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1969

HERBERT H. JAYNES, Grand Master

Thomas G. Walters, Deputy Grand Master
George R. Dewhurst, Senior Grand Warden
James Krigman, Junior Grand Warden


Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/12: 1969-33;
  • 06/11: 1969-190;
  • 09/10: 1969-234;
  • 12/10: 1969-301; (Annual Communication)

03/12 Agenda

  • 1969-42: Reception and introduction of guests.
  • 1969-42: Greetings from the Grand Lodge of São Paulo, Brazil.
  • 1969-53: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1969-54: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
  • 1969-70: Election of Rt. Wor. Kenneth G. Swindell to Board of Masonic Relief.
  • 1969-70: Moral Lesson: Life Is Tons of Discipline, by Wor. Rev. John Prescott Robertson, Grand Chaplain.

06/11 Agenda

  • 1969-199: Reception and introduction of guests, including Grand Representatives.
  • 1969-199: Greetings from the Grand Lodge of São Paulo, Brazil.
  • 1969-200: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1969-223: Moral Lesson: Watch, by Wor. Rev. Ralph Ernest Bayes, Grand Chaplain.

09/10 Agenda

  • 1969-243: Reception and introduction of guests.
  • 1969-243: Greetings from the Grand Lodge of São Paulo and Santa Catarina, Brazil.
  • 1969-244: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1969-244: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
  • 1969-250: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Iran.
  • 1969-264: Budget for 1970.
  • 1969-267: Moral Lesson: Stones, by Wor. Rev. Daniel A. Thurston, Grand Chaplain.

12/10 Agenda

  • 1969-311: Reception and introduction of guests, including Grand Representatives.
  • 1969-311: Greetings from the Grand Lodge of São Paulo, Brazil.
  • 1969-312: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1969-328: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Brasilia, Brazil.
  • 1969-330: Report of the Committee on Returns.
  • 1969-267: Moral Lesson, by Wor. Rev. Carl F. Schultz, Grand Chaplain (not included in text.)
  • Visits by Grand Master Jaynes, beginning on Page 1969-362:

Visits by Deputy Grand Master and Grand Wardens appear beginning on Page 1969-366.

