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...ed that no one be admitted into any of our Lodges who is not known to be a Mason in good and regular standing, unless he is vouched for by some well known B

...nd "punch" were the standard liquids, and the frequent appropriations for "mason glasses," to be imported from London, prove their con. stant use. The recor ...steady, and if adequate determination in action shall master each separate Mason, then the days which lie before us must accomplish the glorious plans of Go

...rentice Degree, $2.00 for the Fellow Craft Degree and $4.00 for the Master Mason Degree. The annual dues were $1.00. ...his Brother, but admonished him against future violations of his duty as a Mason.

...accepted and the first regular meeting of Aberdour Lodge was held at Free Mason's Hall (Old Winthrop House) on Tuesday, January 8, 1861. The following * January 14, 1862: Bro. Warren F. Gilbert was made a Mason, being the first candidate to become such under the Charter.

...Howland, Jr., Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in honor of New Bedford's most eminent Mason and distinguished public figure. ...3, 1865, and on May 12 of the same year was raised to the degree of Master Mason.

...ed Apprentice Degree, 25¢ for the Fellowcraft Degree, 25¢ for the Master Mason Degree, and $5.00 was assessed for membership. The by-laws also state that ...New Haven Railroad engineer who was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason by the team.

...r, conferring the degree on four Brothers. This was followed by the Master Mason degree conferred on five Brothers; Perley Clark Kneeland, Martin Wyke, Edwi ...avis, our present Secretary, was presiding Master and conferred the Master Mason's degree on Brothers Leo Blume and Fred Philip Kaplan.

He was made a Mason in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Revere Revere] Lo ...the York Rite and Scottish Rite bodies. He was made an active 33rd Degree Mason by the Supreme Council, there being only six in Massachusetts in any one ti

...ttp://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTMHarris Thaddeus Mason Harris]''', DGM, JGW '''©''' '''¶''' * '''''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLMRussell Mason W. Russell]''''', DGM '''©'''

W. D. Coolidge was born in Boston, February 15th, 1808, and was made a Mason in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Columbian Columbi

He was made a Mason in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Monitor Monitor] ...Gethsemane Commandery K. T., Newtonville, November 28, 1893. He is a 32° Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite bodies, meeting in Masonic Temple, Boston

...rabilia placed therein.) Paul Revere was a remarkable man, and a memorable Mason. Most Worshipful Brother Paul Revere was an active and zealous Mason. He was initiated in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title

...t which Bro. Henry Abrams Woolf was Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason. Wor. Myron C. Margolin served as chairman of the program.

* Mason W. Burt, 1867 ...meetings. Thirty applications for membership were received and the Master Mason Degree was conferred upon eighteen.

...moment handled by any other person or in custody of any one except he be a Mason. Please accept as a slight token, not only of the kind regard which your Gr ...eeting who very fittingly remarked "It does not take much of a man to be a Mason, but it takes all of him." And Wor. Frederick Reis, our eighth Master and g

* ''Steven Mason Knott'', 1998 ...our forefathers is our history so that of Middlesex Lodge is that of every Mason in Framingham. The first Master of Middlesex Lodge, and therefore the first

"The moment the sword of the warrior is sheathed, the feelings of the Mason return with redoubled force and charity, displaying her banner of love, he ...rothersB#BURLINGAME.2C_ANSON_1820-1870 Anson Burlingame] was made a Master Mason Jan. 5, 1854. Beside serving in the Massachusetts Senate, he was a Member o

...volutionary period — and who afterwards became famous as a distinguished Mason. He was Grand Master, as shown in the address of Grand Master [http://mason ...tie of the Masonic brotherhood, to show our respect for him as a man and a Mason, our grateful recollection of the services which he rendered us by the cour

...the Grand Lodge, granting the prayer of Grovy and others, was held at Free-Mason Hall, Boston, Friday Evening, September 3, 1779, the third Quarterly Commun

.... Andrew, took membership therein. He did not receive the degree of Master Mason until two years afterwards, to wit, in 1758, taking the obligation in what ...o receive ''membership'' in a lodge ''before'' taking the degree of Master Mason, a custom entirely at variance with present practice.

* J. B. Mason, 1892 * T. N. Mason, 1981

...s and the warmest affection for the orator, who, as all would agree, was a Mason from the crown of his head to the sole of his foot.

A Thirty-third Degree Mason, he is Treasurer of the Valley of Lowell; Treasurer of Massachusetts Colleg ...moment. My Dad. who continues to serve our lodge as Treasurer, has been a Mason for nearly 55 years. It was lie who opened the door of Freemasonry. And for

...Mirror." This information came to Moore from the Rev. William Montague, a Mason and Rector of Christ Church after the Revolution, who stated that according ...e who have them will highly value them as the souvenir of a great and good Mason whose reputation is inseparably connected with the best ideas of Masonic in

...n o'clock on the morning of July 10, 1853, Ancient York was Consecrated in Mason's Hall by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge in the presence of the Companions

...I was a boy in those dark days, but I remember them well. My father was a Mason, firm and unflinching. 1 was early interested in an institution, of which I ...reated a void which it will be difficult, if not impossible, to fill. As a Mason, he has left the testimony,of a name and a character that will endure while

* Dwight L. Mason, 1889, 1890 * Dwight L. Mason, 1889, 1890 (83)

...ord the meetings as being held sometimes in Ashler Hall, at other times in Mason's Hall, but most often in Masonic Hall, all of them probably meaning the Pr ...nt Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts, and as such, the third ranking Mason in the entire world.

* Walter L. Mason, 1963 ...iki/index.php?title=MatthewJohnWhittall Matthew J. Whittall] Lodge, made a Mason in Athelstan Lodge May 28, 1919, and elected an Honorary Past Master.

...he ran the grocery where E. B. Newton now does business. He was an ardent Mason, an active spirit in the Lodge, and the donor of numerous gifts, including ...the date of this anniversary celebration. He had been forty-eight years a Mason.

* Clifford O. Mason, Jr., 1962 * Clifford O. Mason, Jr., 1980

...to the living" a brochure enumerating the qualities of a good man — and Mason — is circulating. Dedicated to the splendid personality of an able admini Most Ex. Comp. Prince was made a Mason in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WilliamNorth Will

...erness. All sorts of crimes were ascribed to Freemasonry, To be known as a Mason then meant proscription in public and private life, in church and society a ...f which was laid in November, 1923, a dollar being asked from every Master Mason
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...=GMCutler Cutler], Most Wor. Brother Dunn had been an active and prominent Mason; he was Master of [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?titl ...http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTHarris Thaddeus Mason Harris], composed a memorial that was delivered to his widow.

