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The new hall of Lafayette Lodge, at North Adams, in Berkshire oounty, was dedicated by the Grand Lodge on Wednesday, the 19th June last. The ceremonies were performed by the M. W. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMDame Charles C. Dame], Grand Master, assisted by P. G. Master [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMParkman Parkman], as D. G. M.; R. W. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWSutton Wm. Sutton], S. G. W.; R. W. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGSCMoore Chas. W. Moore], as J. G. W.; Bro. Wm. Lumb, as G. Sec.; R. W. Rev. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJDadmun J. W. Dadmun], G. Chaplain; W. Bro. L. L. Tarbell, as G. Marahal. The occasion was one of more than ordinary interest. It was the first time for many years that the Grand Lodge proper had made an official visit to the extreme western county of the State; and its appearance on the present occa sion was looked forward to with increased interest, and the arrangements for the reception were made accordingly. We are told that a larger number of brethren were present in the procession than were ever before brought together in the county on any previous occasion, public or private. The num ber was about five hundred, including several Lodges, Chapters, and the Springfield Encampment, the latter doing the escort duty. The town w crowded with visitors from the neighboring villages, to most of whom the parade was new. The procession, which was finely and efficiently marshaled by Bro. Tarbell, moved through the principal streets to the Baptist Church, where an excellent and appropriate address was delivered by Rev. Bro. Dadmun. The speaker occupied an hour and five minutes, and was listened to with unabated interest to the close. The procession was then again formed, and moved to the Wilson House, a large and elegant new hotel, in the upper part of which the Masonic Hall is located. It is a fine, spacious room, with convenient apartments, and is richly and tastefully furnished. The brethren have been liberal in their expenditures, and may justly pride themselves on having the most elegant Hall in the State west of the Connecticut River. The Lodge has been very prosperous, and is located in one of the most romantic and thriving towns in New England. Our visit was an exceedingly agreeable one; and we regret that our limits do not allow of a more particular mention of the kindnesses of which the Grand Lodge and its members personally were the recipients.
 
