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1928

FRANK L. SIMPSON, Grand Master

Otis C. White, Deputy Grand Master
John W. Withington, Senior Grand Warden
Elton S. Wilde, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/14: 1928-11;
• 06/13: 1928-136;
• 09/12: 1928-190;
• 12/12: 1928-290; (Annual Communication)

03/14 Agenda

• 03/14: 1927-18; Reception of Most Wor. Howard R. Cruse, Grand Master of New Jersey; Most Wor. Harold J. Richardson, Grand Master of New York; and Rt. Wor. Jacob C. Klinck, Past Grand Treasurer of New York.
• 1928-19: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1928-42: Report of the Committee on Recognition of Grand Lodges. "A study of the Records of Grand Lodge reveals a very curious situation, which, in part at least, probably arises from the fact that we have never up to this time had the practice of exchanging representatives of other Grand Lodges. This Grand Lodge has apparently never asked recognition from the few Grand Lodges older than itself. It has only formally recognized six of the forty-eight other Grand Jurisdictions in the United States. There is no record of formal exchange of recognition with England, Scotland, Ireland, or several other Grand Lodges with it has for many years been in most cordial fraternal relations."
  • 1928-43: List of recognized Grand Lodges.
  • 1928-44: List of Grand Lodges for which recognition has been declined, and a list of Grand Lodge to which formal recognition should be extended - those of the other states in the United States; England, Scotland and Ireland; Grand Lodges in Canada, Australia, as well as a number of foreign countries.
  • 1928-47: Report was accepted.
• 1928-47: Report of the Committee on Ritual. "The committee made two recommendations, one regarding the introduction of certain explanatory matter in the ritual, the other regarding an official fixing of the form in which the private grand honors and the public grand honors should be given." The second recommendation was accepted, the first postponed until the next Quarterly Communication.
• 1928-48: Addresses by Grand Master Cruse, Grand Master Richardson, Past Grand Master Randell of Texas, Rt. Wor. Jacob Klinck, and Wor. William B. Pettus, Past Master of International Lodge (who reported on the "so-called Chinese Grand Lodge", in a report beginning on Page 1928-49).
• 1928-56: Petition of Mount Nonotuck Lodge to reduce its fees for the degrees to conform to neighboring lodges; accepted.
• 1928-63: Installation of Grand Officers.
• 1928-64: Acceptance of bequests.
• 1928-64: Resolution regarding the Davenport Estate. The Orlando Henry Davenport estate specified that a house left to the Grand Lodge be used as a Masonic Home; but the Grand Lodge wished to have the court directed to interpret the will such that the building could be sold and its proceeds, as well as the cash settlement, be used to enlarge the Masonic Home in Charlton by the construction of the "Orlando Henry Davenport Home".
• 1928-66: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Rt. Wor. Albert L. Harwood and Rt. Wor. Irwin VanGorder Gillis.

06/13 Agenda

• 1928-142: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1928-152: Report of the Committee on Recognition of Grand Lodges.
• 1928-153: Report of the Committee on Ritual. Action on changes to the ritual deferred to a later communication.
• 1928-157: Acceptance of legacies. Authorization to sell Waverly Street property (from the Davenport trust).
• 1928-158: Reserve for replacement voted.
• 1928-159: Dispositions regarding Juniper Hall voted.
• 1928-162: Address by Past Grand Master Walter T. Arnold of Connecticut.
• 1928-164: Petition by Essex Lodge to take precedence from the date of its original charter (for the first Essex Lodge, March 10, 1779. Referred to committee.
  • 09/12: 1928-231ff; An extensive discussion of precedents for restoration of earlier dates of precedence; this one approved by vote of the Grand Lodge.

09/12 Agenda

• 1928-196: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1928-236: Report of the Committee on the Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges; recognition of the National Grand Lodge of Roumania declined. No action taken on the Grand Lodge of Egypt.
• 1928-254: Voted to vacate the charter of Chin Ling Lodge.
• 1928-255: Committee on War Relief Fund appointed.
• 1928-255: Change in administration of War Relief Fund; assigned to Masonic Education and Charity Fund.
• 1928-256: Votes on appropriations.

