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1984

DAVID B. RICHARDSON, Grand Master

Gerald G. Delano, Deputy Grand Master
Robert C. Patey, Senior Grand Warden
Lawrence D. Tonini, Junior Grand Warden


Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/14: 1984-7;
  • 06/13: 1984-47;
  • 09/12: 1984-93;
  • 12/12: 1984-121; (Annual Communication)

03/14 Agenda

  • 1984-29: Presentations.
  • 1984-30: Report of Committee on Records.

06/13 Agenda

  • 1984-55: Greetings to, and presentation of, Grand Representatives.
  • 1984-59: Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Gabon.
  • 1984-66: Presentations.
  • 1984-67: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1984-70: Presentation of Certificates for Qualified Instructors.

09/12 Agenda

  • 1984-101: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1984-101: Greetings to, and presentation of, Grand Representatives.
  • 1984-108: Presentations.
  • 1984-109: Budget for 1985.

12/12 Agenda

  • 1984-130: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1984-131: Greetings to, and presentation of, Grand Representatives.
  • 1984-132, 1984-135: Presentations.
  • 1984-136: Report of the Grand Lodge Study Committee.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 12/12: 1984-136; Proposed changes to Sections 332A and 332B.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/14: 1984-26; opening remarks; Grand Representatives; visitations; blood program; Masonic Home; DeMolay Congress; Lodges of Instruction; Temple Insurance; Trowel; Shrine Imperial Session; surprise visits by the Grand Master.
  • 06/13: 1984-60; Grand Master's day at Charlton; Grand Master's Newsletter; Grand Representatives; Trowel; service department; Lodge insurance; Lodge of Instruction; Grand Master's Appeal; visits; upcoming events.
  • 09/12: 1984-103; visitations; Trowel; Lodge of Instruction; Statue of Liberty; Supreme Council; recognition of 50-year Past Master's Certificate for Most Wor. Thomas A. Booth; Masonic Home; Grand Master's Appeal; insurance; Grand Lodge dues; Budget.
  • 12/12: 1984-132; opening remarks; Lodge of Instruction; Statue of Liberty; Masonic Home; visits; new Lodge; new Club; DeMolay; Lodge insurance; Grand Lodge dues; Grand Master's Newsletter; library; Department of Service; widows program; hospital loan equipment; CPR; hospital visitations; VA Medical Centers; relief; Masonic Home; Education department; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/14: 1984-23; Rt. Wor. Joseph Irving Gaskell, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/14: 1984-23; Rt. Wor. Henry Faxon Smith, Past Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/14: 1984-23; Rt. Wor. John Henry Campbell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/14: 1984-24; Rt. Wor. Henry Lyman Taylor, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/14: 1984-24; Rt. Wor. Edward Charles Hamaty, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Junior Grand Steward.
    • 03/14: 1984-24; Wor. Harry Newton Clay, Grand Chaplain.
    • 06/13: 1984-55; Rt. Wor. Everett Raymond Manchester, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1984-56; Rt. Wor. Edgar Gaylord Thompson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1984-56; Rt. Wor. William Alexander Newman, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1984-56; Rt. Wor. Raymond Gabriel Lafreniere, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1984-56; Rt. Wor. Harry Warner Tower, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1984-57; Rt. Wor. Roger Freeman Smith, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 1984-57; Rt. Wor. Richard Augustus Hale, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 1984-102; Rt. Wor. Harry Servatus, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 1984-102; Rt. Wor. Peter Harry Surabian, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 1984-102; Rt. Wor. Howard Landham MacOdrum, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 1984-102; Rt. Wor. Harold George Ray, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 1984-103; Rt. Wor. Adam Otto Hofling, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 1984-103; Rt. Wor. Gershom Davis Hall, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 1984-103; Rt. Wor. Warren Joseph Schworm, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/12: 1984-131; Rt. Wor. Robert Duncan Fallon, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/12: 1984-131; Rt. Wor. Ralph Brainerd Wilson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/12: 1984-131; Rt. Wor. Charles Frederick Maxfield, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • MEMORIALS:

