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1973

Officers of the Grand Lodge:
Back Row: Eliot F. Borden (JGW), Arthur L. Rockwell (Grand Marshal), A. Neill Osgood (GT), Robert Beach (GSec)
Front Row: W. Malcolm Lunt (SGW), Grand Master Donald W. Vose, J. Philip Berquist (DGM)


Grand Masters of Massachusetts
Standing: Whitfield W. Johnson, Andrew G. Jenkins, Laurence E. Eaton, A. Neill Osgood, Thomas A. Booth, Herbert H. Jaynes
Seated: Joseph Earl Perry, Donald W. Vose (presiding), Thomas S. Roy

1973

DONALD W. VOSE, Grand Master

J. Philip Berquist, Deputy Grand Master
W. Malcolm Lunt, Senior Grand Warden
Eliot F. Borden, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/14: 1973-16;
• 06/13: 1973-107;
• 09/12: 1973-165;
• 12/12: 1973-296; (Annual Communication)

03/14 Agenda

• 1973-25: Reception of guests, including Ill. George A. Newbury, 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander. (He offered remarks on Page 1973-48).
• 1973-26: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1973-37: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 1973-37: Greetings from the Grand Lodge of São Paulo, Brazil. The Grand Secretary also announced that the Grand Secretary of that Grand Lodge was translating various remarks from Massachusetts Brothers into Portuguese for publication in their newspaper, A Verdade.
• 1973-49: Presentation to Grand Lodge by Wor. and Rev. Egbert W.A. Jenkinson, Grand Chaplain, of a Bible he purchased in Jerusalem for use during Special Communications.

06/13 Agenda

• 1973-115: Reception of guests.
• 1973-116: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1973-127: Report of the Masonic Home Building Committee.
• 1973-127: Presentation of Meritorious Service Award to Wor. and Rev. S. Read Chatterton, Grand Chaplain, and the Henry Price Medal to Grand Marshal Rt. Wor. Arthur L. Rockwell. Presentation of a portrait of former President and Most Wor. Harry S. Truman in Masonic regalia by Bro. Harvey B Leggee.

09/12 Agenda

• 1973-175: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1973-175: Greeting to Grand Representatives.
• 1973-181: Budget for 1974.
• 1973-195: Report on DeMolay, presented by Rt. Wor. J. Henry Johnson.
• 1973-189: Report of the Masonic Home Building Committee.

