Montacute

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MONTACUTE LODGE

Location: Worcester

Chartered By: John T. Heard

Charter Date: 06/09/1859 VI-250

Precedence Date: 06/21/1858

Current Status: merged with Athelstan Lodge to form Guiding Lights Lodge, 08/23/2003.


PAST MASTERS

  • William A. Smith, 1858-1860
  • Benjamin Lewis, 1863, 1864
  • Byron A. Bishop, 1922
  • Guy Weatherbee Burr, Jr., 1960


YEARS

1858 1859 1861 1869 1870 1872 1881 1882 1884 1888 1896 1906 1908 1911 1913 1916 1918 1920 1921 1922 1924 1925 1927 1934 1937 1939 1943 1944 1949 1951 1952 1953 1956 1957 1960 1961 1965 1969 1980 1981 1984 1988 1992 1994 2003

EVENTS

CONSTITUTION, JUNE 1859

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Bay State House, Worcester

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XVIII, No. 10, August, 1859, p. 295:

MONTACUTE LODGE.

This is the name of a new Lodge which was consecrated at Worcester, in this State, on Tuesday, the 28th June last, after having worked one year under Dispensation. It takes its name from Lord Montacute, who, as Grand Master of Masons in England, granted, in 1733, a Commission to Henry Price, to organize the first Grand Lodge in America, which was opened in this city in July of that year. The ceremonies of Consecration and installation of officers were performed by M. W. Grand Master Heard, assisted by the R. W. Charles R. Train, D. G. M.; Wm. D. Coolidge, as S. G. W.; Chas. Robbins, J. G. W.; W. W. Wheildon, as G. Treas.; Chas. W. Moore, G. Sec'y; Rev. E. M. P. Wells, D. D., G. Chaplain ; Wm. S. Gardner, G. Marshal, and other officers of the Grand Lodge. Previous to the commencement of the ceremonies, the Grand Officers, at the invitation of the new Lodge, sat down to one of the most elegant and inviting entertainments it has been our privilege to be a party to for many-a-day, whether regarded in the light of its own tempting excellence or in the manner of serving. In both these particulars it did ample credit to the good taste of the gentlemanly host of the " Bay State."

INSTALLATION, NOVEMBER 1863

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, January, 1864, p. 86:

At the regular communication of Montacute Lodge, held at their Hall, Nov. 10, 1863, the following Brethren were elected officers for the present year, and were duly installed by D. D. G. M. J. W. Dadmun:—

  • Benj. Lewis, W. M.
  • Wm. S. Goodwin, S. W.
  • Albert Walbridge, J. W.
  • T. W. Wellington, Treas
  • Geo. Phelps, Sec
  • Stephen E. Lowe, S. D.
  • John W. Jordan, J. D.
  • J. H. Willis, Chaplain
  • Jonas Heald. Jr., Marshal
  • Henry C. Willson, S. S
  • Emory Wilson, J. S
  • C. F. Mirick, I. Sent.
  • Daniel Seagrave, Tyler.

The Trustees elected at the same meeting were W. Bro. Benj. Lewis, and Brother Henry Goddard and Henry M. Whitten. The Relief Committee are Brothers Chas. B. Whiting, Wm. S. Goodwin and Alfort Wallridge.


GRAND LODGE OFFICERS


DISTRICTS

1858: District 6

1867: District 11 (Worcester)

1883: District 18 (Worcester)

1911: District 21 (Worcester)

1927: District 21 (Worcester)

1931: District 22 (Worcester)


LINKS

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