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1957

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Officers of the Grand Lodge:
Back Row: Frederick W. Hale (GT), Earl W. Taylor (GS), George H. Upton (GMar),
Front Row: Laurence E. Eaton (SGW), Grand Master Jenkins, Herbert N. Faulkner (DGM), Harry B. Tabor (JGW)


ANDREW G. JENKINS, Grand Master


Herbert N. Faulkner, Deputy Grand Master
Laurence E. Eaton, Senior Grand Warden
Harry B. Tabor, Junior Grand Warden


Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/13: 1957-18;
  • 06/12: 1957-70;
  • 09/11: 1957-98;
  • 12/11: 1957-164; (Annual Communication)

03/13 Agenda

  • 1957-26: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1957-41: Installation of Rt. Wor. Chandler M. Holmes, DDGM of the 15th District, not present at the Feast of St. John in 1956.
  • 1957-51: Remarks of Rt. Wor. Walter Oliveira Costa, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

06/12 Agenda

  • 1957-78: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1957-79: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1957-91: Resolution of appreciation to Rt. Wor. Chester D. Shepherd, recently resigned as Service Director of the Grand Lodge.
  • 1957-97: Presentation of Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. George P. Fullman, District Grand Master of the Canal Zone District.
  • 1957-97: Greetings from the Grand Lodges of Oregon and Vermont.

09/11 Agenda

  • 1957-106: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1957-106: Presentation of Distinguished Service Medal to Bro. George B. Rowell "in recognition of his meritorious legal services on behalf of the Craft."
  • 1957-106: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1957-121: Budget for 1958.
  • 1957-127: Report of Committee on Foreign Relations, requesting recognition by the Grand Lodge of the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil (organized April 25, 1956.)

12/11 Agenda

Visits by the Deputy Grand Master and Grand Wardens beginning on Page 1957-223.

  • 1957-225: Report of Committee on Returns.
  • 1957-228: Re-election of Andrew G. Jenkins as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Officers.
  • 1957-229: Presentation of the Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. George H. Upton.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 06/12: 1957-90; Proposal to amend Rule X of the Rules As To By-Laws regarding life memberships; indefinitely postponed.
  • 09/11: 1957-126; Proposal to amend Section 335, regarding procedure in the First Degree. Referred.
    • 12/11: 1957-175; Proposal approved with slight rewording.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/13: 1957-41: Grand Master's Conference; consolidation of North China and Shanghai Districts into a single China District; visitations in Virginia and the Netherlands; Masonic Festival at Aleppo Shrine; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (4 in excess of 50 years).
  • 06/12: 1957-79: Opening remarks; necrology; Doric Hall exhibition of historical items; arrival of Most Wor. Melvin Johnson by steamship in New York, recently recovering from a heart attack; Most Wor. Samuel Wragg's illness; death of Most Wor. Carl Claudy of the District of Columbia; visits; dispensations for new Lodges; Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (2 in excess of 50 years); Balloting edict; Northeast Conference on Masonic Libraries and Education; Service; 225th Anniversary in 1958; Masonic Festival at Aleppo Shrine; Benevolences.
  • 09/11: 1957-107: Opening remarks; necrology; Taxation of Masonic Temples committee; Blood Program; lodge finances; budget committee; The Oldest Living Freemason, a book that lists 542 names of brothers with 70 or more years' membership; barbecue at Masonic Home in July.
  • 12/11: 1957-176: Opening remarks; necrology; greeting to Most Wor. Melvin Johnson and Most Wor. Samuel Wragg; Membership (4,838 initiates); Veteran Past Masters' Certificates (4 in excess of 50 years); Visits; Annual Reports; Reports on overseas Lodges.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/13: 1957-36; Rt. Wor. Roy Elton Comstock, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1957-36; Rt. Wor. Clarence Irving Sweet, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1957-36; Rt. Wor. Joseph Irving Botting, Past Senior Grand Warden.
    • 03/13: 1957-37; Rt. Wor. Harrison Albion Morse, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1957-37; Rt. Wor. William Arnold Wry, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1957-37; Rt. Wor. James Arthur Gibson, Past Senior Grand Warden.
    • 06/12: 1957-80; Rt. Wor. Edgar Montague Osgood, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/12: 1957-80; Rt. Wor. Henry Warren Stevens, Past Senior Grand Warden.
    • 06/12: 1957-80; Rt. Wor. Harold William Walkinshaw, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/12: 1957-81; Rt. Wor. Otis Converse White, Jr., Past Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/11: 1957-108; Rt. Wor. Francis Martin Rollin Webler, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/11: 1957-108; Rt. Wor. Edward Warren Burt, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/11: 1957-108; Rt. Wor. Harry Herbert Williams, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/11: 1957-109; Rt. Wor. Winfield Temple, Past Senior Grand Warden.
    • 09/11: 1957-109; Rt. Wor. Frank Herman Hilton, Past Grand Marshal, Senior Grand Warden and Grand Secretary.
    • 12/11: 1957-177; Rt. Wor. Louis Albert Rogers, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1957-177; Rt. Wor. Breuelle Hunt, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1957-177; Rt. Wor. George Everett MacLean, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1957-177; Rt. Wor. Louis Albert Rogers, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1957-177; Rt. Wor. Breuelle Hunt, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1957-177; Memorial to Rt. Wor. George Everett MacLean, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

