Liberty

LIBERTY LODGE

Location: Beverly

Chartered By: John Abbot

Charter Date: 06/19/1824 III-484

Precedence Date: 06/19/1824

Current Status: Active

PAST MASTERS

Jesse Sheldon, 1824-1826, 1830, 1831 ©
Samuel D. Turner, 1827-1829, 1833, 1839
Benjamin Pierce, 1832 ©
Jonathan Towne, 1834
Amos Sheldon, 1835
John Bell, 1845
Thomas Remmonds, 1846-1849
John B. Hill, 1850-1860, 1863; © SN
S. Lothrop Thorndike, 1861, 1862; ©
David S. Shattuck, 1864-68
Hervey Lunt, 1869-71; ©
Samuel A. Endicott, 1872; ©
Isaac H. Edgett, 1873-1875, 1878, 1881; ©
Charles Woodberry, 1876, 1877; ©
William R. Driver, 1879; ©
George E. Norris, 1880
Charles W. Marshall, 1882, 1883
Albert A. May, 1884, 1885; ©
Augustus Stevens, 1886; ©
John F. Hill, 1887-1889; ©
George A. Galloupe, 1890, 1891; ©
Fred C. Dodge, 1892, 1893; ©
John W. Carter, 1894, 1895; ©
Stephen W. Abbott, 1896, 1897
Charles Greenough, 1898-99; ©
Luther S. Herrick, 1900, 1901; © SN
William A. Lee, 1902, 1903
William R. Brooks, 1904, 1905; ©
Walter H. Smith, 1906, 1907; ©; Mem
William Galloupe, 1908
Frank S. Cleaves, 1909, 1910; ©
John H. Harris, 1911, 1912; ©
William H. Parker, 1913, 1914; © SN
Harland E. Cate, 1915, 1916; ©
Howard K. Preston, 1917
Hollis L. Cameron, 1918; ©
H. Franklin Murray, 1919, 1920; ©
Harold C. Childs, 1921
Harry M. Grout, 1922
George A. Sinnicks, 1923; © N
William H. Black, 1924; ©
Jesse A. Dutelle, 1925; ©
Clarence Edwards, 1926; ©
Charles H. Barter, 1927; ©
Edmund G. Haskell, 1928; © N
William E. Alcock, 1929; ©
Alexander Black, 1930; ©
Carl E. Herrick, 1931; ©
Russell C. Tirrell, 1932; © N
Winthrop P. Porter, 1933; ©
Harry C. Smith, 1934; ©
John D. Martyn, 1935; ©
John A. Miller, 1936; ©
Richard Winchester, 1937; ©
Fred E. Sherman, 1938; ©
John B. Hill, 1939; ©
Ernest L. Newhall, 1940; ©
Alexander W. D. Black, 1941; ©
George W. Jeffs, 1942, 1943
Clarence L. Brierley, 1944
William L. Moody, 1945
W. Kimball Hayes, Jr., 1946, 1947
Joseph E. White, 1948, 1949; ©
W. Whitney Lundgren, Jr., 1950; ©
Robert W. Ireland, 1951; ©
Ellis M. Purinton, 1952; ©
George H. Gray, 1953; ©
Edward H. Ober, 1954; ©
George R. Spear, 1955; ©
Samuel E. Tappan, 1956; ©
Robert O. Lunn, 1957; ©
Frederick W. Allen, 1958; © SN
Albert G. Patard, 1959; ©
Lawrence H. Carlson, 1960; ©
Gilbert A. Prescott, 1961; ©
David L. Twiss, 1962; ©
James R. Maguire, 1963; ©
Douglas S. Littlehale, 1964; ©
Albert H. Nash, 1965; ©
Albert C. Phillips, 1966; ©
Paul W. Lunn, 1967, 1985; ©
Rodney W. Preston, 1968; © N
Owen H. Curtis, 1969; ©
Kenneth C. Pendleton, 1970; ©
George E. Manson 1971, 1998-2000; ©
Bryant B. Besse, 1972; ©
J. Gregory A. Hill, 1973; © PDDGM
Donald S. Kenney, 1974, 1978; ©
Alan B. Ayers, 1975; N
Daniel W. Hall, 1976
Walter L. Sargent, 1977
Robert S. Randall 1979
Thomas S. Meldrum, 1980, 1986
Charles M. Lewis, 1981
Richard B. Boucher, 1982
Todd R. Sargent, 1983
Theodore L. Scott, 1984
David M. Petto 1987, 2001
Clarence N. Trepanier, 1988
George K. Haile, 1989, 1995-1997, 2002-2007
Mark Meldrum, 1990
John H. Lyman, 1991
Carl F. Kersting, 1992
Thomas J. Ferguson 1993, 1994
Thomas C. Pawlyk, 2008
John J. Maihos, 2009; PDDGM
Robert A. Monahan 2010-11
K. Michael Bent, 2012

