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=== EVENTS ===
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==== WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY AT HYANNIS, FEBRUARY 1860 ====
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''From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XIX, No. 5, March 1860, Page 156:''
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While the 128th anniversary of Washington's Birth was duly honored at the National Capital, it was not forgotten at one of the extremities of the country. At Hyannis the Fraternal Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons celebrated it by a grand levee and ball, which came off at the Masonic Temple, under the management of Capt. R. Baxter, Capt. John Baxter, George L. Thacher, Esq., and other well known citizens.
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Smith's New Bedford Quadrille Band furnished the music, and about one hundred couples participated in the exercises and and festivities of the occasion. The dancing commenced at 9 o'clock, and was kept up until 11 o'clock, when the party adjourned to the supper hall below. The first division of the feast having been disposed of, an eloquent and beautiful address on the character of Washington was delivered by the Rev. R. S. Tope. This was followed by an interesting history of Fraternal Lodge, by Major S. B. Phinney, from its formation to the present time. Short speeches were made by Messrs. Baxter, Day and others, and the following sentiments offered:—
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* By R. S. Pope, W. M.— ''Geo. Washington.'' "The day he died was lamented by five millions of his grateful countrymen; his birthday anniversary is now celebrated with joy and with honor by thirty millions of their posterity."
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* By Brother Baxter — ''The President of the United States.''
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* By Brother Phinney — ''The Mother of Washington and the Mothers of 1860.'' "As Washington declared that if he excelled as a patriot or as a soldier, he owed it all to his mother's early instructions and example; so will we all acknowledge that the love and sympathy and counsel oi our mothers can never be valued too highly or remembered too long."
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* By Brother Day— ''Our Brothers upon the ocean wave''; we remember them all; and though they are not with us to-night, their wires and sweethearts will tell them all about it.
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The exercises at the table having been concluded, the party returned to the upper hall, and the dancing was kept op until daylight was about to make its appearance. The party is described as one of the most brilliant given at Hyannis this season.
  
 
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''From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XIII, No. 1, November 1853, p. 29:''
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''From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XIII, No. 1, November 1853, Page 29:''
  
 
The following resolutions were passed at a meeting of the Fraternal Lodge, Barnstable, Mass.-
 
The following resolutions were passed at a meeting of the Fraternal Lodge, Barnstable, Mass.-

Revision as of 14:18, 30 July 2013

FRATERNAL LODGE

Location: Barnstable; Hyannis (1922?)

