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1925

DUDLEY H. FERRELL, Grand Master

A portrait of Past Grand Master Edwin B. Holmes appears in the Frontispiece.

Curtis Chipman, Deputy Grand Master
Dean K. Webster, Senior Grand Warden
Arthur C. Staples, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/11: 1925-35; Rt. Wor. Curtis Chipman, Deputy Grand Master, Presiding.
• 06/10: 1925-131;
• 09/09: 1925-192;
• 12/09: 1925-299; (Annual Communication)

03/11 Agenda

• 1925-50: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1925-68ff: Proposed sale of the Temple; details on valuation and costs; discussions of proposal, and the vote was carried.
• 1925-88: Election and installation of Grand Officers.
• 1925-89: Greetings from and to the Grand Master.
• 1925-93: Will of Charles E. Bolles.
• 1925-94: Presentation of a portrait of William H. Williams, to be installed in the foyer of the Williams addition to the Masonic Home.

06/10 Agenda

• 1925-140: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1925-182: Authority voted to the Board of Directors to lease business apartments.
• 1925-183: Resolution to allow one-half of Grand Lodge Dues collected in Chile District to be retained for the purposes of the District; approved.

09/09 Agenda

• 1925-203: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1925-216ff: Bicentennial of the Grand Lodge of Ireland; report by the Grand Secretary.
• 1925-232: Introduction of Rt. Wor. Ralph Osborn, District Grand Master for the Canal Zone, and his Secretary and Standard Bearer, as well as Rt. Wor. Charles S.F. Lincoln, Past District Grand Master of China, who was presented with a Past District Grand Master's Jewel.
• 1925-232: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Rt. Wor. Edward M. Woodward, Rt. Wor. Stephen C. Luce, Jr., and Rt. Wor. Frank L. Simpson.
• 1925-233: Report on Grand Lodge Dues.

12/09 Agenda

• 1925-320: Report of the Committee on Records.
• Recorded in Grand Master Ferrell's address, beginning on Page 1925-331:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Rising Star, Stoughton (12/11/1924; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Wollaston, Wollaston (01/06; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Mount Tom, Holyoke (03/14; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Mount Zion, Barre (04/30; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Orphan's Hope, Weymouth (06/08; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • Plymouth, Plymouth (06/08; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • Fraternity, Newtonville (10/02; 50th Anniversary)
    • Grecian, Lawrence (12/14; Centenary; Special Communication)
  • Funerals:
  • Lodges constituted, officers installed:
    • Netop, Seekonk (12/17/1924; Special Communication)
    • Elm, West Springfield (06/11; Special Communication)
    • United, Cambridge (10/17; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Danvers. Corner-stone laying for a Masonic Temple. (07/08; Special Communication)
    • Arlington. Dedication of a Masonic Temple. (09/22; Special Communication)
    • Hyannis. Dedication of a Masonic Temple. (10/12; Special Communication)
    • Medford. Dedication of a Masonic Temple. (12/21; Special Communication)
  • Lodges visited:
    • Mystic Valley and William Parkman, Winchester (01/01; New Year's Assembly)
    • Amicable, Cambridge (01/01; installation)
    • Caleb Butler, Ayer (01/05; installation)
    • Aberdour, Boston (01/13; installation)
    • Shawmut, Boston (01/22; Family Night)
    • Visit to Grand Lodge of Quebec (02/11-02/12)
    • District Grand Lodge of the Canal Zone (03/04)
    • Sojourners, Cristobal, Canal Zone (03/04)
    • Sibert, Gatun (03/05)
    • Army and Chagres, Corozal, Canal Zone (03/09)
    • Isthmian and Darien, Pedro Miguel, Canal Zone (03/10)
    • Canal Zone, Ancon, Canal Zone (03/11)
    • Bethesda, Valparaiso, Chile (03/27)
    • St. John's, Concepción, Chile (04/03)
    • Norumbega, Newtonville (06/01)
    • St. Paul's (South Boston) (06/02)
    • Baalis Sanford, Brockton (06/10; installation)
    • Union (Dorchester) (06/16)
    • Visit to Grand Lodge of Canada Ontario (07/15)
    • Fourth Estate, Boston (09/09)
    • Bethlehem, Lynn (09/18; installation)
    • Baalis Sanford, Brockton (10/14)
    • Montacute, Worcester (10/19)
    • Merrimack, Haverhill (10/21)
    • United, Cambridge (10/22)
    • Fourth Estate, Boston (11/02)
    • Lafayette (North Adams) (11/06; 15th District lecture)
    • Caleb Butler, Ayer (11/09)
    • Star in the East, New Bedford (11/23)
    • Joseph Warren, Boston (11/24)
    • Rabboni, Dorchester (11/25)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Wellesley, Wellesley (12/01)
    • Faith, Charlestown (12/04; installation)
    • Acacia, Gloucester (12/10)
    • Fraternal, Barnstable (12/15)
    • Meridian, Natick (12/16)

