Grecian

GRECIAN LODGE

Location: Methuen; Lawrence (1856)

Chartered By: John Abbot

Charter Date: 12/14/1825 III-562

Precedence Date: 12/14/1825

Current Status: merged with Tuscan-Phoenician Lodge to form Lawrence United Lodge, 12/10/1986.

PAST MASTERS

Need living PMs

Alvah Josselyn, 1825, 1826
Charles O. Kimball, 1827, 1828
Thomas Thaxter, 1829
Steven Huse, 1830-1834, 1848, 1850, 1854, 1855
DARK 1835-1847?
Benjamin Bordman, 1849, 1856, 1857
Leonard Stoddard, 1851, 1852
Thomas Wright, 1853
Quimby W. Lovering, 1858
Nathaniel P. H. Melvin, 1859, 1860
Nathan W. Harmon, 1861
James R. Simpson, 1862-1864
James H. Kidder, 1865, 1866
John Haigh, 1867-1869
George W. Chandler, 1870, 1871
Salmon W. North, 1872, 1873
Charles H. Littlefield, 1874; Mem
Merrill N. Howe, 1875, 1876
Samuel R. Davis, 1877
Marcus M. Chandler, 1878, 1879
John A. Brackett, 1880, 1881
J. Wilbur Stott, 1882, 1883
Aaron M. Stahl, 1884, 1885
Harry M. Eames, 1886, 1887
John D. Morrison, 1888, 1889
William Wilkinson, 1890
John Smith, 1891, 1892
Edward F. Hartwell, 1893, 1894
William R. Sawyer, 1895, 1896
Alexander A. Davis, 1897, 1898
Eugene E. Gilman, 1899, 1900
Arthur D. Marble, 1901, 1902; Mem
Henry D. McGregor, 1903, 1904
Fred R. Warren, 1905, 1906
Andrew W. Campbell, 1907, 1908
Thomas Bredbury, 1909, 1910
Christopher T. Dover, 1911, 1912
Fred S. Hibbard, 1913, 1914
Charles A. Stone, 1915, 1916; Mem
Gustav A. Stachelhaus, 1917, 1918; Mem
Frank S. DeBertram, 1919, 1920
Carl P. Griffin, 1921, 1922
John E. McCrillis, Jr., 1923, 1924
James G. Newall, 1925, 1926
Leon G. Flint, 1927, 1928
Walter Butler, 1929, 1930
Andrew Haldane, 1931, 1932
Arthur A. Minzner, 1933, 1934
Frederick G. Caspar, 1935, 1936; N
Marshall A. Ryder, 1937, 1938
Clemens B. Emmert, 1939
Paul A. Morgan, 1940, 1941
Sydney Haldane, 1942, 1943
Gustav A. Stachelhaus, Jr., 1944
Charles R. Vose, Jr., 1945, 1946
Charles D. Hodgson, 1947, 1948
Donald F. A. Begg, 1949, 1950
Henry D. Ramm, 1951, 1952; N
Walter H. Mann, 1953, 1954
Clinton P. Vose, 1955, 1956
Philip K. Ryder, 1957, 1958
Thomas S. Marjerison, Jr., 1959
Eugene G. Oldfield, 1960, 1961, 1982; N
James G. Johnstone, 1962, 1963
John Begg, 1964, 1965
Niall O. Fleming, 1966
Michael P. Pappas, 1967
Charles A. Paris, 1968
Bruno A. Pietuchoff, 1969
Sidney L. Weinberg, 1970
Julius W. Emmert, 1971, 1976
John R. Hay, 1972; PDDGM
Ernest L. Parsons, 1973
Raymond Hammer, Jr., 1974
William R. Hayward, 1975
Nathan A. Hayward, Jr., 1977, 1981
G. Robert Edgecomb, 1978
Thomas A. Connors, Jr., 1979
Vernon L. Sewade, 1980
Paul G. Lund, 1983, 1984
William N. Hovanasian, 1985
Willard H. Patterson, 1986

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

Petition for Charter: 1825
Petition for Restoration: 1847
Consolidation Petition (with Tuscan-Phoenician Lodge): 1986

ANNIVERSARIES

1925 (Centenary)
1950 (125th Anniversary)
1975 (150th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

