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1992

EDGAR W. DARLING, Grand Master

Theodore E. Cooledge, Deputy Grand Master
Paul W. Rolston, Senior Grand Warden
James A. Vytal, Junior Grand Warden

A portrait of the Grand Master appeared in the Frontispiece and above.

Front Row: R. W. Paul W. Rolston; M. W. Edgar W. Darling; R. W. Theodore E. Cooledge
Second Row: R. W. James A. Vytal; R. W. Donald P. Garrido; M. W. J. Philip Berquist; M. W. David B. Richardson

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/11: 1992-1;
• 06/10: 1992-54; Deputy Grand Master Theodore E. Cooledge presiding.
• 09/09: 1992-77;
• 12/09: 1992-108; (Annual Communication)

03/11 Agenda

• 1992-8: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1992-11: Presentations.

06/10 Agenda

• 1992-60: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
• 1992-62: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1992-73: Presentations.

09/09 Agenda

• 1992-85: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1992-88: Budget for 1993.
• 1992-95: Presentations.

12/09 Agenda

• 1992-121: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1992-122: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1992-128: Presentations, including the Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. and Rev. Oscar A. Guinn, Jr.
• Visits by Grand Master Darling, beginning on Page 1992-174:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Montacute, Worcester (03/08; 125th Anniversary)
    • Hampden, Springfield (03/16; 175th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Paul Dean, North Easton (03/25; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Moses Michael Hays, Needham (04/14; 60th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Macedonian, Quincy (05/16; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • Charles C. Dame, Georgetown (05/30; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Brigham, Ludlow (07/11; Centenary; Special Communication)
    • St. Bernard, Southborough (09/19; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • William North, Lowell (11/11; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Universal, Orleans (12/04; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Old Colony, Hingham (12/10; 200th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Consolidations:
    • New Bedford. Star in the East and Paskamansett (04/20; Special Communication)
  • Lodge constitutions:
    • Cawnacome Sunshine, Bourne (12/05)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Westwood (10/24; hall dedication; Special Communication)
  • Lodge visits:
    • Paul Revere, Brockton (01/11; Installation)
    • Brigham, Ludlow (02/25)
    • District Grand Lodge of Panama Canal Zone (02/27-03/02; 75th Anniversary)
    • Galilean, Everett (03/04)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (03/07; George Washington observance)
    • Belmont-Beaver, Belmont (03/07; reception for Senior Grand Warden Paul W. Rolston)
    • Quinsigamond, Worcester (03/13)
    • Newton, Wilbraham (03/14; reception of Deputy Grand Master Theodore E. Cooledge)
    • St. Bernard, Southborough (03/28; reception of Junior Grand Warden James A. Vytal)
    • Mount Horeb (Woburn) (04/01)
    • Newton, Wilbraham (04/13; First Degree)
    • Hesperia, Boston (04/21; family night)
    • Grand Lodge of New Jersey (04/28-04/30)
    • Grand Lodge of Maine (05/04-05/05)
    • William North, Lowell (05/06)
    • Perfection, Framingham (05/11)
    • Garden City, Newtonville (05/14)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/17-05/19)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (05/20; installation)
    • Hampden, Springfield (05/22)
    • Brigham, Ludlow (05/26)
    • West Roxbury-Dorchester, Dedham (05/29)
    • Mount Carmel, Lynn (05/31; church service)
    • St. Alban's, Foxborough (06/01)
    • Good Samaritan, Reading (06/03)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (06/05; clambake in Danvesport)
    • Grand Lodge of England (06/06-06/13)
    • Caribbean Naval, Guantánamo, Cuba (06/15-06/21)
    • Adams, Wellfleet (06/22)
    • Newton, Wilbraham (06/24; Third Degree)
    • Joseph Warren-Soley, Lincoln (08/15; clambake at Masonic Home)
    • Newton, Wilbraham (09/02)
    • Upton, Cheshire (09/08; installation)
    • Siloam, Westborough (09/14)
    • Morning Sun, Conway (09/15; awareness night)
    • Chicopee, Chicopee (09/17)
    • Pilgrim, Harwich (09/20; cranberry festival)
    • Elm-Belcher, Agawam (10/17; installation)
    • Brigham, Ludlow (10/24; installation)
    • Joel H. Prouty, Auburn (11/03)
    • Newton, Wilbraham (11/04)
    • Columbian, Boston (11/05)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/12; installation)
    • Grand Lodge of Maryland (11/15-11/17)
    • Chicopee, Chicopee (11/20)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (12/11; installation)
    • Newton, Wilbraham (12/14)
    • Grand Lodge of District of Columbia (12/15-12/17)
    • Thomas Talbot, Billerica (12/18)
    • St. John's (Boston) (12/19; installation)
  • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 1992-179.
• 1992-182: Election of Rt. Wor. David W. Lovering as Grand Master. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/11: 1992-12; opening remarks; computer; D.A.R.E.; Masonic Home; Grand Master's Country Fair; Masonic awareness; refurbishment; Panama; visitations; conclusion.