Petitions for Charters

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 03/14: 1984-1. Newtonville. Consolidation of Norumbega and Brookline Lodges as Norumbega & Brookline Lodge.
    • 1984-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John H. Milson and Wor. John J. Mick, Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 1984-2: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
    • 1984-5: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 05/08: 1984-32. Swampscott. Consolidation of Benjamin F. Arrington and Wayfarers Lodges.
    • 1984-32: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Ralston S. Clinch and Wor. James N. Liberato, Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 1984-33: Merger ceremony. Presentations.
    • 1984-34: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 05/19: 1984-35. Springfield. 75th Anniversary of Esoteric Lodge.
    • 1984-35: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren and guests of Esoteric Lodge.
    • 1984-36: Presentations; address by the Grand Master and remarks by other Brethren.
    • 1984-37ff: History of Esoteric Lodge, 1959-1984, by Wor. George Rosenfield.
  • 06/09: 1984-40. Ware. Mortgage burning for a Masonic Temple.
    • 1984-41: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren and guests of Eden Lodge.
    • 1984-41: Mortgage buing ceremony. Address by the Grand Master, and remarks by other Brothers.
  • 06/10: 1984-43. Salem. Rededication of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1984-44: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren and guests of Starr King and Essex Lodges.
    • 1984-44: Rededication of the Temple "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
    • 1984-44: Reading of the ancient dedication charges by the Grand Master; address and remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers. "It was noted that the Master's Chair used by the Grand Master . . . was one of the very few items that escaped destruction in the February 22, 1982 conflagration. It had been presented to Essex Lodge by Worshipful Benjamin F. Browne, Master of that Lodge in 1824-1827."
  • 06/24: 1984-73. Charlton. Dedication of the Davenport Building, Masonic Home.
    • 1984-74: Grand Lodge opened at the Overlook Building at the Masonic Home, and proceeded to the area adjacent to the new building.
    • 1984-74: Dedication of the building "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
    • 1984-75: Descriptions of renovations.
  • 09/04: 1984-77. Abington. 125th Anniversary of John Cutler Lodge.
    • 1984-78: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Winthrop M. Cummings, Master of John Cutler Lodge.
    • 1984-78: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentations.
    • 1984-79ff: History of John Cutler Lodge, 1959-1984, by Wor. Carl R. MacPherson.
  • 11/21: 1984-118. Newtonville. Constitution of The Masters Lodge.
    • 1984-119: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of The Masters Lodge.
    • 1984-119: Constitution of the Lodge "in full form and ceremony according to the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 1984-119: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1984-119: List of Charter Members.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1984)

  • 1984-172: Opening and roll call.
  • 1984-177: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1984-178: Report of Grand Secretary; 971 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1984, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 1984-179: Installation of Grand Master Richardson. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 1984-182: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1984-182: The Grand Master.
    • 1984-184: Deputy Grand Master Ronald E. Jackson.
    • 1984-187: Most Wor. Ralph J. Wimmer, Grand Master of Virginia.
    • 1984-189: Rev. Bro. John Prescott Robertson, Past Grand Chaplain.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1984

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1984 (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: 1984-A3

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

William G. Manchester, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A4

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Joseph B. Ferguson, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A5

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Alan G. Gilgulin, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A6

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

M. Mark Klein, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A7

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Robert A. MacDougal, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A8

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Ernest C. Sofis, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A9

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Leonard H. Pinaud, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A10

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

W. Bradford Chase, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A11

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

James R. Franklin, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A12

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Donald F. Albertine, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A13

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Charles E. Myers, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A14

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Raymond D. Stephens, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A15

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

W. Howard Moller, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A16

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Harry W. Dill, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A17

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Warren R. Davis, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A18

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

William J. Crane, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A19

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Laurence J. Gardella, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A20

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

William B. Kent, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A21

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Donald W. Fudge, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A22

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

William A. Wilkins, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A23

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Donald E. Strange, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A24

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Norman W. Whitcomb, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A25

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Alton B. Cassidy, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A26

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Willis B. Altman, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A27

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Ronald E. Jackson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A28

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Charles L. Sienkiewicz, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A29

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Erwin D. Hill, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A30

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

David A. Staples, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A31

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

L. Sargent Clifford, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A32

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Arthur M. Kinne, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A33

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Richard D. Gates, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A34

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Robert S. Phillips, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A35

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Al Rose, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A36

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Roland K. Woodberry, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A37

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Clayton A. Bemis, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A38

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Harold A. MacDonald, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A39

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Robert H. Hartley, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A40

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Louis A. Harmon, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A41

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Robert D. Hermanson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A42

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Sydney Grunberg, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A43

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

William H. Wilbour, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A44

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Kenneth W. Deitz, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A45

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Frederick F. Jones, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A46

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Robert O. Thayer, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A47

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

James A. Pool, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A48

PANAMA CANAL DISTRICT

John J. Dorsa, District Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-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: 1984-A50

CHINA DISTRICT

Joe A. Diele, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1984-A51

CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

Austin C. Campbell, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1984-A52


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