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1906

JOHN ALBERT BLAKE, Grand Master

Everett C. Benton, Deputy Grand Master
Frank W. Mead, Senior Grand Warden
Franklin E. Snow, Junior Grand Warden

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/14: 1906-4;
• 06/13: 1906-39;
• 09/12: 1906-99;
• 12/12: 1906-139; (Annual Communication)

03/14 Agenda

• 1906-17: Sympathy extended to Wor. and Rev. Charles A. Skinner, Senior Grand Chaplain, during his illness. (Note necrology on 06/13 below).
• 1906-18ff: The will of Bro. John Clarke, who bequeathed real estate to establish a Masonic Home for destitute Masons.
• 1906-27: Installation of officers not present at the 1905 Feast of St. John.

06/13 Agenda

• 1906-55ff: Contributions for California Relief; voted by the Board of Directors. 110 lodges also contributed to this effort. Correspondence.
• 1906-60: Request for recognition by Grand Lodge of Mexico; referred.
• 1906-60: Petition by Greylock and Lafayette (North Adams) Lodges for establishment of jurisdiction over the new boundaries of North Adams; granted.
• 1906-67: Establishment of Daniel Austin Fund.

09/12 Agenda

• 1906-106: Remarks by the Grand Master.
  • 1906-107: Contributions to the Earthquake in San Francisco.
  • 1906-107: Relief for members of the Fraternity in Chile.
  • 1906-107: Deaths of Daniel W. Taft and James Franklin Beard.
• 1906-113: Report on proposed revision to the burial service; presented by committee.
• 1906-114: Installation of some Grand officers.
• 1906-114: Election of chairman of auditing committee to replace Wor. Bro. Beard.
• 1906-115: Recognition of the service of the Grand Organist, Bro. Howard M. Dow.
• 1906-118: Resolution to provide relief for suffering in Chile.
• 1906-119: Recording Grand Secretary Nickerson presented the result of investigations into the use of the word "Communication", and to the growing practice of requests for release of jurisdiction for candidates. A committee was appointed for each subject.

12/12 Agenda

• Recorded in Grand Master Blake's address, beginning on page 1906-150:
  • Anniversaries:
    • Paul Revere, Brockton (05/15; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Mount Moriah (Westfield) (05/16; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
    • Aurora, Fitchburg (06/11, 105th anniversary)
    • Wyoming, Melrose (09/09-09/10; 50th anniversary)
    • Mountain, Shelburne Falls (09/27; Centennial; Special Communication)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/30; 150th Anniversary)
  • Funerals:
    • Chelsea, for Charles W. Avery.
    • Boston, for Rt. Wor. Stephen R. Sircom, Past GM of Nova Scotia.
    • Cambridge, for Wor. Frank Chandler of Belmont.
    • Cambridge, for Wor. and Rev. Charles A. Skinner.
  • Corner Stone Layings and Hall Dedications:
    • Wilmington, for Friendship Lodge (02/21; Special Communication)
    • Somerset, for Pioneer Lodge (03/28; Special Communication)
    • Brookline, corner-stone laying at Universalist Church (06/16; Special Communication)
    • Whitman, corner-stone laying of Town Hall (09/29; Special Communication)
  • Lodge Visits:
    • St. John's (Boston) (01/01; installation)
    • Mount Lebanon, Boston (01/08)
    • Adelphi, South Boston (01/16)
    • Germania, Boston (01/22)
    • Beth-Horon, Brookline (01/23)
    • Plymouth, Plymouth (01/29)
    • Mount Vernon, Malden (02/01)
    • St. Paul's (South Boston) (02/06)
    • Liberty, Beverly (02/22)
    • Amity, Danvers (02/23)
    • Macedonian, Milton (02/27)
    • Belmont, Belmont (03/01)
    • Charity, Cambridge (03/05)
    • Rabboni, Dorchester (03/15)
    • Washington, Roxbury (03/16)
    • Mount Vernon, Malden (03/30; Ladies' night)
    • Dalhousie, Newtonville (04/04)
    • Wyoming, Melrose (04/25)
    • Aberdour, Boston (05/08)
    • Palestine, Everett (05/10)
    • Prospect, Roslindale (05/14)
    • Robert Lash, Chelsea (05/23)
    • Jerusalem, Northampton (05/24)
    • Amicable, Cambridge (06/05)
    • Mount Hermon, Medford (06/07)
    • Mount Tabor, East Boston (06/24)
    • Germania, Boston (06/25)
    • St. John's (Boston) (06/29)
    • Trinity, Clinton (10/30)
    • Norfolk Union, Randolph (10/31)
    • Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/08; installation)
    • Warren, Amesbury (11/14)
    • Saggahew, Haverhill (11/19)
    • Joseph Webb, Boston (11/23)
    • John Abbot, Somerville (11/27)
    • Kilwinning, Lowell (12/04; Feast of St. Andrew)
    • Eliot, Jamaica Plain (12/05)
• 1906-183: Report of Auditing Committee.
• 1906-184: Re-election of Grand Master Blake. Election of other Grand Officers.
• 1906-187: Report of Committee on Curiosities.

