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1983

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J. PHILIP BERQUIST, Grand Master

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

Meldon E. Niemi, Deputy Grand Master
Shant T. Chebookjian, Senior Grand Warden
Robert Johnston, Junior Grand Warden


Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/09: 1983-8;
  • 06/08: 1983-119;
  • 09/14: 1983-162;
  • 12/14: 1983-196; (Annual Communication)

03/09 Agenda

  • 1983-15: Presentation of a Masonic Flag by Thomas Lodge.
  • 1983-30: Appointment of Grand Representative.

06/08 Agenda

  • 1983-133: Appointment of Grand Representatives.
  • 1983-147: Recognition of the Gran Logia de España.
  • 1983-149: Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Wor. George A. Wilkins, Grand Organist.

09/14 Agenda

  • 1983-170: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1983-172: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 1983-178: Presentations.
  • 1983-179: Budget for 1984.

12/14 Agenda

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 03/09: 1983-29; Proposed changes to Sections 803, 805, and 814, regarding Grand Master's Jewels; referred.
    • 06/08: 1983-143; Additional proposed change to Section 700, regarding the Shrine; referred.
    • 12/14: 1983-219: approved.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/09: 1983-23; opening remarks; 250th Anniversary of Grand Lodge; necrology; anniversary preparations; visits; 75-year presentations.
  • 06/08: 1983-132; opening remarks; retirements; Bunker Hill Day; Charlton fair; Grand Representatives; necrology; discipline; dress for funerals; protocol; Grand Lodge dues; visits; New England brotherhood night; 250th Anniversary.
  • 09/14: 1983-173; necrology; Grand Representatives; dispensation for new Lodge (The Masters); Masonic Home; Education; Grand Master's Award; Trowel; Country Fair; Events and Visitations;
  • 12/14: 1983-212; necrology; visitations; insurance; education; blood program; service; Grand Master Perry; 200th anniversary of King Solomon's Lodge; institution of new Lodge (The Masters); annual reports; library; service; Masonic Home; education; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/10: 1983-18; Rt. Wor. Clifton J. Toothaker, Sr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/08: 1983-133; Rt. Wor. Russell Henry Gray, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/08: 1983-133; Rt. Wor. Wallace Erwin Graves, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/08: 1983-134; Rt. Wor. Arthur Alexander Hanson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/08: 1983-134; Rt. Wor. Andrew James Main, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/08: 1983-134; Rt. Wor. William Low, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward, Past Grand Pursuivant.
    • 06/08: 1983-134; Rt. Wor. Albert W. Canedy, Past Junior Grand Warden.
    • 06/08: 1983-135; Rt. Wor. David Stern, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
    • 06/08: 1983-135; Rt. Wor. Cuthbert William Tunstall, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/08: 1983-135; Rt. Wor. Sidney Schlager, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 1983-171; Rt. Wor. Donald Stuart Gray, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 1983-171; Rt. Wor. Walter Joseph Hansen, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
    • 09/14: 1983-171; Rt. Wor. Dalton Linwood Penniman, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 1983-171; Rt. Wor. William J. Robinson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 1983-172; Rt. Wor. Raymond Arthur Warden, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 1983-172; Rt. Wor. Nathaniel Litvin, Past District Grand Master (Canal Zone).
    • 12/14: 1983-206; Rt. Wor. Paul Creighton Whitney, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/14: 1983-206; Rt. Wor. Vincent Packard Clarke, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Pursuivant.
    • 12/14: 1983-206; Rt. Wor. Ralph Chandler Tinkham, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

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Past Grand Master Perry

Petitions for Charters

  • 06/08: 1983-128; Petition by Army and Darien Lodges, as Balboa Lodge; granted. Charter amended, 1983-130.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

  • 09/14: 1983-173; The Masters, in Newtonville, for the Waltham 5th District; granted. (Instituted 11/21 by DDGM W. Bradford Chase)

