Wellesley
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WELLESLEY LODGE
Location: Wellesley; Needham (1981)
Chartered By: Everett C. Benton
Charter Date: 03/12/1913 1913-58
Precedence Date: 05/28/1912
Current Status: Active; according to the 75-Year History, Page 1987-47, the lodge moved to Needham in September, 1981.
PAST MASTERS
- Frank E. Buxton, U.D., 1912, 1913
- Frederick E. Porter, 1913
- Edward W. Bancroft, 1914
- Henry P. Smith, 1915, 1916; Mem
- Frank E. Babcock, 1917, 1918
- William J. Osgood, 1919
- Frank H. Vaughn, 1920, 1921
- Arthur Dedrickson, 1922
- William Holway Hill, 1923
- William S. Wilson, 1924
- Henderson Kellogg, 1925
- Orrin E. Stevens, 1926
- Leonard C. Nickerson, 1927
- Stanley F. Hall, 1928
- Willard S. MacFayden, 1929
- Ellwood I. Overholser, 1930; N
- Frederick L. Tedford, 1931
- Chester F. Augustin, 1932
- Harry Lee Grubbs, 1933
- A. Edwin Larsson, 1934
- George W. Wardner, 1935
- J. Austin Peckham, 1936, 1937
- Irving P. Gramkow, 1938, 1939
- J. Robert Anderson, 1940
- Daniel M. Lowell, 1941
- Clifton B. Lund, 1942
- Charles J. McCullough, 1943
- Gordon H. Ogilvie, 1944
- Abram B. Dole, 1945
- William Dix Morton, Jr., 1946
- James M. Stewart, 1947
- William G. Guernsey, 1948
- George A Gibson, 1949
- Alexander J. Chase, 1950
- George H. Robinson, 1951
- Aldran A. Cannon, 1952
- Wallace A. Kelley, 1953
- Edgar L. Turner, 1954
- William A. Hunt, 1955
- Warren F. Witherell, II, 1956
- Mitchel C. Kelley, III, 1957
- Willard V. Young, 1958; SN
- J. Murray Gavel, 1959
- V. Richard Strachan, 1960
- C. Oswald Peters, 1961
- Merton Smith, 1962
- Harold S. Critchlow, 1963
- Peter T. Spottiswoode, 1964
- Rolf Stevens, 1965
- Philip M. Turner, 1966
- Linwood H. Hewett, Jr., 1967
- James Adam, Jr., 1968
- Robert C. Lavin, 1969; PDDGM
- Frederick A. Spencer, 1970
- Arthur H. Melanson, 1971
- Hobart B. Emerson, Jr., 1972
- Fred J. Aaron, Jr., 1973
- Mitchell C. Lilley, IV, 1974
- William C. Keeman, 1975
- George A. Leggett, 1976
- Donald G. Harpe, 1977
- Leslie M. Gavel, 1978
- Robert C. Roberge, 1979, 1981
- Francis A. Harrington, Jr., 1980
- Vaughn J. McKertich, 1982, 1987
- Martin A. Acquadro, 1983, 1985
- Charles R. Stone, 1984, 1986
- George I.F. Theriault, 1988
- David P. Cerasoli, 1989
- Albert V. Ferguson, 1990
- Lincoln K. Richards, 1991-1993; PDDGM
- H. Richard Cornwell, 1994
- James E. Turner, 1995
- Eric H. von Hofe, 1996
- Denny F. High, 1997
- Charles H. Frasier, 1998
- Thomas R. Smith, 1999
- Robert K. Marco, 2000
- Charles A. Franklin, 2001
- David C. Turner, 2002, 2003
- Wayne A. Regan, 2004
- George W. Senerth, Jr., 2005
- Gregory T. Abrams, 2006
- James Centola, 2007
- Jeffrey B. Burl, 2008
- Malcolm D. Gale, 2009
- Eric H. Bergeson, 2010-2012
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1913 (Benton; Constitution of Lodge and installation; Special Communication)
- 1925 (Ferrell)
- 1937 (Allen; 25th Anniversary)
- 1946 (Wragg)
- 1953 (Roy)
- 1955 (W. Johnson; Dedication of Masonic Apartments; Special Communication)
- 1962 (Eaton; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1970 (Jaynes)
- 1972 (Vose; reception for Grand Master)
- 1976 (Maxwell; reception for Junior Grand Warden Philip M. Turner)
- 1978 (Melanson; reception for Grand Master)
- 1979 (Melanson)
- 1980 (Melanson; installation)
- 1982 (Berquist)
- 1983 (Berquist)
- 1986 (Richardson; installation)
- 1987 (Ames; 3 visits, including 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1989 (Ames)
- 1994 (Lovering; installation)
- 1995 (Lovering)
- 1997 (A. Johnson)
- 2001 (Bauer)
- 2003 (Hicks)
- 2004 (Hicks)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1931 1936 1937 1942 1944 1951 1956 1961 1970 1973 1988 1991 1996
HISTORY
- 1987 (75th Anniversary History, 1987-47)
OTHER
- 1912 (Jurisdictional issue that led to the establishment of the lodge, 1912-216)
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Robert C. Lavin, DDGM, District 5 (Waltham), 1981, 1982
- Arthur H. Melanson, Deputy Grand Master 1972; Grand Master, 1978-1980
- Ellwood L. Overholser, DDGM, District 5 (Waltham), 1942, 1943; N
- Lincoln K. Richards, DDGM, District 5 (Waltham), 2001, 2002
- Henry P. Smith, DDGM, District 5 (Waltham), 1924, 1925; Memorial
- Philip M. Turner, DDGM, District 5 (Waltham), 1972, 1973; Junior Grand Warden 1976; N
- Willard V. Young, DDGM, District 5 (Waltham), 1964, 1965; SN
