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1938

Gurdon W. Gordon, Deputy Grand Master
T. Frederick Brunton, Senior Grand Warden
Charles E. P. Thompson, Junior Grand Warden

A picture of Grand Master Perry appeared in the Frontispiece.

1938-48: Introduction of Guests. They were presented and made addresses on Page 1938-81; the Grand Master presented Most Wor. Henry M. Gillis with a Henry Price Medal.
1938-49: Report of the Committee on Records.
1938-70: Presentation of a Past Grand Master's Jewel to Grand Master Perry by his immediate predecessor, who said that "while it had been a custom to present these jewels only after the completion of a year of service, Most Wor. Bro. Perry's colleagues in Grand Lodge were desirous that he should have the proper badge of his office for immediate service" in view of anticipated official travel.

06/08 Agenda

1938-139: Introduction of Guests. Remarks on Page 1938-176. Presentation of a Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. George A. Burnham, Treasurer of the Masonic Education and Charity Trust.
1938-139: Report of the Committee on Records.

09/14 Agenda

1938-228: Report of the Committee on Records.
1938-253: Introduction of Wor. J. Del Graham of The Builders #177, Ottawa, Canada, who addressed the Grand Lodge.
1938-254: Budget for 1939.
1938-261: Reduction of fees authorized for the following lodges: Ancient York (with a modification), Kilwinning, Pentucket, William North, William Sewall Gardner - the Lowell Lodges.
1938-264: Description of the Grand Secretary's visit to Venezuela.
1938-265: Report of the installation of a Grand Officer.

12/14 Agenda

1938-274: Reception of Guests. Addresses on Page 1938-406.
1938-274: Report of the Committee on Records.
1938-310; "The Highlights of Freemasonry for 1938", by J. Hugo Tatsch. Extensive description of Masonry around the world in 1938.
Recorded in Grand Master Perry's address, beginning on Page 1938-329:
- Anniversaries:
  - Golden Rule, Wakefield (01/26; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  - Pioneer, Somerset (03/07; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  - Blue Hill, Canton (03/10; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  - Algonquin, Dorchester (04/06; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  - Day Spring, Monson (05/10; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  - Mount Orthodox, West Springfield (05/20; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  - Rufus Putnam, Rutland (06/13; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  - Amity, Danvers (09/23; 75th Anniversary)
  - Federal, Chester (10/29; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  - Hayden, Brookfield (11/05; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  - Eden, Ware (11/05; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  - Doric, Hudson (12/19; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
  - Belmont, Belmont Methodist Episcopal Church (06/19)
  - Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dedication of the Erasmus Phillips Memorial with the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia (07/11)
- Lodges visited:
  - Winchester; (01/01; open house for Masonic bodies)
  - Belmont, Belmont (01/06; Past Masters' Night)
  - Belmont, Belmont (02/03; Reception for the Grand Master)
  - Springfield, Springfield (02/26; Reception for the Deputy Grand Master)
  - Grand Lodge of Pennslyvania (03/01-03/02)
  - Mount Lebanon, Boston (03/14; Reception for the Senior Grand Warden)
  - Mount Zion, Barre (03/25; 13th District Meeting)
  - George H. Taber, Fairhaven (04/11; Reception for the Junior Grand Warden)
  - Grand Lodge of North Carolina (04/19)
  - Grand Lodge of New Jersey (04/20)
  - Columbian #36, Brattleboro, Vermont (04/22)
  - Grand Lodge of New York (05/03-05/04)
  - Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/14-05/16)
  - Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (05/18)
  - Grand Lodge of Vermont (06/14-06/15)
  - Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia (07/10-07/13; 200th Anniversary)
  - Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island (07/13-07/14)
  - Grand Lodge of Quebec (07/16-07/17)
  - Grand Lodge of Canada, Ontario (07/18-07/21)
  - Mariners', Cotuit (09/25; Annual clambake)
  - Moses Michael Hays, Boston (10/06; Frederick W. Hamilton Night)
  - Euclid, Boston (10/13; installation)
  - Springfield (10/17; Testimonial for Wor. Roy Perry Miles, Grand Lecturer)
  - Roswell Lee, Springfield (10/31)
  - Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/10; installation)
  - The Lodge of Eleusis, Boston (11/17)
  - Grand Lodge of Arkansas (11/21-11/22; Centenary)
  - Kilwinning, Lowell (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
  - Mount Olivet, Cambridge (12/02; installation)
  - Samuel Crocker Lawrence, Medford (12/20; installation)

Visits of Deputy Grand Master and Grand Wardens also listed, beginning on Page 1938-337.

1938-361: Report of the Committee on Returns.
1938-362: "Scandinavian Masonry" by Past Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson.
1938-373: Re-election of Grand Master Joseph Earl Perry. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.
1938-383: Reduction of fees authorized for Victory and Wayfarers Lodges.
1938-383: Report of Librarian. (Note on Page 1938-394 regarding removal of library materials to the basement.)
1938-405: Publication Fund voted.
1938-406: Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Rt. Wor. T. Rutherford Edwards, and a Henry Price Medal to Wor. George Emery Green, Grand Lecturer.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

03/09: 1938-80; Amendment to Section 422, modifying affiliations; referred.
- 06/08: 1938-148; approved in modified form.

