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1940

JOSEPH EARL PERRY, Grand Master

Samuel H. Wragg, Deputy Grand Master
Roy Perry Miles, Senior Grand Warden
Edward C. Holmes, Junior Grand Warden

A picture of Most Wor. Frederick W. Hamilton appeared in the Frontispiece.

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/13: 1940-15;
• 06/12: 1940-161;
• 09/11: 1940-208;
• 12/11: 1940-310; (Annual Communication)

03/13 Agenda

• 1940-23: Introduction of Guests.
• 1940-23: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1940-57: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Most Wor. Harold W. Browning of Rhode Island and Past Grand Master Most Wor. John C. Sturges of Connecticut.
• 1940-58: Reduction of fees authorized for the following Lodges: Esoteric, Mount Orthodox.

06/12 Agenda

• 1940-168: Introduction of Guests; they made remarks on Page 1940-200. The Grand Master also introduced Rt. Wor. Vergil F. Bradfield, Past District Grand Master for China.
• 1940-168: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1940-196: Reduction of fees authorized for the following Lodges: Alfred Baylies, Brookline, Charles H. Titus, Elm, Greylock (with changes), Indian Orchard (with changes), Ionic (Taunton), King David, Lafayette (North Adams), Robert Lash, Star of Bethlehem. Reduction of fees not approved for the following Lodges: St. John's (Boston), Zetland.

09/11 Agenda

• 1940-215: Introduction of Guests. They were recognized on Page 1940-263.
• 1940-216: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1940-257: Election of Rt. Wor. Frank H. Hilton as Grand Secretary.
• 1940-258: Budget for 1941.
• 1940-266: Reduction of fees authorized for the following Lodges: Ionic (Easthampton), Putnam.

12/11 Agenda

• 1940-318: Introduction of Guests. They made remarks on Page 1940-389.
• 1940-318: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1940-343: Appointment of a committee to investigate factious balloting.
• 1940-344: Resolution of Sympathy for European Brethren.
• Recorded in Grand Master Perry's address, beginning on Page 1940-345:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Thomas Talbot, Billerica (01/09; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Mount Scopus, Malden (02/28; 10th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Golden Fleece, Lynn (03/18; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • The Lodge of Eleusis, Boston (03/21; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Adams, Wellfleet (05/11; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • St. James, Mansfield (05/16; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Athelstan, Worcester (05/22; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Mount Hollis, Holliston (06/04; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Acacia, Gloucester (09/06; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Konohassett, Cohasset (09/20; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication; Deputy Grand Master Samuel H. Wragg presiding.)
    • Charles W. Moore, Fitchburg (10/04; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Artisan, Winchendon (10/15; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Adelphi, Roxbury (11/19; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Canton (11/23; Special Communication)
    • Milton. Dedication of Parkway Community Methodist Church (12/22)
  • Lodges visited:
    • Winchester (01/01; open house)
    • Belcher, Chicopee (01/19; reception for Senior Grand Warden Roy Perry Miles)
    • Plymouth, Plymouth (01/22; reception for Junior Grand Warden Edward C. Holmes)
    • Norfolk, Needham (01/26; reception for Deputy Grand Master Samuel H. Wragg)
    • Grand Lodge of Louisiana (02/12-02/13)
    • District meeting, Jacksonville (02/16)
    • United, Brookline (02/27; Ladies' Night, at the Copley Plaza, Boston)
    • Moses Michael Hays, Boston (03/14; Ladies' Night, at Hotel Statler)
    • Joseph Webb, Boston (03/15; Williams Night)
    • Brotherhood, Boston (03/19; Arthur D. Prince Night)
    • Beaver, Belmont (03/25)
    • Revere, Boston (04/02)
    • John Abbot, Somerville (04/02; Veterans' Night)
    • Blackstone River, Blackstone (04/03; 20th District meeting)
    • Charles A. Welch, Maynard (04/04; 24th District meeting)
    • Belmont, Belmont (04/14; church service at Waverly Unitarian Church)
    • Grand Lodge of New York (05/07)
    • Belmont, Belmont (06/06; Past Masters' Night)
    • King Solomon's, Somerville (06/15; Bunker Hill rededication)
    • Faith, Charlestown (06/21)
    • Grand Lodge of Canada, Ontario (07/17)
    • Grand Lodge of Quebec (10/09)
    • Acacia #61, Hamilton, Ontario (10/11; International Grand Lodge Night)
    • Major General Henry Knox, Boston (10/23; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (11/19)
    • Mountain, Shelburne Falls (11/22)
    • Tahattawan, Littleton (11/22; 13th District meeting)
    • Belmont, Belmont (12/19; installation)

Visits of Deputy Grand Master and Grand Wardens also listed, beginning on Page 1940-352.