12/12 Agenda

• 1928-297: Reception of guests: heads of York Rite and Scottish Rite bodies.
• 1928-297: Report of the Committee on Records.
• Recorded in Grand Master Simpson's address, beginning on Page 1928-304:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Mechanic's, Turner's Falls (05/18; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • North Attleboro. Hall Dedication. (01/09; Special Communication)
    • Dedham. Hall Dedication. (01/27; Special Communication) Rt. Wor. Otis C. White, Presiding.
    • Barre. Hall Dedication. (05/14; Special Communication)
    • Newburyport. Corner-stone laying. (05/18; Special Communication) Rt. Wor. Otis C. White, Presiding.
    • Shrewsbury. Corner-stone laying for Juniper Hall Masonic Hospital. (05/30; Special Communication)
    • Plymouth. Hall Dedication. (09/18; Special Communication) Rt. Wor. Otis C. White, Presiding.
    • Hingham. Corner-stone laying. (10/27; Special Communication) Rt. Wor. Otis C. White, Presiding.
  • Lodges constituted, officers installed:
    • Joel H. Prouty, Auburn (03/27; Special Communication)
    • Nehoiden, Needham (09/14; Special Communication)
    • Rose of Sharon, Worcester (10/20; Special Communication)
    • Benjamin F. Arrington, Lynn (12/26; Special Communication)
  • Lodges visited:
    • Aberdour, Boston (03/13; Veterans' Night) by Rt. Wor. Otis C. White
    • Major General Henry Knox, Boston (03/28)
    • Wayfarers, Swampscott (04/05)
    • Republican, Greenfield (04/10)
    • Soley, Somerville (04/16; Veterans' Night)
    • Mountain, Shelburne Falls; at Sweetheart Inn.
    • Fellowship, Bridgewater (04/23; Veterans' Night)
    • Benjamin F. Arrington U.D., Lynn (05/07)
    • John Abbot, Somerville (05/08; Members' Night)
    • Cincinnatus, Great Barrington (05/11)
    • Occidental, Stockbridge (05/12)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (05/18; Veterans' Night) by Rt. Wor. Otis C. White
    • Huntington, Huntington (05/25)
    • Middlesex, Framingham (05/29)
    • West Brookfield, at Congregational Church; joint meeting of 29th District Lodges under auspices of Bay Path Lodge. (06/24)
    • St. Paul's (Ayer) (06/25; Feast of St. John the Baptist) by Rt. Wor. Otis C. White
    • Bethlehem, Lynn (10/05; installation)
    • William Parkman, Winchester (10/09; installation)
    • Washington, Roxbury (11/01; installation)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Hiram, Arlington (12/06; installation)
    • Belmont, Belmont (12/13; 1000th meeting of the Lodge, and installation)
    • Bristol, North Attleboro (12/18)
• 1928-386: Committee on revision of the Grand Constitutions authorized.
• 1928-387: Presentation of a Henry Price Medal to Past Grand Master Walter T. Arnold of Connecticut.
• 1928-387: Election of Rt. Wor. Herbert W. Dean as Grand Master; election of other Grand Lodge officers.
• 1928-389: Report of the Board of Masonic Relief. New rules adopted, beginning on Page 1928-391.
• 1928-396: Emergency relief voted.
• 1928-396: Budget approved.
• 1928-402: Report of the Committee on War Relief Fund.
• 1928-403: Report of the Committee on waivers of jurisdiction. The committee does not recommend abandoning territorial jurisdiction, but will be preparing specific recommendations to revise and modernize the existing rules.
• 1928-430: Greeting to sick permanent members Rt. Wor. William B. Lawrence, Rt. Wor. William M. Belcher, and Rt. Wor. Frank W. Dobson.
• 1928-432: Report of the Committee on Returns.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 03/14: 1928-38; proposal to add Section 268 and to amend Section 267, regarding Grand Representatives; extensive report of committee regarding the history of the Grand Representative system; approved.

