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1912

EVERETT CHAMBERLIN BENTON, Grand Master

Albert F. Dow, Deputy Grand Master
Harry P. Ballard, Senior Grand Warden
Herbert F. French, Junior Grand Warden


A portrait of Recording Secretary Thomas W. Davis appears on the Frontispiece.

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/13: 1912-11;
  • 06/12: 1912-84;
  • 09/11: 1912-115;
  • 12/11: 1912-160; (Annual Communication)

03/13 Agenda

  • 1912-23: Installation of Grand Lodge officers not present at the 1911 Feast of St. John.
  • 1912-36; Report of committee on the jurisdiction of Hyde Park Lodge. The difficulty arose due to the annexation of Hyde Park to the city of Boston in 1912. It was concluded that Hyde Park Lodge retained its former jurisdiction, and that the various Boston Lodges did not have jurisdiction within Hyde Park.
  • 1912-47ff: Report of the Board of Masonic Relief. List of contributing lodges (and the activities of the Women's Auxiliary, specifying the names of the ladies who contributed; the wife of the Grand Master was an active chair of this organization.
  • 1912-57: Report on recognition of the Grand Lodge of Italy, originally requested in March 1910; committee advised against it because "it is well known that there are rival grand bodies existing in the Kingdom of Italy, each claiming to be supreme and each holding that the other is illegal and is not worthy of recognition."

06/12 Agenda

  • 1912-93: Exchange of greetings with the Grand Lodge of Vermont, then in session.
  • 1912-100: Report of Grand Charity Fund, with a vote to add accrued income to the principal of the fund.
  • 1912-104ff: Address by Past Grand Master Charles T. Gallagher on John Paul Jones.
    • A facsimile of Jones' application for the degrees appears opposite Page 1912-106; a picture of the statue of Jones in Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. appears opposite Page 1912-110; his arms are reproduced opposite Page 1912-112.

09/11 Agenda

  • 1912-129: Informal report of the Board of Masonic Relief.
  • 1912-130: Correspondence from Past Master Gallagher, regarding an unusual find in Boston:

"Yesterday the workmen engaged in excavating for the foundation fo the extension of the City Hall on Court Street in this city found at the northeast corner . . . the corner-stone . . . with the metal box placed therein at the time it was laid in 1833. . . At the time of the demolition of the old building some months ago, Mayor Fitzgerald inquired of me concerning the location and circumstances of laying the corner-stone, as the newspapers of the time stated it had been laid with Masonic ceremonies. I examined our Grand Lodge records . . . but found no written record of any organization for the purpose . . the date of the ceremony was September 28, 1833." Though there is no record in the Proceedings, the letter details the Masonic membership of nearly every person named on the plate found in the corner-stone.

12/11 Agenda

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President and Brother William Howard Taft

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 03/13: 1912-59; Proposed amendment to Part 4, Article 1, Section 10 to require a $5 contribution from each initiate for the support and maintenance of the Masonic Home. Referred.
    • 06/12: 1912-103; approved 198-85; a roll-call of lodges was ordered, and the amendment was approved 351-153.
  • 06/12: 1912-113; Proposed amendment to Part 1, Article 8, Section 11, to increase the number of Grand Chaplains from 2 to 4. Referred.
    • 09/11: 1912-126; Adopted.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/13: 1912-23; Opening remarks; necrology; greetings to and correspondence with the Duke of Connaught, Grand Master of England, then visiting in Canada.
  • 06/12: 1912-95; Opening remarks; necrology.
  • 09/11: 1912-122; Opening remarks; dispensations; charter for Shawmut Lodge; new DDGM for the 19th District; Masonic Home; necrology.
  • 12/11: 1912-173; Opening remarks. "Our Fraternity in this Commonwealth renders the ritual with commendable accuracy, adds yearly to its membership, and maintains an honored position in the great Masonic family. But I long to see a greater enthusiasm in the exemplification of its principles, a more exact conformity to its professed virtues, and a greater desire to extend the beneficent aims of our Institition." Necrology; visits; dispensations; growth of the membership (now in excess of 63,000, and expansion into the Canal Zone); Temple improvements; ciphers again forbidden; Masonic Home; report of the Board of Directors; Charity; visit of the President to Liberty Lodge; visit to the senior Past Grand Master; Chile and China; foreign relations; request by lodges in Turkey for assistance; correspondence with the Grand Master of England and the visit of a delegation to Canada; conclusion.
    • 12/11: 1912-249; Parts of the address concerning China and Chile to be referred to a committee.

Lodge By-Law Changes

"The Committee desire to call the attention of the Masters and Secretaries of Lodges to the following and request that the same be fully observed:

"By-Laws submitted to the Grand Lodge for approval should be accompanied by a certificate from the Secretary of the Lodge, under seal, that the regulations relating to the adoption of By-Laws have been complied with and further that no By-Law should be entered in the Book of By-Laws before being submitted for approval."

