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1813

TIMOTHY BIGELOW, Grand Master

Francis J. Oliver, Deputy Grand Master
Benjamin Russell, Senior Grand Warden
John Abbot, Junior Grand Warden


NOTES


QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

  • 03/08 (Masons Hall, Boston): II-561;
    • II-561: Communications from Thomas Lodge; remonstrance against Humanity Lodge regarding initiation; also, a protest against Humanity Lodge's anticipated petition for removal to Brimfield as "injurious to the cause of Masonry in general and to the interests of Thomas Lodge in particular." A committee was appointed to address this.
      • 06/10: II-565; healed by Grand Lodge.
    • II-562: Committee appointed to consider "expediency of granting leave to subordinate Lodges, in certain cases, to initiate candidates, gratis."
      • 06/10: II-567; fees should be remitted in the case of clergymen; referred until denomination of clergy should be defined.
      • 12/13: II-572; customary to remit initiation fees for "ordained and permanently settled clergymen"; Grand Lodge to remit these in future.)
    • II-563: Committee to meet with former members of Rising States Lodge.
    • II-563: Communications with various Grand Lodges.
  • 06/10 (Masons Hall, Boston): II-564;
    • II-566: Petition by Harmony Lodge to meet alternately at Northfield and Warwick, denied; Grand Lodge to make a Standing Regulation to deny such requests.
    • II-567: Committee appointed on circular letter by Solar Lodge.
      • 12/13: II-574; Solar Lodge Master and Wardens summoned to appear before Grand Lodge).
    • II-567: Petition by Humanity Lodge to remove to Brimfield; referred, due to the remonstrance by Thomas Lodge.
  • 12/13 (Masons Hall, Boston): II-572; Annual Communication.
    • II-576: Report of Committee on Finance.
    • II-577: Petition for Harris Lodge to remove to Templeton, granted.
    • II-578: Benjamin Russell elected Grand Master; other Grand Officers elected.
    • II-578: Inventory of Grand Lodge regalia.
    • II-579: Report of committee on removal of lodges.
  • 12/27 (Masons Hall, Boston): II-580;
    • II-581: Installation of Grand Lodge officers; appointments.
    • II-582: Grand Master Russell delivered "an elegant and instructive address on the Rise, Progress and Present State of Masonry."

PETITIONS FOR CHARTERS

  • 03/08: II-561; Petition for York Lodge, Wells, granted.
  • 03/08: II-561; Petition for Evening Star Lodge to resume work under its old charter; granted.


SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

None.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1813

DISTRICT 1 (Boston and vicinity)

Asa Peabody, District Deputy Grand Master; 14 Lodges

DISTRICT 2 (Newburyport and North Shore)

Ralph H. French, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges

DISTRICT 3 (South Shore and Cape Cod)

Jotham Waterman, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges

DISTRICT 4 (Southeast)

Abner Morse, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges

DISTRICT 5 (Framingham, west and north)

Josiah Adams, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges

DISTRICT 6 (Central Mass., Worcester)

James J. Thompson, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges

DISTRICT 7 (North Central Massachusetts)

Elijah Alvord, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges

DISTRICT 8 (Berkshires)

John Whiting, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges

DISTRICT 9 (Southern Maine)

James D. Hopkins, District Deputy Grand Master; 14 Lodges

DISTRICT 10 (Central Maine)

Samuel Thatcher, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges

DISTRICT 11 (Eastern Maine)

Oliver Snead, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges

DISTRICT 12 (Islands)

John Brock, District Deputy Grand Master; 2 Lodges

OUTSIDE OF MASSACHUSETTS

No District Deputy Grand Master; 2 Lodges



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