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1927

FRANK L. SIMPSON, Grand Master

A portrait of the late Past Grand Master Blake appears in the Frontispiece.

Benjamin E. Arrington, Deputy Grand Master
Alvan R. Lewis, Senior Grand Warden
Fred L. Moses, Junior Grand Warden


Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/09: 1927-9;
  • 06/08: 1927-91;
  • 09/14: 1927-203;
  • 12/14: 1927-281; (Annual Communication)

03/09 Agenda

  • 1927-15: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1927-16: Installation of Grand Chaplain Wor. and Rev. Edward A. Horton.
  • 1927-54: Report of the Committee on Ritual; recommendations on Grand Honors and grips and words.
  • 1927-55: Committee on Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges; no action recommended on Grand Lodge of Egypt due to the existence of multiple contending Grand Lodges.
  • 1927-70: Vote to accept legacies left to the Grand Lodge, as described in the Grand Master's Address.
  • 1927-70: Committee appointed on releases of jurisdiction.
  • 1927-71: Report on installation of Grand Officers.

06/08 Agenda

  • 1927-97: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1927-126: Appropriation for Mississippi Flood relief.
  • 1927-128: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Rt. Wor. Edward G. Graves, Rt. Wor. Charles S. Proctor and Rt. Wor. William L. Johnson.
  • 1927-128ff: Action taken on approximately 400 Brethren who have not paid Grand Lodge dues through May 1, 1927. Several corrections to earlier votes and reconsiderations were also taken up.

09/14 Agenda

  • 1927-209: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1927-210: Reception of Rt. Em. Sir James A. Gunn, Grand Commander.
  • 1927-244: Committee appointed to give further consideration to the ritual, especially as regards the penalties in the obligations.
  • 1927-244: Addresses by Rt. Em. Gunn and Wor. E. W. Frazar.
  • 1927-248: Certain votes of suspension and expulsion declared void.
  • 1927-250: Hoar bequest accepted.
  • 1927-250: Budget referred to the Board of Directors.
  • 1927-251: Voted that "Grand Lodge approve an effort to obtain a sufficient number of subscriptions to the Master Mason to secure the publication of a Massachusetts edition thereof; such Massachusetts edition to consist of the regular edition of the Master Mason plus sixteen pages devoted entirely to material furnished by this Grand Lodge and dealing with the affairs of this Jurisdiction, and to be sent to all Massachusetts subscribers and no others."

12/14 Agenda

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 03/09: 1927-39ff; renewed proposal to repeal Section 601 through Section 610, regarding the Board of Masonic Relief, to be replaced by new text; approved.
  • 12/14: 1927-410: proposal to add Section 260A and to amend Section 267, regarding Grand Representative; referred.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/09: 1927-23; Opening remarks; necrology; reports (constitutional amendments and on trials); delinquents; releases of jurisdiction; irregularity of initiations; surrender of dispensation for Delta (China) Lodge; bequests; benevolence; interjurisdictional relief; abstracts of Grand Constitutions printed for "better understanding"; conclusion.
  • 06/08: 1927-98; Opening remarks; necrology; reports of Committees; visits of the Grand Master to New Jersey, Rhode Island and New York; a Grand Lodge bulletin (though not a magazine, as it "would involve a large expense and, to a considerable extent, an unnecessary duplication and consequent waste."); Veterans' Medals; the beginning of Lodges of Instruction; aid for the Mississippi Flood; conclusion.
  • 09/14: 1927-211; Opening remarks; necrology; reports; bequests; reinstatements; Mississippi Flood relief, with details beginning on Page 1927-222; Budget for 1928.

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Becket, MA Flood, 1927

  • 12/14: 1927-292; Opening remarks; necrology; membership (3,672 initiates through 08/31/1927); dispensations; visits; Henry Price and Veterans' Medals; valuations; Masonic Education and Charity Trust; Board of Directors report; overseas districts (particularly difficulties in China - the withdrawal of Delta (China) and the dispersal of Chin Ling Lodge due to unrest; Mississippi Flood relief, with details beginning on Page 1927-332; flood in Becket, Massachusetts on November 4, 1927; Masonic Service Association; dimits and certificates of clearance; visits and tyler's duties; Board of Masonic Relief; Lodges of Instruction; bequests and donations, including Juniper Hall; standing committees; representatives to Grand Jurisdictions; conclusion.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • 03/09: 1927-23; Death of Rt. Wor. Charles W. Sylvester, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 03/09: 1927-24; Death of Rt. Wor. James A. Hartshorn, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

