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1900

CHARLES THEODORE GALLAGHER, Grand Master

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at 18 Boylston St., Boston)

• 03/14: 1900-5;
• 06/13: 1900-85;
• 09/12: 1900-109;
• 12/12: 1900-167; (Annual Communication)

03/14 Agenda

• 1900-19: Report of gifts to Grand Lodge: an elegant marble clock now in the Fraternity Parlor, presented by Rt. Wor. Albert A. Folsom of the Board of Directors; a "handsome pair of andirons‚" for the fireplace in the same room, by Bro. Edward Batchelder of Revere Lodge; and a "fine marine painting" presented by Bro. Walter Dean of Winslow Lewis Lodge for that parlor.

06/13 Agenda

• 1900-91: Reception of Grand Master George I. McAllister of New Hampshire, and Past Grand Master Charles C. Hayes, also of New Hampshire. M.W. Bro. McAllister's address contains information on the original lodges of New Hampshire.
• 1900-97: Petition by Delta Lodge to remove from Weymouth to Braintree; neighboring lodges' permission having been obtained, the petition was granted.
• 1900-100: Report of the gift to Grand Lodge of two beautiful vases for the Fraternity Parlor, by Rt. Wor. Albert A. Folsom.
• 1900-100: Bequest of the estate of Bro. Franklin S. Pratt of Columbian Lodge of $20,000; the money to be placed in the Pratt Fund.
• 1900-106: Report of the Charity Committee.

09/12 Agenda

• 1900-116: Petition by Grand Lodge of Western Australia for recognition; referred.
• 1900-117: Petition by Grand Lodge of Costa Rica for recognition, referred.
• 1900-118: Presentation of the facsimile of an old diploma belonging to Bro. Baruch Judah, granted by The Massachusetts Lodge in February 1784, and signed by Moses Michael Hays.
• 1900-119: Announcement that the Directors of Grand Lodge had issued forty coupon debenture bonds of $1,000 each, to be paid in ten years with an interest of 3 1/2% per annum.
• 1900-121ff: Presentation of portraits of Peter and Charles Pelham, secretaries of Masonic bodies in Boston. Biographies of these two Brothers appear in detail.

12/12 Agenda

• Recorded in Grand Master Gallagher's address, beginning on page 1900-181:
  • Lodges constituted, officers installed:
    • Wollaston, Wollaston (01/02; Special Communication)
  • Lodges visited:
    • Liberty, Beverly (12/30)
    • St. Paul's (South Boston) (01/02)
    • Union (Dorchester) (01/09)
    • Lafayette (Roxbury) (02/12; Grand Master made honorary member)
    • Adelphi, South Boston (02/20)
    • Salem, exemplification (02/22)
    • Germania, Boston (02/26; in German language)
    • Gate of the Temple, South Boston (02/27)
    • Phoenician, Lawrence (02/28; "complimentary to their ladies")
    • St. Paul's (South Boston) (03/01)
    • Washington, Roxbury (03/08)
    • Faith, Charlestown (03/09)
    • Winthrop, Winthrop (03/13)
    • Putnam, East Cambridge (03/19)
    • Eliot, Jamaica Plain (03/21)
    • Roxbury, exemplification (03/29)
    • Golden Rule (04/06; held at Young's Hotel in Boston)
    • Taunton, exemplification (04/19)
    • Rabboni, Dorchester (04/19)
    • Golden Fleece, Lynn (04/30; State Senator Amos A. Lawrence in the East; a number of state officials including the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House were present.)
    • Springfield, Springfield (05/09)
    • Macedonian, Milton (05/22)
    • Bethesda (Brighton) (06/05)
    • Wyoming, Melrose (06/27)
    • Delta, Braintree (10/23; first meeting in the new location)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/08; installation)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • St. John's (Boston) (12/03; installation)
    • Hiram, Arlington (12/06; installation)
    • Prospect, Roslindale (12/10)

"In all my visits to Lodges I have gone unattended by a suite, generally without previous notice, and as far as possible without ceremony. . . In all my visits . . . I have been received with the greatest courtesy."

