Fraternal

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

1884 (Howland)
1901 (Gallagher; Centenary; Special Communication)
1913 (Benton)
1925 (Ferrell; 2 visits, including hall dedication, Special Communication)
1926 (Simpson; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
1929 (H. Dean)
1945 (Wragg)
1951 (Roy; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
1964 (Osgood)
1976 (Maxwell; St. John's Sunday)
1987 (Ames; Cornerstone laying; Special Communication)
1988 (Ames; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
1993 (Lovering)
2001 (Bauer; 200th Anniversary; Special Communication)
2010 (Pageau; installation)
2011 (Stewart; Kilwinning Club)
2012 (Stewart; Building Rededication; Special Communication)

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.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

Harold G. Andrews, DDGM, District 32 (Hyannis), 1949, 1950; N
William M. Babbitt, DDGM, District 32 (Hyannis), 1969, 1970; Deputy Grand Master 1971; N
Sylvester Baker, DDGM, District 3 (South Shore and Cape Cod), 1819, 1820; District 11, 1821-1834; SN
Sylvanus Baxter, DDGM, District 8, 1853-1861; Memorial
Gerard C. Besse, DDGM, District 32 (Hyannis), 1943, 1944; N
Kenyon A. Carr, DDGM, District 32 (Hyannis), 1982, 1983; N
William F. Carr, DDGM, District 32 (Hyannis), 1996, 1997
Edward L. Chase, DDGM, District 28 (Barnstable), 1895; Junior Grand Warden 1917
Walter B. Chase, DDGM, District 32 (Provincetown), 1920, 1921; Junior Grand Warden 1926; N
Randall S. Everson, DDGM, District 32 (Hyannis), 1981, 1982; N
Hugh C. Findlay, DDGM, District 32 (Hyannis), 1988, 1989
Edward C. Hinckley, DDGM, District 28 (Provincetown), 1902, 1903; Memorial
F. Howard Hinckley, DDGM, District 32 (Hyannis), 1929, 1930; N
Charles W. Megathlin, DDGM, District 32 (Hyannis), 1935, 1936; N
Carl T. Ohrn, DDGM, District 32 (Hyannis), 1959, 1960; N
Rufus S. Pope, DDGM, District 8, 1862-1866; District 15 (Barnstable), 1867; SN
Bernard W. Russell, DDGM, District 21, 2003, 2004; N
Jotham Waterman, DDGM, District 3 (South Shore and Cape Cod), 1813, 1814, 1815, 1816; SN