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 01/09: 1983-1. Waltham. Installation of the Senior Grand Warden.
    • 1983-2: Grand Lodge opened at the home of Senior Grand Warden Shant L. Chebookjian, who was duly installed by the Grand Master.
  • 03/15: 1983-32. Tokyo. Visit to Sinim Lodge.
    • 1983-32: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Sinim Lodge and a number of distinguished guests, including Most Wor. Hayao Onishi, Grand Master of Japan.
    • 1983-33: Remarks by Grand Master. It was noted that only twice had a Grand Master of Massachusetts visited the Lodge - when Most Wor. Arthur D. Prince had installed its officers on 10/03/1922, and during the visit by Most Wor. Herbert W. Dean on 06/12/1930.
    • 1983-34: Conferral of a Fellow Craft Degree.
    • 1983-34: Presentations, including a Joseph Warren Medal to Rt. Wor. Joe A. Diele, District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 1983-35: (03/16) Dinner meeting; (03/18-19) Visit to Annual Session of the Grand Lodge of Japan.
    • 1983-36ff: Address by Grand Master Berquist at the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Japan.
  • 04/10: 1983-40. Boston. Dedication of 250th Anniversary Time Capsule.
    • 1983-41: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to the main lobby of the Masonic Temple.
    • 1983-41: Dedication of the 250th Anniversary Time Capsule, to be opened in 2033.
    • 1983-41: List of contents.
    • 1983-45: Introduction of guests. Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Hon. Bro. Richard H. Hudnut III, Mayor of Indianapolis, who had delivered the sermon at the Anniversary Church Service.
  • 04/11: 1983-47. Boston. 250th Anniversary Communication.
    • 1983-51: Opening remarks by the Grand Master. Introduction of Guests.
    • 1983-56: Addresses and remarks.
      • 1983-56: The Grand Master.
      • 1983-58: Wor. Salvator P. Russo, Master of St. John's (Boston).
      • 1983-59: Past Grand Master Donald W. Vose.
      • 1983-59: Past Grand Master Whitfield W. Johnson.
      • 1983-62: Past Grand Master Laurence E. Eaton.
      • 1983-62: Past Grand Master Thomas A. Booth.
      • 1983-63: Past Grand Master Herbert H. Jaynes.
      • 1983-65: Past Grand Master Stanley F. Maxwell.
      • 1983-65: Past Grand Master Arthur H. Melanson.
      • 1983-69: Past Grand Master Donald W. Vose, as Chairman of the Committee.
      • 1983-71: M.W. Miguel A. Canales, Grand Master of Panama.
      • 1983-72: M.W. Douglas Philps, Grand Master of British Columbia.
      • 1983-73: M.W. Earl K. Dille, Grand Master of Missouri.
      • 1983-73: R.W. Michael W. Walker, Grand Secretary of Ireland.
      • 1983-76: M.W. Lord Cornwallis, Pro Grand Master of England.
    • 1983-79: Anniversary Banquet.
      • 1983-80: Presentation of Proclamation by Senator and Brother Robert D. Wetmore.
      • 1983-81: Representative and Brother Forrester A. Clark, Jr.
      • 1983-82: M.W. Jamie Fernandez, Past Grand Master of the Dominican Republic.
      • 1983-83: Bro. Wendell N. Gustafson, Consul General of Sweden.
      • 1983-83: Ill. Carl Sandmark, personal representative of Prince Bertil, Grand Master of Sweden.
      • 1983-84: Rt. Wor. W. Eugene Bondurant, District Grand Master of Panama District.
      • 1983-85: Bro. Bernie Kaplan of Trowel Magazine.
      • 1983-86: M.W. Jorgen Shroder, representing the Grand Master of China.
      • 1983-86: M.W. Theodore Way, representing the Grand Lodges of the Philippines and India.
      • 1983-87: M.W. Lord Cornwallis, Pro Grand Master of England.
      • 1983-89: M.W. Dorsey H. Doyle, Grand Master of North Dakota.
      • 1983-90: Hon. and Bro. Mark Andrews of North Dakota.
    • 1983-100: Guest Program for the 250th Anniversary Celebration.
  • 04/25: 1983-102. New Bedford. 125th Anniversary of Eureka Lodge.
    • 1983-102: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. William O. Fuller, Jr., Master of Eureka Lodge.
    • 1983-103: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1983-103ff: History of Eureka Lodge, 1958-1983, by Wor. Morris R. Furtado.
  • 05/07: 1983-107. Lynnfield. 25th Anniversary of Ocean Lodge of Winthrop.
    • 1983-107: Grand Lodge opened at the Town Lyne House, Lynnfield, and was received by the Brethren and their ladies in the Banquet Hall.
    • 1983-107: Greetings from the Winthrop Board of Selectmen.
    • 1983-108: Address by the Grand Master.
    • 1983-108ff: History of Ocean Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Meyer Weker.
  • 06/27: 1983-150. Topsfield. 25th Anniversary of New Meadows Lodge.
    • 1983-150: Grand Lodge opened at the Proctor Elementary School, Topsfield, and was received by Wor. Arthur T. Simmonds, Jr., Master of New Meadows Lodge.
    • 1983-150: Presentation of a Master Mason Degree.
    • 1983-150: Memorial Service for departed Charter Members.
    • 1983-151: Address by the Grand Master.
    • 1983-151ff: History of New Meadows Lodge.
  • 06/29: 1983-154. Stoughton. Uniting of Loyalty and Realty Lodges. Deputy Grand Master Meldon E. Niemi presiding.
    • 1983-154: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Nicholas Spear and Wor. David B. Blanchard, Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 1983-155: Merger ceremony. The two lodges were united as Loyalty-Realty Lodge.
    • 1983-155: Address by the Acting Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 07/30: 1983-157. Boston Re-enactment of the consolidation of First Lodge.
    • 1983-157: Grand Lodge opened at Old North Church. "Grand Officers and participating Brethren were attired in dress of the early eighteenth century."
    • 1983-158: Address by the Grand Master and introduction of guests.
    • 1983-159: Re-enactment of the constitution ceremony.
  • 11/20: 1983-189. Belchertown. Rededication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1983-190: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren and ladies of Vernon Lodge.
    • 1983-190: Remarks by the Grand Master.
    • 1983-190: Rededication of the Temple "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony."
    • 1983-192ff: Historical Sketch of Masonry in Belchertown, by Wor. William H. Squires, Jr. Notes on Mount Vernon and Vernon Lodges.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1983)

