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MOUNT ZION LODGE

Location: Hardwick; Barre (1855)

Chartered By: Samuel Dunn

Charter Date: 03/10/1800 II-166

Precedence Date: 03/10/1800

Current Status: Active


NOTES

MEMBER LIST, 1802

From Vocal Companion and Masonic Register, Boston, 1802, Part II, Page 30:

  • R. W. Calvin Eaton, M.
  • W. William Stone, S. W.
  • W. James Lawton, J. W.
  • Peter Blackmer, S. D.
  • Timothy Billings, J. D.
  • Elias Hall, Tr.
  • Luke Brown, Sec.
  • Moses Lawrence, Steward.
  • Daniel Thomas, Steward.
  • Amiel Weeks, Tiler.

No. of Members, 100.

  • Luke Brown
  • Samuel Beals
  • Thomas Wheeler, Jr.
  • Jonathan Danforth
  • Abel Thayer
  • Southworth Jenkins, Jr.
  • Wm. Stosel
  • Chiron Penniman
  • Daniel Ruggles
  • Edward Ruggles
  • Lemuel Willis
  • Benjamin Page, Jr.

PAST MASTERS

  • Calvin Eaton, 1800-1802, 1805
  • James Lawton, 1803 (died as WM)
  • Samuel Beals, 1803, 1804
  • Asaph Newcomb, 1805
  • Asa Walker, 1806
  • Argalus Thomas, 1807-1809, 1813
  • Joseph W. Hamilton, 1810
  • James W. Jenkins, Sr., 1811
  • Benjamin Jenkins, 1812
  • Peleg Aldrich, 1814
  • Samuel Mixter, 1815, 1816
  • Warren P. Wing, 1817
  • Luther Spaulding, 1818
  • Apolos Johnson, 1819, 1820
  • John Warner, 1821, 1822
  • Gardner Ruggles, 1823, 1824, 1827, 1829, 1841, 1842, 1848, 1849; SN
  • Samuel Lee, 1825; Bio
  • Lucius R. Paige, 1826
  • James J. Thompson, 1828
  • Dennison A. Robinson, 1830, 1831, 1843, 1844
  • Joshua Flagg, 1832-1834, 1836-1840
  • George Washburn, 1846, 1847
  • John Winslow, 1854
  • William A. Fuller, 1855
  • George J. Sanger, 1856-1858
  • James Holland, 1859-1862, 1864
  • Chauncey C. Hemenway, 1863
  • George M. Buttrick, 1865
  • Joseph Foster Snow, 1866-1868, 1870
  • John W. Rice, 1869, 1874
  • Sewall Underwood, 1871, 1872
  • Charles E. Newton, 1873, 1893
  • George L. Brown, 1875
  • H. W. Hubbard, 1876
  • Joseph D. Wadsworth, 1877
  • Willie H. Osgood, 1878, 1879, 1883, 1887; SN
  • W. W. Stacy, 1880, 1881
  • Israel T. Hinckley, 1882
  • Harding Jenkins, 1884, 1885
  • Alvin T. Bailey, 1886, 1889, 1890; SN
  • C. H. Osgood, 1888
  • George R. Simonds, 1891, 1892
  • George Desper, 1894, 1895
  • Sumner Stockwell, 1896-1898
  • William R. Spooner, 1899, 1900
  • Ernest E. Rice, 1901, 1902, 1912, 1913
  • Willis D. Geer, 1903, 1904
  • John A. Coburn, 1905-1908; Mem
  • John L. Smith, 1909, 1910
  • Henry L. Pierce, 1911
  • William M. Cochran, 1914, 1915
  • Cameron E. Wood, 1916
  • Arthur J. Hillman, 1917, 1918
  • Milton J. Neily, 1919, 1920; N
  • William E. Weeks, 1921
  • Martin M. Smith, 1922; N
  • Charles H. Carr, 1923
  • Earle C. Parker, 1924; N
  • Tillman A. Taylor, 1925; N
  • Walter O. Babcock, 1926
  • Wallace S. Freeman, 1927
  • Harold B. Mott, 1928
  • Edward B. Blanchard, 1929
  • William Gawthrop, 1930
  • Orton O. Butler, 1931
  • Roger F. Langley, 1932
  • George W. Dean, 1933
  • Anton G. Simenson, 1934
  • William A. Hagan, 1935
  • Kenneth K. Dennis, 1936
  • Stephen E. Rich, 1937
  • George N. Peck, 1938
  • Donald R. Brown, 1939
  • Fritz H. Johnsen, 1940
  • Burton F. Curtis, 1941
  • William N. Tothill, 1942
  • Richard G. Riley, 1943
  • Charles R. Dean, 1944; N
  • Joseph R. Gallant, 1945
  • Walter Hindley, 1946
  • Warner F. Smith, 1947
  • F. William McQueston, 1948
  • William R. Bentley, 1949
  • Oliver W. L. Wilkins, 1950
  • George O. Upham, 1951
  • Edward M. Loughman, 1952
  • Clarence H. Clark, 1953
  • John C. Ozenbaugh, 1954
  • Ralph H. Rogers, 1955
  • Alan E. Macintosh, 1956
  • Walter E. Flister, 1957
  • Herbert Hudson, 1958
  • Harold S. Goldsmith, 1959
  • Gardner A. Allen, 1960
  • Quentin H. Greene, 1961
  • Roy E. Handy, Jr., 1962, 1982; N
  • Stanley P. Ericson, 1963
  • George J. Mennard, 1964
  • Harold A. Dennis, 1965
  • Merton B. Baker, 1966, 1978
  • Raymond C. Valley, 1967
  • Ronald W. Rich, Sr., 1968
  • Earl R. Miller, 1969
  • William R. Bentley, II, 1970
  • Ralph A. Hinkley, 1971
  • Neil E. Mattson, 1972
  • Jordan A. Dean, 1973
  • Ronald W. Wilkins, 1974
  • Julius T. Benedict, 1975
  • William L. Charpentier, 1976
  • Melbourne A. Shepard, 1977
  • Robert A. Lindquist, 1979
  • Charles L. Paquin, Jr., 1980
  • Brian A. Handy, 1981, 1986; PDDGM
  • Wayne R. Handy, 1983
  • John D. Whitmore, 1984
  • Anthony A. Castellani, Sr., 1985
  • Walter D. Handy, 1987, 1993
  • Vance L. Butterfield, 1988
  • Peter B. Guilbault, 1989
  • Perham S. Parker, 1990
  • Nathan C. Locke, 1991
  • Thomas J. Mennard, 1992, 1994, 1995
  • Paul F. Hunt, 1996
  • Ralph H. Rogers, Jr., 1997
  • Mark L. Valis, 1998, 2005
  • Alan J. Charland, 1999
  • John A. Fritscher, 2000, 2004, 2008
  • Arthur E. Mitchell, 2001
  • Walter R. Guertin, Jr., 2002
  • William H. Holmes, 2003, 2007
  • Mark L. Valis, 2005, 2011, 2012
  • R. Clifford Lupien, 2006; PDDGM
  • Craig S. Reed, 2009, 2010

