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1987

ALBERT T. AMES, Grand Master

Donald G. Hicks, Deputy Grand Master
Robert E. Godbout, Jr., Senior Grand Warden
Arthur M. Kinne, Junior Grand Warden



Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/11: 1987-1;
  • 06/10: 1987-49;
  • 09/10: 1987-73;
  • 12/09: 1987-120; (Annual Communication)

03/11 Agenda

  • 1987-16: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 1987-23: Presentations.
  • 1987-24: Election of Trustee for Masonic Education and Charity Trust.

06/10 Agenda

  • 1987-58: Petition by Elm Lodge to remove to Agawam; granted and charter amended.
  • 1987-58: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1987-59: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 1987-63: Presentations.

09/10 Agenda

  • 1987-81: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1987-82: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
  • 1987-88: Budget for 1988.

12/09 Agenda

  • 1987-128: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1987-128: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
  • 1987-133: Presentations.
  • 1987-143: Report on Masonic Home Expansion.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/11: 1987-24; opening remarks; receptions; visitations; Paul Revere and Freemasonry; Masonic Education; Grand Masters' conference; Grand Master's Appeal; charity; Masonic Home; blood program; DeMolay; new program; Grand Master's Day.
  • 06/10: 1987-64; opening remarks; visits; mergers; presentation by Columbian Lodge; libary; discipline; education; Charity Trust and Grand Master's Appeal; blood program; DeMolay; Rainbow; public relations; Grand Master's Fair; open house; Grand Lodge business manager.
  • 09/10: 1987-96; opening remarks; visits; Service Department; Masonic pin; blood program; education; Grand Master's Fair; open house; business manager; protocol; membership; Masonic Home.
  • 12/09: 1987-130; opening remarks; visitations; Service Department; Masonic pin; education; Grand Master's Fair; open house; membership; Masonic Home; Education Committee; Service; Library; Masonic Home; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/11: 1987-17; Rt. Wor. Everett Hill Warren, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/11: 1987-17; Rt. Wor. Hollis James Nuttall, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/11: 1987-17; Rt. Wor. Ronald Astley, Past Senior Grand Warden.
    • 03/11: 1987-18; Rt. Wor. George Ward Stetson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/11: 1987-18; Rt. Wor. David Bradshaw Lewis, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/11: 1987-18; Rt. Wor. Wendell G. Anderson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/11: 1987-18; Rt. Wor. Clifford Franklin Howe, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
    • 03/11: 1987-19; Rt. Wor. Harold French Mercer, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1987-60; Rt. Wor. Raymond Charles Orcutt, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1987-60; Rt. Wor. Wolcott Anders Hokanson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1987-60; Rt. Wor. John Arthur Daniels, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1987-61; Rt. Wor. Milton Gustaf Peterson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1987-61; Rt. Wor. Arthur Warner Hill, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1987-61; Rt. Wor. James Ward Currier, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1987-61; Rt. Wor. Raymon Francis Meader, Sr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1987-62; Rt. Wor. Lloyd Sanford Ray, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Pursuivant.
    • 06/10: 1987-62; Rt. Wor. Linville Adkins Slone, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
    • 06/10: 1987-62; Rt. Wor. Seward Emerson Nichols, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/10: 1987-63; Rt. Wor. Murray Edward Howell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/10: 1987-82; Rt. Wor. Mortimer Alvin French, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/10: 1987-83; Rt. Wor. Gustav Merton Christianson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/09: 1987-129; Rt. Wor. Benjamin Apthorp Gould Thorndike, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/09: 1987-129; Rt. Wor. Harold Gilchrest Andrews, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Deacon.