Necrologies and Memorials

  • 03/13: 1912-24; Death of Rt. Wor. Franklin E. Snow, Past Junior Grand Warden; mentioned in the Grand Master's Address.
    • 03/13: 1912-32; Memorial, presented by Rt. Wor. George W. Bishop, for the committee.
  • 03/13: 1912-24; Death of Rt. Wor. James Downs, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in the Grand Master's Address.
  • 03/13: 1912-24; Death of Wor. Herbert F. Morse, Past Grand Commander; mentioned in the Grand Master's Address.
  • 03/13: 1912-24; Death of Rt. Wor. Horace G. Hudson, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in the Grand Master's Address.
  • 03/13: 1912-25; Death of Wor. Theodore C. Bates, Past Recording Grand Secretary, a "captain of industry" and past state legislator; mentioned in the Grand Master's Address.
  • 03/13: 1912-26; Death of Rt. Wor. George H. Munroe, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in the Grand Master's Address.
  • 06/12: 1912-96; Death of Rt. Wor. Edward C. Martin, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in the Grand Master's Address.
  • 06/12: 1912-98; Memorial for Rt. Wor. Edward F. Smith, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by committee.
  • 09/11: 1912-123; Death of Rt. Wor. Thomas S. Spurr, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in the Grand Master's Address.
  • 09/11: 1912-124; Death of Bro. Howard M. Dow, former Grand Lodge Organist; mentioned in the Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/11: 1912-175; Death of Rt. Wor. Edward J. Sartelle, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in the Grand Masters Address.
  • 12/11: 1912-176; Death of Rt. Wor. Charles W. Bunker, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in the Grand Masters Address.
  • 12/11: 1912-177; Death of Rt. Wor. Albert W. Danforth, Past District Deputy Grand Master for China; mentioned in the Grand Masters Address.

Petitions for Charters

Petition for Dispensation for Lodges

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 01/18: 1912-1. Chelsea. Dedication of a Masonic Hall.
    • 1912-2: Opening of Grand Lodge (by Deputy Grand Master Albert F. Dow prior to the arrival of the Grand Master.)
    • 1912-3: Reception of Grand Lodge by members of Star of Bethlehem and Robert Lash Lodges.
    • 1912-3: Order of Exercises.
    • 1912-3: Dedication of the Temple to Freemasonry, Virtue and Universal Benevolence.
    • 1912-4: Presentation of the Colors by Rt. Wor. Charles A. Estey, District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 1912-4: Address by Wor. and Rev. R. Perry Bush.
    • 1912-10: An "excellent repast" in the Banquet Hall, followed by remarks by the Grand Master and various Brothers.
  • 04/18: 1912-62. Nahant. Laying of a corner-stone of the Town Hall.
    • 1912-63: Opening of Grand Lodge in the old town hall. Procession to building site with the escort of Mount Carmel, Golden Fleece and Damascus Lodges.
    • 1912-63: Order of exercises. Corner-stone ceremony.
    • 1912-65: Address by Rt. Wor. Thomas W. Davis, Recording Grand Secretary.
    • 1912-69: Contents of corner-stone box.

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Hotel Kimball, Springfield

  • 05/23: 1912-71. Springfield. Constitution of Indian Orchard Lodge.
    • 1912-72. Opening of Grand Lodge.
    • 1912-72: Procession into the Lodge room "where the Brethren of the new Lodge and upwards of one hundred visitors" were present.
    • 1912-73: Constitution ceremony and installation of officers. The Grand Master presented the incoming Master, Wor. George W. Miller, with a gavel made from a cedar of Mount Lebanon. The Revere Charge was read.
    • 1912-74: Supper at the Hotel Kimball; the conveyance to Indian Orchard was by rail, in the special car "Rockrimmon".
    • 1912-74: Organization of lodge for 1912.
  • 05/30: 1912-76. Melrose. Laying of the corner-stone of a Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Building.
    • 1912-77: Opening of Grand Lodge at the Masonic Temple; welcome by a committee from Wyoming Lodge and its Master, Wor. Frederick T. Grant.
    • 1912-77: Procession to building site, escorted by members of Hugh de Payens Commandery "in full Templar uniform", and other bodies.
    • 1912-78: Order of Exercises.
    • 1912-82: Contents of corner-stone box.
    • Description of Exercises
  • 09/26: 1912-135. Boston. Constitution of Shawmut Lodge.
    • 1912-136. Opening of Grand Lodge.
    • 1912-72: Procession into Corinthian Hall, where the Brethren of the new lodge were present.
    • 1912-73: Constitution ceremony and installation of officers. The Revere Charge was read.
  • 10/10: 1912-139. Pittsfield. Laying of corner-stone for a Masonic Temple.
    • 1912-139: Opening of Grand Lodge at the Masonic Apartments in Central Block.
    • 1912-140: Procession with the escort of Mystic and Crescent Lodges to the site of the new building.
    • 1912-140: Order of Exercises.
    • 1912-141: Address by Rt. Wor. Clarence A. Brodeur.
    • 1912-150: Contents of corner-stone box.
  • 11/10: 1912-153. Medford. Laying of a corner-stone of the Methodist Church on Medford Hillside.
    • 1912-154: Opening of Grand Lodge at the residence of Bro. Frank B. Gilman. Procession with the escort of Mount Hermon Lodge to the building site.
    • 1912-154: Order of exercises. Corner-stone ceremony.
    • 1912-158: Contents of corner-stone box.
    • Description of event from New England Craftsman, Vol. VIII, No. 3, December 1912, Page 92:
      • Most Worshipful Grand Master Everett C. Benton, assisted by officers of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, laid the cornerstone of Medford Hillside Methodist Church, Sunday afternoon, November 10.
      • Before the ceremonies began Grand Master Benton announced that he would confer the title of Grand Chaplain upon Bishop Hamilton, a member of Mt. Lebanon Lodge and many years connected with the fraternity, who was to take part in the exercises. Forty-four years ago he had preached his first sermon outside of a Methodist Church in a hall at West Medford and thirty years ago, as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge, he assisted in laying the corner-stone of the Universalist Church in Attleboro.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1912)