• 06/13: 1928-161; proposal to amend Section 607 and Section 608 to add references to Juniper Hall. Referred.
  • 09/12: 1928-230: approved.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/14: 1928-27; Opening remarks; necrology; Grand Master's visit to the Canal Zone; reports of committee; legacies; Davenport Trust.

• 06/13: 1928-143; Opening remarks (on the 30th anniversary of the laying of the corner-stone of the current temple by Most Wor. Charles C. Hutchinson); report on the Davenport home in Charlton; legacies from Brothers Miller and Todd; reserve funds; Juniper Hall.

• 09/12: 1928-197; Opening remarks; necrology; committee reports; revocation of the Charter of Chin Ling Lodge due to unrest in China; ruling on uniform receipt for dues; war relief fund; financial year and appropriations; Orlando H. Davenport Home; Juniper Hall.

Shanghai Masonic Temple

• 12/12: 1928-300: Opening remarks; necrology; membership (3,601 initiates through August 31, 1928); dispensations; visits; Masonic Service Association; Henry Price Medals; financial condition; 1929 Budget; overseas districts (including a report of the political situation in China and a corner-stone laying in the Canal Zone); Orlando H. Davenport Home and Juniper Hall; Masonic Home improvements; emergency relief (in Puerto Rico due to the Okeechobee hurricane; revision to Grand Constitutions; Juniper Hall contribution; relief, service and education programs (including the preparation of a Manual of Instruction and the establishment of district-based Lodges of Instruction); conclusion.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/14: 1928-54;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Adelphi, Atlantic, Belmont (with changes), Charles C. Dame, Cincinnatus (with changes), Friendship, Granite, Howard, Joseph Webb, King David, Mount Lebanon, Mount Nonotuck, Mumford River, Noddle's Island, Philanthropic, Pythagorean, Richard C. MacLaurin, Satuit, Starr King (with changes); approved.

• 06/13: 1928-154;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Army, Blackstone River, Blue Hill (with changes), Brigham, Brotherhood (with changes), Constellation, Greylock, Huelen (with changes), Jerusalem, Lafayette (North Adams), Lafayette (Roxbury), Liberty (with changes), Morning Star, Narragansett, Norumbega, Paskamansett, Rabboni (with changes), Republican, Robert Lash (with changes), St. Alban's, Trinity, Tuscan, William North; approved.

• 09/12: 1928-248;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Abraham H. Howland Jr., Ancient Landmark (with changes), Blackstone River, Canal Zone, Hope, Joseph Webb, Nehoiden, Rose of Sharon, Starr King; granted.

• 12/12: 1928-413;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Athelstan, Benjamin F. Arrington, Brigham, Charles W. Moore, Ebenezer Fuller, Eliot, Elm, Hayden, Liberty, Mountain, Roswell Lee, St. Mark's, Samuel D. Sherwood, Simon W. Robinson, William Sewall Gardner; granted.

Necrologies and Memorials

Green, Arrington, Learned, Davis

• 03/14: 1928-27; Death of Rt. Wor. John King Berry, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 03/14: 1928-57; Memorial for Rt. Wor. William F. Davis, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. John A. McKim for the committee. A picture of Bro. Davis appears opposite Page 1928-57.

• 03/14: 1928-59; Memorial for Rt. Wor. Benjamin F. Arrington, Deputy Grand Master at the time of his death in 1927; presented by Rt. Wor. Frederick W. Hamilton for the committee. A picture of Bro. Arrington appears opposite Page 1928-59.

• 09/12: 1928-197; Death of Rt. Wor. Roscoe E. Learned, Past Junior Grand Warden; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 09/12: 1928-251; Memorial, presented by committee.

• 09/12: 1928-198; Death of Rt. Wor. Edson K. Humphrey, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 12/12: 1928-300; Death of Rt. Wor. D. Edward Miller, Past Senior Grand Warden; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/12: 1928-417; Memorial, presented by Most Wor. Melvin M. Johnson for the committee. A picture of Bro. Miller appears opposite Page 1928-417.

