GRAND LODGE of KANSAS A.F.&A.M.
GRAND LODGE
2018
THE ANNUAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
A.D.1905 - 1909 A.L. 5905 - 5909
OF
KANSAS ANCIENT
FREE & ACCEPTED
MASONS
1905 - Wichita 1906 - Topeka 1907 - Wichita 1908 - Topeka 1909 - Wichita
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PROCEEDINGS
M:W-. GRAND LODGE ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS
KANSAS. FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, HELD IN THE CITY OF WICHITA, F E B R U A R Y 15 A N D 16, A. D. 1905, A. L. 5905.
VOLUME XIII, PART 2. M.-.W.-. SAMUEL R. PETERS, Grand Master, Newton. R.-. W.-. ALBERT K. WILSON, Grand Secretary, Topeka.
P U B I J I S H E D B T O K D B K O K T H E M.-.W.'. G R A N D LODGE.
1905.
GRAND O F F I C E R S FOR 1 9 0 5 - 1 9 0 6 . M.-.W.-. SAMUEL R . PETERS K.-. W.-. THOMAS L . BOND
Grand Master Newton. Deputy Grand Master. . Salina.
R.-. W.-. E D W . W . W E L L I N G T O N . :. .. Grand Senior Warden. . . Ellsworth. R.-. W.-. H E N R Y F . MASON Grand Junior Warden. G a r d e n City. R.-. W.-. ALBERT SARBACH Grand Treasurer Holton. H.-. W.-. ALBERT K . WILSON
Grand Secretary
Topeka.
W.-. ALBERT W A T K I N S
Grand Chaplain
F o r t Scott.
W.-. F K E D W A S H B O N
Grand Senior Deacon. .. A n t h o n y .
W.-. MARION K . BRUNDAOE Grand Junior Deacon. . .Russell. W.". W A L L E R B . W A S H I N G T O N . . . Grand Marshal Leoti.' W.". G R A N T S . L A N D R E Y . . W.-. E A R L E . FAWCETT
Grand Sword Bearer . . . Argentine. Grand Senior Steivard . . E m p o r i a .
W.'.BERTINE P . WALKER W.-. ALBERT H . W H E E L E R . W.-. SPENCER P . W A D E
Grand Junior Steward. .OBhorne. Grand Pursuivant. . . . . . Marion. Grand Tyler Topeka.
BOARD OF CUSTODIANS. W.-. G E O B a E M . C o P L i N , C h a i r m a n
.Paola.
W'.-. G E O E G E M . D I X O N , S e c r e t a r y
K a n s a s City.
W.-. T H E O D O R E J . G A B L I C
Coffey v i l l e .
PLACE OF MEETING—1906. T h e f i f t i e t h A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d A c c e p t e d M a s o n s of K a n s a s w i l l b e h e l d i n t h e C i t y of T o p e k a o n t h e t h i r d W e d n e s d a y , b e i n g t h e 21st d a y o f ' F e b r u a r y , A . D . 1906, A . L . 5906, a t 9 o ' c l o c k A . M .
PRESS O F K E T C H E S O N PRI.N'TING CO.MPA.NY, LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.
•
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
]VL..W.-. OR AND
LODQE:
A. F . & A. M. O F K A N S A S .
FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL
COMMUNICATION.
W I C H I T A , K A N . , F e b r u a r y 15, 1905.
T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of Ancient, F r e e and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s convened in A n n u a l Communication in Toler A u d i t o r i u m , in t h e City of Wichita, W e d n e s d a y , t h e 15th d a y of F e b r u a r y , A . D. 1905, A . L. 5905, a t 10 o'clock A. M. T h e a t t e n d a n c e was u n u s u a l l y small owing to a severe snow storm, which blockaded m a n y of t h e railroads. GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT. M.'.W.'. THOMAS G . FITCH Grand Master Wichita. R.'. W.'. SAMUEL R . PETERS Deputy Orand Master. . . Newton. R.". W.'. THOMAS L . BOND Grand Senior Warden.. . Salina. R.'. W.'. EDWARD W . WELLINGTON . . Grand Junior Warden . Ellsworth. R.'. W.'. ALBERT SARBACH Grand Treasurer Helton. R.'. W.'. ALBERT K . WILSON Grand Secretary Topeka. W.'. AARON F . RANDALL . . . as Grand Chaplain Newton. W.'. AUGUSTUS O. WELLMAN. .. . Grand Senior Deacon. . Topeka. W.'. JOHN W . NKILSON Grand Junior Deacon . .Concordia. W.'. CLARENCE W . PAYNE Grand Marshal Hutchinson. W.'. CHARLES E . TALLEY Grand Sword Bearer . . Meade. W.'. ALEX. L . VAN ARSDALL .. Grand Senior Steward . Kansas City. W.'. HENRY T . TAYLOR as Grand Junior Steward . .Lamed. W.'. HENRY S. SPEER Grand Pursuivant Wichita. W.'. SPENCER P. WADE Grand Tyler Topeka.
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PROCEEDINGS
OPENING
OF THE
February,
CEREMONY.
A c o n s t i t u t i o n a l number of lodges b e i n g r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master opened t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of A n cient, F r e e a n d Accepted Masons, in a m p l e form, after an invocation of divine hiessing by t h e a c t i n g G r a n d Chaplain, Eev. A A R O N P . E A N D A L L , and c h a n t i n g of t h e C X X X I I I Psalm b y M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R .
VISITORS WELCOMED. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master e x t e n d e d a cordial invitation to all Master Masons to attend this C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge.
R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON C R E D E N T I A L S . W.-. F R A N K E . D A V I S , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e following r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M.\ W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your Committee on Credentials b e g leave to report the following m e m b e r s and representatives p r e s e n t and entitled to seats in this G r a n d L o d g e : PRESENT GRAND OFFICERS.
M.-.W. . E. .w.- . R.- .w. . R. . vv.- . E. .w. . R. .w. .
THOS. G . FITCH
SAMUEL R . PETERS THOS. L . BOND EDWARD W . WELLINGTON
ALBERT SARBACH ALBERT K . WILSON . ALBERT WATKINS
w.AUGUSTUS O. WELLMAN w.-.. JOHN W . NEILSON w.. CLARENCE W . PAYNE w.-. CHAS. E . TALLEY w. . AxEX. L. VAN ARSDALL w.HENRY T . TAYLOR w. .. HENRY S. SPEER w. w. . SPENCER P. WADE
Grand Master.
Deputy Grand Master. .Grand Senior Warden. Grand Junior Warden. Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Grand Chaplain.
Grand Senior Deacon. Grand Junior Deacon. Grand Marshal.
Grand Sword Bearer. Grand Senior Steward. as Grand Junior Steward. Grand Pursuivant. Grand Tyler.
GRAND
1904-05.
LODGE
OF
KANSAS.
273
PAST E L E C T I V E G R A N D O F F I C E R S .
Past Grand M.-.W. . M.-.W. . M.-.W. . M.-.W.' . M.-.W. .
Masters. M.-.W.-. T H O S . E . D E W E Y ,
J . J A Y BUCK, DAVID B . FULLER,
M.-.W.-. BESTOR G . BROWN,
JAMES H . MCCALL,
M.-.W.-. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE,
W M . M . SHAVER,
M.-.W.-. C H A S . J W E B B .
P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON,
BOARD O F D I R E C T O R S K A N S A S MASONIC HOME.
M.-.W.-. Tnos. G. FITCH,
M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON, W.-. A L E X A N D E R A. S H A R P ,
R.-.W.-. SAMUEL R . P E T E R S ,
M.-.W.-. J O H N G . POSTLETHWAITE.
R.-.W.-. T H O S . L . B O N D , R.-.W.-. E D W A R D W . W E L L I N G T O N ,
W.-. E L M E R E . BLECKLEY.
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES. Arkansas
W.-. F R E D E R I C K H . STUCKEY.
Arizona
W.-. W . A M E R BURNETT.
British C o l u m b i a
W.-. AARON H . GONNETT.
Gonnecticut
R.-. W.-. THOMAS L . BOND.
California
W.-. W I L L I A M EASTON H U T C H I S O N .
District of Columbia
R.-. W.-. EDWARD W . WELLINGTON.
England
R.-. W.-. ALBERT K . W I L S O N .
Idaho
W.-. SIMEON M . F O X .
Indiana
W.-. F R E D W A S H B O N .
Louisiana
W.-. A L E X A N D E R L . V A N A R S D A L L .
Marj'land
W.-. W I L L I A M R . UNDERWOOD.
Maine Mississippi Missouri N e w Zealand Nevada
N o r t h Carolina N o v a Scotia .. .'. New South Wales Ohio Prince Edward Island Quebec
R h o d e Island Scotland S o u t h Dakota .." Tennessee Washington
Western Australia Virginia
M.-.W.-. DAVID B. FULLER. M.-.W.-. JAMES H . M C C A L L . M.-.W.-. PERRY M . HOISINGTON. ,.
AV.-. F R A N K E . D A V I S . W.-. W I L L I A M H . V O E T H .
W.-. ALEXANDER A. S H A R P . W.-. J N O . MCCULLAGH. W.-. C H A S . H . LAWRENCE. M.-.W.-. THOMAS E . DEWEY. W.-. L U T H E R M . NELLIS. W.-. G E O R G E M . D I X O N .
W.-. AV. F R A N K MARCH. M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . SHAVER. W.-. CHARLE.S W . MILLER. M.-.W.-.BESTOR G . BROWN. W.-. AUGUSTUS 0 . W E L L M A N .
M.-.W.-.THOMAS G . F I T C H . M.-.W.-.CHAS. J W E B B .
274
PROCEEDISQS
OF
THE
February,
CUSTODIANS. W.-. G E O R G E M . C O P L I N ,
W . - . GEORGE M . DIXON.
ASSISTANT W.'. J O H N
LECTURERS.
HAMMOND,
W.-.
ALBERT H .
W.-.
A G E L . TBOMP,
WHEELER,
W.'.
L O U I S E . COUNTRV.MAN,
/
W.-. W I L L I A M H .
HARRLSON,
W.-. C H A R L E S W .
WILLIAMS,-
W.'.
GARLIC.
THEODORE J.
DISTRICT DEPUTY G R A N P MASTERS.
Dist. No. AV.\ C H A S . H . LAWRENCE
1
W.'.
2
ROBERT DOUGHERTY P H I L O E . HOLMES F R E D WASFIBON E L M E R E . BLECKLEY C H A R L E S A. SLOAN
'9
W.'. W.'.
C H A R L E S A. LOUCKS ALEX.\N'DEB A . S H A R P . . . .
11
W.'. J O S E P H T . TYRRELL
25
W.-.
26
L U T H E R H . BURNETT
W.-.
W M . L . MAXWELL
4
W.'.
DOUGLAS L . AVERY
5
W.'. B E N N E T T S . G A I T S K I L L . . . .
6
W.'.
JOHN W . WRIGHT
7
W.".
MATTHEW
F. BROWNE . . . .
W.-. SIMEON M . FOX W.-. C H A R L E S W . W I L L I A M S .
mst. No. W.-. W.-. W.'. W.\ \V.'.
.12
17 18 19 20 21
DAVID C. METHVEN
22 '23
W.'. A R T H U R H O H N
13
W.'. W M . G. HOFP.MEISTER . . . . . . 27
W.\
J O H N W . NEILSON
14
W.'.
OLCOTT W . LITTLE
16
W.-. W . AMER BURNETT W.'. M A R I O N K . BRUNDAGE . . .
PAST
MASTERS. 2
CHESTER B . REED
EDWARD W . WAYNANT . . . .
2
P A R D E E A. H O W E
G E O R G E M . BARNS
2
HO.MBR C . BOWMAN
H E N R Y S . S'-V-IIVULEY . . . ' . . . .
3
HARRY L . WHITING E A R L Y W . POINDEXTER. . . .
E D W A R D , W . OSGOOD
No.
W I L L I A M PRIESTLEY
.3 5
L U T H E R H . BURNETT
J A M E S L . EGGLESTON
5
CtlARLKS S. BlXBY .'
D A N I E L L . SHECKLEB
o
CHRISTOPHER C
DOUGLAS L . AVERY
8
JESSE S. W E B B
W I L L I A M E . CASSELL
8
W . F R A N K MARCH
9
J O H N H . OSBORN A N D R E W J . RALSTON
FRANK E . DAVIS
>
30 32
SEYFPER . .
EMERSON D . F I S H E R
11
CHARLES DAVIS C H A S . H . LAWRENCE HARRY E . BEST
J . J A Y BUCK
12
WILLIAM L. MAXWELL. . . . .
E A R L E . FAWCETT
12
W A L T E R P. H U L L ....'
AViLLiAM H . HARRISON . . . . •
12
A L B E R T SARBACH
R E U B E N A. CHARLES
15
G E O . W . PETRO
A A R O N H . CONNETT . . . . - . . . •
15
SIMEON M . F O X
16
W I L L C. CHAFFEE
LUTHER M . NELLIS
17
S A M U E L G . ZIMMERMAN. . . .
J O H N C . KETCHESON
10
J O H N C . POSTLETIUVAITE. . .
11
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17 17 17 17 17 21 24 27 29 29 30 30 35 36 37 38 42 50 51 51 51
1904-05.
GRAND
F R A N K L . STEVENS W I L L I A M H . RUTTER
LODGE No.
DAVID C . METHVEN M A T T H E W F . BROWNEGEORGE M . DIXON E D W A R D B . CORSE J A Y C . BIGGER CHARLES W . HAWES HENRY S. SPEAR CHESTER A. L A T H A M H E R B E R T A. H I L L WILLIAM S. BERGUNDTHAL. HENRY C . BOWEN ARTHUR H O H N WILLIAM H . VOETH THOMAS E . D E W E Y JAMES F . MCCOY
51 56 60 66 66 71 74 74 86 86 86 .90 90 91 93 98
W I L L I A M J. F R A Z I E R AUGUST ANDERSON G E O . M . AVHITNEY JAS. H . MCCALL GEORGE E . HARRIS LAWRISTON G . W H I T T I E R . . MORGAN COX H E N R Y C . SLUSS G E O . >V. K N O R R JOHN M . CHAIN MILTON H . R U D O L P H NICHOLAS S T E P F E N MATTHEW J. PARRETT HARRY B . WILSON ALONZO S . B A R B E R THOMAS G . A Y R E S THEODORE J . G A R L I C J A S P E R N . TAYLOR ARTHUR L . DYER W I L L I A M C . ROOT JOSEPH D . F E L L J O H N W . NEILSO'N BURTON S . W I L L I A M S JOHN W . HASTINGS C H A R L E S A. H O W E JOSEPH O. MOFFETT MKLVIN J. WILLIAMS . ' . . . . . JOHN W . WRIGHT H Y . W . STACKPOLE
,
99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 102 102 103 110 110 113 113 113 114 119 120 123 132 134
OF
275
KANSAS.
W I L L I A M R . UNDERWOOD . No.
140
FRANK T . ST. JOHN
140
CLARENCE W . P A Y N E
140
W M . M . SHAVER
142
H E N R Y F . TOEVS
142
BENJAMIN F . E V A N S
142
ERNEST S. M C L A I N
142
W I L L I A M C. H O P P M E I S T E R . .
145
A. SIDNEY C H A S E
146
E D W . W . WELLINGTON
146
M A R I O N K . BRUNDAGB . . . .
146 .
ORLEY C . B I L L I N G S
147
WILLIAM H . EVANS
147
ALBERT H. W H E E L E R
147
GEORGE C. HUNTER
150
PHILO E . HOLMES
151
OLIVER M . SPEER
152
J A M E S A. G. SAMPLE
158
S. P A L M E R CRAMPTON
160
WILLIAM H . M I Z E
160
OLCOTT W . L I T T L E
161
A L E X . A. S H A R P
167
H E N R Y T . TAYLOR
167
J O H N I. D A V I S
167
GEORGE W . F I N N E Y
167
WILLIAM B . WIRSHING . . . .
171
JOSEPH T . TYRRELL
171
A N D E R S SORENSON
172
A R C H I E C . COOLIDGE
174
EDWARD W . HAINES
174
LOUIS E . COUNTRYMAN . . . .
184
W . A M E R BURNETT
186
EDWAKD E . H E I S E R JOHN MCCULLAGH
190 .
194
CHARLES W . MILLER
195
WILLIAM J. K E Y T E
197
WILLIAM L . HILL
197
HARRISON N A Y L O R
198
A G E L . TROMP
199
BYRON V. W H E E L E R
199
SAMUEL L . S M I T H
200
HARVEY 0. DAVIS
200
H E N R Y A. M E I B E R G E N
204
MOSES H . COLE
206
FRED WASHBON
206
THOS. L . BOND
216
276
PROCEEDINGS
NELSON B . H O B B L E
No.
OF
THE
February,
222
JOSEPH C . HART
THOMAS A. SCATBS
222
J O H N HAMMOND
291
CHAS. J W E B B
225
J A M E S SHORT
291
BESTOR G . B R O W N
225
G E O R G E W . MURDEN
297
AUGUSTUS O . W E L L M A N . . .
225
FREDERICK H . STUCKEY. . . .
303
C H A R L E S H . BOOK
233
WILLIAM S. GRANT
303
JESSK T . B R O W N WASHINGTON E . GREGG
. ..
No.
289
236
GODDARD G E A R I N G
303
237
THOMAS G . F I T C H
303
G E O R G E W . STAMBACK
238
W I L L I A M W . PBARCE
303
J O H N A. M O O R E
238
J O H N REYNOLDS
.303
WILLIAM B . WASHINGTON. .
240
J A M E S F . BENNETT
303
EDWARD E . WYMAN
251
E L M E R E . BLECKLEY
303
C H A R L I E A. S M I T H
253
J U L I U S LULING
303
WILLIAM A. DOWNEY
254
GEORGE L . PRATT
303
JOHN N . SHALER
254
EDWARD W . W I N N
305
B E N J A M I N F . ZOOK
255
SOLON G R A Y
308
CASSIUS H . B E L L
262
W I L L I A M E . HUTCHISON . . .
312
C H A R L E S A. SLOAN
265
J O H N H . CLAY
319'
ARTHUR M . SMITH
267
J O S E P H F . THOMAS
342
JOHN G . P O O L E
271
JOHN EDDINGTON.
346
ALEXANDER L . V A N A B S D A L L
272
ELMORE R . PATTYSON
351
EDMUND DAVIS
280
A L B E R T A. F L A C K
353
DAVID M . SMITH
281
C H A S . A. S M I T H
356
JAMBS W . RUTHERFORD. . . .
285
IRA E . DUNSMOOR .
360
C H A R L E S A. LOUCKS
289
LODGE
REPRESENTATIVES.
Leavenworth No. S.—David W. F l y n n , VV. M.; George M. Barns, p r o x y for S. W . : F r e d T. N v e , J. W. Wyandotte No. 5 . — H e n r y S. Swingley, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W . Kickapoo No. 4.—Chas. G. S p r o n g , J . W., p r o x y for W. M. a n d S. VV.. Washington No. 6.— W a l t e r G. Beitzel, W. M.; J a m e s L. Eggleston, p r o x y for S. W . ; Daniel L. Sheckler, p r o x y for J . W. Lawrence No. 6.— W i l l i a m L. B u r d i c k , W . M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W . Union No. 7.—Loring Trott, W . M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W . Rising Sun No. S.— H a l l a F . C h a p m a n , J . W., p r o x y for W. M . ; Leslie M. L e i p m a n , p r o x y for S. W . Acacia No. 9.— A l p h e u s A. Bigelow, S. W., proxy for W. M. a n d J . W. King
Solomon No. 10.— R o b e r t B. Radford, W. M., p r o x v for J . W . ; H e n r y C. M o r d a u n t , S. W .
Jewell No. 11.— J o h n J a c o b Metz, W. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Emporia
No. 1^.— E u g e n e F l e t c h e r , J . W., proxy for W. M . a n d S. VV.
Nemaha No. i 5 . — L e w i s S. Slociim, W. M., proxy for S. W. a n d J. W.
1904-05.
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&RAND LODGE
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Great Bend No. 16.— Reuben A. Charles, proxy for W. M.; Aaron H. Connett, proxy for S. W.; George W.Thatcher, proxy for J. W. Lafayette No. i6.—Cecil G. Anderson, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Topeka No. i7.—Llewellyn J. Graham, W. M., proxy for S. W.; Fredrick A. Rehkopf, J. W. Franklin No. IS.— Fred Coulson, W. M.,proxy for S. W. and J. W. Olalhe No. -?S.—Thomas A. Sutton, J. W., proxy for W. M. and S. W. Circleville No. SO.—Jamea 0. Roller. J. W., proxy for W. M. and S. W. Valley Falls No. ^i.—Daniel G. Carver, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J.W. Palmyra No. ;?5.—William Bristow, S. W., proxy for.W. M. and J. W. Osage Valley No. S4. — Uenry A. Bundy, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Chas. S. Bixby, proxy for S. W. Pacific No. S9.—Jesse S. Webb, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. VV. Towanda No. 50.—John C. Straw, W. M., proxv for S. W.; Green B. Parker, J. W. Auburn No. 32.— Henry W. Mauney, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Hiawatha. No. 55.—William O. Noble, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Faola No. 57.—Geo. M. Coplin, W. M., proxv for J. W.; Jos. A. Liggett, S. W. lola No. 55.—Clark Riggs, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Seneca No. 55.—Wilford W. Simon, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. HoltonNo. 4?.—Otis G. Taber, W. M.; Albert Sarbach, proxy for S. W. and J . W . Delphian No. 44.— John H. Vaughn, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Orient No. 51.~ George E. Bell, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Wetmore No. 55.—E. Jay Woodman, W. M.; Chas. W. Hendershot, S. W.; Claude J. Wood, proxy for J. VV. Shawnee No. 54.— David E. Campbell, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Salina No. 60.— Geo. D. Adams, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Albert Berg, S. W. La Cygne No. 6/.—Howard L. Clarke, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Adams No. 63.— Harry Gilham, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Wathena No. 6.4.—Chester A. Miller, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Gardner No. 65.—Willis V. Chapin, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Burlington No. 66.—William J. Armstrong, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Frankfort No. 67.—Paul Skadden, J. W., proxy for ^V. M. and S. W. Siram No. 6<?.—Morris TofHer, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Carbondale No. 70.—John N. Beasley, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Ruron No. 72.—Z. Edward Perrine, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Mystic Tie No. 7.^.—Roy A. Haines, S. W., proxy for W. M.; Earl R. Mooney, J. W. WhiU Cloud No. 75.—Mclntire Ryan, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W.
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New Albany No. 81.— David A. Blynn, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Sutton No. «5.—Charles H. Ross, J. W., proxy for W. M. and S. W. Sunfloxver No. 86.— Franklin L. Payne, W. M., proxy for S. \V. arid J. W. Mankato No. 57.—Newell M. Fair, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. AV. Eureka No. 55.—Amos M. Kent, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Home No. 89.—Brice J. King, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Golden Rule No. 90.—T). Willis Dibble, proxy for W. M.; David H. Hall, S. W. Maryaville No. 91.—Sylvis C. Schmidt, W. JM., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Oirard No. 9S.—Bennett ii. Gaitskill, W. M.; William H. Voeth, proxy for S. W.; H. S. Richards, proxy for J. W. Harmony No. 5.4.—Burritt H. Hill, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Constellation No. 95.—James T. Cooper, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W . Delaware No. 96.—Joseph Stotler, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. PalmOS No. 97.—Virgil A. Osburn, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Benevolent A'o. 95.—Rinaldo M. White, W. M., proxy for S. W.; J. Edward Keel, J. W. Wichita No. 99.—W. LeRoy Kendrick, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Louis Gertus, S. W. Keystone No. lOS.—Irvin W. Potter, W.M., proxy for S. W.; Theodore J. Garlic, proxy for J. W. Solomon No. 105.— Cornelius H. Creighton, S. W.. proxy for W. M. and J. W. Fidelity No. 106.—Theodore B. Baker, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Fortitude No. 107.— George E. Gilmore, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Memphis No. 108.—NewtonD. Harris, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Winfield No. 110.—Andrew S. Wilson, W. M., proxy for J. W.; William C. Root, proxy for S.W. ' St. Johns No. ii5.—Halsey W. Barber, W. M., proxy for S. W and J. W. Ailvance No. 114.—John W. Hastings, proxy for W. M. and S. W.; Chas. M. Howard, proxy for J. W. Parsons No. 117.— Samuel G."Simpson, W. M., proxy for S. W.and J. W. Alloona No. ii5.—Michael F. Thorn, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Cherokee No. ii9.—William O. Ester, S. W., proxy for W. M.; Jesse C. Gove, J. W. Halcyon No. 120.—George A. Baker, W. M.; Edwin R. Wprthington, proxy for S. W.; Louie J. Osborne, proxy for J. W. Liberty No. 1ZS.~ Melvin J. Williams, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Qodjrey No. lH.— 3ohn L. Daugherty, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Palestine iVo.i27.—Jay L. Avers, W. M., proxy for J. W.; William Chaplin, S. W. Ottawa No. K5.—Scott T. Kelsev, proxy for W. M.; Charles J. Beach, S. W.; Orlin H. Smith, J.'W.
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Belleville No. 1S9.— OVm F. Cheney, W. M.; Edmund Carstensen, J. W., proxy for S. VV. Carson No. iS;?. — Enben F. Baker, W. M.; Jerome A. Chapman, proxy for S. W.; John W. Denbo, proxy for J. W. Crescent No. ISS.—Don Carlos Mac, W. M., proxy for S. W.; Jason Williams, J. W. Clay Center No. ISJf.— Hy. W. Stackpole, proxy for W. M., S. AV. and J. W. Sedgwick No. i59—Michael Bartley, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Reno No. Z^O.—Samuel S. Graybill, W. M.; William J. Herman, S. W.; John M. Kinkle, J. W. Newton No. i^5.—Frank D. Kaufman, W. M.; Charles C. Mack, S. W.; Francis E. Culbertson, J. W. Gilead No. 144-—Myron A. Rhea, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. ML Vernon No. ^.#5.—William Kettler, W. M., proxy for J. W.; William 0. HofFmeister, proxy for S. W. Ellsworth No. 146.—James A. PauU, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Center No. 147.— Henderson S. Martin, W. M.; Albert H. Wheeler, proxy for S. W. and J. W. WaKeeney No. i^^.—Frank D. Hastings, W. M., proxy for J. W.; William W. Gibson, S. W. Thayer No. jf.^9.—Arthur D. Lawrance, VV. M., proxy for S. W.; Isaac E. Coffield, J. W. Wellington No. i50.—Frank G. Emmerson, W. M.; Perry E. Miller, S. W.; Andrew Murphy, proxy for J. W. Douglass No. 151.— Greer Nagle, proxy for W.M.; Reed R. Davis, S. W.; William C. Osborn, proxy for J. W. Lebo No. 252.—David P. Jones, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Luray No. i5S.—John Olson, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Active No. 15S.— Jacob A. HarouflF, proxy for W. M. and S. W.; James A. G. Sample, proxy for J. W. Saqui No. i60.—Bertine P. Walker, W. M., proxy for S. W.; S. Palmer Crampton, proxy for J. W. Alma No. 161.—Arthur S. Allendorph, W. M.; Jeremiah B. Fields, proxy for S. W.; Olcott W. Little,proxy for J. W. Greenwood No. 163.—Henry B. Olsen, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Frank G. Brownt proxy for S. W. • Atwood No. 264 —Jonathan T. Short, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Oxford No. 165.—Jasper Sommerville, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Lamed No. 167.—Bertrand W. Reid, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Herbert Porter, proxy for S. W. Parkerville No. 265.—Thomas H. Glasscock, S. W.; proxy for W. M. and J. W. Blue Rapids No. 26,9.—Edwin D. White, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Fraternal No. 270.—Frank Bishop, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W.
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Sterling No. i7i.—James M. Gray, W. M.; Zeno J. Diamond, proxy for S. AV.; Joseph Peters, J. W. McPherson No. 17S.—Junius A. Laing, W. M.; William J. Keyte, proxy for S. W.; Anders Sorensen, proxy for J. W. Belle Plaine No. 775.—George W.Harrison, W. M.; Robert S. Glover, S. W.; Fullerton C. Cromwell, J. W. Western Star No. 174.—John D. Flaxbeard, S. W. proxv for W. M.; Leonard C. Uhl, jr., J. W. Kirwin No. 175.— George W. Doebler, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Prairie Queen No. 176.—Albert G. Sexton, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Russell No. i77.—Horace A. Fink, S. W., proxy for W. M.; Harry E. Smith, proxy for J. W. Ml. Mdriah No. 179.— George E. Wilson, AV. M., proxy for S. W.; Phineas S. Carter, J. W. Lenora No. 181.—Elwood J. Muzzy, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Burrton No. i5^.—William D., Paine, W. M., proxy, for S. W. and J. W. Phillipsburg No. 184.—Louis E. Countryman, proxv for W. M., S. W.and J. W. Hamlin No. ISS.-'Erviin C. Blanchard, W. M., proxy for S. W. and. J. W. Mountain Slope No. 186.— Charles Clark, W. M., proxy for J. W.; W. Amer Burnett, proxy for S. W. Pittsburg No. 187.—Richard Paul Lehman, J. W., proxv for W. M. and 8. W. Henri No. i9f.—Edward E. Heiser, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Galena No. 15.^.—William B. Moore, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Hays No. i95.—Walter T. Steadman, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Canton No. 197.—Henry N. Coons, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Blue Hill No. 198.—Lawrence E. Weathertiead, S. W., proxy for W. M. and 3.W. Norton No. 199.—William Roland Aldrich, W. M.; Harmon James Bower, S. W.; Byron Volney Wheeler, proxy for J. W. Anthony No.^OO.— MeWm D. Hoopes, W. M.; Louis G. Jennings, S. AV.; Otis Law, proxy for J. W. Mulvane No. 301.— John L. Nessley, proxy for W. M. and J. W.; Elmer F. Emery,'proxy for S. W. Sumner No. ;?0S.—Frederick Corson, AV. M., proxy for S. AV. and J. W. Downs N0.SO4.— Chauncey Bowen, AV. M., proxy for J. W.; Henry A. Meibergen, proxy for S. W. Eminence No. 2C5.—Harry Trusler, W. M., proxy for S. AV. and J. AV. Harper No. ^(?6.-AVilliam F. Coulson, W. M.; John C. Erhard, S. W.; Melvin L. Newland, J. W. Brookville No. ;?09.—Sophus Nutland, W. M., proxy for S. AV. and J. AV. Greeley No. ^ii.—Henry W. Boucher, W. M., proxy for S. AV. and J. AV.
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Twin Grove No. ^i5.—William M. Davis, proxy for W. M. and J. W.; Frank Lintner, proxy for S. W. John H. Brown No. S16.— Thomas L. Bond, S. W., proxy for W.M. and J.W. Ellinwood No. S17.—Thomas B. Morris, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Martin Musil, proxy for S. W. St. Bernard No. SSe.— Frank A. Hobble, W. M., proxy for S. W.; Charles A. Hulpien, J. W. Anchor No. S34.~George \V. Gates, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Siloam No. SS5.— Si\aa F. Wright, W. M.; John D. Freeman, S. W.; Lewis B. Strickrott, J. W. Dirigu No. SS6.~ Arthur G. Huflf, J. W., proxy for W. M. and S. W. Jamestown No. 2Zy.— k. B. Torry, S, W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Salem No. ^55.—Norris E. Thornberg, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Ninneicah No. ^S0.=—Samuel D. LaFuze, W. M.; John A. Wilson, proxy for S. W.; Harry H. Bowen, proxy for J. W. Clinton No. ;?55.—Charles H. Book, proxy for W. M.; John Etherington, proxy for S. W. and J. W. Garfield No. SS5.— James Anderson, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Meriden No. SS6.— Uestor C. Stevens, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. • Temple No. .S57.—Washington E. Gregg, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Urbana No. ;?S9.—Christopher C. Yockey, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J.W. Miltnnvale No. S42.—George H. Moss, W. M., proxy for S. W.; George H. Bardrick, J. W. Peace No. ^45.—Albert E. Whitaker, J. W., proxy for W. M. and S. W. Tyrian No. US.— '&nlorA L. Shobe, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Chase No. ;?.#7.—Carlin M. Nowls, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Scottsville No. HS.— 'B^ri 0. Gulp, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Galva No. «i.—James S. Russell, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Stafford No. 25S,—Frank J. Mathies, W. M., proxy for S. W.; Cyrus Wesley, J. W. Oakley No. 253.— Charlie A. Smith, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Ionic No. S54.— Claude Hoaglin, W. M.; James H. Hammitt, S. W.; Harvey Grove, proxy for J. W. Milan No. SS5.—William E. Stewart, J. W., proxy for W. M.; Benjamin F. Zook, proxy for S. W. Morion No. S58.— Hazen H. Miner, W. M.; Albert A. Dewey, proxy for S. W.; Henry S. Mcintosh, proxy for J. W. Medicine Valley No. ;?60.—Charles R. Scott, W. M., proxy for S. W. and . J. W. Attica No. 26£.— Ca.Tolns E. Voorhes, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Walter L. Manson, S. W. Charity No. ;S65.—William C. Alford, W. M., proxy for S. W.; Archie J. Ayers, proxy for J. W.
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Logan No. f6^.—John F. King, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Kilwinning No. S65.— Earnest L. Shaw, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Ernest B. Uurran, proxy for S. W. Moline No. S67.- Edwin E. Ames, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Bourbon No. ^65.—Charles Love, W. M., proxy for S. VV. and J. VV. Mistletoe No. ^69.—Charles W. Booth, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Armourdale No. S7J.—Grant A. Woodcock, W.M., proxy for S. W.; John G. Poole, proxy for J. W. Kaw No. S7S.— Harry H. Roberts, W. M., proxy for S. W.; Alexander L. Van Arsdall, proxy for J. W. Webb No. «75.—Charles E. Talley. W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Ashland No. £77.—Ca\e VV. Carson, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. VV. Brainard No. I'5(?.—Edmund Davis, proxy for VV. M., S. VV. and J. VV. Millbrook No. i'^^.—Matthew VV. Carney, VV. M., proxy for J. VV.; David M. Smith, proxy for S..W. Alpha No. ^.?«.—Alexander B. Scott, VV. M.; Theodore L. McDowell, proxy for S. VV. and J. VV. Anthem No. ^^4.—Ulysses G. Ruth, S. VV., proxy for VV^ M.; David Lloyd, proxy for J. W. Chikaskia No. SSS.— Jamaa W. Rutherford, proxy for VV. .M., S. W. and J. VV. Oak No. ^57.—Arthur Godden, W. M., proxy for S. VV. and J. VV. Cyrus No. ^.S^.—Robert Telfer, VV. M., proxy for S. VV. and J. VV. Emerald No. SS9.— Frederick J. Kennedv, AV. M., proxy for S. W. and J. \V. Paradise No. S50.—Forrest C. Cochrane, S. VV., proxy for VV. M. and J. VV. Beulah No. £91.- John W. Shaffer, S. VV., proxy for W. M.; John Hammond, proxy for J. VV. Kiowa No. ^95.—James VV. Hutchison, proxy for VV. M., S. W. and J. AV. Comanche iV'b.«95.—John S. Halliday, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. VV. Apollo No. ^97.—Robert T. Paine, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Jesse H. Gesner, S. VV. Gable No. £99.— C. Fred Fehr, VV. M., proxy for S. W. and J. VV. Fargo A^o. 5W.—Charles Summers, W. M., proxy for S. VV. and J. W. Gove City No. S0£.—Henry A. Spiher, VV. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Albert Pike No. SOS.- Richard E. Bird, VV. M.; Paul Brown, S. VV.; Wilfred Pearce, J. VV. Avon No. 505.—Martin G. Hooton, VV. M., proxy for J. AV.; Edward VV. Winn, proxy for S. VV. Alden No. SOS.—Solon Gray, proxy for AV. M., S. W. and J. AV. Syracuse No. 505.—George Getty, VV. M., proxy for S. W. and J. AV. Hancock No. 5ii.—Sidney L. Hunter, VV. M., proxy for S. AV. and J. VV. Santa Fe No. S12.— John J. Miller, AV. M., proxy for S. W. and J. AV.
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Hebron No. 314.— A n t h o n y A. Griffith, W . M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Virginia No. 5 / 5 . — E d w a r d G. Ellis, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W . Coolidge No. S i e . — H a r r y S. Crittenden, W . M., p r o x y for S. VV. and J. W. Norcalur No. 5/7.—Jesse J . Pool, W. M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W. Wallace No. SIS.—Joseph L. Page, W. M., proxy for S. W . a n d J . W. Norwich No. 319.— Lorenzo D. H e m s o n , p r o x y for W. M., S. W. and J . W . Ben Hur No. 32S.—Grant S. L a n d r e y , W. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Caney No. 5^.^.-Oliver B. H i n k l e , W . M., p r o x y for J. W . ; B e r t r a n d S. Ayres, S. W. La Harp No. 5 ^ 5 . - J o h n E. Firestone, S. W., proxy for W . M . and J . W . Horton No. 556.—Charles W. Williams, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J . W . Gypsum City No. S?5.—Thomas R. Tinkler, W. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W. Arcadia No. 3 5 9 . - J a m e s T. Fowler, J. W., proxy for W. M. and S. W. La Crosse No. 5 5 0 . - W i l l i a m S. Robinson, W. M., proxy for S. W. a n d J. W. Hoisington No. 33i.—John H. H a r t m a n , W. M., proxy for S. W. and J . W. Bob Morrix No. 35f.—George B. Williams, W. M., proxy for S. W. a n d J. VV. Bosedale No. 3 3 3 . - B e n j a m i n M. Barnett, W. M., prox,v tor S. W. a n d J. W. Allen No. 335.—John W. Gist, W. M.; F r a n k J. Coehennet, S. W., p r o x y for J. W. Frederick No. 337.— Hollie J. Shideler, S. W., proxy for W. M. a n d J . W. Leoti No. S40.— J o h n A. Dickey, VV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. and J. W. Maple City No. 34^.—Joseph F . T h o m a s , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J. W . Spivey No. 3^7.—William J . Crosby, VV. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W. Hoxie No. 348.—Ti. Nelson Long, VV. M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W. Scammon No. 5 5 2 . - W i l l i a m M u r r y , S. W., proxy for VV. M.; E d g a r O. Couse, p r o x y for J. W . Horace No. 355.—James Lovett, W. M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W. Wellsville No. 556.—Frank B. Stoner, VV. M., p r o x y for J. W . ; Charles A. Smith, proxy for S. W. Turon No. 358.—John W. W i l k i n s , W. M.; E d w a r d T. Martin, S. W . ; H a r r y C. J o n e s , p r o x y for J . W . Jennings No. 560.—Corwin C. F u n k , W. M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . VV. Geneseo No. 361.—Bemy
B. W a d e , p r o x y for W. M., S. W. and J . W.
Cuba No. 365.—Bert D. Williams, VV. M., proxy for S. VV.; William Kesl, J . W. Valley Center No. 364.—Eugene S. Talcott, VV. M.; E d w a r d D. McKellips, S. VV.; P h i n e a s M. Miles, J . W. Boling iVo. 365.—James W. Burrell, W. M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . VV.
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Bonner Springs No. 366.—Arthur M. Smith, W. M.; Henry S. Gawood, proxy for S. W.; D. Clarli Kelly, proxy for J. W. Owen A. Bassetl No. 367.—Julius M. Liepman, W. M., proxy for S.' W. and J. W. Stohrville No. 565.—Harvey A. Thomas, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Sherman No. 569.—Albert C. Cooke, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W.
SUMMABY OF ATTENDANCE AT POBTY-NINTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. G r a n d Offlcers present P a s t Grand Offlcers p r e s e n t District D e p u t y Grand Masters present Grand Representatives p r e s e n t Custodians A s s i s t a n t Lecturers P a s t Masters Members in the Grand Lodge not represented in the a b o v e . . . Total in a t t e n d a n c e Total n u m b e r of lodges represented F r a t e r n a l l y subinitted, FBANK E . DAVIS, WILLIAM H . VOETH,
15 9 23 29 2 7 182 293 476 227
F E E D H . STUOKEY, A. S I D N E Y C H A S E ,
WILLIAM H . EVANS,
Committee.
STANDING COMMITTEES. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r announced^ the following revised list of committee.^: On Credentials.-^FnATSK
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D A V I S , N O . 5, A t c h i s o n ; W I L -
L I A M H . V O E T H , N O . 93, P i t t s b u r g ; W I L L I A M H . E V A N S , N O . 147,
Marion ; F B E D H . S T U C K E Y , N O . 303, W i c h i t a ; A. S I D N E Y C H A S E , N O . 146, Ellsworth. On Reports of Orand Offlcers.—JAMES F . MCCOY, N O . 99, W i c h i t a ; J O S E P H D . F E L L , N O . 113, C o n c o r d i a ; E A R L E . F A W OETT, N O . 12, E m p o r i a ; E D W A E D W . W A Y N A N T , N O . 2, Leavenworth. On Finance and Mileage.—WILLIAM F . M A E O H , N O . 9, L a w rence ; A L B E E T A . F L A C K , N O . 353, E n t e r p r i s e ; S I M E O N M . P O X , N O . 16, M a n h a t t a n ; M A B I O N K . B E U N D A G E , N O . 146, Russell. On Chartered Lodges.—AL.EX. A. S H A R P , N O . 167, L a r n e d ; A A E O N H . C O N N E T T , N O . 15, G r e a t B e n d ; D A V I D C . M E T H V B N , No. 60, S a l l n a ; D A V I D M . S M I T H , N O . 281, Hill City ; S I D N E Y L . HuNTEE, N O . 311, F o r t L e a v e n w o r t h . On Lodges Under Dispensation.—MA^UY E . B E S T , N O . 36, Council G r o v e ; W I L L I A M E . C A S S E L L , N O . 8,Fort Scott; A E O H I E
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C. C o o L i D G E , N o . 174, S m i t h C e n t e r ; W I L L I A M J . K B Y T E , N o . 172, McPherson. On Orievances and Ai:>pealH.— ¥R'ET> W A S H B O N , N o . 206, A n t h o n y ; W . A M B B B U R N E T T , N O . 186, O b e r l l n ; R O B E R T D O U G H E R T Y , N o . 142, N e w t o n ; B B B T I N E P . W A L K E R , N O . 160, O s b o r n e ; J . A . G. S A M P L E , N O . 158, T o p e k a . On Grand Lodge Property.—JOHN M O C U L L A G H , N O . 194, G a l e n a ; J O H N G . P O O L E , N O . 271, K a n s a s C i t y ; E D W A R D B . C O R S E , N o . 71, B a x t e r S p r i n g s ; B E N . T A M I N P . Z O O K , N O . 255, M i l a n ; D O N C A R L O S M A O , N O . 133, A r k a n s a s C i t y . On Jurisprudence.—WILLIAM
E A S T O N H U T C H I S O N , N O . 312,
G a r d e n C i t y ; H Y W . S T A O K P O L E , N O . 134, C l a y C e n t e r ; J . J A Y B U C K , N O . 12, E m p o r i a ; . J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E , N O . 11, J e w e l l City. On Correspondence.—WILLIAM
M . S H A V E R , N O . 142. T o p e k a ;
W I L L I A M C . H O F F M E I S T E R , N O . 145, Beloit; W I L L I A M H . M I Z E ,
N o . 160, O s b o r n e ; W I L L I A M B . W I R S H I N G , N O . 171, S t e r l i n g ; B U R T O N S . W I L L I A M S , N O . 113, C o n c o r d i a . On Necrology.—THOMAS E . D E W E Y , N o . 98, A b i l e n e ; C H A R L E S W . M I L L E R , N o . 195, H a y s C i t y . Special Abilene.
Committee
on Forms.—THOMAS
E . DEWEY,
N O . 98,
Sx>ecial Committee on History and Museum. — B B S T O B G . B R O W N , N o . 225, T o p e k a ; H E N R Y ' S . S W I N G L E Y , N O . 3, K a n s a s City.
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T H E A N N U A L A D D R E S S OF T H E G R A N D M A S T E R . T h e M.-. W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r delivered t h e following address: To the M.\ W.: Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas : The forty-ninth A n n u a l (Communication of this Grand Lod^e will review and pass in j u d g m e n t upon official transactions of the most prosperoiis y e a r in its history. D u r i n g this t i m e an all bounteous Author of N a t u r e has showered a b u n d a n t blessings upon the people of this g r e a t comâ&#x20AC;˘ monwealth, and material prosperity has been their portion. Freei n a s o n r y h a s likewise enjoyed the benefit of this general prosperity, and the record will show an unparalleled increase in m e m b e r s h i p . Our relations with Grand Lodges with which we are in fraternal correspondence have been m o s t friendly, and no serious complications have arisen to necessitate official action. Peace and h a r m o n y likewise prevail within our own household; there has been no internal strife, dissension or discord, and we dwell as m e m b e r s of a happy family, united in spirit as well as in action. T h a t we rnay not be unmindful of these manifest tokens of consideration, we offer our prayer of thanksgiving and invoke divine approval upon our deliberations. U n d e r these auspicious conditions, which betoken a pleasant, profitable and harmonious Comrnunication, a hearty and cordial greeting is extended to the officers and members of this Grand Lodge. W h i l e we are permitted to meet with an unbroken official circle, we are called upon to mourn the loss of m a n y b r e t h r e n whose smiling faces will be seen and whose cheery words will be heard no rnore. T h e y have laid down the working tools of life. M.'.W.-. .TOSEPH D. M e O L B V B B T Y .
On J u n e 1, 1904, a t F o r t Scott, K a n s a s , assisted by the officers, and inembers of R i s i n g Sun Lodge No. 8, it was my sad d u t y to ofiiciate a t the funeral service of M.-.W.-. J O S E P H D . M O C L E V E R T Y , P a s t Grand Master of this G r a n d Lodge. M.-.W.-. Bro. M O C L E V E E T T was devoted to the cause of Masonry and m a d e m a n y personal sacrifices to promote the interests of the Institution. H e undoubtedly enjoyed association with his , masonic brethren. Shortly before his death it was the pleasant privilege of the Grand Master, in c o m p a n y with the then officers of the Grand Lodge, to m a k e an official visitation to Rising Sun Lodge No. 8, F o r t Scott, and attend one of the most satisfactory communications in which it has been his good fortune to participate. A t this
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communication M.-.W.-. Bro. M O C I . E V E B T Y , being nearly helpless, was assisted to the lodge room upon his own request, and remained during the entire evening. The expressions m a d e by M.'.W.*. Bro. M O C L E V E B T Y a t this time will never be forgotten. I t was his last appearance in a masonic lodge. One touching incident in the life of M.-.W.-. Bro. M O C L E V E B T Y will serve to illustrate his devotion to our beloved fraternity. Provision having been made by the Grand Lodge for presentation of Past Grand Masters' aprons to resident P a s t Grand Masters, the apron for M.-.W.-. Bro. M O C L E V E B T Y was received by him i m m e diately before his death and while he was conscious. He gazed upon the beautiful emblem, and while he was able to show his appreciation only by an expressive glance of the eyes, t h a t he did fully appreciate the token from his brethren was fully apparent. In his home life, M.-.W.-. Bro. M O C L E V E B T Y showed the m o s t lovable traits of his character, and n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the fact t h a t in the declining years of his life he was a great sufferer, he never complained, but was cheerful to the last. H i s , indeed, was a lovable character. M.-.W.-. J A C O B D. B U S H .
On November 14, 1904, notice was received of the death of M.-. W.-. JAOOB D . RTISH, Past Grand Master of this Grand Lodge, which occurred in the city of San Diego, Cal., on October 26, 1904. M.-.W.-. Bro. R U S H was indisposed for some three m o n t h s before his death, suffering no pain, but gradually failing, until painless death came to him. After a beautiful and impressive funeral service, his i n t e r m e n t was made a t Mount Hope, Cal., in a masonic cemetery. W.-. S A M U E L W. F O E S H A .
On J a n u a r y 31, 1905, at Hutchinson, Kan., assisted by the officers and members of Reno Lodge No. 140, and Friendship Lodge No. 208, one of the saddest duties of the year was performed in officiating a t the funeral service of W.-. S A M U E L W . F O B S H A , P a s t Master of Friendship Lodge No. 208. W.-. Bro. F O B S H A was a t the time of his death a m e m b e r of the Committee on Grievances ancl Appeals of this Grand Lodge. The death of W.-. Bro. F O B S H A terminated a young, vigorous life, full of hope and promise, and, by reason of personal intimacy, the Grand Master has suffered irreparable loss. In this Grand Jurisdiction many other w o r t h y craftsmen h a v e erftered the higher lodge above. Other Grand Jurisdictions report the d e a t h of m a n y distinguished craftsmen, and tribute to the m e m o r y of all will be made by the Committee on Necrology.
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February,
LODGES CONSTITUTED.
Commissions were issued authorizing the constituting of the several lodges g r a n t e d charters a t the last A n n u a l Communication of t h e Grand Lodge, as will more full5'^ appear in the report of the B.-.W.-. G r a n d Secretary. LODGES UNDEB DISPENSATION.
Many requests have been made for information with reference to r e q u i r e m e n t s for the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of new lodges. Careful investigation w a s made in each instance, a n d when it appeared there w a s more t h a n a reasonable probability t h a t the n e w lodge to be created would become a healthy a n d vigorous institution, letters of dispensation were issued for the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of such lodge. I n consequence, letters of dispensation were issued as follows: F e b r u a r y 23,1904, to E D W A R D A. M A Y , Worshipful Master, and others ; McKinley Lodge, U. D., P o m o n a , K a n . April
16, 1904, J O H N M . K E M P E B , W o r s h i p f u l
Master, and
o t h e r s ; Maple H i l l Lodge, U. D., Maple Hill, K a n . June
2, 1904, W I L S O N
M . S T A E K , Worshipful
Master,
and
o t h e r s ; Macksville Lodge, U. D., Macksville, K a n . J u n e 2,1904, M E R R I T C. G A T E S , Worshipful Master, and others ; Denison Lodge, TJ. D., Denison, K a n . October 20, 1904, H E N R Y S T A F F O R D , Worshipful M a s t e r , a n d
o t h e r s ; Morrill Lodge, U. D., Morrill, K a n . Upon t h e petition for dispensation for all of the above-named lodges, with the exception of t h a t of Morrill Lodge U. D., Morrill, appeared t h e unequivocal endorsement of the nearest lodge. The brethren of H a m l i n Lodge No. 185, H a m l i n , declined to certify t h a t the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a new lodge a t Morrill, K a n s a s , would not interfere with t h e material of an old a n d already established lodge, or in a n y w a y impair its usefulness. This certificate prompted more t h a n usual investigation. Careful inquiry was m a d e of brethren having knowledge of t h e facts, statistical information secured, a n d after carefully weighing the same i t was deemed b e s t to issue letters of dispensation to the brethren a t Morrill for the formation of a new lodge. I n a s m u c h a s t h e letters of'dispensation were issued to some of these lodges late in the year, and in order t h a t their usefulness m i g h t n o t be impaired a n d their work continued, t h e t i m e limit of t h e dispensation to each lodge was extended from December 31st to J a n u a r y 25th; consequently, a t t h e time of writing this report, it h a s been impossible to m a k e a n inspection of the transcripts of proceedings of these lodges, b u t from reports received d u r i n g t h e year concerning them, a n d t h e qu"antity a n d q u a l i t y of their work, a m of t h e opinion they will be enabled to m a k e such showing as will justify t h e issuance of charters to them.
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During t h e year 1903, letters of dispensation h a d been issued to W h e a t o n Lodge TJ. D., Wheaton, K a n s a s . A t the last A n n u a l Communication of the Grand Lodge t h e Comrnittee on Lodges Under Dispensation reported, recommending t h a t the propriety of renewing t h e letters of dispensation granted to W h e a t o n Lodge TJ. D. be determined by the incoming M.-. W . \ Grand Master. E x a m i n a t i o n w a s made of the record of this lodge, as shown b y its transcript on file in the olHce of the R.;. W.-. Grand Secretary, further inquiries were made with reference to the propriety of the present e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a new lodge a t W h e a t o n , and as a result of such investigation, it was deemed best n o t to issue letters of dispensation. COPIES OF OHABTEBS.
The R.'. W.'. Grand Secretary was directed to issue copies of charters to Shawnee Lodge No. 54, to replace charter badly damaged by water; to Sterling Lodge No. 171; to Cosmos Lodge No. 278; a n d to Stafford Lodge No. 252, to replace charters destroyed by fire. ASSISTANT LEOTUBEBS.
Commissions as Assistant Lecturers were issued to brethren named in the report of t h e R.-. W.'. Grand Secretary, upon recommendation of the Board of Custodians t h a t the brethren recommended had attended State School of Instruction and demonstrated proficiency in the work. Relative to recommendations made by t h e Board of Custodians t h a t commissions as Assistant Lecturers be issued to brethren w h o m t h e board deemed proficient b u t who had n o t attended a State School of Instruction, commissions were n o t issued to these brethren for the reason the law clearly defines t h e necessary prerequisites to the issuance of a commission as A s sistant Lecturer, a n d unless an applicant for such commission attends a State School of Instruction he is not eligible to such commission. GRAND EEPRESENTATIVBS.
Commissions as Graud Representatives of this Grand Lodge near other G r a n d Lodges were issued to three brethren, and commissions as Grand Representatives of other Grand Lodges near this Grand Lodge were received for two of our brethren, as will more fully a p p e a r in t h e report of the R.'.W.-. G r a n d Secretary. SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.
Many applications have been received for special dispensations. W h e n t h e object was manifestly for convenience, dispensation w a s n o t g r a n t e d ; b u t in cases where the best interests of Masonry would be subserved by t h e use of special dispensations, then they have been promptly issued.
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PROCEEDINGS
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February,
T h e total number of special dispensations allowed was eighty, of which n u m b e r thirty-six were for t h e purpose of conferring degrees upon c a n d i d a t e s waiving statutory time, and one to install as Worshipful Master of a lodge a brother w h o had not previously served as W a r d e n . F o r each of these dispensations, fee of .$5.00 was exacted, a s will be shown in t h e report of the R.'.W.-. Grand Secretary. Three special dispensations provided for laying corner-stones of churches, for which no fee was required. Forty-one dispensations to elect a n d install or to install officers of lodges were granted, for which no fee w a s required. Several vacancies were caused by t h e removal of officers from the juris'diction of their respective lodges a n d some b y death, whicli necessitated special dispensations for election and installation of their successors. M a n y lodges determined upon one n i g h t in December for installation of officers elected at their a n n u a l communication, b u t upon this night, on account of a severe storm, m a n y officers-elect were prevented from attending installation ceremonies and special . dispensations were granted to install these officers subsequent to St. J o h n ' s D a y in December, 1904, w a i v i n g regular fee. ' ST. JOHN'S DAY O B I J E B B A T I O N .
In accordance with a time-honored custom, a circular letter was issued, requesting all the lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction to p a r t i c i p a t e in some suitable celebration upon St. J o h n ' s Day in J u n e , or upon t h e Sunday prior or succeeding thereto. Many of the lodges complied with the request in t h e circular letter a n d m a d e d u e report to the Grand Master of t h e observance of t h e day. ,,It w a s t h e pleasure of the G r a n d Master to participate in the celebration held on the grounds of the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e a t W i c h i t a , K a n s a s , where a very pleasant program h a d been arranged, w h i c h included an able address by R.-.W.-. T H O M A S L . B O N D , G r a n d Senior Warden, addresses b y some of t h e local clergy, a n d exercises by the children, members of the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e family. This in t h e afternoon; in t h e evening a l a w n social was held by the ladies of the Order of the E a s t e r n Star, upon t h e grounds, a n d a m o s t delightful d a y of recreation, as well as of observation, was had b y all participants. OOKNEB-STONES AND DEDICATIONS.
On April 3, 1904, it was m j ' pleasure to commission W.-. J O N A T H A N SOHMITTEB Special D e p u t y Grand Master to lay t h e corner-stone of the F i r s t B a p t i s t C h u r c h a t Gypsum City. On M a y 14, 1904, W.-. J O S E P H S T O T J J B B , Worshipful
Master
of D e l ? w a r e Lodge No. 96, was commissioned Special D e p u t y
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Grand Master for t h e purpose of laying the corner-stone of t h e ,new church a t W h i t e Church. On J u n e 2, 1904, t h e corner-stone of the new lodge building of Towanda Lodge No. 30, a t Towandai, was laid b y t h e Grand M a s ter, with the assistance of the officers and members of t h e above lodge. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the inclemency of the weather an elaborate program w a s presented, t h e brethren h a v i n g m a d e e x t r a ordinary preparations for the entertainment of their visitors a n d members. On S e p t e m b e r 21,1904, W.-. W I L L I A M L . M A X W E L L w a s com-
missioned Special Deputy Grand Master for the purpose of l a y i n g the corner-stone of the Presbyterian Church a t Paola, K a n s a s . On September 29, 1904, in response to an invitation from t h e officers of Keystone Lodge No. 102, Coffej^ville, the Grand Master, a.asisted by t h e offlcers a n d members of said lodge, laid the cornerstone of the new City H a l l a t t h a t place. E x t r a o r d i n a r y preparations had been made for the event. The stores were closed a n d more t h a n five thousand people attended the ceremony. T h e representation of the lodge was especially strong. T h e membership of this lodge are entitled to congratulation for t h e i r s u c c e s s in the m a n a g e m e n t of this affair and to the t h a n k s of t h e G r a n d Master for t h e m a n y courtesies extended. Oil October 29, 1904, t h e Grand Master, assisted by Albert P i k e Lodge No. 303, laid t h e corner-stone of a n e w dormitory of Fairmount College a t W i c h i t a . On November 20, 1904, t h e ceremony of laying the cornerstone of St. Paul's 'M. E . C h u r c h a t W i c h i t a was performed b y the Grand Master, assisted by the R.-.W.-. Deputy Grand Master, M.-.W.-. B E S T O R G . B R O W N as Grand Senior W a r d e n , the B.-.W.-. Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n , R.-.W.". Grand Treasurer; E.-.W.'. G r a n d Secretary, W.% Grand Pursuivant, W i c h i t a Lodge N o . 99, Sunflower Lodge No. 86, Albert Pike Lodge No. 303, a n d m a n y visiting brethren. A very' elaborate program Had been prepared a n d t h e ceremony w a s witnessed by a very large concourse of people. Due reports h a v e been made by t h e brethren above n a m e d , commissioned as Special Deputy Grand Masters, of t h e performance of the duties assigned them, and it is a pleasure on the p a r t of the G r a n d Master to acknowledge the courtesies extended upon these occasions. OFFICIAL VISITATIONS.
On account of the establishment of the District D e p u t y G r a n d Master system and provision thereby made for visitation to each lodge in t h e State, t h e Grand Master deemed it unnecessary to indulge in m a n y official visitations; however', the following were made:
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February,
On December 14, 1904, the G r a n d Master. D e p u t y Grand Master, G r a n d Senior W a r d e n a n d Grand Secretary m a d e an official visitation to Newton Lodge No. 142, the occasion being the ann u a l communication of the l o d g e ; no work was done. Reports m a d e b y officers a n d committees clearly showed this lodge to be in a m o s t h e a l t h y and thriving condition, and doing good work. After the ceremony of visitation and completion of the business, a delightful b a n q u e t was tendered b y the brethren, followed by a general e x c h a n g e of friendly courtesies. On December 15, 1904, in c o m p a n y witli the Deputy Grand Master, Grand Senior W a r d e n , G r a n d Secretary and W.*. F. V E B N O N RDSSELIJ, District D e p u t y G r a n d Master, an official visitation was m a d e to Great B e n d L'odge No. 15. The brethren in this beautiful city were u n t i r i n g in their efforts to entertain their visitors, a n d every possible courtesy w a s shown. D u r i n g the day m a n y points of interest in the city were visited ; in the evening a delightful dinner was tendered by W.-. R E U B E N A. C H A B L E S , W o r s h i p f u l Master of the lodge, to t h e officers of the Grand Lodge and some of the brethren of Great Bend. I n the evening, in the beautifully appointed lodge room, the degree of Master Mason w a s conferred by the officers of the lodge in a finished m a n n e r . Upon completion of the work, addresses were made by the visiting officers and responses by the brethren. A very large percentage of the m e m b e r s h i p of the lodge, as well as m a n y visitors, attended the ceremony. A most delightful e n t e r t a i n m e t i t was given and due a c k n o w l e d g m e n t is m a d e for the courtesies extended on the p a r t of tlie ofHcers and brethren of this lodge. On December 16, 1904, in c o m p a n y with the same officers,' an official visitation w a s ' m a d e to St. B e r n a r d Lodge No. 222, Dodge City, K a n s a s . H e r e we were likewise greeted by the smiling faces of the brethren, and in the evening witnessed the conferring of the Fellow Craft degree by N E L S O N B . H O B B L E , Worshipful Master, a n d the officers of the lodge in a n excellent manner. Upon completion of the work, addresses were inade by the visiting officers and responses by the brethren. EVEBGBEEN
OBMETEBY.
The Council of Administration was authorized to execute a quit-claim deed, conveying this property to W.'. O. B. S O H U L T Z , SO t h a t he m i g h t dispose of it as he sees fit. I n accordance with this legislation, letter was mailed to W.-. O. B. S O H U L T Z , apprisi n g h i m of the action of the Grand Lodge, b u t no answer has been received to this letter. D u r i n g the year, the Grand Master, while in the vicinity of this t r a c t of land, m a d e inquiry of brethren, from whom information was obtained t h a t within this acre of ground are deposited
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the remains of masonic brethren, interred by direction of former Evergreen Ijodge No. 86, and upon consultation, the Council of Administration decided to m a k e no disposition of this tract until some arrangement m i g h t be made for disposition of the remains of these brethren. I n a s m u c h as very little can be realized from the sale of this tract, recommendation is made t h a t ownership be retained by t h e Grand Lodge. THE MASONIC HOME.
I n accordance with the legislation h a d a t the last A n n u a l Communication of t h e Grand Lodge, early in t h e year a meeting of the old Board of Directors of the K a n s a s Masonic Home w a s held in the city of W i c h i t a and full compliance was made with such legislation. I n consequence, the affairs of the K a n s a s Masonic Home are now under the control and management of this Grand Lodge. T h e present Board of Directors of the H o m e consists of the Council of Administration of the Grand Lodge, four members elected by the Council of Administration and one member, elected by t h e Order of the E a s t e r n Star. The personnel of the Board a t present is as follows : T H O M A S G . F I T C H , Grand Master; SAMUEL R . P E T B B S . Deputy Grand Master; THOMAS L . B O N D , Grand Senior W a r d e n ; E D W A B D W . W E L L I N G T O N , Grand
Junior W a r d e n ; P E R B Y M . H O I S I N G T O N , P a s t Grand
Master;
J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E , P a s t Grand M a s t e r ; A L E X . A. S H A R P
and E L M E R E . B L E C K L E Y , representing t h e Grand Lodge, a n d Mrs. E M M A W . P O R T , representing the Order of the E a s t e r n Star. Organization of the Board was completed, necessary a m e n d m e n t s to the charter made, and while the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e Association is a separate and distinct corporation, governed by a Board of Directors, y e t it is under the absolute control of the Grand Lodge. I n t h e m a t t e r of bringing about these changes several meetings of the Board of Directors were necessitated. At the time of the organization of the Board, as above stated, a complete inspection of the buildings a n d grounds was made, and a t numerous times during the year t h e Board, either collectively or individually, have made visitations to the institution a n d kept in close touch with it and its affairs. I n a s m u c h as under the by-laws t h e time of the regular annual meeting of the Board was fixed as the fourth Tuesday in J a n u a r y , it was not deemed wise to cliange the time of the a n n u a l meeting this year, and in consequence, on Tuesday, the 24th d a y of J a n u a r y , the annual meeting of the Board of Directors w a s held a t the Home, all of t h e members being present with t h e exception of W.-. E L M E R E . B L E C K L E Y a n d Mrs. E M M A W . P O R T .
At this meeting reports were received from the officers of t h e Board, chairmen of standing committees and from the Superin-
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t e n d e n t and Matron. T h e report of the Secretary of the Board, which, in accordance with system of accounts adopted, includes all financial transactions had by him as Secretary, as well as transactions had by the Treasurer of the Board,shows the following receipts d u r i n g the y e a r 1904 : Grand Lodge per capita t a x $11,871 50 Moneys expended on behalf of the Grand Lodge 567 41 Principal of loans 5,100 00 Interest 1,391 45 Order of the E a s t e r n S t a r , 1.234 10 Donations and endowments 1.006 97 Miscellaneous receipts 142 60 Total $21,314 03 Disbursements have been m a d e as follows: Real estate and i m p r o v e m e n t s Operating expenses r.. Supplies General expenses Miscellaneous Total
$ 7,777 3,770 2,456 836 1,611 $16,483
69 08 69 75 91 12
$12,112 7.568 6,856 238 44,755 39.666 18,934 25 . . . 1,277
22 88 84 49 50 41 80 60 01
Trial balance of the accounts is as follows: Treasurer's cash $ Mortgage loans Real estateandlmprovem'ts, General expenses .i. Operating expenses Supplies Miscellaneous expenses Livestock Funerals Tools •••• G r a n d lodge c h a r i t y cases .. Total
13,644 15,250 40,752 5358 48,215 5.281 1.189 104 555 53 631
92 00 58 16 02 60 20 00 67 00 00
.$181,435 15
Interest account O. E . S. p e r c a p i t a E n d o w m e n t fund I nsurance G r a n d L o d g e per c a p i t a Grand Lodge donation nonatlons Christmas donations Miscellaneous receipts
Total
?13l,435 15
The trial balance embraces a full statement of all receipts and disbursements since the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of the Home. There is no.delinquent interest upon any of the mortgage loans owned by the H o m e . The tangible assets of t h e i n s t i t u t i o n are as follows: Treasurer's cash $13,644 92 Mortgage loans 15,250 00 Real estate and i m p r o v e m e n t s 40,752 58 Live stock 104 00 Tools 53 00 Masonic relief expenditures for Grand Lodge 531 00 Total $70,335 50 D u r i n g the year extensive improvements were m a d e to the buildings, by the erection of an addition to the dining room upon the H o m e property. On account of the increased m e m b e r s h i p larger k i t c h e n facilities were absolutely necessary, a n d afterweighing well the necessities, an extension was built to the dining room, which provided the necessary space for kitchen pur-
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poses, and in addition, gave more room for members of the H o m e family upon the second story. The expense of this addition approximated $4,500. During the year it was also necessary to m a k e p a y m e n t of about .$2,000 for paving the street in front of the H o m e property with asphalt, this improvement having been ordered b j ' the City of Wichita. All tiiese improvements were under the immediate direction of the c h a i r m a n of the Executive Committee, M.-.W.-. P. M. H o i s lUGTON. A careful inspection.was made of all work done before p a y m e n t s were made. I n the m a n a g e m e n t of the affairs at the H o m e the Superintendent reports record of membership in t h e . H o m e December 31, 1903, forty-four; during the year twenty-two applicants were admitted. Two deaths occurred during the year a n d nine members were discharged, leaving the record of m e m b e r s h i p on J a n u a r y 1, 1905. flfty-flve. E x p e n s e s for the operation of the H o m e for 1904 were as follows : January .$ 527 43 February , 1,011 07 March 707 35 April 516 49 May 653 82 June 543 24 July 575 61 August 670 81 September 635 76 October 1,236 95 November 705 13 December 646 38 Total 8,430 04 During the m o n t h s of February and October, p a y m e n t s were m a d e for coal, which inordinately increased the expense accounts for those m o n t h s . Approximately the per capita expense for 1904 was $164. The rules governing admission provide t h a t no child can be admitted to p e r m a n e n t membership in the H o m e family until legal rights to the child have been waived. Some of the children have property interests which required attention, consequently it was deemed expedient to secure appointment of a legal guardian for the person and property of each child now in the Home, and upon application to the Probate Court of Sedgwick County, the Superintendent of the Home was appointed as such guardian. The honorable Probate Judge very graciously waived all fees in these cases. During the year a vast a m o u n t of vegetables, fruits and farm products were raised upon the fifteen acres of ground upon which
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the H o m e property is located, enough to make great saving to the institution. R e p o r t of the Matron of the H o m e indicates continuance of the s a m e careful and p a i n s t a k i n g effort which has characterized her work during previous years. I n addition to the record of her official transactions is found a list of donations of property and cash, which account has been audited by the Finance Committee of the Board and found to have been accurately handled and most c o m m e n d a b l y expended. E x a m i n a t i o n of these reports, will demonstrate to one not familiar with the H o m e and the m a n a g e m e n t thereof, the peculiar fitness of these w o r t h y officers for their respective positions. Re suits of their efforts can best be obtained and the general excellence of the institution can best be seen by m a k i n g a visit to the H o m e , which all m e m b e r s of the fraternity are urged to m a k e d u r i n g the time of their stay in Wichita. The m o s t pleasant experience of the year was in a t t e n d a n c e upon the C h r i s t m a s festivities a t the H o m e upon C h r i s t m a s E v e . This was certainly a mirthful and joyous occasion for the little ones and was also appreciated by the aged members. A delightful program of song and story was presented by the little ones, after w h i c h c a m e the C h r i s t m a s tree, prepared through the ever kind thoughtfulness of the Superintendent and Matron, and bountifully laden with gifts for each member of the H o m e family. BITUAL.
Relative to the promulgation of the ritual and the reason w h y the same has noj^been d o n e : Shortly after the last Communication of the Grand Lodge, the Council of Administration appointed a special committee, consisting of M.-. W.*. T H O M A S E. D E W E Y , P a s t G r a n d Master, and R'.-.W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , Grand Sec. retary, charged with the d u t y of preparing the ritual. The work was commenced by these brethren, but owing to the inability of M.-.W.'. Bro. D E W E Y to devote sufficient time to the preparation of.this work, it has not been completed. R e c o m m e n d a t i o n is m a d e t h a t the preparation and promulgation of the ritual be referred to the incoming Council of Administration. -TRIALS.
The year has been reasonably free from trials in lodges. W h e r e trials have been had, the natural presumption is t h a t the charges have been based upon offenses which a d m i t t e d of no doubt as to the culpability of the accused, inasmuch as no appeal has been taken in any case. A m i s t a k e n notion seems to exist in the minds of some of the brethren, and in some of the lodges, as to w h a t constitutes an offense against the Body of Masonry. They apparently do not
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take into consideration the complete elucidation of the proposition as m a d e in t h e Grand Lodge laws. Several a t t e m p t s have been made during t h e year to file charges against brethren for unmasonic conduct, wherein t h e charges a n d specifications did not state offenses susceptible of trial in a masonic lodge. The lodges have, very properly, refused to entertain these charges. I n one lodge charges of like n a t u r e were presented and entertained by the lodge, a n d s u m m o n s to t h e accused duly issued. Upon receipt of copy of t h e charges a n d specifications, examination of them showed t h a t the offense stated was one of a pecuniary nature merely between the brethren, consequently not subject- to trial in accordance with By-Law 126 of the Grand Lodge. Suspension of proceedings was ordered a n d advice given to effect an arnicable adjustment of the difficulty between the brethren, if possible. Eeceiving information t h a t no amicable a g r e e m e n t could be made, the lodge was instructed to dismiss the charges. The G r a n d Master presided a t one lodge trial; this on account of the enforced absence of the District D e p u t y Grand Master. P O I N T S OF
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The experience of the Grand Master h a s been similar to t h a t of his predecessors, and many unnecessary requests for decisions have been made. W i t h b u t two exceptions, these Inquiries h a v e been answered by reference to the law applicable to t h e case in point. Two requests were made for interpretation; one of By-Law 122, and one upon ruling made by M.'. W.'. B E S T O B G . B B O W N , P a s t Grand Master, relating to residence of an enliste"d m a n in t h e United States Army. By-Law ISS. Restoration.— On April 9, 1904, communication was received from G E O B G B C . W I L D E B , Secretary Lafayette Lodge No. 16, A. F . & A. M., Manhattan, in which Inquiry was made for an interpretation of the law governing restoration, with reference to t h e m a n n e r in which a vote should be taken upon a petition for restoration. I n a s m u c h as there appeared to be some doubt in regard to t h e law bearing upon this particular question, reference was m a d e to W.'. W I L L I A M E A S T O N H U T C H I S O N , chair-
man of t h e Committee on Jurisprudence, for an opinion, and t h e same, being very comprehensive, is herewith given for t h e information of t h e brethren: "GABDEif C I T Y , K A N S A S , April 20, 1904.
'•^Thomas O. Fitch, Orand Master, Wichita, Kansas: " D E A E S I B A N D M.-.W.-. B B O T H E B : — I have received your favor of the 15th inst., requesting an opinion as to t h e question asked by Bro. W I L D E B of Lafayette Lodge No. 16, concerning t h e kind of a vote or ballot necessary upon a petition for restoration. I n reply will say t h a t t h e groupingof the titles ' v o t i n g ' and ' b a l l o t ' under
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the head of the latter, in the index-digest of the ' K a n s a s Laws of Masonry,' can have no significance other than t h a t of convenience a n d economy of space. ' V o t i n g ' is a generic term, which c o m p r e h e n d s and includes all the specific methods of expressing one's will or opinion on a n y given question, one of which specific m e t h o d s is by 'ballot.' The interchangeable use of such terms never requires the restricted construction, b u t r a t h e r the converse, unless the restricted use of the term is obviously the legislative intent. I t is true t h a t the Revision Committee'of 1898 used the t e r m s ' t w o - t h i r d s v o t e ' and ' u n a n i m o u s v o t e ' when m a k i n g t h e distinction between ' r e s t o r a t i o n ' and ' r e i n s t a t e m e n t ' and the procedure therefor, b u t any apparent a m b i g u i t y is dispelled by reference to By-Law No. 123, which requires 'â&#x20AC;˘unanimous ballot' for ' r e i n s t a t e m e n t . ' T h e first sentence of By-Law No. 106 affords an a p p a r e n t illustration of how both terms can be used without a n y confusion or ambiguity of meaning. "Section 7 of Article V I of the Constitution requires a unanimous ' b a l l o t ' for the acceptance of an a p p l i c a n t for membership and B y - L a w s Nos. 101, 102 and 104 outline the method of receiving and acting upon such petitions. By-Law No. 122 provides t h a t in receiving and acting upon a petition for restoration ' t h e lodge shall be governed by the rules prescribed for receiving and a c t i n g upon petitions for membership, except t h a t a two-thirds vote only shall be required for restoration.' This exception modifies the rule referred to, not only as to the u n a n i m i t y or e x t e n t of the vote, b u t also the character of the vote or the method of voting, by the use of the comprehensive t e r m ' v o t e ' when expressly modifying the specific term 'ballot.' A ballot is therefore not necessary in acting upon a petition for restoration, but the proper and legal method of voting in si^ch a case is undoubtedly by the ' s h o w of hands.' " I n addition to the legal construction given the terms used in this connection it seems reasonable and r i g h t t h a t a vote of the same dignity and character as t h a t required for suspension should be sufficient for restoration. 'â&#x20AC;˘Yours fraternally, "WILIJIAM EASTON
HUTOHISON."
As a result of the said opinion, communication was had with Bro. W I J J D E K , and opinion rendered to the effect t h a t a vote upon a petition for restoration should be t a k e n in lodge by show of hands. L a t e r , and after having given this question much more thought, and after h a v i n g discussed the same with the c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Jurisprudence, the Grand Master entertains doubts a b o u t legality of said decision, and in order t h a t the question, which is a very important one, m a y be definitely settled and the brethren be informed thereof, recommendation Is m a d e t h a t this question be re-committed to the Committee on J u r i s prudence, with instructions to prepare and present an opinion upon the law governing the question involved. I n the address of M.-.W.-. B E S T O R G. B R O W N , a t the last Ann u a l Communication of the Grand Lodge, under the heading, " P o i n t s of Law," appears the following: " A n enlisted m a n in the United States a r m y is sui juris, and m a y acquire or c h a n g e his residence a t will. Such is the ruling
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of the D e p a r t m e n t of Justice a t Washington, based on three decisions in the courts of Massachusetts, Michigan and Iowa. This rule is here given as being of value to lodges in this jurisdiction, wherein two large military posts are located." Controversy having arisen between two of our lodges, relative to t h e intent of said ruling, modification of t h e same was m a d e by me as follows : "An enlisted m a n ,in t h e United States army, stationed a t Fort Leavenworth, K a n s a s , and who is not legally a citizen of t h e State, can only be recognized as being a sojourner, and the only lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction to which he can pelition. is H a n cock Dodge No. 311, F o r t J^eavenworth." This ruling is in absolute harmony with Section 2, Article V I , of the Constitution. THE DISTRICT DEPUTY GBAND MASTER SYSTEM.
I n accordance with legislation a t the last A n n u a l Communication of t h e Grand Dodge, t h e Council of Administration w a s ' convened, and after carefully canvassing the territorial question, taking into consideration the number of lodges to be visited a n d their location upon lines of railroad, the State was divided into thirty-two masonic d i s t r i c t s ; a n d further, in harmony with this action, the question of the appointment of District Deputy Grand Masters for these districts was taken up by the Grand Master. I n the m a t t e r of selection of P a s t Masters capable of performing the duties of these most responsible positions, much time was consumed in gaining preliminary information with reference to them and their ability to devote t h e necessary time, to the performance of their duties. Requirement also having been m a d e that a form of report for District Deputy Grand Masters be m a d e and standard form of minutes for Secretaries of lodges be prepared, the duty of t h e preparation of these essential documents was entrusted to a special committee. The preparation of these forms required no little thought on the part of the committee, a n d many consultations were h a d and much time consumed in this work. Finally, although late, a standard form of minutes and blank reports for District Deputy Grand Masters were prepared, by which time all preliminary information with reference to a p pointees h a v i n g been received, a circular letter was Issued a n nouncing t h e creation of thirty-two masonic districts a n d t h e appointment of thirty-two District Deputy Grand Masters, as more fully shown in t h e report of the R.'.W.'. Grand Secretary. Commissions were accordingly issued to t h e brethren a p pointed a n d supplies of blanks and other necessary documents were furnished to them. A copy of. the standard form of m i n u t e s was sent to the Secretary of each lodge, and the system was fairly inaugurated. Although these arrangements were not completed
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until late in the year, many of t h e D i s t r i c t Deputy Grand Masters h a v e m a d e visitations to all the lodges in their respective districts. Some of t h e m have not been able to visit all of their lodges, and b u t four of them have been u n a b l e to m a k e any. visitations. . E e p o r t s made by District D e p u t y Grand Masters demonstrate t h e wisdom of the creation a n d the advisability of the continuance of t h e system. Their work has already been productive of m u c h good, and the far-reaching beneficent effects will be more a p p a r e n t in the coming years. W i t h the form of standard minutes in t h e possession of the S e c r e t a r y of each lodge, an absolute s t a n d a r d of uniformity m a y be m a i n t a i n e d in all lodges. Much t h o u g h t was given and great care was exercised in the preparation of t h i s form, and careful e x a m i n a t i o n a n d comparison will convince the most doubting S e c r e t a r y t h a t record of the proceedings of t h e lodge can properly be m a d e in as few words by the use of it as a guide as by any k n o w n m e t h o d . A few of the officers of lodges visited apparently misunderstood the nature and purpose of the system. They were of the opinion t h a t an inspector or s p y s y s t e m was being inaugurated, and were r a t h e r inclined to r e s e n t interference. Although in no instance was there sufficient to w a r r a n t official action, yet in some of these cases it became necessary for the District Deputy G r a n d Master to exercise tact and diplomacy. However, in every reported instance of this kind, upon completion of the visitation, t h e s e officers were found to h a v e changed their opinion with regard to the efficiency of the s y s t e m , and became admirers of its purposes. B y r e a s o n of the short space of t i m e in which to m a k e more complete examination of reports, on account of the lateness of the time in which the District D e p u t y Grand Masters got to work, it will be impossible, a t this Co.mmunication, to m a k e tabulation of the reports received. However, a careful examination of the reports, as made, develops in general t h a t the lodges are 'well housed and furnished a n d supplied with the necessary p a r a p h e r n a l i a with which to do work. Many lodges need particular pieces; some have been using improper articles as a makeshift. Suggested corrections a n d the necessity of supplying these defects have been m a d e by the District Deputy Grand Masters. T h e lodges visited appear to be in h e a l t h y financial condition with few exceptions. Many of the lodges do not enforce the law relative to collection of dues. This is probably the most serious of a n y of the findings, and t h e lodges have been instructed to m a k e full compliance with t h e law in this regard. E e p o r t s upon m a n y of the lodges visited indicate the positive necessity of an instructor in t h e work. M a n y officers and members h a v e accepted and are using as the s t a n d a r d work of^the
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State, the work as learned by them, and which is not the standard work. This work can usually be traced to some enthusiastic b u t ofttinies misinformed member of the fraternity who has assumed to instruct the brethren, now officers of these lodges. This work has been accepted a n d passed down until it has, in a measure, become standardized. To remedy difficulties in cases of this kind, direction has been made for the employment of tlie Custodians or Assistant Lecturers as instructors. Inasmuch as the sjstern is now fairly well under way, and with few minor exceptions all the necessary accompaniments provided, much more progress m a y be made under it during t h e coming year and mucli benefit tliereby derived. District Deputy Grand Masters will doubtless liave the full year in which to perform their duties. I m m e d i a t e report of examinations may. be made to the Grand Master and prompt consideration given to the recommendations made. Believing t h a t a. meeting of the District Deputy Grand Masters a t Grand Lodge will be of benefit to the Craft in general, t h a t many valuable recommendations will be made, based upon actual experience in lodges, therefore these brethren have been requested to meet a t this Annual Communication. I n a s m u c h as the law makes no provision for the p a y m e n t of mileage of these officers, recommendation is made t h a t tlie Committee on J u r i s prudence be directed to report a n a m e n d m e n t to By-Law 55, providing for the p a y m e n t of mileage to District Deputy Grand Masters in a t t e n d a n c e a t Grand Lodge. Inasmuch as By-Law 164 abridges the right of the Grand Master to appoint a presiding officer a t a lodge trial, as set forth in By-Law 147, recommendation is made t h a t this matter be referred to the Coinmittee on Jurisprudence for such a i n e n d m e n t as may be necessary. BLOOMING GROVE LODGE NO. 41. Late in N o v e m b e r , 1904, W.-. W I L L I A M L . M A X W E L L , District
Deputy Grand Master for the Fourth Masonic District, forwarded to me letter from W.-. J A M E S R U S H , Worshipful Master of Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41, Trading Post, in which W.-. Brother R U S H stated t h a t a visitation by the District Deputy Grand Master would be wholly unnecessary, t h a t the members of t h e lodge contemplated surrendering their charter a t the end of t h e year, as they did not consider themselves able to maintain t h e lodge. My instructions to W.\ Brother M A X W E L L were to m a k e visitation to this lodge a n d m a k e a complete examination of its affairs,and if he found a n y reasonable probability of the brethren being able to m a i n t a i n the lodge, to give them necessary encouragement, and report upon his actions. If, however, after consulting with the officers a n d members of the lodge, he found
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conditions as reported by the Master to be substantially correct, a n d if t h e brethren decided to s u r r e n d e r the charter of the lodge, to close u p the transaction in accordance with our law. Due notice was s e n t to each of the seventeen members of the lodge a n d upon D e c e m b e r 10th the lodge was convened by W.-. B r o t h e r M A X W E L L , the purpose of the meeting stated, and the m e m b e r s h i p of the lodge then voted to surrender the charter. W.'. Brother M A X W E L L took c h a r g e of all the property of thelodge; the charter, records, p a r a p h e r n a l i a and funds were sent to R.-.W.-. A. K. W I L S O N , G r a n d Secretary, Topeka. This lodge owned the lot and building, the second floor of which was occupied as their lodge room, the first floor of the building being occupied by the Modern W o o d m e n of America a t a rental of $6.00 per year. The value of this lot and building is estimated to be $75, and after investigation, the Council of Administration have authorized its disposition for t h a t amount, and negotiations are now pending for its sale. The receipt of cash on h a n d and disposition of same and the receipt of articles of personal property formerly owned by this lodge will be more fully shown in the report of the R.-.W.-. Grand Secretarj'. i BUILDING. FOE GRAND LODGE OFFICES AND LIBRARY.
A t the forty-fifth A n n u a l Communication of the Grand Lodge, held in the City of W i c h i t a , in 1901, the Grand Lodge Librarian m a d e report as follows :' " I n considering a n y further legislation relative to the library, it m u s t be remembered t h a t we now have almost complete files of the oldest and rarest masonic publications of this country, consisting of Proceedings, m a s o n i c histories, magazines, periodicals, p a m p h l e t s , etc., which if destroyed by fire or otherwise, could not be replaced a t any cost; it is therefore not a question of the expense, b u t rather one of a g r e a t deal more importance, t h a t is, the preservation of one of the m o s t valuable collections of masonic literature to be.found a n y w h e r e : " I n t a k i n g up this subject, there are two propositions to be considered. First, t h a t of placing the library in a fire proof building, and where the contents would be available. Second, the expense of b i n d i n g the m a t e r i a l now on hand, not already bound, a n d in future h a v i n g such m a t t e r bound as will be received from time to time, and h a v i n g the whole catalogued ; also the expense of a d d i t i o n a l book cases, shelving, and reading tables." This subject was referred to the Committee on Grand Lodge Property, which m a d e report as follows: " W e therefore r e c o m m e n d t h a t the incoming Council of Administration be instructed to investigate the needs of the library, how it m a y best be protected, preserved and made available for use, and report at the n e x t A n n u a l Communication."
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A t the forty-sixth Annual Communication of the Grand I i o d g c h e l d in the City of Fort Scott in 1902, the Librarian m a d e report as follows: "The Librarian one year ago presented a report relative to the vast accumulation of books, etc.. now in the library, as well as calling your attention to the valuable reading matter therein contained, and the importance of protecting the same from flre. The books t h a t are now stored away in a vault in the basement of the building in which the library is located, are becoming somewhat damp, and m a n y are beginning to mould. I t will be necessary t h a t some steps be taken very soon to remove these books from their present quarters, otherwise they will be greatly damaged. Your Committee on Grand Lodge Property are well acquainted with the contents and needs of the library, and they will no doubt submit a report, and make such recommendations as they deem best for the care and preservation of the same." This subject was referred to the Committee on Grand Lodge Property, wlilch made report as follows : "Your committee believe t h a t the time has arrived for the arrangement, cataloguing and indexing pf the Grand Lodge library. In its present condition it is of little value, if any, to the Craft, and is in danger of much damage in a physical way. The longer the delay, the greater will be the expense when it is finally incurred. "A masonic library should be a museum and historical repository. The brethren should be encouraged to use it, and to m a k e contributions in t h a t respect for the use of the Craft, not t h a t the same m a y be filed away and hidden, never to be discovered but by accident, but t h a t they may be so arranged, indexed and exhibited as to make a visit to the headquarters a profitable pleasure, not for us only, but for our children and children's children." A t the forty-seventh Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, held in the City of W i c h i t a in 1903, the Librarian made report as follows: " W h i l e the present quarters are not of sufficient size in which to arrange a museum and historical repository, yet the work of collecting material for t h a t purpose can be done now. and when the time arrives for us to procure proper quarters of sufficient size for this purpose, we will have material already on hand for a most excellent display. I t is therefore earnestly requested t h a t the members.bear this in mind and send to the Grand Secretary anyt h i n g t h a t will serve for this p u r p o s e ; old masonic publications, masonic items clipped from newspapers, masonic relics, souvenirs, old aprons, jewels, diplomas, programs, invitations, etc." At the forty-eighth A n n u a l Communication of the Grand Lodge, held in the city of Topeka in 1904, the Librarian made report as follows: "One subject which your Librarian deems of the greatest importance, and one which he believes should receive the most careful consideration of this Grand Lodge, is t h a t of placing the library, records, and other property in a place where they will be
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safe from destruction by fire or water. B u t very few members are acquainted with the facts or h a v e the least conception of the v a s t a m o u n t of masonic literature Aiat has accumulated since the formation of this Grand Lodge, much of which could not possibly be replaced if lost or destroyed. I t m u s t be remembered t h a t m a n y of our most valuable records, in addition to the library, are subject to conflagrations and inundations, as we do not have v a u l t capacity for nearly all of our records. The Librarian asks t h a t this i m p o r t a n t subject be given most careful thought and consideration a t this Communication." This subject was referred to the Committee on Grand Lodge Property, which m a d e report as follows : " T h e L i b r a r i a n in his report calls your attention to the g r e a t value of the library and records of the Grand Lodge and the possibility t h a t t h e y m a y a t any time be destroyed. W e fully agree with him t h a t this is a m a t t e r of thegrea.test importance and t h a t it should receive p r o m p t a n d careful attention. " W e recommend t h a t the incoming Council of Administration be requested to m a k e a r r a n g e m e n t s , if possible, to place the library, records a n d other property of the Grand Lodge in a place where t h e j ' will be safe from destruction by fire or water. If this is not possible, t h a t they carefully consider the m a t t e r and inake such recommendations a t the n e x t Annual Communication as t h e y m a y deem best." T h a t the foregoing legislation m i g h t be made effective, this m o s t i m p o r t a n t question early engaged the attention of the Council of Administration, and much time has been devoted to its consideration. To the m e m b e r s h i p of the G r a n d Lodge who are familiar with the present inadequate, unsafe and wholly unfit place of deposit of the records, property and library of the Grand Lodge, the necessity of i m m e d i a t e compliance with the recommendations hereinbefore m a d e is fully apparent. A fair estimate for reproducing the Proceedings of this Grand Lodge for the forty-nine years of its existence would be upwards of $75,000. I n addition to our own Proceedings we have almost complete files of the Proceedings of all other Grand Lodges with whom we are in fraternal correspondence. The historical registry, w h i c h is without doubt the most complete in existence, and which contains almost 150,000 cards, . e m b r a c i n g the masonic history of every Mason in this Grand Jurisdiction from the inception of the first lodge, is of incalculable value. M a n y of the works in the library are priceless, a n d could not be reproduced. In addition to this, the card catalogue of the library, thus far completed, containing more t h a n 30,000 cards and prepared a t a cost of about $1,500, should be protected from Are and given place whereby the same m i g h t be available. Upon careful investigation the Council of Administration h a v e been unable to find in the City of Topeka, more safe and
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adequate quarters available than those now occupied, consequently the erection of a fire-proof structure has been considered, as this has been deemed the most feasible and practical solution of the problem. Architect's plans were prepared for the erection of a fire-proof office and library building, and upon investigation it was found t h a t no independent building, suitable to our needs, could be erected for less t h a n $15,000, and this would provide a building in which onlj' the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge could have ac'commodations. Upon further investigation a most eligible site for such office and library building was found on the corner of E i g h t h Avenue and Harrison Street, in the City of Topeka, facing the State Capitol. This tract of land is 75x130 feet, and upon it is an imposing two-story square brick residence, which, independent of the ground, is worth $6,500, according to architect's estimate. This entire property can be purchased for $10,000. Architect's plan, as prepared, will require very few alterations to convert the house proper into an eligible office building, with excellent offices on both the first a n d second floors. Attached to this building, in the rear, it is proposed to erect a two-story fire-proof building, which will contain library, vaults, and storage room. Architect's estimate for the erection of this addition is $9,000, and the cost of finishing and furnishing the same will be about $1,000, thus m a k i n g a total expenditure of $20,000, of which a m o u n t the brethren of the City of Topeka have agreed to pay $5,000. The offices upon the second story will provide office and vault accommodations for the other masonic Grand Bodies, and it is believed that for such excellent accommodations, they will be more than willing to p a y their proportionate part for the m a i n t e n a n c e of the same. Plans for raising this $16,000 have been carefully considered, and it is believed t h a t the sum of $5,000 can be safely diverted from the C h a r i t y F u n d of the Grand Lodge, and t h a t the sum of $10,000 can be borrowed from the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e . Tliis plan, if adopted, will provide absolutely safe and adequate accommodations for the library, property and records of this Grand Lodge, and this, at no greater a n n u a l expense than a t present. GBAND SEOKBTABY.
The Grand Secretary is one of the most i m p o r t a n t officers of the Grand Lodge, and much depends upon his competency a n d the condition of the records a n d flies in his office. Our own Grand Lodge has been especially fortunate in securing and retaining the present incumbent, a p a i n s t a k i n g and methodical official.
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whose pride has ever been to keep ahead of his work. During this y e a r no deviation has been m a d e from this laudable endeavor. The records in his office are in perfect condition and all his work for the year completed. This record is one of which he m a y be justly proud. I n a s m u c h as Grand Lodge By-Law 55 does not provide for p a y m e n t of the expenses of the Grand Secretary while in attendance upon A n n u a l Communications of the Grand Lodge, recomm e n d a t i o n is m a d e t h a t said by-law be amended to make provision for such expenses. OFFICIAL. SUPPORT.
The duties of the Grand Master have not been onerous during the year, and t h a t this is true is largely due to the enthusiastic and loyal support of the Grand Officers, officers of lodges and the Craft in general. Mj"^ associates In the Council of Administration have ever been r e a d y and willing to aid me in the performance of all duties, and the m a n j ' personal sacrifices made by them have attested their personal w a r m t h of feeling and clearly indicated desire to assist m e in m a k i n g a creditable administration. Tlie record of the year has been made, and the events are now history. The s t a t e m e n t can be truthfully made t h a t Masonry was never in better condition in the State. My l o n g a n d intimate a c q u a i n t a n c e with the m e m b e r s of this Grand Lodge convinces me t h a t the policy will ever be to maintain and uphold the dignity of our a n c i e n t and honorable Institution. I n the performance of my duties as Grand Master, the Craft have h a d the benefit of my best endeavors, and if my official actions shall meet w i t h your approval m y recompense will be complete. M a y the Grand Architect of the Universe ever have you in H i s holy k e e p i n g ! F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, T H O M A S G. F I T C H , Orand Master-
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REPORT OF DEPUTY GRAND MASTER. The E.-.W.-. D e p u t j ' Grand Master presented bis r e p o r t , as follows: To the M.\ W.-. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas : On t h e 11th day of August, 1904, W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3, located at K a n s a s City. Kansas, celebrated t h e semi-centennial of its organization, to which I received a fraternal invitation. On the 10th of August I received a telephone message from M.\ W.*. Grand Master T H O M A S G . F I T C H , informing m e t h a t he would be unable to attend, a n d requesting m e to represent h i m a t t h e celebration. The brethren of K a n s a s City, K a n s a s , h a d made extensive preparations to recogiiize, with appropriate ceremonies, the fiftieth anniversary of t h e establishment of W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3. They were assisted by Armourdale Lodge No. 271 and K a w Lodge No. 272, all located in K a n s a s City. A large number of the a d joining lodges had been invited, and the gathering of Masons was a notable one. W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3 opened in form on t h e third degree, in their beautiful Masonic Temple, a t 3 o'clock in tlie afternoon of the lltli. W.-. C1.ARBNOE W . P A Y N E , Grand Marshal of t h e Grand Lodge, and W.-. A. L. V A N A R S D A L L , Grand Senior Steward, were present, a n d these officers, together with myself, were officially received. The third degree was then conferred in costume by W y a n dotte Lodge, after which the brethren repaired to the Auditorium, where a s u m p t u o u s banquet h a d been prepared by the ladies of the E a s t e r n Star. Over 600 of the brethren \Vere seated a t t h e tables, and tlie repast was one long to be remembered. M.-.W.\ Grand, Master W M . F . K U H N , of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, graced t h e b a n q u e t with his presence, a n d he, together with a number of other brothers, made interesting responses to sentim e n t s proposed by Bro. S I L A S W . P O B T E B , w h o acted as toast-
master. The occasion was a very enjoyable one a n d reflected great credit upon t h e brethren at the mouth of the Kaw. On the 29th d a y of August, I received notice from M.-.W.*. Grand Master T H O M A S G . F I T O H of his intention of being absent from the State for several weeks and requesting m e to a c t in his stead during his absence. The distinguished Brother h a d the work of Grand Master so well advanced, t h a t b u t little was required of me farther t h a n to answer current correspondence and issue a n occasional dispensation. On September 12th, I received a request from W.*. A N D R E W J. RALSTON, Master of Towanda Lodge No. 30, to dedicate t h e
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Masonic Hall which the brethren of that lodge had erected and furnished. On September 14th, I went to Towanda and on the evening of that day publicly dedicated the lodge room in the presence of a very large assemblage. The brethren of this lodge deserve great credit for their enterprise and masonic zeal. Although Towanda is but a small village, the brethren have erected a two-story stone building, very substantial and commodious, in the second story of which they had elegantly furnished a lodge and ante-room. The first story was fitted up for a hardware store. This building had been erected by contributions from the brethren of the lodge and money in the hands of-the treasury, and is a fitting monument to the true masonic spirit which prevails in that little town and the surrounding country. A banquet was provided by the ladies of the Eastern Star and the evening will long be remembered as a pleasing and profitable mile-stone in the history of Towanda Lodge No. 30. On September 27th I went to Wichita, having learned of the return of the M.-. W.-. Grand Master and turned over to him such papers and correspondence as had come to me during his absence from the State, and made verbal report to him of my stewardship. On Sunday, November 20th I went to Wichita and assisted the M.'.W.'. Grand Master in laying the corner-stone of a new church building for the St. -Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church of that city. On Wednesday evening, December 14th, I accompanied the M.'.W.-. Grand Master and other Grand Ofiicers in making an official visit to Newton Lodge No. 142, at Newton, Kansas. On the 15th a lilie visitation was made to Great Bend Lodge No. 15, Great Bend, Kansas, and on Friday evening, December 16th, to, St. Bernard Lodge No. 222, Dodge City, Kansas. These visitations have been productive of much good, and have been a source of great pleasure to me personally. I wish, in conclusion, to thank my associate Grand Officers and the members of the fraternity for the uniformly courteous consideration extended to me during the past masonic year. Fraternally submitted, SAMUEL R. PETERS, Deputy Qrand Master.
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B E P O R T OF G B A N D S E N I O R W A R D E N . The R.'.W.-. G r a n d Senior Warden presented the following report: To the M.-. W.-. Or and Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas:, During the p a s t year the discharge of official duty by me was restricted to the meetings of the Council of Administration and of the Board of Directors of the K a n s a s Masonic Home. Reports of these proceedings will be inade by those officers specially charged with the duty of presenting them. On J u n e 24th I enjoyed the high privilege of delivering an address to the visitors a t t e n d i n g the celebration of St. J o h n ' s D a y a t the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e . The occasion was a joyous one, and the attendance deinonstrated the deep interest the brethren feel in the prosperity of this m o n u m e n t to the philanthropic generosity of K a n s a s Masons. Were the merits of Masonry in Kansas exemplified in no other way, we could safely rely upon this beneficent institution for our justification, and it is the sincere wish of every Mason t h a t its benignant influence m a y become greater with each succeeding year. At the invitation of our M.-.W.'. Grand Master, I accompanied him and other Grand Officers to Newton, Great Bend and Dodge City, and enjoyed the hospitality and delightful companionship of our brethren in the cities named. I n the extension of courtesies the brethren seemed to vie with each other to such an e x t e n t t h a t we feel our utter inability to ever repay the obligations under which we were placed. These social kindnesses intensify the fraternal feelings which characterize all true Masons, and the recollection of t h e m will be fondly cherished while inemory lives. I must, even a t the risk of seeming partial, especially commend our zealous brethren at Great Bend, not only for their'indefatigable efforts to provide for our comfort, b u t also for the large number present and the enthusiasm displayed a t the lodge meeting. On the 19th of last month the brethren of H a y s Lodge No. 195 and Apollo Lodge No. 297 held the anntial reunion of their m e m bers and families a t H a y s City. I was present as their guest, and addressed those assembled upon the subject of Masonry. These annual reunions bring great pleasure to the members and their families, and I would most emphatically recommend their general adoption. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, T H O M A S L. BOND, Or and Senior Warden.
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WARDEN.
T h e il.-.W.-. G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n reported as follows: To the M.-. W.-. Orand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas : Your G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n has very little to report. Beyond a regular.attendance a t the meetings of t h e Council of Administration and the routine busine.ss connected with the office, I have only been called upon to perforin one official duty. On N o v e m b e r 20, 1004, a t t h e request of t h e Grand Master I assisted in t h e laying of t h e corner-stone of St. Paul's M. E . Church in t h e city of W i c h i t a ; and on the same day, with other Grand Offlcers, accompanied the Grand Master on an official visit to the Masonic Home. D u r i n g the year m y association with t h e Grand Offlcers and m e m b e r s of the Craft generally has been most pleasant and profitable. I n conclusion, I desire to acknowledge my appreciation of the m a n y courtesies received. Fraternally s u b m i t t e d , EDWARD W. WELLINGTON, Grand Junior Warden. REPORT OF COUNCIL OP ADMINISTRATION. B.-.W.-. E D W A R D W . WELLINGTON, Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n , s u b m i t t e d t h e following repoi't: To the M.:W.: Orand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: The Council of Administration have held onlj' five meetings d u r i n g the year. F e b r u a r y 19, 1904, following t h e a d j o u r n m e n t of t h e M.\W.-. Grand Lodge, the Council convened a t t h e Grand Secretary's offlce and elected the Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n as its secretary. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S E . D E W E Y and R.-.W.-. A L B E B T K . W I L S O N
were authorized to prepare t h e official cipher ritual, employing such assistance as might be necessary, and when finished same was to be submitted to the Council of Administration for approval. I t was ordered t h a t three copies of the new ritual be issued to each lodge free of cost on proper receipt signed by the Master, and t h a t t h e new rituals be sold through the Secretaries of lodges a t $1.00 each to Master Masons in good standing, and on proper receipt signed by t h e purchaser a n d forwarded to t h e Grand S e c r e t a r y ; it was further ordered t h a t t h e first edition of the ritual be limited to 5,000 copies, and t h a t all present elective G r a n d Offlcers and all P a s t Grand Masters be furnished, on their application, with a copy of the ritual, they giving proper receipt therefor.
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The manner of expending the appropriation for indexing library, etc., was left to the discretion of the Special Committee on History and Museum. The schools of instruction for the year were ordered held a t Junction City, E m p o r i a and Chanute. The bond of t h e G r a n d Treasurer w a s fixed a t $35,000.00, and t h a t of the Grand Secretary a t $2,000.00, and the renewal of their present bonds was authorized upon their expiration. March 29, 1904, t h e Council of Administration m e t a t the Masonic H o m e in t h e city of Wichita. > B.'. W.-. SAMUEIJ R . P B T E B S was duly elected as a member of the Masonic H o m e Board to fill t h e vacancy caused by t h e resign a t i o n of M.-. W.-. G E O . W . - C I J A B K ;
and
R.-. W.-. E D W A R D
W.
W E L L I N G T O N was elected to fill t h e vacancy caused b y t h e resignation of M.-. W.-. D A V I D B . F U L L E R . T h e Council of Administration then proceeded to fill the other vacancies on the Masonic H o m e Board as follows, n a m e l y : For the four-year term, M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M . H O I S I N G T O N . For the three-year term, W.-. A L E X . A. S H A R P .
For the two-year term, M.-.W.-. J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E . For the one-year term, W.-. E L M E R E . B L E C K L E Y .
Thirty-two masonic districts were established, all of which will more fully appear in the report of the Grand Secretary. May 11,1904, the Council m e t a t t h e Carey Hotel in t h e City of Wichita, and the a r r a n g e m e n t before m a d e with the Masonic H o m e relative to applications for aid from the " C h a r i t y F u n d " was continued. December 15, 1904, tlie Council m e t a t Great Bend, K a n s a s . Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41 having surrendered their charter, W.-. W I L L I A M L . M A X W E L L , t h e District Deputy for the F o u r t h District, was authorized to dispose of t h e real estate belonging to said lodge. J a n u a r y 23, 1905, t h e Council m e t a t t h e Carey Hotel in t h e City of Wichita, to consider a proposition made by the Masonic Temple Association of Topeka, relative to a site for offices for t h e Grand Secretary a n d a safe place for the library, records, a n d other property belonging to t h e Grand Lodge, as recommended by the Committee on Grand Lodge Property, a t our last A n n u a l Communication. After due deliberation the Council voted to visit the City of Topeka for further investigation, a n d the m a t t e r has been fully set forth in t h e address of t h e Grand Master, andwill come up for your consideration a t this Annual Communication. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, EDWARD W. WELLINGTON, Secretary.
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G R A N D TREASURER'S REPORT. E.-.W.-. ALBERT SARBACH, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , submiited his r e p o r t as follows: HoLTOx, K A N S A S , February 3, 1905. To the M.\ W.: Orand Lodge of Kansas : The foUowuig report of receipts and disbursements are herewith submitted for your consideration: GBNKBAL FUND.
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J9Q4 Receipts. Feb. 5.—Balance cash on hand J u n e 7.—Received from Grand Secretary Sept. 9.—Received from Grand Secretary Sept. 29.—Received from Grand Secretary Oct. 21.—Received from G r a n d Secretary 1906. J a n . 5.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 6.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 7.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 10.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 11.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 11.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 13.—Received from G r a n d Secretary J a n . 15.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 16.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 18.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 19.—Received from G r a n d Secretary J a n . 23.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 27.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 28.-^Received from Grand S e c r e t a r y Feb. 2.—Received from Grand Secretary Received interest account daily balance Re-transferred from C h a r i t y Fund Total
|23,233 40 733 56 20
48 00 00 00 00
1,877 1,423 2,765 2,599 2,434 1,475 2,770 3,373 1,491 871 520 580 628 491 2,276 184 2,353
00 00 00 50 00 00 50 00 25 00 00 00 00 96 18 64 91
$52,195 42 CHARITY FUND.
1904. Receipts. Feb. 6.—Balance cash on hand $7,210 52 1905. Feb. 3.—Transferred from General F u n d , ten per cent, of .i;i3,604.78, account receipts 1904 1,360 47 Total
$8,570 99
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GENBBAIi FUND.
Disbursements. W a r r a n t s issued as shown in Grand Secretary's report, and paid since February 5,1904: 1905. W a r r a n t s Nos. 233 to 395 incl., except No. 268... .$22,830 32 Feb. 3.—Transferred to Charity F u n d , ten per cent, receipts of 1904 1,360 47 Balance on hand 28,004 63 Total. .•
$52,195 42 CHARITY FUND.
• onA Disbursements. Feb. 29.—Warrant No. 268, as relief bestowed by the Masonic H o m e Board, 1903 $ 667 41 Re-transferred to General F u n d by order of the Grand Lodge (see page 158, Proceedings, 1904) 2,353 91 Balance on hand 5,649 67 Total
$ 8,570 99
TBIAL BAIiANOB OF GBAND TEEASUBER'S LEDGEB.
Grand Master's aprons Masonic Home Fund P r i n t i n g annual Proceedings Cash on hand
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$120 421 144 33,654 $34,340
General Fund Charity Fund Custodians' annual schools Grand Secretary's incidentals Grand Master's Contingent F u n d History, museum and indexing library L i b r a r y books Mileage Mileage and expense Postage and express Stationery and printing Fraternally submitted, ALBERT SARBACH, Orand
00 00 72 30 02 $27;100 5,649 14 14 313 1,000 140 57 11 31 8 $34,340
Treasurer.
55 67 30 67 14 00 15 05 00 42 17 02
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GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT. fl.-.W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , p r e s e n t e d t h e
following r e p o r t : To the M.-. W.-. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: The following report as Grand Secretary is herewith presented for your consideration: AMENDMENTS TO LAWS.
Section 48, as amended, a n d Section 164, which were adopted a t t h e last A n n u a l Communication, also the resolution relative to the control of the Masonic H o m e , were printed on paper of sufficient size to be pasted in our present copies of the laws. OHAKTBRS.
Soling Lodge No. 565.—On March 12th, W.-. E . Burgoyne Baker, Master of K i n g Solomon Lodge No. 10, as Special Deputy, instituted this lodge with the following officers: J a m e s W . Burrell, M a s t e r ; Norton Crites, Senior W a r d e n ; E d w a r d Springer, J u n i o r W a r d e n ; R i c h a r d H . Mullins, Treasurer ; William A. Seymour, S e c r e t a r y ; S a m u e l Donaldson, Senior Deacon; J a m e s P. Mullins, J u n i o r D e a c o n ; A l b e r t A. Unmessig, Senior S t e w a r d ; J o h n H u t c h i n s o n , J u n i o r Steward ; George R. Willis, Tyler. Bonner Springs Lodge No. 366.— On March 14th, W.-. Alexa n d e r L. V a n Arsdall, P a s t Master of K a w Lodge No. 272, as Special Deputy, instituted this lodge with the following^officers: J a c o b W . Longfellow, M a s t e r ; A r t h u r M. Smith, Senior W a r d e n ; H a r r y S. Garwood, J u n i o r W a r d e n ; J o h n A. Stark, T r e a s u r e r ; Simon B. Kenton, S e c r e t a r y ; Jesse A. H a l l , Senior Deacon ; W a l lace E . H a y n e s , J u n i o r Deacon ; David C. Kelly, Senior Steward ; Albert J . Wood, J u n i o r Steward ; J a c o b L. Kughn, Tyler. Owen A. Bassett Lodge No. S67.—On March 18th, W.-. Benjamin S. Gaitskill, P a s t Master of Girard Lodge No. 93, as Special Deputy, instituted this lodge with the following officers:- Frederick Benj. Wheeler, M a s t e r ; J u l i u s Morres L e i p m a n , Senior W a r d e n ; J a m e s H e n r y Seeley, J u n i o r W a r d e n ; T h o m a s P u r d u m Waskey, Treasurer ; W i l b u r Fiske Bill, Secretary ; Charles Elliott Paisley, Senior D e a c o n ; E d w i n A r t h u r Marsh, J u n i o r Deacon; Howard L. Morrison, Senior Steward ; H a r r y Canfleld Graham, Junior Steward ; Charles L. Haiin, Tyler. Stohrville Lodge No. S6S.—On March 23d, W.-. Fred Washbon, P a s t Master of H a r p e r Lodge No. 206, as Special Deputy, instituted this lodge with the following officers: Benjamin F . H a w k , M a s t e r ; H a r v e y A. T h o m a s , Senior W a r d e n ; Toney W . Peter, J u n i o r W a r d e n ; L e m u e l B. Ford, Treasurer; Daniel L. Quick,
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Secretary; Newton A. Moore, Senior D e a c o n ; Carl O.Johnson, Junior Deacon; E r n e s t L. Craig, Senior S t e w a r d ; Fred Rump," J u n i o r S t e w a r d ; David Cooper, Tyler. • Sherman Lodge No. S69.—On March 24th, W.-. J a m e s McCully, P a s t Master of W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3, as Special Deputy, instituted this lodge with the following officers : Calvin Ellis Kline, Master; Charley F r a n k McCullj', Senior W a r d e n ; Albert Claude Cooke, J u n i o r Warden ; Pius.Frank Gnau, T r e a s u r e r ; Fred H e n r y Mertel, Secretary ; W a l t e r Billingsly Simms, Senior Deacon ; Herm a n Marten, Junior Deacon; Peter Rome, Senior S t e w a r d ; Thos. Omar McMurray, Junior S t e w a r d ; Thomas Jefferson Collins, Tyler. LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION.
Transcripts and reports were received a t the office of the Grand Secretary from the following lodges and forwarded to the chairman of the Committee of Lodges Under Dispensation : McKinley Lodge, at Pomona, F r a n k l i n C o u n t y ; dispensation issued February 23,1904. Officers: E d w a r d A. May, Master; Myron A.Limbocker, Senior W a r d e n ; J o h n M. Dyer, Junior Warden. Maple H i l l Lodge, a t Maple Hill, W a b a u n s e e C o u n t y ; dispensation issued April 16, 1904. Officers: J. M. Kemper, Master; S. S. Smith, Senior W a r d e n ; L. D. Fauerbach, Junior Warden. Macksville Lodge, a t Macksville, Stafford C o u n t y ; dispensation issued J u n e 2, 1904. Officers: Wilson Milton Stark, Master; Louis E u g e n e Wait, Senior Warden ; Benjamin F r a n k Guizlo, J u n i o r Warden. Denison Lodge, at Denison, Jackson C o u n t y ; dispensation issued J u n e 2, 1904. Officers: Merrit C. Gates, Master; Joseph S. Lanning, Senior Warden ; J. W. Darlington, J u n i o r Warden. Morrill Lodge, at Morrill, Brown C o u n t y ; dispensation issued October 20, 1904. Officers: H e n r y Stafford, Master; J a m e s M. Cottrell, Senior Warden ; Samuel Heikes, J u n i o r W a r d e n . ASSISTANT LECTDREBS.
The following brothers were duly appointed Assistant Lecturers, and on February 22, 1904, commissions were engrossed and sent to e a c h : Esli Q. Burden, Clinton Lodge No. 233. Burden. Louis B. Countryman, Phillipsburg Lodge No. 184, Phillipsburg. Theodore J. Garlic, Keytone Lodge No. 102, Coffeyville. E r a s t u s B. Goodrich, St. Bernard Lodge No. 222, Dodge City. J o h n H a m m o n d , Beulah Lodge No. 291, Dorrance. William H. Harrison, W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99, Wichita. J o h n W. Oliver, Winfleld Lodge No. 110, Winfleld.
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Age' Li. Tromp, Norton Lodge No. 199, Almena. A l b e r t H . Wheeler, Center Lodge No. 147, Marion. Charles W . W i l l i a m s , H o r t o n Lodge No. 326, Horton. COPY OF OHAKTBR FOB SHAWNEE iODGE NO. 54.
A certified copy of t h e original charter of this lodge was engrossed a n d sent to t h e Secretary April 12, 1904. The original charter w a s seriously d a m a g e d by water. OOPY OF OHABTBR FOB STERLING LODGE NO. 171.
The property a n d c h a r t e r of this lodge was destroyed by fire on J u l y 12, 1880. On F e b r u a r y 17, 1881, a copy of a c h a r t e r was issued t h e lodge, b u t it w a s n o t a copy of the original charter, as it contained t h e n a m e s of t h e Master, Senior and Junior W a r d e n s who were serving as officers for the year 1881, and not those of 1877, which was t h e first year this lodge was granted a charter. The names of the Grand Officers attached to this copj' of c h a r t e r were those of 1881 a n d n o t those of 1877. This d o c u m e n t also lacked t h e n a m e of t h e Grand J u n i o r Warden. Upon investigation t h e Grand Master directed t h a t a copy of the original c h a r t e r be engrossed and furnished the lodge. This was done, and on Deceniber 20, 1904, the charter was sent W.'. J A M B S M . G B A Y , Master. WHEATON LODGE 0NDBR DISPENSATION.
A t t h e last A n n u a l Communication this lodge was refused a c h a r t e r a n d the advisability of continuing the organization w a s left with t h e Grand Master. On J u n e 4th t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master informed the Grand Secretary t h a t the dispensation would not be continued, a n d requested t h a t ali dimits a n d Grand Secretary's certiflcates.be sent the m e m b e r s of this lodge, which was accordingly done. BLOOMING GROVB LODGE NO. 41.
On December 13, 1904, a communication was received from W.-. W M . L . M A X W E L L s t a t i n g t h a t on the 10th i n s t a n t he h a d visited B l o o m i n g Grove Lodge No. 41 a s a Special D e p u t y of t h e Grand Master, a n d t h a t t h e lodge h a d surrendered its charter, and he h a d taken charge of its property, charte^r, records, paraphernalia, etc. H e also advised the Grand Secretary t h a t he h a d sold the furniture for the s u m of $12.00, a n d had shipped the balance of t h e property, together with t h e charter, records, and parap h e r n a l i a to this office. T h e y were received in due time, but, as yet, t h e same h a s n o t been unpacked or examined. H e also remitted $69.72, which w a s the a m o u n t of funds in the h a n d s of t h e Treasurer. Also $12.00 as the proceeds from t h e sale of t h e furniture, m a k i n g $81.72.
1904-05.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
317
The lodge a t the time of the surrender of the charter, was indebted to M. C. liiLLEY & Co., for aprons to the arriount of $11.88, together with seventy cents express charges on the same, m a k i n g $12.58. As it w a s almost the close of the masonic year, the Grand Secretary prepared the a n n u a l report of this lodge for 1904, which showed a membership of seventeen, t h e Grand Lodge dues upon the same being $17.00. This a m o u n t was credited to the lodge as dues for 1904, a n d $12.58 was paid on account of t h e purchase of aprons and charges upon the same. T h e balance of the $81.72, or $52.14, was placed in the General F u n d of the Grand Lodge. The lodge were the owners of the building in which they met, and the same will be sold as soon as possible a n d the net proceeds turned over to the Grand Lodge. Between t h e time of the surrender of the c h a r t e r and m a k i n g this report Bro. M A X W E L L has collected $6.00 rent from some society occupying the building, out of which h e has paid $1.50 expenses, leaving $4.50, which h a s been credited to t h e General Fund. PORTRAITS.
The Proceedings of this A n n u a l Communication will contain t h e p o r t r a i t s of M.-. W.-. T H O M A S G . F I T O H , M.-. W . - . J A C O B D .
E u s H , M.-.W.-. J O S E P H D . M O C I - E V E B T Y a n d P a s t Grand Secretaries R.\W.'. C H A R L E S M U N D E B , a n d E R A S M U S T . C A R B , as well
as a biographical sketch of each. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
Commissions were received during the year and delivered to the following brethren as Grand Representatives of other Grand Lodges near the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s : Montana—W.-. Sam W. Porsha, Forsha. Washington—W.". Augustus O. W e l l m a n , Topeka. By order of the M.'.W.'. Grand Master, commissions were issued to the following brethren as Grand Representatives of this Grand Lodge near other Grand Lodges : A l a b a m a — S a m u e l W. Tate, Anniston. M o n t a n a — S a m u e l M. N y e , Livingston. Quebec—Edward A. E v a n s , Quebec. REGISTRY.
As soon as possible after the last A n n u a l Communication the necessarj' entries were m a d e upon t h e historical registry as shown b y the annual reports for 1903.
318
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
GRAND S E O R K T A R Y ' S CERTIFICATES.
Certlflcates were issued d u r i n g the year as follows: No. 502. .T. N . Force, m e m b e r late W h e a t o n Lodge U. D. No. 503. W. Tunnison, m e m b e r late W e a t o n Lodge U. D. No. 504. Lewis N . K e n t n e r , member late Lyons Lodge No. 192. No. 505. I. C. Price, m e m b e r late l o n i c L o d g e No. 77. OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.
Circulars have been issued as follows during the y e a r : No. 81. Official communication from the M.-.W.-. Grand Master to all lodges relative to the legislation of the last Grand Lodge. No. 82. St. J o h n ' s D a y circular to all lodges by the Grand Master. ^ No. 83. Circular issued by the Grand Secretary in regard to the issuance of official ciphers. No. 84. Notice issued by the Grand Secretary, and sent with the a n n u a l reports,, calling the Secretaries* attention to time of m a k i n g a n d t r a n s m i t t i n g the report for 1904, and giving the a m o u n t of the a n n u a l per c a p i t a tax. No. 85. Official circular from the M.-.W.-. Grand Master relative to D i s t r i c t D e p u t y G r a n d Masters, and list of districts and names of the Deputies appointed. No. 86. Notice of a n n u a l schools of instruction and school to be held d u r i n g week of Grand Lodge. No. 87. Skeleton form of m i n u t e s issued by the Special Committee on Forms. No. 88. Blank reports for District Deputies to m a k e report to the Grand Master. DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
On October 4th an official circular containing Section 164 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, relative to District Deputy Grand M a s t e r s ; the list of districts a n d ' n a m e and number of lodges in each, as well as the n a m e s of the District Deputy Grand Masters, together with a printed skeleton form of minutes for the aid of Secretaries in keeping their records, were sent all lodges. A t the same time the D i s t r i c t D e p u t y Grand Masters were furnished, in addition to t h e above, a copy of the Grand Lodge Constitution and By-Laws, comm ission of appointment, and blanks upon w h i c h to m a k e their report to the Grand Master and Grand Lodge. T h e official circular, above referred to is printed as an appendix to this report.
1904-05.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
319
APRONS FOB PAST G E A N D MASTEBS.
I n compliance with the instructions of the last Grand Lodge, P a s t Grand Master's aprons were p u r c h a s e d ' a n d sent the following P a s t Grand M a s t e r s : M.-.W.-. David B. Fuller. M.-.W.-. Joseph D. McCleverty. M.-.W.-. J o h n C. Postlethwaite. M.-.W.-. J o h n Guthrie. M.-.W.-. Matthew M. Miller. M.-.W.-. J. J a y Buck. BOOKS OF A N N U A I J R E T U B N S .
During the year the books of a n n u a l returns, which were sent the Grand Secretary, as required by Grand Lodge one year ago, were examined and returned to the lodges. These books have been in the possession of the lodges for more than ten years, and the Grand Secretary is pleased to report that, with but very few exceptions, t h e y are in splendid condition. I n s u b m i t t i n g a report as to the character of the errors found in these books, each will be classified under a general head very similar to t h a t reported when the books were examined five years ago. F r a n k l i n Lodge No. 18, and Gaylord Lodge No. 183, were unable to find their book, and a new one was posted up to date a n d sent them. H a v e n Lodge No. 157 lost their book in a fire which destroyed their hall. A new book was posted up and furnished them. Logan Lodge No. 264 sent in their book in such a deplorable condition t h a t it was returned for correction. F r i e n d s h i p Lodge No. 208, is the banner lodge for having failed in every particular to keep their book posted. The same condition existed five years ago, and no effort to improve this condition seems to have been made, as their book for the p a s t live years is fully as'bad if not worse t h a n ' w h e n l a s t examined. Longton Lodge No. 26, Easton Lodge No. 45, E q u i t y Lodge No. 131, Vesper Lodge No. 136, and Lincoln Lodge No. 164, sent in books that, with the exception of one year, were very poorly posted, and indicated carelessness upon the p a r t of the Secretary. W a l n u t Valley Lodge No. 191 omitted the report for 1903. Oketo Lodge No. 25, Seneca Lodge No. 39, L a k e Lodge No. 50, Fidelity Lodge No. 106, St. J o h n ' s Lodge No. 113, L a m e d Lodge No. 167, Belle Plaine Lodge No. 173, Perfect Square Lodge No. 220, and Linwood Lodge No. 241, submitted books t h a t were more or less incomplete.
320
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
Classification : I n this class the books were found to be absolutely correct in every particular, viz : Nos. 6, 9, 16, 27, 36, 37, 51, 52, 57, 69, 70, 74, 85, 86, 90, 91, 102, 103, 104, 107, 114, 118, 122, 128, 130, 133, 144, 161, 266, 268, 269, 286, 288, 289, 292, 295, 298, 354. I n this class the books were found in the main correct, but with an occasional omission of the name and number of the lodge in the proper spaces, v i z : Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 8,. 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 40, 41, 43, 49, 53, 54, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 71, 72, 73, 76, 78, 80, 83, 84, 87, 89, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 105, 108, 109, 110, 112, 115, 116, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 126, 127, 129, 135, 137, 139, 140, 141,142, 143, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 155, 158, 162, 163, 165, 168, 169,170, 171, 174, 176, 177, 178, 180, 181, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 193, 194, 197, 198, 200, 201, 203, 205, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211, 213, 214, 215, 217, 218, 221, 227, 228, 229, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 242, 244, 245, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 257, 258, 261, 262, 263, 265, 272, 273, 274, 277, 278, 279. 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 290, 291, 293, 294, 296, 299, 300, 303. 304, 306, 306, 307, .309, 311, 317, 318, 320, 321, 323, 328, 329, 332, 333, 334, 335, 337, 338, 339, 340. 341, 343, 344, 345, 350, 351, 355, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361. I n this class the books occasionally failed to give dates of m a k i n g a n n u a l report to Grand Lodge, v i z : Nos. 1, 4,11, 22, 23. 24, 28, 31, 34. 43, 49, 55, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 79, 80, 83, 87, 89, 92, 96, 108, 111, 115, 117, 119, 120, 124, 127, 132, 135, 148, 152, 155, 156, 170, 177, 180, 181, 189, 190, 197, 198, 201, 202, 207. 213, 216, 218, 220, 221, 222, 237, 244, ' 248, 252, 258, 262, 263, 277, 283, 290, 300, 310, 315, 326, 327, 334, 337, 338, 345, 348, 350, 352, 362. I n this class the books occasionally omitted signatures of oflicers, viz : Nos. 1, 7,11,19, 21.22, 23, 24, 28, 31, 34, 35, 40, 42, 43, 44, 49, 55, 56, 59, 60. 61, 62, 63, 76, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 87, 89, 92, 96, 101, 111, 117, 119, 120, 124, 127, 132, 134, 135, 137, 138, 147, 148, 150, 152, 153, 155,-156, 159, 162, 170, 172, 177, 180, 19?, 195, 196, 197, 199, 201, 202, 204, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 216, 218, 220, 221, 223, 224, 226, 236, 238, 241, 244, 246, 248, 252, 253, 255, 256, '258, 260, 262, 270, 276, 278, 283, 284, 290, 300, 301, 302, 305, 310, 315, 319, 322, 324, 326, 330, 331, 333, 334, 336, 337, 343, 345, 347, 348, 349, 350, 356, 362, 364. I n this class the books occasionally omitted signatures, recapitulations and dates of m a k i n g reports, viz: Nos. 4,14, 22, 23, 24. 34, 38, 39, 54, 55, 62, 63, 76, 89, 95, 96, 108, 119, 124, 132, 135, 155, 156, 197, 202, 213, 216, 218, 220, 221, 233, 238, 248, 252, 258, 262, 263, 267, 315, 322, 327, 331, 332, 333, 346, 348, 362. I n this class the books occasionally omitted list of officers, signatures and dates of m a k i n g reports, v i z : Nos. 22, 23, 24, 34, 49, 55, 63, 96, 119, 124, 127, 132, 156, 192, 202, 216, 241, 248, 252, 270, 314, 315, 331, 337, 348.
1904-05.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
321
I n this class the books occasionally submitted only a p a r t i a l list of officers, v i z : Nos. 7, 10, 22, 23. 46, 47, 66, 77, 89, 101, 119, 132, 147, 154, 166, 179, 182,190, 195, 202, 207, 210, 215, 287, 241, 246, 248, 259, 267, 270, 293, 297, 312, 316, 331, 333, 337, 339, 348, 349. I n this class the books presented the appearance of h a v i n g been made up hastily, frequently showing omissions of name and number of lodge, names of officers, dates of m a k i n g reports and of signatures, viz: JSTos. 22, 23, 25, 202, 220, 241, 267, .346. ESTIMATED REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOB THE ENSUING YEAR.
The probable income of the Grand Lodge for the ensuing y e a r will be as follows, basing the receipts for dues upon the m e m b e r ship as shown in the statistical table: Fifty cents per capita on 25,986 members Charter Fees Receipts from other sources
$12,993 00 100 00 200 00
Total $13,293 CO Ten per cent, to be transferred to the Charity F u n d . .. $ 1,329 30 Amount belonging to General Fund $11,963 70 The expenses for the ensuing j'ear, as provided by law, and for which appropriations should be made at this Communication are as follows: Salaries Grand Officers: Grand Master Grand Treasurer Grand Secretary Custodians. Grand Tyler Grand Chaplain Grand Orator Private Secretary Assistant Secretary Assistant Tyler Salaries c h a i r m e n of committees: Correspondence Chartered Lodges Grievances and Appeals Jurisprudence Finance and Mileage Credentials Lodges U. D.. . .â&#x20AC;˘ '. Reports of Grand Officers Grand Lodge Property Necrology ' Carried forivard
$ 800 300 1,800 150 50 :. 25 25 25 25 25 $ 300 25 40 40 75 25 25 10 25 25
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00= $3,225 00 00 00 00 00 , 00 00 00 00 00 00=$
590 00
$3,815 00
322
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
Brought forward The following appropriations, or so much thereof as m a y be necessary, are r e c o m m e n d e d : Mileage and expenses of Grand Officers, resid e n t P a s t Grand Masters, Custodians, and mileage of other appointed officers, chairmen a n d m e m b e r s of cominittees, and Ass i s t a n t Lecturers, (By-Law 55) $ 525 C u s t o d i a n s ' e x p e n s e s holding A n n u a l School 65 Compensation Custodians, Grand Lodge School 45 P r i n t i n g A n n u a l Proceedings, 1904 2,500 R e n t Grand Secretary's Office, L i b r a r y and Vault ...: 450 Postage and E x p r e s s 400 Stationery and other printing 350 I n c i d e n t a l expenses Grand Secretary's office... 400 For library, books, pamphlets, etc 200 Grand Treasurer's bond 87 Grand Secretary's bond 10 Grand Master's apron 20 P a y roll for mileage to representatives and others entitled to the same (By-Law 56) 2,000 E x p e n s e s for use of hall for Grand Lodge 100 Total
â&#x20AC;˘
$3,815 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 00= $7,152 50 $10,967 50
I t m u s t be remembered t h a t the above s t a t e m e n t of expenses is based upon the salaries and allowances already provided for by law a n d the usual necessary expenses, and it does n o t c o n t e m plate any special appropriations t h a t m a y be made at this A n n u a l Cominunication by Grand Lodge, FINANCE.
Believing t h a t the table of receipts and expenditures as shown a .year ago, and m a r k e d " E x h i b i t T," will be of interest to the Craft, the same is herewith submitted, together with the receipts and e x p e n d i t u r e s for the year just closed:
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1894.1895 1898 1897 1898 1900 1901 1902 1904
Year.
•8
527,667 33 18343 88 17,129 05 18,316 85 19,240 32 18.009 H4 16,555 45 18,411 17 21,054 88 27,061 66 $25,587 38
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$29767 53 28,792 76 11,470 55 11,109 78 15,240 03 16,413 04 16,765 94 17,.')5« 99 24,009 32 26,154 79 26,608 03
ll ce
•SOS ^ S ^
$6,788 75 8,105 39 7,596 84 7,774 06 8,118 08 7,814 84 7,908 83 7,868 12 8.979 02 10,054 64 9320 84
^ ^ •• a.*^
EXHIBIT "T."
St? •S'g
^C5 $2,534 88 +$15,620 15 $11,612 50 10,971 84 1,204 55 + 16,016 37 10,362 90 1,107 65 9,998 81 1,110 97 9,271 31 988 97 4,979 75 10,181 39 1,070 90 5,160 75 10.271 02 1,093 92 5,401 00 10,834 05 1,135 19 5,587 75 11.075 39 1.239 18 11,754 75 -J 2,447 21 11 12,292 50 11.836 08 12,244 31 1,360 47 •r 12.948 75
i
$4,474 16 2,451 67 760 17 960 65 * 6,456 24
11 1,468 17 1,674 74 1,072 26
S>.- S.5
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$ 482 63 1,149 15 818 09 341 63 849 12 308 54 72 97 6 40 2,026 60 458 54 144 72
$121,235 08
2,576 08
$118,659 60
a. .
$11,745 54 11,706 21 9,175 10 9,076 34 15,423 44 11,876 88 8,655 55 8,377 09 12,473 79 12,187 92 10,.5.37 82
$121,235 68
$121,235 08
S HS
lib
$ 133 04 734 37
*6,152 13 1,695 49
1398 40 351 84
S5>-S
a-s.."" so|
$1,187 80 022 47
1,016 47 2,456 96
1,706 49
*Thls amount Includes an appropriation from the General Fund to the Masonic Home of $5,000.00. + These amounts were first transferred to the Charity Fund,and subsequently to the Masonic Home Fund, together with $2,429.89 from the Charity Fund, making entice amount up to that date $34,066.41 transferred to the Home. }In addition to this amount $2,353.91 was transferred to the Charity Fund from the General Fund during lil03, by order of the GouncU of Administration. §Thls amount Includes .$2,353.91 retransferred from Charity Fund to General Fund, by order of Grand Lodge. (See page 158, Proceedings 1904.) II This amount Includes $421.00 due the Home for 1903, but not paid at time of making report. irThts amount Includes $366.50 due the Home for 1904, but not paid at time of closing report.
Total
Total net receipts for ten years Total e.xpendltures for ten years.. Total excess of expenditures over net Income
.324
PnOCEEDINOS
OF
February,
THE
ANNUAL, R B P O B T S .
T h e G r a n d Secretary is pleased to state t h a t he has received reports from all the lodges for the y e a r 1904, has carefully checked the same, and in all cases where an error existed the reports were p r o m p t l y returned for correction. These reports, as a whole, are in m u c h better condition than they were one year ago and reflect g r e a t credit upon the Secretaries. I t is a source of regret, however, t h a t some of the Secretaries failed to comply with the law relative to t r a n s m i t t i n g their reports to the Grand Secretary on or before J a n u a r y 10th. The following lodges failed in this particular: Longton No. 26, E l d o r a No. 28, Baxter No. 71, Tuscan No. 82, Devon No. 92, Prudence No. 100, Cedar No. 103, H e s p e r i a n No. HI, Vesper No. 136, Hartford No. 193, Sincerity No. 214, Long I s l a n d No. 231, Linwood No. 241, Virgil No. 301, Olive No. 350, Sylvan Grove No. 359, and Chautauq u a No. 355. ,. U n d e r Section 6 of Article V I I and S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 16, the Grand Secretary issued no credentials to the above named lodges. Credentials were also w i t h h e l d from several lodges failing to p a y their Grand Lodge dues on or before F e b r u a r y 1st, as provided for in Section 6 of Article V I I and S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 11. The names of these lodges will appear in the report of the C o m m i t t e e on Chartered Lodges. The n e t increase for the past year exceeds t h a t of any otlier year in the history of our Grand Lodge. The net gain, as shown b y the s u m m a r y , which is made a p a r t of this report, shows t h a t we had a net gain of 1,244, m a k i n g our present membership 25,986. For the first time in our masonic history, we have a lodge with a m e m b e r s h i p of four hundred or more. The credit goes to W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99, with a m e m b e r s h i p of 404. The table of special-mention is larger t h a n it has ever been heretofore, and the a m o u n t of work done by the lodges mentioned in this table shows t h a t the Craft have by no m e a n s been a t a standstill. The following is a list of lodges t h a t have had a net gain of ten or more, raised ten or more, or those whose net loss was ten or m o r e : No.
3 5 7 8 9 10 12 15
Narne.
Wyandotte Washington Union Rising Sun Acacia K i n g Solomon Emporia G r e a t Bend
Net
Gain.
19 17 33 10 12 10
Raised.
23 11 18 36 13 16 15 12
Net
Loss.
Membership.
344 199 166 270 140 137 258 134
1904-05.
JVo.
16 17 24 38 40 42 51 53 60 66 75 86 87 95 96 99 103 110 111 117 120 128 133 137 140 141 150 155 167 176 184 186 187 197 206 222 225 243 252 263 272 297 803 307 322 325 326 341 347 367 369
GsAND
Name,
Lafayette Topeka. Osage Valley lola DeSoto Helton Orient Wetmore Salina Burlington Wamego Sunflower Manl?ato Constellation White Church Wichita Chanute Winfleld. H e s p e r i a n . ..' Parsons Halcyon Ottawa Crescent, Cherry vale Reno Signal Wellington Hope Larned Prairie Queen Phillipsburg M o u n t a i n Slope Pittsburg Canton Harper Sf. B e r n a r d Siloam Peace Stafford Charit3' Kaw Apollo Albert Pike Kansas Ben H u r La Harpe Horton . Parker Spivey Owen A. B a s s e t t Sherman
LODGE
Net
OF
Gain.
325
KANSAS.
Raised.
11 12 29
13 13 17 31 11
28 12
30 10 11
Net
Loss.
/ 14
13 16 10 13 14 28 14 11
19 13 15 15 22 15 14 12 .
10 16 19 13 14 13 12 13 26 11 12 11
14 10 19 13 14 26 13 10 11 11 14 10 11 29 10 10
12 19 16 18 27 16 11 22 10 10 17 14 10
14 16 16 10 30 14 16 14
i6 13
Membership.
175 334 184 183 47 145 347 74 147 99 76 119 53 118 53 404 208 268 60 199 125 155 192 107 250 89 128 51 107 60 90 72 220 62 62 123 303 54 75 63 154 98 386 116 155 61 129 48 38 77 34
326
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
I t will be seen from this s t a t e m e n t t h a t the greatest number raised by a n y lodge during the y e a r was R i s i n g Sun Lodge No. 8, of F o r t ocott, with a record of thirty-six. This lodge also r a n k s first in the m a t t e r of net gain, h a v i n g to their credit thirty-three. The second in order is l o l a Lodge No. 38, at Tola, having raised thirty-one, and had a net gain of twenty-nine. Orient Lodge No. 51, of Topeka, and Albert Pike Lodge No. 303, of Wichita, each have a record of having raised thirty. Orient Lodge No. 51 and W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99 corae next w i t h a record of a net gain of twenty-eight each. P i t t s b u r g Lodge No. 187 raised twenty-nine and had a net gain of twenty-six. Reno Lodge No. 140, of H u t c h i n s o n , shows a record of having raised twenty-six. The largest gain m a d e by a n y lodge in proportion to its membership is Spivey Lodge No. 347, a t S p i v e y ; they raised sixteen, and had a net gain of seventeen, while their report one year ago showed a membership of twenty-one, being an increase of 80|° per cent. The following is a list of the seven largest lodges in this jurisdiction : W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99, W i c h i t a A l b e r t Pike Lodge No. 303, W i c h i t a Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3, K a n s a s City N e w t o n Lodge No. 142, Newton Topeka Lodge No. 17, Topeka Siloam Lodge No. 226, Topeka SUMMARY FOE
404 386 347 344 344 334 303 1904.
N u m b e r of members December 31, 1903 Number Number Number Number Number Number
Increase. initiated passed raised admitted restored members lodges XJ. D
Decrease. N u m b e r dimitted N u m b e r died N u m b e r suspended N u m b e r expelled S u r r e n d e r Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41 W h e a t o n Lodge U. D N e t gain N u m b e r of m e m b e r s December 31, 1904
24,742 2,097 1,904 1,852 618 188 86 = 2,744 835 357 270 7 17 14 = 1,500 1,244 25,986
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PBOCEEDIJfGS Gr. Lodge Masonic Total. Home. Dues. $11906 00 $11905 75 $23811 75 17 60 17 50 35 00 27 00 27 00 54 00 18 00 36 00 18 00 14 00 28 00 14 00 16 50 33 00 16 50 30 00 15 00 15 00 16 00 8 00 8 00 24 00 24 00 48 00 21 50 21 50 43 00 24 60 24 50 49 00 20 00 40 0020 00 29 50 59 00 29 50 13 50 27 00 13 50 38 00 19 00 19 00 43 00 21 50 21 50 40 00 20 00 20 00 62 00 31 00 31 00
February,
OF THE Gr. Lodge Dues. $ 15 00 14 60 21 00 21 00 17 60 18 60 18 00 13 50 16 50 21 00 28 50 8 60 32 50 8 00 20 00 38 60 7 50 17 00
1^0. 362 353 354 355 366 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369
Total
Masonic Home. $ 15 00 14 50 21 00 21 00 17 60 18 50 18 00 13 60 15 50 21 00 28 60 8 50 32 60 8 00 20 00 38 50 7 50 17 00
Total. 30 00 29 00 42 00 42 00 35 00 37,00 36 00 27 00
31 42 57 17 65 16 40 77 15 34 $12582 50 $12682 25 $25164
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 75
SOHEDUIJE "B.
A m o u n t s received from lodges for the y e a r ending Dec. 31, 1903. Gr. Lodge Dues.
No. 6
$97 00 86 00 16 00 30 00 16 50 19 50
.24 28 '9 82 96
Masonic Home. $97 00 86 00 15 00 30 00 16 50 19 50
Total. $194 00 172 00 30 00 60 00 33 00 39 00
Total
No. 101 152 277 311 344 366
Gr. Lodge Dues. $28 00 36 50 20 60 38 00 20 50 13 50
Masonic Home.
$28 00 36 60 20 50 38 00 20 50 13 60 : .. $421 00 . $421 00
Total.
$56 00 73 00 41 00 76 00 41 00 27 00 $842 00
SCHEDULE " C . "
A m o u n t of dispensation fees received for year ending Dec. 31,1904: U. D. U. UU. U. U.
D. D. D. D. D.
Name.
McKinlev Maple H i l l . . . Macksville . .. •. Denison ..' Mori ill Total
Location.
Pomona Maple H i l l Macksville Denison Morrill..'
A mount.
$20, 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 $100 00
SCHEDULE " D . "
A m o u n t received on account of charter fees, for the year ending December 31.1904: No.
366 367 368 369
Name.
Bonner Springs Owen A. B a s s e t t Stohrville Sherman : .• Total
Amount.
$20 20 20 20 $80
00 00 00 00 00
1904-05.
GRAND
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331
ToPBKA, K A N . , F e b r u a r y 2, 1905. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , Orand
Secretary,
In account ivith the M.-.W.'. G R A N D L O D G E O F K A N S A S . GASH
ACCOUNT.
Dr. Eecelved from lodges, as per Schedule "A" $25,164 75 Received from lodges, as per Schedule " B " 842 00 Received from lodges, as per Schedule " C " 100 00 Received from lodges, as per Schedule " D " 80 00 Received from Grand Master, account special dispensation fees 180 00 Received account Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41 _ 56 64 Total
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$26,423 39
TOPEKA, K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 2, 1905. M.'. W.'. G R A N D L O D G E OF K A N S A S ,
In account with A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , Grand jQQ-
J u n e 4.—Paid Sept. 8.—Paid Sept. 29.—Paid Oct. 20.—Paid 1905. J a n . 8.—Paid J a n . 4.—Paid J a n . 6.—Paid J a n . 9.—Paid J a n . 10.—Paid J a n . 11.—Paid J a n . 12.—Paid J a n . 13.—Paid J a n . 14.—Paid J a n . 17.—Paid J a n . 18.—Paid J a n . 21.—Paid J a n . 27.—Paid J a n . 28.—Paid Feb. 1.—Paid Total
GASH
Secretary.
AOGOLTNT.
Albert Albert Albert Albert
Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach,
Grand Grand Grand Grand
Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer. Treasurer
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Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand
Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer
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O F F I C E OF G R A N D SBORETABY, G R A N D L O D G E OF A. F. & A. M. OF K A N S A S ,
TOPBKA, J u n e 6, 1904. To the Master, Wardens and Brethren of all Lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction: B R E T H R E N : — A t the last Annual Communication of the M.'. W.-. Grand Lodge, held in the City of Topeka, F e b r u a r y 17 and 18, A. D. 1904, a District Deputy Grand Master system was inaugurated under the following Grand Lodge bj^-law, which was then adopted: "164. District Dex>uties.—The Grand Master is hereby a u t h o r ized to appoint not less than thirty nor more than forty District Deputy Grand Masters, who shall be Masters or P a s t Masters, and residents of their respective districts. The boundaries of such districts, and a n y changes therein, shall be fixed by the Council of Administration in such m a n n e r as to create not less than t h i r t y nor more than forty districts within this Grand Jurisdiction. Said District Deputies shall receive no compensation for their services, except t h a t the lodge visited shall pay the necessary traveling expenses and provide entertainment. Bach District Deputy shall visit each lodge in his district a t least once each y e a r ; he shall not be charged with ritualistic instruction, but shall be the personal representative of the Grand Master in his district and inspector of the work, lodge property and records. I n the absence of the Grand Master he shall preside a t all lodge trials In his district, and he shall make report of his doings on blanks furnished for t h a t purpose, and additional special reports when requested by the Grand Master." In accordance with the law above quoted, the Council of Administration has created thirty-two districts, each comprising certain lodges, and the M.'. W.-. Grand Master has appointed in each district a brother resident therein as District Deputy G r a n d Master. LIST OF DISTRICTS.
The following is the list of districts, with the several lodges assigned to each: D I S T R I C T No. 1.
« Location. White Cloud Highland Troy Wathena Severance Robinson Hiawatha Huron Atchison Atchison Doniphan Muscotah Efflngham Hamlin
Name. No. White Cloud .... 78 Smlthton • 1 Troy • 55 Wathena 64 Severance 313 Robinson 159 Hiawatha 35 Huron 72 Washington 5 Active 158 Arcana 31 Muscotah 116 Mackey 48 Hamlin 185
D I S T R I C T No. 2.
Name. Location. NortonvlUe Mt.Zlon Potter Klckapoo Valley Falls Valley Falls Winchester Jefferson Easton Easton Ft.Leavenw'th ..Hancock Leavenworth Leavenworth Leavenworth King Solomon.. Leavenworth — Hiram McLouth Lyra Oskaloosa Oskaloosa Tonganoxle Henri White Church...Delaware Lansing Nine Mile.'. Bollng Bollng
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D I S T R I C T N O . 3.
iMcation. Name. K a n s a s City Wyandotte Kansas Cltv Armourdale K a n s a s Oltj' Kaw Argentine Ben H u r Rosedale Rosedale Shawnee ..Shawnee Lenexa ...Lenexa Olathe Olathe Gardner Gardner SprlngHlll S p r i n g Hill Edgerton Palestine Wellsvllle Wellsvllle B o n n e r Sp'gs — B o n n e r Springs, Qulndaro Sherman Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Acacia Baldwin Palmyra Eudora Doric De Soto De S o t o Llnwood Llnwood Paola Osage V a l l e y — Lane Greeley Parker Equity LaOygne Blooming Grove, Eureka M o u n d City Lotus Peace Klncald Olive B r a n c h . . . Delphian
THE
February,
D I S T R I C T N o . 7.
No 3 271 272 322 333 54 135 19 65 56 1-27 356 306 309 6 9 23 83 40 241
D I S T R I C T N o . 4.
Paola Osawatomle Lane Greeley Parker Fontana LaOygne Trading Post Pleasanton Mound Cltv Blue Mound Loulsburg Klncald Colony Garnett
OF
37 24 339 211 341 131 01 41 88 33 286 243 338 212 44
D I S T R I C T N o . 5.
Xenla Xenla . . . . 47 Mapleton Eldora.... . . . . 28 Fulton Fulton . . . . 210 Devon Devon. 92 Port Scott R i s i n g S u n ..'.'.'.'. 8 Unlontown Excelsior 115 Bronsou ...Bourbon 208 Garland Memphis 108 Pawnee Stat'n...Godfrey 124 Arcadia Arcadia 329 Mulberry Gr've..Mulberry 261 Moran Marmaton 245 lola lola 38 La Harp La Harp 325 Humboldt Pacific 29
lyOcatiOJi. Name. Edna'...'.. ... Edna Coffevvllle Keystone Liberty Liberty Caney Caney Independence. .Fortitude Cherrvvale Cherryvale E l k City Carson Neodesha Harmony Thayer Thayer Elgin Olive Mound Valley ....Landmark Altoona Altoona Sedan Vesper Cednrvale Chautauqua
No. 345 102 123 324 107 1.17 132 94 149 350 218 118 136 355
D I S T R I C T N o . 8.
Severy Eureka Howard MoUne Grenola Elk Falls Longton New Albany Fall River Fredonia
Twin Grove Fidelity Hope Mollne Canopy Meridian........; Longton New Albany Greenwood Constellation—
213 100 155 267 248 126 26 81 163 95
D I S T R I C T N o . 9.
Yates Center Gllead Neosho Falls ....Tuscan Le Roy Neosho Gridley .-...Hebron Burlington Burlington Westphalia Avon Toronto Woodson Virgil Virgil Madison Madison Coyville Coyvllle
144 82 27 314 66 305 121 301 196 57
D I S T R I C T N O . 10.
W i l l i a m s b u r g .. . A n c h o r Waverly Waverly Quenemo Quenemo Lyndon Euclid Overbrook Ridgeway Osage C i t y . . . . . . . S i g n a l Melvern Melvern Olivet Astra Lebo Lebo Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Franklin
224 244 270 101 62 141 22 •. 36S 152 128 18
D I S T R I C T N O . 6.
Pittsburg Pittsburg Pittsburg Owen A . B a s s e t t . Cherokee Cherokee W e i r City Black Diamond. Scammon Scammon Glrnrd Glrard Walnut Vulean Erie Erie Parsons Parsons Oswego Adams Columbus Prudence Galena Galena Baxter Springs..Baxter Chetopa Chetopa Chanute Cedar Urbana Urbana JlcCune Temple Savonburg Virginia
187 367 119 274 3.51 93 229 76 117 63 100 194 71 73 103 239 237 315
D I S T R I C T N o . 11.
Topeka Topeka Topeka Topeka Dover Auburn Carbondale Scranton Burllngame Sliver Lake Rossville St. Marv's Wameg'o Hoyt Manhattan Merlden
Topeka Orient Golden Rule SI l o a m Dover Auburn Carljondale Perfect Square.. Corinthian Lake Hesperian Pottawatomie... Wamego Hoyt Lafayette Meriden
17 51 90 225 138 32 70 220 79 50 Ill 52 75 327 16 236
GRAND
1904-05. DISTRICT
LODGE
DISTRICT
Seneca Oneida Axtell Summerfleld Seattle MarvsvUle Oketo B l u e RaDids WatervlUe Irving Frankfort Vermillion Oeutra.lla Corning Sabetha
DiSTKICI N o . 14. Hanover Star AVashington Frontier Greenleaf Greenleaf Linn Fraternal Clifton Clifton Clyde P r a i r i e Q,ueen... Concordia St.John's Cuba Cuba :. Haddani Dirlgo Belleville Belleville Narka Narka Scandla Lebanon DISTRICT
28 323 284 3.54 269 91 25 169 85 112 67 320 89 13 162
69 104 232 170 122 176 113 362 226 129 349 221
N O . 17.
Name. Location. Marion Center Florence Advance.. Peabody Halcyon White W a t e r . . . . B r a l n e r d _ Newton Newton Halstead Halstead Sedgwick Sedgwick Mound Ridge Mound Ridge Mcpherson McPherson Galva Galva Canton Canton D I S T R I C T No.
18.
El Dorado Patmos Towanda Towanda Augusta M.vstlc Tie Douglass Douglass Winfleld Wlnfleld Burden Clinton Dexter Dexter. Maple City Maple City A r k a n s a s City. . . C r e s c e n t Oxford Oxford Leon Joppa DISTRICT NO.
JS'o. 147 114 120 280 142 46 139 346 172 251 197 97 30 74 151 110 233 158 342 133 165 223
19.
Wellington Wellington Belle P l a l n e Belle P l a l n e C o n w a y Spgs Mistletoe Argonia Chikaskla Milan Milan South Haven Haven Caldwell Sumner Anthony Anthony Harper Harper Attica Attica Hazelton .Charity. Kiowa Cosmos Medicine Lodge.Delta L a k e City Medicine Valley Bluff City Stohrvllle
150 173 269 285 255 157 203 200 206 262 263 278 77 260 368
D I S T R I C T NO.. 20.
N O . 15.
Clay C e n t e r Clav C e n t e r Greene Highland L e o n a r d v l l l e . . . .Garfield Randolph Farmers . Riley .^ Ashlar. Junction City....Union Mllionvale... Mlltonvale. Oak Hill Oak Hill .... Abilene .Benevolent. Enterprise Enterprise.. DISTRICT
N'o. 42 250 326 180 6.S 20 240 34 188 257
N O . 13.
Seneca Oneida Axtell Summerfleld Beattle MarysviUe Oketo Blue Rapids Sutton Blue Valley F'rankfort VerraiUlon Home Nemaha Sabetha
339
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N O . 12.
Localtou. Natnc. Holton Holton Whiting Whiting Horton Horton Netawaka Polar Star Wetmore Wetinore CircleviUe Circlevllle Soldier.. Soldier Havensville Havensvllle Onaga Onaga Westmoreland ..Westmoreland..
OF
134 290 235 166 .314 7 242 . 334 98 353
N O . 10.
AltaVista AltaVista 357 Parkerville ParkerviUe 168 Council G r o v e . . . C o u n c i l G r o v e .. 38 Allen Allen 335 Americus Americus 109 Emporia Emporia. 12 Hartford H a r t f o r d .. 193 Cottonw'd Falls . Z e r e d a t h a . 80 Hope Cyrus 288 Herington Kansas 307 Alma Alma 161 Eskridge Eminence 205
Wichita Sunflower Wichita Wichita Wichita Albert Pike Mulvane Mulvane Clearwater Unity Norwich Norwich Spivey Spivey Coldwater Comanche ...v... Ashland Ashland Kingman Ninnescah Cheney Morton Valley. C e n t e r .. . V a l l e y C e n t e r . . . Burrton Burrton Hutchinson Reno Haven Friendship Mount Hope Mount Hope
86 99 303 201 273 319 347 225 277 230 258 364 182 140 208 238
D I S T R I C T N O . 21.
Arlington Turon Preston Pratt Greensburg Meade Liberal
Cable Turon Rob Morris ...Kilwinning Kiowa Webb Fargo
299 358 332 265 293 275 300
340
PnOCEEDINGS DISTRICT
IjOcation. CooUdge "S y r a c u s e-' Lakln Garden Olty S a n t a Fe Cimarron
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289 246 312 283
Location. Minneapolis Barnard Delphos Glasco Simpson Bennington Belolt Scottsville
N O . 23.
Alpha Mt. Morlah . Lamed Ionic Stafford St. B e r n a r d .
Great Bend Holslngton L a Crosse W a l n u t City McCracken Walnut Valley.. Anthem Leotl Horace Barney
179 167 254 252 222
15 331 330 215 58 191 284 340 352 279
D I S T R I C T No.
Jamestown Randall Jewell City Mankato B u r r Oak Formosa Esbon Lebanon Smith Center
Jamestown Randall Jewell Mnnkato BurrOak Formosa Salem Oak Western Star,...
D I S T R I C T No.
Glen Elder CawkerClty Downs Osborne Alton Stockton Gay lord Klrwln Lenora Logan
No. 143 59 202 292 214 180 145 249
26.
328 105 60 216 154 359 198 153 290 281 209
Phllllpsburg Almena Long Island Norton Norcatur Oberlln Jennings Atwood
294 125 204 160 207 189 183 175 181 264
30.
Phlllipsburg Naphtall Long Island Norton Norcatur .'.. M o u n t a i n Slope.. Jennings Atwood
D I S T R I C T No.
Hoxle Colby Goodland Oakley Wallace Gove City
227 304 11 87 178 336 228 287 174
29.
Glen E l d e r C a w k e r City .Downs SaquI Occidental Newahcuba Gaylord Kirwln Lenora Logan
D I S T R I C T No.
Elllnwood 217 Akien 308 Sterling 171 Koyal 192 Nlckerson 43 Chase ....247 Comer Stone 219 Wlndom 276 -...Geneseo 361 Frederick 337
G y p s u m C i t y . . . . G y p s u m City Solomon City Solomon Sallna Sallna Sallna John H.Brown.. Lincoln Lincoln Sylvan Grove S y l v a n Grove Lucas B l u e Hill Luray Luray Plainville Paradise H i l l City Millbrook Brookville Brookville
Name. .Minneapolis S a l t v l l le. Delphos Glasco Slncerit.v . . . Bennington , Mt. V e r n o n . Scottsville...,
D I S T R I C T N O . 28.
D I S T K I C T N O . 25.
Elllnwood Alden Sterling Lyons Nlckerson Chase Little River Wlndom Geneseo Frederick
February,
D I S T R I C T N O . 27.
iVo. 316
D I S T R I C T N O . 24.
Great Bend Holslngton LaOrosse Rush Center McCracken Ness City S c o t t Olty Leotl Horace Dlgbtori
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N O . 22.
Name, Ooondge Syracuse Emerald T y r l a n .. Santa Fe Preston .
DISTRICT
Jetniore Kinsley Lamed St. J oh n Stafford ' Dodge City
OF
184 310 231 199 317 186 360 164
31.
Hoxie St. T h o m a s Goortland Oakley Wallace Gove Olty
348 306 321 253 318 302
D I S T R I C T N O . 32.
Bussell H a y s Olty Ellis Ellsworth B u n k e r Hill Wilson Wa-Keeney Holyrood
Russell Hays Apollo E l l s w o r t h ... Beulah Samaria Wa-Keeney. Holyrood ...
177 195 297 146 291 298 148 343
1904-05.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
341
L I S T OF D I S T R I C T D E P U T Y G R A N D M A S T E R S . District No. 1 DlstrlctNo. 2 District No. 3 District No. 4 DlstrlctNo. 5 DlstrlctNo. 6 DlstrlctNo. 7 District NO. 8 DlstrlctNo. 9 District No. 10 District No. 11 District No. IS District No. 13 District No. 14 District No. 15 District No. 16 District No. 17 District No. 18 District No. 19 District No. 20 District No. 21 District NO. 22 District NO. 23 District NO. 24 District No. 25... District No. 26 District No. 27 District No. 28 District No. 29 District No. 30 District No. 31 District No.32
C H A K L E S H . LAWKKNOB L C T H E R H. BURNETT J A M E S aicCULi^Y WILLIAM L. MAXWELL DOUGLAS L . AVEKY B E N N E T T S . GAITSKILL JOHN W . W R I G H T BEN. S. PAULES M A T T H E W F . BROWNE THOMAS M . ZANE SIMEON M . F O X CHARLES W . WILLIAMS ARTHUR HOHN J O H N W . NEILSON J O H N A. FLAOK OLCOTT W . LITTLE ROBERT DAUGHERTY P H I L O E . HOLMES F R E D WASHBON E L M E R E . BLECKLEY C H A R L E S A. SLOAN CHARLES A. LOCOKS A L E X A N D E R A. S H A R P F. VERNON RUS.SELL J O - E P H T. TYRRELL D A V I D C. M E T H V E N W I L L I A M O. HOEFMEISTER ROBEKT C. POSTLETHWAITE JOHN J. H A Y S W. A M E B B U R N E T T R O B M . MOGONIQAL MARION K . BBUNDAGB
Hiawatha Valley Falls Kansas City Paola Fort Scott Glrard Elk City Fredonla Burlington ..Osage City .Manhattan Horton Marj'svllle Concordia Abilene Alma Newton Douglass Anthony Wichita Pratt Lakln Larned Great Bend Sterling Sallna Belolt Jewell City Osborne Oberlln Colby ^ Russell
By order of the Most Worshipful Grand Master. ALBERT K. WILSON,
Orand
Secretary.
342
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February.
REPOBT OF LIBKARIAN. A L B E R T K . WILSON, L i b r a r i a n , s u b m i t t e d the following report: To the M.\ W.-. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: D u r i n g the past year no i m p o r t a n t changes have been made, and b u t few additions to the library. A volume of a history for ready reference was purchased to complete a set of the same publication now in the library. W e have received d u r i n g the y e a r the usual masonic publications, including magazines, addresses, periodicals and proceedings of other Grand Jurisdictions. To the Grand Lodges of A l a b a m a , Mississippi and Western A u s t r a l i a we are indebted for copies of their masonic code. As the Proceedings of our Grand Lodge were catalogued from its organization up to and including the year 1903, and as this work is very valuable to the Graft, it is recommended t h a t an appropriation be made at this Communication to pay for such assistance as m a y be necessary to post this catalogue up to date. Much space on the shelves of our p a c k i n g room and large v a u l t is occupied by the Proceedings of other jurisdictions, many of which are several times duplicated, and are of no special value to this G r a n d Lodge. N o d o u b t m a n y of these books would be of m u c h importance to the respective jurisdictions whence they came, and if returned to t h e m would very materially aid in giving us more room in our p r e s e n t quarters, which is badly needed. A file of the Proceedings of these jurisdictions up to and including 1897 were bound and are now in book.cases in our library. D u p l i c a t e copies of almost all these bound Proceedings, as well as those received since t h a t time, could be selected from those on hand a n d placed in a vault, and which could be used to replace the bound copies in the library should they be destroyed b.y fire or water. I t is therefore suggested t h a t a small appropriation be m a d e a t the Grand Lodge to cover the expense of handling and p a c k i n g the e x t r a Proceedings for s h i p m e n t to the several Grand Lodges from which they were received, and t h a t the Librarian be authorized to communicate with the Grand Secretaries and make such distribution, where it meets with the sanction of those interested. As some of the files of the Proceedings in the library of other jurisdictions are not complete, the L i b r a r i a n no doubt could secure some of the missing copies t h r o u g h an exchange for some of the duplicate copies of the Proceedings to be returned to the several G r a n d Lodges. Fraternally submitted, A L B E R T K. W I L S O N . Librarian.
1904-05-
GRAND LODGE
OF KANSAS.
343
By order of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, t h e a n n u a l address of t h e Grand Master a n d r e p o r t s of G r a n d Officers vvere r e ferred to t h e Committee on E e p o r t s of G r a n d OflScers. R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON R E P O R T S OF G R A N D OFFICERS. W.-. JAMES F . MCCOY, c h a i r m a n , submitted the following r e p o r t , which, on motion of M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON, was adopted : To the M.-. W.'. Orand Lodge of Kansas : Your Committee on Reports of Grand, OtHcers respectfully submit the following report a n d recommendations : W e congratulate t h e Grand Master on his successful a d m i n istration, and commend h i m for t h e strict business methods a n d true masonic spirit in which he h a s administered t h e duties of this high office for the past year, and particularly do we congratulate him and t h e Craft upon t h e prosperous condition of Masonry in Kansas, which m a d e i t possible for the Grand Master to open his concise and forcible address with the statement " t h a t this h a s been the inost prosperous year in the history of this Grand J u r i s diction." W e do not believe t h a t it is within the province, of this committee to take formal action upon m a t t e r s contained in the reports of Grand Officers, upon which legislation has been recommended or m a y be taken, b u t t h a t such subjects should be referred to t h e various committees of this Grand Body for their recommendations and your final action. W e therefore recommend t h a t such portions of the G r a n d Master's address a s relates to the fraternal dead be referred to t h e Committee on Necrology. T h a t so much as relates to lodges under dispensation be r e ferred to t h e Committee on Lodges U n d e r Dispensation. T h a t so much as relates to copies of charters. Assistant L e c turers, Grand Representatives, special dispensations, St. J o h n ' s Day, laying of corner stones, dedications, a n d official visitations, be approved. T h a t so much as relates to Evergreen Cemetery, points of law, District Deputy Grand Master system, and Masonic Home, be r e ferred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. T h a t so much as relates to ritual be referred to the Special Committee on R i t u a l and the incoming Council of Administration. T h a t so much as relates to trials be referi-ed to the Committee on Grievances a n d Appeals. T h a t so much as relates to Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41 be referred to the Committee on Chartered Lodges.
344
PROCEEDINOS
OF THE
February,
T h a t so much as r e l a t e s ' t o t h e purchase of a building for Grand Lodge offices and l i b r a r y be referred to the Committee on Finance. T h a t the report of the D e p u t y G r a n d Master be approved. T h a t the report of the Grand Senior W a r d e n be approved. ' T h a t the report of the Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n be approved. T h a t the report of the Council of Administration be approved. Tha.t the report of the Grand T r e a s u r e r be referred to the Comm i t t e e on Finance a n d Mileage. Your committee r e c o m m e n d s t h a t those portions of the Grand Secretary's report r e l a t i n g to lodges under dispensation be referred to the Committee on Lodges U n d e r Dispensation. T h a t so much as relates to c h a r t e r e d lodges be referred to the C o m m i t t e e on Chartered Lodges. T h a t the rest of the G r a n d Secretary's report be approved, it being complete and e x h a u s t i v e in all subjects treated. T h a t the report of the L i b r a r i a n be referred to the Committee on Grand Lodge P r o p e r t y . F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, JAMES F . MOCOY, J O S E P H D . ÂĽYAA,,
EARL, E . FAWOBTT, EDWABD W . WAYNANT,
Committee. E E P O B T OF C O M M I T T E E ON C O R R E S P O N D E N C E . M.-.W.-.WILLIAM M . S H A V E R , c h a i r m a n . Committee on Corr e s p o n d e n c e , presented t h e i r r e p o r t in p r i n t e d form, which was received and ordered p r i n t e d in t h e P r o c e e d i n g s . CAI^L TO R E F R E S H M E N T . T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from labor to r e f r e s h m e n t . u n t i l 2 P . M.
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AFTERNOON SESSION. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge from refreshment to labor a t 2 p. M. Officers same as a t morning session, with the addition of t h e G r a n d Chaplain, E e v . ALBERT WATKINS.
R E P O R T OF L O D G E S U N D E R D I S P E N S A T I O N . W.-. H A R R Y E . BEST, c h a i r m a n , s u b m i t t e d the following r e p o r t , which was, on motion of W.-. Bro. BEST, a d o p t e d : To the M.\ W.'. Orand Lodge of Kansas : Your Committee on Lodges U. D. have carefully examined the transcripts of five lodges to w h o m dispensations have been granted by your M.-.W.*. Grand Master during the past year, and beg leave to submit the following r e p o r t : M ' K I N L E Y L O D G E U. D.
On F e b r u a r y 22, 1904, dispensation was granted to sixteen brother Master Masons residing in and in the vicinity of Pomona, K a n s a s , to form and open a lodge to be known as McKinley Lodge U. D. Began work March 1st. Ceased J a n u a r y 17th. Number of meetings held, twenty. Initiated, six. Passed, five. Raised, five, m a k i n g their present number twenty-one. Financial condition is good. Total receipts, $156.00. Total paid out, $108.76, with no debt and a balance on hand of $47.24. The transcript is a neat typewritten piece of work showing some erasures and a few errors in the work. One of these in particular was the transaction of business during refreshment, omitting the fact (which your committee believes was a fact) t h a t the lodge had been called from "refreshment to labor." Another was a t their meeting held August 8th, when the lodge was opened on the E n t e r e d Apprentice degree, business transacted and the lodge of Entered Apprentice was not closed. Their general work has been good, following closely the instructions of your R.'.W.'. Grand Secretary, and your committee has charity enough to believe t h a t the few errors shown in the returns are of the head and not of the h e a r t and cheerfully recommend t h a t a charter be granted.
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February,
MAPLE H I L L LODGE U. D.
On April 16,1904, dispensation was granted to nineteen brother Master Masons residing in and in the vicinity of Maple Hill, K a n s a s , to form and open a lodge to be known as "Maple H i l l " Lodge U. D. Two n a m e s were afterwards added to the dispensation by order of the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master. Their first communication was held May 5th. During the life of their dispensation twenty-two meetings were held, six candidates were initiated, five passed and five raised, m a k i n g their present n u m b e r twenty-six. Their financial condition is good, having expended for lodge furniture and sundries $378.25, and a balance on hand of $49.25. Too much can not be said.in praise of the work of this young lodge, and especially of the n e a t inanner in whicli the Secretary has returned the transcript. So far as your committee are able to discover their entire proceedings are without an error. W e therefore most heartily recommend t h a t a charter be granted as prayed for. MACKSVILLB LODGE U. D.
J u n e 2d, dispensation was granted to eleven brother Master Masons residing a t the town of Macksville, authorizing them to form and open a lodge to be k n o w n as "Macksville Lodge " U. D. These brethren lost no time in getting to work, as they held their first meeting J u n e 4th, and continued to hold frequent m e e t ings t h r o u g h o u t the life of their dispensation. Five names were added to the dispensation by order of the M.-.W.*. Grand Master. I n i t i a t e d six, p a s s e d ' s i x and raised six, m a k i n g their present n u m b e r twenty-two. F i n a n c e s are in good condition. Total receipts $210.00. No d e b t and a balance on hand of $13.97. Their t r a n s c r i p t is n e a t l y typewritten, following their instrucr tions to the letter, and w i t h o u t error except in a few instances the Secretary has failed to record the number of lodges to which visiting brothers belong. Your committee predicts a b r i g h t future for Macksville Lodge, and it is with pleasure t h a t we recommend t h a t a charter be granted. DENISON LODGE D. D.
Dispensation was granted J u n e 2d to nine brother Master Masons residing a t Denison, K a n s a s , to form and open a lodge to be known as Denison Lodge U. D. â&#x20AC;˘ Their first communication was held J u n e 9th, and like their sister lodges just previously mentioned, " k e p t b u s y " until J a n u a r y 25th, when their dispensation expired. Nineteen meetings were held, seven c a n d i d a t e s initiated, six passed and five raised, as a result of their labor. Their financial condition is good. Total receipts, $267.76; expended for rent, lodge furniture and sundries, $209.05; leaving a balance on hand of $58.70.
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Their transcript is also v e r y n e a t l y typewritten, and while t h e y have followed closely their instructions, some slight errors h a v e crept into their work. September 15th a lodge of E n t e r e d A p prentices was opened and not closed. The minutes of their meeting held September 22d show t h a t thirty-four visiting b r e t h r e n from Hulton were in attendance, but does not give their names or number of their lodge. While this is not exactly an error, it is negligence on the p a r t of the Secretary, and your committee is of the Opinion t h a t it is of as much importance to record the n a m e and n u m b e r of a lodge of a visiting brother as it is to record t h e fact t h a t the brother visited the lodge. This communication w a s also opened in form twice on the third degree. T h e present number of Denison Lodge is only fourteen, b u t with the continuance of enthusiasm in the future as in the p a s t we believe much good will result in the vicinity of Denison by t h e p e r m a n e n t establishment of a lodge there, and recommend t h a t a charter be granted. M O K R I L L L O D G E U . D.
October 20th dispensation was granted to twenty-one brother Master Masons a t Morrill, authorizing t h e m to form a n d open a lodge, to be k n o w n as Morrill Lodge U. D. Three n a m e s were afterward added to t h e dispensation b y order of the M.-.W.\ Grand Master, m a k i n g their number twentj'four. They have initiated two and passed one. The life of their d i s pensation has been too short to allow t h e m time to work in t h e Master Mason's degree, but their transcript of their work shows no lack of interest among their members, and the only error y o u r committee has been able to discover in their returns is the failure on the p a r t of the Worshipful Master and Secretary to sign the minutes of the last meeting held. Their financial standing is good, having expended $121.16, no debt, and a balance on hand of .$89.49. W e predict t h a t " M o r r i l l " Lodge will become one of the substantial lodges of this Grand Jurisdiction, and with pleasure recommend t h a t a charter be granted them. All of the above five lodges have sent in transcripts t h a t are a credit to their officers and members, and we doubt if this M.-.W.". Grand Lodge has ever received a t one time so m a n y returns of lodges U. D., and all so nearly perfect. Your committee also believe t h a t m u c h credit is due to the efforts of our R.'.W.-. Grand Secretary in m a k i n g his instructions to Secretaries of lodges so plain t h a t little or no difficulty is experienced in a t t a i n i n g the above result. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, H A B R Y E . BEST, W M . E . OASSELIJ,
W M . J. K E Y T E , A R C H I E C. COOLIDGE,
Committee.
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RESOLUTION. FROM T H E GRAND C H A P T E R OP ROYAL A R C H M A S O N S OF K A N S A S . T h e G r a n d Secretary- read the following resolution which, on motion, was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e : To the M.:W.: Orand Lodge of Ancient, sons of Kansas:
Free and Accepted
Ma-
A t t h e fortieth A n n u a l Convocation of the Most E x c e l l e n t G r a n d C h a p t e r of R o y a l Arch Masons of K a n s a s , held a t W i c h i t a , K a n s a s , F e b r u a r y 18, 14, 1905, among other business transacted, the following resolution was adopted and ordered transmitted to the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, F r e e and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s : "Resolved. T h a t it is the sense of this Grand Chapter t h a t t h e d a t e of holding of the a n n u a l meetings of the Masonic Grand Bodies be changed to a time when the climatic conditions are more a p t to prove favorable." By order of the Grand High Priest. "WILLIAM M . S H A V B B ,
Orand
Secretary.
S P E C I A L R E P O R T O F T H E C O M M I T T E E ON F I N A N C E AND MILEAGE. W.-. W I L L I A M F . M A R C H , c h a i r m a n , s u b m i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t , a n d moved its adoption : To the M.\W.\
Orand Lodge of
Kansas:
Your Committee on F i n a n c e and Mileage desires to s u b m i t the following r e p o r t : Upon t h a t portion of the Grand Master's address, with regard to providing offices a n d vault accommodations for the Grand Sect a r y and the records and property of the Grand Lodge, your comm i t t e e m a k e s the following recommendation : T h a t the sum of $5,000.00 be temporarily transferred from the C h a r i t y F u n d to the General Fund, and t h a t sum be appropriated to t h e p u r c h a s e of t h e property recommended by the Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , a n d t h a t the said Council of administration be authorized to borrow the sum of .$10,000, or so much thereof as m a y be necessary, from t h e K a n s a s Masonic H o m e Fund, for the purpose of erecting v a u l t a n d m a k i n g improvements recommended by t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, WILLIAM F . MARCH, ALBBBT A . FLACK,
SIMEON M. FOX, MARION K. BBUNDAGE,
Committee.
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M.-.W.-. BESTOR G . BROWN moved as a substitute t h a t t h e consideration of this r e p o r t be made a special order of business to-morrow, a t such hour as t h e Grand Master m a y designate. T h e s u b s t i t u t e was adopted. SPECIAL ORDER FOR T H E ELECTION OF GRAND OFFICERS. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master announced t h a t t h e election of Grand OflScers would be made a special order for 10:30 o'clock to-morrow m o r n i n g . R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON G R I E V A N C E S A N D APPEALS. , W.-. F R E P W A S H B O N , c h a i r m a n , presented t h e following r e port, which was adopted : To the M.\ W.-. Orand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Grievances and Appeals would s u b m i t the following r e p o r t : I t is an unusual, and certainly a congratulatorj' circumstance, which enables your committee to report t h a t during t h e y e a r there has not developed one matter of disagreement or difficulty of sufficient m o m e n t to require the services of this committee. I t is indeed true t h a t peace dwells within our walls and prosperity without our palaces. B u t in reporting peace, we must mingle it with grief and sorrow. Death has laid its hand upon the membership of this committee. I t s blight has withered the fairest flower and taken from our counsels our friend a n d brother, S A M W . F O B S H A . "We will not a t t e m p t to recount his virtues here, and words are inadequate to express our intense sensibility of an irreparable lossâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;our loss, a noble friend ; his gain, t h a t peace which passetli all understanding. As to t h a t portion of the report of the M.-. W.'. Grand Master, discussing t h e subject of trials, referred to this committee, t h e recoinmendation is t h a t the same be approved. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, FRED WASHBON, W. A M E E B U R N E T T , ROBERT DOUGHERTY,
B E R T I N E P. W A L K E R , J. A. G. S A M P L E , (Jommittee.
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{February,
PAST GBAND M A S T E R S ' ASSOCIATION. M.-.W.-.J. J A T BOCK, s p e a k i n g in behalfof a P a s t G r a n d Mast e r s ' Association, oftcred the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, T h a t the Constitution, By-Laws and transactions of the P a s t Grand Masters' Association, which was organized a t this A n n u a l Communication b y all P a s t Grand Masters present, be p r i n t e d with the Proceedings of this Communication. See A p p e n d i x G. RITUAL. M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R p r e s e n t e d the following resolution a n d moved its reference to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u dence, the consideration of t h e r e p o r t thereon to be' made a special o r d e r for such hour t o - m o r r o w as t h e G r a n d Master m i g h t designate. Carried. W H E R E A S , T h e work of t h e three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry, including the lectures a p p e r t a i n i n g thereto, retained and disseminated in this Grand Jurisdiction by the Custodians of the W o r k since before the adoption of the present Constitution of this Grand Lodge as the " W e b b Work," "exemplified before the G r a n d Lodge a t its session held in the City of Leavenworth in the m o n t h of October, in t h e year one thousand eight hundred a n d sixty-seven," is identical in l a n g u a g e with the " W e b b W o r k " described by M.-.W.-. D A V I D B . F U L L E B , Grand Master, in his ann u a l ' address before this G r a n d Lodge in February, 1893, and w h i c h w o r k in extended form has been in the official possession of every Grand Master since 1889, a n d is now in the official possession of the M.-.-W.-. T H O M A S G . F I T C H , Grand M a s t e r ; be it therefore Resolved, T h a t this Grand Lodge shall continue to use and â&#x20AC;˘ d i s s e m i n a t e the " W e b b W o r k " contained in said extended copy as its constitutional work, w i t h o u t change or variation in language, u n t i l it s h a l l amend Section 7 of Article I V of its Constitution ; and be it further Resolved, T h a t no official cipher of our work be published or promulgated by this Grand L o d g e containing a n y change or variation in language from this e x t e n d e d copj' of our constitutional work, p e n d i n g such a m e n d m e n t to our Constitution. S P E C I A L A N N O U N C E M E N T BY T H E GRAND MASTER. T h e M.-."\V.-. G r a n d M a s t e r a n n o u n c e d t h a t the special rep o r t of t h e Committee on F i n a n c e a n d Mileage, relative to oflBce b u i l d i n g , would be m a d e a special o r d e r for 2 o'clock tom o r r o w , and t h e resolution p r e s e n t e d b y M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M. S H A V E R , relative to ritual, a t . 3 o'clock, or i m m e d i a t e l y following the special r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e and Mileage.
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RESOLUTION. W.-. GEORGE W . T H A T C H E R , of G r e a t Bend L o d g e N o . 15,
presented t h e following resolution, which was, on motion, r e ferred to t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e : Resolved, T h a t t h e following be adopted by t h e M.*. W.-. Grand Lodge as a " s t a n d i n g r e g u l a t i o n " : â&#x20AC;˘' Visitors.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; W h e n a visitor presents himself for admission, and upon being admitted by examination, or upon being vouched for, i t shall be t h e duty of t h e Secretary to notify the lodge to which the brother belongs, or claims to belong, of such visit, under the seal of t h e lodge ; a n d in t h e case 'of a sojourning brother, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to notifj' his lodge of the first visit of such brother after St. J o h n ' s B a y in December of each year." REPORT OF MATRON MASONIC HOME. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master read for t h e information of t h e G r a n d Lodge a portion of t h e r e p o r t of t h e Matron of t h e Masonic H o m e to t h e Board of Directors. On motion, t h e r e p o r t , after being revised, w a s o r d e r e d p r i n t e d in p a m p h l e t form a n d distributed to t h e Craft a t large in t h e State. C A L L TO R E F R E S H M E N T . T h e M.'.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from labor to r e f r e s h m e n t until 9 o'clock to-morrow m o r n i n g .
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E N T E R T A I N M E N T BY C H I L D R E N OF T H E
KANSAS
MASONIC HOME.
A t 9 o'clock A. M. t h e naembers a n d visitors of the
Grand
L o d g e w e r e e n t e r t a i n e d b y t h e c h i l d r e n of t h e Masonic H o m e , w h e n t h e following p r o g r a m w a s r e n d e r e d : PBOGBAMME. 1. Processional
We Oome With Voices Swelling - T H E AlASONic H O M E C H I L D R E X .
2. Plauo Solo
Trumpeter's Serenade MART E . BAKKER.
3. Oliorus
Blue Bird,,Joyous Blue Bird T H E W E E TOTS.
4. Song
Good Bye Little Girl, Good Bye Ox,A0DE M A R T I N .
6. Piano Solo
Comln' Thro' the Rye H A Z E L CHII.DS.
«. Chorus
•
Do It Right Away MASONIC HOME CHILDREN.
7. Recitation
I t the Good Men All Were Masons CHARLES
FRIEL.
8. Hymn
Luther's Cradle H y m n T H E W E E TOTS.
<). Solo
The Mission of the Rose M I S S M A Y COOPER.
10. Chorus
Words of Love T H E MASONIC H O M E C H I L D R E N .
11. Solo
Nearer to Thee M I S S MAY COOPER.
P a n t o m i m e d by A D A H S T R A W , N E L L I E E Z E L L and H A Z E L C H I I . D S .
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MORNING SESSION. . T H U R S D A Y , F e b r u a r y 16, 1905.
TheM.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from refreshment to labor a t 10:30 A. M.
ORATION. W.-. F R E D W A S H B O N d e l i v e r e d t h e following o r a t i o n , w h i c h , on
motion
of M.-.W.-.
PERRY
M . HOISINGTON,
was
ordered
p r i n t e d in t h e P r o c e e d i n g s , a n d t h e t h a n k s of t h e G r a n d L o d g e were tendered Bro. W A S H B O N : , M.\ W.: Grand Master and Brethren: I n an address upon the subject of Masonry there are various distinct topics, or lines of thought, any one of which m a y be developed with interest and pleasure. One m a y delve into the past with its history and legend, a n d speculate upon the time a n d place of the origin of Masonry, indulging the existing sentiment of its extreme antiquity ; but I could hardly hope, in this connection, to add a n y t h i n g of value to the manifold endeavor of tongue and pen recorded in masonic literature, which has all ended in speculation, and has really failed to develop one authenticated fact or reduced one theory to the certainty of truth which m a y lead us to a knowledge of t h e birth a n d beginning of masonic rites. One m a y peer into the future, t h a t indefinite and uncertain future, which transcends our known existence, and upon the high plain of moral and spiritual ethics, a t t e m p t a portrayal of t h e effect and influence of t h e sublime principles and teachings of Masonry, upon our ultimate destiny in t h a t spiritual existence, which we hope and by faith have come to expect and believe will be our portion when this life shall be no more. I t has, however, suited m y purpose a n d inclination, in t h e few moments I shall occupy your attention on this occasion, to discuss rather w h a t m a y be termed the more practical inquiry of w h a t Masonry is today, w h a t it means to us in this existence as living, h u m a n beings, and w h a t constitutes our individual duty to the Order. Masonry is a n institution, a h u m a n institution, existing and m a i n t a i n i n g its perpetuity through t h e generations with ever changing units. Twice in every c e n t u r y the ceremonials of t h e initiation and t h e funeral have produced a complete change in
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the individual intelligence, energy and devotion upon which its existence and progress depend; and in common with the State and all human institutions, it never has been, is not now, and never can be better, higher, more pure and noble than the average of those human beings who for the time constitute its membership. Like all human institutions, it had its origin and has encompassed its growth and development in the inherent ambitions, requirements and desires of the human family; in the moral, mental and social attributes of man. Its future is with the everchanging Craft. I t cannot rise above or fall below the standard which they by their acts and lives ordain for its government and character, and, contrary, perhaps, to a prevailing but misconceived sentiment that Masonry is a fixed and unchangeable organization, unyielding to innovation, it will in the future, as it has in the past, either advance or retrograde. Responsive to the irrevocable law of the universe which forbids inertia, it will have a constant change. I t is not to-day what it was yesterday ; it will not be to-morrow what it is to-day. Grounded upon fixed and unchangeable principles of eternal truth, its course as an institutution will be varied to every requirement of human progress and responsive to every change demanded for human happiness. What, then, does Masonry mean to us as living, breathing human beingB? The first and strongest attribute of liuman nature is self-gratification. Every act, everj' thought and every impulse of the human individual may be traced to the same motive source, to the inlierent and instinctive individual effort to attain the consummation of individual pleasure and happiness. Selfishness in its broadest sense is the vital, moving order of our being. Masonry then, as a human institution, of necessity must and does appeal in the most varied manner to the individual ambitions, pleasures and desires of its adherents and in conformity to the moral, intellectual and social conditions of its thousands of members, exerts its influence upon every phase and condition of human character, appealing to the best, and sometimes to the worst, inclinations of human desire. From a time without knowledge the fraternity, jealous of its secrets and associations, has conducted its initiates to the fountain of its blessings in blindness and ignorance of its true principles and purposes, and some have been accepted into its fold who would not and could not appreciate and embrace its high ideals, but have found in the very strength of its fraternal confidence only a means to the gratification of the most sordid and pitiable selfishness. How true, this is, will occur to every Mason who has worn with just pride an emblem of the order, marking him the prey of the professional masonic mendicant, the lowest order of our parasites. But let us draw the mantle of charity about him; he is really
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harmless, and we know not how irresistible the vortex of evil happenings t h a t has engulfed him. H e is an unparalleled virtue compared with him, who m a i n t a i n i n g a pride of worldly bearing, steals in upon the confidence and fraternal consideration of his brethren and, under the cloak of vile hypocrisy, plies his monstrou.s graft of sordid deception upon the brotherhood. To such characters Masonry, as an institution pure and noble in its conception and ideals, is forced to, and does, appeal to all t h a t is low, mean and disreputable in h u m a n nature. But, turning fto a brigliter page, let us reflect for a m o m e n t upon its benign influence as applied to the great body of its upright and faithful adherentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h a t great a r m y of the Craft who love its service a n d obey its laws. I n w h a t does it appeal to them, and how does it reach and gratify their individual ambitions and desires? Pervading every relation of h u m a n existence, the two contending and opposing elements of good and evil are constantly arrayed against each other in m o r t a l c o m b a t ; a struggle inherently decisive of h u m a n character, because, implanted in every h u m a n Intelligence is a capacity a m o u n t i n g perhaps to an afflnity for both good and evil; and as the battle wages, the victor, if evil, m a y sink us into the slough of every dark and unholy passion ; if good, may raise us a t times to the very level of the inflnite; if evil, m a y debase our ambitions and desires to the plain of every sordid, beastly impulse ; if good, m a y elevate t h e m to the spiritual and ethical environment of love, service a n d sacrifice. I n league with all t h a t is good and opposed to all t h a t is evil, it is to such high ends t h a t Masonry constantly exerts its influence upon the great body of its membership. By masonic precept, association and example, every Mason m a y be strengthened and fortified In his thoughts and impulses for moral.and upright living. By the ties which bind us together in mutual regard a n d fraternal forbearance toward each other, we are constantly reminded of our duty to all m a n k i n d , and in the very performance of t h a t duty we may come to know and enjoy t h a t ecstatic pleasure and self-gratification which thrills his heart who feeds the hungry and binds up the wounds of the afflicted ; the pure and unsullied joy he feels, who suffers and forbears in voluntary sacrifice to the rights and b e t t e r m e n t of his fellow or his friend. Masonry, in fine, to him who loves and serves it, is a constant res t r a i n t upon every evil passion and impulse, an ever abiding environment for purer and more noble t h o u g h t and action; an atmosphere from which he m a y draw the moral essence required for the development of his inherent capacity for pleasure in doing good. These are the sublime possibilities of Masonry to the Individual initiate. A m i d s t the vicissitudes of h u m a n frailty a n d weakness, we realize t h a t in the present epoch of moral and civi-
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lized d e v e l o p m e n t there are none who can arrive at the perfection of its high ideals, there are none so far emancipated from the evils of the flesh as to be able to a t t a i n to the full measure of its moral a n d ethical grace ; and so long as man is prone to folly and weakness, the prey of evil tendencies and passions, so long will t h e full mission of M a s o n r y be unfulfilled, and so long will it continue to exist with its teachings and principles, its obligations, ties and friendship, a vital and potent force for the a d v a n c e m e n t and uplifting of the h u m a n race. W h a t then constitutes a Mason's duty to the masonic Institution? All h u m a n i n s t i t u t i o n s are dependent for their perpetuity and progress upon the devotion, service and sacrifice of the individual adherent, a c t i n g u n d e r the direction of system, law and order, cheerfully s u b s e r v i e n t to constituted authority. F r o m the individual obedience a n d patriotism of the subject and citizen springs the unfailing power which m a i n t a i n s and perpetuates the s t a t e ; and so it is the devotion, service and sacrifice of the thousands of individual Masons in the constant daily attention to the little things, the m i n o r detail of masonic proceedings t h a t will, and does, m a i n t a i n , develop and perfect its organization. I t is not i,n the distinguished or d r a m a t i c service of the few upon w h o m m a y c h a n c e to fall tlie honors and obligations of prominence and leadership in any g r e a t organization, t h a t its successful development d e p e n d s ; much they m a y do through wise and honest g o v e r n m e n t and direction to aid and encourage the great body of their following; b u t final and lasting results are dependent upon the constant, unnoticed, unrecorded-acts and. attention of thousands of earnest, faithful men, who by such devoted service attain to no signal glory in the grand propaganda of worldly achievement. Fruitless, indeed, would have been the genius of W A S H I N G T O N and J E F F E R S O N , were it not t h a t the great body of common citizens, their h e a r t s aglow with patriotism and their a r m s outstretched to support the flag and the grand principles for which it stands, by their individual energies and efforts had builded a nation, the best and greatest upon the earth. The beacon m i n d s of Masonry, with all tlie wealth of moral philosophy, by which t h e y h a v e enriched, embellished and adorned our sublime ritual, would h a v e shone in vain, were it not t h a t t h o u s a n d s of faithful craftsmen, through all the years of masonic existence, with m i n d s a n d hearts responsive to the s e n t i m e n t of its noble purposes, had devoted their time, energies and talents^ to the routine of masonic dissemination by actual participation in the very detail of the rites and ceremonies of the subordinate lodge. My brethren, we are here assembled in a meeting of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s . P r e s u m a b l y this presence constitutes the flower of the fraternity in this Grand Jurisdiction, known and
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recognized as one of the most intelligent, active and progressive in the masonic world. You, as members of this body are in very fact the masters of its power and authority come together to consider, deliberate and legislate for the great constituent body of twenty-six thousand Master Masons in K a n s a s ; and while I would not abate one iota from the pardonable pride and dignity of this body, I feel t h a t it may not be improper to suggest t h a t in the exercise of your high prerogatives as m e m b e r s of this G r a n d Lodge, you remember t h a t it is not here, b u t rather in the subordinate lodges you represent, t h a t our masonic institution in this Grand Jurisdiction is inaintained and assured. The Grand Lodge, it is true, has its purposes and d u t i e s ; a n d as the governing power, the center of law and authority, is indispensable t o the proper government of the Order. I t constitutes a central forum where the knowledge, wisdom and experience of the m a n y m a y be gathered, systematized and utilized to the needs and requirements of individual Masons and lodges. I t supplies the ever necessary final judge and arbiter of differences, which m u s t a n d do arise wherever any considerable number of h u m a n individuals are associated together in h u m a n enterprise ; and as such arbiter, constitutes t h a t entity of power and authority to which each obligated Mason has yielded his individual masonic rights and opinions in conflict with the rights and opinions of others to the end t h a t the peace, order and dignity of the I n s t i t u t i o n m a y be conserved and maintained. As individual Masons, we owe to the Grand Lodge our unremitting support, obedience, submission a n d respect. I t is, however, in our relation to the subordinate lodge t h a t we m a y individually achieve the full measure of our worth a n d usefulness to the body of Masonry by doing and being ever ready and willing to do and perform the service i m m e d i a t e l y nece.s.sary or required for the regular timely and graceful presentation of its rites and ceremonies, the performance of no p a r t of which is derogatory to the dignity of any Mason, no m a t t e r how distinguished his service or exalted his position-in the f r a t e r n i t y ; even though his a r m m a y have wielded the gavel of a G r a n d Master and the purple of the fraternity have rested upon his honored shoulders. The high and vital importance of the clean, orderly and forceful presentation of the ritual in the conferring of masonic degrees is p a s t the necessity of a r g u m e n t or reiteration ; its demonstration is replete in the experience of every Mason. I t is by and through these rites and ceremonies t h a t we create our first, most lasting and indelible impressions on masonic chara c t e r ; b y t h e m we Are new hearts with masonic devotion a n d enthusiasm and garner new intelligence and energy; t h a t energy, intelligence, e n t h u s i a m and devotion upon which m u s t depend the perpetuity and a d v a n c e m e n t of masonic institutions, in t h a t
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not far distant day, when, in payment of the common debt, our arms shall become powerless and our tongues be mute. The first, then, the most important duty of a Mason to the fraternity, the doing of which will induce the performance of all other duties in irresistible sequence, is his faithful and devoted attendance on and participation in the regular business and proceedings of the lodge of which he is a member. In his faithfulness to this relation, by committing the ritual to memory, by frequent admonition of its sublime lectures, and by constant, close and fraternal association with his brethren, there will be instilled into his mind and heart a full conception and thorough consciousness of the personal and individual application of masonic principles and teachings, to the mode and manner of his daily life. By such labor and association, may he attain a knowledge of its higher blessings and partake of its most ennobling pleasures. And so here, as in every relation of human existence, duty done is the never failing harbinger of a just reward. Let us, then, my brethren, in this hour of masonic council and communion, responsive to the spirit of its true ideals, putting behind us the strifes and bickerings of the struggling world, record a high resolve for better and more devoted service to our beloved Order, that by its performance we may become masters indeed of the high art of moral and spiritual rectitude required of him who would partake of that incomparable pleasure and self-gratification, which comes to one who rises to the summit of the high environment of the masonic brotherhood. Ever remembering that of it, by it, and through it all, with faith in GOD and our own sublime destiny, we are still fitting our intelligences, our souls, "as living stones for that spiritual building, that house not made with hands, eternaLin,the Heavens." . ._
ELECTION OF GRAND OFFICERS. The hour havitig arrived for the special order for the election of Grand Officers, the M.-. VV".-. Grand Master announced the following tellers:
FRED H . STUCKEY, NO. 303; LUTHER
H. BURNETT, NO. 2 1 ; JAY C. BIGGER, NO.-140 ; W. AMER BURNETT, No. 186;
WILLIAM H . VOETH, NO. 93; H. W. BARBER,
No. 113; EARL E . PAWCETT, NO. 12;
ARTHUR HOHN, NO. 9 1 ;
FRANK D . KAUFMAN, NO. 142; WALTER G. BEITZEL. NO. 5.
The election resulted in the selection of thefollowing officers:
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Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior W a r d e n . Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n . Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Custodian.
R E P O R T O F T H E C O M M I T T E E ON N E C R O L O G Y . M.-.W.-. THOMAS E . D E W E Y , on behalf of t h e committee, presented t h e following r e p o r t , in t h e absence of t h e c h a i r m a n , W.-. H E N R Y F . MASON, w h o bad p r e p a r e d t h e s a m e :
To the M.\ W.-. Orand Lodqe of Kansas : I n accordance with established custom, i t becomes our d u t y to formulate for your consideration a suitable expression of t h e emotions aroused a n d thoughts suggested by a consideration of the deaths t h a t have occurred in t h e fraternity here and elsewhere during t h e p a s t year. E a c h year brings its losses, a n d each year we fittingly pause in t h e discharge of t h e more active duties pressing upon our attention to pay a tribute of love and respect to the memory of our departed brethren. There is a n essential s a m e ness in the situation by which we are confronted upon each recurrence of t h e occasion, a n d of necessity there riiust be a similar sameness in t h e substance of w h a t is said regarding it, however great m a y be the difference of form or manner. A repetition of the same ideas In similar language tends to m a k e our words sound formal and perfunctory. Y e t It requires no novelty of utterance to evince our sincerity of purpose. Since t h e last Communication of this Grand Lodge m a n y true and loyal Masons have dropped forever all t h e working tools of life. Some have been more widely known t h a n o t h e r s ; have been more p r o m i n e n t In a n d out of the lodge, a n d have been more highly honored with official position, but all alike in this time s e t apart as a memorial to them deserve and receive our recognition of their labors a n d their virtues. W e deeply m o u r n their d e a t h and we profoundly sympathize with those near and dear to t h e m in their personal and peculiar loss. The a n n u a l death roll contains the names of two, a n d of b u t two, who have held elective offices In the G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s . Bro. J A C O B D . R U S H , w h o was Grand Master from October 19, 1876 to October 18, 1877, a n d Bro. J O S E P H D . M O C L E V E B T Y , w h o
was Grand Master from October 16, 1879 to F e b r u a r y 17, 1881. F u l l biographical sketches of these distinguished Masons h a v e been prepared a n d published in t h e Proceedings of t h e Grand Lodge so recently t h a t it requires b u t the addition of the dates of
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death to m a k e t h e m complete life histories. On this account, a p e r m a n e n t record having already been made of such m a t t e r s , it is now necessary merely to refer thereto for such details as i t would otherwise be appropriate to set forth a t length here. M.-. W.-. JACOB D. BUSH. Bro. J A C O B D . R U S H died October 26, 1904, a t San Diego, CaliT
fornia. A t the time of his death he was a m e m b e r of San Diego Lodge N o . 35. H e left K a n s a s in 1880 for California, where subs t a n t i a l l y all of his subsequent life w a s spent. H a v i n g been a b s e n t from K a n s a s for nearly a q u a r t e r of a century it is natural t h a t he should be b u t little known to the younger generation of Masons here. I n the addi-ess which he delivered as Grand Master, however, he has left a fitting and lasting memorial from which a j u s t idea of his masonic character m a y be derived. F r o m its perusal it is readilj' to be seen t h a t the welfare of the Order lay near to his heart. H i s cautious a n d conservative n a t u r e led h i m to sound a note of w a r n i n g against a more rapid Increase of either lodges or m e m b e r s h i p than he thought consistent with a h e a l t h j ' growth. H e deprecated the custom of g r a n t i n g dispensations for conferring degrees in less than t h e prescribed time. And he recommended t h a t non-aflfiliated Master Masons who failed to become m e m b e r s of some lodge within six m o n t h s should not be permitted to visit lodges or participate in masonic ceremonies after t h a t time. These s o m e w h a t unusual features of his address give evidence of the high value he placed upon masonic privileges, and t h e jealous zeal with which he s o u g h t to guard them. W h e t h e r or not our judgments yield assent to h i s propositions, we c a n n o t fail to admire the loj'Al devotion b j ' ^vhich they were prompted. M.-. W.-. JOSEPH D. M ' C L E V E E T Y . .
B r o . J . D. M O O L E V B B T Y died a t St. Louis, Mo., M a y 30, 1904.
H i s death was a g r e a t loss, not to Masonry alone, b u t to the State of K a n s a s , in t h e history of which he had been a prominent figure for m a n y years. I n the course of an extensive l a w practice h e deservedly a t t a i n e d a place a t t h e head of his profession. H e filled to t h e full t h e measure of t h e ideal lawyer. H e sought and achieved success, not by the wiles of specious sophistry or t h e persuasion of emotional oratory, b u t through the force of a strong and logical intellect employed with fairness a n d candor to the solution of the legal problems by which he was confronted. H e had u n e r r i n g instinct for the vital question upon which a controversy turned, a n d on its investigation quickly brushed aside w h a t was u n i m p o r t a n t and incidental, a n d applied himself to the consideration of t h e broad a n d f u n d a m e n t a l principles upon which t h e determination of the m a t t e r in issue hinged. H i g h as
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was the position in his profession to which his talents, his industry a n d h i s integrity carried him, his s t a n d i n g as a citizen was no less elevated. Although ready to bear his share of t h e duties a n d responsibilities of public as of private life, he w a s never self-seeking. T h e political honors t h a t came to him were the result of his manifest fitness, and not of any solicitation inade by him or in his behalf. W h i l e in the Grand E a s t during t h e session of t h e Grand Lodge h e was the very embodiment of all the attributes t h a t should characterize the presiding officer of a masonic body^. T h e m e m o r y of his administration a,dds to a n d adorns t h e best traditions of t h a t high ofBce. Those who were privileged to be present a t t h e time are still gratified to recount an incident in illustration of this. I t happened t h a t during t h e session over which he presided a question came under discussion as to which there existed grave differences of opinion in matters of deep import to t h e fraternity. A variety of suggestions caused s o m e t h i n g of a parliamentary tangle, a n d in t h e h e a t of debate th'e tension of feeling became high. U n d e r less skilled or less able guidance results m i g h t easily have followed disastrous to the unity a n d harmony of the occasion. B u t h a v ing a complete knowledge governing the practice of deliberative bodies, his clearness of perception enabled h i m readily so to a p ply them as to secure a fair hearing to all shades of opinion a n d an orderly presentation of a r g u m e n t in their behalf. Y e t of still greater effect in holding in check the rising tide of e x c i t e m e n t was the influence of his personality. W i t h infinite tact, unfailing courtesy and unruffled dignity he controlled and directed the discussion. H i s c o m m a n d i n g will and manner, serene, calm a n d dispassionate, relieved t h e strain of overwrought emotions, subdued intemperance of utterance, and allayed irritation, so t h a t a conclusion was reached which if not universally satisfactory, was recognized b y all as the result of a full a n d fair consideration, and therefore acquiesced in as a final determination of the m a t ter. This episode, p e r h a p s of little importance in itself, is y e t thought w o r t h y of perpetuation because deemed to be typical and illustrative of the character of the eminent brother of w h o m it is related. In other jurisdictions we note the death of these brethren, who have held elective offices in the Grand L o d g e : A R I Z O N A . â&#x20AC;&#x201D; C L A B M N O E W A B N B B died a t Bisbee, Ariz., J u n e
13, 1904; w a s born a t Somanauk, 111., August 19, 1850; elected Deputy Grand Master in 1898. A B K A N S A S . â&#x20AC;&#x201D; G E O B G E E . D O D G E died F e b r u a r y 6, 1904; w a s
born a t Little Bock, J u l y 6, 1845; Grand Orator in 1879-80, a n d Grand Master in 1881-82; chairman of Committee on Correspondence for m a n y years.
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CoLOBADO.— G E O R G E T . C O O P E B died J u n e 20, 1904; was born near I n d e p e n d e n c e , Mo., April 15, 1845; elected Dep'uty Grand Master in 1903. FLORIDA.— W I L L I A M
F O B S Y T H B Y N U M died a t L i v e Oak,
Fla., M a y 9.1904; w a s born in M e c k l e n b u r g County, Va., in 1825; elected G r a n d Master in 1904. I O W A . — J O H N N E W T O N M O C L A N A H A N died a t Corydon, Iowa,
N o v e m b e r 30,1904; w a s born in A d a m s County, Ohio, J u l y 7,1833; was elected Grand,Treasurer in 1876, a n d Grand Master in 1880. G E O R G E B A N T A V A N S A U M died a t C e a a r Falls, Iowa, De-
cember 19,1904; was born a t Passaic, N . J., October 29,1831; elected Grand M a s t e r in 1881 and served two terms. M A I N E . — M A E Q U I S F A Y E T T E K I N G died a t P o r t l a n d , October
21, 1904; w a s born a t Oxford, Maine, F e b r u a r y 18, 1835; Grand Master in 1881-82, and Grand T r e a s u r e r since 1894; editor il/asowic Journal. J O S E P H A L V A H L O C K E died a t P o r t l a n d , April 21, 1904; was
born a t Hollis, Maine, December 25, 1843; Grand Master in 1897 and 1898. M I N N E S O T A . — J A C O B A B M E L K I E S T E R died a t Blue E a r t h ,
Minn., December 13, 1904; was born a t Mt. Pleasant, Pa., April 29, 1832; G r a n d Master 1889-90.* M i s s o u B i . — J O H N D . V I N C I L died October 12, 1904; was a Mason for fifty years, and for more t h a n twenty-five years in succession Grand Secretary. M O N T A N A . — J A M E S H A M I L T O N M I L L S died, a t
Deer-Dodge,
S e p t e m b e r 5, 1904; was born a t N e w Lisbon, Ohio, December 21, 1837; elected Grand Master in 1895. J A M E S W I L L I A M H A T H A W A Y died A u g u s t 29, 1904; w a s born
in Monroe County, Ohio, September 25,1844; Grand Master in 1887. J A M E S R A T H B O N E W E S T O N died a t Townsend, A u g u s t 13,
1904; w a s born in Onondaga County, N . Y., April 24,1824; Grand Master in 1871. NEBBASKA.—RoLLAND H B O T O B O A K L E Y
died a t Denver,
Colo., F e b r u a r y 2, 1904; was born a t Blenheim, N . Y., F e b r u a r y 5, 1841; elected Grand Master in 1879. N E V A D A . — T B E N M O B C O F F I N died a t Carson City, August 26, 1904; was born in H e n d r i c k s County, Ind., A u g u s t 22,1848; elected Grand Master 1903. N E W J E R S E Y . — C H A R L E S B E L O H E B died a t N e w a r k , Febr u a r y 20, 1904; w a s made Master Mason in 1868; Grand Master in 1895. O H I O . — S. S T A C K E R W I L L I A M S died a t W a s h i n g t o n Court
H o u s e , A p r i l 3, 1904; was born a t Dover, Tenn., March 20, 1836; elected Grand Master in 1885,1886 and 1887; it was d u r i n g his ad-
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ministration that the Cerneau question (supression of spurious Masonry) came up in Ohio. He presented his library to the Grand Lodge. PENNSYLVANIA.— C H A R L E S M . SWAIN
died July
23, 1904;
was born a t Philadelphia, July 7, 1849; elected Junior Grand Warden in 1903. CoNBAD B. DAY died at Philadelphia, January 11, 1904; was born Philadelphia, July 3,1832; elected Grand Master in 1882 and again in 1883. SOUTH DAKOTA.—ALBERT W E L L S COE died
at
Deadwood,
September 5,1904; was born a t Smithfleld, N. Y., August 14, 1833; elected Grand Master in 1897. CHARLES ALBERT F I S H E B died at Aberdeen, July 9,1904; was born at Greencastle, Indiana, June 13,1860; elected Senior Grand Warden in 1904. VERMONT.— OZBO MEACHAM died at White River Junction, October 23, 1904; was born at Potsdam, N. Y., August 28, 1831; elected Grand Master in 1883 and 1884. W E S T V I R G I N I A . — W I L L I A M H . H . F L I C K died a t Martins-
burg, June 7, 1904, a t the age of sixty-two; he had been Grand Master. WISCONSIN.—OLIVER L I B B E Y died at Portland, Maine, December 26, 1904; was born at Gorham, Maine, June 7, 1835; elected Grand Master in 1884, serving two years. GABRIEL BOUOK died at Oshkosh February 21,1904; was made a Mason in 1849; elected Grand Master in 1860, and again in 1869 and 1870; was the father of the present Constitution of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin. We recommend that in accordance with custom the names of these honored dead be placed upon the memorial pages of the report of the proceedings of this communication. Fraternally submitted, H E N E Y F . MASON, THOMAS E . D E W E Y , CHARLES W . M I L L E R ,
Committee. REPORT OF CUSTODIANS. W.-. GEORGE M . COPLIN presented the report of the Board of Custodians, which, on motion of W.-. ALEX. A. SHARP, was received and placed on iile.
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R E P O R T OP C O M M I T T E E ON C H A R T E R E D L O D G E S . W.-. A L E X . A. S H A E P , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d the following r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motiou, was a d o p t e d : To the M.-. W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: The Committee on C h a r t e r e d Lodges, to wliich was referred t h a t portion of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master's address with reference to Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41, r e c o m m e n d that the same be approved. W e commend to the careful a t t e n t i o n of all lodge officers the report of the Grand Secretary under the head of "Annual Reports," a n d we approve of the suggestions therein contained. T h a n k s to our efficient Grand Secretary, wondrous improvem e n t over previous years has been w r o u g h t in the general condition of the reports rendered, yet there is plenty of room for improvement. For seventeen years t h e writer of this report has heard the C o m m i t t e e on Chartered Lodges m a k e its a n n u a l report to Grand Lodge, a n d without exception those reports have appealed to negligent and inefflcent lodge officers to improve their returns. The call has been from the house-tops, as it were, but, in. too m a n y instances, it has fallen upon deaf ears. A surprisingly large number of those who are w i t h i n h e a r i n g of this report to-day and whose lodges are the subject of criticism will never take the trouble to read it after it is in p r i n t or call it to the attention of their lodge. W i t h the exceptions noted below, the a n n u a l returns of our 369 lodges are in the m a i n c o r r e c t : The Worshipful Master failed to sign the returns of Nos. 23, 59, 72, 159, 241, 342 and 351. No. 72 presents a r e t u r n w i t h o u t tlie signature of the Secretary. T h e impression of the lodge seal is lacking in the case of Nos. 23, 71, 146, 171, 179, 231, 237, 274, 291, 329 and 351. Nos. 37, 47, 68, 73, 115, 131, 147, 170, 212, 215, 317, 331, 334 and 350 present r e t u r n s showing a n incomplete list of officers. Nos. 72, 83, 167 and 344 failed to date their report. I n i t i a l s are largely used in listing the m e m b e r s h i p of Nos. 21, 38, 42, 48, 82, 121,153,155,156, 220, 224, 335 and 345. No. 21 lists sixteen full n a m e s in a m e m b e r s h i p of sixty-seven; No. 48, seven in fifty; and No. 82, two in thirty-one. L a s t y e a r the committee criticised the report of Lebo Lodge No. 152 for using ditto m a r k s . The report comes to us this year w i t h the s a m e defect. One m e m b e r of the J O N E S family dimitted, but t h i r t e e n dittos record the presence of t h e reminder. W e feel t h a t we are warranted In a s k i n g the D i s t r i c t Deputy Grand Mas-
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ter for the Tenth District to give this lodg;e his particular attention. E v e r y lodge in the jurisdiction h a s reported, b u t failiire to comply with the law deprives twenty-five lodges of representation. Five of these delinquents, nainely, Nos. 28, 69, 82, 101 and 283 were also delinquent a year ago. I t was hoped t h a t they would profit by t h a t experience, b u t such has not proven to be the case. Under Standing Regulation No. 11, the failure to make t h e a n n u a l report on or before J a n u a r y 10th, deprives a lodge of representation in Grand Lodge. Longton No. 26, of Longton; Eldora No. 28, of Mapleton; Baxter No. 71, B a x t e r S p r i n g s ; Tuscan No. 82, of Neosho Falls ; Devon No. 92, of Devon; Prudence No. 100, of C o l u m b u s ; Cedar No. 103, of C h a n u t e ; Hesperian No. I l l , of Eossville; Vesper No. 136, of S e d a n ; Hartford No. 193, of H a r t ford ; Sincerity No. 214, of Simpson; Long I s l a n d No. 231, of Long I s l a n d ; Linwood No. 241, of Linvvood; Virgil No. 301, of Virgil; Olive No. 350, of Elgin ; C h a u t a u q u a No. 355, of Cedar V a l e ; a n d Sylvan Grove No. 359, of Sylvan Grove, failed to so report, and are thus without representation. Under Standing Regulation No. 16, the failure to remit the per capita t a x on or before F e b r u a r y 1st, also deprives a lodge of representation in Grand Lodge. Neosho No. 27, of Le Roy; Eldora No. 28, of Mapleton; McCracken No. 58, of McCraoken; Star No. 69, of H a n o v e r ; Tuscan No. 82, of Neosho F a l l s ; Prudence No. 100, of Columbus; Euclid No. 101, of Lyndon; Vesper No. 136, of Sedan ; W i n d o m No. 276, of W i n d o m ; Cosmos No. 278, of K i o w a ; Preston No. 283, of Cimarron; Goodland No.321, of Goodland; a n d Olive No. 350, of Elgin, did not remit t h e i r p e r capita tax until after F e b r u a r y 1st, and can not be represented a t this session of Grand Lodge. Nos. 28, 82, 100, 136, and 350 are delinquent under both standing regulations. I n m a n y cases, from three to six letters were written b y t h e Grand Secretary to officers a n d m e m b e r s of delinquent lodges before the report was forthcoming, and with Nos. 100 and 136, telegraphic order^ from the M.-.W.-. Grand Master, supplemental to six letters from t h e Grand Secretary, were required. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, .
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DAVID M. SMITH, AABON H . CONNETT, Committee.
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P R E S E N T A T I O N OP GRAND MASTER'S J E W E L . M.-.W.-. BESTOR G. B R O W N , on behalf of the b r e t h r e n of W i c h i t a a n d o t h e r personal friends, presented M.-.W.-. THOMAS G. F I T C H with a P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r ' s jewel.
TELEGRAM TO M.-.W.-. GEORGE S. GREEN. M.'. W.-. CHARLES J W E B B oflTered the following which w a s a d o p t e d :
motion,
" T h a t the G r a n d Secretary be directed to send a telegram to M.-. W.-. G E O E G B S . G R E E N , expressing the s y m p a t h i e s of this Grand Lodge, and the hope for his speedy recovery." T h e following t e l e g r a m was accordingly s e n t : George S. Oreen, Outhrie, Oklahoma : The Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , in A n n u a l Communication, directs its expressions of continued regard be conveyed to you, with earnest hopes for your speedy recovery. A L B E R T K . WILSOJV^,
Grand
Secretary.
C A L L E D TO R E F R E S H M E N T . T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r called the-M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from labor to r e f r e s h m e n t until 2:30 o'clock p. M.
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AFTERNOON SESSION. T h e E.-. W . - . ' D e p u t y Grand Master called t h e M.-. W.-. Grand L o d g e from refreshment to labor at 2:30 o'clock p. ji. S P E C I A L R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON F I N A N C E . The special report of the Committee on Finance and Mileage, relative to G r a n d Lodge- offices a n d vault accommodations, which w a s made ^ special order of business, was read by t h e Grand S e c r e t a r y , a n d , on motion, t h e same w a s adopted. H I S T O R I C A L S K E T C H B Y R.-. W.-. E R A S M U S T. C A R R . T h e G r a n d Secretary read a historical d o c u m e n t , p r e p a r e d b y E.-.W.-. ERASMUS T . CARR, which, on motion, w a s received a n d ordered to be preserved for use a t t h e celebration of t h e fiftieth a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e M.-. W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of K a n s a s , a n d then to be made a p a r t of t h e records of that Communication. P A R T I A L R E P O R T OF T H E C O M M I T T E E ON JURISPRUDENCE. W.-. W I L L I A M EASTON HUTCHISON, c h a i r m a n , s u b m i t t e d t h e
following r e p o r t , which was adopted : To the M.\ W.-. Or and Lodge of Kansas: Your C o m m i t t e e on Jurisprudence respectfully s u b m i t the following p a r t i a l r e p o r t : T h a t they h a d under consideration t h e resolutions presented by the M.-. E.-. Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of K a n s a s , to t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , relative to t h e change of date for t h e holding of the Annual Communication of t h e Grand Lodge. W e are of the opinion t h a t the question of w h e t h e r or not a change should be made, and if so, w h a t particular d a y and. month should be named, are matters t h a t are entirely beyond t h e provinces of t h e Committee on Jurisprudence, and wholly in t h e discretion a n d j u d g m e n t of the Grand Lodge. If, in t h e judgm e n t of t h e Grand Lodge another date should be preferable to the present time for holding the A n n u a l Communication, it can
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be m a d e legal and effective a t once by a n a m e n d m e n t to the ByL a w s and S t a n d i n g Regulations. Relative to the m a t t e r of District D e p u t y Grand Masters holding conference a t the A n n u a l Communication of the Grand Lodge a n d paying mileage to such D i s t r i c t Deputies, your comm i t t e e are of the opinion t h a t it should first bŠ decided by the Grand Lodge w h e t h e r or not it will provide for such conference to be held and allow m i l e a g e ; then, if deemed wise, Section 164 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws m a y be a m e n d e d by appending a p a r a g r a p h providing for such conference, and mileage to such District D e p u t y G r a n d Masters as do not receive mileage under some other provisions. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, W I L L I A M EASTOisr H U T C H I S O N , J O H N C. P O S T L B T H W A I T E ,
H Y . W . STAOKPOLE, J. J A Y B U C K ,
Committee. W.-. THOMAS A. SCATES moved t h a t no c h a n g e be m a d e in t h e time of holding the A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s . 'Motion adopted. On motion of K.-.W.-. SAMUEL R . P E T E R S , it was decided t h a t a conference of t h e D i s t r i c t D e p u t y G r a n d M a s t e r s should he held a t t h e A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s of t h e G r a n d L o d g e , w h e n o r d e r e d by t h e G r a n d Master, a n d t h a t mileage be paid such D i s t r i c t D e p u t y G r a n d Masters w h o shall a t t e n d such conference, a n d do not receive mileage u n d e r some o t h e r provision, a n d t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e w e r e i n s t r u c t e d to s u b m i t an a m e n d m e n t to Sections 55 a n d 164 of t h o - B y L a w s accordinglJ^
REPORT OP COMMITTEE ON GRAND LODGE PROPERTY. AV.-. J O H N MCCULLAGH, c h a i r m a n , presented t h e following r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motion, was adopted : To the M.\ W.-. Orand Lodge of Kansas: I n accordance with the requirements of Section 37 of the ByLaws, your committee has inspected, inventoried and valued all t h a t portion of the property of the Grand Lodge upon which a fair estimate could be rfiade; have inspected the library, and h a v e m a d e such recommendations as seem to t h e m to be to the best interest of the Grand Lodge. The result of their labors is embodied in the following report, which is respectfully submitted.
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Property in the possession of the Grand Secretary : .
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Library. 5 lai'ge w a l n u t book cases. 1 large oak table, for current magazines, etc. 1 lounge. 9 library chairs. 1 revolving office chair. 1 typewriter desk. 1 typewriter ( Remington ). 2 rugs. 1 three-section library filing cabinet. All of the value of about .$480.00.
Office.
1 roller top desk. 1 typevvriter desk. 2 revolving office chairs. 1 book rack. 3 oak registry .cabinet cases. 1 set five sections vertical filing cases. 1 w a l n u t case for blanks and stationery. 1 book holder. 1 letter press and stand. 4 plain office chairs, 1 typewriter ( R e m i n g t o n ) . All of the value of about .$fiOO.OO. Storeroom. 1 pine p a c k i n g and shipping case. 2 maps. 2 stepladders. 2 walnut cases for blanks and stationery. All of the value of about $65.00. Vault. 1 set three pieces consecration vessels. 1 gold plated trowel. 1 set gold plated square and compass. 4 gold plated rod tops for Deacons and Stewards. 1 case for above. 4 rods for Deacons and Stewards. (2 ebony and 2 bird'seye maple.) 1 case for rods. 1 set of jewels for Grand Lodge Officers (old). 1 set of jewels for Grand Lodge Officers (solid g o l d ) .
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2 pine filing cases. 3 t r u n k s for Grand Lodge jewels and aprons. 1 t r u n k for transporting records, etc., to Grand Lodge. 1 set of 15 aprons for Grand Oflflcers. 734 aprons for members of Grand Lodge. 122 b l a n k charters. All of the value of about $1,500.00. M a k i n g a total of about $2,550.00. Summary of Books for the Library. Bound volumes: ^Complete set of Proceedings of the G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s . . Proceedings of other Grand Lodges Masonic magazines, periodicals and miscellaneous masonic publications L a w s of other Grand Jurisdictions Mackey's Jurisprudence Proceedings of Grand Chapter, B. A. M., of K a n s a s , 1866-1897. Proceedings of Grand Council, B. & S. M.,of K a n s a s , 1881-1895. Pioceedings of Grand C o m m a n d e r y of K a n s a s , K. T., 1868-1901. Gould's Masonic History Webster's I n t e r n a t i o n a l Dictionary Seoane's Spanish Dictionary :,.,., Cassell's Latin-English Dictionary Fifty Y e a r s of Masonry in California H i s t o r y of Freemasonry by Albert G. Mackey and W m . B.Singleton A complete set of Universal Cyclopedia and Atlas 1 set of Appleton's Library and Brief Biography 1 set transactions Lodge Quatour Coronati 1 set reprints Lodge Quatour Coronati 1 set Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
12 496 234 24 1 6 1 5 6 1 1 1 2 7 12 8 15 5 10
Unbound volumes: Proceedings of other Grand Lodges, masonic magazines, periodicals a n d miscellaneous masonic literature, such as should be bound, sufficient to m a k e 150 volumes. Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , V o l u m e 1, 1855-65 113 Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , Volume 2, 1866-69 453 Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , Volume 7, 1886-88 24 Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , Volume 8,1889-91 114 Proceedings Grand I^odge of K a n s a s , Volume 9, 1892-94 . . . . . 37 Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , Volume 10, 1895-97 . . . 76 Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , Volume 11, 1898-00 101 Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , V o l u m e 12, 1901-03 57 Unbound Volumes, Pamphlets, Etc. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , covering the years 1870 to 1904. inclusive 6602 Constitution and By-Laws Grand Lodge of K a n s a s 2030 Several thousand duplicate copies of other Grand Jurisdictions.
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The property of Blooming Grove Lodpfe No. 41, whose c h a r t e r was surrendered in December, 1904, is in the hands of the Grand Secretarj'. but as same h a s not been unpacked, no report regarding- same can be m a d e a t this time. "We congratulate t h e Grand Lodge on its action providing for the purchase of the property a t Topeka, Kansas, as recommended bj' the Grand Master in his address, thus providing for the future safety of the Grand Lodge property and library. W e recommend t h a t the incoming Council of Administration be instructed to p u r c h a s e the property and construct the building as recommended b y t h e Grand Master in his address and as a u tliorized by the Committee on Finance In their special report, which was adopted by t h e Grand Lodge. The condition of the Grand Lodge property shows t h a t it h a s been in the h a n d s of a prudent, careful and efficient officer, a n d we cheerfully commend the Grand Secretary foir the excellent condition of the property in his care. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, J O H N MOCULLAGH, J O H N G . POOLE, E D W A R D B . CORSE,
. DON CARLOS MAO, B E N J A M I N F . ZOOK, Committee.
P L A C E O F M E E T I N G , 1906. Upon invitation from W.-. W I L L I A M S . BERGUNDTHAL, T o p e k a was u n a n i m o u s l y chosen as t h e place for holding t h e fiftieth Annual C o m m u n i c a t i o n , commencing W e d n e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 1906. R E P O R T O F S P E C I A L C O M M I T T E E ON H I S T O R Y A N D MUSEUM. M.-.W.-. BESTOR G . BROWN, c h a i r m a n , submitted a verbal report, and m a d e t h e following recommendations, which w e r e a d o p t e d : T h a t t h e w o r k of g a t h e r i n g historical d o c u m e n t s and relics a n d i n d e x i n g t h e library be c o n t i n u e d ; t h a t t h e special committee bo continued, vested with t h e powers a n d privileges g r a n t e d b y t h e legislation a t i h e A n n u a l C o m m u n i cation of 1904, which created said c o m m i t t e e ; t h a t an a p p r o priation of 81,000 be requested, to be applied b y said special committee with t h e a p p r o v a l of t h e Grand Master a n d t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , as contemplated in t h e legislation c r e a t i n g said c o m m i t t e e a t t h e last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n . T h a t a Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n of the Grand L o d g e be held a t
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such t i m e as m i g h t b e d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e said committee in conference with t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ; t h a t a t said Special Communication of t h e G r a n d L o d g e suitable ceremonies should be conducted in celebration of the fiftieth ann i v e r s a r y of t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of K a n s a s ; t h a t t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n be requested to p r o v i d e funds to defray t h e necessary incidental expenses of such Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n , which expenses should not include a n y mileage . to r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s or compensation to committees. A D D I T I O N A L R E P O R T O F T H E C O M M I T T E E ON JURISPRUDENCE. W.-. W I L L I A M EASTON H U T C H I S O N , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d
the
following report, which w a s , on motion, a d o p t e d : To the M.\ W.\ Or and Lodge of Kansas: W i t h reference to t h e resolution of M.'.W.-. Bro. S H A V K R , referred to the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e : Your committee find t h a t Section 7, Article I V , of t h e Constitution of the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge, clearly prohibits t h e adoption a n d dissemination of a n y other t h a n Webb Work exemplified before t h e Grand Lodge, held in t h e City of Leavenworth in the month of October, 1867, without first a m e n d i n g the Constitution. I t is for the Grand Lodge to d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r or not the changes m a d e in the ritual a t t h e last A n n u a l Communication destroys t h e identity of the W e b b W o r k . Fraternally submitted, W I L L I A M EASTON HUTCHISON, J O H N C. POSTLBTHWAITB,
H Y . W . STAOKPOLE, J. J A Y B U C K ,
Committee. RITUAL. T h e resolution presented b y M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R , which, w a s referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e a n d made a special order for 3:00 o'clock, or i m m e d i a t e l y following t h e special r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e a n d Mileage, a n d which was deferred until this t i m e a w a i t i n g t h e r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , w a s now^taken up, a n d , on motion of M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R , t h e original resolution, as p r e s e n t e d , was withdrawn^ a n d t h e following motion subs t i t u t e d , which was a d o p t e d :
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That it is the sense of this Grand Lodge that the suggested changes in the ritual, offered by the Special Committee on Ritual at the last Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, changed thetritual and destroyed the identity of the Webb Work, specified in Section 7, Article IV, of the Constitution. C A L L E D TO R E F R E S H M E N T .
The M.-.W.-. Grand Master then called the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge from labor to refreshment until 7:30 P. M.
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EVENING SESSION. T h e M-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from r e f r e s h m e n t t o labor a t 7:30 p. M. B E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON J U R I S P R U D E N C E . W.-. W I L L I A M EASTON H U T C H I S O N , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e
following report, which w a s a d o p t e d , separate actiou being t a k e n on the- a m e n d m e n t s to Sections 55 and 164 of t h e B y JLavvs, each receiving a u n a n i m o u s v o t e : , To the M.-. Wr. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e beg leave to s u b m i t t h e following^ report: W e approve t h e decision of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master in â&#x20AC;˘which he holds t h a t no one is entitled to receive a commission as A s s i s t a n t Lecturer unless he h a s attended the annual school to qualify himself fot A s s i s t a n t Lecturer. W e recommend the approval of t h e construction placed by the M.-.W.-. Gr^pd Master on Section 2, of Article V I , of the Constitution relative to enlisted United States soldiers, stationed a t F t . Leavenworth, a n d the exclusive r i g h t of Hancock Lodge No. 811, to receive their petitions. , On t h e subject of the Masonic H o m e in the M.-.W.-. Grand Master's address, we find t h a t t h e reorganization of the Board was d u l y m a d e in compliance with t h e legislation had a t the last A n n u a l Communication of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge, and by such reorganization the absolute control of t h e Masonic Home is now vested in 'the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge. W e , therefore, recommend the approval of t h e reorganization. W e also recommend t h e a p - , proval of the action of the Board in t a k i n g legal steps for the preservation of the property a n d funds of t h e minor children of the H o m e family, thus keeping intact, a n d preserving the estate of such minors for their benefit after they a r e discharged from the Home. On t h e matter of the resolution proposed by Great Bend Lodge N o . 15, we are of t h e opinion t h a t By-Law No. 114, on the r i g h t of visitation, places t h e entire control of such matters within the local lodges, and your committee deem it unwise to enact a n y additional general legislation on t h e subject. Your committee recommend t h a t By-Law 164 be amended b y a d d i n g t h e following paragraph a t t h e close thereof: " T h e Dis-
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trict Deputy Grand Masters m a y hold a conference a t the A n n u a l Communication of the M.-.W.\ Grand Lodge on the order of the M.-,W.-.. Grand Master, and said District Deputy Grand Masters a t t e n d i n g the conference shall receive the same mileage allowed the representative of his lodge; provided, however, t h a t they do not receive mileage under some other provision of law. W e also recommend in the same connection t h a t By-Law No. 55 be amended by inserting after the word " L e c t u r e r s " the followi n g : "The District Deputy Grand Masters, when attending a conference, previously ordered by the M.-.W.-. Grand Master." Your committee also recommend t h a t said By-Law No. 164 be further amended by inserting in parenthesis in the third line after the word " d i s t r i c t " the following: "Unless for good cause the Grand Master shall specially appoint some Past Master to discharge such duties." Said recommendation being in conformity with the suggestion made by the M.'.W.'. Grand Master with reference to the power of the Grand Master to appoint a P a s t Master to preside a t trials. Your committee further recommend t h a t By-Law No. 55 be amended by inserting the words " G r a n d Secretary" after the word "Wardens," in conformity with the recommendation of the M.-.W.'. Grand Master t h a t the Grand Secretary be allowed his expenses while a t t e n d i n g the Annual Communication. In accordance with the above named recommendations, we now recommend t h a t said By-Law No. 55 be amended, so as to read as follows: "55. Other Allowances.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Allowances shall be made to the Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Senior and J u n i o r W a r d e n s , Grand Secretary, Custodians of the Work, Grand Chaplain, Grand Orator, Grand Tyler, and resident Past Grand Masters, for their expenses in a t t e n d i n g the Annual Communication. The other appointed officers, the chairman and members of the standing committees, including the Committee on Necrology, whose allowances do not exceed .$50.00, the Assistant Lecturers and the District Deputy Grand Masters, -when attending a conference previously ordered by the M.\W.'. Grand Master, shall receive the same compensation as representatives of lodges." And further, in accordance with the above named recommendation as to By-Law No. 164, we recommend t h a t said By-Law No. 164 be amended so as to read as follows: "164. District Deputies.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Grand Master is hereby authorized to appoint not less than thirty, nor more than forty District Deputy Grand Masters, who shall be Masters or P a s t Masters, and residents of their respective districts. The boundaries of such districts, and a n y changes therein, shall be fixed by the Council of Administration, in such m a n n e r as to create not less t h a n thirty, nor more than forty districts within this Grand J u r isdiction. Said District Deputies shall receive no compensation for their services, except t h a t the lodges visited shall pay the necessary traveling expenses and provide entertainment. E a c h
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D i s t r i c t Deputy shall visit each lodge in his district a t least once each y e a r ; he shall not be charged with ritualistic instruction, b u t s h a l l be the personal representative of the Grand Master in his district, and inspector of the work, lodge property and records. I n the absence of the Grand Master, he shall preside at all lodge trials in his district (unless for good cause the Grand Master shall specially appoint some P a s t Master to discharge such duties), and he shall m a k e report of his doings on blanks furnished for t h a t purpose, and additional special reports, when requested b y the Grand Master. The D i s t r i c t D e p u t y Grand Masters m a y hold a conference a t the A n n u a l Communication of the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge on the order of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master, and said District Deputy Grand Masters a t t e n d i n g the conference shall receive t h e same mileage allowed the, representative of his lodge,; Provided, however, Tliat they do not receive mileage under soine other provision of law." On the question relating to petitions for restoration â&#x20AC;&#x201D; inasmuch as the provisions in Section 122 require a petition for restoration to be governed by the rules prescribed for receiving and acting upon petitions for membership, and Section 104 of the Bj'-Laws, r e q u i r i n g a ballot ordered on all petitions as soon as the committee on investigation shall have m a d e its report, and the unquestioned r i g h t of every m e m b e r to exercise the right of ballot without criticism, a majority of your committee are of the opinion, and so declare, t h a t the vote upon petitions for restoration should be by ballot. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, W I L L I A M EASTON HUTCHISON, J O H N C. POSTLETHWAITE,
H Y . W . STACKPOLE, J. J A Y B U C K , .
Committee. B E P O B T OF C O M M I T T E E ON F I N A N C E AND M I L E A G E . W.-. W I L L I A M F . M A R C H , c h a i r m a n , submitted the Ibllowi n g r e p o r t , which, on motion, was adopted : To the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on F i n a n c e and Mileage submits the following r e p o r t : , W e have examined the reports of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary and find t h e m correct. The a m o u n t received by the G r a n d Secretary from all sources d u r i n g t h e year was $26,423.39, w h i c h he has turned over to the Grand Treasurer, t a k i n g proper receipts therefor. W e find t h a t w a r r a n t s Nos. 233 to 395 inclusive, a m o u n t i n g to $23,395.73 have been d r a w n by the Grand Secretary and have been paid by the Grand Treasurer, as shown by their reports. W e find the Grand Secretary's books in perfect condition. T h e books of the Grand Treasurer show tliat he has in his hands a t the close of the y e a r $33,654.30, for which he shows a certificate
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OF KANSAS.
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of deposit on the National Bank of Holton, K a n s a s , dated February 11, 1905, for $33,654:.30. A trial balance of the Grand Treasurer's ledger shows the account of " P r i n t i n g A n n u a l Proceedings" overdrawn $144.72, and we recommend that the account be credited with $144.72, and same be charged against the General F u n d . A t the last Annual Communication the Grand Tjodge passed a resolution subsequent to the submission of the report of the Finance Committee, appropriating such an a m o u n t as might be necessary to procure aprons for each living resident Past Grand Master not already supplied. There has been expended for this purpose $120.00, which a m o u n t appears charged against the account of " G r a n d Masters' Aprons," and we recommend t h a t the a m o u n t be credited with $120.00, and same charged against the General Fund. W e recommend t h a t the following unexpended balances of appropriations, made at the last A n n u a l Communication, be credited to the General Fund, and a charge made against each account to balance it on the Grand Treasurer's ledger: Custodians' Annual Schools Grand Secretary's incidentals Grand Master's Contingent F u n d History, museum and indexing library Library books Mileage of representatives of lodges Mileage and expense of Grand Officers Postage and express Stationery and printing
$ 14 14 313 1,000 140 57 11 31 8
30 67 14 00 15 05 00 42 17
W e find t h a t the Grand Treasurer received $184.64 interest on daily balances, which a m o u n t he has credited to the General Fund. W e recommend t h a t in the future the Grand Treasurer remit to the Grand Secretary the sum received as interest on daily balances, in order t h a t it m a y appear in the total a m o u n t received by the Grand Lodge from all sources. W e recommend the following appropriations for the ensuing year: Salaries Grand Officers (By-Law 53) $3,225 00 Salaries chairmen of committees (By-Law 54) 590 00 Mileage and expenses. Grand Officers, resident P a s t Grand Masters, members of committees, etc. (By-Law 55) 600 00 Custodians' expenses, a n n u a l school 65 00 Compensation Custodians, Grand Lodge school 45 00 Printing annual proceedings 2,300 00 E e n t Grand Secretary's office, library and v a u l t 450 00 Postage and express 400 00 Stationery and printing 350 00 I n c i d e n t a l expenses Grand Secretary's office 400 00 Library books, pamphlets, etc 200 00 Grand Treasurer's bond' 87 50
378
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
G r a n d Secretary's bond G r a n d Master's apron Mileage representatives of lodges (By-Law 56) Use of hall for Grand Lodge Grand Master's Contingent F u n d P r i n t i n g reports relative to Masonic H o m e H i s t o r y and m u s e u m a n d i n d e x i n g library P o r t r a i t inserts Fraternally submitted, W I L L I A M F \ MABOH, A L B E R T A. F L A C K ,
$
10 20 1,100 100 1,000 500 1,000 50
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
SIMEON M . FOX, MAKION K . BRUNDAGK,
Committee. VOTE OF THANKS. K.-. W.-. T H O M A S L . B O N D
moved t h a t
the t h a n k s
of
the
G r a n d L o d g e be t e n d e r e d t h e masonic bodies of W i c h i t a for t h e c o u r t e s y a n d k i n d n e s s s h o w n d u r i n g this A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n . Motion a d o p t e d . INSTALLATION. M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISINQTON installed t h e following
offi-
cers, M.-.W.-.WILLIAM M . S H A V E R a c t i n g as G r a n d M a r s h a l : M.-.W.-. S A M U E L R . P E T E R S Grand M a s t e r Newton Lodge No. 142, Newton. R.-.W.-. T H O M A S L . B O N D Deputy Grand M a s t e r J o h n H . Brown Lodge No. 2Z6, Sallna.
R.-.W.-.EDWARD W . WELLINGTON
Grand Senior W a r d e n
Ellsworth Lodge No. 146, Ellsworth. *R.-. W.-. H E N B Y F . M A S O N Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n Tyrlan Lodge No. 246, Garden City. R.-. W.-. A L B E R T S A R B A O H Grand Treasurer Holton Lodge No. 42, Holton. R.-. W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N Grand Secretary Oi-ient Lodge No. 51, Topeka.
T h e M.-. W.\ G r a n d M a s t e r a n n o u n c e d t h e following a p p o i n t i v e oflScers: W.-. A L B E R T W A T K I N S Grand Chaplain Rising SuTi Lodge No. 8, Fort Scott. W.-. F R E D W A S H B O N Grand Senior D e a c o n Harper Lodge No. 206, Anthony. W.-. M A R I O N K . B R U N D A G E Grand J u n i o r D e a c o n Ellsworth Lodge No. 146, Russell. *W.-. W A L L E R B . W A S H I N G T O N Grand Marshal Leotl Lodge No. 340, Leotl. *W.-. G R A N T S . L A N D R E Y Grand Sword B e a r e r ;, Ben H u r Lodge No. 322, Argentine. W.-. E A R L E . F A W O B T T Grand Senior S t e w a r d Emporia Lodge No. 12, Emporia. â&#x20AC;¢Owing to the absence of these officers they were not Installed.
igo4-o5.
. GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
379
W.'. B E B T I N E P . W A L K E R Grand J u n i o r Steward Saqul Lodge No. 160, Osborne. W.-. A L B E R T H . W H E E L E R Grand P u r s u i v a n t Center Lodge No. 147, Marlon. W.-. S P E N C E R P. W A D E Grand Tyler Topeka Lodge No. 17, Topeka. STANDING COMMITTEES. T h e M.-. W.-. Grand Master a p p o i n t e d t h e following committees for t h e e n s u i n g y e a r : On Credentials.—PRANK E . D A V I S , N O . 5, Atchison ; W I L L I A M H . VoETH, No. 93, Pittsburg ; C H A R L E S E . H A L L , No. 177, Russell; F R E D H . S T D C K E Y , N O . 303, W i c h i t a ; A. S I D N E Y C H A S E , N O . 146,
Ellsworth. On Reports of Orand Officers.— P E R R Y M . H O I S I N G T O N , N O . 142, Newton ; J A M E S F . M C C O Y , N O . 99, W i c h i t a ; J O S E P H D . F E L L , N O . 113, Concordia; E D W A R D W . W A Y N A N T , N O . 2, Leavenworth ; F R E D S . V E D D E R , N O . 254, St. J o h n . On Finance and Mileage.— W I L L I A M F . M A R C H , N O . 9, L a w rence ; A L B E R T A. F L A C K , N O . 353, Enterprise ; J O H N C . F R Y , N O . 167, L a m e d ; F R A N K ; E . D E M U T H , N O . 146, E l l s w o r t h ; AUGUSTUS O. W E L L M A N , N O . 225, Topeka. On Chartered Lodges.—ALEX. A. S H A R P , N O . 167, L a r n e d ; A A R O N H . C O N N E T T , N O . 15, Great Bend ; G E O R G E D . A D A M S , N O . 60, S a l i n a ; R O B E R T T . P A Y N E , N O . 297, Ellis ; W I L L C . C H A F F E E , NO. 51, Topeka. On Lodges Under Disj)ensation.— H A R R Y E . B E S T , N O . 36^ M a n h a t t a n ; C H A R L E S A. V A N V E L ^ E R , No. 8, F o r t S c o t t ; A R C H I E C. CooLiDGE, No. 174, Smith Center; T H O M A S B . H I S K E Y , N O . 148, W a - K e e n e y ; C H A R L E S C . BROOKS, N O . 120, Peabody. On Grievances and Appeals.—THOMAS A. SOATES, N O . 222, Dodg-e City ; J O H N W . N E I L S O N , N O . 113, Concordia; C H A R L E S E . T A L L E Y , N O . 275, M e a d e ; R U B E N A. C H A R L E S , N O . -15, Great Bend ; H A R V E Y C . L I V E B M O R B , N O . 19, Olathe. On Orand Lodge Property.— J O H N M O C U L L A G H , N O . 194, Galena; J O H N G . POOLE, N O . 271, K a n s a s City; E D W A R D B . C O R S E , N O . 71, B a x t e r Springs ; E L M E R E . B L E C K L E Y , N O . 303, W i c h i t a ; D O N C A R L O S M A C , N O . 133, A r k a n s a s City. On Jurisprudence.—WILLIAM
EASTON
H U T C H I S O N , N O . 312,
Garden C i t y ; M A U R I C E L . S T O N E , N O . 75, W a m e g o ; J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E , N O . 11, Jewell C i t y ; H E N D E R S O N S . M A R T I N , No. 147, M a r i o n ; W M . L . B U B D I C K , N O . 6, Lawrence. On Correspondence.— W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R , N O . 142, Topeka; W I L L I A M . H . MizE, No. 160, Osborne; W I L L I A M B . W I R S H I N G ,
380
PROCEEDINGS
OF
February,
TBE
No. 171, S t e r l i n g ; D A V I D M . S M I T H , N O . 281, Hill C i t y ; F B E D CouLSON, No. 18, Ottawa. On Necrology.—'SROI^IA^S, E . D E W E Y , N O . 98, A b i l e n e ; F B A N K N. C O L E , N O . 179, Kin.sley; C H A R I ^ E S W . M I I . L E B , N O . 195, H a y s City. Special'Committee on Ritual.— WII^I,IAM M . S H A V E R , N O . 142, T o p e k a ; A J ^ B E B T K . W I I J S O N , N O . 51, Topeka; T H O M A S G . F I T O H , No. 303, W i c h i t a . Special Com.m,ittee on History and Museum.—BESTOB G. B R O W N , No. 225, T o p e k a ; WiiiijiAM L. MAXWEL,IJ, No. 37, P a o l a ; H E N B Y S . S W I N G I J E Y , N O . 3, K a n s a s City. R E A D I N G OF T H E JOURNAL. The journal adopted.
was then read by the G r a n d S e c r e t a r y a n d
CLOSING
CEREMONIES.
T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r closed the M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e in a m p l e form,- with p r a y e r b y E e v . A L B E R T W A T K I N S , G r a n d Chaplain.
MM^ Grand I
ATTEST
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Secretary.
Master.
STATISTICAL TABLES.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 27 28 20 30 31 32 33 34 35
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Hiawatha
Hiawatha
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Valley Falls
Olathe
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Lawrence
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When
17,1856 3 17,1856 9 17,1856 .26 14,1856...... 1 14,1856 16 14,1856 8 20,1857 25 19,1857 ;« 17,1873 11 15,1858 12 22,1874 4 21,1864 18 16,1867 2 15,1858 8 22,1874 14 18,1859 11 13,1859 1ft 20,1864 2 18,1859 12 17,1866 6 18,1859 4 22,1874 • 5 18,1859 . . . . 24 18,1806 1 15 1893 6 22,1874 2 18,1859 17,1860 18,1860 4 15,1889 6 17,1860 4 17,1860 2 17,1860 15,1882.... 7 16,1861 6
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Fargo No. 300—George 0. Brown, J u l y 20th. Godfrey No. 124—Ida P. Routh, December 31st. Mulberry No. 261 — H . J. B a n g s , August.6th. N a p h t a l i No. 310—Albert Bronson, J u l y 5th. Prudence No. 100—Thomas B. Rood, May 4t.h.
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Secretary.
Oiin F. Chenev Wni. Kettler."
John W. Gist Artliur S. Allendorph.... Abram Neiswanger Ulvsses G. Slack Harry H. Guttery Elmer A.DeBolt Melvin J). Hoopes
Rlnaido M.White
T.J. Roliman. James Sellens.
Simon B. Kenton.
Ernest L. Craig.
Wni.G. Schaefer. Philip G.Chubbic. Joseph .S. Boyle. Frank C. Libby.
Jacob Ij. Worley. George B. Ross. Frank J. Sage. Emmett U. Powell. Martin W. Biglln. Arthur H. Goddard. Arthur J. Shultz. Chaa. W. A. Lechier. Harry L. Irwin. Daniel B. Horton. Anderson Phalp. Charles W. Ferguson James W. Rutherford. Leweilyn E. Woodin. Don Carlos Mac John B. Thomson. Carl F. Fehr C. W.Carson Roliert A. McFariand. Walter G.Beitzel RufusB. Spitier. Richard G. Sithen Charles F. Lechier. Coroius E. Voorhes I5avld S. Yates. Delbert O. Bye....Fred R. Howard. Henry W. Mauney Edgar M. Stahl. Geo. S. Harrington. AVni.H.Oadv W. F. Rabe. Hershel N. Merchant.... Joseph A. Robinson. Samuel A. Stewart..^ Wiley S.Bond. Lorenzo D. Brewster Alex. tj. Harvey. Wm. Joseph Totten Joseph Baer.
Worshipful Master.
Edwin D. White Harvey A. Thomas Leavenworth . First Sat. on or before ® .. James W.Burreil Wyandotte ... Flrstand third Monday.. Arthur M.Smith Bourbon ..' Wednesday on or before ffi Friday on or before ® First and third Thursday.. Edward li. Shearer ...'... Bussell
First and third Monday... First and Third Saturday. First and third Saturday.. Wabaunsee ... 2d and 4th Saturday Norton First and third Tuesday... Wabaunsee ... First and third Saturday.. Osborne First and third Friday .... Wilson." 2d and 4th Saturday Tuesday on or before ® .. Harper Monday on or before ® .. Crawford Wyandotte ... 2d and 4th Thursday Saturday on or before 1st ® Elk First and third AVednesday Cowley First and tliird Friday .... Clark Atchison First and third Monday..". Atchison Harper Thursda.v on or before ® .. KawUns '. Flrstand third Wednesday Tuesday on or before © .. Shawnee First and third Tuesday... Butler First and third Friday .... Marshall Wed. on or before © : = . . . Douglas lilncoln .^. 1st Monday on or before ® Flrstand third Monday... Cherokee 1st and ,8d Wednesday Marshall Sumner 1st and 3d Wednesday. ,,. Republic First and third Monday... Mitchell 2d and 4th M'ednesday Linn Flrstand third Monday... Marshall
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Location.
N A M E S OF O F F I C E R S A N D LODGES'—
J. B. Thornton. Calvin B. Woods. David G. McQlffln.
Bennett S. Galtsklll
Robert C. Foulk.
George A. Schlllo. Opshur Snider. D. A. Brodbeck. George F. McClelland. O. S.Hollis.
Eugene Abbott. R,oy A. West.
N. E. Thornburg. W. B. Parmltter. John E. Doltsl.
Wm. R. Irwin. Albert A. Flack.
W. W. Holland. Ulysses B. Sharpless. •V m. H. Avery. A. S. Wilcox. George Harrison. Newton Hill. Edward L. Smith. George A. Stebblns.
Fred M.Thompson.
Secretary.
Charles J. Holmes
Willis V. Chapln Newton D.Harris
Sidney L. Hunter John H. Prlchard John W. Edwards J. T. Cooper Randal R. Hunter Wm, Barry M oore
Maurice M. Ginette
Harry Truster George C. Brune David 0. Johnson
Guy Walker Tllton
Ralph D. Rlcholson Thomas B. Morris
James J. Wllburn
Charles C. Bradley
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Cloud Mitchell Sherman Gove Barton Anderson Clay Washington .. Kiowa Elk CofTey Saline Washington .. Harvey Brown Washington .. Harper Lyons Reno Pottawatomie Ellis Barber Dickinson Brown Doniphan Graham Barton Jackson Ellsworth Dickinson Greeley Brown Elk Sheridan Jackson Allen Atchison Reno Montgomery . Allen Marshall Cloud Decatur Hodgeman ... Jewell Geary
First and third Saturday.. Daniel W. Teasley First and third Thursday. Roscoe G. Heard Flrstand third Wednesday Joseph S. Kllenberger . First and third Tuesday... Henry A. Splher Sec<jnd and fourth Friday Clarence R. Aldrich.... Saturday on or before ®.. Henry Boucher Saturday on or before ® ™ Christian C. KllUan Simon Skoogaard Istand 3d Wednesday Jesse T. Canlleld First and third Friday George Stanwood 1st and 3d Wednesday Saturday on or before ®:::. A nthony A. Griffiths .. Thomas R. Tinkler First and third Tuesday ... Saturday on or before ® .. Willis F.Smith Edwin C.Cadwell 1st and 3d Wednesday Irwin C. Blanchard 2d and 4th Saturday William R. Jones 2d and 4th Saturday William F. Coulson... 1st and 3d Wednesday Saturday on or before ® . Charles A. Johnson Thursday on or before ® .. Giles A. Blasdcl First and third Saturday.. Fred L. Blgelow First Monday Walter T. Stedman .. , W.C. Alford Friday before ® Flrstand third Wednesday Arthur J. Lower Saturday on or before ® .. William O.Noble John B. DUlon Friday on or before ® Matthew W. Carney ... 2d and 4th Saturday Flrstand third Thursday. John H.Hartman Flrstand third Tliursday . Otis G. Taber First and third Tuesday... John H. Mlnnlcli First and third Thursday . Robert Telfer First and third Tuesday... Jamea Lov»tt Charles W. Williams .. 2d and 4th Wednesday First and third Tuesday... G. H. Grlmmell R. Nelson Long 2d and 4th Tuesday Flrstand third Thursday. Wm. E. Rlppetoe First and third Tuesday... John E. Wakefield Wiley Jones Ist and 3d Monday First and third Thursday . Samuel S. Grayblll J. Otis Ferguson 2d and 4th Tuesday Wm.L. Bartels 1st, 3d and 5th Tuesday C. Edward Drumni 2d and 4th Saturday First and third Tuesday... Barlow A. McGough ... First and third Monday... Corwln C. Funk'. First and third Monday... Alexander B. Scott Flrstand third Wednesday John J. Metz B'lrstand third Thursday. LorlngTrott
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County.
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND "LODGEB—Continued.
William Seely. Charles S. Adams. Charles W. McNolly.
R. W. Maintz. Charles C. Spencer.
P . J . Stafford. David J. Davis. George W. Schlatter. Ralph E. Summers. Jame.s Laughlln.
Edward W. Osgood. John McCool.
Wm. F. Schwier.
Francis L. Pierce. Ripley T.McCllntock.
Wm. E. Ellsworth.
John Q.Poole., Robert J. McFnrland. Harry C. McConnell. George J. Bush. Edward D.Taylor.
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First Sat. on or before ® .. David Carbiener Russell First and Third Tuesday.. E.B.Wells Russell Sat. on or before ® r; John M. Pleasant Robert Dlnsmore Rice Wilson M.Stark Stafford Greenwood ... Tuesday on or before ® :::; . Riley First and third Friday .... Edwin A. Popenoe First and third Friday Saturday on or before ® . Newell M. Fair Cowley Bourbon Saturday on or before ® ^ John F.Campbell Marlon Friday on or before ® Henderson S.Martin Marshall First and third Tuesday... Sylvls O.Schmidt Marysvllle Frank Beed Rush..' 2d and 4th Satu rday McCracken Crawford Saturday on or before ® .. W m . T . Highland Thursday on or before ® . . Jefferson McPherson ... First andthird Friday ... James A. Lalng McPherson Saturday on or before ® .. Charles E Talley Meade Webb Saturday on or before ® : Seward 1. Field Delta First and third Thursday.. Wm.T. Appier Melvern Friday on or before ® Jefferson Hestor C. Stevens Sumner Milan B. Walte First and third Friday .... George Cloud Mlltonvale George H.Moss 2d and 4th Wednesday Minneapolis ... Ottawa Ellis M. Morris Elk Charles E. Oale Wm.J.Runihel Marmaton Allen Sat. on or before ® T=: James M.Oottrell Morrill City Charles W. Kingsbury... Mound Linn First and third Friday Mound Ridge... McPherson ... First and third Monday... Wed. on or before ^ •::. ... Cameron G. Titsworth... Landmark Labette Wed. on or before ® :r;... Wm. E. Matllson Sedgwick Mount Hope 2d and 4th Tucsdav Mnlberrv Crawford Snmner Mnlvane James K. Gilbert Atchison Museotah First and third Saturday.. Republic Wm. W. Kerr Wilson Harmony Burritt H.Hill Woodson E.(3,. Still well Walnut Valley . Jackson Polar Star Thursday on or before ®.. New Albany.... Wilson Saturday ou or before ® r. D. A. BIynn Harvey Frank D. Kaufman Nlckerson First and third Friday .... Decatur Norcatur Thursday on or before ® . Ernest F. Turbush Wed. on or before ® Norton Norton Wm. R. Aldrlch Mount Zlon Jefferson 2d and 4th Saturday Norwich Second and fourth Friday Wm. W. Robbina Kingman
Blue Hill Euclid Royal Macks vl lie Madison Lafayette Mankato Maple City Maple Hill Kldora
B. F. Deck.
Walter G. Rlste.
John C. Elv. C.W.Arnold.
Anthony A. Rucker. George Peabody. John J. Carroll. W.P. Shockey. Joseph S. Wagner. George Allen, Jr.
Jonathan E. Hobby. John H. Madden. Philip J. Bushier. Wm. Chapman. Fred Vollweider.
L. T. Campbell. Wm. H. Evans. Frank V. Shnw. Daniel D. Hunt. Henrv M. Ford. E. D. Bradford. Alex. C. Spilman. John Elliott. Fred J. Wadsworth. John W.Tracy. Lester A. Sharrard. BenJ. F. Zook. George H. Palmer. Friend E. Babcock.
0. E. DeMalorle. George 0. Wilder.
D. T. Weatherby. M. F. Fritts. Austin M. Sanderson. Wm.T. Nichols.
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Parkerville
Ovcrbrook Oxford
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Signal Osage V a l l e y
Osugo City Osawatoinlo.
Randolph Riley Robinson
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County.
Robinson Rosedale
Farmers
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Communications.
Worshipful
Master..
Secretary.
Jasper Summervllle George M. Coplln J. H. S t o u g h A l e x a n d e r G. L e l t c h S a m u e l G. S i m p s o n J o h n L. D a u g h e r t v
w in. F e s s e n d e n
Beriliie P W a l k e r M a n i n S. M e O r e i g h t H a r r v Gilhani
T h o m a s A. Guffev
First and third Tuesday...
George H . L l t a i n g e r W a l t e r E . Qualf W y a n d o t t e . . . F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y . . . . B. M . B a r n e t t
E a r n e s t L. S h a w George B. W i l l i a m s P e t e r D. Cook C h a r l e y F . McCullv T h o m a s West brook
S a t . o n o r liefore ® :::; F i r s t a n d tliird M o n c l a y . . . S a t u r d a y ' o n or before ® .. R a l p h W . P o p e A l o n z o F. S t a l e v F i r s t a n d T h i r d M o n d a y .. J u l i u s M. L i e p m a n
S a t u r d a y on o r before ® . T h u r s d a y o n o r before ® . F i r s t a n d tiilrd F r i d a y F i r s t a n d tliird M o n d a y . . . 2d a n d 4th T u e s d a y S a t u r d a y on o r before ® — First and third Monday... F i r s t a n d third Saturday.. Tuesday on o r before ® ..
2d a n d 4th*Wednesday First and third Monday... 1st a n d 3d T u e s d a y 1st a n d Sd W e d n e s d a y Fii-st a n d t h i r d F r i d a y . . . . F i r s t a n d third Wednesday First and third Thursday .
C h e s t e r C. C l a r k .
George H . H u n g e r f o r d . E . L. M e r r i l l .
F r e d H.iMertel.
Ralph B.Haines.
1. W . R o b i n s o n .
Wm. W.Belne. J o h n M. W i l s o n . Will H . Flslc. Wm.O. Blaker.
A l v a N . DiUev. H.S. Fitch.
George M. H a r t .
ChariOB S. Blxbv. F r a n k P.Wells'. R. H. D e l b e r t . George S. Liggett. Bon. D. L i l l a r d .
H e n r v Rolfs. F. E . WikotT.
First and third Monday... Matthew H. Panton Zacharlah J . Wlllson .... Charles Clark K a r l e y A. R a y m o n d 1. W. C h a m l i e r s . J a m e s D. J o h n s t o n
Stated
TIODQI^B—Continued.
S a t u r d a y on o r before ® . Second a n d f o u r t h M o n d a y F i r s t a n d tliird T u e s d a y . . . 2d Th. J a n . & e v e r y 2 w e e k s W y a n d o t t e . . . 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® .. Rilev Riley F i r s t a n d third Saturday..
Linn Franklin Atchison Pratt Pratt
Labette Bourbon Marlon Phillips Crawford Crawford
Sumner Miami
Osborne .TelTerson Labette Franklin Franklin
Pottawatomie Nemaha
M o u n t a i n Slope D e c a t u r Marshall Johnson Olathe .
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P a w u e o S t a t i o n Godfrey Halcyon Phllllpsburg..,. PhlUlpsburg.... Pittsburg Plttsbury Pittsburg Owen A . B a s s e t t . PlaliivlUe Paradise 'm 88 P l c a s a n t o i i .. 41 P o m o n a McKlnley 4 Potter Klckapoo 9(15 P r a t t Kilwinning a39 Rob Morris (5,uenerao iwn 369 (Julntlaro Sherman
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Friday on or before ® — ... D.M.Howard 2d and 4th,Wednesday Samuel A. Hindman .. First and third Tuesday... Willard E. Comer 2d and 4th Wednesday Arthur J. Collins Sallna FMratand third Monday... George D. Adams .Tohn H. Brown . Third Friday Howard 0. Rash Santa Fe 2d and 4th Saturday Santa Fe Haskell John J.Miller Virginia Savonburg Saturda.y on or before ® ^ Oley P. Mattson Allen Scammon Second and fourth Friday. James R. Hisle Scamnion Cherokee First and third Monday... Frank T. Cuthhertson . Scott City 1st and 3d Wednesday Fred A. Freeiand Soottsvllle 2d and 4th Tuesday Burt C.Oulp Scottsvlllo Mitchell Scran ton 2d and 4th Monday Robert Morris Perfect Square . Saturday on or before ® ™ R.H. Nichols First and third Tuesda,y .. Mack P. Cretcher Sedgwick Sedgwick Harvey First and third Thursday . Wllford W.Simon Saturday on or before ® ::. James A. Campbell Severance Severance Doniphan First and third Saturday.. George E. Grimes Twin Grove Wednesday on or before ® Campbell M.Watson .. Shawnee Johnson Thursday on or before Q'::, Robert M. Forbes Silver Lake First ana third Thursday . Martin J. Main Mitchell Simpson Sincerity First and third Saturday.. George H. Marty Smith Center... Western Star ... Smith Soldier Soldier 2d and 4th Saturday Artlbanus Wilson James B. A nderson Solomon City... Solomon 2d and 4lh Tuesday Dickinson South Haven ... 1st and 3d Saturda.v Marcus Hoppes 1st and 3d Wednesday Splvoy Wm. J. Crosby Spring Hill Spring Hill Saturday on or before ® .. Ed. L. Martin Johnson Stafford Second and fourth Friday. Frank J. Mathies Stafford Stafford First Thursday James M. Gray Sterling Sterling Rice First and third Monda.v... Claude C Hoaglln St. John Stafford Pottawatomie .. .Pottawatomie First Wednesda.v Heru'y J. Warren St. Marys Newahcuba First and third Friday .... W. L. Davenport Summerfleld Marshall First and third Saturday.. John E. Mann Summerfleld Thursday on or before ® .. Sidney R. Lawson Sylvan Grove... Sylvan Grove... Lincoln Hamilton ... 1st and 3d Thursday Syracuse George Getty Syracuse First and third Saturday . Arthur D. Lowrance ... Thayer Sat. on or before ® -s; Charles A.Leldy Tonganoxle Henri 1st and 3d Wednesday Llewell.vn J. Graham .. First and third Friday George E. Bell Orient 2d and 4th Thursday Henry G. Buechner Topeka (North). Golden Rule Shawnee First and third Thursday . Silas F. Wright Woodson ......... E. F. Armstrong Sat. on or before ® r: Towanda First and third Saturday.. John C.Straw Towanda Butler Trov 1st Mon. & 2d Sat. after ®.. George McLaren 2d and 4th Saturday John W. Wllklns Saturday on or before ® .. Wm.S. Miller Unlontown Excelsior Bourbon
Rossvllle
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Samuel C. McAdaras. 0. H. Lyman. James Jones. Joseph C. LIchty. Charles D. Sorter. Edward L. Wilder. E. A. Davis. Wyatt Shlpp. John P. Pollock. A.B.Kimball. John.W.ErwIn. Wm. H.Freas. D M. Kaster. Rufus E. Rathbun. Michael Bartley. Wm.E. Fuller. Thomas H. Franklin. Burns B. Finch. Richard O. Larson. John L. Holllster. Charles C. Chapel. Alexander Shannon. B. L. Mlckel. Henry B. Aldrich. Landy Hoppes. Robert J. Walker. George N. Samuels. J. D.RIppey. Joseph T.Tyrrell. Earl R. Shepherd. Arthur M. Falrfleld. O. O. Osborne. Henry D. Maltland. .Tohn Calene. Wm. P. Humphrey. Alex. R. Sargent. Merlin C.Harris. CarlW. Nellls. Evan Davis. Henry L. Sherburne. Sadller J.Hodgins. Edward Caley. Charles Davis. James Reville. Giles T. Dooley. George P. Eves.
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Urbana Valley Center... Valley Falls .... VernilUloii Virgil WaSieeiiey
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Wallace Crawford Pottawatomie Washington .. Marshall Doniphan Coffey Cherokee Sumner Franklin Pottawatomie Anderson Nemaha W.vandotte ... Doniphan Butler .1 ackson Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Franklin Ellsworth Jefferson McPherson ...
Neosho Hedgwlck Jefferson Marshall Greenwood ...
County. First and third Saturday . Christopher C.Yockey... Monda.v on or before ® First and third Saturday.. First and third Thursday . 2d and 4th Saturday '... Frank D. Hastings Saturday on or before ® .. Saturday on or before ® .. Wm. M. Holeman 1st and 3d Wednesday First and third Monday .. James D. Ohadwlck First and tlilrd Saturday.. Franklin S. Adams Saturday on or before ® :s: James T.Matthews Firsthand third Monday... Harry W. Donnell 2d and4th Thursday 2d and 4th Monday Frank Q. Emerson First and third Monday ... Frank B. Stoner 2d and 4th Monday Tuesday on or before ® Martin G. Hooton Saturday on or before ® ^ E.J. Woodman First and third Saturday.. ist and 3d Wednesday Tuesday on or before ® r. Sat. on or before ® ^ Frederick T. Brown First and third Monday... Wm.L. Kendrick 2d and 4th Wednesday 2d and 4th Wednesday First and third Wednesday Frank L. Schermerhorn. Saturday on or before ® . Oscar C. Kirkpatrick First and third Saturday.. First and third Thursday . Andrew S. Wilson Saturday on or before ® .. Jonathan M. Davis First and third Friday .... Myran A. Rhea
Worshipful Master.
JJODQ^S—Continued.,
Stated Communications.
N A M E S OF O F F I O B B S A N D
Caldwell Davis. John C. Culver.
George W. Riley. Robert G. Young.
Alva J. Applegate. Ben C. Fogle.
E.Davis, Jr.
Robert Hogg. Frank H.Gllmore. Izates Watkins. Edward W. Winn. Claud J. Wood.
Henry C.Willson. . Michael Bauerjr.
Maurice L, Stone.
Wm. R. Davis. Harry S.Ooffman. Warren J. Williams.
Wm. A. lies.
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403
KANSAS'.
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF LODGES.
Name. AcaclK Active Adams Advance Albert P i k e . . . . . Alden Allen Alma Alpha Alta Vista Altoona Amerlcus Anchor Anthem Anthony Apollo Arcadia Arcana Armourdale .... Ashland Ashlar Astra Attica Atwood Auburn Avon Axtell
No. 9 158 6S 114 303 308 335 161 282 357 118 109 224 284 200 297 329 31 271 277 344 363 262 164 32 305 234
Locatioyi. Lawrence. Atchison. Oswego. Florence. Wichita. Alden. Allen. Alma. Jetmore. AltaVista. Altoona. Amerlcus. Williamsburg. S c o t t City. Anthony. Ellis.Arcadia. Doniphan. K a n s a s City. Ashland. Rtley. Olivet. Attica. Atwood. Auburn. Westphalia. Axtell.
Barney 279 Baxter â&#x20AC;˘. 71 Beattle 259 Belle P l a l n e . . . 173 Belleville 129 ]3enevolent 98 Ben H u r 322 Bennington 180 Beulah 291 B l a c k D i a m o n d 274 B l u e Hill 198 B l u e R a p i d s . . . . 169 Blue Valley 112 Bollng 365 B o n n e r S p r i n g s 366 Bourbon 268 Bralnard 280 Brookvllle 209 Burlington 66 B u r r Oak 178 Burrton 182
Dlghton. Baxter Springs. Beattle. Belle Plalne. Belleville. Abilene. Argentine. Bennington. B u n k e r Hill. W e i r City. Lucas. Blue Rapids. Irving. Bollng. Bonner Springs. Bronson. White Water. Brookvllle. Burlington. B u r r Oak. Burrton.
Cable Caney Canopy Canton Carhondale Carson Cawker C i t y . . . Cedar Center Charity Chase Chautauqua Cherokee Cherry vale ..... Chetopa Chlkaskia Clrclevllle Clay Center Clifton
Arlington. Caney. Grenola. Canton. Oarbondale. E l k City. C a w k e r City. Chanute. Marlon. Hazelton. Chase. Cedar Vale. Cherokee. Cherryvale. Chetopa. Argonla. Olrclpvllle. Clay Center. Clifton.
299 324 248 197 70 132 125 103 147 263 247 355 119 137 73 285 20 134 122
Name. Clinton Comanche Constellation... Ooolldge Corinthian Corner Stone... Cosmos Council Grove.. CoyvlUe Crescent Cuba Cyrus
No. 233 295 95 316 79 219 278 36 57 133 362 288
Location. Burden. Coldwater. Fredonla. CooUdge. Burllngame. Little River. Kiowa. Council Grove. CoyvlUe. A r k a n s a s City. Cuba. Hope.
Delaware Delphian Delphos Delta Denlson DeSoto Devon Dexter Dlrlgo Doric Douglass Dover Downs
96 44 202 77 372 40 92 156 226 83 161 138 204
White Church. Garnett. Delphos. Medicine Lodge. Denlson. De S o t o . Devon. Dexter. Haddam. Eudora. Douglass. Dover. Downs.
Easton Edna Eldora ElUnwood Ellsworth Emerald Eminence Emporia Enterprise Equity Erie Euclid Eureka Excelsior
45 345 28 217 146 289 205 12 353 131 76 101 88 115
Easton. Edna. Mapleton. ElUnwood. Ellsworth. Lakln. Eskrldge. Emporia. Enterprise. Fontana. Erie. Lyndon. Pleasantoh. Unlontown..
Fargo Farmers Fidelity Formoso Fortitude Frankfort.. Franklin Fraternal Frederick Friendship Frontier Fulton
300 166 106 336 107 07 18 170 3.37 208 104 210
Liberal. Randolph. Eureka. Formoso.
Frankfort. Ottawa. Linn. Frederick. Haven. Washington Fulton.
Galena Galva Gardner Garfield Gaylord Geneseo Gllead Glrard Glasco Glen E l d e r Godfrey Golden'Rule.... Goodland Gove C i t y
194 251 65 235 183 361 144 93 292 294 124 90 321 302
Galena. Galva. Gardner. LeonardvlUe. Gaylord. Geneseo. Yates Center. Glrard. Glasco. Glen Elder. Pawnee Station. North Topeka. Goodland. Gove City.
Independence.
404
* PROCEEDINGS
J^ayne. Great Bend Greeley Greenleaf Greenwood Gypsum Olty ...
JS^O. Ijocation. 15 G r e a t B e n d . 211 G r e e l e y . 232 G r e e n l e a f . 163 F a l l R i v e r . 328 G y p s u m O l t y .
Halcyon 120 Halstead 48 Hamlin 185 Hancock 311 Harmony 94 Harper 206 Hartford 193 Haven 157 H a v e n s v l l l e . . . . 34 Hays 195 Hebron 314 Henri 190 Hesperian ill Hiawatha 35 Highland 296 Hiram 68 Holslngton 331 Holton 42 H o l y rood 343 Home 89 Hope 155 Horace 352 Horton 326 Hoxle 348 Hoyt 327 Huron 72
Peabody; Halstead. Hamlin. Ft. Leavenw'rth Neodesha. Harper. Hartford. South Haven. Havensvllle. H a y s City. Grldley. Tonganoxle. RossvlUe. Hiawatha. Green. Ijeavenworth. Holslngton. Holton. H o l y rood'. Centralla. Howard. Horace. • Horton. Hoxle. Hoyt. Huron.
Ionic lola
254 S t . J o h n . 38 l o l a .
Jamestown Jefferson Jennings Jewell John H.Brown. Joppa
227 84 300 11 216 223
Jamestown. Winchester. Jennings. Jewell City. Sallna. Leon.
Kansas Kaw Keystone Klckapoo Kilwinning .... Klncal ' King Solomon.. Kiowa Klrwln
307 272 102 4 265 3M8 10 203 176
Herlngton. K a n s a s City. Coffeyvllle. Potter. Pratt. Klncald. Leavenworth. Greensburg. Klrwln.
LaOrosse LaOygne Lafaj'ette LaHarp Lake Landmark Lane Larned Lawrence Leavenworth... Lebanon Lebo Lenexa Lenora Leotl Liberty Lincoln Llnwood Logan Long Island .... Longton Lotus Luray Lyra
330 61 16 325 50 218 339 167 6 2 221 152 135 181 340 123 154 241 264 231 2fi 286 153 256
LaCrosse. LaCygne. Manhattan. LaHarp. Silver Lake. Mound Valley. Lane. Larned. Lawrence. Leavenworth. Scandla. Lebo. Lenexa. Lenora. Leotl. Liberty. Lincoln. Llnwood. Logan. Long Island. Longton. Blue Mgund. Luray. . .^^ McLouth. -r—
OF THE
February,
Name, No. I->ocation. Mackev 48 Effingham. Macksvllle 371 Macksvllle. Madison 196 Madison. Mankato 87 Mankato. Maple City 342 Maple City. Maple Hill 370 Maple Hill. Marmaton 245 Moran.' Marysvllle 91 Marysvllle. McCracken 58 McCracken. McKlnley 41 Pomona. McPherson 172 McPherson. M e d i c i n e V a l l ' y ! 260 Lake Olty. Melvern 22 Melvern. Memphis 108 Garland. Merlden 236 Merlden. Meridian 126 Elk Falls. Milan 255 Milan. Mlllbrook 281 Hill City. Mlltonvale 242 Mlltonvale. Minneapolis 143 Minneapolis. Mistletoe 2BS Conway Springs Mollne 267 Mollne. Morrill 373 Morrill. Morton 2.58 Chenev. Mound City 33 Mound City. M o u n d R i d g e . . . 346 Mound Ridge. M o u n t a i n S l o p e 186 Oberlln. M o u n t H o p e . . . 238 Mount Hope. • M o u n t M o r l a h . 179 Kinsley. M o u n t V e r n o n . 145 Belolt. M o u n t Zlon 266 NortonvUle. Mulberrj' 261 Mulberry Grove Mulvane 201 Mulvane. Muscotah 116 Muscotah. Mystic Tie 74 Augusta. Naphtall Narka Nemaha Neosho Newahcuba New Albany Newton Nlckerson JSilne Mile Nlunescah Norcatur Norton Norwich
310 349 13 27 189 81 142 43 49 2.30 317 199 319
Almena. Narka. Corning. Le Roy. Stockton. New Albanj-. Newton. Nlckerson. Lansing. Kingman. Norcatur. Norton. Norwich.
Oak Oak Hill Oakley Occidental Oketo Olathe Olive Olive B r a n c h . . . Onaga Oneida Orient Osage V a l l e y ... Oskaloosa Ottawa O w e n A. B a s s e t t Oxford
287 334 253 207 2.5 19 330 212 188 323 51 24 14 128 367 165
Lebanon. Oak Hill. Oakley. Alton. Oketo. Olathe. Elgin. Colony. Onaga. Oneida. Topeka. Osawatomle. Oskaloosa. Ottawa. Pittsburg. Oxford.
Pacific 29 Palestine 127 Palmyra 23 Paola 37 Paradise 290 Parker 341 ParkervlUe 168 Parsons 117 Patmos 97 Peace 243 P e r f e c t S q u a r e . 220
Humboldt. Edgerton. . Baldwin. Paola. Plalnvllle. Parker. ParkervlUe. Parsons. El Dorado. Loulsburg. Scranton.
GRAND
1904-05. Name. Phllllpsburg... Pittsburg Polar Star Pottawatomie.. Prairie Queen.. Preston Prudencfe
JVo. 184 187 130 52 176 283 100
LODGE
Location. Philllpsbura. Pittsburg. Netawaka. St. Marys. Clyde. Cimarron. Columbus.
Q.uenerao
270 Q u e n e m o .
Randall Reno Rldgeway Rising Sun Robinson Rob Morris Rosedale Royal Russell
304 140 62 8 159 332 333 19-i 177
Randall. Hutchinson. Overbrook. F o r t Scott. Robinson. Preston. Rosedale. Lyons. Russell.
Sa;betha Salem Sallna SaltvlUe Samaria S a n t a Fe Saqui Scammon ScottsvUle Sedgwick Seneca Severance Shawnee Sherman Signal Siloam Sincerity Smlthton Soldier Solomon Spivey Spring Hill St. B e r n a r d St. J o h n s St. T h o m a s Stafford Star Sterling Stohrvllle Sumner S u m m e r f l e l d ...
162 228 60 59 298 312 160 351 249 189 39 313 54 369 141 225 214 1 240 105 347 56 222 118 306 252 69 171 368 203 354
Sabetha. Esbon. Sallna. Barnard. Wilson. Santa Fe. Osborne. Scammon. ScottsvUle. Sedgwick. Seneca. Severance. Shawnee. Q,uindaro. Osage C i t y . Topeka. Simpson. Highland. Soldier. S o l o m o n City. Spivey. Spring Hill. Dodge City. Concordia. Colby. Stafford. Hanover. Sterling. Bluff C i t y . Caldwell. Summerfleld.
OF
405
KANSAS.
Location. Name. No, Sunflower 86 W i c h i t a . Sutton 85 W a t e r v i l l e . S y l v a n G r o v e . . . 359 S y l v a n G r o v e . Syracuse 309 S y r a c u s e . McCune. Thayer. Topeka. Towanda. Troy. Turon. Neosho Falls. Severy. Garden City.
Temple Thayer Topeka Towanda Troy Turon Tuscan Twin Grove Tyrlan
237 149 17 30 55 358 82 213 246
Union Unity... Urbana
7 Junction City. 273 C l e a r W a t e r . 239 U r b a n a .
V a l l e y C e n t e r .. Valley F a l l s . . . . Vermillion Vesper Virgil Virginia Vulcan
304 21 320 136 301 315 229
Valley Center. Valley Falls. Vermillion. Sedan. Virgil. Savonburg. Walnut.
Wa-Keeney Wallace Walnut Oltv.... W a l n u t Valley. Wamego Washington.... -Wathena Waverly Webb Wellington WellsvlUe Western Star... Westmoreland. Wetmore White Cloud.... Whiting Wichita Wlndom Wlnfleld Woodson ,. Wyandotte
148 318 215 191 75 5 64 244 275 150 356 174 257 53 78 250 99 276 110 121 3
Wa^Keeney. Wallace. Rush Center. Ness City. Wamego. Atchison. Wathena. Waverly. Meade. Wellington. WellsvlUe. Smith Center. Westmoreland. Wetmore. W h i t e Cloud. Whiting. Wichita. Wlndom. Wlnfleld. Toronto. K a n s a s City.
Xenia
47 X e n i a .
Zeredatha
80 C o t t o n w ' d F a l l s .
406
FROCEEDINGS
OF
February,
THE
LIST OF LODGES BY COUNTIES. County. Allen.
Anderson .
Atchison.
Barber
Barton Bourbon.
Brown.
Location, Humboldt . lola LaHarp .... Moran Savonburg. Colony Garnett Greeley Klncald .... Westphalia . Atchison .. Atchison ... Effingham . Huron Potter Muscotah .. Hazelton Kiowa Lake City Medicine Lodge . Elllnwood Great Bend Holslngton . .rr.. Bronson Devon Fort Scott Fulton Garland Mapleton Pawnee Station . Unlontown Xenla Hamlin ... Hiawatha . Horton .... Morrill .... Robinson .
Name. Paclflc lola La Harp Marmaton . Virginia.... Olive Branch Delphian Greeley Klncald Avon Washington . Active Mackey Huron Klckapoo Muscotah Charity Cosmos Medicine Valley. Delta Elllnwood.. Great Bend , Holslngton . Bourbon..!.. Devon Rising Sun.. Fulton Memphis .... Eldora Godfrey Excelsior..., Xenla Hanill'n Hiawatha... Horton Morrill Robinson Mystic Tie . Douglass .. Patmos Joppa Towanda.. Bralnard ...
Butler.
Augusta Douglass El Dorado Leon Towanda White Water .
Ohase Chautauqua
Cottonwood Falls . Cedarvale . Elgin Sedan
Cherokee
Baxter Springs. Oolumbus Galena Soammon Weir City
Zeredatha. Chautauqua . Olive Vesper Baxter Prudence Galena Scammon Black Diamond .
Clark Clay.
Ashland. Clay Center. Green Oak Hill
Ashland Clay Center. Highland ... Oak Hill
Cloud
Clyde .
Prairie Queen
No. 29 38 326 245 315 212 44 211 338 305 6 168 48 72 4 116 278 260 77 ' 217 16 331 268 92 8 210 108 28 124 116 47 â&#x20AC;˘ 185 36 326 373 159 74 161 97 223 30 280 80 365 360 138 71 100 194 381 274 277 134 296 334
1904-05.
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GRAND
LODGE
OF
407
KANSAS.
L I S T O P L O D G E S B Y C O U N T I E S â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Continued. County.
Name.
Location.
No.
Cloud
Concordia Glasco Jamestown MUtonvale
St. J o h n ' s Glasco Jamestown MUtonvale
113 292 227 242
Coffey
Burlington Grldley Lebo L e Roy Waverly
Burlington Hebron Lebo Neosho Waverly
66 314 152 27 244
Oomanche .
Odd Water
Comanche
295
Cowley
Arkansas City.. Burden Dexter Maple City Wlnfleld
Crescent Clinton Dexter Maple City Wlnfleld
138 233 156 342 110
Crawford.
Arcadia Cherokee Girard McCune Mulberry Grove Pittsburg Pittsburg Walnut
Arcadia Cherokee Girard Temple Mulberry Pittsburg Owen A. B a s s e t t Vulcan
329 119 93 237 261 187 367
Decatur.
Jennings Oberlln Norcatur
Jennings M o u n t a i n Slope Norcatur
360 186 317
Dickinson
Abilene Enterprise Herington Hope S o l o m o n City ..
Benevolent Enterprise Kansas Cyrus Solomon
353 307 288 105
Doniphan.
Doniphan Highland Severance Troy Wathena W h i t e Cloud . . . .
Arcana Smlthton Severance Troy Wathena W h i t e Cloud
31 1 313 55 64 78
D o u g l a s ..
Baldwin Eudora Ijawrence Lawrence
Palmyra Doric Lawrence Acacia
Edwards ;
Kinsley..
Mt. Morlah
179
Elk
E l k Falls Grenola Howard Ijongton MoUne
Meridian Canopy Hope Longton Mollne
126 248 155 26 267
Ellis
Apollo Hays Ellsworth Holyrood Samaria
297 195
Ellsworth
Ellis H a y s City Ellsworth H o l y rood Wilson
F i n n e y . ..
23 83 6 9
146 343 298
G a r d e n City
Tyrlan
246
Ford
Dodge City
St. B e r n a r d
222
Franklin.
Lane
Lane
339
40S
PROCEEDINOS
OF
February,
THE
L I S T OF L O D G E S B Y C O U N T I E S — C o n t i n u e d . County, Franklin.
Liocalion. Ottawa Ottawa Pomona Wellsvllle Williamsburg
Name. Franklin... Ottawa McKlnley .. Wellsvllle.. Anchor
No. 18 128
41 356 224
Geary
Junction City
Union
Gove
Gove City. .-...
Gove City. .
302
Graham ...
Hill City
Mlllbrook..
281
Gray
Cimarron
Preston
Greeley
Horace . Eureka Fall River. Madl.son ... Severy Virgil
Horace
352
Fidelity .... Greenwood. Madison Twin Grove Virgil
106 lfi» 196 213 301 316 309
Greenwood
7
Hamilton.
Coolldge., Syrucuse.
Harper....
Anthony . Attica Bluff 01 ty Harper ...
Coolldge Syracuse Anthony Attica Stohrville .. Harper
Harvey.
Burrton . Haistead . Newton... Sedgwick.
Burrton Haistead Newton Sedgwick...
18? 46 142 139
200 262 368 206
Haskell
Santa F e .
Santa Fe
312
Hodgeman
Jetmore .. Olrclevllle. Denlson ... Holton Hoyt Netawaka. Soldier Whiting. ..
Alpha
282
20 372 42 327 130 240 250
Jefferson.
Merlden Nortonville . Oskaloosa McLouth .-... Valley Falls , Winchester .
ClrclevlUe.., Denlson Holton Hoyt Polar Star... Soldier Whiting Merlden Mt. ZIon Oskaloosa .., Lyra Valley Falls Jefferson
Jewell.
Burr Oak. Esbon Formoso .,. Jewell City. Mankato ... Randall . . . .
Burr Oak Salem Formoso Jewell Mankato Randall
178 228 338 11 87 304
Johnson.
DeSoto Edgertou... Gardner.... Lenexa Olathe Shawnee Spring Hill ,
De Soto Edgerton Gardner Lenexa Olathe Shawnee Spring Hill..
40 127 65 135 19 54 56
Kearney
Lakln
Emerald
Jackson
236 266 14 256 21 84
1904-05.
409
GRAND LODGE OF KANHAS.
I/iST OP LODGES BY COUNTIES—Continued.
County.
Kame.
Locati07i.
KlngQian Spivey
Spivey
No. 230 347 319 293
Oswego
Adams
Dighton
73 345 218 63 117 279
Boling
Boling
Fort Leavenworth
Nine Mile
Henri Saltville
\ Trading Post
Blooming Grove
Allen
Allen
Hartford Florence
Hartford
Axtell
Axtell
365 45 311 49 2 10 68 241
190 '
/
59 164 359 286 61 33 341 88 41 253
114 147 120
•Frankfort
Blue Valley
Oketo
Oketo
Waterville Canton
335 109 12 193
'.
234 259 169 67 112 91 25 354 320 86 197 251 172 346 276
Webb
276 131 243 24 37
410
PnOCBBDINGS
OF THE
February,
L I S T OF L O D G E S B Y C O U N T I E S â&#x20AC;&#x201D; C o n t i n u e d . County.
Location.
Name.
Belolt CawkerClty Glen Elder.. Simpson Scottsville .. Oaney Coffeyvllle .... Oherryvale Elk City Independence, Liberty Council Grove. ParkervlUe Oentralla. Corning .. Oneida.... Sabetha .. Seneca Wetmore . Chanute. Erie Thayer .. Urbana..
Mt. Vernon.. Cawker City . Glen Elder... Sincerity Scottsville ...
146 125 294 214 249
OanejKeystone Cherryvale... Carson Fortitude Liberty Council Grove . ParkervlUe Home Nemaha.. Oneida Sabetha .. Seneca Wetmore. Cedar Erie Thaj'er Urbana
324 102 137 132 107 123
Ness ... Norton
Ness City Almena.. Lenora.. Norton ..
W a l n u t Valley . Naphtall . Lenora ... Norton ,..
Osage .
Burllngame. Carbondale . Lyndon Melvern Olivet Osage City... Overbrook .. Quenemo Scran ton Alton... Downs .. Osborne
Corinthian . Carbondale Euclid Melvern Astra Signal Rldgeway .. Quenemo Perfect Square Occidental Downs Saqul
79 70 101 22 363 141 82 270, 220
Bennington. Delphos Minneapolis Larned Klrwln Logan Long Island.'. Phllllpsburg .
180 202 143
Mitchell,
Montgomerj' .
Morris... Nemaha
Neosho
Osborne
Pottawatomie.
HavensvlUe Onaga St. Marys Wamego Westmoreland
P r a t t ....
Pratt.... Preston.
Bennington., Delphos Minneapolis . Larned Klrwln Logan Long Island.. Phllllpsburg . HavensvlUe Onaga Pottawatomie . Wamego Westmoreland Kilwinning. Rob Morris..
Rawlins.
Atwood
Atwood
Ottawa Pawnee Phillips
No.
36 168 13 323 182 39 53
103 78 149 239
310 181 199
207 204 180
167 175 264 231 184 34 188 52 75 257
265
iqo4-o5.
GRAND
LODGE
OF
411
KANSAS.
L I S T OF LODGES BY COUNTIES—Continued. County.
Location.
Name.
Ko.
Reno .
Arlington ... Haven Nlckerson... Hutchinson. Turon
Cab e Friendship. fNlckerson.. .Reno Turon
299 208 43 140 368
Republic .
Belleville. Cuba Scandla .. Narka
Belleville. Cuba Lebanon.. Narka ....
129 3»2 221 349
Rice
Alden Chase Frederick ... Geneseo Little River. Lyons Sterling ....
Alden Chase Frederick Geneseo Corner Stone Royal Sterling
247 337 361 219 192 171
Riley
Leonard vlUe. Manhattan... Randolph Riley
Garfield .. Lafayette Farmers ,. Ashlar....
235' 16 186 344
Rooks . . . .
PlalnvlUe . Stockton ..
Rush
LaOrosse .... McCracken . Rush Center
Paradise Newahcuba. LaOrosse McCracken .. Walnut City .
Russell ...
Bunker Hill Lucas Luray Russell
Beulah Blue Hill Luray. Russell
291 198 153 177
Saline ....
Brookvllle ... Gypsum City Sallna Sallna
Brookvllle Gypsum City ... Sallna John H. Brown.
209 328 60 216
Scott
Scott City . Cheney Clearwater Mount Hope .. Valley Center. Wichita Wichita Wichita
Anthem. Morton Unity Mt. Hope Valley Center. Sunflower Wichita Albert Pike ...
284
Liberal, Auburn Dover Rossvllle Silver Lake . Topeka Topeka Topeka Topeka
Fargo
300
Auburn Dover Hesperian Lake Topeka Orient Golden Rule SUoam
32 138 111 60 17 51 90 226
Sedgwick
Seward ... Shawnee .
290 189
-330
273 238 864 86 99 303
Sheridan
Hoxle
Hoxle.
348
Sherman
Goodland Gay lord Lebanon Smith Center.
Goodland Gay lord
321
Smith'...
Oak
Western Star
183 287 174
412
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
L I S T OP LODGES BY COUNTIES—Continued.. County.
Location.
Name.
No.
Stafford.
Macksvllle Stafford St. J o h n
Macksvllle ... Stafford Ionic
371 262 254
Sumner .
Argonla Belle F l a l n e . . . . Caldwell Conway Springs Milan Mulvane Oxford South Haven ... Wellington
Chlkaskla Belle P l a l n e . Sumner Mistletoe; Milan Mulvane O.tford Have n Wellington...
285 173 203 269 255 201 165 167 150
Thomas
Colby
St. T h o m a s . . .
306
Trego
Wa-Keeney
Wa-Keeney .
148
Wabaunsee.
Alma AltaVista Eskrldge
Alma AltaVista
161 357 205
Wallace
Wallace
Washington
Clifton Greenleaf Haddam Hanover Ijlnn Washington
•....,
Eminence. .., Wallace
Wichita.
Leotl
W i l s o n ..
Altoona OoyvlUe Predonla Neodesha New Albany
Clifton Greenleaf Dlrlgo Star Fraternal Frontier Leotl Altoona Coyvllle Constellation H a r m o n y ..,, New Albany .
Woodson.
Neosho Palls Toronto Yates Center
Tuscan Woodson Gllead
Argentine Bonner Springs. Kansas City. K a n s a s City K a n s a s City Qulndaro Rosedale W h i t e C h u r c h ,.
Ben H u r Bonner Sprln Wyandotte... Armourdale.. Kaw Sherman Rosedale Delaware
Wyandotte
318 122 232 170 104 340 118 57 95 94 81 121 144 322 366 3 271 272
96
Burlington
JVame.
Denver
Leavenworth . Delaware
Coffey
County.
Amerlcus Andale .. St. Johns Aubry ... Aurarla .
Shawnee
Lyon Sedgwick Atchison . .lohnson ..
Shawnee ,
Pottawatomie Blaine Harper Bluff City
Amerlcus .. Andale Atchison ... Aubry Aurarla Big Springs
Blaine Bluff City ..
Location.
1&57 1878 1884 18(18 1885 1890 1903
1899 1868
1880
1857
1863
Disp. Issued.
1^70
1858
1868
1860
1800
Disp. ReCd
1887 1898 1904
1881 1884
1900
1859
Disp. Mev'k'd.
No.
Charter Surrendered.
Feb. 18, 1891 F e b . 20, 1889
i Consolidated with Mt. Hope Lodge No. ! 238, Feb. 2,1894.
Remarks.
F e b . 18, 1897
i Dropped from roll account organlza(tlon Grand Lodge of Colorado In 1862. I Disp. Issued as Big Springs Lodge, but Oct. 16, 1867 f name afterwands changed to Shawnee. I Consol. with Westmoreland Lodge No. I 257, May 18,1894.
Charier Revoked.
â&#x20AC;¢;
\ No meetings were held, and dispensation was returned > to the Grand Master.
I Dispensation was returned to Grand Master, with a s statement that owing to the lodge being located so near ( Aurarla Lodge, It,was deemed best to have but one lodge.
15, 1867 Oct. 21, 18, 1891 18, 1859 Oct. 14, 1861. 16, 1860 Oct. 21, 1863. 15, 1861
Oct. 19, 1857
Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct.
Chartered.
Bemarks. (Master reported that no meetings had been held, and \ owing to absence of members, and need of suitable ( room, dispensation was returned.
OHABTBBED LODGES (DEFUNCT).
Llndshorg Friendship Opolls Buckeye Wheaton '..
Name.
McPherson Ottawa Crawford Brown Pottawatomie
County.
Wheaton
Llndsborg Lindsay Opolls
Crawford Englevnlo Englevale Leavenworth.. Leavenworth . Adelpha Douglas
Denver City ...
Bnrllngton
Location,
D E F U N C T LODGES.
LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION, BUT NEVER CHAKTERBD.
en
O "a
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Marshal Harper .
Bourbon
Fort Scott ...
Brown Leavenworth Republic
Shawnee .
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Douglas Marlon .. McFherson
Golden City .. Hiawatha High Prairie . Ida
Indlanola
Leavenworth
Tjeavenworth Jjcconipton .. Llncolnvllle . Lmdsborg
Fort Gibson ..
Name.
Remarks.
19, 1870 1, 1896 5, 1888
0<!t. 21, Oct. 16, Oct. 16, 1867 Oct. Oct. 18, 1858 F e b . 20, 18891 .lun. Feb. 19, 18851 Dec.
Indlanola...
Calvary
Landmark .. Lecompton . Llncolnvllle Phoenix
1860 18»3 Dec. 17, 1883, 1859 Dec. 17, 1892, 1S70 Dec. 17, 1881
Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct.
O c t . 16, 1872|
O c t . 17, 1865|
Records fall to show county In which In Jackson.
Consolidated with Holoyon Lodge No. 120, Oct. 18,1876.
Location changed to Silver Lake, Oct. {(Oonsol. Oct. 20,1869. with King Solomon Lodge No.
Consolidated with Bluff City Lodge No. 313,June 18,1892. Consolidated wlih Bourbon Lodge No. 8, and name changed to Rising Sun Lodge No. 8. Dropped from roll account organization Grand Lodge Ind. Ter. in 1878. Dropped from roll account organization Grand Lodge Colorado In 1802.
Oct. 17, 1865:
I First dlsp'n Issued Apr. 7, I8B4, was re! called by G.-.M.-.; second, Sept.27,1864.
(10, Oct. 18,1876. ( Dlsp'n Issued as Landnmrk Lodge, but (charter Issued In name of St.John's ( Lodge.
Oct. 17, 1877! 21,1868. Name changed to Great Light
Oct. 18, 1876
Oct. 21, 18(13 lodge was located, but supposed to be
187t!| 1880' J a n . 17, 1894 1874 1870| M a r . 22, 1879. 1874 Oct. 15, 1879
Oct. 20, 1868| Feb. 15, 18881
16, 22, 18, 18,
Charter Revoked.
j Charter Issued direct by Grand Lodge 1898 Feb. 10, 1903] 1 February 17,1898. 1890l Sept. 21, 1896. Consolidated with Godfrey Lodge No. 1874 124, March 26,1894.
Oct. 16, 1860
17, 19, 22, 18, 18, 21, 20, 22,
Charter Chartered. Surrendered.
Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. 148' Oct. Oct. Oct.
iVb.'
(CHABTBBED)—Continued.
Alpha Golden City. Triune High Prairie Ida
Frankfort... Lily Rising Sun..
Efk Creek...
Harper Bluff City .... Ford Bucklln Crawford Cato Chautauqua . Cedar Vale.., Chautauqua . Myrtl9 Butler Whitewater. Douglas Ashlar Wyandotte Composite ..
County,
Bluff City Bucklln .. Oato Cedar Vale . Cedar Vale Clifford .... Clinton Bdwardsvllle Blk'Clty .. Frankfort Preeport .
Location.
DEFUNCT LODGES
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Is
Harvey
Tecumseh Timber Ridge . Trading Post.. Twin F a l l s Valley Center . Virginia City.. Walton Wlnfleld
Sprlngdale
Jilchfleld S a l t L a k e City. Saratoga
Perry vine
Miami
Ottumwa
Osage V a l l e y . .
Valley Valley Mission
Magnolia
Linn Jefferson Franklin Morton 18, 1886 18.1863 1,5,1882 18,1859 19,1871 18.1858 17,1807 21,1863 16,1879 19, 1885
16, 1901 17, 1802
1883. 1874. 1887. 1005
Jan. 24, 1902.
Sept. 15, Oct. 21, Jan. 6, Dec. 10,
Feb. 19, 1890 A u g . 5, 1895. Feb. 20, 1889
Dec. 20, 1804
Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb.
17, 1871, 18, 1871.
Sept. 3; 1887,
1868 Oct. 1862 'Oct. 1867 1872 N o v . 188« Feb.
Oct. 21, 1868
Oct. 21, Oct. 21, Oct. 10, Oct. 16, Feb. 15,
Oct. 21, 1874
Oct. 18, 1858 Oct. 18, 1871
Oct. 18, 1859
Oct. 16, 1867 Feb. 16, 1882 M a r . 5, 1887 Oct. 20, 1870 Jan. 19, 1897,
Feb. 20, 1884
Oct. 15, 1801
Nevada
Lodge,
Dropped from roll a c c o u n t o r g a n i z a tion G r a n d Lodge of U t a h In 1872.
Feb. 18, 1885
lOonsol. w i t h A d e l p h l Lodge No. 110, I F e b . 19,1903, as Wlnfleld Lodge No. 110.
) Dropped from roll a c c o u n t o r g a n l z a i tlon G r a n d Lodge of M o n t a n a In 1860.
Oct. 21, 1803 No record of dlsp'n h a v i n g been Issued.
Feb. 17, 1892 Oct. 20, 1875
Oct. 17, 1877
C h a r t e r was r e v o k e d Oct. 21,1803,but re( stored Oct. 10,1860. ) Consolidated w i t h P a o l a Lodge No. 37, I Oct. 18,1870. J D i s p e n s a t i o n Issued as L i n c o l n L o d g e , ) b u t c h a r t e r e d as C e n t e r Lodge.
Oct. 21, 1863 ( b u t c h a r t e r e d as Osage Valley Lodge.
( D l s p ' n Issued as Osawatonile
I Dropped from roll a c c o u n t o r g a n l z a ( tlon G r a n d Lodge of C o l o i a d o In 1802. i C o n s o l i d a t e d w i t h N e w t o n Lodge N o . ) 142, J u n e 28.1901. j Consolidated w i t h L a w r e n c e Lodge No. i 6, Oct. 18,1870.
1879 Dec. 6, 1894 1881 Feb. 21, 1896 1871 Jan. 13, I f " 1806 Oct. 20, 1875, 1807 Feb. 15, 1888 1869 Oct." 18, i879! N a m e c h a n g e d In 1870 to l o n l c . L o d g e .
Oct. 16, Feb. 17, Oct. 19, Oct. 1(1, Oct. 17, Oct. 21,
Loulsburg Lyons Evergreen Montlcello Mt. P l e a s a n t . . Neosho Rapids
Lincoln Paris Perry Pomona Richfield Mt. Morlah Pratt Saratoga Seneca Leavenworth . Sprlngdale Stanton Zlon Tecumseh Shawnee L e a v e n w o r t h . Dick Rees B l o o m ' g Grove G r e e n w o o d . . . . Olive Sedgwick . Ark V i r g i n i a City . Walton Wlnfleld Cowley
Coffey
N. L a w r e n c e .. D o u g l a s N . L a w r e n c e .. D o u g l a s Osago Mission . N e o s h o
N e w t o n ...•
Loulsburg Miami Rice Montana Labette Montlcello Johnson Mt. P l e a s a n t .. A t c h i s o n Neosho Rapids
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GRAND LODGES I N CORRESPONDENCE WITH T H E GRAND L O D G E O F K A N S A S ; ALSO, T H E N A M E S A N D A D D R E S S E S OF GRAND SECRETARIES.
Alabama Arkansas
G E O . A. BEAUCHAMP F A Y HEMPSTEAD
Montgomery. Little Rock.
Arizona
GEORGE J . ROSKRUGE
Tucson.
British C o l u m b i a
ROBERT E . BRETT
Victoria.
California Canada Colorado Connecticut Delaware
GEORGE JOHNSON H U G H MURRAY CHARLES H . JACOBSON J O H N H . BARLOW BENJAMIN F . BARTRAM
San F r a n c i s c o . Hamilton. Denver. Hartford. Wilmington.
District of C o l u m b i a
ARVINB W . JOHNSTON
Washington.
Florida
W I L B E R P. W E B S T E R
Jacksonville.
Georgia Illinois Idaho
W M . A. W O L I H I N J . H . C. D I L L THEOPHILUS W . RANDALL
Macon. Bloomington. Boise City.
Indiana
CALVIN W . P R A T H E R
Indianapolis.
Indian Territory Iowa
JOSEPH S . MURKOW NEWTON R . PARVIN
Atoka. Cedar R a p i d s .
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Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska
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Topeka. : Louisville. New O r l e a n s . Portland. Winnipeg. Boston. Baltimore.
Reed City. St. P a u l . Vicksburg. St. Louis. Helena. Ornaha.
Nevada
CHAUNCEY N . NOTEWARE
Carson City.
New New New New
J. TWINING HABTT F R A N K D . WOODBURY THOMAS H . R . R E D W A Y ALPHEUS A. K E E N
St. J o h n . ^ Concord. Trenton. Albuquerque.
Brunswick Hampshire Jersey Mexico
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New Y o r k N o r t h Carolina N o r t h Dakota Nova Scotia Ohio
E. M. L. EHLERS J O H N C . DRBWRY FRANK J . THOMPSON THOMAS MOWBRAY J. H . BROMWBLL
New Y o r k City. Raleigh. Fargo. Halifax. Cincinnati.
Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania
JAMES S . H U N T .TAMES F . ROBINSON W I L L I A M A. SINN
Guthrie. Eugene. Philadelphia.
Peru J . B. CHOZA P r i n c e E d w a r d I s l a n d . . . . N E I L MACKELVIE
....Lima. Summerside.
Quebec
WILL H . WHYTE
Montreal.
Rhode Island South Carolina South D a k o t a
S. PENROSE W I L L I A M S CHARLES INGLESBY GEORGE A. PETTIGREW
Providence. Charleston. Sioux Falls.
Tennessee Texas
JOHN B . GARRETT J O H N WATSON
Nashville. Waco.
Utah
CHRISTOPHER D I E H L
Salt L a k e .
Vermont
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H E N R Y H . ROSS
Burlington.
Virginia
G E O . W . CARRINGTON
Washington
THOMAS M . R E E D
Olympia.
West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
G E O . W . ATKINSON W M . W . PERRY W . L. KUYKBNDALL...
Charleston. Milwaukee. Saratoga.
Richmond.
FOREIGN GRAND LODGES.
Costa Rica, C. A Cuba England Ireland New South Wales
EDMUND A. OSBORNE San Jose. AuRELio M I R A N D A Havana. E D W A R D LETCHWORTH ...Freemason Hall, L o n d o n . H . E. FLAVELLE Freemason Hall, Dublin. ARTHUR H . BRAY Sydney.
N e w Zealand Scotland
MALCOLM NICCOL DAVID R E I D
Dunedin. Edinburgh.'
South Australia
J . H . CUNNINGHAM
Adelaide.
Tasmania Victoria
J O H N HAMILTON J O H N BRAIM
Hobart. Melbourne.
W e s t e r n Australia
J . D. STEVENSON
Perth.
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Alabama Arizona Arkansas
R / . W / . SAMUEL W . T A T E Anniston. R.'. W.". DEMETRIUS GILMON BEALS..PhcEnix. R . ' . W . ' . J O H N M . OATHOUT Booneville.
British C o l u m b i a Canada
R . ' . W . ' . S . N. J A R R E T R.". W.-. W . G. R E I D
Vancouver. Hamilton.
Colorado Connecticut
R.'. W.". W I L L I A M H . SANFORD M.'. W.'. L U K E A . LOCKWOOD
Denver. Greenwich.
Costa Rica R.'. W . ' . C I P R I A N O SOTO San Jose. Cuba R.'. W.'. CosME J. DE LA TORRIENTE.. H a v a n a . Delaware...., R . ' . W . ' . R . H E N R Y YOUNG Wilmington. Districtof Columbia...R.'. W.".T. J O H N NEWTON .Washington. England
Florida Georgia Idaho
R.'. W.'. J O H N STRACHAN
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Illinois Indiana
...London.
M.'.W.'. SAMUEL PASCO R.'.\V,'. H E N R V BANKS R.". W.-. CHARLES HIMROD
Monticello. La G r a n g e . Boise City.
R.'. W . \ G E O R G E M . MOULTON R.'. W.'. W I L L I A M R I D L E Y
Chicago^ Corydon.
Indian Territory
M.'.W.'. PATRICK J . BYRNE
Muscogee.
Ireland Louisiana Maine
R.'. W^.'. F R A N C I S E . CLARKE R.'. W.-. M A T H E W L . SCOVELL R.\ W.\ ARCHIE L.TALBOT
Dublin. . Shreveport. Lewiston.
M.'.W.'. JAMES A. ORAS
Rapid City.
Manitoba
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Maryland
R . ' . W . ' . J O H N A. LYNCH
Baltimore.
Michigan
M.'.W.'. J A M E S H . FARNA.M
Cassopolis.
Minnesota
R.'. W.'. C A L V I N L . BROWN
Morris.
Mississippi Missouri Montana
M.'.W.'. E . GEORGE D E L A P R.'. W.'. W I L L I A M F . K U H N R.'. W.'. SAMUEL M . N Y E
Natchez. K a n s a s City. Livingston.
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R.". W.'. J A M E S P . A. BLACK
Bloomiugton.
Nevada New B r u n s w i c k New H a m p s h i r e New J e r s e y
R.'. W.'. THOMAS NELSON R.'.AV.'. GEORGE R . SANGSTER R.'.W.'. M I L L A R D F . YOUNG R.'. W.'. CHARLES RUSS
Stone H o u s e . Moncton. Littleton. Elizabeth t o w n .
New Mexico
R.'. W.'. W I L L I A M DRISCOLL
Socorro.
N e w South W a l e s
R.'.W.'. A L F R E D J . BURBIDGE
Sydney.
New York
R.'. W.'. J O H N B . A L L I G E R
Roundout.
New Zealand
R.'. W . ' F H E N R Y
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R.'. W.'. M. C. S. NOBLES M . ' . W . - . J O H N F . SELBY R . \ W . - . THOMAS MCCONKEY R.'. W . ' . S . B. LiGHTNER
Oregon
R.'. W.'. SEYMOUR C H I P M A N
Corvallis.
Pennsylvania Prince Edward Is:
M.-.W.-.SAMUEL B . DICK R.'.W.'. N . M A C L A R E N
Meadville. Montague.
Quebec
R.'. W.'. E D W A R D A . E V A N S
Rhode Island Scotland South Australia S o u t h Carolina South D a k o t a . Tennessee Texas Utah
R.'. W . \ D A N I E L BABCOCK......R.'.W.'. J A M E S SIMPSON R.'. W . . FREDERIC C . BOWEN R.'.W.-. W. F . STRONG R.'. W . \ BRUCE M . ROWLEY M.'.W.'. C. A. GOODLOE R.'.W.'. W I L L I A M CLARK R.-.W.-. W I L L I S 0 . BRIDGMAN
Wilmington. Hillsboro. Halifax. ,.Sabina.
Quebec.
Phoenix. Edinburgh. Adelaide. Charleston. Huron. Alamo. Jefferson. Salt L a k e City.
Vermont Victoria
R.'. W.'. H E N R Y H . ROSS R.'. W.'. ARCHIBALD A I T K E N
Burlington. Armadale.
Virginia Washington W e s t e r n Australia W e s t Virginia Wisconsin...~.
R . ' . W . ' . H E N R Y M . BOYKIN M.'.W.'. JOSEPH SMITH R.'. W.'. F R E D . S . F I N C H R.'. W.'. J O H N M . COLLINS M.'.W.'. H E N R Y L . PALMER
Richmond. Kalama. Coolgardie. Marmet. Milwaukee.
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Alabama Arkansas Arizona
W . . THOMAS J . ANDERSON W ; . F R E D . H . STUCKEY W . ' . W . AMER BURNETT
British C o l u m b i a Canada Colorado Connecticut Cuba Delaware
W . ' . AARON H . CONNETT Great Bend. M.'.W.-. JOSEPH D . McCLEVERTy....Fort Scott. R.'.W.'. ROBERT E . TORRINGTON Wichita.
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District of Columbia..R.\ W . ' . E . W. WELLINGTON England R.'.W.-. ALBERT K . WILSON Florida Georgia
Idaho Illinois Indiana
Indian Territory Ireland Louisiana Maine
Topeka. Wichita. Oberlin.
W.-. A L F R E D W H I T M A N W . ' . MILTON D . H E N R Y , J r
W . ' . SIMEON M ; F O X M.-.W.". MATTHEW M . MILLER W.-. F R E D . WASHBON
Salina. Winfield. Paola.
Ellsworth. Topeka. Lawrence. Independence.
Manhattan. Topeka. Anthony.
M.-.W.-< J O H N GUTHRIE Topeka. M.'.W.'. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE...Jewell City. W . ' . A L E X . L . V A N ARSDALL Kansas City. M.'.W.'. D A V I D B . FULLER Eureka.
Manitoba
W . \ ABIJAH WELLS
Seneca.
Maryland Michigan . Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska
W.-. W . R. UNDERWOOD..
Hutchinson.
W.-.JOHN C . FRY M.'.W.-. JAMES H . MCOALL M.'.W.'. PERRY M . HOISINGTON W.-. SAM W . FORSHA W.-. CHARLES IS. CORY
Nevada
W.'. WILLIAM H . VOETH
New B r u n s w i c k New Hampshire
W.-.S. J. ORUMBINE W.-.R. M. MCGONIGAL
New Jersey
W.-. CHARLES E. H A L L
New Mexico...New S o u t h W a l e s New York New Zealand
North Carolina North Dakota
W.-. J. M. H A M M E .; W.-. CHARLES H . LAWRENCE M.-.W.-. MAURICE L . STONE W.-. F R A N K E . DAVIS
W.-. A L E X . A. SHARP M.-.W.-. H E N R Y C . LOOMIS
Lamed. Wichita. Newton. Forsha. F o r t Scott. Girard.
Dodge City. ..Colby. Russell.
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Galena. Nova Scotia W JOHN MCCULLAGH Abilene. Ohio M.-.W.-. THOMAS E . DEWEY Osborne. Oklahoma VV.". J O H N J . H A Y S Yates Center. Oregon t W / . J O H N H . STICHER Topeka. Prince Edward Island W / . LUTHER M . NELLIS Burlington. Quebec W . \ GEORGE M . DIXON Lawrence. R h o d e Island...^ W.-. AV. F . M A R C H v...Topeka. Scotland M.-.W.-. W M . M . SHAVER Newton. South Australia W.-. BENJAMIN O . H A G E N Topeka. South Carolina M.-.W.-. GEO. W . CLARK H a y s City. South Dakota W.-. CHARLES W . M I L L E R Topeka. Tennessee M.-.W.-. BESTOR G . BROWN Topeka. Texas '. W.-. CHARLES W . KOUNS Olathe. Utah W.-. H A R V E Y C . LIVERMORE Chanute. Vermont W.'. H U G H P . FARRBLLY Clay C e n t e r . Victoria M.-.W.-. C H I L E S C . COLEMAN Topeka. Virginia M.-.W.-. CHARLES J W E B B Washington W.'. AUGUSTUS O . W E L L M A N . . . T o p e k a . Wichita. Western Australia M.-. W.-. T H O M A S G . F I T C H Emporia. West Virginia W. J. N. W I L K I N S O N Wisconsin W . GARRETT V . R I C K S E C K E R . . . H u t c h i n s o n .
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; OF â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
M.-.W.-. T H O M A S G E Y E R
FITCH,
GRAND MASJEE, 1904-1905.
B T B E S T O R G. B R O W N , PAST GRAND MASTER.
I t was a distinguished doctor of divinity who said " A m a n can neither be praised nor insulted." Character is nature in i n herent force ; it cannot be p u t on or off like raiment. So t h e sunshine of praise does n o t light up and change its hues, or t h e filth of abuse soil its texture. W i t h o u t character there c a n be n o m a n ; there results a being, shaped by conventionalities, blown like d r y leaves b y every eddying gust of passion, of prejudice. The dressed face of t h e ashlar is not t h a t which supports t h e structure. The biographies of those who have labored and won a place in t h e official history of the M.\W.'. Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , a r e written with ink distilled from friendship's fragrant flowers. " A warm word from t h e heart," says E M E B S O N , " e n r i c h e s . H o w death-cold is literary genius before this fire of life!" Then, though clumsily penned, this tribute to c h a r a c t e r and worth is placed on record. " I know nothing which life h a s to offer so satisfying as t h e profound good understanding which can subsist between t w o men, each of w h o m is sure of himself and sure of his friend." So wrote E M E R S O N . So has written t h e subject of this sketch in his relations with his fellows. I n him, no one has ever found a false friend; nor could one ever doubt his position in a n y of the affairs of life in which he h a s considered i t to be h i s r i g h t to enter. K i n d and considerate, generous and forbearing, he h a s ever t a k e n fearlessly his stand for friend or principle a n d this m a r k e d characteristic h a s b r o u g h t him success a n d respect in business, love and admiration in social affairs. T h a t is c h a r a c t e r ; t h a t m a k e s a man; and a m a n cannot be .praised. T H O M A S G E Y E B F I T O H w a s born a t B r i s t o l , M a i n e , A p r i l 9,
1861. H i s father was of English-Scotch descent and his m o t h e r
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â&#x20AC;˘was G e r m a n . T h e p a r e n t stock was t r a n s p l a n t e d to this contin e n t with t h e Pilgrim fathers, and t h e family was prominently identified with t h e early development of the country. J O S E P H B E U O E F I T O H . t h e father of our subject, served a s an
officer in the Twentieth Maine I n f a n t r y during the entire Civil W a r , w i t h t h e A r m y of t h e Potomac, a n d later as major of volu n t e e r s on staff d u t y . I n 1865 he moved his entire family to Chicago, w h e r e he remained six years, a n d then moved to 3S1 Dorado, Kansas. T H O M A S G E Y E B F I T O H received his early education in the
g r a m m a r and high schools of E l Dorado, K a n s a s . I n 1876 he removed to Chicago, Illinois, and became a clerk in a Board of T r a d e house, where he remained until 1880, when he entered the U n i v e r s i t y of Michigan as special student, also t a k i n g t h e regular l a w course. H e w a s graduated in 1882, receiving the degree of XiL. B., a n d i m m e d i a t e l y thereafter w a s a d m i t t e d to t h e practice of law, on examination, both in Micliigan and Illinois. Practiced l a w in Chicago from 1882 until 1886, when he removed to Wichita, K a n s a s , a n d engaged in t h e loan business. W h i l e living in Chicago he enlisted in the Illinois N a t i o n a l Guard and resigned in J a n u a r y , 1887, as first lieutenant of C o m p a n y F , F i r s t Infantry. I n 1887 he became m a n a g e r of t h e W i c h i t a E l e c t r i c Railway C o m p a n y , a n d continued as such until 1893. I n 1894 he was appointed by P r e s i d e n t C L E V E L A N D as postmaster of W i c h i t a , K a n s a s , a n d a s s u m e d t h e office A u g u s t 1, 1894. H e continued as p o s t m a s t e r until M a y 12, 1898, when he resigned to accept a commission from Governor Leedy as colonel of the Twenty-first K a n s a s Volunteer I n f a n t r y . On M a y 17, 1898, he left with his regim e n t for C h i c k a m a u g a Park, Georgia, where t h e r e g i m e n t was in c a m p until A u g u s t of t h e same year, then being ordered to L e x i n g t o n , K e n t u c k y , and later to F o r t Leavenworth, K a n s a s , w h e r e it w a s inustered out of service on J a n u a r y 10, 1899. M.'.W.-. Bro. F I T C H is now successfully engaged in mercantile business, b e i n g a t t h e head of a company which operates stores in several cities. H e devotes his time assiduously to his business, being a thorough m a s t e r of everj' detail. I n 1887 he w a s married to Mrs. E . J . G E O H E G A N , of Chicago, Illinois. F r o m this union one child was born, E L S I E J. F I T C H , n o w eleven years of age. M.'.W.". Bro. P I T C H was m a d e a Mason in W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99, A. F . & A. M., in 1890, a n d four years later dimitted to become a c h a r t e r m e m b e r a n d the J u n i o r W a r d e n of Albert P i k e Lodge No. 303. I n t h e s a m e year, 1890, he received his Capitular degrees in W i c h i t a C h a p t e r No. 33, R. A. M., t h e Cryptic degrees in Wicliita Council No. 12, R. & S. M.; was made a K n i g h t Temp l a r in Mt. Olivet C o m m a n d e r y No. 12, a n d became a m e m b e r of ' the A n c i e n t and Accepted Scottish Rite in W i c h i t a Consistory.
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thus receiving all his degrees in Masonry within the space of one year. H e was elected and served as Master of A l b e r t Pike Lodge No. 303, H i g h Priest of W i c h i t a Chapter No. 33, Thrice Illustrious Master of W i c h i t a Council No. 12, E m i n e n t C o m m a n d e r of Mt. Olivet C o m m a n d e r y No. 12, and Master of K a d o s h of W i c h i t a Consistory, all located in Wichita, Kansas. Becoming identified early in his masonic career with the Grand Bodies his capacity and value was recognized a n d his services employed on m a n y important committees. I n 1900 he w a s appointed G r a n d Senior Deacon of the M.*.W.". Grand Lodge, a n d advanced regularly, until in 1904 he received the highest honor t h a t is possible for any Mason to receive, being elected G r a n d Master of Masons of K a n s a s . I n the M.-. B.-. Grand Chapter he is a t the present time Gran^l Captain of the Host, having served in all the subordinate positions from Grand Marshal. H a v i n g been advanced through the subordinate positions, he was made M.-. 111.-. Grand Master of the Grand Council of K a n s a s in 1902. ' In 1899 he entered the official family of the G r a n d C o m m a n d ery as Grand W a r d e r , and has continuously occupied positions in t h a t Body since t h a t time, being now near tlie close of his t e r m as Grand Generalissimo. I n the A n c i e n t and Accepted Scottish Bite M.-.W.-. Bro. F I T O H was coroneted 33° honorary in 1897. In 1903 he was tendered and accepted membership in the I m perial, Ecclesiastical and Military Order of the Red Cross of Constantine in Beatae Crucis Conclave a t Topeka. By reason of M.-.W.'. Bro. F I T C H ' S residence in W i c h i t a he became early identified with the affairs of the Masonic H o m e . Helhas for m a n y years been a member of t h a t Board and has jusj; been reelected to a term of four years. Much of the success of t h a t institution is due to the tlioughtful and p r u d e n t advice of Bro. F I T C H . TO his careful scrutiny of the details of m a n a g e m e n t and to his genuine interest in this great work of Masonry is due more t h a n can be recorded in these pages. Such is the record of a useful life in Masonry, where errors or foibles have lingered in view only for a m o m e n t in the light of a genial nature whose fibre and true ring m a y well be likened to the steel of Damascus.
C H A R L E S M U N DEE. GKAXD SECRETAH.Y.
October 20. 1856 to October 16. 1861
BIOGRAPHICAI. SKETCH
R.-. W.-. C H A R L , E S
MUNDEE
PAST GRAND SECRETARY.
B T R.-.W.-. ERASMUS T. CARR.
The late Bro. C H A B L B S M U N D E B was one of the very first w i t h
whom I became acquainted when I came to Fort Leavenworth in September, 1855. H e was then a civilian, employed as property clerk by Major E . S. S I B L E Y , depot quartermaster a t the Fort, a n d was considered one of the most efficient clerks in the department. He was a native of H u n g a r y , born a t Pest in 1824, b u t when he came to this country I have no knowledge. From records left by the late Brigadier General FEAIJ^KLUST E . HcjiSTT, for m a n y years paymaster in the U. S. Army, and formerly captain of G Company, Fourth Artillery, we learn that B r o . MuNDEB was the first sergeant of the battery, and serving under the then Captain H U N T ; t h a t he was probably with the company in the war with Mexico, and certainly on frontier duty at F o r t Polk and vicinity in Texas, 1848 to 1860, and with the command coming to Fort Leavenworth in 1850, where he was mustered out at the expiration of his term of service. Bro. P. G. L O W E , who knew the Brother before I did, says of him, that coming to this couintry a stranger, and not finding r e a d y employment, enlisted in the army, as m a n y young men still d o ; t h a t while in the a r m y he was assigned to Light Battery G of t h e Fourth Artillery, as before s t a t e d ; t h a t during his term of enlistm e n t he ranked first wherever placed, and t h a t his ability soon won for hiin the highest noncommission rank, and that as a model soldier he was often referred to as an example for others. He was discharged with highest honors, and a t once entered the service of the depot q u a r t e r m a s t e r in the very important position of property clerk. Although born and educated in H u n g a r y , when I first m e t him he had so mastered the English language t h a t in speaking or writing he appeared thoroughly American, as he most sacredly
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was in sentiment. H e was quick to grasp, and master difflcult problems, rapid in execution, and accurate in all he undertook, and in t h a t respect had few equals. W h i l e being in t h e employ of the Government the Brotlier found time to do much towards the early development of Leavenworth, and was a pioneer in the construction of gas works and other enterprises. I n Masonry the B r o t h e r received the degrees in the lodge a t Weston, Mo., and upon the organization of Leavenworth Lodge No. 2, he transferred his m e m b e r s h i p to t h a t body, having been one of its charter members. He^ remained a member of Leavenworth Lodge No. 2 u n t i l September 3, 1866, when he dimitted -to unite with the lodge a t his new home in Florida. H e followed Bro. R E E S as Master of Leavenworth Lodge No. 2, and it wa.s lie that m a d e the writer a Mason in 1856. The Brother assisted in tl^e organization of the Grand Lodge, a n d was elected its G r a n d Secretary in 1857, serving until 1860. I n 1861 business called him to his old home in H u n g a r y , and a t his request I a t t e m p t e d to perform the duties of Grand Secretary d u r i n g his absence, which absence was prolonged beyond his expectations. H a v i n g been reelected during; his absence, I was appointed by Grand Master R B B S as assistant, which position I held until the next election, as Bro. M U N D E E was soon called to other and higher duties in behalf of his adopted county.. J u l y 9, 1862, he w a s appointed A s s i s t a n t Adjutant-General, with the rank of captain a n d assigned to the command of General WIIJL,IAM F . S M I T H ; March 13, 1863,'promoted to major, and later to lieutenant-colonel by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services throughout t h e cainpaign before Richmond, Va.; April 20,1865, promoted to colonel by brevet for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek, and later m a d e brevet brigadier-general for gallant and meritorious services before Petersburg, Va., and was finally mustered out of service with high honors a t Tallahassee, Florida, w h e r e he had for some time been in charge of affairs. H a v i n g become m u c h a t t a c h e d to the people of Florida, he resolved to m a k e Tallahassee, his home. H a v i n g done so, he was later appointed Register of the L a n d Office in t h a t city by Presid e n t J O H N S O N , which a p p o i n t m e n t was confirmed by the Senate F e b r u a r y 20, 1868. T h a t office he held until a short time before his death, having resigned to engage in other business. H e was a member of the Society of the A r m y .of the Potomac a t the time of liis d e a t h , a n d was also an active member of the Masonic a n d the Odd Fellows' Bodies in all the grades. T h e Brother died J u n e 4, 1871, aged forty-seven years, in the prime of manhood, beloved and honored by all who knew him.
ERASMUS THEODORE C ARR. GRA=,J) SECKETARY,
October 16. 1861 to October 19. 1871.
BIOGRAPHICAL S K E T C H
R.-.W.-. ERASMUS THEODORE CARR, PAST GRAND SECRETARY.
Born a t Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York, October 25, 1825, and wlien three j^ears of age removed with his parents to Tully, in Onondaga County, of the same State, in which vicinity he grew to manhood, receiving a common school education principally in the old Union School in the little village of Vesper, which a t t h e time boasted of having one of the best schools in the county. He is the oldest of twelve children, three boys and nine girls, and a descendant of ISnglish, Irish and Scotch ancestry; his father, A L M O N C A R B , of Conwa3', Massachusetts, tracing his ancestry on the father's side to the north of Ireland, from whence two brothers emigrated, one from which his line descended going to Rhode Island and the other settling in Virginia. On his mother's side were the K I N G S of Boston, originally from England. His mother was A B A S T H U S A M A R I A M O R S E of R e a d i n g , V e r m o n t , of E n g l i s h
descent on the father's side, and on her mother's side the M O O B B S and BowMANS, originally from Scotland, and prominent in t h e early settlement of the northern portion of this country, I n d i a n and French W a r s , etc. His youth was in p a r t t h a t of farmer's boy, his father a t first being engaged in farming, b u t later working at his trade, t h a t of general mason work, and from the time he was fifteen years of age he was kept with his father during vacations, and a t such work as he could do until twenty years old, a t which time he had become quite proflcent in the different branches of mason's work. Up to this time he had not determined w h a t he would follow as a profession. H e did not like his father's trade, and while hesitating. Dr. C Y R U S T H O M P S O N of the Thomsonian, or Botanic system, an uncle, suggested he prepare for t h a t system, then much in vogue. A short trial proved t h a t to be distasteful. L a w was suggested, b u t t h a t also was rejected. Construction of some kind seemed more suited to his inclination. Machinery was his favorite, but no opportunity being had in t h a t line, the result was, t h a t
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with the knowledge of construction gained while a t work with his father, and from books on the subject to which he had access he determined to become a general builder. W i t h t h a t object in view, in his twenty-first year, with the consent of his father, he engaged w i t h a contractor by the name of E A B L L E at $13.00 per m o n t h to learn the carpenter's trade. A t the end of three m o n t h s EABI,L.T5 q u i t business, and his foreman employed him at.$18.00 per m o n t h for the r e m a i n d e r of the season. W h i l e so employed he had the good fortune to m a k e the acq u a i n t a n c e of E L I J A H T . H A Y D E N , then a prominent architect of Syracuse, whose kindly interest in the young carpenter led to his t a k i n g up the study of architecture in earnest, not however, then with the idea of following it as a profession, but to be more proficient as a builder. The following three s u m m e r s he was employed by J O H N C . W I L I J I A M S , then a p r o m i n e n t builder in t h a t county, and who in later y e a r s became a resident of Johnson County, K a n s a s . , I n two of the intervening winters he t a u g h t a district school in the vicinity of his home, a t the same time continuing his other studies. D e s i r i n g a more extensive field, and with a view to further proficiency, in the spring of 1849 he removed to Syracuse, where for about two years he was employed as a carpenter by the firm of C O L E & R A D I G A N , general builders, continuing his other studies as opportunity offered. The firm retiring from business, their foreman, and the subject of this sketch, continued the same at the old stand under the firm n a m e of " B A R B E R & C A B B , " continuing in business until April, 1855, w h e n he w i t h d r e w and went to St. Paul, Minn., r e m a i n i n g there until September of t h a t year, when, having accepted an offer he c a m e to P o r t Leavenworth in the employ of the government, in charge of m a n y of the improvements then being made a t t h a t post. I n December, 1856, having c o m p l e t e d t h e work for which he came, h a returned to Syracuse, N . Y. There the winter passed slowly and the W e s t haunted him. H a v i n g had a taste of W e s t e r n life the E a s t seemed dull and slow, consequently as soon as the Missouri was open for navigation in the spring of 1857 he returned to K a n s a s , located a t Leavenworth, where he was engaged in building until late in 1860, when he accepted the position of m a s t e r m e c h a n i c a t the Leavenworth Arsenal, remaining in the employ of the government until about two years after the Civil W a r . W h i l e employed by the government he devoted much of his spare time in planning buildings, both for the government a n d for other parties, both public and p r i v a t e ; notably, of the former is the K a n s a s State P e n i t e n t i a r y . Upon leaving the employ of the g o v e r n m e n t he took up the practice of architecture, which profession he has since followed.
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H e was married in December, 1859, to Miss M A B G A B E T T B CuBBiNS, an E n g l i s h lady. They have but one child, a daughter, now the wife of the Hon. J. D. R Y A N , of Leavenworth. The Brother was made a Mason in Leavenworth Lodge No. 2, receiving t h e ' t h i r d degree J u l y 5, 1856, and while in Syracuse, N . Y., the following winter, was, by the courtesy of masonic friends there permitted to attend a school of instruction in lodge work by their Grand Lecturer, Bro. D B B W . Also while there, he took the Royal Arch degrees in Syracuse Royal Arch Chapter, there being no chapter a t the time in K a n s a s . On r e t u r n i n g to K a n s a s in 1857 he had, direct from Bro. D B B W , the " N e w York Work," which differed but slightly from the "Missouri W o r k " as then practiced bj' the K a n s a s lodges; b u t which many, and especially those from New York, t h o u g h t they preferred. W h a t was most common, no two of those who t h o u g h t they had the " N e w York Work," had it the same. I n such cases the Brother became the referee. A t the election of officers in November, 1857, he was elected Worshipful Master from the floor. Grand Master R E E S approving. The election brought him into the Grand Lodge as he says, " r a t h e r inexperienced in masonic affairs, and_with grave doubts as to m y ability to perform well the honors bestowed." He was elected Junior Grand W a r d e n oÂŁ the G r a n d Lodge October, 1859. D u r i n g the year following the Grand Secretary, Bro. C H A S . M U N D E B , being obliged to visit Europe, requested Bro. C A B B to perform the duties of Grand Secretary during his absence, which by the consent of the Grand Master he d i d â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a s .best he could. The absence continuing until after the next meeting, Bro. C A B B acted in his stead at the Grand Lodge m e e t i n g in 1860. A t t h a t meeting Bro. M U N D E B was reelected, and Bro. C A B B appointied Assistant Grand Secretary, serving in t h a t capacity during the year, Bro. M U N D E B being then with the United States A r m y . The following year Bro. C A B R was elected Grand Secretary, holding the office by reelection ten years, all of which is duly recorded in Grand Lodge Proceedings, but the m a n y incidents connected with the early meetings, staging over the country in all sorts of weather, etc., in the youth of the Grand Lodge, and all for the love of the Order, are not recorded and would m a k e this story too long. On r e t u r n i n g to K a n s a s in 1857 he found t h a t a chapter of Royal Arch Masons had been instituted a t Leavenworth. H e thereupon took his dimit from the Syracuse chapter and united with the Leavenworth body, the oldest in the State, b u t through a mistake of the Secretary became No. 2 after long years of waiting, and t h a t in consequence of the Civil W a r , d u r i n g which time there was no meeting of the General Grand Chapter. During its m a n y years under dispensation Bro. C A B B attended all its meet-
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ings a c t i n g p r b tern, wherever assigned; and after being chartered w a s elected to various positions, including t h a t of H i g h Priest. A t the organization of the Grand C h a p t e r he was elected Grand Secretary, holding the office thirteen years. H e was elected D e p u t y G r a n d H i g h Priest in 1878, and Grand H i g h Priest the following year. Bro. C A B R was m a d e a Sir K n i g h t in Leavenworth Comm a n d e r y In May, 1864. At the organization of the Grand Comm a n d e r y of K a n s a s he was elected Grand Becorder, holding the office by reelection seven years. W h i l e serving as Grand Secret a r y and G r a n d Becorder he wrote the reports on Foreign Correspondence for all the Grand Bodies. I n Scottish Rite Masonry Bro. C A B B received the degrees, fourth to thirty-second inclusive, in August, 1867, by communication from Bro. A. T. C. P I B B S O N , 33°, then Grand Prior of the Sup r e m e Council for the Southern Jurisdiction. A t the meeting of t h a t Body in Charleston, S. C , in May, 1868, he was elected to receive the 33°, active member of tlie Supreme Council and D e p u t y for K a n s a s , which honor was conferred a t a special meeting of the Supreme Council a t St. Louis, Mo., in September, 1868. To Bro. C A B B belongs the honor of establishing Scottish Bite in K a n s a s , now the most prosperous of the Rite in any State in the iurisdiction. • Bro. C A B B engaged in business which caused him to become a resident of Miles City, Montana, and a t the meeting of the Sup r e m e Council in 1895 he was transferred as Inspector General to t h a t State, which position he still holds. He is at present Grand Prior of the Supreme Council, the third in rank, and has filled, nearly all the stations below. There are but three now living who were m e m b e r s of the Supreme Council wlien he was admitted. Bro. C A B B is now the senior K a n s a s made Mason borne on the Grand Lodge rolls, the oldest in membership of Leavenworth Lodge, and the senior P a s t Master of t h a t lodge, in which he continues a member. After becoming a citizen of Montana he withdrew from Leavenworth Chapter for the purpose of assisting in the organization of a R o y a l Arch C h a p t e r a t Miles City, his home town, and was its first H i g h Priest. W i t h the assistance of Comp. CoBNEiiius H E D G E S and Comp. MA.IOBS, of Helena, he instituted the Order of H i g h Priesthood in Montana, and for two years following was its presiding ofHcer. Bro. C A R B is now temporarily sojourning in K a n s a s , and it is hoped t h a t in the near future he will again become one of its honored citizens.
JOSEPH D. McCLEVER TY, PAST GRAND MASTER,
Died May 30, 19().l.
J n ii^moriam. 3o$cpl) D, mcClcverty, mi.-. TO.-. (Sranxi TOastsr of liansas in 1879-80.
JBorn 3nne 1, 1844, in ©ntario.
DIED MAY 3 0 , 1904.
J A COl:! D. R U S H. PAST GRAND MASfER,
Died October 26. 1904.
Jn UJ^mnrmm. Jacob 2>» tRusb, m-.TO.-. (grand TOftster of %-dnsiis in 1875.
JOorn Nopember B, 1840, in Uusl) €o , 3ni5.
DIED OCTOBER 26, 1904.
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our :Bclovcd Dead within this jurisdiction.
Deaths Durind tDc Vear 1904. Leavenworth No. 2.-Harry C. Hardman, May 8; Henry Hlscock, Nov. 14. •Wyandotte No. 3.—Robert Piper. Mar. 10; Farquhard Campbell, Mar. 18; Frahk H. Paul, Aug. 4; Louis B. Roach, Oct. 23; Charles H. Goodrich, Dec. I.I.Washington No. 5.—Francis G. Tlsdale. Feb. (i; Samuel O. Bereman, Mar. 2«; Alva C. Truelilood. Apr. 10.; Nathan A. Maher, Aug. 14; Thomas M. Pierce, Dec. 17. Lawrence No. (>.—Charles S. Duncan. Apr. 15; L. O. Biggs, May 10; Ale.xander Shaw. Jan. 21. Union No. 7.—John K. Wright. July 14; Charles 0. Blattner, Mar. 3. Klslng Sun No. 8.—John Crow. Mar. 11; Joseph D. McCleverty, May 31; James D. Roodhouse. July 30; Wm. Margrave, Sept. 28; Edw. W. Keller, Nov. 17 ; Milton R. Lowry, Dec. 3. AcaclaNo. 9.—Allen L. Wilson. Mar. 2; James G. Buekmlnster, July 23; Harry 8. Patty, Sept. 15. King Solomon No. 10.—Daniel R. Anthony, Nov. 12; John W. Taylor, Nov. 19: Charles Barbor, . „ Emporia No. 12.—Luther D. Jacobs, Apr. 28; J. J. Wright, May 13;, Charles E. Calkins, June 3; James J. Purcell, Sept. 3; Torger" Johnson. Sept. 10; Jefferson-H. Wllhlte, Sept. 16. Nemaha No. 13.—Edgar M. Nelman, July 4; P.O. Shepherd, Feb.—. Oskaloosa No. 14.—Asher Pennington, Apr. 6. Great Bend No. 15.—Richard Manning, Apr. 16; Otto Jackson Richards, Sept. 2. Lafayette No. 16.—Joel T. Carev, Jan. 26; Robert B. Mitchell, May —: James E. Fletcher, June 12; Otto B. Engel, Sept.7. , Topeka No. 17.—Benjamin D. Russum, Apr. 2; Wm. A. Smith, Apr. 20: Sylvester B. Isenhart, May 28; Alexander S.Johnson, Dec. 9. Franklin No. 18.—R. J. Mantz. Feb. 16; P. A. Wilkinson, June 29 Wm. Kiler, Aug. 3; A. R. Pollock, Dec. 15. Olathe No. 19—Wm. H. Betz, Jan. 22; Henry A. Taylor, Sept. 21 Frank N. Hamilton, Sept. 27. ClrclevlUe No. 20.—Frank Sharp, Jan. 26; Percy L. Jermane, Mar. 22 Reuben R. Bone, Oct. 23. Valley Falls No. 21.—W. G. Keech, Mar. 6; Wm. Keener, June 8 Henry Legler, Aug. 21. Melvern No. 22.—L. M. Stephens, Sept. 29. Palmyra No. 23.—Lee S. Van Keuven,Sept. —; John B. Ross, Dec. 1. Neosho No. 27.—Eiihu E. Coffin, May 25. Eldora No. 28.—Thomas Hamilton, Nov. 17. Towanda No. 30.—Charles H. Stewart, Aug. 19. Havensvllle No. 34.—Emmett M. Lake, May 18. Hiawatha No. 35.—James N. Love, Mar. 3; Jeff M. Clcll, Oct. 4; Leonard Garlock, Oct. 23; Campbell Evans, Nov. 14. Council Grove No. 36.—Dickson H. Painter, Feb.6; Columbus Mlkels, Feb. 20; James S. Early wine. May 11.
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Paola No. 87.—Samuel P. Robinson, July 25; Andrew Jackson White, Oct. 22. l o l a No. 38.—Joslah F . Colborn, June 16; James Townsend, Feb. 24; J. 8. McClaln, Apr. 7; George R. Highbargln, Aug. 11. . Seneca No. 89.—E. W. Bullard, May 17. De Soto No. 40.—Henry D. Boberman, July 16. Blooming Grove No. 41.—Daniel R. Trlff, Holton No. 42.—J. H . Reed, ; W. P. Teague, ; C. D. Ollphant, Oct. 2. Orient No. 51.—David K. Stltt, Jan. 26; Porter B. Smith, Feb. 18; Washington J. Whltson, Sept. 7; James F r a n k Blakemore, Sept. 19; D. E. Kelsey.Oct. 1. Pottawatomie No. 52.—Aaron Urbansky, Oct. 80. Wetmore No. 53.—John H a n n a , Oct. 10. . Troy No. 55.—George W. Culp, Jan. U; Wm. Reeder, J u n e 2. Coyvllle No. 57.—Amos Williams, Apr.9. , Sallna No. 60.—James W. Orowley, Feb. 17; F r a n k J. Strlte, Mar. 31; Edward C. Gulp. May 16; Charles R. Underwood, May 29; Jerry G. Mohler, Oct. 25; Arthur M. Claflln, Nov. 6. Adams No. 63.—Louis H. Schneider, Mar. 22; David M. Stlce, J u n e 18; Louis H. Summers, Aug. 20. . W a t h e n a No. 64.—Wm. Canter, Jr., Dec. 24. Gardner No. 65.—Wm. F. Cordell, Jan. 7. -Burlington No.06.—Burton L. Kingsbury, July 24; James Redmond, Aug. 7. . Frankfort No. 67.—U. S. Wilson. Apr. 8; P. P. Thomas, Oct. 11. Hiram No. 68.—George Kohn, May 81; Nathan B. Perry, Oct. 81. Star No. 69.—John C. Gerardy, July 8; Charles H. Foote, Sept. 3. Carbondale No. 70.—Marlon Clemens, Jan. 80. Baxter No. 71.—Nils P. .lohnson, Apr. 1. Chetopa No. 73.—George W. Oralg, June 27. Mystic Tie No. 74.—W. D. Martin, Apr. 14. • Wamego No. 75.—B. Addison Plerson, Feb. 5. Erie No. 76.—Salathlel Hodgen, Mar. 10. White Church No. 78.—Peter L. Palmer, Nov. 9. Corinthian No. 79.—Henry D. Shepherd, Apr. 22; Clinton E. Wood, Oct. 6. Zeredatha No. 80.—John R. Holmes, Apr. 10; W. H. Carter, Nov. 12. New Albany No. 81.—W.S.Stalllngs, . Doric No. 83.—M. D. Greenlee, Mar. 7; H. Y. Copp, May 23. Sutton No. 85.—Wm. J. Murphy, Apr. 7. E u r e k a No. 88.—Jesse Kennedy, Jan. 29; John Baugh, July 17; Bloomer Wheeler, July 19; John C. Melendy, Nov. 1. H o m e No. 89.—Frank M. Hartman, Mar. 23; Addison O. Durland, Nov. 23. Golden Rule No.90.—SamuelG. Parkhurst,Feb.25; Daniel C.Hewitt, Mar. 7; Henry Hoffman, July 19; Edward .Schoonover, Sent. 14 1902. Marysvllle No. 91.—George A. Seaman. Aug. 7. Devon No. 92.—S. D. GlUett, May 17.
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Glrard No. 93.—Lyman Gilbert Eyeman, Dec. 22. Harmony No.94.—Saunter Urgel, Oct. 12. Oonatellatlon No. 95.—Morgan Rice, Oct. 11. Patmos No. 97.—Chris. O. Wlngert, . Benevolent No.98.—W. F. Burchard, Feb. 18; Horatio S. Folk, Apr. 1; Tarpln Culham, July 8. Wichita No. 99.—John M. Mlnlck, Feb. 22; Wm. D. McOlees, Feb. 24; J. 0. Bedneld, Apr. 27; Edward Grady, May 28; Wm. T. Jones, June 2; Theron H. Peck, Nov.l5; Wm. M. Anawalt, Dec. 13; Geo. H. Lloyd, May 28. Prudence No. 100.—Henry A. Hicks, Feb. 1; E. W. Cooter, Dec. 19. Keystone No, 102.—James J. Barndollar, Oct. 23. Cedar No. 103.—Harry W.Price, May 6; Joseph Smith, June 7; Samuel WlnHeld, J u n e s . Frontier No. 104.—Silas B. Morris, July 26. Solomon City No. 105.—Lyman Field, Apr. 14; Mace MoCracken, June 10. Fidelity No. 106.—Nelson F . Shearer, Nov. 29. Fortitude No. 107.—W. F. McOonnell, Feb. 12; Eugene A.Gehrig, Feb. 18; M. D. Henry, Mar. 17; John M. Nelson, Mar. 25; David Turner, May 3; Geo. W. Llppy, Aug. 6; Tbos. J. MoBrlde, Oct. 22. Amerlcus No. 109.—Martin Lambert, Oct. 25. WlnHeld No. 110.—John S. Wilkin, Feb. 20; OlUs O. Blackford, J u n e 30; Allison S. Tripp, Oct. 8; Simon G. Gary, Nov. 20. Hesperian No. 111.—James Shumway, Juno 18. St. Johns No. 113.—Jacob Sohllnger, Feb. 18; John C. Elliott, Mar. 21. Advance No. 114.—John J. Cassldy, July 24; Owen T. Brlgstocke, Oct. 29. Excelsior No. 115.—Robert J. Toler, Feb. 27. Muscotah No. 116.—R. A. Van Winkle, Sept. 27. Parsons No. 117.—Andrew J. Dlngfelder, Feb.24; Joseph G. Reynolds, Sept. 9. Cherokee No.ll9.—Chas.W.Sleber. Feb. 26; John B.Johnston, Feb. 19. Halcyon No. 120.—David W. Heath, Apr. 4; James Cromwell, Aug. 2. Woodson No. 121.—OrvlUa Roberts, Jan. 9. Meridian No. 126.—Jasper N. Bird, May 30. Ottawa No. 128.—Isaac I. Wagner, Feb. 13; Dwlght W. Wilcox, July 2; Henry D.Crane, Sept.21; Ernest R.GUck, Oct.7. Equity No. 131.—Casper Montgomery, Aug. 12. Crescent No. 133.—Wm. J. Stewart, June 27; Calvin S. Acker, Dec. 7 ; Wm. M. Downing, Apr. 23; James F. Arnold, Dec. 29. Clay Center No. 134.—David I. Freeman, Mar. 26. Vesper No. 136.—W. B. Pile, June 30. Cherryvale No. 137.—Charles H. Hasklns, Mar. 16; Joab Bush, Apr. 15. Sedgwick No. 139.—A. K. Hargett, Mar. 23. Reno No. 140.—Wm. M. Blroh, Feb. 17; .lohn Hinds, Feb. 27; John P. McCurdy, Nov. 7; Samuel N. Parker, May 7. Signal No. 141.—J. T. Griffith, Mar. 18; Charles L. Martin, July 31.
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Newton No. 142.—John H. Phlnnev,.Feb. 2; Wm. D. Tourtllott, June 20; Solomon Egy, June 2i»; .lames Geary, Oct. 21; Thos. .S. Morrison, Nov. 30. Minneapolis No. 143.—Lorenzo A. Pierce, Dec. 27. Qllead No. 144.—R. A. Hurt, ; H. H. Winter, . Wa^Keeney No. 143.—Albert L. Gleason, Feb. 17; Frank A. Krhut, Feb. 24; Henry O. Hodges, Oct. 23. Wellington No. 150.—Emmett B. WImer, Nov. II. Douglass No. 151.—Wni. M. Woodward, Apr. 13. Lebo No. 152.—James R. Blue, May i). Luray No. 153.—Simon P. Lantz, May a. Lincoln No. 154.—Gus Herzberg, May 20. Dexter No. 150.—Win. H. Pry, Jan. 17. Active No. 158.—George Benedict, .Tune 3; Harry McManns, Jan. 10. SaquI No. 160.—Clinton T. Hast, Mar. 11; Lorenzo A. Linvllie. Mar. 17; Robert R. Biggs, June 28; Wra. B. Bowen, sr., Aug. 27. Alma No. 161.—George G. Carvell, Oct. 3. Greenwood No. 163.-Sheldon H. Butler, Oct. 15. Atwood No. 184.—James H. Cloe, Mar. 17; W. W. Newsome, Jan. 31; Horatio G. Stalcup, July .3. Larned No. 167.—Charles W. Depue, Aug. 14; .Joseph Marshall, Oct. 19; Eugene A. Thompson, Dec. 21. Parkervllle No. 16S.^Wm. H. Alford, May 12. Blue Rapids No. 169.—J. B. Besack, J u n e 5; Ira B. Short, Jan.7; John M. Wilcox, Mar. 12; Isaac D. Yarlck, Nov. 1. Sterling No. 171.—Wm.O. Burden, May 15; J o h n K. Burgess, Sept. 19; A. J. Williams. Dec. 25. McPherson No. 172.—Francis A. McDonald, Feb. 18; John F. Hill, July 2. Belle Plalne No. 173.—Jefferson J. Lewis, Dec. 6. Western Star No. 174.—J. W. Brandon, Sept. 14; James Cameron, Dec. 11. Klrwln No. 175.—Wm. G. LIttell, Apr. 16. Prairie Queen No. 176.—David Turner, Aug. 1. Russell No. 177.—Lawrence L. Curtis, Aug. 19. Burrton No. 182.—Wm. Hyde, July 31. Hamlin No. 185.—Frederick J. Smith, Apr. 25. Pittsburg No. 187.—Albert E. Nau, Feb. 18; Ohesley S. Jennlss, Mar. 9; John W. Porter, Dec. 15. Newahcuba No. 189.—Charles C. Watklns, Mar. U. H e n r i No. 190.—W. N. Carr, Apr. 1. Hays No. 195.—Elwln Little, Oct. 18. Madison No. 196.—A. G. Wilson, . Canton No. 197.—Andrew Fllklns, Dec. 26. Anthony No. 200.—Smith B. Fletcher, Mar. 22. Harper No. 206.—W. S. Forrey, July —. Brookvllle No. 209.—Howard G. Baird, Oct. 27. Twin Grove No. 21.3.—John Forbes, Nov. 7. Walnut City No. 21.5—Burrls H. Bunn,Sept.8; Aaron Shoop,Sept. 19.
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EUlnwood No. 217.—Henry W. Koch, Apr. 7; Henry Langfeld, J a n e 27; Wm. H. Grant, Aug. 6. Perfect Square No. 220.—Wm. Harris, Feb. 18. Lebanon No. 221.—John H. Nlklrk, Apr. 13. St. Bernard No. 222.—Augustus Arnold, Oct. 12; John H. OhurohiU, Dec. —. Blloam No. 225.—Louis A. Neely, Aug. 23. Vulcan No. 229.—George H. McKee, Mar. 17. Greenleaf No. 232.—John Brandt, J a n . 5; Edward J. Oook, Apr. 18; Edgar S. Mitchell, Aug. 17. ' Clinton No. 233.—Dennis B. Cunningham, May 5. Axtell No. 234.—George Sharpe, Sept. 21. Garfield No. 23.5.—C. W. Hudson, June 5. Mt. Hope No. 238.—George W. Hern, Nov. 4. Llnwood No. 241.—Ernest P. Slscoe, Sept. 27. Mlltonvale No. 242.—Ozlas Perry, Mar. 24. ScottsvlUe No. 249.—Lewis P. Wilson, July 7. Whiting No. 250.—Sidney Martin, Jan. 3. Oakley No. 253.—Charles S. Farmer, July —. Milan No. 255.—John B. Bissell, J a n . 29. Westmoreland No. 257.—Thomas Pauling, Mar. 14. Seattle No. 259.—Samuel L.Wilson, Mar. 27; Joseph Thoman, Apr. 17. Charity No. 263.—Howard M. Bryant, July 15; Frank E. CroU, Feb. 24. Kilwinning No. 265.—Christopher C. Fox, May 1; James W. Watson, Feb. 29. Moline No. 267.—Charles J. Jackson, Aug. 21. Bourbon No. 268.—Harrison H. Wiliett, Dec. 13. Armourdale No. 271.—John M. Enochs, Nov. 15. Kaw No. 272.—Wm. H. Oraddock, Mar. 5; W m. D. McGeary, July 19. Black Diamond No. 274.—A. B. Townsend, . Windom No. 276.—S. Clevenger, Oct. 22. Ashland No. 277.—Warren A. Messing, Mar. 20. Cosmos No. 278.—Frank M. Lane, Oct. 26. Brainard No. 280.—M. O. Snorf, J u n e 10. MlUbrook No. 281.—Matthew V. McKlsson, Apr. 2L Preston No. 283.—James E. Goddard, May 3. Oak No. 287.—Clark Weldon, Nov. 2. Emerald No. 289.—Charles B. Hobart, May 16. Beulah No. 291.—James R. Blckerdyke, Deo. 25. Samaria No. 298.—James M. Latta, June 24. Albert Pike No. 303.—Sidney C. Ashton, June 9; Thomas Banks, Oct. 28; Elbert Dumont, Nov. 10; Harry L. Piper, Aug. 2; John Wilcox, Dec. 12. Kansas No. 307.—Benjamin A. Henlen, Feb. 23. Syracuse No. 309.—Charles F. Rose, May 16. Naphtali No. 310.—Charles O. Wilcox, Nov. 15. Hancock No. 311.—Thomas W. Barry, Mar. 23; Philip F. Hoffman, Aug. 23; Frank D. Lauer, Feb. 12.
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Severance No.313.—Joseph Brlttaln, Mar.—. Coolldge No. 316.—John R. Foreman, ,1000; Thomas E. Locke, Aug. 4. Norwich No. 319.—Henry L. Mcllhenny, Oct. 10. Goodland No.321.—Wm. K. Brown, Sept. 22. Ben Hur No. 322.—George W. Gregory, Sept. 28. Hoyt No. 327.—James A. Osborn, J u n e —. Gypsum Olty No.328.—SamuelB. Cooper, Feb. 21. Arcadia No. 329.—Amos H. Bourne, Oct. 27. Holslngton No. 331.-Fred C. Struck, May 31. Allen No. 835.—George F. Bates, May 14; E. H. Shellack, Aug. 9; S. H. Burrls, Aug. 4. Lane No.339.—James F. Severs, J u n e 22. E d n a No. 345.—George W. Shepherd, May 8. Hoxle No. 348.—John T. Patterson, Jan. 20. Olive No. 360.—R. H. Rowland, . Summerfleld No. 354.—Albert Phllo Packard, May 19. Valley Center No. 364.^Joseph P. Reynolds, Apr. 10; Francis M. Miles, Apr. 13. BoUng No. 365.—James H. Hutchison, Aug. 6. Bonner Springs No. 366.—David C. Murphy, Aug. 18. Sherman No. 369.—Samuel J. Hamilton, May 15.
Tn memoriam. Charles Clarence lUIlarner, FAST DEPUTY (iRANU JIASTEK AKIZOXA. n i E D .Tune 1 3 , 1 9 0 < 1 .
(George J£, Bodge, PAST GRAND MASTER ARKANSAS. DIED February 6, 1 » 0 4 .
(deorge tL, Cooper, DEPUTY GRAXD 31ASTER COLORADO. B J E D J u n e 2 0 , 1 }>04 .
HUilliam jforsytb mynum, '
PAST GRAXD MASTER FLORIDA. D I E D M a y i), 1 9 0 4 : .
John IRewton micClanahan, FAST GRAND MASTER IOWA. DIED Xovember 30, 1004.
In metnoriam. Ifosepb Blvab 1LocKe» PAST OKANU MASTER MAINE.
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imarc|uis jfav<itte 1King, GRAND TREASDRER MAINE. D I E D O c t o b e r 2 1 , lOOA.
]facob H r m e l IKiester, PAST GKAXl) MASTER MINNESOTA. DIED December
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3Jobn 2). VDincU, (iKAXI) SBOKETARY MISSOURI. D I E D O c t o b e r 12, 1 »0<l.
Barnes IHamilton miills, FAST GRAND MASTER MONTANA. D I E D S e p t e m b e r 5 , 1!>0-I..
Tn metnoridtti. ]fame8 IRatbbonc IBJlcston, PAST OKAXU JIASTEK MONTANA. T)IT:]J A u g u s t ]:5, 1 9 0 4 .
J a m e s lUlilliam IHatbawav, PAST GKANll MASTEK MONTANA. DIEi:) A u g u s t 2 9 , ;i»04:.
fRolland IHector (i!>aklcv» PAST (JKAXI) MASTEK NEBKASKA. llIEn February 3, 1004.
Jlrcnmor Coffin, PAST GKANU MASTEK NEVADA. B I K » A u g u s t afi. IHOfl.
Cbarlcs :fl3clcber, PAST GKANI) MASTEK NEW JERSEY. DIED February 30, 1904.
In metnonam. S, stacker mHilliams, PAST UKAND 3IASTER OHIO. DIED April 3, 1904.
Conrad :B. 2>av, I'AST UKAND MASTER PENNSYLVANIA. D I E D J a n u a r y 1 1 , 1 OOd .
Charles im. Swain, JUNIOR GRAND WARDEN PENNSYLVANIA. DIED July 23, 190d.
Charles Blbert ifisher, SENIOR GRAND WAKDEN SOUTH DAKOTA. D I E D July », 1 9 0 4 .
Blbert Wlells Coe, PAST (iRAND SIASTER SOUTH ,DAKOTA. D I E D S e p t e m b e r .5, 1 !K>4 .
In memoriam. ©zro imeacbam, I'AST.GRAND MASTER VERMONT. BTBD October 2 3 , 1 9 0 4 .
HUilliam 1H. 1H. jf lick, PAST GRAND MASTER WEST VIRGINIA. p r a D J u l y T, 1 9 0 4 .
Oabriel tSouck, PAST GRAND MASTER WISCONSIN. DIED February 21, 1904.
©liver Uibbey, PAST GRAND MASTER WISCONSIN. ])IEH December 2 6 ,
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APPENDIX " G . "
RECORDS OF T H E FORMATION
ASSOCIATION OF PAST GRAND MASTERS M.-.W.-. G B A N D L O D G E , A. F. & A. M., OF K A N S A S .
W I C H I T A , K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 14,
1905.
Upon the e v e n i n g of t h e d a y prior to the opening of t h e F o r t y - n i n t h A n n u a l Communication of the M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of Ancient, F r e e and Accepted Masons of Kansas, tow i t : on T u e s d a y evening, F e b r u a r y , 14, 1905, the following b r e t h r e n . P a s t G r a n d Masters of t h e said G r a n d L o d g e , assembled at the Commercial Club in t h e City of Wichita a n d dined as the guests of t h e G r a n d Master, M.-.AV.-. THOMAS G . FiTOH. There were p r e s e n t : M.-.W.-. J. J A Y B U C K , Grand Master, February, 1884 to F e b r u a r y , 1885. M.-.W.-. J A M B S H . M O O A L L , Grand Master. February, 1895 to February, 1896. M.-.W.-. W I I J I J I A M M . S H A V E R , Grand Master, February, 1897 to February, 1898. M.-.W.-. CHABTJES J W E B B , Grand Master, February, 1900 to February, 1901. M.-.W.-. P E B B Y M . H O I S I N G T O N , Grand Master, February, 1901 to February, 1902. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S B . D E W E Y . Grand Master, February, 1902 to February, 1903. M.-.W.-. B E S T O B G . B B O W N , Grand Master, February, 1903 to February, 1904. M.-.W.-. THOMAS G . F I T C H , Grand Master, February, 1904 to February, 1905.
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F o l l o w i n g the r e p a s t , npon motion of Bro. BROWN, Bro. J. J A Y B U C K , as tlio senior P a s t Gi'and Master present, was chosen chairman of tlie m e e t i n g a n d Bro. WILLFAM M . S H A V E R as s e c r e t a r y . Bro. BROWN then addi'essed the b r e t h r e n upon the question of t h e desirability of o r g a n i z i n g an Association of P a s t Grand M a s t e r s in this G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n , similar in character to these Associations in t h e States of Tennessee and Oregon, of which l a t t e r body ho had the distinguished privilege to be an lionorarj- member. U p o n motion of Bro. B B O W N , t h e b r e t h r e n present then proceeded to organize " T h e Association of P a s t G r a n d Masters of the Most Worshipful G r a n d Ijodgc of Ancient, F r e e a n d Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , " b y a d o p t i n g the following prea m b l e . Constitution a n d B y - L a w s , as the declaration of purpose and for the g o v e r n m e n t of the Association :
PREAMBLE. W H E B B A S , We, P a s t -Grand Masters of the M.-. W.-. Grand Lodge of A. V. & A. M., of K a n s a s , being profoundly grateful for the protecting care vouchsafed us by onr loving Heavenly Father, y e t deeply sensible t h a t in due course of nature we too shall be called froin our labors here on earth, and being desirous, while life shall last, to exert our u t m o s t endeavors to maintain and perp e t u a t e the Ancient L a n d m a r k s and principles of our beloved fraternity, and to promote a n d further its best interests and general welfare, do, to this end, hereby form ourselves into a perman e n t organization, and do ordain for our guidance and government the following CONSTITUTIOJiT. A B T I O L E 1. This Association shall be known as " T h e Association of P a s t Grand Masters of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, F r e e and Accepted Masons of Kansas." A R T . 2. The objects of this Association a r e : 1. To continue and m a i n t a i n the active interest of P a s t Grand Masters in the labors and work of the fraternity. 2. To encourage and secure the attendance of Past Grand Masters on the Communications of the Grand Lodge.