1826 (District Deputy John Bartlett; Constitution of Lodge and installation)
1872 (Nickerson; Lawrence hall dedication)
1886 (Howland)
1919 (L. Abbott; Welcome Home Night for Veterans)
1921 (Prince; Joint meeting with all Lawrence lodges)
1922 (Prince; Lawrence hall cornerstone laying)
1925 (Ferrell; Centenary; Special Communication; noted in Grand Master's address 1926)
1950 (Keith; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
1952 (Roy)
1963 (Osgood; reception for Junior Grand Warden Frederick G. Caspar)
1975 (Maxwell; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
1976 (Maxwell)
1987 (Ames; Consolidation; Special Communication)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1870 1875 1880 1881 1894 1898 1902 1904 1909 1912 1913 1916 1920 1931 1933 1934 1948 1952 1957 1958 1960 1961 1962 1965 1970 1975 1981 1982

HISTORY

1925 (Centenary History, 1925-419)
1935 (Notes on anti-Masonic period in 75th Anniversary History of John Hancock Lodge, 1935-161)
1950 (125th Anniversary History, 1950-251; see below)
1960 (Notes on early history in Centenary History of John Hancock Lodge, 1960-181)
1975 (150th Anniversary History, 1975-179)

125TH ANNIVERSARY HISTORY, DECEMBER 1950

From Proceedings, Page 1950-251:

By Worshipful Andrew W. Campbell.

Grecian Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, was chartered in Methuen, Massachusetts, on December 14, 1825, and tonight, December 14, 1950, we are celebrating our one hundred and twenty-fifth birthday.

Grecian Lodge might well be called an old Lodge, but when we speak of its age, we fail to comprehend its significance. Let us review our history and we will recall some important facts.

Our illustrious Worshipful Brother, George Washington, the first President of these United States, died only twenty-six years before our Charter was issued, and John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe, the second, third, fourth and fifth Presidents, respectively, were still alive and John Quincy Adams had been inaugurated as President only a few months prior to the granting of our Charter. Yes, Grecian Lodge is an old Lodge.

The histories of Grecian Lodge for the fiftieth and seventy-fifth anniversaries, were compiled by Right Worshipful Charles H. Littlefield and Right Worshipful Arthur D. Marble performed the same task for our one hundredth celebration. Their rendition is so complete that the history presented at this time is a condensed statement of their very successful painstaking labors. In 1825, the boundary of the Town of Methuen was the Merrimack River on the South and the Town of Andover extended to the Merrimack River on the North; North Andover was also included in the Andover township and was known as the North Parish.

Saint Matthew's Lodge of Andover was chartered in 1822 and had jurisdiction over Andover and Methuen. During the earlier years of Lawrence, Saint Matthew's Lodge claimed equal jurisdiction with Grecian Lodge over South Lawrence.

In 1855, a resident of South Lawrence applied to Grecian Lodge for membership and was rejected. Later he applied for membership in Saint Matthew's Lodge and was accepted. The matter was brought to the attention of the Grand Lodge, and Grecian Lodge was given exclusive jurisdiction over the whole of Lawrence.

As the membership of Saint Matthew's Lodge included some of the citizens of the Town of Methuen, and in order to accommodate the Brethren living there, some of its meetings were held in that part of Andover which is now known as South Lawrence.

The first recorded meeting within the limits of Lawrence was held by Saint Matthew's Lodge of Andover in the Parker or Towne Tavern on January 25, 1823. This tavern, now a dwelling house, is located on the northeast corner of Parker and Andover Streets.

The first meetings of Grecian Lodge were held in the hall of the Literary Society in Methuen, located on Broadway near Park Street. This hall was probably selected on the suggestion of Rev. Brother Charles O. Kimball, the first Pastor of the Baptist Church in Methuen, and President of the recently formed Literary Society. The rent of this hall was twenty dollars per year, and in addition to the charge for the rent, the Lodge provided its own heat and light at a cost of between four and five dollars per year, and with these arrangements, the Lodge was allowed the use of the hall two nights a month.

In December 1847, Grecian Lodge procured the use of a hall in Merchants' Row at 373 Essex Street, a short distance west of Amesbury Street, and on the north side of the street. In 1852, we moved to new and larger quarters in the City Block at 283 Essex Street, east of Lawrence Street.