The new hall of Lafayette Lodge, at North Adams, in Berkshire oounty, was dedicated by the Grand Lodge on Wednesday, the 19th June last. The ceremonies were performed by the M. W. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMDame Charles C. Dame], Grand Master, assisted by P. G. Master [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMParkman Parkman], as D. G. M.; R. W. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWSutton Wm. Sutton], S. G. W.; R. W. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGSCMoore Chas. W. Moore], as J. G. W.; Bro. Wm. Lumb, as G. Sec.; R. W. Rev. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJDadmun J. W. Dadmun], G. Chaplain; W. Bro. L. L. Tarbell, as G. Marahal. The occasion was one of more than ordinary interest. It was the first time for many years that the Grand Lodge proper had made an official visit to the extreme western county of the State; and its appearance on the present occa sion was looked forward to with increased interest, and the arrangements for the reception were made accordingly. We are told that a larger number of brethren were present in the procession than were ever before brought together in the county on any previous occasion, public or private. The num ber was about five hundred, including several Lodges, Chapters, and the Springfield Encampment, the latter doing the escort duty. The town w crowded with visitors from the neighboring villages, to most of whom the parade was new. The procession, which was finely and efficiently marshaled by Bro. Tarbell, moved through the principal streets to the Baptist Church, where an excellent and appropriate address was delivered by Rev. Bro. Dadmun. The speaker occupied an hour and five minutes, and was listened to with unabated interest to the close. The procession was then again formed, and moved to the Wilson House, a large and elegant new hotel, in the upper part of which the Masonic Hall is located. It is a fine, spacious room, with convenient apartments, and is richly and tastefully furnished. The brethren have been liberal in their expenditures, and may justly pride themselves on having the most elegant Hall in the State west of the Connecticut River. The Lodge has been very prosperous, and is located in one of the most romantic and thriving towns in New England. Our visit was an exceedingly agreeable one; and we regret that our limits do not allow of a more particular mention of the kindnesses of which the Grand Lodge and its members personally were the recipients.
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''From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XXXII, No. 9, September 1873, Page 263:''
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The new hall recently erected by Lafayette Lodge, at North Adams, was dedicated by the District Deputy Grand Master, Bro. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLDUpton Daniel Upton], assisted by R. W. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLHChickering Henry Chickering] as his Deputy, and others, on the 24th of June. About two hundred members of the fraternity with their ladies were present to witness the ceremonies, which were impressively performed by the officiating officers. The address on the occasion was delivered by the Rev. Bro. Holmes, Chaplain for the Lodge, and was a very able and satisfactory performance. His subject was "Masonry considered in relation to Religion and Morals." Assuming it to be a "Religious Institution," he reasoned as follows:
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"It was not organized expressly as such, it does not propagate a creed, is not a substitute for religion, yet it is a religious institution. Masonry aims to impress the sentiment of piety upon all who come within her gates. It receives no atheist among its laborers. All its Lodges are erected to God, and dedicated to the holy Saints John. Yes, erected to God, — to none other than the Supreme Architect of the Universe. Says a Masonic writer: ''Whoever, from love of knowledge, interest or curiosity, desires to be a Mason, is to know that as a foundation and great corner stone, he is firmly to believe in the Eternal God, and pay that worship which is due Him as the Great Architect and Governor of the Universe.'' Our patrons are no warriors, statesmen, or philosophers even, but the zealous precursor of Jesus Christ, the Baptist, and the Christian disciple and apostle, John the Evangelist. Free Masonry teaches us that all important undertakings should commence with prayer, sanctifies itself by prayer, and ratifies the sentiment of trust in God. We read in the Masonic Trestle-Board, ''The Brethren cannot be too often reminded of their dependence on the Almighty Architect of the Universe for every blessing they enjoy. Prayer is an ancient and beautiful custom of the Institution. It was the constant practice of our ancestors.'' Masonry impressively reminds us of the All-Seeing Eye that is ever gazing upon us. Our rooms are dedicated. We have an altar. In all our Lodges the Bible rests thereon, open when we are at work. It is the first great light to which our eyes are directed. Portions of it form part of our ritual; its precepts and histories guide and instruct us. The remark has been made by Masons that their institution was founded on the Scriptures. Verily, in the language of the Masonic Lexicon, ''We endeavor to erect our spiritual building agreeable to the rules and designs laid down by the Supreme Architect of the Universe, in the great book of nature and revelation.'' It is not singular, then, as the Scotch have a lively appreciation of the religious, and much respect for their clergy, that the Grand Lodge of Scotland, in 1788, should vote to admit clergymen free of charge. Next to a church, a Masonic lodge seems an appropriate place for ministers of the gospel.<br>
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"Thus it clearly appears that Free Masonry is a religious institution. It sends out no missionaries, makes no push to gain proselytes, and can never be turned exclusively to the benefit of any sect, because it admits candidates from all. It can never can be employed as a political engine, as it inculcates loyalty to government, initiates from each party, and exists under every enlightened dominion of the globe. Occupying middle and common ground, it inculcates the general duties that man owes to God, to the benefit of all sects — of humanity itself. It interferes not, cannot, with any man's particular belief, or political bias, while it evokes sacred feeling, cultivates religious principle, and strengthens patriotism. Holding that the Scriptures, to use its own language, is ''the inestimable gift of God to man'', it can lift its glorious ladder of Faith, Hope and Charity, to the starry heavens, and confidently east the evergreen upon the coffin of a deceased brother, hoping unto the very resurrection of the dead, and the break of eternal day."
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At the conclusion of the address the brethren and invited guests adjourned to a neighboring hall, where a well spread banquet was served and partaken of by them; after which the party again returned to the Lodge room, where speeches were delivered by Bros. Chickering, Rev. Dr. Annable, R. W. Bro. Upton, Rev. Dr. Crawford and others. The occasion, which was an interesting one, was closed with a ball.
  
 
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LAFAYETTE LODGE (North Adams)

Location: North Adams

Chartered By: Simon W. Robinson

Charter Date: 01/08/1849 V-214

Precedence Date: 07/08/1847

Current Status: merged with Greylock Lodge to form Lafayette-Greylock Lodge, 04/25/1988.