• 1940-363: Board of Masonic Relief report.
• 1940-384: Election of Albert A. Schaefer as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.
• 1940-388: Presentation of Distinguished Service Medals to Rt. Wor. Robert D. Diggs, Jr., and Wor. John Carruthers.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 03/13: 1940-53; Amendment to Section 308, regarding medals for Past Masters of Lodges of Instruction; rejected.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/13: 1940-32; opening remarks; necrology; new building superintendent; 25th anniversary of Frederick W. Hamilton's election as Grand Secretary; Lodge Finances; Lodge Officers' Plan Book; cipher; gift to the Library; Social Security; China District; Grand Master's travel in the south; Masonic conferences in Washington.

• 06/12: 1940-170; opening remarks; death of Most Wor. Frederick W. Hamilton, and the appointment of Frank H. Hilton as Grand Secretary pro tempore; movie record of Grand Lodge officials; "1600 Years of Masonry" at Mount Tom Lodge; exemplifications; bequests; overseas Lodges; war and peace; necrology.
  • 1940-177: "Freemasonry and Religion".

• 09/11: 1940-217; opening remarks; necrology; cipher ("unless and until experience shall have proved the wisdom of some other course, the present distribution will be limited, primarily, to three numbered copies for each Lodge, the copies to remain the property of the Grand Lodge and to be accounted for and exhibited at the annual Official Visitation of each District Deputy."); Hamilton's history of the Grand Lodge; Digest of Masonic Law; condensed proceedings; education (publications) and Lodge of Instruction; gleanings from the Lodges; widows' program and Bunker Hill Program at King Solomon's Lodge; line officers; budget for 1941; Social Security; visit to Grand Lodge of Canada; war service; report of Advisory Finance Committee; perpetual jurisdiction; report of Advisory Finance Committee; membership; lodge income and expenses; protection of Lodge funds; uniform accounting.
  • 1940-234: "Masonic Discipline".
  • 1940-239: "The Man On the Sidelines".
  • 1940-254: Address at the 95th Annual Rededication ceremony of the Bunker Hill Monument by King Solomon's Lodge, 06/15/1940.

Freemasons Hall, London. A symbol of Good Will in a world at war.

• 12/11: 1940-320; opening remarks; necrology; Masonic unification; business administration; Social Security; Lodge finances; cipher; Lodge notices; Lodge Customs; Grand Lodge of England (a picture of the building appears opposite Page 1940-331, and above); foreign relations; overeas districts; Declaration of Principles; publications; course on Masonic jurisprudence; War Morale Work; balloting; conclusion; membership (1,604 initiates through 08/31/1940); visits; medals; financial report.
  • 1940-340: "Switch Points".

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/13: 1940-57;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Ancient Landmark, Boston University, Dorchester, Euclid, John Abbot, Massasoit, Matthew John Whittall, Meridian, Mizpah, St. Matthew's (with changes), Shawmut, Sinim, Star of Bethlehem; approved.

• 06/12: 1940-192;
  • Full Codes : Lafayette (Roxbury); approved with changes.
  • Amendments: Aberdour (with changes), Beth-Horon, Eliot, Galilean, George H. Taber, Golden Rule (with changes), Good Samaritan, Mosaic (with changes), Quittacus, Samuel Crocker Lawrence, Somerville (with changes), Waltham, Wilder; approved.

• 09/11: 1940-264;
  • Full Codes : Winthrop (with changes); approved.
  • Amendments: Army, Charity (with changes), Constellation, Essex, Ezekiel Bates, Good Samaritan, Ionic (Easthampton), Longmeadow (with changes), Mount Olivet, Mount Scopus, St. John's (Boston), St. Mark's, Springfield, Zetland; approved.