• • Corner-stone Layings and Hall Dedications:
    • Philanthropic Lodge, Marblehead Masonic Hall (03/27; Special Communication)
    • Paul Revere Lodge, Brockton Masonic Hall (04/24; Special Communication)
    • Warren Lodge, Amesbury Masonic Hall (09/24; Special Communication)
    • Phoenix Lodge, Hanover Masonic Hall (10/11; Special Communication)
  • Anniversary Celebrations:
    • Mount Zion, Barre (10/03; Centennial)
• 1900-199: Auditing Committee Report.
• 1900-203: Re-election of Grand Master Gallagher. Election of other Grand Officers.
• 1900-206: Charity committee report.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 03/14: 1900-25; Proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, Part 1, Article 2, Section 1, making present District Deputy Grand Masters and all living Past District Deputy Grand Masters members of Grand Lodge. Committee recommended that the proposal not be adopted, and it was rejected.

• 09/12: 1900-128: Proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, Part 1, Article 2, Section 1, adding the name of the Grand Treasurer to the order of procession; referred.
  • 12/12: 1900-205; postponed to March 1901 due to illness of proposer.

• 12/12: 1900-203: Proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, Part 3, Article 4, Section 1, regarding those subjected to trial. Referred.

• 12/12: 1900-207: Proposal to amend the Grand Constitutions, Part 5, Miscellaneous Regulations, Section 12, precluding holding of multiple offices. Referred.

Grand Master's Address

• 12/12: 1900-178: Grand Master's Address. Initial remarks. Contribution to the St. Andrew Fund, and gifts (detailed during the year); disposition of the will of Bro. John Collamore; Special Communications and Visits. Report of Grand Lecturers (236 Lodges, with 4 in Chile and one in China; 2,065 initiates in 1900); Report of the Board of Directors.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/14: 1900-24;
  • Full Codes : Quinsigamond. Approved.
  • Amendments: Ancient York, Columbian, Day Spring, Golden Fleece, Good Samaritan, John Cutler, Joseph Webb, Mount Horeb (West Harwich), Mount Carmel, Mount Lebanon, Saggahew, Simon W. Robinson, Vernon. Approved. Dalhousie, Merrimack; Approved with necessary changes.

• 06/13: 1900-107;
  • Full Codes : Adelphi, Star in the East; approved with necessary changes.
  • Amendments: Amity, Ancient York, Germania, Isaac Parker, Lafayette (Roxbury), Macedonian, Mount Carmel, Rabboni, St. George, St. John's (Newburyport); all approved.

• 09/12: 1900-120;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Rabboni, St. John's (Newburyport), St. Paul's (Ayer), Warren; Charles A. Welch (with necessary changes), all approved.

• 12/12: 1900-206;
  • Full Codes : Fraternal, Phoenician, approved.
  • Amendments: Approved without change: Excelsior, Isaac Parker, Martha's Vineyard, The Massachusetts; Chicopee, Delta, approved with necessary change. Hampden, rejected.

Necrologies and Memorials

• 03/14: 1900-20; Memorial to Rt. Wor. Charles Herbert McClellan, Past Senior Grand Warden, by Wor. and Re. P. Voorhees Finch, Master of Republican Lodge.

• 06/13: 1900-97: Memorial to Rt. Wor. Hiram O. Smith, Past Senior Grand Warden, by Bro. Frank D. Jones, Senior Warden of Mechanics‚Äô Lodge.

• 06/13: 1900-101: Memorial to Rt. Hon. Earl of Londesborough, Past Senior Grand Warden of the U.G.L.E., by Rt. Wor. S. Lothrop Thorndike, on behalf of Liberty Lodge.

Petitions for Charters

• 09/12 1900-115: Warren Lodge, Amesbury, due to the destruction of the Lodge hall by fire in March 1899. Though deposited in a safe, the "most destructive fire ever known in the town" destroyed the hall and many buildings in its neighborhood. Granted.

