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1974

DONALD W. VOSE, Grand Master

James M. McBride, Deputy Grand Master
Karl O. Lepisto, Senior Grand Warden
Ralph W. Arnold, Junior Grand Warden

A portrait of the Grand Master appears in the Frontispiece and above.


Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/13: 1974-16;
  • 06/12: 1974-99;
  • 09/11: 1974-156;
  • 12/11: 1974-219; (Annual Communication)

03/13 Agenda

  • 1974-25: Introduction of guests.
  • 1974-25: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1974-35: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
  • 1974-41: Election of Trustee to Masonic Education & Charity Trust, and member of Board of Masonic Relie.
  • 1974-42: Remarks by Rt. Wor. Robert Gladwin, regarding joint participation with Knights of Columbus.
  • 1974-49: Report on Masonic Home Expansion Program.

06/12 Agenda

  • 1974-108: Introduction of guests.
  • 1974-108: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
  • 1974-109: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1974-120: Report on Blood Donor Program.
  • 1974-128: Report on Masonic Home Expansion Program.

09/11 Agenda

  • 1974-165: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1974-168: Budget for 1975.
  • 1974-178: Petition by Moses Michael Hays Lodge to remove to Needham; approved.
  • 1974-179: Report on Masonic Home Expansion Program.

12/11 Agenda

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 03/13: 1974-34; A number of amendments to the Grand Constitutions; referred.
    • 06/12: 1974-126; Report by committee.
    • 09/11: 1974-172; Adoption of changes to the Grand Constitutions:
      • Section 207, removing the need to print notifications in Boston newspapers.
      • Section 256, section deleted.
      • Section 316, rewording on business on the Third Degree.
      • Section 319, creating conucrrent jurisdiction for all lodges.
      • Section 320, removing (now irrelevant) concurrent jurisdiction for lodges in the same city.
      • Section 321, removing (now irrelevant) consideration of legislative changes.
      • Section 322, rewording regarding lodges in the same municipality.
      • Section 402, inserting reference to application blank.
      • Section 403, regarding Masonic residence.
      • Section 404, removing (now irrelevant) releases of jurisdiction.
      • Section 406, regarding jurisdiction over members of the armed forces.
      • Section 423, removing jurisdiction over affiliations.
      • Section 506, removing notation on a certificate of good standing.
      • Section 507, removing jurisdictional requirements on reinstatement.
      • Section 508, removing jurisdictional requirements on reinstatement.
      • Section 510, altering jurisdiction for trials.
      • Section 516, removing discharge privilege for lodges.
      • Section 518, altering regulations on removal of membersihp.
      • Section 611, changing contribution for affiliates.
      • Section 709, altering definitions.
      • Section 711, removal of the words 'spot-sealed'.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/13: 1974-36; necrology; opening remarks; lodge programs; Temples; lodge trips; Grand Master's Conference; Supreme Council museum and library; collateral bodies.
  • 06/12: 1974-110; necrology; opening remarks. Reports.
  • 09/11: 1974-166; necrology; opening remarks. Reports.
  • 12/11: 1974-234; necrology; opening remarks; Annual reports; Grand Representatives; acknowledgements; Library and Museum; Department of Service; Board of Masonic Relief; Department of Education; Buildings and Properties; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Montgomery, Prospect; returned with suggestions.