Chartered By: Samuel Dunn

Charter Date: 06/08/1801 II-182

Precedence Date: 06/08/1801

Current Status: Active

NOTES

PAST MASTERS

  • Ezra Crowell, 1801, 1802
  • Robert Lothrop, 1803, 1804, 1806
  • Samuel Allyn, 1805
  • Job C. Davis, 1807-1811
  • Sylvanus Baxter, 1812-1815; Mem
  • William Lewis, 1816-1822
  • Joshua Hinckley, 1823
  • William Lewis, 1824-1839
  • Henry Baxter, 1840-1842
  • Davis Crocker, 1843-1849
  • Thomas Holmes, 1850
  • Sylvester Baker, 1851; SN
  • Daniel Bassett, 1852
  • Hartson Hallett, 1853
  • Rufus S. Pope, 1854, 1856-1861; SN
  • John O. Thayer, 1855
  • Samuel Snow, 1862, 1870
  • George J. Miller, 1863, 1864
  • Alvin S. Hallett, 1865
  • John W. Chapman, 1866, 1867
  • Aaron C. Swift, 1868, 1869
  • Charles W. Hinckley, 1871-1873
  • Alexander G. Cash, 1874, 1875, 1879
  • George H. Smith, 1876-1878, 1881
  • Henry D. Baxter, 1880
  • Robert Lambert, 1882, 1883
  • Simeon L. Letterner, 1884, 1885
  • Wendell L. Hinckley, 1886, 1887
  • N. Alfonso Bradford, 1888, 1889
  • Arthur G. Guyer, 1890
  • Alfred S. Backus, 1891, 1892
  • Edward L. Chase, 1893, 1894
  • Orland W. Marchant, 1895-1897
  • Arthur R. Guyer, 1898
  • Edward C. Hinckley, 1899, 1900; Mem
  • Daniel Bearse, 1901, 1902
  • Charles G. Marchant, 1903, 1904
  • Ernest S. Bradford, 1905, 1906
  • Walter B. Chase, 1907, 1908; N
  • Irving W. Cook, 1909, 1910
  • Edgar A. Baxter, 1911, 1912
  • Winthrop D. Bassett, 1913, 1914
  • Clarence M. Chase, 1915, 1916
  • F. Howard Hinckley, Jr., 1917; N
  • Charles E. Smith, 1918
  • Alexander T. Stuart, 1919, 1920
  • William P. Saint, 1921, 1922
  • John E. Hinckley, 1923, 1924
  • Horatio S. Bond, 1925
  • Walter H. Sanford, 1926
  • J. Lester Howland, 1927, 1928
  • Charles W. Megathlin, 1929; N
  • Chester P. Jordan, 1930, 1931
  • Nathaniel P. Coleman, 1932, 1933
  • Gerard C. Besse, 1934, 1935; N
  • Fred B. Livesley, 1936
  • Chester H. Whelden, 1937, 1938
  • Gilman M. Peavey, 1939
  • Seth R. Nickerson, 1940, 1941
  • Harold G. Andrews, 1942, 1943; N
  • William E. Finch, 1944, 1945
  • Carl T. Ohrn, 1946; N
  • Frederick M. Hodge, 1947
  • H. Heyworth Backus, 1948
  • Charles Randall, 1949
  • Bert G. Frimodig, 1950
  • Philip A. Greene, 1951
  • Frank R. Fisk, 1952, 1953
  • Charles C. Dolloff, 1954
  • Buford W. Goins, 1955
  • Arvid W. Jacobson, 1956
  • Ward W. Savery, 1957
  • William M. Babbitt, 1958; N
  • Gerard C. Besse, Jr., 1959
  • Cecil B. Holmes, 1960
  • John A. Sheaffer, 1961
  • Richard C. Gould, 1962
  • Ronald S. Hambly, 1963
  • Randall S. Everson, 1964; N
  • Robert F. Scudder, 1965
  • Richard M. Scudder, 1966
  • Bruce A. Besse, 1967
  • Evert F. Nickerson, 1968
  • Hugh C. Findlay, 1969; PDDGM
  • William F. Bettencourt, 1970
  • Alen B. Copithorne, 1971
  • Philip A. Greene, Jr., 1972, 1976
  • Kenyon A. Carr, 1973; N
  • Frank D. Hursh, 1974
  • Sossos Delis, 1975
  • Jay H. Tracy, 1977
  • Edwin A. Sprague, 1978
  • Roy S. Chase, 1979
  • Louis C. Emrich, 1980
  • Carl B. Olander, 1981
  • Walter C. Cahoon, 1982
  • Eric W. Broman, 1983
  • A. Roy Brown, 1984, 1985
  • Jack R. Bell, 1986
  • Frank H. Fenner, Jr., 1987, 1988
  • Bernard Dunn, 1989
  • Alan C. Findlay, 1990, 2001
  • William F. Carr, 1991, 2003; PDDGM
  • Harry L. Holway, III, 1992
  • Philip C. Fingado, 1993
  • Frank E. McDonald, Jr., 1994, 1997
  • Bernard W. Russell, 1995; N
  • Roger T. Gardiner, 1996, 2004
  • Francis G. Sayers, 1998
  • Phillip T. Morrison, 1999
  • Kenneth W. Rautenberg, 2000
  • Peter A. Francis, 2002
  • Keith B. Cirigiliano, 2003
  • David P. Konigsburg, 2005
  • James H. Birch, 2006
  • Michael J. Persico, 2007
  • Eric S. Fuhrman, 2008
  • Wilson F. DeSouza, 2009
  • Michael D. Arcebuche, 2010
  • Israel J. Callahan, 2011

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

  • Petition for Dispensation: 1801
  • Constitution of Lodge: 1803

ANNIVERSARIES

  • 1901 (Centenary)
  • 1926 (125th Anniversary)
  • 1951 (150th Anniversary)
  • 2001 (200th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