PICTURES FROM THE 1974 HISTORY

The following pictures appear in the 150th Anniversary History of the Lodge published in 1974. Past Masters with pictures below are marked with a © above. (As more pictures are available, they can be added here.)

William Alcock, Frederick Allen, Charles Barter, Bryant Besse

Alexander Black, Alexander W.D. Black, William Black, William Brooks

Hollis Cameron, Lawrence Carlson, John Carter, Harland Cate

Frank Cleaves, Owen Curtis, Fred Dodge, William Driver

Jesse Dutelle, Isaac Edgett, Clarence Edwards, Samuel Endicott

William Galloupe, George Gray, Charles Greenough, Harry Grout

John Harris, Edwin Haskell, Kimball Hayes, Carl Herrick

Luther Herrick, John B. Hill, John B. Hill (1939), John F. Hill

J. Gregory Hill, Robert Ireland, George Jeffs, Donald Kenney

Douglas Littlehale, Whitney Lundgren, Paul Lunn, Robert Lunn

Hervey Lunt, James Maguire, George Manson, John Martyn

Albert May, John Miller, William Moody, Franklin Murray

Albert Nash, Ernest Newhall, Edward Ober, William Parker

Albert Patard, Kenneth Pendleton, Albert Phillips, Benjamin Pierce

Winthrop Porter, Gilbert Prescott, Rodney Preston, Ellis Purinton

Jesse Sheldon, Fred Sherman, George Sinnicks, Harry Smith

Walter Smith, George Spear, Augustus Stevens, Samuel Tappan

S. Lothrop Thorndike, Russell Tirrell, David Twiss, Richard Winchester

Charles Woodberry

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

Petition for Charter: 1824
Constitution of Lodge: 1824 (by Rt. Wor. Joseph G. Sprague, District Deputy Grand Master)

ANNIVERSARIES

1924 (Centenary)
1949 (125th Anniversary)
1974 (150th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

1868 (Dame; Dedication of hall and installation)
1882 (Lawrence; 2 visits)
1883 (Lawrence)
1891 (Wells; Washington's Birthday)
1900 (Gallagher)
1905 (Sanford; commemoration of the birth of George Washington; Earl of Londsborough present)
1906 (Blake)
1908 (Blake; Annual Festival)
1910 (Flanders; Washington's Birthday)
1911 (Flanders; Washington's Birthday)
1912 (Benton; President Taft in attendance)
1916 (M. Johnson)
1918 (L. Abbott; Washington's Birthday)
1924 (Ferrell; Centenary; Special Communication)
1929 (By Junior Grand Warden Harry P. Jackson; Washington's Birthday)
1930 (By Senior Grand Warden George R. Winsor; Washington's Birthday)
1945 (Wragg; Washington's Birthday)
1949 (Keith; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
1953 (Roy; 2 visits: Washington's Birthday and reception for Junior Grand Warden Edmund G. Haskell)
1953 (W. Johnson; 2 visits: Washington's Birthday and visit by Washington-Alexandria Lodge #22)
1956 (W. Johnson; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
1974 (Vose; 150th Anniversary; Special Communication)
1976 (Maxwell)
1987 (Ames; Washington's Birthday)
1998 (A. Johnson)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1870 1871 1873 1879 1883 1884 1885 1892 1895 1898 1905 1906 1912 1913 1914 1917 1918 1919 1921 1923 1925 1927 1928 1931 1937 1945 1948 1949 1950 1951 1953 1970 1973 1975 1977 1978 1984 2006 2009 2011

