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STARR KING LODGE

Location: Salem

Chartered By: William Parkman

Charter Date: 03/09/1865 VII-2

Precedence Date: 04/13/1864

Current Status: Active

Named for Thomas Starr King.

PAST MASTERS

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1864 see below
• Petition for Charter: 1865

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1914 (50th Anniversary)
• 1964 (Centenary)
• 1989 (125th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1865 (Parkman; Constitution of Lodge and installation; Special Communication; see below)
• 1881 (Lawrence)
• 1886 (Howland; installation)
• 1914 (M. Johnson; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1920 (Prince)
• 1964 (Osgood; Centenary; Special Communication)
• 1989 (Deputy Grand Master Jeffrey Hodgdon; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1998 (A. Johnson)
• 2000 (Bauer)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1873 1879 1880 1883 1890 1894 1895 1901 1902 1903 1908 1913 1919 1926 1927 1928 1939 1941 1946 1947 1950 1956 1958 1960 1963 1979 1981 1982 1990

HISTORY

• 1914 (50th Anniversary Historical Sketch; not in Proceedings)
• 1964 (Centenary History; 1964-116)
• 1989 (125th Anniversary History; 1989-39)

OTHER

• 1984 (Participation in hall rededication, 1984-43)

EVENTS

ESTABLISHMENT OF LODGE, AUGUST 1864

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XXIII, No. 10, August, 1864, p. 296:

A New Lodge has lately been organized in Salem, Mass., under Dispensation bearing the name of Starr King Lodge. We congratulate our Brethren of the new Lodge upon their happy selection of a name. As a general rule we are opposed to the practice of naming Lodges for individuals, but if Brethren have an inclination to do so, let the name selected be that of one whose life has been an exemplification of those shining virtues which characterize the true and consistent Mason. Such an one was our lamented Brother, Thomas Starr King. His ear was ever open to the tale of sorrow and distress, and no worthy suppliant for relief ever went from his door empty handed. His memory will be fondly cherished in the hearts of many a widow and orphan; hearts that, although bowed down with a crushing weight of affliction, were made to sing for joy, not more by his liberal bounty than by his warm, cordial, earnest sympathy. It is good to perpetuate the remembrance of such men by bestowing their names upon our Lodges. —Mercury, San Francisco.

CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, APRIL 1865

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXIV, No. 7, May 1865, p. 200:

This new Lodge was duly constituted by the M. W. Grand Master, assisted by the officers of the Grand Lodge, at Salem, on the 17th ult., in the presence of a large concourse of Brethren; most, if not all, of the Lodges in the District being represented. There was also a full attendance of the members of Washington Royal Arch Chapter. The services took place in the new and beautiful Hall which has just been fitted up for the accommodation of the various Masonic Bodies in the city, viz :— Essex Lodge, Starr King Lodge, Washington Chapter, Winslow Lewis Encampment, and Sutton Grand Lodge of Perfection. The new Lodge having been constituted with the usual ceremonies, the Hall was Dedicated, and the officers of the new body were duly installed. At the conclusion of which the M. W. Grand Master delivered a short and impressive charge, and introduced the Rev. Br. Hepworth of this city, as the orator for the occasion. As we have been promised a copy of so much of the address as would be most appropriate for publication, we shall not attempt any sketch of it in this connection. It is sufficient to say that it was an eloquent and finished performance, and was received with universal approbation. It paid a warm and earnest tribute to the memory and exalted charter of the lamented Brother, whose honored name the new Lodge bears.

The new Hall is another addition to the many elegant and commodious Lodge Rooms, which within the last few years have been prepared to . meet the increased necessities and demands of the Fraternity, in different parts of the State. It is one of the most elegant and commodious in the jurisdiction; richly frescoed and furnished, and of ample size for all the purposes for which it will be required. Besides the ante-rooms, five or six in number, it has a large banqueting room, which can be readily converted into a working hall, should occasion require. We do not know that, in the matter of accommodation for their meetings, our Brethren in Salem have anything more to desire. And we are gratified to learn that, in this, as in many other good enterprises, the Fraternity, in the Second District, are largely indebted to the liberality and energy of our honored Brother, Maj. Gen. Wm. Sutton of Salem. Our earnest prayer is, that he may long live to enjoy the fruits of his many good works.

The new Lodge is composed of experienced and zealous Brethren, and starts into existence with the most encouraging prospects before it. The officers are as follows :—

• Geo. H. Peirson, W. M.
• Dana S. Smith, S. W.
• Jacob F. Brown, J. W
• John Barlow, Treas.
• Jonathan Perley, Sec.
• Henry E. Jocelyn, S, D.
• George W. Williams, J. D.
• Augustus M. Haskell, Chap.
• Jos. S. Glover, Marshal
• S. C. Weston, Inside Sentinel
• Edward Wildes, Organist.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• E. Augustus Annable, DDGM, District 8 (Salem), 1897, 1898; SN
• Harry L. Chisholm, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1943, 1944; SN
• George B. Farrington, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1915, 1916; SN
• Robert W. Moore, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1992, 1993
• Frederick J. Needham, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1931, 1932; Memorial
• Frank A. Neff, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1925, 1926; Memorial
• George H. Peirson, DDGM, District 2, 1866; District 5 (Salem), 1867-1873; SN
• Walter K. Ray, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1961, 1962; N
• Winfred C. Zealor, DDGM, District 8 (Lynn), 1978, 1979; SN

DISTRICTS

1864: District 2

1867: District 5 (Salem)

1883: District 8 (Salem)

1911: District 8 (Lynn)

1927: District 8 (Lynn)

2003: District 9

LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges