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1980

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ARTHUR H. MELANSON, Grand Master

Horatio Bisbee, Deputy Grand Master
Charles A. Cross, Senior Grand Warden
James T. Watson, Jr., Junior Grand Warden

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


Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/12: 1980-4;
  • 06/11: 1980-20;
  • 09/10: 1980-108;
  • 12/10: 1980-145; (Annual Communication)

03/12 Agenda

  • 1980-11: Report of Committee on Records.

06/11 Agenda

  • 1980-78: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1980-79: Discipline report.
  • 1980-93: Address by Rt. Wor. Ralph B. Duncan, Executive Officer for Massachusetts, International Order of DeMolay.
  • 1980-95: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
  • 1980-97: Withdrawal of recognition from the Grand Lodge of Belgium; granting of recognition to the Regular Grand Lodge of Belgium. Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Uruguay.
  • 1980-103: Presentations.
  • 1980-104: Remarks by Past Junior Grand Warden Thomas J. Luby, Jr.

09/10 Agenda

  • 1980-116: Report of Committee on Records.
  • 1980-121: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
  • 1980-122: Budget for 1981.

12/10 Agenda

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/12: 1980-21; opening remarks; necrology; DDGM Workshop; visitations; Masonic Home; Caribbean visit; Grand Masters' Conference; emphasis for 1980; discipline; Grand Master's Secretary; gifts; 75-year recognition.
  • 06/11: 1980-101; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; Masonic Home; Grand Master's Day; healings; dispensations; 'particular procurement'; DeMolay; candidate's dress; protocol.
  • 09/10: 1980-130; opening remarks; visitations; Feast of St. John; Grand Master's Day; DeMolay; Masonic Home; Grand Master's Appeal; necrology.
  • 12/10: 1980-164; necrology; opening remarks; annual reports; visitations; Masonic Home; Grand Master's Appeal; Grand Lodge News; "I Believe"; library; museum; service; Board of Masonic Relief; Education; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

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Past Grand Master Thomas S. Roy

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/12: 1980-21; Rt. Wor. Kenneth William Chase, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/12: 1980-22; Rt. Wor. Anthony T. Tie, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/12: 1980-22; Rt. Wor. Wesley James Schutt, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/12: 1980-22; Rt. Wor. Alexander Campbell Todd, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/11: 1980-80; Rt. Wor. Henry Chester Johnson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/11: 1980-80; Rt. Wor. Harry Everett Trask, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/11: 1980-81; Rt. Wor. Thomas Sherrard Roy, Past Grand Master.
    • 06/11: 1980-81; Rt. Wor. John Albert Jewell, Past Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/11: 1980-82; Rt. Wor. Samuel Russell Irons, Past Junior Grand Warden.
    • 09/10: 1980-121; Rt. Wor. Alvin Raymond Reid, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/10: 1980-121; Rt. Wor. George Marvin Campbell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/10: 1980-121; Rt. Wor. Otto Albrecht, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/10: 1980-156; Rt. Wor. George Melior Jackson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/10: 1980-156; Rt. Wor. Frederick Henry Greensmith, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/10: 1980-156: Rt. Wor. Richard Henry Kinsey, Past District Grand Master.
    • 12/10: 1980-157; Rt. Wor. James Garfield Buckley, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/10: 1980-157; Rt. Wor. Adam Johnstone Shaw, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Junior Grand Deacon.
    • 12/10: 1980-157; Rt. Wor. Harold Wenworth Sprague, Past Deputy Grand Master.