When Tuscan Lodge was organized in 1862, it secured and fitted up a hall at the northeast corner of Essex and Jackson Streets. The other Masonic bodies also held their meetings there, Grecian Lodge moving there in 1864.

In September 1872, all the Masonic bodies in Lawrence moved to new quarters in the Saunders block, at the southwest corner of Appleton and Essex Streets, where the Bay State Merchants National Bank. Building is located, and occupied these apartments for over fifty years.

In 1923, the new Masonic Temple at 43 Jackson Street was completed, and on April 16, 1923, Grecian Lodge convened in special session to participate in the dedicatory exercises of the Temple. The exercises were conducted by the Grand Lodge officers, with Most Worshipful Dudley H. Ferrell of Lynn, Grand Master, and the officers of Grecian Lodge occupied the officers stations. On the following day, Tuesday, April 17, 1923, a special meeting was held in the new temple and the Master Mason Degree was conferred on John Ellis Home, Joseph McDonald Rinehart, William John Callard, Harold Thomas Anderson and John Richard Fielding. The first regular meeting was held on Friday, April 27, 1923. Worshipful John E. McCrillis presided at all the above stated meetings.

Within a year after Grecian Lodge had received its Charter, the disappearance of a man named William Morgan in Western New York was charged to the Masonic fraternity. Although no proof was ever offered to substantiate this charge, an ugly feeling against Masonry was created and extended over all the eastern states. Some of the members withdrew from the fraternity, applications for membership were not forthcoming and some of the members, out of fear of bodily harm, isolated themselves from the Lodge. In 1832, the Anti-Masonic feeling was so desperate that meetings were seldom held, and then only in the utmost secrecy. The Lodge was occasionally represented at the Grand Lodge meetings by its Master and was maintained upon the roll of Lodges until 1838, when it was deemed advisable to surrender the Charter, and the last recorded meeting was held on January 24, 1834.

In 1845, work was started to build the City of Lawrence and many of the workmen were members of the Masonic fraternity. They had an ardent desire to attend some Masonic meetings and enjoy the friendship and brotherly love of their fellow workers. Saint Matthew's Lodge in Andover was too far away. Grecian Lodge had surrendered its Charter and could not hold meetings.

A meeting of Masons was held and the enthusiasm of those in attendance convinced Dr. Huse and seven of the original members of Grecian Lodge that application for the restoration of the Charter should be made.

A petition to restore the Charter was presented to the Grand Lodge, and at its regular quarterly meeting held on December 27, 1847, favorable action was taken on the petition and it was voted to return the Charter "for the Lodge to be holden in Lawrence," and on January 30, 1848, Grecian Lodge was again functioning with twelve of the former members in attendance. Right Worshipful Stephen Huse presided at the meeting.

The Most Worshipful Grand Master has honored Grecian Lodge on five different occasions by selecting as his District Deputy R. W. Charles H. Littlefield, R. W. Arthur D. Marble, R. W. Charles A. Stone, R. W. Gustav A. Stachelhaus and R. W. Frederick G. Caspar, all Past Masters of our Lodge.

Fifty-seven of our members have been honored by our Lodge in having been elected its Master. There are twenty-one living Past Masters and thirty-six have passed on to the Celestial Lodge above.

As I study the list of our Past Masters, I am very much impressed and thrilled by the unmistakable devotion to our Lodge by Wor. Dr. Stephen Huse and R. W. Charles H. Littlefield. On nine different occasions, Wor. Brother Huse was elected Master and filled that office for a period of nine years. His first term was in 1830 and his last in 1855. He also served as Master of John Hancock Lodge in Methuen in 1860.

R. W. Charles H. Littlefield was Master in 1874, serving for one year. He also was Secretary for forty-eight years, refusing re-election because of ill health.

Grecian Lodge will always honor Brothers Huse and Littlefield and cherish their memory.

World War I started in 1914, but the United States did not enter until 1917, and sixty of our members served in the Armed Forces. Three of our members, Alfred William Banan, Herbert Frank Stiegler and David Cound Morgan, gave their lives that we might live to enjoy liberty and Freemasonry.