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3. To observe, maintain and protect tlie a n c i e n t landmarks. 4. To aid in the'enforcement of sound masonic jurisprudence. 5. To practice in our lives, and to teach unto others, the true spirit and principles of Freemasonry, and to encourage social intercourse among the membership. A R T . 3. The Stated Assemblies of this Association shall be held annually a t the same time and place as are held the A n n u a l Communications of the Grand Lodge. A R T . 4. The officers of the Association shall b e : A Venerable President, a Worshipful Secretary, a Worshipful Tyler, a Worshipful Steward, and such others a.s the Association m a y from time to time deem necessary. A R T . 5. The membership shall consist of P a s t Grand Masters who have presided over legally constituted and regularlj' organized Grand Lodges, and who are residents,or P a s t Grand Masters of this jurisdiction, together with the presiding Grand Master of Masons of K a n s a s . A R T . 6. No dues shall ever be charged, nor t a x levied on the meinbershipof this Association. Emergencies arising which m a y require the expenditure of inoney shall be provided for by voluntary subscriptions or contributions. A R T . 7. This Constitution m a y be amended a t any A n n u a l Assembly of the Association, provided notice of the proposed a m e n d m e n t has been given before the vote thereon is taken, so t h a t all present at the Comnaunication of the Grand Lodge m i g h t have an opportunity to vote. The vote on the a m e n d m e n t m a y be taken at the same annual meeting in which it is offered.
BY-LAWS. 1. The place and hour a t which the Association shall convene in A n n u a l Assembly shall be appointed by the Venerable President, and the Worshipful Secretary shall notify all members of said place and hour, whether said members are in attendance upon Grand Lodge or not. 2. Three members shall constitute a quorum for business or work. 3. The proceedings of this Association shall be, as in all n)asonic bodies, secret from all not entitled to be present. 4. There shall be no election of officers nor installation. No officer except the Worshipful Secretary shall serve for two consecutive terms unless circumstances render such service unavoidable. 5. The senior Past Grand Master shall be the first Venerable President, and his term of offlce shall extend from the date of
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organization until the n e x t A n n u a l Assembly of the Association. The retiring P r e s i d e n t shall be succeeded by-the P a s t Grand Master in order of senioritj', and so through the entire list of P a s t Grand M a s t e r s in like order of seniority. Any P a s t Grand Master failing to a t t e n d the assembly of the Association a t which he would be entitled to preside will forfeit his succession to the chair, b u t will r e t a i n his r i g h t of seniority in future rotation, or in an emergency which would render his presidingabsolutely necessary under the provisions of this Constitution and By-Laws. I n the absence of the P a s t Grand Master entitled to preside, the n e x t in order of seniority shall a s s u m e the office of Venerable President. 6. T h e Worshipful Secretary shall be chosen or appointed annually, unless otherwise determined by the Association. H e shall k e e p a true a n d correct record of all transactions of this Association proper to be written. H e shall m a k e full entry.in the m i n u t e book of the life and masonic record of all members called to rest; shall give notices, and render such other services as m a y be for the best interests'of the Association. 7. The presiding Grand Master of Masons shall be the Worshipful T y l e r ; in the absence of the Grand Master, the junior P a s t Grand Master present shall be Tyler. The duties of the Tyler shall be s i m i l a r to those of the like office in masonic bodies. 8. I t s h a l l be the duty of the Worshipful Steward to provide the dinner for the Association. H e shall be aijpointed by the Venerable P r e s i d e n t a n n u a l l j ' , and shall serve while said P a s t Grand Master r e m a i n s President. 9. T h e Association shall dine together annually, on the evening of the day preceding the opening of the A n n u a l Communication of the G r a n d Ivodge, unless otherwise ordered by the Association or the President. The expenses of said dinner shall be m e t in equal proportion by each participant in the m e a l ; provided the Association m a y be the guest of any of its members at the A n n u a l Assembly. The m e m b e r s will be seated at dinner as a Table Lodge, the Venerable P r e s i d e n t in the Bast, or at the head of the table, the Worshipful Tyler a t the foot, the Worshipful Secretary a t the center of the table on the r i g h t of the President, the Worshipful Steward a t the center on the left. 10. T h e clothing of the members of this Association shall be a white lambskin apron, witli the Hebrew letter " y o d " in the center of a circle, painted or embroidered on the flap. No other device, ornamentation or colors shall be used on the front of the apron, but each m e m b e r m a y put an appropriate device on the back of his apron. 11. Persons eligible to m e m b e r s h i p in this Association, either by affiliation or by the communication of the attributes and secret instructions of the Order, m u s t be elected by unanimous ballot before admission. All m e m b e r s m u s t be put in possession of the means of recognition before their names can be enrolled.
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12. All masonic offenses shall be considered offenses in this Association, and shall be dealt with as are like offenses in the Grand Lodge. 13. These By-Laws may be amended at any Annual Assembly of the Association by a majority vote of the members present when the vote is taken. The matter of organization being completed, Bro. BROWN exemplified the ceremonies of the Order and communicated the attributes and secret instructions. Upon motion, all of the living Past Grand Masters of this Grand Lodge were elected to membership in this Association, and the senior Past Grand Master, Bro. JOHN GUTHRIE, of Topeka, was chosen as the first Venerable President, and Bro. WILLIAM M. SHAVER as the first Worshipful Secretary. Upon motion, the chairman of this meeting, Bro. J. JAY BUCK, was appointed to present to the Grand Lodge the facts relative to the organization and purposes of this Association, and to secure consent for the publication of the transactions of this Association in' the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge. Bro. FITCH moved that a committee of one be appointed to investigate the report of the serious illness of M.-.W.-. GEORGE S. GREEN, of Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, Grand Master of this Grand Lodge from February, 1883 to February, 1884, and if necessary arrange for suitable expressions of condolence from the Grand Lodge. Carried. Bro. WEBB was appointed as such committee. On motion, the Association was closed until the next Annual Assembly, unless sooner convened.
ATTEST:
J. JAY BUCK, Acting Venerable President.
Worshipful Secretary.
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OBGANIZERS OF T H E ASSOCIATION OF PAST GRAND M A S T E R S OF T H E M.-.W.-. G R A N D L O D G E , A. P. & A. M., O P K A N S A S .
M.-.W.-. J. J A Y B U C K , Grand Master, F e b r u a r y , 1884 to February, 1885. M.-.W.-. J A M B S H . M O G A L L , Grand Master, February, 1895 to February, 1896. M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V B K , G r a n d Master, February, 1897 to F e b r u a r y , 1898. M.-.W.-. C H A R L E S J W E B B , Grand Master, February, 1900 to February, 1901. M.-.W.-. P E B B Y M . H O I S I N G T O N , Grand Master, February, 1901 to F e b r u a r y , 1902. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S E . D E W E Y , Grand Master, February, 1902 to February, 1903. M.-.W.-. B E S T O B G . B R O W N , Grand Master, February, 1903 to February, 1904. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S G . P I T C H , Grand Master, February, 1904 to February, 1905.
M E M B E R S E L E C T E D F E B R U A R Y 14, 1905. M.-.W.-. J O H N G U T H R I E ; Grand Master, October, 1877 to October, 1878. M.-.W.-. G E O B G E S . G R E E N , Grand Master, February, 1883 to February, 1884. M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R , G r a n d Master, February, 1885 to F e b r u a r y , 1886. M.-.W.-. W A T S O N M . L A M B , Grand Master. February, 1888 to February, 1889. M.-.W.-. G E O R G E C . K E N Y O N , Grand Master, February. 1889 to F e b r u a r y , 1890. M.-.W.-. J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E , Grand Master, February, 1890 to February, 1891. M.-.W.-. D A V I D B . F U L L E R , Grand Master. F e b r u a r y , 1892 to February, 1893. M.-.W.-. G E O R G E W . C L A R K , Grand Master, February, 1894 to February, 1895. M.-.W.-. C H I L E S C . COLEMAN, G r a n d Master, February, 1896 to F e b r u a r y , 1897. M.-.W.-. M A U R I O E L . STONE, Grand Master. February, 1898 to February, 1899. M.-.W.-. H E N R Y C . LOOMIS, Grand Master, F e b r u a r y , 1889 to February, 1900.
APPENDIX.
REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE. P H E P A R E D BY M/.W.-. W I I J L I A M M . S H A V E R , P.-.G.-.M.C H A I R M A N OF OOMMITTBE.
To the M.'.W.-.Orand Lodge of Kansas : W e s u b m i t herewith our fourth a n n u a l Report on Correspondence. Our efforts last year to shorten our report did n o t prove very successful, by reason of t h e greater number of proceedings reviewed. This year we will t r y i t again, and we believe we will succeed, although it will probably be a t the expense of the value of the report. As usual, we will follow the alphabetical arrane;pment, reserving any general comments upon the masonic situation for our conclusion..
1821 — A L A B A M A — 1 9 0 3 . 83D A N N U A L .
MONTGOMPJRY.
D E C . 1, 2,1903.
401 Lodges. 14,340 Members. N e t increase: 800. A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Thirteen Grand Officers, two P a s t Grand Masters, and the representatives from 314 lodges. K a n s a s was n o t represented. Oiir late Grand Representative, E.'. W.-. J O H N D B L O A C H , h a s been dead for two or three years, but the Grand Secretary of A l a b a m a still carries his name on the list. T R A N S A C T I O N S . — T h e address of t h e Grand Master, M.-.W.". R O B E R T J . R E D D E N , of Sulligent, was a n excellent business document. I t covered twenty-two pages and concisely presented t h e work of t h e year. Death h a d removed two prominent Masons : M.".W.'. H E N B Y HABT
B B O W N , P a s t G r a n d Master, a n d W.'. J A M B S E . C O B B , a
m e m b e r of their Committee on Jurisprudence. Special memorials were presented and also a special service of sorrow held.
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Thirteen lodges were orgalnized under dispensation, three lodges were reorganized,and eight authorized to "continue work." Sixteen charters were issued and five restored ; five were forfeited and two surrendered ; eleven were continued under dispensation. Certainly many changes in their lodge register must take place every year. For "causes good and sufficient," forty-one dispensations were granted for the conferring of degrees out of time. It was stated that these were mostly granted to be used at "masonic gatherings where the degrees were to he conferred by some Grand Lecturer, Grand or Past Grand Officer." Eight commissions to lay corner-stones were Issued and used, five being for church buildings. Only twenty decisions were reported by the Grand Master. A ver.y modest record, when compared with that of some of his predecessors. The Committee on Jurisprudence slightly modified a couple of these decisions, reversed another and approved of the balance. \ye discover nothing of especial interest in these to note in review. One lodge conferred the Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft degrees upon a candidate who had an artificial leg. This was reported to have been done ignorantly of the fact that it was in violation of the Constitution. The Master then reported the facts to the Grand Master, and later asked for a dispensation to confer the third degree, upon the brother. This request was refused, but the case was reported to the Grand liodge with the recommendation of the Grand Master that the lodge be permitted to-confer the third degree upon the candidate in question, the same not to be considered a precedent. The Committee on Jurisprudence disapproved. We notice, however, that the following proposed amendment to the Constitution was offered, and being sufltlciently supported, was ordered submitted to the lodges for action: "Provided, That this shall not apply to a man who has an artificial limb or limbs, by aid of which he is enabled to prac-. tice and teach the ritual." The effort to amend the Constitution to increase the dues from 60 cents to $1.50 for the purpose of creating a fund to build a Masonic Home again met with defeat, 159 lodges voting in favor of the amendment and 220 against it. The other proposed amendment designed to permit amendments to the Constitution to be secured more easily was also defeated by about the same vote. The Grand Master said: A second defeat of this proposed amendment demonstrates the fact that some other plan than t h a t which this proposed amendment provided for will have to be devised It we ever build a Masonic Home In Alabama. That some plan can be formulated by which we can succeed I have no doubt. W h a t some have done and others a r e doing we can do. I have no plan to offer. That some of our wise heads will ultimately devise a scheme which will lead to success 1 nrmly believe.
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Fifty-nine of the lodges failed to report action upon t h e a m e n d m e n t s , and an effort was made to compel these lodges to show cause w h y they should not be disciplined for such neglect, but it fell through, a special committee reporting it " i m p r a c t i cable and unwise " to push the m a t t e r further. The Committee on Suspensions, Expulsions, and Appeals certainly earned its salary, as it was compelled to consider ten or twelve cases, some of them indicating a desire to use the lodge to force settlements of financial difficulties. Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, fraternal recognition was accorded the Grand Lodge of Costa Bica. Tlie same committee also favored a resolution providing for membership of the Grand Lodge in the Correspondence Circle of the Qnatuor Coronati Lodge of London. Bro. TiTCOMB, chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, tried to secure a repeal of their peculiar and, as we believe, wholly unjust and unmasonic law taxing dues against a suspended Mason during his period of suspension, but the Committee on J u r i s prudence reported adversely. We congratulate Bro. T I T O O M B upon his attempt. The Grand Lodge disposed of a large a m o u n t of business of local interest, but we note nothing further for this review. FINANCIAL,.—Eeceipts, $8,202.06; disbursements, $7,765.59; balance on hand, $5,200.36. CoBBESPONDENOB.—W.'. WiLLiAM Y. TtTOOMB, c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence, submits another valuable contribution to masonic literature in his a n n u a l review. K a n s a s for 1903 is very generously treated, being accorded about five pages of his report. Our Grand Master D E W E Y ' S address is fully reviewed with approving comment, and our t r a n s actions of general interest noted. Our Correspondence Report is given courteous and complimentary attention. H e is led to correct an erroneous expression of his opinion set forth in his Correspondence Review of 1901. W e are pleased to note that he is an a r d e n t believer in dependent membership, although the compositor made him express the other opinion. Upon the subject of our flag resolution and our reply to his criticism, he has this to say: As to "Old Glory" In the lodge, we had Intimated that It did not comport with the imiversality of Masonry: whereupon Bro. S H A V E R wonders why we do nob object to the English Bible upon our altars because of Its lack of universality. Well! let's see about that; all sentient beings, of whatever -'nation or tongue," recognize the existence of a " Higher Power." That recognition Is expressed In the presence of the Holy Bible upon our altars. Bub " all nations and tongues" do not owe allegiance to the United States flag.
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W e still believe our comment pertinent. While all "sentient beings recognize the existence of a H i g h e r Power," y e t all do not accept the E n g l i s h Bible as the "rule and guide of faitli," nor as t h e expression of the will of the Supreme Being. W e find no occasion, however, for t h e b a n i s h m e n t of the Bible from our a l t a r s because of the lack of universality ; neither should we object, to the i^resence of t h e American flag in American lodges because it does not command universal allegiance. The American flag in an A m e r i c a n lodge is an expressive symbol of pa.triotism and of loyalty, and these-are universal masonic virtues. W e should like to quote several passages from this pleasing writer, but we are striving to keep our report " d o w n " this year. N e x t A n n u a l a t Montgomery, December 6,1904. R O B E R T J . R E D D E N , Sulligent, reelected G r a n d M a s t e r ; G E O B G E A . B E A U O H A M P , Montgomery, reelected G r a n d S e c r e t a r y .
1 8 8 2 — ARIZONA — 1 9 0 3 . 22D
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N O V . 10-12, 1903.
N e t increase: 100.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Fourteen Grand Officers, eight P a s t Grand Masters, twenty-two P a s t Masters, and twenty representatives from sixteen lodges. W e looked in vain for tlie name of our Grand
Representative,
R.-. W.-. D E M E T R I U S
GILMON
BEALS,
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TRANSACTIONS.—M.-.W.-.
FRANCIS MARION
ZUOK,
of
Hol-
brook, whose half-tone portrait furnishes t h e frontispiece to the volume, presided as Grand Master. W e had the pleasure of . m e e t i n g a n d forming the acquaintance of this genial and polished masonic g e n t l e m a n a t Winslow, Arizona, during the last spring, and a r e u n d e r m a n y obligations for t h e distinguished courtesies extended. The G r a n d Master's address is a well conceived and carefully prepared document, covering with interpolated correspoftdence, some twenty-six pages. Through a special committee he received the commendation of the Grand Lodge for the "zeal and fidelity" displayed. Death h a d removed two of their distinguished toilers, M.-.W.-. G E O R G E W . C H E N E Y , P a s t Grand Master, a n d R.-.W.-. J O H N Y. T.
S M I T H , P a s t Deputy Grand Master, a n d loving tribute was borne to their virtues. Tender reference was also made to M.-.W.-. J O H N C. YoouM, Grand Master of Masons of Missouri, who sojourned for a time in their m i d s t in the hope of regaining his health. W e noted his death in our review of'Missouri last year.
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The Grand Master reported the interchange of Grand E e p r e sentatives with the Grand Lodge "Valle de Mexico," to w h i c h Body fraternal recognition had been voted at the last A n n u a l . The Grand Lodge "Valle de Mexico" also named the " D e p u t y Grand Master of the F o u r t h District, venerable Bro. A L F B E D O MoNTEVEBDB, as a special commissioner in order t h a t he m a y carry into effect a treaty in which will be designated for t h e future the obligations which both Grand Lodges contract." Grand Master Z U C K replied, t h a t there was no constitutional authority or precedent for such a procedure, b u t t h a t he would refer the question to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge v e r y properly sustained the Grand Master's position. Treaties s e e m to be relied upon more to determine the status between the m a n y masonic bodies of Mexico than established principles of masonic comity. This is well illustrated by a complaint reported by G r a n d Master ZUOK. Tucson Lodge No. 4 complained t h a t two residents of Tucson, who had been rejected as petitioners in said lodge, were made Masons a t Hermosillo, Mexico, by the District D e p u t y Grand Master, the same venerable Bro. A I J F R E D O M O N T E V B R D E , who had been recommended as a special commissioner to negotiate a treaty on behalf of the Grand Lodge "Valle de Mexico." The degrees were conferred so t h a t the parties in question could become charter m e m b e r s of a new lodge chartered by the Grand Lodge " V a l l e de M e x i c o " a t Cananea, State of Sonera, Mexico. This all occurred while said rejected petitioners continued residents of Tucson, Arizona. The only defense offered by the Grand Lodge "Valle de Mexico," was t h a t the m a k i n g of these residents of Tucson Into Masons in Mexico occurred prior to the date t h a t the G r a n d Lodge of Arizona extended official recognition to the Grand Lodge " V a l l e de M e x i c o " and interchanged representatives. From the correspondence it would seem t h a t the m a k i n g of Masons of those who are non-residents within the jurisdiction of a lodge is in violation of the law of the Grand Lodge "Valle de Mexico," but no apology or reparation for the act was offered, nor promise of investigation or discipline for the offense was made. I n the mind of the Mexican brethren the whole question seemed to t u r n upon the fact t h a t there had been no fraternal recognition of the Grand Lodge "Valle de Mexico," or " t r e a t y " between the two bodies, a t the time the offense was committed. The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge "Valle de Mexico" took occasion, however, to address a circular letter to his border lodges cautioning t h e m carefully to investigate the place of residence of applicants and to correspond with the Arizona lodges in all cases of doubt.
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G r a n d Master ZUOK very properly replied in substance t h a t the date of recognition was i m m a t e r i a l , a n d t h a t a prompt investigation a n d a purging of the improper m a t e r i a l from the fraternity was necessary. The case was reported to the Grand Lodge, b u t no action was taken, other t h a n to refer the entire m a t t e r to the incoming Grand Master, p r e s u m a b l y in the interest of harmony. A few decisions were reported. The first was unquestionably correct, a n d was approved by the C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e a n d the G r a n d Lodge. I t w a s : 1st. Should a Master Mason's lodge, as such, participate In the funeral ceremonies of a deceased sister of the Eastern Star? Ans^uer.— J^o. Master Masons can only participate In the funeral ceremo- • nles of deceased Master Masons In good standing at time of his death ; but all Master Masons should show their sympathy with the bereaved brother by their presence and attention.
T h e other decision was double-barreled.
H e r e it is :
2d. In regard to holding joint Installation services with the Eastern Star on Sunday. Answer.— Except for funeral services, the avoidance of labor on Sunday must, be observed. I t Is neither consistent with our teachings or right for a lodge to work on the Sabbath day. Later I received the following message from another lodge : "JVllI you grant dispensation for laying foundation stone Methodist Church, next Sunday?" To which I promptly replied,"No. Masons should not do work on Sunday that may be done on another day."
I t is difficult to understand just w h a t the Committee on J u r i s prudence intended to,do with the entire decision. I t said : We do not agree with his decision t h a t a lodge should not officiate In the • services of laying corner-stones of buildings on Sunday, for we believe that by so doing we exercise an influence for good.
The portion of the decision which relates to a Sunday installation was ignored, but it was certainly correct, and should have been approved. I n our opinion, the second portion of the decision was equally correct and should have been approved. The masonic ceremony of the laying of a corner-stone is as much a piece of masonic labor as an installation or the conferring of a degree, a n d all are equally improper upon the Sabbath day. " S i x days s h a l t thou labor and do all t h y work, b u t the seventh is the Sabb a t h of the Lord thy God. I n it thou s h a l t not do a n y labor." This day our " a n c i e n t brethren consecrated as a day of rest from their labors," and dedicated it to the service and contemplation of the Deity and H i s works. Can w^e masonically do less ? The only masonic ceremony proper to be performed on the Sabbath is the burial of the dead. Several recommendations were m a d e . One requiiring written evidence of regularity for all visitors was a wise one in our judgment, b u t we failed to discover t h a t it received any practical
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recognition. H e recommended a provision for life membersliip as a remedy for the a r m y of non-affiliates. W e doubt the efficiency of the remedy, and we are opposed to life m e m b e r s h i p s on general principles. The Grand Master succeeded in obeying the injunction of t h e Grand Lodge and officially visited all of the lodges. An excellent record. H e found the appropriation made by Grand Lodge for that purpose, .$150.00, insufficient, and recommended a n increase of the appropriation for the coming year to .$200.00. We notice t h a t the newly elected Grand Master moved to repeal the provision for the .$150.00 expense fund, and the motion prevailed. The F i n a n c e Committee reported no appropriation. I t is not a p p a r e n t w h a t this action means. If the Grand Master is expected to m a k e these visitations his expenses should be provided for. Two lodges were organized during the year under dispensation; one was granted a charter, the other was continued u n d e r dispensation. ^ Official recognition was accorded the Grand Lodges of Costa Rica and of E g y p t , and a similar request from the " G r a n d Orient and Supreme Council of B r a z i l " was referred to the Committee on Correspondence to report next year. The Constitution was amended, providing t h a t a Mason suspended for non-payment of dues could be restored after the expiration of one year only by a three-fourths vote and the p a y m e n t of all arrears, including dues during the period of suspension. This latter provision always impressed us as unjust and therefore unmasonic. W h i l e a Mason is under suspension and deprived of all masonic privileges it is unjust to charge him with dues. The following was adopted as a standing regulation : W H E R E A S , Much confusion and doubt has arisen among the several subordinate lodges of this Grand Jurisdiction as to what really constitutes a n eligible candidate for the degrees of Masonry ; therefore be it Resolved., That the following regulation be and is hereby adopted by this Grand Lodge as Its definition of eliglbllltj-; "The person who desires to be made a Mason must be a man ; no woman nor eunuch; free born, being neither a slave nor the son of a bond woman ; a believer in GOD and a future existence; of moral conduct; capable of reading and writing ; having no maim or defect in his body that may render him Incapable of learning the art, and physically able to conform literally to what the several degrees, respectively, require of him."
This is simply the affirmation of the old regulation relative to physical qualifications, as we recall it. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , ,$2,465.30; disbursements, $1,824.17 ; balance on hand — in General F u n d $1,443.80, in Widows and Orphans' Fund $1,442.95; other assets (bonds), $2,147.10.
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CoRRESPONDBNOE.—Bro. C H A B I J E S D . B E L D E N again presents
the Correspondence Review, a n o t h e r interesting contribution to masonic literature. K a n s a s for 1903 is accorded careful a n d generous consideration. Grand Master D E W E Y ' S address is pronounced a "masterful paper, of unusual import a n d calculated to sustain the character of masonic literature and legislation on a level of commanding importance a t home a n d abroad." Liberal extracts are taken from it, a n d t h e important questions of which it treats are carefully reviewed. ,
Of Bro. B I J A Y N E Y ' S oration he says :
I t Is an elaborate network of thought, delicately tracing the purposes of the emblems and symbols and tenets of our glorious Institution, and from which no paragraph can be snatched t h a t Is not Intricately Interwoven and cannot be appreciated If singled out.
Our Correspondence R e p o r t is very flatteringly treated. H e approve.s' and quotes our rejoinder to Bro. DEWoiiP S M I T H , of British Columbia, upon t h e flag proposition. H e also agrees with our position upon t h e official cipher question. W e h a d marked several passages from this interesting report for quotation, b u t we have a l r e a d y exceeded the space allotted to Arizona. N e x t Annual a t Tucson, N o v e m b e r 8, .1904. J A M E S S O M E B V I L L E C K O M B , Clifton, elected Grand M a s t e r ; G E O R G E J . R O S K R U G E , Tucson, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 7 1 — B R I T I S H COLUftlBIA - 1 9 0 4 . 33D A N N U A I J .
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ROSSI,AN-D.
2,624 Members.
J U N E 23,24, 1904.
N e t increase: 151.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Twelve Grand Officers, five District Deputies, two P a s t G r a n d Masters, and representatives from thirty-two lodges. Our K a n s a s G r a n d Representative, R.-.W.'.. S. N . J A R R E T T , who is t h e District D e p u t y Grand Master of the Second District, was present. T R A N S A C T I O N S . — T h e address of t h e Grand Master, M.-.W.-. C. E N S O R S H A R P , of E s q u i m a l t , w a s an able business d o c u m e n t
condensed into eight pages. H e referred feelingly to their losses by death of P a s t Grand Master M.-.W.-. A L E X . R . M I L N E , P a s t G r a n d J u n i o r Warden R.-. W.-. W I L L I A M S T E W A R T , a n d t h e i r G r a n d Tyler, W.-. E D W A B D
HosKEB. The Grand Lodge w a s convened in Special Communication to bury the first and last of these two mentioned brethren.
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Under the head of "Foreign Jurisdictions," the Grand Master reported the case of a resident of British Columbia who went on a three months' visit to Scotland and returned a Master Mason, the three degrees having been conferred in Scotland. Two letters of complaint were written to the Grand Lodge of Scotland by Past Grand Master MIL,NE, of British Columbia, the Grand Representative of Scotland near British Coluiribia, but they were ignored and unanswered. The Grand Master then caused an official letter to be written to the Grand Secretary of Scotland relative to the matter, and it was similarly ignored. The Grand Master t h e n repeated his letter and complained of the discourtesy in failure to answer the communications. This brought a reply, he being informed t h a t the " G r a n d Lodge of Scotland claims universal jurisdiction and the r i g h t to use m a t e r i a l from any part of the known world." Grand Master S H A B P closed the reference w i t h the following well-justified remark : Although it is very unpleasant to do so, I feel Ijound to say that in my opinion this Grand Lodge has been treated with a lack of courtesy that Is astonishing from so old and august a body as the Grand Lodge of Scotland.
The Committee on the Address added its condemnation as follows : 5th. We endorse the language of the Grand Master referring to the extraordinary discourtesy exhibited by the Grand Lodge of Scotland In regard to its failure to reply to correspondence. The ordinary rules of politeness would seem to require a reply to any communication, whether the recipient agrees or not with the subject-matter thereof.
In our opinion the Grand Lodge was fully justified in going further than simple protest in such a case. W e believe it should have treated the m a t e r i a l in question as irregularly inade, and refused masonic recognition to the party in question, s h u t t i n g the doors of its lodges against hiin. A similar case occurred in K a n s a s the year the writer was Grand Master, and we treated it as did British Columbia, merely expressing disapprobation a t the ignoring of our rights of jurisdiction by Scotland. W e have ever since felt t h a t we m a d e a mistake, and we have regretted tliat we did not put up the K a n sas bars against this K a n s a n who stole into Masonry over the Scotland fence. So long as American Grand Lodges continue to recognize masonically the material stolen from them by foreign Grand Lodges, just so long will Ainerican material steal into the fraternity over foreign fences. I t is useless to " p r o t e s t " to tlie foreign Grand Lodges, but if American Grand Lodges unitedly stand up for the American doctrine of exclusive territorial jurisdiction by treating all Americans who are foreign-made Masons in violation of our rights as "irregulars," then Americans will soon cease b u y i n g s o m e t h i n g abroad t h a t they find valueless a t home. Cease protesting, but ruin the market.
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A n o t h e r peculiar case was reported. A member of a lodge u n d e r t h e jurisdiction of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Canada, upon rem o v i n g to British Columbia received' through some oversight duplicate dimits from his C a n a d i a n lodge. He. affiliated in'British Columbia, where he was s u b s e q u e n t l y suspended for non-payment of dues. Subsequently r e t u r n i n g to his original Canadian homehe used his duplicate d i m i t a n d renewed affiliation in Canada. A humorous d e n o u m e n t of t h e case was thus reported by the Grand M a s t e r : I Instructed the Grand .Secretary to acquaint the Grand Lodge of Canada that this seemed to us a fraudulent use of a dlnilt received by an oversight. The Grand Lodge of Canada hold a contrary opinion, and If they do not object to having Masons who affiliate In this exceptional manner, I do not suppose that we can do anything but acquiesce.
The Grand Master m a d e a; plea for longer service of Masters, s a y i n g there was " too g r e a t a t e n d e n c y to mal^e Masters of lodges, and the Craft would be in a better condition if lodges were to retain a Master for a t least two years, and if he is exceptionally able, for a longer period." H e closed witli the c o m m e n t : Perhaps, too, the day will come when the Grand Lodge will equally Tecognlze the advantage of following the same rule, and we shall cease to present the curious spectacle of having one Grand Master to every one hundred and twenty-flve brethren, or thereabouts. The Jurisdiction also has, roughly speaking, one Past Master to every seven brothers, which makes one wonder if there Is any other Jurisdiction equally richly blessed.
H e also urged t h e distribution of a few " P a s t G r a n d " ranlis a m o n g deserving brethren.' b u t t h e Committee on the Address, a l t h o u g h approving t h e s e n t i m e n t relative to "longer service," seemed to think the conferring of P a s t Grand ranks unwise in view of the "profusion of P a s t Grand Masters." The Grand Lodge, however, struck out t h i s entire paragraph from the report. The Grand Master was happily able to report " n o decisions necessary." Three special dispensations out of the ordinary were reported. The first w a s : â&#x20AC;˘ To cast a new ballot for a candidate who was rejected by one vote. The voter wrote to explain that he had mistaken the candidate for someone who bore a great personal similarity to the candidate, for which he apologized, and to avoid a n act of Injustice to the candidate I gave permission for a new ballot, which when taken was found to be clear.
The second authorized a vote on a petition a t an emergent meeting, and the third authorized a waiver of jurisdiction over a petitioner. The Committee on the Address approved the second and third and disapproved t h e first, b u t t h e Grand Lodge " s t r u c k o u t " this paragraph from the report, with w h a t intended effect we do not know.
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The Grand Master reported visitation to some fourteen or fifteen of the lodges. This caused " c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s " from the committee, b u t it a d d e d : While recognizing the pleasure derived by the Craft from these visits, we feel that the Jurisdiction Is growing to such an extent that the work of visiting the lodges must In the near future be relegated to the District Deputy Grand Masters.
If this was intended as a criticism of ofHeial visitations b y the Grand Master a n d should result in relegating such work to District Deputies, it would be a m i s t a k e in our opinion. One visit of a Grand Master is worth a dozen visits of a District Deputy. The reports of t h e Deputy Grand Master and of the District Deputies cover some twenty-eight pages, and give a comprehensive view of t h e condition of t h e Craft in t h e jurisdiction; t h e y also furnish an opportunity for a distribution of the usual boquets. W e have before h a d occasion to note the excellent work being done by the G r a n d H i s t o r i a n , R.-.W.-. W . A. D B W O L F S M I T H ,
H i s work partakes also of t h e nature of librarian. During t h e p a s t year the suni of $300 was expended in binding, the purchase of masonic works, a life-membership subscription to t h e Lodge Quatuor Coronati, a n d a card catalogue to the library. T h a t this good work- is being appreciated is evidenced by a renewal of t h e $300 appropriation for t h e coming year. Applications for recognition from the Grand Orient of Brazil and another Grand Lodge in W e s t e r n Australia were referred to the Committee on Correspondence for report a t next Annual. An excellent address w a s delivered before the Grand Lodge by the Grand C h a p l a i n , V.-. W.-. H. G. F I E N N E S - C L I N T O N , for
which a vote of t h a n k s w a s tendered a n d the address ordered printed in the Proceedings. I t was thoroughly Christian as well as masonic, being based on St. J o h n , 1:29, as a t e x t : "Behold t h e L a m b of GOD, which taketh a w a y t h e sins of t h e world." We heartily enjoyed it, although we imagine our good friend Bro. D E WoiiF-SMiTH hardly approved of it as, if we correctly recall, he criticised our Bro. E S T E Y ' S oration several years ago as " a trifle too full of Christianity for delivery before a masonic gathering." F I N A N C I A L . — General F u n d : Eeceipts, $4,018.34; disbursements, $4,609.71; balance on hand, $3,075.85. Charity F u n d : R e ceipts, $3,072.45; disbursements, $100.00; on hand — securities $2,223.75, cash $888.27. CoBBESPONDENCB.—R.-.W.'. W- A. D E W O L F - S M I T H , c h a i r m a n
of the Committee on Correspondence, submitted^his eighth a n n u a l report, as usual a very able a n d interesting review condensed into 188 pages. K a n s a s for 1904 is assigned five of these, our t r a n s actions being thoroughly noted.
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I n r e v i e w i n g o u r G r a n d M a s t e r B R O W N ' S address, he notes the. n u m b e r of lodges u n d e r dispensation,- and t h a t the G r a n d M a s t e r r e c o m m e n d e d t h e issue of w a r r a n t s for four of them, b u t he c o m m e n t s : In the case of the fifth, he recommends that the dispensation be withdrawn, although why he did n o t withdraw It himself. If the work done by the lodge was not satisfactory. Is not clear. T h e reviewer m i s r e a d t h e s t a t e m e n t . A t the time the address w a s p r e s e n t e d the d i s p e n s a t i o n h a d expired by limitation a n d h a d been returned. The G r a n d M a s t e r recommended t h a t the d i s p e n s a t i o n " b e n o t c o n t i n u e d , " or renewed. Bro. D B W O L F - S M I T H does n o t like t h e action of our G r a n d L o d g e in a d o p t i n g a cipher r i t u a l . H e s a y s : The special Committee on Ritual presented a report In which they recommend the Grand Lodge to adopt and publish a cipher ritual. They say that the tendency of the times seems to be towards the publication of the work, and that this tendency Is the result of the flood of unauthorized rituals which is deluging the country. In advocating this procedure one of the committee outlined the plan of the work. I t is to consist of the Initial letter of each word, omitting even this In the case of w h a t are known as "test words," whatever they may be. I t will n o t be Intelligible or legible to any person who has not been already instructed, yet it Is to aid beginners In acquiring accuracy and facility in t h e work. The urgent need for books of this kind is felt only by those who are too lazy to learn the work as U should be learnt, or who are possessed with the idea t h a t absolute uniformlt.v of work Is something to be obtained a t all cost. The utility of a cipher of the kind proposed was well set out to us by a member of another society which has just such an official ritual He said," the brother who is well informed has no need of the book, while one who is not Informed cannot use It." The Kansas committee gpes on to show t h a t cipher rituals have the sanction of both authority and antiquity. "Masonic tradition is not against this. I t Is true that upon a memorable occasion a careful search failed to discover a key on or about the person of a distinguished Mason who was stricken down in the performance of his duty. But the order to make t h a t search proceeded from the highest earthly masonic authority. That such search was so ordered shows by the clearestirapllcatlon that the possession of such a key would have been no violation of masonic tradition. Certainly there was no thought of reflecting upon the character of t h a t celebrated artist by intimating t h a t he might have been faithless to his trust." Now w h a t do you t h i n k of t h a t ? To t h i n k that in this twentieth century any m a n of ordinary intelligence should hold up the Hlramlc legend as a fact, and appeal to King SOLOMON as " t h e highest earthly masonic authority!" Oertalnly there can be no appeal from so e m i n e n t an authority, but we may, perhaps, be permitted to regret that in Kansas, as In one or two other Jurisdictions, the attentive ear will no longer acquire the work from the instructive tongue, and the secrets of Freemasonry, instead of being locked up in faithful breasts will be confided to the pages'of a cipher ritual. W h i l e we believe in an "ofBcial c i p h e r r i t u a l " as a necessary evil, a l t h o u g h , as is well k n o w n in K a n s a s , we opposed the special c o m m i t t e e ' s a t t e m p t a t revision a n d a r e e m p h a t i c a l l y out of s y m p a t h y w i t h the c i p h e r alleged to h a v e been adopted, y e t we are compelled to smile a t t h e serious a t t e m p t of our n o r t h e r n b r o t h e r to torture a p a s s i n g allusion found in the committee's re-
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/ port Into an expression of belief by t h a t committee In the historical accuracy of a masonic tradition. W e beg to assure our good brother t h a t the K a n s a s committee have so little regard for the idea of a n t i q u i t y in either legends or history of the masonic Institution, t h a t under the plea of m a k i n g the ritual conform with the latest ideas of twentieth century grammatical construction, they have sought to eliminate m a n y phrases and expressions which are probably the relics of the early English of the days of P I E R S P L O W M A N a n d the C a n t e r b u r y Tales.
I n reviewing our Correspondence Report Bro. S M I T H again attacks the cipher question, s a y i n g : Bro. SHAVER is opposed to cipher rituals, but thinks that every Grand Lodge should have one. He Is a strong advocate of the letter-perfect ritualist, and In our opinion this Is one of the reasons why these rituals are regarded by so many as necessaries. We think that It Is much better to teach the ritual by the mouth-to-ear method than by any form of cipher, even if an occasional word or phrase Is changed. I t would make Bro. SHAVEK and some others open their eyes if they could visit British Columbia and see the varieties of work done here, and yet we experience no trouble in getting from one lodge to another, nor do visitors from other Jurisdictions seem to find any difficulty In gaining admission here.
Our brother misstates our position. W e have never favored a lodge cipher as a means of ritual instruction, a n d the form of cipher we have advocated is useless for such a purpose. W e do believe In a standard ritual, a n d t h e close working thereof as the ideal, for which piirpose an official initial cipher is very desirable as an aid-to-the-memory. Bro. S M I T H alleges t h a t we are "also a firm believer in the possession by t h e Grand Master of certain prerogatives, such as m a k i n g Masons a t sight, which are inherent In the office and not the result of any authority conferred b y t h e Grand Lodge." H e adds : " H e also falls into the common error of thinking t h a t the office of Grand Master antedates t h e formation of Grand Lodges, a fiction which has been exploded for a number of years." W e a d m i t t h a t with M A O K B Y , S I M O N S , and a few others, we
have been laboring under t h e impression t h a t the office oT Grand Master antedates the formation of Grand Lodges, and t h a t the Grand Master did possess certain prerogatives Inherent in the office a n d not the result of, although recognized by. Grand Lodge Constitutions. W e are in hearty s y m p a t h y , however, with our Eevision Committee (1898), which s a i d : " W h i l e the power of the Grand Master to m a k e Masons a t sight is undenled, it is one which should never be exercised," and, as we remarked a year ago, " W e have never read a n account of the making of Masons a t sight b y any Grand Master in our day, which was not, In our opinion, an abuse of power." â&#x20AC;˘ We had noticed last year t h a t the "special Committee on the Grand Master's Address," instead of subdividing the address a n d
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referring the several portions to the appropriate standing committees for attention, had assumed the powers of all the committees and had dictated the entire legislation. We remarked that this was "a very reprehensible procedure, in our judgment." Bro. SMITH now comments: He does not approve of our method of disposing of the Grand Master's address by referring It to a committee to deal with, which he styles a "reprehensible practice." I t may be, but not so reprehensible as publishing a cipher ritual.
The brother has failed to state our position. We have no objection to the reference of the address to a committee "to deal •with." That is the proper course and the one we follow in Kansas. We do object, however, to any such committee — and a special one at that—absorbing the constitutional duties of all of the standing committees and trying to dictate the entire legislation suggested by the Grand Master's address. We regret that we have more than exhausted the space we should accord to British Columbia, as there are many excellent passages in this valuable report which we would like to reproduce. Next Annual at New Westminster, June 22, 1905. W. J. BowsBB, K. C, Vancouver, elected Grand Master; ROBERT E. BRETT, Victoria, reelected Grand Secretary.
1850 — CALIFORNIA — 1903. 54TH ANNUAL.
284 Lodges.
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OCT. 13-17,1903.
Net increase: 2,343.
ATTENDANCE.—Present: Ninteen Grand OfBcers, twelve Past Grand Masters, and Past Masters, officers and representatives from 267 lodges. Among the list of Grand Representatives reported present we looked in vain for the. name of our Kansas plenipotentiary. TRANSACTIONS.—An energetic and zealous toiler had been at the head of the Craft during the year in the person of M.*. W.'. ORRIN S. HENDERSON, of Stockton, who presided as Grand Mas-
ter, and whose half-tone portrait in full regalia embellishes the Proceedings. His address is a model interesting business document covering thirty-six pages. Death had removed a Past Grand Master, M.-. W.-. EDWARD MYERS PRESTON, who was chairman of their Committee on Jurisprude'nce at the time of his demise, and V.'.W.-. NATHAN W E S -
TON SPADLDING, Past Grand Treasurer. The Grand Master recited their virtues "at length, and later a special committee
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s u b m i t t e d tributes which were combined w i t h addresses into a m e m o r i a l service. T h a t the year had proven a busy one for the G r a n d M a s t e r was plainly a p p a r e n t from the following condensed s t a t e m e n t of his official v i s i t a t i o n s : We have often realized the Impossibility of any one Grand OfBcer being able to visit each and every lodge or any considerable proportion of them. Yet we would like to have done s o ; the spirit and flesh were both willing, but time refused allowance. However, notwithstanding the magnificent distances for which our State Is noted, regardless of the rough and rugged roads, It has been our pleasure to travel nearly 23,000 miles In the Interest of Masonry this year, making 120 visits In sixty-two cities. In forty-two districts,embracing 255 lodges. There are 284 lodges In the Jurisdiction, including the eight under dispensation, situated In 245 cities. This leaves but eleven districts comprising twenty-nine lodges, to which we have not personally paid visits. Four of these lodges are In the Hawaiian and Philippine Islands. This was a r e m a r k a b l e record surely. The G r a n d Lodge had also been convened in twenty-four Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n s for t h e purpose of d e d i c a t i n g masonic halls, c o n s t i t u t i n g lodges and l a y i n g of corner-stones. E i g h t new lodges were organized under dispensation a n d these were all granted charters. Forty-seven special dispensations were issued, forty-two of which authorized reballoting on rejected petitions and one to ballot w i t h o u t reference. The Grand Master considered the form of dispensation to ballot on rejected petitioners " a n evil w h i c h should be hedged about by laws more strict t h a n those now.in force." W e fully agree with him, a n d believe the G r a n d Master should " h e d g e " it himself by refusing to g r a n t such dispensations. W e cannot conceive of a case where a dispensation to " b a l l o t w i t h o u t reference" would be e i t h e r n e c e s s a r y or proper. I n reporting the laying of corner-stones the G r a n d Master re. ferred to a peculiar case: Only once has the voice of Church been raised against us, and that at Santa Rosa, where. In spite of prlest-protestlng, was laid the corner-stone of the Carnegie Free Public Library. This protest, 111-advlsed, seemed but to Inspire and unite the brethren of this section. Never In the memory of the oldest Inhabitant, we were told, was there such a gathering, seemingly bent on protesting, by their presence, against such an unwarranted attack as was made against our fraternity through the public press. How any one claiming to wear the holiness of the great Divinity, as a true servant of the Master, can hold such thoughts within his breast as were put forth In the attack upon us In this twentieth century. Is more than we can conceive. We do not claim to be a religious body ; but we do claim that Masonry Is the hand-malden of religion, and that so long as we continue to base our foundation upon and work with the Holy Bible as the rule and guide of our faith we win ever continue to exist; and that no attack by any man or set of men, be they priests or laymen, kings or peasants, or what not, will ever shake us from our foundations.
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We presume the above referred to some good Roman Catholic friend. The Grand Master reported some nine or ten lodges which had celebrated their fiftieth anniversary during the year, and relative to this matter incidentally remarked : I t has so far been held t h a t the fiftieth anniversary of a lodge dates not from Its dispensation date, not from the date of charter granted, but from that date on which the lodge was duly constituted and regularly handed Its charter, numbered, and the officers Installed, by the Grand Master or party duly authorized.
The Committee on Jurisprudence noticed this and said : In relation to the matter contained In said address relative to the fiftieth anniversary of " S a c r a m e n t o " Lodge No.40, your committee are of the opinion that a lodge begins to exist with the Issuance of the dispensation by the Grand Master, and t h a t the date of Issuance of such dispensation should alone be considered In fixing the proper date of the fiftieth or other anniversary.
In our humble opinion both the Grand Master and the Committee on Jurisprudence were in error regarding this matter. A lodge is not "born" until it is granted a charter by the Grand Lodge, and the subsequent constituting of it merely puts the lodge in formal possession of the rights and powers theretofore granted by the Grand Lodge. The date of the grant of the charter should fix the date for all birthday anniversaries. The Grand Master was very fortunately able to say that no decisions had been necessary. This always indicates one of two things in the lodges of a jurisdiction, viz: somnolence or masonic intelligence. The first condition can not be charged to California. A handsome gift to the fraternity was reported in the shape of a sixteen-room cottage with lodge assembly hall or chapel costing $30,000, erected on the Masonic Home grounds by Bro. MOBEis SiMiNOFF, of San Francisco, and named Siminoff Temple. The corner-stone was laid by the Grand Master, and it was dedicated by the Grand Lodge during or just after the present Annual Communication. Strong resolutions of thanks to thebenevolent brother and his estimable wife were unanimously adopted by the Grand Lodge in a rising vote, and the brother was introduced and received by the Grand Lodge with every manifestation of appreciation and esteem, being invited to a seat in the Grand East. A number of pithy "observations," designed to cause the brethren to do some thinking, were presented by the Grand Master. We quote one or two:. We have noticed that wherever there Is situated a lodge of the Order of the Eastern Star, whose membership, as you know. Is limited to our wives, mothers, daughters and sisters, as well as ourselves, there Is found a greater interest In Blue Lodge Masonry by our brethren. The Influence of those we
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most love and revere certainly reaches to b u r lodge rooms through our better selves. Our lodges are strongest In true fraternity away from the cities where other recognized diversions of Masonry e.xlst. The base of our fraternity Is the Blue Lodge. The others are but ornan\ents to the structure, and of them all let us always be loyal to our Blue Lodge, and work constantly In Its quarries.
I n connection with the latter subject he quoted a t length from Grand Master A R T H U R , of Washington, whose strictures we noted in our review last year, and also referred to their own Bro. D A V I E S ' Correspondence Report in his several notations of criticisms of t h e Shrine. A number of recommendations were offered by the G r a n d Master; among them, t h a t a regulation be framed regarding t h e dutj' of attendance a t masonic funerals; t h a t Master Masons be required to learn t h e work l e c t u r e ; t h a t provision be m a d e for life membership of those who had been members of their lodge for fifty y e a r s ; t h a t the appointment of Grand Representatives be abolished as a "useless, cumbersome custom a n d promotive of inharmony." W e failed to discover t h a t a n y of these were practically adopted. A large amount of business was transacted during the five days' session. The usual detailed reports from the Relief Committees of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, Stockton, S a n Diego a n d Sacramento cover twenty pages of the Proceedings. These sliow a n expenditure of $22,466.74 for relief, distributed a t a n expense of $2,251.69 for salaries a n d incidentals of the committee. Our jurisdiction of K a n s a s is charged with total relief during the year to the a m o u n t of $265.50, and is credited with having refunded $83.00. The reports of t h e Masonic H o m e cover thirty-seven pages. I t has 109 inmates, there being forty-five men, t w e n t y women, twenty-five boys, a n d nineteen girls. T h e receipts for the y e a r were $57,060.87; disbursements, $26,131.57; balance on hand, $30,929.30. The average per capita expense was about $18.00 per month. The Committee on Returns h a d this to say about tlie prosperous condition of t h e Craft: Your committee again congratulates this Grand Body on the work being done and the progress being made by Its subordinate lodges. We thought last year, when the gain In membership of 1,959 was recorded, that the high watermark had been reached, but this year shows still a greater gain, being 2343. The books of the Grand Secretary show t h a t returns have been received from every subordinate lodge, and that all dues have been paid 5n full, and while this Is no new condition In this Jurisdiction, It demonstrates the continued zeal of the membership and the sound financial condition of the lodges. The G r a n d Orator, W.-. Bro. E D W A R D H . H A R T , delivered .a
very interesting oration on "Liberty, E q u a l i t y , F r a t e r n i t y . " An effort w a s m a d e to secure legislation providing for life memberships, a n d in obedience to instructions the (Joriimittee on
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J u r i s p r u d e n c e s u b m i t t e d a proposed a m e n d m e n t to t h e Code, b u t t h e whole question was finally disposed of b y the adoption of t h e following resolution: Resolwd, That this Grand Lodge does not approve of life membership In Subordinate lodges. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $39,917.63; d i s b u r s e m e n t s , .$42,937.16; o v e r d r a w n , $694.16. CoBRBSPONDENCB.—Past G r a n d Master, M . - . W . - . W I L L I A M A. D A V I B S , as c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, boiled d o w n into 176 pages a n e x c e l l e n t review. I n his conclusion, he refers to one of our own d i s t i n g u i s h e d dead in his m e m o r y r o l l : From Maine to Montana the funeral notes have been heard, and the roll of the honored dead Is extended beyond all former records. Brethren of national fame, ritualists of reputation as the deflners of masonic law and usage, with others Illustrious as the living exemplars of the principles and tenets of Freemasonry, have. In the brief months of the past recess, put on Immortality. The n a m e s of DRTJMMOND and B U R N H A M , o f M a i n e ; CAI,I.AHAM, of Kans a s ; STATON, of K e n t u c k y ; M O O A H A N , of Maryland ; L A U G H L I N , of A r k a n s a s ; L A R N E E , o f the District of Columbia; M I C H A E I . ARNOI,D, of P e n n s y l v a n i a ; P A I G E , of New York; D. MTJKBAY LYON, of S c o t l a n d ; H I L I - I A R D , of F l o r i d a ;
S P I N K S , of Mississippi, a n d m a n y others, present a galaxy of names to be written In letters of living light high upon the masonic column of the passing years. These beloved brethren have gone out of our lives forever, and yet we would not leave their remembrance alone to the Inscription of their names on the death roll for record and deposit in the archives of Grand Lodge, for "we shall meet beyond t h e river." The Idea of immortality is as old as the human race, and as reasonable as any proposition that finds universal acceptance. Masonry did not originate this b e l i ^ , though of all the institutions of the age It is the best qualified to have taught this fundamental truth. K a n s a s for 1903 is accorded four pages of f r a t e r n a l atteijtion. G r a n d M a s t e r D E W E Y ' S a d d r e s s is briefly reviewed, closing w i t h the comment: The address Is an Interesting and instructive one, and we wish it could be read by all Masons, but especially by the Masters of our lodges. H e reports our S t a n d i n g Begulatlon N o . 20, r e l a t i v e to i n t o x i c a t i n g liquors, w i t h o u t c o m m e n t , N e x t A n n u a l a t S a n F r a n c i s c o , October 11,1904. C H A R L E S W . N U T T I N G , E t n a Mills, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; G E O R G E J O H N S O N , M a s o n i c Temple, San Francisco, reelected • <3rand Secretarj',
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1855 — CANADA — 1 9 0 4 . 49TH ANNUAIJ.
381 Lodges.
BBOCKVIIJLE.
32,708 Members.
J U L Y 20, 21, 1904.
N e t increase: 2,223.
ATTE^fDANOE.—Present: Sixteen Grand Officers,eighteenDistrict Deputies, nine P a s t Grand Masters, and representatives a n d P a s t Masters from 335 lodges. There were 726 names registered, having a total of 1,430 votes. K a n s a s was represented by R.-.W.-. W. G. B E I D . TBAIJ^SAOTIONS.—M.-. W.-. J O H N E . H A R D I N G , K . C , G r a n d
Master, of Lindsay, who had presided nearly three years as Grand Master, concisely reported the work of the year, occupying only eight pages with his address. H e did not appear to be in very close " t o u c h " with his committees, as he announced in t h e opening of his address t h a t the very i m p o r t a n t work of considering the revision of the Constitution reported by the Committee •would come before the Grand Lodge a t the present Communication. When t h e committee came to report, it announced tfiat i t had been unable to complete its work and asked for the appointment of a new committee. The Grand Master reported a number of interesting gala visitations, some of them outside of the Grand Jurisdiction. T h e centennial anniversary of the introduction of Masonry into Norfolk County war, celebrated a t Simooe on J a n u a r y 22, 1904. Five lodges were constituted and consecrated during t h e year, and five new masonic halls dedicated. Two corner-stones were laid and eight dispensations for new lodges granted. Seven new lodges were granted charters a t this Coinmunication a n d four were continued under dispensation, as well as one new dispensation ordered. Under the head of "Beiievolence" the Grand Master said : -During the year Grand Lodge has expended the sum of $12,905 In benevolence to the members of the Craft In this jurisdiction in addition to, the sum expended by the lodges. I repeat my recommendation as to the formation of afund of benevolence to be placed In the hands of trustees and forever devoted to t h a t purpose. I also recommend the transfer of the Asylum Fund to the Benevolent Fund, and that the sum of $20,000.00 be placed to the credit of that fund and Invested, and that the Interest derived from the Investment be applied In payment of four annuities of $200.00 each to four of the most deserving and needy of the unfortunate brethren on our list.
We referred last year to the recommendation regarding a Semi-centennial F u n d . This year the Grand Master said : Substantial progress has been made In the raising of this fund. There Is now on deposit in the Canadian Bank of Commerce to the credit of this fund $5,119.22. Besides a number of lodges have amended their By-Laws Increasing their yearly dues by $1.00 per year for three years to pay the yearly quota of
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their members. The Fourteenth District leads all the districts in this Jurisdiction In i t s contributions to t h e Semi-centennial Fund, and my own district, No. 12, comes next on the list. The three lodges of the grand old city of Kingston have paid In their full quota for the year to the fund.
T h e committee this year recommended t h a t the work proceed and t h a t fehe time for raising the fund be extended to three years from 1904. There seemed to be a m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g a s to t h e s u m s a l r e a d y contributed, some of t h e lodges considering t h e raising of t h e fund obligatory instead of voluntary, and the G r a n d Ivodge ordered the r e t u r n to the lodges of the s u m s already contributed. V The D i s t r i c t D e p u t y Grand Master also delivered a n address, covering a b o u t four pages and dealin'g principally with visita. tions. T h e presentation of such an a d d r e s s was apparently a new d e p a r t u r e in this Grand Lodge, b u t it received hearty commendation from the Board of General Purposes, a n d later t h e G r a n d Lodge gave its s t a m p of approval by electing the Deputy to t h e ofHce of G r a n d Master. The D i s t r i c t Deputies' reports as usual occupy a goodly portion of t h e Proceedings, covering 210 pages. T h e Committee on Condition of Masonry interestingly reviews these reports, from which we g a t h e r t h a t the Craft is very prosperous in Canada. T h e other proceedings were the u s u a l harmonious routine. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , .$30,263.95; disbursements, $25,937.10, of w h i c h .$14,905.00 were for benevolence. W e notice a grant of $2,000.00'to Mrs. J . J . M A S O N , the widow of their late beloved Grand Secretary. Tlie Grand Lodge holds assets a m o u n t i n g to $105,148.50 in four p e r cent, interest b e a r i n g bonds a n d $6,008.01 in cash. CoRKESPONDBNCB.—Past Grand M a s t e r H E N R Y B O B E R T S O N ,
the veteran correspondent, submitted his twenty-second a n n u a l report, a condensed review covering ninety-five pages. The space assigned each jurisdiction- m u s t necessarily be short in such a brief report, b u t K a n s a s for 1904 receives its full share in two pages of clippings from Grand Master B R O W N ' S address and the several reports w i t h o u t criticism. I n a brief supplemental report, t h e committee h a s this to say relative to the application for recognition of t h e new Grand Lodge of Queensland: According to the information furnished there are 140 lodges In Queensland. The new Grand Lodge was formed by apparently thirty-nine lodges, all holding under the Scotch 'and Irish Constitutions, the English lodges holding aloof. While sympathizing with the movement a n d acknowledging the grave reasons for the formation of the new Grand Lodge, your committee desire to have the matter deferred until the next Annual Communication, with the hope that in the meantime more unanimity will prevail.
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N e x t A n n u a l , t h e semi-centennial, a t H a m i l t o n , J u l y 21, 1905. B E N J A M I N A L L E N , Toronto, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ;
M U R R A Y , H a m i l t o n , reelected Grand
HUGH
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107 Lodges.
DENVER.
S E P T . 20, 21,1904.
10,559 Members.
N e t i n c r e a s e : '493.
ATTENDANCE.—Present: ThirteenGrand
Officers,twenty-five
P a s t Grand Masters, and representatives from 100 lodges. Our G r a n d E e p r e s e n t a t i v e , E.-. W.-. W I L L I A M H . S A N F O B D , was
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reported present. T R A N S A C T I O N S . — A n eloquent and excellent address w a s presented by the Grand Master, M.-.W.-. J A M E S E . K I L L A I N , of Den-
ver, who will be p l e a s a n t l y remembered b y those w h o were in attendance a t our l a s t A n n u a l Communication. From his introduction we clip this psean of praise for t h e homeland: Fair Virgin Colorado! No fairer, richer land than this lifts Its face to klridly skies. A land of snow and sunshine —a land of frost and flowers, with her rolling prairies, herwide extending plains, hersmiling valleys,her waving forests, her sky-plerclng peaks, her sparkling streams, her widening rivers, her wondrous canons, and her gladsome hills and glens and parks and dales, a n d her mountains, sublime and majestic ; at once making a happy combination of the beautiful and sublime — a rare blending of all that is tender and terrific In nature! Here in our favored land we have every condition conducive to the highest development of man, physically, morally, inteliectuallj' a n d spiritually, and for the a t t a i n m e n t of the happiest manifestations of the social state. In the working out of such happy results, I am pleased to believe that Masonry, founded as It Is upon the basic principles which underlie all enduring institutions, be they social, benevolent or governmental, must necessarily enter into and remain an important factor.
Death h a d removed two brethren from the list of Grand Officers: E.-.W.-. G E O R G E T . C O O P E R , the Deputy Grand Master, a n d E.-.W.-. A N D R E W A R M S T R O N G , t h e Grand Chaplain. Loving trib-
ute was paid to their memories. The year h a d been a busy one. The three lodges chartered a t the preceding A n n u a l h a d been constituted, three corner-stones had been laid, a n d twenty-three official visitations were reported. Four new lodges had been organized under dispensation. T h e Grand Lodge later c h a r t e r e d three of these, a n d the dispensation for the fourth w a s ordered recalled, t h e committee reporting t h a t the records showed " ^ r a v e irregularities." Among the unique events of the year we find t h e record of the following:
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I granted mj- special dispensation to Mount Audubon Lodge No. 10?, to open lodge and hold a meeting on the s u m m i t of Mount Audubon, Boulder County, a t a n altitude of over 13,000 feet. They did so.and entertained many visiting brethren in an unique way on that day.> The San Juan Masonic Association held its annual meeting on St. John's Day at Mancos; the attendance was large and the day was fittingly observed. I received a special Invitation to attend the meeting at Mancos and participate in Its proceedings, and thereafter accompany a party of the brethren and their families to the old ollff dwellings near by, about which so much Interest clusters. Those who were fortunate enough to go felt more than repaid for their trip.
Seven decisions were reported. general interest.
W e note t h e following of
â&#x20AC;˘1. I t Is not permissible for a lodge to grant a dlmlt to one of its members, who states In his request for such diuilt t h a t he seeks the sarae for the purpose of afilUatlng with a lodge belonging to a Grand Jurisdiction with which our Grand Lodge is not in fraternal intercourse. 5. Query: Can a brother holding membership in British Columbia where dual membership Is not prohibited, and also holding a dlmlt from a lodge within a Grand Jurisdiction In fraternal Intercourse with our Grand Jurisdiction, afllllate with a lodge within our Grand Jurisdiction on such dlmlt without severing his connection with the lodge in British Columbia? Answer. No. I t is provided in our Grand Lodge By-Laws that no member of a lodge within this Grand Jurisdiction shall hold a membership in another lodge a t the sa.me time. 7. A lodge may receive the application for afllllatlon, and if acceptable, reelect a brother holding a dlmlt therefrom to membership therein, though he be a non-resident of the Jurisdiction of same, and even of our Grand Jurisdiction.
W e clip t h e following a c c o u n t of t h e Grand Master's visit to our Grand Xiodge Jast F e b r u a r y : On February 18 and 19,1904, I visited the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas, in session a t the city of Topeka. This visit was made in response to a cordial -Invitation extended by Grand Master B E S T O R G . BBOWN, who also invited Dr. W I L L I A M F . K U I I N , Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, who attended, making the occasion one of special interest, In that three masonic generations were thereby represented : the Grand Lodge of Kansas being the offspring of that of Missouri, and the Grand Lodge of Colorado being the offspring of t h a t of Kansas. We were received with great cordiality, and entertained royally by the brethren during our stay. The Grand Lodge held Its session in the Representative's Chamber of the State Capitol, where were convened nearly one thousand representative Masons of that splendid commonwealth, Grand Master BROWN presiding with great dignity, and all of the proceedings were conducted with marked Impressiveness. A pleasing feature of the session was a visit of the wards of the Masonic Home at Wichita.~ After being presented by the Grand Master they gave a musical entertainment which filled the auditors with mingled feelings of pathos and pleasure. The appearance of those wards of the Masonic Home gave a beautiful demonstration of true masonic beneficence. On the evening of the first day, the work on the third degree was exemplified by the oflacers of the Grand Lodge, the character of the work, the large number In attendance, the brilliantlj' lighted and beautifully decorated hall, altogether, presented a most inspiring scene. I esteemed It a great pleasure and privilege to attend upon that occasion and convey the fraternal greetings and good wishes of the ten thousand brethren of our Jurisdiction to Its mother Grand Jurisdiction,
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The following masonic action was recorded: Upon being apprised of the terrible Are which destroyed a large portion of the City of Baltimore, and included In Its path of destruction the Masonic Temple in that city, as well as visiting great personal losses upon many of the Craft, I wired the M.-.W.-.Grand Master of Masons of Maryland as follows: " D E N V E R , COLORADO, February 8,1904.
Thomas J. Shrpock, Grand Master of Masons^ Baltimore, Maryland: Can our Idasonic Bodies aid you? You have our sympathy.
J A M E S R. K I L L T A N ,
Grand Master.
To which the following reply was received:
" B A L T I M O R E M A R T I . A N D , February 9, 1904.
James R, Killian, Grand Master o/Masons, Denver, Colorado: Many thanks for your sympath.v. We have not yet realized the extent of our calamity. Will advise you later. THOMAS J. SHBYOCK,
Grand Master. Not having heard further from Grand Master SHBYOCK, I concluded t h a t the brethren in Baltimore had determined to cope with the misfortune which befell them, and bear alone the burden resulting from the disaster visited upon them.
At the last A n n u a l , the Custodians of the Work were entrusted with t h e selection and purchase of a new set of jewels and aprons for the use of the Grand Officers. They reported t h e performance of their task, for which they received t h e t h a n k s of the Grand Lodge. They also recommended for official adoption the Macoy Manual, adapted to the,Colorado work by the G r a n d Lecturer, as a s t a n d a r d monitor. This recommendation w e n t over until the next A n n u a l . The annual report of the Trustees of the Benevolent F u n d showed .$6,226.19 on hand, the income account showing expenditures during the year of $83.60, with $512.30 on hand. The G r a n d Orator, Bro. J O H N H U M P H R E Y S , presented a brief
oration wherein he apostrophizes Freemasonryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or, more strictly, to use his own words, the " m a s o n i c lodge" as the "grandest of all religions." W e are compelled to dissent. Freemasonry is n o t a religion, nor does it m a k e a n y such pretense. I t is a "science of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols," and is a true h a n d m a i d of religion. Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Correspondence, fraternal recognition was accorded the Grand Lodge " Valle de Mexico." , ~ We find the following in reference to the publication of P a s t Grand Master H . P. H . B B O M W E L L ' S
work,
" R e s t o r a t i o n s of
Masonic Geometry a n d S y m b o l r y " : The executive committee of the H. P. H. Bromwell Publishing Company desires to inform the Grand Lodge that it is proceeding with the publication of the work, for which the Grand Lodge guaranteed $2,000. The work is now ready to have subscriptions taken, and when a sufficient number are assured the books will be printed and distributed. I t is confidently expected that the guarantee fund will only be called upon temporarily. The expense that has
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thus far been incurred a m o u n t s to $200.00, which the guarantee fund will be called upon to make good until the work Is sold, when the amount called for will be refunded. W e h a v e not y e t h a d t h e p l e a s u r e of^examining a copy of this work, b u t presume it is well w o r t h t h e investigation of the masonic s t u d e n t . T h e C o m m i t t e e on L o d g e s U. D. s u b m i t t e d a report containi n g forms of i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d r e p o r t s for lodges u n d e r dispensation. T h e y are very s u g g e s t i v e a n d helpful. T h e u s u a l a m o u n t of r o u t i n e b u s i n e s s w a s transacted. A P a s t Grand M a s t e r ' s j e w e l was presented to the r e t i r i n g G r a n d Master, and we notice t h a t it w a s also u n a n i m o u s l y voted to p r o c u r e a suitable t e s t i m o n i a l for P a s t G r a n d Master W I L L I A M D. T O D D , w h o retired from the oiffice of G r a n d Secretary a t t h i s Annual. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $11,847.63; d i s b u r s e m e n t s , $10,335.51; b a l a n c e on hand, $19,615.62. CoBKKSPONDENOK.— P a s t Grand Master L A W R E N O B N . G R E B N L B A P , as c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, p r e s e n t e d his t w e n t i e t h a n n u a l report, as usual a m o s t entertaining and instructive review. K a n s a s for 1904 receives careful a n d courteous attention, our t r a n s a c t i o n s of i n t e r e s t b e i n g noted. Our Correspondence R e p o r t is p l e a s a n t l y noticed, b u t he t h i n k s he finds a " c r o o k " in o u r p h y s i c a l perfection ideas. H e says: After quoting our remarks concerning physical quallflcatlon, he says: "Well, we are not advocating a n y departure from the 'Ancient Landmarks.' b u t as we hav^e remarked before, we would rather sit In a masonic lodge with one who has a wooden leg and with head and heart all right than with one who has a wooden head or a stony heart; and a Mason with a crooked spine does not worry us nearly as much as one whose actions will not stand the test of the square of virtue, even if his form Is that of an Adonis." If the ballot has been properly cast, wooden heads and all species of " c r o o k s " would have no placS In a masonic lodge. W e quote with a p p r o v a l t h e following from his conclusion: While writers are still denying the antiquity of Masonry and contending that before 1717 it had a very simple ceremony, namely, the Mason's word and a few catch questions, we, in common with some others, are strenuously maintaining an opposite theory and combating the Iconoclasts and bellttlers of our ancient fraternity. Now comes a Past Master of England and In a recent issue of the London Freemason in a lengthy article, contends that no such building as King SOLOMON'S Temple ever existed. We have no time to quote any portion of his argument, as the article will doubtless be extensively copied by the masonic press, w h e r e m a n y of our brethren will have opportunity to read it. • The more Masonry is studied, the deeper and more unfathomable its mysteries become. The superficial observer may endeavor to belittle it with his wordy vaporings, but they will never gain lasting acceptance, for the plummet of Intelligence has sounded the depths.
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The Great Masters of our a r t like our own gifted BROMWELI, were not spending a life-time of effort pouring over the work of the ritualists from C L A B E to W E B B , who themselves, as we intimated last year, were engaged In an effort to explain and formulate a preexisting symbolism. Read the great work of Bro. H. P. H. BEOMWELI,, entitled " Restorations of Masonic Geometry and Symbolry," now being published, and for which this Grand Lodge stands sponsor, and Masonry will have for you a grander, holler and more sublime significance.
W e do n o t know a n y t h i n g about t h e BBOMWBLL, work referred to, b u t we do know t h a t F r e e m a s o n r y was a speculative science long before the organization of the Grand Lodge of E n g land, and t h a t the ritualists of the eighteenth century were unable to read masonic symbols undoubtedly understood by early predecessors in the mystic art. N e x t Annual a t Denver, September 19, 1905. B E N J A M I N L . J A M E S , Denver, elected G r a n d Master; C H A R L E S H . JAOOBSON, Denver, elected G r a n d Secretary.
1 7 8 0 - CONNECTIOUT — 1 9 0 4 . 116TH A N N U A L .
110 Lodges.
HARTFORD.
19,047 Members.
J A N . 20, 21, 1904.
N e t increase: 526.
ATTBNDANOK.— P r e s e n t : Thirteen Grand Officers, ten District Deputies, eleven P a s t Grand Masters, and representatives from every one of the one hundred a n d ten lodges—a magnificent showing surely! K a n s a s w a s properly represented by M.'.W.-. L U K E A. LOOKWOOU, P a s t G r a n d Master.
TBANSAOTIONS.—At t h e opening of t h e volume appear t h e proceedings of five E m e r g e n t Communications of the Grand Lodge, three to dedicate new masonic halls, one to dedicate a masonic m o n u m e n t is a N e w H a v e n cemetery, and one to perform the last lienors over the mortal remains of M'.-.W.-. W I L L I A M WALLACE LEE. T h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. L E O N M. W O O D F O R D , of N a n g a -
tuck, presided a t all of these E m e r g e n t Communications as well as a t the Annual. H i s address was a concise business docuinent covering only twenty pages, including an abstract of the District Deputies' reports. Death had removed during t h e year two venerable P a s t G r a n d Masters, M.-.W.-. E L I S . Q U I N T A R D a n d M.-. W.-. W I L L I A M W A L L A C E L E E , and P a s t G r a n d C h a p l a i n , Rev. E A T O N W .
M A X O Y , D . D . Half-tone portraits of these brethren adorn t h e Proceedings, and strong tributes were borne to their virtues a n d talents.
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Some eighteen or t w e n t j ' visitations were reported and the usual bouquets distributed. T h e lodges were complimented on the elimination of levity from t h e i r wbri?. The Grand Master referred to the Masonic H o m e and reported the issuance of a call for contributions to the proposed end o w m e n t fund of $250,000. W e were unable to discover from the proceedings t h a t t h e r e had been any material response to this call. T h e reports from the H o m e showed si.Kty-two inmates, a total expenditure d u r i n g the y e a r of $13,376.44, $2,203.19 of which being for b e t t e r m e n t s . The per diem cost of maintenance was about forty-four a n d one-half cents per member. A strong tribute was borne to the value of the Order of the E a s t e r n Star in the work of the Hoine. The Grand S e c r e t a r y presented an interesting report. He announced the completion of the " m e m b e r s h i p card, registry, a long and toilsome undertaking, and accompanied by m a n y unforseen difficulties, b u t one t h a t is worth all t h a t it cost." W e c o n g r a t u l a t e him. H e asked for enlarged q u a r t e r s for the library, which request m e t the approval of the F i n a n c e Committee, and the m a t t e r was referred to the inconiing Grand Master and Library Committee with power to act. The G r a n d . S e c r e t a r y also reported some good work in visitation, s a y i n g t h a t in addition to his regular ofHoe work he had visited forty of the lodges, mostly remote from business centers where G r a n d Officers seldom reached. At the evening session the Fellow Craft's degree was exemplified before the Grand Lodge by Franklin Lodge No. 56, of Bristol, the Grand Master c o m p l i m e n t i n g the workers on the "'correct and i m p r e s s i v e " rendition. The other transactions were the usual harmonious routine. F I N A N C I A L . — B e c e i p t s , $14,082.00; disbursements, $12,670.79; balance on hand, $7,687.68. CORRBSPONDBNOB.— M.-.W.". JOHN H. B A R L O W , P a s t Grand Master and Grand Secretary, presents his tenth annual report as the Committee on Correspondence. I t is interesting and e n t e r t a i n i n g as usual. H e clips the m a t ters deserving attention, and c o m m e n t s briefly and soundly. / N o t i n g the approval of Bro. B B L D B N , of Arizona, of the Connecticut plan of e x e m p t i n g Masons of thirty years' standing from p a y m e n t of dues, he very properly adds : ^Ve do not. It exempts m a n y who are better able to pa.v than the young brother just admitted. We believe t h a t inability to pay —not years—should determine.
K a n s a s for 1903 is courteously reviewed. He quotes a couple of p a g e s f r o n i Grand Master D E W E Y ' S "eloquent" address. Our
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Correspondence Report is generously treated, and noting our reference to the Connecticut Masonic H o m e poultry stock, which laid "five hundred and fifty-four and ten-twenty-firsts dozen eggs," he tells us t h a t was all a mistake a n d chargeable to t h e "devil"— t h a t is, the printer's devil. H e a d d s : "Bro. S H A V E R ' S experience-is different from ours. I t is not t h e first time figures g e t transposed a n d made to lie." R i g h t you are. Under Maryland, we note the following interesting historical statement: A Special Oommunloatlon was held a t Baltimore, May 20th, to lay the corner-stone of the Oourt of Appeals building, which was done according to masonic form and usage. An address appropriate to the occasion was made by Past Grand Master Bro. JAMES B, B E B W E E . We make one brief extract to correct a misstatement. He says: "Every general officer of the American Revolution, save one, was a Freemason, and ' he whose eyes never beheld " ' T h a t hieroglyphic bright. Which none but craftsmen ever saw, "'Died a traitor to hla country.'" This we presume alludes to tlie traitor, ABNOLn. Truth compels us to say he was a Mason, and a member of one of our Connecticut lodges. Like too many he did not practice out of the lodge the principles taught in it.
N e x t A n n u a l a t New Haven, J a n u a r y 18,1905. G E O R G E E . P A R S O N S , N o r w i c h , elected Grand M a s t e r ; J O H N
H. B A R L O W , Hartford, reelected Grand Secretary.
1806 — DELAWARE — 1904. 98TH ANNUAL.
WILMINGTON.
O C T . 5, 6,1904.
22 Lodges.
2,602 Members.
N e t increase: 98.
Delaware's Proceedings for 1904 came p r o m p t l y to hand in a little over a month from the time of meeting. They are well printed a n d contain a directory of all th.e lodges. This volume is simply another illustration of t h e fact t h a t when everything is' prosperous a n d harmonious n o t h i n g occurs to t a k e u p space a n d provide excitement. There were present all b u t one of t h e Grand OfHcers; nine P a s t Grand Masters, 122 p e r m a n e n t m e m b e r s of Grand Lodge, and twenty-five individuals representing nineteen lodges; twentyeight Grand Representatives were present, a m o n g them M.-. W.*. R. H E N R Y Y O U N G , for K a n s a s , now in t h e G r a n d E a s t .
TRANSACTIONS.—The dispatch of a telegram of s y m p a t h y to the Grand Master of Pennsylvania on t h e death of P a s t Grand Master C. B . W A G N E R was t h e first business transacted. Following this t h e Grand Master a n d some of t h e Grand OfHcers of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey were received with due honors.
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M.-. W.'. CHABLES H . MAULL. announced the doings of the
previous year in a brief address devoted almost entirely to business. He was most fortunately able to report a year of cloudless harmony. He reported the death of forty-four members, nine of them members of the Grand Lodge, four being Past Grand Officers. Deaths in foreign jurisdictions were duly noted. » Foreign relations had continued harmonious. Three Grand Representatives had been commissioned for other Grand Lodges. He acknowledges fraternal courtesies from the Grand Lodges of Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. He had the pleasure of visiting all the lodges in his jurisdiction, with one exception, and reported them all in good condition. The schools of instruction had been doing good work, and from what he had,seen he was confident that the work was very nearly uniform throughout the jurisdiction. Seven dispensations were granted, though their purposes were not stated. Waiver of jurisdiction was granted to two foreign lodges and received from one. JBut one decision is reported. This is given at what seems unnecessary length, all the correspondence being spread in full. This decision, that a Worshipful Master cannot add to the minutes of a lodge anything that has not actually occurred in the business of the lodge, is of course too plain a case to need any comment except on. the disposition of so many Masters to exceed their just powers. The Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary report routine matters. • All lodges made returns. The Grand Secretary calls attention to the number of applicants for the Mysteries of Masonry rejected by the lodges, ninety in all, as showing that the outer door is well guarded.- There having been fifty-six initiated, this shows that over three-fifths of the petitions were rejected. They certainly must be very particular in Delaware, or can it be that ADDIOKS has so corrupted the whole State that unusual care is necessary ? In the report of the chairman of the Lodge of Instruction in the First District we note that he maintains that absolute uniformity cannot be obtained by a board of three instructors; that there should be but one person charged with the duty of maintaining the work. We of Kansas have tried the Grand Lecturer system and prefer our method of a Board of Custodians, three in number. The committee to formulate a plan for a State Board of Relief reported a refusal to recommend any plan, the majority not believing in such a scheme, though a report immediately following seems to indicate that there already exists a ".Joint Board of Relief." The Committee on Centennial Anniversary report progress, and that it has on deposit the sum of $1,241.25 for the carrying out
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of such a celebration. A s the event will, not occur for two years yet there seems to be plenty of time to get ready. This anniversary will come in t h e same year as t h e fiftieth a n n i v e r s a r y of Kansas. An appropriation w a s made for the benefit of P a s t Grand Master T H O M A S N . W I L L I A M S , whose demise had been erroneously reported two or three years ago. "Owing to the burden placed upon the Grand Master in recording a n d reporting t h e deaths in our own and sister jurisdictions, and to relieve h i m from such burden," the Grand Lodge ordered t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a permanent Committee on " N e c rology." Resolutions on the death of P a s t Grand Master D A N I E L M O C L I N T O O K were passed a n d ordered spread upon the minutes. Fiis^ANCiAL.—Receipts, $3,403.53; expenditures, $1,639..30; balance on hand, $1,764.23; there is in addition a Grand Reserve F u n d of $2,238.46; a Grand Charity Fund of $1,789.10; a n d a Century Anniversary F u n d of $!,'241.25. CoBEESPONDEKOB.— R.-.W.'. Rcv. L. H. JAGKSON, P a s t D e p u t y Grand Master, presents t h e Correspondence Report as usual. I t is a business-lil^e document of eighty pages, devoted entirely to an accurate s u m m a r y of proceedings and contains very few comments. K a n s a s for 1903 is reviewed briefly. H e quotes from t h e address of Rev. Bro. P. U B B . K A Y E .
N e x t A n n u a l Wilmington,-October 4, 1905. R. . H B N B Y Y O U N G , of W i l m i n g t o n , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; BEN^JAMEN F . B A B T B A M , of W i l m i n g t o n , reelected G r a n d Secre-
tary.
1811 —DISTBrCT OF COLUMBIA— 1903. 93D A N N U A L .
WASHINGTON.
D E C . 16,1903.
26 Lodges.
7,064 Members.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 353.
Under the new Constitution adopted in May, 1903, the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia holds five Stated Communications each year in tiie City of Washington, a t 7 o'clock p. M., v i z : 1st, On the second S a t u r d a y in March, for the exemplification of the degrees, no other business to be transacted ; 2d, On t h e second W e d n e s d a y in May, for t h e transaction of general business; 3d, On the fourth Saturday in September, for the transaction of general business; 4th, The Annual on the third W e d n e s d a y in December, to receive a n n u a l addresses and reports, and transact general business; 5th, On St. J o h n ' s Day, December 27th, or on Monday following, if the 27th falls on Sunday, to consider t h e a n n u a l r e port of Grand Master a n d any necessary subsequent report, and
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elect a n d install officers.> This a r r a n g e m e n t is an excellent one in a jurisdiction as compact as the D i s t r i c t of Columbia. The volume before us is one of more 'than usual interest. On F e b r u a r y 21,1903, a Special Communication w a s held to l a y the corner-stone of t h e A r m y W a r College in the grounds of W a s h ington B a r r a c k s . A large number of distinguished guests were present, addresses being made by P r e s i d e n t RoosEVEiiT, H o n . E L I I H U R O O T , S e c r e t a r y oif Wa.r, Gen. S. B . M. Y O U N G , p r e s i d e n t
of t h e W a r College, a n d by the Grand Master. T h e Grand Master on this occasion, and also a t th^ laying of the cornerstone of t h e F o u n d r y M. E . Church, on J u n e 27, 1903, wielded the historic W A S H I N G T O N gavel, first used by P r e s i d e n t G K O B G E W A S H I N G T O N in t h e laying of the corner-stone of the United States Capitol, September 18,1798. Other Special Communications were held March 23,1903, when M.-. W.-. N O B L E D A N F O R T H L A B N E B , P a s t Grand Master a n d our
Grand Reijresentative, was laid to r e s t ; on J u l y 25,1903, when t h e m o n u m e n t erected in Oak Hill Cemetery by the masonic fraternity to t h e m e m o r y of R.-.W.-. W I I , L I A M REYNO-LDS SiNGiiBTON, was dedicated ; and on November 24,1903, on t h e occasion of t h e burial of B r o . J O H N N . B I B C K H E A D , G r a n d Tyler. A Special Comm u n i c a t i o n w a s also held on April 25,1903, for t h e exemplification of t h e w o r k ; this will hereafter occur a t t h e Stated Communication in March. S E M I - A N N U A L , M A Y 13, 1903.—Present: sixteen Grand Officers, twelve P a s t Grand Masters, 112 P a s t Masters, a n d representatives from all of t h e lodges. T h e G r a n d Master, M.-. W.'. G E O R G E H A E O I . D W A L K E R , pre-
sided a t all of t h e Cominunications of t h e year. An excellent half-tone p o r t r a i t of this distinguished Brother—whom we have had t h e pleasure of meeting personally—accompanied by a biographical sketch, adorns the Proceedings. H e presented a brief business address a t the Semi-annual. W e noted last year the resolution adopted by the Grand Lodge directing their Grand Secr e t a r y to notify all Grand Lodges with which they are in fraternal correspondence, of the existence w i t h i n the jurisdiction of t h e District of Columbia of clandestine lodges composed of persons of African descent. This notice h a d a p p a r e n t l y not been given ; the G r a n d Master, after consultation with some of the " o l d e s t and m o s t p r o m i n e n t members," expressing the fear t h a t possibly an error h a d been committed a n d t h a t a "question affecting t h e comity a n d a m i t y existing between Grand Lodges " was involved. The question again went before t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , which reiterated its former position, a n d its report was sustained by t h e G r a n d Lodge. W e a d m i t t h a t we are unable to grasp t h e point m a d e b y t h e Grand Master, presumably because we do not fully u n d e r s t a n d t h e situation.
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The Grand Master also referred to the Grand Lodge an inquiry received from Tientsin, China, as to possibility of securing a charter for a lodge a t t h a t point. The Committee on Jurisprudence reported adversely, saying t h a t the Grand Lodge was so remote from the proposed location it would be impracticable to exercise the proper supervisory powers. The Grand Lodge, however, was not prepared to adopt the view of the committee, and the Grand Secretary was instructed to advise the inquiring brother as to the necessary steps, and at the same time to inform him t h a t the Grand Lodge could not act upon his request until a petition for a charter in proper form should be received. No such petition was subsequently reported during the year. The principal bu.siness a t this Semi-annual Communication was the consideration of the report of the Committee on Revision of the Constitution, and the action thereon. This occupied the additional time of two evenings, and is very fully reported. The revision also included the By-Laws and a Code of Trials. The new Constitution, By-Laws and Code as finally adopted appear in the appendix. From a cursory examination, the new Constitution and Code appears to be a good one. A majority of the constituent lodges is required for a quorum a t all Stated Communications. This works no hardship in a jurisdiction where all of the lodges are within the confines of one city. The Grand Secretary is m a d e to outrank the Grand T r e a s u r e r — a n d very properly so, we believe. Ordinarily a majority vote of the members present controls, but in elections and on other questions, whenever the representatives of a n y two lodges m a y demand, a vote "by lodges" m u s t be t a k e n — a good provision—and a point wherein our own Constitution is weak. I n a "lodge vote," the P a s t Deputy Grand Masters, P a s t Wardens, P a s t Secretaries and P a s t Treasurers <are collectively allowed one vote in each class, and the P a s t Masters of each lodge are collectively allowed one vote. An unaffiliated Mason m a y visit "each lodge in the jurisdiction not more than once before takiiigthenecessary steps for affiliation." E v e r y lodge is required to furnish to each of its members in good standing a "certificate of membership, under seal, according to a form to be furnished by the Grand Secretary, to be signed by tlie Master, W a r d e n s , and Secretary, and attested by the Grand Secretary, with the Grand Lodge seal affixed." An excellent provision, and one t h a t we ought to have in K a n s a s . The m i n i m u m fee for the degrees is $50.00. After the election of a petitioner and before initiation an objection m a y be interposed by a member, which, if not withdrawn for six months, has the effect of a blackball. An objection by a member, after initiation, or an objection a t any time by one not a m e m b e r of the lodge, m u s t be supported by reasons, be referred to a committee
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for investigation a n d report, and m u s t be sustained b y a one-third vote. • Jurisdiction over rejected petitioners for the mysteries is retained for five y e a r s ; b u t after one year, upon petition, which lies over for a t least one m o n t h , jurisdiction m a y be waived by a twot h i r d s vote of t h e m e m b e r s present. S T A T E D , S K P T E M B E R 26, 1903.—Ijittle was accomplished
at
this Communication, except some reconsiderations and a m e n d m e n t s to t h e n e w Constitution. Ais^NUAL, D E C E M B E R 16,1903.—Present: Seventeen Grand Officers, nine P a s t Grand Masters, eighty-six P a s t Masters, a n d representatives from twenty-flve lodges. Our new K a n s a s Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e was'absent. we presume upon.oflticial business, as we noticed later a reference to him a s an official connected with the A l a s k a n B o u n d a r y Commission. Grand Master W A L K E R presented a very able addres.s, e x h a u s t i v e in its t r e a t m e n t of t h e various topics presented, and covering about fifty pages. • F i t t i n g words were spoken of t h e illustrious dead, two pages being devoted to the recital of t h e virtues and talents of P a s t Grand Master LARI^BB. • '
Some, ten decisions were r e n d e r e d , m o s t of t h e m covering cases of jurisdiction over petitioners a n d controlled by local regulations. "We discover nothing of general interest requiring comment. : .' ' • An interesting question arose upon request being made t h a t the G r a n d Master lay t h e corner-stone of t h e N a v y D e p a r t m e n t Annex, a building being constructed by private capital for lease to tile G o v e r n m e n t for use by the N a v y Department. The Grand Master ruled -that i t w a s not a " p u b l i c b u i l d i n g , " a n d refused to -lay the-cornerTStone.-^. ._.'.. A peculiar case of unmasonic conduct was reported. Two brethren, members of one lodge, a t t e m p t e d to vote in another lodge upon a petition of a candidate. Investigation showed t h a t the offense w a s committed through ignorance, the brethren believing i t was their privilege to ballot on petitions in a n y lodge. Apologies a n d adnionishment closed t h e incident. Possibly t h e offenders were Scottish Rite b r e t h r e n who were not " u p " on m a sonic law. T h e Grand Master recommended some changes in t h e form . of petitions for t h e degrees. The. following questions a r e very suggestive: 1. 2.' 3. 4. 5. 6.
Where were you born? W h a t is your age? Where Is your residence (street a n d number )? W h a t Is your present occupation? Where is your place of business? How long have you resided in the District of Columbia?
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7. Are you possessed ol all your limbs and members ? 8. Do you know of any physical, legal, or moral reason which would prevent you from becoming n Freemason? S). Have you ever been Indicted in any court? If so, state result. 10. Have you ever had a case of any kind in court? If so, state Its nature and the result. 11. Do you believe In GOD? 12. State, In sequence, what schools you attended. 13. State, In sequence, what you have been employed at since leaving school. 14. Are you married? If so. do you live with your wife? 1.5. Have you previously applied for the degrees of Masonry in this or any other .iurlsdiction? If so, when and where?
The form requires written report from the Committee of Verification of t h e information given under each of tlie interrogatories. The recommendation went before t h e Committee on Jurisprudence, which asked for further time. A ease of a possible impostor was reported. One who h a d atflliated in 1889 in one of the Washington commanderies, failed to indicate in his petition his chapter membership. I n 1893 t h e same party became a charter member of a Wasliington chapter, but he failed to indicate his chapter m e m b e r s h i p ; he did claim, however, to be a member of Belle Pohit Lodge No. S4, of F o r t Smith, Arkansas. A recent inquiry of this lodge revealed t h a t its number was SO, a n d t h a t no party of t h a t name had ever been a member. A letter addressed by the Grand Master to the party, suggesting the advisability of clearing the doubt upon his record remained unanswered, although a comparatively short time h a d elapsed when the report was made. A t the St. J o h n ' s Day Communication t h e Grand Master reported receipt of a letter from the party in question, detailing t h e circumstances of his initiation and connection with the lodge in question. The Grand Master advised h i m t h a t in view of the report of t h e Secretary t h a t no such party had ever been a member of the lodge, corroborative testimony of his allegation of membership would be necessary. The matter was referred to t h e incoming Grand Master for disposition. I n a spirit of fraternal reciprocity the Grand Master accepted invitations on behalf of t h e masonic fraternity to attend fairs held by the K n i g h t s of P y t h i a s and the Odd Fellows, and headed large processions Jof Masons, who attended t h e fairs on agreed dates without regalia or insignia. The Grand Lodge very properly approved t h e acts. Special reference was also made to t h e fair held by t h e E a s t e r n Star in furtherance of their Masonic H o m e project. The Grand Master reported the completion of t h e new m e m bership card register " i n so far as it can be from returns of constituent lodges in the office of the Grand Secretary.'' The Grand Master s a i d :
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I t will embrace about 20,000 cards a n d contain a comprehensive history of the membership of every lodge from Us organization except Federal No. 1, Columbia No. 3, Naval No. 4. Potomac No. 5, and Hiram No. 10, which cannot be obtained from the records of either t h e Grand Lodge or the lodges named. Federal Is complete from 1805; Columbia from 1865, the year of revival after many years of dormancy; and Naval, Potomac, and Hlrara.from 1846; and for «ach of these lodges there are scattering records of earlier years.
An interesting: report was presented by the e o m m i t t e e on L i b r a r y . Tlie following paragraph shows t h a t the library is in practical use in t h e District of C o l u m b i a : The librarian gives us the following statistics regarding the circulation ' of books: During the year 7,342 volumes were loaned out, being an average of about 611 volumes per month, or 20 volumes a day. The highest circulation was In October, when 730 volumes were loaned, a n d the lowest In November, when 4.32 volumes were Issued. . Number of books In the library December 27,1902 3,S(i!i Added, to December 0th .' 342 Total ^ 3,i)ll
A card catalogue of the library ha.s been authorized and is now In process of making. The Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e asfeed for further time upon the applications for recognition of t h e " G r a n d Lodges of Mexico a n d t h e Argentine Republic." S T . J O H N ' S D A Y C O M M U N I C A T I O N , D B O B M B E B 28,1903.—The
business of closing u p the year's work w a s harmoniously transacted. T h e newly elected and installed G r a n d Master submitted a brief address of acceptance, b u t we note nothing of special in-' terest for our review. F I N A N C I A L . — B e c e i p t s , $7,784.40; disbursements, $9,225.96; assets on hand, cash,$7,223.69; securities, $14,000.00. CoBEESPONDENCE.— M.-.W.". G E O B G E W . B A I E D , P a s t G r a n d
Master, interestingly reviewed t h e Proceedings of seventy-one G r a n d Jurisdictions, K a n s a s for 1903 a m o n g them. Our transactions of general interest are noted. Observing t h e p o r t r a i t of our Grand Master D E W E Y , he r e m a r k s t h a t he "some^vhat favors A d m i r a l D E W E Y . "
, Stated Communications n e x t year as per Constitution, the A n n u a l falling on December 21,1904. J A M E S A. W E T M O B E , elected G r a n d
Master; A E V I N E W .
J O H N S T O N , r e e l e c t e d Grand S e c r e t a r y ; address of b o t h : Masonic 'Temple, W a s h i n g t o n .
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1 8 3 0 — FLORIDA — 1 9 0 4 . 7OTH: A X N U A L .
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J A N . 19-21, 1904.
149 Tjodges. 5,432 Members. N e t increase: 527. ATTBN.DANOE.— P r e s e n t : Sixteen Grand Officers, fifteen District Deputies, ten P a s t Grand Masters, and P a s t Masters and representatives from 135 lodges. Kansas was properly represented by M.'.W.-. S A M U E L PASCO, the senior P a s t Grand Master. T B A N S A O T I O N S . — T h e Grand Master, M.-.W.-. T i i o s . M. P U L E -
STON, of Monticello, whose half-tone portrait furnishes the frontispiece,'presided, a n d presented a well-conceived address of thirtj^eight pages. H e devotes a couple of pages to an historical retrospect of t h e Grand Dodge, suggested by the fact t h a t the next Annual w i l l , mark the completion of seventy-flve years of life. Steps were taken properly to celebrate t h a t event. About a m o n t h before the Annual, death broke into the circle of their Grand Officers, removing E . - . W . - . W A B B B N T Y L E B , J u n i o r Grand W a r d e n . Strong tribute was borne to his virtues. A number of visitations were reported and the lodges indicated in good condition. Several complaints of invasion of jurisdiction were amicably adjusted with the aid of efficient District Deputies. They permit lodge appeals for aid in Florida, and the G r a n d Master reported the approval of s'ix such applications in behalf of sick and distressed brethren. Six lodges labored under dispensation during the year, one being carried over from t h e preceding administration. Four of these were granted charters and two continued under dispensation for another year. One of these had been proceeding very irregularly, even to t h e extent of receiving petitions, balloting thereon instanter, and then conferring the Entered Apprentice degree upon such elected candidate, all in one evening. T h i s lodge was placed under the tender care of the District Deputj'. One charter was restored. Quite a n u m b e r of special dispensations to confer degrees " s h o r t of t i m e " were reported. Some of these were to supply material a t official visitations for which apparently no charge was made. Others required a paj'mgnt of a fee of .$10.00. The usual number of legal questions were received, most of them being answered as usual by reference to the iDlain s t a t u t o r y law. Only two decisions were reported. H e r e was o n e : Query.—Has a lodge U. D. the power to grant dlmlts to members w h o were Initiated, passed and raised in said lodge? Answer.—A lodge U. D. being a creature of the Grand Master and existing only by virtue of his dispensation, is confined to the powers and privileges granted t h e r e i n , a n d cannot therefore dlmlt Masons made by such lodge, as such power Is not given by the Grand Master's dispensation.
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This accords with our view. The other decision referred to penal jurisdiction and was of local significance. The Grand Master referred a t some length to the subject of the proposed Masonic Home a n d Orphanage. H e had caused a series of interrogatories to be propounded to the lodges with a view to securing information as to the necessities for a Home. Only about half the lodges replied. Some expressed decided opposition to the proposed Home. The Grand Master s a i d : The project ol a Masonic Home Is as dear to my heart as that of any brother In the Jurisdiction, and I would hall with delight the day when a •comfortable and commodious home has been provided for our distressed brethren, their widows and orphans; yet I do not underrate the great dlfll•cultles and the many obstacles to be overcome ere we reach the consummation of our hopes and desires. Let us profit by the experience of the past. Our highly prized and beautiful Temple was not built In a day or a year. The same wise, prudent and conservative management, the same sensible business methods and mature Judgment displayed In Its erection applied to this problem will solve It satisfactorily.
L a t e r , the Trustees of the proposed H o m e and Orphanage s u b m i t t e d a report. They reported the receipt of a $5.00 donation d u r i n g the year. During the session of the Grand Lodge they obtained subscriptions from m e m b e r s present aggregating $4,072.00. A proposed a m e n d m e n t to the Constitution was called up for action, which alHxed a per capita t a x of $1.25 and a fee upon initiations of $2.00, 50 cents of the per capita and $1.00 of the initiation fee to go to the H o m e Fund. I t was defeated. The a n n u a l as-, s e s s m e n t of 50 cents for the H o m e Fund- which had been voted one y e a r ago was also rescinded. I t is quite apparent t h a t the Masons of F l o r i d a are not yet r e a d y to establish and maintain a Hoine b y assessment. We t h i n k t h e y are wise. W e should fear" t h a t the e s t a b l i s h m e n t and m a i n t e n a n c e of a H o m e in a jurisdiction of a b o u t 5,500 members m i g h t prove a very serious problem. The Grand Master incorporated in his address a brief summ a r y of the reports of the District Deputies. W e observe t h a t visitations are seemingly made upon invitation, and expenses are paid by the local lodge visited. One of the Deputies suggested " t h a t t h e expense of official visitations by the D e p u t y be paid by the Grand Lodge, as the principal reason why the lodges do not desire their visits is the expenses a t t a c h e d thereto." The trustees having in charge the care and maintenance of t h e Temple, showed the debt reduced to $3,700.00, with funds on h a n d sufficient to reduce it a n o t h e r thousand. The property is valued a t $50,000.00. A committee appointed a t the last A n n u a l to draft suitable resolutions of t h a n k s to the Building Committee a n d the trustees for their successful efforts in building the Temple a n d financing the debt, submitted a laudatory report, and a tablet is inscribed in the Proceedings with the names of the five
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"Builders of t h e Temple." A n entertaining " H i s t o r y of t h e T e m p l e " also appears in the Appendix, the work of the pen of P a s t Grand Master PASCO.
The usual a m o u n t of routine business was transacted. FiXANGiAL.—Receipts, .$8,175.05; disbursements, $4,579..35; balance on hand, $9,246.69. This is exclusive of the Temple funds. CoBBKSPONDKNOE.— P a s t Grand Master S I L A S B . W E I G H T
presented his third a n n u a l Correspondence Report, a most interesting review. K a n s a s for 1903 is accorded courteous attention. H e pronounces Grand Master D E W E Y ' S address a " s o m e w h a t
remarkable document." H e quotes in full the compilation of t h e "liquor legislation" of the Grand Jurisdictions. Bro. B L A Y N E Y ' S oration is called a "scholarly paper, beauti-
fully expressing t h o u g h t s worthy of the reading of all." Bro. W R I G H T s u b m i t s a special report upon the question of
recognition of the Grand Lodges " Valle de Mexico" and " I g n a c i a Ramirez," of Mexico. This is a very interesting document, fully treating t h e subject in some five pages of the Proceedings. H e notes the recent action of t h e Grand Lodge of Missouri which we reported last year, and quotes the finding of the committee, b u t he says : This statement Is so utterly at variance with the statements made by Bro. S E A M A S that we are unable to come to any conclusion as to which Is correct.
He reaches the same conclusions as our own Committee, v i z : In view of the chaotic condition of Masonry In Mexico, and the evident fact that the petitioning Grand Lodges are not generally recognized, even in their own Jurisdiction, as a sovereign Grand Lodge having exclusive jurisdiction over the York or any other rite, and as they have stultified themselves bj* Joining the atheistic and clandestine bodies who assisted the Swiss Grand Lodge 111 holding the so-called Masonic Congress, your committee can not, a t this time, recommend its recognition. We do not desire, however, to absolutely cut them off, hoping that In the near future conditions may improve and that under the Influence of our American .Masons they may yet so conduct their masonic affairs as to render It possible for us to grant their request. We therefore recommend that the recognition of the Grand Lodge of the Valley of Mexico and the Grand Lodge Ignaclo Eaniire/. be Indefinitely postponed, with permission to your Correspondence Committee to call it up at any time when conditions and circumstances make it desirable.
!Next A n n u a l a t Jacksonville, J a n u a r y 17, 1905. T H O M A S M . P D L E S T O X , Monticello, elected G r a n d
Master;
WiLBEB P. W E B S T E B , Jacksonville, reelected Grand Secretary.
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1786 — GEORGIA — 1904. 118TH
ANNUAL.
471 L o d g e s .
MACON.
24.120 Members.
OOT.-25-27, 1904.
N e t increase: 1,279.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : F o u r t e e n Grand Officers, two P a s t G r a n d Masters, eleven- D i s t r i c t Deputies, 231 P a s t Masters, and r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s from 455 lodges'. K a n s a s w a s represented b j ' B.-. W.-. H E N R Y B A N K S , Grand S e n i o r W a r d e n . TBANSACTipifS.— M . - . W . - . M A X M E Y E B H A B D T , of Rome, seems
to be a fixture as G r a n d . M a s t e r . H e h a s held the office for four years, a n d was again reelected. T h e p r e s e n t address is the equal of its predecessors for refined s e n t i m e n t and eloquence. • D e a t h h a d not invaded t h e r a n k s of t h e present or past members of their official family d u r i n g t h e year, b u t loving reference was m a d e to a number, of p r o m i n e n t a n d faithful Georgia craftsmen w h o h a d pass.ed to their reward. The y e a r was declared to have been one of " a b o u n d i n g prosperity," t h e Grand Master s a y i n g : *. * A subst'antlail Increase In n u m b e r s ; peace and harmony prevailing; the moral standard raised high ; a full treasury ; n i a n y new lodges Instituted; and above all, the Home, for which we have labored so long and so earnestly,, fully completed, and soon to open its hospitable doors to the worthy wards of .Georgia Masonry.: ,,• ' , . . '
•.'• N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the s t a t e m e n t t h a t ''peace and h a r m o n y " prevailed, we pb.serve t h a t the G r a n d Master was compelled again ! to reftr to t h e criticisms upon his Conduct in t h e appointment of such large nunibers of P a s t M a s t e r s upon committees, to which we alluded-J[ast; year. H e r e is the Grand Master's s t a t e m e n t of the c r i t i c i s m s : ; ' In my la,st annual report I referred with some reluctance to certain resolutions affecting the appointment of committees, and especially the appointm e n t of P a s t Masters on such committees. I hoped a t that time that the last word had been spoken on this subject and that the matter would no longer tie a n Issue. I regret to say, however, t h a t certain publications have been made during the past year which makes i t absolutely necessary to refer to the subject again, much as I regret to do so. These publications have been even more unjust t h a n those to which I alluded last year. I t has been openly charged in print t h a t the Grand Master is endeavoring to perpetuate himself in office by the appointment of Past Masters on committees, and also that the large committees which have been appointed during the last four years have not prop- erly done their work. Public notice has been given that a resolution will be Introduced a t this session restricting the number to be appointed on each committee to nine. In view of these facts, I am sure you will pardon me for again referring to a subject which to me, and no doubt to you, is exceedingly unpleasant.
H e answered t h e charge-at some length. This caused the following action, which thus a p p e a r s in t h e record :
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GRAND MASTEB VISBICATBD.
Bro. R. E. EDWARDS offered the following, which was unanimously adopted: W H E R E A S , There has recently appeared certain articles in a masonic journal, published In this State, reflecting upon and Impugning the motives of Grand Master MEYEBHARDT, relative to committee appointments In this Grand Body ; therefore be it Resolved, By the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Georgia that said articles are infamous and deserve the stamp of disapproval of every true Mason within this Grand Jurisdiction. Resolved, That this Grand Body desires to express to Grand Master J I E T BKHARDT its utmost confidence and respect for the manner in which he has conducted the duties of his office, and that the articles referred to do not in anywise represent the sentiments of the Masons of Georgia. Apropos of this m a t t e r , the record also shows the following: Bro.JuLiTJS L. BROWN offered the following resolution; W H E R E A S , In the address of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, delivered last year, he stated that our treasury was full to overflowing ; and. W H E R E A S , This Grand Lodge, at its Annual Communication In 1898, adopted the report of the special committee, in which it is stated : 4. We recommend that the Finance Committee be reduced from five to three members. This, we think, will not only be a saving of expenses but will facilitate the work of the committee, as large committees as a rule, are unwieldy. Said committee also reconimeuded : 5. That the Committee on Grand Lodge Property be reduced from nine to three members: and W H E R E A S , Said recommendations were adopted, and said committees are fixed a t three each, by the By-Laws and Regulations of this Grand Lodge, by Articles XXVI and XXVII thereof. Therefore liesolved. First, That hereafter no committee of this Grand Lodge shall consist of more than nine members. The above on a vote being taken was lost, and the following amendment by Bro. G. L. JACKSON, was adopted :
Resolved, That the Grand Master be allowed to appoint as many on committees as he sees proper. The same b r o t h e r presented a n o t h e r resolution bearing upon this question, whicli was adopted :
indirectly
Resolved, Second, That Article CV of the By-Laws and Regulations be amended by striking out the final sentence thereof, which Is as follows, to-wlt: "All other committeemen shall receive per diem only," and by substituting for said words so stricken out, the following, to-wlt: ''All Past Masters in attendance upon the Grand Lodge shall receive four dollars per diem during the time of their actual attendance." This " t a k e s c a r e " of the P a s t Masters a n y w a y , and removes the necessity for a p p o i n t i n g t h e m upon committees. Of course it is all foolishness to charge improper motives to the Grand Master, b u t such large c o m m i t t e e s are useless. U p o n seventeen c o m m i t t e e s a p p e a r 709 namesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;of course only a few of t h e m doing a n y work. W h e n the c o m m i t t e e s are " a t labor," t h e Grand Lodge is probably forced to be " a t refreshment." Ten decisions were reported, all being approved and b e i n g good law. W e quote a few : 1. It is improper to Install officers on Sunday, even when St. John's Day occurs on that day. Under our law, only works of necessity or charity can be performed on Sunday.
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2. An unfavorable report made by an Investigating committee cannot be set aside by the lodge, nor can the committee be required to give any reason why such report was made. 3. A Mason who has illegal carnal intercourse with a woman, although she is not the relative of a Master Mason, and although she is a woman of unchaste character, is guilty of a masonic offense. Masonry is a shield for the protection of womanhood, and a Mason has no right to degrade a woman, or to aid in perpetuating her degradation.
H e r e are a couple w h i c h we insert for the humor of t h e m : 5. A m a n charged with murder, whose grandfather was a Mason, is not necessarilj' entitled to.masonic aid in his trial. Masonry does not shield a criminal, but its duty would end in seeing t h a t one of its members, charged wltli crime, obtains a fair and Impartial trial. 6. One who Itnowlngly passes counterfeit money, whether in so.doing he defrauds a Master.Mason or not. Is guilty of a masonic offense. Any violation of the law of morality or the law of' the land, is a violation of the law.of Masonry.
A large number of official visitations were interestingly reported. Twenty corner-stones were laid in person or by proxy. Twelve lodges, c h a r t e r e d a t t h e preceding Annual were constituted. • Three new lodges were organized under dispensation. Seven were chartered a t the p r e s e n t A n n u a l , and the charters of five were restored. A very large n u m b e r of dispensations were issued and m a n y . requests were refused. The G r a n d Master remarked t h a t these i r e q u e s t s were becoming " u n u s u a l l y n u m e r o u s , " which fact he attributed to the " r a p i d g r o w t h of M a s o n r y in Georgia.'.' The Masonic H o m e ' h a d been completed and was ready for occupancy. A ' p i c t u r e of the b u i l d i n g ^ a beautiful structure — appears as the, frontispiece'of this volume of Proceedings. I t - was-.dedicated,by.Grand L o d g e , w i t h J m p o s i n g ceremonies,-in-the,= afternoon of the first d a y , eloquent addresses being delivered by the Grand Master and a n u m b e r of t h e distinguished brethren. Our Grand Eepresentative, R.*.W.-. Bro. B A N K S , during the coui^se
of his speech made the following s u g g e s t i o n : I desire to offer a suggestion for the good of the Craft. I hope that as soon as seven or more of our brethren shall malie this tTielr home, that the Grand Lodge will grant a charter for a lodge a t this place to be known as the Georgia Masonic Home Lodge No. 1, and t h a t every Mason In Georgia will become a member of It, paying an a n n u a l fee of fifty cents. This will furnish a fund sufficient to m a i n t a i n the Home. I believe t h a t every' Mason In • Georgia will deem it an honor and will gladly have his name enrolled as a member of it.
The Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e s a t down on it, however, and as there were s e v e n t y m e m b e r s upon the committee, the op- ' position was "too w e i g h t y " to overcome. An effort was m a d e to s u b m i t to t h e lodges the question of a per c a p i t a tax for t h e m a i n t e n a n c e of the H o m e , b u t it miscarried.
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We noted last year the reference of the question as to whether a "commissioner of a d i s p e n s a r y " — the Georgia State sj^loons — came under the legal provision against the eligibility of saloonkeepers. A committee of eight considered the question this year and -'unanimously" recommended an a m e n d m e n t to the law, so t h a t it should read : No lodge shall initiate, pass or raise any candidate who Is engaged in selling, manufacturing or furnishing spirituous, malt or Intoxicating liquors or holding any position, either official or clerical, in a firm or corporation engaged in such manufacture or sale, and any person who may now be a Mason or who may hereafter become a Mason, shall not be authorized or allowed to engage In such business, and if they do so engage, they shall be tried, suspended and recommended to the Grand Lodge for eifpulsion ; provided, however, this shall not apply to persons now engaged In such business ; provided, also, this shall not apply to licensed druggists selling for medical or scientific purposes only, nor to the commissioners of any legally authorized dispensary, who do not sell, but direct the management of said dispensary.
The Grand Lodge proceeded to dispose of the recommendation by striking out the last clause of the proposed a m e n d m e n t , and adopted the following resolution: Resolved^ That anyone who shall engage in the management of a dispensary, or in the sale of liquor in a dispensary shall not be eligible to membership in any masonic lodge In the State of Georgia.
The following resolution, however, was adopted : Jiesolved, That the present commissioners of dispensaries be allowed to serve out their present term of office.
The saloon-keeper receives little consideration in Georgia. A peculiar resolution was offered and referred to the Trustees of. the Masonic H o m e for report a t next Annual. I n substance it was that the Masonic H o m e had been erected under contract by two brethren a t a net loss to them of $2,628.96, and it authorized the auditing of the accounts for the building and the reimbursement of the contractors for the a m o u n t actually found to have been lost by them. T h a t is masonic surely even if it can not be said to be "business." W e have noted before the failure of the Grand Secretary to publish in the Proceedings complete statistical information regarding the membership. The s a m e condition continues. T h e Grand Secretary gives the items of "Initiations," "Raised," "Total Membership" and " N e t Gain," but there are no statistical tables of work, nor indications of the number of "Admissions," " R e s torations," "Dimissions," "Deaths," "Suspensions" or "Expulsions." The Committee on Appeals and Grievances report seventy-three "expulsions for unmasonic conduct,"—which we believe are for non-payment of dues—forty-six "expulsions for gross unmasonic conduct," and eleven restorations. The Committee on R e t u r n s
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reported having e x a m i n e d 199 reports from lodges and had been able to correct 123. Sixty-five Masters had been called before the committee. The c o m m i t t e e also reported t h a t a number of reports h a d been r e t u r n e d to the lodges for correction and a number of others ought to be returned, b u t they say " y e a r s of experience has taught t h a t it is a dangerous thing to part with our records.". Last y e a r five reports which had been sent out to the lodges had not yet been returned ! W h i l e it is very a p p a r e n t t h a t the Georgia Masters and Secretaries need a good deal of " e d u c a t i n g " along this line, yet the Grand Secretary in a very s h o r t time could change these conditions. Our Grand Sficretary would m a k e the lives of such officials so miserable that.in sheer desperation they would get their re-, ports around in time and in proper shape. If they would "exp e l l " a few Masters as they do brethren for " n o n p a y m e n t of d u e s " they would soon r e m e d y these things. ' The failure of the Grand Secretary to publish needed statistical tables shows very plainly t h a t he is not conducting the affairs of the office according to modern business m e t h o d s . F r a t e r n a l recognition was accorded the Grand Lodges of Western Australia and of Queensland. Action upon the request of the Grand Orient of Brazil was deferred until the next Annual, although we observe t h a t the Grand Master reported the issuance of a commission to Dr. L u i z DBCABVAiyLiE K MBLiiiOw as Grand Kepresentative of the Grand Lodge of Georgia near the Grand Lodge of Brazil. Fii^ANOiAL.—Receipts, $36,820.24, of which $8,400 was collection from a loan; disbursements, $35,366.10, of which $11,500 was transferred to the Masonic H o m e ; balance on hand, $24,795.71. The Masonic Home account showed receipts from ali source's^ .$25,886.02; disbursements, $20,713,09 ; on hand, $3,124.09. The siim of $2,048.84 of the Home. F u n d is tied up in a ban]? failure. CoBBESPONDBXOE.—Bro. A. Q. MOODY, the chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, submitted his fourth annual report, a condensed review of 114 pages. K a n s a s for 1904 is generously accorded four of these. Several p a r a g r a p h s are quoted from Grand Master B R O W N ' S " able address." N e x t Annual a t Macon, October 31, 1905. M A X M E Y E H H A R D T , Rome, reelected Grand Master ; W M . A. Wor^iHiN, Macon, reelected Grand Secretary.
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1 8 6 7 — IDAHO — 1 9 0 4 . 37TH ANNUAL.
37 Lodges.
BOISE.
1,954 Members.
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N e t increase: 256.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Twelve Grand Officers, seven P a s t Grand Masters, and P a s t Masters and representatives from thirtyone lodges. K a n s a s was properly represented by P a s t Grand Master and Grand Treasurer, M.-.W.-. C H A R L E S H I M B O D . TBANSAOTIONS. — The Grand Master, M.-.W.-. J O S H U A M . CowEN, of Mountainhome, verj' interestingly reported t h e work of the year in an address of twelve pages. W i t h a heart full of gratitude he was able to say t h a t not a single member of Grand Liodge h a d fallen by the hand of Death during the year. All of the lodges in the State, except two, had been visited during the year, and in all evidences of substantial growth a n d prosperity had been noted. Three new lodges had been organized under dispensation a t B a t h d r u m , Sand Point and Bonner's Ferry, and these were granted charters. A masonic hall at Cambridge had been dedicated. Twelve decisions were rendered. One revealed a peculiar law of their Grand Lodge. The Master of one of the lodges was elected J u n i o r Grand W a r d e n a t the last A n n u a l Communication of t h e Grand Lodge, and this was held to "disqualify him as Master of his lodge." Such a law is unnecessary even in the case of a Grand Master, b u t all possible danger of conflict, eithei*of authority or dignity, disappears as far down the line as Grand Junior W a r d e n . The Grand Master held t h a t an E n t e r e d Apprentice or a Fellow Craft could sit in a n y lodge while open on the proper degree, subject of course to t h e right of objection of a member of such lodge. W e fully agree, although some jurisdictions hold the contrary opinion. W e called attention last year to a law adopted in I d a h p prohibiting the receiving of applications for degrees or membership from any person engaged in t h e manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, and further declaring t h a t any person who should thereafter engage in such business, either as proprietor or emp'oyee, should forfeit all masonic rights a n d be expelled. The law, however, had this "vested r i g h t " proviso: " B u t this section shall not be construed to apply to any person who a t the time of its adoption shall be a.member of a n y lodge in this jurisdiction and, a t t h e time of such adoption, in good standing and engaged in such business." Three cases under this new law received consideration from the Grand Master. I n two, a m e m b e r of a lodge was an employee in a saloon a t the time the law was enacted ; he had since become
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proprietor of a saloon. I n the t h i r d case, a hotel man who ran a bar in connection witli his hotel, and who had been eng-aged in this business prior to the e n a c t m e n t of the law, had received the E n t e r e d Apprentice degree â&#x20AC;&#x201D; w h e t h e r before or after the enactm e n t of the law does not a p p e a r â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a n d his lodge requested another lodge to confer t h e r e m a i n i n g degrees. The Grand Master held t h a t the law did n o t apply in either case, but the Committee on .Jurisprudence, sustained by the Grand Lodge, reversed him in all three cases. W e have no use for the saloon business, or the saloon-keeper or emploj'ee in the masonic fraternity, but, as a cold matter of legal construction, we think t h a t the Grand Master's decisions were undoubtedly correct in the first two cases. The Grand Lodge had declared t h a t no petitions for the degrees nor for affiliation should be received from saloonists, and further, t h a t no m e m b e r should.thereafter engage in such business, provided, the law should not apply to members in good s t a n d i n g and engaged in such business when the law w a s enacted. A s s u m i n g t h a t the E n t e r e d Apprentice had received that degree before the adoption of the law, the action of the Grand Lodge in reversing the third decision can only be successfully sustained upon the theory t h a t an E n t e r e d Apprentice is not a member of a ' lodge in good standing. Better dispense with the "vested r i g h t " provision. The Grand Master m a d e several recommendations, one to the effect t h a t the provision requiring Masters-to be P a s t W a r d e n s should be dispensed with. The Grand Lodge refused to concur. Grand Secretary BANDAL,TJ m a d e an excellent report, and one t h a t could serve as a model for m a n y older and larger jurisdic-, tions. One feature deserving of m u c h praise was the incorporating in the report the list of petitioners'for each dispensation for a new lodge, with d a t e and source of each accompanying d i m i t . . I t is really more important, however, t h a t this information sholild be given as to the charter m e m b e r s when a lodge is chartered. Tfie Grand Secretary called a t t e n t i o n to some irregularities of'one of the new-lodges chartered a t the preceding Annual. After the surrender of its dispensation and prior to the issue and reception of its charter, it continued to do business as a lodge, and d u r i n g t h e year after receipt of its c h a r t e r it conferred two degrees on one c a n d i d a t e upon consecutive days, and on another c a n d i d a t e two degrees on the same day, all without dispensation. T h e m a t t e r was referred to the incoming Grand Master for investigation. The Committee on Correspondence submitted a special report recommending recognition of the Grand Lodges of Costa Rica and of " Valle de Mexico." They thus reported relative to the Western A u s t r a l i a n question :
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From direct Information at hand we find that two Grand Lodges In Western Australia are contending for supremacy. The one was founded in 1898 and the other In 1900. A bitter controversy Is now carried on In endeavors to determine which is the supreme iDody. Your committee not having conclusive evidence on this point respectfully recommend that the matter of recognition of the Grand ijodge of Western Australia be postponed until the controversy above referred to be definitely settled between these two contending bodies.
As we understand it, the so-called " G r a n d Tjodge of Western Australia," with pretended organization in 1898, was formed by certain individual non-affiliated Masons not connected with a n y lodge — t h a t no lodge participated in the organization of this pretended Grand TjOdge, and no lodges are now connected with it except such as it has pretended to erect since its pretended organization. If these things be true—and in a circular issued by this so-called Grand Lodge, we understand them practically to be admitted— the organization of 1898 is not regular nor entitled to recognition. The organization of 1900 was effected by the majority of the lodges in the Province, and ti.ppears to have been regular in every respect. The application of the Grand Lodge of Brazil for fraternal recognition was "postponed,'" i t b e i n g stated t h a t this body seemed to be subordinate to the Supreme Council of Brazil. The report of the Grand Lecturer showed t h a t he had devoted 325 days during the year to instruction of lodges. This apparently indicated t h a t he had been zealous, but did not follow the example of our ancient brethren who only worked six days out of the seven. H e recommended t h a t a certificate of qualification from the Grand Lecturer, as to "ability to give the I d a h o work and lectures entire," should be required to render a brother eligible to the office of Master. This report went to the Committee on Finance, which recommended the adoption of this provision. As this report was adopted and its "recommenda^ tions concurred in," we presume the ijrovision will be treated as adopted. We believe in ritual proficiency, but we doubt the practicability of this scheme. The Grand Secretary secured the adoption of a provision designed to secure more prompt returns from lodges. The fiscal year ends J u l y 31st; it is made the duty of the Master to see t h a t returns and dues are in the Grand Secretarj''s hands by August 25th; failure to have such reports and dues in the Grand Secretary's hands by August 31st is prima faeie evidence of neglect, and subjects the Master to censure or reprimand by the Grand L o d g e ; further, lodges are fined $10.00 when reports and dues are not received prior to September 1st. W e imagine that Grand Secretary R A X D A L L will m a k e the plan work. The sum of $500.00 was appropriated for the purpose of erecting a monument at the grave o"f P a s t Grand Master E D W A B D A.
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S T E V E N S O N " a n d his family."
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Bro. S T E V E N S O N was G r a n d Mas-
ter in 1876, 1877, 1878,and 1887. Boise Lodge exemplified t h e third degree on the first evening, and on the second' evening, with t h e assistance of the local chapter of t h e Order of the ISastern Star, tendered the Grand Lodge a reception and banquet. A large a m o u n t of routine business of local interest was transacted. • ' , • FiNANOiAi.,.—The financial s t a t e m e n t s appear to be complete enough, and we p r e s u m e are easily enough understood by one • familiar with their methods. T h e receipts seem to have been •$9,174.18; to ascertain t h e disbursements one would have to a d d up the payinents under a half dozen different funds; the balance on hand in t h e several funds aggregate $7,035.91. CoBBESPONDENOB.—Bro. G K O K G E E . ' K N E P P E B , c h a i r m a n of
the Correspondence C o m m i t t e e , submitted an interesting report covering 233 pages. K a n s a s for 1904 is assigned about three of these, our transactions of interest being noted. H e "liked " Grand Master B B O W N ' S address a n d quotes briefly from it. H e seems s o m e w h a t troubled a b o u t Bro. B B O W N ' S t r e a t m e n t of the special dispensation question. H e notes tliis r e m a r k : The la>vs vouchsafe ample opportunity for the proper practice of our rites. The dignity of Masonry and tiie respect paid it by its members is more firmly • established by a strict compliance with our laws and statutes.
Then he calls a t t e n t i o n to t h e fact t h a t sixty-five special dispensations to "violate t h e l a w " were issued for fee. I t is a diffleult m a t t e r t o d e c l i n e all requests for special dispensations under the showings made, m a n y of which are undoubtedly meritorious. Fees for such dispensations serve to greatly l i m i t such requests. ' ' ' . ° N e x t A n n u a l a t Boise, S e p t e m b e r 12, 1905. A L B E E T "W. G O B D O N , K e n d r i c k , elected Grand M a s t e r ; T H E O P H I I J U S W . B A N D A I J I J , Boise, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 4 0 — ir^HNOIS — 1 9 0 4 . 65TH ANNUAL.
732 Lodges.
CHICAGO.
70,921 Members.
O C T . 4-6,1904.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 4,254.
A T T E N D A N C E . ^ P r e s e n t : T w e n t y Grand OfHcers, seven P a s t Grand Masters, t h i r t y District Deputies, and 845 representatives from 709 lodges. K a n s a s was properly represented of course, as P a s t Grand Master MOULITON w a s present as usual and actively a t labor in the work of the Grand Lgdge. This model and thoughtful Grand Bepresentative h a s placed t h e writer again in his debt
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by furnishing advance copies of t h e address and of t h e Grand Officers' a n d Correspondence Beports, as well as briefly advisingin a personal letter as to the transactions of general interest. T R A N S A C T I O N S â&#x20AC;&#x201D; T h e Grand
Master, M.-. W.-. W I L L I A M B .
W E I G H T , of Effingham, condensed into twenty-six pages the report of a busy year. I t was purely a business address. The death list receives his first attention, those of other jurisdictions being named, and brief reference being made to R.-.W.*. W I L L I A M H . L A T H R O P , J u n i o r G r a n d Deacon, and R.-.W.-. G E O .
D. F R I E D R I O H , a District Deputy, of their own jurisdiction. A list of ninety-seven P a s t Masters of Illinois, who h a d passed over the river during the year, appear in t h e address, a n d was read while the Grand Lodge stood ivith bowed heads. They are apparently well supplied with D e p u t y Grand Lecturers in Illinois. One hundred a n d twenty-six were commissioned by t h e Grand Master during the year. The Grand Master reported the receipt of !f 1,003.00 from dispensation fees, .$800.00 of which were for letters of dispensation for eight new lodges. Fourteen corner-stones were laid, four being of Masonic Temples, four of churches, three each of schools a n d libraries, a n d two of court-houses. Four Masonic Temples and the new Masonic H o m e were dedicated, three lodges were constituted, a n d seven new lodges were chartered. F r a t e r n a l assistance in seven cases to the aggregate a m o u n t of .$568.75 were reported b y the Grand Master. Two decisions only were reported. One was a construction of a local statute a n d is without general interest. H e r e is the other': I have been asked If It was proper for Masons, Individually or as a lodge, to participate or aid In the conduct of a "fair" where books of chance and drawings were features, and I have decided that to do so was a clear violation of Section 6, Article 32, Part II, Grand Lodge By-Laws.
E m p h a t i c a l l y right, of course, and u n a n i m o u s l y approved b y the Committee on Jurisprudence. Another circular letter was issued to the lodges, calling attention again to t h e clandestine Masonry in their midst a n d urging extreme care in reception of visitors. The reports of t h e District Deputies were very brief, the t h i r t y reports covering only ninteen pages. The a n n u a l oration by Bro. W M . A. N O R T H O O T T , Grand Orator, was also a brief effort, occupying less t h a n three pages. I t contained a p r e t t y story, which we clip : Away oft In the kingdom of Denmark Is the beautiful city of Copenhagen and there Is a winding carriageway to a tower more than one hundred and fifty feet high. Once the Czar of all the Busslas visited the good old King of Denmark and was driven to the top of this tower and shown the beautiful country around and about the city of Copenhagen. While standing there, the
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Czar drew himself up proudly and said': " 1 can do something you cai.'t do. I can command the haughtiest noble In-all the Russlas to throw himself from this tower,and he would obej* me instantly and dash out his brains on the rocks beneath, and you can't do this." "No," said the good old king," I can't do that, but I will tell you what 1 can d o ; 1 can lay my head down In the lap of my humblest subject and sleep In peace and security, and you can't do that."
The Board of Trustees of the new Masonic Home, at Sullivan, submitted a short report. The new buildings which have been in process of erection during the past year were rapidly nearing completion. Twenty-one applicants had been accepted by the Board, and the Home will begin its work with at least sixteen adults and five children. The Board had already found it necessary to enact rules to guard against the Home becoming crowded with those less worthy of its benefits. I t said : I t Is deemed wise to call attention at this time to certain restrictions made absolutely necessary. 1st. Persons not afflUated with lodges in Illinois cannot be received. Applications have come from a considerable number for admission who are either not afHlIated a t all, or who belong to lodges In other States. The following rule of admission has been adopted: "All applicants must be Master Masons in good standing in a lodge In the State of Illinois for a perlbd of at least one year last ensuing ; or the wife, widow or child of such. A Master. Mason who has been voluntarily unaffiliated one year or more shall not be deemed eligible for admission until two years after his restoration except by action of the entire Board of Trustees. The same rule will apply to the wives, widows and children." Lodges should bear this rule in mind and not embarrass the Board by asking to have persons admitted who affiliate only for that purpose, or who in other ways are Ineligible. Unless this rule Is strictly enforced the Home, established for the care and comfort of Illinois craftsmen and their dependents, win be crowded with those who are a proper charge on other Grand Jurisdictions.
I t was also found necessary to call attention to the fact that the Home was neither a hospital nor a hotel. Relative to this last question the Board said : One other question has arisen which has required a decision. Persons who have partial or full means of support have asked to come to the Home to reside. Your Board has held t h a t the intention is to care tor those wholly dependent. Persons who have some means will expect greater privileges than those who have none, hence discord and dissatisfaction would result. It has, therefore, been thought wise to restrict the admission of n embers to those who are wholly dependent.
A short report also appeared from the Trustees of the Illinois Masonic Orphans' Home. This institution has been in existence for about twenty years and has recently been transferred to the Grand Lodge. There were eighty-two children in the Home, twelve having been received during the year and thirteen discharged. The cost of maintenance for the year was $15,081.46.
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T h e following resolution offered by P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r B O B B I N S was adopted, after approval by the C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e , the sum of $500.00 being; appropriated for t h a t p u r p o s e : â&#x20AC;˘ W H E R E A S , M.-.W.\ Bro. J O H N C. S M I T H h a s , a t his own expense, as a labor
of love,unearthed and published the history of the first M.-.W.'.Grand Lodge of Illinois, wlilch became defunct some thirteen years before the organization of this M.-.W.'.Grand Lodge, and has achieved success In a direction where others have made costly failures; therefore. Resolved, That the Oommittee on Finance be directed to consider the expediency of appropriating a sum sufficient to purcliase 500 copies of the work for the use of the M.'.W.'.Grand Lodge. Bro. B O B B I N S as c h a i r m a n of the C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, s u b m i t t e d a special report upon the a p p l i c a t i o n s of t h e following G r a n d Lodges for fraternal recognition : Grand Lodge of the Argentine Republic. Grand Orient Argentine del Rlto Azul (self translated Argentine Grand Orient of the Blue Rite). Grand Orient and Supreme Council of Brazil. United Grand Lodge of Mexico. Grand Lodge of Porto Rico. Grand Lodge of Costa Rica. Grand Lodge of Western Australia. Grand Lodge of Queensland. Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico. W e quote briefly from the report the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s as to all except t h e G r a n d Lodges of Western A u s t r a l i a and Q u e e n s l a n d : The last named body, the Grand Lodge of the Valley of Mexico, was Included in a group of some fifteen Grand Bodies which was the subject of a special report of this committee in 1901, action whereon was still pending when application for its recognition was received. By the adoption of that report at the Annual Communication of 1903, recognition was denied to the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, as well as to the other bodies with which it was grouped In the resolution proposing It. Nothing has since occurred to warrant this committee in recommending a reversal of that action. With the exception of the Grand Lodges of Western Australia and Queensland, all the bodies named in the list of applica.nts given above, were either already known to be, or In their applications for recognition furnish indubitable evidence that they are composed of lodges of Illegitimate parentage and hence Incapable of forming a Grand Lodge recognizable as possessing any authority In Symbolic or Ancient Craft Masonry. W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a w a s recognized, a n d action as to Queensland deferred for the present. Our own c o m m i t t e e subinits a special r e p o r t upon the application of t h e l a t t e r G r a n d L o d g e , a n d we refer to t h i s report for a s t a t e m e n t of t h e facts. W e h e a r t i l y a p p r o v e of this expression of the I l l i n o i s c o m m i t t e e u p o n t h e principles i n v o l v e d : We hold it to be well settled, that when in open, autonomous territory a sufficient number of lodges exist to organize a Grand Lodge, the right of such lodges to discuss within themselves and to determine for themselves the expediency of such action, and to confer with any and all other lodges similarly
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situated, upon all questions growing out of such proposed organization, without duress from any quarter, Is Indefeasible; and we hold It to be equally settled t h a t when a majority of the lodges In such open autonomous territory — not less than three lodges agreeing thereto —unite to form a Grand Lodge ( t h e proceedings attending Its formation havlrig been regular and all the lodges Interested having been Invited to participate therein), such Grand Lodge becomes at once the ultimate source of masonic authority In such territory, and entitled to supreme and exclusive Jurisdiction coterminous with Us political boundaries. In conclusion your committee recommends the adoption of the following resolutions: Resolved, That this Grand Lodge Is constrained by events to declare; That when the number of lodges existing in a territory not already occupied b.y an Independent and sovereign Grand Lodge becomes sufficient to warrant the formation of a sovereign Grand Lodge, such lodges and the brethren thereof are and of right ought to be free to discuss, canvass and determine all questions Incident to a proposed organization without duress from any other masonic power; and t h a t the Grand Lodge of Illinois, will not respect any attempted deprivation of the masonic rights, either of lodges or of individual Masons, sought to be Imposed for no other offense than partlcipatidn in the formation of a Grand Lodge lu couformity with the masonic law into which the numerous precedents furnished by the history of the fraternity have now crystallized.
A Committee on Revision of Grand Lode;e By-Laws submitted a report, which goes over to the next Annual for action. A number of amendments were proposed which will then receive attention. Past Grand Master MOULTON submitted the following sensible resolution relative to amendments to this revision and action thereon, which resolution was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence: Resolved, It Is the sense of this M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge t h a t amendments to the revised code of By-Laws as presented by the committee may be received, considered and acted upon at the next Annual Communication of the M.-.W.'. Grand Lodge,or simultaneously with action taken upon the said revised code.
Before report thereon, however, by that committee the Grand Master made the following ruling: , Since referring the resolution offered yesterday by Bro. GEO. M . MOULTON, Past Grand Master, to the Oommittee on Jurisprudence, I have felt that the resolution, it adopted by this M.-.W.' Grand Lodge, as stated yesterday, could not control the action of the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge one year hence, and have instructed the Committee on Jurisprudence t h a t it would not be necessary to report to the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge upon that question.
We doubt the wisdom or necessity of the ruling; and the effect of compelling amendments which 'may be submitted next year, Svhen the report is up for final action, to lie oyer another year, impresses us as being impractically technical. One amendment presented a year ago, which was adopted this year, prevents a lodge being named after a living person. Sensible ! We should imagine some of these distinguished brethren down South, where this custom seems prevalent, and where lodges are born and die apparently very easily, would feel like a " corpse" wheiv their namesake lodge becomes defunct.
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Quite a n u m b e r of distinguished visitors were present a t this Annual. W e noticed t h e names of two P a s t Grand Masters from Wisconsin, M.-.W.'. W I L L I A M W . P E R B Y , the present Grand Secretary, and M.-. W.*. A L D B O J E N K S , the p r e s e n t talented correspondent. M.-. W.-. C H A R L E S H . M A N N , P a s t Grand M a s t e r of
New Jersey, also "happened i n " and was warmly greeted. The usual a m o u n t of routine was disposed of. F I N A N C I A L . — G e n e r a l Fund : Receipts, $42,13360 ; disbursements, $53,584.14 ; balance on hand, $33,093.47. Charity Fund : R e ceipts, $25,315.95; disbursements, $17,434.00; balance on hand, $31,402.04. Two other funds, the Orphans' H o m e Fund a n d t h e H o m e for Aged F u n d , showed receipts aggregating $17,356.00. The various funds contain in the aggregate $66,851.51 in cash a n d •$8.5,600.00 in securities; total, $152,451.51. C O E R E S P O N D E N C E . — The Correspondence Report of P a s t Grand Master Bro. J O S E P H R O B B I N S is up to its usual s t a n d a r d
of excellence, a n d is a mine of masonic information. W e h a d marked m a n y passages for reproduction, b u t lack of space will compeliis to confine ourselves to his review of Kansas. We were much interested in the presentation of the two sides of the question as to the legitimacy of the authority of Scottish Rite lodges to confer the degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft a n d Master Mason. This appears in his review of Louisiana where the contention of the learned correspondent, Bro. H E R M A N C . D U N C A N , receives r e p l y from Bro. R O B B I N S .
I t is a r e m a r k a b l y
clear argument, pro and con, b u t to reprint it would occupy about six pages, and so we must content ourselves by referring our interested readers to t h e original report in the Grand Lodge library. K a n s a s for 1904 is accorded over eleven pages of critical attenlion. Grand Master B R O W N ' S "brilliant and very able add r e s s " receives due consideration, and is drawn upon liberally for extracts. Noting t h e discussion of the subject of life membership, he corrects the s t a t e m e n t that Illinois has no law upon the subject. An a m e n d m e n t was adopted in 1898 prohibiting life memberships in any. form whatever. H e compliments our treatment of the flood-relief situation as follows: The splendid self-reliant spirit with which the Craft of Kansas met theexigency precipitated by the terrible .Tune flood In the Kaw Valley, and the discrimination shown In handling the Relief Fund merit all the encomiums bestowed by the Grand Master.
H e r e is t h e c o m m e n t on one of our Grand Master B R O W N ' S "points of l a w : i '
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Unless we fall to comprehend him, the following seems neither to be happy as an Illustration of his general proposition nor as a statement of law: " I t Is difficult to understand how a lodge would seek to waive Jurisdiction over a resident of Its comniunlty when t h a t resident has never petitioned said lodge. Such generous action Is, however, frequently attempted, and while it bespeaks the kindly spirit of the lodge so acting. It likewise proclaims Its unfamlllarlty with the law." I t does not seem to us difficult to understand how a lodge might for any reason which to It seemed good, be willing to waive whatever claim It might have under the law. All that the law of territorial Jurisdiction, so far as It relates to profanes, recognizes as pertaining to the lodge In a given territory. Is, as correctly defined by the Illinois code, " t h e exclusive right on the part of the lodge to accept or reject all original petitions for the degrees from persons residing within Us territory." The law does not Imply that the lodge touches or can touch a profane within Its bailiwick so long as he does not seek' to touch Masonry. If he does this, he must do so In conformity with the rules laid down by Masonry for the management of Us own Internal affairs. One of these rules recognizes the lodge of his residence territory as having the exclusive right to entertain and pass upon his application to become a Mason. Almost universal usage In this country, and nearly as general explicit law (either enacted or established by Judicial decision) recognizes the power of t h e lodge to waive this exclusive right a t Us discretion. Kansas regulations may forbid such a waiver; If so, we submit that for the benefit of outsiders to whom the Kansas code Is not always readily accessible, but who enjoy good things as much as the native Kansan, It should have been quoted. The Statement quoted was not intended as an illustration of the previously enunciated "point of law" regarding jurisdiction, but was another "point of law" noted for the information of the â&#x20AC;˘Kansas Craft. In Kansas, a man can be elected to receive the mysteries of Masonry or to be advanced therein, only in the lodge within whose territorial jurisdiction he is an actual resident or sojourner in good faith. Under constitutional provisions it has been held through approved decisions that: A lodge caHno< watte Jurisdiction over a person who Is at the time, and has been for six months next preceding, an actual.resident within its territorial Jurisdiction, and for the year next preceding an actual resident of this Grand Jurisdiction, Mn(ess it shall have accepted him as a petitioner for the mysteries of Masonry or for advancement. And further that: A lodge cannot waive Jurisdiction over an accepted petitioner for the mysteries of Masonry, or for advancement, who is an actual resident within the territorial Jurisdiction of said lodge, unless he be a t t h a t time an actual snjiiurner In good faith bej'ond Its territorial Jurisdiction. In other words, Kansas believes that the initiation of the profane into Masonry should be so safeguarded that one can receive the degrees only in the community where he actually lives and where his daily walk and conversation are. subject to the scrutiny of the members; nor will it permit a lodge to escape its responsibility or allow improper material to slip in through the medium of a waiver.
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Bro. BOBBINS deals with our attempted ritual legislation of last year at considerable length, criticising it severely. He said : The report of the committee Is one of great Interest, because therein Is quoted the history of what is known as the P R E S T O N - W E B B work, or the "WEBB work, as given by P K I I ^ I P O. TUCKER, of Vermont, germane to the report under review because the P R E S T O N - W E B B work is the constitutional standard in Kansas. Bro. TUCKER'S history—too long to quote here — the most Import a n t history of any ritual extant In this country,does not get placed before the Craft oftener than once In a generation, and to those interested In that line of study It will be of Interest to know that It can be found In the Kansas Proceedings for 1904. The committee say : •'Not a word of our recommendations has the least tinge of an Innovation In the body of Masonry, against which all Masons must forever set their countenances. Heaven forbid that such a thought should come to any member of this committee. We believe that our recommendations are In the nature of restorations of the ancient P R E S T O N - W E B B work which was adopted by this Grand Lodge a t its Annual Communication at Leavenworh In 18li7." These are brave words, but we observe that they foreshadow the retention in the revision of an Interpolation —that of the word widow In a formulary before containing only the words, sister, mother, daughter and wife—which they not only say was not In the work when adopted in 1867, but they m a k e a letter a part of their report. In which the writer, one of the first Custodians of the Work,says t h a t the interpolation was made upon his insistent solicitation! A substantial change in the fundamental engagements of a Mason — and if it was not regarded as substantial none would clamor for its retention after finding t h a t It had been made in the face of the unvarying usage of a hundred and fifty years —has something more than a tinge of an Innovation in the body of Masonry. The committee seem also to have perhiitted themselves to report in favor of printing a cipher ritual (which they think can be put up in convenient size, attractively bound, and sold a t a dollar a copy with a small margin of profit), is not to favor an innovation In the body of Masonry Why, the very terms they use when they speak of "the tendency of modern Masonry to promulgate cipher rituals in an official way," is a confession t h a t it is a departure from the old ways. This tendency, the committee say, is doubtless the result of the flood of contraband rituals that have been a curse to Masonry, from which no Jurisdiction has suffered more than has Kansas. They think an officially published cipher is desirable because it insures a fixed and definite standard, the employment of written (or printed ) characters as a help to memory being an elTective safeguard against substantial change, but we have already seen t h a t the possession of a cipher of the work as adopted by their Grand Lodge and protected by a constitutional guarantee has not been effective in securing a fixed standard, the many changes it has undergone since its adoption being one of the reasons assigned for putting it into print. They say it will greatly aid beginners in acquiring accuracy and facility in the work, which would be as true, and more, if they were to print It in extenso, but the inaccuracies of beginners are not the root from which Iniportaiit changes In the work spring, but in the ambition of those who are made its especial custodians to leave their Impress on the ritual, either for the pride of so leaving it, or because that impress embodies something which he or they think should he in the work, but know it isn't. The objections to such an official cipher they saj' " m a y be summed up In the charge that it is contrary to masonic tradition and even to the specific obligations of Masonry," and this they meet with the following: "The plan proposed contemplates a cipher employing only the initial letter of each word, omitting even this in what may becalled" test words." Such a cipher cannot be legible or Intelligible to any person under the canopy of heaven who has not already been Instructed. These disconnected letters cannot serve to create an image in the mind of anyone. They can out serve to revive and brighten an Image that is already there. A. fair degree of proficiency
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In the work must be acquired before any considerable use can be made of such a key. Masonic tradition la not against this. I t Is true that upon a memorable occasion a careful search failed to discover a key on or about the person of a distinguished Mason who was stricken down In the performance of his duty. But the order to make t h a t search proceeded from the highest earthly masonic authority. That such search was so ordered shows by the clearest Implication t h a t the possession of such a key would have been no violation of masonic tradition. Certainly there was no thought of reflecting upon the character of that celebrated artist by i n t i m a t i n g that he might have been faithless to his trust." It to assume t h a t any argument could be drawn from the tradition in question, t h a t could add a feather's weight In the balance between right and wrong were not the sheerest rot, it would still be unfortunate for them as an Illustration, because this peerless example of masonic integrity didn't have a key. " B u t the weightiest reason for the proposed action,*' the committee say, "is in the Interest of.honesty between .Masons," which being interpreted confessedly means, In brief, that a certain proportion of Masons, notably those charged with the dissemination of the work, have sufliclently persuaded themselves of the correctness of the view now publicly advanced by the Kansas committee t h a t keys and ciphers are not specifically forbidden by a Mason's engagements, to venture to use them on the sly with whatever of evasion, not •to say prevarication, might be necessary to keep a knowledge of their existence from the great body of the Craft. Doubtless a public declaration by the supreme authority of his jurisdiction, that what had been furtively carried on a Mason's conscience as a misdeed was after all not an offense, would render him less chary In talking about it than before; frankness would not then lay him under suspicion, nor would It necessitate a slniultatieous wrestling with his own conscience and' with the universally Instinctive concensus of the Craft, as represented by his interlocutor. He might be more self-complacent, but would he be more honest with his own conscience? That this Instinctive concensus as to the true intent and meaning of the formulary which makes ke,vs and ciphers unlawful is universal, needs no better evidence than the secretiveness and evasiveness of those who trespass against its proscriptions. ^Reasons may be silenced or taken captive by special pleading, but conscience will not be argued with, and we hazard nothing In saying that no one who advocated the printing of a cipher ritual in the Grand Lodge of Kansas, but who was startled and had his moral sense shocked, when for the first time in his masonic life he saw a brother make so much as a frag- • mentary note of any portion of the esotery of the fra.ternlty.
In former reports we have fully expres.sed our opinion upon official initial ciphers as necessary evils, but we frankly confess that, in our judgment, our Grand Lodge made a mistake in adopting an official cipher under tlie circumstances. The plan was a popular one, but our experience as a ritualist leads us to believe that the members of Grand Lodge overestimated its value. There is no royal road to memorizing ritual; it must be learned by the '-mouth to ear" method, if it is planted to stay. The use of an initial cipher to refresh the memory of one who has properly learned a. ritual is one thing; an initial cipher containing several hundred changes of words from the ritual one has learned is an entirely different thing, and will be found practically undeciplierable by the average worker. We do not desire further to discuss this subject at this time. We shall present what w.e have to say regarding it in our conclusion. Incidentally, however, we might remark to Bro. BOBBINS,
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t h a t in spite of t h e - " b r a v e w o r d s " which he quotes from o u r committee, to t h e effect t h a t t h e "recommendations a r e in t h e nature of restorations of the ancient P B E S T O N - W E B B work, which was adopted by this Grand Lodge a t its Annual Communication at Leavenworth in 1867," t h e committee actually recommended seventy odd rules m a k i n g several hundred verbal changes in t h e ritual which h a s been in undoubted use in K a n s a s for a t least twenty-five years, and not one of these changes—as we now recall it—is' a restoration of t h e language used in the cipher of t h e B A B N B Y - W I L L S O N work, or t h e Kansas amended version thereof, which the committee insists m u s t be accepted as the ritual adopted in K a n s a s in 1867. Bro. B O B B I N S treats our Correspondence Report very k i n d l y , and noting our determination to eliminate excerpts as much as possible in our desire to shorten our review, s a y s : To eliminate excerpts to the minimum Is often to deprive one's readers of what is Justly their due, and often In discussions it is only fair to let one state his opinions In his own way, by which alone the spirit of his a r g u m e n t can be reflected. Bro. S H A V E R ' S efforts a t brevity failed in the aggregate, as he had to review fifteen volumes more than last year, but there Is not a page that his Grand Lodge can afford to spare.
Personally we greatly appreciate these kindly words a n d , fully assent to his criticisin of our proposed plan, b u t the powersthat-be insist t h a t we must c u t it down. Next Annual a t Chicago, October 3, 1904. W I 1 J I . I A M B . W R I G H T , Effingham, reelected G r a n d
Master;
J. H. C. D I I J L , Blooniington, reelected Grand Secretary.
1818 — INDIANA — 1904. 83D A N N U A L .
INDIANAPOLIS.
M A Y 24,25, 1904.
524 Lodges.
40.199 Members.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 2,871.
ATTENDANCK.^Present: Twelve Grand Officers, sixteen P a s t Grand Masters, and representatives from 514 lodges. Our G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , R.-.W.-. W I L L I A M R I D L E Y , was a t his post. TRANSACTIONS.—M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M E . E N G L I S H , of I n d i a n -
apolis, presided as Grand Master and presented an admirable address in concise business form, covering twenty-five pages. T h a t this brother, not unknown to fame in other lines, h i g h l y appreciated t h e honor conferred upon him, is plainly indicated in the following conclusion: My brethren, I am now about to lay aside the gavel of the Grand Master, and in doing so I desire to give expression to my sincere appreciation of the partiality shown me in selecting me to this exalted position, the duties of which I assumed one year ago with a tlniidity and hesitation I had not previously
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known In any other sphere of action, realizing, as I did, the high standard of official excellence set before me by ray Illustrious predecessors and the Importance and significance of the great trust confided to my care. I t has been my fortune In life to know some of the public honors and preferments in other walks of life which men value and for which men strive, but I can say to you in all sincerity that no greater sense of responsibility ever came to me, and no greater feeling of gratification has ever been known to me than that which I experienced on the day that I attained this s u m m i t and goal of masonic ambition through the kindly consideration and gracious favor of my brethren of the Grand Lodge. No higher honor can come to man than the highest honor t h a t conies to Mason â&#x20AC;&#x201D;that of being chosen Grand Master of his Grand Lodge, and from t h e depths of a grateful heart I t h a n k my masonic brethren of Indiana for the honor conferred, the confidence displayed, and the faith reposed In me, and I shall now surrender to my successor the emblem of authority and the badge of office in the anxious hope t h a t the acts of my administration win meet with the endorsement and approval of all my brethren of the Grand Lodge, and with the heartfelt assurance t h a t I shall ever hold them each and every one In kindly fraternal and affectionate remembrance. W i t h justifiable pride, he r e p o r t e d t h e y e a r j u s t closed as the " m o s t prosperous, t h e most h a r m o n i o u s a n d t h e m o s t successful ever k n o w n to the Grand L o d g e of I n d i a n a . " L a t e r we find the following c o m m e n t on cqndltions in t h e G r a n d Secretary's report: I t is very gratifying to your Grand Secretary to call j-our attention to the fact that a t the eighty-second meeting of this Grand Lodge the net increase in membership was reported as the greatest In the history of the Grand Lodge save one; t h a t now the Grand Secretary Is able to report the greatest net increase in membership in the Grand Lodge since its organization without any exception. Our net Increase for 1902 was 2,211. The last year, 1903, the net increase was 2371. Notwithstanding the remarkable growth of Masonry in this Grand Jurisdiction there has been less friction, les.s complaint of one brother toward another or of one lodge toward another, than a t any time in the past twenty years. I am pleased to say that all lodges in this Jurisdiction were prompt in their reports and equally as promnt in the payment of their dues; that the Grand Secretary was able to make a complete statement of the exact conditions, financially and numerically, within five days after the time prescribed bj' the rules and regulations for lodges to make their final reports and pa.vments. A l t h o u g h D e a t h had r e m o v e d 603 from their roll of membership, no G r a n d or P a s t Grand Officer h a d fallen d u r i n g the year. I t had been a b u s y year. Seven lodges, c h a r t e r e d a t the prec e d i n g A n n u a l , had been c o n s t i t u t e d . Six new lodges were organized u n d e r d i s p e n s a t i o n ; five of t h e s e , with one carried over from a p r e c e d i n g a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , were c h a r t e r e d by Grand Lodge, a n d the r e m a i n i n g one was c o n t i n u e d for a n o t h e r year. E i g h t lodges w e r e g r a n t e d the r i g h t of r e m o v a l to " m o r e suitable quarters, w i t h o u t c h a n g e of t e r r i t o r i a l jurisdiction." This is accomplished in K a n s a s w i t h o u t a d i s p e n s a t i o n . T h r e e lodges, whose c h a r t e r s b a d been desti'oyed b y fire, w e r e furnished with duplicates b y o r d e r of the Grand Master. T h i s accords with our K a n sas law.
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Six masonic halls >vere dedicated and the corner-stones of one court house, three public schools, two churches and two C A R N E G I E library buildings were laid.
As usual the Grand Master was overwhelmed with applications for "ofHcial decisions," the majority of which were easily disposed of by reference to the general regulations or approved decisions. Several were reported, all being approved by Grand Lodge. We quote a few of general interest — here is o n e : Qiiestio7i.—Oan a Worshipful Master's election, secured by unfair and unmasonlc methods, and misrepresentations of ability and fairness of predecessor, be declared null and election set aside by the Grand Master? ylnsiuei'.—No. The Grand Master has no authority to set aside an election held as prescribed by law. The only remedy Is through charges for unmasoulc conduct.regularly preferred.
We should t h i n k there m i g h t be exceptions to the above. Here is anotlier t h a t is certainly good law. Question.—Ca,n a lodge be convened on Sunday for transaction of business or celebration other than'funeral purposes? Answer.—No. Section 73, general rules and regulations, forbids It.
We heard of a K a n s a s lodge last year which made a record for "Sunday work," a n d did not know t h a t it was violating the law. Here are some good decisions upon the subject of "objections:" Itclative to Objections : ( a ) Objection on the part of any member of the lodge present will exclude a visiting brother. The Worshipful Master cannot require reason for objection nor can the Master overrule objection. (ft) Objection after the ballot Is taken and before degree Is conferred acts us a negative ballot. (o) Worshipful Master must arrest conferring of degrees when objection is made. (d) When objection is recorded before initiation, petition can come before the lodge again only as in the first instance. (c) Worshipful Master has power to arrest conferring of degrees if he finds the candidate unworthy.
Unfortunately b a n d d •would not be good law in K a n s a s , although they ought to be. I n K a n s a s , if I blackball a petitioner for the mysteries he is simply a rejected petitioner a n d a t the expiration of six m o n t h s m a y repetition the same or any other lodge having jurisdiction. B u t if I permit him to pass the ballot and thus become an accepted petitioner, and then before the conferring of a degree file an objection of record and renew it every six months, I can prevent the petitioner from becoming a Mason so long as I live and retain m y membership in the lodge. W e are not in s y m p a t h y with such a law. W e were pleased with this expression from the Grand Master : Relative to Dispensaliohs for various purposes; The Grand Master has no power or authority to issue dispensations in violation of the rules and regula-
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tlons, such as receiving petitions at called meetings, balloting at called meetings, ballotlug the same evening petition Is presented, or to confer all the degrees on the same candidate the same evening. H e r e is where t h e c o m m e r c i a l trafficker in rituals received his j u s t d e s e r t s : I t will doubtless be remembered by many of the Worshipful Masters present that a t the last annual meeting of the Grand Lodge, a man, whom we afterward found to be a brother and a member In good standing of a lodge In Indiana, was discovered In the corridors of the Masonic Temple selling cipher rituals, passing his Individual cards and a leaflet of what he had to sell and price thereof. This being clearly a violation of the rules and regulations, one of the officers of the Grand Lodge Interfered and stopped hlra. The matter being reported to me. I ascertained the name and number of his lodge and ordered charges preferred therein against him for violation of the rules and regulations of the Grand Lodge. The lodge of which he was a member promptly took the m a t t e r up, preferred charges, upon which he was found guilty and a penalty Inflicted. W e p r e s u m e m a n y h a v e run on to s c h e m e s like the following. W e wish more M a s o n s would lend t h e i r assistance to cutt i n g off t h e wind of such " s m a r t A l e c k s : " In August, 1803,1 received from . I o n s H . W11.K, Secretary of B.xcelslor Lodge No. 41, La Porte, Indiana, which he forwarded me at the suggestion of Past Grand Master D A N I E L NOTES, a disreputable advertising pamphlet, disclosing In a measure m a t t e r s pertaining to the degrees In the shape of a supposed amusing story or anecdote. I Immediately called the attention of the Grand Master within whose Jurisdiction the party resided to such panjphlet, which resulted In Its being suppressed, with a very effusive letter of apology from the traveling man who had ignorantly given It circulation. T h e G r a n d Master a n d s e v e r a l of t h e c o m m i t t e e s paid strong t r i b u t e to tlie efficiency and t a l e n t s of G r a n d Secretary, M.-. W.-. C A L V I N W . P B A T H E B , P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r . The fine record in procuring- complete r e t u r n s and p a y m e n t of all dues from the lodges, to w h i c h we h a v e referred, e v i d e n c e s the fact t h a t the dist i n g u i s h e d Brotlier deserved t h e k i n d l y words. An effort was m a d e to secure t h e adoption of a regulation p r o v i d i n g for an affiliation fee of not less t h a n ,$5.00, b u t the Comm i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e r e p o r t e d a d v e r s e l y . Their m i n i m u m fee for t h e degrees is $20.00. T h e following resolution was offered by a worshipful brother, and adopted : W H E R E A S , Memorial Day soon to be again observed In memory of the fallen defenders of our country, has been most seriously detracted from Its real purpose, by virtue of a vast portion of'the public as a day of sport and frivolity; and W H E R E A S , The Great Institution of Freemasonry records among her number, both of the living and the dead, the bravest men, who faced tlie foe and restored our Institutions to their basis of strength; therefore be It Resolved, By the Grand Lodge of the State of Indiana, that we do not look with favor on the desecration of Memorial Day, and urge every member of our great Organization to use their utmost endeavors to restore the day to Us original Intent and pristine dignity.
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No more "going fishing" on Decoration D a y ! , Jewels had been presented to P a s t Grand Masters M A R T I N H . EiOE, C H R I S T I A N F E T T A , L U O I B N A. F O O T B a n d D A N I E L M O -
D O N A L D , the four senior p a s t ofBcials w h o h a d not previously been so remembered.
T h e v e t e r a n M.*. W.-. M A R T I N
H . RICE,
present Grand Treasurer, in acknowledging t h e gift, reported t h e remarkable record t h a t he h a d been a member of the Grand Lodge for forty-two years, during which time he had been present and had.taken part in every a n n u a l meeting. M.-.W.\ D A N I E L M C D O N A L D , the present c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on Correspondence, presented a record not far behind, showing a Grand Lodge membership of thirty-seven years, with only one absence from an annual meeting, a t which time he was out of the State. The Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e submitted a report limiting work in the first section of the E n t e r e d Apprentice degree to one candidate a t a t i m e ; in the Fellow Craft degree " n o more t h a n can be received a n d passed w i t h o u t m a r r i n g the impressiveness of the ceremonies," a n d in the first section of the Master Mason's degree not more t h a n three can be admitted a t one time. This differs from the K a n s a s rule, which requires individual work a t all times except during recital of t h e lectures and in the Middle Chamber work of t h e Fellow Craft degree. A plan of inspection w a s adopted, providing for a Grand I n spector: We recommend the appointment of a Grand Inspector, whose duty it shall be to visit every county In the State a t least once a year for the purpose of Inspecting the lodges and instructing the officers of the lodges of said county; that the Inspector shall summons the officers of the several lodges of said county to meet with him a t the most central lodge for the Inspection, and to receive Instruction; that the officers of the several lodges of said county shall a t this time, submit all the books of their respective lodges, together with a report of the amount and condition of the furniture, paraphernalia, finances and the general condition of said lodges. That It shall be the duty of the Inspector to exemplify the work as adopted by the Grand Lodge, for the benefit and Instruction of the officers; that where it is more convenient and more central for lodges of two or more counties to meet together for Inspection and instruction, then It shall be the duty of the Inspector to sumnnons the officers of the lodges of these counties so situated to meet at said central lodge for inspection and instruction.
The Inspector receives .$600.00 a year, a n d actual expenses, n o t ' exceeding .$3.00 per day. A peculiar claim w a s presented a n d allowed in behalf of t h e widow of the late R.-.W.-. W I L L I A M H . S M Y T H E , P a s t Grand Secretary. I t appears t h a t in 1876 t h e By-Laws of the Grand Lodge fixed the annual salary of t h e Grand Secretary a t $1,200.00. I n 1877 the Committee on W a y s a n d Means, in its general report, recommended t h a t t h e salary of t h e Grand Secretary be reduced to $1,000.00 per a n n u m , a n d t h e Grand Lodge concurred therein. The By-Laws, however, were n o t amended.
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The n e x t year, in 1878, Bro. S M Y T H B was elected Grand Secretary a n d continuously served to 1901. Apparently in 1882 ttie ByL a w w a s changed, b u t claim is now made for $200.00 per year shortage for four years, v i z : 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882; total $800.00. I t appears t h a t a previous claim for $200.00 for deduction m a d e for one year from t h e salary of a former Grand Secretary h a d been allowed in 1886, a n d the c o m m i t t e e now decided in favor ofthis claim. VVe 'imagine some one benefited from this transaction other than the widow. F I N A N C I A L . — Receipts, $22,512.05; disbursements, $19,727.57; balance on hand, $22,279.66. Of t h e above receipts, the s u m of $8,844.30 came from rents, etc., .of t h e Grand Lodge property, a n d this also required an expenditure of $.5,624.52 for running expenses and repairs and $i,150.00 for p e r m a n e n t improvements. GOBRESPONDENOE.— P a s t G r a n d Master D A N I E L M C D O N A L D
is back a t the Bound Table again this year, and submits another of his characteristic e n t e r t a i n i n g a n d instructive Correspondence •Reviews. K a n s a s for both 1903 a n d 1904 receives attention and is accorded about four pages of courteous comment. H e briefly reviews Grand Master D E W E Y ' S address, during which we note t h e following: The Grand Master brought up the question of revising the secret work, and the propriety of issuing an "official cipher," and recommended the appointriient of a ''Ritual Oommlttee" to report a ritual next year, which was done. And so we have the same old storj' over again—a revision of the secret work, denunciation of cipher rituals, and the appointment of a committee to get up an official cipher ritual.
I n e x a m i n i n g the. Proceedings of 1904, our Grand Secretarj' W I L S O N receives a c o m p l i m e n t in t h e following: I t contains some six hundred pages, a n d is one of the largest of the sixty odd that we have reviewed up to this time. I n manner of the arrangement of matter, and in typographical neatness it is an exceptionally creditable publication.
Noting the c o m m e n t of our Grand Master B R O W N upon the wisdom of exacting a fee for special dispensations, Bro. M O DONALD says: I t has always seemed to us t h a t if it was right a t all to issue special dispensations to set aside the operation of fixed laws it should be done because it was right, and not for the fee resulting from it.
E x a c t l y ! B u t it is wonderful h o w t h e necessity for such dispensations disappears in t h e face of a $5.00 fee. Relative to our action in adopting an "ofBcial cipher," Bro. MCDONALD said: The Oommlttee on.Rltual stated that they had corresponded with all the Grand Lodges l a the United States concerning the tendency to promulgate cipher rituals in an official way, the result showing that about one-fourth of
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these have published such rituals or have countenanced in an offlclal way their dissemination by some brother. The committee recommended, and their recommendation was adopted, that an official cipher ritual he printed, and recommended the Vermont offlclal ritual as the best in point of 'cipher," paper, binding, etc. In submitting the report, said, among other things,"The plan proposed contemplates a cipher employing only the iiiitial letter of each word, omitting even this in what may be called "test words." Such a cipher cannot become legible or intelligible to any person under the canopj' of heaven who has not already been instructed.
H e compliinents our Pa.st Grand Master D E W E Y upon t h e "elaborate-historical sketch " of the "genuine P R E S T O N - W E B B
work." • • N e x t A n n u a l a t Indianapolis, May 23, 1905. G E O R G E E . G R I M E S . Ladoga, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; C A L V I N
W. P R A T H E B , Indianapolis, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 7 4 — INDIAJf TfiRBITORY — 1 9 0 4 . 31ST A N N U A L .
151 Lodges.
GLAREMORE.
5,669 Members.
A U G . 9,10, 1904.
N e t increase: 402.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Fourteen Grand OflBcers, nine P a s t Grand Masters, and representatives from 111 lodges. Our Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r P A T R I C K J . B Y R N E , of Mu-s-
kogee, was not marked present. TRANSACTIONS.— M.-. W . - . P H I L L I P D O D D R I D G E B R E W E R , of
South McAlester, presided as Grand Master, and in a good business address presented a review of t h e work of t h e year, an e x ceedingly prosperous one. Twelve lodges chartered a t the preceding Annual had been constituted, a n d fifteen more were organized under dispensation during the present year and were chartered. This certainly is rapid growth. The corner-stones of four churches, two school buildings a n d one masonic building were laid by commissioned deputies. We notice these reports relative to waivers of jurisdiction : At the request of the Grand Officers of ihfe Grand Jurisdiction of Arliansas, on Jul.y 8,1904,1 waived the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Indian Territory as to Mr. W I L L I A M S . T A R P L E Y as resident thereof, in favor of Oaney Lodge No. 600. of the Grand Jurisdiction of Arkansas, same being done upon representations made to me, whlcli in my judgment Justified my action. On October 25.1903,1 refused to waive Jurisdiction over a Mr. J O S E P H M . DiCKERSON, in favor of the Grand Jurisdiction of Arkansas, for reasons fully Justifying my refusal, and probably not'necessary to mention in detail.
This, we believe, is in accordance with I n d i a n Territorj' law, but we are not in h a r m o n y with the theory. T h e material resident within the jurisdiction of a subordinate lodge is its own
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p r o p e r t y a n d o u g h t n o t to be s u b j e c t to disposition by a G r a n d M a s t e r w i t h o u t the c o n s e n t of said lodge. H e r e is a peculiar case s u r e l y : Sometime since my attention was called to a couple of negro, so called, masonic lodges, one a t Brlstow, I. T., and one a t Newby, I. T., to which it was claimed t h a t some white men belonged, and had been imposing themselves upon the community as Masons. I Investigated this most astounding proposition and found to my horror and chagrin, that a t Brlstow,at least,one white man was a member of the so-called negro masonic lodge, and that at Newby, at least three white men belonged and affiliated with them. I notified Tuscan Ijodge No. 134, located a t Brlstow, t h a t any such men were clandestine, a n d ' warned It to have nothing to do with them, and I now warn the Craft a t large to be careful of strangers hailing from either locality, and advise that special Inquiry be made as to the name and number of the lodges they claim to belong to. T h e d i s p e n s i n g power seems to h a v e been conservatively exercised, a l t h o u g h we find t h i s s t a t e m e n t : I have granted special dispensations to three or four lodges to pass upon the proficiency of candidates for the degrees a t called meetings, but do not consider It Important enough to require a report In detail. I t was done only upon proper and sufflclent showing and where the interests of Masonry seemed to demand such a course. A n u m b e r of decisions were reported, all sound, b u t presenti n g n o t h i n g new or novel unless t h e following m i g h t be so proijounced a s i l l u s t r a t i n g the '• fool questions " which are s o m e t i m e s p r o p o u n d e d to a G r a n d M a s t e r : 1. Quesltort.—Ctia a brother, a member of a lodge. In every way worthy and qualified by former service as Master of the lodge, be elected as Worshipful Master of the lodge to which he belongs, although unavoidably absent on the night of election of officers? Answer.— Yes. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r felt c o n s t r a i n e d to pronounce a homily on t h e evil of d r u n k e n n e s s , s a y i n g m a n y c o m p l a i n t s had reached h i m d u r i n g the year of m e m b e r s of lodges being addicted to tliis h a b i t . H e closed the reference w i t h t h i s wise s e n t i m e n t : I admonish all lodges to refuse absolutely to elect any m a n to take the degrees unless he Is a sober m a n ; do not take professions of reform until time has demonstrated the genuineness of the claims. D e a t h h a d removed one of t h e G r a n d OflBcers d u r i n g the year, t h e G r a n d L e c t u r e r , B r o . B E N J A M I N G . M A R T I N , who was t a k e n ill w i t h p n e u m o n i a w h i l e in the d i s c h a r g e of his official duties, a n d w i t h i n a few days died. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r bore high t r i b u t e to h i s t a l e n t s and ability. T h e G r a n d Master also spoke s t r o n g l y of the efficiency of t h e G r a n d L o d g e F i n a n c i a l A g e n t of t h e O r p h a n s ' H o m e F u n d , P a s t Grand Master H E N R Y M . F O R M A N . H e s a i d :
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I hardly believe that we have another man In this Grand Jurisdiction who would have given so much of his time and such heroic effort to the accomplishment of the success of the Orphans' Home as has Bro. FURSIAN. He Is certainly doing the grandest work t h a t can well fall to the lot of m a n ; but in doing so he Is making personal sacrifices that few of the members understand. This is said, not because Bro. FUHMAN will especially appreciate it, but to emphasize the fact that It Is no more his individual duty to build this Home than It Is the Individual duty of each one of us, and that, therefore, we should be more generous, and each make more of an Individual effort and assume more of a feeling of individual responsibility In this matter than we have done In the past. If fifty per cent, of the Masons who listen to me read this report would become as Interested in, and make one-half the personal efforts and sacrifices In this work that Bro. F O R M A N has for the past few years, we would build this Home In one year, and fully equip it, yet no one would feel, at the completion of it, any especially serious loss. W h a t we need is for the members to work themselves up to a feeling of personal and individual responsibility In this matter. I have not said this especially to eulogize Bro. FoEMAN, although he certainly is entitled to all t h a t might be said, because it is not eulogy he wants—it Is cash and cooperation—and I earnestly hope that we may all do more towards the accomplishment of this worthy object than we have ever done before.
.Firom an interesting report m a d e by Bro. FCTBMAN, it appears
t h a t during the past year there had been raised for the fund the sum of .$7,457.11. The fund now a m o u n t s to about $25,000.00. The a m o u n t s o u g h t to be raised to found the H o m e is $50,000.00. Grand Secretary M U E R O W presented his usual detailed report.
W i t h the exception of two lodges, one chartered and one under dispensation, he had secured reports and dues from all in the jurisdiction. The first evening was made an open session, the public being Invited to listen to the oration by the Grand Orator, Bro. SAMUEL, C. F D L L E E T O N , of Miami. I t was a well-conceived effort upon
the theme, "Masonic Light.'' Tlie Committee on Correspondence presented a special report a s k i n g for further time for the consideration of t h e application for recognition of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico. Similar applications also came from the Grand Lodges of Brazil and of' Costa Rica, and were referred to the s a m e committee. These will doubtless receive attention n e x t year. The usual a m o u n t of routine business was transacted. The salary of the Grand Secretary was increased from $800 to $1,000, and the s u m of $800 was voted to t h e F i n a n c i a l A g e n t of the H o m e Fund to "reimburse him for money paid out since 1902;" t h a t official was directed hereafter to certify his expense account to the Grand Secretary for current p a y m e n t . Here is an a m u s i n g paragraph which appears in the record, and of course is from the pen of t h e Grand S e c r e t a r y : The installation ceremonies were a'farce. The business of the Body was over. The election was over. I t was late. Many brethren were anxious to catch a train soon due. The Grand Secretary was requested to perform the installation service in " short order." No book was furnished. Brethren were
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constantly leaving the hall. There was confusion, noise, haste and entire lack of Interest. The Grand Secretary did the best he could under the circumstances. H e will never do the like again. The Installation of the new officers of a Grand Lodge should be made Impressive. This requires sufficient time. I t should have the earnest attention and Interest of all the brethren.
Those who know Bro. M D K B O W will appreciate t h a t his statem e n t w a s too stong—his work would not be a " f a r c e " under a n j ' c i r c u m s t a n c e s ; b u t he is absolutely correct in his criticism of " short o r d e r " installations in Grand Lodge. T h e service is of too much iinportance a n d solemnity to be ruined by rush and lack of dignity. F I N A N O I A I J . — R e c e i p t s , $8,511.75; disbursements, $10,061.12, of which $1,699.66 was a transfer of twenty-five per cent, of gross receipts to t h e H o m e F u n d , a n d $4,000 was for the purchase of an i n v e s t m e n t which was subsequently turned over to the H o m e ; balance on hand, $8,229.07. COBBBSPONDENOE.—Past Grand Master T H O M A S C . H U M PHBEY presented t h e R e p o r t on Correspondence — his second we believe — an excellent condensed review covering about 100 pages. K a n s a s for 1904 is courteously conssidered, being assigned over t h r e e pages. H e notes our transactions of interest, quotes from G r a n d Master B E O W N ' S address and from several of the reports w i t h o u t criticism. N e x t A n n u a l a t Tulsa, A u g u s t 14, 1905. W I L S O N O T H O B E U T O N , Muklrow, elected G r a n d J O S E P H O. M U B E O W , A t o k a , reelected Grand Secretary.
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N e t increase: 1,.362.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Thirteen Grand Officers, nine Past Grand Masters, sixteen other p e r m a n e n t members, and representatives from 466 lodges ; total Grand Lodge m e m b e r s h i p present, 621. T h e Grand Representative system has been abandoned in Iowa. T E A N S A O T I O N S . — T h e beautiful volume before us is one of more t h a n usual interest. A s a frontispiece appears a half-tone group of t h e Grand a n d P a s t Grand Officers present a t t h e Communication. The G r a n d Lodge, escorted by Columbian Cominandery No. 18, K. T., m a r c h e d in procession through the streets of Sioux City to the G r a n d Opera House, where, preliminary to the opening, there
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were public exercises of music, a d d r e s s e s of welcome and responses. M.-.W.-. C H A B L E S ' C . C L A R K , of B u r l i n g t o n , G r a n d Master, presented a m o d e l address covering- twenty-five pages. T h e k e y note seemed to be "business s y s t e m in a d m i n i s t r a t i v e m a n a g e ment," and m u c h had been accomplished a l o n g these lines. H e said: Not tbat the affairs of the Grand Lodge were In bad shape, but that the Trustees, who are responsible for the prudent and economical management of all matters, have been too prone to throw off upon the Grand Secretary burdens outside of the regular routine of his offlee, to which It was not fair to expect hlni to attend, and the responsibility for which it was not Just to ask him to assume. But the Trustees have nobly responded to the call to duty. They have introduced system where system was needed, they have pruned where pruning was advisable, have practiced economy without being parsimonious, in short they have endeavored to carefully manage all departments, but especially to carry out the expressed wishes of the brethren, to make what we all want, the best purely masonic library in t h e w o r l d . Of course much remains to be done, but a good start has been made, and from this time on we may look for a careful, prudent, business-like administration of the affairs of the Craft. The l i b r a r y received especial a t t e n t i o n , a n d t h e effort seems to be to l i m i t its growth and work aloiig purely m a s o n i c lines, c u r t a i l i n g its general l i t e r a t u r e b r a n c h e s . W e p r e s u m e this is wise, a l t h o u g h we imagine it Is a c u r t a i l m e n t not c o n t e m p l a t e d by the great founder of the library,' the l a m e n t e d F a t h e r P A B V I N . The p r e s e n t G r a n d Secretary and Tjibrarian, Bro. N E W T O N R . P A R V I N , m i l d l y protests in his report as to some of these c u r t a i l ments, saying: Some years since the library was fortunate enough to secure for the masonic library a valuable reference library worth In the neighborhood of $l,-500. This department was started without any appropriation on the part of the Grand Lodge. The donations have annually about equaled the expenditures therefor by the Grand Lodge, so that to-day, while it makes a very fine showing, it has been secured to the Grand Lodge for but a small fraction of its present value. I n this collection are to be found full and complete sets of many of the leading literary and a r t magazines of the day. Some of these of late years have been subscribed for and paid out of the funds appropriated for the library. The past year the Trustees deemed it best to discontinue a large number, in fact nearly all save a few library antiquarian magazines. In doing so there has been a saving to the Grand Lodge in the neighborhood of eightyfive dollars, but it has very materially affected the usefulness of this department of the library. We have no recommendations to make, but state the facts for the information of the brethren. B y e m p l o y i n g clerical assistance the r e t u r n s of t h e lodges for several y e a r s h a d been t h o r o u g h l y checked over a n d t h e discrepancies of former y e a r s eliminated. I n K a n s a s t h i s h a s been accomplished by our Grand Secretary W I L S O N every y e a r he h a s been Grand Secretary. T h e Grand M a s t e r w a r m l y r e c o m m e n d e d the i n s t a l l m e n t of the card m e m b e r s h i p register. T h e C o m m i t -
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tee on the Address recommended that the question be referred to the Trustees with power to "install the same if deemed advisable." The Grand Master strongly endorsed the Quarterly Bulletin, published at Grand Lodge expense, as an "excellent medium between the management and the Graft." The total cost was said to be "comparatively small," although we were unable to ascertain it from the reports. Kansas ought to have such an official publication. Three new lodges were organized under dispensation; two of these were chartered, and the third continued for another year. Five decisions were reported, all being approved by the Committee on Jurisprudence. The first was of general interest: 1st. Oan the petition of a mulct saloon-keeper be received? I confess the query was a surprise to me. I had supposed the law so enacted t h a t this class was certainly barred. Section 207 of the Code excludes one engaged In 'the Intentional sale of Intoxicating liquors in violation of the laivs of fowa." When it was enacted prohibition was In full force, and, ipso /ac(o, saloon-keepers werelnellglble, but with the adoption of the fearfully and wonderfully constructed mulct law the case Is changed. This State law provides: "Nothing In this act contained shall be In any way construed to mean t h a t the business of the sale-of Intoxicating liquors Is In any way legalized. * * • Nor shall tlie assessment or payment of any tax for the sale of liquors as aforesaid protect the wrong-doer from any penalty now provided by law, except t h a t on conditions hereinafter provided certain penalties may be suspended." J u s t where tills leaves the matter might well nuzzle the traditional Philadelphia lawyer, but tlie common sense view would seem to be that If the saloon-keeper strictly keeps the provisions of the mulct law he Is not selling In violation of law. Technically, perhaps, no sale can be lawfully made. In view of unrepealed prohibition, Ijut It seems a failure of Justice to call him a law i)reaker who sells strictly according to the mulct law,and therefore holding tills view I have ruled such a person eligible for membership, but on account of the gravity of the question have directed that petitions from such persons be held up until after this session of the Grand Lodge. The masonic fraternity generally bas spoken in no uncertain tones in declaring Itself unalterably opposed to the business of liquor selling, and while in ninny notable cases there are men so engaged who would be a credit to any lodge, they are decidedly the exception. I t may well be doubted if this great Order, with Its glorious traditions, its high Ideals, and its exalted morality, has any place for them as a class, but if it desires to exclude them It should. In my opinion, amend the law. . In view of the limiting language of their Code the foregoing decision was undoubtedly correct, but we were pleased to see that the Grand Lodge forthwith adopted the following amendment to its Code: 3d. Selling Licjuor.—This Grand Lodge expressly declares the Intentional sale of Intoxicating liquors In violation of the laws of Iowa, Including sales by all persons engaged In the sale of Intoxicating liquors to be used as a beverage, whether permitted by the laws of Iowa or otherwise, a masonic offense, and the penalty, upon conviction thereof, shall be expulsion; and on the trial of a Mason accused thereof, the record of conviction In the State or Federal courts, or a certlfled copy thereof, shall be competent evidence and prima facie proof
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of guilt, b u t evidence upon trials under this section shall not be limited to such record evidence. Tills section shall have no application to members of lodges who, at the adoption of this amendment.are engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquors legally while they continue such legal sales. The Grand Lodge further declares that hereafter ao lodge shall knowingly receive or act upon the petite on of a profane who may at the date of said petition be engaged in this traffic,excepting,however,pharmacists whoare legally selling liquor under a permit issued under the laws of Iowa.
W i t h our opinion of the iinmoral nature of the saloon-keeper's business per se, we are not in s y m p a t h y with this vested r i g h t theory which throws its protection around the saloon-keeper n o w within the masonic fold. W e like the decision of our Grand Master B R O W N ( J O H N H , , 1870), an I o w a Mason, by the way : " I t is a
masonic offense for a Mason to keep a dramshop, or w h a t is commonly known as a saloon, or to sell intoxicating liquors as a beverage." This deals with the principle involved, just as Iowa, in the very next paragraph of the same section of its Code, deals with the principle of atheism, v i z : 4th. Atheist.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; No atheist can be made a Mason, nor has tlie Institution a fitting place for one who after acceptance shall become an atheist. And hence, the fact that one who has been received as a Mason i.s art atheist Is a masonic offense, and upon conviction thereof he shall stand expelled.
W h y should we recognize a vested right in a saloon-keeper and not in an a t h e i s t ? The Grand Master called attention to a humorous case of masonic "reciprocity," or r a t h e r lack of it, with Minnesota. I n 1902 a lodge a t Albert Lea, Minn., made complaint t h a t a lodge a t iNorthwood, Iowa, had invaded its jurisdiction. Upon investigation, the charge being found well founded, t h e I o w a lodge paid .foO.OO to the Minnesota lodge, and the Incident was closed. E a r l y in t h e present year the Grand Master learned t h a t t h e lodge a t Lyle, Minn., had for years been recruiting its membership from I o w a material. T h e Grand Master of I o w a suggested border reciprocity, b u t Minnesota declined. Then formal complaint w a s made by Iowa against the Lyle lodge, whereupon it developed t h a t three-fourths of the entire m e m b e r s h i p of t h a t lodge were recruited from Iowa, and even t h e then Master was a residentof Iowa. To deiriand the usual penalty would have wiped the lodge o u t of existence. The Grand Master of I o w a was unwilling to resort to such drastic measures, a n d referred t h e question to t h e Grand Lodge. The Committee on Jurisprudence referred the m a t t e r to t h e incoming Grand Master for further negotiations a n d action, or subsequent report to the Grand Lodge. W e should t h i n k Minnesota would be willing now to assent to the reciprocity idea.
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T h e Grand Master, referring- back to the case where I o w a had responded to the financial demand of Minnesota in 1902, said : I t may well be doubted that our lodges should ever have paid any penalty. As far back as 1886 this Grand Lodge virtually recognized the claim of Ireland of the right to make Masons of Iowa material, and held that Masons so made were entitled to the same treatment as those home grown. It, however, left open the question as between the Grand .lurlsdlctlons, and so faras I have been able to find the only precedent since established Is that of Most Worshipful Grand Master B A E B R In 1902. The question has arisen In lodges not on the border, but which have unwittingly taken In foreign material. Courtesy and the true masonic spirit undoubtedly discountenance an Invasion of territory, but It Is liable to innocently occur at any time, and It therefore seems to tne that the policy of this Grand Lodge In these cases should be definitely formulated and decisively declared, to the end that the present uncertainty may be terminated and future Grand Masters have a plain course to pursue.
W e have elsewhere indicated our change of opinion upon this question of foreign invasion of jurisdiction. K a n s a s has taken t h e s a m e position in regard to the action of Scotland in appropri.ating K a n s a s material, and we recommended this course as Grand Master, b u t we now doubt the wisdom of it. The Grand Master referred to the action of the E a s t e r n Star of I o w a in s t a r t i n g a fund for a Masonic H o m e , although the G r a n d Lodge has refused to inaugurate the H o m e plan of disp e n s i n g masonic charity. The m a t t e r was brought to the attention of the Grand Lodge with a view to securing a reconsideration of the proposition, if deemed advisable. The Committee on J u r isprudence, however, refused to recede from its former position, and the E a s t e r n Star, if it founds a H o m e in Iowa, will have to run it alone. The Grand Master, who is also one of the present Custodians of the W o r k , spoke highly of the ritualistic efficiency in the State, and is a strong friend of the district lecturer system. A year ago the office of Traveling Custodian, with its a t t e n d a n t salary of $1,200 a n d expenses, was abolished. This year the expense of the schools of instruction was about $875, which was less t h a n onehalf of t h e expense of either of the preceding five years, although It was stated t h a t a m u c h higher standard had been m a i n t a i n e d . The G r a n d Master pleaded for the p a y m e n t of expenses and per d i e m for District Lecturers in attendance upon the schools, and we believe such a provision was adopted. I n connection with this subject of ritual, there appears in the Proceedings a very interesting report from the special committee appointed a year ago, upon the question of " inaccuracy in the p r e s e n t w o r k " relative to the height of the brazen pillars, to which we called attention in our last year's review. The report is a very elaborate affair, covering twenty-six pages, and illustrated with forty-four lialf-tones of ancient teinples, designs, etc.,
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and when the report was presented these pictures were used by stereopticon in. illustration. The committee found by inquiry from forty-four jurisdictions replying, that in three the height is not given, in fourteen the height is eighteen cubits and in twentyseven it is thirty-five cubits, while in one it is thirty cubits. We give the closing paragraph of the report, with the recommendation of the committee: Masonic writers uniformly attach great Importance to J a c h l n and Boaz. Even to the uninitiated they are the most prominent objects In the lodge-room. That more and better lessons may be taught by truth than by error Is a selfevident proposition, whether of a symbolic nature or otherwise. It, therefore, follows that when errors are found they should be corrected t h a t truth m a y prevail. The recent action of the Presbyterians In changing their creed, and the revision of the Holy Bible Itself, within the memory of us all, do but lllustiate the general principle. Your committee, therefore, recommends that the second degree work be so changed that the height of Jachln and Boaz will be given as eighteen cubits. In accordance with the work now In many Jurisdictions, in accordance with all masonic writers and other Investigators, and in particular, and above all, in accordance with the Holy Bible.
We are sorry to see this action in Iowa. Not that we question the correctness of the historical conclusion as to the height of the pillars, but we are not at all in sympathy with the theories of these latter day "reformers" and "improvement artists." The same principle of "correction" in ritual that "truth may prevail," enunciated by this committee, if carried to its consistent conclusion, would wall up our South and West Gates â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or cut a new one in the Northâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and would make so many other changes in our 'Masonic Temple" that an Ancient Free and Accepted Mason would be unable to recognize the structure. Nay more, truth and historical accuracy would probably require us to sweep away most of the masonic myths and legends until our "Masonic Temple" would disappear entirely, and that cata.strophe in our judgment would be fatal to our Institution. The historical accuracy of the masonic legends is immaterial; the symbolism is unaffected whether the pillars are declared to be eighteen, or thirty, or thirty-flve cubits in height. As we view the matter, however, it is important that in an institution whose origin is shrouded in the mists of the past we should strive to deliver to those who come after us the landmarks, the customs, the ritual, exactly as we received them from our predecessors, unchanged and unimpaired. There are many statements in our masonic ritual and legends which can not be supported by any considerations of fact or even of probability, but they have maintained their place in our Institution for centuries, and let us keep them there and transmit them to those who are to come after us. Even as errors they are far more valuable as side lights upon the past history of the masonic fraternity than the substitution therefor now of a correct statement of facts.
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N e a r the conclusion of his address the Grand Master feelingly referred to t h e i r losses by death, specially n a m i n g Bro. J O H N SCOTT, P a s t Grand Master; Bro. M. P. M I L L E R , P a s t Grand Treasurer, and Bro. I S R A E L P. W I L S O N , P a s t Grand High Priest. L a t e r the Grand Chaplain, the gifted Bro. J. C. W. C O X E , submitted a m o s t touching and eloquent report on the fraternal dead, from which we take the closing s e n t i m e n t : " I f sometimes happens that two friends will meet And, with a smile and touch of hands, again Go on their way along the noisy street, Each Is so sure of all the friendship sweet, The loving silence gives no thought of pain. And so 1 think those friends whom we call dead Are with us. I t may be some quiet hour, • Or time of busy work for hand or head, Their love fills all the heart t h a t missed them so. They bring a sweet assurance of the life Serene, above the worry that we know, And we grow braver for the comfort brought. Why should we mourn because they do not speak Our .words that lie so far below their thought?"
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Grand Secretary P A R V I N ' S report was of unusual excellence.. H e was able to say: We are pleased to state that all the returns from subordinate lodges have been received, all accounts adjusted, and all dues paid. For the first tlme'ln-' oyer a decade the entii-.e membership of our thirty and more thousand members, per returns 1904, have been checked with returns of former years. This work has been a heavy task to the committee, to whose report you are referred for further details of the same.
This is a task which our present Grand Secretary in K a n s a s does not e n t r u s t to a committee. H e does it himself and has notfailed to do it every year since he has been Grand Secretary. :• The Librarian's report is also an interesting paper. I n it he recommended the adoption of a provision for a Grand Lodge Historian, and this was followed. • The report of tlie Trustees of the Grand Lodge Charity F u n d , showed d i s b u r s e m e n t s during the year of $4-271.00, which relieved twenty-two Master Masons and thirteen widows. Appropriations to the aggregate a m o u n t of .$4,315.00 were recominended for t h e ' c o m i n g year. F I N A N C I A L . — Receipts, $30,459.55; disbursements, .$25,046.84; balance on hand, $32,011.49. C O R R E S P O N D E N C E . — There is much of interest in the large a m o u n t of business transacted during the session, b u t we haVe a l r e a d y exceeded our a l l o t m e n t of space to Iowa, and we still m u s t briefly notice the admirable Correspondence Report of Bro. Jos. E . MoROOMBE. I n his introduction appears a beautiful' allegory which we fain would reproduce for our readers, b u t — it
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would t a k e two full pages, and we m u s t note his review of o u r own Proceedings. H e devotes over six pages to K a n s a s for 1904, a n d a t the outset r e m a r k s : Kansas Masons may well be proud of the handsome volumes which year after year contain the record of their Craft doings. That for 1904 Is perhaps the most beautiful of any yet Issued. A cover of pale tint with raised design and lettering In deeper blue makes handsome binding. In the editing and arrangement of the volume there Is little left to be desired. Grand M a s t e r B B O W N ' S address is very fully reviewed a n d generous q u o t a t i o n s are made from it, with words of a p p r o v a l . N o t i n g our action in providing for an ofBcial cipher, Bro. MOROOMBK r e m a r k s : It is matter for regret t h a t one after another of the Jurisdictions find It expedient to authorize the publication of ciphers. The cryptogrammatlc system of any of them can be easily solved, at least by comparison with other and simpler forms, and In time they are bound to fall Into unauthorized possession. Being offlclal publications, they will thus reveal the exact workings of lodges within the Jurisdiction. All this apart from violation of what heretofore has been deemed an important part of masonic obligation. O u r C o r r e s p o n d e n c e E e p o r t is v e r y k i n d l y c o n s i d e r e d , a n d , q u o t i n g o u r c o m m e n t o n t h e a c t i o n of t h e T r u s t e e s i n c a u s i n g r e s c i n d i n g of t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n for t h e i r c o n t e m p l a t e d c a r d m e m bership register, he s a y s : We hasten to Inform Bro. S H A V E R that only the fluancial exigencies of the time prompted this action. The plan Is only postponed, not abandoned. And further, we would assure him that our Grand Lodge Trustees and Finance Committee are to the full as anxious for the betterment of methods as any Masons In the jurisdiction. But having assumed obligations which will for some time tax our resources, they are wise In thinking that we should " make haste slowly." All r i g h t ! W e will forgive the Trustees. H e quotes our r e p l j ' to his criticism of our G r a n d EwAET's a d d r e s s , a n d says :
Orator
Years ago when the writer was engaged In learning much that he has since sought to unlearn, It was deemed necessary for the student to wade through the pestilential quagmire of mental philosophy. The philosophers of that breed have, I believe, vanished from the face of the earth in these later days, and their tomes and text-books are gathering dust as d r j ' a n d unfructltylng as their contents. And flnallj' the harassed student became aware that If schools or Individual "philosophers" differed and quarreled a t tedious length. It was not over principles, but only over words. And don't you really think, Bro. S H A V E R , that we have only differed on definition and termlnolog.y, and that the difference between our respective Ideas is Just about as great as was that famous controversy between the Big and Little Endlans in the kingdom of Lllllput? Now, we r e a l l y supposed we differed, but, a c c o r d i n g to the above we were both only " d o i n g " a m e n t a l p h i l o s o p h y " s t u n t ! " Well, we h a v e each had our say, a n y w a y .
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W e h a d m a r k e d several passagres for quotation from this ent e r t a i n i n g a n d instructive writer, b u t we m u s t place t h e period. N e x t A n n u a l a t Davenport, J u n e 6, 1905. SuMNEB M I L L E R , Guttenberg, elected Grand M a s t e r ; N E W TON E . P A B V I N , Cedar Rapids, reelected Grand Secretary.
1800 — KENTUCKY — 1904. 104TH A N N U A L .
LOUISVILLE.
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486 Lodges. 25,416 Members. N e t increase: 1,869. A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Eleven Grand OlHcers, sixteen P a s t G r a n d Masters, forty-three P a s t Masters and representatives from 474 lodges. T B A N S A O T I O N S . — A very interesting address was presented b y the G r a n d Master, M.-.W.\ O W E N D . T H O M A S , of Lebanon. From a brief sketch which appears in G r a n d Secretary G R A N T ' S Centennial H i s t o r y of t h e Grand Lodge, in t h e closing pages of this volume, w e learn t h a t B r o . T H O M A S is only thirty-four years of age and h a d been a Mason only nine years when he w a s elected Grand M a s t e r — a phenomenal record surely. After a pleasing introduction, feeling reference is made to t h e " v a c a n t places." Death had suddenly removed two distinguished P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s , M.-.W.-. J. S O U L E S M I T H a n d M.-.W.-. J A M E S
A. M C K E N Z I B , who fell in life's battle within five days of each other. A G r a n d Lodge officer w a s also taken, W.*. C H A R L E S M . HoBSON, t h e Grand P u r s u i v a n t . Several decisions were reported, b u t they were mostly of local interest. W e note one t h a t presents r a t h e r an unusual question: Question. 7.—One, who was once a member of a clandestine lodge, but states when he Joined this lodge he was under the Impression t h a t he was Joining a regular masonic lodge, and as soon as he discovered that It was not he withdrew, and h a s never had anything to do with It since, petitions. Can we confer the degree? JJehl.—lt the lodge Is more than ordinarily careful In the Investigation, and finds t h a t the petitioner Is In every way worthj- and sincere In his statem e n t his petition can be received, referred to a committee and balloted on as In other cases of petition for degrees; but, of course, the degrees must be conferred as they would be on any other profane.
Six corner-stones were laid and three masonic halls dedicated by proxy. A n u m b e r of interesting visitations were reported. The Grand Master treated a t some length t h e question as to the proper m a n n e r of wearing the apron. W e q u o t e : We take the tools and usages of the operative craft as we And them, and teach moral lessons therefrom. Among operatives, we find their apprentices wear large aprons, which we furnish by turning up the bib, and give symbolic
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reasons and moral lessons for that usage. The operative Journeyman (answering to our Fellow Craft) wears his apron flowing freely to protect his clothing, but the nature of his work and the skill he has acquired obviates the necessity for so large an apron, hence our Fellow Craft reduces the size of his apron by turning the bib down, and we draw a moral lesson from It. The operative master workman (corresponding to our Master or overseer of the work) may wear an apron flowing freelj', but he Is apt to put a corner of It In his pocket, and the man whose apron end or corner Is tucked In his pocket Is pointed out as the " boss." Thus we have the custom of the operative craft and we use It as a symbol to Impress moral truths, thus : "The speculative Mason, having passed the grades of Entered Apprentice and Fellow Graft, becomes a Master, or overseer, to Instruct and direct the Craft and exemplify the work; hence the Master's apron Is to h i m both a useful article and a badge of rank. As a speculative Master Mason yourduty and responsibilities are enhanced, because you are both an instructor and an ensample for your less informed brethren ; consequently there is greater importance in your maintaining a zealous and blameless life, keeping yourself unspotted from the world. The apron, as an emblem of 1 nnocence and of masonic skill, is worn by Master Masons with the bib down; but to them It has an additional slgnlflcance as a badge of rank when worn with a corner up." Moreover, the corner up gives the apron a shape something like a trowel, the symbolic working tool of a Master Mason. These are only a few of the precedents and reasons that influence me in believing t h a t Master Masons, as skilled workmen, wear their aprons as do the Fellow Crafts, bib down and flowing freely ; but when desired, they n;a}' be worn with the corner up as a badge of rank. The G r a n d M a s t e r also treats of the question of recognition of several foreign G r a n d Lodges. Of the Grand Orient of Brazil he was not advised suflBciently to recominend other t h a n a postponem e n t for consideration. As to t h e Grand Lodge of Western A u s t r a l i a , he s a i d : In regard to the Grand Lodge of Western Australia—until recent j-ears there were three governing bodies in Australia, viz: The Provincial Grand Lodges of England. Scotland and Ireland, the executive of each having the title of Provincial Grand Master, and was an appointee of, and derived his authority from the Grand Masters respectively of the Grand Bodies named, and each controlling a number of subordinate lodges. The Grand Lodge of Western Australia was organized In 1898 by the union of the three Provincial Grand Lodges and with the consent and approval of the mother bodies, and It appears to be entirely regular. Several Grand Lodges in the United States have recognized the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, and 1 see no reason why this Grand Lodge should not also recognize it. H e was in error in the above s t a t e m e n t . The G r a n d L o d g e of W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a was organized in 1900 by a majority of t h e lodges in t h e P r o v i n c e — not by t h e union of t h e t h r e e p r o v i n c i a l Grand Lodges. The Grand Lodge of Scotland p r o h i b i t e d t h e lodges u n d e r its Constitution from p a r t i c i p a t i n g in t h e m o v e m e n t , and it still refuses to recognize the organization. I n t h e y e a r mentioned by t h e G r a n d Master, 1898, a so-called " G r a n d L o d g e of W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a " wa-s pretended to be organized, but, as we u n d e r s t a n d it, no lodge took p a r t in the organization — it w a s simply a n a c t of certain non-affiliated i n d i v i d u a l M a s o n s . W e
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consider the organization of 1898 irregular and not deserving of recognition, but the organization of 1900 appears to be regular and is being widely recognized. H i s s t a t e m e n t relative to the organization of the Grand Lodge of Costa R i c a was in the main correct, although the four organizing lodges did not surrender their c h a r t e r s to the Grarftl Orient of Central America. Recognition was recommended. H e also recommended the recognition of the new Grand Lodge of Queensland. W e doubt if this will be generally recognized. T h e m o v e m e n t was not u n d e r t a k e n by a majority of the lodges of the province. These recommendations were referred to the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, which endorsed the same, and fraternal recognition was accorded to the Grand Lodge of Western Aust r a l i a ^ w h i c h one is not Indicated — to the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica, and to the Grand Lodge of Queensland. Ten lodges were organized under dispensation and twelve charters were granted. Four charters were surrendered and three arrested. Grand Secretary G B A N T submitted his usual interesting detailed report. H e has this to say about the l i b r a r y : The library is gradually growlns In Importance and value, so that "future generations" will have no cause for complaint of our falling to preserve the literature of our generation,and thatof ages preceding the wonderful century Just closed. The time is not very distant,as I think, when we will require all the room on the second floor. Including those temporarily occupied by the Masonic Club, which, bj' the way, has greatly aided in popularizing the library, and "The Masonic" itself; diffusing "more light," touching the doings of Masonry, and encouraging masonic intellectuality. Masonry is the friend of education, and the influence of our library will increase as the years go by.
. The G r a n d Secretary and the "Masonic C l u b " must move, however. T h e y have been occupying the second floor during the past year — the club not paying any rent by reason of a resolution adopted by the Grand Lodge last year. The Trustees have been objecting, however, because they were unable to obtain rent from some of the m o s t valuable parts of the building, and the club will now have to pay rent or move, while the Grand Secretary and library will have to go up on the third or fourth floor. " T h e Masonic"—their new Louisville temple—is not yet on a paying basis. From the reports of the Trustees and the committee, it would seem t h a t a t present the fixed charges of the building exceed the income more tlian $6,.500.00 per a n n u m . The situation was pronounced serious, although rigid economy and sound business m a n a g e m e n t will doubtless soon relieve matters. T h e question of ritualistic instruction received considerable attention, and a system of custodians of the work and lecturers was proposed. Apparently the plan contemplated v cipher, al-
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though the references to it are hidden. The G r a n d Lodge, however, e m p h a t i c a l l y disposed of this plan, as is indicated b y t h i s s t a t e m e n t in the record : Past Grand Master FiSK moved that this Grand Lodge declares t h a t the Entered Apprentice OB forbids the printing, writing or making of ciphers of any part of the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry. Adopted. ^ A special c o m m i t t e e d e a l t with the proposed plan, and in a modified form r e c o m m e n d e d t h e adoption thereof b y G r a n d L o d g e . The Grand Lodge, however, "indefinitely postponed" the consideration of t h e whole m a t t e r . W e find the following in the r e c o r d : Bro.H. L. TATJI^BEE (725) offered the following amendment to Article V I I I of the Constitution, which was referred to the .Turlsprudence Committee: "SECTION'8. NO person who Is a bartender or dealer In spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, shall hereafter be ineligible to degrees or membership In a masonic lodge In this Grand Jurisdiction." W e imagine this is a m i s p r i n t , or t h a t the brother intended to say,'-No person"—of t h a t c l a s s — " s h a l l hereaiter he eligible,'^ etc. The C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e disposed of the question as follows: Your committee is of the opinion that the amendment offered by Bro. H . L. TAnijBEE, of Pleratt Lodge No. 725, ought not to be submitted for the future consideration of the Grand Lodge. Your committee recommends t h a t no action be had upon said amendment. The matters involved In t h a t amendment have frequently had consideration at the hands of the Grand Lodge, and your committee Is of the opinion that no legislation thereon Is necessary. Each lodge can determine the qualifications of all applicants for masonic degrees, and each member of the lodge has the right to determine whether the petitioner Is or Is not a proper person to be received Into his lodge. Care and caution exercised by the lodge, and by the members thereof, will secure only proper masonic material. The d e c l a r a t i o n of t h e c o m m i t t e e t h a t such an a m e n d m e n t " o u g h t not to be s u b m i t t e d for t h e future consideration of t h e Grand L o d g e " ' r e a l l y sounds humorous. W e imagine t h e y will have it up a g a i n w i t h i n two years. The following a m e n d m e n t to the Constitution, proposed l a s t year, was up for action : That Article V, Section 8, paragraph 10, be amended by striking therefrom the following words, " t o be printed by the Masonic Home Printing OfBce (so long as It is under the management and sustained for the benefit of the Masonic Widows and Orphans' Home, as a t present), a t the prices established by the Printers, Lithographers and Binders' Association of Louisville." The C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e reported t h a t it had " c a r e fully e x a m i n e d the proposed a m e n d m e n t and the effect thereof," and recommended t h a t it be not adopted.
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This w a s certainly all r i g h t from t h e s t a n d p o i n t of "sentiment," a l t h o u g h the adoption of the a m e n d m e n t would doubtless have resulted in giving the Grand Lodge a much finer volume of Proceedings typographically. Grand Secretary G R A N T p r i n t s in the present volume the last
i n s t a l l m e n t of his c e n t e n n i a l history of.the Grand Lodge — bringing the record down from 1874 to 1900. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p s , .$7,275.83; disbursements, $8,901.76; balance on h a n d , $18,698.04. COBBESPONDBNCB.—The m a n t l e of P a s t Grand Master J O H N W . S T A T O N , as chairman of the C o m m i t t e e on Foreign Correspondence, has fallen on P a s t Grand Master. W I L L I A M W . C L A B K B , and he presents a very readable condensed review.
K a n s a s for 1904 is accorded a couple of pages of courteous review and comment.
Of one of Grand Master B R O W N ' S law points,
he s a y s : We confess that the Grand Master's decision In regard to the conferring of degrees by one lodge as an act of courtesy to another lodge. Is either not understood, or. Is to this committee a new departure. The decision Is as follows: '•The conferring of degrees as an act of courtesy for another lodge Is greatly misunderstood. In the majority of cases, lodges do not exact a petition. By-Law No. U8 covers this thoroughly. Lodges will make no mistake if they will remember that no degree can be conferred upon any person except upon petition, which must pursue the course provided In the statute. Petitioners may or may not become a member of the lodge conferring such a degree or degrees, according to the conditions expressed in the petition " As a m a t t e r of course, all candidates for the mysteries of Masonry must become Masons by petition. But does the Grand Master hold that a petition must be presented to the lodge, which, as a n act of courtesy, confers the degree for another lodge? We confess that we have never so understood.. The universal rule, as we understand. Is that the petition Is to the lodge of the petitioner's domicile, and the lodge conferring the degree does so, not as a courtesy to, the candidate, but to a sister lodge, In the same or another Jurisdiction, and solely on Its request.
Our B r o t h e r rightly understood our Grand Master. Under our K a n s a s l a w a man m a y not be m a d e a Mason, nor advanced in masonic light, even a t the request of and as an act of courtesy for a n o t h e r lodge, who has not been pronounced worthy by a u n a n i m o u s ballot upon his final petition for such a courtesy. W e believe it to be an excellent law. Suppose a resident of Kentucky becomes an accepted c a n d i d a t e and receives tlie Entered A p p r e n t i c e degree, and then removes to K a n s a s where he h a s been a r e s i d e n t for m a n y y e a r s . I n the m e a n t i m e he has developed a c h a r a c t e r which should p r e v e n t him from advancing in Masonry. I s it t h e d u t y of a K a n s a s lodge to advance him upon the r e q u e s t of his K e n t u c k y lodge, w i t h o u t regard to his present fitness? .We opine not. He also notices another s t a t e m e n t of l a w :
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We quote another decision, which to a Kentucky Mason seems, to say the least, peculiar: » • " I t Is dlfflcult to understand how a lodge would seek to waive jurisdiction over a resident of its community when that resident has never petitioned said lodge. Such generous action Is, however, frequently attempted, and while It; bespeaks the kindly spirit of the lodge so acting. It likewise proclaims Its unfamlUarlty with the law." Why should a lodge waive Jurisdiction, or a candidate petition that lodge for the degrees or for membership?
T h a t is just t h e query our Grand Master B R O W N expressed. W e think we might offer a jjossible explanation for such action. Suppose t h e friends of a prospective candidate were convinced such candidate could not pass the ballot in the lodge having iurisdiction. W h a t scheme more plausible t h a n to a t t e m p t to secvire a waiver in favor of another lodge where the candidate m i g h t get t h r o u g h ? I t would be illegal in K a n s a s for a lodge holding jurisdiction to a t t e m p t such a waiver, or for a lodge without jurisdiction to a t t e m p t to a c t upon a waiver so issued; b u t we h a v e discovered t h a t m a n y illegal a c t s will be attempted, to escape the effect of the secret ballot. Bro. C L A B K E heartily concurs with our criticism expressed last year of the action of their Grand Lodge in permitting lodges by agreement to annul a n d set aside constitutional provisions relative to territorial jurisdiction. N e x t A n n u a l a t Louisville, October 17, 1905. R O I J A N D H . C . R H E A , Morganfield, elected Grand M a s t e r ; H E N R Y B . G R A N T , Louisville, reelected G r a n d Secretary.
1812 —LOUISIANA —1904. 92D A N N U A L .
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159 Lodges.
"7,898 Members.
N e t increase: 776.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : E i g h t e e n Grand Officers (all except Grand L e c t u r e r ) , six P a s t Grand Masters, a n d representatives from ninety-six lodges. T h e sessions were held during three successive evenings, separate attendance being indicated for each session. W e looked in vain for a n y indication t h a t our Grand Representative had been present. T R A N S A O T I O N S . — T h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. R O B T . R . R E I D ,
of Amite City, who was completing his second year of service, presented an interesting address covering about ten pages of the proceedings. He reported t h a t ' ' a year of agricultural and commercial success h a s h a d a beneficial effect upon our constituent lodges," a n d t h a t the returns showed "general activity."
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Nine lodges were w o r k i n g under dispensation, two of which had been continued from the preceding year. E i g h t of these were chartered and one continued for a n o t h e r year under dispensation. Two late petitions for new lodges were referred to the incoming Grand Master, The dispensing power of t h e Grand Master had been conservatively exercised, as w a s shown not only by those granted â&#x20AC;˘ b u t by those applications refused. The issue of a Grand Bepreseritative's commission to our W.', A I J E X A N D E B L . V A N A B S D A L E , succeeding our l a m e n t e d Bro. M O S E S S A B B A O H , was reported.
D u r i n g t h e earlier p a r t of t h e year requests from lodges for permission to appeal, by circular letter, to their sister lodges for assistance in educating orphans, building lodge rooms, and the like were numerous. Some of these were granted, but, the requests becoming plentiful, t h e Grand Master was constrained to notify all lodges t h a t such appeals would be authorized only in cases of extreme necessity. N o n e others were received. Two corner-stones were laid, one of a court house and t h e other of a masonic building, and one masonic hall was dedicated. A fraternal visit to t h e G r a n d Lodge of Mississippi was also made. The G r a n d Master suggested a reform in the matter of the a p p o i n t m e n t of t h e s t a n d i n g committees. Under their present law, it is m a d e t h e . d u t y of t h e G r a n d Master, " i m m e d i a t e l y after the Grand Lodge is open for business," to appoint these committees. T h e effect of this legislation is to allow the retiring adininistration to n a m e t h e ' c o m m i t t e e s to serve during the new a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . N o consideration seemed to be given to the suggestion. The report of t h e veteran Grand Secretary, Brp. B I O H A B D L A M B E R T , was complete and interesting as usual. H e h a d received r e t u r n s from 138 of t h e 159 chartered lodges. From t h e report of t h e Committee on Chartered Lodges many of these ret u r n s were reported incorrect a n d in poor condition. This condition of affairs is a p t to continue so long as this work of examination and checking is left to a committee. This work should be performed by, or under the direction of t h e Grand Secretary, w h o can do more to straighten out tangles a n d educate incompetent or careless Secretaries t h a n a n y committee. The Temple debt is rapidly approaching extinction. I t is now reduced to $6,000, with six years for its liquidation. About $10,000, however, is needed for repairs in the near future. The s a l a r y of t h e Grand Secretary was increased from $1,500 to $1,800, and t h a t of t h e Grand Lecturer from $1,300 to $1,500. A n effort to e n a c t a plan of p a y m e n t of mileage and per diem was
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opposed by the Committee on A u d i t and Accounts, but a provision for mileage was adopted over its report. The Grand Lecturer is apparently doing excellent work in instruction of lodges. H i s report showed the instructing of fortyeight lodges, in addition to the holding of several schools of instruction in N e w Orleans. A provision was adopted for t h e holding of a State School of Instruction in N e w Orleans d u r i n g the first day of the Annual Communication. W e find this a good plan in K a n s a s . Here was a peculiar set of resolutions : W H B K E A S , The work of building and paying for the Masonic Temple will he finished during the coming masonic year; and W H E K E A S , There will no longer exist the necessity for the reelection of a Grand Master who has familiarized himself with the work ; and W H E K E A S , Many of the brethren who have held that office have expressed themselves to the effect that a second term In t h a t office adds nothing to the honors which have been conferred upon them, and Is accepted only for the reason that a belief has arisen in the Graft that a reelection to the office Is necessary as an endorsement of the acts of the Grand Master during his first' term, and that a failure to reelect him would be construed as a reflection upon him ; therefoi'e, be It Resolved, That a resolution of thanks and endorsement by the Grand Lodge to the Grand Master, whose term Is expiring. Is, In the opinion of this Grand Lodge, a full and ample endorsement of the administration of such Grand Master, without a reelection to the office; Resolved, That It is the sense of this Grand Lodge that, in the future, the Grand Lodge should not put upon the Grand Master the burden of a second year's service to the Graft, taking his time and services for the duties of t h a t office without adding anything to the honors which are already his.
These w e n t before the Committee on State of the Order, which reported favorably, but the Grand Lodge, "after an extended discussion," defeated the resolutions by a vote of 199 to 108. H e r e after we presume a failure to grant a second term m u s t be construed as censure. A donation of $1,500.00 was received from the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons toward a " W i d o w s and Orphans' Relief Fund," and another returned balance of a Charity F u n d amounting to $79.45 was also passed to the credit of such a fund. A committee to devise ways.and means, or suggest legislation, for the founding of a " H o m e " or the establishment of a " P e r m a n e n t Relief~Fund" was thereupon provided for by resolution. The report of Louisiana Relief Lodge No. 1 showed $1,278.95 expended during the year for relief, $4.00 being noted as expended in behalf of applicants for Kansas. This Relief Lodge receives its support from the voluntary contributions of the Grand Lodge and the various masonic bodies of N e w Orleans. FiNA>"OiAL.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Receipts, $31,020.27; disbursements, $32,111.19; balance on hand, $1,534.43.
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CoBRESPONDEJfOE.—The a c c o m p l i s h e d m a s o n i c s t u d e n t . R e v . H B B M A K ^ C . D U N C A N , p r e s e n t s a n o t h e r of his v e r y i n s t r u c t i v e a n d e n t e r t a i n i n g Correspondence R e p o r t s . K a n s a s for 1903 receives courteous a t t e n t i o n . Copious ext r a c t s , w i t h a c c o m p a n y i n g words of appi'oval, are r e p r o d u c e d from G r a n d M a s t e r D E W E Y ' S address. H e also quotes a parag r a p h from our G r a n d Orator B L A Y N E Y ' S a d d r e s s , w h i c h he c o m m e n d s as of " g r e a t v a l u e to the k e e p e r s of t h e ritual," t r u s t i n g t h a t " i t s w a r n i n g s will forever keep closed t h e p a r r o t factories t h a t s o m e would set up in our Grand L o d g e s . " I n a v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g " P a r t I I " to t h e report, Bro. D U N C A N c o n s i d e r s a n u m b e r of t h e foreign q u e s t i o n s . Six pages are occupied w i t h a view of the P r o c e e d i n g s of the so-called " m a sonic congress," 1902, Geneva, Switzerland, from which we quote t h e following c o n c l u s i o n s : The propositions ol the congress are largely the methods of the Grand Orients of France,of Belgium, and of otliers. I n tneni and in their lodges their members can and do read essays on any subject t h a t they please. "Any doctrine may be brought forward in a lodge." What has resulted—flrst. Invasion of foreign territory, to the end that the "liberty" of thought and speech as conceived by the teacher of this new "Masonrj-" m a y be planted In that land. The displacement of l a n d m a r k after landmark, until the Holy Bible itself has been discarded. Then the proposition to substitute for Freemasonry a universal socletj'. Into which all men are to be united without tests, save only a profession of desire to be called Ijrother everywhere, and in whicli they are to seek only moral and intellectual improvement. I n this society there is to be " a n equal esteem of all doctrines and opinions." I n fine, a society which may be considered " a natural phenomenon in life, intellectual and moral," in which, " m e n absorbed by professional work," m a y And a plea in which "their thoughts m a y soar on high ;" a society "whose unity resultsfrom the common wish to realize fraternal Ideas." We cannot travel on t h a t road. Our path lies hedged in by the ancient landmarks. Obedience and reverence for the Grand Master of heaven and earth are animating and soul-absorbing principles. His word, the light to our feet and the guide for our faith and practice. Respect for the rights of all others, especially brother Masons. No doctrines to be introduced and debated in lodge save those t h a t are evidently those of the ancient Craft. No innovation in the body of Masonry. '.Moral Improvement to besought by the canons of ancient philosophy exemplified In the .work prescribed for m a k i n g perfect rough ashlars. Intellectual improvement to bo sought in contemplation of those methods which the fathers have provided for the importation of "light." A direction and guidance of the soul's flight, not as a mental diversion, but a Journey to result in the highest conception of not a fancy but of divine truth. A society, whose unity results from a single and concrete origin,from the will of the Supreme Architect, the maker of heaven and earth, and whose unity is to be preserved only bj- the prevailing authority of the settled and determined and unalterable principles, teachings and methods of procedure and an absolute prohibition of Innovation, save by general and universal consent. The spirit of fraternity and of charity are proper and^ necessary deductions, but they are only deductions and developments. While our concepts of Freemasonry are as they are we cannot step upon the Geneva platform.
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The Mexican question is treated by quoting the report of t h e Michigan committee on t h e question, which we have referred to under Michigan, a n d this he adopts a s expressive of his own opinions. ' Here is a coinmunication addressed to t h e Correspondence Committees which affects t h e Porto Rico question: To Chairmen of Foreign Correspondence Cpnimittccx ; BRETHREN:—It has come to our knowledge that the Oommittee on Exterior Relations of the Grand Lodge of Porto Rico wrote In 1902 that they were recognized In 188S by the Grand Lodge of Louisiana. They were not, In that or any other year, so-recognized, and It Is probable, therefore, that they have reference to the clandestine body of negroes In New Orleans who claim to be Masons and are not. I t would seem, therefore, that the Grand Lodge of Porto Rico may be In fraternal recognition ofa clandestine American body. It Is a matter requiring investigation, and we respectfully ask that those Grand Lodges who have recognized Porto Rico make such Investigation. If It is found that thej' are clear In this matter, we shall rejoice. But, If they are guilty, we call upon all legitimate Grand Lodges to again vindicate the right of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana to exclusive Jurisdiction In the territory of Louisiana, by withholding communication with a body that associates with the clandestine within our borders. We respectfully refer to the extract from their proceedings copied from the report of the Oommittee on Correspondence of Texas, and to be found above, under the caption of Texas, and to our comments thereon.
I t occurs to us it m i g h t not be amiss for Bro. D U N C A N to in-
vestigate t h e m a t t e r direct and give us the result of his investigations. W e have n o t y e t recognized Porto Rico in K a n s a s , a n d we believe it advisable to "go a little slow," b u t if K a n s a s h a d been reported by our good brethren of Porto Rico as having extended fraternal recognition we think we would be justified in asking questions. N e x t A n n u a l a t New Orleans, February 6, 1905. L. P. D E L A H O U S S A Y E , N e w Orleans, elected Grand M a s t e r ; R I C H A R D L A M B E R T , Masonic Temple, New Orleans, reelected
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1820 — MAINE — 1904. 86TH ANNUAL.
201 Lodges.
PORTLAND.
24,611 Members.
M A Y 3-5. 1904.
N e t increase: 671.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Forty Grand Officers, eleven P a s t Grand Masters, and 258 delegates from 190 lodges. K a n s a s w a s represented by R.-.W.-. A R C H I E L E E TALBOT, P a s t J u n i o r G r a n d
Warden. T R A N S A C T I O N S . — T h e address of the Grand Master, M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M J. B U B N H A M , of Lewiston, was an e x c e l l e n t d o c u m e n t
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t)f more than ordinary interest. A steel-engraved portrait of the distinguished Brother furnishes the frontispiece of the volume. We clip this truth from the introduction of the address : We are continually reminded t h a t this Is a world of change, of a n unceasing coming and going; the places a n d the people that know us now will not always have that privilege ; as one after another passes along, others must enter In to take u p and continue the work, not t h a t they can fill t h e places made vacant by those who have gone, not that they can do the same work, or better work, but t h a t each one,dotne his best to carry the burden of duty which falls to his lot, faithfully and conscientiously performing his part, may safely leave the result to follow, believing t h a t it will be good.
Death had reinoved three prominent Masons during the year: M.-.W.-.WiNFiELD SaoTT CHOATE, Past Grand Master; E.\W.-.
Ai.GERN03v^ M. RoAK, Past Junior Grand Warden; and M.-.W.-. JOSEPH ALVAH LOCKE, Past Grand Master.
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tained high distinction among the Knights Templar, being Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Encampment at the time of his death. One lodge was constituted; two new lodges were organized under dispensation — one receiving a charter and the other continued for another year ; a corner-stone of a church was laid,' and two masonic halls dedicated. Among the special dispensations granted we noted the following: To receive applications from candidates who had resided in the State less than one year; to confer the three degrees in one evening; to ballot on applications in less than the usual time; to receive applications at special meeting. We expect these grants in some of the frontier jurisdictions of the West, but they rather surprise us in conservative Maine. Among the decisions we note a couple of general interest. Here is one—right of course : _ . 3. Question.—Oan a lodge remit the dues of a deceased member ; also of a deceased suspended n.p.d.? Answer.—'^o. The account of a deceased member should be closed with a statement of his death. A deceased member suspended n. p. d. cannot be restored to membership.
Here is the other: 5. Sta(c™e»i(.—A ballot upon a n application was declared "clear and the candidate accepted;" the records were so made up. After the meeting had closed the Senior Deacon stated that he noticed one black ball in the box as he emptied it for another ballot; a member present stated t h a t he had cast such a ballot, but should make no objection to i t remaining as It was. QttesWon.—What should be done. ^nsiter.—The record as made m a s t stand and the degrees be conferred, unless a n objection is made, in which case the Worshipful Master should declare the candidate rejected. While It was careless on the part of the Worshipful Master and Wardens in not detecting the ballot, and stupid on the part of t h e Senior Deacon in not calling the attention of the Worshipful Master to it, as the party who so voted did not object, i t must stand as declared.
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W e agree with the decision, but, q u e r y : W h y was the Senior Deacon permitted to examine the ballot? W e maintain t h a t It is the Master's duty to destroj' each ballot as soon as he has examined it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in no other way can the required secrecy of the ballot be assured. W e heartily endorse the following upon the " r i g h t to object:" Every applicant has his friends who think well of him, and wish hlni success in the efforts to gain admission, but finding him unable so to do, are willing to consider It a case of malice, or desire to Impede the work of the lodge, and the question is frequently asked whether there may not be a way to overcome It. To many of such Inquiries my answer has been that the right to object Is Inalienable: It must be maintained and protected,as my experience shows that It generally, and In a large majority of cases. Is correct, and t h a t time will so demonstrate It; but that no one has a moral or masonic right to use it for malicious purposes; that It 1;^ a test of the character of the voter,and that It is better to wait In patience until time will indicate an opportunity to correct It. '
Attention was called to the activity of the spurious bodies of Masonry in the organization of lodges, and reference was made to a rumor t h a t some of these frauds were working in Maine. Nothing definite was known or stated. Application for recognition from the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica was received and referred to the Committee on Correspondence. Reference was also made to a protest from the Bod.y styling itself the "Grand Lodge of Western Australia, formed in 1898," to the recognition which was accorded the " G r a n d Lodge of Western Australia, formed in 1900." I t was also stated t h a t a communication had been received from the Grand Lodge of Cuba to the effect t h a t t h a t Grand Body had severed its relations with the Grand Orient of France under date of March 27,1904. The Grand Master also announced the receipt of the following reply from the Grand Lodge of Belgium to the communication which we have, in former reports, noticed as having been sent to t h a t Grand Body relative to its relations with the Grand Orient of France. W e consider the subject-matter of sufficient importance to reproduce the l e t t e r : ANTW33RP, 19 A p r i l , 1904.
Moat Worsftip/ul Sir and Dear Illusi. Brother: It Is with a keen feeling of regret that I have to State not to have been able to forward my report a t an early date, as Intended,and 1 now fear this will not reach you in time for proper deliberation, which would be very regrettable Indeed. However, I trust my communication will meet j'our kind consideration and that of the Grand Officers and Brethren. I t seems that some of the members appointed by our Grand Committee to communicate with some of the leading French Masons respecting the actions of the Grand Orient of France, which caused an absolute abrogation of all relations with said Grand Orient on the part of nearly all the Grand Lodges of the world, have reported only a short time ago upon the result of their inquiries, having deemed It better to put off their Investigations until a meet-
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Ing with the respective brethren could take place In the Riviera some short time ago, where a personal exchange of views could take place. I beg to state the outlines of the final report made at a recent meeting of the Grand Committee, to be about as follows: A large majorl^' of the French Masons, one may say all those known as Intelligent and enlightened men, are engaged In a flght for rational liberty and a good many of them act as leaders a m o n g those determined to overthrow ecclesiastical persecution. All what has been achieved In that direction in France, until now, Is due solel.v to the courage and to the Immense efforts and perseverance of the Masons. The greater p a r t of them are members of the different chapters under the Jurisdiction of the Supreme Council of France. The constitution of the Supreme Councils demand, as no doubt you know, a declaration In writing of the applicant's belief In the G.-. A.', of the U.'. However, many of those brethren term themselves, or sulTer themselves to be termed, freethinkers, a term adopted to designate those who are members of t h a t powerful League created to throw down the consolidated force of Clericalism and battle against the t3ranny of the priesthood, not against religion — It would be wrong, however, to designate, all freethinkers as being atheists. Some of the most intelligent and hlghplaced men In France, mostly members of the brotherhood, are so-called Freethinkers, which means that they do not accept nor adhere to the dogmas of the church or submit to confession— but they recognize and uphold liberty of thought and conscience and tolerance In religion. They consider all philosophic or religious opinions as entitled to respect. If they are the result of a free conviction. Occasionally they proclaim a dogma to be a truth packed ready for transportation, and " a u t h o r i t y " the ship In which the dogma sails—they maintain that no soul can live on dogmas t h a t cannot be opetied Into truth and that only the truth, which the soul appropriates, gives life. Apart from the objection or Inability of t h e enlightened freethinkers to entertain (as do a large number of other men and Masons In all parts of the world) the conception of a personal G O D — a conception to which may be largely attributed, as they say, the power of the church respectively, the priesthood — they maintain that, once the Arm conviction rooted in men, that more satisfaction, more happiness ^an be obtained through their own power, energy and Initiative, by observing moral laws.and following CHRIST'S precept, ".Love each other," than by expecting to derive benefits and happiness from the dispositions of Providence. They would cease to desire the guardianship . of the priesthood, likewise would the authority and power of the latter cease to be exercised as is now the case, the priests would remain within a proper useful sphere as teachers of love among men and as guardians and examples of pure morality, with no voice in public affairs, and in such a capacity they would render humanity greater services than all the millions annually spent, especially lu Catholic countries, to prepare human beings for death. Our French brethren say (and it Is but too true) that the Influence of the priests over the human minds Is gained largely by the obligatory confessions to which they subject their adherents and whom they compel to recognize them (the priests) as the authorized medium between themselves and their GOD, claiming to be invested with power to give absolution if they think lit, or condemn to everlasting suffering. The Catholic priests have ever been the privileged teachers of the human race, pretending that the only happiness and salvation of mankind can be found In what they teach, but have they ever taught lessons of love, peace on earth and good will to m a n with the same purity as Freemasonry? The hatred and fanaticism they hav-e awakened, the cruelty, the tears, the Ignorance they liave caused defies description and can only be understood by those who had direct experience of the Iniquities of which such priests are capable, and they do all professedly in the name of religion and of the faith. The cliurch of Rome, in her opposition to all liberty of thought and tolerance in religion, has always been the enemy of Freemasonry. She hates our
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noble institution because it is founded on liberty of thought and tolerance in religion, knowing nothing of distinctive dogmas or conflicting creeds, having truth for its center. Freemasonry has always been designated as the torchlight of civilization, and Its role should always be to enlighten humanity. In Catholic countries it has a special, a noble mission to perform, t h a t is, to free the enslaved minds from the shackles of tyranny. The French Masons are perfectly aware of their mission. They have taken up with energy and confidence the great struggle of light against darkness, of right against wrong, of sympathy against cruelty and oppression. Their watch word Is: " The tyranny of priesthood must fall, shall fallâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the glorious yet mysterious light of Freemasonry shall shine, must shine!" In both France and Belgium the enemies of light and liberty are very strong and numerous, perhaps more so in Belgium, where a clerical government has held the reins for years, and where Ignorance and fanaticism possess most formidable strongholds. In Belgium, of course Masonry is not recognized ofllcially, and the Belgian Masons find themselves continually at war with said enemies; individual Masons are opposed almost in every phase of their existence. If the Catholic priests were less intolerant and less tyrannical, free thinkers would not exist. The standpoint which the Masons have taken in the different Catholic countries can only be explained as an expression of a counteraction against the priesthood. The result of the discussion respecting the report of the committee authorized to correspond or exchange ideas with a certain number of influential Masons in France relative to pending questions, has been the adoption of the following resolution : "Acknowledging that the Grand Orient of France Is guilty of certain unmasonlc actions, which deserve criticism, but, in consideration of the fact that the French Masons are battling against the same common enemy of Freemasonry as their Belgian brethren, the latter cannot but be in sympathy with their French brethren, who are fighting so manfully for freedom of thought and action, for themselves and their children." This resolution arrived at is the result of an extensive, thorough reflection, and I venture to hope that my communications will meet with due consideration on your part. I venture to believe that, if your good self and the Grand Officers of Maine will, In your minds, only for a moment place yourselves In the position of the Grand Orient of Belgium, you cannot very well conclude an abrogation of your relations with us because we entertain reln^ tions with the Grand Orient of France. Please convey to the Grand Ofllcers and brethren In session on May 3d next, on the part of the Grand Master and Grand Officers of Belgium, the best wishes for the welfare and prosperity of the Grand Lodge of Maine and the Masons of Maine for all time to come. In conclusion, permit me to mention that the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, having been represented at the late Masonic Congress at Geneva by Bro. Dr. S. L. ROGER WATTS, has Just requested the Grand Orient of Belgium to excha:nge representatives. At said Masonic Congress, held under the auspices of the Grand Lodge " Alplna," thirty-four Grand Lodges and Supreme Councils were represented, among them three Australian Grand Lodges and the Grand Orient of France. Accept fraternal greetings and the assurance of high personal esteem. Ai/BBRT .1. K R O G E R .
This was referred to the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, which probably was not prepared to report, as we find no further reference to the matter. The " Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia," referred to in the above communication, is not
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the regular Grand Lodge, b u t is a clandestine negro body not recognized in this country. As we r e m a r k e d under our review of Maine in our Correspondence Report of two y e a r s ago, in commenting on the action which led up to the present reply, "we feel constrained to say t h a t in our j u d g m e n t the principle involved in the question of recognition or non-recognition of such a Body as the Grand Orient of Belgium, which persists in recognizing such a Body as the Grand Orient of F r a n c e as masonic; lies more in the fact of the evidence it discloses of its own interpretation of Masonry than in the mere fact t h a t it persists in recognizing a Body which we consider unmasonic." W e are in hearty s y m p a t h y with the Grand Orients of both F r a n c e a n d Belgium in their war against religious t y r a n n y and oppression, but t h a t has n o t h i n g to do with the fact t h a t the Grand Orient of F r a n c e is no longer a masonic body. The Grand Orient of Belgium a d m i t s t h a t the Grand Orient of France is " g u i l t y of certain u n m a s o n i c actions," b u t it has so little conception of the true m e a n i n g of F r e e m a s o n r y t h a t it considers this Body in F r a n c e still masonic. This position is reached and deliberately asserted b y the Grand Orient of Belgium after the m a t t e r has been pointedly called to its attention and ample time given for its reflection. "We feel constrained therefore to question the masonic c h a r a c t e r of the G r a n d ' O r i e n t of Belgium. The C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence reports on the recognition of Costa Rica. I t did not " d e e m it expedient a t this time to enter into fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica, b u t to w a i t until such time as all doubts as to their intention to observe and preserve the a n c i e n t l a n d m a r k s and usages of the fraternity h a v e been clearly proclaimed." A lodge asked permission to solicit aid in rebuilding its hall destroyed by fire. The situation was rather t r y i n g : That part of Bowdolnham In which Village Lodge No. 26 is located, was visited by a Are In 1902, which not only destroyed the lodge room with its furniture, but m a n y other buildings. The lodge had an Insurance of $300, which it has collected and expended towards some of the necessary furniture for a lodge. I t has also now about .$800 In Its treasury, the most of which has been given into the lodge with the Idea t h a t the lodge could buy a lot and build a IjuildIng thereon. This.lodge was constituted J u n e 9, 1817, and Is the twenty-sixth lodge on the rolls of this Grand Lodge. I t has always maintained the true principles of Masonry and has been a factor for good In the welfare of the town. The town Itself has nobly played Its part In the history of Maine, but owing t o " the changed condition of business It now finds Itself almost relegated to the position of a residential town and village. We are Informed t h a t the prospects of the rebuilding of the business portion of the town by the owners of building lots Is in the remote future, and that others not cff the fraternity do not care to build a building In connection with the fraternity, even If a corporation was formed and stock Issued therein.
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The future of this lodge Is In danger. I t now has 101 members on Its rolls, widely scattered, with a local membership of about forty; Its dues are one dollar per year; the prospects of the manufacturing business in and about the village are about to end. I t has no secure place to meet, as Is claimed. The C o m m i t t e e on Finance tiius disposed of the c a s e — g r a n t ing the r e q u e s t while denying i t : Your committee have had many hard propositions to contend with, but this seems as yet to be the hardest of all. Your committee do not believe t h a t the Craft should be asked to aid in building halls one for the other; that thrtt burden should be assunied by the lodge Itself, and so far as we know, when that burden has been assumed, never but in one case In this Jurisdiction has a lodge lost Its hall, and that one was by mismanagement, as it Is believed. Your committee cannot, therefore, recommend that the petition of Village Lodge No. 20, of Bowdolnham, asking to appeal to the lodges of this jurisdiction for aid In building a hall, be granted; but we suggest that there be formed a stock corporation with the shares placed at one dollar per share, and the officers and members of that lodge use their endeavors to dispose of said stock, thereby obtaining the needful fund with which to build a hall. The visual a m o u n t of routine was disposed of. FINANCIAL,.—Receipts,,$8,193.55; disburseinents,$6,316.17: balance on h a n d , $11,586.13. C0BBESP0NDT3N0B.— P a s t Grand Master A L B R O E!. C H A S E submitted his second a n n u a l Correspondence Eeport, an interesting review covering 184 pages, of which K a n s a s for 1904 receives about seven. H e notice.s our picture gallery of P a s t G r a n d Masters and assumes t h a t all have joined the silent majority. This was true of all except P a s t Grand Master R U S H , and now as we write we learn t h a t he too h a s justdied — his death occurring a t his home in San Diego, Calif., on October 26, 1904. H e clips several p a r a g r a p h s from Grand Master B R O W N ' S address. N o t i n g the reported position of Maine upon the life m e m bership question, he s a y s : We think this a little misleading. It Is true that there Is no law on the subject by the Grand Lodge, and that the Grand Lodge does not exempt lodges from paying dues on members for any reason; but, on the other hand, lodges do exercise the right to elect to honorary membership brothers of their own lodge and then exempt them from dues; also, the right to establish a fee for life membership and to exempt from dues except In cases of special assessment; also the right to exempt, as last state'd, members who have paid dues continuously for certain years, number of years unknown, as it varies In lodges that have adopted the plan. H e t h u s c o m m e n t s on the report of the ritual work performed by our Grand Officers : Just think of It! "Standard dramatized form with full costumes and accessories!" Is it to be supposed that the candidate who received the Master Mason's degree a t that time had a better knowledge of his duties as a Master Mason because of all these accessories, or was all this done as a plaj-, for the benefit of the spectators? What must have been his astonishment and delight
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when he received " l i g h t " In the beholding of their costumes, and how must his attention have been flxed In the lectures when delivered by officers In the full costumes, whatever a "full costume" may be?
Our proceedings of interest are noted without otlier criticism or unfavorable comment. Next Annual at Portland, Maj' 2, 1905. H U G H R . C H A P L I N , Bangor, elected Grand Master; S T E P H E N B E R B Y , Portland, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 7 5 — MANITOBA— 1 9 0 4 . 29TH ANNUAL,. EDMONTON. J U N E 8, 9,1904. 79 Lodges. 4,274 Members. Net increase: 463. ATTENDANCE.— Present: Ei;»hteen Grand Officers,four Past Grand Masters, forty-nine Past Masters, and the representatives from sixty-eight lodges. Past Grand Master and Grand Secretary, M.-.W.-. JAMES A. OVAS, represented Kansas as usual. TBANSAOTIONS.—After the opening, the Mayor and the Town Clerk of Edmonton, apparently Masons, were introduced and presented a short address of welcome. The Grand Master, M.-.W.-. E. A. B B A I T H W A I T B , of Edmonton, presented a brief address. We clip this sentiment from this frontier jurisdiction : The path of progress In'thls Western Jurisdiction has been strewn with abundant evidences of rare wisdom applied in the councils of the past, of the actlv^e thought of worthy brethren who lived to bestow their best for others, and of the record of those who died, their memories revered for the good that was theirs, and for the uplifting Influence of their lives. Material progress has been the unvarying record of this Grand Lodge, b u t happily not alone, nor the chief cause for rejoicing; all these, however, have been an Inspiration from year to year,lnsplrlng as they have to better effort and to greater )oy. Are we better, truer, more self-sacrlflclng men? More ready to believe and acknowledge the wise dispensation of Divine Providence, to follow only the path t h a t leads to eternal happiness, and while we live not to lend, but to give brotherly love and relief and to live the truth Itself. "What of the future? Who can tell? We see the vast territory of this Jurisdiction sought with eager eyes to-day by thousands, from every part of the world. I n t o this part of the Empire, comes the heavy tread of the multitude seeking new homes and brighter lives,— where but a few years ago the vast prairie was all but uninhabited. We flnd with every rising sun fresh evidence of settlement and of growth; mercantile and flnanclal Interests are striving to keep pace with the heavj- demand, and the material as well as the spiritual forces In our beloved West are taxed to the utmost of their endeavor. W h a t shall Masonry do for the betterment of the West In this. Its magnificent opportunity? Shall not the influence of the members of our Order be for the everlasting good, till thousands rise with one accord to sing Its praises? May this thought so encourage, not only the deliberations of this auspicious gathering, but as well the heart of every Individual member within the Jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge; t h a t new life with thought and action so bestowed
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may spring forth with such enthusiasm that the greatest good may be done and the glory be ascribed by us all to the Great Architect of the Universe,Into whose hands we now commit the deliberations of this Grand Lodge.
Here is a unique suggestion—we did not observe ttiat it was adopted in legislation: That after the third degree has been conferred, the examination shall be held in this as In the first and second degrees, and that the new member must also be examined and work his way into lodge as if he were an utter stranger.
The Grand Master, assisted by the Grand Officers, dedicated the new lodge room of Edmonton Lodge while the Grand Lodge was here in session. The report of the District Deputies cover twenty-five pages, and briefly outline conditions. The Deputy for the E l e v e n t h District resides a t Dawson, and his jurisdiction covers Y u k o n Lodge No. 79, Dawson, and W h i t e Horse Lodge No. 8, a t W h i t e Horse. These two lodges in the far N o r t h w e s t were reported to be prospering. The Grand Secretary's report presents the details of the year's work. Two Special Communications had been held for the purpose of laying corner-stones. Five lodges, chartered a t the preceding Annual, had been constituted. Four new lodges, which had been continued under dispensation from the preceding year, were granted charters, and three lodges which had been organized during the present year were continued under dispensation • for another year. Among the special dispensations granted were twenty-three to "attend divine service," one to "reballot on a rejected candidate," and six to " a c t on petition of applicant residing outside the jurisdiction of the lodge." J u s t w h a t r i g h t the Grand Master h a s to ai\thorize one lodge to rob another we can not imagine. The Grand Secretary, as Grand Librarian, submitted a brief b u t interesting report. I t contained a practical suggestion with an indication of r e s u l t s : I would suggest to the various lodges that meetings be held at least once a month, to be devoted to the reading of papers on masonic subjects. A few of the lodges have taken up this line of work, and are reporting great success.
In the report of the Board of General Purposes we note a couple of m a t t e r s of general interest. H e r e is one relative to the procedure in examination of visitors: The proper course to adopt as to theexaTuiuatlon of visitors: Your Board would recommend that this Grand Lodge should rule that each visitor should be examined separately, and that the Tyler's test should be given a t the conclusion thereof, after the examining committee are thoroughly satisfied that the visiting brother has given substantial proof of his fitness to enter the lodge; Also t h a t the visiting brother should produce some documentary evld:iice t h a t he is a member in good standing of a regularly constituted lodge owing allegiance to a Grand Lodge recognized by this Grand Body.
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W e h a v e an impression t h a t this is a reversal of the usual custom, which we believe commences with the test oath. The following shows t h a t another Grand Jurisdiction is putting up the bar a g a i n s t impostors : The question as to the brethren of this Jurisdiction obtaining a certificate of good standing when visiting other lodges outside of this Grand Lodge Jurisdiction. Your Board would recommend t h a t members of lodges Intending to visit other such lodges, be furnished upon request and upon paj'ment of a fee of ten cents with a certificate signed by the Grand Secretary under seal of the Grand Lodge, t h a t the lodge is a regularly constituted lodge under the Grand Lodge of Manitoba, situated a t and attach thereto a certificate by the Secretary of the lodge, that such member Is In good standing, and such certificate to be only goo j for one year from the date of Issue.
F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s . $4,669.90; disbursements, $5,571.15, of which $2,000.00 was a transfer to a •' special account," now showing a balance of $3,084.65, and $500.00 to the Aged and I n d i g e n t Masons'-Fund, now showing a balance of $2,631.41, leaving a balance in the General Fund of $1,777.11. The sum of $25.00 was all t h a t the Grand Liodge found necessary to expend during the year from the B e n e v o l e n t F u n d . No Correspondence Report. N e x t A n n u a l a t Winnipeg, J u n e 14, 1905. Rev. A. C H I S H O L M , Macgregor, elected Grand Master; J A M E S A. OVAS, Winnipeg, reelected G r a n d Secretary.
1 7 8 3 — 3IARVL,AND — 1 9 0 3 . 117TH
ANNUAL.
106 Lodges.
BALTIMORT3.
9,726 Members.
N O V . 17, 18, 1903.
N e t increase: 604.
The h a n d s o m e volume before us contains the proceedings of the Semi-annual of May 12,1903, and of several Special Communications, as well as those of the above A n n u a l . One of these Specials was held on March 6,1908, for tlie purpose of burying with masonic honors t h e i r venerable P a s t Grand Master, M.-.W.-. C H A K L K S H . O H E , who died a t his home in Cumberland, Md.. in the ninetythird year of his age. A fine gravure portrait of this distinguished Mason forms the frontispiece of the volume. H e entered the fraternity in 1839, just as the MOBGAN e x c i t e m e n t was beginning to wane, and he was a power in the reconstruction of the Institution not only in Maryland but throughout the country. The other Special Communications were held for the purpose of laying corner-stones of public buildings. S E M I - A N N U A L , M A Y 12, 1903.—There were present sixteen Grand OfBcers and a "due representation of lodges." K a n s a s was not represented.
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P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r C A R T E R delivered an eloquent t r i b u t e to t h e m e m o r y of their d e p a r t e d M.-.W.'.Bro.OHR,and B/.W.-. H E N R Y B R A N C H , P a s t G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n , offered loving g r e e t i n g s to their beloved a b s e n t G r a n d Secretary, " F a t h e r " M E D A I B Y , w h o had recently been relieved from active service by the G r a n d Master on a c c o u n t of a d v a n c e d age a n d infirmities. Other proceedings were routine. A N N U A L , N O V . 17, 1903.— There were p r e s e n t sixteen G r a n d Officers a n d a " d u e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of lodges." A t t h i s p a r t i c u l a r A n n u a l the n a m e s of P a s t G r a n d Officers and Grand E e p r e s e n t a tives p r e s e n t are n o t indicated as u s u a l ; hence we are u n a b l e to say w h e t h e r our K a n s a s G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e was on h a n d . After t h e G r a n d Lodge h a d been opened by t h e D e p u t y G r a n d Master in a c c o r d a n c e with the custom, and the G r a n d M a s t e r h a d been received, the G r a n d M a s t e r announced t h a t G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , R.-.W.-. Bro. J A C O B H . M E D I A R Y , h a d "felt able to v i s i t t h e G r a n d Lodge, and w a s t h e n in the G r a n d Master's room." The G r a n d M a r s h a l i n t r o d u c e d t h e G r a n d Secretary, who was received with Grand H o n o r s ; the G r a n d Master then "proceeded to t h e a l t a r and escorted t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y to his place in the Grand E a s t . " After t h i s t o u c h i n g ceremony the record r e a d s : The Grand Master delivered an appropriate dddress. Past Grand Master GARTER offered the following: "The Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., of Maryland, acknowledges with grateful appreciation the Invaluable services of Bro. JACOB H . M E D A I E Y , Its able and faithful Grand Secretary for forty years. " After such long and useful service our good brother, now verging upon eighty-two years of age, has fairly earned a rest from his labors. "jBe it therefore Resolved, That Bro. JACOB H . M E D I A R Y be, and he Is hereby elected Grand Secretary Emeritus of this Grand Lodge, with continued annual salary for the remainder of his life, which we trust may be prolonged for many years." The M.'.W.-. Grand Master directed the following letter to be read: " BALTIMORE, November 16,1903. " Gen. Thomas J. Shryock, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of A. P. <fe A. M., of Maryland: "MOST WORSHipruL S I R AND BROTHER:—Words are Inadequate to express to you, and through you to all the members of the Graft wherever dispersed, my appreciation of the many courtesies I have received during the forty years of active service as Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Maryland. While the duties of the office during the latter years of my Incumbency have a t times become arduous (owing to the wonderful growth of the Order), they have been made pleasant by the uniform courtesy and respect that I have never failed to enjoy at the hands of the entire fraternity. "During the m a n y years the Grand Lodge has seen flt to retain me In office, and the many years It has been my pleasure to serve the Graft, I ha;ve endeavored to the very best of my ability to do only t h a t which would contribute to the good of the Institution. That my humble efforts have been appreciated Is evidenced by the action taken by the Grand Lodge at our last Oommunicatlon, which I hereby gratefully acknowledge and appreciate. The eulogy of Bro. H E N R Y B R A N C H upon that occasion, concerning my retirement from active service as Grand Secretary, accords to me a distinction that anyone might feel proud of and which I appreciate most highly. I t was but another expression of your appreciation of my humble efforts to faithfully serve you. • "To realize that the Infirmities incident to one of mature years preclude the possibility of active service under conditions that have been most pleasant is indeed to be greatly regretted; y e t I find comfort in the fact t h a t while my sojourn here below with those who are so near and dear to me is nearly run,
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the fraternity throughout our beloved State, with which I have been so long associated, Is in such a prosperous condition and has met with such success under your able supervision and government,and t h a t l n my retirement from active service as Grand Secretary, I still maintain the esteem and respect of the fraternity. ".Since last March, when I surrendered the books and accounts, as well as all matters connected with the Grand Secretary's office, to Bro. W I L L I A M M. ISAAC, Deput.v Grand Secretary, the management of the same in the interest of the Grand Lodge has been most commendable. '•In conclusion, I wish to extend my love and the good hand of fellowship to every member of the Graft, and may plenty, health and peace be their portion. And it Is my most earnest prayer t h a t it may please our Grand Master above to spare and prosper you^ Most Worshipful Sir, for many years to come, t h a t you m a j ' be enabled to finish the work you have so ably begun, so that when the gavel for final adjournment has been sounded among the Craft here below. It nia-y lie but to reassemble before our Supreme Grand Master In his Grand Lodge al)ove, and that your rewai'd may be: 'Well done, good and faithful servant; enter thou into the Joys of thy Lord.' " W i t h the esteem and love of one who has always found you his best friend, I am yours sincerely, • " J A C O B H . MEJJAIRY."
The resolution was adopted unanimously by a rising vote.
A fine half-tone portrait of this masonic veteran, accompanied by a bio8:raphieal sketch, appears In the Proceedings, as well as a portrait of the newly elected Grand Secretary, R.-.W.-. W I L L I A M H . ISAAC. Bro. MEDAIRY did
not long live to enjoy the rest accorded him. He passed into eternal rest on February 4, 1904. The proceedings were harmonious routine. If the Grand Master submitted an address reporting the work of the year it does not appear in print.. Whether the "appropriate address" delivered by the Grand Master after the introduction of Bro. M E D A I R Y was such a business address, or referred to the reception of their venerable Brother, is not apparent from the record. Communications from I D R I S B E Y R A G H B B , Grand Master of Egypt, and from the Grand Orient of Brazil, asking for fraternal recognition and for an exchange of Grand Representatives, were received and referred to the Committee on Correspondence. After the close of the journal of the proceedings we find the following note : NOTE.— Since the Grand Lodge closed, the chairman of the Committee of Correspondence, to whom was referred the communication from IDKIS BBY B A G H E B , M.-.W.'. Grand Master of Egypt, asking for fraternal recognition, has informed me that the report of the committee, which will be submitted to the Grand Lodge in May, 1904, will be In favor of granting the request asked for. W I L L I A M M . ISAAC,
Grand Secretary,
COEBBSPONDENOE.—The distinguished Maryland reviewer, R.-. W.'. E D W A B D T. SOHULTZ, presents his seventeenth annual Correspondence Report, which is interesting as usual. Kansas for 1902 receives courteous attention. At the outset he remarks : " Among those present were eight Past Grand Masters and Rev. W. R. UXDEBWOOD, Maryland's representative. This is the first time we ever heard it charged that our distin-
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guished H u t c h i n s o n friend was a preacher.
445 How is this, Bro.
WILLIAM ?
Several q u o t a t i o n s are m a d e from Grand Master D E W K Y ' S ad-, dress. C o m m e n t i n g on the r e m a r k s touching the lack of fraternal actions between Masons in the transactions of every d a y life, Bro. S C H U L T Z well s a y s : The above remarks of the Grand Master are worthy the serious consideration of every thoughtful Mason. While we have nothing but contempt for a man who would seek admission into the masonic fraternity for sordid or mercenary motives, and for the Mason who wouUl use his Masonry for the same base purposes, we fully Indorse the views of the Grand Master that Masonry could with propriety be brought into our Intercourse with our brother Masons in our business as well as our political intercourse. All things being otherwise equal, why should not a Mason extend business favors to a b r o t h e r Mason more than to one who is a profane? So also in politics, why should not a Mason in voting for candidates for office, especially in local matters, show a preference to a brother Mason more than to one who is not a Mason? Unless, indeed, our Masonry is a mere holiday affair to be practiced once a month a t our lodge meetings, when we use the endearing title, "Brother," during lodge hours, and after the lodge is closed, the remainder of the month, we regard and treat our brethren precisely as we do the profane. But we rejoice to know that the sentiments expressed by the two brethren cited by the Grand Master are not the views universally held; We do know that the good and true Mason does practice and exemplify the principles of Masonry In his dally walk in life and Intercourse with his brethren. Our Correspondence R e p o r t receives kindly consideration, a n d we observe t h i s c o m m e n t : Bro. S H A V E R gives two and a half pages of kind and fraternal notice to our Semi-annual, Annual and three Special Oorarnunications of 1001, but without comment, except that he does not favor our system of reelecting the same Grand Master so frequently, for he says: "God forbid that the Maryland practice should ever prevail In Kansas! We have about twenty living Past Grand Masters, and of their records we need not be ashamed—and they did not 'scramble' for the office either." We say, Goi) forbid that the "practice" prevallinR in many of our Jurisdictions of rotation and annual change of Grand Masters should ever prevail in Maryland. ' • E p h r a i m is joined to his idols !" We prefer A m e r i c a n m e t h ods for A m e r i c a n i n s t i t u t i o n s . No A n g l o m a n i a for us. N e x t S e m i - a n n u a l May 10,1904; A n n u a l N o v e m b e r 22,1904, a t Baltimore. T H O M A S J. S H B Y O C K , B a l t i m o r e , reelected G r a n d M a s t e r ; W I L L I A M M . I S A A C , B a l t i m o r e , elected G r a n d Secretary.
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February,
1733 — MASSACHUSETTS — 1903. 1 7 0 T H AJ«NUAI^.
236 Lodges.
BOSTON.
45,.397 Members.
D E O . 9,1903.
N e t increase: 1,892.
The pamphlets before us contain t h e proceedings of the Quarterly Coinmunications of M a r c h 11, J u n e 10, September 9, and B e cember 9; Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n s of March 17, April 7,11, May 20, September 11 and 28, and the Stated Communication of December 29,1903. The several Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n s noted were as follows: A t E o x b u r y , dedication of h a l l ; a t Brookline, dedication of h a l l ; a t Attleboro, laying corner-stone of c h u r c h ; a t Oxford, laying corner-stone of public l i b r a r y ; a t Milton, dedication of h a l l ; a t Newburyport, centennial of St. Mark's Lodge. Q U A R T E R L Y O F M A K O H 1 7 T H . — W e note n o t h i n g outside of
routine except a " p e r s o n a l e x p l a n a t i o n " from the chairman of "the Special Committee, which l a s t year submitted its report on the question of "Grand Dodge Sovereignty." From the "explanation," which was made a m a t t e r of record, it would appear t h a t •the Cerneau people h a d been p r i n t i n g and circulating a " r e v i e w " of t h e committee's report, in which it was charged t h a t the aforesaid c h a i r m a n was a "Scottish Rite Mason." As the Grand Master h a d stated relative to t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of t h a t committee, t h a t none of i t s personnel w e r e "Scottish R i t e Masons,' t h e fairness and honesty of the Grand Master were attacked, and the chairman took occasion emphatically to d e n y t h a t he had ever applied for or received a n y degrees of t h a t rite. QuABTERi.Y OF JuifE IOTH.—We noted the following: The Grand Master stated that he had received a petition which appeared to be substantially the same as one on the same subject which was very fully and carefully considered and unanimously dismissed at the March Communication of last year. There was so little difference even In the form of this petition that It seemed a matter of gravedoubt whether the subject should so soon be again presented to the Grand Lodge. He had, however, decided to submit the question of its reception to a committee of the Grand Lodge which he would name hereafter.
This is the old Cerneau fight again. Dike BANQUO'S ghost, it will not "down." T h e G r a n d Master h a d been in a t t e n d a n c e upon the W a s h - ^ ington Sesqui-Centennial in P h i l a d e l p h i a in 1902, and felt hurt a t the claim of P e n n s y l v a n i a to prior a n t i q u i t y . H e said : He stated further, that while it was his pleasure to be received with a royal and fraternal welcome a t the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Initiation of GEOKGE 'WASHINGTON as a Mason, a t Philadelphia, in November . last, the cordiality of the greeting and the hospitable entertainment were marred, in a measure, for him by the reference of the Grand Master of Pennsylvania, in his opening address a t t h e banquet, which has since appeared In
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print, to the claim of Pennsylvania to precedence of charters but without an opportunity to the Grand Master of Massachusetts to reply, as all the toasts had been printed and provided for beforehand. We further remarked that it would have been unkind to have held the presiding officer, or toast master, responsible for statements made at a public banquet of seven hundred brethren, when the statements were made "between walnuts and wine ;" but as the remarks had since appeared In print in the report of their Proceedings, he felt it proper to refer to them a t the present time, and stated that the claim of Pennsylvania reminded him of the answer made by THOMAS F . MARSHALL, after great claims had been made on another occasion, substantially as follows: "Philadelphia claims two great, noble, heroic sons, ALBBKT G A L L A T I N , of Geneva, Switzerland, and B E N J A M I N F R A N K L I N
of Boston."
•
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This episode furnished the occasion for " a s t u d y of the old r e c o r d s " by the Grand. Secretary, and twenty-five pages of the Proceedings are used to p r e s e n t M a s s a c h u s e t t s ' claim. N o w P e n n s y l v a n i a will " c o m e back a t them," a n d so the discussion will continue r i g h t merrily. ; Q D A R T E R I J Y O F S B P T E M B K R 9 T H . — T h e C o m m i t t e e on t h e ^'Petition for Rescinding R e g u l a t i o n No. 22"—the Cerneau question— reported t h a t the question had been fully considered in March, 1902, a n d no reason appeared for a n y reconsideration, it w a s therefore recommended t h a t the " p e t i t i o n be not s u b m i t t e d to the Grand Lodge for consideration." Another case of the m a k i n g of a Mason in Scotland of one who was a r e s i d e n t of M a s s a c h u s e t t s — a n d in this.case a rejected c a n d i d a t e — was reported. T h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r j ' t h u s referred to the proper m e t h o d of t r e a t m e n t of these c a s e s : The Recording Grand Secretary stated that such complaints were frequent against lodges in Scotland. They made no pretense of discriminating against residents of other Jurisdictions, even when such applicants had been rejected, as in the present case. The only means of redress and of protecting the Jurisdiction of our own lodges seemed to be the refusal of recognition and admission to persons claiming to have been made in violation of our regulations. Upon motion of R.-.W.'.OHAKLES T; GALLAGHER, the matter was referred to the M.-.W.-.Grand Master. W e are heartily in accord with t h i s method, as we have had occasion to say elsewhere in t h i s report. The Grand Secretary gave some details as to the "spurious work of certain expelled Masons of N e w York and Massachus e t t s " — these are the Cefneau v i c t i m s — " a s s i s t e d by scarcely less discreditable pretenders c l a i m i n g a u t h o r i t y from tlie bogus G r a n d liOdge of Ohio, so-called." H e f u r t h e r s a i d : These shameless deceivers of humble and ignorant victims were pretending to make Masons of persons of an inferior class, who would never be received in regular lodges and would hardl.v venture to apply. The hard earnings of these easy dupes, many of whom could speak English only indifferently, were being transferred to the pockets of unscrupulous and notorious adventurers.
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One of the most useful and efficient safeguards against the recognition of cowans and eavesdroppers Is the Grand Lodge certificate, which has long been In use by the brethren of this commonwealth, and has now been adopted by the Grand Lodge of New York.
The following action wa.s then taken by the Grand Lodge: Upon motion of the Grand Secretary It was unanimously voted that this Grand Lodge earnestly recommends to the Grand Lodges throughout the country the adoption of a regulation requiring of every visiting brother the production of a Grand Lodge certificate as a preliminary to examination; and that the Grand Secretary be authorized to request that in all other Jurisdictions orders may be Issued requiring the production of such a certificate from all brethren hailing from Massachusetts,as a preliminary to the compliance with all local regulations now existing.
I t is time t h a t K a n s a s should take some step of this nattire. QUABTBBLY OF D E O E M B B B 9TH;.— This is really the " A n n u a l , "
a t which t h e " a n n u a l a d d r e s s " a n d reports of Grand Officers a r e presented and the G r a n d Officers elected. There were p r e s e n t : Fifty Grand Officers, including twentyeight District Deputies, three P a s t Grand Masters,and thirty-two other p e r m a n e n t m e m b e r s , and representatives from 188 lodges. TBANSAOTIONS.—The Grand
Master, M.-. W.-. B A A L I S S A N -
FOBD, of Brockton, interestingly reported the work of the year. Death had claimed two p r o m i n e n t members of their Grand L o d g e : R.-. W.-. W I L L I A M G . A L L B N , a D i s t r i c t Deput.v G r a n d Master, a n d M.-. W.-. S A M U E L W E L L S , Grand Master in 1890-2.
Their virtues were fittingly recorded. Nine pages a r e occupied with interesting accounts of official visitations and ceremonies performed b.y the Grand Master. As to one of these visitations — t h a t to G e r m a n i a L o d g e - ^ t h e Grand Master r e m a r k e d : " H e r e I witnessed the conferring of the third degree, which w a s done in a most dignified and efficient manner. I t was t h e only lodge visited where I did not discover a single error." W e have known Grand Masters whose knowledge of the correct ritual was so ver.y limited t h a t such a compliment from t h e m would have been of doubtful value, a n d we presume tliis distinguished Brother w a s facetiously h a n d i n g out a bouquet o f s u c h flowers in the present case, as he immediately remarked : " T h e r i t u a l being given in the German language." A unique incident w a s noticed, where a candidate was " r a i s e d " b y ' • his father, assisted by his grand-father and uncle, all of whom were P a s t M a s t e r s , a brother also presiding a t the organ." Another e v e n t of interest was t h u s reported : October 3d, attended a Special Communication of St. John's Lodge a t the Temple in Boston; the occasion being the reception of the officers of Fltzroy Lodge, A. F.& A. M. of London, Eng., who were visiting in Boston, and who had klndl.v consented to confer the third degree in full upon a candidate, 1 = accordance with the English ritual and in full regalia. Corinthian Hall was
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completely fllled with the members of St. John's Lodge and Invited guests. The ceremonies of conferring the degree were watched with the closest attention by the Immense audience and heartlb- enjoyed. Although the phraseology was quite at variance with our own, the essentials were all embodied In their ritual.
Three new lodges were organized under dispensation d u r i n g the year, a n d curiously enough they were all located in China — one a t Tientsin, with sixteen petitioners, a n d two a t S h a n g h a i , with fifteen a n d t w e n t y petitioners respectively. These were a l l recommended by " A n c i e n t L a n d m a r k Lodge," of Shanghai, u n der the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. I t seems a r a t h e r strange condition of affairs t h a t would justify t h e erection of two new lodges in Shanghai in one year, with one already existing. The Grand Master felt it his duty to caution the lodges against the reception of spurious Masons a n d to urge the enforcem e n t of the Grand Lodge provision requiring visitors to p r e s e n t diplomas or traveling cards. K a n s a s Masons contemplating a visit to Massachusetts, New York, or Illinois, should provid& themselves with documentary evidence of their regularity. Reference w a s m a d e to the Educational Charity F u n d s of t h e Grand Lodge. These now aggregate the munificent total of $230,736.16. The usual routine business received attention, including election of officers. At the Stated Communication of December 29th, the Grand Officers were installed, following which occurred the c u s t o m a r y grand feast of Saint J o h n the Evangelist. T h e stenographic report presents as fine an Intellectual menu as the Grand Stewards provided in t h e bamquet hall. FiNANOiAii.— General F u n d : Receipts, $85,695.44 ; disbursements, $86,862.26. From the report of the Board of Directors we gather t h a t the estimated value of the Temple property is : L a n d , $710,000.00; building, .$340,000.00; total, $1,050,000.00. There is an indebtedness a g a i n s t t h e property of $375,000.00. Massachusetts issues no Correspondence Report. Quarterly a n d A n n u a l Cominunications next year as usual. B A A L T S S A N F O K D , Brockton, reelected Grand M a s t e r ; S B B E N O
D. NiOKEESON, Masonic Temple, Boston, reelected Grand Secretary.
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February.
1844 — MICHIGAX — 1904. 60TH ANNUAI..
393 Lodges.
LANSING.
49,724 Members.
J A N . 26, 27,1904.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 2,344.
ATTENDANCE.—Present: Twelve Grand Officers, fourteen P a s t Grand Masters, and representatives from .385 lodges. Our Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . F A B N U M , P a s t Grand
Master, was present. TJBANSAOTIONS.—Twenty-four pages are occupied with a very able a d d r e s s from the Grand Master, M.-.W.-. ROSOOE W . BROTJGH-
TON, of P a w P a w . • In his introduction he told the story of peace and p r o s p e r i t y : In telllns you the history of the year that has passed since last we met, I have to report no discords, no disturbances, no contentions other than the trifling ones that arise even among brothers. Not one single serious event of this n a t u r e has occurred to mar the.peace and tranquility of our masonic lives. We have maintained our usual friendly relations with foreign Jurisdictions. We have lived in peace and h:irniony with our brethren at home. We have built new and larger temples. We have moved from the old Into the new. We have grown in strength and numbers. We have thriven In every way beyond our expectations. Our reports show that this has been one of tlie most prosperous years Michigan Masonry has ever known. I t becomes us as we enter upon our deliberations to lift our hearts to the GOD of Masons in thanksgiving and praise for the manifold blessings we have enjoyed.
D e a t h had dealt severe blows d u r i n g the year. F i r s t came the loss of t h e i r beloved Grand Secretary, B.-.W.-. . I B F F E B S O N S . C O N -
ovEB, whose death was reported to our Grand Lodge last year. Then P a s t Grand Master M.-.W.-. G E O R G E H . DTJRAND, for the l a s t
q u a r t e r of a c e n t u r y prominent in their Grand Lodge, and finally P a s t G r a n d Master and P a s t Grand Lecturer, A B T H D B M . C L A B K .
The G r a n d Master very lovingly recalled their v i r t u e s ; half-tone p o r t r a i t s of these b r e t h r e n and of Grand Master B B O U G H T O N
adorn t h e Proceedings. The year had been a busy one. Flight corner-stones had been laid. W e noticed an a m u s i n g and i r r i t a t i n g incident related in connection with the laying of t h e corner-stone of the county court house a t Flint. The Grand Master reported : • Great publicity was given tlils function from statements In the city and State press t h a t the Grand Master would not be permitted to lay this stone unless he Joined the Bricklayer's Dnlon. Just before the ceremony a committee waited upon the Grand Master and presented him with honorary membership in the union, and the corner-stone was laid according to ancient usage, J u s t as it would have been without the formality.
The ridiculous ignorance and assurance exhibited by such a proceeding upon the p a r t of "organized l a b o r " is very laughable W e t h i n k we would have made it very plain to t h a t committee a n d the assembled multitude t h a t we were laying t h a t corner-
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stone w i t h o u t the slightest coiisideration of regard for the consent or assent of t h e Bricklayer's Union, or —the building would never have been honored through the performance of t h a t ceremony by the Grand Master of Masons. E i g h t masonic halls had been dedicated, three lodges chartered a t the preceding A n n u a l had been consecrated, and t w o new lodges organized. These were continued under dispensation^ for another year, b u t a lodge which had been laboring from t h e previous year a t H o p k i n s Station, was granted a charter. The Grand Master bore high tribute to the ability and efficiency of their late Grand Secretary, Bro. J E F F E R S O N S . CoJsrovBB. During t h e illness a n d disability of Bro. CONOVEK, his son, B r o . C H A B L E S A . G O N O V E B , was appointed A c t i n g Grand S e c r e t a r y ,
but when death created t h e vacancy Past Grand Master L O N WiNSOE, of E e e d City, was appointed Grand Secretary. The wisdom of this selection was confirmed by Grand Lodge, w h i c h elected Bro. W I N S O B a t the present Annual. Bro. W I N S O B was the Grand Lecturer a t the time of his call
to service in the Southeast corner, and the Grand Master t r a n s ferred the work of this i m p o r t a n t offioe to Past Grand Master F B A N K T . L O D G E , who, with the zeal which has always distin-
guished this devoted craftsman, entered the following d a y upon the active discharge of his duties. Several decisions were reported. Here is one of general interest: Question.—A certain lodge desires to confer upon one of Us members who has never been elected or Installed, or served as either Warden or Worshipful Master, the honorary degree of Past Master. Would such action be legal or proper? ' /' Anawer.— No. The conferring of this honorary degree Is not one of the powers delegated to constituent lodges. Most of us perhaps know that In another branch of Masonry the rank of virtual Past Master exists, but this rank belongs to, and Is a p a r t of a certain degree. The degree was founded and framed to exemplify a certain important truth, and everj-one who receives this degree has the title of virtual Past Master. The question of an honorary P a s t Master, however. Is an entirely different matter. No such oflBce as honorary Past Master Is recognized by our laws, regulations or customs. The brother entitled to the rank of Past Master must have been elected. Installed and have served as Worshipful Master; he must also prior thereto have been elected and served as a Warden of a lodge. Whatever honor there Is In the r a n k of Past Master Is fully earned by Its possessor If he has faithfully performed the duties of a Worshipful Master. To confer the honor of Past Master on one who has not rendered these services is to cheapen the office of Worshipful Master. Some other method, not contrary to the usages and customs of Masonry, should be employed in honoring deserving brothers.
This was correct, of course, a n d we wish t h a t Grand Lodges would follow t h e same consistent reasoning relative to the fad of conferring the title of P a s t Grand Master upon one who has never been elected or served as Grand Master.
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H e r e is a decision with w h i c h we are in h e a r t y accord, and we believe it would be good law in K a n s a s . W e have noticed the contrary decision several times of late in Grand Lodges, however: Qkes«!on.—May Entered Apprentices and Fellow Grafts who have received their degrees In other lodges visit our lodge while at work In these respective •degrees? Answer,— Undoubtedly. I t Is a part of the common law of Masonry that our Entered Apprentices or Fellow Grafts In good standing may visit lodges «f Entered Apprentices or Fellow Crafts.
The new Grand Secretary submitted an able report. H e certainly presented a good record for efficiency, as is shown by the following e x t r a c t s : Last year Bro. CONOVER was obliged to report sixty-three lodges falling to make the return of the election of Master and Secretary, as required by Grand Lodge By-Laws. 1 am happy to state that this year all but Ave complied with the law; they are Nos. 126,144,187,193, and 349. He was also obliged to report fifteen lodges delinquent In sending in their annual returns. This year there are but three, Nos. 144,231 and 296, and two of these have sent remittances, but did not accompany same with their annual returns, leaving only one. No. 144, t h a t has not been heard from a t all.
The y e a r had proven an exceedingly prosperous one. Never before h a d there been so m a n y Masons raised in one year in Michigan, and the largest net gain in the history of the Grand Lodge was reported. I n t e r e s t i n g reports were presented from the Grand Lecturers. Bro. WiNSOR, prior to his resignation, had held twenty-nine schools, w i t h an aggregate a t t e n d a n c e of 5,707. Bro. L O D G E reported twenty-seven schools, with an a t t e n d a n c e of about 2,800. Detailed reports of the seventh a n n u a l meeting of the Board of Control of the Michigan Masonic H o m e occupy eighteen pages of the Proceedings. The occupants of the H o m e number fortyt h r e e men, of the average age of seventy-three years, and nine women, of the average of seventy-seven years. The per capita cost of maintenance, exclusive of extraordinary expenses, was $3.28 per week. A plea for concurrent jurisdiction over territory reached by the street car service of Lansing, but within the territory of a country lodge although inconvenient of access thereto, was made by one of the L a n s i n g lodges. I t was shown t h a t the material resident in such territory would not go to the country lodge, but the plea was denied. A good suggestion was made by the Secretary of one of the lodges, and it \yas adopted by the Grand Lodge. This was a Meinorial Book, in which memorials of deceased m e m b e r s are to be inserted, instead of being scattered through the record book.
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The law was a m e n d e d so as to allow r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of lodges located in the Upper Peninsula, w h o were in a t t e n d a n c e upon t h e Antiual C o m m u n i c a t i o n s , two d a y s a d d i t i o n a l per diem. The special c o m m i t t e e appointed a y e a r ago to consider t h e petition for recognition of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, submitted a very interesting report, quite fully covering the ground of its investigations. T h e c o m m i t t e e bad in contemplation a visit by its members to Mexico a n d a personal investigation of facts and conditions, b u t its plans did not materialize. After reporting in detail the history of the various organizations l e a d i n g up to the Gran Dieta, its d i s b a n d m e n t and t h e present s t a t u s of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, t h e c o m m i t t e e s a y : From this brief review. It will be seen that the situation Is decidedly mixed ; and, w^ere the petitioner's case to be based upon these facts alone, the report of your committee would be unanimously and strongly against the recognition of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico. Indeed, this Grand Lodge has already talcen action, in IflOl, by refusing to recognize the Gran Dleta Simbollca. From scores of.different sources, j'our committee have received appeals to recommend favorable action upon the petition. The,polnt is made with increasing urgency that Mexico Is rapidly filling up with Americans; that many of these pioneers are loyal and enthusiastic Masons in good standing In their respective American lodges ; that these brethren desire to find legitimate masonic homes In the new and strange country in which their lot has been east; and, if any legitimate way can be found by which their laudable desires m a y be realized, your committee believe that it is our duty to assist them in working out that legitimate plan. Your committee believe, however, t h a t this Grand Lodge, as well as the other Grand Lodges, ought to work carefully and cautiously. The question is important enough tor us to take all the time that is necessary to decide it wisely. If there is legitimate York Rite Masonry in Mexico, we want to And, recognize and foster it. We want to make good the boast of our ritual which practically assures each new candidate that, wherever he goes, he may And a masonic home, a masonic altar and masonic brethren. Your committee believe that, in time, we shall be able to discover a feasible plan, if any such exists. At the present time, we frankly confess we are unable to advise action that will be safe. At the same time, however, we hope that, if the matter shall be left with your committee another year, we may be able to make that personal Investigation which the subject deserves, and report a line of action a t our next Annual Communication, upon which this Grand Lodge may safely act. We believe that, by delaying action for another year, the great cause of legitimate Masonry will be promoted ; and, while a year's delay may mean much discomfort and inconvenience.to the American Masons In Mexico who are clamoring for speedy action, it will mean much more to Masonry generally by Insuring a sounder and saner decision. We, therefore, respectfully recommend that the matter be laid over for another year and be referred to this or another committee with instructions, to report a t our next annual meeting. A large a m o u n t of routine business was t r a n s a c t e d . F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $26,306.09; d i s b u r s e m e n t s , $8,414.31; balance on hand, $36,890.66. CoRRESPONDKNOE.— I n Michigan, under t h e present law, t h e d u t y of p r e p a r i n g the Correspondence R e p o r t devolves on t h e
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G r a n d Secretary. M.-. W.-. L o x W I X S O N therefore presents his first a n n u a l review. W i t h o u t any-flourishes he proceeds a t once to b u s i n e s s and p r e s e n t s a v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g review covering-280 pages. K a n s a s for 1903 is g e n e r o u s l y accorded thirteen of these. H e i n t e r e s t i n g l y notes a l l of our t r a n s a c t i o n s of interest, and- in rev i e w i n g Gr.and M a s t e r D E W E Y ' S a d d r e s s he quotes the e n t i r e reference to the legislation- upon i n t o x i c a t i n g liquors, i n c l u d i n g Bro. M o B B i s o V s digest. I n r e v i e w i n g our Coirrespondence Report, Bro. WIN.SOB. notes our position on the M i c h i g a n m e i n b e r s h i p l a w , a n d replies t h e r e t o : Past Grand Master WII-IJTAM M . S H A V E K submits a very Interesting Report on Correspondence. H e reviews Michigan for 1(K)2, and quotes the following decision from Grand Muster G I I I B E K T : "Can you grant a dlmlt to Bro. to Join a lodge In Ohio, he living in Michigan? Ans.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;No. A brother residing In this Grand .Turlsdlctlon cannot Join a lodge in another Grand Jurisdiction." And commenting thereon, says: " We do not believe In such a law. Acandidate enters Masonry and the mem- bershlp of a lodge of his own free will and accord. He should be permitted to leave as freely^ and hence a Mason should alwa^'s be granted a dlmlt when he asks for It.provided he Isclearof Indebtedness or charges In the lodge. Having obtained his dlmlt, the question as to whether he.shall be permitted to affiliate wlth-a lodge In Ohio or Kansas, is solely one for the laws of Ohio or liansas to determine, and we do not believe t h a t Michigan has any right to interfere." We cannot agree with Bro. S H A V E R on this proposition. A candidate enters Masonry of his own free will and accord In Michigan, It Is true, and we allow him to leave of his own free will and accord. If he is clear of indel)tedness or charges in the lodge, but when he so leaves he Is simply granted a certificate of withdrawal. We claim t h a t we have Che same right to prevent a Mason residing In Michigan from Joining a lodge la Ohio or Kansas that we have to regulate and forbid lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction from receiving petitions, from residents of Ohio or Kansas.to receive the degrees. As long as a Mason continues his membership in the fraternity, we claim to exercise the right of compelling him to abide by reasonable rules and regulations, and a brother with a dlmlt still remains a member of the fraternity, with a certificate of good character in h^s possession. With the withdrawal card he stands the same as though he had never been a member of the fraternity, with the exception thatshould he afterwards desire to become an active member again, he has the privilege of applying to the lodge that Issued the withdrawal certificate for reinstatement. W e used the word " d i m i t " in its c o m m o n l y accepted form, b u t G r a n d Master G I L B E B T a n d Bro. W I N S O B use the term in its p e c u l i a r limited M i c h i g a n sense, v i z : t h e r i g h t to transfer the m e m b e r s h i p . t o a n o t h e r i)/-ie/itfiran lodge, but the ^jrinci^ste of our objection still-holds. A s we r e m a r k e d , " a c a n d i d a t e e n t e r s Mas o n r y a n d t h e raembershijj of a lodge of his own free will and acc o r d ; he should be p e r m i t t e d to leav6 as freely." Ordinarily a Mason w h o desires to affiliate w i t h a lodge is a t perfect liberty to affiliate where he pleases, and w h e n he separates his m e m b e r s h i p from t h a t lodge he s h o u l d a g a i n be a t perfect liberty to affiliate tuherti he pleases. T h i s is true in K a n s a s and in m o s t j u r i s d i c -
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tlons, b u t is not true in Michigan. A K a n s a s Mason goes to Michigan to reside with his K a n s a s dimit in his pocliet. So long as lie retains t h a t dimit he is a t liberty to choose his masonic home where he pleases. H e may return it to a K a n s a s lodge, or send it to a n y one of a dozen jurisdictions we m i g h t name, and a t any time m i g h t withdraw his dimit and regain his liberty of choice. Not so, however, if he chooses a Michigan lodge for his home. Michigan would say, " N o w t h a t w.e have you, we propose to keep y o u ; so long as you live in Michigan you will remain in a Michigan lodge, or withdraw entirely from the fraternity." As we remarked before, we do not like such a law, nor do we consider it masonic in principle. I t is not needed for discipline, as the right of correction exists regardless of m e m b e r s h i p . Neither do we object to limitations being placed around t h e rights of membership so that rights of visitation be denied to non-afflllates. T h e reason is a good one which prohibits t h e m a k i n g of a Mason except in the local lodge within whose jurisdiction t h e candidate resides, and where his daily walk and conversation are subject to the inspection of t h e m e m b e r s of said lodge. This reason, however, is not applicable to petitions for membership. Bro. WiNSOR presents his credentials as a m e m b e r of the Mutual Admiration Society in his conclusion: We are satisfied that we have succeeded In eliminating the complimentary allusions to a degree that will even satisfy Past Grand Master LODGE, but it has been a hard struggle for us to do so, as we do enjoy repeating the nice things said of us, and of attempting to paj' something back on account along the same line. As you have observed, the scissors have been used by us much more extensively than the pen. We have adopted this course In the endeavor to establish our modesty among the brother correspondents of the Round Table In our sister Grand Jurisdictions. Of course, ic Is too well established in Michigan to require any further evidence.
H i s " m o d e s t y bespeaks his merit," a n d we predict t h a t he will become a valued member of t h e Guild and a full fledged ' P a s t Master in t h e ''Mutuals." N e x t A n n u a l a t Detroit, May 23,1905â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a change of four m o n t h s in the time of holding the Annual. F I J B T C H E R B . TUBBKLL., Beliaire, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; L o u
B. WiNSOE, Beed City, elected Grand Secretary.
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1 8 5 3 — MINNESOTA —1904. 61ST A N N U A L .
242 Lodges.
ST. PAUL.
19,474 Members.
J A N . 20, 21,1904.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 936.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Seventeen Grand Officers, ten P a s t Grand Masters, and 368 representatives from 223 lodges. M.-.W.'. C A L V I N L . B B O W N , P a s t Grand Master, represented K a n s a s . T B A N S A O T I O N S . — M . - . W . - . H E N E Y R . A D A M S , of Minneapolis,
presented a well conceived address of about fifteen pages, containing m a n y poetic g e m s of thought. The necrology references brought a very pretty s e n t i m e n t about those loved ones "Who have wandered In an unknown land And left us thinking how very fair I t must be since they linger there."
The n a m e s of two- of their distinguished craftsmen were recorded a m o n g the a b s e n t : M.-.W.-. R O Y A L H A T O H G O V E , P a s t G r a n d Master, a n d R.-.W.-. W I L L I A M T U T T L E E I G B Y , P a s t D e p u t y
Grand Master. T h e memorial notices were incorporated in t h e address. E l e v e n lodges chartered a t the preceding A n n u a l were constituted ; three new lodges were organized a t H a w l e y , a t North St. Paul, a n d a t St. P a u l , a n d these were granted charters. A k i n d l y reference w a s m a d e to the value of Correspondence Reports a n d t h e b r e t h r e n urged to read t h e m more carefully. A couple of pages were devoted to t h e subject of District Deputies, their s y s t e m seeming to be still in a formulative condition. H e s u m m e d u p with the following suggestions : 1st. The appointment of Deputies who have the ability and desire to perform the duties of the office. Irrespective of rotation by lodges. 2d. The attendance and recognition of Deputies a t the sessions of this Grand Lodge, and the payment of their mileage and per diem. 3d. The publication of their reports, or sections therefrom as the Grand Master may deem best. In the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge. 4th. The payment of the Deputies'expenses by the lodge visited.
The C o m m i t t e e on District Deputies approved a n d t h e suggestions w e n t to t h e C o m m i t t e e on Jurisprudence on proposition to formulate into law. T h a t committee asked time until n e x t A n n u a l for report. The subject of clandestine lodges received attention, and t h e Grand Master said: I would urge upon the Masters and Wardens here;assembled to require from visitors the production of a duly executed diploma or receipt for dues before the usual examination. The adoption of such a requirement by this Grand Lodge, If for no other reason, would make the membership more punctual In the payment of dues.
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The G r a n d Lodge refused to recede from its former position on the question of interjurisdictional waiver along t h e S t a t e border line. W e believe we referred to this u n d e r our review of Iowa. W e do not k n o w w h a t they will say w h e n they discover t h a t they have a Minnesota lodge practically stolen bodily from Iowa. A t t h e last A n n u a l the question of the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a Masonic H o m e was referred to a special committee of t h r e e " t o investigate and consider the question in all its bearings, * * * and to p r e p a r e a circular letter to the lodges calling a t t e n t i o n to the m a t t e r a n d a s k i n g for definite answers to t h e questions of t h e needs of each locality for the benefits of such H o m e , w h e t h e r for aged Masons, their wives or o r p h a n s , " etc. The G r a n d M a s t e r t h u s referred to t h e results of this c o m m i t tee's i n v e s t i g a t i o n s : I do not desire to trespass upon their work, and yet I cannot refrain from saying that, In my opinion, the thought has not been given the subject by the lodges which It demands. On Monday morning of this week only 146 lodges had reported on the blanks sent out by the committee. Do we need a Masonic Home? Fifty-four lodges responded, Yes! and ninety-one lodges. N o ! I t would seem, then, that you still desire to dispense charity through the medium of the Individual lodge. That was the early history of the Graft, and Is still the usual method. But Masonry Is a progressive science, and so there came into existence Masonic Relief Associations, through whose careful and scrutinizing methods meritorious brethren, their wives, widows and orphans have received assistance. Our great tenet. Charity, like leaven, is moving t h e hearts of the fraternity towards the establishment and endowment of permanent Masonic Homes. This c o m m i t t e e m a d e a detailed report covering some sixteen pages. The history of the H o m e m o v e m e n t in each jurisdiction where one is founded is v e r y fairly stated, a b o u t a page b e i n g d e voted to K a n s a s . The following review of conditions is i n t e r e s t i n g : It will be observed, from the foregoing statement, that the Investments in these Homes, and their permanent funds, vary considerably in a m o u n t : California having $104,000 Invested In its Home and no fund ; Connecticut having $37,500 in Its Home and $17,500 in Its fund; Illinois,$50,000 in its Orphans' Home and $25,000 In its Aged Masons' Home, besides $39,000 in its fund ; Kansas, $26,000 In its Home, besides $18,000 in Its fund; Kentucky, $183,800 in Its Orphans' Home, and $12,500 in its Aged Masons- Home and $300,000 in Its fund; Michigan, $6.5,000 In its Home, without a fund ; Missouri, $70,000 in Its Home and $50,000 in its fund; New Jersey, $55,000 In its Home and $25,000 In its fund; New York, $376,000 in its Home, with its "Masonic Hall," netting It $30,000 Income annually, and $225,000 in its permanent fund ; North Carolina, $100,000 In its Home and no fund ; Ohio, $125,000 In its Home and $29,500 In its fund ; Pennsylvania, $66,000 In its Home and $95,000 In Its fund; Tennessee, $36,000 in Its Home and no fund; Texas, $67,000 In its Home, besides its donated grounds, and $115,000 in its fund, and Virginia, $36,000, besides Its donated farm, In its Home, and $13,000 In Its fund. These amounts represent long years of hard and patient labor, In solicitation of the funds, and much sacrifice, willingly made, by the most a t least of those who contributed.
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There Is a wide difference also shown In the per capita-cost of maintenance : Pennsylvania with sixty-four Masons,costing$250annually; Michigan with forty-one Masons and eight widows, costlng$lD8; Oallfornla with forty-two Masons, nineteen widows and forty-flve children, costing J208; Connecticut with forty-two Masons, twenty-seven widows and three children, costing $154; Kansas with twenty-one Masons, two widows and twenty-four children,.costing $100; Missouri with thirty-two Masons, twenty-seven widows and eightjchildren, costing $122 ;.New Jersey with forty-six Masons and widows and nine children,costing $250; New York with 155 Masons,eighty-two widows and flftyr four children, costing $189; Ohio with fifty-one Masons, thirtj'-four widows and forty-seven children, costing $212; Kentucky with nineteen widows and 210 children, costing $128,; Tennessee with twentj-slx widows and 101 children, costing $80; Texas with five widows and eighty children, costing $149; Illinois with seventj-one children,costing $195; North Carolina with 250children,costing $65, and Virginia w-Uh flfty-flVe children, costing $120. This difference In cost of maintenance may often be ascribed to difference In the ages of those cared for and to t h e c l l m a t e . I t will naturally cost less In the southern part of the United States than farther north. There Is probably a difference In the character of the care and provision made, In different Homes, being more lavish In some than in others. Michigan and Connecticut, In the north, show the lowest cost, for the care o6practicall.y all adults. The reports of the several Homes mentioned — fifteen In all—Indicate that there has been an average annual Increase In number of inmates cared for, during the five years past, of.from ten per cent, upwards. Those In the active m a n a g e m e n t of these Homes express genuine satisfaction with their accomplished efforts, and many express the hope that our Jurisdiction may soon And Its way clear to follow In their footsteps. Your committee and this Grand Lodge are under obligations to the Vjrethren In these sister jurisdictions, for their great courtesy In furnishing the data asked for, by letters aiid documents. I n conclusion the c o m m i t t e e said : I n view of the light vote, both In number of lodges, and the small percentage of the membership present when our circular was acted upon, your committee might, without further words, wash Its hands ofj'esponslbllit.v and recommend that the whole subject of a Masonic Home be Indefinitely postponed. That course is open to the Grand Lodge. I t did not deein it wise to follow siich a course, b u t recomm e n d e d t w o a l t e r n a t i v e s , v i z : First, t h a t the G r a n d Lodge comm i t itself to the policy of a H o m e as soon as a sufficient s u m , say .$oO,000 for t h e H o m e and $25,000 for e n d o w m e n t , could be obtained ; second, if u n w i l l i n g to take t h i s step, t h a t t h e whole m a t t e r be laid over for a n o t h e r year, being again s u b m i t t e d to the lodges for c o n s i d e r a t i o n . • T h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n of the r e p o r t w a s m a d e a special order, a n d w a s fully discussed. I t resulted in both t h e a l t e r n a t i v e recomm e n d a t i o n s being rejected and t h e first suggestion being followed, n a m e l y , t h e consideration of t h e s u b j e c t was "indefinitely postp o n e d " b y tlie vote of a " v e r y decided majority." I t is a p p a r e n t therefore t h a t t h e r e is no i m m e d i a t e p r o s p e c t for a Masonic H o m e in M i n n e s o t a . G r a n d S e c r e t a r j ' M O N T G O M E B Y s u b m i t t e d his usual interesting d e t a i l e d report. F r o m it we clip t h e following:
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The Proceedings of 1903 were printed and given the usual distribution as soon as practicable after the close of the session. As It was our golden Jubilee year, extra pains were talien to get out a creditable pamphlet. We hear nothing but words of praise from all portions of the country a t the fine appearance of our Proceedings, embellished as they are, with so many portraits, and hearty congratulations on account of having passed the half century of our existence as a Grand Lodge. The Proceedings contained a 93-page chronicle of our semicentennial anniversary exercises, prepared, as were the biographical slietches Included therein, by t h a t indefatigable worker, Bro. GEOKGE R . METOAI^F, chairman of the committee, a lasting monument to his Industry and zeal, meriting the hearty approval and thanks of his brethren of Grand Lodge and of the whole fraternity.
A high a n d merited compliment was paid to Bro. G E O R G E R . M E T C A L P by electing h i m a p e r m a n e n t member of the Grand Lodge—a much better plan t h a n conferring the empty dignity of " H o n o r a r y P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r " upon him. The Grand Lodge of Western Australia, "organized in 1900," was fraternally recognized. An excellent oration was presented by W.". J O H N C . B E N N E T T ,
Grand Orator, and appears in the Appendix. The Constitution of 1900, as amended a t this Annual, appears also in the Appendix. The usual a m o u n t of routine business was transacted. F I N A N C I A L . — General F u n d : Receipts, $11,572.55; disburser ments, $12,869.07; balance on hand, $12,084.93; Widows and Orphans' Fund, balance on hand, $27,083.32. C O R R E S P O N D E N C E . — Bro. I R V I N G TODD, from the C o m m i t t e e
on Correspondence, again s u b m i t s the review—a condensed report of 100 pages. K a n s a s for 1903 is accorded two pages of these, in which our transactions of interest are briefly noted w i t h o u t unfavorable criticism. Next A n n u a l a t St. Paul, J a n u a r y 18, 1905. W I L L I A M A. M O G O N A G L E , D u l u t h , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; T H O M A S M O N T G O M E R Y , St. P a u l , reelected G r a n d S e c r e t a r y .
1 8 1 9 — MISSISSIPPI — 1 9 0 4 . 86TH A N N U A L .
301 Lodges.
GREENVILLE.
11,457 Members.
F E B . 18, 19, 1904.
N e t increase: 491.
The Proceedings of Mississippi for 1904 open with a portrait of M.-.W.". E M M E T N . T H O M A S .
I t is a b u l k y volume of 400 pages,
swollen beyond necessity b y a lodge directory of 130 pages. I t has a very good index, which is something rare in Grand Lodge Proceedings. B l e v e n E m e r g e n t Communications were held during the year, nine of which were for t h e laying of corner-stones, one to dedi-
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cate a lodge hall, and anotlier for t h e funeral of M.-.W.-. J O H N L . S P I N K S . T h e laying of t h e foundation stone of the new Capitol a t J a c k s o n seems to have been m a d e the m o s t of, a n d is reported in detail. "We notice in t h e ceremony t h e use of salt as a consec r a t i n g element after t h e three usual elements had been presented. W e would be glad to receive information as to the origin of this custom. A t t h e A n n u a l Communication there were present all of the Grand Officers, eleven P a s t Grand Masters and six other P a s t Grand Officers; seven District D e p u t y Grand Masters a t t e n d e d ; 2591odges were represented ; of the Grand Bepresentatives twentyfour
w e r e present, M.-. W.-. E . G E O R G E D E L A P a p p e a r i n g
for
Kansas. A public reception, a t which appropriate addresses were delivered, w a s tendered by Greenville Lodge No. 206. TBANSAOTIONS.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;M.-.W.-. E M M E T N . T H O M A S t a k e s nine pages
to chronicle the doings of t h e year. Though he does not specifically say so, the Craft seems to h a v e been harmonious and prosperous, a s there appears little but routine business in his address. H e p a y s tribute to the departed of Mississippi a n d other jurisdictions and especially to P a s t Grand Masters J O H N L . S P I N K S and JoHX RIL.EY of Mississippi. H e reports five dispensations granted a n d seven refused, and takes occasion again to warn the Graft in regard to embarrassing the G r a n d Master with requests for dispensations for cocferring degrees o u t of time, saying " I f degrees are worth getting a t all they are worth getting right," to all of which we say "Amen." One of t h e dispensations refused was for holding a lodge of sorrow. W e wonder if this w a s due to some peculiarity of Mississippi" law o r to the particular circumstances. H e m a d e official visitations to twenty-eight lodges and reports p l e a s a n t and profitable visits to all. H e assisted in the laying of eight corner-stones. H e rearranged the districts so t h a t the D i s t r i c t Deputies m i g h t be better able to perform their duties, and recommends t h a t the n u m b e r of districts, now twelve, should be increased. This m a t t e r came up later and legislation was adopted which will be commented on later. T h r e e cases of trouble with lodges are reported. I n one case, the Worshipful Master, a p p a r e n t l y out of pique a t some action of the lodge, removed the charter and refused to return it. H e was properly disciplined. I n a n o t h e r case t h e lodge acquitted a m e m b e r who had been found guilty b y t h e courts of the illegal sale of liquor. I n t h e third case a lodge contumaciously refused to proceed with a trial which had been ordered by Grand Lodge and its c h a r t e r was arrested, subsequently being revoked by Grand Lodge.
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The Grand Master was struck by t h e fact t h a t t h e G r a n d Tjodge of Mississippi had never exchanged Grand Representatives with the Grand Lodges of E n g l a n d and Scotland, and he immediately proceeded to remedj' t h e detect. Nine of the twelve District Deputy Grand Masters presented routine reports. W h e r e were t h e other three ? I n Mississippi these dignitaries have charge of t h e work and seem to wait for an invitation before they visit a lodge. Resolutions of s y m p a t h y for t h e illness of Past Grand Master A N D R E W H . B A B K L E Y a n d P H I N E A S M . S A V E B Y , and in m e m o r y
of Past Grand Master W. B. W A L K E B , were unanimously adopted. M.-.W.-. F B E D E B I O K M . S P E E D presented his r e p o r t as G r a n d
Secretary. On account of increased number of lodges and renewed interest it had been a year of great activity for h i m a n d unusual labor. H e recommends that t h e Grand Master be permitted to g r a n t dispensations in proper cases for t h e establishm e n t of new lodges within ten 'miles of an existing lodge, t h a t power heretofore lying only with Grand Lodge. T h e proposed legislation was later adopted. W e note from his financial statement that three non-a.fflliates paid dues. The newly appointed Grand Representatives for E n g l a n d a n d Scotland were introduced and received with proper eclat. W e c o n g r a t u l a t e M.-.W.-. Bro. S P E E D a n d R.-.W.-. Bro. B U C H A N A N on
being the first to represent the Mother Grand Lodges of E n g l a n d and Scotland in Mississippi. The Grand Master was then presented with the costly trowel which it had been intended he should, use in laying t h e foundation stoneof t h e court house a t Meridian, b u t which was not used on account of delay in arrival. Better late than never; a n d we presume the stone was none t h e less truly laid. The Committee on Jurisprudence reported fifteen decisions, all of which were approved. They report t h a t but few questions were referred to them, and express t h e sanguine hope t h a t t h e publication of t h e revised digest would lessen t h a t number. I t sometimes seems as though t h e number of decisions applied for was in inverse ratio to the value of the digest. W e do not k n o w t h a t any Grand Master was ever called on to answer the question " I ' a n a Mason m a r r y his widow's s i s t e r ? " B u t almost any G r a n d Master could quote some question fully as fatuous. The decisions seem to call for no comment, except on No. 11, which allows a n objection to a candidate to be made to the Worshipful Master in any manner, time or place. This rule differs from K a n s a s , a n d seems to us unwise a n d n o t in accord with masonic law in general. Of course the Master can use his discretion as to the initiation or a d v a n c e m e n t of a candidate, and if from information received by h i m from a n y source he thinks the candidate should
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not receive the degree he can and ought to prevent him from proceeding. That, however, is a very different proposition from an unqualified right of objection a t a n y t i m e or place lying with every Individual Mason. The G r a n d Bepresentative of F l o r i d a having presented his excuse for failure to attend, it was accepted and his exequator was continued. I t is w e l l - t h a t brethren accepting positions of honor, if not of responsibility, should feel some sense of duty in return. T h e G r a n d Lodge of W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a was duly recognized and accepted as one of the g r e a t masonic family. The Committee on Complaints and Appeals reports the end ' of a case t h a t had been before the Grand Lodge in one way or a n o t h e r for more t h a n t w e n t y years. The brother was expelled in 1875 and several times applied for restoration. His friends appealed to Grand Lodge for relief but without results u n t i l t h e present committee i n v e s t i g a t e d and found t h a t the lodge had ( a p p a r e n t l y unknown to a n y o n e ) restored the brother nine years ago. The commitee " c a n n o t withhold its admiration for the ext r a o r d i n a r y zeal a n d persistence on the part of the accused in striving to have the long ago sentence set aside." The value this brother set on his masonic m e m b e r s h i p is impressive, and tlie case m i g h t well be an i l l u m i n a t i n g lesson to those heedless mortals w h o take their degrees and then drop back into the darkness from which they emerged for a brief span. A d o p t i n g the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the Grand Master the G r a n d Lodge voted to become a m e m b e r of the National Relief Association. . ^ A .special coriimittee reported on the question of District Deputies, a n d recommended t h a t a salary of $100 a month should be paid the Grand Lecturer, who should visit such lodges as were designated by the Grand Master. This report was accepted and the recommendation adopted. The report discusses the situation a t some length, and reveals a m a c h i n e for perpetuating the work which seems very cumbrous. There is a Board of Custodians, whose d u t y it is to perpetuate the work, b u t not to teach it to the Craft. There is a Grand Lecturer, w h o is t a u g h t by the Board of Custodians. He in turn instructs the District Deputies, who, in their turn, visit such lodges as request their services and ins t r u c t t h e m in the true work, as well as oversee their proceedings, records, etc. The c h a n g e in tlie law was certainly little enough, a n d seems to leave much still to be desired. The number of lodges in each district should be small enough to make it possible to have a compulsory visit a t l e a s t once a year. As the c o m m i t t e e truly says, the lodges t h a t m o s t need such a visit are the very ones that will fall to invite it. The problem of uniformity is, a n d will continue to be, a difficult one, but it is not to
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be solved b y a machine with so m a n y cogs; there is too m u c h loss of power. Here is an additional decision by Grand Lodge on the question of physical disability, which seems a little different from the usual r u n of such questions, not in principle, b u t in t h e particular deformity: Is it lawful for a lodge to confer the degrees of Freemasonry on an applicant who is lame in one leg so as to require a crutch in walking, except he can walk ten or flfteen steps without the aid of the crutch, and who is otherwise physically sound.
The Grand Lodge decided t h a t it was lawful to confer t h e degrees upon such a candidate. I t is difficult to agree with this decision, and it does not agree with a decision m a d e the previous d a y by this same Grand Lodge, t h a t a candidate w h o could not walk without a crutch could n o t be received. To be sure, t h e candidate in this case could walk ten or fifteen steps without his crutch, b u t this is a long w a y from being a sufficient compliance witli the ritualistic requirements. H o w the spectacle of a candidate on crutches can be reconciled with a n y k n o w n view of the physical qualification rule we fail to see. N o t even on crutches could he receive the third degree in a n y b u t a modified form. FINANCIAL.—Beceipts,,$9,171.88; expenditures, $8,602.06; balance on hand, $12,117.86; W i d o w s a n d Orphans' H o m e Fund, balance on hand, $6,711.25. CORBESPONDENOE.— M.-.W.'. Bro. B A B K L B Y takes ninety pages for a succinct review of the Proceedings of sixty-five Grand Lodges. All imf)ortant doings are noted. H e notes very frequently t h e failure of the Correspondence Committee to receive the Proceedings of Mississippi, a n d tells t h e m to drop a card to Bro. S P E E D when such a t h i n g happens. H e makes very few comments, and when he replies to strictures or comments on MLssissippi he contents himself with a very brief a n d mild answer. W e judge Bro. B A E K L B Y is not of I r i s h descent, since he seems decidedly averse to a fight. K a n s a s for 1903 receives careful attention. H e says of Rev. Bro. B L A Y N B Y ' S oration: "The More Noble and Glorious Use," was the subject of one of the most scholarly and instructive addresses that it has been our pleasure to read. I t abounds in thought, and is well worthy of a high place In the masonic literature of the age.
And quotes a paragraph or two. N e x t A n n u a l a t Jackson, F e b r u a r y 23, 1905. T H O M A S U P T O N S I S S O N , of W i n o n a , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; F B E D E B I O K S P E E D , of V i c k s b u r g , reelected G r a n d Secretary.
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1 8 3 1 — MTSSOURT — 1 9 0 4 . 84TH ANNUAI..
569 Lodges.
ST. LODIS.
39,080 Members.
S E P T . 27-29, 1904.
N e t increase: 1,704.
The volume before us is one of unusual interest a n d may be considered a m e m o r i a l to their late Grand Secretary, M.-. W.-. J O H N D . V I N O I L , Grand Master of their Grand Lodge in 1866 and in 1868, a n d Grand Secretary from 1877 until his death which occurred October 12th, a b o u t t w o weeks after Grand Lodge closed. A p o r t r a i t a n d biographical sketch of this beloved and distinguished Mason opens the volume. A t the recent A n n u a l the Brother was absent for the first time in m a n y years, prostrated witli a dangerous illness. H e was unanimously reelected by acclamation, however, and died as he would h a v e wished—'in the station ^yhere he had so faithfully served t h e Craft for over a q u a r t e r of a century. Following t h e sketch appears an account of the golden jubilee of Bro. ViNOiL as a Master Mason, which event was unicxuely celebrated in St. Tjouis on A u g u s t 13th last. On this occasion the Doctor w a s presented with a massive gold-lined silver lovingcup, a magnificent diamond-studded Past Grand Master's jewel, and a plate containing t w e n t y ten-dollar gold pieces. ATTENDAN033 AT ANNOAii.—Present: Eighteen Grand Officers, nineteen P a s t G r a n d Mastens, 140 P a s t Masters, and 5.30 representatives from 389 lodges. I n the report of the Committee on Credentials, our K a n s a s Grand Representative was not indicated •as being present, b u t of course he was there in t h e person of M.-. W.'. " W I L L I A M F . K U H N , t h e G r a n d Master.
TBANSAOTIONS.—Previous to the opening, the childreii of the Masonic H o m e , under t h e charge of the matron, circled t h e hall, formed a picturesque group upon t h e platform, and entertained the b r e t h r e n with beautiful songs and. with an eloquent recitation by Master L E S L I E , one of this masonic family. I m m e d i a t e l y following the opening of the Grand Lodge, resolutions of s y m p a t h y for the a b s e n t Grand Secretary were adopted and forwarded. An address of welcome from R.*.W.-. A. C. S T E W A R T , the executive head of t h e Scottish Rite Cathedral Association of St. Louis, w a s presented, tendering the Teinple for the nse of t h e Grand Lodge for this occasion. The Grand Master, M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M F . K U H N , of K a n s a s City, so well known to t h e K a n s a s Craft, presided and presented a most eloquent address. A n excellent half-tone portrait of the Doctor adorns t h e Proceedings, accompanied by a biographical sketch from the able pen of our own P a s t Grand Master, M. .W.-. THOMAS E . D E W E Y .
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The a d d r e s s is a very complete business paper, covering some sixty-five pages, a n d p r e s e n t i n g in i n t e r e s t i n g d e t a i l the work of a busy year. U n d e r "Necrology," loving tribute w a s paid to the m e m o r y of R.'.W.-. K E N N E T H M . D E A N E , G r a n d C h a p l a i n for the p a s t three years, a n d W.-. H E N B Y L I H O U , for m a n y y e a r s t h e c h a i r m a n of the Comrhittee on P a y Roll in all of the G r a n d Bodies of M a s o n r y of the S t a t e . Ten dispensations for new lodges were issued. These lodges were all s u b s e q u e n t l y chartered by G r a n d L o d g e ; eleven cornerstones were laid and twenty-two halls were d e d i c a t e d . A large n u m b e r of dispensations to elect officers were g r a n t e d , twentyeight of w h i c h were for the -'moon lodges," the G r a n d Master saying: The list Is very large, but owing chiefly to the fact that many of the lodges In the country hold their stated communicatioDS " on or before the full moon." In December the moon got "full" too soon ; hence all lodges that should have held their annual election on the first stated communication in December on or before the full moon were left without a stated meeting. Three d u p l i c a t e charters were issued, the originals being destroyed b y fires. One reported loss was quite h u m o r o u s l y related: Marcus Lodge No. 110,at Frederlcktown, reported the loss of Its charter in rather an amusing and peculiar way. I t appears that this lodge kept Its charter in at least a sacred spot, if not a secure one, between the leaves of the Bible. It happened, as it frequently does, that one of the brethren died, and while on the way to the cemetery the bearer of the Great Lights fell down and unceremoniously spilled the Great Lights all over Madison County. A very strong wind was blowing, many of the leaves of the Bible being loose, as is very common in lodge Bibles, the wind spread the gospel, and along with It the charter, to the four quarters of the earth. I could not understand why the. charter should be taken to the funeral, unless the dogma of the "visible presence" of the charter had, like an ancient landJiiark, sueh a firm hold upon the members that they believed that the deceased would not rest well without a strict constitutional interment. I was informed that it was customary to keep the charter In the Bible, and if the brother had not fallen all would have been well. The Secretary volunfeered the timely Information that the bearer of the Great Lights was not Intoxicated when he fell, as he was a minister of the gospel. I ordered strict search to be made in and about Frederlcktown to see if the charter might not be hidden in the recesses of the rocks. Search was made, the charter found, brought up and placed in a frame, no more to wander away. I have since learned that some lodges do carry the charter to the cemetery under the delusion that even the last rites could not be paid the deceased unless the charter was present. The G r a n d Master reported " m a n y r e q u e s t s " to reballot o n rejected c a n d i d a t e s , all sueh requests being " i n v a r i a b l y g r a n t e d " upon vthe t h e o r y t h a t as long as the law p e r m i t t e d t h e m t h e G r a n d Master was compelled to g r a n t all if any. This does n o t impress us as being as good logic as Bro. K U H N u s u a l l y uses. I n fact, with our views of the principle involved, a b e t t e r expression of logic would be t h a t as such r e q u e s t s i n v a r i a b l y are m a d e to
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c i r c u m v e n t some brother's legal objection, every a n d all such r e q u e s t s should be denied. Bro. K D H X ' S v i s i t to our G r a n d Lodge last F e b r u a r y is thu.s
reported: On February 17th, I had the honor of receiving the courtesies of the Grand IiOdge of Kansas. I t was a very great pleasure to me to visit this Grand Lodge a t Topeka In Its forty-eighth Annual Communication. The Grand Lodge of Missouri takes a special pride In her fair and athletic daughter, the Grand Lodge of Kansas. "Not only the fairest among thousands and one altogether lovely." but for modern aggressiveness and her womanly comeliness she Is a credit and an honor to the cause In which she does such valiant service. I t was my good pleasure to meet upon this occasion the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Colorado, M.-.W.-. Bro. JA.M:ES R . K I L L I A N . AS the Grand Lodge of Colorado Is the distinguished daughter of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, I found myself In the dual roll of mother and grandmother. As such, on behalf of our Grand Lodge, I felt proud of our family, even to the third generation. My visit on this occasion, as well as former ones, was marked by that fraternal, hospitable and courteous consideration from the brethren that Is so characteristic of Kansas. M.-.W.-. Bro. BKSTOE G. BROWN, whom we Mlssourlans so well and favorably know, closed his official year as Grand Master with a credit and honor for which he Is so well equipped, and for which the Grand Lodge of Kansas Is so Justly proud.
Fourteen decisions were reported, all being approved by t h e Grand Lodge. Some of these were of general interest. H e r e is one: Question.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brother , a saloon-keeper, dlmltted from Pt. Pleasant Lodge No. 176, A. F.& A. M.,]urlsdlctlon of Missouri, and placed his dlmlt with Chester Lodge No. 77, of Chester, 111., and became a member of said Chester Lodge No. 77. under the Grand Jurisdiction of Illinois, but continued to reside within the Jurisdiction of Pt. Pleasant Lodge No. 176, of Missouri. On June 2, 1904, this Brother died and his family requested a masonic burial. As said brother was a Master Mason In good standing under the Grand Jurisdiction of Illinois, should, or cou^d Pt. Pleasant Lodge No. 176 conduct these servicesi he being a saloon-keeper a t the time of his death ? ^nstyer.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;If Chester Lodge No.77.J,urlsdlctlon of Illinois, In which Brother was a Master Mason in good standing at the time of his death, had requested Pt. Pleasant Lodge No. 178, Jurisdiction of Missouri, in whose Jurisdiction Brother lived a t the time of his death, to bury said Brother with masonic honor, it would appear a t first that the request should be granted as a question of comity between the two Jurisdictions. Yet we believe that there is a masonic comity existing between Grand Jurisdictions which would not require a lodge in Missouri to recognize his masonic standing In another Jurisdiction, or accord privileges which could not be allowed. Pt. Pleasant Lodge No. 176, acted without authority and violated the law In giving masonic recognition to one who could not be a Mason in the Jurisdiction of P t . Pleasant Lodge No. 176.
The Committee on Jurisprudence, in passing upon this decision, used t h e following a r g u m e n t : . A Mason affiliated with a lodge In another State or country, although residing in Missouri, is not subject to the penal Jurisdiction of a lodge here. H e Is answerable for his conduct to his own lodge. He derives all of his rights and privileges from his connection with and membership in the foreign lodge. A
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Missouri lodge can not by Its judgment deprive him of such mevibersJiiPf or sever his connection with his home lodye. To rule otherwise would at once raise a conflict of Jurisdiction,as well as require the settlement of a conflict of laws. Our By-Laws may declare that to be an offense which is not recognized as such in the Grand Jurisdiction where his membership Is held. For Instance, the laws here ma-ke saloon-keeping a masonic offense. Other jurisdictions may not so hold. A Mason aillllated In a jurisdiction where this law does not exist, can not be punished under the Missouri law for such an offense. He does not derive his rights and privileges as a Mason from this Grand Lodge ; and Is not amenable to it. A Missouri lodge can not sever his connection with a lodge In another State, against his wishes and without the consent of the Grand Jurisdiction from which he halls,and for a matter that Is not regarded as an offense there. Section 228 of the By-Laws, giving a lodge penal Jurisdiction over afflliated Masons residing or sojourning within its territory, only applied to those afflllated with a Missouri lodge. This Grand Ijodge may regulate the place of trial of the members of lodges under Its control, and may authorize the lodge w'here such member resides to Investigate, try and proceed to judgment In his CQ^se. This, however, is restricted to Missouri Masons. I t Is apparent, from Section 229, that it was so Intended. Evidently that section, which authorizes a transfer by order of the Grand Master from one lodge to another, lias reference only to Mls'sourl lodges. This Grand Lodge did not Intend to clothe the Grand Master with authority over trials in a lodge In another Grand Jurisdiction, or to vest him with power to direct a trial in a lodge In another State or country. If he c.an transfer a case to a lodge in another State without the consent of the Grand Lodge of that State, he would certainly be exercising authority over territory beyond our borders, and over a lodge not subject to our control. ' No evils can result from this rule. A lodge Is not compelled by comity to extend masonic courtesies to a Mason of another Grand Jurisdiction, whose conduct and standing, while a resident here, do not entitle him to such consideration. A Grand Lodge Is not obligated to disregard its own policy, laws and usages and its ideas of masonic propriety for the purpose of extending courtesies to a resident of this State, afflllated with a lodgie In another Grand Jurisdiction, when such recognition would not be extended to him If he was a member of one of its own lodges. Such courtesies are matters of comity, and this does not require a Grand Lodge to sacrifice its own dignity or policy. All that can be asked Is that a Mason of one jurisdiction shall receive all the rights and privileges that would be accorded to him If he was aflTillated In the jurisdiction where he has fixed his residence. Of course we are in accord with the decision of the G r a n d Master and with the final position of the c o m m i t t e e , but we are not in accord with the theory of t h e c o m m i t t e e t h a t an afflliated Master Mason Is amenable only to the laws of the jurisdiction in which he is afflliated, and the jurisdiction in w h i c h he resides has no a u t h o r i t y for discipline over him. W e do not believe this is good law. W e m a i n t a i n t h a t in K a n s a s we h a v e jurisdiction for discipline over every Mason resident w i t h i n our bounds, w h e t h e r he be affiliate or non-afflliate and w i t h o u t regard to t h e place of his affiliation. No Mason can d e m e a n himself in K a n sas so as to b r i n g reproach and disgrace upon t h e masonic fraternity and claim exemption from p u n i s h m e n t on the plea t h a t he is affiliated in a n o t h e r jurisdiction and n o t subject to our laws. H e r e is a n o t h e r good decision :
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Question.—When Is a man masonlcally considered In his dotage? Ansiver.—The term dotage is a term applied to a condition and Is not limited by age. A man may be In his dotage at 45,60, or at 80. The majority of men who reach 75 are not In their dotage. As long as a candidate can Intelligently understand the work and learn the lectures in Masonry he is not In his dotaee, even though he be as old as METHUSELAH.
Grand Master theory:
KUHN
thus defends his physical qualification
The law of our Grand Lodge on physical qualification Is a sensible, plain and wise one. Clearly stated, our law permits any good man, who is able to receive and communicate the ceremonies of the degrees to petition and receive t h e m . The perfect youth Idea, as a symbol In Masonry, Is an absurd Idea, fon If strictly enforced, there would be no membership In Masonry except the select A polios who advocate the perfect youth notion. Physically perfect men are few; besides, why Introduce a far-fetched symbolism that would exclude the majority? The ancient craftsmen had to present a perfect physical developm e n t onlj-, so far that the defect would not prevent him from learning his trade and serving his master. That is all that we require lu speculaXlve Masonry. If a candidate comes with a good moral character and sufficient intelligence, even though he has a wooden leg, or artificial left hand, he is qualified to learn his trade of being a Mason, In thought, in deed, in his dally life, and serving his master, the Great Architect of heaven and earth. The right hand, hearing and sight are the essentials; for by these we feel the grip, hear the word and see the sign. A cork leg of a cork left hand does not Interfere with the reception or the communication of the mysteries of Masonry. Intelligence and rectitude of conduct are of more Importance than a cork leg, a wart on the nose or an empty head. An Apollo with a wooden head Is a greater menace tlian the absence of a finger on the hand of a good man. The plumb line of measurement Is not physical perfection or physical synimetryj but good work, square work, true work. When the Mother Grand Lodge of the World, the Grand Lodge of England, does not recognize any law on physical qualification, we can be satisfied. Let it be understood, though, that the "cripple law" of Missouri bars forever cork heads, disabled consciences and septic characters.
The Grand Master and the Grand Lodge seem to have had an unusual number of cases of discipline to deal with. Three charters were arrested by the Grand Master: One at Ellington, where were found an "almost total want of ritualistic knowledge, and no desire to acquire any," coupled with a "moral septic condition that no remedial agency but death could conquer;" another at St. Clair, where a "mob spirit, profanity and drunkenness" controlled— here there was open and deliberate ignoring of the Grand Master's orders; the third, at Berlin, where two of the members entered into a flght over politics, came to blows, and one nearly killed the other with a knife. In this latter case, no action was taken by the lodge, and further, the members tried to wreck the lodge financially. The charterof another lodge was suspended until such time as a more suitable place of meeting should be secured. A large number of cases of individual discipline received attention, the Grand Master reporting that during the year "six re-
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tail liquor dealers had been expelled, including several druggists and joint keepers." The Grand Master said: I have endeavored to enforce the law against all men who disgrace the fraternity. Masonrj'has no room for the Immoral man. A Mason's business, his habits, his actions and deportment must stand the test of moral rectitude. All men err,but when erring becomes an offense against the welfare of society and a blot upon the fair name of Masonry, the law must be enforced. Drunkenness and profanity are ever a disgrace and unbecoming a gentleman, much less a Mason, for a Mason should be " G O D Almighty's gentleman." I stated last year that the edict had gone forth that the masonic boodler must go. I am gratified to say that the seven Masons accused of bribery have all been tried by their lodges. Three have been expelled, four have been appealed. I have kept my obligation. The task has not been a pleasant one. I leave these final appeals In your hands.
We believe t h a t all of these appeal cases resulted in the expulsion of the accused. We noted last year the recognition of the Grand Lodge " Valle de Mexico" upon condition t h a t it stated in writing t h a t it " holds no fraternal relations with the Grand Orient of Belgium, or the Grand Orient of F r a n c e , or a n y other kindred or fraternal organization which refused to recognize the existence of the one living and true GOD." The disclaimer required was promptly filed. The Grand Master referred a t some little length to the question of tlie recognition of foreign Grand Jurisdictions, alleging t h a t the Grand Lodge of Missouri had been "inexcusably dilatory and careless in extending such recognition, or a t least defining the status of such Grand Lodges in their relation to legitimate Masonry." H e referred to the action last year, when, upon the recommendation of a special committee appointed by him, recognition had been accorded the Grand Lodges "Valle de Mexico," the Australias, E g y p t , Tasmania, New Zealand and Cuba. H e repeated this plan this year, appointing another special committee which reported, extending recognition to the Grand Lodges of Queensland, Costa Rica, The Three Globes, Germany, R o y a l York, Saxony, Eclectic Union, Zur Sonne, Zur B i n t r a c h t of Concord, D e n m a r k a t Copenhagen, Sweden a t Stockholm, N o r w a y a t Christiana, and N e t h e r l a n d s . This committee also reported t h a t it had considered the Grand Lodges of H a m b u r g , H u n g a r y , Aljjina. Grand Orient of Belgium, Grand Orient of I t a l y and G r a n d Lodge of Peru, but was not yet possessed of "sufficient information to w a r r a n t further consideration" at this time. The same committee was continued for another year. We notice t h a t Grand Secretary V I N O I L , in his Correspondence Report p r i n t e d in this present volume, after referring to the action of last year, r e m a r k s : It Is In order to say that notwithstanding I had been Oommlttee on Foreign Correspondence for the last twenty-sl.\ years, 1 was neither consulted on the subject matter treated by said committee nor appointed a member thereof.
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N e i t h e r was he appointed on the special committee for the p a s t year. I t is universally c u s t o m a r y to refer questions of this c h a r a c t e r to the Committees on Correspondence, and this ignoring of the venerable chairman of twenty-eight years' standing upon this c o m m i t t e e was an act of questionable propriety to say the least. W e hope this committee m a y not have cause to regret its r a t h e r speedy, and, as we believe, in regard to some at least of these G r a n d Lodges, illy considered recommendations. We presume t h e y are aware t h a t a n u m b e r of the lodges they have r e c o m m e n d e d , as well as some now under consideration, have been actively represented in t h e so-called Universal Congress, of which the infidel Grand Orient of F r a n c e is a prime mover. Last year, in extending recognition to the Grand Lodge "Valle de Mexico," the Grand Lodge of Missouri required a written disclaimer t h a t Mexico holds no fraternal relations with the " Grand Orient of Belgium, or the G r a n d Orient of F r a n c e , or any other kindred or fraternal organization whicli refuses to recognize the existence of the one living and true G O D . " This year the Grand Lodge of Missouri Itself recognizes G r a n d Lodges which are in hand and glove relationship with such organizations, and further takes u n d e r advisement for a n o t h e r year the question of the recognition of the same interdicted Grand Orient of Belgium ! Oh, consistency! The Grand Master referred to the masonic headquarters a t the W o r l d ' s Fair. The Grand Lodge contributed .$2,000.00 toward the Temple of Fraternity. T h e cost of m a i n t a i n i n g the masonic h e a d q u a r t e r s in the Temple w a s a b o u t .$1,200.00, borne equally by the Grand Lodge and the G r a n d Chapter. The Grand Master said t h a t the wisdom of m a i n t a i n i n g these headquarters had been fully proven, and t h a t Masons from every Grand Jurisdiction in the world had called and registered, over 13,200 names being enrolled. T h e property used in the h e a d q u a r t e r s was donated to the Masonic Home, to be delivered after the World's Fair had closed. A large number of m a t t e r s of local interest were treated in the G r a n d Master's address, and in an eloquent peroration appear the following beautiful lines: " G O D IS a Father, Man Is a brother. The earth Is our mother. Life Is a mission and not a career. Jvnlghtshlpls service. His scepter Is gladness,' The least Is the greatest, Saving Is dying — Giving Is living— Life Is eternal and love Is Its essence,"
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A brief detailed report appears from the Grand Secretary. We clip the closing paragraph : Owing to a recent severe attack of illness, your Grand Secretary lias been denied the pleasure and privilege of preparing a report in keeping with the importance of his position. Many pleasing incidents occurring during the year have endeared to me more and more the fraternity with which I have sustained close relations for the past twenty-seven years. Such evidences and expressions of esteem from the Craft in Missouri I can never forget. The occasion of the golden anniversary of my masonic life will ever remain cherished in memory. A large a m o u n t of interesting business was transacted. T h e efficient and highly appreciated Grand Lecturer, R.-.W.-. A I J L E N McDowEi,L, was properly "caned.'' An elegant Grand Master's jewel was presented to the Grand Lodge by Grand Master K U H N . A half-tone cut of t h e jewel appears in the Proceedings. The reports of t h e Boards of Relief of Kansas City and of St. Louis showed expenditures for this i^urpose during the year of ,|2,422.05 and $1,656.62 respectively. St. Louis apparently escaped rather easily fqr a World's Fair year, although as the report w a s for the year closing J u l y 31, 1904, next year's report m a y liiore nearly show the effect of the Fair. T h e Boards are principally sustained by $5.00 assessments for each initiation in the lodges of the respective cities. Among the distinguished visitors during the Communication we noticed Rev. Bro. J. C. W. C O X E , Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, our M.-.W.-. B E S T O B G . B E O W N , Past Grand Master of K a n s a s , and M.-. W.'. H E N R Y H . INGEBSOLL,, P a s t G r a n d
Master of Tennessee. The'charter of St. Joseph Lodge No. 78, of St. Joseph, revoked by Grand Lodge a t t h e last Annual for gross unmasonic conduct of its .officers and a few members, was restored a t the present Annual upon petition and the recommendation of the Grand Master, the Grand Lodge, however, dictating the n e w officers a n d stipulating t h a t the last Master, W a r d e n s and Secretary be prohibited from holding a n y office in the lodge for three years. The Committee on Appeals and Grievances were compelled to deal with seventeen cases, their report covering twenty-Ave pages of nonpareil type in the Proceedings. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $39,262.83; disbursements, $32,037.41; balance on hand, $40,755.81. COBRESPONDENGE.—Grand Secretary V I N C I L , as the Correspondence Committee, submitted his twenty-seventh a n d l a s t report. H i s introduction describes t h e conditions under which the report was prepared : In submitting my twenty-seventh Report on Correspondence I wish to state the circumstances under which It is prepared, not in apologetic spirit, but to explain the condition in which I have been placed during the major
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p a r t of the past year. E a r l y In the month of November, 1903,1 passed through a severe ordeal of affliction, caused by pneumonia. Following an apparent recovery, I left Missouri to seek Improved health In a distant part of the country, where 1 had a recurrence of the disease, from which I was confined to a sick room for'four weeks, undergoing great suffering and prostration. Being brought home on the last day of 1903, I underwent another siege of Illness for four months, being confined to my room, utterly disqualified for official labor or other duty. Through the efiSclency of a valued assistant I carried on the work of the office during this long period of confinement In a sick room, directing affairs until able to "resume labor" a t my desk. When sufficiently recovered to take up the routine work of the office It was to be expected that an accumulation of matter confronted me. By far the largest portion of It was thetireparation of my a n n u a l Keport of Correspondence. What had always been a most delightful undertaking, now seemed an oppressive burden. With wasted energy and exhausted vital forces the task was herculean. I was advised not to take up the work. This could not be considered for a moment. Beginning the task, enfeebled and weak, I made a departure most undesirable: That of using the scissors and m a k i n g up my review largely from clippings. This will explain why my report Is thus sprinkled with excerpts from the Journals reviewed. The report Is not what I desired. 1 could not do otherwise. Having gradually recovered health and vigor, I am '-on deck" for another year's cruise and hope to be myself fully In the coming months. If It be true t h a t "man Is Immortal until his work Is done," there Is much work for me to do, as 1 am not by a n y means a dead m a n yet. The following pages are submitted to my Gi'and Lodge, with the comfortable belief that due allowances will be cheerfully madefqr all my shortcomings and failures. T h e report covers a b o u t 200 paf?es, of which K a n s a s for 1904 is accorded six. Our p r o c e e d i n g s of g e n e r a l interest are noticed w i t h favorable c o m m e n t . G r a n d M a s t e r B R O W I J ' S address is pron o u n c e d " l i k e himself, solid, p r a c t i c a l a n d valuable." Relative to Bro. B R O W N ' S a c c o u n t of his v i s i t to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, he c o m m e n t s : He recorded his visit to the Grand Lodge of Missouri In October, 1903, and his reception there. Nothing was said, however, of the delightful talk made to us and his riiodesty In hot furnishing the m a t t e r for my Proceedings. I begged for the speech, but, like most Kansans, his very great timidity and modesty so overcame him that the address was not obtained. When I visit the Grand Lodge of Kansas ( m a y the time soon come), I will make a great speech, and carry it home with me out of pure spite for the way the handsome and good-natured BROWN treated me. The condition of the lodges In the Jurisdiction of Kansas m a y be gathered from the following sentence: "There Is much In the splendid condition of Masonry throughout Kansas to form Just grounds for congratulation." H e quotes from t h e " v e r y c o m p l e t e a n d satisfactory r e p o r t " of our G r a n d Secretary W I L S O N . On a c c o u n t of t h e p e r s o n a l e q u a t i o n , we do not usually incorp o r a t e bouquets for o u r C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Reports, b u t we c a n n o t refrain from quoting these l a s t words of c o m m e n d a t i o n from t h i s veteran correspondent: Having followed the Grand Master through his very superior address, I turn to the masterful paper prepared by M.'.W.\ Bro. Wii.t,iAM M. S H A T E K , Past Grand Master, who served up a splendid repast for his readers. I n doing so, I recoil with a sense of sadness from an undertaking which I cannot mas-
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ter. While fever burns with consuming fierceness and pain rages with torturing vigor, I cannot grapple the work of one of the masters of correspondence, which runs up to 350 pages, ten of which had bee'n accorded Missouri Proceedings for 1903. 1 am too unwell to do more than say, Bro. S H A V E R has acquitted himself in a most creditable manner, covering a vast field with matter that will do to hand down to succeeding generations. His work is made up of numerous extracts and seasoned with good comments, making the w*hole eminently creditable. I t is useless to record regrets a t my inability to do Justice to the report under notice.here and now. Loss of health is the explanation. A past record is offered as assurance of what may be done should life and health be granted. I close with more than ordinary sadness in parting with those whom I have so long delighted to honor. I assume the M.'.W.'. Bro. S H A V E R was in prime condition mentally and physically when he reviewed the doings of flfty-six American and ten foreign Grand Bodies, covering 350 pages. It must require a robust writer to measure up to such a task and to master it. I congratulate the author of said review, and say good-by, with the hope of meeting under more favoring conditions.
The m e e t i n g m u s t be on the other shore ! N e x t A n n u a l at St. Louis, September 26, 1906. LiBBOY B. V A L L I A N T , St. Louis, elected Grand Master ; J O H N
D. ViNOiL, St. Louis, reelected Grand S e c r e t a r y ; b u t upon t h e happening of his death the Grand Master appointed M.*.W.'. J O H N R. P A E S O N , of St. Louis, P a s t Grand Master a n d Grand Treas-
urer, to t h e vacancy in the offlce of Grand Secretary thus occasioned.
1866 - MONTANA — 1903. 39TH ANNUAL.
49 Lodges.
HELENA.
S E P T . 16, 17,1903.
3,780 Members.
N e t increase: 227.
The volume before us opens with a n account of a Special Communication held a t Gardiner, M o n t , to lay t h e corner-stone of the Memorial Arch a t the entrance to t h e Yellowstone N a tional P a r k .
P r e s i d e n t a n d Bro. T H E O D O R E
ROOSEVELT
was
present a n d laid the stone. T h e book is illustrated by photog r a v u r e s of the G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. F R A N K E . S M I T H , of the
President, a n d of the Memorial Arch. ATTBNDANOB AT ANNUAL.— Present:
T h i r t e e n G r a n d Offi-
cers, ten P a s t Grand Masters, fifty-six P a s t Masters, and one hundred and t w e n t y representatives from forty-six lodges. W e failed to discover the name of our K a n s a s Grand Representative among the members present. . T R A N S A C T I O N S . — A zealous craftsman was a t t h e head of the
Montana Craft during the year, as is very a p p a r e n t from the address of Grand Master F R A N K E . S M I T H , of Lewlstown.
Living
far removed from the lines of travel, he was compelled to take a stage ride of one hundred miles to reach a railroad as an initial
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point for a n y desired trip. H e had contemplated a visit to every lodge in the jurisdiction, b u t was compelled to content himself with a record of twenty lodges r e a c h e d â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a splendid showing surely w h e n one recalls the' geographical greatness of the State and the pioneer n a t u r e of the travel in m a n y portions of it. Four weeks were occupied w i t h this work, and the results are interestingly reported.' H e seemed to appreciate to the full the value of these offlcial visitations, but strongly urged the adoption of some provision for work b y a Grand Lecturer. L a t e r the Committee on Finance r e c o m m e n d e d an appropriation of $1,000.00 for such work d u r i n g the n e x t year. The plan m e t with opposition, but was carried. The Grand Master reverted to the fact t h a t one of the dearest projects of their jurisdiction for m a n y years had been the establ i s h m e n t of a Masonic H o m e , for which purpose a fund had been slowly a c c u m u l a t i n g . S o m e t h i n g over a year ago a rtember of H e l e n a Lodge No. 3 died, leaving the greater portion of his estate to Grand Lodge for the purpose of a Masonic H o m e . I t was reported t h a t this estate would s~bon be available, and the Grand Lodge's portion would probably reach nearly $100,000.00. This munificent gift enabled Grand Lodge to commence to arrange for its H o m e , and a committee of five was authorized to formulate a plan w i t h power to acquire a site. A Masonic H o m e in M o n t a n a will probably be an accomplished fact soon. One lodge w a s organized under dispensation, and this, with another \\'hich had been brought over from a preceding year, were granted c h a r t e r s . The dispensing power was conservatively exercised, several to lodges to attend divine service In a body being granted. Relative to one of these requests, the Grand Master said, t h a t f r o m a n e x a m i n a t i o n of previous proceedings the application from this p a r t i c u l a r lodge seemed to have become chronic, but if a dispensation would " g e t a n y of the citizens of Anaconda to church It should certainly not be withheld." Several decisions were rendered, mostly of local interest; but here is o n e : To the question as to the fitness of a party who has lost his right thumb, to receive the degrees, I held that it was a matter which rested entirely with the lodge having Jurisdiction of the candidate.
W e disagree with the decision. While we agree t h a t the local lodge is the proper forum to determine the fact as to whether a c a n d i d a t e possesses the requisite qualifications, yet, iipon a plain s t a t e m e n t of fact, as In this case, the question Is resolved solely i n t o one of law and should have received determination. A testimonial was presented to P a s t Grand Master S L A C K . The conventional P a s t Grand Master's jewel was avoided, b u t " a
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silver tea set, w i t h tray, a s m o k i n g set and a loving cup, s u i t a b l y engraved," w e n t to gladen the home. The W o r l d ' s F a i r F r a t e r n a l B u i l d i n g Association s c h e m e w a s t u r n e d down. I n the r e p o r t of the C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e we find t h e following: Your committee recommend that the resolution touching the sion of members of the fraternity who engage in wholesale or retail business be not adopted, there being a standing resolution of this Lodge, which in the opinion of the committee, goes as far as this Grand should go on this subject.
expulliquor Grand Lodge
The usual routine business was transacted. FisTANOiAL.— G e n e r a l F u n d : Eeceipts, $5,591.00; disbursem e n t s , $4,320.49; transferred to C h a r i t y F u n d , $1,032.17; b a l a n c e on hand. $6,085.75. I n C h a r i t y F u n d , $1,487.48; in Masonic H o m e F u n d , $19,822.92. CoRBESPONDBNOE.— P a s t G r a n d Master a n d G r a n d S e c r e t a r y HBDGlis presented t h e c u s t o m a r y spicy review. W e clip this under A l a b a m a : Past Grand Master B. DuDiiKX W11.1.1AMS accompanied his congratulations on the good order and good fellowship among the craftsmen assembled, by amplifj'lng in metre the text "Let us smile." We fear if such a text were turned loose in this country there would be a present adjournment to the nearest saloon. , K a n s a s for 1903 receives ample a t t e n t i o n . Master he s a i d :
Of our
Grand
Grand Master D E W E Y loolis well in picture and appears to even better advantage in a notable address that flUs fifty pages, without being diffuse. Tlie address Is as remarkable for ability as length. The a d d r e s s is fully reviewed. H e disagrees w i t h our K a n sas position on t h e liquor question, s a y i n g : Masonry always inculcated temperance, but that word seems to have lost much of Its original meaning, which was simply avoidance of excess in eating as well as drinking, and the indulgence in passions as well as appetites. The modern saloon and the vicious custom of treating have resulted in such widespread demoralization and degradation that it is a proper subject for some restrictive legislation. Liquors are now so generally drugged t h a t they create instead of satisfying thirst. We can but think the manufacture and wholesaling of spirits and wine as legitimate as any other business. I t is in the retail business where the drugging is done and all the devices to encourage excess are found. We have reached the conclusion that dispensaries are the proper remedy where no adulterated drinks can be sold and the dispenser has no interest in Increasing the sales, and the profits go to the public for the support of public utilities. A very few Jurisdictions incline to go too far in exclusion by regulation instead of the ballot. W e prefer our " a d v a n c e d " position for these t i m e s .
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He is also a friend of the "Wisconsin relief plan," declaring it "right and reasonable."' He said: There Is no reason to charge that this plan reduces Masonry to the grade of a "benefit society," but it does recognize the family relationship and responsibility among the members of every lodge. A Grand Lodge is responsible for creating lodges so small that they c a n n o t reasonably provide for their own members and In making the fees and dues so low as not to give them the means to do so. As has been well said, no question can be called settled till It is settled right, and we know that It Is not right t h a t we should be held responsible to relieve our own members whether abroad or at horae, and still be held to aid brothers from abroad from Jurisdictions that disclaim such responsibility. It is quite apparent from an examination of Bro. MOBEISON'S digest of this subject that the Grand Jurisdictions are notsettling this question "right" very rapidly, according to Bro. HEDGES' idea. Bro. HEDGES has this to say regarding our Grand Master's views on "organized charities:" We cannot agree with Bro. DEWBY t h a t the advancement of civilization has wrought Injury to Masonry In its multiplication of organized charities. ^The m'ass of distress, want and suffering Is being relieved t o an extent never before known and that could not otherwise be done. There Is still an ample field for Individual effort and sacrifice. I t Is a shallow excuse for an Individual to shut his eyes and stop his ears to appeals for help, by saying that he pays taxes to support "poor-house "and asylums, etc. I t deceives nobody who does not want to be deceived. While writing this report the daily papers are filled with accounts of the grave disasters byflood and Are,that the good people of Topeka are suffering from. We thank GOD for the assurance that there Is so much live charity In tbe country that this cry of distress will be answered at once and relief will flow in from a thousand quarters. Scarce a day passes that heart-rendering cries for relief do not flow In from some part of the world. All mankind have become neighbors and nowhere does charity more abound than In this most enlightened country of ours. If personal contact with suffering were chiefly relied upon, thousands would suffer and perish who are ' now relieved and given a new lease of life with hope and energy revived. Higli words of praise are expressed for our Masonic Home and its work. Reference is made to the work of indexing the library: The work of Bro. THEODOBE H . MOKKISON on the library Is something phenomenal in conception, and if carried out as begun would involve more time and expense than would be Justified by the sacrifices that have to be made in other quarters. Next Annual at Helena, October 5,1904. H. S. HEP^^EB, Helena, elected Grand Master; CORNELIUS HEDGES, Helena, reelected Grand Secretary.
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1857 -^XEBRASKA — 1904. 47TH ANNUAIJ.
234 Lodges.
OMAHA.
14,190 Members.
J U N E 8-10,1904.
K e t increase: 581.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Twelve Grand Officers, twentythree Pa.st Grand Masters, and representatives from 216 lodges. M.'.W.-. J A M E S P. A. B L A C K , P a s t Grand Master, responded for K a n s a s upon roll call of Grand Representatives. TBANSAOTIONS.—^After t h e Grand Lodge was declared open, the "Star Spangled B a n n e r " was brought in and the Grand Lodge arose and sang, "My Country ! ' T i s of Thee." Good ! The G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. F R A N K E . B U L L A E D , of N o r t h
Platte, whose steel engraved portrait adorns the Proceedings, showed by his address t h a t an earnest, faithful chief had been a t the head of the Craft during the year. After his successor h a d been installed, resolutions of grateful t h a n k s to the retiring Grand Master were adopted, which contained this merited s e n t i m e n t : That this Grand Lodge fully appreciates the skill, ability, and the high regard for duty whicii Grand Master BDI^LARD has brought to the discharge of the duties of the important trust committed to his care. That we recognize the high plane to which he has endeavored to lift Masonry In Nebraska, and to which he has devoted the best of his time a n d thought. As Masons we have been greatly benefitted and uplifted bj' the lofty tone of his address, and we trust t h a t the Grand Lodge may long enjoy the fruits of his labors. The d e a t h of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r E O L L A N D H . O A K L E Y w a s
reported, an E m e r g e n t Communication of the Grand Lodge having been held to perform the last masonic honors over his mortal remains. About half a dozen official visitations were reported, some of them being for discipline. T h e Grand Master seemed to have his hands full along this line. The charters of two lodges were arrested, and the action sustained by Grand Lodge. Another lodge declined to fix a penalty in a case where a brother liad plead guilty to t h e cliarge of misappropriating t h e funds of a lodge. The Grand Master then ordered a reprimand to be a d ministered. For this purpose a s u m m o n s was issued a n d served upon the brother, directing him to appear and receive the reprimand. This s u m m o n s he ignored, whereupon the Grand Master declared the brother indefinitely suspended. The Grand Lodge very properly held this latter declaration unwarranted by l a w and set it aside, ordering charges to be preferred against t h e brother for failure to obey summons. Some other lodges were given corrective discipline with a p parently good results.
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Three new lodges were organized under dispensation a t B r a d shaw, H i c k m a n and Holbrook, all being subsequently chartered by Grand Lodge. Fifteen decisions were rendered, all being approved by Grand Lodge except one, w h i c h w a s simply a question of local regulation. H e r e is our Grand Master G U T H R I E ' S decision : 8. That a man whose father or brother was an American Indian Is eligible as a candidate for Masonry.
H e r e is a peculiar decision, correct of course, although we do not recall ever having seen a n account before of such a scheme being tried : That a lodge can hold b u t one meeting at one time and In one place, or In other words, a lodge cannot divide Its membership and confer degrees In different rooms at the same time. That part In the regular place of meeting with the charter would be the only lawful body; the other would be clandestine and unlawful.
The G r a n d Master devotes a couple of pages to their new Masonic H o m e , which w e n t into commission shortly after the close of t h e preceding A n n u a l . â&#x20AC;˘ A residence property a t Plattsm o u t h w a s purchased or " a consideration less t h a n a third of its intrinsic value," a n d by t h e latter p a r t of October was ready to receive its guests. A s h o r t opening service of prayer, conducted by t h e Grand Chaplain in the presence of the Grand Master and some of t h e Grand Officers, w a s used, although the formal dedication did not take place until t h e afternoon of the second d a y of the present Annual Communication. Then a special train, carrying t h e Grand. Officers, m e m b e r s and invited guests, to the total n u m b e r of 450, went from O m a h a to P l a t t s m o u t h , and, in the presence of a large concourse of Masons and citizens of t h a t city and vicinity, solemnly dedicated t h e H o m e to masonic charity. The present occupants of t h e H o m e n u m b e r eight, being two brethren, four widows, and two orphans. W e find this s t a t e m e n t in t h e record : Past Grand Master L I N I N G E R made a s t a t e m e n t In regard to the Nebraska Masonic Home,asking the delegates to say to the members of their lodges that the Home was for the use of the unfortunate, and urging them to see that all who are entitled to Its benefits are made the recipients of Its care.
T h e y will come fast enough w i t h o u t a n y urging. T h e G r a n d Master said regarding t h e w o r k : Practically, there are to my knowledge but two brethren In this Grand Body who are letter perfect In the work, and while we trust that their lives may long be spared, we know t h a t sooner or later they will be called to lay down the burden. I recommend the selection of a committee of three, serving three, five, and seven years respectively, who shall have In charge and be responsible for the security and Integrity of our present standard without addition or subtraction.
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The present method used is the Grand Lecturer s.ystem, called a Grand Custodian. A special committee recommended " n o change." An a m e n d m e n t to the l a w was offered, however, which w e n t over to next A n n u a l , providing for a p e r m a n e n t Committee on W o r k , t h e c h a i r m a n of whicli should be t h e Grand Custodian. The present Grand Custodian, P a s t Grand Master B O B E R T E . F R E N C H , submitted a n interesting detailed report showing 411
sessions of official schools held in fifty-six different lodges; a t tendance 4,600. Grand Secretary W H I T E ' S report was financial and statisti-
cal— strictly a condensed business document. The report of the Trustees of t h e Orphans' Educational F u n d showed securities on hand, $36,148.11; cash, $2,741.48. A medal which h a d been worn for several years by Bro. I S A A C G I B S O N , as the -'oldest Mason in Nebraska," was returned to Grand
Lodge upon the happening of his death, a n d was placed in t h e h a n d s of the Grand Master, to be transferred to the oldest Mason in the State. The Committee on Correspondence renewed a recommendation t h a t fraternal recognition be accorded t h e Grand Lodge " Valle de Mexico," b u t action w a s postponed until n e x t year. F I N A N C I A L . — E e c e i p t s , $16,508.89; disbursements, $13,460.61; balance on hand, $13,326.71. C O B R E S P O N D E N C B . — P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r C H A R L E S J. P H E L P S ,
again presented the E e p o r t on Correspondence, a condensed review of 130 pages. . K a n s a s for 1904 receives attention in a couple of these. I n reviewing our Grand Master B R O W N ' S address, he is in-
clined to use a little sarcasm about our law authorizing t h e charging a fee for special dispensation a n d to criticise the g r a n t ing of a n y such. H e says : Deprecating the Issuing of special dispensations, he granted slxty-flve, fort.v-three of which were for conferring degrees o u t of time, for which,Including seven others, fees to the amount of $250 were paid, thereby measuring t h e value of prerogative. But he says: " T h e laws vouchsafe ample opportunity for the proper practice of our rites. The dignity of Masonr.v, and the respect paid It by Its members, is more flrmly established by a strict compliance with our laws and statutes." Then why, oh why, did he Issue all those special dispensations?
H e also criticises a t some lengtli t h e action changing t h e private Grand Honors of Masonry. H e said : We cannot give our assent to the following: "As a result of research and personal Inquiry, the committee feel Justified In saying to you that the Grand Honors-of Masonry are three,viz: private, public and funeral. The private Grand Honors are the signs and dueguards of the three degrees. The public Grand Honors are given by striking the palms of the hands together "three times three," as now used for the private Grand Honors in this Grand Jurisdiction. The funeral Grand Honors are as they are now used in this Grand Jurisdiction. The committee recommend that you specify and adopt the foregoing as the Grand Honors of this Grand Jurisdiction."
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Dueguards and signs, as Grand Honors, upon the theory that there iinist fce"prlvate Grand Honors." I t was b u t Ingenuity to find something that does n o t exist. I t reminds u s of" knowing so ninny things that are not so." B u t they have decided upon an official cipher ritual, so as to keep In touch with " t h e tendency of the times." Yes, follow It only a little further and to what dignifies Freemasonry, distinguishing it from all the other seml-fraternal orders "of the times" and It will lose Its high estate among men. What have we, as Masons, to do with modern methods, when it conies to our time-honored obligations, our duty to keep out Innovations which we constantly have declared cannot be tolerated ?
W e have said heretofore all we care to say about such criticisms of official ciphers, b u t his intimation t h a t there are no private Grand Honors of Masonry i s c e r t a i n l y a new one. M A C K E Y lays it down t h a t t h e honors, of Masonry nre of two kinds, the public and j)rivate. I t is an exception to find a volume of Proceedings w i t h o u t some reference to the private Gra,\\(\ Honors. I t h a s not been a question about there being private Grand H o n ors, b u t of (w/ta^. do they consist? For years in K a n s a s we have been following MAOK'EY, a n d for t h e private Grand Honors have been using a ceremony absolutely devoid of any private character, while for t\\& public G r a n d H o n o r s we also followed M A C K K Y and used the furteral Grand H o n o r s — omitting the accompanying w o r d s — a most ridiculous practice. W e have invented nothing new in K a n s a s in providing for ])rivate Grand Honors, nor have we done a u g h t in adopting t h e D.-. GG.'. and SS.'. as t h e private Grand Honors except follow well-established and very sensible precedent in older Grand Lodges. N e x t Annual a t Omaha, J u n e 6, 1905. O H A R I J E S E . B D B N H A M , .Norfolk, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; F B A N O I S B . W H I T E , O m a h a , reelected G r a n d Secretary.
1865 —NEVAOA — 1 904. 40TH ANNUAL.
21 Lodges.
V I R G I N I A CITY.
JONW 14, 15, 1904.
985 Members.
N e t increase: 41.
A T T E N D A N C E . — Present: Fourteen Grand Officers, eight P a s t Grand Masters, and twenty-seven P a s t Masters, and representatives from nineteen lodges. W e failed to find t h e name of our G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , Bro. T H O M A S N E L S O N , a m o n g those
re-
corded present. T R A N S A C T I O N S . — T h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. T R E N M O R C O F -
F I N , of Carson City, certainly suffered from the hand of affliction. H e explains t h e situation in his a d d r e s s : Well Beloved Brethren:—with but few exceptions, for the past fifteen years 1 have been with you In the Annual Oonimunlcatlons of this Grand
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Lodge, and It is with pain that now, owing to serious Illness, I must forego the great pleasure of being with you as your Grand Master. With true masonic pride I have looked forward to that highest of high honors, the distinction of presiding over my brethren In Grand Lodge assembled; but the Supreme Grand Master has willed otherwise. He doeth all things well. I dare look up to Him and say: " Deal with me as Thou wilt; I am Thine." Though I cannot be with you, brethren, I send you greeting, and rejoice with you that our lodges are prosperous and thatpeace prevails. When elected your Grand Alaster, although a t the time suffering severe Illness, I fervently hoped and confidently expected to be restored to such health and strength as would enable me to properly administer the afTalrs of that Important office. It not to the entire satlsfactloji of-the Craft, a t least to my own. In this I have been sadly disappointed, and as a, consequence have probably left undone some things which should liave been done; but I am not cognizant of having done anything which should not ha\'e been done. As this is probably the last time that 1 shall have the pleasure of addressing you, I wish to express my gratitude for the many honors j-ou have conferred upon me from time to time. And to assure you that in my heart of hearts I entertain naught but the slncerestand purest brotherly love for each and every member of our Grand Body and for the members of our great fraternity, whithersoever dispersed. Brethren, adlen. The Deputj', E.-.W.-. G E O K G E G I L L S O N , of Carson City,' presided and pre.sented the a d d r e s s of the a b s e n t G r a n d Master. A telegram of s y m p a t h y and condolence was sent to Bro. C O F F I N , who thus responded by w i r e : Thank you for your kind and sj'mpathetic message. Deeply regret I cannot meet you all again in this life. GOD grant that we may all meet when the Great Grand Lodge meets above with the loving Father as Grand Master. H i s expression was resigned b u t a p p a r e n t l j ' hopeless. He h a s since passed to the G r e a t Bej'ond. : The a d d r e s s itself was a brief business d o c u m e n t , b u t presents little to note in review. Several decisions were reported, mostly questions relative to jurisdiction. H e properly refused dispensations to authorize lodges to receive petitions from those who had not resided in the jurisdiction the required c o n s t i t u t i o n a l period. I n a n s w e r to an inquiry as to the propriety of three lodges holdi n g a joint installation, lie properly held t h a t a lodge could not go out of its own jurisdiction to hold such a ceremony. The D e p u t y also presented a brief a d d r e s s , r e p o r t i n g the laying of two corner-stones as the A c t i n g Grand Master. One question submi'tted to h i m he referred in t u r n to t h e G r a n d Lodge, a n d as it deaLs with a K a n s a s case we report it. The Secretary of t h e lodge a t Delmar, N e v a d a , t h u s gives t h e f a c t s : L. M. HABWOOB sent In his petition to this lodge, which was in due time reported on favorably. He was initiated the first inst. When he sent In his petition he Informed us that he had been initiated in Kansas but had forgotten the name and number of lodge —left without being instructed —but gave us the town, etc., but our committee failed to write, having known H A R wooD for about eight years ( he had informed us of above facts) but Bro. H A K wooD himself wrote to a brother, but he failed to answer until we had taken action, and Just before balloting it was remarked we should have heard before
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acting, and then avoided the following answer to Bro. HAKWOOT)'S letter of 27th ult., from Goodland, Kansas: "Our register and ledger shows that on September 21,1889, your petition was presented to this lodge, and t h a t the same was accompanied by the fee of tlO.OO; that on October 10, '89 you were duly elected to receive the degrees, and that on said last date you were initiated as an Entered Apprentice. Our fee for the degrees Is $30.00, and there is now due this lodge ?20.00, and the only way I can see o u t of this Is for you to remit the fee or balance of It. and then have the lodge where you reside get authority to confer the two degrees. You will then become a member of this lodge and entitled to a dlmlt.if you so desire. You cannot petition another lodge, except for advancement, and no other. lodue can confer the degrees except on request of this lodge. This Is a matter of Grand Lodge By-Laws, and Is not a matter of personal assumption of authority." Kindly advise us as to propercourse to pursue. Some of the brotherssuggesled t h a t possibly legal time l^as elapsed, it being so many years ago. Of course we a r e to blame, under the circumstances, for not waiting for Information and facts. Thi.s w e n t to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , which t h u s reported : In the matter of the Initiation of Bro. L. M. HAKWOOD by Saint John Lodge, we recommend t h a t the whole proceedings of Saint .John Lodge be declared a nullity. Bro. HARWOOD having been regularly elected for the degrees and having received the Entered Apprentice degree in a lodge under the Jurisdiction of Kansas, Is most certainl.v the material of the lodge In which he was Initiated. Therefore Saint J o h n Lodge could not legally receive his petition lor t h e degrees. In order to enable Bro.'HABAVooD'to take the Fellow Graft and Master Mason degrees InTonopah Lodge,It will be necessary for the lodge in Kansas,' either to waive Jurisdiction or request Tonopah Lodge to confer the degrees lor and In i t s behalf. Of course the proceeding: in t h e N e v a d a lodge to r e - i n i t i a t e one who h a d a l r e a d y Ijeen initiated in a regular lodge, d u l j ' recognized b y t h e G r a n d L o d g e of N e v a d a , was void â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the petition should h a v e been for a d v a n c e m e n t to the second a n d t h i r d d e grees. If we r i g h t l y u n d e r s t a n d t h e facts, however, t h e Goodland, K a n s a s , lodge w a s e x c e e d i n g its powers in c l a i m i n g t h e r i g h t to t h e fee.s a n d to r e q u e s t t h e N e v a d a lodge to complete t h e work as a n a c t of c o u r t e s y . W h i l e it is not so s t a t e d positively, y e t we infer from t h e s t a t e m e n t t h a t the petitioner had p e r m a n e n t l y r e m o v e d from t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n of the Goodland lodge s h o r t l y after h a v i n g been i n i t i a t e d a n d t h a t he had been a resid e n t of D e l m a r for y e a r s . W h i l e u n d e r our K a n s a s l a w t h e b r o t h e r could h a v e r e t u r n e d to Goodland a n d have received h i s r e m a i n i n g degrees, y e t if he had p e r m a n e n t l y removed from its j u r i s d i c t i o n a n d a period of over two y e a r s had elapsed t h e r i g h t to r e q u e s t the conferring of t h e r e m a i n i n g degrees as an a c t of c o u r t e s y h a d been lost. B y - L a w 99 of our K a n s a s Code p r o v i d e s : No lodge which has accepted a candidate shall have the right to request another lodge to confer degrees, as an act of courtesy, after the candidate shall have been, for two years, an actual non-resident of the Jurisdiction of the lodge originally accepting him.
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If the brother named did not desire to return to Goodland to obtain the r e m a i n i n g degrees, and there were no good masonic reasons why he should not receive them, only one masonic course was left open to the Goodland lodge, namely, to waive jurisdiction upon request. If the attention of the Grand Lodge, or the Grand Master, of K a n s a s had been called to the case we believe t h a t Goodland Lodge would have been required so to settle the matter. F u r t h e r time was granted the Committee on Correspondence to consider the application of the Grand Orient Argentino del Rito Azul for fraternal recognition. We note nothing further of special interest. FlNANClAi..—Receipts, $1,423.47; disbursements, $1,202.76; balance on hand, $1,932.97. COKBESPONDENOE.— Bro. EDWARD D. VAXDEBLh^iTH presented his third report as chairman of the Committee on Correspondence. I t was a condensed but excellent review of sixty Grand Lodges. K a n s a s for 1903 is very courteously treated, all of our transactions of interest being noted. In reviewing Grand Master D E W E Y ' S address, he s a y s : The Grand Master says that the sale of intoxicating liquors qnestlon has brought endless trouble to the Grand East. Naturally. If the Grand East didn't want trouble, it should have heeded the advice of the small boy,"Don't monkey with the buzz saw!" While we care not what other iurlsdlctlons do, we feel that this subject is very properly one to be left with the Blue fjodges. The jurisdictions whoso believe,and who have taken no action on this subject, are not bothered by petitions from saloon-keepers. Their membership ranks equally as high as elsewhere. Take Nevada, for example ; she Is in the heartof the "wild and woolly West," so-called, and yet it is the rare exception for a lodge to possess a member who Is a saloon-keeper. Nevada does not take in men because tliey are jolly boys, hale fellows well met. Her lodges hold membership as high as any the world over,and,if we are to judge by the reports of the committees on grievances, much higher than many. The little blackball, which speaks No! so forcibly and yet so quietly, has been found fully sufficient to guard well the outer door in Nevada.
We are glad to hear this report as to the masonic moral condition in Nevada. We want to assure our Bro. V A N D E B L E I T H t h a t we have t h e s a m e "little blackball" in Kansas, and use i t j u s t as effectively, b u t we have this other law in addition t h a t says in s u b s t a n c e : No one who deals in intoxicating liquors as a beverage can be made a Mason in K a n s a s , nor can any Mason in K a n sas engage in such business; and, further, the s e n t i m e n t in favor of the enforcement of such law is so strong here t h a t a lodge would lose its c h a r t e r which willfully violated it. Bro. V A N D E B LBITH says t h a t it is a "rare exception for a lodge in N e v a d a to possess a m e m b e r who is a saloon-keeper," which is simply adm i t t i n g t h a t they do have some lodges in N e v a d a where a saloonkeeper can get past t h a t "little blackball," or t h a t there are those
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Masons who, after becoming members, m a y engage in the saloon business. Will Bro. V A X D E R I ^ M I T H please explain w h a t they can do in N e v a d a with the lodge which persists in a d m i t t i n g saloonkeepers, or with the Mason who has become the moral degenerate to become a saloon-keeper? H e well knows t h e y are helpless, and here is j u s t w h e r e we in K a n s a s , with our law, have the advantage. We do not pretend to a higher s t a n d a r d of masonic morality in K a n s a s than in those jurisdictions where they rely wholly upon the ballot, b u t we do claim t h a t we have a regulation which protects our entire Craft against the actions of those lodges where t h e s t a n d a r d of morality is not as high as it should be, and also protects all lodges a g a i n s t the individual Mason who turns into a saloon-keeper. I n K a n s a s the Grand Lodge s a y s : No saloonkeeper shall here be made a Mason, nor shall a Mason engage in saloon-keeping, to the disgrace of the entire Graft, and if any Mason violates this law, or any lodge willfully permits this law to be violated, such person shall cease to be a Mason and such lodge shall cease to exist. W e think it is an excellent thing for a Grand Lodge to be in a position so to control. I n K a n s a s we can so control—in N e v a d a the5' cannot. In N e v a d a a saloon-keeper m a y get p a s t the ballot, or may start up in the business after being m a d e a Mason, and the Craft a t large are helpless. I n K a n s a s the same t h i n g m a y happen but, if the Craft a t large finds it out, the offending Mason or Masons, and probably the lodge, will "cease to be." W e m i g h t say in passing, t h a t the trouble in K a n s a s to which our G r a n d Master D E W E Y refers, was not on account of the ordinary saloon-keeper—of which we have very few specimens — nor of his outlaw successor, the " j o i n t i s t ; " we do not believe we have a lodge in K a n s a s which would permit one of either of this class to get in, or stay in the lodge. B u t in K a n s a s we have a new class of "saloon-keeeper," the pretended genteel druggist-jointist, w h o keeps a small stock of drugs, p a t e n t medicines, and toilet articles on his shelves, but makes his living illegally selling bad w h i s k e y behind his prescription case. H e poses as a legitimate m e r c h a n t , biit is more despicable than the regular saloon-keeper in the " w i d e - o p e n " country. Bro. V A N D E R L E I T H also refers to Bro. D E W E Y ' S t r e a t m e n t of the c h a r i t y or r a t h e r relief question, and pertinently r e m a r k s : " W h y jurisdictions should differ on this question, we cannot see," and thereupon eloquently apostrophizes the Christian and masonic grace of c h a r i t y . All very true and all very beautiful, b u t the benefit-adjunct-to-membership ideas sought to be enforced un^der the Wisconsin theory compels a Grand Lodge sometimes carefully to analyze and declare the principles which underlie the exercise of the masonic tenet.