PAST MASTERS

  • Abel Wetherbee, 1849-1851, 1860-1862; Mem
  • A. A. Richmond, 1852, 1853
  • Henry Chickering, 1854
  • Evenol Estes, 1855
  • John Lewis, 1856
  • N. S. Babbit, 1857-1859
  • L. C. Homer, 1863
  • E. J. Decker, 1864-1867
  • William H. Gaylord, 1868
  • Robert Howard, 1869, 1870
  • William Warren, 1871, 1872
  • H.S. Millard, 1873
  • B. G. Olds, 1874
  • Alexander W. Fulton, 1875, 1876, 1884 ; SN
  • C. F. Lindsay, 1877, 1878
  • R. A. Warren, 1879
  • C. E. Ketchum, 1880-1883
  • R. B. Harvie, 1885
  • H. E. Cary, 1886, 1887
  • Frederick E. White, 1888, 1889, 1906; SN
  • H. C. Savage, 1890, 1891
  • S. A. Plumb, 1892, 1893
  • A. A. Wills, 1894, 1895
  • J. M. Prentice, 1896
  • A. W. Blanchard, 1897, 1898
  • E. A. Rand, 1890
  • L. Coleman, 1900, 1901
  • George B. Fisher, 1902; SN
  • S. H. Plumb, 1903, 1904
  • L. Amell, 1905
  • B. B. Fitch, 1907
  • S. Lightholder, 1908, 1909
  • H. Palmer, 1910
  • David B. Dunham, 1911; Memorial
  • William J. Geddes, 1912; SN
  • Finlay C. McIntyre, 1913
  • Lester N. Davis, 1914
  • Tibbitts N. Northrup, 1915
  • John R. Button, 1916
  • Fred A. Windover, 1917
  • Robert H. Harvie, 1918
  • Ralph K. Carpenter, 1919
  • Harold E. Byam, 1920; SN
  • Jedediah D. Boutwell, 1921
  • Albert L. Fuller, 1922
  • David T. Williams, 1923
  • William H. Berry, 1924
  • Horace Snape, 1925
  • Louis C. Winship, 1926
  • Frank Spink, 1927
  • William R. Bettie, 1928
  • Englebert M. Schmidt, 1929
  • Samuel W. McClelland, 1930
  • Ernest G. Schmidt, 1931
  • Clarence F. Miller, 1932
  • Harold D. Pruyne, 1933
  • Earl D. Getman, 1934
  • Harold L. Blanchard, 1935
  • Duncan MacNaughton, 1936, 1945; N
  • David C. Hosley, 1937
  • Benjamin K. Wonson, 1938
  • Harry F. Hayden, 1939
  • Charles R. Canedy, 1940
  • Louis H. Potter, 1941
  • Clarence P. Billings, 1942
  • Samuel Wood, 1943; N
  • Bonnar D. Wilcox, 1944
  • Llewellyn A. Manson, 1946
  • Thomas I. Riddell, 1947
  • Harold F. Mutart, 1948
  • Horace R. Loomis, 1949
  • Sylvannus E. Williams, 1950
  • James Whittle, 1951
  • Gordon S. Lesure, 1952
  • Fran J. Jirkovsky, 1953
  • John M. Cooper, 1954
  • Harold R. Amato, 1955, 1971, 1983-1985; SN
  • Harry M. Ebert, 1956
  • Donald O. Canedy, 1957, 1972; SN
  • Simeon M. Avdoulos, 1958
  • Robert R. Rivard, 1959
  • Ernest G. Schmidt, 1960. 1073
  • Russell J. Whittle, 1961
  • Fredrick E. Williams, 1962
  • Morton S. Reimer, 1963
  • George H. Fischer, 1964
  • Lionel A. Blair, 1965
  • Edward J. Konopka, Jr., 1966, 1967
  • Harry Lebowitz, 1968
  • Morton S. Reimer, 1969, 1970
  • William R. Beattie, 1974
  • George W. Fischer, 1975, 1976
  • Anthony P. Babcock, 1977. 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987
  • Edward E. Kennedy, 1978, 1979
  • Robert E. Brownsword, 1982

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

  • Petition for Dispensation: 1847
  • Petition for Charter: 1848
  • Consolidation Petition (with Greylock Lodge): 1987