Grand Master's Address

• 1906-150: Opening remarks; deaths of Avery, Taft, Mott, Gatchell, Small, Hunt, Partridge, Skinner, Beard, French; loss of 741 Masons; visits; list of lodges contributing to California relief; Grand Lecturers' reports; Grand Treasurer's report; Charity; report of Board of Directors; Conclusion.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/14: 1906-26;
  • Full Codes : None;
  • Amendments: Fraternal (with slight change), Joseph Webb, Liberty, Pequossette, Springfield; approved.

• 06/13: 1906-66;
  • Full Codes : Mount Tabor, Roswell Lee; approved with some corrections.
  • Amendments: Beth-Horon, Caleb Butler, Liberty, Palestine, Trinity, Winthrop; approved.

• 09/12: 1906-118;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Belmont, Eliot, Pentucket, Philanthropic; approved.

• 12/12: 1906-186;
  • Full Codes : None.
  • Amendments: Aurora; King Solomon's; Montacute (with one exception); Morning Star; Norfolk; Pythagorean; St. Alban's; St. John's (Boston); William North approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• 03/14: 1906-15; Death of Charles Avery, Past Senior Grand Warden; presented by Rt. Wor. James M. Gleason, for the committee.
  • 12/12: 1906-152: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/13: 1906-47: Death of Edward Mott, Past District Deputy Grand Master. Reported by the Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 1906-152: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/13: 1906-47: Death of Jeremiah Gatchell, Past District Deputy Grand Master. Reported by the Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 1906-152: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/13: 1906-47: Death of James A. Small, Past District Deputy Grand Master. Reported by the Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 1906-152: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/13: 1906-47: Death of John E. Hunt, Past District Deputy Grand Master. Reported by the Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 1906-152: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 06/13: 1906-49: Death of Wor. and Rev. Charles A. Skinner, Grand Chaplain. Extensive memorial presented by Rt. Wor. Edward O. Horton, for the committee.
  • 12/12: 1906-152: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 09/12: 1906-107: Death of Rt. Wor. Daniel W. Taft, Past Senior Grand Warden. Reported by the Grand Master.
  • 09/12: 1906-109; Memorial, presented by Wor. William L. Johnson for the Committee.
  • 12/12: 1906-152: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 09/12: 1906-107: Death of Wor. James Franklin Beard, Chairman of the Grand Lodge Board of Auditors. Reported by the Grand Master.
  • 12/12: 1906-152: Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 12/12: 1906-152: Death of Rt. Wor. Almond G. Partridge, Past District Deputy Grand Master; Mentioned in Grand Master's Address.
• 12/12: 1906-153: Death of Wor. Joseph F. French, Past Master of John Cutler Lodge, and a member of Grand Lodge.

Petition for Dispensation for Lodges

• 03/14: 1906-24; Petition for Isthmus Lodge (in Ancon, Canal Zone); referred to committee of three Past Grand Masters.
  • 12/12: 1906-169; "The opinion of the committee being favorable to the petitioners, I issued a Dispensation granting their prayer."

• 12/12: 1906-169: Petition for Damascus Lodge, Lynn; issued 11/14.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 02/21: 1906-1. Wilmington. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1906-2: A "substantial luncheon" served in the banquet hall.
  • 1906-2: Opening of Grand Lodge; reception by Wor. William L. Kelley, Master of Friendship Lodge.
  • 1906-3: Hall dedicated to "Freemasonry, Virtue and to Universal Benevolence."
  • 1906-3: Address by Grand Master Blake.