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CORRESPONDENCE—NEW
BRUNSWICK.
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Our Correspondence Report is most generously treated, a n d he throws a very fragrant bouquet when he pronounces it "one of the best edited, best indexed, a n d well written reports of t h e year." He takes issue with us on one point: Under Iowa our brother states that preliminary to the opening there were some public exercises designed as a welcome to the Grand Lodge. The record tells us, he continues, that a Miss MARSHALI, sang a solo entitled, " I Love You and Only You," which, being addressed to an audience composed of over BOO men. he thinks lacks deflnlteness. We differ with our brother as to point of view. We think that there was one certain Mason in that 600, a n d t h a t the song was headed for that particular locality. You can't make us believe an"Iowa girl so fickle as to sing " I Love You and Only You" to 600 men.
We presume our brother either hails from Iowa, or else h e stole his wife from t h a t State. W e still m a i n t a i n , however, t h e appositeness of our criticism. T h a t girl w a s singing to t h e s i x hundred m e m b e r s present of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, a n d if Bro. V A N D E K L E I T H ' S theory is correct then every one of thera had a right to kick—five hundred a n d ninety-nine of t h e m on "general principles" a n d one through "jealousy." N e x t A n n u a l a t Carson City, J u n e 13, 1905. G E O R G E G I L L S O N , Carson City, elected Grand M a s t e r ; C H A U X C E Y N . N O T E W A K E , Carson City, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 867 — NEW BRUNSWICK — 1 903. 36TH ANNUAL.
35 Lodges.
SAINT JOHN.
2,067 Members.
A U G . 25, 26, 19031
N e t i n c r e a s e : 73.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Fifteen Grand Officers, two P a s t Grand Masters a n d representatives from twenty-three lodges. Our Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , R . \ W . ' . G E O R G E R . S A N G S T B R , w a s
present. TRANSACTIONS.— An E m e r g e n t Communication w a s held on Sunday afternoon, J u n e 28th, a t the town of Woodstock, for the purpose of a t t e n d i n g divine service. This was the S u n d a y following St. J o h n t h e B a p t i s t Day and the offertory was in aid of the H o s pital a t Woodstock. T h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. A R T H U R I. T P D E M A N , of S a i n t
John, who was completing his second year of service, presented a n interesting address. H e was able to s a y t h a t " h a r m o n y a n d good w i l l " prevailed in the jurisdiction, a n d t h a t the year h a d been m a r k e d by a steady growth in the r a n k s a n d t h e state of t h e finances. This increase h a d been general, and not confined to a n y particular portion of the Province.
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D e a t h had been busy, and a m o n g those who. had thus been called a w a y were several P a s t Masters, two of whom were P a s t D e p u t y Grand Masters. D u r i n e the y e a r the Grand Master continued his excellent work of visitation, reaching those lodges which had not been visited d u r i n g his first year of service. Twenty-two lodges were so reached, twelve pages of the address being used interestingly to report thes^e occasions. The lodges were commended for the growing custom of placing upon their walls the portraits of P a s t Masters, and in the same connection it was suggested t h a t t h e Grand Lodge adopt the plan of publishing in the Proceedings t h e portraits of the P a s t Grand Masters. L a s t y e a r in t h e Proceedings appeared t h e half-tone p o r t r a i t of the first G r a n d Master, M.-. W.-. B E N J A M I N
LESTER
P E T E R S ; this year follows with the portraits of t h e next two inc u m b e n t s , M.-.W.-. W I J J L I A M W E D D E R B U R N and M.-.W.-. J O H N V.
EliLIS. T h e G r a n d Master also recommended the publishing annually with t h e Proceedings of a Correspondence Review of sister Grand Lodges. H e said in this connection : I have read with great pleasure many of these reports as prepared by our sister Grand Lodges, and have found them interesting and profitable. The knowledge by our brethren of what is being done by other Grand Lodges — which knowledge can only be had by the publication with our proceedings of a synopsis of such work — cannot do otherwise than stimulate them to emulate the virtues and*hun the errors and mistakes pointed out.
T h e Grand Lodge hesitated to a d o p t t h e recommendation on a c c o u n t of the expense, b u t the subject was referred to the Board of General Purposes witli instruction to investigate a n d report a t next Annual. The Grand Lodge strongly endorsed the excellent a d m i n i s t r a tion of Bro. T B U E M A N by electing h i m to a third term of service as Grand Master. The other proceedings were routine. F I N A N C I A L . — Receipts, .$2,275.99; disbursements, .$1,526.51; balance on hand, ,$2,126.05. No Correspondence Report. N e x t A n n u a l a t Saint John, A u g u s t 23, 1904. M.-.W.-. A R T H U R I . T R U B M A N , reelected G r a n d Master; V.-. W.-. J . T W I N I N G HAR^TT, reelected Grand S e c r e t a r y ; both of
Saint John.
1904-05-
COBRBSPONDENCE—NEW
1789 115TH A N N U A L .
79 Lodges.
HAMPSHIRE.
487
NEW HAMPSHIRE — 1904. CONCORD.
9,572 Members.
M A Y 18, 1904.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 12.
A T T E N D A N C E . — The Semi-a.nniial Communication, December 29, 1903, was well attended, b u t no business of more t h a n local interest was transactedA t the A n n u a l there were present all b u t four of t h e Grand Officers, twelve P a s t Grand Masters, and twenty P a s t District Deputy Grand M a s t e r s ; twenty-four of the seventj'-nine lodges were unrepresented ; thirty-four Grand Lodges were duly present through their accredited representatives, K a n s a s not among t h e number. T R A N S A C T I O N S . — M.-.W.-. H A R R Y M . C H E N E Y covers t w e n t y -
four pages in his yearly s u m m a r y . H i s opening paragra^Jh is a n instructive exposition of t h e essential principles and aims of Masonry. Three m e m b e r s of the official circle had died, a n d brief memorial biographies are given of W.-. Bro. C H A R L E S C . D A N F O R T H ,
Grand Marshal since 1894; R.-.W.-. J O H N H A T C H , J u n i o r G r a n d Warden;
and
R.-.W.-. G E O R G E
O. DIOKERMAN,
Past
District
Deputy Grand M a s t e r ; all a r e represented by portraits.
Bros.
D A N F O R T H and H A T C H had been active workers for the Masonic
Home, and their loss -svill be severely felt. The Grand Master reports a large number of dispensations, mostly for public installations and wearing of masonic clothing in public ceremonies. A number of cases of requests from a n d to foreign jurisdictions for conferring degrees are noted. Grand Representatives were commissioned or recommended in eight cases. Ten changes in lodge By-Laws were approved. H e gives thirteen cases of waiver of jurisdiction, a n d we quote his r e m a r k s in regard to two of them where t h e foreign Grand Lodge claimed no jurisdiction : Our position claiming perpetual Jurisdiction for the material belonging to this Orand -Turisdiction only relates to and governs the management of the material which goes out from our .State — that we are never bound- nor would it be logical to apply our views of perpetual Jurisdiction to the States t h a t d o not hold that law. We have no right to insist, nor would it be sensible so to insist, that our views of the law as to our material should be applied to the material under the jurisdiction of the other Grand Lodges, wlilch do not hold the same law. There is but one logical conclusion — where perpetual jurisdiction is not claimed they cannot follow material witli any barrier Into any other Grand Jurisdiction, and when one ceases to be a resident within their jurisdiction they have no further control over him.
I s not this a sword which has two edges? H e himself recognizes t h a t it is, and we are glad to welcome so distinguished a convert to t h e K a n s a s position on perpetual jurisdiction. T h a t
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he is a convert m a y be seen by the following' quotation from a latter p a r t of his a d d r e s s : When two years ago I assumed the duties of the office of Grand Master. I counted myself a firm believer In the principle of perpetual Jurisdiction over rejected material. I was satlsfled with the reasonableness of the theory for such perpetuity, and confess that I was prejudiced In that direction. I t was almost a tenet of my masonic profession. But during the Incumbency of the office of Grand Master I have had to deal with the theory and with the practice, as held here and as held elsewhere. In an official capacity, and my faith In It has been transformed Into a personal belief that It Is unreasonable, and sooner or later Is destined to be discarded by this Grand Jurisdiction, as being unreasonable, and because it Is not In conformity with the law and practice of the majority of other Grand Jurisdictions. We are holding to that wlilch Is certainly becoming obsolete when we strive to maintain perpetual Jurisdiction. Some day we shall cease to Insist that we almost alone are right and that the great majority Is wrong.
W o u l d tliat there were more Grand Masters as open-minded as M.-.W.-. Bro. C H E N E Y . If there were, the perpetual jurisdiction idea would soon be laid in an unhallowed grave, with no att e n d i n g mourners. Grand Master CHE^"EY recommended t h a t this m a t t e r should be referred to the Committee on- Jurisprudence, w h e r e it was promptly buried, as he doubtless expected. N e v e r t h e l e s s , the Grand Lodge of N e w H a m p s h i r e will come to it sooner or later. The G r a n d Master speaks stronglj' and truly in favor of a masonic library, pointing out its benefits to the present generation a n d to posterity â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and then recommends an appropriation of one h u n d r e d dollars per a n n u m for the purchase of books, etc. The New H a m p s h i r e Masonic H o m e is reported ready for occupancy and three applicants to it have been accepted. The per capita t a x of seventy-five cents had been most cheerfully met. W e predict t h a t the longer the H o m e exists the more satisfied will be our New H a m p s h i r e brethren with their investment. U n d e r "Decisions " we note t h a t it is not incompatible with the laws of New H a m p s h i r e for a m e m b e r there to accept active . m e m b e r s h i p in a foreign lodge, the Grand Master s a y i n g : " T h e Grand Lodge, of N e w H a m p s h i r e only u n d e r t a k e s to legislate in regard to its own affairs. I t does not u n d e r t a k e to legislate for any other Grand Jurisdiction." This seems a sensible legal position, and does not affect the validity of the N e w H a m p s h i r e law forbidding dual membership. The reports of all the District Deputies were rendered, but contain nothing of general interest. E v e r y t h i n g seems to have been well with the lodges. Adopting the report of the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e the . G r a n d Lodge declined to take a n y action regulating the Masonic Protective Association, a Massachusetts insurance organization, r e g a r d i n g the m a t t e r as one with which the Grand Lodge of New H a m p s h i r e had no concern. Possibly it would have been well to
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point out to t h e Craft t h a t such organizations are in no sense Masonic and have no claims on the.brethren as such. The Committee on Jurisprudence rendered a report of some intereston the rights of a brother suspended for non-payment of dues by a lodge since defunct. The committee seem to doubt the a d visability of allowing such a brother to petition the Grand Lodge for restoration, b u t it w a s finally decided to allow h i m to m a k e petition and have a hearing. W e do not understand the reasoning of the committee. If Grand Lodge has no power in such a case to hear an appeal a n d restore a brother who m a k e s a good showing, then he m u s t be forever shut out and without redress. Such a view simply adds to t h e difficulties of the non-affiliate question. W.'. Bro. N A T H A N P . H U N T , after t w e n t y - e i g h t y e a r s ' service
on the Committees on J u r i s p r u d e n c e and on Trials a n d Appeals, presented his resignation, which was duly accepted. FINANOIATJ.— Receipts, .$8,456.01; expenditures, .$5,724.47; balance on hand, $6,436.12. COBKBSPONDENOB.— A thorougbU' readable Report on Correspondence is t h a t from the pen of Bro. A. S. W A I T , who reviews seventy volumes of Proceedings in his usual interesting style. There are m a n y illuminating comments in his pages, Ijut very few discussions or "scraps." K a n s a s for 1903 a n d 1904 receives very full attention. W e fullj' agree with the general tone of his comments, a n d enjoy reading a report based so fully on broad grounds of masonic justice to the exclusion of technicalities. I n fact we know of b u t two points of serious difference between N e w H a m p s h i r e a n d K a n s a s : the question of perpetual jurisdiction, which seems in a fair %yay to be settled right in New H a m p s h i r e ; and the Cerneau question, on which also, perhaps. N e w H a m p s h i r e will see tlie light. Next A n n u a l a t Concord, May 17,1905. • M.'.W.-. H E N R Y I. H A S B L T O N , of Manchester, elected G r a n d
Master. E.-.W.-. F R A N K D : W O O D B U R Y , of Concord, reelected
Secretary.
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1 7 7 7 — ]S E W J E K S E Y — 1 9 0 4 . 117TH A N X U A L .
175 Lodges.
TRENTON.
22,102 Members.
M A B O H 9, 10, 1904.
ISTet increase: 1,751.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : . N i n e t e e n Grand Officers, fifteen District Deputies, seven P a s t Grand Masters, 372 P a s t Masters, a n d representatives from 164 lodges. K a n s a s was represented by B.'. W.-. C H A R L E S R O S S .
T K A N S A O T I O N S . — A t the opening of the volume the minutes of five E m e r g e n t Communications of Grand Lodge appear: one for constituting Medford L o d g e ; one for dedicating a new lodge room a t Newton, and three for laying corner-stones — one being t h a t of t h e Orphanage building erected by Grand Lodge. The Grand Master of N e w York, accompanied by a large corps of his Grand Officers, made a courteous fraternal visit. Thirty-four pages were required by the Grand Master, M.-.W.'. AV. H O L T A P G A B , of T r e n t o n , to place in the Proceedings his an-
nual report of t h e work of t h e year. An excellent steel-engraved p o r t r a i t of the distinguished Brother, who had presided over the Craft of N e w Jersey for over two years, appears as a frontispiece to the volume. The address was an able business document. Under '• Necrology," brief biograpljical sketches of sixty-three Masters and Past Masters of tlie jurisdiction who h a d passed to their reward during the year were recorded, a n d more extended reference was made to M.-. W.-. C H A R L E S B E L O H E R , G r a n d M a s t e r in 1895, and the
chairmaTi of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence a t the time of his death, wlio laid down the working tools only three short weeks before t h e a s s e m b l i n g of Grand Lodge. H i s last Correspondence Eevie%y appears in the present volume of Proceedings. Of him, t h e Grand Master well said : Bro. I^LOHEB was a positive man. His Intellect was clear and strong; a man of power, his physique did not belle him. Not only had he positive convictions a n d opinions, but he was able to express them In clear and decisive language, and his work as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence attests to the vigorous thought and pen of which he was possessed. Both as Grand Master and as chairman of one of Its most Important committees he filled an important place In this Grand Lodge and In the estimation of the Craft of the State, and It Is Indeed a great loss t h a t It and they have sustained.
W e h a d the pleasure of meeting this distinguished Brother for t h e first and only time a t the General Grand Chapter in Little Rock in t h e fall of 1903, a n d were impressed with the rugged c h a r a c t e r of t h e man. He will be greatly missed. The Grand Master pleasinglj' reported t h e visitations and ceremonies performed by h i m . W e noticed two centennial anniversaries of lodges and one semi-centennial.
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Three decisions were rendered, only one being of general interest, namelj', t h a t the required q u o r u m of seven members to t r a n s a c t business in a lodge m u s t be of t h a t particular lodge membership. This accords with our K a n s a s law. The Grand Lodge of New J e r s e y is still out of harmony with the Grand Lodge of W a s h i n g t o n , and the Grand Master t h u s states New Jersey's position — the C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e confirming the s t a t e m e n t : I t Is most undeslred, and we regret exceedingly, t h a t we should not be In fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of Masons of the State of Washington. Many of the Grand Lodges which had severed fraternal relations with t h a t Grand Body have resumed the same upon, as they state, their understanding that the Grand Lodge of Washington had retraced its steps and overthrown the doctrine promulgated In 1898by'lt. Our Grand Lodge considered the action claiming to repeal the resolution of 1898 and unanimously agreed that this action which the Grand Lodge of Washington claimed did so formally repeal and set aside that which has been done In 1898, did not convey that Idea to us. New .Jersey, moreover. Is clear that, In Its Judgment, there should be no question of construction, but that W^ashlngton should clearlj- and unequivocally state to the masonic world what Its position thereon Is. If by proper authority It certified to New Jersey t h a t It has no Intention to claim, and would not recognize as regular, Masons that were unrecognized In this State and who are, by our Grand Lodge, termed clandestine Masons; that It would prohibit their visiting or afflliating with any lodges in their own State, and that it recognizes as supreme In New Jersey the Grand Lodge of NewJersey and its subordinate lodges, and no others, then the question of construction, or of intent, could not arise and New Jersey would have no masonic reason for refusing to resume fraternal relations therewith.
One new lodge was organized under disisensation and it was granted a charter. Another c h a r t e r was granted by the Grand Lodge direct to certain petitioners w i t h o u t requiring probation under dispensation, as we understand It. The condition of the Graft, as indicated in the District Deputies' reports, was pronounced excellent. The charity undertaken by N e w J e r s e y in its Masonic H o m e and Orphanage was presented fully, and from the Grand Master's report it would seem t h a t the plan has been growing in favor, and all opposition has practically disappeared. This seemed a p p a r e n t In the fact t h a t the $2.00 assessment m a d e a j'ear ago to erect the Orphanage had been paid w i t h o u t a protest or murmur. Under the head of • ' L a n d m a r k s , " the Grand Master refers to the report of the committee and action thereon by the Grand Lodge of N e w Jersey last year upon this subject, to which we referred in last year's review. As a climax to his cogitations upon the autocracy of the Masonic I n s t i t u t i o n , the Grand Master reported : Knowing, therefore, that no reason need be assigned for any act done by him as Grand Master, and yet feeling t h a t an object-lesson as to the power and prerogatives of the Grand Master of Masons of any properly recognized Grand Lodge would be highly educative and carry great force, and being fully sat-
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isfled of the high character of the material upon which such prerogative was exercised, I state to this Grand Lodge that by virtue of being Grand Master of this Grand Jurisdiction I opened a masonic lodge In the city of Trenton, and, with the assistance of my associate and subordinate Grand Lodge Ottlcers and M/.W/.Past Grand Masters, conferred the three masonic degrees upon Mr. F R A N K O. B R I G G S and Mr. HTTGII H . H A J I I L I J , of Trenton. N . J .
One week
later I did, In the lodge room of Princeton Lodge No.38, F. & A. M.,confer the same honor upon Mr. AIOSES TAYJJOR P T N E , of Princeton. I conferred this honor upon them Ijecause I believed that they were worthy of It; that they would honor Masonry and Masonry would honor them.
The Committee on Grand Master's Address referred this matter to t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , which latter committee failed to m a k e a n y report upon it. W h i l e this a c t of m a k i n g Masons " a t s i g h t " does n o t therefore appear to have'been formally approved by t h e Grand Lodge, y e t we doubt not, from t h e language used by t h e G r a n d Master in reporting it, t h a t in N e w J e r s e y his a c t would be approved. W h i l e we do n o t doubt t h a t the Grand Master possesses t h e prerogative to m a k e Masons a t sight, y e t in these d a y s of numerous and well-appointed lodges conveniently reaching every p a r t of a jurisdiction, t h e necessity for t h e exercise of the prerogative has disappeared. W e a r e in h e a r t y s y m p a t h j ' with the expression of o u r Committee on Revision, 1898: " W h i l e the power of the Grand Master to m a k e Masons" a t s i g h t is undenied, it is one vyhich should never be exercised." As we have remarked before, we have never known of a case of the modern exercise of this r i g h t w h i c h failed to impress us as an abuse of power. W e have known of cases where a Grand Master exercised his prerogative to m a k e a Mason " a t s i g h t " because he was afraid to trust t h e Craft to exercise the r i g h t of secret ballot, and whenever we hear of the a c t we find ourselves wondering whether t h a t is not t h e true cause of t h e action. R.'.W.'. C H A R L E S B E O H T E L , t h e G r a n d Treasurer of the G r a n d
Lodge for over a quarter of a century, w a s absent from Grand Lodge on acco\int of illness, and h a d been confined to his home — most of t h e time in bed — during t h e year. Loving and sympathetic words were expressed for the absent brother, and the Grand Master s a i d : One of the most cheering facts of hlsllfe,apparently, to him,In these days of affliction. Is his being the R.-.W.-. Grand Treasurer. During the last few months frequently he has spoken of this exalted station which he occupies, and expressed his great pride t h a t t h e brethren of this Grand Lodge for so many years have honored and trusted him. I t must be sweet in the old age of life to dwell upon that which for so many years, as a mark of confidence and esteem, has rested upon him, and I sincerely trust that until his death he may have the satisfaction continued unto him.
The Grand Lodge generously continued him in office and provided for a Deputj' Grand Treasurer to look after the necessary details of the office.
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The Grand Secretary presented a brief detailed report, being .able to report a " g r e a t improvement in promptness on the p a r t of Secretaries in m a k i n g returns to Grand L o d g e " — a most gratifying fact to a Grand Secretary. The C o m m i t t e e on Masonic H o m e submitted an interesting report, from which we gather t h a t the H o m e contains fifty-nine inmates — forty-three adults and sixteen children, a net increase during the year of four; the average age of the adults is over seventy-one years. The per capita cost of maintenance w a s $251.85. T h e per capita tax upon the Grand Lodge m e m b e r s h i p for the Maintenance Fund was thirty cents. The usual a m o u n t of routine business was transacted. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , .$22,852.79; disbursements, .$19,540.51; balance on hand, $18,560.93. C O R R E S P O N D E N C E . — The lamented P a s t Grand Master, M.-. W.-. CHABT.,ES B E I J C H E S , had completed his Correspondence R e -
port previous to his death, and this appears in the Appendix. I t is written with his usual vigor and we do not discover t h a t he anticipated t h e end, as t h e last sentence of his conclusion r e a d s : We again extend to all. particularly those of our own brethren and kin who burn the midnight oil, the "Compliments of the Season," In the sincere hope tliat we may meet again.
This is dated December 31, 1903. H e died F e b r u a r y 20, 1904. K a n s a s for 1903 is courteously assigned three pages of his r e view, our transactions of general interest being noted. B r o . BIJAYNEY'S oration is pronounced a "finished production froin a well informed mind." Our Correspondence Report is kindly treated. H e h a s this to say relative to our position on the liquor question : Under Connecticut, referring to saloon-keepers, he says : " We have no doubt BRO. BAKLOW despises this class of moral degenerates as much as the writer, and would blacliball one Just as quickly, but, in our opinion, the mere fact t h a t this class of people do slip past the ballot bo-x very frequently is siifBcient argument for the enactment of the legislation. No lodge has a right to sa.v loe can permit an Immoral barnacle to fasten Itself on the masonic ship If wc <:hoose.''' And the Good Book tells us," Judge not less ye he Judged," and we have heard sotuethlng about." straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel." Of course, you "cannot do It In Kansas."
W e recall a passage in the Great L i g h t s o m e w h a t similar to t h a t quoted b y our good Brother, b u t it can hardly be relied on to sustain t h e moral character of -the modern saloon-keeper, therefore we doubt its applicability to strangle an honest expression of opinion as to. the immorality of such business. W e do not kpow w h a t p a r t i c u l a r act of K a n s a s deglutition our Brother had in mind, but we are happy to say t h a t a saloon-keeper cannot legally become or remain a Mason in K a n s a s .
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Bro. B E L O H E B . thus expresses his opinion regarding the making of Masons a t s i g h t : Bro. S H A V E R IS opposed to the making of Masons a t sight, acknowledges It a prerogative, but thinks It should never be used. We differ, and for good and sufficient reasons e.xerclsed the right. Sl-x years subsequently we had the pleasure of greeting the brother as Worshipful Master of the lodge with which he afflllated, and felt a little pride In congratulating him upon his preferment.
N e x t A n n u a l a t Trenton, March 22, 1905. J O H N H . W I L K I N S , N e w a r k , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; T H O M A S
H . B . B E D W A Y , Trenton, reelected G r a n d Secretary.
1877 —NEW MEXICO— 1 903. 26TH A N N U A L .
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21 Lodges.
1.231 Members.
N e t increase: 84.
A T T E N D A N C E . — At the Annual b u t three Grand Officers were absent, though only two of the eight D i s t r i c t Deputies presented t h e m s e l v e s ; five P a s t Grand Masters, two P a s t Grand Wardenc^ and fifteen Grand Bepresentatives were p r e s e n t ; W.-. Bro. W I L L I A M D B I S C O L L failed to look after t h e interests of K a n s a s , such as they m a y have b e e n ; sixteen of t h e twenty-one lodges were represented b y twentyruine brethren. There were actually present forty-three brethren, members of the Grand Lodge. T B A N S A O T I O N S . — M . - . W . - . E . A. C A H O O N , G r a n d Master, refers
in his opening to N e w Mexico as a country of magnificent distances a n d to the difficulties of transportation, and congratulates the b r e t h r e n on their zeal in attending. W e wonder how it will be when N e w Mexico and Arizona a r e united as a State ; wliether the two Grand Lodges will unite, and. if so, how t h e union will affect a t t e n d a n c e in their then enormously increased jurisdiction. The Grand Master gives a list of t h e distinguished dead of other jurisdictions and a roll of sixteen departed in N e w Mexico. The G r a n d Lodge circle remained unbroken. Sixteen dispensations were granted, mostly for installations out of t i m e and for joint occupancy of halls. Three applications were refused ; two for conferring degrees o u t of time, and in this connection t h e Grand Master gives clear expression to the fundam e n t a l principles to be held in view in such cases: " M a s o n r y is worth w o r k i n g for and is worth a sacrifice. I t s m e m b e r s think more of i t if they a r e compelled to conform strictl.y to its rules." / H e w a s compelled to reprimand one lodge for doing work in the absence of t h e Master and both W a r d e n s . H e decided t h e c a n d i d a t e raised under these conditions,to be a Master Mason in good s t a n d i n g , rightly holding t h a t the innocenC candidate should
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not be held responsible for tlie delinquency of the lodge. T h e Grand Lodge sustained the Grand Master, b u t went further, and ordered t h a t a declaration should be entered in the minutes of the irregular meeting to the effect t h a t the brother in question was a regularly made Mason. This is certainlj' an emphatic declaration of a righteous principle. The Grand Master reports eleven decisions, of which the Grand Lodge reversed two. W e see no reason to disagree with any of these decisions, nor do they present any novel question except the decision already commented on and the two reversed by the Grand Lodge. The fifth is certainly an error. There can be no real question t h a t either the Master or one of the W a r d e n s in his absence, can call any brother to preside in the E a s t and do masonic work. H e cannot delegate the power to open the lodge, but the lodge once duly a t labor the congregating power m a y turn, over the direction of the work to any brother w h o m he deems qualified. H e still remains responsible, and the delegate is his agent. As to the decision t h a t a person who has lost one eye is ineligible to receive the degrees, while the Grand Lodge based its reversal on the express words of its By-Laws, yet on general masonic principles such a man should not be excluded, and to hold t h a t he is ineligible is too g r e a t a stretching of the law for us to sympathize with it. When in our review of Mississippi we expressed the opinion that, while probably no Grand Master had ever been called upon to answer the question, " C a n a Mason marry his widow's sister.?" or a large list of questions equally silly, which could easily be made, we little thought t h a t we would find before we had descended the alphabet very far such a question gravely propounded to â&#x20AC;˘ the Grand Master as Decision No. 11, "Can a candidate wearing a metal ring on his finger receive a n j ' of the Symbolic d e g r e e s ? " Following the Grand Master's citation of the fact t h a t only sixteen of the forty-flve American Grand Lodges recognized the theori' of perpetual jurisdiction and his recommendation of decisive action, the Grand Lodge placed itself squarelj' on record as being opposed to this trouble-breeding claim. H e reports h a v i n g visited five of the twenty-one lodges, which, considering the immense size of his jurisdiction, seems a good record. I t is probable t h a t few brothers in the country e a s t of Colorado realize-the tremendous difficulties attending the advance of Masonry in the m o u n t a i n and desert States. Only those who have lived there, or traveled within their borders, can appreciate w h a t it means to have your next-door neighbor thirtj' miles away, or to have to travel around three sides of an empire to reach a town 150 miles away. The Grand Master concluded his address with words of t h a n k s for the unusual honor of an election to the Grand E a s t while ab-
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s e n t from Grand Lodge, domestic affliction having s a t heavily upon iiini and made it.impossible for him to attend. The Grand Secretary reports t h a t the Grand Lodge library is growing so fast as to make his office inadequate to contain it, and r e q u e s t s t h e appointment of a c o m m i t t e e to m a k e a r r a n g e m e n t s with a local lodge for better quarters. This request was complied with. R.'.W.-. WiiiMAM H. S E A M O N , Grand Lecturer, again requested t h a t he be relieved of the duties of his position, and this time his r e q u e s t was heeded. H e does not give up his connection with G r a n d Lodge, and we will still have the pleasure of reading his Reports on Correspondence. H e s u b m i t s a report on Mexican Masonry which is of a good deal of interest. He says t h a t it will be some time before it will be safe to fraternize with Mexican Masonry a n d expresses the hope t h a t when the time coines t h a t the English-speaking York Rite lodges are in control of. the Grand Lodge ''Valle de Mexico" it will b e ' a b l e to reorganize Mexican Masonry and p u t it on a proper basis. H e recommends t h a t recognition of Grand Lodge Cosmos of C h i h u a h u a be withdrawn and recognition of Grand Lodge " V a l l e de Mexico" be delayed until it becomes a Grand Lodge of tlie York Rite, which recomm e n d a t i o n s were adopted by Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge adopted a s y s t e m of visiting cards, to be vised in reporting visits from m e m b e r s of other lodges. The idea strikes us quite favorably; as to its practicability when applied to a jurisdiction containing a large number of lodges, we are s o m e w h a t doubtful. We are afraid it would add too much to the detail work to be handled by the lodge Secretary to be very successful in such a jurisdiction as K a n s a s . The Missouri Masonic Monitor, published by .JOHN R . P A R SONS, of iSt. Louis, was adopted as the otticial monitor, certain passages being changed to s u i t N e w Mexican ideas. For instance, in the E n t e r e d Apprentice degree, after the words "bounds with all m a n k i n d , " the words "especially with a brotlier Mason," are omitted. Another change is the omission in the Master Mason's degree of belief in the i m m o r t a l i t y of the body. A change was made in the G r a n d Lodge By-Laws, putting the W o r k in the .charge of the D i s t r i c t Deputies, with the Grand L e c t u r e r as the chairman. PiNANOiAT..—Receipts, $1,895.50; expenditures, .$1,369.60; balance on hand, $1,891.84. C h a r i t y F u n d , cash on liand, $926.17. CoKBESPOMDBNCE.—R.'.W.-. W I L I J I A M H . SKAMON again presents the Correspondence Review. I t is interesting and readable, and a good deal of valuable information is furnished In regard to Mexican Masonry. If space allowed we could m a k e many extracts.
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Replying to a criticisin from Wisconsin he says : Jt has been many years since a liquor dealer was ad nil t ted in New Mexico, and a gambler never, and the Grand Lodge, or Grand Master, wouid very qulciily arrest the charter of any lodge which was found to be malting Masons of unflt men, no matter what their occupation might be.
The Wisconsin criticism above referred to was directed a t t h e decisions of Grand Master H A B L L B E in 1902, which we also criticised in our last report. T h a t the exact bearing of Bro. SEAMON'S s t a t e m e n t m a y be appreciated we cite t h a t decision again. T h e Grand Master decided t h a t two proposed candidates were not rendered ineligible for the mj'steries by reason of owning, t h e one a saloon, and the other a saloon and gambling house. P r e s u m ably the lodges were not a s k i n g out of curiosity, but because they were desirous of m a k i n g Masons of men engaged in such business, whom the Committee on Grand Master's Report in 1902 declared to be "undesirable material." Remember this, if t h e lodges could be trusted never to take in such "undesirable material" we would not have Grand Master's decisions declaring thein to be or not to be ineligible or unfit. Bro. S B A M O N says a gambler has never been made a Mason in New Mexico, and t h a t the charter of a lodge would be promptly arrested if it was found to be m a k i n g Masons of "unflt material." Did not Grand Master H A B L L E B , by his decision, give the lodges of New Mexico full permission to make saloon-keepers and gainblers Masons? Are we to understand that the Grand Lodge of New Mexico, after saying to its lodges through the approval of this decision, "You are the judges of the moral qualifications of candidates, and saloon-keepers and gamblers are not ineligible," t h a t it would arrest the charter of a lodge which Initiated a saloon-keeper or a gambler ? W e doubt it, nor does Bro. S E A M A N so declare. H e assures us t h a t the charter of a lodge "which was found to be m a k i n g Masons of unfit 7>ien" would be quickly arrested, b u t unfortunately his Grand Lodge has not only refused to declare t h a t saloon-keepers and gamblers are ^'^ unfit meti," b u t has specifically said they are not ineligible. The charter of one of t h e olde.st lodges in N e w York City w a s arrested a year or so ago for the very offense which the Grand Master of New Mexico gave one of liis lodges permission to commit. W e apprehend t h a t there is a grave difference between the refusal of a Grand Lodge to enact legislation forbidding t h e reception of a certain class of men. and the declaration of a Grand M a s t e r — i n response to a n explicit question — t h a t a m a n of sucli a class is eligible. W e do not believe t h a t Bro. S E A M O N or a n y of the representative Masons of N e w Mexico would p e r m i t a saloon-keeper or a gambler to get past their individual balldt, and we sincerely regret t h a t they have allowed their Grand Lodge to speak in such a m a n n e r
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a s can be construed b j ' a n j ' lodge in their jurisdiction into permission to foist such m a t e r i a l on to t h e fraternity. N e x t A n n u a l a t Albuquerque, October 17, 1904. J . C. S L A C K . Clayton, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; A L P H B U S A.
K E E N , Albuquerque, reelected Grand Secretary.
1781 — NEW YORK — 1904. 123D A N N U A L .
763 Lodges.
N E W YORK.
126,177 Members.
M A Y 3-5, 1904.
• N e t increase: 7,992.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Thirty-four Grand Officers, F o r t y District Deputies,Twelve P a s t Grand Masters, and the representatives from 755 lodges. B.-.W.'. J O H N B . A L L I G E K responded for K a n s a s upon roll call of Grand Representatives. T R A N S A C T I O N S . — T h e G r a n d M a s t e r , M.-.W'.-. E L B E R T G B A N -
DBLL, of Brooklyn, who was completing his second year of service, was a b s e n t from the sessions. A t t h e opening of the Grand Lodge, the Grand Secretary read a telegram from the absent Grand Master, to t h e effect t h a t his physician absolutely forbade his a t tendance. A telegram of s y m p a t h y w a s voted by Grand Lodge. T h e G r a n d Master of P e n n s y l v a n i a , accompanied by m a n y of his officers a n d several P a s t Grand Masters, were received as dis- ' tinguished visitors. The address of t h e Grand Master was another model business document. H e reported t h a t t h e j ' e a r had been one of "unprecedented g r o w t l i " — ' n e v e r b u t once before in the history of t h e Grand L o d g e " had so m a n y n e w n a m e s been enrolled in their lodges. More than ten thousand n a m e s were added. I n t h e roll of t h e fraternal dead appeared the names of sixteen distinguished craftsmen of N e w York, among whom we noticed a n " H o n o r a r y " P a s t G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. C H A R L E S W . CuSHMAN, whose p o r t r a i t appeared in last year's Proceedings. One P a s t J u n i o r Grand W a r d e n appeared in the list and also one of t h e p r e s e n t a p p o i n t i v e G r a n d Officers, W.-. G E O R G E M . B E R R Y ,
the Grand P u r s u i v a n t . Some sixteen pages are occupied with the listing of the formal ceremonies a n d those assisting therein. Four new lodges were organized a t Ossining, Gansevoort, Buffalo a n d Tupper L a k e ; these were all granted charters. W e clip this s t a t e m e n t a n d recommendation from the Grand Master's a d d r e s s : It has come to my knowledge that .Section 42 of the Constitution Is often construed as not referring to Individual brethren, and I therefore recommend t h a t this section. In order t h a t It may In letter, as It does In spirit
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accomplish Us purpose, be amended by adding after the word "lodges" the words "or brethren," so thnt when amended It shall read : "SECTION 42. The use of any written or printed or written and printed ritual of work and lectures by lodges or brethren of this jurisdiction is absolutely prohibited." This was referred to the C o m m i t t e e . o n Constitution, b a t it failed to report thereon. The Grand Master referred a t some length to the .movement to erect a s a n a t o r i u m for con.sumptives. W e clip briefly: Masonry has joined the world-wide movement to put an end to consumption, the most deadly and most needless scourge with which humanity is afflicted. Consumption is an infectious, communicable disease, produced by a germ, and is quite readily curable if taken in time. I consider this pro.iect of a masonic sanatorium for consumption the most Important and deserving one ever undertaken b.v the fraternity. It means the actual saving of lives, protection to the communit.v from the danger of infection or communication, and restoration of the afflicted to those near and dear to them. L a t e r t h e Hall and A s y l u m F u n d Cominittee recommended the adoption of the following resolution, which was followed : Resolved, That whenever the title to land for the masonic sanatorium for consumptives shall be transferred to the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted . Masons of the State of New York, free and clear of all encumbrances, and accompanied by the necessary consents of the legal authorities. It shall at once be accepted by the Trustees of the Hall and Asylum Fund, who shall Im-mediately adopt rules for the admission, accommodation and maintenance of inmates, subject to the approval of the Grand Master; but there shall only be expended for this purpose such funds as may be provided. Resolved, That the Grand Master be, and he is hereby requested by the Grand Lodge to Issue an offlcial appeal to the members in this jurisdiction for voluntar.v contributions to the fund for the Masonic Sanatorium for consumptives. The S a n a t o r i u m Fund now a m o u n t s to about JfoiOOO.OO, and the L a n d F u n d therefor to about .$3,100.00. The c h a r t e r of Doric Lodge, whose a r r e s t we noticed last year, Avas restored d u r i n g the year by the Grand Master. This was t h e lodge w h i c h initiateil some notorious c h a r a c t e r , to the scandal of t h e Craft. Before restoring t h e c h a r t e r t h e G r a n d Master dem a n d e d t h a t the m e m b e r s h i p should be thoroughly purged, and this was done. The Grand Master said : I cannot refrain from saying that In my estimation the example made in this case has been of great benefit to our lodges, particularly in the metropolitan district. As a result of the action taken, the lodges have been exceedingly careful In the selection of material for membership. Detailed t h e Masonic m a t e s in t h e The average
reports of the trustees of t h e various funds and of H o m e furnish interesting reading. There are 301 inH o m e , being 154 men, 86 women, 35 boys a n d 26 girls. age of the adults is seventy-one years, of t h e children,
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eleven years. The capacity of the H o m e has been taxed to the. utmost, and ttiere are twenty-three male applicants elected to admission, but now upon the waiting list until vacancies occur. The per capita cost for the j^ear was a little over if 199.00. The Grand Historian submitted a report covering 108 pages,' which continues the work of historical sketches of tlie lodges begun by the committee several years ago. Condensed histories of twenty-t\^o lodges appear. The sketch of one of these, old Phoenix Lodge No. 58, of Lansingburgh, now Upper Troy, has peculiar intere.st to us, because of the fact t h a t an uncle, A N D R E W G E O R G E MiTCHEiiL,, was the Master of this lodge during the years of 1856 and 1857, and it-was a t the funeral of this uncle conducted by the lodge in 1864, while the writer was a child under six years of age, t h a t the impression was made which then took shape in a well remembered determination to become a Mason when m a n h o o d was reached. T h a t this impression and determination were deeply fixed is apparent from the fact t h a t no other m e m b e r s of our family, either parental or maternal, were. Masons, so far as we have knowledge, except this uncle and his father, our m a t e r n a l grandfather, and the latter died m a n y years before we were born. . The reports of the G r a n d Librarian and of the Committee on Antiquities are also of m a r k e d interest. The latter committee are about to issue a unique descriptive catalogue, comprising a volume of some 250 pages with photogravure illustrations a n d cuts. Upon a special report of the Committee on Correspondence, fraternal recognition was accorded the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico; recognition was declined to the Grand Lodge of Cosmos, of the State of C h i h u a h u a , Mexico, for the reason t h a t said Grand Lodge is " n o t independent.of the control of the Supreme Council, A. A. S. R.," and for the same reason similar action was taken re-, garding the Grand Orient D'Haiti. Action on the request of the Grand Orient of Brazil was deferred for lack of information. Reference was made to the protest of the so-called " G r a n d Lodge of Western Australia, organized 1898," against the regularity of the generally recognized " G r a n d Lodge of Western Australia, organized in 190O," but the committee s a y : Your committee do not deem It uecessaiy to recapitulate facts which are a matter of record In preceding regular Reports on Foreign Correspondence, and And nothing In the aforesaid communications to alter the e.xlsting relations. The body of which Bro. SMYTHE IS Grand Secretarj' was termed by the United Grand Lodge of England as " a n Irregular body," and denied recognition March 7,1900. At the same date the Grand Lodge over which M.-.W.-. Bro. HAOKETT presides received ofBclal recognition, and there not being disclosed In the printed proceedings of the United Grand Lodge of England any subsequent action In relation thereto, your committee do not deem any action necessary on the-part of this Grand Lodge, and so recommend.
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An i n t e r e s t i n g r e p o r t of a visit to the jurisdiction of t h e Grand Orient of B e l g i u m was presented by the G r a n d E e p r e s e n t ative of t h a t G r a n d Orient near the G r a n d Lodge of New Y o r k , from wliich we clip the following: Living as our,Belgian brethren do, in a country ruled socially and politically by members of a religious organization avowedly Inimical to Freemasonry, their efforts to Increase the Influence of the Craft meets with strenuous opposition. Those of the upper classes who sympathize with the principles of our Order cannot make common issue with Freemasonry for fear of losing caste, while the more Ignorant classes are prejudiced through the Intolerant attitude of the hierarchy. This opposition has not extinguished Freemasonry; on the contrary. It has developed in many members of the Craft an intense patriotism, and their love of country urges them to a constant endeavor for both political and social freedom of thouglit. Schools for the education of the young have been founded ; educational lectures are given by well qualified persons ; and it Is by such means, as well as by living the lives of upright men that many of o a r European brethren strive to remove the ostracism and sometimes even persecution to which they are subjected. Certainly the ends they hope to a t t a i n are worthy of our encouragement, and the means employed deserving of our earnest support. There are among our foreign brethren some who, when they revolt against their early religious teaching, turn, perhaps not unnaturally, to the other extreme ; they deny the existence of a GOD and banish the Bible from their masonic altar. Tnis avowal of atheism has led In one instance to the severance of fraternal relations with this .Grand Lodge, but we must remember t h a t among these Freemasons there are many good men who acknowledge a Supreme Being and are earnestly working for the welfare of .their nation. In our liberal country it is hard to realize the struggles which older peoples must make to free themselves from the traditions which have held them bound for years, even for centuries. Our perfect freedom to think and a c t according to the dictates of conscience has made us, perhaps, to some degree thoughtless of the endeavor we might make to help our less fortunate brethren. This apology for a t h e i s t i c tendencies of some of the Continental G r a n d Lodges is significant when read in connection w i t h t h e letter of Bro. K B U G E R , of Belgium, which we reproduce under Maine, wherein t h e refusal of the G r a n d Orient of B e l g i u m to sever relations w i t h t h e Grand Orient of F r a n c e is set forth. W e fear t h a t m a n y of these bodies are honeycoinbed with the s a m e a t h e i s t i c a l ideas, and only a w a i t the supposedly proper opportunity to declare thein as did F r a n c e . The Commission of Appeals reported an i n t e r e s t i n g case of the appeal of one, D A B I U S W I L S O N , of Y o n n o n d i o Lodge No. 163, of Rochester, from the j u d g m e n t of the Trial Commissioners in expelling him for " i m m o r a l and u n m a s o n i c conduct in c l a n d e s tinely a n d unlawfully assisting in the ceremony of conferring t h e degrees of Masonrj', and for knowingly v i s i t i n g a c l a n d e s t i n e lodge." W e clip t h e s t a t e m e n t of the c a s e : It seems, as established by credible and uncontradicted witnesses, that the defendant had an office at No. 41 West Twenty-fourth Street, New York City, for the practice of medicine, and that he there clandestinely conferred
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degrees In Masonry. I t is In evidence t h a t a cnller upon the defendant at his said office there filled out an application for admission to Masonry, and thereafter, pursuant t o a letter of request to d o so, again called there, and, having first paid to the defendant fifteen dollars, received what purported to be the three degrees of Masonr.y, In the conferring of which the defendant acted as Senior Deacon and an alleged representative of the Grand Lodge of Ohio as Master. The defendant claimed to confer these degrees pursuant to authority granted by a Grand Master of Masons In Ohio, one .IDSTIN P I N S E Y , and In defendant's rooms were many circulars offering to make the readers thereof Masons and put them In possession of all the secrets necessary to them to gain admission Into masonic lodges throughout the world. These circulars,emanating from defendant's office, were sent broadcast through the city of New York. The defendant stated that those interested In thus starting lodges In New York not under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of this State were his friends, and he was in sympathy with them. I t is also in evidence from admissions of the defendant that he did attend a clandestine meeting of a lodge a t No. 100 West Twenty-fourth Street, not being under the authority of the Grand Lodge of the State of New Y'ork, and that those who called a t his office, In response to the above-mentioned circulars he Referred to one P A G E T , who he averred, was the Deputy in this city for the Grand .Master of Ohio. Defenda n t further admitted t h a t he had made many so-called charter members of the Consistory and Shrlne.and had received twenty dollars for each initiationDefendant also ad rait ted that he was a t No. 100 West Twenty-fourth .Street, where said lodge, purporting to be under the Jurisdiction of Ohio, convened every Friday evening, and there conferred these higher degrees in Masonry at least once a month. The facts and circumstances before us in this case point but one way, a n d that Is that the defendant Is gullt.v of th'e charges iieyond a n y reasonable doubt; that he has made a business of selling what purported to be degrees to any applicant who was willing to pay for them, and In consequence thereof he should be expelled from his lodge, and from ail the rights and privileges of Masonry forever, and pay the sum of one hundred and fiftythree dollars (JliiS.OO), the amount of the expenses of his trial. Of cour.se the G r a n d Lodge affirined the j u d g m e n t . W h a t did t h e b r o t h e r appeal for? We suppose the j u d g m e n t "for c o s t s " is designed t o a c t like t h e "flaming s w o r d , " to keep t h e s i n n e r from e v e r a t t e m p t i n g to r e t u r n to the " G a r d e n . " T h e u s u a l a m o u n t of routine b u s i n e s s w a s t r a n s a c t e d . FiNANOiAL.—Eeceipts. .$104,101.23; d i s b u r s e m e n t s , $98,591.12; b a l a n c e on h a n d , $76,2.34.38. T h e P e r m a n e n t F u n d a g g r e g a t e s $155,908.81 ; t h e Masonic H a l l and A s y l u m F u n d s h o w s . a balance of $8,521.74, with a Reserve F u n d of $234,031.90. T h e " M r s . A. D. J o y c e C h i l d r e n ' s F u n d " is m a i n t a i n e d for t h e purpose of furnishi n g the c h i l d r e n who leave the H o m e , after h a v i n g a t t a i n e d the age l i m i t , a s m a l l s u m with which to begin life ; it now a g g r e g a t e s $1,930.48., W e observed two d i s b u r s e m e n t s u n d e r t h e fund t h e p a s t y e a r a.niounting to $424.00. GoERESPONDENOE.— P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r J E S S E B . A N T H O N Y p r e s e n t e d his s i x t e e n t h a n n u a l C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Report. I t is of m u c h i n t e r e s t as usual. T h e r e v i e w a n d t r a n s l a t i o n of t h e P r o c e e d i n g s of the Contin e n t a l G r a n d Lodges, by R . - . W . - . E M I L F B A N K E L , is of more t h a n u s u a l i n t e r e s t this j'ear. T h e a c c o u n t of t h e a p p a r e n t s e t t l e m e n t
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of the differences which have existed for several years between the German Grand Lodges and the subsequent resumption of the sessions of the " D i e t of the United Grand Lodges" present several matters of importance. We clip the following significant account of the discussion upon some of the subjects : IX. Motion of the Three Prussian Grand Masters Regarding the Estabtishment of Subordinate Lodges in Foreign Countries.—The Diet Is asked to pass a resolution that if a German Grand Lodge desires to charter a subordinate lodge within the territory over which a foreign Grand Lodge claims absolute jurisdiction, sucli Grand Lodge being a recognized Grand Lodge by the union of the German Grand Lodges and objecting to the establishment of such St. John's Lodge, the decision of the Diet of the German Grand Lodges must first be obtained before a charter can be granted. After a prolonged discussion and the refusal of the Prussian Grand Masters to withdraw their motion, the point'of order was raised that the proposition before the assembly undoubtedly contained a change of the Constitution, and that, therefore, ln_accordance with paragraph No. 18 of the statutes of the union of the Grand Lodges, the final vote on the present proposition could only be taken after the lapse of a year; In the meantime the several Grand Bodies could collect further data regarding the subject and consult with their subordinate lodges as to their wishes. The Diet was called from labor to refreshment for a short time, and on resumption of labor Bro. GBRII ARDT declared In the name of the Grand Lodge of the "Three Globes" that following the declaration made by Che Grand Lodge of Hamburg, the decree forbidding masonic Intercourse between the members of his Grand Lodge and that of Hamburg had been withdrawn. Bro. WAfiNER, Grand Master of "Royal York," made a similar statement, expressing the hope that the disputes yet unsettled between the National Grand Lodge and the Grand Lodge of Hamburg would find an early and fraternal solution in the Interest of the Craft.
Our readers will doubtless recall the invasion of New York by the Grand Lodge of H a m b u r g and the subsequent discussion and action aroused thereby. Here are two significant suggestions: XIII. Motion of the Grand Lodges ^^Zur Soiine^^ and-^Xur Eintraeht'-'' Regard' ing the Suggestion of the Swiss Grand Lodge "/I ipina " A bout the Foundation of an International Office for Masonic Intercourse.—Bro. FICKE reports that he had attended the Congress in Geneva which had voted to create an international office for masonic Intercourse. He further stated that he had listened to the discussion on the subject and was convinced that the views of the Swiss Masons were identical with those of their German brethren. As long as this office remained und^r the control of the "Alplna," he could see no objection why the German Grand Lodges should not join. This could be done by the D l e t m coj'pore, or each Grand Lodge could become a contributing member Individually ; Inasmuch, however, as the regulation of external relations according to the Constitution belongs to the province of the Union of the Grand Lodges, he asked the Diet to give Us consent to join the Swiss Grand Body to those Graiid Lodges which so desired, especially to the one represented by him. The assembly concurred with the opinion of the Bayreuth Grand Master, and the motion advocated bj' him and Bro. B R A N D was carried. XV. Report Regarding Relations Towards the French and Spanish Grand Lodge-i.—Sto. PicKE reports that during his presence in Geneva, two representatives of the Grand Orient of France expressed the urgent desire for the reestabllsbment of hiendly relations. The same feeling was predominant
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among the Alsatian brethren which now belong to the Grand Lodge "Royal York," and last but not least, amongst the German brethren now living in France. As regards Spain, two letters from brethren of his Grand Lodge, now. living in Madrid, had been received with a request that fraternal relations be resumed. This matter would necessarily have to go through the regular routine, and he himself would make the necessary motion Ijefore the next Diet. As there are a t the present time two Masonic Grand Bodies in Spain, the speaker stated that the request came from the Gran Oriente Espanol. As to friendly relations towards the French Masons, Bro. FIOKE asked the Grand Masters to consult their own Grand Lodges as to whether a motion on this subject was likely to be approved.
This Bro. F I C K E , w h o is a p p a r e n t l y urging the restoration of fraternal relations w i t h t h e infidel G r a n d Orient of France, is t h e Grand Master of the -'Grand Lodge Zur Sonne," of Bayreuth, one of the G r a n d Lodges r e c e n t l y recognized by our mother Grand Lodge of Missouri. K a n s a s for 1903 is briefly reviewed w i t h o u t criticism, several quotations being made from G r a n d Master D E W E Y ' S address with expressions of approval. N e x t Annual a t N e w York, M a y 2, 1905. F R A N K H . R O B I N S O N , H o r n e l l s v i l l e , elected Grand M a s t e r ; E D W A R D M . L . E H L E R S , M a s o n i c T e m p l e , N e w York, reelected
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N e t increase: 1,001.
A T T E N D A N C E . — T h e r e were present a t the Annual Communication thirteen of the sixteen Grand Officers, eight Past Grand Masters a n d two P a s t Grand S e c r e t a r i e s ; twenty-four Grand Bepresentatives were in their places, of whom B.'.W.*. M. C. S. N O B L E for Kansas w a s one. Two h u n d r e d and six lodges were represented. T R A N S A C T I O N S . — M.-.W.-. H . I . C L A R K delivered his second
a n n u a l address as Grand Master. I t is concise b u t seems to cover t h e ground fully. H e reports an excellent year, both in t h e m a t t e r of internal h a r m o n y a n d in t h e steady progress of the Craft in all directions. H e reports in tender words the death of R.-.W.\ T H O M A S J . B E B D , Senior G r a n d Deacon.
H e issued dispensations for t h e formation of nine new lodges, of which seven were c h a r t e r e d a t this Communication, the others h a v i n g t h e i r dispensations continued a t their own request. On account of change in t h e law he was compelled to issue a large n u m b e r of dispensations for election of officers out of time.
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Special dispensations for conferring degrees were issued with great care. Eleven decisions were reported. All of them were substantially approved. W e note in one decision the p h r a s e , ' ' d i s m e m bered for non-payment of dues." As this decision is immediately preceded by one in regard to a m a n who had lost one a r m it inevitably suggests the query w h e t h e r one of the p u n i s h m e n t s for nonp a y m e n t of dues in North Carolina is to take off an arm or a leg. Decision No. 7 is in line with K a n s a s on the question as to proper age for signing a petition, holding t h a t the candidate must be of "lawful a g e " at the time of signing. No. 8 decides t h a t selling liquor is not necessarily a masonic offense; the Grand Lodge later took action on this subject. I n one of his decisions he uses the following language : " T h i s office is made to interpret the law and not to make it, and I have so done." Too -many executive officers, out of Masonry, as well as in it, fail to rule their actions on this salutary principle. H e reports great progress with their Masonic Temple project, and expresses the belief t h a t North Carolina is to have the handsomest home for the Grand Lodge in the South. A great part of the funds have been raised, but not enough to w a r r a n t breaking ground. As will be seen from extracts from general Proceedings the Grand Lodge seems to have advanced the Temple project a t the expense of the Orphan's H o m e . A very interesting incident is reported in connection with Johnston-Caswell Lodge No. 10, which it m a y be remembered was revived last year after a' sleep of nearly thirty years, the youngest member surviving being over sixty years old. During the first period of this lodge's life a'brother had been passed to the degree of a Fellow Craft, but owing to the outbreak of war had not advanced further. After the revival of the lodge a meeting was held in the old a c a d e m y which this brother had attended in his boyhood, and he was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason, one of the assisting brethren having been his schoolmate. A long search of the annals of Masonry would probably fail to match this incident. The Grand Secretary, R.-.W.-. J O H N C . D B E W B Y , reports t h a t progress has been inade in inducing the lodges to make returns promptly. Three lodges v/ere revived and one surrendered its charter. H e speaks of the liealthy and rapid growth in numbers and believes it to be due to the m o v e m e n t for a Masonic Temple. The increase, 1.001, is certainly very gratifying. The report of the" Board of Directors of the Oxford Orphan Asylum shows continued prosperity. T h e financial condition of the Asylum is reported to be good. I m p r o v e m e n t s on the buildings are in progress. The Board reports t h a t of $3,000 appropriated for the current year they were able to obtain from the
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Grand Treasurer b u t $750, $2,500 having been paid to the Temple F u n d , leaving the Grand Treasurer without funds; they request t h a t the Grand Treasurer be instructed to pay the Asylum appropriations first, which seems to us the correct thing to do; a great masonic charity is of vastly more importance than a home for Grand Lodge. Attention is called by the Board to the generosity of the Superintendent.of the Asylum who, out of a salary due him for four years of.$4,800, drew only $900, thus giving to the Asyl u m the generous sum of $3,900. Siich generosity and self-sacrifice shows the true masonic spirit and is most warmly to be commended. There were 322 children on the roll during the year. W.-. JoHJT S. CDXNINC4HAM, Grand Orator, delivered an eloquent address on Masonry and its history in North Carolina-and the South. He speaks particularly of the progress of. Masonry a m o n g the E n g l i s h speaking peoples and its influence on them and the world through t h e m . The first steps were taken for the establishment of a Masonic H o m e , and a c o m m i t t e e of five was appointed to investigate the advisability of e s t a b l i s h i n g a H o m e for aged and indigent brethren. A resolution was introduced providing t h a t lodges whicii failed to make p r o m p t and proper returns should be denied representation, but on motion it was laid on the table. F r a t e r n a l greetings and cordial good wishes were extended to the Masons of Costa Rica, b u t formal recognition of the Grand^ liodge was deferred till the n e x t A n n u a l Communication. A m o n g the cases of discipline reported we find a s o m e w h a t singular conception of masonic law. A brother was suspended from his lodge on the charge of having carried a ditl'ere.nce he had with another brother before the civil courts before he had re^ ferred the m a t t e r to the lodge for settlement. The Committee on Masonic J u r i s p r u d e n c e well say t h a t they -'are unable to find any masonic law which forbids one Mason bringing an action a t law against another Mason w i t h o u t first submitting tlie controversy to the lodge." and therefore they set the sentence aside. For the first time the F i n a n c e Committee made a report including a budget of estimated receipts and disbursements for the ensuing year. Their e s t i m a t e s show a.probable deficit of $1,768. To cover this probable deficit the By-Laws were amended to m a k e the per capita t a x seventj'-flve cents, it previously being sixty c e n t s ; this seems little enough to cover the expenses of Grand Lodge, particularly with the care of the Oxford Orphan A s y l u m and the burden of building the Masonic Temple. An increase to one dollar was proposed b u t seems to have m e t with little favor. The Committee on the Masonic Temple report financial affairs to be in very good shape. The building site was not fully paid
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for b u t very soon would be, a n d it would be possible to make arrangements for the financing of the erection of the building. A resolution was passed strongly requesting each subordinate lodge to subscribe to the fund for building. At this Communication North Carolina takes an important step forward and places itself in.line with the most progressive of its sister Grand Lodges by referring to the subordinates a proposed a m e n d m e n t to the law m a k i n g a n y m a n engaged in the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors ineligible to membership. Of course the lodges m a j ' possibly defeat the proposed law, but it seems scarcely likely in view of North Carolina's past attitude on this question. W e will hope t h a t the resolution received a good rousing majority. I n two cases of appeal to the Grand Lodge for reinstatement the Grand Lodge directed the Grand Master to appoint a committee of one to endeavor to reconcile t h e differences between the petitioner and his lodge,-'provided, t h a t the petitioner first tender and p a y t h e expenses to be incurred b y said committeeman." F I N A N C I A L . — B a l a n c e on hand last report, $3,536.87; receipts, $8,885.30; expenditures, .$9,895.92; balance on-hand, .$2,526.25. CoRBESPONDEN-OE.—This is Bro. J O H N A. C O L L I N S ' eighth
annual report, and is fully up to his usual standard. W e have read it with interest and find nothing w i t h which to quarrel. H e gives 158 pages to reviews of sixty-two volumes of Proceedings. K a n s a s receives liberal t r e a t m e n t in about three pages. H e compliments Grand Secretary W I L S O N on the appearance of the volume for 190.3. H e finds nothing in our proceedings of which to disapprove. Under N e w Mexico he refers to t h e two decisions of Grand Master H A E L L E B , which have already twice called forth emphatic disapproval from us, and apropos of a similar case in Baltimore, where the Grand Master p u t his foot down strongly he saysi: "Bro. S H B Y O O K had prerogative and a sense of t h e proprieties to back him ; Bro. H A B L L E B didn't." N e x t A n n u a l a t Ealeigh, J a n u a r y 10, 1905. W. S. LiDDELL, Charlotte, elected Grand Master; J O H N C . D B E W R Y , Raleigh, reelected Grand Secretary.
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1889 — NORTH DAKOTA - 1 9 0 4 . 15TH A N N U A L .
72 Lodges.
FABGO.
4,847 Members..
. J U N E 28, 29, 1904.
N e t increase: 343.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Elleven Grand Officers, S i x P a s t Grand Masters, a n d representatives from sixty-flve lodges. Our Grand Kepresentative, P a s t Grand Master J O H N F . S B L B Y , was a t his post. T R A N S A C T I O N S . — T h e address of the Grand Master, M.-.W.-. J A M E S T . B L A O K L O O K . of W a l h a l l a , was a well-conceived busi-
ness paper of ten pages. H i s introduction was a brief liistorical s t a t e m e n t from which we learn t h e interesting fact t h a t no lodge in the Grand Jurisdiction has surrendered its charter. , No d e a t h s in their Grand Lodge membership were reported. One lodge had been constituted and one masonic temple dedi c a t e d — t h e latter a t Bottineau. Five n e w lodges h a d been organized a n d these were all granted c h a r t e r s ; they were located a t Cogswell, Granville, K e n m a r e , Wimbledon and Berthold. One lodge which had been suffering frouT factional strife was apparently healed through t h e good offices of the Grand Master and the G r a n d . S e c r e t a r y . The Grand Master m a d e three r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s : One, t h a t the c h a r g i n g of an affiliation fee be prohibited; this was adopted. Another, t h a t t h e s t a n d i n g resolution, placing a restriction upon Grand Officers exceeding specific appropriations without first obtaining the consent of t h e Finance Committee, be rescinded ; this was not adopted. Third, t h a t the custom of naming all t h e P a s t Grand Masters as the Committee on Jurisprudence be discontinued, a n d hereafter the law be followed requiring the a p p o i n t m e n t of a committee of five. The Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e disapproved. W h y was this a question requiring any a c t i o n ? A specific l a w tal^es precedence over any short-lived custom, a n d if a Grand Master desired to ignore tlie custom, the law would sustain h i m . B i g h t decisions were rendered. They were mostly of local application arid interest, although a couple were of a general character. H e r e w a s o n e : A ballot was taken upon petition for degrees, and, after U had been declared favorable. It was discovered that the ballot box contained no black cubes. Upon the discovery, the Worshipful Master asked If It was the desire of any one to have a new ballot taken. No one responded, but lest there should be a question as to the legality of the ballot, another ballot was ordered resulting In the rejection of the candidate. Question.—Is the ballot upon an application for degrees legal If the ballot box contains no black cubes, thus limiting a member's privilege to casta black cube If he so desires? If the first ballot was legal, would not the second ballot stand as though It had not been taken?
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Answer.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;X ballot taken without black cubes. In my opinion, Is not legal, as It deprives a-brother of the right to cast a black ball It so Inclined, and every brother has the right to do so under our laws.
The Other was a question as to r e i m b u r s e m e n t of a lodge by another for funeral expenses incurred. The facts were not clearly apparent, b u t the Grand Master properly held t h a t t h e lodge of which the deceased was a member was liable, provided it specifically authorized the e x p e n d i t u r e ; otherwise, not. I n deciding this case, the Grand Master very clearly stated the true principle incurred in the m a k i n g of such e x p e n s e s : There Is a fundamental principle Involved In the matter which appears to have been lost sight of. Masonry stands for benevolence, relief and charity, but It does not dispense them in the commercial or mechanical method, adopted by many other fraternal societies. It adapts itself to the circumstances of eacli case, and tries to meet all reasonable demands. A lodge is not called upon, nor should it enter upon funeral or other e.xpenses, unless the call is made through distress or poverty. In other words, It should not bear any expenses of a funeral unless the brother's family cannot pay them,or that the paying of them would entail a hardship upon the family, except carriages to convey pali-bearers or officers when tlie funeral Is held by Masons, ft does not appear that the wife of the deceased t>rother had called upon the Masons for help, nor that she was not oble to purchase the casket herself. If she were, then the furnishing them liy the lodge was not at all necessary, to say the least.
Grand Secretary T H O M P S O N presented as u s u a l a very inter-
esting detailed report. The Senior Grand AVarden had p e r m a n e n t l y removed from the Grand .Jurisdiction during the year. The Grand Secretary was directed to purchase and present to him a P a s t Senior Grand Warden's apron. The Committee on F r a t e r n a l Relations r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t as the Grand Lodge had been in fraternal correspondence with the Gran Dieta, t h a t it now recognize the present c o n s t i t u e n t Grand Lodges therein, and recognition was thereupon accorded under the following r e c o m m e d a t i o n : W H E R E A S , On the 30th day of April, 1901, said Grand Symbolic Diet was dissolved, by mutual agreement, and Its powers reposed in the Grand Lodges of the several States which were Included In the confederation, be it recommended that the Grand Lodge of the .State of North Dakota fraternize with each of the following Grand Lodges : A. F. A A. M. of Mexico ; Valle de Mexico, located at the City of Mexico; Benito Juarez, located at the City of Porflrlo Diaz; and Ignaclo Ramirez, located at the City of Tamplco.
W e do not know w h a t the first one mentioned, the "A. F. & A. M., of Mexico," ma.y be, but we do not doubt there can be such an one easily found. Upon the recommendation of the s a m e committee, the " G r a n d Lodge of Republica A r g e n t i n a " was also recognized. As we recall it the official name of this Grand Body is "The Supreme Gonsejo Y Gran Oriente P a r a L a Republica Argeni t n a in Buenos Aires," a sort of a combination, so its n a m e would
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imply, of a Supreme Council and a Grand Orient. According to rumors t h i s body is very far from being a masonic body worthy of confidence. We also find this in the record: W.'. Bro. HAI^FJJAS B E N D E K E (4) moved: That this Grand Lodfte recognize the Grand Lodge of Norway and Sweden, • and t h a t our Grand Secretary be directed to correspond with the proper officers of t h a t Grand Lodge with a view to the exchange of Grand Representatives. Carried.
W e t h i n k Grand correspondence, t h a t is a case of " t w i n s " N o r w a y is located a t
Secretary T H O M P S O N will find out, upon instead of recognizing one Grand Lodge, it with one godfather. The Grand Lodge of Christiania, the G r a n d Lodge of Sweden is
located a t S t o c k h o l m .
" H i s Royal Highness, Bro. O S C A R G U S T A V
A D O L F , Crown Prince of N o r w a y and Sweden," is the Grand Master of both. The G r a n d S e c r e t a r y raised the question as to the proper Grand Officers to sign charters, that is, the retiring Grand Officers, or t h e newly elected and installed Grand Officers. I t w a s determined t h a t the newly installed should execute the charters. We believe this is in accordance with t h e usual custom. Other proceedings were routine. F I N A N C I A L . — Beceipts, $5,465.17; disbursements, $4,181.17; balance on hand, $8,148.38. CoBBBSPONDENCE.— I n t h e place where we usually look to find the Correspondence Report appears the following: • Note.— Owing to illness on the part of M.-.W.-. ROBERT M . OAROTJIEKS, Committee on Foreign Correspondence, he was unable to complete his review of other Grand Lodges, and, not desiring to have printed a fragmentary review, decided to wlthliold ills report, with the promise that next year he would combine two years In one.
N e x t A n n u a l a t Grand Forks, J u n e 27, 1905. J A M E S W . F O L E Y , B i s m a r c k , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; F R A N K J .
T H O M P S O N , Fargo, reelected Grand Secretarj'.
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1 8 6 6 — N O V A SCOTIA — 1 9 0 3 . 38TH A N N U A L .
320 Lodges.
HALIFAX.
3,882 Members.
J U N E 10, 11, 1903.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 162.
A T T E N D A N O E . — P r e s e n t : Twenty-three Grand Officers, three P a s t Grand Masters, a n d P a s t Masters and representatives from forty-four lodges. R.-.W.-. T H O M A S M O C O N K B Y represented K a n sas. TRANSACTIONS.—The
Grand
Master,
M.-. W.-. L U T H B E
B.
A R C H I B A L D , of Truro, a n excellent half-tone portrait of whom, arrayed in full regalia, forms the frontispiece, presided and in a concise business address of thirteen pages interestingly reported the work of t h e year. I n the introduction a loyal reference is m a d e to the K i n g a n d the joy of all British Masons a t his recovery from t h e serious illness which threatened a t t h e eve of his coronation. T h e G r a n d Ma'ster said: For twentj'-slx years as Grand Master Mason of England he was the-most eminent Mason on earth, and during that period Masonry In the Empire flourished as never before, so that to-day the noblest, bravest and best of Britain's citizens are proud to be enrolled in our ranks. When in 1874 the Marquis of Bipon resigned the position of Grand Master Mason of England on becoming a member of the Ohurch of Rome, it gave great comfort to our friends the enemy, and it was a t this critical point that our present Kin^ was elected to and accepted the office thus thrown down by his predecessor, and to which he was thereafter annually reelected for twenty-six j-ears, until when succeeding to-the throne he assumed the title of Protector of Masons, and was succeeded as Grand Master bj' his brother, H. R. H. the Duke of Connaught. During the King's tenure of office no less than 952 lodges were added to the roll of the Grand Lodge of England, and upwards of £2,000,000 sterling were expended in masonic charity.
Death h a d stricken forty members of their subordinate lodges, but none were (iresent or past officers of Grand Lodge. A m o n g the Grand Representatives reported commissioned we noticed t h e n a m e of our own Bro. J O H N M O G U L L A G H .
A number of visitations were reported, b u t we note nothing further of special Interest for our review. The Grand Secretary indicated returns received from all lodges except one. This one. Union No. 18, of Halifax, was said to be in a ' ' m o s t deplorable condition," a n d all efforts to improve conditions seemed unsuccessful. Later the Grand Lodge took action, citing the lodge to appear a t next Annual a n d show " cause w h y its charter should n o t be surrendered." This lodge is composed entirely of colored m e n . One new lodge w a s organized a t Pubnico Head, Y a r m o u t h , and it was granted a charter. The reports of t h e District Deputies cover twenty pages a n d concisely indicate conditions.
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I n t h e evening of the first d a y t h e Grand Lodge attended divine service a t St. Paul's Church, a t which time a n excellent sermon was preached by the G r a n d Chaplain. E x p r e s s i o n s of s y m p a t h y with t h e F r a t e r n a l Temple scheme a t the World's F a i r a t St. Louis were adopted, but no financial aid was voted. Very little aid was received outside of Missouri and, Illinois — the plan did not appeal very forcibly to many. W e referred last year to the decision of Grand Master T R E N AMAN t h a t \a " m e m b e r of a lodge, w o r k i n g in Halifax from the G r a n d Lodge of England, could not affiliate with a lodge under the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia." T h e special committee divided on the question, and it was w a r m l y discussed, b u t the Grand Lodge sustained the decision. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $5,729.11; disbursements, $3,624.37 ; balance on hand, $2,462.41. • CoEBESPONDBNOE.— Upon the G r a n d Secretary, Bro. MowB B A Y , has devolved the duty of preparing the Correspondence Report, and an interesting review is presented. K a n s a s for 1903 receives courteous attention, our transactions of general interest being notedN e x t A n n u a l a t Sydney, C. B., J u n e 8, 1904. H o n . W I L L I A M R O S S , M . P., H a l i f a x , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; T H O M A S M O W B R A Y , H a l i f a x , reelected G r a n d S e c r e t a r y .
1 8 0 8 — OHIO — 1 9 0 4 . 95TH ANNUAL.
503 Lodges.
TOLEDO.
58,243 Members.
O C T . 19, 20, 1904.
N e t increase: 3,178.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Thirteen Grand Officers — a l l ; sixteen P a s t G r a n d Masters—all except o n e ; twenty-three District L e c t u r e r s ; and 638 representatives from'489 lodges. Our Grand Representative, R.-.W.-. S. B. L I G H T N E R , of Sabina, was absent. T R A N S A C T I O N S . — Addresses of welcome were made by Bro. R.OBBRT H . F I N C H , t h e m a y o r of Toledo, a n d M.-. W.-. B A R T O N
S M I T H on behalf of the Masons of Toledo. The Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Ohio, the Grand Master of the Grand Council of Ohio, t h e Grand Comm a n d e r of the Grand C o m m a n d e r y of Ohio, and the Deputy for Ohio of t h e A. A. S. R., were introduced a n d welcomed as distinguished visitors. T h e Grand Master, M.-.W.-. O. P . S P E B R A , of Ravenna, presided and presented a model business address. H e said of conditions: /
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To-day we are stronger in numbers and, as I believe. In moral standing and Intellectual advancement than ever before. While the offlclal statement of net gain will be shown to be, in some degree, less than that of last year, as a matter of important fact it may be noted that more have been raised and more afflliated than during any preceding year. The decrease in net gain is, therefore, accounted for by this very marked fact that a less number were reinstated, more withdrew to Join in other jurisdictions, more were suspended for non-payment of dues, more suspended for unmasonlc conduct, more expelled, and the one sad fact remains that more have died during the past year than In any preceding year, so that, as a matter of congratulation, it c a n fairly be said that we stand to-day on a firmer basis, with a cleaner and stronger membership than has been our condition in any previous year In t h e history of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. D e a t h h a d h e a v i l y d e c i m a t e d t h e i r r a n k s , 870 h a v i n g f a l l e n — t h e g r e a t e s t loss i n a n y o n e y e a r i n t h e h i s t o r y of G r a n d L o d g e . S p e c i a l m e n t i o n w a s m a d e of t h a t d i s t i n g u i s h e d O h i o M a s o n , M.*. W.-. S. S T A C K B B W I L I . , I A M S , P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r , a n d t h e m e m o r i a l i s s u e d is i n c o r p o r a t e d in t h e a d d r e s s . W e c l i p a c o u p l e of i n t e r e s t i n g p a s s a g e s from t h i s m e m o r i a l : For thirty successive years he installed the officers of his lodge,-the last time In iflOl. He being unable, on this last occasion, to go to Granville by reason of sickness, the officers elect of his lodge came to Newark and were installed by him in the parlor of his home. Bro. WII^IJIAMS was a great masonic student, and for many years an Intelligent collector of masonic literature. Several years ago he donated the large library which he had collected to the M.-.W.*. Grand Lodge, who accepted the gift and has maintained It since that time. • In his correspondence with other eminent Masons throughout the world he became,- next to ENOCH T . CABSON,the most widely known Mason in Ohio, and this notice of his death no doubt carries to friends in other Grand Jurisdictions the same feeling of regret that will be experienced by his brethren in Ohio. A n o t h e r n a m e mentioned was t h a t of Ex-Governor Brp. A S A S. BusHNEi^L. H e h a d never a t t a i n e d to office in t h e G r a n d Bodies, b u t " h i s munificent liberality and his generosity in cont r i b u t i n g to the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of the Ohio Masonic H o m e , and to other c h a r i t i e s , combined with his m a n y m a n l y and m a s o n i c qualities had properly m a d e h i m a special m a r k of distinction and favor on the p a r t of the Grand Lodge." Seven corner-stones were laid by the Grand Master in person or by proxy, and several masonic halls were dedicated. Four new lodges were organized — a t Amelia, a t Crooksville, a t H y d e P a r k , Cincinnati, and a t Ohio City. The first three of these w e r e granted c h a r t e r s and the last one was continued a n o t h e r y e a r under dispensation. Several interesting visitations were recorded and the G r a n d M a s t e r seemed to be especially favored with t o k e n s of regard. W e noted t h e presentation of a P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r ' s apron, a P a s t G r a n d Master's jewel, a gavel and an e m b l e m a t i c masonic cane. E v e r y lodge in t h e Grand Jurisdiction h a d been visited by a District L e c t u r e r . I n reporting these visitations the Grand Mas-
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ter referred to a peculiar Ohio law. I t is the imperative duty of ^ lodge Secretary in Ohio to " m a r k suspended all those who have been in a r r e a r s for dues for a period of six m o n t h s or more." I t is probable t h a t this has been largely a " d e a d l e t t e r " in Ohio, but the Grand Master ordered all lodges w h e r e t h e District Lecturer's r e p o r t showed non-compliance, to "obey the law." This greatly increased t h e n u m b e r of suspensions for the year. Six decisions were reported, all b e i n g good law an<l being approved by Grand Lodge. W e note a few of general i n t e r e s t : Held: That the use of either bhick balls or cubes to express a negative ballot Is proper. Held: That citizenship Is not a requisite of Freemasonry. If the applic a n t possesses all of the other necessary qualifications and requirements, his petition should receive the same consideration accorded other applicants. Held: That a subordinate lodge In Ohio can not receive a petition asking for the conferring of t h e degrees until the petitioner has resided within the jurisdiction of the lodge for one year, and t h a t If he has resided within such Jurisdiction for less t h a n one year, the State from which he removed can not release Jurisdiction, they having none to release.
H e r e are a couple other matters referred to by the Grand Master: The circulation of a printed ballot prior to the annual lodge election, with the names of tlie parties desiring favor thereon, or any statement with reference to candidates, Is improper. I recommend that this practice be wholly discontinued, and suggest t h a t the -District Lecturers give thls'matter consideration In the future. Masonic fairs and raffles, while not common, have been held by some of the .lodges. This Information reached me too late for iromedlate and timely action, for which reason I call attention to it now. I believe these practices should be wholly discontinued.
W e did not discover a n y action of Grand Lodge upon t h e s e ' two suggestions. The Grand Secretary presented liis u s u a l complete, detailed report. Upon t h e recommendation of the C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, fraternal recognition was accorded the Grand Lodges of Costa Rica, Tasmania, Western Australia, Valle de Mexico, and the Grand Orient of B r a z i l ; further time was asked for the consideration of the applications of the Grand Lodges of P u e r t o Bico and of "Alpina," Switzerland. The saine c o m m i t t e e submitted a special report upon tlie subj e c t of spurious lodges, which, in view of recent activity of these bodies in Illinois and some other States, we believe to be of sufficient interest to K a n s a s Masons to copy e n t i r e : Spurious Lodges.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The list of the names of spurious so-called masonic lodges having been largely Increased since last reported, your Oommlttee on Foreign Correspondence herewith submits the following amended list of clandestine bodies In the several Grand Jurisdictions of the United States so far
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as obtained. Many of these, however, doubtless existin name only. In this list the names of other so-called Cerneau bodies deemed equally clandestine are not included. ILLINOIS.
Anialla No. 377 Lafayette No. 214 Immanuel No. 357
Chicago Chicago Chicago
Justin No.,204 York
Chicago Chicago
KENTTJOKY.
King Solomon No. 1 . . . . "Washington No. 2
Covington | Jefferson No. 3 . Covington I
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A spurious Grand Lodge is said to have long existed In the State of Louisiana, but your committee has been unable to obtain the names of its subordinates, MABYIJAND.
An attempt has been recently made to establish spurious lodges in the city of Baltimore, in which it was advertised to be done under the auspices of a second Gra,nd Lodge in Ohio formed by 'â&#x20AC;˘^a division" in Grand Lodge, and other misstatements and misrepresentations.usual to bogus degree peddlers, in which it was proposed to "confer all the degrees of Masonry the same as any other lodge of Masons" at reduced prices. Your committee lias not been advised of any successful result of their efforts. MASSAOflUSETTS.
" List of spurious concerns, called masonic lodges, said to be operating in Boston and vicinity, under the direction of certain expelled Masons, rejected applicants, and other disreputable persons. Most of these traps for the unwary are mere names, a part of the system of pretense and brag practiced by swindlers. "BOSTON, AugustSO, 1901." ^ Boston No. 205 Boston Massachusetts No. 29t) Boston Suffolk No. 297 Boston Commonwealth No. 298 Boston Mount Zion No. 299 Lynn Mount Pleasant No. 300.... Dorchester Puritan No. 301 Swampscott SomervUle No. 302 SoraervlUe Mount Olive No. 303 Boston Edwin Baker No.304.Providence.R.I. Chelsea No. 305 Chelsea Mount Morlah No. 306 Boston St. John's No. 307 Dorchester Dorchester Union No.308. Dorchester Eureka No. 309 Providence, R. I.
King Solomon No. 310 Brockton King Hiram No. 311 Everett Bunker Hill No. 312 Charlestown Pine Tree No. 313 Portland, Me. Harmony No. 314 Brockton Ancient Landmark No, 1 Boston Palmyra No. 2 Boston Haverhill No. 3 Haverhill Bethlehem Caledonia Dorchester Constantlne No. 15 Cambridge Lincoln Newton Mount Lebanon Maiden Oriental Star AVatertown Valetta -.. ...Allston
N E W YORK
Banner No. 1 Excelsior Benjamin Franklin Progressive Triune
;..New New New New New
York York York Y'^ork York
NEW
Gentile, U. D., East Manchester.
McKlnley New York International New Y'ork Atlantide (by Gr. Or. France), New York
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linker No.55, MarsliHeld ("mixed negroes a n d whites.") Ahlman Alliance Alpha Blsmark Brighton Columbia Dumah Eureka Franklin Gem Olty Globe Hiram Independence Lesslng Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Goodale
Newark •...Alliance Cleveland Cincinnati Cincinnati Columbus Springfield Cincinnati Columbus Dayton Toledo Canton Youngstown Toledo Toledo Cleveland Columbus
Linton Masslllon Mt: Tabor Myrtle New England *01entangy Palnesvllle Progress Salem Scioto Valley Surprise Summit Victor Vinton Washington West Mansfleld
Cincinnati Masslllon Chllllcothe Mt. Vernon Worthlngton Columbus Palnesvllle Cleveland New Salem Portsmouth Olmsted Falls Akron Cleveland Galloway Cincinnati West Mansfield
PEXNSY LVANIA.
Acacia JNo. 44 McKeesport Acacia No. 252 Phlladtilphla Agora No. 6 Bethlehem Abraham Lincoln No. 210. Philadelphia Christopher Columbus No. 183, Philadelphia Federal East Mauch Chunk Harmony Pittsburg Hiram No. 250 Philadelphia Jupiter No. 219 ..' Philadelphia Jerusalem No. 247 Philadelphia
Liberal No.» Siegfried Mount CarmelNo. 256.. .Philadelphia Mount Lebanon No.251..Philadelphia Pennsylvania Allegheny Olty Pilgrim Allentown St. John's Welssport William McKlnley No. 264, Philadelphia Evergreen Chapter ( Rose Croix), Philadelphia Washington No. 244 Hazelton
Of t h e Ohio so-called lodges, w h i l s t some of them possibly never h a d a n y existence b u t in n a m e for a d v e r t i s i n g purposes, t h e r e are o t h e r s t h a t were a c t i v e in t h e i r spurious work t h a t are now defunct, b u t their n a m e s a r e still used for t h e deception of the uninformed. F I N A N O I X L . — R e c e i p t s , .$46,382.95; d i s b u r s e m e n t s , $43,775.85; balance on h a n d , $44,592.04. T h e G r a n d Lodge donated $12,000.00 to the Ohio Masonic H o m e , a n d $6,000.00 each to t h e P e r m a n e n t and Improvement Funds. C O R R E S P O N D E N C E . — P a s t G r a n d Master W I L L I A M M . G D N NiNGHAM p r e s e n t e d his t w e n t y - t h i r d a n n u a l Correspondence Report. A s u s u a l it is a s c h o l a r l y paper of wide information and sound j u d g m e n t . W e a r e in h e a r t y accord w i t h t h i s s e n t i m e n t expressed in his conclusion: / As a m a t t e r of personal mention, the writer would state that In all of bis Reports on Foreign Correspondence, or In a n y other masonic papers, for a period now of nearly half a century he cannot recall any instance In which he has failed to assert the supremacy and sovereignty of Craft Masonry over
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all other masonic grades or rites building upon Its foundation or using Its esotery,and that In this connection the ranking prerogative pertains to the first three degrees of York Rite, and the highest masonic honor therefore t h a t can be conferred upon a Freemason Is t h a t of Grand Master of Masons. His defense of Cryptic, Capitular and Scottish Rite Masonry against the assumptions and detractions of their enemies Is In no sense an Indication of any preferment thereof over Symbolic Masonry.
One of t h e most valuable portions of his report is his " I n t r o duction," wherein we find a n interesting letter of comment upon a number of masonic subjects from t h e pen of tlie eminent English s t u d e n t , Bro. W I L L I A M J A M E S H U G H A N , a n d also a very instruc-
tive article on t h e Royal Arch a n d K n i g h t Templar degrees a n d their early control by the Grand Lodge of Ireland, by the distinguished Irish masonic s t u d e n t . Dr. W . J. C H E T W O O D C B A W L B Y . T h e r e is also quite a review of Bro. R O B E R T F E E K I E G O U L D ' S
new worl?, "A Concise History of Freemasonry." U n d e r t h e title " G r a n d Honors," Bro. C U N N I N G H A M ably defends his position which we quoted from his review of last year. I n regard to the charge t h a t these are '• modern frills," he maintains t h a t " t h e i r use for a century a n d a half a t least can be easily established." We commend the entire report to the careful examination of our reading Kansas Masons, and only wish t h a t the space a t our command would justify liberal quotations from it. W e must content ourselves, however, with his review of K a n s a s for 1904. This is generously accorded about ten pages of his report, and our transactions of interest are fully noted. H e fully reviews Grand Master B R O W N ' S " v e r y able address," giving liberal quotations. He clips this paragrapli from Grand Master B R O W N ' S address: On the occasion of most of these visitations the Master's degree has been conferred by the Grand Master, with the assistance of the Grand Offlcers, a condition which has never before existed in the history of the Grand Lodge.
We have wondered just w h a t our Bro. B R O W N m e a n t by this reference to " a condition which h a s never before existed in the history of t h e Grand Lodge." If he m e a n t t h a t never before in the history of our Grand Lodge h a d a " G r a n d Master with t h e assistance of the Grand Officers" conferred, or been able to confer, the Master's degree, he was in error. W e recall an occasion when a Grand Master a n d his Grand Officers—without using a single s u b s t i t u t e ^ a n d assisted by three P a s t Grand Masters in three important positions, conferred t h e Master's degree before the Grand Lodge strictly in accordance with the constitutional worlv, a n d we have no doubt there were other times when t h e " c o n d i t i o n s " were equally ripe for such an a t t e m p t . If Bro. B R O W N referred to the " c o n d i t i o n " of t h e degree being conferred by the " G r a n d Master with the assistance of the Grand Officers"
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a t visitations, he w a s correct, because never before in the h i s t o r y of our G r a n d L o d g e h a d t h e G r a n d Master been a c c o m p a n i e d upon his v i s i t a t i o n s by so large a corps of the G r a n d Officers. Bro. C U N N I N G H A M p a y s t h i s high c o m p l i m e n t to t h e t r e a t m e n t of t h e flood conditions : The methodical manner In which the charities of the brethren of Kansas were disbursed in the relief of their brethren—without asliing for that assistance from other Grand Jurisdictions which would have been gladly extended —is beyond praise. The following incident is characteristic of their selfreliance. H e r e he quotes some of t h e incidents related by the Grand Master. H e notes a n d c o m p l i m e n t s the " e x h a u s t i v e r e p o r t " of our G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , a n d quotes from the oration of Dean K A Y E . T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of o u r C o m m i t t e e on R i t u a l in relation to t h e " G r a n d H o n o r s " Is given, with the s t a t e m e n t t h a t t h i s accorded w i t h his v i e w s before expressed. H e also notes our action r e g a r d i n g the a d o p t i o n of a n official cipher, b u t w i t h o u t comm e n t . I t will be r e m e m b e r e d t h a t Ohio uses an official cipher. Our C o r r e s p o n d e n c e R e p o r t is v e r y k i n d l y treated, several passages b e i n g quoted w i t h words of c o m m e n d a t i o n . Of course he disagrees w i t h us in one m a t t e r : In his review of Wyoming he is decidedly "off" when he says that " I n reply to our strictures on t h e ' H i g h Rite'legislation of W}'omlng> Bro. KUYKENDALL Simply says,' Pi'obably Kansas has not encountered the PiNNBT aggregation yet, and said legislation has seemingly had the desired effect.' Now right there is the fundamental error of Bro. KUYKBNDALI, and of all such •legislation. ' P i n n e y i s m ' is not 'Cerneaulsm,' and the firing of thirteen-inch shells a t the Oerneau Bite will never in the world lieep P I N N E Y and his crowd from establishing clandestine lodges in Wyoming or any other Jurisdiction. A serious attempt by a Grand Lodge to crush out Cerneaulsm Is the surest method to bring about an invasion of Pinneyism. Every Jurisdiction that has tried it has proved this. I t was Ohio's attempt to fight the battles of the Northern Jurisdiction t h a t let loose upon us all this foul blood of PiNNEY lodges."
On the contrary, the Pinneyism to which he refers was the direct- outgrowth and foster-child of the so-called Oerneaulsm and Rite of Memphis Invasions and usurpations in Ohio; and the history of this Irruption of clandestinism shows that Ohio's defense of its own sovereignty and the rights of its subordinates WAS NOT an attempt to fight the battles of the Northern Jurisdiction. The disseminators of pretended Cerneaulsm, in the outset, in Ohio boastingly stated t h a t they would establish their own lodges if the Grand Lodge of Ohio persisted in its opposition to their claims and usurpations. As the Grand Lodge of Ohio did not succumb to its threats, bogus lodges were a necessity to furnish material lor the other Oerneau bodies, hence their establishment. W e m a y be "decidedl.y off" in this m a t t e r , b u t we do not see it t h a t w a y . As we h a v e said before, we do not d o u b t the right of Ohio, or M a s s a c h u s e t t s , or W y o m i n g , to fight C e r n e a u l s m a n d t h e like, b u t we do d o u b t the expediency of such action. As we used the t e r m Cerneauism we referred to the spurious rite of t h e h i g h e r S c o t t i s h degrees. It is the bird t h a t Ohio a n d M a s s a c h u -
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setts and "Wyoming have been gunning for, and is n o t " P i n n e y i s m " as we used t h e term, referring to t h e bastard G r a n d L o d g e of Ohio a n d its brood of clandestine lodges pretending to confer the first three degrees of Masonry. W e frankly a d m i t t h a t P i n neyism is t h e " d i r e c t outgrowth a n d foster-child" of Cerneauism, but Bro. C U N N I N G H A M confirms us in the belief we h a v e long entertained, namely, t h a t Pinneyism would never have been born if the Grand Lodge of Ohio had not m a d e its open fight on Cerneauism. Bro. C U N N I N G H A M practically a d m i t s this in the above paragraphs. W e m a y be singularly obtuse, b u t if the Grand Lodge of Ohio "in the o u t s e t " when i t "persisted in its opposition to t h e claims and usVirpations" of the "disseminators of pretended Cerneaui s m " were not attempting to "fight the battles of t h e N o r t h e r n Juiisdiction," then we cannot imagine whose battles they were trying to fight. L e t us fight clandestine lodges which pretend to confer t h e degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry, to t h e last ditch, and incidentally educate our Masons that*under present conditions when they consort with, or lend their support to, Cerneau Masons they are simply consorting with a n d supporting expelled or clandestine Masons, but when as Grand Lodges we a t t a c k Cerneauism ^Me are simply fighting the battles of t h e Supreme Councils of the Northern and Southern Jurisdictions of the Scottish Rite, a n d they are amply able to fight their own battles. N e x t A n n u a l a t Cincinnati, October 18, 1905. C L I F F O R D G . B A L L O U , Toledo, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; J A C O B
H. BBOMWBIJL, Cincinnati, reelected Grand Secretary.
1892 - OKLAHOMA —1904. 12TH
ANNUAL.
I l l Lodges.
GUTHRIE.
5,219 Members.
F E B . 9, 1904.
N e t increase: 1,071.
A T T E N D A N C E —At the A n n u a l Communication there were present all of the Grand Officers, four P a s t Grand Masters, t w o other Past Grand Officers and twenty-two Grand Representatives; forty-six P a s t Masters attended and the representatives of 101 constituent lodges, as they style t h e m across t h e line. The G r a n d Lodge was opened in t h e usual manner, t h e Deputy Grand Master congregating the Grand Lodge a n d t h e Grand Master " b e i n g in waiting to open the Grand Lodge." I s not this " p u t t i n g on too much side ? " TRANSACTIONS.—M.-.W..SHERMAN P. L A R S H , Grand Master
and our Grand Representative, was able to report g r e a t activity and prosperity and a marvelous growth, twenty-two lodges being
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in w a i t i n g to receive charters. The roll of the distinguished dead of other jurisdictions is given and fraternal tribute is paid to their m e m o r y . Fourteen special dispensations were granted for various purposes and six were refused. W e observe t h a t one of the requests refused was for a lodge to appear in masonic clothing a t the funeral of the m o t h e r of their P a s t Master. H e reports thirteen decisions, one of which was disapproved by Grand Lodge. I n tliis case he had given permission to two lodges to initiate candidates who had lost a foot. These brethren were given permission by the Grand Lodge, to take their Master Mason's degree after it had reversed the Grand Master's decision allowing t h e m to be initiated. Decision No. 2 is to the effect t h a t an objection to a c a n d i d a t e is valid even though made before the ballot is spread ; this is in accordance with the Constitution of Oklahoma, b u t would not be good law in K a n s a s , nor is there a n y necessity for its being law in Oklahoma, as the law and a decision reported a t this same Communication require the ballot to be spread w h e t h e r t h e r ^ is objectidn or not. The Secretary of one lodge w a n t s to know whether he shall enter upon the m i n u t e s the n u m b e r of black balls cast against a c a n d i d a t e if more t h a n one is cast. Grand Representatives were exchanged with the Grand Lodges of N e w Zealand and Victoria. â&#x20AC;˘The jurisdiction of O k l a h o m a was invaded by a lodge in the I n d i a n Territory. The Grand Master succeeded in having the m a t t e r remedied w i t h o u t causing any friction, tlie Grand Master of I n d i a n Territory showing a thoroughly masonic spirit. M.*.W.". Bro. L A R S H was complimented b.y Grand Lodge for his skill and t a c t in h a n d l i n g the situation. The correspondence is given in full. Mountain View Lodge No. 65 was given permission to move from Mountain View, Wasliita County, to Mountain View, K i o w a County, a distance of one and one-half miles. P e n d i n g completion of tlieir building this lodge was given permission to occupy their ground floor upon condition t h a t a sentinel should be stationed outside the building to prevent anyone from approaching nearer t h a n twenty feet while the lodge was at labor. S o m e t h i n g of a proposition, it occurs to us, if it happens to be a busy street. The building being in an unfinished condition we suppose t h a t t h e y had likewise to " t i l e " the roof. B.-.W.'. J. S. H U N T , Grand Secretary, m a k e s a very full report. R e t u r n s liad come in from tlie lodges in better time and more accurate shape t h a n ever before, yet 40 out of 111 failed to have t h e m in by the time fixed by law. We think the Grand Secretary is justified in sa.ying, "Still there is room for improvement." The " R A M S A Y letter," ordered printed by the preceding Communication, was duly published, arid had a fair sale, enough being real-
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Ized to meet about half the original cost. H e recommends an appropriation of .flOO for the purchase of books for the Grand Lodge library, which was granted. The card membership registry had made good progress, the heaviest of the work being done, and it could be expected to move along a t a good rate during the y e a r ; the cost was likely to prove much less t h a n had been anticipated. On the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, no action was taken upon the request of the Grand Lodge of Brazil for recognition and fraternal relations. On
motion of
Bro.
HABPER
S . C U N N I N G H A M , the
law
was
amended giving lodges haying concurrent jurisdiction with other lodges perpetual jurisdiction over rejected material. W e do not know what story there m a y be behind this change, but as there are but two lodges in the same town â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the two a t Guthrieâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and as Bro. C U N N I N G H A M is from Guthrie, we imagine there m u s t have been some special reason for the change. W e prefer our rule of allowing a rejected candidate to petition a n y lodge with territorial jurisdiction when six m o n t h s have elapsed. Two cases of appeal were reported by the Committee on Appeals and Grievances, and the committee took occasion to admonish the brethren against causing lodge trials about m a t t e r s which should be settled by the civil courts. The Committee on Masonic H o m e Fund report progress and urge the brethren to contribute more freely. The fund is slowly growing, and a l m o s t before our Oklahoma brethren know It t h e y will be in a position to justify the undertaking. The trustees of the fund ask t h a t a committee should be appointed in each lodge to procure money for this noble charity. Two-communications are reported offering to give land pro'vided the Grand Lodge will erect a H o m e ; one offer of five acres comes fi'om Lawton, and the other of twenty comes from Guthrie. The Grand Eepresentatives present were escorted to the Grand East, and P a s t Grand Master W I L L I A M M . A N D E R S O N , representing Minnesota, m a d e an appropriate speech. The Grand Lodge very properly adopted an a m e n d m e n t to the Constitution providing t h a t no lodge should be entitled to representation unless its a n n u a l dues had been paid and its annual return transmitted by the 31st of J a n u a r y preceding the Annual Communication. A resolution was adopted requiring all lodges to procure the regulation costume for the candidates to use in conferring the three degrees. The reasons for the necessity of this e n a c t m e n t are not given. I n addition to the foregoing changes, quite a number of other changes were m a d e in the Code which are not of sufficient interest to be repeated. W e note, however, t h a t Oklahoma has set her
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face firmly against the use of cipher rituals in a n y form, and app a r e n t l y against an official cipher. FiNANOiAi>.— Receipts, .$7,017.60; expenditures, $3,627.86; balance on hand, .$6,804.94. Masonic H o m e Fund : On hand last report, $3,878.a3; received d u r i n g year, $2,164.42; on hand, $6,042.75. COBBESPONDBNOE.—We w e l c o m e W.-. Bro. F . C. H U N T to the
guild of reviewers. His initial effort is a most worthy one and r a n k s high in interest. H i s c o m m e n t s are keen and a t times he is very witty. H i s s u m m a r y of t h e proceedings he reviews is most excellent. W e hope to have t h e pleasure of reading him often. H e is very decidedly opposed to any form of cipher ritual, official or otherwise, and expres.'-.es himself freely and forcibly to this effect. He upholds anti-saloon-keeper legislation and defends the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma's method of opening Grand Lodge. H e is quick to discern the points of orations or addresses, and is liberal and discriminating in his quotations. H e is very strongly opposed to our position on the flag proposition, and loses no opportunity to take a " w h a c k " a t us. K a n s a s and t h e States which have followed her lead are satisfied with their action and we will let it rest where it is. H e devotes five pages to his review of K a n s a s , and s u m m a r i z e s our proceedings very fairly. N e x t Annual a t Guthrie, F e b r u a r y 11, 1905. .T. FBAISTK M A T H E W S , M a n g u n i , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; J A M E S
S. H U N T , Stillwater, reelected Grand Secretary.
1851 — dRBGOX — 1 9 0 4 . 5 4 T H ANNUAT^.
105 Lodges.
POKTLAND.
6,953 Members.
J U N E 15-17, 1904.
N e t increase: 548.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : E i g h t e e n Grand Officers, eighteen P a s t Grand Masters, and representatives from ninety-six lodges. R.'.W.-. S E Y M O U B . C H I P M A N responded for K a n s a s .
TBANSAGTIONS.—An excellent business address was presented by the G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. SIL,AS M . Y O E A N , of Eugene, whose face in photogravure appears in the frontispiece. Thirteen pages suffice to tell t h e story of t h e year's work. Death had not broken t h e circle of Grand or P a s t Grand Officers during the year, but t h e pitiful story of the H e p p n e r disaster is thus told: On Sunday evening, June 14, 1003, Immediately following the last annual session of our Grand Lodge, the beautiful little cltj' of Heppner was overwhelmed and nearly destroyed by a great water spout In which many homes were swept out of existence and two hundred people lost their lives. Six of
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our brethren of Heppner Lodge No. 59 were among the lost, and many others lost wife or children, or both, together with a loss of all worldly possessions.
The Grand Master at once forwarded .flOO-OO from the Grand Treasury, m a n y of the subordinate lodges responded with generous sums, and the Grand Lodge of Washington also promptly contributed the sum of $100.00. Thus all that money could do was done, the Grand Master r e p o r t i n g : I made an official visit to Heppner Lodge a few weeks after the great flood. Words are Inadequate to express the depths of sorrow many of them had been called to enter, neither can words express the gratitude that came from those sorrow-burdened souls for the prompt and liberal manifestations of fraternal love and relief offered to the extent of their willingness to receive.
Three new lodges were organized, a t Sumpter, Cloverdale and Toledo, and these were all granted charters. Some petitioners a t Myrtle Creek were unable to secure the recommendation of the nearest lodge, but the Committee on Charters and Dispensations recommended the granting of a dispensation without the required endorsement, and the Grand Lodge concurred. Another lodge a t Oakland, which had surrendered its charter, asked for Its restoration and its prayer was granted. We referred last year to t h e flagrant case of invasion of the jurisdiction of Oregon by a Georgia lodge, the Grand Master of Oregon issuing an edict against the recognition of the party. The sequel comes this year, the Grand Master r e p o r t i n g : During my visit In Baker Olty in August, 1803, 1 was appealed to by said D. W. O. NEX.SON relative to the matter, and was assured by him that he was entirely Ignorant of any law or principle in Masonry being violated by his applying for and receiving the degrees In Georgia, and that he wished, if possible, to be relieved from any appearance of wrong intention. He was informed that the matter, in its legal aspect, had been deflnltely passed upon by our Grand Lodge, placing it beyond my power or disposition to reopen. He was also Informed that the remedy tor the situation in which it left him could come from the offending lodge only. April 1,1904,1 received from LuthersvlUe Lodge No. 236 a request for a waiver of jurisdiction endorsed and recommended by the Grand Master of Georgia upon Baker Lodge No. 47. This I immediately forwarded to Baker Lodge, together with a letter from me requesting favorable action bj' Baker Lodge.
B u t Baker Lodge refused to grant the waiver, and the Grand Master referred tlie case to the Grand Lodge. Then the Committee on Law and J u r i s p r u d e n c e took a hand and recommended t h a t the Grand Lodge adopt the following resolution which was done: â&#x20AC;˘ Tliat the Grand Lodge directs and commands the Worshipful Master, Wardens and brethren of Baker Lodge No. 47,at the next regular communication of Baker Lodge, to vote upon and to grant waiver of Jurisdiction over D. W. O. NELSON to Luthersville Lodge No. 236, as requested,and forthwith transmit offlclal notice of the action to the Grand Master.
W e frankly a d m i t t h a t we have lots of s y m p a t h y with Baker Lodge, and have not much use for such compulsory action. H e r e
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â&#x20AC;˘was m a t e r i a l belonging to B a k e r Liodge which was stolen by the Georgia lodge, which latter lodge pocketed the.financial benefit of its theft. W h e n confronted with its act. the Georgia lodge merely asks for a waiver t h a t will condone its offense, but m a k e s no offer to return its ill-gotten gains. If an Oregon lodge had played this trick the G r a n d Lodge would not have done less t h a n compel it to disgorge the fees it received, and the Georgia lodge deserved no better t r e a t m e n t t h a n to have such a condition tacked on to its waiver. The Grand Master recommended the adoption of a five-year limitation to their law of perpetual jurisdiction over rejected candidates. This m e t tlie approval of the Committee on Jurisprudence, which presented an a m e n d m e n t to the Constitution to t h a t effect, which goes over for action to next Annual. We cong r a t u l a t e Oregon on tliis movement. We do not like this idea of jurisdiction over rejected petitioners, b u t a five-year sentence is far preferable to " i m p r i s o n m e n t for life." Two corner-stones were laid, one masonic hall dedicated, and visitations made to about half of t h e lodges. Relative to these visitations the Grand Master well said : Under oar present system of Instruction In the unwritten work of the fraternity by Grand Lecturers, some may be led to infer that a Grand Master's visits are no longer serviceable or desirable to the Craft. Such an'lnference is erroneous. In all tlie lodges 1 have had the pleasure of visiting, the conviction has been forced upon me t h a t our brethren are disposed to enter heartily into a consideration of all the obligations that result from being a Mason. I could not escape the Impression that It was my duty, so far as time and ability would permit, to awaken, if possible, a clearer understanding of the nature of our obligations, and the exalted character of the intellectual and moral philosophy taught In all our ceremonials, and displayed in mute symbolisms. Many brethren are here with whom it was my pleasure to m,eet in their home lodge, and I hesitate not in saying that in those lodges we meet many of the most aggressive men in the commercial and social life of the community and the State.
Considerable space was devoted to the consideration of the E d u c a t i o n a l Fund, now a m o u n t i n g to about $94,000, the principal item of which is $60,000 worth of stock in the Masonic Building Association of P o r t l a n d . T h e necessity of the fund as an educational fund no longer exists, and it would seem to be the desire to turn the fund into a G r a n d Lodge Temple m o r e suited to the needs of the Craft t h a n the structure now represented by the Masonic Association stock. Considerable legislation was enacted to p e r m i t such a result', and the following resolution was adopted : The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Oregon hereby declares its settled purpose to provide for the erection and completion of a building adapted to business purposes and masonic uses, upon a suitable site In the Olty of Portland, and to make all necessary appropriations for that purpose;
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H e r e is a p p a r e n t l y a n o t h e r case of v o l u n t a r y waiver by compulsion. T h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e r e c o m m e n d e d the adoption of t h e following resolution : Resolved^ That the Worshipful Master, Wardens and brethren of Myrtle Lodge No. 78 be and are directed and commanded a t the next regular meeting of the lodge to vote upon and grant waiver of Jurisdiction over ORVIL. DODGK, as 'requested by Washington Centennial Lodge No. 14, District of Columbia, and ofHcially notify the Grand Master of the action. W e find t h e following from the C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e : We, your committee, to whom was referred the communication from the Lewis and Clarke Fraternal Building Association, would respectfully report: While we recognize that the alms of the organization are laudable and worthy of hearty endorsement, masonic custom and precedent'would not warrant this Grand Lodge In making an appropriation therefor. A l i t t l e l a t e r , h o w e v e r , w e find t h e foUow'ing r e s o l u t i o n a p proved by the Finance Committee and adopted : Resolved^ That the sum of $1,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated for masonic purposes Incident to the Lewis and Clarke Exposition, and that the same be placed In the hands of the Grand Trustees of the Educational Fund for expenditure, as in their Judgment may be advisable and expedient. W e p r e s u m e t h i s is a " F r a t e r n a l Temple"' s c h e m e such as t h e y h a d a t St. Louis. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , .$8,614.80; d i s b u r s e m e n t s , $6,159.51; balance on h a n d , $15,931.86. CoBBESPONUBNCB.—The B e p o r t on Correspondence is again from the pen of P a s t Grand Master J. M. H O D S O N , correspondent, and is as interestiiig and valuable a c o n t r i b u t i o n to t h e educational m a s o n i c l i t e r a t u r e of the d a y as usual. Bro. H O D S O N has decided opinions and never h e s i t a t e s to express t h e m forcibly; w h e r e one differs from his conclusions t h e a r g u m e n t s presented furnish occasion to analyze carefully one'.s own ground for possible flaws. I n , h i s conclusion he presents some m a s o n i c n u t s to crack in the following: Perhaps the most Important matter that is yet to settle on a general basis, and with anything like a similar understanding by all. is the uses and effect of recognition among Grand Lodges. I t Is not much discussed, because nearly everyone thinks he knows all about It, a n d yet the bunglesome manner in which it is often managed, changes the effect In various cases to the extent that it Is possible for a clandestine made Mason to cure himself easily by a system of three or four dlmlts and affiliations. Texas denies recognition to Washington, yet last year affiliated a brother on a dimit from that Jurisdiction, all the facts being known. The Grand Lodge of Scotland denies recognition to Western Australia, yet permits visiting and mutual recognition between the members of her lodges, and those of the Western Australian lodges, and she goes right along chartering lodges in the Jurisdiction of a legally organized Grand Lodge. A man may be made a Mason in the clandestine lodges
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of Ohio, go thence to Mexico, affiliate and dlmlt, come to Missouri, affiliate and dlmlt, and then come to Oregon, and when we receive his apnllcatlon we are not expected to go behind his Missouri papers. He has, therefore, healed himself. H e d o u b t s the p r o p r i e t y oJ m a k i n g R o m a n Catholics Masons, a n d to one of the Guild w h o criticised his position as u n m a s o n i c , he s a y s We a d m i t that our position Is contrary to the "theory " of Masonry, but t h a t many "practical" affairs do not work out and perfectly flt their theory, we also a d m i t ; and this Is one of the cases. The Pope, as the head of the church, claims to be the Viceroy of GOD, and to be Infallible; his followers not only subscribe to that dogma, but believe It. In that capacity the Pope has denounced Masonry as the " s u m of all wickedness," and his church, In practice, denies extreme unction and forgiveness to the Catholic who falls to recant and confess. Now, as the obligations of a Mason, when once assumed, can never be repudiated nor laid aside, we do not think the two positions harmonize, nor that It Is possible to harmonize them. With the Hindoo or Mohammedan it Is entirely different. Their authorities have not arrayed themselves against Masonr.v, but to a limited extent have cultivated it. We continue to be of opinion t h a t a man who believes that Instead of GOD, there is a man standing In the place of GOD, who Is the equal of GOD, because Infallible, and whom he Is obliged to obey or be eternally damned, Is not good masonic inaterlal. And If that Is heterodox, we plead guilty, and refer all who have "hob-nailed" us to this explanation of our position. W e a r e inclined to ajfree with Bro. H O D S O N . W e have k n o w n of a n u m b e r of cases of professedly good Masons who were C a t h olics, b u t w h o w h e n d e a t h drew near renounced M a s o n r y a n d called for t h e priest. W e h a r d l y believe it is safe to pass judgm e n t u p o n the q u a l i t y of the Masonry of one who was born a n d bred in t h e R o m a n C a t h o l i c C h u r c h until he is dead. W e h a d m a r k e d a n u m b e r of t h i n g s in this report to transfer to our own, b u t we fear t h e l i m i t s of our space m u s t confine us to his r e v i e w of K a n s a s for 1904. Bro. H O D S O N a l w a y s gives you enough to quote, e x p l a i n or flght a b o u t in his c o m m e n t s on t h e t r a n s a c t i o n s of y o u r own G r a n d L/odge. H e notes t h a t t h i r t y - o n e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s were p r e s e n t , " b u t none for Oregon." W h y not appoint a new one? Of t h e Grand C h a p l a i n ' s prayer, he r e m a r k s : The specimen of persuasive eloquence pronounced by the Grand Chaplain, Bro. A L B B R T W A T K I N S , Is published in full. I t was good, but we do not like the publishing of prayers. I t savors too much of the desire to display fine rhetoric. Of G r a n d M a s t e r B R O W N ' S a d d r e s s he r e m a r k s : Grand Master BKOWN uses twenty-six pages in relating his experiences for the j'ear, reporting his executive acts and suggesting improvements, all in his elegant yet unique style, which made it especially Interesting from start to finish. Our brethren will long remember the eloquent address delivered by this eminent craftsman upon the occasion of his visit with us last year. He reports this visit to his Grand Lodge,and for his compliments we tip our beaver, with a t h a n k you, M.-.W.-. Sir
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T h e a d d r e s s is briefly reviewed a n d s e v e r a l p a r a g r a p h s quoted with expressions of approval a n d appreciation. H e r e he t h r o w s a brick : I n the evening Orient Lodge No. 51 exemplified the Master's degree " I n Standard Dramatized F o r m , w i t h full costumes and accessories," to all of which we do most solemnly and sincerel.v kick, without the least expectation of being able to render the kick effective, and we assure Bro. BROWN that the desire to sell "outfits" should not be Invoked as an excuse for such innovations, even to the most limber conscience known among Masons. T h a t is t h r o w n r a t h e r wickedly, b u t really it does not hit our Bro. B E O W N . H i s a d v o c a c y of " c o s t u m e s and accessories " is not the result of his business, b u t the business is the r e s u l t of such advocacy. W e h a v e personally known this b r o t h e r for a b o u t t w e n t y years, and d u r i n g all this time he has been s t r e n u o u s l y a d v o c a t ing and using d r a m a t i c effects in masonic degrees. H i s l a t e r business a n d its d e v e l o p m e n t is only the n a t u r a l outgrowth of the inclination and t a s t e along these lines displayed in earlier years and the r e p u t a t i o n t h u s achieved. P e r s o n a l l y we h a v e no use for " c o s t u m e s a n d accessories" in the first three degrees, and believe t h e y d e t r a c t from the effect which o u g h t to be produced, b u t Bro. B R O W N h a s always been a c o n s i s t e n t a d v o c a t e of the other theory, and this advocacy certainly can not be c h a r g e d to c o m m e r c i a l i s m . Our Correspondence R e p o r t is generously treated. N o t i c i n g our c o m m e n t upon the action of their Grand Lodge in compelling a lodge formally to give its consent to the organization of a n o t h e r lodge w i t h i n its territory, Bro. H O D S O N advises t h a t it was a case of masonic " correction " : There were some circumstances surrounding this case not desirable to publish,and as it is well soiuetimes to require an unruly boy to do exactly the thing he has refused to do, in order that he may better understand the right and Justice of the requirement, so it was in this case, and we are sure now that both the old lodge and the new one are in much better condition than they would have been had the dlpensatlon been ordered and nothing further said or done with the old lodge. H e r e are some more c o m m e n t s : He has the following for the benefit of the perfect youth : "Well, we are not advocating any departure from the 'Ancient Ijaudmarks.'butas we have remarked before, we would rather sit in a masonic lodge with one who has a wooden leg and with head and heart all right than with one who has a wooden head or a stonj^ heart, and a Mason with a crooked spine does not worry us nearl.v as much as one whose actions will n o t s t a n d the test of the square of virtue, even if his form is that of an Adonis." Thus is the leaven of the "new Missouri l a n d m a r k " working. Missouri takes wooden legs,arms and all, just so it has the form of a man and the price Kansas is exemplifying with costume and stage effects. Some of the other Grand Lodges are using cipher rituals, and some of their "advanced" brethren are advocating printing the whole thing, throwing away much of the so-called ancient and modernizing the whole system. They admit t h a t Grand Masters
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have certain prerogatives, yet they forbid his exercising them,and reduce him to a presiding officer simply to put motions. If possible, we think we had better all get back onto the most ancient laws and usages which we can And, and do the best we can to check Innovation, for It gathers force with numbers, and none can tell when we begin to trespass upon the landmarks where It will end. T h i s raps p r e t t y hard, b u t I g u e s s we deserve it. W e are willi n g to t a k e t h a t which applies to us i n d i v i d u a l l y . W e have our " m o d e r n i m p r o v e m e n t " a r t i s t s in K a n s a s , and unfortunatel.y they s e e m to be in power j u s t now. L e t us hope t h a t the common sense of our K a n s a s Craft may c u r b t h e m before too m u c h d a m age is done. •• N e x t A n n u a l a t P o r t l a n d , J u n e 14,1906, we believe, a l t h o u g h we could find no.record of the d a t e in t h e Proceedings. T H O M A S G B A Y , Oregon City, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; jAME.q F . RoBiN^sox, E u g e n e , reelected G r a n d Secretary.
1730 — PENNSYLVANIA — 19U3. ANNUAIi. 440 L o d g e s .
PHIT^ADEIiPHIA.
D E O . 28, 1903.
63,097 M e m b e r s .
N e t i n c r e a s e : 3,271.
A s u s u a l Q u a r t e r l y C o m m u n i c a t i o n s were held a t P h i l a d e l p h i a , M a r c h 4, J u n e 3, September 2 a n d D e c e m b e r 2,1903. Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n s were also held a t P h i l a d e l p h i a as follows: On A p r i l 27, 1903, to perform the burial s e r v i c e over P a s t Grand Master M I C H A E L A R N O L D , and on J u l y 17, 1903, for the s a m e service over t h e r e m a i n s of t h e senior P a s t G r a n d Master, S A M U E L C . PERKINS.
Q U A E T E R L Y O F M A R C H 4TH.— One h u n d r e d and forty-eight lodges were represented. The p r o c e e d i n g s were routine except t h e ' a d o p t i o n of t h e following resolution : Resolved, That the District Deputy Grand Masters are hereby constituted a committee of which District Deputy Grand Master Bro. WII^LIAM M . H A J I ILTON shall be chairman, and District Deputy Grand Master Bro. WiLiiiAM L. GORGAS shall be Secretary, to a t once confer with the lodges in their several districts and report a t the next Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge, upon the subject of establishing, in Central a n d Western Pennsylvania, Homes for the care of our indigent brethren, their aged wives, widows, and their orphan children. Admission to these Homes to be absolutely free, as in other Jurisdictions no entrance or admission fee of any character whatever to be exacted or charged. • Homes in fact and deed, "where husband, wife and child, victims of misfortune, might together enjoy the helpfulness, liberalltj-, and-broadening charity for which our Institution stands preeminent." The management to be absolutely under the control and Jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, as similar Homes are now conducted in other Jurisdictions of this fraternity.
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Their establishment and maintenance to be provided for ns recommended by the B.-.W.-. Grand Master on St. John's Day, December 27,1902, and the District Deputy Grand Masters shall cause this part of the Grand Master's address, as on page 7, to be read In each of the several lodges, and have taken a vote upon the subject, to be a t once transcribed and forwarded to the chairman of the committee, for report to this Grand Lodge as herein specified. Q U A R T E R L Y O F J U N E 3D.— One h u n d r e d and
twenty-seven
lodges represented. T h e committee appointed upon the Question of the establishing of Masonic H o m e s in Central and W e s t e r n Pennsylvania, reported t h a t reports had been received from 324 lodges, 281 being in favor thereof. Thi.s was about sixty-five per cent, of the lodges of the jurisdiction. T h e committee was therefore continued, with additions, to make "further report as to details and financial p l a n s " a t t h e next Quarterly. Three petitions for w a r r a n t s for new lodges at H a r r i s b u r g , Sewickley. and Philadelphia, were received and referred to t h e Grand Officers " with power to act." The receipt of bequests from the estate of W I L L I A M M O O L A R Y
to t h e a m o u n t of .|50,000—$20,000 for the " Masonic H o m e for a g e d Masons" located a t Philadelphia, and $30,000 for a " H o m e for t h e education a n d support of t h e orphan children of Freemasons," was reported. W I L L I A M M C C L A R Y was not a Mason, but h i s son, C H A R L E S J A C K S O N M O C L A R Y was an active a n d well k n o w n
member of the fraternity, a n d the bequests were made in his memory. Eulogiums were pronounced for the deceased R.".W.-. M I C H A E L ABJSTOLD, P a s t Grand Master. H e was one of the eminent Masons of Pennsylvania, a member of t h e Committee on Ijandtnarks from 1894 and the c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence from 1895 until his death. Q U A R T E R L Y OP S E P T . 2 D . ^ O n e hundred and nine lodges r e p -
resented. Aside from routine appear the eulogiums pronounced in memory of t h e deceased senior P a s t Grand Master, R.-. W.*. S A M U E L C . P E R K I N S , whose death we have previously noticed. Resolutions were offered providing for the establishment of a Masonic Home, with provision for consideration at t h e December Quarterly. Q U A R T E R L Y O F D E O . 2D.—Three hundred
and
seventy-two
lodges represented. T h e following resolutions relative to t h e M a soni(J Home were unanimously a d o p t e d : Resolved, That the Grand Lodge hereby approves of and recommends t h e establishment of a Masonic Home or Homes, uuder the Jurisdiction and management of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, for the support and maintenance of Master Masons, their wives, widows, and their orphan children. Resolved, That the present Right Worshipful Grand Master, the presents Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, the present Right Worshipful Senior Grand Warden, the present Right Worshipful Junior Grand Warden, t h e Right Worshipful Junior Grand Warden to be elected a t the Quarterly Communication to be held December 2, 1903, the chairman of the Committee on
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F i n a n c e , t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e T r u s t e e s of t h e T i t l e t o t h e M a s o n i c T e m p l e a n d o t h e r real e s t a t e of G r a n d L o d g e , Ave m e m b e r s of G r a n d L o d g e t o be a p p o i n t e d b y t h e p r e s e n t R i g h t W o r s h i p f u l G r a n d M a s t e r , a n d five m e m b e r s t o be n a m e d by t h e m a n a g e r s of t h e M a s o n i c H o m e of P e n n s y l v a n i a , l o c a t e d In P h i l a d e l p h i a , be a n d a r e hereb.v c o n s t i t u t e d a c o m m i t t e e w h i c h s h a l l m a k e a r e p o r t of a p l a n of p r o c e d u r e t o s e c u r e t h e t i t l e t o p r o p e r t y , t o p r e s c r i b e t h e r e q u i s i t e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s for a d m i s s i o n t o said H o m e o r H o m e s , a n d p r o v i d e for t h e I m m e d i a t e organization, m a i n t e n a n c e , control, a n d m a n a g e m e n t thereof t o effect t h e p u r p o s e of t h e s e r e s o l u t i o n s , w h i c h r e p o r t s h a l l b e s u b m i t t e d a t t h e Q u a r t e r l y C o m m u n i c a t i o n to be held In March next.
T h e following invitation, of historic interest, was accepted by Grand Lodge: Worshipful and Dear Sirs: F r a t i k l l n Lodge N o . 134, F . ife A. M., h a v i n g a c c e p t e d a n I n v i t a t i o n from t h e r e c t o r of C h r i s t C h u r c h , Kev. 0 . E L L I S S T E V E N S , D . D . , L L . D . , t o a t t e n d d i v i n e s e r v i c e t h e r e o n t h e m o r n i n g of S t . J o h n ' s D a y , D e c e m b e r 27th prox., a t 11:00, A. M., t h e W o r s h i p f u l M a s t e r of F r a n k l i n L o d g e e x t e n d s a m o s t c o r d i a l a n d f r a t e r n a l I n v i t a t i o n t o y o u r s e l f a n d t o t h e officers a n d m e m b e r s of t h e G r a n d L o d g e t o be p r e s e n t w i t h u s o n t h a t m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g a n d u n u s u a l o c c a s i o n . T h e r e c t o r a n d v e s t r y h a v e a s s u r e d u s t h a t w e s h a l l be m a d e v e r y welc o m e a n d e v e r y effort e x e r t e d t o h a v e a l l w h o a t t e n d c o m f o r t a b l y seated In t h a t old a n d v e n e r a t e d edifice. I t will be J u s t o n e h u n d r e d a n d t w e n t y - f i v e y e a r s (A.D.1778) since G E O K G B W A S H I J J O T O S a t t e n d e d m o r n i n g s e r v i c e a t C h r i s t C h u r c h o n S t . .John's D a y , t h r e e h u n d r e d m e m b e r s of t h e F r a t e r n i t y of F . & .•V. M a s s e m b l i n g o n t h a t occ a s i o n , so h i s t o r y r e c o r d s .
The Grand Secretary presented his usual brief statistical report of the changes in m e m b e r s h i p , and the detailed reports of the Trustees and Boards handling- t h e various funds of the Grand Lodge. W e are accustomed to large figures in Pennsylvania. W e clip these totals in the various funds: G r a n d Lodge Charity F u n d Glrard Bequest T h o s . R. P a t t e n M e m o r i a l C h a r i t y F u n d Stephen Taylor Bequest
$105,9«9 38 $ 64,400 00 $103,429 £8 $ 12,289 45
The financial showing of t h e General Fund of the year indicated : Eeceipts, $203,301.22; disbursements, $138,584.84; balance on hand, $64,716.38. T h e improvements o n t h e Temple, which have been in progress for several years, a r e now practically completed. The sum of $62,292.33 was expended in this work during the year. The Grand Officers were elected a n d t h e usual a m o u n t of •routine business disposed of. A N N U A L OF D E O B M B E B 28TH.—One hundred and e i g h t l o d g e s
represented. The different C h a r i t y F u n d s showed $9,352 expended for relief. T h e n u m b e r of cases relieved were indicated a s a b o u t 600, although t h i s was only p a r t i a l , a s some of the boards failed to report the n u m b e r of applicants.
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The a d d r e s s of the Grand Master, R.-.W.'. E D G A R A. T E N N I S . w h o was closhig his second y e a r of service, was an a d m i r a b l e d o c u m e n t covering some t h i r t y odd pf ges. H e had this to say relative to the proposed plan of establishing Masonic H o m e s : Honored abroad, advancing at home, free from all disturbing or counteracting Influences, the sheen of our glory undiiumed by any cloud of discord, no more fitting time could have been selected to remember those who are called to suffer, to wipe tears from sorrowing eyes, to shed the beam of hope on despairing liearts. to raise a'inonument for our gratitude, and to devote it to GOD, to distressed brethren, and those dependent upon them. No act of this Grand Lodge, in my judgment, will live so long in sweet uiemor.v or do so much to prove that the world Js no dead or dark machine, but alight with the glory, and alive with the Spirit of GOD, as its recent resolution to establish, and maintain by this Grand Lodge, Homes for aged Masons, their wives, widows, and their orphan children. We have approached this charity with a conservatism,as to time,characteristic of this Grand Lodge, and now, with a sentiment so homogeneous and helpful, let each of the sixty-five thousand Masons in this jurisdiction understand that he can never have any real Interest in this enterprise until he has made sacrifices for it,since no real good or benefit do we ever receive, which has not caused some other one a pang or tear. All t h a t Is good on earth or In Heaven is the outcome of sacrifice. T h e r e seemed to be two p l a n s suggested relative to t h e H o m e s . One provided for the issuance of $300,000 in b o n d s ; t h e other suggests a yearly per c a p i t a t a x of fifty cents until a sufficient sum should be realized to justify the erection of a H o m e . F r o m the tone of the r e m a r k s of both the outgoing and the inc o m i n g G r a n d Master we h a r d l j ' imagine the G r a n d Lodge will brook the delay a t t e n d a n t upon the second proposition. Grand M a s t e r T E N N I S a p p a r e n t l y does not believe in t h e " h i g h e r bodies." W e q u o t e : Let no humble brother of the Blue Lodge, distrust the fact that all of Masonry Is contained In the three ancient degrees with the Instructions of t h e Royal Arch, nor let him become envious of those who claim to be his superiors in masonic knowledge, because they have affixed to their names the appellation of some presiding officer In the so-called "higher bodies;" when these titles appear In public print they are only calculated to make the vulgar stare, and with the right feeling, sensible Mason or m a n of the world, excite unfavorable comment. H e r e is an item of i n t e r e s t : During the early summer an application was made to the courts of Fayette County by the colored people of that vicinity for a charterfor"TheGrand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons In Pennsylvania." This coming to my knowledge, I requested Bro. J O H N D . CARR, District Deputy Grand Master for the county of Fayette, to appear In court with counsel and oppose the granting of the aforesaid charter. Following my Instructions, the Inconsistency of the application was made clear to the court, and during the past fortnight an adverse decision has been rendered.
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A larg:e n u m b e r of decisions were rendered. of general i n t e r e s t :
February, W e quote a.few
A lodge in this Jurisdiction c a n n o t confer the degrees upon a petitioner to another Jurisdiction. I t Is within the power of the Worshipful Master to call any brother to the chair whom he deems competent to perform the work of that station. Refused to sanction a society the membership of which was to be con-flned entirely to Master Masons. No masonic burial service can be performed at a cremation. U n d e r t h e head of " E d i c t s , " we notice several m a t t e r s of int e r e s t owing to t h e p e c u l i a r l a w s of P e n n s y l v a n i a . W e quote a few of t h e m : /•(M^ jl/asters'./eryeis.—Notwithstanding the plain law on the subject that the Jewels of the oflScers of subordinate lodges are of sliver, and that the Past .Master's Jewel Is of sliver, we And many lodges presenting Past Masters with gold Jewels, or p a r t gold and part silver, and some even decorated with precious stones, all of which Is contrary to our usages and customs; and henceforth no Jewels except of silver may be purchased by lodge funds, nor will a Worshipful Master permit a Past Master to attend meetings of the lodge wearing other than the regulation Jewel as described In the Ahlman Rezon. No use for a n y of our K a n s a s P a s t Masters t a k i n g their jewels when they visit Pennsylvania. H e r e is s o m e t h i n g t h a t would please some of our Most Worshipful B r e t h r e n : Offlcers' Dress.—The dress of lodge officers, elected and appointed, should be strictly masonic, and where possible evening dress should be worn, while the Worshipful Master wears a modern silk hat. Carefulness In these matters win have Its Influence throughout all the ceremonies of the lodge room.' They are not all " u p " on art, even in Pennsylvania, as t h e following s h o w s : The labor of the Committee on Temple goes steadily on, and, since our last Annual Communication, this beautiful Corinthian Hall In which we meet has undergone changes which we are given to understand ranks It equal, if n o t superior, to a n y hall In the world for correctness as to architecture. The artist's brush carries us into Grecian mythology, meaningless to the average mind, and not particularly pleasing as to beauty, as viewed by a l a y m a n ; the furnishings, while substantial, might have been selected with more h a r m o n y of color, and thus escaped the crl'tlclsm of the (esthetic, but we accept It all with good grace because the chairman of the committee says It Is all right. H o w is t h i s ? ie«er "G."—The letter " G " forms no part of our ceremony. Is not a proper lodge decoration, and must not appear on lodge notices. The n e w l y installed G r a n d Master, R.-.W.-. .TAMES W . B R O W N , p r e s e n t e d t h e c u s t o m a r y i n a u g u r a t i o n address. I t w a s s h o r t a n d h a d the r e g u l a r P e n n s y l v a n i a ring. W e quote a little of i t :
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It is not necessary for me at this time to review at length the history, the ethics, or the fundamental laws of our beloved Institution; that has been most ably done by others who have preceded me. I can only say that I am Impressed with the antiquity of Freemasonry, the truths taught by the allegory of Its traditions, and by the wisdom of the forefathers of the Craft who founded speculative or symbolic Freemasonry upon the structure of operative Masonry. I therefore take the opportunity at this time to express my belief that any symbol which has been the heritage of the Craft should be kept sacred among our usages, customs, and landmarks. It Is to be regretted that,ln the great pressure of work and business of our lodges, there has been less Instruction on the symbols and the symbolic nature of the Craft than should be, and it Is to be feared that succeeding generations may lose sight of many symbols that are the outposts and sentinels upon the road which lead to the altar of our faith and the Great Symbolic Light laid thereon. We must remember that the keystone to the arch of our foundations Is secrecy, and we must forever hale and conceal most of our undertakings. I therefore deprecate the growing tendenc.v of publishing to the world, through the public press, as much as can be allowed by an easy conscience of the proceedings of our Grand and subordinate lodges, and I am Inclined to think that when an error Is committed In judging w;hat should or should not be published. It is generally made on the side of publicity. Freemasonry needs no advertising, and we are solemnly bound to keep Inviolate the proceedings of our lodges, which are tyled against the eavesdropper and the profane. Neither does any man, no matter how exalted his station, how great his wealth or Influence, or profound his learning,honor the fraternity by his connection with it. We gladly welcome him to association with the Craft, if he from his own heart conceives the desire to become a Mason and agrees to conform to the ancient usages, customs and landmarks of our fraternlt.v. And while I fully understand the prerogative of the Grand Master to make a Mason at sight or by virtue of his presence without the usual formalities or following the prescribed channels, I nevertheless feel that it Is his duty, which he owes to himself and theCraft, not to exercise the right except upon the lines lal.i down by Masons In all ages. It Is In conformity to these ancient customs that the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania so rigidly adheres to the rules on physical disqualifications. »We do not dispute the arguments In favor of making the rule less rigid; we only stand upon the broad principle that so we received It and so we will impart it.
T h a t is purely Pennsylvanian, but somehow we like it. W e wish some of our distinguished K a n s a s Masons had a little of it. COBBESPONDENOE.—The mantle of the late Bro. M I C H A E L A B N O L D , a s c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence, has fallen upon Bro. J A M E S M . L A M B E R T O N , an assurance t h a t t h e high character of t h e Pennsylvania reports will be m a i n t a i n e d . The present report is the equal in interest of his i>revious efforts. Bro. L A M B E R T O N made t h e motion which inaugurated t h e sesqui-centennial celebration of the anniversary of the initiation of Bro. G E O R G E W A S H I N G T O N , and he informs us t h a t his father, W.'. RoBEBT A. L A M B E R T O N , presented a similar motion in t h e Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania a half century ago when he suggested the celebration of the centennial anniversary of the s a m e event. The proposed celebration was not then undertaken, however.
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I n reviewing Massachusetts, Bro. L A M B E H T O N defends t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a historical contention. I t is an interesting question and it is i n t e r e s t i n g to read Bro. N I O K B B S O N ' S a n d Bro. L A M B E R -
TON'S articles, b u t it is to be regretted t h a t it is found necessary to interpolate so m a n y (?) and (!) and sarcastic expressions. These add n o t h i n g to t h e force of the a r g u m e n t and convince no one. K a n s a s for 1903 is fully reviewed, o u r transactions of general interest being noted and several paragraphs from Grand Master D E W E Y ' S address a n d t h e Correspondence Keport are quoted. Q u a r t e r l y and A n n u a l Communications a t P h i l a d e l p h i a ne.vt year as usual. J A M E S W . B R O W N , Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, elected Grand M a s t e r ; W I L I ^ I A M A. S I N N , Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, reelected Grand Secretary.
1875 — PRINCE EDWARD tSLAXD — 1904. 29TH ANNUAI^.
14 Lodges.
CHARIJOTTETOWN.
.604 Members.
J U N E 24, 1904.
N e t decrease: 2.
The Proceedings for 1904 of Prince E d w a r d Island, the smallest of o u r American Grand Lodges, open with a portrait of thts G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. BBN.TAMIN R O G E R S , in full regalia. I t is a small p a m p h l e t of fifty pages. A T T E N D A N C E . — There were present thirteen of t h e seventeen Grand Officers, nineteen P a s t Grand Officers, of whom eight were P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s ; twenty-flve Grand Representatives, not including K a n s a s ; all the lodges were represented. T R A N S A C T I O N S . — M.-. W.-. B B N . T A M I N
ROGERS
reports
a
" h a p p y a n d fairly prosperous year." H e expresses his sorrow a t the awful w a r between J a p a n and Russia, and fears lest t h e brethren in J a p a n suffer through the conflict. The roll of fraternal dead of other jurisdictions is called, a n d he pays a touching tribute to t h e members of his own Grand Lodge who have passed beyond. • Seven special dispensations were issued and commissions to t h r e e Grand Representatives. E v e r y lodge in t h e jurisdiction w a s visited except one, which stormy weather prevented h i m from reaching. This lodge was subsequently visited by t h e J u n i o r Grand W a r d e n . H e reports a very pleasant time on his visitations and t h a t all lodges were in good order and doing good work. The G r a n d ' T r e a s u r e r and Grand Secretary presented purely routine reports. T h e Grand Lecturer presented a report in which h e pointed o u t the fact t h a t there was no authorized ritual a n d
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t h a t the degrees had never been exemplified before Grand Lodge ; consequently he was in t h e s o m e w h a t diflicult position of being compelled to teach a work when he did not know w h a t the proper work was. P u r s u a n t to his recommendation t h e Grand Lodge ordered t h a t thereafter a t the first convenient date, either a t t h e next Annual Communication or earlier, the degrees should be exemplified before Grand Lodge t h a t there m i g h t be some authorized standard. The Grand Lodge approved a proposed change in t h e B y Laws of Victoria Lodge No. 2, by which twenty-five per cent, of all initiation fees was to be set aside as a benevolent fund to be administered by a committee. The Charity and Benevolent Fund having shown a very slight growth, a resolution was introduced urging the brethren to contribute to this fund, b u t t h e resolution was lost when p u t to a vote. The Committee on Accounts report t h a t the funds of G r a n d Lodge are not properly deposited, a n d suggest t h a t they be w i t h drawn from the savings bank and deposited in one of the chartered banks. The Committee on Grand Master's Address pay a well deserved compliment to t h a t official for his zeal and industry in visiting the lodges, a n d t h a n k him for the good he has accomplished. ^ FINANGIATJ.— Receipts, .'i;344.10; expenditures, .$253.40; balance on hand, .$515.26. There is no Correspondence Report. N e x t A n n u a l a t Souris, J u n e 26, 1905. BEN.rAMiN RoGEES, Charlottetowu, reelected Grand M a s t e r ; N B I I J M A O K E L V I E , Summerside, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 6 9 — QUKBEC — 1904. 34TH A N N U A L .
57 Lodges.
MONTREAL.
4,433 Members.
J A N . 27, 1904.
N e t increase: 242.
ATTENDANCE.— There were present all of the Grand Officers, six P a s t Grand Masters a n d forty other P a s t Grand Officers; also thirty Grand Representatives among whom we fail to find t h e name of our Grand Representative, W.-. E . A. E V A N S ; fifty-three lodges were represented. TRANSACTIONS.—M.-.W.-.
J O H N B . T B B S I W D E R reports
that
the year has been a busy one masonically and t h a t "our existence as a Grand Lodge is better a n d stronger, in good masonic work, in numerical strength, a n d in financial standing, t h a n a t a n y
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other previous time in its history," for whicli most happy state of affairs the Craft in Quebec are most w a r m l y to be congratulated. U n d e r " F r a t e r n a l Dead," h e notes with sorrow t h a t fortyeight m e m b e r s of the Craft passed away, twelve of them members of the Grand Lodge. The roll of dead in sister jurisdictions is given. H e gives an account of the centennial celebration of Golden Rule Lodge No. 6, of Stanstead. This lodge was originally Lively Stone Lodge of Vermont, and surrendered its V e r m o n t charter a t t h e organization of the Grand L o d g e of Quebec in 1869. A unique incident a t the celebration was the presence of one of its P a s t Masters who had been a m e m b e r of the lodge for fifty-six years, his father before him having been a c h a r t e r m e m b e r of the original lodge in 1803, and a member for nearly fifty years. Probably never before has there been a lodge whose hundred years of life has been spanned by two m e m b e r s . The Grand Master planned to ask the Grand Lodge to confer honorary Past Grand r a n k on the Worshipful brother, b u t alas, he passed to the Grand Lodge above within three m o n t h s after the celebration. The G r a n d Master reports t h a t he was able to visit eleven of the s u b o r d i n a t e lodges. A t all of these visits he received a loyal welcome and was entertained in a hospitable manner. H e refused two applications to institute new lodges and one to revive an old lodge. He approved a n u m b e r of new By-Laws for lodges. Commissions as G r a n d E e p r e s e n t a t i v e s were issued to six distinguished brethren in foreign jurisdictions. We note t h a t he recommended a n e w commission for W.-. Bro. E V A N S to represent K a n s a s . Twenty-one special dispensations were issued and two refused. L a k e Magog Lodge No. 55 h a v i n g invaded the jurisdiction of Rhode I s l a n d by initiating, passing and raising a party who had been rejected in R h o d e Island, he set the wheels of justice in motion and properly reprimanded the offending lodge, the candidate's n a m e being stricken from the lodge register of membership. I t is not stated, but a p p a r e n t l y no edict was issued against the party, and he seems to have been left an unaffiliated member in good standing. The offense of L a k e Magog Lodge was aggravated by t h e fact t h a t they failed to ask the candidate whether he had ever been rejected a n y w h e r e , and t h a t the necessary qualifications of residence were u t t e r l j ' ignored. Following this experience, t h e Grand Master lost no time in having the forms of application, etc.. of all the lodges in his jurisdiction examined to d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r they were in compliance with the law. H e m a d e but one decision: t h a t n o n - p a y m e n t of dues was not a masonic offense, and t h a t a brother suspended for t h a t reason could be reinstated without ballot upon p a y m e n t of the a m o u n t d u e at the time of his suspension, and t h a t he was not
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liable for dues accruing during his suspension. The Grand Lodge subsequently amended t h e Constitution to t h a t effect, providing in addition t h a t a lodge rriight by its By-Laws require a two-thirds ballot in such a case. "Church p a r a d e s " a r e reported to have been very frequent during the year, and well attended. The Grand Master had t h e privilege of dedicating one new hall. The Benevolent F u n d started two years previously had increased and the Trustees h a d reported the endowment of a bed in a hospital t h a t needy brethren m i g h t have proper treatment. H a r m o n y had been restored b e tween Tuscan a n d Good S a m a r i t a n Lodges. H e commends t h e work of the District Deputies, and points out t h a t one of the districts will soon have to be divided on account of the large increase of work. The Grand Secretary, R.-.W.-. W i L i H. W H Y T E , renders a full report. There had been greater promptness among the lodge Secretaries in m a k i n g returns, though a few were very near t h e limit, and a l l returns h a d been received except from one lodge, which had not had a m e e t i n g during the year. All but one of t h e lodges had had one or more initiations during the y e a r ; the largest net increase was 21; there a r e 14 lodges with over 100 m e m bers, and the largest has 185. The Grand Chaplain, Rev. W. P. R. L E W I S , delivered a discourse upon the connection between operative and speculative Masonry. I t is a well-written a n d instructive, though brief, oration. One case of discipline is reported to Grand Lodge, a n d t h e sentence of expulsion was confirmed. The Trustees of t h e P e r m a n e n t Benevolent Fund report t h e safe investment of $2,000.00 a t five per cent, interest, and an agreem e n t to p a y $100 a n n u a l l y to a hospital for t h e endowment of a bed for the use of deserving brethren. The Committee on Foreign Relations present a carefully considered report on t h e recognition of Costa Rica, in which t h e y reach the same conclusions as t h e majority of Grand Lodges a s to the rights of the Suprerhe Council of Central America, and follow the lead of K a n s a s in recognizing the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica. They also recommend t h a t t h e Grand Lodge of W e s t e r n Australia be recognized a n d t h a t applications from t h e G r a n d Lodge of H a y t i , from t h e Grande Oriente Lusitano Unido a t Lisbon, and from t h e Grand Orient of Brazil, for renewal of representatives all be held over for further inquiry. I n all of these recommendations t h e Grand-Lodge concurred. The Committee on Finance report t h a t the total funds and investments of t h e G r a n d Lodge a m o u n t to $22,092.73, a gain of $3,270.90. The s u m of $350 was appropriated for the erection of a monument to the m e m o r y of P a s t Grand Master G R A H A M .
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FiNANCiAii.—Receipts, $3,417.38; e x p e n d i t u r e s , .^2,670.18; bala n c e on h a n d , $3,873.06; P e r m a n e n t B e n e v o l e n t F u n d , $4,484.59; Benevolent F u n d — receipts, $521.40; e x p e n d i t u r e s , $550.00; balance, $1,633.68; Benevolent F u n d (special deposit), $1,101.40; other a s sets. $12,101.40. UOBRESPONDKNOK.—M.-.W.". F . T. D. CHAMBERS,'Past Grand Master, reviews fifty-eight v o l u m e s of Proceedings, giving us an i n t e r e s t i n g volume of 108 pages, witli m a n y quotations and comm e n t s t h a t go s t r a i g h t to t h e point. F r o m his salutatory we copy t h e following letter in reference to some of the early customs of t h e Craft in E n g l a n d . A s will be observed the letter is dated 1839: In connection with a v^ractlce which Is followed In some of the lodges In this Jurisdiction, It will not be without Interest to Invite attention to the following circular Issued many years ag6 by the Grand Lodge of England : " F R E E M A S O N ' S H A L L , LONDON, 7th December, 1839.
" D E A K S I R AND BROTHER;—In reply to your questions as to the propriety of extinguishing the Master's Light, and. If extinguished, of Introducing a Ianthorn with n star,etc., 1 And no dlfflculty of stating that such extinguishment Is not only improper, but positively In violation of the most maturely considered and unequivocal direction of the Grand Lodge, and that the Introduction of a lanthorn, etc., is equally against the order. • " I n the lodge of reconciliation, the extinguishment had been proposed, and occasioned much dissatisfaction; in order, therefore, to settle that, and some other points, or. more properly speaking, to carry out the intention and direction of the act of union, t h a t there should be a conformity of working, etc., a special Grand Lodge was convened on the 20th of May, 1818, to witness the ceremony proposed by the lodge of reconciliation. These concluded, the several points were discussed ; amongst others, the lights In the third degree; and decisions were come to upon them. But to afford an opportunity for the most mature consideration, and to leave the subject without a possibility of objection, another special Grand fjodge was holden on the 5tb June following, to approve and confirm what had been done on the 20lh May. "At these meetings the M.-. W.-. Grand Master presided, and the attendance of members was larger than any other 1 recollect (excepting the day of union). "The decision was t h a t the Master's Light was never to be extinguished while the lodge was open, noi* was it by any means to be shaded or obscured, and t h a t no lanthorn or other device was to be permitted as a substitute. "One of the reasons is, t h a t one of the lights represent the Master, who Is always present while the lodge Is open, if not actually in his own person, yet by a brother who represents film (and without the Master or his representative the lodge cannot be open), so his light cannot be extinguished until the lodge Is closed; the other two lights, figuratively.represent luminaries, which, at periods are visible —at other times, not so. "As to the penalty with which the Grand Lodge might think fit to visit a lodge acting in contravention of Its positive order, I venture no opinion; you are as capable as myself to decide upon that point. " 1 remain, dear sir and brother, "Yours fraternally, "WILLIAM H . WHITE, (^ •^Graud Secretary^ U n d e r " G e o r g i a " we note a r a t h e r severe criticism of M.-.W.-. M A X M E Y E R H A K D T . G r a n d Master, for his use in his a n n u a l add r e s s of t h e terms " k i n g c r a f t " a n d -'priestcraft." W e are inclined to t h i n k our Most W o r s h i p f u l B r o t h e r is too severe in his strictures. H e should r e m e m b e r in- t h e first place t h a t we in the U n i t e d S t a t e s have t h e s a m e r i g h t to object to expressions by masonic officials in British c o u n t r i e s recognizing the divine r i g h t of k i n g s or t h e established c h u r c h , or s i n g i n g -'God Save the King,"
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as he has to object to phrases b r e a t h i n g t h e contrary s e n t i m e n t when made by speakers on this side t h e line. Masonry teaches neither monarchy nor republicanism, nor y e t more a n y form of ecclesiastical government, and Its universality is not affected by the fact t h a t a brother in this country views such matters from a n entirely different standpoint from t h a t of our Canadian brethren. H a d our Bro. M E Y E B H A B D T used t h e words in question while addressing a lodge in Quebec, complaint would be justifiable. I n the second place, it is extremely probable t h a t t h e Grand Master of Georgia used the words " k i n g c r a f t " a n d "priestcraft" only in the sense of " a u t o c r a c y " and "ecclesiasticism," and we a r e quite sure that our Bro. C H A M B B B S would condemn those particular forins of oppresion and intolerance quite as promptly a s B r o . MEYEBHABDT.
If Bro. C H A M B E R S is a m e m b e r of the Scottish
Rite he will have no difficulty in understanding exactly w h a t we, and probably Bro. M E Y E B H A B D T , understands by the words to which he takes exception. Kansas for 1903 is most generously treated. H e calls M.\W.'. Bro. D E W E Y ' S address " c h a r m i n g , " a n d t h a t he really thinks i t so is proven by his very liberal quotation of four solid pages. "While we a d m i t t h a t there is a certain family resemblance between the two names we h a r d l y think t h a t Bro. C H A M B E B S intends a pun when he calls U S " S H E A B E B " instead of " S H A V E R ;" it seems more likely a printer's error. W e assure our respected Brother t h a t if he will come to K a n s a s and visit us there will n o t be the least danger t h a t he will have to return to King B D W A E D ' S domain "shorn." Next Annual a t Montreal, J a n u a r y 25, 1905. J O H N B . T E E S I D D E B , Montreal, reelected Grand M a s t e r ; WII^IJ H . W H Y T E , Montreal, reelected Grand Secretary.
1791 — RHODE ISLAND — 1904. SEMI-ANIS-UAL. 114TH ANNUAIJ.
87 Lodges.
" PBOVIDENOE.
6,091 Members.
N o v . 16, 1903. M A Y 16,1904.
N e t increase: 208.
This small volume contains t h e proceedings of one Special Communication, in addition to t h e A n n u a l and Semi-annual meetings. The Semi-annual Communication was held November 16, 1903. The method of balloting commented on in our last review of Rhode Island was finally adopted and becomes p a r t of the law. This method requires t h e giving to each m e m b e r of two ballots, one white and t h e other b l a c k ; t h e Senior Deacon then passes the ballot-box and collects t h e vote. W e do not learn from t h e
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proceedings w h a t t h e brethren are to do with the ball t h a t they do n o t vote ; perhaps t h e y a r e to swallow it. The Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s held a t Wakefield, April 12, 1904, for t h e purpose of d e d i c a t i n g t h e new Masonic Hall. Pictures of t h e exterior a n d interior of t h e building are given, a n d show us an exceedingly beautiful structure, which is more than a credit to t h e b r e t h r e n of Wakefield. These pictures impress upon us the fact t h a t b e a u t y costs no more than ugliness and is vastly more profitable; w h e n b r e t h r e n erect a masonic hall they should take care to see t h a t its a r c h i t e c t u r e is s o m e t h i n g more than t h e conventional dry goods box. B.-.W.-. H E K B Y W . B U G G delivered the dedicatory a d d r e s s ,
and the fact is recalled t h a t h e perforihed the same service a t t h e dedication of the first Masonic H a l l in Wakefield in 1872. From his address we e x t r a c t t h e following paragraph : First of all, brethren, let us consider that ours Is a unique Institution. Freemasonry stands In a class by Itself. I t does not assimilate with or shape Its course by the numerous philanthropic societies of the present day. Against these associations and fraternities I have no word of adverse criticism to offer; but I venture to afflrm t h a t the masonic Institution would lose much of Its ancient prestige, much of Its peculiar charm, by copying the methods of these other societies and following their order of procedure. Strength would depart from It, thus to assimilate or to Imitate. To modernize the masonic system and organization, as some have proposed, would be to weaken Us vitality and abridge Its usefulness. Remove Us ancient landmarks; abolish Its primitive forms; make It over In ritual a n d ceremony; In order to bring i t Into accord with some modern society, and Us days would be numbered. I t Is healthy and strong to-day because of Us Individuality— because It occupies a unique a n d distinctive position — because a wise conservatism still holds the Institution within appointed metes and bounds and Inculcates respect for old-time laws and traditions.
The warning is most timely. T h e r e seems to be a growing desire to irax>rove Masonry. W e should set ourselves most sternly a g a i n s t all innovation or change, a n d most of all against innovation in the guise of restoration. T h e tiny stream trickling through t h e body of the d a m is m o s t insignificant, b u t it opens t h e w a y for an ever increasing a n d finally destructive volume of water. A T T E N D A X O E . — A t t h e A n n u a l Communication there were present eighteen Grand OfHcers, six P a s t Grand Masters a n d two other P a s t Grand OfHcers, twenty-five Grand Bepresentatives (where was K a n s a s ? ) , one hundred a n d forty-eight P a s t Masters, and representatives of thirty-one lodges. T R A N S A C T I O N S . — M.-.W.-. W I I J I ^ I A M
HOWABD WALKER
de-
livered his a n n u a l a d d r e s s . H e reports h a r m o n y and good fellowship to have prevailed a n d t h a t all difHculties have been m e t by the Craft with a n a p p a r e n t determination to settle them in a true masonic spirit. A m o s t gratifying gain had been made in membership. T h e financial position of t h e Grand Lodge was much
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improved. For some reason he is able to report b u t very few official visitations. The Grand Lodge was called upon to mourn the loss of twelve inembers, two of them being P a s t Gi'and Officers. H e also elves the roll of the departed of foreign jurisdictions. The appointment of a number of Grand Representatives is reported. H e took proper action in several cases where the conferring of degrees had been requested, on a brother who had removed from the jurisdiction of his lodge. I n nine cases he approved a m e n d m e n t s to lodge By-Laws. Ten special dispensations were issued. Two cases of discipline are reported. I n one case the Master of a lodge announced t h a t certain candidates would be initiated over objections which had been made, and had this s t a t e m e n t put into the lodge minutes. T h e Grand Master arrested the charter of the lodge and suspended its officers. W h e n the matter w a s brought before the Grand Lodge the committee reporting it recommended t h a t the charter should be restored, b u t t h a t <the offending Master should stand suspended until he could be tried on proper charges. The Grand Lodge rejected the recommendation but no further action is discoverable. The Grand Master reports t h a t parties claiming authority "from unexisting sources" h a d invaded Providence and endeavored to establish spurious masonic lodges. W e presume this was the Cerneau-Ohio-Pinney outfit, or an offshoot from the establishment in Boston. The Grand Master warns the Craft against them and suggests t h a t lodges should demand certificates . from strangers who are not properly avouched. The Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer rendered routine reports. T h e report of the Committee on Finance shows t h a t assets to the amount of $3,459.16 would remain to the Grand Lodge after paying all indebtedness. The Committee on Foreign Correspondence report t h a t owing to an uncertainty as to the wishes of Grand Lodge, it not having taken action on the recommendation of t h e preceding Grand Master, they have not prepared a n y review of foreign proceedings. T h e y recommend t h a t the Grand Lodge of W e s t e r n Australia chould be recognized, it appearing to have been regularly organized. This recommendation was duly accepted by the Grand Lodge. M.-.W.-. C Y R U S M . V A N S L Y O K presented to t h e G r a n d Lodge an e l e g a n t oil p o r t r a i t of h is father, M.-.W.-. N I C H O L A S V A N S L Y O K ,
P a s t Grand Master. T h e t h a n k s of t h e Grand Lodge were unanimously voted. W e wonder how often it h a s happened t h a t both father a n d son have passed through the masonic portals and traveled clear to the Grand E a s t in the same Grand Lodge.
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A c o m m i t t e e appointed a t t h e Semi-annual Communication to take into consideration the action of the Grand Lodge in 1863, in a r r e s t i n g the c h a r t e r of Mount Moriah Lodge No. 8, report and say t h a t the Grand Lodge was fully justified in its action. N o s t a t e m e n t is m a d e as to the reasons for bringing up of the m a t t e r forty y e a r s after t h e event. F I N A N C I A L . — E e c e i p t s , .$3,420.42; expenditures, .$3,364.76; balance on hand, $786.07; total assets, $4,909.16; indebtedness, $1,450.00; balance, $3,459.16. There is no Correspondence Review. N e x t Annual a t Providence, May 15, 1904. J A M E S E . T I L L I N G H A S T , Providence, elected Grand Master; S. P B N B O S E WII^IJIAM.S, Providence, reelected Grand Secretary.
1787 —SOUTH CAROLINA — 1 9 0 3 . 127TH A N N U A L .
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194 Lodges. 7,251 Members. N e t increase: 325. A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Thirty Grand Officers, four P a s t Grand Masters, a n d representatives from 177 lodges. Twentyfour G r a n d Representatives were present, but none responded for Kansas. T B A N S A O T I O N S . — M . - . W . - . W A L T E R M . W H I T E H E A D , of Charles-
ton, presided as Grand Master, and his address, covering sixteen pages in solid s m a l l type, is a document of much merit, although very t r y i n g to the eyes to read. H e was closing his second year of service. Half-tone portraits of the retiring a n d incoming Grand Masters a n d of t h e distinguished Grand Secretary, in regalia, adorn the Proceedings. From the portrait of the Grand Master it would seem t h a t t h e regalia of t h a t officer in South Carolina includes not only t h e jewel suspended from an embroidered collar, in addition to the apron, but also an embroidered sash or baldric worn over all from the r i g h t shoulder. I t is more suggestive to us of the uniform of a Marshal t h a n of a Grand Master. After a pleasing introduction in the address, comes the heading " M o r t u a r y . " Death h a d claimed a Grand Officer, W.-. W I L L I A M K. J A Y , a J u n i o r Grand Deacon, and two P a s t Grand M a s t e r s , M.-. W.-. A N D R E W H U T C H I N S O N W H I T E a n d M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M T O L L Y B R A N C H . Bro. J A Y fell by the h a n d of an as-
sassin. Strong tributes to the virtues of these brethren were borne by t h e Grand Master. Some fifteen decisions were reported, most of them of local application a n d interest. W e note a few of general interest. H e r e is o n e :
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1. May an Entered Apprentice apply for admission b.y examination a t the door of a lodge? 1 ruled that he could not. The right of visitation is one of the essential privileges conferred in making a Master Mason. My opinion was based on the law as laid down ln"Mackey's Jurisprudence," page 162. I t is there stated that Entered Apprentices have a right to sit in the lodge in which they were Initiated, w h e n l t Is opened on the first degree. This is not a right of visitation such as is exercised by Master Masons, because it can not be extended bej-ond the lodge in which the Apprentice has been initiated. Into that lodge, however, when opened and working in his degree, he can claim admission as a right accruing to hlih from his initiation, but, if admitted into any other lodge, it can only be by the courtesy of the presiding officer.
We are not in accord with thi.s decision, and were pleased to note recently an approved decision in some Grand Lodge directly at variance. W e have never been able to conceive of any good reason w h y an Entered Apprentice or a Fellow Craft in good standing should not be permitted to visit a lodge of E n t e r e d Apprentices or of Fellow Crafts anywhere. Of course he does it with the permission of the Master and the a t t e n d a n t brethren of the lodge visited, and this is equally true of the Master Mason who presents himself. I n Kansas, under our law, the Master may exclude any visitor (except one coming in an official capacity) and shall exclude him if any member objects to his visitation. The effort to draw a distinction between the r i g h t of visitation of a Master Mason and an Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft, is simply a relic of the time when the business degree was changed from the E n t e r e d Apprentice to the Master Mason. Here was another decision : 9. A candidate had been dulj' elected and appeared for Initiation., Upon examination it was discovered that he had one toe missing. The Worshipful Master refused to confer the degree. Should the money enclosed in the petition be returned? I decided that the action of the Worshipful Master was eminently right and proper under the circumstances and strictly in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 101 of the Code. Further that the candidate was not eligible, and should have his money returned. The petitioner was in Ignorance of the law in regard to physical requirements. It was no'fault of a profane that he did not know the regulations of the Institution, and it was not right to retain the money, as it would seem to be receiving payment for a service which could not be performed.
We think this is carrying the doctrine of physical perfection too far. J u s t in w h a t way the loss of a toe -would render an initiate "incapable of learning the art," or of "serving his master's Lord, and being m a d e a brother," is not very apparent. This decision was approved by the Committee on Jurisprudence, as was to be expected in view of their present law. The Grand Master was not in s y m p a t h y with his own decision, a n d last year recommended a change in the law, which m e t the approval of the Committee on Jurisprudence, and came up for action this year as an a m e n d m e n t to the Constitution in the following form:
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To add the following clause to Article I I I : Provided, that tho Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master and Senior Grand Warden shall constitute a Board to whom all applications for a modification of this Article shall be referred, and upon the approval of a majority of said Board, the Grand Master shall grant his dispensation to receive such candidates as In their Judgment can literally comply with all the requirements of the r i t u a l ; the right of dispensation being restricted to such cases. T h e record s h o w s : After a full and Interesting discussion by M.-.W.-. Bros. JACOB T . BARRON and ORLANDO S H E P P A R D , R.-.W.'. Bros. W M . G . MAZYCK and J O H N C. S E L L E R S
and W.'. Bro. T. W. MOSELEY and others in support of the a m e n d m e n t , a n d M.\ W.-. Bros. J O H N R. B E L L I N G E R , R.-. FtjRMAN D I V V E R , and R.-.W.-. Bros. C H A S .
INOLESBY and others In opposition, a motion to table was declared to be lost by a vote of sixty-three to ninety-four. The previous question being called; the motion was put on the adoption of the amendment, and resulted In eighty-seven In favor to sixty-eight against, a two-thirds vote being requisite to pass the amendment. Before the announcement of the vote by the chair, R.'.W.'. Bro. W I L L I A J I A. G I L E S called for a vote b.v lodges. The call being seconded by Ave lodges, the vote was so taken, and resulted In 242 ayes to lOT noes. This being less than a two-thirds majority, the amendment was declared to be lost. T h a t the t h e fact t h a t offered, both amendments
question is not considered settled is a p p a r e n t from two s e p a r a t e a m e n d m e n t s to the Constitution were going over to n e x t A n n u a l under the law. These try to solve the question as follows:
s t r i k e out Article I I I and Insert In lieu thereof the following: A R T I C L E I I I . Every candidate for Initiation In this Jurisdiction, must be upright In body and not so deformed or dismembered as that he cannot literally comply with all the requirements of the ritual. Amend Article I I I of the Constitution by adding thereto the following words: Provided that defect In, Injury to, or loss of one eye, nor the deformity or loss of one or more toes, nor Injury to or loss of one or more fingers, that In no way Interfere with or prevent a literal compliance with every requirement of the ritual, shall not be considered such a m a i m or defect as to disqualify a candidate. The G r a n d Master reported t h a t t h e r e had been a s t e a d y growth of the Craft t h r o u g h o u t the jurisdiction. F o u r new lodges were organized u n d e r d i s p e n s a t i o n ; two of these were c h a r t e r e d . The two r e m a i n i n g , with two o t h e r s previously w o r k i n g u n d e r dispensation, were so continued for a n o t h e r year. One lodge w a s revived a n d t h e four lodges c h a r t e r e d a t the p r e c e d i n g A n n u a l w e r e constituted. F i v e corner-stones were laid a n d a m a s o n i c h a l l was dedicated, the c e r e m o n y of dedication being performed in a c h u r c h a n d not in the h a l l dedicated. W e h a v e noticed t h i s peculiar custom in South C a r o l i n a before. As to foreign r e l a t i o n s the Grand M a s t e r said : There exists the most kind and peaceful relations with all sister Jurlsdlcâ&#x20AC;˘ tlons, except in the case of Washington, which I learn from a perusal of its last Proceedings has never officially taken notice of our action In resuming
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fraternal relations. I do not think It wise or necessary to reopen this question and hope that time will Anally heal the difference, cordial relations be resumed and brotherly love prevail.
W e do not recall the specific action of South Carolina, b u t presume the rescinding action of Washington was not considered satisfactory, and some d e m a n d s were made which W a s h i n g t o n ignores. Here is a chance for the General Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star to do a little missionary work : In March last I received a communication from a member of one of the constituent lodges asking what steps were necessary and how to proceed to establish a chapter or lodge of Eastern Star .Masons. I replied that It was Impossible for me to give any Information In regard to this Order since the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of South Carolina had no knowledge of its e.xlstence, nor did It exercise any control over its officers or members in Its Jurisdiction. The Order seems to flourish in some .States, and Is regarded as a valuable aid In bringing together the wives and daughters of Masons in some sort of social intercourse, and I am told in a relation also which enables them to become known to Master Masons in times of distress or peril. If this is the case, it might be considered a valuable adjunct to our Institution. Still it is no part of Ancient Craft Masonry, and we liave no cognizance of Its purposes, alms, or ritual.
The Grand Master reported a case of discipline of a lodge. A candidate having only one eye was initiated and passed, after a warning had been given by a P a s t Grand Master and the D i s t r i c t Deputy Grand Master. The Grand Master arrested its charter, rather anticipating, we should imagine, t h a t the Grand Lodge would consider the period of arrest until Grand Lodge would convene—aboutthree months—suflicientpunishment. The Committee on Appeals and Grievances, however, recommended t h a t the " c h a r ter be withheld until such a time as the brethren of said lodge shall petition for its restoration, and the Grand Lodge see fit to restore it." This action probably explains the reason of the language in one of the a m e n d m e n t s which will receive attention next year. Later, on motion, the charter of this lodge was restored. The Committee on Charity and the Board of Relief of Charleston were required to expend onl.y .$84.13 for relief and expenses during the year. On tlie afternoon of the first day the Grand Master laid t h e corner-stone of the Gibbes Memorial Art Building. We have called attention heretofore to the peculiar custom in South Carolina of having a review of the Proceedings of o t h e r Grand Lodges from the Grand Secretary, and then a sort of review of his review presented to Grand Lodge by a C o m m i t t ^ on F o r eign Correspondence. I n the report of this committee we note the refusal to recognize the Grand Lodge of Costa R i c a ; this is simply a reiteration of its action of the preceding Annual. I n t h e
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s a m e r e p o r t we also find the following relative to t h e . W a s h i n g t o n question: We learn from the Review of Foreign Correspondence and from the Grand Master's address that our relations with other Jurisdictions are of the most friendly a n d harmonious character, with one exception, the Grand IjoUgeof Washington. ' That Grand Lodge holds views on the subject of exclusive territorial Grand JjOdge Jurisdiction and of the respect and consideration due from one Grand Lodge to others which are a t variance with ours, and which, in our Judgment, are calculated to disturb t h a t peace and harmony which oughtever to prevail amongst Masons. M.-.W.'.Bro. W. H. UPTON, who has cliarge of the Foreign Correspondence of that Grand Lodge, has seen fit to use his high ofllco to advance his peculiar viewson Negro Masonry and the like,and to be bitterly sarcastic and offensive to all who presume to dllTer with him on this subject. The Grand Lodge of Washington, with Br6. U P T O X as Us spokesman, stands alone In this matter among the Grand Lodges of the United States, and we should not Insist upon closer fraternal relations until more temperate counsels prevail in that Jurisdiction. A special c o m m i t t e e r e p o r t e d a s e t of model B y - L a w s for use of lodges. T h e report was adopted, a l t h o u g h we do not unders t a n d t h a t t h e adoption or use of t h e s e p a r t i c u l a r By-La\vs are o b l i g a t o r y upon a n y lodge. W e find t h i s in t h e record : BB]3THBT5N:-The committee appointed to examine and report upon the condition of certain property of the Grand Lodge loaned to the subordinate lodges which was submitted for exchange, begs leave to report that they have examined t h e list below submitted and have Instructed the Grand Secretary to exchange new for old property upon payment of the sum of $2.00 each. H e r e followed t h e n a m e s of eleven lodges. followed in t h e record :
Another entry
R.'.W.'.Bro. E. 0. B. MOIJE submitted a petition with reference to certain Grand Lodge property, from LaOaudeur Lodge No.36,which was received and Its prayer granted, but It was ordered t h a t this petition be not printed in ihe Proceedings. W h a t is t h i s — a c i p h e r ? T h e u s u a l a m o u n t of routine b u s i n e s s was t r a n s a c t e d . F I N A N C I A L . — B e c e i p t s , .fll,408.24; d i s b u r s e m e n t s , $11,287.59; b a l a n c e on hand, $963.23. T h e r e p o r t e d a m o u n t of o u t s t a n d i n g u n p a i d stock indebtedness, w h i c h we p r e s u m e is upon the Temple p r o p e r t j ' , is $7,851.00. CORRESPONDENCE.— Grand Secretary I N G L E S B Y submitted h i s t w e n t y - s e v e n t h a n n u a l C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Review, an interesti n g p a p e r of 180 pages. K a n s a s for 1903 is y e r y p l e a s a n t l y a n d k i n d l y reviewed. H e q u o t e s q u i t e fully from G r a n d M a s t e r D E W E Y ' S address, w i t h w o r d s of a p p r o v i n g c o m m e n t . U p o n t h e action of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r in peremptorily o r d e r i n g a lodge to issue a d i m i t to a
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member, Bro. I N G L E S B Y comments a t some length. After reciting the facts of t h e case, he said : We think that the lodge did wrong In refusing to grant the dlmlt. but we • also think that the Grand Master did wrong In ordering the lodge to Issue the dlmlt.
He then quotes a t some length their South Carolina law, a n d concludes: While It was wrong for the lodge to refuse the dlmlt In the case alluded to by the Grand Master of Kansas, still U a dlmlt Is to be their free and voluntary action, they ought not to be forced to grant it b.v an order of the Grand Master. In such case their recommendation to the dlmlttant is a mockery.
While our law differs s o m e w h a t from t h a t of South Carolina, yet we are compelled to a d m i t t h a t in our judgment Bro. I N GLESBY'S criticism is just. W e have always believed t h a t G r a n d Master D E W E Y ' S action was in violation of our Constitution, and t h a t our Grand Lodge erred in approving it. Our Constitution (Art. V I , Sec. .T), our B y - L a w 113, and Bro. B A S S E T T ' S a p p r o v e d
foot-note thereunder, all make the assent of the majority of t h e members of the lodge present a condition precedent to t h e granting of the dimit, and we doubt the power of a Grand Master to set aside this constitutional requirement by peremptorily ordering a lodge to g r a n t the assent or to issue the dimit. W e adm i t that the action of a lodge in refusing to grant a dimit is subject to investigation by the Grand Lodge, or by the Grand Master, and if such refusal be found unmasonic t h a t the lodge m a y be disciplined therefor; b u t this is anotlier proposition. Bro. I N G I J E S B Y is opposed to the recognition of the Grsind Lodge of Costa Rica, and he reviews quite fully our Correspondence Committee's report upon the protest of the Supreme Council of Central America. H e is opposed to a n y recognition of Supreme Councils, Grand Orients, and other bodies of Scottish R i t e origin, and s a y s : All of this conllrms and strengthens our life-long opposltiQn to Grand Lodges entering into fraternal relations with Supreme Councils, Grand Orients, ei it/OTji^e i;f??iuif. If the four lodges which formed the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica had held their charters under a Grand Lodge.s. jr., the Grand Lodge of Kansas, It would be a very different question. But it se^ms to us that as they were formed and had their being under charters from the Supreme Council, they are estopped from claiming that Costa Rica was unoccupied masonic • territory.
We do not care to enter into a n j ' argument relative to tlie. Scottish Rite parentage question. W e have said our say upon this before, b u t we desire to reply briefly to the "occupied t e r r i t o r y " charge. The Supreme Council of "Central America" — so-called:— is really located in Guatemala, b u t has heretofore chartered lodges and has claimed jurisdiction over the five Republics of
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C e n t r a l America. W e a d m i t its r i g h t to charter lodges in Costa R i c a so long as no sovereign masonic body existed in Costa Rica, b u t we denj' its claim to t h a t Republic as occupied territory, it n o t being situated therein, after t h e requisite number of lodges in Costa R i c a desire to and have regularly organized a Grand Lodge therein. T h e Grand Lodge of Missouri erected lodges in the Territory of K a n s a s before the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s was org'anized, a n d had t h e right to do so, but its K a n s a s lodges were not "estopped'" from claiming t h a t K a n s a s was "unoccupied territory," and a t the iDroper time and in the legal m a n n e r proceeding to organize t h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s . T h e illustration is parallel to the Costa R i c a n question. T h e Supreme Council of Central America, in spite of its claims, is merely a masonic body of the Republic of Ouatemala. I t s right to t h a t Republic as occupied territory is a d m i t t e d , b u t its right to the other Republics of Central America disappears the m o m e n t masonic bodies located in those several Republics a t t e m p t legally to organize sovereign masonic bodies therein. N e x t A n n u a l at Charleston, December 13,1904. J O H N R . BBTJI,INGER, B a m b e r g , elected Grand Master; CHABIJT3S INGI^ESBY, Charleston, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 7 3 — SOUTH DAKOTA — 1 9 0 4 . 30TH: AIS'^NUAI,.
103 Lodges.
YANKTOJC.
5,710 Members.
.TUNE 14-15, 1904.
N e t increase: 266.
A T T E I ^ D A N O E . — A t the A n n u a l Communication there were p r e s e n t fourteen of the Grand Officers, nine P a s t Grand Masters a n d four P a s t Grand T r e a s u r e r s ; twenty-six Grand Representatives were present, including W.-. B B U O E M . ROWIJEY for Kansas ; eighty-one lodges were represented. A n address of welcome was delivered in behalf of the City of Y a n k t o n and responded to for the GrJind Lodge. T R A N S A C T I O N S . —The
Grand
Master,
M.-. W.-. B Y R O N
P.
D A G U E , pays a touching tribute to the fraternal dead, and especially to Pas't Deputy Grand Master R O B E R T C . H A W K I N S . H e expresses his .surprise upon discovering how much work • there was for a Grand Master to do. H e reports dispensations for the formation of three new lodges. H e appointed Grand Repres e n t a t i v e s near the.Grand Lodges of N e w South W a l e s and Texas, a n d m a d e a recommendation to the Grand Lodge of Texas for a Grand Representative in place of K.-. W.-. Bro. H A W K I N S , deceased. B u t one corner-stone was laid. H e granted nineteen or more special dispensations, of which nine were for conferring degrees out of time. On these dispensa-
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tions the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e " r e g r e t s to notice and disapproves of the m a n y dispensations granted conferring degrees out of the statutory time. Grand Lodge has from time to time, in no uncertain language, desired a restriction of the dispensing power in this particular." However, they decide to forgive him because they felt t h a t he acted with good Intentions. They seem unwilling to allow prerogative very much scope in Soutii Dakota. The Grand Master reports nineteen decisions, and the Committee on Jurisprudence falls foul of seven of them. Decision INO. 4 will not bear the test of critical examination, though the committee approved i t : 4. A lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction has the right to waive its jurisdiction over profane material in favor of a lodge in another Grand Jurisdiction. The question whether the lodge receiv^ing the waiver would have the right under it to confer degrees on such material, would be decided by the law of the Grand Jurisdiction to which the lodge receiving the waiver belonged.
If this refers to cases of candidates residing near the border line of another Grand Jurisdiction with which South Dakota has an arrangement allowing candidates to go to their nearest lodge, we have nothing to say. B u t if it means w h a t it seems to mean, t h a t a lodge can give a waiver to foreign lodges under which they can use material then residing luithin the jurisdiction of the first lodge, we are at a loss to understand the foundation for the decision. Material residing within the territorial jurisdiction of any lodge belongs to t h a t lodge, and no other can touch it, nor can it give any waiver until it has in some m a n n e r acted upon a petition from the party in question. No lodge', or person, can possibly waive t h a t which it or he does not possess. I t is of course possible that the actual facts J n this decision justify it, but the facts as given do not, and Grand Masters should remeinber t h a t their decisions are looked to more or less as precedents and can only be taken at their face value. The Grand Master ruled t h a t a question of physical qualifications was one for the lodge to decide, and refused to pass upon such a case. The Committee on Jurisprudence accept the decision but add the following words, which make the approval decidedly backhanded : "Provided, t h a t when the Grand Master is appealed to and the facts presented, It is l i i s d u t y to pass upon them." Visitations to fifty-four lodges are reported. This is more t h a n half the number In the jurisdiction, and South Dakota Is a pretty large State. Some Grarid Masters would have plumed themselves if they had visited fifteen lodges in a much smaller jurisdiction. Grand Master D A G U E regrets t h a t owing to difficulties of transportation he was " u n a b l e to officially visit very many of the constitutent lodges." Quite an i m p r o v e m e n t over the previous year.
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A b r o t h e r b r o u g h t c h a r g e s a g a i n s t his lodge to the effect t h a t it had persecuted him a n d had h i m p u t in an insane a s y l u m , c a u s i n g hiin the loss of e m p l o y m e n t . T h e Grand Master investigated t h e case and reported t h a t t h e c o m p l a i n a n t was u n d o u b t e d l y i n s a n e a n d had been p u t in t h e a s y l u m by proper a u t h o r i t y , the lodge b e i n g in no w a y responsible, b u t h a v i n g endeavored to ass i s t h i m all in its power. T h e u n f o r t u n a t e brother was not satisfied, and i n t i m a t e d t h a t he would proceed further in t h e matter. W e clip the G r a n d M a s t e r ' s r e p o r t of a case in which he w a s able to r e n d e r masonic services to b r e t h r e n in K a n s a s . The inc i d e n t shows the p r a c t i c a l v a l u e of Masonry. W e t h a n k the M.-W.-. G r a n d Master, and a s s u r e h i m t h a t if ever the need arises our G r a n d M a s t e r will be glad to r e t u r n t h e favor: On August lOth.I received acomniunlcatlon from the Worshipful Master of Manila Lodge, Manila, P. I., relating to the violent death of a brother Mason, belonging to the United States Army, who was supposed to be a member of one of the constituent lodges of this Grand Jurisdiction. The circumstances surrounding his death were such as to leave the cause of his death in doubt, opinion being divided as to whether he was murdered or had committed suicide. I t was known t h a t he had a family somewhere In the United States, and also that he carried some life insurance which might be affected by the cause of his death in case of suicide. The Worshipful Master a t Manila took up the matter on his own account and secured, witli the assistance of United States officials, who were also Masons, an investigation. Tills took considerable time and trouble on account of the event happening in one of the interior provinces. A full report of the Investigation, together with considerable correspondence between the Worshipful Master and the military authorities attached thereto, was forwarded to me. On account of the fact that the brother had enlisted at Fort Meade, it was supposed that he belonged to some lodge of South Dakota, and- therefore, the matter was referred to me with a request t h a t I endeavor to locate his family and friends and place them In possession of the facts concerning his death. After a time I learned that the brother was a member in good standing of a lodge at Junction City, Kansas, and that his family resided there. I forwai'ded the report and copies of letters to the lodge at Junction City â&#x20AC;˘ after receiving a communication from them stating that the family was t h e r e and received from the Worshipful Master in repl.v. a very appreciative letter, thanking me on behalf of both the family of the deceased brother and his lodge, and stating that it vyas the first Information they had received outside of the bare report of his death, and further, that the information would be of material benefit in settling up his business affairs. Referring to cases where profanes lived under such conditions as to m a k e it p r a c t i c a l l y impossible for them to receive the degrees a t t h e lodge w h i c h held t e r r i t o r i a l jurisdiction over t h e m , t h e G r a n d Master r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t an a m e n d m e n t should be adopted a l l o w i n g a lodge to w a i v e j u r i s d i c t i o n , by u n a n i m o u s ballot in favor of a n o t h e r lodge. T h e a m e n d m e n t w a s adopted. R.-.W.-. G E O R G E A. P E T T I G B E W p r e s e n t e d his a n n u a l r e p o r t as G r a n d Secretary. H e reports t h a t t h e removal of his office from F l a n d r e a u to Sioux F a l l s had r e s u l t e d in greatly i m p r o v i n g
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the service the Grand Lodge library was able to render the Craft, the location being much more central. T h e register of Masons is as complete as possible, a n d he has commenced to transcribe to " t h e index system." W e infer t h a t this means a card index. Speaking of t h e necessity for accuracy in securing d a t a for the register, he s a y s : " I t seems to me a t times, the more this offlce attempts to perfect plans to preserve the records for the future, the less pains are taken by the several Secretaries." I n regard to lodge returns he s a y s : "On the whole, t h e reports from the subordinate lodges this year were in t h e worst condition t h a t they have ever been returned to me." A resolution was introduced a n d referred to a special committee to report next year, wliich exempts from Grand Lodge dues all Masons who have paid dues for twenty-one consecutive years, and are members of the Masonic Veteran Association, and allows lodges to exempt such from lodge dues. This resolution would leave it open to the lodge to collect dues from such a brother and retain t h e whole amount paid, instead of t u r n i n g over a portion to the Grand Lodge. The Committee on Jurisprudence rendered a report which declared most emphatically t h a t the use of masonic emblems, words, etc., for advertising purposes is a masonic offense and should be dealt with under the law. T h e report was adopted. No mercy should be shown to those who a t t e m p t to exploit their masonic membership. FINANCIAIJ.—Receipts, $4,686.44; expenditures, $5,554.42; balance on liand, $5,372.94. Grand Charity Fund : Receipts, $1,398.87; expenditures, $508.00; balance on hand, $890.87. P e r m a n e n t Library Fund. $245.00! C O R R E S P O N D E N C E . — This is the fifth report from the pen of Bro. S A M U E I J A . B R O W N , and is like all his previous efforts
in
readability and masonic learning. W e have to take issue with him on oply one point. I n his review of British Columbia occurs the following statement: Each and every degree of the Royal Arch Chapter, Council of Royal and Select Masters. Commandery, Lodge of Perfection and Chapter of Rose Croix was a t one time or another conferred under authority of the Grand Lodge and under the banner of a Blue Lodge. They were not released from lurisdlctlon that they might rise above the authority of the Craft, but were permitted to form separate organizations within the fraternity to relieve the congestion of worlx In the Blue Lodge. This writer Is not In a position to state whether or not all of the Scottish Rite degrees were originally conferred In the Blue Lodge, but It requires but a cursory study of masonic history to learn that the majority of them were.
We are afraid that our W.-. Brother, in his zeal to back up " h i g h d e g r e e " legislation by Grand Lodge, has allowed "the wish
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to be father of the thought." I t is beyond question t h a t by the middle of the eigliteenth century, when Masonry had become well established and eflned, there were b u t three recognized degrees, the Master's degree very probably containing much t h a t is now in the R o y a l Arch. The Masons of those days, like .some of the present day, were not satisfied with the simplicity of the Ancient Craft, particularly on the Continent, and a furore for "high deg r e e s " appeared. All d u r i n g the eighteenth century the manufacture of various "s.ystems" and " r i t e s " went on without ceasing until t h e r e were literallj' scores of rites and hundreds of degrees. .Probably ninety per cent, of this degree manufacturing was done on the Continent, and no m a t t e r w h a t system of government was adopted for them or however closely thej' were allied with the Symbolic Lodge, no support for Bro. B R O W N ' S s t a t e m e n t can be found, for the reason t h a t we have long since learned t h a t the Continental idea of Masonr.v is too radically different from ours to form an.y basis for our own action. Under the English sj'stem also these rites developed, but tliey never became part of the Masonic system as t h e y did in Continental Europe. They were developed by Masons, and of course were in more or less intimate connection with the S.ymbolic Lodge, but there is nowhere an iota of evidence of a n y general acceptance of them as a necessary p a r t of the s y s t e m ; the.y we're in possession of a comparatively small n u m b e r of the Craft, as is the case to-da.y. Sporadic oases can undoubtedl.v be found of legislation is regard to these degrees, or control assumed over them, by Grand Lodges, b u t such control was never assumed as a settled policy of action. They were "side degrees," pure and simple, just as m a n y degrees were in this country in the first half of the l a s t centur.y a m o n g the various masonic lodges. They were practiced, so far as they were practiced a t all, as something interesting and worth while for those who could afford them. Such of them as had intrinsic m e r i t lived and improved their ritual. As time went on they g r a d u a l l y gathered themselves a p a r t (their possessors recognizing more or less clearly t h a t they were not part of the Ancient Craft), were erected into distinct organisms or systems, and evolved their own governing powers. A well-known Instance of this is to be found in the case of the council degrees, cited by Bro. B B O W N , which were originally, so far as practiced in this country, simpl.y "side d e g r e e s " conferred in Symbolic Lodges and under the control of no one and of no Grand Lodge. Very m a n y of these high degrees, perhaps all of them, were a t one time peddled around the country bj' persons claiming the r i g h t to i m p a r t them. They lived or died, they passed into oblivion or grew into well-rounded organisms, solely by reason of their intrinsic merit or lack of it, not by virtue of Grand Lodge e n a c t m e n t s or Grand Lodge control. There is no masonic reason
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t h a t we can see w h y the Rite of Mizraim should have died a n d the Scottish Bite have survived ; there is plenty of intrinsic reason. All these bodies have the same rootâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they are children of the same mother. You cannot expect the mother to strangle one child that the others m a j ' enjoy a greater share of the good things of life. W h a t e v e r a u t h o r i t y Grand Lodges ever possessed over these systems, and there is no evidence t h a t Grand Lodges as Grand Lodf/es ever possessed or asserted any, has long since disappeared. The Grand Lodge cannot step in and take complete control of these r i t e s ; It cannot d r a w up their constitutions, prescribe their methods of doing business, alter the qualifications they d e m a n d of their candidates. W h y then should it assume the responsibility of deciding questions of legitimacy? Certainly the Grand Lodge, being the supreme a u t h o r i t y in Masonry, m a y decide w h a t is masonic; but t h a t is a radically different thing from deciding the claims of rival organizations to legitimacy. Take care, brethren, lest m a t t e r s come to such a pass that Grand Lodges exclaim, " A plague on both your houses." W e doubt the expediency of Grand Lodges m i x i n g in such quarrels. Bro. B R O W N ' S review of K a n s a s is very thorough and complete. H e summarizes Grand Master B R O W N ' S address very accurately and seems to approve of the whole. In fact, our whole proceedings for 1904 seem to have his hearty concurrence, except t h a t he says, " Authorized cipher rituals : Dramatized work : Our brethren are going to hear from themselves." W e are sincerely glad to hear t h a t the arguments expressed in our reviews " a r e calculated to convince m a n y people whose minds are not made up," even if we have failed to convince Bro. B B O W N . T h a t Is precisely w h a t we set out to do, to convince people who were still open to reason. N e ^ t A n n u a l , Aberdeen, J u n e 13, 1905. M.-. W.-. I V A N W . GOODNER, of Pierre, elected Grand M a s t e r ; B.'.W.-. G E O R G E A. P B T T I G R E W , of Sioux Falls, reelected Grand Secretary.
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1813 — TENNESSEE - 1904. 90TH A N N U A L .
425 Lodges.
NASHVILLE.
18,555 Members.
J A N . 27-29, 1904.
N e t increase: 724.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Fourteen Grand Officers, eighteen P a s t G r a n d Masters, eighty-six P a s t Masters, and representatives from 400 lodges — a total attendance of 581. P a s t Grand Master C A S W E L L A. Q O O D L O E r e p r e s e n t e d . K a n s a s .
T R A N S A C T I O N S . — T h e address of t h e Grand Master, M.-. W.-. E D M U N D P. M O Q U E B . V , of Loudon, is a paper of m a r k e d a b i l i t y
and interest. D e a t h had removed a greatly beloved brother from their m i d s t during the year. P a s t Grand Master B E R N A R D F . P R I C E , of Memphis, familiarly known as " B U N F . P R I C E . " The Grand Master very tenderly referred to the lost one, and later a number of the brethren pronounced eloquent eulogies of this distinguished Mason. The lodges of t h e State, with b u t few exceptions, were declared to be in a prosperous condition. T h e Grand Master inveiglied a g a i n s t t h e practice of lodges carrying members for y e a r s ,in arrears of dues, a n d properly placed t h e blame for t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of this condition where it usually belongs, namely, with the careless Secretary. He referred to t h e custom existing • in some lodges of relieving their aged m e m b e r s from the p a y m e n t of dues regardless of the question of financial ability to pay them. W e fuUj' concur in his remarks : iVlthough I have the hi'^hest reipec^t for old age,and tliink that due COQslderatlon should be given It In everything, yet 1 think this practice of remitting dues on account of age Is not good policy. I t should not be a question of age when we come to consider the remission of dues of a brother Mason, but It should be a question of ability on his part to pay, let him be young or old. A brother who has enjoyed the benefits, privileges and associations of Masonry during a term of long life, and Is blessed with abundance of this world's goods, ought to feel, and I believe does feel, thankful to his Goc, and he should dispense masonic charity with a liberal hand.
The dispensing power was very conservativelj' exercised. Following the precedent of a long line of illustrious predecessors, the Grand Master issued t h e usual dispensations to elect officers a t other times than indicated in t h e Constitution, although h e doubted t h e power of the Grand Master so to do, and he recommended t h e a m e n d m e n t of the Constitution to grant the specific authority. T h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e agreed with t h e G r a n d Master a n d presented the proposed a m e n d m e n t . W e supposed t h a t the right of a Grand Master to g r a n t such dispensations was quite generally recognized a s one of his prerogatives.
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Three new lodges were organized under dispensation b y authority of the Grand Lodge a t the preceding Annual, a n d t h e Grand Master authorized another during the year. Two of these were chartered, a n d the dispensation of a third was w i t h d r a w n . A number of decisions were reported. Here is one which r e veals a peculiar l a w : Query.— Can a lodge,at a regular meeting,be called off from time to time? If so, when called, Is it In regular meeting, and for the transaction of regular business? Anstuer.—Subordinate lodges may be called off from time to time, but must be closed before the next stated meeting. When called on it Is a continuation of the stated meeting, for the transaction of such business as m a y properly come before the stated meeting, except such business as the edicts require to be transacted on the first day of the stated meeting.
The Committee on Jurisprudence modified this by quoting a n edict to t h e effect t h a t "balloting upon petitions for degrees, affiliation or restoration m u s t take place on the first d a y or n i g h t of stated meeting." Their new edict upon the subject of Masons engaging in t h e manufacture a n d sale of intoxicating liquors, which reads : Inloxicating Liquors.—AM Master Masons engaged in the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, after January 1,1903, shall be deemed . unworthy of membership in any subordinate lodge of Tennessee, and charges shall be preferred against all so engaged, by the Junior Warden in whose Jurisdiction said manufacturer or dealer shall be residing,
required construing»quite frequently, and this was done by t h e Grand Master in no uncertain sound. These constructions present no n e w phase of t h e question, b u t in conclusion of t h e subject the Grand Master presents an indictment of the liquor traffic which is well worth reproduction, b u t our space will not allow. The Deputy Grand Master reported the m a k i n g of about fifty official visits, in some instances remaining several d a y s with a lodge 'in t h e work of instruction. H e well said of these visitations: The manner In which I was received showed that official visitations are greatly appreciated. Out of the number of lodges visited, I found twenty-two that never had a Grand Officer visit them before. One lodge was fifty-one years old, and another forty-six years old, and I had the honor of being the first Grand Officer in their lodge rooms. In making these visitations the points were reached mainly by private conveyances, and 415 miles were covered by horse and buggy. Altogether, the past year was the brightest and most pleasant of my masonic life.
This was a n excellent showing surely. The a c c o m p l i s h e d G r a n d Secretary, R.-.W.-. J O H N B . G A B R E T T ,
who is also one of the Custodians, made a n excellent record in visitations. H e spent 102 days in instructing and inspecting :seventy-eight lodges. This was "without remuneration of any
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k i n d " to himself, and w i t h o u t " a n y expense w h a t e v e r to the G r a n d Lodge." Truly a labor of love ! H e said : A3 to whether I have benefited the lodges or have been of service to the brethren, IS for them to say. My energies, however, have been spent In that direction and my efforts have been to make all with whom I came In contact purer men, better citizens and more zealous Masons.
F r o m wliat we personally.know of this zealous Mason, we are assured t h a t he accomplished m u c h good. The Masonic H o m e is facing a problem. I t occupies a twentyacre t r a c t near the city and is needing more room, b u t cannot buy it. I t wanted to secure 100 acres adjoining the present site, b u t was unsuccessful. They are now considering the question of a c h a n g e of location. The H o m e h a s 123 i n m a t e s — twenty-five widows a n d ninety-eight children. More funds are needed for e d u c a t i o n a l purposes, and some additional legislation was enacted designed to create revenue for this purpose. The usual business was t r a n s a c t e d . FiNANOiAi..—Receipts, .|26,278.29; disbursements, $24,443.92; balance on hand, $25,494.92. . CoBRESPONDENCE.—The new c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence, P a s t Grand Master H B N B Y A. C H A M B E R S , sub-
m i t t e d a report of much interest. He avoids comment and criticism, b u t has spent much time and labor in compiling statistics a n d percentages. About half of his space granted to K a n s a s for 1903 is thus used. We clip part of his figures for K a n s a s : Population: Whites, 1,416,319; colored, etc., 54,176; total ,.... 1,470,495 Males, 768,716; white, about nlnety-slx and two-sevenths per cent, or 739,889 White males of voting age 898,552 Members of masonic lodges : 23,567 This Is about one and four-sevenths per cent, of entire population; three and one-sixth per cent, of white males, or over three out of every one hundred white males of all ages and conditions, and nearly six per cent., or six out of every one hundred white males of voting age.
H i s quotations from our Proceedings are limited to Grand Master D E W E Y ' S r e m a r k s r e l a t i v e to the " s e c r e t work," and the
c o m m e n t s of the writer in the Correspondence R e p o r t relative to Tennessee's cipher resolutions. H i s conclusion relates solely to his statistical finds, but it presents some interesting comparisons: From the foregoing it appears t h a t the Grand Jurisdictions in which the ' net percentage of gain has been greatest are Oklahoma, with fifteen per cent.; Washington and Wyoming, with fourteen percent, each; Utah, ten and onethird percent.; North Dakota, ten percent.; Louisiana, nine and two-thirds per cent.; Indian Territory, nine and one-half per cent.; and Arizona,Oalifornia and Idaho, with nine per cent. each. The lowest is New Hampshire, one and one-ninth per cent. Delaware, Massachusetts and Vermont, about three per cent. each.
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The Grand Jurisdiction which has the largest percentage of Masons In Its entire population Is Maine, with three and one-half per cent. Vermont follows closely with three and one-sixth per cent. That which has the largest percentage of Masons among the white males of all ages and conditions Is the District of Columbia, with seve'n and one-third per cent. Maine follows with seven per cent, and Vermont with six and one third per cent. The largest percentage of Masons among the white males of voting a g e , the only source of masonic material, are District of Columbia and Maine, with eleven per cent. each. Vermont follows closely with ten per cent. Utah, though one of the highest (ten and one-third per cent.) In net gain Is lowest in percentage as compared with the entire population. Only one-i third of one per cent, of Its entire population are Masons; a little less than one per cent, of white males of all ages and conditions, and a little less than two per cent, of the white males of voting age. Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, where the colored population Is so large, stand low in percentage of Masons In the entire population, but when the whites are separated from the colored Inhabitants, these States compare well with other Grand Jurisdictions, N e x t A n n u a l a t N a s h v i l l e , J a n u a r y 26, 1906. J A M B S L . S L O A N , Iiinden, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; J O H N B . G A R R E T T , Nashville, reelected G r a n d Secretary.
1 8 7 2 — UTAH - 1 9 0 4 . 33D A N N U A L .
11 Lodges.
SALT L A K E CITY.
1,151 Mernbers.
J A N . 19, 1904.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 68.
A T T E N D A N C E . — Of the fifteen G r a n d Officers t h i r t e e n were p r e s e n t ; t h e r e were also t h i r t e e n P a s t G r a n d Officers, of w h o m nine were P a s t Grand M a s t e r s ; ( t h e s e two t h i r t e e n s do not seem to have been u n l u c l i y ; ) t h i r t y - n i n e G r a n d Lodges, not including K a n s a s , were p r e s e n t t h r o u g h their G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s ; all of the eleven lodges were r e p r e s e n t e d . T R A N S A C T I O N S . — M.-.W.-. W A L T E R SCOTT delivered his a d dress, covering thirteen pages. H e reports t h e Craft t h r o u g h o u t t h e S t a t e h a r m o n i o u s a n d prosperous. H e opens with a few well chosen r e m a r k s on the Mormon question, and m a k e s the d u t y of Masons in U t a h towards Mormonism so clear t h a t we c a n n o t forbear q u o t i n g : The peculiar people among whom It is our lot to live, with their peculiar Ideas of truth, Justice and morality, differing so greatly from the standard accepted by Masonsas the law of GOD, makes It our special duty to keep a watch upon the wall and guard well the portals which admit men within our mystic circle. As Masons we are t a u g h t to obey the moral law, and to be good a n d upright citizens, obedient to the laws of the country In which we live, and any body of men who do contrary to these principles and advocate anything in opposition to them, have no business among us, and must be kept out of our lodges at all hazards. While we are liberal in our ideas as to the religious faith of men, we must sternly oppose any doctrine which proposes to enslave the body and soul|6f'men and is opposed to the code of honor, truth and
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moralltj' laid down for us by our traditions, and we have no fear bub that our brethren elsewhere about the globe will understand our position and applaud our actions, notwithstanding such doctrine tries to dignify Itself Ijy assuming the name of a religion.
T h e Grand Master p a y s w a r m t r i b u t e to our departed brethren, close personal friends of his, B.-.W.-. A B B A M H . EI^I^IS and M.-.
W.". WIIJT^IAJI D . THOMPSOJf.
Of t h e m he says :
I was grieved last year to learn t h a t one of my early friends, ABRAM HAtSTEAD Ei>i.i8, J u n i o r Grand Warden of Kansas, had left us with only his memory. He was one of tliose whom it was a pleasure to have known, a Mason not only briglit in the worli but knowing the concealed secrets therein contained, and living up to all the teachings of Masonry. He was a true friend and brother; his hand was guided by Justice, and his heart expanded b.v benevolence. Alas, he is gone, and his brethren mourn ! , . \ n o t h e r close friend and brother is lost to me this year. W I L L I A M D_ THOMPSON, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, who died March 5,1903. Bro. THOMPSON and your Grand Master worked side by side in lodge chapter a n d council for man.v years, and to so labor with him was to learn to love him, not only for thelmpresslve and solemn manner with which he performed his work, bub for tlie sterling qualities which distinguished him as a m a n and Mason.
Utah lost one P a s t Grand Master. M.-.W.-.WILLIAM T . D A L B Y passed to the other shoi-e September 7, 1903. The Grand Master spoke a few words of sorrow a n d eulogy. A lodge of sorrow having been held in his m e m o r y d u r i n g t h e following December by the Grand Lodge, t h e Grand Master calls attention to the fact t h a t Grand Lodge in 1879 r e c o m m e n d e d " t h a t the Grand Master call a lodge of sorrow some time d u r i n g his term of office," and advises t h e recommendation to be m a d e mandatory. The Grand Lodge adopted t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n , and hereafter a lodge of sorrow will be an a n n u a l event. The relations of U t a h with sister iurisdictions have been most cordial. . H e notes t h e receipt of t h e Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of P e n n s y l v a n i a a t t h e sesqui-centennial of W A S H I N G T O N , and of t h e Grand L o d g e of N e w South Wales a t their centennial. U n d e r the head of " C l a n d e s t i n e L o d g e s " he recommends the • p u r c h a s e of the proposed " y e a r book" of t h e " A m e r i c a n Tyler," a sufficient number to give each lodge two copies, b u t the Grand 'Lodge refused to t a k e such action. U n d e r " D i s p e n s a t i o n s " we note t h a t he granted permission to a lodge to open at places other t h a n i t s regular location, but within its jurisdiction, a n d confer degrees upon candidates elected a t stated c o m m u n i c a t i o n s in a regular m a n n e r . A peripatetic lodge seems a doubtful expedient, b u t we suppose t h a t under the conditions existing in U t a h there a r e reasons not set forth which justify t h e action. No d i s p e n s a t i o n s to confer degrees out of time seem to h a v e been asked for ; a t least none a r e reported. H e reports but one decision. H e m a d e fourteen official visitations, v i s i t i n g all t h e lodges a n d some of them more than once.
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The Grand Master enters his protest against the habit of wearing cotton aprons, s a y i n g : " The badge of a Mason is a lambskin or white leather apron. I would recommend t h a t all lodges in this jurisdiction be required to keep a requisite number of these aprons to be used when appearing in public." H e further says : "And t h a t we should deposit with our dead n o t a cotton cloth, but an actual apron with all the significance of t h a t noble badge." T h e Grand Lodge approved his recommendation, b u t seems to have taken no action. Eeferring to the- previous a p p o i n t m e n t of a committee to formulate a list of physical disabilities, he wisely recommends t h a t the a t t e m p t should be given up and the committee discharged. As he says, there are so m a n y degrees in each kind of physical disability t h a t the task is an almost impossible one, a n d the subject should be left to each Grand Master to decide each particular case on its merits. The Grand Lodge agreed with him. H e takes occasion to warn t h e Craft a g a i n s t allowing t h e proceedings of the lodges to appear in the newspapers, especially the names of candidates. The warning is well founded. There is more of this sort of thing than there sliould be. I n this connection we would call attention to a singular fact. I n 1900. just after the election, it was widely announced in all the newspapers t h a t on such and such a night t h e newly elected Vice-President, T H E O D O R E E O O S B V B I , T , would be i n i t i a t e d into the m y s t e r i e s of
Masonry a t Oyster Bay. The Associated Press spread this information b r o a d c a s t , and his subsequent masonic progress w a s closely followed. This year the same information has appeared in the press in regard to the newly elected Vice-President, and no doubt we will be publicly informed as to his progress. Of course, no blame whatever attaches to these distinguished Brothers, a n d taken by itself the publication w a s probablj' harmless, b u t we cannot afford to have such a thing become a custom. W e cannot afford even to seem to herald distinguished candidates with blare of trumpets and beating of tom-toms. W e m u s t never forget t h a t Masonry confers, and does not receive, honor in a d m i t t i n g men to its mysteries, however high or worthy their position or attainments in life. No lodge ought ever to allow, much less to authorize, the giving of such informa'tion to the p u b l i c ; it is the entering wedge of commercialism, of a sordid h u n t for candidates. Our R.-.W.-. and m o s t esteemed b r o t h e r , C H B I S T O P H E B D I E H L ,
presents his thirty-second a n n u a l report as Grand Secretary. May he live to give t h e Grand Lodge of U t a h his fiftieth report, and then some if he feels like it. W e h a d t h e pleasure of a brief visit with Bro. D I E H L a n d Bro. SOOTT in t h e former's ofBce last September. H e reports the work a n d financial condition of the lodges as having been most gratifying. There had been plenty of material.
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a n d twenty-five applicants h a d been turned away. There were two expulsions which do not a p p e a r in the statistical statement, since one had previously been suspended for non-payment of dues, a n d the other was an E n t e r e d Apprentice. . I n 1903 a building, of which the corner-stone had been laid by G r a n d Lodge in 1881, was destroyed -by flre. The box was removed from the corner-stone and the contents found intact. A brief note was inserted telling this fact, and when the building was rebuilt the old box was p u t into the new corner-stone, though there were apparently no ceremonies. I n this connection Bro. DiBHii gives the history of all the corner-stones the Grand Lodge of U t a h has ever laid. These number b u t seven, the earliest in 1880 and the latest in 1892. W e suppose this small number is to be accounted for by the d o m i n a n c e of the Mormon Church and its opposition to Masonry. As Grand L i b r a r i a n Bro. D I E H L , reports the library to consist of 1,857 bound volumes, a gain of fifty-flve. The library had been used more than ever before. The Committee on Obituary paid a beautiful tribute to P a s t Grand Master DAL,BY, whose d e a t h was feelingly alluded to by the Grand Master. H i s life as given here is an exemplification of the teachings of Masonry and an inspiration to those who read it. The Committee on Grievances and Appeals report on three cases, in all of which they sustain the action of the lodge below. The r e m a i n d e r of the session was given up to routine m a t t e r s of local interest, closing with the presentation of the signet ring and P a s t Grand Master's jewel, when appropriate addresses and responses were made. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $2,032..54; expenditures, .$1,723.88; balance on hand, $3,491.56. COBBESPONDENOE.— This is Bro. D I E H L ' S twenty-eighth Report on.Correspondence. I t is enough to say of him " t h a t age cannot wither nor custom stale." H i s review is fresh and vigorous and a delight to read. Our space is running short, so we will not be able to notice much t h a t he says. K a n s a s receives very fraternal treatment. H e gives us more t h a n four pages. H e gives Grand Master DEWEY'.S address generous t r e a t m e n t , , s u m m a r i z i n g his argument on the liquor question a n d on the subject of r e i m b u r s e m e n t in cliarity. H e quotes a " g e m " from his plea for individual charity. Our Correspondence R e p o r t is generously treated. " Praise from Sir H U B E B T is praise indeed," but we could not think of ousting Bro. D I E H L from his well-earned place a t the head of the table. You are too modest, Bro. D I E H L ;
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From his review of Montana we e x t r a c t t h e following: That Montana and Utah agree in placing the lights aliout the altar Is evidenced by the following, which was adopted: "All three on the south side of the altar, so that one will be at either end of the altar and the third placed so as to form the apex of a triangle of which the two near the altar form tha base."
H e r e in the Sunflower State we place the lights in the sam& inanner, b u t on the north side of the altar. N e x t Annual a t Ogden, J a n u a r y 17, 1905. R I C H A R D L . CONELY, Salt L a k e Citj', elected Grand M a s t e r ; C H R I S T O P H E R D I E H L , Salt L a k e City, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 794 - VERMONT — 1904. lllTH ANNUAI^.
103 Lodges. ATTENDANCE.—The gives this information: Number Number Number Number Number Number
BDRIJINGTON.
11,288 Members. Committee
.TUNE 15, 16, 1904.
N e t increase: 305.
on Credentials
concisely
of lodges ". of lodges represented of Masters and Wardens present of Grand Officers present of permanent members present of District Deputy Grand Masters present
Total roll
lOS 88 255 '... 15 25 12 3l»
The Grand Representative for K a n s a s w a s a t his post of course.; he is the Grand Secretary, R.-.W.-. H E N R Y H . Ross. TRANSACTIONS.—The address of t h e Grand Secretary, M.".W.-. O L I N W . D A L E Y , of W h i t e River Junction, is a n excellent business document. From his introduction we discover t h a t their Grand C h a p lain, Rev. E D W I N W H E E L O O K has led the m e m b e r s of G r a n d
Lodge in their devotions for nearly forty years — a wonderful record. ' Death had entered the family circle and removed the G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n , R.-.W.'. M Y R O N J . H O R T O N , of Poultne.y.
Of h i m
the Grand Master said: " H e was a true and w o r t h y Mason. H i s ear was ever open to the cry of the helpless; t h e poor a n d n e e d y found him a h e l p e r ; he did not coldly pass by on the other side, b u t immediately set about devising some method of relief." A great tribute surely. Loving words were also spoken of a P a s t Deputy Grand Master who had passed to his reward during t h e year, R.-.W.'. D A N P. W E B S T E R .
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The condition of the Craft was reported " v e r y satisfactory a n d prosperous.". A s directed by the Grand Lodge a t the last Annual, a lodge was organized under dispensation a t Bakersfield. I t was g r a n t e d a c h a r t e r a t this A n n u a l . The special dispensations granted are not recorded, but the C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e acted on the list and approved. I n t h e list of those refused we find : To elect a Secretary to fill a va•cancy caused by resignation ; to reopen a ballot upon a rejected c a n d i d a t e ; to ballot upon petitions and transact business a t a special communication. No decisions were reported. Two lodges were constituted, and relative to the one a t Bellows F a l l s the Grand Master said : This occasion was unique In character, from the fact t h a t never before In the history of Vermont Masonry have two lodges In the same town voluntarily surrendered their charters and united In a new organization. This action on the part of the brethren of Bellows Falls In the establishment of a new lodge Is a fitting Illustration of the old doctrine of self-sacrlflce for the betterment of a noble cause. It not only means union on a broader basis, but It stands for the development of the principle t h a t personal considerations may be gracefully yielded to still higher demands of masonic obligations. It Is a move In.the line of progress, and cannot fall to bring that peace a n d that prosperity t h a t follow In the wake of obedience to a common duty, though It Involves personal sacrifice.
The G r a n d Master accompanied the Grand Lecturer on all of his official district visitations except one, and bore high testimony to the efficiency of t h a t officer. A number of visitations were p l e a s a n t l y reported, one unique event occurring a t Stanstead, Rock I s l a n d and Derby Line, border villages on the Quebec bound a r y , the occasion being the centennial of the Quebec Lodge, a t Stanstead. The G r a n d Master reported the receipt of Christmas greetings from two of the V e r m o n t c o m m a n d e r i e s — a pleasing custom. The balance of the address is purely of local interest, b u t in a. s u p p l e m e n t a l report two m a t t e r s are referred to well worth noting. Two aged d a u g h t e r s of a distinguished Grand Master of V e r m o n t of a half a c e n t u r y ago, M.-.W.-. P H I L I P A. T D C K E B , were found to be in want. These maiden ladies, now nearly eighty years of age, had been earning a meagre support as librarians in one of the city libraries, b u t illness overtook them. The Grand • Master contributed $50.00 from the Grand Lodge treasury to supp l e m e n t t h e efforts of the local lodge and the earnings of one of the daughters, and the G r a n d Lodge will undoubtedly look out for the case in the future. The other m a t t e r was the history of the a t t e m p t of the civil a u t h o r i t i e s of Burlington to tax the Grand Lodge Temple prope r t y in t h a t city.' T h e contention of the Grand Lodge authorities was t h a t " t h e property being held for charitable uses was e x e m p t from taxation by the s t a t u t e ? "
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The m a t t e r is of sufHcient i n t e r e s t to quote briefly from t h e G r a n d Master's s t a t e m e n t s : The resolution passed by the Grand Lodge in 1899 provides " that when the Temple is paid for,the net incomie from rent be set apart for the purpose of securing a Masonic Home and charitable uses^ and that it be used for such purposes, and such purposes only forever."" I t seems very clear from the authorities that property owned by Institutions whose charities are general and indeftiniie^ such as masonic charities are, is exempt under our and similar statutes from taxation. If its charities were confined to Masons, which Is not true, so long as they are general and indefinite as to that class, and bestowed upon the poor, they are exempt according to the opinion of G R A T , .ludge, rendered In a Massachusetts case, supported by the trend of authorities. ' The following points were also m a d e : I t was also urged that by reason of the representations made by all classes of citizens of Burlington to Induce us to locate the Temple there, and that n o claim would be made.tliat It was taxable, followed by the action of the appraisers In 1897, before It was completed, setting i t apart as exempt, and t h a subsequent action of all appraisers exempting It, created a moral obligation requiring that good faith be kept and that it ought not now to be set in t h e list for taxation unless it was clearly and without question, outside the pale of the statute exempting property used for charitalMe purposes. The Masons present were surprised to hear the Cit.v Attorpey. state that several Masons in the city of BurllngPon had been to him claiming that the charities of Masonry were not of such a nature as- to exempt Its property and that It ought to be taxed. From such authority he insisted that the charities of Masonry were confined to its members. I t is not easy to understand how any member of our Institution in the city of Burlington, with full knowledge of the pledges made to secure the location of the Temple, and the uses to which it is pledged by Its charter and a resolution solemnly passed, can be so disloyal to the Grand Lodge, or so t a r forget the teactilngs of Masonry with reference to its principal tenet, of which MAOKEY says, t h a t while " a Mason is to be preferred to any other applicant in the same circiimstunees, * * * it strives to do good to a l l ; to relieve the necessitous and deserving whether they be of Jerusalem or Samaria." The Grand Lodge won out in its contention before the M a y o r a n d Board of A l d e r m e n of Burlington, b u t t h e question m a y n o t be settled. The Grand Master suggested t h a t it m i g h t be wise t o sell the Temple property, build a Masonic H o m e with the proceeds, and a r r a n g e to hold t h e C o m m u n i c a t i o n s of the G r a n d Lodge a t t h e H o m e . L a t e r t h e Grand Lodge g r a n t e d the Trustees a u t h o r i t y to organize a " M a s o n i c Temple Association" u n d e r a s t a t u t e which it, w a s believed would e x e m p t the property forever from taxation. A v e r y impressive Lodge of Sorrow was held by the G r a n d Lodge d u r i n g the afternoon of the first day, a t w h i c h t i m e eulogies were pronounced for those who had crossed to t h e other shore, t h e period covered d a t i n g back for two y e a r s . The o t h e r t r a n s a c t i o n s were the usual h a r m o n i o u s routine. F I N A N C I A L . â&#x20AC;&#x201D; General A c c o u n t : Receipts, $4,801.80; disbursem e n t s , $4,506.99; balance on hand, $2,253.83. Masonic Temple A c -
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c o u n t : Receipts, $10,386.26; disbursements,-$10,253.78; balance on liand, $132.48; Temple indebtness, $54,000.00. CoBBBSPONDENCE.—The Report on Foreign Correspondence is from the instructive pen of P a s t Grand Master M A K S H O . P K B KiNS, who in 178 pages concisely reviews sixty-one Grand J u r i s dictions. K a n s a s for 1904 is generously accorded five of these pages, alt h o u g h the date is assigned "1903." Bro. P E R K I N S finds much to c o m m e n d and little to criticise. Of tlie address he s a y s : The address of the Grand Master is an able masonic state paper of considerable length, in which Is reflected the distinguished ability with which the affairs of the Craft had been administered during the year.
Several quotations are made with approving comment. Bro. P B B K I N S was much interested in the report of the S p e c i a l Committee on Ritual, presumably in view of the fact t h a t t h e committee so largely accredited the basis of our. K a n s a s r i t u a l to the W I L L , S O N - B A B N E Y - W K B B ritual of Vermont, and h e closes his c o m m e n t with the r e m a r k : Bro. DBWE:?'S remarks afford intensely interesting reading, and can but convince one t h a t Kansas lias "the PBJSSTOS-WEHB Worlc In all the genuineness t h a t is necessary to make It the real article."
W e do not know w h a t he would say if he realized the facts. I f our Bro. S M I T H ' S s t a t e m e n t and cipher are to be accepted a s accurate, then our K a n s a s ritual, adopted in 1867, was far a w a y from the B A R N E Y r i t u a l ; further, the ritual we have a c t u a l l y been using for twenty-five or t h i r t y years, is farther a w a y s t i l l ; and lastly, our R i t u a l Committee of a year ago did n o t a t t e m p t to bring us back to anything, but simply made scores «f changes in words and expressions according to their own ideas of the proper twentieth century g r a m m a t i c a l and rhetorical forms, t r y i n g to m a k e it easy for us by calling them restorations of the " a n c i e n t P B E S T O N - W E B B Work which was adopted by this Grand Ijodge a t its A n n u a l Communication at Leavenworth in 1867." I n reviewing our Correspondence Report, Bro. P E R K I N S notes o u r criticism of their new regulation relative to the transfer of m e m b e r s h i p s in the organization of new lodges, but m a i n t a i n s t h a t the provision is sufficient. We were not objecting to the p r o p r i e t y of the provision, but only t h a t it was too indefinite and u n c e r t a i n , and placed a d u t y on a Secretary of a lodge U. D. which o u g h t to be laid upon the Grand Secretary. The Grand Master called attention to an evil which he had found in the organization of new lodges, and the regulation offered by the committee did not go far enough to correct the evil. An inexperienced Secr e t a r y of a lodge U. D. c a n n o t be relied upon to effect transfers of m e m b e r s h i p s when petitioners for a charter are not required to
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furnish dimits. A provision tiiat tiie membership of a petitioner for a charter is i m m e d i a t e l y transferred to the new lodge as soon as it is constituted, and making- it the duty of the Grand Secretary to make the transfer upon t h e Grand Lodge records arid notify the lodge affected forthwith, will take care of it, but from our e x perience with Secretaries we doiibt t h e efficiency of the other plan. Next Annual a t Burlington, J u n e 14, 1905. O L I N W . D A L E Y , W h i t e River Junction, reelected Grand Master; H E N B Y H . ROSS, Burlington, reelected Grand Secretary.
1777 — VIRGINIA — 1903. 126TH A N N U A L . •
279 Lodges.
RICHMOND.
15,001 Members.
D E O . 1-3, 1903.
N e t increase: 698.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : All Gran'd Officers—twelve in n u m ber; five P a s t Grand M a s t e r s ; and a large number of P a s t Masters and representatives from lodges. No recapitulation is furnished a n d the lists are Inserted in the Proceedings in such a manner as to m a k e t h e counting of members present or lodges represented too difficult a task to attempt. W e could not And our Grand Representative's name in the lists. T B A N S A C T I O N S . — T h e G r a n d Master, M . - . W . - . E D . N . E U B A N K S ,
of Newport News, ably presided and presented an address of marked ability. Sickness a n d death in his own family had interfered with t h e discharge of his duties during thft year, b u t t h e record shows careful thouurht a n d earnest endeavor. He specially recalled to their remembrance the virtues of four active Masons upon their death roll, three being District Deputies and one a m e m b e r of t h e "Grand Working Committee." Five new lodges were organized under dispensation ; two lodges were revived, six charters were issued, a n d one lodge continued another year under dispensation. Four corner-stones were laid in person or by proxy, a n d a few visitations were reported. Special dispensations were very conservatively issued, t h e Grand Master s a y i n g h e h a d declined the "majority of those r e quested." W e e m p h a t i c a l l y endorse the following: While on the subject of dispensations, I desire to sound a note of warning for my brethren. I Invo-rlabiy declined to grant dispensations where the purpose was stated, or I had reason to believe It was to enable a candidate to take the degrees so as to qualify him to petition a so-called higher body a little sooner than he otherwise could. My brethren, I stand before you as a Knight Templar and athlrty-seoondof the Sou them Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite, and I am proud of i t ; but after all Is said and done, there is nothing higher or nobler than Blue Lodge Masonry, the corner-stone and
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foundation of all Masonry, by whatever name Known. 1 have been advised t h a t sometimes a candidate Is solicited to sign a petition for a body beyond the Blue Lodge, even before he Is raised, thus making our lodges mere stepping-stones to something else, and lowering 6lue Masonry from Its rightful position In the eyes, not only of candidates, but of brethren who should be better informed.
W e have heard the same c o m p l a i n t outside of Virginia. I n the action of the Grand Master upon proposed Lodge ByLaws, we notice a disapproval of a by-law m a k i n g members of a lodge over flfty-llve years of age, who have been members of the lodgie fifteen years, exempt from dues. R i g h t ! Relief from lodge dues should rest wholly upon inability to p a y t h e m . The Grand Master referred to the subject of "discord in lodges," a n d charged the m o s t of it to the "rejection of candidates and to cheap politics." W e h e a r t i l y endorse his language relative to the first cause noted : 'â&#x20AC;˘ I regret to say t h a t the Impression prevails among a g r e a t many brethren (Including some that ought to know better), that when a man of good moral character petitions for Initiation he has almost a right to be elected, and If he is refused t h a t an outrage has been perpetrated, and the perpetrator must be discovered and his place In the lodge room made too hot to hold him. Brethren, this Is all wrong. No man has a right to be received In our ranks, and when Masous so far forget themselves as to Impeach the motives of brethren, who (known or unknown to them ) chose to exercise the most sacred right of a Mason by declining to admit a profane into the lodge, they dig pits wherein they themselves may fall. Better never another Mason be made for the next ten years than to have candidates forced into our lodges by the overawing of the dissenting brethren.
A n u m b e r of a m e n d m e n t s to the law were r e c o m m e n d e d ; some were accepted and some rejected. Their law has been the s a m e as K a n s a s upon the question of jurisdictional residence of c a n d i d a t e s for t h e mysteries, v i z : s y n o n y m o u s with legal residence. The Grand Master r e c o m m e n d e d a change to the following: SEO. 232. Any profane who has resided for one year in the territory over which a subordinate lodge has jurisdiction may petition to such lodge for Initiation.
H e quoted approvinglj' from G r a n d Master H E N D E R S O N of
t h e D i s t r i c t of Columbia, w h e r e all are office holding tramps and all are non-residents of the District. The Grand Lodge made the change. W e like the other rule t h e better. E x c e p t in a place like the District of Columbia, a m a n ' s legal residence is pretty good evidence of the place w h e r e be really resides. A n o t h e r peculiar r e c o m m e n d a t i o n was m a d e . They have the following l a w : No member can be Imposed upon a lodge without its consent; but when a lodge shall suspend or expel a member. If the Judgment of the lodge be reversed upon appeal, such reversal shall have the effect of restoring the accused to his rights of membership in the lodge.
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This is certainly good law, but the Grand Master recommended t h a t this last clause should read as follows: But when a lodge shall suspend or expel a member, if the Judgment of the lodge be reversed upon appeal, such reversion shall not liave the effect of restoring the accused to membership In the lodge, but his status shall be t h a t of a non-afflUate.
The Committee on Jurisprudence sustained the Grand Master, and it appears t h a t the suggested form was the law in Virginia prior to 1888. The Grand Lodge, however, very properly refused to concur. Under the old law, all you would have to do to get rid of some objectionable member would be to suspend or expel him, no matter how illegally or irregularly. The Grand Lodge might reverse the lodge upon appeal, but the man would be a nonaffiliate and would be " o u t " anyway. A recommendation was m a d e to the effect t h a t one who had served as Master of a lodge under dispensation became a Past Master. This was adopted in the following form : Provided, that any Master serving as such In a lodge under dispensation, and under charter for a period of twelve months successively,shall be deemed to be a Past Master under masonic law.
The law quoted relative to this subject reveals a peculiarity. Here was the l a w : SECTION 176. The title Past Master shall always be understood to mean one who has been elected Master of a lodge, has received the degree of Past Master in a Provisional Past Master's lodge, or In a chapter of Royal Arch Masons, and has been installed and has served as Mastei" of his lodge for a t least one masonic j'ear.
This is the first time we recall the recognition bj' a G r a n d Lodge of the degree of " v i r t u a l Past Master," conferred by a chapter, as equivalent to its degree of actual Past Master. Quite a number of decisions were rendered. Here is the m a t e to our Grand Master H O I S I N G T O N ' S decision : A candidate for Initiation must be twenty-one years of age when he signs his petition, not when he Is balloted upon. The only exception is in the case of a "Lewis," and then It requires a dispensation from the Grand Master. H e r e is o n e o n t h e p h y s i c a l q u a l i f i c a t i o n
question :
That the mere fact that a man was a dwarf was not a bar to his petitioning for Initiation, if he could physically conform to the ritual.
No business seems to have been transacted, on the second day except the election and installation of officers. The Grand Master having referred to the increase of clandestine lodges,- the Committee on Foreign Correspondence recommended t h a t the Grand Secretary furnish each lodge with a list of all known clandestine lodges, and t h a t great care be t a k e n to ascertain w h e t h e r prospective visitors hailed from either
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of these lodges; further, t h a t a postal card be a t once sent by the S e c r e t a r y of a n y lodge visited to the home lodge of t h e visitor, informing of such v i s i t ; a n y information of an impostor to be furnished to the G r a n d Secretary for forwarding to the Masonic Eelief Association of t h e United States and Canada. Of course, so far as c a t c h i n g an impostor, this is the locking of the door after the horse is stolen. W h y not require documentary evidence of regularity from t h e visitor? The usual amount of routine business was transacted. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $25,649.00; disbursements, $25,777.92; balance on hand, .$81.10. T h e assets of Grand Lodge are stated to b e : T e m p l e building a n d lot ( a t cost), $83,621.25, less mortgage, $75,000.00; net equity therein, $8,621.25; other n e t assets, $10,470.62 ; total, $19,091.87. CoBBESPONDBNOE.— B.-.W.'. J o s . W . E G G L E S T O N ,
now
the
G r a n d J u n i o r Warden, again presents the report of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, a condensed b u t pleasing review of sixty-four Grand Lodges. K a n s a s for 1903 is accorded a b o u t two pages. A t the opening he s a y s : The opening ceremony Includes a long prayer by the Grand Chaplain. This Is a good place to register our personal protest against long prayers on public occasions. Brief, pointed Invocations are proper and edifying. They are agreeable to the listening multitude, and do good always; whereas, long, prosy ones, with ponderous involved sentences, weary and exasperate the people, and were condemned as not acceptable to our common Father nearly two thousand years ago. The error is a very common one everywhere, and a very natural one. A minister who is in earnest wishes to lose no opportunity of turning men's thoughts to higher things; but he should be sometimes reminded t h a t even he, in his zeal, m a y be guilty of excess. How many, many times Is the effect all spoiled by prolixity and t h e ' r e m a r k made by some and thoufiht by all the muliltude," We congratulate ourselves that after all he did reach, ^?ne7»."
W e s a y " A m e n " to t h e s e n t i m e n t as a general proposition, but we deny the applicability of t h e criticism to the particular p r a y e r under consideration. T h i s p r a y e r did not impress us or any one else as too long, a n d t h e h e a r t y ''so mote it b e " did not apply to t h e Amen, b u t to t h e petitions of the prayer. H e compliments Grand Master D E W E Y ' S address, sayinj,': For years we have read earnest but futile efforts on the part of Grand Masters to express the gratitude they felt to the brethren, but Grand Master DBWBY comes nearer actually doing It than any other so far.
H e thereupon quotes from it. N o t i n g the consideration of the saloon question, he s a y s : Attack abuse and put a stop to excess; but leave us Freemasons as we are —free Americans. The question In Kansas is different from ours, because it is a violation of the civil law, and Masonry must ever insist on obedience to the law of the land.
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The masonic question in K a n s a s is, and always has been, t h e moral question, as Grand Master J O H N H . B B O W N ' S decision w a s made years before constitutional prohibition in the State. He also quotes, with a strong expression of approval, a portion of Grand Master D E W E Y ' S definition of masonic charity. W e note this sentence : " T h e Grand Lodge adopted a standing regulation forbidding ciphers. H u r r a h for K a n s a s ! " M y ! W h a t will he say now 9 They have changed the date of t h e holding of their A n n u a l Communications from December to February, and therefore n o Annual will be held in the year 190t. N e x t Annual a t Richmond, F e b r u a r y 14,'1905. T H O M A S N . D A V I S , L y n c h b u r g , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; G E O .
W. C A B B I N G T O N , Richmond, reelected Grand Secretary.
1858 — WASHINGTON — 1904. 47TH ANNUAIJ.
128 Lodges.
SEATTLE.
7,961 Members.
J U N E 14r-16, 1904.
N e t increase: 905.
ATTBNDANCE.^Present: Fifteen Grand Officers, eleven P a s t Grand Masters, seventy-six P a s t Masters, and representatives from 114 chartered a n d eight U. D. lodges. P a s t Grand Master J O S E P H S M I T H represented K a n s a s . TBANSACTIONS.—M.-. W.-. C H A E L E S D . A T K I N S , of T a c o m a ,
presented a very able address as Grand Master. I n sixteen pages he very concisely reported the work of a busy year. T h e year had been a very prosperous one. The Grand Master r e m a r k e d t h a t the endurance of the older lodges h a d been taxed in caring for the seekers after light, while the new lodges had been performing their full duty. H e added: I doubt 11 a Grand Master has been called upon to decide if It would be lawful for a lodge to work In one hall, presided over by the Worshipful Master and at the same time In another hall, with the Senior Warden as presiding oflBcer, as has been the case during the past year; of course, It Is unnecessary to say that this could not be permitted.
We believe we have noted some such decision somewhere, and we do know t h a t the same inquiry w a s phoned us one evening recently by the Master of a Topeka lodge. Under "Necrology," the passing of a P a s t Deputy Grand Master, Rev. J O H N F . D A M O N , of Seattle, w a s reported.
This b r o t h e r ,
was buried by Grand Lodge, t h e funeral service taking place in the Plymouth Congregational Church, which church h a d been organized by the brother just thirty-four years to a d a y previously. A remarkable coincidence.
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The Grand Master, in person or by Deputy, constituted eight lodges chartered a t the preceding A n n u a l — o n e being located a t Douglass, Alaska. E i g h t lodges were organized under dispensation; six of these were c h a r t e r e d by Grand Lodge, as was also a n o t h e r under dispensation which had been continued from the preceding year. Of the r e m a i n i n g two, one was continued under dispensation and t h e other conditionally granted a charter if itswork was "found regular." The Grand Master, in connection with the reporting of these dispensations, called attention to a defect in their law: A phase of our law has come prominently to my notice during the past year that should be corrected; the law requires at least fifteen petitioners for a new lodge, and provides t h a t such petitioners, if of this Jurisdiction, may take out a certificate of membership from their old lodge, place it with the new lodge In order t h a t they may secure the requisite number,and then, prior to the issuance of the charter, return to their old lodge. This defeats the law. Paragraph 223 of the Oode should be amended so that if a brother Joins with a new lodge his membership must remain therein until the lodge is chartered. 1 am Informed of one lodge under dispensation, a number of the petitioners of which signified their Intention to return to the chartered lodges. If it were not for the acquisition of new members the lodge would have become defunct, and I do not believe t h a t our principles are safe when committed entirely to new and unskilled hands.
Our own law, w h i c h requires dimits to accoiiipany even the petition for letters of dispensation, has its defects, but it certainly avoids misrepresentation of the prospects of a lodge. The Coinmittee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e submitted some amendinents, which went over to n e x t A n n u a l for action, designed to r e m e d y the difficulty. The G r a n d Master laid the corner-stone of a church, and dedicated two Masonic H a l l s and one Masonic Temple. The dispensing power was very conservatively exercised^ The Grand Master d e m u r r e d s o m e w h a t to the granting of a dispensation to confer the third degree in a day or two less than the s t a t u t o r y time, although he did so under the facts t h a t the brother had journeyed over 500 iniles to receive his degrees, 130 of which were over a sn'ow-clad trail, and d i s t a n t from any lodge, and it became imperative for him to return. W e think the dispensation fully justified, iiiuch more so in fact than some which were granted apparently without question, such as authorizing petitions to be received and balloted upon in less than the statutory time, or authorizing lodges to receive petitions upon waiver from those not in their jurisdiction. A nuinber of visitations were interestingly reported. The Grand Master repeated a p r e t t y a p t pun delivered by a J e w i s h Rabbi, w h o was t h e c a n d i d a t e for the Master's degree a t one of these visitations. After the work was over, the Rabbi remarked upon the cosmopolitan n a t u r e of the membership, saying he had discovered it was composed of Christians, J e w s and '•'• Muselemen."
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Several decisions were reported. H e r e are a couple of a general character : A waiver of Jurisdiction must be procured from each lodge In a city where there are lodges having concurrent Jurisdiction, when a resident desires to receive the degrees outside of such city. One lodge cannot waive the rights of another lodge. Can the civil authorities reduce the Jurisdiction of a lodge by extending the city limits towards said lodge? Yes.
We believe both to be good law, although we have noted de•cisions the opposite of the first. Both decisions resulted in amendments to the law. To cover the first, the following proviso was added to their law : Provided, That where a waiver of Jurisdiction is sought over material •residing within the concurrent Jurisdiction of several lodges, It shall not be necessary to obtain a waiver of Jurisdiction from more than one of such lodges. • The applying lodge, however, shall at the time such waiver is requested, notify • under the seal of the lodge, every other lodge having Jurisdiction, and if the waiver be granted, shall submit to the Grand Master, when his dispensation to •confer the degrees is asked, evidence of such waiver, and that due notice was , given to such other lodges.
We like the law as enunciated in the decision the better. W e never did believe in the theory tliat a man can escape the law of jurisdiction merely by the consent of one of the guardians of the Jurisdiction where the man should be made a Mason, The other decision caused the following law to be enacted : Provided., T h a t t h e territorial Jurisdiction of all lodges in cities and towns having defined corporate limits under the civil law, and all lodges located outside such limits, but witlJin two miles thereof, shall be concurrent. This provision shall not be applicable where the incorporated limits of one city or town are within two miles of the limits of a city or town in which there is a constituted lodge or lodges.
A sensible provision. The Grand Master and the Grand Secretary both referred to the delinquency of lodges in m a k i n g returns. The new fiscal year • closes December 3lst, and lodges were allowed three months, or •until April 1st, to m a k e reports. A t t h a t date, however, more t h a n -a fourth of the lodges were delinquent, and some did not get in reports until the early days of J u n e . The Grand Master recommended the e n a c t m e n t of a law fixing a penalty upon lodges of • one dollar for each day's delinquency after April 1st, and it was adopted. A lesson or two under such a law will prove sufficient. A suggestion was made by the Grand Master t h a t the veteran Grand Secretary, M.-.W.'. THOMAS. M. H E E D , be relieved in some
way from the burdens of his office. After referring to his active life and e m i n e n t service to the Craft, the Grand Master s a i d : I do most sincerely hope and trust that this Grand Lodge will,at this session, provide means so that he may rest from his labors; I do not believe It would be the part of wisdom or fraternity to retire him absolutely from the
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office, for such a removal would very soon be disastrous, but he should be provided with assistance t h a t would permit him to escape the heavy responsibilities of his office and not require him to be at his desk when a stronger m a n would be ill in bed.
This took form in a resolution to elect the toiler E m e r i t u s Grand S e c r e t a r y , w i t l i continuation of regular salary, $100.00 per month, for the r e m a i n d e r of his natural life. F o r t u n a t e l y this went to t h e Committee on Finance, which thus reported : We have consulted with Bro. R E E D and have gone over the entire matter, and we believe that It would be to the best Interest of the Grand Lodge that he be continued as Grand Secretary, and we, therefore, recommend that the resolution be not adopted.
Later, we noticed however t h a t the Committee on F i n a n c e recommended in its appropriations the s u m of $1,200.00 for clerk hire in addition to t h e regular appropriation of $1,200.00 for Grand Secretary's salary. This is undoubtedly designed to lighten t h e burden from Bro. R E E D ' S shoulders, and will be much better than t h e plan suggested. Bro. R E E D is still Grand Secretary and still bears the responsibility, b u t the burden is lightened. T h e other plan probablj' would have killed t h e veteran within t h e year. Tlie Grand Master also called attention to the growing needs of the G r a n d Lodge library, a n d in behalf of the Masonic Temple Association of Tacoma tendered space for the library in the n e w Tacoma Temple. T h e offer was accepted by Grand Lodge, and so the library goes to Tacoma. „ T h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, M.-. W.'. W I L L I A M H .
U P T O N , c h a i r m a n , presented a special report upon the applications for fraternal recognition of the Grand Orient and Supreme Council of Brazil a n d of t h e Grand Lodge of Costa Rica. The committee, after briefly reciting the history of the two bodies, calls attention to the Scottish Rite parentage. Recognition a t this time was courteously declined. On t h e evening of t h e first day, the third degree was conferred before the Grand Lodge by the Grand Lecturer and a corps • of a s s i s t a n t s . An interesting oration w a s delivered on the morning of t h e second d a y by the G r a n d Orator, W.-. A B T H U B J. C R A V E N .
As t h e preliminary m o v e m e n t looking toward a Masonic H o m e t h e following resolution was adopted : Besolvetl. That a committee of nine be appointed by the Grand Master to take Into consideration the advisability of establishing a Masonic Home a t an early date, and to suggest plans and recommendations with that end In view.
F I N A N C I A L . — General F u n d : Receipts, $10,449.76; disbursements, $8,261.98; balance on hand, $12,725.25. Special C h a r i t y
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F u n d : Receipts,$845.00; disbursements,$418.00; balance on hand, $1,981.86. Masonic H o m e F u n d : Receipts, $4,292.25; on h a n d , $10,870.23. Total Grand Lodge assets, $29,069.58. CoRBESPONI>E^^OB.—The Correspondence Review is again from the pen of P a s t G r a n d Master W I L L I A M H . U P T O N a n d is of
much interest. I n his conclusion he pleads t h a t during most of the year he had -'been in poor health and burdened by serious anxieties." W e do not discover t h a t these trying hinderances have affected the efficiency of his report or his usual vigor of expression. We had marked m a n y passages for quotation a n d comment, but as we a r e determined to keep this report "down," a n d Bro. U P T O N has devoted about ten pages to K a n s a s for 1904 we will be
obliged to confine our review to this part of his report —this will give us all t h e fighting we desire and a little more. At the outset he remarks : Before the Grand Lodge'was opened the children from the Masonic Home were Introduced and rendered a pleasing musical and literary program. We do not know how the children regard this. If they feel they are humiliated and made a "holy show" of, because of their dependent condition, we should condemn it strongly. But otherwise, it seems calculated to touch the hearts of the brethren and increase their financial liberality to the Home.
We think we can vouch for the willingness a n d thorough enjoyment of the children. All of the children of t h e Masonic H o m e family had a two days outing from W i c h i t a to t h e Capital City, where they were feted and took in the s i g h t s ; t h e visit to Grand Lodge was b u t an incident, although a very enjoyable one even for them. The address of Grand Master B E O W N was pronounced "long,
able and thorough." to one:
H e condenses some of the decisions, a n d as
2. Under By-Law No. 98, one upon whom degrees are to be conferred by courtesy for another lodge must petltlou for the degrees; the petition must take the statutory course; and the petitioner "may or may not become a member of the lodge conferring such degree or degrees, according to the conditions expressed In the petition."
H e thus c o m m e n t s : 1( my lodge requests a Kansas lodge to confer degrees upon a m a n for It, nothing further should be required than for the Kansas lodge to vote that it will or will not comply with the request. I t may be — though we doubt It— that Kansas has a statute under which one raised under such circumstances may become a member of the Kansas lodge ; but nothing is more certain than that he would also become a member of the Washington lodge.
K a n s a s lays no claim to the membership of material m a d e for other jurisdictions, or t h a t one K a n s a s lodge m a y so claim the membership of material which belongs to another K a n s a s lodge, but we certainly have an absolute right to prescribe the manner in which we will vote to grant or not to g r a n t the request.
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Bro. U P T O N devotes considerable space to criticism of the ac-
tion of o u r Grand Lodge relative to t h e ritual ar.d cipher. As we consider this action one of the m o s t Important and far-reaching steps taken by our Grand Lodge in its history, and upon .which there a r e g r a v e and decidejj differences of opinion among its members, no apology is needed for t h e quotation of the criticism: And now we must touch upon a matter which we would fain pass bj', for It has filled us with sorrow and shame. Last year we noted the appointment of a committee to report on three subjects, v i z : a proposed change In the Grand Honors; -'the plan and advisability of publishing a standard cipher of the esoteric work"; and the advisability of Improving the grammar aud rhetoric of t h a t work. The committee consisted of M.-.W.'. TIJOMAS E . DEWEY and Bros. H B N B Y F . M A S O N and CHARIJES A. V A N V E L Z E R — t h e first named be-
ing the proposer of the second and third matters submitted to the committee. Its report Is before us, and all Its recommendations were adopted. The portion In regard to the Grand Honors Is u n i m p o r t a n t ; the second portion we will refer to later; the third recommended the adoption of certain changes, probably verbal merely (they are filed with the'~Grand Secretary but not printed In the Proceedings), In the secret work. Bro. MASON, In defense of the second portion of the report, and Bro. D E W E Y In defense of the third, brought In a n d delivered carefully prepared set speeches —so elaborate that, so far as the record discloses, no one attempted, off-hand, to reply to them. That of Bro. D E W E Y contains a quite interesting account of the pedigree and growth of the Kansas work, from, the time of P R E S T O S to the present day, the purpose of the speaker apparently being to show that the e.\act language of the ritual is not Important—though the offense proposed In the second portion of the report has no other purpose than to secure uniformity of language —and has been frequently changed. The last mentioned fact is Illustrated by his statement t h a t since 1807 the word "widow " h a s crept in beside the words "wife, mother, sister or daughter," In one of our obligations. The man who placed It there doubtless was as wellIntentloned, and thought he was as wise, as Bro. D E W E Y considers himself In proposing other changes. And yet, while the whole purpose of that clause of the obligation is to afford protection and comfort to a Mason and his female relatives, the Insertion of that one word " widow " meant that, for the full protection and comfort without which many a woman's life would seem to her not worth living, the unfortunate widow of a Mason must go outside the circle of her husband's—and presumably her own—most trustworthy friends, and trust her safety and happiness to the outer world. As to the second portion of the report, our readers may remember that we reported last year that the Grand Lodge of Kansas had voted that — "The sale, gift, printing or use of the so-called cipher rituals, or secret work, shall be deemed * * • an offense against the Body of Masonry." And, commenting on the appointment of that committee, we said: "Although Bro. D E W E Y was made chairman of that committee, we do not greatl.v fear that next year the Grand Lodge of Kansas will c o m m i t ' a n offense against the Body of Masonry' which it would expel any Mason, or revoke the charter of any lodge, for committing this year." And yet the Grand Lodge of Kansas has done that thing; and the gravity of her offense is as expressed In her own language last year. Expulsion Is the only penalty—since MORGAN'S time —that a n y decent lodge wfluld think of Inflicting on one of its members who should thus violate his primary obligation and sin against the Body of Masonry, unless he could successfully plead undue Influence, lunacy or temporary mental aberration; and a Grand Lodge stands In no better plight. We Incline to believe there iuas"undue Influence"
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exercised In this case, and that some of the old leaders and the body, of the Graft will soon cause this frightful error to be rectified. In the second portion of its report the committee said that about onefourth of the Grand Lodges in the United States"liave published," or "have countenanced in an official way," cipher rituals—a statement which we believe to be an exaggeration and one which, at least, suppresses the fact that several of those Grand Lodges, "reflecting," etc., "have recanted;" that the matter is receiving Increased attention,"and the tendency of the times seems to be towards ofHclal publication" — another statement which we do not believe; that "doubtless this condition Is the result" —of what?—"of the flood of contraband rituals!"—a most trifling matter, and one which has never done any greater harm than to cause asses to reveal, every time they open their mouths, that they had Ijeen too lazy or too stupid to learn the work In the one legitimate way. Yet the committee put forth the frivolous plea that this "flood" has produced a " condition " which '• must be met," and that the time Is ripe "for the puljllcation of an official cipher ritual in Kansas." They add that they had already consulted printers and that a volume similar In style to the Vermont official expose "can be printed and so\A,with some profit to the Grand iMclge, at one dollar per volume." (Italics ours.) Trying to anticipate Just criticism, Bro. MASON said In his speech : "The more serious question relates to the objections urged against it. These may be summed up In the charge tliat it is contrary to masonic tradition and even to the specific obligations of Masonry. The plan proposed contemplates a cipher, employing only the Initial letter of each word, omitting even this in what may be called ' test words.' Such a cipher cannot be legible or Intelligible to any person under the canopy of heaven who has not already been Instructed." Nothing can be truer than his first sentence. To his second he should have added,"and that it makes it easy for any profane to perfect himself in our ritual, and gives him a full assurance that what he learns is 'official';" for nothing can be more erroneous than his last sentence. We know from personal experience, as well as from the testimony of all cipher experts from Lord BACON'S day to the present time, that not only can a "book Mason" read such a cipher, but that a twelve-year-old boy of average intelligence, with one of those so-called exposes which were printed during the MORGAN excitement and can still be had In any book market for a trifle, to guide him, can also do so. We will let Bro. MASON'S own words explain the enormous necessity tor the step he advocated: "But the weightiest reason for the proposed action is that It is In the interest of honesty between Masons." And with the word "honesty"-In such a connection—we will leave the theme for the present.
As we have remarked before, we will offer all we have to say in our conclusion. Our Correspondence Report is accorded six pages of his review—an attention very flattering, but, we fear, undeserved. H e quotes our r e m a r k s upon his comments on Grand Master D E W E Y ' S reference to the "old rules of the Grand Lodge of York, and s a y s : Thanking him for his correction, In the last two sentences, of our error; and thanking him still more for granting us a hearing before his audience — as so many of the Guild refuse to do—by printing our exact language, we think the above Incorrectly states our position. He says above: " In other words, * » * the proper place to bar such people Is at the ballot box of each lodge, i.e., ^ re/use to elecV them. And, Bro. UPTON remarks, 'that Is Just what the old lodge at York did.'"
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We beg pardon; what we did say was : "Nobody claims that for a lodge to refuse to elect a liquor dealer, or any liquor dealer, is 'an innovation in the body of Masonry.' That is Just what the old lodge at York did." We hold that it Is perfectly proper—especially in cases where, as a t York In those days, "exclusive territorial Jurisdiction" of lodges does not exist, and consequently one not eligible under the lodge's rule may petition any other lodge in the world —for a lodge to voluntarily prescribe that it will confine its membership to persons of a certain class — for example, to literary Masons, as Is done by lodge Qualuor Coronali, or to army and navy people, or to commercial travelers, or to Past Masters, as is done by other lodges—or to refuse to receive liquor dealers or lawyers or any other class of men that it does not want—it In no wise denying the right of other lodges to receive men of those classes. If one cannot see the difference between such a course on the part of a self-governing lodge, and the act of other persons, who are not members of the lodge a t all, In declaring that t h a t lodge shall not receive Inn keepers or lawyers, all we can say is that his failure to see the difference seems to us very strange Indeed.
I t occurs to ii.s t h a t Bro. U P T O N ' S definition of this innovation
is chameleonic. I n his a r g u m e n t , which we quoted last year, he closed with this paragraph (Italics his): But, as to the matter under consideration, what we do claim to be an innovation on the body of Masonry and an Infraction of landmarks is to undertake to add to or subtract from the qualifications of a candidate as fixed by the ancient landmarks or take from the members of a particular lodge the exclusive right vesied in iJieni by the landmarks, to determine whether a candidate possessed of THOSE qualifications shall be made a Mason.
W e supposed we had a r i g h t to assume t h a t Bro. U P T O N
m e a n t w h a t his language and the t y p o g r a p h i c a l appearance of his sentence appeared to say, namely, t h a t when Grand Lodges like K a n s a s and W a s h i n g t o n a d o p t a rule t h a t no saloon-keepers shall hereafter be made in a n y lodge u n d e r their obedience, the main p a r t of the innovation lies i n t h e fact t h a t it u n d e r t a k e s " t o add to or subtract from the qualifications of a candidate as fixed hy the ancient landmarks." W h e r e u p o n we a t t e m p t e d to show t h a t if t h i s be an innovation, t h e n t h e old Grand Lodge—or lodge —at York, when it adopted a rule In 1725 t h a t " n o more persons shall be a d m i t t e d as brothers of t h i s society t h a t shall keep a .public house," attempted t h e .same innovation o? '•^adding to or subtracting from the qualifications of a candidate." < As we now understand Bro. U P T O N , however, he a d m i t s t h a t it
is perfectly proper for a lodge to a d o p t a rule t h a t no saloonkeepers s h a l l thereafter be m a d e therein, w h i c h is merely the act of a "self-governing lodge," b u t t h e iniquity of the innovation lies in t h e fact t h a t "other persons, who are not m e m b e r s of the lodge a t all," a t t e m p t to declare t h a t this "self-governing l o d g e " shall not receive innkeepers, or l a w y e r s , or a n y other particular class. Unfortunately for Bro. U P T O N ' S " S t a t e s - r i g h t s " theory there
are no "self-governing lodges " in e i t h e r W a s h i n g t o n or in K a n s a s .
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The "self-governing lodge" in W a s h i n g t o n and in K a n s a s is t h e " G B A N D L O D G E " in these respective jurisdictions. As we recall the code of the Grand Lodge of W a s h i n g t o n — the excellent work, we believe, of Bro. U P T O N himself—the subordinate or constituent lodges there are so little self-governing t h a t they can n o t adopt and put into effect a local by-law without the approval of the Grand Master or the Grand Lodge. As Bro. U P T O N illustrated last j'ear, we willingly a d m i t t h a t i t would have been insanity for the lodge a t the Goose and Gridiron to make laws for the lodge a t York. W e also willingly a d m i t t h a t it would have been equally foolish for the lodge at the Goose and Gridiron to m a k e laws for the lodge at the Apple Tree Tavern, b u t we emphatically deny t h a t " b y the same token" it would have been equally improper for the Orand Lodge formed in London by these latter and the other two London lodges to e n a c t laws which should govern all four. As a matter of fact we find this Grand Lodge as early as 1721 enacting regulations which should govern the constituent lodgcs^ in the matter of the m a k i n g of Masons. Regulation I V of t h e Regulations compiled by G E O R G E P A Y N E , Grand Master, in 1720, and approved by Grand Lodge on Saint J o h n the Baptist D a y , 1721, reads: " N o lodge shall m a k e more than five new brethren a t one time, nor a n y m a n u n d e r ' t h e age of twenty-five, who m u s t be also his own m a s t e r ; unless by a dispensation from the Grand Master or his Deputy." If the right of the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d in 1721 to enact a regulation whereby its constituent lodges were prohibited from m a k i n g Masons of those under twenty-flve years of age, and t h e right of the old lodge a t York in 1825 to enabt a regulation whereby it declared t h a t no more members should be admitted w h o were keepers of a public house, are conceded, then we feel constrained to say t h a t Bro. U P T O N m u s t produce some additional arguments to any yet offered to show t h a t the legislation of the Grand Lodges of W a s h i n g t o n and of "Kansas, and of others of similar character, relating to liquor sellers, is any innovation. N e x t Annual a t Bellingham, J u n e 13, 1905. E D W I N H U G H V A N P A T T E N , D a y t o n , elected Grand M a s t e r ; T H O M A S M I L B U B N R E E D , Olympia, reelected Grand Secretary.
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VIRGINIA.
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1865 - WEST VIRGINIA — 1 903. S9TH ANNUAL.
124 Lodges.
WHEELING.
8,574 Members.
N O V . 11, 12, 1903.
N e t increase: 703.
This- volume contains besides t h e Annual Communication, the proceedings of eight Specials, four of which were to lay •corner-stones. T h e r e is a p o r t r a i t of M.-.W.-. G E O R G E H A T C H , "Grand Master for 1904. A T T E N D A N C E . — There were p r e s e n t a t t h e Annual Conimuniication all of the Grand Officers except one, eleven Past Grand Masters, twelve D i s t r i c t D e p u t y Grand Masters and twelve Dist r i c t Deputy Grand Lecturers, thirty-two Grand Eepresentatlves, of whom R.-.W.'. J O H N M . C O L L I N S for K a n s a s , was not one ; nine of t h e one hundred and twenty-four lodges were unrepresented. T h e G r a n d Secretary gives a list of P a s t Masters present and s a y s : "And a large n u m b e r of others whose names could not be •obtained by the G r a n d Secretarj' w i t h o u t retarding the business of the Grand Lodge." TRANSACTIONS.— M.-.W.-. E L I M . T U R N E R , Grand Master, reports t h a t on account of the unfinished condition of the new hotel building a t Clarksburg he had been compelled to change the place of meeting from Clarksburg, where it was ordered by Grand Lodge, to Wheeling. H e regrets h a v i n g failed to carry out his program to visit t h e lodges generally, b u t says he visited quite a number, without giving t h e list. H e speaks with feeling of P a s t Grand Senior Warden W I L L I A M H . F R E E M A N , wbose death occurred in April, 1903. The Craft was in a flourishing condition, much ,work being done, and tlie proficiency of t h e officers in the ritual increasing. Referring to the increasing i m m i g r a t i o n into the State and the necessity for care in admission, he s a y s : "And I have recomi n e n d e d in several instances in m y correspondence with subordin a t e lodges the a p p o i n t m e n t of investigating committees, which shall carefully look into t h e h i s t o r j ' a n d character of all applicants for degrees. I believe it would be greatly for the benefit of the <3raft if this were made obligatory upon the lodges by the action of this Grand Body." I s it possible t h a t t h e Grand Lodge of W e s t Virginia h a s existed t h i r t y years w i t h o u t requiring the character •of a petitioner to be investigated by a c o m m i t t e e ? If there is no one specially charged with such a d u t y , w h a t safeguard is there ^•gainst unworthy p e r s o n s ? I t should, of course, be the duty of every m e m b e r to see t h a t none b u t the w o r t h y get in, b u t we know t h a t not every Mason does his duty, and it is impossible t h a t e v e r y m e m b e r should carefully look up every proposed a p p l i c a n t ; i n a rapidly growing lodge he would h a v e no time left for his own
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business. The Grand Master's recommendation is thoroughly sound, but we fail to find any notice taken of it. Nineteen special dispensations were granted and two refused. W e notice that in the dispensations refused he speaks of the Blue IjOdge. The use of the term " b l u e " as applied to a lodge has n o masonic foundation; if it is desired to add any distinguishing adjective, -'symbolic" is the best term, or " s u b o r d i n a t e " or "cons t i t u e n t " may be used. An old friend of mine used to s a y : '^ Blue L o d g e ! You might as well talk about Red Chapter or Black Commandery." The appointment of ten Grand Kepresentatives is recorded, three for West Virginia and seven for other Grand Jurisdictions. W e find seventeen decisions i-eported. All were approved b y Grand Lodge. To several of these we have objections to make. I n Decision No. 3 he decides t h a t a dimitted Mason who h a s been non-affiliate for a year is in the same position as a suspended or expelled Mason, and that lie has no right to lecture candidates. This may be in accordance with the laws of W e s t Virginia, b u t if it is, we say, "So much the worse for the laws." I t is making a. inountain out of a molehill. The fable of the wind and the siin is a good one to remember in dealing with tlie non-affiliation question. From Decision No. 11 we learn t h a t four persons, named, wereinitiated, passed and raised, in violation of the jurisdictional r i g h t s of another lodge. The Grand Master says : "These persons were irregularly made Masons, and have no masonic standing. T h e y m u s t apply to Mannington Lodge No. 31, and receive the degrees in t h a t lodge, or in some other a t its request." Truly, they a r e "irregularly made Masons," but it is the grossest injustice to s a y t h a t they have no masonic standing. The lodge had no right to do the work, but it did it and brought these four men into masonic light. I t is impossible for the Grand Lodge, the Grand Master, or any other "prince or potentate," to deprive them of that masonic light, except after due trial and conviction. You may refuse to> fellowship with them, but an.y edict declaring them not to be Masons is very like tlie Pope's bull against the comet. As we h a v e pointed out before, the "masonic s t a n d i n g " of such persons is cV very different question from their lodge membership. So t h e s e four men must go through the whole three ceremonies again inorder to be recognized ! W h a t a farce such a second initiation m u s t be. W e can imagine how profoundly impressed they w i l l be with it. Decision No. 13 shows up P e n n s y l v a n i a in an old familiar role. An Entered Apprentice of a P e n n s y l v a n i a lodge when h e came up to be passed to the degree of a Fellow Graft, was discovered to be minus the little toe of his r i g h t foot. W e do not know w h a t terrible thing would have happened to the Grand Lodge of
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P e n n s y l v a n i a if he had gone on; a t any rate he was refused adv a n c e m e n t . Later, after his r e m o v a l to W e s t Virginia, the lodge t h a t held him consented to waive jurisdiction, so he could be passed a n d r a i s e d in t h a t jurisdiction. If that isn't beating the devil around a stump, we don't know. A man so horribly crippled t h a t he o u g h t not to be made a Mason, and the lodge could not conscientiously do it, but it was all right for them to allow the W e s t V i r g i n i a lodge to take the burden on their consciences. U n d e r " W a i v e r s of Jurisdiction," we learn t h a t out of four requests m a d e upon P e n n s y l v a n i a for waiver not one was granted, b u t Pennsylvania's two requests for a like favor were promptly granted. P e n n s y l v a n i a does not claim "perpetual j u r i s d i c t i o n " ^ only t h a t " p e r p e t u a l objection exists." The new digest of masonic law which had been under way for five years is still unfinished. I t was hoped it might be ready by the n e x t Annual. Much trouble had been caused to the Grand Master a n d to the Craft a t large by the lack of such a digest, the last one h a v i n g appeared t w e n t y years before. On the subject of physical qualifications the Grand Master is t h o r o u g h l y sound, both heart and head. H e cites the case of a gentleman of very high c h a r a c t e r and reputation, who was otherwise a specimen of perfect manhood, but had the middle joint of the little linger of his left hand stiff so t h a t it could not be bent. H e had been rejected for this reason in Pennsylvania, and they had refused waiver of jurisdiction, so he could not be accepted in W e s t Virginia. U n d e r the subject of the " B a l l o t " the Grand Master says: " W h e n a m a n has passed the E n t e r e d Apprentice degree, his c h a r a c t e r has been forever passed upon so far as the ballot is concerned." This is p a r t i a l l y true where a separate ballot is taken for each degree, b u t only j)artlally. H o w about the possible case of a brother who was a.bsent from the city when the candidate was proposed and balloted on, b u t knew of masonic objection to him? There seems to have been b u t little besides regular business done a t this session. M.-.W.'. G E O R G E W . A T K I N S O N , Grand Secretary, rendered his a n n u a l report, which is brief b u t thorough. He says t h a t it is the custom of the lodges to send up their annual returns to the A n n u a l Communications by the hands of their Masters or representatives, consequently he is unable to make any a u t h e n t i c s t a t e m e n t as to the condition of the lodges or the a m o u n t of work done by them. We would think t h a t this state of affairs needed r e m e d y i n g instanter. E x a c t knowledge of these matters is one of the most important parts of a Grand Secretary's duties, and he is entitled to all the law necessary to enable him to get it. A
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tabulated s t a t e m e n t of worlv done is included with the Proceedings, b u t the inference is that it was prepared after Grand Lodge closed. As showing loose ways of doing business, lie states t h a t t h e year before tliere were two Special Communications of the Grand Lodge a t which he was not present, never having k n o w n t h a t t h e meetings were lield; in consequence they did not appear in t h e Annual Proceedings. A deplorable state of affairs in the Grand Lodge library is disclosed. There being no place to keep books, t h e Grand Secretary is obliged to box up all t h a t he receives and send to the Grand Tyler a t Wheeling. He recommends the a p p o i n t m e n t of a Grand Librarian and steps for a p e r m a n e n t library. W e should say it was time. The Grand Lecturer reports t h a t " t h e ritual is now being t a u g h t more correctly and with more uniformity all over the State tlian a t any time in the history of this Grand Lodge. A s a rule, the lodges have paid more attention to the ritual than usual.". The appointment of the Grand Lodge Trustees and their confirmation by the courts are announced. T h e first report of t h e Trustees a r e given. Two lodges U . D . were chartered. Two cases of appeal were heard, and in one the trial a n d sentence were declared null and void. The Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence express the opinion t h a t the Grand Master h a s the prerogative to heal irregularly made Masons. The Committee on E d u c a t i o n a l Fund report t h a t no applications have been made for assistance or for use of the fund. A resolution to locate the Grand Lodge for the period of ten years in some one place was voted down. A committee was appointed to consider the advisability of securing a Grand Lodge Temple a n d thus permanently locate the Grand Lodge. I t is to report next year. They had a committee on this same subject a t the two previous Communications, but nothing has resulted. P a s t Grand Master's jewels were presented to M.-.W.-. Bros. R O B E R T WHia?E, K E P H A B T D . W A L K E R , G E O R G E W . ATKiNSOisr, a n d P E Y T O N R . H A R R I S O N . A p p r o p r i a t e a d d r e s s e s and responses
Were made and given in full. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $6,-344.25; expenditures, $6,123.27; balance on hand, $3,933.94. Masonic H o m e F u n d : Receipts, $154.97; balance on hand, $2,400.69. C O R B E S P O N D E N O E . — O u r M.-.W.-. Bro. G E O R G E W . A T K I N S O N ,
Grand Secretary, furnishes us with his eigliteentti a n n u a l Correspondence Review, and it is a good one. Many things m i g h t be clipped or commented on if there was space, but we are near the liinit and m u s t close. K a n s a s for 1903 receives nearly five pages of accurate condensation. W e clip w h a t he says about Grand Master D E W E Y :
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The portrait of M.-.W.-. Bro. THOMAS E . D E W E Y , the sitting Grand Master, In standing posture, embellishes the superbly printed volume of Proceedings of this M.'.W.'.Grand Ijodge. H e Is even better looking than the great admiral who bears his name, and this Is saying a good deal.
H e t h i n k s M.-.W.-. Bro. D E W E Y ' S address is t h e longest of t h e year, and t h a t he discussed " p r e t t y much everything." Grand Secretary W I L S O N ' S report is like the Grand Master's, " v e r y lengthy, and as complete as a report of t h a t kind can be made." Of Bro. B I . A Y N E Y ' S oration, " T h e More Noble-and Glorious Use," he s a y s : " I t is a little preachy in style, b u t it is interesting in the extreme." H e pays his respects to us in flattering language, a n d regrets t h a t W e s t Virginia does not appear in t h e review. You probably did not g e t your volume to us in time, Bro. A T K I N S O N ; your G r a n d Lodge meets in November, and our copy for the report h a s to go to the printer early in J a n u a r y . As you see, we are a year late with your 1903 Proceedings, b u t it is the latest one a t hand. i U n d e r " W y o m i n g , " we find a s t a t e m e n t in regard to m a k i n g Masons a t sight t h a t we can correct. I n reply to Bro. K U Y K E N DAiiL, who said t h a t some Grand Lodges h a d stopped Grand Masters from m a k i n g Masons a t sight, he says : " I do not recall a n y Grand, Lodge t h a t has made such an advance." W e have come p r e t t y near doing it here in K a n s a s . If Bro. A T K I N S O N will exa m i n e a copy of our Index-Digest he will find t h e following note to Art. I l l : " W h i l e the power of the Grand Master to m a k e Masons a t s i g h t is undenied, it is one which should never be exercised." Grand Masters will think twice before they make Masons " a t s i g h t ' ' in the face of t h a t declaration. I t means simply t h a t while t h e r i g h t undoubtedly exists, the time has passed when its exercise would be of a d v a n t a g e to the fraternity. N e x t A n n u a ! a t Clarksburg, November 9,1904. G E O R G E H A T C H , of W h e e l i n g , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; G E O R G E
W. A T K I N S O X , of Charleston, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 4 3 — WISCONSIN — 1 9 0 4 . 60TH ANNUAL.
263 Lodges.
MILWADKBE.
20,571 Members.
. I U N E 14-16, 1904.
N e t increase: 858.
A T T E N D A N C E . — P r e s e n t : Sixteen Grand Officers, thirteen P a s t Grand Masters, a n d representatives froni all of t h e lodges. Our Grand Eepresentative, P a s t Grand Master H E N R Y L. P A L M E R , was not present. T R A N S A C T I O N S . — T h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. J O H N COKSOOT,
of Madison, very concisely reported the work of the j'ear, his business a d d r e s s covering only fourteen pages.
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T h e j ' e a r h a d b e e n o n e " f u l l of p e a c e a n d p r o s p e r i t y , a n d characterized by a m o s t healthful growth." D e a t h c l a i m e d 315 of t h e m e m b e r s h i p , a m o n g w h o m w e r e t w o s t a l w a r t s of t h e G r a n d L o d g e , P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r G A B R I E L BoDCK a n d P a s t G r a n d S e c r e t a r y G E O R G E E . H O S K I N S O N . T O t h e f o r m e r M a s o n r y in W i s c o n s i n is i n d e b t e d for m u c h of t h e a u t h o r s h i p of t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n of t h e G r a n d L o d g e a n d t h e c o m p i l a t i o n of t h e v a r i o u s e d i c t s p r o m u l g a t e d d u r i n g t h e l a s t q u a r t e r of a c e n t u r y . H e w a s a r u g g e d c h a r a c t e r . T h e G r a n d M a s t e r b r i e f l y r e c a l l e d t h e v i r t u e s of t h e s e b r e t h r e n , a n d l a t e r s p e c i a l l y prepared memorials were presented. Two lodges were organized under disjaensation and these w e r e g r a n t e d c h a r t e r s . O n e of t h e s e w a s r e a l l y a r e o r g a n i z a t i o n of a n existing lodge w h i c h h a d been torn by factional feeling. Of c o u r s e t h e d i s t u r b i n g e l e m e n t w a s left o u t of t h e n e w o r g a n i z a t i o n . A p r o t e s t a g a i n s t t h e a c t i o n w a s p r e s e n t e d to G r a n d L o d g e , s i g n e d b y n i n e m e m b e r s , a n d t h i s w a s r e f e r r e d to t h e C o m m i t t e e on A p p e a l s a n d Grievances, b u t t h a t c o m m i t t e e , in v i e w of t h e r e p o r t of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r , r e f u s e d t o c o n s i d e r t h e protest. S p e c i a l d i s p e n s a t i o n s to t h e n u m b e r of 105 w e r e g r a n t e d , a d d i n g $234.90 to t h e r e v e n u e of t h e G r a n d L o d g e ; s i x t y f o u r of t h e s e w e r e for w a i v i n g c o n s t i t u t i o n a l t i m e l i m i t i n c o n f e r r i n g d e grees. E l e v e n S p e c i a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s of G r a n d L o d g e w e r e h e l d : S i x for c o n s t i t u t i n g n e w l o d g e s , t h r e e for l a y i n g c o r n e r - s t o n e s of C a r n e g i e L i b r a r y b u i l d i n g s , a n d t w o for i n s t a l h i t i o n s of G r a n d Officers. T e n d e c i s i o n s w e r e r e p o r t e d , t h r e e of w h i c l i w e r e d i s a p p r o v e d b y t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e . W e n o t e a f e w of g e n e r a l Interest: Question.— Has a brother a right to tell either the accused or accuser at a masonic trial, liow a brother voted? Answer.— No. B i g h t , of c o u r s e . T h e f o l l o w i n g is in a c c o r d w i t h K a n s a s l a w : Quesiion.— Jn the conferring of the Master Mason's degree on three candidates at one and the same communication, at what point in the worli may tiie three participate conjointly? Ansuier.—They must proceed separately, until the Historical Lecture is commenced. After that they may proceed conjoiritly. H e r e is o n e t h a t w a s p a r t i a l l y d i s a p p r o v e d b y t h e c o m m i t tee : Question.— At a regular communication of a lodge, when the order of balloting is reached and a certain petition for degrees comes up in the natural order of business, the Master announces that "for good and sufficient reasons best Ivuown to myself, I wish the petition to la.v on the table until I see fit to
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spread ballot on same;"after conferring t h e Master Mason's degree,a number of the brethren had left the lodge room, t h e ballot was spread, and the candidate elected. Question.— Was the action of the Master illegal, and the initiation of the candidate so elected irregular and clandestine? Answer.—It was illegal for the Master to ballot on the applicant at any time other than a t the time specified in the Bj'-Laws, a t that or a subsequent meeting. The candidate being In no way responsible for the action of the lodge, is an Entered Apprentice in good standing. T h e c o m m i t t e e .said : That decision No. (1 be approved in so far as it holds that the candidate Is an Entered Apprentice In good standing, and disapproved so far as It holds that the action of the "Worshipful Master in delaying the balloting was Illegal. By the edicts of the Grand Lodge a Master is invested with absolute power in the government of his lodge. He may open and close his lodge a t pleasure, declare its business, and even deny admission to a member of his lodge. But he is accountable to the Grand Lodge for any abuse of these powers. Should the Master of a lodge delay the balloting, on a petition for the degrees, for the purpose of changing the result he would be amenable to the Grand Lodge for an abuse of his power. W e agree t h a t the c a n d i d a t e is an E n t e r e d Apprentice, b u t we a r e in accord w i t h the Grand M a s t e r upon the balance of t h e question. T h e c o m m i t t e e ' s decision is a p p a r e n t l y " l a w " in Wisconsin, b u t in our opinion it is poor law. W e have seldom observed a more flagrant case a p p a r e n t l y of a d e t e r m i n a t i o n to m a k e a Mason in violation of the m a s o n i c rights of m e m b e r s t h a n this as reported, a n d it seems an o u t r a g e to p e r m i t such c o n d u c t to be declared perfectlj' "legal." t h e Master being merely amenable to t h e Grand Lodge for a n y " a b u s e of his power." After r e n d e r i n g such a decision, the l e a s t t h e c o m m i t t e e o u g h t to h a v e done was to order charges preferred a g a i n s t t h a t Master, a n d d i s c i p l i n e h i m severely if his action proved as bad as the G r a n d Master's s t a t e m e n t indicated. T h e G r a n d Master t h u s touches up the question of m a s o n i c fairs: The question of holding a masonic fair has been brought to the attention of the Grand Master by members of one of the subordinate lodges. If the conduct of the fair were on the. order of the least objectionable of church fairs, where articles were exhibited and afterwards sold' to the highest bidder, and where there was no lottery, gambling or other objectionable features connected therewith, It might be permissible to give the fair the sanction of the Grand Lodge; but If the chief attraction a t such fairs is to be the spectacular display of masonic emblems and masonic clothing, then the brethren had far better maintain the dignity of the Craft and forego this questionable method of raising funds, even for charitable purposes. T h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e very h e a r t i l y endorsed this expression, and s u b m i t t e d the following edict, w h i c h was a d o p t e d : The holding of masonic fairs, gift enterprises or public entertainments of any nature for gain,are forbldden,and no lodge or body of Masons, as Masons, shall take p a r t or participate therein.
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We congratulate the Grand Lodge upon this advanced position. The Grand Master very warmly endorsed the work of P a s t Grand Master A L D B O J E N K S as c h a i r m a n of the C o m m i t t e e on
Foreign Correspondence, a n d earnestly commended it to t h e "careful perusal and candid consideration" of the Craft. H e further s a i d : In this connection, permit me to call attention to the amount of time, labor and care spent In the work of review and preparation of this very able contribution to the literature of Masonry, and to the fact of the meager compensation of S300.00 allowed Past Grand Master J E S K S for this work. I t is unquestionably worth double the amount paid, and It Is earnestly recommended that the compensation be made a t least $600.00 for the last year, and that In the future, payment for this service lie made in the months of December and J u n e of the masonic year for which the report of the committee is made.
The Grand Lodge followed the suggestion. The excellent work of Bro. J E X K S merited this recognition. The Grand Master reported t h e expenditure of $200.00 in charity — the total a m o u n t appropriated for his u^e for this purpose by Grand Lodge — and regretted t h a t five times this a m o u n t had not been available. The s u m of $500.00 was placed a t the disposal of the Grand Master for the coming year for this purpose. The sum of $376.00 was also expended from the Charity F u n d for the relief of certain cases, and we noticed appropriations for the coming year aggregating about $700.00. A proposed a m e n d m e n t to the Constitution, bearing upon t h e question of charity, w a s offered by P a s t Grand Master L I T T L E JOHN. "We are not familiar enough with the Constitution of Wisconsin to appreciate t h e changes suggested. I t was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence, b u t was not reported upon a t this Annual. " A large a m o u n t of business was transacted, but we observe nothing further of interest for review. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $15,364.75; disbursements, $10,675.55; balance on hand, $21,085.88. CoBBESPONDENCE.— P a s t Grand Master A L D B O J E N K S presented his usual excellent Correspondence Review. The greater p a r t of his conclusion is devoted to the question of t h e propriety of recognizing Grand Lodges or Grand Orients of direct or indirect Scottish Rite parentage. Bro. J E N K S is one of the extremists who finds nothing of masonic regularity or value in the Scottish Rite. Kansas for 1904 is accorded courteous attention. H e calls attention to the fact t h a t only 263 out of our 369 lodges were represented a t t h e Communication, and c o m m e n t s : This lack of Interest In the Communications of a Grand Lodge Is deplorable. There Is no excuse for a lodge being without representation In the Annual Oommunlcatlon of the Grand Lodge; certainly none can be offered
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sufficient to account for the absence of one-fourth of the blasters of lodges throughout the State. I t Is as much the duty of a Master of a lodge to attend the meetings of the Grand Lodge as It Is to attend and preside over the affairs of the lodge of which he has been elected Master. Every Master when he Is installed, promises attendance a t these Cornmunlcatlons; he knows beforehand when and where they are to be held ; nothing but sickness or very urgent business can excuse his failure to be present, and then Ihe Warden or a proxy for the lodge should be sent. W e are sorry t h a t we can n o t p r e s e n t as fine a showing as our W i s c o n s i n b r e t h r e n , w h e r e e v e r y lodge w a s represented, b u t possibly t h e difference in t h e size of t h e pay-roll m a y explain m a t t e r s . W e do not know w h a t Wisconsin p a y s , b u t we notice t h a t t h e e s t i m a t e d a m o u n t of t h e i r pay-roll for t h i s A n n u a l was $4,000.00, w h i l e ours amounted to a b o u t $1,800.00. We presume W^isconsin allows m i l e a g e and per diem. K a n s a s allows a c t u a l railroad e x p e n s e of one r e p r e s e n t a t i v e from each lodge, b u t no per diem. N o t i n g Grand M a s t e r B B O W N ' S s t a t e m e n t of the custom of himself a n d his Grand Officers to confer degrees d u r i n g visitations, Bro. J E N K S reHiarks : These gatherings are very enjoyable, and the novelty of having the work done by the Grand Lodge OfHcers adds to the pleasure of the occasion, but we doubt whether it Is wise for Grand Lodge Officers to thus confer the degrees. The fact that they are Grand Lodge Officers Invests their rendition of the ritual with an Importance it does not deserve, and the Graft generally.are Inclined to accept i t as authority. Manj' very excellent Grand Lodge Officers are notably inexact ritualists, or at least are not especially proficient In the work. T h a t is v e r y t r u e ; b u t these G r a n d Officers w e r e good w o r k e r s . H e r e is a n o t h e r c r i t i c i s m : Among the decisions we find one which holds an objection to the conferring of any degree on an elected candidate must be presented by the objector personally in open lodge. From this we dissent. A member is sick; he knows that a most unworthy candidate is to be biilloted upon; he is unable on account of sickness to be present when the ballot Is had, so he writes a letter, signs, seals It and sends it by special messenger to the Master of his lodge, objecting peremptorily to the Initiation of the candidate. I t is a monstrous proposition of masonic law to say that the Master can put this objection in his pocket,entirely disregard it, and proceed to confer the degree. Such Is n o t o u r understanding of the law. W e like our law. After a p e t i t i o n e r h a s passed the ordeal of a ballot, we think an objector should be r e q u i r e d to p r e s e n t h i m self in open lodge to m a k e his objection o r a l l y or in writing. An ext r e m e case, such as suggested by Bro. J E N K S , could easilj' be prot e c t e d ; a n y brother would willingly m a k e such an objection his own in qrder to protect t h e r i g h t s of an a b s e n t sick brother. The possibility of a wrong u n d e r such a c o n t i n g e n c y is not nearly so g r e a t as t h e danger of a b u s e u n d e r the s e c r e t objection.
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Bro. J E N K S is not a friend of dramatized work and costumes. He says, and we agree with him: They are not necessary, and tend to divert the mind of the candidate and "the brethren present from the simple bat sublime truths of the ritual.
H e notes our action relative to the Grand Honors, and says: The first and the last of those mentioned have been used for many years. The "three times three battery" is a modern Invention. Many Masons are now living who can remember the time when notlilng of this kind was linown. They really have no place in Masonry, and are not alluded to at all by M AOKBY in his masonic encyclopedia.
As we understand it, the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s never used a n y t h i n g else t h a n the " t h r e e times three b a t t e r y " as the private Grand Honors, but of course t h a t only goes back about fifty years. B u t is not our brother mistaken in saying t h a t M A O K E Y does not allude to t h e m in his encyclopedia? W e have always supposed t h a t in his corrlparison between the Grand H o n o r s of Masonry and the Roman " p l a u s i " he referred to the " t h r e e times three battery." H e t h u s expresses liimself regarding our c i p h e r : To the shame of the Grand Lodge of Kansas it must be recorded that an official cipher ritual was authorized to be published and sold by the Grand Lodge. Burn your rituals, brethren, expel from the Graft those who persist in using them and learn the work in the old time methods known to our fathers. The Grand Lodge of Kansas will certainly liave occasion to regrefthe step it has taken.
Our Correspondence Report is courteously treated, a n d we greatly appreciate t h e compliment paid it. H e notes our claim t h a t K a n s a s was the first Grand Lodge to require t h e American flag to be displayed in the lodge room, and s a y s : We think Bro. SHAVBB would have done Just as well to have said nothing on this subject, as we think an innovation of this kind Is something one need not feel proud of. Our brother probably differs with us in opinion on these subjects.
B i g h t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; w e differ. N e x t Annual a t Milwaukee, J u n e 13, 1905. D A V I D H . W B I G H T , Madison, elected Grand Master; W I L xiAM W. P E B E Y , Milwauke'e, reelected Grand Secretary.
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18T4 — WYOMrXG — 1904. 30TH ANNUAL.
23 Lodges.
BVANSTON.
1,649 Members.
A U G . 17,1904.
N e t increase: 232.
A T T E N D A N C E . — T h e r e were present ten of the fifteen G r a n d Officers, five P a s t Grand Masters, twenty-five P a s t Masters, a n d t h e representatives of sixteen lodges. There are no Grand Representatives in W y o m i n g . T B A N S A O T I O N S . — M.-.W.-. T. S B D D O N T A T J I A F E R B O , Jr., in his
a n n u a l address takes up about one-half of the space devoted to t h e doings of t h e Grand Lodg:e. I t is a n able address a n d renders a very thorough account of his work of the year. H e expresses his regret t h a t he was unable, on account of prior engagements, to visit more t h a n seven of t h e lodges. A l l the visits he m a d e seem to have been very enjoyable, a n d he found the Craft in good condition a n d prospering. ' W e note t h a t a t one of the installations w h i c h he attended the festivities closed with a dance. H e speaks of the importance of a strong lodge in a college town in his a c c o u n t of t h e meeting a t L a r a m i e , where t h e S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y is located. Foreign relations h a d continued as liarmonious as home affairs. H e received a request for recognition from t h e G r a n d Orient of Brazil, which he declined, referring them to the governing bodies of t h e Scottish Rite. He' called the attention of t h e Craft to the great importance of preservation of lodge records and of historical m a t e r i a l s ; a n d recommended t h a t t h e Grand Lodge take some action for their preservation. I t is n o t very clear just w h a t he wished to have done. A p p a r e n t l y he desired to have t h e lodges deposit their records with Grand Lodge, though this is by no means certain. I n a few eloquent words, beginning with a quotation from A L B E B T P I K E , he expresses his sorrow a t the death of so m a n y beloved craftsmen of his own a n d of foreign jurisdictions. H e s u b m i t s three of the decisions he rendered. They are l e n g t h y a n d contain n o t h i n g new. H e granted ten special dispensations, all b u t one for conferring degrees out of time. H e calls attention, as do so m a n y of our W e s t e r n Grand Masters, to the difficulties of jurisdiction caused b y t h e i m m e n s i t y of distances in their States, a n d t h e fact t h a t t h e nearest lodge to a candidate in a s t r a i g h t line is often very much farther b y t h e only available, or endurable, m e a n s of transportation. H e l a y s a case before Grand Lodge a n d suggests t h a t some measure be t a k e n to adjust matters. The C o m m i t t e e on Jurisprudence, however, preferred to leave the m a t t e r a n d similar cases, to t h e generosity of the lodges concerned, suggesting t h a t t h e lodge h a v i n g first claim will no doubt g r a n t a waiver of jurisdiction.
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Under " Official Work," he expresses the opinion t h a t In regard to uniformity there "should be not too m u c h looseness on t h e one hand, nor stiffness on the other; t h a t there should be sufficient latitude to allow, in a degree, the individuality of the worker." I n t h a t case there would very soon be as m a n y different k i n d s of work as there were w o r k e r s ; the brother froin Missouri of course thinks the Missouri work is the most beautiful, the I n d i a n a brother thinks the same of his work, and so on, u n t i l all is confusion worse confounded. H e goes on: "To illustrate, the strict conformist * * * lays down the rule t h a t nothing can be said or done in conferring degrees, and in lectures upon the same, except t h a t which bears the official approval of the Grand Lodge. H e would hold t h a t the Grand Master was amenable to criticisin. If, he (as I did a t Cheyenne) sat approvingly and listened to a charge being given to a class, which charge was the entire composition of the lecturer and not contained in a n y Monitor officially' approved by the Grand Lodge." I t Is a little thing, of course, b u t in m a n j ' a piece of machinery the Integrity and efficiency of t h e whole m a c h i n e is entirely dependent upon one little bolt; if t h a t works loose or is broken, the machine fails sooner or later. I n his closing p a r a g r a j ^ he certainly advances a novel idea. W e would w a n t to think over It for a long while, and then some, before we would say " a m e n " to It. Here It is : What the ritual Is to the churchman and the tariff is to the politician, so I conceive the " r i g h t work" Is-to the Mason, Mankind needs a bone of con-, tentlon to keep him employed, and consequently out of trouble, and when all other harmless things seem to fall, ritual, tariff and the "right work" can Invariably be relied upon as the ''golden apple of discord," and as invariably proves a blessing in disguise, tor ".SATAN finds some mischief still for Idle hands to do."
The D e p u t y Grand Master presented his report upon m a t t e r s occurring d u r i n g a temporary absence of the Grand Master. H e granted one dispensation and answered one query in a m a t t e r of jurisdiction in which Colorado was Interested. The Grand Secretary's report is chiefly financial and r o u t i n e ; It seems to be a complete and accurate document. Two lodges U. D. received charters. One of t h e m in four months held eight regular and six special communications. Initiated sixteen and raised five, and a d m i t t e d one nnember by affiliation. This latter would not be permissible in K a n s a s . The Committee on Appeals and Grievances reported t h a t there were no cases before them, indicating the prevalence of peace and harmony. The " S t a n d i n g Committee on J u r i s p r u dence," seemingly a separate committee, report on one a p p e a l from a.lodge trial of m a n j ' years ago, and on their report the verdict was set aside and the brother restored to all the privileges of Masonry.
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The following resolution was reported and adopted : /Jcsoh-erf, That the Grand Master be authorized and empowered to appoint a day to be observed by the subordinate lodges as a memorial day, and perm i t t i n g all brethren to attend a memorial service wearing regalia.
The G r a n d Secretary was directed to continue p r i n t i n g halftone portraits of the Grand Masters in t h e Proceedings. FiNANCiAi..—Receipts, $2,482.50; expenditures, .$2,222.62; balance on hand, .$4,113.88. CoBBBST'ONDENGis.—ThLs Is Bro. KuYKKNDALi,'s nineteenth review. I t is, as usual, very condensed, a n d we enjoy reading his p u n g e n t comments even when we have to disagree with him. W e wish we m i g h t quote liberally from hiin, b u t space is limited. H e p a y s special attention to " p r e r o g a t i v e " and physical qualifications. W i t h inost of w h a t he says on these subjects we agree. U n d e r "Florida," commenting on perpetual jurisdiction, he s a y s : " T h e doctrine and those holding i t are the creators of all the friction." Bro. KDYKBNDAL,JJ is e m i n e n t l y correct. A rejection in a n o t h e r jurisdiction, or in the s a m e jurisdiction for t h a t matter, o u g h t to be good as a bar only for a certain time, and thereafter a n y lodge within whose jurisdiction the petitioner is properly resident o u g h t to be allowed to accept him. The rejection is a fact to be considered in investigating the petitioner's character, and the weight to be given to it should be for each lodge to determine for itself. T h a t is, in general, the K a n s a s position, and it causes us no trouble save when we unfortunately collide with stiff-necked brethren in other jurisdictions. U n d e r "Louisiana," Bro. K U Y K E N D A L L thinks it ridiculous to m a i n t a i n t h a t vacancies cannot occur in t h e offices of Master or W a r d e n . H e s a y s : " I n our opinion, it should be the l a w e v e r y - where t h a t w h e n . a n y officer removes from the jurisdiction of his lodge, becomes incompetent to act, or fails to attend meetings twice consecutively, the lodge should h a v e power to declare the office v a c a n t and fill the same a t once." W e agree partially with this, although we t h i n k the provision in regard to absence twice consecutively too severe — it would be too fruitful a source of trouble and d i s h a r m o n y . If Bro. K U Y K E N D A L L will turn to his copy of the K a n s a s law he will see t h a t we recognize a vacancy as occurring from a n y one of five causes : death, suspension, expulsion, insanity, or p e r m a n e n t removal from the Grand Jurisdiction. The Grand Master, on proper application, is to order a special election. I n case he refuses to do so the vacancy is filled b y succession in the case of the Master, and in case of any other elective office by a p p o i n t m e n t by the Master. K a n s a s for 1904 receives fraternal recognition. H e quotes approvingly our Grand Master B R O W N ' S decision as to m i l i t a r y applicants, saying it is also applicable to Wyoming, since they
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have three large m i l i t a r y posts there. H e approves the decision as to the private Grand Honors, saying t h a t they have been given in W y o m i n g first in one way and then in another, no uniform rule ever having been adopted. H e remarks t h a t the reports of our Grand W a r d e n s are the first he laas ever seen. W h y should n o t any officer who has transacted official business render a report of the s a m e ? He insists t h a t the Grand Lodge, and not the Grand Master, is the supreme power in Masonry. T h a t is exactly w h a t we said a year a g o ; the Grand Master obtains his power through the Grand Lodge from the Craft a t large. Under our K a n s a s Constitution the prerogatives of a Grand Master are strictly defined; in regard to special dispensations we quote: '' H e m a y grant dispensations to do, in an irregular manner, those things which, by t h e laws and regulations, m a y be done in regular order." Next A n n u a l a t Laramie, October 4,1905. F B A N K A . L U C K F I E L D , of Bawlins, elected Grand M a s t e r ; W I L L I A M L . K U Y K B N D A L L , of Saratoga, reelected Grand Secretary.
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FOREIGN GRAND LODGES. 1 8 9 9 — COSTA KfCA — 1 9 0 4 . 6 Lodges.
189 Members.
N e t increase: 2.
The Proceedings of the above G r a n d Lodge for 1904 upon our table are in English as usual, and give t h e .transactions of the • Quarterlies of February 27, M a y 29, A u g u s t 28 and November 27, 1903, t h e E x t r a o r d i n a r y C o m m u n i c a t i o n s of J u n e 24 and November 12, 1903, and t h e Annual of J a n u a r y 29 and February 19, 1904. The lodges remain as per last report, E i n t r a c h t No. 6, of San Jose, being still dormant. The most interesting e v e n t of t h e year w a s t h e effecting of a reconciliation between the G r a n d Lodge and t h e Supreme Council of Central America ( G u a t e m a l a ) . This is the body from which t h e charters of the lodges which organized the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica were originally received. W e have reported before t h e protest of the Supreme Council. M a t t e r s w^ere brought to a crisis b y t h e chartering by the Supreme Council of another lodge in Costa Rica. The Grand Lodge of Costa Rica promptly declared this lodge and its mem, bers "clandestine." Negotiations were a t once opened between the Grand Lodge and the Supreme Council resulting in the recognition by t h e Supreme Council of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Costa Rica and t h e interchange of Grand Representatives. This removes all a p p a r e n t local antagonism a n d cause of friction. The newly chartered lodge will probably apply for a new charter from Costa Rica. D u r i n g t h e year the G r a n d Lodges of A l a b a m a and t h e District of Columbia extended fraternal recognition. A t one of the Quarterlies our Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , Bro. C I P B I A N O SOTO, presented his credentials.and was cordially received. A t the Annual he was elected Grand Senior W a r d e n , although he was not present. W e noticed t h a t he was also absent a t the adjourned m e e t i n g when the Grand Officers were installed, whereupon the office w a s declared vacant. M.-.W.-. J O H N M . K E I T H presided as Grand Master during the year. H e presented a brief a d d r e s s a t t h e Annual. N e x t A n n u a l a t San Jose, J a n u a r y 27, 1905. G U S T A V O P B A D I L L A H . , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; E D M U N D A.
OsBOBXB, P . O. Box 429, San Jose, reelected Grand Secretary.
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1 8 5 7 — CUBA. — 1 9 0 4 . 60 L/Odges.
2,452 Members.
N e t increase: 204.
• The Proceedings before LIS are in S p a n i s h , b u t the Grand Master's address also a p p e a r s in E n g l i s h . A t the A n n u a l , held M a r c h 27, 1904, there were present: N i n e G r a n d Officers, a n d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s from fifty lodges. K a n s a s w a s not accredited with a G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e present. T h e . Grand Master, M.-. W.-. J O S E F E R N A N D E Z PELI^ON, of Oienfuegos, presided, a n d we glean a few items from his interesting address. Peace and h a r m o n y prevailed, a n d there were evidences of a very h e a l t h y growth a m o n g t h e Craft; the treasury had reached a degree of prosperity never before a t t a i n e d . W e clip the following: And this flattering situation permits me to contemplate — no longer like In dreamy distance, but as a prospect soon to take shape. If enthusiasm and discipline continue to reign among us and if the principles of order and economy today so well to the fore, retain their place —the erection of our own teinpie which will give to the Grand Lodge of Cuba that stability and prestige which distinguish the lodges of other countries, especially those of our neighbors to the north. This Temple will be a splendid exterior proof of our existence, will be the most graphic demonstration, to profane eyes, that Masonry is not the mere abstract idea some suppose it to be, that it is not a society without positive aims as some assert, for this Temple of our own will be the beginning, perhaps, of a future masonic asylum for destitute members of the fraternity, their widows and orphans. As in our whole organization, so In the realization of this project, the models which we are to Imitate must for us always be those that were placed before us by the founders of our fraternity on this soil, and it should be our aim that, within her means, Cuba may some day present as beautiful a spectacle as Is offered by those other Grand Lodges, the direct heirs to the mother Grand Lodge of England; the rest of the masonic world beholding in wondering astonishment the brilliant height reached by them, thanks to their strict compliance with the ancient landmarks, and the exact observance of the true and genuine principles of the fraternity. The Grand Lodge has been in f r a t e r n a l correspondence with the Grand Orient of F r a n c e , b u t the G r a n d Master, after c a l l i n g attention to the history of t h e action of F r a n c e , recommended t h e severance of relations. T h e subject w a s treated a t some l e n g t h , , b u t we have space for only a p a r a g r a p h or two: True tolerance should be a characteristic of every real Mason, individually as well as collectively, in the fraternity, but tolerance must never Induce us to violate the fundamental principles of Masonry, upon which rests,as upon firm and solid columns, the structure of the Institution. In other respects the Grand Orient of France may be a meritorious and. respectable corporation; It may proclaim the recognized principles of liberty equality and fraternity; It may engage In anticlerical, political and socialistic campaigns, in competition with the clubs, the press and political parties, b u t It Is not a masonic body In the genuine meaning of the word, for the true character of human Institutions Is n o t determined by their names, but by their principles and by their acts, and therefore will the Grand Orient of France
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call Itself In vain a masonic body, violating as It does knowingly the fundamental principle of Masonry. Masonry, founded upon the belief In a Supreme Being, rejects nobody on account of his religious convictions, whatever they be, but it does not and cannot admit to Its precincts him who denies the existence of GOD. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r also t r e a t e d a t considerable .leng'th t h e question of the i r r e g u l a r S p a n i s h lodges in Cuba, and suggested t h a t the time had come for the p u t t i n g u p of the bars which a s e e m i n g l y necessary t o l e r a n c e of former times had thrown down. A n u m b e r of d e c i s i o n s and d e c r e e s were reported, some of w h i c h are in a c c o r d a n c e with our own laws and customs a n d some a t d i r e c t v a r i a n c e . W e quote a few : . . I have decided. In accordance with Article 121 of the Code, that a candidate possessing but one hand cannot be Initiated, and I believe there Is no necessity of explaining this opinion, for a defect Is Involved t h a t precludes the compliance with time-honored masonic duties. I further Issued a decree ordering t h a t no lodge shall receive an application for Initiation without ascertaining beforehand that the candidate possesses, to all appearances, the necessary legal qualifications for admission, barring not, of course, the more minute Investigation to be made before passing upon his acceptance. In tbls m a n n e r cases will be avoided where candidates are rejected nob for moral reasons, but for physical defects or lack'of ineans, and the aim of the decree Is that of sparing a worthy man the humiliation which a rejection, no m a t t e r for what reason,even though not reflecting In the least upon his character, is a p t to cause. In a decree I recommended t h a t the lodges preserve uninterruptedly with one another the ties of friendship and m u t u a l correspondence, and t h a t the fact of one lodge admitting a candidate opposed by another should not be allowed to cause offense or coolness between them. T h e above s o u n d s all r i g h t ; b u t here is one t h a t does not comp o r t with our idea of t h e s e c r e c y of t h e b a l l o t : The decree which I issued with respect to this matter Instructs the lodges not to circulate the reasons for rejection of candidates, but to merely Inform each other of the fact, m a k i n g mention of the number of black balls found against them In the ballot box. F o u r new lodges were organized u n d e r dispensation and three were reorganized. N e x t A n n u a l a t H a v a n a , M a r c h 26, 1906. T h e s a m e e x e c u t i v e G r a n d Officers were reelected, v i z : J O S E F E R N A N D E Z P E L L O N , Cienfuegos, G r a n d M a s t e r ; A U B E L I O M I BANDA, H a v a n a , G r a n d S e c r e t a r y .
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1 8 1 7 — E N G L A N D — 19Q4. W e have before us for review the transactions of the Quarterly Communications of December, 1903, and March, J u n e and September, 1904, and the A n n u a l Grand Festival in April. There is little to note in review. The Board of General Purposes proposed a change in the law by c u t t i n g out the W a r d e n s of the lodges from right of a t t e n d a n c e upon Grand Lodge. Quite a little opposition was developed and the question went over to the next Quarterly. I t seemed then to be abandoned, and they are apparently planning to enlarge the hall within the next year or two. W e noted last year the threatened discipline for publishing information relative to lodge transactions. The rule was enforced, an a d m o n i s h m e n t seemingly being sufficient in all cases but one. This was a brother who for years had been accustomed to furnish lodge news to the public press. H e d i d n o t show a repentent spirit—did not believe he had furnished a n y t h i n g improper. I n fact, it did not appear t h a t he had, the charge being t h a t he had published information "witliout having obtained the consent of the Grand Master." H e was suspended for a year, and appealed to Grand Lodge. Considerable feeling was apparently engendered, and the appeal was dismissed only by a vote of 300 to 268. Anotlier question of interest was the organization of tlie socalled Grand Lodge of Queensland. I t appears t h a t of 152 lodges in Queensland tliirty-nine only participated in the movement, about one-fourth, leaving 113 which declined to do so. Of the sixty-two lodges under the English Constitution, none particip a t e d ; of the sixty-four Scottish, fourteen participated and fifty declined ; of the twenty-six Irish, all except one joined. The Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d refused to recognize the new Grand Lodge. The official slate was reelected of course: The Duke of Conn a u g h t and Strathearn, Grand M a s t e r ; E a r l A M H E R S T , Pro. Grand M a s t e r ; Sir E D W A R D L E T C H W O B T H , Grand Secretary. London, England.
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1726 — IRELAND — 1903. The p a m p h l e t before us is called the "Annual Report." I t contains t h e a n n u a l address of the Deputy Grand Master, R.-.W.-. Sir J A M B S C K E E D M E R E D I T H , an
interesting paper of t w e n t y -
four pages. As a frontispiece appears a half-tone portrait of the Grand Master, t h e D u k e of Abercorn; this is taken from an oil painting recently m a d e of H i s Grace by order of the Grand Lodge. The address w a s a real gossipy talk of people, of lodges, and of visitations. H e r e is a n interesting paragraph: There was an Important ruling made by Grand Lodge with which It Is well you should all be acquainted. One of the subordinate lodges In the North of Ireland was getting up a bazaar In aid of a fund for building a new masonic hall, and they sent out lottery tickets all over the world. Complaint was made by one of the foreign Grand Lodges about the sending of these tickets, and the accompanying request to the brethren to take tickets. Thecomplalnt was strongly emphasized, because In the particular country from which the complaint came the holding of a lottery was an offense against the laws, and It was said that the Masons of this country were asking the Masons of another country to violate thelawsof their country. Our representative at the foreign Grand Lodge wrote to their representative amongst us, and he brought the matter before the Board of General Purposes. The Board sent up to Grand Lodge a recommendation that no lodge In Ireland should apply for aid, outside the Irish Jurisdiction, without first obtaining the sanction of the Grand Lodge. That Is a very salutary rule, and I hope you will all bear it In mind, and apply Itstrlctly In your own subordinate lodges.
There seemed to be no criticism of the particular lodge for its lottery scheme, and we presume there was none. T h e Wisconsin edict against " m a s o n i c f a i r s " would hardly " g o " over there. There a r e some interesting accounts of the charities of t h e Grand Lodge of I r e l a n d — the various orphans' schools. Four hundred a n d forty-six lodges are listed on the register — nothing is indicated as to m e m b e r s h i p . The regular officers continue : T h e Duke of Abercorn, Grand •Master ; Lord C A S T L E T O W N , Dublin, Grand Secretary.
1886— N E W SOUTH WALES— 1904. 198 Lodges.
10,044 Members.
N e t increase: 676.
The above Proceedings contain t h e transactions of the Quarterlies of September 9, December 9, 190.3, March 9. and J u n e 8, 1904, and of Specials held J u l y 20, October 9, 1903, a n d J u n e 7, 1904. I t contains very complete statistical tables and information, after the m a n n e r of t h e A m e r i c a n Grand Lodges, a n d is a great credit to the Grand Secretary.
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The Grand Master delivered an address a t each of the Communications, very fully a c q u a i n t i n g with t h e condition of t h e Craft. A t t h e Special of J u l y 20, 1903, t h e Grand Master, M.-.W.-. Bro.
J O H N COOHRAN33 R E M I N G T O N , was installed for the
fifth
time, and tlie Communication was made especially memorable by celebrating the "Centenary of t h e Dawn of Freemasonry in Australia." Over 3,.500 Masons were present. This original effort was not especially propitious, as the following brief clippings clearly indicate: The first effort to establish a masonic lodge In Australia proved disastrous, as although It was alleged that "several of the offlcers of His Majesty's ships, together with some respectable inhabitants of Sydney, wished to establish a masonic lodge," the Governor refused permission; and, on the movement being, nevertheless, proceeded with, promptly deported the leading spirit to Tasmania on the 16th May, 1803. His Excellency next day repeated his prohibition of masonic meetings, and about a year afterwards explained that "every soldier and other person would have been made a Freemason had not the most decided means been taken to prevent It." His fears appear to have been well-founded, for less than a week afterwards, the records are supplemented by the following entry In the diary of a worthy member of the Craft In Adelaide, since deceased: "2d May, 1803.—A number of Masons meeting at the house of Sergt. W H I T TKIJL, In Sydney. New South Wales, wer« arrested, and, after serious report, were discharged, as having no willful Intention to disturb the peace." We have no history of the subsequent proceedings of these brethren, but after events would seem to show that it Is a t least probable they kept their zeal for the Graft warm, and thereby Influenced others, as the lodges, which were generally attached to the regiments of soldiers on'duty in Sj'dney, evidently found among its inhabitants a sympathetic interest.
This was the beginning of Freemasonry in Australia. . Trouble has apparently arisen again over the Cambrian Lodge of Australia, No. 656, under tlie English Constitution, which dates back to 1888. The matter ground through the courts for several years, and since 1897 an edict of the Grand Lodge of New South W a l e s against fraternal intercourse with said Cambrian Lodge and its members has been in force. I n September t h e Board of General Purposes recommended a rescission of the edict and the restoration of fraternal relations, b u t about this time an incident arose which postponed action a n d will probably defer the resumption of friendly relations for another period. The reports of the Inspectors of W o r k i n g s show the Craft to be in a verj' prosperous condition. The Grand Lodge of Costa R i c a was recognized. Bro. W I I J L I A M H . S H O R T L A N D , as c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e
on Correspondence, presented another very interesting review, prepared after the m a n n e r of the American reports. Kansas for 1903 is accorded fraternal consideration, our transactions of interest being noted. J O H N C . R E M I N G T O N continues as Grand Master, and A R T H U R
H. B R A Y , Sydney, as Grand Secretary.
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ZEALAND.
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NEW ZEALAND — 1904. The A n n u a l Communication was held at Dunedin on May 4, 1904. The p a m p h l e t before us y e r y fully and completely reports the proceedings of the Grand Lodge during the year. I t is interesting, but we consider it of doubtful expediency and value to report the r u n n i n g fire of debate and discussion. To i l l u s t r a t e : The Board of General Purposes recommended a p a y m e n t to the Grand Secretary of £50 for additional service and labor, b u t the debate showed such kicking and objection and insinuation t h a t the account reads more like the proceedings of a legislative body w i t h rival political leaders than a masonic body where fraternal feeling and brotherly love are supposed to prevail. T h e y have some m e m b e r s of prominence in the Grand Lodge w h o ought to be m a d e to go " a w a y back and sit don'n." I n regard to this particular transaction, the Board of General Purposes was upheld by a decided majority. The discussion with the Grand Lodge of Scotland, to which we referred last year, still continues with practically no change, and a n o t h e r s o m e w h a t similar question has arisen with the Grand Lodge of England.. A lodge at Te Awamutu, bearing t h a t n a m e and numbered 2221 under the English Constitution," was said to have been practically defunct since 1892; had paid no Grand Lodge dues, and the Master had moved to Auckland. I n J u l y , 1903, the lodge had a meeting, the old Master presiding, and there being present seven m e m b e r s of the old lodge, three of whoin are no^v members of a n o t h e r lodge. They affiliated seven inore m e m b e r s — irregularly, it was claimed—and then voted to remove the lodge to Parnell, a s u b u r b of Auckland, over 100 milesaway. T h e Grand Lodge of N e w Zealand protests, but the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d sustains the action of its District Grand Master and pronounces the procedure legal. Apparently on its face the affair is a disgraceful invasion of the rights of New Zealand, and we are surprised t h a t the Grand Lodge of England should countenance such an affair. The scheme of permitting lodges to continue .under a foreign charter, after a Grand Lodge has been regularly organized i n a new province and has shown the ability to govern masonically, is bad enough, but masonic justice d e m a n d s t h a t the r i g h t should never be " s t r e t c h e d " a particle. W e were interested in a recommendation made bj' the Board of• General Purposes t h a t the s y s t e m of identification by "finger p r i n t s " be adopted, in addition to signatures on diplomas in cases of visitors. The idea is a novel one, and not without merit. The Grand Lodge sat down on it, however. The Grand Lodge of Costa B i c a was fraternlly recognized.
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A n e w Grand Master was elected a n d installed, M.'.W.-. A L F R E D H K N B Y B O B T O N , of D u n e d i n ; M.-.W.-. M A L C O L M N I C C O L
was reelected Grand Secretary. H i s new address is Dunedin, New Zealand — an apparent change from Wellington.
1 7 3 6 — SCOTLAND — 1904. I n reviewing the pamphlets of the Quarterlies of November 5, 1903, February 4, May 6 and August 4,1904, and the A n n u a l of November .30, 1903, we find a great a m o u n t of routine business transacted. I n November the Grand Master, t h e Honorable J A M E S H O ziBB, M. P., who h a d been upon the throne for four year's, declined reelection, a n d the Grand Master Depute, the Honorable C H A S . M A U L E R A M S E Y , was elected to t h a t high office.
The Grand Committee reported a t length the effect upon masonic lodges of the recent Licensing ( S c o t l a n d ) Act, 1903. T h e " c u s t o m " in Scotland was thus s t a t e d : It Is customary for lodges to supply their members with exclseable liquor while at what is termed "refreshment." Some lodges supply this refreshment after the lodge has been closed. These refreshments are sometimes supplied out of the lodge funds, and a t other times the lodge supplies tliem to its members and vtsiling brethren, on payment of the value ot the liquor supplied. This practice has e-xisted from the remotest period, and no interference has been made by the excise authorities or others In the practice, and this custom or privilege has never in any way been abased. This custom has received the express sanction of the Grand Lodge, which has encouraged its subordinate lodges to supply their members with such refreshment within their own premises, and has discouraged the practice of meeting in licensed premises.
The substance of the report was t h a t masonic lodges were amenable under the act, a n d if they arranged for their own excisable liquor being sold or supplied on their premises it would be necessary for such a lodge to register as a " C l u b " under the provisions of t h e act. The Grand Lodge of Scotland apparently does not maintain the same moral standard required by most American Grand Lodges. In an address made by the newly installed Grand Master we find reference to a few figures. T h e year had been very prosperous, 12,035 new members having been added. I t w a s stated t h a t the Scottish Masons numbered fully 100,000. Several addresses were made a t t h e A n n u a l which make interesting reading. ^ We observe nothing which would indicate a n y settlement of the Western Australian question. A slight reference was made to the N e w Zealand matter, b u t in such a w a y t h a t the situation was n o t understood by u.=.
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T h e y have started in to suspend and expel some of t h e Queensland brethren who have taken part in the m o v e m e n t to organize a new Grand Lodge. The Constitution and Laws- of the Grand Lodge of Scotland was revised and a new edition published. T h e H o n o r a b l e C H A R L E S M A U L E R A M S A Y , Grand
Master
Mason; D A V I D R E I D , E D I N B U B G H , Freemason's Hall, Grand Secretary.
SOUTH AUSTKALFA — 1 9 0 4 . The s m a l l p a m p h l e t giving the Proceedings of the Half-yearly Communication of October 21, 190.3, and of the A n n u a l of April 20, 1904, both held a t Adelaide, show nothing in t h e transactions b u t the ordinary routine. The R t . Hon. Sir SAMUEIJ J. W A Y , Bart., continues as Grand Master, a n d J . H . C U N N I N G H A M , Adelaide, as Grand Secretary.
TASMANIA — 1904. I n t e r e s t i n g p a m p h l e t s give t h e proceedings of the above Grand Lodge a t t h e A n n u a l Communication of F e b r u a r y 25th, and the Half-yearly of A u g u s t 26, 1904, held at H o b a r t . Tlie proceedings seem to have been harmonious routine. One new lodge w a s organized, and t h e Craft appears to be prosperous. W e noticed last y e a r the Grand Master's visit to China and J a p a n and his c o m m e n t s regarding Freemasonry in the latter country. Apropos of this subject we notice this year the Grand Master refers to the fact t h a t Viscount H A Y A S H I , the Japanese Ambassador to E n g l a n d , had recently become a Freemason. This m a y indicate an improved outlook for t h e fraternity in the Sunrise K i n g d o m . Hon. C. E . D A V I S , M . L . C , continues as Grand Master, and J O H N H A M I L T O N , H o b a r t , a s Grand Secretary.
VICTORIA — 1902-1903. Two y e a r s ' Proceedings of the above Grand Lodge, in separate volumes reach our table this year. W e note very little of general interest. ' The G r a n d Lodge accepted the invitation of the Grand Lodge " A l p i n a " to t h e Masonic Congress a t Geneva, and some brother, who was going on a trip around the world, was appointed as a delegate.
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The a m o u n t expended for benevolence by the Grand Lodge in 1902 was £1,967 2s. 3d. The Craft seems to be in a prosperous condition. The Grand Officers were continued : Hon. Sir A . J . P B A O O O K , as Grand M a s t e r ; J O H N B B A I M , Melbourne, as Grand Secretary.
1 9 0 0 — WESTERIS^ A U S T R A L I A — 1 9 0 4 . The proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Western A u s t r a l i a for 1904 is of unusual interest in view of the very complete s t a t e m e n t of the organization and present condition of the Grand Lodge. This was called o u t b y some correspondence between t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d and the Grand Lodge of Scotland, initiated b y the latter, in which complaint was m a d e of t h e recognition b y England of the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, and of t h e action of t h e latter in refusing recognition of lodges chartered i n its territory under t h e Scottish Constitution since its organization. T h e Grand Lodge of Scotland has a p p a r e n t l j ' been forced to this action b y t h e steady, prosperous growth of t h e G r a n d Lodge of W e s t e r n Australia, and the s y m p a t h j ' accorded the latter by t h e Grand Lodges of the world. M.'.W.*. J O H N W . H A O K E T T , who has been G r a n d M a s t e r for
the last four years, a n d who retired a t this Annual, very concisely stated conditions in his address a t the April, 1904, Quarterly. H e said: When the Grand Lodge of w^esteru Australia Wiis Inaugurated in February, 1900, thirty-three prlvatg lodges acknowledged allegiance. There are toKlay sixty-nine lodges owing fealty to the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Western Australia, being an increase of thirty-six— more than doubling the original body. The increase is made up by twenty-flve new lodges consecrated, and eleven lodges that have since afflllated from the other Constitutions. Last year the number of financial members on the books amounted to 2,980, while this year the number is 33^8, showing an increase of 368. No less a number than 411 have been initiated during the twelv^e months ending 3ist December last. Owing to the large number of Freemasons that have made Western Australia their place of residence during the last few years, I have prepared a return of afflllatlng members,showing the Constitutions they have Joined from. During the last four years our ranks have been increased by no less than 734 Joining members, as follows: Grand Lodge of Scotland 340 Grand Lodge of England • 175 Grand Lodge of Victoria 80 Grand Lodge of New South Wales 62 Grand Lodge of Ireland 50 Grand Lodge of South Australia 23 Grand Lodge of New Zealand 5 Grand Lodge of Tasmania 4 Grand Lodges of the United States of America 4 Grand Lodge of Canada *. 1 The preponderance of brethren affiliating from the Scottish Constitution Is due in the first place to the members coming over with the lodges that have
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Joined the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, and next, to those brethren, who, favoring local self-government, have afBHated Individually. This result Is most cheering.
The Grand Lodge of Western A u s t r a l i a ha.s been recognized by sixty Grand LiOdges, according to t h e s t a t e m e n t of the Grand Master contained in the foregoing a d d r e s s . The newly elected and installed G r a n d Master is the Bt. Rev. C. O. L. E i i E Y , D. D., Lord Bishop of P e r t h ; Bro. J. D. S T E V E N SON, P e r t h , still continues as Grand Secretary.
CONCLUSION. W e have reviewed the Proceedings of the following sixty-five Grand Lodges—fifty-four American and eleven foreign — all being for the year 1904, unless otherwise noted. AMBKIOAN.
A l a b a m a , 1903. Arizona, 1903. British Columbia. California, 1903. Canada. Colorado. Connecticut. Delaware. D i s t r i c t of Columbia, 1903. Florida. Georgia. Idaho. Illinois. Indiana. I n d i a n Territory. Iowa. Kentucky. Louisiana. Maine. Manitoba. Maryland, 1903. Massachusetts, 1903. Michigan. Minnesota. Mississippi. Missouri. Montana, 1903.
Nebraska. Nevada. N e w Brunswick, 1903. New Hampshire. N e w Jersey. N e w Mexico, 1903. N e w York. North Carolina. N o r t h Dakota. N o v a Scotia, 1903. Ohio. Oklahoma. Oregon. P e n n s y l v a n i a , 1903. Prince E d w a r d Island. . Quebec. B h o d e Island. South Carolina, 1903. South Dakota. Tennessee. Utah. Vermont. Virginia, 1903. Washington. W e s t Virginia, 1903. Wisconsin. Wyoming.
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~ FOREIGN.
Costa Rica. Scotland. Cuba. South Australia. England. Tasmania. Ireland, 1903. Victoria, 1902 a n d 1903. New South Wales. Western Australia. New Zealand. We have covered all of the American Grand Lodges except Arkansas a n d Texas; A r k a n s a s (Biennial) was held on N o v e m ber 15, 1904, and Texas on December 6, 1904, but as we go to press the Proceedings have not reached us. W e a d d t h e usual tables, a s customary t a k i n g a d v a n t a g e of the v a l u a b l e labors of M.\ W.-. J E S S E B . A N T H O N Y , c h a i r m a n of
the Committee on Foreign Correspondence of the Grand Lodge of New York, in all except the first table—this is our own compilation from t h e Proceedings reviewed, and is prepared because t h e figures are nearly a year later than those used by M.\ W.'. Bro. A N T H O N Y . All of the American Grand Lodges show net gains except New H a m p s h i r e a n d Prince E d w a r d Island. T H E BITUAL AND CIPHER.
The action of our Grand Lodge in a t t e m p t i n g to revise its ritual and to issue a n official cipher, foreshadowed two years ago in the recommendation of Grand Master D E W E Y , and which culminated a t our last A n n u a l in the alleged adoption of this recommendation, h a s been t h e subject of quite universal c o m m e n t among the Correspondence writers of the Grand Lodges. T h e question of t h e revision did not excite m u c h comment except a t the hands of two or three of the most observant of the reviewers, but the adoption of t h e cipher receives more attention. This latter action, except in those jurisdictions where ciphers have been . adopted or authorized, has quite generally been made the subject of criticism, v a r y i n g from expressions of regret to t h e severest sarcastic denunciation. One writer goes so far as to refer to our Standing Regulation No. 21, adopted as recently as 1903, and which provides t h a t " the sale, gift, printing or use of the so-called cipher rituals, or secret work, shall be deemed a violation of Article I V , Section 7, of t h e Constitution, and an offense against the Body of Masonry,"—which s t a n d i n g regulation, b y the way, is still unrepealed and in force — and our Brother enquires w h e t h e r our action -does not convict us under our own law of an "offense against t h e Body of Masonry." These comments a n d criticisms will be found scattered through the reviews a n d referred to in the index to this report, b u t w e have seldom a t t e m p t e d to reply to them therein, believing t h a t time and space would be economized by the one t r e a t m e n t of t h e rsubject in this Conclusion.
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Upon the question of the adoption of an official cipher, little more r e m a i n s to be said than was e n u n c i a t e d b y the special comm i t t e e a y e a r ago. W h e t h e r a G r a n d Lodge should authorize or a d o p t an official cipher is purely one of expediency. We do not consider it a violation of a Mason's Ob., because the prohibition of the m a k i n g of an intelligible writing is qualified by t h e expression of the possibility t h a t t h u s . t h e secrets should be "unlawfully obtained." I n a properly constructed and properly safeguarded official cipher this possibility is p r a c t i c a l l y nil. Our own opinion relative to c i p h e r s h a s been given in previous reports, v i z : t h a t t h e y are an evil, b u t their use has become so universal and so universally d e m a n d e d as an aid to the m e m o r y in this age of strenuosity t h a t it is better officially to control the evil in its least objectionable form by safeguarding an official c i p h e r — t h u s removing from the Craft t h e temptation surreptitiously to use the dangerous and incorrect phonetic ciphers of commerce. The position of the writer toward the action of the Grand Ivodge in a d o p t i n g an official cipher is anoinalous. Our views indicated above have been held for y e a r s and were openly expressed in Grand Lodge before we wrote a Correspondence Report. In 1898 we presented a s u p p l e m e n t a l address as Grand Master— not published in the Proceedings'—in which among other things we d e a l t with this question of t h e Craft's use of contraband c i p h e r s — a n evil In K a n s a s longer t h a n we have been a Mason. W e fully and frankly s t a t e d the conditions, the 'possible r e m e d y by an official cipher, the a r g u m e n t s pro and con, and our own opinion, but we flatly declined to r e c o m m e n d the adoption of a cipher. W e designed our r e m a r k s r a t h e r to open up the question for consideration and discussion t h a n to force legislation. The Grand Lodge took no action, nor did it discuss the q u e s t i o n ; t h e private expressions of the representative Masons then in G r a n d Lodge were antagonistic, however, and we did not anticipate a n j ' i m m e d i a t e change in conditions. Our Grand Master D E W E Y ' S recommendation of a cipher therefore came as a surprise, b u t remembering our own experience we awaited developments. We did noj:- openlj' espouse or oppose his recommendation, either d u r i n g the year or at l a s t A n n u a l , but we pres u m e our position was well known. W e are not entitled, therefore, to a n y credit for the adoption of a cipher in K a n s a s , but we individually a s s u m e our share of w h a t e v e r responsibility a t t a c h e s to the action. T h a t the recommendation was popular was a p p a r e n t from the o v e r w h e l m i n g majority accorded the measure. T h e action of our Grand Lodge, however, which i m m e d i a t e l y followed, whereby it is claimed t h a t our constitutional ritual has been revised, entirely changed our personal a t t i t u d e toward t h e official cipher. As we have frequently expressed the opinion
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in our reports, there is only one way successfully to learn masonic ritual, and t h a t is by the old " m o u t h to ear" method. An initial cipher will not enable a Mason to learn the ritual; it is useful only to refresh the m e m o r y as to the ritual already learned, or to show t h a t the ritual learned is incorrect and thus cause application to some authority to correct the knowledge. An Initial cipher of the ritual thoroughly disseminated throughout the K a n s a s lodges for the last twenty or t h i r t y years would have been very valuable to the K a n s a s worlser, but an initial cipher of t h a t ritual after several hundred words have been changed therein is an entirely different proposition, and it will be practically a "sealed book" to the average lodge a n d worker in K a n s a s . The Grand Lodge has expended thousands of dollars to disseminate its constitutional ritual; i f t h e s e changes are allowed to stand it will have to expend thousands of dollars more to m a k e t h e m available. This brings us to a consideration of t h a t action last year which we believe to be more vital to our interests than the adoption of an official cipher, and t h a t is, the question of the legality of the revision of our ritual. Although much could be said, a n d ought to be said in answer to the "special pleading" contained in the very elaborate a r g u m e n t of the committee in support of its position, printed in last year's Proceedings, we presume we ought not to occupy space in this" report for such purpose. W e shall therefore try to be very brief. There are some facts established beyond question. For over twenty years we have been using as the standard " W e b b W o r k " adopted by this Grand Lodge in 1867, the same ritual, w i t h o u t change or variation, and this ritual is identical with the " e x t e n d e d work" contained in the three books delivered by P a s t Grand Master and Grand Secretary J O H N H . B R O W N (one of the original Custodians of 1867) to Grand Master K E N Y O N in 1889, and since transmitted from Grand Master to Grand Master, as the constitutional " W e b b Work." Although the committee refer to the result of their efforts to "discover the source of these books" as " n o t in the least satisfactory," Grand Master B R O W N stated in open Grand Lodge last year t h a t they were in the handwriting of Bro. J O H N H. B R O W N , an opinion in which we share as to portions of the books at least. I m m e d i a t e l y after the adoption of the " W e b b W o r k " in 1867, a constitutional a m e n d m e n t was adopted to safeguard and preserve the work. The same provision was enacted as a by-law in the revision of 1870. I n the Constitution adopted in 1884-85, presented by P a s t Grand Master O W E N A. B A S S E T T , who was responsible for the phraseology thereof, and who was one of the original Custodians of 1867, the safeguarding provision was again put back into the Constitution in the following form :
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SEC. 7. "IFefcft irorft."â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The work of the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry, Including the lectures appertaining thereto,Is the "Webb Work," as exemplified by the "Board of Custodians" before the Grand Lodge at. Its session held In the city of Leavenworth, In the month of October, In the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, and which has since that time been retained and disseminated In this Grand Jurisdiction by the Custodians of the Work. Every lodge shall procure this work through authorized Instructors, and shall practice the same In all the ceremonies of conferring the several degrees. (Art. IV, Sec. 7, Constitution.)
T h i s constitutional provision is still in full force, unrepealed and u n a m e n d e d , nor is a n y proposition to repeal or amend t h e s a m e before the Grand Lodge. I n c i d e n t a l l y , we m i g h t remark, t h a t we h a r d l y know w h a t stronger testimony Bro. B A S S E T T could bear to the purity of t h e r i t u a l in 1884 t h a n the language contained in above .Section. W e fully agree with the opinion of Grand Master F U L L E B , expressed in 1893, when he said in discussing t h e work a n d a certain variation found in the i n s t r u c t i o n s of t h e C u s t o d i a n s : I thereupon Informed the board that. In my opinion, the work was a part of the Constitution, and that neither the Custodians nor the Grand Master had a n y power to make any c h a n g e lu It in a n y particular, and, a t my suggestion, the Custodians then agreed to correct their instructions in this one particular, and did so. I am therefore now prepared to saj' to this Grand Lodge that the work held and being disseminated by the Custodians, and which will be exemplified by them at this Annual Oomniunication, Is the work specified In the Oonstitutlon. Bro.
O W E N A. B A S S E T T
was
undoubtedly
considered
the
r i t u a l i s t of t h e Custodians of 1867. H e was then Grand Lecturer, and In 1868 was elected as Custodian for t h e long term, six years. He served as such until 1873, w h e n he became Grand Master. The B A S S E T T ciphers, which are so c u r t l y dismissed from consideration b y t h e committee l a s t year, undoubtedly contain the work as Bro. B A S S E T T understood it in 1867, and as he t a u g h t it while he w a s Grand L e c t u r e r and Custodian in 1868-1873. One of these is a p p a r e n t l y a copy of the W I L L S O N - B A B N E Y - W E B B cipher obtained b y Bro. J O H N H . B B O W N from Bro. S A M U E L
WILLSON,
Grand Lecturer of Vermont, a n d which w a s the basis of our K a n s a s work. W e did n o t m a k e a critical examination of the B A S S E T T a n d S M I T H ciphers, b u t we spent several hours in comp a r i n g a n d reading them. T h e B A S S E T T ciphers are the most reliable a n d accurate, and froin the r e a d i n g we gave them we are prepared to say, t h a t with a few minor exceptions, a n d with a n " a n d , " " n o w " and " t h e n " inserted, or missing, once in a while, t h e B A S S E T T and S M I T H c i p h e r s a r e i d e n t i c a l w i t h the work ac-
cepted in this jurisdiction for t h e l a s t q u a r t e r of a century. I t m i g h t be proper to r e m a r k t h a t t h e virtue clause in the Master Mason's obligation, about w h i c h t h e c o m m i t t e e grew so eloquent a year ago, appears in t h e B A S S E T T cipher in the identical form we use it to-day.
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If the " W e b b W o r k " exemplified in 1867 is a p a r t of the Constitution, and the "extended copy" now in use is n o t correct, then correct it according to the'best light possible—an easy task. If the Grand Lodge is determined to change t h e work adopted in 1867 there is only one honest way to do so, namely, to amend the Constitution. The l)rightest masonic students of to-day concede to the fraternity of Freemasonry a hoary past. !No longer is the superficial statement, t h a t Freemasonry as a speculative science dates only from the beginning of the eighteenth century, accepted. Says E G B E R T F B B K E G O U L D , of E n g l a n d , the g r e a t e s t masonic his-
torian a n d one of the most critical masonic students this world has yet produced: The symbolism of Masonry, a t all events a material part of It, Is of very great antiquity—and In substance, the system of Masonry we now possess— Including the three degrees of the Craft—has come down to us, In all its essentials, from times not onls' remote to our own, but also to those of the founders of the earliest of Grand Lodges.
H e also expresses the opinion t h a t the "balance of probability is in favor of as early an origin being attributed to^'our symbolic as to our written traditions." As to our ritual, " w i t h its peculiar phraseology," he a d d s : '•'•It abounds in arohaisms, tvhich are clearly survivals of more ancient forms of s^ieechy W e have been justly proud of the antique flavor of the phraseology of our constitutional " W e b b W o r k " in K a n s a s . W h y destroy this relic of the past merely to modernize t h e grammatical and rhetorical construction of the r i t u a l ? W e fully a d m i t the right of the Grand Lodge to revise its work, but if t h e language of Article I V , Section 7, of our Constitution m,eans a n y t h i n g , i t means t h a t t h e " W e b b W o r k " exemplified in 1867 must be used until t h a t Constitution be legallif amended.,and the adoption of the reportof a special committee by a majority of seventeen in a total vote of two (lundred a n d seventy-five ' does not amend the Constitution. The committee call their recommendations of revision " in t h e nature of restorations of the ancient Preston-Webb Work, which was adopted by this Grand Lodge a t its A n n u a l Communication a t Leavenworth in 1867." W h i l e it is a d m i t t e d t h a t seventy rules of construction applied to our work, changing words and sentences, eliminating final prepositions and archaic forms of expression, aye, even revising sentences based upon quotations from that " well of English undefiled"—the K i n g J A M B S version of the Holy Bible —in a manner unattempted in the revised version, in all, m a k i n g several hundred actual changes in language, rnaj/produce a b e a u t i fully constructed and highly artistic ritual, according to the latest twentieth century grammatical a n d rhetorical forms, y e t it takes
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February,
a stretch of imagination of w h i c h we are incapable to believe t h a t these are " B E S T O B A T I O N S . "
T h e r&snXt will not be P R E S T O N , nor
W E B B , n o r the work adopted in Leavenworth in 1867, nor will it correspond with a n y masonic ritual of the Craft degrees now in use of which we h a v e a n y knowledge. The good old preposition "ON"' was a familiar expression to'PRESTON, to WKBB,toMACKEY, to every Craft worker in t h e English tongue since before the organization of t h e Grand Lodge of England, b u t it has entirely disappeared from our K a n s a s Jiesioration. > Some of our friends say we feel too deeply upon this subject. Possibly. After t w e n t y years of the best part of our masonic life, in which w e have ever steadfastly endeavored to "retain and disseminate " in this Grand Jurisdiction,itn^wpoired and unimproved, the -'Webb W o r k " soleinnly committed to the K a n s a s Craft in our Constitution, to see the entire effort being swept away by an illy-considered action believed to be absolutely illegal is calculated to t a k e away from o u r mind a good deal of t h a t " p e a c e " about which our M.-.W.-. Bro. DFJWEY discoursed so eloquentlj' in his speech a t last A n n u a l . MASONIC X J I T E B A T U R E .
We h a d designed to call t h e attention of the Craft a t some little length t o t h e treasures of masonic literature available to t h e diligent masonic s t u d e n t of to-day, b u t the exhaustion of our space in t h e consideration of other questions compels a mere reference to this subject. Our K a n s a s Craft little realize t h e wealth of masonic knowledge t h r o w n open to t h e m in t h e transactions a n d publications of the celebrated masonic lodge of research, the Quatuor Coronati, of London, E n g l a n d , added to our Grand Lodge library within the last couple of years. W e have found the study of these invaluable. • E v e r y K a n s a s masonic s t u d e n t should also be a member of t h e correspondence circle of this lodge, a n d thus receive the c u r r e n t Proceedings published. The cost is nominal—about $2.50 per annum. W e commend this matter to our masonic • readers. D u r i n g t h e year a very i m p o r t a n t masonic publication has made its a p p e a r a n c e : G O U L D ' S "Concise History of Freemasonry." I t is a condensed presentation of the latest research in the history of Masonry as well as of the information contained in the greater a n d complete work of this distinguished English masonic student. There is an A m e r i c a n as well as the original English edition — cost about $2.75. I t is the finest short masonic history extant. Our attention h a s recently been called to an article in the " A'e.ys'one" from t h e pen of t h e distinguished correspondent of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, Bro. J O S E P H E . MORCOMBE, upon the
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subject of practical cooperation in t h e m a k i n g of t h e great m a s s of masonic literature available to t h e masonic s t u d e n t b y some systematic method of indexing of the same. Much interest h a s been aroused in masonic circles by t h e work u n d e r t a k e n in Kansas over two years ago under t h e direc-' tion of G r a n d Master D E W E Y , by Bro. T H E O D O R E L . M O B B I S O N ,
of Wichita, in indexing the fifty-three years' issues of " The Masonio Jieview''^ a n d of t h e Proceedings of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Kansas. I t has been highly commended a n d complimented. Bro. MOEOOMBE'S article calls attention to this work and t h e great desirability of its continuance. Masonic s t u d e n t s a r e of course aware of the great masonic library of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, a t Cedar Rapidsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the finest strictly masonic library in t h e world. ^ U n t i l recently its material has been largely unavailable for want of systematic arrangement or even of a catalogue of t h e works in t h e library. This has been unavoidable on account of lack of room and other causes. Recently, however, a n additional building h a s been procured, and t h e chaos Is being reduced to systematic order; also work h a s been begun upon a proper catalogue of t h e wealth of this great library. I n t h e article in question, Bro. MOROOMBB calls attention to the value of a n index to t h e contents of these works, s o m e w h a t similar in scope to our Kansas indexes, but t h e great expense a t taching to such an undertaking will prevent its completion in Iowa for m a n y years. Bro. MOBOOMBE suggests cooperation of Grand Lodges in this work, each State u n d e r t a k i n g an index of its own Proceedings and t h e more wealthy ones also furnishing an index to the contents of some of the valuable masonic journals published in their midst. A letter recently received by your c h a i r m a n from Bro. N E L SON R. P A B V I N , Grand Secretary of Iowa, suggests a practical modification of t h e MOBOOMBE idea, namely, to have t h e work performed a t t h e library in Cedar Rapids, where t h e material is ;i vailable, t h e expense to be proportionately borne b y the various Grand Lodges, and the index to be published and distributed. This idea of cooperation is a most valuable one, a n d K a n s a s we are assured, will not be a laggard if it be undertaken. U n d e r the MOBOOMBE plan we have already furnished part, a t least, of our share in such a work. I n this connection we s u b m i t a suggestion. I n our K a n s a s work, performed by Bro. MOBBISON, the " Masonic Review" index is incomplete because a few numbers of t h e Review were missing from our G r a n d Lodge library files. These could easily be borrowed from Iowa a n d t h e work be completed. Also our index to our Kansas Grand Lodge Proceedings did not cover the Correspondence Reviews published therein. T h e educational value of these reviews of current masonic history requires t h a t they be indexed.
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Februar>%
F o r t h e l a s t few years a n index of each Correspondence Report has been furnished, b u t t h e work of our distinguished correspondence w r i t e r s of t h e p a s t , C A R R , B R O W N , M I I , L , E R a n d P O S T L E -
THWAITE, should Certainly be indexed. A comparatively small •expenditure would m a k e these K a n s a s works complete. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, W I L L I A M M. S H A V E R , Chairman^ for the Committee.' TOPKKA, K A N S A S , J a n u a r y , ]905.
'904-05-
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611
TA TIS TICS.
STATISTICS OF AMERICAN MASONBY. Compiled by W M . M . SHAVER, Chairman Com. on Correspondence, Kansas.
•s Grand
Lodge.'
Alabama' Arizona
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3 S
So B
•8 .o
s
1903
401 18 lyos 462 iDoa California 284 1903 Colorado 1904 107 lie C o n n e c t i c u t . . . 1904 Delaware 19U4 22 D l s t . of C o l i9oa 26 1U04 • 140 Florida 1904 Georgia 471 1904 37 Illinois 1904 732 1904 Indiana 524 I n d i a n T e r r l ' y . 1904 151 Iowa -. 1904 506 IWB Kansas 373 1904 Kentucky 488 Ijouisiana 1904 159 1904 201 Mai ne 1908 106 Maryland M a s s a c h u s e t t s . 1903 236 Michigan 1904 393 Minnesota 1904 242 M i s s i s s i p p i . . . . 1904 301 Missouri 1904 . 669 Mt>ntana 1903 49 Nebraslia 1904 234 1904 21 79 N . H a m p s h i r e . 1904 New Jersey 1904 175 N e w M e x i c o . . . 1903 21 New York 1904 763 N. C a r o l i n a 1904 340 N. D a k o t a 1904 73 Ohio 1904 503 (Oklahoma 1904 111 Oregon 1904 105 P e n n s y l v a n i a . 1903 440 R h o d e I s l a n d . . 1904 37 S. C a r o l i n a 1903 194 S. D a k o t a 1904 103 1904 425 Texas* 19113 683 Utah 1904 11 1904 Vermont 103 Virginia 1903 279 W a s h i n g t o n . . . 1904 128 W e s t V i r g i n i a . 1903 124 Wisconsin 1904 253 Wyoming 1904 23
W
14340 1,123 12,416 27,078 10,559 19.047 2,602 7,084 5,432 24,120 1,954 70,921 40,199 5,669 34,-595 25,9S6 25,418 7,898 24,611 9,726 45307 49,724 19,474 11,457 39,080 3,780 14,190 985 9,572 22,102 1,231 126,177 13,603 4,847 58,243 ,'),219 8.953 63,097 8.091 7,251 5,710 18,5!)5 32384 1,151 11,288 15,001 7,961 8,574 20,571 1,649
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719 1.33 2,613 689 263 48 982 85 48 159 1 10 496 90 56 577 305 89 1,764 (?) (?) 183 113 11 5,662 1331 418 3,688 807 262 571 437 62 2,428 816 27'^ 1,852 704 188 2,502 680 486 978 194 87 1309 127 83 835 78 33 2,809 3,021 80 3,239 744 1.54 1,298 534 85 694 389 128 2,824 1,042 334 308 102 34 932 392 153 54 4 28 353 16 2,140 279 116 93 52 11 10,865 1,168 1216 1380 377 174 488 110 15 4,511 773 751 752 488 16 541 298 44 4,612 559 370 384 7 (?) (?) (?) 319 193 29 1376 478 215
435 227 86 23 77 248 (?) 43 1355 845 424 1,161 886 778 252 194 108 353 801 550 442 1,104 92 556 24 72 233 40 1,159 403 183 848 290 153 348 17 248 204 630
474 144 361 44 124 105 (?) 25 1,083 603 88 465 357 391 122 471 149 747 690 259 162 700 46 159 17 207 336 18 1,927 205 31 870 44 112 1,046 112 116 51 387
210 97 72 87 86 (?) 25 722 301 140 616 270 693 79 194 69 344 292 164 112 628 84 189 2 97 218 20 1,710 236 36 1,103 45 70 506 34 117 20 271
3 8 3 8 1 11 (?) 2 18 41 9 16 7 21 2 6 2 2• 1(1 8 12 84 2 10 2 1 4 1 29 88
45 164 443 271 143 485 71
20 204 256 91 103 315 17
13 63 168 169 70 156 17
1,190 102
85 607 1,015 8a3 800 1373 184 •
52 10 101 28 417 197 425 98 167 60 347 9h 7 47
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0
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800 100 2348 493 526 98 35S 527 1,279 .256 4,264 2,871 402 1389 1,244 1,869 776 871 804 1,892 2344 938 491 1.704 227 581 41
55 2 S 9 5 18 10 1
68 305 698 905 703 888 232
12.342 1,002,043 73,171 20354 6648 18,227 14,.526 16,866 575 53,575 B. C o l u m b i a ... Canada Manitoba N.Brunswick.. N o v a S c o t i a ... P. E d w a r d Isl.. Quebec
1904 1904 1904 1903 1903 1904 1904
.36 381 79 35 63 16 57
97 633 132 49 100 25 120
24 393 41 34 40 14 48
39 489 648 23 78 18 70
1,166
594
1345
5 3 2
12
151 2,223 463 73 182 V 242 3314
2
13,009 1.052.635 77,243 21301 6988 19383 15.120 12.211 585 56389
14
667 Totals
2,624 237 84 11 32,708 2,5.52 476 216 4,274 405 211 22 • 2.067 151 14 14 3,882 320 74 37 39 604 16 368 • 72 "46 4,433
,
12 1,751 84 7,992 1,001 343 3,178 1,071 548 3,271 208 325 266 724
38 3 11
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^
•Last report.
50,592
4,072
947 340
10
612
CORRESPONDENCE—STA
TISTICS.
February,
COMPARISON TABLE. (Prom New York Correspondence Report, 1904.) Subordinate G R A N D IJODGE.
Lodges.
II
1^
e
fe^ Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia.. Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Indian Territory...:. Iowa Kansas Kentuckj' Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan .-. Minnesota Mississippi.. Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin .• Wyoming British Columbia Canada Manitoba New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island. Q,u e bee
22 49 24 11 28 19 44 35 40 15 45 2
13 14 32 12 30 6 5 18 27 7 43 23 60 29 18 47 1 25 41 4 42 36 3 37 34 38 20 10 4S 26 21 33 31 17 46
248 143
7 19
592 774
12 11 30 19 53
705 141
441 133 426 336 757 193 473 318 624 700 913
11 . 16 13 11 15 10 9 13 36 15 20 11 15
564 219 423 163 3.56 466 162 1068 138 412 664 228 240 559 554 141 200 304
13 15 11 13 24 21 15 .18 9 20 24 11 14 21 38 8 17 12
243 325 426 383 293 393 ISO
18 27 9 10 12 13 19
212 887 227 149 140 101 175
18 14 15 13 22
34 60 ,S0 95 168 119 224 34 49 50 91 72 40 66 65 49 47 120 82 186 122 78 37 66 77 58 45 121 118 59 156 37 65 110 45 62 136 159 36 54 42 48 108 108 53 59 70 78 71
.08.79 .11.80 .07.16 .10 56 .07.07 .05.12 .05.15 .08.77 .08.22 08.05 .09.28 .08.39 .08.60 .10 00 .07.23 .07.88 .10.74 .13.09 .05.27 ,07.68 .05.55 .06.73 .07.90 .07.72 .06.70 .08.06 .08.48 .08.29 .04.69 .08 17 .08.11 .08.48 .07.46 .11.49 .08.65 .16.01 .07.19 .07.00 .06.14 .07.88 .07.98 .05.73 .08.39 .08.76 .05.31 .05.23 .10.83 .00.96 .08.70 .12.37
.02.58 .10.28 .02.89 .03.33 .13.70 .08.58 .04.88 .10.88
68 81 48 57 61 40 73
.09.06 .07.90 .08.32 .07.64 .08 60 .07 47 .08.03
.08.23 .05.36 .09 32 .03 72 .04 32 .05.56 .04 93
S5
.05.90 .09.00 .09.80 .08.03 .04.42 .03.21 .07.25 .06.10 .08.77 .05.62 .06 29 .07.00 .04.33 .05.27 .07.92 .09.81 .03.08 .05.36 .05.17 .05.90 .04.04 .03.85 .06.41 .03.88 .04.41 .01.09 .08.27 .08.55 .08.12 .04.93 .07.71 07.18 .29.11 .08.13 .04.48 .03.48 .08.03 05.95
12 4 34 , 8 35 49 48 13 21 24 11 19 17 9 32 27 7 2 46 30 44 37 26 29 38 15 40 20 50 22 23 18 31 5 16 1 33 36 42 28 25 43 41 14 45 47 6 10 39 3
CORRESPO}fDENCE
1904-05-
— STA
613
TISTICS.
STATISTICAL COMPARISON. ( F r o m N e w Y o r k C o r r e s p o n d e n c e R e p o r t , 1904.)
G r a n d Lod ges S u b o r d i n a t e lodges Raised , Affiliated.., R e s t o r e d .." Died Dlmltted S u s p e n d e d for n o n - p a y m e n t of d u e s Suspended a n d expelled Membership
1901.
1902.
57 12,391 51,498 16,316 7,218 13.577 17,789 15,591 689 873,1)75
57 12,516 57,798 16,457 7,218 14,400 19,668 14.293 542 901.908
WOi. 57 12.704 62,799 17,452 6,933 14,082 19,284 13387 523 944,188
57 12,837 74,477 21,527 7,801 15,282 20,433 13,104 602 989.176
Based upon the tables we find, in the Grand Lodges of the United States, the following percentages:
Accessions by new work A d d i t i o n s b y nfflliation a n d r e s t o r a t i o n ..
N e t g a i n of t h e y e a r
In numerical standing the most prominent r a n k in the following order: 118,185 66,621 59,828 55,065 47,638 43,415 37.684 37,318 33,181 32,384 27,078 23,940 23,567 23,547 22341
Illinois Ohio
Iowa
1901.
1902.
mas.
6.06 2 82 1.62 1.83 2.08 3.17
8.62 2.73 1.67 1.62 !!.24 3.68
6.94 2.70 1.58 1.47 2.11 4 86
190i. 7.83 3 11 1.84 l.'So 2.16 5.26
T h e a v e r a g e of m e m b e r s h i p t o e a c h l o d g e is g r e a t e s t I n t h e f o l l o w i n g :
Ohio Utah
,•
224 188 188 159 156 136 122 121 120 119 118 110 108 106
The jurisdictions having lodges of the largest memberahip are iu the following order: SUBORDINATE GRANB
LODGE.
Nome. Yonnondio Minneapolis G a r d e n Citv H i r a m . . . '.
LODGE. Location. JVO.
Ohio Massachusetts Colorado
Magnolia
163 19 141 1 281 19 1 169 20
Pennsylvania Rhode Island
Washington W h a t Cheer
5 299 .W 21
Illinois Kentucky Dlst. of C o l u m b i a ..
ZIon
Minneapolis Ohicagt* W a s h i n g t o n , D.C... San Francisco Springfield K a n s a s Cit.v -Philadelphia
Mertibevship. 1,088 913 853 774 757 705 7U0 • 693 664 624 592 564 .559 554
PROCEEDINGS
M;.W-. GRAND LODGE ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS
KANSAS. FIFTIETH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, HELD IN THE CITY OF TOPEKA, F E B R U A R Y 21, 22 & 23, A. D. 1906, A. L. 5906.
VOLUME XIII, PART 3.
M.-.W.-. THOMAS L. BOND, Grand Master, Salina. R.-.W.-. ALBERT K. WILSON, Grand Secretary, Topeka.
PUBLISHED B Y OBDEK OF T H E M.\W.'. G R A N D 1,0DGE.
1906.
SAMUEL R. PETERS . GRAND MASTER F' EBRUARY 16,1005 TO FEBRUARY
ta,
1900.
QRAND O F F I C E R S FOR 1906-1907. M •.W.'. THOMAS L . BOND . . . Grand Master Salina. R. W.". E D W A R D W . WELLINGTON , Deputy Grand Master . .Ellsworth. R, W:. H E N R Y F . MASON Grand Senior Warden . .Garden City. R.' W.". F R E D WASHBON •. Grand Junior Warden. A n t h o n y . R ; W.'. ALBERT SAKBAOH R ; W.". ALBERT K . WILSON W.'. STEPHEN S . ESTEY
Grand Treasurer Grand Secretary
Holton. Topeka.
Grand Chaplain
Topeka.
W.'. M A E I O N K . BRUNDAGE . . . . Grand Senior Deacon . Russell. W.". ALBERT H . W H E E L E R Grand Junior Deacon .Marion. W.". GEORGE M . BARNS
Grand Marshal
Leavenworth.
W.'. BERTINE P . W A L K E R Grand Sword Bearer. . .Osborne. W.'. W I L L I A M S . BERGUNDTHAL. Grand Senior Steward. Topeka. W.'. CHARLES L . BEAM WELL. . . . Grand Junior Steward .Beloit. . W.'. E L M E R E . BLECKLEY W.*. SPENCER P . W A D E
Grand Pursuivant Grand Tyler
Wichita. Topeka.
BOARD O F CUSTODIANS. W.-. G E O K G B
M. COPLIN
W.-. G E O R G E M . D I X O N W.-. T H E O D O R E
Paola.
-
J. G A R L I C
: . . . .Kansas City. Coffeyville.
PLACE OF MEETINQ —1907. T h e fifty-first A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e M.'.W.'. G r a n d Liodge of A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d A c c e p t e d M a s o n s of K a n s a s , w i l l b e h e l d i n t h e C i t y of W i c h i t a o n t h e t h i r d . W e d n e s d a y , b e i n g t h e 2 0 t h d a y of F e b r u a r y , A . ' D . 1907, A . L . 5907, a t 9 o ' c l o c k A . M .
PRESS OP KETCHESON PRINTING COMPANY. LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
IVI.-.W.. O R A N D
LODQE:
A. F . & A. M. O F K A N S A S .
FIFTIETH ANNUAL
COMMUNICATION.
ToPEKA, KANSAS, F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 1906. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of Ancient, F r e e a n d Accepted Masons of K a n s a s convened in A n n u a l Communication in R e p resentative H a l l , in t h e City of Topeka, W e d n e s d a y t h e 2 1 s t day of F e b r u a r y , A. D . 1906, A. L . 5906, a t 9 o'clock, A. M. GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT. M.'.W.'. SAMUEL R . PETERS Grand Master Newton. Deputy Grand Master.. . Salina. R. .w.- . THOMAS L . BOND E.- .w.- , EDWARD W . WELLINGTON. Grand Senior Warden . .Ellsworth. R.- .w.- . HENRY F. MASON Grand Junior Warden. .Garden City. Grand Treasurer Holton. E. .w.- . ALBERT SARBAOH Grand Secretary Topeka. R. .w.-.". ALBERT K . WILSON Grand Chaplain , Fort Scott. w.- ALBERT WATKINS. .". .". FRED WASHBON Grand Senior Deacon.. Anthony. w.W: , MARION K . BRUNDAGB. . .. Grand Junior Deacon . .Russell. W: WILLIAM B . WASHINGTON . Grand Marshal Leoti. Grand Sword Bearer .. . Argentine. w.-, GRANT S. LANDREY Grand Senior Steward . .Emporia. w.-. EARL E . FAWCETT w.-. BERTINB P . WALKER .. .â&#x20AC;¢. Grand Junior Steward . Osborne. Grand Pursuivant Marion. w.-.'. ALBERT H . WHEELER Grand Tyler Topeka. w.-.". SPENCER P. WADE
466
PROCEEDINOS
OF THE
February,
OPENING CEREMONY. A constitutional n u m b e r of lodges being represented, t h e M.-. W.-. Grand M a s t e r o p e n e d ' t h e M.-. W / . Grand L o d g e of A n c i e n t , f r e e a n d A c c e p t e d Masons in a m p l e form, after an invocation of divine blessing b y t h e G r a n d Chaplain, E e v . ALBERT
WATKINS.
VISITORS WELCOMED. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master e x t e n d e d a cordial invitation to all M a s t e r Masons to a t t e n d this A n n u a l Communication of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e .
R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON C R E D E N T I A L S . W.-. F R A N K E . D A V I S , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e following r e p o r t , which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M.-. W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your Committee on Credentials beg leave to report the following members and representatives present and entitled to seats in this G r a n d Lodge : PRESENT GRAND OFFICERS.
M.-.W.-. SAMUEL R. PETERS R. .w.-;. THOMAS L . BOND R.- . w.-.-. EDWARD W . WELLINGTON R. .w.-.-. HENRY F. MASON R.- .w.-,-. ALBERT SARBACH R. .w.-.•. ALBERT K . WILSON
w.- ALBERT WATKINS w.-.-. FRED WASHBON w-.-. MARION K . BRUNDAGE w.- WILLIAM B. WASHINGTON w.-.•. GRANT S. LANDREY w.- EARL E . FAWCETT w.-.-. BERTINE P . WALKER w.--. ALBERT H . WHEELER w.-.-. SPENCER P. W A D E
Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior Warden. Grand Junior Warden. Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Grand Chaplain.
-
Grand Senior Deacon. Grand Junior Deacon. Grand Marshal.
Grand Sword Bearer. Grand Senior Steward. Grand Junior Steward. Grand Pursuivant. Grand Tyler.
GRAND
1905-06.
LODGE
OF
467
KJNSAS.
PAST ELECTIVE G R A N D O F F I C E R S .
Past Grand
Masters.
M.-.W.-. J . J A Y BOOK,
M.-.W.-. C H A R L E S J
M . ' . W / . D A V I D B . FULLER,
M.-.W.-. THOMAS G . F I T C H ,
M.'.W/. WILLIAM
M.-.W.-. J O H N
M . SHAVER,
WEBB,
GUTHRIE,
M ; . W . - . P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON,
M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W
M.-.W.-. THOMAS E . D E W E Y ,
M.-.W.-. M A U R I C E L . STONE,
M . MILLER,
M.-.W.-. BESTOR G . BROWN,
M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M C C A L L .
M.-.W.-. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITB,
M.-.W.v C H I L E S C
COLEMAN.
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
Dist. No.
Dist. No. W.-. C H A R L E S H . LAWRENCE. . .
I
W.-. F R E D . W A S H B O N
W.-. L U T H E R H . BURNETT
2
W.-. C H A R L E S A. SLOAN
21
W.-. A L E X . L . V A N ARSDALL . .
3
W.-. C H A R L E S A. LOUCKS
22
W.-. C H A R L E S S . B I X B Y
4
W.-. A L E X A N D E R
W.-. W I L L I A M E . CASSELL
5
W.-. J O S E P H T . T Y R R E L L
25
W.-. B E N N E T T S . G A I T S K I L L . . . .
6
W.-. W I L L I A M C . H O F P M E I S T E R .
27
W.-. B E N . S . P A U L E N
19
A. S H A R P . . . . 23
W.-. J O H N J . H A Y E S
29
W.-. W . A M E R B U R N E T T
30
12
W.-. B O B M . M C G O N I G A L
31
13
W.-. M A R I O N K . B R U N D A G E . . . 3-2
17
W.-. W I L L I A M S . ROBINSON . . . . 33
8
W.-. SIMEON M . F O X
H
W.-. C H A R L E S W . W I L L I A M S . . . W.-. A R T H U R H O H N W.-. ROBERT DOUGHERTY
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
Alabama Arkansas Arizona British Columbia Canada
W.-. THOMAS J .
ANDERSON.
W.-. F R E D . H . STUCKEY. W.-. W . A M E R
BURNETT.
W.-. AARON H . CONNETT. W.-. J O H N C . KETCHKSON.
Connecticut District of C o l u m b i a
M.-.W.-. THOMAS L . BOND. R.-. W.-. E D W A R D W . WELLINGTON.
England
R.". W.". ALBERT K . W I L S O N .
Idaho Illinois
\V.-. SIMEON M . F O X . M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R .
Indiana
W.-. F R E D
WASHBO.V.
I n d i a n ' Territorv
M.-.W.-. J O H N G U T H R I E .
Ireland
M.-.W.-. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE.
Louisiana
M a i n e . .* Manitoba
'.
W.-. A L E X A N D E R L . V A N A R S D A L L .
M.-.W.-. D A V I D B . F U L L E R . W.-. W I L L I A M A. DOWNEY.
Maryland
W.-. W I L L I A M
Michigan
,M.-.W.-. J . J A Y BUCK.
Mississippi Missouri
Montana
R . UNDERWOOD.
M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M C C A L L . M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON.
W.-. Louis E . COUNTRYMAN.
FROCEBDINOS
468 Nevada
February,
OF THE
W/. WILLIAM H . VOETH.
New Jersey
."
W / . CHARLES E . H A L L .
New York
M / . W / . M A U R I C E L . STONE.
New Zealand
W.-. F R A N K E . D A V I S .
North Carolina Nova Scotia ' Ohio
W.". ALEXANDER A . S H A R P . W / . JOHN MCCULLAGH. M.'.W.-. THOMAS E . D E W E Y .
Oklahoma
W.'. J O H N J . H A Y S .
Prince E d w a r d Island
W . \ LDTHER M . NELLIS.
Quebec
W . \ GEOROK M . D I X O N .
Rhode Island Scotland . ; South Carolina Sonth Dakota Tennessee
W.-.' W . F R A N K M A R C H . M.'.W.-. W I L L I A M M . ' SHAVER. W.'. OLCOTT W . L I T T L E . W.-. C H A R L E S W . M I L L E R . M.".W.'. BESTOR G . BROWN.
Utah
W.'. H A R V E Y C . LIVERMORE,
Victoria Virginia
M.-.W.'. C H I L E S C . COLEMAN. M.'.W.'. CHARLES J W E B B .
Washington
W.'. AUGUSTUS 0 .
Western Australia
WELLMAN.
M.-.W.". THOMAS G . F I T C H . CUSTODIANS.
W.". G E O R G E M . C O P L I N ,
W.-. THEODORE J . G A R L I C ,
W.
GEORGE M . DIXON.
ASSISTANT LECTURERS. W.". C H A R L E S W . W I L L I A M S ,
W.'. B E N J A M I N J . G U N N ,
W.*. B U R T O N S . W I L L I A M S ,
W.-. LOUIS E . COUNTRYMAN,
W.'. J O H N
W.'. L U T H E R H . BURNETT,
HAMMOND,
W.-. A G E L . T R O M P ,
W . \ GEORGE F . P O N D . PAST
JOHN F . WARD
No.
MASTERS. 1
C H A R L E S A. V A N V E L Z E R . . No.
8
W I L L I A M M . BOONE
1
W. FRANK MARCH
9
EDWARD W . WAYNANT. . . . •
2
W I L L I A M H . EASTMAN
9
G E O R G E M . BARNS
2
JosiAH M. TURNER
9
JAMES SNEDDEN
3
J O H N C . KETCHESON
H E N R Y S . SWINGLKY
S
W I L L I A M A. E V A N S . r
•
10 10
FRANK E . DAVIS
5
J O H N C . POBTLETHWAITE. . .
11
J A M E S L . EGGLKSTON
5
J . J A Y BUCK
12
LUCIUS H . P E R K I N S .
6
E A R L E . FAWCETT
12
ALFRED W H I T M A N
6
HARRY E . PEACH
12
FRANCIS M . PERKINS
6
JAMES G . KIRKWOOD
12
D A V I D PASSON
6
R E U B E N A. C H A R L E S
15
W I L L I A M H . PENDLETON . . .
6
AARON H . CONNETT
15
W I L L I A M E . CASSBLL
8
SIMEON M . F O X
16
1905-06.
GRAND
LODGE
OF
469
KANSAS.
17
GEORGE M . D I X O N
DANIEL W . NELLIS
17
E D W I N B . CORSE
71
LLEWELLYN J . G R A H A M . . . .
17
O L I V E R M . ANDERSON
72
P A R D E E A. H O W E
17
M A U R I C E L . STONE
75
THOMAS J . ANDERSON
17
J O S E P H A. W E L L S
76
17 17
C H A R L E S E . SCOTT
79
HIRAM S. FRITZ
80 86
LUTHER M . NELLIS
No.
GEORGE M . E A G L E CHESTER B . E B E D
,
No.
66
H O M E R C . BOWMAN
17
H E N R Y S . SPEKR
EARLY W . POINDEXTER . . . .
17
W I L L I A M S. B K R G U N D T H A L .
90
BEN D . LILLARD
18
H E N R Y G . BUECHNER
90
H A R V E Y C . LIVERMORE . . . .
19
ADKLBERT W . P A R K S
90
L U T H E R H . BURNETT
21
H A R V E Y A. BARNES
90
D A N I E L G . CARVER
21
WILLIAM MILLER CLIME . . .
90
CHARLES S . B I X B Y
24
H E N R Y C . BOWEN
90
J O H N H . OSBORNE CULVER D . Y E T T E R
29 34
ELMER E . MILLER
90
HORACE D . MILLER
90
CHARLES H . L A W R E N C E . . . . HARRY E . BEST
35 36
A RTHUR H O H N
91
LEON E . D A V I S
91
SAMUEL A. F E I G L E Y
36
C H A R L E S H . DAVIS
91
WILLIAM L . MAXWELL GEORGE M . C O P L I N
37 37
WILLIAM H . VOETH
93
BENNETT S. G A I T S K I L L
93
J O S E P H B . GOSHORN
38
BEN.TAMIN S. P A U L E N
95
IRA K . WELLS ALBERT SARBACH
39 42
THOMAS E . D E W E Y .
98
MATTHEW J. PARETT
99
CHARLES E . G L A S S
44
JAMES H . MCCALL
99
THOMAS BOWLES
44
JUSTINIAN O . HOUX
100
JONATHAN M . DAVIS
47
THEODORE J. G A R L I C
102
ROBERT M . FORBES ALBERT K . W I L S O N
50 51
J A S P E R N". TAYLOR
103
N E I L F . GRAHAM
104
W I L L C. CHAFFEE
51
MARVIN L . TRUBY
107
HARRY F . WHITE
51
J . O T I S FERGUSON
107
EVAN DAVIS ANTON DEMUTH, Jr
51 51
J O H N W . NBILSON
113
BURTON S . W I L L I A M S
113
C H A R L E S A. G A R D N E R GEORGE E . B E L L
51 51
C H A R L E S C . BROOKS
120
THOMAS A. SLAYMAKER, Jr.,
120
' F R A N K L . STEVENS
51
DEWITT C. TYLER
122
A L F R E D A. RODGERS ARCH L . BELL HENRY J. W A R R E N
51 52 52
CLARK A. SMITH
125
E. G. BARTBEHGER WILLIAM - H . RUTTER FRANK REID
ALBERT D . F I N L B Y
128
H E N R Y W . STACKPOLE
134'
54
C H I L E S C . COLEMAN
134
56 58
JOHN D. MCBRIAN
136
J A Y C. B I G G E R
140
GEORGE D . ADAMS
60
WILLIAM E . UNDERWOOD. .
140
ROBERT E . N I C K L E S
60
W A S H I N G T O N L . SCHBNK. . .
141
AM.VSA T . N E Y H A B T
66
W I L L I A M M . SHAVER
142
W I L L I A M J . ARMSTRONG.. . .
66
F R A N K D. K A U F M A N
142
470
PROCEEDINGS
JOHN C. ELY
No.
OF
THE
February,
142
A L L A N D . GILKESON
142
A G E L . TROMP
199
H E N R Y SCHLICHTING
144
BYRON V. W H E E L E R
199
WILLIAM KETTLEB
145
H E N R Y A. M E I B E R G E N
204
W I L L I A M C. H O P P M B I S T E R . .
145
GEORGE H . Y O U N K E R . .
205
JOHN R. MCLAURIN
146
WILLIA'M H . E A R L
205
R O B E R T DOUGHERTY . . . . . . .