...and, recalling leather soles and heels on a wooden floor during the Master Mason degree, much safer. 1964 was the high point in membership during Azure Lodg

...in fact he was at one time Mayor of this City. He was also an enthusiastic Mason, and had recently returned from an extended tour through Palestine and the ...Master." During his term of office the Rev. Warren H. Cudworth was made a Mason in this Lodge, as was also one of our most respected Past Masters, Emery D.

...i/index.php?title=GMSanford Baalis Sanford], in honor of the only Brockton Mason who up to that time had held the office of Grand Master, and also the initi ...rother raised in the Lodge was Henry Alston Evans, who received the Master Mason Degree on September 6, 1917 — ahead of the regular time, by special dispe

He was made a Mason in [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Columbian Col ...php?title=Columbian Columbian] Lodge, June 7, 1894. His great promise as a Mason was early recognized by an appointment in the line of officers and he becam

...ich we receive, there is a single mention made of the superior influence a Mason would possess or a position of leadership and domination in the society tha ...he imperativeness of he truth, which is authoritative in the purposes of a Mason.

...O. Sawyer, the first Master of this Lodge, and Wor. D. C. Bangs, the first Mason raised in the Lodge, who became the fourth Master. Wor. Seymour Rockwell, t ...dge, presided in the East, and Bro. William J. Parsons received his Master Mason Degree that evening. Since that time it has been an annual event.

...heard it stated repeatedly that a soldier in the service must be either a Mason or a member of the Knights of Columbus. This situation, together with incre ...m told me that this Methodist minister had approached him about becoming a Mason, but before doing so, desired more information about its principles and pur

...on and Brother Samuel W. Sleith was raised to the sublime Degree of Master Mason. Worshipful Chauncey E. Peck, Grand Lecturer, delivered his beautiful and i ...ndex.php?title=MAGLADunbar Alexander Robertson Dunbar] received his Master Mason Degree March 1, 1927, served as Master in 1935, and at the annual communica

In 1853 our Brother was made a Royal Arch Mason in Mount Horeb Chapter, at Lowell, but has held no official position in Cap Gardner was made a Mason in [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=AncientYork A

...a Mason - let the world know that you are a Mason, but above all be a good Mason in thought, word and deed.

...niversary of the inaugural of George Washington, our first President and a Mason. ...was received into the Lodge, took their stations and conferred the Master Mason Degrees. On many occasions this fine Club has met with us and presented the

...last Quarterly Communication — the necessity of being a just and upright Mason, and more so, walking and acting as such. ...rld. Sometimes you have gone in meaningless circles, but your mission as a Mason is to strike out in the direction of the fulfillment of the tenets of your

"The first among his equals and a Mason." ...remedied. This so impressed Brother Ballentine that he afterwards became a Mason.

...been laid, the Square, Level, and Plumb have been put aside, the operative mason has ceased his labor, and this beautiful edifice now stands, majestic and s ...into the mysteries could read and understand the ideas which the operative mason had embodied in the temples of the Egyptian and Syrian civilizations as cle

What need to say more of him whom every Mason knows by ''heart''—the very tie by which this grand Brother was bound to ...com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Columbian Columbian] Lodge, which made him a Mason; and with darker wing upon the Lodge [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/Media

...s of Masonry in Stockbridge and we honor a great Patriot, John Paterson, a Mason.

...ays, as a fitting tribute to his memory. To our knowledge, no other Master Mason has ever been so honored here at Berkshire Lodge. ...ays, as a fitting tribute to his memory. To our knowledge, no other Master Mason has ever been so honored here at Berkshire Lodge.

I think it quite likely, when I told the Brethren that I was made a Mason in 1856, that some of them would say to themselves, "Why, that was before I ...s, who was the backbone of the Revolution here in Massachusetts, was not a Mason. Brother [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GSCWMoore M

...owner of the building in which the new hall was just dedicated, was made a Mason at the first meeting and first visitation in the new hall. The Lodge was cl The Past Master raised the last candidate to the sublime degree of Master Mason on June 8, 1926. This is the first mention of a Past Master Night.

...ime of his death aged one hundred and one years, was said to be the oldest Mason in the United States. .... He was made a Mason in 1826, and at the time of his death was the oldest Mason in the United States.

* George H. Mason, Aug. 5, 1873, (died 12/10/1922) * Mason W. Haskins, Jun. 22, 1880

..., and makes John Abbot one of the greatest defenders of the Craft, a great Mason to whom we owe much 180 years later. “By divesting itself of its corporat ...er, and 10 by myself. 154 have been raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason: 65 by James Brazer, 23 by Oliver Prescott, 13 by Timothy Bigelow, 21 by Ja

The regular meeting was held on March 29th in Mason's Hall, with Master-elect John Norcross in the Chair. It was voted that a c ...bruary of 1860, the Lodge moved to new and more commodious quarters in Dr. Mason's building at the corner of Washington Street and Harvard Place, and its Ha

Francis Oliver was made a Mason in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnB St. John' Throughout his long and honorable life, Francis J. Oliver was a steadfast Mason, ever ready to support the principles and practices of the order, whether i

...ey Robinson of Lynn, who was elected and who received the degree of Master Mason on June 4, 1920, nearly twenty-five years ago. Today his son, George S. Rob ...ome Grand Master. He served in that position from 1923 to 1925. The second Mason to appear on my Charter was also to become a Grand Master. He was Most Wors

...aw and procedure, and his impressive rendering of the charge in the Master Mason Degree. In the Secretaries' list are Thomas Ball, 8 years; Americus Welch, ...ief and other important committees for many years, a vigorous and eloquent Mason of thirty-six years.

* J. Mason Everett, 1863-1866; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?tit ...epted Masons in Canton and to initiate, pass, and raise candidates. Joseph Mason Everett was named as Worshipful Master, Edward Rutledge Eager as Senior War

...lor, and Brother Butler was the first to be raised to the degree of Master Mason, on July 10, 1876. During this same year of dispensation, twelve members we ...the fourth Master of the Lodge in 1880. His son, Aaron IV, became a Master Mason in 1878 and was the eighth Master, in 1885-86. All three of the sons of Aar

...s on October 25, 1950, when the three Lodges combined to confer the Master Mason Degree on Boston University's 25th anniversary class of candidates. ...deely, George Elias Brikates, and Albert Spero Hayeck receiving the Master Mason Degree. Officers of the Academic Lodges participated in the work with the h

* William H. Mason, 1916 ...about 1626. He was a man of strong and benevolent qualities, a 32d degree Mason and a member of [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=

...in any manner derogatory to or inconsistently with the character of a good Mason, either during the time of the Lodge being opened or within thirty minutes ...ther shall be initiated, crafted or raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason at Lodge specially called for that purpose unless he pays the expense of th

No real Mason will admit that Masonry has weakened, or become less relevant, or lost any ...e affairs and he was proud, for instance, that President Truman was a 33° Mason.

...e=Shawmut Shawmut] Lodge. They were raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on September 14, 1927, and on this date also, the By-Laws of our Lodge were ...hen are we worthy of the apron we are privileged to wear as the badge of a Mason.

* ''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLMRussell Mason W. Russell]'', 2004-2005; '''PDDGM''' ...Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLMRussell Mason W. Russell])

...worked on each date. On July 7, 1918, Sunday morning at 10.30, the Master Mason degree was worked here. The Officers being— ...12, 1896 Wor. Brother E. D. Bancroft passed away at age 74. He was made a Mason in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Aurora Aurora] Lo

Made a Mason in King Solomon Lodge A. F. and A. M. of Digby, N. S., on March 5, 1912, Dr ...a member of Massachusetts Consistory, S. P. R. S. He was made a 33d degree Mason in 1945.

...and had been an active York and Scottish Rite Mason. A Thirty-third Degree Mason, he was Grand Representative of England at the Grand Lodge of MA, held hono ...ciana; Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests; the Grand Council of Allied Mason Degrees; Knight Masons, Grand College of Rites; Gifford Chapter No. l 05, O

...tle=Marine Marine] Lodge for several years, is probably the first Cape Cod Mason to be elected and installed the Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts. He ...?title=MAGLEJPeterson E. Joel Peterson], describes him as, "An old school Mason; someone who demanded excellence of himself and others." He was known as an

* Francis M. Mason, 1874, 1875 ...Lodge has had five Treasurers. Brother Dan W. Shaw, Worshipful Francis M. Mason, Worshipful John E. Ricker, Worshipful Walter H. Lerned, Sr., and the prese

...ge raised the candidate, Charles A. Welch, to the sublime degree of Master Mason. He was a grandson of our Charles A. Welch, and applied for membership in o ...f the apron and his answer to the Installing Master's question, "What is a Mason" as he takes his place as Tyler, is always received with pleasure.

...e community around them, was on this wise, (as I learned from an old Irish Mason by the name of George Ferry, the old Blacksmith at Byfield.) ...ous stranger, it was very generally supposed that farmer Jewett was a Free Mason, and from that distant day to the present, Masonry has never been without a

...verett G. Priest, presiding Master. The work of the evening was the Master Mason Degree conferred on one candidate, namely Bro. Frederick Charles Samble, by

...sent. Brother Edwin A. Tetlow was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason. ...ying the chairs and performing the work of the first section of the Master Mason degree, Worshipful Brother Janes occupying the East and Worshipful Brother

...rom the cemetery. The parish minister who officiated had recently become a Mason and wore the appropriate Sprig of Acacia in his button-hole. He was severel ...started. He afterwards became one of our most loyal Masons. He was made a Mason June 11, 1890, but for business reasons, never held any offices in the Lodg

...eds and life entitled him to the first rank of Christian Masonry, an ideal Mason. He died November 3, 1896, beloved by all who knew him. He had passed on Li To the memory of that great Mason, Most Worshipful [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GSC

...rk under the authority of that illustrious patriot, soldier, statesman and Mason, and twice proud that Lodge which yet possesses its original Charter with t ...ed the regiment of Colonel Patterson, of Lenox, (who was later a prominent Mason), served faithfully as a private until the army was disbanded and returned

...l be true to one another (that is to say) every Mason of the Craft that is Mason allowed, ye shall do to him as ye would do unto yourself." Thirdly—"Ye sh "A Mason is obliged by his tenure to obey the moral law; and if he rightly understan

Paul Revere was made a Mason in the Lodge of Saint Andrew on September 4, 1760 and he served that Lodge ...ion Street between Hanover Street and Haymarket Square; Columbian Hall and Mason's Hall in Market Square near Faneuil Hall; the Exchange Coffee House on Sta

...that according to his story - and I suppose he was right - a good brother Mason was twirling a coin at the supper table and his wife said, "Why, James, wha ...o the most worthy cause. What a snug harbor this makes for many an elderly Mason who must travel down the long decline alone!

.../MediaWiki/index.php?title=Amicable Amicable] Lodge, Cambridge; Royal Arch Mason April 16, 1861, in St. Paul's Chapter in Boston; Royal and Select Master in ...ek to perpetuate itself; but it demands far more, and one cannot be a good Mason without at the same time being a good man, honoring the claims of the famil

...After marrying, the Grand Master discovered that Thelma’s father was a Mason, who shared enough about the fraternity to pique his new son-in-law’s int ...E. Johnson] appointed him Deputy Grand Master, the second highest ranking Mason in the state. In that year he was also awarded the Henry Price Medal, the h

...our Charter and our cause wore in the hands of a most devoted and faithful Mason. He received his Royal Arch Degrees in St. John’s Chapter, of Groton, in ...instituted just, prior to Corinthian Lodge, and Jarvis received his Master Mason degree in this Lodge, the first man to receive the degree in Corinthian Lod

...the Lodge at nine dollars a year. Three weeks later he received his Master Mason's degree, and became a member, although in the meantime he had been the onl ...on the sixth of March, 1820, he was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason.

...'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANecrologiesHM#MASON.2C_JOHN_EVERETT_1893-1971 N]''' As a Mason he was always loyal to its principles, and faithful to every trust. We repe

...re historians much easier than that of their predecessor. Every thoughtful Mason must appreciate the work now being done by lodges to bring their histories ...membership represents a cross-section of the community. Here the operative mason joins with the banker, the broker, the builder, the metal-worker, the teach

...orthy, it being a special meeting for the purpose of conferring the Master Mason Degree. Most Worshipful John Albert Blake was received on a fraternal visit ...officers Under Dispensation occupied the stations and conferred the Master Mason Degree. On the prior evening an entertainment and banquet complimentary to

...ember after a few hours' illness. Most Worshipful Brother Blake had been a Mason for sixty years. He had held many offices including those of Grand Master, ...y 4, 1866; passed June 8, 1866, and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason July 13, 1866. He served as Senior Deacon in 1874, Senior Warden in 1875, a

...itle=GMRevere Paul Revere] as Most Worshipful Grand Master. An outstanding Mason and patriot immortalized in Longfellow's "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." ...ge for a Charter for a new Lodge in Monson. This petition, signed by every Mason in Monson, was destroyed in the fire in the Grand Lodge apartments in 1864.

