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2007

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JEFFREY B. HODGDON, Grand Master

Joseph Mozzone, Deputy Grand Master
Jeffrey L. Gardner, Senior Grand Warden
Richard Austin, Junior Grand Warden

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


QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

  • 03/14: 2007-13;
  • 06/13: 2007-73;
  • 09/13: 2007-123;
  • 12/12: 2007-163; (Annual Communication)

03/14 Agenda

  • 2007-22: Initial presentations.
  • 2007-27: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 2007-27: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 2007-28: Installation of Brian L. Marsh as Grand Chaplain.
  • 2007-29: Presentations.

06/13 Agenda

  • 2007-82: Initial presentations.
  • 2007-91: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 2007-91: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 2007-95: Presentations.

09/12 Agenda

  • 2007-132: Welcome of special guests, including Terry Savage, Superintendent of the Boston National Historical Park. Remarks included in full.
  • 2007-132: Other initial presentations.
  • 2007-135: Report of the Committee on Records.
  • 2007-136: Greetings to, and appointment of, Grand Representatives.
  • 2007-138: Budget for 2008 (motion only).
  • 2007-138: Presentations.
  • 2007-147: Ribbon cutting ceremony for the Grand Master's Room on the third floor.

12/12 Agenda

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

  • 12/12: 2007-183. Section 420.

Grand Master's Address

  • 03/14: 2007-30; opening remarks; schedule; CHIP; Grand Master's Ball; DeMolay-Rainbow window; constituent bodies; Masonic Health System; Grand Master's Fair; Commitment to Masonry; membership; employment at Grand Lodge; conclusion.
  • 06/13: 2007-96; Living the Vision: opening remarks; Lewis Jewel; MLI; suspension; membership; Grand Master's Fair; Commitment to Masonry; Grand Master's Ball; Grand Lodge building; parking; collateral bodies; Bunker Hill rededication; calendar; conclusion.
  • 09/12: 2007-139; Anchors Away For A New Masonic Year: opening remarks; membership; Commitment to Masonry; constituent bodies; schedule; Grand Lodge building; new Grand Lodge officers; conclusion.
  • 12/12: 2007-186; Thanks For the Memories: opening remarks; membership; Commitment to Masonry; Grand Lodge dues; discipline; CHIP; Grand Lodge building; Lewis Jewel; 275th Anniversary; schedule; conclusion; visits; medals; scholarships; library; insurance; education; CHIP.

Lodge By-Law Changes

Necrologies and Memorials

  • NECROLOGIES:
    • 03/14: 2007-28; Rt. Wor. Frank Guilford Williams, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Grand Pursuivant.
    • 03/14: 2007-28; Rt. Wor. William Madison Babbitt, Past Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 2007-92; Rt. Wor. Bruce Allen Bayley, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 2007-93; Rt. Wor. Charles A. Fritz, Jr., Past Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 2007-93; Rt. Wor. James Arthur Gates, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master, Grand Pursuivant.
    • 06/13: 2007-94; Rt. Wor. Arnold Mesak Marookian, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 2007-94; Rt. Wor. David Lawrence Welch, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 06/13: 2007-94; Rt. Wor. Alan Brown Ayers, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 2007-137; Rt. Wor. Edward Mark Avery, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
    • 09/12: 2007-137; Rt. Wor. Edward Frederick Newman, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 2007-137; Rt. Wor. Robert Beals Taft, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 09/12: 2007-138; Rt. Wor. John Robert Patrick, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
    • 12/12: 2007-177; Rt. Wor. James A. Vytal, Past Junior Grand Warden.
    • 12/12: 2007-177; Rt. Wor. Harry Everett Davis, Jr., Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • MEMORIALS:

Petitions for Charters

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • 04/20: 2007-45; Athol. Consolidation of Star-Athol and Orange, as North Quabbin.
    • 2007-46: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 2007-46: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
    • 2007-49: Installation of the officers of North Quabbin Lodge.
    • 2007-49: Remarks by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 05/17: 2007-51; Framingham. 50th Anniversary of Perfection Lodge.
    • 2007-52: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the members of Perfection Lodge.
    • 2007-53: Presentations.
    • 2007-53: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
    • 2007-53: Lodge of Table Instruction.
  • 05/19: 2007-55; Watertown. 150th Anniversary of Pequossette Lodge.
    • 2007-55: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Michael Monks, Master of Pequossette Lodge.
    • 2007-56: Presentations.
    • 2007-56: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
    • 2007-57ff: History of Pequossette Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Kenneth R. Blake.
  • 05/21: 2007-61; East Longmeadow. Consolidation of Longmeadow and Charles C. Spellman, as The Meadows.
    • 2007-62: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 2007-62: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
    • 2007-65: Installation of the officers of North Quabbin Lodge.
    • 2007-65: Remarks by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 05/23: 2007-67; Melrose. Visit to Wyoming Lodge.
    • 2007-68: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Pericles Calias, Master of Wyoming Lodge.
    • 2007-68: Fellow Craft Degree.
    • 2007-68ff: History of Wyoming Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Paul H. Perkins.
  • 06/14: 2007-105; Charlestown. Rededication of the Bunker Hill Monument.
    • 2007-106: Grand Lodge opened at Grand Lodge, and was transported by bus to the Bunker Hill Monument.
    • 2007-107: Address by the Grand Master, reproduced in full.
    • 2007-109: Rededication of the Monument, "in accordance with full ancient form."
  • 06/23: 2007-111; Wakefield. Consolidation of Hammatt-Ocean, Seaview and Mount Tabor, as Mount Tabor.
    • 2007-112: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 2007-112: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
    • 2007-115: Installation of the officers of Mount Tabor Lodge.
    • 2007-115: Remarks by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
  • 08/20: 2007-117; Provincetown. Rededication of Pilgrim Monument.
    • 2007-120: Grand Lodge opened aboard the vessel Provincetown II, en route from Boston to Provincetown.
    • 2007-120: Arrival at MacMillan Wharf. Welcome by dignitaries, as well as members of King Hiram's Lodge. Procession to the Pilgrim Monument.
    • 2007-120: Remarks by the Grand Master, Senator John Kerry and others.
    • 2007-120: Cornerstone rededication.
    • 2007-121: Presentations.
  • 09/29: 2007-149; Adams. 150th Anniversary of Berkshire Lodge.
    • 2007-150: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Walter L. Bradley, Master of Berkshire Lodge.
    • 2007-150: Grand Master's remarks.
    • 2007-150ff: History of Berkshire Lodge, presented by Rt. Wor. Robert Ciempa. Note: includes information on Berkshire Lodge of Stockbridge, Friendship Lodge of Williamstown, and Franklin Lodge of Cheshire (Stafford Hill).
    • 2007-156: Presentations and other remarks.
  • 10/27: 2007-157; Gloucester. Consolidation of The Tyrian-Acacia and Ashler, as The Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia.
    • 2007-158: Grand Lodge opened and was received by the Masters of the two Lodges.
    • 2007-158: Merger ceremony, described in detail.
    • 2007-161: Installation of the officers of The Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia Lodge.
    • 2007-161: Remarks by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/2007)

  • 2007-241: Opening and roll call.
  • 2007-249: Reception of guests, including Grand Representatives.
  • 2007-249: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,370 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 2007, as well as the past 2 years.
  • 2007-251: Installation of Grand Master Roger William Pageau. Installation of other Grand Officers.
  • 2007-254: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
  • 2007-254: The Grand Master.
  • 2007-255: Rt. Wor. J. Edward Jennings, Jr., Deputy Grand Master of Georgia.
  • 2007-255: Most Wor. Allan J. Petrisor, Grand Master of Ontario.
  • 2007-255: Deputy Grand Master Mason W. Russell.
  • 2007-259: Most Wor. Charles E. Ridlin, Past Grand Master of Maine.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 2007

There were 31 districts in Massachusetts in 2007 (numbered 1 through 31), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and Panama.

DISTRICT 1

Basilios Tsingos, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A3

DISTRICT 2

Russell F. Walters, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges + 1 U.D.
Tabular: 2007-A4

DISTRICT 3

Nicholas S. Papadinis, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A5

DISTRICT 4

Harlan L. Woods, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A6

DISTRICT 5

David C. Kramer, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A7

DISTRICT 6

Alan P. Koufos, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A8

DISTRICT 7

James W. Pearce, III, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A9

DISTRICT 8

David S. Elsner, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A10

DISTRICT 9

S. Raymond King, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A11

DISTRICT 10

Mason W. Russell, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A12

DISTRICT 11

J. Charles Rutledge, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A13

DISTRICT 12

Richard S. Nicoll, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A14

DISTRICT 13

David J. Raymond, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A15

DISTRICT 14

Ernest A. Bean, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A16

DISTRICT 15

Wayne M. Vinton, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A17

DISTRICT 16

George C. Upper, District Deputy Grand Master; 11 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A18

DISTRICT 17

Richard O. Cusick, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A19

DISTRICT 18

H. Lee Potter, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A20

DISTRICT 19

John E. Cottrill, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A21

DISTRICT 20

Arne Grepstad, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A22

DISTRICT 21

James A. Gilrein, II, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A23

DISTRICT 22

Edward N. Thompson, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A24

DISTRICT 23

Robert S. Burnett, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A25

DISTRICT 24

Windsor H. Bigelow, III, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A26

DISTRICT 25

Jay Jolicoeur, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A27

DISTRICT 26

John H. Doughty, IV, District Deputy Grand Master; 4 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A28

DISTRICT 27

Edward L. Alford, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A29

DISTRICT 28

Jeffery M. Lowe, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A30

DISTRICT 29

Joseph R. Bridge, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A31

DISTRICT 30

Robert J. Ciempa, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A32

DISTRICT 31

Charles H. Hunter, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A33

PANAMA CANAL DISTRICT

Victor D. Cruz, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-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: 2007-A35

CHINA DISTRICT

Frederick Shane, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 2007-A36

CUBA DISTRICT

Victor D. Cruz, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 2007-A37


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