No.
195
J A M E S A. P A U L L
146
FRED. WASHBON
206
E D W A R D T. F A I R C H I L D
146
MOSES H . COLE
206
A. S I D N E Y C H A S E
146
J O H N B . TAYLOR
207
E D W . W . WELLINGTON
146
GEORGE W . P I G G
209 212
M A R I O N K . BRUNDAGE.
146
F R E D . H . R H O D E S .-
FRANCIS E . DEMOTH
.. .
146
THOMAS L . B O N D
216
A L B E R T A. W H E E L E R
147
D A N . L . BATCHELOR
216
SAMUEL T . H O W E
147
H I R A M N. MOREHOUSE
219
HENDERSON S. MARTIN
147
THOMAS A. SCATES
222
THOMAS B . HISKBY
148
SAMUEL J. CRUMBINB
222
FRANK D . HASTINGS
148
JACOB B . FURRY
225
O W E N J. WOOD
150
CHARLES J W E B B
225
OLIVER M . SPEER
152
BESTOB G . BROWN
225
THORP B . JENNINGS
152
AUGUSTUS 0 . W E L L M A N . . . :
225 225
J A M E S A. G. SAMPLE
158
FRANK S. CRANE
J O H N M . JOHNSON
159
C H A R L E S H. B O O K . . .
233
WILLIAM H . MIZE. . . . . . . .
160
JOSEPH B . PICKENS.
233 240
S. P A L M E R CRAMPTON
160
WILLIAM B . WASHINGTON..
J O H N J. H A Y S
160
D A N I E L C. H A B B A U Q H
241
OLCOTT W . L I T T L E
161
L. D. CUNNINGHAM
249 251
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167
W I L L I A M H . BROOK
OEORGE W . FINNEY
167
W I L L I A M A. DOWNEY
254
J O S E P H T . TYRRELL
171
F R E D S. VEDDER
254 254
HEEMAN L. M I L L A R D . . . . . .
171
JOHN N . SHALER
A N S E L R. C L A R K
171
B E N J A M I N F . ZOOK
255
A N D R E W SORENSEN
172
JOHN F . KING
264
L E O N A R D C . TJHL, J r
174
C H A R L E S A. SLOAN
265
A R C H I E C . COOLIDGE
174
ROBERT D . B L A I N E
265
CHARLES E . HALL
177
WALTER L . HUMMEL
266
F R A N K N. COLE
179
A L E X . L. V A N A R S D A L L
272
TiDwiN T. BIDWKLL
179
CHARLES E . TALLEY
275
180
J O H N H . SCHIERECK
279
184
D A V I D M . SMITH
281
187
HARRY L . IRWIN
288
SAMUEL E . LBINB.\CH
188
C H A R L E S A. LOUCKS
289
EDWARD E . HEISER
190
JOHN HAMMOND
291
E D M O N D H . COX
190
J A M E S SHORT
291
W I L L I A M W . P. C L E M E N T . .
194
ANTHONY W . HERSHBERGER
293
CHARLES W . MILLER
195
G E O R G E AV. M U R D E N
297
GEORGE P H I L I P , Jr
195
C. F R E D F E H R
299
A L V A H FOSTER L O U I S E . COUNTRYMAN. . . . LEONARD F . STALEY
".
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GRAND
LODOE
OF
471
KANSAS.
302
ROBERT LENNON
F R E D E R I C K H . STDOKEY . . .
303
GRANT S. LANDREY
322
THOMAS G . F I T C H
303
CHARLES W . WILLIAMS. . .
326
EDWARD W . W I N N
305
WILLIAM E . RIPPETOE
327
ROB M . MCGONNIGAL
306
BENJAMIN J . G D N N
329
M Y R O N E. C A L K I N S
307
J O H N W . MCCORMICK
330
JAMES-M. GRAY
308
J O H N H . HARTMAN
331
ABRAM N E I S W ANGER
310
JOHN W . GIST
335
W I L L I A M E . HUTCHISON . . ..
312
JOHN H . MINNICK
343
J A M E S A. CAMPBELL
313
ALBERT A. F L A C K
353
PAUL RICH
316
M A R T I N W . BIGLIN
357
RALEIGH O . SIDLES
319
JULIUS M . LIEPMAN
367
OLIVER B . JONES
No.
No.
321
LODGE REPRESENTATIVES.
Smithton No. i.—Charles B . H u g h e s , W . M. Leavenworth No.;?.—David W. F l y n n , W. M.; George M. Barns, p r o x y for S. W.; F r e d T. Nye, J. W. Wyandotte No. 3.—Henry S. Swingley, proxy for W . M . ; I s m e r t , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Washington No. 5.—Walter
Henry
P.
G. Beitzel, W. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .
Laivrence No. 6.—William L. Burdick, W. M., proxy for S. W . ; C h a r l e s W. M o F a r l a n d , J . W. Union No. 7.—Charles H . Gove, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J . W . Rising Sun No. 5.—Thomas L. H e r b e r t , W. M . ; H a l l a F . C h a p m a n , S. W.; Charles A. V a n V e l z e r , proxy for J . W. Acacia No. 9.—Carl Phillips, J . W., p r o x y for W. M. a n d S. W . King Solomon No. 10.— William A. Evans, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W. Jewell No. 11.—Frank M. P o s t l e t h w a i t e , p r o x y for W . M.; J o h n C. Post l e t h w a i t e , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J VV. Emporia
No. 12.—James
M. T a n n e r , W. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W .
Nemaha No. ?S.—Louis S. Slocum, W . M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Oskaloosa No. 14.—Dwight A. Bliss, p r o x y for W . M.; J o h n M. J o h n s o n , S. W . ; Charles A. Buck, p r o x y for J . W. Great Bend No. 15.—Clarence Robert Aldrich, W. M.; J o h n ^ H . Robiaon, p r o x y for S. W . ; George W. T h a t c h e r , proxy for J . W. Lafayette No. 16. -Cecil G. A n d e r s o n , VV. M., p r o x y for S. W . ; F r a n k M. • Dent,,-J. W. Topeka No. i 7 . - J o h n M. Cleveland, W. M.; F r e d e r i c k A. Rehkopf, S. W.; E l i s h a H . A n d e r s o n , J . W. Franklin No. 18.—Ben D. Lillard, proxy for W . M. and J . W . ; G r a n v i l l e W. Aiken, S. W. Olathe No. 19.—George
H. Hodges, W. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. W .
472
'
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
Circleville No. 20.—George M. Klusmire, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Valley Falls No. J?.?.—Schuyler C. Spurlock W.M.; George Harman, S. W.; James Trapp, proxy for J. W. Palmyra No. SS.—Herschel N. Merchant, W. M.; Ross R. Blaine, S. W.; CharlesN. Bailey, J. W. Osage Valley No. ^4.—James R. McCurdy, W. M., proxy for S. W.; Charles S. Bixby, proxy for J. W. Oketo No. ;?5. —Harley A. Raymond, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Longton No. S6.—Charles L. Franklin, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Neosho No. ^7.-Albert D. Finley, proxy for VV. M., S. W. and J. W. Hldora No. ^5.-Jackson R. Myrick, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Pacific No. 29.—K. Fred McCarty, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Towanda No. 50.—Ralph B. Ralston, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Arcana No. SI.—Edwin M. Skerritt, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Ernest Schnell, proxy for S. W. Mound City No. S3.—Edwin M. Adams, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Hiawatha No. 55.—William 0. Noble, W. M., proxy for S. W.; William W. English, J. W. Council Grove No. 56.—Hugh Stewart, W. M.; Samuel A. Feigley, S. W.; Charles J. Wolff, J. W. Paola No. 57.—Joseph A. Liggett, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. lola No. 55.—Oscar Nunn, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Seneca No. 55.—Wilford W. Simon, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Otto Kelm, S. W. Be Soto No. 40.—Jheadas B. Nicholson, J. W., proxy for W. M.and S. W. McKinley No. .#i. —Myron A. Limbocker, W. M., proxv for S. W. and J. W. Holton No. .#;S.—Edmund B. Jones, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Nickerson No. 4S.—Harry B. Graham, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Delphian No. 44-—Lebbus D. Walrad, W. M.; Thomas Bowles, proxy for S. W.; Shelton C. Bybee, J. W. Easton No. 45.—James Wilburn, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Xenia No. 47.—Jonathan M. Davis, proxy for W. M.and J. W.; Stephen H. Tanner, proxy for S. W. Nine Mile No. 49.— Hiram G. Parker, proxy for W. M. and J. W.; David A. Walker, proxy for S. W. Lake No. 50.—Albert Reicherter, W. M.; William A. Luthye. S. W.; Albert R. Shepherd, J. W. Orient No. 5i.—William S. Eberle, W. M.; Willis Coats, S. W.; Mathew Carle, J. W. Pottawatomie No. 52.—William Urbanskv, J. W., proxv for W. M. and S. W. Wetmore No. 63.—Charles W. Hendershot, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W.
1905-06.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
473
Shawnee No: 54.—Henry Earnshaw, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Troy No. 55.— Charles F. Bassett, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Spring Hill iVb. 56.—Robert J. Billon, J. W., proxy for W. M. and S. W. McCracken No. 58.—Frank Reed, proxy for W. M., S. W. and .T. W. Salina No. 60.—Albert F. Berg, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Ralph A. Hiller, S. W. LaCygne No. Si.—Howard L. Clarke, W. M.; Chas. F. Trinkle, S. W.; William E. Ellsworth, proxy for J. W. Ridgeway No. 62.—George M. Hart, W. M.; J. B. Vandergrift, proxy for S. W.; J. A. Kesler, proxy for J. W. Adams No. 6S.—Harry Gilham, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Wathena No. 64.—Charles H. Bauer, Jr., W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Gardner No. 65.—Carl Harris, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Willliam D. Sheddon, proxy for S. W. Burlington No. 66.—William A. Staeey, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Frankfort No. 67.—Joseph S. Davis, W. M., proxy for 8. W. and J. W. Hiram No. 65.—David Ettenson, W. M.; Frank Crites, S. W.; Jake Halt, J. W. Carbondale No. 70.—John N. Beasley, W. M.; William H. S. Phillips, S. W.; James A. Carpenter, J. W. Baxter No. 7i.—Edwin B. Corse, proxy for W. M , S. W. and J. W. Huron No. 7.?.—Oliver M. Anderson, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Chetopa No. 73.- Elmer S. Nance, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Mystic Tie No. 7^.—Earl R. Mooney, W. M., proxy for S. W-. and J. W. Wamego No. 75.—James D. Cha'dwick, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Maurice L. Stone, proxy for S. W. Erie No. 76.—William L. Baldwin, W. M.; Joseph A. Wells, proxy for S. W.; William A. Kyle, J. W. White Cloud No. 78.—Mclntire Ryan, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Charles A. Deleware, S. W. Corinthian No. 75.—James A. Connor, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Zeredatha No. 80.—Rupert O. Miner, W. M:; Charles Duckett, proxy for S. W.; Charles W. Trowbridge, J. W. Jefferson No. 84.—William B. Coppinger, proxy for W. M., S.W. and J.W. Sutton No. 55.—Henry Humfreville, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Sunflower No. 56.—John L. Taylor, W. M.; Horace M. Rickards, S. W.; Charles W. Harlow, proxy for J. W. Mankato IVb. 57.—Worthington S. Canan, W. M.; Henry R. Honey, S. W., proxy for J. W. Eureka No. 88.—James R. Holmes, W. M., proxy forS. W.; James R. Holraan, proxy for J. W. Home No. 59.—James P. Sams, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Golden Rule No. 90.—V). Willis Dibble, proxy for S. W. and J. W.
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Maryiville No. 57.—Magili C. Peters, W. M., proxy for S. VV. and J. W. Devon No. 9£.—William A. Clayton, proxy for W. M;, S. W. and J. W. Girard No. 93.—Henry W. Shideler, W. M., proxy for J.W.; William H. Voetb, proxy for S. W. Harmony No. 9.^.—Burnett H. Hill, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Delaware No. 96.—John Wolf, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Wichita No. 99.—1.oms Gerties, W. M., proxy foi- J. W.; Richard B. Wentworth, S. W. Keystone No. iO.?.—Ernest M. Kane, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Cedar No. i05.—Harry B. Baker, W. M.; William H. Powell, S. W.; Charles B. Baker, proxy for J. W. Solomon No. 105.—Cornelius H. Creighton, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Fidelily No. 106.—George E.Tucker, proxy for W. M. and S. W.; Harris W. Manning, proxy for J. W. Fortitude No. 10?.—George E. Gilmore, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Memphis No. 108.—Elmer E. Anderson, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Amerims No. 109.—John B. Brickell, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Winfield No. iiO.—Benjamin F. Sadil, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Hesperian No. lll.-Heary H. Miller, W. M.; William Atteberry, S. W., proxy for J. W. Blue Valley A^. 112.—James W. Denton, proxy for W. M.; Niles W. Sabin, S. W.; Frank Netz, J. W. St. Johns No. lis.—Fred W. Sturges, proxy for W. M., S. AV. and J. W. Advance iVb.i/4—William B. Penny, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Excelsior No. ii5.—William S. Miller, W.M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Muscotah No. 7i6.—William D. Roach, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Parsons No. ii7.—Samuel G. Simpson, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Altoona No. 118.- George E. Robinson, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Cherokee No.' 119.—Wi\hur 0. Ester, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Jesse C. Gove, S. W. Halcyon No. leo.—John N. Baker, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Clifton No. i:?^.—William Stepp, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Godfrey No. l^^.-George F. Pond, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Ottawa No. ISS.—Orlan H. Smith, S. W., proxy for W. M.; Jno. O. Evans, J. W. Belleville No. ie9.—Tom Charles, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Polar Star No. ISO.—Teter Johnson, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Crescent No. i55.—Charles L. Liston, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. AV. Clay Center No. 75.^.-Emerson E. Vincent, W. M., proxy for S. W.; Henry W. Stackpole, proxy for J. W. Cherryvale No. 257.—Charles Fletcher, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Sedgwick iVo..259.—Michael Bartley, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W.
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•Reno No. 140.—.\ohn M. K i n k e l , W. M.; A r t h u r H . Lewis, S. W . ; David H. Lawson, J . W. Signal No. i ^ / . - C h a r l e s G. Messerly, S. W., proxy for W. M . ; F r e d B. Bonebrake, J . W. Newton No. i^;^.—Charles C. Mack, W. M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W. Minneapolis No. 143.—Ellis M. Morris, W. M., proxy for J . W . ; H a r r y F . J a c k m a n , S. W. Ml. Vernon No. 146.—John Mehl, W. M.; William Kettler, p r o x y for S. W . ; William C. HofFmeister, proxy for J . W. Ellsworth No. 14s.-James A. P a u l l , proxy for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W. Center No. ^47.—John Powers, W. M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W. Wa-Keeney No. i^-*.—Edward Chalk, W. M.; Joseph J . K e r a u s , S. W . ; William J . Beardwell, J . W. Thayer No. 149.—Arthur D. Lowrance, AV. M., proxy for S. W. and J . W . Wellington No. 150. —Perry E. Miller, W^. M., proxy for J. W . ; M a r i o n S. Mayse, p r o x y for S. W. Lebo No. ISS.— Dnvid P. J o n e s , W. M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W. Luray No. l5S.—John
Olson, p r o x y for W. M., S. W. a n d J . W.
Lincoln No..154.—Abrara Marshall, W. M., proxy for S. W . a n d J. W. Hope No. 155.—Jesse A. Benson, W. M., proxy for S.W.; G. F r a n k M c K e y , proxy for J . W. Haven No. i57.—Wallace E. Zirkle, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J . W. Active No. 158.—Fred. S h i p p e e , proxy for W. M. and J. W . ; J a c o b A. Harouff, p r o x y for S. W. Robinson No. i5.9.—Frank C. Middlebrook, W. M.; Carl V. J o h n s o n , S. W.; J o h n M. J o h n s o n , proxy for J . W. SaquiNo. iSO.—Bertine P. Walker, W. M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . Alma No. 161.-Jerry
B. Fields, proxy for W. M., S. W. a n d J . W .
Greenwood A^. 163. —Alonzo Ambler, W. M., proxy for S. W, a n d J. W . Aiwood No. i 6 ^ . — F r a n k E. Robinson, proxy for W. M., S. W . a n d J. W . Farmers No. 166.—Erick Holmberg, proxy for W. M.; A n d r e w S. E k d a h l , proxy for S. W . ; Dan Baird, proxy for J. W. Lamed No. i67.—Edward P. W h e e l e r , W. M., proxy for J . W . ; William H. V e r n o n , Jr., p r o x y for S. W. Parkerville No. 168.—John Haydorf, p r o x y for W. M . , S . W. and J . W . Blue Rapids No. 169.—Jay N. W a n a m a k e r , W . M., proxy for J. W . ; I r a H . Dean, S. W. Fraternal No. 170.—Frank Bishop, W. M., proxy for S. W . a n d J . W. Sterling No. 171.—Frank E . Garwood, W . M., proxy for J. W . ; J o s e p h T. Peters, S. W . McPherson No. 17S.—Andrew Sorrensen, proxy for W. M., S. W. a n d J. W. Belle Plaine No. 173.—George W. H a r r i s o n , W. M., p r o x y for S. W . ; George A. Shoals, J . W. ,
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Wealern Star No. i 7 4 . - J o h n D. Flaxbeard, W. M. -Leonard C. Uhl, Jr., S. W.; Alexander Shannon, proxy for J. W. Kirunn No. i75.—George W. Doebler, W. M., proxy for S. W.; Charles W. Hull, proxy for J. W. Prairie Queen No. i76.—Frank A. Keid, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Russsell No. i77.—Horace A. Fink, W. M.; Arthur L. Boyd, proxy for S. W.; Alexander L. Brown, J. W. Burr Oak No. i75.—James R. Green, Jr., S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Mt. Moriah No. i79.—Reuben G. Stevens, W. M.; Charles A. P. Mosher, • S. W.; H. E. Hoffman, proxy for J. W. Bennington No. iW.—George W. Fox, W. M., proxy for S. W.; Alvah Foster, proxy for J. VV. Lenora No. iSi.—Ralph A. Crous, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Burrlon No. 255.—William P. Osborne, proxy for W. M., S. W.and J. W. Gaylord No. ISS.—John H. Craven, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Phillipahurg No. I84.— Herbert B. Morgan, W. M., proxy forS. W.; Louis E. Countryman, proxy for J. W. Mountain Slope No. 186.—William Amer Burnett, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. . . Pittsburg No. 187.^ John E. Atkinson, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Onaga No. 188.—-Ch&TXes K. O'Meara, W. M,, proxy for J. W.; Samuel' E. Leinbacli, proxy for S.,W. Newahcuba No. 189.—Raymond H. Gudger, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. VV. Henri No. i50.-Edward E. Heiser, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. ' Boyal No. 19S.—Iia. W. Plank, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Hartford No. i95.—Benjamin F. Musch, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Galena No. 194.-John McCullagh, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Hays No. iS5.—Allan D. Gilkeson, proxy for W. M.; Marion J. R. Treat, proxy for S. W.; George A. Lester, proxy for J. VV. Madison No. 196.—G. E. DeMalorie, proxy for W. M., S. VV. and J. W. Canton No. 197.^Jamea A. Gassier, J. W., proxy for W. M. and S. W.' Blue Hill No. i9<?. —David Carbiener, W. M.; Samuel P. Dinsmoor, proxy for S. W.; Harvey A. Strong, J. W. Anthony No. SOO.—Lewis G. Jennings, VV. M.; Penick O. Herold, S. VV.; Harry L. Irwin, proxy for J. VV. Delphos No. ;?0f.—William S. Richards, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Downs No. SO4.- Chancey Bowen, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Henry A. Meibergen, proxy for S. W. Eminence No. S05.—Morgan F. Trivett, W. M., proxy for S. \V. and J. W. Harper No. ^06.- Melvin L. Newland, S. W., proxy for VV. M. and J . W . Occidental No. S07.—John B. Taylor, proxy for W. M., S. VV. and J. VV., Friendship No. SOS.—Tilarion E. Henderson, S. \V., proxy for W. M. and J. VV.
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Brookville No. S09.—Ca,T\ A. Johnson, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. FuUon No. 2iO.-Randal R. Hunter, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Olive Branch No. SlS.—Fied H. Rhodes, proxy for W. M., S. VV. and J. W. Twin Orove No. SIS.—Archibal Carson, W. M., proxy for S. W.; S. Forest McDonald, J. W. Walnut City No. «i5.—William J. Hayes, proxy for VV. M., S. W. and J. W. John E. Brown No. ;?/6.—Howard C. Rash, W. M.; August P. Glueck, S. W.; John W. Neptune, J. W. Ellinwood No. S17.—3a.me8 H. Torrance, W. M., proxy for S. W.; Frank R. Grant, proxy for J. W. Corner Stone No. 279. — Biram N. Morehouse, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Lebanon No. S21.- Frank T. Cuthbertson, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Si. Bernard No. SSZ.—CharX&s E. Argabright, W. M., proxy for S. W.; Edward H. Madison, proxy tor J. VV. Joppa No. 285.—Otis E. Kunkle, S. W., proxy for \V. M. and J. W. Anchor No. ;?;?.#.—Benjamin C. Fogle, S. W., proxy for VV. M. and J. W. Siloam No.n5.—:iohn D. Freeman, W. M.; Louis B. Strickrott, S. W.; George J. McPhillamey, J. W. Dirigo No. 226.—Charley H. Harvey, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Jamestown No. 227.—Archie B. Torry, W. M., proxy for J. W.; John Kelly, S. VV. Salem No. 225.—Orval H. Brandon, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Nimieacah No. 25(?.—Samuel D. LaFuze, VV. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Long Island No. SSl.— 'La.iayette K. Carnahan, W. M., proxy for S. VV. and J. W. Greenleaf No. 252.-Simon Skoogaard, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. VV. Clinton No. S33.-Joseph B. Pickens, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Garfield No. 2S.5. —Robert Holmberg, W. M.; Pfter Nordstrom, S. W.; Edward N. Helms, proxy for J. W. Meriden No. 256.—Hestor C. Stevens, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Temple'No. 257.—Edward Munday, VV. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Urbana No. 259.—William A. lies, W. M., proxy for S. VV. and J. W. Soldier No. S^O.—John Nuzman, S. VV., proxy tor W. M. and J. W. Linwood No. 24i.—Robert Elder, W. M.; Charles C. Spencer, proxy for S. VV.; Thomas N. Beckey, J. W. Miltonvale No. 242.—George H. Moss, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Peace No. 2.45.—Albert E. Whitiaker, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Marmaion iVo. 2.^5. —William J. Rumbel, W. M., proxy tor S. W. and J. W. Tyrian No. S46.—Willie McD. Rowan, W. M., proxy tor S. W.; Benjamin F. Stocks, proxy for J. VV. Chase No. 247.—William P. Smith, W. M., proxy for S. VV. and J. W.
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Scottsville No. ;?^P.—Nicholas F. Motes, AV. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Whiting No. 250.—Charles F. McCurdy, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Galva No. ^57.—William H. Brook, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Stafford No. SSS—Yraok J. Mathies, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. OaMey No. I'55.—John D. Vawter, S. VV., proxy for \V. M. and J. W. Ionic No. S54.- James H. Hammitt, W. M.; Grant S. Dawson, proxy for S. W.; Andrew Aitken, proxy for J. W. Milan No. ^55.—Benjamin F. Zook, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Lyra No. ^56.—Daniel W. Blair, J. W., proxy for W. M.; Joseph K. Edmonds, proxy for S. W. Westmoreland A'b.>57.—Walter Robson, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W . ' Morion No. SSS.-U. H. Miner, AV. M.; Herbert D. Crosbv, proxy for S. W. and J. W. Beattie No: 259.-Bert E. Helvern, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Mulberry No. 25/.—Jesse C. Brown, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Attica No. ^62.—Walter L. Manson, S. W., proxy fo.r W. M. and J. W. Charity No. 263.—William M. Shellenbarger, proxy for W. M.and S. W.; Jesse P. Candill, proxy for J. W. Logan No. 264.—John B. Shurtz, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Kilwinning No. ^65.—i^iiaiue\ H. Shraek, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Mount Zion No. ?66.—Oscar A. Simmons, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Moline No. S67.—'Edwin E. Ames, W. M.; George W. Rettig, proxy for " S. VV.; Isaiah C. Peterson, proxy for J. W. Bourbon No. 26,?.-Edward B. Cummings, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Quenemo No. 270.-Samuel M. Marshall, AV. M., proxy for S. AV. and J.AV. ArmourdaU No. 277.—John C. Smith, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Kaw No. 272.-Robert L. McAlpine, W. M., proxy for S. AV. and J. W. Black Diamond No. 27.^.—Leeman P. Barney, W. M., proxy for S.W. and J. W. Webb No. 275.—AVilliam AV. Pressly, W. M., proxy for S. AV. and J. W. 'Ashland No. 277.—Daniel Snyder, proxy for AV. M., S. W. and J. AV. Barney No. 279.—John H. Schiereck, proxy for AV. M., S. AV. and J. W. Brainard No. SSO.—Frank G. Cunningham, S. AV., proxy for W. M. and J . VV.
Millbrook No. 25i.—Arthur C. Inlow, AV. M.; Ivan R. Mort, proxy for S. W.; Andrew VV. Welty, proxy for J. AV. • Alpha No. S8S.—Walton S. Kenyon, proxy for AV. M., S. W. and J. AV. Anthem No. 25^.—David Lloyd, proxy for AV. M., S. W. and J. VV. Chikaskia No. 2<?5.-Crittendon M. Chism, proxy for VV. M., S. W. and J. W.
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Lolm No. «5e.—Stephen Balyeat, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Oak No. ^57.—Orrin E. Heller, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Cyrus No. 255.—Millard 0. Hemenway, W. M.; Alfred A. Peterson, S. W.; Archibald G. Greer, proxy for J. W., .Emerald No. ^59.—Charles A. Loucks, proxy for \V. M., S. W. and J. W. Paradise No. S90.—Forest C. Cochran, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Beulah No. ^5/.—Edward R. Shearer, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Glasco No. ^9^.-Warren W. Palmer, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Kiowa No. 295.—J. Floyd Burt, W. M., proxy for S. W.; William L. Fleener, proxy for J. W. Comanche No. 395.—James H. Cogswell, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J.W. Highland No. ^96.-Christian C. Kilian, W. M., proxy for S. W.; William Thornton, J. W. Apollo No. 297.—Bobert Treat Payne, W. M., proxy for S. W.; Howard C. Raynesford, J. W. Samaria No. 295.—Edward D. Schermerhorn, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Clarence V. Heath, S. W. Cable No. S99.— C. Fred Fehr, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Fargo No. 500.—Harvey Scandrett, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Virgil No. 50/.—Archibald C. Fletcher, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Gove City No. S02.~ Oliver B. Jones, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Alherl Pike No. 505.—Paul Brown, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Wilfred E. Pearce, S. W. Randall No. 50^.—James S. Hart, W. M., proxy for S. W.; Alvin B. Foss, J. W. Avon No. 505.—Edward W. Winn, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. St. Thomas No. 506.—Thomas B. Uiskey, proxy for W. M., S. VV. and J. W. Kansas No. 507.—Myron E. Calkins, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Alden No. 505.—Francis G. Wilkerson, J. W., proxy for W. M..and S. W, Syracuse No. 509.—George Getty, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Naphtali No. 5iO.-Elmer E. Keckley, S. W., proxy for W. M.; Ira H . Reeves, J. W. Hancock No. Sll.—Henry Fraser, J. W., proxy for W. M. and S. W. Santa Fe No. 5i2.—John J. Miller, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W.} Severance No. SIS.—William H. Hargis, W. M.; James A. Campbell, proxy for S. W.; Raymond H. Merrick, proxy for J. W. Virginia No. 5i5.—Edward C. Ellis, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. W. Coolidge No. 5i6.—Harry S. Crittenden, W. M., proxy for S. W.and J. W. Norcatur No. 5i7.—Jesse J. Pool, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Wallace No. SIS.—Henry J. Williams, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Norwich No. 5/9.—Raleigh O. Sidles, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W.
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VermUlion No. SSO.—Fred A. Keeley, S. W., proxy for W.M.; Charles C. Bucklin, proxy for J. VV. Goodland No. 52i.—Joseph S. Ellenberger, W. M.; John J. Knight, proxy for S. W.; D. Earle Bartholemew, proxy for J. W. Ben Bur No. 5^^.—Addison B. Marshel, W. M.; Chas. A. Probst, S. W.; Frank McDougal, J. W. Oneida No. SSS.—John Meisner, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Caney No. S^^.—Bertrand S. Ayres, W. M., proxy for J. W.; Herbert G. Stone. S. W. La Harp No. SS5.-John E. Firestone, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Horlon No. 5fS.—Benjamin B. Norris, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. 'Hoyl No. 5£r.—Adolph Feuske', W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Gypmm City No. SSS.- Richard M. Reynolds, \V. M., proxy for S. W. arid J. VV. Arcadia No. SS9.-J&meB T. Fowler, W. M., proxy for S. VV. and J. W. LaCrosae No. 350.—William S. Robinson, VV. M., proxy for J. VV.; Freedom K. Groves, proxy for S. W. Hoisington No. SSI.—John H. Hartman, proxy for VV. M., S. W. and J. W. Rob Morris No. 333.—George B. Williams, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. RosedaleNo. 555.—William J. Morgan,. S. VV., proxy for VV. M. and J. VV. Oak Hill No. 55^.—Matthew H. Panton, VV. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Allen No. 555.—John W. Gist, proxy for VV. M.; Jonathan J. VVingfield, J. W , proxy forS. VV. Formosa No. 556.—William 0. Postlethwaite, J. W., proxy for W. M. and 8. W. Kincaid No.SS8.—Uont Van Buskirk, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Leoli No. 340.—J&mts T. Ford, W. M., proxy for J. VV.; William C. Dickey, S. W. ' . Parker No. S^.?,—Edwin W. Duntoc, proxy for \V. M., S. \V. and J. W. Maple Cily No. 5.^^.—Charles Gilkey, VV. M., proxy for S. W.; Charles Gilliland, J. VV. • Hotyrood No. S4S.- John H. Minnich, proxy for W. M., S. VV. and J. VV. 'Edna No. 5.^5.—William L. Conneway, W. M., proxy for S. W.and J. W. Moundridge No. S46.—William F. Cassler, VV. M., proxy for S. W.; Henry E. Handke, J. W. Spivey No. 547.—Theodore C. Holcomb, VV. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Hoxie No.S4S.—W\\es J. Gray, VV. M., proxy for S. W.; John F. Harris, J. W. Narka No. 5.^5.—Frank V^ Lovenburg, proxy for VV. M., S. W. and J. W. Enterprise No. 555.—John Goodwin, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. VV. Summerfield No. 55^.—John E. Mann, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Wellsville No. 556.—Frank B. Stoner, VV. M., proxy for J. W.; Clarence C. Fields, S. W.
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Alia Vitla No. S57.— Joseph W. Spencer, proxy for W. M.; Pete Holman, S. W.; Martin W. Biglin, proxy for J. \V. Turon No. 55^.—Edward T. Martin, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Sylvan Grove No. 559.—Sidney R. Lawson, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Jennings No. S60.—Jerry Votapka, J. W., proxy for W. M. and S. W. Astra No. 563.—Thomas J. Jones, S. W., proxy for W. M. and J. TV. Valley Center No. 564.—Eugene S. Talcott, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Bonner Springs No. 366.—Lewis L. Hoard, J. W., proxy for W. M. and S. W. Owen A. Bassett No. 567.—Bert. Wheeler, S. W., proxy for \V. M.; Julius M. Liepman, proxy for J. W. Stohrvilk No. 365.—Harvey A. Thomas, W. M., proxy for S.W. and J. W. Sherman No. 369.—Francis W. Bushong, J.W., proxy for W. M. and S.W. Maple Hill No. S70.—John M. Kemper, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Macksville No. S7i.—Earl R. Shepherd, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Morrill No. 373.—James M. Cottrell, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. SUMMABY OF ATTENDANCE AT THE F I F T I E T H COMMUNICATION.
ANNUAL
Grand Officers present 16 Past Grand Officers present • 14 District Deputy Grand Masters present 20 Grand Representatives present 44 Custodians present 3 Assistant Lecturers present 8 Past Masters present 236 Members in the Grand Lodge present not represented In the above . 452 Total in attendance 688 Total number of lodges represented , . , 305 Fraternally submitted, F R A N K E . DAVIS, WIIJDIAM H . VOETH, C H A R L E S E . HALI,,
F E E D H . STDCKEY, A'. S I D N E Y CHASE,
Committee.
STANDING COMMITTEES. The M.-.W.-. Grand Master announced the following revised list of committees: On C r e d e n t i a l s . - F B A N K E . D A vis,No.5, Atchison; W I L L I A M
H. VOETH, No. 93, Pittsburg;
CHARLES E . H A L L , NO. 177, Kussell; F B E D H . STUCKEY, No. 308, Wichita; A. SIDNEY CHASE, NO. 146,
Ellsworth.
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of Grand
OF THE
February.
Officeri.— P E R R Y M . H O I S I N G T O N , N O .
142, N e w t o n ; T H O M A S G . F I T C H , N O . 303, W i c h i t a ; J . J A Y B U C K ,
N^o. 12, E m p o r i a ; E D W A R D W . W A Y N A N T , N O . 2, L e a v e n w o r t h ; P R E D S . V B D D E R , N O . 254, St. J o h n .
On Finance
and Mileage.— W I L L I A M F . M A R C H , N O . 9, Law-
r e n c e ; A L B E R T A. F L A C K , N O . 353, E n t e r p r i s e ; S I M E O N M . F O X ,
ISo.
16, M a n h a t t a n ;
F R A N K B . D E M U T H , N O . 146, E l l s w o r t h ;
A U G U S T U S O . W E L L M A N , N O . 225, TopeJca.
On Chartered
Lodges.—ALEX.
A. S H A R P , N O . 167, L a r n e d ;
A A R O N H . C O N N E T T , N O . 15, G r e a t B e n d ; G E O R G E D . A D A M S , N O . 60, S a l i n a ; R O B E R T T . P A Y N E , N O . 297, E l l i s ; W I L L C . C H A F F E E ,
l^o. 51, Topeka. On Lodges Under Dispensation.— H A R R Y E . B E S T , N o . 36, M a n h a t t a n ; C H A R L E S A. V A N V E L Z E B , No. 8, F o r t S c o t t ; A R C H I E C
C O O L I D G B , N o . 174, S m i t h C e n t e r ; T H O M A S B . H I S K E Y , N O . 148,
W^a-Keeney; C H A R L E S C . BROOKS, N O . 120, Peabody. On Orievanoes and Appeals.—THOMAS A. SOATBS, No. 222, D o d g e City; J O H N W . N E I L S O N , No. 113, Concordia; C H A R L E S E . T A L L E Y , N O . 275, M e a d e ;
R E U B E N A . C H A R L E S , N o . 15, G r e a t
B e n d ; H A R V E Y C . L I V E R M O R E , N O . 19, Olathe. On Grand Lodge Property.—JOHN MCCULLAGH,
N O . 194,
CJalena; C H A R L E S H . L A W R E N C E , N O . 35, H i a w a t h a ; E D W I N B . C O R S E , N O . 71, B a x t e r S p r i n g s ; W . A M B B B U R N E T T , N O . 186,
Oberlin ; L U T H E R H . B U R N E T T , N O . 21, Valley Falls. On Jurisprudence.—WILLIAM
E A S T O N H U T C H I S O N , - N O . 312,
O a r d e n C i t y ; M A U R I C E L . S T O N E , N O . 75, W a m e g o ; J O H N C. P o s TLETHWAITE, N o . 11, .Tewell City; W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R , NO. 142, T o p e k a ' ; W I L L I A M L . B U R D I O K , No. 6, L a w r e n c e . " On Correspondence.—WILLIAM M . S H A V E R , N O . 142, T o p e k a ; W I L L I A M H . M I Z E , No. 160, O s b o r n e ; D A V I D M . S M I T H , N O . 281,
B i l l City. On Necrology.—
T H O M A S E . D E W E Y , N O . 98, A b i l e n e ; F R A N K
IST. C O L E , N O . 179, Kinsley. • Special Committee on Ritual.—WILLIAM
M . S H A V E R , N O . 142,
T o p e k a ; A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , N O . 51, T o p e k a ; T H O M A S G . F I T C H , .
J^o. 303, W i c h i t a . Special Committee
on History
and Museum.—BESTOR
G.
I B R O W N , N O . 225, T o p e k a ; W I L L I A M L . M A X W E L L , N o . 37, P a o l a ;
M E N R Y S . S W I N G L E Y , N O . 3, K a n s a s City.
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T H E ANNUAL ADDBESS.OF THE GRAND MASTER. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master delivered t h e following a d d r e s s r To the M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient., Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas : W e have reached the fiftieth milestone in the history of this; Grand Lodge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a half century of masonic work within the boundaries of Kansas. The seed sown by the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge o f Missouri was not planted in stony ground. I t has brought fortl* a rich fruitage. A s a result we have 373 lodges in the State, a n d a membership of 27,167, in good standing. The hopes of the founders of the Order in K a n s a s have been more than realized. Whew. t h a t little band of Masons gathered in the city of Leavenworth irt March, 1856, representing as they did about thirty Masons in t h e State in good standing, they little realized t h a t the State of K a n sas, which was then a l m o s t a barren waste, would, in the s h o r t space of fifty years become one of the banner States of the U n i o n and the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of K a n s a s one of the leading o r g a n izations of this country. This semi-centennial year is filled w i t h promise. More t h a n was promised and expected fifty years a g o is ours. We g a t h e r now as the representatives of this Grand B o d y , not only to recount the progress of the past year but, also, to look back on the last fifty years, and obtain new inspiration for the. work of the future. " Fleetly has passed the year."
The last Communication of this Grand Lodge m e t a m i d s t the snows of a severe winter. Soon came gentle spring, and t h i s was followed by a delightful summer, and then the a u t u m n w h e n the ripened harvests were gathered again. Now, "winter, like an old and hoary man," has come, and w e have met to consider the masonic needs of this Grand J u r i s d i c tion, and learn lessons from the past. I t has been a prosperous year for K a n s a s . T h e masonic Organization has k e p t full p a c e with the State. The last masonic year, ending in F e b r u a r y , 1905, was a record breaker. The present masonic year, nearing i t s close, has broken the record of the record breaker. Our relations with other masonic Grand Jurisdictions c o n tinue to be pleasant, and no complications have arisen requiringofflcial action. W e are indeed a t peace with the great masonic world. U n d e r such favorable conditions it is our pleasure to extend to all t h e officers and m e m b e r s of this Grand Lodge a kindly, earnest a n d hearty welcome.
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PnoCEBDlNGS
OF THE
February,
"Be of good cheer. GOD has been very good, 'tis H e whose band Molded the sunny hills, and hollowed out The shelter of the valleys, and doth keep The fountains In their secret places cool: And It Is He who leadeth up the sun, And ordereth up the starry Influences, And tempereth the keenness of the frost; And, therefore, In the plenty of the feast, And In the lifting of the cup, let H i m Have praises for the well completed year."
Letlus enter into the work of this Coinmunication with tliankf ul hearts to the Giver of all Good, with a determination to do the right as He gives us to see the right, so that the result of our labors shall be to enlarge the usefulness of our Organization and enable us the better to discharge the duties we'owe to "GOD, pur neighbor, our country and ourselves," in full accord with the teachings of our Order. The official circle of this Grand Lodge has remained unbroken during the past year, but our circle of Past Grand Masters has not. Two of them have closed their earthly labors, and have approached their graves "Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams." M.'.W.".' GEO. S. GEEEN.
On the 20th of May last, your Grand Master received a telegram from Guthrie, Oklahoma, announcing the death of M.'.W.-. GEOBGE S . G B E B N , Past Grand Master, which occurred on Friday, May 19, 1905. M.'.W.-. Bro. G B E E N served this Grand Lodge-as its Grand Master from February, 1883, to February, 1884. In 1893 he moved to Guthrie, Oklahoma, and concluded his labors on earth at that place. For some months prior to his death, he languished upon a sick bed, stricken with a fatal disease. He fully realized his condition, and knew full well that the Grim Messenger would call for him ere many "moons should wax and wane/' He had put his house in order, and was ready for the great change. Eemembering his long and dear association with the fraternity in his old Kansas home, he, a few weeks before his death, requested a masonic burial by his old lodge in the beautiful and peaceful cemetery on the brow nf the hill overlooking the city of Manhattan, where the companion of his early and matured manhood had preceded him. His request was complied with, and upon the afternoon of the sacred, Sabbath day of May 21st, his body-was laid to rest in that city of the dead, there to remain until "the last trumpet shall sound on the resurrection morn." In compliance with his expressed wish, in a letter to your Grand Master some two weeks before his death, he went to Man-
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hattan, and assisted by the officers and members of Lafayette Lodge No. 16. performed t h e last sad rites in accordance with m a sonic usage. M.-.W.-. HENBY O. LOOMIS.
On the 15th d a y of October Last, your Grand Master received a telegram announcing t h e death of P a s t Grand Master H E N R Y C LooMis, in Winfleld, K a n s a s . H e died October 14, 1905. T h e mortal remains of our deceased brother was laid to rest by t h e hands of sympathizing brothers a n d friends in the cemetery n e a r Winfleld, on W e d n e s d a y afternoon, October 18th. Winfleld Lodge No. 110, A. F . & A. M., officiated, your Grand Master p r e siding. M.'. W.'. Bro. H E N R Y C . L O O M I S w a s G r a n d Master of t h i s
Grand Lodge from F e b r u a r y , 1899 to February, 1900. WILLIAM PITT MtJDGETT. WILLIAM
P I T T M U D G E T T , w h o w a s one of the C u s t o d i a n s
from 1895 to 1904, inclusive, died a t his home in Greenleaf, K a n sas, J u n e 8, 1905. Until the last Communication of this Grand Lodge he h a d been in regular a t t e n d a n c e as a m e m b e r in some capacity since 1886. Because of serious illness, his familiar face a n d form, a s well as his assistance a n d counsel, were missed a t t h e last Communication in this Grand Lodge. H e was a loyal K a n s a n , an e n thusiastic, well informed Mason, and his death deprived the fraternity as well as t h e State of a useful member and citizen. Further tribute to these distinguished brothers will be paid by your Committee on Necrology. LODGES CONSTITUTED.
This Grand Lodge a t its last A n n u a l Communication g r a n t e d a charter to a number of lodges and all of them were constituted, as will appear more fully in t h e report of the Right Worshipful Grand Secretary. LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION.
Many requests for information regarding the requirements for the establishment of new lodges have been made during t h e year. I n b u t one instance has a dispensation issued. After t h e usual and necessary inquiries h a d been answered a n d a petition filled out satisfactorily in every particular, a dispensation w a s issued for a new lodge located a t Dwight, in Morris County, K a n sas, to be known as D w i g h t Lodge U . D. M I C H A E L D . P E T E R S was named as Master, G E O R G E D A S H E R as Senior W a r d e n , a n d
C H A S . W . N O B D E E N as J u n i o r W a r d e n . T h e report of this lodge has been received b j ' the Grand Secretary and, with your s a n e -
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tion, will be referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on Lodges Under Dispensation for such r e c o m m e n d a t i o n as m a y seem just and right. Other dispensations h a v e been asked b u t denied. In every instance t h e unequivocal c o n s e n t of the nearest lodge has been required. I t is the opinion of your G r a n d Master t h a t too great care can not be exercised in the establishing of new lodges. W h e n e v e r a sufficient n u m b e r of b r e t h r e n meet imbued with true masonic zeal, in a c o m m u n i t y w h e r e there is good material seeking admission, a n d where no masonic injury will result to existing adjacent lodges, there is no good reason for withholding a dispensation. All of these essential conditions should be found tolexist, to the complete satisfaction of the Grand Master, before a dispensation should issue. COPIES OF OHABTBES.
The c h a r t e r of Stafford Lodge No. 252, Cosmos No. 278, Jefferson No. 84 and Huron N o . 72, h a v i n g been destroyed by Are, the E.'.W.'. Grand Secretary w a s directed to issue to each of these lodges copies of their c h a r t e r s . T h e G r a n d Master is pleased to note t h a t the unfortunate losses h a v e n o t diminished the zeal of the brethren. Stafford a n d Jefferson have rebuilt. Lodge rooms h a v e been secured by t h e other lodges, a n d all have gone on with t h e i r work with an energy and zeal highly commendable. SPEOIAIJ DISPENSATIONS.
D u r i n g the year applications for special dispensations have been very numerous. T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of P a s t Grand Master P. M. HoisiNGTON, t h a t a fee of $5.00 be required for special dispensations, in the discretion of t h e Grand Master, which recomm e n d a t i o n became a, l a w a t t h e session of the M.-. W.'. Grand Lodge in February, 1903, h a s h a d the desired result. No application for special dispensation h a s been m a d e this year without sufficient reason. None therefore have been refused. No fee has been required in cases w h e r e an officer of the lodge has removed from its jurisdiction, when the officer and the lodge jointly asked for a dispensation to elect a successor. T h e same is also true of all cases where an officer was elected b u t was, by reason of sickness or unavoidable absence, unable to be present a t the installation. N o fee has been collected for dispensations authorizing lodges to assist in the l a y i n g of corner-stones or the dedication of â&#x20AC;˘ m a s o n i c halls. On all applications for conferring degrees out of time, the fee has been required. T h e total number of dispensations granted during t h e year is. seventy-one. T h e number of special dispensations g r a n t e d to confer t h e degrees upon candid a t e s o u t of the statutory time is forty-nine.
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LAYING OF CORNEK-STONES.
On the 18th d a y of September, 1905, a commission was issued to W.'. Bro. F R A N K Gr. E M E R S O N , M a s t e r of "Wellington Lodge
No. 150, authorizing him with t h e assistance of his lodge to lay the corner-stone of the High School building in Wellington, the Grand Master or the District D e p u t y of t h a t district being unable to be present. On t h e 3d day of November, 1905, your Grand Master, assisted by Mistletoe Dodge No. 269, Conway Springs, K a n s a s , laid t h e corner-stone of the H i g h School building in t h a t city. T h e d a y was truly a K a n s a s a u t u m n one. T h e chosen site of the building was in t h e outsliirts of t h e city. The school children, n u m b e r i n g over two hundred, under the direction of their teachers, formed in line and, preceded b y the officers and sixty-two of the members of t h e lodge, marched to t h e site where, in the presence of a thousand people, the corner-stone was placed with masonic ceremonies. I n the cleft of t h e stone with other mementoes w a s placed a paper signed by all of t h e school children, with the exception of such members of the infant class who were unable to write. LAYING OORNER-STONE
OF OHAPEL AT MASONIC
HOME.
By invitation of the Order of the E a s t e r n Star, the M.-. W.-. Grand Lodge m e t in t h e hall of W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99 on the afternoon of J a n u a r y 23, 1906, a n d after opening in ample form on the first degree, was escorted to the Masonic Home by a number of brethren of W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99, Albert Pilje Lodge No. 303, and Sunflower Lodge No. 86. A very suitable a n d pleasing program had been prepared. Tlie program was as follows: Music Band Invocation Mrs. Lou. A. Olmstead, Past Grand Matron, O. E. S. Remarks Mrs. Emtna W. Port, Vice-President Masonic Home Board Music Band Address Mrs. Oarrle E.Yates, Grand Matron,Š. E. S. Music ...Masonic Home Children Remarks E. H. Anderson, Grand Patron, O. E. S. Music Band Address Mrs. Madeleine B. Conkllng, Most Wortliy Grand Matron, O. E. S. Laying of the corner-stone by Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Kansas. Address M.'. W.-. Samuel R. Peters, Grand Master Benediction Rev. Bruce Griffith, as Grand Chaplain The addresses of Mrs. E M M A W . P O R T , Vice-President of t h e
Masonic H o m e Board, a n d P a s t Grand Matron of the Order of the E a s t e r n S t a r ; Mrs. C A R R I E E . Y A T E S , G r a n d M a t r o n ; Bro. E . H . A N D E R S O N , G r a n d P a t r o n , a n d Mrs. M A D E L E I N E B . C O N K L I N G ,
Most W o r t h y Grand Matron, were exceptionally fine. I n addition to this, the occasion was honored by an address from Mrs. A L O E N A L A M O N D , President of the Masonic a n d E a s t e r n Star H o m e of
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the District of Columbia, W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. The [day was a delightful K a n s a s w i n t e r one. T h e ceremony of laying the cornerstone w a s dignified a n d impressive. T h e proposed building will cost a b o u t $8,000. I t will be a m o n u m e n t to the energy, zeal a n d fraternal feeling of t h e E a s t e r n S t a r organization. I t is situated north of the main b u i l d i n g and detached from it, b u t so accessible t h a t even t h e oldest of the m e m b e r s of the H o m e can at^ tend services when the building is completed. The building is being erected under the direction a n d control of the Grand Chapter of the Order of t h e E a s t e r n S t a r a n d , when completed, will be . turned over to the Board of Directors of the Masonic H o m e . I t will provide a c h a p e l in keeping with the Home, in which its occupants can attend religious a n d other services, and will supply a much needed w a n t . T h e masonic organization in this State owes a d e b t of g r a t i t u d e to the Order of the E a s t e r n Star for their labor of love in providing this m u c h needed addition. THE DEDICATION OF MASONIC HALLS.
The e n t h u s i a s t i c brethren of Goodland Lodge N o . 321, a t Goodland, Kansas, h a v i n g completed a Masonic Temple, your Grand Master, on A p r i l 5, 1905, assisted by the officers and members of t h a t lodge a n d visiting brethren from surrounding lodges, as well as from an adjoining lodge in the State of Colorado, dedicated It according to the a n c i e n t usages and customs of the Order. The brothers of this lodge can not be too highly commended for the zeal a n d masonic spirit shown a n d their sacrifices made to provide a commodious a n d comfortable masonic home. I t is a credit not only to t h e m e m b e r s h i p of the lodge, but also to the fraternity a t large. On September 22, 1905, your Grand Master, in company with W.-. Bro. W . B. M'^ASHiNGTON, G r a n d Marshal of t h e Grand Lodge, and W.-. A M E B B U R N E T T , District Deputy Grand Master of District No. 80, assisted by the officers and members of Phillipsburg Lodge No. 184 a n d a n u m b e r of brethren from the adjacent lodges, dedicated t h e Masonic Temple erected by t h a t lodge in t h a t city. I t was a g a l a d a y for t h e masonic fraternity in t h a t p a r t of the State. T h e lodge room is situated in the second story of a two story brick block, a n d is one of the largest and most commodious in the State. I t s a p p o i n t m e n t s are in keeping with the skill, industry and zeal of the brethren. The lower p a r t of the building contains t w o store rooms of equal dimensions, which would be a credit to a city of ten thousand people. T h e entire second story is occupied by the masonic lodge room, ante-rooms and a b a n q u e t hall. M a s o n r y m e a n s much in this little city out on t h e western prairie. T h e b r e t h r e n of the lodge are to be congratulated upon their magnificent home and the masonic spirit of its members.
1905-06.
GRAKD
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On t h e 3d d a y of N o v e m b e r , 1905, R.-.W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N
was commissioned to dedicate t h e new masonic hall of Stafford Lodge N o . 252, t h e Grand Master being unable to attend. T h e former lodge room h a d been destroyed by fire. T h e brethren, actuated b y the true masonic spirit, determined to own their own home. T h e lodge owns t h e second story of a brick building which is truly an ornament, to t h a t thriving city, and t h e lodge room, with its accompanying appointments, is one of the most tastily arranged and convenient in the State. T h e lodge is in a very prosperous condition and its masonic a l t a r is glowing with friendship, fervency and zeal. M a y 26th a commission was issued to W.-. Bro. J O H N M O C U L -
LAGH to dedicate the masonic hall of B a x t e r Lodge No. 71, a t B a x t e r Springs, K a n s a s . T h e brethren of this lodge are to be commended for their zeal in building a home which is a credit to t h a t enterprising city and an honor to the fraternity a t large. The b r e t h r e n to whom these commissions were issued have m a d e reports, a n d t h e Grand Master hereby m a k e s grateful acknowledgment of the m a n y services received from and the courtesies extended to his representatives on these occasions. OFFICIAL VISITATIONS.
During the year official visitations have been m a d e as follows: March 25th, Macksville Lodge No. 371, Macksville, K a n s a s . April 5th, Goodland Lodge No. 321, Goodland, K a n s a s . May 5th, Beno Lodge No. 140, H u t c h i n s o n , K a n s a s . May 21st, Lafayette Lodge No. 16, M a n h a t t a n , K a n s a s . May 24th, Arcadia Lodge No. 329, Arcadia, K a n s a s . J u l y 11th, Union Lodge No. 7, Junction City, K a n s a s . J u l y 19th, Halstead Lodge No. 46, H a l s t e a d , K a n s a s . J u l y 21st, McBherson Lodge No. 172, McPherson, K a n s a s . J u l y 25th, W h i t e w a t e r Lodge No. 280, W h i t e w a t e r , Kansas. Aug. 7th, Moundridge Lodge No. 346, Moundridge, K a n s a s . Aug. 22d, Hoxie Lodge No. 348, Hoxie, K a n s a s . Sept. 18th, Halcyon Lodge No. 120, Peabody, K a n s a s . Sept. 22d, Phillipsburg Lodge No. 184, Bhillipsburg, K a n s a s . Oct. 18th, Winfleld Lodge No. 110, Winfield, K a n s a s . Oct. 24th, A n t h e m Lodge No. 284, Scott City, K a n s a s . Nov. 3d, Mistletoe Lodge No. 364, Conway Springs, K a n s a s . Nov. 27th, Washington Lodge No. 5, Atchison, K a n s a s . Nov. 27th, Active Lodge No. 158, Atchison, K a n s a s . Nov. 28th, Topeka Lodge No. 17, Topeka, K a n s a s . Dec. 17th, Newton Lodge No. 142, Newton, K a n s a s . Dec. 27th, K i l w i n n i n g Lodge No. 265, Pratt, K a n s a s . Two of these visits call for special mention : A r c a d i a Lodge No. 329 is located a t Arcadia, K a n s a s . I t is a small village on, the State line. On t h e occasion of the official
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visitation, a third degree was conferred on three brothers in blood as well as in Masonry. Special trains from Ft. Scott and Pittsburg brought'a large number of visiting brethren. The work on one of the brothers was remarkable in this, that every station in the lodge was filled by'an actual Master of some lodge. That enough actual Masters from visiting lodges were.present to fill the stations is evidence of the number of the visiting lodges represented. On May 5th, accompanied by sixty members of Newton Lodge No. 142, an official visit was made to Eeno Lodge No. 140, Hutchinson, Kansas. This visitation deserves special mention for the reason that during the communication, Bro. L. A. BIGGER, who had recently returned from a trip to the Holy Land, had secured two gavels, from wood taken from the Mount of Olives. One of these he presented to your Grand Master for the use of the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge. This gavel has been used in the opening of this Communication, and after Its close will be placed in the archives for the use of future Grand Masters. Bro. BIGGER is an enthusiastic Mason, and is now traveling in "foreign countries." His account of his visit to a lodge in which a number of representatives of different nationalities, speaking ditfe'rent languages, were â&#x20AC;˘present, was very interesting indeed. Your Grand Master would be glad to mention each of the visitations, as all of them were very pleasing, and, as we trust, profitable to the lodges visited, but such a detailed account would add too much to this address. On many of these occasions your Grand Master was accompanied by one or more of the Grand Officers and by the District Deputy Grand Masters of the respective districts. DEXTER LODGE NO. 156.
Your Grand Master received a communication from the Master of Clinton Lodge No. 233, located at Burden, Cowley County, Kansas, stating that Dexter Lodge No. 156, located at Dexter, in the'same county, had received, acted upon and conferred the first degree upon a candidate who lived in Burden, and within the jurisdiction of the lodge at that place. After a thorough investigation, in which your Grand Master was assisted by the efficient efforts of PHILO E . HOLMES, District Deputy Grand Master of District No. 18, the complaint was found to be justified by the facts. Deeming,this a masonic offense of great gravity, a communication was sent to Bro. HOLMES, directing him to go to Dexter, convene the lodge, arrest its charter, take possession of the lodge property in the name of the M.-.W.*. Grand Lodge and placethe same in the custody of a brother, taking his receipt. This^ was done, and the charter and.receipts transmitted to your Grand Master. The ofllcers and members of the lodge have been sum-
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moned to appear a t this Communication of tlie M.'.W/. G r a n d Lodge and show cause, if any they have, w h y their charter should not be revoked. The charter, and all correspondence h a v i n g a bearing on the action taken, have been jjlaced in the hands of the E.-.W.'. Grand Secretary for the consideration of the Grand Lodge. THE MASONIC HOME.
The a n n u a l meeting of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home was held on Tuesday, J a n u a r y 23, 1906. E v e r y m e m b e r of the Board was present. The report of the Treasurer, P a s t G r a n d Master J. C. P O S T L E T H W A I T E , in brief is as follows: Cash on hand J a n u a r y 1, 1905 A m o u n t received during the year 1905 Total A m o u n t issued in checks during the year Showing balance on hand J a n u a r y 1, 1906, of
$13,661 20,640 $34,202 31,193 $ 3,008
92 33 25 73 52
The report of.W.-. Bro. A. A. S H A B P , Secretary of the Board of Directors, shows the financial condition of the H o m e as follows, the receipts from J a n u a r y 1 to December 31, 1905, h a v i n g been $20,540.53, from the following sources: Grand Lodge per capita Grand Lodge relief Principal of loans Interest Order of E a s t e r n Star Donations and endowments Live stock sold Miscellaneous Total
$13,003 531 3,300 1,919 1,438 156 23 167
25 00 00 98 90 50 30 40
$20,640 33
During the year warrants have been d r a w n to the a m o u n t of $31,176.73, on account of the following: Real estate and improvements Operating expenses Supplies General expenses F u r n i t u r e and fixtures Grand Lodge relief Insurance Loans Miscellaneous expenses Total
:
r. $ 6,656 4,102 2,818 852 100 390 76 16,950 329
8656 34 72 05 00 50 00 71
$31,176 73
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TBE
L o a n s were paid d u r i n g the year as follows: J e w e l l Lodge No. 11, on account A. E. S h a w .. F. J. Turnby, balance
$
200 00 3,000 00 100 00
T h e following new loans were made : A. G. Strobel W. W. Cook Grand Lodge, A. F . & A. M L. C. W e d d l e C. H . W a c b h o l z E. A. M a t h e r
% 2,500 00 1,600 00 10,000 00 1,700 00 650 00 500 00
Total
$16,950 00
As shown by the books our assets are as follows: Balance in hands of the Treasurer Loans Leal estate a n d i m p r o v e m e n t s Grand Lodge relief d u r i n g 1905 L i v e stock Tools Furniture and fixtures
:
Total
$ 3,008 28,900 46,309 390 80 53 100
52 00 43 00 70 00 05
$78,841 70
There are no liabilities, except the E n d o w m e n t F u n d w h i c h s t a n d s on t h e books a t $7,013.34. L o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s of the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e : Name.
Location.
Principal.
.Jewell Lodge W. Wilson H.T.Scott,. : E. D. Walker M..T. Funkhouser Warren Miller E. N. Cooper C. G. Lorlraor Wni. Sloan H. A. Longwell J Vf. Keener A. G. Strobel W.W.Cook L.O. Weddle C. H. Wacbbolz E. A. Mather Gr. Lodge, A. F. & A.M.
Jewell County . Jewell County., Greenwood Co.., Jewell County., Pawnee County Pawnee County Pawnee County Pawnee County Pawnee County Greenwood Co.. Greenwood Co.. Pawnee County Pawnee County Pawnee County Pawnee County Pawnee County
1,200 400 600 600 1,750 700 750 1,200
Interest Due.
Am't Int.
July.. $ 84 00 14 00 Sept 21 00 Jan. and .Tuly . 18 00 May and Nov.. 61 25 Mar. and Sept 21 00 July and Au^. July and Aug. 28 25 Aug. and Oct.. 42 00 860 00 Maj- and Nov.. 29 75 2,500 00 July and Dec. 87 50 1,400 00 Dec 98 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2,500 00 1,600 00
Aug. and Oct.. Aug. and Oct. . Feb. and Aug.. 650 00 June and July 500 00 Feb.and Aug.. 10,000 00 Feb. and Aug.. 1,700 00
75 56 55 18 16 300
00 00 25 13 25 00
I n addition to the above, the H o m e Board holds three U. S. bonds, .$100 each, bearing three per cent, interest.
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KANSAS.
The n u m b e r of m e m b e r s in the H o m e on December 31, 1904, was fifty-five. D u r i n g the year 1905 fifteen have been admitted. Tlie list is as follows : Date.
Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. June Aug. Aug. Aug. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.
21 20 25 25 25 22 2 2 2 7 7 10 10 10 10
jyame.
Age.
Benj. F. H a r m o n . Jesse T. Brown F r a n k H a l l Richards . Ora E . R i c h a r d s Cora C. R i c h a r d s H e r m a n Markson Mona Parsons Leroy P a r s o n s Melvin Parsons Geo. F. Brown J a m e s W^hite Flossie Bishop Zoe Bishop N o r a Bishop N o r m a n Bishop
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Lodge.
Arcadia No. 9. W i c h i t a No. 99. 13 Great Bend No. 15. 7 Great Bend No. 15. 11 Great Bend No. 15. 72 K i n g Solomon No. 10. 11 Caney No. 324. 7 Caney No. 324. Caney No. 324. 72 Clay Center No. 134. 74>^ Black Diamond No. 274. 11 F r a t e r n a l No. 176. 10 F r a t e r n a l No. 176. 7K F r a t e r n a l No. 176. 6 F r a t e r n a l No. 176. P4
During the year three members of the H o m e have d i e d : J A C O B J . W I T T I N G , F e b r u a r y 14, 1905. G R A S S O S STOOUM, F e b r u a r y 23,1905. T H O M A S G . S T K A N S B E B B Y , J u l y 6,1905.
Three have been discharged, and three dismissed. The n u m ber of members in the H o m e December 31, 1905, was sixty-one. During the year a wing has been built to the Masonic Horhe. This provides four more double and seven single rooms a n d a dining room. Prior to this last addition the old and young dined in the same room. The old members now have a separate d i n i n g room. The products of t h e orchard and garden, a s shown by t h e superintendent's report, were : 122 bushels of potatoes.' 150 bushels of sweet potatoes. 60 bushels of sweet corn. 75 bushels of stock beets. . 25 bushels of turnips. 65 bushels of tomatoes. 14 bushels of peas. 10 bushels of crab apples. 20 bushels of grapes. 17 bushels of popcorn. 150 bushels of apples. F r o m the report of the matron of the H o m e we learn that^a large number of donations have been received. TheJ e s t i m a t e d value of property donations of various k i n d s is $427.65. The cash
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d o n a t i o n s were $278.12. The C h r i s t m a s donations reached the magnificent s u m of $485.12. The m e m b e r s of the committee of the Board of Directors have given s t r i c t attention to their d u t i e s and are deserving of the t h a n k s of the fraternity. The affairs of the H o m e are in excellent condition. I t is not likely t h a t any additional room will be required d u r i n g the coming year. The arduous duties of the s u p e r i n t e n d e n t and m a t r o n h a v e been, as ever, effectively discharged, and the members of the H o m e , old and young, are well provided for and contented. I t is indeed for them all t h a t the word home implies. The H o m e is no longer an experiment. I t lias worked its way into the g r e a t masonic heart of K a n s a s , and come " w e a l or woe," its future is assured. I t stands as a memorial of our faith in the fatherhood of G O D and the brotherhood of man. OLANDBSTINE MASONS.
Information h a v i n g been received by your Grand Master t h a t certain evil disposed persons were t r y i n g to introduce clandestine Masonry into this' Grand Jurisdiction, it was deemed necessary to take some action, as well to p r e v e n t imposition upon the Craft, as ujaon t h e manhood of the State. A worthless organization or t h i n g is seldom imitated or counterfeited. The fact t h a t unscrupulous persons, who were unable to gain admission into regularly constituted lodges, a t t e m p t to i m i t a t e or counterfeit w h a t was supposed by t h e m to be Masonry, is, in a certain sense, compli-' m e n t a r y . The information received was to the effect t h a t a resid e n t of K a n s a s City, Kansas, whose petition for m e m b e r s h i p had been rejected, had organized a so-called masonic lodge a n d given it the n a m e of Palestine Lodge No. 127. T h e a t t e m p t to deceive and mislead is apparent, because one of the lodges in this Grand â&#x20AC;˘ Jurisdiction, located a t Edgerton, J o h n s o n County, has, ever since it received its charter, been k n o w n as Palestine Lodge No." 127. I n f o r m a t i o n was also received t h a t some persons claiming to be Masons a t t e m p t e d to organize lodges in southeastern K a n sas, w i t h o u t lawful masonic a u t h o r i t y . I n order t h a t the manhood of K a n s a s , who do not belong to the organization, m a y not be deceived, it is well to state t h a t there can be no just and lawfully constituted lodge of-Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons in this S t a t e unless either chartered by this M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge or authorized by a dispensation issued by the Grand Master, attested-by t h e Grand Secretary, with the seal of this Grand Body attached. All a t t e m p t s to organize so-called masonic lodges, with a u t h o r i t y from a n y other source or sources, are clandestine, and such organizations, or the m e m b e r s thereof, neither can nor will be recognized by the g r e a t body of Masonry either in this S t a t e ,
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this nation or in t h e world. These attempts a t deception m a d e it necessary to warn t h e Craft and to require greater care in t h e examination of persons desiring to visit lodges of which they were not members. A n edict was prepared and sent to lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction as follows: M.-. W.-. G R A N D L O D G E O F A. F . & A. M. o r
KANSAS.
EDICT. FROM T H E GBAND EAST.
To the Masters, Wardens and Brethren of All Lodges Within Our Obedience: Whereas, reliable information has come to the Grand E a s t to the effect t h a t certain organizations are being established a n d maintained in K a n s a s , claiming to be lodges of F r e e m a s o n s , without w a r r a n t or a u t h o r i t y from the M.'.W.-. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free a n d Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , a n d in other States w i t h o u t like competent a u t h o r i t y ; and Whereas, individuals have been led to associate themselves with such organizations under the impression t h a t i t would entitle them to intercourse with t h e legitimate bodies of Symbolic Masonry, and with such impression are presenting themselves for admission to t h e regularly constituted lodges of this jurisdiction; and Whereas, these organizations aforesaid are in every respect clandestine, a n d all persons connected therewith are clandestine Masons: Now, therefore, I, S A M U E L R . P E T E R S , Grand Master of t h e M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free a n d Accepted Masons of Kansas, do hereby order t h a t all lodges within this jurisdiction shall deny admission to every visitor who shall be unable conclusively to establish, by documentary evidence or personal voucher, t h a t he hails from some regular lodge" in this jurisdiction, or within t h e jurisdiction of a regular Grand Lodge recognized b y and in correspondence with the M.-.W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas. Documentary evidence shall be a diploma, receipt for dues under seal of the lodge, Grand Secretary's certificate, or written endorsement by a Grand Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all of which shall designate a lodge, or Grand Lodge, known to be regular a n d within the provisions of this edict. Vouchers shall be personal, and m a d e only in lodge b y some m e m b e r thereof, or by a Master Mason who h a s established his r i g h t to s i t in such lodge. I n all cases it shall be the duty of the Master of the lodge to ascertain t h a t the lodge from which the visitor claims to hail is a regular lodge within the provisions of this edict. I t is ordered t h a t this edict shall be read a t t h e first stated communication after its receipt,, spread in full on t h e records of the lodge, a n d posted in a conspicuous place in the Tyler's apart-' ment. Done a t t h e city of Newton, this twenty-flfth d a y of N o v e m ber, A. D. 1905, A. L. 6905. (Seal)
SAMUEL R . PETERS,
Attest:
Chrand
ALBERT K . WILSON,
Grand
Secretary.
Master.
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U n i f o r m i t y in t h e c h a r a c t e r as well as the form of the docum e n t a r y evidence is very i m p o r t a n t . T h e evidence showing t h a t t h e lodge issuing t h e d o c u m e n t is a regular one, should be obtained only from t h e Grand Secretary, a n d should have the seal a t t a c h e d . This certificate and seal should only be obtainable after t h e certificate of membership from t h e lodge h a s been completed. Such d o c u m e n t a r y evidence is necessary in order to visit lodges in m a n y of t h e foreign jurisdictions, a n d should be carefully prepared a n d p u t in convenient s h a p e so t h a t the brother who travels e i t h e r in t h e State or in a foreign jurisdiction, could take it with, h i m w i t h o u t inconvenience. BUILDING FOK GRAND LODGE OFFICES AND LIBBABY.
A t t h e last Communication of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge, t h e Council of Administration was authorized to purchase a building In t h e city of Topeka. IJy virtue of this authority, the Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n purchased three lots on which stood a two story brick residence, located on t h e corner of ISighth and. H a r r i s o n Streets, facing Capitol Square, for t h e s u m of $10,000. This build i n g w a s remodeled so as to provide suitable rooms on t h e first floor for t h e Grand Secretary, a n d on t h e second for t h e Grand S e c r e t a r y of t h e Grand Council a n d G r a n d Chapter, as well as for the Recorder of the Grand C o m m a n d e r y . A two-story flre-proof a n n e x h a s been erected in w h i c h v a u l t room for the various oflEices h a s been provided, as well as a library room. This buildi n g was occupied on t h e 1st day of September last. All of the records of t h e Grand Bodies, including a masonic library of inestim a b l e v a l u e , are now placed therein, safe from destruction by fire, and convenient f o r u s e . More detailed information of the cost of t h i s a n n e x a n d the a m o u n t e x p e n d e d in furnishing t h e building, is given in t h e report of the Secretary of t h e Council of Adminis- â&#x20AC;˘ tration. I t is desired t h a t every m e m b e r of this Grand Body, as â&#x20AC;˘well as every Mason coming to Topeka, will visit this building a n d inspect t h e same, because every affiliated Master Mason in K a n s a s h a s an interest in this property. Safely deposited within its v a u l t s will be found his masonic record and t h a t of the lodge to w h i c h h e belongs, and in t h e library a fountain of masonic knowledge, from w h i c h information can be obtained of the doings of t h e Order in all of the Grand Jurisdictions with which this G r a n d B o d y is in fraternal correspondence. BEVENUES. I n t h e a d d r e s s of -Grand M a s t e r B E S T O B G . B B O W N to t h e
G r a n d L o d g e i n February, 1904, a t t e n t i o n was called to this very i m p o r t a n t subject. H e said : " I n t h e Grand Secretary's report. E x h i b i t ' T ' sets forth an excess of expenditures in the p a s t t e n years of $4,282.57 above t h e revenue of t h e s a m e period." N o action w a s taken upon his-
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recommendations, p a r t l y for lack of time and partly because of some doubt of the power of t h e Finance and Mileage Committee, to whom this p a r t of the address was referred, to a c t in t h e premises. T h e report of t h e Grand Secretary shows in brief t h a t an expenditure will be called for during the coming masonic year of about .$13,492.50, while t h e estimated revenues will a m o u n t to only about $12,873.13, showing a deficiency of $619.37, a n d t h i s too, without providing the Grand Master with the usual contingent fund of $1,000.00 or m a k i n g a n y allowance for t h e publication of the proceedings of t h e semi-centennial celebration on tomorrow evening, T h u r s d a y , F e b r u a r y 22d. T h e authority of t h e Committee on F i n a n c e a n d Mileage to provide ways a n d m e a n s is open to question, By-Law 33 stating the duties of this c o m m i t t e e does not give such power in express terms. T h e necessity for a t least initial action a t this Communication seemed a p p a r e n t . Your Grand Master after d u e consideration, appointed a special c o m m i t t e e , composed of W.-. Bros. T H O S . A. S O A T E S , N O . 222; J O H N P O W E E S , N O . 147, a n d C H E S T E R B . R E E D , of N o . 17, to m e e t
a t the office of t h e Grand Secretary February 3d to consider t h e subject of revenues a n d m a k e report a t this Communication. This report will be presented for your consideration. DECISIONS.
A large a n d varied n u m b e r of questions relating to masonic law, usage a n d custom have been presented to your Grand Master for consideration. T h e most of t h e m have been easily a n swered b y reference to t h a t excellent compilation, " T h e K a n s a s L a w s of Masonry." This valuable work should be found in e v e r y masonic lodge room; A l m o s t every question relating to m a s o n i c law, usage or custom can be answered by a reference to t h i s splendid work. T h e only decisions made during the year necessary to be submitted for t h e consideration of t h e Grand L o d g e are as follows: 1. A lodge cannot confer degrees in separate rooms a t t h e same time. Approved.
2. A lodge c a n n o t donate money from its treasury to aid in securing a location for a business enterprise. Modified.
3. T h e objection to t h e a d v a n c e m e n t of a brother m u s t b e m a d e in open lodge b y the brother m a k i n g the objection. Approved.
4. U n d e r B y - L a w 156, only one ballot upon each specification a n d charge can be t a k e n upon t h e question of guilt, and if t w o thirds of t h e brethren present a n d voting do not vote guilty t h e accused is acquitted of such specification or charge. Approved,
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5. T h e Grand Master can review the proceedings of a mae o n i c trial, a n d if he does not approve, can set t h e m aside and o r d e r a new trial. Approved.
6. P h y s i c a l deformity which prevents compliance with the f o r m s a n d ceremonies of initiation r e n d e r s a candidate ineligible. Modlfled. T H E DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER SYSTEM.
T h e D i s t r i c t Deputy G r a n d M a s t e r system has been on trial for a full masonic year in this G r a n d Jurisdiction. This system w a s instituted during the l a s t m a s o n i c year, b u t the result w a s n o t e n t i r e l y satisfactory. N o inspections were made until the l a s t half of the year. There was also a lack of experience and a m i s c o n c e p t i o n of the objects of the system. A t the beginning of t h e y e a r it was deemed best to increase the n u m b e r of districts to t h i r t y - t h r e e . Many of t h e m are y e t too large. There should not b e to exceed ten lodges in a n y one district. This would enable t h e D i s t r i c t Deputy to visit all of the lodges in his district a t s t a t e d communications. A t least half of the inspections should b e m a d e d u r i n g the first four m o n t h s of the masonic year and the r e m a i n d e r during the m o n t h s of September, October and November. Lodges inspected one y e a r d u r i n g the m o n t h s of March, A p r i l , M a y and J u n e should, t h e following year, be inspected d u r i n g the months, of September, October and November. I t is t h o u g h t better results can be obtained by such a' method, and lessen the sacrifices necessary by the District Deputy Grand M a s t e r . These suggestions are fraternally referred to the incomi n g Grand Master and his Council of Administration. The Dist r i c t D e p u t y Grand Masters h a v e performed efHcient services. A few of t h e m by reason of business or other engagements have n o t been able to complete t h e inspection of lodges in their dist r i c t s . T h e Grand Master h a s requested the attendance of the D i s t r i c t Deputies, and a m e e t i n g of these zealous workers will be h e l d a t some convenient t i m e d u r i n g the Commuuication, a t â&#x20AC;˘which suggestions will be invited. The interchange of ideas and s u g g e s t i o n s will add greatly to the efficiency of the service. The s u p p l y of inspection blanks being e x h a u s t e d , a new form can be p r e p a r e d w h i c h , by reason of p a s t experience, m a y be rendered m o r e serviceable. The devotion of these District Deputies to t h e i r duties, the sacrifices t h e y h a v e m a d e , and the completeness â&#x20AC;˘of their reports, is highly commended. The necessary corres p o n d e n c e w i t h the Grand Master, G r a n d Secretary and the Mast e r s of t h e lodges is large a n d exacting. These brothers h a v e Ibeen furnished with stationery, b u t h a v e had no allowance for p o s t a g e . . ' I t is recommended t h a t each District Deputy have an a l l o w a n c e of $5.00 per a n n u m for postage.
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T H E OOUNOIL OR A D M I N I S T R A T I O N .
During the masonic year it has been found necessary to h a v e frequent meetings of the Council of Administration. The business affairs of the Grand Lodge during the past year have been unusually important and have d e m a n d e d careful attention. T h e m e m b e r s of the Council, associated with your Grand Master, have ever been ready to respond to the call of duty. These t h r e e distinguished brethren, by reason of their masonic, business a n d legal knowledge have been able to, and have rendered inestimable service. Your Grand Master is greatly indebted to t h e m for w h a t e v e r of good m a y be credited to his administration. T h e y , and each of them, deserve the sincere and earnest commendation, not only of this Grand Lodge, b u t of the masonic fraternity of t h e State. THE GRAND SECRETARY.
Too much praise cannot be accorded to the Grand S e c r e t a r y for bringing order out of chaos, in the removal of the property of the Grand Lodge from the old 10 the new office. Order is recognized by him as one of the very fundamental and necessary l a w s of this Grand Lodge. A visit to our masonic building, a r e q u e s t • for any record or document to be found therein, and his speedy compliance with the same, will convince anyone of the efficiency and worth of our Grand Secretary. H i s timely counsel and h i s readiness to comply with every request, has been of great assistance to j'our Grand Master in the discharge of his duty. OONCIiUSION.
Finally, my brethren, the year has been fraught with m u c h pleasure and much of labor. W h a t e v e r has been done or said b y your Grand Master has been done or said with a sincere desire t o promote the interest of the Craft. Masonry in K a n s a s m e a n s much, and much will be required of it. I t teaches the fatherhood of G O D and the brotherhood of man. These are s u b l i m e and lofty teachings — " It we as brothers will love each other. And work as best we c a a In the glorious labor of lifting our neighbor And helping our fellow man."
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W e will exemplify the teachings of the brotherhood of m a n . " Do all the good you can To all the people you can, In all the ways you can, As long as you can. And leave the rest to GOD."
And thus exemplify the fatherhood of t h a t Supreme G r a n d Master whom ail Masons should reverence and serve.
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If called upon to express in a word how best to promote these ^ r e a t t r u t h s , the response would be " b r o t h e r l y love." " W h e n over the fair fame of friend or foe The shadows of disgrace shall fall; Instead Of words of blame or proof of thus and so. Let something good be said."
T h i s s e n t i m e n t should ever be present in the lodge room. The masonic admonition, " I f you can say no good of a brother, you can a t least keep silent." should ever be remembered and practiced. Masonry has had a g r e a t past. I t has a glorious present. I t will have a g r e a t future, which can be made greater b y a more careful s t u d y of and attention to the sublime precepts t a u g h t in the masonic lodge room. L e t brotherly love ever continue, and m a y peace be w i t h i n our lodges and prosperity w i t h i n our homes. Fraternally submitted, S A M U E L E. P E T E R S , Chrand Master.
R E P O B T OP D E P U T Y G R A N D M A S T E R . T h e E.-.W.-. D e p u t y G r a n d Master presented his r e p o r t as follows: To the M.\W.\ Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: D u r i n g the year, the discharge of official duty by me has n o t been frequent. W h e n e v e r it has been possible for me to do so I h a v e attended the meetings of the Council of Administration. On the 21st da^' of F e b r u a r y , 1905, by order of the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, w h o was u n a v o i d a b l y prevented from being present, I opened a Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n of this M.-. VV.'. Grand Lodge in the Masonic Temple of this city, for the purpose of installing the Grand Junior. Warden-elect. The By-Laws provide t h a t the officers-elect shall be installed by the Grand Master or by a P a s t Grand Master. I therefore appointed M.-.W.'. T H O M A S E . D E W E Y , P a s t G r a n d Master, as installing officer, and R.-.W.-. H B N E Y F . MASOJST was duly installed as Grand Junior W a r d e n . On J u n e 24th, by the order of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master, I attended a celebration of St. J o h n ' s Day, a t Clyde, K a n s a s , and delivered a masonic address. On J u l y 11,1905,1 accompanied the M.-.W.-. Grand Master a n d other G r a n d Officers in m a k i n g a n official visit to Union Lodge No. 7, a t J u n c t i o n City, K a n s a s . I deeply regret t h a t I was compelled to d e n y myself the pleasure of accepting the .courteous invitations to a c c o m p a n y him upon other visits made by him.
1905-06.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
501
On J a n u a r y 23,1906,1 assisted the M.-.W.-. Grand Master in laying the corner-stone of the new chapel which is being built by the Order of the E a s t e r n Star on the'grounds of the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e . A visit to the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e a l w a y s inspires to renewed zeal and increased a d m i r a t i o n for the principles of our Order. This m o n u m e n t to K a n s a s Masonry should receive the m o s t enthusiastic support from all of us. The practical charity it demonstrates proves Masonry's title to the admiration and respect of all r i g h t m i n d e d persons, and justifies the claim t h a t the Masonic Order is tlie noblest fraternal organization in existence. Fraternally submitted, T H O M A S r,. BOND, Deputy Orand Master.
E B P O B T OF G R A N D S E N I O R W A R D E N . T h e JR.-.W.-. G r a n d Senior W a r d e n presented the following report: To the M.-.W.: Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: My official duties as a member of the Council of Administration and of the Board of Directors of the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e have all been faithfully performed, and full reports of the meetings held will be presented by those charged with t h a t duty. On May 21,1905, by invitation of the Grand Master, I attended the funeral of Past' Grand Master G E O R G E S . G R E E N , who was buried with full masonic honors by Lafayette Lodge No. 16, located a t M a n h a t t a n , K a n s a s . J u l y 11, 1905, it was m y pleasure to accompany the Grand Master and other m e m b e r s of the Council of Administration on an oflBcial visit to Union Lodge No. 7 a t J u n c t i o n City. N o t h i n g could exceed the courtesies shown on t h a t occasion by the brethren of t h a t city. I m p o r t a n t business and sickness combined prevented m y attendance a t the official visitations in Topeka and Atchison, much to m y regret. I t was m y high privilege on J u n e 24,1905, to attend the celebration of St. John's Day a t the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e and deliver an address to the visitors present. I t was a delightful occasion and too much praise cannot be given the superintendent and matron, as well as the local committee, for their attention to detail, and thoughtful care of their guests.. I t was a gala day for the children, and I only wish more of t h e brethren of K a n s a s could have seen their joyous faces and their delight a t being well sup-
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February,
plied with lemonade, ice cream and cake. I desire to express m y personal appreciation of t h e m a n y courtesies shown on t h a t occasion by the Masons of AVichita, and to compliment them for their zeal and fidelity to the cause, as manifested in leaving their places of business on a busy S a t u r d a y , and m a r c h i n g to the H o m e with the t h e r m o m e t e r over 100 degrees in the shade. One of the m o s t profitable and interesting occasions of t h e y e a r was the l a y i n g of t h e corner-stone of the new chapel a t the Masonic H o m e , J a n u a r y 23, 1906. A t this ceremony I performed the duties required of me as Grand Senior W a r d e n . F u l l report of the proceedings w i l l a p p e a r in the address of the Grand Master. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, E. W. W E L L I N G T O N , Grand Senior Warden.
R E P O R T OP G R A N D J U N I O R W A R D E N . R.-.W.-. H E N R Y P . MASON, G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n , s u b m i t ted the following verbal r e p o r t : M.-.W.-. Grand Master and brethren, in my capacity as Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n I have h a d opportunity to t a k e part, or a t all events I h a v e taken part,- in no masonic ceremonies. Several times in connection w i t h the other members of the Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n I h a v e a t t e n d e d its meetings. These points are all covered in reports a l r e a d y m a d e and I have deemed it unnecessary to m a k e any written report of the matter.
R E P O R T O F C O U N C I L OF A D M I N I S T R A T I O N . . R.-.W.-. H E N R Y F . MASON, G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n , s u b m i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t : To the M.: W.: Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Kansas: The Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n has held nine meetings during the year, a t the times and places hereinafter indicated, the business t r a n s a c t e d a t each being as indicated by the following abstract from the r e c o r d : W I C H I T A , F e b r u a r y 17,1905. M.-.W.-. T H O S . G . F I T O H was elected a member of the Masonic H o m e Board for four years. A u t h o r i t y was granted to borrow $10,000.00 from the Masonic H o m e Board, in accordance with the action of the Grand Lodge.
1905-06.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
503
ToPEKA, F e b r u a r y 21, 1905. The architect's plans of the alterations and additions to the office building proposed to be purchased were examined and approved, subject to certain modifications directed. H u t c h i n s o n , Salina and Lawrence were designated as the places for holding schools of instruction. ToPEKA, F e b r u a r y 22, 1905. New bonds of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer were fixed at same a m o u n t as former bonds. I t was ordered t h a t official ciphers be printed to the number of not to exceed 3,000 copies, of which but 2,000 shall for the, present be b o u n d ; t h a t four copies be furnished to each lodge, one to each Custodian, Assistant Lecturer and elective officer of the Grand Lodge, and one to each Past Grand Master requesting the same. Provision was m a d e for the publication of a p a r t of the report of the m a t r o n of the Masonic Home. The a b s t r a c t of title to the property proposed to be purchased for an office building was examined, and the Grand Master was authorized to complete its purchase upon the furnishing of additional specified information. The Grand Secretary was authorized to m a k e a p a y m e n t of $250.00 upon the purchase price, and to procure a receipt therefor stating the terms of sale. The Grand Master was given authority in his discretion to m a k e a n y changes in the territory of the several districts of the State. ^ ' TOPEKA, April 6, 1905. Bids for the a l t e r a t i o n ^ and additions to the office building according to the plans adopted, were opened, and t h a t of C U T H BEBT & S A B G E N T was accepted and a contract entered into in accordance therewith. The a m o u n t of bid was $11,353.00, subject to a deduction of $100.00 on account of material in the old barn which was turned over to the contractors, and to an addition of $57.00 on account of placing a large window in the east side of the office of the Grand Secretary. The necessary expenditure to provide for the publication of the official ciphers was authorized. The G r a n d Secretary was authorized to employ an assistant in his office a t $2.50 a week for part time, p a y m e n t to be made out of incidental fund. TOPEKA, .July 1, 1905. Bids for installing heating plant in the new office building were opened, and t h a t of the Mood P l u m b i n g and H e a t i n g Company, of Topeka, was accepted and a contract accordingly made, the a m o u n t being $749.00.
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or THE
February,
Bids for furnishing metal flling conveniences for the new office b u i l d i n g were opened, and t h a t of t h e L i b r a r y Bureau, of Chicago, w a s accepted and a contract authorized, t h e a m o u n t being $890.00. E x p e n d i t u r e s were authorized for t h e following purposes not a l r e a d y specifically provided for, in connection with the office b u i l d i n g : Additional electric wiring, repairs to roof, fitting up bath room, p a p e r i n g and decorating rooms, connecting down spouts w i t h cistern, pointing up walls of old p a r t of building, a n d the p u r c h a s e of rugs. J U N C T I O N C I T Y , J u l y 11, 1905.
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I t was ordered t h a t t h e celebration in commemoration of t h e semi-centennial of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s be held on t h e second d a y of t h e n e x t A n n u a l Communication, a t the Topeka Auditorium. T O P E K A , September 2,1905. Bills were allowed for expenditures already authorized in connection with t h e office building, aggregating, $574.75. T h e work on t h e office building was e x a m i n e d and approved, subject to change to be m a d e to repair and s t r e n g t h e n t h e library roof, a s security for which t h e p a y m e n t of .$100.00 was ordered to be temporarily withheld. Subject to this, t h e contractor's account for contract price and authorized extras, w a s examined a n d a p p r o v e d and t h e balance ordered paid ; said e x t r a s being as follows: E x t r a concrete and c h i m n e y P a i n t i n g old brickwork E e m o v i n g old p a i n t on brickwork E x t r a down pipe east down spout. ..ÂŤ.'. P o i n t i n g old building E x t r a down pipe, etc Two brick areas w e s t front Scuttle library gallery E x t r a for plate glass in east window T r a p door in floor Total
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$ 95 00 50 00 10 00 14 00 8 00 10 80 5 00 4 00 12 13 2 00 $ 210 93
The Grand Secretary was authorized to arrange for a suitable janitor service for t h e office building a t a cost of not over ten dollars a m o n t h . T h e p a y m e n t of $300.00 matured interest upon the note to t h e Masonic H o m e Board was ordered. T O P E K A , N o v e m b e r 26, 1905.
I t w a s ordered t h a t the ensuing A n n u a l Communication of the G r a n d Lodge be held a t Representative H a l l in the State H o u s e ; t h a t badges be provided for t h e occasion to the n u m b e r of 1,000, a t an expense of n o t over $300.00, the design to be selected
1905-06.
GRAND
LODOB
OF KANSAS.
505
by M.-.W.-. BEsa?OB G. B E O W N ; t h a t headquarters be established a t the Copeland H o t e l ; t h a t the Special Communication commemorative of the fiftieth anniversary of the Grand Lodge be held on the evening of F e b r u a r y 22,1906, at the Topeka Auditorium. ToPBKA, J a n u a r y 4, 1906. Provision was m a d e for correcting defective w o r k m a n s h i p on floor of the book room of the oflBce building without expense to the Grand Lodge. I t was ordered t h a t 1,000 copies of the Proceedings of t h e Special Communication for the celebration of the semi-centennial of the Grand Lodge be published in separate form from the regular journal, and be not included in same, and t h a t with such Proceedings shall be published, so far as they can be obtained, pictures of all the P a s t Grand Masters and other P a s t Elective Grand OfHcers of the Grand L o d g e ; t h a t the details of the prog r a m for such celebration so far as not already provided for b e left to M.'.W.*. B E S T O E G . B E O W N and the Grand S e c r e t a r y ; t h a t no advance copies of the report of the Committee on Correspondence be printed. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, H . F. MASON, Secretary.
GRAND TREASURER'S REPORT. E.-. W.\ A L B E R T SARBACH, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , presented t h e following r e p o r t : HOLTON, K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 3, 1906. To the M.'.W.'. Qrahd Lodge of Kansas: The following report of receipts and disbursements is herewith submitted for your consideration: G E N E E A L EUND.
1905. Receipts. Feb. 3.—Balance cash on hand Feb! 20.—Transferred from Charity Fund. Grand Lodge 1905.) .". Mar. 14.—Received from Grand Secretary J u n e 6.—Received from Grand Secretary Aug. 29.—Received from Grand Secretary Dec. 21.—Received from Grand Secretary 1906. J a n . 3.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 6.—Received from Grand Secretary Carried forward
( B y order
$28,004 63 5,000 10,000 5,000 125 290
00 00 00 00 00
1,875 00 2,603 25 $52,897 88
506
Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb.
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Brought forward 8.—Received from Grand S e c r e t a r y 9.—Beceived from Grand S e c r e t a r y 10.—Received from Grand S e c r e t a r y 11.—Received from Grand S e c r e t a r y 12.—Received from Grand Secretary 13.—Beceived from Grand S e c r e t a r y 13.—Received from Grand Secretary 15.—Beceived from Grand Secretary ]9.—Beceived from Grand Secretary 22.—Beceived from Grand Secretary 24.—Beceived from Grand Secretary 26.—Received from Grand Secretary 27.—Received from Grand Secretary 27.—Received from Grand Secretary 30.—Beceived from Grand Secretary 1.—Bqceived from Grand Secretary 1.—Received interest, account daily balance 2.— Received from Grand Secretary Total
February,
,. .$52,897 88 2,480 00 2.688 00 4,713 00 2,660 00 3,.344 00 944 00 791 00 421 00 543 00 586 23 633 00 763 94 928 00 119 00 1,214 00 506 00 I l l 49 134 83 $76,478 37
OHAKITY FUND.
1905. Receipts. • Feb. 3.—Balance cash on hand .-,$ 5,649 67 1906. Feb. 3.—Transferred from General F u n d , ten per cent. of receipts of 1905, $14,400.99 1,440 09 Total
$ 7,089 76 GENEKAL FUND.
Disbursements. W a r r a n t s issued as shown in Grand Secretary's report, and paid since F e b r u a r y 3,1905: 1906. W a r r a n t s Nos. 1 to 242 inclusive, except Nos. 36 and 172 $49,604 05 Feb. 3.—Transferred to Charity F u n d , ten per cent, of receipts of 1905, $14,400.99 1,440 09 Balance on hand 25,434 23 Total
$ 76,478 37 OHABITY FUND.
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Disbursements.
Feb. 3.—Warrant No. 36 $ 53100 1906. W a r r a n t No. 172: 225 00 Feb. 20.—Transferred to General F u n d by order Grand Lodge 1905 5,000 00 Balance on hand 1,338 76 Total $ 7,089 76
1905-06.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
507
T R I A L BALANCE OF G R A N D TREASURER'S L E D G E R .
Custodian's expense a n n u a l school $ 6 67 Masonic H o m e F u n d 787 50 Office and L i b r a r y Building 10,445 63 Special appropriation by Council of Administration 735 86 Cash on h a n d 26,767 99 $ 38,743 65 General F u n d Charity F u n d Custodians' Grand Lodge school Grand Secretary's incidentals Grand Officers' portraits History, m u s e u m and indexing library Library books Mileage Mileage and expenses Grand Officers Office rent Printing a n n u a l Proceedings Postage and express Printing reports of Masonic H o m e Stationery and p r i n t i n g
$35,384 1,333 15 4 19 841 127 15 13 225 560 '
53 76 00 55 00 05 85 45 40 00 74 10 203 00 22 $ 38,743 65
F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, ALBERT SARBACH, Gfrand Treasurer.
GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT. E.-.W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , G r a n d Secretary, presented t h e following r e p o r t : To the M.:W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M.., of Kansas: The following official report for the past year is herewith submitted for your consideration: RECORDS AND NEW BUILDING.
The Importance of placing the records of this Grand Lodge where they would be safe from destruction by flre is a subject to which your attention has been called several times by the G r a n d Secretary in presenting his a n n u a l report. I t is, therefore, m o s t gratifying, in s u b m i t t i n g a report of his stewardship since the l a s t Annual Communication, to state t h a t in the erection of a n office and library building by the Grand Lodge, a more detailed report of which will be found in the report of the Librarian, t h a t all records of this G r a n d Lodge are now absolutely safe from destruction by fire.
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PROCEEDINGS
OF TBB
February,
AMENDMENTS TO LAWS.
T h r o u g h the report of your C o m m i t t e e on Jurisprudence one y e a r ago, Sections 55 and 164 of t h e G r a n d Lodge By-Laws were a m e n d e d . These a m e n d m e n t s were printed on slips of paper of suflBcient size to be pasted in the p r i n t e d copies of the laws,'and each lodge furnished with a copy of t h e same. All a m e n d m e n t s to the l a w s since the present code was published have been printed in t h e same form from time to time, a n d will be furnished to m e m b e r s desiring the same upon application to the Grand Secretary. OHABTEBS.
A t t h e last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n , charters were granted a n d t h e lodges subsequently i n s t i t u t e d as follows: McKinley Lodge No. 4I.— On March 16th, W.-. F B E D COULSON, Special D e p u t y Grand Master, i n s t i t u t e d this lodge with t h e foll o w i n g officers : M Y B O N A . L I M B O C K E B , M a s t e r ; F B E D B A L D W I N , Senior W a r d e n ; - A X I L W B S T M A N , J u n i o r W a r d e n ; J O H N W . W E S T M A N , Treasurer; T B D M A N L . NEWCOMB, Secretary; CHAS.
H . C H E I S M A N , Senior Deacon ; S A M U E L E . R I O H A B D S O N , J u n i o r D e a c o n ; E D W A E D E . M A Y , Senior S t e w a r d ; J O H N M . D Y E E ,
J u n i o r Steward ; A L L E N D . H U T O H I N G S , Tyler. Maple Hill Lodge No. 570.—On March 10th, W.-. S I M E O N M . P o x , Special D e p u t y Grand Master, instituted this lodge with t h e following officers : J O H N M . K B M P E E , M a s t e r ; S A M U E L S . S M I T H , Senior W a r d e n ; L E W I S D . F A U E B B A O H , J u n i o r W a r d e n ; H E N E Y R. W I L L I A M S , T r e a s u r e r ; C H A R L E S F . P A Y N E , S e c r e t a r y ; J A C O B
W . T A Y L O B , Senior D e a c o n ; J A M E S W . T H O M P S O N , J u n i o r Deacon ;• O N E Y C . K E M P E B , Senior S t e w a r d ; A . H A L L B O K T A Y L O B , J u n i o r S t e w a r d ; J A M E S H . HOUSTON, Tyler.
Macksville Lodge No. S71.— On M a r c h 18th, M.-.W.-. S A M U E L R. P E T E B S , Grand Master, instituted this lodge with the following officers : W I L S O N M I L T O N S T A B K , M a s t e r ; L E W I S E U G E N E W A I T ,
Senior W a r d e n ; B E N J A M I N F B A N K L I N G U I Z L O , J u n i o r W a r d e n ; W I L L I A M L . C A E T E E , T r e a s u r e r ; F B A N K L I N J . B E N S O O T E B , Sec-
r e t a r y ; J O H N C . W E I G H T , Senior D e a c o n ; C H A E L E S L . S T A B K , J u n i o r Deacon ; M I L L A B D M . H A B T , Senior Steward ; H E N E Y D . G E E E N , J u n i o r Steward ; H E N E Y A. K I E T L A N D , Tyler.
Denison Lodge No. S7S.—On March 17th, R.-.W.*. A L B E B T S A E BAOH, Special D e p u t y Grand Master, instituted this lodge with t h e following officers: M E B E I T C . G A T E S , M a s t e r ; J O S E P H S . L A N N I N G , Senior W a r d e n ; J O H N W . D A B L I N G T O N , J u n i o r W a r d e n ; G E O B G E T . B E A E D , T r e a s u r e r ; E D M O N D W . B U P F O N , Secre-
t a r y ; G B A N D L A M M B , Senior D e a c o n ; L I N V I L L E M . B E A E D , J u n i o r Deacon ; S A M U E L W . P E T E E S O N , Senior Steward ; F E E D E . G A T E S , J u n i o r S t e w a r d ; J O H N D . G E A H A M , Tyler.
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Morrill Lodge No. 575.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;On March 3d, W.-. C. H . L A W B B N O E , Special Deputy Grand Master, instituted this lodge with t h e following officers:
J A M E S M . COTTBELL, Master; J A M B S B . M O K I M ,
Senior W a r d e n ; F R E D E R I C K A. T B E F F E B , Junior W a r d e n ; M. W . WiLiiARD, T r e a s u r e r ; J O H N C . M A O K E Y , S e c r e t a r y ; P R A N K J . E G B E R T S , Senior Deacon ; J O H N L I O H T Y , J u n i o r D e a c o n ; M I L T O N
W. H B I K E S , Senior Steward ; A. B. F R A K E R , Junior Steward ; E . B. GiBBS, Tyler. COPIES b r
CHABTBES FOR STAFFORD LODGE NO. 252, COSMOS
LODGE NO. 278, HURON LODGE NO. 72, AND .TEFFEBSON LODGE NO. 84.
Certified copies of charters were engrossed and sent the above lodges on F e b r u a r y 24th, F e b r u a r y 25th, December 27th a n d August 21st, respectively, t h e originals having been destroyed by fire. LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION.
But one dispensation for tlie establishment of a new lodge was issued during t h e year, t h e same being located a t D w i g h t in Morris County, K a n s a s , to be k n o w n as Dwight Lodge, with t h e following officers:
M I C H A E L D. P E T E R S , M a s t e r ; G E O . D A S H E R ,
Senior W a r d e n , a n d C H A R L E S W . N O B D E E N ; Junior W a r d e n . Transcripts a n d reports were received from this lodge in d u e time and have been placed in t h e hands of t h e . c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on Lodges U n d e r Dispensation. ASSISTANT LECTUBEBS.
Upon the recommendation of the Most Worshipful Grand Master commissions were issued on February 25th to the following brethren, except Bros. P O N D and G U N N , to whom commissions were issued on April 24th. C H A E L E S W . W I L L I A M S , Horton Lodge No. 326, Horton. L U T H E R H . B U R N E T T , Valley Falls Lodge No. 21, Valley Falls. G R A F T O N D . W H I T A K B R , Olive Branch Lodge No. 212, Colony. B U R T O N S . W I L L I A M S , St. J o h n s Lodge No. 113, Concordia. L O U I S E . C O U N T R Y M A N , Phillipsburg Lodge No. 184, Phillipsburg. J O H N H A M M O N D , Beulah Lodge No. 291, Dorrance. L E W I S E . W I L L S O N , Sutton Lodge No. 85, Waterville. A G E L . T R O M P , Norton Lodge No. 199, Almena. W I L L I A M P. M U D G E T T , Greenleaf Lodge No. 232, Greenleaf. G E O R G E F . P O N D , Godfrey Lodge No. 124, F o r t S^ott. B E N J A M I N J. G U N N , A r c a d i a Lodge No. 329, Arcadia.
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February,
DISTHIOT DEPUTY GBAND MASTERS.
On F e b r u a r y 25th t h e Most Worshipful Grand Master appointed t h e following b r e t h r e n a s D i s t r i c t Deputy Grand Masters, to w h o m commissions were issued on t h e same date. ( F o r l i s t of n a m e s a n d districts see a p p e n d i x to this report.) BLOOMING GBOVE LODGE NO. 41.
On F e b r u a r y 20th a deed for t h e hall formerly owned by late B l o o m i n g Grove Lodge N o . 41 w a s properly executed ajid sent the p u r c h a s e r of this property, from w h o m w a s received $75.00, being the purchase price of this building. POBTBAITS.
The Proceedings of our last A n n u a l Communication completed t h e portraits of all the P a s t Grand Masters, except M.\W.'. J A C O B S A Q U I . The Proceedings hereafter will, therefore, contain only t h e portrait of the Grand Master w h o h a s served during the preceding year. Your Grand Secretary has made the most diligent search a n d inquiries for a picture of M.-.W.'. Bro. S A Q D I , b u t u p to the p r e s e n t time has been unable to secure t h e same. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
An official c o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s received from t h e Grand Secretaries of California and N e w Mexico under date of J a n u a r y 30th, and October 19,1905, respectively, s t a t i n g t h a t a t the last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of their G r a n d L/odge t h e Grand Eepresentative s y s t e m w a s abolished. I n compliance with this action your Grand Secretary addressed a communication to our Grand Representatives near t h e above G r a n d Lodges, stating t h a t owing to t h e action of their Grand Lodge t h e i r commissions as Grand Repr e s e n t a t i v e s of our Grand Lodge were discontinued. REGISTRY.
S h o r t l y after t h e close of our last A n n u a l Communication all necessary entries were m a d e upon our historical registry, as shown b y t h e reports of 1904. GRAND S E C R E T A R Y ' S
OEBTIPICATES.
D u r i n g t h e year Grand Secretary's certificates were issued as shown h e r e w i t h : No. 506. No. 507.
W I L L I A M S L Y K E B , m e m b e r l a t e A r k L o d g e No. 243. T H E R O N C . D E P E W , m e m b e r l a t e Blooming Grove
Lodge No. 41. No. 508. F B E D E N G L E , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 509.
DANFORD
Lodge No. 41.
E N G L E , m e m b e r l a t e B l o o m i n g Grove
1905-06.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
511
No. 510. J A M E S W . L . G B A Y , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 511. J A M E S E . H I A T T , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 512. A M O S H . H A L L , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 513. J A M E S M A B T I N , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 514. A A E O N M B E K L E , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 515. J A M E S W . M O C A U L E Y , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 516. SAMUELI D . P H I L L I P S , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 517. W I L L I A M H . R E E S , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 518. J A M E S B U S H , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 519. NoBMAisr G. E O W E , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 520. HoBACB G B E E L Y S M I T H , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 521. J A M E S D . SNODDY, m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 522. C L A Y A. T H O M A S , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 523. EuPHEATES A. H A B E , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 524. J O S E P H A. B E B E Z E , m e m b e r late Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41. No. 525. J O S E P H W E B T H N B B , m e m b e r late Linconville Lodge No. 815. OFFIOIAL OIBOULABS.
Official notices and communications were issued during the year as follows: No. 89. Official circular relative to forty-ninth A n n u a l Communication. No. 90. Official communication from the M.-.W.*. Grand Master to all lodges relative to the legislation of the last Grand Lodge. No. 91. Communication from the Grand Master ordering t h a t all conamunieations sent lodges should be read in full. No. 92. St. J o h n ' s D a y circular to all lodges by the Grand Master. No. 93. L i s t of District D e p u t y G r a n d Masters and Masonic Districts. No. 94. Memorial notice of M.-.W.-. G E O E G E S . G E E B N . No. 95. Memorial notice of M.-.W.'. H E N B Y C . LOOMIS.
512
PROCBEDINQS
OF TBE
February,
No. 96. Notice of a n n u a l schools of instruction and school to be held d u r i n g week of Grand Lodge. No. 97. Notice to Masters from Grand Secretary relative to t h e importance of Secretaries s u b m i t t i n g their a n n u a l reports on or before J a n u a r y 10th. No. 98. B l a n k receipts to be signed b y the Masters for official ciphers. No. 99. Notice i.ssued by t h e Grand Secretary, and sent with t h e a n n u a l reports, calling t h e Secretaries' attention to time of m a k i n g a n d t r a n s m i t t i n g t h e report for 1905, a n d giving t h e a m o u n t of the a n n u a l p e r c a p i t a t a x . No. 100. E d i c t from t h e G r a n d Master requiring lodges to secure positive evidence of tlie regularity of any lodge from which a visitor hails. No. 101. Official circular relative to fiftieth A n n u a l Communication. OFFIOIAr. C I P H E R S .
Two years ago t h e Special Committee on Ritual recommended a revision of t h e s a m e a n d t h e promulgation of an official cipher. This report was adopted a n d a special committee appointed to revise t h e ritual in accordance with the recommendations of t h e special committee, a n d prepare an ofHoial cipher. Owing to the illness of t h e c h a i r m a n of this committee, M.-. W.". T H O M A S E . D E W E Y , no r e v i s i o n was m a d e or official c i p h e r
prepared. A t the A n n u a l Communication one year ago t h e suggested clianges in t h e r i t u a l a s m a d e b y t h e committee were declared u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l ; however, t h e action relative to t h e p r o mulgation of an official cipher remained in full force. Following the Communication of last year, and in accordance with the instruction of the Grand Lodge in 1904, M.-. W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R , R.-. "W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N a n d M.-.W.-. T H O M A S G .
FiTOH were appointed as a special committee to prepare and prom u l g a t e a n official cipher. These official ciphers were accordingly prepared and on September 29th, October 4th, 26th a n d 28th, distributed according to the instructions of t h e Council of Administration. A full rejjort relative to this subject will be presented by the c h a i r m a n of t h e special committee. L I S T . OF REGULAR LODGES.
U n d e r t h e edict issued b j ' t h e Grand Master requiring all lodges in this jurisdiction to a d m i t no visitors unless t h e lodge from .which they hail is k n o w n to be regular, and working u n d e r t h e jurisdiction of a G r a n d Lodge with which the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge of A. F . & A. M. of K a n s a s is in fraternal relations, i t is i m p o r t a n t t h a t all lodges should be supplied with a complete list of all-regular as well as clandestine lodges. As such list is pub-
1905-06.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
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lished in p a m p h l e t form, and can be secured a t a cost of t h i r t y cents each, the Grand Secretary would recommend t h a t each lodge in this jurisdiction be supplied with a copy, and the cost of same be paid by the Grand Lodge. OBBTIPIOATBS OF GOOD STANDING.
Owing to the number of clandestine organizations callingthemselves regular lodges having increased during the past few years, it has become necessary for a n u m b e r of Grand J u r i s d i c tions, as well as our own, to require evidence of the regularity of a n y lodge from which a visiting brother hails. Tliis regulation makes it necessary for m a n y of our m e m b e r s to secure d o c u m e n tary evidence before visiting other lodges, and the question isfrequently asked the Grand Secretary, w h a t is the best writteit evidence to be used. His answer to these questions is t h a t a brother's last receipt for dues, having endorsed on the back of t h e same the Grand Secretary's certificate of good standing of the lodge issuing the receipt, or a certificate of good standing or diploma, with the certificate of the Grand Secretary a t t a c h e d thereto. As no form of certificate of good s t a n d i n g or diploma h a s been adopted, your Grand Secretary would recommend the following to be adopted for use in this Grand Jurisdiction. (See appendix to this report for form.) I t is also recommended t h a t the Grand Secretary be authorized to require all lodges and members t r a n s m i t t i n g such docum e n t s for certification to furnish the necessary postage in r e t u r n ing or forwarding the same. ESTIMATED BEVENUE AND EXPENSES FOB THE ENSUING YEAB^
The probable income to the Grand Lodge for the ensuing yeaiwill be as follows: Fifty cents per capita on 27,167 Charter fees Miscellaneous
$13,583 50? 20 00) 200 00^
Total Ten per cent, to be transferred to C h a r i t y F u n d
$13,803 50$ 1,380 35$12,423 15.
Probable receipts from Grand Chapter, Grand Council and Grand Commandery toward m a i n t e n a n c e of office and library building A m o u n t belonging to General F u n d
450 00> $12,873 15-
514
PROCEEVINQS
OF THE
February,
T h e expenses for the e n s u i n g year, as provided by law, a n d for which appropriations should be m a d e a t this Communication are • as follow?: , Salaries G r a n d Officers: Grand Master $ 800 00 Grand Treasurer .". 300 00 Grand Secretary 1,800 00 Custodians 150 00 Grand Tyler 50 00 G r a n d Chaplain 25 00 Grand Orator 25 00 P r i v a t e Secretary 25 00 A s s i s t a n t Secretary 25 00 , A s s i s t a n t Tyler 25 00=$3,225 00 Salaries c h a i r m e n of c o m m i t t e e s : Correspondence Chartered Lodges Grievances and Appeals Jurisprudence F i n a n c e and Mileage Credentials : Lodges U . D Reports of Grand Officers Grand Lodge P r o p e r t y Necrology
$ 300 25 40 40 75 25 25 10 25 25
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00=
590 00 $3,815 00
The following appropriations, or so much thereof as m a y be necessary, are r e c o m m e n d e d : Mileage and expenses of Grand Officers, resid e n t P a s t Grand- Masters, Custodians, and mileage of other appointed officers, chairrneh arid m e m b e r s of committees, and As• s i s t a n t Lecturers ( B y - L a w 55.) $ 6 0 0 00 Custodians' expenses holding a n n u a l school .. 65 00 Compensation Custodians, Gr. Lodge s c h o o l . . . 45 00 P r i n t i n g A n n u a l Proceedings for 1905 2,500 00 . B i n d i n g Volume X I I I 600 00 I n t e r e s t on K a n s a s Masonic H o m e loan 600 00 Postage a n d express 1,000 00 S t a t i o n e r y and p r i n t i n g 450 00 I n c i d e n t a l expenses G r a n d Secretary's office.. 400 00 Library, books, p a m p h l e t s , etc 600 00 Grand Treasurer's bond ^ 87 50 G r a n d Secretary's bond 10 00 G r a n d Master's apron 20 00 P a y roll for mileage to representatives and others entitled to s a m e (By-Law 56) 2,000 00 E x p e n s e s for use of hall for G r a n d Lodge 100 00 P o r t r a i t inserts . . . . . ' . . . • 60 00 E x p e n s e of m a i n t e n a n c e of office and library building 750 00=$ 9,677 50 Total
•
•
$13,492 50
1905-06.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
515
FINANCE.
Your attention is again called to the m a t t e r of the expenses of this Grand Lodge in comparison to its revenue. F r o m t h e above statement, showing the approximate receipts and necessary expenses for the ensuing year (such a report being required under Section 26 of our By-Laws) it will be seen t h a t these e x penses are in excess of our receipts. Two years ago the Grand Secretary submitted with his report a s t a t e m e n t showing t h a t in the ten years prior to t h a t date t h e Grand Lodge had expended almost five thousand dollars m o r e t h a n its income. This important subject is again presented for your consideration. ANNUAL BBPOETS.
Reports from all the lodges were in the h a n d s of the G r a n d Secretary by J a n u a r y 17th. The net gain during the past y e a r was 1,181; being sixty-three less than in 1904. W i t h b u t few exceptions the reports were in good condition. I n all caises where the reports were not up to the standard t h e i r appearance indicated t h a t they were m a d e up hastily, and t h a t the book of a n n u a l returns was neglected. A report relative to the general condition will be s u b m i t t e d b y your Committee on Chartered Lodges. Reports from the following lodges were not transmitted to the Grand Secretary on or before J a n u a r y 10th; hence in accordance with Section 6, Article V I I , of the Constitution and S t a n d ing Regulation No. 16, the Grand Secretary issued t h e m no credentials : N e w A l b a n y Lodge No. 81. Constellation Lodge No. 95. Lenexa Lodge No. 135. Vesper Lodge No. 136. Gilead Lodge No. 144. W a l n u t Valley Lodge No. 191. Norton Lodge No. 199. Perfect Square Lodge No. 220. Cosmos Lodge No. 278. U n d e r Section 6 of Article V I I a n d S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 11 credentials were also withheld from E u c l i d Lodge No. 101 a n d C h a u t a u q u a Lodge No. 355, which failed to pay their Grand Lodge dues on or before F e b r u a r y 1st. The following is a list of lodges t h a t have had a net gain of ten or more, raised ten or more, or whose net loss was ten or m o r e :
"516 No.
3 6 7 9 10 15 17 24 30 36 37 38 43 61 58 60 82 86 91 95 96 99 103 107 117 118 120 128 136 137 140 142 167 171 174 175 186 187 189 198 225 241 :252 â&#x20AC;˘267 269 271 272 295 297 303 309 311 322
PROCEEDINGS
Name.
Wyandotte Lawrence Union . .' Acacia ...." K i n g Solomon Great 3end Topeka Osage Valley Towanda Council Grove Paola lola Nickerson . Orient McCracken Salina Tuscan Svinflower Marysville Constellation Delaware Wichita Cedar Fortitude Parsons Al t o o n a Halcyon Ottawa Vesper Cherryvale Reno Larned Sterling '..... . . . . . . . . . W e s t e r n Star Kirwin M o u n t a i n Slope Pittsburg Newahcuba Blue Hill . Siloam ....... Linwood Stafford Moline Mistletoe Armourdale .. . Kaw^ Comanche . . Apollo A l b e r t Pike Syracuse Hancock Ben H u r
Net
OF
Qain.
20 10 17 13 15 12 21 13 11 23 32 10 15 16 18 13 15 29 17 13 23 17 12 29 11 10 13 23 15 10 16 14 12
liaised.
24 17 20 15 16 10 30 15 10 17 11 25 12 25 .10 16 11 10 10 11 12 14 12 34 15 12 . 11 19 1810 30 13 10 16 16 11 22 11 10 10 16 .13 11 10 10 11
13 37 17 14
February,
THE
13 33 12 12 13
Net
Loss. Members.
364 220 183 153 ' 153 146 355 197 77 165 132 206 73 379 41 162 47 128 93 131 66 419 215 249 216 51 133 178101 119 278 355 116 158 118 52 80 243 100 57 310 34 89 73 81 146 156 60 104 423 58 93 163
1905-06.
No.
325 326 329 343 347 349 367
GRAND
Name.
La Harp Horton Arcadia Holj'rood Spivey Narka Owen A. Bassett
LODGE
Net
OF
Gain.
10
517
KANSAS.
Raised.
Net
Loss.
11 11
39
30 14
11 18 17
21 14
Meimbers,
71 118 78 58 49 58 94
The following is a list of the seven largest lodges in this jurisdiction: Albert Pike Lodge No. 303, W i c h i t a W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99, W i c h i t a Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3, K a n s a s City Topeka Lodge No. 17, Topeka Newton Lodge No. 142, Newton Siloam Lodge No. 225, Topeka
423 419 379 .364 355 355 310
Arcadia Lodge No. 329 had a net gain of thirty-nine, being a n increase of one h u n d r e d per cent, of its membership. They h a d thirty-nine members at the beginning of the year and closed w i t h a membership of seventy-eight. Of this net increase they raised , thirty members. Fortitude Lodge No. 107 is first in point of n u m b e r raised, having conferred the Master Mason degree upon thirty-four. Albert Pike Lodge No. 303 is next, both in the n u m b e r raised and net gain. They raised thirty-three and had a net gain of thirty-seven. This is also the largest lodge in this jurisdiction, having a membership of 423. This record exceeds t h a t made b y a n y lodge in this jurisdiction, as the dispensation for the e s t a b lishment of Albert Pike Lodge was not issued until J u n e 1, 1894. Topeka Lodge No. 17 and Reno Lodge No. 140 each raise t h i r t y during the j'ear. Orient Lodge No. 51 is the third in order of a net gain, h a v i n g made a record of thirty-two.
518
PBOCEEDINOS
OF TBE
SDMMABY FOB
February,
1905
N u m b e r of members December 31, 1904 Number Number Number Number Number Omitted Number
Increase. initiated passed raised admitted restored 1904, Nos. 10, 140, 234 m e m b e r s lodge U. D
Number Number Number Number Number
Decrease. dimitted died 'suspended expelled erroneously reported 1904, No. 37 N e t gain
,
N u m b e r of members December 31, 1905
25,986 2,137 1,956 1,893 643 206 3 17=2,762 869 386. 311 9 6=1,581 , 1,181 27,167
1905-06.
GRAND
LODGE
OF
SCHEDULE
KANSAS.
519
"A."
Being the a m o u n t returned by subordinate lodg-es for the year ending December 31,1905: No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Or. Lodge Dues. $ 25 50 79 00 182 00 10 00 99 00 110 00 91 50 135 00 76 50 77 00 32 50 132 00 22 00 â&#x20AC;¢ 31 00 73 00 86 50 177 50 46 50 62 00 13 50 32 00 25 00 20 50 98 50 19 00 25 50 18 00 12 60 20 00 38 50 9 50 15 50 22 50 - 32 50 74 00 82 00 66 00 103 00 37 50 23 50 12 00 76 00 37 00 41 00 22 50 17 00 16 00 25 00 21 00 24 50 189 50
Masonic Home, $ 25 50 79 00 182 00 10 00 99 00 110 00 91 50 135 00 76 50 77 00 32 50 132 00 22 00 31 00 73 00 86 50 177 50 46 50 62 00 13 50 32 00 25 00 20 50 98 50 19 00 25 50 18 00 12 50 20 00 38 50 9 50 15 50 22 50 32 50 74 00 82 00 66 00 103 00 37 50 23 50 12 00 76 00 37 00 41 00 22 50 17 00 16 00 25 00 21 00 24 50 189 50
Total.
No.
$ 51 00 158 00 364 00 20 00 198 00 220 00 183 00 270 00 153 00 154 00 65 00 264 00 44 00 62 00 146 00 173 00 355 00 93 00 124 00 27 00 64 00 50 00 41 00 197 00 38 00 51 00 36 00 25 00 40 00 77 00 19 00 31 00 45 00 65 00 148 00 164 00 132 00 206 00 75 00 47 00 24 00 152 00 74 00 82 00 45 00 34 00 32 00 50 00 42 00 49 00 379 00
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.
52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 102 103
Gr. Lodge Dues. $ 23 50 34 50 14 50 34 00 28 50 22 50 20 50 20 00 81 00 23 00 27 00 43 50 19 00 34 50 50 00 30 50 20 50 32 00 45 00 28 00 18 50 36 00 23 00 . 38 00 46 00 30 50 34 50 43 50 68 00 9 00 23 50 16 00 27 00 32 00 64 00 26 50 39 50 23 50 92 50 46 50 15 00 66 00 74 50 65 50 33 00 70 00 67 00 209 50 56 50 63 00 107 50 $5016 50
Masonic Home. $ 23 50 34 50 14 50 34 00 28 50 22 50 20 50 20 00 81 00 23 00 27 00 43 50 19 00 34 50 50 00 30 50 20 50 32 00 45 00 28 00 18 50 36 00 23 00 38 00 46 00 30 50 34 50 43 50 68 00 9 00 23 50 16 00 27 00 32 00 64 00 26 50 39 50 23 50 92 50 46 50 15 00 66 00 74 50 65 50 33 00 70 00 67 00 209 50 56 50 63 00 107 50
Total. $ 47 00 69 00 29 00 68 00 57 00 45 00 41 00 40 00 162 00 46 00 54 00 87 00 38 00 69 00 100 00 61 00 41 00 64 00 90 00 56 00 37 00 72 00 46 00 76 00 92 00 61 00 69 00 87 00 136 00 18 00 47 00 32 00 54 00 64 00 128 00 53 00 79 00 47 00 185 00 93 00 30 00 132 00 149 00 131 00 66 00 140 00 134 00 419 00 113 00 126 CO 215 00
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LODGE
Gr. Lodge Masonic Total. Home. Dues. $9241 00 $9241 00 $18482 00 7 50 7 50 15 00 11 50 11 50 23 00 44 50 89 00 44 50 36 50 73 00 36 50 18 50 37 00 18 50 36 50 36 50 73 00 31 00 15 50 15 50 36 00 18 00 18 00 123 00 61 50 61 50 14 00 28 00 14 00 24 00 24 00 48 00 155 00 310 00 155 00 12 50 25 00 12 50 19 00 19 00 38 00 15 50 31 00 15 50 60 00 30 00 30 CO 43 50 87 00 43 50 41 00 20 50 20 50 44 00 44 00 88 00 54 00 27 00 27 00 33 00 66 00 33 00 33 00 16 50 16 50 24 00 12 00 12 00 26 50 53 00 26 50 74 00 37 00 37 00 8 50 8 50 17 00 24 00 24 00 48 00 34 00 17 00 17 00 18 50 18 50 37 00 54 00 27 00 27 00 63 00 31 50 31 50 17 50 17 50 35 00 44 50 44 50 89 00 36 00 18 00 18 00 13 50 13 50 27 00 19 50 19 50 39 00 24 00 24 00 48 00 36 00 18 00 18 00 44 50 89 00 44 50 18 50 18 50 37 00 49 50 99 00 49 50 14 50 14 50 29 00 28 50 57 00 28 50 40 50 40 50 81 00 28 50 28 50 57 00 33 00 16 50 16 50 22 00 22 00 44 00 36 00 18 00 18 00 16 50 16 50 33 00 31 50 63 00 31 50 22 50 22 50 45 00 32 50 32 50 65 00 25 50 25 50 51 00 36 50 36 50 73 00
Carried
forward.
OF
KANSAS.
Grr. Lodge Dues. 268 $ 22 00 40 50 269 270 , 20 00 73 00 271 78 00 272 14 00 273 46 00 274 26 00 275 16 50 276 20 50 277 25 50 278 15 00 279 9 00 280 40 50 281 13 00 282 7 50 283 .15 00 284 12 50 285 20 50 286 30 50 287 24 50 288 24 50 289 21 50 290 21 00 291 15 50 292 19 50 293 13 50 294 30 00 295 17 00 296 52 00 297 26 00 298 30 00 299 26 00 300 12 00 301 23 50 302 211 50 303 17 50 304 19 50 305 27 50 306 55 00 307 19 50 308 29 00 309 14 50 310 46 50 311 7-50 312 9 50 313 13 50 314 29 00 315 21 00 316 16 50 317 12 00 318 24 00 319 29 50 320 49 00 321 84 50 322 No.
521 3fasonie Home. $ 22 00 40 50 20 00 73 00 78 00 14 00 46 00 26 00 16 50 20 50 25 50 15 00 9 00 40 50 13 00 7 50 15 00 12 50 20 50 30 50 24 50 24 50 21 50 21 00 15 50 19 50 13 50 30 00 17 00 52 00 26 00 30 00 26 00 12 00 23 50 211 50 17 50 19 50 27 50 55 00 19 50 29 00 14 50 46 50 7 50 9 50 13 50 29 00 21 00 16 50 12 00 24 00 29 50 49 00 83 75
Total. $ 44 00 81 00 40 00 146 00 156 00 28 00 92 00 52 00 33 00 41 00 51 00 30 00 18 00 81 00 26 00 15 00 30 00 25 00 41 00 61 00 49 00 49 00 43 00 42 00 31 00 39 00 27 00 60 00 34 00 104 00 62 00 60 00 52 00 24 00 47 00 423 00 35 00 39 00 55 00 110 00 39 00 58 00 29 00 93 00 15 00 19 00 27 00 58 00 42 00 33 00 24 00 48 00 59 00 98 00 168 25
$12387 00 $12386 25 $24773 25
622
PROCEEDINGS
Or. Lodge Masonic Total. Home. Dues. $12387 00 $12386 25 $24773 25 10 00 10 00 20 00 323 35 50 71 00 35 60 324 36 50 35 50 71 00 325 58 00 116 00 58 00 326 33 00 33 00 66 00 327 17 50 36 00 17 50 328 39 00 39 00 78 00 329 18 00 36 00 18 00 330 36 50 35 60 71 00 331 13 60 27 00 13 50 . 332 29 60 29 50 59 00 333 15 50 16 50 31 00 334 29 00 29 00 58 00 336 19 00 19 00 38 00 336 13 60 13 50 o27 00 337 •16 00 16 00 32 00 338 33915 00 15 00 30 00 8 00 8 00 16 00 340 27 00 27 00 54 00 341 21 60 21 50 43 00 342 28 00 28 00 56 00 343 21 50 21 60 43 00 344 29 00 29 00 58 00 345 16 00 16 00 32 00 346 26 00 26 00 52 00 347 1 Total No.
SCHEDULE
OF
No.
348 349 360 361 352 363 354 366 357 358-
369 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373
February,
TBE
Gr. Lodge Masonic Dues. Home. $ 25 50 $ 25 50 29 00 29 00 11 00 11 00 35 50 35 60 14 00 14 00 15 00 15 00 19 50 19 50 19 00 19 00 17 00 17 00 17 00 17 00 13 50 13 50 . 20 00 20 00 21 50 21 50 • 27 50 27 50 8 60 8 50 36 00 35 00 9 60 9 60 19 50 19 50 47 00 47 00 8 50 8 50 21 60 21 50 14 00 14 00 12 00 12 00 •8 50 8 50 16 00 - 16 00
Total. $ 51 00 58 00 22 00 71 00 28 00 30 00 39 00 38 00 34 00 34 00 27 00 40 00 43 00 55 00 17 00 70 00 19 00 39 00 94 00 17 00 43 00 28 00 24 00 17 00 32 00
.113482 00 $13481 25 $26963 25 "B."'
A m o u n t r e c e i v e d f r o m l o d g e s for y e a r e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 31,1904: No. 27 28 40 56 69 82 100
Gr. Lodge \Masonic Total. Home. Dues. $ 18 00• $ 1 8 00 ' $ 36 00 14 60 14 60 29 00 23 50 23 60 47 00 30 60 30 50 61 00 30 00 30 00 60 00 16 60 31 00 15 50 62 00 104 00 52 00
No. 101 136 276 278 283 321 360
Total
• SCHEDULE
Gr. Lodge Masonic Dues. Home. $• 30 00 $ 30 00 42 00 42 00 17 60 17 50 26 00 26 00 10 50 10 50 49 00 49 00 7 50 7 60 .$ 366 50
366 50
Total. $ 60 00' 84 00 36 00 52 00 21 00 98 00 15 00 $ 733 00
"C."
A m o u n t d i s p e n s a t i o n fees r e c e i v e d d u r i n g y e a r e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 31,1905: U.D.
Dwight
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A m o u n t received on account of charter fees for year ending December 31,1905: No.
Name,-
41 370 371 372 373
McKinley Maple H i l l Macksville Denison Morrill Total
Amount,
$ 20 20 20 20 20
00 00 00 00 00
$100 00
524
PROCEEDINOS
OF THE
February,
T O P E K A , K A N . , F e b r u a r y 2,1906 A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , Orand Secretary, In account with the M.-.W.-. G R A N D L O D G E O F K A N S A S . 2)^ ,
CASH ACCOUNT.
Received from lodges, as per Schedule "A" .$26,963 26 Received from lodges, as per Schedule " B " . . : : ; ; 733 00 Received from lodges, as p e r Schedule " C " 20 00 Received from lodges, as per S c h e d u l e " D " 100 00 Received from Grand Master, account special dispensation fees 245 00 Received account daily balance interest I l l 49 Received account sale real estate Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41 75 00 Received from Masonic H o m e , account loan 10,000 00 Received from lodges of Topeka, donation for office building 5,000 00 Received from Grand Chapter, R. A. M., account maint e n a n c e of office a n d library building 125 00 Received from Grand Council, R. <fe S. M., account maint e n a n c e of office a n d library building 25 00 Received from Grand Commandery, K. T. account maint e n a n c e of office and library building 75 00 Received miscellaneous 1 00 Total $43,473 74 ToPEKA, K A N . , F e b r u a r y 2, 1906. M.-.W. G R A N D L O D G E O F K A N S A S , In account with A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , Orand Secretary. 1905. Mar. 13, — P a i d Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer $10,000 00 J u n e 3.— P a i d Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 5,000 00 Aug. 29. — Paid Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 125 00 Dec. 20. P a i d Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 290 00 1906. J a n . 3. - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 1,875 00 J a n . 5.- - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 2,603 25 J a n . 6.- - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 2,480 00 J a n . 8.- - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 2,688 00 J a n . 9.- - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 4,713 00 J a n . 11.- - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 2,660 00 J a n . 12. - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 3,344 00 J a n . 12. - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer . 944 00 J a n . 13. -Pai Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer . 791 00 J a n . 15.- - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand T r e a s u r e r . 421 00 J a n . 19. - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer . 543 00 J a n . 22. - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer . 586 23 J a n . 24.- -Pai Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer . 633 00 J a n . 26. - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 763 94 J a n . 27. - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand T r e a s u r e r . 928 00 J a n . 27. - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer . 119 00 J a n . 30. - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 1,214 00 Feb. 1. - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 506 00 Feb. I.- - P a Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 134 83 Feb. 1.- -Pai Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer I l l 49 Total $43,473 74
1884 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905
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$27,667 33 $29,767 53 28,792 76 18,343 88 11,470 55 17,129 05 11,109 78 18316 85 15.240 03 19,240 32 16,413 04 18,069 94 16,765 94 16,555 45 17,656 99 18.411 17 24,069 32 21,054 88 26,154 79 27.061 66 20,608 03 52.5.587 39 28,004 (B **43,473 74
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$11,612 50 10,971 84 10,362 90 9,998 81 9,271 31 10,181 39 10.271 02 10,834 05 11,075 39 11,836 08 12,244 31 1133,448 90
$6,788 75 8,105 39 7,696 84 7,774 06 8,118 08 7,814 84 7,908 83 7,868 12 8,979 02 10,054 64 9,320 84 9,473 80
EXHIBIT "T."
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$2,534 88 t$ 15,620 15 1,204 65 116,616 37 1,107 65 1.110 97 988 97 4,979 75 1,070 90 5.160 75 1,093 92 5,401 00 1,135 19 5,587 75 1,239 18 11,754 75 12,292 50 12,447 21 1,36(1 47 12.948 75 1,440 09 1113,584 75
$4,474 16 2,451 67 760 17 960 65 i'6.456 24 3,753 50 673 75 502 57 1,468 17 1,674 74 1,072 26 16,460 01
$158340 98
$ 482 63 1,149 15 818 09 341 63 849 12 308 54 72 97 6 40 2,026 60 458 54 144 72 11,181 49
$11,745 54 11,706 21 9,175 10 9,076 34 15,423 44 11376 88 8,855 55 8,377 09 12,473 79 12,187 92 10,537 82 37,105 30
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1,615 47 2,456 96
1,706 49
*Thls amount includes an appropriation from the General Fund to the Masonic Home of $5,000.00. +Tbese amounts were first transferred to the Charity Fund,and subsequently to the Masonic Home Fund, together with $2,42959 from the Charity Fund, making entire amount up to that date J34,666.41 transferred to the Home. J i n addition to this amount $2353.91 was transferred to the Charity Fund from the General Fund during 1903, by order of the Council of Administration. §Thls amount Includes $2353.91 retransferred from Charity Fund to General Fund, by order of Grand Lodge. (See page 158, Proceedings 1904. IIThis amount Includes $5,000.00 transferred from Charity Fund to General Fund. (See Proceedings 1905, page 348.) ITThls amount Includes $103.50 due the Home for 1905, but not paid at time of closing report. *»Thls amount Includes $10,000.00 borrowed from the Masonic Home, and $5,000.00 donated by the Masons of Topeka. Total net receipts for ten years ' $152,108 50 Total expenditures for ten years $158,840 98 Total excess of expenditures over net Income 6,232 48 Total
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No. 1'
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R. N i c h o l s
T h e Hall S t a t i o n e r y Co
A l b e r t K. W i l s o n
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W . J . F r a z l e r , e x p . G r a n d Lodge C o m m u n i c a t i o n
In Favor
$12,582 25 100 00 15 00 15 00
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41 45 20 35
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Zercher Book it Stationery Co., library books
The Hon Stationery Co
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APPENDIX. LIST OF DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS. District No. 1
C H A R L E S H . LAWKBNOE
DtstrlctNo. 2 District No. 3
LCTHBR H. BDBNETT ALEXANDEK L . V A N ARSDALL
Valley Falls Kansas City
CHAKLKS S . B I X B Y
Osawatomle
District No. 4
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Hiawatha
District No. 5
W I L L I A M E . OASSELL
District No. 8 District No. 7
BENNETT S. GAITSKILL JOHN W . WRIGHT
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District No. 8 District No. 9
BEN. S. PAULBN MYKAN A. R H E A
Fredonla Yates Center
District No. 10
F R E D COULSON
District No. 11
SIMEON M . F O X
District District District District
No. No. No. No.
Fort Scott Glrard E l k City Ottawa
Manhattan
12 13 U 15
CHARLES W . WILLIAMS ARTHUR HOHN .WILLIAM KAMP J O H N A. PLAOK
Horton MarysvlUe Belleville Abilene
District No. 16
MACE E . LEATHERWOOD
Council Grove
District District District District District District District
ROBERT DAUGHERTY P H I L O E . HOLMES F R E D WASHBON CLARENCE W . P A Y N E C H A R L E S A. SLOAN C H A R L E S A. LODOKS A L E X A N D E R A. S H A R P
Newton Douglass Anthony Hutchinson Pratt Lakln Larned
District No. 24
F. VERNON RUSSELL
Great Bend
District No. 25 District No. 26 District No. 27
JO-JEPH T . T Y R R E L L D A V I D C. M E T H V E S W I L L I A M 0. H O F F M E I S T B R
District No. 28..
ORRIN W . HUGHES
Jewell City
District No. 29 District No. 30
J O H N J. H A T S W. A M E R B U R N E T T
Osborne Oberlln
District No. 31 District No.32
ROB M. MOGONIGAL ..' MARION K . BBUNDAGE...'.
District No. 33'.
W I L L I A M S . ROBINSON
NO. 17 No. 18 No. 19 No. 20 NO. 21 No. 22 No. 23
Sterling Sallna Belolt
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Colby Russell La Crosse
LIST OF DISTBIOTS.
The following is the list of districts, with the several lodges assigned to each: D I S T R I C T No. 1.
Location. WhlteCloud Highland Troy Wathena Severance Robinson Hiawatha Huron Atchison Atchison Doniphan Hamlin Morrill
Name. No. White Cloud .... 78 Smlthton 1 Troy 55 Wathena 64 Severance 313 Robinson 159 Hiawatha 36 Huron 72 Washington 5 Active 158 Arcana 31 Hamlin 185 Morrill 373
DISTRICT N O . 2.
Location. Name. No, NortonvUle Mt. Zlon 266 Potter Klckapoo 4 Valley Falls Vi^lley Falls 21 Winchester Jefferson 84 Easton ....Easton 45 Ft.Leavenw'th ..Hancock 311 Leavenworth Leavenworth â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 2 Leavenworth King Solomon .. 10 Leavenworth Hiram 68 McLouth Lyra 258 Oskaloosa Oskaloosa 14 Tonganoxle Henri 190 White Church...Delaware 98 Lansing Nine Mile 49 Bollng Bollng 865 Denlson Denlson 372
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PROCEEDISaS
DrsTHicT N o . 3. Location. Name. K a n s a s City Wyandotte K a n s a s City Armourdale Kansas City Kaw Argentine Ben H u r Rosedale Rosedale Shawnee Shawnee Lenexa Lenexa Olathe Olathe Gardner Gardner SprlngHlll Spring Hill Edgerton Palestine Wellavllle Wellsvllle B o n n e r Sp'gs Bonner Springs, Qulndaro Sherman Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Acacia Baldwin Palni.vra Budora Doric De S o t o De S o t o L i n wood Lin wood Paola Osage V a l l e y Lane Greeley Parker Eqult.y LaOygne Eureka MoundClby Lotus Peace Klncald Olive B r a n c h Delphian
D I S T R I C T No.
37 24 339 211 341 131 81 88 S3 288 243 338 212 44
5.
Xenla Xenla Mapleton Eldora Fulton Fulton Devon Devon P o r t Scott Rising S u n Union town E.xcelslor Bronson Bourbon Garland Memphis P a w n e e S t a t ' n . . . Godfrey Arcadia Arcadia Mulberry Gr've..Mulberry Moran Marmaton lola lola La Harp La Harp Humboldt Pacific DISTKICT No. 6. Pittsburg Pittsburg Pittsburg Owen A . B a s s e t t . Cherokee Cherokee W e i r City Black D i a m o n d . Scammon Scammon Glrard Glrard Walnut Vulcan Erie Erie Parsons Parsons Oswego Adams Columbus Prudence Galena Galena Baxter Springs..Baxter Chetopa Chetopa Chanute Cedar tJrbana Urbana McCune Temple Savonburg Virginia
THE
February,
D I S T R I C T No.
No. 3 271 272 322 333 54 135 19 85 5ÂŤ 127 368 386 369 6 9 23 83 40 241
D I S T R I C T N O . 4.
Paola Osawatomie Lane Greeley Parker Fontana LaOygne Pleasanton M o u n d City Blue Mound Loulsburg Klncaid Colony Garnett
OF
47 28 210 92 8 115 268 108 124 329 281 245 38 325 29 1S7367 119 274 3-51 93 229 76 117 63 100 194 71 73 103 239 237 315
7.
iMcalion. Name. Edna Edna CoffeyvlUe Keystone . Liberty Liberty ... Caney Caney Independence .,. Fortitude . Cherryvale Cherryvale E l k City Carson Neodesha Harmony Thayer Thayer Elgin Olive Mound Valley ....Landmark Altoona Altoona Sedan Vesper Oedarvale Chautauqua D I S T R I C T No.
Severy Eureka Howard Mollne Grenola .; Elk Falls Longton New Albany Fall River Fredonla
.. . . .
No. 345 102 123 324 107 187 132 94 149 350 218 118 136 355
8.
Twin Grove. Fidelity Hope Mollne. Canopy Meridian Longton New Albany. Greenwood.. Oonstellatlon.
213 108 155 267 248 128 26 81 103 95
D I S T R I C T N O . 9.
Yates Center Neosho Falls Le Roy Grldley Burlington Westphalia Toronto Coyvllle
GUead Tuscan Neosho Hebron Burlington Avon Woodson Ooyvllle
'....
144 82 27 314 88 305 121 57
D I S T R I C T N O . 10.
Williamsburg ...Anchor Waverly Waverly Q,uenemo Quenemo Lyndou Euclid Over b r o o k RldgevN'ay Osage C i t y Signal Melvern Melvern Olivet Astra Lebo Lebo Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Franklin Pomona McKlnley D I S T R I C T No.
Topeka Topeka Topeka Topeka Dover Auburn Carbondale Scranton Burllngame Sliver L a k e Rossvllle St. M a r y ' s Wamego Hoyt Manhattan Merlden Maple Hill
224 244 270 101 62 141 22 363 152 128 18 41
11.
Topeka Orient Golden Rule SUoam Dover ....Auburn Carbondale Perfect Square.. Corinthian Lake Hesperian Pottawatomie... Wamego Hoyt Lafayette Merlden Maple Hill
17 51 90 225 138 32 70 220 79 60 Ill 52 76 327 16 236 370
GRAND
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DiSTEIOT N o . 12.
39 323 234 354 259 91 25 169 85 112 67 320 89 13 162
D I S T R I C T No. 14.
Hanover Washington Greenleaf lAan Clifton Clyde Concordia Cuba Haddam Belleville Narka Scandla
Star Frontier Greenleaf Fraternal Clifton Prairie Queen... St.John's Cuba Dlrlgo Belleville Narka Lebanon
69 104 232 170 122 176 113 362 226 129 349 221
D I S T R I C T N O . 15.
Clay Center Greene Leonardvllle Randolph Riley Junction City MUtonvale Oak Hill Abilene Enterprise Herlngton Hope.
Clay Center Highland Garfield Farmers Ashlar Union Mlltonvale Oak Hill Benevolent Enterprise Kansas Cyrus
Location. Name. Marlon Center Florence Advance Peabody Halcyon White Water ....Bralnerd Newton Newton Halstead Halstead Sedgwick Sedgwick Mound Ridge Mound Ridge McPherson McPherson Galva Galva Canton Canton
No. 147 114 120 280 142 46 139 346 172 251 )97
D I S T R I C T No. 18.
D I S T R I C T NO. 13.
Seneca Oneida Axtell Summerfleld Seattle Marysvllle Oketo Blue Rapids Sutton Blue Valley Frankfort Vermillion Home Nemaha Sabetha
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KANSAS. D I S T R I C T N O . 17.
Location. Name. No. Holton Holton 42 Whiting Whiting 250 Horton Horton 326 Netawaka Polar Star 130 Wetmore Wetmore 53 ClrclevUle ClrclevlUe 20 Soldier Soldier 240 HavensvUle HavensvUle 34 Onaga Onaga 188 Westmoreland ..Westmoreland.. 257 Efflngham Mackey 48 Muscotah Muscotah 116 Seneca Oneida Axtell Summerfleld Seattle MarysvlUe Oketo Blue Rapids WatervlUe Irving Frankfort Vermillion Centra.lla Corning Sabetha
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El Dorado Patmos Towanda Towanda Augusta Mystic Tie Douglass Douglass Wlnfleld Wlnfleld Burden Clinton Dexter Dexter Maple City Maple City Arkansas City.. .Crescent Oxford Oxford Leon Joppa
97 30 74 151 110 233 156 342 133 185 228
D I S T R I C T N O . 19.
Wellington Wellington Belle Plalne Belle Plalne Conway Spgs Mistletoe Argonla Chlkaskla Milan Milan South Haven Haven Caldwell Sumner Anthony Anthony Harper Harper Attica Attica Hazelton Charity Kiowa Cosmos Medicine Lodge.Delta Lake City Medicine Valley Bluff City StohrvUle
150 173 269 285 255 157 203 200 206 262 263 278 77 260 368
D I S T R I C T N O . 20.
134 296 235 166 344 7 242 334 98 353 307 288
D I S T R I C T NO. 16.
AltaVista AltaVista 357 ParkervlUe ParkervlUe 168 Council Grove...Council Grove .. 36 Allen Allen 335 Amerlcus Amerlcus 109 Emporia Emporia 12 Hartford Hartford 193 Cottonw'd Falls .Zeredatha 80 Alma Alma 161 Eskrldge Eminence 206 VlrgU Virgil 301 Madison Madison 196
Wichita Sunflower 86 Wichita Wichita 99 Wichita Albert Pike 303 Mulvane Mulvane 201 Clearwater Unity 273 Norwich Norwich 319 Splvey Spivey 347 Cold water Comanche 295 Ashland Ashland 277 Kingman Ninnescah 230 Cheney Morton 258 Valley Center ... Valley Center ... 364 Burrton Burrton 182 Hutchinson Reno 140 Haven Friendship 208 Mount Hope Mount Hope 238 D I S T R I C T N O . 21.
Arlington Turon Preston Pratt Greensburg Meade Liberal
Cable Turon Rob Morris Kilwinning Kiowa Webb Fargo
299 358 332 265 293 275 300
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PnOCEEDINQS
DiSTKIOT N o . 2J. Location. Name. CboUdge Ooolldge Syracuse'Syracuse Lakln Emerald Garden Olty Tyrian Santa Fe S a n t a Fe Cimarron Preston DISTRICT
Jetniore Kinsley Lamed St. J o h n Stafford Dodge City Macksvllle
DISTRICT
Great Bend Holslngton Rush Center Ness City Dlghton
D I S T R I C T No.
ElUnwood Alden Sterling Lyons Nlckerson Chase Little River Wlndom Geneseo Frederick
Elllnwood Alden Sterling Royal Nlckerson Chase Corner Stone Wlndom Geneseo Frederick
D I S T R I C T No.
15 a31 215 191 279
25.
DiSTKIOT N o . 26. Gypsum City . . . . G y p s u m City.... Solomon City Solomon Sallna Sallna Salina John H.Brown.. Lincoln Lincoln Sylvan Grove S.vlvan G r o v e Lucas Blue Hill Luray Luray Plalnvllle Paradise Hill City Mlllbrook BrookvUle BrookvlUe
Minneapolis Barnard Delphos Glasco Simpson Bennington Belolt Scottsvllle
282 179 167 254 252 222 371
N O . 24.
Great Bend Holslngton W a l n u t City .Walnut Valley.. Barney
217 308 171 192 43 247 219 276 361 337 328 105 60 216 154 359 198 163 290 281 209
27.
..Minneapolis Saltvllle â&#x20AC;¢.-.... Delphos Glasco Slncerlt.y Bennington Mt. V e r n o n Scottsvllle
February,
TBE D I S T R I C T No.
No. 316 309 289 246 31.2 283
N O . 23.
Alpha Mt. Morlah Larned Ionic Stafford St. B e r n a r d MacksvlUe
OF
143 59 202 292 214 180 145 249
28.
Location. Name. Jamestown Jamestown Randall Randall Jewell City Jewell Mankato Mankato B u r r Oak Burr Oak Formosa Formosa Esbon Salem Lebanon Oak Smith Center....Western Star....
No. 227 304 11 87 178 836 228 287 174
D I S T R I C T N O . 29.
Glen Elder CawkerClty Downs Osborne Alton Stockton Gay lord Klrwln Lenora Logan
Glen E l d e r Cawker City Downs Saqul Occidental Newahcuba Gay lord Klrwln Lenora Logan
D I S T R I C T No.
PhllUpsburg Almena Long Island Norton Norcatur Oberlln Jennings At wood
294 125 204 160 207 189 183 175 181 264
30.
Phllllpsburg Naphtall Long Island Norton Norcatur Mountain SlopeJennings At w o o d
184 310 231 199 317 186 360 164
D I S T R I C T N O . 31.
Hoxle Colby Goodland Oakley Wallace Gove C i t y
Hoxle St. T h o m a s . Goodland Oakley Wallace Gove Olty
348 321 253 318 302
D I S T R I C T N O . 32.
Russell H a y s Olty Ellis Ellsworth B u n k e r Hill Wilson Wa-Keeney Holyrood
Russell. Hays Apollo Ellsworth Beulah Samaria Wa-Keeney Holyrood
D I S T R I C T No.
L a Crosse McCracken S c o t t Olty Leotl Horace
177 195 297 146 291 298 148 343
33.
L a Crosse . . . McCracken . Anthem LeoXl Horace
58 284 340 353
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M A S O N I C O E S T I F I O A T E O F GOOD S T A N D I N G .
To all Master Masons'Jo Whom These Presents May Come, Greeting : This certifies t h a t Bro whose signature is on the margin hereof, is a Master Mason, and a m e m ber in good standing of Lodge No Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, of Kansas. iBy order of said Lodge. ^ Given under my hand and the seal of said Lodge, this . . . (^ day of A. D. 19. . . . , A. L. 5 9 . . . . [SEAL] Master. Attest: Secretary. This is to certify t h a t Lodge No , of K a n s a s , U. S. A., is a lawfully constituted Lodge of Master Masons, working under the jurisdiction of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s . Dated at Topeka, K a n s a s , A. D. 1 9 . . . , A. L. 59.. [SEAL] Grand Secretary.
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' PROCEEDINGS
OP THE
February,
R E P O R T OF LIBRARIAN. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , L i b r a r i a n , submitted the following report : To the M.-. W.-. Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Kansas: Your L i b r a r i a n when first elected to the ofHce of Grand Secretary (who under Sec. 60 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, is also Librar i a n ) and after t a k i n g charge of the property of the Grand Lodge, discovered t h a t in t h e y e a r s gone by his predecessors had collected a most valuable a s s o r t m e n t of books, also records, which if destroyed by fire or otherwise, could not possibly be replaced. These books formed a nucleus for a most valuable masonic library a n d the records established a foundation upon which to build a coinplete history of the Craft in K a n s a s . T h e attention of the Grand Lodge was called to this i m p o r t a n t m a t t e r several times through the report of the present Librarian, and two years ago t h r o u g h the report of your Committee on Grand Lodge Property, after the subject of erecting a fire-proof building was given careful consideration, a recommendation was m a d e and adopted, requesting the 'Council of Administration to give this m a t t e r careful consideration and m a k e such recomiflendations a t the n e x t A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n as they should deem best. In compliance therewith this subject was given special attention by the Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n during, the year and a full report was presented to Grand Lodge at the last Annual Communication, through the address of M.'.W.-. T H O M A S G . P I T C H , r e c o m m e n d i n g the p u r c h a s e of a certain piece of propertj' in the city of Topeka, and erecting thereon a fire-proof building. This r e c o m m e n d a t i o n was approved and the Council of Administration authorized to act in accordance with the suggestions made on this subject. Shortly after the close of the last Annual Communication the property to which reference had been made in the address of the Grand Master, the s a m e being located on the northeast corner of E i g h t h A v e n u e and H a r r i s o n Street in the city of Topeka, was purchased, plans and specifications prepared, and a contract entered into for the erection of a two story fire-proof building. This c o n t r a c t also provided for the removal of a barn from the rear of this property, and t h e wrecking of the north portion of the residence t h e r e o n ; the main part of the old building to be rearranged for office purposes. These changes were m a d e with a view of providing easy access to the new building from both the first and second floors of the old building. T h e second floor is used by the Grand C h a p ter of R. A. M., Grand Council of R. & S. M., and Grand Comm a n d e r y of K. T. The west half of the second floor of the new building is occupied by these Bodies as vaults and a book storage
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room. The entire first floor of the old building, the first floor a n d basement of the west half of the new building, and both floors of the east half of the new building are occupied by the Grand Lodge. T h a t portion of the old building occupied by the G r a n d Lodge is used only for office purposes, in which none of the records or books of the Grand Lodge are kept. I m m e d i a t e l y adjoining the office on the north the vault proper is located, in which are k e p t all the records of the Grand Lodge. I n the room to the north of the vault, as well as the basement, are stored the Proceedings and L a w s of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s (bound and u n b o u n d ) . Proceedings and Laws of other jurisdictions, and m a n y volumes of valuable masonic literature. The last class of books, when properly bound, are to be placed in the library. The east half of the new building is two stories in height, h a v i n g a gallery extending around the four sides. This room contains the book cases and all bound volumes which, heretofore and up to the present time, constitute the library and reading room. The v a u l t has been equipped with steel cases properly arranged for filing a w a y all of the records of the Grand Lodge, placing them absolutely beyond the possibility of destruction by fi/e. This condition of safety from conflagration is not alone peculiar to the vault, b u t the entire new building is in itself a complete vault, being constructed of brick, stone, steel, concrete and c e m e n t ; practically devoid of wood or a n y combustible material, except the property which has been placed therein. On May 12th work was commenced on the new building, and the same was ready for occupancy September 1st, on which date the property of the Grand Lodge was placed therein. W i t h the library and records in such a building as this, it m a y safely be said t h a t the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s has thrown a protection about its archives not excelled by a n y other Grand Lodge. W i t h such safe provisions, it is hoped t h a t the Craft in g e n e r a l . will use the library and m u s e u m as a depository for all old and rare masonic books, diplomas, jewels, badges a n d a n y t h i n g of historic value to the fraternity. Your Librarian desires to call your attention to one m a t t e r which he considers of special importance in connection with the work of preserving the early records of this Grand Lodge and of the K a n s a s Craft. The Grand Lodge of K a n s a s was organized March 17, 1856, by Smithton Lodge No. 1, Leavenworth Lodge No. 2, and W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3, which u p to t h a t time were working under c h a r t e r s granted by the Grand Lodge of Missouri. After the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s was organized, it was ordered t h a t the charters granted by Missouri be surrendered, and t h a t new charters be issued in lieu thereof by our G r a n d Lodge, w h i c h was done. On J u l y 14th of the same year, a t a Special Communi-
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cation of the G r a n d Lodge, charters were also issued to Kickapoo Lodge N o . 4, W a s h i n g t o n Lodge No. o, and Lawrence Lodge No. 6; K i c k a p o o Lodge and Lawrence Lodge having received their dispensations from'the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and W a s h i n g t o n Lodge from the Grand Master of K a n s a s . The three charters issued by the Grand Lodge of Missouri are missing, b u t four of the original six c h a r t e r s issued by the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , during the first y e a r of its existence are still in possession of their respective lodges ; t h a t of Lawrence Lodge No. 6 was burned A u g u s t 21,1863, when the town was attacked, burned and laid in waste by a murderous gang of outlaws, and t h a t of W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3 was returned to the Grand Lodge in October, 1856, when the name of the lodge was changed from " K a n s a s " to " W y a n d o t t e . " I n addition to this, the original records of these lodges, w i t h tlie exception of Lawrence Lodge No. 6, are still preserved. I n view of the possibility of these documents being destroyed b y fire or otherwise, your L i b r a r i a n would recommend t h a t these lodges be requested and fraternally urged to deposit in the Grand Lodge library for safe k e e p i n g their charters, original records, and such other mp,terial as m a y be deemed of historic value, the ownership of this property to remain with the lodge furnishing the same. The Librarian would further recominend t h a t the G r a n d Secretary be authorized to furnish to each of said lodges so depositing their charters a certified photographic copy thereof, to be used for all purposes in lieu of the original. The L i b r a r i a n also suggests t h a t this property be placed in the library in an accessible condition in order t h a t the same m a y be seen by all visitors. D u r i n g the past year no additions w h a t e v e r were m a d e to the library in the w a y of book cases or furniture, owing to the cont e m p l a t e d change to our new building, and as this change was m a d e s o m e w h a t late in the year, it was deemed best to w a i t until after this Cominunication. W e have several thousand volumes of masonic literature to he placed in the library, all of which will require book cases or shelving, as the cases now in the library are a l r e a d y filled. I n addition to book cases, we will need other furn i t u r e and special cases for m u s e u m purposes. Your l i b r a r i a n would therefore recommend t h a t a h appropriation of $1,500 be m a d e for the purchase of book cases and binding such books and publications as m a y be necessary. There have been added to the library the past year, in addition to the usual Proceedings, magazines and periodicals which are sent in e x c h a n g e f o r o u r G r a n d Lodge Proceedings, the following: L a w s of Free Masonry, Nebraska, 1904. Masonic Laws of District of Columbia, 1904. R e p r i n t Proceedings Grand Lodge Pennsylvania, 1855T18O8.
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Masonic T e x t Book, W e s t Virginia, 1899. History of Free Masonry in Illinois, 1804-1829. (Smith.) Catalogue Antiquities and Curiosâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Grand Lodge N e w York. Proceedings I m p e r i a l Council Red Cross of Constantine. Legend of the Gospel of St. John. (Warvelle.) Sketch of the Constantinian Orders of Knighthood. ( W a r velle. Digest of Decisions of Grand Lodge Mississippi, 1903. Masonic L a w s of Iowa, 1904. The Scottish Rite, N e w York. (Homan.) Restoration of Masonic Geometry and Symbolry. ( H . P. H . Bromwell.) Masonic Veterans' Association Vermont, 1904. The Librarian purchased the following books from Mrs. J O H N H. B E O W N , widow of our late Grand Secretary, and which were the personal property of R.-.W.-.Bro. B R O W N : Jurisprudence. (Mackey.) 1859. Jurisprudence. (Mackey.) 1860. Laws of Masonry, E n g l a n d . 1847. Constitution of Freemasonry. 1878. Illustrations of the E m b l e m s of Scottish Rite Masonry. 1875. Laws of Masonry. (Mackey.) 1856. Traditions of F r e e m a s o n r y and its Coincidence w i t h Ancient Mysteries. (Pierson.) 1866. The Templar's Chart. (Cross.) 1854. Manual of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. (Cunningham.) 1867. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masonry. (McClenachan.) 1885. Morals and Dogma. (Pike.) Anderson's Constitutions. 1767. Anderson's Constitutions. 1784. Anderson's Constitutions. 1756. Symbol of Glory. (Oliver.) 1855. History of Initiation. (Oliver.) 1840. History of Initiation. (Oliver.) 1855. Centenary W a r r a n t s and Jewels. (Lane.) 1891. Leaflets of Masonic Biography. (Moore.) 1863. J a c h i n and Boaz. (Prichard.) 1857. Masonic Offering. ( P e r r y & Donaldson.) 1854. Analogy of A n c i e n t Craft Masonry to N a t u r a l and Revealed Religion. (Scott.) 1857. Preston's Illustrations. 1812. N e w A h i m a n Rezon. (Read.) 1791. Solution of t h e P y r a m i d Problem. (Ballard.) 1882. A h i m a n Rezon. (Dermott.) 1855. History of Tranquility. (Constable.) 1874.
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Stellar Theology and Masonic Astrology. (Robert H e w i t t Brown.) 1882. K n i g h t Templars. (Macoy.) 1874. Outlines of the Temple. (Moore.) 1853. T e m p l a r ' s T e x t Book. (Moore.) 1853. Craftman's and Freemason's Guide. (Moore.) 1859. Outlines of the Temple. (Moore.) 1858. The Templar's Chart. (Cross.) 1857. The Templar's Chart. (Cross.) 1845. L i g h t of the Temple. (Stricl?land.) 1854. H u g h a n ' s Masonic Register. 1878. H u g h a n ' s Masonic Register. 1874. Catalogue of Masonic Library. ( S a m u e l C. Lawrence.) 1891. Old Charges of British Freemasons. (Woodford.) 1872. Historical Narrative of the G r a n d Union Celebration, New York. 1850. L i s t of Lodges. England. (Lane.) 1889. H u g h a n ' s L i s t of Lodges. (Reprint.) 1734. U n i v e r s a l Masonic Record and Directory (3). ( H y n e m a n . ) 1859. Masonic D o c u m e n t s . (Memorabilia.) Masonic Trestle Board. (Moore-Carnegy.) 1848. Masonic Manual. (Ashe.) 1855. A n t i q u i t i e s of Freemasonry. (Oliver.) 1855. Memorial of Israel Martin Bullock. 1880. True Masonic Guide. (Atwood.) 1851. Disquisition of the Principles and Practices of Freemasonry. (Calcott.) 1855. Star in the E a s t . (Oliver.) 1855. Oliver's Book of the Lodge. 1855. Masonic H a r p . (Chase.) 1858. Allyn's R i t u a l of Masonry.- 1860. Cryptic Masonry. (Mackey.) 1872. Masonic C h a r t . (Cross.) 1851. H i s t o r y of Masonry in P e n n s y l v a n i a Since 1792. (Creigh.) 1854. Catalogue of Antimasonic Books. 1852. Virginia Text.Book of Royal A r c h Masonry. (Dove.) 1853. Book of the Chapter. (Mackey.) 1858. K e y s t o n e of the Masonic Arch. (Scott.) 1856. Spirit of Masonry. (Hutchinson.) 1745. A h i m a n Rezon. (Smith.) 1783. A n c i e n t York and London Grand Lodges 1567 to 1813. ( H y n e man.) 1872. Gems of Masonry. (Sherer.) 1859. Spirit of Masonry. (Hutchinson.) 1855. Infidelity U n m a s k e d . (Burgess.) 1832. Conspiracy Against Religions and Governments of Europe. (Robison.) 1797.
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Quabbalah. (Myer.) 1858. "William Morgan's Political Antimasonry. (Morris.) 1883. Bationale and E t h i c s of Freemasonry. (Arnold.) 1858. Craftman's and Freemason's Guide. (Moore.) 1855 Lexicon of Freemasonry. (Mackey.) 1867. History of Freemasonry. (Lawrie.) 1804. History of Freemasonry, Kentucky. (Morris.) 1859. Oliver's History of Freemasonry. 1841. Freemasonry Quarterly Magazine. 1853-1854. Poetry of Freemasonry. (Morris.) 1884. Lexicon of Freemasonry. (Mackey.) 1858. Early History of Freemasonry in England. (Halliwell.) 1840. Freemason's Monitor. (Webb.) 1859. Monitor of the Ancient and Accepted Rite. (Carson.) 1858. The Freemason's Monitor. (Davis.) 1843. Cyclopedia of Freemasonry. (Oliver.) 1867. Rise and Progress of Freemasonry in Louisiana. (Scot.) 1873. Origin of Freemasonry. ( H y n e m a n . ) 1858. Discourses on Freemasonry. (Harris.) 1855. L a n d m a r k s of Freemasonry. (Oliver.) 1849. Freemasonry in the Holy Land. (Morris.) 1872. Freemasonry in Scotland. (Lyon.) 1873. Pocket Companion and H i s t o r y .of Freemasonry. 1764. The Spirit of Masonry. (Hutchinson.) 1802. Illustrations of Masonry. (Cole.) 1801. Masonic Chart. (No date, but very old.) Illustrations of Freemasonry. (Preston.) 1796. Illustrations of Freemasonry. (Preston.) 1804. Les Francs-Macons. 1762. Masonic Manual. (Tannehill.) 1840. Freemason's Monitor. (Webb.) 1816. Freemason's Pocket Companion. (Smith.) 1736. The Beauties of Freemasonry. (Whittaker.) 1820. Encyclopedia of Freemasonry. (Mackey.) Encyclopedia of Freemasonry. (Mackey.) Addenduui by McClenachan. Cyclopedia and Dictionary of Freemasonry. (Macoy-Oliver.) Dictionary of Symbolical Masonry. (Oliver.) 1855. History of Freemasonry in Ne-wj York. (Three "Volumes.) (McClenachan.) Universal Masonic Library. ( T h i r t v volumes, except Volume 27.) 1855. De L' Ordre Maconnique. De Misraim. (Volumes 1 and 2.) 1845. Historical I n q u i r y in Regard to the Grand Constitutions of 1786. (Pike.) 1883. Beproduction of the " W i l l i a m Watson MS." of A. D. 1687. (Hughan.) 1891.
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B y - L a w s of York Lodge No.. 236, E n g l a n d . 1875. Spirit of Freemasonry. ( H u t c h i n s o n . ) 1775. D i s q u i s i t i o a of the Principles and Practices of Freemasonry. (.Cal'cott.) 1769. A h i m a n Rezon, P e n n s y l v a n i a . 1825. Use and Abuse of F r e e m a s o n r y . (Smith.) 1783. F r e e m a s o n r y , Pretensions E x p o s e d . (Barruel & Bobison.) 1828.. Masonic Minstrel. (No d a t e , b u t very old.) A h i m a n Rezon. (Cole.) 1826. Masonic History and Digest. (Mitchell.) Volumes 1 and 2.. ( T w o sets.) General H i s t o r y of F r e e m a s o n r y in Europe. (Rebold.) 1868. H i s t o r y of Lodge No. 43, L a n c a s t e r , Pa. (Welchans.) 1885. H i s t o r y of Freemasonry. (Arnold.) H i s t o r y of Freemasonry. (Gould.) Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4. H i s t o r y of Freemasonry a n d C o n c o r d a n t Orders. H i s t o r y and Antiquity of F r e e m a s o n r y . (Fort.) 1889. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, A L B E R T K. W I L S O N , Librarian.
U p o n motion of W.-. GEORGE D . ADAMS, N O . 60, t h e annuala d d r e s s of t h e Grand M a s t e r , t h e r e p o r t s of the Grand Officersa n d t h e r e p o r t of the Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n were referred, to the Committee on R e p o r t s of G r a n d Officers. .
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On motion of M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON, the electionof G r a n d Officers was m a d e a special order for 10:00 o'clock, t o - m o r r o w morning. C A L L TO R E F R E S H M E N T . T h e M.-.W.-. Grand M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodger from l a b o r to refreshment u n t i l 2 p. M.
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AFTERNOON SESSIONâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;WEDNESDAY. The M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called the M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from refreshment to labor a t 2 p. M. R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON R E P O R T S OF G R A N D OFFICERS. M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISISGTON, c h a i r m a n , presented t h e following report, which, on motion of W.-. BE.'^ D . L I L L A R D , was adopted: To the M.\ W.: Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Reports of Grand OfHcers have carefully examined the reports of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master and the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary. I n the peroration of his admirable address he Grand Master r e m a r k s t h a t "Masonry in K a n s a s m e a n s much, and much will be,required of it." I n its deliberations your committee have been impressed with the fact t h a t these Grand Officers have fully realized the t r u t h and importance of this statement. The Grand Treasurer's report being a simple tabulation of accounts, it is recommended t h a t it be referred to the Committee on Finance and Mileage. The Grand Secretary's report is to be commended for its fullness and the system and general excellence of its tabulated forms. Special attention is directed to his discussion of the following important subjects: " A m e n d m e n t to L a w s ; " " N e w Lodges Chartered ;" "Portraits of P a s t Grand M a s t e r s ; " " Official Cipher;" " L i s t of Regular Lodges of all Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n s ; " "Certificates of Standing and the Form Thereof;" and " E s t i m a t e d Revenues and Expenses, Comparison of." I t is recommended t h a t the foregoing be approved, except those relating to appropriations, and t h a t all such, with the remainder of the report, be referred to the Committee on Finance and Mileage. I n his opening, the Grand Master aptly seizes the occasion of the semi-centennial to refer to the marvelous growth and present prosperity of this Grand Lodge. The recurrence of the bleak snows of winter and the cheery w a r m t h of spring furnish him an opportunity to allude to the changes in the affairs of men and the necessity of an effort to overcome the hardness and coldness of life, and the development of qualities of generosity and helpful-
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ness which are c o n s t a n t l y impressed upon us by the precepts of Masonry. The Grand Master speaks feelingly of our fraternal dead, some of whom he n u m b e r e d a m o n g his personal friends a n d as-, sociates in his early manhood. H i s r e m a r k s concerning these l a m e n t e d brethren a r e to be approved, as also his reference to a further consideration of the subject by the Committee on Necrology. The list of visitations recorded shows an unusual activity on t h e p a r t of the G r a n d Master in m i n i s t e r i n g to the needs and pleasure of the Craft. T h e n u m b e r and extent of these visitations your c o m m i t t e e believes to be quite unusual, and serves to s h o w the devotion of the G r a n d Master to the duties of the ofHee h e has held. Your committee approve the r e m a r k s of the Grand Master c o n c e r n i n g the care which should be exercised in granting disp e n s a t i o n s for new lodges, which he declares should never be given e x c e p t there be in the c o m m u n i t y a sufHcient number of brethren imbued with true masonic zeal and where no masonic inj u r y would result to adjacent lodges. Your committee also approve the action of the Grand Master â&#x20AC;˘ in g r a n t i n g some special disperisations and withholding others a c c o r d i n g to the best interests of Masonry as he regarded it. I t is certain t h a t a procedure such as he has followed would not res u l t in the lessening of the dignity of the Grand Lodge by the g r a n t i n g of special dispensations on careless applications or for frivolous reasons. The labors.of t h e Grand Master have been somewhat ext e n d e d by his a t t e n d a n c e upon several corner-stone l a y i n g s ; and a n interesting c i r c u m s t a n c e concerning such a ceremony is-related as h a v i n g occurred a t Conway Springs. Relatively the m o s t important action was the l a y i n g of the corner-stone of the chapel a t the Masonic H o m e ; your committee approves his ext e n d e d report and r e m a r k s thereon. The m a t e r i a l prosperity of Masonry in K a n s a s is further sugg e s t e d by the relation of his action in dedicating various masonic h a l l s , all of which is commended and approved. Very properly t h e Grand Master devotes three pages of his address to a careful review of the affairs of the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e . As Grand Master our distinguished brother has been the 'chief executive officer of this institution d u r i n g the past year, and the Craft are â&#x20AC;˘well advised of his zeal and loving interest in this institution â&#x20AC;˘which lies so close to the h e a r t of Masonry in Kansas. R a t h e r , unusual in reports from the Grand E a s t Is the refere n c e to the action of the Grand Master concerning clandestine lodges and clandestine Masons. H i s action in this m a t t e r a n d t h e discussion in his report are r e c o m m e n a e d for the careful cons i d e r a t i o n and the a p p r o v a l of the Craft.
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Perhaps the most important business enterprise conducted b y ' this Grand Lodge during its history has been the recent acquisition of the new office and library building. The labor and responsibility connected with this work has drawn heavily upon t h e time of the Grand Master and his associate ofBcers, and the r e p o r t of the same contained in the Grand Master's address and in t h e minutes of the Council of Admiriistratiou are approved. Y o u r committee also approve the fidelity and intelligence which h a s characterized this work from the outset to its completion. Concerning the revenues and expenses of the Grand Lodge, the attention of the Grand Master having been called to a continued deficit, he has very properly referred the m a t t e r to a special committee, whose report will, no doubt, be presented for the consideration of this Grand Lodge. H i s action in this is approved. In the opinion of your committee, the Grand Master v e r y properly approved the operation of the District Deputy Grandi Master system, and his r e m a r k s concerning the increase in t h e number of these officers and a corresponding change in their territorial-divisions are approved and referred to the i n c o m i n g Council of Administration. The allowance for postage to the District Deputies and s u p p l y of blanks for their use is referred to the Finance Committee. I t is observed t h a t the Grand Master has been called upon to announce several decisions during the year.' I t is recommended t h a t these be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence, w i t h this qualification : Decision No. 6, relating to physical deformity in a candidate for the mysteries of Masonry appears to y o u r committee to involve a question of fundamental masonic p r i n ciple rather than one of technical law, and it is believed t h a t before any standing regulation on this subject is suggested or adopted, it should be thoroughly discussed by the members of t h e Grand Lodge. So important does this subjectseem t h a t the committee are of the opinion t h a t if any decisive action be contemplated it should be made a special order before this Grand B o d y . I t is recommended t h a t t h a t p a r t of the report referring t a Dexter Lodge No. 156 be referred to the Committee on C h a r t e r e d Lodges. The spirit of generosity and affection manifested by t h e Grand Master in his closing r e m a r k s concerning his associate officers and the Craft in genera,! are commended, as is also h i s sententious remark t h a t "Masonry has a great past, it has a glorious present, it will have a great future." F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, PEBBY M. HOISINGTON, F B B D S. V E D D E B ,
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ORATION. Bro. C H A R L E S G. D U N L A P , of A c a c i a Lodge-No. 9, I j a w r e n c e ,
-delivered t h e following o r a t i o n , which was ordered p r i n t e d in t h e P r o c e e d i n g s by t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r : I t produces a feeling of surprise akin to wonderment when one reflects upon t h e universality of Masonry. I t is as general as civilization itself, a n d wherever there are civilized men, there also is Masonry to be found. I n t h e frozen North and in t h e torrid South Masonry flourishes; in the practical W e s t and in t h e mystic E a s t , Masons celebrate their rites and follow their dogmas ;â&#x20AC;˘ on t h e commerce-laden T h a m e s as well as on the sacred waters of the Granges, Masonry is to be found. As civilization has grown a n d spread. Masonry has followed hand in hand with it. I t has grown, as all great ideas grow and spread, slowly, a t some periods a l m o s t iniperceptibl.y, yet steadily advancing, passing from t h e few to the many. For Masonry is not a theory, nor a science, nor an art, b u t it is simply a group of g r e a t ideas, which have been perpetuated, just as other great ideas, because they are sincere a n d noble, and are therefore worthy of being perpetuated. If the ideas which form t h e substance of Masonry h a d been trite and crude, or puerile, or ignoble, they would have been deemed u n w o r t h y the attention of men, and so have been forgotten or lost. The masonic idea exists to-day because it has in itself t h e elem e n t of permanence, a n d because it ernbodies a worthy t h e m e . I n other words, it exists because it is worth while, and its survival through a l l t h e centuries is no mystery, b u t it can be explained by perfectly n a t u r a l a n d well k n o w n causes. The Mason naturally feels elation a t the spread of t h e ideas which Masonry represents. Great ideas do n o t have local applications, but their'applications are universal. "A largess universal like the sun."
So, Masonry, a group of great ideas, is not local, b u t it is a universal institution, which belongs to no section or portion of t h e earth ; it belongs to t h e world, a n d i t is a world power a n d a world force. W h e r e v e r organized society exists, Masonry is to be found. I t has gone hand in hand with social growth, and is a well defined and clearly marked p a r t of it. Men are held together in society because they have common ideas, common aims, a n d common aspirations. Indeed, ideas, aims a n d aspirations form the c e m e n t by which organized society is held together. A given state of society is etermined a n d estimated largely by means of the ideas
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t h a t dominate a t that period. As Masonry is an institution which has profoundly affected the thoughts and ides^s of men, it should, as a m a t t e r of course, be placed properly among the prominent and important forces in a study of the growth and development of society and civilization.' I t has given men common ideas, and hence it has helped materially to shape and to form social ideals and social life. One cannot easily exaggerate its influence in this regard. I t s effect has been very definite and pronounced. There are certain dominant ideas in all organized society, and it advances or retrogrades in proportion as these ideas are noble or unworthy. The thoughts of people m a k e society w h a t it is, as thoughts often more truly represent a man than his acts. Masonry, in its service to society, has given men certain great dominant ideas in practical ethics, in morality, and in philosophy. All the world over it has bound men together in the ties of brotherhood and of affection. I t has clearly enunciated the idea of the "brotherhood of man," and it has expanded and developed this idea beyond the region of tlieory into the realin of fact. The "brotherhood of m a n " is no mere fine phrase to the Mason, but it is in the very spirit of the ideas which he professes. Masonry, too, has expanded the idea of love for one's neighbor, and has t a u g h t and explained its deeper significance. I t has brought practical ethics into the every day lives of men, while it has elevated and ennobled m a n y humble lives by giving a new dignity and value to commonplace existence by giving a new significance and a new outlook to the world. Masonry has never endeavored to supplant religion or philosophy, but it has been the h a n d m a i d to both. I t has rendered useful service in advancing religious teaching, as its own teachings are based upon the highest ethical ideals, and the noblest traditions of the past. I t has been a powerful aid to religion, as it has emphasized ethical truth, and has brought it into the lives of m a n y men. In many cases, it has served to arouse an interest in religion, as Masonry is a t bottom areligious institution. W i t h o u t question, it has aroused a new interest in the reading and the study of Holy Writ, as the ethical teachings of Masonry are largely derived from the sacred volume, and masonic tradition has its roots deep in Scripture history. An intelligent knowledge of Masonry implies a full and an intelligent knowledge of H o l y Writ. As an adjunct to ethical teaching, its effect has been potent, and it has both stimulated and inspired its votaries, and as it favors no creed or sect, its appeal has been universal. F u r t h e r , Masonry has given a simple, but a t the same time a noble and a worthy philosophy of life to all men who follow its teachings. These are some of the general ideas which Masonry has promulgated and disseminated throughout the world. They are ideas
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vrhich all Masons hold and accept. They are common masonic s e n t i m e n t s , ideas, and ideals to be found in the masonic brotherhood t h r o u g h o u t the world. The world is richer and better, and nobler, for Masonry's h a v i n g existed. I t s ideas are now the common property of m a n y men in all parts of the globe. I t s teachings h a v e helped to shape and modify many lives. I t s great principles, its lessons, its dogmas; have been an inspiration and a guiding l i g h t to its votaries. I t has circled the globe, and it has carried with it lessons which have been transmitted into the lives of men to m a k e t h e m nobler, and to make t h e m better citizens. Much ingenious research has been made into the origin of Masonry. Scholars have delved into ancient records in an endeavor to trace its beginnings. A n t i q u a r i a n s have spent years in tracing its history, a n d much ingenuity has been expended in scholarly study, but the real beginnings of Masonry are veiled in obscurity, a u d i t s earlier history has not been clearly made out. There can, howevor, be no doubt t h a t its origin goes back into the shadowy beginnings of history. This, of itself, is an important and noteworthy fact, as it m a k e s Masonry one of the most venerable of h u m a n institutions. As a m a t t e r of fact, men love Masonry because it is venerable and reverend, and comes down the centuries hallowed by traditions. I t s teachings have stood the test of time, and they are more vital and real t h a n ever. T h e y have been tested by experience, and to-day they are silent witnesses of the strength of Masonry. Masonry has never laid claim to great originality in its teachings. I t h a s taken some of the important ideas of philosophy and ethics, and molded t h e m into a coherent, practical system which t h e common m a n can understand and interpret. Men love the old and the tried, the ancient and the venerable, and no other organization, except the church only, is so loved and cherished as the a n c i e n t and venerable order of Masons. There is a satisfactory explanation for the perpetuity of the Order. A t the basis of Masonry is Holy "V^rit and sacred history. I t is this t h a t has given it life through good and through bad repute, through times of storm and stress, through times of calm and peace. I t is this t h a t will m a k e it live while men revere whatsoever is sacred, a n d whatsoever is noble. W i t h such a basis, the edifice of Masonry can never fall. I t has stood for "whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report." These things are woven into its very fabric, and this is Masonry in its higher sense. As Masonry is based on H o l y Writ, it has a claim on m e n ' s affections w h i c h is unassailable. The Bible is the best beloved book a m o n g civilized men. I t has the love and the veneration of those who were| reared upon its precepts and teachings. I t has
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esteem and respect even from those who are indifferent to its teachings. I t s ethical and literary value has never been questioned. The Bible as the Masons know it to-day in the K i n g J A M E S ' S version is probably the most remarkable prose book in the English language, viewed as literature merely. I t has survived since the year 1611, and is the commonest of books to day, and m a y therefore be regarded almost as an Einglish classic rather t h a n as a translation from foreign tongues. " In it are to be found the most splendid uses of our noble English tongue. There are passages which can scarcely be excelled for their simplicity, directness, pathos, strength, eloquence, or poetry; or indeed for any of those qualities which are to be found in the best uses of the English language. Here you m a y find poetry of the most exalted sort, d r a m a t i c utterances, eloquence as well as simple, direct prose. The translation was m a d e in S H A K S P E B B ' S own period, and the Bible and Shakspere furnish us the finest instances of beautiful English. The famous passage in Ecclesiastes, beginning, " R e m e m b e r now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not," is one of the most remarkable passages in English prose for beauty of expression, and exalted figurative language. F a m i l i a r i t y sometimes dulls the effect of well known passages, b u t a quiet re-reading suffices to bring out new beauties. All lovers of the noblest English are devoted students of the Bible. I t s very phrases have influenced our every day speech. Our language is richer in expression, more forcible in its phrasing, for the existence of this book. The Bible is, in a very real sense, the Mason's text-book and peculiar study. H e owes special allegiance to it. I t will guide and direct him, and be a great light unto his feet, as it ever has been for all those who follow its precepts and obey its teachings. Masonry is tradition. Men easily learn to love history, to revere the past, to have regard for tradition. Indeed, the noblest p a r t of our present lives is largely due to reverence for traditions, because tradition gives us the wisdom of the p a s t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e accumulated experiences of those who have gone from us. Our lives are w h a t they are because men have enriched the world by their deeds and experiences, by kindness, gentleness, and love, which are handed down to us by tradition. Our noblest hopes are in memory of these traditions; our greatest future will depend upon our keeping the traditions of a noble past alive and present with us. I n these purblind days of business interests and commercial activity, there is a great danger t h a t the ideal m a y be blotted from our lives, t h a t the spiritual p a r t of our nature m a y die within us, t h a t a blind holding on to high motives m a y be regarded as folly, t h a t a crushing materialism may overwhelm us. In the rush for place, for position, to attain selfish ends, men
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m a y forget the traditions of their ancestors, the accumulated wisdom of those who have gone before. They may forget the simple, elemental virtues of unselfishness, kindness and love. Tradition m a k e s a m a n serious and causes him to reflect calmly upon w h a t he is, and upon w h a t he has done, or is about to do. Success in these d a y s is too often measured merely by place and by money. As a m a t t e r of fact, a m a n who in the eyes of the world is a mere failure, m a y be the g r e a t e s t success. Tradition teaches us t h a t success is measured by aspirations and ideals, and not merelj' b y the accumulation of money. Our own B U R N S s a y s : "The rank Is but tlio guinea's stamp. The man's the gowd for a' that."
And a later poet, who knew the wisdom of tradition as few men ever k n e w it, s a y s : " W h a t I aspired to be, And was not, comforts me ; A brute I might have been, but would not sink 1' the scale."
Masonry is the most democratic of institutions, as it does not estimate men by rank, title, position, place, or worldly success, but m e r e l y as men. So the permanence of Masonrj' is no accidental thing. I t survives because it has its basis in Holy Writ, because it is venerable, because it transmits worthy traditions, because its code of teachings has been long tested, and has been found w o r t h y of perpetuity. Masonry has a d h e r e n t s in all businesses and professions, and it has never claimed to m a k e a special appeal to any class or sect of meti, or to the men of a n y particular business or calling. B u t it is a m a t t e r of pride, t h a t the noblest professions and the highest callings of life have in their r a n k s votaries of Masonry. The profession of letters, one of the most exacting callings, gave Masonry a g r e a t poet, whose songs Masons love, and whose memory Masons revere. And, in conclusion, let us give our last thought to him. More t h a n a c e n t u r y ago a peasant boy was born in Scotland. H e was reared in poverty,and inured to hard work, with few chances to attain education or to gain social position. His would have been a hard, harsh, cheerless life, but he was born with the h e a r t of a poet and with the gift of song. The beauty of earth and sky, of flower and stream, he saw and understood. The tenderness'and pathos of life, its joys and sorrows, its heights and depths, its realities and its s h a m s , all made appeal to him, and he became a simple, direct interpreter of w h a t he saw about him in beautiful, melodious, u n d y i n g verse. I n the truest sense of the word he was a poet, by the gift of GOD. Singing was as natural to him, as the song is to the bird. W h a t he has left behind him in verse goes directly to the hearts of men, because its sentiment is so
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genuine, and its appeal so direct. The timid mouse t h a t his plow had turned out of its nest, excites his s y m p a t h y and suggests to him the i n h u m a n i t y of man, and so becomes the origin of a poem. The mountain daisy which he had uprooted with his plow, calls forth a poem from him, because the incident typifies to h i m t h e tragedy of h u m a n life. The occurrences and emotions of life he turned into song. H e was as true a poet as ever lived, w i t h perfectly sincere inspiration. H e was richly endowed with the gift of the poet's language. H e has left us no great flight of song, no epic, no poem dealing with deep philosophy or ethical teachings; but he has left us, better still, h e a r t f e l t poems, dealing with the beauty and the interest of life and t h e ' e a r t h about him. W h e n this poet, R O B B B T B U R N S , became a man, he united with the Masons. 'Of his life as a Mason we know little, b u t Masonry, with its teachings, must have added greatly to the interest and significance of life for him. I t m u s t have given him a new outlook. H e has left us few masonic songs, b u t some of his songs embody masonic ideas. We may safely claim him for our â&#x20AC;˘own, the L a u r e a t e of Masonry, the inspired Scottish peasant boy, whose m e m o r y is safely enshrined in the hearts of all of his readers. We, as Masons, owe especial allegiance to the poems of R O B E R T B U R N S , the sweet Scottish singer, a Mason and a brother. H i s reputation in literature is assured, and he r a n k s high a m o n g those who have expressed their emotions and their thoughts in poetry; and his fame has helped to glorify Masonry. May we cherish his memory, forgive his weaknesses and foibles, emulate his virtues, and ever hold his poems as dear and precious herit.ages from a true and noble man.
R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON L O D G E S U N D E R DISPENSATION. W.-. H A R R Y E . B E S T , c h a i r m a n , submitted the following r e p o r t , which was, on motion of W.-. Bro. BEST, adopted : To the M.: W.: Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Lodges U. D. beg to report as follows: A u g u s t ? , 1905,dispensation was granted by our M.-.W.'. Grand Master to fifteen brother Master Masons residing in and in t h e vicinity of Dwight, K a n s a s , to form and open a lodge to be known as Dwight Lodge U. D. Two names were afterwards added to the dispensation by order of the M.'.W.-. Grand Master. The transcript of their proceedings was received from your R.-.W.-. Grand Secretary in due season a n d deserves special com-
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m e n d a t i o n from your committee. T h e returns are m a d e in a n e a t typewritten form and show very careful work on the part of t h e Secretary. Only one slight error appears in t h e work. The word " r e s u m e d " is used in calling t h e lodge "from refreshment to labor." D u r i n g t h e life of their dispensation, twelve meetings were held, five candidates initiated,'three passed and two raised. Their financial condition is good, having no debt and a balance on h a n d of $29.71. I t is the pleasure of the c h a i r m a n of your committee to be personally acquainted with a n u m b e r of t h e brothers whose names a p p e a r on these rolls, and from t h e returns and a personal knowledge of t h e ability of its members, there can be no doubt a s to the success and prosperity of this young lodge. "We therefore recommend t h a t a c h a r t e r be granted as prayed for. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, H A R R Y E . BEST, CHABLIES C . BROOKS, THOMAS B . HISKEY,
C H A R L E S A. V A N V E L Z E B , A B O H I E C. COOLIDGB, Commiltee.
P A R T I A L R E P O R T OF T H E C O M M I T T E E ON JURISPRUDENCE. W.-. W I L L I A M EASTON HUTCHISON, c h a i r m a n , s u b m i t t e d t b o
following r e p o r t , which was adopted ; To the M.-. W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e beg leave to s u b m i t t h e following r e p o r t : W e J i e a r t i l y approve tlie decisions of t h e M.-.W.\ Grand Master designated as Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5. W e approve Decision No. 2 of t h e M.'.W.-. Grand Master, with a slight modification, which will m a k e it read as follows: " A lodge c a n n o t d o n a t e money from it treasury to aid in securing a location for a business enterprise a p a r t from lodge purposes." W i t h reference to the sixth decision, relating to tlie phj'sical qualifications of a candidate, your committee, while unanimously of t h e opinion t h a t the language of the decision states one of t h e f u n d a m e n t a l legal principles of Freemasonry, nevertheless owing to t h e apprehension t h a t a n erroneous inference m a y be d r a w n from t h e same, to t h e effect t h a t t h e converse of the proposition is true, we approve as a substitute t h e language found in t h e a n c i e n t " C h a r g e s of. a Freemason," which is as follows: " N o Master should take an apprentice unless he has sufficient employm e n t for him, a n d unless he be a perfect youth, h a v i n g no m a i m
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or defect in his body that may render him uncapable of learning the art of serving his Master's lord, and of being made a brother." Fraternally submitted, WiLIilAM BASTON HUTOHISON,
WIJJLIAM M . SHAVEE,
MATJBIOE Li. STONE, J O H N C. POSTLETHWAITB.
WILT>IAM L . BUBDIOK,
Committee.
BBPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS. W.-. THOMAS A. SCATES, chairman, made a verbal report stating that as nothing had been referred to their committee they had no report to make. REPORT OF CUSTODIANS. W.-. GEORGE M . DIXON presented the report of the Board of Custodians, which, on motion of W.-. THOMAS A. SCATES, was received and placed on file.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE. M.-. W.-. WILLIAM M . SHAVER, chairman, presented their report in printed form, which was received and ordered printed in the Proceedings. (See appendix.) PAST GRAND MASTER'S ASSOCIATION. M.-. W.-. JOHN C POSTLETHWAITE, speaking in behalf of the Past Grand Masters' Association, offered the following motion, which was adopted : That the Grand Secretary be authorized to include the proceedings of the Association with the proceedings of the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge every year. DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE I N VISITING LODGES. On motion of VV.-. GEORGE M . BARNS, No. 2, the Commit-
tee on Jurisprudence were instructed to prepare a standing regulation to carry into effect the recommendation of the M.-. W.-. Grand Master relative to documentary evidence required in visiting lodges in this jurisdiction, and as contemplated in his edict.
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C A L L TO R E F R E S H M E N T . T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from labor to r e f r e s h m e n t until 9 o'clock to-morrow m o r n i n g .
E X E M P L I F I C A T I O N OF WORK. A t 7:30 o'clock O r i e n t L o d g e No. 51 was opened on t h e t h i r d d e g r e e of Masonrj', the several stations b e i n g occupied b y t h e Custodians and A s s i s t a n t L e c t u r e r s , when the Master Mason's degree was conferred.
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MORNING SESSION. T H U R S D A Y , F e b r u a r y 22,
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The M.-. W.-. G r a n d Master called the M.-. W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from refreshment to labor a t 9 A. M. R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON C H A R T E R E D L O D G E S . W.-. A L E X . A. S H A R P , c h a i r m a n , presented the following r e p o r t , which, on motion, was adopted: To the M.-. \V.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas: We are pleased to report t h a t the returns submitted to us are an improvement over former years. The criticisms heretofore made appear to have borne fruit. We find t h a t the returns of Nos. 20, 90, 125, 138 and 178 are not signed by the Worshipful Master. While the Secretary of No. 337 prepared his report, had it signed by the Master and affixed the lodge seal, yet he forgot his own signature. The lodge seal is lacking in the case of Nos. 25, 46, 67, 73,149, 154, 165, 179, 190, 199, 201, 258â&#x20AC;&#x17E;260, 288, 308, 323, 325, 839 and 368. Nos. 15, 77, 79, 115, 129, 135, 188, 192, 284,317 and 334 report an incomplete list of officers. Nos. 12, 63, 65,131, 154, 195, 237, 304, 341, 342 and 355 submit reports without dates. Initials are largely or wholly used in listing members by Nos. 21, 81, 121 and 204. For two years we were compelled to call especial attention to the use of ditto m a r k s In listing members by Lebo Lodge No. 152. This year the lodge submits a perfect report. The ditto habit, has, however, attacked the Secretaries of Nos. 4,15, 28, 69, 170, 201, 225, 234 and 278. The pencil again figures in our reports. Nos. 261, 315, 342 and 355 use indelible pencils,'but the ordinary soft pencil is used wholly or in part by Nos. 4, 25, 47, 54, 218 and 284. A t considerable expe'nse the Grand Lodge has provided suitable protection for our records. I t is certainly reasonable to ask and expect our constituent lodges to furnish their reports in a p e r m a n e n t form. The use of a pencil of a n y kind should be discontinued, and if lodges persist in such use It m a y be necessary to fine t h e m for so doing. The report of Ottawa Lodge No. 128 Is the most unsatisfactory which has been submitted to us. W e recommend t h a t the lodge be required to furnish a new report, suitable for our flies.
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The Secretaries of seven lodges, namely : Nos. 57, 69,124,174, 276, 331 and 339 do not appear to know the name.of the Worshipful Master of their lodge, and in each case tlie Master certified to the list of ofBcers in which his n a m e is incorrectly given. I n one instance the officer listed and signing is a past elective officer of this Grand Lodge. I n several cases the returns are signed by the retiring Master. H a v i n g failed to t r a n s m i t their report within the time provided by law, the following lodges are deprived of representation in Grand Lodge: N e w Albany No. 81, N e w Albany. Constellation No. 95, Fredonia. Lenexa No. 135, Lenexa. Vesper No. 136, Sedan. Gilead No. 144, Yates Center. Walnut-Valley No. 191, Ne.ss City. Norton No. 199, Norton. Perfect Square No. 220, Scranton. Cosmos No. 278, Kiowa. The following having failed to pay dues within the time provided by law are also deprived of representsition: Euclid No. 101, Lyndon. C h a u t a u q u a No. 355, Cedar Vale. W h i l e in some of these cases there m a y be extenuating circumstances, yet we believe the law should be rigidly enforced. The unusually small list of delinquents can be directly traced to the s t r i c t enforcement of the law for the past two years. I n the matter of Dexter Lodge No. 156, referred to in the address of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, we would report t h a t in obedience to a s u m m o n s the Worshipful Master and a n u m b e r of the officers and members of said lodge appeared before your committee. T h e y a d m i t t e d their violation of the law, expressed their regret for h a v i n g done so, and promised t h a t in the future, if their charter was restored to them, the laws of the Order would be strictly observed. W e feel t h a t the disgrace and humiliation, attending the a r r e s t of the charter and the deprivation of representation a t this A n n u a l Communication will m a k e a firm and lasting impression on every m e m b e r of the lodge, and will be sufficient p u n i s h m e n t . W e , therefore, recommend t h a t the c h a r t e r be returned. W e urge upon all District Deputies the necessity of m a k i n g themselves thoroughly familiar with the contents Of this report, so t h a t t h e y may call the a t t e n t i o n of their lodges to the errors herein cited. I t appears to be impossible to reach the officers of our 374 lodges, but the thirty-three Deputies, most of whom are
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hearing this report read,should read it. If they do,and will take occasion to use it, they will greatly aid the Grand Secretary and this committee. Fraternally submitted, A L E X . A. S H A B P , GEOBGE D . ADAMS,
AABON H . CONNETT, ROBBKT T. PAYNE,
Committee. PRESENTATION OF GRAND MASTER'S J E W E L . W.-. JOHN C . E L Y , S e c r e t a r y , a n d on behalf of N e w t o n Lodge N o . 142, of which M.-.W.-. SAMUEL R . PETERS is a member, presented him with a Past G r a n d Master's jewel. T h e Grand Master, in accepting t h e same, made a brief and befitt i n g response. ADDITIONAL REPORT OF T H E COMMITTEE ON J U R I S P R U D E N C E . W.-. W I L L I A M BASTON HUTCHISON, c h a i r m a n , presented
the
following additional r e p o r t , each proposed a m e n d m e n t receiving a u n a n i m o u s v o t e : To the M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas : To carry into effect the recommendation of the M.-.W.'. Grand Master with reference to t h e r e q u i r e m e n t of documentary evidence from every one desiring to visit a lodge in this jurisdiction when not personally vouched for, a n d t h e specific directions of the Grand Lodge concerning t h e same, your committee recommends the adoption of t h e following standing regulations: No. 23. No lodge within this jurisdiction shall a d m i t a visitor who shall be unable conclusively to establish by documentary evidence or personal voucher t h a t he hails from some regular lodge in this jurisdiction or w i t h i n the jurisdiction of a regular Grand Lodge, recognized by a n d in correspondence with the M.-. W.-. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of K a n sas. Documentary evidence shall be a diploma, receipt for dues â&#x20AC;˘ under seal of the lodge. Grand Secretary's certificate, written endorsements by a Grand Master, or certificate of dimissionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all of which shall designate a lodge or Grand Lodge known to be regular and within the provisions of this regulation. Vouchers shall be personal, and made only in lodge by some member thereof, or by a Master Mason who h a s established his r i g h t to sit in such lodge. I n all cases it shall be t h e duty of the Master of the lodge to ascertain t h a t t h e lodge from which t h e visitor .claims to h a i l is a regular lodge within t h e provisions of this regulation.
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No. 24. N o lodge w i t h i n this jurisdiction shall after J u n e 30, 1906, issue a receipt for dues except upon a prepared blank form to be furnished b y t h e Grand Secretary, which form shall contain a printed or lithographed certificate with fac simile signature of t h e Grand Secretary and seal of t h e Grand Lodge, to t h e effect t h a t the l9dge issuing t h e receipt is a lawfully constituted lodge of Master Masons, working under t h e jurisdiction of the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, â&#x20AC;¢ WiLLiiAM E A S T O N H U T C H I S O N , M A U R I C E L . STONK, J O H N C. POSTLBTHWAITE,
WIIJI.IAM M . SHAVER, WII^LIAM L . BUBDIOK, (Committee.
On motion t h a t pai-t of t h e i-eportof the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e i-eiating to issuing receipts to lodges was referred to t h e Committee on F i n a n c e a n d Mileage for such suggestion or r e p o r t as t h e y m a y deem best in t h e interest of t h e G r a n d
Lodge. C O M M U N I C A T I O N F R O M G B A N D LODGE O F COLORADO. T h e G r a n d Seci-etary p r e s e n t e d a communication fi-oni t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of A. JP. & A. M. of Colorado, relative to a proposed plan of a collegium of G r a n d Lectui-ei-s which w a s referrred t o t h e Special C o m m i t t e e cfii E i t u a l . ELECTION OF GRAND OFFICERS. T h e hour h a v i n g a r r i v e d for t h e special order for t h e election of G r a n d Officers, t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master announcedt h e following t e l l e r s :
A L E X . A. S H A R P , N O . 1 6 7 ; F R A N K D .
liAUFMAN, N O . 1 4 2 ; H A R R Y FJ. B E S T , N O . 3 6 ; JASIES A. P A U L L , N O . 146; J O H N W . N E I L S O N , N O . 1 1 3 ; W I L L I A M S . B E R G U N D T H A L , N O . 9 0 ; A N T O N D E M U T H , J r . , No. 5 1 .
T h e election resulted in t h e selection of t h e following officers : R.-.W.-. T H O M A S L . B O N D , N O . 216 B.-.W.-. E . W . - W E L L I N G T O N , N O . 146 R.-.W.-. H E N K T F . M A S O N , N O . 246 R.-.W.-. F R E D W A S H B O N , N O . 206 R.-.W.-. A L B E B . T S A R B A O H , N O . 42 R.-.W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , N O . 61
Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior W a r d e n Grand Junior Warden.. Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary.
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R E P O R T OF T H E S P E C I A L C O M M I T T E E ON R I T U A L . M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . SHAVER, c h a i r m a n , presented the following report, which, on .motion, was u n a n i m o u s l j ' adopted : To the M.-. W.-. Or and Lodge of Kansas: Your Special Committee on Ritual submits the following report: I n accordance with the action of the Grand Lodge your committee has performed the task of preparing the ofHcial cipher of the work, and this cipher has been printed and promulgated under the regulations ordered by the Council of Administration. The actual work of preparation of copy for the printer and the proof-reading of the printed copy thereof devolved upon the two Topeka resident members of the committee, W I L L . I A M M . S H A V E R and A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , the third member of the committee, T H O M A S G . P I T O H , of Wichita, acting thereon in an advisory capacity. I n the preparation and printing of this official cipher the greatest care was observed to secure absolute conformity to the work of this Grand Lodge, described in Section 7, Article I V , of our Constitution, according to the very best evidence obtainable. We believe the official cipher to be free from typographical errors, and hereby certify t h a t it is a correct cipher of the constitutional work of this Grand Lodge. We recommend t h a t the Committee on Jurisprudence be directed to prepare a standing regulation, declaring this cipher so prepared and promulgated to be the official cipher of the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry, including the lectures appertaining thereto, described in Section 7, Article I V , of the Constitution of this Grand Lodge, and requiring t h a t this version of the work and lectures so recorded in the official cipher, and none other, shall be used by every lodge as required by law. Fraternally submitted, WM. M. SHAVER, ALBERT K . WILSON, THOMAS G. FITOH,
Committee. M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E E , as c h a i r m a n of the Special Committee on E i t u a l , called the a t t e n t i o n of the G r a n d L o d g e to the fact t h a t for a n u m b e r of y e a r s the Custodians had been i n s t r u c t i n g a method of g i v i n g one of the signs different from t h a t formerly used in this jurisdiction. H e t h e r e u p o n moved t h a t the Custodians bo required to c h a n g e their m a n n e r of instruction of g i v i n g this sign to t h a t originally used, which motion was d u l y seconded and carried.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRAND LODGE PROPERTY. W.-. J O H N M C C U L L A Q H , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e
following
r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motion, w a s a d o p t e d : To the M.\ W.'. Orand Lodge of Kansas: I n accordance with t h e requirements of Section 37 of the B y L a w s , your committee h a s inspected, inventoried and valued a l l t h a t portion of property of t h e Grand Lodge upon which a fair e s t i m a t e could be m a d e ; have inspected t h e library, a n d h a v e m a d e such recommendations as seem to them to be to the best interest of the Grand L o d g e . ' The result of their labors is embodied in the following report, w h i c h is respectfully s u b m i t t e d . INVBNTOBY.
Property in the possession of the Grand Secretary: 5 large w a l n u t book cases, 1 book rack. 1 book holder. 1 large w a l n u t library'table. 1 large oak library table. 1 lounge. 1 roller-top desk. 2 typewriter desks. 2 typewriters ( R e m i n g t o n ) . ' 3 revolving office chairs. 13 office a n d library chairs. 4 rugs. . 1 set three-section library filing cabinet. 1 set five-section vertical filing cases. â&#x20AC;˘ 3 oak cabinet cases. 1 set steel v a u l t furniture. IJsteel table for vault. 1 w a l n u t case for b l a n k s a n d stationery. 1 letter press a n d s t a n d . 1 pine packing and shipping case. 2 maps. 2^stepladders. l_flag a n d case for same. l^set t h r e e pieces consecration vessels. l.'gold plated trowel. 1 set.'gold plated square a n d compasses. 4Jgold plated rod tops for Deacons a n d Stewards. 1 case for above. 4_rods l o r Deacons a n d Stewards. (2 ebony and 2 birdseye maple.),'
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case for rods. set jewels for Grand Lodge OfHcers (old). set jewels for Grand Lodge Officers (solid gold). pine filing cases. trunks for Grand Lodge jewels and aprons. trunk for transporting records, etc., to G r a n d Lodge. set fifteen aprons for Grand Officers. aprons for members of Grand Lodge. blank charters. All of the value of about if3,600.00. Summary
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Bound v o l u m e s : Complete set of Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s . 12 Proceedings of other Grand Lodges 496 Masonic magazines, periodicals and miscellaneous masonic publications 375 L a w s of other Grand Jurisdictions 24 Mackey's Jurisprudence 1 Proceedings of Grand Chapter. R. A. M., of K a n s a s , 1886-1897. 6 Proceedings of Grand Council, R.& S. M.,of K a n s a s , 1881-1895. 1 Proceedings of Grand Commandery of K a n s a s , K. T., 1868-1901 5 Gould's Masonic History 66 Webster's I n t e r n a t i o n a l Dictionary 1 Seoane's Spanish Dictionary I Cassell's Latin-English Dictionary 1 Fifty Years of Masonry in California 2 History of Freemasonry, by Albert G. Mackey and W m . B. Singleton 7 A complete set of Universal Cyclopedia and Atlas 12 1 set of Appleton's Library and brief biography 8 1 set transactions Lodge Quatour Coronati 16 1 set reprints Lodge Quatour Coronati 5 1 set Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia 10 Unbound v o l u m e s : Proceedings of other Grand Lodges, masonic magazines, periodicals a n d miscellaneous masonic literature, such as should be bound, sufficient to make 150 volumes: Proceedings of Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , Volume 1,1855-65.... 113 Proceedings Grand Lodge of Kansas, Volume 2, 1866-69 453 Proceedings Grand Lodge of Kansas, Volume 7, 1886-88 24 Proceedings Grand Lodge of Kansas, Volume 8,1889-91 114 Proceedings Grand Lodge of Kansas, Volume 9, 1892-94 37 Proceedings Grand Lodge of Kansas, Volume 10, 1895-97 7& Proceedings Grand Lodge of Kansas, Volume 11, 1898-00 101 Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , V o l u m e 12, 1901-03 57 Unbound volumes, pamphlets, etc. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , covering the years 1870 to 1905 inclusive 7102 Constitution a n d By-Laws Grand Lodge of K a n s a s 1830 Several thousand duplicate copies of other Grand Jurisdictions.
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Your committee have made a thorough inspection of the Grand .Lodge building erected during the past year (for a full description of this building see report of L i b r a r i a n ) and congratulate the Grand Lodge t h a t at last its records and library are safe from Are. Because of the h e a v y expense t h a t has been necessary the p a s t year, we have decided to recommend no appropriation for the coming year. I n closing this report, we congratulate the Grand Lodge t h a t the property has been in the hands of so careful and efficient a n official as our Grand Secretary, and commend him for his zeal a n d fidelity. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, J O H N MOGTJL,LAGH, CHABLES H . LAWRENCE, ED-WARD B . CORSE,
W . AMEK. B U R N E T T , LUTHER H . BURNETT, Committee.
C A L L E D TO R E F R E S H M E N T . T h e M.-.W.'. G r a n d Master called the M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from-labor to refreshment until 2:30 P. M.
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AFTERNOON SESSIONâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;THURSDAY. The M.-.VV.-. G r a n d Master called the M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from refreshment to labor at 2:30 P. M.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY. M.-.W.-. TBOMAS E . D E W E Y , c h a i r m a n , presented the following report, which, on motion, was unanimously adopted b y a rising v o t e : To the M.'.W.-. Orand Lodge of Kansas: I t seems particularly fitting and fortunate t h a t the m e m o r i a l part of this A n n u a l Communication should be held on this anniversary of the birth of the most honored and most esteemed of American Masons. I t has ever been a source of great satisfaction to realize t h a t the father of our country never deemed it beneath his dignity to lay aside the habit of state and adorn himself w i t h the symbols of Masonry. On a Bible brought forth from one of our altars, he took the first ofHcial oath t h a t was ever fallen b y a President of the United States. On the 17th day of last month all of America, and much of the rest of the world, celebrated the two hundredth anniversary of t h e birth of BEN.TAMIN F K A N K L I N , who was doubtless the greatest, the most s y m m e t r i c a l citizen t h a t this republic has ever produced. He was statesman, diplomat, philosopher, scientist, and author. There was no d e p a r t m e n t of the life of his day t h a t he did n o t touch, and when he touched it he shaped and moulded it for better things. In 1734 B E N J A M I N F R A N K L I N was Grand Master of Masons of Pennsylvania, and this committee desires upon this occasion to present to you some words t h a t he said of Masons w h e n he was Grand Master, and they are t h e s e : "They have stayed the uplifted hands of the destroyer; t h e y have mitigated the horrors of c a p t i v i t y ; they have softened t h e asperities of the t y r a n t ; they have subdued the rancor of the malevolent and broken down the barriers of political animosity and sectarian alienation. On the field of battle, in the solitudes of the uncultivated forests, or in the busy haunts of crowded cities, they have m a d e men of the most hostile feelings, the most d i s t a n t regions, and t h e most diversified conditions, rush to the aid of each other, and feel social joy and satisfaction t h a t they h a v e been able to afford relief to a brother Mason." This Grand Lodge has been unfortunate during the last y e a r of its first half c e n t u r j ' of existence. For one P a s t Grand Master who joined the r a n k s two have been called away, and it brings t o
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mind t h e sad fact t h a t the circle is growing less.
February,
On the 19th day
of May, 1905, our M.-.W.-. Bro. G E O R G E S . G B E B N , who was Grand
Master in 1883-1884, died a t Guthrie, Okla. During t h e last twelve years of his life he had been a resident of t h a t Territory, and cons e q u e n t l y b u t few of those w h o a r e here to-day k n e w h i m personally. H i s record in K a n s a s was distinguished, and the reports t h a t come from Oklahoma indicate t h a t he won the same respect there t h a t he had here. I t means much for a m a n to make a good n a m e for himself i n t w o States, when we consider how hard it is for m a n y of us to win the respect of one. During his life in Kansas M.-.W.-. Bro. G R E E N won m a n y of t h e honors of civil life, not only a t his home, but in the highest court of t h e State. I t is a notable fact t h a t a t t h e age of t w e n t y he was a full-serviced veteran of t h e Civil W a r , having participated in more than eighteen g r e a t battles, and having marched with S H E R M A N to the sea. -When t h e end came, and the working tools were laid aside, he was b r o u g h t back to his old home a t M a n h a t t a n , there to be buried beside t h e wife of his youth, and a t t h e h a n d s of t h e brothers of the lodge which m a d e him a Mason thirty-four j'ears ago. The story of his life is good, and in it are m a n y lessons for those of us who survive h i m . I t h a s been m a n y years since this Grand Lodge h a s m e t in A n n u a l Communication w i t h o u t t h e presence of M.-. W.-. Bro. H E N E Y C . LOOMIS, who was our Grand Master in 1899-1900, but now he is gone. On the 14th d a y of October, 1905, he passed away, after an illness and an amputation, both of which were unendurable. M.-.W.-. Bro. IJOOMIS lived' a full life, serving his fellow m e n in all the ways t h a t were given unto him. H i s county and his city honored him with their highest ofHces, t h e latter even so late as 1898. The last great honor which came to him was his election a s D e p a r t m e n t C o m m a n d e r of t h e Grand A r m y of the Republic, the highest office t h a t could be bestowed upon him by his brother soldiers. H e was a soldier, in the true sense of the word, serving as lieutenant colonel of the'154th N e w York Volunteers, a n d received a wound a t t h e b a t t l e of F a i r Oaks, which p u t upon his j)erson a badge of honor which he carried all the d a y s of his life. A pleasing incident in connection with his death is a letter from the distinguished Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of N e w York, E D W A R D M . L . E H L E B S , in reply to an inquiry for some d a t a from our own Grand Secretary. T h e closing paragraph of t h e letter reads: " Y o u r inquiry recalls memories of t h e long ago. LOOMIS, (then a l i e u t e n a n t of the 64th N e w York) and I served in the s a m e division of the Second Corps, Major General E D W I N V. S U M N E B c o m m a n d i n g . Army of t h e Potomac, during the Peninsular campaign. The 64th N e w York was then in the brigade c o m m a n d e d by H O W A E D who lost an a r m a t Fair Oaks, a t which
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place also LOOMIS was wounded. I was surprised to learn t h a t liOOMis, P a s t Grand Master of Kansas, and the LOOMIS of the 64th New York were identical." I t is a notable fact t h a t this Major General E D W I N V. S U M N E R played a prominent p a r t fifty years ago in K a n s a s , a t t h a t time being in command of the Federal troops stationed in this Territory. M.'.W.'. Bro. liOOMis was a faithful servant of his fellow men. No night was too dark, no distance too great, no road too rugged, for him to answer the calls of duty and of love. H e had much to do with the founding of our Masonic Home, and his contributions to it were greater t h a n those of any other member of this Body. I t was his pride, and he loved it much. When many of the P a s t Grand Masters shall have been forgotten because there will be no place to put the finger and say t h a t this one did that, or t h a t one did this, the n a m e of H E N R Y G. LOOMIS will be.remembered because he was the means of putting into every lodge in K a n s a s the American flag. Our gratitude to him for doing that, and for doing much in the way of sacrifice, should be very great, and it is. This A n n u a l Communication does not seem quite r i g h t without the big broad shoulders and the honest countenance of Wii.iiiAM P I T T M U D G E T T , who served as Custodian for ten years. Last J u l j ' death came to him, and there lives not a Mason, or a n y other man, whose h e a r t was not saddened by his departure. Bro. M U D G E T T was a clean man, a clean Mason, and a clean Custodian of the Work. H i s mind was as a book opened for every one to read. In his heart was malice toward none and charity for all. His was the siinple life in the true sense of the term, and, after all has been said, is not the simple life the true life and the happy one? In 1903.the chairman of your committee received a letter from . a Past Grand Master of I o w a asking the privilege to present a thought on Masonrj', expressing it in the following w o r d s : " W h a t I refer to is some m o v e m e n t t h a t will bring about a change, or modification of the penalties in our masonic obligations. I have long looked upon t h e m as barbarous, outrageous, and wholly un-American, and especially un-Christian. I am a w a r e t h a t they are the Outcome of old, ancient customs, habits and impressions of the former ideas of penalties, but has not the time come to remove those barbarous l a n d m a r k s ? " H e found a willing witness when he came to your chairman. One j'ear ago last May that man walked into the writer's office and said: "My name is D E W E Y , of Iowa." I t was the beginning of a friendship which grew deep and strong, but with t h a t beginning there came over his life the shadow of death. The letters he wrote were sad in the realization t h a t the end was near and t h a t it should come from the unendurable disease of cancer. His letters continued to the
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very end. Finally came a letter from his s o n . s a y i n g t h a t his father had died a few hours before the last one from the writer to him had been received. D u r i n g our acquaintance m a n y m a t t e r s of masonic interest and experience were brought up and discussed, and one remark of his will never be forgotten. He said t h a t one time several of the m e m b e r s of the Grand Lodge told him t h a t they had followed his lead for many years and he had never led them wrong. There w a s no event in his masonic career of which b e s e e m e d quite so proud. M.-. W.-. Bro. D E W E Y was exalted to the highest stations of the corresponding orders of Masonry, and in the State served on the bench for twelve years. H e was proud of the Iowa Masonic Library, as are all other Masons throughout the land, and proud of the fact t h a t he Was c h a i r m a n of the Board of Trustees, and had had much to do with the m a k i n g of the institution. In t h e usual form mention will be made of the death of distinguished Masons in their Grand Jurisdictions. Memorials are i n a d e q u a t e things. They tell of a m a n ' s honors and his degrees and leave the rest to be inferred. Their estimates of character are so conventional as to make one.suspicious. Tliough character and power be indefinable, yet they have their symbols, as has everything; t h e y m a k e themselves known, and the method of its doing is capable of expression. However, all memorials are not alike. Special mention should be made of the beautiful p a m p h l e t sent out as a tribute to the m e m o r y of G E O R G E E . W A G N E R , who was Grand Master of P e n n s y l v a n i a , in 1900-1901. The frontispiece is a superb engraving, and the little book of forty pages contains the addresses made in honor of the dead brother a t the Communication of the Grand Lodge. The whole tribute is r e m a r k a b l e in form and in substance and fails not in giving the impression, even to a stranger, t h a t there died a brother who did inuch and was loved much. An unusual memorial of an unusual man comes from the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Montana in honor of W I L B U R FiSK S A N D E R S , who was Grand Master as long ago as 1868. A s t r i k i n g incident of his coming to t h a t country and establishing himself is related and the committee quotes i t : " T h r e e months after the arrival of Colonel S A N D E R S in Mont a n a occurred the trial of G E O R G E I V E S , in Virginia City, before a miner's court. P L U M M E R , the chief of the 'road agents,' was sheriff, a n d the gang had retained all the known lawyers in camp. In ques.t for some one to prosecute the chief criminal, choice for the dangerous post fell upon Colonel S A N D E R S , who had very recently come over from B a n n a c k , and was known to but few, and his youthful appearance and slight body did not inspire much confidence a m o n g rough miners. As the trial progressed confidence in the youthful prosecutor increased to enthusiasm, and a host of honest, e a r n e s t men with ready weapons rallied to his side and were ready to follow his lead. W h e n , therefore, after the jurj''s
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verdict of ' g u i l t y ' had been affirmed by the popular vote, Colonel S A N D E R S moved t h a t I V E S be forthwith 'hanged by the neck till he was dead,' it was voted and done before his many friends and accomplices could rally from their astonishment." I t would be a pleasure, b u t not sufficiently interesting to bring to you incidents and quotations from other memorials -which have been placed in the hands of the committee, but space and time forbid. Your committee recommend t h a t the s y m p a t h y of this Grand Lodge be lovingly extended to the members of all other Grand Lodges who have been brought to grief by the hand of death. I n closing this report we would call solemn attention to the shifting and drifting of the shores of life, and of the brightness of the dawn of the hereafter, in these words of the poet: "Life's shores are shifting Every year. And we are seaward drifting Every year. Old places changing fret ua ; The living more forget u s ; There are fewer to regret u s ; Every year. " But a truer life draws nigher Every year. And its morning star climbs higher Every year. Earth's hold on us grows slighter. The heavy burdens lighter. And the dawn Immortal brighter. Every year." COLORADO.—OLIVER AUGUSTUS W H I T T B M O R B , Past Deputy
Grand Master, died May 12,1905. A L B E R T H . B R A N C H , P a s t Grand Master, died December 7,1905. C O N N E C T I C U T . — L U K E A. LOOKWOOD, P a s t Grand Master, died
November 20,1905. F L O R I D A . — A N G U S PATERSON,PasfGrand Master, died J u l y 26, 1905. I O W A . — A L M O N R . D E W E Y , P a s t Grand Master, died April 15, 1905. L O U I S I A N A . — S A M U E L M A N N I N G T O D D , P a s t Grand Master,
died February 1, 1905. M I C H I G A N . — W I L L I A M D U N H A M , P a s t G r a n d Master, died J u n e 30,1905. G E O B G E W A S H I N G T O N P E R K , P a s t Grand M a s t e r ,
died J u n e 30, 1905. M I S S I S S I P P I . — A N D R E W H A N N A H B A R K L B Y , P a s t G r a n d Mas-
ter, died December 9, 1905. M O N T A N A . — J A M E S E D M O N D C A L L A W A Y , P a s t Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n , died A u g u s t 21, 1905. W I L B U R F I S K S A N D E R S , P a s t
Grand Master, died J u l y 8, 1905.
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N E B R A S K A . — R O B E R T W I L K I N S O N FLFBNAS, P a s t Grand M a s -
ter, died J u n e 1, 1905. N E W JER.SEY.—TiiOMAS W. T I L D E N , P a s t Grand Master, died A u g u s t 10,1905. N E W Y O B K . — J E S S E B . ANTHONy, P a s t Grand Master, died May 26, 1905. N O R T H D A K O T A . — J O H N J . F R E E M A N , P a s t Grand Treasurer,
died August 21, 1905. N O V A S O O T I A . — D A V I D C H R I S T M A S MOORE, P a s t Grand Mas-
ter, died March 17, 1905. O H I O . — R E U B E N C . L E M M O N , P a s t Grand Master,died September 6, 1905. O R E G O N . — T H E O D O R E M''YGANT, P a s t Grand Treasurer, died F e b r u a r y 9, 1905. R H O D E I S L A N D . — J A M E S E D I S H A T I L L I N G H A S T , Grand Mas-
ter, died J a n u a r y 30,-1905. W A S H I N G T O N . - ^ T H O M A S M I L B O U R N B R E E D , P a s t Grand M a s -
ter, died October 7,1905. W I S C O N S I N . — E M M O N S E L I J A H C H A P I N , P a s t Grand Master,
died M a y 17, 1905. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, THOMAS E . DEWEY, F R A N K N . COLE, CHARLES W . MILLER,
Committee. R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON H I S T O R Y A N D M U S E U M . M.-.W.-. BESTOR G . BROWN p r e s e n t e d t h e following report, which, on motion, w a s adopted, e x c e p t t h a t p a r t relating to a p p r o p r i a t i o n s , which w a s referred to t h e Committee on F i n a n c e and M i l e a g e : To the M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your Special C o m m i t t e e on H i s t o r y and Museum begs leave to report as follows : I n compliance with t h e legislation of the Annual Communication of 1904, for t h e details of which reference is made to t h e address of M.-.W.-. B E S T O B G . B R O W N and the report of a Special C o m m i t t e e on History and Museum (see pages 40-41 and 132-133) d a t a was prepared and submitted to t h e Council of Administration^ by whom the program was formulated for the special celebration connected with this flftieth.anniversary. The various reports of this A n n u a l Communication, covering the erection and completion of the Grand Lodge library and office
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quarters in the City of Topeka, precluded the necessity of any further reference in this report. Provisions have been made for both library and valuable historical records. Many articles of interest and value have been tendered to the committee since the completion of the fire-proof building, but have not yet been accepted because no provision has been made for the necessary bookcases and museum cases in which to display these interesting and valuable articles. The appropriation of one thousand dollars, placed a t the disposal of the committee one year ago, has not been used in a n y p a r t in the equipment of the building on account of the expenses of construction exceeding the immediate revenues and the necessity of using a part of this appropriation for other purposes. The M.'.W.-. Grand Lodge has an investment of .|20,000, which is a credit to its patronage of the liberal arts. The use of this property will be seriously impaired w i t h o u t sufficient appropriation to provide cases and conduct the work of gathering relics. The work of indexing the library should be carried on and completed a t as early a'date as practicable. Your committee is informally advised t h a t some question as to finances m a y exist or may a r i s e ; it expresses the hope t h a t the Grand Lodge will authorize the appropriation of a t least $1,000 to take the place of the appropriation one year ago which has not been used. The committe would further recommend t h a t the Council of Administration be authorized to consider the advisability of employing suitable clerical assistance at a salary not to exceed say, $600 per annum, which clerical assistance would be of avail to the E.'.W.'. Grand Secretary in part, but principally and especially devoted to indexing the library and conducting the work of gathering historical relics. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, BESTOB G. BBOWN, WIIJLIAM L. MAXWELL, H E N B Y SWINGLEY,
Committee. R E P O R T OF S P E C I A L C O M M I T T E E ON R E V E N U E AND EXPENSES. W.-. THOMAS A. SCATES, c h a i r m a n , presented the following r e p o r t , which, on motion of W.-. L L E W E L L Y N J . GRAHAM, was considered seriatim, each r e c o m m e n d a t i o n adopted receiving a two-thirds vote: Recommendations Nos. Recommendation No. 3 Recommendations Nos. Recommendation No. 9
1 and 2 were adopted. was rejected. ^, 6, 6, 7 and 8 were adopted. was rejected.
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To the M.-. IF.'. Or and Lodge of Kansas: Your Special Committee on Revenue and Expenses of this Grand Lodge fraternally s u b m i t the following report: Your committee m e t a t the office of the Grand Secretarj% as requested by the Grand Master, and there investigated all the receipts and expenses of this G r a n d Lodge,giving each item careful consideration, and also compared them with similar receipts and expenses in other jurisdictions. They also gave the subject of creating additional revenue due deliberation. Your committee believe t h a t considerable expense can be curtailed ; also, t h a t an additional source of revenue can be established w i t h o u t injury to any of our lodges. The recommendations herewith s u b m i t t e d , if adopted, will mean a curtailing of expense of about $2,000 and an increase to the receipts of several hundred dollars per a n n u m . As one of the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of your committee, if adopted, requires a change in the Constitution, they have decided to subm i t the same in a (Supplemental report. Recommendation No. 1.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Your committee find t h a t the expenses of the c h a i r m e n of the Committees on Finance and Mileage, Chartered Lodges, and Grand Lodge Property, for visiting the office of the Grand Secretary in m a k i n g the necessary examination of.the records and property in connection with their reports, h a v e been paid from the pay roll by the Committee on Finance and Mileage, although no provision is made in the law for the p a y m e n t of such expenses. Y o u r committee are of the opinion t h a t such visit is necessary, and would r e c o m m e n d ' t h a t a standing regulation be adopted providing for the p a y m e n t of the expenses of the chairmen of the Committees on Finance and Mileage and Chartered Lodges. Recommendation No. S.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Your committee are also of the opinion t h a t the three a n n u a l schools of instruction for the qualificafcion of A s s i s t a n t Lecturers, as provided in Section 43 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, are unnecessary, for the reason t h a t this work can be accomplished with as good resvilts a t the school held during the week of the Grand Lodge. On this subject your committee submits the following: The Grand Master; in his address in 1901, recommended t h a t a school of instruction be held a t the same place and during the A n n u a l Communication of the Grand Lodge, except when Grand Lodge was in session. H e also recommended t h a t a s t a n d i n g regulation be adopted providing for the same. The Committee on Reports of Grand Officers recommended that this suggestion be adopted, b u t no s t a n d i n g regulation was enacted. I n view of there being no speciflcjaw providing for a school of instruction during the week of Grand Lodge, your committee would recommend t h a t Section 43 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws
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be amended by inserting after the word " L e c t u r e r s " in the third line, the words " a t the same place and during the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, except when the Grand Lodge is in session." Also t h a t the words " w h i c h shall be centrally located and easy of access" be eliminated. This change would abolish the holding of three separate schools of instruction a t different points in the State, and which your committee deem unnecessary, as the same work relative to the qualification of Assista n t Lecturers can be accomplished a t the school during the week of Grand Lodge. Recommendation No. S.— Your committee M'ould also recommend t h a t the salary of the Grand Master be reduced from .$800.00 to $400.00, the Grand Treasurer from $300.00 to $150.00, the Custodians from $50.00 to $15.00 each, and t h a t Section 53 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws be amended accordingly. Recominendation No. 4.— Yo\XT committee would also recommend that the salary of the chairman of the Committee on Correspondence be reduced from $300.00 to $250.00, and t h a t Section 54 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws be amended accordingly! I n view of the financial situation, we would further recpmmend that the chairman of the Committee on Correspondence strive to reduce the length of the a n n u a l review of other jurisdictions so far as is consistent with the dignitj' and standing of this Grand Lodge. Recommendation No. 5.— Your committee would also recommend t h a t the expenses of the Grand Treasurer, when attending Grand Lodge, be paid by the Grand Lodge, and t h a t Section 55 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws be amended accordingly. Recom.m.endation No. 6.— Your committee would also recommend that the provision in By-Law No. 55 for the p a y m e n t of th'e expenses of all resident Past Grand Masters attending Grand Lodge be rescinded, and t h a t in lieu thereof the following be passed: " T h e M.-.W.'. Grand Master may from year to year invite such worthy P a s t Grand Masters to a t t e n d the Annual Communications as in his j u d g m e n t are unable finaneiallj^ to incur the necessary expense, and such expense thereby incurred m a y be paid by the Grand Master from his contingent fund," and t h a t this part of the law be amended accordingly. Recommendation No. 7.— I n the m a t t e r of the Grand Master's contingent fund, your committee submits the following: Prior to the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge in 1903, Section 48 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws provided- among other things t h a t the Grand Master could approve an order on the General F u n d on account of some contingent expenditure for which the Grand Lodge was liable. U n d e r this law the Grand Master was authorized to draw on the General Fund for such expenses as were not appropriated by Grand Lodge. In 1903, Grand Master D E W E Y , in his address, recomiyiended t h a t Section
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48 be amended, providing t h a t the Grand Treasurer should m a k e no p a y m e n t out of the General Fund except on an order of the Grand Master, countersigned by the Grand Secretary, and no order should be d r a w n or paid which exceeded the total a m o u n t appropriated for the purpose for which it was drawn. The records of the same Communication show t h a t after the adoption of this a m e n d m e n t to Section. 48, a motion was made and adopted t h a t one t h o u s a n d dollars be appropriated as a contingent fund for the Grand Master for the e n s u i n g year, which was done. At the Annual Communications of 1904 and 1905 no legislation was had authorizing an appropriation for a contingent fund for the Grand Master, y e t the C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e and Mileage Included in their report for both years an appropriation of one thousand dollars for this purpose. Your committee also find from the records t h a t the appropriation of 1903 was made for the purpose of " p a y ing expenses in a t t e n d i n g funerals of present or past Grand Officers and m a k i n g official visitations." â&#x20AC;˘ The printed records of the Grand Lodge, under the head of " W a r r a n t Account," show t h a t a p a r t of this fund has been used for the past three years in pa.ying for the services of a stenographer to the Grand Master. As the original appropriation in 1903 did not contemplate t h a t this fund should be used in p a y i n g for the services of a stenographer, or office expenses, your committee would recommend t h a t a by-law be enacted providing for a contingent fund of five hundred dollars for the Grand Master, to be used for paying expenses of Grand Officers a t t e n d i n g funerals, meetings of the Council of Administration, laying corner-stones, dedicating halls, or paying the expenses of a n y brother while performing some official a c t under direction of the Grand Master, and paying necessar.y postage. Recommendation No. 8.-^ln order t h a t the Grand Master m a y be provided with stenographer services during his year of office, your committee would recommend t h a t Section 53 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws be a m e n d e d by changing the a m o u n t of salary for the private secretary to three hundred dollars per year instead of twenty-flve dollars. Recommendation No. 9.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I n the m a t t e r of increasing the revenue of the Grand Lodge, your committee would recommend t h a t a s t a n d i n g regulation be adopted providing that a fee of fifty cents be charged for each a t t e s t a t i o n of the Grand Secretary on all certificates of m e m b e r s h i p , diplomas, receipts or documents of a n y kind, certifying to the regular s t a n d i n g of any lodge in this jurisdiction, a n d t h a t the fee so collected be placed in the General F u n d of the Grand Lodge. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, '
T H O M A S A. S O A T E S , J O H N POWEBS, CHESTER B. REED,
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SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON R E V E N U E A N D E X P E N S E S . W.-. THOMAS A. SCATES, c h a i r m a n , submitted t h e following r e p o r t , which, on motion, was u n a n i m o u s l y a d o p t e d : To the M.\ W.\ Orand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Revenue and E x p e n s e s beg leave to subm i t the following supplemental report: Your comcnittee are of the opinion t h a t the number of members, a s well a s t h e number of s t a n d i n g committees can be reduced without injury to this Grand Lodge, and we therefore ofEer the following a m e n d m e n t to Section 5, Article I V , of t h e Constitution, and recommend t h a t it be changed accordingly, as well as the necessary By-Laws in connection therewith : Consolidate Committees on Chartered Lodges and Lodges Under Dispensation, the same to be composed of three members. Consolidate Committees on J u r i s p r u d e n c e a n d Grievances and Appeals. Reduce t h e number of members on Committees on Correspondence and Necrology to one. I n view of the fact t h a t the Grand Lodge now owns its building, which, together with t h e other property and records are in charge of the Council of Administration, as provided in Section 4, Article I I I , of the Constitution, your committee would recommend t h a t t h e Committee on Grand Lodge Property be discontinued, and t h a t Section 5, Article I V , of the Constitution, and the necessary By-Laws be amended accordingly. Fraternally submitted, T H O M A S A. SOATES, J O H N POWEBS, CHESTER B . REED,
Committee. P L A C E O P M E E T I N G , 1907. Upon invitation from W.-. L o u i s G E R T E I S , W i c h i t a was -chosen as t h e place for holding t h e fifty-first A n n u a l Communication, c o m m e n c i n g W e d n e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 20, 190*7.
ACTION RELATIVE TO SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE REPORT. On motion of W.-. THOMAS A. SCATES t h e a m o u n t of space hereafter for t h e r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence w a s limited to ninety pages.
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SPECIAL, ASSESSMENT. On motion of W.-. THOMAS BOAVLES, N O . 44, a special assessm e n t o f t e n cents per capita was ordered for the y e a r 1906. E E P O R T OP C O M M I T T E E ON F I N A N C E A N D M I L E A G E . W.-. W I L L I A M F . M A R C H , c h a i r m a n , submitted t h e followi n g r e p o r t , which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M.\ W.\ Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e and Mileage desires to s u b m i t the followinpr r e p o r t : We h a v e examined the reports of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer and find t h e m to be correct. The a m o u n t received b y the Grand Secretary from all sources during the year was $43,473.74, which he has turned over to the Grand Treasurer, t a k i n g proper receipts therefor. . "We find t h a t w a r r a n t s n u m b e r e d 1 to 242 inclusive, have been drawn by the Grand Secretary and have been paid by the Grand Treasurer, as shown by t h e books of these ofHcers, leaving a balance in t h e h a n d s of the Grand Treasurer of $26,767.99, distributed as follows: General F u n d Charity Fund
$25,434 23 1,333 76 $ 26,767 99
For. t h i s the G r a n d Treasurer has shown your committee a certified check on the N a t i o n a l B a n k of Holton, K a n s a s , for $13,286.74 a n d Voucher No. 1 in favor of Masonic H o m e Board for $13,481.25, advance p a y m e n t a c c o u n t 1906 authorized by the Grand Master. W e recommend t h a t all balances on Grand Treasurer's ledger,^ except t h a t of the C h a r i t y F u n d , be covered back into the General Fund, W e recommend the following appropriations for the ensuing year: Salaries of Grand Officers ( B y - L a w 53) $3,980 00 Salaries c h a i r m e n of c o m m i t t e e s (By-Law 54) 540 00' Mileage and expenses Grand OfHcers, Custodians, mileage of other appointed ofHcers, chairmen and members of committees, and A s s i s t a n t Lecturers (By, L a w 55) 600 00Mileage to representatives this Communication (ByL a w 56) 1,500 00C u s t o d i a n s ' expenses, a n n u a l school 65-00 Compensation Custodians, G r a n d Lodge school 45 00 P r i n t i n g A n n u a l Proceedings.2,000 00 I n t e r e s t on K a n s a s Masonic H o m e loan 600 00
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Postage and express $ 1,000 0& Stationery and printing 450 00> Incidental expenses Grand Secretary's office 400 00> Library, books, pamphlets, etc 200 0(J> Grand Treasurer's bond 87 50> Grand Secretary's bond 10 OGt Grand Master's apron 20 OO Expense for use of hall for Grand Lodge •. 100 OO Grand Master's contingent fund 500 CO Portrait inserts ~ 50 00& Maintenance of office and library building 750 0® Excess of Grand Master's expenditure over appropriation for contingent fund 1905 88 OS Postage for District Deputy Grand Masters 165 00^ Printing Proceedings and expense in connection with semi-centennial celebration 1,000 0(V Souvenir badges semi-centennial celebration 30O OO List of regular and irregular lodges to be sent out by Grand Secretary '110 00* Preparing official receipts 500 OO Owing to the condition of the finances of the G r a n d Lodge, your committee does not deem it wise to m a k e a n y additions to>the library a t this time. I n the interest of economy we r e c o m mend t h a t the suggestion of the Librarian t h a t an appropriatioa. of $1,500 for bookcases and shelving for the library be not e x p e n d e d a t this time. W e recommend t h a t the Grand Secretary be authorized t o prepare and send official receipts for dues to the lodges, collecting from them the actual cost of printing and distributing the.same. As a m a t t e r of necessity we are obliged to recommend «; special assessment on all lodges for the year 1906, to meet a deflcifc which will be made by the p a y m e n t of the above necessary a p propriations. W e , therefore, recommend the adoption of that following resolution: Resolved., T h a t a special assessment of ten cents per capita;., on the members of the lodges in this jurisdiction be m a d e t h i s ; year to meet the current expense, and t h a t the same be paid, bjsthe lodges to the Grand Secretary in the same manner, and a t thesame time t h a t the a n n u a l per capita tax is paid. W e recommend t h a t a w a r r a n t for $390.00 be drawn on theGharity F u n d to reimburse the Masonic H o m e Board for moneyexpended for Grand Lodge relief, the same h a v i n g been expended^ by them by direction of the Council of Administration. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, W I L L I A M P. M A R C H , A L B E R T A. F L A O K ,
FRANk E. D E M U T H ,
AUGUSTUS O. WELLMAIT,. SIMEON M. FOX,
Committee^
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A D D I T I O N A L , R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON. JURISPRUDENCE, W.-. W I L L I A M EASTON HUTCHISON, c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d
the
i b l l o w i n g r e p o r t , relative to t h e a m e n d m e n t to Section 5, A r t i c l e I V of t h e Constitution, which was adopted, t h e same i-eceiving'a t w o - t h i r d s vote: ITo ihe M.\W.\ Or and Lodge of Kansas: I n p u r s u a n c e of t h e instruction of t h e Grand Lodge in refer•<ence to t h e change of the Constitution for t h e purpose of reducing t h e n u m b e r of committees and the m e m b e r s h i p of some of them, y o u r c o m m i t t e e s u b m i t the following as an a m e n d m e n t to Section -S, Article I V of t h e Constitution: S E C . 5. Standing Committees.—The s t a n d i n g committees of t h e G r a n d Lodge shall consist of the following members, to be .appointed by t h e Grand Master a t the close of each A n n u a l Comm u n i c a t i o n , a n d shall continue for one year, subject to such •changes in m e m b e r s h i p as t h e Grand Master from time to time m a y deena expedient, and be designated as follows : (1) On Cre•dentials; (2) On Reports of Grand Officers; (3) On Finance and P r o p e r t y ; (4) On J u r i s p r u d e n c e , consisting of five m e m b e r s each; <5) On Chartered Lodges a n d Lodges under Dispensation, cons i s t i n g of three m e m b e r s ; (6) On Correspondence, a n d (7) On i^ecrology, consisting of one member each. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, W I L L I A M EASTON HUTCHISON, M A U B I O E D . STONE, J O H N C. POSTLETHWAITE,
WILLIAM M. SHAVER, W I L L I A M L. BUBDIOK, Committee.
A S S I S T A N T TO G R A N D S E C R E T A R Y . On motion of W.-. THOMAS A. SCATES, an a p p r o p r i a t i o n of
:$480.00 p e r a n n u m w a s allowed for s t e n o g r a p h i c and iissistanee to t h e G r a n d Secretary, a n d t h e C o m m i t t e e i s p r u d e n c e was i n s t r u c t e d to p r e p a r e t h e necessary raient to t h e l a w s in accordance t h e r e w i t h ; a n d t h e C o m m i t t e e , b y u n a n i m o u s consent, a m e n d e d its r e p o r t ingly-
clerical on J u r amendFinance accord-
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES. T h e roll of G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w a s called and a welcome e x t e n d e d b y t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master. C A L L E D TO R E F R E S H M E N T . T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e ^ r o m l a b o r to r e f r e s h m e n t until to-morrow m o r n i n g a t 9:30 <o'clock.
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SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. THURSDAY, F e b r u a r y 22, 1906.
A t 8:00 P. M. t h e G r a n d OflScers and other m e m b e r s of theM.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e , together with a large n u m b e r of visitors, assembled in t h e A u d i t o r i u m , w h e r e a s e m i c e n t e n n i a l celebration w a s held, c o m m e m o r a t i v e of t h e fiftieth A n n u a l Communication of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d Accepted Masons of K a n s a s . GRA-ND O F F I C E R S P R E S E N T . M.-.W.-. R.-. W.-. R.-. W.-. R.-. W.-.
SAMUEL R . PETERS THOMAS L . BOND BDWABD W . WELLINGTON H E N B T F . MASON
R.-. W.-. A L B E R T S A E B A O H R.-. W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N W.-. A L B E R T W A T K I N S
Grand Master. Deputy Grand M a s t e r . Grand Senior W a r d e n , Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n . Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Grand C h a p l a i n .
W.-. F R E D . W A S H B O N W.-. M A R I O N K . B R U N D A G E
Grand Senior D e a c o n . Grand J u n i o r Deacon.
W.-. W I L L I A M B . W A S H I N G T O N
Grand Marshal.
W.-. G R A N T S . L A N D R E Y W.-. E A R L E . P A W O E T T W.-. B E R T I N E P . W A L K E R
Grand Sword Bearer. Grand Senior S t e w a r d . Grand J u n i o r S t e w a r d -
W.-. A L B E R T H . W H E E L E R
Grand P u r s u i v a n t .
PAST GRAND MASTERS P R E S E N T . M.-.W.-. J . C. PosTLETHWAiTE,
M.-.W.-. P. M. H O I S I N G T O N ; .
M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M O C A L L , M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R , M.-.W.-. M A U R I C E L . S T O N E ,
M.-.W.-. T H O M A S E . D E W E Y , , M.-.W.-. T H O M A S G . F I T O H . . .
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February,
PROGRAM. M.-.W.-.
SAMUEL R . PETERS,
Grand Master, presiding.
' © r g a n ( a ) Overture (b) Processional March from " Quee n of Sheba,"
Selected Gounod
Bro. GEORGE B . P E N N T .
I n v o c a t i o n by the Grand Chaplain Chorus—"The Sea H a t h Its Pearls,"
Bro. AI,BERT W A T K I N S Pinsuli
MnsiOAL A R T SOCIETY.
I n t r o d u c t o r y Remarks by the Grand Master. -Address—" The Ideals of the Present are the History of the Future," M.-.W.-. THOMAS E . D E W E Y .
Solo—"The Clang of the Forge,"
Rodney
M.-.W.-. AVILLIAM M. SirAVBB.
Historical Reminiscences By R.-.W.-. A L B E R T K . WILSON, Grand Secretary <Organ: Overture to " William Tell," arranged for Organ Rossini Bro. GEORGE B . P E N N Y .
i n t r o d u c t i o n of Past Grand Masters ..By R.-.W.-. THOMAS L . BOND, D.-. G.-.M.-. ^olo—"Spring" Stern Mrs. GEORGE W . P A R E H U R S T .
iSextet—"Lucia"
Donizetti MTJSIOAI. A R T SOCIETY.
-Audience will sing: "Auld Lang Syne." "America." " Doxology." TBenedictlon by the Grand Chaplain. © r g a n : Recessional,"Torchlight March,".
Flagler
Bro. GEORGE B . P E N N Y .
At the point in the program referring to the introduction o f Past Grand Masters, E.-.W.-. THOMAS L . BOND, Deputy Grand IMaster and Grand-Master el6ct, introduced each of the Past •Orand Masters present, who made brief responses. The Grand Secretary, as a conclusion to his reminiscences, introduced to the M.:.W.-. Grand Master and the audience, Bro. W I L L I A M YATES, the only living charter member of Lawrence 3jodge No. 6, which was one of the original five lodges in this gurisdiction when the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas was or^ganized. Bro. YATES responded to the introduction by having ^W.-. WILLIAM L . BORDICK, Master of his lodge, read a letter -"which he had prepared'for this occasion. The ceremonies of this celebration will be published in a -separate edition to the Proceedings of the fiftieth Annual -Communication.
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MORNING SESSION —FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23,
1906.
T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from refreshment to labor a t 9:30 A. M. F I N A L B E PORT O F C O M M I T T E E ON J U R I S P R U D E N C E . W.-. W I L L I A M BASTON HOTCHISON, c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e
final r e p o r t of t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , which w a s adopted, s e p a r a t e action b e i n g taken on t h e a m e n d m e n t s to Sections 4 3 , 53, 54 and 55 of t h e By-Laws', and t h e adoption of Section 165, each receiving a unanimous v o t e : To the M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of Kanaas: Your Committee on Jurisprudence, in order to carry into effect the several recommendations of the special committee, which have been approved by this Grand Lodge, and in compliance with the instructions of the Grand Lodge concerning such matters, present a new By-Law No. 165 and a m e n d m e n t s to B y Laws Nos. 43, 53, 54 a n d 55, as follows : 43. Annual School.^-The Custodians of the W o r k shall hold an Annual School for t h e qualification of Assistant Lecturers, a t the same place a n d during the week of the A n n u a l Communication of t h e Grand Lodge except when t h e Grand Lodge is in session; and t h e Grand Secretary, when requested so to do by t h e Custodians, shall give thirty days' notice b.v mail to each lodge of the time and place of holding such school. The Custodians shall require the a t t e n d a n c e of the Assistant Lecturers, and a n y Master Mason desiring to qualify himself for Assistant L e c t u r e r shall attend. 53. Salaries.—The following a n n u a l salaries shall be paid to officers: To the Grand Master, $800; to the Grand Treasurer, $300; to t h e G r a n d Secretary, $1,800, a n d for a n assistant to G r a n d Secretary, $480; to t h e Grand Master for a private secretary, $300; to the Custodians of t h e Work, $50 e a c h ; to t h e G r a n d Tyler, $50; to the Grand Chaplain, Grand Orator and Assistant Tyler, $25 each. T h e Grand Master, Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary shall be paid quarterly, the Custodians of the W o r k a t the end of each year's service, and all others a t t h e expiration of their t e r m s of office. 54. Allowance to Chairmen.—The following allowances s h a l l be made to t h e c h a i r m e n of the standing committees who m a y a t -
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February,
tend the A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n : On Correspondence, $250; On Chartered Lodges, $25; On Grievances and Appeals, $40; On J u r i s prudence, $40; On Finance and Mileage, $75; On Credentials, $25; On Lodges U n d e r Dispensation, $25; On E e p o r t s of Grand Officers, $10; On Grand Lodge Property, $25; On Necrology, $25; and, in addition thereto, the necessary expenses of the chairmen of the Committees on Finance and Mileage and Chartered Lodges in m a k i n g necessary examination of t h e records, r e t u r n s and property, prior to the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. 55. Other Allowances. — Allowances shall be made to the Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Senior and Junior W a r d e n s , Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary, Custodians of the Work, Grand Cliaplain, Grand Orator and Grand Tyler, for their expenses in a t t e n d i n g the Annual Coinmunication. The other appointed officers, the chairmen and m e m b e r s of standing comniittees, including t h e ' C o m m i t t e e on Necrologj', whose allowances do not exceed $50, the Assistant L e c t u r e r s and the District Deputy Grand Masters, when attending a conference previously ordered by the M.-. W.'. Grand Master, shall receive the same compensation as representatives of lodges. T h e M.-. W.-. Grand Master m a y from year to year invite such w o r t h y P a s t Grand Masters to a t t e n d the A n n u a l Communication as in his j u d g m e n t are unable financially to incur the necessary expense, and such expense t h e r e b y incurred may be paid by the Grand Master from his contingent fund. 165. Contingent Fund.—At each A n n u a l Communication the Grand Lodge shall set apart and appropriate the sum of $500 as a c o n t i n g e n t fund for the Grand Master, to be used by him for paying expenses of Grand Officers a t t e n d i n g funerals, meetings of the Council of Administration, l a y i n g corner-stones, dedicating halls, or paying the expenses of any brother incurred under the direction of the G r a n d Master, and for p a y i n g necessary postage. I n compliance with the instructions of the Grand Lodge, your c o m m i t t e e prepared and recommends the e n a c t m e n t of the following s t a n d i n g regulation, relating to the official c i p h e r : Standing Regulation No. 25.— T h e official cipher prepared and promulgated by this Grand Lodge is hereby declared to be the correct cipher of the work of the three degrees of Ancient .Craft Masonry, including the lectures appertaining thereto described in Section 7, Article I V , of t h e Constitution, and every lodge shall practice the same in all the ceremonies of conferring the several degrees. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, W I L L I A M EASTON HUTCHISON, M A U R I C E L . STONE, J O H N C. POSTLETHWAITE,
W I L L I A M M. SHAVER, W M . L . BURDIOK, Committee.
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SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON R I T U A L . M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . ' S H A V E R , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e fol-
lowing r e p o r t , which was adopted : To the M.\ W.: Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Kansas : Your Special Committee on Ritual, to whom was referred t h e communication from t h e M.".W/. Grand Lodge, of A. F. & A. M., of Colorado, relative to t h e proposed plan of a Collegium of Grand Lecturers, respectfully report: T h a t we have duly considered t h e proposal, a n d a r e in h e a r t y s y m p a t h y with t h e expression of o u r Committee on Correspondence upon this matter, which expression will be found on page 642 of its present report, under the review of Colorado. W e believe t h a t such a plan -would prove i m practical a n d barren of results, and we therefore recommend t h a t the Grand Secretary be instiuoted fraternally to advise the M.-. W.". Grand Lodge of Colorado t h a t this Grand Lodge deems such a plan inexpedient, a n d declines to participate therein. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, WM. M. SHAVER, ALBERT K . WILSON, THOMAS G. FITOH.
Committee. INSTALLATION. M.-.W.-. S A M U E L E . P E T E R S installed t h e following officers, M.-.W.-. P E R E Y M . HOSINGTON a c t i n g as G r a n d M a r s h a l : M.-.W.-. T H O M A S L . B O N D Grand Master John H. Brown Lodge No: 216, Salina. R.-. W.-. E D W A R D W . W E L L I N G T O N Deputy G r a n d M a s t e r Ellsworth Lodge No. 146, Ellsworth. R.'. W.-. H E N R Y F . M A S O N G r a n d Senior W a r d e n Tyrlan Lodge No. 246, Garden City. R.-. W . - . J T B E D W A S H B O N Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n Harper Lodge No. 206, Anthony. R.-. W.-. A L B E R T S A E B A O H Grand Treasurer Holton Lodge No.'42, Holton. R.-. W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N Grand Secretary Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka.
T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master announced t h e following a p pointive officers: W.-. S T E P H E N S . E S T E Y " Grand Chaplain Fortitude Lodge No. 107, Independence. (Residence, Topeka). W.-. M A R I O N K . B R U N D A G E Grand Senior Deacon Ellsworth Lodge No. 146, Ellsworth. (Residence, Russell.) W.-. A L B E R T H . W H E E L E R Grand J u n i o r Deacon Center Lodge No. 147, Marion.
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PROCEEDINGS OF TBE
February,
W.-. GBOKGE M. BABNS Grand Marshal Leavenworth Lodge No. 2, Leavenworth.' W.-. BERTINE P . WALKER Grand Sword Bearer .SaquI Lodge No. 160, Osborne. W.-. WILLIAM S. BBBGUNDTHAL Grand Senior Steward Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, Topeka. W.-. CHARLES L . BRAMWELL '.-... Grand Junior Steward Anthony Lodge No. 200, Anthony. (Residence, Beloit.) *W.-. ELMER E . BLECKLEY Grand Pursuivant Albert Pike Lodge No. 303, Wichita. W.-. SPENCER P. WADE Grand Tyler Topeka Lodge No. 17, Topeka.
BEMABKS BY M.-.W.-. THOMAS L. B05?D. M.-.W.-. THOMAS L . BOND, after being installed as Grand Master, made the following remarks: BRETHREN:—It is unnecessary for me to say that no man, whom you have invested with this honor appreciated it more than myself. The obligation which I have taken at the altar I shall endeavor faithfully to discharge, and it shall be my purpose during my administration of this august office to so discharge.its duties that when I resign it to my successor, the brethren of Kansas will be able truthfully to say that I have at least endeavored to conduct myself so as to establish myself in the hearts and confidence of my brethren. That I shall make mistakes, goes without saying; he who is infallible is prepared for translation ; and while you will discover me making numerous mistakes, I ask that the fact of my elevation to this office will not deprive me of that brotherly charity which, as one of you, I would surely receive. I will do the best I can, and whatever may be' my shortcomings, I do sincerely hope that the brethren of Kansas will realize that there has been a determined, a consistent, a persistent effort during the entire year to cause the brethren of Kansas to dwell together in peace and unity. May brotherly love prevail, is the sincere wish of your Grand Master. VOTE OF THANKS. On motion of W.-. HY. W . STACKPOLE, a vote of thanks was tendered to tbe Masons of Topeka and the citizens generally for the courtesy and kindness shown the members of the Grand Lodge. •Owing to the absence of this oflBcer he was not Installed.
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OF KANSAS.
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STANDING COMMITTEES. Tlie M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master appointed the following c o m mittees for t h e e n s u i n g y e a r : On Credentials.—FBANK
E . D A V I S , NO. 5, Atchison ; W I L L C .
C H A F F E E , N O . 51, T o p e l i a ; C H A R L E S E . H A L L , No. 177, B u s s e l l ; J O H N W . N B I L S O N , N O . 113, C o n c o r d i a ; A. S I D N E Y C H A S E , N O .
146, Ellsworth. On Reports of Grand
Officers.— P E B B Y M . H O I S I N G T O N , N O .
142, N e w t o n ; T H O S . G . P I T C H , N O . 303, W i c h i t a ; W M . M . S H A V E R ,
No. 142, Topeka; M. M. M I L L E B , N O . 134, Topeka; J. J A Y B U C K , No. 12, Emporia. On Finance and Mileage.—WILLIAM F . M A R C H , N O . 9, L a w rence;
A L B B B T A . F L A C K , N O . 353, E n t e r p r i s e ;
WILLIAM H .
VoETH, No. 93, P i t t s b u r g ; F R A N K B . D B M U T H , N O . 146, E l l s w o r t h ; A U G U S T U S O . W B L L M A N , N O . 225, Topeka.
On Chartered
Lodges.—ALEX.
A. S H A R P , No. 167, L a r n e d ;
A A R O N H . C O N N E T T , N O . 15, G r e a t Bend ; F R E D H . S T U C K B Y , N o . 303, W i c h i t a ; E G B E R T T . P A Y N E , N O . 297, E l l i s ; C H A R L E S A .
V A N V B L Z B R , NO. 8, P o r t Scott. On Lodges Under Dispensation.— Manhattan;
H A B E Y E . B E S T , N O . 36,
A B T H U R H O H N , N O . 91, M a r y s v i l l e ;
THOMAS B .
HiSKBY, N O . 306, Colby; L L E W E L L Y N J. G R A H A M , NO. 17, Topeka; LORING TROTT, N O . 7, J u n c t i o n City. On Grievances and Appeals.— S A M U E L R . P E T E R S , N O . 142, N e w t o n ; J O S E P H W . S M I T H , N O . 143, M i n n e a p o l i s ; C L A B E N C B W . P A Y N E , N O . 140, H u t c h i n s o n ; H A B V B Y C . L I V E B M O R E , N O .
19, Olathe; C H A R L E S E . T A L L E Y , N O . 275, Meade. On Orand Lodge Property.—JOHN M C C U L L A G H , N O . 194, G a l e n a ; H Y . W . S T A O K P O L E , N O . 134, Clay Center; A R C H I E C . CooLiDGE, N O . 174, S m i t h Center; E D W A R D B . CORSE, N O . 71, B a x t e r Springs; P R B D S . "VEDDER, N O . 254, St. J o h n . On Jurisprudence.—WILLIAM
E A S T O N H U T C H I S O N , No. 312,
Garden C i t y ; M A U R I C E L . S T O N E , No. 75, W a m e g o ; J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E , N o . 11, J e w e l l C i t y ; H E N D E R S O N S . M A R T I N ,
No. 147, Marion; W I L L I A M B . W A S H I N G T O N , N O . 340, Leoti. On Correspondence.—THOMAS E . D E W E Y , No. 98, A b i l e n e ; D A V I D B . F U L L E R , N O . 106, E u r e k a ; W I L L I A M B . W I R S H I N G , N O .
171, Sterling; D A V I D M . S M I T H , N O . 281, H i l l C i t y ; F R E D CouLSON, No. 18, Ottawa. On Necrology.— W M . L . B U R D I C K , No. 6, Lawrence ; T H O M A S A. S O A T E S , N O . 222, Dodge C i t y ;
Osborne. Special
Committee
on History
W I L L I A M H . M I Z E , N O . 160,
and Museum.—BESTOB
G.
B R O W N , N O . 225, T o p e k a ; W I L L I A M L . M A X W E L L , N o . 37, P a o l a ;
H E N R Y S . S W I N G L E Y , N O . 3, K a n s a s City.
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PnOCEEDINOS
February,
OF THE
READING OF THE JOURNAL. The journal was then read by Bro. sistant Grand Secretary, and adopted.
CARL W. NELLIS,
As-
CLOSING CEREMONIES. The M.-.W.-. Grand Master closed the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge in ample form, with prayer by Rev. STEPHEN S. ESTEY, Grand Chaplain.
W^:^^ Orand Master..
ATTEST :
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PROCEEpiNQS OF TBB
February,
E X P E L L E D , 1905.
Great Bend No. 15—Hugh Boyle, February 10, 1905. Melvin No. 22—James A. Vaughn, September 25, 1905. Blue Bapids No. 169—John W. Van Valkenburg, N o v e m ber 6,1905. B a x t e r No. 71 —Charles F . Noble, April 17, 1905. (Dimitted.) Holyrood No. 343 —M. G. Woodmansee, December 5, 1905. W y a n d o t t e No. 3 — H a r r y Darlington, May 19, 1905. Reno No. 140—Wm. J . Newton, J u n e 1,1905; Jacob P. Dillon, J u l y 6, 1905.; A l b e r t Pike No. 303—Harry C. McClung, J a n u a r y 25, 1905. Troy No. 55—Albert R. Graves, J u n e 17,1905.
S U S P E N D E D F O R U N M A S O N I C CONDUCT, 1905.
MePh'erson No. 172—William E . Kratzer, J u l y 21, 1905.
1905-06.
GRAND
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C O M P L E T E S U M M A R Y F O R 1905.
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Number Number Number Number Number Omitted Number
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Decrease. dimitted died suspended expelled erroneously reported 1904, No. 37 Net gain
N u m b e r 0|f members December 31,1905
25,986
2,137 1,956 1,893 643 206 3 17=2,762
869 386 311 9 6=1,581 1,181 27,167
Location.
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Stated Communications.
First and third Monday... First and Third Saturday. First and third Saturday.. Alien Wabaunsee ... 2d and 4thSaturda.v First and third Tuesday... Norton Naphtall Wabaunsee ... First and third Friday .... AltaVista First and third Friday Osborne 2d and 4th Saturday Wilson Tuesday on or before ® .. Amerlcus Monda..v on or before ® .. Harper Anthony Crawford : Wyandotte ... 2d and 4th Thursday Saturday on or before 1st ® Chlkaskla Sumner First and thi rd Wednesday Cowley Crescent First and third Friday Cable 2d and 4th Saturday Clark Atchison First and tliird Monday... Washington Atchison Thursday on or before ® .. Harper Flrstand third Wednesday Rawlins Tuesday on or before ® .. Shawnee First and third Tuesday... Butler Mystic Tie First and third Friday Marshall Axtell •Wed. on or before ® ^ . . Douglas 1st Monday on or before ® Lincoln Saltvllle I""irstand third Monday... Cherokee 1st and 3d Wednesday Marshall 2d and 4th Saturday Sumner Belle Plalue Republic Belleville Flrstand third Monday... Mitchell Mt. Vernon 2d and 4th Wednesday Bennington Linn Flrstand third Monday... Blue Eaplds. Marshall Wed. on or before © Stohrvllle. ..'... Harper Leavenworth . 1st and 3d Saturday.... Bollng BonnerSprlngs. Wyandotte ... First and third Monday.. Bourbon Wednesday on or before ® Bourbon Friday on or before ® . Brookvllle First and third Thursday,. Beulah Russell
Benevolent
Name 0/ Lodge.
W. F. Rabe.
W. S. McKniuht Herohel N. Merchant John J. Biggs Lorenzo D. Brewster
Edward R. Shearer
Harry S. Garwood
Stephen Balyeat Jay N. Wanamaker Harvey A. Thomas
George W. Harrison Tom Charles John Mehl
Edgar M. Stahl.
Clarence W.Stahl
T. J.Rollman. James Sellens.
Simon B.Kenton.
... Harrison M. Hurt. Wm. G. Schaefer. P. G.Ohubbic. Joseph S. Boyle. Frank C. Llbby. Samuel W. Gilson. Hutchinson Croft.
RufusB.Spitler. Marcellus W. Short.
J.W.Rutherford. Lewellyn E. Woodin, Walter P. Haves,
Arthur H.Goddard. ! Gilman D.Smith. Charles W. A. Lechler. Harry L. Irwin. BenJ, J. Gunn.
Jacob L. Worley. George B. Ross, A. E. Bates, Frank I. Sage. .Knimett H. Powell.
Secretary.
John W. Copeland Anthony B. Uliot Walter J. Beltzel Richard G. Sethen Carol us E. Voorhes
Jacob A. Young Robert B. Shepherd Richard E. Thoes Stephen W. Sullivan .lohn M. Storer Thomas G. Button Lewis G. Jennings James T. Fowler Addison B. Marshel
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Burden
Clinton Corinthian ... Burlington .., Burr Oak Burrton Sumner Canej' Canton Carbondale ... Cawker City .. Chautauqua .. Home Cedar Chase'. Morton Cherokee Cherryvale Chetopa Preston Clrclevllle .... Clay Center... Unity Clifton Prairie Queen Keystone St. Thomas Cf >inanche Olive Branch , Prudence St. Johns Mistletoe Coolldge Nemaha Zeredatha Council Grove Coy vllle Cuba Delphos Denlson De Soto Devon Dexter Barney St. Bernard ... Arcana Douglass
Cowley Osage Coffey Jewell Harvey Sumner Montgomery McPhersou . Osage Mitchell Chautauqua Nemaha Neosho Rice Sedgwick ... Crawford Montgomery Labette Gray Jackson Clay Sedgwick Clay Cloud Montgomery Thomas Comanche .. Anderson Cherokee Cloud Sumner Hamilton ... Nemaha Chase ; Morris Wilson Republic Ottawa Jackson Johnson Bourbon Cowley Lane Ford Doniphan ... Butler ist and 3d Thursday Wed. on or before ® ~ . . , 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Tuesday First and third Saturday.. F.lrstand third Thursday .. 2d and 4th Satu rday First and third Tuesday... 2d and 4th Saturday Second Wednesday First and third Tuesday... 2d and 4th Saturday 2d and 4th Saturday First and third Tuesday... First and third Tuesday... First and third Saturday.. 1st and 3d Satu rda.y .•...;.. 1st Sat. on or before ® ::;.. 2d and 4th Wednesday 2d and 4th Monday First and Third Tuesday .. Tuesday on or before ® :: Flrstand third Wednesday First and third Thursday.. First and third Wednesday First and third Friday 2d and 4th Saturday Friday on or before ® :s... First and third Tuesday... First and third Frldav First and third Friday .... 2d and 4th Saturday •. First and third Saturday.. First and third Friday First and third Wednesday Wednesday on or before ® 1st and 3d Thursday First and third Tuesday.. 2d and 4th Thursday Saturday on or before ® . Wed. on or before ® :=... . First and third Tuesday.. Friday on or before ® -x Second and fourth Friday Saturday on or before ® . Saturday on or before ® ^
Richard A. Melone. Wm. H. Mauser J. Frank Mehi. James A. Connor Henry L. Jarboe. Wm. A. Stacej' Joel W.Green. Everell A. Ross John A.Welch. J. Frank Remick Frederick Oonrow. Arthur J. Johnston Eugene R. Franks. Bertrand S. Ayres W.L. Hill. C. W. Perslnger Arthur Waetzlg. John N. Beasley Arthur P. Gregory. Henry B. Woodbury C. D. Murphy. J. A. Mallonee Samuel O. Smith. James P. Sams George W. Reed. Harry B. Baker Silas H. Coffman. Wm. P. Smith Ellis M.Carr. Hazen H. Miner John H. Tharp. Wilbur O. Ester Win. L. Earnest. Charles Fletcher Bilery McCanilck. EJmer S.Nance Gary A.Naylor. Joseph P.Emery John T. Reutter. George M. Klusmire Hy, W. Stackpole. Emerson B. Vincent Wm. H.Boston. Willis M.Aldrklge Wm.Stepp. C D . Marshall M. B. Sohllnger. Frank A. Reid Walter A. Newman. Ernest M. Kane Robt. M. McGonlgal. Ernest Boerner C. M. Pennington. John S. HalUday Edward F. Ewlng. Myron F. Lewis N.T.Allison. B. R. Pattyson Fred W. Sturges. jr. Asa J. Weaver. Joel J. Booth. Charles C.Smith Paul Rich. Harry S. Crittenden ... Judson B. Baker, Lewis S. Slocum Charles Duckett. Rupert O. Miner Wm. E. Sherfey. Hugh Stewart James L. Harris. Joseph B. Novak. Clarence B. Marr John W. Woodward. Joseph Kesl John W. tiogers. Wm. S. Richards ..' Benjamin F. Snyder. Joseph S. Lanning Wm. A. Clayton. Jesse Haney George A. Prank. J osiah Green H. S. Jennlson. R. R. Belknap Richard W.Evans,Jr. Herman Gillette Charles B. Argabrlght.. Matthew Skerrltt. Phllo E. Holmes. Edwin M. Skerrltt Stephen H, Brandon to
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Patmos Olive Carson Meridian Elllnwood Apollo Ellsworth Emporia Enterprise Erie
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Leavenworth . Bourbon Marshall Rice Wilson Bourbon Cherokee McPhersou ... Finney .lohnson Bourbon Anderson Smith Rice
Wabaunsee ... Douglas Greenwood ... Greenwood ...
Dickinson Neosho
T h u r s d a y on o r before ® . M o n d a y on o r before ® .. 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y First and third M o n d a y . . . First and third Thursday . First and third Saturday.. 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y F r i d a y o n o r before ® . . . S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® .. First and third Friday First and third Monday... First and third Friday 2d a n d 4th T h u r s d a y 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y .. S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® .. 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y T u e s d a y on o r before ® :^ First and third Tuesday... S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® ::; S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® . 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y 2d a n d 4th T h u r s d a y First and third Tuesday... F i r s t a n d t h i r d Frida.y.,. . First and third Saturday.. 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y F l r s t a n d t h i r d AVednesday T h u r s . on o r before ® -s .. 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y . . . S a t u r d a y on or before ® . . . First and third Friday .... W e d n e s d a y o n o r before ® 1st Tues<lay o n o r before ® First a n d third Thursday. S a t u r d a y on o r before ® . 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y
Leavenworth . Johnson Labette Atchison Butler Chautauqua... Montgomery . Elk Barton Ellis Ellsworth
Communications.
Second Thursday 2d a n d 4th F r i d a y
Slated
Shawnee Osborne
County.
1 Master.
E l b e r t W . Crosby
W . McD. R o w a n Carl H a r r i s Elmer E. Anderson
J o h n W. E d w a r d s H . M. G o r d a n R a n d a l R. H u n t e r
J o h n W. J o h n s o n S i d n e y L. H u n t e r T h o m a s L. H e r b e r t
J o h n D. R i d d e n Wm. L.Baldwin Orvllle H . B r a n d o n Morgan F. Trlvett S a m u e l V. C a r r J a m e s M. S m y t h A l o n z o B. A m b l e r W m . B. P e n n y
W a l t e r W. Maze
J o h n M. H e r b s t Virgil A.Osburn.. Harrv E. Slaughter T. L. F a l e r Fred E . S p e l i m a n James H.Torrance
Floyd Ross
Worshipful
N A M E S O F O F F I O B B S A N D LODGES—Continued.
Parker F. Hawley.
George A. S c h l l l o . Upshur Snider. D. A. B rod beck. George F . M c C l e l l a n d . T . J . H u d s o n , Jr. C u r t i s C. Goss. W m . Reed E l l i o t t
W . A. E n g l i s h .
A l b e r t A. F l a c k . Joseph A.Wells. P e d r o D. A . S i m p s o n . W m . B. P a r m l t e r ; H o m e r A. W h i t e . K. W . W a t s o n . S. 0 . C u n n i n g h a m .
H a r r y S. C a u l . G e o r g e A. S t e b b l n s .
J o h n A. Bowman. George H a r r i s o n .
W. W Holland
Charley Jones.
George M. W i l s o n .
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292 294 321 302 15 211 296 232 293 248 814 328 226 46 185 69 200 193 208 34 195 263 307 35 1 281 331 42 343 288 352 326 156 348 327 29 72 140 107 38 112 227 360 282
Glrard Glasco Glen Elder .. Goodland Gove City ... Great Bend.. Greeley Highland ... Greenleaf ... Kiowa Canopy Hebron Gypsum City Dlrlgo Halstead Hamlin Star Harper Hartford Friendship.. Havensvllle Hays :... Charity Kansas Hiawatha .. Sinlthton Mlllbrook ... Holslngton . Holton Holyrood .. Cyrus Horace Horton Hope Hoxle Hoyt Pacific Huron Reno Fortitude .., lola Blue Valley. Jamestown . Jennings Alpha Jewell
Crawford Cloud Mitchell Sherman Gove Barton Anderson Clay Washington .. Kiowa Elk Coffey Saline Washington .. Harvey Brown Washington .. Harper Lyons Reno Pottawatomie Ellis Barber Dickinson Brown Doniphan Graham Barton Jackson Ellsworth Dickinson Greeley Brown Elk Sheridan Jackson Allen Atchison Reno Montgomery . Allen Marshall Cloud Decatur Hodgeman ... Jewell
Saturday on or before ® .. Harry W. Shldeler. First and third Saturday.. Wm. D. Acuff First and third Thursday. First and third Wednesday Joseph S. EUenberger ... First and third Tuesday... Henry A. Splher Second and fourth Friday Clarence Robert Aldrlch Saturday on or before ®., Saturday on or before ® is; C.C.Kliian 1st and 3d Wednesday Simon Skoogaard First and third Friday .... 1st and 3d Wednesday ..... George W. Stanwood.... Saturday on or before ® — First and third Tuesday ... Richard M. Reynolds Saturday on or before ® .. Charles H.Harvey 1st and 3d Wednesday Robert M. Todd 2d and 4th Saturday 2d and 4th Sn,turday George Wm. Brlles Marcel Duphorne 1st and 3d Wednesday Saturday on or before ® . Charles A. Johnson 1st Thursday of each Mo... Adolphus F. Bennett First and third Saturday.. First Monday HI ram A. Nlckles Friday before ® Wm. A. C. Alford Thompson First and third Wednesday Wm. Saturday on or before ® .. Wm. O.Noble Friday on or before ® Charles B. Hughes 2d and 4th Saturday First and third Thursday. First and third Thursday . William T.Beck First and third Tuesday... First and third Thursday . Millard 0. Hemmenway. First and third Tuesday... 2d and 4th Wednesday BenJ. B. Norris First and third Tuesday... 2d and 4th Tuesday Miles J.Gray First and third Thursday. A. Fenske First and third Tuesday... George Marshall 1st and 3d Monday First and third Thursday John M.Klnkel 2d and 4th Tuesday George E. GUmore 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Saturday C. Edward Drumm First and third Tuesday... First and third Monday... Jacob B.Jennings First and third Monday... Edwin T. Wilson Flrstand third Wednesday Frank I. Drake Wm. R. Underwood. Will P. Lyon. Gustave E. Lundgren. Wm. R. Ansdell. Ira E. Dunsmoor. Orlando B. White.
Martin Pease. F. M.Gosnell. John A. Holt. F. H.Kiefer. Ira L. Vinson. RoUln W. Dunahugh. John E. Wakefield.
Ray Cornelius.
F . J . Smith. Dugald Spence. John S.Wells. Janies P. Chumlea. 3. Ken neck. Eugene M. Drum. • Charles W. Reeder. Albert M.Orary. Luther L. Kassenpflug. Allen J.Thomas.
BenJ. J. Sharrock. John T. Lanter. Harry F. Pilcher. Cornelius D. Bale. John J. Muth.
David G. McGlffln. J. H. Cleaver. S. E. Hobart. John J. Knight. Russell G. Kiiegh. W.Torrey.
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Stated Communications. Worshipful Master.
Secretary.
Wyandotie . Armourdale
David N. Hloka. First and third Thursday. Wyandotte ... First and third Friday Wyandotte ... 1st,3d and 5th Thursday.. John C. Smith Wyandotte ... Flrstand third Thursday.. Robert L. McAlplne Mont Van Busklrk Roberto. Splawn. First Monday Kingman Nlnnescah George J. Bush. 1st and 3d Wednesday Samuel D. La Fuze Edwards Edward D.Taylor. 2d and 4th Tuesday Reuben G. Stevens Mt. Morlah Barber 2d and 4th Saturday Wni.D. Fleckenger Phillips Second and fourth Friday George W. Doebler Harvey C. Hull. La Crosse 2d and 4Dh Thursday Will. S. Robinson .. . La Cygne Linn First and third Monda.y ... Howard L. Clarke La Harp Allen - 1st and 3d Tuesday .lohn B. Firestone Medicine Valley Barber Saturday on or before ®.. OrvIUe Mills Emerald Kearney First and third Saturday.. Franklin First and 4th Thursday ... Clyde C. Faust Ripley T.iMcCIlntock. Leavenworth . Nine Mile Walter W. Garvin Flrstand third Wednesday Edward P. Wheeler Pawnee Lawrence Wni.L. Burdlck Douglas Third Thursday. Alpheus A. BIgelow Leavenworth ,,. Leavenworth . Flrstand third Monday... David W. Plynn Ed. W.Osgood. King Solomon.. Leavenworth . 2d and 4th Thursday John McCool. Robert B. Radford Leavenworth . First and third Thursday. Hiram George W. TjCnk. Smith 1st and 3d Wednesday Oak Coffey ...... .. F'lrSt and third Friday David D. P. Jones .Tohnson Saturday on or before ®.. C. Warner ,1 ones Norton 2d and 4th Friday Elwood.L Muzzy Butler Flrstand third Saturday.. Nelson Dedrlck Garfield RUey Sat. on or before ® — . ,, Robert Holmberg Henry Deefendorf. Wichita First and third Saturda,y.. Joseph A. Hollaway George W. Schlatter. Coffey Seward First and third Monday... Harvey Scnndrett Thomas A. Tegarden. Montgomery . Agustus A. Bennett James Jjaughlln. Lincoln 2d and 4th Saturday Washington .. Saturday on or before ® .. Fraternal Leavenworth . First and third H'rlday Llnwood 2d and 4th Saturday Corner Stone ,,, Rice George W. Morehouse ... 1st & 3d Wednesday after ® Phillips H. C. Bulllngton. First and third Saturday.. Longton Charles W. Maddox Ellc '..... 1st and'3d Thursday Phillips. . \ . . . Charles V. Shields. Long Island L. K. Carnahan
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Norwich .'.. Kingman Oak HlU Clay Mountain Slope Decatur Oketo Marshall Johnson Olathe
Name of Lodge. Second and fourth Friday llonday on or before ® 1st and 8d Wednesday 2d and 4tli Wednesday First and third Monday...
Stated Communications.
F. E. Wlkc(P. Charles S.Blx by. Frank P. Wells. Richard H. Delbert. George S. Liggett. Ben D. LUIard. George C. Mahaffy. George W. Miller.
Charles Glasgow.
O.P. Abell. Homer IJ.OoIvln.
B. F. Deck.
(Secretory.
Henrv F.McMlllen.
1. W. Robinson.
M. B. Strain. Wm. W.Belne. Edward E. Lang. Will H. FIsk. Wm.O. Blaker.
Wm. H. Secrest. Wm. Oetlnger. George H.Lltslnger Frank G. Mlddlebrook... Walter E.Qualfe.
Myron A.Llnibocker Will Young George B. Williams Samuel M. Marshall Albert O.Cooke
John E. Atkinson James Henry Seeley Forest C. Cochran
George M. Hart Jasper Sommervllle Joseph A. Liggett John W. Tatham. G. Albert'Williamson.... Thomas H. Glasscock Alvln N. DM lev. Samuel G. Simpson Hertell S. Fitch. Earl Williams.
James R. McOurdy B.P. Wolker Wm.E.Huddleston
A. R. Meeker Matthew H. Panton Zachary J. WUlson W. Amer Burnett Karley A. Raymond . George H. Hodges James H. Hatfield C. A.O'Meara
Worshijyful Master.
JJODQ-ES—Continued.
Pottawatomie 1st and 3d Wednesday Nemaha First and third Friday .... First and third Wednesday First and third Thursday . Osborne Jefferson; Saturday on or before ® . Oskaloosii Thursday on or before ® . Labette Franklin First and third Friday Franklin Franklin First and third Monday... ad and 4th Tuesday Overbrook Rldgoway Saturday on or before ® •=; Sumner Oxford First and third Monday... Paohi First and third Saturday.. Tuesday on or before ® .. Parkervlllo . . ParkorvlUe M and ith Mondav Labette Bourbon Sat. on or before ® ^^ Pawneo Station Godfrey Halcyon Marlon First and third Monday... Saturday on or before ® .. PliUllpsburg... Phllllpsburg Phillips Pittsburg Pittsburg Crawford Pittsburg Owen A.Bassett. Crawford Klrst and third Monda.v... PlalnvlUe Paradise Saturday on or before ® .. Pleasanton First and third Tuesday... Llun FMrstand third Tuesday... Kranklln McKlnley Saturday on or before ® . Atchison Potter Second and fourth Monday Kilwinning Pratt Pratt First and third Tuesday... Rob Morris Preston Pratt 2d Th. Jan. & every 2 weeks Quonemo Q,ueneino Sherman 2d and 4th Saturday Wyandotte ... Qulnclaro 2d and 4th Saturday Saturday on or before ® .. Randolph Farmers Blloy First and third Saturday.. Rlloy Riley Tuesday on or before® ::.. Robinson Brown
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Rosedale RossvlUe Rush Center... Russell Sabetha Sallna Salina Santa Fe Savonburg Scaramon Soandla Scott City ScottsvlUe Scranton Sedan Sedgwick Seneca Severance Severy Shawnee Sliver Lake Simpson Smith Center.. Soldier Solomon City.. South Haven .. Splvoy Spring HUl Stafford Sterling St. John St. Marys Stockton Suramerfleld... Sylvan Grove.. Syracuse Thayer Tonganoxle ... Topeka Topeka Topeka (North) Topeka Toronto Towanda Troy Turon
Rosedale Hesperian Walnut City... Russell Sabetha Sallna John H. Brown Santa Fe Virginia Scammon Lebanon Anthem ScottsvlUe Perfect Square Vesper Sedgwick Seneca Severance Twin Grove Shawnee Lake Sincerity Western S t a r . . Soldier Solomon Haven Splvey Spring Hill .... Stafford Sterling Ionic Pottawatomie. Newaheuba Suramerfleld .. Sylvan Grove.. Syracuse Thayer Henri Topeka Orient Golden R u l e . . . Slloam Woodson Towanda Troy Turon
Wyandotte ... Shawnee Rush Russell Nemaha Saline Saline Haskell Allen Cherokee Republic Scott Mitchell Osage Chautauqua .. Harvey Nemaha Doniphan Greenwood •Johnson Shawnee Mitchell Smith. Jackson •. Dickinson Sumner Kingman . ... Johnson Stafford Rice..... Stafford Pottawatomie Rooks Marshall Lincoln Hamilton Neosho Leavenworth . Shawnee Shawnee Shawnee Shawnee Woodson Butler Donlphaji Reno
First and,thlrd Friday . Friday on or before® r. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. First and third Tuesday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. First and third Monday 1st and 3d Friday 2d and 4th Saturday. .. Saturday on or bef<)re ® ts Second and fourth Friday. First and third Monday... 1st and 3d Wednesday 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Monday Saturday on or before ® :^ First and third Tuesday .. First and third Thursday Saturday o n o r before ® ts; First and third Saturday.. Wednesday on or l)efore ® Thursday on or before ® ts. First and third Thursday , First and third Saturday., 2d and 4lh Saturday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Saturday 1st and 3d Wednesday Saturday on or before ® ., Second andfourth.Frlday. First Thursday First and third Monday... First Wednesday First and third Friday .... First and third Saturday.. Thursday on or before ® . . 2d and 4th Thursday First and third Saturday . Sat. on or before ® =; 1st and 3d Wednesday First and third Friday .... 2d and 4th Thursday First and third Thursday . Sat. on or before ®-^ First and third Saturday.. Mon. bef.. 2d Sat. after ® . 2d and 4th Saturday..
BenJ. M. Barnett Henry H. Miller Penrose W. Guldiu Horace A. Fink Arthur J.Collins AlbertF.Berg Howard C. Rash John J.Miller Charles S.Rannells Wm. Murray. Frank T. Cuthbertson . Ulysses G. Ruth Nicholas F. Motes E. M.Gardner Oalvin W; Floyd Robert R. Hobble Wilford W.Simon Wm. H. Hargls Archibald Carsen Henry Earnshaw Albert Reicherter Martin J. Main J. D. Flaxbeard Artlbanus Wilson Cornelius H. Crelghton Blry J. Richmond T. C. Holcomb Olon 0. Thomas Frank J. Mathies Frank E. Garwood James H. Hammett George F. Ramsey D. F.Stough John E. Mann Sidney R. Lawson George Getiy Arthur D. Lowrance ... James Duncanson John M. Cleveland Wm.S.Bberle David H.Hall John Dwlght Freeman L. L. Bylngton Peter Poorhaugh Charles F. Bassett Edward T. Martin
J. Harry Blanford. J. C. Bradley. Frank B. Smith. Aureiius L. Voorhls. J. C. Lichty. Charles Sorter. Dan L. Batchelor. Eugene A, Davis. Wyatt Shipp. Robert Lamb. Albert B. Kimball. John W. Erwin. Wm. H. Freas. Robert Morris. Rufus E. Rathbun. Michael Bartley. W m . E . Fuller. Thomas H. Franklin. Burns B. Finch. Richard 0. Larsen. .TohnL.Hollister. Elza R. Louthan. J. G. McDowell. Francis E. Beeson. Henry B. Aldrich. Landy lloppes. Ernest T. Mitchell. George A. Hartley. John D. Rtppey. Joseph T.Tyrrell. John B.Kay. Arthur M.Fairfleld. Newton F. Hill. Henry D. Maitland. John Caline. Wni.P. Humphrey. Alex. R. Sargent. Merlin C. Harris. Carl W.Nellis. Evan Davis. Henry L. Sherburne. Sadiler J. Hodgins. Thomas Findley. Ralph B. Ralston. J.O.Hardy. Giles T. Dooley. 00
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Stated
Comtnunications.
Master.
' Henry'C.WUlson. M i c h a e l B a u e r , Jr. F . A. D a l r y m p l e . R o b e r t Hogg.
Wm.H.Mav.
G e o r g e W . Duffy.
E.G. Ralston. W i n . A. l i e s . .lames F . Walden.
Secretary.
M.A.Rhea
B e n F . S a d l l .,
E . D. S c h e r m e r h o r n Omer O.Clark
George W . Riley. R. G. Y o u n g . A r t h u r L. Dyer. L . O . Griffith. J. 0 . Culver.
E. E u g e n e Balling. Alva J. Applegate. J a m e s R. F i n l e y .
O . J . Rose Leeman P. Barney P e r r y E . Miller F r a n k B. Stoner Walter Robson Cash L. S i m m o n s Edward W . W i n n . C h a r l e s W . H e n d e r s h o t . C l a u d e J . Wood. J.W.Daniel C h a r l e s V. Sass.l M c l n t l r e B.van .Tohn W. C a m p b e l l . Alexander Hewitt Edward T.Eaton. C h a r l e s F . McOurdy
W i n S. Miller Fred Swan E u g e i i e S. T a l c o t t 8. C. S p u r l o c k J o h n McMlchael A r c h i b a l d C. F l e t c h e r . . . Edward Chalk Henry J. Williams W m . M. H o l e m a n J a m e s D. C h a d w i c k George E , B a r l e v Henry Humfrevllle
Worshipful
LoTiGY.s—Continued.
S a t u r d a y on o r before ® .. 1st a n d 4th S a t u r d a y M o n d a y o n o r before ® First and third S a t u r d a y . . First and third Thursday . 2d a n d 4tli S a t u r d a y 2d a n d 4th M o n d a y S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® .. S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® .. P o t t a w a t o m i e 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y W a s h i n g t o n .. F i r s t a n d t h i r d M o n d a y .. Frontier First and third Saturday.. Marshall S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® •s: .Doniphan Wathena First and third Tuesday... Waverly GotTey 2d a n d 4th T h u r s d a y Black Diamond. Cherokee Wellington Sumner Franklin First and third Monday ... Wellsvlllo W e s t m o r e l a n d . P o t t a w a t o m i e 2d a nd 4th M o n d a y Anderson T u e s d a y o n o r before ® Nemaha Wetniore S a t u r d a y on o r before © ^ Wyandotte ... First and third Saturday.. Delaware White Cloud.... Doniphan 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y Butler Bralnard T u e s d a y o n o r before ® •=. Whiting .1 a c k s o n S a t . o n o r before ®':=. Sedgw'lck Sunflower S e d g w i c k . First and third Monday... Wichita 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y Sedgwick Albert Pike 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y Flrstand third Wednesday Ellsworth S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® . Jefferson Windom McPherson ... First and third Saturday.. First and third Thursday . Wlnfleld S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® .. Bourbon First and third Friday .... GUead Woodson
7i And two weeks thereafter.
?5n 8(1 9fl 303 ??4 W8 84 Wfl 110 Wlnfleld 47 144 Y a t e s C e n t e r
53 flfl 78 ?8n
S5« ?57 305
'i!44 274 150
Valley Center... yalley Falls .... VerinilUoa sm SOI V i r g i l 14S W a - K e e n e y RI8 Walnut •m 75 W a m e g o 104 "Washington 85 W a t e r v l l l e 64 W a t h e n a
?3fl 364 ^1
County.
Bourbon Neosho Valley Center... Sedgwick Valley Falls .... Marshall Vermillion Virgil Greenwood ... WarKeeney Wallace
Name of Lodge.
115 U n l o n t o w n . . . . E x c e l s i o r
No.
N A M E S OF OFFIOERS AND
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1905-06.
GRAND
LODGE
OF
KANSAS.
A L P H A B E T I C A L L I S T OP L O D G E S .
Name. Acacia Active Adams Advance Albert Pike Alden Allen Alma Alpha AltaVista Altoona Amerlcus 'Anchor Anthem Anthony Apollo Arcadia Arcana Armourdale Ashland Ashlar Astra Attica Atwood Auburn Avon Axtell
N'o, 9 158 63 114 303 308 335 161 282 357 118 109 224 284 200 297 329 31 271 277 344 363 262 164 32 305 234
Location, Ijawrence. Atchison. Oswego. Florence. Wichita. Alden. Allen. Alma. Jetmore. Alta Vista. Altoona. Amerlcus. Williamsburg. Scott City. Anthony. Ellis. Arcadia. Doniphan. Kansas City. Ashland. Riley. Olivet. Attica. Atwood. Auburn. â&#x20AC;˘Westphalia. Axtell.
Barney Baxter Beattle Belle P l a l n e . . . Belleville Benevolent' Ben Hur Bennington Beulah Black Diamond Blue Hill Blue Rapids . . . . Blue Valley Bollng Bonner Springs Bourbon Bralnard Brookvllle Burlington Burr Oak Burrton
279 71 259 173 129 68 322 180 291 274 198 169 112 365 366 268 280 209 66 178 182
Dlghton. Baxter Springs. Beattle. Belle Plalne. Belleville. Abilene. Argentine. . Bennington. Bunker Hill. Weir City. Lucas. Blue Rapids. Irving. Bollng. Bonner Springs. Bronson. Whitewater. Brookvllle. Burlington. Burr Oak. Burrton.
Cable Caney Canopy Canton Carbondale Carson Cawker City.... Cedar Center Charity :.. Chase Chautauqua Cherokee Cherryvale Chetopa Chlkaskla Clrclevllle Clay Center Clifton
299 324 248 197 70 132 125 103 147 263 247 355 119 137 73 285 20 134 122
Arlington. Caney. Grenola. Canton. Carbondale. Elk City. Cawker City. Chanute. Marlon. ITazelton. Chase. Cedar Vale. Cherokee. Cherryvale. Chetopa. Argonla. Clrclevllle. Clay Center. Clifton.
Name. Clinton... Comanche Constellation... Coolldge Corinthian Corner Stone... Cosmos Council Grove.. Coyvllle Crescent Cuba Cyrus
No. 233 295 95 316 79 218 278 36 57 133 362 288
LocatiotOi. Burden. Coldwater.Fredonla. Coolldge. Burlingame'Little River. Kiowa. Council GroveCoyvllle. Arkansas City.. Cuba. Hope.
Delaware Delphian Delphos Delta Denlson DeSoto Devon Dexter Dlrlgo Doric Douglass Dover Downs Dwlght Easton Edna Eldora Elllnwood Ellsworth Emerald Eminence Emporia Enterprise Equity Erie Euclid Eureka Excelsior Fargo Farmers Fidelity Formoso Fortitude Frankfort Franklin Fraternal Frederick Friendship Frontier Fulton Galena Galva ." Gardner Garneld Gaylord Geneseo Gllead Glrard Glasco Glen Elder Godfrey Golden Rule.... Goodland Gove City
96 44 202 77 372 40 92 156 226 83 151 138 204 374 45 345 28 217 146 289 205 12 353 131 76 101 88 115 300 166 106 338 107 67 18 170 337 208 104 210 194 251 66 235 183 361 144 93 292 294 124 90 321 302
White Ohurch.Garnett. Delphos.. Medicine LodgeDenlson. De Soto. Devon. Dexter. Haddam. Eudora. Douglass^ Dover. Downs .Dwlght_ Easton. Edna. Mapleton. ElUnwoocfEllsworthLakln. Eskrldge.. Emporia. Enterprise.. Fontana; Erie. Lyndon. Pleasanton.. XJnlontown. Liberal. Randolph. Eureka. Formoso. IndependeneeiFrankfort. Ottawa. Linn. FrederfcÂŁ.. Haven. Washfngtoir Fulton. Galena. Galva. Gardner. Leonard vllleGaylord. Geneseo. Yates CentjSEnGlrard. Glasco. Glen Elder. Pawnee StatloiEi, North Topeka^ Goodland. Gove City.
PROCEEDINGS
610 Aame. Great Bend Greeley Greenleaf Greenwood G y p s u m Olty ...
No. 15 211 232 163 328
Location. Great Bend. Greeley. Greenleaf. Fall Blver. Gypsum Olty.
Halcyon Halstead Hamlin Hancock Harmony Harper Hartford Haven Havensvllle Hays Hebron Henri Hesperian Hiawatha Highland Hiram Holslngton Holton Holyrood Home Hope Horace Horton Hoxle Hoyt Huron
120 46 185 311 94 206 193 157 34 195 314 190 Ill 35 296 68 331 4-2 343 89 155 352 326 348 327 72
Peabody. Halstead. Hamlin. Ft. Leavenw'rth. Neodesha. Harper. Hartford. South Haven. HavensvUle. H a y s City. Grldley. Tonganoxle. BossvUle. Hiawatha. Green. Leavenworth. Holslngton. Helton. H o l y rood. Centralla. Howard. Horace. Horton. Hoxle. Hoyt. Huron.
Ionic lola
254 St. J o h n . 38 l o l a .
Jamestown ..... Jefferson Jennings Jewell John H.Brown. Joppa
227 84 360 11 216 223
Jamestown. Winchester Jennings. J e w e l l (5lty. Sallna. Leon.
Kansas K a w .â&#x20AC;˘ Keystone Klckapoo K i l w i n n i n g .... Klncald KlngSolomon.. Kiowa. Klrwlh
S07 272 102 4 265 338 10 293 175
Herlngton. Kansas City. OoffeyvlUe. Potter. Pratt. Klncald. Leavenworth. Greensburg. Klrwin.
LaOrosse LaOygne Lafayette LaHarp Lake Landmark Jjane Larned Lawrence Leavenworth... Lebanon Lebo Iienexa Lenora Leotl Liberty Lincoln Lin wood Logan Long Island .... liongton Jjotus Luray Lyra
330 61 16 325 50 218 339 167 6 2 221 152 135 181 340 123 154 241 264 231 26 288 153 256
LaCrosse. LaCygne. Manhattan. LaHarp. Silver Lake. Mound Valley. Lane. Larned. Lawrence. Leavenworth. Scandla. Lebo. Lenexa. Lenora. Leotl. Liberty. Lincoln. L i n wood. Logan. Long Island. Longton. Blue Mound. Luray. McLouth.
OF
February,
THE
Name. Mackey Macksvllle Madison Mankato M a p l e City Maple Hill Marmaton MarysvlUe McCracken McKlnley McPherson Medicine Vall'y. Melvern Memphis Merlden Meridian â&#x20AC;˘... Milan Mlllbrook MUtonvale' Minneapolis Mistletoe MoUne MorrlU Morton M o u n d City Moundrldge M o u n t a i n Slope M o u n t Hope ... Mount Morlah . Mount Vernon. M o u n t Zlon .... Mulberry Mulvane Muscotah M y s t i c Tie . . . . . .
No. 48 371 196 87 342 370 245 91 68 41 172 260 22 108 236 126 255 281 242 143 268 267 373 258 33 346 186 238 179 145 266 261 201 116 74
Location. Effingham. Macksvllle. Madison. Mankato. Maple City. Maple Hill. Moran. MarysvlUe. McCracken. Pomona. McPherson. L a k e Olty. Melvern. Garland. Merlden. E l k Falls. Milan. H i l l City. Mlltonvale. Minneapolis. Conway Springs Mollne. MorrlU. Cheney. M o u n d City. Moundrldge. Oberlln. Mount Hope. Kinsley. Belolt. Nortonvllle. Mulberry Grove Mulvane. Muscotah, Augusta.
Naphtall........ Narka........... Nemaha Neosho Newahcuba New Albany Newton Nlckerson N i n e Mile Nlnnescah Norcatur Norton Norwich
310 349 13 27 189 81 142 43 49 230 317 199 319
Almena. Narka. Corning. LeRoy. Stockton. New Albany. Newton. Nlckerson. Lansing. Kingman. Norcatur. Norton. Norwich.
Oak Oak Hill Oakley Occidental Oketo Olathe Olive Olive B r a n c h . : . Onaga Oneida..' Orient Osage Valley ... Oskaloosa Ottawa; O w e n A. B a s s e t t Oxford
287 334 253 207 25 19 350 212 188 323 51 24 14 128 367 165
Lebanon. Oak Hill. Oakley. Alton. Oketo. Olathe. Elgin. Colony. Onaga. Oneida. Topeka. Osawatomle. Oskaloosa. Ottawa. Pittsburg. Oxford.
Pacific Palestine Palmyra Paola Paradise Parker'. Parkervllle Parsons Patmos Peace Perfect Square.
29 127 23 37 290 341 168 117 97 243 220
Humboldt. Edgerton. Baldwin. Paola. Plalnvllle. Parker. Parkervllle. Parsons. El Dorado. Loulsburg. Scranton.
GRAND
1905-06.
Location. PhllUpsburg. Pittsburg. Netawaka. St. Marys. Clyde. Cimarron. Columbus.
Name. PhllUpsburg.... Pittsburg Polar Star Pottawatomie.. P r a i r i e Queen.-. Preston Prudence
No. 184 187 130 52 176 283 100
Quenemo
270 Q u e n e m o .
Randall Reno . Rldgeway RlslngSun Robinson Rob Morris Rosedale Royal Russell Sabetha Salem Sallna SaltvUle Samaria S a n t a Fe Saqul Scammon ScottsvlUe Sedgwick Seneca Severance Shawnee Sherman Signal Slloam Sincerity Smlthtou Soldier Solomon Splvey Spring Hill St. Bernard St. J o h n s St. T h o m a s Stafford Star Sterling Stohrvllle Sumner Summerfleld ...
LODOB
304 140 62 8 169 332 333 19-2 177
Randall. Hutchinson. Overbrook. F o r t Scott. Robinson. Preston. Rosedale. Lyons. Russell.
162 228 60 59 298 312 160 351 249 139 39 313 54 369 141 226 214 1 240 105 347 66 222 113 306 252 69 171 368 203 354
Sabetha. Esbon. Sallna. Barnard. Wilson. Santa Fe. Osborne. Scammon. Scottsville. Sedgwick. Seneca. Severance. Shawnee. Qulndaro. Osage O i t y . Topeka. Simpson.. Highland. Soldier. Solomon City. Spivej'. Spring Hill. Dodge City. Concordia. Colby. Stafford. Hanover. Sterling. Bluff C i t y . Caldwell. Summerfleld.
OF
611
KANSAS.
Location. Name. No, Sunflower 86 W i c h i t a . Sutton 85 W a t e r v l l l e . S y l v a n G r o v e . . . 359 S y l v a n G r o v e . Syracuse 309 S y r a c u s e . McCune. Thayer. Topeka. Towanda. Troy. Turon. Neosho Falls. Severy. G a r d e n City.
Temple Thayer Topeka Towanda Troy Turon Tuscan... Twin Grove Tyrlan
237 149 17 30 55 358 82 213 246
Union Unity Urbana
7 J u n c t i o n City. 273 Clear W a t e r . 239 U r b a n a .
Valley Center.. Valley Falls.... VerniUlion Vesper Virgil Virginia Vulcan
364 21 320 136 301 315 229
Valley Center. Valley Falls. â&#x20AC;˘ Vermillion. Sedan. Virgil. Savonburg. Walnut.
Wa-Keeney Wallace Walnut City.... W a l n u t Valley. Wamego Washington Wathena Waverly Webb Wellington Wellsville Western Star... Westmoreland. Wetmore White Cloud.... Whiting Wichita Windom Winfleld Woodson Wyandotte Xenia
U8 318 216 191 75 6 64 244 275 150 366 174 257 53 78 250 99 276 110 121 3 47
Wa-Keeney. Wallace. Rush Center. Ness City. Wamego. Atchison. Wathena. Waverly. Meade. Wellington. Wellsville. Smith Center. Westmoreland. Wetmore. W h i t e Cloud. Whiting. Wichita. Windom. Winfleld. Toronto. K a n s a s City.
Zeredatha
Xenia.
80 C o t t o n w ' d F a l l s .
PROCEEDINOS
-«12
OF
February,
THE
LIST OE LODGES BY COUNTIES. County.
Location.
Name.
Humboldt . lola LaHarp Moran Savonburg.
Pacinc lola La H a r p . . . . Marmaton . Virginia
.Anderson .
Colony Garnett Greeley KIncald Westphalia .
Olive B r a n c h Delphian Greeley KIncald Avon
aitchlson.
A t c h i s o n .. A t c h i s o n .., EflBngham . Huron Potter M u s c o t a h ..
Washington . Active Mackey Huron Klukapoo ... Muscotah
Sarber ,
Hazelton Kiowa L a k e City Medicine Lodge .
Charity Cosmos Medicine Valley. Delta
ffiarton
E l l l n w o o d .. Great Bend . Holslngton ,
Elllnwood... Great Bend . Holslngton .
bourbon.
Bronson Devon Fort Scott ....... Fulton Garland Mapleton Pawnee Station . Unlontown Xenla
Bourbon Devon Rising Sun. Pulton Memphis... Eldora Godfrey Excelsior... Xenla
IBrown.
H a m l i n ... Hiawatha. Horton Morrill .... Robinson .
Hamlin Hiawatha.. Horton Morrill .. Robinson..,
IButler.
Augusta Douglass El Dorado Leon Towanda White Water .
Mystic Tie , D o u g l a s s .. Patmos Joppa T o w a n d a .. B r a l n a r d ..
<Ohase
Cottonwood Falls.
Zeredatha.
^^hautauqua
Cedarvale . Elgin Sedan
Chautauqua . Olive Vesper
•<Cherokee
Baxter Springs. Columbus Galena Seammon W e i r City
Baxter Prudence Galena Seammon Black Diamond .
<i;iark
Ashland .
Ashland
••Clay .
Clay Center. Green Oak Hill
Clay C e n t e r . H i g h l a n d ... Oak Hill
Oloud
Clyde .
Prairie Queen
JiA\ea
.
|- 176
1905-06.
GRAND LODGE
OP
L I S T OP LODGES BY COVNTIBS
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Continued.
Locaiion.
County.
613
KANSAS.
Name.
M.
Cloud
Concordia Glasco Jamestown Mlltonvale
St. J o h n ' s Glasco Jamestown Mlltonvale
1!3 292 227 242
Coffey .
Burlington Grldley Lebo Le Roy Waverly
Burlington Hebron Lebo Neosho Waverly
314 152 27 244
Comanche .
Cold W a t e r
Comanche
295
Cowley
Arkansas City.. Uurden Dexter Maple C i t y WinHeld
Crescent Clinton Dexter Maple City Wlnfleld
133 233 156 342 110
Crawford.
.Vrcadla Oherokee Glrard McCuno Mulberry Grove Pittsburg Pittsburg Walnut
Arcadia Cherokee Glrard Temple Mulberry Pittsburg Owen A. B a s s e t t Vulcan
329 119 S3 237 261
Decatur .
.Jennings Oberlln Norcatur
Jennings M o u n t a i n Slope Norcatur
360 186 317
Dickinson .
Abilene Enterprise Herington Hope Solomon City ..
Benevolent 'Enterprise Kansas Cyrus Solomon
353 307 288 105
Doniphan .
Doniphan Highland Severance Troy Wathena White Cloud ....
Arcana Smlthton Severance Troy Wnthena White Cloud....
31 1 313 56 64 78
Douglas .
Baldwin Eudora Ijawrence Lawrence
Palmyra Doric Lawrence Acacia
Edwards
Kinsley
Mt.Morlah
179
Elk
Elk Falls rjrenola Howard Ijongton Moline
Meridian Canopy Hope Longton Moline
126 248 155 26 267
Ellis
ApoHo Hays
297 195
Ellsworth
Ellis Hays City ISllsworth H o l y rood Wilson
Ellsworth H o l y rood Samaria
146 343 298
F i n n e y . ..
Garden City
Tyrlan
246
Ford
Dodge City
St. B e r n a r d
Franklin.
Lane
Lane
isr 367 229
83
339
614
PROCEEDINGS
February,
OF THE
L I S T OF L O D G E S B Y COUNTIES—Continued. LocaliOTi.
County.
Name.
No.
Ottawa Ottawa Pomona Wellsvllle Williamsburg
Franklin Ottawa McKlnley ... Wellsvllle... Anchor
Junction City
Union
Gove City
Gove C i t y . ..
302
Graham ...
Hill C i t y . . . . . .
Mlllbrook...
281
Gray
Cimarron .'
Preston..
283
Greeley
Horace
Horace
352
Greenwood
Eureka Fall River...... Madison Severy Virgil
Fidelity Greenwood.. Madison Twin-Grove . Virgil
106 IfiS 196 213 301
Hamilton.
Coolldge
Coolldge Syracuse Anthony Attica S t o h r v i l l e .... Harper
316 309
Harper
Syracuse Anthony Attl(;a Bluff City Harper Burrton Halstead Newton Sedgwick
Burrton Halstead Newton Sedgwick
182 46 142 189
Haskell ...
Santa Fe
Santa'Fe
312
Hodgeman
Jetmore
Alpha
Jackson...,
OlrclevJIle Denlson Hoi ton Hoyt Netawaka Soldier Whiting Merlden Nortonvllle.., Oskaloosa McLouth Valley Kails .. Winchester ...
Clrclevllle... Denlson Holton Hoyt Polar Star... Soldier Whiting
20 372 42 327 130 240 250
Merlden Mt. Zlon O f k a l o o s a .., Lyra Valley Falls Jefferson
266 14 256 21 84
Jewel
Burr Oak. ... Esbon Formoso Jewell City... Mankato Randall
Burr Oak Salem Formoso Jewell Mnnkato Randall
178 228 336 U 87 304
Johnson.
DeSoto Edgerton Gardner Lenexa Olatbe Shawnee Spring Hill ...
De S o t o •.. Edgerton Gardner Lenexa Olathe Shawnee Spring Hill..
40 127 65 135 19 64 66
Kearney .
Lakin
Emerald
Franklin.
. Geary Gove
Harvey.
Jefferson.
18 128 41 356 224 7
200 262 368 206
1905-06.
GRAND LODOE
OF
615
KANSAS.
L I S T OF L O D G E S B Y C O U N T I E S — C o n t i n u e d . County.
Location.
Name.
No.
Kingman
Kingman Norwich Splvey
Kiowa L a b e t t e ..
Lane
Dlghton
Barney
279
Leavenworth.
Bollng Easton Fort Leavenworth Lansing Leavenworth Leavenworth Leavenworth Llnwood Tonganoxle
Bollng Easton Hancock N i n e Mile Leavenworth ... King Solomon.. Hlrani •.. Llnwood Henri
365 45 311 49 2 10 68 241 190
Lincoln
Barnard Lincoln Sylvan Grove
SaUvlUe Lincoln Sylvan Grove...
164 359
Linn.
Blue Mound La Cygne M o u n d City Parker Pleasanton Trading Post
Lotus La Cygne Mound City Parker E u r e k a .'. Blooming Grove
61 33 341
Nlnnescah Norwich Splvey
230 319 347
Greensburg
Kiowa
293
Chetopa Ed na Mound Valley Oswego Parsons
Chetopa Edna Landmark Adams Parsons
73 345 218 63 117
Logan.
Oakley
Oakley
263
Lyon ..
Allen Amerlcus Emporia Hartford
Allen Amerlcus Emporia Hartford
335 109 12 193
Marlon
Florence Marlon Peabody
Advance Center Halcyon
114 147 120
Marshall.
Axtell Benttle Blue Rapids Frankfort Irving MarysvUle Oketo Summerfleld Vermillion WatervUle
Axtell Seattle Blue Rapids Frankfort Blue Valley Marj'svllle Oketo Summerfleld . . . Vermillion...... Sutton
234 269 169 67 112 91 25 354 320 85
McPherson .
Canton Galva McPherson Moundrldge Wlndom
Canton Galva McPherson Moundrldge Wlndom
197 251 172 346 276
Meade.
Meade
Webb
275
Miami.
Fontana Loulsburg Osawatonile Paola
Equity Peace 0«age Valley Paola
131 243 24 37
616
PROCEEDINOS
OF
February,
THE
liiST OF L O D G E S B Y C O U N T I E S — C o n t i n u e d . County. Mitchell.
Montgomery ,
Location.
Name.
No.
Belolt Cawker City .. Glen E l d e r . . . . Simpson ScottsvlUe Oaney Coffey vine .... Oherryvale KlkClty Independence Liberty Council Grove Parkervllle ... Dwlght
Mt. Vernon.. Cawker City . Glen Elder... Sincerity ScottsvlUe ... Oaney Keystone Cherryvale... Carson Fortitude Liberty
145 125 294 214 249
-324 102 137 132 107 123
Oentralla Corning Oneida Sabetha Seneca Wetmore Ohanute Erie Thayer Urbana
Council Grove . Parkervllle Dwlght Home Nemaha.. Oneida Sabetha .. Seneca Wetmore. Cedar Erie Thayer Urbana
Ness ... Norton
Ness City Almena. Lenora Norton
Walnut Valley . Naphtall Lenora .. Norton ..
Osage .
Barltngame... Carbondale ... Lyndon ,... Melvern Olivet Osage City Overbrook Quenemo.' Scran ton Alton Downs Osborne Bennington.., Delphos Minneapolis .. Larned Klrwln Logan Long Island Phllllpsburg.. Havensvllle Onaga St. Marys...'... Wamego Westraoreland Pratt Preston Atwood
Corinthian Carbondale Euclid Melvern Astra Signal Rldgeway Quenemo Perfect Square , Occidental Downs Saqul
79 70 101 22 363 141 62 270 220
Bennington... Delphos Minneapolis , Larned Klrwln Logan Long Island.. Phllllpsburg .
180 202 143
Morris. Nemaha
Neosho
Osborne Ottawa Pawnee • Phillips
Pottawatomie.
Pratt .... Rawlins.
Havensvllle Onaga Pottawatomie .. Wamego Westraoreland . Kilwinning. Bob Morris.. Atwood
36 168 374
162 39 53 103 76 149 239
310 181 199
2OT 204 160
175 264 •231 184 34 188 52 75 257
1905-06.
QRAND LOVOE
OF
617
KANSAS.
L I S T OF L O D G E S B Y C O U N T I E S â&#x20AC;&#x201D; C o n t i n u e d . County.
Name.
Location.
No. 299 208 43 140 358
Friendship
Belleville
Belleville
129 362 221 349
,Rlce Little River Sterling :Rlley
308 247 337 361 219 192 171
Sterling Garfield
235 16 166 344
Riley.. Plalnville
290 189
IRush
330 58 215
W a l n u t City Bunker Hill
291 198 153 177
Blue Hill
209 328 60 216
Scott City
284
"Wichita Wichita Wichita
258 273 238 364 86 99 303
Unity Wichita Albert Pike
,.
300
Orient
32 138 111 50 17 51 90 225 348 321
Smith Smith Center
Oak
183 287 174
618
PnOCEEDlNOS
February,
OF THE
L I S T O F L O D G E S B Y COUNTIESâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Con^inwed. County.
Location. Stafford St. J o h n Belle Plalne Caldwell Conway Springs Milan Wellington Colby
Name.
No.
. 371 252 254
Stafford Chlkaskla Belle Plalne
285 173 203 269 255 201 165 157 15*
Milan Oxford St. Thomas .
306 148
q
Alta Vista
AltaVista
Clifton
Wallace Clifton . . Dlrlgo Star
Wichita Wilson .'
Leotl Ooyvllle
Yates Center
Ooyvllle
,.. Gllead Bonner Springs
Rosedale White Church
318
.
.
122 232 226 69 170 104 340
New Albany
Wyandotte
161 357 205
Delaware
118 57 05 04 81 82 121
144 . 322 366 3 271 272 369 333 96
Burlington
I^atnc.
Denver
Ijeavenworth . Delaware
Coffey
County.
Serfgwlck Atchison Johnson
County.
Bluff C i t y
Pottawatomie Harper
Big Springs ... Shawnee
Location. 62 253 26 80 37
Amerlcus Andale St. J o h n s
Bluff City
Shawnee
Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct.
1887 1898 1904
1881 1884
1900
1859
837 F e b . 18, 1891 313 F e b . 20, 1889
Bemarks.
Charter Surrendered.
F e b . 18, 1897
Oct. 16, 1867
Charier Revoked.
'
( Consol. w i t h W e s t m o r e l a n d ' X o d ' g e (267, M a y 18,1894.
Ko.
( D r o p p e d from roll a c c o u n t organlza^ I t l o n G r a n d L o d g e of C o l o r a d o In 1862. i Disp. Issued a s Big S p r i n g s L o d g e , b u t
i C o n s o l i d a t e d w i t h Mt. H o p e L o d g e N o . ) 238, F e b . 2,1894.
Remarks^
1 N o m e e t i n g s w e r e held, a n d d i s p e n s a t i o n w a s r e t u r n e d 1 to tlie G r a n d M a s t e r .
( D i s p e n s a t i o n wag r e t u r n e d to G r a n d M a s t e r , w i t h a s s t a t e m e n t t h a t o w i n g t o t h e lodge b e i n g located so n e a r ( A u r a r l a L o d g e , It w a s d e e m e d b e s t t o h a v e b u t o n e lodge.
(Master r e p o r t e d t h a t n o m e e t i n g s h a d b e e n h e l d , a n d I o w i n g t o a b s e n c e of m e m b e r s , a n d n e e d of s u i t a b l e ( room, dispensation was returned.
(DEFUNCT).
Disp. Rev'h'd.
15, 1867 Oct. 21, 1869. 18, 1891 18, 1859 Oct. 14, 1861. 16, 1860 Oct. 21, 1863. 16, 1861
Chartered-.
9 Oct. 19, 1857
No.
Aurarla
1870
1868 1858
1860
1866
Disp. RcVd
O H A B T E B E D LODGES
1899 1868 1857 1878 1884 1868 1885 1896 1903
1860
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Name.
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D e n v e r City . . .
Delaware
Burlington
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Rising Sun.
Alpha Golden City.. Triune High Prairie. Ida
Bourbon
Brown Leavenworth Bopubllo
Shawnee
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Douglas . Marlon.. McPherson
Fort Scott ...
Fort Gibson .. Golden City .. .Hiawatha Hlgb Prairie . Ida
Indlanola
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Lecompton .. Llncolnvllle . Llndaborg
Landmark .. Lecompton ., Llncolnvllle , Phoenix
Calvary
Indlanola.
Oct. 20, 1868 Feb. 15, 1888
16, 1860 22, 18»3 Dec. 17, 1883 18, 1869 Dec. 17,1892 18, 1876 Dec. 17, 1881,
22, 1879
- , 1883. 17, 1894
Remarks.
Oct. 18, 1876
Consolidated with Bluff Olty Lodge No. 818,June 18,1892. Consolidated with Bourbon Lodge No. 8, and name changed to Rising Sun Lodge No. 8. Dropped from roll account organization Grand Lodge Ind. Ter. In 1878. Dropped from roll account organization Grond Lodge Colorado in 1802.
Records fall to show county in which Oct.'21, 1863 lodge was located, but supposed to bo in Jackson.
Oct. 15, 1879
( Consolidated with Halcyon Lodge No. j 120, Oct. 18,1876.
I Consolidated with Godfrey Lodge No. 1124, March 26,1894.
; Charter Issued direct by Grand Lodge Feb. 19, 1903 I February 17,1898.
Charter Revoked.
Oct. 21, 1862
(Location changed to Silver Lake. Oct. Oct. 17, 1877 121,1868. Name changed to Great Light (Oct. 20,1869. j Oonsol. with .King Solomon Lodge No. Oct. 16, 1866 i 10, Oct. 18,1876. (Dlsp'n issued as Landmark Lodge, but < charter issued in name of St. John's Oct. 16, 1867 Oct. 19, 1870 (Lodge. Oct. 18, 1858 Oct. 17, 1865 Feb. 20. 1889 Jan. 1, 1896 j First dlsp'n issued Apr. 7, 1864, was reFeb. 19, 1885 Dec. 5. 1888 I called.by G.-.M,-.; second, Sept.27,1864.
Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct.
19, 1890 Sept. 22, 1874 18, 187« 18, 1886 Jan. 21, 1874 20, 1870 Mar. 22, 1874
Oct. 16, 1860
Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. 21, 1896.
Charter Chartered. Surrendered.
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County.
Bluff City . . . . Harper Fprd Btioklln Crawford Cato Cedar Vale ... Chautauqua . Cedar Vale ... Cliautauqua . Clifford Butler Clinton Douglas EdwardsvUle Wyandotte , Elk City .. Prankfort Marshall . Freeport . Harper ...
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Paola
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Lincoln Paris Perry Pomona Richfield Mt. Morlah Pratt Saratoga Nemaha Seneca Leavenworth Sprlngdale Miami Stanton Miami Zlon Shawnee . . . . Tecumseh Leavenworth Dick Rees Linn" Bloom'g Grove Greenwood... Olive Sedgwick Ark Virginia City Walton Wlnfleld
Miami
Ottumwa
Feb. 20, 1884
Oct. 16, 1867 Feb. 16, 1882 M a r . 5, 1887, Oct. 20, 1870 .Tan. 19, 1897,
Magnolia
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1«, 1901 17, 1892
18, 1871
17, 1871
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5, 1895,
1 Dropped from roll account organlzaI tlon Grand Lodge of Utah In 1872.
1886
jOonsol. with Adelphl Lodge No. 110, } Feb. 19,1903, as Wlnfleld Lodge No. 110.
J Dropped from roll account organlza(tlon Grand Lodge of Montana In 1866.
1803 No record of dlsp'n having been Issued.
II 1875
Oct. 17, 1877
i Charter was revoked Oct.21,1863,but re1 stored Oct. 16,1866. ) Consolidated with Paola Lodge No. 37, i Oct. 18,1876. j Dispensation Issued as Lincoln Lodge, I but chartered as Center Lodge.
Issued as Osawatomle Lodge, Oct. 21, 1863 (Dlsp'n ( but chartered as Osage Va,lley Lodge.
Feb. 17. Feb. 18, 1886 Oct. 18, 18t«? Oct. 20, Feb. 15, 1882 Sept. 3, 1887 Oct. 18, 18.59 Oct. 21, Oct. 19, 1871 Sept. 15, 1883 Oct. 18, la'iS Oct. 21, 1874 Oct. 17, 1867 Jan. 6, 1887 Oct. 21, 1863 Dec. 10, 1905 Oct. 16, 1879 Feb. 18, Feb. 19,1885 Jan. 24, 1902,
Oct. 21, Oct. 21, Oct. 16, Oct. 16, Feb. IB,
Oct. 1868 1862 Oct. 1867 1872 N o v . 1888 Feb. Oct. 21, 1808
Oct. 21, 1874
Oct. 18, 1858 Oct. 18,1871
Oct. 18, 1859
changed In 1870 to Ionic Lodge. j Dropped from roll account organlza) tlon Grand Lodge of Colorado In 1862. S Consolidated with Newton Lodge No. ) 142, June 28,1901. Consolidated with Lawrence Lodge No. 6, Oct. 18,1876.
1878 Dec. 6, 1894. 1881 Feb. 21, 1895 1K71 Jan. 13, ir" 1866 Oct. 20, 1875. 1867 Feb. 15, 1888 1869 Oct. "l8,'i879'. Name
Newton N, Lawrence . N. Lawrence ., Osago Mission Osawatomle .,
16, 17, 19, 16, 17, 21,
Oct. 15, 1861
Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.
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Miami .... Rice Labette... .lohnson .. Atchison . Lyon
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GRAND LODGES IN CORRESPONDENCE W I T H T H E GRAND L O D G E O P K A N S A S ; ALSO, T H E N A M E S A N D ADDRESSES OF GRAND SECRETARIES.
Alabama'...• Arkansas..
G E O . A . BEAUCHAMP FAY HEMPSTEAD
Arizona
G E O R G E J . ROSKRUGE
Tucson.
British C o l u m b i a
ROBERT E . BRETT
Victoria.
California Canada Colorado Connecticut Delaware
:
GEORGE JOHNSON HUGH MURRAY C H A R L E S H . JACOBSON ..JOHN H . BARLOW B E N J A M I N F . BARTHAM
Montgomery. Little Rock.
San F r a n c i s c o . Hamilton. Denver. Hartford. Wilmington.
District of Columbia
AEVINB W . JOHNSTON
Washington.
Florida
W I L B E R P. W E B S T E R
Jacksonville.
Georgia Illinois Idaho
W M . A. W O L I H I N J. H. C . D I L L THEOPHILUS W . RANDALL
Macon. Bloomington. Boise City.
Indiana
CALVIN W . P R A T H E R
Indianapolis.
Indian Territory Iowa
JOSEPH S . MURROW NEWTON R. PARVIN
Atoka. Cedar R a p i d s .
Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Manitoba Massachusetts Maryland
ALBERT K . WILSON HENRY B . GRANT R I C H A R D LAMBERT STEPHEN BERRY J A M E S A. OVAS SERENO D . NICKERSON W I L L I A M M . ISAAC
Topeka. ...Louisville. » New Orleans. Portland. Winnipeg. Boston. Baltimore.
Michigan
Lou B . W I N S O R
Reed City.
Minnesota Mississippi Missouri' Montana Nebraska
THO.MAS MONTGOMERY FREDERICK SPEED J O H N R. PARSON CORNELIUS H E D G E S FRANCIS E . W H I T E
St. P a u l . Vicksburg. St. Louis. Helena. Omaha.
,
Nevada
CHAUNCEY N . NOTEWARE
Carson City.
New New New New
J. T W I N I N G H A R T T F R A N K D . WOODBURY THOMAS H . R . R E D W A Y ALPHEUS A. K E E N
St. J o h n . Concord. Trenton. Albuquerque.'
E. M. L . E H L E R S J O H N C . DREWRY
New York City. Raleigh.
Brunswick Hampshire Jersey Mexico
New York N o r t h Carolina
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NorthlDakota
F R A K K J . THOMPSON
Fargo.
Nova Scotia Ohio
THOMAS MOWBRAY J . H . BROMWELL
Halifax. Cincinnati.
Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania
JAMES S. H U N T J A M E S F . ROBINSON W I L L I A M A. S I N N
Guthrie. Eugene. Philadelphia.
Peru J . B. CHOZA P r i n c e E d w a r d I s l a n d . . . . N E I L MACKELVIE
Lima. Summerside.
Quebec
WILL H . WHYTE
Montreal.
R h o d e Island S o u t h Carolina South Dakota
S. PENROSE WILLIAMS CHARLES INGLESBY GEORGE A. PETTIGREW
Providence. Columbia. Sioux Falls.
Tennessee Texas
JOHN B . GARRETT J O H N WATSON
Nashville. Waco.
Utah
CHRISTOPHER D I E H L
Salt L a k e .
Vermont
H E N R Y H . ROSS
Burlington.
Virginia Washington W e s t Virginia
G E O . W . CARRINGTON
Richmond.
H I R A M R . HOWARD
Point Pleasant.
Wisconsin
Wyoming
. . . W M . W . PERRY
Milwaukee.
W . L. KUYKENDALL
Saratoga.
F O R E I G N G R A N D LODGES.
Costa Rica, C. A DIEGO POVEDANS San Jose. Cuba AuRELio M I R A N D A . ; Havana. England E D W A R D LETCHWORTH ...Freemason Hall, L o n d o n . Ireland .'...H. E . FLAVELLE Freemason Hall, Dublin. New South W a l e s ARTHUR H . BRAY Sydney. N e w Zealand Scotland
MALCOLM NICCOL DAVID REID
Dunedin. Edinburgh.
South Australia
J . H . CUNNINGHAM
Adelaide.
Tasmania Victoria
J O H N HAMILTON J O H N BRAIM
Hobart. Melbourne.
W e s t e r n Australia
J . D. STEVENSON
Perth.
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PROCEEDINGS
REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE
February,
OF T H E GRAND LODGE OF
KANSAS N E A R O T H E R G R A N D LODGES.
Alabama R / . W.- SAMUEL W . T A T E Anniston. Arizona R . . W.- D E M E T R I U S G I L M O N BEALS..Phoenix. Arkansas R.-. W.- . J O H N M . O A T H O U T Booneville. British C o l u m b i a R . . W.-, S. N. J A R R E T Vancouver. Canada R.-. W.- . W . G. R E I D Hamilton. Colorado R.-. W.-. W I L L I A M H . SANPORD '.Denver. Connecticut K.-. W.- I S A I A H B A K E R , J r Hartford. Costa Rica R.-. W.- CiPRiANO SOTO San Jose. Cuba R.-. W.- CosME J . DE LA ToRRiENTE..Havana. Delaware R.-. W.- R. H E N R Y Y O U N G Wilmington. District of Columbia...R.-. W.- T . J O H N N E W T O N Washington. England R.-.W.- J O H N STRACHAN... London. Florida..M.-.W.- S A M U E L PASUO Monticello. Georgia R.-. W.- , H E N R Y B A N K S La G r a n g e . Idaho R.-. W.- C H A R L E S H I M R O D Boise City. Illinois R.-. W.- G E O R G E M . MOULTON Chicago. Indiana R.-. W.- W I L L I A M R I D L E Y Cprydon. Indian Territory M,-.W.- P A T R I C K J . B Y R N E Muscogee. Ireland R . . W.- F R A N C I S E . C L A R K E Dublin. L o u i s i a n a ..'. R.-. W.- M A T H E W L . SCOVELL Shreveport. Maine R.-. W.- A R C H I E L . T A L B O T Lewiston. Manitoba M.-.W.- J A M E S A. OVAS ' R a p i d City. Maryland Cassopolis. Michigan M.-.W.- J A M E S H . F A R N A M .' St. P a u l . Minnesota R.-. W.- C A L V I N L . BROWN Natchez. Mississippi M.-. W.- E . G E O R G E D B ' L A P K a n s a s City. Missouri R.-. W.- W I L L I A M F . K U H N Livingston. Montana R.-. W.- SAMUEL M . NY'B Bloomington.' Nebraska R.-. W.- J A M E S P . A. B L A C K Stone H o u s e . Nevada R.-.W.- THOMAS NELSON Moncton. New Brunswick R.-. W.- G E O R G E R . SANGSTER Littleton. New Hampshire R.-. W.- M I L L A R D F . Y O U N G Elizabethtown. U e w Jersey R.-. AV.-, C H A R L E S R U S S Sydney. N e w South Wales R.-.W.-, A L F R E D J . B U B B I D G E Roundout. N e w York R.-. W.-, J O H N B . A L L I G E R N e w Zealand R.-.W.-. H E N R Y I N I G O H O B D E N . . . . . C h r i s t c h u r c h . Wilmington. N o r t h Carolina R,-. W.- M. C. S. NOBLES Hillsboro. N o r t h Dakota M.-.W.- J O H N F . S E L B Y Halifax. N o v a Scotia R . . W . - THOMAS MCCONKEY
1905-06.
Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Prince Edward Is Quebec Rhode Island
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
R . \ W.'. S. B. LiGHTNER M . ' . W . ' . S A M U E L B . DICK E.'.W.'.N. MACLAREN R.'.W.'. E D W A R D A. EVANS R.". W.'. D A N I E L BABCOCK
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Sabina. Meadville. Montague. Quebec. Phoenix.
Scotland
R.'. W.'. J A M E S SIMPSON
Edinburgh.
South Australia South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee
R.'. W.-. FREDERIC G . BOWKN R.'.W.'. W . F . STRONG R . ' . W . ' . BRUCE M . ROWLEY M . ' . W . ' . C . A. GOODLOE
Adelaide. Charleston.. Huron. Alamo.
Texas
R.'. W.". W I L L I A M CLARK
Utah Vermont
R.-.W.-. W I L L I S O . BRIDGMAN R . ' . W . ' . H E N K Y H . ROSS
Victoria
Virginia Washington W e s t e r n Australia West Virginia Wisconsin
R.'. W.'. ARCHIBALD A I T K E N
. . R . ' . W . ' . H E N R Y M . BOYKIN M.'.W.'. J O S E P H SMITH R.'.W.'.FRED. S . FINCH R.'.W.'. J O H N M . COLLINS M.'.W.'. H E N R Y L . PALMEB
Jefferson.
Salt Lake C i t y . Burlington. Armadale.
Richmond. Kalama. Guildford. Marmet. Milwaukee.
628
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
G R A N D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S O F O T H E R G R A N D LODGES N E A R -THE G R A N D L O D G E O F K A N S A S .
Topeka. Alabama ; '.... W / , THOMAS J . ANDERSON Wichita. Arkansas :.'.7 ' W ; , F R E D . W. STUCKEY Oberlin. Arizona..." ;. W.', W . A M B R B U R N E T T Great Bend. British C o l u m b i a W.-. AARON H . CONNBTT Leavenworth. Canada W.v J O H N C . K E T C H E S O N Wellington. Colorado R.-.W.-. ROBERT E . TORRINGTON Salina. Connecticut AV.v THOMAS L . B O N D Topeka. Cuba W.-, C H E S T E R B . R E E D Paola. Delaware. W.- D A V I D M . FERGUSON Ellsworth; District of Columbia..R.'. AV.-. E . W. W E L L I N G T O N ..Topeka. England R.-.W.-. A L B E R T K , W I L S O N Lawrence. Florida W.-. A L F R E D WHIT.MAN Independence. Georgia W.-. M I L T O N D . H E N R Y , J r Manhattan. Idaho W.- SIMEON M . F O X Topeka. Illinois M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R Anthony. Indiana W.-. F R E D . W A S H B O N Topeka. Indian Territory M.-.W.-. J O H N G U T H R I E Ireland M.-.W.-, J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E . . . J e w e l l City. Louisiana W.-. A L E X . L . V A N ARSDALL K a n s a s City. Eureka. Maine M.-.W.-. D A V I D B . F U L L E R ....St. John.^ Manitoba W.-. W M . A . D O W N E Y Hutchinson. Maryland W.-. W . R. UNDERWOOD Emporia. Michigan ; M.-.W.-. J . J A Y BUCK Lamed. Minnesota W.-. J O H N C . F R Y Wichita. Mississippi M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M C C A L L Newton. Missouri M.-.W.-. P E B R Y M . HOISINGTON Phillipsburg. Montana , W.-. L o u i s E . COUNTRYMAN F o r t Scott. Nebraska W.-. C H A R L E S E . C O R Y . . Girard. Nevada W.-. W I L L I A M H . V O E T H . . . . . I Dodge City. New Brunswick W.-. S. J . CRUMBINE Colby. â&#x20AC;¢ New Hampshire W.-. R. M . M C G O N I G A L Russell. New Jersey W.-; C H A R L E S E . H A L L Hiawatha. New South W a l e s W.-, C H A R L E S H . L A W R E N C E Wamego. New York M.-.W.-. M A U R I C E L . STONE Atchison. N e w Zealand W.-. F R A N K E . D A V I S Larned. N o r t h Carolina W.-. A L E X . A. S H A R P N o r t h Dakota Galena. N o v a Scotia W.-. J O H N M C C U I . L A G H Abilene. Ohio M.-.W.-. T H O M A S E . D E W E Y
1905-06.
GRAND
LODGE
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KANSAS.
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Osborne. Oklahoma W / . JOHN J. HAYS Oregon Topeka. Prince E d w a r d Island W.v L U T H E R M . N E L L I S Burlington. Quebec W / GEORGE M . DIXON Lawrence. R h o d e Island W / . W. F. MARCH Topeka. Scotland.... M.-.W.-. W M . M . S H A V E R Newton. South Australia W . \ BENJAMIN O . H A G E N Alma. South Carolina W.-. OLCOTT W . L I T T L E South Dakota W.v CHARLES W. M I L L E R . . . . . . . H a y s City. ,â&#x20AC;¢ Topeka. Tennessee M.'.W." BESTOR G . BROWN Topeka. Texas W.- CHARLES W . K O U N S Olathe. Utah W.- H A R V E Y C . LIVERMORE Chanute. Vermont '. W.', H U G H P. FARBELLY Clay C e n t e r . Victoria M.-.W.'. C H I L E S C . COLEMAN Topeka. Virginia M.'.W.-. CHARLES J W E B B Washington W.v AUGUSTUS O . W E L L M A N ...Topeka. Wichita. W e s t e r n Australia M.-.W.' . T H O M A S G . F I T C H ....Emporia. West Virginia W.-, J . N. W I L K I N S O N Wisconsin W.'. G A R R E T T V . R I C K S E C K E R . . . H u t c h i n s o n .
APPOINTIVE OFFIOERS 1900. ( I) ALBERT WATKINS, Grand Chaplain; (2) FRED WASHHO>l . Gl'Ilml St'IlI",. Deacon; (3) MARION K . BRUNDAGE, Grand Juni o r D eacon; (4) WILLIAM H. WASHINGTON,Grand Marshal; (5) GRANT S. LANDKEY. Gmnd Sword B ear",.: (6) EARY, E, FAWOETT,Grand Senior Stewa.'d; (7) BER'l'INE P. WALKER, G .'O.HI .Junlor Steward; (8) ALBERT H, WHEELER , Granel Pu,.sulvanl ; (II ) SPENCE!: p, WADE, Grand Tyler,
BIOGEAPHICAL SKETCH — OF —
M.-.W.-. SAMUEL R I T T E R P E T E R S , GRAND MASTER, 1905-1908.
BT W I L I J I A M M . S H A V E R . P A S T G R A N B MASTER.
The great E n g l i s h historian, FBOTJDB, well s a i d : " Y o u cannot dreain yourself into a c h a r a c t e r ; you m u s t h a m m e r and forge yourself one." The truth thus stated was never more clearly illustrated t h a n in the life of action we are here considering. Some one has t h u s expressed the thought of the building of c h a r a c t e r : " T h a t which you h a v e done is with you t o - d a y ; and t h a t w h i c h you are doing will be with you to-morrow. W h e n the mason carries up t h e wall, the course of the brick which he laid y e s t e r d a y is the foundation on which he is laying another course to-day; and all t h a t you do to-day on the structure which you are building will remain as a basis for t h a t which you do to-morrow." Many men reach places of eminence in Masonry. Many of these have been men of prominence in some of the proud professions of life, but few with a record of successful a c h i e v e m e n t in more than one field of activity can point to a p h e n o m e n a l masonic record like t h a t of M.-.W.•. S A M U E L R . P E T E R S . N e a r l y a score of years ago the w r i t e r — t h e n a young Sir K n i g h t in the r a n k s of Teraplarism—was honored by being assigned the task of preparing for our Grand C o m m a n d e r y Proceedings, a sketch of the life of his distinguished friend and masonic patron. J u d g e P E T E R S , P a s t Grand Commander. Therein reference was made to R.". E.-. Sir K n i g h t P E T E R S as one who, as a Deputy Grand Master of Masons of K a n s a s , had voluntarily declined to accept the h i g h e s t office in the gift of Masons through a conscientious feeling of inability to serve well the Craft because of increasing official cares. Little then did we t h i n k t h a t the golden masonic opportunity, once laid aside, would ever again be presented, bvit after a score of years of toil together in masonic quarries we feel doubly honored in being permitted to write of our honored friend as a P a s t Grand Master of Masons.
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PROCEBDINOS
OF TBB
February,
S A M U E L B I T T E B P E T E R S was b o r n on his father's farm
in
W a l n u t Township, P i c k a w a y County, Ohio, on t h e 16th day of August, 1842. H i s ancestors on both sides were G e r m a n s ; t h e P E T E R S family were among the earliest residents of Baltimore, a n d a t One t i m e in t h e history of Maryland were the proprietors of extensive t r a c t s upon which portions of t h e g r e a t city a r e now built. W h e n Ohio was admitted into t h e Union as a State, t h e family moved to t h e central portion of t h e new commonwealth a n d settled i n w h a t is now Fairfield County. T h e father of our d i s t i n g u i s h e d brother, L E W I S S . P E T E R S , was born in Fairfield C o u n t y in 1816, a n d here and in the adjoining county of P i c k a w a y his life w a s s p e n t ; the m o t h e r , M A R G A R E T R I T T E B P E T E R S , was
an only d a u g h t e r of H E N R Y R I T T E R , who came from near Reading, P e n n s y l v a n i a , in t h e early days of the s e t t l e m e n t of Ohio, a n d was one of t h e first settlers of P i c k a w a y County. As w a s t h e fortune of hundreds of other boys of his day in t h a t relatively n e w country, our b r o t h e r worked on t h e farm during the s u m m e r s a n d attended the d i s t r i c t school in t h e winters until he w^as seventeen years of age, when he entered the Ohio W e s l e y a n University a t Delaware, Ohio. H e r e he remained for two y e a r s a n d until October, 1861, w h e n he enlisted in the defense of his c o u n t r y as a private ia C o m p a n y E , 73d regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. W i t h this regiment he served t h r o u g h o u t t h e war, t a k i n g p a r t in all of the principal engagements from t h e second b a t t l e of Bull R u n to the bloody victory of Gettysburg, after which he with his regiment was transferred to the Western Army, joining i t a t Chattanooga, m a r c h i n g with S h e r m a n from A t l a n t a to t h e sea, thence to Richmond, w h e r e he witnessed t h e collapse of t h e rebellion. H i s military record shows him to h a v e been an excellent soldier, h e , h a v i n g successively, passed through t h e v a r i ous grades of private, noncommissioned officer, second and first l i e u t e n a n t s and adjutant, and was m u s t e r e d out as captain of Company "A." At t h e close of t h e w a r he returned to his studies a t Ohio Wesleyan University, b u t in October, 1865, h e entered the law departm e n t of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Michigan a t A n n Arbor, from which he g r a d u a t e d in March, 1867. I m b u e d with a desire to become a p a r t of t h e great W e s t , i m m e d i a t e l y after graduation he located in M e m p h i s , in tlie northeastern p a r t of Missouri, a n d began t h e practice of t h e profession of law. I n August, 1868, he purchased the Memphis BeveUle-, a radical Republican newspaper, and this he continued to e d i t until 1873. H e w a s t h e first and only Republican m a y o r ever elected in Memphis, Missouri. I n t h e presidential c a m p a i g n of 1868 he w^as ai} a l t e r n a t e Republican elector, and from 1870 to 1872 w a s a member of the Republican State Central C o m m i t t e e of Missouri. H e was a delegate from Missouri to t h e N a t i o n a l Republican Convention w h i c h m e t in P h i l a d e l p h i a in J u n e , 1872.
1905-06.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
633
I n February, 1873, induced by an incipient lung trouble to seek a more congenial climate, he removed to the prairies of c e n t r a l Kansas, locating a t Marion Center, the county seat of Marion County, and resumed the practice of law. H e succeeded in a short time in securing a lucrative practice, extending to other counties in w h a t was then known as the Ninth Judicial District. I n November, 1874, he was elected to the State Senate as the representative from the senatorial district composed of Morris, Chase and Marion counties, defeating the nominee of the "Grange," then in the height of its popularity in K a n s a s . H e served in this position until March, 1875, when he resigned to accept the a p p o i n t m e n t of judge of the N i n t h J u d i c i a l District, succeeding the Honorable W I L L I A M R . B R O W N , w h o had been elected to the Forty-fourth Congress from the Third District. The next day J u d g e P E T B E S entered upon the arduous duties demanded by his new position, and for nearly eight years, d u r i n g which he was thrice elected without opposition, he dispensed j u s tice with a fearless and impartial hand throughout his i m m e n s e district composed of eighteen organized counties in the central and southwestern portion of the State. The character of litigation throughout this great district, with its heterogeneous a n d lawless population, was, as well m i g h t be imagined, as diversified as the physical aspect of the region itself. Under the code, t h e old distinctions between the forms of law and equity having been abolished, the court had jurisdiction of all law and equity oases and also of all cases of crimes and misdemeanors. I t was certainly a trying time for a judicial brain, b u t notwithstanding this m u l t i farious exercise of judicial function J u d g e P E T E R S was never re. versed by the Supreme Court of the State in a single criminal case during his long term of service upon the bench. I n September, 1876, our brother removed to Newton, the county seat of H a r v e y County, which has ever since been his home. I n J a n u a r y of 1883, having the previous November been elected b y the people to represent them in the lower house of the Forty-eight Congress, he resigned from the bench. H i s seat in Congress w a s contested under a provision of our State Constitution which sought to make a judge ineligible for any other office during t h e term for which he had been elected. W h e n the contest was heard before the House, J u d g e P E T E R S ably argued the legal proposition Involved, successfully m a i n t a i n i n g t h a t under the Federal Constitution Congress was the sole judge of the eligibility and qualifications of its members. The House of Representatives accepted this position, seating our brother by a n almost unanimous vote, thus settling a vexing question in our State politics for all t i m e to come. Judge P E T E R S was reelected to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth a n d Fifty-first Congresses with scarcely a n y opposition worthy of t h e
6.34
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
n a m e , representing the famous Seventh District, composed of thirty-six counties, e m b r a c i n g an empire in geographical areaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; an "oblong s q u a r e " with sides of two hundred and one hundred miles respectivelyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and h a v i n g t h e n the largest population (277,000) of any congressional district in the United States. D u r i n g his career in Congress he was an active and indefatigable worker, a prominent representative of his p a r t y upon i m p o r t a n t committees and on the floor of the House, where his voice was often heard in notable speeches upon i m p o r t a n t questions. H i s speech before the F o r t y - n i n t h Congress in defense of the homesteader was a m a s t e r l y discussion of the rights of the settler upon the public d o m a i n , for which rights he was a strong champion. I n J a n u a r y of 1890, our brother announced his determination to retire from congressional life and reenter the practice of his profession, declining to become a c a n d i d a t e for renomination. I n J u l y following he again actively entered upon the practice of law, becoming a member of the firm of A D Y & NiCHOLS0N,at Newton, K a n s a s , the senior m e m b e r of which, Hon. J O S E P H W . A D Y , being the United States D i s t r i c t A t t o r n e y for Kansas. He has ever since been engaged in a large and lucrative law practice throughout K a n s a s , the firm now being P E T E R S & P B T B B S , his son being associated with h i m . H e is now, and for seven years last past has been, the postmaster a t Newton, and his love for journalism is evinced by the fact t h a t he has been for many years the editor and one of the proprietors of the Newton Daily and Weekly Kansan-Jiepubliean, the l e a d i n g newspaper of H a r v e y County. H e is one of the foremost citizens of his community, prominent and active in all m a t t e r s of i n t e r e s t lor the public good, and a recognized power in the politics of the State. . W h i l e the record shows M.-.W.-. Bro. P E T E R S to have been a true citizen, either a s soldier, as jurist, or as statesman, y e t it is to his remarkable masonic career t h a t we would more particularly refer. Many m e n h a v e been active in masonic circles, b u t few have been privileged to present a record of such a.wide range of activitj' as has our brother, and in one respect his record is w i t h o u t a parallel in the history of K a n s a s Masonry. We append to this sketch the t a b u l a t e d masonic record, but this does not emphasize sufHciently the facts we here present. I n J a n u a r y , 1864, while home on a veteran furlough, he petitioned Pickaway Lodge No. 23, F. & A. M., of Circleville, Ohio, for the mysteries of A n c i e n t Craft Masonry. H i s furlough having expired before action upon his petition, he was not initiated in said lodge until in A u g u s t of 1865. I n September of the same y e a r he was passed to the degree of Fellow Craft, but before the requisite time had elapsed for the conferring of the Master's degree he had entered the U n i v e r s i t y of Michigan a t Ann Arbor.
1905-06.
GRAND
LODOE
OF KANSAS.
635
Jufisdiction having been waived, he was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason in Ann Arbor Lodge No. 75, Ann Arbori Michigan, in March of 1866. R e t u r n i n g to Circleville in t h e spring of 1866, the Capitular degrees were there then received. I n 1868 he joined Memphis Lodge No. 16, in his Missouri home, and also affiliated with the chapter a t t h a t point. I n 1869 and 1870 he was the Senior Warden, and in 1871 and 1872 the Master of his lodge in Missouri. After removing to K a n s a s he assisted in organizing Center Lodge No. 147, at Marion Center, and was its first Master. I n 1879 he affiliated with Newton Lodge No. 142 in his new home, a n d was Master of this lodge in 1881 and 1882. I t was during the latter y e a r t h a t the writer received masonic light in t h a t lodge by the order of Bro. P E T E B S . On F e b r u a r y 16, 1881, a t the twenty-fifth A n n u a l Communication of this Grand Lodge, our brother w a s elected Grand Junior Warden, and the year following was chosen Deputy Grand Master I n F e b r u a r y of 1883, being then the Grand Commander of Knights Templar in K a n s a s and the Deputy Grand Master of our Grand Lodge, our distinguished brother declined election as Grand Master, conscientiously believing t h a t the duties of the office of Congressman, to which office he had recently been elected, a n d his necessary absence from the State much of the time, would prevent him properly discharging the duties of Grand Master. Ordinarily this would end the Grand Lodge career of a d v a n c e m e n t of a K a n s a s Mason, but not so with our energetic brother. W h e n the cares of congressional life were laid aside our brother again became a toiler in the masonic quarries, both a t home and in Grand Lodge. I n 1902 he was appointed Grand Senior Deacon and again started toward the Grand East. Being rapidly advanced by the preferment of his brethren, in this year of 1906â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the semi-centennial anniversary of the organization of our Grand Lodgeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we find him wielding the gavel of a u t h o r i t y in t h a t office of Grand Master which nearly a quarter of a century before he felt impelled to decline to occupy, in fact, just a quarter of a century from his first entrance upon the duties of a Grand Lodge office. A curious coincidence truly, and one without a parallel in K a n s a s Masonry. The home ties of our brother are of the tenderest. On April 18, 1867, within a month after his graduation from the law departm e n t of the University of Michigan, Bro. P E T E R S was married to Miss A M E L I A C . DOAN, of Circleville, Ohio, a lady of education, accomplishments, and fine presence. Through the life of activities of our brother t h e y h a v e journeyed happily together, Mrs. P E T E R S being truly a helpmate in all the work to which her distinguished husband has been called. T h e y have one child, a son, F L E T C H E R B . P E T E R S , now associated with his father in the practice of the law. I n 1883 Mrs. P E T E R S was the Grand Matron of
636
PaOCEEDINps
OF THE
FebriJary,
the adoptive masonic rite of the Order of the E a s t e r n Star of Kansas. J u d g e P E T E R S is one of the most companionable and lovable of men, and w i t h a l one of the moist approachable. The h u m b l e s t citizen can ever reach his ready ear and feel t h a t he has found a friend. He is a courteous C h r i s t i a n gentleman, with a c h a r a c t e r which h a s ever been above the s h a d o w of reproach in all his varied walks in life. H e is still active in all the branches of Masonry, 'not only in the G r a n d Bodies, b u t in the local masonic bodies of his home, his-face being seldom missed from the stated meetings. E v e r since the inspection system was inaugurated in t h e G r a n d C o m m a n d e r y of K a n s a s ,a decade ago, R.'. E.*. Sir K n i g h t P B T E B S has been one of the active and vslued inspecting officers. W e do not look to see the masonic activities of our brother cease until the G r a n d Master above directs him to lay down the working tools of life. May t h a t day be far in the future.
MASONIC BE00K.D. â&#x20AC;˘
Ancient
Craft
Masonry.
Initiated A u g u s t 2. 1865; passed September 6, 1865, in Pickaway Lodge No. 23, a t Circleville, Ohio; raised March 2, 1866, in A n n Arbor Lodge No. 75, a t A n n Arbor, Michigan. Affiliated J a n u a r y 3, 1868, with Memphis Lodge No. 16, a t Memphis, Missouri. OfHces held in same lodge: Senior Warden, 1869, 1870; Master, 1871, 1872. . Affiliated as c h a r t e r m e m b e r with Center Lodge No. 147, a t Marion Center, K a n s a s , organized under dispensation November 8, 1873, a n d was its first Master. Affiliated April 12, 1879, with Newton Lodge No. 142, a t Newton, K a n s a s . Office held in same l o d g e : Master 1881, 1882. Offices held in Grand Lodge of K a n s a s : Assistant Lecturer, 1874"; Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n , 1881; Deputy Grand Master, 1882; Grand Senior Deacon, 1902; Grand Senior Warden, 1903; D e p u t y G r a n d Master, 1904; G r a n d Master, 1905. Committee service in G r a n d L o d g e : Jurisprudence, 1881, 1900, c h a i r m a n 1901. Capitular
Masonry.
Marked May 14, 1866; passed J u n e 4, 1866; received a n d acknowledged J u l y 17, 1866; exalted September 14, 1866, in Circleville C h a p t e r No. 20, a t Circleville, Ohio. Affiliated March 2, 1868, with E a s t e r n Star Chapter No. 29, a t Memphis, Missouri.
1905-06.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
637
Affiliated May 4, 1877, with A r k a n s a s Valley Chapter No. 27, a t Newton, K a n s a s . ^OflBces held in same chapter: Scribe, 1900; H i g h Priest, 1901. Committee service in Grand C h a p t e r : Jurisprudence, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905.Cryptic
Masonry.
Greeted April 12, 1882, in Newton Council No. 9, a t Newton, Kansas. Affiliated November 25,1904, with H u t c h i n s o n Council No. 13, a t Hutchinson, K a n s a s . Christian
Knighthood.
Order of the Red Cross, J a n u a r y 13, 1876; Order of the Temple and Order of Malta, J a n u a r y 13, 1876, in Topeka C o m m a n d e r y No. 5, at Topeka, K a n s a s . Affiliated as charter member with Newton C o m m a n d e r y No. 9, at N e w t o n , K a n s a s , orgjanized under dispensation April 14, 1877, and was its first Captain General. Other offices held in same c o m m a n d e r y : Commander, 1879, 1880. Offices held in Grand Commandery of K a n s a s : Grand Senior Warden, 1879; Grand Captain-General, 1880; Grand Generalissimo, 1881; Grand Commander, 1882. Committee service in Grand C o m m a n d e r y : J u r i s p r u d e n c e , 1879,1880,1881,1892; chairman, 1901; 1902; c h a i r m a n , 1903,1904,1905. Ancient
and Accepted
Scottish
Bite.
Received the degrees from fourth to thirty-second, inclusive, in Salina Consistory No. 3, Salina, K a n s a s , in 1905.
Kn il^momm. Oeorge 5* (3recn â&#x20AC;¢ TO.-. TO.-, (grand HWaater nf mBTXsus in 1883.
JBorn JDcccmbcr IB, 1845, neor Kenton, <B).
DIED MAY 19, 1905.
JJn ii^mormm. IHenrp C* Eootnfs m - . m - . (Srand mnstex nf liansas tn 1899.
JBorn marci) 10,1834, in ODtto. Nero Sork.
DIED OCTOBER 14, 1905.
Tn nientdrldm.
Sacred to the imemory of
our :fi3eloved Bead witljin tl)is Ifurisdiction.
Deaths During tbe Vear 1905. Leavenworth No. 2.—John P.Schwalm,Jan.l5; Ohauncey Nicholson Aug. 4; Louis Michael, Nov. 27. Wyandotte No. 3.—Samuel G. McLoon, Jan. 15; Richard J. Hansell, Feb.20; Luther H. Wood, Feb.24; Richard Jones, Mar.8; Wm. Priestly, Apr. 23; Edwin M. Smith, Aug. 31; Henry C. Odell, Sept. 20. Washington No. 5.—Louis Klper. Feb. 0; John F. Thompson, Apr. 30; Patrick McNamara, May 12; John W. Oaln, Apr. 11. Lawrence No.6.—Wm. Boener, J a n . 23; JohnBarber, Jan. 11; Wilson McElheny, June 19; Edward R. Farnam, July 7; John N. McFarland, Sept. 12; Reuben Lundlngton, Oct. It. Union No. 7.—George Smith, Jan. 8; Jacob J. Blattner, Feb. 28; W. W. Hurley, Mar. 11; Joseph J.Meade, July 29. Rising Sun No. 8.—Thomas Dlckerson, Mar. 1; Z. A. Woodard, Oct. 13- R. P. Wlllett, Mar. 8; Jesse J. Hill, June 23; Charles H. Palmer, July 13; Raymond W. Padgett, Sept. 1. Acacia No. 9.—Loren C. Wilson, Feb. 28; John A. Dalley, June 21; Alexander Love, Dec. 28. Emporia No. 12.—T. N. Sedgwick, May 5; Edward W. Cunningham, Aug. 16; Hiram H. Gray, Sept. 9. Oskaloosa No. 14.—Francis M. Johnson, Sept. 20. Great Bend No. IB.—George Washington Nlmocks, Feb. 3; David B. Palmer, Oct. 5. Lafayette No. 16.—John A. Allen, Apr. 24; George S. Green, May 18. Topeka No. 17.—James L. Scott, Feb. 19; Ephram Baker, Feb. 24; John A. James, Feb. 11; Thomas G. Dennis, Apr. 4; Clarence O. Marlam, Apr. 12; Eugene R. Woodruff, Apr. 22; Ernest Mueller, Aug. 26. Franklin No. 18.—Albert W. Connett, Sept. 15; David Miller, Oct. 26. Olathe No. 19.—Elijah P. Phelps, Feb. 3; Ira 0. Smith, Mar. 16; Wm. C. Robinson, Dec. 25; BenJ. Amos, Mar. 1. Valley Falls No. 21.—John Rutz, Mar. 18. Melvern No. 22.—Lemuel F. Warner, Apr. 10. Palmyra No. 23.—N. 0. Cradlt, Mar. 13. •Osage Valley No. 24.—Wm. H.Talman,Feb.6; Reuben Smith, July 22. Oketo No. 26.—John Balderson, Aug. 1.3. Longton No. 26.—Otto Grub, May 22. Neosho No. 27.—Henry 0. Dooley, Oct. 16. Mound City No. 33.—Joseph H.Trego, July 14. . Council Grove No. 36.—Charles Francis Brown, Nov. 8; Leonard StlU, Oct. 1; Frederick McDonald, Dec. 4. PaolaNo.37.—John MllUs, Apr. 14; Henry Mayer, Sept. 12. lola No. 38.—R. Parkinson, Jan. 20; T. E. Kelley, Feb. 11; N. Hanklns, Feb. 22; Henry Busley, Sept. 15. Seneca No. 39.—John Simon, Aug. 4.
• DEATHS'—CONTINUED.
Holton No. 42.—Frederick Sule, Feb. 9; Jesse 9. Bouse, Feb. 21; John Q. Asher, Mar. 2ii; Orln G. Davis, Sept. 15. Nlckerson No. 43.—Thomas McSherry, ; James H.Jackson, Sept. 27; Albert Dean, . Mackey No. 48.—Charles Hlgley, Feb. 18; John J. Ualllgan, July 10. Nine Mile No. 49.—Wm. H. Owlns.Oct. 4. Lake No. 50.—Charles S. Palmer, J u n e 16; Francis E. Adell, Feb. 24; George W. ElUnger, Dec. 10. Orient No. 51.—Frank C. Montgomery, Mar. 31; Hugh D. Fisher, Oct. 29. Wetmore No. 53.—Joseph O. Larzelere, J u n e 11; George N. Paige, May 30. Shawnee No. 54.—Charles B.HoUenbeck, Feb. 19; David E.Campbell, Sept. 7.' Troy No. 55.—Jesse W. Reed, Oct. 25; John M. Adair, . Spring Hill No.56.—Peter Stahl, May 29; George W. Wilson, July 28. Sallna No. 60.—Charles C. Davis, Mar. 26; Francis E. Severance, May 18; Ray 8. Harvey, Dec. 15. LfiCygne No. 61.—Thomas Preston, J a n . 3 . Adams No. 63.—Isaac W. Patrick, J a n . 25; George P. Peters, Feb. 24; Charles F. Wlnton, July 3. W a t h e n a No. 64.—George W. Barr, Jan. 12. H i r a m No. 68.—J. C. Vogel, Mar. 22. Star No. 69—Wm. Hodgl'ns, Sept. 27. Carbondale No. 70.—David F. Hercules, Sept. 8. Baxter No.71.—Matthew Rebsteln, Nov. 4. Huron No. 72.—Isaah Hand. Feb. 1,1904. Chetopa No. 73.—Charles O. William,Feb. 11; Orcemus Stoam,Feb.23; Samuel Johnson, Aug. 1; Edwin W. Bedell, Oct. 15; James H. Clinton, Nov. 5. Wamego No. 75.—Noah Humphrey Plxley, Oct. 20. Erie No. 76.—Hugh Talbott-, Dec. 17.. Delta No. 77.—Jerry Simpson, Oct. 22. Corinthian No.79.—Henrj' S. Case, Feb. 5. Zeredatha No. 80.—Alonzo M. Oonaway, July 7; David Grlflitts,^— 1905. Mankato No. 87.-Mark Johnson, Oct. 29; Darius O. Haggart, Dec.9. Eureka No. 88.—John M. Merrlam, Jan. 19. Marysville No. 91.—Ray H. Moore, Apr. 17. SDevon No. 92.—Ephraham JSopley, Apr. 11. Girard No.93.—Harry W. Haldeman, Mar. 20; Oscar Smith, May 15. Harmony No. 94.—Andrew J. Johnson, J a n . 9; BenJ. Hunter, Mar.7; P. C. Zimmerman, July 12. Constellation No. 95.—BenJ. F. Dornblazer, ; J. H. Hughey, Sept. 21. Delaware No. 96.—Stiles Hotsklss, June 15. Patmos No. 97.—J. S. Milam, Apr. 13; John Teter,Apr.l4; J.A.McKlnzle, June 26; J a m e s D. Gltlln, Sept.2; George M.Sandlfer,Dec.23 Wichita No. 99.—Joseph F. Bronson.May 6; Byron McKlnney,May7; George H . Alexander, Mar. 22; Chester F. Adams, Aug. 22: Otto G. Eckstein, Oct. 21; Perry A. Rohrbaugh, Oct. 24; John M. Atwood, Dec. 12,
DEATHS—CONTINUED.
