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1979


ARTHUR H. MELANSON, Grand Master

W. Terence Stephens, Deputy Grand Master
Robert H. Stevens, Senior Grand Warden
Edgar W. Darling, Junior Grand Warden


Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/14: 1979-21;
  • 06/13: 1979-81;
  • 09/12: 1979-128;
  • 12/12: 1979-166; (Annual Communication)

03/14 Agenda

  • 1979-30: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1979-39: Greetings to Grand Representatives.

06/13 Agenda

  • 1979-90: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1979-93: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
  • 1979-115: Installation of Rev. Bro. Carles McEachern as Grand Chaplain.
  • 1979-115: Presentation of the Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. Albert T. Ames, Grand Marshal.

09/12 Agenda

  • 1979-137: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1979-137: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
  • 1979-143: Presentation of 75-year awards to Bro. Elmer Booth Hoyle of Eden Lodge and Bro. Edward Arthur Hackwell of Aurora Lodge.
  • 1979-147: Presentation of the Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. William Lawrence Saltonstall. (Note that this medal originally belonged to his father, Rt. Wor. Leverett Saltonstall.)
  • 1979-148: Budget for 1980.

12/12 Agenda

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/14: 1979-26; necrology; opening remarks; visitations; Canal Zone visit; Grand Masters' Conference; George Washington Memorial; ritual; Grand Lodge newsletter; DeMolay; blood program.
  • 06/13: 1979-98; Grand Master's Day; Grand Lodge newsletter; visitations; ciphers; candidates; Masonic Home; DeMolay.
  • 09/12: 1979-138; Opening remarks; visitations; Masonic Home; Grand Master's Appeal; Agreement of Understanding for the Canal Zone; blood; appeal for Mississippi Masons due to the storm; Grand Master's Day; Grand Lodge newsletter; library; museum; DeMolay.
  • 12/12: 1979-176; visitations; street advertising signs; Masonic emblems; Grand Master's Appeal; Masonic Home; Annual Reports (education, Board of Masonic Relief, service, library and museum); Grand Lodge news; energy crisis; DeMolay; membership; District Grand Lodge of Panama; appreciation; necrology; library and museum; Department of Service; Board of Masonic Relief; Department of Education; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/14: 1979-40: Rt. Wor. James Samuel Rollins, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/14: 1979-40: Rt. Wor. Charles Henry Steele, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/14: 1979-40: Rt. Wor. Winslow Faunce May, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/14: 1979-40: Rt. Wor. Richard Carlton Fraser Hastings, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1979-106: Rt. Wor. Martin Milton Smith, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1979-107: Rt. Wor. Milton Schultz, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1979-107: Rt. Wor. Joseph Dawes, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1979-107: Rt. Wor. James Gilbert Sinclair, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1979-107: Rt. Wor. Ralph Alfonso Buck, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1979-108: Rt. Wor. Earl Record Galeucia, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1979-108: Rt. Wor. Archibald Foster, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1979-108: Rt. Wor. Mosier Barnet Goldberg, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1979-108: Rt. Wor. Warren Allyn Johnson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1979-109: Rt. Wor. Donald Paige Malcolm, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1979-109: Rt. Wor. Robert Neil Alger, Past Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1979-109: Rt. Wor. George Grenall Petrie, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1979-109: Rt. Wor. Herbert Millington Davis, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 1979-144: Rt. Wor. James Robert Spear, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 1979-144: Rt. Wor. George William Russell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 1979-144: Rt. Wor. Henry Orson Holley, Past Senior Grand Warden.
    • 09/12: 1979-145: Rt. Wor. Frederick Eaton Smith, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 1979-145: Rt. Wor. Ludwig Knorr, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/12: 1979-184: Rt. Wor. Alfred Grey Phillips, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/12: 1979-185: Rt. Wor. Eino Arthur Kajander, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Pursuivant.
    • 12/12: 1979-185: Rt. Wor. Simon Nazarian, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/12: 1979-185: Rt. Wor. John Dietsch, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