On December 7, 1941, an unwarranted and unjustifiable attack was made by the air corps of the Japanese Empire on our Navy at Pearl Harbor, in the Hawaiian Islands, and the next day we were engaged in World War II. Thirty-four members of our Lodge served in this War, fighting to avenge an insult and an injury caused by a cowardly act of aggression. One of our members, Albert Ferguson Campbell, was captured by the Japanese and made a prisoner of war. He died in a concentration camp on June 11, 1943.

"Soldier, rest: thy warfare o'er,
Sleep the sleep that knows no breaking;
Dream of fighting fields no more,
Days of danger, nights of waking.
Soldier, rest."

When the Charter was surrendered to the Grand Lodge in 1834, we had sixty-three members. The Charter was returned to eight of the original members in 1847. In 1850 we had fifty-four members. In 1875, the membership was 248, which constituted a normal growth. In 1900 our membership was 337. This small increase was due to a depression in 1893 and the lean years that followed. In 1925 we had 868 members — an increase of 531. This abnormal increase can be attributed to the prosperous condition of our country following World War I, but in 1929, and a few years thereafter, another depression had befallen our country and our membership was greatly reduced. As of September, 1950, our membership stands at 584. We have thirteen members who have had continuous membership for fifty years or more. They are:

Edward W. France
George W. Marsden
Alexander W. Sheriff
James T. Bower
William O. Warden
Andrew W. Campbell
John W. Sheriff
Fred H. Sargent
J. William Marjerison
Joseph N. Greenwood
John O. McDavitt
Joseph A. Edmond
James W. Smith

They have all received their Veteran's Medals. Brother Edward W. France was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason on September 1, 1882. He is the oldest as well as the senior member of our lodge.

The social side of Freemasonry has neither been forgotten nor overlooked. Grecian Lodge instituted the children's Christmas party for the children and grandchildren of members of our Lodge. The first party was held on December 19, 1925, and a party has been held annually since then.

The strawberry festival and Past Masters' Nights have become annual events.

On June 25, 1937, a reception for Most Worshipful Claude L. Allen, Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts, was held.

On May 31, 1940, the officers of Spicket Lodge No.85 of Salem, New Hampshire, conferred the third degree according to New Hampshire ritual.

On two occasions the past District Deputy Grand Masters have occupied the officers' stations and conferred the third degree. On November 21, 1947, an entertainment was given by the Button Busters, and on May 26, 1950, a play entitled "A Rose on the Altar" was presented by the players from Charles A. Welch Lodge of Maynard, Massachusetts.

On different occasions, degree teams from the Boston Police Department, Charlestown Navy Yard, Davis and Furber Machine Company, Wood Worsted Mills, Pacific Mills and the American Woolen Company have conferred the Master Mason Degree on candidates in whom they were especially interested.

On October 27, 1950, our officers were installed by Wor. Charles D. Hodgson, assisted by R. W. Frederick G. Caspar, District Deputy Grand Master, at a public installation.

As we examine the fruits of our labors since the hundredth celebration, we have reason to be proud of our accomplishments. What shall we do during the next twenty-five years to advance the principles and teachings of Masonry? Tonight, let us re-dedicate our Fraternity to the principles of friendship, morality and brotherly love. Let us consecrate our everyday lives to a complete fulfillment of those principles and then each individual member will live respected and die regretted, and our ancient, beloved Fraternity will live in glory and honor and never die.

NOTES IN CENTENARY HISTORY OF JOHN HANCOCK LODGE, OCTOBER 1960

From Proceedings, Page 1960-180:

The history of Masonry in Methuen does not begin with John Hancock Lodge. Early in the 1800's many residents of the town who were members of the Fraternity were affiliated with Merrimack Lodge of Haverhill and Saint Matthew's Lodge of Andover. The first record of any action in the town toward the forming of a Lodge and obtaining a charter from Grand Lodge is embodied in an address by Bro. Charles H. Littlefield of Lawrence on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Grecian Lodge. This anniversary took place on December 14, 1900. Bro. Littlefield collected many facts and data which he gave in his address. Much of the data is contained in an address by Wor. Joseph S. Howe, P. D. D. G. M., on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of John Hancock Lodge, October 1910.

The first action toward forming a Masonic Lodge in the town took place as follows:

Methuen, under date of August 22, 1825,

A number of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons being anxious to form a Lodge and take steps to obtain a charter, met at the house of Bro. Charles O. Kimball to discuss the matter. Rev. Bro. Kimball was chosen moderator and Bro. John Davis scribe for the meeting. At this meeting a name was selected for the Lodge, and committees were appointed to obtain a charter for the formation of a Lodge in Methuen with the approval of the neighboring Lodges at Haverhill and Andover as well as that of the District Deputy Grand Master. The officers for the first year were also selected.