ANNIVERSARIES

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

BY-LAW CHANGES

1869 1870 1874 1888 1905 1913 1917 1919 1920 1926 1927 1928 1936 1938 1940 1948 1951 1969 1971 1974 1981 1985

HISTORY

OTHER

  • 1895 (Participation in the Centenary of Evening Star Lodge, 1895-79)
  • 1896 (Participation in the Centenary of Cincinnatus Lodge, 1896-166)
  • 1906 (Establishment of jurisdiction, 1906-60)

EVENTS

OFFICER LIST, JANUARY 1860

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XIX, No. 4, February 1860, Page 128:

Officers of Lafayette Lodge, North Adams, Mass., for 1860.-

  • Abel Wetherbee, W. M.
  • Jerome B. Jackson, S W.
  • Sylvander Johnson, J. W.
  • Orrin C. Woodward, Treas.
  • L. C. Homer, Sec.
  • John Porter, S. D.
  • Richard Welch, J. D.
  • E. S. Hawkes, Chaplain.
  • H. W. Paul Marshal.
  • Thos. Holbrook, W. H. Phillips, Stewards.
  • Abner Younglove, Tyler.

HALL DEDICATION, JUNE 1866

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XXV, No. 9, July 1866, Page 253:

WilsonHouseNAdams.jpg
Wilson House, where the reception was held

NEW HALL AT NORTH ADAMS.

The new hall of Lafayette Lodge, at North Adams, in Berkshire oounty, was dedicated by the Grand Lodge on Wednesday, the 19th June last. The ceremonies were performed by the M. W. Charles C. Dame, Grand Master, assisted by P. G. Master Parkman, as D. G. M.; R. W. Wm. Sutton, S. G. W.; R. W. Chas. W. Moore, as J. G. W.; Bro. Wm. Lumb, as G. Sec.; R. W. Rev. J. W. Dadmun, G. Chaplain; W. Bro. L. L. Tarbell, as G. Marahal. The occasion was one of more than ordinary interest. It was the first time for many years that the Grand Lodge proper had made an official visit to the extreme western county of the State; and its appearance on the present occa sion was looked forward to with increased interest, and the arrangements for the reception were made accordingly. We are told that a larger number of brethren were present in the procession than were ever before brought together in the county on any previous occasion, public or private. The num ber was about five hundred, including several Lodges, Chapters, and the Springfield Encampment, the latter doing the escort duty. The town w crowded with visitors from the neighboring villages, to most of whom the parade was new. The procession, which was finely and efficiently marshaled by Bro. Tarbell, moved through the principal streets to the Baptist Church, where an excellent and appropriate address was delivered by Rev. Bro. Dadmun. The speaker occupied an hour and five minutes, and was listened to with unabated interest to the close. The procession was then again formed, and moved to the Wilson House, a large and elegant new hotel, in the upper part of which the Masonic Hall is located. It is a fine, spacious room, with convenient apartments, and is richly and tastefully furnished. The brethren have been liberal in their expenditures, and may justly pride themselves on having the most elegant Hall in the State west of the Connecticut River. The Lodge has been very prosperous, and is located in one of the most romantic and thriving towns in New England. Our visit was an exceedingly agreeable one; and we regret that our limits do not allow of a more particular mention of the kindnesses of which the Grand Lodge and its members personally were the recipients.

HALL DEDICATION, JUNE 1873

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XXXII, No. 9, September 1873, Page 263:

The new hall recently erected by Lafayette Lodge, at North Adams, was dedicated by the District Deputy Grand Master, Bro. Daniel Upton, assisted by R. W. Henry Chickering as his Deputy, and others, on the 24th of June. About two hundred members of the fraternity with their ladies were present to witness the ceremonies, which were impressively performed by the officiating officers. The address on the occasion was delivered by the Rev. Bro. Holmes, Chaplain for the Lodge, and was a very able and satisfactory performance. His subject was "Masonry considered in relation to Religion and Morals." Assuming it to be a "Religious Institution," he reasoned as follows:

"It was not organized expressly as such, it does not propagate a creed, is not a substitute for religion, yet it is a religious institution. Masonry aims to impress the sentiment of piety upon all who come within her gates. It receives no atheist among its laborers. All its Lodges are erected to God, and dedicated to the holy Saints John. Yes, erected to God, — to none other than the Supreme Architect of the Universe. Says a Masonic writer: Whoever, from love of knowledge, interest or curiosity, desires to be a Mason, is to know that as a foundation and great corner stone, he is firmly to believe in the Eternal God, and pay that worship which is due Him as the Great Architect and Governor of the Universe. Our patrons are no warriors, statesmen, or philosophers even, but the zealous precursor of Jesus Christ, the Baptist, and the Christian disciple and apostle, John the Evangelist. Free Masonry teaches us that all important undertakings should commence with prayer, sanctifies itself by prayer, and ratifies the sentiment of trust in God. We read in the Masonic Trestle-Board, The Brethren cannot be too often reminded of their dependence on the Almighty Architect of the Universe for every blessing they enjoy. Prayer is an ancient and beautiful custom of the Institution. It was the constant practice of our ancestors. Masonry impressively reminds us of the All-Seeing Eye that is ever gazing upon us. Our rooms are dedicated. We have an altar. In all our Lodges the Bible rests thereon, open when we are at work. It is the first great light to which our eyes are directed. Portions of it form part of our ritual; its precepts and histories guide and instruct us. The remark has been made by Masons that their institution was founded on the Scriptures. Verily, in the language of the Masonic Lexicon, We endeavor to erect our spiritual building agreeable to the rules and designs laid down by the Supreme Architect of the Universe, in the great book of nature and revelation. It is not singular, then, as the Scotch have a lively appreciation of the religious, and much respect for their clergy, that the Grand Lodge of Scotland, in 1788, should vote to admit clergymen free of charge. Next to a church, a Masonic lodge seems an appropriate place for ministers of the gospel.

"Thus it clearly appears that Free Masonry is a religious institution. It sends out no missionaries, makes no push to gain proselytes, and can never be turned exclusively to the benefit of any sect, because it admits candidates from all. It can never can be employed as a political engine, as it inculcates loyalty to government, initiates from each party, and exists under every enlightened dominion of the globe. Occupying middle and common ground, it inculcates the general duties that man owes to God, to the benefit of all sects — of humanity itself. It interferes not, cannot, with any man's particular belief, or political bias, while it evokes sacred feeling, cultivates religious principle, and strengthens patriotism. Holding that the Scriptures, to use its own language, is the inestimable gift of God to man, it can lift its glorious ladder of Faith, Hope and Charity, to the starry heavens, and confidently east the evergreen upon the coffin of a deceased brother, hoping unto the very resurrection of the dead, and the break of eternal day."

At the conclusion of the address the brethren and invited guests adjourned to a neighboring hall, where a well spread banquet was served and partaken of by them; after which the party again returned to the Lodge room, where speeches were delivered by Bros. Chickering, Rev. Dr. Annable, R. W. Bro. Upton, Rev. Dr. Crawford and others. The occasion, which was an interesting one, was closed with a ball.

MEMORIALS

ABEL WETHERBEE, 1779-1864

We trust not to be thought to improperly intrude on the sanctity of private correspondence by giving to our readers the following beautiful and touching letter from the accomplished widow of a beloved Brother, lately deceased :—

North Adams, May 29th, 1864.

To the G. Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts — Charles W. Moore —

Dear Sir— A notice of a Quarterly Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, is received, addressed to A. Wetherbee. He died on the 6th of April, and the Masons buried him with the Masonic grand honors, on a Berkshire hill-side, looking to the East. The very little I know of Masonry, with a memory of my husband's ardent attachment to the Institution, causes me to feel it a significant and proper place for a true Mason to rest in.

The highest praise that cm be given to any Institution is the cordial support of a good man. Those who knew my husband thought him such, and he ever manifested a warm attachment to Masonry.

My daughter joins me in respectful attachment for an Institution which her father loved, and honored by bis daily life.

Yours, respectfully, Mrs. A. Wetherbee.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

DISTRICTS

1847: District 9

1849: District 9

1867: District 9 (Pittsfield)

1883: District 14 (North Adams)

1911: District 15 (North Adams)

1927: District 15 (North Adams)

LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges
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