• 06/10: 1992-68; (by Deputy Grand Master Theodore E. Cooledge) opening remarks; address by the Grand Master to the Grand Lodge of England (reprinted in full); activities; conclusion.

• 09/09: 1992-92; opening remarks; D.A.R.E.; open house; conclusion.

• 12/09: 1992-124; opening remarks; Grand Lodge building; budget; supploy; computer; financial; library and museum; education; service; building; business manager; Grand Secretary; departments; Masonic Home; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/11: 1992-16;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Boylston, Eden, Huntington, Manchester, Mount Olivet, Simon W. Robinson, West Roxbury-Dorchester, Williams; approved.

• 06/10: 1992-61;
  • Full Codes : Star in the East-Paskamansett; approved.
  • Amendments: Adams, Athelstan, Brigham, Budleigh, Charles A. Welch, Daniel Webster, Hammatt, Hampshire, Mount Hollis, St. Matthew's, The Tyrian, Universal, Wollaston; approved.

• 09/09: 1992-95;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Ancon, Bethany, Damascus, Eastern Star, Jordan, King Hiram's,

• 12/09: 1992-121;
  • Full Codes : Cawnacome Sunshine; approved.
  • Amendments: Bay State, Elm-Belcher, Fellowship, George H. Taber, John Hancock, Lawrence United, Manchester, Nantascot, Paul Dean, Phoenix, Revere, United Brethren; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/11: 1992-10; Rt. Wor. Francis Anderson Buckley, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/11: 1992-10; Rt. Wor. Wallace Renwick Walker, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/11: 1992-10; Rt. Wor. Russell Sherwood Wise, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/10: 1992-67; Rt. Wor. Kenyon Aldrich Carr, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/10: 1992-68; Rt. Wor. Norman A. Ray, Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 06/10: 1992-68; Rt. Wor. George Amaral Silva, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/09: 1992-87; Rt. Wor. Charles Everett Elliott, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/09: 1992-87; Rt. Wor. Douglas Blyth Hampton, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/09: 1992-87; Rt. Wor. James Everett Cushing, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

• MEMORIALS:
  • 06/10: 1992-63; Rt. Wor. Clayton Fay Fisher, Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Arthur M. Kinne, for the committee.
  • 06/10: 1992-66; Rt. Wor. Carl Russell MacKenney, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. James M. McBride, for the committee.
  • 09/09: 1992-85; Rt. Wor. Norman A. Ray, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Richard E. Johnson, for the committee.

Petitions for Dispensation for New Lodges

• 09/10: 1992-87. Petition for North Shore Daylight Lodge, Beverly; granted.

• 09/10: 1982-87. Petition for Cawnacome Sunshine Lodge, Bourne; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 03/16: 1992-18. Springfield. 175th Anniversary of Hampden Lodge.
  • 1992-19: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Kent J. Friberg, Master of Hampden Lodge.
  • 1992-19: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers. Presentations.
  • 1992-20: History of Hampden Lodge since 1942.

