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| + | ==== CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, SEPTEMBER 1860 ==== | ||
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| + | ''From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XX, No. 1, November 1860, Page 13:'' | ||
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| + | The Grand Lodge of this State by its officers constituted a new Lodge at Orange, Franklin county, on Thursday evening, Sept. 27th, last, under the name of Orange Lodge, of which W. B. Sawin is the Master. The hall of the new Lodge was dedicated on the same evening, and its officers installed. The consecration ceremonies were performed by Dr. [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJSmith J. V. C. Smith], Deputy Grand Master, and the installation services by [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMWCoolidge Wm. D. Coolidge], J. G. Warden, assisted by other officers of the Grand Lodge. The occasion was one of peculiar interest in the town, and as the installation services were public, a very large audience of ladies and gentlemen were present. | ||
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Contents
ORANGE LODGE
Location: Orange
Chartered By: Winslow Lewis
Charter Date: 09/14/1860 VI-322
Precedence Date: 09/19/1859
Current Status: merged with Star-Athol Lodge to form North Quabbin Lodge, 04/20/2007.
PAST MASTERS
- Benjamin M. Sawin, 1859-1862
- Andrew J. Clark, 1863-1867; SN
- C. Fred Richardson, 1868, 1869
- Charles W. Barber, 1870-1872
- Henry M. Gibbs, 1873, 1874
- Albert H. Davis, 1875, 1876
- Abijah L. Shattuck, 1877-1879
- Walter M. Wright, 1880-1886; SN
- Warren M. King, 1887-1889; SN
- Joseph G. Stoddard, 1890-1892; SN
- Charles A. Towne, 1893, 1894
- Fred N. Johnson, 1895, 1896
- Herbert J. Powers, 1897, 1898
- David P. Read, 1899, 1900
- Elmer E. Allen, 1901, 1902
- William H. Bass, 1903, 1904
- Edward F. Geckler, 1905, 1906
- Frank T. Walters, 1907, 1908
- Fred H. Train, 1909, 1910
- Walter C. Davis, 1911, 1912
- Frank A. Howe, 1913, 1914; N
- Perley J. Wheeler, 1915, 1916
- Leon H. Rogers, 1917
- Waldo A. Johnson, 1918, 1919
- Bayard P. Dexter, 1920
- Ernest H. Woodward, 1921, 1922
- Arthur W. Cullen, 1923, 1924
- Joseph E. Prentiss, 1925, 1926, 1935; N
- Howard M. Porter, 1927, 1928
- Errol E. Fleming, 1929, 1930
- Lawrence K. Cone, 1931, 1932
- Cyril E. Brubaker, 1933; SN
- Clyde E. Epeneter, 1934
- Herbert C. MacDonald, 1935, 1936
- Martin P. Edman, 1937-1939
- Leroy M. Willard, 1940
- Fabian A. Lindgren, 1941, 1942
- W. Clifford Furbush, 1943, 1944
- Chester W. King, 1945
- Armas E. Mackey, 1946
- Robert P. Hemple, 1947
- Paul S. Hastings, 1948
- Daniel K. M. Scott, 1949
- Allyn W. A. Wright, 1950
- Benjamin W. Hale, 1951
- Clarence Jardine, 1952
- James J. McNeil, 1953, 1954
- Charles E. Hamilton, 1955
- Donald H. Gilmore, 1956
- Robert Litchfield, 1957
- Robert A. Powers, 1958, 1959; SN
- Raymond R. Leonard, 1960, 1969
- Leigh B. Dow, 1961
- Myron A. Gibbs, 1962
- Stuart Gunn, 1963
- Henry D. Peters, Jr., 1964
- Freeland J. Perkins, 1965
- Dayle G. Hamilton, 1966, 1967
- George C. Wilbar, 1968
- Raymond R. Leonard, 1969
- Kenneth Bailey, 1970
- Alfred O. Ohlson, 1971, 1975, 1978, 1982
- Grover R. Ballou, 1972
- Allan B. Bixby, 1973
- Olaf A. Ohlson, 1974
- Bruce E. Jones, 1976
- Donald E. Strange, 1977; N
- John Smith, 1979
- Keith G. Lyman, 1980, 1981
- Brian R. Hawkes, 1983, 1984
- Walter M. Meuse, 1985
- George E. Colby, Jr., 1986, 1995-1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
- Donn A. Deane, 1987, 1991-1993
- Fabian R. Trudeau, Jr., 1988, 1989, 1994; PDDGM
- Stanley A. Landers, 1990
- William H. Paul, 2000, 2002; DDGM
- Thomas H. Fifield, 2003
- David P. Korowski, 2006
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1859
- Petition for Charter: 1860
- Consolidation Petition (with Star-Athol Lodge): 2007
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1860 (Lewis; Constitution of Lodge and installation; Special Communication; see below)
- 1881 (Lawrence)
- 1890 (Wells)
- 1934 (Chipman; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1959 (A. Jenkins; Centenary; Special Communication)
- 1974 (Vose; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
- 1979 (Melanson)
- 2007 (Hodgdon; Consolidation; Special Communication)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1869 1870 1875 1883 1890 1892 1898 1912 1921 1922 1929 1947 1952 1955 1968 1975 2004
HISTORY
- 1934 ('"History of Early Masonic Activity in Orange and Vicinity"', 1934-141)
- 1959 (Centenary History, 1959-237)
- 1974 (Historical Sketch of Freemasonry in the Orange Area, 1974-186)
OTHER
EVENTS
CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, SEPTEMBER 1860
From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XX, No. 1, November 1860, Page 13:
The Grand Lodge of this State by its officers constituted a new Lodge at Orange, Franklin county, on Thursday evening, Sept. 27th, last, under the name of Orange Lodge, of which W. B. Sawin is the Master. The hall of the new Lodge was dedicated on the same evening, and its officers installed. The consecration ceremonies were performed by Dr. J. V. C. Smith, Deputy Grand Master, and the installation services by Wm. D. Coolidge, J. G. Warden, assisted by other officers of the Grand Lodge. The occasion was one of peculiar interest in the town, and as the installation services were public, a very large audience of ladies and gentlemen were present.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Cyril E. Brubaker, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1958, 1959; SN
- Andrew J. Clark, DDGM, District 8 (Greenfield), 1869, 1870, 1871; SN
- Frank A. Howe, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1934, 1935; N
- Warren M. King, DDGM, District 13 (Greenfield), 1891, 1892; SN
- William H. Paul, DDGM, District 26, 2012, 2013
- Robert A. Powers, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1972, 1973; SN
- Joseph E. Prentiss, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1946, 1947; N
- Joseph G. Stoddard, DDGM, District 13 (Greenfield), 1907, 1908; SN
- Donald E. Strange, DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1984, 1985; N
- Fabian R. Trudeau, Jr., DDGM, District 13 (Barre), 1996, 1997
- Walter M. Wright, DDGM, District 13 (Greenfield), 1886, 1887; SN
DISTRICTS
1883: District 13 (Greenfield)
