RACMassachusettsYear1860
1860
James Kimball, Grand High Priest
Wyzeman Marshall, Deputy Grand High Priest
William W. Baker, Grand King
Henry Goddard, Grand Scribe
Contents
REGULAR SESSIONS
ANNUAL SESSION, 09/11/1860
Meeting held at Boston (ChI-779):
Grand Chapter opened.
A report of the Grand High Priest's activity, including the consecration of Berkshire Chapter and King Solomon (2) Chapter, and a ruling on adjournment of Chapters, and copies of charges to Grand Officers and their reports.
- A dispensation for Mount Sinai Chapter in Lawrence.
- A committee was appointed to revise the Regulations of the Grand Chapter.
- The Grand Chapter voted to endorse the report "relative to a dissolution of our connection with the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States."
- Finance.
R. E. James Kimball was re-elected Grand High Priest; other officers elected and appointed as noted on Pages ChI-786 and ChI-787. Installation of Grand Officers followed.
A return to the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter appears on Page ChI-788.
STATED MEETING, 12/11/1860
Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChII-3):
Grand Chapter opened.
Memorial for Paul Dean by Winslow Lewis.
Grand Chapter closed "without ceremony," and adjourned to a neighboring hall to visit with St. Paul's Royal Arch Chapter.
STATED MEETING, 03/12/1861
Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChI-7):
Grand Chapter opened.
- Approval of By-Laws from Morning Star Chapter.
- Report of the Committee on the Grand Constitutions.
STATED MEETING, 06/11/1861
Held at Mason's Hall, Boston (ChII-8):
Grand Chapter opened.
- Communication from the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Canada.
- Report from the Committee appointed to revise Regulations.
LIST OF CHAPTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS: 1860
| Location | Chapter | Precedence Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | St. Andrew's | 08/28/1769 | |
| Newburyport | King Cyrus | 06/28/1790 | |
| Salem | Washington | 01/09/1811 | |
| Taunton | Adoniram | 09/10/1816 | |
| Springfield | Morning Star | 06/29/1818 | |
| Franklin | Greenfield | 12/07/1818 | |
| Boston | St. Paul's | 01/25/1819 | |
| Stoughton | Mount Zion | 12/12/1820 | |
| Fitchburg | Thomas | 12/11/1821 | |
| Worcester | Worcester | 09/16/1823 | |
| Medway | Mount Lebanon | 12/14/1824 | |
| Northampton | Northampton | 06/23/1825 | |
| Concord | Concord | 03/25/1826 | |
| Lowell | Mt. Horeb | 04/08/1826 | |
| Sutton | Sutton | 09/26/1826 | |
| East Boston | St. John's (2) | 12/12/1854 | |
| Chelsea | Shekinah | 12/11/1855 | |
| Hyannis | Orient | 09/09/1856 | |
| Haverhill | Pentucket | 12/09/1856 | |
| Pittsfield | Berkshire | 12/07/1858 | |
| Enfield | King Solomon (2) | 12/07/1858 | |
| Foxboro | Keystone, U. D. | 06/12/1860 | |
| Lawrence | Mount Sinai, U. D. | 07/13/1860 |