• 12/13: 1899-141; Wollaston U.D., Wollaston; referred.
  • 12/13: 1899-188: granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/02: 1900-1; Wollaston. Constitution of Wollaston Lodge.
  • 1900-2: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, escorted by members of local lodges.
  • 1900-2: Constitution of Wollaston Lodge, and installation of officers by officers of the Grand Lodge.
  • 1900-3: Charge by Rt. Wor. William H. H. Soule.

• 03/27: 1900-40; Marblehead. Dedication of the Masonic hall of Philanthropic Lodge.
  • 1900-41: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Winthrop Brown, Master.
  • 1900-41: Consecration of hall; address by Grand Master Gallagher.
  • 1900-44ff: Very detailed historical address by Wor. William D. T. Trefry, Past Master of Philanthropic Lodge.
  • 1900-71: Historical addenda by Rt. Wor. Sereno D. Nickerson, Recording Grand Secretary.

• 04/24: 1900-75; Brockton. Dedication of the Masonic hall of Paul Revere Lodge.
  • 1900-76: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Bernard B. Winslow, Master.
  • 1900-77: Consecration of hall; address by Grand Master Gallagher.
  • 1900-80: Presentation by Wor. Frank H. Reynolds, Master of St. George (also in Brockton), of a square and compasses worked in silver.
  • 1900-82: Presentation by Bro. John H. Nash of a gavel made from a piece of furniture originally belonging to the Revere family (on behalf of Bro. William Revere, a member of the family.)

• 09/24: 1900-129; Amesbury. Dedication of the Masonic Hall of Warren Lodge.
  • 1900-129: Dinner at the American House with members of Warren Lodge.
  • 1900-130: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Frisbee, Master.
  • 1900-130: Response to welcome by Grand Master Gallagher, and consecration of hall.
  • 1900-132ff: Address by Grand Master Gallagher, with some historical notes on Freemasonry in Amesbury.

• 10/03: 1900-138; Barre. Centennial of Mount Zion Lodge.
  • 1900-138: Grand Lodge opened in the parlors of the Hotel Barre; procession of nearly 300 brethren, led by Marshal of Mount Zion Lodge, Wor. George R. Simonds, to the Unitarian Church.
  • 1900-139: Order of exercises detailed.
  • 1900-140: Welcoming address by Wor. William R. Spooner, Master of Mount Zion Lodge.
  • 1900-141: Address by Grand Master Gallagher.
  • 1900-145ff: Detailed historical address by Rev. and Wor. Alvin F. Bailey.
  • 1900-159: Oration by Grand Chaplain Rev. Edward A. Horton.
  • 1900-159: A "bounteous dinner" held at the Town Hall.

• 10/11: 1900-160; Hanover. Dedication of the Masonic Hall of Phoenix Lodge.
  • 1900-161: Procession of Grand Lodge into hall, received by Wor. Calvin West, Master.
  • 1900-161: Dedication of hall; address by Grand Master Gallagher.
  • 1900-165: Banquet at Town Hall with speeches by the Grand Master, Past District Deputies Lawrence and Arnold, and other brethren.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1900)

• 1900-208: Opening and roll call.
• 1900-210: Installation of Grand Master Gallagher, "in accordance with the form . . . for 1874)." Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1900-214: Report of Recording Grand Secretary: 2,400 Master Mason diplomas issued in 1900.
• 1900-216: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1898, as well as the past 2-4 years.
• 1900-218: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1900-218: Grand Master Gallagher, with a history of the Feast of St. John.
  • 1900-224: Grand Chaplain Edward A. Horton.
  • 1900-231: Rev. Bro. William R. Alger.
  • 1900-249: Past Grand Master and Recording Secretary Nickerson.
  • 1900-253: Bro. George E. Smith, of Palestine Lodge (and President of the Massachusetts Senate).
  • 1900-259: Wor. William H. Sayward of Union (Dorchester).
  • 1900-264: Bro. Samuel J. Elder of William Parkman Lodge.
  • 1900-273: Grand Pursuivant, Rev. Bro. Rider.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1900

There were 28 districts in Massachusetts in 1900, as well as districts for Chile and China.

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