS
- William Walker, 1795-1801; DD?
- Caleb Hyde, 1802; SN
- Eldad Lewis, ?
- Joseph Tucker, ?; SN
- James Whiton, 1821
- David Osborne, 1825
- Jared Bradley, 1826-1855
- Eli Bradley, 1856
- John T. Fenn, 1857
- George F. Bradley, 1858
- Benjamin A. Morey, 1859, 1860
- Eliphalet Wright, 1861-1865, 1870-1872
- William Demming, 1866
- Robert McAlpine, 1867, 1879
- Timothy D. Thatcher, 1868
- Charles S. Osborne, 1869
- Alonzo Bradley, 1873, 1875, 1878, 1887; SN
- Edward L. Melius, 1874
- Dorvil M. Wilcox, 1876, 1877, 1880-1882
- Charles F. Smith, 1883
- Edwin H. Phinney, 1884, 1885
- Henry F. Smith, 1886
- Jared Bradley, Jr., 1888, 1889, 1895
- John W. Cooney, 1890, 1891, 1894
- Edward J. Norman, 1892
- William G. Clifford, 1893
- Frank M. Pease, 1896
- James O. Clifford, 1897
- Carl Wurtzbach, 1898, 1899; SN
- Charles E. Tucker, 1900
- Harvey W. Fenn, 1901
- Frank J. Barrett, 1902, 1903
- George W. Ferguson, 1904
- Victor W. Bradley, 1905
- Robert C. Lyon, 1906
- Alfred J. Loveless, 1907
- Charles H. Marsh, 1908
- Harry E. Kendall, 1909
- Alfred H. Wingett, 1910
- Thomas Proctor, 1911
- James A. Rice, 1912
- Thomas Page, 1913
- Henry W. Jones, 1914
- William Cameron, 1915
- Thomas M. Kerr, 1916
- Charles A. Markham, 1917
- Manton R. Sedgwick, 1918
- Henry Heeremans, 1919
- Harry E. Farrar, 1920
- Edmund Spencer, 1921
- Charles H. McCarthy, 1922
- William H. Prowse, 1923
- Elmer C. Newton, 1924
- William B. Connor, 1925
- Oliver B. Humes, 1926
- Adelbert I. Newton, 1927
- Edward A. Sitzer, 1928; N
- Walter J. Bryans, 1929
- William Bower, 1930
- George G. Woodin, 1931
- Earl W. Dowd, 1932
- Roscoe L. Spofford, 1933
- Herbert Hobday, 1934
- George A. Graves, 1935
- Albert T. Phelps, 1936
- Floyd E. Graves, 1937
- Owen F. Kelly, 1938
- Henry Sohl, 1939
- Albert N. Nettleton, 1940; N
- Warren A. Turner, 1941
- Bernard G. Graves, 1942
- R. Harry Barnes, 1943
- Maurice J. Letner, 1944
- Franklin T. Kelly, 1945, 1946
- Frederick C. Holmes, 1947
- Charles E. Slater, 1948
- Frederick A. Judd, 1949
- George E. Burleigh, 1950
- Raymond C. Pecon, 1951
- Almon H. Griffin, 1952
- John A. MacGregor, 1953
- Marshall L. Barnard, 1954, 1955
- Stewart D. Seedman, 1956
- Richard P. Davis, 1957
- P. Roy Wheeler, 1958
- Henry N. LePrevost, 1959
- Joseph Liss, 1960; PDDGM
- William N. Demos, 1961
- Edward N. Decker, 1962
- Donald I. Fillio, 1963
- Richard E. Sitzer, 1964
- Robert C. Dunn, 1965
- William A. Hosmer, 1966
- Ernest A. Lowry, 1967
- Robert S. Bierwith, 1968
- Harry J. Szewczak, 1969
- Hugh C. Pecon, 1970
- Edwin R. Grady, 1971
- Keith M. Raftery, 1972; PDDGM
- John G. Kelly, 1973
- Harold E. Soules, 1974
- Kenneth L. Berry, 1975
- Gordon G. VanOrman, Sr., 1976, 2002
- Gordon E. Leeman, 1977
- John G. Kastrinakis, 1978
- Charles M. Tacy, 1979
- Donald R. Hart, 1980
- M. James Shaw, 1981
- Rainsford B. Morehouse, Jr., 1982
- Donald B. Hale, 1983
- Merrill E. Morehouse, 1984
- John B. Egee, Jr., 1985
- Frederick E. Warden, III, 1986
- Gordon D. Bailey, 1987
- Rainsford B. Morehouse, 1988
- Ralph A. Packard, 1989
- Gordon G. VanOrman, Jr., 1990, 1991, 2004
- Myron J. Shaw, 1992
- Merrill E. Morehouse, 1993
- Gerald E. Strock, 1994-1996
- Ralph Alden Packard, 1997
- Thomas Butcher Thorn, 1998
- Donald R. Hart, 1999-2001
- Blake O. Middleton, 2003
- John E. Arnold, 2005-2007
- Thomas P. Morawiec, 2008, 2009
- Thomas L. Fennelly 2010-2012
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
ANNIVERSARIES
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
HISTORY
- 1895 (Centenary History, 1895-98; note that a Centennial Volume exists in print)
- 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)
MEMORIALS
ELIJAH THOMAS 1802-1850
- MM 1827, Evening Star
From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. X, No. 3, January 1851, Page 95:
Died at his residence in South Lee. Mass., Dec. 10, 1850, Mr. Elijah Thomas, aged 48 vears. Brolher Thomas was made a Mason in the year 1827, and during the antimasonic excitement that immediately followed that period, he remained a steadfast, consistent and faithful supporter of the principles of the Fraternity. of which he had become a member. And whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to take from amongst us our Brolher Elijah Thomas, long known and highly esteemed. not only as a high minded. virtuous and useful citizen, but as almost worthy Brother. whose cardinal principles. not only in profession but in practice, were friendship. morality and Brotherly love. - As a Mason, he was a strict adherent lo the true principles of our Order, holding fast to Brotherly love, relief and truth. Therefore,
- Resolved, That in the death of Brother Thomas the Masonic Fraternity have been deprived of a bright example in Masonry, and a just and upright Brother.
- Resolved, That Evening Star Lodge, of which he died a member, and the Fraternity at large, have sustained in his death an irreparable loss.
- Resolved, That we tender our heartfelt sympathies to the widow, children and family relatives of our deceased worthy Broiher, in the loss of a kind husband, an indulgent father and faithful friend,-one who has endeared liimself to all by his kindness. benevolence and christian courtesy.
- Resolved, That the furniture and jewels of this Lodge be clothed in mourning for the usual space.
- Resolved, That the Secretary be and hereby is authorized, to transmit a copy of the foregoing resolutions to lhe widow and family of our deceased Brother, and a copy of the same to the Freemasons' Magazine, for publication.
By order of the Master and Brethren, Caleb Belder, Secretary.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Alonzo Bradley, DDGM, District 15 (Pittsfield), 1897, 1898, 1899; SN
- George French, DDGM, District 14 (North Adams), 1887, 1888, 1889; Memorial
- 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
DISTRICTS
1883: District 15 (Pittsfield)
1911: District 16 (Pittsfield)
1927: District 16 (Pittsfield)