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PIONEER LODGE

Location: Somerset

Chartered By: William Parkman

Charter Date: 03/09/1864 VI-496

Precedence Date: 03/09/1863

Current Status: Active

PAST MASTERS

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1863
• Petition for Charter: 1864

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1938 (75th Anniversary)
• 1953 (90th Anniversary)
• 1963 (Centenary)

• 2009 (150th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1864 (Parkman; Constitution of Lodge and installation; hall dedication; Special Communication; see below)
• 1875 (Deputy Grand Master Howland; Hall dedication)
• 1906 (Blake; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
• 1911 (Flanders)
• 1912 (Benton)
• 1938 (Perry; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1953 (Roy; 90th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1961 (Eaton; rededication and mortgage burning; Special Communication)
• 1963 (Osgood; Centenary; Special Communication)
• 1973 (Vose; 50th Anniversary of the Building of the Temple)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1873 1876 1878 1880 1881 1892 1897 1910 1912 1919 1920 1923 1930 1931 1933 1938 1941 1952 1962 1963 1966 1972 1983 2011

HISTORY

• 1938 (75th Anniversary History, 1938-23)
• 1953 (90th Anniversary History, 1953-3)
• 1963 (Centenary History, 1963-24)

EVENTS

CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, MARCH 1864

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXIII, No. 6, April, 1864, p. 177:

This is the name of a new Lodge, which for the past year has been working under a Dispensation, at the pleasant little village of Somerset, in Bristol County. A Charter having been granted by the Grand Lodge in December, the Brethren composing it were constituted and formed into a regular Lodge by the M. W. 'Grand Master and his officers, on the 15th of March. The ceremonies of Consecration and Dedication took place in the Hall, in the early part of the evening, and the Installation ceremonies, at a later hour, in the Baptist church, the use of which had been kindly granted for the purpose. The attendance of Brethren from the neighboring Lodges, and of visitors, was unusually large, the church being filled to its greatest capacity, and the services were witnessed by the audience with the interest, stimulated perhaps by curiosity, which they seldom fail to excite when performed in public. On this occasion they were aided by a fine choir, to whom all present were much indebted for the pleasing manner in which the services passed off. The Charge to the officers and members of the Lodge was given by the Grand Master in his usual clear and impressive manner, and was well received by the audience.

At the conclusion of the services in the church, the Brethren, with the ladies, formed in procession and marched to the principal hall in the village, where a bountiful supper had been provided for them, and where they spent a very pleasant and sociable hour.

The Lodge, the past year, has been doing a very large business, and its prospects for the future are highly encouraging. It is well officered by Brethren competent to the duties required of them, and has about fifty members. The Lodge room is new, convenient, and handsomely fitted up. The attention paid to the Grand Officers, and the ample provision made by our Brother, the Treasurer of the Lodge, and his excellent lady, for their comfort and accommodation, rendered their visit a very pleasant one.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• Herbert Austin, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1937, 1938; N
• Leland F. Bullard, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1945, 1946; SN
• James H. Douglass, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1981, 1982; N
• William S. Hathaway, Jr., DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1975, 1976
• Arthur Medeiros, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1993, 1994
• Douglas C. Small, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1963
• John G. Tinkham, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1911, 1912; Memorial
• Fred I. Walker, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1925, 1926; Memorial

DISTRICTS

1863: District 5

1867: District 14 (New Bedford)

1883: District 23 (Taunton)

1911: District 30 (Fall River)

1927: District 30 (Fall River)

2003: District 16

LINKS

Lodge web site

Massachusetts Lodges