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Rt. Wor. Frank H. Hilton

    • 09/11: 1957-118; Rt. Wor. Frank Herman Hilton, Past Grand Marshal, Senior Grand Warden and Grand Secretary; presented by Most Wor. Joseph Earl Perry, on behalf of the committee. Note: a portrait of Rt. Wor. Hilton appears opposite page 1957-119 and above.
    • 12/27: 1957-255; Most Wor. Melvin Maynard Johnson, Past Grand Master; conducted by Most Wor. Thomas S. Roy, Past Grand Master.

Petitions for Charters

  • 03/13: 1957-50; Charter of Sinim Lodge amended to indicate its official establishment in Tokyo, where it had been meeting by dispensation since September 1952.
  • 12/11: 1957-226; Charter of Lafayette (Roxbury), petitioned to remove to Norwood effective February 1, 1958; charter to be amended.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 03/21: 1957-53; Lowell. 150th Anniversary of Pentucket Lodge.
    • 1957-53: Grand Lodge opened at Spalding House, where the lodge was originally constituted in 1807; tea for Grand Officers and their ladies.
    • 1957-54: Grand Lodge received by Wor. Francis A. Mathews, Master of Pentucket Lodge.
    • 1957-54: Brief address by the Grand Master; remarks by other brothers. The Grand Master presented a 50-year Veteran's Medal to Bro. Harold J. Patten, and a diploma to his son Bro. Richard A. Patten, who had recently been raised.
    • 1957-56ff: History of Pentucket Lodge, by Wor. Francis A. Mathews.
  • 09/29: 1957-133; Danvers. Cornerstone Laying at Holy Trinity Methodist Church.
    • 1957-133: Grand Lodge opened at Danvers Masonic Temple; procession to building site, led by DeMolay Band and accompanied by Rainbow and DeMolay officers, as well as York Rite brothers and members of Amity and Mosaic Lodges.
    • 1957-134: Exercises "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony."
    • 1957-134: Contents of cornerstone box.
  • 10/22: 1957-136; Somerville. Centenary of John Abbot Lodge.
    • 1957-137: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Elmer W. Keane, Master of John Abbot Lodge.
    • 1957-137: Brief address by the Grand Master about Most Wor. John Abbot; remarks by other brothers. The Grand Master presented a 50-year Veteran's Medal to Brothers Ralph L. R. Collins and James H. Hurter.
    • 1957-139ff: History of John Abbot Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Eugene B. Hamilton.
  • 11/02: 1957-149; Adams. Centenary of Berkshire Lodge.
    • 1957-149: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Ernest Richardson, Master of Berkshire Lodge.
    • 1957-150: Brief address by the Grand Master and remarks by other brothers.
    • 1957-151ff: History of Berkshire Lodge, by Wor. Ernest Richardson and Bro. George Schwarzer. Includes notes on Berkshire Lodge in Stockbridge, Friendship Lodge of Williamstown, and the original Franklin Lodge ("Stafford Hill Lodge") of Cheshire.
  • 11/07: 1957-158; Malden. Centenary of Mount Vernon Lodge.
    • 1957-158: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. William B. Berg, Jr., Master of Mount Vernon Lodge.
    • 1957-159: Remarks by the Grand Master and other brothers. Presentations of a Past Master's Jewel to Wor. Berg, a Past Master's disploma to Wor. Henry L. Taylor, and a Veteran's Medal to Bro. Alfred L. Barstow. Master Mason Diplomas were presented to the "100th Anniversary Class."
    • 1957-160ff: History of Mount Vernon Lodge, by Wor. A. Ray Whenman. Note on Mount Hermon Lodge in Malden and surrender of its charter; the original petitioners wanted that charter back, but the absence of records made that impossible.
  • 12/12: 1957-230; Watertown. Centenary of Pequossette Lodge.
    • 1957-231: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. William T. von Schoppe, Master of Pequossette Lodge.
    • 1957-231: A time capsule was dedicated to be opened in the year 2057, 100 years hence.
    • 1957-231: Along with DDGM Rt. Wor. C. Frank Carbee, the Grand Master presented Veterans' Medals to Bro. Raymond H. Wilson and A. Lester Shipton.
    • 1957-232: Brief address by the Grand Master; remarks by other brothers.
    • 1957-233: History of Pequossette Lodge, written by Bro. Miles P. Robinson ("which he had compiled with painstaking care as a result of two years' research.")
  • 12/17: 1957-246; Canton. Burning of the mortgage of Blue Hill Lodge.
    • 1957-247: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Brethren of the Lodge.
    • 1957-247: Apartments "reconsecrated in ancient form and ceremony, as a climax of which, the mortgage was burned with appropriate ritual to supplement the consecration."

