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1975

Officers of the Grand Lodge:
Back Row: Wyman S. Randall (JGW), Brenton Tyler (Grand Marshal), A. Neill Osgood (GT), Robert Beach (GSec)
Front Row: Arthur L. Rockwell (SGW), Grand Master Stanley F. Maxwell, Robert W. Custance (DGM)

Robert W. Custance, Deputy Grand Master
Arthur L. Rockwell, Senior Grand Warden
Wyman S. Randall, Junior Grand Warden

1975-10: Report of Committee on Records.
1975-21: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
1975-34: Masonic Home Building Committee Report by Most Wor. Herbert H. Jaynes.
1975-35: Report by Rt. Wor. James M. McBride on fund raising.
1975-36: Report on Bicentennial Celebration by Rt. Wor. Wyman S. Randall.
1975-39: Remarks by Ill. George A. Newbury, Sovereign Grand Commander.

06/11 Agenda

Oxnard Family Cup

1975-96: Report of Committee on Records.
1975-101: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
1975-107: Presentation of Thomas Oxnard Cup by Rt. Wor. Charles L. Oxnard. (Note: Bro. Oxnard's Necrology was read at the 12/10 Communication, on Page 1975-220; he was 86 at the time of his death.) Description of Cup
1975-110: Presentation of District Deputy's Jewel to Rt. Wor. Robert J. Aven of Caribbean Masonic District.
1975-111: Remarks by Rt. Wor. Richard H. Kinsey, District Grand Master of the Canal Zone, and Wor. Bruce B. Sharp, Grand Sword Bearer of United Grand Lodge of Victoria.
1975-112: Grand Lodge paraded to the Boston Common and witnessed "Operation Gunpowder", presentation led by Pittsfield DeMolay Color Guard and Aleppo Temple Minutemen Fife and Drum Corps, commemorating the historic ox-team trek from Durham, New Hampshire to Boston. Address by Junior Grand Warden Wyman S. Randall.

09/10 Agenda

1975-150: Report of Committee on Records.
1975-151: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
1975-152: Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Rev. and Bro. Oscar A. Guinn, Jr., Grand Chaplain.
1975-163: Budget for 1976.
1975-175: Remarks by Rt. Wor. Oscar Allen Guinn, Jr., reproduced in full.

12/10 Agenda

1975-213: Report of Committee on Records.
1975-214: Recognition of the United Grand Lodge of Bahia, Brazil.
1975-217: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
1975-217: Presentation of a Henry Price Medal to Rt. Wor. Walter Neal Webster, Director of Grand Lodge. Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Rt. Wor. James Peter Warbasse, Jr.
Visits by Grand Master Maxwell, beginning on Page 1975-266:
- Anniversaries:
  - Mount Zion, Barre (03/15; Special Communication; 175th Anniversary)
  - Plymouth, Plymouth (04/26; Special Communication; 150th Anniversary)
  - Hesperia, Boston (05/20; Special Communication; 50th Anniversary)
  - Orphan's Hope, Weymouth (06/17; Special Communication; 150th Anniversary)
  - Fraternity, Newtonville (09/05; Centenary)
  - United, Watertown (10/20; Special Communication; 50th Anniversary)
  - Boston University, Boston (11/09; 50th Anniversary)
  - Narragansett, Fall River (12/04; Special Communication; Centenary)
  - Grecian, Lawrence (12/12; Special Communication; 150th Anniversary)
- Hall Dedications and corner-stone layings:
  - Reading (06/22; Special Communication; corner-stone laying)
  - Charlton; dedication of Juniper Hall (07/06; Special Communication)
- Lodges visited:
  - Joseph Webb, Boston (01/08)
  - Grand Lodge of Virginia (02/11-02/13)
  - Simon W. Robinson, Lexington (02/22; reception for Deputy Grand Master Robert W. Custance)
  - Good Samaritan, Reading (02/26; reception for the Grand Master)
  - The Tyrian, Gloucester (03/04)
  - Athelstan, Worcester (03/05)
  - Norfolk, Needham (03/10)
  - (no location) Reception for Junior Grand Warden Wyman S. Randall (03/20)
  - (no location) Reception for Grand Marshal Brenton E. Tyler, Jr. (03/24)
  - Grand Lodge of Connecticut (04/02-03)
  - Adams, Wellfleet (04/05; honoring Rt. Wor. Charles W. Huntley)
  - Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (04/10)
  - Quincy; reception for Rt. Wor. Irvin B. Gifford)
  - Corinthian, Concord (04/14)
  - Merrimack, Haverhill (04/16)
  - Siloam, Westborough (04/21; Table Lodge)
  - Grand Lodge of South Carolina (04/23-04/25)
  - Alpha, Framingham (04/28; Table Lodge)
  - Hyde Park, Hyde Park (05/02; Ladies' Night)
  - Thomas Talbot, Billerica (05/03)
  - Grand Lodge of New York (05/06)
  - Mizpah, Cambridge (05/22; honoring Rt. Wor. Harry Carr)
  - Republican, Greenfield (05/24-05/25; visit to Canada)
  - Wyoming, Melrose (05/28)
  - Paul Revere, Brockton (06/10)
  - Russell, Arlington (06/11)
  - United, in Boston (06/18; Rhode Island Night)
  - Hyde Park, Hyde Park (06/21; Blood Donors' Night)
  - Samuel Crocker Lawrence, Medford (09/13; installation)
  - Grand Lodge of West Virginia (10/12-10/14)
  - Grand Lodge of Ohio (10/15-10/17)
  - Aurora, Fitchburg (10/18; installation)
  - Henry Price, Charlestown (10/22; installation)
  - Spencer, Spencer (11/04; 50-year medal for Rt. Wor. Clayton F. Fisher)
  - Columbian, Boston (11/06)
  - Universal, Orleans (11/08; installation)
  - Good Samaritan, Reading (11/12; joint meeting with Knights of Columbus)
  - Lodge of St. Andrew, Boston (11/13; installation)
  - Major General Henry Knox, Boston (11/16; Bicentennial program, held in Cambridge)
  - Grand Lodge of Maryland (11/17-11/19)
  - Hope, Gardner (11/20)
  - Kilwinning, Lowell (12/01; Feast of St. Andrew)
  - Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia (12/16-12/18)
  - Belmont, Belmont (12/19; installation)
1975-272: Re-election of Most Wor. Stanley F. Maxwell as Grand Master. Election of other officers.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