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/13: 1974-36; Rt. Wor. Leon James Winch, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1974-36; Rt. Wor. Robert Newman Spofford, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grnd Deacon.
    • 03/13: 1974-37; Rt. Wor. Harold Dobson MacDonald, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Pursuivant.
    • 03/13: 1974-37; Rt. Wor. Lyndon Webster Ellis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1974-37; Rt. Wor. Robert Renwick Askew, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1974-37; Rt. Wor. Isaac Alexander Hodgen, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/12: 1974-111; Rt. Wor. Clarence Lester Johnston, Past District Grand Master, Canal Zone.
    • 06/12: 1974-111; Rt. Wor. Thomas Knudson, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/12: 1974-111; Rt. Wor. Hyman Hodes, Past District Deputy Grand Master, North China and China.
    • 06/12: 1974-112; Rt. Wor. Paul Livingston Perkins, Past Deputy Grand Master, Past Junior Grand Warden.
    • 06/12: 1974-112; Rt. Wor. Ralph Kenneth Manning, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/12: 1974-112; Rt. Wor. Joseph Edwin Prentiss, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/11: 1974-166; Rt. Wor. Clement Kendrick Eldredge, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/11: 1974-166; Rt. Wor. Benjamin Whittemore Taylor, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/11: 1974-167; Rt. Wor. James Lawrie Reid, Past Senior Grand Warden.
    • 09/11: 1974-167; Rt. Wor. John Reid, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1974-234; Rt. Wor. Garfield Arthur Davis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1974-234; Rt. Wor. Albert Whatmough, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1974-235; Rt. Wor. Adrial Warren Hathaway, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1974-235; Rt. Wor. Robert Thompson Sanford, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1974-235; Rt. Wor. Albert Henry Andrew, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1974-235; Rt. Wor. Samuel Zetlan, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • MEMORIALS:
    • 06/12: 1974-113; Rt. Wor. Paul Livingston Perkins, Past Deputy Grand Master, Past Junior Grand Warden, presented by Rt. Wor. Roland E. Mosley, for the Committee.
    • 06/12: 1974-115; Rt. Wor. Clarence Lester Johnston, Past District Grand Master, Canal Zone presented by Rt. Wor. Howard W. Osborn, for the Committee.
    • 12/11: 1974-236; Rt. Wor. James Lawrie Reid, Past Senior Grand Warden.

