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1919

LEON M. ABBOTT, Grand Master

Arthur D. Prince, Deputy Grand Master
Benjamin B. Gilman, Senior Grand Warden
Horace A. Carter, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/12: 1919-37;
• 06/11: 1919-172; Deputy Grand Master Arthur D. Prince presiding.
• 09/10: 1919-216;
• 12/10: 1919-328; (Annual Communication)

03/12 Agenda

• 1919-48: Reception of Rt. Wor. John Patison, District Grand Master for Renfrewshire, Scotland, and Most Wor. Alonzo E. Emerson, Grand Master of Washington.
• 1919-49: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1919-71: Report of Special Committee on Use of Ritual. "Your committee are of the opinion that the use of unauthorized cyphers by the officers of subordinate Lodges and other members of the Fraternity is far more general than is realized . . . We further recommend that an authorized cypher be prepared by the Grand Lodge to be placed in such hands as the Grand Lodge may determine." Referred to another committee.
• 1919-77: Petition by Mount Tabor Lodge to remove from East Boston to Boston; refused, despite the recommendation of the District Deputy Grand Master. (This is similar to a petition made the previous year, which was also refused.)
• 1919-79: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to the isiting distinguished Brethren.
• 1919-79: Address by Bro. Walter A. Hopkins, Chaplain in the United States Navy, who gave an account of his war experience aboard the transport Mount Vernon.

06/11 Agenda

• 1919-180: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1919-197: Decision on appeal of release of jurisdiction rejection by John T. Heard Lodge against Liberty; appeal sustained.
• 1919-197: Decision on appeal of release of jurisdiction rejection by Constellation Lodge against Hyde Park Lodge; appeal denied.
• 1919-212: The Grand Master was given full powers on the matter of membership in the Masonic Service Association.
  • 09/10: 1919-298; by vote of the Grand Lodge, Massachusetts approved the plan of organization and assumed membership.
• 1919-213: The Deputy Grand Master gave an address on Masonic activities in France and the occupied area of Germany.
• 1919-213: Wor. and Captain Walter A. Ladd of Faith Lodge and presented a French war poster.
• 1919-214: Thanks reported from the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia for the assistance given by the Grand Lodge in 1917.

09/10 Agenda

• 1919-224: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1919-229: Portrait of James A. Dickson, Past Deputy Grand Master, received; a picture appears opposite Page 1919-229.
• 1919-230: Bust of Benjamin Dean, Past Junior Grand Warden, presented by his granddaughters; a picture appears opposite Page 1919-230.
• 1919-234: Description and outline for the Masonic Service Association.
• 1919-244: Resolutions regarding "Liberty Under Law." The September Quarterly occurred in the midst of the Boston Police Strike, and the Grand Lodge adopted resolutions "asserting and maintaining the supremacy of the law", and transmitted them to Mayor (and Bro.) Andrew Peters.
• 1919-245: Recognition of Bro. Samuel Cox, aged 100; granted the status of Past Senior Grand Deacon. A picture of Bro. Cox appears opposite Page 1919-245.

Assembly of attendees; cover of Peace Jubilee Program

• 1919-250ff: Report of Rt. Wor. Frederick W. Hamilton on the Peace Jubilee in London.
• 1919-298: Presentation of information by the Grand Secretary regarding Bro. John Quincy Adams, who was made a Mason in St. John's Lodge in 1826; this was not the former President, but another man with that name.
• 1919-300: Presentation of a new portrait of Past Grand Master Samuel Crocker Lawrence by his widow.