• 12/12: 1928-302; Death of Rt. Wor. Charles M. Green, Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/12: 1928-421; Memorial, presented by Rt. Wor. Frederick W. Hamilton for the committee. A picture of Bro. Green appears opposite Page 1928-422.

• 12/12: 1928-303; Death of Rt. Wor. Selwyn Z. Bowman, Past District Deputy Grand Master (believed to be the oldest living Past District Deputy), and former state Representative and state Senator; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

Petitions for Charters

• 09/12: 1928-249; Nehoiden U.D., Needham; granted.

• 09/12: 1928-250; Rose of Sharon U.D., Worcester; granted.

• 12/12: 1928-414: William Sewall Gardner U.D., Lowell; granted.

• 12/12: 1928-414: Benjamin F. Arrington U.D., Lynn; granted.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

• 12/12: 1928-305; William Sewall Gardner, Lowell (03/06); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 12/12: 1928-305; Benjamin F. Arrington, Lynn (03/13); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 12/12: 1928-305; Sungari, Harbin, Manchuria (05/29); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 12/12: 1928-305; Waltham, Waltham (06/12); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 12/12: 1928-305; Matthew John Whittall, Shrewsbury (06/12); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

North Attleboro Temple

• 01/09: 1928-1. North Attleboro. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1928-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren.
  • 1928-2: Dedication of the hall "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft." Address by the Grand Master "in his very best vein and both impressed and inspired and inspired the large gathering present to hear it."
  • 1928-3: Previous to the ceremony the Grand Officers were entertained at dinner by Bristol Lodge.

Dedham Temple

• 01/27: 1928-4. Dedham. Dedication of a Masonic Temple. Rt. Wor. Otis C. White, Deputy Grand Master, presiding.
  • 1928-5: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren.
  • 1928-5: Dedication of the hall "in full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1928-6: Address by the Acting Grand Master, reproduced in full.
  • 1928-3: Previous to the ceremony the Grand Officers were entertained at dinner by Constellation Lodge.

• 03/27: 1928-67. Auburn. Constitution of Joel H. Prouty Lodge.
  • 1928-68: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 1928-68: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "in full form and ceremony according to the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1928-68ff: Address by the Grand Master, reproduced in full. An extensive discussion of the reports on the committee on size of lodges, including tables of lodge sizes and numbers of initiates.
  • 1928-95: Organization for 1928 and list of Charter Members.

• 05/14: 1928-97. Barre. Dedication of the Masonic apartments of Mount Zion Lodge.
  • 1928-98: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the members of Mount Zion Lodge.
  • 1928-98: Dedication of the apartments "in due and ancient form according to the usages of the Craft."
  • 1928-98: The "very impressive and helpful address of the Grand Master dealt with the Lodge considered as a Masonic family."
  • 1928-99: "The Apartments long occupied by this ancient Lodge were greatly damaged not long ago by fire, the Lodge suffering the loss of much ancient furniture and many valuable relics but saving the Charter and records. The repairs to the building enabled the Lodge to have its Apartments replaced by more convenient ones and redecorated and refurnished."

• 05/18: 1928-100. Turner's Falls. 50th Anniversary of Mechanic's Lodge.
  • 1928-101: Grand Lodge opened and was received by members of the Lodge and its Worshipful Master.
  • 1928-101: Exercises. Presentation of Veterans' Medals. Address by Grand Master "in a particularly happy vein."
  • 1928-101ff: History of Mechanic's Lodge by Bro. Charles Clayton Fiske.

• 05/30: 1928-124. Shrewsbury. Dedication of Juniper Hall.
  • 1928-125: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to the "spacious lawn" on the south side of Juniper Hall, the estate of the late Rt. Wor. Matthew John Whittall, from Mrs. Gertrude Clarke Whittall.
  • 1928-126: Presentation remarks by Mrs. Whittall.
  • 1928-126: Response by the Grand Master, and dedication of the hall "in full form according to the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1928-127ff: Grand Master's Address.

