INDEX.
A.
Act of incorporation....................................................... 39
Address at organization, by G. Master................................. 14
at consecration, by J. H. Sheppard........................28-32
valedictory, of Simon Greenleaf................................ 98
valedictory, of Samuel Fessenden..............................194
at celebration in 1844.........................................347
Affirmation instead of oath,.........................................85, 95
Letter to G. L. of Pennsylvania.............................134
Alna Lodge, charter for granted Jan. 10, 1823............................ 82
permission to meet in Alna and New Castle, granted Jan. 1827.148
Amendments. (See By-Laws).
Amity Lodge, dues remitted............................................117
report &c, relative to.....................................430
Annual Communication, time of changed to 1st Wednesday in
May, at 9 A. M...... 421
Appointments. (See Officers.)
Aprons, two dozen ordered............................................345
Arrangements for removal to Augusta...................................219
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad—breaking ground for, July 4, 1846. .410-412
Aurora Lodge, Thomaston, charter for granted July 13, 1826...............142
B.
Balloting, report respecting........................................... 67
Banquet, June 25, 1844................................................380
Bates, James—money lost by.........................................137
remitted to him..........................150
Belfast Lodge, petitions for revocation of charter, and for new charter... .176
surrender of charter accepted July 10, 1828................178
petition for restoration of charter.........................178
charter restored and name changed to Phoenix Lodge ,
Oct. 16, 1828............................... 179
Bethlehem Lodge, Augusta, charter for granted, July 12, 1821 ............ 57
Bible, proposition to aid in distribution of............................... 36
report on proposition........................................... 42
substitute for adopted................,......................... 55
Bray, Oliver—notes due from given to his widow ($301.03),..............105
Buxton Lodge, charter for granted, Jan. 13, 1826.........................138
constituted, Sept. 12, 1827................................161
By-Laws, committee to prepare............................................... 14
of Massachusetts temporarily adopted......................... 35
code of reported and ordered to be printed.................... 41
adopted Jan. 11, 1821................................ 53
ordered to be printed................................. 55
revised code of reported, May, 1847...........................428
ordered to be printed and sent to lodges.........482
amended, Jan., 1822—ballot for candidate must be unanimous... 70
Jan., 1828—dues from lodges for members repealed.. .172
July, 1828—meetings changed from second to
third Thursday...............177
July, 1828—names of masons expelled and suspended
to be returned.......................178
Dec, 1831—place of meeting to be Augusta. .206, 214, 218
Jan., 1838—lodges to pay one-eighth of a dollar annually
for
each member.....216, 280, 235
Grand Lodge to meet annually only,
in January......................219, 221
Jan., 1844—place of meeting changed to
Portland... .812, 817, 320, 831.
C.
Call of Convention to form Grand Lodge—Aug. 1819.................... 1
Candidates for degrees—ballot for must be unanimous................... 70
from other jurisdictions—report respecting......140
resolution relative to receiving..................157
Casco Lodge, North Yarmouth", chartered October 11, 1821.............. 59
Celebration at Augusta, permission for—1846............................408
Central Lodge, China, charter for granted, April 8, 1824..................104
Chandler, Joseph R.—-visit of to Grand Lodge, 1846......................407
Charity Fund, $1,000 received for, from Grand Lodge of Massachusetts,
investment of.......................... 41
Donations to, by Joseph M. Gerrish, 61, 77, 95, 112, 130, 149, 169, 185, 200, 212.
Statement of, Jan. 8, 1824................................ 95
Statement of, Jan. 23, 1838..............................286
Statement of, May 5, 1847.............................428
Trustees of, 1821, 58—1823, 79—1824, 102—1825, 115—1826,
132—1827, 153—1828, 172—1829, 187—1830, 202—1831, 215—1832
228—1833, 240—1834, 247—1835, 264—1836, 272—1837,
280--1838, 287—1839, 295—1840, 801—1841, 307—1842,
313—1843, 321—1844, 338—1847, 425.
