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'''1885'''
  
'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHowlandABRAHAM HATHAWAY HOWLAND, JR.], Grand Master'''
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHowland ABRAHAM HATHAWAY HOWLAND, JR.], Grand Master'''
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLFEly Frederick D. Ely]''', Deputy Grand Master<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLCMcClellan Charles H. McClellan]''', Senior Grand Warden<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLASweetser Albert H. Sweetser]''', Junior Grand Warden
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=== QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS ===  
 
=== QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS ===  
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***  [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHydeParkLoc Hyde Park] (02/16; Special Communication)
 
***  [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHydeParkLoc Hyde Park] (02/16; Special Communication)
 
***  [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver Fall River] (05/22; Special Communication)
 
***  [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver Fall River] (05/22; Special Communication)
**  Corner stone laying at Norwood (09/14;  
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***  Corner stone laying at Norwood (09/14; Special Communication)
**  [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMarlborough Marlborough] (10/14; Special Communication)
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***  [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMarlborough Marlborough] (10/14; Special Communication)
** Dispensations (other than degrees or special elections):
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***  [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Warren Warren], Amesbury (03/07; to hold meetings in the apartments of the Knights of Honor, following a fire on 02/29)
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** Dispensations for new lodges:
 
** Dispensations for new lodges:
 
***  [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnC St. John's (Concepción)], Concepción, Chile (04/09)  
 
***  [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnC St. John's (Concepción)], Concepción, Chile (04/09)  
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==== Grand Master's Address ====
 
==== Grand Master's Address ====
  
* 12/09: 1885-116: Grand Master's Address; deaths of Coolidge, Winship, Slack, Jones, Train, Jonathan Greenwood, Caleb Stetson, Hugh Bourchier, Henry Fobes, William Goodwin, Josiah Beard, William Spinney; visits and travels; visit to Washington to help dedicate the Washington Monument; annual returns (1,031 diplomas; 27,589 Masons total); quality of work; balloting; ciphers and their use; Masonic boards of relief; audits; Masonic Education and Charity Trust.
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* 12/09: 1885-116: Grand Master's Address; deaths of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWCoolidge Coolidge], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLLWinship Winship], Slack, Jones, Train, Jonathan Greenwood, Caleb Stetson, Hugh Bourchier, Henry Forbes, William Goodwin, Josiah Beard, William Spinney; visits and travels; visit to Washington to help dedicate the Washington Monument; annual returns (1,031 diplomas; 27,589 Masons total); quality of work; balloting; ciphers and their use; Masonic boards of relief; audits; Masonic Education and Charity Trust.
  
 
==== Lodge By-Law Changes ====
 
==== Lodge By-Law Changes ====
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==== Necrologies and Memorials ====
 
==== Necrologies and Memorials ====
  
* 03/11: 1885-15: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Francis Lyman Winship, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Thomas W. Davis, for the committee.
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* 03/11: 1885-15: Memorial to Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLLWinship F. Lyman Winship], Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTDavis Thomas W. Davis], for the committee.
 
** 12/09: 1885-118: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 
** 12/09: 1885-118: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 
 
* 06/10: 1885-55: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Charles W. Slack, Corresponding Grand Secretary; referred to committee.
 
* 06/10: 1885-55: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Charles W. Slack, Corresponding Grand Secretary; referred to committee.
 
** 06/10: 1885-72; presented by committee.
 
** 06/10: 1885-72; presented by committee.
 
** 12/09: 1885-119: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 
** 12/09: 1885-119: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 
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* 06/10: 1885-55: Memorial to Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLPJones Peter C. Jones], Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWCoolidge William D. Coolidge], for the committee.
* 06/10: 1885-55: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Peter C. Jones, Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWCoolidge William D. Coolidge], for the committee.
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** 12/09: 1885-120: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 
** 12/09: 1885-120: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 
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* 09/09: 1885-80: Memorial to Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLCTrain Charles R. Train]; referred to committee.
* 09/09: 1885-80: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Charles R. Train; referred to committee.
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** 12/09: 1885-120: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 
** 12/09: 1885-120: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 
 
* 12/09: 1885-117, 1885-122: Memorial to Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWCoolidge William T. Coolidge], Past Grand Master; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
* 12/09: 1885-117, 1885-122: Memorial to Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWCoolidge William T. Coolidge], Past Grand Master; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
** 12/09: 1885-125; memorial presented by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMLawrence Samuel C. Lawrence], for the committee.
 
** 12/09: 1885-125; memorial presented by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMLawrence Samuel C. Lawrence], for the committee.
 