Petitions for Consolidation

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

  • 12/27: 1974-294; The DeMolay, dispensation granted 12/20/1974.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 01/12: 1974-1; Rehoboth. 50th Anniversary of Eastern Star Lodge.
    • 1974-2: Grand Lodge opened at the Anawan Grange Hall in Rehoboth and was received by Wor. Robert E. Gustafson, Master of Eastern Star Lodge.
    • 1974-2: Recess and retirement to the Dorothy L. Beckwith Middle School for the anniversary exercises.
    • 1974-2: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
    • 1974-3: (01/13) Divine worship at the Rehoboth Congregational Church.
    • 1974-4ff: History of Eastern Star Lodge, by Wor. Charles C. Viall. Brief remarks on the original Eastern Star Lodge.
  • 01/18: 1974-8; Visit to Caribbean Naval Lodge in Guantánamo, Cuba.
    • 1974-8: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Joe B. Baggett, Master of Caribbean Naval Lodge.
    • 1974-9: Installation of officers by Acting Senior Grand Warden, Rt. Wor. Robert P. Beach.
    • 1974-9: Remarks by the Grand Master.
    • 1974-10: (01/21) Installation Banquet at the Windjammer Club.
  • 03/10: 1974-11; Cornerstone laying, Scottish Rite Supreme Council building, Lexington.
    • 1974-12: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded in formal procession to the building site.
    • 1974-13: Cornerstone ceremony. Contents of cornerstone box.
    • 1974-14: Remarks by various distinguished Brothers.
    • 1974-15: Printed program details.
  • 04/09: 1974-51; Quincy. 75th Anniversary of Wollaston Lodge.
    • 1974-52: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Kenneth A. Hamilton, Master of Wollaston Lodge.
    • 1974-52: Presentations. Address by the Grand Master and remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1974-54ff: History of Wollaston Lodge, by Wor. Kenneth A. Hamilton.
  • 04/20: 1974-57; West Springfield. 50th Anniversary of Elm Lodge.
    • 1974-58: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. William L. Sieber, Jr., Master of Elm Lodge.
    • 1974-58: Presentations. Opening of the box from the 25th Anniversary. Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1974-59: Introduction of Bro. Herman O. Grimmeisen, the only Charter Member present.
    • 1974-59: (06/01) 50th Anniversary Dinner Dance at Blakes House, Springfield.
    • 1974-60ff: History of Elm Lodge, by a committee.
  • 04/22: 1974-64; West Boylston. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1974-65: Grand Lodge opened at the new Masonic Temple and proceeded to the Banquet Hall of the West Boylston Congregational Church.
    • 1974-65: Reception of Grand Lodge by Wor. Norman C. Greenough, Master of Boylston Lodge.
    • 1974-65: Temple dedication "in full form and ceremony according to ancient usage."
    • 1974-65: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other brothers.
    • 1974-67: Brief note on Meeting Places of Boylston Lodge.
  • 05/13: 1974-68; Needham. Centenary of Norfolk Lodge and burning of the Temple mortgage.
    • 1974-69: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Ralph I. Sewall, Master of Norfolk Lodge.
    • 1974-69: Mortgage burning ceremony.
    • 1974-70: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1974-71 (05/12) Service of Divine Worship, sermon by Rev. Oscar A. Guinn, Jr.; (05/18) Ladies' Night and Dinner Dance at Chateau de Ville, Framingham.
    • 1974-72ff: History of Norfolk Lodge, by Wor. Chester W. Eaton and Bro. Prescott B. Morse.
  • 05/24: 1974-80; Seekonk. 50th Anniversary of Netop Lodge.
    • 1974-80: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert N. Jordan, Master of Netop Lodge.
    • 1974-81: Brief remarks by the Grand Master; adjournment to Woodward Hall of the Seekonk Congregational Church.
    • 1974-81: Address by the Grand Master. Presentations, including a 50-year Veteran's Medal to Wor. Kenneth R. Gardiner, Master at the 25th Anniversary. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1974-82: Introduction of two Charter Members present - Rt. Wor. John Dietsch and Bro. Clarence G. Blackledge.
    • 1974-83ff: History of Netop Lodge, by Rt. Wor. John Dietsch, Wor. John Stallard and Wor. Kenneth R. Gardiner.
  • 06/08: 1974-85; Beverly. 150th Anniversary of Liberty Lodge.
    • 1974-86: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Donald S. Kenney, Master of Liberty Lodge.
    • 1974-86: Reception of Most Wor. Stewart W. Miner, Grand Master of Masons in Virginia, and members of Alexandria-Washington Lodge #22 in Virginia.
    • 1974-86: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1974-87: Performance of the Master Mason degree by Alexandria-Washington Lodge #22, opened by dispensation from the Grand Masters.
    • 1974-89ff: History of Liberty Lodge, from 1924 to 1974, by Wor. Alexander W. D. Black.
  • 06/13: 1974-130; North Andover. Centenary of Cochichewick Lodge.
    • 1974-130: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Richard A. Schubert, Master of Cochichewick Lodge.
    • 1974-131: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1974-132: (10/19) Anniversary Dinner Dance at DiBurros, Haverhill.
    • 1974-133ff: History of Cochichewick Lodge, 1924-1974, by Bro. Harry Wilcox.
    • 1974-137ff: Biographical sketches of members of Cochichewick Lodge.
  • 07/18: 1974-154; Taunton. Uniting of Alfred Baylies and King David Lodges.
    • 1974-154: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Gerald M. DeCosta, Master of King David Lodge.
    • 1974-155: Merger ceremony. Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 09/29: 1974-180; Dennis. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1974-181: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Mount Horeb Lodge.
    • 1974-181: Temple dedication "in full form and ceremony according to ancient usage."
    • 1974-181: Address by the Grand Master "in his usual happy vein." Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1974-181: Presentation of a 50-year veterans' medal to Wor. Henry Brooks Enos, Senior Past Master of Mount Horeb Lodge.
  • 10/26: 1974-183; Orange. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1974-184: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Orange Lodge and their guests in open session.
    • 1974-184: Temple dedication "in full form and ceremony according to ancient usage."
    • 1974-184: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of 50-year medals.
    • 1974-186: (10/27) Open House with entertainment by the Arab Patrol of Melha Temple A.A.O.N.M.S.
    • 1974-186: Historical Sketch of Freemasonry in the Orange Area.
  • 10/30: 1974-188; New Bedford. 25th Anniversary of Wamsutta Lodge.
    • 1974-189: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Wamsutta Lodge and their guests in open session.
    • 1974-189: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of the 13 Charter Members present.
    • 1974-191ff: History of Wamsutta Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Joseph Dawes.
  • 11/02: 1974-197; Milton. Dedication of Masonic Apartments.
    • 1974-198: Grand Lodge opened at the new apartments at the Mattapan Baptist Church in Milton. Reception by the Brethren of Union Lodge.
    • 1974-198: Dedication of the Masonic Apartments "in full form and ceremony according to ancient usage."
    • 1974-198: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1974-200: Short History of the Dorchester Masonic Building Association.
  • 11/08: 1974-201; Fall River. 150th Anniversary of Mount Hope Lodge.
    • 1974-202: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Rt. Wor. George M. Jackson, Master of Mount Hope Lodge.
    • 1974-202: Presentation of a 50-year medal to Wor. Milton Phillips Ogden. Fifteen 50-year veteran medal recipients were also recognized.
    • 1974-203: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1974-203: (11/09) Anniversary Ladies' Night at the Coachman Restaurant, Tiverton, RI.
    • 1974-204ff: History of Mount Hope Lodge, 1924-1974, by a committee.
  • 11/29: 1974-213; Orleans. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1974-214: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Universal Lodge and their guests in open session.
    • 1974-214: Temple dedication "in full form and ceremony according to ancient usage."
    • 1974-214: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1974-216ff': History of Universal Lodge.
  • 12/12: 1974-281; [2]. 175th Anniversary of Rising Star Lodge.
    • 1974-282: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Oscar H. Hagg, Master of Rising Star Lodge.
    • 1974-282: Call to refreshment at Motel 138 in Easton for the Anniversary exercises.
    • 1974-282: Presentation of medals, including a Joseph Warren Medal to Wor. Oscar H. Hagg. Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1974-283: (12/06) Ladies' Night; (12/08) Divine worship at First Parish Universalist Church, with a sermon by Rt. Wor. and Rev. Arthur H. Melanson.
    • 1974-284: History of Rising Star Lodge, 1949-1974, by Wor. Clarence A. Perkins.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1974)

