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1991

EDGAR W. DARLING, Grand Master

Richard J. Stewart, Deputy Grand Master
Charles D. Batchelder, Jr., Senior Grand Warden
Warren R. Davis, Junior Grand Warden



Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/13: 1991-16;
  • 06/12: 1991-60;
  • 09/11: 1991-83;
  • 12/11: 1991-108; (Annual Communication)

03/13 Agenda

  • 1991-23: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1991-35: Presentations.

06/12 Agenda

  • 1991-67: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 1991-74: Recognition of the Grand Lodges of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte).
  • 1991-79: Presentations.

09/11 Agenda

  • 1991-90: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1991-92: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 1991-96: Budget for 1992.
  • 1991-101: Presentations.

12/11 Agenda

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/13: 1991-30; opening remarks; Panama visit; death of Grand Marshal Hill; Masonic Home; country fair; Masonic Awareness; enthusiasm.
  • 06/12: 1991-75; opening remarks; management training; district deputies; parades; country fair; refurbishment of Grand Lodge; funerals; alcohol; D.A.R.E.
  • 09/11: 1991-92; opening remarks; finances; D.A.R.E.; district deputies; Masonic Home.
  • 12/11: 1991-127; opening remarks; installation; church services; visitations; D.A.R.E., Masonic Home dedication; refurbishment; library and museum; education; service; building supervisor; business manager; Masonic Home; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/13: 1991-26; Rt. Wor. Ralph Morgan Forsaith, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1991-26; Rt. Wor. Fred Stuart Gross, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1991-26; Rt. Wor. Charles Dudley Harrington, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1991-27; Rt. Wor. Hans Oscar Johnson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/13: 1991-27; Rt. Wor. Roland E. Mosley, Past Senior Grand Warden.
    • 03/13: 1991-27; Rt. Wor. Raymond Henry Peat, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/12: 1991-72; Rt. Wor. John Apostolides, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/12: 1991-72; Rt. Wor. L. Sargent Clifford, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/12: 1991-72; Rt. Wor. Charles Eliot Norton, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/11: 1991-92; Rt. Wor. John William Lymberg, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1991-92; Rt. Wor. Linwood Elbert Proctor, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1991-92; Rt. Wor. William Frederick Sievers, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1991-92; Rt. Wor. Theodore Frederick Tuttle, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/11: 1991-92; Rt. Wor. Raymond Walkley Williamson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

Petitions for Charters

Petitions for Dispensation for New Lodges

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 01/20: 1991-1. Balboa. Visit to Grand Lodge of Panama.
    • 1991-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Most Wor. Alberto Lalo S., Grand Master of Panama.
    • 1991-3: Installation of officers of the Grand Lodge of Panama by Grand Master Darling.
    • 1991-3: Remarks and presentations.
  • 01/21: 1991-5. Balboa. Visit to Panama Canal Lodge of Instruction.
    • 1991-6: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Charles S. Barthlow, Master of the Lodge of Instruction.
    • 1991-6: Instruction and Officer's Forum.
    • 1991-7: Address by the Grand Master.
  • 01/22: 1991-8. Balboa. Joint visit to Sojourners, Ancon, Balboa and Sibert Lodges.
    • 1991-9: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Eric S. D. Wilson, Master of Sojourners Lodge, on behalf of the four lodges meeting in joint session.
    • 1991-9: Fellowcraft Degree.
    • 1991-10: Address by the Grand Master. Presentations.
  • 01/26: 1991-11. Balboa. Visit to District Grand Lodge of Panama.
    • 1991-12: Grand Lodge opened and was received by District Grand Master Donald P. Garrido.
    • 1991-12: Note on Grand Marshal Erwin D. Hill, Sr., who had suffered a heart attack. He would die shortly afterward; see memorial above.
    • 1991-12: Quarterly meeting of the District Grand Lodge.
    • 1991-13: Installation of officers.
    • 1991-14: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
  • 04/08: 1991-37. Charlton. Cornerstone laying for Masonic Home addition.
    • 1991-38: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to the site of the Cornerstone of the new addition.
    • 1991-38: Cornerstone ceremony "with ancient form and ceremony in the presence of a large gathering of Brethren and other guests."
  • 05/08: 1991-39. Dedham. 125th Anniversary of Eliot-Hyde Park Lodge of Westwood.
    • 1991-39: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Wilfred M. Cote, Master of Eliot-Hyde Park Lodge.
    • 1991-40: Presentations.
    • 1991-40: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.
    • 1991-41ff: History of Hyde Park Lodge.
    • 1991-43ff: History of Eliot Lodge.
  • 05/17: 1991-45. Lowell. 125th Anniversary of Kilwinning Lodge.
    • 1991-45: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Peter S. Alexis, Master of Kilwinning Lodge.
    • 1991-46: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Bothers.
    • 1991-47ff: History of Kilwinning Lodge, by Wor. John A. Goodwin.
  • 05/23: 1991-31. New Bedford. Uniting of Quittacus and Eureka, as Quittacus.
    • 1991-52: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 1991-52: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
    • 1991-55: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 06/01: 1991-56. Haverhill. 125th Anniversary of Saggahew Lodge.
    • 1991-56: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Richard E. Patterson, Master of Saggahew Lodge.
    • 1991-57: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
    • 1991-57ff: History of Saggahew Lodge, 1965-1991, by Bro. Gregory M. Mooney.
  • 06/14: 1991-81. Stoughton. Uniting of Loyalty-Realty and Zerubbabel Lodges as Cosmopolitan Lodge.
    • 1991-81: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 1991-82: Merger ceremony.
    • 1991-82: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 10/19: 1991-103. Wellfleet. 125th Anniversary of Adams Lodge.
    • 1991-104: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Frederick H. Schulenberg, Master of Adams Lodge.
    • 1991-104: Presentation by Orleans Assembly #90 I.O.R.G.
    • 1991-104: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 11/23: 1991-106. Charlton. Dedication of the new wing of the Masonic Home.
    • 1991-107: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to the front door of the new addition.
    • 1991-107: Ceremony of dedication "in ancient Masonic form." Ribbon cutting.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1991)