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* 12/09: 1885-120: Memorial to Col. Charles Barrett, Senior Warden of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Social Social] Lodge in 1826; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
* 12/09: 1885-121: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Jonathan Greenwood, Past Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Middlesex Middlesex] Lodge during the anti-Masonic period; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
* 12/09: 1885-121: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Jonathan Greenwood, Past Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Middlesex Middlesex] Lodge during the anti-Masonic period; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
 
* 12/09: 1885-122: Memorial to Bro. Caleb Stetson of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=OrphansHope Orphan's Hope] Lodge; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
* 12/09: 1885-122: Memorial to Bro. Caleb Stetson of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=OrphansHope Orphan's Hope] Lodge; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
 
* 12/09: 1885-122: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Hugh Plunket Bourchier, Past District Deputy Grand Master for Chile; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
* 12/09: 1885-122: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Hugh Plunket Bourchier, Past District Deputy Grand Master for Chile; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
 
* 12/09: 1885-123: Memorial to Wor. Henry Fobes, the first Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Bethel Bethel] Lodge, War of 1812 veteran; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
* 12/09: 1885-123: Memorial to Wor. Henry Fobes, the first Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Bethel Bethel] Lodge, War of 1812 veteran; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
 
* 12/09: 1885-123: Memorial to Col. And Wor. William Goodwin, Past Deputy Grand Master of Maine, War of 1812 veteran; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
* 12/09: 1885-123: Memorial to Col. And Wor. William Goodwin, Past Deputy Grand Master of Maine, War of 1812 veteran; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
 
* 12/09: 1885-124: Memorial to Bro. Josiah Beard, one of the twelve Waltham signatories to the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsDec1831 1831 Declaration]; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
* 12/09: 1885-124: Memorial to Bro. Josiah Beard, one of the twelve Waltham signatories to the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsDec1831 1831 Declaration]; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
 
* 12/09: 1885-124: Memorial to Bro. William T. Spinney, a Taunton signatory to the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsDec1831 1831 Declaration]; given in Grand Master's Address.
 
* 12/09: 1885-124: Memorial to Bro. William T. Spinney, a Taunton signatory to the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsDec1831 1831 Declaration]; given in Grand Master's Address.
  
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=== SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS ===
 
=== SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS ===
  
* 02/16/1885: 1885-1; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=HydePark Hyde Park]. Dedication of the hall of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=HydePark Hyde Park] Lodge.
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* 02/16/1885: 1885-1; [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHydePark Hyde Park]. Dedication of the hall of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=HydePark Hyde Park] Lodge.
 
** 1885-2: Procession by Grand Lodge into hall; welcome by Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=HydePark Hyde Park] Lodge.
 
** 1885-2: Procession by Grand Lodge into hall; welcome by Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=HydePark Hyde Park] Lodge.
 
** 1885-2: Dedication of hall.  
 
** 1885-2: Dedication of hall.  
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* 09/21/1885: 1885-90; Norwood. Cornerstone Laying of First Universalist Church.
 
* 09/21/1885: 1885-90; Norwood. Cornerstone Laying of First Universalist Church.
** 1885-90: Opening of Grand Lodge at [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Orient Orient] Lodge hall, with Rt. Wor. Frederick Ely, Deputy Grand Master, presiding; procession to hall site.
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** 1885-90: Opening of Grand Lodge at [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Orient Orient] Lodge hall, with Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLFEly Frederick D. Ely], Deputy Grand Master, presiding; procession to hall site.
 
** 1885-91: Ceremony, "following the ritual . . . set forth in the Proceedings of 1882, p. 189." Addresses by Grand Chaplain Israel and Rev. Bro. A. J. Patterson, D.D.
 
** 1885-91: Ceremony, "following the ritual . . . set forth in the Proceedings of 1882, p. 189." Addresses by Grand Chaplain Israel and Rev. Bro. A. J. Patterson, D.D.
 
** 1885-92: Address by Deputy Grand Master Ely.
 
** 1885-92: Address by Deputy Grand Master Ely.
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* 1885-238: Opening and roll call.
 
* 1885-238: Opening and roll call.
 
* 1885-240: Installation of Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHowland Howland]‚ "according to the form used . . . on 12/30/1884." Installation of other Grand Officers.
 
* 1885-240: Installation of Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHowland Howland]‚ "according to the form used . . . on 12/30/1884." Installation of other Grand Officers.
* 1885-246: Report of Recording Grand Secretary “dispensed with” but summarized on page 1885-247 and after.
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* 1885-246: Report of Recording Grand Secretary "dispensed with‚" but summarized on page 1885-247 and after.
 
* 1885-246: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1885, as well as the past 2-9 years.
 
* 1885-246: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1885, as well as the past 2-9 years.
 
* 1885-247: List of Grand Lodge Proceedings received.
 
* 1885-247: List of Grand Lodge Proceedings received.
 
* 1885-234: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers:
 
* 1885-234: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers:
 
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** 1885-252: Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMParkman Parkman].
* 1885-252: Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMParkman Parkman].
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** 1885-256: Grand Master Lyman Klapp of Rhode Island.
* 1885-256: Grand Master Lyman Klapp of Rhode Island.
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** 1885-262: Past Grand Master and Recording Secretary [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMNickerson Nickerson].
* 1885-262: Past Grand Master and Recording Secretary [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMNickerson Nickerson].
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** 1885-266: Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWelch Charles A. Welch].
* 1885-266: Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWelch Charles A. Welch].
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** 1885-270: Wor. Benjamin A. Gould.
* 1885-270: Wor. Benjamin A. Gould.
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** 1885-276: Past Grand Master of Maine Edward P. Burnham.
* 1885-276: Past Grand Master of Maine Edward P. Burnham.
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** 1885-279: Grand Chaplain Charles H. Leonard.
* 1885-279: Grand Chaplain Charles H. Leonard.
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** 1885-283: Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMLawrence Lawrence].
* 1885-283: Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMLawrence Lawrence].
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** 1885-285: Grand Chaplain Fielder Israel.
* 1885-285: Grand Chaplain Fielder Israel.
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** 1885-289: Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLCWoodbury Charles Levi Woodbury].
* 1885-289: Rt. Wor. Charles Levi Woodbury.
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** 1885-293: Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHowland Howland].
* 1885-293: Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMHowland Howland].
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=== LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1885 ===
 
=== LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1885 ===
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==== DISTRICT 1: Boston ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston1_1883-1910 DISTRICT 1: Boston] ====
'''Harvey N. Shepard, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DGMShepard Harvey N. Shepard], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a3; Tabular: 1885-a51''
 
''Report: 1885-a3; Tabular: 1885-a51''
  
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnB St. John's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1733)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnB St. John's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1733)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew], ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1752)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew], ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1756)    
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsLodge The Massachusetts] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1770)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MassachusettsLodge The Massachusetts] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1770)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Columbian Columbian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1796)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Columbian Columbian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1796)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=JosephWarren Joseph Warren] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1856)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=JosephWarren Joseph Warren] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1856)
  
==== DISTRICT 2: Cambridge ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge2_1883-1910 DISTRICT 2: Cambridge] ====
 
'''Charles L. Fuller, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Charles L. Fuller, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a4; Tabular: 1885-a52''
 
''Report: 1885-a4; Tabular: 1885-a52''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mizpah Mizpah] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge Cambridge], 1867)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mizpah Mizpah] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge Cambridge], 1867)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Zetland Zetland] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1867)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Zetland Zetland] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1867)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=JosephWebb Joseph Webb] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1876)  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=JosephWebb Joseph Webb] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1876)
  
==== DISTRICT 3: East Boston ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEastBoston3_1883-1910 DISTRICT 3: East Boston] ====
 
'''Andrew Hall, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Andrew Hall, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a6; Tabular: 1885-a53''
 
''Report: 1885-a6; Tabular: 1885-a53''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RobertLash Robert Lash] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChelsea Chelsea], 1867)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RobertLash Robert Lash] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChelsea Chelsea], 1867)
  
==== DISTRICT 4: South Boston ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthBoston4_1883-1910 DISTRICT 4: South Boston] ====
'''John Carr, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJCarr John Carr], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a8; Tabular: 1885-a54''
 
''Report: 1885-a8; Tabular: 1885-a54''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Rabboni Rabboni] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASBoston South Boston], 1869)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Rabboni Rabboni] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASBoston South Boston], 1869)
  
==== DISTRICT 5: Newton ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWaltham5_1883-1910 DISTRICT 5: Newton] ====
 
'''Ambrose Webster, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Ambrose Webster, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a9; Tabular: 1885-a55''
 
''Report: 1885-a9; Tabular: 1885-a55''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Fraternity Fraternity] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewtonville Newtonville], 1875)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Fraternity Fraternity] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewtonville Newtonville], 1875)
  
==== DISTRICT 6: Somerville ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASomerville6_1883-1910 DISTRICT 6: Somerville] ====
'''George W. Storer, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLGStorer George W. Storer], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a13; Tabular: 1885-a56''
 
''Report: 1885-a13; Tabular: 1885-a56''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Soley Soley] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASomerville Somerville], 1879)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Soley Soley] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASomerville Somerville], 1879)
  
==== DISTRICT 7: Lynn ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn7_1883-1910 DISTRICT 7: Lynn] ====
'''Columbus Corey, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOtherBrothersC#COREY.2C_COLUMBUS_1833-1930 Columbus Corey], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a14; Tabular: 1885-a57''
 
''Report: 1885-a14; Tabular: 1885-a57''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingCyrus King Cyrus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAStoneham Stoneham], 1875)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=KingCyrus King Cyrus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAStoneham Stoneham], 1875)
  
==== DISTRICT 8: Salem ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASalem8_1883-1910 DISTRICT 8: Salem] ====
'''Charles H. Norris, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLCNorris Charles H. Norris], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a16; Tabular: 1885-a58''
 
''Report: 1885-a16; Tabular: 1885-a58''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mosaic Mosaic] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADanvers Danvers], 1870)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mosaic Mosaic] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADanvers Danvers], 1870)
  
==== DISTRICT 9: Newburyport ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewburyport9_1883-1910 DISTRICT 9: Newburyport] ====
'''Oliver A. Roberts, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLORoberts Oliver A. Roberts], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a18; Tabular: 1885-a59''
 
''Report: 1885-a18; Tabular: 1885-a59''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Bethany Bethany] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMerrimac Merrimac], 1868)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Bethany Bethany] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMerrimac Merrimac], 1868)
  
==== DISTRICT 10: Lawrence ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALawrence10_1883-1910 DISTRICT 10: Lawrence] ====
 
'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMFlanders Dana J. Flanders], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMFlanders Dana J. Flanders], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a19; Tabular: 1885-a60''
 
''Report: 1885-a19; Tabular: 1885-a60''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cochichewick Cochichewick] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANAndover North Andover], 1874)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cochichewick Cochichewick] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANAndover North Andover], 1874)
  
==== DISTRICT 11: Lowell ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell11_1883-1910 DISTRICT 11: Lowell] ====
'''Charles E. Brown, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
+
'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOtherBrothersB#BROWN.2C_CHARLES_E._1851-1932 Charles E. Brown], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a19; Tabular: 1885-a61''
 