Petitions for Charters

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 05/03: 1987-30. Centerville. Cornerstone laying of a Masonic Temple.
    • 1987-31: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Albert R. Bowen, Master of Fraternal Lodge, following which the Brethren proceeded to the site of the cornerstone laying.
    • 1987-31: Cornerstone ceremony.
    • 1987-31: Grand Master's Address, included in full.
  • 05/06: 1987-33. Lawrence. Uniting of Tuscan-Phoenician and Grecian Lodges.
    • 1987-34: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Willard H. Patterson and Wor. Leonard H. Crouch of the two Lodges.
    • 1987-34: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
    • 1987-37: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 05/16: 1987-38. Wilmington (Shrine auditorium). Centenary of Converse Lodge of Malden.
    • 1987-39: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of and visitors to Converse Lodge.
    • 1987-39: Exemplification of the Master Mason Degree by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Degree Team.
  • 05/22: 1987-40. Quincy. Uniting of Theodore Roosevelt-Manet and Atlantic Lodges as Quincy Lodge.
    • 1987-34: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert H. Poirier and Wor. George O. Gibson of the two Lodges.
    • 1987-41: Merger ceremony.
    • 1987-41: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentations.
  • 05/23: 1987-43. Agawam. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
    • 1987-43: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Barry A. Neill, Master of Elm Lodge.
    • 1987-44: Dedication of the Temple "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usages."
    • 1987-44: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 06/02: 1987-45. Needham. 75th Anniversary of Wellesley Lodge.
    • 1987-45: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Vaughn J. McKertich, Master of Wellesley Lodge.
    • 1987-46: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Bro. Carl Walter Rydberg.
    • 1987-47: (05/30) Ladies' Night at the Officers' Club at Hanscom Field in Bedford; (05/31) Church service at St. Mary's Church in Newton Lower Falls.
    • 1987-47ff: History of Wellesley Lodge by Wor. Vaughn J. McKertich.
  • 06/17: 1987-69. Westfield. Mortgage burning ceremony.
    • 1987-70: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert B. Betts, Master of Mount Moriah Lodge.
    • 1987-70: Mortgage burning ceremony.
    • 1987-70: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
    • 1987-71ff: Brief History of Mount Moriah Lodge, by Bro. Ralph E. Cortis.
  • 11/18: 1987-101. Natick. Master Mason Degree.
    • 1987-103: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Gerald R. Lever, Master of Meridian Lodge (the Grand Master's mother Lodge).
    • 1987-103: Master Mason Degree for the Grand Master's son, Bro. Kenneth C. Ames.
    • 1987-103: Presentations and remarks.
  • 11/23: 1987-105. Somerville. 75th Anniversary of Somerville Lodge.
    • 1987-106: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Frank R. Ricardo, Master of Somerville Lodge.
    • 1987-107: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1987-107: (11/21) Ladies' Night and Dance at the Fez Room at the Aleppo Temple in Wilmington; (11/22) church service at College Avenue Methodist Church with Wor. and Rev. Peter Hunt Meek, Grand Chaplain.
    • 1987-107ff: History of Somerville Lodge, 1962-1987, by Wor. James F. Morrison.
  • 11/28: 1987-117. East Bridgewater. Mortgage burning ceremony.
    • 1987-118: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert R. Bruce, Master of Puritan Lodge, on behalf of Satucket and Wampatuck Lodges.
    • 1987-118: Mortgage burning ceremony.
    • 1987-118: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/28/1987)

  • 1987-171: Opening and roll call.
  • 1987-176: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
  • 1987-176: Report of Grand Secretary; 936 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1987, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 1987-178: Installation of Grand Master Ames. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 1987-179: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1987-180: The Grand Master.
    • 1987-183: Deputy Grand Master Bauer.
    • 1987-185: Most Wor. Robert C. Singer, Grand Master of New York.
    • 1987-188: Most Wor. William R. Pellow, Grand Master of Ontario.
    • 1987-190: Rt. Wor. Ronald E. Jackson, Past Deputy Grand Master.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1987

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1987 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

John F. Van Baars, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A3

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

William Paterson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A4

DISTRICT 2: Boston

John C. Raymond, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A5

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Clarence F. Penney, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A6

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

George R. Fallstich, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A7

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Ronald O. Preble, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A8

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

John C. MacDonald, III, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A9

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Dimitrios J. Merageas, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A10

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Leigh S. Woodward, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A11

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Harry E. Sneider, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A12

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Manuel R. Parker, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A13

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Robert F. Doherty, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A14

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Gerald J. Hyde, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A15

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

William P. Stickney, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A16

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Alfred E. Grimm, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A17

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Robert L. Spinney, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A18

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Ronald J. Gerring, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A19

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Thomas F. McGrath, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A20

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

John R. Hay, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A21

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Charles A. Lukas, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A22

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Jack Taub, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A23

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Roy E. Handy, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A24

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Donald B. Scott, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A25

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Frank L. Wellcome, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A26

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Frederick E. Fiske, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A27

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Benjamin G. Hull, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A28

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Rollyn H. Hatch, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A29

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Robert W. Clarke, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A30

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Richard A. Walker, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A31

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Stewart R. Holbrook, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A32

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Arnold R. Shaw, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A33

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Stuart E. Glass, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A34

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Robert P. Winterhalter, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A35

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Richard E. Johnson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A36

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Donald M. Chambers, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A37

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Richard S. Holiver, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A38

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Nelson C. Pratt, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A39

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Robert E. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A40

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

E. Everett Wood, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A41

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Harold T. Dodge, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A42

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Antone J. Bettencourt, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A43

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Lynwood P. Harriman, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A44

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

David L. Welch, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A45

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Charles T. Fuller, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A46

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

David A. Schofield, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A47

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Guido Simone, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A48

PANAMA CANAL DISTRICT

Charles R. Lavallee, District Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A49

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

CHILE DISTRICT

Oscar E. Gibson, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A50

CHINA DISTRICT

Joe A. Diele, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1987-A51

CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

none; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1987-A52


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