• 03/28: 1906-28. Somerset. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1906-29: Opening of Grand Lodge; reception by Wor. Dwight F. Lane, Master of Pioneer Lodge.
  • 1906-29: Hall dedicated to "Freemasonry, Virtue and to Universal Benevolence."
  • 1906-30: An "eloquent recitation" by Rt. Wor. Bro. Hayward.

• 05/15: 1906-31. Brockton. Semi-centennial of Paul Revere Lodge.
  • 1906-32: Opening of Grand Lodge; reception by Wor. Arthur L. Beals of Paul Revere Lodge.
  • 1906-32: Order of exercises.
  • 1906-33: Historical Address.

• 05/16: 1906-34. Westfield. Semi-centennial of Mount Moriah Lodge.
  • 1906-34: Opening of Grand Lodge; reception by Wor. William E. Gibbs of Mount Moriah Lodge.
  • 1906-35: Order of exercises.
  • 1906-36: Historical Address.
  • 1906-36: Oration by Rev. Bro. William Rider.
  • 1906-36: Centennial festivities at the Gem Opera House.

• 06/16: 1906-68; Brookline. Corner-stone laying for Beacon Universalist Church.
  • 1906-69: Opening of Grand Lodge at the Club House of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Procession to the site.
  • 1906-69: Corner-stone ceremony, described in detail.
  • 1906-72: Address by Rev. Bro. George L. Perin, the Pastor of the Church.

• 09/26: 1906-123. Shelburne Falls. Centennial of Mountain Lodge.
  • 1906-124: Opening of Grand Lodge; reception by Wor. Clarence L. Ward of Mountain Lodge.
  • 1906-124: Grand Lodge repaired to Memorial Hall. Order of exercises.
  • 1906-126: A "Royal Clam-bake" in a Yale tent on the old Academy grounds. Addresses by various Brothers.

• 09/29: 1906-127; Whitman. Corner-stone laying for Town Hall.
  • 1906-128: Opening of Grand Lodge at the Hall of Puritan Lodge.
  • 1906-128: Corner-stone ceremony; order of exercises.
  • 1906-129: Address by Grand Chaplain Wor. and Rev. William H. Rider.

• 11/30: 1906-134. Boston. 150th Anniversary of Lodge of St. Andrew.
  • 1906-136: Opening of Grand Lodge in Sodality Hall; reception by Wor. Winthrop Wetherbee of the Lodge of St. Andrew.
  • 1906-136: Order of exercises.

• 12/20: 1906-189. Saugus. Dedication of Masonic Temple.
  • 1906-190: Opening of Grand Lodge; reception by Wor. Edmund S. Willard, Master of William Sutton Lodge.
  • 1906-190: Hall dedicated to "Freemasonry, Virtue and to Universal Benevolence."
  • 1906-191: Address by Wor. Frederic L. Putnam.

33RD TRIENNAL CONVOCATION

(Held in Boston, June 1906)

• 1906-73ff; Address by Sereno D. Nickerson to the Triennial Convocation of the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States, 06/19/1906.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1906)

• 1906-192: Opening and roll call.
• 1906-193: Installation of Grand Master John Albert Blake; ceremony followed form of 1903. Installation of other Grand Officers.
• 1906-200: Report of Recording Grand Secretary: 3,357 Master Mason diplomas issued in 1906.
• 1906-200: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1906, as well as the past 2-3 years.
• 1906-202: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers:
  • 1906-204: Letter from Past Grand Master Gallagher, praising the work of retiring Grand Secretary Nickerson. ("Note: It was the intention of the Grand Secretary to pocket the very kind letter of Brother Gallagher, but the M.W. Grand Master issued a positive order to print it.")
  • 1906-206: Past Grand Master and Recording Secretary Nickerson; remarks on the Earl of Loudon.
  • 1906-211: Grand Chaplain Rev. William H. Rider.
  • 1906-216: Rt. Wor. Clarence A. Brodeur, District Deputy Grand Master for the 16th District.
  • 1906-223: Bro. E. Bentley Young, Rt. Em. Grand Commander.
  • 1906-227: Grand Chaplain Rev. Edward A. Horton.
  • 1906-232: Wor. Leon M. Abbott, Master of Columbian Lodge.
  • 1906-239: Rev. Bro. William H. Van Allen.
  • 1906-247: Rt. Wor. George J. Tufts, District Deputy Grand Master for the 2nd District.
  • 1906-250: Rt. Wor. Melvin M. Johnson.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1906

There were 28 districts in Massachusetts in 1906, as well as districts for Chile and China.

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