Petitions for Consolidation

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 01/23: 1979-1; Balboa, Canal Zone. Visit to Army, Canal Zone Isthmian, Chagres, Darien, Sibert and Sojourners Lodges.
    • 1979-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the six lodges, with the Wor. Eric P. Castleton, Master of Army Lodge, presiding.
    • 1979-2: Entered Apprentice degree conferred by members of the various lodges.
    • 1979-2: Address by the Grand Master (The Direction the Lodges Are Taking) and by Most Wor. Moises Abadi, Grand Master of Panama.
  • 01/27: 1979-4; Balboa, Canal Zone. Installation of District Grand Lodge officers for the Canal Zone.
    • 1979-4: Grand Lodge opened and was received into the District Grand Lodge by the District Grand Master, Rt. Wor. Thomas C. Peterson.
    • 1979-5: Reception of the Grand Master of Panama, Most Wor. Moises S. Abadi, and his suite.
    • 1979-5: Business, followed by the installation of officers for the District Grand Lodge.
    • 1979-6: Address by the Grand Master. Presentations.
  • 01/28: 1979-8; Balboa, Canal Zone. Visit to the Grand Lodge of Panama.
    • 1979-9: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Most Wor. Moises S. Abadi, Grand Master of Panama.
    • 1979-9: Remarks and presentations by the Grand Master, including a Henry Price Medal to the Grand Maser of Panama.
  • 03/13: 1979-11; Waltham. 50th Anniversary of Waltham Lodge.
    • 1979-12: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Thomas M. Newton, Master of Waltham Lodge.
    • 1979-12: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers. Presentations, including a Joseph Warren Medal to Bro. Edward A. Kazanjian, Sr.
    • 1979-14ff: History of Waltham Lodge, 1953-1979, by Bro. Peter J. Kennedy.
  • 04/02: 1979-51; Lincoln. Centenary of Soley Lodge and dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1979-52: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Lloyd M. Perry, Master of Soley Lodge.
    • 1979-52: Dedication ceremony "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony."
    • 1979-52: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Introduction of the fifteen Past Masters and affiliated Past Masters. Presentations.
    • 1979-53: (04/21) Centennial Dinner Dance at Natick Quartermaster Corps Officers' Club.
    • 1979-54ff: History of Soley Lodge, 1954-1979, by Wor. David L. Geoffrion.
  • 04/10: 1979-60; Hopkinton. Burning of the Temple Mortgage.
    • 1979-61: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. S. Douglas Winslow, Master of John Warren Lodge.
    • 1979-61: Burning ceremony.
    • 1979-61: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 04/21: 1979-63; Danvers. 200th Anniversary of Essex Lodge of Salem.
    • 1979-64: Grand Lodge opened at St. John's Preparatory School and was received by the Brothers and guests of Essex Lodge. Adjournment to the Refectory for the anniversary banquet and celebration.
    • 1979-64: Address by the Grand Master, and remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1979-65: (03/14) Bicentennial Table Lodge, 200 years exactly from the founding of the Lodge; (05/12) 200th Anniversary Ball at St. John's Preparatory School, Danvers. (06/24) St. John's Sunday service of Divine Worship at St. Peter's Church, Salem, and historical program.
  • 04/28: 1979-66; North Adams. Rededication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1979-66: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Joseph D. Merrick, Master of Greylock Lodge, and the Brethren and ladies of that Lodge and Lafayette Lodge.
    • 1979-67: Rededication ceremony "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
    • 1979-67: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentations.
  • 05/05: 1979-69; Middleboro. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1979-70: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Herbert E. Thompson, Jr., Master of May Flower Lodge.
    • 1979-70: Dedication of the Temple "in full form and ceremony according to ancient usage", and unveiling of the corner stone.
    • 1979-70: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1979-71: Meeting Places of May Flower Lodge.
  • 05/17: 1979-74; Gardner. Rededication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1979-75: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Albert L. Hughes, Master of Hope Lodge.
    • 1979-75: Rededication of the refurbished Temple "in full form and ceremony, in accordance with ancient usage."
    • 1979-75: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentations.
  • 06/10: 1979-77; Newton Lower Falls. Unveiling of a Memorial Plaque to Wor. Bro. Albert A. Kendall.
    • 1979-78: Grand Lodge opened at St. Mary's Parish Church. Memorial Service led by a sermon from the Grand Master.
    • 1979-78: Dedication of a plaque at the grave of Wor. Kendall, the first Master of Dalhousie Lodge.
  • 06/27: 1979-118; Quincy. Uniting of Theodore Roosevelt and Manet Lodges.
    • 1979-119: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 1979-119: Ceremony of merger, described in detail.
    • 1979-124: Remarks by the Grand Master.
  • 06/28: 1979-125; Springfield. Uniting of Roswell Lee and Samuel Osgood Lodges,.
    • 1979-126: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 1979-126: Ceremony of merger.
    • 1979-126: Remarks by the Grand Master.
  • 12/01: 1979-163; Stoughton. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1979-164: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert A. Stetson, Jr., Master of Rising Star Lodge.
    • 1979-164: Dedication of the Temple "to the purposes of Masonry in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
    • 1979-164: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brethren.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1979)