12/10 Agenda

• 1919-342: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1919-344: Special Guests of the Grand Master introduced: Special Military Deputies (Rt. Wor. Willis Stover, Rt. Wor. John A. Stitt, Rt. Wor. Thomas J. Drummond, Rt. Wor. Kendall A. Sanderson, Rt. Wor. Ralph H. Russell, Rt. Wor. Albert P. Ballard, Rt. Wor. Albert H. Morris, Bro. and Rev. William F. Dusseault, Bro. William R. Buckminster, Wor. Walter A. Ladd, Bro. Charles G. Miles, Bro. Howard Hinckley, Jr., Bro. Harold D. Borenstein).
• Recorded in Grand Master Abbott's address, beginning on page 1919-385:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Bethesda (Brighton) (03/09; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • Mount Holyoke, South Hadley Falls (03/29; 50th Anniversary)
    • Mizpah, Cambridge (05/12; 50th anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Delta, Braintree (06/02; 50th anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Norfolk Union, Randolph (06/03; Centenary; Special Communication)
  • Corner-stone Layings and Hall Dedications:
    • Northfield (10/10; Hall Dedication, Special Communication)
    • Haverhill; Monument dedication (11/15; Special Communication)
    • Revere (11/24; Hall Dedication, Special Communication)
  • Funerals:
  • Lodges constituted, officers installed:
    • Fidelity, Melrose (10/14)
  • Lodges visited:
    • Norfolk, Needham (01/13)
    • Germania, Boston (01/27; Ladies' Night)
    • Columbian, Boston (02/06)
    • Lafayette (Roxbury) (02/14; Ladies' Night)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (02/14)
    • South Boston; Washington's Birthday (02/16; Special Communication)
    • Wyoming, Melrose (02/20)
    • Henry Price, Charlestown (02/26)
    • Euclid, Boston (03/03)
    • Washington, Roxbury (03/17)
    • Cambridge (03/22; Army and Navy Night)
    • Shawmut, Boston (03/28)
    • Pequossette, Watertown (03/31)
    • Soley, Somerville (04/07)
    • Eureka, New Bedford (04/18)
    • Putnam, Cambridge (04/21)
    • King Philip, Fall River (04/22)
    • Springfield, Springfield (04/30)
    • Palmer (05/03; Exemplification)
    • Revere, Boston (05/06)
    • Orient, Norwood (05/19)
    • Joseph Webb, Boston (05/22; Ladies' Night; held in Roxbury).
    • Abraham H. Howland Jr., New Bedford (05/23)
    • Noquochoke, Westport (05/24; clambake for 30th Masonic District)
    • St. Mark's, Newburyport (05/26)
    • John Abbot, Somerville (05/27)
    • Dalhousie, Newtonville (05/28)
    • Cincinnatus, Great Barrington (05/30; Ladies' Night)
    • Beth-Horon, Brookline (06/19)
    • Hammatt, Boston (06/24)
    • Good Samaritan, Reading (10/17)
    • Saggahew, Haverhill (10/20)
    • Germania, Boston (10/27)
    • Aurora, Fitchburg (11/03)
    • Paul Revere, Brockton (11/11)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/13; installation)
    • Lynn (11/18; Welcome Home Night by Damascus, Golden Fleece and Mount Carmel Lodges)
    • Winthrop, Winthrop (11/19)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (11/28; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • St. John's (Newburyport) (12/04)
• 1919-399: Election of Rt. Wor. Arthur D. Prince as Grand Master; election of other Grand officers.
• 1919-408: Report of the Board of Masonic Relief. List of residents and financial information.
• 1919-438: Committee on Size of Lodges appointed.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 09/10: 1919-299; Proposal to amend Section 407 by adding a paragraph regarding applications read in Lodge, and the requirement for a ballot to occur. Referred.
  • 12/10: 1919-401; Amendment to section 407 adopted.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/12: Memorial for Theodore Roosevelt, Action of Pennsylvania against a Massachusetts Mason; investigation of applicants; status of unaffiliated Masons; releases of jurisdiction; jurisdiction over rejected applicants; ruling on Wardens; dispensations out of state; war relief fund (encouragement to lodges to assist returning war veterans); conclusion.

• 06/11: (Read by the Deputy Grand Master Rt. Wor. Arthur D. Prince; Necrology; overseas missions; war relief; Masonic Service Association; Brethren in military or naval service; report of Special Military Deputy Albert P. Ballard; irregularly made Masons; decisions; dispensation; Grand Lodge of Rhode Island; Peace Jubilee in London.

