Masonic Directory for the City of Springfield, State of Massachusetts, United States of America. A. D. 1874, A. L. 5874

Stiff blue printed wrappers. 12 pp. fine condition. Separate pages are dedicated to listing the officers of 8 different Masonic Lodges in the Springfield, Massachusetts area. The last two pages are devoted to the Masonic Mutual Relief Association of Western Massachusetts, a group which acted akin to a life insurance policy for its members. A listing of the directors on the last page include one from Haydenville, Mass. Two months after the March, 1874 date of this pamphlet, a major dam collapse would cause many deaths in Haydenville and some neighboring towns, likely putting some strain on the resources of this Relief Association.