12/12 Agenda

• 1973-232: Reception of guests, including Ill. George A. Newbury, 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander.
• 1973-233: Report of Committee on Records.
• 1973-237: Greeting to Grand Representatives.
• 1973-238: Ballot on lowering the age of admission from 21 to 18. "The sentiment was overwhelmingly in the negative."
• 1973-238: Report of the Masonic Home Building Committee.
• 1973-281: Report on Masonic Home Expansion Fund Raising Program, by Rt. Wor. James M. McBride.
• 1973-283: Appropriation for the Bicentennial.
• Visits by Grand Master Vose, beginning on Page 1973-272:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Chicopee, Chicopee (03/17; Special Communication; 125th Anniversary)
    • Charles A. Welch, Maynard (03/21; Special Communication; Centenary)
    • Social Harmony, Wareham (04/07; Special Communication; 150th Anniversary)
    • Meridian, Natick (04/14; Special Communication; 175th Anniversary)
    • Crescent, Pittsfield (05/12; Special Communication; Centenary)
    • Russell, Arlington (05/17; Special Communication; 50th Anniversary)
    • King David, Taunton (06/20; Special Communication; 175th Anniversary)
    • Phoenix, Hanover (10/13; Special Communication; Centenary)
    • Star in the East, New Bedford (12/14; Special Communication; 150th Anniversary)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • East Bridgewater. Corner-stone laying of First Parish Church (04/22; Special Communication)
    • North Brookfield. Corner-stone laying for Meridian Sun Lodge (11/25; Special Communication)
    • East Bridgewater. Dedication of Admiral Blake House, First Parish Unitarian Church (12/09; Special Communication)
  • Consolidations:
    • Malden. Uniting of Canaan and Mount Scopus Lodges (06/28; Special Communication)
  • Lodge Visits:
    • Canal Zone, Isthmian, Chagres, and Darien, Balboa, CZ (01/23; Special Communication)
    • Sojourners and Sibert, Cristobal, CZ (01/24; Special Communication)
    • Grand Lodge of Panama (01/28; Special Communication)
    • Grand Lodge of Virginia (02/12-02/14)
    • (no location) (02/24; Reception for Senior Grand Warden W. Malcolm Lunt)
    • (no location) (02/27; Reception for Junior Grand Warden Eliot F. Borden)
    • Major General Henry Knox, Boston (02/28; Table Lodge)
    • Dalhousie, Newtonville (03/03; Reception for Deputy Grand Master J. Philip Berquist)
    • Thomas Talbot, Billerica (03/06)
    • Joseph Webb, Boston (03/07; Shrine Night)
    • Charles A. Welch, Maynard (03/18; church service)
    • Hesperia, Boston (03/20)
    • Joseph Webb, Boston (03/29; William Henry Williams Night at Pier 4)
    • Grand Lodge of Connecticut (04/03-04/04)
    • Delta, Braintree (04/08; Knights of Columbus - Masonic Breakfast)
    • Orphan's Hope, Weymouth (04/09; Blood donor recognition night)
    • Grand Lodge of North Carolina (04/16-04/19)
    • Fraternity, Newtonville (04/19; presentation of 50-year medal)
    • Oriental, Edgartown (04/23)
    • Grand Lodge of New Jersey (04/25)
    • Pioneer, Somerset (04/28; 50th Anniversary of the Building of the Temple)
    • Grand Lodge of Maine (04/30-05/01)
    • Mount Moriah, Westfield (05/05; Knights of Columbus Ball)
    • Pequossette, Watertown (05/08; presentation of 50-year medal)
    • Grand Lodge of Indiana (05/14-05/15)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (05/18-05/19)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/21)
    • Grand Lodge of Michigan (05/21-05/23)
    • Samuel D. Sherwood, Springfield (05/25)
    • Somerville, Somerville (05/28; presentation of 50-year medal)
    • Grand Lodge of Québec (06/06-06/07)
    • Zetland, Boston (06/13)
    • Belmont, Belmont (06/21; Father and sons night)
    • Athelstan, Worcester (06/27)
    • Grand Lodge of Canada (Ontario) (07/17-07/19)
    • Oriental, Edgartown (08/18)
    • Union (Dorchester) (09/14; installation)
    • Maugus Hill, Wellesley (09/17; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Delaware (10/03-10/04)
    • Manchester, Manchester (10/06; mortgage burning; Special Communication)
    • Grand Lodge of West Virginia (10/07-10/09)
    • Grand Lodge of Ohio (10/11-10/13)
    • Grand Lodge of Georgia (10/22-10/23)
    • Mount Tom, Holyoke (10/27; installation)
    • Mount Hollis, Holliston (11/05)
    • Satucket, East Bridgewater (11/06)
    • Grand Lodge of Maryland (11/19-11/21)
    • Boston University, Boston (11/21; presentation of 50-year medal)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania (12/04-12/05)
    • Columbian, Boston (12/06; installation)
    • St. Martin's, Chatham (12/07)
    • Grand Lodge of District of Columbia (12/18-12/19)

Visits of other Grand Lodge officers listed beginning on Page 1973-277.

• 1973-285: Re-election of Most Wor. Donald W. Vose as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/14: 1973-38; necrology; opening remarks; Canal Zone travels; comments on consideration of lowering the age of admission from 21.

• 06/13: 1973-118; necrology; opening remarks; admittance of visiting brethren; visit to Masonic Home; presentation of a Veteran's Medal to Rt. Wor. Leverett Saltonstall; DeMolay Committee; table lodge ritual; oil paintings on the first floor of the Grand Lodge building; lowering of age of admission to 18.

