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1994

DAVID W. LOVERING, Grand Master

James R. Franklin, Deputy Grand Master
Walter C. Brown, Jr., Senior Grand Warden
Donald B. Scott, Junior Grand Warden

GMAndOfficers1994.jpg
Grand Master David W. Lovering, center, with officers installed December 27, 1993, front, left to right:
Right Worshipful Walter C. Brown, Jr., Senior Grand Warden; the Grand Master; Right Worshipful James R. Franklin, Deputy Grand Master.
Back row, left to right: Right Worshipful Donald B. Scott, Junior Grand Warden; Right Worshipful E, Joel Peterson, Grand Marshal; Most Worshipful J. Philip Berquist, Grand Treasurer; Right Worshipful Robert C. Patey, Grand Secretary.


Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/09: 1994-38;
  • 06/08: 1994-87;
  • 09/14: 1994-121;
  • 12/14: 1994-141; (Annual Communication)

03/09 Agenda

  • 1994-59; Presentations.

06/08 Agenda

  • 1994-107: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1994-108: Presentations.

09/14 Agenda

  • 1994-132: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 1994-134: Budget for 1995.
  • 1994-137: Presentations.

12/14 Agenda

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 03/09: 1994-57; Proposed changes to Sections 218, 219, 221, 222, 223, 239 and 240 discussed.
    • 06/08: 1994-95; Approved. Section 218 was approved with version "A".

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/09: 1994-60; opening remarks; Panama visit; programs; smoke-free building; ownership of buildings; retention; computers; public image.
  • 06/08: 1994-108; opening remarks; Grand Master's Country Fair; visits; Southern Baptists and the word "Temple"; suspension procedure; renovations; Masonic Home brochure; scholarships.
  • 09/14: 1994-138; opening remarks; renovations; computer; Country Fair; scholarship program; Shrine vote.
  • 12/14: 1994-168; opening remarks; Recognition of Prince Hall of Massachusetts by the United Grand Lodge of England; scholarships; membership; long range planning; vision statement and principles; service department; education department; library; Masonic Home; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/09: 1994-49; Rt. Wor. Maurice George Cuthbert, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/09: 1994-49; Rt. Wor. Francis Robert Dressell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/09: 1994-50; Rt. Wor. Franklin Eugene Harris, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 1994-131; Rt. Wor. Lawrence Sumner Holbrook, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 1994-131; Rt. Wor. Raymond Curtis Berry, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 1994-132; Rt. Wor. Manuel Roy Parker, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 1994-132; Rt. Wor. Clarke Francis Harrington, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/14: 1994-157; Rt. Wor. James Wesley Blackburn, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/14: 1994-157; Rt. Wor. Joseph Harry Kaufman, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

Petitions for Charters

Petitions for Dispensation for New Lodges

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 01/16: 1994-1. Balboa. Visit to the Grand Lodge of Panama.
    • 1994-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Most Wor. Camilo A. Alleyne, Grand Master of Panama.
    • 1994-2: Installation of officers of the Grand Lodge of Panama by Grand Master Lovering.
    • 1994-2: Remarks and presentations.
  • 01/17: 1994-4. Balboa. Visit to the Panama Canal Lodge of Instruction.
    • 1994-4: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Gilberto Marrero-Camacho, Master of the Lodge of Instruction.
    • 1994-5: Instruction and Officer's Forum.
    • 1994-5: Address by the Grand Master.
  • 01/20: 1994-6. Balboa. Joint visit to Sojourners, Ancon, Balboa and Sibert Lodges.
    • 1994-6: 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.
    • 1994-7: Entered Apprentice Degree.
    • 1994-8: Address by the Grand Master. Presentations.
  • 02/15: 1994-22. Melrose. 75th Anniversary of Fidelity Lodge.
    • 1994-22: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Donald A. Bates, Master of Fidelity Lodge.
    • 1994-23: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
    • 1994-24ff: History of Fidelity Lodge, presented by Wor. Donald A. Bates.
  • 03/01: 1994-31. Watertown. 175th Anniversary of Bethesda Lodge.
    • 1994-32: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Deeb E. Homsi, Jr., Master of Bethesda Lodge.
    • 1994-32: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers. Presentations.
    • 1994-33ff: History of Bethesda Lodge, by Wor. Mark Sweeney.
  • 04/16: 1994-64. Boston. 125th Anniversary of Rabboni Lodge of Milton.
    • 1994-64: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Milan A. Vaclavik, Master of Rabboni Lodge.
    • 1994-65: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
    • 1994-66ff: History of Rabboni Lodge, 1969-1994, presented by Wor. William Antonopoulos.
  • 04/23: 1994-71. South Hadley Falls. 125th Anniversary of Mount Holyoke Lodge.
    • 1994-71: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. James A. Cassidy, Master of Mount Holyoke Lodge.
    • 1994-72: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers. Presentations, including a 70-year pin to Wor. Harold Hector Burnett.
    • 1994-73ff: History of Mount Holyoke Lodge, 1969-1994.
  • 04/30: 1994-79. Mansfield. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
    • 1994-80: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. William E. Cheatham, Master of St. James Lodge.
    • 1994-80: Dedication of Temple "in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usages."
    • 1994-80: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers. Charge by the Grand Master.
  • 05/14: 1994-81. Everett. 125th Anniversary of Palestine Lodge.
    • 1994-81: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Joseph C. Delfavero, Master of Palestine Lodge.
    • 1994-82: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
    • 1994-82ff: History of Palestine Lodge.
  • 06/12: 1994-111. Charlton. Dedication of Stained Glass Windows. Donated by Scottish Rite Valley of Boston and St. Bernard Commandery #12.
    • 1994-112: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded into the Chapel.
    • 1994-112: Dedication of windows "in accordance with ancient usages."
    • 1994-112: Remarks by the Grand Master.
  • 06/13: 1994-113. Saugus. Uniting of Hammatt and Ocean, as Hammatt-Ocean.
    • 1994-114: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 1994-114: Merger ceremony.
    • 1994-114: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 06/18: 1994-116. Quincy. Uniting of Orphan's Hope and Wessagusset, as Weymouth United Masonic.
    • 1994-117: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 1994-117: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
    • 1994-120: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1994)

  • 1994-223: Opening and roll call.
  • 1994-229: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives. Appointment of Grand Representatives.
  • 1994-230: Report of Grand Secretary; 799 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1994, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 1994-232: Installation of Grand Master Lovering. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 1994-235: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
    • 1994-236: The Grand Master.
    • 1994-237: Deputy Grand Master Robert H. Hartley.
    • 1994-240: Most Wor. Joseph Suttles, Grand Master of Georgia.
    • 1994-243: Most Wor. Malcolm Patterson, Grand Master of Prince Edward Island.
    • 1994-245: Most Wor. H. Roy Evans, Past Grand Master of Ohio.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1994

There were 46 districts in Massachusetts in 1994 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Clark B. Loth, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A3

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Abraham M. Rich, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A4

DISTRICT 2: Boston

George F. Shelton, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A5

DISTRICT 3: Boston

James R. Goodwin, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A6

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

Joseph I. Stone, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A7

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

William B. Cookson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A8

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Frank W. Pagano, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A9

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Donald D. Lowell, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A10

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Kenneth R. Blake, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A11

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Paul A. Lund, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A12

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Mark I. Locke, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A13

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Richard W. Burgess, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A14

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Paul D. Watts, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A15

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Willis F. Quimby, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A16

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

John R. Blaney, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A17

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

John A. Truesdale, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A18

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

A. Neil Gadd, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A19

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Allen M. Zecchini, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A20

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

William A. Hamm, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A21

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Frank O. Collins, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A22

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Ronald J. Charland, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A23

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Archie R. Nahman, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A24

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Robert W. Murdock, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A25

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Peter S. Brown, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A26

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

John M. Gauger, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A27

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Joseph N. Westcott, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A28

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

George P. Nay, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A29

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Warren H. Johnson, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A30

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Albert M. Adams, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A31

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Herbert F. Johnson, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A32

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Robert J. Leach, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A33

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Roger W. Pageau, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A34

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Alexander W. MacNeil, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A35

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Kenneth A. Churchill, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A36

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Albert E. Wood, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A37

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Dexter L. Gasper, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A38

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

William C. Allison, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A39

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Robert L. Reid, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A40

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Arthur H. Richardson, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A41

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Arthur Medeiros, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A42

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

David R. Price, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A43

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Robert C. Corr, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A44

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Peter R. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A45

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Frederick H. Schulenberg, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A46

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Neil B. Hilt, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A47

PANAMA CANAL DISTRICT

Guy U. Hall, District Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A48

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

CHILE DISTRICT

Daniel E. Cerda, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A49

CHINA DISTRICT

Joe A. Diele, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1994-A50

CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

Herbert Armstrong, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1994-A51


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