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1931

HERBERT W. DEAN, Grand Master

A picture of Wor. and Rev. Edward A. Horton appears in the Frontispiece.

Edwin L. Davis, Deputy Grand Master
Winfield Temple, Senior Grand Warden
William H. Franklin, Jr., Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/11: 1931-5;
• 06/10: 1931-67;
• 09/09: 1931-141;
• 12/09: 1931-224; (Annual Communication)

03/11 Agenda

• 1931-13: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1931-41: Report of the special Committee on Tyler, regarding voting.
• 1931-56: Installation of Grand Officers.

06/10 Agenda

• 1931-74: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1931-125: Greetings to sick Brethren, Wor. and Rev. Robert Walker and Wor. George W. Chester.
• 1931-126ff: Report on Library by Wor. J. Hugo Tatsch.

09/09 Agenda

• 1931-148: Introduction of guests.
• 1931-149: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1931-166: Presentation of a Distinguished Service Medal to Wor. V.F. Bradfield, and a Veterans' Medal to Rt. Wor. Frederick W. Hamilton.
• 1931-166: Greeting to Most Wor. Dana J. Flanders, recovering from illness.
• 1931-166ff: Budget for 1932.
• 1931-185: Installation of a Grand Officer.
• 1931-186: Gift by Athelstan Lodge of equipment for use by Lodges engaging in ritualistic work at the Masonic Home.
• 1931-189ff: Paper by Most Wor. Melvin M. Johnson on St. John's Lodge in Boston between 1775 and 1787.

12/09 Agenda

• 1931-233: Introduction of guests.
• 1931-234: Greeting to Grand Lodge from District Grand Master Gillis, and from Grand Commander Benjamin Downing.
• 1931-235: Report of the Committee on Records.
• Recorded in Grand Master Dean's address, beginning on Page 1931-242:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Satucket, East Bridgewater (04/07; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Mountain, Shelburne Falls (09/18; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Revere, Boston (03/03; 75th Anniversary)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; 175th Anniversary)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Southborough (09/23; Special Communication)
  • Lodges constituted, officers installed:
    • Mount Scopus, Malden (01/05; Special Communication)
  • Lodges visited:
    • Simon W. Robinson, Lexington (02/09; "An 18th Century Lodge")
    • Grand Lodge of Quebec (02/10-02/11)
    • Norumbega, Newtonville (02/16)
    • Roswell Lee, Springfield (02/28; Reception for Deputy Grand Master Davis)
    • United, Brookline (03/04)
    • Charles River, Medway (04/01)
    • Trenton #5, Trenton, New Jersey (04/22)
    • Grand Lodge of New Jersey (04/23)
    • Grand Lodge of New York (05/04-05/06; 150th Anniversary)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (05/14)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/18)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (05/20)
    • Lafayette (North Adams) (05/25; presentation of Veteran's Medals)
    • Republican, Greenfield (05/29; and the 14th District; to show pictures)
    • Isaac Parker, Waltham (06/02)
    • St. John's (Newburyport) (06/04; and the 10th District; to show pictures)
    • King Solomon's, Somerville (06/12; Joseph Warren Medal)
    • Grand Lodge of Canada (Ontario) (07/15-07/16)
    • St. John's (Boston) (10/05)
    • Grand Lodge of Pennslyvania, 200th Anniversary (10/12-10/14)
    • Samuel D. Sherwood, Springfield (11/06)
    • United, Brookline (11/10; Ladies' Night)
    • Hesperia, South Boston (11/17)
    • King David, Taunton (11/18; presentation of Veteran's Medals)
    • Hammatt, East Boston (11/24)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (12/10; installation)
    • Williams, Williamstown (12/15; installation)
    • Visits by the Deputy Grand Master and Senior Grand Warden noted on Pages 1931-254 and 1931-255.
• 1931-310: Report on Library. (Note on cataloguing of Proceedings of various jurisdictions over the summer).
• 1931-339: Election of Rt. Wor. Curtis Chipman as Grand Master; election of other Grand Lodge officers.
• 1931-343: Presentation of a Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. George R. Winsor.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 03/11: 1931-55; proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions in five areas; referred to committee.
  • 06/10: 1931-114: proposal regarding the limitation of number of initiates set aside.
  • 12/09: 1931-333: proposal to amend Section 612, regarding overseas districts; approved.