• 09/12: 1973-175; necrology; opening remarks; travel; budget for 1974; raising of funds for the Masonic Home.

• 12/12: 1973-234; necrology; annual reports; visitations; Boston Tea Party; scholarships; concurrent jurisdiction; library and museum; service; Board of Masonic Relief; financial aid; Education; buildings and properties; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/14: 1973-47;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Alpha, Boylston, Brookline, Charles C. Spellman, Dorchester, Emeth, Garden City, Milton, Mount Olivet, Samuel D. Sherwood, Sibert, Solomon's Temple, Star in the East, United Brethren, Wessagusset; approved.

• 06/13: 1973-122;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Adelphi, Atlantic, Aurora, Bristol, Canal Zone, Chagres, Charles C. Spellman, Dalhousie, Faith, Gate of the Temple, Indian Orchard, King Hiram's, Konohassett, Merrimack, Mount Carmel, Mount Olivet, Oriental, Quinebaug, Sibert, Sinim, Spencer, Star in the East, Unity, Wampatuck, Winslow Lewis, Wyoming, Zerubbabel; approved. Liberty, North Reading, not approved.

• 09/12: 1973-184;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Algonquin, Bethlehem, Boston University, Brotherhood, Canal Zone, Damascus, DeWitt Clinton, Hiram, Manet, Morning Star, Putnam, St. Bernard, Sibert, Wellesley; approved.

• 12/12: 1973-284;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Algonquin, Ancient York, Blackstone River, Charles C. Dame, Huntington, Liberty, Martha's Vineyard, Noddle's Island, Samuel Osgood, Theodore Roosevelt, Wisdom; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/14: 1973-38; Rt. Wor. Winslow Johnson Damon, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/14: 1973-39; Rt. Wor. Weston Upham Friend, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/14: 1973-39; Rt. Wor. Andrew Markhard, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/14: 1973-39; Rt. Wor. Oscar Conrad, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/14: 1973-39; Rt. Wor. Frank Henry Reed, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
  • 03/14: 1973-40; Rt. Wor. Earle Amidon Brown, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/13: 1973-40; Rt. Wor. Frank Byron Crandall, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Chaplain.
  • 06/13: 1973-41; Rt. Wor. Russell Winslow Harris, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/13: 1973-41; Rt. Wor. Leonard Rawn, Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 09/12: 1973-175; Rt. Wor. Charles Frederick Holden, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
  • 09/12: 1973-176; Rt. Wor. John Pitkin Palmer, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/12: 1973-176; Rt. Wor. Frank Herbert Blackman, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/12: 1973-176; Rt. Wor. Harry Morgan Ryther, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/12: 1973-176; Rt. Wor. Curtis Glover Bowes, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 1973-234; Rt. Wor. John Henry Peebles, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
  • 12/12: 1973-235; Rt. Wor. William Lee Rust, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 1973-235; Rt. Wor. Horace Franklin Reynolds, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
  • 12/12: 1973-235; Rt. Wor. William Edmund Wellington, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• MEMORIALS:
  • 03/14: 1973-40; Rt. Wor. Albert Langworthy Saunders, Past Senior Grand Warden.

Petitions for Consolidation

• 06/13: 1973-125; Petition by Canaan (Everett) and Mount Scopus (Malden) to merge; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/23: 1973-1. Balboa, CZ. Visit to Canal Zone, Isthmian, Chagres, and Darien Lodges.
  • 1973-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the various Lodges.
  • 1973-3: Introduction of guests including the Deputy Grand Master of Panama and his suite.
  • 1973-3: Address by the Grand Master.

• 01/24: 1973-6. Cristobal, CZ. Visit to Sojourners and Sibert Lodges.
  • 1973-7: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1973-8: Presentation of an Entered Apprentice degree.
  • 1973-8: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren. Presentations.

