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1955

WHITFIELD WHITTEMORE JOHNSON, Esq., Grand Master

A. Neill Osgood, Deputy Grand Master
Henry O. Holley, Senior Grand Warden
Otto A.S. MacKinnon, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/09: 1955-13;
• 06/08: 1955-122;
• 09/14: 1955-216;
• 12/14: 1955-304; (Annual Communication)

03/09 Agenda

• 1955-21: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1955-21: Report of Committee on Records and Recognition of Proxies.
• 1955-56: Report of the Committee on Petitions for Restoration and Reinstatement.
• 1955-57: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Most Wor. Kenneth Craik, Past Grand Master of Rhode Island, and Most Wor. Thom W. Corby, Grand Master of Connecticut.
• 1955-57: Presentation of a Veteran's Medal to Rt. Wor. Lewis B. Bates, Past District Grand Master of the Canal Zone.
• 1955-58: Presentation by Grand Secretary Earl W. Taylor: Some Historical Data Clarified.
  • Paul Revere was not the first Master of Rising States Lodge; Rising States was originally called Lodge of St. Andrew, and was changed while still under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge (09/02/1784).
  • The Lodge of St. Andrew was not represented at the meeting of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge on March 8, 1777 by its Master (John Symmes) or its Wardens (William Gray and Stephen Bruce); at this meeting the Massachusetts Grand Lodge "declared its independence" by choosing its own Grand Master, Joseph Webb.
  • A series of meetings of the Lodge of St. Andrew led to the "schism" on February 5, 1784, and a lodge with the name St. Andrew was enrolled in Massachusetts Grand Lodge on September 2, 1784 under the name Rising States. This was the lodge that resigned its charter on December 10, 1810.
  • Paul Revere was apparently Treasurer of this lodge, though he did officiate as Master when his son Paul Jr. was raised in February 1785.

06/08 Agenda

• 1955-130: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1955-130: Report of Committee on Records and Recognition of Proxies.
• 1955-151: Report of the Committee on Petitions for Restoration and Reinstatement.
• 1955-152: Presentation of 75-year membership award to Bro. Charles Wesley Thiery by the Grand Master.
• 1955-153: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Most Wor. Bernard B. Abedon, Past Grand Master of Rhode Island, and Rt. Wor. Laurence E. Eaton, Grand Marshal.

09/14 Agenda

• 1955-224: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1955-224: Report of Committee on Records and Recognition of Proxies.
• 1955-248: Report of the Committee on Petitions for Restoration and Reinstatement.
• 1955-249: Presentation of Distinguished Service Medal to Bro. Mark L. Ball, Superintendent of the Masonic Home "particularly in emergencies such as the recent devastating hurricane. Letters of high commendation were read in connection with the latter."
• 1955-249: Ritual amended to insert raps before and after the invocation in the Third Degree, in accordance with the recommendation in the Grand Master's Address.
• 1955-251: Report of Budget Committee.