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1957)

  • 1957-248: Opening and roll call.
  • 1957-253: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1957-254: Report of Grand Secretary: 4,845 initiates through 08/31/1957; list of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1957, as well as the past 2-5 years.
  • 1957-255: Memorial Service for Past Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson, conducted by Rev. and Most Wor. Thomas S. Roy.
  • 1957-257: Installation of Grand Master Jenkins. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 1957-260: Grand Master Jenkins was presented with his Past Grand Master's Jewel by Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson, and with the Jeremy L. Cross Medal by the Grand Master of New Hampshire, Most Wor. Carroll H. Ingalls.
  • 1957-262: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1957-262: Grand Master Jenkins.
    • 1957-263: Rt. Wor. and Senator Leverett Saltonstall.
    • 1957-265: Grand Master Jenkins, Looking Forward.
    • 1957-269: Deputy Grand Master Paul L. Perkins.
    • 1957-270: Most Wor. Nathan Turk, Grand Master of New York.
    • 1957-272: Sovereign Grand Commander, Northern Jurisdiction AASR, Ill. George E. Bushnell 33°.
    • 1957-275: Grand Prelate of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, Rt. Em. E. Robert Chable.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1957

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Fraderic L. Pike, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-295

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

William H. Haugh, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-296

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Alden B. Ackerman, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-297

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Wilbert Henry, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-298

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

Thomas Knudson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-299

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

George A. Ward, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-300

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

A. Edward Greenman, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-301

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Charles W. Hunter, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-302

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Robert T. Westermark, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-303

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

C. Frank Carbee, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1957-304

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Frank W. Haynes, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-305

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Lane E. Wheaton, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-306

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Oliver Rutherford, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-307

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

James W. Currier, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-308

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Dean E. Cogswell, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-309

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Charles S. Feldman, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-310

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Francis H. Whipple, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-311

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Frank M. Hargreaves, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-312

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Perley H. Locke, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-313

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

A. Robert MacLeod, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-314

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Milton G. Peterson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-315

DISTRICT 13: Barre

William G. Thorp, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-316

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

George H. Sheldon, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-317

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Chandler M. Holmes, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-318

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Karl D. Henry, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-319

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Robert R. Askew, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-320

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Robert W. Peterson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-321

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Arnold T. Wiggin, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-322

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Robert F. Rutter, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-323

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Howard P. Lekberg, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-324

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Leslie B. Goff, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-325

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

George A. Russell, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-326

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Leslie C. Childs, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-327

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Richard S. Temple, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1957-328

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Malcolm A. Pitts, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-329

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

J. Henry Johnson, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-330

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Harold W. Baker, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-331

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Wendell G. Anderson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-332

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Walter H. Heller, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-333

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

George H. Howard, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-334

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

William Stitt, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-335

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Donald B. Carr, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-336

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

William R. Waine, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-337

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Allison R. Cook, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-338

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Charles W. Huntley, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-339

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Harold R. Bond, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-340

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Howard W. Osborn, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-341

CHILE DISTRICT

John G. Nielsen, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-342

CHINA DISTRICT

Hyman Hodes, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1957-343


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