• 01/28: 1973-10. Visit to the Grand Lodge of Panama.
  • 1973-11: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Grand Lodge of Panama.
  • 1973-12: Addresses by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
  • 1973-15: Moment of silence in the memory of various deceased Brothers, including former Presidents Truman and Johnson.

• 03/17: 1973-51. Chicopee. 125th Anniversary of Chicopee Lodge.
  • 1973-52: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Henry Evanson, Master of Chicopee Lodge.
  • 1973-52: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1973-54ff: History of Chicopee Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Sidney Weiner, Wor. Irving Weiner and Wor. Harold B. Howard.

• 03/21: 1973-60. Maynard. Centenary of Charles A. Welch Lodge.
  • 1973-61: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert H. Cook, Master of Charles A. Welch Lodge.
  • 1973-61: Presentation of the Bro. Lucius Dunham Wilson Historical Cane. Other presentations.
  • 1973-62: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1973-63: (03/18) Divine Worship at the Sudbury Methodist Church, with sermon by Rev. Bro. Blaine E. Taylor; (03/24) Anniversary Banquet and Ladies' Night at Maynard Elks Club.
  • 1973-64ff: History of Charles A. Welch Lodge, 1948-1973, by Wor. Richard F. Deane.

• 04/07: 1973-70. Wareham. 150th Anniversary of Social Harmony Lodge.
  • 1973-71: Grand Lodge was opened by the Deputy Grand Master at the Wareham Town Hall. Grand Lodge was then received by the Brethren of the Lodge and their ladies in the banquet hall.
  • 1973-72: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1973-73ff: History of Social Harmony Lodge, by Wor. Winston H. Cushman, including some notes on Agawam Lodge U.D. in 1855 and 1856.

• 04/14: 1973-78. Natick. 175th Anniversary of Meridian Lodge.
  • 1973-80: Grand Lodge was opened at Natick High School. Grand Lodge was then received by Wor. Robert F. Faulkner, Master of Meridian Lodge.
  • 1973-80: Presentation of a pin to Bro. Frank Clifford Skinner, age 94, the oldest living member of the Lodge. Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Rt. Wor. Arnold H. Baker.
  • 1973-80: Historical presentation with vignettes of the first few Masters of the Lodge.
  • 1973-81: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1973-82: (12/10/1972) Service of Divine Worship at First Congregational Church, Natick with sermon by Rt. Wor. and Rev. Arthur H. Melanson, Deputy Grand Master.
  • 1973-83ff: Dramatic historical presentation on Meridian Lodge.

• 04/22: 1973-87. East Bridgewater. Corner stone laying at the First Parish Unitarian Church.
  • 1973-87: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded into the Sanctuary for a Service of Divine Worship, conducted by Rev. and Bro. Paul John Rich.
  • 1973-88: Corner-stone laying, "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony."
  • 1973-88: Contents of corner stone box.
  • 1973-89: A "bountiful repast" featuring a musical program of eighteenth-century Masonic songs.

• 05/12: 1973-90. Pittsfield. Centenary of Crescent Lodge.
  • 1973-91: Grand Lodge was opened and received by the Wor. Benjamin G. Robinson, Master of Crescent Lodge.
  • 1973-91: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1973-91: Opening of a copper box sealed at the 50th Anniversary.
  • 1973-92: (05/13) Divine Services at South Congregational Church, Pittsfield.
  • 1973-93ff: History of Crescent Lodge, 1948-1973, by Bro. Stephen J. Twining, Sr.

• 05/17: 1973-96. Arlington. 50th Anniversary of Russell Lodge.
  • 1973-97: Grand Lodge was opened and received by Wor. Arthur W. Sampson, Master of Russell Lodge.
  • 1973-97: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1973-98: (05/19) Ladies' Night at Montvale Plaza, Stoneham.
  • 1973-99ff: History of Russell Lodge, by Rt. Wor. E. Stanley Beck.

