. Massachusetts consistory of sublime princes of the royal secret, thirty-second degree of the Ancient and accepted Scottish rite for the northern jurisdiction of the United States, Boston, Massachusetts . Edward Swift Benedict 32° 74 Massachusetts Consistory EDWARD SWIFT BENEDICT 32° Brother Benedict is the son of Edward and Fanny (Bates)Benedict, and was born in Brooklyn, , Jan. 23, 1860. He has lived in Boston since 1868, and entered the flourbusiness in 1875, and is still connected with the same firm inwhich he is now a partner. He was raised a Master Mason in Dalhousie Lodge atNewtonv
. Massachusetts consistory of sublime princes of the royal secret, thirty-second degree of the Ancient and accepted Scottish rite for the northern jurisdiction of the United States, Boston, Massachusetts . Edward Swift Benedict 32° 74 Massachusetts Consistory EDWARD SWIFT BENEDICT 32° Brother Benedict is the son of Edward and Fanny (Bates)Benedict, and was born in Brooklyn, , Jan. 23, 1860. He has lived in Boston since 1868, and entered the flourbusiness in 1875, and is still connected with the same firm inwhich he is now a partner. He was raised a Master Mason in Dalhousie Lodge atNewtonville, Jan. 23, 1899, and was elected its WorshipfulMaster in 1903. April 18, 1899, he was exalted in Newton Royal ArchChapter and knighted in Gethsemane Commandery at Newton,June 15, 1899. He received the grades in the A. and Rite in 1899, becoming a member of MassachusettsConsistory, Oct. 27, 1899. After serving as Master of Ceremonies for three years, hewas elected First Lieutenant-Commander, Dec. 28, Arthur Truman Way 32° 76 Massachusetts Consistory ARTHUR TRUMAN WAY 32° Arthur Truman Way, son of Truman and Sarah L. Way,was born in Salem, March 25, 1855. His father was promi-nent as a supervising engineer in railroad construction andleft Salem for the West, shortly after the birth of his son,returning to Salem in 1871. When sixteen years of age, Brother Way learned andmastered the method of leather manufacturing in Salem, andearly in the 90s started for himself, conducting a most success-ful business during the remainder of his life. He was a member of the Board of Aldermen of his nativecity in 1897, 1898, but declined further public honors. As acitizen he was upright in every respect, and was a kind andconsiderate employer, highly esteemed by all his employees. He was raised in Essex Lodge of Salem, April 20, 1886, andwas elected its Worshipful Master in 1889, serving for twoyears. In 1896 he was elected Treasurer of the Lodge, servingcontinuously unti
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