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the brethren met at Bro. Royal Whiton's house and proceeded to 

 (he New North Meeting-house, where the officers were publicly in- 

 stalled by D. D. G. M. Albert Case, in the presence of a large 

 audience. Dec. 18, 1855, VV. P. M. Marshall Lincoln installed 

 Uro. Bela Whitoii W. Master. Oct. 7, 1856, 28 members of the 

 Lodge withdrew to become affiliated with Orphan's Hope Lodge, 

 Weymouth, to which the original charter had just been re- 

 turned. Jan. 9, 1857, the Lodge attended the funeral of Wor. 

 Bro. Marshall Lincoln and rendered the Masonic burial service. 

 Feb. 9, 1857, W. Bro. Bela Whiton was for the second time 

 installed as W. Master at a public service in the New North 

 Church by D. D. G. M. Albert Case. After the installation of 

 officers an address was given by Rev. Bro. William R. Alger, of 

 Boston. June 17, 1857, the Lodge participated, by invitation 

 •of the Grand Lodge, in the inauguration of the Gen. Warren statue 

 at Bunker Hill, and procured the present banner of the Lodge for 

 the occasion. Dec. 22, 1857, W. P. M. Bela Whiton installed 

 Bro. Bela Lincoln W. Master, and the following named brothers 

 have filled the office since : Enos Loring 1859 and 1860 ; Warren 

 A. Hersey 1861 ; Edwin Wilder 1862 and 1863 ; E. Waters Burr 

 1864, 1865, and 1866 ; Charles N. Marsh 1867, 1868, and 1869 ; 

 Henry Stephenson 1870, 1871, and 1872; Jason Whitney 1873; 

 Charles W. S. Seymour 1874, 1875, and 1876 ; Charles T. Burr 

 1877, 1878, and 1879; John M. Trussell 1880 and 1881 ; Stetson 

 Foster 1882 and 1883; A. Willis Lincoln 1884; Stetson Foster 

 1885 ; Arthur L. Whiton 1886 and 1887 ; Wallace Corthell 1887 

 and 1888; William F. Harden 1889 and 1890; Charles. H. Mar- 

 ble 1891 and 1892. April 23, 1861, the Lodge gave the use of 

 its rooms to the committee for furnishing aid to the soldiers. 

 August 1, 1889, the Lodge, by invitation of the Grand Lodge of 

 Mass., attended the dedication of Pilgrim Monument at Plymouth, 

 Mass. 



The one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the 

 Lodge was celebrated Dec. 9, 1892, at Agricultural Hall. There 

 were literary exercises in the afternoon, when an Historical 

 Address was delivered by Rev. Bro. Joshua Young, D.D.,a former 

 chaplain of the Lodge. There were also addresses by W. Master 

 Charles H. Marble, and Most Wor. Grand Master Samuel Wells, 

 of the Grand Lodge ; a prayer by Bro. Edmund Hersey, Chap- 

 lain ; and original hymns, sung by the Apollo Quartet. A ban- 

 quet followed at which over four hundred ladies and gentlemen 

 were present. In the evening there was a ball. The occasion 

 was in every way worthy of the high character of this ancient 

 institution. 



The above sketch was prepared by Mr. Edwin Wilder. 