Trustees of to meet at 3 P. M. on day of Annual session,. 107, 108
Rules for government of Trustees reported and approved.... 119
Charity Fund, Amendment proposed to By-Laws respecting..............245
Treasurer authorized to borrow money from, 226, 236, 242, 258
Appropriation from, Feb. 16, 1832........................226
proposition to distribute capital of, 1810..................300
substitute for, submitted, 1841................306
adopted, Jan. 1842.............309
rescinded, Jan. 1845............390
report relative to using interest of, Feb. 1832............227
Charters of Lodges, Grand Secretary to ascertain dates of................ 35
Colonization Society, proposition for aiding...............................157, 158
Committee on mode of procedure in forming Grand Lodge....................... 3
report of........ 4
to attend Grand Lodge of Massachusetts....................6, 7
report of...........8-11
to procure Seal and Regalia................................ 14
report of........................36
to prepare a code of By-Laws................................ 14
to petition Legislature for incorporation....................13, 18
Convention to form Grand Lodge—call for............................................. 1
Delegates in......................... 2
Proceedings of......................2-11
State, October 4, 1843......................................322
Corner Stone of King Chapel, laid by Grand Lodge, July 16, 1845,. ......403
Correspondence, report on, ............1822, 65—1823, 82—1824,97—1825,
116—1826, 133—' 1827,155—1828, 173—1829, 184—1830, 205—1831,
213—1833, 235—1834, 244—1835, 260—1836, 269—1837, 277—1838,
285— 1839, 292—1840, 299—1841, 306—1842, 311—1843,
319—1844, 335—1845, 395—1846, 414—1847, 434.
D.
Debts of Grand Lodge, loan to pay authorized..........................213
Decisions, by Grand Lodge :
Affirmation instead of oath allowable..................................... 95
Officers, except Master, may act without installation................153
A maimed man may be made a Mason, provided, &c..................426
An expelled mason may be restored—February, 1832...........221, 228
Diplomas, committee to report design for—1821,.............................41, 52
$200 appropriated for procuring a new plate—1826............140
for Past Masters..................................69, 72, 103, 106
Districts, State divided into six, June, 1820............................17, 18
seven, Jan., 1829........................... 187
eight, Feb., 1832............................223
District Deputy Grand Masters, appointed—1820........................ 19
lists of. (See officers.)
District Deputy Grand Masters, reception of, on official visits.............. 81
instructions to, 227, 239, 263, 271, 312, 321, 431
reports of, 1834, 248—1835, 265—1836, 273— 1837, 280—1838, 288—1846, 406.
Dues, lodges not paying not entitled to representation in Grand Lodge.. 137, 140
remission of,.......................................287, 291, 298, 304
vote to remit until otherwise ordered, 1842........................309
rescinded, 1845............. .394
remitted to June, 1845...........................................401
paid, to be refunded, 1847.......................................427
Duties, peculiar, of Masons at the present time, report on............200, 202
E.
Eastern Lodge, remonstrance from and report on—1824..................106
Election. (See officers.)
Emerson, Samuel—petition from received and referred................... 59
F.
Fee on lodges of 1/8 of a dollar per member, repealed, 1828...............172
re-enacted, 1847.........422, 431
Fees for degrees, reduction of—minimum fixed at $15.............324, 344, 401
Finance, report of Committee on,..... 1823, 76—1824, 94—1825, 110—1826,
127— 1827, 146—1828, 165—1829, 181—1830, 192—1831, 211—1832,
224— 1833, 236—1834, 242—1835, 258—1836, 268—1837,
277—1838, 282— 1839, 290—18401 297—1841, 303—1842,
310—1843, 315—1844, 329— 1845, 388—1846, 407—1847, 427.
Fox, Charles—death of, July 27, 1845...............................................402
Fraternal Lodge, Shapleigh, charter for granted Jan. 11, 1828................173
request for constitution of, &c..................189, 204, 216
Freedom Lodge, Parsonsfield, charter for granted Jan. 10, 1823..........79, 82
Freeport Lodge, petition from, Jan., 1822........................................... 66
Furniture ordered to be sold December, 1831...................................... 219
G.
General Convention, Delegate to chosen, 1842................................311
action of reported, 1845............................396
General Grand Lodge of the U. S......................................68, 73, 85, 89
Grand Lodge, convention to form.................................................1-11
organization of, June, 1820.............................12-16
ceremonies and address at consecration of.............. .22—33
not opened at quarterly meetings in 1830 and 1831.....209, 217
to meet annually hereafter—voted Jan., 1832..............221
removal of from Portland to Augusta.................218, 219
Augusta to Portland.............321, 331, 338
time of annual meeting changed from Jan. to June, 1846... .891
Grand Lodge, time of annual meeting changed to 1st Wednesday in May, 421
Grand Lodge Certificates, proposition to issue not approved..................430
Grand Officers, signatures of to be sent to other Grand Lodges..........65, 69
Griswold, Oliver—interest on note due from remitted..............................270
H.
