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1941

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ALBERT A. SCHAEFER, Grand Master


Arthur W. Coolidge, Deputy Grand Master
Earl W. Taylor, Senior Grand Warden
Earle C. Parker, Junior Grand Warden

A picture of the Grand Master appeared in the Frontispiece.


Note: A report on conditions in China in 1941 is given in this letter by former District Grand Master Vergil Bradfield.

Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/12: 1941-28;
  • 06/11: 1941-155;
  • 09/10: 1941-186;
  • 12/10: 1941-252; (Annual Communication)

03/12 Agenda

  • 1941-35: Introduction of Guests. Presented on Page 1941-61. Most Wor. Clark D. Chapman, Past Grand Master of Maine, made remarks.
  • 1941-36: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1941-60: Installation of Wor. and Rev. John C. Breaker as Grand Chaplain.
  • 1941-60: Presentation of a Veterans' Medal to Past Grand Master Arthur D. Prince.
  • 1941-64: Reduction of fees authorized for St. John's (Boston).
  • 1941-64: A Committee report on factious balloting. No specific amendment was recommended.
  • 1941-68: Recognition of the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Nicaragua.

06/11 Agenda

  • 1941-162: Introduction of Guests.
  • 1941-162: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1941-181: Reduction of fees authorized for Zetland.
  • 1941-183: Report on Grand Lodges in Egypt; no Grand Lodge to be recognized.

09/10 Agenda

  • 1941-193: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1941-207: Budget for 1942.
  • 1941-213: Election of Rt. Wor. H. Wendell Prout as Grand Treasurer.
  • 1941-214: Introduction of Guests.
  • 1941-215: Reduction of fees authorized for Columbian and Joseph Warren; declined for the following Lodges because "the reductions in fees is not a joint action of all the Lodges situate in the municipalities involved": Converse, Gate of the Temple, Mount Vernon.

12/10 Agenda

Visits of Deputy Grand Master and Grand Wardens also listed, beginning on Page 1941-310.

  • 1941-312: Report of the Board of Masonic Relief.
  • 1941-326: Report of the Committee on Returns.
  • 1941-327: Re-election of Grand Master Albert A. Schaefer. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.
  • 1941-328: Presentation of a Past Grand Master's Jewel to the Grand Master.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 12/10: 1940-333; Amendment to Section 222, regarding an Assistant Grand Treasurer; referred.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/12: 1941-44; opening remarks; necrology; absence of Grand Master Perry, recovering from illness; dispensations; Washington conferences; Masonic conditions abroad (particularly England).
  • 06/11: 1941-164; opening remarks; necrology; traveling libraries; overseas lodges (Canal Zone active; Chile unsettled; China is difficult state); Masonic armed forces contacts; introduction of guests.
  • 09/10: 1941-194; opening remarks; necrology; budget for 1942; Lodges of Instruction (reinforcement of Grand Master Perry's remarks on required attendance); Masonic armed forces contacts; visits; medals.
  • 12/10: 1941-261; Pearl Harbor (less than 48 hours before the opening of the December Communication); necrology; membership (1,596 initiates through 08/31/1941); China and the Far East; Canal Zone; Finances; Education; Library and Museum; Relief; Service; conclusion.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • 03/12: 1941-44; Death of Rt. Wor. James H. Punderson, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 03/12: 1941-45; Death of Rt. Wor. John H. Gillis, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 06/11: 1941-164; Death of Rt. Wor. Walter F. Johnson, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 06/11: 1941-165; Death of Rt. Wor. Horace L. Humphrey, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 06/11: 1941-166; Death of Rt. Wor. William Henry Sheldon, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 06/11: 1941-166; Death of Rt. Wor. Loring E. Harkness, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 06/11: 1941-167; Death of Wor. and Rev. John Charles Breaker, Grand Chaplain; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 09/10: 1941-194; Death of Rt. Wor. Charles F. Mann, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 09/10: 1941-195; Death of Rt. Wor. Willis W. Stover, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 09/10: 1941-197; Death of Rt. Wor. Charles A. Stone, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/10: 1941-262; Death of Rt. Wor. Henry Herbert Dyke, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
  • 12/10: 1941-263; Death of Rt. Wor. Gad Robinson, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 01/20: 1941-1. Haverhill. 75th Anniversary of Saggahew Lodge.
    • 1941-1: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Erving H. Malcolm, Master of Saggahew Lodge.
    • 1941-2: An "interesting and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1941-3ff: History of Saggahew Lodge by Bro. Herman W. Dow.
  • 02/17: 1941-17. Hyde Park. 75th Anniversary of Hyde Park Lodge.
    • 1941-17: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Kirke W. Walker, Master of Hyde Park Lodge.
    • 1941-18: A "timely and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1941-19ff: History of Hyde Park Lodge by the Master.
  • 04/14: 1941-72. Roslindale. 50th Anniversary of Prospect Lodge.
    • 1941-72: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Wilfrid L. Penney, Master of Prospect Lodge.
    • 1941-73: An "interesting and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of a Veteran's Medal to Bro. Harry W. Davis, one of the Lodge's first initiates.
    • 1941-74ff: History of Prospect Lodge by Rt. Wor. and Rev. Stanley B. Vandersall.
  • 04/22: 1941-83. Fall River. 75th Anniversary of King Philip Lodge.
    • 1941-84: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Raymond F. Morton, Master of King Philip Lodge.
    • 1941-84: An "inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Presentation of a Veteran's Medal to Wor. Elmer Blake Young, and to Bro. Henry William Clarke by Rt. Wor. Robert C. Laing, acting Grand Master of New Hampshire, is son-in-law. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1941-85: A banquet with Bro. Thomas R. Burrell, Sr., as toastmaster, with Bro. Christian A. Herter, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, who gave a talk on his experiences. Wor. Alexander Murray, Mayor of Fall River, gave his greetings.
  • 05/08: 1941-86. Longmeadow. 10th Anniversary of Longmeadow Lodge.
    • 1941-87: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. George A. Dusenberry, Master of Longmeadow Lodge.
    • 1941-87: A "most able" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Introduction of Wor. John W. Woods, age 94, a recent recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal.
    • 1941-88ff: History of Longmeadow Lodge by Wor. Harry L. Roberts.
  • 05/14: 1941-93. Jamaica Plain. 75th Anniversary of Eliot Lodge.
    • 1941-93: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Acting Master Bro. Louis W. Stuart of Eliot Lodge.
    • 1941-94: Conferral of the Master Mason degree with Rt. Wor. James Keltie in the East.
    • 1941-94: An "interesting and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1941-95ff: History of Eliot Lodge by Wor. Frederic G. Bauer.
  • 05/16: 1941-105. Franklin. 75th Anniversary of Excelsior Lodge.
    • 1941-105: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Albert B. Barnes, Master of Excelsior Lodge.
    • 1941-106: An address by the Grand Master "replete with his usual timely and instructive remarks." Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1941-107ff: History of Excelsior Lodge by Rt. Wor. Carl H. Carlson.
  • 05/23: 1941-127. Spencer. 70th Anniversary of Spencer Lodge.
    • 1941-127: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Frederick W. Flint, Master of Spencer Lodge. The senior Past Master, Wor. Edwin S. Tirrell, was unable to be present but a cordial letter from him was read to the Brethren.
    • 1941-128: An address by the Grand Master "in his usual happy manner." Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1941-129ff: History of Spencer Lodge by Wor. Harry S. Tripp, for the Historical Committee.
  • 06/05: 1941-134. Newburyport. 175th Anniversary of St. John's Lodge.
    • 1941-135: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. William H. Willis, Master of St. John's Lodge.
    • 1941-135: A "timely and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1941-135: Presentation of a set of five volumes of portraits of famous Masons, by Wor. Herbert W. Fogg.
    • 1941-136: Presentation of a metal plaque to the Grand Master.
    • 1941-137ff: History of St. John's Lodge Lodge by Rt. Wor. Willard S. Little.
  • 10/09: 1941-219. Fall River. 25th Anniversary of Massasoit Lodge.
    • 1941-219: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Francis S. Borden, Master of Massasoit Lodge.
    • 1941-220: A "admirable and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1941-221ff: History of Massasoit Lodge by Walter E. Dow.
  • 10/22: 1941-237. Huntington. 75th Anniversary of Huntington Lodge.
    • 1941-237: Grand Lodge opened at the Court House and was received by Wor. Norman A, Master of Huntington Lodge.
    • 1941-238: Burning of the mortgage on the Temple, with assistance from 22 Past MAsters.
    • 1941-238: Presentation of Bro. Homer Hixon Smith, member of Huntington Lodge for 68 years.
    • 1941-238: An "inspiring" address by the Grand Master. The Grand Master noted the presence of 14 members of the Lodge in attendance and stationed at Westover Field. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1941-240ff: History of Huntington Lodge by Rt. Wor. Carl H. Carlson.
  • 10/09: 1941-249. Lowell. 75th Anniversary of Kilwinning Lodge.
    • 1941-249: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Calvin A. Burger, Master of Kilwinning Lodge.
    • 1941-250: Banquet with toasts. Reminiscences by Wor. Perry D. Thompson. "In Memoriam" by Rev. Bro. Simeon E. Cozad, Chaplain of the Lodge. Past Master's apron presented to the Master. Introduction of Bro. Dudley Langley Page, age 96 and a member of the Lodge for 57 years.
    • 1941-220: A brief address by the Grand Master. Presentation of a Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. Charles E. Cooke, Grand Marshal, and a Past Master of Kilwinning Lodge. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 12/19: 1941-334. Taunton. 75th Anniversary of Alfred Baylies Lodge.
    • 1941-334: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. B. Stuart Mann, Master of Alfred Baylies Lodge.
    • 1941-335: A "timely and inspiring" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1941-335: Sudden death of Wor. Charles E. Flanders, Grand Pursuivant ("as the lines were about to form for dinner.")
    • 1941-337ff: History of Alfred Baylies Lodge by Wor. Samuel B. Dobson.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/29/1941)

