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2001

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FRED K. BAUER, Grand Master

Eugene B. Nichols, Deputy Grand Master
Stephen H. Burrall, Jr., Senior Grand Warden
Harry E. Sneider, Junior Grand Warden


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


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Seated: R. W. Stephen H. Burrall, Senior Grand Warden; Grand Master Fred Kirby Bauer; M. W. Fred K. Bauer, Grand Master; R. W. Eugene B. Nichols, Deputy Grand Master.
Standing: R. W. Harry E. Sneider, Junior Grand Warden; R. W. Fred A. Dobson, Grand Marshal; R. W. Christopher W. Huntoon, Grand Treasurer; R. W. Paul W. Rolston, Grand Secretary.


Contents

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/14: 2001-7;
  • 06/13: 2001-49;
  • 09/12: 2001-85;
  • 10/27: 2001-119; (Special Communication, held in Springfield)
  • 12/12: 2001-127; (Annual Communication)

03/14 Agenda

  • 2001-18: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 2001-19: Presentations.

06/13 Agenda

  • 2001-57: Presentations.
  • 2001-67: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 2001-68: Recognition of the Grand Lodges of Morocco and Congo.
  • 2001-68: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 2001-70: Additional presentations.

09/12 Agenda

  • 2001-95: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 2001-96: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 2001-99: Budget for 2002 (motion only).
  • 2001-100: Presentations.

10/27 Agenda

  • 2001-121: Long Range Planning Committee Report.

12/12 Agenda

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 03/14: 2001-18; Change to Section 316.
    • 06/13: 2001-60; Discussion.
    • 09/12: 2001-99; Approved by vote.
  • 12/12: 2001-154; Change to Section 223.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/14: 2001-20; 2001 Odyssey: opening remaks; building renovation; Worcester Learning Center; Masonic Angel Fund; One-Day Class; CHIP; job openings; Masonic Health System; Lodge matching donation; citizenship Grants; conclusion.
  • 06/13: 2001-71; Have We Done It All: opening remarks; CHIP; Masonic Scholarship Program; discipline; Grand Master's Fair; Grand Lodge dues; job openings; Grand Master's Appeal; visits; conclusion.
  • 09/12: 2001-100; Brethren, You Are Now Called From Refreshment to Labor Again: opening remarks; Masonic Home; scholarships; "look toward the future"; job openings; DeMolay and Rainbow; conclusion.
  • 12/12: 2001-156; How Swiftly The Sands Run; opening remarks; Annual Reports; 9/11; suitable proficiency; visitations; scholarship committee; Service; Library; insurance; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/14: 2001-19; Rt. Wor. Alexander Robert MacLeod, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward, Past Grand Deacon.
    • 06/13: 2001-69; Rt. Wor. Edward Arthur Marden, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 2001-70; Rt. Wor. Clifton Russell Milne, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 2001-69; Rt. Wor. Morris Louis Tobman, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 2001-96; Rt. Wor. William Howard Moller, Sr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/12: 2001-145; Rt. Wor. Peter Weir Stephenson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/12: 2001-145; Rt. Wor. Donald Somes Bishop, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Tyler.
    • 12/12: 2001-146; Rt. Wor. John Clarence Raymond, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/12: 2001-146; Most Wor. John Philip Berquist, Past Grand Master.
    • 12/12: 2001-147; Rt. Wor. William Paterson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/12: 2001-147; Rt. Wor. Sydney Grunberg, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

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Past Grand Master J. Philip Berquist

