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1879

CHARLES ALFRED WELCH, Grand Master

Abraham H. Howland, Jr., Deputy Grand Master
Solon W. Stevens, Senior Grand Warden
Henry G. Fay, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(Held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/12: 1879-1;
• 06/11: 1879-36;
• 09/10: 1879-57;
• 12/10: 1879-85; (Annual Communication)

03/12 Agenda

• 1879-7: Committee on German-language ritual petition by Germania Lodge was granted further time, "to give the Lodge an opportunity for a hearing upon the petition."
• 1879-7ff; Report of the Committee on Healing.
• 1879-9: Committee report on the jurisdictional dispute between Republican Lodge, Greenfield and Harmony Lodge, Northfield. Recommendation that certain brethren be "censured or admonished in such manner as the M.W. Grand Master may deem best."
• 1879-13: Financial Condition Committee report. "A brief statement" of the report and the subsequent comments and recommendations would be prepared for the June Communication.
• 1879-24: Appropriation of money for the Standing Committee on Charity.
• 1879-27: Committee to prepare resolutions on the death of R.W. Charles Kimball.

06/11 Agenda

• 1879-41: The Financial Committee Report made its recommendation for the capitation tax; it was adopted by majority vote (1879-44).
• 1879-44: A communication was received from the Grand Master of a newly-formed Grand Lodge of Cuba.
• 1879-45: A memorial was received from brothers whose names did not appear on the charter of Mechanic's Lodge.
  • 1879-66: The petition of brothers claiming to be left off the charter of Mechanic's Lodge were "given leave to withdraw."
• 1879-45: A form of the Ritual in the German Lodge was recommended by a Committee.
• 1879-46: Despite a second communication, the Grand Lodge did not find it "at present expedient" to grant recognition to the Grand Lodge of New South Wales.
• 1879-47: A committee was appointed to investigate the expenses of the Grand Lodge.

09/10 Agenda

• 1879-61: A further communication was received from the President of the Board of Correspondence of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales; referred to committee.
• 1879-62: Committee on the Grand Lodge of Cuba recommended that recognition action be deferred.
• 1879-72: The Grand Master displayed "an excellent photograph of Moses Michael Hays . . . copied from a painting by Stuart."

12/10 Agenda

• Recorded in Grand Master Welch's address, beginning on page 1879-104:
  • Lodges constituted, officers installed:
    • Mechanic's, Turner's Falls (04/01; also, address on Grand Lodge debt)
    • Noquochoke, South Westport (10/17, in New Bedford)
  • Lodges visited:
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (12/13/1878)
    • Mount Lebanon, Boston (01/13; installation of officers and DDGM)
    • King Solomon's, Charlestown (02/11; address on Grand Lodge debt)
    • Star of Bethlehem and Robert Lash, Chelsea (02/25; memorial service on Wor. Eben W. Lothrop)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (03/09; burial service of Rt. Wor. Charles Kimball)
    • Faith, Charlestown (03/14; address on Grand Lodge debt)
    • Henry Price, Charlestown (03/26; address on Grand Lodge debt)
    • Merrimack and Saggahew, Haverhill (04/22; address on Grand Lodge debt)
    • Amicable, Cambridge (05/01; address on Grand Lodge debt)
    • Athol, Athol (05/02; address on Grand Lodge debt)
    • Belmont (05/08; installation of officers and address on Grand Lodge debt)
    • Blackstone River, Blackstone (05/16; address on Grand Lodge debt)
    • lodges in Salem (05/20; address on Grand Lodge debt)
    • Mount Moriah, Westfield (05/24; address on Grand Lodge debt)
    • Chicopee, Chicopee (05/30; address on Grand Lodge debt)
    • St. Paul's (South Boston) and Baalbec (06/03; address on Grand Lodge debt)
    • lodges in Salem (06/06; address on Grand Lodge debt)
    • Charity, North Cambridge (06/09; "passed a very pleasant evening, not the less pleasant that I was not obliged to say a word on the financial question.")
    • Mount Olivet, Cambridge (06/19)
    • Monitor, Waltham (06/24; formal healing)
    • Union (Dorchester) (10/28)
    • Paul Revere, Brockton (11/12)
    • Hyde Park, Hyde Park (11/20)
    • Solomon's Temple, Uxbridge (11/24)
  • Hall Dedications:
    • Montgomery, Milford (04/25; also address on Grand Lodge debt)
  • Exempifications:
    • Sandwich, 15th District (01/08)
    • Palmer, 18th District (01/23)
    • Athol, 8th District (02/14)
• 1879-119: Report on the Sinking Fund.
• 1878-120: Re-election of Grand Master Welch and other Grand Officers.
• 1878-126: Auditing Committee report.
• 1878-129: Communication from Grand Lodge of Colon; referred to committee.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

None.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/12: 1879-21; Report on Grand Master's Annual Address of 12/11/1878.