• 09/10: "We are entering upon a new year of Masonic activity, and in spite of the unparalleled growth and interest of the past few years there is every evidence that we are upon the threshold of a year that will, in point of enthusiasm and increasing numbers, outrival any year that has gone before." Necrology; portrait of Dickson; bust of Dean; charities; income and expenses; Masonic Service Association; Peace Jubilee; war relief fund; conclusion. "An armistice has been signed in the great world war, peace treaties have been or are being prepared . . . But no one who looks about . . .can fail to recognize that we are in the midst of warfare perhaps as deadly and destructive as the war just ended. Never before in our own country have the forces of ignorance, selfishness, and brutality been more openly assertive than today. The foundations of civilization itself seem to be threatened as never before. . . I earnestly believe that Masonry must drop some of its ages-long conservatism and become a more practical and active agency in the settlement of the problem that now so vitally concerns not only the life of our nation, but the happiness and welfare of all people."

• 12/10: Annual Address. Necrology; Degree work; Masonic clubs; dispensations; smaller lodges; investigation of applicants; gifts to District Deputies; finances; report of the Board of Directors; 6,624 new Initiates through 08/31/1919; 82,410 total; Charity; Masonic Home; war relief; visits; officers; conclusion. ("These are days of trial - true testing for Freemasons. Atheism, communism, socialism, anarchy, greed, selfishness, ignorance, class hatred, false gods, license in the name of liberty, binding and blinding autocracy parading in the name of democracy . . . Every principle of Masonry, every virtue sacred to the heart and soul of our Fellowship is being held up to execration and singled out for assault and destruction. . . Every true Craftsman worthy to bear the name of Mason has enlisted and pledged the last ounce of his strength to defend the precious heritage of free institutions and American ideals.")

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/12: 1919-73;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Adelphi, Berkshire, Chicopee, Converse, Corner Stone, Delta, Dorchester, Eliot, Germania, Henry Price, Merrimack, Mount Orthodox, Palestine, Roswell Lee, Seaview, Siloam, Simon W. Robinson, Springfield, The Tyrian, also the District Grand Lodge of China; approved. Ezekiel Bates, Mount Hope, William North, Winthrop, approved with changes.

• 06/11: 1919-201;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Charity, Dalhousie, Franklin, Lafayette (North Adams), Macedonian, Mount Hope, Mount Olivet, Mount Orthodox, Pacific, Pioneer, Saggahew, St. John's (Boston), St. John's (Newburyport), St. Paul's (South Boston), Starr King, Temple; approved.

• 09/10: 1919-294;
  • Full Codes : Amicable, approved with changed.
  • Amendments: Hampden, Revere, Somerville, Star in the East (with changes); approved.

• 12/10: 1919-404;
  • Full Codes : Faith; approved with changes.
  • Amendments: Abraham H. Howland Jr., Adelphi, Alpha (with changes), Aurora, Bethesda (Brighton) (with changes), Boylston, Esoteric, Hampden, Jerusalem, John Abbot, King Solomon's, Liberty, Mount Hollis, Pequossette, St. John's (Boston), Somerville, Thomas Talbot, Washington, Webster, Wollaston; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• 03/12: 1919-53; Memorial for Bro. Theodore Roosevelt, former President of the United States; presented by the Grand Master.

• 03/12: 1919-74; Memorial for Rt. Wor. William Babson, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. William H. Ryder, for the committee.

• 06/02: 1919-124ff; A number of short biographies of members of Delta Lodge, in Braintree. (These are listed on the lodge's page.)

• 06/11: 1919-182; Death of Rt. Wor. Henry M. Humphrey, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 06/11: 1919-184; Death of Rt. Wor. Charles Sewell Norris, Past District Deputy Grand Master, and presiding Master of Fidelity Lodge, U.D.; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 06/11: 1919-186; Death of Rt. Wor. E. Bentley Young, Past District Deputy Grand Master; briefly mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 09/10: 1919-225: Memorial given in Grand Master's Address.

• 06/11: 1919-182; Death of Rt. Wor. Lewis M. Palmer, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 09/10: 1919-228: Death of Rt. Wor. David Urquhart, District Grand Master of Chile; in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/29: 1919-445; Memorial, presented by Rt. Wor. Oliver A. Roberts, for the committee. A portrait of Bro. Urquhart appears opposite Page 1919-445.
  • 12/29: 1919-450: A letter of condolence from the Grand Lodge of Chile.

• 11/15: 1919-313: Memorial for Bro. William Otis Tasker, the donor of the monument to fallen soldiers in Haverhill Cemetery; given by the Grand Master at the Special Communication for its dedication.