12/10: 1975-229; Propsed amendments to Sections 332A and 332B, increasing Grand Lodge dues and life membership fees; referred.

Grand Master's Address

03/12: 1975-26; opening remarks; necrology; visitations; demits and suspensions; Master's lecture for the EA degree; degree teams; gambling and liquor; use of official ciphers; communications; Masonic home.

06/11: 1975-101; opening remarks; necrology; DeMolay; blood program; funeral dress; first degree lectures; finances; Bicentennial; closing;

09/10: 1975-158; opening remarks; necrology; special communications; budget; Grand Master's Fund; blood; DeMolay; Bicentennial; alcohol.

12/10: 1975-218; opening remarks; necrology; services; fire at the Marlborough Temple; lodge notice inserts; Bicentennial observances; survey; finances; dues increase; library and museum (including a list of Massachusetts Lodges named for Masons); service; Masonic Relief; Education; buildings and properties; audit; visits; medals.

Lodge By-Law Changes

03/12: 1975-38;
- Full Codes : none.
- Amendments: Blue Hill, Caribbean Naval, Ezekiel Bates, Galilean, Grecian, Marine, Massasoit, Mosaic, Mount Hollis, St. Matthew's, Samuel D. Sherwood, Sharon, Spencer, The Lodge of Stirling, Webster; approved.

06/11: 1975-108;
- Full Codes : none.
- Amendments: Acacia, Amicable, Ashler, Berkshire, Caribbean Naval, Crescent, Dover, Freedom (reducing fees for the degrees), Good Samaritan, Hyde Park, Mechanic's, Morning Sun, Mystic, Narragansett, Newton, Norumbega, Orphan's Hope, Pittsfield, Roswell Lee, St. James, Samuel Osgood, Sharon, Shawmont, Sibert, Simonds, Springfield, The Tyrian, United (reducing fees for the degrees), Vernon; approved. Brotherhood, not approved.

09/10: 1975-174;
- Full Codes : none.
- Amendments: Azure, Belcher, Brotherhood, Budleigh, Grecian (with changes), Hope, Liberty, Norfolk, Republican, United, Williams; approved.

12/10: 1975-231;
- Full Codes : none.
- Amendments: Adelphi, Amity, Ashler, Constellation, Daniel Webster, Garden City, Gate of the Temple, Hayden, Lynnfield, Moses Michael Hays (reducing fees for the degrees), Mount Horeb (Dennis), Mount Moriah, Mount Olivet, Orange, St. Mark's, St. Matthew's; approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

NECROLOGIES:
- 03/12: 1975-22; Rt. Wor. Augustus Newman, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 03/12: 1975-22; Rt. Wor. Ralph Woodbury Arnold, Past Junior Grand Warden.
- 03/12: 1975-23; Rt. Wor. Kenneth Gerald Swindell, Past Junior Grand Warden.
- 03/12: 1975-23; Rt. Wor. Samuel George Davenport, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 06/11: 1975-97; Rt. Wor. Ralph Emerson Ballou, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 06/11: 1975-98; Rt. Wor. Hanlan Melbourne Carter, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 06/11: 1975-98; Rt. Wor. Edward Norris, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 06/11: 1975-98; Rt. Wor. Frederic Warren Frost, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 09/10: 1975-152; Rt. Wor. Harry Servatus Nelson, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 09/10: 1975-153; Rt. Wor. Otto A.S. MacKinnon, Past Junior Grand Warden.
- 09/10: 1975-153; Rt. Wor. Willard P. Lombard, Past Deputy Grand Master.
- 12/10: 1975-218; Rt. Wor. Frank Chester Harrington, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 12/10: 1975-218; Rt. Wor. Alden Blaisdell Ackerman, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
- 12/10: 1975-218; Rt. Wor. Ralph Goward Babcock, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
- 12/10: 1975-218; Rt. Wor. Ernest Agur Crossland, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Steward.
- 12/10: 1975-218; Rt. Wor. Charles Lewis Oxnard, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 12/10: 1975-218; Rt. Wor. George Albert Lincoln, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 12/10: 1975-218; Rt. Wor. Gerard Curtis Besse, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 12/10: 1975-218; Rt. Wor. Francis Henry Whipple, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
- 12/10: 1975-218; Rt. Wor. George Alan Russell, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

MEMORIALS:
- 03/12: 1975-23; Rt. Wor. Kenneth Gerald Swindell, Past Junior Grand Warden, presented by Most Wor. Thomas A. Booth, for the Committee.
- 03/12: 1975-99; Rt. Wor. Ralph Woodbury Arnold, Past Junior Grand Warden, presented by Most Wor. Donald W. Vose, for the Committee.
- 09/10: 1975-153; Rt. Wor. Otto A.S. MacKinnon, Past Junior Grand Warden, presented by Rt. Wor. Linwood E. Proctor, for the Committee.
- 09/10: 1975-156; Rt. Wor. Willard P. Lombard, Past Deputy Grand Master, presented by Most Wor. Whitfield W. Johnson, for the committee.

