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1924

DUDLEY H. FERRELL, Grand Master

A portrait of Past Grand Master Everett C. Benton appears in the Frontispiece.

Frank L. Simpson, Deputy Grand Master
Stephen C. Luce, Jr., Senior Grand Warden
Edward M. Woodward, Junior Grand Warden


QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/12: 1924-4;
  • 06/11: 1924-288;
  • 09/10: 1924-343;
  • 12/10: 1924-531; (Annual Communication)

03/12 Agenda

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Sir Alfred Robbins

  • 1924-16: Introduction of Guests: Most Wor. Winthrop Buck, Grand Master of Connecticut, and Grand Master George I. Whitney of Vermont,as well as Rt. Wor. Sir Alfred Robbins, Past Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England.
  • 1924-17: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1924-36: Rt. Wor. Herbert W. Dean elected a member of the Board of Directors.
  • 1924-41: Address by Rt. Wor. Sir Alfred Robbins, President of the Board of General Purposes. He was presented with a Henry Price medal by the Grand Master. A picture of Bro. Robbins appears opposite Page 1924-41.
  • 1924-42: Remarks by Bro. Thomas R. Marshall, Past Vice-President of the United States.

06/11 Agenda

  • 1924-305: Reception of Most Wor. Charles H. Callahan, Grand Master of Masons in Virginia. (He addressed the Grand Lodge later in the meeting, as reported on Page 1924-334.)
  • 1924-306: Report of the Committee on Records.

09/10 Agenda

  • 1924-353: Reception of Most Wor. Edward W. Cooch, Grand Master of Delaware. Bro. Gooch gave a short address (Page 1924-366).
  • 1924-353: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1924-365: Voted that one-half of the Grand Lodge dues collected in the overseas District Grand Lodges be allowed to retained in the Districts for the purpose of the District Grand Lodges.
  • 1924-366: Introduction of Wor. Frederick Baker, an Inspector of the Grand Lodge of California.

12/10 Agenda

Note: The Proceedings also list the extensive visits of the Deputy Grand Master, beginning on Page 1924-593.

  • 1924-601: Report of the Board of Masonic Relief. War Relief Fund. Report of the Visiting Committee. Residents. Finances.
  • 1924-636: Re-election of Dudley H. Ferrell as Grand Master; election of other Grand Lodge officers. Brief address by Deputy Grand Master Simpson.
  • 1924-648: Petition to permit West Roxbury Lodge to reduce fees to conform with other local Lodges; approved.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 03/12: 1924-40; Proposal to modify Section 334, regarding contributions from candidates; referred.
    • 06/11: 1924-317ff; adopted with modifications.
    • 06/11: 1924-333; "Matters of detail and procedure" referred with powers to the Board of Directors.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/12: 1924-23; Opening remarks; necrology; character of Masonry (lotteries, entertainments, Masonic clubs).
  • 06/11: 1924-308; Opening remarks; necrology; constitutions and dedications; Board of Masonic Relief; Grand Constitutions; closing remarks (see below).

"We have come to the point, this very day, of deciding what our tomorrow is to be. We may, if we choose, continue as we have been going; fixing our attention upon ourselves, striving to preserve the inherited dignity of the past, making Masons in varying numbers according to the routine procedure which has never changed. This choice (and it is ours to make if we so desire) forecasts a tomorrow which is in no wise different from today except in this: There will be less justification for our place in society and some one will be compelled to pronounce an apologetic in our behalf. We cannot fail to realize that the pressure of life upon the various associations of men is constantly increasing. A developing intimacy of association produces new needs which must be met else the business of life suffers and living becomes a more difficult problem. The history of organizations shows one of two things. Either they accomodate themselves to whatever changes come, they expand their effort to meet an increase in duty or else they lapse into the oblivion which adherence to an unchanged and antiquated conventionality always brings. Now, for Freemasonry, the experience similar to that possible for any other institution awaits.