''Report: 1885-a19; Tabular: 1885-a61''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WilliamNorth William North] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell Lowell], 1867)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WilliamNorth William North] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell Lowell], 1867)
  
==== DISTRICT 12: Fitchburg ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFitchburg12_1883-1910 DISTRICT 12: Fitchburg] ====
 
'''John D. Edgell, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
'''John D. Edgell, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a22; Tabular: 1885-a62''
 
''Report: 1885-a22; Tabular: 1885-a62''
  
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Aurora Aurora] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALeominster Leominster], 1801)
+
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Aurora Aurora] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFitchburg Fitchburg], 1801)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Trinity2 Trinity] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAClinton Clinton], 1858)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Trinity2 Trinity] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAClinton Clinton], 1858)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wilder Wilder] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALeominster Leominster], 1859)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wilder Wilder] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALeominster Leominster], 1859)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Athol Athol] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAthol Athol], 1872)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Athol Athol] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAthol Athol], 1872)
  
==== DISTRICT 13: Greenfield ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGreenfield13_1883-1910 DISTRICT 13: Greenfield] ====
'''Seymour Rockwell, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
+
'''Seymour Rockwell, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a24; Tabular: 1885-a63''
 
''Report: 1885-a24; Tabular: 1885-a63''
  
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Republican Republican] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGreenfield Greenfield], 1795)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Republican Republican] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGreenfield Greenfield], 1795)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Harmony Harmony] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthfield Northfield], 1796)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Harmony Harmony] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthfield Northfield], 1796)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Jerusalem Jerusalem] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASHadley South Hadley], 1797)
+
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Jerusalem Jerusalem] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthampton Northampton], 1797)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Orange2 Orange] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOrange Orange], 1859)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Orange2 Orange] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOrange Orange], 1859)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pacific2 Pacific] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAmherst Amherst], 1860)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pacific2 Pacific] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAmherst Amherst], 1860)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampshire3 Hampshire] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHaydenville Haydenville], 1871)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampshire3 Hampshire] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHaydenville Haydenville], 1871)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BayState Bay State] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMontague Montague], 1872)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BayState Bay State] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMontague Montague], 1872)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mechanics Mechanic's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMontague Montague], 1878)
+
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mechanics Mechanic's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATurnersFalls Turner's Falls], 1878)
  
==== DISTRICT 14: North Adams ====
+
==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthAdams14_1883-1910 DISTRICT 14: North Adams] ====
 
'''Edwin Baker, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Edwin Baker, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a26; Tabular: 1885-a64''
 
''Report: 1885-a26; Tabular: 1885-a64''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Greylock Greylock] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANAdams North Adams], 1871)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Greylock Greylock] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANAdams North Adams], 1871)
  
==== DISTRICT 15: Pittsfield ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield15_1883-1910 DISTRICT 15: Pittsfield] ====
 
'''Charles C. Wright, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Charles C. Wright, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a28; Tabular: 1885-a65''
 
''Report: 1885-a28; Tabular: 1885-a65''
  
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cincinnatus Cincinnatus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGreatBarrington Great Barrington], 1795)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cincinnatus Cincinnatus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGreatBarrington Great Barrington], 1795)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EveningStar Evening Star] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALenox Lenox], 1795)
+
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EveningStar Evening Star] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALee Lee], 1795)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wisdom Wisdom] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWStockbridge West Stockbridge], 1803)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wisdom Wisdom] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWStockbridge West Stockbridge], 1803)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mystic Mystic] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield Pittsfield], 1810)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mystic Mystic] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield Pittsfield], 1810)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Crescent Crescent] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield Pittsfield], 1873)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Crescent Crescent] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield Pittsfield], 1873)
  
==== DISTRICT 16: Chicopee ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChicopee16_1883-1910 DISTRICT 16: Chicopee] ====
 
'''Loranus E. Hitchcock, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Loranus E. Hitchcock, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a31; Tabular: 1885-a66''
 
''Report: 1885-a31; Tabular: 1885-a66''
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*  [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WilbrahamMasonic Newton] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWilbraham Wilbraham], 1870)
 
*  [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WilbrahamMasonic Newton] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWilbraham Wilbraham], 1870)
  
==== DISTRICT 17: Palmer ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPalmer17_1883-1910 DISTRICT 17: Palmer] ====
 
'''Erasmus F. Strickland, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Erasmus F. Strickland, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a32; Tabular: 1885-a67''
 
''Report: 1885-a32; Tabular: 1885-a67''
  
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Thomas Thomas] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMonson Monson], 1796)
+
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Thomas Thomas] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPalmer Palmer], 1796)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountZion Mount Zion] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABarre Barre], 1800)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountZion Mount Zion] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABarre Barre], 1800)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Bethel Bethel] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEnfield Enfield], 1825)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Bethel Bethel] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEnfield Enfield], 1825)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Anchor Anchor] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWales Wales], 1873)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Anchor Anchor] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWales Wales], 1873)
  
==== DISTRICT 18: Worcester ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWorcester18_1883-1910 DISTRICT 18: Worcester] ====
 
'''George M. Lourie, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
'''George M. Lourie, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a33; Tabular: 1885-a68''
 