Petitions for Charters

12/10: 1975-233; Petition for The DeMolay Lodge, Boston; granted. (Based on dispensation on 12/20/1974).

Petition for Consolidation

12/10: 1975-215; Petition for consolidation of St. Mark's and Emeth Lodge, as St. Mark's Lodge; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

03/15: 1975-41; Barre. 175th Anniversary of Mount Zion Lodge.
- 1975-42: Grand Lodge opened at the Quabbin Regional School and was received by Wor. Ronald W. Wilkins, Master of Mount Zion Lodge. The original charter from 1800 signed by Most Wor. Samuel Dunn, was on display.
- 1975-42: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
- 1975-44ff: History of Mount Zion Lodge from 1950-1975, by Wor. Walter E. Flister.

04/26: 1975-49; Plymouth. 150th Anniversary of Plymouth Lodge.
- 1975-50: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. John C. Vaz, Master of Plymouth Lodge.
- 1975-50: Presentation of a gavel by the Master of Paskamansett Lodge, Wor. Richard A. Arruda.
- 1975-50: Presentation of a 50-year Veterans' Medal to Bro. Arthur Addyman.
- 1975-51: Opening of an ashlar sealed at the centennial anniversary on 09/14/1925.
- 1975-51: Address by the Grand Master on "Masonic Heritage"; remarks by other Brothers.
- 1975-52: Prior to the evening activities: a tour of historical Plymouth. (04/27) Service of divine worship at the Church of the Pilgrimage, Town Square with a sermon by Rev. Bro. Edwin T. Anthony.
- 1975-53ff: History of Plymouth Lodge from 1925-1975, by Rt. Wor. Raymond E. Miskelly.

05/20: 1975-72; Boston. 50th Anniversary of Hesperia Lodge.
- 1975-72: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Domenic Ruscitti, Master of Hesperia Lodge.
- 1975-73: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
- 1975-73: Presentation of an Hour Glass by Wor. Charles K. Nazarian.
- 1975-73: Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Wor. Arshag Gechijian.
- 1975-74: (05/18) Divine Worship service at the Church of the New Jerusalem, Cambridge. (05/31) Golden Anniversary Night at Lombardo's East Room, East Boston.
- 1975-75ff: History of Hesperia Lodge, by Bro. John Santoro.

06/17: 1975-115; Weymouth. 150th Anniversary of Orphan's Hope Lodge.
- 1975-116: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Russell G. Fuller, Jr., Master of Orphan's Hope Lodge.
- 1975-116: Presentation of a Certificate of Meritorious Service to Bro. Reginald P. Tirrell, Chairman of the Lodge Sick Visitation Committee.
- 1975-116: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers.
- 1975-117: (06/08) Divine Worship service at the Union Congregational Church, Weymouth Landing. (06/20) 150th Anniversary Ball at Chateau de Ville, Randolph.
- 1975-118ff: History of Orphan's Hope Lodge, by Wor. George W. Glazer, Jr.

06/22: 1975-121; Reading. Cornerstone laying for a Masonic Temple.
- 1975-122: Grand Lodge opened at the site of the new Temple, corner of Haven and Linden Streets. Escort to Old South United Methodist Church by Reading Commandery, officers and members of other collateral bodies, and members of Good Samaritan Lodge, as well as Clan MacPherson Bagpipe Band.
- 1975-122: Devotional service, Festival of St. John the Baptist, led by Wor. and Rev. John Snook, Jr., Grand Chaplain.
- 1975-122: Procession to site; laying of corner stone "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony."
- 1975-123: Contents of corner stone box.

07/06: 1975-126; Charlton. Dedication of Juniper Hall.
- 1975-128: Grand Lodge opened in Juniper Hall.
- 1975-128: Dedication of hall "to the purposes of virtue, charity and universal benevolence in full form and ceremony in accordance with ancient usage."
- 1975-128: Remarks by Grand Master Maxwell, reproduced in full.
- 1975-129: Flag raisings.

08/24: 1975-131; Groton. Dedication of Caleb Butler Monument.
- 1975-131: Grand Lodge opened and proceeded to the grave of Past Grand Master Caleb Butler at Groton Cemetery.
- 1975-132: Order of exercises.
- 1975-132: Remarks by Grand Master Maxwell, reproduced in full.
- 1975-136: Remarks by Benjamin Davis Williams, III, Headmaster of Lawrence Academy, Groton, reproduced in full.

10/20: 1975-179; Watertown. 50th Anniversary of United Lodge.
- 1975-180: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Stanley N. DeHaan, Master of United Lodge.
- 1975-180: Presentations, including a 50-Year Veterans' Medal to Bro. Joseph E. Jacobs, and to Bro. Abraham E. Halperin, which was received by his son Wor. Leon Halperin.
- 1975-181: Remarks by the Grand Master and other Brothers.
- 1975-181: (10/18) Anniversary Dinner and Dance at the Sheraton Boston Hotel.
- 1975-182ff: History of United Lodge, by Bro. Harry Klein and others.