Harmony Lodge, Gorham, charter for granted Jan. 10, 1822.............. 62
constituted September 5, 1823......................... 86
Haskell, Jeremiah, funeral of, April 17, 1844...................................339
Hermon Lodge, Gardiner, charter for granted June 23, 1820............16, 20
communication from January 17, 1833..................232
report on...........................238
I.
Incorporation, committee to petition for............................................... 13
act of................................................... 39
Installation. (See officers.)
Officers, except Master, may act without..................153
Insurance of Furniture and Regalia ordered........................................118
Invitation to G. Lodges of Mass. and N. Hampshire to attend consecration.. 15
J.
Jewels, Representatives not to appear in Grand Lodge without...........88, 97
for D. D. G. Master ordered....................................187
Jones, Thomas, expulsion of by Unity Lodge.......................................320
Jurisdiction of Lodges, report on......................................................142
K
Kennebec Lodge, charter of returned to Grand Lodge, July 21, 1831....... 217
Report on communication from........................237
acceptance of charter postponed, 1834................246
Report and statements relative to, 1835................261
Charter and jewels restored January 16, 1845............389
King Chapel, Brunswick, corner stone of laid, July 16, 1845............403
King Hiram Lodge, Dixfield, charter for granted April 10, 1828........176
L.
Lafayette, General—measures to welcome, 1825,....................113, 116
address to, and answer..............................121
Lafayette Lodge, Readfield, charter for granted January 13, 1826........138
Lecturer, Grand...................118, 124, 132, 138, 144, 158, 171, 334, 343
John Miller appointed, January 30, 1845.................394
Limerick, petition for Lodge in—not granted................92, 97, 102, 113
Loan of $256.98 authorized, January 20, 1831........................213
Lodges to be numbered according to seniority, Jan. 10, 1823............ 83
list of, by Districts, 1830......................................207
Lodges, list of, by Districts, 1846.....................................................435
means of promoting more intimate relations between...........334, 343
dormant requested to surrender charters, &c., to Grand Lodge.... 271
M.
Maimed men, eligibility of to be made masons.....................116, 133, 426
Masonry, throughout the world, committee to inquire respecting..........334
Masonic State Convention, 1843..............................................322-326
Massachusetts, action in G. Lodge of on memorial from Maine................ 8
Memorial to Grand Lodge of Massachusetts........................................ 4
Meridian Splendor Lodge, Newport, charter for granted July 13, 1826.....142
Michigan, Grand Lodge of recognized, July 12, 1827........................... 160
Missouri, communication from Grand Lodge of answered......................137
Money in Treasury, vote to invest, 1844..........................................333
Monument over Washington's tomb,............................107, 113, 117, 124
Morning Star Lodge, Litchfield, charter for granted, July 11, 1822.......69, 71
report on dues from, January, 1827..................151
Mosaic Lodge, Sangerville, charter for granted April 12, 1827.................159
permitted to remove to Dover or Foxcroft, Jan. 1845.,.....389
Mount Moriah Lodge, Denmark, charter granted Jan. 11, 1828.........167, 173
time for constitution extended, Jan. 22, 1830.........206
Mount Vernon, petition for Lodge in, not granted...............................138
N.
Northern Star Lodge, permitted to meet in Anson and Solon.............426
Numbering of Lodges to be according to seniority.......................... 83
O.
Officers, election and appointment of, ....1820, 13, 16—'22, 61, 64—'23, 77,
78— '24, 101—'25, 113, 115—'26, 130, 131—'27, 148, 152—'28, 167,
171—'29, 184, 186—'30, 199, 201—'31, 213, 215—'32, 221, 223—'33,
230, 234— '34, 243, 244—'35, 259, 260—'36, 268, 271—'37, 276,
278—'38, 284, 285 —'39, 291, 294—'40, 298, 299—'41, 304,
305—'42, 312—'43, 318—'44, 331, 336—'45, 391, 393—'46,
408—'47, 428, 433.
Oration, by John H. Sheppard at celebration, 1844.......................347-380
Organization of Grand Lodge,.......................................................... 12
P.