  • 1974-286: Opening and roll call.
  • 1974-293: Reception of guests.
  • 1974-293: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
  • 1974-293: Presentation of Joseph Warren Medal to Grand Tyler Wor. C. Evan Johnson.
  • 1974-294: Report by Grand Secretary; 1,476 diplomas issued through 08/31/1974. Report of Lodges not represented.
  • 1974-295: Installation of Stanley F. Maxwell as Grand Master. Installation of other Grand Lodge officers.
  • 1974-297: Feast of St. John the Baptist, listing toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1974-298: The Grand Master.
    • 1974-302: Deputy Grand Master Robert W. Custance.
    • 1974-304: Most Wor. George E. Turner, Grand Master of Canada (Ontario).
    • 1974-305: Rt. Wor. W. Orville Kimmel, Junior Past Grand Master of Pennsylvania.
    • 1974-309: Rev. Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., on the Holy Saints John.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1974

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1974 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and the Canal Zone.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Roger W. Hannemann, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-323

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

James E. Cushing, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-324

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Herbert L. Corwin, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1974-325

DISTRICT 3: Boston

David M. Pearl, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-326

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

James C. Sirios, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-327

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Thomas J. O'Brien, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-328

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Earl D. Leake, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-329

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Alexander C. Chiavaris, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-330

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Brenton E. Tyler, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-331

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Herbert M. Davis, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-332

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Wilbur J. Pease, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-333

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Edward R. Nicoll, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-334

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Richard G. Flint, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-335

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Edward P. Hamilton, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-336

DISTRICT 8: Salem

John D. Oldreive, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-337

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Albert J. Gebow, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-338

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Sumner G. Ropper, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-339

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

George H. Harrison, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-340

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Eugene G. Oldfield, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-341

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Roland E. Mosley, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-342

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

John L. Bemis, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-343

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Charles R. Dean, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-344

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Alfred R. Malanson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-345

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

George A. Putney, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-346

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

William A. Newman, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-347

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Ernest T. Otto, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-348

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Edgar W. Darling, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-349

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Virgil W. Liberty, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-350

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Horace H. Randlett, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-351

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Ralph B. Wood, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-352

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Roger H. Buzzell, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-353

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Charles A. Cross, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-354

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Morris Geller, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-355

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

John G. Moy, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-356

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Edward T. Johnston, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-357

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Franklin G. Willard, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-358

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Emmett B. Baker, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-359

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Arthur A. Hanson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-360

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Donald T. Brown, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-361

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

David T. Carleton, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-362

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

David Dratch, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-363

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Gerald G. Delano, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-364

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Paul M. Chase, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-365

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Lee H. Burlingame, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-366

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Lawrence R. Leonard, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-367

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Edward C. Leech, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-368

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

David C. McIlhenny, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-369

CHILE DISTRICT

Robert K. Fuhrimann, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-370

CHINA DISTRICT

none; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1974-371

CARRIBBEAN DISTRICT

Robert J. Aven, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1974-372


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