Note: The Proceedings also list the extensive visits of the Deputy Grand Master, beginning on Page 1925-341.

• 1925-370: Report of the Board of Masonic Relief; religious Services; Christmas 1924; War Relief Fund. Report of the Visiting Committee. Residents. Finances.
• 1925-405: Election of Rt. Wor. Frank L. Simpson as Grand Master; election of other Grand Lodge officers.
• 1925-407: Proposal approved to demand Grand Lodge dues from delinquent Brethren.
• 1925-410: Report of the Committee on Returns; proposal regarding record-keeping for payment of Grand Lodge Dues.

Grand Master's Address

• 1925-56: (presented by Deputy Grand Master Chipman); Opening remarks (Grand Master visiting overseas districts); necrology; Lodge finances; Grand Lodge dues; establishment of an Employment and Service Bureau; committee on Masonic education; sale of the Boston Temple.

• 1925-142: Opening remarks; Dispensations; ruling on occupancy of the East; clandestine Masonry in the Philippines; Bunker Hill Day; trip abroad (itinerary below).

• 1925-204: Necrology; growth of the fraternity; statement of Relief Commissioner; Masonic Service Bureau; Employment Department; educational program; Masonic Service Association.

• 1925-322: Opening remarks; necrology; summary of the year; membership (net gain of 2,205, with 4,844 initiates through 08/31/1925); overseas districts; visits; Henry Price Medals; Masonic Education and Charity Trust; Educational Program; Service Bureau; Report of the Board of Directors; Temple; George Washington Memorial; Masonic Service Association; conclusion.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/11: 1925-91;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Amity, Ancient York, Berkshire, Charles A. Welch, Esoteric, Fourth Estate, Friendship, Gate of the Temple, Hampden, Hayden, Huelen, Liberty, Mosaic, Plymouth, Revere, Roswell Lee, Sagamore, Samuel D. Sherwood, Solomon's Temple, Temple, William Sutton; approved.

• 06/10: 1925-175;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Ancient York, Brigham, Converse, Fellowship, Fourth Estate, Gate of the Temple, Granite, Hampshire, The Harvard, Indian Orchard, International, Manet, Middlesex, Mizpah, Mount Moriah (Westfield), Pequossette, Quinnebaug, Russell, Samuel Osgood, Social Harmony, Soley, Star of Bethlehem, Wayfarers; approved.

• 09/09: 1925-230;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Army, Chagres, Federal, Huntington, Macedonian, Pequossette, Robert Lash, Tuscan; approved.

• 12/09: 1925-230;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Brigham, Canal Zone, Eastern Star, Elm, Eureka, Globe, Hope, Hykes Memorial, Liberty, Milton, Mount Moriah, Oxford, Richard C. MacLaurin, Rural, Shawmut, Sinim, The Lodge of Stirling, United, Unity, Victory; approvd.

Necrologies and Memorials

Edwin B. Holmes, Past Grand Master

• 03/11: 1925-57; Death of Most Wor. Edwin B. Holmes, Senior Past Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 06/10: 1925-176; Memorial presented by Past Grand Master John Albert Blake, for the committee.

• 09/09: 1925-204: Death of Rt. Wor. Daniel J. Strain, Past District Deputy Grand Master, mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

Rt. Wor. John A. Sullivan

• 09/09: 1925-205: Death of Rt. Wor. John A. Sullivan, Past Junior Grand Warden; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/09: 1925-412: Memorial presented by committee. A portrait of Bro. Sullivan appears opposite Page 1925-412.

• 12/09: 1925-324: Death of Rt. Wor. George T. Wiley, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 12/09: 1925-324: Death of Bro. William H. Lincoln, Trustee of the Masonic Education and Charity Trust; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/11: 1925-93; Elm U.D., West Springfield; granted.