10/28: 1975-190; Palmer. Corner-stone laying for a Masonic Temple. Deputy Grand Master Robert W. Custance presiding.
- 1975-191: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Raymond E. Barton, Master of Thomas Lodge.
- 1975-191: Procession to the new Temple site. Corner-stone laying "in accordance with ancient form and ceremony in the presence of a large gathering of the Brethren, their ladies and other guests."
- 1975-191: Contents of corner-stone box.

11/02: 1975-193; Townsend. Dedication of Price Home site marker.
- 1975-194: Grand Lodge opened. Reading of excerpts from the 1871 Address by Grand Master William Sewall Gardner on the Masonic career of Grand Master Henry Price.
- 1975-194: Address by the Grand Master. Unveiling of the historical marker. Dedication ceremony.

12/04: 1975-196; Fall River. Centenary of Narragansett Lodge.
- 1975-197: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Rt. Wor. James T. Watson, Jr., Master of Narragansett Lodge.
- 1975-197: Memorial to Past Masters.
- 1975-197: Examination and re-sealing of memorabilia box.
- 1975-198: Remarks of Hon. Margaret Heckler, Congresswoman, read; remarks by the Grand Master and other Brethren.
- 1975-199ff: History of Narragansett Lodge, by Bro. Franklin A. Gray and others.

12/12: 1975-274; Lawrence. 150th Anniversary of Grecian Lodge.
- 1975-275: Grand Lodge opened and was received by Wor. Julius W. Emmert, Master of Grecian Lodge.
- 1975-275: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers. The Grand Master presented Wor. Bro. Emmert with the Joseph Warren Medal.
- 1975-276: Display of artifacts. Telegram from Wor. John E. McCrillis, Jr., the oldest living Past Master.
- 1975-277ff: History of Grecian Lodge, by Rt. Wor. Henry D. Ramm.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/29/1975)

1975-288: Opening and roll call.
1975-294: Reception and introduction of guests, as well as Grand Representatives.
1975-294: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,558 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1975, as well as the past 2 years.
1975-295: Presentation of a Past Master's Jewel to Most Wor. Stanley F. Maxwell by Past Grand Master Jaynes.
1975-295: Installation of Grand Master Maxwell. Installation of other Grand Officers.
1975-298: Exchange of state flags with Most Wor. Raymond M. Savage, Grand Master of Delaware.
1975-298: Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Ill. John Arthur Lloyd.
1975-299: Feast of St. John. Toasts and names of speakers:
- 1975-300: The Grand Master.
- 1975-302: Deputy Grand Master Rt. Wor. R. Neil Alger.
- 1975-306: Most Wor. Eric W. Nancekivell, Grand Master of Canada (Ontario).
- 1975-309: Most Wor. Seymour J. Levy, Grand Master of Virginia
- 1975-312: Ill. and Bro. John A. Lloyd.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1975

There were 47 districts in Massachusetts in 1975 (numbered 1 through 33), as well as districts for Chile, China, the Caribbean and the Canal Zone.

DISTRICT 1: Boston

William C. Loring, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-331

DISTRICT 2: Cambridge

Harold F. Mercer, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-332

DISTRICT 2: Boston

Herbert L. Corwin, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-333

DISTRICT 3: Boston

David M. Pearl, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-334

Mount Tabor (Boston, 1846)
Henry Price (Boston, 1858)
Hammatt (East Boston, 1859)
Robert Lash (Chelsea, 1867)
Temple (Boston, 1870)
Seaview (Revere, 1917)
Fourth Estate (Boston, 1922)
Ocean (Winthrop, 1958)

DISTRICT 3: Chelsea

Alvin M. Steinberg, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-335

DISTRICT 4: South Boston

Richard R. Ray, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-336

DISTRICT 4: Dorchester

Arthur J.H. Lucas, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-337

DISTRICT 4: Roxbury

Edward A. Marden, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-338

DISTRICT 5: Waltham

Robert J. Seder, District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-339

DISTRICT 5: Brighton

Herbert M. Davis, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 10 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-340

DISTRICT 6: Somerville

Donald S. Gray, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-341

DISTRICT 6: Arlington

Arthur B. Savel, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-342

DISTRICT 7: Malden

Leonard P. Davis, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-343

DISTRICT 7: Melrose

Robert A. Barker, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-344

DISTRICT 8: Salem

Philip Pergola, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-345

DISTRICT 8: Lynn

Albert J. Gebow, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-346

Philanthropic (Marblehead, 1760)
Jordan (Peabody, 1808)
Amity (Danvers, 1863)
Starr King (Salem, 1864)
Golden Fleece (Lynn, 1864)
Bethlehem (Lynn, 1920)
Mount Sinai (Lynn, 1946)

DISTRICT 9: Gloucester

Sumner G. Ropper, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-347

DISTRICT 10: Newburyport

George H. Harrison, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-348

DISTRICT 11: Lawrence

Eugene G. Oldfield, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-349

DISTRICT 12: Lowell

Richard Trull, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-350

DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg

John E. Stacey, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-351

DISTRICT 13: Barre

Charles R. Dean, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-352

Mount Zion (Barre, 1800)
Orange (Orange, 1859)
Hope (Gardner, 1864)
Star (Athol, 1864)
Artisan (Winchendon, 1865)
Athol (Athol, 1872)

