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1996

ARTHUR E. JOHNSON, Grand Master

Roger W. Pageau, Deputy Grand Master
E. Joel Peterson, Senior Grand Warden
Robert F. Doherty, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/13: 1996-1;
• 06/12: 1996-143;
• 09/11: 1996-189;
• 12/11: 1996-239; (Annual Communication)

03/13 Agenda

• 1996-9: Presentation of a Veterans' Medal to Rt. Wor. and Rev. Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Grand Chaplain.
• 1996-13: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1996-15: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1996-16: Presentations.

06/12 Agenda

• 1996-152: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1996-163: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1996-166: Presentations.

09/11 Agenda

• 1996-197: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1996-202: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 1996-207: Budget for 1997 (motion only).
• 1996-207: Presentations.

12/11 Agenda

• 1996-253: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
• 1996-254: Presentations.
• 1996-256: Re-election of Grand Master Johnson. Election of other Grand Lodge officers.
• 1996-257: Additional presentations.
• Visits by Grand Master Johnson, beginning on Page 1996-295:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Washington, Lexington (03/16, Held in Burlington; 200th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Wampatuck, East Bridgewater (05/10; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Norumbega & Brookline, Newtonville (05/11; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Hampshire, Haydenville (05/25, held in Goshen; 125th Anniversary)
    • Union (Nantucket) (06/01; 225th Anniversary)
    • Isaiah Thomas, Worcester (06/08; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Manchester, Manchester (06/15; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Harmony, Northfield (08/03; 200th Anniversary)
    • Charles C. Spellman and Samuel D. Sherwood, held at East Longmeadow (09/06; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Constellation, Dedham (10/05; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Beth-Horon, Brighton (11/12; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • Consolidations:
    • St. Bernard and United Brethren; Marlborough (04/27; Special Communication)
    • Netop and Eastern Star; Rehoboth (09/04; Special Communication)
    • Nantascot and Satuit, Scituate (10/05; Special Communication)
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
    • Belchertown (08/17; hall dedication; Special Communication)
  • Lodge visits:
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (01/11)
    • Wollaston, Quincy (01/27; Grand Master's reception)
    • Phoenix, Hanover (02/01)
    • John Warren, Hopkinton (02/10; reception for Deputy Grand Master Roger W. Pageau)
    • Washington, Lexington (02/22)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (02/24; George Washington observance)
    • Macedonian, Quincy (02/27)
    • Paul Revere, Brockton (03/19)
    • Marine, Falmouth (03/30; reception for Senior Grand Warden E. Joel Peterson)
    • Abraham H. Howland Jr., New Bedford (04/09)
    • Somerville, Somerville (04/13; reception for Junior Grand Warden Robert F. Doherty)
    • Ionic (Easthampton) (04/22)
    • Grand Lodge of New Jersey (04/23-04/25)
    • Phoenix, Hanover (05/02)
    • Bethlehem (05/05; Saint John Sunday, in Nahant)
    • Grand Lodge of New York (05/05-05/07)
    • Old Colony, Hingham (05/14)
    • Euclid, Stoughton (05/16)
    • Grand Lodge of Rhode Island (05/19-05/20)
    • Hesperia, Boston (05/21)
    • Grand Lodge of Michigan (05/28-05/30)
    • The Tyrian, Gloucester (06/04)
    • Rural, Quincy (06/06)
    • Winslow Lewis, Boston (06/14; clambake in Danversport)
    • District Grand Lodge of Panama (07/04-07/06; reunion in Florida)
    • Joseph Warren-Soley (08/10; clambake in Charlton)
    • Rabboni, Westwood (09/17)
    • The Masters, Newtonville (09/18; installation)
    • Macedonian, Quincy (09/24)
  • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 1996-298.

Grand Constitutions Amedment Proposals

• 03/13: 1996-15; Proposed changes to the Grand Constitutions, Section 508 (Masonic Burial)
  • 06/12: 1996-165; approved.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/13: 1996-18; opening remarks; visitations and installations; candidate instruction; scholarship program; Masonic awareness.

• 06/12: 1996-166; opening remarks; loss of Bro. Robert C. Patey; scholarships; Grand Master's Fair; Trowel.

• 09/11: 1996-209; opening remarks; Acting Grand Secretary Paul W. Rolston; calendar; scholarships; CHIP; Masonic Forum and candidate instuction.

• 12/11: 1996-258; opening remarks; Masonic Home; One-Day Class; new Grand Wardens; Masonic Education; Library; Masonic Home; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/13: 1996-10;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Amicable, Hammatt-Ocean, Lafayette-Greylock, Lawrence United, Mariners', Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood, Rufus Putnam, St. Mark's, St. Martin's, Samuel Crocker Lawrence, The Tyrian, Wollaston; approved.

• 06/12: 1996-151;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Bethlehem, Crescent-Pittsfield, John Hancock, Kilwinning, Marine, Mariners', Mount Horeb (Woburn), Mount Orthodox, Mystic, New Meadows, Newton, Paul Revere, Rose of Sharon, Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood, Shawmut; approved.

• 09/11: 1996-196;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Azure, Wamsutta, William Sutton; approved.

• 12/11: 1996-251;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Caribbean Naval, Ezekiel Bates, John T. Heard, Nehoiden, Oxford, Plymouth, Satucket, Star in the East-Paskamansett, United Brethren, Wellesley, Wollaston, Wyoming; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/13: 1996-12; Rt. Wor. Alvah Douglas Gardiner, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 1996-12; Rt. Wor. Richard Goulding, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 1996-12; Rt. Wor. Clarence Warren Holway, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/13: 1996-12; Rt. Wor. James Krigman, Past Junior Grand Warden.
  • 03/13: 1996-13; Rt. Wor. David Alexander Staples, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/12: 1996-153; Rt. Wor. Hubert Edwin James Berry, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/12: 1996-153; Rt. Wor. Leonard Paul Davis, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/12: 1996-153; Rt. Wor. Edward Rudolph Kussmaul, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/12: 1996-154; Rt. Wor. Robert Collier Patey, Past Senior Grand Warden, Past Grand Marshal, Grand Secretary.
  • 06/12: 1996-154; Rt. Wor. Spencer Wainwright Shaw, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/12: 1996-154; Rt. Wor. Brenton Eugene Tyler, Jr., Past Senior Grand Warden, Past Grand Marshal.
  • 09/11: 1996-198; Rt. Wor. Carl Robert Bohn, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 1996-198; Rt. Wor. Ralph Bruce Duncan, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
  • 09/11: 1996-198; Rt. Wor. Oscar Hilding Hagg, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 1996-199; Rt. Wor. Alexander Harding, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 1996-199; Rt. Wor. Willard Hughes Phillips, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 1996-199; Rt. Wor. Raymond Everett Smith, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 09/11: 1996-199; Rt. Wor. Philip Hamilton Warren, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/11: 1996-255; Rt. Wor. Kenneth Lounsbury Collard, Past Junior Grand Warden.
  • 12/11: 1996-255; Rt. Wor. Alvin Alexis LaRoche, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/11: 1996-255; Rt. Wor. Norman Weir Miller, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 12/11: 1996-256; Rt. Wor. Frederick Newton Stiteler, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.

Past Grand Master Eaton

• MEMORIALS:
  • 03/13: 1996-13; Rt. Wor. James Krigman, Past Junior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. Robert P. Beach, for the committee.
  • 06/12: 1996-155; Rt. Wor. Brenton Eugene Tyler, Jr., Past Senior Grand Warden, Past Grand Marshal; presented by Most Wor. Albert T. Ames, for the committee.
  • 06/12: 1996-158; Most Wor. Laurence Emerson Eaton, Past Grand Master; presented by Most Wor. J. Philip Berquist, for the committee.
  • 09/11: 1996-200; Rt. Wor. Robert Collier Patey, Past Senior Grand Warden, Past Grand Marshal, Grand Secretary; presented by Most Wor. Albert T. Ames, for the committee.

Petitions for Charters

• 06/12: 1996-163. Petition by Netop and Eastern Star, as Eastern Star; granted.

• 09/11: 1996-203. Petition by Nantascot and Satuit, as Satuit; granted.

• 09/11: 1996-205. Petition by Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood and Indian Orchard-Shawmont, as Roswell Lee-Indian Orchard; granted. Charter amended 1996-207.

Petitions for Dispensation for New Lodges

• 03/13: 1996-15; Nauset Light, Orleans; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 03/16: 1996-1. Burlington. 200th Anniversary of Washington Lodge of Lexington.
  • 1996-22: Grand Lodge opened at the Burlington Marriott Hotel.
  • 1996-22: Anniversary banquet. Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers. Presentations.
  • 1996-24ff: detailed excerpt of the history of Washington Lodge, by Wor. Robert Domingue.

• 04/27: 1996-37. Provincetown. 200th Anniversary of King Hiram's Lodge. Senior Grand Warden E. Joel Peterson presiding.
  • 1996-37: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. James J. Theriault, Master of King Hiram's Lodge.
  • 1996-38: Master Mason Degree by the Paul Revere Colonial Degree Team.
  • 1996-38: Presentations and remarks by the Acting Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1996-39ff: detailed excerpt of Every First Monday, a history of King Hiram's Lodge, by Wor. James Theriault. Note: this document includes a number of biographies of Past Masters of the Lodge.

• 04/27: 1996-89. Marlborough. Uniting of St. Bernard and United Brethren, as United Brethren.
  • 1996-90: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1996-90: Merger ceremony.
  • 1996-90: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 05/10: 1996-93. East Bridgewater. 50th Anniversary of Wampatuck Lodge.
  • 1996-94: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren and guests of Wampatuck Lodge.
  • 1996-94: Remarks by the Grand Master and ther Brothers. Presentations.
  • 1996-96ff: History of Wampatuck Lodge, by Bro. Roy J. Coleman.

• 05/11: 1996-99. Newtonville. 75th Anniversary of Norumbega & Brookline Lodge.
  • 1996-100: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Earl A. F. Stockham, Master of Norumbega & Brookline Lodge.
  • 1996-100: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1996-101ff: History of Norumbega & Brookline Lodge, by Wor. Walter H. Hunt.

• 06/08: 1996-137. Worcester. 75th Anniversary of Isaiah Thomas Lodge.
  • 1996-137: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Joseph F. Paparella, Master of Isaiah Thomas Lodge.
  • 1996-138: Remarks by Bro. Oliver Chapman, of the Antiquarian Society (founded by Most Wor. Isaiah Thomas).
  • 1996-138: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1996-139ff: History of Isaiah Thomas Lodge, by Bro. Leonard Kuniholm.

• 06/15: 1996-169. Manchester. 75th Anniversary of Manchester Lodge.
  • 1996-170: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Todd P. Crane, Master of Manchester Lodge.
  • 1996-170: Remarks by the Grand Master of other Brothers. Presentations.
  • 1996-171ff: History of Manchester Lodge, by Wor. Fred P. Nickless, Jr.

• 08/17: 1996-177. Belchertown. Cornerstone Laying and Hall Dedication.
  • 1996-178: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Anthony J. Papirio, Jr., Master of Vernon Lodge.
  • 1996-178: Dedication of the building "in accordance with ancient usages."
  • 1996-178: Presentations.

• 09/04: 1996-181. Rehoboth. Uniting of Netop and Eastern Star, as Eastern Star.
  • 1996-182: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1996-182: Merger ceremony.
  • 1996-182: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 09/06: 1996-185. East Longmeadow. 75th Anniversary of Charles C. Spellman and Samuel D. Sherwood.
  • 1996-186: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the brethren and guests of the two Lodges.
  • 1996-186: Remarks and presentations.

• 10/05: 1996-213. Scituate. Uniting of Nantascot and Satuit, as Satuit.
  • 1996-213: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
  • 1996-214: Merger ceremony (not described).
  • 1996-214: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

• 10/19: 1996-215. Dedham. 125th Anniversary of Constellation Lodge.
  • 1996-216: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Eugene B. Nichols, Master of Constellation Lodge.
  • 1996-216: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1996-217: Remarks by Wor. Eugene B. Nichols, reproduced in full.
  • 1996-219ff: History of Constellation Lodge, by Wor. Thomas M. Connors.

• 10/26: 1996-227. Newtonville. Centenary of Masonic Hall.
  • 1996-228: Grand Lodge opened at the Newtonville Masonic Hall.
  • 1996-228: Rededication ceremony. Remarks and presentations.

• 11/12: 1996-231. Newtonville. 125th Anniversary of Beth-Horon Lodge.
  • 1996-232: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Douglas C. Morgan, Master of Beth-Horon Lodge.
  • 1996-232: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 1996-233ff: Epilogue, a history of Beth-Horon Lodge 1971-1996, by Rt. Wor. Peter G. Richter.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1996)

• 1996-303: Opening and roll call.
• 1996-308: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives.
• 1996-308: Report of Grand Secretary; 772 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1996, as well as the past 2 years.
• 1996-310: Installation of Grand Master Arthur E. Johnson. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1996-312: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1996-312: The Grand Master.
  • 1996-313: Deputy Grand Master Robert L. Steadman.
  • 1996-315: Most Wor. Durwood I. Greenwood, Grand Master of Ontario.
  • 1996-316: Most Wor. Donald J. Van Kirk, Grand Master of Michigan.
  • 1996-317: Wor. and Rev. Peter C. Corea, Grand Chaplain.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1996

There were 45 districts in Massachusetts in 1996 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

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