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IONIC LODGE (Taunton)
Location: Taunton
Chartered By: Charles C. Dame
Charter Date: 12/11/1867 VII-192
Precedence Date: 01/10/1867
Current Status: in Grand Lodge Vault; merged with Charles H. Titus Lodge into King David Lodge, 06/17/1998.
PAST MASTERS
- James Utley, 1867-1869; SN
- Charles H. Atwood, 1870, 1871, 1875
- William C. Lovering, 1872, 1873
- Blanchard B. Kelley, 1874
- Ansel O. Burt, 1876, 1877
- Arthur B. Atwood, 1878, 1879
- Jason H. Hayward, 1880-1882; SN
- Lloyd E. White, 1883, 1884
- Milton L. Daggett, 1885, 1886
- Solon R. Wright, 1887-1889; SN
- F. Arthur Walker, 1890, 1891
- Lewis M. Witherell, 1892, 1893
- Nathaniel J. W. Fish, 1894, 1895
- George F. Chace, 1896, 1897
- Frederic E. Johnson, 1898, 1899
- Alfred B. Williams, 1900, 1901
- Herbert A. Morton, 1902, 1903; SN
- Otis C. Chace, 1904, 1905
- James B. Crossman, 1906, 1907
- Archie T. Drew, 1908, 1909
- James K. Totten, 1910
- Edwin G. Hopkins, 1911, 1912
- Percy F. Francis, 1913, 1914
- Edwin J. Mager, 1915, 1916
- Arthur R. Leonard, 1917
- Frank W. Poynton, 1918, 1919
- Lewis M. Witherell, Jr., 1920, 1921
- Edwin D. Ripley, 1922, 1923
- Ralph F. MacKendrick, 1924, 1925
- Marcus A. Rhodes, 1926
- Albert V. Monroe, 1927
- John A. Sullivan, 1928; N
- Walter E. Briggs, 1929
- John E. Clare, 1930
- Alphonzo L. Spencer, 1931
- Lawrence B. Williams, 1932
- Frederick Kerry, 1933; N
- Freeman L. Tyler, 1934
- Roger G. Witherell, 1935
- Lester B. Wilbur, 1936
- Robert C. Witherell, 1937
- Milton A. Lane, 1938
- B. O. Hackett, 1939
- R. E. Jenkins, 1940
- E. H. Atwood, 1941
- A. M. Stephenson, 1942
- P. Kohler, 1943
- W. F. King, 1944
- Albert F. Higginbotham, 1945
- P. E. Hall, 1946
- Stafford H. Hambly, 1947
- Newcomb A. Reid, 1948; N
- N. N. Crapo, 1949
- Fred Daniel Lee Higgins, 1950
- David D. Blair, Sr., 1951
- Kenneth I. Kelley, 1952
- C. E. Crawford, 1953
- Stephen R. Pollard, 1954
- Charles T. Schmidt, Jr., 1955
- Ralph A. Wheeler, 1956
- Lawrence E. Barr, 1957
- James A. Tipping, 1958
- John E. Clare, Jr., 1959
- Austin D. Dennison, 1960
- Parker H. Carr, Jr., 1961
- Donald S. Wright, 1962
- Herbert M. Malone, 1963
- Richard K. Stephenson, 1964, 1984; N
- Harris B. Weston, 1965
- Archie MacKinnon, 1966
- Carlton A. Simmons, 1967
- Linwood W. Turner, 1968
- John N. Wilbur, 1969
- E. E. Oldfield, 1970
- Edward T. Cotter, 1971
- Ronald M. Brown, 1972
- Ralph H. Cross, 1973
- Kendall F. Higgins, 1974; PDDGM
- Robert L. Reid, 1975; PDDGM
- Sherwood M. Higgins, 1976
- Allyn F. Witherell, 1977, 1978
- Richard R. Mason, 1979
- Gene B. Sylvia, 1980
- Paul W. Witherell, 1981
- Manuel B. Gouveia, 1982
- George S. Strickland, 1983
- Gerard R. Buscemi, 1985
- Alphia D. Gibbs, 1986, 1988
- Charles O. Baker, 1987
- George Faria, Sr., 1989
- Ronald B. LeDoux, 1990
- Harry R. Westbrooks, 1991
- Gregory R. Strachoff, 1992
- 1993-1998?
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1867
- Petition for Charter: 1867
- Consolidation Petition (with Charles H. Titus Lodge and King David Lodges): 1998
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1867 (Dame; 2 visits; Constitution of Lodge and installation; chartering of lodge)
- 1881 (Lawrence)
- 1908 (Blake)
- 1914 (M. Johnson)
- 1917 (L. Abbott; 50th Anniversary; Ladies' Night)
- 1942 (Schaefer; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1967 (Booth; Centenary; Special Communication)
- 1981 (Berquist)
- 1986 (Richardson)
- 1998 (A. Johnson; Consolidation; Special Communication)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1869 1870 1871 1875 1880 1885 1905 1912 1916 1920 1927 1936 1938 1940 1942 1945 1954 1962 1970 1976 1993
HISTORY
OTHER
- 1929 (Participation in corner-stone laying, North Attleboro, 1929-181)
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Jason H. Hayward, DDGM, District 23 (Taunton), 1905, 1906; SN
- Kendall F. Higgins, DDGM, District 28 (Attleboro), 1982, 1983
- Frederick Kerry, DDGM, District 28 (Attleboro), 1935, 1936; N
- Herbert A. Morton, DDGM, District 28 (Taunton), 1915, 1916; SN
- Newcomb A. Reid, DDGM, District 28 (Attleboro), 1964, 1965; N
- Robert L. Reid, DDGM, District 28 (Attleboro), 1994, 1995
- Richard K. Stephenson, DDGM, District 28 (Attleboro), 1978, 1979; N
- John A. Sullivan, DDGM, District 28 (Attleboro), 1951, 1952; N
- James Utley, DDGM, District 13 (Taunton), 1871, 1872, 1873; SN
- Solon R. Wright, DDGM, District 23 (Taunton), 1895; SN