  • 1979-230: Opening and roll call.
  • 1979-235: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1979-236: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,254 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1979, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 1979-237: Installation of Grand Master Melanson. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 1979-239: Presentation of Henry Price Medal to Wor. C. C. Faulkner, Jr., Grand Master of DeMolay.
  • 1979-240: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1979-240: The Grand Master.
    • 1979-241: Deputy Grand Master Horatio Bisbee.
    • 1979-244: Most Wor. Charles S. Moulthrop, Grand Master of Michigan.
    • 1979-245: Most Wor. Clarence F. Carter, Grand Master of New Brunswick.
    • 1979-245: The Grand Master, quoting Most Wor. Melvin M. Johnson from 1942, on DeMolay.
    • 1979-248: Wor. C. C. Faulkner, Grand Master of the International Order of DeMolay.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1979

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1979 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and the Canal Zone.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Edward Newpol, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-267

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Charles H. Taylor, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-268

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Ronald Rosenberg, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-269

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Paul E. Gerolstein, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-270

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

James Legrow, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-271

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Harry E. Davis, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-272

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

James G. Buckley, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-273

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Henry Brauneis, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-274

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Shant L. Chebookjian, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-275

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

John A. Musserian, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-276

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Franklin G. Bartlett, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-277

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Irving E. Johansen, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-278

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Alvah D. Gardiner, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-279

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Stewart I. Ryder, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-280

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Thomas Todd, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-281

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Winfred C. Zealor, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-282

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Harold W. Adams, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-283

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Ralph M. Woodcock, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-284

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Harold R. Boynton, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-285

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Ronald W. Wetmore, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-286

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Donald P. Baker, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-287

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Raymond J. McLean, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-288

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

James T. Lonergan, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-289

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Norman W. Miller, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-290

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Keith M. Raftery, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-291

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Francis R. Dressell, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-292

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Clarke F. Harrington, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-293

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Edward M. Avery, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-294

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Henry E. Ludlam, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-295

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

William J. Ziaja, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-296

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Robert E. Magill, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-297

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Philip R. Hey, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-298

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Wallace R. Walker, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-299

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Meldon E. Niemi, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-300

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Oscar H. Hagg, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-301

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

C. Murray Pendleton, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-302

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Richard A. Melvin, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-303

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Robert W. Williams, III, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-304

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Edward R. Kussmaul, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-305

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Albert F. Fitzpatrick, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-306

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Walter L. Gosciminski, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-307

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Arthur Potter, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-308

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Gardner S. McWilliams, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-309

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Edward L. Jenkins, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-310

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Charles S. Hartig, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-311

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Raymond W. Williamson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-312

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Thomas C. Peterson, District Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-313

CHILE DISTRICT

Oscar E. Gibson, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-314

CHINA DISTRICT

Joe A. Diele, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1979-315

CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

Robert J. Aven, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1972-316


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