09/14: 1938-264; Amendment to Section 339, modifying the conditions for public processions; referred.

Grand Master's Address

03/09: 1938-57; opening remarks; necrology.
- 03/09: 1938-58; "The Masonic Way of Living".

06/08: 1938-150; opening remarks; necrology; recognition of other Grand Lodges; exchange of representatives; Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands; precedence; the "Pennsylvania controversy" (Franklin letter of 1734 quoted in full); 200th anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia; constitution sesquicentennial; George Washington Memorial; Conference of Grand Masters; Masonic Service Association; visits; special August communication; conclusion.
- 06/08: 1938-152; "A United Freemasonry". (Note the list of charters starting on Page 1938-154, and the precedence list starting on Page 1938-163.)

09/14: 1938-230; opening remarks; necrology; Lodge officers; special Communication on 08/03; budget for 1939; Social Security Act.
- 09/14: 1938-233; "Lodge Officers".

12/14: 1938-276; opening remarks; necrology; membership (1,536 initiates through 08/31/1938); visits; finances; Masonic Education and Charity Trust; Relief Commission; Service.
- 12/14: 1938-277; "One Masonic Year".
  - 1938-277: I. The Masonic Year of 1938.
  - 1938-278: II. The Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts.
    - (a) Relations with other jurisdictions. Graphical table of recognitions facing Page 1938-280.
    - (b) Vital Statistics. (Note that Bethel Lodge had its last meeting due to the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir.)
    - (c) Business and Financial Matters (Grand Lodge)
    - (d) Business and Financial Matters (Particular Lodges)
    - (e) Ritualistic Considerations (explanation in the ritual that the penalties are purely symbolic; use of ciphers)
    - (f) Grand Lodge Miscellaneous Matters (recognition of merit; Past District Deputies; 75th Anniversaries; overseas districts; Feast of St. John)
    - (g) Masonic Education and Publications (Director of Education; Lodge of Instruction; Publications; Hamilton's History; Jones' Masonic Law digest; reprints of Proceedings)
    - (h) Masonic Relief
    - (i) The Hurricane
12/14: 1938-305; "Principles of Masonic Relief", a letter from the Grand Master, 10/06/1938.

Lodge By-Law Changes

03/09: 1938-79;
- Full Codes : none.
- Amendments: Belcher, Charity (with changes), Dalhousie, DeWitt Clinton (with changes), Eastern Star (with changes), Elm, Granite (with changes), Hykes Memorial, John Abbot, Jordan (with changes), The Massachusetts, Matthew John Whittall, Mount Orthodox, Mount Tabor, Mumford River, Norfolk, Norumbega, Orphan's Hope (with changes), Pilgrim (with changes), Richard C. MacLaurin, Wollaston (with changes); approved.

06/08: 1938-141;
- Full Codes : none.
- Amendments: Brookline, DeWitt Clinton, Fraternal (with changes), Galilean (with changes), Hammatt, Howard (with changes), Ionic (Taunton), John Cutler, Lafayette (North Adams) (with changes), Macedonian, Milton, Mount Orthodox, Mystic Valley, Norumbega, Orient, Palestine, Pioneer, Quittacus (with changes), Rabboni, Saggahew, Lodge of St. Andrew, Soley (with changes), Victory, Wamesit, William Parkman; approved.

09/14: 1938-258;
- Full Codes : none.
- Amendments: Ancient York, Budleigh (with changes), Constellation (with changes), Excelsior, George H. Taber, Lafayette (North Adams), Prospect (with changes), Rose of Sharon, Samuel Osgood (with changes), Wayfarers, William Parkman,

12/14: 1938-380;
- Full Codes : none.
- Amendments: Adelphi, Alpha, Canal Zone, Columbian, Hampshire (with changes), The Massachusetts, Milton, Mount Tom, Pacific, St. Paul's (South Boston), Samuel D. Sherwood, Simon W. Robinson, Somerville, Wayfarers, Wellesley, Wessagusset, William Parkman, William Whiting; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

03/09: 1938-57; Death of Rt. Wor. Wilbur A. Wood, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
03/09: 1938-58; Death of Rt. Wor. E. Lester Swett, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
06/08: 1938-150; Death of Rt. Wor. Frederick W. Day, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
06/08: 1938-152; Death of Rt. Wor. Fred Davis McGregor, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
06/08: 1938-153; Death of Rt. Wor. Frederick W. Day, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
09/14: 1938-231; Death of Rt. Wor. John J. Van Valkenburgh, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
09/14: 1938-232; Death of Rt. Wor. Harris M. Richmond, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
12/14: 1938-276; Death of Rt. Wor. Frank A. Neff, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

Rt. Wor. Albert Harwood

12/14: 1938-403; Memorial for Rt. Wor. Albert L. Harwood, Past Deputy Grand Master. A picture of Bro. Harwood appears opposite Page 1938-402.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

01/26: 1938-1. Wakefield. 50th Anniversary of Golden Rule Lodge.
- 1938-1: Grand Lodge opened at the First Congregational Church and was received by Wor. Andrew W. Hutchinson, Master of Golden Rule Lodge.
- 1938-2: A call of the roll of living Members initiated before 1900, and a brief memorial service for departed Brethren. A "very delightful address" by the Grand Master.
- 1938-3ff: History of Golden Rule Lodge by Bro. Harris M. Dolbeare. Most of the material had been prepared by his father, Bro. Harris M. Dolbeare, who died a few days before the ceremony. Some notes on the original Mount Moriah Lodge in Reading.