HISTORY

1924 (History of Masonry in Beverly, 1779-1824, 1924-196)
1949 (125th Anniversary History, 1949-117)
1974 (150th Anniversary History 1924-1974, 1974-84) Note: an anniversary volume was prepared for this anniversary; pictures from this book appear above.

OTHER

1900 (Memorial on behalf of the lodge for the Earl of Londesborough, Past Senior Grand Warden of the U.G.L.E.; presented in Grand Lodge, 1900-101)
1911 (Cornerstone laying in Beverly; 1911-31)
1919 (Appeal of Jurisdiction dispute with John T. Heard Lodge, 1919-197)

EVENTS

OFFICER LIST, JANUARY 1831

From Boston Masonic Mirror, New Series, Vol. 2, No. 33, February 12, 1831, Page 260:

R. W. Jesse Sheldon, Master
W. Benjamin Pierce, S. W.
John Webb, J. W
Abraham Edwards, Treas.
Francis Lamson, jun., Sec'y
Samuel D. Turner, S. D.
Stephen Roundy, J. D.
Stevens Baker, M.
Robinson, C; W. Thissell, David Amable, Stewards
Benjamin S. Lunt, Tyler.

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS, JANUARY 1864

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXIII, No. 4, February, 1864, p. 113:

The officers of this Lodge were publicly installed by the M. W. Grand Master, assisted by his officers, on the 14th January. The ceremonies took place in the First Baptist Church, in the presence of a large audience, consisting of the members of the Lodge, their ladies and citizens generally. The house was filled to its utmost capacity, and the ceremonies were witnessed with marked interest. A fine choir contributed much to their effectiveness. At the conclusion of the ceremonies the Grand Master briefly addressed the officers and members of the Lodge in appropriate terms, and introduced the Rev. Brother W. S. Studley, of Boston, as the orator of the evening. The subject of the address was the Life and Works of King Solomon, and the subject was handled with great ability and eloquence. The description of the Temple was precise, clear and beautiful, and was received with great favor.

At the conclusion of the address, a procession was formed and proceeded to the Town Hall, where the company sat down to a bountiful supper, and where brief speeches were made by several Brethren.

The officers for the year are as follows:—

D. S. Shattuck, W. M.
John Macon, S. W.
Samuel T. Plnmmer, J. W.
J. H. Kendall, Sec.
Samuel Porter, Treas.
John Nichols, Chaplain
Harvey Lunt, S. D.
Charles Odell, J. D.
J. W. Wallace, S. Stew.
Horace L. Walker, J. Stew.
F. F. Porter, Marshal
Augustus Giles, Tyler.

CORNER STONE LAYING, AUGUST 1867

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXIII, No. 4, February, 1864, p. 113:

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

Frederick W. Allen, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1964, 1965; SN
Alan B. Ayers, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1988, 1989; N
Edmund G. Haskell, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1940, 1941; Junior Grand Warden 1953; N
Luther S. Herrick, DDGM, District 8 (Salem), 1903, 1904; SN
John B. Hill, DDGM, District 5 (Salem), 1879, 1880;
J. Gregory A. Hill, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1996, 1997; SN
John J. Maihos, DDGM, District 10, 2010, 2011
William H. Parker, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1928, 1929; SN
Rodney W. Preston, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1976, 1977; N
George A. Sinnicks, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1948, 1949; N
Walter H. Smith, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1913, 1914; Memorial
S. Lothrop Thorndike; Deputy Grand Master 1895
Russell C. Tirrell, DDGM, District 9 (Gloucester), 1952, 1953; N