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1898

CHARLES CARROLL HUTCHINSON, Grand Master

Albert L. Harwood, Deputy Grand Master
Frank W. Kaan, Senior Grand Warden
Henry S. Rowe, Junior Grand Warden


QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at 18 Boylston St., Boston)

  • 03/09: 1898-8;
  • 06/08: 1898-33;
  • 09/14: 1898-130;
  • 12/14: 1898-147; (Annual Communication)

03/09 Agenda

  • 1898-18: Installation of officers not present at the Feast of St. John in 1897.
  • 1898-21: Report of Charity Committee.
  • 1898-21: The Grand Master made a verbal report regarding the progress on the new Temple.
  • 1898-21: A circular had recently appeared among the lodges advertising an antiquated cipher published in New York; it is referred to as a "worthless, catch-penny affair" with 700-800 variations from true work. The Recording Grand Secretary pointed to the resolution from December 1894 condeming such ciphers.

06/08 Agenda

  • 1898-47: Termination of relations with the Grand Lodge of Peru, after the Grand Master of Peru ordered in June 1897 that the Bible be replaced on the altar and in the ritual with the Constitutions of the Grand Lodge of Peru.
  • 1898-48: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand.
  • 1898-49: Laying of Corner Stone of the new Temple.
  • 1898-49: A procession was formed to travel to the building site.
  • 1898-51: Grand Master's Address.
  • 1898-60: Corner stone laying ceremony. The Corner Stone box contents are listed beginning on page 1898-57.
  • 1898-64: Address by Wor. and Rev. Edward A. Horton, Grand Chaplain.

09/14 Agenda

  • 1898-136: Report on increase of Charity Fund, including a plan for participation by subordinate lodges.
  • 1898-144: Report of Charity Committee.

12/14 Agenda

See attached brief history of Washington Negro Freemasonry.

  • 1898-195: Commemoration of the centennial of the death of George Washington; Grand Lodge to participate in the proposed observance on December 14, 1899.
  • 1898-196: Charity committee report.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 03/09: 1898-19; Proposals to amend the Grand Constitutions, Part 4, Article 3, Section 5, regarding application of previously rejected candidates. Adopted.

Grand Master's Address

  • 12/14: 1898-157: Grand Master's Address. Visits and Special Communications; Grand Lecturer's Reports; Board of Directors report.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

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Rt. Wor. Charles L. Woodbury

Petitions for Charters

None.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 02/08/1898: 1898-1; Greenfield. Dedication of the Masonic hall of Republican Lodge.
    • 1898-2: Procession by Grand Lodge into hall; welcome by Master of Republican Lodge.
    • 1898-2: Dedication of hall; address by Grand Master Hutchinson.
  • 05/07/1898: 1898-24; Ayer. Corner-stone laying for Bank and Middlesex District Court Building. Deputy Grand Master Rt. Wor. Albert L. Harwood presiding.
    • 1898-25: Grand Lodge welcomed by Saint Paul and Caleb Butler Lodges at the Masonic Hall. Procession to building site with the escort of the lodges.
    • 1898-25: Corner-stone laying ceremony.
  • 06/13/1898: 1898-71; Northampton, Centennial Celebration and Hall Dedication of Jerusalem Lodge.
    • 1898-72: Grand Lodge opened in a parlor of the Hampton House, and proceeded through the principal streets of the city to the new lodge hall, escorted by lodges of the Thirteenth Masonic District, as well as Ionic (Easthampton) (which was an offshoot of Jerusalem Lodge.)
    • 1898-72: Reception by Wor. Aubrey B. Munyan, Master of Jerusalem Lodge.
    • 1898-73: Historical Address by Bro. William H. Riley.
    • 1898-88: Ceremony of dedication; Grand Master's Address.
    • 1898-92: Collation, with short speeches by Grand Officers and visiting Masters of Lodges.
  • 06/15/1898: 1898-93; Taunton, Centennial Celebration of King David Lodge.
    • 1898-94: Grand Lodge received in lodge room, received by Wor. Albert E. Robinson, Master of King David Lodge, followed by a procession to the Unitarian Church.
    • 1898-94: Order of exercises detailed. Address of Welcome by Wor. Robinson.
    • 1898-97: Response by the Grand Master.
    • 1898-100: Dinner at the City Hotel.
    • 1898-101: Order of evening services at the Masonic Hall.
    • 1898-102: Banquet at the Battery F Armory, with speeches from members of King David Lodge and guests.
  • 06/17/1898: 1898-103; Chelsea. Corner-stone laying for Courthouse Building.
    • 1898-104: Grand Lodge opened at Masonic Hall, and procession to building site escorted by Palestine Commandery, and members of Robert Lash and Star of Bethlehem Lodges.
    • 1898-105: Welcome by Bro. Daniel W. Gould of the Board of Aldermen; list of contents of the cornerstone box; Corner-stone laying ceremony.
    • 1898-106: Address by Grand Master Hutchinson.
    • 1898-108: Collation at City Armory.
  • 07/05/1898: 1898-109; Boston. Funeral services for Rt. Wor. Charles Levi Woodbury.
    • 1898-110: Opening of Grand Lodge in the vestry of Saint Paul's Church.
    • 1898-110: Burial service by Rev. Bro. Sumner U. Shearman, Chaplain of Eliot Lodge. Masonic burial service.
    • 1898-110; Conveyance to Portsmouth, NH, accompanied by the Grand Master and Past Grand Master Lawrence.
  • 07/23/1898: 1898-111; Lynn. Corner-stone laying for Courthouse Building.
    • 1898-112: Grand Lodge opened at Masonic Hall, and procession to building site escorted by Olivet Commandery, and members of Mount Carmel and Golden Fleece Lodges. "An imposing procession was made through the principal streets of the city."
    • 1898-112: Order of exercises detailed.
    • 1898-115: Address by Grand Master Hutchinson.
    • 1898-120: Reception by Mayor and banquet at the City Armory.
  • 09/05/1898: 1898-121; Natick, Centennial Celebration of Meridian Lodge.
    • 1898-122: Grand Lodge opened in a room in Downs' Block; conveyed by carriages to lodge Hall; Reception by Wor. Marshall L. Perrin, Master of Meridian Lodge.
    • 1898-123: Address of Welcome by Wor. Perrin.
    • 1898-124: Response of the Grand Master.
    • 1898-128: Address by Rev. Horton (not detailed), "for nearly an hour held the closest attention of the audience by an eloquent Oration on The Relation of Freemasonry to Civilization."
    • 1898-129: A "bountiful collation" at the Concert Hall, with speeches led by the Toastmaster, Wor. Charles C. Henry.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1898)

