294 History of Hingham. 



OLD COLONY LODGE, I. O. 0. F. 



Old Colony Lodge, No. 108, Independent Order of Odd Fel- 

 lows, was first instituted in Hingham January 13, 1846. Its 

 charter, which is now in the possession of its successor, bearing 

 the same name, contains the signatures of N. A. Thompson, 

 Most Worthy Grand Master; E. M. P. Wells, Right Worthy 

 Deputy Grand Master ; William H. Jones, Right Worthy Grand 

 Secretary ; J. M. Usher, Worthy Grand Warden ; and Hezekiah 

 Pierce, Grand Treasurer. At the institution of this Lodge the 

 Grand Lodge of Massachusetts had had but three Past Grand 

 Masters : Daniel Hersey, E. H. Chapin, and Thomas II. Norris. 



For several years Old Colony Lodge had a vigorous existence 

 with a large membership, but later, in 1852, internal dissensions 

 arose which reduced the membership, and on April 6, 1853, the 

 last meeting was held, and the charter subsequently surrendered 

 to the Grand Lodge. 



The charter remained inoperative for twenty-nine years, or 

 until 1882, when in the spring of that year Fred H. Miller, Her- 

 bert 0. Hardy, and Horace J. Allen, resident Odd Fellows, suc- 

 ceeded in interesting a sufficient number to request a return of 

 the charter and the formation of a new Lodge. This was 

 granted, and on the 8th of September the Lodge was reinstitutcd 

 by the officers of the Grand Lodge. The petitioners for the return 

 of the charter were Henry Siders, of the original Lodge ; Fred 

 H. Miller, Herbert 0. Hardy, Horace J. Allen, and David 0. 

 Wade, of Crescent Lodge No. 82, East Weymouth ; and Henry A. 

 Tibbitts, of Mystic Lodge No. 51, Chelsea. On the night of rein- 

 stitution there were twenty-seven candidates initiated. 



The new Lodge took up quarters in John A. Andrew Fall, 

 Whiton building, where they have since remained. The present 

 membership (in 1893) is seventy-five. The officers are as follows : 



Noble Grand, — Arthur M. Bibby. 



Vice-Grand, — Eben H. Cain. 



Secretary, — Herbert O. Hardy. 



Permanent Secretary, — Walter W. Hersey. 



Treasurer, — Frank W. Nash. 



Warden, — Edward Cowing. 



Conductor, — C. Stuart Groves. 



Inside Guardian. — Bertram L. Blanchard. 



Outside Guardian, — William H. Leavitt. 



R. S. Noble Grand, — Arthur F. Hersey. 



L. S. Noble Grand, — Charles B. Whiton. 



R. S. Vice-Grand, — Fred H. Miller. 



L. S. Vice-Grand, — Barzillai Lincoln. 



R. S. S.,~ Alfred J. Clapp. 



L. S. 5., — Fred S. Wilder. 



Chaplain, — Hiram T. Howard. 



Sitting Past Grand, — C. Sumner Henderson. 



Trustees, — Hiram T. Howard, Barzillai Lincoln, Arthur F. Hersey. 



