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1968

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THOMAS A. BOOTH, Grand Master

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Officers of the Grand Lodge:
Back Row: Albert W. Canedy (JGW), John N. Hall (GT), Earl Taylor (GSec), George R. Dewhurst (Grand Marshal)
Front Row: Hatherley A. Stoddard, Jr. (SGW), Grand Master Thomas A. Booth, F. Crockett Brown (DGM)

F. Crockett Brown, Deputy Grand Master
Hatherley A. Stoddard, Jr., Senior Grand Warden
Albert W. Canedy, Junior Grand Warden

A portrait of the Grand Master appeared in the frontispiece, and above.


Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/13: 1968-1;
  • 06/12: 1968-67;
  • 09/11: 1968-130;
  • 12/11: 1968-265; (Annual Communication)

03/13 Agenda

  • 1968-9: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1968-10: Greetings from the Grand Lodge of São Paulo, Brazil.
  • 1968-20: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1968-38: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Goias, Brazil.
  • 1968-40: Installation of Rev. Brothers Ralph Ernest Bayes and Lester G. Myers as Grand Chaplains.

06/12 Agenda

  • 1968-76: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1968-76: Greetings from the Grand Lodges of São Paulo, Brazil and Oregon.
  • 1968-77: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1968-78: Presentation of Distinguished Service Medals to Rt. Wor. Mark L. Ball, Bro. Robert Gladwin and Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson.

09/11 Agenda

  • 1968-138: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1968-139: Greetings from the Grand Lodge of São Paulo, Brazil.
  • 1968-139: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1968-166: Budget for 1969.
  • 1968-170: Vote to transfer the authority for the Masonic Publication Fund, established in December 1938 (Page 1938-405), to the Masonic Education & Charity Trust.

12/11 Agenda

Visits by Deputy Grand Master and Grand Wardens appear beginning on Page 1968-344.

  • 1968-347: Election of Rt. Wor. Herbert H. Jaynes as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 1968-99: Proposal to amend Section 332A to increase a lodge's per capita contribution from $3 to $5; approved.
  • 1968-99: Proposal to amend Section 332B to increase the cost of Grand Lodge life membership from $100 to $175, and the per-year reduction from $1.50 to $2.50; also to increase the amount of expenditure from $3 to $5 per annum; approved.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/13: 1968-21; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; library; Lodges of Instruction; Service; Hospital and Home; membership; conclusion.
  • 06/12: 1968-78; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; visitations; DeMolay and Rainbow; Grand Lodge building; Service; Masonic Home and Juniper Hall; Education; rulings; taxation; conclusion.
  • 09/11: 1968-139; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; budget for 1969; taxation; Grand Lodge of India; membership; Masonic Home and Juniper Hall; Service; Blood Program; Education; Boston Temple; DeMolay and Rainbow; "The Tenets of Our Profession", regarding assistance to Level Lodge to obtain a meeting night in the Worcester temple; conclusion.
  • 12/11: 1968-276; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; membership (2,568 total increases; 4,698 total decreases); demits and suspensions; education; Home and Hospital; gifts; Service; Christmas Parties at Home and Hospital; Building Department; publication of The Masonic Way of Life by M.W. Joseph Earl Perry; visits to Lodges in Chile (described in great detail on Pages 1968-289 through 1968-299); conclusion (retirement of Grand Secretary Earl W. Taylor, librarian Muriel Taylor, and Grand Treasurer Frederick W. Hale); library and museum; Service; Board of Masonic Relief; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/13: 1968-22; Rt. Wor. Hubert Walton Burdett, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1968-22; Rt. Wor. Arthur Perkins Brown, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1968-22; Rt. Wor. Joseph W. Keith, Past Grand Marshal, Past Senior Grand Warden.
    • 03/13: 1968-23; Rt. Wor. Elwood Lee Overholser, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1968-23; Rt. Wor. Robert Stewart Chase, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1968-23; Rt. Wor. Benjamin Merrill Kingsley, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1968-24; Rt. Wor. Charles Blanchard Dunham, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1968-24; Rt. Wor. George Alden Curtis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1968-24; Rt. Wor. Fred Elias Burrows, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1968-24; Rt. Wor. Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Past Grand Chaplain.
    • 06/12: 1968-79; Rt. Wor. John Jay Cook, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/12: 1968-79; Rt. Wor. Dwight Harley Keyes, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/12: 1968-79; Rt. Wor. Herbert William Rosen, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/12: 1968-79; Rt. Wor. Harold William Knowlton, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/12: 1968-80; Most Wor. Roger Keith, Past Grand Master.
    • 09/11: 1968-140; Rt. Wor. Alfred Victor Thompson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/11: 1968-140; Rt. Wor. Henry Gilmore Pollard, Past Grand Steward, Grand Deacon, and Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/11: 1968-141; Rt. Wor. Josiah Henry Benton, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/11: 1968-141; Rt. Wor. Edmund Gallop Haskell, Past Junior Grand Warden.
    • 09/11: 1968-141; Rt. Wor. Ralph Holmes Keith, Past Grand Steward, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/11: 1968-141; Rt. Wor. Francis Dee Taylor, Past Grand Chaplain, Past Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1968-277; Rt. Wor. Cyrenius Newcomb Ripley, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1968-277; Rt. Wor. Howard Russell Wickman, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1968-277; Rt. Wor. Leon Herbert Hutchins, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1968-277; Rt. Wor. Allen Sherman West, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1968-278; Rt. Wor. Eric Frank Meissner, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1968-278; Rt. Wor. Everett Austin Geer, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1968-278; Rt. Wor. Wallace Leroy Hancock, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

