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* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLHStarr Harry A. Starr], DDGM, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWaltham5_1927-2003 District 5 (Waltham)] , 1936, 1937; Junior Grand Warden 1946; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesSZ#STARR.2C_HARRY_AUSTIN_1889-1971 N]'''
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLHStarr Harry A. Starr], DDGM, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWaltham5_1927-2003 District 5 (Waltham)] , 1936, 1937; Junior Grand Warden 1946; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesSZ#STARR.2C_HARRY_AUSTIN_1889-1971 N]'''
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLBTyler Brenton E. Tyler, Jr.], DDGM, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWaltham5_1927-2003 District 5 (Waltham)] , 1974; Grand Marshal 1975-1977; Senior Grand Warden 1978; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesSZ#TYLER.2C_BRENTON_EUGENE.2C_JR._1927-1996 N]'''
 
* [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLBTyler Brenton E. Tyler, Jr.], DDGM, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWaltham5_1927-2003 District 5 (Waltham)] , 1974; Grand Marshal 1975-1977; Senior Grand Warden 1978; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesSZ#TYLER.2C_BRENTON_EUGENE.2C_JR._1927-1996 N]'''
* '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWelch Charles A. Welch]''', 1872, 1873, 1874; Deputy Grand Master 1875-1877; Grand Master 1878-1880
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* '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWelch Charles A. Welch]''', DDGM, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge4_1867-1882 District 4 (Cambridge)], 1872, 1873, 1874; Deputy Grand Master 1875-1877; Grand Master 1878-1880
  
 
=== OTHER BROTHERS ===
 
=== OTHER BROTHERS ===

Revision as of 10:58, 21 May 2013

MONITOR LODGE

Location: Waltham

Chartered By: Samuel P.P. Fay

Charter Date: 12/13/1820 III-323

Precedence Date: 12/13/1820

Current Status: merged with Isaac Parker and Waltham Lodges to form Waltham Triad Lodge, 06/10/1988.


