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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

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

• 1991-122: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1991-123: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1991-124: Recognition of the Grand Lodges of Brazil (Acre), Brazil (Amazonas), Brazil (Tocantins), Paraguay, Portugal.
• 1991-130: Presentations.
• Visits by Grand Master Darling, beginning on Page 1991-174:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Longmeadow, Longmeadow (04/06; 60th Anniversary)
    • Eliot-Hyde Park, Westwood (05/08; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (05/17; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Saggahew, Haverhill (06/01; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • St. John's (Newburyport) (07/20; 225th Anniversary)
    • King Philip, Fall River (09/07; 125th Anniversary)
    • Adams, Wellfleet (10/19; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)

• • Consolidations:
    • Quittacus and Eureka, New Bedford (05/23; Special Communication)
    • Loyalty-Realty and Zerubbabel, Stoughton (06/24; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Charlton (04/08; Masonic Home cornerstone laying; Special Communication)
    • Charlton (11/23; dedication of Masonic Home expansion; Special Communication)
  • Lodge visits:
    • Panama visit (01/18-02/02)
    • Athelstan, Worcester (02/09; reception for Deputy Grand Master Richard J. Stewart)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (03/02; George Washington celebration)
    • Wamesit, Tewksbury (03/04)
    • Merrimack, Haverhill (03/09; reception for Senior Grand Warden Charles D. Batchelder, Jr.)
    • Chicopee, [1] (03/19)
    • Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood, Springfield (04/01; Rainbow)
    • Columbian, Boston (04/04)
    • Springfield, Springfield (04/10)
    • Grand Lodge of England (04/11; Boston)
    • Bethlehem, Lynn (04/13; reception for Junior Grand Warden Warren R. Davis)
    • Major General Henry Knox, Boston (04/24; table lodge)
    • Freedom, Somerville (05/01)
    • Charles River, Medway (05/04; Masonic Awareness)
    • Moses Michael Hays, Needham (05/04; Masonic Awareness)
    • Grand Lodge of New York (05/05-05/07)
    • Brigham, Ludlow (05/11; table lodge)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (05/15; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/20)
    • Grand Lodge of Michigan (05/28-05/30)
    • Columbian, Boston (06/06)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (06/14; clam bake)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (06/21-06/23)
    • Grand Lodge of Ontario (07/16-07/18)
    • Joseph Warren-Soley (08/17; clambake at Charlton)
    • Pythagorean, Marion (09/14; installation)
    • Pilgrim, Harwich (09/15; Cranberry Festival parade)
    • Grand Lodge of Delaware (10/01-10/03)
    • John Hancock, Methuen (10/05; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of West Virginia (10/12-10/15)
    • Chicopee, [2] (10/22; installation)
    • Mount Orthodox, West Springfield (10/26; installation)
    • Indian Orchard-Shawmont, Springfield (11/02; installation)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/14; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Maryland (11/16-11/19)
    • Chicopee, [3] (11/22; religious service)
    • William Whiting, Shrewsbury (11/24; church service)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • St. John's (Boston) (12/02; installation)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (12/13; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of District of Columbia (12/17-12/19)
  • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 1991-179.
• 1991-181: Re-election of Grand Master Edgar W. Darling. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.

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

• 03/13: 1991-24;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Abraham H. Howland Jr., Corner Stone, Major General Henry Knox, Noquochoke, Oxford, Pacific, Quittacus, Wampatuck, Warren, Webster; approved.

• 06/12: 1991-67;
  • Full Codes : George H. Taber, Washington; approved.
  • Amendments: Aurora, Charles C. Spellman, Galilean, John Hancock, King Solomon's, Matthew John Whittall, Meridian, Mount Hope, Paul Revere, Phoenix, Rising Star, Satuit, Spencer, Springfield, Star, Union (Dorchester), United Brethren, Wamsutta, Wellesley; approved.

• 09/11: 1991-101;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Ancient York, Brigham, Charles River, Essex, John Warren, Milton, Paul Dean, William Sutton; approved.

• 12/11: 1991-122;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Amity, Brigham, Delta, Freedom, Orphan's Hope, St. Bernard, Satucket, The Tyrian; approved.

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.

• MEMORIALS:
  • 03/13: 1991-27; Rt. Wor. Erwin D. Hill, Sr., Grand Marshal; presented by Rt. Wor. Robert A. Meffen, for the committee.
  • 06/12: 1991-69; Rt. Wor. Roland Earle Mosley, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. W. Terence Stephens, for the committee.
  • 12/11: 1991-126; Rt. Wor. George Everett Rose, Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Charles W. Huntley, for the committee.

Petitions for Charters

• 06/12: 1991-72. Petition by Star in the East and Paskamansett, as Star in the East-Paskamansett; granted. Charter amended, 1991-74.

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 Eliot-Hyde Park 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.

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