  • 1912-251: Opening and roll call.
  • 1912-253: Resolution of sympathy for the illness of Senior Past Grand Master Henry Endicott.
  • 1912-254: Installation of Grand Master Everett C. Benton. Installation of other Grand Lodge officers.
  • 1912-260: Report of Recording Grand Secretary: 2,980 Master Mason diplomas issued in 1912.
  • 1912-261: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1912, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 1912-263: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1912-263: Brief remarks by Most Wor. Justin Holden, Grand Master of Connecticut, who was forced to retire in order to catch a train.
    • 1912-264: Grand Master Benton. Remarks on lodges in Panama, and his intention to visit that lodge and the lodges in Chile.
    • 1912-268: Past Grand Master Flanders.
    • 1912-274: Past Senior Grand Warden Oliver A. Roberts; visit to Past Grand Master Endicott. (He was confined to a wheelchair, and at that time 88 years of age.)
    • 1912-278: Grand Chaplain, Rev. and Bro. Frank W. Merrick.
    • 1912-284: Recording Grand Secretary Rt. Wor. Thomas W. Davis; remarks on the beginnings of Masonry in Chile.
    • 1912-291: Grand Chaplain, Rt. Rev. and Bro. John W. Hamilton.
    • 1912-296: Senior Grand Warden Leon M. Abbott; remarks on "the toleration of Freemasonry."
    • 1912-304: Grand Chaplain, Rev. and Wor. R. Perry Bush.
    • 1912-310: Most Wor. Eugene S. Weston, Grand Master of Masons in Vermont.
    • 1912-317: Grand Chaplain, Rev. and Wor. Edward A. Horton.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1912

There were 32 districts in Massachusetts in 1912, as well as districts for Chile and China.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Charles G. Balcom, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-v

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

George H. Munroe, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-vi

DISTRICT 3: East Boston

Frank T. Barron, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-vii

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

James Keltie, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1912-viii

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

George C. Flett, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-ix

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Robert W. Oliver, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1912-x

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Charles L. Purinton, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xi

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Edward G. Brown, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xii

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Louis A. Rogers, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xiii

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Fred D. McGregor, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xiv

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Charles B. Marble, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xv

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Arthur D. Prince, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xvi

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

C. Willis Bennett, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xvii

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Louis L. Campbell, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1912-xviii

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Herbert W. Dean, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xix

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

J. Francis Allison, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xx

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Abraham Davis, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxi

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

D. Edward Miller, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxii

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Paul R. Bridgman, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxiii

DISTRICT 20: Southbridge

John R. Haskell, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxiv

DISTRICT 21: Worcester

Charles A. Harrington, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1912-xxv

DISTRICT 22: Blackstone

Joseph Hoyle, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxvi

DISTRICT 23: Milford

Arthur E. Fairbanks, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxvii

DISTRICT 24: Marlborough

George R. Hall, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxviii

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Frederic C. Cobb, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxix

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Hartley L. White, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxx

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Charles W. Stodder, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxxi

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Edward H. Temple, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxxii

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Edward B. Maglathin, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxxiii

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

John G. Tinkham, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxxiv

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

C.T.C. Whitcomb, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxxv

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Edward P. Kendrick, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1912-xxxvi

CHILE DISTRICT

David Urquhart, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: None

CHINA DISTRICT

Stacy C. Ransom, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: None

OTHER

1 Lodge + 1 U.D.


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