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Ill∴ Brother Retires as Grand Master

The Valley of Boston wishes to congratulate Ill∴ Bro. Richard James Stewart, 33^o, on a successful term as the 87th Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts from December 27, 2010 to December 27, 2013. 

In 1966, Bro. Stewart began his Masonic career by joining Athelstan Lodge (now Guiding Lights Lodge) in Worcester, where he served as Worshipful Master in 1974-1975.

Bro. Stewart was Co-Chairman of the Athelstan Lodge Blood Drive Program between 1974 and 1982. During this time the Lodge was honored numerous times by the American Red Cross for its blood collection program. His efforts brought him to the attention of Right Worshipful W. Terence Stephens, Chairman of the Grand Lodge Service Committee, who had Bro. Stewart appointed to the Committee in 1980. Bro. Stewart has served Grand Lodge in some capacity every year since. 

Most Worshipful Bro. Stewart installed his successor, Bro. Harvey J. Waugh, as the 88th Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts on December 27, 2013. 

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Ill∴ Brother Installed as Grand Master

The Valley of Boston wishes to congratulate Ill∴ Bro. Harvey J. Waugh, 33^o, who was installed as the 88th Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts at the Stated Communication of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Massachusetts on Friday, December 27, 2013 in Boston.

The Grand Master has two distinct responsibilities. First, he serves as the fraternal leader of the society. He also has numerous ceremonial privileges reserved for his position. 

The second primary responsibility of the Grand Master is leading the business of the Grand Lodge, including: Chairman, Grand Lodge Board of Directors; President, Masonic Education & Charitable Trust (MECT); Chairman, Grand Lodge Library and Museum Board of Directors; and, Chairman, Masonic Heath System (MHS) Board of Directors. 

Bro. Waugh was raised in 1968 in Wyoming Lodge in Melrose, where he served as Worshipful Master in 1977-1978. He served the Grand Lodge of Masons of Massachusetts as Deputy Grand Master in 2005. That same year, he received the Henry Price Medal. 

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