03/07: 1938-21. Somerset. 75th Anniversary of Pioneer Lodge.
- 1938-22: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Hugh W. Kenworthy, Master of Pioneer Lodge.
- 1938-22: An "eloquent and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
- 1938-23ff: History of Pioneer Lodge by Wor. David M. Callis.

03/10: 1938-83. Canton. 75th Anniversary of Blue Hill Lodge.
- 1938-84: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John McKenzie, Master of Blue Hill Lodge.
- 1938-84: A "thoughtful and stimulating" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
- 1938-85: (03/06) Commemorative religious service at the First Parish Unitarian Church in Sharon, with a sermon by Wor. and Rev. Walter C. Pierce, Chaplain of the Lodge; (03/11) Ladies' Night.
- 1938-85ff: History of Blue Hill Lodge by Wor. Wiliam H. Tenney.

04/06: 1938-97. Dorchester. 25th Anniversary of Algonquin Lodge.
- 1938-98: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Sten G. Nyberg, Master of Algonquin Lodge.
- 1938-98: A "stimulating and impressive" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
- 1938-99ff: History of Algonquin Lodge by Wor. Herbert F. Sawyer.

05/10: 1938-106. Monson. 75th Anniversary of Day Spring Lodge.
- 1938-107: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Herman A. Snow, Master of Day Spring Lodge.
- 1938-107: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
- 1938-108ff: History of Day Spring Lodge by Wor. Charles Ricketts. Some remarks on the early history of Thomas Lodge.

05/20: 1938-113. West Springfield. 25th Anniversary of Mount Orthodox Lodge.
- 1938-113: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Harold E. Kjoller, Master of Mount Orthodox Lodge.
- 1938-114: An "instructive and very inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. The Grand Master presented a Distinguished Service Medal to Wor. Fred C. Hubbard, the first Master of the Lodge.
- 1938-115ff: History of Mount Orthodox Lodge by Wor. William E. May. Notes on Friendly Society, Thomas and Hampden Lodges.

06/13: 1938-178. Rutland. 25th Anniversary of Rufus Putnam Lodge.
- 1938-178: Grand Lodge opened at the Congregational Church ("the exercises were held (there) on account of lack of room in the Lodge-room") and was received by Wor. Dominic V. Spiotti, Master of Rufus Putnam Lodge.
- 1938-179: A "timely and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Musical selections by a choir of members of Rufus Putnam and Mount Zion Lodges, including "several musical selections, one of which was an original composition by Worshipful Stephen E. Rich and was dedicated to the Grand Master").
- 1938-179ff: Masonic History of Rutland, 1932-1938, by Wor. Charles E. Carroll.

Erasmus Phillips Monument, Halifax, Nova Scotia

07/11: 1938-183. Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dediation of a monument to Rt. Wor. Erasmus James Philipps, the first Provincial Grand Master of Noval Scotia.
- Note: this communication was labeled "By permission of the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons in Nova Scotia".
- 1938-183: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to St. Paul's Cemetery, meeting with the officers of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia.
- 1938-184: Ceremonies; unveiling of the monument to Rt. Wor. Bro. Phillips (1705-1760), initiated in Boston in 1738 and appointed by Henry Price as Provincial Grand Master in 1738.
- 1938-189: Address by Grand Master Perry. History of the period and biographical information on Bro. Phillips.
- 1938-192: Address of acceptance by the Grand Master of Nova Scotia.

08/03: 1938-195. Boston. Reception of foreign visitors.
- 1938-199: Introduction of guests.
- 1938-199: Address by the Grand Master. Details of Nova Scotia trip. The Grand Master was elected to the rank of Past Grand Master of Masons in the Grand Lodge of Canada, Province of Ontario.
- 1938-208: Address by Past Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson, "Freemasonry and the State", presented in Halifax, 07/10/1938.
- 1938-217: List of delegates to the Nova Scotia Bicentenary.
- 1938-220: Greetings to the Grand Lodge of New South Wales on its 50th anniversary.
- 1938-220: Addresses by guests.

10/29: 1938-408. Chester. 25th Anniversary of Federal Lodge.
- 1938-409: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Burton F. Baer, Master of Federal Lodge.
- 1938-409: An address "full of inspiration" by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
- 1938-410ff: "Historical Sketch of old Federal Lodge and New Federal Lodge" by Wor. Frank Fay. (Note on the Lodge's original name, John Albert Blake Lodge.)

11/05: 1938-421. Brookfield. 75th Anniversary of Hayden Lodge. T. Frederick Brunton, Deputy Grand Master, presiding.
- 1938-421: Grand Lodge opened at the Congregational Church and was received by Wor. Harold L. May, Master of Pioneer Lodge.
- 1938-422: Address by the Acting Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
- 1938-422: History of the Lodge by Rt. Wor. Arthur F. Butterworth, "presented from somewhat fragmentary notes and was largely extemporaneous" and thus not included in the record.

