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Revision as of 14:36, 3 November 2014

WILLIAM NORTH LODGE

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Location: Lowell

Chartered By: Charles C. Dame

Charter Date: 03/11/1868 VII-230

Precedence Date: 03/26/1867

Current Status: Active


PAST MASTERS

  • Hiram N. Hall, 1867
  • Theodore Adams, 1868, 1869
  • Atwill F. Wright, 1870, 1871
  • William Livingston, 1872, 1873
  • C. E. A. Bartlett, 1874, 1875
  • Crawford Burnham, 1876, 1877
  • Elisha H. Shaw, 1878, 1879; SN
  • Edward A. Salmon, 1880, 1881
  • Jefferson A. Knowles, 1882, 1883
  • Charles H. Hobson, 1884, 1885
  • John H. Coggeshall, 1886, 1887
  • Virgil G. Bernard, 1888, 1889
  • Charles W. Money, 1890, 1891
  • Harry K. Boardman, 1892, 1893; SN
  • Arthur S. Cutler, 1894, 1895
  • J. Munn Andrews, 1896, 1897
  • Charles F. Flemings, 1898, 1899; SN
  • C. S. Livingston, 1900, 1901
  • David W. Dewar, 1902, 1903
  • Arthur Dow Prince, 1904, 1905; N
  • Amos F. Hill, 1906, 1907
  • Walter I. Chase, 1908, 1909
  • Harry L. Wheeler, 1910
  • Frank W. Dobson, 1911, 1912
  • Royal K. Dexter, 1913, 1914
  • Harwood I. Wright, 1915, 1916
  • H. Hutchins Parker, 1917, 1918
  • Herbert L. Trull, 1919, 1920
  • F. Leon Gage, 1921, 1922
  • Harold D. MacDonald, 1923, 1924; N
  • Herbert W. Horne, 1925, 1926
  • Paul L. Perkins, 1927, 1928; N
  • Arthur Bartlett, 1929, 1930
  • John W. Fraser, 1931
  • Lester H. Cushing, 1932, 1933
  • Andrew G. Jenkins, 1934, 1935; N
  • Royal K. Dexter, Jr., 1936, 1937
  • Arthur A. A. Stewart, 1938, 1939
  • Donald R. McIntyre, 1940, 1941
  • Charles L. Hildreth, 1942, 1943
  • George H. Upton, 1944, 1945
  • William G. Haynes, 1946, 1947
  • J. Frederick Burtt, 1948, 1949
  • Harry R. Cullum, 1950, 1951
  • Norman D. McLoon, 1952, 1953
  • B. Randolph Cady, 1954, 1955
  • Robert E. Picken, 1956, 1957
  • Norman E. Brooks, 1958, 1959
  • John T. Johnson, 1960, 1961
  • William L. Rust, 1962, 1963; N
  • James S. Johnston, 1964, 1965
  • Bernard L. Yetton, 1966, 1967
  • J. R. Mansfield, Jr., 1968
  • Douglas A. Davis, 1969
  • Norman D. McLoon, Jr., 1970, 1971
  • Ernest Shepherd, 1972, 1973
  • James S. Logan, 1974, 1975; PDDGM
  • Peter C. Picken, 1976
  • Robert Matley, 1977, 1978
  • Nicholas Geourgoulis, 1979, 1980
  • Ernest F. Mackness, 1981, 1982
  • Richard B. Howatt, 1983, 1984
  • Robert C. Wood, 1985, 1986
  • Jeffrey P. Kimball, 1987, 1988
  • Edward D. Mackness, 1989, 1990
  • John A. Antonetti, Jr., 1991, 1992
  • Timothy J. Hanks, 1993, 1994; PDDGM
  • John A. Antonetti, Sr., 1995-1997
  • Arthur B. Dunham, Jr., 1998, 2012
  • Walter D. Catton, Jr., 1999, 2000
  • Walter Cinsavich, 2001, 2002
  • Richard Condike, 2003
  • Joseph C. Roux, 2004-2006, 2010
  • Walter E. Barker, Jr., 2007, 2008
  • Michael V. Correia, 2011
  • Arthur B. Dunham, Jr., 2011-2014

NOTES

The Lodge was named for Rt. Wor. William North, Past Senior Grand Warden.


REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

  • Petition for Dispensation: 1867
  • Petition for Charter: 1868

ANNIVERSARIES

  • 1917 (50th Anniversary)
  • 1942 (75th Anniversary)
  • 1967 (Centenary)
  • 1992 (125th Anniversary)
  • 2009 (150th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

BY-LAW CHANGES

1877 1881 1892 1906 1911 1912 1919 1920 1928 1933 1939 1947 1954 1956 1963 1977 1980 1984 1998 2007 2010 2012

HISTORY

  • 1942 (75th Anniversary History, 1942-100; see below)
  • 1967 (Centenary History, 1967-124)
  • 1992 (125th Anniversary History, 1992-105; see below)

75TH ANNIVERSARY HISTORY, APRIL 1942

From Proceedings, Page 1942-100:

By Right Worshipful Paul L. Perkins

"The moving finger writes; and having writ,
Moves on; nor all your piety nor wit, Shall lure it
back to cancel half a line
Nor all your tears wash out a word of it."

The immutable record of history is often arranged in profuse and uninteresting detail that wearies many listeners, to their general disgust with the subject. They will be spared the ordeal in the present case, because of the unavailability of the dusty archives to the distant perspiring historian of the glorious story of this outstanding Lodge, as well as his general distaste for lengthy series of dates. Those older members who prefer to hear again the names of those devoted founders of William North Lodge will sympathize with the difficulties attendant upon this task, under these circumstances, and will bear their disappointment in true forgiving charity and Masonic silence.

Periods of upheaval and the hardships of war sometimes have a tendency to unite men and recreate in them a deeper interest in the social, ethical and religious values that often grow lax in times of prosperity. Such was the case at the close of the devastating and exhausting struggle between the States. The Masonic wheel of destiny was definitely on the upturn and the yearnings of human hearts for a better philosophy of life gave rise to the chartering of many new Lodges. It was in this era of an awakening interest in the soul satisfying social values that two groups of Lowell men petitioned the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Massachusetts for charters for two new Lodges in our community. William North Lodge is the result of the efforts of the second group.

On March 26, 1867, this Lodge was instituted with full ceremony in the ancient forms and under dispensation became the fourth Lodge in Lowell. Exactly one year later, it was chartered. Names of conspicuous figures in the annals of our Craft have been chosen many times to perpetuate the memories of departed Brethren whose Herculean efforts have advanced the reputation and ideals of our association. Those original builders of this Lodge found at hand the living example of those principles which had inspired their creative impulse to found a new instrument in the hands of the Great Architect of the Universe, and adopted as its name, the name of their ideal.

William North was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, in the closing years of the eighteenth century and had come to Lowell from New Hampshire thirty-three years prior to the granting of our dispensation. His record in our city had included public service in the Common Council, the Board of Aldermen, the School Committee, the Vice-Presidency of the City Institution for Savings and as a Founder of St. Paul's Church. His occupation was that of overseer of dyeing in the Middlesex Company. He had served as Master of Seneca Lodge, No. 55, in Torrington, Connecticut, and affiliated with Pentucket Lodge of this city September 27, 1845. He served as Master in 1849, District Deputy Grand Master in 1857, 1858 and 1859, Senior Grand Warden in 1861 and Honorary Worshipful Master of William North Lodge in 1868. He also served as Master in Libanus Lodge, No. 49, Somersworth, New Hampshire, for three years. Those who knew him still tell with enthusiasm of his great heart, his integrity, his moral rectitude and his religious and spiritual fervor. Such was the individual whose name gave luster to our Lodge and whose life became its inspiration.

