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FEDERAL LODGE

Originally named John Albert Blake Lodge

Location: Chester

Chartered By: Melvin M. Johnson

Charter Date: 12/09/1914 1914-387

Precedence Date: 09/15/1913

Current Status: merged with Huntington Lodge to form Huntington-Federal Lodge, 03/08/1995.

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REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Charter: 1914 (original dispensation as John Albert Blake Lodge)
• Consolidation Petition (with Huntington Lodge): 1995

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1938 (25th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1938 (Perry; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1990 (Darling)
• 1995 (Lovering; consolidation with Huntington Lodge; Special Communication)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1917 1924 1925 1932 1936 1957 1974 1978 1983

HISTORY

• 1938 (25th Anniversary History, 1938-99)

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Mark W. Doane, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 2002; District 29, 2003, 2004
• Robert A. Goewey, III, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1990, 1991
• Lester W. Simmons, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1952, 1953; N

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DISTRICTS

1913: District 18 (Springfield)

1927: District 18 (Springfield)

LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges