MassachusettsYear1996

1996

ARTHUR E. JOHNSON, Grand Master

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

A picture of the Grand Master, as well as with the District Deputy Grand Masters, appears in the Frontispiece and above.

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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)

12/11 Agenda

• Visits by Grand Master Johnson, beginning on Page 1996-295:
  • Anniversaries:
  • Consolidations:
  • Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
  • Lodge visits:

(Pageau: John Warren) (Peterson: ) (Doherty: )

• • Visits by other Grand Lodge officers begin on Page 1996-298.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/13: 1996-18;

• 06/12: 1996-166;

• 09/11: 1996-209;

• 12/11: 1996-258;

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/13: 1996-10;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments:

• 06/12: 1996-151;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments:

• 09/11: 1996-196;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments:

• 12/11: 1996-251;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments:

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:

• MEMORIALS:

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

• (March?) Nauset Light, Orleans (granted 03/05)

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 03/16: 1996-1. Burlington. 200th Anniversary of Washington of Lexington.

• 04/27: 1996-37. Provincetown. 200th Anniversary of King Hiram's. Senior Grand Warden E. Joel Peterson presiding.

• 04/27: 1996-89. Marlboro. Uniting of St. Bernard and United Brethren, as United Brethren.

• 05/10: 1996-93. East Bridgewater. 50th Anniversary of Wampatuck.

• 05/11: 1996-99. Newtonville. 75th Anniversary of Norumbegaq & Brookline.

• 06/08: 1996-137. Worcester. 75th Anniversary of Isaiah Thomas.

• 06/15: 1996-169. Manchester. 75th Anniversary of Manchester.

• 08/17: 1996-177. Belchertown. Cornerstone ceremony.

• 09/04: 1996-181. Rehoboth. Uniting of Netop and Eastern Star, as Eastern Star.

• 09/06: 1996-185. East Longmeadow. 75th Anniversary of Charles C. Spellman and Samuel D. Sherwood.

• 10/05: 1996-213. Scituate. Uniting of Nantascot and Satuit, as Satuit.

• 10/19: 1996-215. Dedham. 125th Anniversary of Constellation.

• 10/26: 1996-227. Newtonville. Centenary of Masonic Hall.

• 11/12: 1996-231. Newtonville. 125th Anniversary of Beth-Horon.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

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

• 1996-303: Opening and roll call.

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.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Homer M. Shellenberger, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A3

• St. John's (Boston, 1733)
• Lodge of St. Andrew, (Boston, 1752)
• The Massachusetts (Boston, 1770)
• Columbian (Boston, 1796)
• Mount Lebanon (Boston, 1801)
• Germania (Boston, 1854)
• Winslow Lewis (Boston, 1855)
• Revere (Boston, 1856)
• Shawmut (Newtonville, 1911)

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Neal A. Winston, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A4

• Amicable (Cambridge, 1805)
• Mizpah-Faith (Cambridge, 1867)
• Charity (Cambridge, 1869)
• Joseph Webb (Boston, 1876)
• Richard C. MacLaurin (Cambridge, 1920)
• The DeMolay (Boston, 1975)

DISTRICT 2: Boston

David D. Honick, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A5

• Mount Olivet (Cambridge, 1863)
• Zetland (Boston, 1867)
• Euclid (Boston, 1916)
• The Harvard (Cambridge, 1922)
• Boston University (Boston, 1925)
• Moses Michael Hays (Needham, 1931)
• Logia America (Cambridge, 1993)

DISTRICT 3: Boston

James E. Dixon, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A6

• Mount Tabor (Boston, 1846)
• Henry Price (Boston, 1858)
• Hammatt-Ocean (Saugus, 1859)
• Seaview (Revere, 1917)

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

John M. Kandres, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A7

• Star of Bethlehem (Wakefield, 1844)
• Baalbec (East Boston, 1852)
• Adelphi-Noddle's Island (Watertown, 1920)
• Everett C. Benton (Boston, 1925)
• Major General Henry Knox (Boston, 1926)

DISTRICT 4: Boston

Stephen F. McDonough, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A8

• Union (Dorchester, 1796)
• St. Paul's-Algonquin (Braintree, 1846)
• Gate of the Temple (Stoughton, 1855)
• Rabboni (Milton, 1869)
• Prospect (Roslindale, 1890)
• Macedonian (Quincy, 1893)
• West Roxbury-Dorchester (Dorchester, 1912)
• Cosmopolitan (Stoughton, 1920)
• Milton (Milton, 1922)
• Hesperia (Boston, 1925)

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

John E. Eldert, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A9

• Dalhousie (Newtonville, 1860)
• Beth-Horon (Brookline, 1870)
• Fraternity and Fuller (Newtonville, 1875)
• Wellesley (Needham, 1912)
• Victory (Watertown, 1920)
• Nehoiden (Needham, 1927)
• Garden City (Newtonville, 1954)
• The Masters (Newtonville, 1983)

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Paul E. Kennedy, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A10

• Bethesda (Brighton, 1819)
• Waltham Triad (Newtonville, 1820)
• Pequossette (Watertown, 1856)
• Belmont-Beaver (Belmont, 1864)
• Norfolk (Needham, 1874)
• Norumbega & Brookline (Newtonville, 1920)
• Maugus Hill (Wellesley, 1957)

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Bernard M. McGinnity, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A11

• King Solomon's (Charlestown, 1783)
• Mount Hermon (Medford, 1854)
• Joseph Warren-Soley (Boston, 1856)
• Simon W. Robinson(Lexington, 1870)
• Friendship (Wilmington, 1901)
• Russell (Arlington, 1923)
• Simonds (Burlington, 1955)
• Frank W. Thompson (Bedford, 1955)

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Donald W. Carriger, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A12

• Washington (Lexington, 1796)
• Hiram (Arlington, 1797)
• Mount Horeb (Woburn, 1855)
• John Abbot (Somerville, 1857)
• William Parkman (Winchester, 1864)
• Somerville (West Somerville, 1912)
• Samuel Crocker Lawrence (Medford, 1920)
• Freedom (Arlington, 1947)

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Donald A. Bates, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A13

• Mount Vernon (Malden, 1857)
• Good Samaritan (Reading, 1870)
• King Cyrus (Stoneham, 1875)
• Fidelity (Melrose, 1918)
• Galilean (Everett, 1921)
• Mount Scopus (Malden, 1930)
• North Reading (North Reading, 1955)

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Andrew C. Maninos, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A14

• Wyoming (Melrose, 1856)
• William Sutton (Saugus, 1866)
• Palestine (Everett, 1868)
• Converse (Malden, 1887)
• Golden Rule (Wakefield, 1888)
• The Lodge of Stirling (Malden, 1910)
• Lynnfield (Lynnfield, 1946)

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Neil S. Mitchell, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A15

• Essex (Salem, 1791)
• Mount Carmel (Lynn, 1805)
• Mosaic (Danvers, 1870)
• Damascus (Lynn, 1906)
• Wayfarers (Swampscott, 1914)
• Budleigh (Beverly, 1921)
• New Meadows (Topsfield, 1958)

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

John W. Burt, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A16

• Philanthropic (Marblehead, 1760)
• Jordan (Peabody, 1808)
• Amity (Danvers, 1863)
• Starr King (Salem, 1864)
• Golden Fleece (Lynn, 1864)
• Bethlehem (Lynn, 1920)
• North Shore Daylight (Beverly, 1992)

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

J. Gregory A. Hill, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A17

• The Tyrian (Gloucester, 1770)
• Liberty (Beverly, 1824)
• Ashler (Rockport, 1851)
• John T. Heard (Ipswich, 1864)
• Acacia (Gloucester, 1865)
• Manchester (Manchester, 1920)

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

James H. Hastings, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A18

• St. John's (Newburyport, 1766)
• Merrimack (Haverhill, 1802)
• St. Mark's (Newburyport, 1803)
• Warren (Amesbury, 1822)
• Saggahew (Haverhill, 1864)
• Charles C. Dame (Georgetown, 1867)
• Bethany (Merrimac, 1868)

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Allen M. Zecchini, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A19

• St. Matthew's (Andover, 1822)
• LawrenceUnited (Lawrence, 1825)
• John Hancock (Methuen, 1860)
• Cochichewick (North Andover, 1874)
• Merrimack Valley Daylight (Lawrence, 1990)

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Kenneth S. Gendall, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A20

• Corinthian (Concord, 1797)
• Pentucket (Lowell, 1807)
• Ancient York (Lowell, 1852)
• Kilwinning (Lowell, 1866)
• William North (Lowell, 1867)
• Thomas Talbot (Billerica, 1889)
• Wamesit (Tewksbury, 1921)
• William Sewall Gardner (Lowell, 1928)

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Alvin A. LaRoche, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A21

• St. Paul (Ayer, 1797)
• Aurora (Leominster, 1801)
• Trinity (Clinton, 1858)
• Caleb Butler (Ayer, 1859)
• Wilder (Leominster, 1859)
• Charles W. Moore (Fitchburg, 1865)
• Tahattawan (Littleton, 1929)

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Fabian R. Trudeau, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A22

• Mount Zion (Barre, 1800)
• Orange (Orange, 1859)
• Hope (Gardner, 1864)
• Star (Athol, 1864)
• Artisan (Winchendon, 1865)
• Athol (Athol, 1872)

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Armond J. LaBelle, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A23

• Republican (Greenfield, 1795)
• Harmony (Northfield, 1796)
• Mountain (Shelburne Falls, 1806)
• Bay State (Montague, 1872)
• Mechanic's (Montague, 1878)

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

Ralph L. Sherman, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A24

• Lafayette-Greylock (North Adams, 1847)
• Berkshire (South Adams, 1857)
• Upton (Cheshire, 1869)
• Williams (Williamstown, 1871)

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Paul A. Moore, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A25

• Cincinnatus (Great Barrington, 1795)
• Evening Star (Lenox, 1795)
• Wisdom (West Stockbridge, 1803)
• Mystic (Pittsfield, 1810)
• Globe (Hinsdale, 1869)
• Occidental (Stockbridge, 1870)
• Crescent-Pittsfield (Pittsfield, 1873)
• Unity (Dalton, 1896)

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Joseph B. Sokoloski, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A26

• Jerusalem (South Hadley, 1797)
• Pacific (Amherst, 1860)
• Mount Tom (Holyoke, 1850)
• Ionic (Easthampton, 1867)
• Mount Holyoke (South Hadley, 1869)
• Hampshire (Haydenville, 1871)
• William Whiting (Holyoke, 1909)

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Paul D. Ramey, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A27

• Chicopee (Chicopee, 1848)
• Brigham (Ludlow, 1891)
• Esoteric (Springfield, 1909)
• Charles C. Spellman (East Longmeadow, 1921)
• Samuel D. Sherwood (Springfield, 1921)

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Donald E. Keene, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A28

• Hampden (Springfield, 1817)
• Mount Moriah (Westfield, 1856)
• Huntington-Federal (Russell, 1866)
• Springfield (Springfield, 1895)
• Mount Orthodox (West Springfield, 1913)

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Douglas J. Frye, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A29

• Thomas (Palmer, 1796)
• Quaboag (Warren, 1858)
• Day Spring (Monson, 1862)
• Eden (Ware, 1863)
• Vernon (Belchertown, 1869)

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Craig S. Wallace, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A30

• Solomon's Temple (Uxbridge, 1818)
• Blackstone River (Blackstone, 1855)
• Webster (Webster, 1858)
• Oxford (Oxford, 1859)
• Mumford River (Douglas, 1877)

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Samuel R. Cook, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A31

• Morning Star (Worcester, 1793)
• Quinebaug (Southbridge, 1859)
• Hayden (Brookfield, 1863)
• Spencer (Spencer, 1871)
• Meridian Sun (North Brookfield, 1894)
• Rufus Putnam (Rutland, 1912)
• Isaiah Thomas (Worcester, 1920)
• Bay Path (West Brookfield, 1923)
• Rose of Sharon (Worcester, 1927)

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Richard S. Townsend, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A32

• Olive Branch (Millbury, 1797)
• Franklin (Grafton, 1851)
• Montacute (Worcester, 1858)
• Athelstan (Worcester, 1865)
• Quinsigamond (Worcester, 1870)
• Boylston (West Boylston, 1876)
• Joel H. Prouty (Auburn, 1927)
• Matthew John Whittall (Shrewsbury, 1928)
• Level (Worcester, 1952)

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Wallace Jack Bennett, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A33

• Meridian (Watertown, 1797)
• Montgomery (Milford, 1797)
• John Warren (Hopkinton, 1860)
• Mount Hollis (Holliston, 1864)
• North Star (Ashland, 1864)
• Siloam (Westborough, 1866)
• Charles River (Medway, 1871)
• Alpha (Framingham, 1875)

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Richard E. Manelis, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A34

• Middlesex (Framingham, 1795)
• United Brethren (Marlborough, 1859)
• Doric (Hudson, 1864)
• St. Bernard (Southborough, 1867) merged into United Brethren 04/27
• Charles A. Welch (Maynard, 1872)
• Perfection (Framingham, 1957)

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Russell W. May, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A35

• Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799)
• Orient (Norwood, 1861)
• Blue Hill (Canton, 1863)
• Lafayette-Dover (Norwood, 1865)
• Eliot-Hyde Park (Westwood, 1866)
• Constellation (Dedham, 1871)
• Azure (Walpole, 1921)

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Lloyd A. Williams, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A36

• Rural (Quincy, 1801)
• Norfolk Union (Randolph, 1819)
• Weymouth United Masonic (Weymouth, 1825)
• Delta (Braintree, 1868)
• Wollaston (Quincy, 1899)

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Richard F. Faust, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A37

• Old Colony (Hingham, 1792)
• Corner Stone (Duxbury, 1801)
• Plymouth (Plymouth, 1825)
• Konohassett (Cohasset, 1864)
• Phoenix (Hanover, 1873)
• Satuit (Scituate, 1875)
• Nantascot (Hull, 1954) merged into Satuit 10/05
• Daniel Webster (Marshfield, 1964)

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Vernon S. Bowers, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A38

• King David (Taunton, 1798)
• May Flower (Middleboro, 1864)
• Paul Dean (North Easton, 1867)
• Charles H. Titus (Taunton, 1872)
• Eastern Star (Rehoboth, 1924)
• Netop (Seekonk, 1924) merged into Eastern Star 09/04
• Metacomet Daylight (Taunton, 1989)

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Lawrence E. Williams, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A39

• Bristol (North Attleboro, 1797)
• St. Alban's (Wrentham, 1818)
• St. James (Mansfield, 1864)
• Excelsior (Franklin, 1866)
• Ionic (Taunton, 1867)
• Ezekiel Bates (Attleboro, 1870)

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

David J. Dick, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A40

• Fellowship (Bridgewater, 1797)
• Paul Revere (North Bridgewater, 1856)
• John Cutler (Abington, 1859)
• Puritan (East Bridgewater, 1869)
• St. George (Brockton, 1877)
• Satucket (East Bridgewater, 1881)
• Baalis Sanford (Brockton, 1917)
• Wampatuck (East Bridgewater, 1946)

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Barry S. Novek, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A41

• Mount Hope (Fall River, 1824)
• Pioneer (Somerset, 1863)
• King Philip (Fall River, 1866)
• Massasoit-Narragansett (Fall River, 1915)
• Watuppa (Fall River, 1926)

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Harold L. Gerard, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A42

• Star in the East-Paskamansett (New Bedford, 1823)
• Quittacus2 ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewBedford New Bedford, 1865)
• George H. Taber (Fairhaven, 1872)
• Noquochoke (South Westport, 1878)
• Abraham H. Howland Jr. (New Bedford, 1915)
• Wamsutta (New Bedford, 1949)

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

George G. Martin, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A43

• Union (Nantucket, 1771)
• Social Harmony (Middleboro, 1823)
• Oriental-Martha's Vineyard (Oak Bluffs, 1859)
• Pythagorean (Marion, 1861)

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

William F. Carr, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A44

• Marine (Falmouth, 1798)
• Fraternal (Centerville, 1801)
• DeWitt Clinton (Sandwich, 1855)
• Howard (Yarmouth, 1869)
• Mariners' (Cotuit, 1871)
• Cawnacome Sunshine (Bourne, 1992)

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

E. Erik Erickson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 1996-A45

• King Hiram's (Provincetown, 1795)
• Mount Horeb (Dennis, 1854)
• Pilgrim (Harwich, 1859)
• Adams (Wellfleet, 1865)
• St. Martin's (Chatham, 1872)
• Universal (Orleans, 1917)
• Nauset Light (Orleans, U.D.)

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

F. Carey Miller, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A46

• Roswell Lee-Samuel Osgood (Springfield, 1864)
• Elm-Belcher (Agawam, 1870)
• Newton (Wilbraham, 1870)
• Indian Orchard-Shawmont (Springfield, 1911)
• Longmeadow (Longmeadow, 1931)

PANAMA CANAL DISTRICT

James E. Cook, District Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A47

• Sojourners (Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1912)
• Ancon (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1913)
• Gatun (Empire, Canal Zone, 1915) merged 05/31

CHILE DISTRICT

Daniel E. Cerda, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A48

• Bethesda (Valparaiso, Chile, 1854)
• Huelen (Santiago, Chile, 1876)
• St. John's (Concepción) (Concepción, Chile, 1884)

CHINA DISTRICT

Joe A. Diele, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1996-A49

• Ancient Landmark (Shanghai, China, 1863) In recess
• Shanghai (Shanghai, China, 1903) In recess
• Sinim (Tokyo, Japan, 1903)
• International (Peking, China, 1915) In recess
• Hykes Memorial (Tientsin, China, 1922) In recess

CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

Aston Wright, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1996-A50

• Caribbean Naval (Guantánamo, Cuba, 1966)

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