12/14 Agenda

• 1955-313: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1955-314: Report of Committee on Records and Recognition of Proxies.
• 1955-315: Presentation of the "Symbol of Good Will‚" made in Toronto in the 1930s; it had been transmitted from the Grand Lodge of Maine. It is intended that each Grand Lodge should affix its seal before sending it it along.
• 1955-330: Report of Education Committee.
• 1955-333: Report of Service Committee.
• 1955-336: Report of Board of Masonic Relief.
• 1955-340: Report of Library and Museum Committee. Note: A list of library acquisitions appears on page 1955-350ff.
• 1955-352: Auditor's Report.
• 1955-354: Report of the Masonic Education and Charity Trust.
• 1955-358: Visits by Grand Master:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Germania, Boston (01/22; 100th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Gate of the Temple, Dorchester (03/22, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
    • Unity #40, Danbury, Connecticut (04/23, 175th Anniversary)
    • Mount Scopus, Malden (03/23, 25th Anniversary, Special Communication)
    • DeWitt Clinton, Sandwich (05/07, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
    • Amicable, Cambridge (06/02, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
    • Mount Carmel, Lynn (06/13, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
    • Scioto #6, Chillicothe, Ohio (09/10-11, 150th Anniversary)
    • Granite, Northbridge (11/11, 75th Anniversary, Special Communication)
    • Blackstone River, Blackstone, held in Woonsocket, RI (12/06, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (12/09, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
    • Mount Horeb (Woburn) (12/10, 100th Anniversary, Special Communication)
  • Lodges constituted, officers installed:
    • Nantascot, Hull, held in Boston (10/12, Constitution of lodge, Special Communication)
    • Simonds, Burlington (12/20, Constitution of Lodge, Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Wellesley, Wellesley Hills (03/08; hall dedication)
    • Middlesex and Alpha, Framingham (06/25; cornerstone laying, Special Communication)
  • Lodge Visits:
    • Dalhousie, Newtonville (01/12)
    • Social Harmony, Wareham (02/02; Reception of Junior Grand Warden)
    • Aberdour, Boston (03/01; Reception of Deputy Grand Master)
    • Universal, Orleans (03/11)
    • Realty, Boston (03/29, Constitution of lodge, Special Communication)
    • Major General Henry Knox, Boston (05/10; Table Lodge)
    • Samuel D. Sherwood, Springfield (05/13)
    • Day Spring, Monson (05/13, Reception of Senior Grand Warden)
    • Mystic, Pittsfield (05/14)
    • Victory, Watertown (06/06)
    • St. Paul's (Dorchester) (09/15; installation)
    • The Harvard, Cambridge (09/23; installation)
    • Hope, Gardner (10/01; hall dedication, Special Communication)
    • Marine, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFalmouth Falmouth (10/03; Otis AFB Square Club Night)
    • Simonds U.D., Burlington (10/11)
    • Boston University, Boston (10/19; installation)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (11/30, Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Fraternal, Hyannis (12/04, Masonic Church Service)
    • Shawmut, Boston (12/22, Arthur A. Sondheim Night)
• 1955-372: Report of the Committee on Petitions for Restoration and Reinstatement.
• 1955-373: Report of Committee on Returns.
• 1955-374: Re-election of Whitfield W. Johnson as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Officers.
• 1955-377: District Grand Master Clarence L. Johnston of the Canal Zone presented a Distinguished Service Medal to Wor. Henry W. Bigelow, Jr., of Chagres Lodge; Most Ex. Earl E. Dusenberry, Grand High Priest, was presented with the Henry Price Medal by the Grand Master.
• 1955-378: District Grand Master of Canal Zone expressed sincere appreciation for the opportunity to attend Grand Lodge.
• 1955-378: Deputy Grand Master of Vermont Alton G. Wheeler presented the greetings of his Grand Lodge.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 09/14: 1955-236; Proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, Section 507, regarding reinstatement of demitted Brothers within five years by majority vote (as is done for suspended Brothers). Referred, 1955-250.
  • 12/14: 1955-375; adopted.

• 09/14: 1955-236; Proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, Section 809, regarding awarding of Veterans' Medals at the fiftieth anniversary of raising (even if Masonic service was interrupted). Referred, 1955-250.
  • 12/14: 1955-377; reworded to be "on or about the fiftieth anniversary . . ." and adopted.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/09: 1955-30: In Memoria; Visitations, Conferences in Washington D.C.; recognition of Grand Lodge's contribution to the Old North Church Steeple Fund (The church's steeple was destroyed by Hurricane Carol on August 31, 1954); Temple improvements (to bring the building up to code); investments in Lodge funds; remarks on Canal Zone District; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (11 in excess of 50 years); Masonic Blood Bank; visitors from the Grand Lodges of England and Scotland; State of the Craft (more than 126,000 Masons including approximately 4,500 overseas).

• 06/08: 1955-131: In Memoria; Visitations; All-Masonic Festival; visit to Union #40 in Danbury, CT (chartered by John Rowe in 1780; and the first candidate was Dr. Josiah Bartlett, later Grand Master. Note: the first few pages of Union Lodge's records were copied for the Massachusetts archives.); Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (10 in excess of 50 years); official ruling regarding Sunday meeting (see below); planned reception of representatives of Grand Lodges of England and Scotland.
  • 1955-146: Ruling by Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson: "I hereby rule that no Lodge shall hold a meeting for the conferring of a degree on a Sunday, but this ruling shall not preclude the opening of a Lodge on a Sunday for the purpose of attending Divine Worship, conducting a funeral or memorial service for a deceased Brother, or for such other purpose as the Grand Master may specifically authorize."