On December 14th, the Grand Lodge voted its approval of the charter and issued it accordingly. There were twenty-five charter members of Grecian Lodge, which included a number of very prominent citizens, among them the pastors of the Baptist and Congregational churches, Rev. Charles O. Kimball and Rev. Jacob Weed Eastman. Rev. Bro. Kimball afterwards became Worshipful Master of Grecian Lodge for three years and Rev.Bro. Eastman, the first name on the charter, was Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge during the years 1830-1833. The meeting place was in a building owned by the "Literary Society," situated on the east side of Broadway, where Grecian Lodge continued to hold meetings while in Methuen. The ceremonies attending the constitution of the Lodge took place May 10, 1826, and were conducted by a deputation from the Grand Lodge over which R. W. John Bartlett presided. The events were published in a Masonic paper in Boston.

Before the Lodge had been in existence a year, a cloud appeared on the horizon which was destined to overwhelm a great many Masonic Lodges, including Grecian Lodge. This was the Morgan incident in 1826, at which time one William Morgan disappeared, and this disappearance was charged to Masonry. No legitimate proof was ever offered to substantiate this, but for a long time many believed he had been spirited away for revealing Masonic secrets. Excitement raged all through the Eastern States. More than 140 anti-Masonic newspapers appeared in the country, and even an anti-Masonic political party was formed which took part in the 1832 national campaign and succeeded in carrying one state for its presidential electors.

The feeling and excitement was so bitter in Methuen that Lodge work languished. Applications ceased to come in, and a great many members withdrew. The last application was received from Ebenezer Sawyer, who was initiated June 8, 1832, and raised to the Third Degree September 7, 1832. The Lodge ceased to hold regular meetings, although a few loyal members met occasionally and once a year elected officers until 1834. The Lodge was carried on the roll of Lodges and was occasionally represented at the Grand Lodge. In 1838 it was deemed best to surrender the charter for a time. During the period that the Lodge existed in Methuen, it initiated twenty-five members. It had thirteen affiliates from other Lodges who, together with the charter members, make a total of sixty-three Brethren who were connected with the Lodge in Methuen.

OTHER

1856 (Report on jurisdictional dispute, VI-37)

EVENTS

INSTALLATION, JANUARY 1849

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. VIII, No. 4, February 1849, p. 137:

GRECIAN LODGE, LAWRENCE.

The officers of the above Lodge were publicly installed at the Lecture Room of the Congregational Society, in Lawrence, on Tuesday evening, Jan. 6. St. Matthew's Lodge, from Andover, and Pentucket Lodge, from Lowell, were present. The ceremonies of Installation devolved upon R. W. Br. G. G. Smith, of Boston. The following are the Officers:—

Benjamin Boardman, W. M.
Leonard Stoddard, S. W.
John B. Atkinson, J. W.
Fairfield White, Trees.
David Dana, Sec
Thomas Wright, S. D.
John McGregor, J. D.
Rev. George H. Clark, Chaplain
George A. Lloyd, S. S.
Andrew J. Anderson, J. S.
Bartlett D. Crockett, Tyler.

The ceremonies of Installation having been concluded, (says the Lawrence Courier,) the audience, comprising about six hundred persons, listened attentively for about three-fourths of an hour, to an address by R. W. Rev. Geo. M. Randall, Deputy Grand Master, of Boston. At the conclusion of the services at the church, the Masons, with their wives and families, and a large number of invited guests, repaired to Masonic Hall, where a collation had been provided. The tables were spread in good taste, and the remains at the conclusion of the repast gave ample proof that they proffered plenty as well as hospitality. The company was large, and if conviviality and pleas ant countenances can be taken as an index to the general gratification of the assembly, it would be difficult to find a happier company than the one here congregated. The company broke up about half-past ten o'clock.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, JUNE 1856

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XV, No. 10, August 1856, p. 309:

Grecian Lodge, at Lawrence Mass. celebrated the 24th, on its own account, and in a very commendable manner; for the following particulars of which, we are indebted to the Lawrence Sentinel: —

Tuesday the 24th, being the festival of St. John the Baptist, to whom all Masonic Lodges are dedicated, was observed by the craft of this city in a peculiar manner. It is customary, in Masonic observations of this day, to have a public address, an ode, &c; but the craft connected with Grecian Lodge in this city, preferred a pleasant and social excursion. Arrangements were accordingly made for a general mustering of the Order, residing here and at Andover and Methuen, with their wives, daughters and sweet-hearts, and some of the good fellows in town, with the same attaches, among whom were the editors of the Courier and the Sentinel, and were successful.