DISTRICT 14: Greenfield

Alfred R. Malanson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-353

Republican (Greenfield, 1795)
Harmony (Northfield, 1796)
Mountain (Shelburne Falls, 1806)
Morning Sun (Conway, 1869)
Bay State (Montague, 1872)
Mechanic's (Montague, 1878)
Mount Sugar Loaf (South Deerfield, 1912)

DISTRICT 15: North Adams

George A. Putney, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-354

DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield

Peter W. Stephenson, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-355

DISTRICT 17: Holyoke

William T. Miles, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-356

DISTRICT 18: Chicopee

Edgar W. Darling, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-357

Chicopee (Chicopee, 1848)
Brigham (Ludlow, 1891)
Esoteric (Springfield, 1909)
Charles C. Spellman (East Longmeadow, 1921)
Samuel D. Sherwood (Springfield, 1921)

DISTRICT 18: Springfield

Virgil W. Liberty, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-358

DISTRICT 19: Palmer

Horace H. Randlett, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-359

Thomas (Palmer, 1796)
Quaboag (Warren, 1858)
Day Spring (Monson, 1862)
Eden (Ware, 1863)
Vernon (Belchertown, 1869)

DISTRICT 20: Blackstone

Raymond G. LaFreniere, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-360

DISTRICT 21: Brookfield

Roger H. Buzzell, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-361

DISTRICT 22: Worcester

Richard W. Stake, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-362

Olive Branch (Millbury, 1797)
Franklin (Grafton, 1851)
Montacute (Worcester, 1858)
Athelstan (Worcester, 1865)
Quinsigamond(Worcester, 1870)
Boylston (West Boylston, 1876)
Joel H. Prouty (Auburn, 1927)
Matthew John Whittall (Shrewsbury, 1928)
Level (Worcester, 1952)

DISTRICT 23: Natick

Morris Geller, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-363

DISTRICT 24: Marlboro

John G. Moy, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-364

DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park

James P. Mills, District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-365

Rising Star (Stoughton, 1799)
Orient (Norwood, 1861)
Blue Hill (Canton, 1863)
Lafayette (Norwood, 1865)
Hyde Park (Hyde Park, 1866)
Constellation (Dedham, 1871)
Azure (Walpole, 1921)
Dover (Dover, 1951)
Sharon (Sharon, 1959)

DISTRICT 26: Quincy

William Low, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 9 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-366

DISTRICT 27: Plymouth

Emmett B. Baker, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-367

DISTRICT 28: Taunton

Arthur A. Hanson, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-368

DISTRICT 28: Attleboro

Donald T. Brown, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-369

DISTRICT 29: Brockton

George H. Snow, District Deputy Grand Master; 8 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-370

DISTRICT 30: Fall River

William S. Hathaway, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-371

Mount Hope (Fall River, 1824)
Eureka (New Bedford, 1857)
Pioneer (Somerset, 1863)
Abraham H. Howland Jr. (New Bedford, 1915)
Massasoit (Fall River, 1915)
Watuppa (Fall River, 1926)
Wamsutta (New Bedford, 1949)

DISTRICT 30: New Bedford

Thomas E. Chase, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-372

DISTRICT 31: Nantucket

Linwood E. Proctor, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-373

DISTRICT 32: Hyannis

Joseph G. Curtis, District Deputy Grand Master; 5 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-374

DISTRICT 32: Provincetown

George H. Canham, District Deputy Grand Master; 6 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-375

DISTRICT 33: Springfield

Donald J. Lohnes, District Deputy Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-376

CANAL ZONE DISTRICT

Richard H. Kinsey, District Grand Master; 7 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-377

Sojourners (Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1912)
Canal Zone (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1913)
Army (Empire, Canal Zone, 1915)
Isthmian (Paraiso, Canal Zone, 1916)
Darien (Balboa, Canal Zone, 1917)
Sibert (Gatun, Canal Zone, 1918)
Chagres (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1921)

CHILE DISTRICT

Jeffrey R.K. MacDonald, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-378

Bethesda (Valparaiso, Chile, 1854)
Huelen (Santiago, Chile, 1876)
St. John's (Concepción) (Concepción, Chile, 1884)

CHINA DISTRICT

Alphonse Rigod, District Deputy Grand Master; 3 Lodges
Tabular: 1975-379

Ancient Landmark (Shanghai, China, 1863) In recess
Shanghai (Shanghai, China, 1903) In recess
Sinim (Tokyo, Japan, 1903)
International (Peking, China, 1915) In recess
Hykes Memorial (Tientsin, China, 1922) In recess

CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

Robert J. Aven, District Deputy Grand Master; 1 Lodge
Tabular: 1972-380

Caribbean Naval (Guantánamo, Cuba, 1966)