• 06/10: 1931-139: proposal to amend Section 401, changing the Form of Petition; referred.
  • 09/09: 1931-173; approved as indicated.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/11: 1931-22; opening remarks; necrology; George Washington Memorial; Grand Masters' Conference; Educational Bureau; Finance; Masonic Home and Hospital; Service; Grand Lodge dues; non-Masonic bodies; general remarks on membership and dues.

• 06/10: 1931-76; opening remarks (Grand Master praised the efforts of Masters to promote closer contact with members and with sister Lodges); necrology; visits to New York and hosting of the Conference of Grand Masters; Education; Library; burlesque degrees; Grand Lodge dues; new relief commissioner; amendment proposal to limit number of candidates to be set aside; info on size of lodges; funds added since 1914 (list begins on Page 1931-96); conclusion.

• 09/09: 1931-151; opening remarks; necrology; visit to Ontario; Juniper Hall fund; Education; Masonic Secretaries' Association; paper by Most Wor. Melvin M. Johnson on St. John's Lodge in Boston in the 18th Century (see the Quarterly agenda above; Service (the service bureau was a place where Masons could register for employment); relief to members; conclusion.

• 12/09: 1931-238; opening remarks; necrology; membership (2,335 initiates through 08/31/1931); visits; Henry Price and Joseph Warren medals; distinguished visitors; Pennsylvania visit; finances; Lodge budgets; construction at the Home and Hospital; Juniper Hall Fund; Relief (including Board of Masonic Relief); general charity; service; education; library; overseas districts; releases of jurisdiction; plans for the celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Washington's birth; conclusion.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/11: 1931-47;
  • Full Codes : Canal Zone, Somerville; approved.
  • Amendments: Ancient Landmark, Artisan, Atlantic, Crescent, Eastern Star, Euclid, Hesperia, Mystic, Occidental (with changes), Pittsfield, Samuel D. Sherwood, Social Harmony, Temple, Tuscan, Union (Dorchester), United, Wayfarers, William Sutton; approved.

• 06/10: 1931-122;
  • Full Codes : Brigham, King Philip, Konohassett (with changes), Liberty, Mount Moriah, Mount Tom; approved.
  • Amendments: Abraham H. Howland Jr., Atlantic, Baalbec, Bay State, Beth-Horon, Charity, Eliot, Franklin, Hope, Huntington, Jerusalem, Macedonian, Montgomery, Occidental, Orient (with changes), Pagoda, Paul Revere, Pioneer, St. George, St. John's (Boston), Samuel Crocker Lawrence, Satuit, Soley, Star (with changes), Temple; approved.

• 09/09: 1931-176;
  • Full Codes : The Lodge of Eleusis; approved.
  • Amendments: Ancient Landmark, Ancient York, Athol (with changes), Cincinnatus, Dalhousie (with changes), Hykes Memorial, International, Ionic (Easthampton) (with changes), Major General Henry Knox, Putnam, Sinim (with changes), Webster; approved.

• 12/09: 1931-176;
  • Full Codes : John Cutler; approved.
  • Amendments: Aberdour (with changes), Alpha (with changes), Belmont, Grecian (with changes), Jordan, Mountain, Mount Sugar Loaf, Mount Zion, Norumbega, Sagamore, Shanghai, Siloam, Union (Nantucket), Victory, Webster, Wellesley, District Grand Lodge of China; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

West, Robbins; Mead, Horton; Johnson, Graves

• 03/11: 1931-22; Death of Rt. Wor. Edward N. West, Past Senior Grand Warden; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 03/11: 1931-49; Memorial presented by Rt. Wor. Frank S. Jones for the Committee. A picture of Bro. West appears opposite Page 1931-50.

