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* Joseph A. Wood, DDGM, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHolyoke17_1927-2003 District 17 (Holyoke)], 1965, 1966; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesSZ#WOOD.2C_JOSEPH_AMOS_1897-1967 N]'''
 
* Joseph A. Wood, DDGM, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHolyoke17_1927-2003 District 17 (Holyoke)], 1965, 1966; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesSZ#WOOD.2C_JOSEPH_AMOS_1897-1967 N]'''
  
=== MEMORIALS ===
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==== SAMUEL FLINN ====
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''From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XVIII, No. 7, May 1859, Page 223:''
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Brother SAMUEL FLINN.
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''Whereas, it hath pleased the Divine Grand Master of the Universe to remove from tbe labors of this life our beloved Brother, Past Master Samuel Flinn, one of the constitutive members of this Lodge — thereby severing the tie which bound us together here on earth — therefore
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''Resolved'', That we remember with gratitude the faithful tervicet of our late Brother in behalf of Mount Tom Lodge — his steady adherence to the ancient rite and usages of the Order, and the fidelity with which all his Masonic duties were performed.
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''Resolved'', That bowing submissively to the decree of an All-wise Providence, we sincerely and deeply deplore his loss as a warm-hearted friend and a faithful Brother, and desire that it may so help to influence our hearts and our lives, that we may be incited to the more faithful discharge of every duty devolving upon us as men and Masons.
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''Resolved'', That we tender to the family of our deceased Brother deep and sincere sympathy, imploring for them the care of our Heavenly Father, who it the husband of the widow, and the father of the fatherless, and who will not forsake those who pot their trust in Him.
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''Resolved'', That as a token of respect for our departed Brother, the jewels of this Lodge be draped in mourning for thirty days.
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''Resolved'', That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of our late Brother — that they be entered at large upon the records, and that a copy be offered to Freemasons' Magazine for publication.
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A true copy, ''(Signed,)'' <br>
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W. B. C. Pearsons,<br>
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Henry Wheeler,<br>
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E. B. Wheeler,<br>
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''Committee''.<br>
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Attest — J. E. Morrill, ''Sec.'', Mount Tom Lodge.
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Holyoke, Mass., March 10th, 1859.<br>
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The above resolutions were unanimously passed. J. E. Morrill, ''Sec.''
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=== DISTRICTS ===
 
