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HUNTINGTON LODGE

Original dispensation as United Lodge; changed name to Huntington before chartering.

Location: Huntington; Russell (1955)

Chartered By: Charles C. Dame

Charter Date: 12/11/1867 VII-192

Precedence Date: 11/30/1866

Current Status: merged with Federal Lodge to form Huntington-Federal Lodge, 03/08/1995.

PAST MASTERS

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

ANNIVERSARIES

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1883 (Lawrence; 10/16: 1883-232)
  • Quote: "the journey of 238 miles, going and returning, which, however, I did not begrudge."
• 1883 (Lawrence; remarks on commutation, 11/14: 1883-232)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1876 1878 1884 1895 1898 1912 1914

HISTORY

• 1864 (Petition for dispensation as United Lodge, 07/14; changed name to Huntington before chartering)
• 1865 (Return of Dispensation, lodge dissolved)
• 1866 (Petition for dispensation as Huntington Lodge, 11/13: VII-138)
• 1867 (Petition for Charter, 12/11: VII-193; granted)
• 1885 (Petition for charter: to replace an original charter, destroyed by fire, 09/09: 1885-81; granted)

OTHER

• 1895 (Centennial Celebration of Evening Star Lodge, Lee, 06/06: 1895-79; Special Communication)
  • 1895-80: Grand Lodge opened in the Gleaner Block, and escorted to Masonic Hall; a procession consisting of the Grand Lodge Officers, and members of Crescent, Greylock, Williams, Occidental, Globe, Upton, Huntington, Berkshire, Lafayette (North Adams), Mystic, Wisdom, Cincinnatus, Montgomery #13 (CT), St. Peter's #21 (CT) and Evening Star Lodges, passed through the town to the Congregational Church, where "literary exercises" were held, with the Master of Evening Star Lodge, presiding.
• 1896 (Centennial Celebration of Cincinnatus Lodge, Great Barrington, 06/24: 1896-166; Special Communication)
  • 1896-167: Opening of Grand Lodge; carriages taken to Kellogg Terrace, where "a delightful hour was passed in admiring the treasures of art."
  • 1896-167: Procession, with escort by Gartland's, Chatham, Housatonic, Lenox, New Milford, and Great Barrington Bands, Pomeroy's and Lakeville Drum Corps, Berkshire Commandery, and representatives of Crescent, Occidental, Upton, Globe, Huntington, Berkshire, Lafayette (North Adams), Greylock, Mystic, Wisdom, Evening Star, St. Peter's #21 (CT), Montgomery #13 (CT), Western Star #37 (CT), Housatonic #61 (CT), and Cincinnatus Lodges.
  • Nearly 1,000 persons were in the procession - "the largest and most imposing parade ever seen in Southern Berkshire" - which marched through the principal streets to the Fair Grounds.

YEARS

1920 1921 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1931 1932 1937 1941 1942 1949 1951 1955 1957 1959 1961 1962 1966 1973 1976 1990 1992 1994 1995

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Lyle G. Mambert, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1917-1918; SN
• Henry C. Johnson, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1940-1941; N
• Harold W. Walkinshaw, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1944-1945; SN
• Donald W. Bush, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1966-1967; SN
• Stanley C. Markey, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1970-1971; N
• Frederick N. Stiteler, Jr., DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1982-1983; N

DISTRICTS

• 1867: District 9 (Pittsfield)
• 1873: District 10 (Springfield)
• 1883: District 15 (Pittsfield)
• 1907: District 16 (Springfield)
• 1911: District 18 (Springfield)
• 1927: District 18 (Springfield)

LINKS

• Massachusetts Lodges