Euclid No. 101.—Lewis T. Wilson, Jan. 29. Keystone No.102.—FrankD.Benson,May21: Robert L.Wells, July 14; Wm. McCoy, Nov. 27. Cedar No. 103.—Barton E. Moore, Mar. 8; Warren A. BurkSj June 26; Amasa C. Cross, J u n e 28; Robert J. Barkley, July 2; Dudley E. Chambers, Aug. 8; Wm. Postlethwalte, Nov. 23; Herbert A. Shannon, Dec. 10; Francis E. Barnett, Dec. 21. Solomon No. 105.—Wm. B. Blunderfleld, Aug. 14. Fidelity No. 106.—Lewis Groseclose, May 2; Oscar F.Whipple, Sept. 19. Fortitude No. 107.—Guy I. Watt, Mar. 17; W. S.Brown, June 10.* Amerlcus No. 109.—Thomas H. White, Jan. 25. Winfleld No. 110.—Alonzo B. French, Feb. 12: Edwin Lamont, Apr. 7; Charles C. Craig, May 4; Wm. H. Cofftn, Aug. 2; Emery L. Davison, Aug. 29; Henry O. Loomls, Oct. 14 ; Henry H. Bees, Oct.30; T. Blanton Tandy, Nov. 24. Hesperian No. 111.—Martin Smith, Aug. 7. St. Johns No. 113.—Danlorth T. Dunning, May 17. Advance No. 114.—Oolln Campbell, Apr. 1; Maklon B. Rlggs, Apr. 22 ; Geo. W. Grapes, Sept. 24. Muscotah No.116.—Jacob Eckhart, May 10. Parsons No. 117.—Wm. N. Barrows, Nov. 13. Altoona No. 118.—Theodore F. C. Dodd, Mar. 8. Cherokee No. 119.-Henry G. Shaffer, Jan. 14. Halcyon No. 120.—Thomas M.Leonard, Jan.24; James Stewart, Apr. 23; Joseph E. Trimbel, May 81; George W. Campbell, June 9. Clifton No. 122.—Alfred J. Banner, Mar. 30. Godfrey No. 124.—Oscar J. Moseley, Feb. 19; James R. Large, Aug.27. Cawker City No. 125.—Jonathan Wltham, Jan. 5. Ottawa No. 128.—Robert A. Wasson,Feb.26; Edward R. Rlggs, Apr.l7; H. J. Stotts, May 23 ; Julius W. Bloodgood, Aug. 2. Belleville No. 129.—Jay F. Close, July 14. Crescent No. 133.—John K. Thompson, Jan. 1; Jacob Hlght, Feb. 7. Clay Center No. 134.—James O. McCaddon, July 11; George W. Downs, July 22; John B. Stepp, July 5; Wesley McLaughlin, Nov. 9. Lenexa No. 185.—Michael L. Fannlngar, Feb. 1. Vesper No. 136.—John T. Smith, Jan. 4; Nathan A. Brewster, Nov. 7. Cherryvale No. 137.—Samuel Beal, Jan. 25; Francis M. Ross, Mar. 7. Dover No. 138.—Alfred Sage, Apr. 17; Clement Mossman, May 20. Sedgwick No. 139.—A. D. H. Kemper, Feb. 18; John J.'Hlll,"Oct. 27. Reno No. 140.—James K. Boyles, Mar. 19; Charles B. Wlnslow, June 15; Max Safyer, Aug. 27; John F. Blackburn, Nov. 1. Signal No. 141.—James Cain, Nov. 23; J. M. Harvey, Jan. 23. Newton No. 142.—James G. Rornig, Feb. ifi; Nathaniel D. Wlckham, Aug. 24; Prank A. Smith, Oct. 6. Minneapolis No. 143.—Brlghtwell Thompson, Apr. 30. Gllead No. 144.—John Prlngle, Nov. 11; J. F. King, Dec. 27. Ellsworth No. 146.—Joseph Cochrane, Mar. 6. WelllngtonNo. 150.—James J. Witting, Feb. 14; James L.Cole, June30; Michael Mirely, July 21.
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Luray No. 153.—A. H. Roe, July 27. Dexter No. 166.—C. W. Dover, Mar. 1; Solomon Smith, Mar. 5; Walter S. Williamson, Mar. 9; Alglnln Bryan, Sept. 24. Haven No. 157.—James M. Johnston, Nov. 23. Saqul No. 160.—Harry M. Rlggln, Oct. 26. Greenwood No. 163.—J. F r a n k l i n Rawson, Nov. 18; Isaiah Hatcher, Sept. 11. Atwood No. 161.—Christopher Smith, Feb. 1; Asa^Trumbo, Nov. 2. Oxford No. 165.—Simon B. Snyder, Mar. 19. F a r m e r s No. 166.—Axel Palmer, July 19; George Pickett, Dec. 18. Larned No. 107.—Rufus Klrtt, Jan. 1; Jacob M. Cummins, Apr. 8; Raleigh G. Stoner, July »; J o h n T. Norton, Aug. 21; Albert Phillips, Sept. 17. Blue Kaplds No. 169.—George K. Thompson, Mar. 15. Fraternal No. 170.—W. O. Duprey, Nov. 15. Sterling No. 171.—Thomas T. Davis, Apr. 1; David Gibson, May 17: H e n r y Shade, Dec. 23. McPherson No. 172.—Daniel A. Bradley, July 31. Belle Plaine No. 173.—Wm. A. Beersford, July 28. Klrwln No. 175.—James^A. Shattuck, Oct. 1; Frank L. IngersoU, Sept. 16.Prairie Queen No; 176.—David Coons, ; Charles Farmer, July —. Mt. Morlah No. 179.—Merton H. Pine, May 28. Burrton No. 182.—M. Jacoby, Feb. 24; Charles F. Baughnian,Sept.3. Gaylord No. 183.-Melvln L. Skinner, Sept. 3. Mountain Slope No. 186.—Nathaniel S. McKlnsey, Nov. 27. Pittsburg No. 187.—Francis M. Symms, Sept. 15; John T. Unroe,Dec.8. W a l n u t Valley No. 191.—Richard O. Biting, Nov. 14. Royal No. 192.—John A.' Applegate, Mar. 18. Hartford No. 193.—James P. Stuckey, Aug. 29. Galena No. 194.—LudwlgBaum, Dec..29. . - . Hays No. 195.—Ohalkly C. Broslus, Deo. 10. Norton No. 109.—Nathan Huff, Jan. 17; Norman L. Jones, Nov. 17. Anthony No. 200.—Joseph Coriier, Aug. 23. Delphos No.202.—Dwlght W. Chase, Jan. 11; A. D. Qeren, June 12. Downs No. 204.—L.R. Shrimp, Jan. 21; W m . H . P a u l , July 8; A. B. Robertson, Sept. 7. Harper No. 206.—Charles O. Wright, Apr. 26. Friendship No. 208.—Sam W. Forsha, Jan. 28; Wm. T. Henderson, J a n . 21; Robert B. Henderson, Oct. 1. Twin Grove No. 213.—George Reader, Oct. 28. J o h n H. Brown No. 216.—George E. Macklln, June 26. L a n d m a r k No. 218.—B. F. Richardson, Jan. 28; Wm. G. Klucald, Oct. IS. Corner Stone No. 219.—Wm. R. Fuller, May 6. Perfect Square No.220.—Conrad F. Rlst, July 25. Lebanon No. 221.—Wm. W. Plnkerton, Mar. 18. St. Bernard No. 222.—Joseph O. Balrd, Jan. 7.
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Anchor No. 224.—J. P. Llndsey, Sept. 19; D. Earnest Sterling, Sept. 4. SUoam No. 226.—Daniel W. Thomas, June 80. Jamestown No. 227.—Matthew Burrus, J a n . 30. Salem No. 228.-Washington Miller, Sept. 21. Vulcan No. 229.—Wm. J. HUe, Feb. 28. ^ Nlnueacah No. 230.—Wm. Swlney, Nov. 17. Long Island No. 231.—James Hoy, Dec. 23. Greenleaf No. 232.—Wm. P. Mudgett, June 8. Clinton No. 233.—George W. Gardenhlre, Dec. 18. GarHeld No. 236.—Samuel Davidson, Nov. 10. Temple No. 237.—Perley P. Roberts, Nov. 30. Urbana No. 239.—John W. Perry, Nov. 14. Peace No. 243.—Samuel D. McDowell, Dec. 10. Waverly No. 244.—Clyde Simpson, June 13. Tyrlan No. 246.—Frederick Cole, Oct. 1. Chase No. 247.—David H. OalUs, Dec. 28. x Whiting No. 260.—Luther M. Myers, Apr. 14. Galva No. 251.—James S. Amlong, Apr. 30. Lyra No. 266.—Wm. J. Rogers, Nov. 24. Seattle No. 269.—Henry Kelly, Mar. 14. Mulberry No. 261.—Glover Laird, Aug. 14. Kilwinning No. 285.—Harvey McPherson Null, Aug.'6. Mt. Zlon No. 266.—Robert A. Layson, Nov. 27. MoUne No. 267.—Wm. H. McNeal, May 19. Bourbon No. 268.—David E. Earl, Apr. 30. Arniourdale No. 271.—John Ramshaw, May 25; George W. Parsons, Oct. 18. Kaw No. 272.—Wm. Trow, Mar. 16; Robert Purvis, Mar. 26; Alexander H. Wood, Apr. 28; Charles L. Peel, July 11; Wm. L. Glvens, Aug. 7; John T. Flyun,Oct. 25. Black Diamond No. 274.—Carl Pltterson. Feb. 11; J. D. French, Apr. 9. Webb No. 276.—.John W. McGlnnis, Jan. 4. Cosmos No. 278.-0. M. Durham, Oct. 23. Bralnard No. 280.—George W.Neal, J a n . 1; Thomas G. Stansberry, • July 9. . Chlkaskla No. 285.—Calvin L. Read, June 12; E. A. Spring, Sept. 20. Lotus No. 286.—Thom&s J. Smith, Jan. 25. Emerald No. 289.—James H. Leeman, Mar. 14. Paradise No. 290.—A. O.Ackerman, July 19; J. G. Smith, Oct. 17; J. L. Morris, Mar. 6. Apollo No. 297.—Frank K. Hamilton, Oct. 30. Samaria No. 298.—Charles S. Hutchison, Jan. 19; Asa D. Williams, Oct. 20. Albert Pike No. 303.—Joseph C. Casey, Mar. 3; Joseph Brant, June 10; George H. Walker, Sept. 7; Stephen F. Hayden, Dec. 8. Randall No. S04^Wm. D. Miller, Feb. 6. St. Thomas No. 806.—Augustus T. Nye, Nov. 23.;
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Kansas No. 307.—Earl A. Donmeyer, Sept. 7; Wm. H. Wohlgennlth, J a n . 28. Alden No. 308.—Wra. J. Wilson, Aug. 26. Severance No. 313.—Peter E. Plank, Oct. 31. Norwich No. 319.—J. N. Hertzler, Feb. 5; Emll Apel, Dec. 24 j John H . Clay, Apr. 20. Good land No. 321.—Jonas Preet, Jan. —; 1. N. Taylor, Jan. 8. Ben H u r No.322.—Robert8carlett,Jan.17; Joseph T.Landrey, Aug.30. Caney No. 324.—Enos W. Parsons, Jan. 14; George M. Adams, Mar. 28. Morton No.328.—Wm. P. Todd, June 20; Edward C. Wolfe, Sept. 25; BenJ. W. Coffland, Dec.». Gypsum Olty No. 328.—James Pettle, Dec. 30. Holslngton No.331.—Pascal P. Hopson, Nov. 24. Bosedale No. 333.—Henry M. Slater, June 14. Oak Hill No. 334.—Fred W. Standan, Jan. 9. Allen No. 336.—W. G. Burrls Mar. 27. . ParkerN6.341.-Ohas.E. Underbill, Apr. 11; David Sullivan, Aug.28. Holyrood No. 343.—James W. Baker, June 12. Ashlor No. 344.—Herman Pfell, Apr. 23. Hoxle No. 348.—Walter Foreman, Oct. 10. Narka No. 349.—Joseph W. Welds, May 5. Horace No.352.—Fred Grandy, Jan.26. Summerfleld No. 354.—John Machett, Jan.l2;Zerah Steadman,Apr. 7. Chautauqua No. 356.—R. M. Dale, Dec. 0. Alta Vista No. 357.—Louis C. Johnson, Aug. 8. Turon No. 358.—Orlo S. Jenks, May 5; Thomas J. Grace, Sept. 8. Geneseo No. 301.—Henry W. Cronklte, Nov. 29. Cuba No. 362.—Wm. J. Kennedy, Aug. 23. Valley Center No. 364.—^ohn Balrd, Jan. 15. Bonner Springs No. 366.—Jacob Otis McDanlel, Mar.6; Oyr.us K.Johnson, May 15. StohrvlUe No.368.—John Benson, Sept. 23. Sherman No. 369.—Wm. J. Huffaker, Apr. 1. Morrill No. 373.—Henry Stafford, Mar. 9.
Tn mettioriant. ©liver Hugustus TOlbittemore, PAST DEPUTY GRAND MASTER COLORADO. DIED May 13, 1905.
Hlbert 1H. Branch^ PAST GRAND MASTER COLORADO. DIED December,
1905.
Uuhe B . Uochwood^ PAST GRAND MASTER CO.NNECTICUT. DIED November ao, 1905.
Bngus lpaterson» PAST GKANU MASTER FLORIDA. DIED July 36, 1905.
fn Itletnoriatn. Blmon 1R> 2)cwev» PAST GKAXU MASTER IOWA. DIED April 15, 1905.
Samuel ITflanning ^o(XA, PAST GRAND MASTER LOUISIANA. DIED February 1, 1 9 0 5 .
mnilliam Dunham, PAST GRAND MASTER MICHIGAN. D I E D J u n e .30, 1 9 0 5 .
(Dcorge llUlasbington iPeck, PAST GRAND MASTER MICHIGAN. DIED June 30,
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J a m e s ]6dmond Callaway, PAST GRAND JUNIOR WARDEN MONTANA. DIED August 31, 1905.
mHilbur Jfisk Sanders, PAST GRA.VD MASTER MONTA.NA. DIED July,
1905.
IRpbert Wilkinson jfurnas, PAST GRAND MASTER NEBRASKA. D I E D ilune 1, 1 9 0 5 .
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Tn metnorldtn. Sbomas Wi, CIilclcn» PAST GRAND MASTER NEW JERSEY. DIED August 10, 10O5.
J e s s e :05. Bntbony, PAST GRAND MASTER NEW YORK. DIED May 36; 1005.
John J. jfreeman, PAST GRAND TREASURER NORTH'DAKOTA. DIED August 31, 1905.
Bavid Christmas mioore, PAST GRAND MASTER NOVA SCOTIA. DIED March 17, 10O5.
tReuben C. Uemmon, PAST GRAND MASTER OHIO. DIED September 0,
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Tn memoriam. PAST GRAND MASTER PENNSYLVANIA. DIED September 30, 1 9 0 4 .
ilbeodore imivgantt PAST GRAND TREASURER OREGON. DIED February 9, 1 9 0 5 .
Ifames j£lisba dillingbast, GRAND MASTER RHODE ISLAND. D I E D J a n u a r y .30; 1 9 0 . 5 .
dbomas miilburne tReed, GRAND SECRETARY WASHINGTON. DIED October'7,
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iSmmons j£Ujab Cbapin» FAST GRAND MASTER WISCONSIN. PIED May 17, 1905,
PROCEEDINGS OF T H B
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M.-.W.-. G R A N D L O D G E , A. F. & A. M., OF K A N S A S .
ToPEKA, KANSAS, F e b r u a r y 20, 1906. P u r s u a n t to regulation and previous notice, the Association of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s of the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge of A n c i e n t , F r e e and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , convened in the b a n q u e t room of t h e Masonic Temple, T o p e k a , on the e v e n i n g preceding the o p e n i n g of the G r a n d Lodge, to-wit: on T u e s d a y evening, F e b r u a r y 20, 1906, a t 6:00 o'clock. T h e r e were p r e s e n t : M.-.W.-. J. J A Y B U C K , Grand Master February, 1884 to February, 1885. M.-.W.-. J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T B , Grand Master February, 1890 to F e b r u a r y , 1891. M.-.W.-. D A V I D B . F U L L E E , Grand Master February, 1892 to February, 1893. M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M O C A L L , Grand Master February, 1895 to February, 1896. M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E B , Grand Master February, 1897 to F e b r u a r y , 1898. M.-.W.-. MATJBICE L . S T O N E , Grand Master February, 1898 to February, 1899. M.-.W.-. C H A B L E S J W E B B , Grand Master February, 1900 to February, 1901. M.-.W.-. P E B B Y M . H O I S I N G T O N , Grand Master F e b r u a r y , 1901 to February, 1902. M.-.W,-. B E S T O R G . B R O W N , Grand Master February, 1903 to P'ebruary, 1904.
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ruary, 1905. M.'.W.*. SAMUEL. R. PETBBS, the present Grand Master of Masons in Kansas. Following the repast, the Association was called to order, Bro. J. JAY BOCK, acting as Venerable President in the absence of Bro. JOHN GOIHRIE.
Upon motion, Bro. SAMUEL R. PETERS was unanimously chosen to membership in the Association, and the attributes and instructions of the Order were communicated to him and to the other members who had not previously received the same. Eeference was made to the deaths during the past year of two of the Past Grand Masters of this Grand Lodge: M.-.W.-. Bros. GEORGE S. GREEN and HENRY G. LOOMIS, feeling tributes being offered, and the Secretary was instructed to incorporate in these Proceedings tablets to the memory of these brethren. This is here done:
M.'.W.'. GEORGE STEWART GREEN, G R A N D M A S T E K OF M A S O S S I N K A N S A S , FBBETJART 1883, TO F K B K U A K Y 1884. BORN: December 16, 1845.
DIED:
May 19, 1905.
M.-.W.". HENRY C. LOOMIS, G R A N D M A S T E R OF MASONS I N K A N S A S , F E B R U A R T 1899, TO F E B R U A R Y 1900. BORN: March 16, 1834.
DIED: October 14, 1905.
Bro. THOMAS G. FITCH called attention to the chapel being erected at the Masonic Home by the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, and suggested that the Past .Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge participate in this laudable undertaking by the erection therein of a memorial window. The suggestion met with unanimous approval, and a collection then taken among those present realized the sum of 655.00 for such a fund. The Secretary was directed to present the subject to
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the Past Grand Masters who were not in attendance, so that all might be privileged to participate in this action should they so desire. Upon motion, Bro. JOHN C. POSTLETHWAITE was appointed to request the consent of Grand Lodge that the transactions of this and subsequent meetings of the Association be published in the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge. Pursuant to the By-Laws, Bro.^J. JAY BUCK, by virtue of the order of succession, was declared to be the Venerable President for the ensuing year, and upon motion, Bro. WILLIAM M. SHAVER was again chosen WorshipfuljSecretary. Upon motion, the Association was closed until the next Annual Assembly, unless sooner convened. J. JAY BUCK, Venerable President. ATTEST :
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Worshipful Secretary.
APPENDIX
REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE. P R E P A R E D B X M.-. W.-. WILLIAM M. SHAVER, P.-. G.-.M.-., C H A I R M A N OF (JOMMITTBI:.
To the M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas : We s u b m i t herewith our fifth a n n u a l Report on Correspondence. H a v i n g in view t h e extraordinary d e m a n d s upon the space of the volume by t h e transactions of this Semi-centennial Communication, we h a v e endeavored to m a k e this review a s brief as possible. As usual, we follow the alphabetical a r r a n g e m e n t , reserving a n y general comments for our conclusion.
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N e t i n c r e a s e : 1,053.
We have a new Grand Representative in t h e person of R.-. W.-. S A M U E L W . T A T E , t h e Master of a live lodge of 113 m e m b e r s a t Anniston, a n d we were pleased to note his presence. I n an excellent address the Grand Master, M.-. W.". R O B E K T J . R E D D E N , of Sulligent, who was completing his second year in t h e Grand E a s t , well sustained his reputation as an able chief. The formative changes in t h e lodge register of A l a b a m a still continue. D u r i n g t h e year seventeen lodges were organized ' under dispensation a n d two d o r m a n t lodges were reorganized. Seven lodges were authorized to remove from one location to another, one such change being only of about three h u n d r e d yards, although it thus transferred the lodge from one county into another. T h e dispensation of one lodge was arrested a n d t h a t of another surrendered.
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Later the Grand Lodge in action up'on these matters, granted fifteen charters and restored two, and five were declared forfeited, thus leaving 413 chartered lodges and eleven under dispensation. The Grand Master in person or by proxy laid five cornerstones, three of them being of masonic halls, one of a city hall and one of a public school building. Quite a number of special dispensations were granted, fortythree being to confer degrees out of time. The reputation made last year of reporting comparatively a few decisions, according to the Alabama standard, was maintained, only sixteen being rendered. We note a few of general interest: No. 2. A lodge cannot refuse to grant a member a dlmlt because he owes the lodge a debt, evidenced by a note, nor can It g r a n t a dlmlt on condition that the note be paid. If a member Is In good standing and owes the lodge no dues, he Is entitled to a dlmlt, even If he owes the lodge a note. The dlmlt must be granted. If applied for, or charges preferred against hlni. No. 3. Before a lodge can sell Its hall, or lands. It must get the consent of the Grand Lodge or the Grand Master.
The necessity for the following decision seems peculiar: No. 14. The expulsion of a Mason from a Scottish Rite lodge does not aSTect his standing In a subordinate lodge under this Grand Jurisdiction. Before he can be deprived of the rights and privileges of Masonry or membership In his lodge, he must be tried and convicted according to the Constitution and edicts of this Grand Lodge.
"Under "Physical Qualifications" the Grand Master ruled that one who had lost the entire forefinger of the right hand, and one who had lost the first joint of the right thumb, were ineligible to receive the degrees. ' The Grand Secretary's report was largely statistical. Ninetyseven lodges failed to get in their reports and dues on time, five of these being in arrears for two years ; but the Grand Secretary presaged that nearly all of these delinquents would get around with their reports and dues before the close of the Grand Lodge, and his guess proved correct, as eighty-seven more put in an appearance. In some lodges the representative would not feel that he was supplied with the proper credentials if he did not carry the annual return and dues. These "ancient" craftsmen are a trial to a Grand Secretary. The Grand Secretary also proudly called attention to the excellent condition of their finances. In 1899 it became necessary to incur a bonded indebtedness of $15,000 to complete and furnish their Temple. This is now reduced to $8,000, and they are now clearing it up at the rate of about $2,000 a year. The Correspondence Committee made a special report relative to several applications of Grand Lodges for recognition. Their report and recommendations were adopted, and thus deal
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with the several m a t t e r s : Grand Orient of Brazil, postponed for furthier information and consideration; Grand Lodge of Western Australia, regular organization of 1900 recognized, and in this connection the protest of the so-called " G r a n d Lodge of W e s t e r n Australia, organization of 1898," was ignored and this body pronounced " i r r e g u l a r " upon the authority of the United G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d ; Grand Lodge of Queensland, recognition declined in view of the action of the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d . The Committee on Suspensions, Expulsions and Appeals had its hands full as visual, and some of the cases were the outgrowth of the a t t e m p t e d prostitution of the lodge into a collection agency. The committee s a i d : It Is the duty of Masons to deal honorably and uprightly with their fellowmen, and masonic law requires that a ;M'ason shall not wrong or defraud a brother ; but It Is not made an offense to be poor, nor should It be the policy of this Grand Lodge to encourage the use of machinery of the lodge for the collection of debts.
We noted last year the pendencj' of a proposed a m e n d m e n t to the Constitution on the [physical qualification question, somew h a t similar to the Missouri l a w , v i z : Provided, That this shall not apply to a man who has an artiflcial limb or limbs, by which he is enabled to practice and teach the ritual.
I t was certified down to the lodges for action, which resulted as follows: For the amendment, 220; against. 169; not voting, 12; necessary to carry, two-thirds, or 268. This defeated the proposition. The following resolution was offered and adopted : WicERKAS, The tenets of Freemasonry are elevating and ennobling, and are opposed to Ignorance, superstition and vice; and W H E B E A S , Education tends to remove these blighting influences which degrade h u m a n i t y ; therefore Jie it Resolved by this Grand Lodge of Ancient,Free and Accepted Masons, That the members of the Graft in this Grand Jurisdiction be earnestly and urgently recommended to use their influence for the upbuilding of the common schools in order that a common school educatlori may be placed within the reach of every child in the State.
A resolution providing t h a t a Mason of t h i r t y years' standing, who had attained the age of seventy years, should be relieved from all liability for lodge and Grand Lodge dues, was referred to the Committee on Finance, and was killed most properly. Another resolution, following a lengthy preamble, was adopted, providing for the carrying on of a campaign of education for a Masonic H o m e . A large a m o u n t of routine business was transacted, b u t we have noted all of general interest.
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Following the election and installation appears this unique s t a t e m e n t in the record : W.'. Bro. C H A R L E S A. A L L E N In a few well chosen words then presented the newly Installed M.-. W.-. Grand Master H E N K Y H . MATTHEWS with a beautiful floral design with a card therein reading as follows: "Congratulations of Elizabeth Armstrong Chapter, No. 10, O. E. S. "To their first Worthy Patron, Bro. H. H. M A T T H E W S , Grand Master of the Grand JjOdge A. F. & A.M. of Alabama."
F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s — G e n e r a l F u n d .$7,985.00, W i d o w s and O r p h a n s ' F u n d $67.70; disbursements — General F u n d $7,629.84; balances — General F u n d $5,555.52, W i d o w s and Orphans' F u n d $189.97. T h e y also h a v e a P e r m a n e n t T r u s t Fund with a balance of $1,724.96, used, we presume, to clear up t h e i r Temple indebtedness. CoBRESPONDBNOK.—An able Correspondence E e p o r t of 280 pages, covering sixty-one American and foreign Grand J u r i s d i c tions, comes from t h e A l a b a m a correspondent, Bro. W I L L I A M Y. TiTOOMB. K a n s a s for 1904 is generously accorded six pages, all of our transactions of interest being ^noted. Our Grand Master B B O W N ' S " a d m i r a b l e a d d r e s s " is thoroughly reviewed. N o t i n g the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n for the reduction of the directory of t h e K a n s a s Masonic H o m e to nine m e m b e r s , viz: the four principal officers of the Grand Lodge, four more to be chosen by t h e m , and one to be appointed by the Grand C h a p t e r of the Order of the E a s t e r n Star, he c o m m e n t s : If we had a right to u r g e a n y t h l n g against such an arrangement, it would be this only, viz : that the Home would not be under exclusive Masonic control.
W h i l e not under exclusive masonic control, y e t eight m e m bers out of nine certainly m a k e it practically exclusive; s^nA we r e m a r k in passing t h a t if they ever get a Masonic H o m e in Alab a m a they will be glad to accept the generous and valuable assistance of the ladies of the E a s t e r n Star, and incidentally we m i g h t add t h a t they could now secure s o m e valuable volunteers for their educational c a m p a i g n from the O. E. S. Our Grand Secretary W I L S O N ' S reports are highly commended. W e clip a c o m m e n t : o
At 7:30 o'clock Orient Lodge No. 51 was opened on the third degree of Masonry, the several stations being occupied by the ofHcers of the Grand Lodge, when the Master Mason's degree was cxemplifled In the standard dramatic form with fall costumes and accessories. (Italics ours.) Does Masonry need stage paraphernalia —spectacular show In order to Impress Its lessons upon the candidate? Not so, thought such brethren as those who met in "the lodge room over SiMPKiNS' store."
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Masonry does n o t reeed"stage p a r a p h e r n a l i a a n d s p e c t a c u l a r show" to impress its lessons—that is resultant from t h e s u b l i m i t y of its t r u t h s a n d t h e simplicity of its ritual. W e prefer the d i g n i fied simplicity, b u t on t h e other hand m a n y m i n d s enjoy p a r a phernalia a n d accessories, and they do not destroy t h e lessons sought to be impressed. So far a s t h e "lodge room over S I M P K I N S ' store," we h a v e been there a n d helped labor in the masonic quarries, a n d thoroughly enjoyed it too, b u t all the same we worked just as h a r d to get into inore p a l a t i a l quarters which symbolized a little b e t t e r t h e magnificence of K i n g SOLOMON'S Temple, a n d
no " S I M P -
K I N S ' store lodge r o o m " for us a,s, first choice. Bro. TiTOOMB r e m a i n s a t t h e head of the committee. N e x t A n n u a l a t Montgomery, December 5, 1905. H K N B Y H . M A T T H E W S , Montgomery, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; G E O R G E A. B E A U O H A M P , Montgomery, reelected G r a n d S e c r e -
tary.
1 8 8 3 — ARIZONA — 1 9 0 4 . 23D A N N U A L .
19 Lodges.
TUCSON.
1,191 Members.
N O V . 15-17, 1904.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 68.
M.-.W.-. J A M E S S O M E R V I L L E C R U M B , of Clifton, w h o s e half-
tone portrait forms t h e frontispiece, presided, a n d in a n interesting address presented the work of the year. The difficulty to which we referred last year, arising o u t of the controversy between Tucson Lodge and a lodge in Mexico under the jurisdiction of t h e Grand Lodge " V a l l e de Mexico," whereby two residents of N e w Mexico, rejected m a t e r i a l , h a d been made Masons in Mexico, h a d been satisfactorily adjusted. The Grand Lodge "Valle de Mexico" ordered t h e expulsion of the parties, a n d t h e lodge wherein they were m a d e thereupon "solemnly e x c l u d e d " them. The lodges of t h e Territory were reported to be in a " s t r o n g , h e a l t h y condition," a n d the initiations and affiliations more numerous t h a n in a n y previous year. No new lodges h a d been organized d u r i n g t h e year. Four decisions were reported. One on t h e question of p h y s i cal qualifications, held t h a t a petitioner who h a d lost one e y e , the sight in the other being unimpaired, w a s eligible. A n o t h e r , after modification b y t h e Committee on Jurisprudence, read a s follows: "When a lodge conducts the funeral service of a brother it should do so without a n y Interruption, or participation in, by a n y other society or Order. "When its service is ended, the lodge a t its pleasure, may return to the lodge room or remain until other lodges or societies conclude their service.
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W e believe in t h e non-interruption theory, b u t we lilce t h e K a n s a s rule the better, w h i c h places t h e inasonic seryice last. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r also held t h a t a lodge could n o t m a k e a c o n t r i b u t i o n from their funds for t h e erection of a c h u r c h , and t h a t a n A r i z o n a lodge could not w a i v e jurisdiction over a,resid e n t of A r i z o n a In favor of a foreign lodge. Quite a n u m b e r of visitations w e r e m a d e a n d i n t e r e s t i n g l y r e p o r t e d , b u t b u s i n e s s cares had p r e v e n t e d t h e G r a n d M a s t e r from r e a c h i n g all the lodges. A couple of r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e m a d e . One, to require lodges to issue d i p l o m a s to all m e m b e r s raised. This was good legislation, b u t tlie C o m m i t t e e on Juri.sprudence tliought it unnecessary. T h e o t h e r r e c o m m e n d a t i o n is w o r t h r e c o r d i n g : -I would also recommend t h a t some action be taken prohibltlns the use of Intoxicating liquors a t lodge banquets. If It Is wrong for a Mason to use Intoxicants to excess outside the lodge room, which I think no one will deny, then surely It must be wrong to place them before him In the banquet room a t masonic gatherings. Let us be consistent In this matter. We all know t h a t some Masons, as well as other men, cannot control their appetites on cert a i n occasions. Then we have also another class to consider —the young men who have Just entered the lodge, and who have never tasted the Intoxicatingcup. Is i t right to place it before them? Are you w-llllng to take the responsibility of the results t h a t may follow? I consider the e.xcessive use of Intoxicating liquors the greatest curse of our nation. How many noble mothers' hearts have been broken by it? How many Joving wives have been brought to misery and despair? How many hungry orphans have crled'lh vain for bread to sustain their young lives? And last, can anyone count the numbers of our best and most promising sons who, I a m sorry to say, have filled the drunkard's grave, all through taking the first d r i n k — in friendship or by exaniple? I a m glad to say that In my visits to the several lodges it was seldom seen on the table. I also learned t h a t many of our members would like to see It banished from our festive.board, while some still cling to the old customs. A recommendation or resolution passed by this Grand Lodge would be gladly welcomed by a majority of our members, and would relieve the officers of our lodges,in m a n y cases, from unjust criticism. I a m no temperance crank, but I want to say right here that, as Masons, we should be patterns of moral rectitude and sobriety, and that we should be ready to proclaim to the world that we in Arizona ai"e in the front rank of civilization, and not afraid to practice those sublime virtues which we teach— Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence, and Justice. U n f o r t u n a t e l y t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e were n o t of t h e s a m e opinion as the Grand Master, a n d reported as follows, t h e i r r e p o r t being adopted : I t can find no Indication that the Masons of Arizona are unable to control their appetites, and does not believe t h a t the use of Intoxicants by the brethren is of an alarming nature. I t is the duty of each Master to guard hlslodge, and if any member thereof condtpcts himself in such a manner as to reflect unfavorably upon;.the' fraternity, t h e Master should admonish him of his errors, and, if unable to bring about a. reformatlon.the offending brother should be disciplined by the lodge.
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Masonry Is not a prohibition society, nor Is it its province to reform the world. Temperance is defined by us as a domestic and public virtue, whereby we are taught to avoid excess; but one may be intemperate In his views on the "liquor question" as well as In other ways. Your committee commends the motives of the M.'. W.". Grand Master, but finds no reason at this time for any action by this Grand Lodge. W e presume we o u g h t not to expect a different course from a new and frontier section of country. The Grand Master is to be congratulated upon his position, and Arizona will one day be proud to refer to it. A charter was granted to Mount Moriah Lodge under dispensation, located a t Douglas. W e find the following in the report of the Committee on Finance: The expense of printing the report of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, estimated at $300, seems to this committee to be an unnecessary burden, and it recommends its discontinuance in the future. For Arizona's reputation we could wish t h a t the committee had expressed t h e reasons for its recommendation a little differently. I n a jurisdiction t h e size of Arizona—less t h a n 1,200 m e m bersi—and with an Incoine of about $1,800.00, the preparation a n d publication of a Correspondence Report of over 250 pages, as in the present issue, seems s o m e w h a t open to t h e charge of e x t r a v a gance, and t h e Grand Lodge could not be censured for suggesting to the committee considerable curtailment in size. W e regret to see it, however, eliminate the report entirely. The value of a good Correspondence Report is. beyond argument in this day, a n d every representative American Grand Lodge except one concedes it, b j ' adopting a n d using the system. Massachusetts still stands aloof, and in lieu thereof prints a report of t h e a n n u a l feast with its after dinner speeches. Once in a while, when t h e y have some pet theory to defend, they turn their distinguished Grand Secretary loose with a carefully prepared speech, a n d these are of iiistorical value, b u t the average after dinner speeches found therein possess t h e usual flat flavor found in all such efforts when disassociated from the atmosphere and surroundings of the occasion. F I N A N C I A L . — General F u n d : Receipts, $1,775.00; disbursements, $1,250.50; balance on hand, $1,968.30. Widows and O r p h a n s ' F u n d : Receipts, $947.00; balance on hand, $2,369.95. Other assets, interest bearing bonds, $10,788.40. COBBESPONDENOE.—W.-. C H A R L B S D . B E L D E N presents h i s
fourth, and, under t h e action referred to, apparently his l a s t Correspondence Report. I t is a well written and instructive paper of 254 pages, of which K a n s a s for 1904 is generously accorded eight.
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G r a n d Master B R O W N ' S a d d r e s s is pronounced "of more than usual excellence a n d altogether a inodel pap.er of this class." I t is v e r y fully reviewed, with m a n y expressions of commendation. H e s u m m a r i z e s and quotes a t considerable length the report of t h e Special Committee on E i t u a l regarding a n official cipher, with which action he is in h e a r t y s y m p a t h y . Our Correspondence Beport is very kindly a n d generously noted. H e ably defends the consistency of his position upon t h e Mexican question, a n d argues t h a t t h e freedom of the Grand Liodge " V a l l e de Mexico" from t h e d o m i n a t i n g influence of t h e Scottish Bite of Mexico is an e l e m e n t in its favor. After quoting from our report on this subject h e s a y s : All of which Is very correct, yet this one point, that the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico is free from that d o m i n a t i n g Influence.of the Supreme Council, Is so much a t least In Its favor. I trust t h a t other similar and potent arguments will yet appear to Its advantage, and t h a t ultimately my good brother will be convinced that there may be, a n d is, something good In Mexico. I believe our fellowship with thera will aid in the arriving a t such a conclusion more speedily, and that their endorsement by all American Grand Lodges will create and sustain Just the kind of Freemasonry we desire in Mexico.
W e entertain nothing but t h e kindliest feelings toward the G r a n d Lodge " V a l l e de Mexico," a n d when convinced of the wisdom a n d safety in so doing we will willingly recommend it for recognition. W e regret to p a r t company w i t h Bro. B E L D E N . N e x t A n n u a l a t Flagstaff, N o v e m b e r 14, 1905. G E O E G B S H A N D , Tucson, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; G E O R G E J . .
BosKBUGE, Tucson, reelected G r a n d Secretary.
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466 Lodges.
16,155 M e m b e r s .
N O V . 15, 16, 1904.
N e t inc. (2 y r s . ) : 3,739.
W e clip t h e following s t a t e m e n t from the record relative to the a t t e n d a n c e : Delegates a n d representatives were enrolled before t h e OommUtee on Credentials to the number of 464, representing 391 lodges out of 468 lodges on our register.
W e notice a peculiarity in t h e recording of Grand Officers. T h e G r a n d Lecturer and the Grand Orator, in the order named, are recorded i m m e d i a t e l y following t h e D e p u t y Grand Master and p r e c e d i n g the Grand Wardens, while t h e Grand Chaplain is down a t t h e foot of t h e line just above t h e G r a n d Tyler. K a n s a s w a s
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properly represented in t h e person of t h e Grand Lecturer, E.'.W.-. J O H N M . OATHOUT.
I m m e d i a t e l y followino: the roll call the following touching ceremony is recorded: Upon the Grand Lodge being duly opened the roll of deceased Past Grand Masters was called. In compliance with the edict adopted at the last Grand Communication. At the conclusion of the roll call, the Oraft was called up and gave the funeral Grand Honors In memory of these eminent and beloved brethren. "'Dead but sceptered sovereigns who still rule Our spirits from their urns." The Grand Master, M.-. W.-. J O H N T . H I C K S , pleasingly con-
densed into twenty pages the record of the two years' work. The biennial period had been a busy one. Fifteen new lodges were organized under dispensation, and sixteen lodges were chartered, some apparently having held over from a previous a d m i n i s tration. Several were left w i t h o u t being granted charters. Two charters were arrested. Some fifteen corner-stones of school houses, churches a n d lodge buildings were laid by t h e Grand Master in person or b y proxy. Two years ago a n edict was adopted by Grand Lodge authorizing the issuance of dispensations to confer the degrees upon candidates w h o were physically defective. The Grand Master reported t h a t he h a d used t h e utmost caution in dealing with t h e ' question, b u t h a d been constrained to issue no less t h a n t w e n t y four such dispensations. Eelative to the question, he s a i d : After the most serious reflection upon the subject in all of its phases within my comprehension, I have come reluctantly to the conclusion that the edict ought to be repealed. And If you are unwilling to repeal It, I would most earnestly urge that it he so modified as that those particular defects which you may choose to regard as unimportant, may be specified, and that there be no authority to go to greater lengths along this line of danger.
The recommendation went to the Comrnittee on L a w a n d Usage, b u t we failed to discover any report frorri i t regarding t h e subject. Two or three peculiar m a t t e r s were referred to. Several lodges adopted resolutions asking t h e President of the U n i t e d States to pardon a m a n convicted of murder, on the ground t h a t he was a Master Mason. T h e Grand Master wrote t h e Masters of these lodges "respectfully p r o t e s t i n g " against the course pursued. An arrest of t h e charters would have been better. A n u m b e r of other lodges asked t h e Grand Master to plead with t h e Governor of the State for similar clemency in a similar case and for a similar reason. Of course the Grand Master refused. T h e Grand Master also interfered with a lodge which was contributing of its funds to assist in prosecuting a man charged with t h e m u r d e r of one of its members.
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Some thirteen decisions were rendered, about half of them upon some phase of law construction under their edict against the selhsr of intoxicating liquors. T h e y a r e not of sufficient general interest to review. One peculiar case was reported. A lodge m a d e inquiry as to the propriety of accepting a petition from one who openly and publicly denied his belief in t h e i m m o r t a l i t y of t h e soul. Answer was delayed on account of t h e absence from home of the Grand Master, pending which the lodge proceeded a n d conferred the first degree. T h e Grand Master prohibited t h e conferring of the rem a i n i n g degrees and the lodge obeyed, although exhibiting a spirit of insubordination w h i c h caused the Grand Master to report it to Grand Lodge. T h e m a t t e r was referred to the Comm i t t e e on L a w and Usage, b u t it failed to report thereon. T h e Grand Master was h a p p i l y able to report the Grand Lodge as practically clear from its Masonic Temple debt. They still owe some $10,000 in bonds, b u t these have some six years to run and c a n n o t now be obtained ; t h e G r a n d Lodge has the funds sufficient to retire them. This condition of affairs, res to res the A n n u a l Communication of G r a n d Lodge, b u t t h e Grand Master strongly urged the adoption of the Biennial Communications for a n o t h e r decade, the saving t h u s effected to go toward the establ i s h m e n t of a Masonic H o m e . â&#x20AC;˘ Such an a m e n d m e n t to t h e Constitution was offered and will receive consideration a t t h e n e x t A n n u a l . I n t h e meantime a c o m m i t t e e to consider and report a jjlan for a Masonic H o m e was appointed. I t will prepare a n d disseminate its report to the .lodges d u r i n g t h e year, and this m a t t e r will also be considered a t n e x t Annual.T h e Grand Secretary, B r o . F A Y HEMPsa?EAD, submitted a detailed report of much interest. W e noticed therein an acknowle d g m e n t of receipt of a " v e r y full a n d interesting report of proceedings in t h e session of t h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s " from their Grand
Representative,
our B.-. W.*. F R E D H . S T U O K E Y .
The
" b a n n e r l o d g e " for work was Magnolia No. 60, of Little Rock, which showed twenty-six raised and a n e t gain of twenty-four. The Board of Control, in s u b m i t t i n g its report on the Masonic Temple in Little Rock, r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t i t be authorized to " r e a r r a n g e the floor space." T a k i n g this in connection with the Grand Master's reference to t h e same subject in his address, i t would seem to be the desire to turn the space now used as t h e Grand Lodge assembly hall and some of t h e lodge rooms into office rooms, on t h e plea t h a t more revenue could be derived therefrom. The report went to t h e Committee on Finance, but it recommended the adoption of t h e report with t h e exception of t h a t p a r t relative to the " r e a r r a n g i n g of t h e floor space of the different halls in t h e Temple.'" F r o m this we take it t h a t the
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Grand Lodge was not prepared to abandon t h e . Temple for masonic uses and turn it into a real estate investment. Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, recognition was extended to the Grand Orient of Brazil, the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica, and the G r a n d Lodge "Valle de Mexico," and further time was tal?en upon the applications of the Argentine Grand Orient of the Blue Rite, the N a tional Grand Orient of Egypt, and the Grand Lodge of Queensland. The following resolution touching the Order of the E a s t e r n Star was a d o p t e d : W H E K E A S , The Order of the Eastern Star Is composed of Master Masons, their wives, widows, mothers, sisters and daughters; and, W H E K E A S , Said Order is engaged In works of charity and benevolence that merit our highest encouragement and approbation ; therefore be It Resolved, That we commend the said Order of the Eastern Star to the masonic fraternity of this Grand Jurisdiction as an Institution worthy of their regard, and for which we wish abundant prosperity and success.
A large a m o u n t of routine business was transacted, but we have noticed the m a t t e r s of general interest. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $20,295.55; disbursements, $20,314.75; balance on hand, $148.60. No Correspondence Review. N e x t ' ' R e g u l a r Communication"—»,n Annual this t i m e — a t Little Rock, November 21, 1905. S. T. BowE, Greenwood, elected Grand M a s t e r ; F A Y H E M P STEAD, Little Rook, reelected Grand Secretary.
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38 Lodges. 2,859 Members. N e t i n c r e a s e : 260. We were pleased to note the attendance of our G r a n d Representative, R.-.W.-. S. N. J A B B B T T , of Vancouver. Fifteen pages of fine print were required to record the interesting address of the Grand Master, M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M J. B o w BEB, of Vancouver. An excellent photogravure of the brother, shown in the frontispiece, presents a youthful b u t strong face, a n d the letters " L L . B., K. C , and M. P. P." are attached to his n a m e . The address is strictly a business document, no space being devoted to the flowers of oratory. H e reported the Craft t h r o u g h out the whole jurisdiction to be in " s p l e n d i d condition." Some fourteen decisions were reported. H e r e was o n e : Question 9.—Oan a Mason who has dlmltted, but In good standing in t h e chapter, be buried by his mother lodge? Answer.— No.
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This is based presunaably upon a s t a t u t o r y l a w of their jurisdiction. I t would n o t be good law in K a n s a s , where a lodge can b u r y with masonic honors a non-afflliate if it so desires. Several decisions were upon t h e p h y s i c a l qualification question, on which t h e G r a n d Master was a s t r i c t constructionist. H e held t h a t an application could not be received from one who only h a d one eye. T h e committee on the address disagreed with the G r a n d Master, h o l d i n g t h a t a m a n with one eye w a s n o t blind, and therefore was eligible; t h e Grand Xiodge sustained t h e m . H e r e is a complication arising from d u a l m e m b e r s h i p : Questiim 11.— If a brother who belongs to one or more lodges Is suspended by one lodge, how does t h a t effect his standing In the other lodges? Answer.—The other lodges must recognize his suspension.
Three new lodges were organized. Two of these were chartered b y Grand Lodge, a n d one continued under dispensation. The Grand Master m a d e an enviable record as a zealous a n d e n t h u s i a s t i c head of t h e Craft. He t h u s reported his resolve a n d its fulfillment: I started o u t on being Installed with the firm resolve to visit all the lodges except Cariboo No. 4, situated at'Barkerville, and I have succeeded In visiting thlrty-flve out of thlrty-slx, and In order to do this It was necessary for me to travel 4,400 miles, but I have been amply repaid by meeting with a most enthusiastic welcome at every point and banqueted at every turn.
W e congratulate him. H i s visitations are very concisely and excellently reported, and apparently present conditions ; he did not hand out " b o u q u e t s " to all the lodges. ~ T h e Committee on Foreign Correspondence submitted a special report upon several matters, and thus disposed of t h e m : (1) Deferred action upon application for recognition of Grand Lodge of Q u e e n s t o w n ; (2) denied recognition to the so-called Grand Lodge of W e s t e r n Australia, organization of 1898—this is the irregular body formed by a number of individual non-afHIiates to which we referred last y e a r ; (3) no action on application from Grand Orient of Brazil pending more definite information. F I N A N C I A L . — General F u n d : Beceipts, $4,557.65; disbursem e n t s , $3,420.20; balance on hand, $3,199.30. C h a r i t y F u n d : Beceipts, $1,811.58; disbursements, $1,865.00, of which $1,765.00 was for p u r c h a s e of i n v e s t m e n t s ; balance on h a n d — cash $834.85, investm e n t s $12,434.14, total $13,268.99. • CoBBESPONDENOB.—As usual a n o t h e r very able and instructive Correspondence E e v i e w comes from t h e pen of E.-.W.\ W . A. D E W O L F - S M I T H , the committee.
K a n s a s for 1905 is carefully reviewed. H e notes our Grand Master F I T C H ' S report of eighty special dispensations issued, thirty-six to confer degrees o u t of time, a n d indicates his personal opinion in an exclamation pointy appended to this s e n t e n c e :
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The Grand Master says t h a t none of them were Issued simply for the convenience of the candidate, but all were to advance the best Interests of Masonry!
If it was anywhere else than Kansas we fear we would be suspicious, too. He apparentlj' has no use for female masonic relatives, "our sisters and our cousins and our aunts," as note the following: The affairs of the Kansas Masonic Home —although it does not appear to be a strictly Masonic Home, one outside organization, the Order of the Eastern Star, having a voice in the management — are in a satisfactory condition.
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On the morning of the second day the Grand Lodge listened to a carefully prepared oration by W.'. Bro. F R E D WASHBON. He considers the first and most Important duty of a Mason to be a faithful attendance on his lodge. He also thlnlis It is a Mason's duty to commit the ritual to heart, although why this should be considered Important In a Jurisdiction where the ritual is committed to writing, we do not see.
Why, bless your heart, because we have a standard in Kansas is one of the reasons we like to see a Kansas worker able to line up with it. In these provincial Grand Lodges where thej' work the English, the Scotch, or the Irish ritual ad lib, we suppose "any old thing" would go, but not so in jurisdictions where they have an adopted work. If our distinguished brother would drop down amongst our masonic Jawhawkers he would soon find that our ritual is as far from being "committed to writing" as it is among the Kanucks. Our ritual agitation of the last few years in Kansas attracts a good deal of his attention, especially the proposition to issue an ofHcial cipher, which latter he calls a "scandal" in Masonry. He refers to it a half dozen times or more throughout his review of th^ various jurisdictions. In his review of Kansas he has this to say regarding the question: Bro, S H A V E R believes in an "official cipher ritual" as "a necessary evil," but is not In favor of allowing these ciphers to be distributed among the lodges. We are glad to see that BTO.'SHAVEB recognizes the fact that ciphers are an evil, and recognizing them as such we are surprised that he should consider them necessary. If, on the other hand, a cipher ritual Is a good thing for a Grand Lodge to have, it ought to be a good thing for the lodges, and even better for the Individual members.
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In his "Conclusion" Bro. S H A V E R takes up the question of "The Ritual and Cipher." As we have before Intimated, Bro. S H A V E R IS not opposed to the preparation of a cipher ritual, believing that the expression "unlawfully obtained" qualifies the rest of the clause. "We do not so understand It, but If such were the case, Bro. S H A V E R surely knows that any cipher t h a t ever was invented can be solved by men who have made a study of that kind of thing.
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He is also aware t h a t even with the greatest care these ciphers occasionally come In possession of persons for whom they were not Intended. At the present time Bro. S H A V E R Is chiefly concerned because the cipher submitted for adoption proposed to make some changes In the language of the ritual as they now have It. To our mind this Is a very secondary consideration. I t makes very little difference whether t h e Webb work, the Preston'work, or the Emulation work Is used, or a mixture of all three. Thelniportant p a r t i s to keep the ritual secure froin the profane, and this can not be done If It Is once committed.to writing.
P a s s i n g over his m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g of our position relative to the promulgation of such a cipher, as s t a t e d in his first paragraph, with t h e simple r e m a r k t h a t we do believe t h a t such a cipher is a good t h i n g for t h e lodges a n d the w o r k e r s therein, we w a n t t o answer very briefly his a r g u m e n t in h i s second paragraph. A n initial letter work, such a s the writer favors a s a n a i d to t h e m e m o r y of the masonic worker, is not a " c i p h e r " in t h e sense our brother uses the term ; it cannot be read, even by a Mason, unless he is reasonabl.y familiar with the language of the ritual, and it can n o t be deciphered, jaer se, by any m a n , no m a t t e r how learned he m a y b e in t h e m a t t e r of reading ciphers, because i t is not a cipher. W h e n I write down the letters d-y-e-s-a-f-o-t-w, no m a n living could " d e c i p h e r " t h e fact, from these letters, t h a t I was merely j o t t i n g down t h e first letters of t h e jingle, " D i d j^ou ever see a fly on t h e w a l l ? " These letters m a y stand for a n y one of a t h o u s a n d different combination of words, and no one, unless he be a m i n d reader, can successfully d e t e r m i n e w h a t I intended t h e y should s t a n d for. I n a l l t h e various arguments which we have been permitted to read, wherein i t is alleged t h a t such a work is "legible" or " i n telligible" to the profane, we have never seen b u t one which possessed a n y merit, a n d â&#x20AC;&#x201D; B r o . DEWoiiF-SMiTH.has not stated it. A m a s o n i c tradition informs us t h a t o n e of o u r iancient Grand Masters was accustomed to carve a certain combination of letters upon his work. T h a t " c o m b i n a t i o n " is our ideal of a masonic "cipher." a s we use t h e term, a n d we h a v e never been able to discover t h e " i n i q u i t y " i n this distinguished craftsman's work. W e h a d m a r k e d several passages for quotation from tliis interesting writer, b u t have exhausted o u r space. N e x t A n n u a l a t Victoria, J u n e 21,1906. THOMAS J. ABMSTBONG, New Westminster,
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1850 —CALIFORNIA— 1904. 55TH ANNUAL.
S A N FBANOISCO.
OCT. 11-14, 1904,
291 Lodges.
29,468 Members.
N e t increase: 2,390.
The G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. G H A B L E S W I L B J J B N O T T I N G , of
E t n a Mills, whose half-tone portrait forms the frontispiece, and; whom we had the pleasure of meeting in San Francisco in 1904, presented an address remarkable for its brevity. I t covers less than nine pages, one of which is devoted to a list of the distinguished dead of other jurisdictions. Four P a s t Grand Officers; from their own Grand Lodge had passed to the other shore, andi seven lines were sufficient to inform the Grand Lodge of the fact. The subjects of '-Lodges Constituted," "Dispensations for N e w Lodges," " N e w Charters Granted," "Amendments to the B y - L a w s of Lodges," "Special Dispensations," and "Unfinished Business,"^ were disposed of by incorporating them in tlie Grand Secretary's, report. The subject of visitations was accorded a few lines, and o n l y five or six decisions were reported. W e clip two of t h e m : Question.—Has a iodge the right to suspend a mentally Incompetent brother? Anstver.—You have no right to suspend a brother who Is mentally Incompetent. Question.—Mast, lodges under dispensation contribute their per capita t o the Masonic Boards of Relief? Answer.— Lodges under dispensation are m a sonic lodges for all purposes, and under the same laws, rules and regulations governing chartered lodges.
The first is correct of course. The second illustrates the difference in our laws — it would not be good law in K a n s a s . A t the Soldiers' H o m e in Los Angeles County there is a "Masonic C l u b " of about one hundred members, and the Grand M a s ter held t h a t a t the funeral of a member the club h a d no r i g h t t o use the masonic burial service. I t seems t h a t the United S t a t e s government will n o t p e r m i t a masonic lodge to be organized a t the Home. The Grand Master made a couple of recommendations. O n e , t h a t Grand Lodge adopt a m a x i m u m affiliation f e e ; the o t h e r , t h a t a plan of life inembership be adopted. The first recommendation was apparently called out by California Lodge No. 1 submitting a by-law creating an affiliation f e e of $20.00. T h e Grand Master refused to approve t h e by-law, holding t h a t the afHliation fee be small, if any. California Lodge No. 1 appealed to Grand Lodge and the whole m a t t e r went to the C o m mittee on By-Laws of lodges. This committee sustained the Grandl Master, a n d further recommended t h a t no lodge be permitted t o charge a n afHliation fee. T h e Grand Lodge, however, reversed; the committee a n d the Grand Master upon both propositions-
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T h e life m e m b e r s h i p question w e n t to tlie C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , b u t we do not discover a n y r e p o r t from t h a t coinmittee thereon. A l a r g e a m o u n t of business was t r a n s a c t e d . W e discover this reference in the G r a n d Secretary's r e p o r t : A communication from the Board of Relief of San Francisco relative to furnishing relief to Mrs. KUTZ and Mrs. BnsiiNEti, widows, whose husbands a t the time of their death were memljers of Mystic Tie Lodge No. 74, Augusta, Kansas, which has also been referred to the Committee on Finance. T h i s w e n t to t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , which reported t h e r e o n a s follows: The correspondence with reference to claims of San Francisco Masonic Board of Relief against two lodges of another Jurisdiction for relief furnished two widows of.deceased Masons, who were a t tlie time of death menibers of such outside lodges, together with the letter from such Board of Relief requesting a decision as to whether it Is the duty of this Board to support both widows In this city, in consideration of the fact t h a t their home lodges offer them a n abode should they return to their respective homes, has been submitted to this committee, and we respectfully report: This Grand Lodge has decided that lb is the duty of lodges In this .State and of Boards of Relief to extend, so far as in their power lies, all neccssa?-)/ assistance to brother Masons, their widows and orplians within their jurisdiction, regardless of whether the Jurisdiction from whicli they hail reimburses • them or not. (Vol. XXIV, Proceedings, pp..20-274, I8fl9.) So long as these •widows remain in this jurisdiction, are in distress and require assistance, it Is the duty of the Board of Relief to render all necessary assistance. We know of no way by which they can i)e compelled to remove from our Jurisdiction. However t h e method and manner of relief Is under the control of the one who dlsjsenses the charity, and If the board deems it for the best interest of the applicants that they be sent to llieir own lodges where they will be provided with homes and care, and there being no valid reason and their condition of health permitting, we think the applicants should accept such relief as, in the j u d g m e n t of the board, is the best. These matters must be considered and deteraulned upon the facts presented by each particular case, with the sole aim to do right by the applicant and the board, and to render all necessary assistance to those In distress. We are not assuming to decide this particular case, because from the correspondence we fall to see t h a t the lodges aforesaid have made any actual promise of relief in case the applicants return to their home. T h e r e p o r t of t h e Masonic W i d o w s and O r p h a n s ' H o m e covers some thirty-four pages. The F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e reported a per diapita t a x of $1.00 for the benefit of t h e Home. A p e t i t i o n was presented from " L o d g e Le Progres de L'Oceanie I s o . 124,-A. & A. S. B.," which, as w e u n d e r s t a n d it, is located in ^Hawaii, r e p r e s e n t i n g t h a t it was c h a r t e r e d in 1842 as a Symbolic, lor B l u e Lodge, u n d e r the S u p r e m e Council of 33° Masons of F r a n c e , to w h i c h Supreme Council and the " G r a n d Lodge of F r a n c e " t h e r e u n d e r it is still subject. I t represented t h a t it had p e t i t i o n e d t h e F r e n c h bodies for permission to t e r m i n a t e its a l l e g i a n c e , and i t a s k e d for a c h a r t e r from t h e Grand- Lodge of California.
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This also went to t h e Committee on Jurisprudence. I t r e ported that it doubted w h e t h e r such action was permissible under their Constitut;ion, b u t asked t h a t the question be referred back to the committee for investigation a n d report a t next Annual, a n d t h a t in the m e a n t i m e the Grand Master fully investigate as to t h e regularity of the body, etc. W e shall watch the outcome with interest. A query went before t h e Committee on Jurisprudence as t o the right of a lodge to receive the petition of a seafaring m a n who claims no residence exceiJt on the ship on which he m a y be employed. The committee held that no lodge could receive such a petition ; t h a t t h e petitioner m u s t acquire a residence in a place. An eloquent oration was presented before Grand Lodge b y W.'. Ai.ONZoJ. M O N R O E , the Grand Orator. I t covers some fifteen pages of the Proceedings. Seven lodges were chartered. From a resolution offered it appears t h a t they have no uniform examination for advancement. The matter was referred to the Grand Liecturer to report a t next Annual. The following resolution, offered by Bro. OREL, M . GOI^D-
ABAOENA, was unaiiimoiisly adopted : W H E R E A S , Our brethren of the Republic of Mexico, beginning with the measures linown as the " Laws of Reform," instituted by Bro. B E S I T O J U A R E Z , ex-president of said nation, up to the present time have striven with Indefatigable zeal to establish and maintain the sacred right ot liberty of conscience; and W H E R E A S , Our said brethren are being violently opposed in their noble endeavors, and are virulently attacked as Masons by strongly anti-masonic forces whose sole object is to destroy our Order in said nation; it is hereby Re-HolvpiJ, That this Grand Lodge, In Yearly Communication assembled, extend to the masonic brethren of Mexico its fraternal sympathy, and voices the hoije that they will continue to triumph in the great work of maintaining liberty, equality and fraternity; it is further liexoived, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Grand Lodge of Mexico,"Santos Degollado."
W e were n o t aware t h a t this Grand Lodge had been recognized by the Grand Lodge of California. A movement is on foot to erect a new Masonic Temple in S a n Francisco, adequate to t h e needs of the Craft. A committee w a s appointed to investigate a n d report a t next Annual. We noted last year a recommendation, among others, of t h e then Grand Master for the abolishing of the system of Grand Representatives as a "useless, cumbersome custom and promotive of inharmony." N o action w a s taken last year, b u t t h e Grand Secretary brought up this year the recommendations of the Grand Master as "unfinished business." The Special Committee on the Address of the Grand Master and the report of t h e
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Grand Secretary take c h a r g e of t h e questions of unfinished business, a n d recommend t h e i r reference to the Committee on J u r i s prudence, b u t in the n e x t p a r a g r a p h say : , It will be patent to anj- one who will give the matter of the appointment of Representatives to and from other Grand Lodges proper consideration, that this custom is as useless as the appendix vermi formis in the human hody. I t seems to us that the custom must have originated In a desire to decorate members with a mere title. The only proper way for one Grand Lodge to communicate with another Is through th'e Grand Masters. Your committee can see no necessity for the continuance of the custom, and therefore recommend that It be abolished. Many of the Grand Lodges are dispensing therewith, and we think the Grand Lodge of California should do likewise.
The record states tliat the report was concurred in and the recommendations a c c o m p a n y i n g were unanimously adopted. W e do not find a n y record of report on tliis matter by the Committee on Jurisprudence, and our guess would be t h a t the adopting of the recommendations of a special committee of reference would have no legislative force, especially in view of the fact t h a t the office of Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e and the power of the Grand Master to a p p o i n t a n d accredit such Grand Eepresentatives is recognized in the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of California. Our attention, however, has been called to an official communication received by our Graiid Secretary from the Grand Secret a r y of the Grand Lodge of California, in which this recommendation is quoted as the action of the Grand Lodge, and we therefore take it t h a t the Grand Secretary at least is treating the system as legislated out of California. W e a d m i t t h a t we like the Grand Representative sj"Stem and are n o t in s y m p a t h y w i t h this expression of the special committee out in California. Of course the s.ysteni makes some additional work for a Grand Secretary, and, if properly conducted, it costs a â&#x20AC;˘Grand Lodge something to m a i n t a i n it, but we are constrained to believe t h a t it is worth all it costs. I t is possibly true t h a t the custom originated in a desire to decorate some Masons with a title, b u t m a n y Masons appreciate it, and the n a t u r a l effect i s t o create and foster a strong feeling of interest and fraternity in the accredited representative toward the Grand Lodge he represents. This in itself is worth the work and the expense. The writer has the honor to be the recording officer in some other masonic Grand Bodies, and our experience has been t h a t some of the m o s t pleasant correspondence in the office is witli our Grand Representatives. The a r g u m e n t of the C o m m i t t e e t h a t the " o n l y proper way for one Grand Lodge to c o m m u n i c a t e with another is through the Grand M a s t e r s " is amusing. T h e same a r g u m e n t might dispense with Grand Masters, as everj' practical Grand Lodge man k n o w s
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t h a t ninety per cent, of all the correspondence between Grand Lodges is conducted through the olHces of the Grand Secretaries. I t may be t h a t the office of Grand Representative is as useless as the vermiform appendix in t h e h u m a n body, but we are skeptical as to the wisdom of m a n y so-called medical authorities upon this latter proposition. W e are just old-fashioned enough to prefer the judgment of t h e Creator, w h o placed t h a t little sac in our body, and no medical carver gets ours without a fight. FINA^'CIAL.— General F u n d : Receipts, $41,606.70; disbursements, $42,751.59; cash balance on hand, $33,864.73; other assets, $109,620.00. In Widows and Orphans' H o m e Fund, $30,146.70. CoBBBSPOisiDBNOE.— P a s t Grand Master W M . A. D A V I E S , chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, submits another of his interesting reviews. Kansas for 1904 is courteously given three pages and a half of fraternal attention without criticism. W e had m a r k e d several passages from this interesting w r i t e r for quotation, but have already exceeded our space. N e x t Annual a t San Francisco, October 10, 1905. G E O B G B ' W . H U N T E R , E u r e k a , elected Grand M a s t e r ; G E O R G E
JOHNSON, San Francisco, reelected Grand Secretary.
1855 — CANADA — 19U5. 50TH ANNUAL.
391 Lodges.
HAMILTON.
34,965 Members.
J U L Y 19, 20, 1905.
N e t increase: 2,267.
K a n s a s was represented as usual by R.-.W.-. W. G. R E I D . Preliminarj' to t h e opening, t h e mayor and members of t h e city council were introduced and the mayor presented an address of welcome, during which he adverted to the fact t h a t the G r a n d Lodge had been organized in t h e same city, Hamilton, a halfcentury before. The Grand Master of Masons of Michigan was present as a distinguished visitor, a n d some P a s t Grand Masters a n d Grand Representatives from other States of the Union were also greeted. W e observed reference w a s m a d e to t h e entwined Union J a c k and Stars a n d Stripes about t h e Grand Master's throne, and i n honor of their visitors t h e brethren of Grand Lodge sang " T h e Star Spangled Banner." Good ! M.-.W.-. B E N J A M I N A L L E N , of Toronto, Grand Master, submitted an excellent address, concisely reporting the work of t h e year. Three corner-stones were laid, two being of churches and one of a public school. T h e Grand Master declined to lay the corner-
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stone of a church in the City of W i n d s o r "for the reason t h a t other societies were expected to take part." A n u m b e r of offlcial visits were reported, the Grand Master saying, however, t h a t his time was so fully occupied he had been obliged to decline m a n y invitations. A committee had been appointed to carry out the wishes of Grand Lodge relative to the creation of a Semi-centennial Benevolent F u n d of $100,000—a task which it was hoped would be accomplished in three years. A b o u t .$16,000 was secured through the labors of the committee, m a k i n g the aggregate about $21,000 to date. The Grand Master reported the action of the Grand Lodge of California in di.scontlnuing the Grand Representative system, expressing regret therefor. Six dispensations for new lodges were issued which, with four brought over from the preceding year, made ten lodges so laboring during the year. F i v e of these were chartered by Grand Lodge and the remainder continued. Several decisions were reported, b u t most of them were of local interest and significance. H e r e is one of general interest, e m p h a t i c a l l y correct, of course: Has a brother a right to speak In favor of the candidate before the ballot Is passed a second time? H e has not, and even if he had It would not be proper to do so. If only nine members were present, and seven spoke in favor of the candidate, the other two would have to do likewise or be credited with blackballing, and the secrecy of the ballot would thus be destroyed.
A peculiar case w a s reported. I n the absence of the Master a n d W a r d e n s a P a s t Master opened a l o d g e — a proceeding not generally permitted, by tlie way. During the evening, this brotlier, t a k i n g umbrage a t some criticisms of a ruling made by him, left the chair a n d lodge w i t h o u t closing it. Of course the Grand Master rightly censured the p e t u l a n t action of the brother, but held t h a t the proceedings of the lodge were regular. The report of the Grand Secretary was solely statistical. The District D e p u t y G r a n d Master's reports are published in full as usual, covering 260 pages. From the summarized review of them by the Board of General Purposes the Craft seems to be in excellent condition. The semi-centennial exercises seemed to consist of an historital address by the historian of the Grand Lodge, M.-. W.-. J. Ross ROB13RTSON, Past Grand Master. This was a very excellent paper, although the speaker m a r k e d out a wide field for the scope of it, saying: I t occurred to me, as 1 measured In my mind the time placed at uiy disposal for a brief talk with you, that while something about the history of our Grand Lodge would, of course, be acceptable, yet the story would be bereft of much interest If I did not say a few words on t.he origin of the Craft and of the
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ritual and of the pioneer organization which gave life nearly two centuries ago to this and other Grand Lodges that supervise masonic work In the existing Jurisdictions of the world.
The address covers some twenty pages of the Proceedings, and is an admirable presentation in concise form of the points involved. I t will well repay careful examination. A revised Constitution was adopted, and appears in the Proceedings. Quite an amount of routine w a s disposed of. F I N A N C I A L . — General F u n d : Receipts, $33,354.84; disbursements, $33,209.49; total assets on h a n d — i n v e s t m e n t s $110,015.16, cash $6,153.36, aggregate $116,168.52. T h e benevolences amounted to $13,940. CoKBESPONDENCE.— The chairiTiau of the Committee on Correspondence, P a s t G r a n d
M a s t e r M.-. W.'. H E N R Y
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submitted a condensed review, in which K a n s a s for 1905 is a s signed a little less than a p a g e ; no criticisms. Next Annual a t Toronto, J u l y 18, 1906. J A M E S H . B U R B I T T , P e m b r o k e , elected Grand M a s t e r ; H U G H
M U R R A Y , Hamilton, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 6 1 — COL,ORADO — 1 9 0 5 . 45TH ANNUAL.
107 Lodges.
DENVER.
10,997 Members.
S E P T . 19, 20, 1905.
N e t increase: 432.
Our Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , R.-.W.-. W I L L I A M H . S A N P O B D ,
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Denver. No lodges were organized during the.year, b u t the brethren a t two or three points are fitting themselves with a view to asking for dispensations later. Only five decisions were reported, all being purely of local law application a n d interest except the following: Is a permanently employed bookkeeper In a wholesale liquor house considered as engaged In the liquor traffic? Answiir.—Yes, and so is every permanent employee in such a firm or company.
All were approved by Grand Lodge. Quite a number of official visitations were made and pleasantlj' reported. A number of St. J o h n ' s D a y celebrations were ,held, a n d we observed references to a number of district masonic associations, apparently similar to those in our own State.
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Order had been corrupted. The unity of the Institution had been marred. I t s universality was In danger. And for the first time In the masonic history of this country, the Craft were assembled by their representatives, to devise some uniform mode of action by which the ancient landmarks are to be preserved and. perpetuated, and by which posterity In all time to come are to be enabled to decide, with certainty, upon the pretensions of a brother, in whatever section of our happy land he may reside, or whither lie niny roam. * * * * * * * The system of work and lectures adopted may have Its Imperfections; but It Is believed to be more free from them than any other system In the country, If not In the world. I t Is the ancient York rite, which, in our opinion. Is the only true and legitimate rite. *
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The sj-steni recommended by the Convention has been very properly termed the National System, In the belief that It Is destined to become what Its name Imports. Many of our brethren In various sections of the countr.v. will probably find In It features essentially different from their preconceived views of what Is correct. W e cannot, however, doubt that they will cheerfully yield their own predilections, If not out of respect for the opinions of the Convention, a t le.ast for the sake ot uniformity. But we respectfull.y submit that the opinions of the Convention are more likely to be correct than those of individuals. I t was composed of Intelligent brethren representing all parts of the country, and bringing with them a knowledge, not only of the systems prevailing In their Immediate vicinities, but of most of those existing in Europe. They were, therefore, in possession oi the means necessary to a correct decision, and to such we most sincerely believe they have arrived. We trust the several Grand Lodges In the country m a y be able to adopt the s.ystem without a dissenting voice. U n d e r such condition.s, if uniformity of ritual coiilil ever be secured, thien wa,s tiie t i m e for it. W l i a t was the r e s u l t ? H e r e is what MAOKET says: I t continued in session for nine days, during which time it was princlclpall.v occupied in an attempt to perfect the ritual, and in drawing up articles for tlie permanent organization of a Triennial MasonlcConvention of the United States, to consist of delegates from all the Grand Lodges. I n both of these efforts It failed, although .several distinguished Masons took part In its proceedings. Its plan of a Triennial Convention met wUh very general opposition, and its proposed ritual, familiarly known as tlie "Baltimore work," has almost become a myth. I t s only practical result was tlie pi'eparation and publication of MOOKE'S IVestle JBoarcl, a monitor which has. however, been adopted only by a limited number of American Lodges. The "Baltimore work" did not materially differ from that originally established by W E B B . If such an effort failed w h e n t h e r e were only about t w e n t y five G r a n d Liodg-es in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s and fewer Masons all t o l d ' t h a n are now to be found in some single jurisdictions, w h a t possible c h a n c e of p r a c t i c a l success would there be now when we h a v e over fifty G r a n d L o d g e s and over a million affiliated Masons? I n K a n s a s we are u s i n g the s a m e r i t u a l we used t h i r t y or th'irty-flve years ago. W e t h i n k it is the best masonic r i t u a l in the country, and we have not t h e s l i g h t e s t desire to change it. If N e w York or Illinois or Colorado desire to adopt our K a n s a s work, well and good, b u t we pledge ourselves a t the outset we
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will never adopt theirs. And we imagine t h a t the sentiment we have just expressed would be t h e sentiment of ninety per cent, of the active workers in every jurisdiction in the United States, with, of course, the preference transposed to the work of their own jurisdiction. I n our opinion this proposition from Colorado will be treated* as inexpedient by nine out of every ten of the Grand Lodges. P a s t Grand Master F O S T E R , as m a n a g e r of the H. P. H. Bromwell Masonic Publishing Co., reported the issuance of the posthumous work of Past Grand Master BROMWELTJ, "Restorations of Masonic Geometry and Symbolry," for the publication of which the Grand Lodge guaranteed t h e s u m of $2,000.00 a couple of years ago. H e reported t h a t the work \vas selling nicely and the publication would not only be attended with no loss, b u t would eventually leave a balance for Bro. BKOMWELLI'S daughter. W e have had the privilege of examining the volume purchased for our own Grand Lodge library, a n d while the examination has not yet been suffioientlj' thorough to enable us to pass judgm e n t upon the value of the work, y e t we are convinced t h a t it is a work well worth a place in every masonic library and opens up in a most ingenious m a n n e r an apparently new and very unique field of inquiry. A brief but well conceived oration was presented by the Grand Orator, M.-.W.-. H O R A C E T . D E L O N G , P a s t Grand Master; it is well worth reading. • • A communication from their Grand Representative to t h e Grand Lodge of Alabama, enclosing a resolution adopted in t h e latter Body, recommending the observance of the two hundredtli a n n i v e r s a r y of the b i r t h of B r o . B E N J A M I N F B A N K L I N as a na-
tional masonic memorial day, went to the Committee on Correspondence. I t reported t h a t it was not yet fully convinced of t h e practicaljilitj' of the scheme, b u t was willing to consider any plan the Grand Lodge of A l a b a m a m i g h t present. Past Grand Master F O S T E R ' S Monitor was adopted as the official Monitor of the Grand Lodge. FINANOEAL.—General F u n d : Receipts, $12,094.08; disbursements, $9,455.21; balance on hand, $22,265.49. I n Librarj- Fund, $433.60. CORRESPONDENCE.— P a s t
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G B E E N I . E A F has reached his majority as t h e correspondent for Colorado, his present report being his twenty-first. I t is an interesting contribution to current masonic literature. K a n s a s for 1905 is carefully reviewed. H e quotes freely from Grand Master F I T C H ' S address, and pronounces our Grand Secretary's report a model document. Reciting our action of last year in rescinding the changes proposed in our ritual, he s a y s : We are pleased to note that there Is to be a return to the form of speech which indicates Its ancient origin.
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L a t e r in r e v i e w i n g o u r C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Report, h e s a y s : We are pleased to number Bro. S H A V E R among the defenders of masonic antiquity and the landmarks set up by the fathers. The help of every member of the Guild Is needed to combat the growing tendency to belittle the ancient customs and usages of the Graft and to make Innovations. I t Is only by pre"Sentlng a united front t h a t we can stay the hand of the Iconoclast. H e t a k e s issue w i t h tlie action of our Grand Lodge upon t h e subject of t h e Grand H o n o r s of Masonry, s a y i n g : •'Three times three." In our opinion, are the Grand Honors of Masonry, public or private. "We stirred up quite a commotion by declaring " P r i v a t e Grand H o n o r s " modern frills, that Is, the making use of the salutation signs of the Installation ceremonies on the occasion of the visit of Grand Otflcers. F r o m the conclusion we clip this opinion relative to Bro. BBOMWBiii-.'s work, " R e s t o r a t i o n s of Masonic G e o m e t r y a n d S y m b o l r y , " for w h i c h the G r a n d Lodge of Colorado s t a n d s sponsor: I t will be found to be a treasure-house of Information contained In no other work and to open up an entirely new field of Inquiry. I t points the way •Into the true realm of Masonry as projected by Its.founders, and unfolds Its deepest and most Intricate symbolism, showing how the great lines of earth mark the Mason's progress, while the constellations which gem the heavens above hlni are symbolic and In.separably connected with the work of the lodge. I t Is Impossible to give more than a vague idea of the hidden treasures which have thus been brought to light through the indefatigable labors of our learned brother. The book must be read and studied, and the more it Is studied the greater will be the appreciation of Its merits. We therefore'earnestly recommend its perusal to all who are in search of further light, satisfied t h a t the3' will derive therefrom a new conception of the geometrical problems and wondrous symbolism Involved In the esoteric work, which will have for them henceforth a new attraction.and a fresh inspiration. W e are in full s y m p a t h y w i t h this expression of Bro. G B B E N I.,EAF : Another question to which we have devoted considerable space In previous reports is that concerning the Integrity of the masonic system as a whole, and also Its great antiquity. We have strenuously combatted the evolution theory that from " t h e Mason's word and a few catechetlcalquestlons" of two centuries ago has developed the Institution as known to us of the present day. There are too many "missing l i n k s " to render such a theory tenable, which It has been the work of the ritualists to endeavor to supply. The evidence is constantly accumulating t h a t Masonry has lost more of Its distinctive features than have been added to it. The work of the ritualist was a n effort to e.xplaln and formulate a preexisting symbolism, and though some additions m a y have been made, they are of no great significance nor do they affect the structure erected by the founders of our Graft, whose hidden symbolIsm Is as yet not wholly fathomed by the ablest masonic students. N e x t A n n u a l a t D e n v e r , S e p t e m b e r 18. 1906. C H A R L E S F . P A I N T E R , T e l l u r i d e , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; C H A R L E S H . JAOOBSON, D e n v e r , reelected Grand Secretary.
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1 7 8 0 — CONNECTICUT — 1 9 0 5 . 117TH A N N U A L .
110 Lodges.
N E W HAVEN.
19,346 Members.
J A N . 18, 19, 1905.
N e t increase: 299.
P a s t Grand Master LOCKWOOD represented K a n s a s as usual. A pleasing addres.s wa.s presented by tlie Grand Master, M.-.W.-. G E O R G E E . P A R S O N S , of N o r w i c h ,
W i t h devout thankfulness he was able to report t h a t the Grim Reaper liad not gathered in a n y of the offloers or p e r m a n e n t members of Grand Lodge during t h e year — a rather remarkable fact when we consider t h a t the death list of the year w a s nearly two and one-half per cent, of the entire membership. Judicial cares had prevented him from m a k i n g m a n y oiBcial visitations, and those made were mostly to t h e smaller and weaker lodges. H e spoke a good word for the m a n a g e m e n t of their Masonic H o m e and also for the Order o f the ISastern Star. A little later we noticed in the report of the Deputy Grand Master a reference to the H o m e and also a comparison of the Masonic H o m e of Missouri— w h i c h he had t h e pleasure of visiting during the year — with their own institution. H i s c o m m e n t w a s : "Our Horhe is more pleasantly situated and more homelike t h a n the one in St. Louis." Among the special dispensations reported by the Grand Master we noted one to receive petition, vote upon, and, if accepted, confer the first degree, all a t one communication ; another to ballot at a special communication. W e never could bring ourselves to approve of such grant.s. W e looked for the report of the Committee on Jurisprudence upon these matters, b u t failed to find it. Relative to another recxuest the Grand Master said : I have felt it my duty to deny many requests for dispensations, among them one asking permission to accept and ballot upon the application of a candidate who had not yet attained the age of twenty-one years, and if accepted to confer the degrees upon him. I was urged very strongly to grant this dispensation, but as it was one of the landmarks of the Order and an absolute prerequisite t h a t a man must be of lawful age before he can be made a Mason, I firmly declined to give the request favorable consideration,altliough gravely assured that If I would do so the parties in Interest would see that my action was properly defended and upheld a t this time.
We agree t h a t a petitioner should be of "lawful age," b u t w h a t is t h e lawful age? T h a t is purely a statutory or other declaration of each individual Grand Lodge, a n d we like our K a n s a s rule t h a t the petitioner m u s t be twenty-one when he petitions. W e think the Grand Master, upon proper occasion, might waive it without injury, and with far less injury t h a n in the two cases referred to. There is strong precedent for such a waiver in the old rule of the Lewis.
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The Grand Master referred to the determined inroads of clandestine Masonry and reported t h a t he had caused t h e Grand Secretary to place in each lodge a list of all regular lodges. I n t h e light of the discussion and consideration of. r i t u a l m a t t e r s in our own Grand Lodge in recent years, the following from t h e Grand Master's a d d r e s s is of i n t e r e s t : In my opinion the time has arrived when the best Interests of the Jurisdiction demand that some definite and jjosltive action should be taken to make wliat has been adopted as Its "standard work" a matter of authorized record. At the present time this Grand Body occupies the Inconsistent and undignified position of requiring the lodges within its Jurisdiction to exaniplify the several degrees in accordance with its "standard work," and yet gives them no positive and unquestioned source from which to obtain It. AVhen questions arise in regard to tli'e ritual, I And the same differences of opinion exist among the Past Grand Masters, the officers of the Grand Lodge, and the District Deputies, as exist among-the Craft In general; this tends to confusion and can be satisfactory to no one. I have found through the medium of my visitations throughout the Jurisdiction a great and a commendable desire on the part of the officers of the various lodges to do their work correctly, that they are constantly seeking after the light and the truth, and that the great majority of them are willing and anxious to conform to the "standard work" if they can but ascertain how and where It can be obtained. This Is a condition, not a theory, and should be treated with that consideration and wisdom which the Importance of the subject demands. I t Is my opinion that a way may be devised whereby our ritual may be placed upon such a footing t h a t it will prove to be of deep and lasting benefit to this Jurisdiction. I n this connection permit me to call j-our attention to that portion of the obligation In the Entered Apprentice degree which provides that we shall not do certain things "whereby the secrets of Masonry may be unlawfull.y obtained ;" you will note its significance In that It does not absolutely prohibit the making of any record of our ritual, but that it restricts the way and m a n n e r in which the record shall be made. To the above end I herei>y recommend the adoption of a resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to formulate under proper masonic restrictions our present work, isnpwn as the "standard work,"_and to devise means whereby an accurate knowledge of it may be acquired by those who are entitled thereto.
The C o m m i t t e e on the Address took [this action upon the above r e c o m m e n d a t i o n : In the m a t t e r of the standard work ritual, your committee would respectfully recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved^ That the Grand Master shall appoint a permanent standing committee consisting of three Past Grand Masters, to he known as " The Custodians of the Work." Said committee shall investigate and decide what the standard work Is, and may — if the same can be done within the meaning of the obligations of the degrees—indelibly fix the text of the standard ritual so that It may be referred to for harmony and purity of practice. That no publication shall be made for sale or distribution, of anything purporting to be the secret work or an}' part of the same, but that any memorandum or manuscript in reference thereto made by said committee or any of them shall be and always remain within the keeping of said committee and never be taken outside of the office of the M.'.W.-. Grand Lodge unless for the purpose of use in Grand Lodge Communication.
The Grand Lodge laid the recommendation upon the table, but subsequently t h e following action was taken :
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The matter of ritual from the report of the Oommittee on the Address was taken up, and the following resolution adopted : Resolved, That the matter of ritual be referred to a special committee of three. Said committee to report at the next Annual Communication of t h e Grand Lodge.
W e shall watch the outcome with interest. The c h a i r m a n of this special committee, M.*. W.-. J O H N H . B A R L O W , P a s t Grand Master, Grand Secretary and chairman of their Committee on Correspondence, is opposed to a cipher, but the arguments a g a i n s t a cipher do not apply to an official copy for a standard, designed never to pass out of the archiv^es of the Grand Lodge. Some method of this kind is the only way a standard work can be k e p t pure and unchanged. Between the fallibility of h u m a n m e m o r y and the careless or vicious tinkering of Custodians or Grand L e c turers, an adopted work will be corrupted and changed in a n y Grand Jurisdiction unless there be an infallible written s t a n d a r d in the archives to prevent it. The wisdom of using an official cipher m a y be questioned, b u t there can be no question of the wisdom of creating one copy of t h e adopted ritual in some form for preservation in the archives as t h e standard, in order t h a t the work m a y be preserved in its p u r i t y and all corruption thereof prevented. Our own experience in K a n s a s well illustrates this. I n 1867 t h e Grand Lodge adopted a standard ritual and hedged it about by a constitutional provision. From his personal acquaintance w i t h , and knowledge of the abilities of, the original committee which r e ported that work in 1867, the writer hereof has never questioned t h a t there was then prepared some record of t h a t ritual, but n o record of t h a t fact was ever permitted to appear in the proceedings of Grand Lodge. I t is extremely probable t h a t during t h e next five, ten, or fifteen years, through the efforts of some one or more of the Custodians some minor changes in the ritual were deliberately made, w i t h o u t any authority of law or knowledge of t h e Grand Lodge, and in direct violation of the Constitution. If there had been a " s t a n d a r d " in the archives of Grand Lodge, and t h e Craft had been aware of that fact, no tinkering would have been possible. Knowledge of the exact wording of our ritual for the p a s t twenty to twenty-five years is possessed by a number of our wellposted ritualists in K a n s a s , and it is well knpwn t h a t the " s t a n d ard w o r k " has not been changed in a word during t h a t t i m e . Further, it has been known by the Craft in K a n s a s since 1893 t h a t there was in the archives of Grand Lodge a " s t a n d a r d " of t h a t ritual, and from the open discussions found in our proceedings of t h e past two years it is now thoroughly known of w h a t t h a t " s t a n d a r d " consists and the source from which it veas derived. As a r e s u l t no Custodian or Lecturer will ever have the temerity to tinker w i t h
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it, and, after the experience of the l a s t two years, we do not believe the Grand Lodge itself will ever a t t e m p t to change the ritual w i t h o u t proceeding in a proper m a n n e r to do so by first amending its Constitution. T h e G r a n d Master recommended t h a t an index to their Constitution and By-Laws be prepared. T h e recommendation was referred to the S t a n d i n g Committee on Revision of the Laws, but we failed to discover any further action. Quite an a m o u n t of routine business was disposed of by the Grand Lodge, but we note little further of interest for our review. On the first evening a special communication of Wooster Lodge No. 79 was held, and the E n t e r e d Apprentice degree conferred, t h e chairs all being filled by P a s t Grand Masters except t h a t of t h e Jifnior Steward where a P a s t D e p u t y Grand Master w a s p e r m i t t e d to labor. Our esteemed friend, M.-.W.'. J O H N H . B A E L O W , the venerable Grand Secretarj', presided as Master. W e should thoroughly have enjoyed t h e conferring of t h a t degree in its " a m p l e form." F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $14,396.00; disbursements, $14,001.76; balance on hand, $8,081.92. CoBRESPONDENOE.— Grand Secretary B A B L O W presents another of his a d m i r a b l e reports as c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence; K a n s a s for 1904 is very fully and k i n d l y reviewed without criticism. H e quotes several p a r a g r a p h s from our Correspondence report with words of approving c o m m e n t . H e agrees with us in our disapproval of the principle of life membership, although Connecticut m a n y years ago adopted a system e x e m p t i n g those who had been Masons for thirty years from the p a y m e n t of dues, a n d which has the effect of exempting a b o u t twenty-five per cent, of their m e m b e r s h i p . W e find ourself generally in accord with the views expressed by Our genial friend. N e x t A n n u a l a t Hartford, J a n u a r y 17, 1906. A S A P . P I T C H , Hartford, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; J O H N H . B A R I - O W , Hartford, reelected Grand Secretary.
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1806 - DELAWARE — 1905. 100TH A N N U A L .
WILMINGTON.
OOT. 4, 5, 1905.
22 Lodges.
2,668 Members.
N e t increase: 66.
Last year we reviewed t h e Proceedings of the ninety-eighth Annual, and we were inclined to start a search for t h e missing link when we opened t h e present volume and found it m a r k e d the "100th Annual." T h e following appears as a foot-note on t h e title page in e x p l a n a t i o n : Note.—An error has been made for manj' years In the numbering of the Annual Communication, last year being called the 98th A n n u a l ; It should have been the 99th. As the first Communication was in 1806, the Communication of 1006 will be the lOlst.
A most excellent business address appears from the pen of the Grand Master, M.-. W.-. R. H E N R Y Y O U N G , of W i l m i n g t o n ,
who also is our Grand Representative. The Grand Lodge was suffering from a fresh wound a t t h e hand of the Angel of Death. P a s t Grand Master, J A M E S S . D O B B , the chairman of their Committee on Jurisprudence for the preceding thirteen years, died on October 2d, only two days before t h e convening of Grand Lodge, and between the noon recess a n d t h e afternoon session of the second d a y the Grand Lodge a t t e n d e d his funeral. The business of the year was concisely reported. All of t h e lodges had been ofHcially visited — not a great task in this limited jurisdiction. Two corner-stones were laid. E i g h t decisions were rendered, most of them of local interest only. Here was one, however: No. 4. Franklin Lodge No. 12: Can any member of a lodge object to t h e visiting of a brother of another lodge or Jurisdiction, or Ijoth? Answer.—yfhen objection Is made to a brother being admitted to the lodge the Worshipful Master should demand the brother's reasons'for objecting, and it Is In the discretion of the Worshipful Master to decide whether t h e reasons are suflflcient and whether the brother should be admitted.
The Committee-on the Address very properly disagreed with the Grand Master, s a y i n g : Decision No. 4. Disapproved because a brother has the Inherent right to object to a visitor applying for admission to his lodge, and need not state his objections to the Worshipful Master.
The Grand Lodge reversed t h e committee, however, a n d sustained the Grand Master. This is n o t t h e law in K a n s a s , a n d we believe is a t variance with the law of most of the Grand .Jurisdictions. The Grand Master urged upon Masters strict compliance with the law affecting the rights of visitation of the non-afHliate. Their law limits this right of visitation.
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H e m a d e several practical r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , which m e t various fates, b u t owing to the a p p a r e n t irreconcilability of the references in the committee's r e p o r t to t h e number of the recomm e n d a t i o n s i t is difficult to understand t h e intent of the legislation. . The G r a n d Lodge becomes o n e h u n d r e d years old on J u n e 7, 1906, a n d on t h a t date the c e n t e n a r y annive rsa ry will be observed by Grand Lodge. E l a b o r a t e preparations for the celebration a r e being planned. Fi?«"ANaiAL.—Receipts, .'i!l,662.70 ; disbursements, $1,684.58; balance on h a n d , $1,742.35. CoHBESPONDBNCE.—Another condensed report of 104 pages comes from the pen of the c h a i r m a n of t h e committee, Bro. L. H . J A O K S O N , P a s t Deputy Grand Master. K a n s a s for 1905 is courteously reviewed in a little over a page, about one-half of which is devoted to a clippii:g from the " e l e g a n t address or oration on Masonry, of more than usual interest a n d merit,"' of our Bro. WASHBON.
N e x t A n n u a l a t Wilmington, October 3, 1906. LEVIIV^ I R V I N G H A N D Y , N e w a r k , elected Grand Master ; B B X -
JAMIN F . B A K T S A M , Wilmington, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 1 1 — 1>ISTKICT O F C O L U M B I A — 1 9 0 4 . 94TH ANNUAIJ.
WASHINGTON.
D E O . 2L, 1904.
26 Lodges. 7.365 Members. N e t increase: 301. W e were pleased to observe t h e n a m e of R.-. W.-. T. J O H N N E W T O N , our Kansas Grand Representative, in the report of the Committee on Credentials. W e will review the proceedings a t t h e several Communications seriatim. F I R S T S T A T E D (March 12, 1904, 7 P . M.) — As prescribed in the
Constitution the esoteric portions of the three degrees were exemplified under the supervision of t h e G r a n d Lecturer and the Committee on Work and Lectures. Officers^ P a s t Masters and representatives were present from all of the lodges except one. S P E C I A L , (April 19, 1904).—The la.ying of the corner-stone of the Memorial Continental H a l l to be erected by the National Society of t h e Daughters of the A m e r i c a n Revolution. Upon this occasion t h e Grand Master delivered an interesting address replete with historical information of t h e Masons among the Revolutionary patriots. S E C O N D S T A T E D ( M a y 11, 1904, 7 P . M.) —Several
m a t t e r s of business were transacted.
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denee reported on some questions brought over from the preceding Annual. Upon the application of the Grand Lodge " Valle de Mexico" for recognition, further time was asked, the committee saying that while the indications were t h a t this Grand Lodge w a s earnestly endeavoring to render itself worthy of such recognition the committee was not satisfied that the time was ripe for such action. The series of questions recommended by Grand Master W A L K E R to be added to the form of petition for the mysteries, which we noted in our last review, were all rejected except one, and it was adopted in the following form : " H a v e you ever been defendant in a criminal case in court? If so, state t h e circumstances and result." The suggestion m a d e last year of a series of lectures on masonic jurisprudence and procedure was adopted, and the Grand Master authorized to arrange for same. A committee was appointed to serve with like committees from the other masonic bodies, to devise a suitable memorial to the late P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r N O B L E
D . L A R N B R , who was
our
Grand Bepresentative. S P E C I A L S ( J u l y 30th, August 20th, September 9th and N o vember 26, 1904).— The first and last named were to lay the cornerstones of cliurches ; the second and third were called to bury t h e i r dead. Rev. C L A U D I U S B U O H A N A N S M I T H , their Grand C h a p l a i n
for twenty-three years, and Past Grand Master MALOOLM S E A T O N . T H I R D STAa?ED (September 24, 1904, 7 p. M.)—The Grand Master, M.-.W.-. J A M E S A. W E T M O B E , presented a brief address covering several matters, the more important being the presentation of complications arising out of the recognition bj' the so-called m a sonic congress held in Geneva, Switzerland, of a representative of the colored Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia. Emboldened by this recognition and using it as a precedent, this colored Grand Lodge h a d proceeded to seek, a n d in some instances actually obtained recognition from several continental Grand Lodges of Europe. T h e Grand Master recommended t h a t t h e Grand Lodge proceed a t once to enter into negotiations w i t h certain European Grand Lodges for recognition and closer relations of amity, in order t h a t these Grand Lodges m i g h t be advised as to the question of regularity, and further Tniposition b y the clandestine colored Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia be prevented. The recommendation covered the following Grand L o d g e s : Die Grosse National Mutteiloge, of Germany. Grand Landeslodge, of Germany. Royal York zur Freundschaft, of Prussia. Grand Lodge of the Eclectic Union, a t Frankfort-on-the-Malu. Grand Lodge "Zur Elntracht," a t Darmstadt, Hesse. Grand Lodge of Sa.xony, a t Dresden.
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Grand Lodge'"Zur .Sonne " a t Beyruth. Symbolic Grand Lodge of H u n g a r y , a t Budapest. Grand Liodge Alplna of Switzerland, a t Neuchatel. Grand Lodge of Denmark, a t Copenhagen. Grand Lodge of Sweden, a t Stockholm. Grand Lodge of Norway, a t Chrlstlanla. Also If entitled to our recognition, the United Grand Orient of Lusltanla, a t Lisbon, and the Grand Lodge of the United .States of Venezuela, at Caracas.
The recommendation w e n t to t h e Committee on Jurisprudence. A N N U A L (December 21, 1904, 7 P . M.)—The a n n u a l address of
the Grand Master, M.-.W,-. J A M E S A. W E T M O B E is a lengthy docum e n t covering sixty pages and is of m a r k e d interest. W e shall be compelled to review it in very brief form. Several decisions were rendered. H e held t h a t the loss of the left hand prevented a m a n from becoming a Mason in t h a t jurisdiction, s a y i n g in conclusion: I stated further that In the absence of this and other precedents I should feel t h a t a petition could not be received from a person who had suffered the loss of his left hand without Infringing an ancient landmark of the Craft, and disregarding the symbolism for which physical perfection stands.
W e believe the better line of reasoning in these decisions regarding physical qualifications is based upon the theory t h a t the defect does, or does n o t r e n d e r t h e petitioner "incapable of learning t h e art," or ' ' s e r v i n g his master's L O R D , and being made a brother." The idea of t h e symbolism of physical perfection would b a r ninety per cent, of initiates in this age. A peculiar .case of a n obstreperous Secretary was reported. H e questioned the right of t h e M a s t e r to call a special communication of his lodge, after h e h a d closed t h e stated without giving notice in open lodge of h i s intention to call the special; and he thereupon refused to record t h e m i n u t e s of the special. Of course the Grand Master s a t down on t h e Secretary. Sometimes a Secr e t a r y outlives his usefulness. The dispensing power was conservatively exercised, none being granted to pass the ballot before t h e expiration of the constitutional period. A n o t h e r disagreeable clash arose between the District of Col u m b i a and Pennsylvania over a petitioner claimed as the material of both jurisdictions. The petitioner in question had been an actual r e s i d e n t for over four y e a r s of t h e city of W a s h i n g t o n — a governm e n t employee—but still m a i n t a i n e d his citizenship and voted in Pennsylvania. A long-winded correspondence between t h e t w o Grand Masters, covering some twelve or thirteen pages of the address, still leaves t h e question j u s t where it w a s before, both c l a i m i n g jurisdiction. U n d e r the circumstances stated, t h e l a w of t h e case, according to t h e Pennsylvania view, fixed the petitioner as Pennsylvania
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material, and this is the law in K a n s a s and in nine-tenths of t h e American jurisdictions, we believe. I n K a n s a s it is the law, b y approved decisions, t h a t residence for masonic jurisdictional purposes is identical with legal residence as determined by claims and acts of citizenship. W e believe this is the quite universal American rule, but the conditions in the District of Columbia necessarily m a k e it an exception to the rule, and it would be well if our Grand Lodges would recognize this exception by legal enactment. In such a case as this one mentioned from the District of Columbia the equity is with it and not with Pennsylvania, b u t the general law of treating masonic jurisdictional residence a s synonymous with legal residence is a safe rule in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred. The situation which exists in the District of Columbia exists on a small scale in every State capitalThere are State officials, or employees, who, for a term of y e a r s actually live in the capital city while still continuing to m a i n t a i n their legal residence in another portion of the State. In K a n s a s , suc.h cases are treated as they should be, as the masonic material of their home lodges, and Topeka lodges would not think of m a k i n g any pretense of claim to them. The illustration is p a r a l lel to the situation in the District of Columbia, except t h a t t h e r e this condition is the rule and not the exception. The Grand Master declined to accept the invitation from t h e Grand Orient of Belgium to participate in the so-called " I n t e r national Masonic Congress," to be held a t Brussels in 1904, t h e continuation of the Geneva gathering, upon the ground t h a t such a cosmopolitan assembly a t t r a c t s the irregular and clandestine bodies, but in so declining he also took occasion, especially to warn against recognition of such bodies, to which end he furnished a late copy of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of t h e District of Columbia containing a list of all regular Grand Lodges. A somewhat similar question arose upon an inquiry from t h e . Swiss Gtand Lodge Alpina containing the following interrogations : 1. Which are the masonic powers with which you sustain relations of amity, i. e., with which you have Interchanged representatives? 2. Which are the masonic powers in your country which you consider as regular, with which, nevertheless, you are not In relations of friendship? 3. Do you know in your country any masonic powers which are not regularly constituted? W h a t do you know of their origin and their names? 4. In which cases, according to your judgment and opinion, must a n y masonic body be considered irregular?
The first and second interrogations were practically answered by referring to the list of Grand Lodges contained in a copy of their Proceedings. The third was thus answered : There are thirty-one clandestine Grand Lodges in the United States, composed of persons of African descent, which derive their origin from a lodge
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formed In Boston, Mass., In 1784,under a charter granted by the Grand Lodge of England. The organization of the lodge was Irregular, for the reason that It was an Invasion of the rights of the Grand Tjodge of Massachusetts, and the naine of the lodge was stricken from thereglster of the Grand Lodge of England -a few years later. This lodge and Us descendant lodges and Grand L'oages have never been recognized by any regular Grand Lodge In the United States, •or by any regular Grand Lodge In the world t h a t Is cognizant of masonic con•dltlons In this country. An irregular and clandestine Grand Lodge also exists In the terrltor.v of the regular Grand Lodge of Ohio. I t was formed b.y persons who were regular Masons, but were expelled from their lodges for contunuiclous conduct. I am unable to furnish a list of the clandestine Grand Lodges which would positively distinguish them, as In nearly every instance the name is identical with t h a t of the regular Grand Lodge of the same St ate or Territory. I beg leave to suggest, however, t h a t a safe rule to follow would be not to give faith or credit, without investigation, to anj* communication from a Grand Lodge in the United States that Is not signed or attested Ijy the Grand Secretary whose name appears In our register for the State or Territory from which such communication emanates.
The fourth was auswered by a simple declaration of the wellk n o w n principles of t h e A m e r i c a n doctrine of exclusive masonic sovereignty. Many other m a t t e r s of interest were discussed in the address, .but we m u s t pass t h e m over. The Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e recoinmended the recognition of t h e Grand Lodge " V a l l e de Mexico," and also all of the E u r o p e a n Grand L o d g e s to which t h e Grand Master referred in his a d d r e s s a t the S t a t e d C o m m u n i c a t i o n in September. S T . J O H N ' S D A Y C O M M U N I C A T I O N ( D e c e m b e r 27,1904,7 P . M.)—
The Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e reported briefly on the Grand Master's annual a d d r e s s , a p p r o v i n g t h e decisions and especiall-y c o m m e n d i n g the position of the Grand Master in his a r g u m e n t •with t h e Grand Master of P e n n s y l v a n i a . The Grand Officers, elect a n d appointed, were installed, the new chief submitting a very brief address. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $7,535.85; disbursements, $6,696.20; bal-
ance on hand, $8,063.34. CoRBBSPONDENCB.— P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r G E O K G B W . B A I B D ,
as c h a i r m a n of the C o m m i t t e e on F o r e i g n Correspondence, subm i t t e d another a d m i r a b l e review, from which we should like to clip a t length, but h a v e a l r e a d y exceeded our limitations. K a n s a s for 1904 is concisely reviewed, and this bouquet b a n d e d our Grand Secretary: -'The report is handsomely gotten up, a n d is carefully edited." I n reviewing G r a n d Master B R O W N ' S address he quotes his
reference to the D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a u n d e r the heading, "Masonic Homes," a n d s a y s : This very courteous reference does us more credit than we deserve. The last effort, about twent.v j'ears ago, was made bj' members of the Grand Lodge, •and about $2,000 was paid in "Wheu subscriptions ceased. The sum was too
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small for even a nucleus, and was finally donated to a home in one of the Middle States. The present effort is by the Eastern Star, to which the Grand Lodge has contributed. The credit of the move, however, is due to tlie women worlters in tlie Eastern Star. O u r C o r r e s p o n d e n c e R e p o r t is m o s t c o u r t e o u s l y t r e a t e d , a n d n o t i n g our reference to their colored G r a n d L o d g e w h i c h received recognition from the so-called " I n t e r n a t i o n a l M a s o n i c C o n g r e s s " a t Geneva, he r e m a r k s : It will, perhaps, be of interest to our esteemed lirothei; to know that the Ohio Oerneaus have started a Blue Ijodge of negroes in this city,in opposition to the Prince Hall descendants. M y ! M y ! ! T h i s o u g h t to he c a l l e d to t h e a t t e n t i o n of o u r g o o d b r o t h e r , J u d g e U P T O N , of W a s h i n g t o n . H e n o t e s o u r v i e w s on t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a - D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a jurisdictional controversy, and comments : He is, however, not quite convinced of the proper definition of the word residence, but we have hopes. We beg to invite his attention to our current report on Pennsylvania, which may lead him to think better of our understanding of the word. W e a r e n o t q u e s t i o n i n g t h e c o r r e c t n e s s of h i s d e f i n i t i o n , b u t n i n e j u r i s d i c t i o n s o u t of t e n h a v e d e f i n e d , a n d c o r r e c t l y in o u r opinion, masonic jurisdictional residence and legal residence as s y n o n y m o u s . W e h a v e e x a m i n e d w i t h m u c h i n t e r e s t a n d profit, t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e q u e s t i o n u n d e r h i s r e v i e w of P e n n s y l v a n i a , b u t h a v e h e r e t o f o r e in t h i s r e v i e w e x p r e s s e d o u r o w n v i e w s . C o m m u n i c a t i o n s d u r i n g 1905 a s u s u a l . LTJTIN R . G U N N , Masonic Temple, W a s h i n g t o n , elected Grand Master; A R V I N B W . JOHNSTON, Masonic Temple, Washington, reelected G r a n d Secretary.
1830 —FLORIDA — 1905. 76TH ANNUAL.
JACKSONVILLE.
153 L o d g e s .
6,019 M e m b e r s .
J A N . 17-19,
1905.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 590.
M.'.W.-. S A M U E L P A S C O , t h e d e a n of t h e i r c o r p s of P a s t G r a n d Masters, represented K a n s a s . H i s half-tone portrait forms the frontispiece. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r , M.-.W.-. T H O M A S M . P U L E S T O N , of M o n t i cello, w l i o w a s c o m p l e t i n g h i s s e c o n d y e a r of s e r v i c e , c o v e r s - t w e n t y - e i g h t p a g e s w i t h h i s a n n u a l a d d i ' e s s , in w h i c h h e i n t e r e s t i n g l y p r e s e n t s t h e r e c o r d of t h e y e a r . H e t o u c h e s u p o n c l a n d e s t i n e M a s o n r y a n d p u r p o r t s to l i s t t h e v a r i o u s c l a n d e s t i n e l o d g e s of t h e c o u n t r y .
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Two decisions were reported, b u t they were purely of local application and interest. Six lodges labored d u r i n g the year under dispensation; four of these were chartered and two continued oh probation for another year. They permit appeals for aid in Florida, and six of these were approved during the year. The reports of the District Deputies were summarized in some five pages, s t a t i n g generally the-conditions. The Trustees of the Masonic H o m e and Orphanage reported t h a t the work of raising funds for this object was progressing slowly, t h e sum of .$5,273.90 having been accumulated. Upon the second evening some special anniversary exercises were held in honor of the seventy-five years of life of the Grand Lodge, M.'.W.'. S A M U E L . PASOO, delivering an interesting historical address, which occupies some twenty-seven pages. While presenting it merely as a basis for further and fuller investigation, it is a valuable contribution to masonic literature. The author received a deserved vote of t h a n k s from Grand Lodge. Upon the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the Committee on Correspondence, recognition was denied the Grand Orient of Brazil and the so-called G r a n d Lodge of W e s t e r n Australia, alleged to have been Organized in 1898 by certain non-afflliated Masons. Action upon the application from the Grand Lodge of Queensland was deferred for the present. F I N A N C I A L . — B e c e i p t s , .$6,626.95: disbursements,$9,901.44; balance on hand, $6,475.20. COBBESPONDENOE.—M.-.W.'. S i L A s B . WBiGHTi P a s t Grand Master, s u b m i t t e d another interesting contribution to c u r r e n t masonic literature in his Correspondence Beport. K a n s a s for 1904 is accorded very generous attention, being assigned twelve pages of his review. . He pronounces Grand Master B E O W N ' S address a n "exceedingly well written paper," and quotes in full his compilation of the laws of the various jurisdictions touching the subjects of "Life Membership" and the "District Deputy Grand Master System." Belative to the s t a t e m e n t as to the law of Florida r e g a r d i n g life membership, he s a y s : I t Is to be hoped t h a t the other replies afe more comprehensive than the answer for Florida. While we have no law which will exempt the lodges from paying Grand Lodge dues for "life members," there Is a constitutional provision reading: "That any lodge may remit the fees and dues of ministers of the gospel, and may remit monthly or annual dues to members of the lodge, who from bodily Inflrrultles or misfortune have become unable to pay them." This Is construed to also exempt the lodge from payment- of dues to the" Grand fjodge for such members.
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Our Correspondence Report is treated very courteously a n d approvingly quoted, some three pages being accorded it. W e certainly appreciate the compliment. We clip this from his review of Wisconsin as of interest to Kansas Masons: Bro. J E N K S IS very severe In his criticisms of those Grand Ijodges who have ordered the American flag displayed in lodge rooms and carried in Masonic procession, and says, •' Let us be content to remain the same liind of Masons that our fathers were before us Instead of seeking out new fads and innovations." J u s t how far back he will go to find " t h e Masonry of our fathers " i s a query. The use of the national flag of the respective countries by masonic lodges dates prior to the organization of the Grand Lodge of England.
N e x t A n n u a l a t Jacksonville, J a n u a r y 16, 1906. C H A K L E S W . J O H N S O N , J a c k s o n v i l l e , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ;
WiLBEB P . W B B S T B B , Jacksonville, reelected Grand
Secretary.
1867 — IDAHO — 1905. 38TH ANNUAL.
36 Lodges.
BOISE.
2,056 Members.
S E P T . 12-14, 1905.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 102.
K a n s a s was represented, as P a s t Grand Master
CHARLES
HiMBOD holds our commission. The G r a n d Master, M.-.W.'. A L B E B T W . G O E D O N , of K e n d r i c k ,
presented a pleasing address. H e tried to m e e t w i t h every lodge in his jurisdiction, b u t failed, although he m a d e a good showing. Two cases of invasion of jurisdiction by lodges in N e b r a s k a and N e w York were reported l a s t year. T h e Grand Master straightened out the Nebraska, tangle after an extended conference with the Grand Master of t h a t jurisdiction, b u t here is his indic t m e n t in the New York m a t t e r : In the New York case I was unable to accomplish anything, although I addressed a communication to the chairman of the committee appointed in the TATIJOR matter, and received an answer from him stating that he had referred my letter to the Worshipful Master of Mariners Lodge No. 67 for consideration and reply. Not hearing from the Master I wrote to him but received no a.nswer. I then wrote to the Most Worshipful Grand Master of New York, but up to the present-time my request for Information lias not been complied with. I t seems to me that we certainly have cause for complaint in this matter, as our Jurisdiction was clearly Invaded, and as it occurred over two years ago, and has dragged through the administration of three Grand Masters,it should be brought to a speedy conclusion. Therefore I recommend t h a t vigorous action be taken a t this session of the Grand Lodge, to the end that our rights be recognized and respected.
This w a s referred to a special c o m m i t t e e which m a d e report in s u b s t a n c e : T h a t in the early p a r t of 1903 a bonafide resident of I d a h o , temporarily in New York City, inade application to
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Mariners Lodge No. 67, in t h a t city, and received the E n t e r e d A p prentice a n d Fellow Craft degrees; t h a t a t the instigation of the Grand Master of I d a h o , charges were preferred in Mariners Lodge in N e w Y o r k a g a i n s t t h e offender, and testimony w a s taken in I d a h o under a commission ; further That since said year 1003, and since the 10th day of November In said year, no further Information has been received by the M.-.W.-. Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of Idaho, although repeated requests have been made upon Mariners Lodge No. 07, A. F. & A. M.,and Its officers, by the M.-.W.-.Grand Masters .JOSHUA M . GOWEN In l»o.l. and AI>BEBT W . GORDON In ]fl06,as to the status
of this matter. That on the 24th day of January, 1B0.5, the M.-.W.-. A L B E R T W . GORDON. Grand Master, addressed a letter of Inquiry In regard to this case to the M.-. "W.-. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, and has received no reply to said communication ; that all letters and communications addressed by the M.-.W.-. Grand Master of this Grand Lodge to the officers of the Grand Lodge of New York and of Mariners Lodge No. 07, are Ignored and unanswered.
The c o m m i t t e e , therefore, m a d e the following recommendation, and it was adopted by Grand L o d g e : Wherefore we recommend tliat all masonic communication with the Grand Lodge of New York, A. F. & A. M., and Its constituent lodges and members be severed until such time as said M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of the .State of New York, through Its proper officers, makes satisfactory explanation of the said action of Mariners Lodge No. 07, A. F. & A. M., In Invading the Jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, and that the Grand .Secretary be required to notify the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of the State of New York of this action.
This w,is "vigorous a c t i o n " surely, b u t it looks as though it was fully justified, a n d it devolves upon the big jurisdiction to " p u r g e itself of the contempt." Some nineteen or t w e n t y decisions were reported, t h e m o s t of them of local application and significance, b u t we note a few of general interest. H e r e is o n e : Quealion.—Js a brother liable to e.xpulslon, or other penalty, for attempted suicide? Ansruer.—Our law- does not make attempted suicide a masonic offense, therefore you cannot proceed masonlcally against the brother attempting It.
W e differ. One -who a t t e m p t s to take his own life can be punished masonically j u s t as surel.y as the one who a t t e m p t s to take the life of another. B o t h are offenses against the laws of G O D . H e held t h a t one who had lost one eye, the sight of the other being impaired, w a s n o t eligible for the degrees. Also, t h a t a lodge could perform no masonic labor other t h a n burial of t h e dead on Sundaj'. The c h a r t e r of one lodge was surrendered and another c h a r t e r was arrested after an investigation, in which some very high handed procedure appeared. T h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e not only approved t h e action of the Grand Master b u t further
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recommended t h a t "until further orders from this Grand Lodge, no certificates be issued by the Grand Secretary t o " seventeen brethren wlio were named. This almost looks like conviction upon an ex parte hearing-, and it would seem as though charges ought to have been ordered; but the conditions were peculiar, and further investigation m a y be contemplated. Tlie Grand Master m a d e some ten or eleven recommendations, but none of them were approved. One showed a peculiar law. A rejection acts as a bar for six months, as with us, b u t an objection is effective until withdrawn — there being no limitation or provision for renewal as with us. The usual complete report was presented by Grand Seci-etary E A N D A L L . One lodge a t Pearl had been organized under dispensation, and it was granted a charter. W e note the following recommendation in the report: I am pleased to inform the Grand Lodge that Boise Lodge No. 2 has approved and adopted plans for a new Masonic Temple, and while the funds at present available will not permit the erection and completion of the entire Temple as designed, a very fine portion will be built and completed during the early months of the year 1906, and the space allotted for the Grand Lodge •library ahd offlce of the Grand Secretary have been very favorably provided for. In anticipation of moving to the new quarters, I fraternally request that the whole amount in the Library Fund be at the command of the Grand Treasurer and the Grand Secretary to purchase the necessary book cases and other furniture required to furnish said offlce with up-to-date fixtures. W e note the following in the report of the Committee on Jurisprudence: In the matter of the letter of FJIANK T. LODGE, Grand Lecturer of Michigan, to Bro. WiXil-iAM B. GOODH35AET, Grand Lecturer of the State of Idaho, and presented by him, suggesting a conference of all the Grand Lecturers in the different Grand .Jurisdictions, we are of the opinion that the benefit to be derived from such a convention would hardly pay for the expense of sending the delegate. We therefore recommend that no action be taken in the matter. I n view of the peculiar ability of Grand Lecturer L O D G E to suggest Innovations, which we have noted under our review of Michigan, we think his suggestion was decidedly inexpedient, and we congratulate the Grand Lodge upon its action. Upon the recommendation of the same committee the following resolution was a d o p t e d : Resolved, That a candidate after receiving the third degree be required to pass an examination in that degree within two months thereafter as to his proficiency. Bro. G B O E G E E . K N E P P E B . from the Committee on F r a t e r n a l Correspondence, presents a concise, well written review of about 100 pages, of which K a n s a s for 1905 is assigned two. H e finds our volume " a handsome one," and our transactions of general interest
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a r e noted. H e pronounces o u r G r a n d Secretary's report " m o s t a d m i r a b l e — one of the very best." H e notes our Past Grand Master's Association, a n d c o m m e n t s : These dear old bretliren among other things will help " t o observe, maintain and protect the ancient l a n d m a r k s " and " t o aid In the enforcement of sound masonic Jurisprudence." Eight brethren were In attendance and "dined as the guests of Grand Master THOMAS G . FITOH."
'•^Dear old brethren'''' is good. W i t h t h e exception of Judge BuoK a n d Bro. M O C A L L , not a inan of t h e m had seen the snows of fifty winters. N e x t A n n u a l at Boise, September 11, 1906. J E R E M I A H W . R O B I N S O N , B o i s e , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; T H E O P H I L T J S W . E A N D A L L , Boise, reelected Grand Secretary.
1840 - ILLINOIS — 1905. 66TH ANNUAL.
738 Lodges.
CHICAGO.
74,741 Members.
GOT. 3-5, 1905.
N e t increase: 3,861.
H e r e was t h e attendance: Grand Officers Past Grand Officers not otherwise enumerated Representatives of other Grand Lodges n o t otherwise enumerated District Deputy Grand Masters Members of committees Representatives of lodges Past Masters not otherwise enumerated Total, ; Number of lodges represented
;
18 2 5 27 45 845 a
; . . . . . . . . ..... 944 712
Of course our Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , M.-. W.-. G E O R G E M . M O U L T O N , P a s t Grand Master, w a s a t his post. W e are indebted to Bro. MouLTON for t h e c u s t o m a r y courtesies of advance copies of reports, addresses, etc., as usual d u r i n g t h e past year. T h e G r a n d Master. M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M B . W R I G H T , of Effing-
h a m , w h o w a s completing his second year of service, presented a n o t h e r model business document in his.address. A large a m o u n t of work was performed, nineteen corner-stones h a v i n g been laid in person or by proxy, seven masonic halls dedicated a n d seven lodges constituted. B i g h t lodges were organized u n d e r dispensation, a n d two others, b r o u g h t over from the preceding year, so labored. Five lodges were chartered by Grand Lodge and four continued under dispensation for another year. W e failed to discover the fate of t h e o t h e r two. U n d e r the head of "Foreign Relations," we noticed the report of a couple of cases of controversy over relief furpished. I n one
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case an Illinois lodge expended money voluntarily for the care of an Indiana Mason, without authority from his home lodge, and then tried to collect from the Indiana lodge. The Grand Master directed the Illinois lodge not to push the claim. In another case, the Secretary of the lodge at Freeport, 111., telegraphed the Master of our lodge at Burden, Kansas': "Please take charge of Bro. ELY
OETTINGEB'S remains at Commercial Hotel, your city."
The Burden lodge did so, caused the body to be embalmed, purchased a casket and forwarded the remains with an attendant; total expense, $170.58. The lodge at Freeport tried to repudiate, claiming it had not authorized such an expenditure. The Grand Master suggested that the Illinois lodge pay the bill. Several decisions were reported. Under "Qualifications," the Grand Master held that a petitioner who had lost one eye—the other retaining the power of sight—was not ineligible; but a petitioner who had lost his right thumb was not eligible. We clip this as Illinois' position on the cipher question: Cook's Standard Monitor and the Book of Ceremonials are the only books containing ritual and ceremonials authorized in Illinois. The use ot " k e y s " or "ciphers" Is a violation of masonic obligations, and ground lor discipline.
Here is a paragraph of interest: Last year and the year before I laid the corner-stones of several churches on Sunday, under the Impression that Sunday was an appropriate day for such services. M.\W.'. Bro. COOK protested that it was work and should not be done on Sunday. I took the advice of the Committee on Jurisprudence, and a m a jority concurring with the views of Bro. COOK, I desisted from laying t h e corner-stone of any more churches on Sunday.
Eelative to this subject the Committee on Jurisprudence said : The subject of laying corner-stones on Sunday having been referred to us by the Grand Master, your committee expresses the opinion that In the placing of corner-stones there has come down to us a ceremony ( a n d perhaps t h e only one) that visibly separates us from purely speculative Masonry; t h a t these ceremonies are In the nature of operative work, and should not therefore be performed on our day of rest. "We therefore heartily commend the decision of the Grand Master In refraining from the further exercise of his prerogative In this direction.
We are in hearty accord with the above. We believe a Kansas Grand Master, a few years ago, performed this act on Sunday. Under "Complaints and Grievances" the Grand' Master reported several interesting cases. Here was one which led to a peculiar situation: In another case I was notified of a rather singular Innovation Introduced by one of the workers while conferring the sublime degree. I asked the Master of the lodge to see t h a t such things were thereafter avoided and he assured me they would be.
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Shortly after, a good brother wrote the Grand Master t h a t he was being referred to as the " c u l p r i t " w h o had " p e a c h e d " to the Grand Master and had been t h r e a t e n e d as a " s p y " with exclusion from all visitation upon lodges on the North side. H e asked for a letter exonerating him from the charge of being the "informer." The Grand Master refused such a letter,on the ground t h a t it. would n o t be right for him to indicate, even by exclusion, who the informer was. H e thereupon inquired, however, who was the person or persons who had m a d e a n y such threats, saying t h a t he would .cause them to be disciplined, pronouncing such a spirit as far more dangerous than the innovation. A peculiar case came up under their recent anti-life members h i p legislation. A lodge by-law provided t h a t one who had paid dues for twenty years became a life m e m b e r ; a member who had joined a lodge in July, 1879, complained t h a t he was barred out because the Grand Lodge had, in October, 1898, adopted a law •prohibiting life membership. Of course the Grand Master decided, and the Grand Lodge confirmed, t h a t the brother was "out of luck." A large a m o u n t of business was transacted. An interesting report came from the Trustees of the two Masonic Homes, the Illinois Masonic Orphans' H o m e , a t Chicago, and the Hlinois Masonic H o m e , a t Sullivan, half-tone views of which appear in the Proceedings. The H o m e a t Sullivan w a s planned for both children and the aged, but practically it was reserved for the aged, the children being all sent to the Chicago H o m e . The Home at Chicago housed an average of e i g h t y during the year a t an average cost of .$3.20 per week ; t h a t a t Sullivan cared for about forty a t an average cost of $3.17 per week. Uijon a special report of the Committee on Correspondence fraternal recognition was denied to the Grand Lodge of Porto Rico, b u t was extended to the new Grand Lodge of Queensland. T h i s Body, it will be remembered, was organized by thirty-nine out of one hundred and fifty-two lodges in the Province; twentyflve out of the twenty-six lodges u n d e r the Irish Constitution and fourteen under the Scottish Constitution participating—none under the English Constitution. Bro. R O B B I J J S , for the Illinois committee, s a y s : Al though! b seemed plain almost to demonstration to j o u r commit tee, that the unparalleled application of the gag In the English and .Scottish lodges by their respective district and provincial rulers, and the generally lawless and violent character of their repressive measures, betokened their belief t h a t the claim of the Grand Lodge of Queensland t h a t If left to the free choice guaranteed to them by the law governing the formation of Grand Lodges, a large majority of the lodges would at once have given In their adhesion to the movement for an independent Grand Lodge, we did not recommend immediate recognition because the evidence in our hands of the right of the lodges participating In the convention to speak for the majority of the lodges in Queensland
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was not complete. I t was not clearly In evidence from so much of the record as was in our hands t h a t all the lodges In the Territory had been Invited to participate In the convention. Since that report was made, however, we have come Into possession of abundant evidence on this point, not only In the published Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Queensland, but from sources unfriendly to that Body. V.'.W.-.Bro. J O H N STKACHAN, Grand Registrar (the law officer) of the Grand Lodge of England, In au official report attempting to discredit the regularity of the new Grand Lodge, speaking from a thorough Jinowledge of the Proceedings, says that "overtures were made to the English and Scotch lodges to join the movement." This fact being established beyond dispute, it is manifest that the convention when assembled had complete Jurisdiction of the subject matter which it was called to consider, and was fully authorized to determine whetlier or not au independent Grand Lodge should be organized. Every lodge in the teri'ltory was entitled to be present and bear its part in answering the question which could then and there, and then and there only, be law'fully aslsed and answered. That convention answered the question in the affirmative ; and proceeding regularly, acting always within its rights under the common law of Masonry, did form an independent Grand Lodge which at once became the ultimate source of masonic autliorlty within the political boundaries of.the State of Queensland.
I t was thereupon extended recognition. We are not prepared to accei)t the reasoning of our esteemed Bro. ROBBTNS. I t may be t h a t the contention of the so-called Grand Lodge of Queensland is true, v i z : t h a t if the English lodges had been free to a c t a majority of them would liave joined in t h e m o v e m e n t ; b u t this is open to question. As we understand t h e law of the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d the lodges in Queensland u n der the English Constitution had full right to join in the movement if they desired, b u t the fact remains t h a t the3' did not do so. We are not y e t willing to assume t h a t in violation of their own law they were domineered by their Provincial Grand OfHcers a n d prevented'from joining in sucli a m o v e m e n t ; t h a t kind of w o r k will not win out with an E n g l i s h m a n . W e know the a t t i t u d e of the Grand Lodge of Scotland and the condition of their law, a n d yet fourteen of the Scotch lodges did participate, b u t n o t an E n g lish lodge. T h e case is not parallel with the W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a case. There an a c t u a l majority of all the lodges p a r t i c i p a t e d In the m o v e m e n t ; here about twenty-five per cent, of t h e m only. Bro. B O B B I N S m a y be right, but nothing is to be gained by too
great speed in this m a t t t e r . Upon motion, the Grand Lodge took action r e c o m m e n d i n g t h a t all constituent lodges in the jurisdiction celebrate in some appropriate m a n n e r the two-hundredth anniversary of the b i r t h of R.-.W.-. Bro. B E N J A M I N F R A N K L I N , J a n u a r y 1-7, 1906.
F I N A N C I A L . â&#x20AC;&#x201D; G e n e r a l F u n d : Receipts, $44,674.20; disbursements, $32,892.82; b a l a n c e on hand, $44,874.85. C h a r i t y F u n d : Receipts, $26,.D2O.15; disbursements, $27,485.00, of which $15,000.00
was paid to the Illinois Masonic Orphans' H o m e , and $12,000.00 to the Illinois Masonic H o m e ; balance on hand, $30,442.19. Balances
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in other funds, $2,967.80. Cash on hand, all funds, $78,284.84; bonds and securities, all funds, $87,300; total assets, $165,584.84. . CoBRESPONDBNCB.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Another very complete and masterly review is presented in the Correspondence Report of M.-.W.-. J O S E P H
EOBBINS, P a s t Grand Master. I n his introduction he t a k e s up several questions of interest a n d interestingly discusses t h e m . H e touches upon the evils inc i d e n t to the feverish rotation-in-ofHce craze, and also refers to t h e present agitation resultant from the growth of clandestinism. W e quote a paragraph : That the multiplication and spread of clandestine lodges is a grave matter Is not to be denied; but there Is nothing In It so threatening that Grand Masters and Grand Lodges should get panicky over It and hurriedly rush Into precautionary measures t h a t are illy digested and perhaps have within themselves elements of mischief scarcely less great than the Ills they are designed to fend off. The more we reflect upon the dangers lurking In any plan to give documentary evidence any greater weight than It has had In the past, the more we are Inclined to the opinion that the true course of the fraternity In the presence of a spurious deluge. Is to exercise more active vigilance along accustomed lines. Already there are toonaany Masons who through membership in other bodies called masonic (and who have not yet learned to the contrary) have become Infected with the Idea that there Is In Masonry Itself a permissible method of determining whether another Is lawfully possessed of masonic knowledge, other than the method prescribed by the Immemorial law, viz: by strict trial, due examination, or.that form of mouth to ear avouchment which requires always the presence of three, of whom two must already know each other to be Masons, and one of these twain m u s t also know that the third Is such. Any course which tends to strengthen the Idea of a short cut among the Illy informed brethren should be avoided.
We a d m i t the danger of illy digested precautionary measures, and while we would not discard for a m o m e n t the established rules of " s t r i c t t r i a l " and " d u e examination," y e t in- this day these are no safeguards against the impostor, .or suspended or expelled Mason, who is dishonest. W e are not in favor of an ironclad rule d e m a n d i n g d o c u m e n t a r y evidence in all cases as a prerequisite to visitation, such as Missouri has adopted, but where a masonic vouching, or a personal knowledge of the character and s t a n d i n g of a visitor morally to corroborate the evidence of the " s t r i c t trial" and " d u e examination," is lacking, then we believe some d o c u m e n t a r y evidence of r e g u l a r i t y should be required. K a n s a s for 1905 is very fully reviewed, being accorded eight pages, one-half of which are devoted to our Correspondence Report. H i s very kind reference to our work is a fragrant flower and is deeply appreciated. H e quotes briefly from our transactions and follows closely our ritual controversy. Noting the action upon this writer's motion, which annulled the changes in the ritual attempted the preceding year, Bro. R O B B I N S r e m a r k s : " H a v i n g got his Consti-
tutional padlock on the door, will he throw awaj' the k e y ? "
We
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beg to inform our brother t h a t the Grand Lodge never allowed the key to get out of its hand. H e has this to say about our Grand Orator's oration: The Grand Orator, Past Grand Master PEBKY M . HOISINGTON,discharged his duty in a way to reflect honor on his office, in a phvin, common sense inquiry as to what Masonry is to-day and how a brother can get tlie most out of it and into It, so difTerent from the ordinary spread-eagle flights of florid speecli one has grown to look for in that, deiiartment, that it deserves more mention than we have time to give.
W e do not know how he came to substitute Bro. H O I S I N G T O N ' S name for t h a t of Bro. W A S H B O N ; he is a close reader, and one does not often catch him napping. N e x t A n n u a l a t Chicago, October 2, 1906. C H E S T E R E . A L L E N , Galesburg, elected Grand M a s t e r ; J . H .
C. D I L L , Bloomingtou, reelected Grand Secl•etarJ^
1 8 1 8 — INDIANA— 1905. 84TH A N N U A L .
528 Lodges.
INDIANAPOLIS.
M A Y 23, 24, 1905.
42,627 Members.
N e t increase: 2,428.
R.-.W.'. W I L L I A M R I D L E Y represented K a n s a s . M.-. W.-. G B O B G E E . G R I M E S , of Ladoga, presided as G r a n d
Master. After a pleasing introductory, he announced with expressions of devout thankfulness t h a t death h a d spared their circle of Grand Officers and P a s t Grand Masters. The year had been a biisy one. Six lodges h a d been constituted, and seven lodges organized under dispensation. Five lodges were chartered by Grand Lodge. A number of lodges, were permitted to change their locations, and eleven masonic halls were dedicated. Fourteen corner-stones were laid by t h e Grand Master in person or by proxy. A number of decisions were reported, all being approved except one. I n this, a lodge h a d asked : Can a lodge donate a sum of money to be used for the purpose of putting a window in a church. The window to carry the name and number of our lodge and a few masonic emblems ?
The Grand Master answered in the affirmative, b u t the committee and t h e Grand Lodge reversed him. A proposition to establish a Masonic H o m e w a s reported by the Grand Master. A brother residing near New Bethel, I n d i a n a , offered to donate his home and farm of one hundred a n d twenty acres, retaining a life interest therein unless some other provision for the maintenance of himself and wife during the remainder of
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their lives w a s provided, upon condition t h a t the Grand Lodge would establish a t some future t i m e a Masonic H o m e on said farm. T h e question was referred to a special committee appointed a t t h e close of the Communication. A large a m o u n t of business routine w a s disposed of, b u t we note little of interest for review. As we have heretofore noticed, t h e Grand Lodge has adopted the " G r a n d I n s p e c t o r " system. H i s report showed t h a t he had visited forty-eight lodges. T h e system w a s commended and continued. The question of the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Queensland w a s deferred for further investigation or developments. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $23,368.32; disbursements, $21,083.70; balance on hand, $24,564.28. CoBKBSPONDENOE.— P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r D A N I E L M C D O N A L D
s u b m i t s a condensed Correspondence Report, in which K a n s a s for 1904 is briefly b u t kindly reviewed. N e x t Annual a t Indianapolis, May 22,1906. A L F R E D W . E M E R Y , E v a n s v i l l e , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; C A L -
V I N W . PRATHEB,Indianapolis, reelected Grand Secretary.
1874 - INDIAN TERKII ORY — 1 9 0 5 . 32D A N N U A L .
157 Lodges.
TULSA.
AUGU.ST 8, 9, 1905.
6,363 Members.
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N e t increase: -554.
W e did not discover the n a m e of our Grand Representative a m o n g t h e brethren present. T h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. W I L S O N O T H O B B U T O N , of Mul-
drow, presided. A half-tone p o r t r a i t of the brother furnishes the frontispiece, and from an a c c o m p a n y i n g biographical sketch we l e a r n t h a t his father. Dr. C A S W E L L W . B R U T O N , was of ScotchI r i s h descent, and his mother, J A N E E . C H I S H O L M , w a s the oldest
d a u g h t e r of Chief THOMAS C H I S H O L M , t h e last Head Chief of tlie Cherokees by inheritance. H e is a lawyer by profession. Grand *
Secretar3' M U R E O W r e m a r k s :
" B r o . B B U T O N is the second Grand
Master of Indian blood in our Grand Lodge, and his administration h a s been equal to the best." H i s address covers t w e n t y pages a n d interestingly presents the record of the year. U n d e r ' ' N e c r o l o g y " he uses this nietaphor: It gladdens my heart to report to you t h a t the sickle of Time has not left stubble the field of this Grand Lodge. I t s officers, through the goodness and mercy of the Grand Master of the universe, have survived to mature the frulu of the masonic fields.
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This is certainly the formative period of this Grand Lodge. During the year fifteen lodges chartered a t the last Annual were constituted and nineteen lodges labored under dispensation, one of these having been continued from the preceding year. T h e Grand Lodge chartered eighteen of these and continued one for another year under dispensation. Five corner-stones were laid through commissioned deputies. Comparatively few visitations were reported, but the G r a n d Master recommended t h a t some appropriation hereafter be m a d e to cover the expenses for such work. The Grand Lodge appropriated $200.00 for this purpose for the ensuing year. A case of wholesale invasion of jurisdiction by an A r k a n s a s lodge near the I n d i a n Territory line was reported. A n u m b e r of candidates, resident in t h e Territory, had been made, b u t the Grand Master of A r k a n s a s compelled his lodge to disgorge t h e gains and cease such work. An agreement was then made, with the consent of the two Grand Masters, subsequently ratified b y the Grand Lodge of Arkansas, whereby the Arkansas lodge continued such work and divided the fees with the I n d i a n Territory lodge affected. The Grand Master recommended similar action of approval b y the 'Grand Lodge of the Indian Territory. This recommendation w e n t to the Committee on L a w and Usage, b u t we failed to find any action by i t on the question. Some sixteen decisions were rendered, the most of them only of local application and interest. One, which held t h a t a brother, clear upon the books and against whom no charges were pending, was entitled to a dimit without action of the lodge, was reversed. The Grand Master issued the following edict as a r e m e d y against troubles from claiidestinism : Hereafter, no lodge In this jurisdiction shall receive a visitor from any lodge outside or inside this jurisdiction, unless a Master Mason, known as such in the lodge, shall vouch for the visitor as a Mason, in good standing, or until the visitor, after strict examination, shall have proven himself to be a Mason in good standing; and no such visitor shall be examined until he produces to the Worshipful Master of the lodge, or to the committee of examination appointed by him, a certillcate under the seal of his lodge, showing that he is a member of such lodge in good standing, and such certificate, or a receipt for dues, must bear date within one year last past, prior to its presentation by the visitor.
This did not meet with the approval of the Committee on L a w and Usage, which committee said : In reference to the edict issued by the Grand Master on March 18,1905, we recommend its disapproval for the following reasons: It is in violation of the ancient landmarks and usage of Masonry. I t partially destroys the universality of Masonry, and in a large measure the right of visitation. Our laws and the usages of Masonry prescribe the mode and manner in which a brother shall make himself known, and your committee think the right of visitation has been amply protected and that no Grand Lodge or Grand Master has authority to add to or take from that privilege.
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Some criticism m i g h t be offered t o ' s o m e parts of the edict, b u t in our opinion the c o m m i t t e e ' s objections were not good. The Grand Lodge sustained t h e m , however. Action upon the r e q u e s t of the Grand Lodge •'Valle de Mexico" for recognition was again postponed. The Committee on Correspondence recommentled t h e recognition of Costa Rica, b u t action was postponed until n e x t A n n u a l . The Grand Lecturer reported h a v i n g held seventeen schools of instruction, and the deputy reported twenty-five more. A n u m b e r of Past G r a n d Masters from the neighboring jurisdiction of Oklahoma were present, and were very cordially received. An intimation a p p e a r s t h a t if t h e two Territories be united as one State, the G r a n d Lodges would probably unite. The Grand Lodge g r e a t l y felicitated itself over the success of its effort to create a $50,000 fund by v o l u n t a r y contributions for the founding of a Masonic O r p h a n s ' H o m e . P a s t Grand Master H B N B Y M . F U R M A N , who h a s for several years acted as the financial a g e n t of the enterprise, m a d e his report showing $51,428.02 in the fund. H e was u n a n i m o u s l y voted $1,500 as a "token of love and affection, and in appreciation of the heroic labor performed and the marvelous success accomplished.'' H i s report is interestingi and both he and Grand Lodge deserve h e a r t y congratulations. A c o m m i t t e e was appointed to visit various Homes in other jurisdictions during the year, investigate plans, and submit a report to the subordinate lodges n i n e t y days before the next Annual, so t h a t the Grand Lodge m a y then a c t intelligently regarding the founding of a Home. F I N A N C I A L . — G e n e r a l F u n d : Receipts, $9,189.00; disbursem e n t s , $8,272.34; balance on hand, $9,145.73. Orphan H o m e F u n d : "Receipts, $14,105.38; d i s b u r s e m e n t s — p u r c h a s e of investments — $12,000; balance on hand, $2,105.38. The trustees of the Orphans' H o m e F u n d reported a total of funds of $51,428.02. CoBBESPONDBNOB.— P a s t Grand Master T H O M A S C . H D M PHBEY submitted an i n t e r e s t i n g Correspondence Report of 150 pages. K a n s a s for 1905 is courteously assigned four of these, our business of general interest being noted. Bro. H U M P H R E Y quotes quite freely from our Grand Orator's oration, the report of the Special C o m m i t t e e on History, and our Correspondence Report. H e notes the absence of their Grand Representative, our senior P a s t Grand Master, J O H N G U T H R I E . Unfortunately our Bro. G U T H B I B seldom r e a c h e s Grand Lodge when it convenes a w a y from bis home city, Topeka. N e x t A n n u a l at A r d m o r e , X u g u s t 14, 1906. R I C H A R D W . C H O A T E , H a i l e y v i l l e , elected Grand M a s t e r ; J O S E P H S . M U R E O W , A t o k a , reelected Grand Secretary.
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1 8 4 4 — IOWA — 1905. 62D A N N U A L .
505 Lodges.
DAVENPORT.
35,729 Members.
J U N E 6-8,1905.
N e t increase: 1,146.
T h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. S U M N E E M I L L E R , of G u t t e n b e r g ,
presided, a n d in an admirable business address of seventeen pages concisel.y reported the work of a busy year. A steel-engraved portrait, accompanied by a biographical sketch from the pen of Bro. MORCOMBB, acquaints us with t h e brother, whose success in educational and business lines emphasizes the wisdom of t h e Craft in selecting him as their chief for the past year. W e referred last year to the border troubles between t h e Minnesota and Iowa lodges. Reciprocity was suggested, b u t t h e Grand Lodge of Minnesota would have n a u g h t to do with masonic reciprocity, although apparently one of its lodges was the principal aggressor, about three-fourths of its membership having been stolen from Iowa soil. Witli m a g n a n i m i t y the Grand Master of Iowa recommended t h a t the matter be dropped, a n d this was t h e course adopted. Two lodges in Mashalltown were consolidated ; one lodge w a s removed from Roland to Story City ; a n d two new lodges were organized, making, with one carried over from a previous year, three laboring under dispensation. AH three were chartered by Grand Lodge. Three small lodges surrendered their charters, one after its hall and contents were for the second time destroyed, by Are. I n noting the generally satisfactory condition of the Craft, t h e Grand Master referred to t h e a n n u a l loss of such large numbers through dimissions and suspensions for non-payment of dues. H e tries to ascertain the cause, a n d rather uniquely finds occasion for congratulation, as follows : I am a t a loss to account for this large annual decrease unless it Is because so many of those that linock at the doors of our Order do so from selfish or mercenary motives. After a m a n of this kind becomes a member he la disappointed because he does not find In the Order material advantages. Deeds of kindness, the eternal truths, or the ties of brotherhood possess no charms for him, and he either dlmlts or permits his dues to accumulate until he Is suspended. If this be the cause of this large annual decrease,and I (Irmly believe It Is, the annual elimination of this class of material Is one of the greatest benefits that can possibly come to the Craft. An Order founded on such sacred principles that the unworthy find no comfortable abiding place In Its ranks appears to be one of more than human origin. When this class of brothers sever their connection with the Order, let It be done with our benediction.
« He referred to t h e growth of clandestinism and reported t h e case of one honest victim. T h e Master of a lodge wrote : We have living In our Jurisdiction a Mr. , who has held membership for ten years In Mt. Tabor Lodge, of Chllllcothe, Ohio, which, by the way,
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Is a clandestine lodge. Mr. had no knowledge that It was other than regular and has visited a number of Iowa lodges, all of whom have examined him closely a n d admitted hira. When I Informed him that his lodge was clandestine, he refrained from all masonic tallc with the brethren and has renounced his lodge, for, as he says, " I want to be honest and right."
The Grand Master recommended t h a t each lodge be furnished with a list of regular lodges, which he stated could be done a t a cost of t w e n t y cents per copy. This r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w e n t to the Custodians of the Work, who approved the-plan, to include a list of known irregular and clandestine lodges, and in connection with its report gave an exhaustive t r e a t m e n t of the question of the proper method of exa m i n i n g and testing visitors. This report was an interesting one. and dealt a t some length with the question raised by the a n c i e n t charges to a. Master, as to w h a t is a proper voucher. The charge, it will be remembered, reads : You agree that no visitor shall be received Into your lodge without due examination and producing proper vouchers of his having been initiated into a regular lodge.
The committee rightly found t h a t "producing proper vouche r s " did not necessarily m e a n " d o c u m e n t a r y evidence," b u t the " v o u c h e r " m i g h t be purely personal. T h e y say : When a committee, regularly appointed, has made Its examination by verbal inquiry, including the teat oath, in which the applicant must, on a Mason's oath, say that he had been regularly initiated, passed, and raised " i n a Just and lawfully constituted lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons," and the committee has found, from such evidence, that his statements are true, and he is admitted as a visitor, we do not hesitate to say that he is received upon "due examination, and after producing proper vouchers of his having been initiated Into a regular lodge."
If the committee had stopped there we would be inclined to suggest t h a t in these days there m i g h t be some danger in such a rule, but l a t e r in their report they s a y : Documentary evidence Is of a high order and should always be called for, and never be excused in doubtful cases. If there Is adoubt, or, in other words, it the facts necessary to admit are not clearly proven, the applicant should be rejected.
I t m u s t be borne in mind t h a t the Tyler's test oath m e a n s nothing to a dishonest impostor, or dishonest expelled or suspended Mason, and we are inclined to the belief t h a t where the antecedents, or the social or business identity of a stranger is not vouched for, or satisfactorily proven, the requirement of docum e n t a r y evidence is the only safe rule. The Custodians recommended a change in the test oath to the following' form:
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I. , do solemnly swear that I have been regularly laltlated as an Entered Apprentice, passed to the degree of a Fellow Craft, and raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason la a Just and lawfully constituted lodge of A. F. & A. M., and that I am now a member of the Order in good standing.
' We see no improvement in this over the old form in use in Kansas, b u t the following form of a visitor's card, which they also recommended, and which is in line w i t h the suggestions of our W.-. G B O B G E W . T H A T C H E R , made l a s t year, is an excellent
one: , 19â&#x20AC;&#x201D; For the purpose of gaining admission to and recognition in Lodge No. , of A. F. & A. M., located a t , Iowa, I hereby state, on my honor as a m a n and a Mason, that I was regularly initiated, passed, and raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason In Lodge, No. , A. F. & A. M., In the State of , the same being a just and lawfully constituted lodge; that I am neither expelled nor suspended from a lodge, but am now a member of the Order in good standing, with my membership In â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lodge No. , located a t , In the State of . I subscribe my name iiereto that this paper may be sent to my home lodge, or otherwise used to test the truth of the above statements. Witnesses.
One decision was reported of local application under their statutes, b u t the Grand Master expressed personal doubts of its correctness, a n d it was overruled upon the recommendation of the Committee on Jurisprudence. U n d e r " R u l i n g s " he also reported another aggravating case of invasion by a lodge in Scotland. About two ye'ars ago a petitioner h a d been rejected b y an Iowa lodge. E a r l y in the present year this p a r t y went abroad, and about April 1st returned, hearing a certificate showing t h a t he had been regularly initiated, passed a n d raised in a lodge in Glasgow, a n d had been made a life member. T h e questions p u t to the Grand Master were: " ( 1 ) . I s he entitled to visit our lodge? (2) Being a life member would he be entitled to m a sonic b u r i a l ? " The Grand Master answered both questions in the affirmative, saying t h a t " b y former legislation, the Grand Lodge h a d closed the gates of inquiry as to the legality of this brother's membership." H e apparently did not enjoy doing so, as he remarked t h a t " i t scarcely .appears equitable to p e r m i t a brother in our m i d s t to enjoy all the privileges of the Order while his brethren and associates bear all the burdens." T h e Grand Lodge took no further notice of the matter. As we have remarked before, our views have changed upon this question, and this is one of the places where a " P e n n s y l v a n i a e d i c t " works all right. W e are frank to a d m i t t h a t such a brother would not vistit our lodge when we were present. Grand Secretary P A B V I N ' S report this year is a model one in every respect, a n d his report as Librarian presents much of in-
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terest. T h e work of indexing and locating the material in the library has begun, the D e w e y system, modifled and extended, being adopted for t h a t purpose. T h e C o m m i t t e e on Appeals and Grievances was compelled to deal with a large a m o u n t of work this year, and m a n y cases were reported. T h e tru.stees of the Grand Charity Fund reported relief extended d u r i n g the year to t h i r t y Master Masons and fifteen widows and orphans, aggregating the expenditure of .$6,.367.00. The recommendations for the coming year indicate t h a t the relief to be e x t e n d e d d u r i n g the coming year will be the natural increase over the preceding year. The funds in the hands of the trustees, including interest-bearing investments, a m o u n t to $12,700.00. An appropriation of $1,000.00 in addition to the usual percentage appropriation of about $4,000.00, was asked and granted for this fund. T h e distinguished Committee on Correspondence, Bro. J o s MPH E. MOBOOMBE, s u b m i t s two special reports. He recommended the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Porto R i c o ; ignored the protest of the so-called "Grand Lodge of Western Australia," (organization of 1898), to the recognition of the regular Grand Lodge of Western Australia, organization of 1900, and recommended delay in the consideration of the request of the Grand Lodge of Queensland. These recommendations were followed by Grand Lodge. H i s second special report deals with a request for fraternal recognition from the " G r a n d Lodge of France." H e submitted the following as a "close t r a n s l a t i o n " of the request: " To the Most Worshipful the Grand Lodge of Iowa, the M:.W.\ Grand Master and Very Dear Hrethren: _ _ ,.^ "The Grand Lodge of France, which has alwa.vs made effort to remain faithful to the traditions of the ancient and pure Masonry of ST. J O H N , and particularly to those masonic usages which were Introduced into France during the first half of the eighteenth century, is desirous of entering into friendly and fraternal relations with all the regular masonic bodies of the globe. I t would be especially agreeable to this Body to enter into an ofHcial relationship with the Grand Lodges of the United States, in order t h a t those of its members wlio may travel in America can be recognized as regular Masons. " I n order to obtain such result we have taken up the matter with the M.-. W.\ Grand Lodges of New York and Louisiana. Without waiting the action and answer of these two great masonic bodies we now put Into effect the Intention of making to your ^^ost Worshlpfnl body the same proposition, relative lo a mutual e-xchange of friendship', sanctioned on the part of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, to recognize offleially the Grand Lodge of France as a regular masonic bod.v. "Weaddress toyou by the same mall,acopy of ourConstitutions.und will leave it entirely with you whether you wish us to furnish other documents and inforinatlon, such as would, in your Judgment, be useful in considering this matter. "You will certainly consider, as we do, that the highest intere.'its of the fraternity demand t h a t It shall be universal, and that a constant exchange of ideas should be brought,about between the Masons of France and America, to the moral and Intellectual benefit of the two countries. Therefore, after having informed yourselves, .so far as we are concerned in the matter, we trust t h a t you will not refuse to hold out to us a fraternal hand. "Awaiting your action, we beg of you to believe in our fraternally devoted feelings." This document Is signed by the Grand Master and Grand Secretary, and is under seal of the Grand Lodge of France.
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Bro. MOKOOMBB t r e a t s a t some l e n g t h of w h a t h e t e r m s t h e breach between M a s o n r y in F r a n c e and t h a t of E n g l a n d a n d America, a n d s a y s : "As a r e s u l t k n o w l e d g e of l a t e r m a s o n i c developments in t h e Gallic Republic has been a l m o s t e n t i r e l y l a c k i n g . " H e d r a w s a d i s t i n c t i o n between t h e " G r a n d Orient of F r a n c e , " the legislative body which, on September 14, 1877, ceased to be a masonic body, a n d t h e " G r a n d Lodge of F r a n c e . " H e says : Your committee has been somewhat fortunate in having during the past few months, and for another purpose, given considerable attention to French Masonry, training from authoritative sources much inforniatlonuponthe subject. It became apparent, even at the outset, that the Grand Lodge of France, constituted by lodges which had previously held from the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, represented the conservative element of the fraternity in t h a t country. I t was found that this Body, while being true to the Ideals of its nation, was nevertheless untainted with the peculiar heresies of the Grand Orient, and that it emphatically reprobated the political role asumed by this latter body. Bui the Grand Orient, being before the public eye, was accepted as standing for French Masonry in all its p a r t s ; and without any distinction being made, the Gallic Craft has been unsparingly condemned. H e quotes t h u s from B.-.W.-. C H A R L E S T . M C C L E N A O H A N ( A d d e n d u m M a c k e y ' s E n c y c l o p e d i a of M a s o n r y ) as a u t h o r i t y for t h e s t a t e m e n t t h a t the S u p r e m e Couneil of F r a n c e , of w h i c h B o d y t h e lodges c o n s t i t u t i n g the G r a n d Lodge of F r a n c e were until recently a p a r t : The Supreme Council of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Eite in France, however, stood and still stands true to all the principles of Masonry, prominently including the Father which is in Heaven, who was, is, and ever shall be in His personal existence. Bro. MoBOOMBB s a y s : The sole question for us now is upon position of the Grand Lodge of France as to requisite belief In Deity : whether such belief be within the masonic meaning of the term. Upon this hinges the claim for recognition. H e a p p l i e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r i a t of t h e G r a n d L o d g e of F r a n c e for d e f i n i t e i n f o r m a t i o n u p o n t h i s p o i n t a n d r e c e i v e d t h e f o l l o w ing reply : As to faith in GOD, we go by the formulated principles of the ancient charges of Freemasonry, and adhere to the statement of the book of Constitutions, which is of the following language : "A Mason is obliged, by his tenure, to obey the moral law; and If he rightly understands the art, he will never be a stupid atheist nor an Irreligious libertine. But though in ancient times Masons were charged In every country to be of the religion of t h a t country or nation, whatever i t was, yet i t Is now thought more expedient to oblige them to that religion In which all men agree, leaving their particular opinions to themselves ; that is, to be good men and true or men of honor and honesty, b.v whatever denominations or persuasions they may be distinguished ; whereby Masonry becomes the center of union and the means of conciliating true friendship among persons who would otherwise have remained a t a perpetual distance." We do not consider it wise nor necessary to examine a candidate as to the forms of his belief, nor to ascertain what are his opinions in matters of ontol-
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ogy a n d metaphylcs. We are convinced t h a t It Is n o t Important for our purpose that the candidate shall accept such-and-such definition of the Creator, but rather that he should be determined to search in all sincerity for the truth. He will and must discover the truth for himself If he be taught well to understand the a r t of Masonry. Then he will not and can not be a brute who does not recognize GOD, nor an Irreligious libertine. To make our candidate understand this a r t of Masonry, It Is for us to teach him how to penetrate and perceive the meaning of our symbolism, for these are the hieroglyphics of a most sublime philosophy. Meditating upon these, each of us should beled to solve for himself the eternal problems which present themselves to the human mind. These are t h e problems of the .Sphinx ; Whence do we come? W h a t are we? Whither do we go? The Freemason, properly taught, may answer these three questions from study of the ritualism and symbolism of the three degrees. I t Is true t h a t these give answer only by allegories, as do the gospels, and not by dogmas. B u t the aim of Masonry Is not to make men believers In dogmas,but to make them thinkers, showing them how' to extract the truth, b.y the powers of Intellect, from the Images which n a t u r e places before their eyes. This Is the whole program of what we call initiation. I t Is i m p o r t a n t to Insist t h a t If we of the Grand Lodge of France are freethinkers and Freemasons —that Is, men free from prejudice—we are not and cannot be atheists. For the atheist Is to the full as dogmatic and prejudiced as the most Intolerant and narrowest-minded believer. We are opposed to all dogmatism, whether it be affirmative or negative, and hold this unprejudiced mind t o be a correct masonic attitude. That which we admire most In Masonry Is Its symbols, because these do not force a rigid faith, but can be Interpreted freely; each one having the right to discern,as In a mirror.the Ideas which his mind brings up as the result of meditation. And among our symbols the most Important ones are those connected with the Great Architect of the Universe. The Ideas thus formed we do not need nor do we a t t e m p t to define, but each one Is obliged to arrange them for himself according to his faith or his philosophy. Bro. MoBOOMBE finds this "sufficiently clear," and after some argument recommends: That the edict of non-intercourse pronounced against the Masons of France by this Grand Lodge be withdrawn In so far as it applies to the Grand Lodge of France, but that it remain In full force and effect as to all other socalled masonic bodies of t h a t country ; a n d we do extend to the Grand Lodge of France fraternal recognition as a regular masonic body. Tiie G r a n d L o d g e ordered this r e p o r t p r i n t e d in t h e Proceedings a n d a c t i o n thereon deferred u n t i l the n e x t A n n u a l . W e are skeptical. L a t e r in tlie v o l u m e , as a sort of a p p e n d i x to his C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Report, Bro. M O B O O M B E t r e a t s of Masonry i n F r a n c e and q u o t e s portions of two letters, one from t h e Secret a r y - L i b r a r i a n of t h e G r a n d Lodge of F r a n c e , Bro. O S W O L D W i R T H , a n d a n o t h e r from some b r o t h e r a n d s t a t e s m a n whose n a m e w a s w i t h h e l d for political reasons. W e h a v e carefully r e a d both l e t t e r s . I n t h e m g r e a t s t r e s s is laid upon t h e pernicious political a c t i v i t y of the G r a n d Orient of F r a n c e , and its subordin a t e s , a n d t h e aloofness of t h e G r a n d Lodge of F r a n c e from siich discussions — it being " a high school of wisdom, qualified to mould t r u l y i n d e p e n d e n t t h i n k e r s , free from prejudice a n d profane passion, and t h u s w o r t h y to call t h e m s e l v e s 'of t h e initi-
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ated.'" Nowhere in either letter is there the slightest intimation t h a t these two Grand Bodies differ aught In the requirement or non-requirement of a fundamental belief in Deity, a n d it is even asserted t h a t m a n y lodges under the Grand Orient will seek to b e transferred to t h e Grand Lodge of France on account of opposition to the political methods of the former. The English and American Grand Lodges did n o t w i t h d r a w from all affiliation with the Grand Orient of France, nor now continue in t h a t position on account of the "pernicious political a c t i v i t y " of t h a t Body, b u t because it substituted the search for philosophic truth for belief in G O D . We should like to know whether the lodges constituent to the Grand Lodge of France r e quire from their initiates our unequivocal answer to the simple , question: " I n w h o m do you p u t your t r u s t ? " T h a t the G r a n d Lodge a n d the Grand Orient of F r a n c e are on terms of fraternal a m i t y seems most apparent, and we hazard t h e guess that the former is, equally with the latter, of the same class as the Grand Orient of Belgium, with which m a n y of our Grand Lodges are hastening to sever relations ill-advisedly formed several years ago. W e h a d desired to refer a t some length to t h e excellent work undertaken during t h e year by the newly a.ppointed Grand Lodge Historian, Bro. MOBCOMBB, b u t have already exceeded our space. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $30,806.58; disbursements, $30,357.92; balance on hand, $32,460.15. CoRBESPONDBNOE.— Another admirable Correspondence R e port comes from t h e pen of Bro. J O S E P H E . MORCOMBE.
W e find
in it much of interest and value, a n d we would gladly reproduce m a n y paragraphs, b u t we will be obliged to confine ourselves to his review of K a n s a s for 1905. Our transactions of interest are carefully noted. H e quotes from the report of our Committee on History a n d Museum, a n d commends strongly the contemplated work of t h a t committee. He notes t h e organization of our Past Grand Masters' Association, a n d s a y s : We take it t h a t this is another degree for the behoof and benefit of Past Grand Masters, for we read t h a t the ceremonies were exemplified and secret Instructions imparted. Cuibono?
None, except as it m a y serve as a means to stimulate the flagging interest of " has-beens," and encourage their attendance upon and participation in t h e work of t h e Grand Lodge. I n reviewing our Correspondence Report, Bro. MOKCOMBE makes the following comment, and we observe t h a t our Bro. R O B BINS, of Illinois, also quotes this paragraph with strong words of commendation:
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Oommentlng on the mulct law liquor dealer case and the legislation adopted a t the Sioux City session, Bro. S H A V E R protests against the doctrine of "vested rights," and asks, " W h y should we recognize a vested right In a saloon-keeper and not In an a t h e i s t ? " Simply because the two cases are not alike. The restriction against the atheist Is fundamental; the objection to the saloon-keeper Is ethical — largelj'conventional. The first the Grand Lodge Itself cannot change or Ignore without departing from theconipact of masonic governing bodies; the second Is a m a t t e r entirely for the lodges toconslden and legislation affecting men because of occupation Is usurpation of authority on the p a r t of Grand Lodges. And In saying this It Is not from a n y personal regard for saloon-keepers, or from a n y desire to see them members of the fra-. ternlty. B u t we believe In the ballot box and the rectitude of Individual Masons as sufficient guards against the entrance of the unworthy or the vicious. We would protest emphatically against the assumption that Grand Lodges are possessed of power to limit membei'ship beyond the simple requirements which have so far proven sufficient. All else Is beyond their province and Is strictly within the purview of constituent bodies.
We differ absolutely with this expression. The observance of the m o r a l law is as " f u n d a m e n t a l " to t h e masonic Institution as belief in the Deity. One who, in this age, traffics in the appetites and passions of his fellowmen b y t h e selling of intoxicating liquors a s a beverage is as f u n d a m e n t a l l y unfitted to be a Mason as is a "stupid atheist." I t is not a question of conventionality — it'is a question of character. T h e saloon-keeper is just a s fundam e n t a l l y unfitted to be a Mason as is the brothel-keeper; there is no difference in the quality of t h e baseness — it is simply a difference in degree. Of course we expected our Bro. M O B C O M B E to say t h a t he has
no " p e r s o n a l regard for saloon-keepers," and e n t e r t a i n s n o "desire to see t h e m m e m b e r s of t h e fraternity^"—he would probably black-ball every such petitioner as quickly as w e — b u t unfortun a t e l y there is n o t a M O B C O M B E in every-lodge in Iowa.
T h a t is
quite apparent, or the Grand Master would never have been called upon to answer t h e question, " C a n t h e petition of a m u l c t saloonkeeper be r e c e i v e d ? " I t is s i m p l y because all Masons do not consider t h e fundamental defect in the character of a saloonkeeper t h a t Grand Lodges like K a n s a s and I o w a have to m a k e definitions by legislation. N e x t A n n u a l a t Des Moines, J u n e 5, 1906. W I L L I A M H E N B Y N O B B I S , M a n c h e s t e r , elected G r a n d Mas-
t e r ; NBWTOJf R. P A B V I N , C e d a r R a p i d s , reelected Grand Secre-
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1800 — KENTUCKY — 1905. 105TH A N N U A I J .
495 Lodges.
LOUISVILLE.
26,992 Members.
OCT. 17-19,1905.
N e t increase: 1,576.
An excellent address was presented by the Grand Master, M.-. W.-. R O L A N D H . C . B H E A , of Morganfield.
W e clip this beauti-
fully expressed sentiment from his introduction: Time has no past, neither has It any future; but only an eternal, everlasting present. The past has disappeared as silently as the shadow of a spirit, the future never arrives; the eternal,everlasting present Is ours. Therefore, If we have any great work to perform ; If we would assist In making the world brighter and better; and our fellow creatures wiser and happier; If we would carrj' Into effect the grand principles and truths of Freemasonrj', let us do so now, for to-raorrow may be too late.
The Grand Master said he would "probably go down in m a sonic history as the only Grand Master of K e n t u c k y who made no decisions which he deemed necessary to report." H e gave one ''construction" of a n article of the Constitution, however, and if that is not a decinion we are much mistaken. E v e n t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e said it was "dangerously near to a decision, but, for this time, we will let it go as a construction rather than a decision." T h e committee modified the decision — beg pardon, the construction—but it is not of general interest. The year had been a busy one. Ten lodges had been organized under dispen.satlon. Seven of these were granted charters, a n d three were continued for another .year; the Grand Lodge also granted dispensation to another during the session. Business cares had prevented m a n y visitations. H e called attention to their H o m e s , and suggested t h a t as their Widows a n d Orphans' H o m e w a s on a solid e n d o w m e n t basis t h a t attention should now be given to so placing their more recent acquisition, the Old Masons' H o m e near Shelbyville. Later the Grand Lodge took steps to raise $25,000.00 for needed improvements, and they will undoubtedly soon have the H o m e itself in excellent financial condition. The Grand Master called attention to some a p p a r e n t laxity in the action of lodges in m a k i n g recommendations for entrance to the H o m e , reporting a case as follows: On August 31st three children were permitted to enter the Home on authority, but did not remain because the mother was not permitted to enter. The mother explained that she possessed 100 acres of good land, free from a n y Indebtedness, and that both the father and father-in-law were able and an.xlous to take care of her and her children, but that she had been persuaded by the lodge to apply for admission. This can and should be rectified by regulation, with some penalty attached, holding the Masters and Secretaries of subordinate lodges responsible to the Grand Lodge for a faithful performance of their duties.
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To cover such cases the Grand Lodge subsequently adopted t h e following resolution: Resolved, That whenever the Board of Directors shall represent to the Grand Master that a subordinate lodge In this Jurisdiction has knowingly misrepresented the ages or financial condition of any applicant to the Home, It shall be his duty to arrest the charter of said lodge, and cause It to be cited to appear at the next session to show cause why the charter shall not be revoked.
The (Srand Master recommended t h a t the Grand Lodge adopt a law requiring d o c u m e n t a r y evidence of regularity from visitors, b u t the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e reported: This suggestion Involves such radical change In the practice of Masons in this connection that your committee, while recognizing the soundness of the position of the Grand Master, yet hesitates to adopt It, but rather prefers to report the matter back-to Grand Lodge for discussion and action.
N o t h i n g further was done. The financial condition of " T h e Masonic," the Grand Lodge b u i l d i n g in Louisville, seems to be improving, and it was ijredicted t h a t it would probably be on a sustaining basis a t least, in a couple of years. The Grand Master had to deal with a case of lodge discipline. A m e m b e r had been notoriously guilty of grossly immoral conduct, a n d upon charges being preferred, had, in writing, admitted the charge and asked to be expelled. T h e lodge, however, by a vote of live to fifteen, found h i m " n o t guilty." The Grand Master was. informed of the situation b y the Master, and immediately arrested the charter. The G r a n d Lodge sustained the action, p e r m a n e n t l y revoked the charter, and affixed the penalty of expulsion upon the culprit. The lodge a t Lexington called tlie attention of the Grand Lodge to the fact t h a t the m o n u m e n t erected by the citizens of K e n t u c k y to'the m e m o r y of H E N R Y C L A Y and which stands in the cemetery at Lexington, h a d been struck by lightning in J u n e , 1903, the head destroyed, and the repairs had not been made. H E N E Y C L A Y was a P a s t G r a n d Master of Masons of Kentucky, and the Grand Lodge took action appointing a committee to wait upon the Governor and the n e x t General Assembly and urge p r o m p t action. We do not often occupy space herein with poetry, but we clip this gem from the report of tlie Committee on Necrology: "Thus ends the scene ! Earth's fltful strife Is o'er. For to Its waiting shore One fateful day, The boatman came, and with his dipping oar Bore him away. Peace! Brother, peace! But O ! thou boatman pale. If thou canst e'er reveal Thy Journey's end, Tell us thy secret; whither didst thou sail With him,ourfrlend?
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" F o r If he lives—and something says 'tis true — Somewhere beyond the blue, Or far, or near. He hath not quite forgotten —this I know— His brothers here; And he would send us greeting. It may be. From o'er the silent sea, Our hearts to'cheer; Some Joyous welcome; perchance would send by thee The Master's word — Love's sacred key to holy brotherhood."
F I N A N C I A L . — E e c e i p t s , $20,537.57; disbursements, $14,235.20; balance on hand, $25,000.41. CoEBESPONDENOE.— P a s t Grand Master W M . W . C L A R K E presents another compact and pleasing review of ninety-eight pages in his Correspondence Report, signing himself "Keviewer of Foreign Affairs." K a n s a s for 1905 is accorded about a page and a half of courteous attention. H e quotes a paragraph from the "able a d d r e s s " of our'Grand Master F I T C H , and another from the oration of Bro. WASHBON^whom the compositor makes him call " M A S T O N " — which oration he pronounces "In every respect timely." We are very grateful for his kind words for our Correspondence Report, and this report is accorded ample attention. W e had noted one of the decisions of Grand Master T H O M A S as presenting rather an " u n u s u a l question," but Bro. C L A R K E understood us as pronouncing the decision unusual—we were not questioning the cori'ectness of the law enunciated. I n our review last year we referred to w h a t we believed was an erroneous presentation of the Western Australian question, but Bro. C L A R K E takes issue with us, maintaining that the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, organization of 1898, was regular, and t h a t it was the body which the Grand Liodge of K e n t u c k j ' intended to, and did recognize last year. H e further s a y s : From the Information received by this committee, It appears that there has been some very dirty work done In this matter, by some one connected with the so-called Grand Lodge organized In I'JOO, and It further appears t h a t the Grand Lodge of England admits having been hurried into recognition of that body. If the Grand Lodge of Kentucky made any mistake. It was In recognizing either of these aspirants. We feel sure it has made no mistake in not recognizing the body organized in 1900.
I t seems to be conceded t h a t this so-called Grand Lodge in its pretended organization of 1898 was simply the unauthorized act of certain unattached, unaffiliated Masons proceeding without authority from any masonic sovereignty. No regular lodge or lodges participated in the movement. W e are not aware of any masonic authority for the claim t h a t Masons, either affiliated or unaffiliated, can organize a regu-
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lar lodge of Masons w i t h o u t t h e express authority of letters of dispensation, or a charter, g r a n t e d by a Grand Master or a Grand Lodge controlling t h e sovereignty. Nor do we know of a n y a u t h o r i t y for the claim t h a t a Grand Lodge can be so organized. L a t e r in his review, under Louisiana, Bro. C L A B K B quotes the following paragraph from Bro. DTTNOAN, correspondent: UnafllllDtcd Masons have no masonic rights save that of applying for affiliation. They cannot form a Grand Lodge or a particular lodge. Any organization t h a t they may make has, and can have, no masonic character, or receive any recognition as such.
And thereupon c o m m e n t s : If these statements be true, every one of the nearly five hundred lodges Is a clandestine lodge. None of them has any masonic character,and the Grand Lodge of K e n t u c k y , w i t h Its splendid constituency of over 25,000 Is without masonic character, and Is a clandestine bod.v. A lodge In Kentucky can be formed In no other way than by unafflllated Masons; and that there be ho mistake on this point, the dlmlt of every signer of the petition for a dispensation must accompany the petition. A provision of our Constitution requires t h a t every lodge whose Jurisdiction would be affected by the organization of a new lodge must grant its consent before a dispensation will Issue, and the Grand Lodge of Kentucky went so far a t Its last Communication as to hold that every signer of the petition for a dispensation for a new lodge must be a dlmltted Mason a t the time the consent of the lodges whose Jurisdiction would be affected by the organization of the new lodge was asked to grant its consent.
The question does n o t hinge upon afHliation, or non-affiliation, b u t upon g r a n t of a u t h o r i t y from t h e niasonio sovereif/nty. We beg to insist t h a t regular lodges a r e not formed in Kentucky, or elsewhere, hy Masons, affiliated or unaffiliated. They are formed by the Grand Lodge, or the G r a n d Master through c h a r t e r or dispensation, out of Masons, unaffiliated usually. This is a vastly different proposition. W e believe t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge of K e n t u c k y -will s t a n d a l m o s t alone in its recognition of this irregular body. . N e x t A n n u a l a t Louisville, October 16, 1906. J A M E S G A E N E T T , C o l u m b i a , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; H E N R Y
B. G R A N T , Louisville, reelected Grand Secretary.
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1812 — LOUISIANA — 1905. 93D A N N U A L .
N E W ORLEANS.
165 Lodges.
8,960 Members.
F E B . 6-8,
1905.
N e t increase: 841.
There was a good attendance during three evening sessions, but our Grand Representative did not report. An eloquent and Interesting address was presented by the Grand Master, M.-.W.-. L o u i s P. D B L A H O U S S A Y E , of New Orleans.
The condition of the Craft was pronounced most satisfactory and prosperous. Seven lodges were organized under dispensation and six were chartered. No reported decisions were necessary. Greater care in the examination of visitors was urged, and the, suggestion made t h a t lodges be required to provide members in good standing with certificates of t h a t fact. Attention was called to the desirability of requiring Master Masons to pass examinations of proficiency, and the Grand Lodge subsequently adopted a provision requiring examination of every brother within thirty days after being raised, such examination to be renewed a t each stated communication until the brother was declared proficient. The Grand Lodge was congratulated on the extinction of the Temple debt. Under the general regulations the netinconie from the Temple, after the indebtedness was paid, is to be devoted exclusively to '-charitable purposes, in therelief of w o r t h y distressed members of the Order, their widows and orphans." Later, the committee appointed at the last A n n u a l on " P l a n of Masonic Belief" made an exhaustive report, covering about seventeen pages. I t summarized results as follows: We have received information from thirty-eight Grand Jurisdictions. Of these, fifteen have Homes already established and in operation ; ten give relief by direct donations of money to individuals: two have both Homes and give relief by direct donations of money to individuals; five give no relief and have no Homes; six are raising funds with which to establish Homes. Of these, the fifteen that have Homes and the two that have both Homes and give relief by direct donations, express themselves as satisfied with their systems. Of the ten that have no Homes, but who give relief by direct donations of money to individuals, six express themselves as satisfied with their system, two express themselves as dissatisfied and desiring a change to the Home system, while two do not express themselves at all on the subject. Thus, out of thirty-one Grand Jurisdictions which have expressed themselves on the subject, most of which have tried them both, twenty-five have pronounced In favor of the Home system and six in favor of the direct relief system.
The Grand Master favored the I o w a plan, but the cojnmittee recommended the plan outlined in thefoUowing resolution: Resolved, That all of the revenues derived from the Temple, after the payment of the running expenses thereof, including Improvements and repairs, shall be placed by the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary In a separate Belief Fund to be known as the " Masonic Home Fund."
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Besolverl, That the surplus from the general funds of this Grand Lodge, a t the end of each year, shall be p u t by the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer Into a fund t o be known as " T h e Direct Relief F u n d " for the following year, out of which shall be dispensed relief during said last named year, and at the end of the said last named year, a n y balance left In said " Direct Belief Fund " unexpended shall be transferred by the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer to the "Masonic H o m e Fund." Resolved, That whenever the money In the Masonic Home Fund shall amount to the sum of $50,000.00 this Grand Lodge shall proceed to build and equip a Masonic Home for aged Masons and masonic widows and orphans In this Jurisdiction.
The plan further outlined \va.s t h a t adopted and successfully pursued In t h e I n d i a n Territory, namely, t h e a p p o i n t m e n t a n d e m p l o y m e n t of a financial a g e n t to raise t h e required a m o u n t P a s t G r a n d Master H E N B Y M . F U B M A N , of the I n d i a n Territory, was p r e s e n t upon invitation a n d outlined his plan. The G r a n d Lodgre, however, was not prepared to commit itself, a n d b y t h e decisive vote of 266 to 29 postponed action until n e x t A n n u a l . Five t h o u s a n d copies of the reportof the committee were ordered printed for distribution among t h e Louisiana Craft for information. They h a v e recently " r e v i s e d " their work in Louisiana. Of the result t h e Committee on W o r k says : The " w o r k " as now revised and adopted by the committee, Is no "new work," as It Is sometimes termed, but the true work t h a t has existed in this Grand Jurisdiction for years, shorn of its redundancies and useless verbiage.
W e a r e suspicious of these " r e s t o r a t i o n s " on general principles. The e m p l o y m e n t of a n assistant to the Grand Lecturer w a s authorized. The G r a n d Master had received a. communication from " T h e Symbolic Grand Lodge of F r a n c e " looking toward recognition. This w a s referred to their Committee on Correspondence, Rev. Dr. H E B M A U C D U N O A N , G r a n d Chaplain, b u t he r e c o m m e n d e d
postponement of t h e question until such time as t h e committee should be "able to procure such necessary information as. will justify action." T h e various documents appear in his Correspondence Eeport. Their peculiar masonic m o n u m e n t , the masonic cemetery, seems to be getting on a more satisfactory foundation and will soon be self-sustaining. T h e sexton urged t h a t t h e price of lots be advanced, b u t t h e Committee on Finance objected on t h e ground t h a t it was being maintained as a n accommodation to Masons and' n o t a s a n investment. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $33,731.21; disbursements, $33,794.91; balance on hand, $1,470.73. CoEBESPONDENOE.—Another excellent report on correspondence c o m e s from t h e pen of Bro. H E E M A N C . D U N O A N .
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tains m u c h of interest, from which we would like to quote d i d our space permit. K a n s a s for 1904 is fraternally noticed, copious extracts being taken from Grand Master B R O W N ' S address, G r a n d Orator K A Y B ' S oration, and the report of t h e Committee on Eitual. I n referring to our Correspondence Report he c o m m e n t s : We note that under Louisiana he notes the absence of the Kansas representative, Bro. SooviIiLB, from our Annual Communication. To follow him we have examined the records of Kansas, and find that our representative was absent also from their Annual Communication. Does this prove dereiictlon of duty upon the part of these brethren? Perhapsitdoes, but we prefer to believe that the real explanation was and is that the Grand Master of neither jurisdiction gave special charges to the representative in full confidence t h a t there was not the slightest probability of anything occurring t h a t would require his presence in a representative capacity.
W h i l e our good brother is in error in asserting t h a t Louisiana's Grand Representative w a s absent—Bro. A L E X . L . VANARSDAiyL was present, and, as chairman of the Committee on Necrology, submitted a most able r e p o r t — y e t we agree with Bro. D U N C A N t h a t the absence of such an official does not necessarily indicate dereliction of duty, or t h a t a n y interest of the Grand Jurisdiction is imperiled. I t is, however, of interest to note t h a t our Grand Representatives are m e n still active in Grand Lodge affairs. N e x t A n n u a l a t N e w Orleans, F e b r u a r y 5, 1906. L O U I S P . D E L A H O U S S A Y E and R I G H A B D P. L A M B E R T , both
of New Orleans, reelected Grand Master and Grand Secretary r e spectively.
1 8 2 0 — MAfNE — 1 9 0 5 . 86TII A N N U A L .
201 Lodges.
PORTLAND.
25,307 Members.
M A Y 2-4, 1905.
N e t increase: 696.
Our G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , R.'.W.'. A R C H I E L E E T A L B O T , w a s
a t his post as usual. M.-.W.-. H U G H R . C H A P L I N , of Bangor, G r a n d Master, condensed into fourteen pages his business address. No new lodge h a d been organized during the year, b u t one dispensation brought over from the previous year materialized into a charter a t this A n n u a l . Four masonic halls were dedicated. Three decisions were reported. One related to t h e question of interference by other societies or organizations in the masonic funeral service. I t was based upon the absolute non-interference theory.
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The Grand Master called attention to the action of Missouri in r e q u i r i n g certificates preliminary to examination of visitors, and the s o m e w h a t similar action of Mas.^achusetts.and suggested t h a t t h e Grand Lodge ought seriously to consider the adoption of some such rule. N o t h i n g w a s done, however. Relative to clandestinism h e s a i d : Our section of the country has, up to t h e present time,been practically free of clandestine Masonry. Spurious Masonry Is said to be showing signs of life here. Although a t present It Is inslgnlflcant It would seem to be wise on our part to see that our members are not Imposed upon by It.
The transactions were routine a n d harmonious, b u t present little of general interest. F I N A N C I A L . . — R e c e i p t s , $8,026.44; disbursements, $11,845.15, of which $5,884.56 was a transfer to the c h a r i t y account. COBBESPONDENCB.—Another most interesting report was presented by P a s t Grand Master A L B R O E . . C H A S E . K a n s a s for 1905 is fully reviewed. H e quotes freely from Grand Orator W A S H BON's oration a n d also from our Correspondence Report, a n d we assure h i m we greatly appreciate his k i n d l y words for our work. N o t i n g our criticism of a Senior Deacon being permitted to destroy a ballot and hence to examine it, he s a y s : To his query we answer that unfortunately all Masters do not do their duty and destroy the ballot but band that p a r t of the ballot box containing t h e ballots back to t h e olHcer (Senior Deacon In this case, but usually the Stewards) spreading the ballot to destroy. This arises from the kind of ballot box used. Bro. S H A V E R ' S criticism Is right.
N e x t Annual a t Portland, May 1, 1906. H U G H R.CHAPr,iN,Bangor,reelected G r a n d M a s t e r ; S T E P H E N
B E E R Y , Portland, reelectied Grand Secretary.
1875 — MANITOBA — 1905. 30TH A N N U A L .
89 Lodges.
WINNIPEG.
4,786 Members.
J U N E 14, 15, 1905.
' N e t increase: 512.
T h e m i n u t e s of several Special Communications, called to l a y corner-stones of churches a n d school buildings appear in the Proceedings. T h e r e was an excellent attendance a t the Annual, a n d K a n s a s w a s represented of course as its commission is in the h a n d s of the efficient G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , M.-.W.-. J A M E S A. O V A S .
A brief address of four pages w a s presented b y t h e Grand M a s t e r , M.-.W.-. R e v . A N D R E W C H I S H O L M , of McGregor.
general in its n a t u r e and presents little of interest.
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been unusually, prosperous. H e had visited all t h e districts except the one in the far north in the territory of Yukon. The District Deputies' reports cover twenty-six pages a n d concisely report conditions and visitations. From t h e Grand Secretary's report we learn t h a t fourteen lodges were working under dispensation during t h e year. Ten of these were chartered by Grand Lodge; the others were continued for another year. The proceedings were routine. The Deputy Grand Master was absent from t h e Gommunica-' tion, being in Minnesota a t the bedside of a dying mother. A telegram w a s read from h i m and a reply of s y m p a t h y and condolence was sent. H e was duly elected Grand Master, and w a s subs e q u e n t l y — J u n e 30th — installed a t a Special Communication. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s . $5,930.60; disbursements, $5,645.18, of which $3,000 was a transfer to a special account for i n v e s t m e n t ; balance on hand — in General Account $1,062.63, in other funds $2,274.78, in investments $7,500. No Correspondence Report. N e x t A n n u a l a t Winnipeg, J u n e 13, 1906. W I L L I A M G . SCOTT, W i n n i p e g , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; J A M E S
A. OvAS, reelected Grand Secretary.
1783 — MARYLAND — 1904. 118TH A N N U A L .
BALTIMORE.
N O V . 15, 16, 1904.
106 Lodges. 10,298 Members. N e t increase: 567. The volume before us contains in its opening pages the record of a Special Communication held a t Baltimore on F e b r u a r y 7, 1904, for the purpose of laying to rest t h e mortal remains of their venerable Bro. J A C O B H . M E D A I B Y , for forty years their efficient Grand Secretary, and who on t h e 17th of November preceding h a d been retired from active service a n d elected E m e r i t u s . The funeral occurred during the height of the terrible conflagration which swept Baltimore, but a large concourse of Masons assembled to do honor to the memory of this distinguished brother. Later, t h e Grand Lodge took action looking toward t h e erection of a m o n u m e n t a t t h e grave. S E M I - A N N U A L ( M a y 10, 1904).—A very interesting and practical masonic address was presented by the Grand Master, M.*. W . \ T H O M A S J. S H B Y O G K . I t dealt largely w i t h t h e i g r e a t conflagration and the. questions resultant from it. W e quote this brief description: To those wlio witnessed the great conflagration of February 7th, it indeed appeared to be a dispensation of Providence t h a t our Temple was not de-
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stroyed. To those of us who were In the Temple, prepared to do what we could to save the archives,It seemed a miracle t h a t the Temple was saved. Assisted by Bro. Past Grand Master, J O H N M. CARTER, and a number of the brethren, who volunteered their services this memorable night, we prepared our home for destruction. Fortunately we had recently erected a large and commodious lire-proof vault, In which we stored all the archives of the fraternity, together with the valuable portraits that adorned the walls of the Grand Lodge room; but happily, the moment we expected the devouring flames to again lick up and wipe out our Temple, the wind shifted and left us with Joyous hearts to t h a n k the Grand Architect of the Universe for His mercies to us.
W h i l e the Are did not injure the Grand Lodge, yet necessarily m a n y i n d i v i d u a l Masons were affected, b u t with characteristic spirit the lodges placed their full treasuries a t the disposal of the relief c o m m i t t e e s and all proffers of outside assistance were declined. LiRter in the report of the Lodge of Belief we find the following: Seventy-flve cases received attention and relief; the great Are of February 7th and 8th caused a goodly number of local applications; a number of whlcli, although not strictly masonic, were nevertheless deservlfig and were assisted.
These e x p e n d i t u r e s aggregated $594.13. The G r a n d Master placed the Temple property a t the disposal of the C h a m b e r of Commerce, the T h i r d N a t i o n a l B a n k and several business firms and individuals w h o had been rendered " houseless " b y t h e calamity. This was done " w i t h o u t the hope of fee or r e w a r d , " m a n y offers of large r e n t being refused, the G r a n d Master d e e m i n g it his d u t y to.extend t h e helping hand, s a y i n g : Some of them had been of service to the Grand Lodge In the past, during Its dark financial days, and amongst some of them were a large number of Masons, and it was a pleasure, as well as a dut.v, as r saw-it, to extend to such of these bodies as we could accommodate the hospitality of our home without the hope of fee or reward; without money and without price.
The various t e n a n t s t h u s aided contributed handsomely to the G r a n d C h a r i t y F u n d some $1,150.00, as slight tokens of appreciation for the favors shown. The G r a n d M a s t e r said : â&#x20AC;˘ This action on behalf of the fraternity has been commended by thousands of our citizens. I t has shown to them t h a t the masonic fraternity, whilst teaching the great principles of "man's h u m a n i t y to man," are n j t theorists, b u t when an opportunity presents Itself, practice the virtues they preach.
F e e l i n g a n n o u n c e m e n t was m a d e of t h e death of Bro. M E DIABY, previousl.y noticed, and also of R.*.W.-. J O H N A. L Y N C H , of
F r e d e r i c k , P a s t D e p u t y Grand Master a n d our Grand Representative.
J u d g e L Y N O H was a citizen, a j u r i s t and a Mason of high
qualities, a n d universall.y revered and beloved. Upon t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, recognition was accorded the G r a n d Lodge of E g y p t , and
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representative!? w e r e ordered i n t e r c h a n g e d w i t h t h e G r a n d O r i e n t of Brazil, to which recognition had been e x t e n d e d " m a n y y e a r s ago." A N N U A L ( N o v e m b e r 15. 16,1904).—The a d d r e s s of t h e G r a n d Master was brief. Phoenix-like, their home city w a s r e a r i n g its h e a d again, t h e G r a n d Master s a y i n g : Our city is rapidly being rehabilitated, and when the work of rebuilding has been completed, it will be more beautiful than before. We still-have as guests of the Grand Lodge, occupying the lower apartments of the Temple, those to whom we extended the courtesy immediately after the fire. Their homes are being rapidly reconstructed and in a short time our building will be occupied, as heretofore, exclusively by the fraternity. The corner-stone of a Masonic Temple a t S a l i s b u r y h a d been laid, as also t h a t of the new C h a m b e r of Commerce, t h e Governor, Bro. E D W I N W A B F I E L D , delivering t h e a d d r e s s upon t h e l a t t e r occasion. T h e proceedings a t the A n n u a l were routine. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $66,869.08; d i s b u r s e m e n t s , $66,670.93; balance on h a n d , $198.16. C O R R E S P O N D E N C E . — A n o t h e r i n t e r e s t i n g contribution to m a sonic l i t e r a t u r e is found in t h e able a n d e n t e r t a i n i n g Correspondence R e p o r t of the c h a i r m a n of t h a t c o m m i t t e e , Bro. E D W A R D T . SCHULTZ. K a n s a s for 1904 is fully a n d k i n d l y reviewed. H e q u o t e s freely from G r a n d M a s t e r B R O W N ' S address. H e notes the a c t i o n of our G r a n d Liodge relative to the Grand Honors, a n d c o m m e n t s : In 1898 the subject of Grand Honors engaged the attention of our Grand Lodge. The present writer gave much time and thought to the investigation of the subject, the results of which he presented to the Grand Lodge in a minority report. The conclusion reached by him after such investigation was t h a t there were but two kinds of Grand Honors Known to the fathers of Masonry In this country, the private Grand Honors, as described by the Kansas committee, with the addition of the battery one, two and three. The public Grand Honors, to be used on all occasions in public, where those (we suppose) mentioned by the Kansas committee as "funeral Grand Honors." We contended t h a t the three times three battery suggested by them to be used on other than funeral occasions was an Innovation, and that It was not known or practiced earlier than about 1883 to 1865. The report was adopted by Grand Lodge, and the conijensus of opinion b.v the correspondent writers were favorable thereto. H e is opposed to cipher r i t u a l s and reports our action, s a y i n g in c o n c l u s i o n : In reply to which we will only say at this time, that the prohibition enforced upon the mind of every Initiate In the fraternity in Maryland absolutely and unqualifiedly prohibits the use of any and all such things. W e wish t h a t we could clip a n u m b e r of p a s s a g e s from t h i s i n t e r e s t i n g writer, b u t the exceptional d e m a n d s for b r e v i t y in our r e p o r t t h i s y e a r forbids.
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day.s' trial a n d evidence, again a d v e r s e l y to the claims of Bro. WHITEHEAD.
T h e Grand Master said in conclusion : • While these proceedings were carried on.by W U I T E I I E A D , a n d he Is Justly blamable for his action, the parties behind him who furnished the means and who have been active from the beginning and are largely responsible directly and Indirectly for the presence of so much that Is disgraceful to Masonry among us. should receive the greater share of the blame and condemna^ tlon. I t Is hoped that this decision will be final and that we shall have no further trouble'wlth these misguided people who must by this tlme"see the error of their ways."
The Lodge of St. Andrew contributed another $500.00 to t h e " L o d g e of St. A n d r e w Fund," now held in trust by the Masonic E d u c a t i o n a n d C h a r i t y Trust, for Grand Lodge charities, and a n other lodge. Mount Hope Lodge, of F a l l River, contributed $1,000.00 as a nucleus for a fund to erect a Masonic Home, in Massachusetts. A brother, who some ten years before had been expelled for p r e p a r i n g and circulating a cipher of t h e Massachusetts work, and w h o for t h e past five years h a s been a resident upon thei Pacific coast, was restored to his m a s o n i c rights. The requests for recognition from the Grand Lodges of Queensland a n d of Porto Rico were referred to a special comm i t t e e for consideration and report. S T A T E D (December,27th ).— T h e Grand Master having been elected for a third term, was, with his corps of Grand Officers, d u l y installed. This ceremony was followed by t h e usual a n n u a l feast. FiNANCiAi^.—Receipts, $84,367.79; disbursements, $84,196.60; balance on hand, $571.18. The assessed,value of t h e Temple property w a s given "as $1,100,000.00, a g a i n s t which there is indebtedness of $355,000.00. No Correspondence Report. B A A L I S S A N F O B D , Brockton, reelected G r a n d M a s t e r ; S B B E N O
D. NiCKEBsoN, Boston, reelected G r a n d Secretary.
1 8 4 4 — BIICHIGAN — 1 9 0 5 . 61ST A N N U A L .
DETKOIT.
M A Y 23, 24,1905.
396 Lodges. 51,871 Members. N e t increase: 2,50fi. I n a total registered attendance of 525, representing all of t h e lodges except two, we were pleased to note the n a m e of our Grand Representative. P a s t Grand Master J A M E S H . F A B N U M . M.-. W.-. F L B T C H E B E . T D B B E L L , of B e l l a i r e , G r a n d M a s t e r ,
concisely reported the work of a busy year, or, more strictly speaking, sixteen months, as the preceding Annual was in J a n uary, 1904.
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In person, or by proxy, he had dedicated twenty-one m a s o n i c halls, laid seven corner-stones, and made quite a n u m b e r of visitations. H e had a n u m b e r of cases of internal dissensions to deal w i t h , and the results were not entirely satisfactory. I n one case of factional difficulty, t h e p a r t i s a n s of one side treated the Grand Master and the Grand Lecturer with discourtesy because the Grand Master " a p p a r e n t l y talked more with the m e m b e r s of t h e o t h e r faction." This case was referred to the incoming Grand Master for investigation a n d action. A case of collusion between the oflflcers of two lodges, by which a rejected petitioner in one was knowingly accepted and m a d e in another which had no jurisdiction over him, to avoid the objection of a member, •was u n e a r t h e d . Six new lodges were organized under dispensation, and seven were chartered — one being continued another year under dispen-. sation. Kive decisions were reported, but they enunciate no new principle and are not of general interest. The Grand Lecturer, P a s t Grand Master F R A N K T . L O D G E ,
submitted a detailed report of the work performed. They use some form of a printed ritual in Michigan, and the Grand L e c turer said : I t is the duty of the Grand Lecturer to bring about uniformity of work among the different constituent lodges of this Grand Jurisdiction. I believe this would be a hopeless task were It not for our authorized rituals in the possession of the proper officers of the lodge, who are charged with the responsibility of their safe keeping.
H e also referred to some alleged "errors in the work," a n d said : In teaching the work, I have made a few changes, one of which I think should be reported. Nearly every masonic writer speaks of "white gloves and aprons" as being used at the building of King Solomon's Temple. That t h a t Is erroneous has been proven by the fact, first, that gloves, which are Intended to protect the hands against the cold, would be seldom, if ever, needed In Palestine, and second, that gloves were not In existence at the time of the building of the Temple — over two thousand years before the blrthof C H R I S T , they having been invented In the middle ages in connection with Feudalism. Then, too, I have never been able to ascertain that white gloves have been considered as an emblem of Innocence. As a matter of fact, It was the custom, in ancient times, for a person accused of crime to don a white garment of a particular form, which he wore as an implied token of his Innocence; and he was entitled to wear this garment, until at the close of his trial, he should be found to be guilty. Upon being convicted, he was stripped of his white garment and a black one was put upon him, and I may say here, that this custom is the foundation of the AngloSaxon presumption that every m a n Is presumed to be Innocent until he is found to be guilty. I, therefore, confidently claim, as the result of long and careful study, that the word "gloves" should be changed to "garments."
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Again, the aprons worn by the workmen a t King Solomon's Temple were not the small, blb-llke affairs-which modern speculative Masons wear, but were ordinary working aprons, such as are now worn by artisans, like blacksmiths, stone cutters and carpenters. I n fact, these workmen were stone cutters and wood and metal workers. Their aprons were worn to protect their clothing; they were soiled and worn. Our modern artisans would not t h i n k of wearing their working aprons to lodge, church, or even a t home. In their leisure hours. Is It probable, then,t h a t humble craftsmen would presume to come before the greatest monarch In the world, In the most splendid court on earth, wearing their soiled and worn working aprons? Of course not. I think, however, that all the presumptions favor our discontinuing the use of aprons, and I have taught the workers
Of course we do not suppose this distinguished brother is seeking to " b a r o u t " white gloves and aprons from use by the masonic fraternity, but he merely w a n t s certain horror-stricken craftsmen to quit using them as tokens of their innocence, and to s u b s t i t u t e therefor some white night-gown effects. We object to this iconoclastic recommendation. The a r g u m e n t s which he introduces against the use o'f the glomes and the aprons, based on probabilities of K i n g SOLOMON'S time, are too trifling to merit a t t e n t i o n . No intelligent, well-read Mason to-day pretends to claim for masonic legends accuracy, or even probability, nor is there a n y necessity of doing so. The legends of Masonry are s i m p l y symbolic parables, and do not require the support of historical probability. W h e n we apply such s t a n d a r d s the fabric of m a s o n i c legends clustering around K i n g Solomon's Temple must fall to the ground. I t is far more i m p o r t a n t t h a t we transmit our legends and customs exactly as we have received them, u n c h a n g e d and unimpaired, as the relics a n d survivals of some a n c i e n t past, than to weave t h e m into the most'probable story of historical verity. The .white apron and the w h i t e gloves as emblems of a pure h e a r t and clean hands are indelibly a p a r t of the masonic lodge symbolism, and as such are most properly used "in token of innoc e n c e " a t the place in the c e r e m o n y in question, while the substitution of a white g a r m e n t or robe therefor would be an innovation a< </ia<piaee. . Bro. L O D G E also favored the adoption of the I o w a proposition to c h a n g e the teaching as to the length of the brazen pillars to eighteen cubits, to which we referred last year in our review of Iowa. H e also called attention to two " s l i g h t e r r o r s " in their Monitor, " w h i c h should be corrected in succeeding editions." One was a s t r a i g h t typographical error in entitling the 133d P s a l m as the 134th, and the other is t h u s described: The Monitor also omits the words, "and when worthily worn" In the apron speech. These words should, by all means, be Inserted, for It Is onlj- the worthy wearing of the apron which makes It more "honorable than the Star and Garter, etc."
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W e beg to differ. The lecture is describing the lambskin, or white leather apron, as an emblem of innocence and the badge of a Mason,which i t p r o u d l y declares is more ancient and more honorable than the symbols and decorations of ancient Rome or of modern Europe. The apron remains a n c i e n t a n d honorable as a s y m b o l , no m a t t e r how unworthily one 'may wear it. Are we to a d m i t t h a t the masonic apron, when unworthily worn, is less honorable than the decorations of the orders of the Star or of the Garter when these are also unworthily worn ? W e opine t h a t is not the thought. The original text of Webb's Monitor was unquestionably correct. These recommendations went to the Committee on J u r i s p r u dence, which referred them back without any recommendation. Bro. L O D G E then caused them to be referred to a special committee with instructions to report at the present session. This committee reported: Your committee to whom was referred that part of the Grand Lecturer's report as refers to certain changes In the Interpretation of the ritual and monitorial work, beg leave to report t h a t they have had the same under consideration and given It such attention as they could during the limited time at their disposal, and In view of the Importance of the recommendations made, the committee feels t h a t no hasty action should be taken. We therefore recommend that no changes be made at present other t h a n the correction of typographical errors.
The brother would not let go, however, and moved their reference to a special committee to report a t n e x t Annual. W e hope the Grand L/Odge will "sit down h a r d " on the recommendations. The reports of the Michigan Masonic H o m e cover some twenty pages. I t houses fifty-two inmates, adults, forty-four males and eight females, a t an average per capita expense of ,S3.42 per week. A lengthy report was presented from the special committee on the petition for recognition of the Grand Lodge "Valle de Mexico," P a s t Grand Master F R A N K T . L O D G E , chairman. I t contained one s t a t e m e n t of a fact which we do not recall to have seen alleged before: The Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico was formed by three lodges which were themselves formed by the splitting up of one lodge. La Union Fraternal, which was divided by Its members Into three lodges for the sole purpose of obtaining the three lodges necessary to form a Grand Lodge, and none of which. In the opinion of your committee, were duly chartered by any other regular Grand Lodge.
The committee recommended that, "for the present a t least," the prayer of the petitioners be denied. F I N A N C I A L . â&#x20AC;&#x201D; R e c e i p t s , $29,012.30; disbursements, $44,709.91; balance on hand, $7,985.21. CoRBESPONDENOE.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Grand Secretary L o u B. W I N S O R , P a s t Grand Master, submitted the Correspondence Report, a review of
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Correspondence R e p o r t if they would give him a chance, as we know, because we h a v e read his efforts in other Masonic Grand Bodies, b u t t h e y do n o t give him a chance. I n his conclusion he states his h a n d i c a p . The law of Michigan is as follows : The Grand Secretary shall also be ex-offlcii> a Committee on Correspondence, and It shall be his duty to examine the correspondence and reports fromother Grand Lodges In correspondence with this Grand Lodge, and to digest from the Proceedings of such Grand Lodges the date of meeting, the number of lodges represented, the decisions on questions of masonic law adopted by , such Grand Lodges and such other matters as the committee may deem of Interest to the Craftyin Michigan, and the committee shall re/rain from criticism of such Proceedingsy as well as protnulgaiiTig the opinion of the comraittee upon decisions^ laws and regulations of this or any other Grand Lodge.
Once in a while he j u m p s the fence, regardless of the law, b u t the m o s t of t h e time it is as colorless an affair as could be desired. H e h a s our s y m p a t h y . The p r e c e d i n g y e a r Jiad been a long one of sixteen m o n t h s , and so K a n s a s for both 1904 and 1905 come under his observation. H e notes onr action in 1904 in a d o p t i n g an official cipher, and says: We extend our heartfelt sympathy to our brethren In Kansas upon what they win hear relative to this action from the Grand Lodge of Tennessee and some of our other Grand Jurisdictions who, I a m sure, will be religiously shocked. â&#x20AC;˘
I n r e v i e w i n g our 1905 Proceedings he s a y s : As the Grand Lodge of Kansas has decided to promulgate an official ritual,our Bro. W I L S O N has been called upon,like ourseIf,to defend the action of his Grand Lodge, and takes the matter up specially In his conclusion, and we submit the same, as follows.
And
thereupon qitotes some six pages from our conclusion
r e g a r d i n g the " R i t u a l and the Cipher." W e forgive Bro. W I N S O B for c r e d i t i n g this work up to Bro. W I L S O N , and we know t h a t Bro. W I L S O N will also, as he was heartily in favor of our position.
W h i l e only a s m a l l portion of t h a t article was devoted to a defense of t h e ' a c t i o n of our Grand Lodge in a d o p t i n g a cipher, y e t the b a l a n c e will be good r e a d i n g as an a r g u m e n t a g a i n s t such proposed c h a n g e s in r i t u a l as t h e y have under consideration in Michigan, and we sincerely t r u s t our brethren up there will read it. N e x t A n n u a l a t Grand Rapids, May 22,1906. J O H N R O W S O N , Grand Rapids, elected Grand M a s t e r ; L o u B. W I N S O B , Reed City, reelected Grand Secretary.
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1 8 5 3 — MTXNESOTA— 1 9 0 5 . 52D A N N U A L . 244 Lodges.
ST. PAUL. 20,290 Members.
J A N . 18,19,1905. N e t i n c r e a s e : 774.
W e were r e p r e s e n t e d as usual by M.-.W.-. C A L V I N L . B R O W N , P a s t G r a n d Master. A concise a n d able business a d d r e s s w a s p r e s e n t e d b y t h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M A. M C G O N A G L E , of D u l u t h . H e reported conditions excellent. Three lodges h a d been c o n s t i t u t e d , one n a m e d M o n t g o m e r y Lodge after the G r a n d S e c r e t a r y . N e w lodges were organized a t Akeley, B r i c e l y n a n d F a i r f a x ; t h e first two were c h a r t e r e d a n d t h e last one continued u n d e r d i s p e n s a tion for a n o t h e r year. Three corner-stones were laid. T h e loss of a c h a r t e r was t h u s r e p o r t e d : On August 20th a great storm damaged the lodge room a t Merrlara P a r k and took the charter that was hanging framed on the wall out of the building, and It has never since been found. I immediately Issued a dispensation to the lodge to continue work until this Communication of the Grand Lodge. I t has been suggested that possibly the brethren in the planet Mars are now working under this charter as their authority; if so, we may possibly see t h e forty-seventh problem of Etjoi.iD depicted upon the face of that planet a t no distant date. These U n i v e r s i t y Masonic Clubs are b e i n g organized q u i t e g e n e r a l l y — w e believe we have one in our S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y a t Lawrence: On May 4th I gave permission to the Acacia Club, of the University of Minnesota, to send out circular letters to all the lodges in this Jurisdiction, giving Information that the club would extend a helping hand to all sons and daughters of Masons In the way of assisting them In case of sickness and i n aiding theni to secure rooms and board in reputable families. The members of this club are Master Masons, and I consider the work they have undertaken a most praiseworthy one, and so informed them by letter, wishing them Godspeed In their meritorious enterprise. Three decisions were reported. One w a s n e a r l y in line w i t h our Grand M a s t e r H O I S I N G T O N ' S decision : An applicant will be twenty-one years of age on October llth, this year. Can we receive his application now, get ready and initiate him on his twentyfirst birthday? No. The applicant must be twenty-one years of age when his petition Is read for the first time in the lodge. W e believe a better expression would b e : " W h e n he s i g n s t h e petition." H e r e is a decision which h a r d l y a n s w e r s t h e q u e s t i o n : Question.—Is a brother stricken from the rolls for non-payment of dues, a n d a suicide, entitled to masonic burial? Answer.—The brother may receive masonic burial by courtesy of your lodge.
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W e do !30t t h i n k such a brother is entitled to m a s o n i c burial, a l t h o u g h a lodge m a y accord it to him. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r m a d e as m a n y visitations as was possible in view of t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s m a d e of his time " b y the active m a n a g e m e n t of an i m p o r t a n t railroad." W e wonder if he is a railroad p r e s i d e n t ? I n these visitations he wisely tried to confine his efforts to those lodges where no Grand M a s t e r had ever been before, and was g r e a t l y pleased with the e x p e r i m e n t . A n able oration was d'elivered by t h e Grand Orator, Bro. L O U I S G . H O F F M A N , of St. Paul. I t s o u n d s like Scottish R i t e talk. T h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y has this to s a y a b o u t their G r a n d Lodge register: No book in the office of the Grand Secretarj' is so valuable or so necessary for constant use and reference as the Grand Lodge register. In it I have always taken a Just pride. I t is unique of its kind. I have examined quite a number of registers in this and ether English speaking countries, and have not seen anything like it, nor would I exchange our plan for any other in use, not excepting the much vaunted card plan. The present register, wlilch has not cost t h e Grand Lodge a dollar, was started by me in 1893 and is written up to Include the returns of 1903. I t is a book of 600 pages with 100 lines to a page, the pages being apportioned to the consecutively numbered lodges. I t c o n t a l n s about 42,000 names, to wliicli must be added the 1,732 new names for 1904. These names are arranged by lodges, in the order of admission to membership therein, with all the data as to age, occupation, birthplace, dates of receiving the degrees, and of Joining b y d i m i t a n d f r o m what lodge, and the lodge raised in; also dates of all losses in membership and the cause thereof, so far as reported in the annual returns. In short we have a duplicate of every well kept register in the State. The first lodge in Minnesota was started in 1849, and up to the time I took charge of the office, fifteen years ago last November, a period of over forty year^, the 181 lodges organized up to that time had a membership of about 11,400. and a probable enrollment of !!3.500. I t will thus be seen that the present membership of 20,290, and enrollment of 43,680, is about eighty-flve per cent, greater than it was fifteen years ago. The growth of many of our lodges has been so rapid during this period, some of the old ones having more than doubled, and the enrollment in many of the then new ones having increased several fold, besides the opening of eighty new lodges, has so taxed the capacity of the present register, which 1 had figured might last for fifteen years, that the space allotted to many of the lodges has been filled to overflowing, compelling me for the past two years to insert loose leaves In order to provide a place of record for their i-apldly increasing membership. A n d h e t h e r e u p o n r e c o m m e n d e d t h e p u r c h a s e of n e w book register, and the t r a n s c r i b i n g the work of the old to the new books. A l l of which would h a v e been avoided if he had originally adopted t h e card register system. T h e r e is no comparison between t h e utility and desirableness of t h e two s y s t e m s . T h e r e is no w a s t e space in a card system and it grows n a t u r a l l y as t h e dem a n d grows. I t n e v e r h a s to be transcribed to a new book a n d t h e a r r a n g e m e n t can a l w a y s be kept absolutely a l p h a b e t i c a l . T h e G r a n d L o d g e g a v e him free hand, however, a n d he will b u y a new book a n d t r a n s c r i b e therein the work of t h e old one, with
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.the many opportunities for errors in such vvorlt, a n d then in a n other ten, fifteen or twenty years these boolts will be outgrown and the work m u s t be repeated. We would not trade our G r a n d Lodge card register for ten thousand book systeins. The Grand L o d g e Constitution adopted last year, and published in those Proceedings, was unaniinously approved, ratified and confirmed. Upon t h e report of the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e t h e fol-, lowing resolutions were adopted : Resolved, That no lodge In this jurisdiction shall In the future grant honorary membership or exempt any of Its members from the payment of lodge dues. Resolved further. That the following provision of Section 73 of the Grand Lodge Regulations be repealed, viz: "Lodges may make By-Laws exempting the Secretary, Chaplain and Tyler from the payment of dues. I n such cases the lodge shall be exempt from liability to the Grand Lodge for dues on the same."
We are heartily in favor of such legislation. F I N A N C I A L . — General F u n d : Receipts, .$11,853.96; disbursements,-$9,448.27; balance on hand, $18,490.62. Widowjs a n d Orphans' F u n d : Receipts, $3,150.49; no d i s b u r s e m e n t s ; balance in fund, $29,947.31. CoRBESPONDENOE.— Bro. I B V I N G T O D D s u b m l t s a n o t h e r con-
densed report. K a n s a s for 1904 is concisely covered in a couple of pages without criticism. N e x t A n n u a l a t St. Paul. J a n u a r y 17, 1906. H E N R Y M . T U S L E K , St. Paul, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; T H O M A S
MONTGOMERY, St. Paul, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 1 9 —MISSISSIPPI— 1905. 87TH A N N U A L .
306 Lodges.
JACKSON.
12,244 Members.
F E B . 23, 24, 1905.
N e t increase: 787.
K a n s a s was represented of course, as M.-.W.'. E N O C H G E O R G E
D E L A P , P a s t Grand Master, holds our commission. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S U P T O N SISSON, of W i n o n a , the G r a n d Master,
presented an address which covers twenty pages of t h e Proceedings. I n his introduction he calls attention to t h e fact t h a t t h e first Master of Pearl Lodge No. 23, of Jackson, where they were now g a t h e r e d , w a s U P T O N M I L L E R , the g r a n d f a t h e r of the pres-
ent Grand Master. T h e first nine pages are occupied with his introduction a n d memorial references. Among the special dispensations we noticed some five or s i x authorizing lodges to change locations. W e should think this
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would prove very confusing historically. I n this connection we observed applications from several lodges to change their names to correspond with present locations. Three new lodges were organized under dispensation and seven were chartered. One lodge .surrendered its charter, and the c h a r t e r of another was revoked. The Grand Master in person, or by proxy, laid the cornerstones of five edifices. H e declined to lay a corner-stone of a Methodist Church "because the stone was not to be laid in the n o r t h e a s t corner of the building as the law of masonic tradition directs." .This would not prove a d e t r i m e n t in K a n s a s . The Grand Master rendered only two decisions, b u t it m u s t be remembered t h a t the Committee on "Masonic Law and J u r i s p r u d e n c e " render most of the decisions in Mississippi, even during Grand Ijodge recess. One of these decisions related to physical qualifications, and was to the effect t h a t an applicant with an artificial leg was ineligible. The other held t h a t a lodge could compromise t h e p a y m e n t o f arrears of a member. The committee reported some twenty-two decisions, b u t we note very little of general interest among them. One presented a peculiar situation by reason of t h e outcome. The question was : Queslion £S.—A lodge being indebted for purchase money, In a large sum which renders necessarj' the most rigid economy, can it rent its dedicated lodge room and ante-room to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows?
The committee divided, two m e m b e r s holding t h a t if the majority of the lodge so voted, it could be done. The third member held t h a t it was highly improper so to rent it, although in the discretion of the lodge. The Grand Lodge approved both answers. H e r e is another decision, which we reproduce on account of the novel e x p e d i e n t which the lodge tried to i n v e n t : Question 10,—Is the action of Canton Lodge in adopting the followljig legal and proper: '-We, the committee appointed to devise means for getting better attendance a t our regular meetings, beg to recommend the following : First, That dues for 11104, and each succeeding year be assessed the members of this lodge to the amoutof three (J.S.OO) dollars, and at the end of the year when the Secretary's book shows the ones who have attended four regular meetings during tlie year, that his $3.00 be refunded, and the law be strictly enforced to collect the dues of these brethren not at tending the four regular meetings. We also recommend light refreshments at our regular meetings when the olllcers of the lodge see fit to order same." A7iswer.—The lodge cannot exempt members from the payment of dues, 63-1889; some annual contribution must be made by each member, 46-18iK); we are of the opinion that the lodge cannot thus discriminate between the attending and the non-attending members. We are further of the opinion, that lb would be ver.v unwise and a violation of the true masonic spirit to thus exempt the dues for the purpose of keeping the lodge alive. The lodge has a perfect legal right to have light refreshments at Its meetings.
The Grand Master strongl.y urged aggressive action in the founding of a Masonic H o m e , and recommended t h a t each] lodge
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have a p e r m a n e n t s t a n d i n g committee to solicit s u b s c r i p t i o n s for tiiat purpose, and also t h a t a committee be appointed to r e ceive propositions for the locating of such a H o m e . These recommendations were adopted. T h e y now have an a c c u m u l a t e d fund for this purpose a m o u n t i n g to about $46,500.00. Strong c o m m e n d a t i o n was given for the work of the G r a n d Lecturer. H e is paid .$100.00 per month and expenses. This a r r a n g e m e n t was ordered continued for another year. The talented G r a n d S e c r e t a r y a l w a y s presents s o m e t h i n g interesting in his r e p o r t and this year was no exception. W e c l i p this item of historical value : Through the kindness of Bro. LoDis BENOIST, of Natchez,! have received a valuable old masonic chart, which was the property of our first Grand Master, Rev. H E N B T TOOI^EY. Although printed in 1819, It Is In a remarkable state of preservation, and the engraving of the emblems Is equal to any modern work of the character with which I am familiar. The arrangement of the altar lights and mode of wearing the apron show the custom of that day, and Is t h e oldest testimony which I have seen upon the subject. Bro. BENOIST also sent. â&#x20AC;˘ me a Templar's collar and apron belonging to Bro. TOOLBT, which Indicate that he was also of t h a t Christian Order, but when or where he could have received those degrees at t h a t early day, will probably always remain an unsolvable mystery, for It Is certain that there were no Encampments existing within a great many miles of Natchez, where his home was. Our late Past Grand Chaplain W I L L I A M K . DOUGLASS gave me a number of years since a copy of Webb's Monitor, printed In 1816, which he said was undoubtedly used by Bro. TooLEY when he Installed theflrst Grand Officers of our Grand Lodge In 1818, I om promised the use of an old daguerreotype of Bro.TooLBY,from which to have a copy made, but so far have been unable to obtain It for this purpose. I t Is remarkable that so little Is to be found connected with one who was so prominent In the early history of the State as our first Grand Master was, but It Is only after long years of persistent effort that these few relics have been secured. Upon t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the Committee on Correspondence the following resolution, e x t e n d i n g recognition to the G r a n d Lodge of Queensland, w a s adopted : Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Mississippi welcome the Grand Lodge of Queensland Into the sisterhood of Grand Lodges, which she enters of right by virtue of the regularity of her formation, and will gladly cultivate closer relationship with that Grand Body by an exchange of Grand Representatives. The record shows t h a t the following resolution was mously a d o p t e d :
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W H E R E A S , The lesson taught a candidate as he stands for the first time before the altar of Freemasonry is that It Is an institution founded upon thepurest principles of morality and virtue; and W H E R E A S , The practice of these principles Is in many instances being Ignored and set aside by the Introduction of Intoxicating drinks a t masonic banquets, to the detriment of individual members and an everlasting disgraces to the Institution ; therefore, be It Be.solved. That It Is a pernicious and unmasonlc practice, and should nob be upheld or sanctioned by any Mason ; and be It further
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Besolved, by this Grand Lodge t h a t the use of Intoxicants of all kinds should, and, by the authority of this Grand Lodge, Is forbidden at all masonic banquets, picnics, or other masonic gatherings, and t h a t these resolutions be and are hereby In effect from the date of their adoption, and that the Grand Secretary Is instructed, at the earliest possible date, to notify each lodge In this Jurisdiction.
Good! F I N A N C I A L . — G e n e r a l F u n d : Receipts, .?11,064.20; disbursem e n t s , $8,151.42; Ijalance on h a n d , $15,030.64. CoBBESPONDENCB.—Past Grand Master B A B K L E Y presents, a n o t h e r compact Report on Foreig'n Correspondence, covering the. ground in seventy-eight pages. Of course everything m u s t be presented v e r y briefly, and K a n s a s for 1904 is accorded a little over half a page of courteous c o m m e n t . N e x t A n n u a l a t Broolthaven, F e b r u a r y 20,1900. T H O M A S B . F R A N K L I N , C o l u m b u s , elected Grand M a s t e r ; F E E D B B I O S P E E D , Viclisburg, reelected G r a n d S e c r e t a r y .
1821 — MISSOURI—1905. 85TH ANNUAL.
574 Lodges.
ST. LOUIS.
40,983 Members.
S E P T . 26-28, 1905.
N e t increase: 1,624.
I n a n excellent a t t e n d a n c e our Grand Representative, P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r W I L L I A M F . K U H N , w a s p r o m i n e n t l y p r e s e n t of
course. A v e r y able and instructive address w a s presented by the G r a n d M a s t e r , M.-.W.-. L B B O Y B . V A L L I A N T , of St. Louis.
Bro.
V A L L I A N T is an able lawyer, now serving his second term upon t h e bench of t h e Supreme Court of Missouri. H e paid a warm tribute to their late Grand Secretary, M.-.W.'. J O H N D . V I N O I L , whose d e a t h was fully reported a t our last Annual. L a t e r in the session a n hour was devoted to memorial services, a t w h i c h time the report of t h e Committee on Necrology and special tributes to Bro. V I N C I L a n d also to another P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r , M.-.W.-. T H O M A S B . G A B B B T T , who had passed to
t h e G r e a t Beyond during t h e year, were presented. The G r a n d Master appointed to t h e responsible post of Grand S e c r e l a r y , m a d e v a c a n t by Bro. V I N O I L ' S death, t h e Grand Treasurer, P a s t Grand Master J O H N B . PABSON,_of St. Louis, a n d filled h i s post by t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of W.-, Bro. A L P H O N S O C . S T E W A B T ,
also of St. Louis. T h e G r a n d Lodge confirmed t h e wisdom of both these appointments by electing t h e m as their own successorsThe y e a r h a d been a busy one. T e n lodges chartered a t t h e preceding A n n u a l h a d been constituted, a n d seventeen lodges,
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whose charters had been restored, h a d again been set to work. Seven new lodges had been organized under dispensation, a n d the Grand Lodge chartered six of these, continuing one for another year. Ten corner-stones had been laid by the G r a n d M a s ter in person or by proxy. The Grand Master found It necessary to arrest the charter of one lodge, Benton No. 35.3, on account of the spirit of discord which had permeated it. The m a t t e r was referred to a special committee, which presented a lengthy report. I t was the old story. A good lodge of about 134 members, composed of m a n y good men, had allowed affairs to get into the hands of a c l i q u e ; then when a revolt arose and a new administration was p u t in a t election some of the deposed faction locked the doors a g a i n s t all aspirants for masonic light. The committee recommended d r a s tic action, p e r m a n e n t l y revoking the charter of the lodge, the granting of a new dispensation to eighty-two companions n a m e d , and the t u r n i n g over to them of the property of the old lodge. The Grand Lodge followed the recommendation. Thus the obstructionists were very properly s h u t out in the cold. Clandestinisin from Ohio came into the State and sought to establish itself by selling its cheap wares through bogus " l o d g e s " and irresponsible agents. I n self-defense the Grand Master issued the following e d i c t : THE GRAND MASTER OF THE GRAND LODGE, A. F. & A. M., OF T H E STATE OF MISSOURI. To all the Lodges in this J;iiri!icfiction Sends G-rceting and Proclaims Ihe Kolloiuing Edict: Hereafter no lodge In this jurisdiction shall receive a visitor from any lodge outside of this jurisdiction unless a Master Mason, known as such In the lodge, shall vouch for the visitor as a Mason In good standing, or until the visitor, after strict examination, shall have proven himself to be a Mason In good standing; and no such visitor shall be examined until he produces to the Worshipful Master of the lodge or to the committee of examination appointe'd by him. a certificate under the seal of his lodge showing that he is a member of such lodge in good standing, which certificate shall also be fortified by a certificate under the seal of the Grand Lodge of the Jurisdiction whence the visitor comes, that the lodge giving the certificate Is a lodge in good standing in that jurisdiction. This edict is to stand In force until the next Annual Oommunlcation of the Grand Lodge of this jurisdiction unless sooner recalled by the Grand Master. In witness whereof, the Grand Master hereunto sets his official signature at the Olty of St. Louis, this 28th day of January, A. D. 190.5, A. L. 5905. L E K O T B . VAI,LIA?>T,
Grand
Master.
This action apparently provoked some criticism-among some of the so-called "conservatives," the Grand Master s a y i n g : I have observed that among some of the older brethren anything t h a t partakes of the character of change from the old course to which the}' have been accustomed is not relished, and as a rule I agree with them ; therefore, I
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•was not unprepared to hear some disapproval of this order. A brother for whom 1 have great affection, and for whose opinion on masonic matters I have profound respect, said that he would never demand of a visitor anything t h a t he would not himself submit to, and t h a t he would never carry to a lodge, which he wished to visit, a paper writing showing his qualifications as a Mason. He said: "1 carrj'my certificate here * * * and here * • *." It Is well for every Mason to carry the proof of his qualifications as that brother carries his; It should be stamped on his brain and on his heart; It should rest Jn his mind and In his conscience. But the clandestine Mason carries his certificate also, here » • * and here * * *. He perhaps can stand as good an examination as .vou can, and he may be as willing to take the test oath as you are. A man who Is conscious of the fact t h a t he Is endeavoring to gain admission where he knows he would be excluded If his true character was known, will not hesitate to swear falsely to accomplish his purpose. What then will you do If such an one comes to your door? Will you enquire of him here * * * and here * * * and bid him enter? This Is a serious question and.one that should not be answered In a hurry. Clandestine lodges emanating from the same or a similar source have been attempted to be established In like manner In New York and other large cities, and action has been taken In some of the Grand .Jurisdictions to guard against them.
The Grand Secretary, at the Grand Master's request, wrote to the various jurisdictions to ascertain what number, if any, had similar provisions, and the Grand Master gave as the result: From this correspondence I gather that In the following States and Provinces duly authenticated certificates under seal are required before a visitor will be examined : Illinois, New York. Rhode Island, Minnesota, New Hampshire. South Carolina, Wyoming, Indian Terrltory,Manltoba, Nova Scotia and British Columbia. In California and several of the other States there are also certain requirements looking to caution In admitting visitors, and from several States who have no law on the subject came expressions of approval of the precaution Indicated In this edict, and of a purpose to adopt U.
The Grand Master recommended that the subject be referred to the Jurisprudence Committee "to consider and report what legislation, if any, is desired." The Committee on the Address referred the edict to the Committee on Jurisprudence, and that committee failed to make any report upon it. The edict has expired by limitation, but we observe that our Grand Representative, M.'.W.-. W M . F . K U H N , who was upon the Committee of Jurisprudence, offered the following amendment to the By-Laws: SECTION 22flA. Visilation.— All persons claiming to be members of the fra^ ternlty and desiring to visit a lodge lu this Grand Jurisdiction, If not vouched for, shall, before passing the required examination, present to the Master of the lodge a duly authenticated certificate of good standing In his lodge, together with a certificate, duly authenticated by the Grand Secretary, that such lodge Is a regular lodge.
We presume this does not come up for consideration until next i?innual. The edict impresses us as faulty because it is directed solely against masonic vi.sitors hailing from outside of Missouri, while
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visitors claiming to hail from lodges within the jurisdiction were exempt from its application. I n this particular the proposed a m e n d m e n t is the better, but, while we are heartily in s y m p a t h y with some such legislation, we are inclined to doubt the wisdom of an iron-clad rule d e m a n d i n g a certain form of certificate before permitting the strict trial and due examination. The Grand Master felt it to be his duty to report all decisions and interpretations of the law made by him, and so forty-three decisions are contained in the address. They were all approved without modification. While they are all interesting and educational, although some are based upon different laws than our own, we dare not occupy space in quoting- many of them. W e note the principles of a few. I n Missouri they are prohibited by law from charging an affiliation fee, but the Grand Master held t h a t a lodge by-law was no violation which required the advance p a y m e n t of one year's dues to accompany a petition for aflBliation; a lodge there has no right to borrow money to build a hall — it may pledge its property, but not its credit. Here is an interesting decision: Carl Junction Lodge No. 549, asks, when a petition for afHllatlon is presented Is It proper to have any discussion or talk In the lodge about the candidate? Answer.— There Is no written law on the subject, the practice of discussing in open lodge the fitness or unfitness of a candidate for afHllatlon or tor the degrees is unusual, but I cannot say it Is unlawful. It would seem as a principle, that the lodge is entitled to know anything that any member may know about a candidate. If a member knows an.ything that he thinks should be known to the lodge,before a vote Is taken, the more conservative course would be to give the information to the committee of Investigation, or he may with . propriety Inform the Master, and the Master, If he deems It px'oper may authorize the brother to make a statement in open lodge. The only danger is in the liability of discord should a discussion ensue, but this can usually be avoided by the ruling of the Master.
We fear this is getting very close to the danger line regarding the law of the secrecy of the ballot. Here is another good decision t h a t is good l a w : Missouri Lodge No. 1 wrote under date of October 29,1904, that it was overloaded with work and asked if In order to expedite matters, it would be lawful to work in this way: Open in due form, then divide the lodge Into two sections, sitting in adjoining rooms, one section presided over by the Master, the other by one of the Wardens, confer part of the degree in one room, then remove the candidate to the other room to receive another part of the degree, while another candidate was receiving the first part in the first room? Answer.—There Is no authority in masonic law for such a course. A degree can be conferred only In a lodge. A lodge is a unit; it cannot be in two places at the same time. If t h a t which is in one room conferring part of the degree is the lodge, that which is in the other room assuming to confer another part Is not the lodge and has no authority to act as such.
We heard a p r o m i n e n t Mason recently argue t h a t such a scheme was "all right."
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H e r e is some more good r e a d i n g : Invasions by a lodge, of the territory of a sister lodge, occur more frequently than thej' should. The.v occur either by accident or design. Even when they occur by accident they are not excusable unless the offending lodge can show that It acted under misapprehension of the fact after using due care to ascertain the truth. But, \vhen a lodge receives the petition of one who resides In the Jurisdiction of a n o t h e r lodge, without taking the trouble to ascertain the fact which was ascertainable, or when It receives a petition, knowing t h a t It Is doing a sister lodge wrong, the act Is unmasonlc and the offending lodge deserves to be brought under discipline. The penalty of paying,to the Injured lodge the fees received from thecandldate covers a case of excusable Invasion, but Is Inadequate as a penalt.v for an Inexcusable Invasion. .Several cases of invasion of territory have been brought to my attention during the year, but I was not satisfied from the evidence that the wrong was willful In a n y case (though in some cases it did seem careless), therefore, I did not feel compelled to arrest the charter of the offending lodge, but there is a swelling m u r m u r throughout the State against this wrong, and It Is so liable to disturb the harmony t h a t should prevail in our Order-that I have deemed It proper to call the attention of the Grand Lodge to the subject and to strike, as it were, this note of warning. W e h a v e known cases w h e r e a lodge willfully m a d e a Mason of m a t e r i a l living o u t s i d e of its j u r i s d i c t i o n , for t h e purpose of e s c a p i n g a known objection to t h e c a n d i d a t e in his home jurisdiction, u n d e r t h e belief t h a t it would o n l y h a v e to disgorge t h e fee. An a r r e s t of a c h a r t e r would be a good wholesome lesson once in awhile. T h e a m e n d m e n t to t h e B y - L a w s , proposed last year by P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r B B I G G S , c a m e u p for a c t i o n . T h e record shows it p r e s e n t e d in an a m e n d e d form, viz : To amend the amendment by adding the words " manufacturing or dealing in intoxicating liquors as a beverage" so that the section, as amenjled shall read: " SBO. 211. Unmasonic Conduct.—AU lodges In this Jurisdiction shall enforce the masonic law In reference to uumasonic conduct, and more especially . against saloon keeping, habitual drunkenness, signing petition for dram shop license, manufacturing or dealing in Intoxicating liquors as a beverage, garribltng, blaspheming, profanity and p'-actlces of a kindred character. H e r e w a s the action : On motion of W.-. Bro. F. "W. BROOKMAN the words "or signing petition for dram shop license" were stricken out. On motion of W.-. Bro. Twos. \VKL,OH, the words "manufacturing o r " were stricken out. The amendment to Section 211, Article XVIII, as amended, being p u t to vote, the same was defeated. « W e are not familiar e n o u g h w i t h Missouri's law to d e t e r m i n e j u s t h o w t h i s leaves the t e m p e r a n c e agitation in the Grand Lodge of Missouri, b u t the question is not " d o w n e d " unless we misjudge t h e t e m p e r of such men as P a s t G r a n d Masters B R I G G S a n d KUHN.
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Upon t h e Eeport of the '-Committee on Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges," t h e Grand liodge of Porto Rico was recognized; this c o m m i t t e e referred to the requests for recognition from the Grand Lodge of "Benito Juarez," of the State of Coahuila, Mexico, a n d of t h e " G r a n d Lodge of Brazil," b u t " n o t being in possession of sufficient information," made no recommendation. A well conceived oration on " T h e Power of F r e e m a s o n r y " w a s delivered by R.-.W.-. A B O H A. J O H N S O N , G r a n d Orator.
A special design for a Past Grand Master's jewel was adopted, and the committee authorized to purchase a sufficient quantity, a t a cost of .$100.00 each, to supply the living P a s t Grand Masters. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $41,447.37; disbursements, ,$38,324.57; balance on hand, $43,878.58. CoRBESPONDENOE.— The mantle of t h e deceased c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence, their veteran Grand Secretai'y, has fallen upon M.-.W.-. R u i ' u s E . A N D E B S O N , P a s t Grand Master, of Hannibal. Bro. A N D E R S O N was Grand Master in 1873, and, b y the deaths of Bros. V I N O I I J a n d G A B B E T T this past year, now becomes the senior P a s t Grand Master. H e modestly takes u p his new work, craving t h e indulgence of his "'readers and confreres until the new harness adjusts itself." The result is an interesting review covering 333 pages. H e clips freely, even taking fifty pages from Bro. F K A N K E L ' S review of t h e c o n t i n e n t a l G r a n d Lodges in Bro. J E S S E B . A N T H O N Y ' S N e w Y o r k
report. ' This looks a little strange in a Missouri report, as his predecessor r a t h e r prided himself on his ability to avoid t h e scissors and pastepot, and this was often accomplished to the d e t r i m e n t of the value of the report. K a n s a s for 1905 is accorded nine pages of his report, m a t t e r s of general interest being noted a t some length. The half-tone portrait of Grand Master F I T O H calls forth the c o m m e n t : " H e is a comely m a n a n d no doubt he is as good as he is comely." H e devotes a couple of pages to reporting the action upon o u r ritual question, a n d c o m m e n t s : As to how best to liring alrout a uniformity of worli and perpetuate it is a serious question. We have sometimes thought that the "Conservators Association," organized a few .years ago by Bro. ROBERT .MORRIS and otliers, would liave accomplished the purpose, but it was stamped out, and since t h a t time Innovations liave been and will continue to be made in the work. We agree with Bro. ROBBiss, of Illinois, that the inaccuracies of beginners are not t h e root from which Important changes in the worlc spring, but in the ambition of tliose who are made its especial custodians to leave their impress on t h e ritual, either for'the pride of so leaving it, or because that Impress emijodies something which he or they think should be in the work, but know it is not.
If universal uniformity is referred to, we believe t h a t is a Utopian dream, b u t we are heartily in accord with t h e above expression. I t will ever be a source of gratification to t h e writer to
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remember that during many years more or less active interest and participation in the ritual instruction in our Grand Jurisdiction •every effort has been exerted toward preserving the worl^ in the purity in which we received it, and in steadfastly opposing every change'attempted or proposed therein. Bro. ANDERSON notes our action in looking toward the erection of suitable Grand Lodge offices and flre-proof vaults in Topiska, and comments: I t occurs to us that Missouri would do well to Inaugurate a similar movem e n t and so arrange It that the Grand .Secretary could turn around In his office without going out Into the hall.
He pronounces our Grand Orator WASHBON'S effort a "masterly addres.s, full of meat and with ver.y little soup," and serves his hearers with a small slice to whet their appetites. . He says of our Past Grand Master's Association : We think the movement a good one a n d see no reason why Missouri should not have such an organization. If there Isany place where the "Ancient L a n d m a r k s " need to be maintained and perpetuated It Is In Missouri. W h o will Inaugurate It?
We clip this paragraph : When we opened the Proceedings and saw the name of SAMUEI/ R . P E T E R S we wondered If this was the same SAM P E T E R S who used to "peddle Justice" In Scotland County before the war, and whom we have not seen since his emigration to "Bleeding Kansas." We are persuaded it's the same " S A M , " and we here and now extend to him the right hand of fellowship, congratulate hlni on his preferment,and doubt not he will show himself worthy the confidence and esteem of his brethren.
This is the same Judge PETERS, sure enough. Our Correspondence Report is treated very kindly and generouslj', and several passages are clipped with words of approving comment. We shall look for Bro. ANDERSON'S next effort, after this year's experience with the swing of the pencil, with much interest. Next Annual at Kansas City, September 25, 1906. A. S. HOUSTON—full name not indicated—of Mexico, elected Grand Master; JOHN B . PARSON, St. Louis, elected Grand Secretary.
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1 8 6 6 — MONTANA — 1904. 40TH ANNUAL.
51 Lodges.
HELENA.
4,013 Members.
O C T . 5, 6, 1904. •
N e t increase: 233.
The first thing to impress us on opening this volume for review was the record of four "Special Funeral C o m m u n i c a t i o n s " of the Grand Lodge, held for the purpose of laying to rest the m o r t a l remains of four P a s t Grand Masters, M.-.W.-. Bros. S A M U E L W O R D , J A M E S . R . W B S T O M , J A M E S W . H A T H A W A Y and J A M B S H . M I L L S .
A severe loss and a sad year for M o n t a n a ! •'To the past go more dead faces every year!"
There was an excellent attendance at the Annual, and we were pleased to observe the name of our Grand Representative, R.'.W.'. S A M U E L M . N Y E , among those present. A concise business address was presented from the G r a n d Master, M.'. W.*. H. S. H B P N E B , of Helena, an excellent photogravure of whom forms the frontispiece. He reported conditions prosperous and the growth healthy. His first recommendation was thus stated : There was a time when masonic gatherings were held In taverns, and conviviality was one of the main features of the occasion; but the trend'of Masonry In modern days is against the use of any liquors a t meetings held under masonic auspices; and while their use has not been abused In any of our lodges, yet I beg to recommend the passing of a standing resolution against the use of spirituous or malt liquors as a part of refreshments served at any masonic function.
This recommendation was " h e a r t i l y concurred i n " by t h e special committee of reference, and the following s t a n d i n g resolution, prepared by the Committee on Jurisprudence was adopted: Resolved.^ That It Is the sense of this Grand Lodge that It Is unwise for any lodge or collection of lodges to use spirituous, malt or vinous liquors as a part of the refreshments provided at any banquet or other masonic function, and the use of the same Is hereby prohibited.
Good ! One lodge, chartered a t the preceding Annual, had been constituted, and two new lodges organized under dispensation a t Manhattan and a t Basin. These were both chartered. Among the dispensations refused we noticed one application "to modify form of initiation owing to physical deformity of candidate," and another "to confer the Fellow Craft and Master Mason degrees on candidates without showing sufficient proflciency in the lectures." Very properly refused. Kalispell Lodge No. 42 was granted permission to lay the corner-stone of their Temple in the southwest " b y reason of p h y s ical conditions of the ground."
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Twelve decisions were reported. terest:
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H e r e is one of general in-
The fact that an applicant was born out of lawful wedlock, but Is of good repute, and possessed of all other quallflcations prescribed by Masonry. Is not a disqualification to his becoming a member of our Order In this Jurisdiction.
W e are frank to confess t h a t we are heartily in s y m p a t h y with this decision, although we k n o w it is in direct variance with the law in m a n y jurisdictions, and probably opposed to former views. The Grand Secretary was happily able to report t h a t all lodges had m a d e returns and paid dues. H e further s a i d : The business of the office Increases year by year, but the last more than usual owing to the fact that we had a Grand Lecturer In the field nnd the rage for ciphers was beyond precedent.
So Montana is another of t h e " i n i q u i t o u s " jurisdictions! The Masonic H o m e Fund is growing. I t now aggregates a b o u t $24,000 in cash and i n t e r e s t bearing securities, and in the settlem ent of the A U C H A R D bequest the trustees have become possessed of 14,659 acres of land, the a n n u a l rental of which is s o m e t h i n g over .$2,000. The G r a n d Master recommended t h a t the c o m m i t t e e appointed at the l a s t A n n u a l be continued, with full power to a c t in the m a t t e r of s e c u r i n g a site and the erection of a H o m e . W e believe this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n was followed. D u r i n g the year a Grand Liecturer had been employed for a six m o n t h s term upon a salary, b u t the plan was found to be too expensive a luxury and was discontinued. F I N A N C I A L . — G e n e r a l F u n d : Receipts, $8,012.70; disbursem e n t s , $4,865.11; balance on h a n d , $6,931.50. I n Grand Lodge Charity F u n d , $1,758.20. , I n Masonic H o m e F u n d , cash and assets, $23,855.42. CoBBESPONDBNCE.— M.-.W.'. CoBNKLius HEDGES, P a s t Grand Master and G r a n d Secretary, s u b m i t t e d another of his excellent and unique Correspondence R e p o r t s . ' K a n s a s for 1904 receives a t t e n t i o n . Of Grand Master B R O W N he r e m a r k s : This brother has been a conspicuous actor In the drama of Kansas Masonry for many years and reached the s u m m i t of rank and honor by faithful service and conspicuous ability.
H e comments on our "family r e u n i o n " : Grand Master KIIJIIIAM was there from Colorado, claiming Kansas as the masonic mother of his Jurisdiction, and Bro. W I I . I , I A M F . K U H X , Grand Master of Missouri, claiming Kansas as the masonic daughter. If Montana had been there she might have claimed Kansas as a grandmother and Missouri as a great-grandmother.
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We clip the following: In their Grand Secretary, Bro. A L B E E T K . W I L S O N , they have an enviable officer. There are no better anywhere. He reminds Grand Lodge t h a t their property Is too valuable, and that there Is too much of it to put In a flre-pi'oof vault. I t seems as If It would pay Grand Lodge to put up an absolutely fireproof building on some back, lot, without any expense of outside decoration. "What Is now paid for rent and insurance would be good Interest on the cost and be a good Investment for some of the Home funds. Kansas is approaching its semi-centennial,and a good way of celebrating the event would be to erect a building of their own to store the valuables t h a t they have now and expect to acquire.
Well, that turned out to be a prophecy! We are there, Bro. HEDGES.
Here is -what he says about our cipher action: Passing by much of Interest, we cannot forbear to speak of what was done to secure for themselves a cipher ritual of their own. As we understand from the report of Past Grand Master DEWEY and the action of the Grand Lodge thereon, they have voted to have one and to print it and sell It tor about cost to any member of the fraternity. I n t r u t h It seems t h a t they have had one for a great many years, a regular PRESTON-'WEBB-BAENEX-WILSON cipher. They fl nd that about one-fourth of the Grand Lodges have a cipher ritual, and among those they give preference to that of "Vermont. Those t h a t do not have a cipher of their own allow the use of " t r a m p " ciphers, t h a t are in all the markets to be had for a little. I t transpires that every prominent teacher of ritual In all Jurisdictions has had and used such ciphers. The secrecy and . mystery affected on this subject in the presence of those who profess to believe that such ciphers are In violation of their obligation Is not creditable, and we must say that we rather admire the action of Kansas and do not believe they are in violation of any obligation properly understood. Masonry does not consist so much of secrets as of what is open as the day and may be known of airmen. It Is not the knowledge of any ritual that can make a good Mason, or that ought to give any one prominence in the fraternity. "We had Just as lleve that all the world should know that the chief end and aim of Masonry Is to establish a real brotherhood among men and to banish discord from society and wars from among nations, recognizing GOD over all, everywhere and at all times. . '
We have enjoyed this report most thoroughly andwish that "we dared clip largely for it. Next Annual at Butte, September 20, 1905. L E W L . CALLAWAY, Virginia City, elected Grand Master; 'CoBNELixjs HEDGES, Helena, reelected Grand Secretary.
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1857 —NEBRASKA— 1905. 48TH ANNUAL.
235 Lodges.
OMAHA.
14,719 Members.
J U N E 6, 7, 1905.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 653.
M.-.W.-. J A M E S P. A. B L A O K , P a s t Grand Master, represented K a n s a s as usual. I m m e d i a t e l y after t h e opening, the record s t a t e s : Past Grand Master A Y E B S being admitted bearing the Amerlcsn flag, the Grand Lodge was called to order, the members singing "My Oountry 'Tls of Thee."
Good! T h e G r a n d M a s t e r , M.".W.-. C H A B L E S E . B U B N H A M , of N o r -
folk, reported t h a t h a r m o n y and good will prevailed a n d t h a t conditions were never more satisfactory; they h a d ample funds for all purposes. T h e n e t increase in m e m b e r s h i p had not been as large as in some former years, owing- to heavy suspension, possibly t h e outgrowth of increased Grand Lodge dues. N e b r a s k a h a d lost a pioneer in Masonry during t h e year. M.-.W.'. R O B E R T W I L K I N S O N F U B N A S , of B r o w n v i l l e , t h e fourth
Grand Master of the G r a n d Lodge, 1865-66, entered into rest J u n e 1st. H e w a s a m a n whose n a m e is indelibly impressed upon t h e history, both political a n d masonic, of N e b r a s k a ; one of the early governors a n d ever in the fore front in every m o v e m e n t for t h e c o m m o n good. H i s n a m e appears in K a n s a s Masonry in t h e n a m e of F u r n a s Council of Royal and Select Masters, chartered in Brownville by our Grand Council. This council was subsequently dropped from our roll when it participated in the organization of the Grand Council of N e b r a s k a . The Grand Master believed in official visitations for t h e w e a k e r lodges, b u t finding it impossible, on account of business cares, to m a k e these visitations himself, he commissioned their Grand Custodian, M.-.W.-. R O B E B T E . F E E N C H , to perform this duty, a n d speaks well of the result. Three lodges had been constituted, and two new lodges organized under d i s p e n s a t i o n ; the latter were chartered by Grand Lodge. A t I n d i a n o l a , where they h a d had factional troubles which h a d caused t h e a r r e s t and revocation of their charter, several a t t e m p t s were m a d e to organize a new lodge, b u t the Grand Master refused the applications. F i v e corner-stones were laid by t h e Grand Master, in person or by proxy. Some thirteen decisions were reported, several being on t h e subject of physical qualifications. H e r e is a peculiar decision resulting from t h e law which denies the r i g h t of dimission except to join a n o t h e r l o d g e :
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No. 5. Application for dlmlt must state that the same Is desired to join another lodge of Freemasons. The sincerity of a brother applying for a dlmlt to Join another lodge cannot be questioned. The dlmlt should Issue upon proper application, unless charges are preferred ; posslbl.v, should he not Join another lodge within a year, charges might be preferred against him for obtaining a dlmlt under misrepresentation.
W e do not like such a law, and never could find the masonic principle in it. W e notice t h a t the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e struck out the suggestion as to punishment. They seem to have some such law in N e b r a s k a as we have in our Grand Chapter and Grand Council, known as our Membership a t Large provision, only they require the members of the e x t i n c t lodges to pay .$5.00 per a n n u m Grand Lodge dues in order to m a i n tain good standing. The Grand Master reported t h a t m a n y preferred to remain on this list and made no effort to affiliate elsewhere. He recommended some change, and this a m e n d m e n t was adopted by Grand Lodge : A brother who was a member In good standing of a lodge a t the time such: lodge became extinct, and remains unafflllated, shall remain and be deemed In good standing for one year from March 31, 1(105, or for one year after such lodge ceases to exist. Falling to pay his dues to the Grand Secretary and procuring a dlmlt within such year shall be deemed a masonic offense for which he shall be tried by a commission appointed by the Grand Master, and If found guilty shall be suspended from all of the rights and privileges of Masonry.
Upon recommendation of the Grand Master and the report of a special corrioTittee a system for a card register of the membership of the jurisdiction was adopted. Sufficient appropriation for the inauguration of the system was made, including $400 for additional clerk hire for the year, the Grand Secretary e s t i m a t i n g t h a t two years of such work would be ample. The H o m e is in successful operation. I t has held eighteen i n m a t e s ; one was discharged, two had left and three had died, leaving twelve in the Home at the conclusion of the year, three of whom were women, six men, two boys and one girl. They have an Orphans' Educational F u n d of $42,238.46; the trustees cast some doubt upon the wisdom of m a i n t a i n i n g the fund, saying t h a t only one person had made application for relief under it since it was founded four years ago. They recommended t h a t the income from the fund be diverted to the Masonic H o m e , b u t the J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee opposed the recommendation and were sustained by the Grand Lodge. Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Correspondence fraternal recognition was extended to the Grand Lodge of New South W a l e s and the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, a n d action relative to the Grand Lodge of Queensland postponed. The Grand Master recommended some action similar to that;of Missouri regarding clandestinism, b u t the Committee on J u r i s prudence recommended t h a t action be deferred until n e x t A n n u a l .
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F I N A N C I A L . — General F u n d : Receipts, •.$24,141.88; disbursements, $20,791.00; balance on hand, $16,677.59. Eellef F u n d : R e ceipts, $1,535.27; disbursements, $1,487.62; balance on hand, $2,969.71. COBKE.SPONDKNOB.— P a s t Grand M a s t e r C H A B L E S J. P H E L P S ,
s u b m i t t e d his usual interesting Correspondence Report. K a n s a s for 1905 is accorded a couple of pages, t h e items of general interest being concisely presented. H e does n o t like our action regarding a n official cipher, although he quotes the resolution of t h e Council of Administration relative to the promiscuous sale of such a work to members as t h e final determination, a n d savs: \ I t Is deplorable t h a t a Grand Lodge should so far forget the obligation every Mason has taken, and follow the example of other societies. Including, of course, masonic bo/lles other than the Blue Lodge, and a t the same time deliberately make an Innovation In the body of Masonry. I t was the earnest hope of many that the ancient Craft would not drag Its ritual in the mud of publicity. Whatever may be said in favor of a printed ritual for other societies. In ours It Is an abomination.
Bro. P H E L P S , like m a n y others, m a k e s his own straw-man for the privilege of h i t t i n g it a tremendous blow. I t is h a r d l y necessary to reiterate w h a t we have so often said before, t h a t K a n s a s has not "printed its ritual," nor forgotten its -'obligation," nor m a d e an "innovation in the body of Masonry," nor "dragged its ritual in t h e mud of publicity." I n reviewing our Correspondence Report, Bro. P H E L P S says : / Bro. S H A V E R discusses the subject of Private Grand Honors, evidently favoring the idea t h a t dueguards and signs are such. We had thought that our Grand Master O R I T E S was the first to suggest that view, which the writer regards as wholly erroneous, and we have seen nothing to convince us that we are In error. Whatever the Grand Honors may be, certainly dueguards and signs are not such.
W e d o not r e m e m b e r to have seen the views presented by Bro. C E I T E S . W e obtained our suggestion from an entirely different source, and we can assure Bro. P H E L P S from our investigation of t h e question t h a t the D.'. GG.-. a n dfciS.'.were in use as t h e P r i v a t e G r a n d H o n o r s long prior to Bro. C B I T E S ' a d v e n t as Grand Master. Bro. C U N N I N G H A M , the distinguished veteran corres p o n d e n t from Ohio, alleges t h a t " t h e i r use for a century and a half a t least can be easily established." We a r e very glad t h a t K a n s a s h a s straightened out the tangle in which s h e had been placed on t h e question. N e x t A n n u a l a t Omaha, J u n e 6, 1906. M E L V I L L E E . H O P E W E L L , T e k a m a h , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; F B A N G I S E . W H I T E , O m a h a , reelected G r a n d S e c r e t a r y .
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1865 — NEVADA —1905. 41ST A N N U A L .
CABSON CITY.
J U N E , 13,14, 1905.
22 Lodges.
1,030 Members.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 45.
W e failed to find a n y Grand Representative from K a n s a s among the names of those recorded present. An interesting address was presented by M.\ W.*. G E O K G E GiiLSON, of Carson City, Grand Master. A new lodge was organized under dispensation a t Ely, and it was granted a charter. A railroad moved a w a y from a town, stranding it and also the ma^ sonic lodge chartered therein ; the Grand Master, by dispensation thereupon authorized the lodge to "move on." Several pages were occupied with correspondence relative to an invasion of the jurisdiction of a Reno lodge by a lodge in San Francisco. The California lodge was acquitted of intentional violation of the right, b u t t h e bars of Nevada were p u t up through a n edict of the Grand Master. No decisions were rendered. Some recommendations were made. A m o n g them one to increase the salary of the Grand Secretary to $500; a n o t h e r t h a t the chairman of t h e Committee on Correspondence be m a d e a member of Grand Lodge. Both of these recommendations were adopted, and in this connection a new Grand Officer w a s provided for, viz: "Grand Commissioner of Review," whose duties are to review the Proceedings of other Grand Lodges and present such review in a report—simply creating another officer to perform the duties usually performed by t h e chairman of the Committee on Correspondence. . The Grand Orient of Argentina del Rito Azul w a s denied recognition; the Grand Orient of Brazil received recognition, as did also t h e Grand Lodge Benito Juarez, of Mexico. F u r t h e r time was taken on t h e application of the Grand Lodge of Queensland for recognition, and the protest of the irregular Grand Lodge of Western Australia, so-called organization of 1898, w a s properly ignored. F I N A N C I A L . — Receipts, $1,459.94; disbursements, $1,451.50; balance on hand, $1,941.41. C O B B E S P O N D E N O E . — B r o . E. D. V A N D E B L I E T H ,
of
Carson
City, presents another interesting and able Correspondence R e view. Kansas for 1904 receives five pages of courteous a n d discriminating attention. H e quotes freely from Grand Master B B O W N ' S address, a d d i n g words of approving comment, although he quotes the s t a t e m e n t of N e v a d a ' s position on the JMasonic H o m e question, and s a y s : If our brother Is no nearer right In his statistics of other Jurisdictions, we fear for the value of his paper. Nevada has considered the subject and has a
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small nest-egg stored away, but we will have to grow In size before we can best this question. We still have hopes of doing both. If our brother will locate the hall our Grand Lodge owns with an Indebtedness of $25,000.00 thereon, the brethren of Nevada will tackle the debt part of It with the haste In polite society dubbed P. D. Q,. He Is correct when he snys the local lodges take care of all demands for assistance, and the a m o u n t the3- get away with In this line would stagger many a statistician of the older and larger Jurisdictions.
H e t r e a t s our Correspondence Report most kindly and generously. H e takes us to task for one passing r e m a r k : The Grand Master of Georgia decided, on the Roman Catholic question, that Masonry does not ask to w h a t d e n o m l n a t l o n a man may adhere. Rightly so. W h a t becomes of Masonry's grand characteristic, toleration, if the applicant is asked,"To what religion do you belong?" Rro. SHAVER'S comment Is^ "We have heard more than one good Mason remark, however, that he would never knowingly permit a Roman Catholic to get over his ballot Into his lodge." The religion of Masonry Is a belief In the existence of GOD. She leaves particular opinions alone. Masons guilty of the remark Bro. S H A V E R mentions have violated the grand masonic tenet of toleration and encroached upon that vital and sacred right, the secrecy of the ballot, for he who says no Roman Catholic shall get over his ballot into Masonry declares that he Intends to cast a black ball and should be subjected to masonic discipline. The secrecy of the ballot most be preserved Inviolate. More than one good Mason? Perhaps, however, we have known better.
W e beg to differ. Our good brother's objection is too,technical. We j'ield to none in our reverence for the saeredness of the ballot, its secrecj' and its purity, b u t do we violate either when we r e m a r k t h a t "we will never knowingly p e r m i t an immoral m a n to get over our ballot into our l o d g e ? " W e do not imagine for a m o m e n t t h a t our brother would differ from us on t h a t posi tion. T h e writer hereof would not hesitate to remark, " N o saloon-keeper, known to me to be such, would ever get over my ballot into m y lodge." Do I violate the secrecy of the ballot, or the masonic law of toleration, by such a r e m a r k ? Not in the least. T h e objection to such-candidates is not individual, but to the class per xe. I n the same sense the Masons whom we quoted used the ex pression of opposition to Roman Catholics as a class. We do not wish to be misunderstood ; we are not questioning the moral c h a r a c t e r of Roman Catholics; we know and have come in p e r - sonal contact with too many good Catholics to do t h a t ; but there is no d e n y i n g the fact t h a t F r e e m a s o n r y and Roman Catholicism do n o t mix luell, and no devout, loyal Roinan Catholic was ever a t the same time a good Mason. W e will find Masons among the clergy of nearly every religious denomination, but did you ever h e a r of a R o m a n Catholic p r i e s t in good s t a n d i n g who was a. Mason? L e t us ask another question. Did you ever hear of a man w h o was b r o u g h t up as a boy in the R o m a n Catholic Church — in manhood joined the Masons — b u t when death approached called
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for the priest and renounced Masonry ? We are franl? to a d m i t t h a t these cases h a v e been so common under our observation t h a t they cease to create surprise. W e have no doubt our m a sonic friends who made use of the expression under consideration^ had in mind similar experiences. N e x t A n n u a l a t Reno, J u n e 12, 1906. CHA.BLBS A. 3EEMEB, Sparks, elected Grand M a s t e r ; C H A U N O E Y N . N O T E W A B B , Carson City, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 6 7 — N E W BBUiVSWICK — 1 9 0 4 . 87TH ANNUAL.
35 Lodges.
SAINT JOHN.
A U G . 23, 24,1904..
2,145 Members.
N e t increase: 75.,
We did not notice the n a m e of our Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e among those present. The Grand Master of Quebec, M.-.W.-. J O H N B. T R E S S I D E E , accompanied by the Grand Secretary, were r e ceived as distinguished visitors. The Grand Lodge met in E m e r g e n t Communication on J u n e 26th — the Sunday nearest St. John's Day—to attend special d i v i n e service. E i g h t lodges appeared in procession in addition to t h e Grand Lodge. The Grand Master, M.-.W.-. A B T H U R L T B U E M A N , interestingly reported the events of his third year of service. Much of the address was occupied with a recital of the official visitations, every lodge h a v i n g been visited a t least once. Proceedings were routine and harmonious. The r a n k and distinction of P a s t Senior Grand W a r d e n w e r e conferred upon a P a s t Master, who had completed sixty-two y e a r s of active service in Masonry. The proposition to inaugurate the preparation and p u b l i s h i n g of a Correspondence Review was rejected. F I N A N C I A L . — G e n e r a l F u n d : Receipts, $2,:J48.10; disbursements, $1,651.60; balance on hand, $2,672.91. No Correspondence Report. N e x t A n n u a l a t S a i n t J o h n , A u g u s t 22,1905. E D W I N J. E V E R E T T , S a i n t J o h n , elected Grand M a s t e r ; J , T W I N I N G H A E T T , Saint J o h n , reelected Grand Secretary.
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HAMPSHIRE.
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1789 - NEW HAMPSHIRE — 1905. 116TH A N N U A L .
. 79 Lodges.
CONOOKD.
M A Y 17, 1906.
9,565 Members.
N e t increase: 7.
The p a m p h l e t before us contains the proceedings of five special communications, v i z : J u n e 16th, 20th, October 24, 1904, and April 14, 1905, held for t h e following purposes: a t Pembroke, l a y i n g t h e corner-stone of P e m b r o k e A c a d e m y ; a t Laconia, dedic a t i n g masonic h a l l ; a t Wolfeborough, participating in t h e celebration of t h e one h u n d r e d t h a n n i v e r s a r y of Morning Star Lodge; a n d a t Lebanon, a t t e n d i n g t h e funeral services of P a s t Grand Master A L . P H E U S . W O O S T E B B A K E B .
I n a d d i t i o n to these appear
the proceedings of the Semi-aimual a n d t h e Annual. S E M I - A N N U A L ( D e c e m b e r 27, 1904).—Exemplification of the
ritual. A N N U A L , (May 17, 1905).—We fail to discover t h a t K a n s a s was represented by a Grand Representative. T h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. H B N B Y I . H A S E L T O N , of Man-
chester, w a s absent on a c c o u n t of illness. T h e Deputy, E.-.W.'. I B A E . C H A S E , of Bristol, presided, and read the address of his chief. This r d d r e s s was a plain presentation of the business of the year, which was pronounced a n " u n e v e n t f u l " one. T h e matters covered were largely routine. Several decisions were rendered, b u t they present nothing of general interest to note in review. A t t h e preceding Annual a dispensation had been ordered for a n e w lodge a t Raymond. This h a d been issued, a n d a t t h e present Annual a charter was granted. The Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , to which a t the last Annual was referred the subject of t h e modification of the law relating to perpetual jurisdiction, s u b m i t t e d a n interesting report. W e clip its conclusions: The situation Is such t h a t the principle of perpetual Jurisdiction, which was a wise thing and worked good results In the earlier daj's of the Craft, and exercised a salutary Influence over Its management,at the present time owing to the change of situation, Increase In numbers, and broadened purposes for which Masonry Is recognized and stands, It seems wise that we should adopt a rule t h a t conforms as nearly as practicable to that established In the majority of the States, and which the Craft generally assents to as wise and proper. I n view of these considerations, the committee would recommend that the Grand Lodge so amend Its rules and regulations as to establish the Ave year limit t o Jurisdiction over rejected material.
Steps were taken so to amend t h e Constitution. The same committee m a d e a n o t h e r interesting report upon t h e question a s to the right of a lodge to levy an assessment upon
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certain of its m e m b e r s who claimed exemption under the following by-law of the lodge : SECTION 5. Each member of this lodge, except those especially exempted from dues, shall pay annually Into the funds of the lodge the sum of two dollars ; provided, however, that when any member shall have paid Into the funds of the lodge the sum of forty dollars In dues, he shall be forever exempt from the further payment of dues In this lodge, and no member shall otherwise hereafter be exempted from dues except by vote of the lodge at a regular communication, notice having been given a t a previous regular communication. There was no question as to the necessitj^ or the legality of t h e assessment, and the question was s q u a r e l y raised upon the life m e m b e r s h i p principle. T h e c o m m i t t e e , a t the head of whicti w a s M.-.W.-. J O S E P H W . F E L L O W S , well s a y : I t 13 our opinion that the creating a life membership and the exemption of members from payment of annual dues bj' reason of having paid for a term of years such dues until the aggregate a m o u n t shall equal forty dollars, as in this case. Is entirely without consideration and Is unwarranted, either In moral ethics or masonic law. Such a by-law Is unconscionable and creates an Inequality between the different members of the lodge. The principle at the bottom of all taxation and all requirements concerning the payment of money as such, either to societies or municipalities, is the same — it is thai In all repects there should be an equality in the burdens as well as in rights and privileges. It Is our opinion that the lodge has authority to make an assessment upon all Its members, both those who are within and without this classification of " life membership" alike, and It Is their duty to pay the same. W e are h e a r t i l y in accord with the above expression.' The C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e also considered several requests for recognition from foreign G r a n d Lodges, v i z : F r o m Porto Rico, G u a t e m a l a , a n d Queensland, and in all of t h e m reported t h a t recognition w a s i n e x p e d i e n t a t this time, r e t a i n i n g the requests for further consideration. The following resolution w a s a d o p t e d : Resolved, That the M.-.W.". Grand Master, In such manner as he shall deem most expedient, cause the subordinate lodges to be Instructed In regard to t h e precautions necessary to be observed In the admission of visitors. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $7,971.43; disbursements,$6,87''.54; b a l ance on hand, .$7,531.01. COBBESPONDENCE.— R.". W.'. A L B E B T S . W A I T presents a n other excellent Correspondence Report, in which he reviews K a n sas for 1905, t o u c h i n g all m a t t e r s of general interest. I n reviewing our Correspondence R e p o r t he has t h i s to s a y about our position on t h e cipher question : In regard to these official ciphers he expresses himself very much as we have done for ourselves, t h a t while they are an evil, their use has become so universal, and so universally demanded as an aid to the memorj', that all that can now be done Is to "control the evil, limiting It to Its least objectionable
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form by safeguarding an official cipher —thus removing from the Craft the t e m p t a t i o n surreptitiously to use the dangerous and incorrect phonetic ciphers of commerce. He discusses the subject at much greater length, and we thinli his views entitled to fair and candid consideration from those not agreeing with him in sentiment.
N e x t Annual a t Concord, May 16, 1906. I B A A . C H A S E , Bristol, elected Grand Master; FiiANK D. W O O D B U R Y , Concord, reelected G r a n d Secretary.
1777 — N E W J E R S E Y 118TH: A N N U A L .
176 Lodges.
1905.
TBENTON.
M A B O H 22,23, 1905.
23,487 Members.
N e t increase: 1,384.
K a n s a s was represented by our accredited Grand Representative, E.-.W.-. C H A R L E S R U S S . T h e Grand Master of Delaware w a s greeted as a distinguished guest. A concise and excellent business address was presented from t h e Grand Master, M.-.W.-. J O H N H . W I L K I N S , of Newark, whose steel-engraved portrait forms the frontispiece of the volume. Strong tribute w a s borne to t h e abilities a n d virtues of M.-. "W.*. W I L L I A M S I L A S W H I T E H E A D , t h e i r senior P a s t Grand Mas-
ter, who entered into rest during t h e year. H i s steel-engraved p o r t r a i t also adorns the Proceedings. T w a lodges chartered a t t h e preceding Annual were constituted. T h e y were located a t Point P l e a s a n t and a t Atlantic City, a n d wei-e named after two deceased P a s t Grand Masters, D U R A N D a n d B E L O H B B . A n e w lodge w a s organized a t Trenton, a n d it w a s granted a charter a t the present Annual. Two corner-stones were laid, a n d t h e new Orphanage building a t t h e Masonic H o m e was completed a n d dedicated. Over one h u n d r e d visitations were m a d e by t h e Grand Master—a fine showing. The usual number of '"waivers" were asked and granted, the a m o u n t of this " i n t e r c h a n g e " of inasonic material being illustrated by t h e stateinent t h a t one hundred and fifty-one waiverswere asked of New Jersey, a n d it requested thirty-six waivers of o t h e r G r a n d Jurisdictions. N e w J e r s e y seemed to draw the short s t r a w in this matter. W e noted last y e a r .the serious illness of their faithful Grand Treasurer, R.-.W.'. C H A R L E S B E O H T E L , a provision being adopted for t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a deputy. T h e Grand Master was happily a b l e to report at this A n n u a l a partial recovery of the veteran, a n d t h a t t h e duties had been performed without the necessity of n a m i n g a deputy. Bro. B E O H T E L w a s continued in service of course.
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H a v i n g lipen informed t h a t a n u m b e r of clandestine Masons had visited New J e r s e y lodges, the Grand Master issued a w a r n ing letter to the lodges, and ordered t h a t when a visitor, who was not vouched for, sought admission, lie should be required before e x a m i n a t i o n to show some d o c u m e n t a r y evidence t h a t he hailed from a regular lodge. The Grand Lodge, through the Committee on Jurisprudence, took action as follows: The M.-.W.-. Grand Master having reported that In order to cover emergent circumstances through which, as had been represented to him. Impostors were gaining admission to certain regular lodges, he had required a card to be prepared In the nature of a certificate of the good and regular masonic standing of a brother, signed by the Secretary and having the seal of his lodge, together with the certificate of the Grand Secretary and the seal of the Grand Lodge, vouching for the regularity of the lodge of which the brother Is a member, to which is added the signature of the brother written In his own sign manual, and that he, the Grand Master, had furthermore notified all subordinate lodges of the Grand Jurisdiction that unless an Intended visitor be dulj' vouched for, or present such or similar documentary evidence as the card referred to, he be denied admission, your.Commlttee on .Jurisprudence hereby recommend that said action of the M.-.W.\ Grand Master be approved and that a similar requirement be established as the rule of procedure governing the admission of all visitors in the future, but such certificate to be limited to a period of time therein specified, not exceeding one year. The Grand Master m a d e the following recommendation touching the question of perpetual jurisdiction : This is a subject that has attracted considerable attention throughout the several Jurisdictions, and one that I feel should be brought to your attention to-day. At the present time we claim perpetual Jurisdiction, and while It maj' be proper, vet I believe that Inasmuch as a number of Grand .Turlsdlctions have a time limit, that the Grand Lodge should take this matter under consideration. The Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e opposed the recommendation, however, and the Grand Lodge sustained them. The Committee on the Masonic H o m e submitted a very interesting report, from which we clip this p a r a g r a p h : In Just about eight years you liave placed in the handsof your committee the sum of more than $217,000, an amount large in the aggregate, but whose proportions shriuli rapidly upon analysis. Thlssura has been contributed through eight years by nil the Masons In New .lersey at a total expenditure of $9.82 per capita,or $1.22 per annum, and that is all. Has any brother felt the loss of this $1.22 in each year? Does any brother regret having made his contribution? Can any brother point to any Investment of his where so small a sum has accomplished so nmch good? Of the gross sum so contributed,some $96,000 has been expended in and about the buildings and property, which are insured for $80,000; $29358.61 has gone into the Permanent Fund, and the balance has been expended in the support of the Home. They have sixty-four i n m a t e s , t h e average age, exclusive of t h e children, being seventy-one years. The Committee on Correspondence s u b m i t t e d a special r e p o r t upon the applications for recognition of the following Grand
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L o d g e s : Valle d e Mexico, Porto Rico a n d Queensland, and t h e G r a n d Orient of Brazil. F u r t h e r time was asked as to all. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $24,059.16: disbursements, $20,917.96; balance on hand, $21,703.23. CoBRESPONDBNOE.—The m a n t l e of the correspondent, which had been cast from t h e shoulders of their lamented M.-. W.*. C H A R L E S B E L O H E R , h a s fallen upon M.-.W.-. W . H O L T A P G A R ,
P a s t G r a n d Master. H e presents a n excellent report of 175 pages. K a n s a s for 1904 receives four pages of faithful consideration. Of our Grand Master B R O W N ' S address he says : I t Is an especially well written and Interesting paper of twenty-six pages with five appendixes. (My goodness, Bro. BROWN, how these physicians who so delight In operating for appendicitis would love you as a patient. Just think of It! Five chances to operate upon a single patient;)
H e quotes the action of the Grand Master and his recommendations relative to the District D e p u t y system, .and commends the system heartily from t h e view point of New Jersey's experience. I n noting the s u m m a r y of t h e various Masonic Homes of the country, he c o m m e n t s : " W h y N e w Jersey's was not included puzzles us." H e treats our Cojrespondence Report most kindly, and in view of t h e criticisms we have heard about the length of our reports we cannot resist t h e temptation to clip the following: Its length, however. Is no objection to It, as one, more bristling with good things, we have not read. Bro. S H A V E R well deserves the name of veteran In this work, whether he has wielded the pen a long while or not.
N e w J e r s e y is one of t h e jurisdictions which stands up for the absolute presence of the charter, concerning which Bro. APGAR remarks: As to our requirement of the presence of the charter we can only say t h a t we have so held ever since our Grand Lodge was constituted, over a hundred years ago, and are satisfied our forefathers had good masonic custom or law, If no landmark, for so starting us. Hence, here we are holding fast to t h a t which Is ancient, and by us believed to be as good now.as then.
N e x t A n n u a l a t Trenton, March 21, 1906. B E N J A M I N F . W A K E F I E L D . P a s s a i c , elected Grand M a s t e r ; T H O M A S H . R . R B D W A Y , T r e n t o n , reelected Grand Secretary.
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24 Lodges.
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The proceedings of s e v e r a l ' E m e r g e n t C o m m u n i c a t i o n s held for t h e purpose of d e d i c a t i n g halls a n d l a y i n g corner-stones, appear in the front of the volume. I n the r e p o r t of the Committ.ee .on Credentials we found the n a m e s of a n u m b e r who were personally l?nown to us, b u t we could not discover t h e name of our G r a n d E e p r e s e n t a t i v e . A concise a d d r e s s was presented b y t h e G r a n d Master, M.-. W.". J . C. S L A C K , of Clayton. H e granted d i s p e n s a t i o n s for new lodges a t T u c u m c a r i and a t Artesia. These were c h a r t e r e d a t t h e present A n n u a l . A m o n g t h e dispensations reported refused we found the following: J a n u a r y 12,1904, refused Sacramento Lodge No. 24 a dispensation for Joint occupancy with the Catholic Church. This request being somewhat a peculiar one, I win submit the correspondence In full In my report. The correspondence does not appear, however, the C o m m i t t e e on' the A d d r e s s r e c o m m e n d i n g the omission thereof from the published proceedings. This m i g h t h a v e proved i n t e r e s t i n g reading, a n d we are sorry it was expunged. H e r e is a peculiar c a s e : October 7th, refused a dispensation to Sliver Clt.v Lodge No. 8 to confer the Fellow Craft and Master's degrees upon a candidate regardless of time be-, tween degrees. This candidate was not the material of Silver Olty Lodge, but of Union Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M., located in Junction City, Kansas, who had under the seal of their lodge requested Silver Cltj' Lodge to confer the Fellow Craft and Master's degrees upon one of their Entered Apprentices, now stopping a t Silver City, as soon as lie should learn the work regardless of time between degrees. This request was accompanied by a special dispensation signed by Bro. SAMDEL R . PETERS, Deputy Grand Master of tiie M.'.W.'. Grand liOdge of Kansas, dated a t Newton, Kansas, September 7,1904. authorizing and empowering the said Union Lodge No. 7, of Junction City, Kansas, to confer the degrees of Fellow Craft and Master Mason upon said Entered Apprentice, as soon as he could learn the work without regard to time. I n my reply to Silver City Lodge, I stated that I could not grant their request, as it was a violation of one of our Grand Lodge by-laws, and It was my duty to enforce these laws rather than set them aside, and that I was as duty bound to observe them as the humblest member of our Order. That we should extend every courtesy t o o t h e r Grand Jurisdictions when opportunity presented itself except when reqiiested to violate the By-Laws of our Grand Lodge. Making a Mason, comparatively speaking, a t sight, may be, and Judging from their special dispensation, is In harmony with the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, but it is In direct conflict with ours, and as I have refused home applicants similar requests, I cannot consistently make fish of one and fowl of the other.
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W e heartily congratulate Grand Master S L A C K on his action,
and while we have no knowledge whatever of the facts in this p a r t i c u l a r case, we h a v e no'hesitation in saying t h a t the K a n s a s lodge had no r i g h t to ask the New Mexico lodge to confer the degrees o u t of time. Our Grand Lodge laws permit the Grand Master, by dispensation and on proper s h o w i n g of necessity, to authorize the conferring of degrees out of time. I t is probable, in this case, t h a t a s h o w i n g was m a d e to the acting Grand Master to the effect t h a t this E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e was about to remove from the jurisdiction of the lodge and State, whereupon the dispensation was granted authorizing the conferring of the Fellow Craft and Master Mason degrees o u t of time before he should leave. Such a u t h o r i t y is oftentimes very necessary and desirable, as a candidate m i g h t be removing to some point where it would be very difficult, if not impossible, for him to obtain the r e m a i n i n g degrees. Some Grand Lodges will not p e r m i t their lodges to confer degrees upon c a n d i d a t e s of o t h e r jurisdictions. If this candidate, however, left the jurisdiction of his lodge before it had acted under t h e a u t h o r i t y of the dispensation, all occasion for the waiving of the s t a t u t o r y time between the degrees had totally disappeared. Several decisions were reported, b u t only one was of a n y general interest. I t was : Do you recognize perpetual Jurisdiction over pelltloners that have been rejected In other Grand Jurisdictions by said Grand .lurlsdictlons? A fi.-iwer.~- No.
H e r e is an item of i n t e r e s t : During the past year Instruction has been carried on according to the plans approved Ijy this Grand Lodge a t Its last Stated Communication. There appears to be an Increasing desire on the part of the Craft throuKhout the Territory to acquire the New Mexico work, as evidenced bj' the numerous letters received by me from different lodges asking foracopy of the ritual. While I believe much good has been accomplished through the circulating medium, yet I believe that It can be Improved upon. 1 would suggest that two more rituals be added to the list, and longer time given the lodgesln which to acquire the work. I would further recommend that the a m o u n t set aside to defray the expenses of the Grand Lecturer be doubled, as this Is a land of raagnlflcent distances, and the present appropriation Is much too small to be productive of the results expected of It. With a new work for the entire Territory to acquire, I believe t h a t If it is necessary to practice economy It Is not good to begin with the appropriation of the Grand Lecturer.
The Committee on the Address subsequently recommended : We recommend the omission of the remarks of the Grand Master relative to rituals from our printed Proceedings. We do not think that good would result from any additional copies of the ritual, as the original Idea of the ritual committee was to have on record an unchangeable authority from which there could be no appeal, which idea is carried out by the one copy In the bands of the Custodians.
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The Grand Secretary apparently "fell d o w n " in obeying t h e above instruction, but taking the two paragraphs together it looks as though they not only have an " e x t e n d e d " copy of the ritual in New Mexico, but t h a t they "pass it a r o u n d " a m o n g the lodges. H e r e is an i t e m : Having from good authority received notice that a Master of one of our lodges had been guilty of acts unbecoming a Mason, 1 notified his lodge to thoroughly Investigate the matter and report on the same at the next annual meetingof the Grand Lodge. I presume we shall hear something In regard to the matter at this session.
I t is not customary to allow a lodge to " i n v e s t i g a t e " or " t r y " its own Master—the rule, we believe, is t h a t he must be tried by his peers, t h a t is, by the Grand Lodge, or some committee or commission of P a s t Masters therefrom. W e failed to discover a n y other reference to the matter in the Proceedings. FINANCIAL..— Receipts, $2,240.00; disbursements, $1,368.55; balance on hand, $2,763.29. CoBBESPONDBNOE.— R.-.W.'. Wii,LiAM H. SBAMON again submits the Report on Correspondence, a most entertaining a n d instructive review. W e always examine his review of conditions in Mexico with much interest, but although the report before us claims, in its introduction, to have reviewed Mexico we looked in vain for it in tlie report. I t is barely possible t h a t the particular volume assigned to us is faulty—we will look up the remaining copies in the Grand Lodge library. K a n s a s for 1904 is accorded courteous attention, our transactions of general interest being noted. I n reviewing Grand Master B B O W N ' S address he has this to offer relative to life m e m b e r s h i p : He Investigated the question of lite membership by inquiries of all Jurisdictions. He was Impressed with the merits of the proposition ; but, owing to the difficulties he recommended that it was unwise to adopt a system for such membership by payment of specific amount. From the information given, his conclusion Is Justifled. It seems to us, however, that It would-be wise to make the Initiatory fee large enough to provide for life membership. One objection to the plan would be that many too poor to pay the Increased fee would be debarred from entering the fraternity for lack of means. No doubt such a plan would obstruct the entrance of many worthy m e n ; but many worthy Masons are dropped annually for N. P. D. who would be kept In the fraternity had they entered on such a plan. Of the two evils, it seems to me that the S. F. N. P. D. is the greater.
We could not favor such a plan. I t would result in barring the door of Masonry to all except the rich or exceptionally wellto-do. We are opposed to life memberships on principle, and are in hearty s y m p a t h y with the expression of the Committee on Jurisprudence of New H a m p s h i r e on this question. Basing his opinion upon the s t a t e m e n t of the exemplification of the Master Mason's degree before the Grand Lodge, he com-
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m e r i t s : " W e observe t h a t K a n s a s h a s w h a t is called the ' s t a n d a r d d r a m a t i z e d ' form of ritual." W e b e g to a d v i s e our b r o t h e r t h a t we h a v e only one form of r i t u a l , a n d ic has been in use u n c h a n g e d for t h e p a s t t h i r t y or thirty-five y e a r s . T h e c o m m o n l y accepted m e t h o d of p r e s e n t i n g t h e degrees is w i t h o u t costumes, b u t for the p a s t seven or e i g h t j ' e a r s t h e G r a n d L o d g e h a s p e r m i t t e d lodges to p r e s e n t t h e s a m e r i t u a l , w i t h o u t the c h a n g e or addition of a word, with costumes a n d s o m e agreed l a t i t u d e of d r a m a t i c m o v e m e n t a n d action, a n d t h i s is k n o w n as t h e " s t a n d a r d d r a m a t i c form." A n y lodge is a t l i b e r t y to use it, b u t p r o b a b l j ' less than ten in t h e S t a t e a t t e m p t it, n o t t h r o u g h i n a b i l i t y to h a n d l e the form, b u t s i m p l y because t h e m a j o r i t j ' of t h e lodges do not care for it. W e h a v e four lodges in T o p e k a ; t w o use the regular form and two the d r a m a t i c , a n d , j u d g i n g from enrolled m e m b e r s h i p , a t t e n d a n c e and g r o w t h , t h e r e g u l a r form holds its own, a t least, w i t h the d r a m a t i c . Bro. S E A M O N t r e a t s our Correspondence R e p o r t k i n d l y , b u t he t a k e s exception to our c o m m e n t s on the a t t i t u d e of New Mexico on t h e liquor question, and, w i t h bared a r m , proceeds to c a r v e us up in t h i s vigorous fashion : I n reply, we desire to ask our good brother who lives In prohibition Kansas, and whose Grand Lodge prohibits reception of petitions from saloonkeepers, etc.: First, How many members of the fraternity In Kansas are today selling liquor In drug stores In defiance of the law? Second, How many physicians, members of Kansas lodges, are writing prescriptions by which their patients obtain liquors to drink? I personally know three-fourths of the Masons of New Mexico, and can assert t h a t here, where we leave these questions to t h e lodges, I know only four who are, directly or Indirectly, connected with the liquor business, and they were made many, many years ago ; and these Masons are good men to know and to associate with, the only point of criticism being their connection with the business. I know m a n y men In many Jurisdictions, members of the fraternity, good church members, who must be considered "all right" by society, because they have never been detected In breaking a law, who are less fit for membership than the men referred to. I a m - n o t much acquainted In Kansas; but I have In my travels visited a number of towns In that State. And on three separate occasions, In three different towns, I have obtained liquor from druggists who claimed to be members of Kansas lodges. I n fact, was Introduced to them by other Kansas Masons, as Mason to Mason. The position of our Grand Lodge, and It Is my position. Is: That men are not made good by the m a k i n g of laws, but by the proper Interpretation and enforcement of principles. I am proud that the Masons of New Mexico do n o t need Kansas laws to keep out of the fraternltj*, as effectually as Kansas, those who sell liquor to their fellow man. They do this because they believe that m e n In the liquor business are not, generally speaking, "good men and true." By following out t h a t principle they keep out many others who are as unworthy as the liquor dealer, and who might possibly get In in Kansas because there was no specific law to bar them. The landmark requirement that an applicant must be " a good m a n and true" Is a much stronger and more farreaching law than the specific prohibitory law. I assure Bro. S H A V E B t h a t the liquor dealers and all others of his stripe do not come up to my ideal of what a Mason should b e ; but l a m most strongly
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of the opinion that Kansas with its specific laws cannot with Justice "point the finger of scorn" at New Mexico. It is Pharisaical to point to these prohibitory laws and say: "Therefore, we are better than you." Olean out your own house most tlioroughly before you go loolcing for dirt in your neighbor's. It is as easy to get liquor in Kansas as in "wicked" New Mexico; and you can get it, or could get it, from members of the Kansas fraternity, druggists and doctors.
Our good Bro. S E A M O N is dodging the issue. The discussion arose over a decision of Grand Master H A B L B E , approved by his Grand Lodge, t h a t two proposed candidates for the mysteries were not rendered ineligible by reason of owning, the one a saloon, and the other a saloon and a ganTbling house. Our criticism was not of the moral character of the individual members of the masonic fraternity in New Mexico, but of theprincipZe enunciated by the Grand Master and the Grand Lodge. There is no P h a r i s a i cal thought of claiming t h a t we are better in K a n s a s than our masonic brethren in N e w Mexico, and this we have stated before. We have no means of knowing how many druggists there are in K a n s a s , members of masonic lodges, who "are to-day selling liquor in drug stores in defiance of the law," nor how m a n y p h y sicians, members of masonic lodges, who are writing prescriptions by which their patients obtain liquors to drink," b u t assuming, for the sake of the argument, t h a t there are m a n y of each class, and assuming, also for the sake of the argument, t h a t t h e y are no better t h a n common saloon-keepers and bartenders, it only emphasizes the necessity for the principle for which we have been contending, viz: The declaration of the Grand Lodge that saloon-keepers and gamblers are ineligible for Masonry, a n d t h a t lodges shall not initiate them, nor p e r m i t them to remain therein as members. The " i n t e l l i g e n c e " furnished b y our distinguished brother a s to his own experience in Kansas "proves but one t h i n g to m y mind," and t h a t is, t h a t K a n s a s Masons are very prompt to respond to the "sign of distress" of a worthy b r o t h e r ; but, joking aside, the entire question under discussion resolves itself simply to t h i s : I n N e w Mexico the saloon-keeper and the gambler m a y be made Masons, and the Craft at large be helpless either to oust them from the fraternity or punish the guilty lodge for the offense, while in K a n s a s the Craft can be legally purged of such m o r a l lepers, and a lodge which so offended could be wiped off the m a p . We_ are very thankful t h a t this is the legal status of affairs in Kansas, and, if this is Pharisaism, why, m a k e the most of it. We observe t h a t Bro. S E A M O N retires from the committee, his place being filled by our personal friend. Dr. J. H. W R O T H , of Albuquerque, P a s t Grand Master. W h i l e heartily welcoming our friend to a seat a t the Bound Table, we express our sincere regret a,t parting company with Bro. SEAMON. W e have enjoyed his work.
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N e x t A n n u a l a t Albuquerque, October 16, 1905. G E O B G E W . W A R D , L a s V e g a s , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; A L P H E T T S A . K E E N , A l b u q u e r q u e , reelected G r a n d S e c r e t a r y .
1 781 — NEW YORK — 1905. 124TH A N N U A L .
767 Lodges.
N E W YORK.
132,687 Members.
M A Y 2-4,1905.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 6,510.
Steel engraved portraits of the Grand Master a n d of M.-.W.". HOEAOE S. TAYIJOR, Grand Master in 1881, appear a t the opening of t h e volume. A m o n g the n a m e s of a number of G r a n d Represetitatives who were excused from a t t e n d a n c e we find our K a n s a s , plenipotent i a r y , R.-.W.-. J O H N B . A L I ^ I G E R . T h e a d d r e s s of t h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. F R A N K H . R O B I N -
SON, of Hornellsville, was very complete a n d interesting. introduction he remarl^ed:
I n his
Maso'.iry has prospered as never before In all its history. The outer door has been well guarded, but our membership h a s grown wlthoutsacrlflclng quality-character. An unusual number of Masonic Temples have been and are being erected In all parts of our State. We cannot b u t look with pardonable pride upon that which our fraternity has done during the last twelve . months. You have m e t with success because your united and brotherly spirit was In-eslstlble and deserved success. You are entitled to all the blessings and praise. I a m proud of you, and may a kind Providence ever keep you united In the good and noble works to which you have devoted so much of your time, talents and substance.
Fifteen pages are devoted to necrology references. Another thirteen to dispensations, appointments a n d ceremonies. The Grand Master gave a free a d v e r t i s e m e n t for the General Masonic Relief Association of the U n i t e d States a n d Canada, crediting i t with h a v i n g ended the imposition of more t h a n t h i r t y five hundred u n w o r t h y persons. Five n e w lodges were organized under dispensation, and were granted c h a r t e r s a t this Annual. W h i l e the usual requests for decisions were numerous they were those answered by a mere recital of a law, a n d no decisions were reported. T h e Grand Master, however, referred to a difference of opinion with reference to blank ballots cast a t elections, and s a i d : I desire to call the attention of the Masters of the several lodges here represented, t h a t a brother t o be legally elected must have a majority of all t h e ballots cast, notwithstanding the fact that some of the ballots so cast may be blanks.
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t h a t expresses a voter's c h o i c e ? " The m o s t t h a t can be claimed for a blank is t h a t the voter has no choice. Then is he casting a ballot? W e doubt it. The G r a n d Master referred to t h e question of p e r p e t u a l jurisdiction over rejected candidates claimed by some Grand J u r i s dictions, pronouncing it " a n innovation of the not remote past." He said: In our own State we have limited penal Jurisdiction to twelve months, and yet, Ijy a decision afllrmed by the Grand Lodge, we require that a person rejected while a resident of another Grand Lodge Jurisdiction and now a resident here, shall comply with the laws of the Jurisdiction in which he was rejected before his initiation can legally take place with us. It seems to me that the Grand Lodge which permits the qualifications of Its candidates to be dependent on the local regulations of another Grand Lodge, Is to that extent surrendering its sovereignty and subjugating its lodges to the legislative Jurisdiction of another sovereign. It is perhaps impossible to expect the few Grand Lodges which still adhere to perpetual penal Jurisdiction to abandon this innovation and to follow ancient usage; but it Is possible that we may regard, and do regard in our Book of Constitutions, that the question of penal Jurisdiction Is a local regulation, and that any candidate having complied with our law and been accepted by one of our lodges should not be subjected to passing the ordeal of another Grand Lodge Jurisdiction in which during his residence there he may have been denied admission to the Craft. We are heartily in s y m p a t h y with the above expression. U n d e r our own law, through comity we recognize the p e r p e t u a l jurisdiction claims of other Grand Lodges, b u t we t h i n k it is a good law to repeal. The G r a n d M a s t e r took up the question of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . He said: From seven hundred to one thousand delegates attend this Grand Lodge annually and pay fall fare. No concession has heretofore been made by the railroads, and It occurred to me that we ought to be able to secure a one fare rate for round trip tickets on all lines. Then our laws should be changed, and the savings of thousands of dollars thus paid turned In some way to support our great charity, the Home at Utica. I am credibly Informed that the following organizations have either been granted one fare or one fare plus one dollar at their State meetings, viz: The Grand Army of the Republic, Order of the Mystic Shrine, Knights Templars, Knights of Pythias, firemen's conventions, Democratic and Republican conventions, and others, manj'of which are not larger meetings than our own. H e appointed a special c o m m i t t e e to t a k e t h e m a t t e r up w i t h t h e railways, b u t t h e only concession they could get was " o n e a n d one-third fare, plus twenty-five cents," conditioned on g u a r a n t e e s . He said: Under the circumstances I thought best to wait until we could have as good treatment as other much smaller organizations. I.wish publicly to thank each member of the committee for his efforts, as I know each did his part to further our common Interests.
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One would t h i n k t h a t the railroads would tumble to t h e fact t h a t such t r e a t m e n t is not m a k i n g t h e m friends in these troublous times of railroad agitation. K a n s a s formerly had the open rate of one fare, which of late has had tacked on to it the railroad-poolexpense graft of fifty cents. The Grand Master referred to t h e record of P a s t Grand Master D A N I E L , D . T O M P K I N S , a m e m b e r of Congress, S u p r e m e Court
J u s t i c e , ten years Governor of the S t a t e of New York, eight years Vice-President of the United States, and two years (1820-1821) t h e Grand Master of Masons of New York. H e is buried in St. Mark's c h u r c h y a r d in N e w York City, " w i t h no m o n u m e n t to m a r k his resting place, a n d no bronze or marble in all this great land of ours to perpetuate his memory." T h e Grand Master had, during the year, appealed to the Craft for free-will offerings " t o the end t h a t the masonic fraternity a t least m a y show its appreciation of a Governor, Vice-President a n d Grand Master." A fund of .$1,333.05 has already been a c c u m u l a t e d , to which should be added about .$700.00 raised at the " T e m p l e C l u b " dinner on April 28th, a n d the whole inatter was referred to t h e incoming Grand Master, with power to act. Claridestinism had been active in N e w York as elsewhere, and t h e Masons of the metropolitan districts had been particularly annoyed by t h e advertisements of t h e conferring of alleged masonic degrees a t reduced prices, more or less unpleasant explanation a n d some litigation following. A new r e m e d y was tried by t h e introduction of bills in t h e N e w York Legislature, m a k i n g it an offense to "advertise to confer, or to' confer, a n y alleged masonic degrees without a u t h o r i t y of the Grand Lodge of the S t a t e of New York." One of these bills became law while the Grand Lodge was in session. H e r e is i t s t e x t : $567-a. Obtaininp by Fraud or Without Authority Signature to Applications or Property for Degrees, Secrets or Membership in Secret Fraternities.—A person who willfully by color or aid of any false token or writing, or other false pretense or false statement, verbal or written, or without authority of the Grand Lodge hereinafter mentioned, obtains the signature of any person to any written application, or any money or property for-any [alleged or pretended degree, or for any alleged or pretended secret work, or for any alleged or pretended secrets of, or membership In any secret fraternal association, socletj', order or organization having a Grand Lodge In this State, or In any subordinate lodge or body thereof. Is punishable by Imprisonment for not more than three years or by a flue to an amount not exceeding the value of the money or property obtained, or by both.
H e r e is the text of the bill still p e n d i n g before the L e g i s l a t u r e : 5674-h. Advertisino for or Soliciting Applications /or Degrees or Membership in any Secret Fraternity Without Authority from Grand Lodges.— Whoever prints, publishes, distributes or circulates or causes to be printed, published, distributed or circulated, a n y circular, pamphlet, card, band-bill, advertisement, printed or written paper, book, newspaper or notice of any kind soliciting applications for degrees or membership In a n y secret fraternal association, so-
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clety, order or organization having a Grand Lodge In this State, or offering or promising to confer or to cause to be conferred any degree or membership in any such secret fraternal association, society or order, either In this State or elsewhere, Is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to applications for degrees or membership in any subordinate body acting under a dispensation or charter from the Grand Lodge of such secret fraternal association, society, order or organization In this Stdte. W e would feel a little afraid of those laws, b u t m a y be t h e y will work out all right. We referred l a s t y e a r to t h e m o v e m e n t to found a m a s o n i c s a n i t o r i u m in N e w York for c o n s u m p t i v e s . During the year t h e Land F u n d had been a u g m e n t e d by the munificent gift of $3,000.00 from a Mrs. N B U S T A D T E R , a benevolent N e w York lady, arid a t r a c t had been p u r c h a s e d in P u t n a m County, New York. Tiie fund for the H o m e itself a g g r e g a t e s some .$6,500.00. The following resolutions were adopted by Grand Lodge : Resolved, That the thanks of this Grand Lodge be extended to th.e brethren whose love of suffering humanity has prompted them to noble efforts, having for object the establishment of a consumptives' sanitorium, and their noble work do receive its commendation; but as good business Judgment demands that the Grand Lodge shouhl know its financial responsibilities before It uudertakes the erection of buildings on the donated land ; therefore, be It liesolvedy That this Grand Lodge do act as custodian of such funds as m a y be donated for the establishment of a consumptives' sanitorium, but that buildings be not erected, or appropriations made therefor, until the needed funds are In hand from voluntary contributions. Following in the line of the action of our G r a n d ' M a s t e r B R O W N in 1904. t w e n t y children from t h e Masonic H o m e a t U t i c a were b r o u g h t before t h e G r a n d Lodge in songs and r e c i t a t i o n s , and were furnished an o u t i n g in t h e city. This was done w i t h o u t expense to the Grand Lodge, two of the lodges and some of t h e Grand Officers b e a r i n g t h e financial burden. The G r a n d L o d g e adopted these r e s o l u t i o n s : W H E R E A S , The brethren of this Grand Lodge have, at this Annual Communication, been permitted to see an exhibition of the training received by the children a t our Home a t Utica; and W H E K E A S , The privilege of witnessing this inspiring spectacle was due to the generous action of Transportation Lodge, of Buffalo,and Frank B. Lawrence Lodge, of Rochester, which lodges, with M.-.W.'. J E S S E B . ANTHONY and the constitutional Grand Lodge officers, paid the entire expense necessary in bringing the delegation of children and their attendants to this city and entertaining them here; therefore, be it Resolved, That the thanks of this Grand Lodge are Justly due and are hereby extended to these lodges, to M.-.W.-. J E S S E B . ANTHONY, superintendent of the Home, and the constitutional Grand Lodge officers, whose beneficent act will always be held In grateful remembrance by this Grand Lodge. Subsequently, upon motion of P a s t Grand Master V B O O M A N , the following resolutions were adopted a n d referred to the G r a n d Master and the trustees a n d s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of the Masonic H o m e as a Committee on W a y s a n d M e a n s :
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First. For the encouragement of good behavior and good scholarship in the Masonic School a t Utica, a n n u a l or biennial prizes be offered to a certain number or to all of the childen in the school. These prizes to consist of a two days' trip In the city of New York, while the Grand Lodge Is In session. The name of each prize to be known and designated as the "Masonic Home Merit Prize." Second. For the further a n d higher encouragement of good behavior and good scholarship, a certain number of prizes, sa.y four or six, be offered annuall.v to boys and girlsshowlng the highest percentage in polntof deportment and scholarship. These prizes to consist of the payment of all expenses for a full course of study In a college, universit.v. State normal school or other high grade educational institution offering to the pupil a complete course In engineering, medicine, law, divinity, or such other profession or calling as may be decided upon. This particular prize to be known and designated as the "Masonic Home Scholarship Prize." T h i s is a most e x c e l l e n t p l a n . T h e usual mass of i n t e r e s t i n g r o u t i n e business was transacted.. T h e r e p o r t of the G r a n d H i s t o r i a n , p r e p a r e d along former lines, covers eighty-one pages, p r e s e n t i n g t h e condensed history of some s i x t e e n lodges, Nos. 82 to 110. A special c o m m i t t e e of five G r a n d M a s t e r s reported a t c o n s i d e r a b l e l e n g t h , r e c o m m e n d i n g some p r a c t i c a l i m p r o v e m e n t a l o n g business and accounting lines.. T h r o u g h custom of a l o n g series of y e a r s t h e Grand Treasurer h a d become a sort of a n o m i n a l officer, t h e Grand Secretary a c t i n g also as a d i s b u r s i n g officer. T h e reforms recommended w e r e : That a modern system of accounting for each department of the GrandLodge be adopted. That the Grand Secretary's d u t l i s , a s n a m e d l n the Constitution,be all theduties Imposed on him. That the reponsibllltles of the Grand Treasurer be assumed entirely by that officer. That the Board of Trustees of the Hall and Asylum Fund assume entirecontrol over its property, funds, stores, and the management of its subordinates. P r o p e r legislation to effect t h e s e reforms was initiated. T h e C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e p r e s e n t e d a special report upon t h e applications for recognition of the Grand Lodges of Q u e e n s l a n d and of F r a n c e . A c t i o n upon the former w a s deferred because a less numbert h a n t h e majority of t h e lodges in this colony had participated in t h e m o v e m e n t . .We q u o t e the r e p o r t r e l a t i v e to the Grand Lodge of F r a n c e : Regarding the request of the Grand Lodge of France for the exchange of m u t u a l representatives, your committee have carefully investigated the position of the French Grand Body, also the decree of the Supreme Council relinquishing Its supremacy over the Grand Lodge of France, which is now a sovereign Grand Body, with exclusive control over the degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry. As we have, however, been unable to establish' the fact that the French Masons consider the Ijelief in the Great Architect of the Universe an essential condition for the reception of candidates Into the fraternity, and as we have-
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further learned, upon Inquiry from an official source of the French Grand Lodge, that the belief In the Great Architect of the Universe with the French Craft Is more of a "symbol" than a "dogma," contrary to the fundamental principles of the Ancient Craft, as held and determined by the Grand Lodge of New York, we have no option but to recommend that the application of the Grand Lodge of France be declined.
. W e are in full s y m p a t h y with this expression. Here is an interesting paragraph from t h e report of the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e : The Master of a lodge In this Jurisdiction requests of the Grand Lodge permission to visit certain clandestine lodges In the City of New York and to permit members of those clandestine lodges to visit his own. The said clandestine lodges claim to hold charters under the Grand Lodge of Hamburg. Your committee recommends that the prayer of the petitioner be denied.
F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $105,937.19; disbursements, $98,840.49; balance on hand. $83,331.08. This is t h e General F u n d ; no a t t e m p t is here made to report the various benevolent funds. CoBEESPONDENCE.— P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r J E S S E B. A N T H O N Y
submits his seventeenth — and last—Correspondence Report. Death claimed this veteran toiler this past year, as our C o m m i t t e e on Necrology will fully report. The review is up to its usual s t a n d a r d of excellence. K a n s a s for 1904 is given courteous attention. A t the outset he notes t h e outing given the children of the Masonic H o m e in their visit to Grand Lodge a n d the c a p i t a l c i t y . This was doubtless suggestive to Bro. A N T H O N Y , and m a y have been partially responsible for
the similar outing furnished the children from the Masonic H o m e in New York, which we have reported in this review. Bro. A N T H O N Y was the s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of t h e H o m e a t Utica.
Our transactions of general interest a r e noted. Our Correspondence Report is kindly treated. H e offers this e x p l a n a t i o n of the m a t t e r to which we referred regarding the proposed change in their r i t u a l : For the information of our brother we will say that the Chaplain's prayer, referred to, is retained in the work, and that the report of the Custodians of the Work fully covers the present status. The standard work of New York Is maintained in its purity through the efforts of the Grand Lecturer and a corps of assistants, conventions being held in every masonic district yearly for the exempllflcation of the several degrees.
The review of t h e foreign Grand Lodges by R.-. W.-. E M I L F R E N K B L , is interesting as usual. H e r e are a couple of signifi-
c a n t passages from t h e review of t h e Grand Lodge of the E c l e c t i c Union, Frankfort-on-the-Main: The proposal of the Grand Lodge of F. & A. M. (colored > of the District of Columbia in Washington for an exchange of representatives was laid on t h e table, its consideration not being deemed feasible until a later date. The Grand Lodge accepted membership in the International Masonic Bureau In Switzerland, the cost of this to be defrayed by the individual lodges
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of the Jurisdiction. I t was decided t h a t the Grand Lodge should not favor the erection of subordinate German lodges In foreign lands,and that the question of recognizing the "Grande Loge de F r a n c e " be left to the discretion of the members of the Union of the Grand Lodges.
H e r e is another from t h e review of t h e Symbolic Grand Lodge of H u n g a r y a t B u d a p e s t : At. a raeetl ng of the Bu ndesrath on Aprl 111,1004, Bro. MABOEI/ NEUSOIII-OSZ was notified that he had been appointed the representative of the Prince Hall Grand fjodge of Massachusetts near the Grand Lodge of Hungary. The committee agreed to exchange mutual representatives with the Grand Lodge of Oolumbla In Washington.
N e x t Annual a t N e w York, May 1, 1906. ' F R A N K H . B O B I N S O N , H o r n e l l s v i l l e , reelected Grand M a s t e r ; E D W A R D M . L . E H L E R S , Masonic T e m p l e , N e w York, reelected
•Grand Secretary.
1787—NORTH 118TH ANNUAL.
343 Lodges.
CAROLINA—1905.
BALEIGH.
•
14,578 Members.
J A N . 10-12, 1905.
N e t increase: 915.
E.-.W.-. M. C. S. N O B L E , of Chapel Hill, w a s in his place as our G r a n d Representative. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r , M.-.W.-. W A L T E R S . L I D D E L L , of C h a r l o t t e ,
reported tha.t it h a d been a busy year, a n d t h a t if little h a d been accomplished it w a s certainly not because the Grand Master h a d devoted little time to t h e work, as fully one-third of his time h a d been so occupied. H a r m o n y prevailed, a n d t h e lodges h a d been doing good work. E i g h t new lodges h a d been organized under dispensation,and the c h a r t e r of one lodge restored. A t the present Communication five lodges were c h a r t e r e d . Six c h a r t e r s were surrendered. E i g h t decisions were rendered, seven of them referring to p h y s i c a l qualifications. T h e y present nothing new. They have in contemplation t h e building of a new Temple. The Grand Master tried to raise mone.y by popular subscription a m o n g t h e Masons, calling for $10.00 subscriptions, payable $2.00 per y e a r for five years. H e hoped to report $50,000 so raised, b u t only secured $5,000. This effort is to be continued. The plan is t o be, build an $80,00p or $90,000 building on real estate costing a b o u t $30,000 net; to raise $50,000 b y first mortgage bonds, a n d t h e b a l a n c e by second m o r t g a g e bonds a n d by subscriptions. Detailed reports were presented from t h e Oxford Orphan A s y l u m , the pride of t h e N o r t h Carolina Masons. During t h e l a s t y e a r it housed on a n average 248 children. This asylum is o n l y partially supported b y t h e G r a n d Lodge, t h e a n n u a l appro-
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priation being $3,000; lodges a n d other masonic bodies contribute a b o u t $2,500, and t h e State t h e s u m of $10,000. The disbursements for the asylum last year were over $31,000. The Grand Secretary's salary was increased from $700 to $1200; the Grand Treasurer's salary was fixed a t $200, and a m o n t h l y pension of $10 was voted to the retiring Grand Treasurer, w h o was in feeble and declining health. The following resolution was offered : W H E K E A S , The resolution In reference to the liquor .traffic that was passed by the last session of this Grand Lodge has not been acted upon by a majority of the subordinate lodges ; and. W H E R E A S , A large majority of those who did vote, voted for the resolution ; and W H E R E A S , Drunkenness is a high masonic crime and radically opposed to the spirit of Masonrj-; therefore be It Resolved, That no man who Is engaged In the manufacture or sale of Intoxicating liquor shall be eligible to the degrees of Masonry or raemberslilp In this Order. Resolved, That this act does not apply to any who are already Masons.
The point of order was raised t h a t this resolution was in t h e nature of an a m e n d m e n t to t h e Constitution, and would have to be submitted to the lodges. T h e point was sustained by t h e Grand Master. Here is a resolution t h a t was adopted : Resolved, That hereafter the candidate shall be taught that the Master Mason shall have the privilege of wearing his apron with the corner up, and that the Fellow Craft shall wear his apron with the flap down; and that all laws In conflict herewith shall be repealed.
FiNANOiAL.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Eeceipts, $9,434.55; disbursements, $10,006.28; balance on hand, $1,955.52. CoRRESPONDENOE.-^The usual interesting Correspondence Eeview comes from t h e pen of Bro. J O H N A. CoLiiiNS, his ninth a n n u a l report. K a n s a s for 1904 is accorded. courteous attention. H e pronounces Grand Master B R O W N ' S address a "strong paper," a n d quotes several paragraphs from it. H e notes the action of our Grand Lodge relative to a cipher, and thus mildly criticises: ' ' T h e volume will be small, convenient to carry a n d a source of profit to Grand Lodge a t the price of one dollar." W e are glad to be able to assure our brother t h a t the proposition to sell the ciphers to members of the Craft was rescindedThe ciphers are available only in limited number for the official use of officers of a lodge. , N e x t Annual a t Raleigh, J a n u a r y 9, 1906. W A L T E R S . L I D D E L L , Charlotte, reelected Grand J O H N C . D R E W R Y , R a l e i g h , reelected G r a n d Secretary.
Master;
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DAKOTA.
February,
DAKOTA — 1905.
16TH ANNUAL.
GRAND FORKS.
, J ONE 27, 28, 1905.
74 Lodges.
6,153 MemDers.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 306.
W e do not find tlie n a m e of a n y brotlier r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e G r a n d L o d g e of K a n s a s a t tiiis C o m m u n i c a t i o n . M.-. W.-. J A M B S W . F O L E Y , of B i s m a r c k , presided as G r a n d Master, a n d ten p a g e s a r e covered by liis address. T w o new lodges were organized u n d e r d i s p e n s a t i o n ; these were g r a n t e d c h a r t e r s a t this A n n u a l . S e v e r a l decisions were reported, b u t only one is of g e n e r a l interest. I t held t h a t a n ' E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e was debarred from a d v a n c e m e n t by r e a s o n of t h e loss of the left leg a t the k n e e . W e are glad to n o t e t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge reversed the G r a n d Master. T h e G r a n d Ma.«iter p r e s e n t e d t h e r e q u e s t of a lodge for permission to hold p a r t of its c o m m u n i c a t i o n s in a n o t h e r town wherein p a r t of its m e m b e r s h i p resided. The Grand Lodge denied the request. T h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y ' s r e p o r t is as long as the Grand Master's a d d r e s s . I t is v e r y full a n d c o m p l e t e . H e reported applications received for f r a t e r n a l recognition from t h e Grand Lodges of P o r t o " Rico and of Q u e e n s l a n d , and in connection therewith read t h e following letter, w i t h w h a t i n t e n t is not a p p a r e n t : V A L L E Y P H I L A D E L P H I A , J a n u a r y 30,5905.
Mr. Frank J. Thompson ^ Grand Secretary Grand Lodge N. Dakota^ F. & A.M. " V E N K K A B L E BROTHER:—Yourklnd favorof the25th November received aad contents noted. I t h a n k you very much for the noble and masonic sentiments you express In your kind letter to me. May the Great Grand Master above ever bless you a n d your Grand Lodge. X have written to every American Grand Lodge on this subject, and I am very sorry to say that there are only four o u t of flfty-slx who recognize the Latin speaking Grand Lodges of Europe and South America. I being a member of a Latin Grand Lodge, I know what persecutions the Mason must stand In those Catholic countries. I know In my own Grand Lodge how the Oathollc priest has striven to break u p the sacred homes of our beloved brethren. They haunt you like a snake In the dark grass, and strike when your back Is turned. I have heard many things said about the Latin Grand Lodges by the Grand Secretaries of the different States. Some should be ashamed to call themselves Masons. If they should visit some of these countries, they would find out that the beloved brethren of the Craft were not only Masons but gentlemen. Now, my dear brother, I wish to t h a n k you and the beloved brethren who constitute j o u r lodges. You work Is noble and truly masonic. Keep on the same road and your Grand Lodge will prosper, and you will command the true brotherly respect of all Masons of the Latin Grand Lodges. And when your brethren visit these lodges they will And a warm and hearty welcome, and If need be a true friend In time of need. I hope the day will come when the Ariierlcan Grand Lodges will understand what true Masonry Is: that they will come together with every Grand Lodge of the world a n d iuake Masonry what It should be, one universal brotherhood. Receive,dear brother, the fraternal embrace and the kiss of peace.: H. G.
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Later, t h e G r a n d Lodge, upon t h e r e p o r t of a special comm i t t e e , found both of the Grand Lodges referred to "regular," a n d • t h e y were recognized. The " f r a t e r n a l correspondent," P a s t G r a n d Master R O B E R T M. C A B O T H E K S , asked for the defining of his duties in the prepa r a t i o n of a Correspondence Report. H e r e is t h e report of t h e action : The question was discussed pro and con, and the concensus of the members present was In favor of confining the review to the reporting of approved decisions made by ihe Grand Masters of the several Grand Lodges. I t was believed that the space which could be allotted to a review of any one Grand Lodge was too small, the expense of preparation and printing too great, and the readers of the report too few, to make It worth the while. I t seemed t h a t with few exceptions the greater number of fraternal reviews were largely devoted to complimentary remarks among Correspondent writers, or criticisms which served no practical end ; that through the reporting of approved decisions, or making syllabi thereof, each year's review would be of practical value as showing the true trend of masonic thought and the moulding of masonic law and precedents. Therefore M.-.W.'.Bro. ROBERT M . CAKOTHKRS moved:
"That the work of the correspondent be modified and limited to a compilation of the approved decisions and important legislation of the various Grand Lodges." Unanimously carried. Such a report will be of very little v a l u e . The G r a n d Secretary seems to have a hobby for the i m p a r t i n g of masonic information a t the e a r l i e s t age possible — his "juvenile r i t u a l " idea will doubtless be recalled — and here is a n o t h e r scheme, a perfectly useless modification of t h e old idea of the Lewis : Your Committee on By-Laws, to whom was referred the following amendment, begs leave to report that it recommends the adoption of the amendment to the By-Laws as presented \>y the Grand Secretary, wltli the addition' of the word "nephew" to the original a m e n d m e n t : " T h a t it shall be lawful for a particular lodge in this Grand .lurlsdiction to receive and ballot upon a petition for degrees of the son or nephew of an afllllated Master Mason within the last six months of the son's or nephew's twenty-first year ; provided, however, that such person shall not be initiated an Entered Apprentice until he shall have attained the age of of twenty-one." This was adopted. T h e old "English a n d F r e n c h plan of g r a n t i n g a " L e w i s , " t h e son of a Mason, the r i g h t to be m a d e a Mason as early as w h e n eighteen j ' e a r s of age, indicated a r i g h t of v a l u e , b u t t h i s scheme, w h i c h p e r m i t s the son or n e p h e w of a n affiliated Mason, s i m p l y to petition and become an accepted c a n d i d a t e before he is t w e n t y one, b u t which prohibits bim being m a d e a Mason before t h a t event, is a very e m p t y privilege. H e r e is an-entry in the P r o c e e d i n g s : J u s t as the tellers had finished counting the ballots for Bro. GRANT S . H A G E R , Deputy Grand Master, an awful hail storm broke over the city, destroying all of the windows a t the Grand East, and the wind scattered the
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Grand Secretary's papers and the ballots promiscuously over the lodge room. The brethren rushed to the dining room for tables and barricaded the.wlndows of-the lodge room with them, holding them In place through great efforts. The streets were filled for the time being with run-away horses. It being Impossible for the drivers to live In the fusillade of hall stones which fell. The Grand Secretary had fortunately made a raemorondum of the ballot which he preserved from the ravages of the storm. Some were unkind enough to say t h a t the storm came as a result of Bro. H A O E B ' S election, but Bro. H A G E R declared t h a t it was the applause of heaven. Whatever the cause, It was an event which the members of the Grand Lodge will not soon forget. I t is needless to say t h a t confusion prevailed among the workmen, and the dignity of the occasion was forgotten In the excitement of the moment. I n due time order was restored, none of the brethren were injured, and peace and harmony prevailed.
FiNANCiAi,.— Receipts, $5,615.37; disbursements. $4,290.49; balance on hand, $9,473.26. COBiiESPONDENOE.— The "Correspondence Report," a.s w a s foreshadowed in t h e Proceedings, is merely a digest of decisions, presented w i t h o u t c o m m e n t and preceded by an expression of the "fraternal correspondent," P a s t Grand Master C A K O T H E E S , of his opinion as to w h a t a report should be, viz : a digest. Three decisions were reported from Kansas, a n d in one of these the law w a s not correctly stated. N e x t A n n u a l a t Fargo,-June 26, 1906. L O U I S A. J A O O B S O N , H o p e , elected Grand M a s t e r ; F R A N K J .
T H O M P S O N , Fargo, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 6 6 — N O V A S C O I FA— 11)04. 8 9 T H ANNTJAL,.
HALIFAX.
J U N E 8, 9, 1904.
64 Lodges. 4,171 Members. N e t i n c r e a s e : 289". K a n s a s w a s properly represented as usual by B.-.W.-. T H O M A S McCoNKBY, of Halifax. A pleasing a d d r e s s w a s presented by the Grand Master, M.'. W.-. W I L L I A M R O S S .
Official d u t i e s h a d k e p t h i m a t O t t a w a for
much of t h e year, a n d d u r i n g his absence the Deputj' Grand Master, R.-.W.-. A U G U S T U S J . W O L F F , acted as the chief. T h e a d d r e s s e s
of both these officials p r e s e n t little of general interest. The G r a n d Lodge w a s to h a v e met' a t Sydnej', Cape Breton, but an epidemic of small-pox caused a change to Halifax, a n d n e x t A n n u a l , it was hoped, could be held a t Sydnej-. The Grand Master urged action by which the Grand Lodge should endow ten beds in t h e new H o m e for Aged Men, soon to be opened in Halifax, in lieu of a Masonic Home. This m a t t e r w a s fully discussed, a n d t h i s action was finally taken : That this Grand Lodge pledge Itself to place In the hands of trustees to be appointed by the Grand Master, a sum notexceedlng nine hundred dollars per
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annum, to be applied In manner set forth In ulrcular datedlSth February, 1904, towards the support of aged and Indigent members of the masonic fraternity throughout the Jurisdiction In the "Home for Aged Men," now being established In the city of Halifax; And that each lodge In the Jurisdiction be asked to contribute annually a sum equal to or exceeding twenty-flve cents for each member on the roll of said lodge as a voluntary contribution towards reimbursing Grand Lodge for this expenditure.
F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , .$6,895.49; disbursements, $5,024.12; balance on hand, $2,13-3.78. C0RB.ESPONDENOB.— A pleasing Correspondence Report is presented by the Grand Secretary, R.-.W.-. T H O M A S M O W B R A Y . K a n sas for 1904 is courteously reviewed. H e finds Grand Master B B O W N ' S address " a very excellent one." H e notes our transactions of general interest, and quotes in full the estimates for our ensuing year, saying t h a t these would be a "surprise to members of our Grand Lodge." N e x t A n n u a l a t Sydney, C. B., J u n e 14, 1905. C H A R L E S R E Y N O L D S S M I T H , K . C , A m h e r s t , elected G r a n d
Master; T H O M A S M O W B R A Y , Halifax, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 0 8 - OHIO — 1 9 0 5 . 96TH ANNUAL.
505 Lodges.
CINCINNATI.
61,636 Members.
O C T . 18, 19, 1905.
N e t increase: 3,393.
We could not ascertain w h e t h e r our Grand Representative was present or not. T h e list of Grand and P a s t Grand Officers and District Lecturers appears a t the opening, a n d in the Appendix was given the pay roll of the representatives of the lodges, but if there was a n y other indication of those in attendance we failed to find it. The usual greetings and responises immediately after the opening are indicated, and here we noticed the name of a former K a n s a s Mason.
Bro. H A B R Y L . G O R D O N , once of W i c h i t a , now
the "vice-mayor" of Cincinnati, in " a stirring and eloquent address, welcomed the Grand Lodge on behalf of the citizens of Cincinnati a n d of H a m i l t o n County." The customary reception to the distinguished representatives of other branches of Masonry present followed, and then occurred something decidedly o u t of the ordinary. P a s t Grand Master W I L L I A M B . M E L I S H announced t h a t there w a s present a " m e m ber of the Grand Lodge who had been such for fifty years, a n d had been present a t fifty-one consecutive sessions of the Grand Lodge without a single omission," and thereupon introduced M.\ W.-. Bro. W I L L I A M B . C U N N I N G H A M , P a s t G r a n d Master, and for
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m a n y y e a r s t h e distinguished c h a i r m a n of their Committee on Foreign Correspondence. I m m e d i a t e l y following came Bro. A. D. T H O M A S , District Lecturer, who, in behalf of the Grand Officers, the P a s t Grand Masters a n d District Jjecturers, and a few other friends of t h e A'eteran, presented him with an elegant medal of service, a half-tone of which appears in the Proceedings. Then P a s t Grand Master N E L S O N W I L L I A M S , " i n order to allow t h e distinguished brothe'r to recover from his surprise and embarras.sment," t h e record puts it, although maliciously designed to render Bro. CuxNiNGHAM speechless for once, "recited a beautiful poetic tribute, which he h a d composed for this occasion, h a v i n g reference to t h e life, services and character of our venerable brother." ' • If we could spare t h e space, we should like to insert these poetic lines, n o t only in honor Of this distinguished toiler, b u t for their own intrinsic b e a u t y a n d merit. W e desire to e x t e n d our congratulations to this esteemed brother, a n d incidentally to express our appreciation of this m a sonic a c t of t h e good brethren of Ohio. W h y keep all t h e fragr a n t flowers for the coffin-lid? A Special Committee on Aprons a n d Jewels had purchased a new set of each for t h e Grand Officers a t an aggregate cost of $455.85. Half-tone pictures of these jewels and of an apron appear in the Proceedings. T h e jewels are very handsome and of somew h a t similar p a t t e r n to our own, although the design of those for the Grand Master a n d D e p u t y differ quite radically from ours. T h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. C L I F F O R D G . B A L L O U , of Toledo,
submitted a most excellent address. cisely stated :
Conditions are thus con-
The year Just closed has been a most prosperous one to the Masonry fra-~ ternlty In Ohio. Exactly six thousand names of the best men In this great State have been added to our rolls since last we met. This gain has not been attended, however, without its corresponding losses of 2,607, which leaves a net gain for the year 1905 of 3,893, an excess of the net gain over last year of 215! We have this year crossed the 60,000 mark, having a net enrollment at the present m o m e n t of 61,686.
Loving tribute w a s paid to t h e memory of P a s t Grand Master R E U B E N C . L E M M O N , t h e i r c h a i r m a n of the C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s -
prudence, a n d a distinguished Mason in more than one branch of Masonry. H e w a s called hence only a few weeks before t h e convening of Grand Lodge. The G r a n d Master expressed appreciation of t h e work of t h e District L e c t u r e r s . E v e r y lodge had been inspected, more than t h i r t y t h o u s a n d — a b o u t fifty per cent, of the Ohio m e m b e r s h i p — being in a t t e n d a n c e a t t h e various inspection meetings. Three lodges h a d been constituted, and one new lodge-organized under dispensation. This latter, with one continued from a previous year, were g r a n t e d charters by Grand Lodge.
£905-06.
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A few decisions were reported, b u t t h e y were solely of local i n t e r e s t a n d significance. Several r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were m a d e by the Grand Master. H e took up one m a t t e r as follows: Many times during the year my attention has been called to the fact that a brother in good standing In his lodge has received a dlml t e n d applied to another lodge for membership. His application was black-balled, and upon applying again to his home lodge he met the same sad fate. You can understand how easy It Is for a brother In good standing,and a good Mason and good man, to do something that another brother might not like, and If opportunity should offer be humiliated by the latter. I will not attempt to say which one Is the most unmasonlc in his conduct, but I believe that the whole condition of affairs could be relieved by a little change in our system of membership. The G r a n d Master said, a n d we h e a r t i l y agree with h i m : If a brother Is In good enough standing physically, financially, mentally, and morally to receive a dimlt from his lodge, then he Is Just such a person as the masonic fraternity desires and should not lose under.any circumstances. H e r e c o m m e n d e d t h e certificate p l a n , to be followed by dimit, if necessary, after election to t h e second lodge, b u t a special comm i t t e e opposed t h i s plan on a c c o u n t of the d a n g e r of confusion in m e m b e r s h i p ; t h e y suggested a plan, however, embodied in t h e following proposed a m e n d m e n t to their Code, w h i c h will receive attention n e x t y e a r : SBOTION 25. A member may by consent of his lodge dlmit, and until he again affiliates he voluntarily renounces all claim to the benefit of lodge organization. Such member may a t any time within three years, not having Joined any other lodge, return such dimlt to the lodge granting It.and pay the annual dues since the date of such dlmit, and he shall thereupon. If no charges have been preferred against him, be reinstated as a member of such lodge without ballot. This p l a n impresses us as being a good one, a l t h o u g h the length of t i m e for the reenroUment of t h e m e m b e r w i t h o u t ballot seems unnecessarily long—a y e a r is a m p l e to d e t e r m i n e a question of t h a t c h a r a c t e r . A n o t h e r r e c o m m e n d a t i o n — or r a t h e r " suggestion "— was m a d e by t h e G r a n d Master. After referring to our m a n y beautiful tenets and v i r t u e s , he s a i d : I t seems that the strongest and best symbols to portray these characteristics have been chosen, and yet I believe there is one symbol which should be placed conspicuously in every lodge room In this Grand Jurisdiction, a symbol which awakens our minds to the duties to our country. I would therefore suggest that in every lodge room in this Jurisdiction it be required to display In an appropriate place the Star and Stripes, so that when a candidate first beholds the interior of our lodge room he may feel and know that he Is entering a GOD-fearlng, llberty-lovlng organization, I have made this suggestion In all the lodges which I have visited this year, and it has met with the heartiest support. Shortly after being installed as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, I said that as long as I was Grand Master I would not open the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, or permit It to be done during my administration, unless that Starry Banner (pointing to the flag) should be conspicuously displayed.
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W e h a r d l y know w h a t was the fate of this "suggestion." T h e C o m m i t t e e on Topical Reference did not specifically refer it to a n y committee, or mention It directly, unless its general " b l a n k e t , " in the following words, covered i t : " T h a t the r e m a i n i n g portion of said address, together with his official action therein reported, * Âť * a r e hereby approved." We would like to see Ohio in line with K a n s a s , Iowa, and several other States, on this custom. I t was a busy year for the Grand Master, and he m a d e m a n y visitations. H e s u m m a r i z e d ' : That you may have some brief Idea of the extent of the work, let me say t h a t your Grand Master has traveled over 11,000 miles In the State of Ohio on masonic business; t h a t he has received 2,793 letters and 69 telegrams ; that he has written 3,102 personal letters and sent 74 telegrams, and used the longdistance 'phone freely. He has Issued 91 dispensations; 16 proxies; has constituted three lodges; Issued dispensations to form two lodges; laid two corner-stones; dedicated four Temples,and made 34 lodge visitations and Inspected their work; attended the annual meetings of every masonic Grand Body In Ohio, and conducted one funeral.
An excellent showing. The Grand Secretary's detailed report was of its usual excellence, and he was again able to say t h a t " a l l a n n u a l returns and dues had been forwarded in accordance with the rule of the Grand Lodge." This is a l w a y s a subject of congratulation. Upon motion of P a s t Grand Master M E L I S H , a c o m m i t t e e of
seven w a s appointed to consider and report a t n e x t A n n u a l the proper m a i m e r of observing the centennial of the Grand Lodge, w^hich e v e n t will occur in 1908. An i n t e r e s t i n g r e p o r t was presented by M.*. W.-. L E V I C . GOODATJE, Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of the Grand Lodge A l p i n a of
Switzerland, as a special committee upon the question of the action of said body as a m e m b e r of the so-called Masonic Congress in Geneva in 1902: (I) in a d m i t t i n g therein clandestine Masons, a n d (2> in c o n t i n u i n g to hold fraternal relations with the Grand Orient of F r a n c e . As to the first, the Grand Lodge A l p i n a pleaded the ignorance of itself and the other leaders of the Congress as to the clandestine character of some of the delegates, saying: It has never been the Intention of the Swiss Lodge Alpina to entertain relations with Irregular masonic Jurisdictions. If at the Geneva Congress one or two masonic powers did slip In, our good faith was taken unawares, and we regret It deeply. At the time of the Geneva Congress we had not sufficient Information oni the subject of Irregular'powers, and this Is the reason that one or two Irregular bodies were able to take part In the deliberations of the Congress In question.
As to the second charge, it said : Regarding our relations to the Grand Orient of France, we wish to state In the first place, that the Alpina stands In no dependent relations to this or any other Orient. Even when that Grand Orient thought that the time had
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come when It should remove from Its Constitution dogmatic statements of religious belief, the Alplna accepted their (new) Constitution In Its spirit rather than In letter, and so long as the French brotherhood continue to stand up with such fortitude and self-sacrlflce as they have done In the past for the rights of mankind (we would not sanction the use of questionable means) so long do we feel related to them In spirit, and have no reason to abolish friendly relations. We must practice the principle of tolerance. If certain lodges believe they should exclude non-Ohrlstlans (non-believers), or if color be a hindrance to admission, we do not feel called upon to pass Judgment upon such resolutions, nor to make the continuance of our relations dependent upon their recall, although we are of the opinion t h a t such exclusions are not in accordance with the principles of Freemasonry. "We leave those concerned to answer for the results, knowing well t h a t though absolute virtue and absolute Justice are still the Ideals, circumstances are often stronger.
Bro. GooDALE by personal visitation in Switzerland and the interrogating of some of the most e m i n e n t Masons of t h a t country and of H o l l a n d and of E n g l a n d , fitted hims'elf to speak authoritatively as to conditions. H e contrasted the difference between the Constitutions of the Grand Orient of F r a n c e and of the Swiss Grand Lodge of Alpina, and of the latter s a i d : And now listen to the declaration from the Constitution of the Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina. I t is as follows: "To the glory of the Grand Architect of the Universe. " I n the name of the masonic alliance; for the welfare and prosperity of all the lodges of Switzerland, our common country." Is there not religion and patriotism beyond question in this declaration? Again Article No. 4 of the Swiss Grand Lodge Oonstltutlon still further emphasizes Its religious principles in the following declaration: "The Free Mason reveres GOD under the name of the Grand Architect of the Universe. Whatever may be the religion he professes, he practices the most entire tolerance towards those who are of other convictions. * * *" Article No. 5 further says: "The Free Mason is entirely and faithfully devoted to his country. The Swiss Free Mason in particular recognizes as a sacred duty to contribute. In the measure of his strength, to maintenance of Internal peace, to the advancement of true progress in his country, and also to defend the liberty and independence of It by all honest means, but using everywhere moderation in his speech, his writings, and In his behavior." These declarations are religious and patriotic enough to satisfy the most exacting, and from personal observation it is conclusively shown that of Swiss Masons these declarations are not idle expressions, but they are honestly and practically lived up to. No man becomes a Mason in a Swiss lodge unless he does as we do here, declares his belief in the existence of a Supreme Being. And the Swiss Mason is admitted into any regular lodge of Masons wherever he properly presents himself. Continental sister Grand Lodges recognize and exchange representatives with the Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina. The Grand Lodges of England, Sweden, Grand Orient of Belgium, Netherlands, while refusing fellowship with the Grand Orient of France, continue warm fraternal relations with the Swiss Grand Lodge Alplna.
W e are laboring under the impression t h a t the Grand Orient of Belgium, and.possibly some of t h e others, are now in relations of fraternal a m i t y with the Grand Orient of France.
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The conimittee c o n c l u d e : When we recognize the religious and political power which in some continental countries is a constant and fearful menace to masonic promotion ; When we consider the prejudices of some of those European countries and the Incident Jealousy over the introduction of liberal thought,â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Is it to be wondered a t t h a t while engaged in a common cause against all the conditions which confront them, the Swiss Masons have exceeded our Ideas of the tolerance due the Grand Orient of France? Does not the unquestioned faith in GOD, unswerving patriotism, and devotion to h u m a n i t y of the Swiss Masons entitle them to our respect? Does the failure of the Swiss Grand Ijodge, under the circumstances, to sever fraternal relations with the Grand Orient of France Justify us in excommunicating the Swiss Grand Lodge? Ought we not to sympathize with those earnest Masons and encourage them in their work? Believing so, the following resolutions are submitted, viz: Resolved. That the explanation of the Council of Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina and its disavowal of any intent to harbor or recognize irregular or clandestine Masons is, in our estimation, ample. Resolved, t h a t we are in sympathy with the Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina in its efforts toward an intelligent understanding and exchange of masonic Information and the promotion of truly masonic ideals, and that we heartily congratulate it upon the work it has already accomplished in this direction.
The record s a y s : After some discussion, participated in by M.'.W.'. Bros. GOODAI,E, CUNN I N G H A M , and others, the report was concurred In, and the resolutions adopted.
We iinagine t h a t this action is h a r d l y in accord with the views of t h e distinguished c h a i r m a n of their Committee on Correspondence, Bro. C U N N I N G H A M , as we understood them in his
report in 1901 r e c o m m e n d i n g t h e w i t h d r a w a l of recognition from the Grand Orient of Belgium. The c o m m i t t e e certainly m a d e a strong showing for the Swiss G r a n d Lodge Alpina. T h e s t a t e m e n t of its principles as found in its Constitution, coupled with the allegation of the c o m m i t t e e t h a t " N o m a n becomes a Mason in a Swiss lodge unless he does as we do here, declares his belief in the existence,of a S u p r e m e Being," sounds well on its face. W e imagine we shall h e a r s o m e t h i n g further from Bro. C U N N I N G H A M in his report n e x t
year. As we r e m a r k e d in our 1903 report, w h e n reviewing t h e Belgium question under Maine, " w e feel constrained to say, t h a t in our j u d g m e n t the principle involved in the question of recognition or non-recognition of a Body which persists in recognizing such a Body as the Grand Orient of F r a n c e as masonic, lies more in the fact of the evidence it discloses of its own interpretation of Masonry t h a n in the mere fact t h a t it persists in fraternizing with a Bodj' w h i c h we consider unmasonic." A Special C o m m i t t e e on " Eevision of the R i t u a l , " appointed l a s t year, m a d e its report. As we understand it, this c o m m i t t e e did n o t a t t e m p t a n y revision of the work., b u t its labors consisted
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in the elimination of errors in the official cipher and in the m a k ing of the same conform absolutely to the adopted standard work of the Grand Lodge. I t s labors had been satisfactorily performed, and the new ciphers distributed. We learn from the address of the Grand Master t h a t the official cipher was first disseminated in 1895, one copy being placed in the hands of each District Lecturer, and hiter one copy in t h e hands of each Master of a lodge. The Grand Master recommended t h a t the supply to the lodges be increased to four copies e a c h , as we have determined in Kansas, but the Grand Lodge refused to adopt the recommendation. There was much more of interest in the Proceedings, b u t ^ e have already exceeded our space. FiNANOiAL.—Receipts, $48,106.90; disbursements, $51,119.22; balance on hand, .$41,579.72. CoERBSfiONDBNOE.—Another most valuable contribution to current masonic literature is presented in the e:scellent Beport on Foreign Correspondence by Bro. C U N N I N G H A M . His introductory is exceedingly interesting, and contains several valuable masonic excerpts and some interesting personal letters from the e m i n e n t Irish and English masonicstudents,Bros. W. J. C H E T W O D E - C B A W i>BY. W. J. HuGHAN and R. F. Goui-D. W e comiiiend a careful reading of the entire report to our masonic scholars. W e had m a r k e d several paragraphs for reproduction, but m u s t content ourself with his t r e a t m e n t of K a n s a s for 1905. T h i s is very generously reviewed, being accorded about eight pages of the report. H e pronounces Grand Master F I T O H ' S address a " v e r y interesting paper," and reviews it fully. He notes the report of the Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n as to the prpvisions for the dissemination of the proposed cipher, which he pronounces " u n n e c e s s a r y liberality." W e are pleased to say t h a t these provisions were subsequently modified by eliminating entirely the " s a l e " plan. H e fully reports the action upon the proposed ritual changes, and finally'states his position regarding a c i p h e r : In this connection It may be in order to again state that whilst the writer personally disapproves of cipher publications of the work, or any other t h a n the mouth to ear method of its dissemination, yet he concedes t h a t as the Inhibitory clause in the ritual In relation thereto varies In the different versions and systems of the W E B B , W E B B - P K E S T O N , WEBB-GI-EASOJ.', B A R N E Y , B A E N E Y -
WiisoN and W E B B - S N O W "work"—preserved and disseminated In MSS. cipher In the United States until replaced by the lithographed and printed ciphers of the past half century—Is subject to the grammatical construction t h a t may be legitimately placed thereon. I t therefore becomes a m a t t e r of conscientious belief In Its use with the individual Mason and a matter of policy upon the part of a Grand Lodge to be likewise conscientiously determined, apart from any clap-trap phrases, goody-good sentlnientallsm, or Pharisaical denunciations.
Amen!
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He quotes from our Grand Orator WASHBON'S address, with
approving comment, and treats our Correspondence Report most kindly and generously. Of our position concerning the ritual, he says: As last year the subject of cipher rituals Is a prominent feature throughout the report, and his conservative views against modernizing t h e phraseology of the ritual to suit grammatical or other proposed changes In the work, ore well founded and forcible.
He "concurs" with the opinion we had expressed : Freemasonry was a speculative science long before t h e organization of the Grand Lodge of England, and the ritualists of the eighteenth century were unable to read masonic symbols undoubtedly understood by early predecessors in the mystic a r t .
Bro. CUNNINGHAM devotes a page to reply to our remarks con-
cerning Cerneauism and clandestinism, ending as follows: In t h e opinion of t h e writer the Irruption of clandestinism and bogus lodges since the Ohio enactments Is doubtless largely due to the support and defense extended to Cerneauism and Its following by Influential writers, viz: First. Under the specious plea that "if let alone It would soon die out." Second. The Illogical and disloyal pretense t h a t Craft Masonry had no right to protect Itself from the dishonest acts a n d misrepresentations of spurious degree peddlers. Third, Its secret sympathizers who posed as dlslnterestedlcrltlcs, Fourth. Disappointed and disgruntled aspirants for Scottish Rite honors. Fifth. The gratification of personal animosities and Jealousies and an opportunity for the disparagement of the Grand Lodge of Ohio In retaliation for its action against so-called colored Freemasonry or similar grievances, imaginary or otherwise.
We are not egotistical enough to believe that our brother is intending to arraign us under this indictment, nor could we make either of his descriptive classes fit us. We only know we are glad that Kansas has kept out of the Cerneau Scottish Rite fight So far as we are concerned, if any Kansas Mason is fool enough— after we have tried in reason to enlighten him—to spend his money on such cheap tinsel as Cerneau Scottish Rite degrees, we will only laugh at him. If Cerneauism, or any other ism, however, tries to start any bogus lodges of the Symbolic degrees in Kansas, that is an entirely different question, and we will be found fighting such lodges and such efforts most emphatically. Next Annual at Columbus, October 17, 1906. LEWIS P. SOHAUS, Newark, elected Grand Master; JACOB H .
BBOMWELL,, Cincinnati, reelected Grand Secretary.
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1 8 9 2 — O K L A H O M A — 19(»5. 13TH A N N U A L .
GUTHBIE.
F E B . 14, 15, 1905.
127 Lodges. 5,976 Members. N e t i n c r e a s e : 823. P a s t Grand Master S H K E M A N P. L A B S H responded for K a n sas upon roll call. The Grand Lodge was opened by the Deputy, and he presided during the first day, the Grand Master, M.-. W.-. J. F E A N K M A T T H E W S , of Mangum, being detained a t his hotel by illness. The address of the Grand Master covers some fourteen pages. I n his introduction he gravely presents some of the legendary m y t h s of the fraternity as though they were facts. Coming down to present conditions, he indulged in the following: We behold our fair land in the clutches of monopolies whose greed cannot be satisfied. Its Brlarean arms already encompass our nation round about and like a veritable vampire It Is sapping the vitality of a great people. Every article, be it of necessity or of luxury, has been brought under control of these all-powerful trusts, and by an arbitrary dictum the arrogant manipulators of these monopolies declare what shall be the wages of their workmen and what they shall pay for their food; and for these reasons we see helpless women and Innocent children hungry and crying out for bread, that the rich may become richer; and the very liberties, nay even the existence of our republic itself, hangs in the balance. Strife and dissension are wrecking the happiness of our beloved country ; capital and labor are at open warfare with each other; mob law, on the one hand, and protected monopoly ori the other, are tending to the destruction of all free government; human avarice, human greed, and human selfishness are still filling the world with poverty and distress.
The Committee on the Address called this politics and recommended t h a t it be stricken out, but the Grand Lodge refused to concur. The year had been a busy one. Twenty-two lodges chartered a t the preceding A n n u a l had been constituted; fifteen lodges were organized during the year under dispensation. A t this A n n u a l sixteen charters were granted, one to Siloam Lodge, of O k l a h o m a City, to be numbered 125, without having served under dispensation, as we gather. Our own P a s t Grand Master, M.-.W.'. G E O K G B W. C L A E K , formerly of Siloam Lodge No. 225, of Topeka, now a resident of O k l a h o m a City, is the first Master of this new lodge, and the similarity of name and number with our K a n s a s lodge is undoubtedly a premeditated coincidence. Two lodges continue to labor under dispensation for another year. Three lodges were granted dispensations to pick up their duds and move, the m u s h room railroad towns where they were located having previously done likewise. E i g h t d e c i s i o n s were reported,and all were approved by Grand Lodge. H e held t h a t a lodge room could not be used as a ball room, or for card parties, or for political meetings. R i g h t ! H e r e is another decision:
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No. 5. Bro. S. H . B L A I R , W.-. M.-. of Walters Lodge No. 104, states that a brother had made threats that no candidate should be elected to take the degrees while he was a member of the lodge, and so, candidates, becoming aware of his threat, would not apply for the degrees, and asks for Instructions how to reach the seat of trouble. Answer.—It will be very hard to reach t h e seat of trouble, for a member of the lodge has a right to blackball whatever candidate he m a y desire, and there Is no way by which he may be called to account for his actions should he blackball every [candidate who presents himself, b u t o u r B.v-Laws state that the secrec3' of the ballot shall be Inviolate, a n d no brother shall ever disclose how he m a y have voted on the petition of any candidate, and If the brother should do so he Is guilty of unmnsonlc conduct and should be dealt with as the law directs.
W e a r e in s y m p a t h y with the i n t e n t of t h e above decision, but we a r e not in accord with the s t a t e m e n t t h a t a m e m b e r m a y c a s t a b l a c k b a l l unquestioned with s u c h a declared motive. W e believe t h a t he cominits a masonic offense in so casting a blackball, a n d m a y be punished therefor. H e r e is a n o t h e r decision : . No. 7. Bro. C. R. COOK, W.-. M.-. of .Snyder Lodge No. 90, writes that a candidate petitioned his lodge for the degrees and Immediately moved away without taking any of the degrees ; that he returned in about twelve months and that the bretliren of the lodge, during lils al^sence, upon this old petition,, balloted upon him and gave him the Entered Apprentice degree, and asks for instructions. Answer,— The action of the lodge was ii'regular and void. The petition holds good but for six months and had expired and the fee paid the lodge by the petitioner is forfeited to the lodge on account of the failure of the candidate to receive the degrees within six m o n t h s after inaklng application. The course for tlie applicant to pursue Is to again petition the lodge having Jurisdiction over him for the degrees and if elected to again take tlie Entered Apprentice degree, regularly, and until he does so he Is not an Entered Apprentice Mason.
U n d e r tlie O k l a h o m a law the action of tlie lodge m a y ha.ve been "irregular," b u t it was not "void.'' T h e brother in question, h a v i n g taken the obligation of an E n t e r e d Apprentice in a regular lodge, d u l y convened, is a Mason., a n d his rights as such cannot be s u m m a r i l y taken from him in a n y such m a n n e r by a. simple declaration. If the lodge willfully violated t h e law in the m a n n e r of his acceptance, election, or making. It is subject to discipline, and, on t h e other had, if t h e c a n d i d a t e w a s willfully guilty of wrong or fraud in obtaining his degree he m a y be proceeded a g a i n s t a n d suspended or expelled. The G r a n d Lodge has an unfortunate experience with its Grand Treasurer, t h e one who has held the position since organization. He was t h e cashier and m a n a g e r of a bank, and had the funds of t h e Grand Lodge in t h e b a n k when it suspended payment. Unfortunately also his balance a s shown by t h e books of the b a n k d i d n o t correspond with t h e b a l a n c e which t h e accounts of t h e G r a n d Lodge showed should h a v e been in his h a n d s , there being q u i t e a shortage unexplained.
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Before t h e Grand Lodge closed a motion was offered t h a t Grand Liodge employ counsel to prosecute the delinquent official for embezzlement if s e t t l e m e n t w a s not effected within three months. This was voted down, as was also another motion to employ an expert a c c o u n t a n t to investigate conditions. Of course the delinquent official resigned, and the Grand Master appointed Bro. U R I A H C . G U S S , of G u t h r i e , to the vacancy.
The
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Lodge ratified this excellent appointment by electing Bro. G u s s as Grand Treasurer. In a suppleinehtal report the Grand Master reported a n o t h e r disagreeble case from one of the lodges. The Treasurer of a lodge, who was also a banker, refused to obey the orders of the lodge a n d of the Master in paying out its funds. The Grand Master, upon being appealed to, directed the Treasurer to pay over the funds, but he was totally ignored a n d disobeyed. T h e Secretary of t h e lodge, who happened to be in the employ of t h e aforesaid banker, the Treasurer, also refused to obej' the orders of the lodge, t h e Master a n d t h e Grand Master. T h e Grand Master finally s u m marily removed t h e Treasurer a n d Secretary from office. The Grand Lodge approved his action, a n d went further, b y suspending t h e two offending brethren from t h e rights a n d privileges of Masonry. W e do not question the apparent necessity for punishment, or t h e severity of it, b u t we do not like these ex parte proceedings. T h e lodge should have been ordered to prefer charges a n d properly discipline the offenders. P a s t Grand Master W . L. EAaLETON made a report as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Masonic H o m e F u n d . T h e y should have a balance of $8,091.68, b u t part of this is also tied u p in the accounts of the old Grand Treasurer. They are progressing slowly in t h e raising of t h e funds. The Grand Secretary had found it advisable to change his office from Stillwater to Guthrie, where he m a y hereafter be found. I m m e d i a t e l y preceding the record of the closing of the G r a n d Lodge we find this significant entry : The M.-.W.". Grand Master announced that, he would appoint the other two members of the committee to confer with the Grand Lodge of Indian Territory, relative to consolidation, a t a later date.
If there was a n y other reference to the m a t t e r in the Proceedings we have overlooked it. FiNANOiAL.—Beceipts, $8,451.80; disbursements, $2,357.65; balance on ha,nd, $6,094.25. CoBBESPONDENOB.—The Report on Correspondence is a n other able effort from t h e pen of W.-. Bro. P . C. H U N T , A s s i s t a n t Grand Secretary a n d c h a i r m a n of t h e committee. K a n s a s for 1904 is very generously treated to five pages of h i s 250-page report. Our Grand Master B E O W N ' S address is p r o -
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nounced " a most thorough a n d comprehensive document," and is carefully reviewed. W e clip this comment:We regret to learn from the report of the Librarian, Grand Secretary . AL,BEKT K . WIIJSON, that the Council of Administration has decided to discontinue t h e indexing of the library. This was a monumental work and probably entailed a large expense, but It would have been of great value to the Craft of the world when once completed.
The worlj of indexing t h e library will undoubtedly be taken u p again in some form, b u t h a r d l y in t h e comprehensive manner first projected. I t was unnecessarily voluminous and impractical for t h e whole library. N e x t A n n u a l a t Guthrie, F e b r u a r y (?), 1906. G E O R G K H . P H I L L I P S , P a w n e e , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; J A M E S
S. H U N T , Guthrie, reelected G r a n d Secretary.
1851 —OREGON — 1905. 55TH ANNUAL.
106 Lodges.
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PORTLAND.
7,323 Members.
J U N E 14-16,1905.
N e t increase: 375.
Our Grand Representative w a s absent. A concise business address w a s presented by M.".W.'. T H O M A S G E A Y , of Oregon City, Grand Master. Three lodges, chartered a t the preceding Annual, had been constituted, and two lodges organized u n d e r dispensation. Two lodges were consolidated. Two corner-stones had been laid, a n d two masonic lialls dedicated. One decision only was reported. ^A lodge asked whether a Mason, w h o is |a member of a lodge in N e w York a n d engaged in k e e p i n g a saloon in Oregon, would, if h e should die, be entitled to a masonic funeral. T h e Grand Master answered : That masonic burial should be denied a n y Master Mason holding membership In any other Jurisdiction, who a t the time of his death was engaged in an occupation prohibited to Masons by our penal code: notwithstanding the restriction does not exist In the Grand Lodge from which he halls.
This was properly approved. W h y not prefer charges against t h e offender in a n Oregon lodge a n d kill h i m masonically before h i s n a t u r a l death ? No Mason h a s a r i g h t to violate the laws of t h e jurisdiction wherein he lives, a n d bring disgrace on the frat e r n i t y , even if he does hail from a n o t h e r jurisdiction. H e r e w a s a similar case, b u t i t was all in their own f a m i l y : Under date of January 30,1905, I received a letter from the Secretary of Bandon Lodge No. 115, asking me to ascertain if Bro. H E N K T GOBTZ, a member of said lodge, was attending to the bar of a liquor saloon in Portland.
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Upon Investigation I found this to be a fact, and then called upon Bro. H E N R Y GOETZ, and he acknowledged that he was a member of Bandon Lodge No. 115, and t h a t he was violating standing resolution No. 17 of this Grand Lodge. I then Informed him that he was suspended, and notified Secretary of Bandon Lodge and also the Grand Secretary of my action. A by-law of the Grand Lodge in Oregon has provided t h a t " i t shall not be necessary for a Master-elect to receive the deg-ree of P a s t Master before being Installed Master of a con-^tituent lodge." The Grand Master favored a repeal of this provision, saying: I desire to call your attention to the fact that when you eliminate the Past Master degree from the ceremonj' of installation of a Master, as contained in Mackay's Manual of the Lodge, you have practically no ceremony left, and from my experience during the past year 1 am of the opinion t h a t the lessons taught In that degree are sadly needed by some of the Masters of lodges In this Jurisdiction, and that either this law should be amended so a3 to leave the installation ceremony as contained In Mackay's Manual complete, or else a ceremony should be adopted by the Grand Lodge which would provide for teaching a Master-elect a t least a portion of those lessons which are contained In the Past Master's degree. A special c o m m i t t e e considered the m a t t e r and reported : We believe that It Is advisable to follow the suggestion of that distinguished Mason, the late AI>BEKT G- MACKET, and recomfnend that a Masterelect should receive the degree of Past Master, the purpose of which Is to instruct a Master-elect In the duties of his Important office before entering upon those duties ; and while in some cases In conferring the degree much Is Introduced which is frivolous and unnecessary and not in accordance with the dignity of the work In which they are engaged, we believe It will be better to leave the matter to the Judgment of those Past Masters engaged In conferring the degree rather than eliminate the degree entirely from use in this Jurisdiction. They therefore r e c o m m e n d e d the repeal of the provision, which r e c o m m e n d a t i o n , being approved by the C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , was " u n a n i m o u s l y a d o p t e d " by G r a n d Lodge. And so t h e y will " p l a y h o r s e " a n n u a l l y in the lodges i n Oregon. The Grand M a s t e r reported the receipt of the Missouri edict, requiring a Grand Lodge certificate from all visitors from o t h e r Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n s as a p r e l i m i n a r y to e x a m i n a t i o n , a n d heartily r e c o m m e n d e d such a law in Oregon. The C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , however, reported unfavorablj'. The m a n a g e m e n t of the Jjcwis and Clark Exposition desired the Grand Master to n a m e a " M a s o n i c Day," for the exposition, but the Grand Master, a l t h o u g h favoring the plan, referred it to t h e Grand Lodge, w h i c h v e r y properly rejected the a d v e r t i s i n g scheme. Here is s o m e t h i n g we found in the Grand Master's a d d r e s s : I have been requested by M.-.W.'. Bro. P. 8. MALCOLM, Past Grand Master, to announce that an invitation Is extended to all members of this Grand
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Lodge by Oregon Consistory No. 1, A. & A. S. R., to witness the presentation In their Cathedral, of a drama known as "The Widow's -Son." To this entertainment, which will take place on Thursday, .June 1.5.1905, a t 8 o'clock p. M., all Master Masons, who are vouched for by the Grand Tyler, are cordially Invited. I urge all brethren to attend and bespeak for you all a pleasant and profitable entertainment.
The E d u c a t i o n a l Fund n o w ag-gregates about .?100.000. T h e trustees had done nothing d u r i n g t h e year toward securing a site or erecting a new Temple, a n d a special committee was appointed • for t h a t purpose. A n u m b e r of resolutions were introduced, b u t failed to g e t p a s t t h e objections of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Jurisprudence. H e r e was o n e : Resolved, That hereafter when a subordinate lodge In this Jurisdiction shall have been opened on more t h a n one degree a t the same communication, It shall be competent to close the lodge on the highest degree only on which It has been opened.
This is the ritual rule in K a n s a s . A n o t h e r attempted to require a certificate of proficiency from the Custodians before a Master-elect could be installed. Another desired to authorize the conferring of t h e Fellow Craft degree upon more than one c a n d i d a t e a t the same time. Relative to this latter, however, the c o m m i t t e e excepted the "second section "from its objection. One of t h e lodges reported h a v i n g c a u g h t an impostor, who was t h u s described: One,
SEJJIM E B E N H A S S A N , p u r p o r t i n g to come from Egypt, and t h a t
he received the Blue Lodge degrees a t Rising Sun Lodge No. 1401, of Kobe, Japan, also a member of King Chapter No. 1, of Hongkong, China.
H e claimed t h a t his m a s o n i c d o c u m e n t s were in his trunk a t the custom house in Mexico. H e w a s not permitted to visit. Subs e q u e n t investigation showed t h a t no such person was ever on the register of the lodge in question, or a n y lodge in Kobe, J a p a n , nor in any c h a p t e r in H o n g k o n g — i n fact there was no " K i n g C h a p t e r " there. F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , .$8,671.37; disbursements, $6,747.06; balance on hand, $17,856.17. CoBRESPONDENCE.— P a s t Grand Master J. M. H O D S O N submitted another of his excellent correspondence reviews; it is packed with good things, a n d we enjoyed every part of it, even . where we agreed to disagree. K a n s a s for 1905 receives verj' generous attention. H e notes our transactions of interest, a n d if h e has any serious objection he does n o t mention it.
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He thinks our criticism of Bro. Past Grand Master BROWN rather "wickedly thrown." We beg to demur, as It would be impossible (or us to have any wicked feeling toward that magnificent m a n and Mason, but Bro. BROWX is in the "outfit" line good and strong, and he advocates their use in the Blue Lodges. Now, put two and two together, and you either get four or twentytwo, and in this case to a man up a tree.*it looks like twenty-two, and we do not approve. If all lodges or even a large majority of them could be situated so that complete ouilits could be obtained or used the objection would not be so decided, but even'then we know from actual experience all along up and down the lines, that the more you depend on earnestness and good delivery on the part of officers and the less you have of scenic and stage effects, the better the effect upon the candidate. The heart-to-heart appeal to the better nature of the recipient, in the simple yet striking form of ritualistic language, is the most powerful of all means of making lasting impressions. Gaudy uniforms and brilliant scenic views m a y catch the eye of the shallow, unthinking candidate, but the enthusiastic magnetism properly put forth will Impress forever, and in a way never reached by pictures. Besides, we wish the work done in exactly the same way in the rich city lodge that it must of necessity be done in the smaller country lodge. We simply r e i t e r a t e t h e p o i n t we m a d e last year, v i z : t h a t Bro. B R O W N was a s t r e n u o u s a d v o c a t e of " c o s t u m e s and access o r i e s " for m a n y y e a r s before he entered the " o u t f i t t i n g " business, and t h a t the l a t t e r is s i m p l y the outgrowth of the former. W e do not care how it looks to a " m a n up a tree,"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;we have been " r i g h t on the g r o u n d " with Bro. B R O W N for twenty years, a n d we know t h a t the c h a r g e of " c o m m e r c i a l i s m " will not lie in t h i s matter. By the way, w h a t is this we h a v e heard a b o u t the b r e t h r e n in Portland p u t t i n g on the Master's degree before the G r a n d Lodge a t this s a m e A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n , and vising all t h e costumes t h a t could be d u g u p from t h e v a r i o u s masonic w a r d robes of the c i t y ? Tell us a b o u t t h i s , Bro. H O D S O N . W a s t h a t the " d r a m a of the W i d o w ' s S o n " t h a t your G r a n d Master G R A Y endorsed so h i g h l y ? H e quotes w h a t we said u n d e r Arizona regarding the S u n d a y installation decision, and says : We admit that Bro. S H A V E R in the above, presents the strongest reasons against Sunday work tliat exist, and in a forcible yet fraternal manner; b u t we wish to call his attention to the fact that his quotation clearly shows that the seventh day of the week and not the first day of the week is the "Sabbath," and if he or any other m a n claims t h a t we must refrain from work upon the Sabbath day, he must go back to first principles and adopt the correct day, the one blessed and hallowed by " the Lord, thy GOD," and not the day upon which the ancients worshipped the sun, and which was adopted by no higher authority than COXSTASTINE, the most brutal ruler of the JSastern Empire, who killed all his relatives, including his mother, who might by any possibility contest his throne, then proceeded to pose as the "first Christian Emperor." Our ancient brethren in order to prevent friction with the authorities, were taught to be of the religion of the country in which they might be, and
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there Is a principle of peace and harmonj* In t h a t doctrine that has not entirely lost Its effectiveness In this age; therefore, we have always preferred to omit masonic work on Sunday, not because It would be In any sense unrighteous to do It, but for the promotion of harmony, for we believe the words of the Master Teacher t h a t " t h e Sabbath was made for m a n , n o t man for the Sabbath." and further, t h a t one'day Is as good as another and no better.
We do not know how accurately our ancestors, from A D A M ' S time, h a v e "notched t h e stick,"-and w h e t h e r Sunday, our Christian Sabbath, Is r e a l l y t h e first d a y in the rolling sequences of weeks from creation's dawn, or t h e seventh, or where it belongs, b u t we are thoroughly convinced of t h e fact t h a t the Great Architect of t h e Universe has set his seal of approval upon the use of the Christian Sabbath as t h e " S a b b a t h of the Lord thy ODD," and t h a t he demands t h e recognition of one d a y in seven as the symbolic rest day as fully from us as from the ancient Hebrew—as fully from the Mason of to-day as from our " a n c i e n t brethren." Bro. HoDSON does n o t like our official ciplier proposition; says he never saw one, or a n y t h i n g nearer to it than a " Redding;" t h a t he never liad a n y use for a cipher, although he has obligated a " s m a l l a r m y of M a s o n s ; " a n d he winds up by advising us " t o c h a n g e " our "obligation, or do not m a k e a n y cipher." Well, we will not change o u r obligation, nor have we made a n y cipher which violates it. N e x t Annual a t Portland, J u n e 13, 1906. W I L L I A M H . F L A N A G A N , G r a n t s Pass, elected Grand Master; J A M E S F . R O B I N S O N , E u g e n e , reelected Grand Secretary.
1 7 3 0 —PENN^SYL VAN l A — 1 9 0 4 . — ANNUAL.
PHILADELPHIA.
D E O . 27, 1904.
447 Lodges.
67,796 Members.
N e t increase: 4,609.
The beautiful volume before us is enriched with steel-engraved portraits of the Grand Master, the J u n i o r Grand Wii.rden, R.-.W.-. O H A E L E S M . S W A I N , and of P a s t G r a n d Master S A M U E L H . P E R KINS.
The death losses of p r o m i n e n t Masons were heavy during the year. Three Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n s were held for the purpose of laying to rest t h e following distinguished b r e t h r e n : On J a n u a r y 14, 1904, "R.-.W.-." P a s t Grand Master C O N B A D B . D A Y ; on J u l y 26, 1904, R.-.W.-. J u n i o r Grand W^arden C H A R L E S M . S W A I N ; and on October 5, 1904, "R.-.W.-." P a s t Grand Master G E O R G E B . W A G N E R . Heartfelt tributes a n d memorials were presented for these brethren. Q U A R T E R L Y ( M a r c h 2, 1904).— L i t t l e business outside of routine was transacted. T h e Grand Master ruled a proposed amend-
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m e n t to " A h i m a n Eezon," which was designed to reduce Grand Lodge fees and taxes flftj' per cent., as being out of order because it impaired the revenue of Grand Lodge and would be an act of bad faith toward the holders of the bonds of Grand Lodge. QuABTEBLiES ( J u n e 1, and September 7, 1904).— Routine business mostly. A report of the Committee on Masonic Homes was presented, proposing an a m e n d m e n t to the charter of the present Masonic H o m e so as to enlarge its scope and bring the additional H o m e or Homes in contemplation under one control. QuABTEBiiY (December 7, 1904).—The usual " a n n u a l " business of the year appears. Detailed reports were presented from the controlling boards of the various charity funds, showing prese n t aggregates as follows : Grand Lodge Charity Fund, $78,812.70; Thomas Singleton Bequest, $26,680.64; Girard Bequest, .$65,169.50; Thomas E. Patton Memorial Charity Fund, $105,792.08; Stephen Taylor Bequest, $12,289.45; Charles Jackson McClary Memorial F u n d s —for Masonic H o m e $20,510, for orphan children .$31,321.71. T h e report of the Committee on Finance showed General Receipts, $169,746.31; disbursements, $215,870.75, of which $94,000 was for the improvement account of the Temple, and $51,403.30 an app a r e n t transfer to the Trustees of the McClaryMemorial F u n d s ; cash balance on hand in General Fund, $18,591.94. A N N U A L (December 27, 1904).—The address of the Grand Master, " R.-.W/." Bro. JAMPJS W . B B O W N , covers thirty-two pages, and is a document of interest. I t is permeated with the Pennsylv a n i a conservatism. H e referred to the evils of electioneering for office, more particularly regarding those of Grand Lodge, and specialized as follows: Previous to the late election, on December 7th. there was a wide distribution of circulars canvassing for the different candidates for Junior Grand Warden. They were evidently distributed In violation of the provisions of the Ahlman Rezon and the cautioning of former Grand Masters. It cannot be possible that all the signers and distributers of these circulars were Ignorant of the plain provisions of the law In regard to this practice. It went so far as to result finally In the distribution of an anonymous circular, and one of a more objectionable character, which I did not personally see. There was one case where I spoke to a party signing one of these petitions, calling attention to the fact, and yet the circular was distributed after that, with his n a m e attached to It.
He recommended t l i a t a committee be appointed to investigate the subject and report to Grand Lodge. Such a committee was appointed. H e also referred to newspaper publications of meetings and business transactions of lodges, severely condemning the practice and urging p u n i s h m e n t for the offense.
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W e clip this a s of i n t e r e s t : The enforcement of the ancient usages, customs, and landmarks of Freemasonry Is part of t h e dutj' of the Grand Master. This responsibility has been placed upon me, and my regard for my duty, us well as my affection for ray brethren, will compel me to useevery efTort to keep them pure and unchanged, and as they have been handed down to us by our predecessors of past ages. I t Is not only my duty, but yours, who are members of our ancient fraternity,to prevent the Introduction of Innovations, and It Is also our d u t y . t o prevent the abolition or obliteration of a n y of the ancient symbols. I have long felt that It Is the tendency of the age to lose sight of some of these ancient symbols. I have particularly In mind that the letter " G " was declared, not many years ago, not to be a masonic symbol in Pennsylvania. . With t h a t decision I have long differed, and at this time I take the occasion to restore It to Its proper place as a masonic symbol, signifying Goi> or Geometry. The letter " G " was conspicuous In the lodge room wherein 1 was made a Mason, and it remained there, unquestioned, for many years, and until the use of the room was abandoned. In connection with the compasses and the square, emblematical of the Great Lights in Freemasonry, it has been the most common symbol of Freemasonry known. I t is recognized by all of our sister Jurisdictions In this country, and was always embroidered on the apron of the Grand Master until after the decision affecting it was made. W e believe t h e ' ' n o t m a n y y e a r s ago," referred to by t h e G r a n d Master, w a s only t h e preceding- year, and his i m m e d i a t e predecessor, E.'.W^.*. E D G A B A. T E N N I S , rendered t h e decision wliicli we noticed in o u r l a s t review. W e wonder w h e t h e r t h i s decision will be r e v e r s e d by t h e n e x t G r a n d Master, a n d w e would like to k n o w w h a t t h e law of the m a t t e r really is in P e n n sylvania. Over s i x t y d e c i s i o n s were r e p o r t e d . W e note a few : A man with more than five toes on one foot and a man with two thumbs on one hand are physically disqualified. Serves h i m r i g h t . W h a t does he w a n t of so m a n y ? W h y n o t c u t t h e m off and thro\v t h e m a w a y , or t u r n t h e m over to some poor i n d i v i d u a l w h o is " o n e s h o r t ? " A lodge cannot hold a "fair," or any other affair for the purpose of raising funds for any object. The use of masonic signs or emblems for business purposes, or trading upon Freemasonry in any way Is prohibited. Refused to allow the use of a lodge room or any part of it for the meetings of the Order of the Eastern Star. That organization is not recognized In this Jurisdiction. A petitioner must be twenty-one years of age a t the time his petition is presented to a lodge. Declined to permit masonic ceremonies in the laying of a corner-stone of a church on Sunday. A masonic lodge cannot be used for the purpose of settling business differences. F i v e e d i c t s w e r e issued a g a i n s t M a s o n s who had been m a d e in o t h e r Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n s over the perpetual j u r i s d i c t i o n c l a i m s of P e n n s y l v a n i a .
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An oflHcial circular w a s issued to the lodges prohibiting t h e use of vocal or instrumental music during the work of the degrees. Other business was routine. CoBBESPONDBNOE.—\V.-. J A M E S M . L A M B E R T O N , as c h a i r m a n
of the Committee on Correspondence, presents another interesting review of the happenings in the masonic world. K a n s a s for 1904 is courteously accorded four pages of his r e port, our transactions of general interest being noted. He " r e g r e t s " our action in adopthig an official cipher. I n reviewing our Correspondence Report he s a y s : Referring to t h a t one about the eligibility of "one born out of wedlock," our brother says: "The above seems to state the general masonic law, but we admit H emphasizes a principle that has no principle In it." We are inclined to think t h a t there la a very definite principle in It.
I t seems to be the kind of a " p r i n c i p l e " which lacks the " p r i n ciple of masonic charity." Poor mortals have enough sins of their own to answer for without being compelled to assume those of their parents. Quarterly and Annual Communications a t Philadelphia in 1905, as usual. J A M E S W . BROWisr, Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, reelected Grand Master; W I L L I A M A. S I N N , Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, reelected Grand Secretary.
1875 —PBIXCB EDWARD 30TH ANNUAL.
14 Lodges.
SOURIS.
608 Members.
ISLAND— 1905. J U N E 26, 1905.
N e t increase: 4.
The proceedings were t h e ordinary routine. The Grand Master, M.-.W.'. BEN.TAMIN R O G E R S , h a d been absent from the jurisdiction during much of t h e year on account of the illness of his wife, a n d the Deputy Grand Master was compelled to assume t h e duties of the Grand E a s t . The year had been prosperous, although the winter had been exceptionally stormy and bad, and consequentlj' travel had been well-nigh impossible. Visitations by t h e Grand Officers were therefore few, b u t through commissioned deputies most of the lodges h a d been reached. A Special Communication was held in J u n e , a t Kensington, for t h e purpose of dedicating the new masonic a p a r t m e n t s there. The Grand Master recommended some action looking toward the increase of their Benevolent F u n d , a n d also the employment of a Grand Lecturer for ritualistic instruction of t h e lodges, b u t the Grand Lodge opposed a n y increase in t h e financial d e m a n d s upon the lodges.
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F I N A N O I A I J . — R e c e i p t s , $329.77; disbursements, $298.63; balance on hand, $546.34. No Correspondence Report. N e x t A n n u a l a t Charlottetown, J u n e 25, 1906. C H A B I . E S H . S . S T E B N S , S o u r i s , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; N E I L
M A O K E L V I E , Summerslde,'reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 6 9 —QUEBEC—.1905. 35TH ANNUAL.
57 Lodges.
MONTREAL.
4,709 Members.
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J A N . 25, 1905.
N e t increase: 275.
W e h a v e a new G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e near Quebec, R.-.W.'. E . A. EVAN.S, P a s t D i s t r i c t D e p u t y Grand Master, and we were pleased to note his a t t e n d a n c e . The G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. J O H N B . T B E S I D D K E , of M o n t r e a l ,
w h o was c o m p l e t i n g h i s second y e a r of service, submitted a n interesting address, well s u s t a i n i n g his record as an able a n d zealous chief. H e reported t h e y e a r just ended as the " b e s t " in the history of the Grand Lodge, h a r m o n y and prosperity prevailing. A r r a n g e m e n t s were perfected for t h e instituting of a n e w lodge a t Nortli H a t l e y . Some petitioners-who desired a. new lodge in Quebec City, and whose request was denied by the Grand Master, renewed their petition to Grand I^odge, b u t the 'Grand Master's j u d g m e n t w a s endorsed. One new masonic hall w a s dedicated. The Grand Master continued his excellent record of.official visitations, and also visited t h e neighboring Grand Lodges of C a n a d a and of N e w B r u n s w i c k . Only one ruling w a s reported, viz: t h a t under their law a n E n t e r e d Apprentice can d i m i t from his lodge. A case of misrepresentation bj" which a citizen of Maine, w h o had been rejected in a lodge [therein, was made a Master Mason in a lodge in Montreal, w a s reported. Upon the report of t h e Grand Master a s to h i s personal investigation of the facts of the case, his r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h a t t h e proceedings be declared void and the name of the p a r t y deleted from the rolls of the lodge was followed, a n d a censure a d m i n i s t e r e d to the Montreal lodge a n d its investigating committee. The Grand Master referred t o t h e growth of clandestinism, and said he was informed t h a t " o n e or m o r e " such lodges existed in their own midst. H e recommended some action in the n a t u r e of a w a r n i n g to their own lodges, b u t we did not discover a n y action other than t h e reference of t h e m a t t e r to the Committee on the State of the Order.
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Another excellent report comes from the Grand Secretary, who seems to be getting the atfairs of t h e office into excellent shape. The advanced age and ill health of his predecessor caused the work to accumulate. W e called attention last year to the work of the Committee on the P e r m a n e n t Benevolent Fund, by which a bed was endowed in a hospital in Quebec for the use of M a s o n s ; during the present year another such bed was endowed a t Sherbrooke, and others in other portions of the Province are in contemplation. The Committee on Benevolence and Charity reported aid during the year to the a m o u n t of $210.00, and recommended grants during the coming year to t h e a m o u n t of $480.00. Upon t h e recommendation of t h e Committee on Correspondence, recognition was denied to t h e Grand Lodge of Queensland and action w a s deferred for further information regarding the Grand Lodge of Guatemala. F I N A N C I A L . — G e n e r a l F u n d : Receipts, .|3,904.97 ; disbursements, $2,393.53; balance on hand, $5,384.50. C O R R E S P O N D E N C E . — Another interesting Report on Foreign Correspondence comes from t h e pen of P a s t Grand Master E . T. D.CHAMBERS.
K a n s a s for 1904 is kindly considered, our transactions being briefly noted. W e keenly appreciate t h e complimentary remark t h a t "few of t h e Foreign Correspondence Reports of the year have more deeply interested us t h a n t h a t supplied to the K a n s a s volume." H e quotes freely from it with words of commendation. Next A n n u a l a t Montreal, J a n u a r y 31, 1906. D A V I D A. MANSON, Mansonville, elected Grand Master; W I L L H . W H Y T E , Montreal, reelected Grand Secretary.
1791 — KHOOE ISLAND 115TH
ANNUAL.
PROVIDENCE.
1905. M A Y 15,1905.
37 Lodges. 6,286 Members. N e t Increase: 195. W e were unable to discover t h a t K a n s a s w a s represented a t the Communications. The Semi-annual was held a t Providence, November 21,1904. The Deputy presided, t h e Grand' Master, M.-.W.-. J A M E S E . T I L LiNGHAST, whose portrait forms t h e frontispiece, being confined to his home by illness. One of the first acts of Grand Lodge was to adopt resolutions of s y m p a t h y a n d condolence for the absent chief and dispatch them by special messenger to his residence. The brother brought back a cheering report, but, alas, t h e hopes were unfulfilled — death claimed t h e Grand Master some three m o n t h s later.
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Xiittle business outside of routine was transacted. The Commissioners of Trials submitted a report upon the case of the Master who made two Masons over the objections of a member, to which we referred in our last review. They found him guilty, but in view of his high character and loyalty to Masonry they recommended no other punishment than that of suspension already incurred, and urged that he be restored to liis masonic rights. The committee on the address of Grand Master WALKER, presented at the preceding Annual, reported. Relative to his recommendation for the enactinent of a law requiring certificates from visitors, they say: He also calls a t t e n t i o n to the fact that parties from without Che State have been forming so-called masonic lodges and giving the degrees a t reduced rates to any person whom they could And was Ignorant enough to be duped by them. W e t h i n k his recommendation that the Masters of lodges might demand t h a t certlflcates should be required from all persons wishing to visit their lodge, unless said persons are known by some member of the lodge to be Masons, Is a wise one, and commend It to the favorable notice of the Masters of lodges within this Jurisdiction. We do not, however, think It Is advisable for this Grand Lodge to take any offlclal action upon the subject. As a general rule, the best way t o deal with that class of Impostors Is to let them severely alone.
We take it that this means that Masters of lodges are recommended to consider the advisability of adopting some such local regulation or requirement, and so visitors had better carry their certificates in Bhode Island. An Emergent Communication of Grand Lodge was held on February 3, 1905, for the melancholy purpose of paying the last tribute of respect to the mortal remains .of the Grand Master. There was a good attendance of the Grand Officers, Past Grand Masters, and Past Masters and representatives of the lodges. The call for the Communiciation was signed by seven Masters of lodges, the law seemingly so requiring it. Religious and Templar services were held at the First Baptist Church, following which the Grand Lodge performed the masonic burial rites at the grave. ANNUAL (May 15, 1905).â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Deputy Grand Master, R.-.W.-. JOSEPH W . FREEMAN, presided as the acting Grand Master, and
submitted the address, covering the report of the acts of the dead Grand Master as well as of his own. Tlie severe blow which death had dealt naturally occupied the first thought of the address. His references to the fraternal dead closed with this couplet, which we do not remember,to have read before: "And still the procession moves on, moves on, Rich man, poor m a n , beggar man, thief. Hustling and Jostling, with faces wan, Dining with laughter to sup vvlth grief.
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Each of us smiling to bide his care, Each of us weeping his part to play. Bending beneath the burden of care, Journeyers all on the great highway. "And the same little mound in tlie end, in the end, For sweetheart and lover, for foenian and friend. And the same waving grasses to whisper and bend. While still the procession moves on."
The long and serious illness of the Grand Master called attention to some needed legislatioii in Rhode Island. The powers of the Grand Master are clearly defined, but there seems to be no provision whereby in case of t h e disability of t h a t officer t h e Deputy or t h e Grand W a r d e n s should perform a n y of his duties, the only provision being t h a t in case of his death t h e D e p u t y should have t h e power of convening t h e Grand Lodge upon t h e request of t h e Masters of five lodges. H e recommended immediate consideration of t h e question, and the Committee on t h e Address reported a t this Communication, offering a proposed a m e n d m e n t which will receive attention a t the Semi-annual in November. The proceedings were harmonious routine. The Grand Master elect, M.-.W.-. J O S E P H W . F E E B M A N , was installed by M.'.W.-. E D W A R D L . F R E E M A N , P a s t Grand Master, his father. A remarliable circuinstance. A half-tone appears in t h e Proceedings of t h e m o n u m e n t erected to T H O M A S S M I T H W E B B , the e m i n e n t r i t u a l i s t of t h e
last century, w h o is buried in the North Burial Ground a t Providence. FixANOE.—Receipts, $3,546.09; disbursements, $3,973.73; balance on hand, $358.43. No Correspondence Report. Semi-annual and A n n u a l a t Providence on N o v e m b e r 20,1905, and May 14, 1906, respectively. J O S E P H W . F R E E M A N , Central Falls, elected Grand M a s t e r ; W I L L I A M R . G R E E N E , Providence, reelected Grand Secretary.
1787—SOUTH
CAROLINA-1904,
128TH A N N U A L . .
CHARLESTON.
199 Lodges.
7,937 Members.
D E O . 13, 14, 1904.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 686.
Our Grand Representative apparently was not present a t t h e Annual. W e were very sorry to note that their beloved Grand Secretary, R.-. W.*. C H A R L E S INGLESBY, w a s absent from t h e Communication on account of serious illness.
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An interesting business address was presented by the Grand Master, M.-. W.-. JOHN R . BELLINGEB, of Bamberg.
He reported
fifteen decisions, but they were nearly all purely of local interest under local (statutes. We clip a couple of a more general character: 11. A clandestine, who wears a masonic badge, cannot be compelled by the lodge within whose territory he resides, to cease wearing the badge. The lodge has nothing to do with It. 15. I have made a number of rulings on the question of physical qualification. Invariably holding t h a t under the law of this Jurisdiction, any physical defect, liowever slight. Is sufficient to preclude the Initiation of a can-, dldate.
In the Grand Master's accounts of the laying of corner-stones we And the following entry: On May 10,1904.1 olHclated at the laying of the corner-stone of the monum e n t to the Confederate dead of York County, a t Yorkvllle, upon the Invitation of the Yorkvllle Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy. On this occasion. In addition to the address of the Grand Master, a very able and Interesting oration was delivered by our distinguished brother. Past Grand Marshal, Col. A. Cow ABB.
We should think the Colonel would always insist on his first name being given in full. Seven new lodges were organized under dispensation; four were chartered, and three continued under dispensation for another year. The charter of one dormant lodge was returned to it. They' are certainly very ship-shod and careless in their masonic methods in Georgia. Here is the statement of a case: A party applied to Brunson Lodge No. 187. was elected, and afterwards, before taking the first degree. It was discovered that h ^ had lost one toe. The degree, of course, was not conferred. A month later he applied to Brunson Lodge to be allowed to visit It, claiming^ to be a Master Mason. Upon correspondence with M.-. W.'. M A X M A Y B B H A B T , Grand Master of Masons in Georgia, he Informed me t h a t he had granted his dispensation to Mt. Vernon Lodge to elect. Initiate, pass and raise this party at one and the same communication ; t h a t he, of course, had not been Informed of the facts, and was Ignor a n t of the fact that he had applied to a lodge In this Jurisdiction, and that the lodge In Georgia claimed to have acted In Ignorance of the facts, and saying t h a t F K E A C H E B claimed to reside In Georgia with his mother when he was at home, he being a railroad man.
We have noticed cases before where residents of other States, while in temporary sojourn in Georgia, would be turned out fullfledged Masons. Brief reports appear from the various District Deputy Grand Masters. â&#x20AC;˘ ' We noted last year the pendency of a couple of proposed amendments to their law, designed to modify the severity of their provisions regarding physical qualifications. These came up for attention at this Annual. One was promptly tabled. The other,
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which was in the following: form, apparently caused considerable discussion: Provided -that defect in, injury to, or loss of one eye, nor the deformity or loss of one or more toes, nor Injury to nor loss of one or more Angers, t h a t In no way Interfere with or prevent a literal compliance with every requirement of the rltuali shall be considered such a malm or defect as to disqualify a candidate.
The vote on it stood: For the proposed a m e n d m e n t , 275; against, 258. I t not receiving the requisite two-thirds majority, was declared lost. Several lodges presented oil portraits of P a s t Grand Masters. They were received and ordered hung on the Grand Lodge walls. A resolution of s y m p a t h y and condolence with the sick Grand Secretary was adopted by a rising vote. We notice t h a t the installation of the Grand OfHcers took place while the Grand Lodge was open on the first degree. W e supposed this ceremony was always performed \yhile a lodge was a t labor on the Master's degree. Bro. M A C K B Y , himself a South Carolina Mason, informs us t h a t the private Grand Honors of Masonry, given when the Master of a lodge is installed, can only be given in a Master Mason's lodge, from which we infer t h a t in his understanding the installation ceremony m u s t be performed while the lodge is opened on the third degree. COBRESPONDENOE.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Grand Secretary I N G L E S B Y h a d apparently completed his Correspondence Report before his illness, as a very complete and most interesting -review appears from his pen. W e trust he m a y be spared to write many more. Kansas for 1904 is fully reviewed. At the outset he notes with pleasure the a t t e n d a n c e of the children from the Masonic Home a t the Grand Lodge, b u t r e m a r k s : " I t is not stated how many were brought." All of the children in the H o m e were there, then some fifteen or twenty in number. Grand Master B R O W N ' S "admirable a d d r e s s " is carefully reviewed, and he quotes a half-page from his conclusion. I n referring to the compiled list of lodges using the District Deputy Grand Master system, Bro. I N G L E S B Y s a y s : By some mistake It Is stated in this list t h a t South Carolina does not have the system. Of course this is error. We have the system, and It Is working well.
W e do not know who compiled the tabulation in Grand Master B R O W N ' S address, but from the several " k n o c k s " we h a v e noticed in the writings of the reviewers it would seem as though some careless work was done. He quotes from the report of the Special Committee on B i t u a l , and especially commends the history of the Preston-Webb work as the best he had ever seen.
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N e x t A n n u a l a t Charleston, December 12, 1905. J O H N E . B E L L I N G E R , B a m b e r g , reelected Grand Master* C H A R L E S I N G L E S B Y , C o l u m b i a , reelected G r a n d Secretary.
1873 — SOUTH DAKOTA — 1905. 31ST A N N H A L .
103 Lodges.
ABERDEEN.
5,957 Members.
J U N E 13, 14,1905.
N e t increase: 247.
W e were pleased to note t h e a t t e n d a n c e of our Grand Repres e n t a t i v e , R.-.W.-. B R U C E M . R O W L E Y , of H u r o n .
Before the opening of t h e Grand Lodge, the Grand Master called attention to the v a c a n t chair of the Senior Grand Warden, R.-.W.-. C H A R L E S A. F I S H E R , who h a d been called to the Grand
Lodge above shortly after t h e close of t h e last A n n u a l Communication. T h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. I V A N W . G O O D N E R , of Pierre, de-
livered a concise business a d d r e s s ; his half-tone portrait forms the frontispiece to the volume. H e w a s compelled to call t h e G r a n d Lodge in E m e r g e n t C o m m u n i c a t i o n on September 7, 1904, to p a y t h e l a s t tribute of r e s p e c t to M.-. W.-. A L B E R T W E L L S C O E ,
P a s t G r a n d Master. T h e r e m a i n s of Bro. COB were conveyed to Mil waukee, Wisconsin, w h e r e they were consigned to mother earth by K i l b o u r n Lodge No. 3, w h i c h lodge m a d e him a Mason nearly forty-four j^ears before. The year had been a b u s y a n d pro"sperous one. A new lodge was organized under dispensation, a n d it, with another so organized d u r i n g t h e previous year, were granted charters. Three corner-stones were laid, a n d a new masonic hall dedicated. The following application for a special dispensation was refused : I write you to make formal application lor dispensation to open a lodge of Masons a t a place outside of t h e regular lodge room of Minnehaha Lodge No.5,and Unity LodgeNo. 130, on St. John's Day, June 24th. I t l s proposed that the two lodges, together with the local chapter of the Eastern Star, Join In a picnic a t a park about two miles east of Sioux Falls, and during the day wedesire to open a lodge a t a securely guarded spot, after the manner of our ancient brethren.
Such " high hill or low dale " communications are quite common in certain parts of t h e country, a n d tliey do no harm. Some sixteen decisions were reported, mostly of local significance a n d application. H e r e is one of more general i n t e r e s t : 5. I t is no masonic ofTense for a member of a lodge In this Grand Jurisdiction to engage In the saloon business. In accordance with the laws of the State of South Dakota goyernlng the sale of Intoxicating liquors as a beverage.
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The Grand Master explained this decision as follows: This decision Is based upon the ground that while our law makes a liquor dealer or manufacturer Ineligible for Initiation or afflllatlon (Grand Lodge By-Laws, Section 64), and also declares It to be a masonic crime to sell Intoxicating liquors In violation of the laws of the State (Masonic Code, Section 2), it nowhere prohibits the lawful sale of such liquors, or the carrying on of the saloon business by a member of the Graft. However, It occurs t o m e that It is highly Inconsistent to refuse to receive In membership a brother because engaged In carrying on the saloon business and at the same time permit a brother to enter Into such business. I a m also of the opinion that while a member may engage In the sale of Intoxicating liquors as a beverage and escape masonic punishment, he nevertheless;vlolates the spirit of the Order, which regards such business as harmful and detrimental to the best Interests of humanity.
I n view of the evident intent of the legislation of the G r a n d Lodge of South D a k o t a against the liquor dealer on manufacturer, we are not surprised t h a t the Grand Master should be h i m self astonished a t the inconsistency of his decision. I t was a p proved, however, by Grand Lodge, and so in South D a k o t a a saloon-keeper cannot be initiated into, or join, a masonic lodge, b u t an affiliated Master Mason can turn into a saloon-keeper a s soon as he signs the By-Laws. The Grand Master might, w i t h perfect safety, have declared the keeping of a saloon a m a s o n i e offense, even under the Section 2, of the Masonic Code of South Dakota, because a saloon-keeper was never yet known to e n g a g e in the business "in accordance with the laws of the State,"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;h& can always be counted on to violate the law. The proper decision for the Grand Master to make w a s : T h a t as the laws of the Grand Lodge plainly declared the business of saloon-keeping to be of such an immoral character t h a t one w h o engaged in it could not be initiated into, nor become affiliated with, a masonic lodge in t h a t State, therefore t h a t no affiliated' Mason in t h a t State could carry on a business of such character. Our own M.-.W.-. J O H N H . B B O W N took the noble stand w h e n he decided as Grand Master over a third of a century ago, l o n g before our prohibitory a m e n d m e n t became an accomplished fact, t h a t the business of saloon-keeping was morally wrong per se, and t h a t no Mason in K a n s a s should run a dra;m shop. The Grand Master properly decided t h a t a Master-elect of a lodge could not be installed in his absence through a proxy, a n d t h a t consequently the old Master held over until his successor was duly installed. This decision aroused the wrath of t h e Senior W a r d e n of the lodge in question, who forthwith picked uphis doll-rags and went home, saying he would not sit in the lodge under such a ruling. The lodge thereupon inquired as to what; they should do to the aforesaid Senior Warden. The Grandl Master a n s w e r e d : While every instinct of a good Mason, as well as masonic law Itself an<i the obligations which this officer had assumed, require that he should glva
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full faith to the decision a n d respect It as being made by the constituted authority, j ' e t the disciplining by a lodge of its members Is a matter resting wholly within the discretion and good Judgment of the lodge and should not be Influenced In the slightest degree by the Grand Master.
This mild t r e a t m e n t caused the Committee on Jurisprudence to s a y : While the spirit of leniency which appeared to actuate our Grand Master appeals to us all as Masons, we are constrained to represent that we consider the offense committed to have been a reflection upon the dignity of the Grand Lodge, an a c t which fully warranted the arrest of the offender's Jewel, and we cannot but regret that the M.-.W.-. Grand Master did not cause It to be done.
The efficient Grand S e c r e t a r y presented another interesting detailed report. T h e y e a r j u s t closed h a d been t h e banner year in work, although, owing to increased suspensions for non-paym e n t of dues, the n e t increase w a s about t h e same as the preceding year. H e submitted an i n t e r e s t i n g statistical table of the work of t h e Grand Lodge since its_ organization, each of the t h i r t y y e a r s being separately s h o w n a n d t h e aggregates being indicated. The following resolution w a s introduced by Bro. SAMUEL, A. B R O W N , Correspondence C o m n a i t t e e : Resolved, That the sum of one hundred dollars be appropriated for the use of the Grand Lodge Librarian for the purpose of cooperating with the officers of the Grand Lodge library of Iowa, In the work of Indexing masonic literature in case any considerable number of Grand Lodges or other bodies unite In the effort.
I t was referred to t h e F i n a n c e Committee, a n d they reported the appropriation. On motion, the G r a n d Master appointed a committee " t o extend g r e e t i n g s t o t h e G r a n d C h a p t e r Order of the Eastern-Star," * t h e n in session-in t h a t city. The committee c a m e back w i t h t h e report t h a t they had been received " w i t h enthusiasm," a n d a c o m m i t t e e from t h a t body h a d returned with them to convey s i m i l a r greetings. The Grand Lodge forthwith called to refreshment, a n d t h e ladies were received — figuratively—"with open a r m s . " A very neat address was given by Mrs. E D . P . F A B B , t h e c h a i r m a n , to which-the Grand Master
m a d e this response: We are very much gratified to receive this visit and your assurance of the high esteem In which your order holds the masonic fraternity. The Grand Lodge of South Dakota has on occasion welcomed as visitors brothers high In t h e list of those who execute the laws of our State. We have on rare occasions had the pleasure of a visit from the chief executive of the State, but never before have the members of the Grand Lodge o f S o u t h Dakota been honored In so signal and distinguished a m a n n e r as t h a t you have conferred upon us by this courteous visit. No one who has well heeded the signs of the times can donbt t h a t t h e gentle and refining Influences of your order have not only tended to upbuild and strengthen the masonic fraternity, but-have helped to m a k e the world better a n d h u m a n i t y more charitable, loving and generous.
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We deeply appreciate and thank you for your fraternal greetings,and beg that you will In turn receive and carry with you to the Grand Chapter which you represent, the assurance of our highest respect and admiration, and the hope that your Order ma3' continue to grow and be a blessing to the world. Hearty applause followed, and after the ladles had retired, the Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor.
Now, we think t h a t was very n i c e ; but, Shades of A n t i q u i t y ! w h a t will Pennsylvania s a y ? A year ago a resolution was introduced to e x e m p t from Grand Lodge dues "all Master Masons who have paid their lodge dues for twenty-one consecutive years and are members of the Masonic Veteran Association of South Dakota." A special committee this year recommended legislation to p u t this into effect, but t h e Grand Lodge very properly refused to concur. F I N A N C I A L . — Receipts, $5,374.72; disbursements, $5,161.90; bal-
ance on hand—;in General F u n d $5,585.76, in Grand Charity F u n d $1,185.87, in P e r m a n e n t L i b r a r y F u n d $480.00. OoBEESPONDENOE.—Another very readable, entertaining and instructive Correspondence Report comes from the committee, Bro. S A M U E L A. B R O W N , of Sioux F a l l s .
K a n s a s for 1905 is courteously reviewed. cipher he says:
Relative to our
There has been failure, so far, to get out the cipher rituals, which have been so adversely commented on. I t appears t h a t there Is no one In Kansas who knows how to get one out. Our Wisconsin brethren have a very efficient cipher-maker to spare. We recommend our Kansas brethren to bear this In mind. Our own idea, however, would be' to drop the whole printing business in this matter, and out of courtesy to those Masons who are so many, whose fra• ternal consciences are sore over the matter, teach the work to the new District Deputies and let them disseminate It.
Our good brother is slightly ''ofC" in his s t a t e m e n t . H e m u s t have been iialf asleep when he read K a n s a s , as nothing in our proceedings justify such a conclusion. Later, in reviewing our Correspondence Report, he says r e g a r d i n g the same m a t t e r : He gives as a reason for abandoning the cipher ritual publication the unconstitutionality of the proposal. Our own reason was another, but we are satisfied that a good one Is found.
Some more careless reading. H e takes issue with w h a t we said last year regarding t h e iniquity of Grand Lodges indulging in " h i g h d e g r e e " legislation and the basing of such right upon the fiction of their former control over all " h i g h degrees," and s a y s : He disagrees with us in our statement that the Chapter, Council, Commandery and most of the Scottish Rite degrees wer3 originally conferred by authority of the Grand Lodge and under the banner of the Blue Lodge. He admits that many of them were conferred In the Symbolic lodges, but declares t h a t they were side degrees pure and simple. He also admits t h a t
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they were legislated about by the Grand Lodges and that they were sporadically assumed charge of, but contends t h a t it was not the settled policy of action. Your committee does not wish him to admit more. If he had done so there could be nothing to hang an a r g u m e n t on. He will n o t deny that the Past Master's degree was from the first constrolled by the Grand Lodge of England "Ancients," from which American ^Masonry was so largely derived ; that the Royal Arch degree was also adopted l)y the same Grand Lodge, and' that the older Grand Lodge was obliged to accept them, and still keep them In their Constitutions. That the Grand Lodge a t York controlled the Most Excellent Master's degree, and that we call our Masonry Yoi-k Masonry. That the Grand Lodge of Scotland controlled and still controls the Mark Master's degree; and that it was a Scotch Provincial Grand Lodge t h a t first conferred the Knight Templar's degree, St. Andrews, afterwards the Massachusetts Grand Lodge. That the first minute of the conferring of the Royal Arch degree, now in existence. Is to be found in a Scotch lodge, Fredericksburg Lodge. In which GEOEGB W A S H I N G T O N was initiated, and that the first chapter in Kentucky was chartered by the Grand Lodge. And, lastly, that the Grand Lodge of Ireland did on the fifth of September, 1805, take charge of the Royal Arch Chapters and the Grand Templars E n c a m p m e n t s , and did ordain that none should be initiated a Royal Arch Mason except a Master Mason, and t h a t none should be Initiated a Knight Templar except a Royal Arch Mason. Our brother win not accept any proof regarding the continental degrees, evidently laboring under the delusion t h a t there is no Masonry In Europe, but we will state for the Information of our own members that the degrees of Royal and Select Masters are of the seven degrees which are still controlled by the Grand Lodges of Germany. W e are t h o r o u g h l y convinced in our own mind of t h e u n t e n a b i l i t y of a n u m b e r of t h e s e s t a t e m e n t s , b u t unfortunately we h a v e n o t t h e t i m e to dig up t h e a u t h o r i t i e s w h i c h controvert t h e m . As a m a t t e r of m a s o n i c labor, such a task would be p l e a s a n t a l t h o u g h w h o l l y i m m a t e r i a l to t h e m a t t e r in controversy. ISven if proved or disproved, t h e s t a t e m e n t we made last y e a r still r e - , m a i n s the f a c t : " W h a t e v e r a u t h o r i t y Grand Lodges ever posr sessed over these s y s t e m s has long since disappeared." W e believe our a r g u m e n t of l a s t y e a r is a m p l e and has n o t been a n s w e r e d . B u t we h a v e a l r e a d y e x h a u s t e d our space. ' N e x t A n n u a l a t Sioux P a l l s , J u n e 12, 1906. E D G A B . D . B R O O K M A N , Vermillion, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; G E O R G E A. P E T T I G B E W , Sioux F a l l s , reelected Grand S e c r e t a r y .
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1813 — TENNESSEE — 1905. 91ST A N N U A L .
430 Lodges.
NASHVILLE.
19,420 Members.
J A N . 25-27,1905.
N e t Increase: 915.
P a s t Grand Master C A S W E L L A. GOODLOE is our Grand Rep-
resentative, a n d he was on hand. The G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. .JAMBS L L O Y D S L O A N , of Linden,
proved himself a most active and energetic official. H i s address was one of marlied ability and interest. W h i l e his judgment was not always unerring, a number of his decisions a n d rulings being rightfully reversed, yet his evident zeal a n d sincerity was beyond question. He found the Craft in excellent condition, and in all of the lodges visited — and he reached m a n y — h e found "only thirteen t h a t seemed to drag."' W e heartily endorse the following: The great curse of subordinate lodges Is their effort to carry delinquent members and a false Idea that old members should not pay dues. I speak advisedly and say that In every Instance that came under my observation these old veterans do not ask for exemption from dues, and this agitation of remitting dues after a certain age is not of their seeking and it is not In the Interest of Masonry. Until these brothers ask for relief from the payment of dues, this senseless movement should be stopped. In the lodges that I found dragging, two had to borrow money to pay Grand Lodge dues, and both were carrjlng largely more arrearages than would have paid double the Grand Lodge dues.
H e spoke very pointedly about the dislionesty of the Mason who, with financial ability to pay, permitted his lodge to suspend him for non-payment of dues. We recall an illustration of this under our own observation. Years ago a banlier of our acquaintance permitted himself to be suspended from his commandery for non-payment of dues, ignoring our suggestion t h a t he p a y up and take his dimit. A few years later he moved to a new city, and shortly after, for selfish business reasons, desired to affiliate with the commandery in his new home, whereupon he was greatly surprised and exasperated to learn t h a t his commandery would not reinstate him. While we never h a d much s y m p a t h y with t h a t Templar law, we were forced to a d m i t that here was a case where its workings were nearly justified. The Grand Master made a remarkable record for visitations, best indicated in his own words : To summarize what the visits mean, and to make them, let me state that I met over six thousand Masons In the lodge rooms, not counting those met a t public addresses. I traveled 1,670 miles by private conveyances. I delivered forty-eight public addresses on Masonry, all these a t the request of the several lodges asking It. I made 182 visits. I visited every lodge In twenty-one counties and some in twenty-four other counties.
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I n t h e earlier of these visitation.s he found t h a t the b r e t h r e n e x p e c t e d h i m to confer degrees, b u t he soon desisted and finally followed t h e plan of inforriiing t h e lodges t h a t no degree work should be done d u r i n g t h e visitations, believing t h a t t h e t i m e could be m u c h more a d v a n t a g e o u s l y filled. T h e c o m m i t t e e w a r m l y congratulated the Grand M a s t e r upon this p a r t of his work, in w h i c h we heartily join. T h e G r a n d Master h a d some peculiar experiences.- One h u n dred a n d five lodges were visited t h a t had never had a G r a n d M a s t e r to e n t e r t h e i r lodge before. One Master, in g r e e t i n g him', s a i d : " W e welcome you, sir, to this lodge most gladlj-. G r a n d Master, we have been looking for you the past fifty-five years." Some objected to t h e d a t e of visitation, and wanted to fix it to s u i t t h e i r own c o n v e n i e n c e ; some of the officers received the notice a n d neglected to read it, or notify their.members. The Grand M a s t e r said : At least one-fourth of the Worshipful Masters of the lodges visited failed to meet the Grand Master In their lodge rooms. One stated to me the next m o r n i n g t h a t he regretted he could not come to the meeting the night before. He had company to call a t his house just as he was starting from home and he did not like to leave them. I bad traveled sixteen miles over a very bad road to get to t h a t particular lodge that night. H e said the compan.v did not leave until late bedtime. F o r t u n a t e l y t h e s e were the exceptions, and the Grand Master's h e a r t was cheered by such experiences as the following: When I visited Cedar Spring Lodge No. 357, every member of the lodge was present save two. One of the absentees was out of the county and the other was very old and unable to reach the lodge, but sent his regrets. One brother walked eight miles to be present. H e r e was one subject r a t h e r uniquely p r e s e n t e d : I have noticed in many lodges that I visited, a clan or set of brothers, who appear to be more closely attached to each otlier than the rest of the members. This class bears many names. By some of their brothers they are called " a clique;" by others "the r i n g ; " but most generally they are called " t h e gang." T h l s " g a n g " i s the life of the lodge. I t is at every meeting of the lodge. I t confers the degrees. I t attends the funerals of the dead brothers. I t visits the sick. I t is active, pushing, vigorous, zealous and bright in the lectures. I t is charitable to almost the extreme. I t is not despondent or gloomy. I t has no bitterness or venom. Now. s t r a n g a to say, this " g a n g " Is bitterly opposed In every lodge in which Itexists. Some oppose evers' measure it advocates; they seem to see something wrong In every movement it favors. No matter what the " g a n g " is for, these others are "agin It." The.v will not attend the rehearsals of the work and lectures of the "gang," because they want to make changes and innovations. Is the e.xcuse. They grumble and growl at the " g a n g " and think it Is dangerous and will bear watching. My observation and e.Tperience leads me to wish t h a t these "gangs" may Increase in numbers and membership. Brother, are you a member of the " g a n g ? " If not, let me beg of you to stop snarling and grumbling a t what it does, but go and Join t h e "gang."
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Ttiere is a great deal of ti«th in tiie above, b u t we have observed a strong disposition upon the part of the " g a n g " to h a v e a "slate." A gang m a y be all right, but—break a slate! The Grand Master reported a good m a n y rulings. W e quote a few of general i n t e r e s t : I t became known to me that some other orders had rented a masonic hall In which to hold their meetings,and that some members of said orders met In the hall on Sundays and played cards, using the altar as a table. I Immediately ordered the masonic lodge to cancel the contracts as soon as possible, and forbid the renting to those orders again which desecrated, or permitted the desecration of the masonic altar. Upon a plea of guilty by a member charged with unmasonlc conduct. It Is better to have some proof Introduced so as to Inform the lodge of the full nature of the offense, and thus enable It to Inflict the proper punishment.
Tennessee has a very strict law against saloon-keeping, known as E d i c t 61. Quite a number of interesting decisions were rendered under it. The Grand Master said : It came to my knowledge several times during the year t h a t certain Masons—generally non-afflllates—were engaged In selling liquor In violation of Edict 61. I n every such case I directed the Master of the lodge under whose jurisdiction the party was thus offending, to at once prefer charges and deal with the offender. I n every case except one, so far as I have learned, the offenders were expelled. Jackson Lodge No. 45 has one case that has been continued for some time without action by the lodge. I n my ruling on the liquor question I have endeavored to carry out the clear, meaning of Edict 61 and the purpose of this Grand Lodge as I understand It. I feel certain t h a t this Grand Lodge will never take any backward steps on this question.
We quote two or three decisions under the e d i c t : Question.—A Master Mason Is a partner in the manufacture and sale of liquor in this State, and before Edict 61 took effect he dlmltted and Joined a lodge In another State. He Is still living In this State and transacting business In this State. Is he liable to charges under said edict? Ansiver,— Yes. Qaeslion.— \s a non-afflllated Mason from another jurisdiction liable to Edict 617 Anawer.—Yes : If engaged In the business in this State. Question.—1^ a brother liable to charges who is engaged In the sale of Intoxicating liquors In another State, who resides In this State? Can he be granted a dimlt when some one wishes to prefer charges against him for violating Edict 61? Answer.— Edict 61 declares that those engaged in the liquor business are unworthy of membership in the masonic fraternity of Tennessee. And charges shall be preferred against all so engaged, etc. If some one wishes to prefer charges against the brother so offending the dlmlt cannot be granted until time be given, as provided In Edict 61. Question.—A. member Is engaged In retailing liquor In this State. Before Edict 61 goes Into effect he transfers his liquor business to another State, where he runs it, and yet remains a citizen of this State and has membership in this State. Is he liable to Edict 61? Answer.—Yes.
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W e heartily approve of these rulings. We notice some of the correspondents question the right of a jurisdiction to "discipline a Mason living in their midst but holding membership in another jurisdiction, for a n act which is an offense under their laws, b u t which is no offense under the law of the jurisdiction wherein he holds his membership. W e see n o t h i n g in such an objection. A Mason, affiliate or non-affiliate, no m a t t e r where he may be, m u s t so d e m e a n himself as to bring no reproach upon the fraternity, a n d the a n c i e n t charge to the E n t e r e d Apprentice '"to conform with cheerfulness to the g o v e r n m e n t of the country in which you live," is as applicable to masonic g o v e r n m e n t as to civil. T h e G r a n d Master laid several corner-stones, one being of the m o n u m e n t to the Confederate dead erected in Centennial Park in N a s h v i l l e . I t was declared the largest gathering of Masons ever held in t h e State, 1,272 Masons being in line ; and m a n y others were a t the p a r k who did not participate in the parade. T h e y permit relief calls in Tennessee, apparently upon the approval of a lodge, and the Grand Master reported several abuses of the provision which came under his observation. We like our K a n s a s law the better, which requires the approval of the Grand Master, and his acts of approval of such calls are exceedingly scarce. T h e G r a n d Master expressed himself as firmly convinced t h a t t h e i r present system of District Lecturers was useless, and recommended its abolishment. The Custodians, however, locked horns w i t h him, and being supported by the Committee on J u r i s p r u dence, won out. Our genial friend, the Grand Secretary, Bro. J O H N B . G A B BBTT, s u b m i t t e d another of his characteristic reports. H e had visited m a n y of the lodges, and was convinced t h a t Tennessee was " up front on the line of ritual and the conferring of degrees," and t h a t they had " m a n y of the best a n d truest Masons in the world." T h a t ' s r i g h t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h a t is w h a t we say out in K a n s a s of our masonic J a y h a w k e r s . H e speaks out this w a y : , A very large number of my visits have been made to what Is sometlmea called the "backwoods" Masons, among w h o m ! find the principles of Masonry practiced In their broadest sense. A brother Is never too tired to ride ten miles <in horseback to visit and nurse a sick brother or attend lodge. I t Is never too <:old or too hot for him to go to a brother in distress. The lodge rooms found there are the cleanest and most comfortable found anywhere, and for hospitality, brotherly love and truth, his example is worthy of imitation by many of the so-called up-to-date twentieth century city Masons, who can't afford to ride four blocks on an electric car to visit the sick or attend a funeral. All honor, then, to the backwoods Mason who worships his divine Creator with zeal, and practices the cardinal virtues of Freemasonry with his whole soul, mind, b o d y ^ n d strength.
An interesting report was s u b m i t t e d from the Masonic W i d o w s and O r p h a n s ' H o m e . T h e y have 122 inmates, the ex-
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pense of m a i n t e n a n c e l a s t y e a r being $100.65 per i n m a t e . T h e effort to create a n e n d o w m e n t for the institution i.s p r o g r e s s i n g slowly, the a d d i t i o n s the past year being a b o u t -$3,000, t h e total in t h e F u n d now a m o u n t i n g to a little over $17,000. F o u r c h a r t e r s were g r a n t e d , and one dispensation c o n t i n u e d ; two applications for d i s p e n s a t i o n s for new lodges were g r a n t e d , a n d three denied. My gracious ! W h a t is this ?: Brother H E S R Y H . INGERSOLL. Past Grand Master, submitted the following resolution, which was, on motion, adopted: Resolved. That the Grand Secretary be directed to address a letter of inquiry to each and every Grand Representative of this Grand Lodge near the Grand Lodges with which we are In fraternal relations, requesting official information whether the printing and distribution of cipher rltaais or the use of printed ke.vs or cipher rituals is authorized by the Grand Lodge wherein he acts as the representative of this Grand Lodge. W e wonder if Bro. H E N B Y is t h i n k i n g of s t r i k i n g us oti his ' "calling list!" F I N A N C I A L . — R e c e i p t s , $30,119.55; d i s b u r s e m e n t s , $26,812.25; b a l a n c e on h a n d , $28,801.94. COBBESPONDENOB.—Past G r a n d Master H E N E Y A. C H A M BEBS again s u b m i t s the Report on Correspondence, a very interesting review. H e does not t h i s year e n t e r into s t a t i s t i c s as in his last report, b u t he compiles much of v a l u e for his r e a d e r s . I n his i n t r o d u c t i o n he t a k e s up a n u m b e r of questions of g e n eral interest, the first being t h a t of cipher r i t u a l s , a n d in view of the resolutions r e g a r d i n g the use of these adopted by Tennessee u n d e r the i n i t i a t i v e of P a s t Grand Master I N G E B S O L L , to w h i c h •we have referred in our l a s t few reports, as well as the one introduced this y e a r which we h a v e quoted, we feel justified in q u o t ing in full w h a t Bro. G H A M B B B S s a y s : The large and important Grand Lodge of Kansas has a t last adopted the official cipher. I n our review herein of that State, we have quoted some of the reasons given for that action. In our review last year we quoted in part w h a t was said o n this subject by Grand Master D B W E T and Past Grand Master S H A V E R of the Correspondence Committee. These expressions indicate the views that led the way to the adoption of the cipher in 1904. Our review of Michigan in this report also embraces certain reasons given by its Correspondence Committee for the same course in that State. Under Indiana we quote what Us Correspondence Committee says on the subject. Under Oklahoma we quote what the Grand Master and the committees say and note the action of that Grand Lodge, which takes Its stand with Tennessee. This question is sufiaciently important to Justify other quotations here. The Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence in Illinois says : "That there has been in recent years a disposition to relax the rigidity of masonic rules is startllngly true as regards some of them. Take, for Instance, the universally traditional method of masonic Instruction, when the instructive tongue reached the understanding and the heart, through the attentive ear, and the eye was neither appealed to by unlawful means on the one hand, nor through them the lunderstandlng itself lost in the glitter of the spectacular. The year's reading affords abundant evidence of the extent to which by ciphers and display that impressive method has been diluted and displaced."
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— TENNESSEE.
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In Iowa, In 1904, the Code was amended t h u s : "SECTION 297b. The useof the lodge-room of mnemonics, ciphers,8keleton or printed matter cf any kind purporting to embody the unwritten work or ritual. Is hereby prohibited and declared to be a masonic offense ; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to apply to the use of the usual accepted monitors." The Correspondence Committee of Louisiana, In reviewing New Hampshire, says: '•Bro. A. S. W A I T presented the Report o n Foreign Correspondence. • From It we quote his remarks on cipher r i t u a l : " ' T h e use of cipher rituals has been made the subject of protest by some Grand Masters and Foreign Correspondence writers, but while their utterances have been largely assented to the practice does not appear to have been lessened or curtailed by their animadversions. I t appears to be among that class of vices which, once gaining a foothold. Is found difficult to eradicate, and we suspect it Is with us to stay. The most we can hope from the efforts against It Is t h a t It may be so hedged about and held In check as to reduce Its mischiefs to their lowest proportions. " ' I t seems t o n s that this Is Insufficient. I f l t l s a v l c e . n o matter how much of a foothold It may have. It ought to be eradicated. Our opinion Is that It Is a vice, and In so far as It Is the dissemination of anything written or printed that would expose the secrets of Masonry so that they might be thereby unlawfully obtained. It Is a violation of the very ties that bind us together as Masons. •: " ' I t Is always a question how vice can best be exterminated, but It Is a question t h a t Is up to every Grand Lodge to determine and to answer. Furthermore, It Is the unquestionable duty of every Mason to support and maintain such determination when leached.'" • Louisiana seems to agree with Tennessee. Nevertheless It seems that the authorized use of the official cipher Is growing. To old-time strict construction Tennessee Masons, like ourselves, this Is disquieting. We confess t h a t the principal arguments In favor of the official cipher have-much force. I n the absence of official sanction the purchasers and readers of the commercial exposes and ciphers know the work Is spurious. They can have no confidence In It. They are afraid to rel.v on it to impose on well informed regular Masons. Hence, they do not try. I t would be different if they could get an authorized, official work. W h a t human Ingenuity could Invent a cipher to which human ingenuity, especially If prompted by a n evil purpose or even by keen curiosity, could not find the key? Who could make a web suitable for use and yet so complicated t h a t some one else could not unravel. How could the authorized official cipher, If used to any practical extent, be so guarded that it could not reach improper hands? Who could prevent the officers to whom It would be entrusted from making private copies for their own use, or being, a t times, so careless that others could do so? How could these private copies, or even the retained official copies, be prevented from getting Into profane or Improper hands by the carelessness, removal or death of the original custodian? Had we not better submit to the evils of the commercial ciphers with the uncertainty and odium that go with them than Invite the probable evils of authorized, official promulgation? Would not the advantages claimed for the latter be more than offset by the evident disadvantages?
L a t e r , in his review of K a n s a s for 1904, lie devotes two pages of t h e three used to t h e same question, quoting largely from our proceedings relative thereto, b u t m a k i n g little comment. U n d e r M i c h i g a n we note t h a t Bro. W I N S O B had been a s k i n g q u e s t i o n s w h i c h Bro. C H A M B E R S essayed to a n s w e r . "We quote
the question a n d a n s w e r : By the way, Bro. CHAMBERS, will you kindly inform us if you have not knowledge ol the fact that there are a large number of printed ciphers and rituals in the hands of various members of the Craft In Tennessee, Issued'by various publishers, each one differing from the others? This was the condl-
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tlon of affairs In Michigan prior to the Grand Lodge taking the matter of ritual Into their own hands, and to our personal knowledge Is the condition of affairs In various other Grand Jurisdictions. Now, we believe that one ritual, and that authorized bj' the Grand Lodge, Is far better for the Interests of Masonry than the numerous publications of outside dealers t h a t tend to corrupt and demoralize the work. I can also state from my own knowledge that since adopting the Grand Lodge ritual we have been successful In driving out these outside ciphers almost entirely from our Grand Jurisdiction. The fact Is, the Graft demands some assistance In the learning of the esoteric work, and if the Grand Lodge will not provide it for them they are pretty sure to secure It In the open market. We must answer In the negative the question put to us personally. Some years ago when we were more actively engaged than now in the ritual work In the subordinate lodges we were aware that some officers, as an aid to memory, resorted to the MORGAN, BICHABDSON, DUNCAN, and probably other "ex-
positions " o r "monitors," but we recall no ciphers. Later, when a t the head of chapter and conimandery, we remember receiving from some publisher In New York or Brooklyn samples of cipher work for certain other States, b u t recall none for Tennessee. We turned the samples over for Information to a member of the Board of Oustodtans of Tennessee, who decided to destroy them, and claimed that, so far as he knew, no cipher "work" for Tennessee had been published, a n d he believed no correct one could be obtained by any publisher.
W e do not care to a t t e m p t to reply to a n y of these m a t t e r s here — we will offer w h a t we have to say in our conclusion. The balance of his review of K a n s a s m a t t e r s require no comments. N e x t A n n u a l a t Nashville, J a n u a r y 31,1906. J A M E S W . I B W I N , S a v a n n a h , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; J O H N B .
G A B B B T T , Nashville, reelected Grand Secretary.
1 8 3 8 — TEXAS - 1 9 0 4 . 69TH A N N U A L .
WACO.
707 (?) Lodges.
36,436 Members.
D E O . 6-8,1904.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 1,640.
P a s t Grand Master W I L L I A M C L A B K represents K a n s a s , a n d
he was present. The Grand Master, M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M J A M E S , of P o r t W o r t h ,
whose half-tone p o r t r a i t appears In the volume, presided, a n d in an address which covers some forty-flve pages reported a g r e a t mass of detail of a busy year. Ten lodges h a d been constituted, and sixteen new lodges organized under dispensation. Two lodges celebrated d u r i n g the y e a r their semi-centennials. Nineteen corner-stones had been laid, one being of t h e Masonic Temple a t Waco, where t h e Grand Lodge was now holding its A n n u a l Communication. Some twenty-five decisions were reported, b u t t h e y present nothing of general interest. About eight pages were devoted to reporting m a t t e r s of discipline, m a n y of the cases being of a n a t u r e
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t h a t it would have been far better to have left all reference to t h e m o u t of the address. The Grand Master referred to t h e continuance of the breach between Texas and Washington, and recommended t h a t when t h e Grand Lodge of Washington should adopt a report in specific language renunciating its heresies, t h a t t h e incoming Grand Master should be authorized to renew t h e fraternal relations. Fortunately, t h e Committee on Correspondence h a d a much clearer conception of the situation a n d recommended t h a t the "declarat i o n " heretofore m a d e by t h e Grand Lodge of Washington, and which h a d been accepted as satisfactory by nearly all Grand Lodges, be accepted by Texas "for the sake of peace and harmony," a n d t h e following resolution w a s thereupon adopted : Resolved, That the resolution heretofore adopted by this Grand Ijodge, severing fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of Washington be, and the same Is hereby repealed, and t h a t the necessary steps be taken by the M.-.W.'. Grand Mastor to restore the fraternal relations formerly existing.
The evening of t h e first daj' a n open session was held, and t h e new Grand Lodge Masonic Temple w a s dedicated. The detailed description Indicates a fine building, b u t no picture of it appears in t h e Proceedings. Upon the special report of t h e Committee on Correspondence, fraternal recognition was accorded to t h e Grand Lodges of Porto Rico and of Costa R i c a ; action upon t h e application of the Grand Lodge of Queensland was deferred. An interesting report w a s presented from t h e Committee on Masonic History, and a great m a s s of detail business w a s transacted. F I N A N C I A L ; — Receipts, $26,680.50; disbursements, $10,493.26; transferred to Widows and Orphans' F u n d , $10,000; balance on h a n d , $23,895.20. CoBRESPONDENCB.—Past G r a n d M a s t e r T H O M A S M . M A T -
T H E W S presented a short b u t interesting Correspondence Report, in which K a n s a s for 1904 is very kindly reviewed. H e briefly notes our transactions of general interest. H e finds our Grand Master B B O W N ' S "description, of t h e n o w historic flood in t h e K a w Valley one of t h e finest" h e h a d read anywhere, and the address as a whole "one of the best of the year." H e compliments us on t h e fact t h a t t h e Committee on Grievances a n d Appeals only h a d one case before it. H e is opposed to the cipher. Our Correspondence Report is treated.very kindly, although he agrees with us t h a t we m a k e it too long — a just-criticism. N e x t A n n u a l at Waco, December 5,1905. A. W . C A M P B E L L , Dallas, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; J O H N W A T -
SON, W a c o , reelected Grand Secretary.
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1872—UTAH—1905. 84TH ANNUAL.
11 Lodges.
OGDEN.
1,213 Members.
J A N . 17,18, 1905.
N e t increase: 62.
Our G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , B.-.W.-. W I L L I S O . B B I D G M A N , w a s
on hand. M.-.W.-. R I O H A B D L. CONLEY, of Salt Lake City, presided a s Grand Master, and his address of eight pages concisely presents the work of the year. For the first time in five years the Grand Lodge was held away from S a l t L a k e , a n d hope was expressed t h a t the "benefit to be derived from this change m a y prove all t h a t has been anticipated." T h e fraternity was reported to be in a prosperous condition, peace a n d h a r m o n y prevailing, and the w a r m e s t fraternal feeling existing between the various lodges. Salt L a k e City v/as a stopping place for the Templar pilgrims on their w a y either to or from the Grand E n c a m p m e n t in S a n Francisco, and the Grand Master reported t h a t the year would long be remembered for t h e opportunity afforded of exchanginggreetings with the m a n y Masons from other jurisdictions. T h e writer spent a few hours in the city, and h a d t h e privilege of a little visit with our genial friend tlie Grand Secretary. B r o . DiEHL h a s a pleasant office a n d everything in first-class shape. W e had a hurried glance a t the comfortable quarters occupied b y the Salt Lake Masons. The Grand Master happily escaped the necessity for r e n d e r i n g any decisions. The work of the year h a d been routine and not exacting. About half of the lodges h a d been officially visited. One lodge chartered a t the preceding A n n u a l had been constituted, b u t n o new lodge had been organized during the year. Grand Secretary D I B H L ' S report interestingly presented conditions. H e obtained reports from all the lodges, although one. was nine days late. W i t h this one he was fully justified in b e i n g provoked, b u t then he gathered them all in, a n d t h a t is a comfort. Our brother had to fight grippe in the early part of the j'ear— sometimes a serious proposition a t his age—and we were grieved to read t h i s : On the morning of September 22, 1904, I had the misfortune to break m y right legabove the ankle by stepplngoff a wagon on a cobblestone. The accident kept me housed up for seven weeks, during which time I did not feel like doing much work of any kind. I t was a hard siege for me, and whether I ever will be able to walk again as you have seen me moving around Is very doubtful. However, I am thankful that It was not worse.
We trust his fear proved groundless and t h a t he has fully r e covered from t h e result of t h e accident by this time.
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— UTAB.
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As correspondent, Bro. D I E H L . submitted a special report on the applications for recognition of t h e Grand Lodges of Porto Rico a n d of Queensland. T h a t of t h e former w a s g r a n t e d ; that, of the latter, continued for t h e present. I t would seem t h a t under t h e U t a h Constitution all P a s t Masters p r e s e n t have collectively only one vote a t elections of officers and upon propositions to a m e n d the Constitution, but on all other questions before Grand Lodge each possesses an individual vote. L a s t y e a r thirteen East Masters signed a petition asking for full suffrage, b u t the J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee turned it down this year. T h i s sad fate probably resulted from t h e unlucky number of signers— thirteen. W e never h a d a n y s y m p a t h y with this " c o l l e c t i v e " vote idea. I t m a y be there is grave danger in allowing every P a s t Master a vote, b u t we have never discovered it in Kansas. A resolution was offered to set aside t h e sum of $1,000 from the General Fund for a Grand Lodge C h a r i t y F u n d . This m e t the h e a r t y approval of the F i n a n c e Committee, a n d was adopted. FiisrANOiAL.—Receipts, $2,046.27; disbursements, $1,595.70; balance on h a n d , $3,942.13; COBBBSPONDENCE.— The twcnty-ninth is the annual Correspondence R e p o r t submitted this time by Grand Secretary DiEHL, correspondent, and i t is fully equal to its predecessors in interest. Bro. DiEHii's illness a n d accident made h i m a little pessimistic, and h e remarked to Bro. G R B E N L E A F , of Colorado, " s o m e t i m e s I think an old m a n had' better quit and retire for good." Don't you do it. W h e n a m a n does t h a t he m i g h t as well buy his coffin. " Never s a y die, till you're dead." W e all expect to " t a l k back at you " for m a n y years y e t . U n d e r I d a h o h e says, s p e a k i n g of P a s t Grand Master J O N A S W . B B O W N of t h a t State : If our memory serves us right, Bro. BKOWN was the first Grand Master In the United States who recommended the adoption of a law prohibiting liquor dealers to be made Masons In Idaho lodges, a n d he had the pleasure to see the law adopted. A few years later, however. It was repealed. I t made Bro. BKOWN feel sore, but the country a t t h a t time was not settled enough and not ripe enough for the beneficent regulation. "Everything comes to him who waits."
You will have to go back a little farther, Bro. D I E H L . still " B R O W N , " b u t it is M.-. W.-. John
I t is
H. B B O W N , a n d he was
Grand Master of Masons of K a n s a s from October, 1868, to October, 1871. A t the Annual C o m m u n i c a t i o n of our Grand Lodge held October 19,1870, our Grand Master B B O W N reported t h e following decision: " I believe It Is a masonic offense for a n y Master Mason to keep shop, or what Is commonly known as a saloon, or to sell Intoxicating as a beverage; and I believe the Grand Lodge will sustain any of Its nates should they suspend or expel a n y of their members for such an
a dramliquors subordioffense."
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— VERMONT.
779
This was approved by Grand Lodge a n d has been the law in K a n s a s ever since, the same s t a t e m e n t being incorporated into a standing regulation in 1873, and this is still in force. W e believe t h a t it w a s t w o years later, a t t h e fifth A n n u a l Communication of the Grand Lodge of I d a h o , held in 1872, t h a t M.'AV.*. J O N A S W . B E O W N , Grand Master, m a d e a similar deci-
sion. Under P e n n s y l v a n i a we clip t h e following: Before parting with Brol LAMBERTON we wish to assure him that for the last twenty-five years we have considered the publication of "unnecessary details" In reports of Committees on Grievance wrong, unfit, unmasonlc and detrimental to the Interest of Masonry. The sound of your warning .whistle under Indian Territory should be mentioned In every Report on Correspondence for the next two years and longer. I t may stop the distasteful publlcacatlons. On this proposition, this writer will be with you first, last and a t all times.
A m e n ! One of the volumes we reviewed this year contained such a mass of disgusting filth detailed in the Grand Master's address t h a t we would not have it around the house where it m i g h t be read by others. K a n s a s for 1904 is very courteously a n d fully reviewed. Grand Master B R O W N ' S address is pronounced " a gem of oratory
and a compendium of interesting facts." H e treats our Correspondence R e p o r t most kindly, a n d a s to our cipher action s a y s : The report was adopted and Kansas will have a cipher ritual. Past Grand Master SHAVER will have a fight on his hands for the next few years, but he la competent to defend the action of his Grand Lodge. His arnior will be polished and his war paint will shine In rubicund lines when he wields the faber In defense of the cipher ritual. I t will make Interesting reading, sure enough. N e x t A n n u a l a t S a l t L a k e C i t y , J a n u a r y 16, 1906. C H A R L E S S T E T S O N V A R I A N , S a l t L a k e City, elected G r a n d
M a s t e r ; C H R I S T O P H E R D I E H L , Salt L a k e City, reelected Grand
Secretary.
1794 —VERMONT — 1905. 112TH ANNUAL.
103 Lodges.
BURLINGTON.
11,535 Members.
J U N E 14,15,1905.
N e t increase: 232.
The Grand Secretary represents K a n s a s , a n d we are therefore always assured of proper representation. A very excellent portrait in half-tone of the Grand Master, M.-. W.-. O L I N W . D A L E Y , of W h i t e R i v e r J u n c t i o n , appears as t h e
frontispiece. H e was completing his second year of service, a n d his address is a concise.presentation of faithful work.
780
CORRESPONDENCE
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; VERMONT.
February,.
Under his allusions to the fraternal dead he referred to the growing custom in subordinate lodges to hold annual lodges of sorrow, which he strongly commended. A mostbeautiful custom. The fact that this month of .Tune, 1905, was the fiftieth anniversary of the death of their Past Grand Master NATHAN B.. HASWELL, wlio was their Grand Master in 1831 during the antimasonic excitement, recalled some historical allusions to this stalwart, who steadfastly and successfully opposed all efforts of dissolution. Twenty years later, 1851, the Grand Lodge voted to M.-. W.'. Bro. HASWEIJIJ, a testimonial in the shape of a small silver trowel; upon Bro. HASWBLL'S request, at his death this went to his masonic successor, and is still worn upon the breast of the Grand Masters of Vermont â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a constant memorial to.incite them to similar deeds of integrity, should occasion ever require. The condition of the Craft was reported " very satisfactory."' He further said: The number ot lodges owning their buildings or lodge room Is 34. Thevalue of these properties Is$90,800. One lodge holds a lease having ,500 years torun ! The number of these properties taxed Is 20. The value of other property owned by lodges Is .$65,405, making the total owned by lodges $156,205. On these properties there Is Insurance to the a m o u n t of $110,975. Ot the various lodgerooms 33 are occupied by other than masonic bodies. Including 25 occupied by the Order of the Eastern Star. Onl.y 19 lodges have vaults or safes for theproper protection of their records.
This last remark, pointedly illustrated by one Vermont lodge,, which, through Are, had lost its charter and records, was made the basis of a strong admonition to all lodges to provide small fireproof safes at least, for the preservation of these valuables. No decisions were rendered, and the dispensing power was exercised conservatively. The Grand Master devoted over a page to a discussion of the"importance of the Past Master's degree," which, it appears, is anecessary prerequisite to installation in Vermont. We are '-from Missouri" on this question, and the Grand Master's argumentdoes not convince us either of the value or desirability of this horse-play at the expense of a Master-elect. The new Grand Secretary, E.-.W.-. HBNBY H . EOSS, our Grand
Eepresentative, is making an excellent record. His report is concise and interesting. During the year he had obtained the old records of Hiram Lodge No. 45, of Waitsfleld, Vermont, chartered' in 1817, and defunct since September 25,1834, at which date it became unfaithful to its trust during the anti-masonic excitementThe last entry in its book of records is interesting in the broad sunlight of the masonic prosperity of to-day: Resolved, That we highly approve of [the resolutions passed at Montpeller September 19,1834, by t h e Masons of Washington County, and we hereby cheerfully Join In putting a n end to the niasonlck Institution, by wholly dissolving our connection with said Institution a n d holding Masons as we hold all mankind.
1905-06.
CORRESPONDENCE —VERMONT.
781
The C o m m i t t e e on Grievance, with t h e usual experience of our K a n s a s committee, reported " n o t h i n g doing." The C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence asked further time on t h e application of t h e Grand Lodge of Porto Rico for recognition. The following resolutions were " u n a n i m o u s l y adopted : " W H E R B A S , The Masonic Temple was built for the two-fold purpose of providing funds to enable the Grand Lodge of F.& A. M. of Vermont to build' a Masonic Home, and also for other charitable uses; and W H E R E A S , The debt upon this Temple has been so reduced that It seems best for the Grand Lodge to take the preliminary steps necessary to secura such a Home ; therefore Resolved, By the Grand Lodge of F. & A. M. of the State of Vermont, t h a t the Trustees of the Grand Lodge and all the Past Grand Masters residing lr» Vermont, be and the same are hereby appointed a commlttHe to consider this subject—as to the place where a Masonic Home shall be established, the p l a a and cost of the same, how much of the Grand Lodge funds shall be applied* annually to reduce Its debt, how much shall be used towards the cost of such aHome, and how much, for other charitable uses; also to consider any o t h e r phase of this subject germane to It. Resolved, That this committee make report of tbelr doings to the Grand Lodge at Its next Annual Session to be held in 1906. The reports of the District D e p u t y Grand M a s t e r s a r e i n s e r t e d in full, a n d cover t h i r t y pages. I n t h e A p p e n d i x appears a s u p p l e m e n t a r y r e p o r t of the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e upon t h e subject of life m e m b e r s h i p . The following question was before t h e m : A lodge, by its By-Laws, provides In substance that a brother who h a s paid dues for a period of twenty years, or who has paid a sum equal to th© amount of twenty years' dues, shall become a.life member of the lodge and be thereafter exempt from the payment of dues. Subsequently the lodge amends the by-law, striking out the exemption, and calls upon all members to pay dues. What is the status of the brothers who have become life members u n d e r the by-law, and can they be compelled to pay dues? The c o m m i t t e e h e l d : When a lodge by its By-Laws provides for life membership by the p a y ment of a stipulated sum, or the payment of dues for a certain number of years, and a member pays such sum, or continues his membei-shlp for the required number of years, paying his dues, and is thereupon recognized by t h e lodge as a life member and exempt from dues, the lodge cannot by an amendment to Its By-Laws place such member upon the paying list. That such a relation was thereby constituted, as amounted to an agreement between the lodge and the member, and the member having fuIflUed upon his part, it would be unjust, inequitable and unmasonlc t o repudiate i t , especially when the amendment makes no provision for an equitable adjustm e n t of payments theretofore made between life members and other members.. I n this connection we express no opinion upon the advisability o r p r a c ticability of life dues. W e discover n o t h i n g in t h e record w h i c h indicates w h e t h e r t h e G r a n d Lodge adopted t h e report. W e a r e n o t in a g r e e m e n t w i l h t h e c o m m i t t e e , a n d far prefer t h e expression of P a s t Grandl
782
COBRESPONDBNCB —VERMONT.
February,
M a s t e r J O S E P H W . F E L L O W S , of N e w H a m p s h i r e , r e p o r t e d u n d e r t h a t review. FiNANOiAL.—Receipts, $4,671.73; d i s b u r s e m e n t s , $4,770.89; bala n c e on h a n d , $2,164.67. T h i s does not i n c l u d e t h e T e m p l e a c c o u n t , a n d t h e T e m p l e d e b t is t h u s i n d i c a t e d : National Life Insurance Co., Montpeller O r a n d Royal Arch Chapter Burlington Scottish Rite Bodies -Grand Council Royal a u d Select Masters
$34,000 9,600 5,000 600
00 00 00 00
CoBBESPONDENOB.— A n o t h e r a d m i r a b l e c o n t r i b u t i o n to m a s o n i c l i t e r a t u r e a p p e a r s in t h e Correspondence R e p o r t of P a s t 'Grand M a s t e r M A B S H O . P E R K I N S . I t will b e recalled t h a t V e r m o n t h a s an oflficial cipher, a n d in -view of t h e c r i t i c i s m s in some q u a r t e r s of our own action a l o n g t h a t line, t h e following t i l t between Bro. P E R K I N S and Bro. A T K I N S O N , of W e s t V i r g i n i a , will be a p p r e c i a t e d : He declares we are "clearly wrong" In our expression of the belief there Is not a Grand Lodge in t h e world t h a t strictly enforces instruction in the ritual •by " m o u t h to ear," and is pleased to write: " I am familiar with the methods of Imparting the standard work by the •Grand Lodges of Virginia and West Virginia, and I here assert t h a t l n neither of them is a cipher of a n y kind allowed, and the Grand Lecturers now In ofHce In both of these Grand Bodies c a n and do Impart the work literally; and the m o s t . If not all, of their Deputies are able to do the same. I n order to prevent Innovations, the Grand Lecturer meets his Deputies at Grand Lodge every year In our West Virginia Grand Lodge, and they spend the greater portion of two d a y s and nights rehearsing the ritual, so as to keep H absolutely Intact. Iti this way proficiency and correctness are maintained, and the exact work Is taught in our lodges, we maintain, as well or better than If the Lecturers stalked about with ciphers and keys In their boot-legs or their pockets. Moreover, we claim, and shall keep on doing so, that It Is.unlawful and unmasonic to teach the esoteric work in any other way." He appears to us to either misunderstand our position, or to hedge by the use of the qualifying word "esoteric." We can assure him, and do, t h a t Verm o n t Masons do not countenance, never have countenanced, and we believe never will countenance, the use of any cipher of the "esoteric" work. He cannot condemn any such publication in terms too strong not to meet with our unqnallJled assent. B u t the "standard work" of any Jurisdiction contains m u c h t h a t is n o t " esoteric," and from "time Immemorial" it has been handed <Jown from one masonic generation to another not only by "mouth to ear," b u t by some form of a cipher. That the fathers In Masonry, everywhere, framed their lectures in cipher Is a historical fact that cannot be successfully disputed, a n d we t h i n k Bro. ATKINSON will not undertake to dispute It, whatever he professes to believe. We have never asserted that Virginia, West Virginia and other Grand Lodges have authorized^ or t h a t they permit^ the use of ciphers -among their lodges, b u t have asserted, and do now confidently reassert, our ibelief t h a t among the Craft somewhere within their Jurisdictions can be found nnnemonics i n some form. More than this, we believe there Is a demand from ithese self-same Jurisdictions, unauthorized by the Grand Lodges, even prohibated, it is true, but nevertheless a demand for "memory's aid," else mercenary jpublishers would not be printing rituals. They are not in the business "for t h e i r health," to say the least. T h a t h i t s t h e n a i l very s q u a r e l y upon the head.
I905-06-
CORRESPONDENCE
— YIROINIA.
785
K a n s a s for 1905 is very k i n d l y reviewed. H e finds the a d d r e s s of Grand Master Fitch the "record of a highly successful a d m i n istration, attended with the prosperity of tho Craft," a n d s h o w i n g " t h r o u g h o u t a right conception of the responsibilities of his h i g h ofHce." Our Grand Secretary's report is pronounced " m o s t c o m prehensive," a n d our Bro. W A S H B O N ' S oration " a n earnest^ thoughtful discussion of the reciprocal relations of the I n s t i t u t i o r i and the individual." Of our ritual legislation, he says : The revision of the ritual, reported last year, proves to have been a crippled flight i-' the face of the Constitution, and ends for the present, at least, in a rejection, because the failure to observe the requirements for amending th©^ organic law of Grand Lodge. Another object lesson in hasty legislation. I n notes supplemental to his admirable Report on Correspondence, the Grand Secretary discusses a t length In an able and most interesting manner, thfr question of the "ritual and cipher," and says in p a r t : ( Making quotation.) The constitutional objection having been referred to the Committee o n Jurisprudence at this Annual, the expression of opinion by the Grand Secretary was aflarmed, with Grand Lodge in concurrence. The -'ctpher," however, has come to stay, as we understand it, relative to which Bro. SHAVBK. writes: (Again quoting.)
Quite correct, except the confusing of this writer with o u r Grand Secretary WiLSOisr. W e should like to quote largely from this interesting writer, b u t m u s t place t h e period. N e x t A n n u a l a t Burlington, J u n e 13, 1906. W A L T E R B . R A N G E R , Burlington, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; H E N R Y H . R O S S , Burlington, reelected G r a n d Secretary.
1777 — VIRGINIA — 1905. 127TH A N N U A L .
287 Lodges.
RICHMOND.
15,846 Members.
F E B . 14-16, 1905.-
N e t i n c r e a s e : 845-
Our Grand Representative, R.-.W.-. H . M. B O Y K I N , w h o is »•' P a s t Master of Richmond, was in a t t e n d a n c e a t t h e evening s e s sion of t h e second day. Prior to t h e Grand Master's address, a •'magnificent jewelsuitably engraved," was presented to the Grand Lecturer by som©of the brethren, " a s a testimonial of their love a n d affection, a n d their recognition of his long and faithful services." A very able, eloquent and interesting address w a s presented by the G r a n d Master, M.-. W.-. T H O M A S N . D A V I S , of L y n c h b u r g .
After a pleasing introduction, he called attention to t h e fact t h a t no A n n u a l Communication of Grand Lodge w a s held during t h e year of 1904, t h e change in their law m a k i n g t h e last term c o v e r fourteen m o n t h s .
784
,
CORRESPONDENCE
—VIRGINIA.
February.
Quite a number of visitations were reported, one being to A l e x a n d r i a - W a s h i n g t o n Lodge No. 22, on F e b r u a r y 22d, to "celeb r a t e with social session and banquet t h e natal d a y of B r o . G E O R G E W A S H I N G T O N , who died a m e m b e r of t h i s lodge.
T h e G r a n d Master called attention m o r e than once in his a d d r e s s to t h e -very common error of too m a n y By-Laws for a cons t i t u e n t lodge. W h i l e not favoring a uniform code, he called a t t e n t i o n to t h e fact t h a t a code for a lodge m u s t of necessit.y be' local and confined to the followingsubjects: (I) Place of assembly; <2) time of a s s e m b l y ; (3) income; (4) e x p e n s e s ; (5) m a n a g e m e n t of property, both real and personal, if an.y; a n d (6) condi'tions of repeal, a m e n d m e n t a n d distribution. H e properly held .that it w a s improper to incorporate provisions of Grand Lodge l a w as a local by-law. . Some flft.y-one decisions were reported, practically all of t h e m being approved by Grand Lodge. Many were of purely local application a n d interest. W e note a few of more general i n t e r e s t : 11. T h a t It is Illegal and un masonic for a lodge organized and clothed to appear In public and act as an escort for any other organization, such as Knights Templar, etc. 13. That a Mason was properly exercising his civic right when he signed a petition to the Judge of a proper court.br a petition to the Legislature, favorable to a part.v who Is not a Mason, and which petition. If successful, would displace a party who Is a Mason. 15. That a by-law stating that no petition for Initiation can be entertained from a person engaged In the liquor business, either as proprietor, m a n a g e r or salesman. Is illegal. •
W e t h o u g h t t h e opponents of Grand Lodge legislation of this c h a r a c t e r alwa.ys conceded t h e absolute r i g h t arid perfect prop r i e t y of a lodge a d o p t i n g such a regulation. Of course we are n o t in s y m p a t h y with t h e above decision. 23. That a lodge working under a dispensation, can receive, file and ttallot on an application for affiliation, silence of Section 165 of the Digest,and t h e form of dispensation on page IW, to the contrary, notwithstanding.
This last was a d m i t t e d by the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e to "be opposed to former practice in their Grand Lodge, b u t t h a t it ought to be t h e law, a n d an a m e n d m e n t w a s offered which m a d e •it such. This would'not be good law in K a n s a s . "Under t h e heading, " R o u g h Ashlers," t h e Grand Master r e ported some pleasing incidents and offered some excellent advice. W e noted one : \ After this report had consumed my stock of midnight oil, I was asked If there was a n y objection to Masons from every part of the country, attending the University of Virginia, forming an association, to be called the "Masonic •Club," and publishing the same as such, with names of members. In the A n n u a l Issued by the University students. I decided there was. and could be n o objection, provided it was ascertained that each party so published was an affiliated Mason.
1705-06.
CORRESPONDENCE
— VIRGINIA.
785
W e have s o m e t h i n g similar a t the University of K a n s a s . H e reported t h e Missouri edict regarding visitation, and while a d m i t t i n g t h a t there was authority for t h e requiring of d o c u m e n tary evidence of regularity from visitors, alleging there was such a general regulation of the English Grand Lodge passed in 1663, and quoting t h e following general regulation of t h e Grand L o d g e of Virginia in 1817: No brother shall be admitted to visit any subordinate lodge a second time, unless he Is a member of some warranted lodge In Virginia, or a sojourner from some other Grand Jurlsdlctlon.earrj'lng with him a,proper certificate.
Y e t t h e Grand Master remarked : However, I a m of the opinion that tills Grand Lodge will mark time before she adapts any method akin to the modern traveling card system.
The Grand Master held an optimistic view of t h e financial future of t h e G r a n d Lodge so far as the Temple property was concerned, a n d recommended the reduction of the debt the c o m i n g year by a t least $10,000.00. This was agreed to by the F i n a n c e Committee a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge, although a u t h o r i t y was necessary to float a loan of $4,000.00 to meet Grand Lodge expenses, to -accomplish this result. The G r a n d Master made an appeal for the Masonic H o m e of Virginia, a n d issued a couple of circulars calling for v o l u n t a r y aid. A number of practical recoinmendations were m a d e by t h e Grand Master a n d adopted by Grand Lodge, among t h e m a n increase from $1,000.00 to $1,500.00 for ritualistic instruction of t h e Craft. W e note this item in the record : Past Grand Master R. T. W.DTJKB, Jr., on behalf of W.'. J O H N W. R I C H A R D SON, register of the land otHce of Virginia, presented to the Grand Lodge a gavel made from the original timbers of the Capitol of Virginia—which was also for four years the Oapltol of the Confederate States of America—now undergoing alterations and repairs. I n doing so he delivered an eloquent and patriotic address.
The Grand Master h a d organized quite a n u m b e r of n e w lodges, a n d t h e Grand Lodge chartered nine, continuing t w o under dispensation for another year. The proceedings were otherwise pleasantly routine a n d harmonious. FiNANOiAL.—Receipts, $31,310.55; disbursements, $31,035.54; balance on hand, $356.11. COBBESPONDENCB.—The accomplished Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n , R.-.W.-. J O S E P H W . E G G L E S T O N , who is t h e c h a i r m a n of
their
Committee on Correspondence, presented a very able and interesting review.
786
COHRESPONDBNCE â&#x20AC;&#x201D;VIRGINIA.
February,
K a n s a s for 1904 receives courteous attention. H e notes t h e absence of their Grand E e p r e s e n t a t i v e , M.-;W.-. C H A B L E S J W E B B ,
a very u n u s u a l occurrence, by t h e way. H e was o u t of t h e State. H e quotes a number of p a r a g r a p h s approvingly from Grand Master B R O W N ' S addressâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;facetiously
d u b b i n g him ' " B U S T B B
B B O W N , ' if he will pardon the liberty his u n u s u a l ability suggests."
As to our cipher legislation he says : We are sorry to report that an official cipher was adopted. The argum e n t Is given In extenso, but It Is a very poor excuse. All we will say Is that It Is In our view a violation of their obligation, and predict that every Mason In Kansas will sooner or later regret the sad move. (See Marj'land.) Of course, they took advantage of the move to alter and improve the work, and make the lame excuse of grammar and rhetoric.
W e a r e happy to say t h a t t h e work w a s not "improved," a n d Bro. C U N N I N G H A M , of Ohio, very satisfactorily answers tlie other
m a t t e r for us in his review of Virginia, w h i c h we have quoted this year u n d e r Ohio. In quoting one of the p a r a g r a p h s from our Grand Master B B O W N ' S a d d r e s s , he s a y s : All of which Is charming to read, but the printer does his best to spoil our pleasure by trying to save paper enough on the Inner margins of his pages to recoup the losses in the flood. We have to guess a t what is on the ends of the lines next bis stitches.
. Our Bro. E G G L E S T O N seems h a r d to please.
W e might retali-
ate by calling attention to some " p i e i n g " of the m a t t e r in his review of K a n s a s this year, of which Virginia's printer was guilty, but we will heap the proverbial coals of Are by saying nothing a b o u t it. Bro. E G G L E S T O N straightens us out on some criticism of d i m i t
legislation in Virginia by r e m i n d i n g us t h a t they authorize dual membership. He says: He falls into the usual error. If It can be called an error, of judging our attitude on dimlts by that of other Jurisdictions. With us, Bro. SHAVEK, the.v are not required with applications for membership, because a man may Join as many lodges as choose to elect him. They are simple evidences of withdrawal clear of the books, and any Mason not under charges is entitled to a dlmit on demand.
N e x t A n n u a l a t Richmond, F e b r u a r y 13, 1906. T H O M A S N . D A V I S , L y n c h b u r g , reelected G r a n d M a s t e r ; G E O B G E W . C A B B I N G T O N , R i c h m o n d , reelected G r a n d S e c r e t a r y .
1905-06.
CORRESPONDENCE
— WASHINGTON.
787
1858 — WASHINGTON — 1905. 48TH A N N U A L .
137 Lodges.
.
BBLLINGHAM.
J U N E 13-15, 1905.
8,997 Members.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 1,036.
Past Grand Master J O S E P H S M I T H represented K a n s a s . I m mediately after opening, t h e Grand Lodge by an ' ' u n a n i m o u s a n d rising vote" requested the Grand Master to send greetings to t h e absent G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , M.\ W.-. T H O M A S M . B E E D , w h e r e u p o n
the following telegram was sent to Olympia: To Hon. Thomas M. Reed, Orand Secretary of Masons, Olympia, Wash.: The Grand Lodge of Washington, a t the opening of Its forty-eighth Annual Communication, by unanimous and rising vote, fraternally and affection-: ately greets you as Us Nestor, and fervently prays for your speedy recovery from the Illness which causes your first absence In foriy-one years, and y o u r second absence since the Grand Lodge was formed.
Alas, h e was never again to m e e t with them. Fraternal greetings were also telegraphed to their venerable Grand Gliaplain, Rev. W I L L I A M P E L A N , of Spokane, whose " a d -
vanced years necessitated his absence." The a d d r e s s of t h e G r a n d Master, M.-. W.-. E D W I N
HUGH
-VAN P A T T E N , of Dayton, w a s a n able presentation of a faithful year's work. Seven lodges, chartered a t the preceding A n n u a l , had been instituted—five In person and two by proxy. E i g h t new lodges h a d been organized under dispensation, two of t h e s e being in Alaska—one a t N o m e a n d another a t J u n e a u . N i n e charters were granted. A n o t h e r masonic club w a s organized i n Alaska, a t F a i r b a n k s , and this will soon materialize into a n e w lodge. The dispensing power was conservatively exercised — too conservatively in this case, we think : August 9, 1001, I refused to grant a dispensation to Xonlc Lodge No. 90, empowering It to confer the Master's degree upon Bro. J O H N I. ROTHBUKN within two days after having given him the Fellow Graft's degree, even although he did expect to leave for China for a three years stay.
The Grand Master reported, with much satisfaction, t h e r e sumption of fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of T e x a s , "because of the fraternal spirit which it indicates, a n d of t h e passing away of t h a t feeling of uneasiness a n d distrust w h i c h seems to have sprung up in t h e minds of some as to the q u a l i t y of Masonry to be found in W a s h i n g t o n . " Nine decisions were reported, all being approved. W e clipone of general i n t e r e s t : An Entered Apprentice belonging to any Grand Jurisdiction which Is recognized by the Grand Lodge of Washington, has the same rights In this Grand Jurisdiction which pertain to a brother of like degree who has received.
788
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â&#x20AC;&#x201D; WASHINGTON.
February,
his degree In this State. No distinction can be made whatever, and the fact of his having been rejected for the remaining degrees, by any lodge of Masons working under a charter from this Grand Lodge, does not Impair his right to visit a lodge of Entered Apprentices, If not objected to by an actual member of said lodge.
We are heartily in sympathy witli this doctrine. In view of our discussion in Kansas of recent years regarding changes In ritual, the following is of interest: At t h e last session of this Grand Body, held In Seattle, there were some amendments of minor character made to t h e ritual, which In the minds of many of our members were needed, and In my opinion make the work more consistent. But there has risen a question as to the legality of said action. Article V I I , Section 1, Paragraph 99, of the Constitution, reads as follows: "The work and lectures of this Grand Lodge adopted In Annual Communication, June, ISSfi, shall be the standard work of this Grand Jurisdiction, and every lodge shall adopt and practice the said work and lectures and no other." I t becomes evident to every consistent mind that, without changing said Constitution, no changes can be made In the work w^hatever. Many of the brethren know how difficult It has been to decide Just what exact wording of some parts of said work has been, and It is to the credit of our able body of Custodians, that they have made a vigorous effort to settle this point. And while I am of the opinion that such changes as were made were for the best, yet I do not think we went a t t h e matter in the right way. If we expect to continue using these changes, we must so change our Constitution as to allow for them. We cannot consistently use them without doing so, and I therefore recommend that the Committee on Jurisprudence be authorized to report a n a m e n d m e n t to our Constitution which will correct this error.
This went to the Committee on Jurisprudence, which reported: . We recommend that the proposed amendment to Article VII. Section 1, be not adopted.
We failed to discover that any amendment was really offered, but we take it that this was treated as decisive of the question until some amendment of the Constitution should be effected. We congratulate the Grand Lodge on the result. The report from the Grand Secretary's ofHce was presented by Bro. HORACE W . T Y L E R , who had acted as Assistant during the year. The following resolutions, offered by W.-. Bro. W I L L I A M H . â&#x20AC;˘QoBHAM, were adopted: W H E R B A S , I t has been suggested by Bro. J O S E P H E. MOROOMBE, of the
Grand Jurisdiction of Iowa, t h a t t h e Craft of the world celebrate the bicentenary of t h e formation ol the Grand Lodge of England, In London In 1917; and W H E R E A S , The Craft throughout the world look up to the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of England, with filial affection and veneration, and It Is fitting that her children, from every quarter of the globe should meet at her home to celebrate with her the bicentenary of her formation; and W H E R E A S , I t Is the sense of this Grand Lodge that such a congress of the brotherhood,"meeting "upon t h e common ground of Craft Interest and bet-
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terment," would be productive of the greatest good to the Craft and give a a new Inspiration to Masonry wherever dispersed; therefore, be It Resolved, By the Grand Lodge of Washington In Its forty-eighth Annual Communication convened, that this Grand Lodge looks forward with confident hope to the consummation of the timely suggestion of Bro. MOKOOMBB ; and b e l t further Resolved, That the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Washington, and his successors in office up to and including the year 1917, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to take such action In concert with other Grand Jurisdictions throughout the masonic world as may seem meet and proper In the premises; and belt further Resolved, That the Craft at large Is Indebted to Bro. MOROOMBB for his timely suggestion.
A very interesting special report was presented b,v P a s t Grand Master U P T O N , as the Committee on Correspondence, upon the question of the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Queensland. The recommendation of the committee, with which we are in full accord, w a s : Resolved, That it Is not deemed for the best Interest of Masonry to take any further action at this time upon the request for official recognition received from the Grand Lodge of A. F.& A. Masons of Queensland.
The Committee on Masonic H o m e reported adversely to the . proposal to build a H o m e a t this time, but a resolution was adopted t h a t it was the sense of G r a n d Lodge t h a t a "suitable site should be secured without delay," and a committee was appointed to " m a k e a report and recomme'ndations p e r t i n e n t t h e r e t o " a t the next A n n u a l . Prior to the close of the Grand Lodge a telegram from the attending physician a t the home of the Grand Secretary was read to this effect: "Bro. R B E D is improving and desires to express his deep appreciation for the fraternal greeting sent him, and hopes to be out soon." I t was "greeted with great applause." PiNANOiAii.— General F u n d : Receipts, $11,441.00; disbursem e n t s , 18,553.09; balance on hand, $15,613.16. COBBESPONDENOB.—The Report on Correspondence is again the work of P a s t Grand Master W I L L I A M H . U P T O N , and is interesting, entertaining and instructive as usual. W e regret to notice t h a t he retires from the Round Table, a change having been m a d e in the appointment. W e say this w i t h o u t a thought of disparagem e n t of his successor, whom we have had the pleasure of following in such a report several years ago, b u t we have thoroughly enjoyed the reviews of J u d g e U P T O N , although we very often do not agree with him. H e is a good masonic student, a close observer, a skilled logician, and he wields a most trenchant pen. W e a d m i t t h a t we started in as a reviewer with a prejudice against the Judge, b u t we have learned to appreciate his work even where we differed. W e t r u s t we m a y have the pleasure of
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following his w o r k in some field if it be not in the Grand Lodge Correspondent's Guild. K a n s a s for 1905 is v e r y fully reviewed. H e compliments our Grand Secretary W I L S O N on the "exceptionally h a n d s o m e " • volume, and expresses appreciation of the excellent index both to the transactions and to t h e Correspondence Eeport. Later, he pronounces our G r a n d Secretary's report "one of the best we have read." H e reviews t h e a d d r e s s of our Grand Master F I T O H , and says : The Grand Master had granted the prayer of certain petitioners for a dispensation for a new lodge, although the nearest lodge refused the petitioners Its recommendation. This act appears to have escaped criticism, as also did his Idea that the removal of a lodge officer from the Jurisdiction of his lodge vacated bis office — an opinion which we do not share.
W e do not so u n d e r s t a n d the Grand Master. Our law governing the g r a n t i n g of a dispensation by the Grand Master for a new lodge provides t h a t the petition " m u s t be recommended by the lodge nearest," etc., in which it " m u s t be expressly s t a t e d : First, t h a t the petitioners are Master Masons in good s t a n d i n g ; Second, t h a t they have provided a suitable place in which to hold t h e i r m e e t i n g s ; Third, t h a t the Master and W a r d e n s nominated in the-petition h a v e satisfactorily exhibited their skill by a n exemplification of the work of A n c i e n t Craft Masonry." We do not understand t h a t the lodge refused to grant the formal recommendation I'equired by the Constitution, but t h a t it withheld the customary b l a n k e t e n d o r s e m e n t of the plan to organize the proposed lodge, i. e., "declined to certify" t h a t the establishm e n t of a new lodge a t Morrill, K a n s a s , would not interfere with the m a t e r i a l of an old and a l r e a d y established lodge, or in a n y w a y impair its usefulness," really an unnecessary endorsement under the law, a l t h o u g h custoinarily made. As to the " v a c a n c y in office" our laws provide: "A vacancy shall exist in any elective office upon the death, suspension, expulsion, insanity, or p e r m a n e n t r e m o v a l from this Grand J u r i s diction of the i n c u m b e n t . If an elective officer permanently remove from the jurisdiction of his lodge, but not from this Grand Jurisdiction, the Grand Master, upon the request of the lodge and such officers, may declare a vacancy." W e think this is a good law. , H e was intensely interested in our action on the ritual, saying: The most Important matter before the Grand Lodge was the correction of an error which it had unintentionally committed the year before; and, curiously enough, it was exactly the same error which our Grand Lodge committed last year and which will doubtless be corrected here before this report Is printed—an attempt to change the standard work, without amending the Consti' tution, which declares that that work shall not be changed.
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He devotes about two pages and a half to this question, quoting largely, with words of commendation, from our argument of last year, and saying—after quoting our remark that our Grand Lodge would have to expend thousands of dollars to make the proposed changes available: I n other words, there are several hundred Masons in Washington who know our standard work per/ecUy and know it alike. (When Grand Lodge closed last June there was not one man in the State who knew the new w o r k even Its proposers had not yet committed It to memory.) All experience shows that old workers who have mastered a good work will not even attempt to learn a new one —even If the changes made do not Involve bad grammar, 'bad rhetoric, bad taste and the discarding of archaic expressions which are In themselves proof of the antiquity of our work. Consequently, while the younger generation may learn the new work, If hereafter constitutionally adopted—which they will And It difficult to do and preserve It unchanged, working aide by side with men who use the old work — the present generation of workers will have to pass away before there will be anything but confusion in our lodges.
We gather from this year's Proceedings that Bro. UPTON also won out in Washington in this same controversy, and we congratulate him. Bro. UPTON devotes about two pages and a half to the controversy we have been having for several years over the right to enact Grand Lodge laws against the saloon-keeper. We regret that we have not the space this year to reproduce it here, but in view of the fact that circumstances have conspired to remove our opponent from the field, perhaps this is an opportune time to discontinue, or at least suspend, the argument. Illness caused our brother to close his report before he had written his review of the foreign Grand Lodges, and his conclusion is a touching farewell to his work and his companions at the Bound Table. We extend our sympathies, and trust that ere this he has fully recovered his usual health and strength. Past Grand Master S T E P H E N J. CHADWIOK succeeds- him as correspondent. Next Annual at Spokane, June 12,1906. ABRAHAM LINCOLN M I L L E B , Vancouver, elected Grand Master ; THOMAS MILBURN R E E D , Olympia, reelected Grand Secretary — since entered into rest.
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1865 — WEST VIRGIXIA — 1904. 40TH ANNUAL.
CLAKKSBUBG.
127 Lodges.
9,399 Members.
N O V . 16, 17,
1904.
N e t increase: 689.
The first thirty-three pages are devoted to the record of the seventeen Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n s held during the year for the l a y i n g of corner-stones, c o n s t i t u t i n g of lodges, etc. One was m a d e necessary b y the d e a t h and burial of Past Grand Master WILLIAM H . H . FLICK.
We were unable to discover t h a t K a n s a s was represented w h e n the roll was called. The address of the G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. GEOBaE H A T C H , of Wheeling, interestingly presented the details of a busy year. T h e Craft was reported prosperous a n d growing. The two lodges chartered a t the preceding A n n u a l had been constituted; four newlodges had been organized under dispensation. Three of these were chartered a t this A n n u a l , and the other continued. W e referred l a s t y e a r to the case of the four brethren who h a d been m a d e Masons in a lodge not h a v i n g jurisdiction, and were declared "irregularly made." These, with some others with similar experience, were " h e a l e d " by being "reobligated." This was far better t h a n the r e q u i r e m e n t m a d e by Grand Master T U B N E B last year, viz: t h a t t h e y m u s t apply to the proper lodge and receive the degrees, b u t the " r e o b l i g a t i o n " was entirely unnecessary a n d improper in our opinion. Their "obligation," originally received in a " r e g u l a r l y chartered and constituted lodge," made them " M a sons," and they were bound to the fraternity by a "tie which could not be broken." To reobligate them is to a d m i t t h a t they were not so b o u n d ^ a fallacy surely. Their m,em,bership certsimlj was open to investigation and adjustment, including fees collected with possible discipline of the offending lodge; and, further, in case of intentional wrong or fraud upon the part of the candidates in obtaining the degrees, t h e y m a y be disciplined and punished even to t h e e x t e n t of expulsion. B u t there is no escape from the position t h a t one w h o h a s been obligated as a Mason in a regular lodge, is a Mason. I t would appear t h a t under their law a ballot is required for a d v a n c e m e n t , b u t such ballot has been held to apply only to the question of proficiency, a n objection to the a d v a n c e m e n t of candidate himself or a n y other grounds lying only after charges are preferred and sustained. The ballot for advancement, however, is m a d e a cloak for personal objections, and one case was reported to the Grand Master where a candidate, who was exceptionally "bright," a n d w h o h a d passed a n unimpeachable examination, was held back by a black ball time after time.
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T h e G r a n d Master r e c o m m e n d e d a c h a n g e in the law, and a n a m e n d m e n t w a s accordingly proposed a n d will receive a t t e n t i o n a t n e x t A n n u a l , as follows: SECTION 35. I n all cases of advancement from one degree to another, i t shall be necessary for the brother wlshing'to be advanced to undergo an examination in open lodge touching his proficiency in the degree from which he wishes to be advanced, after which a ballot shall be taken on his proficiency, and If two-thirds of those present vote in the afflrmatlve, he shall be declared duly elected to receive the degree. N i n e decisions were reported b5' the G r a n d Master, b u t we discover n o t h i n g of general i n t e r e s t to note in review. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r reported t h e following c h a r g e s preferred b y one of the District Deputies a g a i n s t one of t h e l o d g e s : ( a ) Failure to give the required lecture and charge to an Initiate. (b) Willful contumacy and insubordination In not obeying the orders of the representative of the Grand Master, District Deputy Grand Master H U D B L E STON.
(c) Intemperance of some of the members of Coal Valley Lodge. H e referred t h e m a t t e r to a c o m m i t t e e to investigate, w h i c h did so, b u t tlie Grand Master did not act, as it ' ' w a s so near to t h e A n n u a l Communication,'' and he referred t h e case to the G r a n d Lodge. H e said, h o w e v e r : I would call the attention of the Grand Lodge to that portion of the report wherein they say, "The committee is strongly in favor of the enactment by the Grand Lodge of a law making the retailing of intoxicants a disqualification for the mysteriesof Masonry, and a Just and legal ground for the expulsion of any Mason who engages In such business, after such enactment." They were evidently convinced of the necessity for such law during the investigation of this case, and your Grand Master is In full sympathy with the above sentiment. Something must be done at some time to check this growing evil among the fraternity, the question beingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;When? I t may continue for a time without seriously affecting the fraternity, but, like AOHAN'8 Babylonish garment and wedge of gold, it will have to be put away from among us if we hope to retain the respect of the world, and the blessings of the Almighty. W e failed to find the report, b u t t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u dence r e c o m m e n d e d : That the Grand Master appoint a committee to further luvestlgate charges against Goal Valley No; 74, to report to the Grand Master for his action, a n d this Grand Lodge disapproves and condemns all violations of laws, moral, masonic and municipal, and enjoins upon all its subordinate lodges to enforce Its laws, rules and regulations, and discipline any members who may violate same, and to guard well their outer doors against any who are guilty of Infractions. T h e following resolution was also p r e s e n t e d and adopted, after "considerable discussion:" Resolvea, That the question of the expediting of legislation by this Grand Lodge, looking to making the ^ l e of Intoxicating liquors a dlsquallflcatlon
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for the mysteries of Freemasonry, be referred to a special committee of three to be appointed by the Grand Master, with Instruction to report a t the next Annual Communication of this M.'.W/. Grand Lodge.
FiNANOiAii.—Receipts, $7,070.42; disbursements, $6,305.38; bala n c e on h a n d — i n General F u n d $4,698.98, in Masonic H o m e F u n d $2,472.69. CoRRESPONDBNOE.—Past G r a n d Master G E O R G E W . A T K I N -
SON, tile G r a n d Secretary, s u b m i t s an excellent report as correspondent, fully up to h is previous efforts—and t h a t is saying a good deal. K a n s a s for 1904 receives his courteous attention. H e says a t t h e outset, t h a t Bro. W I L S O N "outdid himself" in our volume. H e fully records our transactions of general interest, a n d quotes freely from Grand Master B R O W N ' S address, a d d i n g words of commendation. H e does n o t like our " d r a m a t i z e d work," as h e calls it, a n d guesses it "will not m a k e m u c h of a run." For t h e information of our brother we m i g h t s a y t h a t we have only one work in K a n s a s , a n d it was adopted in 1867. A lodge, however, is granted t h e optional r i g h t of costuming its workers and using fifteen Fellow Crafts, with a little l a t i t u d e of d r a m a t i c action, and this is k n o w n a m o n g us a s t h e " s t a n d a r d d r a m a t i c form." Only a few of our lodges take a d v a n t a g e of t h e option, and it is not expected t h a t it will be largely adopted. Personally we like the plain old m a n n e r of conferring t h e t h r e e degrees much t h e better. H e h a s this to s a y of our cipher action : I note the fact t h a t this flourishing Grand Lodge has decided to adopt a cipher ritual, and chose the one now used by Vermont, and ordered It printed and sold. I have written and said so much the past few years against this heresy that I have grown tired and weary, and am about ready to quit. The great bulk of the Grand Lodges of the country have denounced the system as dangerous to the Institution of Freemasonry, but In the face of this fact now and then a Grand Lodge breaks over and allows Its lodges to use them. Our OB.'s In West Virginia inhibit the use of anything of t h a t sort, and consequently we would about as soon touch the tongue of a cobra as to lay our hands on a n y sort of a cipher or key. According to our construction of the law, there Is b u t one method of teaching the secrets of Masonry, and that Is from mouth to ear. I t is true that It is a good-sized undertaking to master the work the old-fashioned way, but when you once get It, It is there to stay, and surely the head Is a much safer place to carry the secrets of the Order than In one's pocket.
After correcting h i s impression t h a t we have adopted t h e " V e r m o n t c i p h e r " a n d have "ordered it printed and sold"— t h e " V e r m o n t c i p h e r " would be of no earthly value to us — it would not fit our work, a n d we have a better one of our own anyway, a n d a r e n o t selling it either. W e m i g h t say, we fully agree with our brother t h a t t h e r e is b u t one way of teaching the secrets of Masonry— or learning t h e m e i t h e r — a n d t h a t is the " m o u t h to ear," method.
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The K a n s a s cipher can not be used for either purpose, b u t is available only as a n aid to the memory for one who already knows the. work or for the purpose of convincing one t h a t t h e work he h a s committed is not correct, and thus a d m o n i s h i n g h i m of t h e necessity of going to reliable a u t h o r i t y for it. W e are always skeptical about the assertion t h a t a cipher, or key, is unused in a jurisdiction. W e t r u s t our Bro. A T K I N S O N will not misunderstand us — we are not charging h i m with hypocrisy, or intentional misstatement,— but when a brother makes such a s t a t e m e n t we merely p u t it down t h a t he is not " n e x t " to t h e true situation. These commercial traffickers in phonetic rituals tell us t h a t they issue editions adapted to each jurisdiction, and if they do, they sell them in each State — they are not in the business for their health. W e will h a v e something more to s a y about this in our conclusion. We should like to quote several p a r a g r a p h s we h a d marked in the review of this p l e a s i n g writer, b u t have not the space. N e x t A n n u a l a t Charleston, November 15, 1905. L. H. C L A R K E , K y l e , elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; G E O R G E W .
A T K I N S O N , Charleston, reelected Grand Secretary.
1184:3 — W I S C O y S I N — 1 9 0 5 . 61ST A N N U A L .
254 Lodges.
MILWAUKEE.
21,251 Members.
J U N E 13-15,1905.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 680.
Our Grand Representative is P a s t Grand Master H E N R Y L . P A L M E R , of Milwaukee, but.he was n o t present—he apparently does not reach Grand Lodge very often. The G r a n d Master, M.'.W.-. D A V I D H . W R I G H T , of Madison,
was a veteran Wisconsin Mason truly. H i s concluding paragraphs were interestingly reminiscent. H e said : I wish before closing to make one more remark. I have known personally every Grand Master of this Grand Lodge from the first to the present. I knew Bro. B. T. KAVANATJGH, Grand Master In 1844, and have been personally acquainted with every one of his successors. 1 have known every Grand Secretary, but t h e first, personally. Bro. B E N C. EASTMAN I have seen, but had no personal acquaintance with him. I venture the assertion t h a t no Master Mason living now In this State, except our M.-.W.-. Bro. H E N K T L . P A L M E E , knew all these brethren. I have attended forty-eight sessions of this Grand Lodge. I first came to this Grand Lodge In 1857, as Secretary of Madison Lodge No. 5, and In 18591 came as the Senior Warden of Madison Lodge No. 5, and have not missed a session since. I have met In lodge with every Grand Master except Bro. K A V ANAUGH, and with every Grand Secretary except Bro. B E N C. EASTMAN.
H i s address concisely reported t h e work of t h e year. Two P a s t Grand Masters had passed to t h e Great Beyond, M.'. W.*.
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Bros. O L I V E R L I B B E Y a n d E L T J A H C H A P I N .
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were presented before Grand Lodge by P a s t Grand Masters. The funeral of one of these, M.-.W.'. Bro. L T B B E Y , was treated in a peculiar m a n n e r . B r o . L I B B B Y ' S home h a d been in Wisconsin, b u t he had gone to t h e home of a sister in Portland, Maine, where he died in December. T h e remains were placed in a receiving v a u l t pnd were n o t given final burial until May. At this time G r a n d Master W R I G H T went back to Maine, opened t h e Orand Lodge of Wisconsin with the assistance of t h e brethren of G o r h a m Lodge, of G o r h a m , Maine, where t h e i n t e r m e n t took place, a n d gave t h e r e m a i n s masonic burial. Of course t h e Grand Master was accorded every masonic courtesy i n Maine, v i s i t i n g t h e Grand Lodge a n d t h e Grand Comm a n d e r y , which were in session a t t h e time. W e were impressed with t h e very unusualjattempt of a Grand Master to open his Grand Lodge outside^of the boundaries of its jurisdiction, a n d were therefore not surprised a t the following c o m m e n t from t h e C o m m i t t e e on Jurisprudence, to whom the action h a d been referred : We commend the fraternal spirit that prompted the Grand Master to visit the State of Maine and perform the burial services lor our lamented Bro.. LiBBEY, b u t we do not approve his action in attempting to open the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin outside the Jurisdiction thereof. The Jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge is the State of Wisconsin, and we are of the opinion that It cannot be opened or do any act outside those limits.
The funny p a r t of t h i s procedure was t h a t t h e Grand Master placed t h e responsibility therefor practically upon t h e Grand Secretary. H e said : After t h e announcement of his (Bro. L I B B E T ' S ) death, the Grand Secretary wrote me he thought it would be a nice thing for the Grand Master when the body was to be removed, to EO to Portland and open the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin, and give the remalnsof our lamented PastGrand Mastera masonic burial.
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I replied to him t h a t I thought It would be a good thing to do, and I should like the Job, but with no idea that it would ever materialize. I did not thinly anyone b u t o u r Grand Secretary would ever have thoughtof such a thing,, and I was a little curious to know how my brethren of this Grand Lodge would look a t the matter. B u t the Grand Secretary kept the matter alive with me, a n d the last week in April I spent in Milwaukee and canvassed thematter with Bro. P E K K T and other brothers, until I made up my mind I would go to Portland. ' ,
Two lodges c h a r t e r e d a t the preceding Annual, h a d been constituted ; t w o new. lodges h a d been organized, a n d these were granted c h a r t e r s a t this A n n u a l . A n u m b e r of decisions were reported. H e r e w a s o n e : Is. card p l a y l h g l n the lodge room for five cents a corner or for the amusement of the game permissible? Ansioer.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; mo. Card playing for Ave cents a corner is gambling, and gambling is a masonic offeiise. No Mason should gamble either In the lodgeroom or o u t of i t .
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R i g h t , of course, b u t w h a t became of the query as to the card p l a y i n g "for the a m u s e m e n t of the game ? " The Grand Master complained t h a t " m a n y of the edicts of t h i s G r a n d Lodge are contradictory and misleading," arid gave t h i s illustration: The Secretary of a lodge propounded to me this question: "Afew years ago a m a n was Initiated, passed and raised In this lodge. At that time, and until a few months ago he was asectlon f o r e m a n o n a llneof railroad. A s h o r t time ago he resigned his position, and has since that time been the proprietor and keeper of a saloon. Has he committed a masonic offense, and should charges be preferred against him?" I answered,"No," page 09, Proceedings of 1896: "There are no regulations of this Grand Lodge which prohibit a member of a lodge from opening and conducting a saloon, and a lodge has no authority to suspend or expel a member therefrom for engaging In the business of selling liquor." The Secretar.y then came back to me with Bro. COTTBN'S decision, No. 11, page IS, Proceedings 1902, and said there seemed to be no doubt of the commitment of a masonic offense, and I was compelled to take water. I therefore believe that a comprehensive digest of all decisions and edicts of this Grand Lodge (eliminating, of course, all conflicting decisions) would be of great value. The C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e said : In regard to the question whether or not It Is unmasonlc conduct for a Mason to open or conduct a saloon, the action of this Grand Lodge In 1892, In approving t h e decision of the Grand Master on t h a t question, was what we consider a correct position on that question. I t was as follows: "1. That the laws and edicts of this Grand Lodge do not prohibit the opening or conducting of a saloon by a member in good standing. "2. That they confer no authority upon a lodge to suspend or expel a member for the act of engaging In the business of conducting a saloon or of selling liquor. "3. Thatamemijer may conduct a saloon and remain a member of a lodge. "But the duty devolves upon every Mason, no matter wtiat his occupation, to preserve the reputation of the fraternity unsullied. "When the conduct of one individual member tends to bring Masonry Into disrepute or to Injure the Order, such conduct is unmasonlc and should not be allowed to remain unnoticed. But this Grand Lodge cannot by a general rule that will be equitable In all cases, circumscribe within definite bounds the conduct and practice of all members; it must be left primarily with the subordinate lodges to determine In the light of the surrounding circumstances whether any brother by his conduct Is or Is not bringing reproach to ourInstltutlon." T h e y also held t h e r e was no necessity for a codification of theedicts of G r a n d Lodge, and disapproved t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the Grand Master. We are sorry to see the G r a n d Lodge of W i s c o n s i n t a k e a. b a c k w a r d step from its action in 1902 upon G r a n d M a s t e r C O T T E N ' S decision, a n d we confess to a feeling of s u r p r i s e in seeingM.'.W.'. Bro. C O T T B N ' S s i g n a t u r e a t t a c h e d to t h i s r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e ; we were e q u a l l y surprised to find t h e signatuire of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r A L D B O J E N K S , their ableC o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, a t t a c h e d to the s a m e report, in. view of his position freely s t a t e d in his r e p o r t s .
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—WISCONSIN.
February,
W e find it absolutely impossible to harmonize t h e three numbered p a r a g r a p h s with t h e last two paragraphs of t h e quoted extract. H o w a m e m b e r of a masonic lodge " m a y conduct a saloon" a n d a t t h e s a m e time perform t h a t "duty," which "devolves upon every Mason, to preserve t h e reputation of the fraternity unsullied," passes our comprehension. I n these days a saloon-keeper is a m o r a l leper, b u t leaving o u t the moral phase entirely a n d p l a c i n g t h e question solely upon the superficial one suggested b y t h e c o m m i t t e e , viz: " t h e preserving of the reputation of t h e frat e r n i t y unsullied," t h e fact still remains t h a t there are few c o m m u n i t i e s in this country where the saloon-keeper would n o t s t a i n t h e reputation of a n y organization with which he is connected, in t h e m i n d s of ninty per cent, of the better class of people. T h e transactions were mostly routine, b u t we notice this resolution offered a n d a d o p t e d : •Resolved, Thfit a committee of three be appointed by the M.-.W.-. Grand Master to devise a way of securing the names of the representatives to this Grand Lodge, t h a t shall obviate the necessity of calling the roll, as by the prese n t custom.
T h a t is r a t h e r p r i m i t i v e surely, b u t look a t this red tape s c h e m e which was offered and adopted l a t e r : We recommend t h a t the brethren attending the Grand Lodge be required to register with the Grand Secretary, and the Grand Secretary to give them a card containing the hour of each session to be punched by the Grand Tyler when presented a t the door of the Grand Lodge. We recommend further t h a t the card be so arranged as to show the hour of entering, also the hour of leaving the Grand Lodge, provided he retires before the close of any session, unless excused by the Grand Master. We recommend further t h a t a committee be appointed to perfect this plan and p u t It l a operation a t the next Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge.
F I N A N C I A L . — E e c e i p t s , $32,770.23; disbursements, $14,453.75; balance on hand, $18,316.48. CoRBESPONDBNOB.— One of t h e best Correspondence Reports to reach o u r table is t h a t from "Wisconsin, written b y P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r A L D B O J E N K S , a n d the p r e s e n t review is no e x c e p t i o n to
this rule. W e should like to quote largely from it, b u t dare not. K a n s a s for 1905 receives courteous attention. H e finds n o t h i n g i n o u r transactions to criticise a n d little to c o m m e n t iipon u n t i l he reached t h e discussion over the changes in t h e r i t u a l . H e notes t h e success of this writer's efforts to undo t h e •work of t h e preceding year, a n d supposes this " w i l l delay for a t i m e t h e proposed publication"—the cipher,— to which h e is s t r o n g l y opposed. H e a d d s : " N o w if o u r brother could find some m e a n s of defeating the publication entirely, he would render a n i m p o r t a n t service to Masonry."
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He continues: In the very interesting and able report appended to the Proceedings under review, Bro. S H A V E B devotes a large portion of his concluding r e m a r k s to a consideration of this subject. We cannot agree with our brother in t h e conclusion arrived a t by him, viz: that whether a Grand Lodge should authorize or adopt a n official cipher is purely a question of expediency, a n d that if a cipher is properly constructed and properly safeguarded it is imposBlble that the secrets of Masonry should be unlawfully obtained. We t h i n k i t has been demonstrated that it is impossible to construct a cipher intelligible to one portion of the h u m a n race that cannot be deciphered. The success attained by archiBOloglsts in deciphering Assyrian, Babylonish and Egyptian hieroglyphics seems to demonstrate this to a certainty. Our brother, while confessing that ciphers are an evil, and further saying that there is only o n e successful way to learn the masonic ritual, and that is the old mouth to e a r method, nevertheless tolerates the evil and seeks to Justify the action of his Grand Lodge, although he has always declined to recommend the adoption of a cipher. We cannot understand how any Grand Lodge can tolerate any such practice, to say nothing of the iniquity of publishing an official cipher simply because a few dollars can be made by so doing. \ Of course our G r a n d Lodge never undertook t h e p u b l i c a t i o n of a cipher as a m o n e y m a k i n g proposition.- a n d we are glad to say t h a t t h e proposition to dispose of t h e m to i n d i v i d u a l M a s o n s w a s reconsidered a n d rescinded. To his general criticism o u r reply will be found in t h e conclusion of this report. A t the conclusion of his review of K a n s a s , Bro. J H N K S t a k e s up the m a t t e r of t h e organization of our P a s t G r a n d Master's A s sociation, w h i c h he r e g r e t s — c a l l i n g it " a n o t h e r side d e g r e e " — and after e n u m e r a t i n g the objects as outlined in t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n , he s a y s : Now will some Fast Grand Master tell us which of the alleged objects of this association can be fostered or promoted in any better manner by t h e formation of such a society, than they could without i t ? Which one of these objects Is being neglected by the Past Grand Masters of Kansas? The members of the Craft frequently feel t h a t the business of the Grand Lodge Is unduly dominated and Influenced by the permanent members of t h a t body. Will the creation of an inner circle of this kind, where the members meet In secret, tend to allay this.feeling? Will it not rather tend to promote Jealousies and strengthen the belief that the Important affairs of the Grand Lodge are determined In advance in a sort of star chamber, participated i n only by Past Grand Masters? We sincerely hope that this movement will n o t become general throughout the United States, and that those who thoughtlessly entered into this arrangement will become convinced of the fact t h a t i t Is an Innovation, foolish i n its inception, and dangerous In its tendencies. Come down and m a k e us a visit, Bro. J E N K S , and we w i l l " t a k e you in." You will not find the " s i d e d e g r e e " very d a n gerous as a m a s o n i c innovation, neither do we a p p r e h e n d t h e slightest d a n g e r from the other causes m e n t i o n e d . These a s s o ciations h a v e n o t proved a d i s t u r b i n g e l e m e n t in a n y of t h e j u r i s dictions w h e r e t h e y h a v e been organized. N e x t A n n u a l a t M i l w a u k e e , J u n e 12, 1906. J E S S E C . B R A D L E Y ; Milwaukee, elected G r a n d M a s t e r ; W I L L I A M W. P E R R Y , M i l w a u k e e , reelected G r a n d S e c r e t a r y .
800
CORRESPONDENCE
— WYOMING.
February,
1874 — WYOMING — 1905, ^IST A N N U A L .
23 Lodges.
LARAMIE.
1,809 Members.
S E P T . 6,1905.
J?fet i n c r e a s e : 160.
T h e y have no Grand Representatives in W y o m i n g — G r a n d ^Secretary K U Y K B N D A L L . does not believe in t h e m . T h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. P R A N K A. L U O K F I E L D , of R a w -
i i n s , presided, a n d in an address of some twenty pages reported the work of t h e year. I t had been an " u n e v e n t f u l one," a n d peace and h a r m o n y prevailed. The death angel had "passed over" t h e m a n d " n o t a member of G r a n d L o d g e " had been called hence. T h e t w o lodges chartered a t t h e last A n n u a l had been constituted a n d no new lodges had been organized during the past year. T h r e e corner-stones had been laid. Several decisions had been reported, a n d we have no serious criticisms toofifer. Here was one : Question.—A brother who was killed had petitioned this lodge for afllllatlon. The Committee on Character reported favorably at our regular two days after his death. Should we ballot on said petition Just the same or not? Answer.—A lodge should not ballot on a petition for Initiation of a candidate or afHllatlon of a brother where death occurs before time of balloting arrives.
Correct, of course; a n d we m i g h t add t h a t t h e Committee on C h a r a c t e r erred in submitting any report other t h a n announcing t h e d e a t h of t h e petitioner. Death fixes t h e status. W e clip t h i s : While t h e Grand Lodge, a t its last Communication, saw fit to pass a resolution requiring your Grand Master to appoint a day to be observed by the subordinate lodges as a memorial day, permitting the brethren to attend such service wearing masonic regalia,! deemed It Inadvisable to carry out said instructions during my term of office for the reason t h a t throughout the United States It is generally, if not universally, held that there are but two occasions where Masons should appear In public clothed as such, viz: at funerals and laying cornfer-stones. A lodge of sorrow, as laid down in our official Monitor, page 345, Is really the memorial service of Masonry. I trust my action In this respect will meet with your approval.
H o w about a t t e n d i n g "divine s e r v i c e ? " The books are full of these cases. W e a r e unable to see a n y objection to the memorial d a y service, if the brethren want to observe it. H e rightly refused to approve a lodge by-law providing for lifeiTiemberships,And recommended t h a t Grand Lodge should proh i b i t such provisions. T h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e agreed w i t h him, saying they considered " i t unwise a t present to p e r m i t life m e m b e r s h i p s within this jurisdiction." T h e committee m i g h t very properly have c u t o u t the two words " a t present," a n d their j u d g m e n t still have been unquestionably sound. There is only
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one proper way to provide for life memberships, and t h a t is by providing for the p a y m e n t Of such a lump sum t h a t the j'early income therefrom will meet the annual dues as they m a t u r e ; t h e n return the principal to the widow, or the estate, upon the happening of death. The only trouble about this plan is t h a t it is practically impossible to get a lodge to safeguard and invest t h e principal so as to insure the regular income equivalent to the dues. The plan to declare one a life member who has paid dues for twenty or twenty-five years to a lodge, is viciously wrong in principle. The Grand Master urged action looking toward the establishment of a Masonic H o m e . Better go slow in this direction with no larger m e m b e r s h i p than there is in Wyoming. A Masonic Home is a line thing, but it is a n expensive luxury. • Money for needed masonic assistance will go much furtlier and accomplish more good in the smaller jurisdictions under the Iowa plan, in our judgment. The Grand Master also urged legislation prohibitive of a fee for affiliation. W e believe a committee concurred in this recommendation, but we did not notice any legislation Suggested along these lines. Some brethren asked permission to "open a lodge of instruction," so t h a t they could " g e t together and become better acquainted with the masonic work." The Grand Master replied t h a t there was no objection to the brethren getting together and "conversing masonically," but if it was designed to "go through the opening and closing ceremonies, or pretend to confer a degree," he must decline to g r a n t his permission. W e think the Grand Master was in error, and the brethren were in error in a p p l y i n g for the permission — none was needed. W e have personally held many a " s i d e w a l k " lodge and conferred many a masonic degree while walking between our home and our ofHce. I t never seemed to hurt the sidewalk, and we are sure it did us much good. The Grand Secretary was happily able to report t h a t all returns and dues had been promptly made. W e congratulate him. An a m e n d m e n t to the By-Laws was adopted, requiring " s a t i s factory d o c u m e n t a r y e v i d e n c e " of regularity of all visitors, a n d also debarring voluntary non-afHliates of twelve m o n t h s ' standing, who were non-contributors to some masonic lodge, of all masonic privileges. W e do not know how much of the a m e n d ment was new law, b u t it was all right anyway. FiN-ANOiAL.—Receipts, $2,497.49; disbursements, $2,202.83; balance on hand, $4,408.54. OoBBESPONDBNGE.—Grand Secretary K U Y K E N D A L L presents another of his condensed, p i t h y reviews. W e find ourselves in accord with this pleasing writer on most of t h e propositions, b u t once in'a while we diffe.r. U n d e r Arizona he says :
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February,
Kentucky and other Grand Lodges prohibit any non-afflllate residing within their Jurisdiction from applying elsewhere for membership, and we believe very few Grand Lodges have failed to require that a non-afflllate must be an actual resident before he can petition for membership. We have heretofore combattcd, and for good reason will continue to combat, the Idea " that a Mason h a s the right to make his masonic home wherever he will." Such claimed right has been denied by m a n y Grand Lodges.
P u t down K a n s a s as one of t h e jurisdictions which puts no jurisdictional limitations upon petitioners for afHllation, A Master Mason in good standing m a y petition for membership where he will, either within or w i t h o u t t h e State — and we like t h e law. W e can see a good reason for t h e other rule in thinly settled jurisdictions, with a small m a s o n i c m e m b e r s h i p , b u t find none for such jurisdictions as M i c h i g a n or Kentucl^y. U n d e r Delaware we observe this c o m m e n t : We are Inclined to believe following Is good medicine: Resolved, That It Is the opinion of this Grand Lodge that the Most Worshipful Grand Master should answer no masonic question unless under the seal of the lodge, attested by the Secretary thereof.
Don't you endorse such a u t o c r a t i c notions, Bro. K U Y K E N DALL. T h e ancient charge to t h e E n t e r e d Apprentice : "At your leisure hours, t h a t you m a y improve in masonic knowledge, you are to converse with well informed brethren, who will be always as ready to give, as you will be ready to receive instruction,"— refers to a Grand Master as well as to a Master or t h e Nestor of a lodge. Of course if a Grand Master is not well informed, let him get b e h i n d the "offlcial communication with seal attached," a n d so reduce his opportunities for error to a m i n i m u m . W h e n we had t h e honor to rule as a G r a n d Master of Masons we esteemed it a privilege to answer t h e inquiry, or communication, of t h e h u m b l e s t member of the Craft; never failing to try to give ther reason for the answer so as to s t i m u l a t e a little masonic reasoning in t h e enquirer. This ofHcial communication idea is the cloak of the autocrat, the ignoramus, or t h e lazy Mason. Bro. KuYKENDALL does n o t like t h e Grand Eepresentative s y s t e m , a n d can see no good in it, b u t we do. T h e increased interest a n d feelings of brotherhood toward t h e brethren of the sister jurisdiction created a n d fostered in t h e brain a n d h e a r t of the good Mason by a Grand Representative's commission, followed by a little judicious correspondence, is worth all and more t h a n the sj'stem costs. K a n s a s for 1905 is fraternally noticed by our brother in his review, a n d ' w i t h o u t criticism. H e t h i n k s t h a t we "seem to be tangled u p over t h e Webb W o r k , a n d t h e cipher ritual." Oh, we h a v e t h a t all ironed out. , N e x t A n n u a l a t Douglas, S e p t e m b e r 5, 1906. M. R. J O H N S T O N , W h e a t l a n d , elected
G r a n d MasteY;
L I A M L. KuYKENDALL, Saratoga, reelected Grand Secretary.
WIL-
1905-Ob.
CORBESPONDENCB
— COSTA
BlCA.
803
FOREIGN GRAND LODGES.
1 8 9 9 — COSTA B I C A — 1 9 0 5 . 7 Lodges.
203 Members.
N e t i n c r e a s e : 4.
The Proceedftigs are published in English and in Spanish — the one sent to our Grand Lodge being fortunately in the former language. The Grand Master, M.-.W.'. G U S T A V O P B A D I L L A , p r e s e n t e d a n
address covering t h e work of t h e year. T h e following G r a n d Lodges h a d accorded fraternal recognition during the year, bringing the total n u m b e r of recognitions to fifty-flve: Arizona, South Dakota, N e w South Wales, N e w Zealand, Porto Rico, Quebec, South Australia, Victoria, I d a h o , Missouri a n d Ohio. Another Grand Lodge h a s been organized in Central America, Guatemala, apparently on similar lines to Costa Kica, and i t w a s accorded recognition. Action upon t h e request of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Queensland for recognition was deferred. The lodge chartered b y t h e Supreme Council of Central America in the Costa Bica territory, to which we referred l a s t year, did not apply for charter to Costa Rica. I t was declared clandestine, a n d upon t h e refusal of its members to take the oath of fealty to Costa Rica, they were expelled by decree of Costa Bica. A new lodge a t P u n t a r e n a s , Acacia No. 8, was organized. Here is an e n t r y of i n t e r e s t : In the month of April I received a telegram from a lodge In Nicaragua stating that Bro. POLIOABPO BONII.I.A, ex-Presldent of the Republic of Honduras, was In durance vile and In danger of a violent death, owing to his supposed complicity in a revolutionary plot. The telegram closed by appealing to the Freemasons of Oosta Rica to do all In their power to avert such a tragedy. Impelled, not only by the principles of our Order, but also by the common dictates of humanity and civilization, I, as Grand Master, In conjunction with the M.'.W.'. S.'. of the Rose Croix Chapter and the W.\ Masters of several of our lodges, addressed a cable to the President of Honduras requesting his good offices on behalf of our brother In distress; a courteous reply was the result, stating that Br. Bo2$rii.i.A would have a legal trial and would be treated with Impartiality and even with leniency. Other measures were also taken to attain the same end with satisfactory results.
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CORRESPONDENCE—CUBA.
February,
H e r e is anotlier e n t r y r e g a r d i n g a citizen of Limon : This gentleman wrote m e from Llmon, under date of May 30th,complaining that Union Fraternal Lodge No. 2 had denied his admission Into the Institution ; he attributed the refusal to the fact t h a t he was a man of color, and requested me to ascertain If this were the cause. I replied that every lodge had the right to decide whom It might reject, without being accountable to anj'one, and therefore I could not accede to his request; I also Intimated that this rejection did not necessarily reflect on his character unfavorably, b u t t h a t probably thelodge had other interests to consider, which mightrender his admission Inadvisable. I concluded by asserting that the generous and all•enfoldlng embrace of Masonry admitted to Us ample bosom the worthy Individual of whatever race, d i m e or religion.
T h a t is good doctrine. N e x t A n n u a l a t S a n Jose, J a n u a r y 26, 1906. T H O M A S P O V B D A N O , S a n J o s e , elected Grand M a s t e r ; E D M U N D A. O S B O R N E , S a n J o s e , reelected G r a n d Secretarj^.
1 8 5 7 — CUBA — 1 9 0 5 . •64 Lodges.
2,783 M e m b e r s .
N e t i n c r e a s e : 331.
T h e a d d r e s s of t h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.'. J O S E F E R N A N D E Z
PBLIJON, of Cienfuegos, is presented again before us in E n g l i s h
t r a n s l a t i o n . I t is a m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g a n d entertaining document, b r e a t h i n g the true m a s o n i c spirit.. W e wish t h a t we had t h e space a t o u r c o m m a n d to m a k e copious extracts from it. We c o m m e n d i t s perusal to every m a s o n i c s t u d e n t — g o to our G r a n d Lodge l i b r a r y and read it. W e m u s t clip one paragraph : We must once and for all accustoni ourselves to consider Masonry as an essentlall}' moral Institution, where discussions on religion and politics haveN no place, from which beliefs and opinions exclude no one. Refuted be the vain and puerile assertion t h a t we as Masons are to Interfere In public matters, that we as such should seek to solve the problems that a t present agitate the world. No, Masonry in Its collective character has not and cannot have such aspirat i o n s ; may each brother Individually pursue the path traced for him by his .private opinions and special Interest In such matters.
F i v e old lodges h a d been revived. S i x new halls had been e r e c t e d , a n d four more were in progress. A special commission s u b m i t t e d a report to Grand Lodge upon t h e subject of Masonic H o m e s . A n o t h e r Correspondence Review, in Spanish, which looks int e r e s t i n g , w a s s u b m i t t e d by Bro. F R A N C I S C O D B P. R O D R I G U E Z ,
of H a v a n a . K a n s a s for 1904 is given due attention. I t concludes: " G r a c i a s , herniano S H A V E R . " S a m e to you, Bro. R O D R I G U E Z . T h e y wisely c o n t i n u e Bro. J O S E F E R N A N D E Z PKLUON, Cien-
fuegos, as Grand M a s t e r ; A U R B L I O M I R A N D A , H a v a n a , reelected
G r a n d Secretary.
1905-06.
CORRESPONDENCE—ENGLAND.
805
1 8 1 7 — ENGLAN^D — 1 9 0 5 . T h e Proceedings of the several Q u a r t e r l y C o m m u n i c a t i o n s of December, 1904, and March, J u n e a n d September, 1905, and t h e A n n u a l Grand F e s t i v a l , have been in our h a n d s for e x a m i n a t i o n . There were some i m p o r t a n t m a t t e r s of.interest d e t e r m i n e d . One related to the office of Grand T r e a s u r e r . According: to allegations, it would appear t h a t the s h a r p contests engendered in t h e election of this officer of G r a n d Lodge h a v e p a r t a k e n s o m e w h a t of ward politics, and several r e m e d i e s were s u g g e s t e d : (1) T h e a b o l i s h m e n t of the office ; (2) r e t a i n i n g t h e p r e s e n t mode of election, with proper qualifications; (3) m a k i n g the office a p p o i n t i v e by the Grand M a s t e r ; (4) m a k i n g it elective through the issuance of voting papers. T h e expression of t h e Craft was taken upon these various questions, a n d also i n c i d e n t a l l y upon the question of t h e eligibility or ineligibility of P a s t G r a n d Officers to the offlee. The expression of t h e Craft was a g a i n s t the a b o l i s h m e n t of t h e office, a n d a g a i n s t m a k i n g it a p p o i n t i v e ; i t is to r e m a i n elective, t h e will of the Craft to be a s c e r t a i n e d through voting papers, a n d P a s t G r a n d Officers a r e m a d e ineligible. A n o t h e r was an a g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n the Grand Lodges of E n g l a n d , I r e l a n d a n d Scotland r e l a t i v e to certain m a t t e r s b e s t s t a t e d by.giving the resolutions a d o p t e d a n d ratified: 1. The three Grand Lodges agree that any member of the Order who may be suspendedor expelled in one Jurisdiction shall not, while so disqualified,"be permitted to visit or join any lodge under the Jurisdiction of the others; and each Grand Lodge shall cause notice of all decrees of suspension or expulsion to be sent to the other Grand Lodges. And in case of such decrees being made abroad the District or Provincial authorities acting shall also notify the neighboring District or Provincial authorities of all three Jurisdictions. 2. In each of the three jurisdictions, a duly Installed Master under either of the other Constitutions shall, If not otherwise disqualified, be entitled to be present a t a Board (t. e.. Conclave) of Installed Masters, and to form one of t h e quorum; but not to preside therein or to Install a Master unless requested to do so b5' the Board (i. e.. Conclave). Nor can a visiting Master or Past Master of another Constitution preside In the lodge he is visiting. In case there Is not present a Master or Past Master duly qualified under the home Jurisdiction, then, and then only, the ofHcer In charge of the lodge may request a Master or Past Master under one of the other two Constitutions to perform any ceremony which the Warden is not competent to perform. This agreement is not to Interfere with the right of the Worshipful Master of a lodge to Invite a member of the lodge, or a visiting Master or Past Master of any of the three Constitutions to perform any ceremony without assuming the chair. 3. The question of recognizing a new Grand Lodge In any colony or other territory in which the three Grand Lodges have equal Jurisdiction and have warranted lodges working therein, shall not be taken into consideration unless at least two-thirds of the lodges under each Jurisdiction have signified their adhesion to such new body; and such recognition shall only be granted by algreement of the three Grand Lodges. After the recognition of such new Grand Lodge as a sovereign body, the respective authorities of the three Grand Lodges will surrender their rights to warrant new lodges within the Jurisdiction of the new body, provided alwa.ys that the rights of lodges not adhering to the new body shall be fully safeguarded.
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CORRESPONDENCE—IRELAND.
February,
Verily, this is t h e d a y of trusts and conspiracies, but we never expected to see Grand Lodges syndicated. I t is a p p a r e n t t h a t the Grand Lodges of E n g l a n d , I r e l a n d and Scotland propose to prevent t h e organization of a n y more .Grand Lodges in the Colonies if possible. I n t h e Western A u s t r a l i a n controversy t h e Grand Lodge of Scotland's broadest claim w a s t h a t a majority of lodges u n d e r each Constitution w a s required, b u t this was denied in effect, if not in words, by b o t h of t h e other G r a n d Lodges, as they extended recognition upon t h e theory t h a t a majority of all the regular lodges in the Colony was sufflcient. N o w all have raised Scotland's broadest claim a sixth, namely, from a bare majority under each Constitution to a two-thirds. W e do not believe t h e claims of these Grand Lodges under this joint agreement are tenable, a n d we do not believe a n y representative Grand Lodge will concede them. I n the question now before t h e masonic world, namely, t h e recognition of the Grand Lodge of Queensland, we a r e n o t prepared to accept t h e theory of Bro. RoBBiNS, of Illinois, referred to in our review this year of Illinois, b u t we certainly should not hesitate to recommend t h e recognition of t h a t G r a n d Lodge whenever it secures t h e a d herence of a majority of t h e regular lodges in the Colony, w i t h o u t regard to t h e Constitution t h e y hail from. The Grand M a s t e r a n d t h e G r a n d Secretary continue a s before.
1726 — IRELAND — 1904. Following the c u s t o m of several years, the Deputy Grand Master, B.-.W.-. Sir J A M E S C E K E D M E R E D I T H , reported the m a -
sonic events of the y e a r in a pleasing address. The m a t t e r of especial interest referred to in the address w a s the question of recognition of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Queensland, a n d from this reference it would seem t h a t , the alleged recognition of this new G r a n d Lodge was given under misapprehension, a n d t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t w a s a little too premature. I t appears t h a t the Grand Lodge of I r e l a n d , w i t h o u t a full knowledge of t h e facts, consented to approve t h e action of organization "if regul a r l y formed." T h e y now question t h e regularity of t h e formation. The Deputy Grand Master said : The number of lodges t h a t existed In t h a t Oolony a t the time was one hundred and fifty-two. The Scotch lodges numbered sixty-four, the English lodges sixty-two, and t h e Irish lodges twenty-six. What has turned out to be the fact as to desire of these different lodges to Join in t h a t movement? Of the sixty-four Scotch lodges only fourteen have taken part In the movement; of the sixty-two English lodges not a single one has taken part. I know It is
1903-06.
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SOUTM
WALES.
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said that the English lodges could not discuss the matter a t all in their subordinate lodges without authority from their District Grand Master, and that the District Grand Master of the E ngUsh Constitution In Queensland did not see fit to give the permission. But, brethren, no matter how arbitrary any of us m a y be In our rulings. In.masonic matters there Is not one of us who is not subject to appeal, and If the English lodges really felt very much about this matter I should have expected t h a t ore now the Grand Lodge of England would have been asked to allow the English lodges to discuss the question; but I will not go Into that. Twenty-flve out of twenty-six Irish lodges desired to Join In the movement—that Is, that out of a total of one hundred and flfty-two lodges thirty-nine only have Joined. * * * There Is a masonic theory that I a m not going to discuss, with reference to what Is right and wrong about the formation of an Independent Grand Lotige. I know there Is a theory that It a country Is unoccupied by any Grand Lodge, any three lodges have the right to meet together and to form themselves Into an Independent Grand Lodge, b u t whether that theory can apply to a country where there are already In existence one hundred and fifty-two lodges holding under three distinct Provincial Grand Lodges, Is a matter which I will leave our brethren skilled in masonic law to Interpret for themselves. I cannot do so, but a t any rate I must express regret that when that telegram of ours arrived in Queensland our Bro. HBTTON did not a little more fully Inform us here, before acting upon that conditional approval, of what the exact facts of the case were. I do not mean a t all to imply that the facts told us were not true, but what I want to point out is t h a t we had not the full facts before us when the resolution of this Grand Lodge was passed. I know that the Grand Lodge of England has not recognized that Grand Lodge, and when we were applied to the other day for formal recognition of it, we felt obliged to say that in the present state of masonic feeling in Queensland, our Board of General Purposes could not recommend this Grand Lodge to take any action at present in the matter. « F o u r h u n d r e d and twenty-seven lodges are listed on the register—membership not indicated. T h e regular officers c o n t i n u e : T h e D u k e of Abercorn, G r a n d M a s t e r ; Lord C A S T L E T O W N , Dublin, G r a n d Secretary.
1886 — N E W SOUTH W A L E S 201 Lodges.
10,510 M e m b e r s .
1905. N e t i n c r e a s e : 466.
T h e seventeenth a n n u a l r e p o r t which lies before us is a m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g volume. T h e s e v e r a l a d d r e s s e s of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r . M.'.W.-. J O H N C . R E M I N G T O N , i n t e r e s t i n g l y p r e s e n t conditions in t h i s prosperous m a s o n i c j u r i s d i c t i o n . The p r i n c i p a l m a t t e r of i n t e r e s t w a s t h e question of recognition of the new G r a n d Lodge of Q u e e n s l a n d . M.'.W.*. G r a n d M a s ter R E M I N G T O N h a s proved a s t a l w a r t friend of t h e new o r g a n i z a tion. On October 29,1904, he a t t e n d e d a Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e new G r a n d Lodge a n d i n s t a l l e d M.-.W.'. G E O R G E S . H U T T O N as its first G r a n d Master. H i s a d d r e s s on t h a t occasion is a masterful p r e s e n t a t i o n of the question of the m a s o n i c r i g h t of organization of G r a n d L o d g e s . W e c o m m e n d i t to the careful consideration of m a s o n i c s t u d e n t s .
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CORRESPONDENCE—NEW
ZEALAND.
February,
F r o m his report of t h e installation m a d e to his own Grand L/odge we clip t h e following significant s t a t e m e n t s : * We recognized the Grand Lodge of New Zealand in July, 1890, when It bad but a small proportion of the lodges in t h a t Territory under Its banner. To-day they nuinber 130. We recognized the Grand Lodge of Western Australia In February, 1000, when It was formed by but thirty-three English lodges —those holding under the Grand Lodge of Scotland holding aloof. Better counsels have prevailed during the intervening five y e a r s ; accessions to the Grand Lodge have been continuous; and It now rules over seventy-two lodges, including eight formerly Scottish, and one formerly Irish. When werecognlzed the Grand Lodge of Q,ueensland three months ago, we knew of but thirty-nine lodges which had given in their allegiance, viz: twenty-five Irish and fourteen Scottish. To-day the.v number forty-four, a truly remarkable increase In sucli a short space of time, and an augury of a bright future. Our sister Grand Lodges In other parts of the world may rest assured t h a t in each of these cases we knew the merits by personal inspection and inquiry, the result of which cannot be attained by mere correspondence. There is therefore no need for us to await the effect of appeals to the mother Grand Lodges, being thoroughl.v convinced t h a t the loyal affection previously shown them would be In no way abated by the new governing bodies.
An interesting Correspondence Report, fashioned on the plan of our American reports, appears in the Appendix. T h e different jurisdictions are reviewed by different brethren, signed a p p a r e n t l y with initials. K a n s a s for 1904 is briefly reviewed by " A . M. H.," who k i n d l y notices our transactioTis of general interest. " After five or s i x years of service, Bro. R E M I N G T O N retires froin t h e t h r o n e , H i s E x c e l l e n c y A d m i r a l Sir H A B B Y
HOLDSWOBTH
R A W S O N , K . C . B . , Governor of N e w South Wales, succeeding h i m as Grand Master; A B T H U B H . B R A Y , S.ydney, continues as Grand
Secretary.
NEW ZEALAND — 1905. As usual a very complete detailed account of the transactions appears In these Proceedings. W e g a t h e r t h a t this Grand liOdge now enrolls about 140 lodges, while some 50 still hold under t h e old Constitutions. For t h e past fifteen years t h i s Grand Lodge has moved its Grand Secretary's office every two years to a new cit.y in t h e territory. An effort w a s m a d e to c h a n g e this to a three year period, b u t it failed. The n e w G r a n d Lodge of Queensland was recognized after considerable discussion. A L F E B D H B N B Y B U B T O N , D u n e d i n , r e m a i n s Grand M a s t e r ; M A L C O L M N I O O O L reelected G r a n d S e c r e t a r y — h i s a d d r e s s for
t h i s year is again D u n e d i n .
1905-06.
CORRESPONDENCE
— TASMANIA.
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1736 — SCOTLAND — 1 9 0 5 . The Noventber, 1904, Quarterly presents only the barest r o u t i n e of business. A t the Annual Communication of N o v e m b e r 30th, following the* installation, was celebrated the Festival of Saint Andrew. From the address of the Grand Master upon t h a t occasion w e g a t h e r t h a t the growth of the year was over 10,000. The pamphlets present little outside of routine for consideration. Some little reference was m a d e to the troubles in Queensland and Western Australia, and in regard to t h e latter the Grand Lodge refused to recede from its former refusal to recognize t h e new Grand Lodge. T h e H o n o r a b l e C H A B I J E S M A U L E E A M S E Y continues as t h e
Grand Master Mason, and D A V I D R E I D , E d i n b u r g h , Freemason's H a l l , as Grand Secretary.
SOUTH A U S T R A L I A — 1 9 0 5 . The small parhphlet records b u t little outside of routine transactions. The Board of General Purposes reported t h a t it was n o t y e t prepared to recommend the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Queensland. Sir S A M U E L J. W A Y , Bart., and J. H . C U N N I N G H A M , c o n t i n u e
Grand Master and Grand Secretary—address, Adelaide.
TASMANIA —1905. Interesting addresses were made by the Grand Master a t both the a n n u a l a n d Semi-annual Communications. T h e y refuse, as yet, to recognize t h e new Grand Lodge of Queensland, and even went to the e x t e n t of issuing a w a r n i n g circular to t h e i r lodges against eight P a s t Masters of lodges under the Scottish Constitution who had been " s u s p e n d e d " by the District Grand Lodge of Queensland, presumably for participation in the movem e n t to organize the new Grand Lodge. The Grand Officers continue : C. B . D A V I E S , Grand M a s t e r ; J O H N H A M I L T O N , Hobart, Grand Secretary.
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CORRESPONDENCE
— WESTERN
AUSTRALIA.
February,
VICTORIA — 1904. I n the p a m p h l e t before us containing the transactions a t t h e several C o m m u n i c a t i o n s we discover very little of general interest. They h a v e been holding five Communications in a y e a r ; four Quarterlies and the Grand Anniversary Festival in M a y ; t h e y h a v e eliminated the latter, holding the Festival now with the J u n e Quarterly. Hon. Sir A. J. PEAOOOK, continued as Grand Master, and J O H N B B A I M , Melbourne, as Grand Secretary.
1900 — WESTERN AUSTRALIA — 1905. The p a m p h l e t containing the transactions from April, 1904, to April, 1905, is of m u c h interest as usual. This new Grand Lodge is steadily gaining in n u m b e r s a n d adherents, and is gradually securing the recognition of the G r a n d Lodges of the world. The Grand Lodge of Scotland, of course, still stands aloof and s t u b bornly rejects all overtures toward peace. Even her own District Grand Lodge in "Western Australia petitioned for reconsideration of the question of recognition a n d resumption of fraternal intercourse between t h e lodges u n d e r the two Constitutions, but the Grand Lodge of Scotland denied its prayer. The Grand Lodge of W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a continues to t r e a t the aggravating situation witli m a r k e d moderation, although we believe it would be fully justified in a d o p t i n g more severe measures. I t s masonic spirit of toleration will u n d o u b t e d l y be the means of weaning the Scotch Masons themselves from their own Grand Lodge, and we look for continual desertions from the Scotch Constitution to the r a n k s of the new Grand Lodge. The question of recognition of the new Grand Lodge of Queensland was very carefully a n d conservatively considered, and after a very clear a n d able presentation of the case, the lead of N e w South W a l e s was followed, and fraternal recognition was extended. The Bt. E e v . O. O. L. R I L E Y , Lord Bishop of Perth, continues as Grand Master, and J. D. S T E V E N S O N , Perth, as Grand Secretary.
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CONCLUSION. W e have reviewed the Proceedings of the following sixty-six Grand Lodges — fifty-five American and eleven foreign — all being for the year 1905 unless otherwise noted. AMBBIOAN.
Alabama, 1904. Arizona, 1904. Arkansas, 1904. British Columbia. California, 1904. Canada. Colorado. Connecticut. Delaware. District of Columbia, 1904. Florida. Idaho. Illinois. Indiana. I n d i a n Territory. Iowa. Kentucky. Louisiana. Maine. Manitoba. Maryland, 1904. Massachusetts, 1904. Michigan. Minnesota. Mississippi. Missouri. Montana, 1904.' Nebraska.
Nevada. N e w Brunswick, 1904. New H a m p s h i r e . N e w Jersey. N e w Mexico, 1904. New York. North Carolina. N o r t h Dakota. Nova Scotia, 1904. Ohio. Oklahoma. Oregon. Pennsylvania, 1904. Prince E d w a r d Island. Quebec. Rhode Island. South Carolina, 1904. South Dakota. Tennessee. Texas, 1904. Utah. Vermont. Virginia. Washington. West Virginia, 1904. Wisconsin. Wyoming.
FOREIGN.
Costa Rica. Cuba. England. Ireland, 1904. New South Wales. New Zealand.
Scotland. South Australia. Tasmania. Victoria, 1904. W e s t e r n Australia.
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W e have covered all of t h e American Grand Lodges except Georgia. This Grand Lodge held its Annual on October 31, 1905, but its Proceedings have n o t y e t reached our desk. W e a d d t h e usual tables, as customarily t a k i n g a d v a n t a g e of the l a b o r s of M.-. W.-. J K S S E B . A N T H O N Y , c h a i r m a n
of
the
Committee on Foreign Correspondence of t h e Grand Lodge of N e w York In all except t h e first table; this is again our own compilation from the Proceedings reviewed, and is prepared because t h e figures are nearly a year later t h a n those used b y M.-. W.\ Bro. A N T H O N Y . All of the American Grand Lodges show net gains except N e w H a m p s h i r e . For t h e reason suggested in our introduction, our report will be found much briefer t h a n usual. W e have aimed, however, not to destroy i t s presentation of m a t t e r s of special interest b y this curtailment, a n d we t r u s t it m a y be found not devoid of interest and value. W e h a v e added our customary index. THE O r r i C I A I , OIPHBB.
T h r o u g h o u t our review, as will be indicated in our index, we have noted t h e various comments upon the action of our Grand Lodge in a d o p t i n g t h e plan of our official cipher. W h e r e these comments were in the n a t u r e of criticisms we have seldom a t tempted to reply thereto, reserving w h a t we m i g h t have to say by way of a n s w e r for t h e one presentation in this conclusion. This we now m a k e . ' W e will briefly state the f a c t s : A t the A n n u a l Communication of our Grand Lodge held two years ago (February, 1904), upon the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of a Special Committee on E i t u a l , M.\ W.*. T H O M A S E . D E W E Y , c h a i r m a n , t h e Grand
Lodge ordered
the
preparation a n d promulgation under proper restrictions of an official cipher of o u r ritual. A t the same time, and by the adoption of t h e report of t h e same special committee, a large n u m b e r of verbal changes in the ritual, recommended by t h e committee, were supposed to have been adopted. To carry this action into effect a special co'inmittee, consisting of P a s t Grand Master D E W E Y a n d G r a n d S e c r e t a r y W I I J S O N , was appointed to p r e p a r e
the cipher, b u t owing to t h e ill-liealth of the chairman t h e work was not done prior to our l a s t Annual. A t our last Annual t h e changes r e c o m m e n d e d t h e preceding Annual were declared unconstitutional, and t h e expression of the Grand Lodge, after the year of reflection, seemed to be overwhelmingly opposed to a n y change in the r i t u a l ; b u t t h e d e m a n d for the official cipher still remained. For t h e work of preparation of this cipher the Grand Master appointed a new committee, consisting of the writer of this Correspondenoe
Beport
(WII,I(IAM
M . SHAVER),
Grand
Secretary
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W I L S O N and P a s t Grand Master F I T O H . W h i l e not soliciting or desiring this appointment, yet the writer accepted the d u t y laid upon him, and to the best of his ability has performed his share of the task. Theofflcial cipher has been prepared, published and promulgated. I t is an initial letter work of portions of the ritual, but even this simple aid is entirely missing for all strictly esoteric portions; it contains no words, nor phonetic combinations or masonic signs or characters. There is not a word nor an imprint within the covers to connect it with Masonry, nor with a lodge, nor even with K a n s a s . I t is absolutely meaningless to the uninitiate, and no clue to its purpose is obtainable upon examination. This work has been promulgated by placing four copies, each properly identified, in the official possession of the Master of each lodge, and his receipt taken therefor. These copies m u s t be submitted for inspection each year to the District D e p u t y a t the oflElcial visitation, and a t the close of the year m u s t be transmitted by the Master to his successor, who in his turn files his receipt with the G r a n d Secretary. N o other copies can be obtained for lodge or individual membership use. As we have had occasion to say before, the promulgation of such a work, so protected, is no violation of the masonic obligation. I n the first place it does not contain the " h i d d e n mysteries of F r e e m a s o n r y ; " again, the references to such portions of the ritual as are to be found in the cipher are so hidden t h a t it is decipherable only by one who already is lawfully possessed of a working knowledge of t h a t r i t u a l ; and these facts, coupled with the protection thrown around the book itself, places the cipher within the qualifying clause of the obligation. W h e n I write down the letters, ' " T h s o t b d e p b t p," no one could possibly decipher therefrom t h a t I had written down the initial letters of the doggerel, "The'boy stood on the burning deck eating peanuts by the peck,'' unless I informed him of the fact. Neither can one who is not possessed of a working knowledge of the K a n s a s masonic ritual, decipher the K a n s a s cipher, if a copy should inadvertently fall into his hands ; but, a d m i t t i n g for argument's sake, t h a t this was actually accomplished, the " hidden mysteries of F r e e m a s o n r y " would not be found therein. As we have repeatedly remarked, the promulgation of such an ofQcial cipher by any Grand Lodge is purely a question of expediency. T h a t the ritualists of the past used some initial letter schemes for preserving and transmitting the ritual, and considered the same no violation of their obligation, is beyond question ; and t h a t the Craft of the present day demand, and will have, some system of masonic mnemonics is also beyond question. The proposition, simply i s : Will a Grand Lodge p e r m i t its lodges and members surreptitiously to use the incorrect and dangerous phonetic rituals of commerce, or will it adopt a n a officially safe-
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guard a correct system of mnemonics in its least dangerous and objectionable form. We believe the latter is the better plan. Despite the protests of many distinguished brethren, we believe that all jurisdictions of any size are troubled more or less with.contraband ciphers. We do not for one moment question the sincerity of these brethren who "protest" so emphatically — we merely smile and think they are not "next" to the true situation. The commercial traffickers in contraband rituals say that they issue an edition adapted to the work of each State, and if they do it is quite certain that they sell them in eaoh State; these people are not in the business for their health, and if they pre/)are an edition for a 8tate it is because there is a demand there for them and they sell them. We have seen editions of such works, with imprints indicating they were designed for a certain State, probably a half dozen apparently different forms n)arked for as many different jurisdictions having come under our notice. We would not pretend that they were correct for the various jurisdia-, tions —we never saw one for Kansas that was correct—but that does not indicate that they are not sold or used. We trust we will be pardoned for personal allusions. In our early experience as a Mason, we know that these phonetic ciphers of commerce were commonly used, and in our ignorance our own memory was poisoned with incorrect ritual obtained from such sources. Later, when we obtained the correct Kansas work from a Custodian through the proper "mouth to ear" method, one of our trials was the "trying to forget" the errors absorbed from improper channels. It took us five years successfully to master this difficulty. For, the past twenty years we have been connected more or less prominently with the .ritualistic work of Kansas. We are thoroughly convinced that during this period conditions, in many Kansas lodges have been similar to our own early experience, although we never saw one of these contraband rituals in the possession of a worker, and seldom have we been able to find a brother who would admit that he knew anything about such a work. Their spoken ritual "gave thena away," however, and we know the "woods have been full of them." The brethren do not talk OT^erAy about these matters, and least of all do they make Orand Lodge officers or workers their confidants regarding prohibited ciphers. We recall the conditions reported in Indiana by Grand Master HOLLOWAY in 1901, where, after promising that no subordinate lodge should suffer through voluntary confession, he found that 396 lodges out of 504 in the State admitted that they used printed ciphers or rituals. Is it strange that we are skeptical about the true conditions in jurisdictions where "they never have any trouble with contraband ciphers." We believe Kansas has adopted the proper method to control and eradicate the evil. Bro. WINSOB, Grand Secretary of Michi-
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gan, asserts t h a t from his own personal knowledge, their adoption and promulgation of an official cipher in Michigan has "been successful in driving out these outside ciphers almost e n t i r e l y " from their G r a n d Jurisdiction. W e believe our course in K a n s a s will be equally successful. Fraternally submitted, WILLIAM M. SHAVEB, ToPEKA, KANSAS, February 1,1906.
Chairman, for the
Committee.
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MASONRY.
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15393 413 1,191 19 466 18,155 291 29,468 107 10,997 110 19,348 •22 2,888 iiO 7,365 153 8,019 471 •24,120 30 2,056 73S 74,741 528 42,627 157 6,363 505 35,729 374 27,167 495 26,992 185 8,980 201 25,307 108 10,293 239 46,790 390 51,871 244 20,290 300 12,244 574 40,983 51 4,013 235 14,710 22 1,030 79 9,565 170 23,487 24 1,431 7B7 132,687 343 14,578 74 5,153 505 61,636 127 5,976 108 7,323 447 67,706 37 6,286 199 7,937 103 5,957 430 19,420 707 36.436 11 1,213 103 11,535 287 15,846 137 8,907 127 0,399 254 21,261 23 1,809
1,375 112 1,460 2,665 597 983 124 432 696
639 52 483 822 288 150 10 103 367
Totals
1905 1905 1905 1904 1904 1905 1905
38 391 89 35 «4 14 57
252 2,620 532 166 336 31 446
114 489 209 19 76 7 79
54,243 4jj83
993
2,859 34,965 4,786 2,145 4,171 608 4,709
841 41 493 613 232
261
287 21 318 490 158 465 39 119 95
^^1 1^^
37 293 238 81 148 9 93
136 87 64 22 23 e 1,509 5,700 1,022 766 1,007 408 3ji86 734 815 347 682 230 491 898 443 123 8B 65 1,044 891 2,200 455 4.59 238 843 1,893 869 311 386 206 593 2,311 790 629 391 447 181 974 214 109 158 56 101 1,267 147 150 4.51 74 781 77 79 175 46 27 2,781 274 339 095 312 65 3,022 694 749 783 322 138 1,313 419 532 240 236 59 1,073 487 493 255 158 153 1,055 2,736 888 626 579 325 98 123 51 67 36 360 438 216 191 110 64 27 33 4 19 10 363 320 92 193 87 9 1,911 207 230 392 201 70 136 84 51 24 20 6 9,759 1,' 1,130 2,185 2,078 1,080 299 1,195 345 254 226 143 412 97 166 40 61 15 4,475 737 799 849 929 788 766 391 386 59 100 30 455 188 •156 106 76 44 747 bMl 1,083 449 447 356 318 20 111 31 2 (?) (?) 249 1,38 112 (?) 156 437 217 61 66 29 620 1,418 646 367 274 211 2,697 1,400 528 3851 292 1,766 88 38 31 19 23 11 512 86 150 190 51 38 1,156 539 585 275 190 171 846 443 227 96 128 64 855 200 218 99 as 70 492 1,236 506 338 212 90 44 171 34 16 7 4
12,516 1,060,526 74,937 19,318
B. C o l u m b i a ... Canada Manitoba N.Brunswick.. Nova Scotia ... P. E d w a r d Isl.. Quebec
310 4 16 151 29 53 1 59
Kansas.
13,204 1,114,768 79,320 20,311
+ S t a t i s t i c s a r e for t h e b i e n n i a l p e r i o d .
117 673 187 60 89 11 135
37 407 69 34 47 13 66
41 412 52 27 40 9 82
339
1.272
653
663
7,311 22,706 16,118 12,204
J L a s t year's report.
1,053 68 3,739 2,390 • 432 299 66 301 590 102 3,861 2,428
554 1,146 1,181 1,576 841 696 667 1,461 2,606 774
787 1,624 233 653 45 »7 1,384 174 6,510 916 306 3.393 823 .378 4,6119 195 686 247 915 1,640 62 232 845 1,036 689 680 160
0,972 21,434 1-5.486 11,541 12 223 30 14 36 1 23
8 C3
55,842 260 2.257 512 75 289 4 275
10
3,672
585 59,514
* N e t loss.
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COKRESPONDENCE
817
— S TA TIS TICS.
COMPARISON TABLE. ( F r o m New York Correspondence Report, 1905.) Subordinate Lodges. G R A N D LODGE.
Alabama..; Arizona Arkansas* , California Colorado Connecticut Belaware District of Columbia . Florida ..• Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Indian Terlltory Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana* Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Te.xas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming British Columbia Canada Manitoba New Brunswick* Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Quebec ..."
* Last year's report.
I 21 49 25 U 28 19 44 35 40 15 45 2 7 3910 13 12 33 14 29 6 5 18 26 8 43 23 50 30 16 47 1 24 42 4 41 36 3 37 34 38 20 9 48 27 22 32 31 17 46
I 282 155 731 621 765 369 706 145
164 16 33 20 63 7
198 957 493 125 468 376 816 213 473 358 630 855 984
10 14 13 8 10 14 10 17 15 10 22 20 10
627 219 4.i3 176 310 375 182 1111 184 442 681 86 253 573 656 159 205 324 310 257 843 421 401 309 415 216
11 15 15 17 31 24 14 22 11 20 14 12 14 41 37 9 22 10 20 19 31 10 18 18 10 11
36 69 30 101 99 173 119 272 36 51 53 91 76 37 68 60 62 49 123 97 192 126 80 38 69 77 60 47 121 127 59 105 41 67 116 47 66 147 185 37 65 43 53 105 109 54 62 73 81 71
242 381 245 149 163 96 186
28 13 18 14 16 14 20
73 85 51 57 64 43 77
K
1^2
.09.40 .09.97 .07.16 .09.84 .06 64 .05.30 .06.35 .07.38 .11.77 .07.73 .10.50 .08.49 .09.88 .11.43 07.31 .07.36 .10.63 .14.04 .05.46 .08.03 .06.46 .06.84 .07.00 .06.38 .07.55 .08.66 .06.85 .05.72 .03.10 .10.54 .10.82 .09.02 .09.1£ .10.64 .08 19 .18.13 .08.44 .07.71 .06.30 .10.55 .06.86 .07.89 .07.75 .07.85 .05.52 .06.34 .11.36 .09.81 .06.96 .12.36
.05.26 .09.77
.09.66 .08.24 .11.90 .07.64 .08 65 .06.43 .08.78
.08.82 .04.90 .02.88 .03.90 .05.26 .10.74 .06.60 .12.17 .06.38 .07.69 .13.21 .04.10 .06.00 .07-93 .13.41 .02.80 .05.83 .04.04 .04.09 .05.05 .04.48 .04.55 .06.41 .04.28 .04.34 .13.84 .06.76 .06.00 .10.21 .05.77 .25.81 08.55 .08.64 .03.54 .04.69 .04.88 .04.04 .04.74 .06.28 .02.78 .04.44 .12.77 .07.91 .04.35 .10.82 07.00 .06.63 .12.15 .03.72 .07.44 .05.77
17 13 34 16 39 49 41 81 4 27 12 21 14 5 33 32 9 2 48 24 40 38 35 43 30 20 37 46 60 11 7 19 18 8 23 1 22 28 44 10 45 29 26 25 47 42 6 16 36 3
CORRESPONDENCE
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TICS.
STATISTICAL COMPABISON. ( F r o m N e w Y o r k O o r r e s p o n d e n c e R e p o r t , 1905.)
Grand Lodges S u b o r d i n a t e ijOdges Raised AfHIlated Restored Died Dlmltted S u s p e n d e d for n o n - p a y m e n t of d u e s Suspended a n d expelled Membership
1905.
IMS.
67 12,516 57,798 16.457 7,218
57 12,704 62,799 17,452
14,400
19.668 14,293 642 901,968
6,933 14,082
19,284 13,387 523 944,188 .
190S. 57 12.837 74,477 21.527 7,801 15,282 20,433 13,104 602 989,176
13,041 81,386 20,640 7,515 16.123 22.008 12,760 659 1,062.425
B a s e d u p o n t h e t a b l e s w e find. In t h e G r a n d Ijodges of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , the following p e r c e n t a g e s :
A d d i t i o n s by a f B l l a t l o n a n d r e s t o r a t i o n
N e t g a i n of t h e y e a r
In numerical standing the most promin e n t r a n k In t h e following o r d e r : 126,177 70,921 64,997 58,243 49,724 45370 40,199 .39,080 38,436 34,595 29,468 25,416 24,742 24,611 24,120
Illinois Ohio
1902.
1903.
190i.
1906.
6.62 2.73 1.67 1.62 '2.24 3.68
6.94 2.70 1.58 1.47 2.11 4.36
7.83 3.11 1.64 1.35 2.15 5.26
8 10 2.82 1.63 1.27 2 19 6.80
T h e a v e r a g e of m e m b e r s h i p t o e a c h l o d g e Is g r e a t e s t In t h e following. 272 192 173 185 185 147 127 126 123 121 119 116 109 106 101
Michigan
Ohio Utah
T h e J u r i s d i c t i o n s h a v i n g lodges of t h e l a r g e s t m e m b e r s h i p a r e In t h e following order: SUBOEDINATE LODGE. GRAND
LODGE.
Name.
Illinois
Genesee Falls Minneapolis G a r d e n Olty
Kentucky
Preston
D l s t . of C o l u m b i a . . .
Pennsylvania Rhode Island
"WhatOheer
No.
l^ocation.
507 19 Minneapolis 141 Chicago 357 Detroit 281 1 169 San Francisco 19 20 Washington, D. C... 299 5 608 21
Springfield.; Kansas City Pittsburgh Providence
Membership. 1,111 961 957 856 816 765 731 708 681 630 627 621 573 566
A F I N A L WORD.
Since the completion and printing' of the foregoing report, we have undertaken some masonic work demanding so much of our time t h a t we have been compelled to ask to be relieved from further service as c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence. The recent action of bur Grand Lodge touching the work and compensation of this committee had no bearing whatever upon this personal determination. Although this work as correspondent during the past five years has been laborious, yet withal it has been pleasant, and we lay down our pen and retire from the position with feelings of reluctance.' To the friends a t the correspondents' table, whom we have learned to a d m i r e through their work, we say adieu, with sincere expressions of gratitude for the m a n y courtesies received a t their hands, and we bespeak for our successor the same generous and fraternal treatment. Although joining the r a n k s of the silent readers, we expect still to follow the reviews with pleasure and profit. F r a t e r n a l l y yours, (WILLIAM M. ToPEKA, K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 24, 1906.
SHAVBB.
INDEX 1904-1906. PAGE
A DAMS, M O S E S S.—Biographical Sketch and P o r t r a i t ..
231
ASSOCIATION O F P A S T G R A N D M A S T E R S —Proceedings of 458, 661 Laws of 458 A D D R E S S E S OP G R A N D M A S T E R S — B e s t o r G. Brown. 30 Thomas G. Fitch 286 Samuel R. Peters '. 483 A D E L P H I L O D G E No. 110—Name changed to Winfleld, 93 A L P H A B E T I C A L LIST OF LODGES 201, 403, 609 A M E N D M E N T S TO L A W S 173, 375, 559, 578, 581 A P P E A L S — D . W . Stowell vs. W e t m o r e Lodge No. 63 _ 129 APPROPRIATIONS 158, 377, 676 A P R O N S — F o r P a s t Grand Masters '. 169 A S S I S T A N T " L E C T U R E R S - P r e s e n t a t . A n n u a l Communication 17, 274, 468 A S S I S T A N T TO G R A N D SECRETARY—Allowance for. 578
BASSETT,
O W E N A.—Biographical Sketch and Portrait.
B I O G R A P H I C A L S K E T C H E S — M o s e s S. A d a m s Owen A. Bassett Bestor G. Brown Era'smus T. Carr Thomas G. F i t c h Charles Mundee Samuel R. Peters John M. Price Jacob D. Rush / . . .• Isaac B. S h a r p E d w a r d A. Smith B L O O M I N G G R O V E L O D G E No. 41 —Charter surrendered D O L I N G L O D G E No. 365—Dispensation continued Charter Granted •. Instituted ; B O N N E R S P R I N G S L O D G E No. 366—Dispensations issued .• Charter granted .".• Instituted .' B R O W N , B E S T O R G.", G.-. M . - . - A d d r e s s of Biographical Sketch ,
239 231 239 223 434 425 429 631 236 243 241 233 302 32 124 314 32 124 314 30 223
a
INDEX. PACE
A R R , E R A S M U S T.—:9iographical Sketch and Portrait. 4Sl Historical S k e t c h by 367 C L A N D E S T I N E MASONS —Edict against 495 COMMITTEES, STANDING—Appointed 176, 379, 585 COMMITTEES, STANDING—Serving . ' . . , . . .28, 284, 481 COMPLETE SUMMARY : 191, 393, 599 COSMOS LODGE No. 278—Duplicate charter issued 289, 486 C O R R E S P O N D E N C E R E P O R T — R e s t r i c t e d to 90 pages . 575 C H A R T E R S G R A N T E D —Boling L o d g e No. 3 6 5 . . . . ! 124 Bouner Springs Lodge No. 366 124 Owen A. B a s s e t t Lodge No. 367 125 Stohrville L o d g e No. 368 li!6 S h e r m a n Lodge No. 339 126 McKinley L o d g e No. 41 : : 345 Maple Hill Lodge No. 370 , 346 Macksville Lodge No. 371 .' 346 Denison Lodge No. 372 • 346 Morrill Lodge No. 373 347 D w i g h t Lodge No. 374 .553 CORRESPONDENCE REPORT Appendix COSMOS LODGE No. 278—Duplicate charter issued 289, 509 C O U N C I L OF A D M I N I S T R A T I O N — Reports of. 88,310, 502 C U S T O D I A N S — P r e s e n t a t A n n u a l Communication . .16, 274. 468 Reports of .363, 555
C
DB C I S I O N S
497
D E F U N C T LODGED 211, 413, 619 D E N I S O N L O D G E No. 372—Dispensation issued 288 Charter granted 346 Instituted 508 D E P U T Y G R A N D M A S T E R — R e p o r t s of 81, 307, 500 D E X T E R LODGE No. 156— Charter arrested •. 490 DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS — By-Law adopted creating 174 Conference of, to be held when 368 Preseiit at A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 274, 341, 467 D I S P E N S A T I O N S F O R N E W L O D G E S —Owen A. Bassett Lodge 32 Bonner Springs Lodge 32 S h e r m a n Lodge 33 W h e a t o n Lodge ; 33 Stohrville Lodge 95 McKinley Lodge 288 Maple Hill Lodge 288 Macksville L o d g e 288 Denison Lodge 288 Morrill Lodge. .' 288
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D I R E C T O R S K A N S A S M A S O N I C H O M E —Present a t Annual Communication ,. 273 D U N L A P , C H A R L E S G . ^ Grand Orator, address 548 D U N N , T A N D Y A.—Grand J u n i o r Deacon of Missouri, present at A n n u a l Communication . . . . : S DUPLICATE CHARTERS ISSUED-^ Haven Lodge No. 157 .:... 95 Rising Sun Lodge No. 8 95 Prudence Lodge No. 100 96 Millbrook Lodge No. 281 95 Shawnee Lodge No. 54 ; 316 Sterling Lodge No. 171 : 289 Cosmos Lodge No. 278 289, 509 Stafford Lodge No. 252 509 Huron Lodge No. 72 509 Jefferson Lodge No. 84 509 D W I G H T LODGE No. 374—Dispensation issued 485 Charter granted 553 E L E C T I V E G R A N D O F F I C E R S — L i s t of since organization 214, 416, 622 E L E C T I O N OF G R A N D O F F I C E R S 139, 858, 560 E N T E R T A I N M E N T —By Children of Masonic H o m e 3, 352 E X E M P L I F I C A T I O N OF W O R K 133, 556 E X P U L S I O N S —List of , 190, 392, 598 F I T C H , THOS. G., P.-. G.-. M.-.-Biographical Sketch 425 Jewel presented 366 GRAND HONORS 159 G R A N D J U N I O R W A R D E N —Reports of ^ .. .87, 310 GRAND O F F I C E R S — E l e c t i o n of 358 G R A N D O F F I C E R S — P r e s e n t a t A n n u a l Communication 7, 271, 465 GRAND R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S APPOINTED 97, 289 G R A N D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S — O f K a n s a s near other Grand-Lodges 220, 420, 626 Of other Grand Lodges near K a n s a s 218, 422, 628 G R A N D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S — P r e s e n t a t Annual Communication 17, 273, 467 G R A N D M A S T E R ' S A D D R E S S , 1904—Assistant Lecturers 31 Appendix "A"—Special Dispensations Issued 57 Appendix "B"—Life Membership 62 Appendix "C"—District Deputy Grand Master System 64 Appendix " D " — R e l a t i n g to Masonic H o m e s 67 Charters Destroyed 31 Condition of Lodges 37 Corner Stones and Dedications 34 District Deputy Grand Masters 38 Evergreen Cemetery : 34 Flood 41 Forms ; 39
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G R A N D M A S T E R ' S A D D R E S S , 1904—Grand Representatives H i s t o r y and M u s e u m Life Membership Lodges I n s t i t u t e d Lodges U n d e r Dispensation Masonic H o m e Masonic Influence Millbrook Lodge No. 281 Official Support Points of L a w , ; Revenue Ritual Special Dispensations Trials Visitations G R A N D M A S T E R ' S A D D R E S S , 1905—Assistant Lecturers Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41 Building for G r a n d Lodge Offices and Library Copies of C h a r t e r s Corner Stones and Dedications District Deputy G r a n d Master System . 'Evergreen C e m e t e r y Grand Representatives Grand Secretary Lodges Constituted Lodges Under Dispensation M.-.W.-. Jacob D. R u s h , M.-.W.-. Joseph D. McCleverty Official Support Official Visitations Points of L a w Ritual , Special Dispensations St. John's D a y Celebration The Masonic H o m e Trials W.-. Samuel F o r s h a G R A N D M A S T E R ' S A D D R E S S , 1906—Building for Grand Lodge Offices a n d L i b r a r y : Clandestine M a s o n s — E d i c t Copies of C h a r t e r s • Decisions De'xtei- Lodge No. 156 L a y i n g Corner-stones L a y i n g Corner-stone of Chapel a t Masonic H o m e Lodges Constituted : Lodges Under Dispensation M.-.W.-. George S. Green M.-.W.-. H e n r y C. Loomis Revenues -. Special Dispensations The Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n The District D e p u t y G r a n d Master System The Grand S e c r e t a r y The Masonic H o m e William Pitt Mudgett
31 40 35 31 32 47 55 33 54 45 44 64 31 53 36 289 301 302 289 290 299 292 289 305 288 288 287 286 306 291 297 296 289 290 293 296 287 496 494 486 497 490 487 487 485 485 484 485 496 486 499 498 499 491 485
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G R A N D S E C R E T A R Y ' S R E P O R T , 1904—Amendments, Decisions and S t a n d i n g Regulations 94 Amounts not appropriated ' 100 A n n u a l Reports 102 Appeal ' 97 Assistant Lecturers 94 Binding Volume X I I 94 Books of Annual R e t u r n s 103 Charter of Millbrooli Lodge No. 281 Restored 93 Charters 94 Copies of Charters 95 Dues Paid 106 E s t i m a t e of Revenue and E x p e n s e s 100 E x a m i n a t i o n of Boolis of A n n u a l R e t u r n s 93 Finance 98 Grand Representatives 97 Grand Secretary's Certificates issued 97 Large Books of A n n u a l R e t u r n s 93 Lodges m a k i n g gain of ten or inore 104 Lodges Under Dispensation 95 N a m e of Adelphi Lodge Changed to Winfield 93 Official Circulars 95 Portraits of Past Grand Masters 97 Property of Blutf City Lodge No. 325 93 Railroad Rates 97 Registry ! 97 S u m m a r y for 1903 105 W a r r a n t account 112 G R A N D S E C R E T A R Y ' S R E P O R T , 1905 —Amendments to Laws 314 Annual Reports 324 Aprons for P a s t Grand Masters 319 Assistant Lecturers 815 Blooming Grove Lodge No. 41 316 Books of Annual Returns 319 Charters 314 Copy of Charter Sterling Lodge No. 171 316 Copy of Charter Shawnee Lodge No. 54 316 District Deputy Grand Masters 318 E s t i m a t e d Revenue and E x p e n s e 321 Finance 322 Grand Representatives 317 Grand Secretary's Certificates 318 List of Districts 337 List of District Deputy Grand Masters 341 Lodges m a k i n g gairi of ten or more 325 Lodges Under Dispensation 315 Official Circulars 318 Portraits 317 Receipts for Dues 327 Registry 317 Summary of Membersliip 326 W a r r a n t Account 332 W h e a t o n Lodge U. D 316 G R A N D S E C R E T A R Y ' S R E P O R T , 1906—Amendments to Laws 508 Annual Reports 515 Assistant Lecturers 509
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G R A N D S E C R E T A R Y ' S R E P O R T , 1906—BlooiiiinKGrove Lodge No. 41 510 Certificates of Good S t a n d i n g 513 Charters 508 District D e p u t y Grand Masters 510 Duplicate Charters 509 E s t i m a t e d Revenues and E x p e n s e s 513 Finance 615 Grand Representatives 510 Grand Secretary's Certificates 610 L i s t of District D e p u t y G r a n d Masters.533 L i s t of Districts 533 L i s t of Regular Lodges 512 Lodges m a k i n g gain of ten or more 516 Lodges Under Dispensation 509 Masonic Certificates of Good S t a n d i n g 537 Official Ciphers 512 Official Circulars 511 Portraits 510 Receipts for Dues '. 519 Records and N e w B u i l d i n g 507 Registry 510 Seven Largest Lodges in j u r i s d i c t i o n 617 S u m m a r y for 1905 518 Warrant Acccount....'. 626 G R A N D S E C R E T A R I E S — L i s t of 216, 418, 624 GRAND SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATES 97, 318, 510 G R A N D S E N I O R W A R D E N —Reports of 85, 309 • G R A N D T R E A S U R E R — R e p o r t s of 89, 312, 505 G R E E N , GEO. S., P.-. G.-. M . - . - D e a t h of 484 T J I S T O R I C A L S K E T C H — B y E r a s m u s T. Carr
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H A V E N L O D G E No. 157—Duplicate charter issued H U R O N L O D G E No. 72—Duplicate charter issued
95 509
IN S T A L L A T I O N
175, 378, 583
E F P E R S O N L O D G E No. 84—Duplicate charter issued ..
509
J E W E L — P r e s e n t e d S a m u e l R. Peters' Presented Bestor G. Brown Presented T h o m a s G. F i t c h A N S A S M A S O N I C H O M E - C o n t r o l of assumed by Grand Lodge ' K I L L I A N , J A M E S R.—Grand Master of Colorado, present at Annual Communication R e m a r k s by K U H N , W M . F. — Grand Master of Missouri, present a t A n n u a l Communication R e m a r k s by
559 140 367
J
K
293 8 9 8 11
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L A H A R P L O D G E No. 325 —Instituted L I B R A R I A N —Reports of
94 118, 342, 638
L O D G E R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S — P r e s e n t a t A n n u a l Communication 19, 276, 471 LODGES BY COUNTIES
204, 406, 612
L O D G E S I N S T I T U T E D — L a H a r p No. 325 McCracken No. 58 Boling No. 365 Bonner Springs No. 366 Owen A. Bassett No. 367 Stohrville No. 368 S h e r m a n No. 369 McKinley No. 41 Maple H i l l No. 370 Macksville No. 371 '. Denison No. 372 Morrill No. 373
94 94 314 314 814 314 315 508 508 508 508 509
LOOMIS, H E N R Y C , P.-. G.-. M . - . - D e a t h of
485
M A C K S V I L L E L O D G E No. 371 —Dispensation i s s u e d . . . 288 Charter granted 346 Instituted 508 M A P L E H I L L L O D G E No. 370—Dispensation i s s u e d . , . . 288 Charter granted 346 Instituted 508 M A S O N I C H O M E —Report of °. 140, 491 M A S T E R S A N D S E C R E T A R I E S - L i s t of .192, 394, 600 M c C L E V E R T Y , J O S E P H D., P.-. G.-. M.-.—Death of 286 M C C R A C K E N L O D G E No. 58 — I n s t i t u t e d 94 MCKINLEY
L O D G E N O . 4 1 — D i s p e n s a t i o n issued
288
C h a r t e r granted 345 Instituted 608 MEMORIAL PAGES 245, 435, 639 M I L L B R O O K L O D G E No. 281—Charter restored 93 Duplicate charter issued 95 M O R R I L L L O D G E No. 373—Dispensation issued 288 Charter granted 347 Instituted 609 R t U N D E E , C H A R L E S —Biographical Sketch a n d Portrait 429 MUDGBTT, W M . P.—Death of 485 O F F I C E A N D L I B R A R Y B U I L D I N G — A p p r o p r i a t i o n for 348 O F F I C I A L C I P H E R — O r d e r e d published 160 O F F I C I A L R E C E I P T S F O R D U E S — G r a n d Secretary to F u r n i s h Lodges with 560 O R A T I O N — B y J a m e s P . de B. K a y e 134 By F r e d W a s h b o n ' 353
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32 126 314
MASTERS'
ASSOCIATION—Proceed457, 661 P A S T G R A N D O F F I C E R S —Present a t Annual Communication 15, 273, 467 P A S T M A S T E R S — P r e s e n t a t An. Communication. ..17. 274, 468 P L A C E OF M E E T I N G , 140, 371, 575 P E T E R S , S A M U E L R.—Biographical Sketch 631 P O R T R A I T S — O f Appointive Grand Officers, 1905 630 P R I C E , J O H N M.—Biographical Sketch and P o r t r a i t 236 P R U D E N C E L O D G E No. 100—Duplicate charter issued . 95 S OP COMMITTEES — RE P OOnR TChartered Lodges
121, 364, 557 On Credentials 15,272,466 On Correspondence, special 128 On District D e p u t y Grand Masters, special 138 On F i n a n c e and Mileage 156, 348, 376, 676 On Grand Lodge Property ^ 146, 368, 562 On Grievances and Appeals 129, 349, 555 On H i s t o r y and M u s e u m 570 On H i s t o r y and Museum, special 132, 371 On J u r i s p r u d e n c e . . . : 172, 367, 654, 681 On Lodges U n d e r Dispensation 345, 124, 553 On Necrology 148, 359, 566 On Reports of G r a n d Officers 120, 343, 646 On Revenue and Expenses, special • 571, 576 On Rituals, special 159, 561, 583 R E P O R T OF. C U S T O D I A N S 363, 566 R E P O R T OF C O U N C I L OF A D M I N I S T R A T I O N 310, 602 R E P O R T OF D E P U T Y GRAND MASTER 81, 307, 600 R E P O R T OF L I B R A R I A N 118, 342, 638 R E P O R T S OF G R A N D J U N I O R W A R D E N 87, 310, 502 R E P O R T S OF G R A N D S E C R E T A R Y . 93, 314, 607 R E P O R T S OF G R A N D S E N I O R W A R D E N 85, 309, 501 R E P O R T S OF G R A N D T R E A S U R E R .89, 312, 506 R E P O R T ON C O R R E S P O N D E N C E Appendix R E P O R T OF M A S O N I C H O M E B O A R D 140 R E S O L U T I O N — F r o m Grand Chapter, to change time of meeting 348 R I S I N G S U N L O D G E No. 8—Duplicate charter issued . 95 R I T U A L — C h a n g e s in adopted 162 A m e n d m e n t s to^Reconsidered 350 F i n a l action on changes t o . , . , . . , •.• 372
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R U S H , J A C O B D., P.-. G.-. M . - . - D e a t h of 287 Biographical Sketch and Portrait 243 S A R B A C H , MOSES —Death of 151 SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 579 S H A R P . I S A A C B.—Biographical Sketch and P o r t r a i t . . . 241 S H A W N E E LODGE No. 64—Duplicate charter issued . . . 316 S H E R M A N L O D G E No. 369—Dispensation issued 33 Charter granted ^ 127 Instituted . . . . • . .• 315 S M I T H , E D W A R D A.—Biographical Sketch and Portrait. 233 S P E C I A L A S S E S S M E N T —Ten cents per capita 576 SPECIAL COMMITTEES, APPOINTED 132 SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS ISSUED 31, 289, 486 S T A F F O R D L O D G E No. 252—Duplicate charter issued 289, 486 S T A N D I N G R E G U L A T I O N —Visiting brother's lodge shall be notified 351 STATISTICAL TABLES 179, 381, 587 S T E R L I N G L O D G E No. 171 —Duplicate charter issued . . . 289 S T O H R V I L L E L O D G E No. 368 —Dispensation issued 32 Charter granted 126 Instituted 314 S U M M A R Y OP A T T E N D A N C E — A t Annual Communication 28, 284, 481 S U S P E N S I O N S —List of . 190, 392, 598 S Y N O P S I S OP R E P O R T S 180, 882, b88 I M E OF M E E T I N G — Proposed change rejected 367
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T H O M P S O N . WM. D.—Death of P o r t r a i t of
150 245
VI S I T O R — D o c u m e n t a r y
559
evidence required from
VOTE OP T H A N K S —To Grand Master Brown To Topeka To W i c h i t a
174 175, 584 378
wA S H B O N , F R E D —Grand Orator, address
353
W H E A T O N L O D G E U. D.— Dispensation issued Dispensation continued Dispensation refused
33 127 289
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
M. .W.. GRAND LODGE OF
ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF KANSAS.
ANNUAL C03IMUMCATI0NS HELD A t W I C H I T A , F e b r u a r y 20, 21, A. D . 1907, A . L . 5907. A t T O P E K A , February 19, 20, A. D. 190S, A. L. 590s." A t W I C H I T A , F e b r u a r y 17. 18, A. D . 1909, A . L . 5909.
VOLUiS/EE X I V .
R.-.W.-. A L B E R T K. W I L S O N , GRAND SECRETARY, TOPBKA, KAN HAS.
B O U N D BY O R D E R OF T H E M.'. W.-. G R A N D LODGE.
1909.
THOMAS LEONIDAS BOND. GRAND MASTER, FEBRUARY
23,
1006, TO FEBRUARY 21, 1007.
PROCEEDINGS
M.-.W-.GRAND LODGE ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS
KANSAS. FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL COMMUNICATION HELD IN THE CITY OF WICHITA, F E B B U A R Y 20 & 21, A . D . 1907, A. L. 5907.
VOLUME XIV, P A R T I . ' M.-.W.-. EDWARD W. WELLINGTON, Grand Master, Ellsworth. R.-.W.-. ALBERT K. WILSON, Grand Secretary, Topeka.
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THB M.'. W.\ GRAND LODGE.
1907,
GRAND O F F I C E R S F O R 1907=1908. M.'.W..'. EDWARD W . W E L L I N G T O N . Grand Master
Ellsworth.
R.'. W:. H E N R Y F.-MASON
Deputy Grand Master . G a r d e n City.
R.'. W.'. F R E D WASHBON
Grand Senior Warden . A n t h o n y .
R.'. W . \ M A R I O N K . BRUNDAGE . . Grand Junior
Warden.Russell.
R.'. W.'. ALBERT SARBACII
Grand Treasurer
Helton.
R.". W.'. A L B E R T K . WILSON
Grand Secretary
Topeka.
Grand Chaplain
Hutchinson.
W.'. CHARLES H . ROGERS
W.'. ALEXANDER A. SHARP . . . . Grand Senior Deacon. .Earned. W.'. GEORGE M . BARNS W.'. MOSES H . COLE
Grand Junior Deacon. Grand Marshal
Leavenworth. Harper.
W.'. ROBERT TREAT P A Y N E . . . . Grand Sword Bearer . .Concordia. W.". CHARLES L . BKAMWELL . . . Grand Senior Steward .Beloit. W.'. E D W A R D B . CORSE Grand Junior Steward. Baxter Springs. W.'. E A R L E . F A WCETT Grand Pursuivant.... Emporia. W.". SPENCER P. W A D E
Grand Tyler
'. . . .Topeka.
BOARD O F C U S T O D I A N S . W.-. G E O B G E M . C O P L I N
Paola.
W.'. G E O B G E M . D I X O N
K a n s a s City.
W.'. T H E O D O R E J. G A R L I O
Cofleyville.
PLACE O F MEETING â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 8 . T h e f i f t y - s e c o n d A n n u a l ( C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e M . \ W . ' . G r a n d L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d A c c e p t e d M a s o n s of K a n s a s , w i l l b e h e l d i n t h e C i t y of T o p e k a , o n t h e t h i r d W e d n e s d a y , b e i n g t h e 19th d a y of F e b r u a r y , A . D . 1908, A . L . 5908, a t 9 o ' c l o c k A . M .
PRESS OF KETCHESON PRINTING CO., LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.
PROCEEDINGS. OF THE
Pvl.-.W.-. ORAND LODOE A. F. & A. M. O F K A N S A S . FIFTY-PIEST A N N U A L COMMUNICATION. â&#x20AC;¢
W I C H I T A , K A N . , F e b r u a r y 20, 1907.
T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d Accepted Masons of K a n s a s convened in A n n u a l Communication in t h e Crawford G r a n d ' O p e r a H o u s e , in t h e City of Wichita, W e d n e s day, t h e 20th d a y of F e b r u a r y , A . D . 1907, A. L . 5907, a t 9 o ' c l o c k A. M.
GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT. M.'.W.'. THOMAS L . BOND Grand Master Salina. R:. W:. EDWARD W . WELLINGTON.ZJepuij/ Orand Master . Ellsworth.
E.". W.". HENRY F . MASON
Grand Senior Warden. .Garden City.
E.". W.'. FEED WASHBON Grand Junior Warden. .Anthony. E.'. W.*. ALBERT SARBACH Grand Treasurer Holton. E.'. W.\ ALBERT K . WILSON Grand Secretary Topeka. W.-; FULLER BERGSTRESSER . as Grand Chaplain Abilene. W/. MARION K . BRUNDAGE . . . . Grand Senior Deacon. . .Eussell. W.'. ALBERT H . WHEELER Grand Junior Deacon. . .Marion. W.'. GEORGE M . ISARNS Grand Marshal Leavenworth. W.\ BERTINB P . WALKER Grand Sword Bearer .. Osborne. W.\ WILLIAM S. BERGUNDTHAL. Grand Senior Steward . Topeka. W.". CHARLES L . BRAMWELL. . . . Grand Junior Steward. .Beloit. W.'. ELMER E . BLECKLEY Grand Pursuivant Wichita. W.". SPENCER P. WADE Grand Tyler Topeka.
4
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
OPETS^ING C E R E M O N Y . A constitutional n u m b e r of lodges being r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e M.-.W.-. G.rand Master opened t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e and A c c e p t e d M a s o n s of K a n s a s in a m p l e form, after an invocation of d i v i n e blessing b y t h e E e v . F U L L E R BERGSTRESSER as G r a n d
Chaplain. PRAYER.
"Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the m o u n t a i n s were b r o u g h t forth, or ever thou h a d s t formed t h e earth a n d the world, even from everlasting to everlasting' thou a r t G O D . " L a n g u a g e is e x h a u s t e d in finding terms of. adoration, reverence a n d love of thee. Upon this bright, eventful d a y of t h e Annual Communication of our ancient arid honorable Craft, win for thyself from our h e a r t s glad recognition of thy goodness, for thou a r t good. Thou a r t b e t t e r to t h e worst of us t h a n the best of us deserve. W e can't understaind this, but it is so. A y e a r of blessing proves beyond a doubt t h a t thou a r t heartily in favor of us and gladly stand in our defense. I n addition to the blessings t h a t daily fall from thy beneficent hand, give us just one t h i n g moreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;give us a t h a n k f u l heart. M a y we not be lacking in t h e grace of gratitude. B y t h y forgiveness we hope to live li-ves needing less forgiveness. P u s h us out into the world of busy men, brave a n d willing to live t h e white life, t h e helpful life, the comm o n sense life of the Christian gentleman. F i t us into some one else's need. W e p r a y for t h e h e a r t t h a t knows no other a r t t h a n k n o w i n g to be kind. E n a b l e us to do our best every day, from d a w n to retiring time. W h e n called to any service, small or great, find in us no laggard or shirker. Move our hand, our thought, our voice, to do some service in this, g r e a t world of need. May we bring forth in abundance, like t h e earth, happiness and every sort of good. H e l p us to some G a r d e n of Gethsemane, where we will be away from tlie noise a n d sin of t h e m a r k e t place and social whirl, w h e r e angels m a y visit u s to t e a c h us the glory of lovingk i n d n e s s . G r a n t t h a t the robe of d a r k n e s s m a y be thrown off from the eyes that would see thee. H a v e compassion upon those w h o are seeking happiness solely in t h e things which belong to the physical life; help them to know thee, the fount of true happiness. Refresh us with t h e t h o u g h t of GOD for us, and by the presence a n d power of G O D within us. M a y the look of pity which shines in thine eternal face dispel our griefs and doubts. G r a n t us fortitude in t h a t t r y i n g hour when death faces us. Guid.ing us into the valley of t h e shadow, wilt thou not also see us safely through to the other side? W i t h thee by our side we will not be afraid, arid thy. word tells u s t h a t d e a t h is only a shadow.
IQ06-07-
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
5
There is light beyond. The existence of t h e shadow proves t h a t a light is shining somewhere. Our hope of immortality is the invisible hand which lifts us over the rough places in life. I t is the beacon light on the far-away hilltop, which guides our*frail raft when we near the dangerous lee shore of old age. I t is the anchor which never drags in the storm. Indeed, m a n would not be t h e most excellent of the earth if he were not too excellent for t h e earth. Dear Lord, we have given m a n y precious ones back to thee in the year p a s t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; m e n who were examples of steady industry, men who believed in the world and in their fellow men, men of honored influence, princelj^ men, who behaved manly a n d believed devoutly. Their lives enforce attention like some deep, sweet harmony. W e stand in their death shadow and pay t h e m the liomage of our heart. W e invoke thy blessing upon the well nigh 30,000 brothers of the Craft in K a n s a s . May our influence be openly and decidedly for good. H e l p us to do t h y will, that's all. Then we know t h a t even death's w a y will be pleasant and shining, leading from this d i m m e r light of our imperfect e a r t h l y service into the light and joy and love of t h y presence. Amen.
VISITORS WELCOMED. T h e M.'.W.-. Grand Master extended a cordial invitation to all Master Masons to attend this A n n u a l Communication of the M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e .
PjtOCBEDINGS
February,
OF THE
R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON C R E D E N T I A L S . W.-. F R A N K B . D A V I S , c h a i r i n a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e
following
r e p o r t , w h i c h , on m o t i o n , w a s a d o p t e d : To the M:-. W.-. Orand Lodge of Kansas : Your C o m m i t t e e on C r e d e n t i a l s beg leave to report t h e following m e m b e r s and r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s p r e s e n t and entitled to seats in this G r a n d Lodge : GRAND OPFICEKS PRESENT.
M.-.W.-. THOMAS L . BOND E . \ W . \ EnwARD W. W E L L I N G T O N E.'. W.'. H E N R Y F . MASON E.'. W.'. F R E D WASHBON
'.
G r a n d Master. Deputy G r a n d M a s t e r . G r a n d Senior W a r d e n . Grand J u n i o r AVarden.
E . \ W.'. A L B E R T SAKBACH
Grand
Treasurer.
E . ' . W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N
Grand
Secretary.
W.'. F U L L E R BERGSTRESSER
Grand
W . ' . F U L L E R BERGSTRESSER
as G r a n d
Orator. Chaplain.
W.'. M A R I O N K . BRUNDAGE W.'. A L B E R T H . W H E E L E R
Grand Senior Deacon. G r a n d J u n i o r Deacon.
W.'. G E O R G E M . B A R N S
Grand
W.'. B E R T I N E P . W A L K E R ' W.'. W I L L I A M S. BERGUNDTHAL W.'. CHARLES L . BRAMWELL.
G r a n d Sword Bearer. G r a n d Senior Steward. G r a n d J u n i o r Steward.
W . \ E L M E R E . BLECKLEY
Grand
W.'. SPENCER P . W A D E
Grand Tyler.
PAST E L E C T I V E G R A N D OFFICER^
Past
Grand
Marshal.
Pursuivant.
PRESENT.
Masters. M.-.AV.-. M A U R I C E L . STONE,
M.'.W.-. SAMUEL R . P E T E R S , M.'.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R ,
M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M O G A L L ,
M.'.W.'. PERRY' M . HOISINGTON,
M.-.W.-. J . J A Y BUCK,
M.'.W.'. BESTOR G . BROWN,
M.-.W.-. D A V I D B . F U L L E R ,
M.'.W.'. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE,
M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R .
M.-.W.-. T H O M A S G . F I T C H , D I S T R I C T DEPUTY' GRAND MASTERS PRESENT. DiSt. No. W.-. C H A R L E S H . L A W R E N C E . . .' 1 W.-. C H A R L E S S . B I X B Y 4 W.-. W I L L I A M E . CASSBLL 5 W.-. R E U B E N F . B A K E R
7
W.-. W I L L I A M J . ARMSTRONG. . . W.-. SIMEON M . F O X
9 11
W.-. C H A R L E S W . W I L L I A M S
12
W.-. A R T H U R H O H N
13
R.-.W.-. F R E D W A S H B O N
19
W.-. W.-. W.-. W.-. W.-. W.-. W.-.
Dist. Ko. C H A R L E S A. LOUCKS . " . . . . 22 A L E X . A. S H A R P 23 J O S E P H T . TYRRELL 25 DAVID C . METHVEN -26 W I L L I A M C . H O F P M E I S T E R . 27 J O H N J . METZ 28 W . A M E R BURNETT . . . 30
W.-. M A R I O N K . BRUNDAGE . . . . W.-. W I L L I A M B . W A S H I N G T O N .
32. 33
1906-07.
QRAUD
LODOE
OF KANSAS.
1
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT. Arkansas. .
W . \ F K E D H . STUCKEY.
Arizona
W.-. W . A M E R B U R N E T T .
British C o l u m b i a
W.'. AARON H . CONNETT.
Canada
W.". J O H N C . K E T C H E S O N .
Connecticut
. M . \ W . \ THOMAS L . BOND.
District of Columbia
M..W.'. EDWAKD W . WELLINGTON.
England Idaho Illinois
R.".\V.'. ALBERT K . W I L S O N . W.'. SIMEON M . F O X . M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R .
Indiana
R.". W.". F R E D W A S H B O N .
Ireland M a i n e . . .'.
M.'.W.'. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE. M.-.W.-. D A V I D B . FULLER.
Maryland
W.-. W I L L I A M R . UNDERWOOD.
Michigan
M.-.W.-. J A Y J . BUCK.
Mississippi Missouri
M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M C C A L L . M.-.W.-. PERRY M . HOISINGTON.
Montana
.
W.-. Louis E . COUNTRYMAN.
Nevada
W.-. W I L L I A M H . V O E T H .
Kew Jersey
W.-. C H A R L E S E . H A L L .
N e w Yorkv
M.-.W.-. M A U R I C E L . STONE.
New Zealand
W.-. F R A N K E . D A V I S .
North Carolina N o v a Scotia Prince E d w a r d Island
W.-. A L E X . A. S H A R P . W.-. J O H N M C C U L L A G H . W.-. L U T H E R M C A F E E N E L L I S .
Quebec
W.-. G E O R G E M . D I X O N .
Rhode Island New South Wales Scotland South Carolina Tennessee
W.-. W . F R A N K M A R C H . W.-. CHARLES H . LAWRENCE. M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . SHAVER. W.-. OLCOTT W . L I T T L E . M.-.W.-. BESTOR G . BROWN.
Washington
W.-. AUGUSTUS OGDEN W E L L M A N .
W e s t e r n Australia
M.-.W.-. THOMAS G . F I T C H . CUSTODIANS
W.-. G E O R G E M . C O P L I N .
PRESENT. W . - . GEORGE M . DIXON.
ASSISTANT LKCTURERS PRESENT. W.-. C H A R L E S W . W I L L I A M S ,
W . - . G E O R G E D . ADAMS,
W.-. J O H N HAMMOND,
W . - . BURTON S . W I L L I A M S ,
W.-. BENMAMIN J . GoNN,
W.-. G R A F T O N D . W H I T A K E R ,
W.-. W I L L I A M A. DOWNEY,
W . - . L O U I S E . COUNTRYMAN,
W.-. G E O R G E F . P O N D ,
W . - . S I D N E Y R . LAWSON..
PitOCEEDlNOS
OF THE
February,
PAST MASTERS PRESENT.
H E N R Y S. SWINGLEY
2 2 S 3
JOHN T . W A R D .
FRANK E . DAVIS
•5
IJAVID C . METHVEN
W I L L I A M L . BURDICK
6 7 S 8 9 9
GEOKOR M . B A R N S
•. .Nc
EDWARD W . WAYNANT. . . . JAMES SNEDDEN
REUBEN F . BAKEK
'. . .
W I L L I A M E . CASSELL WILLIAM S. MICKLE AUGUST L . SELIG
;...
W. FRANK MARCH
A LBERT K . W I L S O N CARL HALLAUEB
CAUL H A R R I S GEORGE M . DIXON
in
GEORGE W . L E A K E D W A R D B . CORSE
JOHN C . POSTLETHWAITE. . .
10 11
JOHN J. M E T Z
n
• J O H N C . KETCHESON
•
JOHN MCCOOL . ..
CHARLES S. B I X B Y
11 12 12 12 12 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 19 22 24
J O H N H . OSBORN
9q
A N D R E W J . RALSTON . . : . . . ,
30 35 36 36 37 37 37 38 42 42 42 51
J. OTIS L A F P E R HARKY E . PEACH EAHL E . FAWCETT J. J A Y BUCK JAMES M . TANNER AARON H . CONNETT SIMEON M . F O X LUTHER M . NELLIS SPENCER P . W A D E CHESTER B . R E E D EARLY W . POINDEXTER. . . . LLEWELLYN J. GRAHAM. . . . B E N D . LILLAKD ARCH L . BELL WILLIAM LKE WILKINSON. . JOHN R..DOTY
'.. ..
CHARLES H . LAWBENCE. . . . HARRY E . BEST SAMUEL A.: F E I G L B Y GEORGE M . COPLIN
AViLLiAM L. M A X W E L L J O S E P H A. L I G G E T T W I L L I A M L . BARTELS OTIS G . TABEK. . A L B E R T SARBACH HARLAN F . GRAHAM W I L L C. CHAFFEE
No
HARRY F . W H I T E
CHARLES L . BRAMWELL . . . . GUY C. MCKINLEY
'
W I L L I A M S . BERGUNDTIIAL'. S Y L V I S C . SCHMIDT ARTHUR H O H N
H E N R Y M . pORDAN CLAEK S. W E E K S W I L L I A M H E N R Y HARRISONMATTHEW J. PARROTT JAMES H . BICCALL NICHOLAS 0 . S T E P F E N ALONZO S . B A R B E R GEORGE E . HARRIS MORGAN C O X J A S P E R M . TAYLOR
51 51 53 58 60 60 60 65 66 66 66 68 71 75 77 79 82 86 90 91 91 93 95 95 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 103
no
J O H N W . NEILSON B U R T O N S . AVILLIAMS SAMUEL G . SIMPSON C H A R L E S C . BROOKS JOSEPH 0 . MOFFETT. . . . . . . . G E O R G E A. B A K E R GEORGE F . POND DON
CARLOS M A O
GLODELL 0 . D A K I N H E N R Y W . STACKPOLE. . . . ' . JOHN
A. F E R R E L L
JOSEPH E . LEWIS
113 113 117 120 120 120 124 133 133 134 136 136
1906-07.
GRAND
JOHN D . MCBRIAN
No.
CHARLES F L E T C H E R W I L L I A M E . UNDERWOOD.. . F R A N K D . KAUF.MAN P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON WILLIAM M . SHAVER SAMUEL E . P E T E R S BEN.JAMIN O . H A G E N WILLIAM C. KETTLER W I L L I A M C . HOPFMEISTER. . FRANCIS E . DEMUTH A. SIDNEY C H A S E M A R I O N K . BRUNDAGE EDWARD W . WELLINGTON.. J A M E S A.' P A U L L ALBERT H . W H E E L E R .
LODGE
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HENDERSON S . M A R T I N . . . . WILLIAM H . EVANS J O H N POWERS THOMAS B . H I S K E Y F R A N K Gr EMERSON GEORGE C . AVAKEPIELD. . . . PERRY E . M I L L E R THORP B . JENNINGS OLIVER M . S P E E R WILLIAM H . MIZB J O H N A. MORTON BERTINE P . W A L K E R OLCOTT W . L I T T L E G E O . W . DONERT A L E X A N D E R A. S H A R P HEMAN L . MILLARD JAMES M . G R A Y ' . . . ' JACOB F . L A D E R E R ANDERS SOREKSEN JOSEPH L . WOLFE EDWARD W . HAINES GEORGE W . DOEBLER CHARLES E . H A L L J O H N A. W E L C H WILLIAM D . PAINE. . ; LOUIS E . COUNTRYMAN W I L L I A M A. BURNETT CHARLES A. L E I D Y
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G O D D A R D G E H R I N G . . .-. . . WILLIAM W . PIERCE. . . . . J O H N REYNOLDS JULIUS LULING
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REPRESENTATIVES.
Leavenworth iVb. ^ . — A r t l i u r M. J a c k s o n , M.; F r e d T. Nye,'S. W.; F r e d erick W . R u d e r , J . W . WyandotU No. 3.— H a r l a n A. Toler, M., p r o x y for J . W . ; H e n r y S. Swingley, proxy for S. AV. Kickapoo No. 4.— J a m e s Lewis Linville, S. W., p r o x y for M.; Highfill, p r o x y for J . W.
George
Washington No. 5.—Oliver C. Miller, M., p r o x y for S. W . ; E a r l R. Piersol, J . W. Lawrence No. 6.—David M. H o r k m a n s , M.; Charles W . M c F a r l a n d , S. W . ; L y n n o E . Mason, J . W . Union No. 7.—Alvey P. Spessard, M., proxy for S. W . a n d J. W . Rising Sun No. 8.— Halla F . C h a p m a n , M., p r o x y for J . W . ; Albert J . M c G l a u g h l e i n , p r o x y for S. W. Acacia No. 9.— Carl Phillips, S. W., p r o x y for M. a n d J . W. King Solomon's No. 10.—Henry C. M o r d a u n t , M., proxy for J . W . ; George T. Ross, S. W . Emporia
No. IZ.—Gary A. Bishop, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W.
Nemaha No. i 5 . — J o h n L. P a y n e , p r o x y for M., S. W . a n d J . W. Great Bend No. i5.—George W . T h a t c h e r , p r o x y for M., S. W . a n d J . W . Lafayette No. 16.— Cecil G. A n d e r s o n , M., proxy for S. W . a n d J. W . Topeka No. 17.—Elisha Hoffman Anderson, S. W., p r o x y for M. and J . W . Franklin No. IS.—Ben D. Lillard, p r o x y for M.; Charles Halloren, p r o x y for S. W. ; E r n e s t A. Smith, J . W. ' Olathe No. i9.—Thomas A . - S u t t o n , M., proxy for S. W . ; W i l l i a m W i l k i n s o n , p r o x y for J . W.
L.
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Valley Falls No. St.—George
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H a r m a n , M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W.
Melvern No. S£.—Jonathan Ashley, proxy for M . ; S t e p h e n S. Mayes, S. W . ; Charles E. Gants, proxy for J. W, Palmyra No. ^5.—Timothy J. K e o h a n e , M., proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Neosho No. ST.- Charles T. H i g h , M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Pacific No. ^9.—Eush R. Cochran, M., proxy for S. W . ; J o h n H . Osborn, proxy for J. W . Towanda No. SO.—Andrew J. Ralston, p r o x y for M., S. W., a n d J . W. Arcana No. 5/.—Edwin M. Skerritt, M., proxy for S. AV. and J . W. Auburn No. S;?.—William Dickson, M., proxy for S. W. and J . W . Mound City No. 5S.—Charles A. McMullen, J. W., p r o x y for M. and S. W . Havensville No. 34.—Melvin J. T h o m p s o n , J . VV., p r o x y for M. a n d S. W . Hiawatha No. 55.—Arthur D. Brown, J. VV., proxy for M. a n d S. W. Council Orove No. 36.—Hugh Stewart, M.; J. Harry La Masney, p r o x y for S. W . ; H a r r y G. H a n s e n , proxy for J. W. Paola No. 57.—John VV. T a t h a m , p r o x y for M.,.S. W . a n d J . W , Ida No. 38.—William L. Bartels, proxy for M.; T h o m a s E. Oliver, p r o x y for S. W . ; W i l l i a m A. Bartels, p r o x y for J . W. Seneca No. 59.—Otto K e l m , M.,- proxy for S. W . a n d J. W, De Soto No. . 4 0 . - E d w a r d S. Bradley, M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . VV. McKinley No. 4^.—Myron A. Limbocker, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J , W . Holton No. .4;?.—George R. Porterfield, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W . Nicherson No. 43.— Harry B. G r a h a m , M., p r o x y for S. VV.; J o s e p h E . H u m p h r e y , p r o x y for J. W. Delphian No. 44.—Atwell L. Benton, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Eadon No. 45. —William A. Adams, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W. Hahtead No. 46.—Edwin O. Cadwell, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Mackey No. 4S.—John M. Herbst, M., proxy for S. VV. a n d J . W . Nine Mile No. 49.—Thomas J. Boone, M., p r o x y for S. W . and J . W . Lake No. 60.—William A u g u s t L u t h y e , M., p r o x y for J . VV.; J o s e p h E. Guild, p r o x y for S. W. Orient No. 52.—Willis Coates, M.; M a t t h e w Carle, S. W . ; Charles H . C h a n d l e r , J . VV. . Pottawatomie J . \V.
No. 52.—Theodore
F . Ramsey, M., proxy for S. W . a n d
Wetmore No. 55.—Charles W^ H e n d e r s h o t , M., p r a x y for J. VV^; Carl H a l lauer, p r o x y for S. W. Shawnee No. 54.—James M. Campbell, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. W . • Troy No. 55.—.Edward E . Doughty, M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . McCracken No. 55.—John T. W a r d , M., p r o x y for S. W^ a n d J . VV. Saltville No. 59.—Albert F. H a n i , M., p r o x y for S. W^ a n d J . W. Salina No. 60.—George
D. A d a m s , M., proxy for S. W. and J . W.
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'Ridgeway No. 6S.—Jo\\n
OF THE
February,
B. Vandergrift, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. W .
Adams No. 63.—^'Harry G i l h a m , M., proxy for S. W. and J . W. Wathena No. 64.~Uoy
B. Carter, S. W., p r o x y for M. and J . W.
Oardner No. 65.—Frank B. Lyons, M,, p r o x y for J . W . ; Carl H a r r i s , p r o x y for S. VV. Burlington i\'b. 66.—Aniasa E. N e y h a r t , p r o x y for M., S. W . and J . W . Frankfort No. 67.—William H . Snodgrass, M., proxy for S. W. and .f. W . Hiram
No. 6S.
George W. Leak, p r o x y for M., S. W. and .J. W .
Carbondale iVo, 70,—Eudorus E. Gardner, p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J. W. Baxter No. 71.—J^orevczo V. Brewster, M . , p r o x y f o r S . W. and J . W. Mystic Tie No. 74.—Earle R. Mooney, M.; H u g h C. Leonard, p r o x y for S. W . ; J o s h u a D. Robson, J. W. . . Wamego No. 75.—Forest Leach, J'. W., p r o x y for M . ; Maurice L. Stone, p r o x y for S. W . White Cloud No. 7,?.—Mclntyre Ryan, proxy for M., S. W . and J. W. Corinthian No. 75.—Edward D w i g h t P a l m e r , M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. W. Jefferson No. ^>^.-John H . VVilhelm,,M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J. W. Sutton No. ^5.—James W . Stewart, M., p r o x y for S. W^ and J . W . Sunflower No. <?e.—Horace M. Rickards, M . ; W i l l i a m F . M c F a r l a n d , S. VV.; A r c h e DeBruce, J . VV. ManJcato No. 57.—Newel M. Fair, proxy for M., S. VV. and J . VV. Eureka No. 5<?.—.Tames R. Plolmes, M., p r o x y for J. VV.; E l m e r E . Ellis, p r o x y for S. VV. Home No. 53.—John W . Hailey, J . W., proxy for M. a n d S. W. Golden Rule No. 90.—Daniel J . H a t h a w a y , p r o x y for M. and S. W . ; William S. B e r g u n d t h a l , p r o x y for J . W. Marysville No. 91.—Robert H a w k i n s , M,, p r o x y for S. VV.and J. W . Girard No. 55.—Harry VV. Shideler, M., p r o x y for J . W . ; William H . Voeth, proxy for S. VV^ Constellation No. '95.— Ezra D. Russell, M.; T h o m a s C. Babb, p r o x y for S. VV.; Charles D. Wilson, p r o x y for J . VV. Patmos No. 97.—Virgel A. Osburn, M.; F r a n k M. A n d e r s o n , p r o x y for S. VV.; VVilber K. T u r n e r , J . VV. Benevolent No. 9<?.—Frank \V. Morse, proxy for M., S. VV. and J . W. Wichita No. 95.—William G. Price, S. \V., p r o x y for M . ; H a r v e v Price, J . VV. Prudence No. 100.—Joseph R. Carter, M., proxy for S. VV. a n d J. W . Keystone No. iC;?.—Samuel I r v i n , proxy for M., S. VV. a n d J. VV. Cedar No. 705.—William H. Powell, M., p r o x y for S. VV.; Eli Rush, J . W . Solomon No. 105.— Alva Carpenter, M., proxy for S. W^. a n d J . W . Fidelity No. 2 0 6 . - E d w a r d Crans, proxy for M., S. VV. a n d J . VV. Fortitude No. Z07.—Gerald A. Otwell, M.; VVelby H . C r i m m e l . S . VV.; W . Riley H o b b s , p r o x y for J. VV'.
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Memphis No. 108.—Sanauel B. Ridge, J. W., p r o x y for M. a n d S. W . Americua No. 109.^ohn B. Brickell, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Winfield No. i i O . — A r t h u r L. Dyer, proxy for M.; George C. Mitchell, J . VV., p r o x y for S. VV. Hesperian No. 111.—Henrj' H. Miller, M.; J o h n Baird, S. W . ; Clarence Silvers, J . W. Blue Valley No. ii^.—Niles W. Sahin, M., proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . St. John's No. J M . - L e o n i d a s E. Hill, S. W., proxy for M. and J . W . Advance No. 114.—J. W h i t n e y Hastings, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Excelsior No. 115.—John W . Read, M., proxy for S. W. and J . W. Muscolah No. 116.—William D. Roach, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W . Parsons No. -?i7.—William Altoona No. 118.—James C h e e t a m , p r o x y for Cherokee No. iZ9.—Wilbur
J . Malsed, M., proxy for S. W . and J . W . F . Moore, J . W., p r o x y f o r M . ; F r a n k T . , S. W. O. Ester, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .
Halcyon No. ISO.—Harry N . Baker, S. W., p r o x y for M . ; J o s e p h O. Moffett, p r o x y for J . W. Clifton No.ies.—DeW'itt Palestine No. 1S7.—'Perry
C. Tyler, p r o x y for M., S, W . a n d J . W. E. Wolfley, p r o x y for M., S. W.' a n d J . W .
Ottawa No. ISS.—Consolidated with F r a n k l i n Lodge No. 18, Ottawa, N o v e m b e r 16, 1906. Belleville No. 1S9.-John C. Hogin, M., proxy for S. W . and J. W . Polar Star No. -ZS''.—Wilber J. Powers, M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . Equity No. i 5 i . — J o s h u a Bigham, proxy for M., S. W. a n d J . W. Carson No. ISS.— John Monfort, proxy for M . ; Roswell S. T h o r n b e r g , S. W . ; R e u b e n F . Baker, proxy for J . W . Crescent No. 155.—John W . Copeland, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W . Clay Center No. -?5.^.—Louis F . V a l e n t i n e , M., p r o x y for S. W . ; H e n r y VV. Stackpole, p r o x y for J . W. Vesper No. 136.—Joseph E . Lewis, p r o x y for M.; N a t h a n B. W a l l , J . W . proxy for S. W. Cherryvale No. 1S7.—Russell Garrison, S. W., p r o x y for M . ; C h a r l e s F l e t c h e r , p r o x y for J . VV. Sedgwick No. i 5 9 . - ^ R o b e r t R. H o b b l e , M.; E u g e n e Trego, S. W . ; W i l h a m B. F u l t o n , J . W . Reno No. 140.—John M. K i n k e l , M . ; Charles A. C o n k l i n , p r o x y for S. VV.; Charles H. Rogers, proxy for J . W. Newton No. 14^.—Charles W. Isenberg, J. W., proxy for M. a n d S. W . Minneapolis No. 14S:—Harry F . J a c k m a n , M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Mt. Vernon No. i . ^ 5 . - T h a d d e u s P . Barcafer, M.; William Kettler, p r o x y for S. W . ; W i l l i a m C. Hoffmeister, p r o x y for J . W. Ellsworth No. 146.— E u g e n e H. I n g r a m , M., p r o x y for S. W . ; W i l l i a m B. P a y n e , p r o x y for J . VV. Center No. i47.—Albert H . Wheeler, proxy for M., S. W., a n d J . W .
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Wa-Keeney No. i4^.—Edward Chalk, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Thayer No. i^9.—Alrey H. Reinhart, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Wellington No. -Z50.—Wilbur M. Massey, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Douglass No. 151.—William C. Osborn, M.; George W. Dunagan, S. W.; Clarence P. Blood, proxy for J. W. Lebo No. ISS.—Sohn M. Dunfield, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Luray No. 153.—'E. Bennett Wells, M., proxy for S. W.; Milton F. Fritts, J. W. . Haven No. i57.—Elry J. Richmond, M., proxy for S. W. arid J. W. . Active No. i5.?.—William A. Thayer, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Robinson No. 169.—C. Victor Johnson, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Saqui A'b. 160.—E. Roy Havs, proxy for M.; Bertine P. Walker, proxy for S. W.; Harry D. Dillon, J. W. Alma No. 161.—Olcott W. Little, proxy for M. and S. W.; Sylvester Hiner, Jr., proxy for J. W. Sabelha No. i6^.—Andy J. Williamson, J. W., proxy for iM.; William W. Kerr, proxy for S. W. Greenwood No. 16S.—Sherman C. Cunningham, proxy for M.; George W. Donart, proxy for S. W. and J. W. Atwood No. i6^.—William Correll, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Oxford No. 165.—Jasper Sommerville, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Farmers No. 166.—Otto Buchheim, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Lamed No. 167.—Alexander A.Sharp, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Blue Rapids No. 169.—'Robert Claud Guthrie, J. W., proxy for M. and S. W. Fraternal No. i70.—Frank Bishop, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Sterling No. i7i.—Joseph T. Peters, M.; Oscar J. Hobbs, S. W.; Adolph M. Ganer, J. W. • McPherson No. 17S.—David R. Maltby, M., proxy forS. W. and J. W. Belle Plaine No. i7S.-=-George W. Harrison, M.; George A. Sholtz,proxy for S. W.; Joseph Dull, proxy for J. W. Western Star No. 174.—Leonard 0. Uhl, Jr., M.; Joseph L. Wolfe, proxy for S. W.; Arthur E. Nelson, J. W. Kirwin No. 175.—Joseph J. Landes, M.; George W. Doebler, proxy for S. W.; Charles W. Hull, proxy for J. W. Russell, No. 177.- Horace A. Fink, M., proxy for S. W.; Francis R. Culbutson, proxy for J. W. Burr Oak No. i7.S.—Frank E. Burke, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Ml. Moriah No. i79.—Charles I. Farmer, S. W., proxy for M.; George D. Hoffman, proxy for J. W. Bennington No. 180.—James Chapman, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. .Lenora No. -Z<?i.—Ralph A. Grans, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Burrton No. 18S.—3. Frank Remick, M.; John A. Welch, proxv for S. W.; Robert J. Jones, J. W.
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Phillipsburg No. I84.—Harry F . Sims, M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . Mountain Slope No. 186.—Walter A. Smith, M., proxy for S. W . ; W i l l i a m A m e r B u r n e t t , p r o x y for J . W. Pittsburg No. iS7.—William H . Melvin, M., proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Onn.ga No. 188.—Cha.r\e,a A. O'Meara, M., proxy for S. W . a n d J . W. Newahcuba No. 189.—Raymond H . Gudger, M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . Henri No. 190.—James D u n c a n s o n , M., p r o x y for J. W . ; George K. Elston, S. W. Walnut Valley No. 191.—Oliver L. L e u n e n , M., proxv for J . W . ; E d w i n L. Craven,-S. W. Royal No. i5^.—Thomas A i n s w o r t h , M., proxy for J. W . ; Charles A. Joyce, S. W . Hartford No. 19S.- Clarence Cooley, M., proxy for S. W . and J. W . Oalena No. 194.—John J a m e s Blanchard, M., proxy for S. W . a n d J. W . Hays No. 195. —Henry H . W i n t e r s , M., p r o x y for S. W . and J . W . Madison No. 196.—Joseph E . P r i t c h a r d , proxy for M. and S. W . ; J a m e s M. Moore, J. W. Canton No. 197.—James A. Gassier, S. W., proxy for M. a n d J . W . Blue Hill No. 198.—Thomas B. Dinsmoor, M., proxy for S. VV.; J e r o m e J . Benjamin, prox}' for J . W. Norton No. 199.—David F . Logan, M., proxy for S. W . ; E m o r y Gay, J. W . Anthony No. SOO.—Fen\ck 0. H e r o l d , M., p r o x y for J . W . ; E o b e r t A. Harris, p r o x y for S. W^. Delphos No. fO^.—William S. Richards, M., p r o x y for S. W . and J . W. Downs No. SO4.—William J . Breakey, J. W., p r o x y for M. a n d S. W . Eminence No. S05. — T>e\ano O. Robinson, S. W., proxy for M..and J . W . Harper No. W6.—Melvin L. N e w l a n , M.; E l m e r Beaver, S. W . ; J o h n S. Wills, p r o x y for J . W . Occidental No. 207.—John F o r d , M., proxy for S. W. and J . W . Friendship No. S08.—Edward H . D u n s w o r t h , M., proxv for S. W . a n d J . W. Brookville No. S09.—Carl A. J o h n s o n , M., proxy for S. W. and J . W . Olive Branch No. ^i^.—Myron F . Lewis, M., proxy for S. W. and J . W . Twin Grove No. ;?^S.—Charles H . Ferguson, M.; I r w i n T. Bennest, S. W . ; J o s e p h C. Shoemaker, p r o x y for J . W. Walnut City No. SIS.—EXmer E . Haverfleld, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W. John H. Brown No. S16.—John Ellinwood No. S17.—George Corner Stone No.S19.—Bert.
Anderson, proxy for M., S. W. a n d J. W .
O. Speirs, M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . W . Davenport, M., proxy fof S. W. a n d J. W .
Lebanon No. ;^;?i.—William F . Eagleson, M., proxy for S. W . and J. W . St. Bernard No. ^ « . — C h a r l e s E. Argabright, M."; Richard W. E v a n s , p r o x y for S. W . ; Williss Watson, proxy for J . W .
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Joppa No. 225.—Marcellus A. Paluuer, M., p r o x y for S. W . and J , W . jinchor No. SS4.— 3. Ornal Mize, S. VV., p r o x y for M. and J. W. Siloam No. S25.- Louis B. Strickrott, M., p r o x y for S. W . and J . W . Bingo No.SS6.—k\\i%v\. R. Russell, S. W., p r o x y for M. a n d J. W. Jamestoivn No. SS7.—John Kelly, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W. Ninnesr.ah No. SSO.—Daniel A. A r m e n t r o u t , M . ; L a w r e n c e F . Walter, S. W . ; A u g u s t u s K. H a u s m a n , p r o x y for J . W. Long Island No. SSI.— John H. M c K e a n , M., p r o x y for J . VV.; V a n B u r n e n Shields, proxy for S. W. Clinion No. 233.—Joseph B. P i c k e n s , M . ; Sam Tull, proxy for S. W. and J.W. Garfield iVo. 2 3 5 . - P e t e r N o r d s t r o m , M., p r o x y for J. W . ; E d w a r d W . D u n l a p , S. W. Meriden No. 236.—Philip Becker, J . W., p r o x y for M. a n d S. W. Temple No. BS7.—Arba S e n s e n b a u g h , M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. W. Mount Hope No. 235.—Albert Larsen, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Urbana No. 239.—Fred Swan, M., p r o x y for J . W . ; Robert A. lies, S. W . Soldier No. S40.- J o h n N u z m a n , M., p r o x y for S. VV. and J . W . Linwood No. S4I.—William
H . E l d e r , M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W;
Miltonvale No. 2^2.—George Neill, M-, p r o x y for J . W . ; J o h n Hanserm a n , S. VV. Peace No. 2.43.—Albert E. W h i t a k e r , M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W. Waverly No. S44.—Harry
W . D o n n e l l , M., p r o x y for S. W . and J . W.
Tyrian No. S46.— Abijah C. W h e e l e r , p r o x y for M . ; J o h n Moore, proxy for S. W . ; Benjamin F . Stocks, p r o x y for J. W. Chase No. 2.^7.—Kempton P.^McFarland, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . ScoUsville No. S49.—lTa B. Keeler, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Whiting No. SSO.— deorge L. W h i t e , M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Oalva No. 25/.—William H. Brook, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Oakley No. 253.—John D. V a w t e r , S. W., p r o x y for M. and J. W . Ionic No. SS4.—James H . H a m m i t , M., p r o x y for S. W . ; H a r r y Groves, prox}' for J . W . Milan No. S55.—William E . Stewart, M., p r o x y for S. W . ; Benjamin F . Zook, p r o x y for J. VV. • Lyra No. 256.—Daniel W . Blair, S. W., p r o x y for M. a n d J. W . Westmoreland J. W.
No. S57.—Charles
E . A n d e r s o n , M., p r o x y for S. W. and
Morton No. 255.—Harry S. M c i n t o s h , M . ; T h o m a s J . Swank, S. W . ; H e r b e r t D. Crosby, J . W . Beatlie No. 255.-SBert E. H e l v e r n , M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Mulberry No. 261.—Jesse C. Brown, p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J . W . Attica No. S62.—Charles J . P e t e r s o n , M . ; H e n r y E . H a y e s , p r o x y for S. W . ; F r e d T . W i l s o n , J . VV.
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Charity No. S6S.—William Slnellenberger, proxy for M.; Charles H a r desty, proxy for S. W . ; F r a n k H a r d e s t y , p r o x y for J . \V. Logan No. S64.—Thomas Brown, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W. Mounl Zion No. 266.—Joseph F . Bates, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. iloline No. ^67.—Elias E. Sawyer, M., proxy for S. W. and J . W. Bourbon No. S6S.—Edmund B. C u m m i n g s , M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Mistletoe JVb. ; ? 6 9 . - J o n a t h a n E. Bracton, proxy for M.; F r a n k G: Poineroy, proxy for S. VV.; E v a n Richards, proxy for J . W. Quenemo No. 270.—Milton W . Crura, M., p r o x y for S. W . and J. W. Armourdale No. S7l.—Andrew B. Blue, S. W., p r o x y for M. and J . W . Kaw No. S72.-George W. Scott, J . W., proxy for M. a n d S. W. Unity No. 2 7 5 . - W i l l i a m H . Boston, p r o x y for M. and S. W.; W o r t h Chambers, J . W. Black Diamond No. 27.^.—Thomas Brisco, M., proxv for J . W . ; A d m i r a l E . Evans, S. W. Webb No. ^75.—John W . Russell, M., proxy for S. W . and J . W. Cosmos No. 2 7 5 . - L e o n a r d G. Goff, p r o x y for M. a n d S. W . ; Oliver Wilson, proxy for J . W. Barney No. ^79.—Herman Gillette, M., p r o x y for S. W . and J. W. Brainard
No.SSO. — Yr&nk G. C u n n i n g h a m , M., p r o x y for S. W . and J . W .
MUlbrook No. 25/.—David JVI. Smith, p r o x y for M., S. W. and J. W . Alpha No. 25^.—Edwin T. W i l s o n , M., p r o x y for S. W . and J . W. Preston No. 2 5 3 . - J o s e p h P. E m e r y , M., p r o x y for S. W . and J . W . Anthem No. 254.—Albert G. D o u g h e r t y , S. W., p r o x y for M . ; Tilden E . Riley, J. W. Chikaskia No. 255.—Eugene W . Springer, M . ; Benjamin F . Flora, S. W . ; Loftus Farrington, p r o x y for J . W. Lotus No. 2 5 6 . - F r a n k C. Libby, p r o x y for M., S. W. and J. W. Oak No. ;?57.—Arthur Godden, p r o x y for M. a n d J . W . ; H e n r y Alloway, proxy for S. W. Cyrus No. 255.—Millard C. Hemenway", M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W . Emerald No. 259.—Isaac G. E y m a n , proxy for M., S. W . and J. W. Paradise No. 296i.—Frank E . Slason, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W . Beulah No. 29i.—Frank Missimer, S. W., p r o x y for M.; J o h n H a m m o n d , proxy for J . W. Kiowa No. S93.-3. Floyd Burt, M . ; Jesse T. Canfleld, p r o x y for S. W . ; Charles A. Stephenson, p r o x y for J . W. Highland
No. 296.—Milton I. Waggoner, S. W., p r o x y for M. and J . W.
Apollo No. S97.—George A u g u s t u s S t e b b i n s , S. W., prox}- for M. a n d J . VV. Samaria No. ^98.—Edward D. S c h e r n i e r h o r n , M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W. Cable No. 2 9 9 . - C . F r e d F e h r , M., p r o x y for S. W . ; William E . Norm a n , J.W.
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Fargo No. 500.—William H . F e a t h e r , M., p r o x y for J. W.; H a d d o c k W . L a n e , proxy for S. \V. Albert Pike No. 505.—GifTord M. Booth, M . ; Charles H . H a t t o n , S. W . ; B r u c e Griffith, J . W . Randall
No. SO4.—Oscar A. Scanland, M., proxy for S. W . and J. W . '
Avon No. 505.—Martin G. H o o t o n , p r o x y for M., S. W. and J . W. Si. Thomas No. 506.—Thomas B.. H i s k e y , p r o x y for M., S. W. and J . W. Kansas No. 507.—Marion E. W e l c h , S. W., proxy for M. and J. W . Syracuse No. 309.—Lycurgas Naphtali Hancock
W o r d e n , p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J . W .
No. 5 i O . - W a l t e r S. Williams, S. W., proxy for M. a n d J . W. No. 5 i i . — S i d n e y L. H u n t e r , p r o x y for M., S. W. and J. W . .
Santa Fe No. StS.—John J. Miller, p r o x y for M.; Joseph F . P e a r c e , proxy for S. \V. and J . W. Severance No. 5/5.—Ray H . Merrick, S. W., p r o x y for M. a n d J . VV. Virginia No. 5/5.—William G. Taylor, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W. Coolidye No. 316.—John A. S h a n s t r o m , M., p r o x y for .S. W. a n d J . W . Norcutur No. 5 7 7 . - J e s s e L. Nesbitt, S. W., p r o x y for M. and J . W . Wallace No. 3IS.- James
H . Barrett, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W.
Norwich No. 5Z9.—Orion E. Farris, J . W., p r o x y for M.; D e W i t C . Hicks, S. VV. Vermillion No. 5;?0.^Leonidas P a m p e l , M., p r o x y for S. W . ; Elrner E . iSniith, J. W. Goodland No. SSI.—Ernest S. Bower, M., p r o x y for S. W . and J. W . Ben Hur No. 5 2 ^ . - C h a r l e s A. P r o b s t , M., proxy for S. W. and J . W. La Harp No. 5.^5.-Samuel Malcom, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W . •Horton No. 5^6.—Benj. B. Norris, M., p r o x y for S. W^ and J. W. Gypsum City No. 5 « . — F r a n c i s A. K i n g , p r o x y for M., S. W. and J . W. Arcadia No. SS9.—Charles L. Russell, M., p r o x y for J. W . ; B e n j a m i n J . G u n n , proxy for !S. W. La Crosse No. SSO. - H e n r y D . Dreany, M . ; F r e e d o m K. Groves, p r o x y for S. W.; J o h n W . McCormack, p r o x y for J . W. Hoisington No. SSI.—Webster J. L a n g h a m , M., proxy for S. W . and J . W . Rosedale No. 555.—Solomon J . J o n e s , M.-, proxy for S. W. and J . W . •Allen No. 555.—Jonathan J . Wingfl'eld, S. W., p r o x y for M. a n d J . W . Frederick No. 357.—George F . McClelland, p r o x y for M.; Hollie Shideler, proxy for S. W . ; F r a n k E. Swisher, proxy for J . \V.
J.
Kincaid No. 555.—Charles N. Caldwell, p r o x y for M. and S. W . ; H e r b e r t S. P a d d o c k , J. W . Leoli No. 540.—William C. Dickey, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W . Parker No. 54?.—G. A l b e r t W i l l i a m s o n , M., p r o x y for J . W . ; Clayton Brooks, proxy for S. W. Maple City No. 5.4^.—Charles A. Gilkey, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W. HolyroodNo. 5.^5.—Anton M. M a t o u s h , p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J . W .
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Moundridge No. S46.—Fred B. Edgerton.M.; Phillip J. Buehler. proxy for S. W.; Peter W. Toevs, proxy for J. W. Hoxie No. S4S.—Ira"L. Vinson, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Narka No. 5^9.—Albert Bever, proxy for M.; Roy F. Baker, S. W., proxy for J. W. Horace No. S5S.—J. Robert Broodbelt, M., proxy for S. W. and .T. W. Summerfield No. S54.—Henry Maitland, proxy for M., S. W. and J . W. Wellsville No. 356.—James E. Mallory, S. W., proxv for M.; Edwin P. Barnett, J. W. .Turon No. 55<?.—Edward E. Martin, M.; Giles T. Dooley, S. W.; Harry E. Jones, proxy for J. W. Sylvan Grove No. 359.—Henry S. Buzick, Jr., M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Jennings No. 36(9.—John H. Wilson, J. W., proxy for M., and S. W. Geneseo No. S6i.-Bert C. Porter, J. W., proxy for M. and S. W. Cuba No. 36S. Charles Kesl, proxy for M. and S. W.; William A. Marvin, J. W. Astra No. 363.—Thomas J. Jones, M., proxy for J. W.; Frank G. King, proxy for S. W. Valley Center No. S64.—Eugene S. Tolcott, proxy for M. and S. W.; Frank Weatherhood, J. W. Bonner Springs No. S66.—D. Clark Kelly, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Owen A. Bassetl No. 367.—Bert Wheeler, M., proxv for J. W.; Charles E. Paisley, S. W. Slohrville No. 36.9.—Harvey A. Thomas, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Sherman No. 369.—Calvin E. Kline, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Macksville No. S7i.—Wilson M. Stark, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W . Morrill No. 373.—Ezra. Liehty, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. Dwighl No. 374.—George Dasher, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCE AT T H E FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.
Grand Officers present 15 P a s t Grand Otflcers present 11 District Deputy Grand Masters present 18 Grand Representatives present 32 Custodians present '. 2 Assistant Lecturers present 10 P a s t Masters present .• 215 Members in the Grand Lodge present, not enumerated in the above 381 Total in attendance . Total number of lodges represented F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, P R A N K E;. D A V I S , CHAS. E . HALL, A. S I D N E Y C H A S E ,
596 287 J O H N W . NBILSON. W I L L C. OHAPFEEJ Committee.
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STANDING 'COMMITTEES. The M.-.\V.-. Grand Master announced the.following revised list of committees: On Credentials.— FRANK E . DAVIS, No. 5, Topeka; W I L L C. CHAFFEE, NO. 51, Topeka; CHARLES E . HALL, No. 177, Russell; JOHN W . NEILSON, No. 113, Concordia; A. SIDNEY CHASE, No.
146, Ellsworth. On Reports of Grand Officers.— PERRY M. HOISINGTON, No. 142, Newton ; THOMAS G. FITCH, NO. 303, Wichita; WILLIAM M. SHAVER, NO. 142, Topeka; M. M. MILLER, NO. 134, Topeka; J. JAY BUCK, NO. 12, Emporia. On Finance and Mileage.—WILLIAM F . MARCH, NO. 9, Lawrence; ALBERT A. .FLACK, NO. 353, Enterprise; WILLIAM H . VOETH, NO. 93, Pittsburjr; FRANK B . DEMUTH, NO. 146, Ellsworth ; AUGUSTUS O. WBLLMAN, NO. 225, Topeka. On Chartered Lodges.—ALEX. A. SHARP, NO. 167, Lamed; AARON H . CONNBTT, NO. 15, Great Bend; FRED H . STUCKEY, NO. 303, Wichita; BOBEBT T . PAYNE, NO. 297, Concordia; JOHN A. MORTON, No. 160, Osborne. On Lodges Under Dispensation.— HARRY E . BEST, No. 36, Manhattan; ARTHUR HOHN, NO. 91, Marysville; THOMAS B . HiSKEY, No. 306, Colby ; LLEWELLYN J . GRAHAM, NO. 17, Topeka; WILLIAM KETTLEB, No. 145, Beloit. On Orievances and Appeals.— SAMUEL R . PETERS, No. 142, Newton; CHARLES H . LAWRENCE, NO. 35, Hiawatha; GEORGE p . ADAMS, NO. 60, Salina; SIDNEY L . HUNTER, NO. 311, Fort Leavenworth-; CHARLES E . TALLEY, NO. 275, Meade. On Grand Lodge Property.—JOHN MCCULLAGH, NO. 194, Galena; H Y . W . STACKPOLB, NO. 134, Clay Center; HARRY F . W H I T E , NO. 51, Topeka; EDWARD B . CORSE, NO. 71, Baxter Springs; LUTHER M. NBLLIS, NO. 17, Topeka. On Jurisprudence.—WJ^ZAAM
EASTON HUTCHISON, NO. -312,
Garden City; MAURICE L . STONE, NO. 75, Wamego; JOHN C. POSTLETHWAITE, NO. U , Jewell City; WILLIAM B . WASHINGTON, No. 340, Leoti. On Correspondence.—MATTHEW M. MILLER, NO. 134, Topeka; ARTHUR W . SMITH, NO. 119, Cherokee; WILLIAM E . CASSELL,
NO. 8, Fort Scott; DAVID M. SMITH, NO. 281, Hill City; SIMEON M. FOX, NO. 116, Manhattan. On Necrology.—WILLIAM L . BUBDICK, NO. 6, Lawrence; CHARLES A. LOUOKS, NO. 289, Lakin ; WILLIAM H . MIZE, NO. 160,
Osborne. Special Coniinittee on History and Museum.—BESTOB G. BROWN, NO. 225, Topeka; WILLIAM L . MAXWELL, No. 37, Paola; HENBY S. SWINGLEY', NO. 3, Kansas City.
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T H E A N N U A L A D D R E S S OF T H E G R A N D M A S T E R . T h e M.-.W.'. G r a n d Master delivered t h e following a d d r e s s : To the M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas : W h e n I received the honor and assumed the duties of the office of Grand Master of Masons of Kansas, I confldently believed t h a t before the expiration of a year I would be able to accomplish something; for Masonry t h a t would justify the kindness of m y brethren in m a k i n g me the recipient of such a distinguished favor; but, a l a s ! as I review the twelve months, I am compelled to a d m i t t h a t not even m y most devoted friend would a t t e m p t to solve the problem of m y elevation without conceding t h a t the most prominent factor was the partial generosity of m y brethren. A s we assemble to-day to legislate for the welfare of K a n s a s Masonry, we should be inspired by the highest i d e a l s ; we should consider the condition of the field in w h i c h we labor; we should carefully read the record of current e v e n t s ; we should contemplate man as he is; we should endeavor to strengthen the fundam e n t a l purpose of our organization, t h a t all earnest inquirers m a y be suitably impressed with the distinguished achievements of Freemasonry, and be filled with admiration of its illustrious beauty. This is a period of mental unrest. Never in the history of the race have men more eagerly and zealously searched for the t r u t h . Investigators have ceased to subscribe to any doctrine because it is asserted by those high in a u t h o r i t y or advocated by those of great learning. Rational philosophy is freeing the h u m a n mind from the fetters of dogmatic theology. Ecclesiastical bigotry no longer usurps the authority of the individual conscience. The cowardice which feared to antagonize superstition has been supplanted by a courage which yields blind adherence to no d o g m a and applies the gauge of reason to every s t a t e m e n t not axiomatic. Only mental inerts, or those to whom mental exertion is a burden, permit intelligence to abdicate in favor of implicit credulity. Agnosticism, which is content to disclaim, surrenders to a rational faith which confldently affirms. Though much remains in darkness and doubt, the rifts in the clouds of obscurity permit occasional glimpses of refulgent t r u t h . GOD, the terrible, is vanishing, and divine love everywhere appears. Men more fully comprehend the teachings of J E S D S of Nazareth, and belief in the fatherhood of GOD and the brotherhood of man is becoming universal.
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Altruism overshadows egotism, and the helpful life is adm i t t e d to be the successful life. H e who neglects to do good fails to be good. W h o e v e r is self-sufficient will never reach the heights, while " h e t h a t h u m b l e t h himself shall be exalted." T h a t organization w h i c h seeks to harmonize h u m a n i t y and divinity is a worthy one. T h a t society which emphasizes the necessity of doing good, compels commendation. Masonry is based upon a belief in the fatherhood of G O D and the brotherhood of man. This, then, is the accepted time for true, earnest, e n t h u s i a s t i c lovers of t h e i r fellowmen to rally round the b a n n e r of Freemasonry. The correctness of this view lias been shown by the record of the year. No preceding twelve m o n t h s in the history of K a n s a s Masonry h a v e shown such numerous accessions to our r a n k s , such zealous devotion on the part of our members, nor such avowed respect for our Order on the p a r t of those w i t h o u t the fold. Two thousand one hundred and seventy-eight brethren have been raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason and the net gain for the year 1906 is fifteen hundred and ninety-seven. I can, therefore, congratulate.this M.*.W.'. Grand Lodge upon the record of the y e a r ; and I rejoice to be able to state t h a t harmony and brotherly love prevail t h r o u g h o u t this jurisdiction. I t also affords ine pleasure to inform you t h a t K a n s a s Masons are a t peace with all the world. Only one incident has threatened to mar the h a r m o n y of our relations witli another jurisdiction. E g e r i a Lodge No. 106 of Yampa, Colorado, buried Bro. F R A N K P A Y N E , a dimitted m e m b e r of Mountain Slope Lodge' No. 186, of Oberlin,' K a n s a s . The account of the expense incurred was isent to Mountain Slope Lodge with a request for reimbursement. Mountain Slope Lodge declined to accede to the request, and the inatter was brought to my attention. Upon investigation, I found t h a t , before B g e r i a Lodge had incurred the expense. Mountain Slope Lodge was notified of the death of Bro. P A Y N E , and its Worshipful Master informed Egeria Lodge t h a t Bro. P A Y N E was a member in good s t a n d i n g of Mountain Slope Lodge. On the same day another telegrain was sent directing w h a t action should be taken. U n d e r these circumstances the Grand Master held t h a t Mountain Slope Lodge was under obligation to repay ISgeria Lodge for the expense incurred, and ordered the W o r s h i p ful Master of Mountain Slope Lodge to forward draft for the amount.
This was p r o m p t l y done. â&#x20AC;˘Âť
NEOBOIiOGY.
The Committee on Necrology will pay suitable tribute to those brethren who have responded to the summons from the Grand Master of the Universe. Two of t h e m had enjoyed-the distinguished honor of presiding dver this M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge.
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M.-.W.-. T H O M A S EMMET- D E W E Y . On the m o r n i n g of J u n e 9, 1906, T H O M A S E M M E T D E W E Y in
the prime of manhood, was suddenly and without warning touched by the angel of death. Since the death of M.-.W.-. Bro. B A S S E T T , this Grand Lodge has not sustained such a loss. M.-.W.-. Bro. D E W E Y in character and ability h a d no superior in our ranks. The vacancy caused by his death cannot be filled. H i s great a c complishments, his vigorous courage, his faithful and zealous activity endeared him to the hearts of all w h o knew him. W h i l e memory lasts his name will be revered. M.-.W.-. JOHN GUTHRIE.
On t h e last day of his seventy-sixth year, M.-.W.-. J O H N G U T H R I E passed to the life beyond. H e had served his brethren faithfully and well. As a man, as a citizen, as a Mason, he was honored a n d respected. H e had lived in K a n s a s since May, 1866, and h a d filled many positions of honor a n d trust. OHAIBMAN OE ' T H E COMMITTEE ON OOpRESPONDENOE. B y t h e d e a t h of M.-.W.-. T H O M A S E M M B T D E W E Y a v a c a n c y
was caused in the office of chairman of the Committee on Correspondence. To fill this vacancy, I appointed M.-.W.-. M. M. M I L L E R . M.-.W.-. Bro. M I L L E R is thoroughly familiar with the duties of the position, having previously served therein. lODGB
CONSTITUTED.
The cViarter granted to D w i g h t Lodge No. 374 by this Grand Lodge a t its last Annual Communication was duly issued, and W.-. A D A M M O S E R , Jr., was commissioned t;o i n s t i t u t e said lodge.
The
lodge was duly constituted April 5,1906. INSTALLATION OE GRAND PURSUIVANT. W.-. E L M E R E . B L E C K L E Y , w h o w a s a p p o i n t e d Grand P u r -
suivant a t the last Annual Communication, b u t who was unable to be present a t the installation, was subsequently installed by the Grand Master. LODGES U N D E R
DISPENSATION.
N u m e r o u s applications were m a d e during the year for blanks for the purpose of securing letters of dispensation. Whenever requested, a schedule of questions w a s duly forwarded. Some of these have not been returned. Petitions for letters of dispensation have been forwarded to W i c h i t a , St. F r a n c i s , Courtland, Utiea and Neosho Rapids, and a schedule of questions to Republic a n d Stark, which have not been returned. Letters of dispensation â&#x20AC;˘have been issued for new lodges a t Delavan, Munden, Zenda, Buf-
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falo, G r a n d v i e w and Waldron. The work of each of these lodges deserves commendation, arid I hope t h a t it will meet the approval of the Committee on Lodges U. D . , ASSISTANT liECTDEEBS.
Commissions were issued to the brethren, as Assistant Lecturers, who were recommended by the Custodians. Their names a p p e a r in t h e report of t h e G r a n d Secretary. SAN FBANOISCO DISASTER.
The appalling disaster which occurred in San Francisco aroused the s y m p a t h y of every Mason. On April 20,1906,1 sent the following telegram to the M.-.W.*. Grand Master of California: " K a n s a s Masons extend heartfelt condolence. To w h o m shall I send c o n t r i b u t i o n ? " On the 24th of April, I received the following reply, dated at Oakland, California: ".Deeply appreciate your telegram. Am engaged in relief work. Send financial assistance to me, Los A n g e l e s ; b a n k s here temporarily closed." W i t h the approval of the Council of Administration, I directed the Grand Secretary to forward a draft for five hundred dollars, the receipt of which was duly acknowledged. I am certain t h a t every Mason in K a n s a s will endorse the action of the Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n in forwarding this money for the relief of the distressed. I find, however, t h a t this action was in conflict with Section 46 of the By-Laws of this M.".W.-, Grand Lodge. I would, therefore, recommend t h a t said by-law be amended by eliminating the last seven words thereof, which prohibit the use of the C h a r i t y F u n d for the relief of those w i t h o u t this Grand Jurisdiction. The report of the G r a n d Master of California, made in October, s h o w s , t h a t the Masonic Belief Bureaus a t San Francisco,Oakland and Los Angeles, received more than three hutidred and fifteen thousand dollars for the purpose of aiding.those afflicted by the e a r t h q u a k e and fire. The report of our Grand Secretary shows the additional sums forwarded through his hands by constituent lodges, the sum total being one thousand and ten dollars. LAYING OOBNEB-STONES.
On T h u r s d a y , April 19, 1906, the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Ancient, F r e e and Accepted Masons of Kansas, was convened in Special Communication in the Masonic H a l l in the City of Manh a t t a n , for the purpose of laying the corner-stone of the RiMj' County Court House. The corner-stone was laid by your Grand Master in accordance with the a n c i e n t customs of the fraternity. The record of the proceedings is attached to this report as E x h i b i t "A."
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During t h e absence from t h e State of your Grand Master, your D e p u t y Grand Master a n d your Grand Senior W a r d e n , R.-. W.". F B E D W A S H B O N , Grand Junior W a r d e n , a s Acting G r a n d Master, issued special dispensation authorizing Great Bend Lodge No. 15 to conduct the ceremony of laying t h e corner-stone of t h e city building, and empowered W.'. F. V E R N O N RUSSELL, to officiate at the ceremony. The corner-stone was duly laid,, and I a t t a c h hereto as E x h i b i t " B , " the report made by W.-. Bro. R O S S B L L . On T h u r s d a y , J u l y 5,1906, the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , was convened in Special Communication in t h e Masonic H a l l in t h e city of Arcadia for the purpose of laying the corner-stone of the public school building. T h e corner-stone was laid by your Grand Master with t h e usual ceremonies. A record of the proceedings of this Special Communication of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge is hereto a t t a c h e d , m a r k e d " E x h i b i t O." On Monday, August 13, 1906, special dispensation was issued authorizing H i a w a t h a Lodge No. 35 to participate in the l a y i n g of the corner-stone of t h e library building, a n d on W e d n e s d a y , August 22, 1906,special commission was issued to Bro. C. H. L A W R E N C E , District Deputy Grand Master, to conduct the ceremony. The corner-stone was laid with t h e usual ceremony. A copy of the report of Bro. L A W R E N C E upon t h e commission issued is hereto attached, marked " E x h i b i t D." On Tuesday, September 11, 1906. t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , was convened in Special Communication in the hall of Newton Lodge No.l42 for the purpose of laying t h e corner-stone of t h e H a r v e y County Court House. T h e corner-stone was laid by j'our Grand Master w i t h the usual ceremonies. The record of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge on this occasion is hereto attached, marked " E x h i b i t E." DNA0THOB.IZED CIPHER.
On t h e 12th of May I was notified t h a t an unauthorized cipher was being sold b y a member of one of our lodges in t h e e a s t e r n p a r t of t h e State. I immediately directed t h e District D e p u t y Grand Master for t h e district in which t h e offending brother resided to m a k e an investigation and report. This he.promptly did. The vendor of t h e ciphers denied t h a t he had sold or distributed any since t h e publication of t h e authorized official cipher, a n d claimed t h a t he had destroyed all t h e books in his possession after the official cipher had been promulgated. U n d e r these circumstances, I deemed i t inadvisable to order charges preferred against the brother who had been guilty of the dereliction.
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TERRITORIAL JURISDI0TI03V.
Several controversies have arisen r e s u l t i n g from the reception of petitions by lodges in whose jurisdiction the petitioner did not reside. Some complaints on this subject I found to be justifiable and some without foundation. W h e r e a petition had been received by a lodge from one who was residing in the jurisdiction of another lodge, I required the surrender of the fee to the lodge within whose jurisdiction the petitioner resided. OTHER JDRISDICTIONS.
On March 19,1906, I received a communication from M.-.W.'. A. S. H O U S T O N , Grand Master of Masons of Missouri, containing the annouriceinent t h a t H e r m a n Lodge No. 187, a t Liberal, Missouri, had requested Arcadia Lodge No. 329, of Arcadia, K a n s a s , to confer the degrees of Masonry on two laetitioners who had been elected in H e r m a n Lodge to receive the degrees. I transmitted the request to the Worshipful Master of Arcadia Lodge and subsequently informed M.-.W.-. Bro. H O U S T O N t h a t the request had been granted as to one of the candidates and, denied as to the other. On the 31st of J u l y , 1906, I received a communication from the Worshipful Master of Albert Pike Lodge No. 303, enclosing a petition for m e m b e r s h i p accompanied by a p a p e r which the petitioner claimed was intended to be a dimit. The d o c u m e n t did not appear to me to be a n y t h i n g more t h a n a certificate of recoinmendatibn. and I therefore addressed a communication to the M.-.W.'. Grand Master of W e s t Virginia, enclosing a copy of the . certificate, requestirig him to inform me how Bro. H O R N E R could secure a d i m i t if the certificate referred to was hot intended for one. Receiving no response to my communication, on September 19,1906, I again addressed the M.-.W.*. Grand Master of W e s t Virginia, calling attention to my previous letter and enclosing a copy tliereof. To this communication I have received no reply. On October 20, 1906, 1 addressed the R.-.W.-. Grand Secretary of W e s t Virginia, enclosing him a copy of the certificate, and requested h i m to inform me if it was intended for a dimit. The Grand Secretary promptly answered m y communication and informed me t h a t the document was not intended for a dimit. The Grand Secretary also informed me t h a t Bro. H O R N E R ' S lodge was â&#x20AC;˘ extinct, and stated v h a t action would be necessary to secure a certificate from the Grand Secretary which would enable'liim to receive a Grand Lodge certificate, in lieu of a dimit, which information I communicated to the Worshipful Master of Albert P i k e Lodge. D u r i n g the administration of my predecessor, a controversy arose between Sanborn Lodge No. 14, of Sanborn, N. D., and Sterling Lodge No. 171, of Sterling, K a n s a s , concerning the statiis of
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Bro. J. H. A R M S T R O N G , who received the degree of Entered Apprentice in Sterling Lodge and the degrees of Fellow Uraft and Master Mason in Sanborn Lodge No. 14. after Sterling Lodge had waived jurisdiction over Bro. ARMSTRONG. Sanborn Lodge claimed t h a t the degrees had been conferred upon Bro. A R M STRONG simply as an act of courtesy to Sterling Lodge and t h a t Bro. A R M S T R O N G was still a member of Sterling Lodge. Sterling Lodge insisted, as it had waived jurisdiction over Bro. A R M S T R O N G in favor of Sanborn Lodge and Sanborn Lodge had accepted the waiver by conferring the degrees upon Bro. A R M S T R O N G , t h a t Bro. A R M S T R O N G was a m e m b e r of Sanborn Lodge. I t appeared, however, t h a t Sanborn Lodge had received no petition for a d v a n c e m e n t from Bro. A R M S T R O N G , and had taken no action in the case except to confer the degrees upon him. I n corresponding with the M.-.W.'. Grand Master of N o r t h D a k o t a concerning this matter, I called his attention to the requirements of our law, which required Sanborn Lodge to first receive and act upon his petition for advanceinent before conferring the degrees upon him. As Bro. A R M S T R O N G has been a resident in the jurisdiction of Sanborn Lodge ever since receiving the degrees, and as Sterling Lodge could not assume jurisdiction over Bro. A R M S T R O N G after it had waived jurisdiction, I took the position t h a t the oaly solution of the difficulty was for t h e M.-.W.". Grand Master of North D a k o t a to direct Sanborn Lodge to enter the n a m e of Bro. A R M S T R O N G upon its record as one of its members. To my letter suggesting this action I have received no reply, and I assume t h a t the suggestion was approved. DIMIT OJ" E N T E R E D APPRENTICE.
Bro. E D W A R D E . COLTJTNS, an Entered Apprentice, presented a dimit from Glendive Lodge No. 31, of Montana, to the Secretary of Hancock Lodge No. 311, with his petition for a d v a n c e m e n t . I n this jurisdiction an E n t e r e d Apprentice could not receive a d i m i t ; b u t as the d i m i t of Bro. C O L L I N S apparently severed his connection with Glendive Lodge, I instructed Hancock Lodge to receive his petii;ion and act upon it. OHABTEKS LOST BY F I R E .
The charters of W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3, K a w Lodge No. 272 and Gardner Lodge No. 65, having been destroyed by Are, the R.*. â&#x20AC;˘ W.'. Grand Secretary was directed to issue to each of these lodges a copy of its charter. The loss of the charter of W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3 is especially to be regretted. H a d the zealous efforts of our R.-.W.-. Grand Secretary been successful, this charter would have been safe from destruction by being deposited in our fire-proof building a t Topeka.
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SPECIAL â&#x20AC;˘ DISPENSATIONS.
D u r i n g the year m a n y applications have been made for special dispensations. With b u t few exceptions, dispensations were g r a n t e d when aslied for. I h a v e authorized the receiving and balloting upon petitions for the m y s t e r i e s of Masonry without the usual d e l a y only when good a n d satisfactory reasons were given for the request. I h a v e declined requests to confer qualifications upon petitioners for t h e mysteries of Masonry, as t h a t a u t h o r i t y is not vested in t h e Grand Master. T h e regular fee has been exacted wherever t h e law authorized it. T h e lodges to w h o m special dispensations were issued and from w h o m fees were received appears in t h e e x h i b i t to the report of t h e Grand Secretary. Twenty other dispensations were issued, for whicli no fee was cliarged. ST. JOHN'S DAY.
The celebration of St. J o h n ' s D a y in J u n e w a s not general.^ F e w lodges in the State had a n y services or ceremony on t h a t day. I regret this, and I hope t h a t some w a y m a y be devised to inspire the b r e t h r e n to a more general observance of this day. BEES MONUMENT.
I a m glad to be able to report t h a t t h r o u g h the active coopera t i o n a n d a s s i s t a n c e of W.*. B r o . G E O R G E M . B A R N S , the m a s o n i c
lodges a t L e a v e n w o r t h have been induced to make the needed repairs upon t h e m o n u m e n t erected to M.-.W.'. R. R. R B E S , first Grand Master of K a n s a s . GRAND REPRESENTATIVE.
J u l y 2, 1906, commission w a s issued to R.-.W.-. F E L I X V. P B E VAL as t h e Grand Representative of tlie M.'.W,.'. Grand Lodge of K a n s a s n e a r t h e Grand Lodge of Cuba. CONSOLIDATED LODGE.
On N o v e m b e r 17, 1906, F r a n k l i n Lodge "No. 18 voted unanim o u s l y to consolidate with O t t a w a Lodge No. 128. On November 19, 1906, Ottawa Lodge N o . 128 voted to consolidate with F r a n k l i n Lodge No. 18. Due notice of t h e proposed consolidation had been given the membership of each lodge. T h e proceedings .were duly certified, a n d on N o v e m b e r 24th I issued an edict for the consolidation of the two lodges, a n d ordered the Master of the junior lodge to transmit to the Grand Secretary the w a r r a n t a n d seal of his lodge. T h e consolidated lodge duly celebrated t h e h a p p y event, and is entering upon a new e r a of prosperity.
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MASONIO TBIAI^S.
On two occasions t h e proper District Deputy Grand Master was unable to preside a t the trial of a brother by one of the lodges in his district. One trial was held in Museotah Lodge No. 116 a n d the other in Clifton Dodge No. 122. I specially deputized W.-. G E O K G E D . A D A M S to preside a t each of these trials.
W.'. B r o .
A D A M S discharged t h e d u t y with which he was commissioned in an efficient and acceptable manner. OONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
I n the report of t h e Grand Secretary, the action of the loages in this jurisdiction upon t h e proposed a m e n d m e n t to the Constitution is noted. This Grand Lodge lias a most faithful and efficient G r a n d Secretary. H e is p a t i e n t and long suffering, and h a s ever been willing to bear with the delinquencies of the.Masters and Secretaries of t h e lodges in this jurisdiction. I deem it proper, however, to call the attention of this G r a n d Lodge to the flagrant discourtesy which has been shown him b y m a n y of the lodges in this jurisdiction in disregarding the communications from t h e Grand Secretary, and thereby showing a contemptuous disregard of the action of this Grand Lodge. I recommend t h a t some stringent measure be adopted b y this Grand Lodge which will properly rebuke the Masters and Secretaries of lodges in this jurisdiction who failed to show to t h e officers of this M.-.W.*. Grand Lodge proper courtesy and respect. By m y direction t h e Grand Secretary h a s notified-the Masters of the delinquent lodges t h a t their delinquency would be r e ported to this Grand Lodge for such action as it m a y deem expedient under S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 6, which provides t h a t '-the neglect or refusal of a n y lodge to a c t on a n y a m e n d m e n t to t h e Constitution shall be deemed a masonic offense, which shall subject the lodge so offending to t h e penalty of suspension." GRAND ORATOR. December 1, 1906, I requested W.-. F U L L E R
BERGSTBESSER,
P a s t Grand Chaplain, to serve as Grand Orator a t this A n n u a l Communication. T h e delivery of his address will be the special order a t 2 o'clock this afternoon. MASONIC H E A D Q U A R T E R S .
L a s t fall it became a p p a r e n t t h a t serious injury had resulted to the Masonic Building erected in 1905, by reason of the settling of the southeast corner, which caused-a very serious crack in t h e wall of the building. A meeting of the Council of Administration was held. Upon consultation with t h e contractors i t was decided by the Council t h a t it would be necessary to rebuild a portion of the wall. This was accordingly done.
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CRITICISM o r BALLOT. . D u r i n g the year, I h a v e received several communications from the Secretaries of t h e lodges l a m e n t i n g the rejection of petitions, a n d in one or two instances i n q u i r i n g if some action could n o t be taken in favor of the rejected petitioner because of his distinguished merit or high s t a n d i n g . I n each case' I have cited the inquirer to .Section 106 of the ByL a w s of this M.'.W.-. Grand Lodge, which provides t h a t "if a b r o t h e r criticise the result of a n y ballot, or if he upbraid another for the result, he shall be deemed to h a v e committed an offense a g a i n s t t h e Body of Masonry." Much of the .discord in m a s o n i c circles is due to ignorance of or failure to observe the r e q u i r e m e n t s of this by-law. OFFICIAL VISITATIONS.
D u r i n g the year I have visited the following-lodges: Lawrence Lodge No. 6, L a w r e n c e , K a n s a s . K i n g Solomon's Lodge No. 10, Leavenworth, Kansas. Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka, K a n s a s . Salina Lodge No. 60, Salina, K a n s a s . W i c h i t a Lodge.No. 99, W i c h i t a , K a n s a s . Keystone Lodge No. 102, Coffeyville, Kansas. Solomon Lodge No. 105, Solomon, K a n s a s . Newton Lodge No. 142, Newton, K a n s a s . Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 145, Beloit, K a n s a s . Ellsworth Lodge No. 146, E l l s w o r t h , Kansas. McPherson Lodge No. 172, McPherson, Kansas. J o h n H . B r o w n Lodge No. 216, Salina, Kansas. Arcadia Lodge No. 329, Arcadia, K a n s a s . On t h e occasion of each visit the most courteous t r e a t m e n t . was accorded your G r a n d Master, and the recollection of these joyous occasions will never fade from his m e m o r y . I should be pleased to expatiate upon the h a r m o n y , enthusiasm and attendance a t some of these visitations, b u t I fear I should be charged with discrimination and favoritism. I will state, however, t h a t t h e purpose of my visit to L a w r e n c e Lodge No. 6 was to participate in the celebration of its semi-centennial. Your Grand Master was the recipient'of numerous other invitations, b u t the exactions of business engagements preS'euted their acceptance. I have also received several courteous invitations to visit other jurisdictions, but h a v e been compelled to deny myself the pleasure of accepting t h e m . FRATERNITY CHAPTER.
On J u l y 17, 1906,1 visited F r a t e r n i t y Chapter No. 133, O. E. S., Solomon, Kansas, by special invitation, and take pleasure in here acknowledging the courtesies shown me on t h a t occasion. '
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DECISIONS.
A very large part of the correspondence of the Grand Master .has been caused by inquiries which were answered by reference to some section of the Constitution or By-Laws of the M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of K a n s a s . Several applications have been made to the Grand Master for legal advice upon questions concerning lodges, but not depending for answer upon masonic law. While the Grand Master has not endeavored to establish a legal information bureau i n competition with t h e worthy brethren of t h e Order who a r e engaged in the practice of the law, I have endeavored, to give satisfactory answers to all of the questions submitted. The following list pf decisions I s u b m i t for the consideration of this M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge : 1. On November 17, 1906,1 received the following queries: ( a ) Is there any law in this iurisdiction for the election of a member of one lodge an honorary member of another lodge ? (6) Does such election as a n honorary member confer the right on him to count himself as one to make a quorum for business and work ? (e) W h e n the Worshipful Master is absent, does it confer the rightof said h o n o r a r y m e m b e r to congregate the lodge w i t h the senior Warden present, the Worshipfiil Master asking him to do so out of the lodge ? To these questions I gave the following a n s w e r s ; ( a ) I know of no provision of law specially authorizing the election of honorary members, but I see no reason why one lodge m a y not elect to honorary membership one who is a member of another lodge.. H o n o r a r y m e m b e r s h i p confers t h e honors of membership but does not impose the burdens. (6) An honorary m e m b e r of a lodge should not be counted In determining the n u m b e r requisite to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (c) If you will refer to Section 75 of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s and the notes thereto, you will discover t h a t In the absence of the Master i t is the duty of the Senior W a r d e n to congregate the lodge, and in the absence of the Master and Senior W a r d e n It Is the d u t y of the Junior Warden to congregate the lodge. After this d u t y has been performed by the proper officer, he m a y invite any Master Mason to preside. 2. A party who had been absent two years from the jurisdiction of a lodge to which he desired to present his petition, claimed t h a t his absence had been temporary. I held t h a t he could n o t claim t h a t his present residence was a temporary residence if h e had voted there at any time during the past two years..
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3. P e n d i n g action upon a petition for affiliation, the petitioner died before t h e investigating committee made report. I n reply to an inquiry as to w h a t action should be taken, I held t h a t the committee should report the facts and t h a t their report with' the petition should r e m a i n on file a m o n g the records of the lodge. 4. A petitioner w i t h o u t the physical qualifications was initiated, and then objection was m a d e to his further advancement, because of his physical disability. I held t h a t he should not have been initiated but, h a v i n g been initiated, it would be a gross injustice to him to refuse h i m a d v a n c e m e n t unless his physical disability prevented him from performing the work of speculative Masonry and c o m p l y i n g with the requisitions of the masonic ritual. Disapproved.
5. Q. Can the lodge funds be used for the purpose of placing a,memorial window in a c h u r c h ? A. N o . ' Disapproved.
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6. Q. I s it necessary to a w a i t t h e court before preferring charges a g a i n s t guilty of a masonic offense? A. No. 7. Q. I s it proper for the ofHcers of r i t u a l d u r i n g the conferring of degrees.
result of a proceeding in a brother who has been a lodge to use the cipher A. No.
Approved.
8. Q. H a s the Worshipful Master a r i g h t to request one of the W a r d e n s , not a P a s t Master, to confer a degree ? A. Yes. 9. Q. Can a lodge be compelled to waive jurisdiction over an accepted candidate who has removed to the jurisdiction of a n o t h e r lodge? A. No. 10. Q. Is a brother eligible to the office of Master in this jurisdiction w h o has served as W a r d e n in a lodge in another jurisd i c t i o n ? A. Yes. Approved.
11. Q. Can the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n for letters of dispensation for a lodge U. D. be m a d e by a lodge in another jurisdiction? A. No. 12. Q. Can a lodge use i n c a n d e s c e n t lights at the a l t a r ? A; Yes. 13. Q. H a s the Grand Master a u t h o r i t y to grant a dispensation authorizing a masonic lodge to b u r y with masonic ceremonies a suspended Mason ? A. No. 14. Q. H a s a lodge a u t h o r i t y to use a n y other than plain w h i t e lamb-skin aprons ? A. Yes. 15. Q. Can the funds of a masonic lodge be used to employ detectives? A. No. Disapproved. •
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16. Q. Can a dimitted Mason conduct burial services a t the request of the Master of a lodge? A. Yes. 17. A brother who had been expelled applied for reinstatem e n t and his application was rejected. H e then complained of the action of the lodge in expelling him, and asked me to investigate its action. I h e l d - t h a t he had ratified and accepted the action of the lodge expelling him when he presented his application for reinstatement. Decisions Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9,11,12,13,14,16 and 17 were approved, but as they are already covered by the statutes, are not to be spread upon the records as decisions. DISTRICT DEPUTY GEAND MASTERS. M a n y of the District Deputy Grand Masters have discharged the duties of their position with painstaking care and fidelity and to the satisfaction of the Grand Master. I regret to report, however, t h a t eleven of thetai have failed to inspect any lodges, and t h a t less t h a n one-half of the lodges in this jurisdiction have been inspected during the year. I would recommend t h a t By-Law No. 164 be amended, and t h a t provision be made for the appointment of not less t h a n fifty nor more t h a n fifty-five District D e p u t y G r a n d Masters. The districts as now formed are entirely too large, and require so much of the time of each District Deputy Grand Master t h a t it is a difficult m a t t e r to secure brethren who will serve acceptabl.y. I would suggest t h a t t h e by-law referred to be further amended so t h a t , mileage for a t t e n d i n g the conference a t the A n n u a l Communication shall be allowed only to those District D e p u t y G r a n d Masters who have inspected a majority of the lodges in their districts. THE KANSAS MASONIC HOME.
Masonry is a charitable organization, and the h e a r t of every Mason should swell with pride when his t h o u g h t s turn to the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e . I sincerely hope t h a t every brother in a t t e n d a n c e a t this Annual Communication will visit t h a t H o m e during his stay in the city. This m o n u m e n t of practical philanthropy testifies strongly in favor of the claim t h a t Masonry is the grandest organization t h a t ever existed. There are a t present sixty-four guests in the H o m e . E a c h is an indigent Mason, or the wife, widow, or orphan of a Mason. Their material wants are supplied; they are cared-for and protected; the young are educated; the old are furnished with recreation and enjoyment. E a c h K a n s a s Mason contributes flft.y cents per a n n u m to the funds necessary for these purposes. I n other words, through the cooperation of K a n s a s Masons, each brother is supporting, m a i n t a i n i n g and caring for sixty-four worthy and deserving people at an annual expenditure of fifty cents. By con-
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February,
t r i b u t i n g less t h a n one cent a year, each K a n s a s Mason supports a brother Mason or a Mason's wife, widow or orphan. The receipts of the H o m e l a s t year were $2.3,853.24. This includes $5,250 paid upon loans and $1,570 received from the Order of the E a s t e r n Star. W a r r a n t s were drawn on the Treasurer for $20,348.09. Four t h o u s a n d five hundred dollars of this a m o u n t was for new loans made, and $1,000 was a donation to the Chapel Fund. The previous a r r a n g e m e n t with the m a n a g e m e n t of the H o m e to investigate and care for proper objects of c h a r i t y outside of the H o m e , was continued, and $241.00 have been expended for this purpose. For this sum an appropriation should be made. W e are particularl,y fortunate in having this H o m e in charge of such an efficient S u p e r i n t e n d e n t and Matron. Bro. S N E D D B N and his wife are doing a work which for completeness, high c h a r a c t e r a n d successful results could hardl.y be excelled. A t the a n n u a l meeting of the Masonic Home Board, a suitable resolution expressing to this w o r t h y couple the high appreciation of their efforts which the board entertained was adopted, and I a m sure I voice the s e n t i m e n t of every m e m b e r of t h a t board in m a k i n g the declaration t h a t I do not believe they could be displaced w i t h o u t injury to this great charity. I earnestly hope t h a t they will be given health and. strength to continue their labor of love for m a n y years. D u r i n g the year six of the guests have died and six have been discharged. Fifteen were admitted. The net increase, therefore, was three, I wish t h a t every Mason in K a n s a s could read the reports of the Superintendent and Matron of the Masonic H o m e . -The brethren would t h e n more fully realize how creditable to our Order is the work'done in said Home. HOSPITAL.
For several years.-the sentiment in favor of a liospital on the H o m e grounds hsis been increasing. Those brethren who need the care and attention of a hospital are necessarily barred from the H o m e . The present financial condition of this Grand Lodge will not justify an appropriation for the purpose of building a hospital. I would, therefore, recommend t h a t the Masonic H o m e Board be authorized to arrange for the care, a t some well equipped hospital, of those w o r t h y distressed brethren who by reason of their physical condition require the conveniences of a hospital. OBDEB OF THE BASTEBN STAB.
Since the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of the Masonic H o m e , the Order of the E a s t e r n Star has m o s t generously contributed to its support, d o n a t i n g m u c h more liberally in proportion to its ability t h a n has this Grand Lodge. Believing t h a t the spiritual welfare of
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the guests of the H o m e was fully as important as their m a t e r i a l comfort, this noble organization has erected upon the H o m e grounds a magnificent chapel at an expense of more t h a n $10,000. This beautiful building will be formally presented to this G r a n d Lodge a t 4:00 o'clock this afternoon. T hope t h a t every m e m b e r of this Body will testify his appreciation of the zeal, e n t h u s i a s m and noble effort of the (rrand Chapter of the Order of the E a s t e r n Star by his presence at the presentation ceremony. I fear t h a t in some masonic circles due credit is not given to the Order of ^the E a s t e r n Star for their faithful devotion to and loyal support of this great masonic charity. - E v e r y brother who visits t h e Masonic H o m e cliapel will certainly have increased respect for and a;drairation of the Order of the E a s t e r n Star. ASSOCIATE OFFICEES.
I am glad to express to m y associate officers in this public m a n n e r m y appreciation of the uniform willingness and promptness with which "they have dis'charged their respective duties and responded to every demand upon them. I t has been so customary for Grand Masters to call attention to the fidelity and efficiency of our B.'.W.'. Grand Secretary t h a t I sometimes fear t h a t brethren may consider this a formality. Such is not the case. This Grand Lodge is under manjr obligations to its Grand Secretary for the skill and promptness with which he discharges every d u t y devolving upon him, and for his zeal in seeking opportunities to be of service. Unfortunately the hand of disease was laid heavily upon h i m this y e a r ; but w i t h you I rejoice to know t h a t his condition is greatly improved and he is again on the road to perfect health. CONCLUSION.
W h a t shall I say in, conclusion t h a t will convey to m y brethren even a feeble impression of the extent of m y gratitude for their kindness to me. I have ever considered the E n g l i s h language rich—full of forceful and vigorous words—but its poverty is painfully a p p a r e n t when I a t t e m p t . t o find language a d e q u a t e to express m y obligation to my brethren. W o r d s simply fail m e . I realize t h a t this is the greatest honor I h a v e ever received or will, in all probability, ever receive. N o predecessor has ever appreciated it more deeply than myself, yet I can truthfully say t h a t I h a v e never coveted this distinction one-half as earnestly as I have desired the love of my brethren. I believe in brotherly love. "GOD, what a world!—If men In street and m a r t Felt that same kinship of the human heart Which makes them, In the face of flame and flood. Rise to the meaning of true brotherhood."
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OF THE
â&#x20AC;˘ February,
W e all do w r o n g ; we all m a k e m i s t a k e s ; we all voluntarily c o m m i t error. L e t us, as we have vowed we will, over the foibles of an erring brother spread the broad m a n t l e of charity. W h e n we p r e s e n t our work for inspection to the Supreme Grand Master, we will not display h o a r d e d wealth ; we will not exhibit t h a t which has been secured b y skill, shrewdness or cunning. W e will r a t h e r search our lives t h a t we m a y m a r s h a l little acts of k i n d n e s s ; we will direct attention to the manifestations of' true brotherly love. L e t us t h e n so live t h a t when the s u m m o n s comes we can all^ p r e s e n t a n a b u n d a n c e of creditable w o r k for inspection. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, T H O M A S L. B O N D , , Grand Master.
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OF KANSAS.
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E X H I B I T "A.' P B O C E E D I N G S O F T H E M . - . W . ' . G R A N D L O D G E O F A . F . & A. M., OF K A N S A S .
SPECIAL
COMMUNICATION.
M A N H A T T A N , K A N S A S , A p r i l 19,1906.
The M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free a n d Accepted Masons of K a n s a s convened in Special Communication in Masonic H a l l , in the City of Manhattan, Thursday, April 19th, for the purpose of laying the corner-stone of the E i l e y County Court House. OFPIOBRS.
M.-.W.-. T H O M A S L . B O N D W.-. G E O R G E S . M U R P H Y E.-. W.-. H E N R Y F . M A S O N W.-. S I M E O N M . F O X W.-. M. S. A M O S
Grand Master. as Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior W a r d e n . as Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n . as Grand Treasurer.
'
E.-. W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N
W.-. C. G. A N D E R S O N . W.-. O. D. S H I D E W.-. B . E . H U L L . . . . : W.-. E . A. PoPENOH
Grand Secretary.
-.
Bro. H E R M A N P F E U T Z E
as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand
Senior Junior Senior Junior
Deacon. Deacon. Steward. Steward.
as Grand Tyler.
The Grand Lodge was then opened in ample form on t h e first degree of Masonry, and proceeded to t h e site of the new Court House, where t h e corner-stone was laid in accordance with t h e ancient customs of t h e fraternity. A n oration suitable' to t h e occasion w a s delivered by E.-. W.-. H E N R Y F . MASON, G r a n d Senior W a r d e n . Appropriate remarks were also m a d e by Bros. S A M . K I M B L E , judge of the District Court for Biley County,.and Senator J O H N E . H E S S I N .
The Grand Lodge then returned to the Masonic Hall, where it was closed in ample form. THOMAS L . BOND,
Attest:
Crrand
ALBERT K . WILSON,
Orand
Secretary.
Master.
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
' E X H I B I T B."
G B E A T B E N D , K A N S A S , J u n e 27,1906.
To Thomas L. Bond, Grand Master, Salina,
Kansas.
M O S T W O R S H I P F U L S I E A N D B K O T H B R : â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I beg
to
report,
t h a t p u r s u a n t to the authority conferred upon me, I duly convened Great Bend Lodge No. 15 and presided a t t h e laying of the cornerstone, w h i c h was done according to t h e plan"outlined in t h e monitor a n d with all the solemn ceremonials of our ancient rites. The occasion w a s a most happy one. T h e afternoon was perfect. A large concourse of citizens and visitors, including some of the old settlers from a distance, even some from other States, attended. A highly creditable number of Master Masons participated in t h e ceremonies. N u m e r o u s addresses were inade by m e m b e r s of t h e Craft a n d by former, mayors of the city. The band was in attendance a n d discoursed pleasing music. The fire company participated in t h e parade, and t h e occasion m a r k e d quite an event in t h e growth of our thriving little city. I t is t h e consensus of opinion t h a t the ceremonies were so conducted as to Increase t h e prestige a n d usefulness of the Orde.r in , the c o m m u n i t y , and our labors were cordially appreciated by citizens and officials alike. E'raternally and respectfully, F. V E R N O N RUSSELL,,
Special
Deputy
Orand
Master.
' E X H I B I T C." P B O O E E D I N G S OP T H E M . - . W . - . G R A N D L O D G E O F A. F . & A . M. OF K A N S A S .
SPECIAL
COMMUNICATION. A R C A D I A , K A N S A S , J u l y 5,1906.
A t t h e request of Arcadia L o d g e No. 329, the Grand Lodge convened in Special Communication in t h e Masonic Hall, in t h e City of Arcadia, J u l y 5,1906, for t h e purpose of laying t h e cornerstone of t h e new public school building.
GRAND
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LODGE
OF KANSAS.
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OFFICERS.
M.-.W.-. Bro. Bro. Bro.
T H O M A S L . BOISTD JAMBS T. FOWLEB ALBERT W . RICHARDS DANIEL B . HOBTON
Bro. C H A B L B S B . S T A E M E B R.-. W.-. A L B E E T K . W I L S O N Bro. J A M B S S . B A L D W I N
Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro.
JOHN O. F A E M B B CHABLBS L . RUSSELL E D W A B D F . SHOLTZ JAMES B . EDDS
Grand Master. as Deputy Grand Master. as Grand Senior W a r d e n . as Grand Junior W a r d e n . as Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. as Grand Chaplain.
as Grand Senior Deacon. as Grand Junior Deacon. as Grand Senior Steward. as Grand J u n i o r Steward.
Bro. R A Y M O N D W , M O O B E
as Grand Marshal.
Bro. J. D. B E L L
as Grand Tyler.
The M.-.W.-. Grand Master then opened the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , in ample form on t h e first degree of Masonry. The Grand Lodge then marched to the site of the new school building, where the ceremony of laying the c o r n e r s t o n e was performed by t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master, assisted by t h e other Grand Officers. An address was delivered by M.-.W.-. B E S T O B G. B K O W N . The Grand Lodge then returned to Masonic H a l l , where it was closed in ample form. THOMAS L . BOND,
Attest:
Grand
Master.
ALBEBT K . WILSON,
Grand
Secretary.
' E X H I B I T D."
H I A W A T H A , K A N . , A u g u s t 30, 1906.
M.-. IF.-. Thomas L. Bond, Grand Master, Salina, Kansas. I have the honor to return to you the commission appointing me as Deputy Grand Master for the purpose of laying the cornerstone of the new library building in this city. The ceremonj' was.conducted on t h e afternoon of Wednesday, August 29,1906, strictly in accordance with the rules of our a n c i e n t Craft. W i t h m y personal t h a n k s for honors conferred and confidence reposed, I am, F r a t e r n a l l y yours, C. H . L A W R E N C E ,
Special Deputy
Grand
Master.
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
' E X H I B I T E." P B O C E B D I N G S OF T H E M.-.W.-. G R A N D L O D G E O F A. F . & A. M. OF K A N S A S .
S P E C I A L COMMTTNICATION. N E W T O N , K A N S A S , September 11,1906.
On September 11,1906, a t t h e request of Newton Lodge No. 142, the M.-.W.-. Grand Master convened t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Ancient, F r e e and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s in Special Communication for the purpose of laying the corner-stone of the S a r v e y County court house, which was being erected in the City of Newton. OFFICERS.
M.-.W.-. M.-.W.-. E.-. W.-. M.-.W.-. W.-.
THOMAS L . BOND WILLIAM M . SHAVER H E N R Y F . MASON S. B . P E T E R S BoBERT D O U G H E R T Y
Grand Master. -.. as Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior W a r d e n . as Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n . as Grand Treasurer. .
B.-. W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N Bro. J O H N Y . EWART-.
W.-. W.-. W.-. Bro. W.-. W.-. W.-.
Grand Secretary. as Grand Chaplain.
C H A R L E S C . MOAK J. E . P K U I T T B. O. H A G E N J. J . N O R T O N JOHN C. ELY WILLIAM S. DIX G E O R G E W . YOUNG
as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand
W.-. C H A R L E S Q\ B E N P E R
Senior Deacon. J u n i o r Deacon. Pursuivant. Marshal. Senior Steward. J u n i o r Steward. Sword Bearer.
as Grand Tyler.
The M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge w a s then opened in ample form on the first degree of Masonry. T h e G r a n d Lodge then repaired to the site of the court house w h e r e t h e a n c i e n t custom of laying corner-stones was performed b y t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master, assisted by t h e other Grand Officers. A t the proper place in the ceremony an oration was delivered by the M.-.W.-. Grand Master. The Grand Lodge then r e t u r n e d to t h e Masonic H a l l , where it was closed in ample form. THOMAS L . BOND,
Attest:
Orand
ALBERT K. WILSON,
Orand
Secretary.
Master.
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REPORTS OP D E P U T Y GRAND MASTER, GRAND SENIOR AND JUNIOR WARDENS. Yerbal r e p o r t s were submitted b y the above Grand Officers, s t a t i n g t h a t t h e y had riot been called upon to perform a n y official duties, b u t reference w a s m a d e t o several official visits during the year. REPORT OF COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION. R.-.W.-. F R E D WASHBON, G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n , s u b m i t t e d t h e following verbal r e p o r t : M.*. W.'. Grand Master and brethren, I have not prepared a n y written report; There were only two meetings held this year of the Council of Administration. One of them was i m m e d i a t e l y after the close of t h e Grand Lodge one year ago, in which t h e r e was an election of a secretary of the Board, and the amounts of the bonds of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer were fixed. M.-. W.-. J O H N C . P O S T L B T H W A I T E w a s selected as a m e m b e r of
the Masonic H o m e Board. At a subsequent meeting in J a n u a r y , the subject relative to a defect in t h e southeast corner of t h e new Grand Lodge office building was taken up and its repair arranged for. -
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Februarj-,
GRAND T R E A S U R E R ' S REPORT. R.-. AV.-. ALBERT SARBACH, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , presented the following r e p o r t : floi.TOir, K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 4, 1907.' To the M.-. W.\ Grand Ledge cj Kansas : The following report of receipts and disbursements is herewith submitted: G]!;^fB»AIJ
FUNB.
,q„„ , Heceipts. Feb. 3.—Balance cash on h a n d Apr. 9.^Received froin G r a n d Secretary Apr.' 28.—Received from G r a n d Secretary May 24.—Received from G r a n d Secretary J u n e 14.—Received from G r a n d Secretary J u n e 28.—Received from G r a n d Secretary J u l y 7.—Received from G r a n d Secretary J u l y 13.—Received from G r a n d Secretary J u l y 18.—Received from G r a n d Secretary: J u l y 19.—Received from G r a n d Secretary Aug-. 28.—Received from G r a n d Secretary Sept. 26.r—Received from G r a n d Secretary Oct. 6.—Received.from G r a n d Secretary. . . .; Nov. 19.—Received from G r a n d Secretary Dec. 18.—Received from G r a n d Secretary Dec. 31.—Received fronn G r a n d Secretary 1907. J a n . 7.—Received from G r a n d Secretary J a n . 9.—Received from G r a n d Secretary J a n . 10.—Received from G r a n d S e c r e t a r y . J a n . 11.—Received from G r a n d Secretary J a n . 12.—Received from G r a n d S e c r e t a r y . Jan., 12.—Received from Gi-and Secretarj' J a n . 12.—Received from G r a n d Secretary J a n . 12.—Received from G r a n d Secretary J a n . 18.—Received from G r a n d Secretary J a n . 22.—Received from G r a n d Secretary J a n . 26.—Received from G r a n d S e c r e t a r y . . * J a n . 30.—Received from G r a n d Secretary Feb. 1.—Received from G r a n d Secretary Feb. 4.—Received from G r a n d Secretary Total
.$25,434 75 37 20 35 50 95 76 86 . 14 114 64 52 52 85 42
23 00 60 00 00 13 55 95 89 26 23 57 05 27 75 55
3,995 4.128 3,661 , 2.764 2,644 4,198 1,825 2,730 458 822 1,921 1,093 620 •. .. 554
75 40 80 20 50 55 40 20 90 40 70 30 60 42
$57,707 05 OHABITY FUND.
,q,,fl Receipts. Feb. 3.—Balance cash on h a n d $ 1,833 76 Nov. 23.—Received from G r a n d Secretary 225 00 1907. Feb. 4.—Transferred from G e n e r a l F u n d , teni per cent. of receipts of 19C6, igl4,601..50 1,460 15 Total
$ 3,018 91
1906-07.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
43
GBNBBAIi FUND.
Disbursements. . W a r r a n t s issued as shown in Grand Secretary's report, and paid since February 3, 1906: W a r r a n t s Nos. 1 to 297 inclusive, except !Nos. 1906. 44, 85 and 139 .• $27,139 84 Feb. 4.—Transferred to Charity F u n d 1.460 15 Balance cash on hand 29,107 06 Total
•
$57,707 05
OHABITY FUND.
,„„„ Feb. 24.—Warrant No. Apr. 25.—Warrant No. May 21.—Warrant No. Balance cash
Disbursements. 44 85 '. 139 on hand
$ 390 500 50 2,078
Total
00 00 00 91
$3,018 91
T E I A T J B A L A N C E GRAND TBBASUBEE'S LEDGER.
Semi-centennial Celebration Binding Proceedings Gash on hand
$
25 00 385 00 31.185 97
% 31,595 97 General Fund Charity F u n d Printing Annual Proceedings Postage' and Express Special appropriation, official receipts Grand Secretary's incidentals Library books. . Grand Master's Contingent F u n d Custodians Mileage Assistance to Grand Secretary Grand Oflflcers' portraits Mileage and expenses Office and liibrary Building Stationery and printing
$ 27,526 2.078 510 288 225 197 162 72 215 135 40 34 33 74 "
62 91 22 70 08 88 45 49 00 80 90 00 45 27 20
$ 31,595 97 F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, ALBERT SAEBACH, Orand Treasurer.
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
G R A N D SECRETARY'S REPORT. R.-.
W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , G r a n d
Secretary,
presented!
t h e following r e p o r t : To M.: W.-. Grand Lodge of A. P. & A. M., of Kansas: The Grand Secretary submits t h e following report for the pastyear: ANNUAL PROOEEDINGS, 1906.
On March 31, 1906, t h e Proceedings of the last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n were distributed in t h e usual manner. SEMT-OENTENNIAL PROCEEDINGS.
As soon as practicable after our last A n n u a l Communication,. a souvenir edition of t h e proceedings of t h e semi-centennial celebration held in t h e A u d i t o r i u m , in the city of Topeka, on t h e evening of F e b r u a r y 22, 1906, were published, and on August 13th,. 14th a n d 15th were distributed in t h e same manner as the A n n u a l Proceedings. . , CHARTER.
The following c h a r t e r was granted a t the last A n n u a l Communication : Dwight Lodge No. 374.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; On Ajjril 5.1906, W.-. A D A M M O S E R , Jr., Special Deputy Grand Master, instituted the lodge with t h e following officers: M I C H A E L D . P E T E R S , M a s t e r ; G E O . D A S H E R , Senior W a r d e n ; C H A R L E S W . N O B D E B N , J u n i o r W a r d e n ; D A V I D B R O O K S , T r e a s u r e r ; J O H N B . O L S O N , S e c r e t a r y ; W A L T E R A. A X E , Senior D e a c o n ; J O S E P H W . D U O E , J u n i o r D e a c o n ; O. J . F L A C K , Senior S t e w a r d ; D A N I E L A. N O R D E E N , J u n i o r S t e w a r d ; O L O P S . S T E I N B E R G , Tyler. COPIES O F C H A R T E R S F O B WYANDOTTE LODGE NO. 3, KAW LODGE NO. 272, AND GARDNER LODGE NO. 65.
The original c h a r t e r s of the above lodges having been destroyed by Are, copies were engrossed, a n d furnished t h e m b y order of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master a n d in accordance with Section 91, Grand Lodge By-Laws. LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION.
Dispensations were issued by the M.'.W.'. Grand Master during the year, as follows : . M u n d e n Lodge, a t Munden, Republic Cpunty; dispensation issued F e b r u a r y 27, 1906. Officers: C L A R K A. B A I B D , M a s t e r ; J O H N E . C O U L T E R , S e n i o r W a r d e n ; P R A N K A. M O C A L L , J u n i o r
Warden.
1906-07.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANHAS.
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Delavan Dodge, a t Delavan, Morris C o u n t y ; dispensation issued F e b r u a r y 27, 1906. Officers: W I L L I A M A. M O C C L L O D G H , M a s t e r ; W I L L I A M D A V I S , Senior W a r d e n ; T. J. M C G I N N I S , J u n -
ior W a r d e n . Grand View Lodge, a t Bucklin, Ford C o u n t y ; dispensation issued May 22, 1906. Officers: J A C O B P. SCOTT, Master; C. W . M I L L S , Senior W a r d e n ; A L L E N W . P A D G I T T , J u n i o r W a r d e n .
W a l d r o n Lodge, at Waldron, H a r p e r C o u n t y ; dispensation issued J u n e 4,1906. Officers: A L E X I S C . C U T L E E , Master; B U B TON H . JoBDAN, Senior W a r d e n ; R I C H A R D S E T H M A N , J u n i o r Warden. Zenda Lodge, at Zenda, K i n g m a n County ; dispensation issued N o v e m b e r 23,1906.
Officers:
R K N N I G 1?. G B I E M , M a s t e r ; C H E S -
TEB L. SCHOOLBY, Senior Warden ; H E B B E B T M . T A Y L O B , J u n ior W a r d e n . BufraloLodge,at Buffalo, Wilson C o u n t y ; dispensation issued December 11, 1906. Officers: A E T H U B D . L O W B A N C E , M a s t e r ; G L E N N C . C L A R K , Senior W a r d e n ; J A M E S K . B L A I R , J u n i o r W a r -
den. . ASSISTANT LEOTUBEES.
Upon t h e recommendation oi the Custodians, and by order of the M.'.W.". Grand Master, commissions were issued the following brethren as Assistant Lecturers : C H A B L E S W . W I L L I A M S , Horton Lodge No. 326, Horton. G E O E G E D . A D A M S , Salina Lodge No. 60, Salina. J O H N H A M M O N D , B u n k e r H i l l Lodge No. 291, Dorrance.. W I L L I A M A. D O W N E Y , Ionic Lodge No. 254. St. John. G B A F T O N D . W H I T A K E B , Olive Branch Lodge No. 212, K a n sas City. BuBTON S. W I L L I A M S , St. John's Lodge No. 113, Concordia. S I D N E Y B . LAWSON, Sylvan Grove Lodge No. 359, Sylvan Grove. L O U I S E . C O N T B Y M A N , Phillipsburg Lodge No. 184, Phillipsburg. A G E L . T E O M P , Norton Lodge No. 199, Almena. G E O E G E F . P O N D , Godfrey Lodge No. 124, F o r t Scott. B E N J A M I N J. G U N N , Arcadia Lodge No. 329, Arcadia. DISTBIGT D E P U T Y GRAND MASTERS.
Tlie M.'.W.-. Grand Master appointed the following brethren District Deputy Grand Masters, to whom commissions were issued May 1, 1906: On November 14, 1906, the M.-.W.-. Grand Master appointed W.-. J O H N J. M E T Z , of Jewell Lodge No. 11, District Deputy Grand Master for the Twenty-eighth District, Bro. O B B I N W . H U G H E S , being unable to serve. (For list of districts and names, see appendix to this report.)
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PROCBEVINOS
OF THE
February,
OONSOI^IDATION OF Fi^ANKIilN LODGE NO. 18 AND OTTAWA DODGE NO. 128. By a u t h o r i t y of an edict of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master F r a n k l i n Lodge No. 18 and O t t a w a Lodge No. 128, of Ottawa, were consolidated on N o v e m b e r 24, 1906, under t h e name a n d n u m b e r of F r a n k l i n L o d g e N o . 18. I n d u e time a report of O t t a w a Lodge No. 128, from .January 1, 1906, to t h e date of the consolidation, was received from Bro. B E N . D . L I D L A B D , Secretary of F r a n k l i n Lodge N o . 18. T h e a n n u a l report from Ottawa Lodge No. 128, submitted last year, was found to be very unsatisfactory, a n d t h e C o m m i t t e e on Chartered Lodges recommended t h a t the lodge be requested to furnish a new report. I n accordance with this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n a new blank w a s sent and a. copy of the report for 1905, w a s prepared a n d h a s been placed on file in the office of the Grand Secretary. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
By order of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master, a commission w a s issued J u l y 2, 1906, to B.-.W.-. F E D I X V. P R E V A L , as our G r a n d
E e p r e s e n t a t i v e near the G r a n d Lodge of Cuba. â&#x20AC;˘REGISTRY.
All d a t a as shown b j ' the a n n u a l reports for 1905, were entered upon t h e historical registry soon after the close of the last Annual Communication. T A B J J E A T J . O F LODGES.
In accordance with t h e recommendation of the Grand Secretary one y e a r ago, a n d which was approved by Grand Lodge, three h u n d r e d and seventy-four copies of w h a t is known a s t h e "Tableau of Lodges," was purchased, and a copy sent each lodge in this jurisdiction. This book contains the name, n u m b e r a n d location of all regular lodges in this a n d other countries, as well as a list of a l l clandestine lodges. This book is very valuable to all lodges w h e r e application is m a d e by a brother to visit, a n d each Master should see t h a t it is k e p t on file in the lodge room. ANNUAL SCHOOLS.
A notice was s e n t with t h e blank a n n u a l reports for 1906, calling attention to Section 43, of t h e By-Laws, relative to the time for holding t h e a n n u a l school of instruction, a n d as amended a t the last A n n u a l Communication. These schools since 1900, have been held a t three different ijoints in the State a t "the close of each year. Under t h e a m e n d m e n t to Section 43 these schools hereafter a r e to be held a t the s a m e place and during the week of Grand Lodge, except when Grand Lodge was in session.
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LAW RELATIVE TO VISITORS; OFFICIAL RECEIPTS AND ACTION OF GRAND LODGE I N FURNISHING PAMPHLETS GIVING LISTS OF REGULAR AND IRREGULAR LODGES. As the subjects above referred to are of much i m p o r t a n c e to all lodges, a copy of t h e official circular issued by the G r a n d Secr e t a r y on March 14, 1906, is h e r e w i t h given in full: O F F I C E O F CTRAND S E C R E T A R Y , G R A N D IJODGE O F A.- F . & A. M. OF K A N S A S .
TOPBKA, March 14,1906. DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE FOR VISITORS. OFFICIAL DOOUMBNTABY RECEIPTS. LIST OF REGULAR AND CLANDESTINE LODGES. To All Lodges Within this Jurisdictionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Brethren: The G r a n d Lodge a t its A n n u a l Coinmunication, F e b r u a r y 21-23, 1906, adopted t h e following report, which was presented b y the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e : To carry into effect the recommendation of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master with reference to the requirement of documentary evidence from every one desiring to visit a lodge in this jurisdiction wlien not personally vouched for, and the .specific directions of the Grand Lodge concerning the same, your committee recommends tlie adoption of the following standing regulations: No. 23. No lodge within this jurisdiction shall admit a visitor who shall be unable conclusively to establish by documentary evidence or personal voucher, that lie hails from s<ime regular lodge in t-his jurisdiction or within the jurisdiction of a regular Grand Lodge, recognized by and in correspondence with the M.-.W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas. Documentary evidence shall be a diploma, receipt for dues under sea! of the lodge. Grand Secretary's certificate, written endorsements by a Grand Master, or certificate of dimlssionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all of which shall designate a lodge, or Grand Lodge, known to be regular and within the provisiims of this regulation. Vouchers shall be personal, and made only iu lodge by some member thereof, or by a Master Mason who has established his right to sit in sucii lodge. In ail cases it shall be the duty of the Master of the lodge to ascertain that the lodge from which the visitor claims to hail is a regular lodge within the provisions of this regulation. No. 24. No lodge within this jurisdiction shall, after .June 30,1S06, issue a receipt for dues except upon a prepared blank form to be furnished by the Grand Secretary, which form shall contain a printed or lithograpiied certificate with facsimile signature of the Grand Secretary and se.al of the Grand Lodge, to the effect that the lodge issuing the receipt is a lawfully constituted lodge of Master Masons, working under the jurisdiction of the M.'.W.". Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas. The official receipts c o n t e m p l a t e d in S t a n d i n g R e g u l a t i o n No. 24, as quoted above, are now being prepared and will be r e a d y for distribution in a b o u t t h i r t y daj's. I n order t h a t t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y m a y know how m a n y w i l l be required to supply t h e lodges, it is requested t h a t each Secret a r y notify the Grand Secretary i m m e d i a t e l y how m a n y t h e y desire. The cost, in a d d i t i o n to t h e postage or express, will be a t the rate of fifty cents per h u n d r e d . The Grand Lodge ordered t h a t these receipts, and the cost of carriage, should be jjaid for by the lodges. Bills will be r e n d e r e d each lodge after the receipts are d i s t r i b u t e d . These receipts are being bound in books of 150 and 250, costing 75 cents and $1.25 per book, respectively. Please give this m a t t e r your i m m e d i a t e a t t e n t i o n .
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February,
On the back'of each receipt will be a certificate of the regular s t a n d i n g of the lodge issuing the receipt, attested by a facsimile of the signature of the Grand Secretary and the Great Seal of the Grand Lodge. The n a m e , n u m b e r and location of the lodge will be printed on the face of the receipt. These receipts are designed to take the place of certificates of m e m b e r s h i p , or standing, diplomas, etc., and will preclude the necessitj^ of the issuance of these documents. P e n d i n g the issuance of these ofHcial receipts, the Grand Master-requests that certificates or diplomas be issued only in cases of i m m e d i a t e necessity. â&#x20AC;˘ I n future, no receipts for lodge dues can be issued, except upon these official receipt forms furnished by the Grand Lodge. Upon request of a meinber, .and the surrender for cancellation of a receipt heretofore issued for the l a s t year's dues, the Secretary m a y issue in lieu thereof a receipt upon this official receipt form. I n connection with this legislation the Grand Lodge directed t h a t all lodges should be furnished with a printed list of all regular and k n o w n clandestine lodges in the world. This pamphlet will be mailed to the Secretary of each lodge within a few days, and should be at all times kept on file in the lodge room for immediate consultation when visitors present them^selves for admission. Fraternally, [SEAL.]
ALBERT K.
" >
WILSON,
Orand
Secretary.
W i t h b u t few exceptions, orders were received from the Secretaries s t a t i n g the n u m b e r of official receiiJts they desired, and on J u n e 8th the receipts were distributed accordingly. On J u n e 18th a bill for the cost of the receipts a n d t h e postage or express on the s a m e was rendered each lodge. Most of the lodges rem i t t e d promptly, but a few seemed totally indifferent, and although th'e Grand Secretary sent out several hundred communications requesting a r e m i t t a n c e , he is'still laboring with several in the hope t h a t he will succeed before G r a n d Lodge meets. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 5, ARTICLE IV, OP THE CONSTITUTION.
As required by Section 7, Article V I I I , of the Constitution, the Grand Secretary had the proposed a m e n d m e n t to Sections, Article I V , of the Constitution, w h i c h w a s submitted a t our last A n n u a l Communication and sustained by two-thirds of all members present, printed and a copy sent the Masters and Secretaries of all lodges. Herewith is submitted a copy of the communication, followed by a s t a t e m e n t s h o w i n g the action, if any, taken by the l o d g e s :
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O F F I C E OF G R A N D S E C R I S T A B Y . G R A N D L O D G E OF A. F . & A. M. OF K A N S A S .
ToPEKA, March 14, 1906. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION BEQUIBING LODGE ACTION.
To all Lodges Within this Jurisdiction â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brethren : At the last Annual Communication of the M.-.W.-. Grand liOdge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas, February 21 to 23, 190fi, the following- a m e n d m e n t to Section 5, Article I V , of the Constitution, was presented, a n d sustained by two-thirds of all members present and v o t i n g : " SEC. 5. standing Committees.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Standing Committees of the Grand Lodge shall consist of the following members, to be appointed by the Grand Master at the close of each Annual Communication, and shall continue for one year, subject to such changes In membership as the Grand Master from time to time may deem expedient; and be designated as follows: (1) On Credentials, (2) On Reports of Grand Officers, (3) On Finance and Property, (4) On Jurisprudence, consisting of five members each; (5) On Ciiartered Lodges and Lodges Under Dispensation, consisting of three members; ( 8) On Correspondence, and (7) On Necrology, consisting of one member each." The changes contemplated in the above a m e n d m e n t are as follows: Consolidation of Committees on Chartered Lodges and on Lodges U n d e r Dispensation. T h e same to consist of three m e m bers, and to be .known as the Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges Under Dispensation. Consolidation of Committees on J u r i s p r u d e n c e and on Grievances and Appeals.. The same to consist of five m e m b e r s , and to be known as the Committee on Jurisprudence. Consolidation of Committees on Finance a n d Mileage a n d on Grand Lodge Property. The same to consist of five members, and to be known as the Committee on F i n a n c e and Property. Reduction of number of m e m b e r s on Committee on Correspondence from five to one. Reduction of number of members on Committee on Necrology from three to one. Constitutional provision for Committee on Necrology, which heretofore has been authorized under Section 45, of the Grand Lodge By-Laws. Section 7, Article V I I I , of the Constitution, provides t h a t all a m e n d m e n t s to the Constitution of the Grand Lodge must be submitted to Grand Lodge in writing, a n d if the proposition shall be sustained by two-thirds of all the members present and voting, it shall be engrossed, and within sixty days thereafter the Grand Secretary shall send printed copies thereof to the Master a n d Secretary of each lodge for action thereon by the l o d g e ; and each lodge shall within six m o n t h s thereafter certify its proceedings to the Grand Secretary, who sha.ll m a k e a consolidated report thereof to t h e Grand Lodge a t its next A n n u a l Communication, when, if it shall appear t h a t two-thirds of all the lodges have agreed to the proposed a m e n d m e n t , it shall be so proclaimed by t h e Grand Master and become a p a r t of t h e Constitution. Under this section of the Constitution the above proposed a m e n d m e n t is submitted to all lodges for their action on the same. Your are, therefore, directed to cause this communication
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February,
to be read to your lodge to take action of approval or disapproval thereof, and make due report within the time required. Fraternally, [SEAL.]
ALBERT K . WILSON,
Orand
Secretary:
N u m b e r of l o d g e s a p p r o v i n g of t h e a m e n d m e n t : 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12. 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,'23, 24. 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36. .37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56,57, 58, 59, 60, 61. 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84, 85. 86, 87. 88. 89, 90, 91, ' 93, 94, 95, 96, 9 7 , 9 8 , 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104,105, 106. 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112. 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119. 120, 121, 122, 123,125,126. 127, 128, 129, 130, 132,133,134,136,137,138,139,141, 142,143,144, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150,151,152,153,154,155.156.157, 158. 159,160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165,166.167,168,169,170,171,172, ' 173, 174,175,176, 177, 178, 179, 181,182.184,185,186,187,188,"l89, 190,191, 192, 193. 195, 196. 197, 198.199,201,203, 204,205, 206, 207, 208, 209. 210, 211, 212, 213, 214. 215, 217, 218, 219,220.221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232,233, 234,235, 236, 237, 238, 2.39. 240. 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 247, 248, 2-50,251,252, 253,254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263. 264,265, 266,267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274. 275, 278, 279, 280, 281. 285. 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291. 292. 293, 294. 295, 296, 298, 300, 301,302, 303,304,305,306,307, 308, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 3)5, 316, 317,318, 319.320,321,322,323, 324, 326, 327, 328. 329, 331, 332, 333, 334,335,336,337, 338,339,340, 341, 342, 343. 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349,350,351,352,354,355, 356, 357, 358, 360, 361, 363, 364, 365,*366,367,368, 369,370,371,372. 373, 374 ; 339 N a m e a n d n u m b e r of l o d g e s d i s a p p r o v i n g of t h e a m e n d m e n t : K i c k a p o o N o . 4. L a f a y e t t e N o . 16, L e n e x a N o . 135, R e n o N o . 1 4 0 , E l l s w o r t h N o . 146, G a l e n a N o . 194, A n t h o n y N o . 200, J o h n H . B r o w n N o . 216, A p o l l o N o . 297
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N a m e a n d n u m b e r of l o d g e s a p p r o v i n g of t h e a m e n d m e n t , b u t action was not taken â&#x20AC;¢within'the required six months, a s p r o v i d e d in S e c t i o n 7, A r t i c l e V I I I : E q u i t y N o . 131, S c o t t s v i l l e N o . 249, A n t h e m N o . 284, L a C r o s s e N o . 330 4 S y l v a n G r o v e L o d g e N o . 359 r e p o r t e d , a f t e r t h e e x p i r a t i o n of t h e s t a t u t o r y t i m e , t h a t t h e y k n e w n o t h i n g of t h e c o m munication relative to the a m e n d m e n t
1
W i n d o m L o d g e N o . 276 r e p o r t e d o n O c t o b e r 20, 1906, t h a t t h e y w e r e u n a b l e to s e c u r e a q u o r u m to t a k e a c t i o n on t h e m a t ter .; :
1
N a m e a n d n u m b e r of l o d g e s f r o m w h i c h t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y w a s u n a b l e t o r e c e i v e a n y r e p l y : . E l d o r a N o . 28, D e S o t o N o . 40, S h a w n e e N o . 54, N e w A l b a n y N o . 81, T u s c a n N o . 82, D o r i c N o . 83, D e v o n N o . 92, B e n n i n g t o n N o . 180, G a y l o r d N o . 183, D e l p h o s N o . 202, W a v e r l y N o . 244, A s h l a n d N o . 277, A l p h a N o . 282, P r e s t o n N o . 283, C a b l e N o . 299, S y r a c u s e N o . 309, L a H a r p e N o . 325, E n t e r p r i s e N o . 353, C u b a N o . 362. 19 G o d f r e y L o d g e N o . 124 a p p r o v e d of a p a r t of t h e p r o p o s e d a m e n d m e n t only ....: T o t a l n u m b e r of l o d g e s
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I n view of the proposed a m e n d m e n t to Section 5, Article I V , having received the required two-thirds vote in favor of its adoption, it will be necessary t h a t Section 54 of t h e By-Laws be amended to conform therewith. OFFICIAL
OOMMUNICATION FROM THE QBAND LODGE OF T H E DISTRICT OF OOLtTMBIA.
The following communication from t h e Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia is herewith submitted for your consideration: G R A N D L O D G E , F . A. A. M. D I S T R I C T O F C O L U M B I A . 1717—BI-CENTENARY COMMITTEE — 1917. W A S H I N G T O N , M a y 1, 1906.
It.-.W.'.Bro. Albert K. Wilson, Grand Secretary, Kansas :
Grand Lodge of
D E A R S I B A N D B R O T H E R : — T h e G r a n d L o d g e , F . A. A. M., of
the District of Columbia has taken action looking to a general observance of St. J o h n Baptist's Day, J u n e 24, 1917, the bi-centen a r y of the formation of the first Grand Lodge of Freemasons, as appears from the subjoined extracts from its Proceedings for 1905, and the undersigned have been appointed a committee to bring the m a t t e r to t h e attention of other Grand Lodges. Please call this m a t t e r to the attention of your Grand Lodge, and a t as early a date as practicable advise this committee upon the following p o i n t s : First. Does the plan of a general form of service for all Masons upon St. J o h n Baptist's D a y J u n e 24,1917, commend itself? Second. Will your Grand Lodge join in such service, a n d recommend t h e same to all particular lodges under its jurisdiction? Third. Has.your Grand Lodge a n y suggestions to make as to the nature or detail of such service? Upon receipt of replies from a sufficient n u m b e r of Grand Lodges, a tentative plan of service will be considered. K i n d l y acknowledge this communication a t once in order t h a t receipt of same by you m a y be known. Fraternally, etc., W M . G . H E N D E R S O N , P.-. G.*. M.-., Chairman, W M . H . S I N G L E T O N , P.-. M.-., No. 31, Secretary, C H A R L E S T . L I N D S E Y , P.-. M.-., No. 5, E R V I N S . H U B B A R D , P.-. M.-., No. 10, R A L P H L . H A L L , P.-. M.-., No. 14, C H A R L E S T . C A L D W E L L , . P . - . M.-., No. 17, J O H N H . V O N H B R R M A N , P.-. M.-., No. 20, H A R R Y B O T H S C H I L D , P.-. M.-., No. 25, W M . M E H N , P.-. M.-., N O . 29,
Committee. Address communications to W M . H . S I N G L E T O N , Secretary, Masonic Temple, Washington, D. C.
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February,
G R A N D L O D G E , F . A. A. M., D I S T R I C T O F C O L U M B I A . OFFICE OP T H E GRAND SECRETARY. "WASHINGTON.
This is to certify, t h a t t h e following is a true copy of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge regarding t h e celebration of the bic e n t e n a r y of the formation of the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d : [ From Proceedings of Stated Communication, held September 23,1005.] Bro. W M . H . SINGLETON offered the following resolution, which was adopted: W H E R E A S . I t has been suggested by Bro. J O S E P H E . MoijooMBE, of the Grand .Turisdlctlon of Iowa, t h a t the Craft of the world celebrate the bl-centenary of the formation of the Grand Lodge of England In London in 1917, and this proposition lias been favorably received by the Graft; and W H E R E A S , Only a small portion ol tlie Craft could particlpat'e a t such a celebration; therefore,be it liesolved. By the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, a t this Stated Oomraunlcatlon,.September 23,1905, t h a t the Grand Master of Masons of this Jurisdiction be requested to designate a committee of five brethren who shall take under advisement and report to this Grand Lodge some plan of n general celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of St. John the Baptist's Day, J u n e 24,1717. The Grand Master named Bros. J A M E S A. SAMPLE, W M . G . H E N D E R S O N , . W M . H . S I N G L E T O N , W M . W . J E R M A N E , and K E N T O N N . H A K P E R as the com-
mittee. [ F r o m Proceedings of Annual Communication, held December 20,1905.] Past Grand Master J A M E S A. SAMPLE, ciialrman of the special committee appointed to consider the resolution looking to the celebration of thebi-centenary of t h e organization of the Grand Lodge of England, made the following report: . WASHINGTON, D . C , December 20,1905. To the Grand Master, Wardens,and Brethren of the Grand Lodge, F. A. A. M., of the District of Columbia: The committee appointed under the resolution of the Grand Lodge, September 23, 190j, to " t a k e viuder advisement and report to this Grand Lodge some plan of a general celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of St. J o h n the Baptist's Day, J u n e 24, 1717," hereby reports and recommends the adoption of the following resolution: . , liesolved. That this Grand Lodge recommends to the Craft that there be a general celebration of the two hundreth anniversary of the date of the formation of the first Grand Lodge of Freemasons, St. J o h n the Baptist's Day, J u n e 24,1717; t h a t this Grand Lodge, through a committee hereinafter provided for, call this subject to the attention of all Grand Lodges with which it is in fraternal relations, requesting their opinion thereon and their cooperation therein, and t h a t the following tentative plan be suggested: 1. A general form of service to be used by all Masons on June 24,1917; followed by 2. Any special service each body of Masons m a y determine. 3. These services to be held by all Grand Lodges, and all particular lodges wherever feasible, or by other bodies of Masons when lodge formation may not be had. And be U further resolved. That a committee of nine be appointed to carry •out the provisions of this resolution. JAS. A. S A M P L E , W M . G. HENDERSON,
W. H. SINGLETON,
W . W . JERMANE, K. N . HARPER,
Committee.
On motion of Past Grand Master B A I K D , the report was received and the .recommendation adopted. The Grand Master named'Bros. W M . G. H E N D E R S O N , C H A R L E S T . L I N D SEY, E R V I N S. H D B B A R D , R A L P H L . H A L L , C H A R L E S T . CALDWELL, J O H N H . V O N H E R R M A N N , H A R R T R O T H S C H I L D , W M . M E H N , and Wni. H. S I N G L E -
•TON as the committee.
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W i t n e s s m y h a n d and the seal of the Grand Lodge, this twenty-third day of April, A. D. 1906, A. L. 5906. [SEAL.] â&#x20AC;¢
A. W,
JOHNSTON,
Grand.
Secretary.
R E L I E F BESTOWED ON ACCOUNT OF T H E CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE.
The Grand Secretary herewith submits a s t a t e m e n t of t h e funds which passed through his hands on account of the e a r t h quake in California: Grand Lodge w a r r a n t on the Charitjr F u n d by order of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master $ 600 00 Great Bend Lodge No. 15, Great Bend 50 00 E m p o r i a Lodge No. 12, E m p o r i a 50 00 Eising Sun Lodge No. 8, F o r t Scott 25 00 Mt. Nebo Chapter No. 36, E . A. M., Great Bend 100 00 Ellinwood Lodge No. 217, Ellinwood 50 00 Union Lodge No. 7, J u n c t i o n City 50 00 Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka 100 00 E m i n e n c e Lodge No. 205, E s k r i d g e 50 00 K a n s a s Lodge No. 307, Herington 25 00 Greenwood Lodge No. 163, Fall Biver 10 00 Total , , . . . . . . .
$1,010 00
GRAND S E C R E T A R Y ' S CERTIFICATES.
The following certificates were issued during the y e a r : No. 526. J O H N H . B E A M , member late P o m o n a Lodge No. 138. No. 527. D A V I D Y O O K E Y , member late P o m o n a Lodge No. 138. No. 528. T. F . W I L S O N , m e m b e r late P o m o n a Lodge No. 138 No. 529. G. B . B R E W E R , member late Eichfield Lodge No. 303. No. 530. CORODEN A. O G D E N , member late Lyons Lodge No. 192. No. 531. W I L L I A M H . W O L F E , member late Lyons Lodge No. 192. No. 532. E M A N U E L F . H E I S L E R , m e m b e r of late L o u i s b u r g Lodge No. 180. No. 533. W I L L I A M E . H E R O D , member late Mission Lodge No. 92. No. 534. A L O N Z O P. A S O H O R A F T , member late Saratoga Lodge No. 216. No. 535. G E O R G E E . D A K E , member late Myrtle Lodge No. 164. No. 536. A . B . S I M O N S , m e m b e r l a t e L i n c o l n v i l l e L o d g e N o . 3 1 5 . OFFICIAL CIRCULARS.
No. 102. Card requesting Secretaries to present to their lodge the official a n n o u n c e m e n t of the Semi-centennial. No. 103. C o m m u n i c a t i o n concerning visitors, official receipts and list of regular and irregular lodges.
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No. 104. Communication relative to a m e n d m e n t to Section 5, Article I V , of the Constitution. No. 105. W a r n i n g notice of impostor. No. 106. W a r n i n g notice of impostor. No. 107. Official communication from the M.-.W.". Grand Master relative to St. J o h n ' s Day in J u n e . No. 108. Notice to lodges which h a d failed to report on proposed a m e n d m e n t to Constitution. No. 109. L i s t of District D e p u t y Grand Masters for 1906 and districts. No. 110.
M e m o r i a l of B.-.W.-. C H A R L E S C . K E L L A M .
No. 111. Official notice to lodges in regard to t h e special ass e s s m e n t of ten cents per capita for t h e year 1906. N o . 112.
M e m o r i a l of M.-.W.-. T H O M A S E M M E T D E W E Y .
No. 113. Second notice to lodges which h a d failed to report on proposed a m e n d m e n t to Constitution. No. 114. Notice in regard t o . t h e distribution of t h e Semic e n t e n n i a l Proceedings. No. 115.
M e m o r i a l of M.-.W.-. J O H N G U T H R I E .
No. 116. Notice of school of instruction. No. 117. Credentials for Grand Lodge. No. 118. B l a n k receipts to be signed by the Masters for official ciphers. No. 119. Notice to Secretaries sent o u t with blank a n n u a l reports, calling attention to the time to t r a n s m i t their reports. No. 120. Notice to Secretaries calling attention to t h e n e w form of a n n u a l reports not requiring seal a n d signature of Master. No. 121. Official circular relative to t h e fiftyflrst A n n u a l Communication. . ' ESTIMATED REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOB T H E ENSUING YEAB.
The probable income to the Grand Lodge for the ensuing year will be as follows : Fifty cents per capita on 28,643 C h a r t e r fees Miscellaneous
$ 14,321 50 120 00 200 00
Total Ten per cent, to be transferred to C h a r i t y F u n d
:$ 14,641 50 if 1,464 15 $ 13,177 35 Probable receipts from Grand Chapter, Grand Council and Grand Commandery toward m a i n t e n a n c e of office and library building 450 00
A m o u n t belonging to General F u n d . . . :
$ 13,627 35
1906-07.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
55
Expenses. The expenses for the ensuing year, as provided by law, and for which appropriations should be made a t this Communication, are as follows: Salaries Grand Officers (By-Law 53): Grand Master : $ 800 00 Grand Treasurer '. 300 00 Grand Secretary ; 1,800 00 Custodians 160 00 Grand Tyler 50 00 Grand Chaplain 25 00 Grand Orator 25 00 Private Secretary 300 00 Assistant Secretary 25 00 Assistance to Grand Secretary 480 00 Assistant Tyler 25 00= $ 3,980 00 Salaries c h a i r m e n of committees (By-Law 54): Correspondence $ 250 00, Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D . . .. 25 00 Jurisprudence.." 40 00 Finance and Property 75 00 Credentials :... : 25 00 Reports of Grand Officer's'. 10 00 Necrology : 25 00= $ 450 00 The following appropriations, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are recommended : Mileage and expenses of Grand Officers, Custodians, and mileage of other appointed officers, c h a i r m e n and members of committees, A s s i s t a n t L e c t u r e r s and District Deputy Grand Masters (By-Law 55) . . . 600 00 Printing Annual Proceedings 1907 1,000 00 Interest on K a n s a s Masonic H o m e loan 600 00 Postage and express 450 00 Stationery and p r i n t i n g 450 00 Incidental expenses Grand Secretary's office. 350 00 Library books, p a m p h l e t s , etc 300 00 Grand Treasurer's bond 87 60 Grand Secretary's bond 10 00 Grand Master's apron 20 00 Expense for use of hall for Grand Lodge 100 00 Portrait inserts â&#x20AC;˘ 60 00 Expense of m a i n t e n a n c e of office and library building 850 00 Repairs and i m p r o v e m e n t s on office and library building 300 00 P a y roll for mileage to representatives and others entitled to same (By-Law 5 6 ) . . . 1,500 00 I n d e x i n g Proceedings Grand Lodge from 1903 to date 200 00 For purchase of book cases and' other furniture for office and library, and binding Proceedings of other jurisdictions, magazines, etc 500 0 0 = $ 7,467 60 Total. $ 11,797 60
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FROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
ANNUAL BEPOBTS.
A complete s u m m a r y of all.lodges for the year 1906 shows a net gain of 1,597, which is t h e largest of a n y one year in the history of this Grand Lodge. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the n u m e r o u s notices sent all Secretaries from y e a r to year calling t h e i r a t t e n t i o n to the law relative to s u b m i t t i n g the annual reports on or before J a n u a r y 10th, and the action of the Grand Lodge in d e n y i n g such lodges representation a n d mileage in the past, t h i r t e e n lodges failed to comply with the law this year, and the G r a n d Secretary, in compliance with S t a n d i n g Eegulation No. 16, issued t h e m no credentials. The following is a list of the delinquent lodges : Longton Lodge No. 26. E l d o r a Lodge No. 28. ^ . N e w Albany Lodge No. 81. T u s c a n Lodge No. 82. Godfrey Lodge No. 124. Meridian Lodge No. 126. Dover Lodge No. 138. â&#x20AC;˘ H o p e Lodge No. 155. H a m l i n Lodge No. 185. A s h l a n d Lodge No. 277. R o b Morris Lodge No. 332. A s h l a r Lodge No. 344. Olive Lodge No. 350. Credentials were also w i t h h e l d from the following lodges which failed to pay their G r a n d Lodge dues on or before February 1st, as provided by Section 6, Article V I I , of theConstitution, and StandingEegulationNo.il: J e w e l l Lodge No. 11. . Osage Valley Lodge No. 24. E u c l i d Lodge No. 101. Signal Lodge No. 141. P r a i r i e Queen Lodge No. 176. Gaylord Lodge No. 183. Canopy Lodge No. 248. Stafford Lodge No. 252. Doling Lodge No. 365. The following lodges during t h e p a s t year h a d a net gain of ten or more, raised ten or more, or had a net loss of ten or m o r e :
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The following is a list of lodges whose membership exceeds 300: A l b e r t P i k e Lodge N o . 303, W i c h i t a .â&#x20AC;˘ 467 W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99, W i c h i t a 446 Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka 422 W y a n d o t t e Lodge N o . 3, K a n s a s City 414 Topeka Lodge No. 17, Topeka. 374 Newton Lodge No. 142, Newton 357 Siloam Lodge No. 225, Topeka : 325 Orient Lodge N o . 51 s t a n d s first on t h e list in number raised d u r i n g the year, h a v i n g conferred the third degree upon fortythree; W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3 r a n k s first in point of net increase,' h a v i n g gained fifty. I n order of n u m b e r raised, W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3 is second, with a record of f o r t y ; Sunflower Lodge No. 86 is third, having raised thirty-seven; Parsons Lodge No. 117 and Albert Pike Lodge No. 303 each raised t h i r t y - t h r e e ; P i t t s b u r g Lodge No. 187 is fifth, h a v i n g raised thirty-one. I n point of net gain, A l b e r t P i k e Lodge No. 303 is second, with a record of forty^four; Orient Lodge No. 51 is third, with forty-three; Sunflower Lodge No. 86 is fourth, with forty-two.
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SUMMARY FOB 1906. N u m b e r of members December 31,1905 Number Number Number Number Number Number
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Number Number Number Number
dimitted died suspended expelled
27,167 2.428 2,216.
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$ 4 90 24 50 6 50 11 70 13 40 7 70 4 90 2 10 5 00 2 00 4 50 12 20 4 60 2 90 5 30 19 40 9 80 3 10 11 60 13 10 2 80 4 80 28 40 35 70 6 60 8 10 12 60 . 12 50 9 80 5 80 5 00 14 00 7 10 6 60 3 80 9 10 6 10 5 30 3 60 11 30 4 80 6 50 6 40 8 60 4 60 7 60 3 50 • 4 00 12 10 4 60 6 40 5 10 16 50 1110 6 10 12 30 6 10
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$ 53 90 $ 24 50 122 50 269 50 71 50 32 50 129 70 -69 00 147 40 67 00 83.70 38 00 53 90 24 60 23 10 10 50 64 00 , 24 50 22 00 10 00 49 60 22 50 134 20 61. 00 50 60 23 00 14 50 31 90 26 50 58 30 212 40 96 50 49 00 107 80 34 10 15 60 127 60 m 00. . 58 00 144 10 . 65 50 . 66 50 14 00 30 80 14 00. 62 80 24 00 24 00 812 40 142 00. . 142 00 392 70 178 50 178 60 33 00... 33 00 72 60 89 10 40 60 40 50 63 00 , 63 00 138 60 . 62 50 137 50 62 50 49 00' 49 00 107 80 63 80 29 00 29 00 25 00 65 00 25 00 70 00 .70 00 - 154 00 77 10 35 00 35 00 35 50 35 60 77 60 19 00 41 80 19 00 100 10 46 50 46 50 30 50 . . 30 50 67 10 , 26 50 26 50 58 30 18 00 18 00 39 60 124 30 56 50 56 50 24 00 24 00 52 80' 32 50 32 50 71 50 32 00 32 00 70 40 42 50 42 50 93 50 23 00 23 00 60 60 38 00 38 00 83 60 17 50 17 50 38 60 20 00 20 00 44 00 60 50 60 50 133 10 . 23 00 23 00 50 60 32 00 32 00 70 40 25 50 25 50 56 10 82,50 82 50 181 50 55 50 56 50 122 10 30 50 30 50 67 10 61, 50 61 50 185 30 30,50 30 50 67 10
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1906-07.
Name. 177 R u s s e l l 178 B u r r O a k 179 M t . M o r i a h 180 B e n n i n g t o n 181 L e n o r a 182 B u r r t o n 184 P h i l l i p s b u r g 185 H a m l i n 186 M o u n t a i n S l o p e 187 P i t t s b u r g 188 O n a g a 189 N e w a h c u b a . . 190 H e n r i 191 W a l n u t V a l l e y 192 R o v a l 193 H a r t f o r d 194 G a l e n a 195 H a y s 196 M a d i s o n 197 C a n t o n 198 B l u e H i l l 199 N o r t o n 200 A n t h o n y 201 M u l v a n e 202 D e l p h o s ,203 S u m n e r -.. 204 D o w n s 205 E m i n e n c e 206 H a r p e r 207 O c c i d e n t a l 208 F r i e n d s h i p 209 B r o o k v i l l e 210 F u l t o n 211 G r e e l e y 212 O l i v e B r a n c h 213 T w i n G r o v e 214 S i n c e r i t y 216 W a l n u t C i t y 216 J o h n H . B r o w n . . . . 217 E l l i n w o o d 218 L a n d m a r k 219 C o r n e r S t o n e 220 P e r f e c t S q u a r e 221 L e b a n o n 222 St. B e r n a r d 223 J o p p a 224 A n c h o r 226 S i l o a m 226 D i r i g o 227 J a m e s t o w n 228 • S a l e m 229 V u l c a n 230 N i n n e s c a h 231 L o n g I s l a n d 232 G r e e n l e a t 233 C l i n t o n 234 A x t e l l
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Masonic Home.
$ 28 00 22 00 46 50 15 50 15 50 27 50 48 50 19 50 41 50 129 00 38 00 49 00 27 50 26 50 31 00 15 50 56 50 38 00 21 50 38 00 30 50 31 50 70 50 26 50 22 00 37 00 42 50 42 00 31 00 20 50 22 00 22 50 20 00 14 00 19 00 34 00 9 50 13 00 44 50 37 00 20 00 37 00 15 50 18 50 66 50 17 00 22 00 162 50. 14 00 22 50 13 00 36 00 43 50 20 50 45 50 26 00 33 50
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Or. Lodge Dues.
$ 18 50 13 00 18 50 27 50 21 50 17 50 22 00 16 00 20 00 23 00 29 50 11 00 37 00 25 50 55 00 9 00 25 01) 14 50 13 00 8'50 17 00 ' 12 00
Masonic Home.
$ 18 50 13 00 18 50 27 50 21 50 17 50 22 00 16 00 20 00 23 00 29 50 11 00 37 00 25 50 55 00 9 00 25 00 14 50 13 00 8 50 17 00 12 00
Total.
$ 40 70 28 60 40 70 60 50 47 30 38 50 48 40' 35 20 44 00 50 60 64 90 24 20 81 40 56 10 121 00 19 80 55 00 31 90 28 70 18 70 37 40 26 40
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KANSAS.
SCHEDULE " B . "
Being the a m o u n t returned by subordinate lodges for the y e a r ending December 31, 1906, account offlcial receipts. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
Smithton Leavenworth Wyandotte Kiokapoo Washington Lawrence Union EisiugSun Acacia K i n g Solomon Jewell Emporia Nemaha Oskaloosa Great Bend Lafayette Topeka Franklin Olathe Circleville Valley F a l l s Melvern ' Palmvra Osage Valley Oketo Longton Neosho Eldora Pacific Towanda Arcana Auburn Mound City Havensville Hiawatha Council Grove Paola lola Seneca De Soto : McKinley Holton ; Niekerson Delphian Baston Halstead Xenia '. Mackey Nine Mile Lake Orient Pottawatomie
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$ 125 2 50 3 75 75 2 50 2 25 125 2 50 1 25 2 50 1 25 2 50 75 75 1 50 1 50 2 50 1 25 1 50 75 75 1 25 75 2 50 1 25 75 75 75 75 1 25 1 25 75 1 25 75 2 50 1 25 75 2 50 1 50 1 25 75 2 50 75 1 25 75 75 75 75 1 25 75 5 00 75
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GrRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
$ 2 50 75 75 ; 1 25 75 75 75 2 50 150 125 1 25 1 25 1 25 75 75 75 76 75 1 25 125 75 75 75 2 50 1 25 75 1 25 1 25 75 125 5 00 75 2 25 75 75 75 75 2 50 75 1 25 1 25 75 ,. 1 50 75 125 ...,.:... 1 25 1 25 75 : 125 75 75 75 75 1 25 1 25 75 75
69 Postage or Express.
Total.
$ 0 16 10 10 10 10 10 10 16 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 16 10 10 10 10 10 10 32 10 16 10 10 10 10 16 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
$ 2 66 85 85 1 35 85 85 85 2 66 1 60 1 35 1 35 1 35 1 35 85 85 85 85 86 1 35 1 35 86 85 85 2 66 1 35 85 1 36 1 35 85 1 36 5 32 •85 2 41 85 85 86 85 2 66 86 1 35 1 35 85 1 60 85 1 35 1 35 1 36 85 1 35 86 85 85 86 1 35 1 36 85 86
PBOCEBDINQS
^o167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223
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Larned Parkerville Blue Rapids Fraternal Sterling McPherson Belle Plaine W e s t e r n Star Kirwin Prairie Queen Eussell Burr O a k . . Mt. Moriah Bennington Lenora Burrton Gaylord Phillipsburg Hamlin Mountain Slope Pittsburg Onaga Newahcuba Henri W a l n u t Valley Boyal Hartford Galena Hays '....-. Madison Canton Blue H i l l Norton Anthony...... Mulvane Delphos Sumner Downs Eminence Harper Occidental Friendship Brookville Fulton : Greeley Olive Branch Twin Grove Sincerity W a l n u t City J o h n H . Brown EUinwood Landmark Cornerstone Perfect Square Lebanon St. Bernard Joppa
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February,
THE
' Re°cfip{s. $ 1 50 75 75 1 26 1^25 1 25 75 125 76 75 76 125 125 ; 75 75 1 26 75 76 • 75 1 25 1 25 75 75 1 26 75 75 75 125 1 25 125 1 25 75 1 25 ,. 125 2 50 75 1 25 75 75 1 26 75 1 26 75 75 1 25 75 1 50 75 75 75 1 25 76 .'. 150 76 75 1 25 125
Postage or Express,
$ 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 . 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 . 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 16 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
ToUih
$ 1 60
85 85 1 35 1 35 1 35
85 • 1 35
85 85 85 1 35 1 35
85 85 1 35
85 85 85 1 35 1 35
85 85 1 35
85 85 85 1 1 1 1
35 35 35 35
1 1 2 • 1
35 35 66 85 35
85
85 85 •' 1 35
85 1 35
85 85 1 35
85 1 60 -.85
85 85 1 35
85 1 60
86 85 1 35 1 35
1906-07.
^o224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 276 276 277 278 279 280
GRAND
LODGE
^""x^Anchor Siloam Dirigo Jamestown Salem V u l c a n . ..'. Ninnescah liong Island Greenleaf Clinton Axtell Garfield Meriden Temple Mount Hope Urbana Soldier Linwood Miltonvale Peace Waverly Marmaton Tyrian Chase Canopy Scottsville Whiting Galva Stafford Oakley Ionic Milan Lyra Westmoreland Morton Beattle Medicine Valley Mulberry Attica Charity Logan Kilwinning M o u n t Zion Molina Bourbon Mistletoe Quenemo Armourdale Kaw Unity '. Black Diamond Webb Windom Ashland Cosmos Barney Brainard
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OF KANSAS.
71
BelfipL
Postage or Express.
$ 0 75 2 60 75 75 75 75 1 25 1 25 1 25 1 25 75 75 75 1 25 75 75 75 75 75 1 25 75 1 25 75 75 75 1 25 75 1 25 75 76 1 25 1 25 75 75 75 75 1 25 75 1 26 1 25 75 1 25 •.. . . 75 75 1 25 76 1 25 1 25 3 00 75 1 26 75 76 75 1 26 1 25 75
$ 0 10 • 16 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 •10 10 ' 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 24 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
$ 0 85 2 66 85 85 85 86 1 35 1 35 1 36 1 35 85 85 86 1 35 85 85 85 85 86 1 36 85 1 35 85 85 85 1 36 85 1 35 86 85 1 35 1 36 85 85 85 85 1 35 86 1 36 1 35 86 1 35 86 85 1 35 85 1 35 1 36 3 24 86 1 36 85 85 85 1 35 • 1 36
85
72 ^o. 281 282 283 284 285 286 287' 288 289 .290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 3v'6 827 328 329 330 331 832 333 334 335 336 337
PROCEEDINGS
Name. Milbrook Alpha,..;... Preston Anthem Chikaskia Lotus Oak . Cyrus Emerald Paradise...... Beulah Glasco Kiowa Glen E l d e r Comanche Highland Apollo Samaria Cable F a r g o . .'. Virgil Gove City Albert Pike Eandall Avon St. T h o m a s Kansas Alden : Syracuse N a p h t a l i . ..'. Hancock Santa Pe Severance Hebron Virginia Coolidge Norcatur Wallace Norwich Vermillion Goodland BeriHur.. Oneida Caney LaHarpe Horton Hoyt G y p s u m City Arcadia...~ LaCrosse Hoisington Eob Morris Eosedale Oak Hill Allen .Formosa Frederick
OF
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February,
THE
' £VJipL $ 0 75 75 76 75 ' 76 75 76 '. 75 1 50 75 1 25 75 75 75 2 50 .75 1 25 1 26 75 75 75 75 5 25 76 75 75 1 50 75 75 125 75 75' 75 75 ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 25 126 125 75 75 75 2 25 5 00 75 75 76 1 25 ' 75 1 25 1 25 75 : 1 25 125 75 75 75 t 76 75
Postage or Express.
$ 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 16 10 1010 10 10 10 • 10 34 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 24 24 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Total.
.$ 0 85
85 . 86
85 85 85 86 85 1 60
85 1 36
85 85 85 2 66
85 1 35 1 35
85 85 85 85 6 59
85 86 85 1 60
85 85 1 35
75 85 85 85 1 35 1 35 1 35
85 85 86 2 49 5 24
86 86 85 1 36
85 1 35 1 35
85 1 35 1 35 . 85
85 86 85 85
1906-07.
^o338 839 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374
GRAND
.
LODOE
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Kincaid Lane Leoti Parker Maple City Holyrood Ashlar Edna Moundrldge Spivey Hoxie Narka Olive Scammon Horace Enterprise Summerfleld Chautauqua Wellsville AltaVista Turon Svlvan Grove Jennings Geneseo Cuba Astra ValleyCenter Boling Bonner Springs Owen A. Bassett Stohrville Sherman Maple Hill Macksville "Denison Morrill . ..;..• Dwight Total
OF KANSAS.
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$ 0 75 75 75 125 75 1 50 75 1 25 75 1 25 .-.. 75 1 25 75 75 75 75 ; .. . 75 75 1 25 75 :. 1 25 75 1 25 1 25 1 25 75 125 75 ' 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 $419 50
, Postage or Express.
$ 0 10 10 .
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $39 62
73 Total.
$ 0 85
85 85 1 35
86 1 60
85 1 35
85 1 35
85 1 35
85 85 85 85 85 85 1 35
85 1 35
85 1 35 1 35 1'35
85 1 35
85 85 \.,85
85 85 85 85 85 85 85 $459 12
74
PROCEEDINGS
SCHEDULE
OF
THE
February,
"C."
A m o u n t received from lodges for year ending December 31, 1905: No,
Name.
Gr. Lodge Dues,
Masonic Home.
Total,
101 E u c l i d 136 Vesper 355 C h a u t a u q u a
$ 2 8 00 50 50 25 00
$ 2 8 00 50 50 25 00
$ 5 6 00 10100 50 00
Total
$103 50
$103 50
$207 00
S C H E D U L E "ID."
A m o u n t dispensation fees received during year ending December 31,1906: U.D. U. V. V. U. XJ. U.
D. D. D. D. D; D.
Ijocaiion,
Name.
Munden Delavan G r a n d View - ... Waldron •Zenda . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . ; . . . Buffalo
Munden Delavan Bucklin Waldron Z e n d a . ....•'/...'. Buffalo
Aynount,
$20 20 20 20 20 20
00 00 00 00 00 00
$120 00
Total
SCHEDULE
"E."
A m o u n t received on account of charter fee for year ending December 31, 1906: No,
Name.
374 D w i g h t
•'
Amount.
$20 00
GRAND
1906-07.
LODGE
OF
SCHEDULE
75
KANSAS.
"F."
A m o u n t received from Grand Master, account of special dispensation fees d u r i n g the past y e a r : No.
6 6 7 7 17 17 19 24 28 42 44 50 51 51 66 80 90 92 93 99 99 102 103 107 107 117 117 120 123 142 145 146 147
Lodge.
Lawrence . .. Lawrence . . . Union Union E i s i n g Sun Acacia Topeka Topeka] Olathe Osage Valley Eldora Holton Delphian Lake Orient Orient Burlington Zeredatha. Golden Rule Devon Girard Wichita W i c h i t a . . .. Keystone Cedar Fortitude Fortitude Parsons Parsons Halcyon Liberty Newton Mt. Vernon Ellsworth Center
Amount.
.$ 6 00 5 00 . 5 00 . 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 5 00 5 00 6 00 6 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 Total
No.
149 156 171 172 173 187 192 200 209 211 216 216 221 229 235 238 239 246 251 258 260 268 269 272 287 293 303 303 303 303 309 311 338 344 367
Lodge.
Amm
Thayer $ 5 00 Dexter 5 00 Sterling 5 00 McPherson 5 00 Belle Plaine 5 00 Pittsburg 5 00 Royal 5 00 Anthony 5 00 5 00 Brookville 5 00 Greeley 5 00 J o h n H. Brown 5 00 J o h n H. Brown 5 00 Lebanon 5 00 Walnut 5 00 Garfield Mt. Hope 5 00 00 Urbana 00 Tyrian 00 Galva 00 Morton 00 Medicine Valley . 00 Bourbon 00 Mistletoe 00 Kaw 00 Oak 00 Kiowa.. 00 Albert Pike 00 Albert Pike . . . . . . 00 Albert Pike 00 Albert Pike 00 Syracuse 00 Hancock 00 Kincaid 00 Ashlar 00 Owen A. B a s s e t t . . $350 00
76
PnOCEEDINOS
OF
THE
February,
ToPEKA, K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 2, 1907. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , Orand Secretary, In account with the M.-.W.-. G R A N D L O D G E O F K A N S A S . jy
•
C A S H AOOOUNT.
Received froin lodges, as per Schedule " A " $30,541 95 Received from'lodges, as per Schedule " B ' ' 469 12 Received from lodges, as per Schedule " C " 207 00 Received from lodges, as per Schedule' " D " 120 00 Received from lodges, as per Schedule " B " 20 00 Received from lodges, as per Schedule " F " 350 00 Received from Grand Chapter, R. A. M., account m a i n t e n a n c e of oflBce and library b u i l d i n g 250 00 Received froni Grand Council, R. & S. M., account maint e n a n c e of office and library building 50 00 Received from Grand Commandery, K. T., account maint e n a n c e of office and library building 150 00 Received for r e i m b u r s e m e n t of, c h a r i t y 225 00 Received special dispensation fee issued by M.".W.". S. R. Peters ' 5 00 Received miscellaneous 16 85 Received daily balance interest 102 90 Total
$32,497 82
ToPEKA, K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 2,1907. M.".W.'. G R A N D L O D G E O F K A N S A S , .
In account with r906. Apr. O.- P a d Albert Apr. 28.- -Pai d Albert May 22.- -Pa d Albert J u n e H . - -Pa d Albert J u n e 28.- -Pa d Albert J u l y 7.- -Pa d Albert J u l y 13.- P a d Albert J u l y 18.- P a d Albert J u l y 19.- • P a d Albert Aug. 28.- P a d Albert Sept. 26.- -Pa d Albert Oct. 8.- P a d Albert Nov. 19.- -Pa d Albert Nov. 21.- -Pa d Albert Dec. 17.- -Pa d Albert Dec. 31.- P a d Albert 1907. J a n . 5." • P a i d Albert J a n . 7.- •Pa d Albert J a n . 9.- P a d Albert
A L B E R T K . W I L S O N ^ Orand Sarbaoh, Grand Sarbach, Grand Sarbach, Grand Sarbach, Grand Sarbach, Grand Sarbach, Grand Sarbach, Grand Sarbaoh, Grand Sarbach, Grand Sarbach,'Grand Sarbach, Grand Sarbach, Grand Sarbach, Grand Sarbach, Grand Sarbach, Grand Sarbach, Grand
Secretary.
Treasurer $ Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer . . . . . . . . . Treasurer Treasurer
75 00 37 50 20 00 35 00 50 13 95 55 76 95 36 89 14 26 114 23 64 57 52 05 52 27 225 00 85 75 42 55
Sarbach, Grand Treasurer Sarbaoh, Grand Treasurer Sarbach, Grand Treasurer
8,995 75 ' 4,128 40 3,661 80
Carried forward
$12,863 65
1906-07.
Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb.
10.—Paid 11.—Paid 12.—Paid 12.—Paid 14.—Paid 17.—Paid 21.—Paid 25.—Paid 29.—Paid 31.—Paid . 2.—Paid
GRAND
Albert Albert Albert Albert Albert Albert Albert Albert Albert Albert Albert
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
Brought forward Sarbach, Grand Treasurer Sarbach, Grand Treasurer Sarbach, Grand Treasurer Sarbach. Grand Treasurer Sarbach, Grand Treasurer Sarbach, Grand Treasurer Sarbach, Grand Treasurer Sarbach, Grand Treasurer Sarbach, Grand Treasurer Sarbach, Grand Treasurer Sarbach, Grand Treasurer
Total
'.
77
$12,863 2,764 2,644 4,198 1,825 2,730 458 822 1,921 1,093 620 554
65 20 50 55 40 20 90 40 70 30 60 42
$32,497 82
1906. Feb. 5 F e b . 22 F e b . 22 F e b . 22 F e b . 22 F e b . 22 F e b . 22 F e b . 22 F e b . 22 F e b . 22 F e b . 22 F e b . 22 F e b . 22 22 F e b . 22 F e b . 22 F e b . 22 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 Feb.
Date.
In Favor
of as
1 $13,481 25 2 3 4 6 6 7 8 • 9 10 T h o m a s A. S c a l e s , chra. Com. G r i e v a n c e s a n d A p p e a l s 11 12 18 14 15 P e r r y M. H o l s l n g t o n , o h m . Oom. R e p o r t s Gr. Officers . 1« 17 18 19 20 21 A l b e r t K. W i l s o n 22 A l b e r t K. W i l s o n 23 24 A I b e r t K. Wilson 25 2 50 26 A l b e r t K. W i l s o n 27 T. A. B e c k ; 28 29 0 . M. H i l l 30 31 32 33 J. C. Y o u n g 34
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W A R E A N T ACCOUNT.
$ 50 00 25 00. 25 00 26 00 25 00 25 00 300 00 25 00 40 00 40 00 75 00 25 00 • 25 00 10 00 25 00 25 00
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Western Union Tel. Oo M.O. LUley & Co., spl. appropriation tor badges M. C. LUley & Co., spl. app'n Gr. Master's apron George M. Ooplln, salary, Gr. Lodge School George M. Dixon, salary, Gr. Lodge School Theodore J. Garlic, salary, Gr. Lodge School Ale.x. A. Sharp, Interest Masonic Home loan W. S. Bergundthal. expenses hall tor Gr. Lodge Samuel R. Peters, spl. appropriation, Incidentals .. Alex. A. Sharp, Masonic Home charity Albert K. Wilson Perry Oden .'. Rosenow & Co., spl. app'n Gr. Officers'portraits Albert K. Wilson, Semi-centennial Celebration Copeland Hotel, Semi-centennial Celebration Rosenow & Co., Semi-centennial Celebration City Water Works Topeka Edison Co Hall Stationery Oo U. S. Express Co Wells Fargo & Co., express Pacific Express Oo A. K. Rodgers Carl W. Nellls. assistance to Gr. Secretary Ooler L. Sim, Gr. Treasurer's bond premlu m George B. Penny, Semi-centennial Celebration Treasurer Shawnee Co Mrs. K. R. Ebey, assistance to Gr. Secretary Albert K. WlIson Missouri & Kansas Tel. Co Emahlzer & Splelman Ketcheson Printing Co., printing Annual Proc Crane &Co Library Bureau Ketcheson Printing Co '. .laccard Jewelry Co., Semi-centennial Celebration.. Mutual Ice Co D. W.&O. W. Nellls Topeka Water Works Topeka Edison Co U. S. Express Oo Wells Fargo & Co., express Perry Oden Albert K. Wilson Mall Printing House, Semi-centennial Celebration . Albert Sarbach, mileage Gr.Lodge. By-Law 55 00 00 00 00 03 00
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68 50
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Date.
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K e t c h e s o n P r i n t i n g Co., S e m l - o e n t e n n l a l Celebration..
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*This a m o u n t I n c l u d e s a n a p p r o p r i a t i o n from t h e G e n e r a l F u n d to t h e . M a s o n i c H o m e of .$5,000.00. + These a m o u n t s w e r e first t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e C h a r i t y F u n d , a n d s u b s e q u e n t l y t o t h e M a s o n i c H o m e F u n d , t o g e t h e r w i t h $2,429.89 from t h e C h a r i t y F u n d , m a k i n g e n t i r e a m o u n t u p to t h a t d a t e ?34,666.41 t r a n s f e r r e d to t h e H o m e . . J I n a d d i t i o n to t h i s a m o u n t $2,853.91 was t r a n s f e r r e d to t h e C h a r i t y F u n d from t h e G e n e r a l F u n d d u r i n g 1903, by o r d e r of t h e C o u n c l 1 of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . 5 T h l s a m o u n t i n c l u d e s $2,353.91 r e t r a n s f e r r e d from C h a r i t y F u n d to G e n e r a l F u n d , by o r d e r of G r a n d L o d g e . (See p a g e 158, P r o c e e d i n g s 1904.) IIThls a m o u n t I n c l u d e s $5,000.00 t r a n s f e r r e d from C h a r i t y F u n d to G e n e r a l F u n d . ( S e e P r o c e e d i n g s 1905, p a g e 348.) IFThls a m o u n t I n c l u d e s $445.50 d u e t h e H o m e for 1906, b u t n o t paid a t t i m e of closing r e p o r t . • * T h l s a m o u n t i n c l u d e s $10,000.00 b o r r o w e d from t h e M a s o n i c H o m e , a n d $5,000.00 d o n a t e d b y t h e M a s o n s of T o p e k a . T o t a l n e t receipts for t e n y e a r s $168,934 17 T o t a l e x p e n d i t u r e s for t e n y e a r s $172,286 07 T o t a l excess of e x p e n d i t u r e s over n e t i n c o m e 3,35190
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KANSAS.
APPENDIX. LIST OF DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS. District No. 1
OHARLES H . LAWRENCE
District No. 2 District No. 3
LDTHEB H . BORNETT ALEXANDER L. V A N ARSDALL
Valiey Falis Kansas City
District No. 4
CHARLES S. BIXBY
Osawatomle
District District District District
No. No. No. No.
5 6 7 8
:
District No. 9 District No. 10
Hiawatha
W I L L I A M J^I.OASSKLL A R i n a R M. S M I T H REUBEN F . BAKER .BEN. S . P A O L B N
Fort Scott Clieroliee Ellc City Fredonla
W I L L I A M J. AKMSTROSG J A M E S R. F I N L E Y
Burlington ..Williamsburg
District No. il
SIMEON M. F O X
Manhattan
District No. 12 District No. 13 District No. 14
CHARLES W . WILLIAMS A R T H U R HORN CLIN F . C H E N E Y
Horton MarysvlUe Belleville
District No. 15 District No. 16
.loiiN A. FLACK MACE B . LEATHERW^OOD
Abilene Council Grove
District District District District District District District
ROBERT DAUGHERTY P H I L O E . HOLMES FRED WASHBON CLARENCE W . P A Y N E C H A R L E S A. SLOAN C H A R L E S A. LOUCKS A L E X A N D E R A. S H A R P
No. 17 No. 18 No. 19 No. 20 No. 21 No. 22 N O . 23
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District No. 21 District No.25
REU.BEN A. C H A R L E S JOSEPH T.TYRRELL
District No. 26 District No. 27
DAVID O . M E T H V B N W I L L I A M C. H O F F M E I S T E R
District No. 28
J O H N J. METZ
District No. 29 District No. 30
J O H N J. H A Y S W. A M E R B U R N E T T
District No. 31
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District No. 32 District No. 33
Newton Douglass Anthony Hutchinson Pratt Lakin Larned
Great Bend ..Sterling Sallna Beloit
Jewell City Osborne Oberlln
ROB M . M C G O N I G L E
Colby
M A R I O N K . BRUNDAGE W I L L I A M B . "WASHINGTON
Russell Leotl
LIST OF DISTRICTS.
The following is the list of districts, with the several lodges assigned to each: D I S T R I C T N O . 1.
Location. White Cloud Highland Troy Wathena Severance Robinson Hiawatha Huron Atchison Atchison Doniphan Hamlin
N'ame. "White Cloud Smlthton .... Troy Wathena Severance ... Robinson Hiawatha Huron Washington. Active Arcana. Hamlin
Morrill
Morrill
D I S T R I C T No. 2.
No. . 78 . . . . . . . .
55 64 313 159 35 72 5 158 31
185 373
Location. Name. No. 266 Nortonvilie Mt. Zion •4 Potter Klckapoo 21 Valley Fails Valley Falls 84 Winchester .Jefferson Easton Easton 45 Ft. Leavenw'th. .Hancock 311 Leavenworth Leavenworth 2 Leavenworth King Solomon's. 10 Leavenworth Hiram McLouth Lyra Oskaloosa Oskaioosa 14 Tonganoxie Henri mo White Church...Delaware 96 Lansing Nine Mile 49 Boling •.... .Boiing 365 Denlson Denison •372
PROCEEVINOS D I S T R I C T No.
3.
Location. Name. Kansas City Wyandotte K a n s a s City Armourdale • K a n s a s City Kaw Argentine B e n TTur Bosedale Bosedale Shawnee Shawnee Lenexa Lenexa Olathe Olathe Gardner Gardner Spring Hill S p r i n g Hill Edgerton Palestine WellsvlUe Wellsvllle Bonner Springs,Bonner Springs. ulndaro Sherman awrence Lawrence Lawrence ,Acacia Baldwin P a l m y r a ..' Budora Doric DeSoto De Soto Llnwood Llnwood
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Paola Osage Valley Lane .". G r e e l e y Parker Equity L a Cygne Eureka M o u n d City Lotus Peace Kincaid Olive B r a n c h Delphian
9 23 83 40
'241' 37 24 339 211 341 131 61 88 33 286 243 338 212 44
D I S T R I C T N O . 5.
X e n i a ., X e n i a .: Mapleton Eldora Fulton Fulton Devon Devon Fort Scott Rising Sun TJnlontown Excelsior Bronson. Bourbon ..;...... Garland Memphis P a w n e e S t a t i o n . G o d f r e y !• Arcadia Arcadia Mulberry Grove.Mulberry . Morau Marmaton Tola Ida La Harp La Harp Humboldt Pacific ^
February,
THE D I S T R I C T No.
No. 3 271 272 322 333 54 135 19 65 56 127 356 366 368 6
D I S T R I C T N O . 4.
Paola Osawatomle Lane Greeley Parker Fontana La Cygne Pleasanton Mound City Blue Mound Loulsburg Kincaid Colony Garnett
OF
7.
Location. . Name. Edna E d n a ..: Coffeyvllle Keystone Liberty Liberty Caney Oaney Independence....Fortitude Cherryvale Cherryvale E l k City Carson Neodesha . . . . . . . . H a r m o n y Thayer Thayer Elgin Olive Mound V a l l e y . . . L a n d m a r k Altoona Altoona Sedan Vesper Cedarvale Chautauqua
No. 345 102 123 324 107 137 182 94 149 350 218 118 136 355
D I S T R I C T N O . 8.
Severy...'. Eureka Howard Moline Grenola E l k Palls Longton N e w Alb'any Pall River Predonla
Twin Grove. Fidelity Hope M o l l n e ....... Canopy Meridian... Longton , New Albany Greenwood Constellation
D I S T R I C T No.
Yates Center Neosho Falls Le Roy Gridley Burlington Westphalia Toronto Coyvllle
47 28 210 92 8 115 268 10s 124 329 281 245 38 325 29
Williamsburg Waverlj' Quenenio Lyndon Overbrook Osage City Melvern Olivet Lebo Ottawa Ottawa Pomona
187 367 119 274 351 98 229 76 117 63 100 194 71 73 103 239 237 315
Topeka Topeka Topeka...' Topeka Dover Auburn Carbondale Scranton Burlingame Silver Lake Rossvllle St. Mary's Wamego Hoyt Manhattan Meriden Maple Hill
213 106 155 267 248 126 26
81 163 95
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Gllead Tuscan Neosho Hebron Burlington Avon ' Woodson Coyvllle
144 82 27 314 66 305 121 57
D I S T R I C T N O : 10.
Anchor.... W a v e r l y .. Que nemo.. Euclid „ . .-.Ridgeway. Signal Melvern Astra Lebo. Ottawa Franklin McKlnley
. . . .
224 244 270 101 .62 141 22 363 152 128 18 41
Topeka Orient Golden Rule Slloam : Dover Auburn C a r h o n d a l e ... Perfect Square.. Corinthian Lake Hesperian Pottawatomie... Wamego Hoyt Lafayette Merlden Maple Hill
17 51 00 225 138 .32 70 220 79 50 Ill 52 75 327 16 236 370
D I S T R I C T N O . fi.
Pittsburg Pittsburg Pittsburg Owen A. B a s s e t t . Cherokee Cherokee Weir City Black Diamond. Scammon Scammon OMrard Glrard Walnut Vulcan Erie ....: Erie Parsons ;Parsons Oswego Adams Oolurubus Prudence GalenaGalena Baxter Springs. .Baxter Chetopa Chetopa Chanute Cedar Urbana llrbana McCune Temple Savonburg,.. .'...Virginia
D I S T R I C T No.
11.
GRAND
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LODGE
Name.
No.
Helton Holton 42 Whiting Whiting 250 Horton Horton 326 Netawaka..' Polar Star 130 Wetmore Wetmore 53 Circleville Clrclevllle 20 Soldier Soldier 240 Havensville Havensvllle 84 Onaga Onaga 188 W e s t m o r e l a n d . . W e s t m o r e l a n d . ' 257 Effingham Mackey 48 Muscotah Muscotah 116 DISTRICT
Seneca Oneida Axtell Summerfleld Beattie Ma.rysvllle Oketo Blue Rapids Watervllle Irving Frankfort Vermillion Oentralla Corning Sabetha Hanover Washington Greenleat Linn Clifton Clyde Concordia Cuba Haddam Belleville Narka Scandia ;
No.
39 323 234 354 259 91 25 169 85 112 67 320 89 13 162
14.
Star Frontier Gre.enleaf Fraternal Clifton Prairie Queen... St. J o h n ' s Cuba Dlrigo . Belleville Narka Lebanon
DISTRICT
No.
DISTRICT
No.
69 1C4 232 170 122 176 113 362 226 129 849 221
15.
Clay Center Clay Center Greene Highland Leonardville Garfield Randolph Farmers Riley Ashlar J u n c t i o n C i t y .. . U n i o n Mlltonvale Miltonvale Oak Hill Oak Hill Abilene Benevolent Enterprise Enterprise Herlngton Kansas Hope Cyrus
17.
Name. Location . Marlon Center Florence Advance Peabodv Halcyon White W a t e r . . . . B r a l n e r d Newton Newton Halstead Halstead Segwlck Sedgwick Moundrldge Moundridge McPherson McPherson Galva Galva Canton Canton
No. 147 114 120 .. 280 142 46 139 846 172 251 197
D I S T R I C T No. 18.
N O . 13.
Seneca Oneida Axtell Summerfleld Seattle Marysville Oketo Blue Rapids Sutton Blue Valley Frankfort Vermillion Home Nemaha Sabetha
DISTRICT
KANSAS. D I S T R I C T No.
D I S T R I C T No. 12.
Location.
OF
184 296 235 166 344 7 242 334 :. 68 853 807 288
16.
A l t a V i s t a ..' Alta Vista 357 Parkerville Parkervllle 168 C o u n c i l G r o v e . . . C o u n c i l G r o v e . . 38 Allen Allen 335 Americus Amerlcus 109 Emporia Emporia.... 12 Hartford Hartford 198 Oottonw'd Falls . Z e r e d a t h a 80 Alma Alma 161 Eskrldge Eminence 205 VlrgU Virgil 801 Madison Madison 196 Dwight Dwlght 374
El Dorado Towanda Augusta Douglass Winfleld Burden Dexter Maple City Arkansas City.. Oxford Leon
Patmos Towanda Mystic Tie Douglass Winfleld Clinton Dexter Maple City .Crescent Oxford Joppa
97 30 74 151 110 233 156 342 133 165 228
D I S T R I C T No. 19.