Corner-stone laying, Newburyport

• 06/20: 1928-167. Newburyport. Corner-stone laying for a Masonic Hall. Rt. Wor. Otis C. White, Deputy Grand Master, presiding.
  • 1928-168: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to the site of the new Temple, under escort of St. John's and St. Mark's Lodges.
  • 1928-168: Corner-stone ceremonies.
  • 1928-168: Contents of corner-stone box.
  • 1928-170ff: Address by Deputy Grand Master White.

• 07/25: 1928-176. Charlton. Corner-stone laying of Davenport Home.
  • 1928-177: Grand Lodge openend and proceeded to building site.
  • 1928-177: Corner-stone ceremonies. Grand Master's address "suited to the occasion."

Corner-stone Laying, Lowell

• 09/08: 1928-179. Lowell. Laying of the corner-stone of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1928-180: Grand Lodge opened at the Yorick Club, adjacent to the new Temple, and repaired to the First Universalist Church, the temporary home of the Lowell Masonic Bodies. Procession to building site, escorted by York Rite bodies and members of Wamesit, Thomas Talbot, Caleb Butler, St. Paul's (Ayer), Corinthian, William Sewall Gardner, Kilwinning, William North, Ancient York and Pentucket Lodges.
  • 1928-181: Corner-stone ceremony.
  • 1928-181ff: List of contents of the corner-stone box.
  • 1928-188: "During the ceremony of spreading the cement, Most Wor. Arthur D. Prince placed under the stone an authentic fragment of a foundation stone of King Solomon's Temple at Jerusalem, the gift of William G. Goodwin."
  • 1928-189: A "very interesting address" by the Grand Master.

• 09/14: 1928-259. Needham. Constitution of Nehoiden Lodge.
  • 1928-260: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 1928-260: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1928-260: Brief address by the Grand Master and the Paul Revere Charges read by Most Wor. Dudley H. Ferrell.
  • 1928-261: Organization for 1927-28 and list of Charter Members.

Plymouth Temple

• 09/18: 1928-263. Plymouth. Dedication of a Masonic Temple. Rt. Wor. Otis C. White, Deputy Grand Master, presiding.
  • 1928-264: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Plymouth Lodge.
  • 1928-264: Dedication of the hall "with full ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1928-264: Address by Acting Grand Master, reproduced in full.

Whittall Dedicatory Plaque

• 09/26: 1928-270. Shrewsbury. Corner-stone laying for Juniper Hall.
  • 1928-271: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to the place prepared for the corner-stone.
  • 1928-271: Corner-stone ceremonies.
  • 1928-271: Contents of corner-stone box.
  • 1928-273: Address by the Grand Master on the unveiling of the memorial tablet (Pictured opposite Page 1928-273, and above).
  • 1928-274: Dedicatory poem by Rt. Wor. William T.H. Salter.

• 10/20: 1928-277. Worcester. Constitution of Rose of Sharon Lodge.
  • 1928-278: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 1928-278: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "with full ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1928-278: Brief address by the Grand Master. Remarks by the Grand Secretary on "the dangers and disadvantages of excessively large Lodges."
  • 1928-279: Presentation of a Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. Otis C. White, the Deputy Grand Master.
  • 1928-279: Organization for 1927-28 and list of Charter Members.

• 10/27: 1928-282. Hingham. Laying of the corner-stone of a Masonic Temple. Rt. Wor. Otis C. White, Deputy Grand Master, presiding.
  • 1928-283: Grand Lodge opened at the Wampatuck Club, and proceeded to the site of the new Temple under escort of Old Colony Lodge.
  • 1928-283: Corner-stone ceremony.
  • 1928-284: List of contents of the corner-stone box.
  • 1928-285ff: Address by Deputy Grand Master White, reproduced in full.