• 03/25: 1992-22. North Easton. 125th Anniversary of Paul Dean Lodge.
  • 1992-22: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Walter C. Allen, Jr., Master of Paul Dean Lodge.
  • 1992-23: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers. Presentations.
  • 1992-24ff: Paul Dean Lodge: Historical Perspectives, by Bro. Robert S. Sims. Note: a short presentation on Most Wor. Paul Dean was also given by Wor. Robert B. Goodspeed, not reproduced in the Proceedings.

• 04/14: 1992-29. Needham. 60th Anniversary of Moses Michael Hays Lodge.
  • 1992-29: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Haskell C. Williams, Master of Moses Michael Hays Lodge.
  • 1992-30: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers. Presentations.

• 04/20: 1992-32. New Bedford. Uniting of Star in the East and Paskamansett, as Star in the East-Paskamansett.
  • 1992-33: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1992-33: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
  • 1992-37: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1992-37ff: Star in the East Lodge, Historical Review.
  • 1992-41ff: Paskamansett Lodge, Historical Review.

• 05/16: 1992-45. East Bridgewater. 10th Anniversary of Tri-Town Temple.
  • 1992-45: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brothers of Puritan, Satucket and Wampatuck Lodges.
  • 1992-45: Remarks by the Grand MAster and other Brothers.

• 05/16: 1992-47. Quincy. Centenary of Macedonian Lodge.
  • 1992-48: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Rt. Wor. Arthur E. Johnson, Master of Macedonian Lodge.
  • 1992-48: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 1992-49ff: History of Macedonian Lodge, 1977-1992, presented by Rt. Wor. Arthur E. Johnson.

• 05/30: 1992-51. Georgetown. 125th Anniversary of Charles C. Dame Lodge.
  • 1992-51: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. James E. Hamblet, Master of Charles C. Dame Lodge.
  • 1992-52: Address by the Grand Master; Remarks by other Brothers. Recognition of 50-year members; presentations.

• 07/11: 1992-75. Ludlow. Centenary of Brigham Lodge.
  • 1992-75: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Donald Charles Eggleston, Master of Brigham Lodge.
  • 1992-76: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.

• 09/19: 1992-97. Southborough. 125th Anniversary of St. Bernard's Lodge.
  • 1992-97: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Kevin J. O'Donnell, Master of St. Bernard's Lodge.
  • 1992-98: Address by the Grand Master. Remarks by other Brothers.

• 10/24: 1992-100. Westwood. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1992-101: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Willard B. Cookson, Master of Eliot-Hyde Park Lodge.
  • 1992-101: Dedication of Temple "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usages."

• 11/11: 1992-102. Lowell. 125th Anniversary of William North Lodge.
  • 1992-102: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John A. Antonetti, Jr., Master of William North Lodge.
  • 1992-103: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brethren. Presentations.
  • 1992-105: History of William North Lodge, 1967-1992.

• 12/04: 1992-106. Orleans. 75th Anniversary of Universal Lodge.
  • 1992-106: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Hughes H. Wagner, Master of Universal Lodge.
  • 1992-107: Citation from the Massachusetts Legislature. Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

• 12/10: 1992-184. Hingham. 200th Anniversary of Old Colony Lodge.
  • 1992-184: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Frederick M. Shaw, Jr., Master of Old Colony Lodge.
  • 1992-185: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/28/1992)

• 1992-186: Opening and roll call.
• 1992-192: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives.
• 1992-192: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,080 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1992, as well as the past 2 years.
• 1992-194: Installation of Grand Master Lovering. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1992-196: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1992-196: The Grand Master.
  • 1992-197: Deputy Grand Master Carl A. Gordon.
  • 1992-199: Most Wor. Leopold Otway, Past Grand Master of New Jersey.
  • 1992-201: Most Wor. Fred W. Clarke, Past Grand Master of Canada (Ontario).
  • 1992-201: Most Wor. Harold D. Elliott, II, Past Grand Master of New Jersey.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1992

There were 46 districts in Massachusetts in 1992 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

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