• 09/14: 1955-225: In Memoria; Summer Activities (visits, Feast of St. John the Baptist, Triennial Conclave); "Ritualistic Matters‚" new cipher (revision of "short form" of Third Degree; raps; short form procession); Masonic Law matters (rulings see below); amendments to Grand Constitutions (see above); Veterans' Medals; inheritance taxes on Masonic bequests; appointment of Most Wor. Thomas Roy as Executive Secretary of the Grand Master's Conference; Hurricane Diane; Masonic Home and Hospital; Hospital Visitation; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (4 in excess of 50 years).
  • 1955-235: Ruling by Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson: "No Demit of Certificate of Clearance hereafter issued pursuant to the provisions of Sections 505 or 507 of the Grand Constitutions shall be valid unless the Masonic record of the Brother named therein has been entered thereon and has been certified by the Grand Secretary under the seal of the Grand Lodge."
  • 1955-235: Ruling by Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson: "No Certificate of Good Standing hereafter issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 507 of the Grand Constitutions shall be valid until the Masonic record of the Brother named therein has b een entered thereon and has been certified by the Grand Secretary under the seal of the Grand Lodge."
  • 1955-235: Ruling by Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson: "No application for affiliation under the provisions of Section 423 of the Grand Constitutions shall hereafter be balloted upon until the Lodge shall have secured a certified copy of the Masonic record of the applicant over the signature of the Grand Secretary which certified copy shall be retained with the application and the report of the investigating committee in the files of the Lodge."

• 12/14: 1955-316; In Memoria; Annual Reports; Dispensations and new Temples; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (4 in excess of 50 years); Masonic Home and Hospital; Masonic Service Association; Visitations; Grand Master's illness in California; Honorary membership in the Grand Lodge of Peru; Massachusetts inheritance taxes; discipline cases.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/09: 1955-51;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments': Benjamin F. Arrington, Blackstone River, Caleb Butler, Canaan, Charles W. Moore, Day Spring, Excelsior, Fourth Estate, Golden Fleece, Major General Henry Knox, Middlesex, Mount Carmel, Mount Olivet, Noddle's Island, Old Colony, St. John's (Boston), Sibert, Wamesit, Warren, Wayfarers.
  • Approved with necessary changes "none of which involves a reduction in the fees for the degrees."

• 06/08: 1955-149;
  • Full Codes : Mechanic's.
  • Amendments': Artisan, Athol, Benjamin F. Arrington, Bethesda (Brighton), Blackstone River, Boston University, Boylston, Caleb Butler, Ebenezer Fuller, Essex, Evening Star, Excelsior, Globe, Golden Fleece, Hammatt, Hope, John Cutler, Major General Henry Knox, Mosaic, Mount Zion, Noddle's Island, Old Colony, Orange, Orient, Pythagorean, Richard C. MacLaurin, Russell, St. Alban's, St. Mark's, Samuel Crocker Lawrence, Social Harmony, Sojourners, Star, Star in the East, Tahattawan.
  • Approved with necessary changes "none of which involves a reduction in the fees for the degrees."

• 09/14: 1955-246;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments': Brigham, Corinthian, Esoteric, Hope, Major General Henry Knox, Mizpah, Mount Tabor, Quaboag, Quinsigamond, Saggahew, St. Bernard, St. John's (Boston), Wilder.
  • Approved with necessary changes "none of which involves a reduction in the fees for the degrees."

• 12/14: 1957-370;
  • Full Codes : none.Everett C. Benton, Germania, Hiram, Jerusalem, Noddle's Island, Oriental, Pittsfield, St. John's (Boston), Tuscan, United, Wessagusset, Wyoming.
  • Approved with necessary changes "none of which involves a reduction in the fees for the degrees" (except Section 3 of Article V by Everett C. Benton not approved.)

Necrologies and Memorials

• 03/09: 1955-30; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Ethelbert Ray Pierce, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 03/09: 1955-31; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Henry Granville Grush, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 03/09: 1955-31; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Russell Courtney Tirrell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 03/09: 1955-31; Memorial to Rt. Wor. John Bradford Davis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 03/09: 1955-31; Memorial to Rt. Wor. George David Robertson, Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 03/09: 1955-49; Presented by committee report.

• 06/08: 1955-132; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Frank Ernest Swain, Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 06/08: 1955-133; Presented by Most Wor. Claude L. Allen, on behalf of the committee.

