Attleboro Masonic Building Here is an Excerpt from Ezekiel Bates Lodge's 75th Anniversary History written by Brother Benjamin Taylor The ten years from 1920 to 1930 were indeed notable ones. The activities in regard to a new home for our Lodge culminated in the...
History of Ezekiel Bates Lodge
History of Ezekiel Bates Lodge Brother Secretary Benjamin King submitted this history in 1895 for the Silver (25th) Anniversary of the lodge A History of Masonry, A. F. & A. M. in Attleboro To the Officers and Members of Ezekiel Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. M....
Who was Ezekiel Bates?
Born: Nov. 5, 1795 Hanover Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA Passed: Mar. 21, 1871 Attleboro Bristol County Massachusetts, USA Ezekiel was a son of Mary Carver and Gamaliel Bates. He was the youngest of 15 children: Lydia,...
Cornerstone Laying Ceremony of All Saints Episcopal Mission 1900
On Christmas Day 1900 at 9:15 am hundreds of people gathered for the cornerstone laying ceremony for the All Saints Episcopal Church. Here is a timeline of the event, starting with the invitation to the lodge. This Photo was taken by Clarence Hawkins a non mason who's...
Cornerstone Laying of the Second Congregational Church 1903
On April 11th 1903 the Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts Most Worshipful Baalis Sanford visited Attleboro to perform the cornerstone laying ceremony. The list of officers accompanying the Grand Master are listed The Original Program The Church...
Cornerstone Laying Ceremony of the Bronson Building 1904
Cornerstone Laying Ceremony of the Bronson Building 1904 On July 15th 1904 The Most Worshipful Grand Master Of Massachusetts Baalis Sanford Made the trip back down to Attleboro to lay the cornerstone of the Bronson Building, which at the time was the new home to...
History of St. James Lodge
History of Saint James Lodge 1865-2018 Merged with Ezekiel Bates Lodge June 16 2018 CENTENARY HISTORY, MARCH 1965 From Proceedings, Page 1965-84: By Worshipful Everett W. Robinson. A Brief History of St. James Lodge During Mansfield’s early history it was...
St. James Lodge Past Masters
William G. Allen, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867;Â Memorial Charles M. Deane, 1868 William G. Hamblet, 1869, 1870 Stephen C. Rhodes, 1871 Henry F. Day, 1872, 1873 Jacob A. Leonard, 1874, 1881 H.H. Fairbanks, 1875, 1879, 1880 Edward P. Paine, 1876 D. K. Carpenter,...