11/15: 1938-423. Ware. 75th Anniversary of Eden Lodge.
- 1938-423: Grand Lodge opened at the East Congregational Church and was received by Wor. Donald S. Dinsmore, Master of Eden Lodge.
- 1938-424: An address by the Grand Master given in "his usual suggestive and inspiring manner." Remarks by other Brothers. He presented a distinguished service medal to Wor. Edwin H. Howe.
- 1938-425: Wor. Dinsmore, an engineer for the Quabbin Reservoir Project, conducted the Grand Officers to the new reservoir site.
- 1938-425ff: History of Eden Lodge by Rev. Bro. K. A. Handanian. Brief notes on the original Eden Lodge.

12/19: 1938-435. Hudson. 75th Anniversary of Doric Lodge.
- 1938-435: Grand Lodge opened at and was received by Wor. Russell C. Holden, Master of Doric Lodge.
- 1938-436: An "enlightening and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
- 1938-436: History of Doric Lodge by Rt. Wor. J. Arthur Wood.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1938)

1938-443: Opening and roll call.
1938-447: Reception of guests, including neighboring Grand Masters.
1938-447: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,584 Diplomas issued through 08/31/1938. One lodge not represented in 1938.
1938-448: Installation of Joseph Earl Perry as Grand Master. Installation of other Grand Lodge officers.
1938-457: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
- 1938-457: The Grand Master.
- 1938-463: Governor-elect, Bro. Leverett Saltonstall.
- 1938-467: Lt. Governor-elect, Bro. Horace T. Cahill.
- 1938-470: Deputy Grand Master Edwin O. Childs.
- 1938-475: Bro. H. J. Cody, President of the University of Toronto.
- 1938-487: Past Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1938

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1938 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Otto Albrecht, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-505

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

William R. Barss, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-506

DISTRICT 2: Boston

A. Neill Osgood, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-507

DISTRICT 3: Boston

John L. Davis, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-508

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

S. Kenneth Skolfield, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-509

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Stanley B. Vandersall, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-510

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Harry C. Black, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-511

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Robert D. Webster, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-512

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Francis D. Taylor, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-513

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Samuel H. Lewis, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-514

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Frederick W. Hale, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-515

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Charles L. Oxnard, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-516

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Frederick E. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-517

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Edward P. Wells, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-518

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Alden P. Crosby, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-519

Essex (Salem, 1779)
Mount Carmel (Lynn, 1805)
Mosaic (Danvers, 1870)
Damascus (Lynn, 1906)
Wayfarers (Swampscott, 1914)
Budleigh (Beverly, 1921)
Benjamin F. Arrington (Lynn, 1928)

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Everett B. Stacey, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-520

Philanthropic (Marblehead, 1760)
Jordan (Peabody, 1808)
Amity (Danvers, 1863)
Starr King (Salem, 1864)
Golden Fleece (Lynn, 1864)
Bethlehem (Lynn, 1920)

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Harold S. Maddocks, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-521

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

John A. Wilson, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master'; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-522

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Gustav A. Stachelhaus, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-523

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Melvin G. Rogers, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-524

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Frank D. Polley, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-525

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Harold F. Brown, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-526

Mount Zion (Barre, 1800)
Orange (Orange, 1859)
Hope (Gardner, 1864)
Star (Athol, 1864)
Artisan (Winchendon, 1865)
Athol (Athol, 1872)

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

William Hunter, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-527

Republican (Greenfield, 1795)
Harmony (Northfield, 1796)
Mountain (Shelburne Falls, 1806)
Morning Sun (Conway, 1869)
Bay State (Montague, 1872)
Mechanic's (Turner's Falls, 1878)
Mount Sugar Loaf (South Deerfield, 1912)

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Ralph E. Ballou, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-528

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

James F. Watson, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-529

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Arthur N. Julian, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-530

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Frederick J. Cummings, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-531

Chicopee (Chicopee, 1848)
Brigham (Ludlow, 1891)
Esoteric (Springfield, 1909)
William Whiting (Holyoke, 1909)
Charles C. Spellman (East Longmeadow, 1921)
Samuel D. Sherwood (Springfield, 1921)

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

George W. Gray, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-532

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Charles F. Dingman, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-533

Thomas (Palmer, 1796)
Bethel (Enfield, 1825)
Quaboag (Warren, 1858)
Day Spring (Monson, 1862)
Eden (Ware, 1863)
Vernon (Belchertown, 1869)

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Raymon F. Meader, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-534

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Frank Carroll, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-535

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Ernest F. Maynard, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-536

Olive Branch (Millbury, 1797)
Franklin (Grafton, 1851)
Montacute (Worcester, 1858)
Athelstan (Worcester, 1865)
Quinsigamond (Worcester, 1870)
Boylston (West Boylston, 1876)
Joel H. Prouty (Auburn, 1927)
Matthew John Whittall (Shrewsbury, 1928)

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Edward A. Harding, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-537

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Walter L. Huntington, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-538

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

John H. Peebles, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-539

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

James S. Collins, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-540

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

J. Lyman Wadsworth, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-541

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Henry H. Goff, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-542

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Harrison A. Morse, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-543

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Ernest Clark, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-544

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Herbert Austin, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-545

Mount Hope (Fall River, 1824)
Eureka (New Bedford, 1857)
Pioneer (Somerset, 1863)
Abraham H. Howland Jr. (New Bedford, 1915)
Massasoit (Fall River, 1915)
Watuppa (Fall River, 1926)