=== DISTRICTS ===

Revision as of 11:11, 13 August 2013

MOUNT TOM LODGE

Location: Holyoke

Chartered By: Edward A. Raymond

Charter Date: 12/11/1850 V-305

Precedence Date: 03/14/1850

Current Status: Active


PAST MASTERS

  • Samuel K. Hutchinson, 1850, 1851
  • Nathaniel W. Quint, 1852-1854
  • William B. C. Pearsons, 1855-1857, 1862
  • Arba C. Slater, 1858, 1859; SN
  • E. B. Wheeler, 1860
  • Thomas C. Page, 1861, 1863
  • B. S. Bucklin, 1864, 1865
  • Henry Wheeler, 1866
  • Quartus Lovering, 1867
  • William Grover, 1868, 1869
  • Marden W. Prentiss, 1870, 1871
  • Alvin C. Pratt, 1872, 1873
  • Charles H. Prentiss, 1874, 1875
  • Henry J. Sawtelle, 1876, 1877
  • William Orrell, 1878-1880
  • Lewis M. Richards, 1881, 1882
  • Charles C. Hunter, 1883-1885
  • John E. Bronson, 1886-1890; SN
  • Jarvis U. Woods, 1893, 1894
  • Eli W. Beech, 1895, 1896
  • Frederick N. Ricker, 1897
  • Dennie L. Farr, 1898
  • James Auld, 1899, 1900
  • John J. Morton, 1901
  • Archibald A. Brooks, 1902, 1903; N
  • Wilbur H. Stedman, 1904, 1905
  • William H. Morehouse, 1906
  • Abraham Davis, 1907, 1908
  • Albert E. Webster, 1909
  • Louis Strauss, 1910
  • Edward T. Newton, 1911
  • Charles E. Alderman, 1912
  • Oliver W. Adams, 1913
  • Robert Gillette, 1914
  • Daniel W. Williamson, 1915
  • Raymond W. Gero, 1916
  • Herbert G. Rose, 1917
  • Andrew Purves, 1918
  • George Barnett, 1919
  • Robert W. Hunter, 1920
  • David Coutts, 1921
  • Harry L. Simard, 1922
  • David M. Thomson, 1923
  • George H. Sinclair, 1924
  • Stuart D. Coward, 1925
  • William Graham, 1926
  • Alexander D. Pratt, 1927
  • Edgar L. Renner, 1928
  • Harrington B. Fay, 1929
  • John Partington, 1930
  • James G. Sinclair, 1931; N
  • Allen S. Hunter, 1932
  • Robert M. Hunter, 1933
  • Joseph A. Waugh, 1934
  • William F. Putnam, 1935
  • John F. Foster, 1936
  • William B. Hogg, 1937
  • Ernest A. Stache, 1938
  • Claude W. R. Thomson, 1939
  • F. Ray Green, 1940
  • James B. Tiffany, 1941
  • Charles M. Gillette, 1942; N
  • Walter Uhlman, 1943
  • Joseph A. Wood, 1944; N
  • Robert B. Clapp, 1945
  • Emory V. Easteling, 1946
  • Arnod L. Smernoff, 1947
  • James R. Smith, 1948
  • James W. M. Bryden, 1949
  • Robert H. Aitken, 1950
  • William J. Pead, 1951
  • John T. Henderson, 1952
  • Frederick O. Pampel, 1953
  • Joseph D. Kalicka, 1954
  • Edward S. Wilson, 1955
  • William C. Johnson, 1956
  • Walter A. Gowinner, 1957, 1967, 1974
  • John T. Dubuc, 1958
  • William T. Miles, 1959, 1968, 1984; N
  • Charles W. Sherritt, 1960
  • Donald W. McLane, 1961, 1965
  • Clarence T. Miles, 1962
  • Bernard B. Shaw, 1963
  • Clarence D. Miles, 1964; PDDGM
  • William C. Hogg, 1965
  • Robert H. Trachy, Jr., 1966
  • George B. Johnston, 1969
  • Hans G. Boehm, 1970
  • William Hyte, 1971, 1972
  • Neil D. McElwey, 1973, 1980, 2002, 2012; PDDGM
  • James G. Cartwright, 1975
  • James R. Chadwell, Jr., 1976
  • Billy J. Hickman, 1977
  • Donald R. Paradis, 1978
  • Norman R. Gray, 1979
  • Richard A. Poudner, 1981, 1983, 1992
  • Harry L. Chandler, 1982
  • German M. Tetreault, 1986
  • John T. Greaves, 1987
  • Lester A. Tenney, 1988
  • Chester J. Janek, 1989
  • Louis R. Redfern, 1990
  • Louie Owens, Sr., 1991, 1999
  • Michael Lenart, 1993
  • James R. Smith, Jr., 1994-1996
  • Jessie Lee Monson, Jr., 1997
  • John Francis Greaves, Sr., 1998
  • Wayne O. Stowell, 2000, 2001
  • Robert J. O'Neill, 2003, 2010, 2011
  • Philip Lesser, 2004
  • John F. Greaves, Sr., 2005, 2006
  • Scott A. Ryer, 2007
  • John D. Pierce, II, 2008
  • John M. Gauger, 2009; PDDGM

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

  • Petition for Dispensation: 1850
  • Petition for Charter: 1850

XXXXXXXXX* Consolidation Petition (with St. Bernard's Lodge): 1995 XXXXXXXXXXXX* Consolidation Petition (with Doric Lodge): 2002

ANNIVERSARIES

  • 1925 (75th Anniversary)
  • 1950 (Centenary)
  • 1976 (125th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

BY-LAW CHANGES

1870 1889 1896 1910 1911 1912 1922 1931 1937 1938 1949 1952 1956 1978 1980 1989 1994 2011

HISTORY

  • 1925 (75th Anniversary History, 1925-28)

OTHER

  • 1852 (Petition for remission of dues, V-405)
  • 1856 (Jurisdictional dispute, VI-8)
  • 1886 (Dispensation for meeting place, 1886-129)
  • 1920 (Participation in Holyoke Temple cornerstone laying, 1920-280)
  • 1924 (Participation in Springfield Temple cornerstone laying, 1924-335)
  • 1936 (Reduction of fees approved, 1936-130)

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS


DISTRICTS

1850: District 9

1854: District 10

1867: District 10 (Springfield)

1883: District 16 (Chicopee)

1911: District 17 (Holyoke)

1927: District 17 (Holyoke)

2003: District 27


LINKS

Lodge web site

Massachusetts Lodges