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2005

JEFFREY B. HODGDON, Grand Master

Harvey J. Waugh, Deputy Grand Master
Donald R. Denning, Senior Grand Warden
Earnest A. Pearlstein, Junior Grand Warden

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Standing: Earnest A. Pearlstein, JGW, Donald R. Denning, SGW, Roger W. Pageau (Gr. Treas.), Arthur E. Johnson (Gr. Sec.)
Seated: Panama District GM Victor D. Cruz; Grand Master Hodgdon, Harvey J. Waugh, DGM


QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/09: 2005-11;
  • 06/08: 2005-55;
  • 09/14: 2005-83;
  • 12/14: 2005-109; (Annual Communication)

03/09 Agenda

  • 2005-22: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
  • 2005-25: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 2005-26: Recognition of the Grand Lodges of Estado de Aguascalientes and Estado de Guerrero in Mexico.
  • 2005-27: Presentations.

06/08 Agenda

  • 2005-67: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 2005-69: Presentations.
  • 2005-71: Report of the Committee on Records.

09/14 Agenda

  • 2005-91: Installation of Wor. and Rabbi Irving L. Luchans as Grand Chaplain.
  • 2005-91: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
  • 2005-97: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 2005-98: Budget for 2006 (motion only).
  • 2005-99: Presentations.

12/14 Agenda

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 06/08: 2005-72. Proposal to change Sections 401, 402, 407.
    • 09/14: 2005-98. Discussion.
    • 12/14: 2005-127. Approval.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/09: 2005-28; A New Beginning: opening remarks; schedule; travels; library; MLI; CHIP; Master's Path; Trowel; Grand Master's Fai; Membership; Campaign for Masonry; conclusion.
  • 06/08: 2005-74; It's All Up To You: opening remarks; MLI; Campaign for Masonry; Master's Path; CHIP; scholarships; Grand Master's Fair; visits; public relations; membership (including new process); conclusion.
  • 09/14: 2005-101; Time Was - Time Is: opening remarks; membership; Grand Master's schedule; Campaign for Masonry; hurricane relief; DeMolay and Rainbow; ME & CT; Masonic Health System; CHIP; Grand Master's Fair; Bston Children's Theatre; conclusion.
  • 12/14: 2005-130; A Time of Reflection: opening remarks; Grand Master's schedule; Grand Master's Appeal; CHIP; Grand Lodge Dues; discipline; MLI; Charlton; Grand Master's Picnic; Grand Lodge news; Campaign For Masonry; Masonic Ambassador Program; membership; conclusion; scholarships; library; insurance; service; education; CHIP; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/09: 2005-22; Rt. Wor. Harold Leonard Jones, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/09: 2005-23; Rt. Wor. Chandler Maling Holmes, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 03/09: 2005-23; Rt. Wor. Horatio Bisbee, Past Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/08: 2005-67; Rt. Wor. Arthur Douglas Stewart, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/08: 2005-68; Rt. Wor. Donald Draper Lowell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/08: 2005-68; Rt. Wor. Joe Angelo Diele, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/08: 2005-68; Rt. Wor. Walter Knapp Ray, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
    • 06/08: 2005-69; Rt. Wor. Steve John Gogolos, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
    • 09/14: 2005-94; Rt. Wor. Frederick Griswold Clark, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 2005-94; Rt. Wor. Giles Hammond Dunn, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 2005-94; Rt. Wor. David Linwood Esancy, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 2005-95; Rt. Wor. Jack Taub, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 2005-95; Rt. Wor. Charles Joseph Sienkiewicz, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 2005-95; Rt. Wor. Richard Charles Johnson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/14: 2005-96; Rt. Wor. Harry Joseph Vennert, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

Petitions for Charters

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 03/16: 2005-35; Stoughton. 150th Anniversary of Gate of the Temple Lodge.
    • 2005-36: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Rt. Wor. Frank R. Porter, Master of Gate of the Temple Lodge.
    • 2005-36: Presentation of the Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. Ernest A. Pearlstein. Other presentations.
    • 2005-36: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
  • 04/12: 2005-39; Holyoke. Consolidation of Ionic (Easthampton) and Jerusalem, as Jerusalem.
    • 2005-40: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 2005-40: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
    • 2005-43: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 05/27: 2005-45; Wakefield. Consolidation of The Lodge of Stirling and Golden Rule, as Golden Rule.
    • 2005-46: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 2005-46: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
    • 2005-49: Charge by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 06/04: 2005-51; Foxboro. Constitution of J. Philip Berquist Lodge.
    • 2005-52: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the members of the Lodge.
    • 2005-52: Constitution of J. Philip Berquist Lodge, "in full form and ceremony according to the ancient usages of the Craft."
    • 2005-52: Address by the Grand Master.
    • 2005-53: Banquet with remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/2005)

  • 2005-175: Opening and roll call.
  • 2005-181: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives.
  • 2005-182: Report of Grand Secretary; 720 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 2005, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 2005-183: Installation of Grand Master Jeffrey Black Hodgdon. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 2005-186: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 2005-187: The Grand Master.
  • 2005-188: Deputy Grand Master William E. Holland.
  • 2005-195: Massachusetts Sen. and Bro. Bruce Tarr.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 2005

There were 31 districts in Massachusetts in 2005 (numbered 1 through 31), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

DISTRICT 1

Lawrence J. Smith, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A3

DISTRICT 2

Mark H. Norton, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A4

DISTRICT 3

Herbert W. Mower, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A5

DISTRICT 4

Paul H. Perkins, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A6

DISTRICT 5

Jeffrey L. Gardner, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A7

DISTRICT 6

Peter Randall, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A8

DISTRICT 7

William H. Young, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A9

DISTRICT 8

Philip A. Drouin, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A10

DISTRICT 9

Arthur C. Bisenti, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A11

DISTRICT 10

John H. Day, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A12

DISTRICT 11

Thomas H. Hargreaves, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A13

DISTRICT 12

Timothy Hanks, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A14

DISTRICT 13

George Bibilos, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A15

DISTRICT 14

Robert F. Gillette, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A16

DISTRICT 15

Peter Simmons, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A17

DISTRICT 16

David S. Tinkham, District Deputy Grand Master; 12 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A18

DISTRICT 17

William R. Kennedy, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A19

DISTRICT 18

Herbert I. Lewis, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A20

DISTRICT 19

Eric M. Berg, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A21

DISTRICT 20

David A. Blake, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A22

DISTRICT 21

W. Bradford Morse District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A23

DISTRICT 22

Jack Smethurst, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A24

DISTRICT 23

Timothy J. Kelly, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A25

DISTRICT 24

Keith L. Rushlow, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A26

DISTRICT 25

Andrew G. Robinson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A27

DISTRICT 26

Loriston L. Barnes, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A28

DISTRICT 27

Brian Marsh, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A29

DISTRICT 28

Terence R. Garner, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A30

DISTRICT 29

Stanley L. LaBreque District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A31

DISTRICT 30

Richard K. Cooper, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A32

DISTRICT 31

George A. Hadley, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A33

PANAMA CANAL DISTRICT

Henry F. Smith, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A34

  • 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: 2005-A35

CHINA DISTRICT

Frederick Shane, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2005-A36

CUBA DISTRICT

Henry F. Smith, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 2005-A37


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