''Report: 1885-a33; Tabular: 1885-a68''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Boylston Boylston] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWBoylston West Boylston], 1876)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Boylston Boylston] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWBoylston West Boylston], 1876)
  
==== DISTRICT 19: Southbridge ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthbridge19_1883-1910 DISTRICT 19: Southbridge] ====
'''Orville B. Seagrave, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
+
'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOtherBrothersS#SEAGRAVE.2C_ORVILLE_1837-1886 Orville B. Seagrave], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a34; Tabular: 1885-a69''
 
''Report: 1885-a34; Tabular: 1885-a69''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Granite Granite] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthbridge Northbridge], 1880)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Granite Granite] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthbridge Northbridge], 1880)
  
==== DISTRICT 20: Milford ====
+
==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMilford20_1883-1910 DISTRICT 20: Milford] ====
 
'''George W. Wiggin, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
'''George W. Wiggin, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a35; Tabular: 1885-a70''
 
''Report: 1885-a35; Tabular: 1885-a70''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CharlesRiver Charles River] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMedway Medway], 1871)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CharlesRiver Charles River] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMedway Medway], 1871)
  
==== DISTRICT 21: Framingham ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFramingham21_1883-1910 DISTRICT 21: Framingham] ====
'''Henry Gage Wood, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
+
'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLHWood Henry Gage Wood], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a36; Tabular: 1885-a71''
 
''Report: 1885-a36; Tabular: 1885-a71''
  
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Middlesex Middlesex] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFramingham Framingham], 1795)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Middlesex Middlesex] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFramingham Framingham], 1795)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Meridian Meridian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWatertown Watertown], 1797)
+
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Meridian Meridian] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANatick Natick], 1797)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=UnitedBrethren2 United Brethren] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMarlborough Marlborough], 1859)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=UnitedBrethren2 United Brethren] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMarlborough Marlborough], 1859)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Doric2 Doric] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHudson Hudson], 1864)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Doric2 Doric] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHudson Hudson], 1864)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Alpha Alpha] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFramingham Framingham], 1875)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Alpha Alpha] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFramingham Framingham], 1875)
  
==== DISTRICT 22: Hyde Park ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHydePark22_1883-1910 DISTRICT 22: Hyde Park] ====
'''John H. Swain, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
+
'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOtherBrothersS#SWAIN.2C_JOHN_H._d._1908 John H. Swain], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a38; Tabular: 1885-a72''
 
''Report: 1885-a38; Tabular: 1885-a72''
  
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RisingStar Rising Star] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAStoughton Stoughton], 1799)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RisingStar Rising Star] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAStoughton Stoughton], 1799)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAlban St. Alban's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWrentham Wrentham], 1818)
+
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAlban St. Alban's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFoxborough Foxborough], 1818)  
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Orient Orient] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorwood Norwood], 1861)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Orient Orient] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorwood Norwood], 1861)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlueHill Blue Hill] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACanton Canton], 1863)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BlueHill Blue Hill] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACanton Canton], 1863)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Constellation Constellation] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADedham Dedham], 1871)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Constellation Constellation] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADedham Dedham], 1871)
  
==== DISTRICT 23: Taunton ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton23_1883-1910 DISTRICT 23: Taunton] ====
'''George H. Rhodes, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
+
'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLGRhodes George H. Rhodes], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a39; Tabular: 1885-a73''
 
''Report: 1885-a39; Tabular: 1885-a73''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CharlesHTitus Charles H. Titus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton Taunton], 1872)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CharlesHTitus Charles H. Titus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton Taunton], 1872)
  
==== DISTRICT 24: Brockton ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton24_1883-1910 DISTRICT 24: Brockton] ====
'''Henry W. Powers'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
+
'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOtherBrothersP#POWERS.2C_HENRY_1837-1886 Henry W. Powers], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a42; Tabular: 1885-a74''
 
''Report: 1885-a42; Tabular: 1885-a74''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=NorfolkUnion Norfolk Union] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MARandolph Randolph], 1819)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=NorfolkUnion Norfolk Union] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MARandolph Randolph], 1819)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=JohnCutler John Cutler] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAbington Abington], 1859)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=JohnCutler John Cutler] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAbington Abington], 1859)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=PaulRevere Paul Revere] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton North Bridgewater], 1856)
+
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=PaulRevere Paul Revere] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton Brockton], 1856)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Puritan Puritan] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAbington Abington], 1869)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Puritan Puritan] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAbington Abington], 1869)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StGeorge St. George] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton Brockton], 1877)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StGeorge St. George] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton Brockton], 1877)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Satucket Satucket] (East [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABridgewater Bridgewater], 1881)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Satucket Satucket] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEBridgewater East Bridgewater], 1881)
  
==== DISTRICT 25: Hingham ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHingham25_1883-1910 DISTRICT 25: Hingham] ====
'''Frank P. Arnold, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
+
'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOtherBrothersA#ARNOLD.2C_FRANCIS_PRESCOTT__1836-1911 Frank P. Arnold], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a45; Tabular: 1885-a75''
 
''Report: 1885-a45; Tabular: 1885-a75''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Satuit Satuit] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAScituate Scituate], 1875)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Satuit Satuit] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAScituate Scituate], 1875)
  
