GMWBlake
JOHN ALBERT BLAKE
Junior Grand Warden, 1892
Grand Master, 1906-1908
TERM
MEMORIAL
From Proceedings, Page 1926-400:
The entire Fraternity in Massachusetts was shocked and grieved beyond expression when the unexpected news went forth that our loved and venerated Senior Past Grand Master had passed from life on the 27th day of November after a few hours' illness. Most Worshipful Brother Blake had been a Mason for sixty years. He had held many offices including those of Grand Master, Grand High Priest, Grand Master of the Grand Council, Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, General Grand Master of the General Grand Council, and General Grand High Priest, which office he held at the time of his death.
The last twenty years of his life were given to the benevolent work of this Grand Lodge. During his administration as Grand Master he started the movement which resulted in the building of the Masonic Home which was under his care and direction from its inception to the end of his life. As Relief Commissioner he was the agent for the administration of the charities of the Grand Lodge both inside and outside the Home. This duty he discharged with untiring zeal, broad sympathy, and infinite patience.
His was a singularly strong and sunny nature, always calm, always tolerant. He saw his objectives clearly and attained them unerringly, not by force or indirection, but by gentle and effective persuasion. The loss which his death brings to us is not merely the loss of a faithful and trusted official; it is the loss of a loved and valued friend. Those of us who knew him will ever hold his memory in our hearts. To future generations the great charities of the Grand Lodge will be his monument.
From Proceedings, Page 1927-57:
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CHARTERS GRANTED
RULINGS
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