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1988

ALBERT T. AMES, Grand Master

Fred K. Bauer, Deputy Grand Master
Roland K. Woodberry, Senior Grand Warden
Al Rose, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/09: 1988-13;
• 06/08: 1988-52;
• 09/14: 1988-82;
• 12/14: 1988-115; (Annual Communication)

03/09 Agenda

• 1988-29: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 1988-35: Presentations.

06/08 Agenda

• 1988-61: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1988-62: Presentation of Henry Price Medals.
• 1988-69: Presentations.

09/14 Agenda

• 1988-89: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1988-96: Presentations.
• 1988-97: Budget for 1989.

12/14 Agenda

• 1988-125: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 1988-128: Presentations.
• Visits by Grand Master Ames, beginning on Page 1988-172:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Golden Rule, Wakefield (03/06; Centenary worship service in Boston; 05/14, Centennial Ball)
    • Blue Hill, Canton (03/12; 125th Anniversary)
    • Amicable, Cambridge (04/07; 2000th Communication)
    • Eden, Ware (06/18; 125th Annivesary and Rededication; Special Communication)
    • Amity, Danvers (10/01; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Consolidations:
    • Lafayette (North Adams) and Greylock, North Adams (04/25; Special Communication)
    • St. Paul's (Braintree) and Algonquin, Braintree (05/28; Special Communication)
    • Monitor, Isaac Parker and Waltham, Newtonville (06/10; Special Communication)
    • Elm and Belcher, Agawam (11/17; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Fraternal, Centerville (04/09; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
    • Lawrence (06/21; Hall rededication; Special Communication)
    • Newton Lower Falls (09/25; St. Mary's Church rededication; Special Communication)
  • Lodge visits:
    • Columbian, Boston (01/07; reception at Parker House)
    • North Reading, North Reading (02/06; reception for Deputy Grand Master Fred K. Bauer)
    • Grand Lodge of Virginia (02/08-02/10)
    • Orient, Norwood (02/15; reception for Senior Grand Warden Roland K. Woodberry)
    • Jerusalem, Northampton (02/16)
    • Lafayette-Dover, Norwood (02/29)
    • Perfection, Framingham (03/07; reception for Junior Grand Warden Al Rose)
    • Charles River, Medway (03/11)
    • Norfolk, Needham (03/14)
    • Thomas Talbot, Billerica (03/22)
    • Grand Lodge of Connecticut (04/05-04/06)
    • St. Matthew's, Andover (04/11)
    • Washington, Lexington (04/13)
    • Charles C. Dame, Georgetown (04/19)
    • St. George, Brockton (04/23)
    • Columbian, Boston (04/24)
    • Major General Henry Knox, Boston (04/27; table lodge)
    • Grand Lodge of New York (05/02-05/05)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/15)
    • Grand Lodge of Indiana (05/16-05/18)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (05/18; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of New Hampshire (05/20-05/22)
    • Columbian, Boston (06/02)
    • King Hiram's, Provincetown (06/06)
    • Simon W. Robinson, Lexington (06/13)
    • King Solomon's, Somerville (06/16)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (06/17; clam bake)
    • Grand Lodge of Ontario (07/19-07/21)
    • Major General Henry Knox, Boston (07/23-07/24, in Thomaston, Maine)
    • Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs (08/02)
    • Joseph Warren-Soley, Lincoln (08/06; clambake)
    • Elm, Agawam (09/06; presentation)
    • William Sutton, Saugus (09/17; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Delaware (10/04-10/06)
    • The DeMolay, Boston (10/22; installation)
    • Belmont-Beaver, Belmont (11/03; New England Grand Masters)
    • John Hancock, Methuen (11/05; organ recital)
    • Charles A. Welch, Maynard (11/16)
    • Grand Lodge of Maryland (11/20-11/22)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Dalhousie, Newtonville (12/07)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (12/09; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of District of Columbia (12/20-12/22)
  • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 1988-176.
• 1988-179: Re-election of Grand Master Ames. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/09: 1988-30; opening remarks; Panama visit; other visitations; receptions; Grand Chapter; Adam's Rib; Masonic Home expansion; Grand Master's Fair; Masters' Run; open house; Masonic Awareness; administation.

• 06/08: 1988-62; opening remarks; computer database; Lodge secretaries; visitations; visits to other Grand Lodges; Masonic Home expansion; Grand Master's Run; discipline; Grand Master's Fair; July 4 parade; Open House; Masonic Awareness; Lodge inserts.