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Past Grand Master Roger Keith

  • MEMORIALS:
    • 03/13: 1968-25; Rt. Wor. Joseph W. Keith, Past Grand Marshal, Past Senior Grand Warden, presented by Rt. Wor. Stanley H. Peterson for the committee.
    • 06/12: 1968-80; Most Wor. Roger Keith, Past Grand Master; presented by Most Wor. Joseph Earl Perry, for the committee. A portrait of Past Grand Master Keith appeared opposite Page 1968-80.
    • 09/11: 1968-154; Rt. Wor. Henry Gilmore Pollard, Past Grand Steward, Grand Deacon, and Deputy Grand Master; presented by Most Wor. Andrew G. Jenkins for the committee.
    • 09/11: 1968-159; Rt. Wor. Edmund Gallop Haskell, Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Most Wor. Thomas S. Roy, for the committee.
    • 09/11: 1968-161; Rt. Wor. Francis Dee Taylor, Past Grand Chaplain, Past Deputy Grand Master; presented by Most Wor. Thomas S. Roy, for the committee.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 03/26: 1968-42; Worcester. 175th Anniversary of Morning Star Lodge.
    • 1968-43: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Gordon F. Hohne, Master of Morning Star Lodge.
    • 1968-43: Presentations of 50-year Veterans' Medals to Brothers Edwin Paul Johnson and Gustaf Quist.
    • 1968-43: An "interesting address" by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers
    • 1968-45ff: History of Morning Star Lodge, by Wor. Archie J. Horne.
  • 06/01: 1968-51; Ipswich. Laying of the corner-stone of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1968-51: Grand Lodge opened and was escorted to the building site by Charles C. Dame Lodge.
    • 1968-51: Corner-stone laying "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony." Contents of corner-stone box.
  • 06/04: 1968-54; Braintree. Centenary of Delta Lodge.
    • 1968-54: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John E. Morcom, Master of Delta Lodge.
    • 1968-55: Introduction of Bro. Clarence R. Bestick, age 93, 68 years a Mason.
    • 1968-55: Presentation of a portrait of Wor. George Washington Locks the second Master of the Lodge in 1871.
    • 1968-55: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers
    • 1968-56ff: History of Delta Lodge, by Wor. Archie J. Horne.
  • 06/13: 1968-101; Watertown. Mortgage burning ceremony.
    • 1968-102: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the officers and members of Pequossette and Victory Lodges.
    • 1968-102: Rededication of the Temple "in full form and ceremony," along with the burning of the mortgage by the Grand Master with the assistance of Wor. William W. Norcross II, the eldest Past Master, Wor. Ralph H. Hutchins, the long-time Secretary, and Bro. Norman C. Hursh, the youngest member, all of Pequossette Lodge.
    • 1968-102: Address by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 06/15: 1968-104; Foxborough. 150th Anniversary of St. Alban's Lodge.
    • 1968-104: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert E. St. John, Master of St. Alban's Lodge.
    • 1968-105: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1968-106ff: Historic Sketch of the early years of St. Alban's Lodge, by Wor. Robert M. Grahn. Remarks on the history of other neighboring lodges, as well as biographical information on Moses Thacher, a noted anti-Masonic crusader.
  • 06/18: 1968-116; Charlestown. Centenary of Faith Lodge.
    • 1968-116: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John M. DeFusco, Master of Faith Lodge.
    • 1968-117: Address by the Grand Master "with great praise." Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1968-118ff: History of Faith Lodge, by Bro. Louis C. King.
  • 06/26: 1968-127; Shelburne Falls. Bicentennial of the town of Shelburne.
    • 1968-127: Grand Lodge was opened and received by Wor. Roy E.M. Reid, Presiding Master of Mountain Lodge.
    • 1968-127: The Grand Master "delivered a very interesting and instructive address embracing Ancient Masonic History in England and Early Masonic History in Massachusetts."
    • 1968-128: An "absorbing talk on the Early History of the Town of Shelburne," delivered by Most Wor. Joseph Earl Perry.
    • 1968-128: Remarks by other Brothers.