At an early hour in the A. M., of the 24th, the company assembled at the Lodge room, where a procession was formed, which, preceded by the Lawrence Brass Band, marched up Essex Street to the Depot, where they took the cars for Salem. Arrived at Salem, the company embarked upon the steamer Argo, Capt. Bracy, which, after a short but pleasant sail, landed at Lowell Island, where they spent the day in quiet luxury. The company numbered over an hundred and fifty, full one half of whom were ladies. The sports and pleasures of the day were as varied as the tastes of so large a company must necessarily be; some danced, some sang, some bathed, some played at bagatelle, others at billiards, while many rambled over the rocks and shores of the Island ; all were happy and everywhere the cheering smile and sparkling eye told how deep the enjoyment was.

It would be folly to crack on a dinner, which Larrabee gets up. Every one knows the character and reputation of his table, which, on this occasion was fully appreciated and had ample justice done to it.

At six o'clock, P. M., we bade adieu to the Island and its landlord, and embarked on board our cosy craft again. We steamed out into the bay and partook of old Ocean's genuine breath, then heading about passed on the opposite side of the light house, on our way up. We found the train waiting for us at the wharf, which soon started with us for home. We arrived at Lawrence, soon after eight. Thus terminated one of the most pleasant and agreeable jaunts, which we ever enjoyed. No accident or untoward circumstance occurred to mar the general pleasures. The whole company are loud in their praises of the arrangement,.the Band, the ride, the boat, the Island, and all that conduced to the general enjoyment and happiness.

OFFICIAL VISIT, OCTOBER 1856

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XVI, No. 2, November 1856, Page 59:

From the Lawrence Sentinel of October 25th:

Grecian Lodge, in this city, received the annual visitation of D. D. G. M. Hon. Peter Lawson, with his suite, on the evening of Friday, the 17th inst. The usual exercises were conducted at their Lodge room, where a large number of the Craft were in attendance; after which, the company repaired to the Franklin House, and sat down to an excellent supper, provided by Capt. Decker. At the supper the Ladies of the Brethren appeared and enlivened the occasion with their presence.

The following toasts were read and responded to by Bros. Lawson, Edson, Gardner, and Pulman, of Lowell, Davis, of Boston; Abbott and Sanborn, of Andover; Boardman, Wright, Stoddard, and Sargent, of Lawrence:

The R. W. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts — The blazing star in the centre of our trestle-board; as it was the earliest, so may it be the steadiest and purest star, in the constellation of American Freemasonry.
The R. W. Peter Lawson, D. D. G. M. — Eminent for Masonic knowledge. Whether representing this district in an honorable and responsible office, or in his private capacity as an observant traveller among foreign Masonic bodies; everywhere the friend and the pride of this Masonic district.
Merrimack Lodge, Haverhill — May our fraternal intercourse last as long as the beautiful stream, from which she takes her name, runs past our respective jurisdictions.
St. Matthew's Lodge, Andover — She meets on a high hill, we in a low vale; she, at the seat of learning, we, at that of labor; our fraternal intercourse is an evidence of that intimate connection, which Masonry recognizes between education and employment.
Pentucket Lodge, Lowell — An older laborer in a manufacturing city, than we; when our work equals hers, we shall be content.
Ancient York Lodge, Lowell — A brilliant example of the Masonic demands of the present day; as a lodge of strict observance, we look up to her.
The memory of Washington, Warren, Franklin, and other Masonic worthies — May we emulate their virtues, as we follow their work.
Our worthy Past-Masters — Our present condition shows how truly they worked, and kept their "hieroglyphic bright."
Woman —While she is excluded from our Lodge-room, she reigns, uncontrolled, in our hearts. We welcome her to our festive board.