• 09/09: 1925-231; United U.D., Cambridge; granted.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

• 06/10: 1925-143; Delta (China), Canton, China (03/21); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/10: 1925-143; Everett C. Benton, East Boston (05/19); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/10: 1925-143; Hesperia, South Boston (05/20); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/10: 1925-143; Pagoda, Mukden, Manchuria (05/23); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 12/09: 1925-330; Boston University, Boston (09/29); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/06: 1925-1. Wollaston. 25th Anniversary of Wollaston Lodge.
  • 1925-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
  • 1925-2: Grand Master gave "an eloquent and inspiring address," and Wor. and Rev. Edward A. Chase gave a "delightful address."
  • 1925-3ff: History of the lodge, by Wor. Eugene F. DeNormandie.

• 03/14: 1925-96. Holyoke. 75th Anniversary of Mount Tom Lodge. Rt. Wor. Curtis Chipman, Deputy Grand Master, Presiding.
  • 1925-97: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
  • 1925-97: Exercises at banquet, with Rt. Wor. Robert Gillette as toastmaster. Addresses by Acting Grand Master, and other Brothers.
  • 1925-98ff: History of the lodge, by Rt. Wor. Archibald A. Brooks.

• 04/30: 1925-106. Barre. 125th Anniversary of Mount Zion Lodge. Rt. Wor. Curtis Chipman, Deputy Grand Master, Presiding.
  • 1925-107: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
  • 1925-107: Deputy Grand Master addresses the Brethren "interestingly and forcibly."
  • 1925-107: Banquet, entertainment and dance.
  • 1925-108ff: History of the lodge, by Rev. Bro. E.B. Blanchard.

• 06/08: 1925-120. East Weymouth. Centenary of Orphan's Hope Lodge.
  • 1925-121: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
  • 1925-121: Invocation by Rev. Bro. Earl E. Story; address by Wor. Charles E. Stiles, Master of the Lodge; and an "eloquent and impressive" address by the Grand Master.
  • 1925-122ff: History of the lodge, by Rt. Wor. Gardner R.P. Barker.

• 06/11: 1925-185. West Springfield. Constitution of Elm Lodge.
  • 1925-186: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 1925-186: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "in full form." Address by the Grand Master.
  • 1925-187: Organization for 1925 and list of Charter Members.

Cornerstone Ceremony at Danvers, 1925
From the collection of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts

• 07/08: 1925-188. Danvers. Laying of the corner-stone of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1925-189: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of Mosaic and Amity Lodges.
  • 1925-189: Corner-stone ceremony. Contents of Corner-stone box.
  • 1925-191: An "excellent luncheon" at the Town Hall.

• 09/14: 1925-235. Plymouth. Centenary of Plymouth Lodge.
  • 1925-236: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
  • 1925-236: "Eloquent and appropriate" address by the Grand Master; other proceedings, including a sealed box with mementoes of the day. The Grand Master presented a Henry Price Medal to Bro. Alfred M. Shaw.
  • 1925-237ff: History of Freemasonry in Plymouth, by Bro. Henry W. Royal. Notes on this lodge and on Fore Fathers' Rock Lodge.

Masonic Temple, Arlington

• 09/22: 1925-258. Arlington. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1925-259: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Hiram and Russell Lodges.
  • 1925-259: Dedication of the hall "in full form in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1925-260: Banquet at Robbins Memorial Hall (the Town Hall), with an address by the Grand Master "who spoke eloquently and inspiringly on the deep significance of the occasion." Address by Rev. Bro. Frank Taylor, Chaplain of Hiram Lodge.
  • 1925-260ff: Meeting Places of the Freemasons of Arlington, by Wor. Ernest Hesseltine.

Masonic Temple, Hyannis

• 10/12: 1925-279. Hyannis. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1925-280: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Fraternal Lodge.
  • 1925-280: Dedication of the hall "in full form and ceremony according to the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1925-260: Dinner, with an address by the Grand Master, Most Wor. Melvin M. Johnson, amd Bro. Frederick W. Cook, Secretary of State of the Commonwealth.
  • 1925-261ff: History of Fraternal Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Walter B. Chase.

