290 History of Hingham. 



Dec. 27, at four o'clock p. m. At this meeting John Young was 

 chosen W. Master, William Curtis, Jr. S. Warden, George Little, 

 J. Warden, Adams Bailey, Treasurer, Charles Turner, Jr., Secre- 

 tary. David Jacobs, Jr., served as Tyler. At this meeting Ath- 

 erton Wales was made an entered apprentice, and was the first 

 person to receive this degree of Masonry in Old Colony Lodge. 

 Charles Turner, Jr., was the first person raised to the sublime 

 degree of Master Mason. 



The Lodge agreed with Bro. Wales to give him 1 s. 6 d. per night 

 for the use of his room, adjacent room and closet, for one quarter, 

 and also agreed with him to procure firewood and candles. 



On the 3d Monday in January, 1793, it was voted that " in consid- 

 eration of the service performed for the Lodge by Brothers Charles 

 Turner, Jr. and David Jacobs, Jr., the Lodge will not exact of 

 them the usual compensation fixed on by the by-laws for being 

 raised to Master Masons." On the 3d Monday in March, 1793, 

 Samuel Barker was chosen S. Deacon, Seth Foster J. Deacon, and 

 David Jacobs, Jr., Steward. On the 3d Monday in June, 1793, 

 Charles Turner was chosen and installed W. Master. 



June 24, 1793, St. John's day, was observed by services held in 

 Rev. John Mellen's meeting-house, " he delivering a well adapted 

 Discourse," which was followed by a Masonic oration given by 

 Bro. Josiah Hussey, after which a dinner was served by Bro. 

 Atherton Wales. There were present the following named breth- 

 ren : Charles Turner, Jr., W. M. : Samuel Barker, S. W. ; George 

 Little, J. W.; Adams Bailey, Treas, ; Seth Foster, Sec'y ; Josiah 

 Hussey, S. D. ; James Little, J. D. ; David Jacobs, S. S. ; William 

 Collamore, J. S. ; Atherton Wales, Tyler ; John Young, William 

 Curtis, Jr., James Clapp, Abijah Otis, Elisha Tilden, Joshua Bar- 

 stow, Judah Alden, Nathan Rice, Jotham Lovering, Luther Lin 

 coin, William Cushing, Gridley Thaxter, William Torrey, Silas 

 Morton, Charles Collamore, Henry Thaxter, John N. Mallory, 

 Gamaliel Bradford. 



Sept. 30, 1793, it was voted " that Bros. Abijah Otis, Charles 

 Turner, Josiah Hussey, Elisha Tilden, and Adams Bailey be a 

 committee to confer and agree with Bro. Morton in regard to 

 building the proposed Hall, and procure an obligation for the 

 Lodge security, the work to be prosecuted as fast as possible, and 

 the Treasurer to borrow what monev should be wanted to earn- 

 on the building of the Hall." Nov." 18, 1793, "voted that Bro. 

 Paul Revere, Jr., represent Old Colony Lodge in the Grand Lodge 

 at Boston until superseded by another." June 16, 1794, the 

 officers were installed into office by the officers of the Most 

 Wor. Grand Lodge : John Cutler, Grand Master ; Samuel Dunn, 

 D. D. G. M.; Mungo Mackey, G. S. Warden; Samuel Parkman, 

 G. J. Warden ; William Shaw, G. Treas. ; Benjamin Russell, G. 

 Sec'y; James Hall, G. S. Deacon; Elisha Doan, G. J. Deacon; 

 Robert Gardner, G. Marshal. This was the first communication 

 held in the New Lodge Room, called Old Colony Hall. 