• 06/08: 1955-132; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Elbridge Gerry Davis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 06/08: 1955-132; Memorial to Rt. Wor. George Albert Chisholm, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 06/08: 1955-132; Memorial to Rt. Wor. James Matthew, Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 06/08: 1955-133; Presented by Most Wor. Roger Keith, on behalf of the committee.

• 06/08: 1955-133; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Robert Montraville Green, Past Deputy Grand Master.

• 09/14: 1955-226; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Walter Pierry Worden, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 09/14: 1955-226; Memorial to Rt. Wor. David Lennox Johnston, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 12/14: 1955-317; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Frank Warren Wilson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 12/14: 1955-317; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Herbert Willington Davis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• 12/14: 1955-317; Memorial to Rt. Wor. William Smith McRobert, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Standard Bearer, Past Grand Sword Bearer.

• 12/14: 1955-317; Memorial to Rt. Wor. George Muzzey Kean, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

• 12/14: 1955-320; Simonds, Burlington, 03/08/1955.

• 12/14: 1955-320; Emeth, Newburyport, 04/25/1955.

• 12/14: 1955-320; Frank W. Thompson, Bedford, 11/15/1955.

• 12/14: 1955-320; North Reading, North Reading, 12/12/1955.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/09: 1955-52; Realty U.D., Boston, in the Cambridge 2nd District; approved.

• 03/09: 1955-54; Nantascot U.D., Hull, in the Plymouth 27th District; approved.

• 06/08: 1955-151; Huntington Lodge, for permission to amend the charter to remove from Huntington to Russell; approved.

• 09/14: 1955-247; Garden City U.D., Newtonville, in the Brighton 5th District; approved.

• 12/14: 1955-371; Simonds U.D., Burlington, in the Somerville 6th District; approved.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/22: 1955-1; Boston. Boston Anniversary of Germania Lodge.
  • 1955-1: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Philip Weinberg, Master; Grand Lodge opened in ample form.
  • 1955-2: The Grand Master presented a dispensation permitting the members of Germania Lodge to wear an appropriate Centenary Medal.
  • 1955-2: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
  • 1957-3ff: History of Germania Lodge, written by Rt. Wor. Otto Albrecht, Rt. Wor. Nathan P. Harris, and Wor. Benno F. Bernstein.

• 03/08: 1955-10; Wellesley Hills. Dedication of Masonic apartments of Wellesley Lodge.
  • 1955-11: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. William A. Hunt, Master of Wellesley Lodge.
  • 1955-11: Dedication of the hall "in full form and ceremony according to ancient usage."
  • 1955-11: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
  • 1955-11: Presentation of a beautiful set of Working Tools by Wor. Clyde F. Joslyn, Jr., on behalf of the lodges of the Waltham Fifth District.

• 03/22: 1955-67; Dorchester. 100th Anniversary of Gate of the Temple Lodge.
  • 1955-68: Grand Lodge opened and received by Wor. Vernon L. Myers, Master of Gate of the Temple Lodge
  • 1955-68: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
  • 1955-68: Detailed history of the Lodge presented by Rt. Wor. Frank L. Cushing.
  • 1955-68: Remarks by Rt. Wor. Archibald Dresser. "May its Century Hinges, just furnished, retain their brightness, until in due time it shall swing on century and quarter ones."
  • 1957-70ff: History of Gate of the Temple Lodge, written by Rt. Wor. Frank L. Cushing.

• 03/23: 1955-88; Malden. 25th Anniversary of Mount Scopus Lodge.
  • 1955-88: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Leonard K. Millen, Master of Mount Scopus Lodge.
  • 1955-89: The Grand Master presented "suitable medals" to the first group of twenty-five year members and Charter Members.
  • 1957-90ff: History of Mount Scopus Lodge, by Wor. Edward I. Adelman.

• 03/29: 1955-104; Boston. Constitution of Realty Lodge and installation of officers.
  • 1955-105: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren.
  • 1955-105: Constitution of Realty Lodge; officers installed.
  • 1955-105: Grand Master's remarks - "warm words of congratulation and felicitation."
  • 1955-106: Presentations to the new lodge.
  • 1955-106: First officers of the lodge and its Charter Members.