BY-LAW CHANGES

1871 1887 1888 1900 1906 1912 1924 1926 1927 1938 1940 1956 1965 1974 1977 1982 1993 2008

HISTORY

  • 1901 (Historical notes at Centenary, 1901-120)
  • 1925 (History at hall dedication, 1925-261)
  • 1951 (150th Anniversary History, 1951-154)
  • 2001 (200th Anniversary History, 2001-43)

OTHER

  • 1812 (Remission request, II-527)
  • 1824 (Report on arrears, III-471)
  • 1866 (Jurisdictional dispute, VII-72)
  • 1921 (Transfer of property, 1921-112)
  • 1924 (Jurisdictional dispute, 1924-372)
  • 1935 (Reduction of fees, 1935-316)

EVENTS

WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY AT HYANNIS, FEBRUARY 1860

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XIX, No. 5, March 1860, Page 156:

While the 128th anniversary of Washington's Birth was duly honored at the National Capital, it was not forgotten at one of the extremities of the country. At Hyannis the Fraternal Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons celebrated it by a grand levee and ball, which came off at the Masonic Temple, under the management of Capt. R. Baxter, Capt. John Baxter, George L. Thacher, Esq., and other well known citizens.

Smith's New Bedford Quadrille Band furnished the music, and about one hundred couples participated in the exercises and and festivities of the occasion. The dancing commenced at 9 o'clock, and was kept up until 11 o'clock, when the party adjourned to the supper hall below. The first division of the feast having been disposed of, an eloquent and beautiful address on the character of Washington was delivered by the Rev. R. S. Tope. This was followed by an interesting history of Fraternal Lodge, by Major S. B. Phinney, from its formation to the present time. Short speeches were made by Messrs. Baxter, Day and others, and the following sentiments offered:—

  • By R. S. Pope, W. M.— Geo. Washington. "The day he died was lamented by five millions of his grateful countrymen; his birthday anniversary is now celebrated with joy and with honor by thirty millions of their posterity."
  • By Brother Baxter — The President of the United States.
  • By Brother Phinney — The Mother of Washington and the Mothers of 1860. "As Washington declared that if he excelled as a patriot or as a soldier, he owed it all to his mother's early instructions and example; so will we all acknowledge that the love and sympathy and counsel oi our mothers can never be valued too highly or remembered too long."
  • By Brother Day— Our Brothers upon the ocean wave; we remember them all; and though they are not with us to-night, their wires and sweethearts will tell them all about it.

The exercises at the table having been concluded, the party returned to the upper hall, and the dancing was kept op until daylight was about to make its appearance. The party is described as one of the most brilliant given at Hyannis this season.

MEMORIALS

CAPT. IRA BAXTER 1798-1853

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XIII, No. 1, November 1853, Page 29:

The following resolutions were passed at a meeting of the Fraternal Lodge, Barnstable, Mass.-

Whereas, by a dispensation of the Great Grand Master of the Universe, our Br. Ira Baxter has been raised from this to the Celestial Lodge above, therefore

  • Resolved, That as members of Fraternal Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, we mourn the departure of this our Brother, and sympathize with his afflicted family in the loss they have sustained.
  • Resolved, That as Masons, we submit to this decree of our Great Grand Master, with the fond hope that we shall meet at last in the Great Grad Lodge, where parting shall be known no more.
  • Resolved, That we will endeavor to imitate and practice the virtues of our deceased Brother, and to live as he lived - in peace with all men.
  • Resolved, That as a testimony of our respect for our deceased Brother, we will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days.
  • Resolved, That these resolutions be entered in the records of this Lodge, and that the Secretary be instructed to forward a copy of them to the family of our deceased Brother; also, to the Freemasons' Magazine, and to each of the County papers for publication.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

DISTRICTS

1803: District 3 (South Shore and Cape Cod)

1821: District 11

1835: District 7

1849: District 8

1867: District 15 (Barnstable)

1883: District 28 (Barnstable)

1898: District 28 (Provincetown)

1911: District 32 (Provincetown)

1927: District 32 (Hyannis)

2003: District 20

LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges

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