"We can, today, say that we want no change in our effort; that we will be satisfied within the compass of our present measure of endeavor. But will the time be satisfied? We owe life something and we cannot deny it. I dream rather of Masonry making the other decision, a decision to try the adventure of greater service because the need of the time is more pressing. I vision a tomorrow that shares a Masonic understanding possessed by every man who bears the Masonic title. This will be the result of the education given him, superimposed upon ritualistic instruction. I see the Fraternity equipped to care for those who are not asking alms, but only a chance to provide for their own wants. My thoughts lead me into a tomorrow whose glory is our ability to care fully for all whose hands have grown palsied with age or sickness and who, amid the competitions of life, have no refuge except within the fortress of real Masonic benevolence. The dream will come true if you say it shall. The hope of your Grand Master and those associated with him in administering the affairs of the Craft has been amply explained throughout the jurisdiction. He was asking nothing for himself but all for Freemasonry. His hope for tomorrow, his dream of Masonry's greater service with all that it demanded of the Brethren he dared to place in your hands because he had faith in the reality of the Masonic profession."

  • 09/10: 1924-354; Opening remarks; delinqency; chain letters; chain letters; Williams memorial; semi-Masonic organizations; conclusion.
  • 12/10: 1924-550; Opening remarks; review of the year; Lawrence library ("gift of our late Brother M.W. Samuel Crocker Lawrence . . . has been examined and classified and added to our already splendid collection in the Grand Lodge Library."); Committees on Education and Service; Masonic Service Association; finances; report of the Board of Directors; survey of Lodge finances (a questionnaire was sent to every Lodge); Masonic philanthropy; Masonic Education and Charity Trust; overseas districts (constitution of Chin Ling, Nanking, China); visits (including those by the Deputy Grand Master); Henry Price Medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

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Most Wor. Everett C. Benton

  • 06/11: 1924-310; Death of Rt. Wor. Austin A. Heath, Past District Deputy Grand Master; reported in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/10: 1924-711: Death of Most Wor. Edwin B. Holmes, Senior Past Grand Master.

Petitions for Charters

  • 09/10: 1924-364; Eastern Star U.D., Rehoboth; granted. Note: there is no record of this dispensation.
  • 12/10: 1924-576; Chin Ling U.D., Nanking, China (03/08; reported in Grand Master's Address)
  • 12/10: 1924-649; Petition by Mariners' Lodge to amend its charter for jurisdiction over Barnstable; opposed by Fraternal Lodge, and the petition was denied.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

  • 12/10: 1924-585; Netop, Seekonk (02/29; mentioned in Grand Master's Address)
  • 12/10: 1924-586; United, Cambridge (12/05; mentioned in Grand Master's Address)

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 02/07: 1924-1. Boston. Funeral Service for Past Grand Master Everett C. Benton.
    • 1924-2: Funeral Services at Park Street Church; service performed by Rev. Dr. A. Z. Conrad, the pastor, with the Grand Master and Grand Chaplain Wor. Rev. Edward A. Horton performing the Masonic ritual.
  • 03/25: 1924-44. Hanover. 50th Anniversary of Phoenix Lodge.
    • 1924-44: Grand Lodge opened and was received by brethren of the Lodge and the Master, Rev. and Wor. Edwin H. Gibson.
    • 1924-45: Anniversary exercises. Addresses by the Grand Master and Deputy Grand Master. Living Charter Members were recognized and presented with commemorative medals.
    • 1924-46ff: History of the Lodge by Rt. Wor. Horace T. Fogg. Note: this history includes information about the original Phoenix Lodge.
  • 05/02: 1924-64. Boston. Constitution of Russell Lodge of Arlington.
    • 1924-65: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1924-65: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1924-66: Grand Master's Address, "eloquent and impressive."
    • 1924-66: Organization for 1924 and list of Charter Members.
  • 05/12: 1924-69. West Brookfield. Constitution of Bay Path Lodge.
    • 1924-70: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1924-70: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1924-70: Grand Master's Address, "with earnest and eloquent words which made a deep impression upon his hearers."
    • 1924-71: Organization for 1924 and list of Charter Members.
  • 05/19: 1924-73. Needham. 50th Anniversary of Norfolk Lodge.
    • 1924-73: Grand Lodge opened and was received by brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1924-74: Grand Lodge and lodge members repaired to the Town Hall "where they were entertained at dinner by the members of Norfolk Lodge, a very large company being present." Address by Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master and District Deputy.
    • 1924-75: (05/18) Commemorative religious service at the Town Hall, following a public procession involving various lodges.
    • 1924-75ff: History of Norfolk Lodge by Wor. Leonard Dawson.

