this state had received warrants from Massachusetts, which united in the establishment of this grand lodge, and came under its jurisdiction. Its meetings are holden at Portsmouth, in January, April, July and October. No. Subordinate Lodges. No. 1 St. John's, Portsmouth. 13 Washington, Exeter. 2 Columbian, Nottingham; 14 King Solomon's, New `London. 15 Mount Vernon, Washington. 4 Jerusalem, Walpole and 16 Olive Branch, Plymouth. Westmoreland. 6 Franklin, Hanover. 7 Benevolent, Amherst. 3 North Star, Lancaster. 9 Hiram, Claremont. 10 Union, Haverhill. 11 Blazing Star, Concord. 12 Faithful, Charlestown. 17 Morning Star, Moulton- 18 Charity, Fitzwilliam. CHAPTER IV. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. The first grand lodge in America was holden at Boston, on the 30th July, A. D. 1733, known by the name of St. John's Grand Lodge, and descended from the grand master of England. The Massachusetts Grand Lodge (also holden at Boston) was first established on the 27th Dec. A. D. 1769, and descended from the grand master of Scotland. On the 19th of June, A. D. 1792, a grand masonic union was formed by the two grand lodges, and all distinctions between ancient and modern masons abolished. Hallowell. King Hiram's, Charlestown. Washington, Roxbury. Northfield. St. John's, Demarara (W.I.) Framingham. Columbian, Boston. Lenox. Essex, Kennebeck, Fayette, Harmony, Union, Dorchester. Amity, Camden. Thomas, Monson. Rural, Randolph. Bristol, Norton. Sumner's, Dennis. Cincinnatus, N. Marlboro'. Truro. Montgomery, Meridian Sun, Brookfield. Charity, Adams, Hiram, Concord. Union, No. 5, Nantucket.. Franklin American Union, Marietta. Oxford. Constellation. Dedham. Mendon. Wellfleet. Cincinnatus, G. Barrington. Lexington. Cumberland, New Glou Eastern Star, Rehoboth. Merrimack, Haverhill. Philanthropic, Marblehead. Pythagorean, Ashby. Jerusalem, South Hadley. Sheffield, Sheffield. Mountain, Saco, Pepperelborough. | Ionic, Rowe. Steuben. Wisdom, West Stockbridge. Mount Vernon, BelcherWashington Remembered, town. New-Bedford. Pautucket, Mount Carmel, Lynn. Sylvian, Amicable, Cambridgeport. Mount Pleasant, Chelmsford. Southwick. Middle Oxford, Paris. Grenville. Orient, St. George's, Thomastown. j St. John, Stabrock, Deme- CHAPTER V. Grand Lodge of Rhode-Island. The Grand Lodge of Rhode-Island was organized on the 25th of June, A. L. 5791, agreeably to a plan previeusly proposed and adopted by St. John's lodge, No. 1, of Newport, and St. John's lodge, No. 2, of Providence, which were the only lodges in the State at that time. 7 Friendship, Gloucester. 13 Manchester, Coventry. The quarterly communications are holden in Providence, on the last Monday in February, May, August and November. The annual meeting for the choice of officers is on the anniversary of St. John the Baptist. CHAPTER VI. Grand Lodge of Connecticut. The Grand Lodge of Connecticut was constituted on the 8th day of July, A. D. 1789, by fifteen lodges, which then existed in the State. These lodges were instituted by virtue of charters derived from the grand lodges of Massachusetts and New-York, but chiefly from the former. The grand communications are holden semi-annually, in the months of May and October. The members of the grand lodge consist of all past and present grand officers, and the masters and wardens of all the lodges under its jurisdiction, or their proxies. t 25 Columbia, field. Granby. 37 Western Star, Norfolk. 38 St. Alban's, Guilford. 39 Ark, Woodbridge. 40 Union, 41 Federal, Tolland. 42 Harmony, 26 Columbia, E. Haddam. 27 Rising Sun, Washington. 28 Morning Star, E. Wind sor. Western. Danbury. Brookfield. Waterbury. Lyme. Pomfret. Oxford. Weathers- 43 Trinity, Killingworth. 29 Village, West Simsbury. New-London. 51 Warren, 32 Meridian Sun, Warren. Kent. Bridgefield. 33 Friendship, Southing- 53 Widow's Son, ton. Stonington. 34 Somerset, Norwich. 54 Hamilton, Andover. Chatham. Saybrook. North Sharon: CHAPTER VII. Grand Lodge of Vermont. The Grand Lodge of the State of Vermont was con stituted at Rutland, on the 14th day of October, A. D. 1794. Its annual meetings are holden on the Monday preceding the second Thursday of October, annually, at 9 o'clock, A. M. at Windsor and Vergennes alternately. Its members are all past and present grand officers, and the masters and wardens of the several subordinate lodges. |