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Rt. Wor. Albro E. Osgood

  • 03/09: 1927-62: Memorial for Rt. Wor. Albro A. Osgood, Past Junior Grand Warden. A portrait of Bro. Osgood appears next to Page 1927-62.
  • 06/08: 1927-99; Death of Rt. Wor. Charles H. Littlefield, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 06/08: 1927-101; Death of Rt. Wor. William J. Look, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 06/08: 1927-102; Death of Rt. Wor. Elmer F. Howard, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 06/08: 1927-103; Death of Rt. Wor. Charles Peare, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 06/08: 1927-104; Death of Rt. Wor. George H. Perkins, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 09/14: 1927-211; Death of Rt. Wor. Calvin R. Hastings, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 09/14: 1927-213; Death of Rt. Wor. Dwight E. Cone, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/14: 1927-293; Death of Rt. Wor. Benjamin F. Arrington, Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

Petitions for Charters

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 01/04: 1927-1. Stoneham. 50th Anniversary of King Cyrus Lodge.
    • 1927-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge and its Worshipful Master, Wor. Herbert J. Brock.
    • 1927-2: The Grand Master made an "interesting and inspiring address." Remarks by other brothers.
  • 03/04: 1927-4. Boston. Constitution of Major General Henry Knox Lodge.
    • 1927-5: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1927-5: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony according to the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1927-6: Brief address by the Grand Master. Address of constitution by Most Wor. Dudley H. Ferrell.
    • 1927-6: Organization for 1926 and list of Charter Members.
  • 04/08: 1927-73. East Douglas. 50th Anniversary of Mumford River Lodge.
    • 1927-74: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge and its Worshipful Master, Wor. Clarence W. Holmes. Noted that every presiding Master in the Masonic District (the 20th) was present.
    • 1927-75: Dinner at the Town Hall for Brethren and ladies. Address by the Grand Master, Most Wor. Dudley H. Ferrell and the Grand Secretary.
    • 1927-75: History of Mumford River Lodge by Bro. and Dr. Paul F. Ela.

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New Bedford Temple

  • 04/11: 1927-88. New Bedford. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1927-89: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the lodges, with the Master of Star in the East Lodge, Wor. Walter F. Slocum, presiding.
    • 1927-89: Dedication of the hall "with full ceremonial in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft." An "eloquent and impressive" address by the Grand Master.
    • 1927-89: Brethren assembled in Egyptian Hall who had been unable to attend the ceremonies were addressed by the Grand Master.
    • 1927-90: Note on hall: this building is the former home of the Wamsutta Club, "a substantial brick edifice which was originally a fine residence."
  • 06/09: 1927-147. Lowell. 75th Anniversary of Ancient York Lodge.
    • 1927-148: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge. A brother (Bro. Arthur Gayton Pollard 2d) was being raised by his grandfather, with his father acting as Senior Deacon.
    • 1927-148: The Grand Master addressed the Brethren "upon the special significance of the anniversary and the remarkable event which had just taken place."
    • 1927-149: Banquet, with remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren. Rt. Wor. Herbert E. Fletcher acted as Toastmaster.
    • 1927-149ff: History of Ancient York Lodge, by Wor. Milo G. Robbins.
  • 06/16: 1927-158. Haverhill. 125th Anniversary of Merrimack Lodge.
    • 1927-159: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge.
    • 1927-160: Anniversary exercises in the State Armory "in the presence of a large company of members of the Lodge and their ladies." Wor. John A. Busfield, Master, made a "gracious address."
    • 1927-160: (06/12) Religious service at First Baptist Church, with Rev. Dr. Garfield Dugan preaching the sermon.
    • 1927-160ff: History of Merrimack Lodge, by Bro. Forrest V. Smith.
  • 07/07: 1927-192. Dedham. Laying of the corner-stone of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1927-193: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded under escort of Constellation Lodge to the new Temple site.
    • 1927-193: Corner-stone ceremony.
    • 1927-195: List of contents of the corner-stone box.
    • 1927-196: Address by Grand Master "briefly, but with eloquence and force."
  • 09/11: 1927-197. Blackstone. Laying of the corner-stone of the Federated Church.
    • 1927-198: Grand Lodge opened in the apartments of Blackstone River Lodge and proceeded to the building site.
    • 1927-198: Corner-stone ceremony.
    • 1927-198: List of contents of the corner-stone box.
    • 1927-199: Address by the Grand Master, reproduced in full.
  • 10/07: 1927-253. Plymouth. Laying of the corner-stone of a Masonic Temple. Deputy Grand Master Benjamin F. Arrington presiding.
    • 1927-254: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to the new Temple site.
    • 1927-254: Corner-stone ceremony.
    • 1927-254: List of contents of the corner-stone box.
    • 1927-255: Address by Deputy Grand Master, reproduced in full.
  • 10/24: 1927-263. Fall River. Constitution of Watuppa Lodge.
    • 1927-264: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1927-264: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "in due and ancient form with full ceremony."
    • 1927-264: An "impressive address upon the significance of the occasion" by the Grand Master.
    • 1927-265: Organization for 1927-28 and list of Charter Members.
  • 10/24: 1927-267. Dorchester. Constitution of Brotherhood Lodge of Boston.
    • 1927-268: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1927-268: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1927-268: Grand Master's Address of dedication: an "impressive presentation of the fundamental principles of Masonry and the responsibility of the members of the Fraternity."
    • 1927-269: Organization for 1927-28 and list of Charter Members.