• 12/10: 1879-94; Annual Address by Grand Master Welch; referred to committee, 1879-128.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/12: 1879-5;
  • Full Codes : Mechanic's U.D., St. Mark's.
  • Amendments: Baalbec, Liberty, Mosaic, Mount Horeb (West Harwich), Mount Tabor, St. Bernard, Winslow Lewis.
  • 1879-26: approved; full codes are "amended and reduced‚" with a seal to be furnished by St. Mark's Lodge.

• 06/11: 1879-40;
  • Full Codes : Merrimack, St. Mark's.
  • Amendments: Dalhousie, Mount Vernon, Quinnebaug, St. George, Starr King, Warren, Wilder.
  • 1879-51: approved; with a seal to be furnished by St. Mark's and Merrimack, and "slight changes" in the code of Merrimack Lodge.

• 09/10: 1879-60;
  • Full Codes : Noquochoke U.D., Republican.
  • Amendments: Aurora, Chicopee, Ezekiel Bates, Gate of the Temple, Joseph Webb, Konohassett, Morning Star, Roswell Lee.
  • 1879-71: approved, except no vote on Republican Lodge.

• 12/10: 1879-94;
  • Full Codes : Artisan, Corner Stone, St. Alban's, St. Paul's (South Boston).
  • Amendments: Amicable, Charles W. Moore, Hampshire, Harmony, Hyde Park, Mizpah, Norfolk, Pequossette, Revere.
  • 1879-129: approved; as amended: St. Alban's, Corner Stone, St. Paul's (South Boston), Artisan. Corner Stone and Artisan Lodges must provide a seal. Republican Lodge's by-laws are to be returned for correction.

Necrologies and Memorials

• 06/11: 1879-47; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Charles Kimball, Past Senior Grand Warden; given by R.W. Solon W. Stevens.

• 09/10: 1879-67: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Jerome Van Crowninshield Smith, physician, author (of "Travels in Palestine" et.al.) and former Mayor of Boston.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/12: 1879-5; Mechanic's U.D., Montague; charter granted 1879-25.

• 09/10: 1879-61; Noquochoke, South Westport; charter granted 1879-72.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

• Dispensations, mentioned in Grand Master's Address beginning on Page 1879-104:
  • Soley, Somerville (04/02)

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 04/01/1879: 1879-29; Montague. Constitution of Mechanic's Lodge and the installation of its officers by the Grand Master.

• 04/25/1879: 1879-31; Milford. A ceremony to dedicate the new Masonic apartments of Montgomery Lodge. Many local lodges were represented, "the attendance being very large."

• 06/11/1879: 1879-33; Masonic Temple, Boston. A meeting (preceding the June Quarterly Communication) to discuss the report of the Committee on the Financial Condition of the Grand Lodge. A recommendation was offered for a capitation tax at $1/year for each affiliated Mason for 15 years to retire the debt. (Approved later in the day by vote.)

• 06/24/1879: 1879-53; Salem. Feast of St. John the Baptist; the centennial of Essex Lodge, Salem. A procession, ceremony, banquet and address by Grand Master Welch.

• 09/11/1879: 1879-75; Gloucester. Dedication of the Soldiers and Sailors' Monument; R.W. Abraham H. Howland, Jr., Deputy Grand Master, presiding. A complete description of the ceremony is provided, along with R.W. Howland's address starting on Page 1879-78. Order of Exercises.

• 10/17/1879: 1879-81; New Bedford. Constitution of Noquochoke Lodge, Westport, and installation of officers. An address was given by Grand Master Welch in the form of a charge to the Brethren, not recorded.

• 12/27/1879: 1879-131; Waltham. Dedication of Masonic Hall for Monitor and Isaac Parker Lodges. Grand Master Welch made an address to the Brethren, not recorded.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/30/1879)

• 1879-135: Opening and roll call.
• 1879-137: Installation of Grand Master Welch. Grand Chaplain's prayer; description of installation omitted, referring to the ceremony recorded in 1874.
• 1879-144: Charity Committee report.
• 1879-148: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1879, as well as the past 2-3 years.
• 1879-149: List of Grand Lodge Proceedings received.
• 1879-151: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1879

There were 19 districts in Massachusetts in 1879, as well as districts for Chile and China.

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