==== DISTRICT 26: Fall River ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver26_1883-1910 DISTRICT 26: Fall River] ====
'''James Taylor, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJTaylor James Taylor], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a47; Tabular: 1885-a76''
 
''Report: 1885-a47; Tabular: 1885-a76''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GeorgeHTaber Concordia] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFairhaven Fairhaven], 1872)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GeorgeHTaber Concordia] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFairhaven Fairhaven], 1872)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Narragansett Narragansett] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver Fall River], 1876)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Narragansett Narragansett] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver Fall River], 1876)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Noquochoke Noquochoke] (South [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWestport Westport], 1878)  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Noquochoke Noquochoke] (South [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWestport Westport], 1878)
  
==== DISTRICT 27: Nantucket ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANantucket27_1883-1910 DISTRICT 27: Nantucket] ====
 
'''Joseph S. Barney, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Joseph S. Barney, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a49; Tabular: 1885-a77''
 
''Report: 1885-a49; Tabular: 1885-a77''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=UnionN Union] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANantucket Nantucket], 1771)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=UnionN Union] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANantucket Nantucket], 1771)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Marine Marine] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFalmouth Falmouth], 1798)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Marine Marine] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFalmouth Falmouth], 1798)
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SocialHarmony Social Harmony] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMiddleboro Middleboro], 1823)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SocialHarmony Social Harmony] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWareham Wareham], 1823)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DeWittClinton DeWitt Clinton] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASandwich Sandwich], 1855)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DeWittClinton DeWitt Clinton] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASandwich Sandwich], 1855)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MarthasVineyard Martha's Vineyard] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATisbury Tisbury], 1859)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MarthasVineyard Martha's Vineyard] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATisbury Tisbury], 1859)
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mariners Mariners'] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACotuit Cotuit], 1871)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mariners Mariners'] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACotuit Cotuit], 1871)
  
==== DISTRICT 28: Barnstable ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAProvincetown28_1883-1910 DISTRICT 28: Barnstable] ====
 
'''Luther Fisk, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
'''Luther Fisk, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: 1885-a51; Tabular: 1885-a78''
 
''Report: 1885-a51; Tabular: 1885-a78''
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StMartin St. Martin's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChatham Chatham], 1872)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StMartin St. Martin's] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChatham Chatham], 1872)
  
==== CHILE DISTRICT ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChile_1883-1910 CHILE DISTRICT] ====
'''David Trumbull, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''4 Lodges''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOtherBrothersT#TRUMBULL.2C_DAVID_1819-1889 David Trumbull], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''4 Lodges''<br>
 
''Report: None; Tabular: None''
 
''Report: None; Tabular: None''
  
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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnC St. John's (Concepción)] (Concepción, Chile, 1884)
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnC St. John's (Concepción)] (Concepción, Chile, 1884)
  
==== CHINA DISTRICT ====
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==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChina_1883-1910 CHINA DISTRICT] ====
'''William F. Salmon, Proxy of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=AncientLandmark Ancient Landmark] Lodge'''; ''1 Lodge''<br>
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'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWSalmon William F. Salmon], Proxy of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=AncientLandmark Ancient Landmark] Lodge'''; ''1 Lodge''<br>
 
''Report: None; Tabular: None''
 
''Report: None; Tabular: None''
  

Latest revision as of 04:05, 4 February 2013

1885

ABRAHAM HATHAWAY HOWLAND, JR., Grand Master

Frederick D. Ely, Deputy Grand Master
Charles H. McClellan, Senior Grand Warden
Albert H. Sweetser, Junior Grand Warden


QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(Held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/11: 1885-5;
  • 06/10: 1885-48;
  • 09/09: 1885-75;
  • 12/09: 1885-105; (Annual Communication)

03/11 Agenda

  • 1885-20: Caution against the use of "written or printed rituals‚" and in particular "a publication styled Ecce Orienti, or Rites and Ceremonies of the Essenes"- a work pretending to give the Masonic ritual by letters and characters." The Grand Master "enjoined it upon every member of the Fraternity to exert every means in his power to prevent their circulation." (Note: a copy of this book is available on Google Books in PDF form.)
  • 1885-25: Charity Committee report.
  • 1885-25: Committee appointed to revise ritual for the public dedication of halls, etc., the constitution of lodges and laying of cornerstones.

06/10 Agenda

  • 1885-58: Appropriation for the Sigourney Fund; adopted.
  • 1885-61: Report of committee on the Anniversary Medal. Two reports submitted regarding the propriety of obtaining the medals by members of subordinate lodges; tabled until September Quarterly.
    • 12/09: 1885-223; Further report.
  • 1885-65: Contribution to Masonic Education and Charity Trust by Winslow Lewis Lodge, Boston.
  • 1885-71: Charity Committee report.

09/09 Agenda

  • 1885-86: Report of illness of Past Grand Master William Coolidge, the Senior Past Grand Master. He was "attacked by paralysis" in recent weeks, is confined to bed and physicians believe that "but few days on earth are left to him." Note: special communication for funeral; see below.