• 11/11: 1928-349 (District Grand Lodge of the Canal Zone) Balboa, Canal Zone. Laying of the Corner-stone of a Scottish Rite Temple. Rt. Wor. Ralph Osborn, District Grand Master, Presiding.
  • 1928-349: Opening of the District Grand Lodge and procession to the new site under the escort of Chagres, Sibert, Darien, Isthmian, Army, Canal Zone and Sojourners Lodges.
  • 1928-350: Corner-stone ceremony.
  • 1928-350: Addresses by the District Grand Master and Most Wor. José Oller, Past Grand Master of Panama.
  • 1928-350ff: Address by Wor. William M. James, reproduced in full.

• 12/26: 1928-434. Lynn. Constitution of Benjamin F. Arrington Lodge.
  • 1928-435: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 1928-436: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "in full form and ceremony according to the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1928-436: Address by the Grand Master and by Most Wor. Dudley H. Ferrell, which "dealt largely with the life and services of the late Rt. Wor. Brother Arrington and the example and inspiration of his life as a manifestation of Masonic character."
  • 1928-436: Organization for 1929 and list of Charter Members.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1928)

• 1928-439: Opening and roll call.
• 1928-442: Reception of Visitors, including various New England Grand Masters and the heads of York and Scottish Rite bodies.
• 1928-443: Report of Grand Secretary; 3,791 Diplomas issued through 08/31/1928. List of Lodges not represented in 1928.
• 1928-445: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Senior Grand Warden Rt. Wor. John W. Withington and Junior Grand Warden Rt. Wor. Elton S. Wilde.
• 1928-445: Installation of Herbert W. Dean as Grand Master, and other Grand Lodge officers.
• 1928-454: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
  • 1928-454: The Grand Master. A list of the remaining Permanent Members who were present at the Feast of St. John in 1903: all then Past Grand Masters are deceased; only one remaining Past Deputy (Rt. Wor. Bro. Emerson); 4 of 21 Senior Grand Wardens; 4 of 24 Junior Grand Wardens, two Grand Chaplains.
  • 1928-461: Grand Master Robert S. Walker of Connecticut.
  • 1928-466: Most Wor. Dana J. Flanders, Past Grand Master. ★
  • 1928-476: Most Wor. Melvin M. Johnson, Past Grand Master. ★
  • 1928-483: Most Wor. Leon M. Abbott, Past Grand Master. ★
  • 1928-486: Most Wor. Arthur D. Prince, Past Grand Master. ★
  • 1928-491: Most Wor. Dudley H. Ferrell, Past Grand Master. ★
  • 1928-494: Most Wor. Frank L. Simpson, Past Grand Master.
  • 1928-495: Most Wor. Howard R. Cruse, Past Grand Master of New Jersey.

★ = Link to the speech in full.

GRAND MASTER'S ITINERARY IN THE CANAL ZONE

• 1928-28: Grand Master's departure from New York (01/14); arrival in Cristobal (01/26)
• 1928-28: Tour of the Canal Zone (01/26-01/28)
• 1928-29: Cristobal, visit to the District Grand Lodge, with all Canal Zone lodges represented. (01/28)
• 1928-29: Visit to Army Lodge in Ancon (01/30)
• 1928-29: Visit to Isthmian and Darien Lodge, meeting jointly in Ancon (02/01)
• 1928-29: Visit to Canal Zone and Chagres Lodge, meeting jointly in Ancon (02/03)
• 1928-29: Reception by the District Grand Lodge at the Union Club in Panama City, attended by the various Lodges and the Grand Master of Panama (02/02)
• 1928-29: Reception by the Grand Lodge of Panama (02/04)
• 1928-30: Visit to Sibert and Sojourners Lodges in Cristobal (02/07)
• 1928-30: Visit to Union and Doric Lodges of Panama (02/08)
• 1928-30: Visit to Atlantida Lodge of Panama (02/09)
• 1928-30: Departure from Cristobal for Havana (02/10); arrial in Florida (02/15) follwed by a visit to the Grand Masters' Conference and then return to Boston.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1928

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1928 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

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