• 09/14: 1988-92; opening remarks; visitations; Masonic Home expansion; Gand Master's Fair; July 4 parade; Open House; Masonic Awareness Program; discipline; flyers; Feast of St. John; Grand Master's Award; computer database.

• 12/14: 1988-125; opening remarks; visitations; Masonic Home expansion; Grand Master's Appeal; Open House; Masonic Awareness Program; Grand Master's Award; computer database; Feast of St. John; library; education; service; Grand Lodge business; Masonic Home; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/09: 1988-36;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Acacia, Amity, Ashler, Caribbean Naval, DeWitt Clinton, Dorchester, Garden City, Hiram, Joel H. Prouty, Manchester, Mariners', The Massachusetts, Morning Star, Moses Michael Hays, Mount Horeb (Dennis) (with changes), Quaboag, Samuel D. Sherwood, Shawmut, Thomas Talbot, The Tyrian, Wampatuck, Wellesley, William Sewall Gardner; approved. Meridian Sun; not approved.

• 06/08: 1988-70;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Charles A. Welch, The DeMolay, Doric, Frank W. Thompson, Freedom, Friendship, Golden Rule (with changes), Howard, Marine, Mariners', Merrimack, Montacute, Montgomery, Mount Holyoke, Mount Vernon, Mount Zion, Old Colony, Orphan's Hope, Saggahew, St. Alban's, St. Martin's, Simon W. Robinson, Sinim, Spencer, Thomas, Watuppa, Wollaston; approved. William Whiting; not approved.

• 09/14: 1988-104;
  • Full Codes : Waltham Triad; approved.
  • Amendments: Caleb Butler, Converse, Dalhousie, Galilean, Lawrence United, Mount Moriah, Oriental, Oriental, Pacific (reducing fees for degrees), Russell, Siloam (reducing fees for degrees), The Tyrian, United; approved. Boylston, United Brethren; not approved.

• 12/14: 1988-129;
  • Full Codes : St. Matthew's; approved.
  • Amendments: Baalis Sanford, Bethany, DeWitt Clinton, Freedom, Lafayette-Dover, Manchester, Norfolk, Pacific, Union (Dorchester); approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/09: 1988-29; Rt. Wor. Francis Aloysius Troy, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/09: 1988-29; Rt. Wor. George Arthur Wilkins, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/09: 1988-30; Rt. Wor. Leslie Baker Fales, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/08: 1988-62; Rt. Wor. Robert Earl Magill, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/14: 1988-122; Rt. Wor. George Herman Harrison, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/14: 1988-123; Rt. Wor. Eugene George Oldfield, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/14: 1988-123; Rt. Wor. George Henry Canham, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/14: 1988-123; Rt. Wor. Francis George Watson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/14: 1988-123; Rt. Wor. Norman Lloyd Staveley, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/14: 1988-123; Rt. Wor. Ralph Merton Woodcock, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/14: 1988-124; Rt. Wor. Gerald Edwin Riley, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/14: 1988-124; Rt. Wor. and Rev. Robert Barnard Dennett, Grand Chaplain.
  • 12/14: 1988-124; Rt. Wor. Lester Winslow Simmons, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/14: 1988-124; Rt. Wor. George Franklin, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• MEMORIALS:
  • 09/14: 1988-91; Rt. Wor. Wyman Stephen Randall, Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Robert Johnston, for the committee.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/09: 1988-27. Petition by St. Paul's (Braintree) and Algonquin, as St. Paul's-Algonquin; granted. Charter amended 1988-28.

• 03/09: 1988-28. Petition to amend the charter of Monitor Lodge, renaming it as Waltham Triad; granted.

• 09/14: 1988-89. Petition by Elm and Belcher, as Elm-Belcher; granted.

Petitions for Dispensation for New Lodges

• 06/08: 1988-60. Petition for dispensation for Metacomet Daylight Lodge, Tauntonl granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/17: 1988-1. Balboa, Panama. Visit to the Grand Lodge of Panama.
  • 1988-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Grand Master of Panama, Most Wor. Rodolfo Endara.
  • 1988-2: Installation of officers of Grand Lodge of Panama by the Grand Master and his officers.
  • 1988-3: Remarks and presentations.