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+''Back Row: [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWRandall Wyman S. Randall] (JGW), [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLBTyler Brenton Tyler] (Grand Marshal), [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMOsgood A. Neill Osgood] (GT), [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLRBeach Robert Beach] (GSec)<br>
+''Front Row: [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLARockwell Arthur L. Rockwell] (SGW), Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMMaxwell Stanley F. Maxwell], [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLRCustance Robert W. Custance] (DGM)
+</p>
 '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLRCustance Robert W. Custance]''', Deputy Grand Master <br>
@@ Line 26: / Line 33: @@
 ==== 06/11 Agenda ====
+<p align=center>
+http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/images/OxnardCup.jpg<br>
+''Oxnard Family Cup''
+</p>
 * 1975-96: Report of Committee on Records.
 * 1975-101: Greetings to Grand Representatives.
-* 1975-107: Presentation of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMOxnard Thomas Oxnard] Cup by Rt. Wor. Charles L. Oxnard. ''(Note: Bro. Oxnard's Necrology was read at the 12/10 Communication, on Page 1975-220; he was 86 at the time of his death.)''
+* 1975-107: Presentation of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMOxnard Thomas Oxnard] Cup by Rt. Wor. Charles L. Oxnard. ''(Note: Bro. Oxnard's Necrology was read at the 12/10 Communication, on Page 1975-220; he was 86 at the time of his death.)'' ''[http://www.masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMOxnard#PROLOGUE Description of Cup]''
 * 1975-110: Presentation of District Deputy's Jewel to Rt. Wor. Robert J. Aven of Caribbean Masonic District.
 * 1975-111: Remarks by Rt. Wor. Richard H. Kinsey, District Grand Master of the Canal Zone, and Wor. Bruce B. Sharp, Grand Sword Bearer of United Grand Lodge of Victoria.
@@ Line 175: / Line 187: @@
 * 12/10: 1975-233; Petition for [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DeMolay The DeMolay] Lodge, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston]; granted. (Based on dispensation on 12/20/1974).
-==== Petitions for Consolidation ====
+==== Petition for Consolidation ====
 * 12/10: 1975-215; Petition for consolidation of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StMark St. Mark's] and [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Emeth Emeth] Lodge, as [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StMark St. Mark's] Lodge; granted.
@@ Line 255: / Line 267: @@
 ** 1975-275: Address by the Grand Master; remarks by other Brothers. The Grand Master presented Wor. Bro. Emmert with the Joseph Warren Medal.
 ** 1975-276: Display of artifacts. Telegram from Wor. John E. McCrillis, Jr., the oldest living Past Master.
-** 1975-199''ff'': History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Grecian Grecian] Lodge, by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLHRamm Henry D. Ramm].
+** 1975-277''ff'': History of [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Grecian Grecian] Lodge, by Rt. Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLHRamm Henry D. Ramm].
 === FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST ===
@@ Line 264: / Line 276: @@
 * 1975-294: Report of Grand Secretary; 1,558 diplomas issued. List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1975, as well as the past 2 years.
 * 1975-295: Presentation of a Past Master's Jewel to Most Wor. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMMaxwell Stanley F. Maxwell] by Past Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMJaynes Jaynes].
-* 1975-295: Installation of Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMJaynes Jaynes]. Installation of other Grand Officers.
+* 1975-295: Installation of Grand Master [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMMaxwell Maxwell]. Installation of other Grand Officers.
 * 1975-298: Exchange of state flags with Most Wor. Raymond M. Savage, Grand Master of Delaware.
 * 1975-298: Presentation of a Joseph Warren Medal to Ill. John Arthur Lloyd.
@@ Line 280: / Line 292: @@
 <div style="c1975olumn-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
-==== DISTRICT 1: Boston ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston1_1927-2003 DISTRICT 1: Boston] ====
-'''William C. Loring, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges''<br>
+'''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLWLoring William C. Loring], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-331''
@@ Line 295: / Line 307: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Shawmut Shawmut] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1911)
-==== DISTRICT 2: Cambridge ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACambridge2_1927-2003 DISTRICT 2: Cambridge] ====
 '''Harold F. Mercer, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-332''
@@ Line 308: / Line 320: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DeMolay The DeMolay] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1975)
-==== DISTRICT 2: Boston ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston2_1927-2003 DISTRICT 2: Boston] ====
 '''Herbert L. Corwin, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-333''
@@ Line 321: / Line 333: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MosesMichaelHays Moses Michael Hays] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANeedham Needham], 1931)
-==== DISTRICT 3: Boston ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston3_1927-2003 DISTRICT 3: Boston] ====
 '''David M. Pearl, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-334''
@@ Line 334: / Line 346: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Ocean Ocean] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWinthrop Winthrop], 1958)
-==== DISTRICT 3: Chelsea ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChelsea3_1927-2003 DISTRICT 3: Chelsea] ====
 '''Alvin M. Steinberg, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-335''
@@ Line 346: / Line 358: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MajorGeneralHenryKnox Major General Henry Knox] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1926)
-==== DISTRICT 4: South Boston ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthBoston4_1927-2003 DISTRICT 4: South Boston] ====
 '''Richard R. Ray, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-336''
@@ Line 357: / Line 369: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Zerubbabel Zerubbabel] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADorchester Dorchester], 1950)
-==== DISTRICT 4: Dorchester ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MADorchester4_1927-2003 DISTRICT 4: Dorchester] ====
 '''Arthur J.H. Lucas, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-337''
@@ Line 367: / Line 379: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Brotherhood Brotherhood] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1926)
-==== DISTRICT 4: Roxbury ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MARoxbury4_1927-2003 DISTRICT 4: Roxbury] ====
 '''Edward A. Marden, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-338''
@@ Line 377: / Line 389: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Hesperia Hesperia] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABoston Boston], 1925)
-==== DISTRICT 5: Waltham ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWaltham5_1927-2003 DISTRICT 5: Waltham] ====
 '''Robert J. Seder, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-339''
@@ Line 392: / Line 404: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GardenCity Garden City] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewtonville Newtonville], 1954)
-==== DISTRICT 5: Brighton ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrighton5_1927-2003 DISTRICT 5: Brighton] ====
 '''Herbert M. Davis, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''10 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-340''