• 06/20: 1973-130. Taunton. 175th Anniversary of King David Lodge.
  • 1973-131: Grand Lodge was opened and received by Wor. Roland E. Gooch, Master of King David Lodge.
  • 1973-131: Words of greeting by the Grand Master. Note that the Bible was one presented by Isaiah Thomas at the institution of the Lodge in 1798.
  • 1973-132: Banquet at Herring Run Restaurant, Taunton. Address by Grand Master. Presentations and remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1973-133ff: History of King David Lodge, by Wor. Robert W Williams, III. Note: this is a very detailed and extensive history of the lodge, beginning at its founding.

• 06/28: 1973-158. Malden. Uniting of Canaan and Mount Scopus Lodges.
  • 1973-159: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Arnold P. Harris, Master of Mount Scopus Lodge, and the brethren of both Lodges.
  • 1973-160: Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Rt. Wor. Jacob Joseph Glazin.
  • 1973-160ff: Detailed description of the merger ceremony.
  • 1973-164: Address by the Grand Master and other Brothers including members of each Lodge.

• 09/18: 1973-194. Falmouth. 175th Anniversary of Marine Lodge.
  • 1973-195: Grand Lodge was opened at the Falmouth National Guard Armory and received by the Brethren and ladies of Marine Lodge in the banquet hall.
  • 1973-195: Address by Grand Master. Presentations and remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1973-197ff: History of Marine Lodge, by Wor. Robert J Tilden. Another very detailed history.

• 10/06: 1973-206. Manchester. Mortgage burning for a Masonic Temple.
  • 1973-207: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Master of Manchester Lodge, Wor. Robert C. Sibley.
  • 1973-207: Mortgage burning ceremony. Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brethren. Presentations.

• 10/13: 1973-209. Hanover. Centenary of Phoenix Lodge.
  • 1973-210: Grand Lodge was opened at the Hanover High School and received by Wor. C. Philip Snow, Master of Phoenix Lodge.
  • 1973-210: Address by Grand Master. Presentations and remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1973-211: (10/28) Divine Worship at the First Baptist Church, Hanover; (11/16) Centennial dinner-dance at the Ridder Country Club, East Bridgewater.
  • 1973-212ff: History of Phoenix Lodge, by Rt. Wor. David B. Richardson and Wor. Robert Moore. Notes on the early history of Old Colony Lodge and the original Phoenix Lodge.

• 11/25: 1973-219. North Brookfield. Cornerstone laying for a Masonic Temple.
  • 1973-220: Grand Lodge opened at North Brookfield High School, and then proceeded to the apartments of Meridian Sun Lodge, where they were received by its Master, Wor. Robert E. Bishop.
  • 1973-220: Corner-stone laying "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony, in the presence of a large gathering of the Brethren, their ladies and other guests."

• 12/09: 1973-221. Dedication of the Admiral Robert Blake House at First Parish Unitarian Church, East Bridgewater.
  • 1973-222: Grand Lodge opened at the First Parish Unitarian Church, East Bridgewater, where the dedication ceremony was performed.

• 12/14: 1973-287. New Bedford. 150th Anniversary of Star in the East Lodge.
  • 1973-288: Grand Lodge was opened and received by Wor. Chadwick M. McMahon, Master of Star in the East Lodge.
  • 1973-289: Address by Grand Master. Presentations and remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1973-289: (12/09) Vesper Service at Seamen's Bethel.
  • 1973-290ff: History of Star in the East Lodge, by Wor. Percy Lord. Another very detailed history.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1973)

• 1973-296: Opening and roll call.
• 1973-302: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1973-303: Presentation of Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. Stephen C. Luce, Jr., Past Senior Grand Warden.
• 1973-303: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,486 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1973, as well as the past 2 years.
• 1973-304: Installation of Grand Master Vose. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1973-307: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1973-308: The Grand Master.
  • 1973-309: Deputy Grand Master James M. McBride.
  • 1973-315: District Grand Master David C. McIlhenny of the Canal Zone.
  • 1973-319: Past Grand Master John A. Irvine of Canada (Ontario).

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1973

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1973 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and the Canal Zone.

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