JohnAbbot

JOHN ABBOT LODGE

Charter Date: 09/08/1858 VI-190

Precedence Date: 10/21/1857

Current Status: in Grand Lodge Vault; merged with Samuel Crocker Lawrence Lodge to form John Abbot-Samuel Crocker Lawrence Lodge, 10/02/2001.

PAST MASTERS

Francis L. Raymond, 1858
John K. Hall, 1859, 1860; SN
James B. Bugbee, 1861, 1862
Thomas H. Lord, 1863, 1864
Philip R. Ridgeway, 1865, 1866
William E. Robinson, 1867
Henry F. Woods, 1868
Charles H. Delano, 1869
Thomas H. Lord, 1870
Selwin Z. Bowman, 1871, 1872; Mem
Frank S. Hartshorn, 1873-1875
Charles H. Taylor, 1876
George H. Allen, 1877, 1878
Charles J. Richardson, 1879, 1880
Robert Laycock, 1881, 1882
John B. Viall, 1883, 1884
T. Gilman Smith, 1885, 1886
Edward T. Flanagan, 1887
Charles A. Cushman, 1888, 1889
Thomas M. Durrell, 1890, 1891; SN
Frank W. Kaan, 1892, 1893; N
Horace L. Eaton, 1894, 1895
Frank W. Mead, 1896, 1897
Elmer E. Cousens, 1898, 1899
Orrin C. Hubbard, 1900
Nathaniel W. Lillie, 1901, 1902
John H. MacAlmon, 1903, 1904
Frederic E. Wood, 1905; N
John A.F. Trueman, 1906, 1907
Albert C. Ashton, 1908, 1909
Edwin C. Pearson, 1910, 1911
Charles W. Spear, 1912, 1913
Frank L. Morse, 1914, 1915
Joseph S. Pike, 1916, 1917
Eben F. Hersey, 1918, 1919
Harry H. Ashton, 1920, 1921
Clarence I. Horton, 1922, 1923
Francis W. K. Smith, 1924, 1925
Jesse A. Ayles, 1926, 1927
Lester P. Leathers, 1928, 1929
Chester W. MacNeil, 1930
Frank L. Pearson, 1931
Harvey L. Ames, 1932, 1933
Gordon Hall, 1934
Harry L. Chandler, 1935
Eugene B. Hamilton, 1936, 1937; N
George A. Bowers, 1938
Seward E. Nichols, 1939; N
Earl E. Bolton, 1940
Donald H. Hatheway, 1941
Clarence F. Johnson, 1942
Arland A. Dirlam, 1943
Robert W. Young, 1944; N
Louis J. MacKay, 1945
Howard S. Tochterman, 1946
Cecil W. Pride, 1947
Harry W. Bowl, 1948
Ralph B. MacCutcheon, 1949
Charles G. Daniels, 1950
W. Russell Brundage, 1951
Charles W. Larsen, 1952
Lewis A. Pratt, 1953
William J. Trace, 1954
Charles W. Shepherd, Jr, 1955; SN
Walter A. Burdett, 1956
John L. MacGregor, 1957
Elmer W. Keane, 1958
Francis W. K. Smith, 1959
A. Everett Sherburne, 1960
John W. Barber, 1961
William Cloudman, 1962
Charles R. L. Rice, 1963, 1964
Leo Canto, 1965
Edward DeMone, 1966
Ronald K. Holman, 1967
Richard S. Bird, 1968
William A. Foster, 1969
Gordon F. Parry, 1970
Sydney F. Towle, 1971
Donald W. Carriger, 1972
Donald B. Feltch, 1973, 1981
Alden S. Jack, 1974
Irving E. Johansen, 1975, 1976; PDDGM
Lewis A. Pratt, 1977
George E. Kenney, 1978-1980
William E. Rogers, 1982, 1983, 1985
John M. Saulnier, 1984
Samuel E. Gagliardi, 1986
Donald W. Carriger, Jr., 1987; PDDGM
Joseph A. Clements, 1988
Curtice H. Brown, 1989, 1999
Richard J. Crosby Jr., 1990, 1991
Michael S. Podymaitis, 1992, 1993, 2000-2001; PDDGM
Donald A. Coutoumas, 1994
Douglas B. Carriger, 1995, 1996
Joseph Touchette, 1997, 1998

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

Petition for Dispensation: 1857
Petition for Charter: 1858
Consolidation Petition (with Samuel Crocker Lawrence Lodge): 2001

ANNIVERSARIES

1907 (50th Anniversary)
1932 (75th Anniversary)
1957 (Centenary)