Petitions for Charters

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 03/12: 2001-1. Lynn. Uniting of Damascus and Mount Carmel, as Mount Carmel.
    • 2001-2: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 2001-2: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
    • 2001-5: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 03/16: 2001-25. Rockport. 150th Anniversary of Ashler Lodge.
    • 2001-25: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert W. Streeter, Master of Ashler Lodge.
    • 2001-26: Entered Apprentice Degree.
    • 2001-26: Presentations and remarks.
  • 03/17: 2001-27. Charlestown. 75th Anniversary of Major General Henry Knox Lodge of Boston.
    • 2001-28: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded under escort to the U.S.S. Constitution in Charlestown Navy Yard, and was received by the Brethren of Major General Henry Knox Lodge.
    • 2001-28: Remarks and presentations, held aboard the Constitution.
    • 2001-29ff: Third Twenty-Five Years of Major General Henry Knox Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Alvin M. Steinberg.
  • 06/08: 2001-35. Quincy. 200th Anniversary of Rural Lodge, and Rededication of Hall.
    • 2001-35: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Robert L. Scott, Master of Rural Lodge.
    • 2001-36: Rededication of the lodge hall, with the assistance of the Grand Lodge officers.
    • 2001-36: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
    • 2001-37ff: History of Rural Lodge.
  • 06/09: 2001-41. Centerville. 200th Anniversary of Fraternal Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Eugene B. Nichols presiding.
    • 2001-42: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Alan C. Findlay, Master of Fraternal Lodge.
    • 2001-42: Remarks by the Acting Grand Master and other Brothers. Presentations. Display of the original charter of the Lodge.
    • 2001-43ff: History of Fraternal Lodge, by Wor. Bernard Dunn.
  • 06/23: 2001-77. Amherst. 200th Anniversary of Pacific Lodge.
    • 2001-77: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Charles A. Thompson, Master of Pacific Lodge.
    • 2001-78: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
    • 2001-79ff: Extremely brief history of Pacific Lodge. Note on Pacific Lodge.
  • 09/07: 2001-81. Melrose. Uniting of Baalbec and Wyoming, as Wyoming.
    • 2001-82: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 2001-82: Merger ceremony.
    • 2001-82: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 09/19: 2001-105. Wilmington. Centenary of Friendship Lodge and Rededication of Hall.
    • 2001-106: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Brethren and guests of Friendship Lodge.
    • 2001-106: Dedication ceremony.
    • 2001-106: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 10/27: 2001-117. Fitchburg. 200th Anniversary of Aurora Lodge.
    • 2001-117: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Leslie Kusmirek, Master of Aurora Lodge.
    • 2001-118: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 11/15: 2001-123. Beverly. Uniting of New Meadows and Budleigh, as Budleigh.
    • 2001-124: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 2001-124: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
    • 2001-125: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/2001)

  • 2001-191: Opening and roll call.
  • 2001-198: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives.
  • 2001-199: Report of Grand Secretary; 638 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 2001, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 2001-200: Installation of Grand Master Donald Gardner Hicks, Jr.. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 2001-202: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 2001

There were 45 districts in Massachusetts in 2001 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

Allan D. Parker, III, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A3

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

E. Donald Weiner, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A4

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Donovan J. Pihlaja, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A5

DISTRICT 3: Boston

Harold R. Fulton, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A6

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

Donald F. Tabbut, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A7

DISTRICT 4: Boston

David P. Duncan, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A8

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Lincoln K. Richards, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A9

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Robert J. Adams, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A10

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

James K. Ray, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A11

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Robert J. McNary, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A12

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Edward L. Leeds, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A13

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Harland P. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A14

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Robert J. Waugh, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A15

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Gerald H. Jordan, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A16

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Raymond A. Brown, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A17

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

Thomas E. Pulkkinen, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A18

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Frederick N. Nowell, III, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A19

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Roy J. Leone, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A20

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

Roger E. Winchester, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A21

DISTRICT 13: Barre

R. Clifford Lupien, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A22

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Douglas H. Meattey, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A23

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

John E. Grant, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A24

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

John D. Walther, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A25

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

Mark C. Mueller, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A26

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Alan F. Kaye, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A27

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Philip Ehnstrom, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A28

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Seth H. Blackwell, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A29

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Mark S. Watson, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A30

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

George D. Valerius, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A31

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Russell E. Lowe, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A32

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Edwin C. Sloper, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A33

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

Mark H. Rosen, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A34

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

Richard B. Burgess, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A35

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

Ronald L. McKim, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A36

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Richard B. Taylor, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A37

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Carl H. Anderson, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A38

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Bruce A. Bayley, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A39

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

James C. Holmes, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A40

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

Stafford Sheehan, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A41

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

August R. Cote, Sr., District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A42

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Robert I. Wing, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A43

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Sidney L. Bearon, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A44

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

Truman Henson, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A45

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Wayne D. Vangsness, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A46

PANAMA CANAL DISTRICT

Jack R. Tutzauer, District Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-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: 2001-A48

CHINA DISTRICT

Joe A. Diele, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2001-A49

CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

Aston Wright, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 2001-A50


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