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Chauncey R. Mosher, District Deputy Grand Master'; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-546

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

John Allanach, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-547

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

William M. Harrison, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-548

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Harold Tuttle, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-549

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

George W. Streeter, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-550

Roswell Lee (Springfield, 1864)
Belcher (Chicopee, 1870)
Newton (Wilbraham, 1870)
Indian Orchard (Springfield (Indian Orchard), 1911)
Samuel Osgood (Springfield, 1921)
Elm (West Springfield, 1924)
Longmeadow (Longmeadow, 1931)

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Lewis B. Bates, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-551

Sojourners (Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1912)
Canal Zone (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1913)
Army (Empire, Canal Zone, 1915)
Isthmian (Pedro Miguel, Canal Zone, 1916)
Darien (Balboa, Canal Zone, 1917)
Sibert (Gatun, Canal Zone, 1918)
Chagres (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1921)

CHINA DISTRICT

Vergil F. Bradfield, District Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-552

Ancient Landmark (Shanghai, China, 1863)
Shanghai (Shanghai, China, 1903)
Sinim (Shanghai, China, 1903)
International (Peking, China, 1915)
Talien (Darien, Manchuria, China, 1922)
Hykes Memorial, Tientsin, China, 1922)
Pagoda (Mukden, Manchuria, 1925) ★
Sungari (Harbin, Manchuria, 1928) ★

★ = Lodges in recess due to unrest in China.

CHILE DISTRICT

Joseph S. McDonald, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1938-553

Bethesda (Valparaiso, Chile, 1854)
Huelen (Santiago, Chile, 1876)
St. John's (Concepción) (Concepción, Chile, 1884)

