MassachusettsYear2016

2016

HARVEY J. WAUGH, Grand Master

David R. Lucas, Deputy Grand Master
Thomas A. Rorrie, Senior Grand Warden
Dennis E. Reebel, Junior Grand Warden

Front Row: Rt. Wor. David R. Lucas, Most Wor. Harvey J. Waugh, Rt. Wor. Gerald Dowden
Back Row: Rt. Wor. Dennis E. Reebel, Rt. Wor. Thomas A. Rorrie, Rt. Wor. Mason W. Russell, Most Wor. Arthur E. Johnson.

A portrait of the Grand Master and officers appeared on the frontispiece and above.

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QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/09: 2016-6;
• 06/08: 2016-33;
• 09/14: 2016-61;
• 12/14: 2016-107; (Annual Communication)

03/09 Agenda

• 2016-17: Discussion on changes to the Grand Constitutions.
• 2016-27: Appointment of Grand Representative.

06/08 Agenda

• 2016-45: Report of the Committee on Records.
• 2016-47: Recognition of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas.
• 2015-52: Discipline.
• 2015-52: Presentations.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/09: 2016-18;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Fellowship, Macedonian, Matthew John Whittall, Simonds, approved; Delta, Mount Orthodox, Pythagorean, not approved.

• 06/08: 2016-42;
  • Full Codes : none.
  • Amendments: Celestial (with changes); Charles W. Moore; Cincinnatus (with changes); Franklin; Jordan; Lynnfield-Zetland; Major General Henry Knox (with changes); Marine; New Moon (with changes); Pilgrim (with changes); Union (Nantucket); William Sewall Gardner-Kilwinning, approved; Eastern Star; Mount Olivet, not approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• NECROLOGIES:
  • 03/09: 2016-19: Rt. Wor. James Allen Manninen, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/09: 2016-19: Rt. Wor. Robert Webster Williams, III, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/09: 2016-19: Rt. Wor. Thomas Richard Hickey, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/09: 2016-20: Rt. Wor. David Reynolds Price, Sr., Past Senior Grand Warden.
  • 03/09: 2016-20: Rt. Wor. Raymond Elliott Ramsdell, II, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/09: 2016-20: Rt. Wor. Carl Arthur Gordon, Past Deputy Grand Master.
  • 03/09: 2016-21: Rt. Wor. Martin Joseph Hanrahan, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/08: 2016-45: Rt. Wor. Scott Louis Allen, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/08: 2016-46: Rt. Wor. Harry Alzirus Powers, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/08: 2016-45: Rt. Wor. Frank Oren Collins, Past District Deputy Grand Master.
  • 06/08: 2016-45: Rt. Wor. John Edward Grant, Past District Deputy Grand Master.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 06/08: 206-50: Changes to the following sections of the Grand Constitutions were approved:

Title Page, Preamble, 202, 204, 206, 209, 212, 213, 214, 215, 217, 219, 220, 223, 224, 236, 237, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 300, 302, 303, 305, 313, 315, 316, 317, 319, 320, 321, 322, 327, 329, 332, 334, 338, 353, 400, 403, 406, 407, 409, 411, 418, 420, 422, 500, 507, 508, 600(b), 604, 605, 606, 709(m), 709(n), 817(A), 817(B), Rules for the Government of Grand Lodge Rule XIII.

Note: the revised version of the Grand Constitutions is the new 2016 edition.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/09: 2016-27; opening remarks; visits; new Executive Assistant; new Grand Lodge committees; license plate program; Brotherhood Fund; commemorative plates for State House commemoration.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/09: 2016-21: Petition for consolidation by Warren and Charles C. Dame Lodges as Charles C. Dame Lodge; granted.
• 03/09: 2016-24: Petition for consolidation by Wampatuck and John Cutler Lodges as Wampatuck Lodge; granted.
• 06/08: 2016-48: Petition for consolidation by Starr King and Jordan Lodges as Jordan Lodge; granted.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 06/04: 2016-31. Worcester. Corner Stone and Dedication of Worcester World War II Memorial. David R. Lucas, Acting Grand Master.
  • 2016-31: Grand Lodge opened at Worcester City Hall.
  • 2016-31: Presentation of colors.
  • 2016-32: Ceremony of dedication.
  • 2016-32: Contents of Corner Stone.
  • 2016-32: Proclamation of the Grand Marshal.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/2016)

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