12/09 Agenda

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  • 1885-194: Appeal for the Galveston Fire.
  • 1885-206, 1885-230: Reports of Charity Committee.
  • 1885-230: Thanks voted to Past Grand Master Lawrence for his donation to the Masonic Education and Charity Trust.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 03/11: 1885-21: Proposal to alter Part 5, with a new Miscellaneous Regulation (Section 26) that forbids the admission of anyone "not known to be a Mason in good and regular standing, unless he is vouched for by some Brother, or produces the certificate of some Grand Lodge and passes a satisfactiory examination." Amendment to require the vouching brother to have sat in lodge with the visitor. Referred to committee.
    • 06/10: 1885-59; Committee report presented, more time granted.
    • 09/09: 1885-84; Committee requested further time, following letters of inquiry to every Grand Jurisdiction in the United States and in Great Britain, regarding the practice.
    • 12/09: 1885-206; extensive report of committee on traveling certificates; decision postponed to March because many Brethren were "obliged to leave the Grand Lodge, in order to take railroad trains for their homes."
  • 12/09: 1885-223; Proposal to alter Part 3, Article 7, Section 1 regarding wearing the anniversary medal at Grand Lodge; referred.

Grand Master's Address

  • 12/09: 1885-116: Grand Master's Address; deaths of Coolidge, Winship, Slack, Jones, Train, Jonathan Greenwood, Caleb Stetson, Hugh Bourchier, Henry Forbes, William Goodwin, Josiah Beard, William Spinney; visits and travels; visit to Washington to help dedicate the Washington Monument; annual returns (1,031 diplomas; 27,589 Masons total); quality of work; balloting; ciphers and their use; Masonic boards of relief; audits; Masonic Education and Charity Trust.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • 03/11: 1885-15: Memorial to Rt. Wor. F. Lyman Winship, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Thomas W. Davis, for the committee.
    • 12/09: 1885-118: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 06/10: 1885-55: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Charles W. Slack, Corresponding Grand Secretary; referred to committee.
    • 06/10: 1885-72; presented by committee.
    • 12/09: 1885-119: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 06/10: 1885-55: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Peter C. Jones, Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. William D. Coolidge, for the committee.
    • 12/09: 1885-120: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 09/09: 1885-80: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Charles R. Train; referred to committee.
    • 12/09: 1885-120: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/09: 1885-117, 1885-122: Memorial to Rt. Wor. William T. Coolidge, Past Grand Master; given in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/09: 1885-120: Memorial to Col. Charles Barrett, Senior Warden of Social Lodge in 1826; given in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/09: 1885-121: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Jonathan Greenwood, Past Master of Middlesex Lodge during the anti-Masonic period; given in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/09: 1885-122: Memorial to Bro. Caleb Stetson of Orphan's Hope Lodge; given in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/09: 1885-122: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Hugh Plunket Bourchier, Past District Deputy Grand Master for Chile; given in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/09: 1885-123: Memorial to Wor. Henry Fobes, the first Master of Bethel Lodge, War of 1812 veteran; given in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/09: 1885-123: Memorial to Col. And Wor. William Goodwin, Past Deputy Grand Master of Maine, War of 1812 veteran; given in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/09: 1885-124: Memorial to Bro. Josiah Beard, one of the twelve Waltham signatories to the 1831 Declaration; given in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/09: 1885-124: Memorial to Bro. William T. Spinney, a Taunton signatory to the 1831 Declaration; given in Grand Master's Address.

Petitions for Charters

  • 09/09: 1885-81: Huntington Lodge, Huntington; to replace an original charter, destroyed by fire; charter replacement to be granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 02/16/1885: 1885-1; Hyde Park. Dedication of the hall of Hyde Park Lodge.
    • 1885-2: Procession by Grand Lodge into hall; welcome by Master of Hyde Park Lodge.
    • 1885-2: Dedication of hall.
    • 1885-3: Address by Wor. Rev. Fielder Israel, Grand Chaplain.
    • 1885-3: Address by Grand Master Howland.
    • 1885-4: Closing ceremonies and a "bounteous collation."
  • 05/22/1885: 1885-27; Fall River. Dedication of the Fall River Masonic Hall.
    • 1885-28: Procession by Grand Lodge into hall; welcome by Master of Mount Hope Lodge, on behalf of Mount Hope, King Philip and Narragansett Lodges. Also represented were many neighboring lodges in Massachusetts and Masonic Bodies from New York.
    • 1885-29: Dedication of hall.
    • 1885-29: Address by Grand Master Howland.
    • 1885-34: Dedicatory Address by Rev. Bro. Martyn Summerbell of Fall River.
    • 1885-38: An assembly of celebration, with more than 1,100 in attendance, with the Master of King Philip Lodge presiding. Addresses by Wor. Abraham Hart, Wor. Robert C. Brown, Rev. Bro. Summerbell and the Grand Master.
  • 09/15/1885: 1885-87; Newton. Funeral rites for Rt. Wor. William T. Coolidge, Past Grand Master. Held in Unitarian Chapel in Newton Centre; burial service was performed by Grand Master Howland and Grand Chaplain Israel; body buried in Newton Cemetery.
  • 09/21/1885: 1885-90; Norwood. Cornerstone Laying of First Universalist Church.
    • 1885-90: Opening of Grand Lodge at Orient Lodge hall, with Rt. Wor. Frederick D. Ely, Deputy Grand Master, presiding; procession to hall site.
    • 1885-91: Ceremony, "following the ritual . . . set forth in the Proceedings of 1882, p. 189." Addresses by Grand Chaplain Israel and Rev. Bro. A. J. Patterson, D.D.
    • 1885-92: Address by Deputy Grand Master Ely.
  • 10/14/1885: 1885-97; Marlborough. Dedication of the hall of United Brethren Lodge.
    • 1885-98: Procession by Grand Lodge to hall; welcome by Master of United Brethren Lodge.
    • 1885-98: Dedication of Hall. Address by Grand Master Howland.
    • 1885-104: A "bountiful supper" was served, with Grand Officers withdrawing at 11 PM with "a large portion of the company still in the enjoyment of the varied entertainment provided for them."
  • 12/11/1885: 1885-235; Athol. Dedication of the hall of Athol Lodge.
    • 1885-236: Procession by Grand Lodge to hall; welcome by Master of Athol Lodge.
    • 1885-236: Dedication of Hall. Remarks by Grand Master Howland. Installation of officers
    • 1885-237: An "impressive charge" by Grand Master Howland.
    • 1885-237: "Enjoyment of the pleasures of the table and of social intercourse."

