MassachusettsYear1845
1845
AUGUSTUS PEABODY, Grand Master
E.M.P. Wells, Deputy Grand Master
Robert Keith, Senior Grand Warden
John Hews, Junior Grand Warden
Contents
NOTES
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
Held at Masonic Temple, Boston
- 03/12: V-5;
- 06/11: V-15;
- 09/10: V-24;
- 12/10: V-39; (Annual Communication)
03/12 Agenda
- V-6: Committee on Constellation Lodge, Dedham, report: that members of the lodge should return monies disbursed to them, and that the Carpet and those funds be returned to the District Deputy and thus to the Grand Lodge.
- 06/11: V-18; Remittance to be given by members; most of the important regalia, etc. saved.
- 09/10: V-25; Grand Master Peabody issued a summons to certain members of the lodge, who had divided its funds; expulsion considered.
- 12/10: V-46; Communication from these brethren, indicating that the sum was disbursed for charitable purposes.
- V-7: Report of committee from King Solomon's Lodge on the upcoming dedication of the Bunker Hill Monument; description of the order of ceremonies.
06/11 Agenda
- V-19: Further details on Grand Lodge participation in the Bunker Hill ceremony.
- V-21: Motion made to commission Rev. Bro. Wm. James Carver of London as Massachusetts' representative to the Grand Lodge of England. Referred.
- 09/10: V-30; Grand Lodge considered this appointment a special case for Grand Representatives.
- V-21: Correspondence from the Grand Lodge of Bengal, India.
- V-21: Correspondence from the Grand Lodge of Texas.
- 09/10: V-29; Grand Lodge unconvinced that there should be Grand Representatives.
- V-22: Committee appointed to purchase an organ.
- 09/10: V-28; Appropriation of $60 made to purchase an organ.
09/10 Agenda
- V-34: Communication from Grand Lodge of Maryland regarding a General Grand Lodge; referred.
- 12/10: V-44; Committee report: "in our opinion it is at this time inexpedient to take any further order thereon."
- V-35: Petition by Star of Bethlehem Lodge for the loan of a set of collars and jewels; granted.
- V-35: Communication from Henry Purkitt, Permanent Member, who was 90 years of age and did not expect to attend Lodge again; delivered by Rt. Wor. John B. Hammatt; reply of the Grand Master.
12/10 Agenda
- V-40: Report of the Committee of Finance.
- V-41: Report of the Trustees of the Temple.
- V-42: Report of the Trustees of the Grand Charity Fund.
- V-51: Petition by Morning Star, Worcester, for a public profession on 06/24/1846; granted.
- V-52: Election of Simon W. Robinson as Grand Master, and other Grand Lodge officers.
- V-54: Committee on arrangements constituted.
- 12/27: V-63; report.
Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals
- 06/11: V-22; Motion to rescind the proscription regulation forbidding the conferral of more than one degree at once; referred. (Not adopted.)
- 09/10: V-34; Amendment to provide for the admission of honorary members.
- 12/10: V-48ff; Report submitted and adopted. (Note: though supposedly incorporated into the Grand Constitutions, there is no evidence that it appeared in the text.)
Necrologies and Memorials
- 03/12: V-11; Memorial to Benjamin Russell, Past Grand Master, given by Rt. Wor. Winslow Lewis, Jr.
- 09/10: V-34; Memorial to ex-President Andrew Jackson, Past Grand Master of Tennessee, given by Rt. Wor. Winslow Lewis, Jr.
Petitions for Charters
- 03/12: V-6; Petition by Mount Hope Lodge, Fall River, for replacement; charter destroyed by fire. Granted (page V-11); dues remitted to them.
- 06/11: V-19; Petition by Star of Bethlehem Lodge U.D., Chelsea, for a charter; granted.
- 12/10: V-53; request to have ceremony of constitution at the Boston Masonic Temple; granted.
Petitions for Restorations of Charter
- 03/12: V-6; Petition by Philanthropic Lodge, Marblehead; referred.
- V-10: granted.
- 06/11: V-19; Petition by Mount Carmel Lodge, Lynn; granted.
- 09/10: V-33; most of the individuals among whom the property of the lodge was divided in 1835 refuse to return it.
- 12/10: V-45; Committee met with the brethren named in Liberty Hall in Lynn on 10/27; after conference they determined to "do what wsa right" only two Brethren refused; proceeding to be suspended against these two until after the next Quarterly.
