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HOPE LODGE

Location: Gardner

Chartered By: William Parkman

Charter Date: 03/09/1865 VII-2

Precedence Date: 02/22/1864

Current Status: Active

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1864
• Petition for Charter: 1865

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1914 (50th Anniversary)
• 1939 (75th Anniversary)
• 1964 (Centenary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1865 (Parkman; Constitution of Lodge and Hall dedication)
• 1880 (Welch)
• 1897 (Hutchinson; hall dedication)
• 1924 (Ferrell)
• 1927 (Simpson; Veterans' Night)
• 1939 (Perry; 75th Anniversary)
• 1954 (W. Johnson; Cornerstone laying)
• 1955 (W. Johnson; Hall dedication)
• 1964 (Osgood; Centenary)
• 1972 (Maxwell)
• 2001 (Bauer)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1888 1907 1911 1912 1913 1923 1924 1925 1928 1931 1934 1935 1937 1939 1949 1955 1956 1959 1972 1987 2009

HISTORY

• 1939 (75th Anniversary History, 1939-13)
• 1964 (Centenary History, 1964-6)

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

Note: list incomplete; need a current lodge notice to check DDGMs from 1927-2003, 2003-present

• Edward J. Sawyer, DDGM, District 8 (Greenfield), 1872-1873; SN
• John D. Edgell, DDGM, District 12 (Fitchburg), 1883-1885; SN
• Elwin C. Wheeler, DDGM, District 12 (Fitchburg), 1900, 1901; SN
• Fordyce T. Reynolds, DDGM, District 13 (Fitchburg), 1923, 1924; N
• George H. Heywood, Jr., DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1927, 1928; N
• Harold Fulsom, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1938, 1939; N
• Robert M. Clogston, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1962, 1963; N
• Eino A. Kajander, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1966, 1967; N

DISTRICTS

1867: District 8 (Greenfield)

1883: District 12 (Fitchburg)

1911: District 13 (Fitchburg)

1927: District 13 (Barre)

2003: District 22

LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges