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2000

FRED K. BAUER, Grand Master

Richard W. Burgess, Deputy Grand Master
Bruce K. Pratt, Senior Grand Warden
Donald W. Gillis, Jr., Junior Grand Warden died in office


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Seated: R. W. Bruce K. Pratt, Senior Grand Warden; Grand Master Fred Kirby Bauer; M. W. Fred K. Bauer, Grand Master; R. W. Richard W. Burgess, Deputy Grand Master.
Standing: R. W. Donald W. Gillis, Jr., Junior Grand Warden; R. W. Christopher W. Huntoon, Grand Treasurer; R. W. Paul W. Rolston, Grand Secretary.


Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/08: 2000-21;
  • 06/14: 2000-65;
  • 09/13: 2000-95;
  • 12/13: 2000-117; (Annual Communication)

03/08 Agenda

  • 2000-33: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 2000-37: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 2000-37: Presentations.

06/14 Agenda

  • 2000-76: Discipline.
  • 2000-78: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 2000-78: Recognition of the Grand Lodges of Acre, Brazil; Croatia; Paraiba, Brazil; Bulgaria; Sinaloa, Mexico; and Mali.
  • 2000-80: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 2000-81: Presentations.

09/13 Agenda

  • 2000-103: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 2000-107: Budget for 2001 (motion only).
  • 2000-107: Presentations.

12/13 Agenda

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 03/08: 2000-38; Discussion on proposals to amend the Grand Constitutions in the following areas:
    • Change the age requirements for an applicant for the degrees
    • Change the requirement for a unanimous ballot for the election of a candidate
    • Change the requirement for a four week interval between degrees
      • 06/14: 2000-77; All proposals failed to meet the two-thirds requirement.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/08: 2000-39; Freemasonry, A Link to the Twenty-First Century; opening remarks; trip to Panama; CHIP; internet information; discipline; One-Day Class; Masonic Home; visitations; conclusion.
  • 06/14: 2000-82; Community activities; trip to England and Scotland; Masonic Home; Shrine membership proposals; scholarship; discipline; Grand Master's Fair; conclusion.
  • 09/13: 2000-108; Call to Labor!; Shrine; CHIP; Masonic Home; Supreme Council cornerstone; One-Day Class; conclusion.
  • 12/13: 2000-140; opening remarks; Relief Funds ruling; Torah dedication; Masonic Home; cruise; internet; discipline; visits; One-Day Class; membership; appreciation; Education; Service; Library; insurance; scholarship; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/08: 2000-33; Rt. Wor. George Nathan Morris, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/08: 2000-34; Rt. Wor. Philip M. Turner, Past Junior Grand Warden.
    • 03/08: 2000-34; Rt. Wor. Norman Wesley Whitcomb, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/14: 2000-79; Rt. Wor. Charles D. Batchelder, Jr., Past Senior Grand Warden.
    • 06/14: 2000-79; Rt. Wor. Leslie Whittaker Bissett, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/14: 2000-80; Rt. Wor. Albert Frank Fitzpatrick, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/14: 2000-80; Rt. Wor. Malcolm Douglas Leonard, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/14: 2000-80; Rt. Wor. Frank Harlowe McDewell, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/13: 2000-104; Rt. Wor. Armond Joseph LaBelle, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/13: 2000-104; Rt. Wor. Philip Michael McCaffrey, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/13: 2000-104; Rt. Wor. Frederick Andrew Wood, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/13: 2000-105; Rt. Wor. Theodore Robert Sherpey, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/13: 2000-105; Rt. Wor. Stephen William Latham, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Deacon.
    • 12/13: 2000-133; Rt. Wor. Donald Wallace Gillis, Jr., Junior Grand Warden.
    • 12/13: 2000-133; Rt. Wor. Albert Sheafe, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

Petitions for Charters

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 01/22: 2000-11. Vista Hermosa, Panama. Visit to District Grand Lodge and Hall Dedication.
    • 2000-12: Grand Lodge opened and received Most Wor. Dennis Allen-Frias, Grand Master of Panama.
    • 2000-12: Installation of District Grand Lodge officers.
    • 2000-12: Presentations, including a Henry Price Medal to District Grand Master Jack R. Tutzauer.
    • 2000-13: Dedication of the District Grand Lodge Masonic Hall.
  • 01/24: 2000-15. Vista Hermosa, Panama. Joint visit to Sojourners, Ancon and Gatun Lodges.
    • 2000-15: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. George F. Klein, Master of Sojourners Lodge.
    • 2000-16: Fellow Craft degree.
    • 2000-16: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 01/26: 2000-17. Panama City, Panama. Visit to the Grand Lodge of Panama.
    • 2000-18: Reception of Grand Lodge by the Grand Lodge of Panama.
    • 2000-18: Remarks by the Grand Master of Panama, Grand Master Bauer, and other Brothes.
  • 03/11: 2000-45. Boston. Grand Master's One-Day Class.
    • 2000-45: Grand Lodge opened on the First Degree.
    • 2000-46: Conferral of the degrees by the Grand Lecturers and degree teams.
    • 2000-46: Remarks by the Grand Master.
  • 04/01: 2000-47. Barre. 200th Anniversary of Mount Zion Lodge.
    • 2000-47: Grand Lodge opened at the Colebrook Country Club and was received by the Brethren and guests of Mount Zion Lodge.
    • 2000-48: Presentations and remarks; proclamations from state government.
    • 2000-48ff: History of Mount Zion Lodge, 1800-2000, by Wor. Walter E. Flister.
  • 04/15: 2000-53. Boston. 75th Anniversary of Everett C. Benton Lodge.
    • 2000-54: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Everett C. Benton Lodge.
    • 2000-54: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
    • 2000-55ff: History of Everett C. Benton Lodge, by Wor. Franklin E. Kartun.
  • 04/22: 2000-57. Watertown. Visit to Pequossette Lodge.
    • 2000-58: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Pequossette Lodge.
    • 2000-58: Presentations to Bro. Alexander S. Kananovich (50-year Medal) and Bro. Neil Edward Tillotson (80 year membership).
    • 2000-59: Dedication of a room to honor Bro. Burton E. Hunt.
  • 04/25: 2000-61. Auburn. Rededication of Lodge Hall.
    • 2000-62: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren of Joel H. Prouty Lodge.
    • 2000-62: Dedication of the Lodge building "in accordance with ancient usages."
    • 2000-62: Remarks and presentations.
  • 06/25: 2000-87. Charlton. Dedication of stained glass window.
    • 2000-88: Grand Lodge opened at the Masonic Home.
    • 2000-88: Church service; dedication of the Aleppo Temple stained glass window "in accordance with ancient usage."
    • 2000-88: Remarks by the Grand Master.
  • 07/29: 2000-91. Lexington. Cornerstone laying at Supreme Council Headquarters.
    • 2000-92: Grand Lodge opened at the new Supreme Council Headquarters and proceeded to the outside of the building.
    • 2000-92: Cornerstone ceremony by the Grand Master, with representatives of the fourteen other Grand Jurisdictions.
    • 2000-93: Remarks by the Sovereign Grand Commander and the Grand Master.
  • 10/29: 2000-113. Charlton. Dedication of Torah Scroll.
    • 2000-114: Grand Lodge opened at the Masonic Home.
    • 2000-114: Dedication of the Torah Scoll "in accordance with ancient Masonic usages."
    • 2000-114: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/2000)

  • 2000-165: Opening and roll call.
  • 2000-172: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives.
  • 2000-173: Report of Grand Secretary; 674 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 2000, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 2000-174: Installation of Grand Master Fred Kirby Bauer. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 2000-176: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 2000

There were 45 districts in Massachusetts in 2000 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Salvatore P. Russo, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A3

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

James W. Spurrell, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A4

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Donovan J. Pihlaja, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A5

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Harold R. Fulton, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A6

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

Gary C. Miller, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A7

DISTRICT 4: Boston

Maxwell M. Brenton, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A8

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Stephen C. Cohn, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A9

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Robert J. Adams, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A10

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

James K. Ray, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A11

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Steve J. Gogolos, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A12

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Edward L. Leeds, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A13

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Edwin R. VanCor, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: Missing; a copy of Newburyport 10 appears on this page

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Donald M. Moran, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A15

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

William E. Eldridge, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A16

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Raymond A. Brown, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A17

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Arnold M. Marookian, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A18

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Edward A. Condon, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A19

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Herbert W. Mitchell, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A20

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Kenneth E. Atkins, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A21

DISTRICT 13: Barre

R. Clifford Lupien, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A22

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Douglas H. Meattey, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A23

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

John E. Grant, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A24

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Richard C. Johnson, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A25

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Leo A. Provost, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A26

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Alan F. Kaye, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A27

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Philip Ehnstrom, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A28

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Seth H. Blackwell, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A29

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Charles G. Fegreuss, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A30

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

George D. Valerius, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A31

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Kevin T. Jones, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A32

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Edwin C. Sloper, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A33

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Mark H. Rosen, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A34

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Eugene B. Nichols, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A35

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Craig S. MacPherson, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A36

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Richard B. Taylor, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A37

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Carl H. Anderson, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A38

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Bruce A. Bayley, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A39

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

Richard C. Austin, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A40

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Oscar L. Baron, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A41

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

George J. P. Breault, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A42

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Michael Petrosino, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A43

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Sidney L. Bearon, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A44

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Southard Lippincott, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A45

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Neil C. Hansen, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A46

PANAMA CANAL DISTRICT

Jack R. Tutzauer, District Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-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: 2000-A48

CHINA DISTRICT

Joe A. Diele, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2000-A49

CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

Aston Wright, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 2000-A50


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