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STAR IN THE EAST LODGE

Chartered By: John Dixwell

Charter Date: 12/10/1823 III-465

Precedence Date: 12/10/1823

Current Status: merged with Paskamansett Lodge to form Star in the East-Paskamansett Lodge, 04/02/1992. Now a part of Star in the East Lodge.

PAST MASTERS

Need list of living Past Masters

Timothy A. Dyre, 1823, 1824
George Randall, 1825, 1834
Oliver Swain, 1826
Ephraim Kempton, 1827, 1831, 1832
A.D. Richmond, 1828-1830
Thomas T. Wells, 1833
Asa Wood, 1835
John Sargent, 1836, 1837
Lucien B. Keith, 1838, 1839; SN
Timothy G. Coffin, 1840, 1841
John Freeman, 1842-1845
Timothy Ingraham, 1846-1848
Samuel W. Hayes, 1849
Henry F. Thomas, 1850
Henry Taber, II, 1851
I.M. Richardson, 1852-1853
George H. Taber, 1854-1856
John B. Baylies, 1857, 1858; SN
Henry Taber, II, 1859-1861
Shipley Bumpus, 1862, 1863
Albert H. W. Carpenter, 1864-1866, 1873, 1874; needs SN
William W. Arnold, 1867-1869 1875, 1876
James Taylor, 1872
Ezekiel C. Gardiner, 1877-1879
Anthony D. Hall, 1880-1882
Theodore W. Cole, 1883-1885
Frederick A. Bradford, 1886-1888; SN
Washington A. Jenkins, 1891
B. Otheman, 1892, 1893
P.H.W.S. Allen, 1894, 1895
John L.G. Mason, 1896, 1897
Henry N. West, 1898, 1899
Henry W. Mason, 1900, 1901; SN
James A. Francis, 1902, 1903
Walter H. Paige, 1904, 1905
Stephen H. Taylor, 1906; SN
William P. Briggs, 1907
F.W. Brightman, 1908, 1909
William E. Jennings, 1910
George E. Allen, 1911
Charles E. Oman, 1912
Peleg E. Sherman, 1913
Edward C. Mosher, 1914
William M. Allen, 1915
Philip H. Crandon, Jr., 1916
Clarence E. Sayles, 1917
Frank E. Habicht, 1918
L.T. Wolfenden, 1919
Fred S. Wordell, 1920; N
Clarence P. Jenney, 1921
George R. Holt, 1922
Frank H. Childs, 1923, 1924; N
Charles S. Collins, 1925
Milton Woolfenden, 1926
Walter F. Slocum, 1927
Lauchlin A. Lipsett, 1928
Albert E. Mosher, 1929
Hermon Mercer, 1930
William T. McAfee, 1931
John A. Melior, 1932
C.L. Raymond, 1933
Edwin P. Ashworth, 1934
Arthur R. Howland, 1935
G. Pendlebury, 1936
David Tomlinson, 1937
Walter C. Longwell, 1938
Edwin H. Tanner, 1939
Edward T. Sears, 1940
Elmer H. Snyder, 1941
John B. Davis, 1942
Eliot F. Borden, 1943
Percy Lord, 1944
Edward Aspin, 1945
Charles H. Seguer, 1946
John W. Heap, 1947
Albert Crook, 1948
A.K. Brown, 1949
Charles E. Sykes, 1950
John D. Denwood, 1951, 1952
F.H. Michelsen, 1953
Richard R. Lauzon, 1954
John B. Hatton, 1955
Jack Pickup, 1956
Henry Kenyon, 1957
A Whittaker, Jr., 1958
William Jackson, 1959
Samuel Walder, 1960, 1961
Edwin H. Jones, 1962
Elbert F. Briggs, 1963
Stanley S. Clayson, 1964
Daniel C. Lee, Jr., 1965
A.J. Williamson, 1966
Alfred O. Bryant, Jr., 1967
William B. Morse, 1968
G. Frederick Hutchinson, 1969, 1982, 1983
George M. Panagakos, 1970
Lawrence Martin, 1971
Joseph Souza, Jr., 1972
C.M. McMahon, 1973
Gordon T. Helme, 1973-1976
Antone J. Bettencourt, 1977, 1984, 1990; SN
Kenneth W. Winslow, Jr., 1980, 1981, 1989
James Ryle, 1985, 1986
Arthur Nery, 1987
Alfred O. Bryant, Jr., 1988
William Vincent, 1991

