Springfield
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SPRINGFIELD LODGE
Location: Springfield
Chartered By: Edwin B. Holmes
Charter Date: 03/13/1895 1895-44
Precedence Date: 05/16/1894
Current Status: in Grand Lodge Vault. Merged into Newton Lodge, 06/15/2002 (now Wilbraham Masonic Lodge.)
PAST MASTERS
- Harry W. Haskins, 1894; SN
- Lewis C. Hyde, 1895
- Edward H. Hall, 1896
- Walter G. Morse, 1897
- Robert F. Warren, 1898
- Charles A. Stone, 1899
- John G. Maxfield, 1900
- Harry L. Norton, 1901
- Franklin A. Lorimer, 1902
- George F. Borden, 1903
- Bloomfield H. Dayton, 1904
- Warren P. Underwood, 1905
- D. Edward Miller, 1906
- Horace D. Litches, 1907
- George L. Fenn, 1908; SN
- Ralph L. Mann, 1909
- Gurdon W. Gordon, 1910; N
- Cummings L. Lorthrop, 1911
- Charles A. Hammond, 1912
- John E. Hall, 1913
- Lester E. Henrick, 1914
- A. Liton Bausman, 1915
- Ralph N. Fowler, 1916
- Edward G. Marshman, 1917; SN
- Robert J. Brice, 1918
- George S. Perkins, 1919
- Raymond R. Ball, 1920
- H. Greeley Randall, 1921
- Edward F. Secraft, 1922
- Arthur L. Foss, 1923
- William H. Hobard, 1924
- Harold E. Hartwell, 1925; N
- Cornelius S. Herbut, 1926
- Benjamin L. Bragg, 1927
- Leroy C. Cushman, 1928
- Donald McClench, 1929
- Robert B. Warner, 1930; N
- Chester W. Allen, 1931
- Warren D. Kinsman, 1932
- William W. Yerrall, 1933; N
- Earl H. Wright, 1934
- Albert F. Steeves, 1935
- Ralph E. French, 1936
- Erick C. Erickson, 1937
- Linwood B. Regan, 1938
- Malcolm B. Ross, 1939
- Russell B. Packard, 1940
- Elwin C. Hubbard, 1941
- Fred A. Cummings, 1942
- Murdo A. MacLeod, 1943
- Horace V. Weske, 1944
- Arthur W. Erickson, 1945
- Howard J. Smith, 1946
- Hector J. E. Lessier, 1947
- Howard A. Wheeler, 1948
- Leon H. Hutchins, 1949; N
- Charles E. Hammond, 1950
- Walter E. Anderson, 1951
- Ernest R. Hanford, 1952
- Granford W. Bull, 1953
- Ernest E. Remmillard, 1954
- J. Paul Sturtivant, 1955
- Litton W. Powell, 1956
- J. Kenneth Alexander, 1957
- Bruce A. Stephens, 1958
- Leslie F. Walker, 1959
- Stanley P. Mastak, 1960
- Theodore J. DeGrace, 1961
- Edward M. Avery, Jr., 1962; N
- Glenwood A. Barger, 1963
- Walter E. Rossmeisel, 1964
- Charles P. Sandbrook, 1965
- Robert S. Langford, 1966
- Robert M. Bullivant, 1967
- Richard W. Thies, 1968
- Domingos Travis, 1969
- Ezra DeDoux, 1970
- Stanley S. Walkowicz, 1971
- Leonard A. Frodette, 1972
- Robert W. Clarke, 1973
- Jack Metcalf, 1974
- Myron G. Swain, 1975; PDDGM
- Elliott L. Buxton, 1976, 1979
- Robert E. Reed, 1977, 1978
- Robert C. Ropsys, 1980, 1983
- Edward M. Avery, III, 1981
- R. Taylor Carr, 1982
- James Alexander, 1984, 1985
- Derrick C. Powell, 1986
- Joseph H. Taylor, Sr., 1987
- Edward R. Sanderson, 1988-1990, 1994
- David A. Buchanan, 1991, 1992
- James A. Alexander, 1993
- Robert W. Sanderson, 1995, 1996
- Edward R. Sanderson, Jr., 1997-2002
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
- Petition for Dispensation: 1894 not listed in Proceedings
- Petition for Charter: 1895
- Consolidation Petition (with Newton Lodge): 2002
ANNIVERSARIES
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1895 (Holmes; Constitution of Lodge and installation)
- 1899 (Hutchinson; 5th Anniversary)
- 1900 (Gallagher)
- 1903 (Sanford)
- 1907 (Blake)
- 1908 (Blake)
- 1911 (Flanders)
- 1913 (Benton)
- 1916 (M. Johnson)
- 1919 (L. Abbott)
- 1920 (Prince; 25th Anniversary)
- 1922 (Prince)
- 1936 (Allen; reception for Junior Grand Warden H. Greeley Randall)
- 1938 (Perry; 2 visits, including reception for Deputy Grand Master Gurdon W. Gordon)
- 1945 (Wragg; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1970 (Jaynes; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1991 (Darling)
- 1995 (Lovering; reception for Junior Grand Warden Robert W. Clarke)
- 2002 (Hicks; Consolidation; Special Communication)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1895 1901 1902 1906 1908 1911 1912 1919 1924 1926 1927 1940 1948 1949 1952 1957 1958 1966 1969 1972 1975 1976 1977 1982 1991
HISTORY
OTHER
- 1936 (Reduction of fees authorized, 1936-38)
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Edward M. Avery, Jr., DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1978, 1979; N
- Robert W. Clarke, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1986, 1987; Junior Grand Warden 1995
- George L. Fenn, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1919, 1920; SN
- Gurdon W. Gordon, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1915, 1916; Deputy Grand Master 1938; N
- Harold E. Hartwell, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1932, 1933; N
- Harry W. Haskins, DDGM, District 16 (Chicopee), 1901; District 16 (Springfield), 1902; SN
- Leon H. Hutchins, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1962, 1963; N
- Edward G. Marshman, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1923, 1924; SN
- D. Edward Miller, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1911, 1912; Senior Grand Warden 1918
- H. Greeley Randall, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1925, 1926; District 18 (Springfield), 1927; Junior Grand Warden 1936
- Myron G. Swain, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1998, 1999
- Robert B. Warner, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1934, 1935; N
- William W. Yerrall, DDGM, District 18 (Springfield), 1946, 1947; N
DISTRICTS
1902: District 16 (Springfield)
1911: District 18 (Springfield)
1927: District 18 (Springfield)
LINKS
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