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1941

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.

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

• 1941-259: Introduction of Guests. They made remarks on Page 1941-329.
• 1941-260: Report of the Committee on Records.
• Recorded in Grand Master Schaefer's address, beginning on Page 1941-302:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Saggahew, Haverhill (01/20; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Euclid, Boston (02/13; 25th Anniversary; at Hotel Somerset)
    • Hyde Park, Hyde Park (02/17; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Prospect, Roslindale (04/14; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • King Philip, Fall River (04/22; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Longmeadow, Longmeadow (05/08; 10th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Eliot, Jamaica Plain (05/14; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Excelsior, Franklin (05/16; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Spencer, Spencer (05/23; 70th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • St. John's (Newburyport) (06/05; 175th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Massasoit, Fall River (10/09; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Huntington, Huntington (10/22; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (12/01; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Alfred Baylies, Taunton (12/19; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Lodges visited:
    • Moses Michael Hays, Boston (12/31/1940; New Year's Eve party)
    • Winchester (01/01; open house)
    • Somerville (01/01; New Year's Day party)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (01/06)
    • Aberdour, Boston (01/14; installation)
    • The Harvard, Richard C. MacLaurin, and Boston University, held in Cambridge (01/16; Grand Master reception)
    • Shawmut, Boston (01/23)
    • Grand Lodge of Connecticut (02/04-05)
    • Belmont, Belmont (02/06; reception to Senior Grand Warden Earl W. Taylor)
    • Richard C. MacLaurin, Cambridge (03/19)
    • Zetland, Boston (04/09; reception to Deputy Grand Master Arthur W. Coolidge)
    • Grand Lodge of New Jersey (04/16)
    • St. John's #2, Middletown, Connecticut (04/25; "Schaefer Night")
    • St. John's (Boston) (05/05; Legislative Night)
    • Grand Lodge of New York (05/06)
    • Abraham H. Howland Jr., New Bedford (05/12; 30th District meeting)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/19)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (05/2)
    • Middlesex, Framingham (06/03; 24th District meeting)
    • King Solomon's, at Bunker Hill (06/16)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (06/22-23; 150th Anniversary)
    • Union (Nantucket) (09/12-13)
    • Occidental, Stockbridge (10/03)
    • Moses Michael Hays, Boston (11/06; "Henry W. Stevens Night")
    • Orient, Norwood (11/10; 25th District meeting)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/13; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia (11/28)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/29; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • The Harvard, Cambridge (12/18; installation)

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

• 03/12: 1941-61;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Belmont (with changes), Canal Zone, Esoteric, Ezekiel Bates, Good Samaritan, Henry Price, Paul Revere, Rural, St. John's (Newburyport), Trinity, Union (Nantucket) (With changes), Wamesit; approved.

• 06/11: 1941-180;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Belmont, Converse, Isthmian, Meridian, Mount Vernon, Pacific, Paul Revere, Puritan, Wollaston; approved.

• 09/10: 1941-214;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Alpha, Atlantic, Gate of the Temple, Joseph Warren, Middlesex, Morning Sun, Mystic, Noddle's Island, Pioneer, Seaview, Sibert, Starr King, Wilder; approved.

• 12/10: 1941-330;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Bethesda (Valparaiso), Ebenezer Fuller, Fidelity, Galilean (with changes), Isaac Parker (with changes), Mount Scopus, Mount Tabor, Simon W. Robinson (with changes), Thomas Talbot; approved.

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.

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