• 12/10: 1919-345; Death of Most Wor. Charles T. Gallagher, Past Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/29: 1919-452; Memorial, presented by Most Wor. Edwin B. Holmes, for the committee.

Petitions for Charters

• 09/10: 1919-296; Fidelity U.D., Melrose; granted.

• 09/10: 1919-297; Sibert U.D., Gatun, Canal Zone; granted.

• 12/10: 1919-406: Request made by Mount Tabor Lodge to amend its charter to give it Boston jurisdiction, received 07/23; refused, but a motion was made to reconsider the matter.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

• 03/12: 1919-65; Petitions received from Tela, Honduras, and in Fredericksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands; mentioned in the Grand Master's Address; no decision taken.
  • 12/10: 1919-349; "Upon further consideration and advice I declined to grant a Dispensation" for these Lodges.

• 06/11: 1919-198; Petition for West Roxbury, Roslindale (05/21)

• 12/11: 1919-349; Petition for Theodore Roosevelt Lodge, Wollaston (12/08)

• (no page): Petition for Talien Lodge, Darien, Manchuria (China).

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 02/16: 1919-1. South Boston. Washington's Birthday Observance.
  • 1919-2: Grand Lodge opened in the Phillips Congregational Church.
  • 1919-2: Order of Exercises.
  • 1919-3ff: Address of the Grand Master (reprinted in full.)

• 03/09: 1919-11; Brighton. Centenary of Bethesda Lodge.
  • 1919-12: Grand Lodge opened and was escorted into the Lodge-room. Procession to the Brighton Congregational Church. "Notwithstanding a rain-storm of unusual violence a large assemblage was present and the following program was carried out."
  • 1919-13: Order of Exercises.
  • 1919-13ff: Sermon by Wor. and Rev. Edward A. Horton (reprinted in full.)
  • 1919-30ff: Address of the Grand Master (reprinted in full.)
  • 1919-36: "Elaborate banquet and musical entertainment" at the Hotel Somerset which "taxed the seating capacity of the great banquet hall of that hotel." Addresses by the Grand Master and other Brethren.

• 05/12: 1919-81; Cambridge. 50th Anniversary of Mizpah Lodge.
  • 1919-82: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Frederick W. Turner, Master of Mizpah Lodge.
  • 1919-82ff: Historical address by Wor. James A. Stinson.
  • 1919-99: Entertainments. "In spite of the inclemency of the weather the attendance was large and a delightful evening was spent by all."

• 06/02: 1919-100; Braintree. 50th Anniversary of Delta Lodge.
  • 1919-101: Grand Lodge opened and was received members of the lodge.
  • 1919-101: Removal to the town hall for a "bountiful banquet" and speeches by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1919-102ff: Historical address by Wor. Walter James Harrison.

• 06/03: 1919-142; Randolph. Centenary of Norfolk Union Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Arthur D. Prince officiating in the afternoon.
  • 1919-143: Grand Lodge opened and was escorted into the Lodge-room. Welcome by Wor. Frank W. Vye, Master of Norfolk Union Lodge.
  • 1919-143: Procession with the lodge to the First Congregational Church.
  • 1919-143ff: Historical Address by Wor. Frank C. Granger. (reprinted in full.)
  • 1919-170: Banquet in Stetson Hall; Address by Grand Master ("full of flashes of wit and humor and replete with instruction and inspiration".) and remarks of other Brothers, including Rt. Wor. Albert P. Ballard, Special Military Deputy.
  • 1919-171: (06/01) Commemorative service at First Congregational Church with Rev. Bro. W. W. Dorman preaching.

Northfield Masonic Temple

• 10/10: 1919-301; Northfield. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1919-301: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded into the lodge room; reception by Wor. Leon R. Alexander, Master of Harmony Lodge.
  • 1919-302: Dedication of the Temple "with full form and ceremony."
  • 1919-302: "Bountiful and appetizing supper" served at town hall, with an "eloquent and inspiring address" by the Grand Master and remarks by other Brothers.

• 10/14: 1919-304; Melrose. Constitution of Fidelity Lodge.
  • 1919-305: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of Fidelity Lodge.
  • 1919-305: Lodge constituted and officers installed "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
  • 1919-306: Grand Master's Address "in his usual happy and eloquent manner." Address by Wor. and Rev. Edward A. Horton.
  • 1919-307: Organization of the lodge for 1919 and list of Charter Members.