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Corner-stone Laying, Shrine Hospital

  • 05/26: 1924-120. Springfield. Laying of the corner-stone of a Shrine hospital.
    • 1924-121: Grand Lodge opened at the Masonic Temple and repaired to the site of the hospital, in the company of a Shrine parade.
    • 1924-121: Corner-stone laying "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1924-122: Contents of corner-stone box.
    • 1924-123: Address by Grand Master and by Conrad V. Dykeman, Imperial Potentate.

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Cochickewick Lodge Hall

  • 06/02: 1924-127. North Andover. 50th Anniversary of Cochichewick Lodge.
    • 1924-128: Grand Lodge opened and was received by brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1924-128: Rededication of the Temple; address by the Grand Master, "an eloquent and inspiring treatment of thoughts arising from the double occasion that was being observed."
    • 1924-129ff: History of the Lodge by Bro. James R. Baldwin, Harry Wilkinson, and Thomas Milner.
  • 06/09: 1924-193. Beverly. Centenary of Liberty Lodge.
    • 1924-193: "Owing to the recent destruction by fire of the Masonic apartments," Grand Lodge opened in the Odd Fellows' apartments and was received by brethren of the Lodge. Grand Master Charles H. Callahan of Virginia and the Master of Wor. C. Philip Heishley, Master of Alexandria-Washington Lodge #22, were also present.
    • 1924-194: Exercises of the evening; Grand Master made a "a very eloquent and inspiring address"; remarks by Wor. Herbert W. Wilson, Police Commissioner of Boston, and the Grand Master of Virginia. Presentation by Wor. Heishley of a gavel made from a walnut tree at Mount Vernon.
    • 1924-195: (06/08) Brethren and ladies' commemorative religious service at the Ware Theatre, with Rt. Wor. and Rev. Frederick Hamilton preaching.
    • 1924-196: (06/10) Dinner and ball at the Salem Armory.
    • 1924-196ff: History of Masonry in Beverly by Wor. Eugene J.V. Huiginn. Covers the period from 1779 to 1924, including notes on United States Lodge and Amity Lodge in Beverly.

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Corner-stone Laying, Springfield

  • 09/24: 1924-367. Rehoboth. Constitution of Eastern Star Lodge.
    • 1924-368: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1924-368: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "in full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1924-368: Grand Master's Address. He "congratulated the Brethren upon the success which had crowned their efforts to organize a new Lodge and gave them wise advice and inspiring encouragement for the work before them."
    • 1924-369: Organization for 1924-25 and list of Charter Members.

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Corner-stone Laying, Hyannis

  • 10/25: 1924-376. Charlton. Dedication of the Williams Memorial.
    • 1924-377: Grand Lodge opened in the Chapel of the Masonic Home and proceeded to the Reading Room in the Williams Memorial.
    • 1924-377: Building dedicated "in full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft," similar to the form used at the dedication of the Home in 1911.
    • 1924-378: "Eloquent address" by the Grand Master.
  • 11/19: 1924-379. Woburn. Centenary of Freemasonry in Woburn.
    • 1924-380: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Mount Horeb Lodge.
    • 1924-380: Addresses by Grand Master and Deputy Grand Master.
    • 1924-380ff: "A Brief Sketch of Masonry in Woburn 1824 to 1924" by Wor. William F. Davis, Jr. Notes on Freedom Lodge and Mount Horeb Lodge.
  • 11/22: 1924-410. Arlington. Laying of the corner-stone of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1924-411: Grand Lodge opened at the Orthodox Congregational Church and repaired to the site of the new Temple, escorted by Hiram and Russell Lodges.
    • 1924-411: Dedication exercises; contents of corner-stone box.
    • 1924-413: An "interesting, helpful and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. The building is intended to replace one destroyed by fire in March, 1924.
    • 1924-414ff: History of Freemasonry in Arlington.
  • 12/07: 1924-419. Needham. Laying of a corner-stone for the Evangelical Congregational Church.
    • 1924-420: Opened of Grand Lodge at the Masonic apartments. Procession to the building site.
    • 1924-420: Building dedicated "in full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1924-420: Contents of corner-stone box.
    • 1924-421: "Eloquent address" by the Grand Master. Ceremony of consecration by Pastor Rev. Bro. Harry W. Kimball, and other ceremonies.
  • 12/08: 1924-423. Fall River. Centenary of Mount Hope Lodge.
    • 1924-423: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
    • 1924-424: (12/07) A special religious service of commemoration at the Central Congregational Church; sermon by Rt. Wor. and Rev. Frederick W. Hamilton.
    • 1924-424: Banquet, with addresses by Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master Simpson and other Brothers.
    • 1924-425: (12/09) Entertainments with ladies, including dancing.
    • 1924-425ff: History of Mount Hope Lodge.
  • 12/11: 1924-653. Stoughton. 125th Anniversary of Rising Star Lodge.
    • 1924-654: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
    • 1924-654: Addresses by the Grand Master and the presiding Master, Wor. G. Arthur Sprague, Jr., as well as the Deputy Grand Master and the Master at the 100th Anniversary Wor. Lemuel W. Standish.
    • 1924-655: (12/07) Commemorative religious service at the Universalist Church, sermon preached by Rev. Bro. William P. Farnsworth, Chaplain of the Lodge.
    • 1924-655ff: Historical Sketch of Rising Star Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Ira F. Burnham.
  • 12/17: 1924-692. Seekonk. Constitution of Netop Lodge.
    • 1924-693: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1924-693: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1924-693: Grand Master's Address, an "inspiring call to duty."
    • 1924-694: Organization for 1925 and list of Charter Members.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/29/1924)