See Star in the East-Paskamansett for subsequent Past Masters.

YEARS

1823 1824 1829 1835 1838 1842 1848 1861 1870 1871 1884 1886 1887 1892 1893 1895 1896 1900 1907 1912 1916 1919 1923 1924 1925 1927 1933 1934 1939 1948 1955 1958 1963 1964 1973 1983 1992

1998 2008

EVENTS

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. VI, No. 4, February 1847, p. 107:

On the 13th, the officers of Adoniram Chapter, and of Star-in-the-East Lodge, at New Bedford, were publicly installed. The installation of the officers of the Chapter took place in the afternoon. The ceremonies were performed by the Grand High Priest, aided by his officers, in the new and richly decorated Hall, which the Brethren at New Bedford, with great enterprise and liberality, have recently fitted up in a style at once reflecting honor on themselves and the Fraternity. It is estimated to hold about three hundred persons; and it was well filled on the above occasion, with ladies and invited guests.

In the evening, the officers of the Lodge were installed by the Grand Master, assisted by his officers. The ceremonies took place in one of the large public halls, and in the presence of near twelve hundred citizens, (ladies and gentlemen,) who had received tickets of admission. It was truly a large, respectable, and attentive audience.

After the completion of the ceremonies of installation, which were interspersed with appropriate music, the Rev. Br. Randall, one of the G. Chaplains, delivered an able and spirited address, in which he took a general view of the nature and condition of the Institution, and noticed and refuted several of the prominent objections which have been urged against it by its enemies.

After the public services were over, the Brethren, with invited guests, repaired to the Parker House, and partook of an excellent entertainment which had been provided for the occasion by the members of the Lodge. We know not that we have ever attended a mere public installation which has afforded us equal pleasure. The arrangements were all well made, on a liberal scale, and were executed with great propriety. We should not express our own feelings, nor those of the Brethren from the city, did we not bear strong and unequivocal testimony to the excellence of the music. It was one of the richest treats we ever enjoyed on any similar occasion ; and would at any time be considered a fair compensa¬ tion for a journey of sixty miles. Under such singing, we should soon become a musical enthusiast!

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

John B. Baylies, DDGM, District 7, 1866; SN
Antone J. Bettencourt, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1987, 1988; SN
Eliot F. Borden, DDGM, District 30 (New Bedford) , 1959, 1960; Junior Grand Warden 1973
Frederick A. Bradford, DDGM, District 26 (Fall River), 1892, 1893, 1894; SN
Albert H. W. Carpenter, DDGM, District 14 (New Bedford), 1879, 1880; SN
Frank H. Childs, DDGM, District 30 (New Bedford) , 1933, 1934; N
Wanton T. Drew, DDGM, District 14 (New Bedford), 1881, 1882; SN
Lucien B. Keith, DDGM, District 7), 1843-1848; District 7, 1849-1856; SN
Henry W. Mason, DDGM, District 26 (Fall River), 1909, 1910; SN
George H. Taber, DDGM, District 7, 1857-1859; DDGM, District 14 (New Bedford), 1867; Junior Grand Warden 1868
James Taylor, DDGM, District 26 (Fall River), 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888; Senior Grand Warden 1893
Stephen H. Taylor, DDGM, District 30 (Fall River), 1921, 1922; SN
Fred S. Wordell, DDGM, District 30 (New Bedford) , 1963, 1964; N