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1944

ARTHUR W. COOLIDGE, Grand Master

A portrait of the Grand Master appeared in the Frontispiece.

Standing: Charles M. Proctor, Charles E. Cooke, Whitfield W. Johnson (Grand Marshal)
Sitting: Arthur W. Coolidge, Francis D. Taylor

Francis D. Taylor, Deputy Grand Master
Charles E. Cooke, Senior Grand Warden
Charles M. Proctor, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/08: 1944-7;
• 06/14: 1944-95;
• 09/13: 1944-134;
• 12/13: 1944-194; (Annual Communication)

03/08 Agenda

• 1944-14: Installations of Grand Officers.
• 1944-14: Introduction of Guests. They were recognized on Page 1944-36.
• 1944-25: Remarks on Grand Lodge recognition when the war is over.
• 1944-25: Restoration of the Secretary of Columbian Lodge.
• 1944-28ff: "The Washington Nobody Knows", presented at the Grand Masters' Conference in February 1944.
• 1944-37: Presentation of a Henry Price Medal to the Grand Master of Pennsylvania.

06/14 Agenda

• 1944-102: Presentation of Most Wor. James S. Hoyt, Grand Master of New Brunswick. He was presented a Henry Price Medal on Page 1944-111.
• 1944-102: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1944-111: Presentation of a Past Grand Master's Jewel to the Grand Master, "expressing to him the deep appreciation of the Brethren for the many years of splendid service given by him."
• 1944-111: Grand Master's remarks on Flag Day, first celebrated on June 14, 1777.
• 1944-121: Armed Forces Proclamation by the Grand Master. Remarks on the Masonic Military Service Activities Campaign. A list of 29 Lodges receiving citations.

09/13 Agenda

• 1944-141: Introduction of Guests. They were called upon on Page 1944-149.
• 1944-141: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1944-151: Budget for 1945.
• 1944-157: Extensive report of the Committee on Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges on various Grand Jurisdictions in Mexico.
• 1944-170: Address by Most Wor. Harry L. Robinson, Grand Master of Maryland. Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Most Wor. Herbert A. Crowell, Grand Master of Rhode Island, and Rt. Wor. Harold E. Brandt, Junior Grand Warden of Vermont.
• 1944-171: Report of the Committee on the Use and Disposition of the War Relief Fund.

12/13 Agenda

• 1944-202: Introduction of Guests.
• 1944-202: Report of the Committee on Records.
• Recorded in Grand Master Coolidge's address, beginning on Page 1944-269:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Charity, Cambridge (03/06; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Bethesda, Brighton (03/10; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Mount Holyoke, South Hadley Falls (03/28; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Rabboni, Dorchester (04/20; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Norfolk Union, Randolph (06/09; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • West Roxbury, Roslindale (06/23; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Delta, Braintree (09/16; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Howard, Yarmouth (10/25; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Theodore Roosevelt, Quincy (12/19; 25th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Lodges visited:
    • Winchester (01/01; open house)
    • Converse, Malden (01/10; reception for Junior Grand Warden Charles M. Proctor)
    • Zetland, Boston (01/12; reception for the Grand Master)
    • Victory, Watertown (02/04; reception for Deputy Grand Master Francis D. Taylor)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (02/28; reception for Senior Grand Warden Charles E. Cooke)
    • Major General Henry Knox, Boston (04/21)
    • Grand Lodge of New York (05/02)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/15)
    • Good Samaritan, Reading (06/02; Canopy Club)
    • King Solomon's (06/16; Bunker Hill ceremonies)
    • United, Brookline (06/26)
    • Middlesex, Framingham (06/27; 2000th Meeting)
    • Grand Lodge of Canada (Ontario) (07/19-20)
    • Grand Lodge of New Brunswick (08/23-24)
    • Euclid, Boston (10/12; installation)
    • May Flower, Middleboro (10/24; "Ryder Night")
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/09; installation)
    • Shawmut, Boston (11/29)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania (12/05)

Visits of Deputy Grand Master and Grand Wardens also listed, beginning on Page 1944-275.