@@ Line 407: / Line 419: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MaugusHill Maugus Hill] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWellesley Wellesley], 1957)
-==== DISTRICT 6: Somerville ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASomerville6_1927-2003 DISTRICT 6: Somerville] ====
 '''Donald S. Gray, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-341''
@@ Line 421: / Line 433: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=FrankWThompson Frank W. Thompson] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABedford Bedford], 1955)
-==== DISTRICT 6: Arlington ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAArlington6_1927-2003 DISTRICT 6: Arlington] ====
 '''Arthur B. Savel, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-342''
@@ Line 435: / Line 447: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Freedom2 Freedom] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASomerville Somerville], 1947)
-==== DISTRICT 7: Malden ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMalden7_1927-2003 DISTRICT 7: Malden] ====
 '''Leonard P. Davis, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-343''
@@ Line 447: / Line 459: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=NorthReading North Reading] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANReading North Reading], 1955)
-==== DISTRICT 7: Melrose ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMelrose7_1927-2003 DISTRICT 7: Melrose] ====
 '''Robert A. Barker, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-344''
@@ Line 459: / Line 471: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Lynnfield Lynnfield] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynnfield Lynnfield], 1946)
-==== DISTRICT 8: Salem ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASalem8_1927-2003 DISTRICT 8: Salem] ====
 '''Philip Pergola, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-345''
@@ Line 472: / Line 484: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=NewMeadows New Meadows] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATopsfield Topsfield], 1958)
-==== DISTRICT 8: Lynn ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn8_1927-2003 DISTRICT 8: Lynn] ====
 '''Albert J. Gebow, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-346''
@@ Line 484: / Line 496: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountSinai Mount Sinai] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALynn Lynn], 1946)
-==== DISTRICT 9: Gloucester ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGloucester9_1927-2003 DISTRICT 9: Gloucester] ====
 '''Sumner G. Ropper, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-347''
@@ Line 495: / Line 507: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Manchester Manchester] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAManchester Manchester], 1920)
-==== DISTRICT 10: Newburyport ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewburyport10_1927-2003 DISTRICT 10: Newburyport] ====
 '''George H. Harrison, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-348''
@@ Line 508: / Line 520: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Emeth Emeth] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewburyport Newburyport], 1955)
-==== DISTRICT 11: Lawrence ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALawrence11_1927-2003 DISTRICT 11: Lawrence] ====
 '''Eugene G. Oldfield, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-349''
@@ Line 519: / Line 531: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Cochichewick Cochichewick] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANAndover North Andover], 1874)
-==== DISTRICT 12: Lowell ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell12_1927-2003 DISTRICT 12: Lowell] ====
-'''Ricard Trull, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
+'''Richard Trull, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-350''
@@ Line 532: / Line 544: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WilliamSewallGardner William Sewall Gardner] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALowell Lowell], 1928)
-==== DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFitchburg13_1927-2003 DISTRICT 13: Fitchburg] ====
 '''John E. Stacey, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-351''
@@ Line 544: / Line 556: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Tahattawan Tahattawan] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALittleton Littleton], 1929)
-==== DISTRICT 13: Barre ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABarre13_1927-2003 DISTRICT 13: Barre] ====
 '''Charles R. Dean, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-352''
@@ Line 555: / Line 567: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Athol Athol] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAthol Athol], 1872)
-==== DISTRICT 14: Greenfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGreenfield14_1927-2003 DISTRICT 14: Greenfield] ====
 '''Alfred R. Malanson, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-353''
@@ Line 567: / Line 579: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MountSugarLoaf Mount Sugar Loaf] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASDeerfield South Deerfield], 1912)
-==== DISTRICT 15: North Adams ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthAdams15_1927-2003 DISTRICT 15: North Adams] ====
 '''George A. Putney, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-354''
@@ Line 577: / Line 589: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Greylock Greylock] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANAdams North Adams], 1871)
-==== DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield16_1927-2003 DISTRICT 16: Pittsfield] ====
 '''Peter W. Stephenson, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-355''
@@ Line 591: / Line 603: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Pittsfield Pittsfield] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPittsfield Pittsfield], 1920)
-==== DISTRICT 17: Holyoke ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHolyoke17_1927-2003 DISTRICT 17: Holyoke] ====
 '''William T. Miles, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-356''
@@ Line 603: / Line 615: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=WilliamWhiting William Whiting] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHolyoke Holyoke], 1909)
-==== DISTRICT 18: Chicopee ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChicopee18_1927-2003 DISTRICT 18: Chicopee] ====
 '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=GMDarling Edgar W. Darling], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-357''
@@ Line 613: / Line 625: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=SamuelDSherwood Samuel D. Sherwood] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield Springfield], 1921)
-==== DISTRICT 18: Springfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield18_1927-2003 DISTRICT 18: Springfield] ====
 '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLVLiberty Virgil W. Liberty], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-358''
@@ Line 625: / Line 637: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Shawmont Shawmont] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield Springfield], 1952)
-==== DISTRICT 19: Palmer ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPalmer19_1927-2003 DISTRICT 19: Palmer] ====
 '''Horace H. Randlett, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-359''
@@ Line 635: / Line 647: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Vernon Vernon] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABelchertown Belchertown], 1869)
-==== DISTRICT 20: Blackstone ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASouthbridge20_1927-2003 DISTRICT 20: Blackstone] ====
 '''Raymond G. LaFreniere, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-360''
@@ Line 646: / Line 658: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWikiWiki/index.php?title=Granite Granite] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANorthbridge Northbridge], 1880)