  • 1969-368: Re-election of Grand Master Herbert H. Jaynes. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/12: 1969-54; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; Masonic Home and Hospital; Building Department.
  • 06/11: 1969-201; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; contributions to the Masonic Home for a new infirmary; blood drives
    • 1969-215: presentation on Lodge Programs by Wor. Herbert G. Dunphy, Jr., Master of Norfolk Lodge.
  • 09/10: 1969-245; opening remarks.
    • 1969-245: presentation by Bro. John W. Morgan of Bethlehem Lodge, on blood donation.
    • 1969-247: presentation of a Veteran's Medal to Rt. Wor. Ralph Lowell.
    • 1969-252: continuation of address. Necrology; visitations; Feast of St. John; charity and relief funds; Mississippi relief after Hurricane Camille; Negro Masonry.
  • 12/10: 1969-313; opening remarks: welcome to Junior Wardens; necrology; visitations; annual reports; membership (2% loss since the previous year); Mississippi relief after Hurricane Camille; Home and Nursing Home; blood program; Education Department; Canal Zone report; closing; Library and Museum; Service; Board of Masonic Relief; Education; Audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/12: 1969-55: Rt. Wor. Charles Stuart Fessenden Lincoln, Past District Grand Master, China.
    • 03/12: 1969-56; Rt. Wor. Wallace Edwin Lowe, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Deacon.
    • 03/12: 1969-56; Rt. Wor. William Robert Gilman, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Deacon.
    • 03/12: 1969-56; Rt. Wor. Thomas Frederick Brunton, Past Senior Grand Warden.
    • 03/12: 1969-56; Rt. Wor. Archibald Dresser, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/11: 1969-201; Rt. Wor. Charles Frederick Murch, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/11: 1969-201; Rt. Wor. William Sharpe Hamilton, Past Junior Grand Warden.
    • 06/11: 1969-202; Rt. Wor. Rawson Clinton Jenkins, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/11: 1969-202; Rt. Wor. John William Wilde, Past Junior Grand Warden.
    • 09/10: 1969-253; Rt. Wor. Reginald Freeman Goldsworthy, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/10: 1969-253; Rt. Wor. Rutherford Endicott Smith, Past Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/10: 1969-253; Rt. Wor. Edmund Lawrence Seaquist, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/10: 1969-254; Rt. Wor. Irving Chapin Langley, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/10: 1969-314; Rt. Wor. Carl Campbell Peterson, Past Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/10: 1969-314; Rt. Wor. Thomas Hulbert Nickerson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/10: 1969-315; Rt. Wor. Karl Walter Hofman, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/10: 1969-315; Rt. Wor. Elbridge Reed Holmes, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/10: 1969-315; Rt. Wor. Frank William Ryan, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/10: 1969-316; Rt. Wor. Edgar MacKay Mills, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 01/27; Worcester. Unveiling of portrait of Most Wor. Thomas S. Roy.
    • 1969-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert W. Eaton, Master of Montacute Lodge.
    • 1969-2: Remarks by the Grand Master concerning Most Wor. Thomas S. Roy. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1968-3: Presentation of portrait. Would hang near portrait of Most Wor. Isaiah Thomas.
  • 03/04: 1969-5; Boston. 150th Anniversary of Bethesda Lodge of Brighton.
    • 1969-6: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Clifford B. Porter, Master of Bethesda Lodge.
    • 1969-6: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1969-7: 50-year Veteran's Medals presented to Wor. Chester G. Parsons and Bro. Clarence E. Conkey.
    • 1969-7: (03/07) Anniversary Banquet at Sheraton-Plaza Hotel; (03/09) Devotional service at Allston Congregational Church, with sermon from Rev. Bro. Harold E. Bursey.
    • 1969-8ff: History of Bethesda Lodge, by Wor. Roy B. Stewart.
  • 03/18: 1969-74. Melrose. 50th Anniversary of Fidelity Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Thomas G. Walters presiding.
    • 1969-75: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. William F. Neil, Master of Fidelity Lodge.
    • 1969-75: Address by the Acting Grand Master "in an inspiring manner," along with other Brothers.
    • 1969-77ff: History of Fidelity Lodge, by Wor. M. Dudley Williams, Jr.
  • 03/19: 1969-85. Boston. Rhode Island Night at United Lodge of Brighton.
    • 1969-86: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Leon Halperin, Master of United Lodge.
    • 1969-86: Welcome to Grand Master Kenneth G. Pearson, Grand Master of Rhode Island, and members of Redwood Lodge #35 of Rhode Island, who exemplified the Master Mason Degree in Rhode Island form.
    • 1969-87: Remarks by the Grand Master, the Grand Master of Rhode Island, and other Brothers.
  • 04/17: 1969-88. Dorchester. Centenary of Rabboni Lodge.
    • 1969-89: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Walter E. Oak, Master of Rabboni Lodge.
    • 1969-89: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1969-91ff: History of Rabboni Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Henry S.C. Cummings.
  • 04/26: 1969-128. South Hadley Falls. Centenary of Mount Holyoke Lodge.
    • 1969-129: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Wilfred O. Hatch, Jr., Master of Mount Holyoke Lodge.
    • 1969-130: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers. 50-year Veterans' Medals presented to Brothers Edwin H. Moffatt, Eugene A. Rainaud, and Robert Burnett.
    • 1969-131ff: History of Mount Holyoke Lodge, by Bro. Samuel J. Somerville.
  • 05/03: 1969-152. Conway. Centenary of Morning Sun Lodge.
    • 1969-153: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John L. Parker, Master of Morning Sun Lodge.
    • 1969-153: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1969-154ff: History of Morning Sun Lodge, by Wor. Hugh E. Ralston. A few notes on the first Morning Sun Lodge.
  • 05/05: 1969-160. Cambridge. Centenary of Charity Lodge.
    • 1969-161: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Stanley F. Hall, Master of Charity Lodge.
    • 1969-161: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1969-162ff: History of Charity Lodge, by Wor. Pierre Belliveau.
  • 05/23: 1969-169. Boston. 50th Anniversary of West Roxbury Lodge of Roslindale. Deputy Grand Master Thomas G. Walters presiding.
    • 1969-170: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John M. Shalhoub, Master of West Roxbury Lodge.
    • 1969-170: Address by the Acting Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of medals.
    • 1969-171: (05/24) Ladies' Night at the Holiday Inn, Waltham; (05/25) Church Service at Bethany Methodist Church, Roslindale.
    • 1969-172ff: History of West Roxbury Lodge, by Bro. Lawrence H. Rosen.
  • 06/07: 1969-176. Quincy. 150th Anniversary of Norfolk Union Lodge of Randolph.
    • 1969-177: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Walter F. Pawlowski, Master of Norfolk Union Lodge.
    • 1969-177: Address by the Grand Master, including comments on the Declaration of 1831; remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1969-178: (06/08) Divine Worship at First Baptist Church, Randolph; public procession of the Lodge in aprons and regalia from Holbrook to Randolph.
    • 1969-179ff: History of Norfolk Union Lodge, by Bro. John H. Pierce.
  • 06/21: 1969-227. Cheshire. Centenary of Upton Lodge.
    • 1969-228: Grand Lodge opened at the Cheshire School and was received by Wor. Albert J. LaVigne, Master of Upton Lodge.
    • 1969-228: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1969-230ff: History of Upton Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Frank S. Reynolds and Wor. Hollis J. Nuttall.