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Charles H. Ramsay


A portrait of Grand Treasurer Charles H. Ramsay appeared on the menu for the feast.

  • 1924-695: Opening and roll call.
  • 1924-698: Report of Grand Secretary; 6,238 Diplomas issued through 08/31/1924. List of Lodges not represented in 1924 and for the past 2 years.
  • 1924-700: Thanks voted to Norumbega Lodge for the present of an "ancient Masonic pitcher."
  • 1924-700: Installation of Grand Master Ferrell, and other Grand Lodge officers.
  • 1924-707: Address of Bro. Hon. Alvan T. Fuller, Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts. Reproduced in full.
  • 1924-713: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
    • 1924-713: The Grand Master.
    • 1924-720: Most Wor. Walter L. Stockwell, Past Grand Master of Masons of North Dakota.
    • 1924-734: Past Secretary of International Lodge, Bro. and Dr. Samuel S. Young.
    • 1924-738: Rt. Rev. Dr. and Bro. Philip Cook, Bishop of Delaware and Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Delaware.

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT

  • 1924-753: The Beginnings of Army Lodge, by Wor. G. W. Edgerly.
  • 1924-758: The Beginnings of Pittsfield Lodge, by Rt. Wor. S. Chester Lyon.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1924

There were 33 districts in Massachusetts in 1924, as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Howard M. Fletcher, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-771

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Arthur E. Fisk, District Deputy Grand Master; 12 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1924-772

DISTRICT 3: East Boston

Gorham L. Walker, District Deputy Grand Master; 12 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-773

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Rutherford E. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 13 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-774

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Henry P. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 15 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-775

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Fred L. Moses, District Deputy Grand Master; 14 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-776

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Sanford Crandon, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-777

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Harlan S. Cummings, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-778

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

George F. Cooke, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-779

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Charles W. Perry, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-780

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Albert W. Lowe, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-781

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Edson K. Humphrey, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-782

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Fordyce T. Reynolds, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-783

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Arthur H. Porter, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-784

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

W.J. Geddes, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-785

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

James H. Punderson, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-786

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Isidor W. Davis, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-787

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Edward G. Marshman, District Deputy Grand Master'; 8 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1924-788

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Milton J. Neily, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-789

DISTRICT 20: Southbridge

Andrew P. Howarth, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-790

DISTRICT 21: Worcester

Edward M. Woodward, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-791

DISTRICT 22: Blackstone

Amos E. Whipple, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-792

DISTRICT 23: Milford

Alfred B. Underwood, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-793

DISTRICT 24: Marlborough

Elon F. Tandy, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-794

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

George C. McClellan, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-795

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Samuel T. MacQuarrie, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-796

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Edward C. Holmes, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-797

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Gad Robinson, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-798

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

John N. Howard, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-799

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Elton S. Wilde, District Deputy Grand Master; 12 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-800

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Henry D. Freeman, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-801

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

John Kenrick, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-802

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

James P. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-803

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Ralph Osborn, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-804

CHINA DISTRICT

Irvin Van Gorder Gillis, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-805

CHILE DISTRICT

James Walls, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1924-806


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