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Quincy (Atlantic) Temple

  • 11/04: 1927-272. Atlantic, Quincy. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1927-273: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Master of Atlantic Lodge.
    • 1927-273: Dedication of the hall "in due and ancient form in accordance with the usages of the Craft."
    • 1927-273: Grand Master's Address, "an impressive presentation of the aspect of a Lodge as the Masonic home and the Brethren as a Masonic family."

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Spencer Temple

  • 11/08: 1927-274. Spencer. Dedication of the Masonic apartments of Spencer Lodge.
    • 1927-275: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Master of Spencer Lodge, Wor. Albert L. Blanchard.
    • 1927-275: Dedication of the apartments "in full form in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1927-275: Brief address by the Grand Master.

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Quincy Temple

  • 11/21: 1927-276. Quincy. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1927-277: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Master of Rural Lodge, Wor. William Cantlay.
    • 1927-273: Dedication of the hall "in full form and ceremony in accordance with the usages of the Craft."
    • 1927-273: Grand Master's Address, "an eloquent and forceful presentation of the nature and objectives of the Masonic Fraternity."
  • 12/06: 1927-279. Lynn. Funeral of Rt. Wor. Benjamin F. Arrington, Deputy Grand Master.
    • 1927-280: Grand Lodge opened at the Parish House of the Unitarian Church. Service performed by Dudley H. Ferrell, until recently the church's pastor; Masonic service performed by the Grand Master and Grand Chaplain Wor. and Rev. John Vannevar.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1927)

A portrait of Past Grand Master John Soley appeared on the menu for the feast.

  • 1927-413: Opening and roll call.
  • 1927-416: Reception of Visitors, including the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, Bro. Frank G. Allen, and representatives from other New England Grand Lodges.
  • 1927-416: Report of Grand Secretary; 3,734 Diplomas issued through 08/31/1927. List of Lodges not represented in 1927 and for the past 2 years.
  • 1927-418: Installation of Grand Master Simpson, and other Grand Lodge officers.
  • 1927-426: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
    • 1927-427: The Grand Master. A biography of Past Grand Master John Soley.
    • 1927-438: Hon. and Bro. Malcolm E. Nichols, Mayor of Boston.
    • 1927-444: Most Wor. Winfield S. Solomon, Grand Master of Rhode Island.
    • 1927-452: Most Wor. Theodore Foster, Grand Master of Connecticut.
    • 1927-458: Most Wor. Allen H. Grout, Grand Master of Vermont. (Bro. Grout gave a moving description of the flood that took place in November 1927.)
    • 1927-467: Most Wor. David L. Wilson, Grand Master of Maine.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1927

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1927 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

William I. Corthell, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-479

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Edward F. Wallis, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-480

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Arthur W. Coolidge, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-481

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Charles G. Balcom, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-482

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

George H. McIntyre, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-483

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Herbert S. Locke, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-484

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Ralph Lowe, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-485

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

William H.C. Carrasco, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-486

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

H. Alton Roark, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1927-487

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Rudolph Burrough, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-488

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Warner R. Crowell, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-489

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

William W. Wade, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-490

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Willard P. Lombard, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-491

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Frederic L. Putnam, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-492

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Frank T. Goodell, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-493

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Walter L. Williams, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-494

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Addison G. Brooks, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-495

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

William H. Franklin, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-496

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Robert K. Disney, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-497

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Warren B. Goddard, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-498

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Loring E. Harkness, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-499

DISTRICT 13: Barre

George H. Heywood, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-500

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Carl P. Mitchell, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-501

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

William S. Hamilton, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-502

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Clarence I. Sweet, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-503

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Alexander Anderson MacKimmie, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-504

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Edwin L. Davis, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-505

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

H. Greeley Randall, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-506

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

H. Morgan Ryther, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-507

DISTRICT 20: Southbridge

Carlton H. White, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-508

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Harold L. Fenner, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1927-509

DISTRICT 21: Worcester

Otis C. White, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-510

DISTRICT 22: Milford

Albert L. Saunders, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-511

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Harry W. Kimball, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-512

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Winfield Temple, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-513

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Andrew C. Morrow, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-514

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

George E. White, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-515

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Edwin H. Gibson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-516

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Howard C. N. Ripley, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-517

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Fred W. Day, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-518

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Clarence E. Rice, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-519

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Walter S. Dow, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-520

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Horace L. Humphrey, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-521

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Alfred E. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-522

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Rawson C. Jenkins, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-523

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Emanuel A. DeWager, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-524

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Douglas Crook, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-525

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Ralph Osborn, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-526

CHILE DISTRICT

Joseph S. McDonald, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-527

CHINA DISTRICT

Irvin Van Gorder Gillis, District Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1927-528


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