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MOUNT VERNON LODGE

Location: Malden

Chartered By: John T. Heard

Charter Date: 09/08/1858 VI-190

Precedence Date: 08/27/1857

Current Status: merged with Galilean Lodge, 09/10/1997, to form Mount Vernon-Galilean Lodge.

PAST MASTERS

REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS

• Petition for Dispensation: 1857
• Petition for Charter: 1858
• Consolidation Petition (with Galilean Lodge): 1997

ANNIVERSARIES

• 1907 (50th Anniversary)
• 1932 (75th Anniversary)
• 1957 (Centenary)
• 1982 (125th Anniversary)

VISITS BY GRAND MASTER

• 1858 (Heard; Constitution of Lodge and installation; Special Communication; see below)
• 1881 (Lawrence)
• 1887 (Endicott; Hall Dedication; Special Communication)
• 1891 (Wells)
• 1894 (Weld)
• 1899 (Hutchinson)
• 1901 (Gallagher)
• 1903 (Sanford)
• 1906 (Blake; 2 visits)
• 1907 (Blake; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1909 (Flanders; 3 visits, including Ladies' Night)
• 1910 (Flanders; reception for Junior Grand Warden Walter F. Medding)
• 1927 (Simpson)
• 1932 (Chipman; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1936 (Allen; reception for Junior Grand Warden Frederic L. Putnam)
• 1957 (A. Jenkins; Centenary; Special Communication)
• 1982 (Berquist; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
• 1989 (Ames; installation)
• 1997 (A. Johnson; Consolidation; Special Communication)

BY-LAW CHANGES

1869 1870 1871 1873 1876 1877 1879 1880 1888 1897 1910 1911 1916 1930 1937 1939 1951 1957 1960 1976

HISTORY

• 1907 (Historical address, 1907-129)
• 1932 (75th Anniversary History, 1932-175)
• 1957 (Centenary History, 1957-160)
• 1982 (125th Anniversary History, 1982-121)

OTHER

• 1883 (Jurisdictional dispute, 1883-262)
• 1941 (Petition for reduction of fees refused; 1941-215)
• 1958 (Participation in 50th Anniversary of corner stone laying, 1958-137)

EVENTS

CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, OCTOBER 1858

From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, November 1858, Page 19:

This is a new Lodge, which has just been established in the neighboring village of Malden, under highly favorable auspices. Having worked a year under Dispensation, it was constituted by the executive officers of the Grand Lodge, on Thursday, the 12th of October, when the officers were installed, and the hall, which has been tastefully and appropriately fitted up, was dedicated according to ancient usage. The ceremonies and services were conducted by the Grand Master, assisted by his officers, and passed off to the gratification of a large collection of Brethren, numbering over one hundred, from Boston, Charlestown, and Somerville. After the ceremonies, a Poem, of great merit and appropriateness, was delivered by Rev. Bro. T. J. Greenwood, a Chaplain of the new Lodge, by whom the excellent hymns sang on the occasion were also written.

The officers installed are as follows:

• B. G. Hill, Master
• Charles Hill and James Bartlett, Wardens
• Edward D. Bell, Treas.
• W. D. Holden, Secy.
• Geo. D. Allen and R. W. Dresser, Deacons
• Thos. S. Shedd and H. H. Hyde, Stewards
• Rev. T. J. Greenwood, Chaplain, and
• Thomas Tufts, Tyler

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

• William F. Chester, DDGM, District 7 (Lynn), 1892, 1893, 1894; SN
• George A. Chisholm, DDGM, District 7 (Malden), 1931, 1932; N
• Ernest A. Crossland, DDGM, District 7 (Malden), 1953, 1954; N
• Hagop V. Demirdjian, DDGM, District 7 (Malden), 1988, 1989
• Theodore N. Foque, DDGM, District 17 (Woburn), 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878; SN
• Alvah D. Gardiner, Jr., DDGM, District 7 (Malden), 1979, 1980; N
• George M. Keen, DDGM, District 7 (Malden), 1943, 1944; N
• Walter F. Medding, DDGM, District 7 (Lynn), 1906, 1907; Junior Grand Warden 1910
• Frederic L. Putnam, DDGM, District 7 (Melrose), 1927; Senior Grand Warden 1936; N
• Henry L. Taylor, DDGM, District 7 (Malden), 1967, 1968; N
• Edward B. Wentworth, DDGM, District 7 (Malden), 1921, 1922; N

DISTRICTS

1857: District 11

1867: District 2 (Charlestown)

1872: District 17 (Woburn)

1883: District 7 (Lynn)

1911: District 7 (Malden)

1927: District 7 (Malden)

LINKS

Massachusetts Lodges