  • 1991-183: Opening and roll call.
  • 1991-189: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives.
  • 1991-189: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,051 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1991, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 1991-190: Installation of Grand Master Darling. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 1991-193: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1991-193: The Grand Master.
    • 1991-193: 80th Birthday of Past Grand Master Vose.
    • 1991-197: Deputy Grand Master Theodore E. Cooledge.
    • 1991-198: Most Wor. H. Wallace Reid, Past Grand Master of South Carolina.
    • 1991-200: Rt. Wor. D. Frank MacKay, Senior Grand Warden of Nova Scotia.
    • 1991-203: Rt. Wor. and Rev. Dean Benedict.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1991

There were 46 districts in Massachusetts in 1991 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

D. James Phillips, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A3

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Charles R. Dauwalter, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A4

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Stanley G. Winer, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A5

DISTRICT 3: Boston

William M. Appel, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A6

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

Henry C. Betcher, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A7

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Melvin Ravitz, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A8

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Frank R. Porter, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A9

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Paul R. Whitworth, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A10

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Bruce Hutchings, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A11

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Michael A. Brown, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A12

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Paul F. Miller, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A13

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Walter C. Brown, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A14

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Francis P. Mitrano, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A15

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Thomas B. White, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A16

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Samuel F. Gynan, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A17

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Lyle R. Drenth, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A18

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Herbert Eaton, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A19

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Clifton R. Milne, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A21

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Amasa W. Brown, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A21

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Carl S. Johansson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A22

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Bryan E. Ward, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A23

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Edward F. Stange, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A24

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Raymond H. Moulthrop, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A25

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Robert E. Hamm, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A26

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Clarence D. Miles, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A27

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Lewis E. Prentiss, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A28

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Robert A. Goewey, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A29

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Kenneth W. Rhodes, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A30

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Harold R. Logan, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A31

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Raymond W. Benoit, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A32

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Robert W. Comeau, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A33

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Richard W. Graham, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A34

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Edwin E. Sarvela, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A35

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Richard Ogilvie, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A36

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Arthur E. Johnson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A37

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Philip M. McCaffrey, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A38

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

George E. Munroe, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A39

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Wayne F. Hoyle, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A40

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Demetrios J. Sarantopoulos, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A41

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Richard W. Taylor, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A42

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Clifford A. Brightman, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A43

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Donald C. Sargent, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A44

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

E. Joel Peterson, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A45

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

William R. Hammatt, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A46

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Stephen H. Burrall, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A47

PANAMA CANAL DISTRICT

Donald P. Garrido, District Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A48

  • 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: 1991-A49

CHINA DISTRICT

Joe A. Diele, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1991-A50

CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

William R. Knowles, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1991-A51


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