PAST MASTERS

  • Joshua Swan, 1820-1822 ©
  • Robert Smith, 1822
  • Isaac Bemis, Jr., 1823 ©
  • Abijah Whitney, 1824 ©
  • Lowell Adams, 1825 ©
  • Timothy Davis, 1826, 1827 ©
  • Ephraim Allen, 1828-1832 ©
  • DARK 1832-1846
  • Isaac Parker, 1846-1858 ©
  • Marcus A. Moore, 1859; © Mem
  • Henry Mulliken, 1860, 1861 ©
  • Hiram M. Britton, 1862, 1863
  • Charles H. Houghton, 1864 ©
  • Samuel O. Upham, 1865, 1866©
  • Charles A. Welch, 1867-1869 ©
  • Louis A. Felix, 1869 ©
  • Albert T. Bacon, 1870, 1871 ©
  • H. W. Hartwell, 1872, 1873©
  • Luman N. Hall, 1874-1876 ©
  • William Shakespeare, 1877, 1878 ©
  • Nathan Warren, 1879, 1880 ©
  • Rufus G. Brown, 1881, 1882 ©
  • William H. Anderson, 1883, 1884 ©
  • Charles W. Parmenter, 1885, 1886
  • James W. Follet, 1887, 1888 ©
  • Frank K. Porter, 1889, 1890; © SN
  • Alonzo S. Locke, 1891, 1892 ©
  • Jason N. Greenwood, 1893, 1894 ©
  • Clarence Tebbets, 1895, 1896 ©
  • Arthur P. Smith, 1897, 1898 ©
  • Fred P. Rutter, 1899, 1900 ©
  • Melvin M. Johnson, 1901, 1902 ©
  • Frank O. Locke, 1903, 1904 ©
  • Robert B. Johnson, 1905, 1906 ©
  • Charles N. Brodrick, 1907, 1908 ©
  • Arthur H. Paul, 1909, 1910 ©
  • Charles J. Shephard, 1911, 1912 ©
  • Louis A. Phillips, 1913, 1914 ©
  • Fred C. Tebbets, 1915, 1916 ©
  • Fredrick W. Sawyer, 1917 ©
  • Charles F. Bliss, 1918 ©
  • John M. Gibbs, 1919 ©
  • Howard S. Hatch, 1920 ©
  • H. Alton Roark, 1921; N
  • Ernest W. Burckes, 1922
  • Albert W. Bullock, 1923
  • J. Allan Hurd, 1924
  • Lyman H. Matthews, 1925
  • Robert E. Larcome, 1926
  • John Thompson, 1927
  • Adelman E. Clarke, 1928
  • Edwin Y. Willey, 1929
  • Harry A. Starr, 1930; N
  • Paul W. Bartel, 1931
  • J. Sidney Stone, 1932
  • Austin S. Hale, 1933
  • Benjamin S. Battys, 1934
  • J. Leslie Campbell, 1935
  • Lawrence A. Brewer, 1936
  • Raymond L. Clapp, 1937
  • Harold B. Colpitts, 1938
  • Reginald L. Cahill, 1939
  • W. F. Harrington, Jr., 1940
  • Frank J. Mooney, Jr., 1941
  • Herbert S. Morang, 1942
  • S. Alger M. Lewis, 1943
  • Raymond S. Dolber, 1944
  • Leslie H. Lewis, 1945
  • Angie W. Johnson, 1946
  • Carl O. Christianson, 1947
  • Russell P. Wentworth, 1948
  • Maurice L. Upham, 1949
  • Andrew B. Robertson, 1950
  • Louis J. Kirsch, Jr., 1951
  • Victor C. Harnish, 1952
  • E. Fay Bishop, 1953
  • Clyde F. Joslyn, Jr., 1954, 1986
  • Paul D. Wentworth, 1955
  • Harold A. Downing, 1956
  • Harlan B. Tewksbury, 1957
  • Robert J. Larcome, 1958
  • Paul B. McKenney, 1959
  • Henry M. Ferrick, 1960
  • William J. Milesky, 1961
  • Bernard P. Alden, 1962
  • Robert W. Phillips, Jr., 1963
  • Brenton E. Tyler, Jr., 1964; N
  • Henry W. Lingley, 1965
  • Donald R. Leser, 1966
  • Louis J. Kirsch, III, 1967
  • Frank J. Mooney, III, 1968
  • Robert S. Douthart, Jr., 1969
  • Robert H. Bauer, 1970
  • Samuel Scheinfeld, 1971
  • J. Alden Wentworth, II, 1972
  • Garnett D. Bailey, 1973
  • George E. Mitchell, 1974
  • Donald K. Miller, 1975
  • Richard A. McKenzie, 1976
  • Ernest McKenzie, Jr., 1977
  • Wallace W. Spracklin, 1978
  • Edward S. Cobb, 1979
  • Frederick H. Robinson, 1980
  • Paul Travis, 1981
  • Walter M. Bailey, 1982
  • Richard S. Milesky, 1983
  • Loren L. Jenkins, 1984
  • Warren W. Rand, 1985
  • Robert L. Cook, 1987, 1988

PICTURES FROM THE 1920 HISTORY

The following pictures appear in the Centenary History of the Lodge published in 1920. Past Masters with pictures below are marked with a © above. (As more pictures are available, they can be added here.)

JoshuaSwan.jpg IsaacBemisJr.jpg AbajiahWhitney.jpg LowellAdams.jpg
Joshua Swan, Isaac Bemis, Jr., Abijah Whitney, Lowell Adams

TimothyDavis.jpg EphraimAllen.jpg IsaacParker.jpg MarcusMoore.jpg
Timothy Davis, Ephraim Allen, Isaac Parker, Marcus Moore

HenryMulliken.jpg CharlesHoughton.jpg SamuelUpham.jpg CharlesAWelch.jpg
Henry Mulliken, Charles Houghton, Samuel Upham, Charles A. Welch

LouisFelix.jpg AlbertBacon.jpg HenryHartwell.jpg LumanHall.jpg
Louis Felix, Albert Bacon, Henry Hartwell, Luman Hall

WilliamShakespeare.jpg NathanWarren.jpg RufusBrown.jpg WilliamAnderson.jpg
William Shakespeare, Nathan Warren, Rufus G. Brown, William H. Anderson

