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1884

ABRAHAM HATHAWAY HOWLAND, JR., Grand Master

Frederick D. Ely, Deputy Grand Master
Russell Matthews, Senior Grand Warden
William H.H. Soule, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(Held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/12: 1884-14;
• 06/11: 1884-71;
• 09/10: 1884-99;
• 12/10: 1884-133; (Annual Communication)

03/12 Agenda

• 1884-32: Report on the petition to assign Dorchester to Union Lodge. When Dorchester and Roxbury were united with Boston, lodges located there were given Boston jurisdiction. In 1873 the Grand Lodge postponed indefinitely a resolution that "no changes by the Legislature of the Communowealth of Municipal Corporations, or the boundaries of the territory thereof, shall be held to affect in any way the jurisdiction of Lodges." Union Lodge is allowed to consider giving up its Boston jurisdiction if it wants Dorchester only. Ordered to be printed.
  • 06/11: 1884-78; not granted.
• 1884-40ff: Report by Memorial Medal committee. A description of similar medals is included. Description of proposed medal and costs; dies to be procured, and a medal to be produced.
• 1884-47: Report of Charity Committee.
• 1884-48: Presentation of Past Grand Master's Jewel to Rt. Wor. Samuel C. Lawrence, honors shared by Mount Hermon Lodge, his mother lodge. Response by Past Grand Master Lawrence.

06/11 Agenda

• 1884-90: Charity Committee report.
• 1884-95: Appeal for ruling by St. John's (Boston); referred.
  • 12/10: 1884-208; resolved by committee report.

09/10 Agenda

• 1884-116: Communication from the "Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of South Australia‚" with a request for recognition; referred.
  • 12/10: 1884-202; tabled, awaiting the action of the Grand Lodges in Britain and Ireland.
• 1884-120: Report on the portrait of Past Grand Master Lawrence and the engravings of the Masonic Virtues: Faith, Hope, Charity, Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence and Justice. (Note on page 1884-123 regarding the engravings, copied from the west window of New College, Oxford. They are described in detail there.)
• 1884-122: Report of Charity Committee.

12/10 Agenda

• Recorded in Grand Master Howland's address, beginning on page 1884-146:
  • Lodges visited:
    • Star in the East, New Bedford (01/07; installation)
    • Mizpah, Cambridge (01/14; installation)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (02/14)
    • Montacute, Worcester (03/19: raising of Bro. Samuel E. Hildreth, ex-Mayor of Worcester.)
    • Star in the East, New Bedford (06/14)
    • Charles H. Titus, Taunton (09/09)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (09/25)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (10/09)
    • Palestine, Everett (10/09)
    • Social Harmony, Wareham (10/10)
    • Star in the East, New Bedford (10/13)
    • Hiram, Arlington (10/16)
    • Fraternal, Barnstable (11/03)
    • Joseph Webb, Boston (11/05)
    • St. Mark's, Newburyport (11/06)
    • St. John's (Newburyport) (11/06)
    • Paul Dean, North Easton (11/07)
    • Merrimack, Haverhill (11/12)
    • Washington, Roxbury (11/13; installation)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (11/28; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/29; anniversary)
  • Hall and Building Dedications and Cornerstone Layings:
    • Cornerstone laying of Memorial Hall in Milford (05/20; Special Communication)
    • Bay State, Montague (11/19; hall dedication; by Past Grand Master Nickerson; not in Proceedings)
  • Dispensations (other than degrees or special elections):
    • Warren, Amesbury (03/07; to hold meetings in the apartments of the Knights of Honor, following a fire on 02/29)
    • King Hiram's, Provincetown (05/24; for public procession in memoriam of Bro. John Addison Williams, lost at sea)
    • Olive Branch, Millbury (06/09; for the funeral of Bro. Thomas Wheelock)
    • Excelsior, Franklin (06/27; for the interment of Bro. Henry Stephen Mansfield)
    • Constellation, Dedham (10/21; for the interment of Bro. Philander P. Young)
    • Ezekiel Bates, Attleboro (11/11; for the interment of Bro. Alfred Chatterton)
  • Dispensations for new lodges:
    • St. John's (Concepción), Concepción, Chile (04/09)
      • 1884-210: a request made to extend this dispensation to September 1885, instead of March 1885.
    • Highland Lodge of Instruction, Roxbury (02/14; by petition of Washington and Lafayette Lodges.)
• 1884-183: Auditing Committee Report.
• 1884-185: Re-election of Grand Master Howland, and other Grand Lodge officers. Remarks by Grand Master Howland and Past Grand Master Lawrence presiding.
• 1884-211: Report of Committee on Charity.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 03/12: 1884-36: Proposal to alter Part 2, Article 1, with a new section on the Grand Charity Fund, and the disposal of the former Grand Charity Fund; amendment to the Act of Incorporation proposed, so this committee was granted further time.
  • 06/11: 1884-78; Committee report accepted, amendment to Act referred.
  • 09/10: 1884-106; Committee report accepted; Masonic Education and Charity Trust established; Trustees to be proposed by a committee appointed for this purpose. A committee was also appointed to investigate the disposition of the "Sigourney Fund."
  • 12/10: 1884-196; Committee report on the Sigourney Fund.

• 03/12: 1884-40: Proposal to amend a Standing Regulation regarding Honorary Membership; accepted.

• 03/12: 1884-52: Proposal to amend Part 3, Article 7, regarding Grand Lodge regalia to recommend wearing the Anniversary Medal; referred.
  • 06/11: 1884-91; Amendment adopted regarding wearing the anniversary medal.
  • 09/10: 1884-119; Report recommitted.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/12: 1884-22; Report on Grand Master Lawrence's Annual Address of 12/12/1883.