• 01/18: 1988-5. Balboa, Panama. Visit to the Lodge of Instruction.
  • 1988-6: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert U. Schultz, Master of the Lodge of Instruction.
  • 1988-6: Lodge of Instruction meeting, followed by remarks by the rand Master.

• 01/19: 1988-7. Balboa, Panama. Visit to Sojourners, Ancon, Balboa and Sibert Lodges.
  • 1988-7: Grand Lodge opened at the Scottish Rite Temple and was received by Wor. George F. Klein, Master of Sojourners Lodge.
  • 1988-8: Master Mason Degree.
  • 1988-8: Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Wor. Warren K. Gerhart. Remarks.

• 01/23: 1988-9. Balboa, Panama. Installation of District Grand Lodge of Panama Canal.
  • 1988-9: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Rt. Wor. Charles R. Lavalee, District Grand Master.
  • 1988-10: Installation of officers. Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

• 04/09: 1988-39. Centerville. Dedication of a Masonic Temple.
  • 1988-40: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Frank H. Fenner, Jr., Master of Fraternal Lodge.
  • 1988-40: Temple dedication "to the purposes of Masonry in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
  • 1988-40: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 04/23: 1988-41. Brockton. Special Communication of St. George Lodge, to honor Past Grand Master Roger Keith.
  • 1988-42: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Peter M. Peterson, Master of St. George Lodge.
  • 1988-42: Presentation of a history of "Masonic, government and personal careers of Grand Master Keith."
  • 1988-42: Remarks by Past Grand Masters and the sons of Grand Master Keith. Presentation of his Past GM's Jewel to the Grand Lodge.

• 04/25: 1988-43. North Adams. Uniting of Lafayette (North Adams) and Greylock Lodges, as Lafayette-Greylock.
  • 1988-43: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1988-44: Merger ceremony, described in detail.

• 05/28: 1988-49. Braintree. Uniting of St. Paul's (Braintree) and Algonquin, as St. Paul's-Algonquin.
  • 1988-49: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1988-50: Merger ceremony.
  • 1988-50: Charge by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.

• 06/10: 1988-73. Newtonville. Uniting of Monitor, Isaac Parker and Waltham, as Waltham Triad.
  • 1988-74: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the three Lodges.
  • 1988-74: Merger ceremony.
  • 1988-74: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Installation of officers.

• 06/18: 1988-76. Ware. 125th Anniversary of Eden Lodge and rededication of the Masonic Temple.
  • 1988-76: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. David Deschamps, Master of Eden Lodge.
  • 1988-77: Inspection and rededication of Temple "according to ancient fom and usage."
  • 1988-77: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.

• 06/21: 1988-79. Lawrence. Rededication and renaming of Lodge room.
  • 1988-80: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Leonard H. Crouch, Master of Lawrence United Lodge.
  • 1988-80: Rededication of Lodge room as "Webster Hall".
  • 1988-80: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.

• 09/25: 1988-106. Newton Lower Falls. Rededication of St. Mary's Church.
  • 1988-106: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded into the church, to celebrate a 175th Anniversary Service for the church.
  • 1988-107: Abbreviated Ceremony of Dedication.
  • 1988-107: Grand Master's Address, reproduced in full.

• 10/01: 1988-109. Danvers. 125th Anniversary of Amity Lodge.
  • 1988-109: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. David L. Gerlach, Master of Amity Lodge.
  • 1988-109: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brethren.
  • 1988-110: PResentations.
  • 1988-110ff: History of Amity Lodge, 1963-1988.

• 11/17: 1988-112. Agawam. Uniting of Elm and Belcher, as Elm-Belcher.
  • 1988-113: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1988-113: Merger ceremony.
  • 1988-113: Charge by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1988)

• 1988-180: Opening and roll call.
• 1988-186: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
• 1988-186: Report of Grand Secretary; 936 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1988, as well as the past 2 years.
• 1988-187: Installation of Grand Master Ames. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1988-189: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1988-190: The Grand Master. Appointment of Rt. Wor. Robert P. Beach as Grand Secretary Emeritus. (Most Wor. David B. Richardson had been elected as his successor.)
  • 1983-194: Deputy Grand Master Jeffrey B. Hodgdon.
  • 1983-196: Most Wor. John Gonsalves, Grand Master of Connecticut.
  • 1983-196: Most Wor. Rodolfo Endara, Grand Master of Panama.
  • 1983-198: Most Wor. William R. Pellow, Grand Master of Canada (Ontario).

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1988

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1988 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

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