WilliamParmenter.jpg JamesFollett.jpg FrankPorter.jpg AlonzoLocke.jpg
William Parmenter, James W. Follet, Frank K. Porter, Alonzo S. Locke

JamesGreenwood.jpg ClarenceTibbetts.jpg ArthurSmith.jpg FredericRutter.jpg
Jason N. Greenwood, Clarence Tebbets, Arthur P. Smith, Fred P. Rutter

MelvinJohnson.jpg FrankLocke.jpg RobertJohnson.jpg CharlesBrodrick.jpg
Melvin M. Johnson, Frank O. Locke, Robert B. Johnson, Charles N. Brodrick

ArthurPaul.jpg CharlesShepard.jpg LouisPhillips.jpg FredTibbets.jpg
Arthur H. Paul, Charles J. Shephard, Louis A. Phillips, Fred C. Tebbets

FrederickSawyer.jpg CharlesBliss.jpg JohnGibbs.jpg HowardHatch.jpg
Fredrick W. Sawyer, Charles F. Bliss, John M. Gibbs, Howard S. Hatch


REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

  • Petition for Charter (as United Brethren, to meet in Waltham or Watertown): 1818; petitioners given leave to withdraw, 1819
  • Petition for Charter: 1820
  • Petition for Restoration: 1846
  • Consolidation Petition (with Isaac Parker and Waltham Lodges): 1987

ANNIVERSARIES

  • 1920 (Centenary; Special Communication; also listed in 1921 Grand Master's agenda)
  • 1945 (125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
  • 1970 (150th Anniversary; Special Communication)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

BY-LAW CHANGES

1858 1871 1880 1885 1887 1894 1895 1899 1901 1912 1918 1921 1935 1943 1944 1946 1953 1960 1972 1974 1987

HISTORY

  • 1920 (Centenary History, 1920-586; not in the Proceedings; a separate volume)
  • 1945 (125th Anniversary History, 1945-384)
  • 1970 ("Monitor Lodge, Its Contribution to the Masonic Fraternity"; 1970-483)

OTHER

  • 1896 (Attendance at cornerstone laying in Newton; 1896-257)
  • 1914 (Presentation at the Feast of St. John, 1914-444)
  • 1929 (Attendance at constitution of Waltham Lodge; 1929-59)

EVENTS

INSTALLATION, JANUARY 1847

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. VI, No. 6, March 1847, p. 183:

Bro. Moore – the M.W. Grand Lodge of this Commonwealth having granted a revival of Monitor Lodge, Waltham, the Brethren met on Monday evening, Jan. 18th, and elected their officers; and on Thursday evening, Jan. 28th, the following named Brethren were duly installed by the Grand Master, Simon W. Robinson, viz.:

  • Isaac Parker, W. M.
  • Lowell Adams, S. W.
  • Abraham Whitney, J. W.
  • Dr. T. Kitteridge, Treas.
  • Willard Adams, Sec.
  • Harvey Chapin, S. D.
  • Horace Heard, J.D.

Regular meetings, Thursday evening preceding the full of the moon in each month.

INSTALLATION, JANUARY 1848

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. VII, No. 6, March 1848, p. 160:

Bro. Moore :—The officers of Monitor Lodge of Masons, were installed in presence of the public this evening, at Rumford Hall. The installation ceremonies were performed by R. W. Bro. Greenwood, of Framingham, the Dist Dep. Grand Master for this district. After the installation, Br. Horace G. Barrus, of Chelsea, delivered an appropriate address, which was listened to for more than an hour by a crowded and attentive assemblage of ladies and gentlemen. The singing and music by the orchestra and members of the "Mozart Society," were performed in a manner that reflected great credit upon their musical abilities.

The officers for the ensuing year, are—

  • Isaac Parker, W. Master
  • Joseph O. Derby, S. W.
  • Abraham Whitney, J. W.
  • Theodore Kittredge, Treas.
  • Willard Adams, Sec'ry
  • Harvey Chapin, S. D.
  • Samuel B. Whitney, J. D.
  • Henry M. Ryan, Tyler.