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 * 03/09: 1938-57; Death of Rt. Wor. Wilbur A. Wood, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 * 03/09: 1938-58; Death of Rt. Wor. E. Lester Swett, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 * 06/08: 1938-150; Death of Rt. Wor. Frederick W. Day, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 * 06/08: 1938-152; Death of Rt. Wor. Fred Davis McGregor, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 * 06/08: 1938-153; Death of Rt. Wor. Frederick W. Day, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 * 09/14: 1938-231; Death of Rt. Wor. John J. Van Valkenburgh, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 * 09/14: 1938-232; Death of Rt. Wor. Harris M. Richmond, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
 * 12/14: 1938-276; Death of Rt. Wor. Frank A. Neff, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
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 ** 1938-1: Grand Lodge opened at the First Congregational Church and was received by Wor. Andrew W. Hutchinson, Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GoldenRule2 Golden Rule] Lodge.
 ** 1938-2: A call of the roll of living Members initiated before 1900, and a brief memorial service for departed Brethren. A "very delightful address" by the Grand Master.
-** 1938-3''ff'': History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GoldenRule2 Golden Rule] Lodge by Bro. Harris M. Dolbeare. Most of the material had been prepared by his father, Bro. Harris M. Dolbeare, who died a few days before the ceremony. Some notes on the original [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountMoriahR Mount Moriah] Lodge in Reading.
+** 1938-3''ff'': [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GoldenRule2#50TH_ANNIVERSARY_HISTORY.2C_JANUARY_1938 History] of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GoldenRule2 Golden Rule] Lodge by Bro. Harris M. Dolbeare. Most of the material had been prepared by his father, Bro. Harris M. Dolbeare, who died a few days before the ceremony. Some notes on the original [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountMoriahR Mount Moriah] Lodge in Reading.
 * 03/07: 1938-21. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASomerset Somerset]. 75th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pioneer Pioneer] Lodge.
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 * 05/20: 1938-113. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWSpringfield West Springfield]. 25th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountOrthodox Mount Orthodox] Lodge.
 ** 1938-113: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Harold E. Kjoller, Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountOrthodox Mount Orthodox] Lodge.
-** 1938-98: An "instructive and very inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. The Grand Master presented a Distinguished Service Medal to Wor. Fred C. Hubbard, the first Master of the Lodge.
+** 1938-114: An "instructive and very inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. The Grand Master presented a Distinguished Service Medal to Wor. Fred C. Hubbard, the first Master of the Lodge.
 ** 1938-115''ff'': History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountOrthodox Mount Orthodox] Lodge by Wor. William E. May. Notes on [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=FriendlySociety Friendly Society], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Thomas Thomas] and [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampden Hampden] Lodges.
 * 06/13: 1938-178. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MARutland Rutland]. 25th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RufusPutnam Rufus Putnam] Lodge.
 ** 1938-178: Grand Lodge opened at the Congregational Church ("the exercises were held (there) on account of lack of room in the Lodge-room") and was received by Wor. Dominic V. Spiotti, Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RufusPutnam Rufus Putnam] Lodge.
-** 1938-22: A "timely and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Musical selections by a choir of members of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RufusPutnam Rufus Putnam] and [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountZion Mount Zion] Lodges, including "several musical selections, one of which was an original composition by Worshipful Stephen E. Rich and was dedicated to the Grand Master").
+** 1938-179: A "timely and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Musical selections by a choir of members of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RufusPutnam Rufus Putnam] and [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountZion Mount Zion] Lodges, including "several musical selections, one of which was an original composition by Worshipful Stephen E. Rich and was dedicated to the Grand Master").
-** 1938-23''ff'': Masonic History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MARutland Rutland], 1932-1938, by Wor. Charles E. Carroll.
+** 1938-179''ff'': Masonic History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MARutland Rutland], 1932-1938, by Wor. Charles E. Carroll.
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 * 10/29: 1938-408. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChester Chester]. 25th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Federal2 Federal] Lodge.
 ** 1938-409: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Burton F. Baer, Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Federal2 Federal] Lodge.
-** 1938-98: An address "full of inspiration" by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
+** 1938-409: An address "full of inspiration" by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
-** 1938-99''ff'': "Historical Sketch of old  [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Federal1 Federal] Lodge and New [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Federal2 Federal] Lodge" by Wor. Frank Fay. (Note on the Lodge's original name, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWBlake John Albert Blake] Lodge.)
+** 1938-410''ff'': "[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Federal2#25TH_ANNIVERSARY_HISTORY.2C_OCTOBER_1938 Historical Sketch of old Federal Lodge and New Federal Lodge]" by Wor. Frank Fay. (Note on the Lodge's original name, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWBlake John Albert Blake] Lodge.)
 * 11/05: 1938-421. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrookfield Brookfield]. 75th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hayden Hayden] Lodge. ''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLFBrunton T. Frederick Brunton], Deputy Grand Master, presiding.''
@@ Line 251: / Line 244: @@
 ** 1938-424: An address by the Grand Master given in "his usual suggestive and inspiring manner." Remarks by other Brothers. He presented a distinguished service medal to Wor. Edwin H. Howe.
 ** 1938-425: Wor. Dinsmore, an engineer for the Quabbin Reservoir Project, conducted the Grand Officers to the new reservoir site.
-** 1938-425''ff'': History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Eden2 Eden] Lodge by Rev. Bro. K. A. Handanian. Brief notes on the original [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Eden1 Eden] Lodge.
+** 1938-425''ff'': [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Eden2#75TH_ANNIVERSARY_HISTORY.2C_NOVEMBER_1938 History of Eden Lodge] by Rev. Bro. K. A. Handanian. Brief notes on the original [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Eden1 Eden] Lodge.
 * 12/19: 1938-435. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHudson Hudson]. 75th Anniversary of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Doric2 Doric] Lodge.
 ** 1938-435: Grand Lodge opened at and was received by Wor. Russell C. Holden, Master of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Doric2 Doric] Lodge.
 ** 1938-436: An "enlightening and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
-** 1938-436: History of the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Doric2 Doric] Lodge by Rt. Wor. J. Arthur Wood.
+** 1938-436: [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Doric2#75TH_ANNIVERSARY_HISTORY.2C_DECEMBER_1938 History of Doric Lodge] by Rt. Wor. J. Arthur Wood.
 === FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST ===
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-==== DISTRICT 1: Boston ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston1_1927-2003 DISTRICT 1: Boston] ====
 '''Otto Albrecht, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-505''
@@ Line 294: / Line 287: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Shawmut Shawmut] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1911)
-==== DISTRICT 2C: Cambridge ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge2_1927-2003 DISTRICT 2: Cambridge] ====
 '''William R. Barss, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-506''
@@ Line 305: / Line 298: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RichardCMacLaurin Richard C. MacLaurin] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge Cambridge], 1920)