• 05/07: 1955-109; Sandwich. 100th Anniversary of DeWitt Clinton Lodge.
  • 1955-109: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Harold R. MacDonald, Master of DeWitt Clinton Lodge.
  • 1955-110: Grand Master's remarks on "the beginning and early history of Freemasonry." Remarks by other Brethren.
  • 1955-111ff: History of DeWitt Clinton Lodge, written by Bro. William H. Thomas.

• 06/02: 1955-117; Cambridge. 150th Anniversary of Amicable Lodge.
  • 1955-117: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
  • 1955-118: A brief memorial service for Rt. Wor. Walter P. Worden, the General Chairman for the anniversary, who was recently deceased.
  • 1955-118: The oldest living Mason in the United States, Bro. Charles Wesley Thierry (age 105), was personally greeted by the Grand Master; he promised a speech when he attended lodge a year hence. Did this brother live that long?
  • 1955-120ff: (Very brief) history of Amicable Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Arnold P. Thomas.

• 06/13: 1955-154; Lynn. 150th Anniversary of Mount Carmel Lodge.
  • 1955-154: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John E. Moulton, Master of Mount Carmel Lodge.
  • 1955-155: Remarks by Grand Master Johnson (Need of our safeguarding the ideals of Masonry as carefully as we do the treasured archives and material possessions of the past.) and other Brethren.
  • 1955-156: History of Mount Carmel Lodge, by Wor. Archie P. Simons.

• 06/25: 1955-169; Framingham. Cornerstone Laying of Masonic Temple.
  • 1955-170: Grand Lodge opened in a convenient room in St. Andrew's Church, and proceeded to the Lodge room where Middlesex and Alpha Lodges were in joint session; the Grand Master was received by Wor. Richard M. Harrington and Wor. Raymond L. Watts.
  • 1955-170: Corner stone laying "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony."
  • 1955-170: Contents of box detailed.
  • 1955-171: Remarks by the Grand Master.

• 10/01: 1955-257; Gardner. Dedication of Masonic apartments of Hope Lodge.
  • 1955-258: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Hervey F. Bowden, Master of Hope Lodge.
  • 1955-258: Dedication of the hall "in full form and ceremony according to ancient usage."
  • 1955-258: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
  • 1955-258: Presentation of a captain's chair to the Grand Master; a Past Master's Jewel to the Master; and working tools to the Lodge. The three candles used in the ceremony were to be retained in the lodge's archives.

• 10/12: 1955-259; Boston. Constitution of Nantascot Lodge (of Hull) and installation of officers.
  • 1955-260: Grand Lodge opened in "a convenient apartment."
  • 1955-260: Constitution of Nantascot Lodge; officers installed.
  • 1955-260: Wor. Benjamin Cummins presented Honorary Membership certificates to the Grand Master, Grand Secretary and the Director of Service.
  • 1955-261: First officers of the lodge and its Charter Members.

• 10/13: 1955-264; Newtonville. Constitution of Garden City Lodge and installation of officers.
  • 1955-265: Grand Lodge opened.
  • 1955-265: Constitution of Garden City Lodge; officers installed.
  • 1955-266: First officers of the lodge and its Charter Members.

• 11/11: 1955-268; Northbridge. 75th Anniversary of Granite Lodge. Rt. Wor. A. Neill Osgood, Deputy Grand Master, Presiding.
  • 1955-268: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Harry F. Drinkwater, Master of Granite Lodge.
  • 1955-269: Address by Deputy Grand Master Osgood.
  • 1955-269: Reopening and resealing of the Souvenir Box; officiated by Rt. Wor. Raymond F. Meader; the box, "of statuary bronze, suitably decorated with Masonic symbols‚" had been sealed by Grand Master Herbert W. Dean in 1930. Contents of box detailed. It was resealed by Acting Grand Master Osgood.
  • 1955-271ff: History of Granite Lodge, by Wor. Peter Hackett.

• 12/06: 1955-279; Woonsocket, RI. 100th Anniversary of Blackstone River Lodge. Rt. Wor. A. Neill Osgood, Deputy Grand Master, Presiding. Note: this meeting was held by "gracious permission of the Grand Master of Rhode Island" in Woonsocket RI due to flood damage in Blackstone.
  • 1955-279: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Frank C. Wadsworth, Master of Blackstone River Lodge.
  • 1955-280: Cutting of the birthday-cake of Rt. Wor. Joseph Hoyle, who had been Master at the Fiftieth Anniversary and Chairman of the Seventy-Fifth (and Honorary Chairman of the 100th).
  • 1955-281ff: History of Blackstone River Lodge, written by Wor. Fred M. Bennett.

