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GATE OF THE TEMPLE LODGE
Location: South Boston; Boston (1949); Quincy (1964); Stoughton (1981).
Chartered By: Winslow Lewis
Charter Date: 03/13/1856 VI-7
Precedence Date: 03/15/1855
Current Status: In Grand Lodge vault; merged with Rising Star Lodge, 10/11/2012.
PAST MASTERS
- Joseph H. Clinch, 1855
- Richard M. Barker, 1856, 1857
- Joseph W. Howard, 1858, 1859
- Stephen W. Goodhue, 1860
- Edwin Tilden, 1861
- Benjamin Pope, 1862-1864; SN
- Benjamin T. Wells, 1865-1867
- Harry Drake, 1868
- Joseph W. Tapley, 1869, 1870
- Samuel Evans, 1871
- Thomas H. Harding, 1872, 1873
- Theodore L. Kelley, 1874, 1875
- William H. Ruddick, 1876, 1877
- Alban S. Green, 1878, 1879
- Joseph R. Grose, 1880, 1881
- Samuel M. Bedlington, 1882, 1883
- Charles H. Porter, 1884-1886
- Charles H. Kimball, 1887, 1888
- John Kinnear, 1889, 1890
- James A. Cook, 1891, 1892
- Emerson H. Nye, 1893, 1894
- William H. Stevenson, 1895, 1896
- Bertram D. Amsden, 1897, 1898
- Joseph G. Allen, 1899, 1900
- Fred C. Garvin, 1901, 1902; SN
- Robert E. Harrison, 1903, 1904
- Charles F. Hamburger, 1905, 1906
- John Halbritter, 1907, 1908
- Olaf Olsen, 1909
- Frank H. Sweetland, 1910
- George L Cook, 1911, 1912
- C. Summer Emerson, 1913, 1914
- Theodore L. Kelley, Jr., 1915
- Harry H. Ham, 1916
- Edward M. Hagarty, 1917
- Guy Andrews Ham, 1918
- J. Collie Freeman, 1919
- Frank R. Keith, 1920
- Alexander Campbell, 1921
- Amasa W. Bosworth, 1922
- Bryon S. Jackson, 1923
- George A. Weeks, 1924
- Austlin Bryant, 1925
- Frank L. Cushing, 1926
- M. Winslow Haynes, 1927
- George E. B. Paul, 1928
- Robert T. Young, 1929
- Henry J. Foster, 1930
- Benjamin L. Walker, 1931
- Otis W. Amsden, 1932
- Harry O. Baker, 1933
- Roland Paul, 1934
- Ralph S. Bell, 1935-6
- Archibald Dresser, 1937, 1938; N
- Willis Dresser, 1939
- Charles S. Strong, 1940
- Allen Campbell, 1941
- Guy P. Newcomb, 1942
- Alfred Whitehead, 1943
- Merle D. Rider, 1944
- C. Robert Fraser, 1945
- James Otis Lawrence, 1946
- George T. R. Hassell, 1947
- John W. MacLean, 1948
- David J. A. McKinnell, 1949
- George Heath Ellis, 1950
- John Reid, 1951; N
- Michael deV. Hassel, 1952
- Ralph G. Pannington, 1953
- Carlton S. Fisk, 1954
- Vernon Myers, 1955
- Rhey A. Wheelock, 1956
- Rayman S. Jewell, 1957
- Eric W. Hanson, 1958
- Eric E. Julian, 1959
- John E. Smith, 1960
- Neil J. Rockwell, 1961
- Andrew J. Musgrove, 1962
- Roland J. Kinsman, 1963
- Michael p. Sargavakian, 1964
- James V. Mack, 1965
- Armenog J. David, 1966, 1992-1994; PDDGM
- Charles E. Hall, 1967, 1977
- George H. Cutlip, 1968
- Arthur J. H. Lucas, 1969; PDDGM
- Edward G. Cluett, 1970
- George Wyshak, 1971
- George R. Bezreh, 1972
- William L. Hall, 1973
- Sarkis M. Sarkisian, 1974
- Frank R. Porter, 1975, 1980, 1991, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005; PDDGM
- Peter T. Lucas, 1976
- Robert S. Cluett, 1978, 1988
- James R. Young, 1979
- Stephen F. McDonough, 1981, 1985; PDDGM
- John J. Cobb, 1982
- Sarkis Simon, 1983
- Michael S. Markarian, 1984
- George A. Dwelly, 1986
- James S. Parker, 1987
- Peter H. Rupp, 1989
- Avard C. O'Brien, 1990
- Richard J. Musgrove, 1995, 1996
- Renzo L. Bardetti, 1998, 1999
- Gordon R. Earle, 2000, 2001, 2004
- Lawrence VanLeer, 2006-2008
- Krikor E. Kolandjian, 2009
- Stanley S. Marshall, 2010
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1855
- Petition for Charter: 1856
- Consolidation Petition (with Rising Star Lodge): 2012 from 2012 Proceedings
ANNIVERSARIES
- 1905 (50th Anniversary)
- 1930 (75th Anniversary)
- 1955 (Centenary)
- 1980 (125th Anniversary)
- 2005 (150th Anniversary)
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1857 (Heard; Constitution of Lodge and installation)
- 1872 (Nickerson; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
- 1881 (Lawrence)
- 1898 (Hutchinson)
- 1900 (Gallagher)
- 1905 (Sanford; 50th Anniversary)
- 1930 (Deputy Grand Master Louis A. Jones; 75th Anniversary)
- 1955 (W. Johnson; Centenary; Special Communication)
- 1974 (Vose)
- 1979 (Melanson)
- 1980 (Melanson; 2 visits, including 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1993 (Lovering)
- 2000 (Bauer)
- 2005 (Hodgdon; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1870 1871 1875 1879 1890 1896 1905 1907 1911 1914 1916 1921 1925 1926 1946 1947 1953 1957 1962 1972 1973 1975 1982 1987 1994
HISTORY
- 1930 (75th Anniversary History, 1930-193)
- 1955 (Centenary History, 1955-90)
- 1980 (History 1955-1980, 1980-46)
OTHER
- 1865 (Permission to remove to Boston; refused, VII-22)
- 1870 (Arrangement to permit Rabboni Lodge to be chartered, 1870-68)
- 1918 (Appeal against Master's ruling; 1918-123)
- 1941 (Reduction of fees declined, 1941-215)
- 1949 (Jurisdictional amendment to charter, 1949-143)
- 1964 (Petition to remove to Quincy granted, 1964-177)
- 1981 (Petition to remove to Stoughton granted, 1981-105)
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Armenag G. David, DDGM, District 4 (Dorchester), 1985, 1986
- Archibald Dresser, DDGM, District 4 (Dorchester), 1949, 1950; N
- Fred C. Garvin, DDGM, District 4 (South Boston), 1907, 1908; SN
- Arthur J. H. Lucas, DDGM, District 4 (Dorchester), 1975, 1976
- Stephen F. McDonough, DDGM, District 4 (Boston), 1995, 1996
- Benjamin Pope, DDGM, District 3 (Boston Highlands), 1869, 1870, 1871; SN
- Frank R. Porter, DDGM, District 4 (Dorchester), 1991, 1992
- John Reid, DDGM, District 4 (Dorchester), 1961, 1962; N
DISTRICTS
1867: District 3 (Boston Highlands)
1883: District 4 (South Boston)
1911: District 4 (South Boston)