-==== DISTRICT 2B: Boston ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston2_1927-2003 DISTRICT 2: Boston] ====
 '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMOsgood A. Neill Osgood], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-507''
@@ Line 318: / Line 311: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MosesMichaelHays Moses Michael Hays] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1931)
-==== DISTRICT 3B: Boston ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston3_1927-2003 DISTRICT 3: Boston] ====
 '''John L. Davis, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-508''
@@ Line 330: / Line 323: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=FourthEstate Fourth Estate] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1922)
-==== DISTRICT 3C: Chelsea ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChelsea3_1927-2003 DISTRICT 3: Chelsea] ====
 '''S. Kenneth Skolfield, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-509''
@@ Line 342: / Line 335: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MajorGeneralHenryKnox Major General Henry Knox] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1926)
-==== DISTRICT 4SB: South Boston ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthBoston4_1927-2003 DISTRICT 4: South Boston] ====
 '''Stanley B. Vandersall, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-510''
@@ Line 352: / Line 345: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Loyalty Loyalty] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAJamaicaPlain Jamaica Plain], 1920)
-==== DISTRICT 4D: Dorchester ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADorchester4_1927-2003 DISTRICT 4: Dorchester] ====
 '''Harry C. Black, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-511''
@@ Line 363: / Line 356: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Brotherhood Brotherhood] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1926)
-==== DISTRICT 4R: Roxbury ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MARoxbury4_1927-2003 DISTRICT 4: Roxbury] ====
 '''Robert D. Webster, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-512''
@@ Line 374: / Line 367: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hesperia Hesperia] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASBoston South Boston], 1925)
-==== DISTRICT 5W: Waltham ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWaltham5_1927-2003 DISTRICT 5: Waltham] ====
 '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLFDTaylor Francis D. Taylor], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-513''
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 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Nehoiden Nehoiden] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANeedham Needham], 1927)
-==== DISTRICT 5B: Brighton ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrighton5_1927-2003 DISTRICT 5: Brighton] ====
 '''Samuel H. Lewis, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-514''
@@ Line 402: / Line 395: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Waltham Waltham] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWaltham Waltham], 1928)
-==== DISTRICT 6S: Somerville ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASomerville6_1927-2003 DISTRICT 6: Somerville] ====
 '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLFHale Frederick W. Hale], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-515''
@@ Line 414: / Line 407: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Russell Russell] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAArlington Arlington], 1923)
-==== DISTRICT 6A: Arlington ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAArlington6_1927-2003 DISTRICT 6: Arlington] ====
 '''Charles L. Oxnard, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-516''
@@ Line 426: / Line 419: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SamuelCrockerLawrence Samuel Crocker Lawrence] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMedford Medford], 1920)
-==== DISTRICT 7MA: Malden ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMalden7_1927-2003 DISTRICT 7: Malden] ====
 '''Frederick E. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-517''
@@ Line 437: / Line 430: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountScopus Mount Scopus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMalden Malden], 1930)
-==== DISTRICT 7ME: Melrose ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMelrose7_1927-2003 DISTRICT 7: Melrose] ====
 '''Edward P. Wells, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-518''
@@ Line 448: / Line 441: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Stirling The Lodge of Stirling] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMalden Malden], 1910)
-==== DISTRICT 8S: Salem ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASalem8_1927-2003 DISTRICT 8: Salem] ====
 '''Alden P. Crosby, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-519''
@@ Line 460: / Line 453: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BenjaminFArrington Benjamin F. Arrington] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn Lynn], 1928)
-==== DISTRICT 8L: Lynn ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn8_1927-2003 DISTRICT 8: Lynn] ====
 '''Everett B. Stacey, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-520''
@@ Line 471: / Line 464: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Bethlehem Bethlehem] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn Lynn], 1920)
-==== DISTRICT 9: Gloucester ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGloucester9_1927-2003 DISTRICT 9: Gloucester] ====
 '''Harold S. Maddocks, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-521''
@@ Line 482: / Line 475: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Manchester Manchester] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAManchester Manchester], 1920)
-==== DISTRICT 10: Newburyport ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewburyport10_1927-2003 DISTRICT 10: Newburyport] ====
 ''John A. Wilson, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-522''
@@ Line 494: / Line 487: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Bethany Bethany] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMerrimac Merrimac], 1868)
-==== DISTRICT 11: Lawrence ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALawrence11_1927-2003 DISTRICT 11: Lawrence] ====
 '''Gustav A. Stachelhaus, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-523''
@@ Line 505: / Line 498: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cochichewick Cochichewick] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANAndover North Andover], 1874)
-==== DISTRICT 12: Lowell ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell12_1927-2003 DISTRICT 12: Lowell] ====
 '''Melvin G. Rogers, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-524''
@@ Line 518: / Line 511: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WilliamSewallGardner William Sewall Gardner] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell Lowell], 1928)
-==== DISTRICT 13F: Fitchburg ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFitchburg13_1927-2003 DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg] ====
 '''Frank D. Polley, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-525''
@@ Line 530: / Line 523: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Tahattawan Tahattawan] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALittleton Littleton], 1929)
-==== DISTRICT 13B: Barre ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABarre13_1927-2003 DISTRICT 13: Barre] ====
 '''Harold F. Brown, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-526''
@@ Line 541: / Line 534: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Athol Athol] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAthol Athol], 1872)
-==== DISTRICT 14: Greenfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGreenfield14_1927-2003 DISTRICT 14: Greenfield] ====
 '''William Hunter, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-527''
@@ Line 553: / Line 546: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountSugarLoaf Mount Sugar Loaf] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASDeerfield South Deerfield], 1912)
-==== DISTRICT 15: North Adams ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthAdams15_1927-2003 DISTRICT 15: North Adams] ====
 '''Ralph E. Ballou, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-528''
@@ Line 563: / Line 556: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Greylock Greylock] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANAdams North Adams], 1871)
-==== DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield16_1927-2003 DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield] ====
 '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJWatson James F. Watson], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-529''
@@ Line 577: / Line 570: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pittsfield Pittsfield] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield Pittsfield], 1920)