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/29/1885)

  • 1885-238: Opening and roll call.
  • 1885-240: Installation of Grand Master Howland‚ "according to the form used . . . on 12/30/1884." Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 1885-246: Report of Recording Grand Secretary "dispensed with‚" but summarized on page 1885-247 and after.
  • 1885-246: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1885, as well as the past 2-9 years.
  • 1885-247: List of Grand Lodge Proceedings received.
  • 1885-234: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1885-252: Past Grand Master Parkman.
    • 1885-256: Grand Master Lyman Klapp of Rhode Island.
    • 1885-262: Past Grand Master and Recording Secretary Nickerson.
    • 1885-266: Past Grand Master Charles A. Welch.
    • 1885-270: Wor. Benjamin A. Gould.
    • 1885-276: Past Grand Master of Maine Edward P. Burnham.
    • 1885-279: Grand Chaplain Charles H. Leonard.
    • 1885-283: Past Grand Master Lawrence.
    • 1885-285: Grand Chaplain Fielder Israel.
    • 1885-289: Rt. Wor. Charles Levi Woodbury.
    • 1885-293: Grand Master Howland.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1885

There were 28 districts in Massachusetts in 1885, as well as districts for Chile and China.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Harvey N. Shepard, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Report: 1885-a3; Tabular: 1885-a51

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Charles L. Fuller, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Report: 1885-a4; Tabular: 1885-a52

DISTRICT 3: East Boston

Andrew Hall, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a6; Tabular: 1885-a53

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

John Carr, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a8; Tabular: 1885-a54

DISTRICT 5: Newton

Ambrose Webster, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a9; Tabular: 1885-a55

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

George W. Storer, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a13; Tabular: 1885-a56

DISTRICT 7: Lynn

Columbus Corey, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a14; Tabular: 1885-a57

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Charles H. Norris, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a16; Tabular: 1885-a58

DISTRICT 9: Newburyport

Oliver A. Roberts, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a18; Tabular: 1885-a59

DISTRICT 10: Lawrence

Dana J. Flanders, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a19; Tabular: 1885-a60

DISTRICT 11: Lowell

Charles E. Brown, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Report: 1885-a19; Tabular: 1885-a61

DISTRICT 12: Fitchburg

John D. Edgell, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a22; Tabular: 1885-a62

DISTRICT 13: Greenfield

Seymour Rockwell, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Report: 1885-a24; Tabular: 1885-a63

DISTRICT 14: North Adams

Edwin Baker, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Report: 1885-a26; Tabular: 1885-a64

DISTRICT 15: Pittsfield

Charles C. Wright, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a28; Tabular: 1885-a65

DISTRICT 16: Chicopee

Loranus E. Hitchcock, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a31; Tabular: 1885-a66

DISTRICT 17: Palmer

Erasmus F. Strickland, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a32; Tabular: 1885-a67

DISTRICT 18: Worcester

George M. Lourie, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a33; Tabular: 1885-a68

DISTRICT 19: Southbridge

Orville B. Seagrave, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Report: 1885-a34; Tabular: 1885-a69

DISTRICT 20: Milford

George W. Wiggin, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a35; Tabular: 1885-a70

DISTRICT 21: Framingham

Henry Gage Wood, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a36; Tabular: 1885-a71

DISTRICT 22: Hyde Park

John H. Swain, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a38; Tabular: 1885-a72

DISTRICT 23: Taunton

George H. Rhodes, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a39; Tabular: 1885-a73

DISTRICT 24: Brockton

Henry W. Powers, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a42; Tabular: 1885-a74

DISTRICT 25: Hingham

Frank P. Arnold, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a45; Tabular: 1885-a75

DISTRICT 26: Fall River

James Taylor, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a47; Tabular: 1885-a76

DISTRICT 27: Nantucket

Joseph S. Barney, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Report: 1885-a49; Tabular: 1885-a77

DISTRICT 28: Barnstable

Luther Fisk, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Report: 1885-a51; Tabular: 1885-a78

CHILE DISTRICT

David Trumbull, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Report: None; Tabular: None

CHINA DISTRICT

William F. Salmon, Proxy of Ancient Landmark Lodge; 1 Lodge
Report: None; Tabular: None


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