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Uxbridge Masonic Temple

  • 10/19: 1968-172; Uxbridge. 150th Anniversary of Solomon's Temple Lodge. Deputy Grand Master F. Crockett Brown presiding.
    • 1968-173: Grand Lodge opened at the Congregational Church Community House and was received by Wor. Kent B. Andrews, Master of Solomon's Temple Lodge.
    • 1968-173: Remarks by the Acting Grand Master who spoke "of several events that have taken place since Solomon's Temple Lodge was instituted." Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1968-175ff: History of Solomon's Temple Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Philip E. Thomas, Jr. Note: this history is extremely detailed, giving events for each year of the lodge's existence.
  • 10/26: 1968-230; Adams. Unveiling of corner-stone and dedication of Masonic Temple.
    • 1968-230: Grand Lodge opened following the unveiling of the corner-stone by the Grand Master, and was received by the Brethren of Berkshire Lodge.
    • 1968-231: Temple dedication "in full form and ceremony . . . in accordance with our ancient ritual."
    • 1968-232ff: History of Berkshire Lodge, by Bro. Rovert W. Tattersall. Also mentions the original Berkshire Lodge, as well as Friendship Lodge of Williamstown and Franklin Lodge of Cheshire.
  • 11/11: 1968-239; Everett. Centenary of Palestine Lodge.
    • 1968-240: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Joseph F. Dresser, Master of Palestine Lodge.
    • 1968-240: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1968-240: (10/20) Centenary Masonic Sunday; (04/18/1969) One Hundredth Anniversary Ball.
    • 1968-242ff: History of Palestine Lodge, by Wor. Cecil Thomson.
  • 11/22: 1968-253; Chelsea. 125th Anniversary of Star of Bethlehem Lodge.
    • 1968-254: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. William A. Trickett, Master of Star of Bethlehem Lodge.
    • 1968-254: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1968-255: Introduction of Wor. Alton B. Atwood, recently turned 100 years old, a Past Master of Robert Lash Lodge and a regular attendee of Star of Bethlehem Lodge.
    • 1968-256ff: History of Star of Bethlehem Lodge, by Wor. Harry W. Dingwell.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1968)

  • 1968-349: Opening and roll call.
  • 1968-355: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,832 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1968, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 1968-356: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1968-357: Presentation of a John Beard Street Medallion to Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson by Most Wor. James S. Hoyt, Past Grand Master of New Brunswick.
  • 1968-357: Installation of Grand Master Jaynes. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 1968-360: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1968-360: The Grand Master.
    • 1968-362: Deputy Grand Master Thomas G. Walters.
    • 1968-366: Grand Master Charles Gosnell of New York.
    • 1968-366: Grand Master Frederic C. Morrison of Nova Scotia.
    • 1968-369: George A. Newbury, Sovereign Grand Commander, AASR, NMJ.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1968

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1968 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, Cuba and the Canal Zone.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Donald G. Lothrop, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-389

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

John W. Zolner, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-390

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Wyman S. Randall, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-391

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Sidney G. Holmes, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-392

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

A. Wylie Van Wart, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-393

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Murray D. Cole, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-394

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Aaron H. Sibley, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-395

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

C. Henry Morse, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-396

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Howard E. Perry, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-397

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Nathan Robins, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-398

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

H. Paul Hokanson, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-399

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Charles W. Shepherd, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-400

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Henry J. Taylor, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-401

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

C. Andrew Wing, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-402

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Frederick A. Wood, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-403

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Robert D. Fallon, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-404

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

E. Parker Hull, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-405

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Samuel Zetlan, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-406

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

George A. Houston, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-407

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

William L. Rust, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-408

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Charles D. Greene, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-409

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Wesley R. Boutelle, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-410

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Monroe E. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-411

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Harry S. Nelson, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-412

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Joseph Liss, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-413

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Huey H. McKay, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-414

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Sidney Weiner, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-415

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Wesley J. Schutt, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-416

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Robert B. Taft, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-417

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Oscar Conrad, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-418

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Henry J. Egan, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-419

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Clifford H. Howe, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-420

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Harold G. Douglas, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-421

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Fred F. Sleeper, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-422

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Russell O. Barritt, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-423

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Frank Hill, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-424

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Morris L. Tobman, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-425

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Gerald K. Rosenfield, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-426

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Edward R. Kussmaul, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-427

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Stanley H. Peterson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-428

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

C. Allen Norman, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-429

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Robert B. Sisson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-430

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

José F. Reyes, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-431

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

James E. O'Toole, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-432

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Alfred LaMontagne, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-433

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Garfield A. Woods, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-434

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Norman B. Davison, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-435

CHILE DISTRICT

Douglas B. Hampton, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-436

CHINA DISTRICT

Hyman Hodes, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1968-437

CUBA DISTRICT

Thomas A. Booth, Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1968-438


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