From the beginning, this Lodge prospered and grew and assumed its honored place in the useful life of the city. So firmly were its roots implanted in the rich soil of Masonic tradition that its efforts have been constantly rewarded. William North Lodge assisted in the laying of the corner stone of the Lowell City Hall and performed that same ceremony at a similar occasion for the Grace Universalist Church. The roll of its contributions far outstrips the knowledge of any man and the intricate web of its influence extends to the infinite.

Seventy-five years of service to God and man — a glorious record and a bountiful heritage. We who have been spared the tribulations of organizing and building; we who receive in trust a debt-free, mature unit, in a well-knit association; we who receive the accumulated wisdom of seventy-five years of stainless reputation are but the temporary trustees of a sacred trust, deeply obligated to preserve for posterity an unsullied, vitally alert and useful body of sincere intelligent humanitarians devoted to the fundamental truths exemplified in our ritual.

Seventy-five years of brilliant achievement lie behind — the future is in the hands of the present. No man can look forward and know the future. Experience justifies the belief that ups and downs will come but that the momentum we gather is the surest guarantee for the future. It appears certain that we stand on the brink of changes in the world social structure. A new order o>r society has already started to unfold before us. The extent and direction of those changes can and will be influenced by two great institutions—the Christian Church and the Masonic Fraternity. The extent of influence these great towers of strength may exert depends on you and me.

May God, in His infinite wisdom, guide and protect William North Lodge.

125TH ANNIVERSARY HISTORY, NOVEMBER 1992

For the history of the first 100 years please refer to page 124 of the 1967 Proceedings of Grand Lodge.

William North Lodge for the first quarter of the second century

Our first one hundred years ended in an anniversary week which started with a Sunday Divine Service and reception, a Tuesday evening Ladies Night and our one hundredth celebration in Lodge on our regular Wednesday meeting in April 1967. Worshipful Bernard Yetton was our Master and our guest was Most Worshipful Thomas A. Booth, Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts, accompanied by his suite of Grand Lodge Officers.

William North's basic programs for this twenty five year period seemed to fall into a rather set pattern as follows: September started the Masonic year, October was the official visit of the District Deputy Grand Master, December was our annual table lodge (with the exception of the past three years when we held a family night dinner), February was a Fraternal Visit by our own District Deputy Grand Master, March was Past Masters' night, April our anniversary night and June the election and Installation of Officers. We seemed to have become creatures of habit.

Indispersed with these monthly set programs, however, were invited guest speakers, other forms of entertainment, the awarding of many fifty year veteran's medals and a large number of twenty five year pins to the brethren of William North Lodge.

William North Lodge like many other lodges and fraternities has suffered from the scythe of time. We have seen our membership drop from just over seven hundred members down to a little under four hundred members during this period. This is due in a great measure to the passing away of many of our older members and a lesser number of new candidates coming into the lodge. In this group of brothers called to their eternal home from 1971 to 1992 alone we lost fifteen of our Past Masters, three of whom were Right Worshipful and one Past Grand Master, Most Worshipful Andrew Jenkins. Several of these men were either under fifty years of age or just a year or so over. On the brighter side, however, we seemed to have stopped this roller coaster drop and are now looking into the future.

We have seen attendance on the sidelines go up and down during this period, with no one seeming to know exactly why or how to maintain the up side. However, it does not appear that this is strictly William North's situation.

We can look back over the past one hundred and twenty five years and say it has been great, but the future lies ahead and the Officers and Members now have a challenge before them to make our Lodge even better in the next quarter century. We are all aware of the fact that the world continues to change so rapidly - so Masonry must be looking to adjust where and when needed. May God Bless William North Lodge and May God Bless Masonry wheresoever dispersed over the face of the earth.

So ends the first quarter of our second century.

OTHER

  • 1890 (Dedication of Lowell City Hall, 1890-87)
  • 1938 (Reduction of fees approved, 1938-261)

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS


DISTRICTS

1867: District 7 (Lowell)

1883: District 11 (Lowell)

1911: District 12 (Lowell)

1927: District 12 (Lowell)

2003: District 12


LINKS

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