* 1919-128; Alverdo Mason, Past Junior Warden. ...[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASuppNecrologiesHM#MASON.2C_FRANK_HALE_1851-1903 SN]'''

Raised a Master Mason in [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GoodSamaritan Raised a Master Mason in [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GoodSamaritan

...lege of Freemasonry — the moral character and capability of being a good Mason being the only points for a Lodge to consider. The records further state th ...ommittee be appointed to procure a painting of DeWitt Clinton, the eminent Mason of distinction of the State of New York, to be hung upon the walls of the l

...s of SI per member to the expenses of a memorial to George Washington as a Mason. Membership was then three hundred and eight, and $308 was raised in a few ...Union Lodge officers of 1908 were present as guests, and worked the Master Mason degree.

...rden; George W. Holmes, Junior Warden; Moses Plimpton, Secretary; and Abel Mason, Jr., Treasurer. ...mence, Ephraim Wheelock, William Morris, Edward Morris, Oliver Mason, Abel Mason, Jr., and Holmes Ammidown.

The first meeting is supposed to have been held in Mason's Hall, Chase Block. . From the records it would appear that some time prev ...ee in the Lodge and William F. Brigham was the first to receive the Master Mason degree at the hands of the new officers. Bro. James S. Welsh was the second

* Gardner Mason

...the picture of this ardent patriot, this skilful physician, this faithful Mason, this industrious and upright man. ...nt, while his ordinary speeches and papers were unnumbered. But it is as a Mason that we are especially interested in him. In 1786 he delivered his first pu

...of the compasses are the memories of each Brother when he was first made a Mason and stood erect before God and Man.

* Benjamin Paige, ''Charter Member'', (made a Mason at Mount Zion Lodge on April 22 1802) * Calvin Morse, ''Charter Member'', (made a Mason at Mount Zion Lodge on March 18 1801)

* HUBERT MASON CONEY 4/18/1870 * CHARLES MASON POWELL

...otting, who in his day was Boston's largest real estate operator, He was a Mason of fifty years' standing. ...e passing of one hundred years is but the winking of an eye. To the Master Mason, who may have visited in the Grand Canyon and scanned the grandeur of the s

...rk, the peak being reached in 1920 when 111 candidates received the Master Mason degree. ...mits and most of them kept their Masonry well under cover. When I became a Mason, I doubt if in over 600 members of the Central Congregational Church there

...of Man, and to so live that others seeing us will say, "I too want to be a Mason." ...nswick, Canada, where we raised the only Elm brother to receive his Master Mason's degree on foreign soil. In 1972 another long distance trip to visit St. A

...s in partnership with the Honorable Bert E. Holland, a Thirty-third Degree Mason and a Special Justice of the West Roxbury District Court. Judge Holland was ...h he joined the Lodge in Galva, Illinois. His father, a prominent Illinois Mason, entered, passed and Raised his son within a week's time because of his imm

...rom the Grand Lodge the Brethren repaired to the lodge-room where a Master Mason's Lodge was opened in form.

Brother Flanders was made a Mason in Gideon Lodge, Kingston, N. H. in the winter of 1872-3, and only a little ...in Gideon Lodge No. 84, of Kingston, New Hampshire, being raised a Master Mason February 24, 1873. He took his degrees in St. Alban Royal Arch Chapter, of

* W. Jonathan Mason, J. W. ...revival in 1845, Brother Jesse Smith, than whom no truer or more faithful Mason is to be found on the roll of Masonry in Massachusetts. Long may he be perm

...ople — or our observation is at fault! Bro. Hays, however, was a zealous Mason and highly respected by the Brethren of his day. He was buried in the Jews' ...no conscientious scruples in dietetics. Bro. Hays, however, was a zealous Mason, and highly respected by the Brethren of his day."

* F. Stuart Mason, 1924 * Walter T. Mason, 1930

...was Raised August 28, 1857, being the first candidate to be made a Master Mason in the new Lodge U. D. ...l Grand Master and his suite into the Lodge: — Right Worshipful Henry W. Mason, Chairman, of Star in the East Lodge; Worshipful Henry T. Phillips, of Eure

...asonry, as now known, was easy and effectual. Frederick the Great became a Mason in 1738, and immediately thereafter ascended the throne of Prussia, and bec ...lic square at Lenox. There is no written record that Washington, himself a Mason, ever was present at the meetings of Paterson's Lodge, but there is a well-

...Benton] for their Lodge, to honor and perpetuate the memory of a man and a Mason who served as Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts in 1912 and 1913, and ...nicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Shawmut Shawmut] Lodge. A great Mason, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMBenton Everett C.

...to meet there until February 20, 1799. On April 10 following, it moved to Mason's Hall, a building especially erected for its use near the southeasterly co ...d charges brought by a new Minister who had come to Franklin and who was a Mason.

* Herbert N. Mason, 1878-1880 * Walter T. Mason, 1892, 1893

* Norman Mason, 1961

...and Minister to England; Oliver Holden, author of "Coronation," an ardent Mason and member of [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Ki ...door, and the first novitiate to be raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in Faith Lodge was Linus E. Pearson, who was City Treasurer of Charlestown

* Oliver Mason, Jr., 1816, 1820 ...for them bv General Towne, who was at that time a very active and zealous Mason, and who afterwards reflected honor upon his native town by his ability and

...Lodge, of Conway. He was a fine type of Christian Gentleman and an ardent Mason. He served two years in the East and was of great help in starting the new ...ah, had presented the gavel to that Lodge shortly after being there made a Mason. ' Brother Lewis gave the following history:

...://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTHarris Thaddeus Mason Harris], and an oration given by Wor. Brother Orr, Master-elect. Fellowship Simeon Perkins was by trade a stone-mason and builder of furnaces, in demand as a master workman in the various iron

...ion and served in the army for many years afterwards. He was made a Master Mason in [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew St.

