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PHOENIX LODGE

Location: Hanover

Chartered By: Sereno D. Nickerson

Charter Date: 03/07/1874 1874-20

Precedence Date: 02/21/1873

Current Status: Active

PAST MASTERS

need list of living Past Masters

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1873
• Petition for Charter: 1874

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1924 (50th Anniversary)
• 1973 (Centenary)
• 1999 (125th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1874 (Nickerson; Constitution of Lodge and installation, hall dedication; Special Communication; see below)
• 1900 (Gallagher; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
• 1924 (Ferrell; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1973 (Vose; Centenary; Special Communication)
• 1976 (Maxwell; reception for Senior Grand Warden David B. Richardson)
• 1980 (Berquist)
• 1981 (Berquist; mortgage burning; Special Communication)
• 1983 (Berquist)
• 1984 (Richardson; reception for Grand Master)
• 1985 (Richardson; 3 visits)
• 1986 (Richardson; 2 visits, including reception for Junior Grand Warden Richard A. Gaudette)
• 1996 (A. Johnson; 2 visits)
• 1999 (Bauer; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 2004 (Hicks; dedication of lodge room; Special Communication)
• 2008 (Hodgdon)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1876 1878 1880 1885 1892 1901 1913 1924 1943 1948 1953 1956 1957 1962 1968 1979 1982 1983 1985 1990 1991 1992 1997 1999 2005 2007 2009

HISTORY

• 1924 (50th Anniversary History, 1924-46)
• 1973 (Centenary History, 1973-212)

OTHER

• 1890 (Petition on charter member, 1890-36)

EVENTS

CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, MARCH 1874

From New England Freemason, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1874, Page 195:

Constitution of Phoenix Lodge, Hanover, Mass.—A Special Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts was opened in Hanover on the ninth instant. The Grand Officers arrived at 11.30 o'clock, having left Boston at 8.45 a. m. by the Old Colony R. R., and performed six miles of stage travel from N. Abington, in consequence of a car being off and obstructing the track on the Hanover Branch. A generous collation was furnished by Phoenix Lodge to the Grand Officers and invited guests, under the direction of Brother J. H. Costley of the Hanover House. The Masonic services of dedication, constitution and installation were conducted by Grand Master Nickerson, who delivered a short practical address, followed by interesting and eloquent remarks by Past Grand Masters Coolidge and Parkman.

The Grand Officers returned to Boston by the 4 p. m. train. The Charter bears the names of thirty-two members. The occasion was much enjoyed by all the Brethren present, and the new Lodge commences its Masonic career under the most favorable auspices. The Grand Lodge was represented as follows: M. W. Sereno D. Nickerson, Grand Master; R. W. William D. Coolidge, as Dep. Grand Master; R. W. William T. Grammer, S. G. Warden; R. W. Henry Endicott, as J. G. Warden; R. W. William Parkman, as G. Treasurer; W. Thomas W. Davis, as R. G. Secretary; R. W. Charles H. Titus, as G. Cnaplain; W. William H. Chessman, G. Marshal; Bro. Alonzo P. Jones, as S. G. Deacon; Bro. L. Cushing Kimball, as J. G. Deacon; W. E. Dana Bancroft, G. Lecturer; Bro. B. F. Nourse, G. Tyler.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Frank P. Arnold, DDGM, District 25 (Hingham), 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888; Memorial
• Richard F. Faust, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1996, 1997
• Horace T. Fogg, District 25 (Hingham), 1906, 1907; Memorial
• Richard A. Gaudette, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1982, 1983; Junior Grand Warden 1986; N
• Edwin H. Gibson, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1926; District 27 (Plymouth) , 1927; N
• Russell W. Harris, District 27 (Plymouth), 1952, 1953; N
• Arnold M. Johnson, DDGM, District 18, 2010, 2011
• George L. Legg, District 27 (Plymouth), 1962, 1963; N
• David B. Richardson, 1972, 1973; Senior Grand Warden 1976; Grand Master 1984-1986; Phoenix; N
• Edward H. Tindale, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1920, 1921; N
• J. Lyman Wadsworth, District 27 (Plymouth), 1938, 1939; N

DISTRICTS

1873: District 16 (Plymouth)

1883: District 25 (Hingham)

1911: District 27 (Plymouth)

1927: District 27 (Plymouth)

2003: District 18

LINKS

Lodge web site

Massachusetts Lodges