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Revision as of 05:13, 11 March 2011
1846
SIMON W. ROBINSON, Grand Master
Winslow Lewis, Deputy Grand Master
Edward A. Raymond , Senior Grand Warden
John R. Bradford, Junior Grand Warden
Contents
NOTES
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS
Held at Masonic Temple, Boston
- 03/11: V-68;
- 06/10: V-77;
- 09/09: V-86;
- 12/09: V-104; (Annual Communication)
03/11 Agenda
- V-71: Report by Trustees of the Temple regarding alterations to the Temple. Referred to committee for consultation with other Masonic bodies.
- 06/10: V-82; report by committee that $300 had been appropriated as the Grand Lodge's share in fitting up the rooms.
- V-72: A delegate to be appointed to attend the General Convention of Freemasons in Virginia in May.
- V-75: Grand Lodge to attend the Feast of St. John the Baptist with Aurora Lodge, Fitchburg, on 06/24/1846.
06/10 Agenda
- V-79: Committee report on members of the former Constellation Lodge. The three Brothers were expelled from Masonry.
- V-83: Correspondence from Bros. Oliver and Crucefix, elected Honorary Members in December 1845.
- V-85: Committee appointed to dedicate the new Hall.
09/09 Agenda
- V-89ff: Report on United Brethren clandestine Lodge, initiating Negro men in Boston. A committee of these men sought "healing" to be made Masons. A summons was made to Bro. Benjamin F. Leonard, who had undertaken this action. (See 09/29, 10/14 Special Communications below.)
- 12/09: V-105; Negro brethren admitted, but their petition to be regularly admitted and "healed" was denied.
- V-93: Petition by Morning Star Lodge to hold a procession on 06/24/1846, inviting the Grand Lodge; accepted.
12/09 Agenda
- V-106: Report of the Committee of Finance.
- V-108: Report of the Committee on Charity.
- V-109: Report of the Trustees of the Temple.
- V-112: Report of the Trustees of the Grand Charity Fund.
- V-113: Re-election of Simon W. Robinson as Grand Master (58 ballots), and other Grand Lodge officers.
Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals
- 09/09: V-87; Part 4, Article 1, Section 10 to be amended to substitute "$6" for "$4" (annual fee for members), and "$5" for "$3.50" (fee for initiates); adopted.
Grand Master's Address
- 03/11: V-69; Address by Grand Master Robinson. Recommendations on Grand Lodge fees referred to committee.
- 09/09: V-87; Committee reported recommendation to increase fees.
Necrologies and Memorials
- 03/11: V-13; Memorial to Henry Purkitt, Past Junior Grand Warden, given by Rt. Wor. Winslow Lewis, Jr.
Petitions for Charters
- 12/09: V-107; Petition by Mount Tabor Lodge U.D., East Boston, for a charter (dispensation date 12/18/1845, not recorded in Proceedings); granted.
Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges
- 06/10: V-78; Petition for St. Paul's Lodge, South Boston.
Petitions for Restoration of Charter
- 06/10: V-78; Petition by Washington Lodge, Roxbury; referred.
- 09/09: V-89; Petition granted.
- 09/09: V-93; Petition by Union Lodge, Nantucket, to replace the original charter destroyed by a recent fire; referred.
- 09/09: V-94; recommended for acceptance.
- 12/09: V-110; Presentation of "sundry papers and petitions" from King Hiram's Lodge, Provincetown, to replace one lost during "Anti-Masonic excitement‚" granted, dues remitted.
- 12/28: V-121; Petition by Montgomery Lodge, Medway; committee adverse to granting the petition, as some of the funds had been distributed in 1829, the rest lost through mismanagement.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 09/29: V-95; Proceedings against Bro. Benjamin Leonard. Appearing before Grand Lodge, Bro. Leonard asked for a postponement that he might obtain counsel.
- 10/14: V-98; Proceedings against Bro. Benjamin Leonard. He did not appear; unanimously found guilty, he was expelled.
- 11/11: V-101: Dedication of the new Masonic Hall. Ceremonies conducted "in accordance with ancient [M]asonic form and usage" Wor. and Rev. Albert Case "delivered an able, interesting and appropriate address."
FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/28/1846)
- V-116: Instruction session.
- V-122: Invitation to attend the installation of The Massachusetts Lodge on 01/29/1847; accepted.
- V-122: Installation of Grand Master Robinson and other Grand Lodge officers.
- V-122: Address by Past Grand Master Peabody "on the character, history and prospects of the Institution."
- V-123: A further "appropriate and practical" address was given by Rev. Bro. George M. Randall.
LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICT: 1846
Note: This is extremely conjectural, and based in part on the locations of the appointed Deputies.
DISTRICT 1
Addison Searle (Chelsea), District Deputy Grand Master; 12 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)
- Bethesda (Brighton, 1819)
- Monitor (Waltham, 1820) charter restored
- Star of Bethlehem (Chelsea, 1844)
- Mount Tabor (East Boston, 1845)
- St. Paul's (South Boston, U.D.)
DISTRICT 2
Samuel Bowden (Marblehead), District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
- Philanthropic (Marblehead, 1760) restored charter
- The Tyrian (Gloucester, 1770)
- St. Mark's (Newburyport, 1803)
- Mount Carmel (Lynn, 1805)
- Warren (Amesbury, 1822)
- Liberty (Beverly, 1824)
DISTRICT 3
Nathan Ordway (Fitchburg), District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
- King Solomon's (Charlestown, 1783)
- St. Paul's (Groton, 1797)
- Corinthian (Concord, 1797)
- Hiram (West Cambridge, 1797)
- Pentucket (Lowell, 1807)
- Jordan (Danvers, 1808)
- Good Samaritan (Reading, 1816)
- St. Matthew's (Andover, 1822)
DISTRICT 4
Jonathan Greenwood (Framingham), 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 (Canton), District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
- Fellowship (Bridgewater, 1797)
- King David (Taunton, 1798)
- Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799)
- Corner Stone (Duxbury, 1801)
DISTRICT 6
Pliny Slocomb (Sutton), 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 (New Bedford), 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
Samuel H. Jenks (Nantucket), 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)
- Hampden (Springfield, 1817)