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1840

PAUL DEAN, Grand Master

George G. Smith, Deputy Grand Master
Simon W. Robinson, Senior Grand Warden
C. Gayton Pickman, Junior Grand Warden

NOTES

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

• 03/11 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-494;
  • IV-495: Report of the Trustees of the Masonic Temple placed on file.
  • IV-495: Further report of the Committee on Charity.
  • IV-495: Report of the Committee on By-Laws recommended revision of Article 5, Section 10, setting a minimum of $19 for a Lodge fee; accepted.
  • IV-496: Committee on Permanent Regulations recommended addition of By-Law regarding suspension or cancellation of a lodge's charter, and the status of its brethren.
  • IV-496: Committee appointed to consider a general convention to establish a "uniform mode of work‚" and to "make other lawful regulations for the interest and security of the Craft."
    • 06/10: IV-499; resolved to send a delegate "provided other Grand Lodges generally determine to do the same."

• 06/10 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-499;
  • IV-501: Committee appointed regarding inquiry from the Grand Lodge of Missouri if lodges should conduct lodge business while open on the E.A. or F.C. degree.
    • 12/09: IV-505; committee reported that lodges "discuss all matters . . . without any reference as to which of the three degrees they may be open upon at the time; and your committee are not aware that any evils have resulted from this practice."

• 09/09 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-501;
  • IV-502: Letter received from the D.D.G.M. of the 8th District, indicating that the former Treasurer of Urbanity Lodge (Nantucket) had $100 belonging to the lodge.

• 12/09 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-504; Annual Communication. Officiated by Deputy Grand Master, George G. Smith.
  • IV-506: Report of the Committee of Finance.
  • IV-507: Report of the Trustees of the Grand Charity Fund.
  • IV-508: Caleb Butler elected Grand Master (35 ballots). Other Grand Lodge officers elected.

• 12/28 (Masonic Temple, Boston): IV-511;
  • IV-512: Report of committee on installation arrangements.
  • IV-513: Installation of Grand Master Butler and other Grand Lodge officers. Past Grand Master Dean "took leave of his officers and brethren of the Grand Lodge in an address of great beauty eloquence and affection."
  • IV-514: Address by Rt. Wor. Winslow Lewis, "in which he reviewed in a peculiarly spirited and caustic manner, the persecution through which the institution has recently pass'd; and congratulated the Grand Lodge and his brethren generally on the present encouraging condition and future prospects of the fraternity."
  • IV-515: Thanks voted to Paul Dean and other officers, as well as Winslow Lewis.

PETITIONS FOR CHARTERS

None.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

None.

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICT: 1840

Note: This is extremely conjectural, and based in part on the locations of the appointed Deputies.

★ = Appeared in Grand Lodge during 1840. (See Attendance Summary)

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