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1889

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HENRY ENDICOTT, Grand Master

Samuel Wells, Deputy Grand Master
Andrew C. Stone, Senior Grand Warden
Henry G. Wood, Junior Grand Warden


QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(Held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/13: 1889-1;
  • 06/12: 1889-59;
  • 09/11: 1889-103;
  • 12/11: 1889-135; (Annual Communication)

03/13 Agenda

  • 1889-27: Thanks voted to the Grand Lodge of Maryland for assistance in the interment of Rev. Bro. Israel in Maryland.
  • 1889-34: Charity Committee report.

06/12 Agenda

  • 1889-66: Restoration of amity with Hiram Lodge #1 of Connecticut, as its charter had been restored by its Grand Lodge.

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Damage From the Johnstown Flood

  • 1889-67: Resolution to contribute to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania for the Johnstown Flood. Additional funds had already been collected and sent by constituent lodges.
  • 1889-71: Committee on Ritual submitted a form of the Tyler's Obligation, which was accepted.
  • 1889-71: Jurisdictional dispute between Star of Bethlehem and Converse Lodges; referred to committee.
    • 09/11: 1889-112ff; Committee report recommends dismissing the complaint.
    • 1889-72; Report by Wor. Gifford H. G. McGrew, the Grand Lecturer; he had given advice "strongly condemning the use of ciphers and unauthorized versions of the Ritual."
  • 1889-74: Charity Committee report.
  • 1889-74: Cautions were issued against a particular "swindler of the worst kind" making application for charity. Warning to lodges regarding investigation and "if possible to telegraph the Lodge he professed to belong to, or else to the Masonic Temple in Boston, and to avoid giving money as far as possible."

09/11 Agenda

  • 1889-109: Request for recognition by the Grand Lodge of North Dakota; request for recognition by the Grand Lodge of Victoria. Referred.
    • 1889-130: Approved recognition of the Grand Lodge of Victoria.
    • 1889-131: Approved recognition of the Grand Lodge of North Dakota, following the division of the Dakota Grand Lodge into two constituent parts.
  • 1889-123: Installation of Rev. Charles A. Skinner to fill the Grand Chaplain vacancy created by the death of Rev. Bro. Israel.
  • 1889-133: Charity Committee report.

12/11 Agenda

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 03/13: 1889-31; Proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, regarding the fees for dues; proposed in 1888 by Mount Horeb (Woburn) and other lodges; recommended against adoption; petitioners had leave to withdraw.
  • 09/11: 1889-133; Proposal to amend Part 5, Section 10, by adding words regarding meetings in the summer. Referred.
    • 12/11: 1889-191; approved unanimously.
  • 12/11: 1889-133; Proposal to amend Part 3, Article 1, by adding a section appointing a committee on Charters and By-Laws.

Grand Master's Address

  • 06/12: 1889-65: Report on Grand Master's 1888 address.
  • 12/11: 1889-148: Grand Master's Address; deaths of Israel, Sweetser, Clark; visits (including the Centennial of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut on 07/10, Page 1889-153); remarks on the granting of new charters (beginning on page 1889-166); Grand Lecturer's report; report of Board of Directors; final remarks.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • 03/13: 1889-10; Memorial to Rev. Fielder Israel, Grand Chaplain, presented by the Grand Master and Wor. Charles Leonard, Grand Chaplain.
    • 06/12: 1889-70; Acknowledgements from Mrs. Israel.
    • 12/11: 1889-150; Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 03/13: 1889-26; Memorial to Rt. Wor. and Rev. David Trumbull, District Deputy Grand Master for the Chile District, presented by the Recording Grand Secretary, Rt. Wor. Sereno D. Nickerson.
  • 09/11: 1889-118; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Albert H. Sweetser, Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Henry J. Mills, for the committee.
    • 12/11: 1889-150; Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/11: 1889-150; Memorial to Rt. Wor. David Clark, Past Grand Master of Connecticut; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

Petitions for Charters

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

  • Dispensations for new lodges mentioned in Grand Master's address, beginning on page 1889-151:

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 05/15/1889: 1889-36; Cambridge. Cornerstone Laying of City Hall.
    • 1889-38: Opening of Grand Lodge at Lodge hall in Cambridgeport; procession to hall site with the escort of the five Cambridge lodges (Amicable, Putnam, Mount Olivet, Mizpah and Charity) and "preceded by Carter's Band."
    • 1889-38: Corner-stone laying exercises.
    • 1889-39: Address by Mayor Wor. Henry H. Gilmore.
    • 1889-42: Response by the Grand Master; ceremonies (according to form on page 1886-77), with the Grand Master assisted by three Brothers who were ex-Mayors of Cambridge.
    • 1889-43: Architect remarks by Mr. Alexander W. Longfellow, Jr.
    • 1889-46: Address by ex-Mayor William E. Russell.
    • 1889-53: Address by Col. T. W. Higginson, of Cambridge.
    • 1889-56: Brief remarks by Thomas N. Hart, Mayor of Boston.
    • 1889-57: A "very refreshing collation" provided by the Cambridge Lodges.

