NorthStar

NORTH STAR LODGE

Location: Ashland

Chartered By: William Parkman

Charter Date: 06/14/1865 VII-13

Precedence Date: 07/25/1864

Current Status: Active

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REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1864
• Petition for Charter: 1865

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1939 (75th Anniversary)
• 1964 (Centenary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1882 (Lawrence)
• 1883 (Lawrence; 2 visits, including hall dedication)
• 1893 (Acting Grand Master Shepard)
• 1939 (Deputy Grand Master Edwin O. Childs; 75th Anniversary)
• 1964 (Osgood; Centenary)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1869 1870 1873 1874 1881 1883 1885 1905 1907 1911 1913 1914 1918 1921 1923 1927 1943 1945 1949 1950 1953 1957 1965 1969 1971 1974 1978 1980 1982 1990 1993

HISTORY

• 1939 (75th Anniversary History, 1939-258)
• 1964 (Centenary History, 1964-141)

OTHER

• 1872 (Petition regarding formal charity to families of deceased members)

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GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• John H. Balcom, DDGM, District 20 (Milford), 1893, 1894; SN
• Granville C. Fiske, DDGM, District 23 (Milford), 1914, 1915; Memorial
• P. Winston E. Gouzoules, DDGM, District 23 (Natick), 1962, 1963, N
• Arthur H. Hogan, DDGM, District 23 (Natick), 1947; N
• George Morrison, DDGM, District 23 (Natick), 1930, 1931; N
• Robert P. Winterhalter, DDGM, District 23 (Natick), 1986, 1987; N

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DISTRICTS

1864: District 4

1867: District 12 (Milford)

1870: District 11 (Worcester)

1871: District 12 (Milford)

1883: District 20 (Milford)

1911: District 23 (Milford)

1927: District 23 (Natick)

2003: District 15

2009: District 15 (South)

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LINKS

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Massachusetts Lodges