• 12/09: 1955-286; Boston. 100th Anniversary of Winslow Lewis Lodge.
  • 1955-286: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Donald Hovey, Master Winslow Lewis Lodge.
  • 1955-287: Installation of officers, including Wor. C. Robinson Fish, III as Master.
  • 1955-287: Presentation of Veterans' Medals to Wor. Joseph Lovejoy and Bro. Benjamin King Farnham.
  • 1955-287: "Bountiful banquet" at Hotel Touraine.
  • 1955-287: Anniversary program, with remarks by the Grand Master and "instructive entertainment presented by H. Whipple Abbott and Miss Margaret F. Abbott, the former playing and explaining the new electronic instrument the Theramin, while Miss Abbott accompanied on the piano."
  • 1955-289ff: The Origin of Winslow Lewis Lodge, by Wor. Samuel R. MacKillop.

• 12/10: 1955-295; Woburn. 100th Anniversary of Mount Horeb Lodge.
  • 1955-295: Grand Lodge opened at Woburn High School, where it was received by Wor. Clinton A. Kirkness, Master of Mount Horeb Lodge.
  • 1955-296: Grand Master's remarks "in his usual gracious manner"; remarks by other Brethren.
  • 1955-297ff: History of Mount Horeb Lodge, written by Wor. Hugh W. McKee and Wor. Lewis S. Young.

• 12/20: 1955-379; Burlington. Constitution of Simonds Lodge and installation of officers.
  • 1955-380: Grand Lodge opened at the Burlington Memorial School.
  • 1955-380: Constitution of Simonds Lodge; officers installed.
  • 1955-380: Address by Grand Master; greetings from Rt. Wor. Geoffrey L. Pippette, District Deputy Grand Master, on behalf of the Somerville 6th District.
  • 1955-381: First officers of the lodge and its Charter Members.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 07/22/1955)

• 1955-173; Opening and roll call.
• 1955-176: Reception of Guests.
• 1955-176: Announcements: that the Temple occupancy permits had been duly obtained; and that the Revere Urn was present as part of the Grand Lodge procession.
• 1955-177: Presentation of Henry Price Medals to Most Wor. the Rt. Hon. Lord MacDonald, the Grand Master Mason of Scotland, and (in absentia) the Earl of Scarborough, the Grand Master of England; the latter's duties as Lord Chamberlain to H.M. Queen Elizabeth precluded his coming and Sir Allan Adair, Assistant Grand Master, received the medal for him.
• 1955-178: Feast of St. John the Baptist, listing toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1955-179: The Grand Master.
  • 1955-184: Bro. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce, with the greetings of the President.
  • 1955-187: Past Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson. Beginnings of Freemasonry in Massachusetts.
  • 1955-196: Past Grand Master Thomas S. Roy. Saint John the Baptist.
  • 1955-202: Rt. Wor. Sir Allan Adair, Assistant Grand Master of England.
  • 1955-205: Most Wor. Lord MacDonald, Grand Master Mason of Scotland.
  • 1955-208: Rt. Wor. Rt. Hon. The Earl of Eglinton and Winton, Depute Grand Master of Scotland.
  • 1955-210: Rt. Wor. Sir Sydney A. White, Grand Secretary of England.
  • 1955-212: Rt. Wor. Alexander F. Buchan, Grand Secretary of Scotland.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1955)

• 1955-383: Opening and roll call.
• 1955-388: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1955-389: Report of Grand Secretary: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1955, as well as the past 2-3 years.
• 1955-389: Installation of Grand Master Johnson. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1955-392: Remarks by Rt. Wor. and Senator Leverett Salstonstall.
• 1955-392: Presentation of Henry Price Medal to Most Wor. Raymond C. Ellis, Grand Master of New York.
• 1955-393: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1955-394: Grand Master Johnson.
  • 1955-394: Grand Master William J. McMahon of Virginia. Note: There is a rather offensive joke told by this Grand Master using the word n*****.
  • 1955-397: Grand Master Johnson.
  • 1955-401: Grand Master Leslie F. Murch of New Hampshire.
  • 1955-403: Bro. Sumner G. Whittier, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
  • 1955-407: Grand Master Raymond C. Ellis of New York.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1955

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