- 12/10: V-40; Remission of dues to Hampden Lodge, suspended work from 1835 to 1844.
- 12/10: V-48; Petition by Amicable Lodge, Cambridge; referred.
- 12/27: V-57ff; Extensive report of the committee, recommending that the charter be restored.
- 12/27: V-64; adopted, charter to be restored.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 01/07: V-1; Masonic Temple, Boston. Funeral arrangements for Benjamin Russell, Past Grand Master. Brethren to attend funeral, wear an "appropriate Badge (square and compass on a blue ribbon,) with crape [sic] on the left arm."
- 03/10: V-3; Melodeon, Boston. (Now the site of the new Paramount Theater on Washington St.) Funeral honours for Benjamin Russell. Description of services, including a eulogy by Francis Baylies.
FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1845)
- V-55: Rt. Wor. George Oliver of England elected Honorary Member with the rank of Past Deputy Grand Master.
- V-56: Rt. Wor. Thomas Crucefix of England elected Honorary Member with the rank of Past Deputy Grand Master.
- V-56: Invitation by Aurora Lodge to attend Feast of St. John the Baptist on 06/24/1846 in Fitchburg; referred.
- V-56: Report of the Committee on Charity.
- V-55: Instruction session.
- V-65: Installation of Grand Master Robinson and other Grand Lodge officers. Address by Past Grand Master Peabody "on the condition of the Fraternity in the Commonwealth."
- V-66: Thanks voted to Past Grand Master Peabody, et. al.
- V-66: Address by Rev. Bro. E.M.P. Wells.
LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICT: 1845
Note: This is extremely conjectural, and based in part on the locations of the appointed Deputies.
DISTRICT 1
, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges + 1 U.D.
- St. John's (Boston, 1733)
- Lodge of St. Andrew, (Boston, 1752)
- The Massachusetts (Boston, 1770)
- Columbian (Boston, 1796)
- Union (Dorchester, 1796)
- Meridian (Watertown, 1797)
- Mount Lebanon (Boston, 1801)
- Amicable (Cambridge, 1805) charter restored 12/10/1845
- Bethesda (Brighton, 1819)
- Star of Bethlehem (Chelsea, 1844)
- Mount Tabor (East Boston, U.D.)
DISTRICT 2
Samuel Bowden, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
- Philanthropic (Marblehead, 1760) restored charter
- The Tyrian (Gloucester, 1770)
- St. Mark's (Newburyport, 1803)
- Warren (Amesbury, 1822)
- Liberty (Beverly, 1824)
DISTRICT 3
Nathan Ordway, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
- King Solomon's (Charlestown, 1783)
- St. Paul's (Groton, 1797)
- Corinthian (Concord, 1797)
- Hiram (West Cambridge, 1797)
- Jordan (Danvers, 1808)
- Good Samaritan (Reading, 1816)
- St. Matthew's (Andover, 1822)
DISTRICT 4
Jonathan Greenwood, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
- Middlesex (Framingham, 1795)
- Olive Branch (Sutton, 1797)
- Constellation (Dedham, 1801)
- Solomon's Temple (Uxbridge, 1818)
- Oxford (Oxford, 1825)
- Doric (Southbridge, 1826)
DISTRICT 5
Samuel Chandler, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
- Fellowship (Bridgewater, 1797)
- King David (Taunton, 1798)
- Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799)
- Corner Stone (Duxbury, 1801)
DISTRICT 6
, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
- Morning Star (Worcester, 1793)
- Meridian Sun (Brookfield, 1797)
- Mount Zion (Hardwick, 1800)
- Aurora (Leominster, 1801)
- Harris (Templeton, 1802)
- Eden (Ware, 1824)
- Bethel (Enfield, 1825)
DISTRICT 7
Lucien B. Keith, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
- King Hiram's (Provincetown, 1795)
- Marine (Falmouth, 1798)
- Fraternal (Barnstable, 1801)
- Star in the East (New Bedford, 1823)
- Mount Hope (Fall River, 1824)
DISTRICT 8
, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
DISTRICT 9
, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
- Cincinnatus (Great Barrington, 1795)
- Harmony (Northfield, 1796)
- Jerusalem (South Hadley, 1797) not active
- Hampden (Springfield, 1817)