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The next occasion was that of the dedication of the Masonic Temple in Boston, June 24,1867, when the President of the United States, Brother Andrew Johnson, presided and assisted at the ceremonies; twelve thousand Masons were in line in the parade.

Dalhousie Lodge, through the courtesy of the Superintendent of the Boston & Worcester Railroad Co., assembled in room No. 2, of their station in Boston, and marched in Division No. 3, seventy brothers participating, carrying the banner presented them by the ladies two evenings previous.

The day was excessively hot, but nearly all of the brothers marched over the entire route, although it took till 5 o'clock P.M. to accomplish it. Among the brethren with the Lodge was Brother Jesse Winslow, of Newton Upper Falls, who was made a Mason in 1823, and Brother Timothy Butterfield of Tyngsboro, Mass., made in 1824, both of these aged brethren were born in 1794, and both appeared as Masons at the laying of the cornerstone of Bunker Hill Monument, June 17, 1825, at which Brother General Lafayette assisted.

The last public parade of the Lodge was on the occasion of the laying of the cornerstone of the Masonic Temple in Newtonville, September 23, 1896, one of the most eventful days in the history of Masonry in Newton.

The parade was under the command of Sir Knight Frank L. Nagle, of Gethsemane Commandery, Knights Templars, Chief Marshall, with representatives upon his staff from Natick, Cambridge, and Mt. Horeb of Concord, N. H., Commanderies. Headed by the Waltham Watch Company Band, Gethsemane Commandery, No. 35, Knights Templars, escorted the following organizations, which composed the procession:

Beth-horon Lodge, Brookline

Isaac Parker Lodge, Waltham

Belmont Lodge, Belmont

Pequossette Lodge, Watertown

Monitor Lodge, Waltham

Bethesda Lodge, Brighton

Newton Royal Arch Chapter

Dalhousie Lodge

The procession started at 2 o'clock P.M., and marched through the principal streets of Newtonville, the brethren being favored with bright skies and an ideal September day.

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