Wellington Wellington Belle Plalne Belle Plalne Conway Sprgs. . .Mistletoe Argonla Chikaskla Milan Milan South Haven Haven Caldwell Sumner Anthony Anthony Harper Harper Attica Attica Hazelton Charity Kiowa Cosmos Medicine Lodge.Delta Lake City Medicine Valley Bluff City StohrviUe
150 173 265 157 203 200 206 262 263 278 77 260
D I S T R I C T No. 20.
Wichita Sunflower Wichita Wichita Wichita Albert Pike Mulvane Mulvane Clearwater Unity Norwich Norwich Spivey Spivey Coldwater Comanche Ashland Ashland KingmanNlnnescah Cheney Morton Valley Center .. .ValleyCenter.... Burrton Burrton Hutchinson Reno. Haven Friendship Mount Hope Mount Hope
86 99 808 201 278 319 347 295 277 230 258 864 182 140 208 238
D I S T R I C T N O . 21.
Arlington Cable Turon Turon Preston â&#x20AC;˘... Rob Morris . Pratt Kilwinning. Greensburg Kiowa. Meade . . . . T....... Webb Liberal Fargo
299 858 332 265 293
275 800,
FROCEEUINGS
90
DiSTKIOT N o . 22. Location. Name. OooUdge Ooolldge Syracuse Syracuse . Lakln Emerald. Garden City T y r l a n .. S a n t a Pe Santa Fe. Cimarron P r e s t o n ..
No. 316 309 289 246 312 283
DiSTKIOT N o . 23. Jetmore Alpha Kinsley Mt. Morlah Larned Larned St. .lohn Ionic : Stafford Stafford Dodge City St. Bernard Macksvllle Macksvllle
282 179 167 254 252 222 371
DiSTKIOT N o . 24. Great Bend Great Bend Holsington Holsington Rush Center W a l n u t City Ness City Walnut Valley.. Dlghton Barney '..
15 331 215 191 279
Elllnwood Alden Sterling Royal Nlckerson Chase Corner Stone Wlndom Geneseo . . ; Frederick
DiSTEICT N o . 26. G y p s u m City Gypsum City.... Solomon City... Solomon Sallna Sallna Sallna .John H . B r o w n . L i n c o l n ....,.• Lincoln Sylvan Grove.... Sylvan Grove ... Lucas ...Blue Hill Lurav Luray Plalnville .Paradise • Hill City Mlllbrook BrookvlUe Brookville
217 308 171 1W2 43 247. 219 276 361 337 328 105 60 216 154 859 198 153 290 281 2u9
DISTBICT N o . 27. Minneapolis Barnard Delphos Glasco Simpson Bennington Belolt Scottsvllle
Minneapolis Saltvllle Delphos Glasco Sincerity Bennington Mt. V e r n o n Scottsvllle
TME
February,
D I S T R I C T N O . 28.
D I S T R I C T N O . 25.
Blllnwood Alden Sterling Jjyons Nlckerson Chase Little River Wlndom Geneseo Frederick
OF
143 59 202 292 214 180 145 249
Location. Jamestown Randall Jewell City Mankato Burr Oak Formoso Esbon Lebanon Smith Center
Name. Jamestown Randall Jewell Mankato Burr Oak Formoso Salem Oak Western Star
DiSTKICT N o . 29. Glen E l d e r Glen E l d e r Oawker City . . . . Cawker City Downs Downs Osborne Saqul Alton Occidental Stockton Newahcuba...... G a y lord Gay lord Klrwin Kirwln.. Lenora Lenora .-. Logan Logan DISTRICT
Phlllipsburg Almena Long Island Norton Norcatur Ober-lin Jennings Atwood
No. 227 304 H 87 178 336 228 287 174
294 125 204 160 207 189 183 175 181 264
N O . 30.
Phillipsburg Naphtali Long Island Norton Norcatur M o u n t a i n Slope. Jennings Atwood
184 310 231 199 817 186 360 184
D I S T R I C T N O . 81.
Hoxle Colby Goodland Oakley Wallace Gove C i t y
Hoxie St. T h o m a s , Goodland ... Oakley Wallace :. G o v e C i t y . . . DISTRICT
Russell' Hays City Ellis Ellsworth Bunker Hill Wilson Wa-Keeney Holy rood
348 306 321 253 318 302
N O . 82.
Russell...,'. Hays Apollo Ellsworth... Beulah....:. :.Satnaria Wa-Keeney. Holyrood ...
177 195 297 146 291 298 148 343
D I S T R I C T N O . 33.
L a Crosse McCracken Scott City Leotl Horace
L a Crosse ... McCracken . -..Anthem Leotl Horace
330 • 58 284 840 352
1906-07.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
91
EBPORT OF LIBRARIAN. A L B E R T K . WILSON, L i b r a r i a n , submitted the following r e port: To the M.-. W.'. Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Kannas: One year ago your Librarian recommended t h a t the first five lodges established in K a n s a s be requested to deposit their charters and original record book in the Grand Lodge L i b r a r y B u i l d i n g for safe keeping. This request was made, and i n d u e time the charters and record books of Smithton Lodge No. 1, Leavenworth Lodge No. 2, and Kickapoo Lodge No. 4 were sent the Grand Secretary, who furnished each of them with a certified photographic copy of their charter properly framed. Smithton Lodge No. 1 and Kickapoo Lodge No.4also transmitted to the Grand Secretary their first seal and other paraphernalia, which will not only be preserved from destruction by fire or otherwise, but will be valuable to t h e Craft a t large from an historical standpoint. The t h a n k s of this Grand Lodge are due these lodges for these valuable articles, a n d the interest they have taken in the matter. At the last A n n u a l Communication it was n o t deemed expedient to m a k e an appropriation for t h e purchase.of book cases and other furniture for t h e l i b r a r y ; hence, none was purchased during t h e year. Your Librarian would recommended tliat a n appropriation of three hundred dollars, or a s m u c h a s m a y be necessary, be appropriated a t this Communication for the purchase of book cases and other equipment for the library. I n 1903 t h e Proceedings of our Grand Lodge were catalogued from the organization of the Grand Lodge up to and including the year 1903. Since t h a t time t h e Proceedings have not been catalogued. A s this catalogue is of a very great deal of value, a n d almost indispensable, it is recommended t h a t two hundred dollars be appropriated for the p a y m e n t of the necessary labor in bringing this work up to date. W e now have upon our shelves hundreds of books, masonic inagazines. Proceedings of other Grand Jurisdictions, etc., w h i c h should be bound and placed in the library. No books of this character have been bound since 1897, as the quarters which we occupied before moving into our present building were so limited t h a t we had no space for additional book cases, and it was t h o u g h t unwise to do a n j ' inore binding until more commodious accommodations were secured. As we now have plenty of space in our library it is recommended t h a t an appropriation of five h u n d r e d dollars be m a d e for this purpose. During the year the following have been added to tlie library in addition to t h e Proceedings of other jurisdictions, a n d t h e regularly published masonic magazines, periodicals, etc:
92
PROCEEDINQS
OF THE
February,'
I n s t a l l a t i o n M.-.W.-. H a r r y H o l d s w o r t h , as Grand Master of N e w South W a l e s . Masonic M a n u a l of Alabama. The Pilgrim K n i g h t . (Coleman.) P r e s e n t e d by R.-.W.*. E D W A R D W.
WELIJINGTON.
Grand Master's Faniily. South D a k o t a . Masonic Veteran Association. V e r m o n t . Theodore Sutton Parvin, Memoir. B e p r i n t s Proceedings Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, 1792-1815. Proceedings G r a n d I m p e r i a l Council, Red Cross of Constantine, 1906. . . Proceedings Supreme Council Scottish R i t e , Southern Jurisdiction, 1905. Proceedings Supreme Council Scottish Bite, N o r t h e r n Jurisdiction, 1905. Proceedings Council of Deliberation Scottish Rite, N e w York, 1906. Proceedings Grand Chapter, R. A. M., K a n s a s , 1906. Proceedings Grand Council, R. & S. M., K a n s a s , 1906. Proceedings Grand Commandery, K. T., Ka.nsas, 1906. â&#x20AC;˘Proceedings Grand Chapter, O. E, S., K a n s a s , 1906. Memorial Volume Franklin Bi-Centennial Celebration, Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Presented to the Grand Lodge by A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , Grand Secretary, complete set of Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, G r a n d Chapter, Grand Council and Grand C o m m a n d e r y of Kansas. Sickel's Aliiman Rezon. Masonic Odes and Poems by Morris. Freemason's Monitor. ( Z . A . D a v i s . ) 1853. Freemason's Monitor. (Thomas S m i t h Webb.) 1868. S t a n d a r d Aliiman Rezon, 1886. Complete H i s t o r y of Freemasonry. (R. F . Gould.) Morals and D o ' m a . (Pike.) Encyclopedia of Freemasonry. (Mackey.) Souvenir of the celebration of c e n t e n n i a l anniversary of the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of the Supreme Council Thirty-third degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America. Book containing masonic'notices a n d invitations of the several masonic bodies in the United States and abroad. Official souvenir of the centennial of the death of W.-. G E O R G E W A S H I N G T O N , held a t Mt. Vernon, Virginia, December 14, 1899. Souvenir of the General Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the United States, held in Cincinnati, September 24, 1900.
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Your Librarian would recommend an appropriation of two hundred dollars for the purchase ofbooks, etc., for the library.. Fraternally submitted, ALBERT K. WILSON, Librarian. The annual address of the Grand Master, the reports of the Grand Officers and the report of the Council of Administration were referred to the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS. M.-. W.-. PEREY M-. HOISINGTON, chairman, presented the
following report, which, on motion of M.-. W.-. SAMUEL R . PETERS, was adopted:
. To the M.-.W.: Grand Lodge of Kansas: YourCommitteeon the Reports of Grand Officers have read the advance copies of the address of the Grand Master and the reports of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary, and' respectfully submit the following report: At the outset we desire to congratulate this Grand Lodge upon the intelligence, care and fidelity with which these distinguished brethren have discharged their official duties. The Grand Treasurer's report, being simply a tabulation of accounts, we recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance and Mileage. The Grand Secretary's report treats at length of many facts of great interest to the Craft, and we recommend its careful perusal. We suggest that special attention be given to the subjects of "Tableau of Lodges," "Law Relative to Visitors," "Receipts for Dues, etc." and "Official Circulars." We recommend that that part of the report relating to the amendment to the Constitution be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence for approval of the procedure and result; and that part relating to Annual Reports and Statistical Tables be referred to the Committee on Chartered Lodges; so much of the report as relates to Estimated Revenue and Expenditures for the Ensuing Year and that portion of the Librarian's report recommending the appropriation for equipment, cataloguing, binding, be referred to the Committee on Finance and Mileage. An interesting feature of this report relates to a communication received by the Grand Secretary from the Grand Lodge of the
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District of Columbia, concerning a proposed celebration of the Bicentenary of the foundation of the first Grand Lodge of Freemasons, to be held at Washington, D. C, in the year 1917. That the questions herein involved may receive due consideration, we recommend the direct reference of this communication to the Grand Lodge for discussion and decision. In. his,opening, the Grand Master broadly sketches in forceful and beautiful language the duty and privileges of Masonry. He enjoins upon his brethren courage, devotion and energy, and the articles of faith and philosophy which he^so beautifully states, bear the impress of earnestness and soundness. The Grand Master says that "he who neglects to do good, fails to be good;" that whoever is self-sufficient will never reach the heights; while "he that humbleth himself shall be exalted." Surely no nobler exhortation could be given by the Grand Master of the Craft. He speaks of the unprecedented developrrient of Masonry in Kansas during the past year, one phase of which is a net gain in membership of nearly sixteen hundred Master Masons. Upon this result your committee feel that the Grand Master and the Craft are to be warmly congratulated. Your committee recommends the approval of so much of the report as relates to the following subjects: F'raternal Relations with other Jurisdictions, Lodges Constituted, Charters Lost by Fire Reissued, â&#x20AC;˘ Special Dispensations, St. John's Day Observance, Repairs to Rees Monument, Grand Representatives, Lodges Consolidated at Ottawa, Masonic Trials, Grand Orator, Repairs to Masonic Headquarters Building, and Criticism of the Ballot. That portion of the report relating to our Fraternal Dead we recommend be referred to the Committee on Necrology, and Letters of Dispensation for New Lodges to the Cominittee on Lodges U. D. ' Your committee has noted with care and approval the prompt action of the Grand Master relative to the relief sent to the Grand Master of California for the earthquake sufferers, and recommend the approval of his action. We do not entirely agree with his recommendation for an amendment to the by-lsw providing for the distribution of the Charity Fund, but recommend that this subject be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. To this committee we also recominend the reference of his re-
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m a r k s concerningdimltof an E n t e r e d Apprentice from another jurisdiction applying for m e m b e r s h i p and degrees in a lodge of this jurisdiction. To the Jurisprudence Committee also the decision of the Gra nd Master and the question of an a m e n d m e n t to the law Increasing the number of the District Deputy Grand Masters and placing the p a y m e n t of mileage to same under certain restrictions. Concern-' ing this latter subject your committee recommend the approval of the Grand Master's suggestions. Your committee congratulates the Grand Master upon the number and extent of his official visitations, and recommend t h e approval of t h a t p a r t of his report, including also the laying of corner-stones. Your committee deplores the necessity for the Grand Master's remarks concerning the failure of certain lodges to take the necessary action upon the constitutional a m e n d m e n t duly submitted. From his relation of the case it seems t h a t certain of the b r e t h r e n have been guilty of unmasonic conduct. T h a t due opportunity for explanation m a y be given, we recommend t h a t this portion of t h e address be referred to the Committee on Grievances and Appeals. The Grand Master m a k e s a concise and intelligent report of the Masonic H o m e , of which, d u r i n g the past year, he has been the official head. Your committee are of the opinion t h a t a more extended report of the workings of this great benefaction is due the Craft. We think the Grand Master was especially happy in diverging at this point to introduce the reports of the Superintendent and Matron. I t is probable t h a t a more extended and detailed financial s t a t e m e n t should be submitted with other reports, bearing upon the administration of the H o m e . Should it be deemed unwise to extend the printed Proceedings of the Grand Lodge so as to include this matter, we are of the opinion t h a t a printed a n n u a l report should be required of the Masonic H o m e Board. Certainly no other subject lies closer to the h e a r t s of our brethren than the Masonic H o m e and its workings, and conditions should be a m a t t e r of familiar knowledge to all well informed Masons within this jurisdiction. I n this connection your committee have'considered the suggestions of the Grand Master with reference to the need of hospital facilities, and his recommendation t h a t a u t h o r i t j ' be given the Masonic H o m e Board to care for afflicted brethren requiring hospital attention. W e desire to suggest, however, t h a t the a r r a n g e m e n t with the Council of Administration, which has been in successful operation for several years, already confers upon the H o m e Board all the authority suggested. W e fully concur in the meed of praise so justly given by the Grand Master to the m e m b e r s of the Order of the E a s t e r n Star, a n d
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are glad to note an e v e r - i n c r e a s l n g r e c o g n i t i o n thereof on the p a r t of the masonic fraternity. Your committee are deeply impressed by the modesty and earnestness of the G r a n d Master in his generous reference to the k i n d n e s s of the Craft, shown upon his visitations, and for the assistance and support of his associate officers. H e declares t h a t he â&#x20AC;˘ has never coveted the distinction of being Grand Master one-half as earnestly as he has desired the love of his brethren. On behalf of the Craft, we t a k e pleasure in assuring the Grand Master t h a t they are proud of his e m i n e n t l y successful administration, a n d glad to bestow t h e i r unstinted love upon one so thoro u g h l y deserving. â&#x20AC;˘ Fraternally submitted. PERRY M. HOISINGTON, J. J A Y B U C K , THOMAS G . F I T C H ,
W M . M. SHAVER, MATTHEW M. MILLER, Committee,
CALiLiTO, R E F B B S H M E N T . T h e M.-."W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. G-rand L o d g e from labor to refreshment u n t i l 1:30 P . M.
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AFTERNOON SESSION. WEDNESDAY, F e b r u a r y 20th.
T h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from refreshment to labor a t 1:30 V. M. S P E C I A L OBDER FOR T H E E L E C T I O N OF GRAND OFFICERS. On motion of
M.-.W.-. S A M U E L E . P E T E R S , t h e election
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of
C u s t o d i a n s , w h i c h , on motion of W.-. A L E X . A. S H A R P , was r e -
ceived a n d placed on file. ORATION. Rev. P U L L E R BERGSTRESSER, of B e n e v o l e n t L o d g e N O . 98,
Abilene, delivered the following o r a t i o n , w h i c h , on motion of M.-.W.-. S A J I U E L K . P E T E R S , was o r d e r e d
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ceedings: " T H E MISSION OF FREEMASONRY."
Most Worshijyful Orand Master and Brethren: I a m not bold enough even to a t t e m p t in your presence to pro-' nounce an encomium upon Freemasonry, b u t if I can sketch in briefest outline w h a t I conceive to be " T h e Mission of F r e e m a s o n r y " I shall feel t h a t I have not come to this hour in vain. You are Freemasons, b u t w h y are you so? W h a t does your Masonry iTiean? W h a t cause do you represent? W h a t principles are emblazoned upon your escutcheon? Does Freemasonry help you to be real men? Ah, if it should fail in this it can succeed in nothing. B u t let it be remembered t h a t it is impossible for anyone to materially err who keeps himself circumscribed by the teachings of our ancient and honorable Order. Ours are not the mysteries of iniquity. W e are n o t in league with darkness. W e have no s y m p a t h y with ignoble deeds. Our
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principles can stand the searchlight of the closest investigation. W i t h i n our walls honor is sacred, reputation is protected, character is defended and friendship is enthroned; not the weak and ephemeral friendship t h a t is d e p e n d e n t upon circuinstances, but a friendship like the s t u r d y oak, which laughs at the storm and lifts its head in defiance of all the forces t h a t may rage against it. Let us not confound the ceremonies of Masonry with the philosophy of Masonry. The symbol, the shell, is of comparatively recent origin; but for the philosophy, tlie system of doctrine which it teaches, we m u s t go a w a y back into the ages of the remote past. I t is here t h a t Masonry m a k e s one of its strongest appeals, gratifying our sense of the sublime, filling us with awe, inspiring in us t h e spirit of reverence, c h a s t e n i n g and subduing the heart. I t s principles are not of modern origin. They are commensurate with the Divine existence. Before the mountains were brought forth, or the' foundations of the earth were laid,'the t r u t h s embodied in the creed of F r e e m a s o n r y constituted the very nature of' G'OD.
W e do F r e e m a s o n r y an injustice if we fail to consider its inception a n d development through the centuries. We find it to be a n evolution and not an i m m e d i a t e creation. From out the years t h a t have been and died it emerges, hastening over land and sea, p e n e t r a t i n g the very ends of the earth, dissipating ignorance and superstition, driving a w a y d a r k n e s s and despair, and melting the h e a r t of t h e world w i t h its benefactions of love. A g r e a t body of men have been brought together and formed into a brotherhood.. Some have been rescued from an evil life, and others h a v e been prevented from commencing it. I t has m a d e an impression on individual, national and international life t h a t will last until the end of time. F r e e m a s o n r y is settled upon a solid and eternal foundation. E v e r y Mason, who is w o r t h y the name, believes in a t least four things. i^v>s<, he believes in God. (Second, he believes in the Bible â&#x20AC;˘as the one great c h a r t a n d compass of h u m a n life. Third, he believes in t h e i m m o r t a l i t y of the h u m a n soul. Fourth, he believes in the brotherhood of m a n . These are four pillars in Masonry's temple. H e r e we touch the fundamental principles of Freemasonry. If F r e e m a s o n r y has a mission it is to stand for the defense and proclamation of these cardinal doctrines. This is Freemasonry's creed, in part, a t least. 1. As Masons we worship the one true Ood. Our boast of brotherhood is mere prattle unless we own belief in a personal G O D . G O D has a large place in Masonry. F r e e m a s o n r y is engaged in the contemplation not only of h u m a n character b u t of the divine c h a r a c t e r as well, of G O D as one eternal, self-existent being, in contradiction to the mythology of the ancient peoples,
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which was burdened with a m u l t i t u d e of gods and goddesses, of demigods and heroes. Others m a y prostrate themselves before the innumerable gods of the non-elect if they will, but the true Mason, emulating the worthy example of his.illustrious ancestors, keeps his eyes steadily fixed upon the great Z AAÂŁ. The All-Seeing Eye Is full of meaning in Masonry. T h a t Mason has lost his b i r t h r i g h t and come to a bad pass who no longer feels the uprising of reverence in his soul, to w h o m there is nothing sacred, nothing before which he would think of uncovering his head or bending his knee. H e who gives himself up exclusively to the little world of cares and pleasures t h a t bound the horizon of his daily toil in not fit masonic material. There is something t h a t m a n m u s t venerate, if his inner eye is open a t all to see it, and his outer eye is not besmeared and blinded by the mire in which he gropes. Masonry finds t h a t somet h i n g in G O D , in whose n a m e all work begins and ends, in w h o m all goodness centers. Behind us is Omnipotence, and hovering over us is a n Infinite Spirit. â&#x20AC;˘ To H i m we look, in H i m we trust, for His blessing we pray, and to H i m shall be the glory ! 2. MaKonry presents a firm and unbroken belief in the divine authority of the Bible, and accepts it as the one great chart and compass of human life. Deny the Bible, and the chief corner-stone is removed and our superstructure is left unguarded to the merciless and pitiless storms soon to beat in fury a g a i n s t it. I t is'scarcely necessary l^efore this audience to enter upon a eulogy or defense of the great book of books. B u t this is the age of the iconoclast, to whom the Bible appears merely as a sort of crazy-qiiilt of untrue history, distorted science, weak poetry, impractical morality, and vague foreshadowings of the unknown and unknowable. E v e r y little while a m a n comes up to overthrow the Bible, and rips it open, and shows the inside, and is surrounded by men who admire w h a t he has done, and t h i n k the book is destroyed. And yet it lives on, and from age to age evinces its power. W h a t is the reason of i t ? W h y , it is t h i s : t h a t from the very first page to the very last it is on the side of man. I t hates those things t h a t hurt men, and it loves those things t h a t m a k e men happier by m a k i n g them better. I t is a book t h a t is on the side of h u m a n i t y from beginning to end, and it has for every human woe a balm. The whole spirit of t h e Bible is in favor of mankind, and men will not willingly let it die. The greatest glory of Masonry is the fact t h a t ever and always this ancient Craft has p u t into word and deed the Ten Commndm e n t s , the Golden Rule, and the p a r a b l e of the Good Samaritan. W e m e e t the sacred lessons of the Bible in every advancing step in the various degrees. W i t h o u t it our w o r k i n g tools, such
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as tlie square, plumb-line, level, trowel and compasses, are divested of all meaning, and our ritual is a mockery and an empty sound. A Bibleless altar is not Masonry. The waxing or the waning influence of the Bible will decide the hope or the doom of Masonry. Paraphrasing a remark of the American DEMOSTHENES, DANIEL, WEBSTER:
"If we abide by
the principles taught in the Bible, we will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we and our posterity In some evil hour neglect its instructions and deny its authority, no'man can tell how suddenly a calamity may overwhelm us and bury our glory in obscurity." No greater glory can come to us than to help uphold the authority and widen the enlightening influence of the Bible. We play with fate when we lightly esteem the sacred book on our altar. For you and me this is GOD'S plumb-line dropped down over the side of our character, to show us where our character recedes and where it bulges, and just what is the perpendicular. We as Masons know full well that we build in vain, either a house or a character, if we build in violation of the warning of the plumbline. 3. Masonry is committed to a'stout faitfi in the immortality of the soul, in a better, brighter existence beyond the starless night of death. That man is an immortal being, preparing in the present life for an eternal future stands out prominently in our teaching. That immortal life is possible, no intelligent or candid mind will question ; that it is probable, thousands of the best and wisest ininds in the centuries past fully agree; that It is eerta?/ÂŤ, multi-plied thousands of earth's noblest rnen and women have maintained even with their dying breath. A belief in the future life is the common meeting ground of the highestphilosophy and the humblest faith. Death is acknowledged to be the door to a better,' a higher life. That man is clay and nothing more, is the clairn that only the isolated few and the unthinking are foolish enough to maintain. Accepting the universality of the belief, we are still anxious to know its origin. Surely it does not rest on experience, for all is dark beyond. None of us have died, and consequently none of us have survived death. None of us have had a glimpse into the great beyond. Generation after generation pass through the portal of death, and none return to speak to us of the hereafter. Our experience stops on this side of the tomb. In vain have breaking hearts beset it, frenzied hands knocked against it. but cries nor prayers nor knockings have availed to gain an answer froin the mute grave.
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W h o then can measure the Inspiration and" power t h a t slumber in t h a t great magic word. Immortality f P L A T O and CIOBRO desired the life beyond the grave, b u t felt no assurance of it. They piled up analogies and dreamed dreams, they wove flimsy arguments out of false metaphysics, but after all it was b u t a hope^ and t h e y were fully a w a r e t h a t t h e y had not convinced themselves by all their reasons. And yet they would not give up their hope. The wise nations of the E a s t , outside of Greece and E o m e , held the same hope a n d pictured on the coflBns of tlieir dead the picture of the soul's travels through the portals of darkness to tlie peaceful resting place, where, in the calm of eternal felicity, the just soul dwells in the endless favor of the gods. A t its best this is a vague hope with no anchor to it. This hope is t r i u m p h a n t only when we turn to the Lion of the Tribe of J u d a h , for H e is immortality, and here our hope anchors to bedrock certainty. H e r e we find the deepest comforts of life. The sweetest peace of the soul rests here. The m a n w h o enters the sacred precincts of our Order m u s t know for a certainty t h a t " d u s t thou art, to dust r e t u r n e s t " was not spoken of the soul. As long as m e m o r y holds her seat among our faculties we can never forget the sacred lesson as we once learned it. T h a t it is the gift of GOD, and t h a t no e a r t h l y power is adequate to accomplish it, we learned full well when the cold hand was lifted and an a t t e m p t m a d e to raise the lifeless body, for the flesh forsook the bones. Only the Grand Master above, the Omnli)otent GOD, could awaken the sleeper, only the strong grip of the Jjiori of the Tribe of J u d a h could raise the inanimate' dust to life again, adorned with the habiliments of eternal life. W i t h sublime faith we place the sprig of acacia a t the head of the grave, for t h a t speaks of a life which survives the grave, of a being who smiles at death's dart, of a manhood "born to the purple," of a n i m m o r t a l kingship. For t h a t we are urged to live, and toward t h a t we are inspired to stretch every faculty and power. J u s t beyond is the four square City of GOD, into which our brothhood is g a t h e r i n g as the stream of time flows on. ' W h e n the long day of this troublous life is over, when the shadows lengthen, and the evening come, when the busy world is hushed, when the fever of our life is over, w h e n from our nerveless grasp shall drop forever thcvworking tools of life, and we are felled by tlie grim destroyer Death, and our bodies lie in corruption, then m a y the strength of the Lion of the Tribe of J u d a h for us prevail, and we be raised to perfect fellowship with the G O D of t r u t h , and find a safe lodging, and a holy rest and peace forever. 4. The crowning grace of Freemasonry is its concention offraternalism. The belief in the fatherhood of G O D finds fruit and flower in the brotherhood of man.
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I n our spirit and practice of brotherhood, we have discovered â&#x20AC;˘the divine principle of life, the parent of hope, joy and gladness. W e have learned t h a t it is the need of our brother t h a t makes us rich in helpfulness; t h a t the/eebZeness of our brother makes us strong in s y m p a t h y ; t h a t the loneliness of our brother makes us opulent in fellowship; t h a t the heart-rending anguish and agony of our brother, brought low b y disease and calamity and death, chastens our spirit. Our strong ties roll upon the h e a r t a burden for the helpless, and enrich us in all those great qualities voiced in the sufferings of the Lion of the Tribe of J u d a h as he gave his life a willing sacrifice for the good of mankind. F r e e m a s o n r y emphasizes fraternalism as one of the most potent factors in accomplishing its mission. I t has m a d e the brotherhood of m a n one of the pillars of the superstructure. " W e meet upon the l e v e l ; we p a r t upon the square." W e are one. ' I t is not a vain thing for us to emphasize our brotherhood. I t were a crime not to do so. W e would be out of tune with the viniverse not to do so. This law which is basal, fundamental in F r e e m a s o n r y , is the law of life. N o t h i n g in nature exists for itself alone. " T h e stars do not roam alone, but are grouped in galaxies. The comets do not blaze in isolated grandeur, but flame in the A r m a m e n t of a glorious brotherhood. The sun is not orphaned in the abyss of space, b u t the companion of a universe of fixed luminaries." T h i s is true of h u m a n i t y . Man left to himself is nothing but the e m b o d i m e n t of egotism, weakness and despair. B u t m a n joined to m a n crowns the world with the glory of philanthropy, the wealth of commerce and the t r i u m p h s of civilization. Men achieve w h e n they are associated in their activities. Those who work together in a quiet, faithful way are accom- â&#x20AC;˘ plishing the great things for m a n k i n d . The broad m o v e m e n t s which we call e n l i g h t e n m e n t and civilization and progress are accomplished by the a r m y of silent, steady workers. I t is said t h a t a t the bloody battle of N a u s h a n Hill the soldier of J a p a n , with a courage t h a t was sublime, would rush up the hill-side, bearing a spade. Only a few moments could he desperately dig to m a k e a scant protection for the comrade who was sure to follow. Then the deadly bullet would lay him low. B u t another would spring forward a n d repeat the work, and so, though the sacrifice was terrible, the line of little brown men crept forward till the crest was gained and the victory won. B u t each devoted patriot, as he gave his life, knew t h a t his slight service was helping j u s t a little the onward movement. H e was a small p a r t b u t in a w o r t h y cause, his country's honor and safety.' Our work in fulfilling the mission of Freemasonry m a y seem a very trifling part, b u t we know our work is in a noble and enduring cause, t h a t the a i m is sublime a n d the victory sure. Mark it, our brotherhood is not to be the mere slightly ex-
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pended egotism of family ailection. I t is to flow out in Good S a m a r i t a n style to all who in any way m a y need our aid â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to all â&#x20AC;˘whom, by the work of our brain, or the toil of our hands, or the gentleness of oviraflections,we can m a k e a little better and a little happier. We are to comfort the feeble-minded, to support the weak, to havei mercy toward all men. Only by such a spirit can our souls become " p u r e and transparent as crystal, a r d e n t as Are, strong, generous and enduring as the h e a r t s of m a r t y r s . " The true Mason ever remembers his brother's good equally with his own, and s a y s : "All t h a t concerns m a n concerns me." And thus, since s y m p a t h y and love tend ever to reproduce t h e m selves, all the world becomes a better and a happier world. Freemasonry has no creed except its belief In the Fatherhood of GOD, in the divine authority of the Bible, in the i m m o r t a l i t y of the soul and in the brotherhood of man. Masonry never interferes with one's political or religious convictions. These are.both tender spots in our life, and we wish to be free toobey conscience. Masonry seeks to m a k e good men, b u t it does not dictate in matters so delicate. W i t h a mind free and u n t r a m m e l e d the Mason follows with perfect freedom his own belief, and works o u t his salvation, ever looking to the Great E a s t , whence cometh his help and guidance. Now, brethren, let VIS see to it t h a t we assiduously cultivate the noble tenets of our profession. Memory will be strengthened by committing the forms, habits will be cultivated by observing the rules, while the moral life will be improved by respecting its teachings. L e t t h e energies of our minds, and the aflections of our souls be employed in the a t t a i n m e n t of our Supreme Grand Master's approbation. T h e n when life has run its fitful course, a n d the hour of our dissolution draws nigh, we m a y not go like the unwilling galley slave to his oars, but with joy obey the summons to go from our labors here on earth to everlasting refreshment in the Paradise of GOD, where by the benefit of a pure life and a firm reliance on divine mercy, we shall gain ready admission into the Celestial Lodge on high, where the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides, who will be pleased to pronounce us j u s t and u p r i g h t Masons.
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R E P O R T OF COMMITTEE ON C H A R T E R E D LODGES. W.-. A L E X . A. S H A R P , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d the following r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: T h e reports submitted to your committee for the y e a r 1906 are very unsatisfactory. O u t of our three h u n d r e d and seventy four . lodges more t h a n forty per cent, contain errors. Reports from the following lodges, sixty-one in number, were returned by the Grand Secretary for corrections of some c h a r a c t e r : Nos. 4, 5, 7, 12, 19, 20, 22, 23, 29, 87, 42, 45, 52, 57, 65, 71, 80, 91. 95, 100, 108, 120, 125, 130,131, 137,139,141, 144,152,. 158, 164,180.183, 203, 208, 209,212.220,228, 229,233, 235, 244, 252, 255, 259, 260, 263, 265,274, 284, 290, 293, 319,325,342, 349, 364, 366 and 367. The report of E l d o r a No. 28 is not signed by the Secretary. The reports of Nos, 34, 82, 181,185, 191 a n d 350 are certified b y some m e m b e r o t h e r t h a n the regularly elected and installe,d Secretary. Nos. 15, 28, 52, 86, 111, 188, 357 and 358 present reports w i t h o u t dates. The pride of our G r a n d Lodge is our complete card index of m e m b e r s h i p . A s m a n y of our brethren are aware, after the close of a year, t h e G r a n d Secretary m a k e s new cards for the additions to our m e m b e r s h i p a n d notes on the individual card the office to be held by each brother for the enisuing year. I t is therefore essentially necessary t h a t t h e roll of officers be absolutely complete and correct. I t will doubtless be a surprise to Grand Lodge, as it was to your committee^ to learn t h a t the n a m e as it was spelled in the roll of m e m b e r s h i p a n d in the roll of officers^differs as to Worshipful Master in the reports of Nos. 33,44,52, 62, 64,65,95, 96, 98,116, 138,153,183,208,215, 218. 220, 241, 247. 256, 260, 344, 851 and 357. A s to Senior W a r d e n in Nos. 4,7, 21, 26, 57, 83, 94, 96, 105, 112, 116, 126, 136, 149, 155,169,201,208,220,231, 235, 256, 259, 260,261, 279, 299, 300, 808, 835 and 341. A s to J u n i o r W a r d e n in Nos. 4, 23,25,29, 65, 68,79,102, i t e , 116,119,137,144,183,187,203,213, 220, 239, 240, 259, 309, 319, 323, 335 a n d 345. Were these errors allowed to pass uncorrected, the value of our ' records would be destroyed in a very few years. W e do not w a n t to be over-critical, b u t we do w a n t to impress upon all lodge officers the necessity of exercising a t least ordinary care. The officers of each lodge are responsible for its records, and this committee calls a t t e n t i o n to errors in the belief t h a t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; n o , h o p e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h a t t h e y will not occur a g a i n . Nos. 4, 21, 28, 77, 82,121,153,155, 235,317,327,335 a n d 345 list their m e m b e r s h i p largely b y initials. One y e a r ago this committee used e m p h a t i c language a g a i n s t the use of a pencil in the m a k i n g out of reports. At t h a t time ten
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pencil r e p o r t s were p r e s e n t e d for o u r i n s p e c t i o n a n d a p p r o v a l . T h i s y e a r N o s . 32, 124 a n d ' 2 6 1 c o m e t o u s i n p e n c i l . N o . 32 w a s o n t h e l i s t in 1901,1902, a n d a g a i n t h i s y e a r . N o . 261 h a s r e p o r t e d i n p e n c i l for t h r e e y e a r s i n s u c c e s s i o n , a n d w e w o u l d r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e w o r k of t h i s l o d g e b e s u s p e n d e d u n t i l i t s officers file w i t h t h e Grand S e c r e t a r y a report m a d e o u t in i n k . H a v i n g failed to t r a n s m i t their reports w i t h i n t h e t i m e prov i d e d b y l a w , t h e f o l l o w i n g l o d g e s a r e d e p r i v e d of r e p r e s e n t a t i o n in G r a n d L o d g e : L o n g t o n N o . 26, E l d o r a N o . 28, N e w A l b a n y N o . 81, T u s c a n N o . 82, G o d f r e y N o . 124, M e r i d i a n N o . 126, D o v e r N o . 138, H o p e N o . 155, H a m l i n N o . 185, A s h l a n d N o . 277, R o b M o r r i s N o . 332, A s h l a r N o . 344, O l i v e N o . 350. T h e following, h a v i n g failed to p a y d u e s w i t h i n t h e time prov i d e d b y l a w , a r e a l s o d e p r i v e d of r e p r e s e n t a t i o n : J e w e l l N o . 11, O s a g e V a l l e y N o . 24, L o n g t o n N o . 26, E l d o r a N o . 28, T u s c a n N o . 82, E u c l i d N o . 101, G o d f r e y N o . 124, S i g n a l N o . 141, P r a i r i e Q u e e n N o . 176, G a y l o r d N o . 183, C a n o p y N o . 248, S t a f f o r d N o . 252, O l i v e N o . 350, B o l i n g N o . 365. I t w i l l b e o b s e r v e d t h a t L o n g t o n N o . 26, E l d o r a N o . 28, T u s c a n N o . 82, G o d f r e y N o . 124 a n d O l i v e N o . 350, w e r e d e l i n q u e n t b o t h a s to t i m e of filing r e p o r t a n d t h e p a y m e n t of d u e s . Fraternally submitted, A L E X . A. S H A R P , AABON H . CONNETT, J O H N A. M A B T T N ,
F B E D H . STUCKEY. ROBERT T. PAYNE, Committee.
R E Q U E S T TO C H A N G E T H E N A M E O F F R A N K L I N L O D G E N O . 18, A T O T T A W A , T O O T T A W A L O D G E N O . 18. W.-. B E N . D . L I L L A R D , o f N o . 1 8 , p r e s e n t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n , w h i c h , b y o r d e r of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r , w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e : A t a s t a t e d c o m m u n i c a t i o n of F r a n k l i n L o d g e N o . 18, A . F . & A . M., h e l d o n t h e 18th d a y of J a n u a r y , 1907, t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n w a s offered a n d u n a n i m o u s l y a d o p t e d : Resolved, T h a t t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h i s l o d g e t o t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge be, a n d hereby are, instructed to petition the G r a n d L o d g e t o c h a n g e t h e n a m e of F r a n k l i n L o d g e N o . 18, t o O t t a w a L o d g e N o . 18, a n d a s k t h a t w e b e a l l o w e d t o k e e p t h e d a t e of o l d c h a r t e r N o . 18. CHARLES
Correct: O. H . S M I T H , W . - . M . - . J O H N O . E V A N S , S.-.W.-. E . A. S M I T H , J.-.W.-.
HALLOBEN,
Secretary.
Chapel erected at the MasonIc Home by the Order of the Eastern Star, and formally presented to the Grand Lodge, February 20,1907.
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C A L L TO R E F R E S H M E N T . T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r called t h e M,-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from l a b o r t o r e f r e s h m e n t until 9:30 o'clock t o m o r r o w m o r n i n g .
PRESENTATION OP THE MASONIC H O M E CHAPEL TO THE GRAND LODGE BY THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR. The M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge, after
being called to refresh-
ment, was escorted to the Ma.sonic Home, (carriages and cars being provided), where the following program was rendered in connection with the presentation to the Grand Lodge of the magnificent chapel building, erected by the Order of the Eastern Star of K a n s a s : PEOGBAM. Wednesday Afternoon, Feb. 20th, 4 o'clock. Eastern Star Ohapel. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 6.
Music—"Invocation to Masonry" Hoiue Children Prayer Mrs. IJOTJ A. OLMSTEAD. Past Grand Matron Address E. H . ANBEBSON.Ohalrman ol the Chapel Building Committee A Talk on the Order Eastern Star, Mrs. OABRIK E . YATES, Past Grand Matron O. E. S. Song—"Words of Love" Home Children Address—"The Relationship of Masonry to the O.E. S.,"
7.
Presentation of Chapel to Board of Directors of Kansas Masonic Home,
LESI^IE M . L I E P M A N , Grand Patron O. E. 8. Mrs. A N N A M . APPI^ECTATE, Grand Matron O. E. S.
8. Acceptance of Chapel, T H O S . L. BOND, M.-.W.-. G.-. M.-. and President Board of Directors 9. Music—"Home Sweet Home,"... ..Six Children, All Joining In the Refrain 10. Benediction, J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITB, P.-. G.-. Patron a n d Treas. Board of Directors
WORK E X E M P L I F I E D . The Master Mason's degree was exemplified in Albert Pike lodge room, by the Custodians and Assistant Lecturers, at 7:30 p. M.
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E N T E R T A I N M E N T BY C H I L D R E N OF T H E HOME. P r o m p t l y a t 9 o'clock, a n d p r i o r to c a l l i n g t h e Grand L o d g e to labor, t h e following p r o g r a m w a s r e n d e r e d b y t h e Masonic H o m e children : PROGRAM. Thursday Morning, February 21st, 9 o'clock, Crawford Opera House. 1.
Instrumental
"Lady Betty" (Old English Dance) MART BARKER.
2.
Song
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"Do I t Right Away" Ai/L H O M E C H I L D R E N .
" Please, Mr. Conductor " , .
4.
EARL PITTBNGER.
Instrumental Duet
"Enchantment"
CORA R I C H A R D S , A N N A L E E E Z E L L .
5.
Dance
"Highland F l i n g "
V E R N A V A N GILDER, MART BARKER, N E L L I E EZELL, H A Z E L CHILDS.
6.
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"Pretty Little Birdie" T H E W E E TOTS.
7. . Instrumental
"The Call of the Post H o r n " HAZEL CHILDS.
8.
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"Loch Lomond" B E T H CLARK.
9.
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" Dutch Dance "
V E R N A V A N G I L D E R , M A B E L E Z E L L , M A R Y B A R K E R , FLOSSIE B I S H O P .
10. Masonic Home Catechism..11. Song
;...HOME CHILDREN "The Merry Workers"
BY E I G H T BOTS AND T W E L V E G I R L S .
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MORNING SESSION. T H U K S D A Y , F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 1907.
T h e M.-.W.-. Grand M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from r e f r e s h m e n t t o labor a t 9:30 A. M. ELECTION OF GRAND OFFICERS. T h e h o u r h a v i n g a r r i v e d for t h e special order for t h e election of G r a n d Officers, t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master a n n o u n c e d t h e following
tellers:
S T U C K E T , NO.-SOS;
H A R R Y E . B E S T , N O . 36;. F R E D
H.
JOHN W . NEILSON, N O . 113; JOHN MCCUL-
LAGH. N o . 1 9 4 ; F R A N K B . D E M O T H , N o . 1 4 6 ; H A R R Y F . W H I T E , N o . 51 ; B A E L B . F A W C E T T , N O . 12.
T h e election r e s u l t e d officers: R.-.W.-. R.-.W.-. R.-.W.-. R.-.W.-. R.-.W.-. R.-.W.-.
in t h e selection of t h e following
E D W . W . W E L L I N G T O N , N O . 146... H E N R Y F . M A S O N , N O . 246 F R E D . W A S H B O N , N O . 206 M A R I O N K . B R D N D A G E , N O . 146 .. A L B E R T S A K B A C H , N O . 42 A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , N O . 51
W.-. G E O R G E M . O O P L I N , N O . 37
Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior W a r d e n . Grand Junior W a r d e n . Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Custodian.
P L A C E O F MEETINGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1908. U p o n i n v i t a t i o n , e x t e n d e d by W.-. W I L L I A M S . BERGDNDTHAL, No. 90, T o p e k a w a s chosen a s t h e place for holding t h e fifty-second A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n , commencing W e d n e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 1 9 , 1908. R E P O R T OF COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE. M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R , c h a i r m a n , presented t h e i r r e p o r t , w h i c h was received a n d ordered printed with t h e P r o ceedings. [<See Afpendix.']
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S U P P L E M E N T A L R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON CORRESPONDENCE. M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e fol-
lowinfr r e p o r t , which, on motion of M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON, w a s adopted : To the M.\ W.'. Orand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Correspondence begs leave to report upon the several requests for recognition from tlie G r a n d Lodges hereinafter mentioned, which have been referred to it, as follows, towit: ALBEBTA.
I n September, 1905, the Northwest Territory of British North America, lying between British Columbia on the west and adjoining Manitoba on the southern third of its eastern boundary, was divided into separate political territories or divisions as the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, t h e Province of Alberta immediately adjoining British Columbia. The lodges of Alberta thereupon m e t in delegate convention and under the kindly auspices of the Mother Grand Lodge of Manitoba proceeded to organize t h e Grand Lodge of Alberta. I m m e diately upon organization, the Grand Master of Manitoba sought admission a n d was received by the n e w Grand Lodge with the accustomed honors. Since then, by action as a Grand Body, t h e Grand Lodge of Manitoba has formally accorded recognition. This p r o m p t and courteous accord of recognition by the parent Grand Body is in such marked contrast to t h e experience of some other British Colonial Grand Bodies as to entitle it to special mention a n d consideration. Your committee finds t h a t in Its organization the Grand Lodge of Alberta has complied in every essential particular with the customary requirements for recognition, a n d your committee therefore takes pleasure in recommending the adoption of the following resolution, v i z : Resolved, T h a t the request of the Grand Lodge of Alberta for recognition be granted and t h a t a n e x c h a n g e of Grand Representatives be accorded. POBTO BIOO
The Grand Lodge of Porto Rico derived its masonic origin from the Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba. Our brethren of the latter Grand Lodge have masonically attested its regularity as standing upon the same basis or foundation a s ' their own, a n d In addition thereto In t h e highest terms of appreciation have called attention to Porto Rico's progress as an A m e r i c a n colony In education, stability of government, obedience to law, a n d moral growth.
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The G r a n d Lodge of t h e I s l a n d of Cuba h a s likewise re.cognlzed it as a Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of K a n s a s having acknowledged t h e regul a r i t y of t h e masonic origin of, and accorded recognition to a n d established fraternal relations with, the Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba, your committee r e c o m m e n d s the adoption of the following, v i z : Resolved, T h a t we accord to her daughter, the Grand Lodge of Porto Rico, the like recognition accorded to t h e Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba, and t h a t fraternal relations be entered into between t h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s and the Grand Lodge of Porto Rico by a n interchange of Grand Representatives. QRAND LODGE VALLE DE MEXICO.
Objection t o t h e recognition of this Grand Lodge h a s been been m a d e on the ground t h a t it did not have sole a n d exclusive jurisdiction within the boundaries of its territorial jurisdiction. . December 2, 1905, the ground for this objection was removed, the Grand Lodge " S a n t o s De Goliado" on t h a t date formally, and by u n a n i m o u s vote, resolving, " T h a t the labors of the Grand Lodge Santos De Goliado shall cease from this date. T h a t t h e Grand Lodge gives up t h e Symbolic territory which it h a s legally possessed in t h e Federal District and Territories in favor of the Grand Lodge ' Valle de Mexico.' L e t this resolution be notified by means of a circular to the entire world." As a result of this action a n d union, charters were issued b y the G r a n d Lodge Valle de Mexico to ten lodges previously forming the late Grand Lodge of Santos De Goliado. T h e G r a n d Lodge Valle d e Mexico now h a s forty-two cons t i t u e n t lodges, of which twenty-one work in the Spanish language, one ( t h e G e r m a n i a ) in German, one ( t h e E s p e r a n z a ) in I t a l i a n , and nineteen in E n g l i s h . T h e nineteen English-speaking lodges a r e very largely composed of Masons fr()m t h e United States, a large s h a r e of w h o m have a t some time been connected with K a n s a s Masonry. T h e G r a n d Lodge Valle de Mexico now possessing sole a n d exclusive jurisdiction of Symbolic Masonry in its territory, its Masonry n o t only being of A m e r i c a n origin b u t a large proportion of its m e m b e r s h i p being Masons m a d e in the jurisdictions of t h e â&#x20AC;˘ United States, no objection now remains to recognition. Your committee, therefore, recommends t h e adoption of the following r e s o l u t i o n s : W H E B E A S , On the 2d d a y of December, 1905, by t h e v o l u n t a r y
surrender of its existence on t h e part of t h e only contestant against its sovereignty as a Grand Lodge, the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico becoines the sole, undisputed sovereign Grand Lodge of Symbolic Masonry in M e x i c o ; a n d W H E R E A S , Said Grand Lodge is composed in large p a r t of lodges of United States masonic antecedents,'With a membership.
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derived to a very considerable extent from the lodges of this country, holding to the same landmarks and forms of Grand Lodge government known to and adopted in the Grand Jurisdictions of this country ; therefore, be it Resolved, T h a t the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s hereby e x t e n d s fraternal recognition to the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, acknowledging hereby its sole exclusive sovereign jurisdiction as a Grand Lodge of Symbolic Masonry within its territorial jurisdiction in Mexico, and according and welcoming an i n t e r c h a n g e of Grand Representatives with said Grand Lodge. QUEENSLAND.
The ever recurring difficulty a t t e n d i n g lodges organized under the English, Scotch and Irish Constitutions, seeking self-rule in a Grand Lodge capacity in their own territorial autonomy, is again brought to the fore by the request of the Grand Lodge of Queensland for recognition as a masonic sovereign Grand Body, presenting for our consideration among others, these two questions: First, W l i a t is the regularity required in the organization of a Grand L o d g e ? Second, Wliat is the proper basis for recognition? Since the organization of the Grand Lodge of Queensland an addition to the difficulty has been m a d e by an " a g r e e m e n t " of the Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and I r e l a n d to refuse recognition to or permit the organization of any Grand Lodge by lodges w a r r a n t e d under their Constitutions unless all three first â&#x20AC;˘ agreed thereto,presentir)g squarely to the masonlcworld a p r o b l e m not unlikely to disturb masonic relations, involving the possible question w h e t h e r tlie action of these Bodies is in h a r m o n y with masonic principles. I n seeking a solution of these difficulties, or " a way out," as we say when conditions have become apparently irreconcilable, we naturally turn first to masonic usage in the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of the British Grand Lodges to seek for a basis for our present judgment. I t is claimed and does not seem to be conclusively negatived, t h a t up to 1567 York was the seat of masonic government in E n g l a n d , t h a t the Masons in the South of E n g l a n d then claimed and were allowed the right to have a Grand Master for the South. 'In 1663 a General Assembly was held of the Masons at London, a t which six regulations were made, the fifth of which was " T h a t for the future the said F r a t e r n i t y of Freemasons shall be regulated and governed by one Grand Master and as m a n y W a r d e n s as the said society shall think fit to appoint a t every . General Assembly." I n 1698 Sir C H R I S T O P H E R "WREN w a s last chosen G r a n d Master of M a s o n s ; in 1708, as such he erected the cross on the cupalo of St. Paul's. In 1716, while Bro. W R E N was still Grand Master, the Masons of four lodges at London t h o u g h t to m a k e a change. A N D E R S O N s a y s :
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."They and some old brothers m e t a t the said Apple Tree and h a v i n g put into the chair the oldest Master Mason (now the Master of a lodge) t h e y constituted themselves Grand Lodge p r o tempore in due form and forthwith revived the quarterly communication of the officers of lodges, called the Grand Lodge, resolved to hold the A n n u a l Assembly a n d Feast, and then to choose a G r a n d Master from among themselves till they should have, the honor of a noble, brother at their head. "Accordingly on St. J o h n Baptist's Day, in the third year of K i n g G E O R G E I., A. D. 1717, the Assembly and F e a s t of the Free and Accepted Masons was held at the aforesaid Goose and Gridiron Ale H o u s e . Before dinner, the oldest Master. Mason (now the Master of a lodge) in the chair, proposed the list of proper candidates ; and the brethren, by a. majority of hands, elected Mr. A N T O N Y S A Y E B , gentleman. Grand Master of Masons, who being forthwith invested with the badges of office and power by the said oldest Master and installed, was duly congratulated by the Assembly, who paid him their homage." The foregoing is the history of its organizat'on put forth by A N D E R S O N , who was specifically authorized to prepare it, and who submitted i t to the Grand Lodge by which he was authorized to publish the same. There is nothing in this history to indicate t h a t these four lodges were warranted by proper authority, were properly constituted or were properly represented by their officers ; on the contrary, the fact t h a t the old Mason, whose name or lodge is not given, w h o presidefl a t the alleged constitution of the Grand Lodge, was not a P a s t Master, not even an elected Master, indicates t h a t in no one particular did the proceedings come up to the first essential of even lodge requirement of regularity. The conclusion is inevitable t h a t a Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d was not regularly organized, a n d t h a t the record only shows the election of a Grand Master of Masons. The Grand Lodge of all E n g l a n d a t York m e a n w h i l e denied and contested the claim of the London organization for consideration as a Grand Lodge, and masonic history records the fact t h a t the York Grand Lodge received recognition from I r e l a n d in 1758. and from Scotland in 1773. W h e n t h e London Grand Body was organized, there is not a particle of evidence to show t h a t any other lodges in E n g l a n d were invited to participate, though there were many-in existence a t t h a t time. U n d e r the sole and exclusive jurisdiction theory, urged as a reason for non-recognition, E n g l a n d never could have been entitled to consideration even for recognition prior to 1813, for there was no time in her history between 1717 and 1813 t h a t she did not have a t least two claimants to consideration as the Grand Lodge for E n g l a n d . W h e n the union took place in 1813 both Grand Masters resigned and the Duke of Kent, an Ancient York Mason, became the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Ancient F r e e m a s o n s of E n g l a n d , all the m e m b e r s of both the old bodies h a v i n g been first required to be healed, reob-
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ligated a n d instructed, t h u s practically wiping out e v e r y t h i n g gone before and commencing anew in 1813. The first a u t h e n t i c history we have of the organization of a Grand Lodge comes from Scotland, where we learn t h a t four of the six lodges of E d i n b u r g in 1735 united in sending ont notice to all the lodges in the autonomous territory of (Scotland of their intention to organize a Grand Lodge. There were then 100 lodges in Scotland and thirty-th°ree of these only were represented, and by these thirty-three the Grand Lodge of Scotland was organized. Seventy-seven years later, in 1813, the remaining lodges united with tlie Grand Lodge. During such interim, however, Kilwinning Lodge, one of the two oldest in Scotland, set up an independent Grand Lodge, and issued warrants to other lodges as she h a d before been accustomed to do. The history of the organization of ttie Grand Lodge of I r e l a n d is as long and full of detail as the famous history of t h e snakes of Ireland, which began and ended in one chapter, as follows : " T h e r e are no snakes in I r e l a n d ;" regularity of Masonry in I r e l a n d being an emanation from the Grand Master, and not according to the s t a n d a r d s of the modern purists. The-masonic history of E n g l a n d , Ireland or Scotland furnishing no regular settled and definite ancient usage, it would naturally follow t h a t the generally accepted modern usage would be the best guide for government in the matter. W h a t is this accepted usage? We hold t h a t it is the generally recognized r i g h t of three or more lodges to organize a G r a n d Lodge in territory not under the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of a Grand Lodge organized in and forming part of t h a t political autonomous territory, after such lodges have given due notice of intention to organize to a n y and all other lodges residing in such territory, inviting t h e m to participate in such action. While we are firm believers in the majority rule principle when It is obtainable, we do not concede to a majority the rig-ht, by obstruction, or by neglect or refusal to act affirmatively, to say to a zealous minority, " W e don't care to, and you shall not." W e think tills rule is just and equitable to any lodge or Grand Lodge t h a t claims a n y r i g h t or interest in the territory in which t h e proposed new Grand Body is to be organized. The organization of the Grand Lodge of Scotland by t h i r t y three of its 100 lodges, after notice to all, to that extent inferentlally supports this contention. The Grand Lodge of Canada was formed by forty-one of eighty-three lodges, a n d though the remaining lodges organized another Grand Lodge two years later, within one year thereafter both were united in one body. The Grand Lodge of N o v a Scotia was organized by ten out of fifty lodges. N e w South W a l e s by thirteen out of flfty-flve.
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The'Grand Lodge of Victoria by sixteen out of ninety-flve lodges. The Grand Lodge of Western Australia by thirty-four out of sixty-four lodges. In like manner it has always been accepted as correct usage in the Grand Lodges of tlie United States that whenever in autonomous territory three or more masonic lodges meet and,agree thereupon to organize and do organize a Grand Lodge, and'all the proceedings as to notice to the other masonic lodges in such territory, and as to representation by the officers of the lodges attending have been complied with, that thereupon sucli Grand Lodge is considered duly constituted and entitled to the recognition of regular Grand Lodges and thereby becomes, and thereafter is, the sole and exclusive masonic authority in such terriiory. If in such a . case there are other lodges within such territory that decline to unite therewith, the invariable rule has been that they are protected in their rights as constituents of the Grand Lodge from which they derived their warrants, and to which they have theretofore given allegiance, and they have been permitted to retain their old allegiance ; but from the time of the organization of the new Grand Lodge, ^uch Grand Lodge becomes and is the supreme sovereign power in the new jurisdiction, and no new lodge can be created therein without its permission and authority. It has also been accepted as correct usage in the Grand Lodges of the United States that whenever in such autonomous territory It is proposed to organize a Grand Lodge, that the. lodges themselves are possessed of the right to unite In the formation of the new Grand Jurisdiction, without the consent of the Grand Lodge from which they received warrants to act as lodges ; and the right to surrender the warrants under which they have heretofore acted, and to take out new ones from the new Grand Lodge, has never been successfully contested or denied. In Queensland the acts of the District or Provincial Deputies for the parent Grand Bodies or Grand Masters seem to have been oppressive. The arbitrary action of a District Grand Master of a District Grand Lodge under the English Constitution in Queensland, attempting to suspend a Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Ireland In Queenslana, shows a judicial instinct and grasp and comprehension of official responsibility and duty never but once equaled in the history of English official rule, the t>tlier great ruler and diplomat—the retired governor of the Bermudas—of whom Mr. DOOLEY has said: "In rulin' this difficult province he made a gr-reat repytatlon, which extended as far as the borders iv Swat." I t seems to your committee that even judged by the most strict and arbitrary rules of masonic usage governing such questions, that the Grand Lodge of Queensland has complied with all the proper requisites for the organization of a Grand Lodge.
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T h a t the territory of Queensland possessed a sufficient n u m b e r of lodges to w a r r a n t the formation of a Grand Lodge ; t h a t such territory was beyond question autonomous. T h a t jurisdiction accrued to any three or more of such lodges when they, on the 26th of April, 1904, determined to exercise their right to organize a Grand Lodge; t h a t an invitation was extended to participate in such organization to the other lodges in Q u e e n s l a n d ; t h a t October 27, 1904, their Grand Lodge, with thirty-nine constitutent lodges participating, was properly constituted and organized, with the assistance of the Grand Master of N e w South Wales, the nearest Grand Lodge, and duly recognized thereafter by such G r a n d Lodge. Briefly stated, we understand the facts about Queensland to be substantially as follows: April 25. 1904, there was a desire manifested in Queensland to organize a Grand Lodge in t h a t jurisdiction. This was followed up bj' an .invitation from certain lodges to all the other lodges in Queensland to participate with t h e m in such organization. October 27, 1904, the Grand Lodge of Queensland was organized by twenty-five lodges of the Irish Constitution and fourteen lodges of â&#x20AC;˘ the Scotch Constitution. Later, five more lodges joined the new Body and accepted w a r r a n t s at its hands, m a k i n g a t t h a t time forty-four lodges In the new Grand Body, twenty-six of w h o m were of the Irish and eighteen of the Scottish'Constitution. A t time of organization there were sixty-two lodges under the E n g lish Constitution, sixty-four under the Scottish, and twenty-six under the Irish Constitution. The E n g l i s h lodges were not allowed to discuss the question of organization without a dispensation, and the dispensation as claimed by Grand Master H U T T O N was hedged round with impossible conditions; the Scottish lodges, it is claimed, were absolutely debarred from discussing it under threat of suspension; j ' e t despite that, fourteen of those lodges had discussed it, and joined in forming the Grand Lodge. After the organization Grand MasterBBMiNGTONof New South Wales, a t the banquet said the District Grand Master had acted perfectly within his rights to impose whatever conditions he saw fit in holding meetings. The conditions imposed reminded him of a great election battle in the land from which the Chaplain a n d himself derived their origin, and then he said: " The c h a i r m a n , after the candidate had delivered aglowingoration,inquired, ' W o u l d any gentleman like to ask the candidate a q u e s t i o n ? ' One of the free and independent electors rose and asked a question which It was rather indiscreet to answer. The m o m e n t the question w a s asked a m e m b e r of the committee smote him on the head with a shillalah, and he subsided to the floor, whereupon the c h a i r m a n
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blandly inquired, ' W o u l d a n y other g e n t l e m a n like to ask a question?'" Your committee does not vouch for the R E M I N G T O N story as . p a r t of its s t a t e m e n t of facts, b u t simply as illustrative of the general u n d e r s t a n d i n g there as to t h e sitviation. From the foregoing, your c o m m i t t e e are of the opinion— First. T h a t the organization of t h e Grand Lodge of Queensland was regular. Second. T h a t no other G r a n d B o d y has any r i g h t or authority to organize or w a r r a n t any new lodge within the autonomous territory of such Grand T^odge. Third. T h a t the formation of a " B u n d " by three Grand Bodies of Masonry under an agreement not to recognize any sister Body . unless the three agreed thereto, furnishes no additional basis of objection to a Grand Lodge regularly organized previous thereto, in accordance with generally acknowledged masonic usage. Fourth. T h a t It is an i n h e r e n t r i g h t belonging to any lodge of Masons in any autonomous territory in which it is proposed to organize a Grand Lodge and in which no Grand Lodge has been organized a n d then exists, to d e t e r m i n e for itself by the usual , m a s o n i c custom in voting, w h e t h e r it desires to be a constituent of such proposed Grand Lodge or not, a n d whenever by such action it decides affirmatively, it has the r i g h t to accept a new warrant from such new Grand Lodge, and t h e r e b y upon receipt thereof term i n a t e its masonic allegiance to the Body from which it derived its former masonic authority as a lodge. Fifth. T h a t no sufficient masonic reason exists w h y the Grand Lodge of Queensland should not receive recognition. Your committee, therefore, rnoves the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved^ t h a t the Grand Lodge of Queensland is hereby cordially recognized and welcomed a m o n g the sisterhood of masonic Grand Lodges, the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s acknowledging hereby her sole a n d exclusive right from the date of organization as a •Grand Lodge to organize or w a r r a n t a n y new lodge in the Territory of Queensland. Resolved, t h a t an interchange of Grand Representatives be h e r e b y accorded. • Fraternally submitted, MATTHEW M. MILLER, SIMEON M. FOX, DAVID B. FULLER,
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY. W . â&#x20AC;˘ . W I L L I A M L . B U R D I O K , chaij-man, p r e s e n t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g
r e p o r t , which, on motion, was u n a n i m o u s l y adopted by a r i s i n g vote : To the M.\ \y.\ Or and Lodge of Kansas: Once again, in conformity to our sacred custom, we pause amid the busy proceeding:s of t h i s Grand Xiodge In order to l a y t h e wreaths of memory and of love upon the graves of those who b u t one short year ago were of us a n d of this life a p a r t W i t h reverence and with h u m i l i t y we should regard this hour, since Its lessons mean far more to us t h a n to those who have passed forever from our midst. While it is fitting t h a t we should speak tenderly and lovingly of our dead, y e t n o t h i n g t h a t we can now say of them can a d d a single page or a single line to the closed volumes of their lives. We, however, who tarry a little longer may, from w h a t was praiseworthy and ennobling in their lives, receive new inspiration a n d encouragement to go on with stouter hearts. This service, therefore, sliould be one of l o v i n g r e m e m b r a i i c e f o r o u r departed friends, and an hour of sober reflection a n d Introspection for ourselves rather than a perfunctory ceremony devoted to conventional Xjraise. W e reverence a n d ' c o m m e m o r a t e our dead not because they were necessarily a m o n g the so-called great of earth, b u t because they were men and brethren whom to know was to esteem and love. The history of most of us is measured by the brief rnemories of the friends who survive us b u t a few years, and It is only now and then t h a t one more conspicuous by his merits, or by having embraced t h e opportunity given him for more extended public services, survives t h e oblivion of the countless forgotten multitudes. We may erect our halls of fame and our monuments of marble and of bronze in order to preserve for the annals of men the n a m e s of those who, by some one great achievement or by some heroic sacrifice of life, have won the title of benefactor or m a r t y r ; yet we should ever keep In m i n d t h a t there is something higher a n d nobler than t h a t which men, often Influenced by prejudice or b y their errors, designate as e a r t h l y greatness. " T h e world k n o w s not its greatest men," since true greatness Is of the character, t h e soul, and consequently can be learned only by those w h o a r e drawn Into closest intimacy with its possessor. Bach of us c a n a t this hour recall to mind froin out of the many who have been known to us, and who have entered the shadowy portals of t h e mysterious beyond, t h e face and form of some dead friend, w h o looms before us a s t h e noblest of t h e m all. I t is not because h e was great In Intellect, In wealth, or fame, b u t because we found abounding most in.him t h e qualities of manly faith, truth, h o n o r ,
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charity, kindness, humility, forgiveness and love. Take not a rose from glory's garlands, strip not a leaf from the chaplets of fame, y e t while amid a world's applause we do fitting homage to the dead, who while on e a r t h were classed among the m i g h t y a n d the great, let us not forget t h a t moi-e precious memories can be left for men t h a n those which, so commonly are inscribed on "storied urn or a n i m a t e d bust." All glory-to him who in a just cause falls on the field of battle, yet it is a nobler heroism to live a hero's life t h a n to die a hero's death. The former has fought a thousand battles, has had daily conflicts with discouragement and temptations, this too, when often misunderstood a n d inisjudged by those w h o m best he loved. Nevertheless he battled on, fighting a good fight till the end. T h a t is the heroism, the manhood, t h a t brings m a n nearer to his GOD. The best of all eulogies is a well spent life, and he dies best who lives best. Not with tlie a n c i e n t philosopher sliould we adopt for our motto, 'â&#x20AC;˘'^Memento mori" be mindful of death, hui r a t h e r should we prefer a broader, truer philosophy, based upon the doctrine of ^'Memento vivere," be mindful of life. The grand surprise in this world is t h a t ourreligious creeds partake so much of the d o g m a of the necessity of preparation for death, when the highest wisdom and faith should teach men the necessity of m a k i n g preparation for life â&#x20AC;&#x201D; life in its fullness, its highest possibilities, its noblest service. â&#x20AC;˘'There Is no d e a t h ! W h a t seems so Is transition! This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life Elyslan, "Whose portal we call Death."
W h e n this transition comes, the m e m o r y of a good life is the richest legacy a man can leave to the world, a constant source of light and Inspiration to those who follow him. . This hour should further remind us t h a t the feelings of love and friendship, of esteem and appreciation, which we bear in our hearts for our friends, are too often unexpressed in life, and reserved for hours such as these, when, a l a s ! those who have gone can no longer respond to them. E l o q u e n t and tender words spoken at the grave, formal eulogies and panegyrics delivered over the dead, may be appropriate for obsequies and may grace funeral ceremonies, yet t h e y can no longer avail those who of this life are no more a part. The lesson, therefore, for us to apply is, t h a t it is the better service of love to speak the words of kindness and helpfulness while our friends are with us. Better by far for the needs of men the word of comfort and of cheer, given as opportunity and occasion may offer, to encourage one another along the way, than to abstain from this in life and to sound the praises of our friends only when they are dead. To all men should this office appeal, b u t especially to those who, like us, are bound b j ' the mystic ties of brotlierhood.
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I n referring especially to t h e necrology of the last year, it will be seen t h a t the Great Messenger h a s summoned m a n y of the noblest and the best who have been prominent in the service of Masonry, and most grievously h a s his supreme call come to our own Grand Jurisdiction. Four hundred and four of our K a n s a s brethren, including two of our P a s t Grand Masters and one of our P a s t Deputy Grand Masters, have, in obedience to his voice, joined "The Innumerable caravan which moves To that mysterious realm where each sliall take His chamber in the silent halls of deatli."
I n a n y case such diminution In our ranks would be a serious affliction, b u t in the deaths of the-past year this Grand Lodge h a s especially suffered a momentous and irreparable loss. Sad Is t h e duty of this hour under a n y a n d all circumstances, b u t especially sad is the task t h a t devolves upon your present committee. I t is a striking illustration of t h e uncertainty and brevity of life to think t h a t he who just a year ago stood before you in the strength and pride of a princely manhood, and who so tenderly and elocxuently, as c h a i r m a n of this committee, presented to you the roll call of our dead, should be now, himself, with t h a t silent majority, and t h a t his name should be the first that we should be called upon to report as dead. M.-.W.-. THOMAS EMMET
DEWEY.
On J u n e 9,1906, a t his home In Topeka, almost without warning, our beloved brother, T H O M A S E M M E T D E W E Y , entered into
the immortal life. The news of his death came like a thunderbolt to his host of friends, and caused t h e most poignant sorrow to his brethren. Alas ! W a s it some mystic, prophetic vision of the near approaching future t h a t prompted h i m a t the conclusion of his report a year ago to s a y : " I n closing, we would call solemn attention to t h e shifting and drifting of the shores of life, a n d of the brightness of t h e . d a w n of the hereafter, in these words of the poet: "Life's shores are shifting Every year. And we are seaward drifting Every year. Old places changing fret u s ; The living more forget us ; There are fewer to regret us; Every year. "But a truer life draws nigher Every year. And its morning star climbs higher Every year. Earth's hold on us grows slighter. The heavy burdens lighter. And the dawn immortal brighter,, Every year."
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Yes, for him, our brother and our friend, the truer life has indeed come, and the m o r n i n g s t a r has arisen on his eternal day. B r o t h e r D E W E Y w a s born a t Victor, N . Y., J a n u a r y 6,1859, and came to K a n s a s in 1879, locating a t Abilene. Iri 1883, he was admitted to the bar, and attained success in his profession. As a lawyer his ideals wei'e high, and he ever upheld the best traditions . of the profession. F r o m J u l y 1,1896. to December 20th of the same y e a r he was assistant reporter of the S u p r e m e Court of this State, being appointed reporter at the latter date to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. R A N D O L P H , which t e r m i n a t e d on March 1,1897. Two years later he was again appointed, holding the office from t h a t time until his death. I n this ofBce he achieved a wide and well merited distinction. H i s fine a n a l y t i c a l mind, his keen power of literary criticism, his knowledge of the law, and his love of form and arrangement, made him easily a leader in his work. Many innproveinents initiated by h i m in t h e editing of our Supreme Court reports have been favorably commented upon in legal publications throughout the country, and the marked excellence of his indices to these volumes h a v e proven of great help to his professional brethren. So conspicuous was his peculiar fitness for tlie work in which h e . w a s engaged t h a t in 1902 he was recommended by Mr. Justice B B E W B B for the office of reporter of the Supreme Court of the United States. Volumes 60 to 70 of our Supreme Court reports were edited by him, and he was a t work upon the 71st volume wlien he was called from his earthly labors. There is a great probability t h a t had he lived he would have received a presidential a p p o i n t m e n t to a Federal judgeship in Alaska. He had been strongly recommended for this position by our Supreme Justices and by tlie K a n s a s delegation in Congress. H i s masonic history is k n o w n to you all, since no one of our State has had a prouder record t h a n he. H e was conspicuous in every branch of our art, A n c i e n t Craft, Capitular, Cryptic, Christian Knighthood, Red Cross of Constantine, and the A n c i e n t and Accepted Scottish Rite. To this G r a n d Lodge no brother has given greater service, or has been more honored and beloved. H e was at different times c h a i r m a n of our most important committees, Jurisprudence, R i t u a l , Necrology and Correspondence. H i s work on the committee appointed in 1897 to prepare the " L a w s of Masonry," was a service for which this Grand Lodge will be forever grateful. He was our Grand Senior Deacon in 1898, Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n in 1899, Grand Senior W a r d e n in 1900, Deputy Grand Master in 1901, a n d our Grand Master in 1902. To every d u t y and office he l e n t dignity and grace, and established standards for imitation. Masonry was to him an object of devotion and of love. I t was not the m e a n s of a mere social pastime, but a g r e a t m o r a l institution, exerting a n ennobling and exalting influence over the lives of men. H i s knowledge of its history w a s .
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profound, and he m a y well be named as one of our national masonic scholars. For a number of years prior to his decease he was invited to deliver addresses on important masonic occasions, and a t the semi-centennial of this Grand Lodge a year ago he w a s the Grand Orator. H e was always zealous a n d enthusiastic in promoting the great cause of our Masonic Home, and In our Grand Lodge library he ever manifested a deep interest. I n short, so intimately was he connected with every phase of our Order t h a t we shall find it impossible to estimate or to measure his loss. I t is incalculable', irreparable, and for years to come, as we more and more realize our breavement, we shall feel in our hearts, "O, for.the touch of a vanished hand. And the sound of a voice t h a t is still."
There is yet a broader, wider field in which he excelled, the field of literature, of music, and of art. H e pursued his studies in the LTniversity of Rochester, N . Y., until he reinoved to K a n s a s , and later received from E m p o r i a College of this State the degrees of A. B., A. M. and Litt. D. H e was master of English prose, and had the dreams and visions of a poet. H i s nice, exact discriminations in literary taste, his love of t h e beautiful, his power of language, made h i m a distinguished critic and a writer and lecturer of purest diction. For some time prior to his decease he edited the poetical column of t h e K a n s a s City Journal, and in appreciation of his abilities a n d recognized standing as a scholar, he was elected president of the Kansas Academy of Fjanguage and Literature. As one, a neighbor and also a gentleman of note in letters, well said of him, " K a n s a s lost m u c h in his death. F r o m the State has gone a n influence t h a t m e a n t higher, nobler literary ideals and the courage to live up to them. I n commonwealths over which a century of culture has passed, such men are found here and t h e r e ; it was rare fortune t h a t we should have had transplanted into Kansas's development, even for the few years in which his intellect was given us. So noble, so splendid a monitor in the world of literature, of music, a n d of all art's highest and best expression." Distinguished, however, as our brother w a s as a lawyer, law reporter. Mason, scholar, writer, and orator, y e t it is T H O M A S D E W E Y , t h e Tuan, whom we most delight to think of a t this hour, and in connection with which thought we most realize the feebleness and poverty of words. A loving husband, an affectionate father, a kind neighbor, a faithful friend, a loyal citizen, a Christian gentleman â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all of these was he, y e t even these noblest and most beautiful qualities of manhood do not tell all of the gentle, charitable, tender, genial, m a g n a n i m o u s traits of his character. H e hated s h a m s , beingopen and honest as the clearest day. H e was ever energetic for good, generous in private and in public opinion, courteous, broad minded, noble hearted. I n appearance
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he w a s majestic, a n d a l t h o u g h a l w a y s modest in mien, y e t his bearing was impressive, d u e to t h e fact t h a t his great and calm dignity came from a kingly mind a n d soul. Alas, our brother, fallen as thou hast in the noontide of t h y stainless life, thou h a s t died too.soon, too soon. "His llfe^was gentle; and the elements So mixed in him, t h a t Nature might stand up, And say to all the world,' This was a man.'" M.-.W.-. JOHN GUTHBIE.
Gur Grand Xodge h a s m e t with another sad loss in the death of M.-.W.-. B r o t h e r J O H N G U T H R I E , who-was our Grand Master just thirty years ago, in 1877. For m a n y years he was one of the most p r o m i n e n t and influential men in the political historj' of this State, and he rendered to his fellow citizens eminent and faithful services in m a n y iBiportant public offices. Brother G U T H R I E , as his n a m e suggests, was of Scotch'descent, his father, W I I J I J I A M G U T H R I E , b e i n g a g r a d u a t e of t h e fainous
University of E d i n b u r g h , who soon after his graduation came to this country and settled in I n d i a n a , where, on July 2,1829, hie son, J O H N , was born. L i k e t h e early life of thousands of the best and sturdiest of our day, the lad spent his boyhood on the farm. L a t e r he t a u g h t school and then studied law, being admitted to t h e bar w h e n he w a s 28 years of age, or in 1857. H i s election to the district attorneyship of Cass a n d M i a m a Counties soon followed, and he was successfully p u r s u i n g t h e duties of his chosen profession when, in 1861, t h e awful tocsin of civil war sounded its wild alarm, t h r o u g h o u t t h e land, a n d A B R A H A M L I N C O L N called for volun-
teers. Brother G U T H E I E w a s a m o n g t h e first to respond to this appeal, a n d with zealous p a t r i o t i s m he gathered together a comp a n y of y o u n g m e n , and O L I V E R P. M O R T O N , the governor of I n d i -
ana, commissioned h i m c a p t a i n of Company D, Forty-sixth I n diana Volunteers. A t t h e close of t h e w a r in 1865,- a t a time when so m a n y of the best types of young manhood were attracted westward, he came to this State, a n d settled in Topeka, From t h a t day to t h e d a y of his death, on t h e first d a y of J u l y , his life was an active p a r t in t h e affairs of this State. H e w a s for t h r e e terms a member of the Legislature from Shawnee County, serving as speaker pro tern, in 1870; H e w a s twice elected Presidential Elector, a n d in 1872 a n d again in 1874 w a s c h a i r m a n of t h e E e p u b l i c a n State Central Committee. From 1885 to 1893, a period of eight years, he was District J u d g e of Shawnee County, a n d in 1896 received the a p p o i n t m e n t of postmaster a t Topeka, from which office he retired, b y reason of a d v a n c i n g years, only a short time before his death. I n 1878 he was p r o m i n e n t l y mentioned for t h e governorship of this State, and in t h e convention lacked only a few votes of receiving the
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nomination. Beyond our borders his influence was felt, and t h e city of Guthrie, the present capital of our prospective sister State, Oklahoma, was named for him. For nearly forty years Brother G U T H R I E was identified with K a n s a s Masonry. H e was a d m i t t e d to Topeka Lodge No. 17 on J a n u a r y 2, 1867, b u t dimitted t h e same year, becominj;: a charter member of Orient Lodge No. 51, and its first Master. H e was also a charter member of Topeka Chapter No. 5. a s he was likewise of the Topeka Scottish Rite bodies. I n addition, he was a member of Zabud Council No. 4, and of Topeka C o m m a n d e r y No. 5. As a member and officer of this Grand Lodge he was ever devoted and faithful. H e served on numerous committees, being elected Grand Junior W a r d e n in 1873 and in 1874, D e p u t y Grand Master in 1875 and in 1876, and Grand Master in 1877. An active, busy, honora,ble life, was t h a t of our deceased friend and brother. As a lawyer, soldier, legislator, judge and postmaster, he held the respect and confidence of liis fellow citizens and the love of his brethren. H e delighted to meet with his comrades of the Grand A r m y , and his zeal for t h a t honored organization never flagged. His was a good life, a fight well fought, a race well run. I t was the day before ,the seventy-seventh anniversary of his birth, a t his home in Topeka, t h a t the e n d of the life here came. "Although in the fullness of years, like a ripe sheaf of grain, he was gathered to his fathers, yet his death was a severe loss to his city and his State, and his m e m o r y will long be cherished as t h a t of a just and upright m a n . B.-. W.-. OHABLBS OAREOI^L KHLLAM. I n t h e d e a t h of E.-.W.'. C H A R L E S C A R R O L L , K E L L A M a pioneer
in K a n s a s Masonry passed away. Nearly fifty years ago, a n d more than two years before K a n s a s was made a State, he was initiated into Topeka Lodge No. 17. This w a s on December 8, 1858, and from that day to the date of his death, which occurred on May 15, 1906, he maintained his interest in our Order, which owed much to h i m in the early days of its history in this commonwealth. For five years, from 1865 to 1869, he was Master of Topeka Lodge, and dviring several of these years he w a s an officer in this Grand Lodge. H e was our Grand Senior Deacon in 1865; Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n in 1868, and Deputy G r a n d Master in 1869. A t the time of his decease he was t h e senior living Past Deputy Grand Master of this jurisdiction. Born in Irasburg, Vermorit, on March 17, 1830, he was one of the early settlers of this State, coming here in t h e year 1856, a t a time when so m a n y young men were casting in their lots in connection with the fortunes of the new Territory, and when its fate as a State was trembling in the balance. From 1858 to 1861 he was the postmaster a t Topeka, and during his long residence in t h a t city was engaged in various business
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interests. H e was a devoted c h u r c h m a n , filling the office of warden for m a n y years in the Episcopal Church. Of broad and k i n d l y s y m p a t h i e s , keenly interested in religious and educational affairs, he was long an influential factor for good in the city of his residence. A b o u t fifteen years ago Bro. KBTJLAM took up his abode in southern California, a n d m a d e t h a t State his home until his death a t Los Angeles, last May. Of earnest, sincere character, courteous, benevolent and charitable, his life was a benediction to man}', and was conspicuous for its m a n y and loving deeds. Reference to t h e official announceinents received from our sister Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n s with which we are in correspondence, shows t h a t the Death Angel h a s been busy during the p a s t year elsewhere as well a s with us. A l a b a m a sufl'ered much in the death of M.-.W.-. H E N R Y H . M A T T H E W S , who was Grand Master a t "the time of his decease. The Grand Lodge of Michigan lost three P a s t G r a n d Masters, a n d in other jurisdictions the loss has been keen.
I n the death of B I C H A R D T H O M A S W A L K E R , P a s t G r a n d •
Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada, in the Province of Ontario, the Province lost a distinguished legal scholar, he being professor in E q u i t y in Queen's University. M.-.W.-. Brother E D I S O N F I T O H , who died April 19th, in the city of Quebec, having been Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Quebec in 1901 and 1902, was a distinguished veteran of our Civil W a r . H e was born in Glenn Falls, N e w York, and entered the a r m y from t h a t State. H e was in twenty-seven e n g a g e m e n t s , being badlj'.wounded in the battle of the Wilderness. W h e n .mustered out of the service he ^vas acting assistant inspector general and chief of staff of the Second Division of the Second A r m y Corps. I n 1867 he removed to C a n a d a to engage in manufacturing, and soon became-a. leader in the Masonic Order of his new country. These and other d e a t h s will be found tabulated in the following reported lists: A L A B A M A . — H E N R Y H . M A T T H E W S , Grand Master, died J u n e 8, 1906. C O L O R A D O . — J O H N H U M P H R E Y S , Senior Grand W a r d e n , died April 25, 1906. D I S T R I C T OP C O L U M B I A . — G E O R G E H A R O L D W A L K E R . P a s t
Grand Master,,died May 5, 1906. CoNNBOTiouT.— F R E D E R I C K S . S T E V E N S , P a s t Grand Master, died October 17,1906; M I L E S W I L L S G R A V E S , Grand Treasurer, died December 13, 1906. F L O R I D A . ^ G E O R G E S . H A L L M A R K , P a s t Grand Master, died J u l y 12, 1906; N O R V E L L E R O B E R T S O N C A R T E R , P a s t Grand Mas-
ter, died December 1, 1906. • I N D I A N A . — F R A N K S . D E V O L , P a s t Grand Master, died February 8, 1906. I N D I A N T E R R I T O R Y . — J O H N R E N N I E , Past Grand Master, died
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MICHIGAN.— J O H N W . MCGEATH, Past Grand Master, died December 9, 1905; WILI^IAM H . P H I L L I P S , Past Grand Master, died February 13, 1906; JOHN W . F I N O H , Past Grand Master, died April 4, 1906. MISSISSIPPI.— I B V I N MILLER, Past Grand Master, died April 20, 1906. MissoTjBi.—JOSEPH S. BROWN, Past Grand Master, died February 12, 1906; ALLAN MCDOWELL, Past Grand Master, died May 20, 1906. NEW
YORK.— F R A N K HTJRD ROBINSON, Past Grand Master,
died October 11, 1906. SotfTH CAROLINA.— C H A R L E S INGLBSBY, Grand Secretary,
died March 26. 1906. TENNESSEE.— THOMAS
A. HAMILTON, Past. Grand
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died October 1,1905; JAMES L . SLOAN, Past Grand Master, died August 26, 1906. W A S H I N G T O N . — W I L L I A M H E N R Y UPTON, Past Grand Mas-
ter, died November 3, 1906. W E S T VIRGINIA.—GEORGE DAVIS, Past Grand Master, died November 19, 1906, ALBERTA, CANADA.—THOMAS
T W E E D , Past Grand Master,
died April 4, 1906. CANADA.— R I C H A R D THOMAS W A L K E M , Past Grand Master,
died March 23, 1906. QUEBEC, CANADA.—EDISON F I T C H , Past Grand Master, died April 19, 1906. And now, my brethren, the greatest lesson of this hour is the thought that' this service should renew our faith in tliat one supreme belief which alone can nerve the hearts of men, and furnish them with strength and comfort in every trial. Although all our philosophy and faith cannot remove the sharp pangs of sorrow and grief when we look upon our dead, and while it is natural and right that we should mourn, since they have left the world lonelier for us who remain, yet friendship and love are immortal, and are not limited to time or space'. Masonry stands for the great tenet of immortality, and our love requires it. Our whole Institution is founded and established upon this bed-rock. The primal source of our faith, a cardinal principle of masonic philosophy, in fact the ver5' birth-mark of our existence, is an enduring belief in an original and eternal creative Spirit, whose we are and to whom we shall return. 'Tis the shallowest kind of a philosophy that says, "Out of nothing I came and into nothing I go," since the highest reason of the intellect and the very law of evolution makes it a necessity that we should realize that from something we came, and onward, ever progressively onward into somethinfj, we go. Love is eternal, irwi/i is eternal.
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and is not the spirit, the soul, whose emanations.love and truth are, greater than they? In this belief, implanted in the verj' soul of man, we should refuse to look upon death as the King of Terrors, announcing the dread proclamation "Go,"but rather regard it as the Loving Messenger of nature who whispers "Come." Not moreover with HAMLET should we say, " W h o would fardels bear To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death, puzzles the will;"
but rather in the nobler and truer view, declare. But that the faith of something after death Strengthens the will.
With this trust, while we cherish within our hearts the memory of our brethren, while we pronounce amid our love and tears this life's last greeting, "Hail and farewell," their spirits we commend to GOD, the Eternal Father of us all; and may He who protects the widow and the fatherless have these bereaved ones in His holy keeping. Fraternally submitted,WM. L . BUBDIOK, WM. H . MIZE,
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION. W.-. HARRY E . BEST', chairman, submitted the following re-
port, which, on motion, was received and adopted: To the M.\ W.: Gfrand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Lodges U. D. has received from your R.-.W.". Grand Secretary the returns of the work of six lodges XJ. D., with copies of the minutes of each meeting, and on careful examination, find on the whole a very creditable showing. DELAVAN LODGE U. D.
February 27,1906, our M.-.W.-. Grand Master issued a dispensation to ten brother Master Masons residing in and in the vicinity of Delavan. Kansas, to form and open a lodge to be known as Delavan Lodge U. D. They began work March 9th, ceased work December 31st, held twenty-four meetings, initiated thirteen, passed twelve, and raised ten. The M.'.W.*. Grand Master added two names to the dispensation by request of the lodge, making their present membership twenty-two. Their financial condition
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is good, h a v i n g received for degrees $380.00, paid out for furniture, charter fee, etc., $181.14, leaving a balance on hand of $198.86. The work of this lodge has been exceptionally good. The only error noted by your committee was the fact t h a t the m i n u t e s do not show t h a t petitions were received " b y a show of hands." We recommend t h a t a charter be granted as prayed for. M D N D B N L O D G E U. D.
Dispensation was also granted on F e b r u a r y 27th to twelve brother Master Masons residing in and near Munden, K a n s a s , to form and open a lodge to be known as Munden Lodge U. D. One name was afterwards added to the dispensation by order of the M.'.W.-. Grand Master. They began work March 9th, ceased work December 28th, held twenty-six meetings, initiated thirteen, passed eleven, and raised eleven, m a k i n g their present m e m b e r ship twenty-four. Their financial condition is good, h a v i n g received for degrees $375.00, paid out for rent, furniture, etc., $170.01, leaving a balance in the hands of the Treasurer of $204.49. The m i n u t e s of their meetings show t h a t petitions were received by there being no objections. Reception of a petition m u s t be by unanimous vote, "by a show of hands." Some of t h e i r communications were designated ' s p e c i a l . " All meetings of a lodge U. D. are stated. I n the minutes under dates of May 30th and September 5th, lodge was opened on the first degree, called from labor to refreshment, and a lodge of Fellow Crafts opened. Work was done in the Fellow Craft degree and the lodge of F e l low Crafts closed. The Entered Apprentice lodge was not closed. The lodge should have been open on the Fellow Craft's degree first. I n one instance the lodge was "called from labor to refreshm e n t s ; " the nature of the refreshments was not stated. The latter, however, your committee believe to be only a typographical error, and t a k i n g into consideration the n u m b e r of meetings held and the length of time this dispensation covers, the errors in the transcript of this young lodge are few, and we predict a prosperous, h e a l t h y growth for Munden Lodge, a n d would r e c o m m e n d a charter be granted. Q B A N D V I E W L O D G E V. D .
May the 22d, 1906, dispensation was granted to fourteen' brother Master Masons residing in and near Bucklin, K a n s a s , to form and open a lodge, to be known as Grand View Lodge U. D. December the 10th your M.-.W.-. Grand Master authorized the extension of the letters of dispensation to J a n u a r y the 15th, 1907. During the life of their dispensation thirty-nine meetings were held, seventeen candidates were initiated, thirteen passed a n d thirteen raised. Two names were added to the dispensation by
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order of the M / . W / . G r a n d Master. One brother h a v i n g been called to t h e Celestial Lodge above, leaves their present membership twenty-ei^ht. A discrepancy appears in the footings of their recapitulation, sheet which shows their n u m b e r to be thirty-two Their financial condition is good, h a v i n g received for degrees, etc., $450.26, paid out $355.41, leaving a b a l a n c e on h a n d of $94.85. Their t r a n s c r i p t shows their minutes a little irregular and not In good form. The officers not always n a m e d according to rank. They also show the reception of petitions w i t h o u t the show of hands. Some meetings were designated as "special." Septeaiber 7th a t a communication designated as "sijecial," the lodge was opened on the third degree, a petitioner w h o had been elected to receive the mysteries at a previous m e e t i n g was prepared, introduced and initiated a n E n t e r e d Apprentice, and a lodge of E n tered Apprentices closed, with no record of opening a lodge of E n t e r e d Apprentices or closing the Lodge of Master Masons. W h i l e this m a y have been a mistake in the clerical p a r t of the work only, a t any rate it shows gross negligence on the p a r t of the Secretary, a s it does not m a k e a good record to send in to this Grand Lodge, showing the conferring of the Entered Apprentice degree in a Master Mason's lodge. We t r u s t this lodge will receive-proper instruction along this line. The a m o u n t of work done and the fraternal spirit and ent h u s i a s m w h i c h seems to prevail among the brothers, your committee feel disposed to look over the m i s t a k e s m a d e in the past and predict for Grand View Lodge a bright future. W e therefore recommend a c h a r t e r be granted. W A I J D B O N LODGE U . D .
Dispensation was granted J une 4, 1906, to twelve brother Mas- â&#x20AC;˘ ter Masons residing in and in the vicinity of W a l d r o n , K a n s a s , to form and open a lodge to be known as W a l d r o n Lodge U. D. Began work J u n e 2Sd. Ceased work December 31st. Held thirteen meetings, initiated two, passed three, and raised three, one brother h a v i n g been passed and raised a t the r e q u e s t of W a k i t a Lodge No. 52. T h i s leaves their present m e m b e r s h i p fourteen. This shows an error in t h e total membership on their recapitulation sheet, they having reported fifteen, h a v i n g counted the brother who was passed and raised a t the request of W a k i t a Lodge. Their financial condition is fair, h a v i n g received for degrees and a s s e s s m e n t $96.00, paid out for furniture $86.55 and sundries $30.40, leaving a balance on hand of $29.05. The work of this lodge has not been large, yet it has been well done. T h e i r t r a n s c r i p t is a neatly typewritten piece of work, only showing one error, t h a t of receiving petitions by there being no objections " w i t h o u t the show of hands." Your committee would recommend a c h a r t e r be granted.
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November 23d dispensation was granted to eighteen brother Master Masons residing in and near Zenda, K a n s a s , to form a n d open a lodge, to be known as Zenda Lodge U. D. Dispensation w a s to expire J a n u a r y 25,1907. They began work November 28th. Ceased work J a n u a r y 23d, 1907. Held five meetings, initiated three and passed two. One name was added to the dispensation by order of the M.-. W.-. G r a n d Master, m a k i n g their n u m b e r nineteen. Their time being too short to work in the Master Mason's degree, your committee entertain no doubt as to their ability to confer this degree to the entire satisfaction of this Grand Lodge, as their work so far shows well, with no errors appearing. Their financial condition is good; no debt, and a balance on hand of .$59.60. Your committee predicts for Zenda Lodge a bright future a n d good record. W e cheerfully recommend a charter be granted. B U F F A L O L O D G E U. D.
December 11,1906, dispensation was granted to eleven brother Master Masons residing in and near Buffalo, Kansas, to form a n d open a lodge, to be known as Buffalo Lodge U. D. Two n a m e s were afterwards added to the dispensation by order of the M.-.W.". Grand Master, m a k i n g their number thirteen. Began work December 15th. Ceased work J a n u a r y 24th. Held five meetings. I n i t i a t e d seven. The life of their dispensation was too short to allow time to have passed or raised candidates. Their financial condition is good, having received for degrees $150, expended for sundries $42.50, leaving a balance on hand of $107.50. The transcript of this lodge is the neatest piece of work of its kind it has ever been the pleasure of your committee to e x a m i n e . Only one error seems to h a v e crept into their work, t h a t being the reception of petitions w i t h o u t the show of hands. Your committee especially desires to congratulate Buffalo Lodge on their choice of Secretary, as the returns of this y o u n g lodge is a good e x a m p l e for Secretaries of older and c h a r t e r e d lodges to follow. W e heartily recommend a charter be granted. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, H . E. B E S T , AKTHUB HOHN,
T. B . WM.
HISKEY, KETTLBE,
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRIEVANCES A N D APPEALS. M.-.W.-. SAMUEL E . PETERS, chairman, presented the following report, which, on motion, was adopted: To the M.\ W.-. Orand Lodgn of Kansas: Your Committee on Grievances and Appeals, to whom was referred the failure of certain lodges to talte action upon the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the Grand Lodge, submitted to the subordinate lodges, have had the same under consideration and beg leave to report as follows : As a preliminary statement, your committee represents that an amendment to tlie Constitution of the Grand Lodge must first be proposed at an Annual Communication, and, if sustained bj' a vote of two-thirds of all of the members present, a printed copy must be sent by the Grand Secretary to the Master and Secretary of all lodges within the jurisdiction. This is required by Section 7 of Article v m of the Constitution. This notice must be sent within sixty days after action taken by the Grand Lodge, and each lodge must, within six months thereafter, certify its proceedings to the Grand Secretary, who shall make a consolidated report thereof to the Grand Lodge at its next Annual Communication, when, if it shall appear that two-thirds of all of the lodges have agreed to the proposed amendment, it shall be so proclaimed by the Grand Master and become a part of the Constitution. On the 14th day of March, 1906, the Grand Secretary sent a notice to the Master and Secretary of each lodge in this jurisdiction, fully presenting the amendment proposed and stating in a concise manner the changes contemplated. No responses were received by the Grand Secretary from nineteen lodges, and those from four were not received until after the expiration of the required six months. Frorn one lodge a report was received after the statutory time had^expired, to the effect that the lodge knew nothing about the communication relative to the amendment. One lodge reported October 20,1906, that it was unable to secure a quorum to take action on the matter. One lodge reported approval of a part of the proposed amendment, but no further report was received. Your committee has given a hearing to all of the lodges in default, which have taken interest enough in the subject matter to appear before it either by letters or representatives. Equity Lodge No. 131, located at Fontana, passed upon the amendment, and the Secretary of the lodge, in a letter to the Grand Secretary, dated January 26, 1907, claims that he reported to the Grand Secretary shortly after his lodge had taken action. In view of the facts, however, that the Grand" Secretary, on May 23,
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1906, and again on J u l y 14, 1906, and again under date of A u g u s t 30,1906, sent communications to the Master or Secretary of t h e lodge, calling attention to t h e fact t h a t no report had been made, t h a t no response was made to these communications, it is evident the Master or Secretary was guilty of great negligence. Your committee therefore recommend that, in accordance with Standing Regulation No. 6 this lodge be suspended for a period of thirty days. Scottsville Lodge No. 249, located at Scottsville, took action upon the proposed a m e n d m e n t on the 25th day of September, 1906, eleven days after t h e expiration of the statutory time. The only excuse given for this delayed action was t h a t the papers were mislaid. Your committee recommend t h a t this lodge be suspended for sixty days. Anthem Lodge No. 284, located, a t Scott City, m a d e no appearance before your committee, and it is therefore recommended t h a t the lodge be suspended for sixty days. L a Crosse Lodge No. 330, located a t L a Crosse, did not respond to t h e communications, b u t on the 25th day of J a n u a r y , 1907, t h e Grand Secretary received a letter from the Master of t h e lodge, in which he stated t h a t he knew nothing about the prior communications, and t h a t he would have the m a t t e r brought before the lodge a t its next stated communication and acted upon. As the statutory time had already expired, and as in this case, as in all of the other cases, a second letter was addressed to the Secretary under date of May 23. 1906, and another dated J u l y 14, 1906, and another dated August 30,1906, to the Master, calling attention to t h e fact t h a t no action h a d been taken and t h a t the time in which such action should be taken was rapidly passing, to which communications no attention was paid, it is recommended t h a t this lodge be'suspended for a period of sixty days. Sylvan Grove Lodge No. 359, located a t Sylvan Grove, failed to take a,ny action upon t h e proposed amendment, and after t h e expiration of t h e statutory time, reported to t h e Grand Secretary t h a t they knew nothing of the communications relative to t h e proposed a m e n d m e n t . I n view of t h e frequent notices sent o u t by the Grand Secretary, its negligence is apparent, and it is recommended t h a t the lodge be suspended for sixty days. W i n d o m Lodge No. 276, located a t Windom, paid no attention to the various communications of the Grand Secretary until October 20,1906, when a response was received, stating t h a t the lodge was unable to secure a quorum to take action on t h e matter. Your committee recommends t h a t this lodge be suspended for t h e period of sixty days. ISldora Lodge No. 28, located a t Mapleton, under date of J a n u ary 28,1907, through its Secretary, reports t h a t he h a s no recollection of ever getting a n y t h i n g pertaining to t h e a m e n d m e n t , b u t
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afterwards acknowledges in t h e s a m e communication t h a t he did receive a letter from the G r a n d S e c r e t a r y about it, and t h a t he m a d e search f o r i t but could not find it. The negligence is evident, and the committee r e c o m m e n d s t h a t the lodge be suspended for sixty d a y s . De Soto Lodge No. 40, located a t .De Soto, made no response to the several communications of the Grand Secretary, but now, through t h e Secretary, presents to the committee a s t a t e m e n t t h a t on J u n e 2, 1906, the consideration of the communication from the Grand Secretary was postponed to the n e x t regular communication, and t h a t on J u n e 30,1906, the Secretary was Instructed to ask the G r a n d Secretary for more light on the a m e n d m e n t , and that a t the stated communication held on August 4, 1906, the lodge voted u n a n i m o u s l y in favor of the a m e n d m e n t , and t h a t the Secr e t a r y notified the Grand S e c r e t a r y of the action of the lodge within a s h o r t time thereafter. No communication from this lodge s h o w i n g the action t a k e n upon the a m e n d m e n t was received by the Grand Secretary, and as no responses were made to his communications of M a y 23d and J u l y 14th, as well as one sent the Master by the Grand Secretary under date of August 30th, it is a p p a r e n t t h a t the lodge, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g it had acted upon the a m e n d m e n t , was guilty of such negligence as cannot be overlooked, a n d it is recommended t h a t the lodge be suspended for thirty days. S h a w n e e Lodge No. 54, located a t Shawnee, made no response to the various communications of the Grand Secretary, until in reply to a letter sent the Secretary of the lodge, under date of S e p t e m b e r 5,1906, and on the bottom, in lead pencil, the Secretary reported as follows: "This m a t t e r was voted on September 26, 1906, and was reported the following day to the Grand Secretary." A s the action was twelve d a y s too l a t e a n d shows inexcusable negligence, it is recommended t h a t the lodge be suspended for sixty days. N e w Albany Lodge No. 81, located a t N e w Albany, having m a d e no response to the eouununications of the Grand Secretary, and h a v i n g made no appearance before this committee, it is recommended t h a t the lodge be suspended for sixty days. Tuscan Lodge No. 82, located a t Neosho Falls, through its r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , stated t h a t no meetings were held from Febr u a r y to November, 1906, and t h a t the Worshipful Master and Secretary h a d removed from the jurisdiction of the lodge. Their representative expresses great regret a t the unfortunate condition in which the lodge was placed d u r i n g the past year, and evinces a disposition to see t h a t in future the lodge complies with the law. The negligence of the lodge, however, is so a p p a r e n t t h a t it cannot be overlooked, and it is recommended t h a t it be suspended for the period of t h i r t y days.
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Doric Lodge No. 83, located a t Eudora, made no response to the several communications of the Grand Secretary until J a n u a r y 25, 1907, when, through its Ma.ster, in a letter to the Grand Secretory, he states : " H a v e consulted Bro. S. V. G A R B , who was Master at the time, and have shown him your letter. H e states t h a t he did not know t h a t action by the lodge was compulsory in such matters, and t h a t by neglecting to do so the lodge merely lost its privilege." Your committee recommends t h a t this lodge be suspended for sixty days. Devon Lodge No. 92, located a t Devon, made no response to the several communications of the Grand Secretary, and m a d e no appearance before this cornmittee. I t is recommended t h a t this lodge be suspended for sixty days. Bennington Lodge No. 180, located a t Bennington, has m a d e no response to any of the communications of the Grand Secretary and has made no appearance before the committee, and it is recommended t h a t it be suspended for a period of.sixty days. Gay lord Lodge No. 183, located a t Gaylord, through its p r e s e n t Master, under date of J a n u a r y 29, 1907, states t h a t action was taken by the lodge upon the a m e n d m e n t and the Secretary w a s instructed to advise the Grand Secretary of its action. The letter does not state when action of the lodge was taken, and seeks to excuse the failure to reply to the communications of the G r a n d Secretary by stating t h a t it was due to sickness on the part of the Secretary. Your committee recommends that the lodge be suspended for t h i r t y days. Delphos Lodge No. 202, located a t Delphos, made no response to the communications of the Grand Secretary, but claimed, through a representative before your committee, t h a t action was taken upon the a m e n d m e n t a t a meeting in September last, a n d t h a t the Secretar.y claims to have sent notice of such action. T h e fact t h a t no response was m a d e to any of the communications from the Grand Secretary prior to September, even conceding t h a t action was then t a k e n and notice sent, is such negligence as in the opinion of your committee can not be overlooked. I t is therefore recommended t h a t the Lodge be suspended for t h i r t y days. Waverly Lodge No. 244, located a t Waverly, made no response to the various communications of the Grand Secretary until J a n uary 30,1907, when the present Master wrote a letter to the Grand Secretary, representing t h a t the Secretary of the lodge claims nob to have received the first notice, and t h a t the last notice was acted on at the first meeting after its receipt. A full and frank statem e n t was made before your committee, but as the negligence is apparent and inexcusable, it is recommended t h a t the lodge be suspended for a period of thirty days. Ashland Lodge No. 277, located a t Ashland, made no response to the various cornmunications of the Grand Secretary so far as
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the records of his ofHce show, but a representative of the lodge appeared before your c o m m i t t e e a n d stated t h a t the Secretary neglected to send in the notice or m a k e a n y response to the communications. The committee r e c o m m e n d s t h a t the lodge be suspended for a period of t h i r t y d a y s . Aljjha Lodge No. 282, located a t J e t m o r e , made'no response to any of the communications of the Grand Secretary until J a n u a r y 28, 1907, when the Master represents, in substance, t h a t the comm u n i c a t i o n came to the Secretary in the summer, when it was a l m o s t impossible to get enough together for a quorum, and at the first meeting in September, on September 3,190G,aotion was taken upon the prbpo.sed a m e n d m e n t , a n d the Secretary directed to report the same to the Grand Secretary, but t h a t he was away from home m o s t of the time until after December, and t h a t no report was sent in. A representative appeared before the committee and presented these excuses more in detail, in a frank and open manner. I t is recommended t h a t the lodge be suspended for thirty days. Preston Lodge No. 283, located a t Cimarron, made no response to the communications of the G r a n d Secretary, but appeared before the committee, r e g r e t t i n g the failure of the proper officers to respond to the several communications. I t is recomm e n d e d t h a t this lodge be suspended for a period of thirty days. Cable Lodge No. 299; located a t Arlington, acted upon the proposed a m e n d m e n t on September 8, 1906. The vote of the lodge was favorable upon all of the changes contemplated, except one. This action, it was supposed by the lodge, was all t h a t was necessary. As the a m e n d m e n t s u b m i t t e d m u s t either be adopted or rejected as a whole, the action t a k e n was a nullity. I n view, however, of the good faith shown by the lodge and its representations to the committee, we r e c o m m e n d t h a t no further action be taken by the Grand Lodge. Syracuse Lodge No. 309, located a t Syracuse, made response to a communication of the G r a n d Secretary J a n u a r y 22, 1907, which letter was returned with an endorsement by the Master; under the seal of the lodge, s t a t i n g t h a t by unanimous vote of all of the members present, the proposed a m e n d m e n t was adopted. The endorsement does n o t state the date a t which the lodge took action. A representative appeared before the committee and reported t h a t action was t a k e n within the statutory time, and the Secretary sent in the notice which m u s t have been destroyed in one of the railroad accidents occurring on the line of road. I t is h a r d l y likely, however, t h a t all of the responses to the four com- â&#x20AC;˘ m u n i c a t i o n s from the G r a n d Secretary should have met a like fate, and a failure to respond to a n y one of them is negligence. If response had been m a d e to the one of August 30th, it would have disclosed the fact a n d the records could have been supplied. I t is recommended that the lodge be suspended for thirty days.
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La Harp Lodge No. 325, located at La Harp, represents that the matter of acting upon the amendment was overlooked, and could present no excuse except negligence of its officers. I t is recommended that the lodge be suspended for sixty days. Enterprise Lodge No. .353, located at Enterprise, made no response to the communications of the Grand Secretary until January 28, 1907, when the Secretary writes that action was taken by the lodge upon the proposed amendment September 13, 1906, and the statement made in the letter is as follows: "Do not know if certificate was sent you or not, but one can be prepared and sent you at once, if you desire. Kindly advise me at once and oblige." As the action of the lodge upon the amendment could be of no force unless reported to the Grand Secretary, it is recommended that the lodge be suspended for a period of thirty days. â&#x20AC;˘ Cuba Lodge No. 362, located at Cuba, failed to make any response to the various communications of the Grand Secretary, but a representative appeared before your committee and stated in substance that the Master .was absent, and the Secretary paid no attention to the communications, and has been removed for neglect of duty. I t is recommended that the lodge be suspended for thirty days. Godfrey Lodge No. 124, located at Pawnee Station, acted upon the proposed amendment April 7, 1906, said action being favorable to a portion of the proposed amendment; and in opposition to a portion. On August 28, 1906, the Grand Secretary sent a communication to the Master, informing hiin that the lodge must either approve or reject the amendment. The usual notices were sent to this lodge, requiring action, but nothing further was received from them and no response was made to the letter of the Grand Secretary of August 30, 1906. The Master of the lodge appeared before the committee and claimed that action had been taken in response to the last communication, and that notice had been sent. As he stated that he had been absent from the lodge since May last, it was evident that he could have no personal knowledge of the action, and it being the duty of the Secretary, even during his absence, to respond to the communications, it is recommended that the lodge be'suspended for a period of thirty daj's. Fraternally submitted, SAMUEL E . P E T E B S , CHARLES H . LAWRENCE, C H A R L E S E . TALLBY,
GEOBGE D . ADAMS, SIDNEY L. HUNTER, Committee,
Upon motion of M.-.AV.-. SAMUEL E . PETERS, the question as to when the action of the Grand Lodge in suspending certain lodges should take eflfect, was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO STANDING REGULATION No. 11. M.-.W.-. SAMUEL E . PETERS presented the following proposed amendment to Standing Eegulation JSfo. 11, which was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence: That Standing Regulation No. 11 be amended by striking out the words "the first day of February" and inserting the words " the twentieth day of January," so that it will read: "Any lodge which neglects or refuses to pay its annual per capita tax or any special assessinent on or before the twentieth day of January in each year, shall not be entitled to representation in the Grand Lodge following such failure."
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE. W.-.WILLIAM EASTON HUTCHISON, chairman, presented the
following report, which was, on motion, adopted, the proposed amendments to the By-Laws having received a two-thirds vote:' To the M.\ W.: Orand Lodge of Kansas : Your Committee on Jurisprudence beg leave to submit'the following report: While we heartily approve the decisions of the M.-.W.'. Grand Master designated as 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17, we believe that the subjects therein contained are fully covered by the laws, decisions and declarations of the Committee on Jurisprudence adopted by this Grand Lodge, heretofore made and recorded, and recommend that said decisions be not spread on record as such. Relative to Decisions Nos. 5 and 15, we believe the law to be that every lodge has the inherent right to control its funds and property and appropriate the same for masonic uses and lodge purposes in the interests of Masonry, and we are of the opinion that this Grand Lodge should not enact laws particularizing what are not lodge and masonic purposes, that being the province of each lodge to act under existing circumstances within the general confines of the law. We approve the decision of the Grand Master designated as No. 10, which is that a brother is eligible to the office of Master in this jurisdiction who has served as Warden in a lodge in another jurisdiction. We wish especially to direct the attention of the Craft to the decision of the Grand Master designated as No. 7, and to empha-
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size the importance of a strict compliance therewith. I t is as follows: " I t is not proper for the officers of a lodge to use the cipher ritual during the conferring of degrees." While we approve of the application of the law to the facts as stated by the G r a n d Master in Decision No. 4, relative to the physical disability of a candidate, we prefer to adhere to the position heretofore talien by this Grand Lodge, t h a t it is not wise to promulgate and announce any formal decision relative thereto other than t h a t contained in the "Charges of a Freemason." W e approve the recommendation of the M.-.W.'. Grand Master concerning the increase in the number of District Deputy Grand Masters, and recommend t h a t a m e n d m e n t of Section 164 of the By-Laws, so t h a t instead of the number b e i n g ' n o t less than thirty, nor more t h a n forty" as it now is, there sliall be "not less t h a n fifty, nor more than fifty-five." W e do not, however, approve iiis recommendation as to allowing mileage for attending the conference to those only who have inspected a majority of the lodges in their respective districts. W e therefore recommend t h a t Section 164 be amended so as to read as follows: 164. Diatrict Deputies.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Grand Master is hereby authorized to appoint not less than fifty, nor more than flfty-flve District Deputy Grand Masters, who shall be Masters or P a s t Masters, and residents of their respective districts. The boundaries of such districts, and any changes therein, shall be fixed by the Council of Administration, in such m a n n e r as to create not "less than fifty nor more than fifty-five districts within this Grand .Jurisdiction. Said District Deputies shall receive no compensation for their services, except that the lodges visited shall pay the necessarj' traveling exjDenses and provide entertainment. E a c h District Deputy shall visit each lodge in his district a t least once each y e a r ; he shall not be charged with ritualistic instruction, but shall be the personal representative of the Grand Master in his district, and inspector of the work, lodge property and record.*. I n the absence of the Grand Master, he shall preside at all lodge trials in his district (unless for good cause the Grand Master shall especially appoint some P a s t Master to discharge such duties), and he shall make report of his doings on blanks furnished for t h a t purpose, and additional special reports when requested by the Grand Master. The District D e p u t y Grand Masters may hold a conference at the A n n u a l Communication of the M.\W.'. Grand Lodge on the order of the M.\W.% Grand Master, and said District Deputy Grand Masters a t t e n d i n g the conference shall receive the same mileage allowed the representatives of his lodge; provided, however, t h a t they do not receive mileage under some other provision of the law. W e h a v e carefully examined all the proceedings relative to the proposed a m e n d m e n t of Section 5, Article I V , of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge, and find t h a t such a m e n d m e n t was submitted in writing to the Grand Lodge in 1906 and was sustained by two-thirds of all the m e m b e r s present and v o t i n g ; t h a t within the prescribed time copies of said proposed a m e n d m e n t were sent
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to the Master and Secretary of each lodge, and it appears from the report of the Grand Secretary t h a t more than two-thirds of all the lodges in, the State have within the six months allowed for t h a t purpose agreed to such proposed amendment. Finding t h a t , all the necessary .steps have been taken, a n d that all the proceedings in this connection are regular, we approve the same, and recommend t h a t proclamation of said a m e n d m e n t be m a d e by the Grand Master and t h a t the a m e n d m e n t become a part of the Constitution. The adoption of said a m e n d m e n t to the Constitution necessitates the a m e n d m e n t of Section 54 of the By-Laws to conform therewith, and we recommend t h a t said Section 54 be amended by eliminating therefrom the n a m e s of those committees now entirely dispensed with, so t h a t said section, when amended, will read as follows: 54. Alloxuance to Chairmen.—The following allowances shall be made to the chairmen of the s t a n d i n g committees who m a y attend the A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n : On Credentials, $25; on Reports of Grand Officers, $10; on Finance and Property, $75; on Jurisprudence, $40; on Chartered Lodges and Lodges Under Dispensation, $25; on Correspondence, $250; on Necrology, $25; and, in addition thereto, the necessary expenses of the chairmen of the Committees on F i n a n c e and Property, and Chartered Lodges and Lodges Under,Dispensation, in m a k i n g necessary examination of the records, returns and property, prior to the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. W e approve the action of the Grand Master in directing H a n cock Lodge No. 311 to receive the petition of Bro. COL,LINS, who presented with, his petition a d i m i t as an Entered Apprentice from a lodge in Montana, believing t h a t a dimit issued by a lodge in another jurisdiction to an E n t e r e d Apprentice or a Fellow Craft, is equivalent to a waiver of jurisdiction. W e have had under consideration the resolution of F r a n k l i n Lodge No. 18, requesting t h a t the n a m e of said lodge be changed to Ottawa Lodge No. 18, and we recommend that such request be granted. • • A t the request of the Grand Master, who insists t h a t the succeeding G r a n d Masters of this M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge be spared tlie e m b a r r a s s m e n t incident to an a t t e m p t to comply with the provisions of Section 55 of the By-Laws, with reference to the d u t y of the Grand Master from year to year to extend an invitation to such worthy P a s t G r a n d Masters to attend the A n n u a l Communications as in his j u d g m e n t are unable financially to incur the niecessary expense. W e , the m e m b e r s of this committee, who are not P a s t Grand Masters, two of our n u m b e r who are P a s t Grand Masters declining to participate in the consideration of this matter, recommend t h a t all t h a t portion of said Section 55 be stricken out, and t h a t the words " r e s i d e n t P a s t Grand Masters" be inserted after the words " G r a n d Tyler," so t h a t the P a s t Grand Masters of
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this Grand Jurisdiction shall receive t h e same allowance a s is paid to the Grand Officers .when they attend an A n n u a l Communication, and t h a t said Section 55 be amended to read as follows: 55. Other Allowances.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Allowances shall be iriade to t h e Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Senior and Junior W a r d e n s , Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary, Custodians of t h e "Work, Grand Chaplain, Grand Šrator. Grand Tyler, and resident P a s t Grand Masters, for their expenses in a t t e n d i n g the A n n u a l Communication. The other appointed officers, the cliairmen and members of standing committees, whose allowances do not exceed $50, the Assistant Lecturers and the District Deputy Grand Masters, when attending a conference previously ordered by the M.-. W.'. Grand Master, shall receive the same compensation as representatives of lodges. ' W e m o s t heartily approve of the action of the Grand Master and the Council of Administration in forwarding.$500 to the Grand Master of California for the relief of the distress on account of the e a r t h q u a k e and Are in San Francisco. T h e prerogative of t h e Grand Master authorized him under such unusual and appalling circumstances to a c t as t h e exigencies of t h e occasion may require, and such actions will never fail to receive t h e unqualified approval of the Craft, even if it should exceed the formal restrictions imposed by the By-Iiaws. A rare and u n u s u a l incident of this character does riot, however, impress us with the necessity of a change in t h a t part of By-Law No. 46 which defines the general rule in this jurisdiction as the practice of masonic charity. Fraternally submitted, W I L L I A M E . HUTCHISON, M A U R I C E L. S T O N E ,
J O H N C. POSTLBTHWAITE, W I L L I A M B . WASHINGTON,
Uommittee. S U P P L E M E N T A L B E PORT O F C O M M I T T E E ON JURISPRUDENCE. W.-. W I L L I A M BASTON H U T C H I S O N , c h a i r m a n , s u b m i t t e d
the
following report, which, on motion, was a d o p t e d , the proposed a m e n d m e n t t o S t a n d i n g E e g u l a t i o n N o . 11 receiving more t h a n a t w o - t h i r d s vote: To the M.\W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Jurisprudence, to which w a s referred the question of when the degree of suspension shall begin which has been imposed on a number of lodges by this Grand Lodge, find t h a t S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 6, under which such action was taken, m a k e s no provision whatever.for t h e enforcement of said decree. W e therefore reconimend t h a t the Grand Secretary give such suspended lodges official notice of the action of this Grand Lodge
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under the seal thereof, which notice shall be mailed to t h e Worshipful Master by registered letter, and shall become effective on the day following t h e date of the next regular communication after t h e receipt of such notice. A n d a t the expiration of t h e time of suspension, the Master shall return said notice to t h e Grand Secretary w i t h his report of- compliance therewith endorsed thereon. * W e h a v e also h a d under consideration the m a t t e r of c h a n g i n g S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 11, and herewith submit t h e following to embody t h e change proposed, and recommend its adoption: STANDING KEGUIJATION NO. 11.
Non-Payment of Orand Lodge Dues.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Any lodge which neglects or refuses to p a y its a n n u a l per capita tax or a n y special assessment on or before the 20th d a y of J a n u a r y in each year, shall not be entitled to representation in the Grand Lodge following such failure. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, Wii,L,iAM B . H u t o H i s o N ,
J O H N C. POSTLETHWAITB,
M A U E I O B L.. STONE,'
WII^LIAM B . WASHINGTON,
Committee. PBOCLAMATION OF GBAND MASTER. I n a c c o r d a n c e with Section 7, Article V I I I , of t h e Constitution, t h e M.-. \V.-. G r a n d M a s t e r proclaimed Section 5, Article I V , d u l y a m e n d e d , t h e same h a v i n g been a p p r o v e d b y more t h a n t w o - t h i r d s of all t h e lodges in this jurisdiction. P R E S E N T A T I O N OF G R A N D M A S T E R ' S J E W E L . VV.-. GEORGE D . A P A M S , on behalf of t h e Salina b r e t h r e n , p r e s e n t e d M.-.W.-. T H O M A S L . BOND with a P a s t G r a n d Master's jewel. T h e G r a n d 'Master accepted this gift in a p l e a s a n t a n d befitting m a n n e r . C A L L E D TO R E F R E S H M E N T . T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from labor t o refreshment u n t i l 2:45 P . M.
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AFTERNOON SESSION. THURSDAY, F e b r u a r y 21st.
T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from r e f r e s h m e n t to labor a t 2:45 p. M. R E P O E T OF S P E C I A L COMMITTEE ON HISTORY AND MUSEUM. On behalf of t h e Special Committee on H i s t o r y a n d M u s e u m W.-. W I L L I A M L . M A X W E L L presented t h e following r e p o r t , which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M.\ W.\ Grand Lodge of Kansas : No appropriation having been made a t the A n n u a l C o m m u n i cation of 1906 for the prosecution of the work originally assigned to this committee, no labor has been performed. Your committee is of t h e opinion, for m a n y reasons n o t necessary to here discuss, t h a t the legislation of 1904, whereby said committee was created, should be repealed and the committee discharged. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, I
BESTOB G. BROWN, W M . L. MAXWELL, H E N R Y S. SWINGLBY,
Committee.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRAND LODGE PROPERTY. W.-. J O H N MCCDLLAGH, c h a i r m a n , presented t h e following report, which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M.-. W.\ Orand Lodge of Kansas : I n accordance with the requirements of Section 37 of t h e B y Laws, your committee has Inspected, inventoried a n d valued a l l t h a t portion of t h e property of the Grand Lodge upon which a fair estimate could be m a d e ; have inspected t h e library, a n d h a v e made such recommendations as seem to them to be to the best interest of the Grand Lodge. The result of their labors is embodied in t h e following report, which is respectfully submitted :'â&#x20AC;¢
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P r o p e r t y in the possession of the Grand S e c r e t a r y : 5 large w a l n u t book cases. 1 book rack. • • . 1 book holder. 1 large w a l n u t library table. 1 large oak library table. 1 lounge. 1 roller top desk. 2 typewriter desks. 2 typewriters ( R e m i n g t o n ) . 3 revolving office chairs. 13 office and library chairs. 4 rugs. 1 set three-section library filing cabinet. 1 set five-section vertical filing cases. 3 oak cabinet cases. 1 set steel v a u l t furniture. 1 steel table for vault. 1 w a l n u t case for blanks and stationery. 1 letter press a n d stand. 1 pine p a c k i n g and shipping case. 2 maps. 2 step ladders. 1 flag and caso for same. 1 set three pieces consecration vessels. I gold plated trowel. 1 set gold plated square and compasses. 4 gold plated rod tops for Deacons a n d Stewards. (1 case for above.) 4 rods for Deacons and Stewards. (2 ebony and 2 birdseye maple.) 1 case for rods. 1 set jewels for Grand Lodge Officers (old). 1 set jewels for Grand Lodge Officers (solid gold). 2 t r u n k s for Grand Lodge jewels and aprons. 1 trunk for transporting records, etc., to Grand Lodge. 1 set of fifteen aprons for Grand Officers. 654 aprons for members of Grand Lodge. 109 blank charters. All of t h e value of about $3,500.00.
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Bound volumes: Complete set of Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s . .. 13 Proceedings of other Grand Lodges 496 Masonic magazines, periodicals and miscellaneous masonic publications 375 L a w s of other Grand Jurisdictions 24 Mackay's J u r i s p r u d e n c e 1 Proceedings of Grand Chapter, R. A. M., of Kansas,-1886-1897. . 5 Proceedings of Grand Council. R. & S. M., of K a n s a s . 1881-1895. 1 Proceedings of Grand Commandery of Kansas, K. T., 1868 6 Gould's Masonic H i s t o r y . â&#x20AC;˘ 66 Webster's I n t e r n a t i o n a l Dictionary 1 Seoane's Spanish Dictionary 1 Cassell's Latin-English Dictionary 1 Fifty Years of Masonry in California 2 History of Freemasonry, by Albert G. Mackey and W m . B . Singleton 7 A complete set of Universal Cyclopedia and A t l a s . 12 One set of Appleton's Library and Brief Biography 8 One set transactions Lodge Quatour Coronati 15 One set reprints Ijodge Quatour Cnronati 5 One set Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia 10 Unbound volumes: Proceedings of other Grand Lodges, masonic magazines, periodicals a n d miscellaneous masonic literature, such as should be bound, sufficient to make 150 volumes. Proceedings Grand Lodge of Kansas, Volume 1, 1855-65 113 Proceedings Grand Lodge of Kansas, Volume 2, 1866-69 453 Proceedings Grand Lodge of Kansas. Volume 7, 1886-88 24 Proceedings Grand Lodge of Kansas, Volume.8, 1889-91 114 Psoceedings Grand Tjodge of Kansas, Volume 9, 1892-94 37 Proceedings Grand Lodge of Kansas, Volume 10, 1895-97 76 Proceedings Grand Lodge of Kansas, Volume 11, 1898-00 101 Proceeding.!? Grand Lodge of Kansas, Volume 12, 1901-03 57 Proceedings Grand Lodge of Kansas, Volume 13, 1904-06 87 Unbound volumes, pamphlets,ietc.: Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, covering the years 1870 to 1906, inclusive 7321 Constitution and By-Laws Grand Lodge of K a n s a s .1730 Several thousand duplicate copies of other Grand J u r i s d i c tions. This committee cheerfully concur in the recommendation of the Librarian in his report, and recommend t h a t the following sums, or so much thereof as m a y be necessary, be appropriated from the General F u n d for the following purposes: I n d e x i n g Proceedings of Grand Loege, 1903 to date $200 00 Book case for library and binding Proceedings other jurisdictions, magazines, etc 500 00
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I n closing the report, we congratulate t h e Grand Lodge t h a t the property has been in t h e hands of so careful a n d efficient a n official as our Grand Secretary, and c o m m e n d him for his zeal and fidelity. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, J O H N MOGULI^AGIT, H Y W . STAOKPOLE, E D W A R D B . COBSB,
HAERY F. WHITE, l i U T H B B M . I^ELLIS, Committee.
E E P O B T O F GOMMITTJEE ON F I N A N C E A N D M I L E A G E . W.-. W I L L I A M F R A N K M A B C H , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d
t h e fol-
lowing r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motion, w'as a d o p t e d : To the M.-. W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your Committee on Finance a n d Mileage submits t h e following r e p o r t : We h a v e examined the reports of tlie Grand Treasurer a n d Grand Secretary a n d find them correct. The total receipts by Grand S e c r e t a r y for the year were $32,497.82, w h i c h ' a m o u n t he h a s turned over to t h e Grand Treasurer, t a k i n g receipts therefor. W a r r a n t s Nos. 1 to 297, inclusive, a m o u n t i n g to $28,079.84, have been d r a w n by the Grand Secretary a n d i)aid by the Grand Treasurer. The books of the Grand Treasurer show a balance in his hands of $31,185.97, for which he has shown t h e committee a cetificate of deposit in t h e N a t i o n a l B a n k of H o l t o n , No. 5991, dated F e b r u a r y 16, 1907, for $29,185.97, and a certified check on the F i r s t National B a n k of Holton, dated February 16, 1907, for $2,000. W e find a balance on the Grand Treasurer's ledger of $25.00 overdrawn on the account of appropriation for Semi-centennial Celebration, and a balance of $385 o v e r d r a w n on the account of binding Proceedings, which we r e c o m m e n d be charged back into the General Fund. W e recommend t h a t t h e following balances of unexpended appropriations be credited back to t h e General F u n d : P r i n t i n g A n n u a l Proceedings. $ 510 22 Postage a n d express 288 70 Official receipts 225 08 Grand Secretary's incidentals 197 88 L i b r a r y books 162 45 Grand Master's contingent fund 72 49 Custodians 65 00 Mileage 135 80 Assistance to Grand Secretary 40 90 Grand Officer's portraits 34 00 Mileage a n d expenses 33 45 Office a n d library building 74 27 Stationery a n d printing ^ 20 â&#x20AC;˘ $1,840 44
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145
W e recommend t h e following appropriations for t h e ensuing year: Salaries Grand Officers ( B y - L a w 53 ) $3,980 00 Salaries chairmen of committees (By-Law 54) 450 00 Mileage and expenses of Grand Officers, Custodians, Appointed Officers, members of committees. Assistant Lecturers a n d District Deputy Grand Masters ( ByLaw 55) -. 600 00 Mileage of representatives (By-Law 56) 1,500 00 Printing annual Proceedings 1,150 00 Interest on loan K a n s a s Masonic H o m e 600 00 Postage and express 450 OQ Stationery and printing 460 00 Grand Secretary's incidental expenses. 350 00 Library books, pamphlets, etc 800 00 Grand Treasurer's bond 87 50 Grand Secretary's bond 10 00 Grand Master's" apron 20 00 H a l l for use of Grand Lodge 100 00 Portrait inserts 50 00 Maintenance of office and library building 850 00 Lron fence around office building 300 00 Grand Master's contingent fund 500 00 I n d e x i n g Proceedings Grand Lodge 1903 to date 200 00 Book cases for library and binding Proceedings other jurisdictions, magazines, etc 500 00 Repaying E i g h t h Ave. in front of Grand Lodge building. 200 00 Masonic relieif, through Masonic H o m e Board 241 00 Bepairs on office and library building, ordered by Council of Administration 142 15 ISxpenses of members of Masonic H o m e Board a t Grand Lodge 30-00 F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, WILLIAM FRANK MARCH, AuauSTUS O. W E L L M A N , A L B E R T A. F L A C K ,
W I L L I A M Hi V O E T H , F R A N K E . DEMTJTH, Committee,
INSTALLATION. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S L . B O N D , assisted by M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M .
HoisiNGTON. as G r a n d M a r s h a l , installed t h e following oflBcers: M.-.W.-. E D W A R D W . W E L L I N G T O N Grand Master Ellsworth Lodge No. M6, Ellsworth. E.-.W.-. H E N R Y F . M A S O N Deputy Grand Master TjTlan Lodge No. 216, Garden City. R.-.W.-. F R E D W A S H B O N Grand Senior W a r d e n Harper Lodge No. 208. (Residence, Anthony.) E.\W.-. M A R I O N K . B R U N D A G E Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n Ellsworth Lodge No. 146, Ellsworth. (Residence, Russell.) R.-.W.-. A L B E R T S A R B A C H Grand T r e a s u r e r Holton Lodge No. 42, Holton. E.\W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N Grand Secretary Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka.
146
PROCEEVINOS
OF THE
February,
T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r a n n o u n c e d t h e following a p p o i n t i v e officers: *W.-. O H A E L E S H . B O G E B S Grand C h a p l a i n Reno Lodge No. 140, Hutchinson. W.-. A L E X A N D E R A. S H A R P G r a n d Senior Deacon Larned Lodge, No. 167, Larned. W.-. G E O R G E M . B A R N S Grand J u n i o r Deacon Leavenworth Lodge No. 2, Leavenworth. *W.-. M O S E S H . C O L E Grand M a r s h a l Harper Lodge No. 206, Harper. W.-. R O B E R T T . P A Y N E Grand Sword B e a r e r Apollo Lodge No. 297, Ellis. (Residence, Concordia.) W.-. Q H A E L E S L . B B A M W E L L Grand Senior S t e w a r d Anthony. Lodge No. 200, Anthony. (Residence,Belolt.) W.-. E D W ^ A R D B . C O R S E Grand J u n i o r S t e w a r d Baxter Lodge No. 71, Baxter Springs. (Residence, Kansas City, Mo.) W.-. E A R L B . P A W O B T T Grand Pursuivant Emporia'Lodge No. 12, Emporia. (Residence, Kansas City, Mo.) W.-. S P E N O E R P . W A D E G r a n d Tyler Topeka Lodge No. 17, Topeka. W.-. D A L L A S G R O V E R Grand Orator Samaria Lodge No. 298, Wilson. (Residence, Ellsworth.)
VOTE OP THANKS. On m o t i o n of M.-.W.-. S A M U E L R . P E T E R S , a vote of t h a n k s
w a s t e n d e r e d to t h e m a s o n i c bodies of Wichita, who have done so much t o add t o o u r p l e a s u r e . d u r i n g t h i s A n n u a l C o m m u n i cation. STANDING COMMITTEES. .The M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r a p p o i n t e d the following comm i t t e e s for t h e e n s u i n g year:'. On Credentials.— P R A N K E . D A V I S , N O . 5, Atchison (residence, T o p e k a ) ; A. S I D N E Y C H A S E ; N O . 146, E l l s w o r t h ; W I L L I A M H . V O E T H , No. 93, G i r a r d , ( r e s i d e n c e , P i t t s b u r g ) ; C H A R L E S E . H A L L , N O . 177, R u s s e l l ; J O H N W . N E I L S O N , N O . 113, Concordia. On ReporU of Grand 0 ^ c e ? - s . — W I L L I A M L . M A X W E L L , N o . 37, P a o l a ; E D W A R D W . W A Y N A N T , N O . 2, L e a v e n w o r t h ; C L A R E N C E W- P A Y N E , N O . 140, H u t c h i n s o n ; W I L L C . C H A F F E E , N O . 51, T o p e k a ; A L L E N L. M A R T I N , N o . 1, H i g h l a n d . On Finance and Property.—WILLIAM P . M A R C H , N O . 9, Law-, r e n c e ; A U G U S T U S O . W E L L M A N , N O . 225, T o p e k a ; A L B E R T A. •Owing to the absence of W.-. Bros. C H A R L E S H . ROGERS and MOSES H . GoiE, they were not installed.
GRAND
1906-07.
LODGE
OF
147
KANSAS.
F L A O K , N O . 353, E n t e r p r i s e ; F R A N K E . D B M U T H , N O . 146, E l l s -
worth ; J O H N M O C U L L A G H , N O . 194, Galena. On Jurisprudence.— S A M U E L B . P E T E R S , N O . 142, N e w t o n ; W I L L I A M B A S T O N H U T C H I S O N , No. 312, S a n t a F e
(residence
G a r d e n C i t y ) ; E L R I G K C . C O L E , N O . 15, G r e a t Bend ; C H A R L E S A .
CONKLIN, No. 140, Hutchinson ; A R T H U R M . J A C K S O N , N O . 2, Hieavenwortli. On Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. Z).—FRED. H . STUOKBY, No. 303, W i c h i t a ; H A R R Y E . B E S T , No. 36, Council Grove (residence, M a n h a t t a n ) ; C A R L P H I L L I P S , N O . 9, Lawrence. On Correspondence.—
M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R , No. 134, Clay
Center (residence, Topeka). On Necrology.— B B B T I N E P . W A L K E R , No. 160, 6sborne.
READING OF T H E JOURNAL. T h e j o u r n a l was t h e n read b y B r o . C A R L W . N E L L I S , Assist a n t G r a n d Secretary, a n d adopted. CLOSING CEREMONIES. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master closed t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e in ample form, with p r a y e r by-M.-.W.-. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE.
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Clifton No. 122.—R. D. Temple, May 2, 1906. Delaware No. 96.—Charles Ray, May 5, 1906. Lebo No. 152.—Elzle Lawson Traylor, J a n u a r y 15,1906. Morrill No. 373.—Lorenzo C. Fletchall, M a y 11,1906. Z e r e d a t h a No. 80.—Luther Pendergraft, October 19,1906; Charles S. A l t e m u s , November 17,1906. i Polar Star, No. 130.—Leonard Poston, December 27,1906.
S U S P E N D E D F O R U N M A S O N I C CONDUCT, 1906.
Altoona No. 118.—Arthur J. Schultz, March 10,1906. P i t t s b u r g No. 187.—Prank M. Hill, M a r c h 22,1906.
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N u m b e r of lodges w o r k i n g under charter, 1906 N u m b e r of lodges chartered
374 6 380
Consolidation of F r a n k l i n Lodge No. 18 and Ottawa Lodge No. 128 , Total
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Dickinson Rice Lyon Wabaunsee .. Norton ....... Wabaunsee ., Osborne Wilson L.yon Harper (jrawford .;... Wyandotte .. Sii inner Cowley Reno ,.'... Clark Atchison Atchison H arper Rawlins Sliawnee Butler Jfarshall Douglas Lincoln Cherokee Marshall Sumner Republic Mitchell Ott.awa Linn Marshall Harper Leavenworth Wyandotte .. Bou rbon Saline Ford
Name of Lodge.'
Benevolent Alden Allen Alma Naphtali AltaVista -.. Occidental Altoona Anierlcus'. Anthony Arcadia Ben IJur Chlkaskia Crescent Cable Ashland '.. Washington Active Attljea Atwood Auburn MvstlcTle Axtell Paliuvra Saltvllle Baxter Beattle Belle Plalne.... Belleville Mt. Vernon Bennington — Lotus .Blue Rapids Stohrvllle Bollng BonnerSprlngs Bourbon Brookvllle Grand View
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First and third Monday.. Charles C. Wyandt First and Third Saturday Robert B. Shepherd First and third Saturday. D W. McKlnley Charles H. Mlelke 2d and 4th Saturday First and third Tuesday... S. W. Sullivan First and third Saturday.. George Parker Ford • First and third Friday .... John George E. Robinson 2d and 4th Saturday Briekell Tuesday on or before ® .. .lohn'B. PenlckjO.Herold Monda.v on or liefore ® .. Charles L. Russell Every Tuesday Oharles A. Probst 2d and 4th Tliuraday Eugene W. Springer.... Saturday on or before 1st® .lohn W.Oopeland First and third AVcdnesdav C. P'red Fehr First and third Friday .... Glodell O.Dakin 2d and 4th Saturday C. Miller First and third Monday... Oliver Richard G. Sithen 2d and 4th Monday Cliarles .T.Peterson Thursda.v. on or before © ::i Firstand tliird Wednesday Wm.Oorrell Tuesday on or liefore ® .. Wm. Dickson First and third Tuesday... Eiirle R. Mooney Stephen C.GIlck Firstand third Friday Tlniothv .1. Keohane — Wed. on or before ® 1st Monday on or liefore ® Albert F. Hani Firstand third Monday... Lorenzo D. Brewster — B E. Helvern 1st and 8d Wednesday Iieorge W. Harrison — 2d and 4tli Saturda,y .lohnO. Hogin l<t and 8d Wednesda.v P. Barcafer Firstand third Monday... Thnd .laniesOhapnian 2d and 4th Wednesday .\lf. L. Watson 2d and 4th Tuesday First and third Monday... Jav N.Wanamaker Harvey .-V. Thomas* Wed. on or before ® .Tohn E. Peters" 1st Sat. on or before ® First and third Monday.. D.Clark Kelley Wednesday on or liefore ffi Edmund B. Ounimlngs Carl A.Johnson Friday on or before ® Cleveland W.Mills.../.
Stated Communicatiuns.
.lacob L. Worley. Thomas H.Jeter. A. E. Bales. Frank 1. Sage. E. H. Powell. Ulysses G. Slack. Arthur H. Goddard. GU man-D.Smith. Frank F. Wood. Lewis G. .leanings. Benjamin .L Gunn. Grant S.Lnndrey. Eugene K. Ruse. James D. F. Dudley. John B.Thomson. Roberto. Mayse. Rufus B.Spltler. Charles F. Lechler. MarcellusW. Short. Delberl 0. Bye. Fjdgar M. Stahl. G. S. Harrington. Wm. F. Knbe. Joseph A. Robinson. F'red Haul. James T. Ryon. Joseph Baer. Harrison M. Hurt. Harry L.Smith. Philip G.Chubblo. Joseph S. Boyle. Frank C. Llbbey. Samuel W.GIIson. Howard B. Uelllg. James A.Graham. Simon B. Kenton. Wm. Campbell. T. J.Rollman. Leonard O. Tucker.
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N A M E S OF LODGES, MASTERS AND S E C R E T A R I E S FOR T H E Y E A R E N D I N G DEC. 31, 1907.
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Buffalo Beulah Clinton Coi'inthian Burlington B u r r Oak Biirrton Sumner Caney Canton Carbondale .... C a w k e r City ... C h a u t a u q u a ... Home Cedar Chase Morton . ...^ Cherokee Cherryvale Chetopa Preston Cireleville Clav C e n t e r Unity Clifton Bralrle Queen . Keystone St. T h o m a s . . . . . Comanche Olive B r a n c h .. Prudence St. J o h n s Mistletoe Coolidge Netnaha Zeredatha Council Grove . Coyville Cuba Delavan Delphos Denison De S o t o Devon Dexter Barney
Wilson Russell Cowley Osage Coffey •lewell Harve.v Sumner Montgomery . McPh'erson ... Osage Mitchell C h a u t a , u q u a .. Nera.aha Neosho Rice Sedgwick Crawford Montgomerj' . Labette Gray .Tackson Clay Sedgwick Clay Cloud Montgomery . Thomas Comanche .... Anderson Cherokee Cloud Sumner Hamilto.n Nemaha Chase Morris Wilson Republic M(^rris Ottawa Jackson Johnson Bourbon Cowley Lane
Glenn C.Clark* E d w a r d R. S h e a r e r , J o s e p h B. P i c k e n s E d w a r d D. P a l m e r '. Charles C. S t r l e b y P r a n k E. B u r k e ., J . F r a n k Remick-'= A r t h u r J. . l o h n s t o n H e r b e r t G. S t o n e A. B, P e r s i n g e r J o h n N. .Shai'p G r a n v i l l e ],. H u d k i n s . . . .A.dolph G . . W i n t e r J a n i e s P. S a n t s Wm. H.Powell K. P. M c F a r l a n d H a r v e y 8. M c i n t o s h W i l b u r O. E s t e r Charles A. Mitchell J o h n M. B a n n o n Joseph P. E m e r y Michael H . R o l l e r Louis F . V a l e n t i n e Willis M.Aldridge I.C.Ware F r a n k A. Reid E r n e s t M. K a n e Earnest Boerner J o h n S. H a l l l d a y Mvron F. Lewis J. E . C a r t e r E a r l V. D. B r o w n Henr,y L. G a m e s .lohn A. S h a n s t r o m J. B. B a k e r Charles W. Trowbridge. Hugh Stewart. J a m e s Steel -. W i l l i a m Kesl W m . A. McCullough . . . . F i r s t a n d t h i r d T u e s d a y . . W m . S. R i c h a r d s 1st a n d .Sd S a t u r d a y . . . J o h n W. D a r l i n g t o n S a t u r d a y o n or before ® , E d w a r d S . B r a d l e y S a t u i ' d a y o n or before ® r R o b e r t W . Buell First and third Tuesday... W . R . M a u r e r F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y . . . . H e r m a n Glllltte First and third Thursday.. 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y . : W e d . on or'before ® x . . . 2d a n d 4th M o n d a y 2d a n d 4th Tuosda.y First and third Saturday.. 2d a n d t h i r d Thui'sday 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y First and third Tuesday... 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y Second W e d n e s d a y First and third Tuesday... 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y First and third Tuesday.., F i r s t a n d t h i r d Tuesda.v... First and third Saturday,. 1st a n d 3d Saturd.a.y 1st Sat. on or before ® r . . . 2d a n d 4th Wednesda.y 2d a n d 4th Monda,.y F i r s t a n d T h i r d T u e s d a y .. T u e s d a y o n or before ® ;s First and third Wednesday First and third Thursday.. First and third Wednesday First and third F r i d a y ... 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y F r i d a y o n or before ffl ;:;. First and third Tuesday.. F i r s t a n d t h i r d Frlda.y . . . F i r s t and. t h i r d F r i d a y ... 2d and 4th Saturda.y First and third Saturday. First and third Friday .... Fi rst a n d thi I'd "W^'ed nesda.y W e d n e s d a y on or before ® 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y ..
J a m e s Sellens. R. A. Melone. J . F r a n k Mehl. Henr,y L. J a r b o e . Russell F. L y n n . J o h n A. W e l c h . Fi'ed Conrow. Bert r a n d S. Ay res. L. H. Merrill. A r t h u r Wnetzig. A r t h u r P. Gregory. Janies H. Laughlln. S a m u e l O. S m i t h . George W. Reed. Silas H. Coflmau. Ellis M . C a r r . J o h n H . Tharp. Charles Fletcher. Ellery McCormick. J o h n A. E v a n s . J o h n T. R e u t t e r . H e n r v W. Staclvpole. Wm. H.Boston. Wm Stepp. M. B. S o h l t n g e r . A r t h u r S. Freese. Rob. M. M c G o n l g a l . C. M. P e n n i n g t o n . Edward F. Ewing. N.T.Allison. Fred. W.Sturges, Jr. Joel J. B o o t h . P a u l Rich. L. 8. S l o c u m . Albln J. H o u g h t o n . W m . E . Sherfey. Clarence E . Marr. Charles Kesl. Alfred L. Owen. .John W. W o o d w a r d . J o h n W . Rogers. BenJ. F . S n y d e r . Es.sei!k L. K e p l e y . G. A. F r a n k . J a r a e s H. M o r g a n . EC
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Location.
222 Dodge C i t y . . . 31 D o n i p h a n ISl Douglass 138 Dover 204 D o w n s 374 Dvvlght 45 Efvston 127 E d g e r t o n — 345 E d n a 48 E l H n g h a m . . .
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Ford Donlplian Butler Shawnee Osborne Morris Leavenworth .lohnson . . . : . . Labette Atchison Butler ,.. Chautauqua.. Montgomery Elk B a r t o n ........ Ellis Ellsworth L y o n s ..: Dickinson — Neosho .lewell W a b a u n s e e .. Douglas Greenwood- .. G r e e n w o o d .. Marion Miami .Jewell Leavenworth Bourbon Marshall Rice Wilson Bourbon Cherokee M c P h e r s o n .. Finnej' .Johnson Bourbon .....
County.
Communication,^.
Secretary, R i c h a r d W. E v a n s , J r . Matthew Skerrltt. C. P . Blood.> A r t h u r E. Bowker. George M. W i l s o n . J o h n E. Olson. T h o m a s B. B a n e . C h a r l e s M. D i c k s o n . W.W.Holland. F r a n k M. Marsh. Henry T.Brown. J o h n A. B o w m a n . George H a r r i s o n . N e w t o n Hill.' J. Howard Torrance. Albert R.Talljott. J a m e s M. W i l s o n . Charles Harris. A l b e r t A. F l a c k . J o s e p h A. W e l l s . Orval H. B r a n d o n . Henry E.Rlckel. HomerA. White. F r a n c i s W . AVatson. S. C. C u n n i n g h a m . Rov A. W e s t . W . A. E n g l i s h . Thonms H.Shedden. George A. Schlllo. Upshur Snider. D a v i s A. Brodbecic. G e o r g e F. McClelland. George G. Griffln. • C u r t i s 0. Goss. W m . R. E l l i o t t . J a m e s 8. Russell. A b l j a h C. W h e e l e r . W a l t e r V. B r a y . T h o m a s G. Morris.
Master. Charles E. Argabright. E d w i n M. S k e r r l t t ...... Wm.C.Osborn Leslie A. Caldwell D w l g h t H. H a r r i s o n ... George D a s h e r W m . A. A d a m s S a m u e l T. C r l s t i e r David B l a i r ,Tohn M. Herlist v . A. Osborne H a r r y E. S l a u g h t e r . . . . W m . R. R u b b l e F. E . S p e l l m a n George A. Spiers .lesse H. G e s n e r Eugene H. Ingram Cary A. B i s h o p J o h n Goodwin* Marion Johnson R o b e r t S. B e a c h y Morgan F. Trivett W a l t e r W. B r o m e l s i c k A l v a E. S h a w Alonzo Ambler J. W.hitnev H a s t i n g s .. F r e d Miller John W. Johnson Daniel H. B o u g h t o n ... Halla F. Chapman W. H. S n o d g r a s s ' Robert C. M a c a u l a y E . D. Russell R a n d a l R. H u n t e r . . . . . J o h n .1. B l a n c h a r d W m . H . Brook W m . M c D . R o w a n . . . . ., F r a n k B. L y o n s E l m e r E . A n d e r s o n ...
AND'LODGES—Continued.
Second a n d f o u r t h F r i d a y . S a t u r d a y o n or before ® .. S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® ~ Second T h u r s d a y 2d a n d 4th F r i d a y T h u r s d a y on or before ® .. T h u r s d a y o n or before ® . Monda.v o n o r before ® .. 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y First and third Monday... First and third Thursday. First and third Saturday,. 2d a n d 4tli S a t u r d a y F r i d a y on or before ® . ... S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® .. First and third Friday First and third Monday... First and third Friday 2d a n d 4th T h u r s d a y 2d a n d 4tli W e d n e s d a y S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® .. 2d aiid 4th S a t u r d a y T u e s d a y on or before ® :::. First and third Tuesdaj'... S a t u r d a y on or before ® :s S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® . 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y 2d a n d 4th T h u r s d a y ........ First and third Tuesday... First and third Friday P''lrst a n d t h i r d S a t u r d a y . . 2d a n d 4th .Saturday F i r s t a n d tliird W e d n e s d a y Tliurs. on o r Ijelore ® ::= .. 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y S a t u r d a y on or before ® . . . First and tldrd Friday W e d n e s d a y o n or Ijefore ® 1st T u e s d a y o n or before ®
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Delphian .... Gaylord Geneseo Girard Glasco Glen E l d e r .. Goodland.... Gove City . . . Great Bend.. CJreeley HlghUmd ... Greenleaf . . . Kiowa Canopy Hebron G y p s u m City Dlrigo Halstead Hamlin Star Harper Hartford Friendship.. HavensvlUe Hays Charity Kansas H i a w a t h a ... Smlthton.... MlUbrook ... Holslngton . Holton Holyrood ... Cyrus Horace Horton Hope Hoxle Hoyt Pacific Huron Reno Fortitude ... lola Blue Valley. Jamestown .
Anderson Smith Rice Crawford Cloud Mitchell Sherman Gove Barton Anderson Clay W a s h i n g t o n .. Kiowa Elk Coffey .Saline W a s h i n g t o n .. Harvey'. Brown W a s h i n g t o n .. Harper Lyon Reno Pottawatomie Ellis Barber Dickinson Brown Doniphan Gniham Barton Jackson Ellsworth Dickinson Greeley Brown Elk Sheridan Jackson Allen Atchison Reno.; Montgomery . Allen •Marshall Cloud
First and third Thursday. S a t u r d a y o n or before ® . 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y S a t u r d a y o n or before ® . . . F i r s t a n d tliird S a t u r d a y . . First and third Thursday. Flrstand third Wednesday First and third Saturday . Second a n d f o u r t h F r i d a y S a t u r d a y o n or before © . . S a t u r d a y on or before ® '4:; 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y First and third-Friday .... 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y S a t u r d a y o n or before ® :2^ First and third Tuesday ... F r i d a y on or before ® 1st a n d 3d S a t u r d a y 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y 1st a n d 8d AVednesday F r i d a y o n or before ® . . . . T h u r s d a y before ® First and third Saturday.. First Monday T u e s d a y on or before ® F i r s t a n d t h i r d "Wednesday S a t u r d a y o n or before ® .. F r i d a y o n or before ® 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y F l r s t a n d third Thursday. First and third Thursday . First and third Tuesday... First and third Thursday . First and third Tuesday... 2d a n d 4th AVednesday First and third Tuesday... 2d a n d 4th T u e s d a y F l r s t a n d third Thursday. First and third Tuesday... 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y First and third Thursday . 2d a n d 4th T u e s d a y 1st, 3d a n d 5th T u e s d a y 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y First and third Tuesday...
A t w e l l L. B e n t o n H a r v e y D. P r a t t John M.Johnson H a r r y W. S h l d e l e r "W. W. P a l m e r J o h n R. M a r s h a l l E r n e s t S. Bower George D. R o y e r Rusei Coe Russell "W. C. Bamse.y C h r i s t i a n C. K i l l a n Simon Skoogaard J. Floyd B u r t J a m e s M. Best David D . S t u a r t E n o s R. C h e n e y Charles H . H a r v e y E d w i n C. Cadwell A m o s B. S m i t h W m . R. J o n e s Melvin L . N e w l a n Clarence Cooley Edward H.Dunsworth* W m . H . Coverdale Henry H. Winters Wm. C. Alford Schuyler Nichols George 0 . M c K n I g h t . . . . Allen L, M a r t i n Albert E. Kearns W e b s t e r J. L a n g h a m . . . George R. P o r t e r f l e l d . . . Gilbert L . B a k e r Millard C. H e m e n w a y . . J. R. B r o a d b e l t Ben B. M o r r i s H. A. Gllniore Miles J . G r a y Adolph F e n s k e R u s h R. C o c h r a n Boyd V . S l o a n J o h n M. K i n k e l Gerald A. Otwell J o h n J. Varner Nels W. S a b l n J o h n Kelly
J.B.Thornton. J o h n H. Craven. Fred E . F u l l e r . David G. McGlffln. Walter Louthan. Clarence E. Granger. J o h n J. K n i g h t . H e u r y A. S p i h e r . W m Torrey. James Hunter. Ernst Helnen. B. J. S h a r r o c k . J e s s e T. Canfleld. W. B. D e n t o n . W m . T. H e s l e r . C o r n e l i u s D. Bale. John J. Muth. A. H e m m a n t . E r w i n C. B l a n c l i a r d . Dugald Spence. J o h n s . Wells. J a m e s P. C h u m l e a . J. Ken neck. Milton W.Richardson. C h a r l e s W. Reeder. R o b e r t H. HaberleUi. Albert M. C r a r y . L. L. H a s s e n p f l u g . Allen J. T h o m a s . Charles H. Stam. J o s e p h L. P l e p e r . Samuel H.Scott. J o h n H. M i n n l c h . M a r t i n Pease. P. W. G r l m e s . t Charles W. Williams. W. P. H e i c h e r t . I r a L. V i n s o n . R. W . D u n a h u g h . Jesse S. W e b b . O. M. A n d e r s o n . W m . R. U n d e r w o o d . WHIP. Lyon. J a m e s E.-Jones. • '., Gus. E . L u n d g r e n . W m . R. A n s d e l l . ft:
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Jennings
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Stated Communications.
Decatur First and third Monday... Hcidgeman ... First and third Monday... .leweii First and third Wednesday First and third Thursday. \Vya,ndotte ... First antl third Friday .... Wyandotte ... 1st,8d and 5th Thursday.. Wyandotte ... Anderson First and third Monday... Kingman 1st and 3d Wednesday Edwards 2d and .1th Tuesday Barber '.. 2d anti 4th Saturday Phillips Second and fourth Friday 2d and 4th Thursday First a,nd third Monday ... 1st,3d and 5th Thursday.'.. Allen Barber Saturday on or before ®.. Kearney First and third Saturday.. Franklin FirstThursdav Leavenworth . 2d and 4th Thursday Pawnee First and third Wednesday Douglas Second Monday Douglas Third Thursday Leavenworth . First and third Monday... Leavenworth . 2d and 4th Thursday ...:... Leavenworth . First and third Thursday. Smith 1st and od Wednesday First and third Friday .... Coffey Saturday on or before ®.. Johnson Norton 2d and 4th Friday Butler First and third Saturday.. Rllcv Sat. on or liefore ® " Wlclilta 2d and 4tli Monday Coffey First ai'ul third Tuesday ... Seward First and tliird Monday... M^ontgomory . Lincoln 2d and 4th Saturday '. Washington .. Saturday on or before © .. Leavenworth . Sat. on or before ® ^ Rice 2d and 4th Saturday
County.
Henrv .1. Melerkord W. BertH.Elder W. Davenport
David M. Horkmans .... Thomas Harley Arthur M. Jackson Henry C. Mordaunt Frank Cretes P Orl Smith .John M Dunflekl Samuel K,. Rnckel'-'....:. Halph A. Crans Marceilus A. Palmer Peter Noi'tistrom... Wm.O.lJickev Charley T High
Thomas J. Boone
Howard L. Clarke Samuel Malconi Fred Luke David P.Wright
Henry L. Neudeck Daniel Arinentrout Charles A. P. Mosher C.H. McBrayer
Calvin E. Ely Alvev P. Spessai'd Harlan A. Toler
Master.
N A M E S OF O F F I O E B S AND LODGES—Continued.
David J. Davis. George W. Schlatter. Thonuis A. Tegarden. JamesLaughlln. Roscoe W. Malntz. Thomas W. Martin. Hiram N. Morehouse.
(Jharies E. Bradshaw. Wm. .1. Martin.
Alfred Whitman. .losinh M. Turner. Edward W.Osgood, •lohn McGool. George AV. L^ak. Albert A. Brown.
John W.McCormlclc. Harry B. Miller. Charles E. Lenhnrt. F. L. Gordon. Ripley T.McClintock. David A. Walker.
Chai'ies H Thackston. David N. Hicks. Heiir.v P. Ismerb. •lohn G. Poole. Robert.). McFarlnnd. Robert C. Splawn. George J. Bush. Vi'. D. Flickinger.
Secretary.
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Logan Longton .. Long Island .. Peace Blue Hill Luray 153 Euclid 1(11 Royal Wi MacksvlUe 871 Madison lllli Lafayette Hi M a n h a t t a n Mankato ; 87 M a n k a t o Maple City 842 M a p l e City Maple Hill .... 87(1 M a p l e H i l l Eldora apleton •>»M Center 147 Marlon MarysvlUe fll MarysvlUe McCracken ... 58 M u C r a o k e n Temple 237 Lyra 2S(i McPherson 172 M c P h e r s o n Webb WS Meado 77 M e d i c i n e Lodge Delta Melvern elvern '» M Merlden ..,.-... 23(i Merlden Milan Vi5 M i l a n Mlltonvale 242 M l l t o n v a l e Minneapolis .. 148 M i n n e a p o l i s Mollne '^(>7 Mollne Ma.rmaton 245 M o r a n Morrill 373 Morrill Mound City... as M o u n d City Moundrlclge... 8411 M o u n d r l d g e 21K M o u n d V a l l e y .. Landmark .... Mount Hope.. 288 M o u n t i i o p e Mulberry 2(il Mulberry Mulvane ''(11 Mnnden l-?8 Muscotah IHi M u s c o t a h Narka 84« N a r k a Harmony !H N e o d e s h a Tuscan 8if N e o s h o F a l l s Walnut Valley 101 Ness City Polar Star 13(1 N e t a w a k a New Albany.. 81 N e w A l b a n y Newton 142 N e w t o n
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Phillips .... Elk Phillips. ... Miami Russell Russell Osage Rice Stafford . . Crreonvvood Riley Jewell Cowley Wabaunsee Bourbon .. Marion Marshall ,. Rush , Crawford .. Jefferson .. McPherson Meade Barber .'. Osage Jefferson .. Sumner (31oud Ottawa Elk Alien 'Brown Linn McPherson Labette Sedgwick . Crawford .. Sumner Republic .. Atchison .. Republic .. Wilson Woodson .. Ness Jackson ... Wilson Harvey
Wednesday on or before @ First and third Saturday 1st and 8d Thursday First and third Saturday First Sat. on or before ® First and tliird Tuesday Istand3d Saturday 2d and 4th Thursday 2d and 4th Monda.v Tuesday on or before ® :s. First and third Friday .. First and third Friday... Saturday on or before © 1st and 3d Thursday Saturday on or before ® • First Friday First and third Tuesday. 2d and 4th Saturday 1st and 3d Saturday .. .. Thursda.v on or before ® First and third Friday .. Saturday on or before igi Saturday on or before ® First and third Thiu'sday Saturday on or before ® FMrst and third Thursday First and third Friday -2d and 4th Wednesday 2d and 4th Tuesday.... Sat. on or before ® ^ First and third l^riday First and third Friday First and third Monday. Wed. on or before ® ^ . Wed. on or before ® :=.. 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Wednesday ... 2d and 4th W'ednesday... F"irstand third Saturday First and third Saturday First and third Saturday First and third Tuesday. 2d and 4th Saturday Thursday on or before ® Saturday on or before ® : Second Wednesday
Thomas Brown Charles W. Maddox John H. McKean Albert E. Whltaker.... Thomas B. Dlnsmoor.. E. B Wells... Leonard A. Parke Thomas Alusworth John C.Wright Abrjtham L. Cable ...... Cecil G. Anderson Henry R. Hcmey Charles A. Gllkey John M.Kemper Jackson H. Myrick Wni. 0. Ijoveless Robert Hawkins John T. Ward A. W. Sensenbaugh Christian W. Ehlers ... Havid R.Maltby John W. R(.issell Wm.R. Forsyth Vanis Moore Wm. N. WlUard* Willie e:. Stewart ...... George Neill Harry F. Jackman Elias E.Sawyer •... Wm. J. Rumble Frank J. Roberts Charles W. Kingsbury.. Fred. B. Edgerton Marvin Mayglnjils Albert Larson GiS'orge McVeigh James M. Fondray Clark A. Baird W. D. Roach •.. Eugene McBride Wm. S. Pettet Charles L. Knowlton* . Oliver L. Lennen WUber J. Powers H. R. Hall..., J ames J. Norton
John F.King. Elliott Johnson. F'red M. Thomas. Charles W.McNelly Samuel P. Dlnsmoor M.H.Rees. Wm. C.Cotterman. Wm.T. Nicholas. Frank J. Benscoter. DeWltt O. Calleu. George C. Wilder. W. S. Oanan. James 1 McAlister. Charli's F. Payne. L.T. Campbell. Wm. H. Evans. Frank V. Shaw. Leroy C. Ward. Heni'y M. Ford. Joseph R. Edmonds. Ale.\. 0 Spllinan. Frank S. Sullivan. Fred J. Wadsworth. Jonathan Ashby. IJ. A. Sharrard. Benj. F. Zook. Geo. H. Palmer. Friend E. Babcock. J. Jay Baker. Jonathan E. Hobby. Guthrie Keplinger. Orville P. Watson. Peter W. Toevs. Wm. Chapman. Wm. D. Brewer. Ellis S. Humphreys. Anthony A. l^ucker. Wm. A.Carmean. George Peabod/. Albert Bever. John J. Carroll. F, B. Bailey. Thomas D. Rineley. Charles D. Lueck. H. P. Finney. John C.Ely. O
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Kingman Clay
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Mountain Slope Decatur ..'. Marshall .: Oketo Joiinson Olathe Osage Pottawatomie Nemaha ...' Oneida
Norton Mount Zlon Norwich
Nlckerson
Name of Lodge,
• Master,
First and third Friday Thursday on or before ® . Chauncy S. Kenney Wed. on or before ® Joseph F.Bates...'. Second and fourth Friday Jtfmes M. Reynolds Omar IT. Need Richard S. Winslow Walter A. Smith 2d and 4th Wednesday First and third Monday... W m . E . S m i t h
Stated Communications,
Continued.
D. L. Rlngwalt. ;-.. Worlev H. Andrews.
Ben.1. F. Deck.
Perry Brunsletter.
C.W.Arnold. •• J. M. Roney. Henry M. i?oe.
Secretary.
1st and 3d Wednesday First and third Friday .... Firstand third Wednesday Charles G. Messerley First and third Thursday . Ernest L. Johnson
Frank G. King. .M.R.Dickinson. 323 F. K. WlkolT. 141 Osage City Wni. C.White. ?4 Osiiwatomle Osage Valley Miami Charles S. Bixbv. im Osborne ... Frank P. Wells. Saturday on or before ® :s 14 Oskaloosa Jefferson .y Oskaloosa Richard H . Deibert. Thursda.v on or before ® . fiR Labette • George S. Liggett. Charles F. Halloren. Orlan H.Smith Franklin ..' First and third P'riday 18 Ottawa Franklin Alfred M. Hart. 2d and 4th Tuesday Overbrook John B. Vandergrift Rldgeway IfiS Oxford Saturday on or before ® :^ Jasper Summervllle Oxford Sumner Oscar G. Seaman. First and third Monday... Wni.G. Ooplln 37 ,Tohn, W.Tatham. 341 Linn ;•:.. Firstand third Saturday.. Galbert Williamson* .... Flovd M.Nolln. Tuesday on or before ® .. B. F. Cress*... Alva N. Dllley. 108 ParkervlUe ParkervlUe H. S. Fitch. 2d and 4th Monda.y 117 Labette 124 Pawnee Station Bourbon ... Sat. on or before ® ~ 1^ Halcyon Marion First and third Monday... John N. Baker Alfred Dean. Edgar.]. Close. 184 Philllpsburg .... Philllpsburg.... Phillips . . . . . . . Thursday on or before ® .. Harry F. Simms Wm. H. Melvln .. Wm. W. Peine. 187 Plttsbui-g Crawford .. Pittsburg Edward E. Lang. Firstand third Monday... Bert Wheeler 387 Pittsburg Owen A. Bassett. Crawford Frank E. SInson Walter S. Moscrip. Alternate Thursday Plalnvllle Paradise 88 Pleasaiiton First and third Tuesday... James R. Holmes Wm. C. Blaker. Theodore F. Ankeny. Firstand third Tuesday... Myron A. Llmbocker 41 Pomona McKinley Franklin Saturday on or before ® . Will Young I. W. Robinson.t 4 Klckapoo Second and fourtli Monda,y Samuel H. Bhrack 265 Pratt Pratt Wm. B Hess. First and third Tuesday... James A. H. Webb 33^ Rob Morris Henry F. McMlllen. Pratt Thursday on or before ® .. Milton W. Crura 270 Quenemo Fred H. Mertel.t 369 Quludaro Wyandotte ... 2d and 4th Saturday George N. Sewall* Wm. C. Thornton. 2d and 4th Saturday 304 Randall Jewell Oscar A. Scanland
Olathe Rfi3 Olivet 188
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Sallna Santa Fe Savonburg Scamnion Scott City Seottsville Scranton Sedgwick Seneca Severance Shawnee Silver Lake Simpson Smith Center... Soldier Solomon City... South Haven ... Spring Hill Stafford Sterling St. John St. Marys Stockton Summerlleld.... Sylvan Grove... Syracuse Tonganoxle
105 IbV 347 56 252 171 254 52 189 354 359 3U9 149 190 17 51 90 Topeka (North). 22b 121 Toronto
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Farmers Ashlar Robinson Kosedale Hesperian Walnut City... Russell Sabetha Sallna .lohn H. Brown Santa Fe Virginia Scammon Lebanon Anthem Seottsville Perfect Square Vesper Sedgwick Seneca Severance Twin Grove .... Shawnee Lake Sincerity "Western Star .. Soldier Solomon Haven Splvey Spring Hill .... Stafford Sterling Ionic Pottawatomie . Newahcuba Summerfleld .. Sylvan Grove.. Syracuse Thayer Henri Topeka Orient Golden Rule ... Siloam Woodson
Riley ;.. Riley Brown Wyandotte ... Shawnee Rush Russell Nemaha Saline Saline Haskell Allen Cherokee Reuubllc Scott Mitchell Osage Chautauqua .. Hurvey Nemaha Doniphan Greenwood.... .Johnson Shawnee Mitchell Smith Jackson Dickinson Stunner Kingman . . . . Johnson Stafford Rice Stafford Pottawatomie Rooks Marshall Lincoln Hamilton Neosho Leavenworth . Shawnee Shawnee Shawnee Shawnee Woodson
Saturday on or before ® First and third Saturday Tuesday on or before ® . First and third Friday .. Friday on or before ® r.. 2d and 4th Wednesday... First and third Tuesday. 2d and 4lh Wednesday... First and third Monday. 1st and 3d Friday 2d and 4th Saturday. ... Saturday on or before ® :s Second and foui-th Friday First and third Monday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday 2d and 4th Tuesday First and third Monday.. Saturday on or before ® :: First and third Tuesday . First and third Thursday Saturday on or before ©:; First, and third Saturday. Wednesday on or before g Thursday on or hefore ® s First and third Thursday First and third Saturday. 2d and 4th Saturday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Saturday 1st and 3d Wednesday Saturday.on or before ® . Second and fourth Friday First Thursday First and third Monday.. First Wednesday First and third Friday ... First and third Saturday. Thursday on or before ® . First and third Thursday First and third Saturday Sat. on or before ® 1st and 3d Wednesday First and third Friday ... 2d and 4th Thursday First and third Thursday Sat. on or before ® ::. E. A. Hlbbard ...'.
IJOUIS B. Strickrott
Otto Buohheim* Arlysus Tobias C. Victor Johnson Solomon J. Jones Henry H. Miller Elmer E. Haverlleld Horace A. Fink James S. Hendrle George D. Adams John W. Neptune S.Bay Stebhins* Wm. G.Taylor Evan Edwards Wm. F. Eagleson E. P. Rochester Ira B. Keeler Enos B.Gardner W.H.Cheney Robert B. Hobble OttoKelm Wm.H. Hargis Charles H. Ferguson James M.Campbell* Wm. A. Luthye .. Martin J. Main ' Leonard 0. OhI, Jr ' John Nuzman Alva Carpenter EIry J. Richmond Wm,J.Crosby George N. Samuel F. C. Kaths Joseph T. Peters James H. Hanimlt....... Theodore Kamsey .... Roy H. Gudger John E. Mann Henry S. Buzick, Jr Wm. P. Humphrey A.H.Relnhart .lames Duncanson Frederick A. Rehkopf ... Willis Coates Warner G.Opperman,... Wra. H. Secrest. Enoch Hassebroefe. Walter E. Qualfe. J. Harr.v Blanford. Richard BInns. C. H. Lyman. Aurellus L. Voorhis. Joseph C. Lichty. Charles I). Sorter. J. Roy Givens. John J. Miller. Wyalt Shlpp. Robert Lamb. AlhertB. Kimball. E . H . Wvant. W m . H . Kreas. Robert Morris. B. E.liathbun. Michael Bartley. Wm. E. Fuller. Thomas H. Franklin. Burns B. Finch. Richard 0. Larsen. John L. Holllster.+ Isaac 0. Sewell. J.G. McIJowell. Howard S. Ramey. Henry B. Aldrlch. Landy Hoppes. Ira D. Nelson. Paul 0. Coons. John D. RIppey. Joseph T.Tyrrell. R. B.McKav. Arthur M. Fairfield. Frank B. Phelps." Henrv D. Maltland. Enill L. Blomberg. George Getty. F. S. Re.xford. Merlin C. Harris. Carl W.Nollis. Evan Davis. Henry L. Sherburne. Sadller J. Hodglns. E. Caley.
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Stated
Cotnmunications.
First a n d third .Saturday.. 1st M o n . a n d 2d S a t . a f t e r ® Turon 2d a n d 4tli S a t u r d a y BourbonS a t u r d a y on or before ® .. E.Kcelslor Neosho 1st a n d 3d- S a t u r d a y Valley Center... Sedgwick M o n d a y on or before ® Valley F a l l s . . . . .Tefferson . . . . . . F i r s t a n d t h i r d S a t u r d a y . . Vermillion Marshall First and third Tliursday . G r e e n w o o d . . . 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y VlrgU AVa-Keeney Trego Waldrou M o n d a y on or before ® . . . Wallace S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® .. Crawford Wamego P o t t a w a t o m i e 1st a n d .Sd W e d n e s d a y F i r s t a n d t h i r d M o n d a y .. W a s h i n g t o n ., I-'rontier F'irst a n d t h i r d Saturday-.. Marshall S a t u r d a y on or before ® :s Wathena Doniphan First and third Tuesday... Waverly Coffey 2d a n d 4th T h u r s d a y Black Diamond. Cherokee , Sumner Wellington Franklin First and third Monday ... Wellsvillo Westmoreland . Pottawatomie Anderaon T u e s d a y on or before ® . . . . S a t u r d a y on o r before ® ::i Wetmore Nemaha W y a n d o t t e ... First and third Saturday.. Delaware D o n i p h a n 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y White Cloud.... Braliuird Butler T u e s d a y o n or before ® -s. Wlilting. .laclvson S a t . o n o r before ® ::: Sunflower 2d a n d 4th T u e s d a y Sedgivici!; Sedgwick First and third M o n d a v . . . Wichita Sodgw-Ick . . : . . 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y Albert Pike 2d a n d 4tli W e d n e s d a y Franklin E l l s w o r t h ..'..: I'^irstand tiiird W e d n e s d a y .lefTerson .lefferson . . . . . . T h u r s d a y on o r before ® . and third Saturday.. Wlndoni M c P l i e r s o n . . . FI'Mrst irst and third Thursday , Winfleld S a t u r d a y on or l)efore ® .. Bourbon First and third Friday .... Glload Woodson 2d a n d 4tli W e d n e s d a y Kingman Zenda
Name of Ixtdge.
Secretary.
H o r a c e .VI. Riclcards . . . . .lesse IJ. [behind. l-ilchard B. W e n t w o r t h . . .lohn T. Fegtly. GifTord M. Booth .Mva .1. A p p l e g a t e . J a m e s R. FInley. B d w . D. S c h e r m e r h o r n . . I-lezekiah Coover. .lohn H . W i l h e l m , , Ralph H . Shove. C h a r l e s A. Dav. .loseph L. McChesney Oliver P . F u l l e r A r t h u r L. Dyer. Tjysander 0 . Grlfflth.+ .1. W. Depew : . . . J o h n C. Culver. Charles H i e b s c h . C h e s t e r L. Schooley
F r a n k H . Gllmoi-e. A r t h u r A. Brechelson. C l a r e n c e C. F i e l d s IJ. Lynuin B a d g l c y . Charles E. Anderson, Ralph C a m p b e l l . CharlesAV. H e n d e r s h o t . . E . . l a y AVoodman. C h a r l e s V. Sass.-f . I . W o o d s o n Daniel .loseph H. M c G a n h e y .. George H.Osf;ood. Franlv G . C u n n i n g h a m .. E d w a r d T. E a t o n .
Green B . P a r k e r FJdward E . Dought.v E d w a r d T. M a r t i n .lohn W. Read
.lames N. B i s h o p . George H. H u r c k h a l t e r . George E. F^ornev.' H e n r v M.Grlflith. W m . A. l i e s . i l a m e s F. W n l d e n . Vlrt'll P . M u r r a y . W. H. D e W a l t . AVIlllam B a v s . . .lames L. S h a r p . . . Arlhui- S. Peacoclc. A l e x i s C. C u l l e r '.. L. R. K r k l e r . .T.Clark P a g e . . l a m e s H. B a r r e t t J a m e s P. W o o d w o r t h . . . . W m . H . M a v . .lames D. C h a d w i c k M a u r i c e 1J. S t o n e . Samuel H . Maunder. Ileiiry C. Willson. .lames W. S t e w a r t M. B a u e r . .Ir. .1 a n i e s T. Mai t h e w s F. A . D a l r y m p l e . Harry W.Donnell
Maste.r
::: And two weeks thereafter. *Postofllce address Masters: No. 47, Bronson; No. 54. Merrlam; No. 82, Geneva; No. 135, Maston; No. 166, Winkler; No. 108, Wllsey; No. 182, Halstead; No. 208. Burrton; No. 236, Hbyt; No. 312, Taw; No.323,Sabetha; No.Sli,Goodrich; No.353,Detroit; No.365,Leavenworth, E. 3; No. 308. Freeport; No. 369, Kansas City; No. 370, Rose, R. F. D. 1. +Postofflce address Secretaries: No. 4, Lowemont; No. 47, Mapleton; No. 50, Station A,Topeka; No. 80, Bethel; No. 352, Tribune; No. 869, Kansas Olty. ' '
110 Winfleld 47 144 Y a t e s C e n t e r 378 Z e n d a
270
75 W a m e g o lai W a s h i n g t o n 85 W a t e r v l U e (Vl W a t l i e n a 244 W a v e r l v 274 W e i r City 150 W e l l i n g t o n 351) W e l l s v l l l e 257 W e s t m o r e l a n d . 305 W o s t p l u i l l a 53 W e t n i o r o W h i t e Cluirch .. no W h i t e Cloud . . . . 78 W h i l e W a t e r . . . 280 250 W h i t i n g 80 AV'ichita 9!) W i c h i t a 303 W i c h i t a 224 W l l l i n m s h u r g .. 208 W i l s o n 84 W i n c h e s t e r ., .
'W()
21 V a l l e y F a l l s . . . . Vei'iniUIon 301 Virgil 148 W a - K c e n e y 377 W a l d r o i i 318
23!) • 3(i4 V a l l e y C e n t e r . . .
30 T o w a n d a W Troy 358 115 U n i o n t o w n
No.
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171
KANSAS.
A L P H A B E T I C A L L I S T OF L O D G E S .
Name. Acacia Active Adams Advance Albert Pike Aldeii Allen Alma Alpha AltaVista Altoona Amerlcus Anchor Anthem Anthony Apollo Arcadia Arcana Armourdale Ashland Ashlar Astra Attica Atwood Auburn Avon Axtell
No. 0 158 .63 114 303 3118 335 nil 283 357 118 109 224 284 200 2!>7 829 31 271 277 344 303 202 104 32 30,5 234
L,ocation. Lawrence. Alchlson. Oswego. Florence. Wichita. Alden. Allen. Alma. .letmore. AltaVista. Altoona. Amerlcus. Williamsburg. S c o t t City. Anthony. Ellis. Arcadia. Doniphan. K a n s a s Olty. Ashland. Blley. Olivet. Attica. Atwood. Auburn. Westphalia. Axtell.
Barney Ba.xter Beattie Belle P l a l n e . . . . Belleville Benevolent Ben'Hur Bennington.... Beiilah Black D i a m o n d B l u e Hill Blue Rapids Blue Valley Bollng Bonner Springs Bourbon Bralnard Brookvllle BulTillo... Burlington BurrOak Burrton
279 D i g h t o n . 71. B a x t e r S p r i n g s . 259 B e a t t i e . 173 B e l l e P l a l n e . 129 B e l l e v i l l e . 98 A b i l e n e . 322 A r g e n t i n e . 180 B e n n i n g t o n . 291 B u n k e r H i l l . 274 W e i r City. 198 l^ncas. 109 ' B l u e R a p i d s . 112 I r v i n g . 305 B o l l n g . 306 B o n n e r S p r i n g s . 208 B r o n s o n . . 280 W h i t e w a t e r . 209 B r o o k v l l l e . 379 Buffalo. (SO B u r l i n g t o n . 178 B u r r O a k . 182 B u r r t o n .
Cable Caney Canopy Canton Carbondale Carson ; C a w k e r City...-. Cedar Center Charity Chase -... Chautauqua Cherokee Cherry vale Cheto'pa Chlkaskia CIrcleville Clay C e n t e r
299 324 248 197 70 132 125 103 147 203 247 .355 119 137 73 285 20 134
Arlington. Caney. Grenola. Canton. Oarbondale. E l k City. C a w k e r City. Chanute. Marion. Kazeiton. Chase. CedarVale. Cherokee. Cherryvale. Chetopa. Argonla. Olrclpvllle. Clay Center.
Name. No. Clifton ...122 Clinton 233 Comanche 295 C o n s t e l l a t i o n . . . 95 Coolidge 310 Corinthian 79 C o r n e r . S t o n e . . . 219 Cosmos 278 C o u n c i l G r o v e . . 30 Coyvllle 57 Crescent 133 Cuba 302 Cyrus 288
Location. Clifton. Burden. Coldwater. Fredonia. Coolldge. Burllngame. Little River. Kiowa. Council Grove. Coyville. A r k a n s a s City. Cuba. Hope. '
Delavan 375 IJelawai'e 90 Delphian 44 Delphos 202 Delta 77 Denlson 372 â&#x20AC;˘DeSoto 40 Devon 92 Dexter 150 Dirlgo 220 Doric 83 Douglass 151 Dover 138 Downs 204 Dwight 374 Easton 45 Edna ; 345 Eldora 28 Elllnwood 217 Ellsworth 140 Emerald 289 Eminence 205 Emporia 12 Enterprise 353 Equity 131 Erie .'.. 70 Euclid 101 Eureka 88 Excelsior 115 Fargo â&#x20AC;˘.. '300 Farmers 166 Fidelity 100 Formoso 336 Fortitude 107 Frankfort 07 Fraternal 170 F red e ri c k 337 Friendship 203 Frontier 104 Fulton 210 Galena 194 Galva 251 Gardner 65 Garfield 2.35 Gayloi-d 183 Geneseo 361 Gilead....144 Girard 93 Glasco 292 Glen E l d e r 294 Godfrey 124 G o l d e n R u l e . . . . 80 Goodland 321
Delavan. White Church. Garnett. Delphos. Medicine Lodge Denlsori. DeSoto. Devon. Dexter. Haddam. Eudora. Douglass. Dover. Downs. Dwlght. Easton. Edna. Mapleton. Elllnwood. Ellsworth. Lakln. B"krklge. Emporia. Enterprise. Fontana. Erie. Lyndon. Pleasanton. Unlontown. Liberal. Randolph. Eureka. Formoso. Independence. Frankfort. Linn. F rede rl c k . Haven. Washington Fulton. Galena. Galva. Gardner. Leonardvllle. Gaylord. Geneseo. Yates Center. GIrard. Glasco. G l e n Polder. Pawnee Station. North Topeka. Goodland.
PROCEEDINGS
172 Name. Gove City G r a n d View Great Bend Greeley Greenleaf Greenwood Gypsum City ...
No. 302 37(1 15 211 233 163 328
Location. G o v e City. Bucklln. Great Bend. Greele.v. Greenleaf. Fall River. G y p s u m City.
Halcyon Halstead Hamlin Hancock Harmony Harper Hartford Haven Havensvllle .... Hays Hebron Henri Hesperian Hiawatha Highland Hiram Holslngton Holton Holyrood Home Hope Horace Horton Hoxle Hoyt Huron
120 46 185 311 94 206 193 157 34 1ÂŤ5 314 190 Ill 35 296 68 331 42. 343 89 155 352 326 348 327 72
Peabody. Halstead. Hamlin. Ft. Leavenw'rth. Neodesha. Harper. Hartford. South Haven. HavensvlUe. H a y s City. Grldley. Tonganoxle. RossvlUe. Hiawatha. Green. I/Cavenworth. Holslngton. Holton. Holyrood. Centralla. Howard. Horace. Horton. Hoxie. Hoyt. Huron.
Ionic lola Jamestown. Jefferson Jennings Jewell John H.Brown. Joppa Kansas Kasv Keystone Klckapoo Kilwinning Klneald King Solomon's, Kiowa Klrwln LaOrosse LaOygne Lafayette LaHarp Lake Landmark Lane Larned Lawrence Leavenworth... Lebanon Lebo Lenexa Lenora Leoti Liberty Lincoln Llnwood Logan Long Island .... Longton Lotus Luray Lyra
2.54 38 227 84 300 11 216 223 307 272 102 4 265 338 10 293 175 330 61 10 325 50 218 339 167 6 2 221 152 135 181 340 123 154 241 264 231 26 286 15S 256
St. . l o h n . lola. .Tamestown. Winchester Jennings. Jewell City. Sallna. Leon. Herlngton. K a n s a s Ctt.y. Coffeyvllle. Potter. Pratt. Klncald. Leavenworth, Greensburg. Klrwln. LaCrosse. LaCygne. . Manhattan. LaHarp. Silver Lake. Mound Valley. Lane. Larned. Lawrence. Leavenworth. Scandta. Lebo. Lenexa. Lenora. Leoti. Liberty. Lincoln. Llnwood. Logan. Long Island. Longton. Blue Mound. Luray. McLouth.
OF
February,
THE
Name. Macke.v Macksvllle Madison Mankato Maple City Maple Hill Marmaton Marysvllle McCracken McKlnley McPhorson Medicine Vall'y. Melvern Memphis Merlden Meridian Milan Mlllbrook Mlltonvale Minneapolis Mistletoe Mollne Morrill Morton Mound City Moundrldge .... M o u n t a i n Slope Mount H o p e ... Mount Moriah . Mount Vernon . Mount Zlon Mulberry Mulvane Munden Muscotnh Mystic Tie
No. 48 371 196 87 342 370 245 91 58 41 172 260 22 108 236 126 255 281 242 143 269 267 373 2.58 33 346 186 238 179 145 206 261 201 128 116 74
Location. Effingham. Macksvllle. Madison. Mankato. Maple City. Mapie Hill. Moran. Marj'sville. McCracken. Pomona. McPherson. L a k e City. Melvern. Garland. Merlden. E l k B'alls. Milan. H i l l City. Mlltonvale. Minneapolis. Conway Springs Mollne. Morrill. Cheney. Mound City. Moundrldge. Oberlln. Mount Hope. Kinsley. Beloit. Nortonville. Mulberry Grove Mulvane. Munden. Muscotah. Augusta.
Naphtall Igarka Nemaha Neosho Newahcuba..... New A l b a n y Newton NIckerson Nine Mile Ninnescah ...?.. Norcatur.' Norton Norwich
310 349 13 27 189 81 142 43 49 230 317 199 319
Almena. Narka. Corning. l.eRoy. Stockton. New A l b a n y . Newton. NIckerson. Lansing. Kingman. Norcatur. Norton. Norwich.
Oak Oak Hill Oakley Occidental Oketo Olathe Olive Olive B r a n c h . . . Onaga '.. Oneida Orient Osage V a l l e y ... Oskaloosa Ottawa Owen A. B a s s e t t Oxford
287 334 253 207 25 19 3-50 212 188 323 51 24 14 18 367 165
Lebanon. Oak Hill. Oakley. Alton. Oketo. Olathe. Elgin. Colony, Onaen. Oneida. Topeka., Osawatomie. Oskaloosa. Ottawa. Pittsburg. O.xford.
Pacific Palestine Palmyra Paola Paradise Parker Parkerville Parsons Patmos Peace
29 127 23 37 290 341 168 117 97 243
Humboldt. Edgerton. Baldwin. Paola. Plainvllle.. Parker. Parkerville. Parsons. El Dorado. Loulsburg
GRAND
1906-07. Name. Perfect S q u a r e . Phllllpsburg.... Pittsburg Polar Star Pottawatomie.. Prairie Queen.. Preston Prudence Quenemo Randall Reno Rldgeway RlslngSun Robinson Rob Morris Rosedale Royal Russell
No. 220 184 187 180 52 176 283 100
LODGE
Location, Scranton. Phllllpsbure. Pittsburg. Netawaka. St. Marys. Clyde. Cimarron. Columbus.
270 Quenemo. Randall. Hutchinson. Overbrook. Fort Scott. Robinson. Preston. Rosedale. Lyons. Russell.
304 140 62 8 159 382 833 192 177
Sabetha 162 Salem 228 Sallna 60 SaltTlUe 59 Samaria 298 Santa Fe 312 Saqul 160 Scatnnion 351 Scottsvllle 249 Sedgwick 130 Seneca 39 Severance 313 Shawnee 54 Sherman 369 Signal 141 SUoam 225 Sincerity 214 Smlthton 1 Soldier 240 Solomon 105 Splvey 347 Spring Hill 56 St. Bernard 222 St. Johns 118 St. Thomas 80« Stafford 252 Star 69 Sterling 171 Stohrvllle." 368 Sumner 203 Summerfleld ... 354 Sunflower 86
Sabetha. Esbon. Sallna. Barnard. Wilson. •Santa Fe. Osborne. Scammon. Scottsvllle. Sedgwick. Seneca. Severance. Shawnee. Qulndaro. Osage City. Topeka. Simpson. Highland. Soldier. Solomon City. Splvey. Spring Hill. Dodge City. Concordia. Oolby. Stafford. Hanover. Sterling. Bluff City. Caldwell. Summerfleld. Wichita.
OF
173
KANSAS.
Name. No. Location. Sutton ... 85 Waterville. Sylvan Grove... 359 Sylvan Grove. Syracuse 309 Syracuse. Temple Thayer Topeka Towanda Troy Turon Tuscan Twin Grove Tyrian
237 McCune. 149 Thayer. 17 Topeka. 30 Towanda. 55 Troy. 358 Turon. 82 ,Neosho Falls. 213 Severy. 246 Garden City.
Union Unity Urbana
7 Junction City. 273 Clear Water. 239 Urbana.
Valley Center .. Vallev Falls .... Verm'lllion Vesper .". VlrgU Virginia Vulcan.
364 21 320 136 801 815 229
Wa-Keeney Waldren Wallace Walnut Citv.... Walnut Valley. Wamego Washington Wathena Waverly Webb Wellington Wellsville Western Star... Westmoreland. Wetmore White Cloud.... Whiting Wichita Windom Winfleld Woodson Wyandotte
148 Wa-Keeney. 877 Waldren. 818 Wallace. 215 Rush Center. 191 Ness City. 75 Wamego. 5 Atchison. 64 Wathena. 244 Waverly. 275 Meade. 150 Wellington. 856 WellsvlUe. 174 Smith Center. 257 Westmoreland. 58 Wetmore. 78 White Cloud. 250 Whiting. 99 Wichita. 276 . Wlndom. 110 Wlnfleld. 121 Toronto. 3 Kansas City.
Xenla Zenda Zeredatha
Valley Center. Valley Falls. Vermillion. Sedan. Virgil. Snvonburg. Walnut.
47 Xenla. 378 Zenda. 80 Cottonw'd Falls
FnOCEEVlNQS
174
February,
OF THE
L I S T OJj' L O D G E S B Y C O U N T I E S . County. Allen .
Anderson .
Atchison.
Barton .. Bourbon.
Brown.
Butler.
Ohase . Chautauqua Cherokee
Clark.. Clay ... Cloud..
Location. Humboldt lola LaHarp '. Moran Savonburg Colony Garnett Greeley Klncald Westphalia Atchison '. .Atchison Effingham Huron Potter Muscotah Hazel ton Kiowa Lake City ;.. Medicine Lodge.. Ellinwood Great Bend Hoisington '. Bronson Devon Fort Scott Fulton Garland Mapleton Pawnee Station .. Uniontown Xenia Hamlin Hiawatha Horton Morrill Robinson Augusta Douglass El Dorado Leon Towanda White Water • •... Cottonwood Falls Cedarvale Elgin Sedan Baxter Springs ... Columbus Galena Scammon Weir City Ashland Clay Center Green Oak Hill Clyde
Name.
No.
Pacific Zola La H a r p . . . . Marmaton , Virginia....
29 38 325 245 315
Olive BranchDelphian Greeley K-lncaid Avon Washington . Active Mackey Hur<jn Kickapoo ... Muscotah .... Charity Cosmos Medicine Valley. Delta Ellinwood.. Great Bend Hoisington . Bourbon.... Devon Klslng Sun. Fulton Memphis Eldora God f rey Excelsior... Xenia Hamlin ... Hiawatha., Horton .... Morrill .. Robinson..
212 44 211 338 306 5 168 ,48 72 4 118
203 278 260 77 217 15 331 268 92 8 210 108 28 124 •116 47 185 35 .328 873 159
Mystic Tie Douglass .. Patmos .... Joppa Towanda.. Brainard .. Zeredatha. Chautauqua. Olive Vesper Baxter Prudence Galena Scamnion Black Diamond .
74 151 97 223 30 280
Ashland
277
Clay Center. Highland ... Oak Hill
134 296 334
Prairie Queen .
178
80 355" 350 136 71 100 194 351 274
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L I S T OF LODGES BY COUNTIES — County.
175
KANSAS.
Continued.
Location.
Name.
No.
Cloud
Concordia . Glasco .laniestown Mlltonvale.
St. John's... Glasco Jamestown Mlltonvale.
113 292 227 242
Coffey
Burlington. Grid ley Lebo Le Roy Waverly
Burlington. Hebron Leho Neosho Waverly
66 314 152 27 244
Comanche .
Cold Water . . . .
Comanche .
295
Cowley
Arkansas City. Burden De.xter Maple City Winfleld Arcadia Cherokee Girard McCune Mulberry Grove. Pittsburg Pittsburg Walnut.., Jennings Oberlin .. .1 Norcatur .-...
Crescent Clinton Ile.xter Maple City. Winfleld . . . Arcadia Cherokee Girard .: Temple Mulben-y Pittsburg Owen A. J3assett. Vulcan Jennings Mountain Slope. Norcatur
133 233 156 342 110
Dickinson .
Abilene Enterprise Herington . . . . Hope Solomon City
Benevolent. Enterprise . Kansas Cyrus Solomon . . .
Doniphan .
Doniphan . . . . Highland . . . . Severance . . . Troy Wathena White Cloud . Baldwin . . Eudora . . . Tjawrence Lawrence .
Arcana Smlthton . . . . Severance . . . Troy Wnthena White Cloud. Palmyra Doric Lawi-ence . . . . Acacia
31 1 313 65 «4 78
Edwards
Kinsley...
Mt.Moriah.
179
Elk
Elk Falls. Grenola .. Howard .. Tjongton.. Mollne
Meridian... Canopy Hope liOngton.... Mollne
126 248 155 26 267
Ellis
Apollo. H ays...
297 195
Ellsworth
Ellis Hays City. Ellsworth . Holyrood.. Wilson . . . .
Ellsworth . Holyrood.. Samaria...
Finney.
Garden City.
Tyrian
216
Ford....
Bucklln . . . Dodge City .
Grand View. St. Bernard .
376 222
Franklin.
Lane .
Lane
3.39
Crawford.
Decatur .
Douglas .
329 119 93 237 261 187 367 229 360 186 317 353 307 288 105
28 83 6 9
146 •343 298
176
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February,
OF THE
L I S T OF LODGES BY COUNTIES—Continued. County.
Location.
Wellsville. Geary
Union Gove City. .
Hill City
M l U b r o o k ..
281
Preston
283
Horace
352
Fidelity Greenwood.. Madison Twin Grove Virgil
106 163 196 213 301
Coolldge Syracuse Anthony Attica S t o h r v i l l e ... Harper Waldren ....
316
Burrton Halstead .... Newton Sedgwick
182 46 142 189
Santa Fe
312
Anthony Bluff Olty
-
-
. -
_
-
-
•
-
.
-
-
.
-
^
-
200 262 368 206 377
Alpha
Olrclevllle
Olrclevllle.., Denlson ..... H o l t o n . . . . :. Hoyt Polar Star... Soldier Whiting
20 372 42. 327 130 240 250
Merlden Mt. Zlon Oskaloosa ... Lyra Valley Falls Jefferson . . . .
236 266 14 256 21 84
B u r r Oak Salem F o r m o s o ..".. Jewell Mankato Randall
178 228 336 11 87 304
De S o t o Edgerton Gardner Lenexa Olathe Shawnee Spring Hill..
40 127 65 135 19 54. 56
Hoyt Soldier....
Valley Falls Burr Oak J e w e l l City DeSoto
Olathe Spring Hill Kearney
7 302
Jetmore
-
•.
18 41 356 224
Gove C i t y
VlrgU
.
Ottawa M c K l n l e y .. Wellsville.. Anchor
No.
J u n c t i o n City
Fall River
.
Name,
Emerald
1906-07.
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OF
177
KANSAS.
COVSTZ^B—Continued.
County.
No.
Name.
2S0 819 847
Kingman.
Kingman . Norwich.. Splvey — Zenda.t..
Ninnescah Norwich Splvey Zenda
Klovva...
Greensburg.
Kiowa
293
Labette .
Chetopa Edna Mound Valley . Oswego . Parsons
Chetopa Edna Landmark Adams Parsons
73 845 218
Lane
Dlghton ,
Barney
279
Leavenworth.
Bollng Ea.ston Fort Leavenworth . Lansing Leavenworth Leavenworth Leavenworth Linwood Tonganoxle
Boling Easton Hancock N i n e Mile Leavenworth ... K i n g Solomon's Hiram ... LI n w o o d Henri
365 45 311
Lincoln
Barnard... Lincoln Sylvan Grove!
69 154 359
Linn.
B l u e M o u n d .. La Cygne Mound City.. Parker Pleasanton... Trading Post.
Saltvllle Lincoln Sylvan Grove... Lotus La Cygne Mound City Parker Eureka Blooming Grove
,
878
49 2
10 68 241 190
280 61 33 341 88 41
Tiogau.
Oakley
Oakley
Lyon ..
Allen Amerlcus Emporia . Hartford .
Allen Amerlcus Emporia Hartford
335 109 12 198
Marion ..
Florence . M a r i o n .., Peabody..
Advance Center Halcyon
114 147 120
Marshall.
Axtell Seattle Blue Rapids . Frankfort Irving Marysvllle ... Oketo Summerfleld. Vermillion... Waterville ...
Axtell Beattie Blue Rapids Frankfort Blue Valley Marysvllle Oketo Summerfleld . . . Vermillion Sutton
234 269 169 67 112 91 25 354 320 85
McPherson .
Canton Galva McPherson.. Moundrldge Wlndom
Canton Galva McPherson Moundrldge Wlndom
197 251 172 346 276
Meade.
Meade .
Webb
276
Miami.
Fontana'. Louisburg... Osawatomle.
Equity Peace.; 0«age Valley....
131 243 24
178
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TBE
• L/iST OF L O D G E S B Y C O U N T I E S — C o n t i n u e d . County. Miami... Mitchell.
Montgomery .
Morris.
Nemaha
Neosho
Ness ... Norton Osage .
Osborne Ottawa Pawnee Phillips
Pottawatomie
Pratt .
Location. Paola Belolt CawkerClty .. Glen E l d e r . . . . Simpson Scottsvllle Oaney Coffey vine .... Oherryvale Elk City Independence Liberty Council Grove Delavan Dwlght Parkervllle ... Oentralla Corning . .• Oneida Sabetha Seneca •.. Wetmore Chanute Erie Thayer Urbana Ness City ..... Almena Lenora '.. Norton Burllngame... Carboudale ... Lyndon Melvern Olivet Osage City Overbrook Quenemo Scranton Alton Downs Osborne Bennington... Delphos Minneapolis .. Larned Klrwln Logan Long Island PhlUlpsburg .. HavensvlUe... Onaga St. Marys Wamego Westmoreland Pratt
Name. Paola Mt. Vernon Cawker City ... Glen Elder Slncerlt.y Scottsvllle Oaney Keystone Cherryvale Carson Portltuue Liberty Council Grove . Delavan Dwight Parkervllle Home •-... Nemaha Oneida Sabetha Seneca Wetmore Cedar Erie Thayer Urbana Walnut Valley Naphtall Lenora Norton Oorlnthlan Carbondale .... Euclid Melvern Astra Signal Rldgeway Quenemo Perfect Square Occidental Downs ..; Saqnl Bennington.... Delphos Minneapolis .., Larned Klrwln Logan Long Island PhlUlpsburg ... HavensvlUe Onaga Pottawatomie . Wamego Westmoreland Kilwinning
No. 87
145 125 294 214 249 324 102 . 137 132 107 123
.375 374 168 IS 323 162 39 63
103 76 149 239
310 181 199 79 70 101 22 863 141 62 270 220
2OT 204 160 180 202 143
175 264 231 184 34 188 62 75 257
365
1906-07.
GRAND LODGE
OF
179
KANSAS.
L I S T OF LODGES B Y COUNTIES—Continued. County.
Location.
Name.
No.
Pratt...
Preston.
Rob Morris.
Rawlins
Atwood.
Atwood
832 164
Reno . . .
Arlington . . . Haven Nlckerson... Hutchinson. Turon
Cab e Friendship. Nickerson.. Reno Turon
299 208 48 140 858
Republic.
Belleville. Cuba Munden .. Narka Scandia ..
Belleville. Cuba Munden.. Narka . . . . Lebanon..
Rice .
Alden Chase Frederick Geneseo Little River.. Lyons Sterling
Alden Chase Frederick . . . . Geneseo Corner Stone , Royal '. Sterling
308 247 387 361 219 192 171
Riley .
LeonardvlIIe. Manhattan... Randolph Riley
Garfield . . Lafayette Farmers.. Ashlar
235 16 166 344
Rooks
Plalnvllle . Stockton . .
290 189
Rush
LaOrosse McCracken .. Rush Center .
Paradise Newahcuba LaOrosse McCracken . . Walnut City .
330 58 215
Russell...
Bunker Hill Lucas Luray Russell
Beulah Blue Hill Luray Russell
291 •198 163 177
Saline
Brookvllle . . . Gypsum City Sallna Sallna
Brookvllle Gypsum City . . . Sallna John H. Brown.
209 328 60 216
Scott
Scott City.
Anthem.
2W
Sedgwick
Cheney Clearwater Mount Hope .. Valley Center. Wichita Wichita Wichita
Morton Unity Mount Hope .. Valley Center. Sunflower Wichita Albert Pike . . .
258 273 238 364 86 99 303
Seward...
Liberal.
Fargo
800
Shawnee .
Auburn Dover Rossvllle Silver Lake . Topeka Topeka Topeka Topeka
Auburn Dover Hesperian Lake Topeka Orient Golden Rule , Slloam
82 138 111 60 17 51 90 225
129 3e2 128 •349 221
Sheridan.
Hoxie
Hoxie
818
Sherman.
Goodland
Goodland.
321
]80
FROCEEDINOS
February,
OF THE
L I S T OP L O D G E S B Y C O U N T I E S — C o n ^ m u e d . County.
Location.
No.
Name,
183
Smith
2sr
Oak
174
Stafford
371 252 254
St. J o h n
* /
Wellington
Wellington
285 173 203 269 255 201 165 157 150
Colby
St. T h o m a s
306
Alta Vista
Alta Vista
161 357 205
Clifton
Clifton
;
Dlrlgo Star
.•
Chlkaskla Belle P l a l n e
Belle P l a l n e Caldwell Conway Springs Milan Oxford . . . ;
Milan Oxford
148
318
Wallace
122 232 226 69 170 104 340
Wichita Buffalo Ooyvllle
:
Buffalo Ooyvllle
GUead Bonner Springs
Qulndaro White Church
118 379 57 95 94 81 82 121 144 322 366. 3 271 272 369 333 96
Bluff c i t y
Burlington
JVame.
Sedgwick Atchison Johnson
County.
Pottawatomie
1899 1868 1857 1878 1884 1868 1885 1896 1903
1860
1857
1863 -
Disp. Issued.
1870
1868 1858
1860
1866
Disp. ReVd
Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct.
62 253 26 30 37
Amerlcus Andale St. J o h n s
Bluff C i t y
Shawnee
9 Oct. 19, 1857 337 F e b . 18, 1891 313 F e b . 20, 1889
Remarks.
GHAETERED.
Charter Surrendered.
( Consolidated w i t h Mt. H o p e L o d g e N o . \ 238, F e b . 2,1894.
Remarks,
j D r o p p e d from roll a c c o u n t o r g a n i z a r ( t i o n G r a n d Lodge of C o l o r a d o i n 1862. Oct. 16, 1867 1 Disp. Issued as Big S p r i n g s L o d g e , b u t i n a m e a f t e r w a r d s c h a n g e d to S h a w n e e , j Consol. w i t h W e s t m o r e l a n < r X o d g e N o . ( 257, M a y 18,1894. F e b . 18, 1897
Charter Revoked.
(DEFUNCT).
1 N o m e e t i n g s w e r e held, a n d d i s p e n s a t i o n was r e t u r n e d 1 to the Grand Master.
( D i s p e n s a t i o n was r e t u r n e d to G r a n d M a s t e r , w i t h a I s t a t e m e n t t h a t o w i n g to t h e lodge b e i n g located so n e a r { A u r a r i a Lodge, It w a s d e e m e d best t o h a v e b u t o n e lodge.
( room, dispensation was returned.
I M a s t e r r e p o r t e d t h a t n o m e e t i n g s h a d b e e n held, a n d
15, 1867 Oct. 21, 1869. 18, 1891 18, 1859 Oct. 14, 1861. 16, 1860 Oct. 21, 1863. 16, 1861
Chartered.
No.
Name.
Auraria
1887 1898 1904
1881 1884
1900
1859
Disp. Rev^K'd.
G H A E T E R E D LODGES
Crawford Bnglevale Leavenworth . Adelpha Douglas Leota Norton Llndsborg McPherson Friendship.... Ottawa Opolls Crawford Buckeye
Denver
Leavenworth . Delaware
Coffey
County.
Big S p r i n g s . . . S h a w n e e
Location,
Opolls
Lladsborg
Bnglevale
Location,
D E F U N C T LODGES.
LODGES U N D B B D I S P E N S A T I O N , B U T N E V E R
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Oct. 16, 1872
Rising Sun,.
Alpha..
Golden City. Triune High Prairie Ida
Bourbon
Brown Leavenworth Republic
Shawnee .
Leavenworth
Leavenworth
F o r t S c o t t ...
F o r t 9 1 b s o n .,
G o l d e n C i t y ., Hiawatha Hlgli Prairie : Ida
Indlanola
Leavenworth
Leavenworth
Oct. 16, 1867 Oct. Oct. 18, 1858 Feb. 20,1889 J a n . Feb. 19, 1885 Dec.
L a n d m a r k ..
Oct. 16, 1866
Oct. 21, 1862
L e c o m p t o n .. D o u g l a s . Lecompton . L l n c o l n v l U e ., M a r i o n . . LlncolnvlUe Llndsborg MoFheirson . . . P h o e n i x
Calvary
Indlanola...
Oct. 17, 1865
Frankfort... Lily
1, 1896. 5. 1888.
19, 1870.
Oct. 16, 1860 Feb. 22, ISNS Dec. 17, 1883. Oct. 18, 1859 Dec. 17, 1892. Oct. 18, .1876 Dec. 17, 1881.
Oct. 20, 1868 F e b . 15, 1888
Elk Creek...
17, 19, 22, •18, 18, 21,
- Charter Surrendered.
Charter Revoked,
Oct. 17, 1865
Oct. 17, 1877
Oct. 18, 1876
1898 F e b . 19, 1903 1890 Sept. 21, 1896. 1874 187ii • —, 1883. 1880 J a n . 17, 1894. 1874 M a r . 22, 1879. 20, 1870 Oct: 15, 1879 22, 1874 Oct. 16, 1860 Oct. 21, 1863
Feb. Feb; Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct.
Chartered.
Marshall. H a r p e r ...
Bluff City ... Bucklln Cato Cedar V a l e . . Myrtle Whitewater. Ashlar C o m p o s i t e ..
No,
Frantfort Freeport .
Harper Ford ...; Crawford..'.,., C h a u t a u q u a .. C h a u t a u q u a .. Butler Douglas Wyandotte ...
Bluff C i t y B u c k l l u .. Oato Cedar Vale Cedar Vale ; Clifford Clinton Edwardavllle
Name.
E l k City ..
County^
Location, Remarks.
j F i r s t d l s p ' n issued A p r . 7, 1864, w a s re( called by G.-. M.-.; second, Sept. 27,1864.
L o c a t i o n c h a n g e d t o Silver L a k e , Oct. 21,1868. N a m e c h a n g e d to G r e a t L i g h t Oct. 20,1869. Oonsol.wlth K i n g S o l o m o n ' s L o d g e N o . (10, Oct. 18,1876. ( Dlsp'n issued as L a n d m a r k L o d g e , b u t < c h a r t e r issued i n n a m e of S t . J o h n ' s (Lodge.
C o n s o l i d a t e d w i t h Bluff City L o d g e N o . 318,June 18,1892. Consolidated with Bourbon Lodge No. 8, a n d n a m e c h a n g e d to R i s i n g S u n Lodge N o . 8. D r o p p e d from roll a c c o u n t o r g a n i z a t i o n G r a n d Lodge I n d . Ter. In 1878. D r o p p e d from roll a c c o u n t o r g a n i z a tion G r a n d L o d g e C o l o r a d o i n 1862.
R e c o r d s fall t o s h o w c o u n t y In w h i c h lodge w a s l o c a t e d , b u t s u p p o s e d t o be In J a c k s o n .
I Consolidated with H a l c y o n Lodge No. 1120, Oct. 18,1876. .
I C o n s o l i d a t e d w i t h Godfrey L o d g e N o . 1124, M a r c h 26,1894..
I C h a r t e r Issued d i r e c t by G r a n d L o d g e I F e b r u a r y 17,1898.
CHAETEEBD LODGES (DEFUNCT) —Con^mwed.
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Miami Rice Labette... Johnson,. Atchison . Lyon
Paola ,-... Pardee Paris Perryvllle. Pomona... Blchfleld . Salt Lake City. Saratoga Seneca Sprlngdale Stanton Stanton Tecumseh .' Timber Ridge . Trading Post.. Twin Falls Valley Center. Virginia City.. Walton Wlnneld
Newton
Harvey. Cowley .
Pratt ...-. Nemaha Leavenworth Miami Miami Shawnee Leavenworth Linn Greenwood... Sedgwick
Atchison . Linn Jefferson . Franklin . Morton...
Miami.
Harvey., N. Lawrence . Douglas . N, Lawrence . Douglas , Osage Mission Neosho .. Osawatomle .. Miami... Franklin . Ottawa Coffey.. Ottumwa.
Loulsburg Lyons Montana Montlcello .... Mt. Pleasant .. Neosho Eaplds Nevada City ..
Lincoln Paris Perry Pomona Richfield Mt. Morlah.... Saratoga Seneca Sprlngdale Stanton Zlnn Tecumseh Dick Rees Bloom'g Grove Olive Ark Virginia City . Walton Wlnfleld
Miami
Ottumwa
Ottawa
1868 Oct. 1862 Oct. 1867 1872 N o v . 188s Feb.
Feb. 20, 1889
Feb. 19, 1890 A u g . 5, 1895,
1902.
1888, 1874. 1887. 1905
1887.
16, 1901. 17, 1892
18, 1871.
17,1871.
1886 18(8 1882 Sept, 3, 1859 1871 Sept. 15, 18S8 Oct. 21, 1867 Jan. 6, 186.S Dec. 10, 1879 1885 Jan. 24,
Dec. 20, 1864
Feb. 18, Oct. 18. Feb. 15, Oct. 18, Oct. 19, Oct. 18, Oct. 17, Oct. 21, Oct. 16, Feb. 19,
Oct. 21, 1868
Oct. 21, Oct. 21, Oct. 10, Oct. 16, Feb. 15,
Oct. 21, 1874
Oct. 18, 1858 Oct. 18, 1871
Oct. 17, 1872
Oct. 18, 1859
Feb. 20, 1884 Oct. 16, 1867 Feb. 16, 1882 M a r . 5, 1887. Oct. 20, 1870 Jan. 19, 1897.
Magnolia
Feb. 18, 1885
Oct. 21, 1863
Feb. 17, 1892 Oct. 20, 1875
Oct. 17, 1877
Oct. 21, 1863
(Oonsol. with Adelphl Lodge No. 110, I Feb. 19,1903, as Wlnfleld Lodge No. 110.
Dropped from roll account organlza; tlon Grand Lodge of Montana In 1866.
No record of dlsp'n having been Issued.
Dropped from roll account organization Grand Lodge of Utah In 1872.
i Dlsp'n Issued as Osawatomle Lodge, I but chartered as Osage Valley Lodge. I Consolidated with Franklin Lodge No. I 18, Nov. 24,1906. 1 Oharter'was revoked Oct, 21,1863,but re! stored Oct, 16,1866, I Consolidated with Paola Lodge No. 37, I Oct. 18,1876. i Dispensation Issued as Lincoln Lodge, ! but chartered as Center Lodge.
changed In 1870 to Ionic Lodge. ( Dropped from roll account organlzaI tlon Grand Lodge of Colorado In 1862. i Consolidated with Newton Lodge No. ) 142, June 28,1901, i Consolidated with Lawrence Lodge No. j 6, Oct. 18,1876.
1879 Dec. 6, 1894 1881 Feb. 21, 1895 1871 J an. 13, 1888 1866 Oct. 20, 1875. 1867 Feb. 15, : 1869 Oct." 18, i879' Name
Oct. 15, 1861
Oct. 16, Feb. 17, Oct. 19, Oct. 16, Oct. 17, Oct. 21,
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PROCEEDINGS
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GRAND LODGES IN CORRESPONDENCE â&#x20AC;¢
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THE
GRAND
L O D G E O F K A N S A S ; ALSO, T H E N A M E S A N D A D D R E S S E S OF G R A N D SECRETARIEts.
Alabama Alberta Arkansas
G E O . A. BEAUCHAMP J . J. DHNLOP F A Y HEMPSTEAD
^
Montgomery. Edmonton. Little Rock.
Arizona
GEOKGE J., ROSKRUGE.
Tucson.
British Columbia
ROBERT E . B R E T T . . .
Victoria.
California
.GEORGE JOHNSON
Canada
HUGHMURRAY,
Hamilton.
Colorado Connecticut
C H A R L E S H . JACOBSON.. . J O H N H . BARLOW
Denver. Hartford.
Delaware District of C o l u m b i a
BENJAMIN F..BARtRAM ARVINE W . JOHNSTON
Florida
San F r a n c i s c o .
W I L B E E P. W E B S T E R
Georgia Illinois Idaho
;. W M . A. W O L I H I N ISAAC CUTTER THBOPHILUS W . RANDALL..
Wilmington. ..Washington. Jacksonville.
Macon. Camp Point. ' Boise City.
Indiana
CALVIN W . P R A T H E R
Indian Territory Iowa
JOSEPH S . MORROW NEWTON R. PARVIN
Indianapolis.
Atoka. Cedar Rapids.
Kansas Kentucky
A L B E R T K . WILSON HENRY B . GRANT
Topeka. Louisville.
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Louisiana.."......... ; . . ; . . . . ; . R I C H A R D LAMBERT ..................New O r l e a n s . " Maine Manitoba Massachusetts Maryland
S T E P H E N BERRY J A M E S A. OVAS SBRENO D . NICKERSON WILLIAM M . I S A A C .
Portland. Winnipeg. Boston. Baltimore.
M e x i c o (Mey de Beiico) Michigan
F E L I X IGLESIAS L o u B. WINSOR..,
Mexico City. R e e d City.
Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska
THO.MAS MONTGOMERY FREDERICK SPEED J O H N R. PARSON ;COENELIUS H E D G E S FRANCIS E . W H I T E
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CHAUNCEY N . NOTEWARE
New New New New
J. TWINING HARTT F R A N K D . WOODBURY THOMAS H . E . R E D W A Y ALPHEUS A . K E E N ...
Brunswick Hampshire Jersey Mexico
New York North Carolina
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E . M. L. E H L E R S J O H N C. D R E W R Y . . .
St. P a u l . Vicksburg. St. L o u i s . Helena. Omaha.
Carson City. St. J o h n . ;....Concord. Trenton. Albuquerque.
N e w Y o r k City. ...Raleigh.
1906-07.
&itANi> LODGE
North Dakota
OF KANSAS.
.
F R A N K J . THOMPSON
187 Fargo.
N o v a Scotia
THOMAS MOWBRAY
Halifax.
Ohio
J . H . BROMWELL
Cincinnati.
Oklahoma Oregon
JAMES S. HUNT J A M E S F . ROBINSON
Guthrie. Eugene.
Pennsylvania
W I L L I A M A. S I N N
Philadelphia.
Peru J . B . CHOZA P r i n c e E d w a r d I s l a n d . . . . N E I L MACKELVIE
,
Lima. Summerside.
Quebec
WILL H . WHYTE
Montreal.
Rhode Island
S. PENROSE WILLIAMS..
Providence.
South Carolina
JACOB T . BARRON
Coluaibia.
South Dakota
GEORGE A. PETTIGREW
S i o u x Falls.
Tennessee Texas
J O H N B . GARRETT J O H N WATSON
Utah Vermont Virginia
CHRISTOPHER D I E H L H E N B Y H . Ross G E O . W . CARRINGTON
1
Washington
â&#x20AC;¢ West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
,
Nashville. ...Waco.
,
Salt L a k e City. Burlington. Richmond.
HORACE.WALTER TYLER
Olympia.
HIRAM R . HOWARD W M . W . PERRY W . L . KUYKENDALL
Point Pleasant. Milwaukee. Saratoga.
FOREIGN GRAND LODGES.
Costa R i c a , C . A
D I E G O POVEDANS
San J o s e .
Cuba
ACRELIO MIRANDA
Havana.
England Ireland
EDWARD LETCHWORTH'...Freemason Hall, London, H . E . FLAVELLB Freemason Hall, Dublin.
,
New South Wales
ARTHUR H . BEAY
Sydney.
New Zealand
MALCOLM NICCOL
Dunedin.
P u e r t o Rico
ALBERTO F . M A R T I N E Z . . . S a n J u a n .
Queensland
CHARLES H . HARLEY......Brisbane,
Scotland
DAVID RBID
Edinburgh.
South Australia
J . H . CUNNINGHAM
Adelaide.
Tasmania
J O H N HAMILTON
Hobart.
Victoria
J O H N BRAIM
Melbourne.
Western Australia
J . D . STEVENSON
Perth.
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PROCEEDINGS
OP THE
February,
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES OF T H E GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES.
Alabama
â&#x20AC;&#x17E; R / . W . ' . SAMUEL W . T A T E
Anniston.
Arizona
R.". W.-. DBMKTRIOS G I L M O N BEALS..Phoenix.
Arkansas British C o l u m b i a Canada Colorado
R . ' . W . ' . JOHN M . OATHOUT Booneville. R . ' . W / . S . N. J A R R E T Vancouver. R.-. W.-. W . G. R E I D '.Hamilton. R.'.W.-. W I L L I A M H . S A N P O R D . . . . . . D e n v e r .
Connecticut...
Costa Rica
R.'. VV.-. ISAIAH B A K E R , J r
'.
Cuba
R.'. W.'. CIPRIANO SOTO
Hartford.
San Jose.
R.'. W.'. F E L I X V. P R B V A L
..Havana.
Delaware R.'.W.'.R. HENRY YOUNG District of Columbia...R.'. W . ' . T . J O H N N E W T O N England R . ' . W . ' . J O H N STRACHAN Florida . . . . . M . ' . W . ' . S A M U E L PASCO '.... Georgia '..R.'.W.'. H E N R Y BANKS'. Idaho R.'. W.'. CHARLES H I M R O D
Wilmington. Washington. London. Mohticello. La Grange. Boise City.
I l l i n o i s . ...Indiana
.'Chicago. Corydon.
R.'. W.'. GEORGE M . MOULTON R.'. W.'. W I L L I A M R I D L E Y
Indian Territory...
M.'.W.'.PATRICK J. BYRNE
Muscogee.
Ireland Louisiana Maine.....
R.'. W.'. FRANCIS' E . C L A R K E . ; R.". W.'. M A T H B W L . SCOVELL R.'. W.'. A R C H I E L . T A L B O T . . .
Dublin. Shreveport. Lewiston.'
Manitoba Maryland Michigan
.....M.'.W.'. JAMES A. O V A S
R a p i d City.
M.'.Wv. J A M E S H . FARNAM
Cassopolis.
Minnesota,
R.'. W.-. C A L V I N L . B R O W N
St. P a u l .
Mississippi Missouri Montana
M.'.W.'. E . GEORGE D E L A P R.'. W.'. W I L L I A M F . K U H N ...R.'. W.'. SAMUEL M . N Y E
Natchez. K a n s a s City. Livingston.
Nebraska
R.'. W.'. J A M E S P . A. B L A C K
Hastings.
Nevada
R.'. W.'. THOMAS NELSON
Stone H o u s e .
New Brunswick New H a m p s h i r e
R.'. W.'. GEORGE R . SANGSTBR R.'. W.'. M I L L A R D F . Y O U N G
Moncton. Littleton.
New Jersey : New South Wales New York ;
R . ' . W . ' . CHARLES R U S S R.'.W.'. A L F R E D J . BURBIDGE R.'.W.'. J O H N B . A L L I G E B
New Zealand
R.'. W.'. H E N R Y I N I G O
North Carolina North Dakota N o v a Scotia
R.'. W.'. M. C. S. NOBLES M.'.W.'. J O H N F . SELBY R.'. W.'. THO.MAS M C C O N K E Y . . :
HOBDEN
;. ..Elizabethtown. Sydney. Roundout. Christchurch.
Wilbaington. Hillsboro. Halifax.
1906-07.
Ohio .; Oregon Pennsylvania Prince E d w a r d I s Quebec
OBAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
R.'.W:'. S. B. LIGHTNER. '.. M / . W . - . S A M U E L B . DICK R / . W / . N. MACLAREN R . \ W.-. E D W A R D A. EVANS
Rhode Island R.'. W.'. D A N I E L BABOOCK Scotland : .R.'.W.-. J A M E S SIMPSON South Australia........ R.'. W.'. FREDERIC C . BOWKN... South Carolina R.-.W.-. W . F . STRONG...,..., South D a k o t a . R.-.W.-. BRUCE M . ROWLEY Tennessee.. M.-.W.-.C. A. GOODLOB Texas R.-.W.-. W I L L I A M CLARK Utah R.-. W.-. W I L L I S O . BRIDOMAN
189
Sabina. ...Meadville. ' Montague". Quebec.
Phcenix. Edinburgh. Adelaide.. Charleston. ...Huron. Alamo. Jefferson. Salt L a k e C i t y .
Vermont Victoria Virginia
R.-. W.-. H E N K Y H . ROSS R.-. W.-. ARCHIBALD A I T K E N R.-. W.-. H B N E Y M . BOYKIN
Burlington. Armadale. Richmond.
Washington Western Australia West Virginia Wisconsin
M.-.W.-. J O S E P H SMITH R.-.W.-. F R E D . S . F I N C H R.-.W.-. J O H N M . COLLINS M.-.W.-. H E N R Y L . PALMER
Kalama. Guildford. Marmet. Milwaukee.
190
PROCEEDINQS
OF'THE
February,
G R A N D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S O F O T H E R G R A N D LODGES N E A R THE GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
Alabama Arkansas. Arizona
:
, W.;. THOMAS J . ANDERSON W.'. F R E D . H . S T U O K E Y .: W . \ W. AMER BURNETT
Topeka. Wichita. Oberlin.
British C o l u m b i a
W . \ AARON H . CONNETT.;
G r e a t Bend.
Canada
W.". J O H N C . KETOHESON
^Leavenworth.
Colorado Connecticut-.. Cuba. Delaware
R.'.W.-. ROBERT E . TORRINGTON Wellington. M.-.W.-. THOMAS L . BOND ...Salina. W.'. CHESTER B . R E E D W . \ D A V I D M . FERGUSON
.....Topeka. Paola.
, District of Columbia..M.\W.".E. W . WELLINGTON England R . ' . W / . ALBERT K . W I L S O N
Ellsworth. Topeka.
Florida ^Georgia.
Lawrence. Independence.
Idaho Illinois Indiana
Indian Territory Ireland Louisiana Maine Manitoba.... Maryland Michigan ; Minnesota.... Mississippi -•: Missouri Montana Nebraska
W.'. A L F R E D W H I T M A N W . \ MILTON D . H E N R Y , J r
W.-. SIMEON M . F O X ;.M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R . . . R.-. W.-. F R E D . W A S H B O N
Manhattan. Topeka. Anthony.
— M.-.W.-. J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E . . . J e w e l l City. W.-. A L E X . L . V A N AESDALL K a n s a s City. .M.-.W.-. D A V I D B . F U L L E R Eureka. W . - . - W M . A. DOWNEY .......i...;..St. John.W.-. W . R. UNDERWOOD Hutchinson. M.-.W.-. J . J A Y BUCK Emporia. W.-.JOHN C . FRY Earned. ;.M.-.W.-. JAMES H . M C C A L L Wichita. M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON Newton. W.-. Louis E . COUNTRYMAN Phillipsburg. W.'. CHARLES E . CORY F o r t Scott.
Nevada
W . . WILLIAM H . VOETH
New Brunswick New Hampshire
W.-.S. J. CRUMBINB W.-. R. M. M C G O N I G A L
Dodge City. Colby.
New Jersey
VV.-. C H A R L E S E . H A L L
Russell.
New S o u t h W a l e s New Y o r k
W.-. CHARLES H . LAWRENCE M.-.W.'. MAURICE L . STONE
Girard.
Hiawatha. , Wamego.
New Zealand
W.-. F R A N K E . D A V I S
Atchison. •
North Carolina North Dakota Nova Scotia
W.-. A L E X . A. S H A R P . W.-. J O H N MCCULLAGH
Earned.
Ohio
Galena.
•
1906-07.
CrBAND^LODOE
OF
KANSAS.
191
Oklahoma W.'.'JoHN J . H A Y S Osborne. Oregon Prince E d w a r d I s l a n d W . \ LUTHER M . NELLIS Topeka. Quebec W.-. G E O R G E M . D I X O N Burlington. R h o d e Island W . \ W . F . MARCH Lawrence. Scotland M.v W.-. W M . M . S H A V E R Topeka. W . \ BENJAMIN O . HAGEN Newton. South Australia [.. W . ' . O L C O T T W . LITTLE Alma. South jCarolina South Dakota W.". C H A R L E S W . M I L L E R H a y s City. â&#x20AC;¢ Tennessee....; M.' W.'.JBESTOR G.SBitowN Topeka. Texas W . \ CHARLES W . KOUNS Topeka. Utah W . \ H A R V E Y C . LIVBRMORB Olathe. Vermont W.". H U G H P . F A R R E L L Y Chanute. Victoria M.' W . ' . C H I L E S C . COLEMAN Clay C e n t e r , Virginia M.v W . ' . C H A R L E S J W E B B Topeka. Washington.. W . \ AUGUSTUS 0 . W E L L M A N . . . T o p e k a . Western Australia M.' W.-. THOMAS G. F I T C H Wichita. West Virginia W.-. J . N. W I L K I N S O N ....Emporia. Wisconsin W.'. G A R R E T T ' V . RICKSECKER...Hutchinson.
APPOINTIVE OFFlOERS, lOOfI. (I) STEPHEN S. ESTEY. Grand Ohaplaln; ( 2) MARION K. BRUNDAGE, Grand SenIor Deacon; (3) ALBERT H. WHEELER, Grand JunIor Deacon; ( 4) GEORGE M . BARNs,Grand Marshal; \5) BERTINE P. WALKER, Grand Sword Bearer; \6) WILLIAM S. BERG UN D'rHAL, Grand SenIor Steward; ( 7) OHARLES' L. BRAMWELL, Grand JunIor St e ward; (8) ELMER E. BLECKLEY, Grand Pursulvant; (9) SPENOER P. WADE, Grand Tyler.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
THOMAS LEONIDAS
BOND.
BT JOHN O. POSTLETHWAITE, P.-. G.-. M.-
H e first s a w the light of d a y in t h e city of Shreveport, in the State of Louisiana, on the 22d d a y of December, 1849. A year later, by t h e choice of his parents, St. Louis, Missouri, became his home, where t h e days of his boyhood a n d education were spent until 1869, when, in the vigor of young manhood, he cast his lot with the people of K a n s a s , first locating a t Leavenworth, a n d two years later found h i m a resident of Salina, with a commission from P r e s i d e n t U L Y S S E S S . G R A N T , e m p o w e r i n g h i m to a c t as
Begister of t h e United States L a n d Office. H e r e he labored in the service of t h e United States for a period of eight years. Applying t h e experience a n d study of these eight years to active life, h e took up the profession of law, and the records of the courts. District, Supreme a n d Federal, a s well as t h e confidence of the people he now enjoys, a t t e s t the faithfulness of a good lawyer, true citizen a n d gentleman. H e is greeted everywhere as a m a n who is an honor to his profession. I n Masonry he has manifested t h a t high character of a " j u s t and upright Mason," ever ready to serve a brother, always diligent in masonic labors in lodge, chapter, council, c o m m a n d e r y and consistory, the faithful performance of w h i c h h a s endeared him to a l l Masons who are privileged to know h i m . H i s a i m in Masonry, the exemplification of the high ideals in Masonry a n d in t h e G r a n d Lodge over which h e presided, a n d the declarations in his address, all abound in a n elevating influence for t h e "good of the o r d e r " a n d t h e building of a perfect manhood. As a citizen he enjoys t h e full confidence a n d esteem of h i s fellowmen. N o m i n a t e d by his p a r t y as a c a n d i d a t e for judge of the District Court, reducing a n overwhelming majority against h i m to t h e very small margin of fifteen votes. Although defeated, t h e honorable campaign which h e conducted a n d the very complimentary vote he received bear testimony of his s t a n d i n g as a citizen and lawyer.
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OF TBE
February,
W e would not enter the sacred precincts of the family except only to a d d t h a t he is the happy possessor of a loving wife, one d a u g h t e r and t h r e e sons, and an ideal home life. The records of the Grand Commandery contain his report as Grand C o m m a n d e r and reveal his labors on p r o m i n e n t committees. The revelation of his ministrations as Grand H i g h Priest are to be found in the archives of the Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masonry, and the Constitution and Laws of the Grand Chapter reveal his ability as a masonic lawyer when c h a i r m a n of the â&#x20AC;˘Committee on Eevision of Laws. W e here append his record as a Mason and his service to his lodge and to the Grand L o d g e : Salina Lodge No. 60: I n i t i a t e d November 24, 1871; passed J a n u a r y 23, 1872; raised F e b r u a r y 27, 1872; dimitted May 2, 1892; Seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x17E;Deacon 1873, 1874,1876; J u n i o r Steward 1881. J o h n H . Brown Lodge No. 216: Charter member; Senior W a r den 1894; Master 1895, 1900; Treasurer 1901; Senior W a r d e n 1905. Grand L o d g e : G r a n d Marshal 1897; Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n 1903; G r a n d Senior W a r d e n 1904; Deputy Grand Master 1905; Grand Master J906. C o m m i t t e e service: C h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Lodges TJ. D. 1898, 1899, 1900; c h a i r m a n Committee on Grievances and Appeals 1901; c h a i r m a n Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e 1902. Beceived the t h i r t y - t h i r d degree A. & A. S. R., March 4,1902.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; OF â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
M.-.W.-. G E O R G E
H.
FAIRCHILD,
GRAND MASTER, 1860.
B T A . K . WILSON, G K A N D SECKBTABY.
But litttle information could be secured relative to Bro. in preparing a biographical sketch. We are, however, indebted to Bro. GEOBGB W . GLIOK, who was a personal friend and attorney for Bro. FAIBOHILD, for the information which enables us to submit this brief sketch. Bro. F A I B O H I L D came to Atchison from Connecticut in 1858. Here he built a home and engaged in the banking business. He also took an active interest in politics, and was elected to the Legislature in 1865. He was mayor of the city of Atchison, and during his term of ofHce was largely instrumental in organizing a company of militia during the war, and was its captain. In 1866 he removed from Atchison back to Connecticut. He subsequently engaged in the manufacture of hats in New York City. I t could not be learned how long he remained in business in New York City, but later on we are informed that his health became impaired and subsequentlj' his mind, and about two years ago death relieved him from his sufferings. He was a charter member and assisted in the organization of St. John Lodge No. 26, at Atchison (now defunct), and was its first Master. As the records of this lodge are very incomplete in .the archives of the Grand Lodge, we are unable to state when and how his membership terminated in this lodge. He was elected Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge in 1859, and Grand Master in 1860. He served on several committees in Grand Lodge about the time he was occupying the office of Deputy Grand Master and Grand Master. FAIBOHILD
BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCH
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; OF â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
M.-.W.-.
JOHN
GU.THRIE.
GRAND MASTER 1877.
Bro. G U T H R I E was born in Switzerland County, Indiana, J u l y 2, 1829. His parents were Scotch, and his father, W I L L I A M G U T H R I E , was a g r a d u a t e of the University of E d i n b u r g h . His early life was spent on his father's farm. His first occupation was t h a t of a school teacher. H e was admitted to the I n d i ana bar In 1857. Soon after, he was elected District Attorney for Cass and Miami Counties, which position he held for eighteen months. H e then resigned and devoted his attention to his private practice. ^ In 1861 he raised and recruited a company in response to the call of President L I N C O L N for volunteers, and was appointed by Governor MORTON captain of Company t). Forty-sixth I n d i a n a Volunteers. Because of a disability contracted in the service, h e was honorably discharged in 1862. At the time of J O H N M O R GtAN's raid in I n d i a n a , in 1864, in response to a telegram frorri Governor MORTON, he mustered one hundred and ninety-six m e n and reported with t h e m a t Indianapolis in less than twenty-four hours. He moved to K a n s a s and located in Topeka in May, 1865, a n d for more than forty years was prominently identified with K a n sas liistory. I n 1868 he was elected to tlie Legislature from S h a w n e e County, and served for three terms. I n 1870, he was Speaker pro' tern, of the K a n s a s H o u s e of Representatives. Twice he was elected Presidential Elector, and in 1872 was selected to convey the Kansas electoral vote to Washington. He served for four years as chairman of the Republican State Central Committee, and in t h a t position conducted the campaigns of 1872 and 1874. I n 1876 h e was appointed one of the commissioners to locate the site for the Federal Building in Topeka. In 1878 he was a prominent candidate for governor, and was defeated for the nomination by a narrow margin. I n 1884 he w a s elected District J u d g e of Shawnee County, and filled t h a t position
198
FBOCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
with credit for eight y e a r s . I n 1896 he w a s appointed postmaster of Topeka, and held this position until his voluntary retirement a few m o n t h s before his d e a t h . As a m a n he held the eonfldence and esteem of all who knew h i m ; as a Mason he was honored and loved by his b r e t h r e n ; as a citizen he was ever ready and willing to faithfuUj' discharge the duties r e s t i n g upon him. H e w a s a c h a r t e r member and the first Master of Orient Lodge No. 61, of Topeka, and served as Grand Master of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s in 1877. He was a p r o m i n e n t member of the G r a n d A r m y of the E e p u b l i c ; and the City of Guthrie, Oklahoma, has the honor of being named for liim. Bro. GtTTHEiE died a t his home in Topeka J u l y 1, 1906, on the eve of his seventy-seventh b i r t h d a y . H i s funeral occurred J u l y 3d. Topeka Commandery -No. 5 conducted the services a t the residence. A t the grave, the burial service of the Grand A r m y of the Republic, conducted by Lincoln P p s t No. 1, was followed by the masonic burial service, t h e Grand Officers officiating as officers of Orient Lodge No. 51.
MASONIO EEOOBD.
Anaient
Craft
Masonry.
Topeka Lodge No. 17: A d m i t t e d J a n u a r y 2, 1867; dimitted, 1867. Orient Lodge No. 51: C h a r t e r member. Master 1867,1868,1869. Grand L o d g e : G r a n d S t a n d a r d Bearer, 1868; Grand Senior Steward, 1870; Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n , 1873, 1874; Deputy Grand Master, 1875, 1876; Grand Master, 1877. C o m m i t t e e service in Grand L o d g e : Condition of Masonry, 1868, 1870; Lodges U n d e r Dispensation, c h a i r m a n , 1871,1872,1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877; J u r i s p r u d e n c e , c h a i r m a n , 1879, 1893; Grievances and Appeals, c h a i r m a n , 1881, 1882, 1883; Correspondence, 1881, 1894; Necrology, 1894, 1895. Capitular. Topeka Chapter No. 6: C h a r t e r m e m b e r ; Royal Arch Captain, 1867,1872; Captain of the H o s t , 1868. Cryptic. Zabud Council No. 4 : Created a Royal and Select Master December 9, 1875; Treasurer; 1883,1884. Christian Topeka C o m m a n d e r y No. 5 : Order of t h e Temple, M a y 3,1873.
Knighthood. Order of the Red Cross and
1906-07.
GRAND
Ancient
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
and Accepted
Scottish
199
Rite.
Eeceived the degrees from the fourth to the fourteenth in Oriental Lodge of Perfection No. 3, January. 14, 1879; from the fifteenth to the eighteenth in U n i t y Chapter Bose Croix'.'No. 1, February 17,1881; from the nineteenth to the thirtieth in Godfrey de St. Omar Council of K n i g h t s K a d o s h No. 2, February 13,1884; the thirty-first and thirty-second in Topeka Consistory No. 1, J u n e 23, 1892, becoming a charter m e m b e r of these bodies.
O HARLES '1'. HARRISON FIRS'!' GRAND SEORE'!'ARY, 1856.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH —OP—
C H A R L E S T.
HARRISON,
FIRST GRAND SECRETARY, 185«.
B Y H I S SON, EDWARD J. HARRISON.
C H A R L E S T . H A R B I S O N , born April 17,1828, a t Baltimore, Md., and married a t Pittsburg, Pa., to Miss F E A N O E S M . B A L L A R D . H e moved with his wife and two children to Leavenworth, Kansas, in about the year 1854, going via the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri Eivers. H e affiliated with Leavenworth Lodge No. 2, A. F. & A. M., October 27, 1855, and was elected J u n i o r Warden In December, 1865. H e was enlisted as corporal a t L e a v e n w o r t h , Kan., May 29, 1861, by L i e u t e n a n t B O N D , Company G, Captain STOCKTON, in First Begiment K a n s a s Volunteers. Killed a t battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo., August 10, 1861, and his remains are now in National Cemetery, near Springfield, Mo. At the time of his death his captain. Captain J. B. STOCKTON, w r o t e : ' ' H e was placed in the thickest of the b a t t l e and met his fate about 10 o'clock A. M., when the battle was about two-thirds over. H e was a young man who had become very popular in his company, and one whom I loved and respected much. I often had opportunity to try his courage and bravery, and always found him a m o n g the bravest and most patriotic in the whole a r m y in the Southwest Expedition under General L Y O N . " C H A R L E S T . HABRLSON'S widow survived him till December 23, 1881, when she passed away in Cleveland, Ohio. Pour children were born to C H A R L E S T . H A R R I S O N , and all are now living, namely: Mrs. H E L E N F . W A L T O N , born in Pittsburg, Penn., now living in Cleveland, Ohio; Dr. C H A S . M. H A R B I SON, born in Pittsburg, .Pa., now living in Mexico City. Mex.; E D W A E D J. H A B B I S O N , born in L e a v e n w o r t h , Kan., now living in South Bend, Ind.; Mrs. L I L L I A N E . S M I T H , born in Baltimore, Md., now living in Cleveland, Ohio.
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PROCEEDINQS
OF THE
February,
C H A R L E S T . H A R R I S O N married the daughter of a F r e e m a s o n , and his t w o sons a n d grandsons a r e Freemasons, n a m e l y : D r . C H A S . M . H A R B I S O N , M e x i c o C i t y , Mex.; E D W A R D J . H A R R I S O N ,
South B e n d , Ind., and A L L E N B . W A L T O N , Loraine, Ohio. E D W A R D J., mentioned above, now holds office in South Bend A. F . & A. M. Lodge No. 45, I n d i a n a , also In South Bend C o m m a n d e r y No. 13, n o t forgetting chapter and council; however, he does n o t fill any of the chairs in the last two mentioned.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH — OF —
WILLIAM
PITT
MUDGETT,
PAST CUSTODIAN.
BY BRO. E . E . F O R E M A N , P A S T MASTER G L E B N L B A F LODGE N O . 232.
The death of Bro. W. P. M U D G E T T occurred a t his home in Greenleaf, K a n s a s , on J u n e 8,1905. Bro. M U D G E T T was born in Newburgh, Maine, J a n u a r y 23, 1842. After educating himself as well as possible in the common schools of his native town, he attended H a m p d e n Academy, where he fitted himself for college. H a r d l y had he begun his college studies a t Bowden, when he felt t h a t his services belonged to his country, and belonging to a family of patriots, he left the hall of learning for the more rigorous duties of a r m y life. H e enlisted as lieutenant in the E l e v e n t h Maine, where he served until discharged on account of sickness. R e t u r n i n g a g a i n to his studies, he graduated with honor from Bowden College in the class of '67. After leaving Bowden he entered Brooklyn L a w College, from which he graduated two years later. N o w being equipped for his life work, he took the advice of HoBAOE G K E E L Y and went west. H e settled first a t Waterville, K a n s a s , where he practiced law for a few years, when he r e t u r n e d to New York, where he practiced law in p a r t n e r s h i p with h i s brother, B E N J A M I N P. M U D G E T T , for two years. H e then decided to go west again, and located in Greenleaf, K a n s a s , where he resided until his death. '• As a n a t t o r n e y he had a large practice. H e was city a t t o r n e y a t the time of his death. He was respected by all who knew h i m , and had a host of friends in the E a s t as well as the home of his choice. J W h e n a y o u n g m a n he fell in love with the Masonic Order, and has worked faithfully for-the same until the time of his death.
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MASONIC BEOOBD.
Sutton Lodge No. 86: C h a r t e r m e m b e r . Offices held in same l a d g e : J u n i o r W a r d e n 1871; Master 1872; Senior Deacon 1873; Senior W a r d e n 1874; Master 1875; Senior Deacon 1877. Dimitted M a y 20,1882. • • •' . F r a t e r n a l Lodge No. 170:' A d m i t t e d , M a y 19, 1883; dimitted September 15, 1883. Greenleaf Lodge No. 232: Charter merribe'r. Offices held In same lodge: Master 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886; Senior Deacon-1888; Secretary 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893; Master 1894,1895, 1896; Secretary 1898,'1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905. Offices held in Grand Lodge of K a n s a s : Assistant Lecturer 1875, 1876, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891,'1892, 1893, 1905; Custodian 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901', 1902, 1903, 1904. C o m m i t t e e service in Grand L o d g e : Reports of Grand Officers 1886; Grand Lodge Property, chairrrian, 1887, 1888, 1889; Chartered Lodges 1891; Grievances and Appeals 1894. H e w a s a K n i g h t T e m p l a r and thirty-third degree Mason, h a v i n g received the l a t t e r degree November 20, 1903. Bro. MuDGETT was never afraia to do or say w h a t he t h o u g h t to be right, and was looked u p to by all w h o knew him as a m a n of honor. As a friend there was none better. Bro. MuDGETT leaves a wife and a sister to mourn his departure.
3n il^mnmm. Cbomas emmet Dewey, TO.-.TO.-,dttnni TOaster of Kansas tit 1902.
jBorn Januarg li, 1859, in Victor, N. %
DIED JUNE 9, 1906.
3n l!l^m0mm. John (3utbrie, nf munsus in 1877.
JBorn 3ul2 2, 1829, in Smii^crlanb fflouutB, Jnbiana.
DIED JULY I , 1906.
3(n m^m^rmm. ebarles earroll Kcllani, H.-.nn.-. Seputg CSraurl TOastjt nf %nnsas tit 1-859.
Uorn iHlard) 17, 1830, in Jraabnrg, lit.
DIED MAY 15, 1906.
\n n^entoriatn.
Sacred to the miemory of
Šur :Beloved Bead within this Ifurisdiction.
Deaths During the Vear 1906. Smlthton No. 1.—George F. Breon, Aug. 21. Leavenworth No. 2.—David Flynn.Mar.S; William Van Tuyl, Aug.l9; Rudolph Jost, Aug. 31. Wyandotte No. 3.—Fred B. Krum, Jan. 18; Andrew A. Davis, Feb. 22 ; William M. Harshberger, May 20; William J. Fuller, J u n e 1. Washington No. 5.—Christopher Horn, Apr. 2; Asher Harburger, Apr. 4; J acob Leu, Aug. 17; Edward S. Wills, Aug. 28. Lawrence No. 6.—Thomas J. Ferrlll, Jan. 29; Heury J. Main, May 22; David T. Woodward, Aug. 14; Lynn Lamb Hllllker, Apr. 3. Union No. 7.—Robert Henderson, Jan. 9; Thadeus 0. Pickens, Feb. 8; Richard A. Wilson, July 14. RlslngSun No.8.—M. B. Edson.May 27; H.S. Mitchell, Nov. 17; Chas. K. Kinder, Dec. 5. Acacia No.9.—Bzekiel B. Good, July IS; Alva A. Russ, J u l y l S ; Robert S.Boyd, :!uly 2B. King Soloi'non's No. 10.—Aug. L. Krlpp, Mar. 8; Herman Markson, J u n e 29. Jewell No. 11.—James Carter, Dec. 24. Emporia No. 12.—John M. Anderson, Jan. 1; John E. Jones, Jan. 7; John J. Edwards, Feb. 21. Nemaha No. 13.—Wm. T. Ferguson, Feb. 10; James Church, Oct. B. Lafayette No. 16.—Samuel M. Ferguson, July 2,; Welcome Murdock, July 14. Topeka No. 17.—Abram Bergen, B'eb. 5; Harvey H. Campbell, Feb. 20; Byron Roberts, May 9; CharlesC- Kellam, Muy 16; George B. Barnett, Sept. 20; Joel Hunioou,Oot. 3; Lewis H. Boyle. Oct. 22; Claude F. Kimball, Nov. 19; George W. Tlncher, Dec. 12. Franklin No. 18.—Lewis C. Judson, Feb. 21; Joseph Beets, Apr. 17; John Tawsant, Apr. 22; James E. tiodman, Sept. lo; Horace J. Smith, Dec. 2. Olathe No. 19.—Harry McBrlde, J a n . 8 ; Berry N. Stephenson, Aug. 18; Joseph E. Young, Oct. 10; James R. Brown, Oct.- 2B; Harvey Ji. Marley,Nov. 16; Tobias J. Havley, Nov. 24; Henry O. Quance, Dec. 14. Clrclevllle No. 20.—Adam S. Shafer, Jan. 6. Valley Falls No. 21.—Joseph Summerville, July 6. Palmyra No.23.—Geo. W. Amsden, J uly 28; Jas. K. Kennedy, May —; F r a n k N. Hair, Dec. 23. Osage Valley No.24.—Fete Lawson, June 2. Longton No. 26.—Daniel W. Jackson, Oct. 10. Eldora No. 28.—Daniel J. Hessong, May 22. Pacific No. 29.—John Harris, Mar.30. Towanda No. 30.—Thomas J. Mossman, July 22. Mound City No. 33.—Wm. B. Scott, Dec. 22. Havensville, No. 34.—Simms B. Osburn, July 28; Henry C. Whlsler, J u n e 23. Hiawatha No. 35.—Emery C. Miller, Jan. 24; Thomas McCay.Oct.S.
DEATHS—CONTINUED.
Council Grove No. 36.—Charles Nelson Brokaw. Feb.6; Sidney Dodge Baker, iVla'y 4; Ullu'stepnen I'enney, May 14. Paola No. 37.—Norrls H. Taylor. Apr. 9. lola No. 38.—George Flsk, J uly l; Bobert L. Burns, Aug. 26. Senecaj^No. 39.—Ben Stelnmler, Mar. 28; Samuel J. Baldwin, Apr. 17. DeSoto No. 40.—Frnncls M. Boyd, Sept. 14. Holton No. 42.—Moses S. ToUsey, Jan. »; W. S. Hoaglin, J.ulyS; Chas. • E. Bateman, Aug. 8. . o Nlckerson No. 43.—Williftiii Scott, Sept. 19^ Delphian No. 44.—Henry N. Miller, Dec. 12. Kaston No. 45.—^Edward Wosser, Sept. 26; Simeon A. Roth, Sept. 18; Thoinas C. McClure, Apr. 21. - . Halstead No. 4C.—Andrew J. Miller. July 22. Mackey No. 48.—Joseph Logan, May 7; Arthur Connelly, Aug. 11; . Seth L. Beiijtimlh, Nov. 17. Orient No.51.—Napoleon Menard, Oct. 18; Robert E. Taynian, July 29; • J a s p e r ' s . Earnest, Feb. &; Robert Edwards, Oct. 27; Robert Fuller, May 8; John Guthrie, July 1. Wetmoi-e No. 53'.—David League, July 29; James W. Peret, Sept.8; Patrick Corney, Nov. 1. Troy No. 65.—Albert Perry, Apr. 18; John O. Hardy, Nov. 17 ; Joseph V , 0 . Rea, Dec. 3. Spring Hill No. 66.—'W. L. Holdren, Jan. 30; Iret Bhlnehart, July 19. Coyville No. 57^—Wm'. L"De'wls, Jan. 1; Charles Paul, Apr. 14. McCracken No. 58.—Wm. F. Grumbine, Sept.5. Sallville No. 69.—James Plumer, Feb. 2. , Sa'lina No. 60.—Oscar Seitz.'july 9. DaCygne. No. 61.—Frank B. Oaothers, Mar. 10. Adams No. 63.—Robert W. Wright, Mar. 24; W. J. Elliott, June 10; William Swank, Dec. 10. Gardner No. 66.—Israel B r u m , Aug.'s. Burlington No. 66.—Oscar M. Banney, J u l y . l ; Dudley Klrkbrlde, • Sept. 6;'Andrew,J. Eastman,. Nov. 15. Frankfort No. 67.—Amos M. McCandlass, Dec. 10. Star No. 69.—Peter Close, May 12; Henry Hablg, Nov. 25. Carbondale No. 70.—Wm. H. Thomas, Mar. 22; Kinzy Veatch, Oct. 1. Baxter No. 71.—Kobert H. Sands, Oct. 17. Mystic Tie No. 74.—John Churchill, Jan. 21. Wamego No. 75.—Harry B. Field, Aug. 2. Erie No. 76.—William Sailors, Sept. 23; George A. Wright, Oct. 15. Delta No. 77.—Burd Lacy, Oct. 6. Corinthian No. 79.—James M. Stewart, Mar. 12; James H. Burke, Aug. 14; Robert L. Shumate, Oct. 15. Zeredatha No. 80.—William J. McNee, July 14. Tuscan No. 82.—P. F.Chambers, ^1906. Sutton No. 85.—August Frahm, Aug. 18. Sunflower No. 86.—Clarence GalUgher, Oct. 17; "William McFarland, • D e c . 12. •
Eureka No. 88.—Enoch Estep, Dec. 20.
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Golden Rule No. 90.—Hezeklah W. Simmons, Mar. 1; F r a n k E. Hart, May 18; Cyrus M Klstler, Oct. 21). Maryavllle No. 91.—Mathlas Bendel, Aug. 7. Devon No. 92.—John Carleton, March 8. Harmon.v No. 91.—.-Viidrew .1. Jamt^s, Nov. 25; Charles- W. Long, Feb. 22; EiUs Poe, Aug. J; Tlionuis B. Woodard, Mar. 8. Constellation No. 9.).—Jasper D. Reeder, Apr. 29; N. P. WlllUts, Mar. 18; John J. Trlmniell,Dec.21. Delaware No.9(3—George Hovey,Jan.6. Patmos No. 97.—Alex. Blair, Apr. i**; J. P. Gordon, May 31. Benevolent No. 98.—Jacob A. Young, Mar.30; Thos. E. Dewey, June 9. Wichita No. 99.-AlbertCllne,Nov.—; John P. Furlong, Jan. 10; Robt. T. Leach, Dec. —, 1905; Roland P. Murdock, Oct. 17; Mahlon C. Putnam, Dec. 25; William H.Sternberg, Aug. 25; William Taylor, Feb. &; Houston L. Taylor, June 27; Frank W.Todd, May 31; Hoppes G. Toler, May 14; Mark S. Van Deusen, Dec. 31. Prudence No. 100.—Wm. H. Hill, July 31. Euclid No. 101.—Samuel B. Black, Oct. 3; William A. Dole, Sept. 15; , Horace L. Goodrich, Aug. 31. Keystone No. 102.—Tlionias Scuri', Jr., Apr. 22, Cedar No. 103.—BenJ. M. Smith, Feb. B; Isr.iel Fry, Mar. 27; John N. Vlckery, Sept. 8; John R. Jones, Oct. 13. Solomon No. 105.—James R. McCullough, July 22. Fortitude No. 107.—Reuben S. Heady, Mar. 24; Thomas M. Bailey, May 7; A. P. Forsythe, Sept. 14; Andrew J. Busby, Oct. 17; B. F. Masterman, Oct. 2o; Morris Jones, Dec. 11. Americus No. 109.-1). A. Stall I.June 19. Winfleld No. 110.—Ivan A. Koblnson, Feb. 2ti; Wm. H. Grow, Mar. 12; James A. Simpson, Nov. 13. Hesperian No. 111.—Adrian C. Sherman, July 8; Leroy E. Hook, , 1908. St. Johns No. 113.—Charles N. Peck. Sept.28. Excelsior No. 115—Theophllus L. Ledbrook, Mar. 2; Thomas Kent, Dec. 18. Parsons No. 117.—E. H. Crawford, Jan. 11; A. C. Rohrer, Apr. 9; J. B Brown, Aug. 29. Altoona, No. 118.—Albert W. Middleton, Nov. 24. Cherokee No. 119.—Owen A. Reese, Sept. 5. Halcyon No. 120.—Lynn Hart, May 20; Llewellyn A. Buck, Dec. 13. Woodson No. 121.—Charles Row, May 5; C. E. Herrick, July 16; A. 0. Gordy, Aug. 7. Liberty No. 123.—John Q,. Reynolds, June 28. Cawker City No. 126.—Aaron W. Smith, May 8. | • Belleville No. 129.—Alexander M. Johnson, Mar. —; John G. Rich, Apr. 26; Frederic E. Collins, Dec. 9. Carson No. 132.—Samuel E. Dooty, July 5. Crescent No. 133—Wm. D. Lewis, Feb. 21; Charles G. Thompson, Apr. 28; AUeri K. Melton, Api'. 15. Clay Center No. 134.—Peier P. Kelioe, Feb. 22; John B. Dungan Mar. 17. Lenexa No. 135.—Charles A. Bradshaw, May 11.
DEATHS—CONTINUED.
Cherryvale No. 137.—Augustus S. Thompson, J u n e 30. Dover No. 138.—Morgan It. Leonard, Oct. 17. Sedgwick No. 139.—James H.Goddard, June 5. Reno No. 140.—Seth Knight, Jan. lU; Charles Collins, July 5; Edward Wilcox, Aug. 16. '-' Newton No. 142.—Charles J.Johnson, May 26; Thos. J.Adair, Aug. 31; George J. Hartman, Sept.20; Granville P. Watson, Oct.7; Jas. H. Pugate, Dec. 3. Minneapolis No. 143.—George W. Welsh, June 14; Asahel F. Dickinson, July 1. Gllead No. 144.—C. S,. Van Voorhls, Aug. 14; N. L. Chambers, Aug. 19; , E. V. Wharton, Nov. 28. Mt. Vernon No. 145.—Alexander S. McMillan, Oct. 5. Ellsworth No. 141).—Isaac A. Hopkins, Mar. 12; James L. Dick, Apr. 1; John H. Baldrldge, July 14. Center No. 147.—Silas R. Hammer, Mar. 29. Wa-lveeney No. 148.—Frank C. Svvlggitt, Apr. 24. Wellington ^fo. 150.—Richard Mead, July 23; George T. Washington, Oct. 5; Waller S. Dick, Dec. 13. Douglass No. 151—Wm. H. Lovelady, Nov. 24. Lebo No. 152.—Stephen Ogden, Apr. 3. Haven No. 157.—Eugene H. Richardson, Feb. 5; Jas. J. Tate, Oct. 12. Robinson No. 159.—Charles Cowley, Sept. 20. Sabetha No. 162.—Hammond Tarr, May 8; F r a n k B. Ketchum, June 30; David D. Doollttle, Dec. 30. Atwood No. 164.—John J. Dotj', Apr. 9; Lewis Davis, May 9. Oxford No. 165.—Andrew J. Wood, May 25. Larned No. I(i7.—Gilbert Bedell, Dee. 19. Parkervliie No. 168.-James P. Kendall, Feb. 25. Blue Rapids No. 169.—Phillip McRae, Mar. 14. Fraternal No. 170.—David C. Troup, Feb. 20. McPherson No. 172.—Henry M. Oouklln, Jan. 19; Edward K. Thompson, Feb. 27; Lewis H. Roberts, Sept. 11. Western Star No. 174.—Frank S. Pattee, Jan. 8; David M. Rellham, May 30; A. N. Sheldon, July—; Wm. H. Merrill, Nov. 1. Kirwlu No. 175.—John P. Smedley, July 14; RolUn J. Dickinson, Nov. 13. . - . Burrton No. 182.—Peter Carey, Jan. 10; John I. Hughes, Nov. 28. Philllpsburg No. 184.—John 0. Fralic, Oct. 10. H a m l i n No. 185.—H. Rummell, Jan. —. Pittsburg No. 187.—Joseph W. Spicer, Mar. 20; Lucius Post, July 22; Jackson CoU'ey, Aug. 14. Henri No. IW.—James M. Powell, Oct. 14. Galena No. 194.—Alfred A. McPherson, Feb. 25; Albert Coles, May 15. Hays No. 195.—Nathan Andreas, Nov. 13. Madison No. 196.—George O. Lovett, Apr. 2. Norton No. 199.—Albert Graves, June 4. Anthony No. 200.—Obadlah Jennings, Apr. 24; James L. Renean, May a.
D E A T H S —CONTINUED.
Sumner No. 203.—John B. Carson, Dec. IB. Downs No. 204.—Horace Potter, Nov. 15. Harper No. 206.—William F. McManlgle, May 21. Occidental No. 207.—John Nlckel,Nov. 21; Ira L. Stockbrldge, Dec. 6. Olive Branch No. 212.—Edward B. Verner, Dec. 23. Twin Grove No. 213.—Henry Miller, Jan. 3; George E. Baenen, Apr.l; Adam Lucas, Apr. 17. John H. Brown No. 216.—David E. King, Nov. 16; John O.Calhoun, Dec. 11. Lebanon No. 221.—August Asbjornson, Dec. 8. St. Bernard No. 222.—Jonas Stafford, May 11; Jos. H. Swett,May30. Joppa No. 223.—John J. Price, Aug. 21. Anchor No. 224.—Andrew Hart, Aus. 12; Elmer E. Burr, Sept. 1. SUoam No. 225.—Rudolph B. Welch, Oct. 6; William H. McMlllen, Nov. 4. Dlrlgo No. 226.—Burr Walters, Oct. 25. Salem No. 228.—Amos Robinson, May 14. Vulcan No. 22».—Samuel S. Flournay, Feb. 16; Philander W. Curtis, Dec. 21. Nlnnescah No. 230.—James W. Terry, Sept. 19. Axtel No. 234.—Samuel S. Simpson, Jan. 3. Temple No. 237.—John M. Mahr. June 26. Mount Hope No. 238.—Elwood Holmes, Jan. 15; Michael Poet, May 7. Soldier No. 240.—Conrad Fisher, Sept. «. Marmaton No. 245.—George F. Smith, May 4; John S. Miller, Dec. 2. Tyrlan No. 240.—David C. Campbell, Aug. 12. Chase No. 247.—Henry Stroud, May 27. Whiting No. 250.—James C. Bralnard, Apr.l2. Stafford No. 252.—Paul E. Webb, Nov. 4. Oakley No. 253.—Jas. A. Andrew, June 24 ; Sloan K. Gilbert, Nov, 25; Claud N. Nichols, Dec. 7. Westmoreland No. 257.—David C.McOomas, Jan. 25; Jas. W. Shiner, Feb.O; Henry G. Chains, Apr. 11. Morton No. 258.—Wni. H. Moran, Sept. 20; James B. Moran,Sept.25. Medicine Valley No. 2B0.—Daniel U Pierce, Oct. 13. ' Charity No. 263.—Wilson W. Fain, Sept. 9. Logan No. 204.—Phillip J. Westover, Oct. 8. Kilwinning No. 265.—George W. MlHer, Oct. 24. Mistletoe No. 269.—Thomas M. Goldsberry, May 19. Quenemo No..270.—Robert Nelll, Feb. 28. Kaw No. 272.—Alexander Gunnlng~Apr. 13; Thos. D. Vlgllnl,Nov. 1. Black Diamond No. 274.-Jas. Duuiu, Jr., Jan. 22; S. W. Gould, Apr. 3; Ira Hess, Dec. 18; GeorgeO. Morgan, Sept.lO. Webb No. 275.—Anthony H. Heber, Nov. 16; George T. Gore, Sept. 16. Ashland No. 277.—Nathan J. Walden, May 2. . Mlllbrooli No. 281.—William Sweet, Oct. 5; Albert Grebles, May 4; Marshall Zan, Mar. 21; David C. Wheeler, May 4; William C. Brown, Mar. 27.
P E A T H S —CONTINUED,
Oak No. 287.—Jonathan isom, Oct. S); .lohii Fowler, Oct. 14. Emerald No. 289.—Josepli W. Brad beer, Nov. 2. Beulah No. 2!U.—.James Short, Oct. 14. Highland No. 290.—Aaron Huliii, .Mar.31; .James W. Smith, May 3. Apollo No. 297.—Peter Good, May 10. Samaria No. 29!i.—Frank Zeemaii, Sept. 14 ; William S. Porter, Sept. 29; John ljatsha\v,J>ec. 14. Cable No. 299.—Robert M. lowing. May 9. Fargo'No. 300.—Henry P. Larrabee, Dec. 17. yirgU No.301.—Andrew J. Osborn, Mar. 18. Gove Olty No. 802.—Perry O. Cook, Aug. 24; Robert O. Bohn, Oct. 20. Albert Pike No.303.—Ashle.v Means, Apr. 12; Robert M. Herron,.Iune 28; iloratio N. Abercromble, Dec. 20. St. Thomas No. 300.—Robinson Brant Rawson, Feb. 23. Kansas No. 307.—David t..~Glnter, July 9; Wm. E. Watklns, June 28. Syracuse No.'309.—Willis E. Newberry, Apr. 10; Earl A. Stewart, Nov. 7. Naphtall No. 310.—Robert D. Irwin, Feb. 14. Hancock No. 311.—Andrew G. Hammond, Feb: 20; William C. Forbush, Mar.30. Saiita Fe No. 312.—John McGillwray, Aug. 10. Virginia No. 315.—Jesse P. Decker, Jan. 3. Norcatur No. 317.—H. Write, 1900. Norwich No.Siy.-Amos \V. Davis,'J an. 10. Good land No. 321—Clayton B. Jewell, Feb. 20. Horton No.32».^Cliarles 0. Donly, Nov. 11; Fllntoft Smith, Feb. 2. Hoyt No. 327.—Henry G. Lyon, Dec. 5; George W. Miller, Dec. 23. Arcadia No. 329.—Feslus Allen Smith, Feb. 2; Arthur Bell, Aug. 9; Daniel Brink Horlon, Oct. 3. L.a Orosse No. 330.—William L. McHenry, . Rosedale No. 333.—Calvin L. Savage, Feb. 23; JJavld R. Matney,Apr.20. - Allen No.335.—P. H. Peterson, J ul}i^21. Formoso No. 336:—Charles Clock, June 11. Frederick No. 337.—William Holmes, Oct. 26. Holyrood, No. 343.—Henry Slemsen, Sept. 28; Wm.Remick, Oct. 4. E d n a No. 345.—W. D. Sturges, J a n . 4. Scammon No. 351.— Harry Nuckolls, Mar. 3. Enterprise No. 363.—Casslus W. Brooks, Mar. 7. Alta Vista No. 367.—Lewis Fisher, Nov. 21; Charles Johnson, Feb. 1; J. Lewis Koberts, Mar. 17. Tuion No. 358.—James L. Graham, Nov. 8. Valley Center No.364.—Samuel Foot, J a n . 13; Asa B. Fisher, Apr. 1. Bonner Springs No. 366.—Millard P. Sexton, Sept. 4. Owen A. Bassett No. 367.—William A. Chuzera, Nov. 2. Dwight No. 374.—James R. Sihafer, Oct. 31. Gi-and View No. 376.—Thomas R. Colley, Sept. 22.
In metncrlam. IHenry 1H. imattbews, GKANU MASTER AliABAJlA. D I E D J U N E 8,
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Bobn 1Humpbreys» BRAND SENIOR WARDEN C01,ORADO. DIED April 25, 1906.
jfrederick S. Stevens, PAST GRAND JIASTEK CONNECTICUT. DIED October 17, 10O«.
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Tn memortatn* imues JXk. ©raves, GRAND TREASDRER CONNECTICnT. DIED December 13, 1906.
©eorge IHarold TOlalhcr, PAST (JRAXU MASTER DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. DIED May 5, 190C.
©eorge S>* IHallmark, PAST GRAND MASTER FLORIDA. DIED July 12, 1906.
IRorvellc IRobertson Carter, PAST GRAND MASTER FLORIDA. DIED Oeceiuber 1,
1900.
Tn memoridtn. jfrank S. Bevol, PAST QRAXl) JIASTEK IXUIAXA. DIED February 8,
1906.
John tRcnnic, PAST GKAXI) JIASTEK INDIAN TEKKITOKY. DTED F e b r u a r y 8 ,
1900.
PAST GR\XU JIASTEK JIANITOBA. D I E D A p r i l 4:, 1 9 0 6 .
lloscpb S. :Brownc, I'AST GKAXD JIASTEK JllSSODRl. DIED February 13, 1906.
Tn memortdtn. Bllan imc2>owcll, GKANI) LKCTCRER MISSOnRI. DIED May 30,
1906.
John xrai. jflncb, FAST GKAJiD MASTEK MICHIGAN. DIED April 4,
1006.
Uobn TOl, imc0ratb, PAST GKANU MASTEK MICHIGAN. DIED December »,
1905.
HUmiiam 1H. ipbilMps^ PAST GKANU MASTEK MICHIGAN. DIED February 1 3 , 1 9 0 6 .
Tn memoriam* â&#x20AC;¢ffrvin imuier, PAST GRAND MASTER MISSISSIPPI. DIED March 20,
1006.
Ifrank 1Hurd IRobinson, FAST ORANU MASTER NEW YORK. D I E D Octolber 1 1 , 1 9 0 6 .
]6clson jfitcb, FAST GRAND MASTER QDEBEC. DIED April 10, 1006.
Cbarles ITnglesbVt URAND SECRETARY SOUTH CAROLINA. DIED March 26, 1906.
Tn inemorldm. s:bomas B . IHamilton, PAST (JKAND MASTEK TEXNKSSEE. D I E D O c t o b e r 1, 1 0 0 5 .
ITames 1L. Sloan, PAST GKAND JIASTEK TkXXESSEE. D I E D A u g u s t 3 « , 1»0((.
(Deorge Bavis, PAST GRAND JIASTEK WEST VIRGINIA. DIED November 19, 1906.
IKlimiam IHcnry Hpton, PAST GRAND MASTER WASHINGTON. DIED November 3, 1906.
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L o u i s E. C O U N T B Y M A N , Phillipsburg Lodge No. 184, Phillipsburg. C H A E L B S W . W I L L I A M S , Horton Lodge No. 326, Horton. W I L L I A M H . H A B B I S O N , W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99, Wichita. ALONZO S . B A B B B B , W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99, W i c h i t a . G B A F T O N D . W H I T A K E B , Olive Branch Lodge No. 212, Colony. (Residence, K a n s a s City.) W I L L I A M A. D O W N E Y , Ionic Lodge No. 254, St. John. G E O E O E D . A D A M S , Salina Lodge No. 60, Salina. S I D N E Y R . L A W S O N , Sylvan Grove Lodge No. 359, Sylvan Grove. J O H N H A M M O N D , Beulah Lodge No. 291, B u n k e r Hill. dence, Dorrance.) OLOOTT W . L I T T L E , A l m a Lodge No. 161, A l m a . W I L L I A M A. A D A M S , E a s t o n Lodge No. 45, Baston. BUBTON S. W I L L I A M S , St. J o h n ' s Lodge No. 113, Concordia.
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2 10 68 311 49 865 45 4 84 190
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Kansas City Wyandotte 3 Kansas City Armourdale 271 Kansas Olty Kaw 272 Rosedale Rosedale 333 Qulndaro Sherman 869 Argentine Ben H u r 322 Shawnee Shawnee 54 Lenexa Lenexa 135 Bonner Sp'gs ....Bonner Springs, 366 White Church...Delaware 96 D I S T R I C T N O . 5.
Olathe Gardner Spring Hill Edgerton Wellsvllle
Olathe Gardner Spring Hill Palestine Wellsvllle
19 65 66 127 366
Fontana La Oygne Pleasanton Mound City Blue Mound Klncald
Equity La Oygne ... Eureka Mound City. Lotus Klncald
131 61 33 338
D I S T R I C T No. 8.
Garland Memphis Pawnee Stat'n...Godfrey FortScott -.Blslng Sun Fulton Pulton Devon Devon Mapleton Eldora Xenla Xenla
. . . . 108 124 8 210 92 28 47
D I S T R I C T N O . 9.
Arcadia Arcadia Mulberry Gr've..Mulberry Pittsburg Pittsburg Pittsburg Owen A.Bassett. Glrard Glrard Weir Olty Black Diamond. Walnut "Vulcan
329 261 187 367 93 274 229
D I S T R I C T N O . 10.
Scammon Scammon. Oolumbus Prudence . Galena Galena Baxter Springs..Baxter . . . . i Cherokee Cherokee D I S T R I C T N O . 11. .Helton
Holton Whiting Horton Netawaka Wetmore ClrclevUle Soldier Havensvllle Onaga Muscotah
Whiting Horton Polar Star ... Wetmore .... CirclevlUe ... Soldier Havensvllle. Onaga Muscotah
. 351 . 100 . 194 71 119 42 250 826 130 63 20 240 34 188 .116
234
PROCEEDINGS DISTRICT
N O . 12.
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Location. Valley Falls Denison Oskaloosa McLouth...; NortonvlUe
Name. Valley Falls..... Denlson Oskaloosa Lyra Mt. Z l o n
DISTRICT
Lawrence Lawrence De Soto Linwood Eudora Baldwin
No.
13.
Lawrence. Acacia .... De S o t o . . . Llnwood .. Doric Palmyra.. DISTRICT
No.
DISTRICT
v
9 40 241 83 28
14.
Ottawa Ottawa Williamsburg ...Anchor Waverly "Waverly Melvern .Malvern O l i v e t ....' .Astra Lebo Lebo Pomona McKlnley
Moran La Harp lola Humboldt Colony Bronson Unlontown
No. 21 372 14 256 266
18 224 244 22 363 152 41
N O . 15.
;.. M a r m a t o n . , La H a r p ... , l o l a . . .-r. Pacific , Olive B r a n c h . . . . Bourbon Excelsior.
245 325 38 29 212 268 115
Location. Name. Edna Edna CoffeyvlUe . . . . . . . K e y s t o n e Liberty. Liberty Caney .Caney .'. Sedan Vesper Elgin Olive Oedarvale Chautauqua.. DISTRICT NO.
No. . . . . . „ .
19.
Marysvllle Mary svllle Oketo Oketo Beattie.. Seattle Summerfleld Summerfleld Axtell Axtell... Seneca Seneca Oneida.. Oneida Sabetha Sabetha Hanover Star Washington...... Frontier D I S T R I C T No.
Watervllle Blue Rapids Irving Frankfort Vermillion Ceutralla Corning Linn Greenleaf
346 102 123 324 136 350 355
91 25 259 354 234 39 323 162 69 104
20.
Sutton Blue Baplds. Blue Valley.. Frankfort V e r m i l l i o n .. Home Nemaha Fraternal Greenleaf
85 169 112 67 320 89 13 170 232
D I S T R I C T N O . 21. DISTRICT
Chetopa Oswego Parsons McCune Savonburg Erie Urbana.. Ohanute
107 218 187 149 118 94 132
Quenemo Lyndon Osage City Burllngame Scranton„ Carbondale Eskrldge
N O . 16.
Clietopa... Adams Parsons ...Temple Virginia Erie t J r b a n a .'. Cedar
DISTRICT
73 63 117 237 315 76 239 103
Topeka Topeka Topeka Topeka Merlden Hoy t Overbrook Auburn Dover Maple Hill
No.
17.
Independence ... Fortitude M o u n d V a l l e y .. . . L a n d m a r k Cherry vale Cherryvale Thayer Thayer Altoona Altoona Neodesha Harmony E l k City Oarson
Topeka Orient Golden Rule. Slloam Meriden Hoy t Rldgeway Auburn Dover Maple H i l l . . .
DISTRICT
17 51 90 225 236 327 62 32 138 370
N O . 22. .
Quenemo Euclid Signal Corinthian Perfect Square.. Carbondale Eminence
270 101 141 79 220 70 205
GRAND
I906-07DISTRICT
Location.. Yates Center Neosho Falls Le Roy Grldle.v Burlington Westphalia Toronto Coyvllle
hoDOE
D I S T R I C T No.
No, 144 82 27 S14 66 305 121 57 95 81 163 213 106 379
DiSTBiOT N o . 25. Silver L a k e Lake Rossvllle Hesperian St. M a r y ' s Pottawatomie..'. Wamego Wamego Manhattan Lafayette Riley Ashlar Westmoreland ..Westmoreland.. Randolph Farmers
60 Ill 52 75 16 844 257 166
D I S T R I C T No.
26.
C o u n c i l G r o v e . . . C o u n c i l G r o v e .. 36 ParkervlUe Parkervllle 168 Dwlght Dwlght 374 AltaVista AltaVista 357 Alma Alma 161 Allen Allen 335 D I S T R I C T No.
27.
Emporia Amerlcus Hartford .Madison Virgil .Zeredatha
12 109 198 196 301 80
DISTRICT NO.
Howard Elk Falls Longton Mollne Grenola
Hope Meridian... L o n g t o n .... Moline Canopy D I S T R I C T No.
155 126 26 267 248
29.
Winfleld Winfleld Burden Clinton Dexter Dexter Maple City M a p l e Olty Arkansas City.,,Crescent Oxford Oxford
235
KANSAS.
N O . 23.
Name. GUead Tuscan Neosho Habron Burlington Avon Woodson Coy v i n e
DiSTKIOT N o . 24. Fredonla Constellation New Albany New Albany Fall River Greenwood Severy Twin Grove Eureka Fidelity Buffalo Buffalo
Emporia Amerlous Hartford Madison Virgil Cottonw'd Palls
OF
110 233 156 342 133 166
Location. Concordia Scandia Belleville Narka Cuba Haddani Munden
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.. .. .. .. .. .. ..
No. 118 221 129 349 362 226 128
Clay Center Highland" Garffeld Mlltonvale. Clifton Prairie Queen... Oak Hill
134 296 235 242 122 176 334
D I S T R I C T No.
Clay C e n t e r Greene Leonardville Mllionvale Clifton Clyde Oak Hill
30.
Name. St. J o h n ' s . L e b a n o n .. Belleville . Narka Cuba.. Dirlgo .Munden.. 81.
D I S T R I C T N O . 32.
Abilene Benevolent Enterprise Enterprise Junction City....Dnlon Hope Gyrus Herington Kansas Solomon City Solomon Delavan Delavan D I S T R I C T No.
Marion Canton Galva McPhersoh Wlndom Little River
98 363 7 288 307 105 375
33.
Center Canton Galva McPheraon Wlndom Corner Stone
147 197 261 172 276 219
D I S T R I C T N O . 34.
Augusta Douglass Leon EI Dorado Towanda
Mystic Tie Douglass Joppa. Patmos Towanda
74 161 223 97 30
D I S T R I C T N O . 35.
Newton Newton Halstead Halstead Sedgwick Sedgwick White Water....Brainerd Moundrldge Moundrldge Peabody Halcyon Floi-ence Advance Burrton Burrtbn
142 46 139 280 346 120 114 182
PnOCEEDINQS
236
OF
D I S T R I C T N O . 41.
D I S T R I C T N O . 36.
. Location, Name, Wichita Sunflower Wichita Wichita Wichita .Albert Pike Mulvane Mulvane ; Clearwater.......Unity Conway Spga Mistletoe : Valley Center ... Valley Center ... Mount Hope Mount Hope Haven Friendship Cheney Morton
February,
THE
No, 86 99 303 201 273 269 364 238 208 258
LiOcation. Name, • Arlington Cable Turon Turon Preston ..Rob Morris Pratt E^Uwlnnlng Greensburg ......Kiowa Meade Webb Liberal Fargo H u t c h i n s o n ...-..Reno Bucklln Grand View D I S T R I C T No.
D I S T R I C T N O . 37.
Belle P l a l n e Wellington South Haven Caldwell Milan Argonla
Belle P l a l n e Wellington...... Haven Sumner Milan Chlkaskla
173 160 157 203 255 285
Kingman Norwich Splvey Coldwater Ashland Zenda
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DISTKIOT N o . 38.
Jamestown Jamestown Bandall ... .•..Randall Jewell City Jewell Mankato Marikato B u r r Oak.. Burr Oak Formoso Formoso Esbon Salem Lebanon .Oak Smith Center Western Star.
227 304 H 87 • 178 336 228' . 287 174
Anthony Bluff C i t y . . . Harper Attica Hazelton Kiowa Medicine Lodge Lake City Waldron
42.
Nlnnescah N o r w i c h ., Splvey Comanche Ashland Zenda
D I S T R I C T No. y
No. 299 358 332 265 293 275 300 140 376
230 319 347 295 277 378
43.
Anthony StohrvlUe Harper Attica Charity Cosmos Delta Medicine Valley Waldron
200 368 206 262 263 278 77 260 377
D I S T R I C T N O . 44. D I S T R I C T No.
Minneapolis Barnard Delphos Glasco Simpson Bennington Belolt Scottsvllle
39.
Minneapolis Saltvllle.., Delphos ' Glasco ! Sincerity Bennington :...Mt. Vernon Scottsville
143 59 202 292 214 180 145 249
PhllUpsburg...... PhllUpsbu rg Almena Naphtali Long Island Long Island Norton Norton Norcatur Norcatur Oberlln M o u n t a i n Slope.. Jennings Jennings Atwood Atwood
184 310 231 199 317 186 360 164
D I S T R I C T N O . 45. D I S T R I C T N O . 40.
G y p s u m City . . . . G y p s u m City Sallna Sallna Sallna John H.Brown.. Lincoln Lincoln Sylvan Grove S y l v a n Grove Lucas Blue Hill Luray Luray BrookvlUe BrookvtUe
328 60 216 154 359 198 153 200
Glen E l d e r . . . . . . . G l e n Elder CawkerClty Cawker Clly Downs Downs Osborne Saqul Alton Occidental Stockton Newahcuba Gaylord Gaylord Klrwln ..Klrwln Logan Logan Ldnora Lenora„
294 125 204 160 207 189 „ 183 175 264 181
GRAND
1906-07.
LODGE
D I S T R I C T N O . 46.
Location. BusseU H a y s Olty Ellis....; Ellsworth Bunker Hill Wilson Wa-Keeney Holyrood
Name Russell Hays Apollo E l l s w o r t h ... Beulah Samaria Wa-Keeney. Holyrood ...
DISTRICT
LaOrosse McCracken S c o t t Olty Leotl Horace
No.
. . . . . . .
195 297 146 291 298 148 343,
Location, Jetmore Kinsley Larned St. J o h n Stafford Dodge C i t y Macksville
Name. ^ Alpha Mt. Morlah Lamed Ionic Stafford St. B e r n a r d Macksville
No. 282 179 167 264 252 222 371
47.
L a Crosse . . . McCracken . Anthem Leotl Horace
330 58 284 840 352
BUlnwood . Alden Sterling Royal .Nlckerson . Chase Geneseo Frederick..
217 308 171 192 43 .247 361 337
D I S T R I C T N O . 49.
Great Bend Holslngtori Rush Center Ness City Dighton
237
KANSAS. D I S T R I C T NO;. 50.
No. . 177
D I S T R I C T N O . 48.
ElUnwood Alden Sterling Lyons Nickerson Chase Geneseq â&#x20AC;¢ Frederick
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Great Bend Hoisington Walnut City.... W a l n u t Valley. Barney
15 331 215 101 279
D I S T R I C T N O . 51.
Hoxie Colby Goodland Oakley Wallace Gove City .' H i l l City PlalnvUle
H o x l e ...'. St. T h o m a s Goodland Oakley Wallace Gove Olty MUlbrook Paradise
D I S T R I C T No.
348 306 321 253 318 302 281 290
65.
CooUdge OooUdge Syracuse Syracuse Lakln : Emerald G a r d e n Olty . . . . . T y r i a n Santa Fe ..:. Santa Fe Cimarron Preston
316 309 289 ; . . . . 246 312 283
PROCEEDINGSOF THE
ASSOCIATION OF PAST GRAND MASTERS OF THE
M.-.W.-. G E A N D LODGE, A. F . & A. M.,,OF K A N S A S .
W I C H I T A , K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 19,
1907.
P u r s u a n t to regulation, t h e Association of P a s t G r a n d Masters of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , convened in the Commercial Club in t h e city of W i c h i t a on the e v e n i n g p r e c e d i n g the opening of t h e G r a n d L o d g e , to-wit:, on T u e s d a y e v e n i n g , F e b r u a r y 19, 1907, a t 6:00 o'clock. T h e r e w e r e present: M.-.W.-. J. .TAY B C O K , Grand Master F e b r u a r y , 1884, to February, 1885. M.-.W.-. J O H N C. PosTLBTHWAiTE^ G r a n d Master February, 1890, to February, 1891. M.-.W.-. IDAVID B . F U L L E R , Grand Master F e b r u a r y , 1892, to February, 1893. M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R , G r a n d Master February, 1897, to F e b r u a r y , 1898. M.-.W.-. M A U R I O B L . STONE, Grand Master February, 1898, to Febr u a r y , 1899. , M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M . H O I S I N G T O N , G r a n d Master February, 1901, to F e b r u a r y , 1902. M.-.W.-. B B S T O R G. B R O W N , Grand Master F e b r u a r y , 1903, to Febr u a r y , 1904. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S G. F I T O H , Grand Master F e b r u a r y , 1904, to Febr u a r y , 1905. M.-.W.-. S A M U E L E . P E T E R S , Grand Master F e b r u a r y , 1905, to Febâ&#x20AC;¢ r u a r y , 1906. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S L . B O N D , the present Grand Master of Masons in Kansas.
1906-07.
GRAND LODGE OP KANSAS.
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Following the repast, the Association was called to order by Bro. J. J A Y BUCK, Venerable President. Upon motion Bro. THOMAS L. BOND.was unanimously chosen to membership in the Association, and the attributes and instructions of the Order were communicated to him. Reference was made to the deaths during the past year of two of the Past Grand Ma.sters of this Grand Lodge, and the Secretary was instructed to incorporate in these Proceedings tablets to the memory of these brethren. This is here done:
M . . W . ' . THOMAS EMMET DEWEY, G R A N D M A S T E R OF M A S O S S I N K A N S A S , F K B R Q A B T , 1902, TO F E B R U A R Y , 1903. BORN:
January 6 , t 8 5 9 .
DIEO:
June 9 . 1 9 0 6 .
. M . ' . W . . JOHN GUTHRIE, G R A N D M A S T E R OF MASONS I N K A N S A S . OOTOBBR, 1877, TO O C T O B E R , 1878. BORN:
July Z. 1 8 2 9 .
DIEO:
July I , 1 9 0 6 .
Pursuant to the By-Laws, Bro. MATTHEW M . MILLER, b y
virtue of the order of succession, was declared to be the Venerable President for the ensuing year, and, upon motion, Bro. WILLIAM M . SHAVER was again chosen Worshipful Secretary. Upon motion, the Association was closed until the next Annual Assembly, unless sooner convened. ATTEST:
Worshipful
Secretary.
REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE. B T MATTHEW M. MILLER, P.-. G.-. M.-
To the M.: W.: Grand Lodge of Kansas, A. F. & A. M.: Called a t the eleventh hour to fashion a stone for the Temple of Masonry in this j u r i s d i c t i o n ^ a duty assigned to another, one whose work in other fields gave promise of excellence In this, one to v/hom Death came in his gentlest guise and tenderest form, came, too, ere the work assigned had even been begun—the writer is at a loss for suitable words to fit the occasion. W h e t h e r within the time and space assigned for the performance of the d u t y we can carve the ashlar to such form and shape t h a t it m a y pass inspection as good work or true work we d a r e not anticipate even to the extent of conjecture. W e can only t r u s t t h a t though it m a y be deficient in other respects, it m a y not in one respect'fall below the s t a n d a r d hitherto set for our labors, . and t h a t it m a y be a t least square work. As D A N I E L W E B S T E R once remarked, " A sense of d u t y pursues us ever," and the perplexing question for us has been w h e t h e r a t the round up, a consciousness .of duty performed under such circumstances would balance the weight of mortification in the scale of performance, over the slipshod, uncouth and possibly illiterary m a n n e r of the performance. The writer once saw a regiment of infantry on a reconnoissance compelled to form hastily rear in front to repel a n unexpected attack from the enemy. I n the h u r r y of m a k i n g t h e movement one of the companies was crowded so t h a t it b e n t out in the shape of a semi-circle toward its new front, and the h i t h e r t o invariably steadj' young officer in c o m m a n d — t h e enemy coming right on — was out facing his command trying to force his m e n back into line, using vigorous language as he did so. J u s t t h e n the colonel rode up and said, " W h a t is the matter, L i e u t e n a n t ? Don't get excited !" " E x c i t e d 1 and , look a t t h a t line I"
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CORRESPONDENCE—ALABAMA.
February,
The lieutenant has his company properly dressed in line, in time, but until he did so, he had the writer's heartiest sympathy. As the writer puts himself in a not unlike position in some respects, to-day, with the ever present messenger boy intruding his parrot-voiced request, '• He says hurry," he craves a like indulgent regard from his brethren, as He labors to hammer his lines into presentable, if not effective, shape.
ALABAMA — 1905. Grand Lodge convened at Montgomery, December 5th. Master, in the Grand East; SAMUEL W. TATE, Grand Representative for Kansas, answering present. The Grand Master made the customary reference to the flight of time. ^ He granted eleven dispensations to organize new lodges; one to reorganize an old lodge, whether defunct or dying the record does not state; four dispensations to rerriove lodges and' one to consolidate two lodges. We are glad to note that a committee of three Past Grand Masters was appointed to take active steps toward the establishment and institution of a Masonic Widows and Orphans' Home. The record shows its necessity. Grand Lodge pausing from its work to make a*voluntary subscription of $121.01 for the widow of a Past Grand Master; and other, destitution was noted. A lodge being reduced to a membership of eight was permitted to surrender its charter, and the" charter of another lodge was restored. A resolution was adopted by Grand Lodge insisting that subordinate lodges be careful to apply wholesome discipline as to the use of intoxicating liquors, and thus discourage all drunkenness. A beautiful gold watch suitably inscribed was presented to a Past Grand Master. Get the Home first, brethren. The chairman of the railroad passenger association received the customary thanks. CoBBESPONDENOB.—Rev. W. Y. TiTOOMB, chairman Committee on Correspondence, presented a report "Of 269 pages, of which Kansas received five. The worthy brother, notwithstanding his age, still fails to And enough connection between the patriotism and loyalty required of Masons to the government of the country in which H E N K Y H . MATTHEWS, Grand
1906-07.
CORRESPONDENCS—ALBERTA.
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they live, to m a k e t h e flag of t h a t country a n appropriate emblem for a masonic lodge. W e know an old member of the Craft who admits a like inability he once had, to see a n y t h i n g estimable, emblematically or otherwise, in a flag he followed once for four days, while a nominal guest of FOBRBST'S cavalry. This is simply incidental, not a "reference to a n allusion." W e heartily endorse t h e resolution of t h e Grand Lodge of Alabama, urging the Craft to use their influence so t h a t a common school education m a y be placed within the reach of every child in the State, a n d believed a n abject apology w a s due from the Wisconsin reporter until further on we read, " B u t we will not pursue eonsideratjon of our brother's unhappy innuendo further, lest by doing so we descend- from the elevated plane of masonic inquirj' to the slums of politics." I t is inconceivable to us how the question w h e t h e r the poor and illiterate shall have a chance for educational b e t t e r m e n t c a n be transferred " t o t h e slums of politics" upon a n y other theory than a denial of t h e right of education for reasons utterly beyond a n y masonic conception of the obligation of t h e Craft. A n y t h i n g pertaining to education —to intellectual or moral betterment — should be treated as a generial concern for t h e elevation of h u m a n i t y of all classes a n d conditions of men, a n d as such the Grand Lodge of A l a b a m a h a s taken a step which is highly creditable to the Craft. Patriotism, education a n d c h a r i t y or love are indispensable requisites for good citizenship, as well a s a most desirable combination in those who seek admission to Masonry, and the three, like Masonry, belong to an elevated plane, where "politics" should not be permitted to intrude. N e x t session a t Montgomery, December 4, 1906. H. H. M A T T H E W S , Grand Master.
ALBERTA—1905. The United States in her direst hour of need, never h a d a more outspoken friend a n d staunch supporter t h a n the Prince Consort of England when he stayed the h a n d of England's Queen from signing a. treaty with N A P O L E O N I I I . , presented for her signature by the ministry of the g o v e r n m e n t of Great Britain, under which recognition was intended to be given to a part of the U n i t e d States as an independent government. On his dying bed he exacted from the Queen a pledge never to consent to a n y t h i n g favorable to the continuance of slavery in the United States, or detrimental in a n y w a y to t h e U n i t e d States in i t s struggle for national life.
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CORRBSPONDEIiCEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ALBERTA.
February,
Americans have always been interested in the Province named in honor of Prince ALBERT. Canada's greatest writer has made us familiar with its scenery, its stretches of wilderness and its noble men and women. Even before this Province of Alberta was formed, its boundless plains and its hills and mines, and forests wooed Americans, even Kansas Americans, by its alluring prospects. A new bond for regard came into existence on the.12th day of October, 1905, when at Calgary, in the new Province, under the auspices of the mother Grand Lodge of Manitoba, the Grand Lodge of Alberta was created by the action of seventy-nine representatives of eighteen constituent lodges of the new Grand Lodge,, formerly and until the organization, constituents of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba. I t seems only yesterday when the Grand Lodge of Manitoba was recognized by our Grand Lodge, and a big parchment with its seal and ribbons inade glad the heart of its Grand Kepresentative hear the Grand Lodge of Kansas. We are pleased to note that M.;.W.*. Bro. W. G. SOOTT, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba, was present at the organization, and when the new Grand Lodge was properly organized, was introduced, duly received as a visitor with the "Grand Honors due his exalted rank." First Annual Communication at Medicine Hat. M.-.W.-. GEOBGE MAODONALD presiding as Grand Master. Two new lodges chartered. Lodges now on roll, twenty, with a membership of the original eighteen December 27, 1905, of 1206. " Thanks were given the mother Grand Lodge of Manitoba for courtesies shown. The Grand Master's address expresses the hope that the new Body may ever merit the kindness and good feeling which accompanied it into existence, and that the trust reposed may be well founded, and that they may be found extending their sphere of usefulness and adding light and luster to their time-honored Institution. He refers to their recognition by the mother Grand Lodge and the fraternity, as a trustworthy offspring capable of ruling and governing. We congratulate the new Grand Lodge upon the material interest manifested in their behalf by the Grand Lodge of Manitoba, and safely predict that no further voucher for the regularity of its organization or Its fitness for acceptance and recognition among the Grand Lodges of the Craft, will ever be required. The Grand Lodge held its session at Medicine Hat, a locality charged up at the Weather Bureau stations in Kansas as the starting point for most of the blizzards which sweep our country. Next meeting of Grand Lodge at Macleod. M.-.W.". Bro. OSWALD K E A L Y , Grand Master.
1906-07.
GoBRBSPONDBNCEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ARKANSAS.
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ARKANSAS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1905. Grand Lodge convened November 21st a t Little Rock, S T Y L E S T . R O W E , Grand Master. Kansas's representative was present. Upon opening of Grand Lodge, in compliance with law of the jurisdiction the roll of deceased P a s t Grand Masters was called, after which the Craft responded to the call of the gavel a n d gave the funeral Grand Honors in memory of the departed brethren. Much of the funeral work of Masonry were better cut out. If the venerable brethren can look out over the battlements of the N e w Jerusalem we can well imagine the effect produced upon t h e m by " h o n o r s " at such long range. W h i l e the brass bands a n d feathers and streamers of mourning m a y contribute to the gratiiflcations of the strutting participants who m a k e of the event a glorious holiday, the thoughtful Mason as well as the t h o u g h t ful profane finds a more impressive lesson in the solemn m i e n and quiet demeanor of the mourning brethren on their w a y to the Silent City to deposit the r e m a i n s of a good brother. A beautiful floral offering in token of fraternal greeting was presented by one of the brethren as the representative of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the E a s t e r n Star. The G r a n d Master responded in appropriate words of gratitude and appreciation. The Grand Master referred to the gratifying fact t h a t t h e Grand Lodge liad over $17,000.00 upon which to base the establishm e n t of an Orphans' H o m e , and recommended the report of the committee approving and proposing an edict for the establishm e n t of an Orphan's H o m e . Subsequently Grand Lodge adopted report of committee and the edict for the establishment of the Home. The Committee on Correspondence recommend delaying recognition of Grand Lodge of G u a t e m a l a for more thorough knowledge, but recommended the fraternal recognition of the Grand Lodge of Queensland, and the National Grand Lodge of Egypt, domiciled at Cairo. Recognition was withheld from the Grand Lodge of Greece and the Argentine Grand Orient of the Blue Rite. All the recommendations of the committee were adopted. An excellent address was m a d e by the Grand Orator, R.-.W.*. Bro. F. G. L I N D S A Y .
The Grand Lodge Proceedings are embellished with a picture of the house built by A L B E E T P I K E in Little Rock in 1840. The edict allowing m a i m e d persons to be made Masons was repealed. No Correspondence Report. N e x t Communication November 20,1906. A. B. G E A O E , Grand Master.
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CORSESPONDBNCE—BRITISH
COLCMJIIA.
February,
ARIZONA — 1 9 0 5 . Grand Lodge met at Flagstaff, November 14, 1905. The Grand Master, M.-.W.-. Bro. GEOBGB SHAKBD, being sick, the Deputy Grand Master, M.-.W.-. Bro. E. S. M I L L E B , presided in the East. Kansas's representative not present. The Grand Master's address bears evidence of painstaking, careful work, and the regret expressed for his enforced absence wasshared alike by Grand Master and his brethren of the Grand Lodge. The address of the Grand Master concludes as follows: I send my fraternal greeting to all my brethren, and though absent In body, I shall be present with you in spirit, and hope that you may close your deliberations better men and better Masons. GOD speed you.
The Grand Lodge sent the Grand Master a telegram of sympathy and a hope for better health and a speedy return to occupy his honored place among the brethren of Arizona. The Committee on Jurisprudence approved the decisions and acts of the Grand Master. The-Grand Lodge tendered its thanks for courtesies to ten railroad companies. No Correspondence Report. Next session November 13, 1906, at Phoenix. E D W I N S. M I L L E B , Grand Master. B R I T I S H COLUMBIA — 1 9 0 5 . M.-.W.-. THOMAS J. ARMSTEONG, Grand Master, with the necessary aggifegation of Right Worshipfuls, including the illustrious representative for Kansas, R.-.W.-. Bro. JAEBETT, opened the Grand Lodge in ample form. The Grand Master's address was succinct, but covered completely a record of his work. His decisions were all endorsed by the Jurisprudence Committee except two, covering questions of physical perfection, in both of which the Grand Master was right and the committee utterly wrong. Under the ruling of the committee a like construction would have lost to Masonry THEODOBB S. P A E V I N , A L B X A N D E B H . NEWOOMB, and hundreds of the brightest and most honored members of the Craft. The Grand Examiners of physical perfection of the twentieth century who exclude a brainy, big-hearted man from Masonry because he is shy one eye or lacking the little or ring fingers of the right hand have not read their masonic lessons aright. We are pleased to note that the Grand Master acted promptly in sending a generous supply of provisions to the destitute of Calif ornia, which were shipped to and disbursed by the Deputy Grand Master of California.
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The Grand Chaplain, Bro. H . G. F I E N N E S - C I . I N T O N , delivered a model address upon the topic, ' ' T h e Lord I s My Light," Psalm 27; b u t for space restriction we would reprint it entire. I t covers about two pages of solid type — a model in brevity, in clearness of statement, in conciseness of thought, cliaste composition, and rhetorical beauty. An utter absence of bombastic s t a t e m e n t or questionable masonic history was a noticeable feature, because always looked for, a n d so often t h e stock in trade of masonic orators. CoHBESPONDMNCE.— Bro. W. A. DKWOLT?]!] S M I T H s u b m i t t e d
276 pages of Correspondence Report, of which K a n s a s receives . two and a half. Under his criticism of the K a n s a s ritual publication, he calls attention as follows: It is not at all necessary that the cipher should be Intelligible to the profane, although any clplier, even that of Kansas, may be worked out by experts, in order ttiat It should come within the prohibition of the obligation. If it can be understood only by the one who made It, it is still a violation of the obligation as administered in lodges in these parts, and so to be condemned. Personally the writer endorses t h e criticism, following the riin of K a n s a s thought and practice from earliest days. Stand by the old ways, Bro. W O L F E S M I T H ; failing to do so, the cipher ped-
dlers will get you, if you don't look out. U n d e r M a s s a c h u s e t t s Bro. W O L F E S M I T H s a y s :
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the portrait of t h e Grand Master, t h e volume contains a portrait • of B E N J A M I N F R A N K L I N and a picture of t h e notorious .TOHN PAUL JONES." Bro. W O L F E S M I T H , we h a v e all become reconciled to G E O B G E III. C a n n o t you extend the s a m e c l e m e n c y to Bro. J O H N P A U L J O N E S . H e is quite dead, you know. By the way, Bro. W O L F E S M I T H , the masonic record of Bro. J O H N P A U L J O N E S was recently
found a t Washington ; he was made a Mason November 20, 1770, at Kidcudbright, Scotland, where he lived a n d w a s best known. Visited St. J o h n s Lodge. Boston (Colony of Massachusetts), 1777, and was admitted a member August 16, 1779, of Lodge Neuf Soeur, Paris, France. The American Masons who talk about a " Y o r k Rite," and who ' seem to believe there is a line of lineal descent to t h e m from t h e Grand Lodge of York would do well to read w h a t Bro. D E W O L F E S M I T H h a s to say on the topic in his capacity as Grand Lodge historian, v i z : The Grand Lodge of York was working actively until at least the year 1734, and probably for some years later, when It became dormant for some years, and was revived in 17til. continuing in existence until nearly the close of the eighteenth century. There is no York Rite in this country, because all the lodges luarranted by the Grand Lodge of all Englandat York, died before the death of their parent Grand Lodge.
N e x t A n n u a l J u n e 20, 1907. J A M E S H . S O H O F I E L D , G r a n d Master.
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CALIFORNIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1905. G E O R G E W . H D N T E B , Grand Master, a full line of Grand liOdffe officers, fourteen P a s t Grand Masters, together with the representatives of 234 chartered lodges, and the delegates from eight lodges under dispensation, all united in-opening in ample form the Grand Lodge of California. A contemplation of the list of P a s t Grand Masters m a k e s us pause for a m o m e n t of reflection. Away back in the past century, a m o n g the years now misty, some of them, we used to read the words of cheer, e n c o u r a g e m e n t and wise counsel given to the Craft of California and the world by one who was Grand Master of California when the writer had been only ten years a Mason (1867). Only one w i t h h o l d s from the one to M'hom we refer the title of senior P a s t Grand Master of California, and none outr a n k s b i m in service to the Craft of his State or Country. The Craft of California, like the Craft of Maine, have been lotli to give up the services of one who has been to California w h a t DBTJMMOND w a s to Maine, and still retains them. Now the writer does not belong to t h e ' " E s t e e m e d Order of Mutual Admiration," nor is h e y o u n g enough to qualify for membership in the "Osier L i m i t e d Company," but free iance as he has always been, he wants while the spirit moves him to rise and express his gratification t h a t the jurisdiction of California, through the kindness.and mercy of t h e good G O D , still enjoys the fellowship, communion arid counsel of P a s t Grand Master W M . A. D A V I B S . W h i l e the gain was not as large as the year before, the Grand Master notes a net eain of 2105, m a k i n g the m e m b e r s h i p 31,619. E i g h t dispensations for new lodges were granted bj' him, and the total n u m b e r of lodges is given a t 299. The G r a n d Master's a d d r e s s in its references to increase of m e m b e r s h i p , deprecation of solicitation, selection of material, the s t a n d a r d of c h a r a c t e r Masons should bear, the proper influences under which the ballot should be cast, are all worthy of the most serious consideration by Masons everywhere. H i s references to the Masonic H o m e demonstrate t h a t his exa m i n a t i o n of i n m a t e s a n d conditions has not been perfunctory, and to have been w o r t h y even of one engaged for years in the directorate of such an institution. California now h a s two H o m e s , a new one having been purchased a n d instituted by the Southern California Masonic H o m e Association, in the San Gabriel Valley, eleven miles from Los A n g e l a s . There is a large building with spacious rooms, broad corridors and wide porches, built for a hotel, but specially fitted in plan and design for its new purpose, and capable of accommod a t i n g from one h u n d r e d to one hundred and fifty people, bought a t a cost to the Association of $18,000.00, but which could not be
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duplicated "for three or four times the purchase money." Grand Lodge donated $5,000.00 to the new Home, and $1.00 per capita of Grand Lodge membership to the old H o m e . A satisfactory adjustment of an invasion difficulty was made with Nevada. The Grand Master reports the receipt by him from the Master of " M a n i l a " Lodge, of Section 62 of the new penal code being prepared by the commission for the goyerument of the Philippine Islands, which by its letter m i g h t have worked a hardship to the fraternity of lodges, there chartered by the Grand Lodge of California. The attention of the W a r D e p a r t m e n t was called to it, and the Grand Master was advi.sed t h a t a satisfactory section had been substituted covering secret organizations of an objectionable character only. Tlie Grand Lodge adopted a plan of life m e m b e r s h i p , under which it the dues of the lodge were $12.00, a life m e m b e r s h i p would cost $200.00, or a proportionate a m o u n t higher or lower as the dues were higher or lower, to take effect whenever adopted by the action of any lodge, after full notice in writing.to each member. COBBE9POND13NOE.— The Report on Correspondence covers one hundred and seventy-nine pages — twice the K a n s a s limit— and is written by Bro. W M . A. D A V I E S , who acquired the habit of doing such work a t a time when the m e m o r y of m a n ( t h e K a n sas m a n ) runneth not to the contrary. I t is sensible, sane and sound everj'where, as well as perfectly fashioned and finished so far as we have been able to perceive or the capacity to judge. Under Alabama, he advises as to w h a t seems to be an a t t e m p t on the part of the California Committee on Grand Master's address to assume the role of advisor, under which t h e y recommended the abolishment of the office of Grand Representative — a recornmendation more properly belonging to the C o m m i t t e e on'Jurisprudence— and if it is as we judge by his intimations an ofHce created by Constitution it is of a character requiring more formal procedure than the recommendation of a committee whose domain does not include authority to inake changes in the Constitution in any such manner. If, as Bro. D A V I E S says, it was doing by indirection tliat which probably could not be done directly, then i t " p r o b a b l y " was n o t d o n e a t all, and the s y s t e m is still in vogue. Meanwhile the duties of the Committee on Grand Master's address in California should, if necessary, be specifically defined as to limit. K a n s a s gets four pages of consideration, even printing a tabulated extract showing the membership of the seven lodges largest in membership in the'jurisdiction, as well as a' like s t a t e m e n t of the decrease and n e t increase.
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S p e a k i n g a b o u t " W e b b Work," Bro. D A V I B S , it strikes the writer t h a t soine of the Grand Lodges erect a fetish and worship it u n d e r the name of t h e " W e b b Work," when even y o u n g fellows like y o u and H O D G E S a n d , well—even the w r i t e r — k n o w it is not the " S i m o n - p u r e " thing. Some of the lacerations of g r a m m a r , which g r a t e on the nerves whenever certain work is conferred, are so atrocious t h a t wonder is aroused that W E B I S and P R E S T O N do not b u r s t t h e c e r e m e n t s of the tomb and rise bodily to point the b o n y finger w i t h voiced utterance, " T h o u canst not say J did it." S o m e of these horrid interpolations have taken place d u r i n g t h e r e g i m e of i g n o r a n t Custodians, and are well worthy of place with, aiid an origin anterior to the oldest masonic writing. Perhaps it is just as well;. if they serve no other purpose, we can a t least refer to them as evidence of the a n t i q u i t y of Masonry. L e t it be our d u t y to d e m a n d for the spirit of Masonry every tithe to to w h i c h it is entitled, and to hold up as best we m a y its banner of peace, purity and progress. B u t we have lingered too long in California, charmed b j ' the fragrance of its flowers, the invigoration of its saline breezes and the r e j u v e n a t i n g influence of its climate. N e x t A n n u a l October 9, 1906. MoTiiEY H. FL,iNT,'?>rand Master.
CANADA — 1906. T h r e e Specials and the A n n u a l Communication were held, t h e Specials to lay t h e foundation stones for two churches and one public school. Our C a n a d a b r e t h r e n m a k e very important m a t t e r s of these functions. The Grand Master is made a target for a public address, to which he replies, and in one instance he was presented with a beautiful silver trowel as a memorial of the occasion. I n t h e Grand M a s t e r ' s report is a record of the correspondence between him and t h e Grand Master of California, containing an offer and acceptance of relief. The incident is a t o u c h i n g one and shows better t h a n any long-winded oration the beauty of Masonry. One y e a r ago the Grand Lodge of C a n a d a celebrated its jubilee of fifty years. A t this Communication Grand Lodge presented P a s t Grand Master A. A. S T E V E N S O N a "double jubilee medal," c o m m e m o r a t i n g his fifty years service to t h e Craft, as well as t h e jubilee of the Grand Lodge. Bro. S T E V E N S O N is the n e x t oldest s u r v i v i n g P a s t Grand Master, and his record is full of service rendered t h e Craft.
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W e very seldom do aught b u t skim through a District D e p u t y Grand Master's report, b u t J . O. M O G B E G O B , District D e p u t y Grand Master of t h e H a m i l t o n District, is entitled to the " p a r d o n s o u g h t " in consideration of his interesting report and appropriate M O G B E G O B poetic adaptations. A n y t h i n g of t h e n a m e of M O G B E G O B " g o e s " in K a n s a s , especially the K a n s a s
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trotter. Board of F i n a n c e a n d Audit report securities and funds on hand to a m o u n t of $111,844.08, in addition to which they have Semic e n t e n n i a l F u n d s to t h e a m o u n t of $30,389.29. CoBBESPONDBNOE.— H E N R Y E O B E R T S O N , c h a i r m a n .
Under Ireland,, speaking of Bro. C H E T W O O D E - C B A W L B Y ' S report, wherein he says, "Your representatives failed to see-any valid reason w h y t h e lawful erection of a Grand Lodge should depend on t h e artificial and arbitrary condition of a two-thirds majority, rather t h a n on the simple majority of the brethren concerned," Bro. E O B E R T S O N s a j ' s : We congratulate Bro. CKAWLEY and his colleagues upon the stand they took. I t looks like a piece of abominable selfishness to throw such obstacles in the way of a colony seeking masonic self-government. The requirement of a two-thirds majority of the lodges of each Jurisdiction Is entirely unreasonable, and by a little maneuvering it could be made Impossible to acquire.
N e x t A n n u a l J u l y 17, 1907. M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . B U B B I T T , G r a n d Master.
COLORADO — 1 9 0 6 . E x c e l l e n t p o r t r a i t s of Grand Master A B T H U R E D G A B J O N E S
and Past Grand Master L. N . G B E E N L B A P embellish t h e volume. Grand Master C H A E L E S F . P A I N T E B opened Grand Lodge in ample form, assisted in t h e duty b y sixteen P a s t Grand Masters and t h e Grand Representative for K a n s a s . The Grand Representatives were all invited to t h e East, a n d P a s t Grand Master W M . D . W B I G H T , being properly loaded w i t h a speech, delivered t h e same to the honor of himself, and the gratification of his fellows, for whom he h a d been accepted as a vicarious sacrifice. F o u r brethren got special mention on the record by sending in properly worded letters of regret. T h e Grand Master, in noting the "onward m a r c h of Masonry," yanked about t h e stage "another m i l e s t o n e " a n d " a n o t h e r y e a r with its lights a n d shadows." The address is.a long one, b u t is a record of a year's arduous duties faithfully performed, and apparently entitled to t h e plaudit " W e l l done." The Grand Lodge of Alberta was recognized. T h e report of the Committee on Necrology is a model of good taste a n d brevity.
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The oration is a finished production, of a proper length, and Grand Orator H A F F Y received the wages that he was entitled to therefor. A valuable production to Masonry is the memorial regarding the powers, and prerogatives of Grand Lodge, presented before Grand Lodge by Past Grand Master H E N E Y M . TELLER, which at his request was referred to the Jurisprudence Committee. That committee recommended "that the same be published in full for the information of the Craft in general and this jurisdiction in particular, and, if desired, that the same be acted on at our next Annual Communication." We consider this the most concise, explicit, arid at the same time complete report of the kind . we have ever read, and well worthy of the careful consideration and study of the Craft in every jurisdiction. CoBBESPONDENCE.—Two hundred and twenty-five pages. L. N. GBEENLBAF, chairman.
Over five pages of review are given to Kansas by Bro. G E E E N LEAF. He quotes from the Grand Master's address in regard to the fifty years' work of the Grand Lodge, and from the "Home" report embodied in his address, which he says "shows the institution to be in excellent condition." Under Kentucky, in answer to Bro. CLABKE'S query, "Where the District Grand Master in Queensland derived his authority to suspend a Mason," Bro. GBBBNLEAF says : We glvelt up,Bro. OiAKKB; it Is a conundrum we cannot solve. From the Proceedings of tbe Grand Lodge of Queensland for 1905, page 7, we learn that "Suspension for even discussing the question of a'Grand Lodge of Queensland' a t private meetings of members of lodges have been extremely numerous In the Scottish Constitutions."
. Bro. G B E E N L B A F Indicates an intention of making a more complete investigation of conditions. Next Annual September 17, 1907. AETHTJB E . JONES, Grand Master. CONNECTICUT — 1 9 0 5 . Memories come unbidden as we write the name Connecticut —priceless memories of the big hearted, glorious fellows we sojourned with for a brief two years at the Elm City—memories of companionship sundered by the call of country or State, a sundering always regretted—companionship rarely renewed, and in many, too many, cases, impossible of renewal on this side the river, owing to the fortune of war. Two young fellows come to mind, one from the North, one from the far South, who— before Sumter even—passed arm in arm one day down between the gateposts across the avenue and into the "green," where under an elm they calmly gave consideration
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to the inevitable breaking and parting of the ties which h a d hitherto made t h e m as D A V I D and J O N A T H A N . B u t you joggle m y elbow and say, " Y o u are writing on Masonry." Yes, b u t w h a t is Masonry after all but the story of D A V I D and J O N A T H A N over and over again, only with us—too m a n y of us—comes the grief for the J O N A T H A N buried forever out of our earthly sight, so t h a t we are forbidden to say in spoken words the kindly thoughts and feelings which inspire our m i n d s and swell our hearts. September 5, 1905, the Grand Lodge convened a t D a n b u r y . The brethren a t D a n b u r y , after 'an interval of one h u n d r e d a n d twenty-five years since the organization of their lodge, concluded t h a t the time was ripe—peace and prosperity h a v i n g blessed t h e m — t o have a new home. The new hall was solemnly dedicated to MaTsonry, virtue and benevolence, according to ancient rule, and P a s t Grand Chaplain A N D E E W C . H U B B A R D , gave an interesting historical a c c o u n t of Union Lodge No. 40. H e refers to numerous peculiar methods of bestowing charity, taken from the records of the lodge, in aiding a poor woman not a relative of a n y Mason. One brother agreed to board one of her children for one-fourth of the school year, another assuring the expense of the tuition of one of the children for the same time. The record shows it was the custom of the lodge to buy a cow occasionally, and to pass her around from time to time to brethren in need of lacteal sustenance. The orator states it does not appear w h e t h e r the benevolence of the order extended so far as to appoint a brother to.milk the cow. Instances occurred where the lodge voted to buy lottery t i c k e t s ; " in 1801 three tickets to an Episcopalian lottery were purchased. B u t alas !• they proved to be blanks." I n 1779 a vote appears authorizing the purchase of '"a one and one-half gallon or two gallon stone jug, for 'the use of the lodge." One brother was charged with the duty of filling the jug. The names of the jug emptiers are not given. The .orator states t h a t probably the jug contained only milk from the lodge cow, although he confesses t h a t his charitable conclusion is beclouded by a vote of the lodge accepting a bid of one of the brothers to supply the lodge with liquors a t prime cost. The lodge contributed largely to the erection of a m o n u m e n t to Major General D A V I D W O O S T E B , commander of Continental troops in the W a r of the Revolution, killed in battle d e f e n d i n g ' Danbury and neighboring towns. M o n u m e n t dedicated April 27, 1854. Lodge took prominent part in the ceremony of dedication. J a n u a r y 17, 1906, Grand Lodge met a t Hartford in A n n u a l Communication. Grand Master A S A P. F I T O H , referred feelingly to the death of P a s t Grand Master LOOKWOOD, w h o died Novem-
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ber 20, 1905, to w h o m he gives credit for being foremost in works of c h a r i t y ; t h a t it was to his p e r s i s t e n t efforts largely t h a t a Masonic H o m e w a s established in C o n n e c t i c u t : He was Its first President, and remained In ofBce until his death. This was the work nearest his heart, and to which his time and services were freely given. His associates In the management of the Home feel his loss a personal one. Brethren, we have met with a loss t h a t seems almost Irreparable, and I am of the opinion that I express the sentiment of all present, when I ask, "Who Is the one to take his place?"
T h e Grand Master visited the Masonic H o m e seventeen times d u r i n g his year of office — attend.ed every m e e t i n g of the Board of Managers, and says he "is in a position to state t h a t if ever an ins t i t u t i o n w a s conducted on business principles, it is our H o m e a t Wallingford." H e urges the brethren to increase the General F u n d by dona-, tions, in' addition to the per capita- t a x from lodge members, by p a y i n g $100.00 for a life m e m b e r s h i p , and urges brethren abund a n t l y able to r e m e m b e r the H o m e in their wills. H e also praises the E a s t e r n Star for its contributions and help to the H o m e . The Grand Lodge of Connecticut a d h e r e s to the a n c i e n t m e t h o d of i m p a r t i n g masonic instruction ; opposes cipher ritual, and believes it unnecessary. Five custodians were appointed to piromulgate the s t a n d a r d work, and t r a n s m i t it to those who succeed t h e m . CoRRESPONDENOE.— JoHN H . B A R L O W , c h a i r m a n . T h r e e h u n d r e d and twenty pages of correspondence are subm i t t e d , K a n s a s receiving three a n d one-half. Bro. B A R L O \ V believes in m a k i n g masonic traditions h a r m o n ize with history, whenever it can be readily done w i t h o u t injuring their symbolism. A i r i b n g o t h e r so called masonic l e g e n d s w h i c h he says are not supported by historical facts, and should therefore be omitted, is one from .Tosephus, w h i c h he failed to find. We also h a v e been-skeptical about J o s e p h u s as masonic a u t h o r i t y — wt), too, " l o n g h a v e sought and m o u r n e d ' b e c a u s e we found it not." If we h a d our w a y in the matter we would also reform the accuracy of the lecture in regard to H I R A M , w h e n the Scripture says ( I K i n g s vii. 40), "So H I R A M m a d e an end of doing all the work t h a t he m a d e K i n g SOLOMON for t h e H o u s e of the Lord." And 51st verse: " S o was ended all the work t h a t K i n g SoLOMOisr m a d e for the H o u s e of the Lord ;" we feel like echoing the old d a r k y preacher's refrain, " T h a t do settle it." F u r t h e r , we should hate to believe, and refuse to believe, t h a t W E B B a n d P R E S T O N — f i n i s h e d scholars each of t h e m — were so u t t e r l y d e s t i t u t e of logical connection—aye, even of the fundam e n t a l principles and rules of g r a m m a r , as to formulate some of the incongruities in the lectures a n d work now in some Jurisdictions sacredly preserved by constitutional e n a c t m e n t , to be h a n d e d
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down unimpaired to future ffenerations. W h e n an a t t e m p t is mad« a t correction, the constitutional club is raised, and the effort fails. Motions to refer to t h e Grand G r a m m a r i a n have often been made in jest, b u t if the a d o r n m e n t of the fetish cannot otherwise be disturbed, we think the time is ripe for the addition of a n e w constitutional article creating the office of Grand G r a m m a r i a n , to whom all incongruities of history, tradition, ritual and g r a m mar, may be referred for the necessary pruning and change. N e x t A n n u a l J a n u a r y 16, 1907. B E N J . F . T U E N E B , G r a n d Master.
COSTA RICA — 1905-6. The Proceedings of this Grand Body come to us in E n g l i s h — a quaint English, reminiscent of the way the ordinary report reads after the intelligent translator has made a stagger a t turning the Spanish into the home vernacular. I t is a liberal education sometimes to '"see ourselves as others see us," and we wonder a t the reckless hardihood of one who attempts to p u t t h e Spanish idiom into translation, for which he will assume paternity, especially if he is aware t h a t t h e Spanish is far more idiomatic than a n y form of E n g l i s h — even t h a t of the wild and woolly W e s t — can be. Our Costa Rica brethren are entitled to the highest praise for their laudable efforts to plan a n d keep the Masonry of their Grand Lodge and its constituents on the highest plane known on the continent, a n d also to get praise for their publication of their object a n d a i m s in such m a n n e r t h a t the world m a y read, a n d know t h a t Costa Rican Masonry is not on the down grade of materialism. T h e Grand Lodge, with this end in view, h a s authorized arid published in p a m p h l e t form, two addresses by t h e Grand Master, one entitled, " W h a t Freemasonry Is," the other, "The Existence of t h e Soul and Freemasonry." The Grand Master's address, delivered a t the Quarterly Session, J a n u a r y 24,1906, shows admirable conception of the scope of Masonry a n d of the work of t h e Grand Lodge a n d of his duties as Grand Master. W e have only space for one brief e x t r a c t : Let us keep always before us that Masonry excludes in Its afllllated, distinctions of religion, nationality, race, rank and social position; that It is a school In which Independent Intelligence should be formed of thinkers and sages a p t In carrying light to their brothers, with a view to the arrival of a day when, by means of tolerance, respect for right and fraternal love, we may see reigning In the world.a universal morality whose benefits may reach all beings. The most progi'esslve nations have become great by their tolerance ( a q u a l i t y . Inherent In the strong) and not by isolation. Will not this example be suiHclent warning for bur method of procedure In Masonry? Should we forget
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the axiom of our enemies? We should bear In mind t h a t they say "Divide and. you will conquer." For this reason our motto should be, "Union Is strength."
M.-.W.-. T H O M A S POVIDATSTO, G r a n d Master, before retiring:, installed h i s successor, M.-.W.-. Bro. ANTOJSTIO C A S T R O , Q .
Pic-
tures of t h e newly installed Grand Master and of the Grand Secretary, D I E G O
P O V B D A N O , a r e c o n t a i n e d in the volume.
I t is
hoped t h a t the Proceedings m a y continue to be published in E n g l i s h , a n d t h a t the Correspondence Committee furnish a review according to t h e now general custom.
G R A N D LODGE OF T H E I S L A N D OF CUBA. Decades ago we laid aside our Spanish lexicon; ten years ago we hunted one up and essayed to m a k e a report on t h e Cuban G r a n d Lodge Proceedings, concerning which Bro. B O D E I G U E Z , then as n o w chairman, in t h e true spirit of humanity, was very k i n d ; b u t we were ready to obey t h e injunction laid by the professor on t h e theological s t u d e n t who skipped a lecture "because on t h a t d a y his wife h a d a baby," a n d determined to "never let i t occur again." At the last m o m e n t when drafted to write the report, on t h e expectations t h a t the Grand Master's address would be in E n g l i s h , as in 1904, we d e t e r m i n e d to crib liberally from it and steer clear of the Spanish (no allusion to Santiago); b u t all t h i n g s go wrong (or words to t h a t effect) with translators as well as Presidents.^jWhen a revolution is fixed to go off, "and there is no pitch hot." W h e n t h e revolution was sprung the translator was busy a n d could not be replaced in time. T h e volume was published in t h e native tongue, a n d here we are with two hundred pages of Spanish to condense into its share of our ninety pages. The Grand Lodge m e t in H a v a n a , J u n e 25, 1905, with J O S E C I D B E , Grand Senior W a r d e n , in t h e E a s t . A special message from Grand Master P E L L O N a t Cienfugos w a s received, directing t h a t expression of t h e s e n t i m e n t of Grand Lodge be taken as a n organization, in regard to t h e " v a l o r " as well as the "perseverance a n d energy in contributing to t h e Cuban nationality, of t h e v a l i a n t General M A X I M O G O M E Z , whose d e a t h h a s profoundly affected t h e country, arid w h i c h equally should not be a m a t t e r of indifference to Masonry, from t h e cosmopolitan character of the I n s t i t u t i o n , in which m e n of different nationalities and opinions a r e concerned. T h e G r a n d Lodge ought, and should a c t in p r e s e n t i n g proper expression of its sentiments, a n d present t h e same to t h e chief of the state, a n d to t h e family of the illustrious General M A X I M O GOMEZ." T h e record shows such action w a s taken. Masons, of all men, should be patriots. '
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Annual Session March 25, 1906. Grand Master Josi F. P E L L 6 N in the East. The address of the Grand Master shows him to be one worthy and scholarly enough to take a place among the ablest of the Grand Masters of the Craft of the United States. I t is a matter of regret that the Craft of the English speaking nations cannot have the privilege of reading the entire address. We have taken the few excerpts our limited space permits, those having special interest to Americans as indicating how our Cuban brethren line up and touch elbows with their United States brethren: Masonic festivals many and Interesting have been celebrated. • » * i have only to make mention of those dedicated to the two famous Illustrious Masons, GEOBGB W A S H I N G T O N and B E N J A M I N F B A N K I . I N , the glories of their
country, of Masonry, and of humanity. Let us take them as meritorious examples worthy of Imitation by all. They were politicians, but they never introduced politics in the lodges. They were Masons, and they Introduced masonic doctrines Into politics. Models in the perfection of their obligations to the fraternity, their acts and their names never incurred a cloud In the memory of their fellowmen. They Illustrate the better external expression of the work of Masonry, that In turn honors itself In the number of its adepts.
He has this to say about Bro. J O H N
PAUL J O N E S :
According to promise on the 24tli day of April last in Annapolis * =^ * the solemn ceremonies of interring into rest the remains of that one who was .admiral of the American navy, .JOHN PAUIJ JONKS, who was a prominent Mason, and for which reason the masonic bodies of the Republic of I>rorth America ought to take part on the occasion, the Lodge Perseverance In Havana proposing and the Grand Lodge accepting, for this Grand Lodge Itself to send a special message of condolence to the sister Grand Lodge of the State mentioned (where interment was to be made) and by similar commission previously given to our Grand Representative, to concur for ourselves in the act of the Interment and the official ceremonies that accompany the act.
There is a glowing tribute to the "Bible on the Altar," which we translated in full for the benefit of the " Holy Empire Anties," but we can only take a brief part of it: The Bible among us is a symbol of the Grand Architect, and It together with the square and compasses remind,and ought always to record In the lodge the fundamental trilogy. The obligations owed to GOD equally by us, and equally by others, and so long as we cannot conceive of an altar without a square and compasses, which represent our obllsations to ourselves and to others, neither can we conceive of It without the Bible, which represents our obligations to the Grand Author of the Universe.
The action of the Grand Master and Grand Lodge in cutting off relations with the Grand Orient of France, and the faithful efforts since on the part of both to stand for those things which always have had the most steadfast maintenance among English speaking Masons, are worthy of the highest commendation. It is a difficult thing for Masons in Protestant countries to understand the force and power exerted by the Eoniish Church in countries where the Eomish religion is dominant, to bring into religious disrepute those who are opposed to a union of church and state in governmental affairs.
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CORBESPONDENCB â&#x20AC;&#x201D; CVBA.
February,
Modern Masonry numbers among its votaries in Protestant countries hosts of ecclesiastics and religious teachers, and any suggestion in such countries that Masonry is atheistic warrants the smile which greets the ignorant or false intimation. But in Catholic countries in the line up of those opposed to church dominance in matters of state, atheists are alwaj's found, as well as all Protestant religionists, whether Masons or non-Masons.. In addition to these are many Catholic Masons who think the church has a broad enough domain in its care for the' soul, to leave matters of state government entirely out of its sphere of Influence. The Romish Church, deeming the end to be attained full justification for the means employed, does not hesitate to brand and denounce all Masonry as atheistic. We are glad to note that the Grand Lodge of Cuba and its Grand Master stand as a unit against atheism, thus discrediting the false claim of the Romish Church among the Cubans, and paving tlie way for the final overthrow of error and.superstition. If the Grand Orient of France had acted wisely it would not have discredited one-half of French Masonry in the eyes of the world, and the Grand Orient would not now stand as a pariah, shunned by the brotherhood of the world. We regret when w^e find so much to praise that we must criticise the refusal to give masonic burial to a suicide. . The world has made great advance from its former barbarism, when graveyard burial even was refused to the suicide, the body dumped into a hole at the crossroads, with a stake driven, through it to give warning to others of a like fate for like offense. Modern civilization has given up the stake, and there is to-day only one organization in civilized countries calling Itself a Christian church which refuses burial rites to a suicide. Our Cuban brethren are better acquainted with that church than we are. To what extent environment has been responsible for this refusal to bury the brother mentioned in this proceeding, we are not advised, but it seems to us that it ill becomes Masonry to follow any such example. Our brother has gone beyond summons from any earthly court, and who are we who assume a jurisdiction which now belongs to the Great GOD, our Ruler as well as his. What right have we over the shell of the body which the soul has deserted, to question a matter between the GOD who gave life and the creature who, impelled by wliat we know not, flung the life back to its Giver; and above all, what right have we to put again upon the torture of the rack those who mourn, whose hearts have been crushed and wrung by the great sorrow and grief that has befallen them ? Forgetting all else, let us stand about him to the last, remembering only that he was our brother. The Grand Master appointed a committee to consider and report a proposition for the construction of a temple for Grand
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Lodge. A masonic banquet for Masons exclusively, to c o m m e m orate the anniversary of the EepubliQ, was decided upon. Dispensations for two new lodges, "Minerva," a n d "Love a n d Puri t y " were granted, a n d three lodges were reorganized. Made t h e following nomination for Grand Representative for the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s :
Senor C H B S T E B B . R E E D . '
COBBESPONDBNOE.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; F. DE P. RoDBiGUEz, chairman. Considering the great loss sustained by the Craft because t h e masonic writings of Bro. R O D R I G U E Z are printed in the Spanish instead of American, we regret t h a t we.cannot give greater space to them. J?fearly a page and a half of review is given to K a n s a s ; reference is made to the Grand Master's a d d r e s s ; tlie death of P a s t Grand Master McCiiBVEBTY; the masonic festival on St. Jolin's D a y ; the proverbial elegance of the volume of the Proceedings; and the a n n u a l expense of t h e Home, as well as its total value. Bro. RODBiGUEz has this to s a y about t h e non-recognition of Porto Rico, whose right to recognition is the same as t h a t of C u b a : A peculiar phenomenon has been proven a reality in the present condition of affairs in our sister Porto Rico. She is already transformed into an American Colony, progressing in the absorption of the territory and in discussing the reasons to hope for improvement from the natural order which exists there into a regular and worthy Grand Lodge, and that there may be no opposing obstacle to recognition for this one, other than for the rest of the American States, as yet without success. Meanwhile, without very much reason, one is accepted and the other rejected with such cruel injustice that by turns we are made to wonder that many who express such nice sentiments as to openly display the most tender fibers of a genuine altruistic heart, can consider themselves Masons. In the meantime Illinois, for example, accepts Queensland but denies her hand to little Borinquen, lioidlng for her only disdain and contempt. Would to heaven that these obstinate men may some day themselves recognize their error.
The intensity of the reference to "little B o r i n q u e n " is apparent, when we remember t h a t t h a t was its n a m e when Porto Rico was captured by t h e Spanish from t h e aborigines. Next Annual March 24, 1908. J O S E F . P E L L O N , Grand Master.
DELAWARE. Four specials were held, one to dedicate a hall, two to l a y corner-stones, and one to celebrate the one h u n d r e d t h anniversary of the organization of the Grand Lodge. T h e suin of .$1836.85 was sent to Grand Master F I . I N T of California for the sufferers. The Grand Lodge a t its opening in A n n u a l Communication, at the outset of its labors paused for a n act of fraternal, loving remembrance of one of its veteran P a s t Grand Masters, by a tele-
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February,
gram, a n d received a reply of profound gratitude for-the manifestation. Tiie Grand Lodge of A l b e r t a w a s promptly recognized. T h e Committee on New F l a g reported a flag of white field with square and compasses and letter G. T h e K a n s a s representative answered roll call. • .' CoRBESPONDENOE.—Eighty-flve
pages.
L. H.
JAOKSON,
chairman. . Bro. JAOKSON, in his review of E n g l a n d , takes a different view from t h a t usually tal?en in A m e r i c a n Grand Lodges, as to the organization of a new Grand Lodge by the lodges existing therein. T h e A m e r i c a n rule never called for a majority, b u t i t has a l w a y s required notice to all, a n d then three or more could organize. W e think if he r e a d s the record he will find t h a t Delaware h a s assented heretofore to such formation and recognition. W e m a k e t h e s t a t e m e n t w i t h o u t looking the m a t t e r up on t h e record, b u t confident of our position. Below we quote from t h e G r a n d Master's address about as good a n expression on t h e single black ball as we have ever read. I t demonstrates the' necessity of our old contention to return to the a n c i e n t usage still practiced in E n g l a n d , Scotland and Ireland requiring three black balls: As I grow older In Masonry, I grow somewhat critical about the motives which seem too often t o lie back of the single black ball. If an applicant ie really unfit for masonic membership, more than one member of the lodge Is likely to find out that fact. For myself, If I bad cast a black ball and found t h a t the ballot was spread anew, I should have to be fully assured that my grounds were just and honorable, and my Information bej'ond possibility of mistake, before I would be willing to cast another black ball on the second ballot. 1 should reason t h a t if I were the only man who knew evil of the applicant, probably what I knew was not true. The black ball which represents spite or prejudice or personal enmity and lil-wiil, is unworthy of any Mason. • I t proves not t h a t the applicant ought to be kept out, but that somebody is already In who ought t o be put out.
There a r e few old Masons who h a v e studied this m a t t e r w h o will not endorse the above. G e t back to the old usage, brethren ; it is the best. I n t h e language of t h e dictionary man, " G e t the best.'N e x t A n n u a l October 2,1907. R O B E R T K . S T E P H B N S C ) N , G r a n d Master.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — 1 9 0 5 . Three Stated and five Special .Communications held previous to the A n n u a l Communication. A t one Stated Communication a charter was granted to a lodge to be known as Singleton Lodge, to hold its regular meetings in the daytime. At one Special Communication the corner-stone was laid by the Grand Lodge for a Masonic H o m e being erected by the E a s t e r n Star for destitute and aged Masons, their widows, and children of members of t h e E a s t e r n Star. On this occasion the Grand Master used the G.EOBGB W A S H I N G T O N gavel, used when the corner-stone of the Capitol was laid by the Fatlier of his Country. I n his address the Grand Master, after referring to the early completion of the H o m e , states as follows: " T h e r e will not be one cent of indebtedness upon it, the E a s t e r n Star people having the money on hand to paj' for it in full when completed." The portrait of the Grand Master, L U T H E B B . G I N N , gives promise, which is fulfilled in the beautiful address given before the Grand Lodge. Overtures were made to certain European Grand Lodges, looking to official recognition and an exchange of Grand Representatives. F r a t e r n a l relations were established with the Grand Lodges of Sweden, Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina, Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico and the Grand Lodge of Guatemala. One-half of the $12.5,000 required for the new Masonic Temple has been subscribed. A oommittee of nine was appointed to carry out the recommendation of the Grand Lodge to celebrate the two h u n d r e d t h anniversary of the date of formation of the first Grand Lodge of Freemasonry, J u n e 24, 1717, to a c t in cooperation with other Grand Lodges. Stated Communication December 27, 1905. Grand Lodge opened in ample form by Grand Master L U K T I N B . G I N N . Com•mittee on Jurisprudence reported favoring granting permission to the Order of E a s t e r n Star of District of (^Jolumbia to designate their Home " T h e Masonic and E a s t e r n Star Home," and t h a t three directors be annually elected for the Board of Directors of said Home. Eeport approved and directors elected. CoRBESPONDENOE.— GEO. W. B A I E P , P a s t Grand Master, chairman. Under Arizona he refers to the act of the Mexican lodge which had promptly expelled two m e m b e r s on being advised t h a t they had previously applied for the degrees and had been rejected, as evidence of the fidelity of the Mexican lodge. A statem e n t by the Arkansas Correspondence Committee, t h a t the " G r a n d Lodge is a t peace with the masonic world," reminds him
of Bro. J O H N S C O T T C U N N I N G H A M , w h o
was' an a p p r e n t i c e
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February,
in a p r i n t i n g ofHce in W a s h i n g t o n in 1841, and set up t h e type for P r e s i d e n t T A Y L O R ' S i n a u g u r a l address, a n d when t h e G e n e r a l said, " W e are a t peace w i t h all the w o r l d , " t h e waggish apprentice added " a n d t h e rest of m a n k i n d . " T h e apprentice lost h i s job, and this h a s always been held up in criticism of the President's literary ability. T h a n k s , B.ro. B A I R D , for your contribution to t h e history of one of America's g r e a t h e r o e s ; T h e N a v y D e p a r t m e n t library gives t h e following masonic record .of Commodore J O H N P A U L J O N E S : St. B e r n a r d Lodge No. 122, Kidcudbright, Scotland, November, 20, 1770; m e m b e r St. J o h n ' s Lodge, Boston, 1777; visited Lodge of t h e Nine Muses (Neuf Soeur), Paris, August 16, 1779; applied for admission ; received with great eclat. W A L T E R A. B R O W N , G r a n d
Master.
EXGI^AND — 1905-6. R.-.W.-. T. H A L S B Y , Provincial G r a n d Master, on t h e Throne. The D e p u t y Grand Master announced t h a t Ambassador H A Y A S H I , of J a p a n , had been raised to t h e r a n k and dignitj' of P a s t G r a n d Senior W a r d e n of t h e G r a n d Lodge of England. The Board of General Purposes reported the delivery up to the \M.'.W.'. Grand Master of w a r r a n t s of a lodge in China, one in New Zealaind a n d one in B e r m u d a . New Zealand is g r a d u a l l y acquiring t h e allegiance of the few r e m a i n i n g lodges t h a t stood out from the Grand Lodge, a n d ere long will h a v e exclusive jurisdiction in the once mooted territory. Grand Lodge, in adopting t h e report of the General Purposes Board, invited M.\W.*. Pro. Grand Master E a r l A M H E R S T to perm i t his full length p o r t r a i t to be painted and hung on the walls of the Temple, t h e cost to be defrayed by Grand Lodge. M A R C H 7, 1906.— P a s t Senior Grand W a r d e n , Viscount H A Y - . ASHi, A m b a s s a d o r to E n g l a n d from J a p a n , was received and congratulated upon his preferment. P r i n c e A R T H U R W I L L I A M P A T R I C K A L B E R T , D u k e of Con-
n a u g h t , w a s u n a n i m o u s l y elected Grand Master, and duly proclaimed a s such. Grand Lodge convened J u n e 6th. The Proceedings contain an interesting record of the correspondence, speeches and resolutions, c u l m i n a t i n g in t h e i r r e c o g n i t i o n of t h e Grand Lodge of Quebec . and the c o m m e n c e m e n t of an era of friendly relations between the two Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n s . A family disturbance takes a longer time to settle and t o obtain a basis for a r e s u m p t i o n of good feeling than a n y other, and friends of the belligerents always rejoice to see the olive branch
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of peace, and to see all the members of t h e family with their feet under the ancestral mahogany. Here's to you b o t h : May you live long a n d prosper. A very large share of the English Proceedings is taken up with the report of the Grand Registrar on the "Queensland question," for discussion of which we have not space. I n a n u t shell, the Queensland question is t h i s : There are one iiundred and fifty two lodges in Queensland â&#x20AC;&#x201D; twenty-six li-ish, sixty-four Scottish and sixty-two English. Of tliese, twenty-five Irish and fourteen Scottish lodges united in the organization of the Grand Lodge of Queensland. Under Article 8 of the English, Scottish and Irish Agreement, since entered into, a Grand Lodge cannot be recognized except by agreement of tlie three Grand Lodges, in a n y colony or other territory in which the three Grand Lodges have equal jurisdiction, and the question of recognition shall not be taken into consideration unless a t least two-thirds of the lodges under each jurisdiction shall have signified their adhesion to such new body. ISfone of these lodges under the English Constitution seem to liave considered the question formally, a n d as they cannot do so without a dispensation from the Pro. Grand Master, it would seem as if there were difficulties hedging the possibility of even consideration of t h e matter of an English assent to concert of action, as to Indicate an indefinite postponement of local selfgovernment for t h e brethren with t h e consent of t h e other Grand Bodies. U l t i m a t e l y it must come, a n d It were better to 5'ield to the inevitable graciously, as our Irish brethren pointed t h e w a y in the joint action they desired to secure,^ than for our English brethren to coine to it against their will, as they have done heretofore. I t seems to us t h a t the Irish representatives a t the " I n ternational A g r e e m e n t " voiced ?k reasonable basis, when In their report to their Grand Body they said : Your representatives failed to see any valid reason why the lawful erection of a Grand Lodge should depend on the Brtlflcinl and arbitrary condition of a two-thirds majority, rather than on a simple majority of the brethren concerned. Your representatives ventured to suggest to the conference the wisdom of facilitating the establishment of several masonic authorities with concurrent and overlapping Jurisdiction in the same territory, cannot but lead to Jealousy, competition and friction. Bro.
CHBET'WOOD-CBAWLEY'S
suggestion
was
timely
and
good. T h a t is the cvirrent of general masonic opinion In the jurisdictions of the world, and " t o this condition it must come a t last.'.' Until two-thirds of the E n g l i s h and Scottish lodges have joined with the Irish lodges in the organization it is not likely t h a t recognition will be accorded by tlie three parties to the " I n ternational Agreement." "We note t h a t Kentuckj', N e w Soutli Wales, N e w Zealand, Mississippi a n d North Dakota, W e s t e r n Australia, N o v a Scotia,
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Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Belgium, I t a l y , Valle de Mexico, H a y t i and Minnesota have recognized the new Body. The " I n t e r n a t i o n a l A g r e e m e n t " will not commend itself to those jurisdictions who conform to the established usage in the m a t t e r of t h e organization of a new Grand Lodge. I t is not unlikely t h a t the consensus of opinion will be t h a t it was intended as an a c t of closure.
FLORIDA — 1906. F i v e E m e r g e n t Communications to lay corner-stones were held previous to t h e A n n u a l Communication, which was held a t J a c k s o n v i l l e , J a n u a r y 16, 1906. M.-.W.". C H A B L E S W . J O H N S O N , Grand Master, opened Grand Lodge in ample form. P a s t Grand Master S A M U E L PASOO, the Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , was present. Two gentlemen, one from Tennessee and one from Missouri, filed a forrhal protest in w r i t i n g against the Grand Lodge of Florida, and P a l a t k a Lodge No. 34 particularly, because the r i g h t of visitation was not accorded them for the reason t h a t neither was possessed of receipts for dues or a certificate of mernbership under seal of t h e lodge, and further certified by the seal of the Grand Lodge of issue. T h e two gentlemen have evidently never learned t h a t a G r a n d Lodge is a law unto itself, and when it establishes such a regulation for visitors there is but one alternative if they fail to furnish the papers, and t h a t is to give up the^idea of visiting. T h e actions a n d doings of the Mystic Shrine were deemed w o r t h y of consideration from, and a report by, the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e to Grand Lodge ; the committee reported in part as follows: " T h a t the Mystic Shrine is not a masonic body, and has never been recognized as such, and the fraternity of Free Masons is not responsible for its actions or doings," which report is very good as a n expression of their opinion, but when a lot of Masons go on a toot, and cut up the high jinks t h a t in some well regulated c o m m u n i t i e s land t h e actors and doers in the corporate bastile. public opinion says and sometimes formulates it in glaring headlines in t h e m o r n i n g paper, "Masons H a v e a Big T i m e ; " " N i g h t Made H i d e o u s ; " and sometimes public opinion or the morning paper fails to tell the whole story. An oration w a s delivered by the Grand Lodge Orator, Rev. Bro. H . S. Y E K G E B , on t h e subject of "The Temple." I t was brief and full of instruction and interest to the Craft. The Constitution of Grand Lodge was amended to provide the p a y m e n t of following fees by the lodges to the Grand L o d g e : B a c h initiation, $1.00; every m e m b e r borne on'the rolls d u r i n g the year,J1.00.
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COBBESPONDENOB.— SiLAS B. W B I G H T , Committee. Two hundred and sixteen pages of report are contributed, five of which are allotted to Kansas. Under Arizona, Bro. W B I G H T discusses tlie question of not granting a dimit until the brother has been accepted by another lodge, and s a y s : While approving of the object to be attained, that of decreasing the large number of uon-afflHates, the writer cannot agree. The rule should be, free to come and free to go; both should be of their "own free will." This is in accord with our views of t h e matter, and has a l w a y s been the K a n s a s practice. Under British Columbia, Bro. W B I G H T answers t h e request of Bro. Woi>FE S M I T H to give the a u t h o r i t y for his s t a t e m e n t t h a t " the use of the national flag of t h e respective countries by masonic lodges dates prior to the organization of the Grand Lodge of England," by s a y i n g : " W e have twice given the authority for this statement, whicli is from an article in the Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, t h e time, place and English regiment using the colors being given " N e x t Annual, Jacksonville, third Tuesday in J a n u a r y , 1907. C H A S . W . J O H N S O N , Grand Master.
GEORGIA—1905. We are informed the Grand Lodge was "opened in due and ample form." As we note the presence of t h e Grand Master, t h e words " d u e a n d " do not add to the stronger expression " a m p l e ;" and when the Grand Master opens Grand Lodge it is "in ample form;" and when a Grand Master on opening Grand Lodge d e livers as fitting and beautiful an address as t h e brethren of Georgia heard from M.-.W.-. Bro. M A X M B Y E R H A R D T , he h a s further exemplified " a m p l e form" in the m a n n e r and m a t t e r of address as well as t h e ceremonial of opening. W e would like to quote freely from it, especially the p a r a g r a p h commencing, " I f a m a n die, shall he live again?" H i s plea for justice to t h e P a s t Masters of Georgia is worthy of thoughtful consideration. Ten 'decisions were made and all approved by Committee on Jurisprudence. One is worthy of consideration even in K a n s a s : A masonic lodge cannot rent Its property to those who sell or furnish liquor, ho matter whether those who sell or furnish are saloon keepers, clubs or social organizations. Masonry and the liquor traffic In any form whatever must remain absolutely and forever divorced. T h a t is good law, Bro. M.
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J u n e 14,1905, t h e Masonic H o m e w a s opened, a n d has since been in successful operation. Generous donations have been made to it, a n d as t h e G r a n d Master s a y s : I t Is truly a Home In every sense of the word, where every comfort Is provided, where every want Is anticipated, where perfect harmony reigns, and which we hope and believe Is crowned wltli the approving smll6 of GOB.
The brethren of Georgia have made a good s t a r t in the genuine work of Masonry, a n d their hearts will glow a n d expand under its inspiration, a n d Masonry itself will respond to its revivifying influence a n d energy. M.-.W.-. Bro. M B Y E R I T A B D T exliorts his b r e t h r e n : Let us break down the walls of bigotry a n d hate. Let us bring hope and sunshine into desolate homes. Let us transform the horrors of war Into the holy gladness of peace. Let us aid the helpless and uplift the fallen. Let us wipe away the tears of t h e afllloted and the sulTerlng and pour the balm of healing Into wounded and saddened liearts. Let us bring light and sweetness Into lives darkened with sin and sorrow.
To all of which we say Amen 1 T h e Grand Lodge made a h a p p y a n d enjoyable visit to the H o m e . Fifteen charters were g r a n t e d upon report of committee. C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence w a s ordered to report a t next Communication on tlie Grand Lodge of Mexico. A concise history of Masonry in Georgia from date of c h a r t e r in 1787 to p r e s e n t d a t e was compiled by Bro. J O H N E O B E R T W I L -
K I N S O N , a n d other Grand Lodges would do wisely to follow the Georgia example, while those yet living familiar with the early history c a n do so. T h e history is quite condensed, but m u s t be of g r e a t Interest to Georgia Masons, as i t is to masonic students. CoBBESPONDENGE.— Bro. A. Q. MooDY fumishes 126 pages of Correspondence, K a n s a s receiving two pages. A liberal quotation is m a d e from the address of Grand Orator F E E D W A S H B O N . "Under K e n t u c k y he calls attention to t h e resolution which was adopted forbidding t h e printing, writing or m a k i n g of ciphers of a n y p a r t of the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry. Hopes it is in time to prevent t h e cipher fakers getting in their work. W e could linger m u c h longer over a score or more of marked places, b u t space forbids.. W e are glad to note t h a t Georgia is r e a c h i n g o u t for t h e essentials of real Masonry, found only on its h i g h e s t plane — the b e t t e r m e n t of h u m a n i t y — before which t h e question of a missing finger, or a leg t h a t h a s been pulled less t h a n i t s fellow, o r t h e dotting of a ritualistic " i " fade into insigniflcance. N e x t Session Macon, October 30, 1906. M A X M E Y E B H A B D T , G r a n d Master.
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IDAHO—1906. Three Special Communications were held, one for funeral ceremonies for P a s t Deputy Grand Master A L B X A N D E E R O S S I , a t Boise; another to lay the corner-stone of the court house a t Caldwell, and the third to lay the corner-stone of the Methodist C h u r c h at B m m e t t , I d a h o . A t the Caldwell ceremony, W / . Bro. J O H N T . MoBBisoN poured o u t "oblations to the gods." Bishop S T U B B S , of E n g l a n d , L A M E N N A I S and G E O B G E W A S H I N G T O N were q u o t e d ,
a n d ' t h e orator showed how the " E r a of Purification" could be brought about. • The Grand Lodge convened in A n n u a l Session a t Boise September 11, 1906; a half dozen P a s t Grand Masters, and the G r a n d Bepresentative of K a n s a s were present, also P a s t Grand Master WM.
E . G B A O E , of Oregon.
An invitation from the E a s t e r n Star to a reception.and banquet was duly accepted. A motion was made t h a t the Grand Lecturer prepare a cipher copy a n d furnish same to each lodge in t h e jurisdiction. A n a m e n d m e n t was proposed to indeflnitelj' postpone, a u d i t was indefinitely postponed. CoREESPONDBNOE.— One hundred and ten pages. G E O . B . K N E P P E B , chairman.
Under A l a b a m a , where the Grand Master answered " H e i s " to the question, "Is a m a n who can not read and write eligible to M a s o n r y ? " And to the question, "Should a candidate for Masonry be mentally, morally, intellectually and physically capable of learning and teaching the r i t u a l ? " gave the further answer : " I hold t h a t he is eligible to Masonry, a n d the lodge should be t h e judge of this qualification." T h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee did not disagree with t h e Grand Master, b u t dodged t h e question b y quoting the article of the Constitution. Bro. K N E P P E B s a y s : " W e are inclined to t h i n k if this committee were rewriting the section of the Constitution referred to. It would change this s e n t e n c e : ' He m u s t also be free from such corporeal deformity as would render him incapable of practicing and teaching the ritual of t h e fraternity,' so as to forbid mental obtuseness as well as corporeal deformity." N e x t A n n u a l September 9, 1907, Boise. W M . F . S M I T H , Grand Master.
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CORRESPONDENCE—ILLINOIS.
February,
ILLIJfOIS — 1 9 0 6 . M.-.W.-. C H K S T E B B . A L L E N , G r a n d Master, assisted by the custoinary a r r a y of Grand Officers, opened Graind Lodge in ampleform, t h e representative of K a n s a s a n d Cuba, M.-.W.'. Bro. G E O M. MouLTON, lending the grace and dignity of his presence to t h e occasion. Nine hundred and flfty-two representatives were present. Lodges represented, eight hundred and eighty-two. The volume before us is adorned with a number of pictures, t h r e e of which absorb our interest a n d attention. F i r s t of all is the proposed new Masonic H o m e building to be erected a t Sullivan, as authorized by the Grand L o d g e ; it will be three stories high, thoroughly Are proof, and t h e size fifty by one hundred a n d fifty feet. This is to be known as the A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Building, and is s u p p l e m e n t a r y to the present H o m e facilities. The Craft of Illinois m a y well be proud of their H o m e . No portrait in the book has a greater attraction for us than t h a t of Bro. R O B B I N S . We have a l w a y s admired Bro. B O B B I N S intensely, arid h a v e always felt and expressed gratification a t t h e good j u d g m e n t of Illinois in availing itself of his great store of masonic knowledge. T h e Grand Lodge of Illinois is to be cong r a t u l a t e d . Nor do we propose to h u n t for a fly in the ointment by even suggesting a "limitation." Combining the interest created in us by t h e two pictures, as a former m e m b e r of Miners No. 273, a Mason of Illinois birth a n d origin, nay, more, as the a u g u s t ainbassador of Illinois in "furrin' parts," we rise to propose t h a t when t h e Masons of Illinois are ready to l a y the corner-stone of their beautiful Masonic H o m e building, t h a t Bro. B O B B I N S be not only invited to lay t h e stone b u t also deliver one of h i s notable addresses as a m e m o r i a l forever t h a t Illinois Masons believe in organized practical relief, and^ t h a t Masonry is a progressive science. I f w e c a n arrange to be present, w e would like to be Grand Toter of the Oil Vessel. The p o r t r a i t of P a s t Grand Master G E O . E . L O U N S B E B B Y recalls t h e fact t h a t we were present in Grand Lodge in Illinois, thirty-six years ago when he was Grand Warden, C E E G E I B , H A W L E Y , L O U N S B E B B Y — n o t a b l e trio.
The Grand Master's address was one befitting a jurisdiction containing 80,000 Masons, and his official acts, notably those with the G e r m a n Grand Lodges, under the wise counsel of the chair m a n of the Correspondence Couimittee, were creditably performed. H i s p r o m p t action in the Orphan H o m e m a t t e r was commendable, as also w a s t h a t for the relief of the California sufferers. The Board of Trustees for the Masonic and Orphans' H o m e show they h a v e their m a t t e r s well in hand, a n d though cramped for room are w o r k i n g toward a solution of t h a t difficulty in t h e erection of the proposed new building.
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The new Grand Lodge of Alberta was recognized. If our space permitted we would think it well worth while to use twelve pages for t h e thoughtful and beautiful address upon the " Mission of Masonry," by t h a t beloved of Illinois P a s t Grand Masters, M.-.W.'. Bro. O W E N SCOTT.
H e r e is a s p e c i m e m :
A ritual without the soul ol Masonry is dead. I t Is a skeleton of dry bones hung together by wires as may be seen In the doctor's office or the class room of the medical college. Our care for the old and the young In our homes Is not our whole duty. I n every lodge In city, town or hamlet are abundant needs for the kindly and friendly offices of the Individual Mason. Organized charity, so-called, does not supercede the generous duty of the craftsman. If he has really Imbibed the true spirit of our wonderful brotherhood, he will not allow the sun to go down without the relief of every worthy distressed brother within the length of his cable-tow. The mission of Masonry is to every corner of the world in which may crouch distress or suffering or want. I t goes to uplift, to gladden and to beautify. To uprear noble, manly character, whether In society. In religion, In the state, or in the infinite relations of individual life, is Masonry's divlnest mission.
GoBBESPONDENOE.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Three hundred and sixty pages. J O S E P H B O B B I N S , P a s t Grand Master, chairman. 'After a protracted sitting over the Illinois Proceedings we turn to the Correspondence Beport as one, after a s u m p t u o u s repast, with e x p e c t a n t eyes watches the steaming plum p u d d i n g as, adorned with t h e red holly berries, it is brought in a n d placed before him. Bro. B . suggested in his prelude t h a t t h e two principal matters of discussion among the Craft were t h e m a t t e r of the Grand Lodge of Queensland and t h e use of d o c u m e n t a r y evidence as a factor in avouchment for strange visitors. We are referred to forty-seven "various places" to ascertain his views on the Queensland question, which at this point of our investigation seems the most interesting topic presented for consideration". W e have already heartily agreed with Bro. B.'s s u m m a r y of the Alberta Grand Lodge organization: All the proceedings incident to the formation of the new Grand Lodge were characterized by great dignity and scrupulous regularity and universal recognition will promptly go to It, as a matter of right.
Since the foregoing was written we have gone conscientiously through t h e 360 pages of Bro. B.'s review. W e would like to give our brethren the benefit of his comment on the Queensland matter; our entire r e m a i n i n g space wouldj^hardly be'adequate. N o t even_the red berries,.the old familiar " H o l y E m p i r e " red fire, interest u s ; we smile a n d pass on, b u t as we turn t h e leaves from first to last, or back again a t random, we find t h a t we have halted oftenest a n d longest to read with grateful appreciation, the generous, kind a n d tender words of his tribute to the work a n d character of Bro. U P T O N . W e read his many choice and well selected extracts from U P T O N ' S final review; full as the latter were of t h e regret, pathos a n d pain t h a t came to h i m from the consciousness
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February,
t h a t his labors in the field of masonic thought, research and discussion were ended : and we w o n d e r w h a t more Bro. B O B B I N S
could a d d of tender thought or gentle expression to w h a t he has said, if he were writing now with t h e knowledge t h a t t h e "farew e l l " for this side was final. The "Auf W i e d e r s e h e n " w a s prophetic, till we meet again, and w h e n you do you will laugh together over the petty things t h a t vexed you most on this little earth of ours. The following is the concluding portion of Bro. B O B B I N S ' t r i b u t e : I t Is not alone from a sense of personal loss that we so profoundly regret the loss of Bro. UPTON by the Guild. The loss to Masonry Is greater still, and though he foreshadows activity along other lines from which Masonry will be sure to profit. Us loss will be great^along the lines of Its greatest need. And there Is n o one to fake his place In the strenuous days to come which are to determine whether It has the Inherent strength to preserve Its original plan, or lose Its Identity through the disintegrating Influences of Its environment; for no watchman o n Us towers combines anj-thlng like his all around equipment of erudition, perspicacity and power of expression, wlth'an equal degree of courage of conviction. In his tender good bye to the Guild, he says: " I pass silently around the table where you sit and tender to each of you the warm grasp of a hand that never knowlngl.v did a n y man a wrong." • We doubt not that every member of the Guild, and not the least those with whom he has given and taken the hardest blows, will wish t h a t they might— and like ourself, still keep on dreaming t h a t perchance they may — sometime grasp t h a t hand In the flesh. We will n o t echo his "farewell," but only say Auf Wiedersehen.
And here we prefer, even if unlimited space permitted, to close our r e v i e w ; we have made our choicest selection. N e x t A n n u a l to be held second Tuesday in October, 1907. C. E . A L L E N , G r a n d Master.
INDIANA -
1906.
M.-. W.-. A L F R E D W . E M B E Y , G r a n d
Master, opened
Grand
Lodge in ample form, the Grand Representative of K a n s a s , Bro. WM.
B I D L E Y , being present.
The G r a n d Master reports proinpt action for the relief of the California sufferers in the remittance from t h e Masons of I n d i a n a of $3893.50 up to.May 15th. Another contribution of $988.00 is reported b y the Grand Secretary. The Grand Lodge of Queensland w a s recognized. W h i l e t h e Grand Lodge was in session a telegram was received from the Grand Master of California to withhold further r e m i t t a n c e s u n t i l a d v i s e d ; since last remittance the Grand Lodge h a d received for remittance $1355.75, which is all highly creditable to our Hoosier brethren. A brother a n d his wife tendered certain property to the Grand Lodge for t h e purpose of a Masonic H o m e , b u t t h e Grand Lodge
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deemed it inexpedient at t h a t time to institute a H o m e . G r a n d Lodge voted to not adopt the requirementfrom visitors of a receipt for dues from home lodge under seal. The retiring Grand Master was adorned with the customary jewel. I n d i a n a a n n u a l masonic review, 224 pages, D A N I E L M O D O N A L D , reviewer. The one topic, above all others, t h a t seems to concern the reviewer is the ill advised method of disbursing charity through the medium of Masonic H o m e s as compared with the I n d i a n a plan. Many jurisdictions h a v i n g H o m e s a n d others contemplating their institution and raising funds for t h a t purpose are given advice by him t h a t does not seem to be entirely " unprejudiced." For instance, t h a t old veteran in Montana, who has been ready to wield his sword or d r a w his weaselskin or undergo a n y hardship for the benefit of suffering h u m a n i t y , advises his brethren to " s a v e your money for a Masonic Home." The I n d i a n a brother s a y s : As our esteemed and venerable Bro. H E D G E S looks at It, that might be considered good advice, but looking a t It In the light of a long and unprejudiced Investigation of the Masonic Home project, we view It as a schenne to expend thousands and hundreds of thousands of dollars for a comparatively few drones In the masonic hive, many of whom never did a thing for Masonry to entitle them to a soft snap In a Masonic Home free of all expenses the remainder of their lives. The Masonic Home project has been before the Grand Lodge of I n d i a n a for nearlj' forty years and every time has been Indefinitely postponed.