-==== DISTRICT 21: Brookfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrookfield21_1927-2003 DISTRICT 21: Brookfield] ====
 '''Roger H. Buzzell, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-361''
@@ Line 659: / Line 671: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=BayPath Bay Path] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWBrookfield West Brookfield], 1923)
-==== DISTRICT 22: Worcester ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWorcester22_1927-2003 DISTRICT 22: Worcester] ====
 '''Richard W. Stake, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-362''
@@ Line 673: / Line 685: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Level Level] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAWorcester Worcester], 1952)
-==== DISTRICT 23: Natick ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANatick23_1927-2003 DISTRICT 23: Natick] ====
 '''Morris Geller, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-363''
@@ Line 686: / Line 698: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Alpha Alpha] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFramingham Framingham], 1875)
-==== DISTRICT 24: Marlboro ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMarlboro24_1927-2003 DISTRICT 24: Marlboro] ====
 '''John G. Moy, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-364''
@@ Line 697: / Line 709: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Perfection Perfection] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFramingham Framingham], 1957)
-==== DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHydePark25_1927-2003 DISTRICT 25: Hyde Park] ====
 '''James P. Mills, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-365''
@@ Line 711: / Line 723: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Sharon Sharon] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASharon Sharon], 1959)
-==== DISTRICT 26: Quincy ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAQuincy26_1927-2003 DISTRICT 26: Quincy] ====
 '''William Low, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''9 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-366''
@@ Line 725: / Line 737: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Manet Manet] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAQuincy Quincy], 1921)
-==== DISTRICT 27: Plymouth ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAPlymouth27_1927-2003 DISTRICT 27: Plymouth] ====
 '''Emmett B. Baker, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-367''
@@ Line 738: / Line 750: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=DanielWebster Daniel Webster] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAMarshfield Marshfield], 1964)
-==== DISTRICT 28: Taunton ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton28_1927-2003 DISTRICT 28: Taunton] ====
 '''Arthur A. Hanson, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-368''
@@ Line 750: / Line 762: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Ezra Ezra] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MATaunton Taunton], 1952)
-==== DISTRICT 28: Attleboro ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAttleboro28_1927-2003 DISTRICT 28: Attleboro] ====
 '''Donald T. Brown, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-369''
@@ Line 761: / Line 773: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=EzekielBates Ezekiel Bates] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAAttleboro Attleboro], 1870)
-==== DISTRICT 29: Brockton ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MABrockton29_1927-2003 DISTRICT 29: Brockton] ====
 '''George H. Snow, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''8 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-370''
@@ Line 774: / Line 786: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wampatuck Wampatuck] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHanson Hanson], 1946)
-==== DISTRICT 30: Fall River ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAFallRiver30_1927-2003 DISTRICT 30: Fall River] ====
 '''William S. Hathaway, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-371''
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 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Wamsutta Wamsutta] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewBedford New Bedford], 1949)
-==== DISTRICT 30: New Bedford ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewBedford30_1927-2003 DISTRICT 30: New Bedford] ====
 '''Thomas E. Chase, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-372''
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 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Quittacus1 Quittacus] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANewBedford New Bedford], 1921)
-==== DISTRICT 31: Nantucket ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MANantucket31_1927-2003 DISTRICT 31: Nantucket] ====
 '''Linwood E. Proctor, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-373''
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 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Oriental Oriental] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAEdgartown Edgartown], 1866)
-==== DISTRICT 32: Hyannis ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAHyannis32_1927-2003 DISTRICT 32: Hyannis] ====
 '''Joseph G. Curtis, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''5 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-374''
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 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mariners Mariners'] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACotuit Cotuit], 1871)
-==== DISTRICT 32: Provincetown ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAProvincetown32_1927-2003 DISTRICT 32: Provincetown] ====
 '''George H. Canham, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''6 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-375''
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 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Universal Universal] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAOrleans Orleans], 1917)
-==== DISTRICT 33: Springfield ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MASpringfield33_1927-2003 DISTRICT 33: Springfield] ====
 '''[http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLDLohnes Donald J. Lohnes], District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-376''
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 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Longmeadow Longmeadow] ([http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MALongmeadow Longmeadow], 1931)
-==== CANAL ZONE DISTRICT ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACanalZone_1927-2003 CANAL ZONE DISTRICT] ====
 '''Richard H. Kinsey, District Grand Master'''; ''7 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-377''
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 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Chagres Chagres] (Ancon, Canal Zone, 1921)
-==== CHILE DISTRICT ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChile_1927-2003 CHILE DISTRICT] ====
 '''Jeffrey R.K. MacDonald, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''3 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-378''
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 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StJohnC St. John's (Concepción)] (Concepción, Chile, 1884)
-==== CHINA DISTRICT ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAChina_1927-2003 CHINA DISTRICT] ====
 '''Alphonse Rigod, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''3 Lodges''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1975-379''
@@ Line 871: / Line 883: @@
 * [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=HykesMemorial Hykes Memorial] (Tientsin, China, 1922) ''In recess''
-==== CARRIBBEAN DISTRICT ====
+==== [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MACuba_1927-2003 CARIBBEAN DISTRICT] ====
 '''Robert J. Aven, District Deputy Grand Master'''; ''1 Lodge''<br>
 ''Tabular: 1972-380''