  • 1941-342: Opening and roll call.
  • 1941-346: Reception of guests, including neighboring Grand Masters.
  • 1941-347: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,568 Diplomas issued through 08/31/1941. Lodges not represented in 1941.
  • 1941-348: Message from Wor. Henry Jolley of St. John's, Concepción, Chile.
  • 1941-349: Installation of Albert A. Schaefer as Grand Master. Installation of other Grand Lodge officers.
  • 1941-357: Addresses by guests.
  • 1941-357: Grand Master presented with the Distinguished Service Medal of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island.
  • 1941-359: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
    • 1941-359: The Grand Master. Short biography of Most Wor. Caleb Butler.
    • 1941-361: Governor Leverett Saltonstall.
    • 1941-367: Deputy Grand Master Winthrop J. Cushing.
    • 1941-370: Grand Master John A. McRae of Canada (Ontario).
    • 1941-377: Grand Chaplain Oliver Hart.
    • 1941-385: Rt. Wor. Carl H. Claudy.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1941

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1941 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

John Wentworth, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-399

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Walter P. Worden, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-400

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Robert T. Sanford, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-401

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Harold T. Coleman, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-402

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

Arthur H. Reed, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-403

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Thomas Nelson, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-404

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Roland S. Fulton, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-405

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

James C. Kellsey, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-406

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

C. Weston Ringer, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-407

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Laurence M. Jackson, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-408

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Pierre A. Northrup, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-409

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Norman A. Ray, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-410

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Harry B. Tabor, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-411

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Ernest R. Potter, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-412

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Earl R. Galeucia, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-413

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Lewis Doane, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-414

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Edmund G. Haskell, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-415

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Perley E. Miller, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-416

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Malcolm B. McTernen, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-417

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Percy B.S. Silk, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-418

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Leon J. Winch, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-419

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Roy E. Comstock, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-420

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Frank H. Reed, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-421

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Felix H. Scharmann, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-422

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Robert P. Easland, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-423

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Harry W. Tower, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-424

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Frank P. Johnson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-425

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Henry C. Johnson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-426

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Myron E. Richardson, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-427

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Milton L. Goldthwaite, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-428

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

John A. Jewell, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-429

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Eric A. Jacobson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-430

DISTRICT 23: Natick

William Ferguson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-431

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Everett G. Ricker, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-432

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

George M. Ellis, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-433

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

J. Frederick Price, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-434

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Harry H. Reed, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-435

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Robert W. MacGlashing, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-436

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Corodon S. Fuller, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-437

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Joseph W. Keith, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-438

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Arthur R. Anderson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-439

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Charles M. Hadley, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-440

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Ludwig Knorr, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-441

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Charles F. Holden, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-442

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

George S. Chapman, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-443

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Edson S. Dunbar, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-444

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Lewis B. Bates, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-445

CHINA DISTRICT

Nathan E. Lurton, District Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-446

CHILE DISTRICT

Gustav Bowski, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1941-447


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