...uch of the credit for the executive foundation of Fourth Estate. A zealous Mason, Brother Smith devoted considerable energy to the fund raising. ...under jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. This distinguished Mason also served as Grand Marshal and accompanied the Grand Master on a trip to

...Stafford Hill, of the many horseback riders who "put up" at the Remington, Mason, and Smith hotels for the night on the first Mondays after the full of the ...ntings as having Masonic interest and informed one of her friends who is a Mason, and now through her forethought and kindness the Masons of that section ar

"During the year 1857 Franklin Lodge at Grafton has not made a Mason. The Lodge is small and has but twenty-two members. They occupy their time ...tion Brother C. Tyler who will hand you this letter, he is a good and true Mason.<br>

...Restaurants. Mr. Russell Marston, the founder of this business, was not a Mason, but his brother Zenas served us as Treasurer for over twenty years. It is

...ellowcraft on January 11, 1876, and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason on February 8, 1876, thus becoming the first member of the Craft to receive The most distinguished Mason of the old Lodge was our third Worshipful Master, Right Worshipful William

...ing to this fact. One diploma stated that Wor. Bro. Tidd was made a Master Mason on November 9, 1825. The other was his Past Master's diploma in 1831 — ra

...al Visitation. They exemplified the first and second section of the Master Mason degree in Due and Ancient Form in full regalia. This was an evening never t ...o sons, Brothers Harris Sandler and Louis Sandler, to the degree of Master Mason. It was an evening of joy not only to Wor. Bro. Taft, but to every member o

...ery earliest Lodges in Massachusetts. We are in possession of three Master Mason's diplomas issued by Friendship Lodge in the years 1796, 1805 and 1806 resp

...f the board of directors. He is a Knight Templar and a thirty-third degree Mason. Brother Gallagher is an able and interesting speaker equally at home at th ...=GMRevere Paul Revere], that signer of charters, noble patriot, and active Mason during the latter part of the last century and first part of this. Particul

...r of 1921 alone 155 candidates were raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason, in Palestine Lodge, the only Masonic Lodge in Everett. ...and also the first candidate to be raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason in Galilean Lodge.

...fers of consolation can assuage, no bestowments of this world repair. As a Mason he was "distinguished for his virtues" and was recommended to the favor and ...n voting shall approach the Altar under the Due Guard and Sign of a Master Mason and then deposit his ballot." This method of balloting has been used in the

...tiated and of these thirteen were advanced to the Sublime degree of Master Mason. ...f prosperity. Indeed adversity will find him closer to his Lodge. The true Mason will not complain at the deplorable condition of affairs, but will endeavor

...rter and the consecration of the Lodge. The Lodge was opened on the Master Mason Degree, and was consecrated according to ancient custom, by Grand Master [h ...933 and 1934 recorded but one candidate each year to be raised as a Master Mason.

'''Benjamin Russell: Public Servant, Active Mason'''<br> ...ut until he found the ship. Upon approaching it he identified himself as a Mason and was permitted aboard. Later, he left with his relative and four othe

...es." It happens that a Mason, both in name and affiliation, Bro. Willis S. Mason, called a meeting under date of November 7, 1887, for a gathering which was * Secretary, ''Willis S. Mason''

...honesty—these were all tried by the one question, was he or was he not a Mason?

...harter member, who kept an inn there. It should have an interest for every Mason, being the first home of the Craft in old Reading. Its days are apparently ...honesty—these were all tried by the one question, was he or was he not a Mason?

* Stanley E. Mason, Jr., 1972 ...high regard that his father had for Rt. Wor. Arba C. Slater, was raised a Mason in Granite Lodge, July 20, 1892, and is prominent in the business, politica

He was made a Master Mason in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hiram Hiram] Lodg He received the Master Mason degree in 1854 in [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?titl

...pril 17, 1923, a special meeting was held in the new temple and the Master Mason Degree was conferred on John Ellis Home, Joseph McDonald Rinehart, William ...dals. Brother Edward W. France was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason on September 1, 1882. He is the oldest as well as the senior member of our

Claim has been made that Moses was a Grand Master Mason and some students of the craft claim that a form of Masonry existed prior t ...e deem it fitting that record be made of his worth as an exemplary man and Mason among us; therefore, be it<br>

...undation for the countless generations that shall follow after us. Thus, a Mason lives his life encouraged by the full and happy realization that it is not ...ountLebanon Mt. Lebanon] Lodge in 1862 when Father Hammatt, at that time a Mason of 60 years' standing, was present.

...ork" was done by raising Brother Samuel B. Lathrop to the degree of Master Mason. ...After a special communication of the Lodge, in which the degree of Master Mason was conferred, the members of Hampden and [http://masonicgenealogy.com/Medi

...ne settled in CT, while the third, Richard, settled in Boston and became a mason by trade. From this heritage, several generations later. Jeremiah Gridley w ...e=GMPrice Henry Price] proposed Jeremy Gridley to the Craft. He was made a Mason May 11, 1748, in the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title

...e last- named date, " Bro. Love proposed Bro. Warren to be raised a Master Mason," which was accordingly done. He was appointed one of a committee " to prep ...s added to an important committee previously constituted, although a young Mason, and this his first appearance in Grand Lodge.

...us Lodges of the 17th District were raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason. On November 23, 1948 the Club worked the third degree in Townshend, Vermon

* Henry H. Mason, 1917, 1918 ...e a historical address at a Masonic banquet held in his honor. Not being a Mason himself, he was entertained in the Wood home while the Lodge opened its mee

...16, 1922, five men were honored to be the first men to receive the Master Mason degree in "The Harvard". [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.p ...the Fellow Craft class, break for dinner and then reconvene for the Master Mason degree.

* H. Burton Mason, 1923 ...Master of Hayden Lodge and served from 5863 to 5869. The first man made a Mason in Hayden Lodge was Bro. Emmons E. Chapin. The brethren who formed Hayden L

...sible for the Masonic Home at Charlton which is a source of pride to every Mason in the state. A beautiful plate bearing the picture of Henry Price and suit ...James W. Poor, a member of Faith Lodge, who had completed sixty years as a Mason and had been Janitor of the Masonic Apartments for many years.

..., 1925 by the Worshipful Master. The first candidate to receive the Master Mason Degree was Brother Rocco Brindisi who was raised by Right Worshipful Walter ...elected to receive the degrees, and 20 were raised to the degree of Master Mason. Three of the applicants were elected after the Lodge was Constituted and 5

...gy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMLawrence Samuel C. Lawrence] was made a Mason, and in later years, was a Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts. ...ou the hope that those who earnestly discharge the sacred duties of a true Mason, and faithfully fills his great office of Brother and Friend to those in di

* B. S. MASON ...suite were present. Albert Lovejoy was then raised to the degree of Master Mason and it is most interesting to read the following from the Grand Master's re

...the honor of being the first to be raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in Howard Lodge.