Palestine, &c.,—masonry in, committee to inquire respecting............. 80
reports of committee.......................... 137, 163, 176
Parsonsfield, petition for lodge Jan. 10, 1822—postponed................. 63
Past Masters, Grand Secretary requested to obtain list of................ 35
degree, illegal conferring of.............................. 429
Penobscot Lodge, Garland, charter for granted Jan. 10, 1822............... 63
permitted to meet alternately in Dexter and Exeter......205
remove to Dexter, Jan., 1845................389
Pennsylvania, communication from Grand Lodge of received.............119
answer to..............134
communication from Grand Lodge of, July 13, 1826.........142
report on...............154
Piscataquis Lodge, Sebec, charter for granted October 9, 1823............. 92
Proceedings of Grand Lodge, to be collected and bound.................400
Proxies of lodges may vote when only two representatives are present.... 77
Q.
Quarterly meetings, in 1830 and 1831, Grand Lodge not opened........209, 217
R.
Records, books for to be procured.................................................... 37
Refreshments, at meetings of Grand Lodge—dispensing with.....114, 116, 118
Representatives, payment of expenses of, provision for..................421, 431
Returns of lodges, to be made up to September 1, each year................... 71
of Seventh District, 1846......................................420
Rising Virtue Lodge, Bangor, new charter granted to, Jan. 18, 1845..........389
Rural Lodge, Sidney, charter for granted April 12, 1827..........................159
time for constitution extended, Jan. 22, 1830...............204
charter of surrendered, Jan. 22, 1836......................270
S.
St. Croix Lodge, Calais, re-organization of authorized, Jan. 18, 1844.......333
new charter granted January 16, 1845...................389
St. George Lodge, allowed to meet in alternate years in Warren & Waldoboro', 69
petition of for remission of old dues...............116, 129
new charter granted, May 5, 1847......................426
St. John's Lodge, South Berwick, charter for granted, Jan. 11, 1827.......149
memorial from and report on, 1833.................231, 238
St. John's Day, celebration of, 1844, at Portland...........................346-384
St. Mark's Lodge, Bangor, charter for granted April 10, 1828............173, 176
Seal, and Regalia, committee to procure, appointed June 2, 1820.............. 14
report of...................... 36
two engravings of ordered, for printer, April 12, 1821.............. 56
Smith, Thomas W., Grand Master, letter from, June 24, 1844..................342
Solar Lodge, Bath, petition from, January 17, 1822............................... 66
communication from, January 21, 1836....................269
re-organization of permitted, January 18, 1844..............333
Somerset Lodge, Norridgewock, petition for, June 27, 1820.................... 36
charter granted) January 11, 1821....................... 64
allowed to meet alternately in Norridgewock & Bloomfield, 77
permitted to meet in Norridgewock and Milburn.....105, 114
South Carolina, communication from Grand Lodge of, Jan. 11, 1828...........174
T.
Texas, interchange of representatives with Grand Lodge of......385, 886, 418
Tranquil Lodge, petition of for remission of dues..........................159, 160
new charter granted to, May 5, 1847, with leave &c.......427
Treasurer, instructed to collect notes due Grand Lodge......................263
with others, to sell Bank Stock, and re-invest............270, 278
ordered to notify debtors and collect debts, &c.............. 270
invest money on hand in Bank stock..........278, 294
inquire into condition of invested funds............306
report on accounts of, June 23, 1846........................407
U.
Union Lodge, permitted to meet in Union and Hope, alternately, Jan. 1827.. 149
Unity Lodge, Unity, charter for granted April 10, 1828...............175, 176
permitted to remove to Freedom, January 20, 1842........309
V.
Vassalborough Lodge, charter for granted April 12, 1827...................159
Visitors, to be admitted by permission of Grand Lodge................ 61
W.
Washington, George. (See monument.)
Washington Lodge, Lubec, charter for granted, January 10, 1822.......... 62
return and communication from, January 28, 1841... 303
Waterville Lodge, charter for granted, June 27, 1820.......................17, 36
memorial from, January 10, 1828....................167
reports on......................172, 186
Work; uniformity in mode of............................................................157
Report on, January 10, 1828....................168
resumption of by various Lodges, 1844............................333
Working Tools, committee appointed to procure, 1844.........................386
Y.
York Lodge, letter from, January 17, 1822........................................... 66
petitions from, for aid, on account of loss by fire........108, 117
dues of for three years remitted, April 14, 1825............120
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