• 1944-277: Resolutions on Most Wor. Arthur W. Coolidge, presented by Past Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson.
• 1944-282: Presentation of Henry Price Medal to Most Wor. Benjamin L. Hadley, Past Grand Master of Maine.
• 1943-282: Election of Rt. Wor. Samuel H. Wragg as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 06/14: 1944-125; Amendment to Section 401, regarding text in the application for the degrees; referred.
  • 09/13: 1944-156; approved as revised.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/08: 1944-22; opening remarks; necrology; Washington Conference.

• 06/14: 1944-112; opening remarks (D-Day described); official cipher; anniversaries of many Grand Lodges; report on China (notes on membership and organization); Canal Zone; Chile; Masonic Service.

• 09/13: 1944-142; opening remarks; necrology; National Bible Week; Budget for 1945; Manual for use in Lodges of Instruction; recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges; War Relief Fund; War Service Fund.

New Library Bookplate

• 12/13: 1944-204; opening remarks; necrology; budget; overseas Lodges; membership (93,472 on 08/31/1943, the lowest point since 1920; graphs and tables on Pages 1944-222 and 1944-223); Lodges of Instruction; Library and Museum (see new Bookplate on Page 1944-229 and above); Relief; Service; Changes in Personnel (illness of Grand Treasurer H. Wendell Prout; decision by the Grand Master not to seek re-election as he was to become President of the Massachusetts Senate); visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/08: 1944-37;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Amity, Euclid, Ionic (Easthampton), John Hancock, Jordan, Lafayette (Roxbury), Longmeadow, Merrimack, Sagamore; approved.

• 06/14: 1944-104;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Charles W. Moore, Columbian, Monitor, Paul Revere, Pequossette, Rising Star, Thomas, Washington, Webster; approved.

• 09/13: 1944-104;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Montacute, Prospect, Wellesley; approved.

• 12/13: 1944-104;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Acacia, Athol, Beaver, George H. Taber, Mizpah, Moses Michael Hays, Mount Sugar Loaf, Phoenician, Sagamore, St. Paul's (South Boston), Waltham; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• 03/08: 1944-23; Death of Rt. Wor. Harry LeRoy Billings, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 03/08: 1944-23; Death of Rt. Wor. Frederick William Farnham, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 03/08: 1944-24; Death of Rt. Wor. Alfred Elmer Smith, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 06/14: 1944-107; Memorial to Most Wor. Herbert W. Dean, Past Grand Master; presented by Most Wor. Albert A. Schaefer, for the committee.

• 09/13: 1944-142; Death of Rt. Wor. Starr Alfred Burdick, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 12/13: 1944-204; Death of Rt. Wor. Edward Morris Law, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

• 12/13: 1944-204; Death of Rt. Wor. Fred Milliken Blanchard, Past District Deputy Grand Master; mentioned in Grand Master's Address.

Petitions for Charters

• 09/13: 1944-170; Revision of the charter of Mount Sugar Loaf Lodge; amended to the location of Deerfield.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 03/06: 1944-1; Cambridge. 75th Anniversary of Charity Lodge.
  • 1944-1: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Charles E. Cooke, Master of Charity Lodge.
  • 1944-2: Wor. Robert A. Parry, historian, was presented with a Masonic Bible.
  • 1944-2: Life members of the Lodge were escoted to the East and presented new regalia for the Lodge.
  • 1944-3ff. History of Charity Lodge, by Wor. Robert A. Parry.

• 03/10: 1944-42; Brighton. 125th Anniversary of Bethesda Lodge.
  • 1944-43: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Walter W. Weeden, Master of Bethesda Lodge.
  • 1944-44: An "interesting and instructive" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers, including James Young, Jr., "Sunny Jim".
  • 1944-43: Life members of the Lodge were escoted to the East and presented new regalia for the Lodge.
  • 1944-44ff. History of Bethesda Lodge, by Wor. Walter V. Batson.