-==== DISTRICT 17: Holyoke ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHolyoke17_1927-2003 DISTRICT 17: Holyoke] ====
 '''Arthur N. Julian, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-530''
@@ Line 588: / Line 581: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hampshire3 Hampshire] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHaydenville Haydenville], 1871)
-==== DISTRICT 18C: Chicopee ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChicopee18_1927-2003 DISTRICT 18: Chicopee] ====
 '''Frederick J. Cummings, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-531''
@@ Line 599: / Line 592: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SamuelDSherwood Samuel D. Sherwood] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield Springfield], 1921)
-==== DISTRICT 18S: Springfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield18_1927-2003 DISTRICT 18: Springfield] ====
 '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLGGray George W. Gray], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-532''
@@ Line 611: / Line 604: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountNonotuck Mount Nonotuck] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthampton Northampton], 1920)
-==== DISTRICT 19: Palmer ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPalmer19_1927-2003 DISTRICT 19: Palmer] ====
 '''Charles F. Dingman, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-533''
@@ Line 622: / Line 615: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Vernon Vernon] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABelchertown Belchertown], 1869)
-==== DISTRICT 20: Blackstone ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthbridge20_1927-2003 DISTRICT 20: Blackstone] ====
 '''Raymon F. Meader, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-534''
@@ Line 633: / Line 626: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Granite Granite] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthbridge Northbridge], 1880)
-==== DISTRICT 21: Brookfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrookfield21_1927-2003 DISTRICT 21: Brookfield] ====
 '''Frank Carroll, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-535''
@@ Line 647: / Line 640: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RoseSharon1 Rose of Sharon] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWorcester Worcester], 1927)
-==== DISTRICT 22: Worcester ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWorcester22_1927-2003 DISTRICT 22: Worcester] ====
 '''Ernest F. Maynard, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-536''
@@ Line 660: / Line 653: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MatthewJohnWhittall Matthew John Whittall] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAShrewsbury Shrewsbury], 1928)
-==== DISTRICT 23: Natick ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANatick23_1927-2003 DISTRICT 23: Natick] ====
 '''Edward A. Harding, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-537''
@@ Line 673: / Line 666: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Alpha Alpha] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFramingham Framingham], 1875)
-==== DISTRICT 24: Marlborough ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMarlboro24_1927-2003 DISTRICT 24: Marlboro] ====
 '''Walter L. Huntington, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-538''
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 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CharlesAWelch Charles A. Welch] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMaynard Maynard], 1872)
-==== DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHydePark25_1927-2003 DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park] ====
 '''John H. Peebles, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-539''
@@ Line 694: / Line 687: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Azure Azure] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWalpole Walpole], 1921)
-==== DISTRICT 26: Quincy ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAQuincy26_1927-2003 DISTRICT 26: Quincy] ====
 '''James S. Collins, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-540''
@@ Line 708: / Line 701: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Manet Manet] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAQuincy Quincy], 1921)
-==== DISTRICT 27: Plymouth ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPlymouth27_1927-2003 DISTRICT 27: Plymouth] ====
 '''J. Lyman Wadsworth, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-541''
@@ Line 719: / Line 712: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Satuit Satuit] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAScituate Scituate], 1875)
-==== DISTRICT 28T: Taunton ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton28_1927-2003 DISTRICT 28: Taunton] ====
 '''Henry H. Goff, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-542''
@@ Line 730: / Line 723: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Netop Netop] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASeekonk Seekonk], 1924)
-==== DISTRICT 28A: Attleboro ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAttleboro28_1927-2003 DISTRICT 28: Attleboro] ====
 '''Harrison A. Morse, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-543''
@@ Line 742: / Line 735: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EzekielBates Ezekiel Bates] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAttleboro Attleboro], 1870)
-==== DISTRICT 29: Brockton ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton29_1927-2003 DISTRICT 29: Brockton] ====
 '''Ernest Clark, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-544''
@@ Line 754: / Line 747: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BaalisSanford Baalis Sanford] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton Brockton], 1917)
-==== DISTRICT 30F: Fall River ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver30_1927-2003 DISTRICT 30: Fall River] ====
 '''Herbert Austin, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-545''
@@ Line 765: / Line 758: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Watuppa Watuppa] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver Fall River], 1926)
-==== DISTRICT 30NB: New Bedford ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewBedford30_1927-2003 DISTRICT 30: New Bedford] ====
-'''Chauncey R. Mosher, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
+''Chauncey R. Mosher, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-546''
@@ Line 776: / Line 769: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Quittacus1 Quittacus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewBedford New Bedford], 1921)
-==== DISTRICT 31: Nantucket ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANantucket31_1927-2003 DISTRICT 31: Nantucket] ====
 '''John Allanach, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-547''
@@ Line 787: / Line 780: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GeorgeHTaber George H. Taber] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFairhaven Fairhaven], 1872)
-==== DISTRICT 32H: Hyannis ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHyannis32_1927-2003 DISTRICT 32: Hyannis] ====
 '''William M. Harrison, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-548''
@@ Line 798: / Line 791: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mariners Mariners'] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACotuit Cotuit], 1871)
-==== DISTRICT 32P: Provincetown ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAProvincetown32_1927-2003 DISTRICT 32: Provincetown] ====
 '''Harold Tuttle, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-549''
@@ Line 808: / Line 801: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Universal Universal] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOrleans Orleans], 1917)
-==== DISTRICT 33: Springfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield33_1927-2003 DISTRICT 33: Springfield] ====
 '''George W. Streeter, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-550''
@@ Line 820: / Line 813: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Longmeadow Longmeadow] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALongmeadow Longmeadow], 1931)
-==== CANAL ZONE DISTRICT ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACanalZone_1927-2003 CANAL ZONE DISTRICT] ====
 '''Lewis B. Bates, District Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-551''
@@ Line 832: / Line 825: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Chagres Chagres] (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1921)
-==== CHINA DISTRICT ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChina_1927-2003 CHINA DISTRICT] ====
 '''Vergil F. Bradfield, District Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-552''
@@ Line 847: / Line 840: @@
 &#9733; = Lodges in recess due to unrest in China.
-==== CHILE DISTRICT ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChile_1927-2003 CHILE DISTRICT] ====
 '''Joseph S. McDonald, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''3 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1938-553''