Petitions for Charters

  • 06/11: 1980-85; Petition for Belmont and Beaver Lodges to merge; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 01/23: 1980-1; Guantánamo, Cuba. Visit to Caribbean Naval Lodge.
    • 1980-1: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Warren E. Arnold, Master of Caribbean Naval Lodge.
    • 1980-2: Conferral of the Fellow Craft Degree.
    • 1980-2: Presentation of commission to Rt. Wor. Robert J. Aven, District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 1980-2: Address by the Grand Master and the Grand Marshal.
    • 1980-2: (01/22) Lodge banquet.
  • 03/15: 1980-31; Sandwich. 125th Anniversary of DeWitt Clinton and rededication of Masonic Temple.
    • 1980-32: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Allan C. Kingsbury, Sr., Master of DeWitt Clinton Lodge.
    • 1980-32: Rededication of Temple "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony."
    • 1980-32: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1980-32: Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Rt. Wor. Kendall G. Jones, Past District Deputy and Chaplain of the Lodge.
    • 1980-33ff: History of DeWitt Clinton Lodge.
  • 03/17: 1980-37; Watertown. Uniting of United and Aberdour Lodge.
    • 1980-38: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. S. Lawrence DeHaan, Master of United Lodge.
    • 1980-38: Ceremony of merger, described in detail. The two lodges were united under the charter of United Lodge.
  • 03/19: 1980-44; Quincy. 125th Anniversary of Gate of the Temple Lodge.
    • 1980-45: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Frank R. Porter, Master of Gate of the Temple Lodge.
    • 1980-45: Presentations. Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1980-46: (03/09) Service of Worship at St. Matthew and the Redeemer Episcopal Church in South Boston; (05/09) Anniversary Dinner and Ladies' Night.
    • 1980-46ff: History of Gate of the Temple Lodge, 1955-1980, by Bro. George W. Collins.
  • 05/01: 1980-53; Lawrence. Uniting of Tuscan and Phoenician Lodges as Tuscan-Phoenician Lodge.
    • 1980-54: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Clifton R. Milne and Wor. Harry C. Holman, Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 1980-54: Ceremony of merger.
    • 1980-54: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Wor. Milne was designated as Presiding Master of Tuscan-Phoenician Lodge.
  • 05/28: 1980-56; Malden. 50th Anniversary of Mount Scopus Lodge.
    • 1980-57: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the members of the Lodge.
    • 1980-57: Remarks by Wor. Richard Hardwick, Charter Member and first Master of the Lodge. He "spoke to the Brethren in a very entertaining manner."
    • 1980-57: Presentations. Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1980-58: (04/27) Service of Divine Worship at Temple Tifereth Israel, Malden. (05/17) Fiftieth Anniversary Ball at Colonial Hilton Inn and Country Club, Lynnfield.
    • 1980-58ff: History of Mount Scopus Lodge, 1955-1980, by Wor. Samuel Fishman.
  • 06/22: 1980-105; Charlton. Rededication of the ground floor of Juniper Hall.
    • 1980-106: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to the portico at the entrance of the Hall.
    • 1980-106: Remarks by the Grand Master.
  • 09/15: 1980-133; Belmont. Uniting of Belmont and Beaver Lodges as Belmont-Beaver Lodge.
    • 1980-134: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Rt. Wor. James E. Cushing and Wor. Allan M. Cox, Jr., Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 1980-134: Ceremony of merger.
    • 1980-134: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers, including Rt. Wor. John M. Sherman, Treasurer.
  • 09/19: 1980-136; Winchendon. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1980-137: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Ottmar Rau, Master of Artisan Lodge.
    • 1980-137: Dedication of the Temple "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
    • 1980-137: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by ther Brothers.
    • 1980-138: Brief History of the Masonic Temple in Winchendon.
  • 09/26: 1980-140; East Longmeadow. Burning of the mortgage of East Longmeadow Temple.
    • 1980-141: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John A. Maruca, Master of Charles C. Spellman Lodge.
    • 1980-141: Mortgage burning ceremony.
    • 1980-141: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 10/18: 1980-143; Belmont. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1980-144: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Rt. Wor. James E. Cushing, Master of Belmont-Beaver Lodge.
    • 1980-144: Dedication of the Temple "formally . . . with full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usages."
    • 1980-144: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 12/12: 1980-214; North Reading. 25th Anniversary of North Reading Lodge.
    • 1980-214: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Charles M. Gore, Master of North Reading Lodge.
    • 1980-215: Recognition of 18 Charter Members.
    • 1980-215: Address by the Grand Master: What is Masonry? Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1980-217ff: History of North Reading Lodge, 1971-1980, by Wor. Edward F. Piercey.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/29/1980)

  • 1980-221: Opening and roll call.
  • 1980-227: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1980-228: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,291 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1980, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 1980-229: Installation of Grand Master Berquist. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 1980-231: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1980-232: The Grand Master.
    • 1980-234: Deputy Grand Master Stanley I. Kay.
    • 1980-237: Most Wor. David B. Craig, Jr., Grand Master of Delaware.
    • 1980-239: Most Wor. N. Richard Richards, Grand Master of Canada (Ontario).
    • 1980-241: Most Wor. Raymond C. Ellis, Past Grand Master of New York. (Presentation on Page 1980-248.)

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1980

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1980 (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: 1980-254

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Curtis M. Gifford, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-255

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Robert L. Pann, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-256

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Samuel Lieberson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-257

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

James LeGrow, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-258

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Harry E. Davis, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-259

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Charles E. Norton, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-260

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Henry Brauneis, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-261

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Shant T. Chebookjian, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-262

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Lowell U. Hammett, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-263

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

David B. Lewis, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-264

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Irving E. Johansen, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-265

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Fred K. Bauer, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-266

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Stewart I. Ryder, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-267

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Thomas Todd, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-268

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Frederic Gluck, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-269

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Gordon C. Player, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-270

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Lester R.F. Sinton, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-271

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

John B. Leitch, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-272

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Ronald W. Wetmore, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-273

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Donald P. Baker, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-274

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Edward T. Thompson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-275

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Donald Q. McCollester, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-276

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Fritz H. Koch, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-277

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Keith M. Raftery, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-278

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Francis R. Dressell, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-279

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

James P. Dout, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-280

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Philip Young, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-281

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Merritt B. Hyatt, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-282

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

William J. Ziaja, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-283

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Frederick J. Voltz, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-284

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Philip R. Hey, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-285

DISTRICT 23: Natick

William S. Elliott, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-286

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

George C. Oliver, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-287

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Oscar H. Hagg, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-288

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

C. Murray Pendleton, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-289

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Marshall W. Bates, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-290

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Edward F. Newman, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-291

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Herbert M. Tinkham, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-292

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Albert F. Fitzpatrick, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-293

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Walter L. Gosciminski, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-294

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Arthur Potter, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-295

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Gardner S. McWilliams, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-296

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Edward L. Jenkins, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-297

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Charles S. Hartig, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-298

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Raymond W. Williamson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-299

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Thomas C. Peterson, District Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-300

CHILE DISTRICT

Oscar E. Gibson, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-301

CHINA DISTRICT

Joe A. Diele, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1980-302

CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

Robert J. Aven, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1980-303


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