• 03/25: 1944-53; South Hadley Falls. 75th Anniversary of Mount Holyoke Lodge.
  • 1944-53: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Joseph G. Griffin, Master of Mount Holyoke Lodge.
  • 1944-54: Remarks by Wor. William Hayes Smith, Master in 1899, Senior Past Master of the Lodge.
  • 1944-54: An "splendid" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Rt. Wor. Edwin L. Davis was present, despite the recent amputation of his leg.
  • 1944-55ff. History of Mount Holyoke Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Ronald Astley.

• 04/20: 1944-68; Dorchester. 75th Anniversary of Rabboni Lodge.
  • 1944-68: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Joseph I. Grover, Master of Rabboni Lodge.
  • 1944-69: Letter of greeting from Rt. Wor. Harry C. Black, Past District Deputy Grand Master, and Past Master of the Lodge.
  • 1944-69: An "interesting and timely" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1944-70: Prior to the exercises the Master of the Lodge and the Junior Warden of Rabboni Lodge in Maine were introduced.
  • 1944-70ff. History of Rabboni Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Harry C. Black.

• 06/09: 1944-82; Randolph. 125th Anniversary of Norfolk Union Lodge.
  • 1944-82: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Henry N. Corp, Master of Norfolk Union Lodge.
  • 1944-83: A "most interesting" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1944-83: Memorial scroll for Rt. Wor. George E. White, Past Senior Grand Warden and Past Master of this Lodge, presentd by his son, Bro. Robert E. White.
  • 1944-84ff. History of Norfolk Union Lodge, by Rev. Bro. Joseph J. Russell.

• 06/23: 1944-126; Roslindale. 25th Anniversary of West Roxbury Lodge.
  • 1944-126: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Archibald McKechnie, Master of West Roxbury Lodge.
  • 1944-127: Due to a throat irritation the Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master Francis D. Taylor was called to preside; he gave some "well chosen remarks". Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1944-128ff. History of West Roxbury Lodge, by Wor. Fremont S. Eggleston.

• 09/16: 1944-178; Braintree. 75th Anniversary of Delta Lodge.
  • 1944-178: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Charles G. Jordan, Master of Delta Lodge.
  • 1944-179: Exercises at Town Hall.
  • 1944-179: An "interesting" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers including Lt. Gov. Horace T. Cahill.
  • 1944-179: Presentation of an Honor Roll of World War II to the Lodge by Bro. Robert S. Smith.
  • 1944-180ff. History of Delta Lodge, by Wor. Justin Winfred Shrader.

• 10/25: 1944-189; Yarmouth. 75th Anniversary of Howard Lodge.
  • 1944-189: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Norton A. Nickerson, Master of Howard Lodge.
  • 1944-190: A "timely and interesting" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1944-191ff. History of Howard Lodge, by Wor. Lester E. Crowell, Chairman of the Committee on Lodge History.

• 12/19: 1944-284; Quincy. 25th Anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt Lodge.
  • 1944-285: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Herbert W. Hatch, Master of Theodore Roosevelt Lodge.
  • 1944-285: An "interesting" address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1944-286ff. History of Theodore Roosevelt Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Frank L. Cushing.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1944)

• 1944-299: Opening and roll call.
• 1944-303: Reception of guests, including neighboring Grand Masters.
• 1944-304: Report of Grand Secretary; 4,606 Diplomas issued through 08/31/1944 (a jump of about 2,000 from 1943). Lodges not represented in 1943-44.
• 1944-305: Grand Master's decree regarding an incident of factious balloting.
• 1944-306: Presentation of a Henry Price Medal to distinguished visiting Grand Masters.
• 1944-307: Installation of Samuel H. Wragg as Grand Master. Installation of other Grand Lodge officers.
• 1944-316: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.
  • 1944-316: The Grand Master.
  • 1944-321: Bro. Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
  • 1944-324: Deputy Grand Master Stanley W. Wilson.
  • 1944-326: Past Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson.
  • 1944-333: Grand Master Henry F. Collins of South Carolina.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1944

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1944 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China and the Canal Zone.

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