• 12/11: 1940-385;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Amity, Baalbec (with changes), Blackstone River, Blue Hill (with changes), Boylston (with changes), Charles A. Welch, Fraternal, Good Samaritan, Isaiah Thomas, Joel H. Prouty, Nehoiden, Temple; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• 03/13: 1940-32; Death of Rt. Wor. Edmund S. Young, Past Junior Grand Warden; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 03/13: 1940-33; Death of Rt. Wor. Herbert E. Taylor, Past Junior Grand Deacon and District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 03/13: 1940-34; Death of Rt. Wor. Henry P. Tilden, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 03/13: 1940-61; Memorial for Rt. Wor. John W. Withington, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Frank L. Simpson, for the committee.

Frederick W. Hamilton

• 06/12: 1940-184; Memorial for Most Wor. Frederick W. Hamilton, presented by the Grand Master.

• 06/12: 1940-188; Death of Rt. Wor. Joseph Totten Paul, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 06/12: 1940-34; Death of Rt. Wor. Edmund S. Young, Past Junior Grand Warden; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 09/11: 1940-218; Death of Rt. Wor. J. Leonard Bicknell, presiding District Deputy Grand Master of the 26th Quincy District; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 09/11: 1940-219; Death of Rt. Wor. Joseph S. McDonald, presiding District Deputy Grand Master for Chile; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 09/11: 1940-219; Death of Rt. Wor. Edgar O. Dewey, Past District Deputy Grand Master and Past Senior Grand Steward; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 09/11: 1940-220; Death of Rt. Wor. Clifford M. Brewer, presiding District Deputy Grand Master for Chile; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 12/11: 1940-320; Death of Rt. Wor. Walter C. Wardwell, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 12/11: 1940-321; Death of Rt. Wor. Arthur A. Lincoln, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/09: 1940-1. Billerica. 75th Anniversary of Thomas Talbot Lodge.
  • 1940-1: Grand Lodge opened at the Town Hall and was received by Wor. George R. Gillette, Master of Thomas Talbot Lodge.
  • 1940-2: An "inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1940-3ff: History of Thomas Talbot Lodge by Wor. Albert H. Richardson. A few remarks on Clinton Lodge.

• 02/28: 1940-6. Malden. 10th Anniversary of Mount Scopus Lodge.
  • 1940-7: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Jacob J. Glazin, Master of Mount Scopus Lodge.
  • 1940-7: Presentation of the Charter by Wor. Bro. Glazin.
  • 1940-7: A "thoughtful, interesting and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1940-8: (02/25) Special religious service at Temple Tifereth Israel, by Bro. Rabbi Joseph T. Margolies and an address by Rev. Bro. Roy L. Minich, the Chaplain of the Lodge.
  • 1940-8ff: History of Mount Scopus Lodge by Wor. Edward I. Adelman.

• 03/18: 1940-65. Lynn. 75th Anniversary of Golden Fleece Lodge.
  • 1940-65: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Richard Black, Master of Golden Fleece Lodge.
  • 1940-66: An "inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1940-67ff: History of Golden Fleece Lodge by Wor. Harry A. Hemingway.

• 03/21: 1940-74. Boston. 75th Anniversary of The Lodge of Eleusis Lodge.
  • 1940-75: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Hugh Cameron, Master of The Lodge of Eleusis.
  • 1940-75: The "usual inspiring address" by the Grand Master (reproduced in full). Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1940-75: An interesting addres by Lt. Col William DeFord Bigelow USN (Retired) on "Ambulance Service With the French Army in the Great War."
  • 1940-76ff: History of The Lodge of Eleusis by Wor. Andrew F. Donnell.
  • 1940-84ff: Address by the Grand Master on "Immortality".

• 05/11: 1940-92. Wellfleet. 75th Anniversary of Adams Lodge.
  • 1940-93: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. David M. Francis, Master of Adams Lodge.
  • 1940-93: An "interesting and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1940-84ff: History of Adams Lodge by Wor. Henry A. Snow. Remarks on the original Lodge.

• 05/16: 1940-100. Mansfield. 75th Anniversary of St. James Lodge.
  • 1940-100: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Henry L. Paine, Master of St. James Lodge.
  • 1940-101: Banquet at the Town Hall for Brothers and ladies. An "admirable" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1940-102ff: History of St. James Lodge by Wor. Everett W. Robinson.