...those days that "tried men's souls." As this distinguished man and brother Mason deserves a notice in your Magazine, I have tumbled over records and books t

...er Smith was raised in Huntington Lodge Sept. 10, 1873, and therefore is a Mason of sixty-eight years standing. Brother Fred A. Clapp has been a member for ...ymbolizing the Lodge of the present, and Bro. Carl Meissner, newest Master Mason, symbolizing Huntington Lodge of the future. In this very symbolic and hist

...the Grand Lodge was read in the Lodge December 20, 1894, stating that any Mason in this Jurisdiction who shall print, cause to be printed, buy or sell, cau ...is many other Masonic honors, is also our only member who is a 33rd Degree Mason.

...tos and Wor. Jose Ilton Lisboa translated the pamphlet "10 Reasons to be a Mason" and the "Masons in Massachusetts" card into Portuguese and Spanish. During

* William H. Mason ...s our twenty-fifth year, and on this occasion, our anniversary. Perhaps no Mason has had the unique experience of our Worshipful Brother Ray. Our present Te

Brother Benton's Masonic record is a notable one. Raised a Master Mason in 1895 in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SimonWRob ...and, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts exercises the right of selecting any Mason who has served as Worshipful Master of a lodge within her jurisdiction for

* The Letter "G", presented in October, 1911, by Brother William H. Mason.

The first Master Mason raised by Ionic Lodge was J. A. Pulsifer. This took place on March 30, 1868 A Master Mason Lodge opened in Form. Officers present: Wor. C. H. Upson, Master; Bro. 0. C

* Richard R. Mason, 1979 ...the Fall River Lodge in visiting us at the same time." Right Worshipful J. Mason Everett, District Deputy Grand Master of the 13th Masonic District, very ob

...- twenty-four applications were received and thirteen received the Master Mason Degree. The new Lodge also received many gifts from well wishers. ...being the only member of Isaac Parker Lodge elected a Thirty-third Degree Mason. Brother Fisher served the Lodge as Master during the years 1869-70 and aga

* Clifford Mason Greene, 1942; '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAN ...rst time on June 10, 1920, and four candidates were passed, and the Master Mason Degree was conferred for the first time on July 28, 1920, and four candidat

...ishments of this man and Mason were many and varied. J. Philip Berquist, a Mason well deserving a lodge bearing his name.

...er intact in the days when it cost more, socially and politically, to be a Mason than it does to-day. They were the kind of men who had the brains and pluck ...enjoys to-day recalling the incidents of his early life. He was an active Mason long before the majority in this Hall to-night had seen the light of day.

...sonry for more than fifty years. Brother King has been sixty-three years a Mason, having joined John Abbot Lodge in 1869. ...came a City in 1872. Twenty candidates were raised to the Degree of Master Mason while the Lodge was working under dispensation. The first candidate was Ben

...cided with those of the Grand Master. "It isn't always easy to be a Master Mason but we can make it easier if we project ourselves into society in a more un ...700 people attended visiting hours held at the Grand Master’s lodge. One Mason approached Kay Bauer, the Past Grand Master’s high school sweetheart and

...ffered a severe blow when on July 5, 1964 Wor. Albert W. Johnson, a Master Mason for over 60 years, a Past Master of our Lodge ...lege of raising his son C. Robert Bolinder to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason. Certainly a night to remember and over one hundred were present to witness

...egrees. This petition came from Bro. James O. Parker, and he was the first Mason made in John Hancock Lodge. * Thomas C. Mason, Tyler

...Masters, twenty-three of whom are now living. On March 1, 1939 the Master Mason Degree was exemplified by the Past Masters. Twenty of the twenty-three were ...resting account of it. The editor, Edward L. Davenport, Esq , though not a Mason, seems to have well understood the occasion, and has pleasantly described i

...sented Brother Roswell I. Frail with a Henry Price medal, he having been a Mason for fifty years, and the past forty years having been Marshal of John Warre

...g and uplifting of the world, and to be loyal to that. A man who is a good Mason spreads out and extends that spirit of loyalty to his home. There is no nee

...the brethren named in the dispensation, among whom were Caleb Rand, Samuel Mason, Jr., Addison W. Banfield, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php

...ed from Harvard in 1759 and practiced medicine in Boston. He was an ardent Mason and a member of The Lodge of Saint Andrew, which met in the "Long Room"®of

...ing the work done, the many members raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason, the good times had, the sorrows shared, and last, but not least, an alphab ...rauss.'' He was the first candidate raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason in Joseph Webb Lodge. A fact he never forgot. Brother Strauss gave much of

Brother Gardner, a native State-of-Mainer, was made a Mason at the age of twenty-five in [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/ind ...that he must have been, in an age ofgreat Masonic leaders, an outstanding Mason. He was our first Worshipful Master and it is said that he was responsible

...manufacture to invention and manufacture of shoe machinery. A 32nd degree Mason, member of Waverly Royal Arch Chapter and Hugh de Payens Commandery, Knight ...cultural societies and other organizations. Colonel Dike was a 32nd degree Mason, a charter member of Waverly Royal Arch Chapter, Royal and Select Masters a

..., 1798, Brother James Sproat proposed the name of John Seaver to be made a Mason free of expense, and to serve as Tyler, one year alone or two years with Le ...shipful Ralph L. Witherell presented a Marshal's jewel to Brother Frank P. Mason in recognition of his fifteen years service as Marshal, and seventeen days

In 1798 the members voted to build what they termed a Mason's house. The lumber was sent by a sailing ship from Maine. Members toted th After that Mason's house, the next meeting place was Marine Hall, which was recently torn do

...der Dispensation 23 candidates were raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason. The Charter was presented to the Lodge on December 12, 1866 and by this ti ...ay 15 was the first candidate to be raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in King Philip Lodge.

...arren] fell, and to evince their affection and respect for his memory as a Mason, a hero, and a patriot. In this act of public spirit and liberality, they h ...n was his countryman. With what feelings of love and exultation does every Mason exclaim ''Warren was my brother!''

...http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLTHarris Thaddeus Mason Harris], entitled the '''CONSTITUTION OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, SECOND E

...68 and to $6.00 in 1922. There was also a 95.00 membership fee. The Master Mason's degree did not give title to membership. It was necessary to make formal ...her Newcomb B. Tower where the "Veteran's Medal" for 50 years service as a Mason was fittingly bestowed upon him by the Grand Master. Brother Tower, Town Tr

...me. Hence it is quite fitting and timely that the name of this outstanding Mason should have been selected as the name by which our Lodge should be known. ...and evening of Saturday, October 2, 1847, Dr. Elihu S. Hawks was the first Mason made in Lafayette Lodge, by receiving all three degrees on that day. Appare

As a man he was universally beloved and respected; while, as a Mason, ho faithfully served his brethren, and received their confidence, esteem, ...the even tenor of his way in all that constitutes a man, a citizen, and a Mason, maintaining throughout this long journey of life, a spotless character and

...e had the entire confidence of General Washington until he had been made a Mason in one of the Army Lodges. After that the way was entirely clear. He and Ge ...ary 6, 1859. He received the Second Degree February 3, and was made Master Mason April 7, of the same year. On the 5th of May following he became a member o

...litary Lodge in Massachusetts, came to Level Lodge to exemplify the Master Mason Degree work.

