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1860

WINSLOW LEWIS, JR., Grand Master

NOTES

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

Held at Freemasons' Hall, Boston

• 03/14: VI-291;
• 06/13: VI-307;
• 09/12: VI-320;
• 12/12: VI-330; (Annual Communication)

03/14 Agenda

• VI-292: Report of committee on "resolutions expressive of the appreciation in which this Grand Lodge hold the past services of the Trustees of the Temple."
• VI-303: Correspondence with Paul Revere Lodge regarding jurisdiction.
  • 06/13: VI-308; report read and recommitted for more information.
  • 09/12: VI-327; printed report presented; referred to annual communication.
• VI-304: Report of committee on the initiation of sojourners.
• VI-305: Report of Committee on Charity.

06/13 Agenda

• VI-309: Communication with Lodge of St. Andrew; Grand Lodge vote not to take action with relation to the matter.
• VI-315: Communication with Hawaiian Lodge regarding aid.
  • 09/12: VI-324; determination that no action to be taken thereof; but on motion $100 was to be contributed.
• VI-316: Report of Committee on Charity.

09/12 Agenda

• VI-325: Report of Committee on Charity.
• VI-326: Report of the Trustees of the Temple.

12/12 Agenda

• VI-338: Adverse report on paying traveling expenses of delegates to the Grand Lodge.
• VI-339: Report of Committee on Charity.
• VI-340: Report of the Committee of Finance.
• VI-345: Correspondence with the Grand Lodge of Virginia, and reply, following the anticipated separation of the South.
• VI-347: Election of Rt. Wor. William T. Coolidge as Grand Master (149 ballots); and other Grand Lodge officers.
• VI-348: Committee on preparations for installation appointed.
• VI-357: Grand Feast of St. John the Evangelist, celebrated "after the manner of Masons."

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 06/13: VI-317; Assorted amendments to Grand Constitutions to be considered.
  • 09/12: VI-327; Report to be distributed.
  • 12/12: VI-333; Extensive report on amendments to the Grand Constitutions; amended and adopted:
    • Updated Preamble.
    • Part 1, Article 1, Section 2.
    • Part 1, Article 3, Section 2.
    • Part 1, Article 6, Section 1.
    • Part 1, Article 6, Section 6.
    • Part 1, Article 8, Section 7.
    • Part 2, Article 1, Section 1.
    • Part 2, Article 1, Section 2.
    • Part 2, Article 1, Section 3.
    • Part 3, Article 1, Section 1.
    • Part 3, Article 2, Section 2.
    • Part 3, Article 3, Section 1.
    • Part 3, Article 8, Section 1.
    • Part 4, Article 2, Section 1.
    • Part 4, Article 3, Section 5.
• 06/13: VI-317; Committee to consider the expediency of changing the hour of Grand Lodge meetings from 2 to 3 o'clock PM, and the hour of election of officers from 8 to 3 1/2 o'clock PM "or at such other hours as they may consider most convenient."
• 06/13: VI-318; Voted that the committee consider and report on the expediency of requiring the consent of the Master and Wardens for a candidate to take degrees elsewhere.

Grand Master's Address

• 12/27: VI-352; Address by Grand Master Lewis, including statistics.
  • Hall Dedications:
    • Montgomery, Milford (01/10)
    • Bethesda, Brighton (02/07)
    • Orphan's Hope, Weymouth (02/21)
    • Pilgrim, Harwich (03/20, and constituted lodge)
    • Caleb Butler, South Groton (03/26, and constituted lodge)
    • Wilder, Leominster (07/10, and constituted lodge)
    • John Cutler, Abington (09/23, and constituted lodge)
    • Martha's Vineyard, Tisbury (09/18, and constituted lodge)
    • Orange, Orange (10/05, and constituted lodge)
    • United Brethren, Marlborough (10/17, and constituted lodge)

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/14: VI-302; Fellowship, referred for examination and correction.

• 06/13: VI-315; St. John's (Boston), amendments approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• 12/12: Paul Dean, Past Grand Master committee appointed.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/14: VI-300; Petition for Caleb Butler U.D., South Groton, granted.

• 03/14: VI-301; Petition for Pilgrim U.D., Harwich South Village, granted, despite certain "irregularities‚"

06/13: VI-309; Petition for Wilder U.D., Leominster, granted with two alterations to by-laws.

09/12: VI-321; Petition for John Cutler U.D., Abington, granted.

09/12: VI-322; Petition for Orange U.D., Orange, granted.

09/12: VI-322; Petition for United Brethren U.D., Marlborough, granted.

09/12: VI-323; Petition for Martha's Vineyard U.D., Tisbury, granted with three alterations to by-laws.

09/12: VI-321; Petition for Oxford U.D., Oxford, granted.

12/12: VI-331; Petition for Hammatt U.D., East Boston, granted 12/13.

12/12: VI-331; Petition for Quinnebaug U.D., Southbridge, granted 12/13.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

Mentioned in Grand Master's Address, Page VI-353:

• John Warren, Hopkinton (granted 07/25)
• Dalhousie, Newtonville (granted 08/03)
• Pacific, Amherst (granted 08/23)
• John Hancock, Methuen (granted 10/10)
• Aberdour, Boston (granted 12/13)

Petitions for Restoration of Charter

None.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

None.

LIST OF LODGES BY DATE OF PRECEDENCE: 1860

When more information is available, this will be updated with district information. (Note: There were 12 Districts in 1860, plus a special area for Chile.

• DISTRICT 1: Benjamin Dean, Boston, District Deputy Grand Master
• DISTRICT 2: William Sutton, South Danvers, District Deputy Grand Master
• DISTRICT 3: William Sewall Gardner, Lowell, District Deputy Grand Master
• DISTRICT 4: Daniel W. Taft, Blackstone, District Deputy Grand Master
• DISTRICT 5: Zachariah L. Bicknell, Weymouth, District Deputy Grand Master
• DISTRICT 6: Jonathan A. Dana, Worcester, District Deputy Grand Master
• DISTRICT 7: James A. Cook, Taunton, District Deputy Grand Master
• DISTRICT 8: Sylvanus Baxter, Hyannis, District Deputy Grand Master
• DISTRICT 9: Daniel Reynolds, Springfield, District Deputy Grand Master
• DISTRICT 10: W.B.C. Pearsons, Holyoke, District Deputy Grand Master
• DISTRICT 11: Charles B. Rogers, Charlestown, District Deputy Grand Master
• DISTRICT 12: Sanford M. Hunt, Roxbury, District Deputy Grand Master
• CHILE: Charles T. Ward, Jr., Valparaiso, Special Deputy for Chile

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