Haverhill Monument

• 11/15: 1919-309; Haverhill. Dedication of the Tasker Monument.
  • 1919-310: Grand Lodge opened at the Haverhill Temple, received by members of Merrimack and Saggahew Lodges in joint session, with Wor. Evelyn L. Durkee of the senior Lodge in the Chair.
  • 1919-310: Procession of twelve to fourteen hundred Brethren to the cemetery. Ceremony of dedication "in due form and with the ancient ceremonial."
  • 1919-312: Procession to Haverhill High School. "Owing to the doubt as to the weather at this season it was not deemed best to hold the full ceremony in the open air. This turned out to be a wise decision as the day, though clear, was cold and the ground was damp from recent rains."
  • 1919-312: Address by the Grand Master (reproduced in full.) Memorial to the donor of the monument, Bro. Otis Tasker.
  • 1919-351: In Grand Master's Annual Address, a short excerpt from the Haverhill Gazette on the monument.

• 11/24: 1919-316; Revere. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1919-317: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded into the lodge room; reception by members of Seaview Lodge.
  • 1919-317: Dedication of the Temple "to the uses of Freemasonry according to the ancient customs and usages with full form and ceremony."
  • 1919-317: "Stirring and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Speech by Wor. and Rev. R. Perry Bush.
  • 1919-318: Historical Address on the old church, now the Masonic Temple, and about Revere; by Bro. Arthur B. Curtis, first Mayor of Revere.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/29/1919)

A portrait of Grand Master Abbott appeared on the menu for the feast.

• 1919-439: Opening and roll call.
• 1919-442: Additional visits by Grand Master:
  • Macedonian, Milton (12/12; Welcome Home Night for Service Members)
  • Thomas Talbot, Billerica (12/16)
  • William Parkman, Winchester (12/18)
  • Grecian, Lawrence (12/19; Welcome Home Night for Service Members)
  • St. Martin's, Chatham (12/22; installation)
  • Blue Hill, Canton (12/23)
• 1919-443: Report of Grand Secretary. 5,897 Master Mason Diplomas through 08/31.
• 1919-443: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1917, as well as the past 2-3 years.
• 1919-458: Presentation of Past Senior Grand Warden's Jewel to Rt. Wor. Benjamin B. Gilman, a gift of Saggahew Lodge.
• 1919-458: Installation of Grand Master Prince, and other Grand Lodge officers. Address by Past Grand Master; details of installation.
• 1919-466: Introductory Address by the new Grand Master. "It is unusual for the Grand Master to give a message at this time, but information has come to me within a few hours of something which I think is of great importance to this Grand Lodge and to the Fraternity in Massachusetts. It is a note of warning." The Grand Master speaks about W.Z. Foster, a labor leader, and that there are petitions before lodges in "an industrial city where there are four Lodges" from men "who are well known to be radicals and supporters of Bolshevism."
• 1919-468: Presentation to the retiring Grand Master, given by Rt. Wor. Myron L. Keith: a hall clock. Reply by Most Wor. Abbott. Presented by Rt. Wor. Emery B. Gibbs: a gold watch and chain; reply.
• 1919-476: Feast of St. John, attended by more than 500 Brothers, listing toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1919-477: The Grand Master.
  • 1919-488: Governor (and future President) Calvin Coolidge.
  • 1919-493: Rev. and Wor. Edward A. Horton.
  • 1919-513: Bro. and Mayor Perry D. Thompson of Lowell.

HISTORICAL ADDRESSES

• 1919-523: History of Masonry in Northern Berkshire, by Rt. Wor. Eugene B. Brown; read at the 50th Anniversary of Upton Lodge (06/07).
• 1919-533: Historical Sketch of Charity Lodge, by Wor. Georg Manson McCallar, read at the lodge's 50th Anniversary (03/24)
• 1919-542: History of Lafayette Lodge of Roxbury, by Rt. Wor. Albert Novatus Blodgett, read at the lodge's 50th Anniversary (06/12/1915)

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1919

There were 33 districts in Massachusetts in 1919, as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

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