• 03/11: 1931-23; Death of Rt. Wor. Rolfe W. Smith, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 03/11: 1931-24; Death of Rt. Wor. Frank T. Barron, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 03/11: 1931-25; Death of Rt. Wor. Sir Alfred Robbins, Honorary Past Grand Warden, Masonic ambassador; mentioned in Grand Master's Address. A picture of Bro. Robbins appears opposite Page 1931-25.

• 03/11: 1931-49; Memorial for Rt. Wor. Frank Winslow Mead, Past Senior Grand Warden and Grand Marshal; presented by Grand Secretary for the Committee. A picture of Bro. Mead appears opposite Page 1931-43.

• 06/10: 1931-77; Death of Rt. Wor. Charles B. Burleigh, Past Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 06/10: 1931-79; Death of Wor. and Rev. Edward A. Horton, Grand Chaplain; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 06/10: 1931-81; Death of Rt. Wor. Julian C. Woodman, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 09/09: 1931-151; Death of Rt. Wor. William L. Johnson, Past Junior Grand Warden; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 09/09: 1931-179; Memorial, presented by Rt. Wor. Edmund S. Young, for the Committee. A picture of Bro. Johnson appears opposite Page 1931-179.

• 09/09: 1931-152; Death of Rt. Wor. Herbert C. Taft, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 12/09: 1931-238; Death of Rt. Wor. Frederic C. Cobb, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 12/09: 1931-239; Death of Rt. Wor. John F. Carver, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 12/09: 1931-240; Death of Rt. Wor. Edward G. Graves, Past Senior Grand Warden; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/09: 1931-340; Memorial presented by Rt. Wor. George R. Winsor, for the committee. A picture of Bro. Graves appears opposite Page 1931-340.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

• 12/09: 1931-241; Longmeadow, Longmeadow (04/13); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 12/09: 1931-241; Trimount, Dorchester (09/02); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 12/09: 1931-241; Moses Michael Hays, Boston (12/07); mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/05: 1931-1. Malden. Constitution of Mount Scopus Lodge.
  • 1931-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 1931-2: Constitution of the lodge and installation of officers "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1931-2: Address by the Grand Master, giving "wise advice as to its future direction and conduct."
  • 1931-3: Organization for 1931 and list of Charter Members.

• 04/07: 1931-57. East Bridgewater. 50th Anniversary of Satucket Lodge.
  • 1931-58: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge. A roll-call of members was held, with eighty percent response in person or by letter or other message.
  • 1931-58ff: History of Satucket Lodge by Rt. Wor. Warren S. Shaw.

• 09/18: 1931-209. Shelburne Falls. 125th Anniversary of Mountain Lodge.
  • 1931-210: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Frank J. Wells, Master of Mountain Lodge.
  • 1931-210ff: History of Mountain Lodge by Wor. John F. Manning.
  • 1931-220: A clam bake at the Charlemont Fair Grounds, "a conclusion to a very satisfactory celebration."

• 09/23: 1931-221. Southborough. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1931-222: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Clarence W. Wentworth, the Master of St. Bernard Lodge.
  • 1931-222: Dedication of the hall "with full form and ceremony in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft."
  • 1931-222: Address by Grand Master, "a very wise and helpful presentation of the opportunities, duties, and responsibilities of a present-day Masonic Lodge, with especial emphasis upon the basic idea of co-operation."

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/28/1931)

A portrait of Grand Master Dean appeared on the menu for the Feast.

• 1931-345: Opening and roll call.
• 1931-349: Greetings from China.
• 1931-349: Reception of guests, including heads of York Rite bodies and Wor. Carl H. Claudy.
• 1931-350: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Rt. Wor. Winfield Temple, Rt. Wor. William H. Franklin, Jr., and Rt. Wor. Harry P. Jackson.
• 1931-350: Report of Grand Secretary; 2,466 Diplomas issued through 08/31/1931. List of Lodges not represented in 1931.
• 1931-351: Installation of Curtis Chipman as Grand Master, and other Grand Lodge officers.
• 1931-361: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
  • 1931-361: The Grand Master.
  • 1931-367: Wor. Carl H. Claudy.
  • 1931-378: Former governor Bro. Channing H. Cox.
  • 1931-389: Rev. Bro. John Morris Evans.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1931

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1931 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

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