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John Howard, namesake of the Lodge

  • 09/26: 1969-272. Yarmouth. Centenary of Howard Lodge.
    • 1969-273: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Frederick V. Olson, Master of Howard Lodge.
    • 1969-273: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1969-274: (09/17) Open House and Ladies' and Guests' Night.
    • 1969-275ff: History of Howard Lodge, by Bro. Andrew H. Miller. Origin of the name of the Lodge, named for John Howard, an English philanthropist.
  • 10/11: 1969-280. Athol. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1969-281: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Edward C. Carver, the Master of Athol Lodge, and Wor. Francis W. Foster, the Master of Star Lodge.
    • 1969-281: Dedication of the Temple "to the purposes of Masonry in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
    • 1969-281: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
    • 1969-283ff: History of the Masonic Temple in Athol.
  • 12/09: 1969-285. Newburyport. Centenary of Bethany Lodge of Merrimac.
    • 1969-286: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Merton E. Chute, Master of Bethany Lodge.
    • 1969-286: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of Veterans' Medals to Brothers Moses Clifton Pattee and William Sherman Grant.
    • 1969-286ff: History of Bethany Lodge, by Wor. Alvin F. Heath.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/29/1969)

  • 1969-370: Opening and roll call.
  • 1969-376: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1969-377: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,894 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1969, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 1969-378: Greetings from Israel.
  • 1969-378: Presentation of a Past Master's Jewel to Most Wor. Thomas A. Booth. Presentation of a Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. Leverett Saltonstall.
  • 1969-379: Installation of Grand Master Jaynes. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 1969-381: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1969-381: The Grand Master. Remarks on Most Wor. Joseph Warren and Most Wor. William Sewall Gardner, Grand Masters 200 and 100 years ago.
    • 1969-385: Deputy Grand Master Lewis L. Huston.
    • 1969-388: Grand Master Harold L. Chute of Maine.
    • 1969-391: Grand Master Harold W. Horne of Nova Scotia.
    • 1969-393: Grand Master William Grimball of South Carolina.
    • 1969-397: Most Wor. William Lockridge Wright, Past Grand Master of Canada (Ontario).

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1969

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1969 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, Cuba and the Canal Zone.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Leland C. Richardson, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-413

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Walter Wrigley, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-414

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Wyman S. Randall, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-415

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Sidney G. Holmes, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-416

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

Sidney Schlager, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-417

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

William G. McLeman, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-418

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

J. Milton G. Bright, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-419

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Paul Felegian, District Deputy Grand Master'; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-420

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Howard E. Perry, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-421

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Nathan Robins, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-422

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

H. Paul Hokanson, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-423

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Edward R. Nicoll, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-424

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Arnold G. Cole, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-425

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

James Otis Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-426

DISTRICT 8: Salem

John A. Duncan, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-427

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Israel Bloch, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-428

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

E. Parker Hull, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-429

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Samuel Zetlan, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-430

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

George A. Houston, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-431

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

John H. Hart, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-432

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

S. George Kimball, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-433

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Wesley R. Boutelle, District Deputy Grand Master'; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-434

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Monroe E. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-435

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Harry S. Nelson, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-436

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Henry C. Edwards, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-437

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

H. Chapin Harvey, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-438

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Sidney Weiner, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-439

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Wesley J. Schutt, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-440

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Robert B. Taft, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master'; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-441

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Leon T. Sochia, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-442

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Henry J. Egan, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-443

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Milton Schultz, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-444

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Harold G. Douglas, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-445

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Albert M. Rudman, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-446

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Fred S. Gross, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-447

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Clifford R. Phoenix, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-448

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Morris L. Tobman, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-449

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Gerald K. Rosenfield, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-450

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Edward R. Kussmaul, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-451

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

David E. Chaffee, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-452

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

William O. Rowand, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-453

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Frank C. Butts, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-454

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Leon Davidson, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-455

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

William M. Babbitt, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-456

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

George D. Willette, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-457

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Garfield A. Woods, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-458

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Nathaniel Litvin, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-459

CHILE DISTRICT

Douglas B. Hampton, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-460

CHINA DISTRICT

Hyman Hodes, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1969-461

CUBA DISTRICT

Herbert H. Jaynes, Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1969-462


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