...the Grand Lodge, granting the prayer of Grovy and others, was held at Free-Mason Hall, Boston, Friday evening, September 3, 1779, the third Quarterly Commun ...is the person alluded to by the speaker in Liberty Lodge. He was "made" a Mason in Amity Lodge.

...rs ago when the Police Square Club of Massachusetts exemplified the Master Mason Degree to a highly enthusiastic audience.

...Medal. This medal is one of the highest honors that may be conferred on a Mason. Therefore, only a few are privileged to receive it. The Lodge, through Bro

...rnity Hall, the Fellow Craft Degree in the Milton Town Hall and the Master Mason Degree in the Odd Fellows' Hall on River Street. The members of the first c ...Fraternity Hall, the Fellowcraft Degree in Milton Town Hall and the Master Mason Degree in Odd Fellows Hall on River Street, Dorchester.

During more than two score years he had been a Mason; a member of three Lodges meeting in this Temple: [http://masonicgenealogy.

...anized from New England Chapter, National Sojourners, to confer the Master Mason's Degree on Major (now Colonel) Louis Hopewell Bauer in Eliot Lodge, Jamaic ...bert Patten Brown of New Jersey convinced him that General Knox was made a Mason along with Major General Nathaniel Greene, in St. John's Regimental Lodge i

...ributions to its success. The first Master, George F. Cooke, was an ardent Mason. He came to Manchester from Salem — a member and Past Master of Essex Lod ...ving been in the ice business in the firm of Edmands & Crocker, was a true Mason and friend to all. He was a Past Master ot John Hancock Lodge of Methuen, M

...Master of Manet Lodge to raise his own son to the sublime degree of Master Mason. ..., Rhode Island, Wor. Bro. Bean invited their officers to confer the Master Mason Degree on one of their candidates, at which a large gathering witnessed som

...foresaid candidates were passed and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason. .... Jackson had frequently spoken in favor of the Order and his stature as a Mason was widely known. The seven electoral votes of Vermont in this election of

...given for Brother Child's rapid elevation to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason was that he was about to embark on a three years' sea voyage. * ''Frank Cammett'' was bom in Cedarville in 1827 and was made a Mason in the same abbreviated class as Sylvanus Porter in Fraternal Lodge on Marc

The Grand Lodge records show that Bro. Crowell was made a Mason in Martha s Vineyard Lodge while the Lodge was working under dispensation a ...the Secretary about his grandfather, Bro. N. Loring Cannon, who was made a mason while the Lodge was working under dispensation in 1859, being raised on Oct

...at a Grand Lodge of ancient free and accepted Masons in this town, held at Mason's Hall, the ''instalment'' of the Most Worshipful ''Joseph Warren, Esq.'', ...Master. His untimely death should embalm his memory in the heart of every Mason; and the virtues of so amiable, exemplary, and distinguished a character, s

At a special communication held April 24, 1916, the Master Mason Degree was worked for the first time, five candidates being raised, namely: ...Lodge was held December 23, 1916, fer the purpose of conferring the Master Mason Degree on Howard Granville Borden.

...that the lodges first established in New England did not confer the Master Mason's degree. That they did not confer this degree is not surprising when we co ...adoption of new ceremonies and new regulations, that the degree of Master Mason took the place which itnowoccu-pies; having been confined at first to those

...to the Council lo 611 a vacancy therein. As is well known, Mr. Otis was a Mason and attended meetings of the Grand Lodge for many years with great regulari ...equal intelligence, integrity of character and business capacity. But as a Mason — as the head and founder of the first Masonic Grand Lodge on this contin

...w Lodge the name of a Brother whose memory is cherished as a great-hearted Mason, whose accomplishments made possible our Masonic Hospital, Juniper Hall. Yo Mr. Whittall had for many years been an active Mason and had received all the degrees, including the 33rd. He was a Charter Memb

...enter came to this town from Middleboro, Vermont, where he had been made a Mason in [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=VTUnion2 Unio ...ant, Everett T. Lincoln, Cornelius H. Leonard, and Albert T. Savery each a Mason for more than fifty years.

...tisfaction. Much can be told of Worshipful Brother Oakman as a man and a Mason; but as he returns many times to Mechanics Lodge, I have kept his history t ...remarkable Masonic history. lie was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason, in Mechanics Lodge on January 17, 1879. The following May, at a special el

...://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMAmes Ames]; Master Mason Degree; Special Communication) ...://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMAmes Ames]; Master Mason Degree; Special Communication)

...le Bonum Nye, who was for the last two years of his life the oldest living Mason in the United States."

...le Bonum Nye, who was for the last two years of his life the oldest living Mason in the United States.

...far as health and strength permitted he endeavored to prove himself a good Mason: and his Brethren recognized - these qualities in him. Sympathy and generos

...ovember 4th, 1789, George Washington, President Of the United States and a Mason, visited Haverhill and took up his headquarters at Harrod's Tavern, the sig Rufus Longley was made a Mason in the Lodge in 1815 and was its Master from 1817 to 1826, also from its re

.../MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLJSkinner Joseph Oberlin Skinner], a zealous Mason and frequent contributor to Moore's pages during the period of the magazine ...17, 1795. At the time of his death he was the oldest member and the oldest Mason (made in the Lodge) then on the stage. Twelve Masons had, however, been mad

...cal life of the state, would on that occasion receive his degree of Master Mason as a member of the first class to be raised by the lodge. In consequence a

* Charles L. Mason, 1968, 1969 ...utting short what seemed like a most promising future for this outstanding Mason. Frederick W. Dallinger has reflected glory and honor to our membership by

...the first from Thomas Borden, the others from Nathan Oliver and William D. Mason. ...llowcraft Lodge closed and that of Master Mason opened in due form. Master Mason Lodge closed and that of Fellowcraft opened, waiving all ceremony. Received

''Meeting held at Mason's Hall, Newburyport (ChI-105):'' ''Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI-110):''

...een raised within the past two and a half years, and the oldest had been a Mason for only eight years. ...Smith, thirty-four years of age, as the first Master. While he had been a Mason for less than two years, he had already served a term as Junior Deacon of M

* Mason Shaw ...de to Levi Adams' hall in West Medway. After nine years the lodge moved to Mason's Hall, West Medway which was occupied for nearly 19 years, the period cove

...uction. While they have been careful to fill the Chair with an experienced Mason, they have happily placed the jewel of your office on one that will not onl ...by the particular favor and regard of Kings and men of high rank. And the Mason's Lodge in England, was, by the whole Brotherhood throughout the world, mad

...6, 1857 and 1858; was the first Chaplain of Mosaic Lodge and a very active Mason.