INSTALLATION, JANUARY 1858

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XVII, No. 4, February 1858, p. 128:

At a meeting of Monitor Lodge, Waltham, held at Masons' Hall on Monday evening, Jan. 18, 1858, the following named Brothers were installed as officers for the ensuing year:—

  • Isaac Parker, W. M.
  • R. S. Warren S. W.
  • M. Aurelius Moore, J. W.
  • T. W Farnsworth, Sec.
  • J. H. Bowker, Treas.
  • H. Mulliken, S. D.
  • H. M. Britton, J. D.
  • Wm. Gibbs, S. S.
  • C. H. Houghton, J. S.
  • L. P. Frost, Chap.
  • C. W. Fogg, M.
  • E. S. Stanley, Tyler.

HALL DEDICATION, MAY 1865

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXIV, No. 8, June 1865, p. 229:

The Brethren of Monitor Lodge at Waltham, having recently fitted up for their accommodation a new and commodious Hall, the same was publicly Dedicated by the M. W. Grand Lodge on the evening of the 14th of May last. There was a large party present, consisting of Brethren and their ladies, to many of whom the ceremonies were doubtless new, and to all apparently interesting. They were conducted in the following order:

  1. Voluntary.
  2. Reception of the M. W. Grand Lodge.
  3. Address of W. Master, Brother Charles H. Houghton.
  4. Prayer.
  5. Hymn:
  6. "The Groves were God's first Temples" made
    That many might early learn to praise;
    And bowing in the sylvan shade,
    To Thee, O God, his homage raise.
    But Light advanced! New Temples sprung
    Beneath the Craftsman's skillful hand,
    That grateful love might find a tongue
    Where Wisdom, Strength and Beauty stand.

  7. Architect's Address.
  8. Presentation of Working Tools.
  9. Examination of Halls.
  10. Selections of Scripture.
  11. Ceremony of Dedication.
  12. Hymn.
  13. Address by the Grand Master.
  14. Closing Hymn.
  15. Benediction.

At the conclusion of the ceremonies a procession was formed and company repaired to the Banqueting Hall and partook of a very excellent supper.

The ceremonies in the Hall were agreeably interrupted by the presentation of a very beautiful and appropriate Banner by the Ladies. The presentation was made in their behalf by Brother Charles A. Welch, Esq., in a characteristic address - witty and pertinent. We had hoped to lay it before our readers, but have not been able to obtain a copy; probably for the reason that our Brother's well known modesty would not allow him to write it out! The reception address was made by the Master of the Lodge, and was a well conceived and appropriate response.

The new Hall is a very handsome and commodious one, having all the necessary conveniences of ante-room, &c. It is also of sufficient size, and is neatly furnished.

The Lodge was originally chartered in 1820, and is now in a very prosperous and healthy condition, having a membership of about one hundred. A Chapter has lately been established in connection with it, which we understand is doing a good business and promises well for the future. They both have the hearty good wishes of their Brethren and Companions for their continued prosperity.


GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

OTHER BROTHERS

MEMORIALS

WILLARD ADAMS 1794-1859

From Vol. XVIII, No. 5, March 1859, Page 159:

Brother WILLARD ADAMS.

Died at Waltham, on the morning of the 26th ult, of lung fever, Brother Willard Adams, aged 70. The deceased was one of the oldest, and among the most highly respected citizens ol Waltham. His business was that of a dealer in dry goods, &c, and for the last forty years be has occupied the same store, in the centre of the village. He has held various public trusts in town, and discharged them all with the fidelity that belongs to an honest man and good citizen. He was a member of Monitor Lodge, of which for a long series of years, and up to a very recent period, he was the intelligent and faithful Secretary. He was buried, at his own request, by his Lodge, with Masonic ceremonies, on Tuesday the 29th.

DISTRICTS

1820: District 1 (Boston and vicinity)

1821: District 9

1846: District 1

1849: District 4

1867: District 4 (Cambridge)

1883: District 5 (Newton)

1897: District 5 (Waltham)

1911: District 5 (Waltham)

1927: District 5 (Waltham)


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