• 06/04: 1940-142. Holliston. 75th Anniversary of Mount Hollis Lodge.
  • 1940-143: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Alden Leland, Master of Mount Hollis Lodge.
  • 1940-143: An address by the Grand Master (reproduced in full). Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1940-143: (06/02) A commemorative service at the First Congregational Church. Sermon by Rev. and Wor. D. Joseph Imler, Grand Chaplain, attended by all of the lodges of the district.
  • 1940-144ff: History of Mount Hollis Lodge by Wor. Benjamin F. Barnes.
  • 1940-154ff: Address by the Grand Master, "Building a Life in a Changing World."

• 09/06: 1940-201. Gloucester. 75th Anniversary of Acacia Lodge.
  • 1940-202: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Harold W. Wentworth, Master of Acacia Lodge.
  • 1940-202: A "stirring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1940-202: Distinguished Service Medal presented to Bro. William H. Sawyer, Tyler of the Lodge, "who had served in that position forty-six years with a perfect attendance record."
  • 1940-202: The Grand Master was presented with a "beautifully carved swordfish sword" by Wor. Charles C. Hilton.
  • 1940-203: (09/07) Ladies' Night in the banquet hall; (09/08) commemorative service at First Baptist Church, with a sermon by Rev. Bro. William A. Geldart.
  • 1940-203ff: History of Acacia Lodge by Wor. Frederic W. Frost.

• 09/20: 1940-270. Cohasset. 75th Anniversary of Konohassett Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Samuel H. Wragg presiding.
  • 1940-270: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. G. Warren Bates, Master of Konohassett Lodge.
  • 1940-271: Banquet at the Second Congregational Church. Music by members of the Lodge.
  • 1940-271: A "delightful" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1940-272ff: History of Konohassett Lodge by Bro. and Rev. Fred Veston Stanley.

• 10/04: 1940-281. Fitchburg. 75th Anniversary of Charles W. Moore Lodge.
  • 1940-281: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Charles T. Kimball, Master of Charles W. Moore Lodge.
  • 1940-282: An "inspiring and instructive" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1940-283ff: History of Charles W. Moore Lodge by Bro. and Judge Alvah M. Levy.

• 10/15: 1940-294. Winchendon. 75th Anniversary of Artisan Lodge.
  • 1940-294: Grand Lodge opened at the Town Hall and was received by Wor. Burton K. Sawtelle, Master of Artisan Lodge.
  • 1940-295: A "delightful and instructive" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1940-296ff: History of Artisan Lodge by Rt. Wor. Louis K. Cross.

• 11/19: 1940-301. Roxbury. 75th Anniversary of Adelphi Lodge.
  • 1940-302: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Louis Green, Master of Adelphi Lodge.
  • 1940-302: An "unusually interesting and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of a certificate of Honorary Membership to Bro. Edward G. Hook, Tyler for twenty years.
  • 1940-302: Remarks from the Senior Grand Warden following the retirement of the Grand Master.
  • 1940-296ff: History of Adelphi Lodge by Wor. Alfred W. Bohm.

• 11/23: 1940-307. Canton. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1940-308: Grand Ldoge opened and was received by Wor. Hobart Hughes, Master of Blue Hill Lodge.
  • 1940-308: Dedication ceremonies, in "full and ancient form." Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1940)

• 1940-390: Opening and roll call.
• 1940-394: Reception of guests, including neighboring Grand Masters.
• 1940-395: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,576 Diplomas issued through 08/31/1940. Four lodges not represented in 1940.
• 1940-396: Installation of Albert A. Schaefer as Grand Master. Installation of other Grand Lodge officers.
• 1940-404: Addresses by guests.
• 1940-405: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
  • 1940-405: The Grand Master.
  • 1940-412: Secretary of the Commonwealth, Hon. Frederic W. Cook.
  • 1940-414: Deputy Grand Master Arthur W. Coolidge.
  • 1940-417: Past Grand Master Perry.
  • 1940-424: Grand Master A. Marcus Tollet of Finland.
  • 1940-430: Grand Master Henry C. Turner of New York.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1940

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1940 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

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