  • 1983-258: Opening and roll call.
  • 1983-264: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1983-265: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,204 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1983, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 1983-266: Installation of Grand Master Richardson. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 1983-268: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1983-269: The Grand Master.
    • 1983-270: Deputy Grand Master Gerald G. Delano.
    • 1983-273: Most Wor. Kenneth W. Shannon, Grand Master of Wisconsin.
    • 1983-274: Most Wor. Ronald E. Gorshaw, Grand Master of Canada (Ontario).
    • 1983-276: Wor. and Rev. Robert B. Dennett, Grand Chaplain.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1983

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1983 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

David L. Esancy, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A3

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Edward J. Primmer, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A4

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Franklin N. Cunningham, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A5

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Paul W. Anderson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A6

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

M. Mark Klein, District Deputy Grand Master'; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A7

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Robert A. MacDougal, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A8

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Ernest C. Sofis, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A9

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Leonard H. Pinaud, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A10

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

W. Bradford Chase, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1983-A11

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Manson H. Carter, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A12

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Merwin E. Chandler, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A13

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Charles E. Myers, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A14

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Robert F. Lucas, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A15

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

W. Howard Moller, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A16

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Harry W. Dill, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A17

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Douglas F. Hulsman, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A18

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Martin J. Hanrahan, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A19

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

G. Harvey Ellis, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A20

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Fred A. Dobson, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A21

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Donald W. Fudge, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A22

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

William A. Wilkins, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A23

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Warren C. Wilson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A24

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Edward A. Walsh, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A25

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

George T. Wiles, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A26

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Willis B. Altman, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A27

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Ronald E. Jackson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A28

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Basil A. Crandell, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A29

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Frederick N. Stiteler, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A30

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Neil A. Noble, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A31

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

L. Sargent Clifford, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A32

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Lee F. Merlin, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A33

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Richard D. Gates, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A34

DISTRICT 23: Natick

William S. Elliott, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A35

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

David F. Schnare, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A36

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Roland K. Woodberry, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A37

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Clayton A. Bemis, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A38

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Richard A. Gaudette, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A39

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Joseph Freedman, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A40

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Kendall F. Higgins, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A41

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Robert D. Hermanson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A42

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Sydney Grunberg, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A43

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

William H. Wilbour, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A44

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Kenneth W. Deitz, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A45

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Kenyon A. Carr, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A46

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Robert O. Thayer, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A47

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

James A. Pool, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A48

PANAMA CANAL DISTRICT

W. Eugene Bondurant, District Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A49

  • Sojourners (Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1912)
  • Ancon (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1913)
  • Balboa (Empire, Canal Zone, 1915) merged 06/08
  • Sibert (Gatun, Canal Zone, 1918)

CHILE DISTRICT

Oscar E. Gibson, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A50

CHINA DISTRICT

Joe A. Diele, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1983-A51

CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

Robert J. Aven, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1983-A52


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