• 12/10: 1884-143: Grand Master's Address; annual returns (1,293 diplomas; 27,089 Masons total); condition of lodges and debts; Board of Directors; finances; special communications; order on Regulations regarding recognized rites; the new Charity Trust.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/12: 1884-21;
  • Full Codes : Baalbec, Kilwinning, Meridian, Mount Zion.
    • 1884-47: approved.
  • Amendments: Alfred Baylies, Athol, Golden Fleece, Huntington, King Cyrus, St. John's (Newburyport), Warren.
    • 1884-47: approved.

• 06/11: 1884-77;
  • Full Codes : Mount Olivet, William Parkman, William Sutton.
    • 1884-93: approved.
  • Amendments: Aconcagua, Bay State, Ionic (Easthampton), May Flower, St. Mark's, Tuscan, The Tyrian, Warren.
    • 1884-47: approved for Aconcagua, Ionic (Easthampton), May Flower, The Tyrian and Warren; further time requested for Tuscan, Bay State and St. Mark's.
    • 09/10: 1884-121: approved for Tuscan, Bay State. St. Mark's rejected.

• 09/10: 1884-104;
  • Full Codes : King Solomon's, Satuit.
    • 1884-121: approved.
  • Amendments: Acacia, Essex, Liberty, Mount Horeb (West Harwich), Vernon.
    • 1884-121: approved.

• 12/10: 1884-143;
  • Full Codes : Olive Branch.
    • 1884-210: approved.
  • Amendments: Puritan.
    • 1884-210: approved.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/12: 1884-48; Warren Lodge, Amesbury; on account of fire, a new Charter was granted.

Necrologies and Memorials

• 03/12: 1884-52: Memorial to R.W. William S. Plunkett, Past Senior Grand Warden; referred to committee.
  • 09/10: 1884-113; Memorial presented by Rt. Wor. Edwin Baker, for the committee.
  • 12/10: 1884-145; Memorial in Grand Master's Address.

• 12/10: 1884-145: Memorial to Bro. Azel Capen, the last survivor in Stoughton who signed the Declaration of 1831.

• 12/10: 1884-212: Memorial to Rt. Wor. F. Lyman Winship; referred.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 02/22/1884: 1884-1; Saugus. Dedication of the hall of William Sutton Lodge.
  • 1884-2: Procession by Grand Lodge into hall; welcome by Master of William Sutton Lodge.
  • 1884-2: Dedication of hall.
  • 1884-3: Installation of officers of William Sutton Lodge.
  • 1884-3: Charge by Grand Chaplain Fielder Israel.
  • 1884-7: Address by Grand Master Howland.
  • 1884-9: Closing ceremonies and a "bounteous collation".

• 02/28/1884: 1884-10; Millbury. Dedication of the hall of Olive Branch Lodge.
  • 1884-11: Procession by Grand Lodge into hall; welcome by Master of Olive Branch Lodge.
  • 1884-11: Dedication of hall.
  • 1884-12: Charge by Grand Chaplain Fielder Israel. Presentation of "a beautiful gavel" to the Master, and "a fine library-case" to the Lodge on behalf of the brethren of Worcester. Brief address by Grand Master Howland.
  • 1884-13: At the basement of the Town Hall, "about two hundred sat down to a bountiful collation, to which they seemed to do full justice." Speeches by the Grand Master, past Grand Masters Parkman and Welch, and Grand Chaplain Israel.

• 03/27/1884: 1884-54; Tisbury. Dedication of the hall of Martha's Vineyard Lodge.
  • 1884-55: Procession by Grand Lodge into hall; welcome by Master of Martha's Vineyard Lodge.
  • 1884-55: Dedication of hall. Addresses by Past Grand Master Parkman, Grand Chaplain Israel, and the Grand Master.

• 05/31/1884: 1884-57; Milford. Cornerstone Laying of Memorial Hall.
  • 1884-57: Opening of Grand Lodge at Mansion House, procession to hall site, escorted by Milford Commandery and Montgomery Lodge.
  • 1884-58: Ceremony. Address by George Draper, Esq., chairman of the Building Committee. Scripture Lesson and Prayer by Grand Chaplain Israel; depositing of corner stone; ritual of consecration.
  • 1884-64: Address by Grand Master Howland.

• 10/17/1884: 1884-125; Weymouth. Dedication of the hall of Orphan's Hope Lodge.
  • 1884-126: Procession by Grand Lodge to hall; welcome by Master of Orphan's Hope Lodge.
  • 1884-127: Dedication of Hall. Address by Grand Master Howland.
  • 1884-132: A "bountiful entertainment, both material and intellectual, was discussed and highly enjoyed by all."

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/30/1884)

• 1884-213: Opening and roll call.
• 1884-215: Installation of Grand Master Howland. Grand Chaplain's prayer; address by Past Grand Master Lawrence to the Grand Master. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1884-225: Report of Committee on Charity.
• 1884-228: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1883, as well as the past 2-8 years.
• 1884-229: List of Grand Lodge Proceedings received.
• 1884-230: List of Diplomas issued (1,658 in 1884).
• 1884-234: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1884-236: Past Grand Master Parkman.
  • 1884-240: Grand Chaplain Charles H. Leonard.
  • 1884-243: Past Grand Master Gardner.
  • 1884-247: Rev. William R. Alger.
  • 1884-253: Past Grand Master and Recording Secretary Nickerson.
  • 1884-257: Grand Chaplain Fielder Israel.
  • 1884-259: Past Grand Master Lawrence.
  • 1884-261: Deputy Grand Master Frederick D. Ely.
  • 1884-266: Grand Treasurer Samuel Wells.
  • 1884-268: Senior Grand Warden Charles H. McClellan.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1884

There were 28 districts in Massachusetts in 1884, as well as districts for Chile and China.

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