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National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth

  • 08/01/1889: 1889-76; Plymouth. Dedication of monument to the Pilgrim Forefathers.
    • 1889-78: Opening of Grand Lodge in Boston, and procession to the Old Colony Railroad station with Boston and DeMolay Commanderies as escort, as well as Carter's Military Band. Procession from train station ("delayed for an hour by frequent and most abundant showers of rain, which severely tried the patience and temper of all concerned.") order given in text.
    • 1889-80: Services of dedication; song of praise; address by Ex-Governor John H. Long, President of the Pilgrim Society. Response of the Grand Master.
    • 1889-82: Dedication of the Monument, described in detail; invocation of the Grand Chaplain.
    • 1889-85: Address by Grand Master Endicott, followed by invocation and proclamation. "In the midst of these ceremonies the heavens were opened, and the rain descended in copious and most unwelcome showers . . . the Grand Officers remained steadfastly at their posts, and discharged the duties incumbent upon them in as dignified and graceful manner as the unfavorable state of the elements would permit." (As a result of these ceremonies, Grand Master Endicott was confined to his room due to illness.)
    • 1889-91: A dinner for fifteen hundred people was served in a spacious tent. Orations by Hon. William C. P. Breckenridge of Kentucky and John Boyle O'Reilly of Boston.
  • 08/08/1889: 1889-92; Fall River. Cornerstone Laying of Bristol County Courthouse. Rt. Wor. Sereno D. Nickerson presiding.)
    • 1889-93: Opening of Grand Lodge at Lodge hall in Fall River; procession to site with the escort of Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery of Fall River; order of march is deailed.
    • 1889-95: Address by Mr. Frank S. Babbitt, on behalf of the County Commissioners, and reply of the Acting Grand Master.
    • 1889-97: Corner-stone article list given.
    • 1889-98: Corner-stone laying (as exemplified on page 1886-77). Address by the Acting Grand Master.
    • 1889-101: "Bountiful" entertainment by the Fraternity of Fall River.
  • 12/21/1889: 1889-197; Boston. Cornerstone Laying of the extension to the State House.
    • 1889-198: Opening of Grand Lodge at 25 Mount Vernon Street; procession to site of the new building on the corner of Derne and Temple Streets.
    • 1889-199: Address by John D. Long, Chairman of the Commissioners; and by Governor Ames.
    • 1889-202: Ceremonies of dedication, followed by an address by Grand Master Endicott.
  • 12/23/1889: 1888-205; Billerica. Constitution of Thomas Talbot Lodge, Billerica.
    • 1889-206: A "bounteous collation" was presented which "they proceeded to dispatch, with appetites sharpened by the keen and chilling air."
    • 1889-206: Opening of Grand Lodge at the Central Baptist Church; procession to hall, and constitution of Thomas Talbot Lodge.
    • 1889-207: Installation of officers.
    • 1889-208: Address by Grand Master Endicott.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1889)

  • 1889-212: Opening and roll call.
  • 1889-214: Installation of Grand Master Samuel Wells. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 1889-219: Presentation of Past Grand Master's Jewel to Past Grand Master Endicott, and response.
  • 1889-221: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,483 Master Masons made.
  • 1889-222: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1889, as well as the past 2-8 years.
  • 1889-225: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1889-226: Past Grand Master Parkman.
    • 1889-229: Past Grand Master Josiah Drummond of Maine.
    • 1889-232: Rev. William R. Alger.
    • 1889-237: Past Grand Master and Recording Secretary Nickerson.
    • 1889-243: Deputy Grand Master Benjamin A. Gould.
    • 1889-250: Past Grand Master Endicott.
    • 1889-252: Rt. Wor. Richard Briggs.
    • 1889-254: Grand Chaplain Charles H. Leonard.
    • 1889-256: Rt. Wor. Solon W. Stevens.
    • 1889-259: Grand Chaplain Charles A. Skinner.
    • 1889-261: Rt. Wor. Samuel B. Spooner.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1889

There were 28 districts in Massachusetts in 1889, as well as districts for Chile and China.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Frank T. Dwinell, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-v

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Jacob C. Patton, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-vi

DISTRICT 3: East Boston

Alexander M. Hayward, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-vii

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

E. Peabody Gerry, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-viii

DISTRICT 5: Newton

Horace E. Marion, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-ix

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Charles H. Crane, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-x

DISTRICT 7: Lynn

Henry J. Mills, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xi

DISTRICT 8: Salem

John Albert Blake, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xii

DISTRICT 9: Newburyport

Hiram N. Harriman, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xiii

DISTRICT 10: Lawrence

Charles P. Morrill, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xiv

DISTRICT 11: Lowell

Benjamin H. Hartwell, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xv

DISTRICT 12: Fitchburg

David W. Tinsley, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xvi

DISTRICT 13: Greenfield

John A. Sullivan, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xvii

DISTRICT 14: North Adams

George French, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xviii

DISTRICT 15: Pittsfield

'George H. Tucker, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xix

DISTRICT 16: Chicopee

Horace W. Gaylord, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xx

DISTRICT 17: Palmer

W. H. Osgood, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xxi

DISTRICT 18: Worcester

Edwin A. Hill, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xxii

DISTRICT 19: Southbridge

E. P. Morton, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xxiii

DISTRICT 20: Milford

Herbert W. Lull, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xxiv

DISTRICT 21: Framingham

Emery Grover, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xxv

DISTRICT 22: Hyde Park

George F. Walker, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xxvi

DISTRICT 23: Taunton

Alfred R. Crosby, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xxvii

DISTRICT 24: Brockton

Henry O. Fairbanks, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xxviii

DISTRICT 25: Hingham

Charles I. Litchfield, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xxix

DISTRICT 26: Fall River

Charles E. Gifford, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xxx

DISTRICT 27: Nantucket

Henry Paddack, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xxxi

DISTRICT 28: Barnstable

A.P. Hannum, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1889-xxxii

CHILE DISTRICT

Peter Ewing, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: None

CHINA DISTRICT

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


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