• 10/17: 1925-295. Cambridge. Constitution of United Lodge.
  • 1925-296: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 1925-296: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "with all the ceremonies of the craft." "Very impressive" address by the Grand Master.
  • 1925-297: Organization for 1925-26 and list of Charter Members.

• 12/14: 1925-417. Lawrence. Centenary of Grecian Lodge.
  • 1925-418: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
  • 1925-418: Address by Wor. James G. Newall, Master of the Lodge; and an address by the Grand Master.
  • 1925-419ff: History of the lodge, by Rt. Wor. Arthur D. Marble.

• 12/21: 1925-433. Medford. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1925-434: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Mount Hermon Lodge.
  • 1925-434: Dedication of the hall "in full form according to the ancient usages of the Craft." Grand Master's speech in "a particularly happy vein." Presentation of a Henry Price Medal to Wor. Charles W. Bradbury.

GRAND MASTER'S ITINERARY ABROAD

The account of the Grand Master's trip to the Canal Zone and Chile is given in his address at the June Quarterly Communication, beginning on Page 1925-145.

• 1925-146: (02/22) Departure from Boston by train to Key West.
• 1925-147: (02/23) Boat to Havana, where the Grand Master's party was received by the Grand Master of Cuba and the Master of Island #56, the only English-speaking Lodge on the island.
• 1925-148: (02/23-02/28) Tour of Cuba and fraternal visits.
• 1925-149: (02/28-03/03) Departure and journey on the steamship Abangarez to the Canal Zone (arrived in Cristobal).
• 1925-150: (03/03) Reception by Rt. Wor. Ralph Osborn, District Grand Master.
• 1925-151: (03/04) Visit to District Grand Lodge and Sojourners Lodge, and meeting with representatives of all of the Lodges in the jurisdiction, as well as numerous other visiting Brethren.
• 1925-152: (03/05) Visit to Sibert Lodge at Gatun; visit to Union Lodge, Colon, of the Grand Lodge of Panama.
• 1925-153: (03/06) Trip to Ancon; visit to Grand Lodge of Panama. The full text of the Grand Master's greeting appears beginning on Page 1925-154.
• 1925-158: (03/09) Joint visit to Army and Chagres Lodges at Corozal.
• 1925-158: (03/10) Joint visit to Isthmian and Darien Lodges at Pedro Miguel.
• 1925-159: (03/11) Visit to Canal Zone Lodge in Ancon.
• 1925-160: (03/12) Departure from Canal Zone; trip to Valparaiso, arriving 03/26.
• 1925-160: (03/26) Reception by members of Bethesda (Valparaiso), Huelen and St. John's (Concepción) Lodges.
• 1925-163: (03/27) Visit to Bethesda Lodge, with a deputation from the Grand Lodge of Chile.
• 1925-163: (03/31) Visit to Huelen Lodge. Greeting from the Grand Lodge of Chile presented in full beginning on Page 1925-164.
• 1925-165: (04/02) Jorge Washington Lodge #56, Rancagua.
• 1925-165: (04/03) Visit to St. John's Lodge in Concepción.
• 1925-166: (04/05) Visit to the Grand Lodge of Chile.
• 1925-167: Commentary on Freemasonry in Chile.
• 1925-172: (04/14) Travel by steamship Vandyck from Montevideo; Masonic dinner off Trinidad on 04/28; arrival in Boston on 05/06.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/28/1925)

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

• 1925-436: Opening and roll call.
• 1925-438: Report of Grand Secretary; 5,121 Diplomas issued through 08/31/1925. List of Lodges not represented in 1924 and for the past 2 years.
• 1925-439: Ruling by Grand Master regarding proficiency.
• 1925-443: Installation of Grand Master Simpson, and other Grand Lodge officers.
• 1925-450: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
  • 1925-450: The Grand Master.
  • 1925-459: Bro. and Governor Alvan T. Fuller of Massachusetts.
  • 1925-466: Grand Master John A. Rowland of Ontario.
  • 1925-470: Past Grand Master William H. Wardrope of Ontario.
  • 1925-475: Past Grand Master W. W. Williamson of Québec.
  • 1925-478: Past Grand Master Alan P. Shatford of Québec.
  • 1925-493: Wor. Malcolm E. Nichols, Mayor-elect of Boston.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1925

There were 33 districts in Massachusetts in 1925, as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

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