Fall Reunion Namesake: Harvey J. Waugh
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The Valley’s Fall Reunion is coming up in just a few weeks and is named in honor of our Grand Master, Illustrious and Most Worshipful Harvey J. Waugh, 33°. We have all seen Most Worshipful Waugh serve our fraternity diligently over the past three years. However, how many of us know the real history of our Grand Master?
Born in Winthrop, MA, Waugh was raised in Melrose and educated in the Melrose school system. He served in the United States Navy, being commissioned an Ensign in 1964. In 1968, his Masonic career began when he joined Wyoming Lodge in Melrose. He served as the Worshipful Master of the lodge in 1977-78. He is also a member of Cawnacome Sunshine Lodge in Bourne. Brother Waugh began his service to the Grand Lodge in 1983 when he was appointed Grand Representative to the Grand Lodge of Spain, a position he still holds today. In 2005, he was appointed to serve as Deputy Grand Master by Most Worshipful Brother Jeffrey B. Hodgdon.
In 1968, he was hired by the Aleppo Shrine Temple to serve as its Recorder, a position he held until he retired in 2008. As Recorder, he was responsible for the daily operation of the Aleppo Shrine, including office administration, event planning, record keeping, human resources, and other tasks as needed. Under his administration, the Aleppo Shrine Temple moved from their headquarters in Boston to the Auditorium in Wilmington, MA in 1977. In that same year, Brother Waugh also received the Henry Price Medal, the most prestigious honor conferred by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. In 2008, he was elected to serve on the Grand Lodge’s Board of Directors. He was re-elected to a second three-year term in 2010 which expired on the day of his installation.
Brother Waugh has been active in several Masonic organizations, most notably with the Shriners because of his position as Recorder. In his youth, Waugh was a member of Melrose Chapter in the Order of DeMolay, he went on to serve the Chapter as its Master Councilor. He was awarded the Degree of Chevalier, the highest honor a member can receive for service to the organization. He also received the Legion of Honor, the highest honor that can be conferred by DeMolay International on an adult. Brother Waugh is also active in the York Rite of Freemasonry. He is a member of Saint Paul’s Royal Arch Chapter, Melrose Council of Royal and Select Master Masons, Boston Commandery, and Saint Bernard Commandery.
Most Worshipful Waugh is also a member of our very own Valley of Boston. Serving as the Sovereign Prince of Giles F. Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem from 1989 until 1992. In 1991, Brother Waugh received his 33° at the Annual Meeting of the Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America.
Brother Waugh resides in Lynnfield with his wife, Margaret. Together they have two daughters, Kimberly and Jennifer.
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The Bodies of the Scottish Rite, sitting in the Valley of Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acknowledge and yield allegiance to the Supreme Council, 33°, of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America, whose Grand East is in Lexington, Massachusetts.