  • 1898-198: Opening and roll call.
  • 1898-201: Installation of Grand Master Hutchinson, "with the form heretofore used . . . as set forth in the Proceedings of 1896, Page 445." Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 1898-206: Report of Recording Grand Secretary: 1,904 Master Mason diplomas issued in 1898.
  • 1898-208: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1898, as well as the past 2-3 years (plus Oriental Edgartown, not represented for the past 6 years, and Aconcagua Valparaiso, not represented for the past 15 years).
  • 1898-210: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1898-210: Grand Master Hutchinson.
    • 1898-213: Deputy Grand Master Gallagher.
    • 1898-221: Grand Master Cyrus M. Van Slyck of Rhode Island.
    • 1898-225: Past Grand Master Holmes.
    • 1898-229: Past Grand Master Wells.
    • 1898-231: Grand Chaplain Edward A. Horton.
    • 1898-238: Past Grand Master and Recording Secretary Nickerson
    • 1898-243: Senior Grand Warden Henry K. Dunton.
    • 1898-247: Rt. Wor. Albert A. Folsom. A letter from Grand Master Warren to George Washington, dated 12/20/1773
    • 1898-250: Rev. and Rt. Wor. Alvin F. Bailey, DDGM, 17th District.
    • 1898-254: Wor. Charles M. Green, Master of the Lodge of St. Andrew.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1898

There were 28 districts in Massachusetts in 1898, as well as districts for Chile and China.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

George E. Henry, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-v

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Walworth O. Barbour, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-vi

DISTRICT 3: East Boston

Frank H. Parker, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-vii

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Edwin A. Blodgett, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-viii

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Edward O. Hatch, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-ix

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Charles E. Corey, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-x

DISTRICT 7: Lynn

Marion V. Putnam, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xi

DISTRICT 8: Salem

E. Augustus Annable, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xii

DISTRICT 9: Newburyport

Daniel J. Poore, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xiii

DISTRICT 10: Lawrence

William Fisher, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xiv

DISTRICT 11: Lowell

Frank K. Stearns, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xv

DISTRICT 12: Fitchburg

Nathan C. Upham, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xvi

DISTRICT 13: Greenfield

Rollin C. Ward, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xvii

DISTRICT 14: North Adams

Alexander W. Fulton, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xviii

DISTRICT 15: Pittsfield

Alonzo Bradley, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xix

DISTRICT 16: Chicopee

William H. Farnsworth, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xx

DISTRICT 17: Palmer

George H. Wilkins, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xxi

DISTRICT 18: Worcester

Robert W. Clifford, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xxii

DISTRICT 19: Southbridge

George W. Maxon, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xxiii

DISTRICT 20: Milford

Rufus H. Hopkins, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xxiv

DISTRICT 21: Framingham

Frank H. Salisbury, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xxv

DISTRICT 22: Hyde Park

J. Everett Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xxvi

DISTRICT 23: Taunton

Seth L. Cushman, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xxvii

DISTRICT 24: Brockton

Charles B. Lawrence, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xxviii

DISTRICT 25: Hingham

Franklin D. Thayer, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xxix

DISTRICT 26: Fall River

James L. Sherman, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xxx

DISTRICT 27: Nantucket

George E. White, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xxxi

DISTRICT 28: Provincetown

Oliver E. Eldredge, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1898-xxxii

CHILE DISTRICT

George W. Waters, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: None

CHINA DISTRICT

Arthur W. Danforth, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: None


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