2009 (150th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

1858 (Heard; Constitution of Lodge and installation, hall dedication)
1882 (Lawrence)
1888 (Endicott; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
1891 (Wells)
1892 (Wells)
1896 (Holmes)
1898 (Hutchinson)
1902 (Gallagher)
1906 (Blake)
1907 (Blake; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
1913 (Benton)
1914 (M. Johnson)
1916 (M. Johnson)
1917 (L. Abbott; Members' Night)
1918 (L. Abbott; Members' Night)
1919 (L. Abbott)
1928 (Simpson; Members' Night)
1929 (H. Dean)
1932 (Chipman; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
1937 (Allen)
1940 (Perry; Veterans' Night)
1948 (Keith; reception for Deputy Grand Master Hamilton)
1957 (A. Jenkins; Centenary; Special Communication)
1987 (Ames)
2001 (Bauer; Consolidation; Special Communication)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1872 1880 1887 1888 1896 1897 1905 1909 1910 1911 1912 1919 1920 1921 1924 1926 1932 1938 1940 1947 1950 1963 1966 1970 1971 1972 1987

HISTORY

1888 (Historical address at hall dedication, 1888-230)
1932 (75th Anniversary History, 1932-179)
1957 (Centenary History, 1957-139)

OTHER

1886 (Appeal from ruling by Master; 1886-57; 1886-103)
1887 (Appeal by lodge; 1887-27)
1888 (Dedication of hall, 1888-228)
1908 (Dedication of monument, 1908-50)

MEMORIALS

EDMUND BURKE 1824-1874

MM 1866, Mount Tabor
Affil. John Abbot, 1870

From New England Freemason, Vol. II, No. 1, January 1875, Page 45:

Captain Edmund Burke, who died in Somerville, Mass., Dec. 20th, had been for many years engaged in the trade with the Azores, and had made upwards of fifty voyages from Boston to Fayal; his record being remarkably free from disasters, while the regularity and speed of the passages testified to his efficiency as a skilful navigator. An incident of his seafaring life, which gained him great credit at the time, was the saving of some three hundred and six persons from the British ship Gratitude, on the first of January, 1866, which vessel was discovered at sea in a sinking condition. They were rescued from the unfortunate vessel after great difficulty, and safely transferred to the barque Fredonia, commanded by Captain Burke. In the performance of this noble work Captain Burke was obliged to throw overboard nearly the whole of his cargo of fruit, in order to make room for the men, women and children, just saved from the sinking wreck.

The survivors were brought to Boston, and its citizens soon after united in presenting to Captain Burke a purse of $5000 as a testimonial of his gallant conduct on the occasion. The British Government also gave him a gold chronometer, and the other officers and crew of the Fredonia likewise received a gift of money.

During the secession war, Captain Burke narrowly escaped capture on several occasions, while the rebel cruisers were hovering on the track to the Western Islands. The wrath of Semmes of the Alabama had been greatly excited in consequence of Mr. Dabney's refusal to furnish coal for the blockside runners at Fayal; and as the latter gentleman was the owner of the Fredonia, the rebel Semmes declared that he would destroy that vessel if it took six months to accomplish it. On one occasion he waited off Fayal to intercept her; but Captain Burke, taking advantage of a stormy night, ran in by him and reached the harbor in safety. Semmes waited outside three days after this successful feat, before he learned that the Fredonia had escaped. Captain Burke was a very popular commander, and the many invalids and pleasure travellers whom he h:is transported to and from the Azores will remember the uniform kindness and courtesy they received from him on their ocean voyage. He was a member of John Abbot Lodge, of Somerville.

Biographical Sketch

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

Selwyn Z. Bowman, DDGM, District 2 (Charlestown), 1878; Memorial
Donald W. Carriger, Jr., DDGM, District 6 (Arlington), 1995, 1996
Thomas M. Durell, DDGM, District 6 (Somerville), 1893, 1894; SN
Eugene B. Hamilton, DDGM, District 6 (Arlington), 1939, 1940; Deputy Grand Master 1948; N
John K. Hall, DDGM, District 11, 1861-1863; SN
Irving E. Johansen, DDGM, District 6 (Arlington), 1979, 1980
Frank W. Kaan, Senior Grand Warden 1898; N
Frank W. Mead, Grand Marshal 1902-1905, Senior Grand Warden 1906
Seward E. Nichols, DDGM, District 6 (Arlington), 1943, 1944; N
Michael S. Podymaitis, DDGM, District 3, 2003, 2004
Charles W. Shepherd, Jr., DDGM, District 6 (Arlington), 1967, 1968; SN
Frederic E. Wood, DDGM, District 6 (Somerville), 1906, 1907; N
Robert W. Young, DDGM, District 6 (Arlington), 1949, 1950; N