...to perpetuate the name of a great American, humanitarian and distinguished Mason who had served as Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts from 1788 to 1792 ...cers' batons and other implements in honor of having received their Master Mason Degree.

* Mason W. Dillaway, 1968 ...05, in the order named; the latter was present, Ind the first to be made a Mason in Mt. Carmel Lodge.

...minister of God, and jealous for the sure and principles of his order as a mason, he convincingly pointed out the happy relation between the precepts of our ...t feelings; in which there was nothing to derogate from the character of a mason,– nothing to disturb the devout sensibilities of the christian. All was m

...econd Degrees on May 2nd and May 30th, respectively, and was made a Master Mason on June 7, 1860. In October, 1862, he was elected Secretary of the Lodge, w ...el C. Lawrence Charity Fund. He was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in Hiram Lodge, West Cambridge, and was a charter member of Mount Hermon Lo

...ay 6, 1867; he having been born at East Medway, April 13, 1796, and made a Mason in 1818. ...a short lecture to the candidates at each degree, concerning his duty as a Mason in living up to the teachings of the Fraternity. This action might be terme

...point of membership,is Wor. Bro. Henry E. Gaylord, who received his Master Mason Degree February 17, 1870. The next members are a pair, P. August Moss and J ...am Taylor Ramsay of Mount Holyoke Lodge, both an operative and speculative Mason, placed the corner stone. At the next regular meeting of Mount Holyoke, it

The next meeting is dated fifteen days later as held in "Mason's Hall," but fails to say where this hall was located. ...hai follow are headed, "that a meeting of Mount Hope Lodge was held in the Mason's Hall."

...tice, Passed to fellow craft, and raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason.<br> ...tice, Passed to fellow craft, and raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason. Then closed in due form 3rd. Degree.<br>

...ing to this fact. One diploma stated that Wor. Bro. Tidd was made a Master Mason on November 9, 1825. The other was his Past Master's diploma in 1831 — ra

...sed for membership, so as to avoid loss of time after receiving the Master Mason degree," ...to occupy the stations of the officers and complete the work of the Master Mason degree," Worshipful [http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?ti

...ree-Mason's'' heart, and who well understand the ''diffusive'' path of a ''Mason's'' friendship and affections. ...ion was universal!— D!rectly,an elderly gentleman, (recently a ''Brother Mason'', and then fast verging toward the "gates of immortality,") took me cordia

...uben Nobel was the first candidate to receive the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on March 4, 1856. Mr. Brodeur, chairman of the general committee, is a 32nd degree Mason, and a Past Master of Belcher Lodge of Chicopee Falls. In 1906, 1907 and 19

...Providence, Rhode Island, visited Mount Olivet and exemplified the Master Mason degree. On May 8 a return visit was made to Redwood Lodge by a special trai ...Maine. A visit was made to Deering Lodge No. 183 and the degree of Master Mason was exemplified. Deering Lodge subsequently returned this visit.

...Foerster, and Frank O. Scott. Worshipful Brother Hubbard was made a Master Mason in Hampden Lodge and served us as Master in 1913 and 1914. Endowed with tho ...ilding of this meeting house must have had some Masonic teachings or was a Mason, as there was active Masonry in West Springfield at the time the building w

...ications were held and twenty Brethren were raised to the degree of Master Mason. ...on June 2, he was the first candidate to be raised to the Degree of Master Mason in Mount Scopus Lodge.

...oston, and his officers, visited with us that evening to confer the Master Mason Degree on one of our candidates. During the course of the evening, Wor. Bro ...highlight and the team in their colorful Scotch dress conducted the Master Mason Degree with dignity and impressive style. As proof of the interest and enth

...School in South Deerfield, when guest degree teams have worked the Master Mason Degree on our candidates. The Nordic Club of Springfield, Anchor Club, and

* Ephriam May Cunningham, Custom House Officer; made a Mason prior to 1817; Lodge unknown. ...etts, February 4, 1792; graduated from Harvard College in 1814; was made a Mason prior to 1817; practiced law in the western part of the State and came to B

* Brother S. Flinn. Brother C. Mason. ...obert T. Buss, Nathaniel W. Quint, Samuel B. Oliver, Samuel Flinn, Charles Mason, and William P. Gevat. The last survivor of the Charter Members was Wor. Br

...ne of of the early members may have been Dr. Estes Howe. When Lafayette (a Mason) came through town in 1825 to officiate at the laying of the cornerstone of ...at the other end of New York State, in September 1826, a William Morgan (a Mason who was in debt and had announced that he was going to publish Masonic secr

...l on them, then rise and go forth to the task which needs to be done. As a Mason you are casting a shadow daily upon everyone who comes in contact with you. ...o exemplify those cardinal virtues which are the true testa of the upright Mason, prominent among which stands fortitude, "that noble and steady purpose of

...onry. Expect no startling revelations from within the veil; for every anti-Mason knows that Masons are bound by fearful oaths never, never to tell what the ...hall in Willis' Tavern, on the turnpike." It is doubtful if this was the " Mason's Hall" of the records. It is recorded that on Oct. 18, 1809, "the Lodge fo

...ecrets of .Masonry. He associated with one David Miller, a printer. (Not a Mason, I believe.) Morgan was to write on the first three degrees, Miller was to

Dr. Tyler was elevated to the sublime degree of Master Mason in [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Franklin1 Frankli ...of their convictions and were faithful. When the speaker was made a Maser Mason in Lafayette lodge at North Adams in 1860 he shed tears of joy that one of

* John R. Mason, 1899  (in March 20, 1919, we worked the Master Mason Degree in the presence of St. Paul's Lodge, of Newport, R. I. Nearly two hu

...during the year, of whom eight were raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason and became members. ...ble Artillery Co., with a delegation of the Ancients, to confer the Master Mason degree upon Bro. Norman Edward McPhail, in long form, with lectures. The de