Wor. Hal Sargent was presented the Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award at the January Communication of Frank W. Thompson Lodge for his dedication to both Scouting and Masonry.

Saturday November 13th, at 10am Brother William Flamburis of Joseph Warren-soley
Lodge has organized a Masonic Freedom Trail Walk. The approximately 1.5 mile walk
will be lead and narrated by Massachusetts own Masonic History Buff, Graeme Marsden.

Those interested in attending should meet at 10am in the foyer of the Grand Lodge in
Boston where an abbreviated tour of the building will be given. After which the walking
tour will begin, ending at the famous Union Oyster House around 12pm.

There is NO CHARGE for the tour. Participants will however be responsible for the cost
of their own meal.

Please feel free to bring the family and make a day of it in Boston, enjoy some history,
good food and the great company of your brothers.

Grand Lodge is located at corner of Tremont & Boylston Streets.
There is parking available at a garage next to Grand Lodge or the near by underground
garage at Boston Common.

Those interested may contact Brother William Flamburis at
williamflamburis@hotmail.com

 To raise funds for his town's Fire Department, Gordon Huggins of Frank W. Thompson Lodge in Bedford completed a major bike ride throughout the 14th District.  

This ride was also to commemorate the 235th anniversary of the death of General and Dr. Joseph Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill. 

Dr. Warren was Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts at the time of his  death.  Brother Huggins began early on the morning of June 17 starting at the Caleb Butler lodge in Ayer.  He stopped at Tahattawan Lodge in Littleton, Joseph Warren-Soley lodge in Lincoln, Corinthian Lodge in Concord, Frank W. Thompson Lodge in Bedford, Simonds Lodge in Burlington, and Washington and Simon W. Robinson Lodges both in Lexington.  He paused long enough at each lodge building only long enough to take a picture of his bike parked out in front.  His journey was not without incident, however.  He did have to contend with one flat tire.  Thankfully, he carried a spare tube and after a quick repair he was on his way.

The funds raised will provide for the purchase of educational materials the Fire Department will use in conducting public safety educational programs.

The RW DDGM Ken Pfeiffer had the distinct pleasure of awarding Wor. Clark Paige with his 50 year Past Master's diploma on Monday, May 10th.

Wor. Paige was master of Caleb Butler Lodge back in 1960 and continues to be active in the lodge, serving as lodge secretary for many years until just recently when we reliquished that post.

RW Pfeiffer stopped by the lodge unexpectedly, announcing himself at the door during the regular business meeting. In a bit of showmanship (and to hide his intent), he had all the past masters present come to the East and line up in order of seniority. He then thanked each man starting from the most junior and finally got to Clark exclaiming 'You're the last one standing, stay here because we have something for you..'. He then presented Clark with his diploma and thanked him for his years of service to the Masonic Fraternity.

Clark's son and grandson were in attendence, having known ahead of time of the presentation. Brian Paige expressed how proud everyone in the family was about the award. Wor. Clark then thanked the brethren assembled and was escorted once around the lodge to a standing ovation.

While working in the attic above the lodge room last year, Wor. Randall Oxley and Wor. John Ritchie made a great discovery... but didn't know it at the time.  Very recently we learned what was discovered and we are simply stunned... as you will be too.

Please join us on May 7th when we share our discovery with the public.  We will have a social gathering beginning at 5:30 pm with the unveiling ceremony to begin at 7:00 pm.  Dinner will follow, but is not required to attend the event.

Grand Lodge representatives will be present and we hope to have several authorities from the National Heritage Museum, Massachusetts Historical Society and the Paul Revere House present as well. The news outlets will also be present.

Don't miss your chance to witness history in the making!

If you plan to attend dinner, please RSVP at http://www.concordmasons.org/discovery

Joseph Warren Soley presents an presentation “American Social Tensions & Freemasonry’s Transformations 1900-1930”
Speaker: Mark A. Tabbert
Director of Collections, George Washington National Memorial
Author of “American Freemasons: Three Centuries of Building Communities”
(if you want, bring a copy & get it autographed)

 Where:
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
Corinthian Hall (talk) & Banquet Room (dinner)
186 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
Talk starts at 5.00pm Tuesday January 26th, 2010 (no charge)
When:
Questions from the audience 6.00-6.30pm
Further discussion over dinner at 6.30pm ($10, booking is essential)
Ends by 7.30pm, when the regular monthly Lodge Meeting starts
Audience:
Men & Women interested in Freemasonry and our Nation’s history
Curious Non-Masons, Prospective Masons & Existing Masons
Confirming:
This promises to be a busy and energetic evening. For us to hold
you a place, you MUST confirm your name and phone number by
January 17th to the Lodge voicemail on 781 259 9228