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

  • Petition for Charter: 1798 held over, II-133, II-136
  • Petition for Charter: 1800

ANNIVERSARIES

  • 1900 (Centenary)
  • 1925 (125th Anniversary)
  • 1950 (150th Anniversary)
  • 1975 (175th Anniversary)
  • 2000 (200th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

BY-LAW CHANGES

1871 1876 1884 1909 1910 1920 1923 1927 1929 1931 1935 1936 1946 1948 1953 1955 1962 1965 1969 1976 1977 1978 1984 1988 2007 2012

HISTORY

  • 1900 (Centennial Historical Address, 1900-145)
  • 1925 (125th Anniversary History, 1925-108)
  • 1950 (150th Anniversary History, 1950-48)
  • 1975 (175th Anniversary History, 1975-44)
  • 2000 (200th Anniversary History, 2000-48)

OTHER

  • 1829 (Report on delinquency, IV-170)
  • 1836 (Petition for remission of dues, IV-397)
  • 1854 (Petition to remove to Barre refused, V-532)
  • 1855 (Petition to remove to Barre refused, V-561)
  • 1857 (Invitation to dedicate hall accepted, VI-154)
  • 1938 (Participation in the 25th Anniversary of Rufus Putnam Lodge, 1938-178)

EVENTS

ELECTION OF OFFICERS, SEPTEMBER 1830

From Boston Masonic Mirror, New Series, Vol. 2, No. 12, September 18, 1830, Page 91:

At the annual meeting of Mount Zion Lodge, held at their Hall in Hardwick, Sept. 1st, A. L. 5830, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:

  • R.W. Dennison A. Robinson, of Barre, Master
  • W. Joseph Whipple, of Hardwick, S.W.
  • W. and Rev. Joshua Flagg, of Dana, J.W.
  • Br. Cr(e)ighton Ruggles, of Hardwick, Treas.
  • Br. Williard (William) Allen, of Hardwick, Secretary
  • Br. Daniel Wheeler, S. D.
  • Br. Sardius Sibley, J.D.
  • Br. J(ohn). Wadsworth, Jr., S. S.
  • Rev. John M. Merrick, Chaplain
  • Br. Franklin Ruggles, Marshal
  • Br. Silas Newton, Tyler

HALL DEDICATION, DECEMBER 1857

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XVII, No. 4, February 1858, Page 120:

By permission of the M. W. Grand Lodge, the Masonic Lodge formerly located at Hardwick, in Worcester County, Mass., having been removed to the flourishing and pleasant town of Barre, in the same County, the new hall prepared for the use of the Lodge was appropriately dedicated to Masonic use on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 30th, by the M. W. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.

The services of dedication were preceded by a public Address, delivered by R. W. Brother Rev. Wm. Flint, of Greenfield, the Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge. The public assembly was held in the spacious and convenient Town Hall ot Barre, which at an early hour in the afternoon was filled by a very large and highly respectable audience of ladies and gentlemen of Barre, and towns in the vicinity. There was also a full and effective choir of singers, and a well trained orchestra, in attendance.

At half-past 2 o'clock, the procession of the Grand Lodge, escorted by Mount Zion Lodge, left the Masonic Hall, situated in the tame building, and entered the Town Hall, occupying seats especially reserved for the purpose. The services commenced with an introductory by the Choir, followed by prayer and selections from the Scriptures by Rev. Brother Fuller, of Barre, S. W. of Mount Zion Lodge. After an anthem, sung by the Choir, with great spirit and fine effect, the R. W. Brother Flint delivered an address which enchained the close attention of the audience during the whole period of its delivery. It was about an hour long, and presented the claims of Masonry, on the score of antiquity, devotion, morality and benevolence, with great power and effect. The matter and the manner were most excellent; well adapted to the place and the occasion ; and while the address cheered and gladdened the hearts of the older Brethren, it made a deep and tru'y gratifying impression upon the audience generally. A doxology and benediction succeeded.

The Masonic procession was then re-formed, and repaired to the Hall above, and as soon as the Grand Lodge officers had assumed their proper stations, the doors were thrown open to the public, and quite a large number of ladies and gentlemen witnessed the very impressive ceremonies of dedicating the Hall, as performed by the R. W. Deputy Grand Master, Brother Flint, who represented the M. W. Grand Master upon this occasion. R. W. Brothers Goddard and Wright, Grand Wardens, R. W. Brother Earl, D. D. Grand Master, and R. W. Brother Coolidge, acting as Grand Marshal, assisted in these services. The music and singing, interspersed in the dedication service, were both very fine, and were performed by the same choir and orchestra that officiated in the Town Hall. At the conclusion of the dedication, the members of the Grand Lodge were invited to a choice and bountiful supper by ML Zion Lodge. The tables were spread at Brown's Hotel, and about seventyfive persons, including the mem bers of the Lodge, their ladies, and other friends of the Order, sat down to a mosthospitable fea6t. After a couple of hours spent in the temperate enjoyment of the well-served viands, the company dispersed with mutual expressions of good will and kindly regard.

The Hall thus dedicated to the use of Mt. Zion Lodge, is a spacious and con venient home for the Fraternity, appropriately situated, with convenient accommodations and suitable furnishing. It is to the liberality and energy of Brother Jenkins of that town, that the Fraternity is mainly indebted for this Lodge room, and we doubt not that the faithful and well-directed labors of the Craft will second his zealous efforts to provide a suitable place for their accommodation, by making that place the abode of every Masonic virtue. -- W.


GRAND LODGE OFFICERS


DISTRICTS

1803: District 6 (Central Mass., Worcester)

1821: District 6

1835: District 6

1849: District 6

1867: District 11 (Worcester)

1883: District 17 (Palmer)

1911: District 19 (Palmer)

1927: District 13 (Barre)

2003: District 25


LINKS

Lodge web site out of date and lacking information

Massachusetts Lodges