And then the writer says t h a t he "Introduced a resolution Into the Grand Lodge looking to the formation of a Grand C h a r i t y Fund," and the Grand Lodge without debate resolved, " w e d e e m it unwise and inexpedient for this Grand Lodge to assume the great responsibility of disbursing masonic charity, a d u t y w h i c h is i n c u m b e n t upon every lodge of Masons and every individual Mason. Now we can't figure out the situation in Indiana, but we h a v e found in K a n s a s , where m a n y of our poor-houses even are without any i n m a t e , t h a t we cannot leave our orphans and our aged men and women, those utterl3' incapable of self-support, to the occasional donation of a J e w i s h half shekel in silver, nay, not even to the well intended charity of a lodge. W e know t h a t in the H o m e they will be better cared for, be more comfortable, and the expense more evenly distributed among the brethren. Several of our brightest and best Masons, old Past Masters, have a l r e a d y found the H o m e a shelter, and from it m a n y h a v e been t a k e n b y loving h a n d s to their last resting place. W e have no dronesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; they are all entitled to the corn, wine and oil, the wages of the faithful craftsman. W e h a v e t a k e n the pains heretofore to s t u d y the financial statistics of t h e G r a n d Lodges which h a v e C h a r i t y F u n d s w h i c h
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TERRITORY.
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t h e y disburse, and the amounts seem pitifully small in comparison to the a m o u n t expended in s m a l l e r jurisdictions, to the actual cases of c h a r i t y accepted as w o r t h y a n d needy by the H o m e directors, after they have been r e c o m m e n d e d as deserving and n e e d y by t h e home lodge in the locality where they reside. Volu n t a r y c h a r i t y is usually given to the u n w o r t h y ; systemized c h a r i t y t h r o u g h the lodge, Grand Lodge a n d the H o m e , hunts out t h e needy, and the deserving, the aged, t h e orphans, and provides t h e m with the comforts of a home. B r e t h r e n , as a rule the Masons who obtrude their claims for c h a r i t y unless actually helpless are not t h e ones m o s t deserving, a n d under t h e Individual pocket, a n d even the local lodge system, t h e m o s t deserving are seldom found o u t ; they even shrink from accepting Grand Lodge charity; b u t they feel under the H o m e system, " I t is my home ; I have a r i g h t to go there ; I am not going to an alms h o u s e ; I a m going to t h e Masonic H o m e , my home.'' A n d if it is conducted like the H o m e s in Missouri and Kansas, the children or the aged will be self-respecting members of the H o m e family and have a sense of interest in and ownership of their Home. N e x t A n n u a l May 21, 1907. LiNOOL,]sr V. OKAVENS, Grand Master.
INDIAN TERRITORY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1906. Special Communications to lay corner-stones to the" number of a half dozen were held. ' The Grand Lodge convened in A n n u a l Communication. I n his address, the Grand Master alluded to t h e present as the most prosperous y e a r of the Craft in t h a t jurisdiction ; to the forty-sixth star on the flag; the beautiful Scottish Rite Teniple at South McAlester t h e pride of all Masons in our new c o m m o n w e a l t h ; decided " t h a t when the Worshipful Master-elect gets drunk he should h a v e charges preferred a g a i n s t him and not be installed." Col. W M . B U S B Y , of South McAlester, "formerly of Kansa's," wliere he h a s friends by the legion, was welcomed by the "formerly of T e x a s " colonel, the Grand Master, and given a chance to m a k e a speech, in which he called attention to t h e fact " t h a t Masons m u s t not lose sight of the fact t h a t the Master Mason's degree is the foundation of all Masonry." Masonic H o m e Committee reported funds on h a n d to a m o u n t of $63,164.93. Grand Lodge resolved to hold n e x t A n n u a l on the eighth day of F e b r u a r y , 1907, the same being t h e t i m e for session'of Grand Lodge of O k l a h o m a Territory.
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Grand Orator T A L M A G E delivered an ornate address on t h e topic. " A Design on God's Trestle Board." The volume contains a picture showing Grand Lodge a t refreshment; a s t h e record shows two car loads of watermelons were used, t h e brethren m u s t have been refreshed to the limit. GoBBESPONDENCE.—One hundred and forty-two p a g e s ; T. C. HuMPHEEY, chairman. Kansas is fraternally considered; a large portion of t h e Kan7 sas space is taken up with a quotation from Bro. DTTNLAP'S oration. Under Mississippi, Question No. 19, as to whether a Mason who dined a t the same table with negroes was guilty of u n m a sonic conduct, was answered as follows: In Mississippi, a man who takes his family and sits down to dine with a negro on social equalltj', not only displays .bad taste, but an utter disregard of the common proprieties. I t is a slap In the face of his white neighbors, and a very great Injustice and great wrong to the negroes, but he violates no naasonlo law.
Bro. H U M P H R E Y says, " T h a t is a crackerjack." Worse thanthat, Bro. H U M P H B E Y ; still we concur t h a t it was a very great injustice a n d great wrong to the negroes to ask t h e m to dine on nothing else than "social equality." Are t h e possums and y a m s all gone, do you suppose?N e x t Annual, South McAlester, A u g u s t 2, 1907. W M . A . M C B R I D E , G r a n d Master.
TOWA — 1 9 0 6 . An excellent engraving of the retiring Grand Master, M.-.W.*. Bro. W. H . N O B B I S , fronts t h e title page of the volume. Seven or eight pages are devoted to the prayer, speeches, music a n d other public exercises preliminary to t h e opening of Grand L/odge, One speaker referred to a " p r o f a n e " who joined the masonic fraternity—in Iowa we suppose. After joining, he came home and told his wife he m u s t quit s w e a r i n g ; and as it seemed a n impossible undertaking, she evolved a plan to help h i m — h e w a s to p a y her one dollar for every b a d word he used. I t was not long until SOLOMON in all his glory could not compare in richness of apparel with the wife; a n d then getting a grip on himself the revenue ceased. One night his wife waked h i m a n d told h i m there were burglars in the house. T a k i n g his flve-barreled cannon he started to go down stairs in his bare feet, stumbled over a toy t r a i n of cars J O H N N I E had left on the second step from the top, landed excitedly a t the bottom, fired the walls full of deadly holes, found there was no burglar, went back to his bedroom, and found his wife sitting up in bed with a pencil a n d a lot of tally sheet paper figuring for dear life. " M A B Y , w h a t does all this m e a n ? " " D o n ' t
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b o t h e r m e ; w a i t a m i n u t e . So m u c h and so much is so much. J O H N , do you know, you owe me $435.00," And thereupon J O H N proceeded to raise t h e account to $600.00. The speaker told the story to illustrate a n e w cure for profanity. W e never liked t h e word profane as originally used, and still used, masonically. B u t while we think the story properly repres e n t s the other signification, and therefore suggests serious reflections to a thinking mind, we trust it does not represent the c h a r a c t e r of the material in the I o w a quarries. If they have m a n y such profanes in Iowa, we suggest t h a t they be utilized to increase the amount a t the disposal of the Committee on Charityannually. G r a n d Lodge convened a t Des Moines, and was opened in a m p l e form by Grand Master W . H . N O R B I S . I n his address the Grand Master referred to the Grand Custodian and Grand Treasurer, each of w h o m had died during the year, p a y i n g to each a high tribute. The Grand Custodian, HiBAM GiLMOBE, received a p a r t of his education at Platteville A c a d e m y , in Grant County, Wisconsin, in the latter fifties, where he was well known to the writer. J O S H U A L . P I C K A B D , later Chancellor of the I o w a University, was the principal of the school, and no boy or young m a n could associate with him without getting well defined views of his duties to GOD, country and h u m a n i t y . F r o m the public tributes we are glad to know the high esteem in which Bro. G I L M O B E was held and the extent to which his loss is deplored by the Craft of Iowa. W e have read and studied with interest the Iowa method of disbursing charity to its needy, aged and unfortunate, and comm e n d a comparison between t h a t and the K a n s a s system to any of the brethren of K a n s a s who think enough is not being done under our method for the comfort of our destitute ones. The Grand Lodge granted three charters to lodges under dispensation. The Grand Lodge of A l b e r t a was duly recognized. A communication from the Grand Master of Masons of California, M.-.W.-. Bro. M. H . PiiiNT, acknowledging the receipt of $4500.00 from the Masons of Iowa, through the Grand Secretary, for the Pacific Coast sufferers, a n d t h a n k i n g the Masons of Iowa for their generous contribution. This was only a part of the Iowa masonic contribution to California. Special Report on Correspondence on the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Prance was t a k e n up, and, on motion, action was Indefinitely postponed. CoBBESPONDENOE.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;JOSEPH E . MoROOMBE, chairman of committee. One h u n d r e d and fifty pages of report greet us. There is a peculiar c h a r m and felicity w i t h which the report Is presented to its readers. H e asks for frankness in their survey of M a s o n r y :
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If the work of our lodge rooms is to be appraised a t value of.words, there Is nothing In all the ritual which raises above the commonplace of dogma. Giving attention only to the phraseology of Masonry, we catch only glimpses of Its rich philosophy, yet it Is within such limitations that Masonry Is viewed by many of its adherents. Is it any wonder that with Insufficient knowledge of the fraternity, the eui bono comes to many an honest brother with Insistent force? To one who has learned aught beyond Its words. Masonry attracts by Its history, charms with its philosophy, and by the very power of thought It holds together pure hearted, clean handed men in ceaseless service for their fellows. Teaching ever the great lesson of brotherhood in which there Is neither "border nor breed nor birth," seeking In all things to bring nearer the reign of righteousness on earth. U u d e r A l a b a m a ' s decision, m a k i n g eligible one unable to read or write, he says : If, as some of us contend, bodily malm or defect should operate as a bar to entrance, how shall one thus blinded by Ignorance be "capable of learning the a r t of serving his Master's Lord." One absolutely Illiterate is a defective in greater degree than another deficient in his proper bodily members. U n d e r British (Columbia, he referred to its fraternal correspondence with the Grand Lodge of I t a l y as liable to be a shock to the Ultra-purists, and says : I t is to us an excellent sign when fraternity reaches beyond ourselves and our Immediate neighbors; when minor differences of origin or of form are ignored for sake of extending the Influence and prestige and power for the good of the general Craft. U n d e r Colorado, with its proposed ^Lecturers," he s a y s :
" C o l l e g i u m of
Grand
When Grand Lodges recognize that as a class Grand Lecturers are the least qualified to discuss or pass upon masonic ritual, we may e.xpect an intelligent effort toward a restoration of the work and a correct understanding of the changes which the tinkers and lecturers have made.' Grand Lecturers are doncerned only with words. I t will require a gathering of real masonic scholars, learned in antiquities of the Craft, and able to analyze the varying forms by methods of "higher criticism" to rehabilitate the ritual or bring about any beneficial results. W e l a y aside the I o w a v o l u m e a n d Bro. MOKOOMBE'S report r e g r e t f u l l y ; we would like to praise t h e completeness of t h e former in every portion of its m a k e u p , while for the latter, though we may differ with its a u t h o r as to some m a t t e r s a b o u t t h e e s s e n t i a l i t y of which there are honest differences of opinion, y e t in t h e m a i n we find ourself e n t i r e l y in accord, and regret we c a n n o t t a k e more for the i n s t r u c t i o n of the Craft of K a n s a s . N e x t m e e t i n g J u n e 4, 1907. W M . F . C L E V E L A N D , G r a n d Master.
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IRELAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1905. The v o l u m e containing t h e A n n u a l Report for 1905 is the most interesting a n d absorbing t h a t i t has ever been our privilege to examine from t h a t jurisdiction. The frontispiece contains a n excellent portrait of B.-.W.-. Sir JAMES CREED MEREDITH,
D e p u t y G r a n d M a s t e r of
Ireland.
Illness precluded h i m from delivering the customary a n n u a l address, b u t i t was a loss not without adequate compensation, for R.-.W.-. W . .1. C H E T W O D E - C K A W I J E Y , t h e Grand Treasurer, w h o w a s substituted, delivered a n address t h a t should be read b y every A m e r i c a n Mason, particularly those who oppose organized charity, and believe t h a t relief to t h e destitute should spring from the charitable impulse of t h e Mason or lodge with w h o m t h e applicant s u s t a i n s lodge rela,tions. I t will d o A m e r i c a n Masons good to learn t h a t the jurisdiction of I r e l a n d , founded in 1792 the Masonic Female Orphan School; in 1867 the Masonic Orphan Boy's School; a n d in 1887 the Queen Victoria Jubilee A n n u i t y Fund, the " t h r e e masonic jewels of Ireland." I n addition to these charities, there is t h e "Belfast Masonic W i d o w s ' F u n d , " founded t h i r t y years ago, " a precedent followed in t h e contiguous Province of Down." The girls' school cares for ninety-six girls, the boys for eightysix, a n d t h e r e are twentj'-nine receiving annuities from t h e Victoria F u n d . T h e schools have commodious buildings and grounds. Bro.
CHETWODB CRAWLEY
m a k e s a forcible a n d
beautiful,
plea, in w h i c h he argues the " d u t y of the Craft to render the interior as well as the exterior of their lodge rooms as beautiful as is compatible w i t h their means a n d opportunities." " Bro. C H B T W O D E - C B A W L E Y states a historical fact, which will probably be news to some of our K a n s a s readers. H e refers to the death of B r o . W M . M O O R E , whose name was returned from 1840 year by year, as a " m e m b e r of the Royal Arch Chapter N o . 198, a t t a c h e d to Lodge No. 198, a n d says further : Some of the brethren will he surprised at the citation of Royal Arch records In a Graft Grand.Lodge, but It is precisely because It is a Graft Grand Lodge that I m a k e bold to cite these records.
I n the first place the R o y a l Arch degree is an integral p a r t of the Craft. H e r e is t h e solemn pronouncement of t h e Grand Lodge of I r e l a n d a h u n d r e d years or so ago, still in force : 1st. I t Is declared a n d pronounced that pure Ancient Masonry consists of three degrees and noiiiore,vlz.: those of the Entered Apprentice, the Fellow Craft, and the Master Mason, including the Supreme Chapter of the Holy Royal Arch.
Bro. W M . MOORE w a s exalted to the Royal Arch degree in t h e lodge under t h e a u t h o r i t y of t h e lodge warrant.
1906-07.
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W e have heretofore in our reports cited one or more instances of like work in our lodges in the E a s t nearly a century ago. T h e instance cited by Bro. C R A W L E Y is probably the latest recorded anywhere, and as Bro. C R A W L E Y well says, ' ' m a r k s the close of a n epoch in the development of Freemasonry." Bro. C. m a k e s a memorable claim in the following: The Grand Lodge of Ireland was the first Grand Lodge In the world to furnish Its lodges with charters as evidence of their legal constitution. That momentous step was taken Just one hundred and seventy-flve years ago.
Will Bro. J E N K S , of Wisconsin, reflect on this s t a t e m e n t from one whose s t a t e m e n t s are always considerate, and the basis for any one of which is always well founded. The Grand Jurisdictions of England, Scotland and I r e l a n d have concurred in a rule of recognition of new Grand Lodges in territories where all the three jurisdictions have lodges, providing t h a t two-thirds of the lodges under each jurisdiction shall first have signified their adhesion to svich new Body. An eloquent sermon was preached in St. Patrick's C a t h e d r a l by the Bishop of Ossory. A fine portrait of the Bishop precedes the discourse. The text was, "And he m a d e of one, every nation of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth." The I r e l a n d volume is full of historical interest, and we leave it reluctantly. , The D u k e of Abercorn, M.".W.-. Grand Master.
KENTUCKY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1906. W h i l e some persons who look on the surface of things thoughtlessly speak of K e n t u c k y as a place where the principal a m u s e m e n t of the natives consists in g u n n i n g for each other, we never think of It without remembering the famous response m a d e to " M y Old K e n t u c k y H o m e " by P a s t Grand Master J O H N M. P R I C E , who, with full heart and in highest ardor of affection struck the right key of fervent,devotion to the place he still called "home." IncidentaiUy he spoke of another H o m e , which K a n sans have since believed to be the crowning glory of K e n t u c k y Masonry. Grand Master J A M E S G A E N E T T , though apparently a y o u n g man, has demonstrated t h a t he has the courage of his convictions. If there is any one thing that does more to discredit Masonry locally than a n y t h i n g else, it is the unconscionable thirst t h a t seems to afflict certain members of masonic bodies i m m e d i a t e l y after the completion of funeral ceremonies. I t is not a delectable sight to any, much less to the mourners, to see the white-plumed and sworded, and the white gloved and aproned brethren m a k i n g
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CORnESPONDBNCE—KENTUCKY.
February,
such a rush for refreshment, and such sights do an irreparable harm to the Craft. A lodge in Kentucky made a show, of itself in that respect, and after thorough investigation the Grand Master arrested its charter, which action, after ample hearing by Committee on Jurisprudence, was approved, and the'Grand Lodge revoked the charter of the local lodge. The Grand Master's action was highly commendable, and we suggest that it be followed in other jurisdictions. The Kentucky ^object lesson is a good one, and will produce good results. . ' CoBEBSPONDBNOE.— One hundred and forty pages. W. W. CLARKE, chairman.
Bro. CiiABKK says in his conclusion : Occasionally, as an echo of a past discussion, we hear something of perpetual Jurisdiction - J u s t a shot now and then to m a k e sure that the thing Is dead ; but most of the recentdlscusslon in these reports centers about the non-afflllate and the visitor. I t really begins to look as though that ancient support of the Order, the ' unaffiliated Mason, Is about to lose, not the privileges of modern Masonry, but that which a t one time would have been'termed the inherent, and which before the wave of commercialism had set in, and the spirit of modernization had shut out the past, were thought to be the Inalienable rights of a Freemason.
He objects to tjie safeguards found necessary by some of the Grand Lodges, and recommends the New York legislative action, which we have already, under New York, approved and recommended. We concur with Bro. CLARKE in the regret for the innovation by which the individual Mason is shut out from what have always been conceded, and under ancient usage were, established rights, having all the sanction, force and effect of a landmark, and requiring no specific legislation, and which are yet to this day the boasts of Masons everywhere — that a Mason once made belongs to the Craft universal, and that the fact of non-affiliation does not, and under the universal law should not, exclude him from the "Mason's right" any where on the globe. We believe in spelling Nation with a big " N " and Grand Lodge with a big "G" and "L," but we fear that too much lack of masonic learning and too much centralization on the part of the Grand Lodge, is cutting the heart out of Masonry, and making it over on the basis of the commercial orders. Next Annual October 15,1907. SAMUEL K . VEAOH, Grand Master.
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LOUISIANA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1906. E m e r g i n g after a long struggle with debt, incurred in t h e building of its Temple, the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its a n nual session found itself free from debt, b u t with several questions involving its financial interests awaiting consideration. . The Temple, b y t h e gradual encroachment of business in t h e city, h a d become a p a r t of the center of trade and traffic; the noise, confusion and bustle of trade were m a k i n g the Temple less desirable for masonic uses, while its value as a site for business purposes had been greatly enhanced. F u r t h e r room and a more quiet locality were desired. Then again came t h e committee, theretofore appointed on plan of masonic relief, with a careful report showing investigations concerning a period of two years, in which t h e committee finds t h a t out of thirty-seven jurisdictions t h a t dispense relief by the Grand Lodge, twenty-eight have adopted the H o m e system, while only nine adhere to the direct relief system. Of the twentyeight, nearly half h a d tried the direct relief system and abandoned it, while in two of the nine which still have the direct relief system, the sentiment is in favor of abandoning it for a H o m e . I n Iowa, the E a s t e r n Star, with the help of inasonic lodges and Master Masons of t h a t State, have a W i d o w s and O r p h a n s ' H o m e in successful operation, with members of the Order a n d fraternity alike enthusiastic in its support. After careful consideration, Grand Lodge took action by which the sum of $6,000.00 was appropriated each year, beginning 1906, as a Masonic Belief Fund, .$2,500.00 of which was a t the disposal of t h e Grand Master for t h e relief of aged and indigent Masons, and widows and orphans of deceased brothers, the unused r e m a i n d e r to be invested and carried to account of a p e r m a n e n t relief fund until $50,000.00 is obtained, when Grand Lodge shall m a k e a permanent i n v e s t m e n t ; and t h a t a n y or all donations or subscriptions t h a t m a y be given to the (xrand Lodge for the establishment of a Masonic H o m e , shall be received and set aside, and accumulated principal a'nd interest reserved for t h a t purpose alone. The Grand Lodge concluded t h a t a building producing a revenue equal to seven per cent, on $175,000.00, with an increase in rental value of t w e n t y per cent, for the last year was a good property to keep for a chance of further increase in value. * Louisiana, with its "Belief Lodge," has been doing a noble work, and the brethren of t h a t jurisdiction are alive to the demands of distressed h u m a n i t y , and the keen interest manifested in t h a t direction is very creditable to them. Two h u n d r e d and fifty dollars were donated for the relief of the Jews of Bussia. Grand Lodge approved Jurisprudence report, a d h e r i n g to old
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CoBRBSPONUENCE—MAINE.
February,
time rhethods and usage of receiving visitors, and turning down t h e G r a n d Master's recommendation for t h e Grand Lodge certificate to lodge receipts for dues, in force in some jurisdictions. A reception following a roll call of G r a n d Representatives was had, a n d as usual K a n s a s was present. Grand Secretary R I C H A R D L A M B E R T was presented with $1,000.00 in consideration of p a s t services during the days of s m a l l revenues and great d e m a n d s , when his salary had been reduced a t his own suggestion ; and the Grand Lodge seemed much pleased to be able to m a k e the presentation. CoBRBSPONDBNOB.— HERMAN C. DuNCAN, chairman. Bro. D U N C A N ' S report only contains eighty pages, but he has culled to a d v a n t a g e , and his c o m m e n t s are upon well selected topics. • , N e x t A n n u a l F e b r u a r y 4, 1907. L. C. A L I ^ E N , Grand Master.
MAINE — 1906. P o r t l a n d , May 1st, A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n ; H U G H R . C H A P L I N , G r a n d Master, and A R C H I E L E E T A L B O T , the representative of K a n s a s , both present. A n interesting question discussed by the Grand Master is the following: " C a n a Mason, w h e t h e r an E n t e r e d Apprentice, a Fellow Craft or a Master Mason, be tried by a lodge for an offense alleged to have been committed before he was m a d e a M a s o n ? " I n 1867 a l i k e question was answered " N o " by the J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e . Since then the law has been changed so t h a t the a p p l i c a n t is required to state t h a t he " k n o w s of no physical, legal or m o r a l reason w h y he should not be m a d e a Mason." The comm i t t e e in 1867 intimated t h a t if such a s t a t e m e n t (as now required) had been m a d e by the candidate the lodge could break its comp a c t w i t h him because of fraud. The Grand Master s a i d : " M y own opinion is t h a t the question should be answered 'No.' W h a t does a c a n d i d a t e know about the physical, legal or moral reasons w h i c h debar him from becoming a M a s o n ? Ask yourselves the question. W h a t is the fixed moral s t a n d a r d by which a candidate m u s t m e a s u r e himself, and by whicli we measure h i m ? There is no definite standard m a d e known to a c a n d i d a t e by .which he m a y m e a s u r e hiinself morally. Again, a c a n d i d a t e m a y say that, ' N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the past, when I m a d e thalt s t a t e m e n t I stated w h a t was then true.' Well m a y he ask, -Cannot a man repent w h a t ' s p a s t : avoid w h a t is to c o m e ? ' " The Committee on J u r i s prudence found the conundrum required "further time," andthey h a v e taken until the next Communication. The position of the G r a n d Master seems to us to be tenable and sound.
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COREBSPONDENOB.—ALBRO B . C H A S B , c h a i r m a n .
K a n s a s receives three pages of select clippings, interspersed with brief comment. Sickness a n d d e a t h have prevented the c h a i r m a n from extended consideration or comment, and he says, "Consequently t h e scissors have played a n i m p o r t a n t part." N e x t A n n u a l M a y 7, 1907. C H A S . P . J O H N S O N , G r a n d Master.
MANITOBA — 1906. Thirty-first A n n u a l held a t Winnipeg. J u n e 13,1906, M.-. W.-. Bro. W M . G . SCOTT, G r a n d Master, presiding.
M.-.W.-. Bro. J A M E S A.
OvAS, the representative of Kansas, responded to roll call. The record contains three Special Communications to lay corner-stones. At the opening of Grand Lodge in Annual Session, M.-.W.*. Bro. J . A. M B S S E R R E Y , P a s t Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Prince E d w a r d ' s Island, w a s announced as in waiting, a n d w a s introduced and received with the Grand Honors, for which he made fitting acknowledgment. The Grand Master m a d e full report of his actions in connection with t h e organization of the Grand Lodge of Alberta, in which he recommended t h a t official recognition be extended to the new Grand Lodge, a n d t h a t she be extended a hearty welcome into the sisterhood of Grand Lodges. H e also recommended t h a t as the Grand Lodge had a handsome surplus in the treasury, to which the Alberta lodges had contributed their full share, t h a t they " n o t only deal justly b u t generously with our offspring as they go out from the p a r e n t a l roof.'' The Committee on Grand Master's Address agreed with t h e recommendations for recognition and for financial a d j u s t m e n t with the Grand Lodge of Alberta, and Grand Lodge approved t h e report of the committee. W e consider the action of our Manitoba brethren, by comparison, the severest stricture t h a t could be pronounced a g a i n s t the action of the p a r e n t bodies in their relation with their offspring in Queensland, a n d for t h a t m a t t e r with almost a n y of the Colonial lodges, in their effort to form their own Grand L o d g e s : a n d we feel a personal pride in the action taken, in memory of the days of yore when we rejoiced in our commission as Grand Representative of Manitoba near the Grand Lodge of Kansas. W e take the following from the Grand Master's address : stately structures and esthetic decoration of lodge rooms are very good in their way. Social gatherings are by no means to be overlooked, but as Masons the great and blessed principle ot charity has a paramount claim upon our sympathies and our finances. I t would greatly strengthen lodge life and ma-
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CORRESPONDENCE—MARYLAND.
February
sonic prestige If our balance sheets could demonstrate more often than they do t h a t our professions and practices were properly squared. I
Ten dispensations for n e w lodges were granted by t h e Grand Master, nine lodges received charters, and t h e dispensation of one lodge w a s continued. The d e a t h of P a s t G r a n d Master T H O M A S T W E E D received due fraternal consideration In the G r a n d Lodge. The G r a n d Representatives were callea to the B a s t and received a n d welcomed in t h e m a n n e r befitting their exalted rank. N o Correspondence Report. For twenty-one years t h e G r a n d Lodge of Manitoba has retained in olfloe t h e same G r a n d Treasurer. W e note t h a t his predecessor has the mark before his n a m e indicating withdrawal from Masonry, b u t Grand Treasurer M O K E C H N I E , who attained his majority in years of service, did not die, did not resign, and was n o t displaced because of objection to m a n n e r of his service. H i s b r e t h r e n could have given h i m a chest of plate, or a gold w a t c h suitably inscribed, or a jewel, b u t instead they gave hiin their suffrages to the office of Grand Master, rounding out and affixing their highest testimonial of esteem to his m a n y years of faithful service. • A s a n onlooker we say, " W e l l done," to t h e late Grand Treasurer for this endorsement of his service to t h e brethren for this well bestowed testimonial. N e x t Annual J u n e 12, 1907. J O H N M O K B O H N I E , G r a n d Master.
MARYLAND — 1905. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S J . S H E Y O O K , w h o has been G r a n d Master of
M a r y l a n d since t h e days of TUBAL, C A I N , opened his Grand Lodge according to the manner in which he performs every function — in t h e most ample form. A n d r i g h t here we rise to remark, that' instead of criticism, t h e writer — as every one who is familiar with t h e situation in Maryland agrees — has only the highest t e r m s of approval of t h e brethren of Maryland in drafting into their service, term after term, one so able and competent to .render t h e m the most faithful, complete a n d perfect service. I t m a y be gratifying to the zealous brother who is chosen to serve for one y e a r as Master, or as Grand Master, b u t neither t h e lodge nor t h e G r a n d Lodge gets t h e same efficient and valuable service t h a t i t could in t h e second or t h e third year of service from the same officer. G r a n d Lodge held one Semi-annual, one Annual, and two Special Communications.
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At the A n n u a l a couple of interesting letters were received. One from the Chamber of Commerce and one from the Third N a tional Bank,, each of which h a d found quarters in t h e Masonic Temple when their places of business were destroyed in the g r e a t fire. The B a n k cited the fact t h a t notwithstanding rents since the fire in t h e vicinity of t h e Temple h a d increased from three to Ave hundred per c e n t , " y e t Mr. S H B Y O C K exacted from the B a n k no other or greater rent for such room than had been paid by t h e last occupant before t h e fire. T h e B a n k tendered the Grand M a s ter a n d through h i m t h e Grand Lodge, a vote of thanks for generous consideration a n d uniform kindness." The Chamber of Commerce sent a like expression of regard. Nothing b u t formal routine business transacted in Grand Lodge. A poem, occupying nearly a page, was Inflicted on t h e Grand Master, commencing "Once more thy brethren call thee to the East, And bid thee still the mighty scepter wield,"
As the Grand Master's name does not appear in the obituary page, the presumption is it did not prove fatal. CoEBESPONDENCE.—One hundred and twenty-five pages. E D W A R D T. SOHULTZ, c h a i r m a n .
The veteran c h a i r m a n , Bro. S O H U L T Z , since we last m e t h a s suffered an entire loss of s i g h t ; b u t no one reading his report would suspect for a m o m e n t b u t w h a t every matter considered had been read a n d studied first hand by t h e chairman. Under British Columbia, where t h e Grand Master, in answer to the query, " C a n a Mason who h a s dimitted, b u t in good standing in the chapter, be buried by his mother lodge?" replied " N o . " Bro. S. a s k s : " W e should like to know w h y a lodge m a y not, if it sees proper, bury a dimitted M a s o n ? " W e think the question pertinent. Until our Grand Lodge legislatures began to furnish special legislation on every conceivable thing under t h e ^ u n , t h e r e was a well grounded masonic principle, "Once a Mason always a Mason." There were two kinds of Masons, affiliated a n d non-° affiliated, a n d t h e one with a d i m i t was j u s t as much entitled to, and received, t h e courtesy of his brethren as the other, and in case of distress or d e a t h received equal attention. W e have never asked t h e question w h e n asked to b u r y a Mason, w h e t h e r he was dimitted or n o t ; w h e t h e r his receipt for dues was up to date or not; and in one instance know a brother to have received masonic burial w h o h a d been suspended for non-payment of dues, and as the poverty of the brother should liave been known to t h e lodge, and if known, would have m a d e his suspension Improper, we think t h e Master justified in his a'ction. In the review of K a n s a s , Bro. S., referring to a number of infringements upon or departures from the ancient laws and usages, says;
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COBRESPONDEUCE—MASSACHUSETTS.
February
The most alarming Innovation Is the authorization and dissemination of cipher and other rituals to enable a brother ambitious of being Master of his lodge to be relieved of the old and tiresome method — the mouth to ear method — the only way In which a true Mason can receive or impart such knowledge.
And further s a y s : In order to assist In the dissemination of such work, and advertise It as much as possible, we find one Grand Lodge giving In Its volume of Proceedings the name and address of the firm through whom copies may be obtained.
M a s s a c h u s e t t s n o t m a n y y e a r s ago expelled members for doing t h e same thing. Their action w a s approved by all the Grand Lodges. .We a r e glad to note t h a t t h e old time vigor, strength and excellence of Bro. SOHULTz's work shows no impairment, and we t r u s t our Maryland b r e t h r e n m a y long enjoy seryices t h a t have reflected such credit on their jurisdiction. N e x t Annual N o v e m b e r 20, 1906. T. J. S H B Y O C K , G r a n d M a s t e r .
MASSACHUSETTS— 1905. Q u a r t e r l y Communication, March 8th, a t Boston.
M.-.W.\
B A A L I S SANFORD, Grand Master.
The following regulations were adopted for visitors to lodges: 1. Being vouched for In writing by a brother present, who. If not a member, shall himself be vouched for a t the time by a member of the lodge, and wlio shall. If required, state In writing when and where he sat with the visitor in open lodge. 2. Producing a certificate or diploma of a regular Grand Lodge and passing a satisfactory examination. A certificate under seal of the Secretary of a regular lodge may be accepted In lieu of the Grand Lodge certificate, b u t the acceptance of such a certificate,;or of a Grand Lodge certificate, more than three years previous to the date of visit, shall be at the discretion of the Master of t h e lodge visited.
A fine portrait of K i n g E D W A R D V I I . , taken in 1902, was pre-
sented to Grand Lodge. Recognition w a s unanimously given to Porto Rico, but refused to Queensland. The Education and C h a r i t y F u n d a m o u n t s to $249,642.33.> T h e balance reported in G r a n d T r e a s u r y is $2,692.12. Temple assessed valuation, $1,150,000. on which is a n indebtedness of $335,000. A Special Communication of Grand Lodge was held J u n e 6th a t Cambridge to celebrate t h e centennial anniversary of Amicable Lodge. A m o n g the Masons k n o w n to t h e world among its members were LTJOIUS E . P A I G E , a n d A N S O N B U B L I N G A M E .
The m e m o r y
of t h e latter is k e p t fresh a m o n g K a n s a n s through the beautiful little city in K a n s a s n a m e d in h i s honor. The celebration of t h e centennial w a s remarkable, and t h e
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history of the lodge and the oration of the d a y were worthy of t h e occasion. Mt. Carmel Lodge held its centennial on J u n e 10th, the Grand liOdge'convening in the City of L y n n to participate in the same. S K B E N O D . N I C K B R S O N , t h e R e c o r d i n g G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , delivered
the historical address; like all his writings or utterances it is clear, complete and conclusive. H e gives the history of Masonry in Massachusetts under the E n g l i s h a n d Scotch Constitutions; the union March 5,1792, of St. J o h n ' s Grand Lodge and the Massachusetts Grand Lodge. A n interesting anecdote is related b y Bro. NiOKBBSON about P a s t Grand Master B E A R U S S E L L . W h i l e a soldier in the Revolutionary a r m y he w a s passing a certain tent, the flap blew aside, and he saw many comrades there ; one, a sergeant of one of the regiments, on an elevated seat and covered, while a m o n g the crowd sat Gen. W A S H I N G T O N uncovered. Being accustomed to regard t h e General with t h e highest reverence, he could not understand w h y one of the least should be more honored t h a n he. On being told t h a t it was a lodge of Masons, and t h a t one of the tenets of the Craft was the equality of all men, he w a s so influenced thereby t h a t as soon as he returned home he became a Freemason. Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge, Boston, J a n u a r y 14,1905. The Grand Master read a letter announcing the organization of the P a u l Revere Memorial Association, the object being to purchase, restore and preserve the old Revolutionary home of P A U L R E V E B E in North Square, Boston. The Board of Directors of t h e Grand Lodge unanimously voted to recommend to Grand Lodge the appropriation of five hundred dollars for the purpose of the P a u l Revere Association, which w a s unanimously approved, and adopted by Grand Lodge. Quarterly, September, 1905. A venerable brother expelled in 1859, w a s by unanimous vote of Grand Lodge restored to membership.
T h e death of a g r a n d d a u g h t e r of H E N R Y P B I O E , P r o -
vincial Grand Master, w a s announced a s h a v i n g occurred in August, 1905, a t the age of ninety-three. Special Communication a t Marblehead, September 28th, to lay a corner-stone of a Federal building. Special a t Attleboro, October 11th; dedication of a lodge. Special a t A m e s b u r y ; cornerstone Federal building. Quarterly, December 13, 1905, Boston.
M.-.W.'. B A A L I S S A N D -
POED, Grand Master. The most interesting thing in t h e Massachusetts Proceedings is t h e address made by R.-.W.-. Bro. G A L L A G H E R on the topic, "Bro. J o h n Paul Jones." The occasion was t h e presentation to the Grand Lodge of framed pictures taken in two positions of a life size b u s t b y t h e Sculptor H O U D O N , m a d e a t t h e instance of the Masonic Lodge of t h e Nine Muses, when both Bros. H O U D O N
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and JONES, as well as BEN. FRANKLIN, were members of that lodge. Incidentally we might remark (for the benefit of the aunties) that the "Nine Muses" was a Scottish Rite lodge and BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was its Master.
The Proceedings contain representations of the photographs, which are finely executed. Bro. GALLAGHER'S address is a classic in style, language and historical fidelity. He gives Bro. PAUL JONES'S personal as well as masonic history, and pays a magnificent tribute to his tenderness and kindness. Evincing his true nature when asked by Miss LANGDON, one of the original makers of. the flag, why he had not taken with him the "unconquered and unstricken flag" that he left flying on the Bon Homme Richard, he said: "I couldn't bear to strip it from the poor old ship in her last agony, nor could I deny to my dead on her deck, who had given their lives to keep it flying, the glory of taking it with them." "You did exactly r-ght. Commodore," exclaimed Miss LiANGDON, "That flag is just where we all wish it to be, flying at the bottom of the sea from the only ship that ever sunk in victory." The members of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge on the score of patriotism are the worthy successors of WARREN, REVERE and their companions of the Revolution. The pages of the Proceedings have highly honored the memory of JOHN PAUL JONES and BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, and constitute a notable contribution to the patriotic history of the United States. The new Grand Master, JOHN ALBERT BLAKE, is well known
in Kansas.
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MIOHIOAN - 1 9 0 6 . The Grand Representative of New York inflicted an address taking up three pages of the Proceedings, giving a full resume of what the Grand Lodge of New York had done. We shudder at the contingency'of seventy Grand Representatives making like report, and adding 210 pages to the huge record before us. In his address, the Grand Master reports the loss of three of the rituals published by.the Grand Lodge ; one was found, two are in that undiscovered debatable country requiring all the searching ability of the Craft, supplemented by the "assistance" of the Master, to give any hope of being able to find them. The Grand Master calls attention to the fact that "copies of the ritual are made, spurious and abbreviated keys of the work are in existence, and are being placed In the hands of the newly admitted brother by those who are asked to prepare him for advancement." Those who condemn the whole ritual business, can have no
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better a r g u m e n t against it t h a n t h e Michigan experiences narrated, a n d the comments made b y Grand Master J O H N ROWSON. The Grand Master recommended t h e K a n s a s requirements from lodge visitors, but on reference to J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee, t h a t committee reported t h a t it was within the prerogative of the Worshipful Master to require a n y information h e deemed necessary from a visitor, and t h a t no action b y Grand Lodge was necessary. The Grand Lodge of Michigan devoted a n evening to memorial exercises for its dead. Addresses were delivered by various P a s t Grand Masters, each upon some brother w h o h a d died during the previous year. W e highly commend the action taken, and think it worthy of imitation by other Grand Lodges. ~^ A widow with seven small children writes a letter from a heart full of gratitude for the generous action of the Grand Lodge a t a previous session in paying off an incumbrance of $318.00 against her home'. Brethren, it was an easy t h i n g for " y o u a l l " to do, but it adds a shining page to your record. G O D pity the m a n or men whose record — in tlie d a y when such things a r e open a n d read — contains no entry showing t h e widow a n d fatherless relieved, a sorrow mitigated, or a brother comforted a n d strengthened for t h e battle of life. I t is always well for Masons to remember t h a t our whole duty is not performed when we have sent a r e m e m b r a n c e of flowers and dropped a sprig of acacia over a deceased brother. The Grand Treasurer reports receipt from lodge.s a n d remittance of over four thousand dollars for relief of California sufferers. COBBESPONDENOE.— Three hundred pages. L o u B . W I N S O B , chairman. U n d e r Cuba, Bro. W. furnishes a very complete a n d interesting review of the Cuban Proceedings. N e x t A n n u a l November 27,1907. C H A B L E S L . S T E V E N S , Grand Master.
MINNESOTA — 1906. Grand Master H B N B Y M . T U S L E B a n d P a s t Grand Master C A L V I N L . B E O W N were present.
Outside of t h e s t a t e m e n t of
details of his acts the address of the Grand Master is a model of brevity and conciseness. The Grand Master received a n invitation to l a y the cornerstone of t h e Universalist Church a t Owatona, b u t declined unless the d a y was changed from Sunday. H e did not l a y t h e corner-stone. H e m a k e s a n appreciative reference to t h e life a n d services of W.". B r o . G E O . B . M E T O A L F , a m e m b e r of t h e C o m m i t t e e on
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Correspondence. B r o . M E T O A L F attain-ed distinction in otlier w a y s as well, taut t h e Minnesota Masonic Veteran Association was not only t h e offspring of his inspiration and labor, .but t h e dearest child of h i s h e a r t as well. The writer fondly cherishes his m e m o r y . Dr. M B T O A L P was one of GOD'S noblemen, and the p a t e n t of
nobility he d e m a n d e d of his fellow men who sought his coinpanionship w a s not based on blood or wealth. Principal a m o n g his mourners to-day a r e G O D ' S lowly and GOD'S poor. The obituary writer, like the obituary poet, is a source of mirth and a m u s e m e n t a t times, b u t brethren, it is a glorious occasion where it is ours to view in varied perspective one whose character, exampleT'cleanliness a n d purity of life were w i t h o u t flaw or suspicion.of s t r e a k of imperfection of a n y kindf The Grand Lodge adopted resolutions for the organization a n d perfection of a coriaoration whose object should be the accumulation of a fund, and t h e erection and maintenance of a Masonic H o m e ; $100,000.00 t o be first secured, $50,000.00 of which to be reserved for a p e r m a n e n t e n d o w m e n t fund. An excellent oration was delivered before Grand L/odge by Bro. E L M E R A. K L I N G , of Little Falls, in which t h e main topics seem to be, "Are w e M a s o n s ? W h y are we M a s o n s ? " A large n u m b e r of p e r t i n e n t q u e s t i o n s ' a r e presented by t h e orator, well w o r t h y of the careful consideration of Masons everywhere. W e regret we c a n n o t e x c e r p t largely from the oration. CoKBBSPONDENGE.— One hundred and fifteen pages. I R V I N G TODD, chairman.
K a n s a s is liberally remembered by Bro. TODD. H i s objection to t h e A m e r i c a n flag law is not in its presence in the hall, b u t t h a t its presence is m a d e obligatory by t h e Grand Lodge. H e t h i n k s t h e m a t t e r should be left to the discretion of the lodge. • Masonic centralization h a s taken no backward step since J u n e 24', 1717, and t h a t sort of a plea will have scant consideration In these strenuous days. There will be lots of things, Bro. T O D D , besides t h e an.cient r i g h t of visitation, t h a t will have to give w a y in time to Grand Lodge power. The flag, glorified in the h a n d s of Masons ever since W A S H I N G T O N a n d J O H N PAUX. J O N E S first unfurled it, o u g h t n o t to raise
a m o n g Masons even a question of propriety a s to its presence in a masonic hall. Masonry is not simply a hide bound ritualism. W h i l e we have to go to t h e rite .to find t h e m illustrated, still love of country, patriotism, a detestation of anarchy, equalitj' before the law, a n d a regard for law, are just as plainly"made masonic d u t y in t h e L a n d m a r k s of Masonry a n d Blue Lodge lectures as in t h e rite, and t h e Mason w h o c a n n o t see in t h e flag t h e symbol of all these, needs to learn anew t h a t for which Masonry stands.
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MISSISSIPPI — 1 9 0 6 . Grand Lodge was opened in ample form by Grand Master T H O M A S B . F E A N K L I N , P a s t Grand Master E . G. D E L A P , repre-
senting K a n s a s . The Grand Master paid an eloquent a n d loving tribute to a sterling old veteran in t h e ranks of Mississippi Masonry, P a s t Grand Master A N D R E W H . B A K K L E Y . H i s portrait bears testimony to just such a character as is portrayed in t h e G r a n d Master's address, and h a s been known a n d read of all m e n familiar with t h e Masons of Mississippi. Bro. B A B K L E Y has been a writer of Correspondence R e p o r t s for m a n y years, and h a s been t h e leader in t h e m o v e m e n t for a Masonic H o m e in his jurisdiction. Until t h e d a y of his death he was enlisted h e a r t and soul in the work of raising an endowment fund for the proposed masonic Widows and Orphan's Home. H i s work had so far progressed a s to be beyond question, and ere he died he h a d t h e satisfaction of knowing t h a t the consummation of his labor was a t hand. T h e impress of his hand and brain and loving presence will long remain and be felt in Mississippi. The trustees of the Widows and Orphans' H o m e were directed to take necessary steps to advertise for bids, or purchase a n d locate the H o m e within six months from date. The Grand Lodge contributed ,$1,000.00 to the Masonic H o m e E n d o w m e n t F u n d . CoKBBSPONDENOB.—ANDREW H. B A R K L E Y , Chairman. The Report on Correspondence is a mere frajgment, a n d shows t h a t it was a n a t t e m p t on the part of one already m a r k e d for death, to finish an allotted task while it was y e t d a y . B r o . F R E D E R I C S P E E D endeavored to supplement t h e labor of B r o . B A R K L E Y , b u t confesses he m u s t break off, or break t h e G r a n d Lodge. MISSOURI — 1 9 0 6 . K a n s a s obtained her masonic a u t h o r i t y to begin work from Missouri, a n d t h e most perfect harmony exists between t h e Masons of the two States. The Proceedings open to a picture of R e v . B r o . A L L A N M C D O W E L L , t h e Grand Lecturer, buried M a y 24,1906, a t K a n s a s City. The services were beautiful and impressive, a n d m a k e up a record worthy of the noble life and noble character of the beloved brother. A beautiful picture is given of h i s last resting place, covered with flowers, as t h e latter appeared t h e morning* after burial. P o r t r a i t s of Grand Master A. S. HOUSTON, a n d P a s t Grand Master J O S E P H S . B R O W N , a n d a picture of t h e Masonic H o m e a t St. Louis, also appear in the volume.
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The G r a n d Master refers in emphatic terms to t h e evils of the day a n d to t h e d u t y devolving upon Masons. H e reports t h a t $10,000.00 were r e m i t t e d through the G r a n d Secretary's h a n d s , in addition to various sums sent direct by lodges, to the California sufferers. W e notice a " M a s o n i c " Sanitarium h a s been started in St. Louis. C u t o u t the " m a s o n i c " part of it, brothers, "while there is yet time ; don't wait until you are shown. L a t e r in the session a n a m e n d m e n t to the B y - L a w s prohibiting use of word masonic for business enterprises, was introduced a n d read three times. Sixteen M.-.W.'. Grand Masters formed in a semi-circlejiefore the Grand Master, a n d in the order of seniority of service each received a jewel indicative of his rank. A n d now t h e brethren are all loaded, a n d ought to be, and will be happy—except when they wear them. CORRBSPONDBNOE.—Two hundred a n d fifty pages. M.-.W.;. R u F u s E. A N D E R S O N , chairman.
The Missouri correspondent quotes Bro. MOROOMBE, of Iowa,
on t h e collegium of G r a n d Lecturers as follows: W h e n Grand Lodges recognize that as n class Grand Lecturers are least quallfled to discuss or pass upon masonic ritual, we may expect an Intelligent effort toward a restoration of the work, and a correct understanding of the changes which "the thinkers (we think this Is misprint, the word should be tinkers) and lecturers have made. Grand Lecturers are concerned only with words—It will require a gathering of real masonic scholars learned in antiquities of the Graft and able to analyze the varying forms by methods of "higher criticism" to rehabilitate the ritual or bring about any beneficial results. M O R O O M B E and A N D E R S O N will do for two m e m b e r s .
vote for Bro. S G H U L T Z for t h e third.
We
D o n ' t g e t too b i g a " colle-
gium." Masonic cbllegiums or congresses let out too much steam by "escape," and use too little in sawing wood. W e take this little gem from h i s conclusion : A host to do battle consists not in numbers, but in the men of the ranks, and the discipline that puts shoulder to shoulder, hip to hip, knee to knee, and foot to foot, constituting a oneness In spirit, in head and in soul-stirring emotion. Beware brethren, lest we have the form, the machinery, the tinseling of Masonry without its power which is to be found alone in the integrity of its members.
Amen! N e x t A n n u a l St. Louis, September 24,1907. D A V I D M . W I L S O N , G r a n d Master.
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MONTANA—1905. The Proceedings include two Specials, one for a corner-stone laying a t Sheridan, and a funeral Communication for t h e funeral services of P a s t Grand Master W I L B U R F . S A N D E R S , and also t h e Annual a t Butte. T h e Grand Master, L E W LI. CALLOWAy, presided a t the several Communications. At the A n n u a l , t h e Grand Representative of K a n s a s did n o t appear. The Grand Master's address was a creditable one. H i s reference to the death of P a s t Grand Master W . F . S A N D E R S w a s a faithful c h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n ; a n d his reference to his own father, Past Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n CALLOWAY—Colonel C A L L O W A Y as lUinoisans know him — could have been much more eulogistic and not have transcended t h e proprieties, a n d done more a m p l e justice to one who h a d served his country well, a n d w h o enjoyed the confidence a n d esteem of his great compatriot, U. S. G R A N T . C O R N E L I U S H E D G E S , t h e Grand Secretary, after
furnishing
furniture, book cases, a n d chairs for thirty years — a folding desk being the only i t e m of outlay by t h e Grand Lodge d u r i n g all t h a t time —concluded t h a t he h a d been extravagantly economical, a n d made a modest demand for ari office outfit. The Grand Lodge liberally acceded to his request, and increased largely his allowance for clerk hire. COBRESPONDENOE.—CORNELIUS H E D G E S , chairman.
Montana for m a n y years has been noted for the excellence of the Reports on Correspondence, which are written for the committee b y C O R N E L I U S H E D G E S .
Time has n o t dulled t h e k e e n -
ness of his m e n t a l perception of t h e weak joint in t h e harness of the one who crosses swords with h i m in intellectual c o m b a t ; n o r has age withered or weakened t h e force of the good r i g h t a r m which some bright d a y m a y brandish the sword with which h e will direct t h e armies of Christendom against the infidel Saracen. The only reference to our Brother's old time hostility to t h e Turk we find in his conclusion as follows: We are consulting the oracles to ascertain, if possible, when the Turk will quit Europe and surrender Palestine to Its rightful owners, the seed of faithful ABRAHAM. Constantinople may again become the capital of a Greek Empire." Bro. H E D G E S s a y s : We do not share the gloomy fears of those who seem to think t h a t Masonry Is rushing to destruction In substituting revelation for tradition, t h e , example and experience of divine and human wisdom rather than the Intermittent gleam of dim and fading landmarks. Discussing the Masonic H o m e matter, he says: While we have the means to provide and support such a Home, there is some question If we have widows, orphans and decayed brethren enough to
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Juatlfy the cost. -We are short on widows and orphans, and too young to have any old, members. This estate Is nob yet settled, and we do not know how much our endowment will be. For one Item we have about 15,000 acres of land; when Irrigated It will be worth $50.00 an acre.
Discussing physical perfection, Bro.
HEDGES
says :
We t h i n k there are many more I m p o r t a n t qualifications than physical perfection. W e would never expel a member because he had lost a thumb, and yet he would need one Just as much as a newly created brother.
Character and intelligence outweigh all other qualifications with us. Any man fitted for the kingdom of heaven ought to be good enough to enter a masonic lodge. Under Ktinsas, Bro. HEDGES says : We are a profound admirer of t h a t charity that asks no questions, expects no recompense and officiates incog., but it Js such a rare exotic t h a t l t is not to be depended on in one case in a thousand. Many of the most meritorious cases of want and suffering have to be sought out. General systematic, responsible relief Is more reliable for every day use.
We are glad to note that our dear brother has been, to some extent at least, relieved from the dominating influence and deadly powerof his old enemy, rheumatism. I t was an absorbing pleasure once to see the old veteran dance—^on shipboard — directly over the spot where on a British vessel P H I L L I P BARTON K E Y wrote "The Star Spangled Banner," and whenever we think of CORNELIUS writhing under the griping influence of theumatism we know that TBRPSIOHORB mourns that her nimblest representative has under compulsion ceased from his mirth provoking activities. But Bro. H E D G E S , this is hail and farewell. The writer simply "fills the vacant rank of a brother gone before." May you illumine with your geniality and wit the Proceedings of Montana for many years yet to come. Next. Annual September 19, 1906. H. Li. F R A N K , Grand Master.
NEBRASKA — 1906. • We note the presence of Grand Master M. R. H O P E W E L L and M.". W.-'. Bro. J A M E S P. A. BLACK, the distinguished envoy from Kansas, and assume that everything was according to—ample fprm. The Grand Master reports a raid made by the Grand Custodian at his order, as a result of which a number of keys and ciphers were captured. Previous thereto he had issued an edict forbidding their sale or use. He reports the Masonic Home in a flourishing condition, and that the Orphans' Educational Fund was considerably over $40,000.00.
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W e find in the N e b r a s k a Proceedings a list of N e b r a s k a Masons who constitute w h a t is called the "retired list," evidently a list of aged brethren averaging from thirty to fifty-eight y e a r s ' service among the forty-four of the youngest on the list. The report of P a s t Grand Master W A R B E N on necrology was a beautiful tribute to the brethren who had laid down the working tools. The Grand Orator,-W.-. Bro. R. D. S U T H E B L A N D , delivered a thoughtful and forcible address upon Masonry. From his reference to " t h e flag of flags," we are of the opinion our N e b r a s k a brethren consider it worthy of a place among the furniture of a lodge. We notice t h a t our N e b r a s k a brethren hold most of their lodge meetings by the full of the moon. CoKBBSPONDBNOE. — One hundred pages. C H A R L E S J. P H I L P S , chairman.
Under Alabama, he quotes approvingly Bro. TITCOMB'S condemnation of the " v e r y arbitrary if not tyrannical a c t i o n " of the District Grand Masters of the Scotch and English Constitutions, in forbidding the brethren to adopt a n y resolution looking to the organization of the Grand Lodge of Queensland. TTnder British Columbia, "though by no nieans opposed to dancing," he criticises a special dispensation " t o wear regalia a t a b a l l " as a vulgar show. Under Massachusetts, we notice quite a reference to the W I L L I A M S estate, of which the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts is made residuary legatee to an a m o u n t of about $125,000.00, which is to be held by Grand Lodge until it accumulates the s u m of .$200,000.00, which is then to be vised to establish " T h e W i l l i a m s Masonic Home." N e x t A n n u a l J u n e 4, 1907. Z. M. B A I R D , Grand Master.
NEVADA —1906. A special Grand Communication was held to lay the cornerstone of a Masonic Temple a t Reno, a t which an excellent oration, historically illustrative of the ceremony, was delivered by Grand Orator S A M U E L A N S W O B T H .
I n his address a t the A n n u a l Communication, the Grand Master declares the condition of Craft to be fairly prosperous, harmony prevailing and its growth satisfactory. A charter was granted to a new lodge. The Grand Lodge of Alberta was recognized. Kansas's representative not present. CoEBEsrONDENOE.—EDWARD D. V A N D E R L E I T H , c h a i r m a n . Bro. V. carries on an interesting dlsQiission with the G r a n d
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Lecturer of Michigan, who thought the "white gloves and aprons ". should be amended to read "white garments," and insisted that gloves were a modern invention, at least subsequent to the Temple, and is used in more arctic zones than Palestine. Bro. V. contends that gloves are not modern, and quotes HOMER anywhere from 962 B. C. to 1200 B. C. to prove that LAERTES, the father of ULYSSES, wore gloves. Refers to HOMER, JOB, DAVID, PILATE,
frbin the emblem of innocence of the clean hands to the symbolism of the white gloves. He also refers to the use of white gloves in the early Christian Church by the bishops, and quotes DURANDUS as saying: "By the white gloves were denoted chastity and purity, because the hands were thus kept clean and free from all impurity." Bro. V. says that Persians were laughed at for wearing gloves. That in the Stoic days of Greece and Rome gloves were thought womanish, and that XBNOPHON mentions that CYRUS once went without his.gloves. ' Don't see the materiality of the objection to the white gloves and aprons, Bro. V., but we are glad it was made ; as Bro. UPTON . used to say, " I t will at least contribute to the gayety of the nations," and the reply is instructive to the objector. Next Annual June 11,1907. WALTER J. HARRIS, Grand Master.
NEW BRUNSWICK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 5 . M.'.W.'. EDWIN. J. EVERETT reports a year filled with active work in the interest of Masonry. His record of visitations alone would be to his credit even when put in comparison with jurisdictions many times greater in point of numbers.. The financial condition is satisfactory; the ritual question does not bother; the Board of General Purposes have been requested to wrestle with the matter of the physical qualifications of candidates, and report at the next Annual Communication. The Committee on Relations with other Grand Lodges reported : . ' That their own Grand Lodge was founded upon the theory that the lodges l a a n Independent political Jurisdiction had a perfect right to form a Grand Lodge. On t h a t principle the Grand Lodge of Queensland was formed, and has been recognized by many Grand Lodges. Your committee are of the opinion t h a t i t should be recognized as a n Independent masonic authority for the aforesaid State, and fraternal relations entered into with it.
On motion it was carried that the report be adopted, and that fraternal relations be entered into with the newly organized Grand Lodge of Queensland. Next Annual August 26, 1906. M.-.W.-. EDWIN J. EVERETT, Grand Master.
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JfE^V H A M P S H E K E — 1 9 0 6 . We note a very commendable practice in th'is' jurisdiction which could be followed to very good advantage in other jurisdictions. I n the record made of a Special Communication a t Raymond for the purpose of constituting Tucher Lodge No. 99, a full list is made of the names of the charter members, a notation m a d e of the election and installation of the officers, with a full list of t h e same. W e think the constitution of a lodge well worthy of the personal presence of t h e Grand Master, and under the modern practice of paying all his expenses, a n d a salary w a r r a n t i n g a liberal outlay of time, we think the N e w H a m p s h i r e method commendable. Semi-annual December 27, 1905. T h e Grand Representative from K a n s a s had not husked and stored his corn crop, so t h a t Grand Master I B A A. C H A S E did not have his assistance in opening Grand Lodge, b u t as all fourteen of the P a s t Grand Masters and twenty-one District Deputy Grand Masters were there, ample form is noted as usual. This was a n exemplification meeting with Schubert Quartette and banquet a t t a c h m e n t s . A Special was held F e b r u a r y 13, 1906, a t Somersworth, a t which the hall of Libanus Lodge w a s dedicated. A Special was held April 29,1906, for the purpose of a t t e n d i n g the funeral services of Bro. J O S E P H W A R B E N FELTJOWS, a per-
m a n e n t member of Grand Lodge by election. The presence of ten Past Grand Masters, the Grand Officers of all the different orders of Masonry, twenty-three thirty-third degree Masons of t h e Scottish Rite, together with large numbers of the brethren, attested their regard for one, of whom those who knew him best said: Conspicuous merit needs no eulogy. I t likewise forbids silence. For the man of noble life Is without qualification GOB'S truest revelation. In such an one the world's dlvlnest force meet to blossom Into GOD'S subllmestattrlbutes.
Bro. F. was the originator of t h e Masonic Home. The Grand Master and his Ave fellow Grand Officers h a d their pictures taken by w a y of embellishment to the volume of Proceedings. I t does it, " t h e h a t " contributing in no small degree. They are fine looking men, b u t we would give the palm to the New H a m p s h i r e girls — those we saw there in '59. The Annual Communication was held May 16th. A considerable a m o u n t of space is given to Bro. J O H N P A U L J O N E S , who for
two years was located a t Portsmouth, from which his ships. Hanger a n d America, outfitted. On the d a y fixed for the interm e n t a t Annapolis, a Lodge of Sorrow was held a t Portsmouth, and the order of exercises, t h e orations, music, and ceremonies
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combined to make t h e occasion a notable one for the Craft of New Hampshire. The Grand .Lodge a r r a n g e d to p r e s e n t each P a s t Grand Master with an apron. CoRRESPONDEisroE.—Forty pages. A. S. W A I T , chairman. The forty page report seems to be the " l i m i t ' in N e w H a m p shire. I t barely suffices to call attention to a few items of interest. H e quotes from N e v a d a where Bro. V. calls attention to'the A l a b a m a case, where " a cultured a n d estimable gentleman, one capable of learning t h e mysteries a n d meeting all-the requirements of t h e ritual, to receive possession of the landmarks, exemplify them, and communicate t h e knowledge of Masonry in a masonicmanner, h a d received two degrees, when he is found to have only one leg, a n d can't be m a d e a Mason. Think of the absurdity of it all, strict constructionists." The N e v a d a case is n e a r l y as b a d as t h e North D a k o t a case, where a candidate got t h e first degree and then lost one of his legs, and t h e Grand Master, in the iniinitude of his wisdom, held he could advance n o further. The Committee on Jurisprudence wisely s a t upon this decision, a n d G r a n d Lodge refused to confirm the Grand Master's ruling. N e x t A n n u a l Concord, M a y 15, 1907. W M . A . P L U M M K B . G r a n d Master.
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Two E m e r g e n t C o m m u n i c a t i o n s were held. The A n n u a l Communication w a s held March 21 and 22,1906, a t Trenton. Grand Master BEN.T. F . W A K E F I E L D began his address, and after paying a tribute to P a s t Grand Master T I L B E N , called upon R . ' . W . - . and R e v . Dr. W M . H . M O R G A N to say a few words in
his m e m o r y . The latter thereupon m a d e a brief b u t tender and loving memorial to a m a n w h o was universally loved by all who knew him. , Ttie Masonic H o m e Grand Lodge report shows rare financial m a n a g e m e n t and successful operation. The following Grand Lodges were duly recognized: Grand Lodge of t h e Three Globes, in B e r l i n ; The Grand Lodge Royal York of Friendship, in B e r l i n ; The Grand Lodge of the Sun, in B a y r e u t h ; The Grand Lodge of Saxony, in Dresden ; Grand Lodge of Q u e e n s l a n d ; Grand Lodge of Porto R i c o ; and Grand Valle de Mexico. Action on Grand Orient of Brazil was postpoi.ed. The Grand Lodge rescinded its interdict against the Grand Lodge of Washington. I t was high time. I t is generally the rule t h a t G r a n d Lodges which a r e most i m p a t i e n t of criticism of their
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own peculiarities are the soonest to get on their interdiction nerves over construction of their own law and procedure on the part of another Grand Lodge. We are all brothers, of course, but if you don't construe the Old Man's will as I do, look out for m y big stick. The finicky action of some of the jurisdictions t h a t stampeded resolutions of interdiction against W a s h i n g t o n recalls the remark, " M e t h i n k s thou doth protest too much." A resolution was adopted to provide a bronze tablet to m a r k the burial place of DAJSTIEL, GOXB, commissioned Provincial Grand Master of Masons in America in 1730 by the Grand Master of E n g land. , The Grand Master appointed a committee of ten ladies to have oversight of the domestic affairs of the " H o m e . " The volume contains fine engravings of Grand Master W A K E F I E L D and P a s t Grand Master T I L D E N . CoRBESPONDENOB.— RoBT. A. S H I B B E F S , Chairman. One hundred and fifty pages of well condensed review, two of which-present a good idea of the K a n s a s situation for 1905. W e note that the reviewer for New Jersey is just as " h a p p y " over the law of his jurisdiction, as the last reviewer of K a n s a s was over the law in this jurisdiction concerning the eligibility of saloonkeepers for masonic membership. W e congratulate both the brethren. " W h a t ' s the hodds so long has you're ' a p p y ? " U n d e r Montana, we note a tone of appreciation worthy of a veteran reviewer who had through years of correspondence work obtained an insight to the M o n t a n a writer's " H o l y of Holies." B u t one who has learned to delve knows gold when he strikes it. I t delights us to see the quick recognition on the part of our brother, of the pure gold in the m a k e u p of the Montana veteran. K a n s a s adopted C O E N B L I U S when the morning stars sang together for both of us—ages ago, Bro. A.— and though our tenure is slight, we rejoice in it, and there will always be a link binding the two jurisdictions, which we trust will not be broken when the veteran goes to his reward. U n d e r Vermont, the reviewer stops to formulate an excuse for the existence of the New Jersey Grand Physical Examiner.
NEW MEXICO. Five Specials were held, one to constitute a lodge, two to dedicate halls and two to lay corner-stones for Temple and public school building. Twenty-eighth A n n u a l was held a t Albuquerque, October 16, 1905. M.-'.W.-. G E O B G B W . W A R D , Grand Master, opened Grand Lodge, and warns his brethren in his address against commercial-
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ism in Masonry. W e notice a communicatioti from a gentleman in North Carolina, who desires to s e t t h e Grand Lodge up in t h e ritual business. T h e individual is evidently new a t the business. Grand Lodge ordered t h a t one copy of t h e ritual be left in t h e hands of t h e Grand Secretary for inspection in his presence, a n d " t h a t a n y a n d all other copy or copies of said ritual be forthwith 0 surrendered to the G r a n d Secretary a n d be by him destroyed." The Committee on G r a n d Master's Address evidently had n o t read of the identically s a m e blunder m a d e by a California committee, to whom t h e Grand Master's address had been referred for distribution, a n d in t h e s a m e , m a n n e r under the cloak of their report, attempted to e l i m i n a t e from Grand Lodge legislation t h e Grand Bepresentative system. W e presume New Mexico h a s in her Constitution or B y - L a w s some basis of authority for her Grand Representative system, and if so, the action proposed could not be so t a k e n ; if she h a s not, then it could be heaved over into the rubbish in any a n c i e n t w a y desired, b u t in any event the committee transcended their a p p o i n t m e n t in referring to a m a t t e r beyond their sphere, a n d i t should h a v e been stricken out from their report. ^ C O R R E S P O N D E N C E . — Two h u n d r e d a n d fifty-three pages. J A M E S H . W R O T H , chairman.
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U n d e r British Columbia, Bro. W R O T H answers t h e statem e n t s of Bro. W O L F E - S M I T H questioning the legitimacy of bodies e m a n a t i n g from S u p r e m e Councils, because of a hiatus in their working existence, b y referring to t h e various Grand Lodges in this country t h a t were d o r m a n t between 1830 and 1840, b u t preserved a continuous lodge life. Referring to the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, to which objection w a s made that it was under the control of a Supreme Council, he s a y s : On the contrary, members of t h e Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico have been expelled from the Supreme Oouncll because they would not obeyits decrees when those decrees were such as to conflict with their duties to the Grand Lodge to which they belonged.
Bro. W., if you a r e looking for consistency in the opposition on t h e p a r t of these critics, you have as h o p e l e s s . a task a s J A P H E T h a d in search of a father. Life is too short to keep up with their flea-like antics. T h e y will get through their g a m u t soon. T h e y have g o t through with their slogans, " Woman Masonry," "Bible on t h e Altar," "Scottish Rite Rituals of the first three degrees." T h e y a r e now a t their last stand, " R e g u l a r i t y , " concerning which w e hope to find space to say something topically. K a n s a s receives five pages of review, giving an account of work of Grand Lodge, a n e x t r a c t from Bro. W A S H B O N ' S oration and e x t r a c t s from Bro. S H A V E R ' S report. N e x t A n n u a l third Monday in October, 1906. J A M E S G . E'ITOH, Grand Master.
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N E W YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 6 . One hundred and twenty-fifth Annual Communication; M.'. W.-. F R A N K H . B O B I N S O N , G r a n d Master ; J O H N B . A L L I G E R , rep-
resenting K a n s a s , was present. The Grand Master's address contains a beautiful and comprehensive tribute to the life a n d services of P a s t Grand Master J E S S E B . A N T H O N Y , for fifteen y e a r s c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e
on Correspondence of the Grand Lodge of N e w York. justly says of him :
H e quite
Bro. ANTHONY was perhaps one of the best known Masons In the world, respected for his attainments as a scholar and jurist, and beloved by the great family at the Home, who regarded him as their friend and protector. His work as a reviewer and commentator gained for him a world-wide fame and made a deep and lasting impression upon masonic literature and jurisprudence. His character as a man, his unswerving loyalty to the best interests of Masonry, his years of devoted labor for the care and happiness of our less fortunate brethren, their wives, widows and orphans, deserves the highest commendation, and will keep green his memory in many, many years to come.
I t seems to us t h a t nothing can be added to what has been said above, a n d in other parts of the Grand Master's address. W e have always esteemed it a privilege to have been Bro. A N T H O N Y ' S contemporary.
Bro. A N T H O N Y never indulged
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pyrotechnics, never burned a n y red fire, was always unostentatious, b u t always h a d a sound reason in masonic law or usage for the position he took, of t h e cause he championed, and on h u m a n i - tarian questions affecting the Craft, of t h e world a t large, his charity was as broad and comprehensive as a n y possible contingency of necessity or demand m i g h t require. The Grand Master gives a brief s u m m a r y of the Grand Lodge resources. They have just paid out ,$199,244.25 for property adjoining the Temple, which is bringing in a n income of five per cent., and they have on hand the s u m of $425,424.39. The Masonic H o m e , with its 300 inmates, needed more room, and an addition to accommodate 125 more inmates is being built. The s u m of $12,373.66 h a s been raised by t h e Craft to erect in the very center of City H a l l Park, in N e w York City, a m o n u m e n t to a P a s t Grand Master, Vice-President a n d Governor D A N I E L D . T O M P K I N S , which it is expected will be completed within t h e coming year.
D A N I E L D . T O M P K I N S , of N e w York, d u r i n g t h e
W a r of 1812, in a brief period a t his own expense raised, armed and equipped twelve thousand troops, and within forty days' time thereafter, without the slightest assistance from the national government, mustered, armed, and put into the field fifty thousand men, negotiating t h e note of t h e United States for one million dollars by his personal indorsement. T h e government failed to pay, a n d the Governor h a d to pay, to his financial ruin. L i k e R O B E R T M O R R I S , he c a m e to t h e aid of his country in
the time of need, a n d when t h e danger w a s past w a s forgotten.
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L o n g after his d e a t h .Governor T O M P K I N S ' heirs received the principal. V o l u n t a r j ' contributions a m o u n t i n g to $39,108.22 were sent to Grand Master F L I N T for the California sufferers. H a m b u r g Grand Lodge h a v i n g recalled its w a r r a n t for P y t h a goras Lodge No. 86, the C o m m i t t e e on Jurisprudence report t h a t correspondence has ensued giving promise of a resuiT)ption of fraternal relations a y e a r hence. The G e r m a n Masonic Temple Association submits a report showing assets to the a m o u n t of $131,172.88. These brethren are supporting a H o m e for the m a i n t e n a n c e of which .$6,341.02 was ex- â&#x20AC;˘ pended d u r i n g past year. Board of Relief has a balance of $17,669.24, and have expended $3,029.96 during past year. In the report of the Grand Historian on Valley Lodge No. 109, a t Rochester, N . Y., we find the following: General E L Y S. P A R K E R , who for a time was a member of Valley Lodge, was a full blooded Indian, a grand nephew of the famous Chief RF.D J A C K E T . His Indian name was DO-NE-HO-GA-WA. He was born on the Seneca Indian Reservation, Tonawanda, N. Y., In 1828; became chief ol the Six Nations; was a personal friend of General U. S. G R A N T , and during the Olvll War was a member of his staff, and his military secretary. In the latter capacity he drew up the first copy of the terms of capitulation, of Appomattox. He was commissioned a first lieutenant of U. S. cavalry In 1868; brevetted brigadier general, U. S. A., In 1867. Died a t Fairfield,Conn., August 30,1895."
Bro. P A B K E B was Worshipful Master of Miner's Lodge No. 273 a t Galena, Illinois, where the writer was made a Mason. We think Bro. P A K K B R , organized the lodge as its first" Master. Our recollection is t h a t he was sent to Galena by the government to superintend the construction of the Custom House and Post OfHce a t t h a t place. A m o n g the old timers a t Galena and Chicago are yet narrated notable recollections of P A R K E R ' S eloquence as an orator, especially on masonic topics and occasions. W e have a record of one in Chicago, which recounts the m a n n e r in which his auditors were thrilled and charmed by the magnetism of his oratory. N e w York is in the throes of trouble over the e s t a b l i s h m e n t in her jurisdiction of stations where cheap John peddlers for a nominal consideration, had put out alleged masonic memberships which they assure their victims are " j u s t as good a s " the higher priced article furnished elsewhere. As other bodies seem to be afflicted in like m a n n e r , the Legislature was appealed to and a law resulted which seems sufficiently inclusive and drastic to accomplish the desired purpose. K a n s a s has taken steps by which it is hoped the snake m a y be scotched so as to be harmless ; b u t if the Craft w a n t it killed, we recommend the N e w York law. Herewith we append the N e w York l a w :
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The People of the Stale of New York Represented in Senate and Assembly do Enact as follows: SECTION 1. The penal code is hereby amended by inserting therein a new section to be numbered Ave hundred and slxty-seven-b, and to read as follows: 567-b. Fraud^ilent Useofthe Narneor Title of Secret Jj^raternities.—Any person, firm, association, society, order or organization, or any officer, agent, representative or employee thereof, or person acting or pretending to act on behalf thereof, who In a newspaper or other publication published in this State, or in any letter, writing, circular, paper, pamphlet or other written or printed notice, matter or device, without authority of the Grand Lodge hereinafter mentioned, fraudulently uses, or in any manner directly or indirectly aids in the use of the name or title of any secret fraternal association, society, order or organization whleli has had a Grand Lodge in this State for ten years, or any imitatlou of such name or title or any name or title so nearly resembling it as to be calculated to deceive, or who without such authority publishes, sells, lends, gives away, circulates or distributes any letter, writing, circular, paper, pamphlet or other written or printed notice, matter or device directly or indirectly advertising for or soliciting members or applications for membership In such secret fraternal association, society, order or organization, or in any alleged or pretended association, society, order or organization using or designated or claimed to bo known by such title or imitation or resemblance thereof, or who therein or thereby offers to sell, or to confer or to communicate or to give information directly or indirectly where, how, of whom, or by what means any alleged or pretended degree or any alleged or pretended secret worlc, or any such alleged or pretended secrets of such secret fraternal association, society, order or organization, or of any alleged or pretended association, society, order or organization designated or claimed to be known by such title or imitation or resemblance thereof can or m a y be obtained, conferred or communicated, is punishable by Imprisonment for n o t more than three years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars for each offense. Any such letter, writing, circular, paper, pamphlet or other written or printed notice, advertising matter or device, shall be deemed presumptive proof of the fraudulent character of the scheme therein referred to and of an Intent to violate this section. 2. This act shall take effect September first, nineteen hundred and six. The Correspondence Report covers n i u e t y - e l g h t pages, b u t c o n t a i n s little by w a y of c o m m e n t or original m a t t e r . • W M . S H K E B B , B M I L F R A N K I L , J . S. W I L S O N , c o m m i t t e e .
N E W ZEAJLA.ND — 1 9 0 5 - 6 . One w h o r e m e m b e r s t h e d a y of s m a l l b e g i n n i n g s for tlie Grand Lodge of N e w Zealand, its effort to organize, the difficulties and discouragements t h a t beset its p a t h both before and after, a n d the s t r e n g t h t h a t carne to it from e a r l y recognition, can well look with gratification a t the beautiful v o l u m e which records the progress m a d e since its G r a n d Lodge w a s established in 1890. A well printed volume of two h u n d r e d pages, embellished w i t h excellent pictvires, has replaced t h e m e a g e r little p a m p h l e t w h i c h once sufficed to tell t h e e n t i r e s t o r y . A m o n g t h e pictures are those of the present Grand Master, M.-.W.'. Bro. P L U N K B P ; the, Pro.-. G r a n d Master, M.-. W.'. Bro. F B E D B B I O K C . B I N N S , and t h a t noblest B o m a n of t h e m all, M.-.W.-. Bro. M A L C O L M NIOOOL,
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who y e a r s ago fought t h e good fight of faith, believing t h a t t h e brotherhood would back t h e m in their effort for self-government. Bro. NicooL, K a n s a s salutes N e w Zealand, and through you extends to you as t h e oldest P a s t Grand Master, a n d all your successors in t h a t office, t h e renewal of the good wishes tendered in recognition years ago; A p o r t r a i t of P a s t G r a n d Master R I C H A B D J. SISDDON, w h o
died J u n e 10,190(5, is also given in the volume. Bro. S. w a s Premier of t h e Colony â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " a philanthropist, a patriot, and a benefactor of his r a c e . " Pictures of t h e m o n u m e n t erected to the first Grand Master, M.-.W.-. Bro. H B N B Y
T H O M P S O N , of P a s t Grand Master A. H .
BuKTON, a n d a group picture of all the Grand Officers, are shown in the volume. M.-.W.-. Bro. B U R T O N delivered a beautiful valedictory address on retiring from t h e chair. "Verily, to quote the American philosopher, t h e only w a y to have a friend is to be one," was the summing u p idea of t h e address. Grand Lodge cash balance was $50,000.00; twelve lodges added in two y e a r s ; 8,000 m e m b e r s In one hundred and forty-six lodges. An interesting correspondence w a s carried on between Scotland a n d N e w Zealand in reference to tlie rights of the Grand Lodge of Scotland (after its recognition March 2, 1899, of N e w Zealand ) to institute new lodges in New Zealand. Scotland in its recognition m a k i n g this "reservation, t h a t the Grand Lodge of Scotland retains Its jurisdiction unimpaired over its lodges In New Zealand who m a y choose to continue their allegiance to it, and also t h a t the rights a n d jurisdiction of the three Scottish District Grand Lodges in New Zealand over-such lodges and Scottish interests be reserved." E n g l a n d had jirevlous thereto acknowledged New Zealand as the recognized G r a n d Lodge of the Colony a n d agreed In future not to g r a n t any w a r r a n t for a new lodge In the Colony of N e w Zealand. I t looks to us from the correspondence t h a t o u r " c a n n y friends" In Scotland have hold of t h e h o t end of the poker. Scotland still h a s eleven lodges In New Zealand. Grand Master P L U N K E T made an excellent address. Eeferring to t h e conditions between t h e Grand Lodges of -England, Scotland a n d I r e l a n d , he quoted W. B . C H E T W O D E - C B A W L E Y : Does a n y Inquirer want a closer historical parallel than the proposition laid down in the Declaratory Act of 1766, to the effect that the mother country has, and of right ought to have, p o w e r t o bind the Colonies in.all cases whatsoever? Our American brethren were the outcome of that contention.
After Installation, and the national a n t h e m was sung, the toasts were responded to. Six hundred brethren s a t down to supper. An excellent musical program was rendered. T h e Board of Gen-
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eral Purposes after discussion, while supporting the motion t h a t hereafter ladies be a d m i t t e d to the installation, adjourned the debate to next Communication, to canvas the m a t t e r in the lodges. A conversazione, with music and a ball, attended by one t h o u s a n d persons, followed, closing one of the most pleasant masonic g a t h erings ever enjoyed in N e w Zealand. No Correspondence Report. M.-.W.-. Bro. Pi-UNKET, Grand Master.
NORTH CAROLINA — 1906. There Is one feature of the North Carolina Proceedings t h a t commended itself to us as we opened the volume, and t h a t is the list of Grand Officers at the commencement of the book. I t opens up a t a glance a comprehensive idea of the age of the G r a n d Lodge and historical succession of its Grand Masters. Grand Master L I D U B L L ' S address is a good one, but we can only cull t h i s : "Colonel H I O K S is an Ideal superintendent, and the Oxford Orphan Asylum remains our brightest jewel and the pride of N o r t h Carolina Masons." W e first fell in love with North Carolina Masonry on account of t h a t self-same Orphan Asylum. I t has been the magnetic influence which has k e p t more than one North Carolina Mason unswerving in his masonic allegiance, and like t h a t other grand institution in K e n t u c k y , has been a beacon light of hope to m a n y little ones of GOD'S poor, who have risen by their help to honorable positions, in turn to do like service for h u m a n i t y . The North Carolina brethren are putting up a Temple, to cost $120,000.00, of which .|100,000.00 has been provided. I t is the hope t h a t the rents of the Temple will provide enough surplus for a revenue for a H o m e equal to a $300,000.00 endowment, a n d this animates the brethren In their work. E l e v e n new lodges h a v e been established d u r i n g the year, and three d o r m a n t lodges revived. A special committee was appointed by Grand L/odge to investigate a peculiar case. A lodge suspended a m e m b e r after trial for the heinous offense of "speaking In u n c o m p l i m e n t a r y terms of his stepmother." The committee found t h a t he was t h e "clerk and deacon of a church ; regarded as a truthful m a n ; p a y s his d e b t s ; is a kind and obliging neighbor; faithful and true in his family." There are three women with whom a m a n — a s n e a r perfect as a Mason ought to be—should never quarrel. One of these Is t h a t self-imposed wearer of the crown of m a r t y r d o m , the s t e p m o t h e r ; another, if he has found the good thing the p s a l m i s t referred to—is his mother-in-law; the third—well anybody ought
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to know he ought n o t to quarrel with his wife. T h e jury reinstated t h e deacon. • Cuba, Queensland and Costa Rica were recognized. A Grand H i s t o r i a n was appointed. W e are glad to note the fact t h a t N o r t h Carolina h a s traces of Masonry a m o n g t h e oldest in this country which are well worth preservation. E v e r y Grand Lodge should t a k e immediate steps to preserve its earliest masonic traditions a n d history. T h e G r a n d Master and Grand L o d g e h a v e been k e p t busy l a y i n g corner-stones. CoBBESPONDENOB.— One hundred a n d thirty-three pages. J O H N A. C O L L I N S , c h a i r m a n .
Bro. C O L L I N S calls attention to t h e different views entertained in M o n t a n a a n d Mississippi to t h e eligibility of one born out of lawful wedlock for the degrees of Masonry. H e sustains the M o n t a n a decision, declaring the c a n d i d a t e eligible, and says of, the Mississippi i d e a : We regret t h a t broader, more liberal a n d more Just views did not prevail. The applicants of worth and character should not be punished In a masonic lodge for the alleged misconduct of his parents. I t Is a wise son who knows his own father.
W e t h i n k t h e criticism a good one. U n d e r K a n s a s , Bro. C. s a y s : " W e believe the cipher business to be thoroughl.v wrong and indefensible, a n d a severe blow to Masonry w h e r e v e r it secures a foothold." H e also likens the P a s t Grand Masters Society as to utility with " t h e fifth wheel of a wagon." E n d u r i n ' de w a h that e x t r a fifth wheel was frequently quite useful, Bro. C. ' N e x t A n n u a l J a n u a r y 8, 1907. F . D. W I N S T O N , G r a n d Master.
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t h a t he h a s faithfully attended to h i s duties. W e are glad to note t h a t N o r t h D a k o t a sent its California contribution to P a s t Grand Master H E R B I O K , formerly of South D a k o t a , to be disbursed by him to the sufferers a t S a n t a Rosa, some of t h e m formerly of South Dakota. T h e y gave generously and promptly, and received grateful a c k n o w l e d g m e n t from brethren k n o w n t o them. The volume contains a picture of t h e brethren of Tuscan Lodge No. 44, Bottineau, North Dakota, holding an open air meeting, J u l y 24, 190fi, on Park Island in L a k e Metigosh, in Turtle Mountains. T h e Master Mason's degree w a s conferred on three c a n d i d a t e s a t this meeting. I t m a y be all right, brethren, b u t it
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looks to US as if it belongs to the freak classification ; a t l e a s t it serves no purpose except advertising, and that, strictly forbidden by ancient usage, is just as improper now as then. The Grand IjOdge brought up the m a t t e r of a Masonic H o m e , and after full discussion it was decided t h a t the Grand S e c r e t a r y should embody an article on the subject in the Proceedings. T h e Grand Secretary found t h a t it would delay Proceedings, a n d promised to publish the same later. I t is surprising h o w t h e " H o m e " idea has taken possession of the brethren of the v a r i o u s jurisdictions. W e note t h a t K a n s a s ' s representative, J O H N F . S B L B Y , P a s t Grand Master, is c h a i r m a n of the Jurisprudence Committee, a n d t h a t they still carry the name of H . C. LOOMIS as their G r a n d Representative from K a n s a s . Brethren, Bro. LOOMIS h a s gone to a higher jurisdiction. No Report on Correspondence. N e x t Annual, fourth Tuesday in J u n e , 1907. G R A N T S . H A G B N , Grand Master.
N O V A SCOTIA — 1 9 0 5 . There is one thing about the British Masonic Grand.Bodies which the American Grand Bodies of modern organization have not copied which it seems to us worthy of i m i t a t i o n : they always give their Grand Chaplains a chance to perform, their d u t i e s ; and-one of t h e duties of a British Chaplain is to preach a sermon. Grand Chaplain S H A T F O B D prepared the Grand Lodge for a proper performance of its duties by giving t h e m a s e r m o n on " T h e Great Lights of Masonry." I t is a rare sermon, a n d makes a good prelude to honest, manly, square consideration of the work of Grand Lodge. G r a n d M a s t e r C H A R I J K S R . S M I T H ' S a d d r e s s is a record of a
year's hard and faithful work for the Craft. . The Grand Lodge of Queensland was duly recognized. St. A n d r e w s Lodge tendered Grand Lodge an excursion on the harbor, which w a s accepted, the excursion enjoyed, a n d t h a n k s of Grand Lodge were later duly returned therefor. The Committee on Grand Master's Address agreed with h i m "on the inexpediency of introducing feminine bodies such a s t h a t of ' T h e Order of E a s t e r n S t a r ' into this jurisdiction to be assimilated, or in some m a n n e r connected with Masonry, as i t exists among us. W e believe t h a t the formation here of these institutions would be of no benefit to F r e e m a s o n r y ? " T h a t shows t h a t our Nova Scotia brethren are not acquainted with the possibilities wrapped up in an ordinary " E a s t e r n S t a r Chapter." You ask anybody in K a n s a s — a n y of the male direc-
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tors of our great charity, Masonic Home—and they will tell you that the best director the Board ever had was a woman who represented the Eastern Star, and that the help financially of the Eastern Star has been a very considerable help,' as well as a factor in the successful management of our Home. Grand Lodge wisely ordered that the exemplification of the work be deferred until next Annual Communication. Indefinite postponement would be better for most of such exhibitions. CoBRESPONDEisroE.—Two hundred and twenty pages. THOS. MOWBRAY, chairman.
Under Arkansas, noting that about half of the Grand Master's decisions had to do with the liquor question, he finds an inconsistency in the rulings. "A man who makes and sells is eligible ; a man who simply sells is ineligible." Yes, verily, Bro. M. Kansas is fraternally considered. CHARLES B . SMITH, Grand Master.
OHIO — 1 9 0 6 . The volume opens to .a portrait "of M.-.W.-. Bro. LEWIS P. SoHAUs, retiring Grand Master. The Grand Master's address records ten official functions; the contribution of .$10,209.60 for the California unfortunates, $8,025.00 of which had been forwarded when a stop order came — no more needed; the $2,184.60 was invested in a four per cent, interest bearing bank certificate, and is held subject to further disposition. An edict'of prohibition was issued against a questionable—so-called—masonic fair, which was considered to be in the partial interest of the promoter. He calls attention to GAMALIEL, WAD-EL-WARD, who claimed to be a Past Master of Boyal Solomon Mother Lodge of Jerusalem, but information developed the fact that he was not even a member. Considering that one who would travel under the name of GAMALIEL ought at least to know that it was Improper to assume the royal dignity of a Past Master of a lodge of which he had not even been a member, the Grand Master gave him a free notice in his address under the title "Imposing Upon Lodges," which will probably have the effect of preventing further efforts on the part of the brethren to "sit at the feet of GAMALIEL," or contribute to his WAD. The Grand Master duly "handed over the emblem of his authority," and is now permanently qualified to sit in a straight back chair in the East and look wise. We note that a job lot of distinguished guests, a Deputy, a Grand Generalissimo, a Grand High Priest, and a Boyal and Select Most Illustrious, were paraded in the East, saluted with the Grarfd Honors, and invited to seats in the East. Why were they? .And if there was a good reason for it, why was not the
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" G r a n d Patron," or the " I m p e r i a l Potentate," or the Survivor of the Presidents of the late "Masonic Insurance'"corporations likewise invited. These invidious distinctions are deeply t& be regretted. W e belong to t h e most highly favored class or c o n t i n g e n t only, and cannot be accused of kicking againt the " i n s " in favor of the "outs." I n v i t e t h e m to your feeds all you w a n t to, b u t k e e p the Grand E a s t for those, and those only, who are entitled to s i t there. W e note t h a t the Committee on " T h e S. Stacker W i l l i a m s Monument has made commendable progress," which i s gratifying to STAOKEB's'old friends. I t is seldom t h a t a m o n u m e n t is raised to one so outspoken as he was, and the outcome will excite i n t e r e s t on t h a t account also. The Grand Lodge of Alberta was recognized. The celebration of the one h u n d r e d t h anniversary of the organization of G r a n d Lodge was arranged to take place a t Annual Communication in 1908. CoBBESPONDENOE.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Three hundred and eighty-two pages. W M . M . C U N N I N G H A M , chairman.
I n the " I n t r o d u c t o r y , " under "Topical Arrangement," interesting and valuable contributions to the Craft are furnished on t h e topics of " F r e e m a s o n r y in Ireland," containing letters from B r o . W M . J. HuGHAN B B A D I J A U G H ; " T h e Grand Orient of F r a n c e " and "V.-. W.-. Bro. Robert Freke Gould," by Bro. J. M. D o w ; " N o t e s on Historical F r e e m a s o n r y " by R O B E B T F R E K E GouiiD ; and articles by Bro. C U N N I N G H A M on " F r e e m a s o n r y in America," "Symbolism" and " T h e Lambskin Apron." U n d e r Illinois, Bro. C U N N I N G H A M continues to find a m u s e ment in answering Bro. R O B B I N S ' theory t h a t Speculative Masonry had no existence until 1717. The basis of Bro. R O B B I N S ' theory has had its underpinning knocked out so often by the publication of historical facts showing the existence of Speculative Masonry from one to eight centuries prior in E n g l a n d a n d Scotland, t h a t we are surprised a t the enterprise and zeal manifested by Bro. C U N N I N G H A M in coming back once more with a little fourteen page publication of specific historical facts and c o m m e n t s to engage Bro. R O B B I N S ' attention and study preliminary to t h e latter's next volume. W e have a great admiration for Bro. R O B B I N S . Y O U w o n ' t lose him, Bro. C U N N I N G H A M , he will come b a c k ; but with your space, you ought to be able to furnish him plenty of d a t a for reflection ; but if necessary take a hundred pages more. K a n s a s occupies nine pages of space in the Ohio review, m a i n l y references and cornment of approval together with Guild felicitations forward and back. The Masonic H o m e report shows 178 members of the f a m i l y ; an e n d o w m e n t fund of $60,504.00 in addition to its a n n u a l receipts,
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which last y e a r were $48,880.50, from which remained after all disbursements, an excess of receipt.s for t h e year of $10,600.80. The Masonic Veterans held their a n n u a l and the usual " s u m p t u o u s banquet." N e x t A n n u a l October 16,1907. H O R A C E A. I B V I N , Grand M a s t e r .
OKLAHOMA — 1906. M.-. W.-. G E O B G E H . P H I L L I P S w a s t h e G r a n d Master for 1906
and 1906. A fine portrait of the Grand Master adorns the volume. Two Special Communications to l a y corner-stones of school buildings, a n d one for a city building, were held in 1905. A n n u a l Communication held F e b r u a r y 13, 1906, a t Guthrie. The record of work done by t h e G r a n d Master was lengthy. The a d d r e s s ' w a s brief and to the point. Seventy-eight decisions were given, of the kind usually p r e d o m i n a n t in n e w jurisdictions P a s t Grand Master G E O . W . C L A R K accepted the Grand Honors " a n d responded in a well worded address." A bill from Kingfisher Lodge No. 8 w a s presented, to Grand Lodge for s u m paid by said lodge for school books for a masonic orphan to t h e a m o u n t of $248.00. No wonder he w a s an orphan. K a n s a s parents, subjected to a l i k e experience, would all succumb to h e a r t failure. "What we consider as incredible^is the fact that any m e m b e r s of Kingfisher No. 8 are still living, a n d able to tote the bill up to Grand Lodge. W e note the new Grand Senior War-den is named D. D. H O A G . K a n s a s h a d a Custodian of t h a t n a m e a b o u t thirteen years ago, whose work in t h a t capacity has never been excelled. If it is the K a n s a s m a n , we wish to congratulate O k l a h o m a on their new Grand Senior W a r d e n . B a n k s receiving Grand Lodge moneys were required to furnish surety company bond. P a s t Grand Master G E O . W . CLAKK,of K a n s a s , was by resolution accorded t h e rights and honors of a P a s t Grand Master of Oklahoma. N o record, b u t we t h i n k G E O K G B accepted. C O R R E S P O N D E N C E . — Two h u n d r e d pages.
JAMES S. HUNT,
chairman. Bro. H U N T has this to say of t h e ritualistic w o r k : In this connection we are proud to state t h a t the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma Is on record as opposed to cipher rituals, and a more complete uniformity of work, we venture to say, cannot be found In any Grand Jurisdiction In the United States.
U n d e r C u b a we find : DurlnK the W a r of Liberation, a military lodge "Independencla" was In existence. I t was founded by CAKijOg M. » E CESPEDKS, President of the Re-
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publlc,'ln Gualmaro, and among Its members were General RAMON OKSPKDKS, PBANOISCO MAOEO, SALVADOK OISNBROS, IGNAOIO MORA and other Cuban
patriots. The regalia and other utensils were moved from camp to camp on the back of a mule called "Mason."
Next Annual a t Guthrie second Tuesday in February, 1907. . M.-.W.-. F B E D D . S P A R K S , G r a n d Master.
OREGON — 1906. Grand Lodge opened in ample form by Grand Master W M . H . FLANAGAN.
The Grand Master's address is a plain business-like s t a t e m e n t of official acts performed. Nineteen P a s t Grand Masters a n d t h e representatives of twenty-seven Grand Jurisdictions were present during its delivery. K a n s a s was missing. Grand Orator C. A. J O H N S delivered the shortest address we have ever noted, a n d one of the best in m a n y respects. A t t h e Lewis a n d Clark Fair, Grand Lodge h a d a neat and commodious cottage, favorably located, for masonic headquarters a n d rest station, which w a s thoroughly appreoiate'd and enjoyed b y visiting brethren who thronged t h e fair. The E d u c a t i o n a l F u n d of Grand Lodge amounts to $134,718.65. The K a n s a s method of a v o u c h m e n t of visitors was adopted. The Grand Lodge w a s called from laboV to receive a visit from a committee of members of the Eastern Star. They were cordially welcomed in a speech by the G r a n d Master. A response was m a d e by P a s t Grand Matron Mrs. C L A U D G A T O H , a n d the lady was escorted to the East. An era of congratulations ensued. W h e r e was t h a t old-fashioned brother w h o thought t h e world would be involved in eternal smash u p if t h e lodge hall w a s ' e v e n permitted to be occupied by t h e E a s t e r n Star? CoBBESPONDENOB.—J. M. HoDSON, chairman. . Under Alabama, Bro. H . proceeds to Instruct a couple of brethren, who agreed to t h e proposition t h a t Freemasonry w a s not a religion, b u t simply engaged in the handmaid business, as follows: Now brethren, let us examine the above carefully and see If you are not mistaken. The Apostle says: "Pure religion and undeflled before GOD the Father, Is to visit the fatherless and the widow In their aftllctlon and to keep yourself unspotted from the world." Masonry, true Masonry, does Just that, and further contributes to their necessities." We think the apostle J A M E S knew what he was talking about and gave a correct deflnltlon to the greatest principle existing.
Under W e s t Virginia, B r o H. says :
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No one Is masonlcallj' sound who looks with the least favor upon the whiskey seller or Its Intemperate user, b u t upon legislation against It, or of the nature of that legislation Masons may rightfully differ. The facts are t h a t as a class they are no more lit for masonic material than a mushroom is for a barn sill.
PENNSYLVANIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1905. An engraving by S A B T A I N S , of t h e grand old Temple a t Phila d e l p h i a a t t r a c t s our attention as we open the volume of Proceedings. E n g r a v i n g s of T. B. F R E E M A N , Grand Master in 1836, and J O H N M . R E A D , Grand Master in 1837-1838, are also included in the volume. Five hundred dollars were contributed for the relief of the oppressed a n d helpless J e w s of Russia. T h e Grand Lodge of Queensland was recognized. , A large p a r t of the Proceedings consists of statistics and reports concerning their various Grand Lodge, Temple and Charity F u n d s . W e have caught a glimpse of funds aggregating between two a n d a half and three millions of dollars, a large amount of which are charity funds. T h e g r e a t commendable feature of P e n n s y l v a n i a Masonry is the a t t e n t i o n paid to the fundamental masonic principle, relief. T h e W i l l i a m L. E l k i n s Masonic Orphanage for Girls has been erecting a beautiful ediflpe. probably ere this occupied for t h a t noble nork. W e notice the a p p o i n t m e n t of Trustees for a half dozen c h a r i t y funds independent of t h e H o m e Orphanages a n d institutions of like character maintained b y t h e Craft. W h a t e v e r the Grand.Master says is the l a w in Pennsylvania, as nothing Indicates the existence of a C o m m i t t e e on Jurisprudence or a n y other committee with power to -review, change, modify or reverse a n y of his decisions. A subsequent Grand Master m a y by a new decision disapprove of a decision by a former G r a n d Master. W e note t h a t in P e n n s y l v a n i a no lodge m a y r e a t its rooms to t h e E a s t e r n S t a r ; a lodge cannot advance any'but its own m e m b e r s ; an address to a lodge m u s t first be submitted to a n d approved by t h e Grand M a s t e r ; a club foot disqualifies for membership, as also does a n e x t r a t h u m b on either hand. W h a t a blessed thing i t was for Masonry t h a t T H E O D O R E S. P A R V I N w a s n o t a P e n n s y l v a n i a n . Query:
J O H N S M I T H , of I l l i n o i s ( n o t the G e n e r a l ) , has an
e x t r a t h u m b on each hand, b u t n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g , was there elected a n d received t h e degrees of Masonry. H e goes to Philadelphia, applies to visit, and the committee before examination discover . his deformity.- Would he be allowed to v i s i t ? Assuming t h a t he would be, on the ground t h a t he w a s regularly made accord-
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ing to the law of Illinois, a n d t h a t Pennsylvania would n o t be discourteous to Illinois, suppose t h a t later lie seeks admission to membership, a n d t h e Grand Master, in his capacity as G r a n d Physical E x a m i n e r , declares h i m disqualified ; t h a t thereupon h e goes to a surgeon a n d h a s the excrescences removed, makes a n other application, passes the scrutiny of the Grand Physical Examiner, a n d is elected to membership in a Pennsylvania lodge. Here was a perfect youth in Illinois, though imperfect in Pennsylvania, through the comity of the Graft permitted to visit, b u t rejected by t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a builders when offered as m a t e r i a l for their T e m p l e ; a n d then again, through the help of a surgeon made a fit stone for their edifice ; from one rejected as disqualified, made a perfect youth acceptable to t h e Pennsylvania s t a n d a r d . And yet all the w a y of his journey J O H N has been admonished t h a t the Temple he was building was a spiritual one — a house n o t made with hands. The Grand Master's address conies a s a conclusion to t h e work of the December 27th A n n u a l Communication. The address is a notable one, b u t we have no space for excerpts. We notice t h a t t h e Grand Master has nineteen Grand C h a p lains on his staff. Bishop C O U B T I J A N D W H I T E H E A D h e a d i n g t h e
list. The latter was a perfect youth when we knew him f3rst nearly fifty years ago, a n d if, as possibly may be t h e case, t h e Grand Master is not compelled to be a law unto himself on spiritual things—i. e., is permitted to take advice on such m a t t e r s , with t h a t staff of Chaplains he ought to a c t by the plumb, or a t least keep level. CORBESPONDENOE. — Two
hundred
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pages.
JAMES M . LAMBERTON, chairman.
K a n s a s receives careful consideration. Referring to t h e l a s t year's comment by Bro. S H A V E R in defense of the K a n s a s cipher, he s a y s : ' We disagree totally. I n our opinion there can be no such thing as " a properly constructed and properly safcpuardcd^' cipher, and we do not believe t h a t the use of ciphers has "become so universal and so universally demanded" " t h a t it Is better to control the evil," etc. The evil Is succ^essfuUy controlled In Pennsjlvanla, and It can be successfully controlled in Kansas If It Is properly dealt with.
Bro. L., in six or more pages review of South Dakota, quotes freely from Bro. B R O W N ' S review of 1905 (which is ancient history as far as our report is concerned) in regard to the dedication of lodges to the Saints J O H N ; and again under Nova Scotia, m a k e s extended quotations a n d r e m a r k s in reference to the regular constitution of lodges in America. W e wrote up our views fully some ten years ago in one of our reports, t a k i n g the position t h a t , judged by their present s t a n d a r d s of regularity, few if a n y of t h e
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original Grand Lodges would pass muster. ing:
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We take the follow-'
The establishment of Masonry In this country Is growing as a subject of Interest with students dally. So far as this writer can And out, for Instance, the only legitimate descendant In the United States of the Grand Lodge of England of 1717, Is that of Rhode Island, and t h a t was formed In violation of what Is-now considered all law and precedent, by the union of two lodges only. Further, the greatest Mother Grand Lodge we have. Judging by the numberof her progeny, is that of North Oarollna, with a family of twenty-one Grand Lodges,covering more than two-thirds of our area. For a century she supposed herself t j be derived from Scotland, after which a patent to .losEi"!! MONTFORT, which from all evidence to the contrary was used as little In North Carolina as D A N I E L COXE'S was In Pennsylvania, began to be speculated upon as the probable certificate which should prove descent from England. GEO.
W . KBNDBICK,
Jr., Grand Master.
PRIJfCE E D W A R D ISLAND — 1 9 0 6 . Annual Communication, June 25th, M.'. W.-. CHAS. H . S. STERNS, Grand Master, presiding; Grand Representative N A T H A N I E L MAOLEAN, representing Kansas, present. The Grand Master thinks the California disaster not only demonstrated the love and liberality of the nation, but also the Fatherhood of GOD and the Brotherhood of Man, and adds: I think you will agree with me t h a t the Federal government is to be commended for their promptness and unanimity In voting the amount they did for the relief of those citizens, and I understand that It has been forwarded.
What will the "Scary Williams" of the jurisdictions of this country who fear that the use of "the flag" in masonic procession and masonic lodges will smash Masonry to fragments, and that any recognition of tlie symbol of our sovereignty is unmasonic, and at the best "only a sentiment,".saj' to this: We have an anticipation during the present year, in response to an Invitation from the Oanadlnu Parliament, of a visit to Canada from our beloved soveretgn,KingEEWARD V I I . and his Royal consort. The hearts of the people will rejblce in paying that homage which Is ever due from loyal subjects to • their Illustrious sovereign.
They will undoubtedly think it masonically not pertinent — but in our Masonry we read GOD first, and next to GOD, country has the first call. The sovereignty of this country is vested in the people, and as we cannot pay homage dii-ect to our sovereign, we pay it to the flag which is the symbol of our sovereign. It is our national escutcheon and to American Masons they see einblazoned there. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity — the sign under which, oijr Fathers conquered, and none but those who drop our country from their obligation should object to its presence, any more than one should be ashamed to declare his nationality or genealogy.
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The masonic body (or church either for t h a t m a t t e r ) , t h a t does not instruct its membership in d u t y to country and in reverence for its country's symbol, and t h a t holds its meeting place to be too sacred a place for the presence of the country's flag, is no place for the Mason who h a s studied Masonry beyond the letter of its ritual. Alberta was recognized. No Correspondence Report. M.-.W.-. W. K. RoGEBS, Grand Master.
QUEBEC—1906. Grand Master D A V I D A. H A N S O N , in his address to G r a n d
L/odge, gave a full account of his official acts a n d the progress of the Craft ill t h a t jurisdiction for t h e p a s t year. The total m e m bership is now 5,000. R.".W.-. Bro. Rev. T. S. B O Y L E delivered a discourse, in which he gave utterance to some very pointed truths. Here is a brief extract: The worst atheism or all la the atheism of a bad life. Knowingly to live an evil life is in effect to say: " I don't believe there Is an Eternal Goodness to which I owe anything or to which I am responsible."
R.'.W.'. Bro. E . A. E V A N S , Grand Representative for Kansas, occupied his seat in the diplomatic corner. CoBBESPONDBNOE.— One hundred and thirty-two pages. P a s t Grand Master E . D. T. C H A M B B E S , chairman. Bro. C. is of the-opinion t h a t the Grand Lodge Alpina will do to let alone, for t h e reason t h a t t h e evidence is more than presumptive t h a t it belongs in the same class with the Grand Orient of France. Bro. C. says in his conclusion : The loss of those of our fellow-workers of the reportorial called to lay down the pen and to pass within the veil becomes as the years pass by. We miss the majority of those who were with us when we prepared our first report a score.or so of years
Guild who are more marked fellow-laborers ago.
N e x t C o m m u n i c a t i o n F e b r u a r y 13, 1907. M.-.W.-. D A V I D A . M A N S O N , G r a n d M a s t e r .
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The portrait of Grand Master F B E E M A N harmonizes with his excellent record as Grand Master. An a m e n d m e n t to t h e Constitution was adopted declaring the powers of the Deputy Grand Master a n d t h e Grand W a r d e n s in case of the death, incapacity or absence from the State of t h e
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Grand Master, a n d p r o v i d i n g i n the case of his death or incapacity t h e D e p u t y Grand M a s t e r m i g h t perform the Grand Master's duties, b u t limiting t h e power of the Wardens to convening Grand Lodge o n t h e call of five M a s t e r s of subordinate lodges. I n case of t h e absence of a l l four officers, then the senior P a s t Grand Master, or if none. D e p u t y Grand Master, or if none, P a s t Grand W a r d e n , or Master of t h e oldest lodge present. December 2, 1905, Special to lay corner-stone of church a t P a w t u c k e t , at w h i c h e v e n t M.-.W.-. Bro. W M . H . SCOTT delivered a eulogy on Masonry. M a y 7, 1906, Special a t P a w t u c k e t , to lay corner-stone of the masonic building, M.-.W.-. E L I S H A H . R H O D E S , P a s t Grand Master, delivering t h e address. M a y 21, 1906, A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n a t Providence, M.-.W.-. J O S E P H W A B D FRBEMAisr, p r e s i d i n g . M.-.W.-. Bro. W A L T E R E . R A N G E R , Grand Master of Masons
in Vermont, was a guest a n d visitor. M.-.W.-. Bro. R A N G E R delivered a response to his introduction, which furnishes convincing evidence of our prediction under V e r m o n t , of its loss a n d Rhode Island's.gain by his c h a n g e of residence. H e referred to V e r m o n t electing two anti-masonic Governors, a n d the only State to elect P r e s i d e n t i a l electors for W M . W I R T , the anti-masonic candidate for P r e s i d e n t ; a n d then he called a t t e n t i o n to the fact t h a t to-day V e r m o n t has a Mason for every t h i r t y of population, a n d one in every eight men of lawful age â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a ratio probably unparalleled. Prom t h e weakest in Masonry, s h e h a s become the strongest. . The address of G r a n d Master F R E E M A N is very concise, a n d he writes as if a c c u s t o m e d to briefing. H e notes his invitation to a t t e n d t h e fiftieth a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e organization of the K a n s a s Grand Lodge, a n d contents himself with a s t a t e m e n t of his official acts, without a t t e i n p t i n g to enlighten the world with a s t a t e m e n t of the occurrences since creation. I n h i s conclusion, a n n o u n c i n g t h e end of his service, he s a y s : No m a n can hold the office of Grand Master of Masons without becoming thereby a better man,more forgiving, more modest,and more kindly. For the actual good done to me,as well as the honor of my exalted position, my thanks are due a n d here expressed. L e t t e r from R O B E R T F R E K B G O U L D , and request t h a t G r a n d
Lodge help "protect t h e fruits of his labor from being appropriated by piratical publishers by r e c o m m e n d i n g to the lodges his 'Concise History of Freemasonry,' to be obtained of the Macoy C o m p a n y , Park Row, N e w York City, as being the only American edition of 'Gould's H i s t o r y of Freemasonry,' published with the sanction of the author," w a s read a n d published in the Proceedings. T h e impression seems to prevail t h a t Bro. GOULD did n o t get a " s q u a r e deal."
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Special Communication J u n e 2,1906, to lay corner-stone of the -Roger Williams Baptist Church a t Providence, Rev. Bro. L E V I B R O O K S delivering the address.
N'o Correspondence Report. iSText A n n u a l , J u n e 24, 1907. W A L T E R A. P R E S B R E Y , G r a n d Master.
SCOTLAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1905-06. Quarterly Communication, November 2d, E d i n b u r g h , M.-.W.-. C. M. R A M S E Y , Grand Master, on the Throne. Grand Lodge opened in full form. Grand Master R A M S E Y having been duly nominated by the committed, was unanimously reelected to his office. The Grand Master proposed the passage of a resolution authorizing certain parties to act as plantifls to recover the charter, books and other property of Lodge Ionic, Brisbane, No. 802, Queensland. This; lodge is evidently one of t h e lodges which has become part of the new Grand Lodge of Queensland. A n n u a l Communication November 30, 1905. The E a r l of Amherst, Pro. Grand Master of E n g l a n d , was elected an honorary m e m b e r of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. A t t h e Grand Lodge dinner, among the toasts was one proposed by Rev. Dr. G L A S S E to the City of Edinburgh, to which the "Lord P r o v o s t " of the city was called to respond. The Provost said he h a d great doubts about ministers ever since he h a d been first elected to office and he and his colleagues of the Town Council went to St. Giles to hear the Rev. Dr. C A M E R O N L E E S preach t h e i n a u g u r a l sermon to the
Town Council. T h e preacher took w h a t they would think was a strange text. H e saw some of his colleagues look a t each other and then look a t him, a n d he saw a great m a n y trying to make others believe they were not taking it to themselves. T h e text was, "Ye are all bought with a price." From t h e Grand Master's address we learn t h a t the benevolent and other funds of Grand Lodge a m o u n t to $545,950. " T h e Bard's Ode," a n original production by t h e Grand Bard, Bro. H0BBKT G R A Y M A O L A R E N , w a s a n o t a b l e contribution to
the feast.
T h e last stanza i s :
The banquet's set, let gales of joy blow through the lighted hall. Where portraits of our Masters fond memories recall. We hope to see their faces; ay, in our GOD we trust To touch the vanished hand In the Kingdom of the ,Tust.
The correspondence between the Grand Secretaries of Grand Lodges of Scotland and New South Wales is published. A masonic controversy over a claim, maintained or contended for only in England a n d Scotland, the right to dictate in autonomous territory where they have granted^warrants for lodges, how a n d
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when they shall be permitted to organize a Grand Lodge in their own territory. Notwi.thstanding this claim a large number of Grand Lodges have been organized in English territories, and after years of struggle England has reluctantly acquiesced in the inevitable, as she doubtless will do in each and every case which may hereafter arise. It is to be regretted that Scotland did not concur in the expression of the position of Ireland made by Bro. CHETWODB-CBAWLEY and his colleagues at the tripartite agreement. C. M. EAMSBY, Grand Master.
SOUTH AFRICA ( Western Division ) — 1905-6. Annual Communication held at Capetown September 19,1905. The Grand Master was absent and the Deputy District Grand Master, HERBERT SOUTHWELL EVERITT, presided.
He made a
very interesting report of his visitation of lodges. He found by investigation of the books of Congo Lodge that it was educating a half dozen orphans, or children in needy circumstances; he said it made a good "text" for the other visitations on his journey. He found in one lodge an excellent system of balloting—'a substantial screen adorned with masonic emblems, otherwise fashioned after the style of the booths used in municipal elections," the brethren retiring to ballot one by one. No report of a British Grand Lodge, even of those just organized, seems complete without some reference to its wards who are being educated under their auspices. A report was read from the principal of. the St. George's Cathedral Grammar School, on the , progress of ALBERT TEMPLETON, who promises to be s'uccessful at the University examination. "He is a lieutenant of the school cadet corps, and in every way is a fitting student to be the first holder of so honored a scholarship as the one founded under the title of our Rev. DEAN."
Ninety-three children of deceased or indigent Freemasons are being provided with education from the Masonic Education Fund. A hospital bed for Free Masons will be provided for from a fund now being raised. Four of the funds aggregate about seventeen thousand dollars, which Is a very good record for a Grand Lodge of seventeen hundred and sixty-two members, in twenty-three lodges. There is no Report on Correspondence, but the benevolence report on nearl.y every page makes better reading for us than pages of worry over an extra thumb or leg that has not been pulled quite as much, etc. Brothers of South Africa, we salute you. The Very Rev. CHARLES WILLIAM BABNETT CLARKE, M. A.,
Dean of Capetown, R.-.W.-. District Grand Master.
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA— 1 9 0 6 . Half-yearly Communication October 19, 1905. T h e jubilee of the laying of the foundation stone of St. Luke's Cliurch was celebrated on Sunday, September 10, 1905, t h e corner-stone having been laid September 11, 1855. A commemorative tablet fixed in the walj above the foundation stone was unveiled by the Grand Master in t h e presence of a large concourse of Grand Officers, members of t h e fraternity, clergy of the diocese, and the general public. The Grand Lodge of Costa Rica named a representative for appointment as representative from South Australia near t h e Grand Lodge of Costa Rica, who w a s thereupon duly elected as such Grand Representative. Annual Communication, April 18, 1906. K a n s a s not represented. Report of Grand Lodge funds shows a total worth of $114,276.00. Grand Master SAMUEL, J A M B S W A Y was reelected for the ensuing year. During the election of the officers of Grand Lodge, we notice t h a t the Grand Master directed the Grand Director of Ceremonies to retire with the Scrutineers to count the votes. T h e rigid compliance with strict rule in the m a n n e r of election could well be followed by Grand Bodies elsewhere. Ballot-box stuffing and laxity of method in such elections should be made absolutely impossible. W h e r e there is a sudden j u m p of twenty-five to thirty per cent, in t h e vote of a Grand Body, a recurrence to formality and- decorous scrutiny of our English brethren seems, to say t h e least, desirable. W e endorse the Grand Director of Ceremonies. No R e p o r t on Correspondence. S. J. W A Y , Grand Master.
SOUTH CAROLINA— 1 9 0 5 . Corner-stones were laid a t Special Communications, one for the Sheridan School building a t Orangeburg, t h e other for the Confederate m o n u m e n t a t Chester. Grand Lodge convened in A n n u a l Communication December 12th.
Owing to continued Illness of Rev. Bro. C H A R I ^ E S I N G L E S B Y ,
M.'.W.-. Bro. S. T, B A B B O N was appointed acting Grand Secretary. Charleston and E t i w a n Lodges gave the members of Grand Lodge a harbor excursion and oyster roast on the Isle of Palms. The Commercial Club extended privileges of its club rooms, and "invited all to attend a smoker by the club in compliment to the officers of the United States navy on the squadron now in port. Owing to t h e illness of Bro. I N G L E S B Y no Report on Correspondence was made.
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The a d d r e s s of t h e G r a n d Master was a model of brevity and succinctness. H i s opening was as follows : Brethren of the Grand Lodge: Once again we meet In Annual Communication, a n d I greet a n d welcome you here as members of a common brotherhood. H a v i n g humbly acknowledged our dependence upon GOD, let us proceed with t h e business which brings us here, faithfully relylngJupon His guidance a n d direction.
H e a s k s for the proposed Masonic H o m e the best t h o u g h t of Grand Lodge, and t h a t i t m i g h t a c t upon it in accordance with the wisest judgment. A committee of five, of whom t h e incoming G r a n d Master is c h a i r m a n , was appointed to report conclusions and r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s in reference to the establishment of a Masonic H o m e . An a m e n d m e n t to t h e Constitution comes up for consideration a t n e x t Annual, ''Providing t h a t such m a i m i n g or dismemb e r m e n t w h i c h does not actually prevent a candidate from fulfilling all t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s of his obligations, shall n o t be a disqualifying physical disability." P a s t G r a n d Master B . W . D U B A N T , of Minnesota, was duly received a n d welcomed. A t t h e close of t h e record of Proceedings appears the following: R.'.W.'. Bro. CHAS. I N G L E S B Y died March â&#x20AC;&#x201D;, 1608, and the Grand Master appointed Bro J. T. BAKRON, of Columbia, S. C, R.-.W.'. Grand Secretary, to flU the unexpired term.
The n e w Grand Secretary, P a s t Grand Master" J. T. B A R R O N , is well k n o w n to m a n y K a n s a s Masons, they having pleasant memories of his visit to General Grand Chapter a t tlie Triennial held here in 1894. F R A N K E . H A R R I S O N , G r a n d Master.
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P o r t r a i t of'Grand Master E D G A R D . B R O O K M A N m a k e s a good frontispiece for the volume. One E m e r g e n t Communication was held a t Sioux Falls to lay corner-stone of Masonic Temple and Library. The G r a n d Master delivered a n address, in which he quoted J o b on t h e topic of t h e first corner-stone ever laid. W e don't give the quotation, for we t h i n k if any Mason should chance to read this he will h u n t i t up. H e also quoted t h e references in Matthew, M a r k a n d L u k e , " T h e stone which the builders rejected, the same h a s become the head of t h e corner."
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A n n u a l Communication J u n e 12, 1906. The Grand Master's address was a fitting complement of w h a t was evidently a year's faithful work. The Grand Lodge of Alberta v a s recognized. A fine picture of the Masonic Temple appears in the body of the Proceedings. Also a picture of the building at^Elk Point, where the first convention to organize a Grand Lodge for the Territory of Dakota was held thirty-one years ago. The most interesting feature of the entire, volume to the writer is the historical address of Bro. S. A. B R O W N , c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence, together with the m a p or diagram prepared by Bro. B B O W N , showing the source of origin of masonic authority of all the Grand Lodges of the United States. An address was delivered by Grand Orator, Rev. M. F. M O N T GOMERY.
A photogravure of the Baptist" Church a t Vermillion, where the first Communication of Grand Lodge was held, is given in the volume. COBEESPONDBNOB.—One hundred and forty-one pages. S. A. BROWN, chairman.
.
Bro. B. has the following to say about K a n s a s : This comrulttee misread the Kansas Proceedings last year. I t seems t h a t esotery has actuallj' been abolished. The first edition of the ritual published will amount to three thousand copies. It is read in the report of the Council of Administration. We read it with profound sorrow. If a single Individual were to give our so-called secrets away, he would be ignomlnlously expelled from ail rights and benefits of Masonry; but a Grand Lodge, it seems, may publish three thousand copies, against the general remonstrance of the whole Graft. Is there no reprobation for that? Michigan did this years ago, and the Craft has been trying in all l^lnds of frlendlj' and brotherly ways to get them to desist and retrace. But Kansas following, bolsters them up, and the first effect is to start the movement in Michigan to abolish the white apron.
Eleven Assistant Lecturers were appointed during the year. We presume t h a t they will spend their time in teaching the brethren how to read the ciphers. N e x t Annual, Lead, J u n e 11,1907. EoBEBT H. M O C A U G H E T , Grand Master.
TASMANIA — 1906. Grand Lodge m e t February 23d at Hobart. The Board placed on record their appreciation of the fraternal conduct of Murray Lodge, Swanhill, Victoria. A H o b a r t Mason died suddenly'at the latter place ten days after arrival there. H e had shown his credentials as a Mason to m e m b e r s of the lodge before that, and M u r r a y Lodge paid expenses of his interment, packed up and stored his effects, cabled to his relatives in E n g -
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land, a n d reported to Hobart. T h e expenses incurred for the stranger were remitted to the lodge. Benevolence F u n d , $12,500. The Grand Master made a full report of his official acts, closing and rounding o u t his address with KIPLITNG'S " I f W e Only Understood," which is always appropriate as a part of a masonic address. Grand Chaplain H . H . A N D B B S O N delivered an oration on the two great_ dangers to t h e Mason a n d the lodge, the Scylla of excessive conviviality, a n d the Charybdis of ritualism. At t h e December 14,1905, meeting, an address on the "'Object of F r e e m a s o n r y " w a s delivered by W . \ Bro. C H R I S . A. C O O P E R ,
which is published with t h e Proceedings. No Report on Correspondence. M.-.W.-. C. E . D A V I E S , Grand Master.
TENNESSEE — 1906. • M.-.W.-. .TAMES W . I R W I N , Grand Master, in-the E a s t . E i g h teen P a s t Grand Masters were present. Since t h e last Communication, t h e senior Past Grand Master, T H O M A S A. H A M I L T O N , h a d died, of w h o m
the G r a n d
Master
said: He was the oldest Past Grand Master In Tennessee. For more than forty years his familiar face has greeted his brethren of the Grand Lodge In our annual meetings. Life's labor done, serenely to his final rest he passed.
A t o u c h i n g tribute was paid to"his memory by t h e now senior P a s t Grand Master, A. V. W A R B , in which he recited instances d e m o n s t r a t i n g how ready Bro. H A M I L T O N was, even in the troublous times of civil war, to respond to his masonic obligations in behalf of those who were helpless a n d needy. A Union m a n , h e ' w a s a friend a t court to m a n y whose distresses were relieved through t h e kindntsss a n d generosity of his great h e a r t ; holding through it all, a n d down to t h e end of his eighty-two years, the warm personal regard of all who knew him ; and his m e m o r y is yet green in. t h e love a n d affection of all his brethren. A record like t h a t is a glory to the Grand Lodge to which i t belongs. A like tribute was paid to t h e m e m o r y of Bro. W . J. W A L LACE, a s t a u n c h friend of the " H o m e , " a n d one of its charter founders. Two brethren joined in a resolution to abolish E d i c t No. 41, which provides t h a t t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , shall consist of P a s t G r a n d Masters, a n d t h a t all questions of jurisprudence arising during the recess between Communications shall be referred to such committee.
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The two brethren thought t h a t the Constitution which provides t h a t the Grand Master shall exercise and discharge t h e e x ecutive functions a t such time, was " p a r a m o u n t law," a n d t h a t E d i c t 41 was "unconstitutional, null, and v o i d ; " b u t G r a n d Lodge referred resolution to the Jurisprudence Committee, w h o squelched it beyond hope of revival. W e never supposed t h a t "unconstitutional, null and void!' or even " p a r a m o u n t l a w " would ever turn up in Grand. Lodge. We think they never will again— in Tennessee. OoBBESPONDENOE.—One hundred
a n d ten pages.
H . A.
CHAMBEKS, chairman.
Bro. C H A M B E E S briefly referred to physical qualification; to the liquor question, of which he said, "tlie time for discussion is passed;" ciphers, a n d clandestine Masonry—the last topic of growing interest a n d importance. K a n s a s receives a page and a half of consideration. Under North Carolina, he quotes an interesting account of t h e m a k i n g of a M a s t e r Mason of Hon. M A T T . W . R A N S O M ,
then
seventy-eight years of age, who, following the Carolina gubernatorial habit of t a k i n g long intervals between refreshment, h a d taken his E n t e r e d Apprentice degree several decades previously. W e reluctantly turn from Tennessee. W e came near t a k i n g a homestead e n t r y there once. I t was a beautiful location on t h e Tennessee Biver, named after P i t t s b u r g ; b u t we gave it u p a n d plodded on, nearly forty-four years ago. B u t we love old Tennessee yet, and would not exchange our memories of h e r "for a lifetime at Cathay." , N e x t A n n u a l J a n u a r y 25,1907. M.-.W.-. BoBEBT BuBBOW, Grand Master.
UTAH — 1906. The a d d r e s s of G r a n d Master C H A S . S . V A B I A N was a n un-
usually clear and considerate report of his official acts. H e calls attention to t h e multiplication of clandestine lodges, a n d t h a t in other jurisdictions it has been found necessary to m a k e a n d enforce strict legislation governing the admission of visitors. H e issued an edict m a k i n g further restrictions than required by their law, to be enforced until the ensuing Communication, a n d recommended to Grand Lodge to repeal previous order of G r a n d Lodge a n d t h a t other proper order be taken. T h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee t h o u g h t it not necessary. W e t h i n k i t altogether probable t h a t i t will not be long u n t i l U t a h a n d all t h e Grahd Lodges will feel the necessity for strict guard of the portals of their lodges. The pseudo Masons a r e popping up in evidence In m a n y localities, and the pity of it is t h a t
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CoJRBESPONDENCE — VERMONT.
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so inany of t h e m do not know t h a t ' they a r e victims of a bunco g a m e — t h a t t h e y have been played for suckers. The Secretary of the N a t i o n a l Council of something, a labor organization, wanted the n a m e s of Secretaries of constituent bodies, so t h a t they could take action deinanding laws restricting emigration. T h e Grand Master t h o u g h t it an-" impertinent int r u s i o n " on Masonry, and issued an official prohibition against any such action on t h e p a r t of t h e lodges. The S H E A S of this country couldn't get a n infinitesimal p a r t of a n idea of the scope of M a s o n r y ; they m i g h t were it possible to take it in b y tlie use of d y n a m i t e or slugging. Ogden rejoices in a new Temple, and Salt Lake is to have one capable of taking care of all t h e lodges of the city a n d Grand Lodge a s well. A Masonic Club of fifteen m e m b e r s h a s been organised a t Logan. T h e brethren meet once a month a t the banquet table, and every other month their wives, d a u g h t e r s a n d sweethearts m e e t with them. They hope to organize a lodge there. A p o r t r a i t of the new Grand Master, S. W. BADOON, forms frontispiece to the Proceedings. The Grand Master laid the corner-stone of the Ogden Temple J u n e 11,1905. W.-.Bro. H . R. M A O M I L L E N , Grand Orator, delivered the oration, in which h e paid a magnificent tribute to " t h e flag:" Masonry loves t h a t flag. Masonry believes In upholding t h a t flag in all t h a t It means, and t h a t means the upholding of the government, the cherishing of .her Institutions, bowing allegiance to her miiglstrates, and above all, obeying the law. K a n s a s is w i t h you, Bro. MAOMILLEJST.
December 3,1905, corner-stone of Masonic Temple of Salt Lake City w a s laid. Grand Orator M A C M I I J I J E N delivering another excellent a d d r e s s . " CoREBSPONDBNOE. — One h u n d r e d a n d twenty pages. C. DiEHii, c h a i r m a n . K a n s a s receives fraternal consideration.
VERMONT. T h e p o r t r a i t of G r a n d M a s t e r W A L T E R
E . R A N G E R is the
frontispiece to t h e volume. This is followed by six pages of official obituary of the Grand Master b y Bro. J . A. D B B O E R , whose style of composition, and w h a t we read of h i m between t h e lines, indicate t h a t V e r m o n t is not lacking in further first-class Grand Master timber. Two Specials for dedicating lodge rooms preceded the Annual Comrnunication a t Burlington, J u n e 13th a n d 14th. Seven P a s t Grand Masters were present, one of whose names we think is
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worn by the-poet whose poem we published in full a decade ago. P a s t Grand Master T Y L E R , of Quebec, and P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r EiOE, of I n d i a n a , were p r e s e n t and received with t h e honors d u e their exalted r a n k . The a d d r e s s of the G r a n d Master is a model of perfection in every respect. I t is so refined and lofty in thought, so c h a s t e in expression, a n d sets such a high sta.ndard of m o r a l excellence before us, t h a t we close its r e a d i n g with regret for the loss t h a t Verm o n t sustains by his r e m o v a l from t h a t jurisdiction. Rhode • I s l a n d is to be c o n g r a t u l a t e d . COBEESPONDBNOE.—Two h u n d r e d and eighty-seven p a g e s . M A R S H O. P E R K I N S , chairman. U n d e r I n d i a n Territory, where the Grand Master's edict in regard to impostors — snide Masons — was disapproved by G r a n d Lodge upon report of its J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee, Bro. P E R K I N S said : Possibly the position of the Grand Master was a little strenuous, b u t we a re Inclined to the belief that the reasoning of the committee can be construed without prejudice, as faulty. Grand Lodges have repeatedly added to and taken from ancient law and usage, and the law of self-preservation and selfprotection Is ever a first great law, whether masonlcally or otherwise. K a n s a s receives fraternal consideration, copying t h e regulat i o n a s t o r e c e i p t s for d u e s , a n d g i v i n g a n e x t e n d e d r e s u m e of t h e b u s i n e s s of t h e C o m m u n i c a t i o n . H e h a s t h i s t o s a y of o n e o f t h e m o s t p e r f e c t m a s o n i c c h a r a c t e r s of h i s d a y a n d g e n e r a t i o n , a n d of t h e w o r k h e d i d for t h e Craft: The Report on Correspondence, finished by Bro. BAKKLEY just before his death, is possessed of a deep. If melancholy interest. Twenty had preceded it from the'samefraternal hand and pen, and all were masterpieces of correspondence art. His ideals were high, and were fully reflected In all his writings, left as a legacy to the Craft a t large. He brought an Inspiring presence to the Round Table, and he will be sincerely mourned and greatly missed by his associates thereat. '' In his conclusion, Bro. P E R K I N S says: The right of visitation by one entitled to the riglit. Is not to be denied. The requirement of the fullest protection of the Craft Is equally undeniable. No form of avouchment is in Itself infallible. But one or more forms m a y so supplement other forms t h a t the rights of all may liesfbe conserved. This was recognized in the earliest history of the Craft. I t would be, and must be, so recognized by the Craft of to-day. N e x t A n n u a l J u n e 12, 1907. M.-.W.-. C H A S . A . C A L D E B W O O D , G r a n d M a s t e r .
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VIRGIN l A - 1 9 0 6 . M.-.W.-. T H O M A S N , D A V I S , four P a s t Grand Masters, and the Grand Representative of K a n s a s , R.-.W.-. N . M, B O Y K I N , opened
Grand Lodge in ample form. P o r t r a i t s of the incoming Grand Master, K. K E M P E R , forms
the frontispiece for volume. The Grand Master furnishes a very interesting address, the p a r t entitled, " R o u g h A s h l a r s " p a r t i c u l a r l y so. H,e has been a faithful ofBcer, and well deserves the c o m p l i m e n t of the Committee on Grand Master's Address for " h i s able and successful administration, and t h e highly prosperous a n d harmonious condition of the Craft a s he leaves it to his successor. The financial status of Grand Lodge is good ; it is rapidly red u c i n g t h e indebtedness of its Temple, a n d devotes $3,000 per year to the Masonic H o m e . This y e a r Grand Lodge was ready to increase its benefaction, b u t i t w a s n o t needed. COBBESPONDBNOE.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;One h u n d r e d a n d fifty pages. J. W . EGGLESTOisr, c h a i r m a n . U n d e r Alabama, Bro. E . s a y s : One of the most sensible things done was to present Past Grand Master B B D D I N with a gold watch, suitably inscribed, Instead of a Jewel. The trouble with a Jewel Is that If the recipient ever wears It some one will think i t ostentation, and If he does not, he will be held ungrateful.
U n d e r Canada, he takes freely from Bro. ROBEBTSON'S oration,
a p a r t of which is this : . The earliest operative lodge minutes preserved In Scotland are those of the lodge of Edinburgh, better known as Mary Capel. These minutes date from 1599, and, with the exception of thirteen years, are complete from 159!) until 1905. I n these records we And t h a t In 1600 .IOHN BOSWEI,!, L A I R D , of Auchlnleck, was present. .
U n d e r Florida, in response to a charge of being " w a y off" as to t h e E a s t e r n Star, Bro. E . says : Perhaps so, but we still insist t h a t Virginia women, the loveliest creatures on earth,are not so constituted that they will ever long agree to meet on the basis of masonic equality. If we are "way off," no m a t t e r ; we have an indistinct recollection that we have occasionally been mistaken before, but we subsequently got right and hope to again.
S o m e t h i n g wrong with your e n v i r o n m e n t or climate in Virginia, Bro. E . D a u g h t e r s and g r a n d d a u g h t e r s of "old V i r g i n i a " in K a n s a s a r e not affected t h a t way. T h e y meet on the level of masonic e q u a l i t y in the Star, a n d rival t h e brethren in the efforts there m a d e in behalf of the H o m e . S p e a k i n g of the K a n s a s ritual, Bro. E . says : I t makes us sad to see this modern evil anywhere destroy one of our landmarks, and that the very one which marks our antiquity,Jor we are the last of many ancient mouth to ear organizations. Better abolish Masonry than emasculate it. M.".W.". K O S C I U S K O K E M P E B , G r a n d Master.
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WASHINGTON — 1906. The p o r t r a i t a n d a d d r e s s of
ABRAHAM
LINOOLN
MILLEB
shows evidences of a strong character. One who h a s felt t h e honest grasp of t h e hand, a n d looked into and received a k i n d l y look from t h e eyes of A B B A H A M TJINOOLN, if opportunity offered to voice his highest earthly wish in behalf of his namesake, would desire t h a t he retain the affection of his fellowmen in life, a n d in death be as universally regrretted as was he whose name he bears. . The Grand Master's address is free from stilts, and opens u p and gets down to business naturally. Beautiful reference is m a d e to T H O M A S M I L B U B N E B E D in the touching t r i b u t e , o f
Grand
Lodge in his last election, a n d those who knew U P T O N , as well as the relations between the two, can imagine w h a t a grateful duty to t h e one, a n d a gratifying service to the other, his installation there a t Olympia m u s t have been. The death of P a s t Grand Master AMOS is recorded. The usual n u m b e r of physical disqualifications a r e noted, though t h e one-eyed candidate and the candidate with one leg " a trifle shorter than it ought to be," pulled through successfully. Grand Orator N E T N B E d e l i v e r e d a n address. A resolution was adopted to draft an alternative service, to be used when cremation process of burial was performed. A memorial service w a s held for Past Grand Masters R E E D and A M O S , a t w h i c h M.-.W.-. Bros. V A N P A T T E N and A B T H U R de-
livered addresses. COBBESPONDENCE.—One
hundred and twenty pages.
S. F .
CHADWIOK, chairman.
K a n s a s is liberally considered. After citing Grand Master P B T E B S ' decision on physical deformity and the J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee's substitution, he s a y s : Barring the question of moral qualifications, and t h a t was not before the Grand Master, we fall to see the force of the committee's suggestion. There Is no difference In the language employed—It all means the same.
The volume comes to hand after we had already taken t h e Washington space for w h a t the Spirit moved us to s a y of B r o . U P T O N . I t happens t h a t it is hot so many years ago we were called upon to perform a like service, and paid a like respect to the memory of his father. N e x t A n n u a l J a n u a r y 11,1907. M.-.W.". E D W A B D F . W A G G O N E R , Grand Master.
WILLIAM H. UPTON, PAST GBAND MASTEB.
A press report in the daily papers announces the death of J u d g e W M . H . U P T O N , of W a s h i n g t o n .
Among all the delvers iu t h e quarries of Masonry whose work
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VIROINIA.
February,
we have examined, there w a s no one save A L B B B T P I K E , who, in our opinion, brought to his work greater fidelity, zeal, and love, t h a n did Bro. U P T O N . A S a s t u d e n t he was indefatigable;-once seeking a clue to the discovery of further masonic light, nothing of labor, research, difficulty, or length of time daunted or discouraged h i m . As a writer of Correspondence Reports he entertained the idea t h a t one purpose of such report was to " s t i r up t h e monkeys and contribute to t h e gayety of nations." H e delighted in being a free lance — in not cleaving to t h e generally accepted line: of " o r t h o d o x y in Masonry." H e was a "believer in the one Fraternity," a n d said he "could g e t along if t h e highest office in the world w a s t h a t of Worshipful Master." H e never applied for admission to the " M u t u a l A d m i r a t i o n S o c i e t y " ; he never toadied ; never receded from a position he t h o u g h t a right one, and was always true to his conception of the original plan of Masonry, and ready to do battle for his conception a g a i n s t all comers ; and, true to his Yale instruction, he " n e v e r flinched, never fouled, and always s t r u c k the line hard." The jurisdiction of W a s h i n g t o n h a s lost its greatest masonic scholar, one whose researches in and contributions to the symbolic instruction and literature of t h e Craft have reflected the highest honor upon t h e Grand Body with which he was identified. Sickness, adversity, and financial misfortune together visited our brother a t a time when, of all times, they were most unwelc o m e ; a n d then a sorrow come to h i m in the loss of a beloved companion, t h a t thereafter left its impress and mark upon his life. W e have faith to believe that, when most needed, the warm hand clasp, t h e loving arm of s y m p a t h e t i c fellowship, the outpouring of heartfelt affection, were n o t w a n t i n g to one so honest, so true, a n d so consistent in life and act, to all t h a t was most ennobling, highest and best, and t h a t a t t h e end the Almightj' Arm sustained h i m .
WEST VIRGINIA — 1 9 0 6 . The portrait of the incoming Grand Master, M.-.W.-. G E O . W . M O C I J I N T I C , forms the frontispiece to'the Proceedings. ' Thirteen Specials — three to constitute lodges, four for dedications, s i x for laying corner-stones, a n d one to confer three degrees a t one time, were held by t h e Grand Lodge. There is nothing in the record to show w h a t a special benefit t h e Grand Master conferred on Masonry in general or t h e Craft of W e s t Virginia in particular which warranted him in toting his Grand Lodge over to B r a m w e l l , a n d shoot Mr. C H A U N O B Y W . Y E A T O N through t h e
iqo6-o7.
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VIRQINIA.
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chutes of Masonry. Possibly C H A U N O B Y was in a hurry,to qualify himself for an engagement a t the nearest oasis to fill his tartk with.Zem Zem. Annual Communication November 15th, a t Charleston, t h e place where ODBLL, S . L O N G lived and reflected t h e highest honor on t h e Grand Jurisdiction of W e s t Virginia, and also t h e place where, separated from its body, the soul of J O H N B B O W N began its journey and "still goes marching on " until every vestige of slavery, error and wrong shall be effaced from t h e earth. J O H N M . C O L L I N S , t h e a m b a s s a d o r from K a n s a s , was a t his
place a t Grand Lodge, a n d of course Grand Lodge opened in "ample form." The Grand Master sensibly decided t h a t the loss of a little finger or even two of t h e m should not be a bar to a good m a n a n d true becoming a Mason. The Grand Master received the customary jewel. Past Grand Master G E O . W . A T K I N S O N , after faithful service as Grand Secretary, resigned, accepting a Federal a p p o i n t m e n t as judge a t Washington, D. C , P a s t Grand Mastei- H . R. H O W A K D succeeding h i m as Grand Secretary. Bro. H O W A R D ' S picture shows a Pefferian beard, which used to be fashionable in K a n s a s , but the K a n s a s people find alfalfa, a good substitute, and the latter is now grown instead. Appropos of beards â&#x20AC;&#x201D;we are reminded of the by-law of Military Lodge ZSTo. 93, New York, passed in 1802: Any of the brethren appearing in the lodge with a long beard, or otherway Indecent, or coining a t a late hour, or shall curse or swear, shall abide the award of t h e m a j o r l t y of the members present,under the penalty of expulsion.
Alas, how we have changed since the bears lunched on t h e boys for saying "Go up, thou baldhead." The committee appointed to consider the m a t t e r reported in favor of building a Temple for Grand Lodge. Committee continued. Portrait of Grand Master ordered painted for the picture gallery. A beautiful tribute embellished with his portrait in m e m o r y of H o n . J O H N J A M E S B R O W N , takes up five pages of the Proceed-
ings. Bro. B R O W N , u p to the commencement of the war, had been a Democrat, b u t thereafter was a supporter of the Union party. Bro. B B O W N was a lawyer and a member of the Methodist Church. He was an eloquent a n d a fearless man, and did much to solidify the Union s e n t i m e n t of his State in support of the national government. Of,Scotch ancestry, he inherited their admirable traits. A devout Christian, charitable, refined, pure in life, sweet in disposition, scrupulously honest, he exemplified in his life everything c o m m e n d a b l e ; a n d this tribute from his brother Masong well indicates t h e high esteem in which he WJVS held,
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— WTOMTNG.
February,
CoBBESPONDENOB.—Three h u n d r e d a n d twenty-five pa}<es. GEO. W . ATKINSON, chairman.
K a n s a s has no place in t h e report. As our report is issued in April it should have been received in time for consideration. Bro. A. announces his r e t i r e m e n t , b u t we note he is retained on the committee, and we suspect will be unable to break away from habit. " G. W . M O C L I N T I C , G r a n d M a s t e r .
WYOMING — 1905-06, A Special was held October 12, 1905, to lay the corner-stone of the G o v e r n m e n t Building a t L a r a m i e . Grand Lodge held a t Douglas September 5,1906, Grand Master M. R. J O H N S O N , presiding, who, in his address, called attention to t h e fact t h a t " a n o t h e r mile-stone in life's journey had been passed." A l b e r t a a n d Western A u s t r a l i a were recognized. A committee w a s appointed to p u r c h a s e a job lot of P a s t Grand Masters' jewels for a l l P a s t G r a n d Masters of service prior to 1905. By-Laws were amended so as to require documentary evidence for visitation. Committee appointed to report a t next session on t h e future e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a Masonic Home, demons t r a t i n g t h a t W y o m i n g is k e e p i n g pace with her older sisters. CoBBESPONDENCE.— One h u n d r e d pages. W . L. . K D Y K E N DALL, c h a i r m a n . U n d e r Florida a n d District of Columbia, we notice references to t h e colored question, which indicate t h a t some of the brethren are still troubled with t h e like a n x i e t y , t h a t bothered tlie lot of aged spinsters in I n d i a n a along about 1860, who joined in a political procession with a huge b a n n e r over t h e m inscribed, "Save Us from Nigger Husbands." T h e last seen of the procession or known of t h e spinsters, they were all t h e r e ; none of them had received a n y offers of a saving nature. Don't worry b r e t h r e n ; don't cross t h e river till you get to it. W e are inclined to suspect t h a t some of those who went into spasms over the Washington question felt as silly over it as those spinsters did, if by any reversal of nature's order, the Lord was later able to provide them with suitable husbands. U n d e r K a n s a s , Bro. K. says : As expected, the inevitable has happened in the Sunflower State, as we And the Grand Master reporting the degree peddler abroad In his domain, causing him to Issue a n edict requiring documentary evidence.
K a n s a s h a s no bogus masonic lodges. W e are inclined to the belief t h a t outside of jurisdictions t h a t have been, or still are, af-
1906-07-
CORRESPONDENCEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;CONCLUSION.
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fected by Cerneauism they are rarely to be found. The documentary evidence legislation was intended to develop these pseudo fellows, and between t h a t and the list of regular lodges It will not be an easy m a t t e r for us to be detained very long should a n y of them desire to visit. W e have only heard of one who has m a d e the effort to visit, and he evidently did not know when he called whether he was a " r e g u l a r " or not, but he found out before he left. Next A n n u a l first W e d n e s d a y in September, 1907. P. S. COOK, Grand Master.
CONCLUSION. The.printer tells us our space is filled, and we forego the insertion of topical m a t t e r prepared as p a r t of our report. To some of our brethren who talk glibly of regularity we recommend a course of study of the history of the origin and organization of the Grand Lodges of E n g l a n d , Scotland, Ireland, and those of t h e United States prior to 1813. Those who claim t h a t all regular Masonry emanated from the Grand Lodge in London formed in 1717, will be much benefited by such study. We think the topics suggested by the following questions now stand well to the front for the consideration of the Craft: 1st. W h a t would be a square deal basis for recognition ? 2d. Can pseudo Masonry be better overcome by legislation, or by more stringent a v o u c h m e n t ? 3d. Shall tlie cipher book take t h e place of t h e instructive tongue ? 4th. Based upon t h e u l t r a purist claims now made for regularity, w h a t Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d , Scotland or Ireland w a s regularly organized originally? Fraternally submitted, M. M. M I L L E R ,
"
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Chairman.
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February,
CORRESPONDENCE—STATISTICS.
STATISTICS. From the report of the New York Oommlttee on Oorrespondence, made May 1,190(1. W M . S H E B E B , c h a i r m a n . The following table shows the n u m b e r of members as per last report a t hand, and as compared with last prior r e p o r t : Prior to last September, Alabama Arizona -.., Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana...? Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan '. Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New H a m p s h i r e New; .lersey New Mexico New Y o r k . . . ' Nortli Dakota North Carolina Ohio; Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Texas Tennessee Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
British Columbia Canada, Ontario Manitoba Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Quebec
/>is£
September.
Gain.
15303 l,li3 12,410 2!».468 10,.'i59 lfl,0»7 2,002 7,U«4 6,432 24,120 l,fl54 70,921 40,199 5.6«9 34.595 24,742 25,416 7,898 24.011 10,293 45.370 49,724 19,474 11,467 39,080 3,780 14,190 985 , 9,.572 22,102 1,431 128,177 4.847 18301 - '58,243 5,219 0,953 64,997 0,091 7,251 5,710 . 36.430 18,.555 1.151 11,288 1.5.001 . 7,961 9399 20.571 1,649
16,667 1,191 16.155 31.619 10,997 19340 2,668 7365 6,019 25,289 2,1150 • 74.741 42,627 0363 3-5,729 25,986 26,992 8,SI60 2.5,307 11,057 46,790 61,871 20,287 . 12,244 40,983 4,013 14,719 ,1,030 9,565 23,487 1,484 139,206 5,163 14,578 61,636 5.976 7322 67,706 6,428 7,937 8,957 38,720 19,420 1.213 11,635 1.5.846 8,997 10,121 21,251 1309
1,011,547
1,074,418
2.624 32,708 4.274 4,171 604 2,004 4,433
2,859 35,000 4,786 4,417 008 2,204 4,709
235 2,292 512 246 4 140 276
54,683
3,705
50,878
0 .
1,274 68 3,739 2,261 438 299 66 301 - 687 1,169 102 3,820 2,428 694 1,134 1,244 1,670 1,C62 690 764 1.420 2,147 813 787 1,903 233 629 45 loss 7 1385 63 13,029 , 306 1.217 3,393 . 757 369 2,709 337 686 247 2,284 865 62 247 845 1,030 • 722 680 160 62,878 —7
igo6-07.
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TIS TICS.
COMPARISON TABLE. ( From New Jersey Correspondence Report, Bro. R. A. S H I R R B F S , Chairman.) Subordinate
Lodges.
e
GRAND
LODGE.
1
D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a Florida Illinois
Louisiana
ivilchigan Mississippi
Ohio
Utah Virginia West Virginia Wyoming British Columbia
•Last year's report.
21 49 25 11 28 19 44 35 40 15 46 2 7 39 10 13 12 83 14 29 6 6 18 26 8 43 23 50 30 16 47 1 24 42 4 41 36 3 37 34 38 20 9 48 27 22 32 31 17 48
s
.1
1
p
r
S
1
282 155
8 19
731 621 765 369 706 145
164 16 33 20 63 7
198 957 493 125 468 376 816 213 473 853 630 855 984
10 14 13 8 10 14 10 17 15 10 22 20 10
627 219 453 . 176 310 375 182 1111 184 442 681 86 253 573 558 159 205 324 810 257 848 • 421 401 309 415 218
11 15 15 17 31 24 14 22 11 20 14 12 14 41 37
242 381 245 149 158 96 185
J«
1.1
i
•
22 10 20 19 31 10 18 18 10 11
36 59 •30 101 99 178 119 272 86 51 53 91 76 87 68 66 52 49 123 97 192 126 80 38 69 77 60 47 121 127 59 165 41 67 116 47 66 147 165 37 55 48 53 105 109 54 62 78 81 71
28 13 18 14 16 14 20
73 85 51 57 64 43 77
9
1
17 .09.40 .05.28 .09.97 • .09.77 13 34 .07.16 .09.84 ".68.82' 15 .04.90 .06.64 39 .02 88 .05.30 49 .03.90 .06.85 41 .05.26 .OT.38 31 .10.74 4 .11.77 .05.60 .07.73 27 .12.17 . 12 .10.60 .06.38 .08.49 21 .07.69 .09.88 14 .13.21 .11.43 5 .04.10 .0751 33 .05.00 .07.36 32 .07.98 • .10.63 9 .14.04 • .13.41 2 .02.80 .05.46 48 .O.i.83 .08.03 24 .04.04 .06.46 40 .04.09 .06.84 38 .05.05 .07.00 85 .04.48 .06.38 43 .04.55 .07.55 80 .06.41 .08.66 20 .04.28 .08.85 37 .04.34 .05.72 48 .03.10 60 11 .10.54 .08.66 .10.82 .13.84 7 .09.02 .08.76 19 .09.12 .06.00 18 .10.64 .10.21 8 .08.19 .05.77 28 1 .18.13 .25.81 .08.44 .08.55 22 .07.71 .08.64 28 .06.30 .08.54 44 .10.56 .04.69 10 .05.86 .04.88 45 .07.69 .04.04 29 .07.75 .04.74 26 .07.85 .06.28 25 .06.52 .02.78 .06.34 .04.44 42 .11.36 .12.77 6 .09.81 .07.91 16 .06.96 .04.35 38 .12.36 .10.82 3 .09.66 .08.24 .11.90 .07.64 .08.65 .06.48 .08.78
.07.00 .05.68 .12.15 .03.72 .07.44 .05.77
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GOBRESPONDEHCB—STATISTICS.
February
STATISTICAL COMPARISON. (From New Jersey Correspondence Report, Bro. R. A. S H I B R B F S , Chairman.) •
Grand Lodges Subordinate lodges Raised '. Affiliated Restored Died Dlmltted Suspended for non-payment of dues Suspended and expelled ." Membership
57 12,516 67,798. • 10,457 7,218 14,400 1»,«68' 14,293 542 901,968
J90S 57 12,704 6Si,799 17,4S2 6,«33 14.082 19.284 13387 523 944,188
1901. 57 12,837
liAT!
• 21,527 7,801 15,282 20,433 . 13,104 602 989,178
57 13,041 20,640 7,515 18,123 20,0(18 12,760 659 1,062,425
Based upon the tables we find. In the Grand Lodges of the United States, the following percentages:
Accessions by new work Additions by afflllatlonand restoration.. Tjosses for non-pavmenfc of dues
190B
190S
6.62 2.73 1.67 1.62 2.24 3.68
6.94 2.70 1.58 1.47 • 2.11 4-36
190J, 7 83 3.11 1.64 1.36 2.15 5.26
1905 8,10 2.82. 1.63 1.27 2.19 5.80
INDEX TO REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE.
A PAGE
Alabama Albert, P r i n c e Alberta 5, Alberta, recognition of, 4, 13, 22, 31, 36,55,69, A n t h o n y , Jesse B Argentine Arizona Arkansas Atheism 20,
4 5 43 81 61 7 8 7 75
B Blake, J . A Black ball Barkl(3y, A. H Barron, J . T Bible on t h e Altar British C o l u m b i a Busby, W i l l i a m
. .. 48 22 51, 85. 80 19 8 34
Cow, a masonic 15 Cuba 18, 66, 70 Ciphers, 9, 28, 29, 46, 48, 54, 60, 66, 70, 73, 81, 86, 90 D Danbury Davis, W m . A Delaware Dimit Diraitted Mason, burial of E E a s t e r n S t a r . . .7, 23, 29, 41, 67, Ed ucation Egypt pjligibilitv of saloon-keepers, 59,68, Eligibility of those b o r n out of wedlock England
15 10 21 27 45
86 5 7 72 66 24
C
F
California relief, 8, 12, 21, 32, 36, 52, 62, 66 California 10 Calloway, Lew L 53 Canada 12 Chaplain, G r a n d 9, 67 Charity .34, 36, 41, 43, 46, 72, 77,. 78 Catholicism 19 Clark, Geo. W : 70 C h e t w o o d - O r a w l e y . . .13, 25, 64, 78 Ceremonies, G r a n d Director of. 79 Colorado 13 Collegium 37, 52 Connecticut 14 Costa Rica 17,66, 79 Coxe, Daniel 59
Flag 4, 34, 50, 55, 74, 84 F r a n c e , G r a n d Orient' 19, 36 Franklin 19 Fellows, J o s e p h W a r r e n 57 F r e a k degree w.ork 66, 67 Florida â&#x20AC;˘ 26 F u n e r a l ceremonies 7 G Gamaliel W a d - e l - W a r d Guatemala. 7, Grand Grammarian G r a n d East, strangers in. I . . . . G r a n d Lodge, organization of. . G r a n d Lodge of t h e S u n , Bayreuth
68 23 17 68 22 58
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G r a n d Lodge Royal Y o r k , Berlin 58 Greece 7 Georgia 27 G i l m o r e , Hirara 36 Gomez, G e n e r a l 18 Gloves a n d a p r o n s 56 Gould, R o b e r t F r e k e 76 H Hamilton, Thos. A Hamburg Hayashi, Ambassador Hedges, C o r n e l i u s ; 53, Hoag, D. D '. H o m e s , Masonic, 10, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34, 39, 41,50, 51, 53, 54; 55, 59,61,65,67,69,
82 62 24 59 70 â&#x20AC;˘ 80
I Idaho 29 Inglesby 80 Installation, ladies a d m i t t e d . . . 64 Indiana 32 Indian Territory 34 Italy 37 Ireland 38 Illinois 30 Iowa 35 J Jewels 52 J o n e s , J o h n P a u l . .9, 19, 24, 47, 57 Josephus and Hiram 16 Jubilee 12 K Kentucky
39 L
Lambert, Richard Law as to b e a r d s Law, P s e u d o Mason. .40, 63, 83, L i q u o r seller, m a s o n i c lodge c a n n o t r e n t b u i l d i n g to Lockwood, P.". G.". Master Louisiana
42 89 85 27 15 41
February,
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;INDEX. 31 Maine Manila, Code Manitoba Maryland '.. . Massachussetts . . . - . . , Masonic tradition Masonic s a n i t a r i u m Masonic history Max Meyerhardt M e m b e r s h i p , life Metcalf, Geo. R McGregor, J . 0 Memories Michigan Minnesota. . Mississippi Missouri Montana Mystic S h r i n e .,
42 1] 6, 43 44 46 16 52 28 .'. . 27, 28 11 , . 50 13 14 49 49 51 51 53 26
N Nebraska Nevada New Brunswick New H a m p s h i r e New J e r s e y New Mexico New Zealand Nickerson, Sereno D North Carolina N o r t h Dakota Noya Scotia
54 55 56 57 58 59 24, 63 47 65 67 67
O Oklahoma Orator, Grand .Orphan's H o m e Oregon Ohio
:
70 71 7 71 68
P P a r k e r , Ely S '.. 62 P e l l o n , Jose F 18 Pennsylvania 72 Perfect y o u t h , 78, 28, 29, 37, 54, 58, 72
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CORRESPONDENCE—INDEX.
P i k e , Albert. Prince E d w a r d ' s Island Porto Rico Profane Physical e x a m i n e r
7 74 21, 58 35 59
Q Queensland,. 7, 14, 24, 25 26, 31, 43, 55, 56, 68, 66, 67, 77. Quebec 76 B Reed, Senor Chester B., G.'. Rep Revere, Paul Representative, Grand.. .11, 13, Regularity 60, Rights of Mason b o b b i n s , J o s e p h . . .. 30, 31, 32, Romish C h u r c h Rodriguez, F. d e P . . . .*. Rhoiie Island
— 47 60 73 40 69 19 21 75
S Sanders, \V. F 53 Saxony G:. Lodge, Dresden. . 5 8 S t e p m o t h e r abused 65 Stevenson, A. A., jubilee 12 Sweden ' 23 Swiss G.-. L.-. Alpina 23, 75 Singleton Lodge 23 Smith, J o h n 72 Scotland 77 Shooting t h e c h u t e s of Masonry 88 Scott-Owen address 31 South Africa 78 Souih Australia 79 South Carolina 79 South Dakota : 80 S u n d a y work declined 49
Schultz, E . T Suicide, burial of Shryock, T. J
45 20 44, 45
T Taylor, Z Teller, H. M T h e Bard's Ode Temple T h r e e Globes, Berlin Thirst, T o m p k i n s , Danl. D Tasmania
24 14 77 20 58 ' . . 39 61 81
U Utah 83 D n m a s o n i c c o n d u c t — Is one guilty w h o d i n e s with a person of a n o t h e r color 35 Upton, Wm. H 31, 32, 88 V Vouchers Valle de Mexico Vermont Virginia Veterans, masonic
46, 49, 85, 90 23, 58, 60 84 86 7o
W Washington 87 W a s h i n g t o n , Geo 19, 23 W a s h i n g t o n " i n t e r d i c t " . . . 58, 90 W e b b work 12, 16 West V i r g i n i a 88 W i d o w and fatherless 49 W h i t e h e a d , Bishop 73 Wooster, David 15 Wyoming 90 Y York Rite
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PROCEEDINGS
M;.W;.GRAND LODGE ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS
KANSAS. FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNICATION HELD IN THE CITY OF TOPEKA, FEBRUARY 19 & 20, A. D. 1908i A..L. 5908.
VOLUME XIV, PART 2.
M.-.W.-. HENRY F. MASON, Grand Master, Garden City. R.-. W.-. ALBERT K. WILSON, Grand Secretary, Topeka.
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE M.'.W/. GRAND LODGE.
1908.
EDWARD WINSLOW WELLINGTON GRAND MASTER,
FEBI<UARY 21, 1907, TO FEBR UARY 20, 1908.
GRAND OFFICERS FOR 1 9 0 8 - 1 9 0 9 . M.-.W.-. H E N R Y F . MASON
Grand Master.
R.-. W.-. F R E D W A S H B O N
Deputy Grand Master. . A n t h o n y .
Garden City.
R.-. W.-. MARION K . BBUNDAGE. .Grand Senior Warden. Russell. R.-. W.-. ALEXANDER A . SHASP. .Grand Junior Warden. . L a m e d . R.-. W.-. ALBERT SABBACH Grand Treasurer Holton. R.-. W.-. ALBERT K . WILSON
Grand Secretary
W.-. C H A RLEs H . ROGERS. . .. Grand Oka.plain
Topeka. Hutchinson.
W.-. W I L L I A M B . HUTCHISON. Grand Senior Deacon. . .Garden City. W.-. ALBERT H . W H E E L E R . Grand Junior Deacon . .Marion. W.-. GEORGE M . B A R N S . . . . . . . Grand Marshal Leavenworth. W.-. ROBERT TREAT P A Y N E . Grand Sivord Bearer .. .Ellis. W.-. W.-. W.-. W.-.
W M . S . BERGDNHTHAL. E D W A R D B . CORSE E A R L E . FAWCETT SPENCER P. W A D E
.Grand Grand Grand Grand
Senior 5«<ri«a''d. Topeka. Junior Steward . . B a x t e r Springs. Pursuivant .. . . .Emporia. Tyler.. : Topeka.
BOARD OF CUSTODIANS. W.-. G E O R G E M . C O P L I N
W.-. G E O R G E M . D I X O N
Paola.
:
"V^^.•. THEODORE J . G ARLIG
K a n s a s City. Coffevville.
PLACE. OF MEETING — 1 9 0 9 . T h e f i f t y - t h i r d A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e M . - . W / . G r a n d L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d A c c e p t e d M a s o n s of K a n s a s , w i l l b e h e l d i n t h e C i t y of W i c h i t a , on t h e t h i r d W e d n e s d a y , b e i n g t h e 17th d a y of F e b r u a r y , A . T>. 1909, A . L . 5909, a t 9 o ' c l o c k A . M .
PRESS OF KETCHESON FEINTING CO., LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS. .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
JVI.-.W.-. QRAND LODQE A. F . & A. M. O F K A N S A S .
FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.
ToPEKA, K A N . , F e b r u a r y 1 9 , 1 9 0 8 . T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d A c c e p t e d M a s o n s of K a n s a s c o n v e n e d i n A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n i n H e p resentative Hall, in t h e City of Topeka, W e d n e s d a y , t h e 1 9 t h d a y o f F e b r u a r y , A . D. 1 9 0 8 , A . L . 5 9 0 8 , a t 9 o ' c l o c k A . M. GRAND OFFICERS M.'.W,.'. E.'. W.'. E.'. W.'. E.". W.-. E . \ W.'. W.'. W.". W.'. W.". W.\ W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'.
PRESENT.
EDWARD W . W E L L I N G T O N . Grand Master Ellsworth. FKED W A S H B O N Grand Senior Warden. A n t h o n y . MARION K . BRUNDAGE. . . . Grand Junior Warden.'RnsseW. ALBERT SARBACH Grand Treasurer . . . H e l t o n . ALBERT K . WILSON Grand Secretary Topeka. CHARLES H . EOGERS ' . . . . Grand Chaplain Hutchinson. ALEXANDER A. SHARP . . . Grand Senior Deacon/L&rned. GEORGE M . BARNS Grand Junior Deacon. L e a v e n w o r t h . MOSES H . COLE . . . ; Grand Marshal Harper. EGBERT TREAT P A Y N E . . . .Grand Sword Bearer. Ellis. CHARLES L . BRAMWBLL . . . Grand Senior Steward .Beloit. EDWARD B . CORSE Grand Junior Steward. Baxter Springs. E A R L E . FAWCETT Grand Pursuivant. .. . E m p o r i a . W . AMER BORNBTT . . . as Grand Tyler .Oberlin.
/
244
PROCBEDINQS
OF TBB
February.
OPENING CEREMONY. A c o n s t i t u t i o n a l n u m b e r of lodges b e i n g represented, t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master opened t h e M.-.W".-. G r a n d L o d g e of A n cient, F r e e and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , in ample form, after an invocation of d i v i n e blessing b y R e v . CHARLES H . . R O G E R S , G r a n d (Jhaplain. PRAYER.
A l m i g h t y GOD, our H e a v e n l y F a t h e r , our strength in all t h e years t h a t a r e p a s t , our hope a n d confidence in the years to come, a present help in every time of need. W e bless Thee for t h e protecting watchcare which Thou h a s t had over us, and for the merciful guidance which has brought us to this good hour. Be Thou near us we e n t r e a t Thee, in the hours of this Communication, and fill us with t h e harmonious influence of t h y H o l y Spirit. M a y t h a t influence which makes for thoughtfulness a n d wisdom pervade all our minds, and guide us in all our deliberations. May all'our work, begun, continued, and ended in Thee, be approved, not only b y our o w n thoughtful sense of t r u t h a n d righteousness, but b y the indwelling of Thyself. W e pray t h a t our thoughts, in t h e business of this ga,thering, m a y be guided b y the spirit of thoughtful consideration, and the impulses which go to s t r e n g t h e n the bonds of universal brotherhood. Destroy in us foolish and selfish ambitions, and unite us in the tender- grace of loying companionship, and m a y the influence of this noble Order in the year before us be b r i g h t with the wise a n d thoughtful measures t h a t come w a r m from the hearts of these brethren. Keep us as in t h e hollow of T h y hand in all the d a y s to come. Guide us by Thine own i m m a c u l a t e Spirit, and a t last bring us a n d all of Thy children to love a n d praise Thee forever. A m e n . I L L N E S S O F E.-.W.-. H E N E . Y F . MASON. T b e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master here a n n o u n c e d t h a t , owing to illness, R.-. W.-. H E N R Y P . MASON, D e p u t y G r a n d Master, would not be a b l e t o b e p r e s e n t a t t h e C o m m u n i c a t i o n to-day, b u t hoped to be with, t h e m t o - m o r r o w . VISITORS WELCOMED. T b e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r e x t e n d e d a cordial invitation t o all M a s t e r Masons to a t t e n d this A n n u a l Communication of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e .
igo7-o8.
QRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
GRAND R E P E E S E N T A T I V E S
245
RECEIVED.
By direction of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, t h e Grand Secr e t a r y called t h e roll of G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , w h o w e r e i n troduced to t h e G r a n d L o d g e and responses were m a d e on behalf of t h e G r a n d L o d g e s in t h e E a s t b y M.-.W.-. THOMAS L . BOND, in t h e W e s t b y M.-.W.-. S A M U E L R. P E T E R S , in t h e N o r t h b y W.-. THOMAS J . ANDERSON, in t h e South b y M.-.W.-. B E S T O R
G. BROWN;
on behalf of our n e i g h b o r i n g jurisdictions b y M.-.
W.-. P E R R T M . HOISINGTON, a n d foreign j u r i s d i c t i o n s b y W.-. B L R I C K C . COLE.
R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON C R E D E N T I A L S . W.-. F R A N K E . D A V I S , c h a i r m a n , presented t h e following report, which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M.-.W.'. Orand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Credentials beg leave to report t h e following members and representatives present and entitled to seats in this Grand L o d g e : GRAND 0PFICBK8 PRESENT.
M.-.W.-. EDWARD W . WELLINGTON. R. .w.- HENRY F . MASON R. .w.-,-. FRED WASHBON" R. .w.- MARION K . BRUNDAGE R. .w.- ALBERT SARBACH R. .w.- ALBERT K . WILSON
w.- DALLAS GROVER w.-.-. CHARLES H . ROGERS w.- , ALEXANDER A. SHARP w.- , GEORGE M . BARNS w.- , MOSES H . COLE w.- . ROBERT TREAT PAYNE w.- , CHARLES L . BRAMWELL w.- EDWARD B . CORSE w.- , EARL E . FAWCETT w.- , W. AMER BURNETT
Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior Warden. Grand Junior Warden. Grand Grand Grand Grand
Treasurer. Secretary. Orator. Chaplain.
Grand Senior Deacon. Grand Junior Deacon. Grand Marshal. Grand Sword Bearer.
Grand Senior Steward. Grand Junior Steward. . . . ' . . . . . . .Grand Pursuivant. as Grand Tyler.
246
PBOCEEDINGS
OF
February,
THE
PAST ELECTIVE GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT.
Past
Grand
Masters.
M.-.W.-. J . J A Y BUCK,
M:-.W.-. M A U R I C E L . STONE,
M.'.W.". M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R ,
M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISINQTON,
M.-.W/. JOHN
M.-.W.-. BESTOR G . BROWN,
C . POSTLETHWAITE,
M.-.W.-. D A V I D B. F U L L E R ,
M.-.W.-. THOMAS G . F I T C H ,
M.-.W.-. J A S . H . M C C A L L ,
M.-.W.-. SAMUEL E . P E T E R S ,
M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R ,
M.-.W.-. THOMAS L . BOND.
DISTRICT DEPUTY' GRAN D MASTERS PRESENT.
Dist. No.
Dist. No. W.-. W A L T E R G . B E I T Z E L
1
W.-. SIMEON M . F O X
25
W.-. C H A R L E S H . L A W R E N C E . .
2
W.-. H U G H STEWART
26
W.-. S I D N E Y L . H U N T E R
3
W.-. H A R R Y E . P E A C H . . . . . . . .
27
W.-. T H O M A S A. SUTTON
5'
W.-. F R A N K L . W A D M A N
28
W.-. A L B E R T E . W H I T A K B R . . . .
6
W.-. B E N . F . S A D I L
29
W.-. W I L L I A M G . B L A K E R
7
W.-. H E N R Y W . STACKPOLE . . . 31
W.-. W I L L I A M E . CASSBLL
W.-. J O H N C . E L Y
8
W.-. W I L L I A M A. STONE
W.-. W I L B U R M . MASSEY
10
35 . 37
W.-. C H A R L E S W . W I L L I A M S . . 11
W.-. J O H N J . M E T Z
38
W.-. P E R R Y BRUNSTETTER
12
W.-. H A R R Y F . JACKMAN
39
W.-. RuFus E . MELVIN
13
W.-. G E O R G E D . ADAMS
40
W.-. E D W A R D R . E V A N S
14
W.-. W . A M E R BURNETT
44
W.-. E D M U N D B . C O A M I N G S . . . . 15
W.-. GEORGE W . DOKBLER . . . . 45
W.-. SAMUEL G . SIMPSON
W.-. J A M E S A. P A U L L
16
46
W.-. W I L L I A M B . W A S H I N G T O N . 47
W.-. C H A R L E S H . I N G L E F I E L D . 18 "W.-. E L M E R , E . FOREMAN
20
W.-. J . ELLSWORTH H U M P H R E Y . 48
W.-. A L F R E D A. RODGERS
21
W.-. W I L L I A M A. DOWNEY . . . . 50
W.-. J O H N
N . SHARP
22
W.-. THOMAS B . H I S K E Y
51
W.-. B E N . S . PADLEN
24
W.-. P A U L R I C H
52
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES O P OTHER
GRAND L O D G I S
L O D G E O P KANSAS.
NEAR T H E GRAND
,
Alabama
W.-. THOMAS J . ANDERSON.
Alberta
W.-. G E O R G E D . ADAMS.
Arkansas
.
Arizona '.'..............â&#x20AC;¢ British Columbia. California... Canada.,.
Connecticut. Cui)a ......'.
W.-. W . A M E R BURNETT. W.-. AARON H . CONNETT. W.-. W M . E . HUTCHISON. '
;..;
W.-. F R E D E R I C K H . STUCKEY.
W.-. J O H N C . KETCHESON.
.M.-.W.-. THOMAS L . BOND. W.-. CHESTER B . R E E D .
District of Columbia
M.-.W.-. EDWARD W . WELLINGTON.
England
B.". AV.'. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N .
Florida
W.-. C H A S . L . BRAMWELL.
GRAND
1907-08.
LODGE
OF
KANSAS.
Georgia
W.'. H A R R Y E . BEST.
Idaho
"W.-. SiMBON M. F o x .
Illinois Indiana
M.'.W.". M A T T H E W M . MILLER. R . ' . W . ' . F R E D WASHBON.
Ireland
M . ' . W . ' . ' J O H N O . POSTLETHWAITB.
Maine
M.'.W.'. D A V I D B . FULLER.
Manitoba
W.". W I L L I A M A . DOWNEY.
• Mexico (Valley d e Mexico) Michigan Minnesota
M.:.W.". MATTHEW M . MILLER. M . \ W . ' . J . J A Y BUCK. •
Mississippi ' Missouri
:
Montana. Nebraska
W . ' . A R T H U R M . JACKSON.
W.". W M . L . M A X W E L L . M.'.W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISINQTON.
W.'. Louis E . COUNTRYMAN. ;
W.-. C H A R L E S E . CORY.
Nevada
W.'. WILLIAM H . VOETH.
New Brunswick
W.'. HARRY PEACH.
New Hampshire
W.". A. S I D N E Y C H A S E .
N e w JersB}'
W.'. CHARLES E . H A L L .
New S o u t h W a l e s . . . .• New York
W.". CHARLES H . LAWRENCE. M.'.W.'. MAURICE L . STONE.
New Zealand
N o r t h Carolina Nova Scotia Ohio
W . \ FRANK E . DAVIS.
'
W.'. A L E X A N D E R A. S H A R P . W.'. J O H N MCCULLAGH. M.'.W.'. SAMUEL R : PETERS.
Oregon
W.'. A L B E R T H . W H E E L E R .
P o r t o Rico Quebec
W.'. W I L L I A M L . BURDICK. W.'. G E O . M . D I X O N .
Queensland
W.'. ELRICK C . COLE.
Rhode Island Scotland S o u t h Carolina South Dakota. Tennessee Utah
W.'. W. FRANK MARCH. M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . SHAVER. W.'. OLCOTT W . LITTLE. W . \ CHARLES A . LOUOKS. M.'.W.'. BESTOR G . BROWN. .'
Vermont
W . ' . H A R V E Y C . LIVBRMOKE.
M.'.W.'. H E N R Y F . MASON.
Victoria
W.". A L F R E D A . RODGERS.
Washington
W . \ AUGUSTUS O . W E L L M A N .
W e s t e r n Australia
M.'.W.'. THOMAS G . FITCH!
W e s t Virginia
W . \ J O H N W . NEILSON.
Wisconsin
R.'. W.'. M A R I O N K . BBUNDAGE.
COSTODIANS P R E S E N T . W.'. GEORGE M . COPLIN,
W . ' . GEORGE M . DIXON,
247
PSOCHEDINGS
248
OP THE
February,
ASSISTANT LECTURERS PRESENT. W/.
CHARLES W .
W.'. J O H N W/.
BENJAMIN J.
W.'. G E O R G E D . W/.
W/;
WILLIAMS, GUNN, ADAMS,
WILLIAM H .
W.'.OLCOTT
W.
BURTON S . W I L L I A M S ,
W.". L O U I S E .
HAMMOND,
HAKHISON, LITTLE,
COUNTRYMAN,
W.\
GRAFTON D .
W.'.
S I D N E Y R . LAWSON, .
WHITAKBB,
W.'.
W I L L I A M A.
ADAMS,
W.-.
W I L L I A M A.
DOWNEY.
PAST MASTERS PRESENT. 2
CHESTER B . REED
JAMES SNEDDBN
3
T H O S ; J . ANDERSON
G E O R G E M . BARNS
No.
No.
17 17
FRANK E . DAVIS
5
HARRY L . WHITING . . . . . . .
J A M E S L . EGGLKSTON
5
JAMESRAMSEY'.'.;'
17
W A L T E R G . BEITZBL
5
T H O M A S A. SUTTON
OLIVER C . MILLER
5
H A R V E Y C . LIVERMORE
W I L L I A M L . BURDICK
6
JONATHAN ASHBY
22
DAVID M . HORKMANS
6
CHESTER M . WARNER,
22 27
,17 19 ...
19
8
CHARLES T : H I G H
8
A N D R E W ' J ; RALSTON
30
9
C H A R L E S . H . LAWRENCE. . . .
35
WILLIAM FRANK MARCH. . .
9
WILLIAM 0 . NOBLE.
35
EuFUS E . M E L V I N
9
H A R R Y E . BEST
36
R O B E R T J . BARNETT
36
W I L L I A M E . CASSELL C H A R L E S E . CORY
,.
AUGUST L . SELIQ
J O H N J; MBTZ
11
J O H N C. P O S T L B T H W A I T E . . .
11
HUGH
J.
12
G E O R G E M . COPLIN
HARRY E . PEACH
12
J O S E P H A. L I G G E T T
37
.JOHN H .
HOFFBR
12
A L B E R T SARBACH
42
J A M E S M . TANNER
12
O T I S G : TABOR.". . . ' .
42
.EARL E . FAWCETT
12
J.ELLSWORTH HUMPHREY..
43
' W I L L I A M J . GLBNN
13
T H O M A S BOWLES
44 45
JAY BUCK
STEWART
i 36 37
.AARON H . CONNETT
15
W I L L I A M A.
J E D W A E D K . MOSES
15
D A V I D A. W A L K E R
ADAMS
49
.SIMEON M . F O X
16
T H O M A S J. BOONE
49
•CECIL G . ANDERSON
16
WILLIAM
50
W M . C. GARVBY
17
ALBERT. REICHERTER
50
BBYCB MCMURTIE
17
EoBERT M. FORBES
50
A. L U T H Y E
J O H N M . CLEVELAND
17
W.
GEORGE M . EAGLE
17
•Wiiii; C. C H A F F E E
F R A N K ELLISON
51
EARLY W . POINDEXTER. . . .
17
EVAN DAVIS
F R E D E R I C K A. R E H K O P P . . .
17
W I L L I S COATES
51
JAMES P. HOWE
17
WILLIAM R . CARRIE
51
JDANIBL W .
NELLIS
17
C H A R L E S A.
51
H O M E R C . BOWMAN
17
P A R D E E A. H O W E
17
ALBERT K . WILSON
51
ILLEWELLYN J. G R A H A M . . . .
17
FRANK
51
51 '.
GARDINER. . . .
' GEORGE E . BELL L I STEVENS
51
51
GRAND
.1907-08.
LODOB
OF
249
KANSAS.
51
J O H N W . NEII.SON
HABRY F . W H I T E
51
BURTON S. W I L L I A M S
113
SAMUEL G , ZIMMERMAN. . . .
51
F R E D E R I C K J. G R I F F I T H S . . .
114
AECH L . BELL E . J A Y WOODMAN
52 53
JOHN H . THARP
119
ARTHUR C . BELL
55
C H A R L E S D . SORTER
60
P E T E R JOHNSON J O H N W . COPELAND
G E O R G E D . ADAMS ROBERT E . N I C K L E S
60 60
JAMES W . H E C K
133
H E N R Y W . STACKPOLB
134
THOMAS L . BOND J.D.HARVEY
60 62
MATTHEW M . MILLER
134
CHARLES H . INGLEFIELD. . .
136
HARRY GILHAM
63
CHARLES FLETCHER
137
CARL H A R R I S W I L L I A M J . ARMSTRONG . . . GEORGE M . DIXON
65 66 66
J O H N C. E L Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
142
M A T T H E W F . BROWNE GEORGE W . L E A K
A L F R E D A.
RODGEES
No.
No.
CLARK A. S M I T H
113
125 130 133 «
W M . M . SHAVER
142
SAMUEL R . P E T E R S
142
66
P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON
142
68
H A R R Y F . JACK.MAN
143
ARTHUR J. WHITMORE. . . . .
69
JOHN' N . SHARP J O H N N . BEASLBY EDV/ARD B . CORSE
70 70 71
WILLIAM C . HOFFMEISTER . A. S I D N E Y C H A S E
145 146
FRANK E . DEMUTH
146
JOHN M . BANNAN
73
J A M E S A. P A U L L EDWARD T . FAIRCHILD . . . .
146 I46
M A U R I C E L . STONE JOHN MCPHILLAMEY
75 79
M A R I O N K . BRUNDAGE
146
EDWARD W . WELLINGTON .
146
ROBERT MOONEY
81
RICHARD C . YOUNG WILLIAM C . BLAKER
84 88
WILLIAM H . EVANS THOMAS B . H I S K E Y
147 148
OWEN J . WOOD
150
H E N R Y L . SHERBURNE
90
W I L B U R M . MASSEY
150
WILLIAM M . CLIME H E N R Y C . BOWEN
90 90
EDWARD R ; EVANS
152
H A R V E Y A. BARNES
90
THORP B . JENNINGS J O H N D . MAUKR
152 156
ELMER E . MILLER
90
W I L L I A M S . BERGUNDTHAL.
90
A C H I L L E S P . COCHRANE . . . . WILLIAM H . MIZE
158 160
S. P A L M E R CRAMPTON BERTINB P . W A L K E R
160 160
H E N R Y G . BEUCHNER.
90
ROBERT H A W K I N S WILLIAM H . VOETH
91 93
OLCOTT W . L I T T L E
161
CLARK S . WICKS B E N S. PAULEN
95 95
G E O R G E W . DONART
163
O R E N V. H E N D E R S O N
164
CHARLES D . PRITCHABD...
96
H E N R Y T . TAYLOR
167
JAMES H . MCCALL
99
A L E X A N D E R A. S H A R P
167
W M . H . HARRISON J O H N M . PLEASANT
99 101
ALVUS H . M O F F E T
167
HEMAN L . MILLARD
171
J A S P E R N. T A Y L O R THADDEUS H . DAVIS
103 105
J O S E P H A. D A V I S
172
A L E X . C . SPILLMAN
172
D A V I D B . FULLER
106
W I L L I A M C . ROOT
110
A N D E R S SORBNSEN LEONARD C . U H L , J r
172 174
B E N F . SADIL
110
W I L L I A M H . NELSON
174
250
PnOCEEDINQS
A K C H I B C . COOLIDQE
THE
February,
174
E D W A R D E . AMOS
GEORGK W . DOEBLER
175
E D W A R D B . CUMMINGS
GHAELES E. H A L L
177
SYLVESTER L . D U P P
270
JACOB D . VOGELGESANG. . . .
177
J O H N G . POOLE
271
A N T H O N Y A. R O T H
177
ALVA L. SWEARINGEN . . . . . .
272
L O U I S E. COUNTRYMAN
184
W I L L I A M H . BOSTON. . . . . . . .
273
186
THOMAS BRISCOE
274
W . AMER BURNETT
No.
OF
".
.No.
267 268
W A L T E R A. S M I T H
186
DAVID M . S M I T H
281
C H A R L E S A. Q ' M E A R A
188
ROBERT T E L P E R
288
EDWARD E . HEISKR.
190
CHARLES A. LoucKS
JOHN MCCULLAGH
194
F R A N K E . SLASON
290
W I L L I A M A. STONE
194
J O H N HAMMOND
291
C H A R L E S D. P R I C H A R D
196
GEORGE W . M U R D E N
297
C H A R L E S L. BRAMWBLL. . . .
200
R. T R E A T P A Y N E
297
JOHN H . RICHARDS
202
DALLAS G R O V E R
298
BARTON F L E T C H E R
203
OLIVER B . JONES
302
- 289
H E N R Y A. M E I B E R G B N . . . . .
204
F R E D E R I C K H . STUCKEY . . .
303
MOSES H . C O L E
206
RICHARD E . BIRD
303. 303
FRED WASHBON
206
THOMAS G . F I T C H
GRAFTON D . W H I T A K E R . . .
212
ROBERT M . M C G O N I G A L . . . .
306
WILLIAM J. DAVIES
222
THOMAS B . H I S K E Y
306
L O U I S B . STRICKROTT
225
G E O R G E GETTY
309
AUGUSTUS O . W E L L M A N . . . .
225
SIDNEY L . H U N T E R
311
BESTOR G . B R O W N
225
W I L L I A M E . HUTCHISON . . .
312
225
PAUL RICH
316
ROBERT S . B E ACHY
228
J A M E S M . REYNOLDS
319
E L M E R E . FOREMAN
232
W I L L I A M LINDSAY
319
S A D L I E R J . HODGENS
'
HESTOK O . STEVENS
236
CHARLES W . W I L L I A M S . . . .
326
DBMARCUS L . SWAN
239
P E T E R J . CLEVENGER
326 ,
ALBERT E . W H I T A K E R
243
B E N J A M I N J. G U N N
329
H E N R Y F. MASON
246
GEORGE B . W I L L I A M S
332
W I L L I A M A. DOWNEY
254
JOHN W . GIST
.335
JOHN B. K A Y
254
HoLLiB J. SHIDBLER
337
255
WILLIAM B . WASHINGTON . .
B E N J A M I N F . ZOOK
LuNDAY H A W K I N S . . . . . . . .
260
W I L L I A M C . DEOKEY
ROBERT D . B L A I N E
265.
J O H N H. MiNNiCH
ANDREW J. W H I T E
266
J O H N GOODWIN
W A L T E R L . HUMMEL
266
B E R T D. W I L L I A M S
P E R R Y BRUNSTETTER
266
H A R N E Y A. THOMAS
FRANK L . WADMAN . . . . . . .
267
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343 353 '..
362 368
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Leavenworth No. .?.—Arthur M. Jackson, M., proxy for S. W.; Fred W. Ruder, J. W. Wyandotte No. S.—John C. Schmidt, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. Waxhington No. 5.—Oliver C. Miller, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Lawrence No. 6.-Charles W. McFarland, M.; Lynne E. Mason, 8. W.; Edwin H. Varnum, J. W. Union No. 7.—Alby P. Spessard, M., proxy for S. AV. and J. W. Rising Sun No. S.—Ernest A. Henne, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Acacia No. 9.—Carl Phillips, M., proxy for S. W.; Fred.Fein, J. W. King Solomon No. 10.—Henry C. Mordaunt, M., proxy for S. W.; William Lindsay, proxy for J. VV. Jewell No. ii.—Orlando E. White, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. Emporia No. IS.—George W. Smith, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Nemaha No. i5.—Judson B. Baker, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Oreat Bend No. i5.—Aaron.H. Connett, proxy for M. and S. W.; George W. Thatcher, proxy for J. W. Lafayette No. i6.—John A. Edelblute, proxy for M., S,- W. and J. W. Topeka No. i7.—Elisha H. Anderson, M., proxy for S. W.; James Brown Doncyson, J. W. Ottawa No. IS.—Dean K. Emraerson, proxy for M.; Deitrich F. Seevers, ' S. W.; Charles F. Halloren, proxy for J. W. Olathe No. 19.—James S. Pellett, M.; Harvey C. Livermore, proxy for S. W.; Thomas A. Sutton, proxy for J. W. Circleville No. 20.—Ernest Hogg, M., proxy for J. W.; James O. Roller, S. W. Valley Falls No. SI.—George E. Harman, M.; James U. Trapp, S. W.; Virgil P. Murray, proxy for J. W. Melvern No. SS.—Jonathan Ashby, proxy for M.; Fred E.Poland, proxy for S. W.; Chester M. Warner, proxy for J. W. O&age Valley No. ^4.—Robert A. Chenoweth, M., proxy for J. W.; Charles S. Bixby, proxy for S. W. •Oketo No. «5.—Thomas S. Locke, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Longton No. S6.—Robert J. Harris, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Neosho No. S7.—Charles Thomas High, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Eldora No. S8.—J. Samuel Weaver, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Pacific No. S9.—B,obert R. Cochran, proxy for M.; Herbert M. Webb, J; W., proxy for 8. W. Towanda No. SO.—Andrew J. Ralston, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Mound City No. 55.—Edwin M. Adams, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Havensville No. 34.—William H. Coverdale, M.; Melvin J. Thompson, 8. W.; William Day, proxy for J. W. Hiawatha No. S5.—Arthur D. Brown, 8. W., proxy for M. and J. W.
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Council Grove No. 56.—Charles J. Wolff, M.; Albert L. Taylor, S. W.; Black K. Stevenson, proxy for J. W. •Paola No. 57.—Joseph A. Liggett, proxy for M.,'S. W. and J. W. Tola No. 5S.—William L. Bartels, M., proxy for J. W.; Thomas E.Oliver, proxy for S. W. Seneca No. 5S. —William E. Kennard, M., proxy for J. W.; Moses Noble, S. W. De Soto No. JfO.—Andrew Weis, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. McKinley No. 41.—Edward G. Swayze, M., proxy forS. W. and J. W. Helton No. 4^.—George R. Porterfleld, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Nickerson No. 4S.—Joseph F. Demain, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Delphian No. 4-4. —Thomas Bowles, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Easton No. 45.—James B. Kelsey, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Halstead No. 46,—William J. Barkemeyer, M., proxy for S. W.; Claud A. Johnson, proxy for J. W. Nine Mile No. 4^.— Thos. J. Boone, M., proxy for J. W.; David A. Walker, proxy for S. W. Lake No. 60.—William A. Luthve, proxy for M.; Charles Alexander, 'S. W.; Joseph E. Guild, proxy for J. W. Orient No. 5 i . - C h a r l e s H. Chandler, S. W., proxy for M.; Frank E. McFarland, J. W. Pottawatomie No. 52.— Edward Bowman, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Wetmore No. 55.—Charles W. Hendershot, M.; Charles J. Wood, S. W.; E. Jay Woodman, proxy for J. W. Shawnee No. 54.— Campbell M. Watson, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Troy No. 55.— Wayman A. Hargis, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Spring Hill No. 56.— Grant D. Protzman, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. McOracken No. 58.—James B. Davis, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Salina No. 60.—John A. MahafHe, M., proxy for S. W.; J. Roy Givens, proxy for J. W. •La Cygne No. 6/.—Charles F. Trinkle, M., proxy for J. W.;. William Thomas Corn, S. W. Ridgeway No. 6Z.— Joel A. Kesler, M.; Walter D. Miller, proxy forS. W. and J. W. . Adams No. GS.— Harry Gilham, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Wathena No. 6.^.-Timothy Guy, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Gardner No. 65.— Frank B. Lyon, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Burlington No. 66.— Amasa T. Neyhart, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Hiram No. 65.—George W. Leak, proxy, for M., S. W. and J. W. • .Carhcmdale No. 70.—John N. Sharp, M.; Eudorus E. Gardner, S. W.; John K. Duncan, J. W. B'axter No. 7i.—Oliver C. Rummel, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Huron No. 7;?.—Oliver M. Anderson, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W.
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Chetopa No. 75.—John M. B a n n o n , proxy for M., S. W. a n d J . W . Wamego No. 75.— Fred L. Cobb, J. W., p r o x y for M.; Maurice L. Stone, proxy for S. W. Erie No. 76.-Joseph A. Wells, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . White Cloud No. 78.— J o s e p h H. M c G a u h e y , M., proxy for S. W. a n d J. W . Corinthian No. 79.— Charles E. Scott, M., proxy for S. W . ; J o h n B. C r u m b , J. W. Zeredatha No. SO.— Benjamin F . Martin, S. W., proxy for M.; Wesley K . Myers, J . W . • New Albany No. St.— William McCluskey, p r o x y for M. and J . W . ; R o b e r t Mooney, p r o x y for S. W. Tuscan No. S£.— Guy C. McKinley, M.; p r o x y for S. W. and J . W. Doric No. .?5.—Oscar G. R i c h a r d s , p r o x y for M., S. W. and J . W. Jefferson No. S4.— R i c h a r d C. Young, p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J. W . Sunflower No. S6.— William F . McFarland, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W. . Mankato No. 87.— George R. K r a m e r , M., proxy for S. W. a n d J. W . Eureka No. *<?.—Josiah S. Palling, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W . Home No. ^ 5 . — J o h n F . Babb, M., proxy for S. W . and J. W. Oolden RuU No. 90.—William T. Miller, M.; George S. Medlicott, S. W . ; S a m u e l E . E l d e r , J. W . Marysville No. 91.—James M. Ross, M., proxy for J . W . ; F u l t o n , proxy for S. W.
E d g a r Ross
Devon No. 9 ^ . - W i l l i a m W. Hall, proxy for M., S. W. a n d J. W. Oirard No. 93.—Oscar B. WooUey, M., p r o x y for S. W . ; William H . Voetli, p r o x y for J . W. Cons(eHation iVb. 95.—Solon H. Wiley, M.; T h o m a s C. Babb, p r o x y for S. W . ; Clark S. Wicks, proxy for J . W. Benevolent No. 95.—John W. Y o u n g , J. W., p r o x y for M.; William E . B r o w n , p r o x y for S. W . Wichita No. 59.—Will G. Price, M., proxy for S. W . ; G a l u s h a A. K i n g , p r o x y for J . W. Prudence No. iOO.—Charles M. Hord, proxy for M., S. W. and J . W . Euclid No. 101.—John M. Pleasant, p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J . \y. Keystone No. 10£.—Charles E . Munson, S. \V., p r o x y for M., a n d J . W. Cedar No. 105.—William H . Powell, M.; J a s p e r N. Taylor, p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Solomon No. 105.—Newman E . Hall, M., proxy for J . W . ; T h a d d e u s H . Davis, p r o x y for S. W. Fidelity No. 1 0 6 . - A l v a B. Shaw, M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W. Fortitude No. 107.—Welby H . Crimmel, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Memphis No. lOS.—Robert
G. Brown, J. W., p r o x y for M. a n d S. W .
Blue Valley No. 11«.—John F . Hoyt, p r o x y for M., S. W . and J . W . St. Johns No. 115.—Leonidas E . Hill, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . .
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Advance No. 274.—Jonathan W . H a s t i n g s , M., p r o x y for J . W . ; A l b e r t G . Norris, S. W . Excelsior No. i i 5 . - J o h n W. Read, M., p r o x y for S. W . and J . VV. Parsons No. .117.— William J . Malsed, M., p r o x y for S. W . and J . W. Altoona No. llS.-Fredric H. Dodd, p r o x y for M. a n d S. VV.; F r a n k T. Cheethain, p r o x y for J. W . Cherokee No. 729.—Charles M. Bertholf, p r o x y for M., S. W. and J. W. Halcyon No. ISO.—Barry N. Baker, M., p r o x y f o r S . W. a n d J. W. Godfrey No. lS4.—Feter O. Smith, J. W., p r o x y for M. a n d S. W. Palestine No. i;S7.—Samuel H . Jamison, p r o x y for M., S. W . a n d J. W. Polar Star A^o. ISO.—Wilber J . Powers, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W . Crescent No. ISS.—Arthur
E . LeSturgeon, M., p r o x y for S. W . and J . W.
Clay Center No. IS4.—Theodore E. Schwarz, M., p r o x y for S. W . ; H e n r y \V. Staekpole, proxy for J. W. Lenexa No. 755.—Watson B. Planner, S. _VV., p r o x y for M. a n d J . W . Vesper No. 756.—Charles H. Inglefleld, proxy for M.; J o s e p h E. Lewis, - p r o x y for S. W . ; J . A. Terrell, p r o x y for J. W . Cherryvale No. 757.—Charles A. Mitchell, p r o x y for M., S. W. and J . W. Sedgwick No. 759. —Eugene Trego, M., proxy for S. W. and J . W. Reno No. 14O.—Richard R. Price, S. W., p r o x y for M. a n d J. W . Signal No. 74'7.—Fred B . Bonebrake, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W. Newton No. 7 . ^ ^ . - F r a n k T>. K a u f m a n , p r o x y for M., S. W. and J . W . Minneapolis A^o. 7.^5.—Elijah K. Raper, J . W., p r o x y for M ; a n d S. W . Gilead No. 7 ^ 4 . - J o h n W. Depew, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. W . ML Vernon No. 745.—Thomas H. Smyth, M . ; J o h n W. Robinson, S. W . ; A u s t i n B. D a u g h e r t y , J . W. Ellsworth No. 746.—Robert H. Vance, M . ; C h a r l e s N. Fowler, S. W . ; Waldo F. Wellington, J. W. Center No. 147.—William
C. Loveless, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W.
Wa-Keeney No. 74^.—George Gregg Marshall, S. W., p r o x y for M. and J . W. . , Wellington No. 150. - Marion S. Mayse, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . ' . Lebo No.- ISS.—AVoart Near, M., proxy for S. W . ; E d w a r d R. E v a n s , p r o x y for J . W . Lincoln No. 754.—Boyd F . Gilkison, M., p r o x y for S. W . and J . W. Hope No. 165. - Algie F . Sims, S. W., p r o x y for M. a n d J . W. Dexter No. 756.—John D. Maurer, proxy for M., S. W . a n d J. W . Active No. i5^.—William R. Lloyd, proxy for M., S. W. a n d J . W. Robinson No. -Z59.—Merritt C. H a t h a w a y , S. W . , p r o x y for M. a n d J . W. Saqui No. 760.—Edwin P. Sample, M., proxv for J . W . ; H a r r y D . D i l l o n , S. W . Alrna No. 76i.—Olcott W . Littell, proxy for M., S. W . a n d J . W .
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Greenwood No. 163.—George W . Donart, M., p r o x y for S. W . ; Charles D. Pritchard, proxy for J. W. . Alwood No. ifi^.—Charles F. Randall,' M., proxy for S. W . and J. W. -Farmers No^ 166.—Jjimes F. Copeland, M., p r o x y for J . \V.; William F . Peter, proxy for S. W . Lamed No. 167.—Henry T. Taylor, proxy for M. a n d J . W . ; William H. V e r n o n , Jr., p r o x y for S. W. Parkerville No. i6.?. —Banna F . Cress, M.; George B. Sandford, proxy for S. W.; William E. G r u b e r , p r o x y for J . W. Blue Rapids No. 169.-J. N. W a n a m a k e r , M., proxy for S. W. and J . W. Sterling No. 171.—Oscar J. Hobbs, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W. McPherton No. 172.— Elwin C. Crary, M.'; A r t h u r A. Davis, proxy for S. W.; Alexander C. Spilman, p r o x y for J . W . Western Star No. J7.^.—Russell H . MacCullough, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W. Kirwin No. 175. —Joseph J. Landes, M.; Charles W. Hull, p r o x y for S. W.; George W. Doebler, proxy for J . W. Russell No. 177.—Horace A. F i n k , M.; Louis B a n k e r , p r o x y for S. W . ; Francis R. Culbertson, p r o x y for J. W. Burr Oak No. 178.-Jamea C. Modlin, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W . ML Moriah No. -Z~5.—Charles A. P . Mosher, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W. Bennington No. 180.—George W. F o x , M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W. Phillipsburg No. i54.—Newton C. Bracken, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W . Hamlin No. 185.—Jerry L. Sherrer, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W. Mountain Slope No. 186.—Fred B. Patton, M.; Charles H . Brener, proxy f o r S . W.; H a r l a n Q. B a n t a , J . W. Pittsburg No. i<?7.^Carl O. Pingry, M., p r o x y for J . W . ; George W. Pogson, p r o x y for S. W. Onaga No. 188.—John W. D u n n , M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Newahcuba No. -?59.—Thomas Ross May, M., proxy for J. W . ; A l b e r t Butler, S. W.
Henry
Henri No. ^90. —Edward E. Reiser, M., p r o x y for J. W . ; Charles Woodward, S. W. Walnut Valley No. iSi.—Albert S. Foulks, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W . Royal No. -Z9^.—Thomas Ainsworth, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Galena No. 29.4.—Thomas Jefferson Vest, M., p r o x y for S. W . ; William Wait Peter Clement, p r o x y for J . W. Hays No. 195.—James
Behan, Jr., M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W.
Blue Hill No. 198.-Harrison Naylor, p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J . W . Norton No. 199.—Emery Gay, M., proxy for S. W. and J . W. Anthony No. SOO.—Joseph E. Couch, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Delphos No. SOS.—John H. Richards, p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J . W. Sumner No. «05.—Barton Fletcher, p r o x y for M., S. W. and J . W.
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Downs No. S04.—Davis H . McCormic, S. VV., proxy for M.; H e n r y A. M e i b e r g e n , p r o x y for J . W. Eminence No. ^05.—Delano B. P a r m i t e r , S. W. Harper No. S06.—Moses
C. R o b i n s o n , M., proxy for J. W . ; William
H. Cole, p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J . W .
Occidental No. ;?(97.—John Galer, M . ; J e d . R. Yale, S. W., p r o x y for J. W . Friendship No. SOS.—Edward H . D u n s w o r t h , M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J.W. Olive Branch No. ;?iS.—Myron F . Lewis, M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . Twin Grove No. SIS.—Charles H ; F e r g u s o n , M., p r o x y for J. \V.; William M. Davis, proxy for S. W. Ellinwood No. 2i7.—Martin Musil, p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J. W. Corner Stone No. ;?i9.—Charles E . W a r d , p r o x y for M., S. W . a n d J . W. Si. Bernard No. S 2 5 . - C h a r l e s E . Argabright, M., p r o x y for S. W.; J o h n S. C a d y , J ; \ V . Joppa No. SSS.—Otis E. K u n k l e , M . ; J o h n E . N u n e s , proxy for S. W . ; F r a n k M. Tong, p r o x y for J . W . Anclior No. ^ ^ 4 . — J a m e s K. Finley. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. W. Siloam No. SS5.— George J. M c P h i l l a m e y , M.; F r a n k L. Sturges, S. W . ; G e o r g e W. H a r t , J . W . birigo No. ;?^6. — Forrest J. Mutter, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W. Jamestown No'.S27.— William A. I o n , J . W . , p r o x y for M. a n d S. W. Salem No. «:?.§.—Henry M. H i t t n e r , M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Vulcan No. 2^9.—Lewis M. K a l l e n b a c h , p r o x y for M.; Rolla B. Stafiord, S. W., proxy for J . W. Ninneacah No. 2S0..— Daniel A. A r m e u t r o u t , M., proxy for S. W . and J . W . Long Island No. 2S1.— T h o m a s V. W h i t c o m b , M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d ' J. W. Greenleaf No. SSS.—Aaron F. Arnold, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Clinton No: SSS.— F r e d e r i c k - A . J a m e s , M., proxy for J . W . ; J o s e p h B . P i c k e n s , p r o x y for S. W. Garfield No. S35.—Charles A. J o h n s o n , p r o x y for M.; P e t e r N o r d s t r o m , p r o x y for S. W . ; Charles J . Neilson, J . W. Meriden No.S36.— G u y A. Swallow, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Temple No. ;?57.—Daniel A. W a l k e r , M., pro'xy for S. W . a n d J . W. • Vrbana No. SS9.— D e m a r c u s L. Swan, p r o x y for M., S. W . and J . W . Soldier No. ^40.—Joshua C. E a r l y , S. W., proxy for M. a n d J . W . , Linwood No. S^l.— Charles H . H u s b a n d , p r o x y for M. a n d S. W . ; Wiley C. W a r d , J . W. MUtonvale No. S4S.- J o h n H . H a u s e r m a n , M., proxy for S. W. and J . W . Peace No. HS.— l^si&r L. G a r d n e r , J . W., p r o x y for M. a n d S. W . Waverly No. S44.—Alfred H . C a r m a i n , M., proxy for S. W . a n d J. W . Marmalon No. .?45.—Phillip'Ensminger, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W.
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Tyrlan No. S46.- Frank M. Dunn, M., proxy for S. W.; Ira J. Carter, proxy for J. W. Canopy No. S4S.— Alfred A. Denten, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. • ScoUsville No. S49. - C . Fred Lipke, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Oalva No S51.— William H. Brook, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Stafford No. S58.— 'E\n\\ R. Brown, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. Oakley No. ?53.—David L. Ringwalt, M., proxy for S. W. and J. VV. Ionic No. ^54.—Fred S. Vedder, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Milan No. S55.— Benjamin F. Zook, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Lyra No. ^56.—William H. Clark, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Westmoreland No. S57.— Earl S. Francis, M., proxy for S. W.; William Robson, J. W. Beatlie No. S59.—Bert E. Helvern, M., proxy for S. W.and J. W. Medicine Valley No. S60.—Lunday Hawkins, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Attica No. 26^.—Charles J. Peterson, M.; Le Roy D. Harding, S. w ! ; Henry E. Hays, proxj' for J. W. Charily No. «65.—Charles A. Pond, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. Logan No. S64.—Levi McCorinack, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. " Mount Zion No. S66.—Edwin Sharp, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Moline No. ?67:—Ja.me8 R. Gill, M., proxy for.S. W. and J. W. Bourbon No. Ses.—Bli Geyer, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Quenemo No. S70.—M.i\ton W. Crum. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Armourdale No. S71.—Joha G. Poole, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Kaw No. S7S.—Fred G. Davis, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Unity No. «75.—William H. Boston, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Black Diamond No. S74. -Thomas Briscoe, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Webb No. S75.~John Elliott, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Ashland No. ^77.—Jerome W. Berryman, M., proxy for 8. W. and J. W. Barney No. S79.—Baker A. Bannon, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. Brainard No. SSO.—Henry N. Jessen, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Milbrook No. ;?<Si.—David M. Smith, proxy for M., S; W. and J. W. Alpha No. ^<?^.—Walton S. Kenyon, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Preston No. SSS.—Joseph P. Emery, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Lotus No. S86.—Fred L. Van Pelt, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Oak No. 257.—Charles Fowler, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Cyrus No. 255.—Alfred A. Peterson, M., proxy for J. W.; Robert Telfer, proxy for S. VV. Emerald No. ^89.—Charles A. Loucks, proxy for M. and S. W.; Amos K. Downing, proxy for J. W. Paradise No. ^9<?.—William L. Davenport, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W Beulah No. S91.—John Hammond, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W.
258
PROCBEDINOS
OF THE
February,
Kiowa No. S9S.—Charles A. Stevenson, J. W., proxy for M. and S. W. Apollo No. S97.—George A. Stebbins, M.; Edward C. Waldo, proxy for S. W.; William E. Vose, proxy for J. W. Samaria No. ;?9.?.—Edward D. Schermerhorn, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Cable No. S99.—M\\a.n L. Barrett, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. Fargo No. 5(?0.—William H. Feather, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Oove Cily No. 50S.—Martin SutcliflFe, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. Albert Pike No. S05.—Charles H. Button, M.; Bruce Griffith, S. W.; Ralph F, Martin, J. W. Avon No. S05.—Martin G. Hooton, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. St. Thomas No. 506.—Robert M. McGonigal, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Kansas No. 507.—Marion E. Welcli, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Syracuse No. 509.—Henry Block, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Naphtali iVo. 5/0.—Stephen W. Sullivan, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Hancock No. S/i.—Sidney L. Hunter, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Santa Fe No. SIS.—Joseph T. Miller, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. • Severance No. 5/5,—Raymond. H. Merrick, M., proxy for S. W.; Adolph Burt Campbell, proxy for J. W. Virginia No. 5i5.—Edward C. Ellis, J. W., proxy for M. and S. W. Coolidge No. 576.—Harry S. Crittenden, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Norcatur No. 5i7. —Moses S. Hare, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. Wallace No. 575.—James H. Barrett, M., proxy for S. W.and J. W.. Norwich No. 579.—James M. Reynolds, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Ooodland No. 5^7.-Ernest S. Bower, M., proxy for J. W.; Alfred Dawson, proxy for S. W. Ben Hur No. SS2.—Frank McDougall, M., proxy for J. W.; Godfred Braun, S. W. Caney No. 5^^.—Claude T. McCarty, J. W., proxy for M. and S. W. Hofton No. SS6.—Benjamin B. Norris, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Oypsum City No. 525.-Uriah M. Swisher, M.,- proxy for S. W. and J. W. Arcadia No. 5;?9.—Vernon M. Lightle, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Hoisington No. SSI.—Webster J. Langham, M., proxy for S. W.; Wilbiir H.Rice, J. W. jRo6 Morris No. 555.-George B. Williams, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Rosedale No. 555.—William S. Smith, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Oak Hill No. SS4.—Omar C. Need,. M.; Charles A. Dieter, proxy for S. W.; Johanu N. Dieter, proxy for J. W. Allen A'o. 555.—Jonathan J. Wingfield, M., proxy for J. W.; John W. Gist, proxy for S. W. . Formoso No. SS6.—William C. Postlethwaite, S. W., proxy for-M. and J. W. . . • ..
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259
-PredmcAiiVb. 557.—Elmer E . Monroe, M.; F r a n k E. Swisher, proxy for S. W . ; H a r r y E. Chase, J . W. Kincaid No. 5 5 . ? . - H a r r y 0. McConnell, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Leoti No. 540.—Charles W . Green, M., p r o x y for S. W . ; Dinkey, p r o x y for J . W..
William
C.
Farker No. S^/..—Clayton Brooks^ J . W., p r o x y for M. and S. W. Maph City No. 54^.—Charles Gilliland. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Holyrood No. S4S.—John H. Minnich, proxy for M., S. W. a n d J . W . Ashlar No. S44.—George H. Litsinger, M , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Edna No. S45. - V a l e n t i n e C. Wallingford, J. W., proxy for M. and S. W . Moundridge No. 5.^6.—Peter VV. Toevs, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W. Spivey No. 5 ^ 7 . - W i l l i a m J o h n Crosby, M.; William H . Freels, p r o x y for S. W . ; Louis L. Orr, p r o x y for J. W . Hoxie No. 54<?.—Edmund M. Speer, M., proxy for S. W . a n d J . W. Narka No. S49.—Roy F. Baker, M., p r o x y for J . W . ; A l b e r t Bever, p r o x y for S. W. Scammon No. SSI.—Oscar Hisle, M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W. Horace No. 55^.—Clement L. Wilson, S. W., proxy for M . ; David R . Beckstrom, p r o x y for J. W. Enterprise No. 555.—John Goodwin, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W . Welhville No. 5 5 6 . - E d g a r P. B a r n e t t , M., p r o x y for J . W . ; C y r u s S. Shoemaker, p r o x y for S. \V. Alta Vista No. 557.—William P. Ensminger, p r o x y for M., S. W . a n d J . W . Turon No. 55.?.—Edward F . Martin, M., proxy for S. VV. a n d J . W. Sylvan Grove No. S59.—Henry S. Buzick, Jr., M., proxy for S. W. a n d J. W . Jennings No. S60.—Charles Aaron Wilson, p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J . W . Qeneseo No. S61.—Bert E . Porter, S. W., p r o x y for M. a n d J . W . Cuba No. 56^.—Joseph E. Novak, M.; William K e s l , . p r o x y for S. W . ; Charles Kesl, p r o x y for J . W. Baling No. 565.—John E. Peters, M., proxy for S. W . ; M o n t a W . Gist, p r o x y for J . W. • Oiven A. Bassett No. S67.-Q. Clyde Moore, p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J . W . Stohrville No. S6S.—Harvey A . T h o m a s , proxy for M., S. W. and J . W . Sherman No. 569.—Calvin E. K l i n e , M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . Maple Hill No. 570.—James W . T h o m p s o n , J . W., p r o x y for M. a n d S. W . Macksville No. S71.—Benjamin F . Guizlo, M., proxy for J . W . ; Clay L. M c K i b b e n , p r o x y for S. W . Morrill No. 5 7 5 . - E z r a Lichty, M., proxy for S. W . a n d J . W. Dwight No. 374.—George D a s h e r , M., p r o x y for S. W . ; William-Moore, J. W. Grand View No. 5 7 6 . - J a m e s W . Tout, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Zenda No. 57<?.—Chester L. Schooley, M.; Stanford M. Smart, S. W . ; Charles Heibsch, p r o x y for J . \V.
260
PROCEBDINOS
OF THE
February,
SUMMARY OP R E P O R T .
G r a n d Officers P a s t G r a n d Officers Grand Representatives Custodians Assistant Lecturers District D e p u t y G r a n d Masters
16 12 52 2 12 37
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of lodges
361
P a s t Masters
234
Total m e m b e r s h i p of G r a n d Lodge p r e s e n t
595
N u m b e r of lodges r e p r e s e n t e d Fraternally submitted,
285
FBANK E . DAVIS, A. S I D N E Y C H A S E , W M . H . VOBTH,
STANDING
CHAS. E . HALL, JOHN W . NEILSON, Committee.
COMMITTEES.
T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r a n n o u n c e d
t h e following re-
v i s e d l i s t of c o m r a i t t e e s : On Credentdils.— F R A N K
E . DAVIS,
C H A S E , N O . 146, E l l s w o r t h ; W I L L I A M
N O . 5,
Atchison ;
H.VOKTH,
A.
SIDNEY
N O . 93, G i r a r d
(resi-
d e n c e , P i t t s b u r g ) ; C H A R L E S E . H A L L , N O . 177, R u s s e l l ; J O H N W . N I E L -
SON, No. 113, Concordia. On Reports of Grand
Officers.—WILLIAM
L . M A X W E L L , N O . 37, P a o l a ;
W A L D O F . W E L L I N G T O N , No. 146, E l l s w o r t h ; 147, M a r i o n ;
ALBERT H . WHEELER, N O .
W I L L C . C H A F F E E , N O . 51, T o p e k a ;
WILLIAM H . MIZE, NO..
160, Osborne. On Finance
and Properly.—WILLIAM
AUGUSTUS O . W E L L M A N , N O . 225, T o p e k a ;
F . M A R C H , N O . 9, L a w r e n c e ; J . R O Y G I V E N S , N O . 60, E l l s -
w o r t h ; F R A N K E . D E M U T H , N O . 146, E l l s w o r t h ;
JOHN
MCCULLAGH,'NO.
194, G a l e n a . On Jurisprudence.—
SAMUEL R. P E T E R S , N O . 142, N e w t o n ;
EASTON H U T C H I S O N , N O . 312, S a n t a F e ( r e s i d e n c e . G a r d e n C i t y ) ;
WILLIAM ELRICK
C. Cole, No; 15, Great B e n d ; CHARLES A. CONKLING, N O . 140, H u t c h i n s o n ; A R T H U R M . JACKSON, N O . 2, L e a v e n w o r t h .
On Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D.— F R E D H . STUCKEY, No. 303, W i c h i t a ; H A R R Y E . BEST, N O . 36, Council Grove (residence, M a n h a t t a n ) ; C A R L P H I L L I P S , N o . 9, L a w r e n c e .
On Correspondence.— MATTHEW M . M I L L E R , N O . 134, Clay (residence, Topeka). On Necrology.— B E R T I N E P . W A L K E R , N O . 160, O s b o r n e .
Center
1907-08.
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LODGE
OF KANSAS.
261
THE A N N U A L ABDRESS OF T H E GRAND MASTER. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master delivered t h e following a d d r e s s : Brethren of the Grand Lodge : We are assembled to-day in our flfty-second A n n u a l Communication to receive the reports of the stewardship of those who have been placed in positions of responsibility and trust, a n d to legislate for the welfare of K a n s a s Masonry. May our deliberations be replete with wisdom a n d free from all prejudice. With devout acknowledgments to H i m whose providence h a s permitted us again to gather in h a r m o n y a n d fraternity, t h e Grand Master extends to the representatives here assembled a most cordial welcome. The year h a s been one of notable success a n d prosperity. The a n n u a l returns show a total membership of 30,468 on December 31,1907, a net gain of 1,704. The number raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason was 2,297â&#x20AC;&#x201D;more t h a n ever before in t h e history~of this Grand Lodge. H a v e we been careful to a d m i t none b u t those w h o will give strength and character to t h e I n stitution, or have we been actuated by mercenary motives in our desire to build new temples or add to our treasury? If we h a v e exercised due care, we have done well, and can honestly rejoice in our prosperity. But while we rejoice in t h e year's success, l e t us not be forgetful of those who have laid aside this life's duties and answered the summons " t o cast oft carnal weapons and take their places among those w h o w a i t around H i s throne forever." T h e Committee on Necrology will give fitting expression of our apprecia- â&#x20AC;˘ tion of the worth of our departed brethren and our sorrow a t their loss; b u t let us a t this time p a y a tribute to the memory of our fraternal dead by rising a n d giving respectful attention to t h e roll-call. ( H e r e followed r-oll-call b y t h e Grand Secretary; prayer b y the Grand C h a p l a i n ; "taps," a n d the rendering of " T h e L o s t Chord" by the quartette.) THE GRAND TYLEE. The condition of our beloved Bro. S P E N O E R P. W A D E
has
not improved, and i t is feared h i s familiar face will never again be seen a t our A n n u a l Communications. May the loving F a t h e r comfort and sustain him in his declining days ! I t is recommended t h a t in some appropriate m a n n e r a n e x pression of fraternal love a n d s y m p a t h y be conveyed to this worthy brother, who, for eight years, h a s faithfully served a s Grand Tyler of this M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge.
262
FBOCEEDINOS
OF TBE
February,
W.-. W . A M B B B U R N E T T , of M o u n t a i n Slope Lodge No. 186,
has been appointed acting G r a n d Tyler for this A n n u a l Communication. INSTALLATION OP GBAND C H A P L A I N AND GRAND MABSHAL. W.-. Bros. C H A B L B S H . R O G E B S a n d M O S E S H . C O L E , respec-
tively appointed Grand C h a p l a i n a n d Grand Marshal a t the last A n n u a l Communication, b u t w h o were unable to be present a t the installation, were subsequently installed by authority of t h e Grand Master, as follows : W.-. B r o . C H A B L E S H . E O G E B S on M a r c h 3, 1907, in R e n o L o d g e N o . 140, by W.-. Bro. J O H N M . K I N K B L . W.-. B r o . M O S E S H . (JOLK, on .\pril 3, 1907, in H a r p e r Lodge No. 206, by R.-.W.-. Bro. F B E D W A S H B O N . ASSISTANT L E O T U B E B S .
Commissions were duly signed a n d issued to thirteen brethren as A s s i s t a n t Lecturers, a s will fully appear in the report of t h e Grand Secretary. GBAND
EEPBESENTATIVES.
D u r i n g the year twenty-one distinguished brethren have been accredited as Grand Representatives of other jurisdictions near the M.'. W.". Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , and s i x were commissioned to r e p r e s e n t the M.-. W.-. G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s near other jurisdictions. NEW LODGES CONSTITOTED. '
The s i x charters granted a t our last A n n u a l Communication were duly issued, and on F e b r u a r y 23,1907, commissions to constitute these new lodges w e r e forwarded to the following brethren : M Y B O N E . C A L K I N S , D.-. D.-. G.-. M.-., for D e l a v a n Lodge No.
375, a t Delavan, Kansas. C H A B L E S A . S L O A N , D.-. D.-. G;-. M.-., for G r a n d View Lodge
No. 376, a t Grand View, K a n s a s . HAEVBY O. D A V I S , D.-. D.-. G.-. M.-., for W a l d r o n Lodge No. 377, a t W a l d r o n , Kansas. T H E O D O B E C . H O L O O M B , P.-. M.-., for Z e n d a Lodge No. 378, a t
Zenda, K a n s a s . E A B L V . D. B B O W N , D.-. D.-. G.*. M.*., for M u n d e n Lodge No. 128,
a t Munden, Kansas, B E N S . P A U L B N , D.-. D.-. G.-. M.-., for Buffalo Lodge No. 379, a t
Buffalo, K a n s a s . These lodges were all d u l y constituted, a s will appear in the G r a n d Secretary's report.
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LODGE
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RELATIONS W I T H OTHEE GRAND JURISDICTIONS.
Most cordial and peaceful relations exist between this G r a n d Lodge and all others with which we are in fraternal correspondence. I t h a s been necessary on several occasions to m a k e r e quests, through t h e proper channels, for foreign lodges to confer degrees as an act of courtesy, and to perform other fraternal services. I n every instance such requests have been cheerfully granted. Similar courtesiies have been extended by this G r a n d Jurisdiction as opportunity offered. The M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of N e b r a s k a celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its organization on September 23,1907. Your G r a n d Master accepted a cordial invitation to be present a t this function and address the brethren of Nebraska, b u t was finally obliged to decline, owing to m a t t e r s in this jurisdiction requiring attention on the same date. On May 25, 1907, by special invitation, your Grand Master, accompanied b y the Grand Secretary, Grand Junior Deacon, Grand Junior Steward, Grand Pursuivant, Past Grand Master B E S T O R G . B R O W N , and several o t h e r distinguished
craftsmen
from Kansas, was accorded a most courteous reception by G a t e City Lodge No. 522, of K a n s a s City, Missouri, M.-. W.'. Bro. D A V I D M. W I L S O N , Grand Master of Missouri, presiding in the Bast. T h e Master Mason's degree w a s exemplified by the Twenty-second District Craftsmen's Club, and the work was marked by a high degree of intelligence, and was enjoyed by all. I t is pleasant to here acknowledge our appreciation of t h e m a n y courtesies received from Grand Masters and the Craft generally of other jurisdictions. OFPIOIAL
VISITS.
During tbe year t h e Grand Master, accompanied b y one or more other Grand Officers, visited thirty-seven of the constituent lodges. I n view of the courtesies received and the universal interest shown, it is to be regretted t h a t space will not allow a full report covering each visit. . Four of the occasions, however, being of historical interest, call for special m e n t i o n : On April 19, 1907, your G r a n d Master, accompanied b y W.-. Bro.
T H O M A S B . H I S K E Y , D i s t r i c t Dep.uty Grand Master, w a s
officially received by St. T h o m a s Lodge No. 306, a t Colby, K a n s a s , and witnessed the conferring of the third degree upon G E O R G E M I L T O N B E A V E B , whose father acted as Master, a n d his t h r e e brothers filling the stations of Senior Warden, J u n i o r W a r d e n a n d Senior Deacon.
T h e father, W I L L I A M M . B E A V E R , w a s t h e
first Master of this lodge, and for fifteen successive years presided over three different lodges under three different Grand J u r i s d i c -
264 tions.
PSOCEEDINQS OF THE
February,
H e was raised in Model Lodge No. 315, St. Charles, Iowa,
b y W.'. Bro. W I L L I A M H . H O L L E N S H B A D , who
was
present
at
Colby, occupying a seat in t h e E a s t . Moreover, t h e three brothers w h o filled the stations of t h e W a r d e n s and Senior Deacon were all raised in St. T h o m a s Lodge N o . 306, and the three Masters w h o raised t h e m were all present. One of the brothers, REUBEN
FINLEY
B E A V E B , w a s M a s t e r of
the
lodge in 1902.
A m o n g t h e visitors were representatives of fourteen other jurisdictions. The work w a s impressively (done, and the event closed with an elaborate b a n q u e t . On October 24,1907, t h e G r a n d Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand J u n i o r Warden, Grand Secretary, Grand Chaplain, and Grand J u n i o r Steward, a t t e n d e d t h e celebration of the fiftieth a n n i v e r s a r y of Union Lodge No. 7, a t J u n c t i o n City, K a n s a s . The program was Interesting, a n d n o t h i n g could exceed t h e courtesy shown the G r a n d Officers. The semi-centennial celebration of t h e first communication of Topeka Lodge N o . 17, w a s held a t Topeka on November 25, 1907. T h e Grand Master, accompanied b y the Grand Secretary, was officially received in t h e afternoon a n d witnessed the conferring of t h e third degree, all stations being filled by P a s t Masters of t h e lodge. Dinner was served a t 6:00 p. M., and immediately after a n elaborate a n d interesting program was presented. On December 8, 1907, t h e G r a n d Master, accompanied by the G r a n d Senior Warden, Grand J u n i o r Deacon, and M.-. W.-. B E S TOjR G. B R O W N , paid a n official visit to H a n c o c k Lodge No. 311, located a t F o r t Leavenworth, K a n s a s . T h e Fellow Craft degree w a s impressively conferred upon several candidates, and the rendition of t h e lecture by t h e Senior Deacon has seldom been surpassed or equaled. Hancock Lodge is t h e only military lodge in the United States, and probably t h e o n l y o n e in the world. I t s m e m b e r s h i p numbers 162, composed of seventy-nine commis;sioned officers, forty-three enlisted men, seventeen civilians (ex:Soldiers) a n d thirteen civilian employees in the service of the United States. During t h e p a s t year, under Major D A N I E L H . BouGHTON a s Worshipful Master, thirty-nine brethren were raised to t h e sublime degree of a Master Mason. T h e uewly elected Master is Major General" C H A R L E S B . H A L L , c o m m a n d a n t of the A r m y School of t h e Line, w h o is not only an enthusiastic Mason b u t dearly beloved by all a t the Post. The artificial differences of r a n k a n d social status which â&#x20AC;˘necessarily exist in t h e a r m y do not a p p e a r in the relations of the b r e t h r e n toward each other w i t h i n t h e lodge. On the contrary as the stars a n d stripes of our national flag a r e bound together in an â&#x20AC;˘ emblem of harmony a n d beauty, s t a n d i n g for national unity and :Strength, a n d for our ideal of liberty, justice and equality, so in .Hancock Lodge the stars of t h e major general a n d the stripes
1907-08.
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LOVOE
OF KANSAS.
265
of the non-commissioned officer are bound together in equality and fraternity, each being held w o r t h y to receive the highest honors the lodge can bestow; and yet this ideal equality in no wise affects the strict discipline of the a r m y outside of the lodge room. Clianges in the roster of resident members are frequent, b u t the influence of the lodge by no means ceases with the removal of the b r e t h r e n ; rather do such changes tend to spread the power and influence of Masonry throughout the length and breadth of the land, as the members carry with t h e m to their new stations the teachings, impulses, and e n t h u s i a s m received in the lodge. IJODGBS U. D.
Letters of dispensation were issued for the establishment of new lodges at Hiattville, Lewis and Powhattan. The reports j-eceived from these lodges are excellent and will undoubtedly m e e t with the approval of the Grand Lodge. I n three cases letters of dispensation were denied, as conditions did not seem to justify a n y other action. "AMENDMENT OF SECTION 45, GRAND LODGE BY-LAWS.
As the a m e n d m e n t of Section 5, Article I V , of the Constitution adopted in 1907, provides for a s t a n d i n g Committee on Necrology, it is recommended t h a t the last sentence in Section 45 of the By-Laws, having reference to the appointment annually of a Committee on Necrology, be stricljen out, as now being superfluous. AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS RELATIVE TO TRIALS.
By-Law 147, of the Grand Lodge L a w s , provides t h a t the Master, except as therein provided, shall preside a t all masonic trials had before his lodge; and B y - L a w 164, adopted in 1907, distinctly says t h a t the District D e p u t y Grand Master, in the absence of the Grand Master, shall preside at all lodge trials in his district. This apparent conflict in our laws has caused confusion during the past year, and By-Law 147 should be amended to conform to the law as enunciated in By-Law 164. The law should also provide t h a t when a lodge indulges in the luxury of a trial, it should a t once furnish both the Grand Master and District Deputy Grand Master with copies of tije charges and specifications,' following with full reports as the case proceeds; and t h a t all expenses of the officer who presides a t the trial, including a fee of $5.00 per day for his time, should be m e t by the lodge t h a t orders the trial. B r e t h r e n are too prone to prefer charges based on personal differences, pecuniary or otherwise, and in such cases the Grand Master, if he has early infor-
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mation, can either bring a b o u t a s e t t l e m e n t or order the charges dismissed, thus s a v i n g bitter feeling a n d often a schism in t h e lodge. I t would seem also t h a t when one is required to leave h i s business to preside over an unpleasant lodge trial, he should be entitled to compensation from t h e lodge t h a t requires h i s services. T h e adoption of the above suggestions will undoubtedly prevent m a n y unnecessary trials, a n d are therefore earnestly r e c o m m e n d e d for your consideration. APPOINTMENT OF SPEOIAL COMMITTEE. I t will be r e m e m b e r e d t h a t M.-. W.-. B B S T O B G . B R O W N , in
his address to the Grand Lodge in 1904, recommended the publication of a p r i m e r or hand-book for the use of Masters of lodges, to contain a very brief and. concise list of things to be done, a n d things to be avoided. (See page 39, Proceedings 1904.) This recommendation w a s adopted by-the Grand Lodge a n d a special committee appointed to prepare such hand-book;, b u t for some unaccountable reason t h e committee never performed its duty. Experience h a s demonstrated t h a t such a p r i m e r would be of great value, particularly to new Masters, a n d to avoid further delay, a new c o m m i t t e e has been appointed to prepare t h e m a n u s c r i p t for such book a n d report a t this A n n u a l Communication. CUSTODIANS.
"With four copies of our new official cipher in t h e custody of the Master of each lodge, and with our present able corps of A s sistant Lecturers, there can be no advantage in longer continuing the p e r m a n e n t committee, designated under Section 6, Article 4 of the Constitution as " C u s t o d i a n s of the Work." The original purpose of this committee was the preservation of the work and lectures of this Grand Jurisdiction, b u t the legislation of r e c e n t years h a s how rendered this service unnecessary. Experience d u r i n g the year h a s demonstrated the fact t h a t in a l most every lodge t h e r e are one or more bright young Masons w h o are perfecting themselves in t h e work a n d lectures of all three degrees, so t h a t soon there will be little call for the services of a Custodian. This condition of affairs is being brought about by the use of our official cipher, which h a s greatly stimulated the interest in our lodges a n d is accomplishing more than the Board-of Custodians could hope to do with th,e limited a m o u n t of time a t their disposal. A strict rendition of t h e ritual is to be commended, b u t in our endeavor to be letter perfect, l e t us not overlook t h e importance of i m p r e s s i n g t h e candidate with such a n intelligent a n d feeling exemplification of the work t h a t h e m a y be thoroughly imbued with t h e beauties of the lessons t a u g h t a n d thereby helped to become a more k i n d l y a n d Christian m a n .
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For these reasons, it would seem t h a t we should now adopt the plan so generally followed in other jurisdictions, and t h a t is to provide for a Grand Lecturer, to be appointed by the Grand Master, with t h e consent and approval of the Council of Administration. This officer should not only be a good ritualist, b u t a person of broad nature, capable of appealing to the better side of m e n and leading them by his counsel to a true understanding of Masonry a n d the duties of Masons, n o t only to the Craft, but to the world a t large. I t is recommended t h a t such a m e n d m e n t s to the Constitution and By-Laws as m a y be necessary to carry out this suggested change be presented for the consideration of t h e Grand Lodge this afternoon a t 3 o'clock, a t which hour t h e s u b j e c t will be made the special order of business. OONSOLIDATED LODGE.
Salina Lodge No. 60 a n d J o h n H . Brown Lodge No. 216 having voted to consolidate, and all the proceedings being regular, a n edict was issued April 22,1907, for their consolidation under t h e n a m e of Salina Lodge No. 60. The event was duly celebrated, the Grand Master a n d Grand Secretary both being present on t h e occasion. CHAIN LETTERS.
On May 30, 1907, information was received t h a t a chain letter was being circulated among t h e Masons of Kans'as, calling for contributions for the purpose of erecting a m o n u m e n t a t Canton, Ohio, to t h e m e m o r y of the m a r t y r e d W I L L I A M M O K I N L E Y .
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letter purported to have been suggested by M.*. W.'. F R A N K H . R O B I N S O N , P a s t Grand Master of N e w York, now deceased. A c o m m u n i c a t i o n was a t once s e n t to M.'. W.*. H O R A C E A. I R V I N ,
asking if this movement h a d h i s sanction as Grand Master of Masons of Ohio. The reply received was very emphatic, a n d closed with these w o r d s : , " Y o u can safely p u t Ohio and its present Grand Master as opposed to t h e plan a n d open in their disapproval of it." A circular was then sent to all lodges within our jurisdiction, calling attention to t h e chain letter a n d requesting t h a t no response be made to such an appeal. Contributions for legitimate purposes in the masonic fraternity should be made voluntarily, after t h e request has been presented in a formal and dignified manner, a n d not through t h e channels of some graft proposition, such as is commonly known as " c h a i n letters." OFFICIAL CIPHERS.
During t h e past year, several requests were m a d e for new oflBcial ciphers to take the place of those reported lost. These requests were invariably refused, a n d affidavits required setting
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forth all the facts covering such losses. The result of this action was a more thorough search and the recovery of m a n y ciphers. I t is evident t h a t the Masters of lodges do not fully appreciate their responsibility r e g a r d i n g these official ciphers, and have been too careless in t h e p a s t in keeping track of them. To guard against further trouble, it is recommended : 1. T h a t no new official ciphers be issued to any lodge except to replace those returned t o . t h e Grand Secretary on account of their useless condition, or upon evidence t h a t they have been destroyed. 2. T h a t w h e n a n y lodge shall not be able to present the official ciphers with which it is charged, when called for by the ^Grand Secretary or District Deputy Grand Master, or furnish evidence t h a t they h a v e been destroyed, it shall pay a penalty of $20.00 for each one not so presented. DISTRICT DEPUTY GBAND MASTERS.
P u r s u a n t to Section 164 of the By-Laws, as amended at our last Stated Communication, fifty-two District Deputies were commissioned, as per list published on page 232 of the Proceedings for 1907. D u r i n g the y e a r seven District Deputies tendered their resignations a n d new commissions were issued, as will appear in the Grand Secretary's report. I t is a pleasure to here s t a t e t h a t the District Deputy Grand Masters h a v e faithfully performed their duty, and t h a t every lodge in the State has not only been officially visited by them, b u t has profited b y the recommendations made. Your Grand Master c a n n o t find words adequate, to express his grateful appreciation of the loyalty of these brethren and their devotion to the cause of Masonry. As soon as a District Deputy's report was received, a letter was sent to the Master of t h e lodge visited congratulating him, when possible, on the condition of his lodge or calling attention to m a t t e r s needing correction. These letters were followed by others a s k i n g if all the requirements of the Grand Master and District Deputies had been complied with. The replies were almost universally to the effect t h a t all suggestions h a d been ^ followed, and t h a t great benefit had resulted from the inspections. This is the first year t h a t the District Deputy Grand Master system h a s been thoroughly tested, a n d there can now be no doubt as to the benefits to be derived from it. I t would seem, however, in view of the powers conferred upon the District D e p u t y G r a n d Masters and the dignity of the office, t h a t they should h a v e some title other t h a n t h a t given to Masters of lodges, and for t h a t reason it is recommended t h a t our laws be changed
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so t h a t hereafter our District Deputies m a y rightfully be a d dressed as R i g h t Worshipful. I t is further recommended t h a t each District Deputy be furnished with a distinctive apron a n d jewel, to be worn when performing official duties, and t h a t the Council of Administration be authorized to purchase the same. To facilitate the work of the District D e p u t y Grand Masters, the following suggestions are m a d e : 1. T h a t a by-law be adopted, clearly defining the a u t h o r i t y of a District D e p u t y Grand Master over the lodges in his district, both a t the time of visitation and during the balance of his term of service. 2. T h a t the m a n n e r in which a District D e p u t y Grand Mas;ter shall be officially received by the lodge he visits be fully set forth In a s t a n d i n g regulation. 3. T h a t the Grand Secretary prepare a blank to be used by the"District Deputies ill notifying the lodges of a proposed inspection, such blank to have printed thereon instructions substantially as follows: T h a t the membership should be cited to attend ; t h a t the exemplification of some one of the three degrees will be required; t h a t the four official ciphers, all the lodge records, and all p a r a p h e r n a l i a m u s t be presented for inspection ; t h a t the Secretary of the lodge prepare a list of all m e m b e r s in arrears for dues, with the a m o u n t charged against each delinquent up to December 31st; that, as the District Deputy serves without compensation, his expenses m u s t be borne by the lodge he visits. When a brother accepts a commission as District D e p u t y Grand Master and conscientiously performs his duty, he is not only entitled to commendation, b u t to the gratitude of the Craft a t large. V e r y few of the brethren realize w h a t this kind of work means, and it can safely be said t h a t no officer of the Grand Lodge, with the possible exception of the Grand Master and Grand Secretary, can be of more value to Masonry than a District Deputy Grand Master. The experience gained by these brethren must, of necessity, be valuable, and it is believed t h a t the time is near a t hand when they, to a large extent, will shape the destinies of the Grand Lodge. A S T B A L O D G E NO. 3 6 3 .
E a r l y in April, 1907, Information was received t h a t friction has arisen In A s t r a Lodge No. 363, located a t Olivet, K a n s a s . After a thorough Investigation, your Grand Master became convinced t h a t there was a lack of fraternal feeling In the lodge a n d t h a t m ^ n y of its m e m b e r s failed to appreciate the Importance a n d dignity of the position of the Grand Master and his relations to the Craft. This lodge has not only departed from the original plan of Masonry, but has acted with' contumacy to the a u t h o r i t y of the
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G r a n d Master, a n d for these reasons on October 28, 1907, W.-. Bro. E D W A E D R . E V A N S , District Deputy Grand Master, was directed to proceed to Olivet a n d arrest the charter, t a k i n g possession of all property in t h e n a m e of the M/.W/. Grand Dodge. This was done, and- the charter, moneys, receipts, etc., transmitted to t h e Grand Secretary. The officers a n d m e m b e r s of the lodge have been cited to ap- • pear a t this Communication and show cause, if a n y , w h y the c h a r t e r should.not be revoked. All correspondence and reports h a v i n g a bearing on t h e action taken a r e presented for t h e consideratiori of the Grand Lodge. OOBNBE STONES.
• D u r i n g the year an unusual number of requests to lay cornerstones were received, a n d for t h a t purpose the Grand Master convened t h e Grand Lodge in Special Communication and officiated personally as follows: April 21, 1907, a t W i c h i t a — F i r s t Universalist Church. April 24, 1907, a t W i c h i t a — N e w Consistory Building, A. & A . . S. R. , . J u n e 17,1907, a t F r e d o n i a — C h r i s t i a n Church. S e p t e m b e r 24, 1907, a t Osborne—New court house. October 21, .1907, a t Dodge City— Masonic Hall. December 18, 1907, a t Bonner Springs — Masonic Hall. J a n u a r y 29, 1908; a t A n t h o n y — New court house. On each of the above o c a s i o n s t h e Grand Master was assisted by one or more of t h e Grand Officers, as w i i r fully appear in t h e report of the-Grand Secretary. Commissions were issued to Special Deputy Grand Masters for t h e purpose of laying corner-stones, as follows: To W.-. C H A R L . E S L . B E A M W B I J L , G r a n d Senior S t e w a r d , n e w
school house a t Glasco, on J u n e 20, 1907. To B.-. W . - . F R E D W A S H B O N , Grand Senior W a r d e n , new c o u r t
house a t K i n g m a n , on J u l y 2, 1907. To W.". T H O M A S B . O L D E O Y D , P a s t M a s t e r , l i b r a r y b u i l d i n g
a t A r k a n s a s City, on J u l y 26, 1907. To R.-. W.-. F E E D W A S H B O N , Grand Senior W a r d e n , new c o u r t
house a t H 9 w a r d ; on October 2, 1907. F u l l r e p o r t s h a v e been m a d e by t h e above named Special D e p u t y G r a n d Masters of t h e performance of the duties assigned them, a n d t h e same a r e now on file a m o n g the archives of t h e Grand Lodge for future reference, should occasion require. "Shaver's Monitor," which was adopted in 1893 as t h e official monitor of this G r a n d Jurisdiction, provides t h a t " t h e year of Masonry, t h e n a m e of t h e Grand Master, a n d such other particulars as m a y be deemed necessary," shall be engraved on all cornerstones laid b y t h e Craft. T h e wording is s o m e w h a t indefinite,
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and to avoid further trouble, action should be taken to provide some uniform inscription, and make it unlawful to lay a n y cornerstone unless such inscription is engraved on one of the exposed sides of t h e stone. The a n c i e n t custom was to have t h e n a m e of t h e Grand Master of Masons carved upon the stone, as w e l l a s some distinguishing guild mark. Before t h e fraternitj' became speculative, it w a s the invariable custom for corner-stones to bear these guild m a r k s , a n d innumerable edifices in Europe bear testimony to this custom. â&#x20AC;˘ Times a n d conditions have changed, a n d on account of t h e institution being greater than t h e m a n , a Grand Master should not now have his name carved on the stone. I t is believed, however, that a Grand Master should never employ the privileges of his high office to assemble the Craft for the performance of a p u b lic ceremony w i t h o u t leaving an imprint of Symbolic Masonry on t h a t which is performed a t such ceremony. Corner-.stones can be laid and buildings erected without t h e services of t h e fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, but when these services are invoked a n d rendered, t h e Craft should have the right to preserve its a n cient customs a n d traditions. . I t is therefore recommended t h a t a s t a n d i n g regulation be adopted, providing t h a t hereafter it shall be unlawful to lay a n y corner-stone whicli sliall not have carved on one of its exposed sides the year of Masonry, the name of the M.". W.'. Grand Lodge, and the distinguishing symbols of t h e Craft.. DEDICATION OF MASONIC HALLS.
Twice during t h e year the Grand Lodge'was_ convened, i n Special Communication for the purpose of dedicating new m a sonic halls, as follows: J u n e 24,1907, a t Smith Center. December 5, 1907, a t W h i t e Cloud. A full record of these Special Communications will be found in the report of t h e Grand Secretary. On N o v e m b e r 22, 1907, a commission w a s issued empowering W.-. Bro. T H O M A S A. S U T T O N , as Special D e p u t y G r a n d M a s t e r ,
to dedicate t h e new masonic hall a t Wellsville, K a n s a s . T h e d u t y was faithfully performed on J a n u a r y 6,1908, and report d u l y made. GRAND L O D G E B E L I E F .
The Council of- Administration again renewed t h e arrangem e n t made in 1903 with t h e Directors of the Masonic H o m e to i n vestigate a n d care for those cases of c h a r i t y which properly belong to t h e Grand Lodge, outside of t h e H o m e . T h e a m o u n t expended w a s only $160.00, and an appropriation should be m a d e to cover t h e same. I t is pleasant to note t h a t t h e a m o u n t r e -
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quired for this purpose has gradually grown less each year since the plan was adopted. GRAND LODGE OFFICE AND LIBBARY BUILDING.
L a s t year an appropriation of $300.00 was m a d e for a park fence around the Grand I/odge property in the city of Topeka. A t t e n t i o n was first called to this m a t t e r by a communication from the Grand Secretary stating t h a t the lowest bid he had received for this work was $340.00, and suggesting t h a t the Council -of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n approve an additional voucher to cover the excess over the appropriation made. Your G r a n d Master was of the opinion t h a t a n y expenditure for a fence was unnecessary, and after d u e investigation directed the Grand Secretary, with the consent and approval of the Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , to drop the entire m a t t e r until the G r a n d Lodge could be more fully advised as to conditions. The m a t t e r is again submitted for your further consideration. E a r l y in the year, attention was called to a defect in the roof of our library building, causing a serious leak. Contractors and a r c h i t e c t s were consulted by the Grand Secretary and advised the r a i s i n g of the sky-lights and the building of a new roof over p a r t of the old one. The expense of such an alteration was estim a t e d a t a b o u t $450.00, and seemed u n w a r r a n t e d . The trouble being caused by a depression in* the roof, the Grand Secretary was instructed to simply liave the low place filled with additional concrete. This was done at a cost of only $27.00, including change in the downspout, a n d so far has proved entirely satisfactory. SPEOIAIi DISPENSATIONS.
Many requests for special dispensations were received during the year and but few refused. In all, 106 dispensations were granted. No fee w a s required in cases w h e r e the application was manifestly riiade for the good of Maspnry. The total fees collected were $310.00, which a m o u n t has been remitted to the Grand Secretary, as will a p p e a r in his financial s t a t e m e n t . All special dispensations were numbered consecutively and filed in the ofHce of the G r a n d Secretary. SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES.
W i t h a view,to the establishment of better business m e t h o d s in conducting the affairs of the Grand Lodge, and a more equitable a d j u s t m e n t of the salaries and allowances, the following is submitted for your consideration : The present salary of the Grand T r e a s u r e r is excessive in view of the a m o u n t of labor involved, a n d the further fact t h a t his bond is furnished by the Grand Lodge, virtually relieving
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him from personal liability. On November 23, 1907, B.-.W/. Bro. S A B B A O H wrote your Grand Master relative to the matter, a n d very generously requested t h a t his salary be reduced. I t is therefore recommended t h a t the salary of the Grand Treasurer be reduced to .$100.00 per a n n u m and necessary expenses in a t t e n d i n g the A n n u a l Communications of the Grand Lodge. For twenty years the salary of the Grand Secretary has remained unchanged, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the fact that during t h a t period the m e m b e r s h i p has more than doubled and the n u m b e r of lodges increased from 286 to 881. During the same period the cost of living has increased nearly forty per cent., a u d i t m i g h t also be said t h a t the a c t u a l value of the services rendered has ' been greatly enhanced by experience and long service. I t is true t h a t from time to time appropriations have been made for assistance to the Grand Secretary, indexing the library, etc., b u t these allowances have been of no material help to him personally, and it seems unjust to allow such conditions to continue. Moreover, the Grand Secretary now needs a p e r m a n e n t assistant in his ofHce, one who will not only become familiar with the system at present followed, b u t act as librarian, and in t h a t capacity index the entire library. I t is recommended, therefore, t h a t the salary of the Grand Secretary be increased to $2,400.00 per a n n u m and expenses in a t t e n d i n g the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge ; t h a t the present allowance of $480.00 for assistance to the Grand Secretary be discontinued ; t h a t S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 14, providing for tlie p a y m e n t of $25.00 for the services of a special assistant to the Grand Secretary at each A n n u a l Communication be repealed, and that hereafter the Grand Secretary provide such assistance out of his own salary ; t h a t an A s s i s t a n t Secretary and Librarian be employed a t a salary not to exceed $900.00 per a n n u m , the exact a m o u n t to be based on the value of services rendered, as determined by the Grand S e c r e t a r y ; t h a t the allowances for indexing the library be discontinued, and t h a t hereafter the G r a n d Secretary and his proposed assistant be required to perform such work. I t is further recommended t h a t the salary of the Grand Tyler be reduced to $30.00 per a n n u m and necessary expenses in attending the A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of the Grand Lodge ; a n d t h a t the salary of the A s s i s t a n t Grand Tyler be reduced to $20.00 per annum. For the reason t h a t the Committee on Credentials, the Committee on Finance and P r o p e r t y and the Committee on J u r i s p r u dence a t present receive the least compensation for the a m o u n t of services rendered, it is recommended t h a t hereafter their necessary expenses in a t t e n d i n g our Annual Communications be allowed.
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POINTS OP LAW.
Only t h r e e decisions m a d e d u r i n g t h e ylear are presented for t h e consideration of the Grand Lodge, n a m e l y : 1. T h e suspension of a lodge under S t a n d i n g Begulation No. 6 does n o t affect the individual rights of its members to prevent their visiting or taking p a r t in ceremonies performed by oi/jejlodges. 2. A civil employee of t h e United States government, sta-tioned b y W a r D e p a r t m e n t orders a t F o r t Leavenworth a n d regularly carried on the rolls of t h e post quartermaster, is a sojourner in the "'military "service," a n d c a n p e t i t i o n ' H a n c o c k . Lodge No. 311, notwithstanding t h e fact t h a t his family reside in t h e city of Leavenworth. 3. If, after a lodge in a foreign Grand Jurisdiction has accepted a candidate, or conferred one or two degrees upon him, h e shall becoine a resident within the territorial jurisdiction of a K a n s a s lodge, the latter m a y receive his petition for advancem e n t w i t h o u t regard to the length of t i m e of such residence, provided his petition is accompanied by a waiver of jurisdiction from t h e former lodge. TAXATION.
The Board of T a x Commissioners h a s ruled t h a t all lodge property, both real and personal. Is subject to taxation. The decision hinges on a strict construction-of t h e words " c h a r i t a b l e " and "benevolent," a n d t h e Board holds t h a t unless an organization devotes its entire revenue to c h a r i t y or benevolence i t cannot escape tax;ation. Several able l a w y e r s who have been consulted on t h e subject disagree w i t h the opinion, and J u d g e F R A N K DosTEB, ex-Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of K a n s a s , endeavored to show the T a x Commissioners wherein they were wrong, b u t w i t h o u t success. He then prepared a bill a m e n d i n g Section 2 of C h a p t e r 408, Session Laws of 1907, b y a d d i n g to the first clause the words, "Provided that the t e r m s benevolent or charitable-corporation, organization or society, the avowed purpose a n d cons t a n t practice of which is the care, relief or support of their sick and indigent members, or the widows or orphans of deceased members." T h i s bill w a s introduced In the S e n a t e by Senator G E O B G E H . H O D G E S of Olathe, and in t h e H o u s e of Eepresentatives by Mr. J O H N L S A U N D E R S of W i c h i t a .
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with b u t one dissenting .vote, b u t ' t h e H o u s e bill was reported unfavorably by the committee. On J a n u a r y 30th, under an emergency proposition, t h e Senate bill, w h i c h was No. 71, w a s submitted to t h e House and a vote taken, which resulted in thirtyeight votes for the bill and twenty-six a g a i n s t It; A s i t required a two-thirds vote to make a n a m e n d m e n t , t h e bill .was declared lost. This is a m a t t e r of such vital irhportance to our
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Masonic Home a n d t h e lodges throughout t h e jurisdiction t h a t every Mason should take it upon himself to see that the members of the next Legislature give us the needed relief. I n the meanwhile, to avoid paying taxes for t h e year 1908, it m a y be advisable to appeal to t h e Supreme Court for final decision. I t is recommended that t h e incoming Council of Administration be given full authority to employ legal talent or otherwise act as in their judgment m a y seem for the best interests of the fraternity., MASONIC HOME.
The annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the K a n s a s Masonic Home was held on Tuesday, J a n u a r y 28, 1908. All m e m bers were present except R.-.W.'. H E N R Y F . MASON a n d M.-.W.*. J O H N C . P O S T L B T H W A I T E , who were confined to their homes on account of sickness. The present personnel of the Board i s ' a s follows:
E D W A R D W . W E L L I N G T O N , Grand M a s t e r ; H E N R Y F .
MASON, Deputy. Grand M a s t e r ; F R E D W A S H B O N . Grand Senior W a r d e n ; . M A R I O N K . B R U N D A G E , Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n ; P E R R Y M. HOISENGTON, P a s t Grand M a s t e r ; J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E ,
P a s t Grand M a s t e r ; T H O M A S G . F I T C H , P a s t Grand Master, a n d A L E X A N D E R A. S H A R P , Grand Senior Deacon, representing t h e Grand Lodge, a n d Mrs. E M M A W . P O R T , representing the Order of the Eastern Star. Reports were received from t h e officers of the Board, standing committees and superintendent and matron. The following information is taken from the books of t h e Secretary, W.'. Bro. A L E X A N D E R A. S H A R P :
Receipts for the Year Ending Grand Lodge per capita t a x Grand Lodge relief Order of Eastern Star per capita t a x Real estate loans paid Interest Donations and e n d o w m e n t Miscellaneous Total
1
Disbursements. Real estate and i m p r o v e m e n t s General expenses Operating expenses Supplies -. Miscellaneous expense Furniture and fixtures. Grand Lodge relief New real estate loans Total
December .â&#x20AC;˘
31, 1907. $14,407 00 241 00 1,813 57 2,950 00 1,497 50 860 35 280 89 .$22,050 31
".
$ 8,161 65 1,088 04 4,541 03 4,041 92 195 76 201 44 150 00 2,400 00 $20,779 84
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Trial balance of t h e accounts from the establishment of the H o m e is as follows : Treasurer's cash Mortgage loans Real estate General expense Operating expense Supplies Ijlve s t o c k Furniture and
fixtures.
G r a n d L o d g e relief ... Miscellaneous expense Total
.$ 7.784 14 27,600 00 67.017 8« 8,402 10 61.640 82 1«,04.S 82 80 70 5.3 00 77.3 10 807 80 127 00 1390 51 .. S183382 47
Interest account % 17.597 10 O. E . S. p e r c a p i t a 12,391 75 E n d o w m e n t fund 7.280 50 G r a n d L o d g e per c a p i t a 80,013 50 G r a n d L o d g e d o n a t i o n . . . . . . 39.666 41 Other donations 18,934 80 Ohiistmas donation 25 00 Miscellaneous receipts 1,473 41
T o t a l ...'.....•
$183,382 47
All interest m a t u r i n g prior to J a n u a r y 1,1908, is paid. The cost of m a i n t a i n i n g our family, per capita, based on the average membership during the year, was $140.95, or $2.71 per week, and includes food, clothing, e n t e r t a i n m e n t , doctor bills, school books, salaries and all other items of expense. • The report of the s u p e r i n t e n d e n t shows the following: N u m b e r of members December 31, 1906 64 N u m b e r admitted d u r i n g 1907 20 Total .; 84 . D e a t h s during 1907 : .S N u m b e r discharged 4= 7 Total number December 31,1907 77 N e t increase 13 Three applications for m e m b e r s h i p were rejected for good and sufficient reasons, and three applications are now pending subject to further investigation. Although the season was unfavorable, the products of the g a r d e n were quite satisfactory. E x t e n s i v e improvements were m a d e during the year. Sixteen rooms were added to the men's dormitory, the heating plant enlarged, natural gas installed, old people's dining room remodeled and enlarged, new plumbing, new floors in boys' dormitory, extension of sewer and new sidewalks. W i t h the present crowded condition and the natural increase of m e m b e r s to be expected, it is probable t h a t another large addition will be necessary during the y e a r 1908, and the Executive C o m m i t t e e now has the m a t t e r under consideration. The report of the m a t r o n shows how the children are cared for, educated, and entertained, and is so intensely interesting t h a t she has been requested to read the report in_full to-morrow morning immediately before Grand Lodge convenes. Let all the brethren m a k e a special effort to be p r e s e n t and hear Mrs. S N E D D E N ' S report.
The financial condition of the H o m e is gratifying, although the e n d o w m e n t fund does not g r o w as rapidly as couldbe desired. I t . i s to be hoped t h a t as t i m e goes on the wealthy brethren
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throughout the State will r e m e m b e r the H o m e while disposing of their worldly goods, and thus help to increase the endowment fund. . Your Grand Master believes t h a t no similar institution is better managed t h a n the K a n s a s Masonic Home, and certainly the Masons of K a n s a s have reason to be proud of the excellent work being accomplished by the superintendent and matron. The results of their labor can only be appreciated by m a k i n g a visit to the H o m e and seeing how t h e y are loved and respected by the entire family. No complaints are heard, and all seem contented and ha;ppy. A WOBD OF CAUTION.
Of late, masonic writers and speakers use for theme " P r a c t i c a l Masonry." I s It t h a t Masonry has not been practical? Siich would not be the subject of essay or speech unless some, at least, considered the present m e t h o d s or operations of Masonry not practical. W h e r e i n do these writers and speakers find Masonry not practical, and w h a t form would t h e y have it take t h a t it m i g h t be practical? We say that m a n is influenced by his environments. H e is; but he is not totally helpless. Man â&#x20AC;&#x201D; true man â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will struggle to overcome unfavorable surroundings, and to change conditions inimical to his well being, failing to do which, he will remove from those surroundings and conditions. H e m a y not immediately recognize unfavorable surroundings, and for a time m a y run with the crowd and take up its shouts, but he will heed warnings or will stop to t h i n k before he e x h a u s t s himself in a race t h a t thoughtless impulse has started. We have seen a great and m i g h t y nation in the race of commercialism, ajud we have joined the t h r o n g t h a t has rushed along the highwaj' of life until we have come to be well nigh breathless. W e have seen little of GOD'S handiwork, and have heeded n o t o u r fellows. We have striven to command attention through the fleetness of our own feet. W e have carried the dust of this race into our homes, our social associations, our lodges, and the sanctuary. Maybe those who write a n d plead for practical Masonry believe our great I n s t i t u t i o n has fallen behind in this race and would have i t gird up its loins with commercialism; or, maybe,-they have seen such a tendency, and would have the pure principles of our a r t displayed in practical manner. W h i c h is i t ? The expressions and actions of men must be taken as an index to their thoughts.' Thoughts are framed by soul i m p u l s e s ; these m a y be inherently good or bad, or the m o m e n t a r y reflex of environments. An association of men will be w h a t the impulses and thoughts of the majority m a k e it. Masonry can reflect no more than the principles p u t into action by its members, and the
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February,
good which it will accomplish and the profit which will come u n t o it will be in direct ratio to the wisdom and purity of the principles projected by its m e m b e r s . Methods displayed in Masonry of late w a r r a n t the consideration of how far prevailing commercial and social methods have found expression in lodge life, and how far these methods are in consonance with t h e spirit of true Masonry, and how far they m a y be pursued without d e t r i m e n t to a g r e a t and powerful organization t h a t has been recognized by the world at large as standing for a high type of manhood, and the calm, dignified propagation of the principles of our art. W e seem to be approaching a danger line, and should p a u s e to reflect. W e have here to do with t h a t forin of Masonry alone which always has been a n d always will be the only universal Masonry known to the world. W e are concerned with the preservation of the unblemished r e p u t a t i o n of the I n s t i t u t i o n and the inculcation of those lessons w h i c h m a k e good men better and guard t h e m from those errors a n d indiscretions which m i g h t cause t h e m to suffer in the eyes of G O D or man. W e may not hope to find a n y rites or ceremonies, no m a t t e r how beautiful in action, how attractive in surroundings and accessories, liow bewildering to the l a y m a n In titles, how m u l t i t u d i n o u s in degrees, by plunging into which we m a y acquire any imperishable mental or moral qualities or the privilege of cJalming the possession of masonic philosophy which is not open to the E n t e r e d Apprentice. H e will find it an ignis fatuus who pursues masonic, business, social,, or mpral greatness, through seeking titles or purchasing the highest available n u m b e r of degrees. All these associations are plea,surable and should receive t h e support and patronage of Masons, b u t when agents solicit as men sell merchandise, when gifts are bestowed like p r e m i u m s , w h e n medals, exemption from dues and other considerations are held up like prizes as a n i n d u c e m e n t for obtaining petitions, then the operation of zeal h a s gone beyond the b o u n d s of prudence, a n d Masonry is vulgarized. Can we, In good conscience, p e r m i t a candidate to affirm t h a t he has not been u n d u l y influenced by friends ; ' t h a t no u n w o r t h y or mercenary motive p r o m p t s h i m to seek admission, when inducements are held out and promises made t h a t he will be m a d e a Mason in short time, t h a t he m a y join others in a rapid transit s y s t e m to presumed masonic knowledge or greatness? W h a t symbolism is t a u g h t b y such m e t h o d s ? Do we not h a r m every form and branch of Masonry?. To a certain e x t e n t these conditions exist. There is a tendency to enlarge t h e m . Our duty, then, is plain. L e t us seek to .abridge no law w h i c h safeguards the entrance of a m a n into the lodge. L e t the scrutiny of mental and moral fitness be complete and t h e absence of personal dislike be total.
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L e t the ceremonies be decorous and w i t h o u t abbreviation. L e t the candidate be required to exhibit unquestioned proficiency before being advanced. L e t him be t a u g h t t h a t the lodgeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Symbolic Masonryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is the only form of-Masonry on which the sun never s e t s ; t h a t the authority of the lodge over Symbolic Masonry Is supreme and always has been; t h a t no form of masonic philosophy is known whose root and essence is not found in the .lodge; t h a t the other associations of Masonry are all worthy of his patronage and support; t h a t none can leap a t a bound into moral, mental, social or masonic greatness, but, even as it is the patience, skill and toil of the sculptor, not the block of marble, no m a t t e r how fine, how great, t h a t produces the statue, so it is patient skill and the ceaseless application of the working tools of our mystic Craft t h a t makes the Mason. T h u s it is t h a t lodges are erected to G O D and dedicated to the Holy Saints J O H N . OONOLTJSION.
Brethren, the record of the year's work is now committed to your keeping. If it meets with your approbation, j'our Grand Master is amply repaid for devoting almost his entire time to your service, and will ever consider it one of the happiest years in his masonic life. If a n y t h i n g good has been accomplished, it is due to the generous assistance and loyal support of those friends and associates in ofHce who have never failed to respond to the call of the Grand Master, and whose example in living the principles of Truth, Justice, C h a r i t y and Brotherly Love has ever been an inspiration. And now: "Since It has been my very joy to find At every turning of the road The strong arm of a comrade kind To help me onward with my load ; And since I have no gold to give, And love alone must make amends. My only prayer Is, while I live, GOD make me worthy of my friends."
Fraternally submitted, E D W A R D W. WELLINGTON, Orand Master.
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G R A N D T R E A S U B E B ' S B E POET. E.-. W.-. A L B E R T S A R B A C H , G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , p r e s e n t e d
the
following r e p o r t : HOLTON, K A N S A S , J a n u a r y
27, 1908.
To the M.-. W.-. Orand Lodge of Kansas : The foUowins: report of receipts a n d disbursements is herewith s u b m i t t e d : GENBBAL FUND.
,rtf)7 Beceipts. Feb. 4.— Balance cash on hand M a y 3.— Eeceived from Grand Secretary May 24.— Received from Grand Secretary Oct. 8.— Received from Grand Secretary . . . . . . . ' Nov. 5.— Received from Grand Secretary Nov. 14.— Received from Grand Secretary : Dec. 4.— Received from Grand Secretary Dec. 7.—Received from Grand Secretary Dec. 12.^Received from Grand Secretary 1908. J a n . 4.— Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 6.— Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 7.— Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 8.— Received from Grand Secretary .'. J a n . 10.— Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 10.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 14.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 14.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 15.— Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 16.— Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 19.— Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 22.— Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 22.— Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 23.— Received from Grand Secretary Total .•
$29,107 06 578 00 57 50 62 60 155 34 190 00 54 50 62 60 150 00 3,750 85 4,289 40 3,359 50 4,424 10 4,754 40 2,991 00 2,067 10 1,639 20 338 00 634 90 1,287 10 954 40 67 09 398 86 .$61,368~30
OHABITY FUND.
j^QQY Beceipts. Feb. 4.— Balance cash on hand % 2,078 91 Oct. 8.— Received from Grand Secretary 105 00 1908. J a n . 27.—Transferred from General F u n d , ten per cent of receipts of 1907, $16,140.04, 1,614 00 Total $ 3,797 91
1907-08.
Q-BAND LODOS
OF KANSAS.
281
GENERAL FUND.
Disbursements. W a r r a n t s issued as shown in Grand Secretary's report, and paid since F e b r u a r y 4,1907: W a r r a n t s Nos. 1 to 281 inclusive, except Nos. 1908 2, 23, 58, 95 and 169 $27,019 68 J a n . 27.—Transferred to Charity F u n d 1,614 00 Balance cash on hand 82,734 62 Total
•
$61,368 30
CHARITY FUND.
,„„_ Disbursements. Feb. 21.—Warrant No.' 2 Feb. 26;—Warrant No. 23 Mar. 7.—Warrant No. 58 Apr. 2 7 . ^ W a r r a n t No. 95 Aug. 9.—Warrant No. 169 Balance cash on hand •Total
$
25 241 50 100 50 3,331
00 00 00 00 00 91
$ 3,797 91
- TBIAL B A L A N C E G R A N D TREASURER'S LEDGER.
Committee allowances $ 240 00 Appropriations by Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . . 597 46 Cash on hand 36,066 53 $36,903 99 General F u n d Charity Fund P r i n t i n g A n n u a l Proceedings Postage and express Stationery and printing Grand Secretary's incidentals Iiibrary books Custodian Mileage E x p e n s e s Directors Masonic H o m e Board Grand Officers' portraits Mileage and expenses Office and L i b r a r y Building
$32,481 3,331 23 1 7
15 91 60 68 43 14 112 40 200 00 31 65 6 76 55 68 45 638 28
$36,903 99 Fraternally submitted, ALBEET SARBACH, Orand' Treasurer.
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GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT. E.-. W.-. A L B E R T K . "WILSON, G r a n d
Secretary,
presented
t h e following r e p o r t : To the M.\ W.-. Orand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: The G r a n d Secretary submits the following report for t h e past year: OHABTEBS.
C h a r t e r s h a v i n g been granted a t the last Annual Communication, the following lodges were duly constituted : Buffalo Lodge No. S79.—On F e b r u a r y 28, 1907, "W.-. B e n S. Paulen, Special D e p u t y G r a n d Master, instituted the lodge with the follo\yingofficers: Glenn C. Clark, Master; O. F r a n k Puckett, Senior "Warden; J a m e s K. Blair, Junior "Warden; George W . F r a m e , Treasurer ; B. N o r m a n Martin, S e c r e t a r y ; F r a n k . E . Dong, Senior D e a c o n ; J o s e p h A. Bentley, Junior D e a c o n ; A n d r e w S. H e l m , Senior Steward ; "William Gates, J u n i o r Steward ; S a m u e l "W. Warren,.Tyler. Orand View Lodge No. S76.—On F e b r u a r y 28, 1907, Charles A. Sloan, Special Deputy Grand Master, instituted t h e lodge with the following officers: Cleveland W. Mills, Master; J a m e s W . Tout, Senior W a r d e n ; Clarence B. Smith, J u n i o r W a r d e n ; J a m e s W. W e a v e r , Treasurer; Leonard O. Tucker, S e c r e t a r y ; Allen W . Padgett, Senior D e a c o n ; W i l l i a m C. Osgood, J u n i o r D e a c o n ; W i l l i a m J . Houston, Senior S t e w a r d ; - J o h n W . Ewing, J u n i o r Steward.; Charles W . W h i t e , Tyler. Delavan Lodge No. 575.—On March 11, 1907, W.-. Myron E . Calkins, Special D e p u t y Grand Master, instituted the lodge with the following officers: W i l l i a m A. McCullough, Master; William T. Davis, Senior W a r d e n ; Thomas J . McGinnis, J u n i o r W a r d e n ; H e n r y K i n g m a n , Treasurer; Alfred L. Owen, Secret a r y ; Lester Drayer, Senior Deacon; Bert Fay, J u n i o r D e a c o n ; J o h n D . Harkness, Senior S t e w a r d ; Martin Lee Nelson, J u n i o r Steward ; R o b e r t K e n d a l l , Tyler. Waldron Lodge No. 377.—On March 12, 1907, W.-. H a r v e y O. Davis, Special Deputy G r a n d Master, instituted t h e lodge w i t h the following officers: Alexis Crane Cutler, M a s t e r ; Burton H e n r y Jordon, Senior W a r d e n ; Richard S e t h m a n , J u n i o r W a r d e n ; H e n r y Louie Messner, T r e a s u r e r ; L a m o n t Roy Krider, S e c r e t a r y ; Charles A. Soper, Senior Deacon ; H e n r y Nicholas Messner, J u n i o r Deacon ; Charles W a r r e n H a l c o m b , Senior S t e w a r d ; J a m e s J a s o n McMuUin, J u n i o r Steward ; Alexander Prior McCown, Tyler. • Zenda Lodge No. 37S.— On March 13, 1907, W.-. Theodore C. Holcomb, Special D e p u t y Grand Master, instituted t h e lodge
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with the following officers: Chester L . Schooley, M a s t e r ; R e n nig H . Griem, Senior W a r d e n ; Herbert M. Taylor, J u n i o r W a r d e n ; H e n r y Leclercq, T r e a s u r e r ; Charles Heibsch, S e c r e t a r y ; Stanford M. S m a r t , Senior Deacon; J o h n F . Wohlford, J u n i o r Deacon ; J o h n E . Holcomb, Senior Steward; Gamble S. Daniels, J u n i o r Steward ; Daniel H . Fisher, Tyler. Munden Lodge No. ISS.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;On April 3, 1907, W.-. E a r l V. D . Brown, Secial D e p u t y Grand Master, instituted t h e lodge w i t h the following officers: Clark A. Baird, M a s t e r ; J o h n E . Coulter, Senior W a r d e n ; ' W . H a r r y Bobenhouse, J u n i o r W a r d e n ; Samuel E . Segrist, T r e a s u r e r ; William A. Carmean, S e c r e t a r y ; F r a n k E. Bachelor, Senior Deacon; J o h n H . Andrews, J u n i o r D e a c o n ; E d w i n Stransky, Senior Steward; William H . Hill, J u n i o r Steward ; Douglas Dovel, Tyler. LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION.
The M.-. W.-. Grand Master issued the following dispensations for new lodges during the y e a r : Hiattville Lodge, a t Hiattville, Bourbon C o u n t y ; dispensation. Issued May 3,1907. Officers: W I L L I A M H B N K Y T H O M A S , M a s t e r ; C O L U M B U S E A R L W I L L I A M S , Senior W a r d e n ; A L E X A N D E R P R I C E
RouTH, J u n i o r Warden. Lewis Lodge, a t Lewis, E d w a r d s County ; dispensation issued October 11, 1907. Officers: A D I N C . S M I T H , M a s t e r ; T H O M A S J . B A C O N , Senior W a r d e n ; J O S E P H \ V . B R I D G E S , J u n i o r W a r d e n .
P o w h a t t a n Lodge, a t Powhattan, Brown County ; dispensation issued November 20,1907. Officers: C A R L H A L L A U E R , M a s t e r ; R A Y M O N D R . P O T T E R , Senior W a r d e n ;
CHARLES H . TURNER,
Junior W a r d e n . DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
I m m e d i a t e l y following the close of the last A n n u a l Communication, t h e M.-. W.-. Grand Master, with t h e approval of t h e Council of Administration, re-districted the State, increasing t h e number of masonic districts from thirty-three to fifty-two, a n d appointed the necessary number of District Deputy Grand Masters. A.list of the districts and the names of the District D e p u t y Grand Masters w a s published in the Proceedings for 1907. ( S e e pages 232-237 inclusive, Proc. 1907.) The following appointments were made by t h e M.".W.-. G r a n d Master during t h e year, as some of the appointed District D e p u t y Grand Masters found it impossible to devote t h e necessary time to this w o r k : . ' W.'. P E R R Y B R U N S T E T T E R , of N o r t o n v i l l e , for D i s t r i c t No. 12, to succeed W.-. L U T H E R H . B U R N E T T , of V a l l e y F a l l s .
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W.-. EDWARD E . EVANS, of Lebo, for District No. 14, to succeed W.-. FRED COULSON, of Ottawa.
W.;. HENRY W . STACKPOLE, of Clay Center, for District No. 31, to succeed W.-. HENRY H . STARKWEATHER, of Clay Center. W.-. VIRGIL O. OSBTJRN, of El Dorado, for District No. 34, to succeed W.-. PHILO E . HOLMES, of Douglass.
W.-. JOHN C. ELY, of Newton, for District No. 35, to succeed W.-. ROBERT DADGHERTY, of Newton.
W.-. ROBERT MERTEN, of Great Bend, for District No. 49, to succeed W.-. REUBEN A. CHARLES, of Great Bend. W.-. PAUL RICH, of.Coolidge, for district No. 52, to succeed W.-. CHARLES A. LOUOKS, of Lakin.
Hereafter the Grand Secretary will print with the Annual Proceedings, the names of District Deputy Grand Masters and a list of the Districts for the current year. This custom was adopted last year, and found to be very satisfactory. ASSISTANT LECTURERS.
~^ By direction of the M.-.W.'. Grand Master, commissions were issued the following brethren as Assistant Lecturers: W.-. LOUIS E . COUNTRYMAN, Phillipsburg Lodge No. 184,'
Phillipsburg. â&#x20AC;¢ W.-. CHARLES W . WILLIAMS, Horton Lodge No. 326, Horton. W.-. WILLIAM H . HARRISON, Wichita Lodge No. 99, Wichita. W.-. ALONZO S. BARBER, Wichita Lodge No. 99, Wichita. W.-. GRAFTON D . WHITAKBR, Olive Branch Lodge No. 212, Colony. (Residence, Kansas City.) W.-. WILLIAM A. DOWNEY, Ionic Lodge No. 254, St. John. W.-. GEORGE D. ADAMS, Salina Lodge No. 60, Salina. W.-. SIDNEY B . LAWSON, Sylvan Grove Lodge No. 359, Sylvan Grove. W.-. JOHN HAMMOND, Beulah Lodge, No. 291, Bunker Hill. (Residence, Dorrance.) W.-. OLOOTT W . LITTLE, Alma Lodge, No. 161, Alma. W.-. WILLIAM A. ADAMS, Easton Lodge No. 45, Easton. W.*. BURTON S. WILLIAMS, St. John's Lodge No. 113, Concordia. W.". BENJAMIN J. GUNN, Arcadia Lodge No. 329, Arcadia. The names and addresses of the Assistant Lecturers were published with the last Annual Proceedings (see p. 231, Proc. 1907), and hereafter will be printed for the current year in the same manner as the District Deputy Grand Masters.
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OHAETEB OF OTTAWA LODGE NO. 18, AND OF OTHER OHABTERS.
285 THE
BBSTORATION
A t the last A n n u a l Communication, the Grand Lodge approved of the action of the M.\W.-. Grand Master in issuing his edict on November 24, 1906, for the consolidation of F r a n k l i n Lodge No. 18 and Ottawa Lodge No. 128, at Ottawa.' A t the s a m e Communication a request was presented to the Grand Lodge from F r a n k l i n Lodge No. 18 praying that the name of F r a n k l i n Lodge No. 18 be changed to Ottawa Lodge No. 18; Through t h e report o f t h e Committee on Jurisprudence, the prayer of the petitioners was granted and the name changed to O t t a w a Lodge No. 18. The representatives of this lodge in attendance at G r a n d Lodge, stated to the Grand Secretary t h a t if possible, their lodge would like to retain the charter of Franklin Lodge No. 18. The custom heretofore in all cases where the name of a lodge w a s changed, has been to issue a copy of the original charter, w i t h the change of name engrossed therein, and to recall the old c h a r ter, cancel and place on file in the archives of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Secretary being desirous, however, of g r a n t i n g the request of the brethren of Ottawa Lodge, had a certificate engrossed relative to the change of the name of this lodge from Franklin Lodge No. 18 to Ottawa Lodge No. 18, and a t t a c h e d it to the original charter. Wlien the charter was received by the Grand Secretary, it was discovered t h a t the engrossed part, including the signatures of the Grand Offlcers, had become so faded t h a t it was almost illegible. The Grand Secretary^ had for some time been in correspondence with a firm in Massachusetts who make a specialty of restoring old and faded, documents, and particularly t h a t of reestablishing and m a k i n g plain faded signatures and other writing. This character of work was specially interesting to the Grand Secretary, for the reason t h a t most of the signatures and the engrossed work on a great m a n y of the ciiarters issued by this Grand Lodge during the first twenty-five or thirty years of its existence, have become so faded tliat unless something be done very soon to restore them, they will in a very short time be practically worthless. I t was, therefore, with a view of presenting this important subject to Grand Lodge, t h a t the Grand Secretary had interested himself in this matter, and entered into correspondence with these parties relative to restoring old and faded documents. Being anxious to s u b m i t to this firm one of these old c h a r t e r s as a sample, to see if it was possible fo restore it, the Grand Secretary took advantage of the charter of O t t a w a Lodge, and forwarded it to the Record Preserving Company, with the result t h a t the w r i t i n g and signatures were made as plain as when first issued.
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PROCEEDINGS
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This is a m a t t e r of great i m p o r t a n c e to m a n y of our lodges, and your Grand Secretary believes t h a t t h e subject should receive t h e attention of this Grand Lodge, with a view of m a k i n g some provisions whereby t h e Grjmd Secretary will have authority to call in t h e earlier chairters, a n d those which need to be restored, before i t is too late. The expense of restoring these c h a r t e r s should be borne by the lodges interested. While a n expense of twelve or fourteen dollars m a y seem large, yet when t h e total loss of these old charters is considered, i t is a small item. There is another m a t t e r in connection with this subject to which it is desired to call your a t t e n t i o n : t h a t is, t h e preservation of c h a r t e r s . This Grand Lodge since its organization, h a s issued 444 charters, a n d our records show t h a t seventy of these c h a r t e r s h a v e been destroyed in t h e following m a n n e r : , 56 by Are. 1 by water. 5 by cyclones. 1 maliciously defaced. 2 lost. 1 destroyed by mice. 1 misplaced. 1 destroyed by pillage. 1 destroyed b y Q U A N T B E L L .
1 stolen. • A special case can be made for t h e preservation of charters, whereby t h e j ' will be safe from fire a n d water. Such an article can be secured a t s m a l l cost, and it is recommended t h a t the subject be given due consideration a t this C o m m u n i c a t i o n . GBXND
BEPRESENTATIVES.
D u r i n g t h e year commissions were engrossed a n d sent t h e following brethren a s Grand Representatives of this Grand Lodge near other Grand L o d g e s : N e w York—R.-.W.'. R O B E R T J. J O B D O N . Scotland—R.-.W.-. W I L , I , I A M B L A C K .
Valle d e Mexico—R.-.W.-. J O H N C . M O E D O U G H . Alberta—R.-.W.-. S. J. B L A I B . Queensland—R.-.W.-. A. C. J E P P B E Y .
P u e r t o Rico —R.-.W.-. F B D E B I O O V A L S - S P I N O Z A . Commissions were received a n d delivered to t h e following b r e t h r e n a s Grand Representatives of other Grand Lodges near the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s : Alberta
W.-. GEORGE D . ADAMS.Salina.
California Colorado Delaware
W.-. W. E. HUTCHISON. .Garden City. W.-. E. E. BLECKLEY. . . .Wichita. W.-. C. A. VAN VELZER .Fort Scott.
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W/. HARRY E . BEST. . . . Manhattan.
Mexico (Valley de Mexico).M.\W.\ M. M..MILLER .. . Topeka. Minnesota Mississippi New Brunswick New Hampshire North Dakota Ohio Oregon
W.-. A. M. J.ACKSON. . . Leavenworth. W.;. WM. L . MAXWELL. Paola. W/. HARRY E . PEACH . Emporia. W.'. A. SIDNEY CHASE. .Ellsworth. W:. MARVIN L. TRUBY. Independence. M.'.W.-. SAMUEL R. PETERS.Newton. W.\ A. H. WHEELER . . . Marion.
Puerto Rico
W.-. WM. L . BURDICK . . .Lawrence.
Queensland
W.'. ELRICK C. COLE . . Great Bend.
South Carolina
W.-. R. J. MCFARLAND. .Kansas City.
South Dakota Vermont Victoria West Virginia
W.-. OKAS. A. LOUCKS . M.-.W.-. HENRY F . MASON . W.-. A. A. EODGERS . . . W.\ JOHN W . NEILSON.
Lakin. .Topeka. .Topeka. Concordia.
Wisconsin
B.'.W.-. M. K. BRUNDAGK
.Russell.
GRAND LODGES OP ALBERTA, QCTBBiSrSLAND, VALLEY DE MEXICO AND PUERTO RICO.
At the last A n n u a l Communication, the above Grand Lodges were accorded fraternal recognition through the report of t h e Committee on Correspondence. The Grand Secretary addressed an oflElcial communication to the above Grand Lodges, announcing the action of our Grand Lodge, and requested the nomination of some brother as our Grand Representative near their G r a n d Lodge. Copies of the Proceedings of our Grand Lodge, as well a s a copy of our Constitution a n d By-Laws, were forwarded a t t h e same time the official communications were written. The M.-. W.'. Grand Master nominated as representatives of these Grand Lodges near t h e Grand Lodge of Kansas, the several brethren whose names appear In t h e preceding list. SASKATCHEWAN.
On J u l y 15,1907, two copies of t h e Proceedings of t h e Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan and a communication requesting frater nal recognition were received, and have been placed In the h a n d s of the chairman of the Committee on Correspondence. SUSPENSION OF MULBERRY LODGE NO. 261.
The Committee on Chartered Lodges one year ago reported t h a t Mulberry Lodge No. 261 had submitted their annual reports for the past three years, m a d e up in pencil, a n d recommended t h a t the work of the lodge be suspended until its officers tile with t h e Grand Secretary a report m a d e out in ink.
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On F e b r u a r y 27th, the Grand Secretary addressed a communication to t h e Master of t h e lodge, s t a t i n g in full the action of the Grand Lodge, and furnished h i m with a n e w blank to be made out in accordance w i t h the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the Committee on Chartered Lodges. On March 6th, a report properly made o u t in ink was received b y t h e G r a n d Secretary, a n d the lodge notified t h a t as t h e y had complied with the orders of the Grand Lodge the p e n a l t y of suspension ceased. CONSOLiIDATIOlSr OF SALINA LODGE NO. 60 AND JOHN H. BBOWN LODGE NO. 216.
On April 22,1907, tlie M.-. "W.-. G r a n d Master issued his edict consolidating Salina Lodge No. 60 a n d J o h n H . B r o w n Lodge N o . 216, under t h e name and n u m b e r of Salina Lodge No. 60. A report of J o h n H . Brown Lodge No. 216 up to t h e date of consolidation was in due time sent to t h e Grand Secretary. APPEAL.
D u r i n g the year b u t one appeal h a s been made to Grand Lodge, the transcript of which on December 9,1907, was placed in the h a n d s of the c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on Jurisprudence, This appeal comes from Meriden Lodge No. 236, charges being preferred b y Bro. C. M. E N G L A N D a g a i n s t Bro. I. H . M O Q U I L K E N . EBGISTE.Y AND ABSTRACT.
The historical registry and a b s t r a c t of lodges have been posted to date. ANNUAL
SOHOOL.
U n d e r Section 43 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, a notice calling a t t e n t i o n to t h e a n n u a l School of Instruction for the qualification of Assistant Lecturers, to be held in the city of Topeka, the week of February 17, 1908, was sent to all lodges and others interested, a t the t i m e o f the distribution of the blank a n n u a l reports. OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION FROM T H E GRAND LODGE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
One y e a r ago t h e Grand Secretary submitted a communication from t h e Grand Lodge of t h e District of Columbia, relative to celebration of the bi-centenary of t h e formation of the Grand Lodge of England J u n e 24,1917. This p a r t of the.Grand Secretary's report was, by t h e C o m m i t t e e on E e p o r t s of Grand Officers, referred to t h e Grarid Lodge for discussion and decision. This m a t t e r w a s overlooked, and it is again submitted for your consid. eration. The correspondence relative to this subject will be found printed on pages 51 a n d 52, Proceedings 1907.
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BOOKS OF ANNUAL, RETURNS.
At the close of this year, 1908, another five years will have elapsed since the books of a n n u a l returns were sent the Grand Secretary for verification and correction. I t is important t h a t these books be carefully examined a t least.once in five years, and your Grand Secretary would ask for a u t h o r i t y to direct all lodges to t r a n s m i t their books of a n n u a l returns to his ofHce at the time of submitting their a n n u a l reports for the year 1908. SUSPENDED LODGES.
All lodges suspended one year ago through the report of the Committee on Grievances and Appeals, for failure to comply with Section 7, Article V I I I , of the Constitution,' in reporting on the proposed a m e n d m e n t to Section 5, Article I V , of the Constitution, were officially notified under date of F e b r u a r y 27, 1907, of the action of the Grand Lodge. I n due time reports were received from all of these lodges acknowledging compliance with t h e orders of the Grand Lodge. MEMBERS OF DEFUNCT LODGES. Under Section 5, of Article V I , of the Constitution, provision is made for the issuance of Grand Secretary's certificates to all m e m b e r s of defunct lodges, upon p a y m e n t of any dues which they were owing to the lodge a t the time of t h e surrender or revocation of the charter. I t frequently happens t h a t members of defunct lodges do not pay the dues they were owing their lodges until years afterwards, and yet d u r i n g this time they remain in good standing, and enjoy the same rights and privileges as members of lodges who are contributing to the support of the Institution. I n view of this fact, it is recommended t h a t a by-law be prepared, providing t h a t an a m o u n t equal to the Grand Lodge per capita tax, from the date of the surrender or revocation of the charter to the date of the issuance of a Grand Secretary's certificate, be collected from all m e m b e r s of defunct lodges. APPROVAL OF LODGE MINUTES. As opinions differ a m o n g officers of lodges as to the proper time for approving lodge minutes, w h e t h e r it shall be at the close of the communication of the lodge or a t the n e x t stated communication, it is recommended t h a t the subject be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence, with the request t h a t a standing regulation be submitted for your consideration, settling the matter.
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JiETUBN OF A POBTION OF T H E B E L I E F FUNDS SENT TO SAN FBANOISOO, OAL.
On September 14, 1907, a communication was received from M.-.W.-. E D W A E D H . H A E T , of S a n Francisco, G r a n d M a s t e r of
California, enclosing several remittances, as listed herewith, with a request t h a t they be forwarded to the contributors. M.-.W.-. Bro. H A E T , in his communication, stated t h a t in closing t h e work of relief, t h e y found a n unexpended balance, and t h a t i t was deemed best to return the same'pro-rata to the. donors. I n accordance with t h i s ' request, t h e Grand Secretary forwarded t h e several arnounts. a n d requested t h a t due acknowledgm e n t be m a d e to M.-.W.-. Bro. H A E T . Grand Lodge A. F . & A. M .$105 00 Belleville Chapter No. 69, R. A. M 10 00 Downs Lodge No. 204 ; 5 00 Linwood Lodge No. 241 3 00 Greenwood Lodge No. 163 • 2 00 K a n s a s ' L o d g e No. 307 5 00 E m i n e n c e Lodge No. 205 •. 10 00 Orient Lodge No. 51 20 00 Union Lodge No. 7 10 00 Ellinwood Lodge No. 217 10 00 Mount Nebo Chapter No. 36, R. A. M. 20 00 Rising S u n Lodge No. 8 5 00 E m p o r i a Lodge No. 12 10 00 •Great B e n d Lodge No. 15 10 00 Grand C o m m a n d e r y , K n i g h t s Templar, K a n s a s 75 00 BAILEOADS.
The railroads in this S t a t e for m a n y years' have m a d e a special rate on account of t h e A n n u a l Communications of t h e Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter and Grand Council. T h e usual formal application was m a d e this year to the Western Passenger Association for a renewal of these rates, b u t was declined. The mileage, therefore, m u s t be figured a t two cents per mile each way: OFFICIAL. COMMUNIOATION PEOM T H E GEAND LODGE OF CANADA.
The following c o m m u n i c a t i o n relative to Royal Solomon Mother Lodge a t J e r u s a l e m , Palestine, was received from t h e Grand Lodge of C a n a d a : • •
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G R A N D LODGE, A. F : & A. M., O F C A N A D A , I N T H E PBOVINCB OF ONTARIO. GRAND SEOEETAKY'S OFFICE, HAMILTON, ONT.
To All M.: W.: Masonio Orand Lodge Jurisdictions Wheresoever Situate Throughout the World: In the j'ear 1902, the Royal Solomon Mother Lodge, a t Jerusalem, Palestine, holding its w a r r a n t from t h e Grand Lodge of Canada, in the Province of Ontario, No. 293, was cited to appear before the said Grand Lodge for certain specified charges and irregularities. The citation was duly received and acknowledged. The said lodge made default in appearance, and Charge 2 being established, the Grand Lodge, a t its regular Communication in J u l y , 1902, empowered the Grand Master of said Grand Lodge to w i t h d r a w or' cancel the warrant of Royal Solomon Mother Lodge No. 293, G. R. C. B y v i r t u e of such power in m e vested, I, J A M E S H . B U B B I T T ,
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Canada, in the Province of Ontario, have canceled the said w a r r a n t granted to Royal Solomon Mother Lodge No. 298. and have directed t h a t they forward said warrant, lodge seal and records to t h e M.-. W.'. the Grand Secretary of said Grand Lodge of Canada. I have also directed t h a t the members of said Royal Solomon Mother Lodge No. 293 shall henceforth be unaffiliated Masons. Dated a t Pembroke, Ontario, Canada, this 25th daj- of March. A. D. 1907. ( [SEAL'.]
JAS. H . BUBRITT, Orand Master O. L. G. • H U G H MUBBAY,
Orand Secretary
O. L. C.
GBAND LODGE OF WASHINGTON.
The following communication and resolutions were received from the Grand Lodge of Washington, a n d in accordance with the request therewith contained, the same is herewith submitted for your consideration : G R A N D L O D G E OF P . & A. M. O F W A S H I N G T O N . HOBAOE W. TYLEK, Grand Secretary. OFFICE OF G B A N D SBOBBTAEY, O L Y M P I A , W A S H I N G T O N , U . S . A., J u n e 13, 1907.
Dear Sir and £.•. W.'- Brother : I have the honor to transmit to you for submission to the M.". W.". Grand Lodge of F. & A. M. of K a n s a s , the enclosed copy of a resolution adopted a t the fiftieth (1907) A n n u a l Communication of the M.-. W.-. Grand Lodge of F . & A. M. of Washington. By its adoption and transmission it is not intended t h a t the masonic fraternity, through its Grand Bodies, shall, in promoting the object of this resolution, a t t e m p t to interfere with the functions of government, or suggest a surrender of any of the prerogatives of rulers, within whose domain they severally reside. B u t i t is intended t h a t the spirit of t h e resolution m a y be brought to the attention of the brethren through the several Grand Lodges ; a n d it is hoped t h a t the fraternity will, with other moral
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forces directed to the same end, so actively exert its influence in support of t h e principle involved t h a t the conscience and reason of men will be awakened to a realization of the error of war, a n d be inspired with a controlling desire for universal peace. If t h e resolution, even in an infinitesimal degree, assist in t h a t a w a k e n i n g , i t will h a v e fully accomplished its purpose. I have t h e honor to remain, Yours fraternally. (Signed)
H . W. T Y L E R ,
Or. Sec'y of the Or. Lodge of F. & A. M. of Washington. To Albert K. Wilson, Grand Secretary M.-'. W.-. Orand Lodge, F. & A. M., of Kansas, Topeka, Kansas. W H E R E A S , By t h e exercise of brotherly love, we are t a u g h t to regard the whole h u m a n species as one family, who, as created by our A l m i g h t y Parent, are to support and aid each o t h e r ; A N D W H E R E A S , The application of t h a t principle in t h e relation of nations to each other is but the extension of the field of its operation from individuals to groups of i n d i v i d u a l s ; A N D W H E R E A S . T h e representatives of the several groups of individuals comprising the principal nations of the world are about to assemble a second time in a Peace Conference a t The â&#x20AC;˘ H a g u e , for t h e avowed purpose of promoting t h e welfare of society ; A N D W H E R E A S , Some of the governments there to be represented are earnestly seeking to relieve the peoples of t h e world of the horrors of war a n d of t h e burden of m a i n t a i n i n g armies a n d navies by t h e disarinament of nations, and are advocating the discussion a n d consideration, a t this and future Peace Conferences, of a plan for eventual d i s a r m a m e n t ; now, and therefore, be it Resolved, By the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of W a s h i n g t o n , iti A n n u a l Communication Assembled, t h a t the masonic fraternity t h r o u g h o u t the world, individually a n d through its several Grand Bodies, are urged to support t h e general plan of eventual d i s a r m a m e n t of nations by assisting other moral forces In crystallizing in the minds of our fellowmen the principle of universal peace which is but a-corollary of t h e principle of t h e brotherhood of m a n . to the end t h a t our children's children m a y realize the blessings of t h a t divine message, " O n e a r t h peace, good will toward men." And, be it further resolved, T h a t a copy of this resolution be t r a n s m i t t e d by special communication from the Grand Secretary's office to each Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons t h r o u g h o u t t h e world. GRAND S E O R E T A R Y ' 8
OERTIFIOATES.
During t h e year t h e following certificates were Issued: No. 537. J A M E S H . E I C H A R D S O N , late m e m b e r P o m o n a Lodge No. 138. No. 538. J . H . P A R K I N S O N , late member P o m o n a Lodge No. 188. No. 639. J A M E S A. C R O Z I B R , late member Paris Lodge No. 22.
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OFFIOIAIi. OIBCULABS.
No. 122. OfHcial communication from the Grand Master to the District D e p u t y Grand Masters. No. 123. Official communication from t h e Grand Master to all lodges relative to duties a n d work of t h e District D e p u t y Grand Masters. No. 124. S t a n d a r d form of minutes. No. 125. Communication from t h e Grand Secretary to a l l lodges, relative to t h e a m e n d m e n t of S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 11, providing t h a t the a n n u a l dues shall be paid on or before J a n u a r y 20th instead of F e b r u a r y 1st. No. 126. Dists of districts a n d n a m e s of District D e p u t y Grand Masters. No. 127. Communication from t h e Grand Secretary to a l l lodges requesting tliem to place the Proceedings on file in t h e lodge room, a n d also to add to their copy of the Constitution a n d By-Laws, all a m e n d m e n t s to the same which were sent with t h e Proceedings. No. 128. Notice of impostor. No. 129. Notice of impostor. No. 130. Communication from the Grand Master to all lodges, warning t h e m against a chain letter requesting funds for t h e erection of a m o n u m e n t to our late Bro. W I L L I A M M O K I N L E Y .
No. 131. Communication from the Grand Master to all lodges, w a r n i n g t h e m against imposition. No. 132. Communication from the Grand Master to all lodges, calling their attention to t h e time for holding their a n n u a l election a n d t r a n s m i t t i n g their annual report within t h e time provided by law. No. 133. Receipt for official ciphers. No. 134. Notice in regard to signature of Master a n d impression of seal on a n n u a l reports. No. 135. Notice to Secretaries relative to time of t r a n s m i t t i n g annua] report, p a y i n g Grand Lodge dues, and other m a t t e r s of importance in connection with the annual report. No. 136. Notice a t t a c h e d to a n n u a l report, calling t h e Secretary's attention to the a m e n d m e n t to S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 11 requiring t h e a n n u a l per capita t a x to be paid on or before J a n u ary 20th instead of F e b r u a r y 1st. No. 137. Credentials. No. 138. Notice of a n n u a l School of Instruction. No. 139. Communication from the Grand Master to all lodges, relative to a n n u a l report and Grand Lodge dues. No. 140. Communication from Grand Master to all lodges, w a r n i n g t h e m against imposition. No. 141. Notice from Grand Secretary to Secretaries of a l l lodges in regard to t h e book of a n n u a l returns.
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No. 142. Oflflcial circular relative to Grand Lodge. No. 143. Communication from the Grand Master to Masters of lodges, requesting Christmas contributions for the Masonic Home. CERTIFYING TO L I F E MEMBEBSHIP OEBTIFIOATES AND DIMITS.
Some lodges in this jurisdiction issue to their members life .membership certificates, whereby they are exempt from future lodge dues. In these cases, the members do not receive the official, receipt for dues, and which, under Standing Regulation No. 24,' constitutes the required documentary evidence in visiting other lodges. Under our present law, the Grand Secretary has no authority to certify to the regular standing of any lodge in this jurisdiction, except upon official receipts and diplomas. . . In some Grand Jurisdictions no lodge is permitted to receive a dimit where a brother desires to affiliate with the lodge, unless it has attached thereto a certificate from the Grand Secretary as to the regularity of the lodge issuing the same. As the Grand Secretary has no authority to attach his certificate to either life membership certificates or dimits, he would recommend tha,t a standing regulation be adopted, authorizing him to certify to the regular standing of a lodge issuing life membership certificates in this jurisdiction, and to dimits, upon request of a lodge in some other Grand Jurisdiction. MASONIC MUSEUM.
.Many of our members in this jurisdiction and elsewhere, have in their possession more or less old and rare masonic documents, badges, aprons, etc., which, if placed in the Grand Lodge fireproof building, will add much in the upbuilding of an interesting masonic museum, for the benefit of the Craft in general. ; Most of these relics are now stored away where but few of the inembers have an opportunity of seeing them, and as time ad-; vances and our brethren pass to the Great Beyond, much of this material is carelessly thrown aside and eventually lost. As this Grand Lodge has now provided a safe place in which such docur ments and relics can be placed, it is earnestly hoped that the Craft of Kansas will take an interest in this important subject, and, at the earliest date, forward to the Grand Secretary anything of this character which they may have in their possession. The brethren owning anything of importance along the line above inentioned need not relinquish their ownership to the same, but may place it in-the Grand Lodge library and museum as their personal property, and which they can remove at their pleasure. This request is earnestly made in behalf of the many Masons in Kansas, who are deeply interested in the work of creating a
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masonic nauseum, which will be in keeping with the dignity of this Grand Lodge and the Craft of K a n s a s . ESTIMATED REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOE THE ENSUING YEAB.
The probable income to the Grand Lodge for the ensuing y e a r will be as follows: Fifty cents per capita on 30,468 $ 15,234 00 Charter fees 60 00 Miscellaneous 200 00 Total $ 15.494.00 Ten per cent, to be transferred to Charity F u n d . . . . . . . . 1,549 40 $ 13,944 60 Probable receipts from Grand Chapter, Grand Council .and Grand C o m m a n d e r y toward m a i n t e n a n c e of office and library building ) 450 00 $ 14,394 60 , .EXPENSES.
The expenses for the ensuing year, as provided by law, and for which appropriations should be made at this Communication, are as follows: Salaries ( u n d e r By-Law 53) .$ 3,980 00 Salaries c h a i r m e n of committees (By-Law 54): 450 00 The following appropriations, or so much thereof as m a y be necessary, are r e c o m m e n d e d : Mileage and expenses of Grand Officers, Custodians a n d mileage of other appointed officers, chairmen and members of committees, Assistant Lecturers and District D e p u t y Grand Masters (By-Law 55) •.. .. .$ 600 00. Printing A n n u a l Proceedings for 1908 . 1,200 00 Interest on K a n s a s Masonic H o m e loan '... 600 00 Postage and express , 400 00 Stationery a n d printing 400 00 Incidental expenses Grand Secretary's office 350 00 Library books, p a m p h l e t s , etc 200 00 Grand Treasurer's bond 87 50 Grand Secretary's bond 10 00 Grand Master's apron 20 00 Expense for use of hall for Grand Lodge 100 00 Portrait inserts ' • • • -i 50 00 Expense of m a i n t e n a n c e of office and library b u i l d i n g . . 850 00 P a y roll for mileage to representatives and others entitled to same (By-Law 56) .-. 1,500 00 For purchase of bookcases and other .'equipment and furniture for office and library, and binding Proceedings of other jurisdictions, magazines, etc 300 00 Total
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ANNUAL BEPOBTS.
A complete s u m m a r y of the a n n u a l reports'for the year 1907 shows a n e t gain in membership of 1,704, t h e largest of any one year in the history of our Grand Lodge, a n d which m a k e s a total m e m b e r s h i p of 30,468. The u s u a l notices during the year, and a t the time of sending out the b l a n k a n n u a l reports,.were sent all Secretaries, calling' their attention t o ' t h e law relative to the time of s u b m i t t i n g the a n n u a l reports and paying the G r a n d Lodge dues. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g these notices, several lodges failed to comply with the law, and credentials were accordingly withheld. The following lodges failed to t r a n s m i t their a n n u a l report on or before J a n u a r y 10th : H a r m o n y Lodge No. 94. B u r r t o n Lodge No. 182. â&#x20AC;˘ Hartford Lodge No. 193. Mulvane Lodge No. 201. Perfect Square Lodge No. 220. K i l w i n n i n g Lodge No. 265. _ The following lodges failed to p a y their Grand Lodge dues oh or before J a n u a r y 20th, as required under S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 11: X e n i a Lodge No. 47. Cawker City Lodge No. 125. F u l t o n Lodge No. 210. K i l w i n n i n g Lodge No. 265. The general condition of the a n n u a l reports this year was m u c h better t h a n one year ago. I n most cases where the reports were found in error,, the mistakes indicated t h a t the records of ^ the lodge were poorly kept, or a t least, the book of a n n u a l returns. The following lodges during t h e p a s t year h a d a net gain of ten or more, raised ten or more, or h a d a n e t loss of ten or m o r e :
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Marmaton 245 Sc'ottsville 249 Morton 258 Mulberry 261 Quenemo 270 271 272 Oak • 287 292 Glasco Albert Pike 303 , St. T h o m a s '. 306 309 Hancock 311 •' 321 Goodland ; 324 Caney Horton 326 329 Arcadia 331 Hoisington 333 Eosedale Turon 368 Sylvan Grove 359 364 Vallev Center...;.... O w e n A. B a s s e t t 367 . 1 369 Sherman 374 . D w i g h t Buffalo 379
February,
OF THE
Gain.
Raised.
Net
Loss.
10 13 12 16 11 10 42 10 45 19 15
11 10 10 13 12 17 13 11 39 12 40 18 17 13
12 10 10 18 10 10 13 0 23 13
13 11 16 10 21 13
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Membership. 43 50 60 65 53 164 189 69 45 509 69 74 162 126 99 128 98 86 72 62 42 84 123 60 47 26
. I t will be observed from the foregoing s t a t e m e n t t h a t but two lodges h a d a n e t loss of ten or more.. I n justice to these lodges, the Grand Secretary desires to state t h a t the loss in membership was due to the establishment of new lodges near by, and which was the cause of several m e m b e r s d i m i t t i n g , in order to join the new lodges. • The following is a list of t h e lodges whose membership exceeds 300: Albert P i k e .Lodge No. 303, W i c h i t a 509 W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99, W i c h i t a '. 495 Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka 470 W y a n d o t t e Lodge No.' 3, K a n s a s City 464 Topeka Lodge No. 17, Topeka, 392 N e w t o n Lodge No. 142 363 Siloam Lodge No. 225, Topeka 344 R i s i n g Sun Lodge No. 8, Fort Scott 304 • Orient Lodge No. 51 stands first on the list in number raised, h a v i n g conferred forty-six third degrees. W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99 r a n k s first in net gain, having to- their credit, forty-nine. Orient Lodge No. 51 is second in net gain, h a v i n g increased forty-eight^ during the p a s t year, and H a n c o c k Lodge is third, with a net gain of forty-five. I n order of n u m b e r raised, H a n c o c k Lodge. No. 311 Is second, iiaving raised forty, and Albert Pike Lodge No. 303 third, with a record of thirty-nine. The largest gain
1907-08.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
299
made during the year in proportion to its membership, was t h a t of Buffalo Lodge No. 379, the " b a b y " lodge, having had a net increase of 100 per cent. SUMMARY FOB 1907. N u m b e r of members December 31,1906 Number Number Number Number Number Number Number
Increase. initiated passed raised admitted restored members lodges XJ. D omitted in last report
28,764
2,579 .2,324
Decrease. N u m b e r dimitted N u m b e r died' N u m b e r suspended N u m b e r expelled N u m b e r erroneously reported N e t gain Number of members December 31,1907
._
2,297 746 166 54 ^6= 3,268 852 391 315 5 1 ^ 1,664 1,704 30,468
300
PROCEEDINGS SCHEDULE
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February,'
"A."
Being the amount returned by subordinate lodges for the year ending December 31,1907: Gr. Lodge Masonic Or. Lodge Masonic Total. No. Home. Dues. Dues. Home. 1 % 37 50 % 37 50 % 75 00 54 $ 14 50 $ 14 50 87 60 •87 50 175 00 33 50 33 50 2 55 227 00 454 00 227 00 27 50 27 50 3 56 17 50 17 50 35 00 23 10 23 00 4 57 98 50 98 50 197 00 21 50 6 58 21 50 118 50 237 00 118 50 22 50 22 50 6 59 97 50 . 195 10 • 60. 97 60142 90 7 143 00 152 00 152 00 304 00 25 50 8 61 ..25 50 ' 84 50 169 00 84 50 36 50 9 62 ..36 50 93 50 93 50 . .187 00 44 50 44 50 10 63 37 50 37 50 75 00 . 64 21 50 11 21 50 148 50 143 50 287 00 33 00 12 65 33 00 24 00 24 00 48 00 53'50 53 50 13 66 32 50 32 50 65 00 36 50 • 36 50 14 67 87 00 174 00 87 00 30 50 30 50 15 68 182 00 91 00 91 00 27 00 16 69 27 00 196 00 392 00 196 00 70 •• 46 00 46 00 17 147 00 . 147 00 •.294 00 29 50 18 71 29 50 61 50 61 50 •123 00 15 50 15 50 19 72' 16 00 16 00 . 32 00 20 • 35 50 73 35 50 28 00 56 00 28 00 25 00 25 00 21 74 29 00 ' 29 00 58 00 44 50 44 50 22 75 24 50 24 50 49 00 57 60 23 76 56 50 105 50 211 00 24 . 105 50 40 50 40 50 77 20 50 41 Oo 20 50 38 00 25 78 38 00 30 50 61 00 30 50 47 50 47 50 26 79 21 50 21 50 43 00 70 60 27 80 70 50 13 00 26 00 13 00 10 70 10 50 28 81 26 00 52 00. 26 00 22 00 22 00 29 82 43 50 43 50 87 00 30 83 . 16 50 16 50 8 50 8 50 17 00 29 50 29 50 31 84 32 . 16 50 16 50 33 00 33 00 33 00 85 23 00 23 00 46 00 102 60 102 50 33 86 28 50 28 50 57 00 28 50 28 50 34 87 76 50 75 50 151 00 43 50 43 50 35 88 83 50 83 50 167 00 26 60 26 50 36 89 73 50 73 50 147 00 94 00 94 00 37 90 108 00 108 00 216 00 48 50 38 91 48 50 39 00 39 00 78 00 18 00 18 00 39 92 25 50 25 50 72 00 72 00 40" 51 00 93 19 50 19 50 83 50 83 50 41 39 00 94 87 00 87 00 70 00 42 174 00 95 70 00 36 00 36 00 35 00 35 00 43 72 00 96 46 50 46 50 77 00 44 93 00 97 77 00 23 50 23 50 73 60 73 50 45 47 00 98 .16 50 16 50 246 90 247 00 46 33 00 99 26 50 26 50 55 50 55 50 48 53 00 100 23 00 23 10 27 50 49 46 10 101 27 50 28 50 28 50 78 00 50 57 00 102 78 00 235 00 235 00 51 470 00 103 . 133 00 133 00 25 50 25 50 31 50 52 51 00 104 31 50 34 00 34 00 40 50 53 40 50 68 00 1 105 No.
Total.
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igo7-o8. No.
338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 367 358
Gr. Lodge Dues. % 16 50 15 50 11 00 28 50 23 50 31 00 20 00 29 00 18 00 17 50 29 50 27 50 15 00 34 00 18 00 12 00 18 50 22 90 23 50 16 50 31 00
GRAND
LODGE
OF
Masonic Total. Home. % 16 50 % 33 00 15 50 31 00 22 00 11 00 28 50 57 00 23 50 47 00 62 00 31 00 40 00 20 00 29 00 58 00 36 00 18 00 35 00 17 50 29 60 59 00 55 00 27 50 15 00 30 00 34 00 â&#x20AC;¢ 68 00 36 00 18 00 12 00 24 00 18 50 37 00 23 00 45 90 23 50 47 00 33 00 16 50 31 00 62 00
No.
359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379
KANSAS G-r. Lodge Masonic Dues. Home. $ 21 00 $ 21 00 20 00 . 20 00 23 00 23 00 31 50 31 50 10 00 10 00 42 00 42 00 14 00 14 00 29 50 . 29 50 61 50 61 50 .10 00 10 00 30 00 30 00 17 00 . 17 00 14 0014 00 11 00 11 00 19 00 19 00 23 50 23 50 13 50 13 50 15 50 15 50 7 00 7 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00
303 Total. $ 42 00 - 40 00 46 00 63 00 20 00 84 00 28 00 59 00 123 00 20 00 60 00 34 00 28 00 22 00 38 00 47 00 27 00 3i 00 14 00 26 00 26 00
$16132 45 $16129 80 $30262 25
804
PROCEEDINOS
OF
February,
THE
SCHEDULE "B." '
B e i n g t h e a m o u n t r e t u r n e d b y s u b o r d i n a t e l o d g e s for t h e y e a r e n d i n g J a n l i a r y 31, 1906: 7Vr„ jyo. 11 24 '26 28' 82 124 141 176 183 248 252 350 365 .
nnmp i\ame. Jewell Osage Valley Longton. Eldora Tuscan Godfrey......' Signal Prairie Queen Gaylord Canopy... Stafford Olive Boling . Total
•. . . .
...
Special Gr. Lodge AssmH. Dues. $ 35 50 $ 35 50 104 00 104 00 28 00 28 00 13 50 13 50 23 00 23 0 0 . 23 50 23 50 53 00 53 00 29 00 29 00 20 00 ' 20 00 14 50 14 50 51 00 51 00 13 50 13 50 11 50 11 50$420 00 $420 00
SCHEDULE
Masonic Home $ .7 10 20 80 5 60 2 70 4 60 4 70 10'50 5 80 4 00 2 90 10 20 2 70 2 30 $83 90
Tnint -"""'• $ 78 10 228 80 6160 29 70 50 60 5170 116 50 63 80 44 00 3190 112 20 29 70 25 30 $923 90
"C."
A m o u n t d i s p e n s a t i o n fees r e c e i v e d d u r i n g y e a r e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 31,1907 : U.D. U. D. U. D. U. D.
Name.
Location.
Hiattville •.: Lewis. Powhattan Total
Hiattville . . . . . . Lewis Powhattan
ATnount.
$20 00 20 00 20 00 $60 00
SCHEDULE
"D."
A m o u n t r e c e i v e d o n a c c o u n t of c h a r t e r fees for y e a r e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 31,1907: iVb. JYame. ' Amount. 128 M u n d e n : $ 20 00 375 D e l a v a n 20 00 376 G r a n d V i e w 20 00 377 W a l d r o n : '. 20 00 378 Z e n d a 20 00 379 B u f f a l o ^.'. 20 00 Total
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$120 00
ig07-o8.
GRAND
LODGE
OF
.305
KANSAS.
T o P E K A , K A N S A S , J a n u a r y 22, 1908. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , Orand In account
with
jj
Secretary,
the M.-.W.-. G R A N D L O D G E O F K A N S A S .
OASH A O C O D N T .
E e c e i v e d from lodges, as per S c h e d u l e " A " $30,262 25 B e c e i v e d f r o m lodg-es, a s p e r S c h e d u l e " B " 923 90 Beceived from lodges, as per S c h e d u l e " C " ^... 60 00 Beceived from lodges, as per S c h e d u l e " D " 120 00 B e c e i v e d a c c o u n t s p e c i a l d i ^ e n s a t i o n fees, 1906 20 00 B e c e i v e d a c c o u n t s p e c i a l d i s p e n s a t i o n f e e s , 1907 "310 00 B e o e i v e d f r o m G r a n d C h a p t e r , B . A . M., a c c o u n t m a i n t e n a n c e of office a n d l i b r a r y b u i l d i n g 250 00 B e c e i v e d f r o m G r a n d C o u n c i l , B . & S. M., a c c o u n t m a i n t e n a n c e of office a n d l i b r a r y b u i l d i n g 50 00 B e c e i v e d f r o m - G r a n d C o m m a n d e r y , K . T., a c c o u n t m a i n t e n a n c e of office a n d l i b r a r y b u i l d i n g 187 50 B e t u r n of r e l i e f S a n F r a n c i s c o . 105 00 Beoeived miscellaneous 10 50 Beceived daily.balance interest 67 09 Total $32,866 24
ToPEKA,, K A N S A S , J a n u a r y 22,1908. M.-.W.-. G R A N D L O D G E O F K A N S A S ,
In account with 1907. Albert A p r . 30." - P a Albert M a y 22. - P a Albert O c t . 3. - P a Albert Oct. 3. - P a Albert N o v . 4.- - P a Albert N o v . 12. - P a Albert N O V . 19. - P a Albert D e c . 2. - P a Albert D e c . 2. - P a Albert D e c . 6. - P a Albert D e c . 10. - P a 1908. Albert J a n . 3. - P a Albert J a n . 4. - P a Albert J a n . ' 6. - P a Albert J a n . 7. - P a Albert J a n . 8, - P a Albert Jan 9.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; P a Albert J a n . 9. P a Albert J a n . 13. P a Albert J a n . 13.- P a Albert J a n . 13. P a Albert J a n . 17. P a Albert J a n . 21. P a Albert J a n . 22. P a Total
A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , Qrand
Secretary.
Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach,
Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand
Treasurer. Treasurer'. Treasurer . Treasurer. Treasurer. Treasurer. Treasurer . Treasurer Treasurer . Treasurer . Treasurer .
Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach, Sarbach,
Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand
Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer . . . . . . . . Treasurer :.. Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer ,...' Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer
578 57 62 105 155 190 9 20 25 62 150
00 50 50 00 34 00 50 0000 50 00
3,750 85 4,289 40 3,359 50 4,424 10 2,991 00 4,754 40 2,067 10 1,639 20 338 00 63490 1,287 10 954 40 â&#x20AC;˘ 460 95
$ 32,366 24
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$ 13,883 50 J . C. P o s t l e t h w a l t e , M a s o n i c H o m e F u n d C h a r i t y , by o r d e r ol G r a n d M a s t e r 25 00 S p e n c e r P . W a d e , G r a n d Tyler F u l l e r Bergstresser, G r a n d C h a p l a i n Fuller Bergstresser,Grand Orator Carl W . Nellis, a s s i s t a n t to G r a n d S e c r e t a r y M o r g a n Oox, a s s i s t a n t G r a n d Tyler M. M. Miller, c h m . Com. C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Alex. A. S h a r p , c h m . C o m . C h a r t e r e d Lodges S a m l . R. P e t e r s , c h m . Com. G r i e v a n c e s imd A p p e a l s . W m . E a s t o n H u t c h i s o n , c h m . Com. . J u r i s p r u d e n c e W . F . March, c h m . Com. F i n a n c e a n d Mileage F r a n k E . Davis, c h m . C o m . O r e d e n l l a l s H a r r y E . Best, c h m . (!om. Lodges U . D P . M . H o l s l n g t o n , c h m . Com. R e p o r t s ol G r a n d Otflcers, J o h n M c C u U a g h , c h m . C o m . G r a n d IjOdge P r o p e r t y . , , W m . L. B u r d l c k , c h m . Com. N e c r o l o g y Geo. M. Coplln, s a l a r y of C u s t o d i a n Geo. M. D i x o n , s a l a r y ol C u s t o d i a n Coler Jj. S i m & Co., G r a n d T r e a s u r e r ' s bond 87 60 100 00 W m . H . H a r r i s o n , e x p . hall for G r a n d Ijodge E d w a r d W. W e l l i n g t o n 241 00 A. A. S h a r p , s e c ' y , c h a r l t y bestowed by Mas. H o m e B d . . 142 15 C u t h b e r t & S a r g e n t , spl. a p p . r e p a i r s on bldg Mall & Breeze, p o r t r a i t I n s e r t s J« 95 R o s e n o w & Co., p o r t r a i t I n s e r t s 10 00 Wells F a r g o & Co., express Pacific E x p r e s s Co 0 r a n e cfe Com pany...•. '. W e s t e r n U n i o n T e l . Co '.. A l b e r t K. Wilson : T o p e k a E d i s o n Co Mood P l u m b i n g Co F . M. N e a l -.
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* T h i s a m o u n t I n c l u d e s a n a p p r o p r i a t i o n from t h e G e n e r a l F u n d t o t h e M a s o n i c H o m e of $5,000.00. + T h e s e a m o u n t s w e r e first t r a n s f e r r e d to t h e C h a r i t y F u n d , a n d s u b s e q u e n t l y to, t h e M a s o n i c H o m e F u n d , t o g e t h e r w i t h $2,42059 f r o m . t h e C h a r i t y F u n d , m a k i n g e n t i r e a m o u n t u p to t h a t d a t e $34,666.41 t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e H o m e . t i n a d d i t i o n t o t h i s a m o u n t $2353.91 was t r a n s f e r r e d to t h e C h a r i t y F u n d from t h e G e n e r a l F u n d d u r i n g 1903,by o r d e r of t h e C o u n c i l of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . . ' • . 5 T h i s a m o u n t I n c l u d e s $2353.91 r e t r a n s f e r r e d from C h a r i t y F u n d to G e n e r a l F u n d , by o r d e r of G r a n d L o d g e . ( S e e p a g e 158, P r o c e e d i n g s 1904.) IIThls a m o u n t I n c l u d e s $5,000.00 t r a n s f e r r e d from C h a r i t y F u n d t o G e n e r a l F u n d . ( S e e P r o c e e d i n g s 1905, p a g e 348.) VThls a m o u n t I n c l u d e s $88.50 d u e t h e H o m e for 1907, b u t n o t paid a t t i m e of closing r e p o r t . ••sThls a m o u n t I n c l u d e s $10,000.00 b o r r o w e d from t h e M a s o n i c H o m e , a n d $5,000.00 d o n a t e d by t h e M a s o n s of T o p e k a . T o t a l n e t r e c e i p t s for t e a y e a r s . . . $184,488 11, T o t a l e x p e n d i t u r e s for ten y e a r s $185,488 25 T o t a l excess of e x p e n d i t u r e s over n e t I n c o m e 1,000 14
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GRAND
LODOE
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315
APPENDIX.
P E O O E B D I N G S O F T H E M.*. W . ' . G K A N D L O D G E O P A. F . & A. M., or KANSAS.
S P E C I A L COMMUNICATION. W I C H I T A , K A N S A S , April 21, 1907.
The Mi'.W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s convened in Special Communication in t h e hall of W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99, in the city of Wichita, Sunday, April 21st, a t 3:30 o'clock P. M., for t h e purpose of laying the corner-stone of the Uniyersalist Church. OFFIOEES.
M.'.W.'. W.-. E.*. W.'. W.'.
EDWAED W . WELLINGTON. LOUIS GEBTEIS FEED WASHBON .... GiFFOED M. B O O T H
W.'. W I L L I A M H . H A E E I S O N . R.-. W.-. A L B B E T K . W I L S O N .•
W.-. W.-. W.-. W.-. W.-. Bro. Bro.
Grand Master. as Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior W a r d e n . as Grand Junior .Warden. as Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary.
CHARLES H . ROGERS. ...,.'. ;Grand Chaplain. A L E X . A. S H A E P Grand Senior Deacon. HOEAOE M . RIOKAEDS as Grand Junior Deacon. MOSES H . C O L E ......•.• : Grand Marshal. W . S. MiOKLE Asst. Grand Marshal. W I L L G. PEICE .as Grand Senior Steward. H A E V E Y P E I C E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as Grand Junior Steward.
Bro. C H A E L E S W . B I T T I N G
as Grand Tyler.
The Grand Master then opened t h e M.-. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons in ample form on t h e first degree of Masonry. T h e lines were then formed by the G r a n d Marshal and his assistant, when t h e y proceeded to the site of t h e new church, where t h e corner-stone w a s laid according to t h e ancient customs of the fraternity. Bro. C H A B L E S H . R O G E E S delivered a most befitting oration. R e m a r k s were also made by Rev. Bros. K I N G , P I O K A R D a n d A L L E N .
The Grand Lodge then returned to t h e Masonic Hall, a n d w a s closed in ample form. EDWARD W . WELLINGTON,
Attest:
Orand
ALBERT K . WILSON,
Orand
Master. •
Secretary.
316
^noCEEDlNas
OF THE
February,
P K O C B E D I N G S OF T H E M.-. W . - . G R A N D L O D G E O F A. P . & A. M., OF K A N S A S .
SPECIAL
COMMUNICATION. W I C H I T A , K A N S A S , April 24, 1907.
The M.\ W.-. G r a n d Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s convened in Special Communication In the lodge room of Albert Pike Lodge No. 303, In t h e city of Wichita, a t 11:45 A. M.. a n d was opened In a m p l e form on t h e first degree of Masonry,' for the purpose of l a y i n g t h e corner-stone of the nev/ Consistory building now being erected b y t h e A n c i e n t a n d Accepted Scottish . R i t e bodies of Wichita. , OFFIOBRS.
M.-.W.-. E.-. W.'. E.-. W.-. E.-. W.-.
EDWABD W . WELLINGTON H E N R Y F . MASON FRED WASHBON MARION K . BRUNDAGE
E.-. W.-. A L B E R T S A R B A O H E.-. W.-. L O U I S G B R T B I S . . : W.'. C H A R L E S H . E G G E R S
Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. .Grand Senior W a r d e n . Grand Junior .Warden. Grand Treasurer. a s Grand Secretary. G r a n d Chaplain.
W.-. A L E X A N D E R A. S H A R P ..,.' W.'. GiFFOBD M. B O O T H . ..' W.-. M O S E S H . C O L E
Grand Senior Deacon. as Grand Junior Deacon. G r a n d Marshal.
Bro. C H A R L E S W . B I T T I N G W.-. EOBEBT T R E A T P A Y N E .; .W.'. C H A R L E S L . B R A M W E L L . W.-. M A R V I N L . T R U B Y .• W.". F R A N K E . D A V I S Bro. E R N E S T C O L L I N S
Asst. Grand Marshal. .Grand Sword Bearer. Grand Senior Steward. a s Grand Junior Steward. as G r a n d P u r s u i v a n t . a s Grand Tyler.
The Grand Lodge then proceeded to t h e northeast corner of the foundation of t h e new building, where t h e impressive cere-, m o n y of laying t h e corner-stone w a s held. The Grand Officers were assisted by t h e •following b r e t h r e n : Bro. H E N R Y W A L L E N STEIN, Grand A r c h i t e c t ; B r o . W I L L I A M H . H A R B I S O N , L i g h t Bearer, a n d Bro. B E N J A M I N H U N T , supporting the Book of Coristltutlons. A t the conclusion of t h e ceremony W.*. H E N R Y C . S L U S S delivered a n oration. The Grand Lodge then r e t u r n e d to t h e Masonic Hall, a n d was closed in ample form. EDWARD W . WELLINGTON,
Attest: •
Grand LOUIS G B R T B I S ,
as Grand
Secretary.
Master.
1907-08.
CrRAND LODGE
OF KANSAS.
317
P B O O B E D I N G S O F T H E M.-.W.". G B A N D L O D G E O F A. F . & A. M. OF K A N S A S ,
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION.
F E E D O N I A , K A N S A S , J u n e 17, 1907.
A Special Communication of the M.*. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons was held in t h e city of F r e donia on J u n e 17, 1907, for t h e purpose of laying the corner-stone of the new Christian Church, a n d was opened in ample form on the first degree of Masonry, with the following officers: M.-.W.-. E D W A R D W . W E L L I N G T O N . . . G r a n d Master. W.-. Bro. W.-. Bro. E.-. W.-. Bro. Bro.
B E N J A M I N S. P A U L E N THOMAS C . B A B B E. DANIEL RUSSELL A. D. C R O O K S ALBERT K . WILSON GEORGE G. G R I F F I N L E W I S C. B U R K E
as as as , . .as
D e p u t y G r a n d Master. G r a n d Senior W a r d e n . Grand Junior Warden. G r a n d Treasurer. G r a n d Secretary. as G r a n d C h a p l a i n . as G r a n d Senior Deacon.
Bro. R O Y M . M A T H E W S
.as Grand Junior Deacon.
Bro. G E O R G E W I L S O N Bro. F R A N K C H B B T H A M
as G r a n d Marshal. as G r a n d Senior S t e w a r d .
Bro. I. E . B A I L E Y
as Grand Junior Steward.
W.-. I S A A C H U D S O N
as G r a n d Tyler.
The Grand Lodge then repaired to the site of the building where t h e ancient ceremony of laying the corner-stone was performed. The Grand Lodge then returned to the Masonic H a l l and was closed In ample form. ' EDWARD W . WELLINGTON,
Attest:
.
Or and
Master.
ALBERT K . WILSON,
Grand Secretary.
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PROCEEDINGS
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February,
P R O C E E D I N G S OF T H E M . - . W . - . G R A N D I / O D G B O F A. F . & A. M. OF K A N S A S .
S P E C I A L COMMUNICATION.
S M I T H C E N T E R , K A N S A S , J u n e 24, 1907.
F o r m a l application h a v i n g been made by Western Star Lodge No. 174, requesting t h a t their new hall be dedicated according to a n c i e n t custom, t h e M.-. W.-. G r a n d Master, assisted b y t h e following officers performed this ceremony a t 2:30 P . M., J u n e 24, 1907, t h e Grand Lodge being opened in ample form on the first degree of Masonry : 'M.-.W.-. E D W A E D W . W E L L I N G T O N Grand Master. W.-. L E O N A R D C . U H L , J r as Deputy Grand Master. Bro. R U S S E L L H . M A O C O L L O U G H . as Grand Senior W a r d e n . W.-. J . D A N I E L F L A X B E A R P as Grand Junior W a r d e n . Bro.. J O E L E . B U R R O W R.-. W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N W.-. D A L L A S G R O V E E
as Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary.Grand Orator.
W.-. J O S H U A L . W O L F E Bro. J O H N W . H A R R I S O N
as Grand Senior Deacon. as Grand Junior Deacon.
W.-. H E N E T R . S T O N E
as Grand Marshal.'
Bro. G L E N N R O A T H Bro. J O H N N . B B A L W.-. RiOHARif M. PiOKLER
as Grand Senior Steward. . . a s Grand Junior Steward. as Grand Tyler.
Bro. L E O N I D A S T . R E E S E , A r c h i t e c t ;
Bros. C H A R L E S S . A L -
D R I C H , J A M E S C . B O G G S , J O H N M O L L I S O N , B e a r i n g B u r n i n g Ta-
pers ; W.-. IsAAO A. M U L L E N , C a r r y i n g Great L i g h t s ; W.-. Bros. A. D. B A R N E S , H E N R Y A H L B O R N , L E O N A R D C . U H L , Sr., AR"OHI-
B A L D C . C O O L I D G E , C a r r y i n g Lodge.
W.-. D A L L A S G R O V E R , Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge, delivered a very interesting a n d instructive address. Appropriate music w a s furnished by a q u a r t e t selected for the occasion. The beautiful hall erected a n d equipped b y this lodge, was filled to overflowing. T h e a r r a n g e m e n t s were complete, and t h e ceremony was performed in a m o s t satisfactory and impressive manner. The Grand Lodge t h e n retired to one of the large front rooms in t h e building, where i t was closed in ample form. • •
Attest:
EDWARD W . WELLINGTON,
. ALBERT
Grand K.WILSON,
Grand
Secretary.
Master.
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.On'the evening of the above date W e s t e r n Star Lodge No. 174 conferred the third degree, the several stations being occupied by P a s t Masters of this lodge. The work was done in a credita"ble m a n n e r and in accordance with the ritual of this Grand Jurisdiction. ' After the lodge was opened the M.-.W.'. Grand Master, accompanied by the Grand Secretary and Gi^and Orator, was officially received and delivered a short address to the brethren. This communication of the lodge was, no doubt, the most notable of any in Its history^ There were present visitors representing thirty-three lodges, nine of which were from foreign jurisdictions. The total number of visitors from these lodges was 193. After the work was completed and the lodge closed, a most sociable time was had, the brethren being entertained and refreshed by an elegant banquet prepared for the occasion.The brethren of Western Star Lodge No. 174 are to be congratulated for the interest taken and the hospitality extended to all. ' â&#x20AC;˘
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PROCEEDINGS
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February,
P E O O E B D I N G S . O F T H E M.-. W . - . G R A N D L O D G E O F A. F . & A. M.; OF K A N S A S .
S P E C I A L COMMUNICATION. O S B O R N E , K A N S A S , September 26,1907.
A t t h e request of Saqui Lodge No. 160, t h e Grand Lodge convened in Special Cominunication a t t h e Masonic H a l l in t h e city of Osborne, September 26, 1907, a t 1:30 o'clock p. M., for t h e purpose of l a y i n g t h e corner-stone of t h e new Osborne County Court House w i t h the-following officers: M.\W.\ E D W A R D W . W E L L I N G T O N Grand Master. Bro. E D W I N V. S A M P L E as Deputy Grand Master. W.-. F R A N K P'. WriLLS as Grand Senior Warden.' Bro. H A R R Y P. D I L L E N .as Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n . W.'. S. P A L M E R C R A M P T O N R.-. W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N Rev. W I L L I A M H . N E I L
as Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. as Grand Chaplain.
Bro. E R N E S T L . B O T K I N Bro. R. R O Y H A Y S Bro. C H A R L E S H . B R A M W E L L Bro. F R A N K S M I T H .' Bro.EDWARD B . GABBIGUES. ...
as Grand Senior Deacon. as Grand J u n i o r Deacon. Grand Senior Steward. as Asst. Gr. Senior Steward. .as Grand J u n i o r Steward.
W.-. J O H N J . H A Y S Bro. J A M E S C . H O L L A N D
as Grand Marshal. Grand Architect.
Bro.SiMEON W . G R U B B .as Grand Tyler. â&#x20AC;¢ The G r a n d Ma-ster opened t h e M.-.W;*. Grand Lodge of A n c i e n t Free a n d Accepted Masons of Kansas, in ample form, on t h e first degree of Masonry. The G r a n d Lodge was then escorted to t h e site o f t h e new Court H o u s e by Cyrene C o m m a n d e r y No. 23, K n i g h t ' s Templar, of Beloit, where t h e ceremony of l a y i n g t h e corner-stone was performed by.the M.-.W.'. Grand Master, assisted by the other G r a n d Officers. Appropriate music was furnished by the Osborne band. A t . t h e conclusion of the ceremony a n a d dress w a s delivered by Mr. T H O M A S A. M O N E A L . The G r a n d Lodge t h e n returned to t h e Masonic Hall, and was closed in ample form. EDWARD W . WELLINGTON,
Attest:
Orand
ALBERT K . WILSON,
Orand
Secretary.
Master.
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PBOCEBDINGS OF THE M.-.W.-. GRAND LODGE OF A. F. & A. M., OF KANSAS.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION.
DODGE CITY, KANSAS, October 21, 1907.
At 2:30 o'clock p. M., Monday, October 21, 1907, the M.-.W.-. Grand Master opened the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas in ample form on the first degree of Masonry for the purpose of laying the corner-stone of the new Masonic Temple now being erected by St. Bernard Lodge No. 222, A. F. & A. M. GEAND OFFICERS.
M.-.W.-. EDWABD W . WELLINGTON R.-. W.-. HENRY F . MASON W.-. THOMAS A. SOATBS Bro. JOHN S. CADY
Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. as Grand Senior Warden as Grand Junior Warden.
W.-. WALTER H . CHAPMAN R.-. W.-. ALBERT K . WILSON Rev. FRANK I. IMBODEN
as Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary, as Grand Chaplain.
Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro.
GEORGE ARGABRIGHT JOHN S. RUSH SILAS STURGEON GEORGE B . DUGAN
as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand
Junior Senior Senior Junior
Deacon. Deacon. Steward. Steward.
W.-. WILLIAM J. DA VIES
as Grand Marshal.
Bro. HBROULESE JUNEAU
as Grand Sword Bearer.
W.-. CHALKLEY M. BBESON Bro. JOHN L . FINLEY
as Grand Architect. as Grand Tyler.
The Grand Lodge accompanied by the members of St. Bernard Lodge No. 222, also a large number, of visiting brethren, repaired to the site of the new Temple, when the corner-stone was placed with the impressive ceremony of the fraternity. An interesting oration was delivered by R.-.W.-. HENRY P. MASON, Deputy Grand Master. The Grand Lodge then returned to the Masonic Hall and was closed in ample form. EDWARD W . WELLINGTON,
Attest:
Grand Master.
ALBERT K . WILSON,
Orand Secretary.
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PROCEEDINGS
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February,
P R O O E E D I N G S OP T H E M / . W . - . G R A N D L O D G E o r A. F . & A. M., OF K A N S A S .
S P E C I A L COMMUNICATION. W H I T E C L O U D , K A N S A S , D e c e m b e r 5; 1907.
The M.-. W.-. G r a n d Lodge of A. P. & A. M. of K a n s a s convened in Special Communication in t h e Masonic Hall, a t W h i t e Cloud, K a n s a s , for t h e purpose of dedicating the- new Masonic Temple. OFFIOEBS.
M.-.W.-. E D W A R D W . W E L L I N G T O N Grand Master. W.'. C H A B L E S H . L A W R E N C E as Deputy Grand Master. W.'. E . C L I N T B U B O H F I E L D as Grand Senior W a r d e n . " B r o . O. ViBGiL C O L L I N S .' as Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n . Bro. B E N E . G A E L O C K as Grand Treasurer. Bro. G E O B G B H . OSGOOD . . . ' . . • . . . . . . . as Grand S e c r e t a r y . ' Bro. C L B R I N T . Z U M W A L T
a s Grand Chaplain.
Bro. G A R N B B V A N V A L K E N B E R G . . as Grand Senior Deacon. Bro. H A R R Y T . V A N V A L K E N B E R G . a s Grand J u n i o r Deacon: •
Bro. J O H N W . C A M P B E L L
as Grand A r c h i t e c t .
W.'. C A S P E B W . S H R E V E •. . . . . . . .. as .Grand Marshal. Bro. A U G U S T U S H A L L as Grand Senior Steward. Bro. F R E D I D O L ...'..•. a s Grand J u n i o r Steward. Bro. L E W I S H . P O H L
.as G r a n d Tyler.
The G r a n d Lodge w a s then opened'in ample form on t h e first degree of Masonry, w h e n the ancient ceremony of dedication was performed in an impressive m a n n e r by t h e M.\ W.-. Grand Master assisted b y t h e officers and other brethren. T h e G r a n d Lodge w a s then closed in ample form. EDWARD W . WELLINGTON,
Attest:
Orand
G E O R G E H . „ OSGOOD,
as Orand
Secretary.
Master.
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P B O O E E D I N G S O F T H E M.-. W . - . G R A N D L O D G E O F A. F . & A. M., OP K A N S A S .
SPECIAL
COMMUNICATION.
B O N N E S . S P R I N G S , K A N S A S , , D e c e m b e r 18, 1907.
The M.". W . \ Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of K a n s a s convened in Special Communication in the hall of Bonner Springs Lodge No. 366, a t Bonner Springs, W y a n d o t t e County, W e d n e s d a y , December 18th, for t h e purpose of laying the corner-stone of t h e new^ Masonic Temple. OFFIOEBS.
M.-.W.-. W.-. Bro. W.".
EDWARD W . WELLINGTON D. C L A R K K E L L E Y JOHN L . TOMLIN JACOB W . LONGFELLOW
Grand Master. as Deputy Grand Master. as Grand Senior W a r d e n . as Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n .
Bro. T H O M A S A. S U T T O N Bro. L I N T O N C . S T O U T
as Grand Treasurer. a s Grand Secretary.
Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro.
as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand
MARK E .KENTON H A E B Y S. LONGFELLOW JAMES G. L E E FRED CANDLBB
Bro. P E T E R R O M E Bro. O T H O C . M O O M A W
Senior Junior Senior Junior
Deacon. Deacon. Steward. Steward.
as G r a n d Tyler. as Grand Chaplain.
The G r a n d Master then opened the M.'. W.-. Grand Lodge of A. F . & A. M . in a m p l e form in the first degree of Masonry. T h e brethren, u n d e r direction of the Grand Marshal, then proceeded to t h e site of t h e n e w Temple, where t h e corner-stone w a s laid according to t h e a n c i e n t customs of the fraternity. The G r a n d Lodge ,then returned to t h e Masonic H a l l , where it was closed in a m p l e form. EDWARD W . WELLINGTON,
Attest:
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Orand
L I N T O N C . STOUT,
as Orand
Secretary.
Master.
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OF THE
February,
P B O O I S E D I N G S O F T H E M . - . W . - . G R A N D L o D a E O P A. F . & A. M., OP K A N S A S .
SPECIAL
COMMUNICATION.
A N T H O N Y , K A N S A S , J a n u a r y 29, 1908.
The M.-.W.'. Grand Lodge was convened-in Special Communication a t t h e Masonic H a l l , in t h e city of A n t h o n y , J a n u a r y 29, 1908, at '2 o'clock P. M., for t h e purpose of l a y i n g t h e corner-stone of t h e n e w H a r p e r County court house, with t h e following officers: M.-.W.-. M.-.W.-. E.-. W.-. W.-.
EDWARD W . WELLINGTON Grand Master. T H O M A S (jt. F I T C H ;as Deputy Grand Master. P B E D WASHBON-. .Grand Senior W a r d e n . P E N I O K O. H E K O L D . . . . . . : . . . . . .as Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n .
Bro. W I L L I A M P . O L M S T E A D . W.-. L E W I S G . J E N N I N G S .
W.-. W.-. W.-. Bro.
a s G r a n d Treasurer. a s G r a n d Secretary.
A L E X . A. S H A R P Grand S A M U E L L . S M I T H . . . . : . . . . ..-,•. .as Grand HARVEY O. DAVIS . . . as Grand FRANK WAY as Grand
W.-. M O S E S H . C O L E •. Bro. R O B E R T B . B I B O H P I B L
Senior Junior Senior Junior
Deacon. Deacon. Steward Steward.
Grand M a r s h a l . a s G r a n d Tyler.
The Grand Master opened the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Ancient, F r e e a n d Accepted Masons of K a n s a s in ample form on t h e first degree of Masonry. The G r a n d Lodge was then formed in t h e usual m a n n e r a n d m a r c h e d to the court house grounds where t h e corner-stone of t h e court house was laid with t h e a n c i e n t ceremonies of t h e Craft. A t t h e conclusion of the ceremony, t h e G r a n d Lodge returned to the Masonic H a l l and was closed in a m p l e form. . EDWARD W . WELLINGTON,
Attest:
Orand
LEWIS G . JENNINGS,
as Orand
Secretary.'
Master.
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E E P O E T OF L I B R A R I A N . A L B E R T K . WILSON, L i b r a r i a n , submitted the following r e port: . To the M.-.W.: Grand Lodge of A. P. & A. M. of Kansas: The Xiibrarian one year ago reported having received a n d placed on file in the library, three of the six charters issued b y this Grand Lodge in 1856: Smithton No. 1, Leavenworth No. 2, a n d Kickapoo No. 4. H e is now pleased to report t h a t soon after t h e last A n n u a l Communication, Washington Lodge No. 5, at A t c h i son, sent in their charter, which was one of the original six, a n d in due time a certified photographic copj' was sent this lodge. There are now on file four of these charters, and which are all we can hope to obtain, as t h a t of Wyandotte Lodge No. 3 was r e t u r n e d to the Grand Lodge October 20, 1856, when a new c h a r t e r w a s issued, containing the name of " W y a n d o t t e " Lodge No. 3 instead of " K a n s a s " Lodge No. 3, as it appeared on the original charter. The first charter issued, and which was returned to the G r a n d Lodge, was lost or destroyed, and t h a t which contained the n a m e of W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3 was burned in a fire which destroyed the Masonic Temple in K a n s a s City, K a n s a s , October 20, 1906. The charter of Lawrence Lodge No. 6, which was also one of the six original charters issued, was destroyed F e b r u a r y 21, 1863, when the town of Lawrence was invaded by Q U A N T E E L L and his band of outlaws. During the past year the library room proper has been p a i n t e d and decorated, and several new book cases and other furniture have been added. For the accommodation of the Proceedings of other jurisdictions, four large-steel book stacks were purchased. The books which were placed on the shelves in these stacks m a d e room in the book cases, which they formerly filled, for the accommodation of our masonic histories, and other valuable m a s o n i c literature, w h i c h heretofore was almost inaccessible. These books are now so arranged t h a t brethren visiting the l i b r a r y have easy access to them. One large rhahogany twelve-frame bulletin stand has also been added to the library. I n , t h e s e frames have been p l a c e d portraits of P a s t Grand Officers and pictures of historical interest. Possibly the most valuable addition to the library in the w a y of furniture has been two large .museum and document cases. This character o"f furniture could not be found in stock, hence it was necessary to h a v e the s a m e made by special order. The appropriation m a d e a t the last Communication of. the Grand Lodge was not sufficient -to meet all of the expenses ih; connection with this work in view of adding these two m u s e u m
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and d o c u m e n t cases, and after the m a t t e r h a d been properly subm i t t e d to the Council of Administration, a n additional allowance of $400.00 was made for library expenses. I n these cases h a v e been- placed the most valuable memorabilia In possession of the Grand Lodge. This includes charters, diplomas, original petitions, dispensations issued by the Grand Lodge of Missouri for the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of the first five lodges in K a n s a s , and m a n y other valuable d o c u m e n t s of great interest to the Craft. I n the top of these cases h a v e been placed jewels, gavels, original record books, w o r k i n g tools, and other material of historic value. The foregoing is submitted in a general way, and does not enter into detail, as the merits of these additions to the library can best be appreciated by a personal Inspection of the Grand Lodge l i b r a r y . The library has been further decorated by placing a r o u n d the gallery large portraits of a number of our P a s t G r a n d Masters. I t was recommended one year ago, t h a t an appropriation be m a d e for the purpose of b i n d i n g several hundred volumes of masonic literature. This appropriation was made, in connection with one for the purchase of book cases and other furniture, but w a s not suflfioient for both purposes. N o binding was therefore done, and it is reconiimended t h a t an appropriation of $300.00 be m a d e a t this Annual Communication for binding. I n accordance with the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n made and approved one y e a r ago, the Proceedings of the G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s h a v e been catalogued from 1903 to 1907 inclusive. I t is recommended t h a t the following appropriations be made for the e n s u i n g y e a r : L i b r a r y books, pamphlets etc ;. . .$200 00 Book-cases and other equipment for library, museum. G r a n d Secretary's office and binding $300 00 I n addition to the usual G r a n d Lodge Proceedings of other jurisdictions, masonic magazines and periodicals, the following h a v e been added to the library d u r i n g the p a s t y e a r : Ars Quator Coronatorum. St. J o h n ' s card of the same. Secret Societies. (Heckethorne.) (Two volumes). Virginia T e x t Book. 1907. Blue Book Damascus Lodge No. 888. Illinois. Digest Masonic Law. Florida. R e p o r t Trustees Masonic H a l l a n d A s y l u m F u n d . N e w York. Digest Masonic Law, North Carolina. 1906. One H u n d r e d and Fiftieth A n n i v e r s a r y of St. Andrew. Massachussets, 1766-1906. C e n t e n n i a l Proceedings Grand Lodge Delaware. 1806-1906.
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Masonic Code, Tennessee. 1907. Proceedings Supreme Council A. &'A. S. B., Northern J u r i s d i c tion, 1906. Grand Chapter R. A. M., K a n s a s , 1907. Grand Commandery K. T., K a n s a s , 1907. Grand Chapter O; E . S., K a n s a s , 1907. Report N e b r a s k a Masonic H o m e , 1907. Masoinic Code, N o r t h Dakota. 1906. The Morgan Episode. (Crandall.) Proceedings Allied Masonic and Christian Degrees for America. Program St. Thomas Lodge. No. 306. K a n s a s . Report Masonic H o m e Relief, Los Angeles, California. Memorialâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Lucius H . P e r k i n s . Report Masonic H o m e Committee, N e w Jersey, 1906. F i r s t Two Years of K a n s a s . Address. (George W. Martin ). Proceedings A. & A. S. R., N e w York, 1907. Proceedings Red Cross Constantine, 1907. Report Masonic Board of Relief, Syracuse, N e w York, 1906. Program Semi-centennial Grand Lodge Nebraska, 1907. Cyclopedia of F r a t e r n i t i e s . History of Scottish Rite Masonry in Chicago. (George W . W a r velle. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OP THE GRAND OOMMANDEBT. The Grand C o m m a n d e r y , K n i g h t s Templar,of Kansas, t h r o u g h their Grand Recorder, R.-. B.-. T H O M A S J. A N D E E S O N , has placed' in the library for the use of the Craft a complete file of t h e Proceedings of t h e G r a n d E n c a m p m e n t , K n i g h t s Templar, of t h e United States of America, as well as almost complete files of t h e Proceedings of t h e several Grand Commanderies with which t h e Grand Commandery, K n i g h t s Templar, of K a n s a s is in fraternal correspondence. T h i s collection of books is a valuable addition to our library, a n d t h e t h a n k s of the Grand Lodge are due the' Grand C o m m a n d e r y of K a n s a s , for placing this valuable collection in the library. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted. A L B E R T K. W I L S O N , Librarian. On motion of W.-. A L E X . A . S H A R P , t h e address of
the
Grand Master a n d t h e r e p o r t s of t h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , G r a n d ' Secretary a n d L i b r a r i a n w e r e referred to t h e Committee on E e p o r t s of G r a n d Oflacers.
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R E P O R T OF COUNCIL OP ADMINI8TRATIOif. E.-.W.-. MARION K . BRUNDAGE, G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n , subm i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t , which w a s a d o p t e d : To the M.-. W.'. Orand Lodge of Kansas: The Council of Adrninistration h a s held three meetings during the p a s t year, and t h e following is an a b s t r a c t of their proceedings : W I C H I T A , K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 21,1907.
W.'. AIJEXANDEB, A . S H A R P w a s elected to succeed himself as a m e m b e r of the M a s o n i c H o m e Board for a term of four years. The r e a r r a n g e m e n t of the S t a t e into flfty-two District Deputy districts, a s prepared b j ' t h e G r a n d Master a n d the Grand Secretary, was approved and adopted. Upoi? due discussion a n d consideration it was agreed t h a t t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence could n o t do Justice to the reports of our sister Grand Jurisdictions in t h e space of ninety pages of t h e Proceedings, and, a c t i n g upon t h e oi^inion of t h e chairman of t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e as to t h e authority of the Council to a c t in the matter, t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence w a s given permission to use not to exceed 150 pages of t h e Grand Xiodge Proceedings for his n e x t report. W I C H I T A , K A N S A S , April 23,1907.
T h e Grand Master w a s empowered to h a v e the defective roof of t h e Masonic OfHce B u i l d i n g in Topeka repaired, and when done to authorize, the decoration of the walls of the library room in said building. The rule pertaining to the distribution of the cipher rituals • w a s amended to read a s follows, viz : " F o u r copies to be furnished each lodge in this Grand J u r i s diction, t h e Master to be responsible for them, receipting to t h e G r a n d Secretary therefor; t h e s a m e to be turned over to his successor in.office and he receipting to t h e Grand Secretary for t h e same. These to be subject to t h e call of tlie Grand Master or of the District Deputy G r a n d Master. " O n e copy each to t h e ' C u s t o d i a n s , A s s i s t a n t Lecturers a n d D i s t r i c t D e p u t y Grand Masters, to be held during their term of office and then returned to t h e Grand Secretary. These, also, are subject to t h e call of t h e Grand Master. "One copy to each elective Grand Officer of this Grand Lodge a n d one to each resident P a s t G r a n d Master requesting the same. These to remain in t h e possession of t h e holder, but in case of de.ath they are to be returned to t h e G r a n d Secretary, or they m a y be called for by t h e G r a n d Master." • "• The lowest bid for t h e iron fence, authorized by the Grand Lodge a t its last A n n u a l Communication, to be built around the office property in Topeka, being in excess of the appropriation for t h a t purpose, i t was resolved t h a t no further steps be taken in
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t h a t matter, and t h a t the Committee on Finance and Property b e requested to recommend the covering back to t h e General F u n d of t h e $300.00 appropriated for t h a t purpose. E L L S W O R T H , K A N S A S , J u n e 3,1907.
The Grand Secretary was authorized to purchase two cabinet cases, constructed according to drawings and specifications submitted, to be used in caring for a n d preserving historical records, documents and paraphernalia, and the s u m of $400.00 was appropriated from the General F u n d for t h a t purpose. I n J a n u a r y of this year t h e Grand Master informed the m e m bers of the Council by letter t h a t he had exhausted his contingent fund, and estimated t h a t a s u m between $165.00 a n d $250.00 would be necessary to meet expenses incident to official visitations and one corner-stone laying a l r e a d y arranged for before t h e expiration of the year. T h e Council unanimously approved by letter an appropriation from t h e General F u n d of $250.00, or so m u c h thereof as m i g h t be necessary, to meet these contingent expenses of the Grand Master. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, M A B I O N K. B R U N D A G E , Secretary. R E P O B T OF C O M M I T T E E ON R E P O R T S OF G R A N D OFFICERS. W.-. W I L L I A M L . M A X W E L L , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e follow-
i n g report, which, on motion of W.-. A L E X . A. feHARP, w a s adopted: To the M.-.W.'. Orand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Reports of Grand Officers respectfully s u b m i t the following r e p o r t : M.'. W.*. GRAND M A S T E R ' S ADDRESS. "Nothing t h a t happens In the world happens by chance. GOD is a GOD of order. Everything Is arranged on definite principles, and never a t random. The world, even the religious world. Is governed by law. This Is a methodical, not an accidental world."
The success of t h e past year, therefore, m u s t have resulted from a well defined plan of action, a n d the bringing together in harmony the efforts of those whose assistance has been solicited. No one who has n o t looked over t h e records a n d flies of t h e Grand Lodge of the year's work c a n appreciate w h a t a task it h a s been, and the amoiint of time it h a s required to bring about t h e result reported in t h e Grand Master's address.
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T h i s G r a n d Body is to be congratulated on having a corps of officers whose work reflects so much credit upon themselves, upon the Grand Lodge, a n d upon Masonry a t large. No greater tribute can be paid the Grand Master and his associate officers than to carry on the work which they have outlined and which they were unable to complete within the period of their administration, endeavoring to conform strictly to the principles of Masonry, a n d following the example of the Grand Master of the Universe, which is the real inspiration of our I n s t i t u tion. " Our Lord and Master of us all ! Whate'er our name or sign. We own Thy sway, we hear Thy call, We test our lives by Thine."
"We concur in t h e G r a n d Master's k i n d l y appreciation of the life work of those w h o h a v e responded to the call of the Supreme Grand Master, and refer t h e m e m o r i a l s to the Committee on Necrology, feeling that "No life can be pure In Its purpose and strong In Its strife, And all life not be purer and stronger thereby, The spirits of Just men made perfect on high, The army of martyrs who stand by the Throne, And gaze Into the face that makes glorious their own. Know this surely a t last. Honest love, honest sorrow. Honest work for the day, honest hope for the morrow. Are these worth nothing more than the hand they make weary. The heart they have saddened, the life they leave dreary? Hush ! The seven-fold heavens to the voice of the Spirit E c h o : He that o'ercometh shall all things Inherit."
T h a t the acts a n d r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of the Grand Master as set forth in his address, which need no further reference, m a y be disposed of, we recommend : The approval of t h a t portion which relates to the following subjects: The Grand Tyler, Installation of Grand C h a p l a i n and Grand Marshal, Assistant Lecturers, G r a n d Representatives, N e w Lodges Constituted, Eelation with Other (Grrand Jurisdictions, Official Visits, A p p o i n t m e n t of Special C o m m i t t e e , Consolidated Lodge, C h a i n Letters, Dedication of Masonic H a l l s , Special Dispensations. Also t h a t portion ( u n d e r h e a d i n g of " D i s t r i c t Deputy Grand Masters") relating to Commissioning District D e p u t i e s ;
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Also t h a t portion (under heading of "Corner Stones") relating to Ijaying Corner Stones by the Grand Master and Special Deputy Grand Masters. Some of the recommendations m a d e by the Grand Master we believe should be referred directly to the Grand Lodge for consideration, a n d the following are so referred : T h a t portion (under heading of " D i s t r i c t Deputy Grand Masters") recommending t h a t each District Deputy Grand Master be furnished with a distinctive apron or j e w e l , ' to be worn when performing official duties, and t h a t the Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n be authorized to purchase the s a m e ; also ^rha^p^r_Monj'elating_to the subjects. Grand Lodge OfHce and L i b r a r y Building, Taxation. W h i l e we concur in the Grand Master's recommendation regarding the tax imposed on all lodge property, we consider the ruling of the Board of Tax Commissioners one of vital importance to the Masons of K a n s a s , and a m a t t e r to which special attention should be directed. W e have, therefore, referred the matter directly to the Grand Lodge t h a t some definite action m a y be t a k e n a t this Communication. T h a t portion of his address relating to lodges U. D. we recommend be referred to the Committee on Chartered- Lodges and Lodges Under Dispensation. T h a t the recommendations of the Grand Master involving points of law may be further considered, we refer to the Committee on Jurisprudence, T h a t portion of his address relating to the following subjects: A m e n d m e n t of Section 45, Grand Lodge By-Laws, A m e n d m e n t of By-Laws relative to trials, Custodians, OiHcial ciphers, A s t r a Lodge No. 363, Points of l a w ; also, T h a t portion of his address (under h e a d i n g of "District Deputy Grand masters") R e c o m m e n d i n g a change in the law, so t h a t the District Deputy Grand Masters m a y be addressed in future as Right W o r s h i p f u l ; also, T h a t portion of his address (under heading of "District Deputy Grand Masters") s u g g e s t i n g : 1st. T h a t a by-law be adopted defining the authority of a District D e p u t y Grand Master in his district, both a t the time of visitation, and during the balance of his term of service.
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2d. T h a t the m a n n e r in which a District Deputy Grand Master shall be officially received by the lodge he visits, be fully set ^orth in a standing regulation. 3d. T h a t the Grand Secretary prepare a blank to be used by the District Deputies in notifying the lodges of a proposed i n s p e c t i o n ; such blank to have printed thereon instructions .substantially as follows : T h a t the m e m b e r s h i p should be cited to attend ; T h a t the exemplification of some one of the three degrees will be r e q u i r e d ; T h a t the four official ciphers, all lodge records, and all p a r a p h e r n a l i a m u s t be presented for inspection ; That, the Secretary of the lodge prepare a list of all . m e m b e r s in a r r e a r s for dues, with the a m o u n t charged a g a i n s t each delinquent up to December 31st; T h a t as the District D e p u t y serves without compensation, his expenses m u s t be borne by the lodge he visits. Also T h a t portion of his address ( u n d e r heading of "Corner Stones") r e c o m m e n d i n g the adoption of a standing regulation, m a k i n g it unlawful to lay a n y corner stone which shall not have carved on one of its exposed sides, the year of Masonry, the n a m e of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, a n d the d i s t i n g u i s h i n g symbols of the Craft. T h a t the recommendations for appropriations made b y the Grand Master m a y be further considered, we refer to the Committee on Finance and Property t h a t portion of his address relating to the following subjects : Grand Lodge Belief, Salaries and Allowances. At the A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of this Grand Lodge one year ago it was suggested t h a t a s t a t e m e n t be submitted to the Craft, showing t h e financial condition of the Masonic H o m e . Such a s t a t e m e n t has been set forth in the Grand Master's address, together with a trial balance of the accounts from the establishment of the H o m e . These should be of great interest to all who contribute to t h e support of this w o r t h y institution, and we urge t h a t t h e y be carefully examined. The " W o r d of C a u t i o n " in the Grand Master's address is timely. Too often are the m e t h o d s of commercialism employed in Masonry and inducements held out to petitioners contrary to the teachings of the orders. A n d too much attention is given to mere pageantry, which characterizes ceremonies t h a t are only words and forms, w i t h o u t sincerity.
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W h e t h e r the solicitation is made to secure m e n because of their intellectual or moral influence, or for t h e fees required, the unwritten law of our institution is violated, and t h e organization has been undignified and unmasonic in its methods. I t is n o t our privilege to here condemn such practices, except so far as they are employed in the lodge, b u t a l l forms of the work in the different branches of Masonry have their place expressed in ceremonies of the various degrees replete with goodness and love, and if we are sincere, m a k i n g t h e temporal subservient to the spiritual, then, "Nothing useless Is or low. Each thing In its place Is best. What seems but Idle show, Strengthens and supports the rest."
So let us remember t h a t onward and upward is our course, wliich is to be r u n by being and tiot seeming, by doing a n d ' n o t dreaming. "Now I count these things to be grandly true, That a noble deed Is a step toward GOD, Lifting the soul from the common sod. To a purer air and broader view,"
The life*of the Grand Master which has been so earnestly devoted to Masonry is an inspiration to all of us to give our best, which shall surely come back to us in beauty of character t h a t we shall develop. We would express to h i m our appreciation in the beautiful words of the poet: "Asleep, awake, by night or day The friends ye seek are seeking thee; No wind can drive thy bark astray. Nor change the tide of destiny. "The waters know their own, and draw The brook that springs in yonder heights. So flows the good with equal law Unto the soul of pure dellglits. ^'The stars come nightly to the sky. The tidal wave unto the sea ; Nor time, nor space, nor deep, nor high. Can keep thine own from thee."
GRAND TREASUEEB'S REPORT. W e recommend t h a t the report of t h e Grand Treasurer be referred to t h e Committee on Finance a n d Property. GRAND S E C R E T A R Y ' S REPORT.
Some of t h e recommendations m a d e by t h e Grand Secretary, we believe, should be referred directly to t h e Grand Lodge, and the following are.so referred :
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T h a t portion of his report (under heading of " C h a r t e r of Ottawa Lodge No. 18, and Restoration of Other Charters ") relating to Restoring faded charters. Also T h a t portion, R e c o m m e n d i n g t h a t lodge charters be kept in special boxes for their protection against Are and water. W e also s u b m i t to the Grand Lodge for consideration the comm u n i c a t i o n arid resolutions frbm the Grand Lodge of W a s h i n g t o n , set forth { under t h e heading, " G r a n d Lodge of Washington.") T h a t those portions of his report which should have further consideration m a y be disposed of, we refer to the Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges Under Dispensation, t h a t portion relating to the following subjects : Books of A n n u a l R e t u r n s . A n n u a l Reports. S u m m a r y for 1907. To the Committee on Jurisprudence, t h a t portion relating to the following s u b j e c t s : Appeal, Members of defunct lodges, Approval of lodge m i n u t e s , Certifying to life m e m b e r s h i p certificates and dimits. To the Committee on Finance and Property, t h a t portion relating to t h e follo^ving subjects : E s t i m a t e d revenues and expenses for the ensuing year, Schedules "A," "B," "G" and "D," Financial statement. E x h i b i t "T," _ â&#x20AC;˘ W a r r a n t account. To the Committee on Correspondence, th&t portion relating to the following s u b j e c t s : Saskatchewan, Official communication from the Grand Lodge of Canada. T h e m a t t e r submitted ( u n d e r the heading "Official Communication from the Grand Lodge of District of Columbia,") we recommend be referred to a special committee of two, to m a k e a report at the n e x t A n n u a l Communication. W e recommend t h a t the Special Communications of the Grand Lodge, as set forth in the A p p e n d i x to the Grand Secretary's report, be approved. LIBBABIAN'S
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The report of t h e L i b r a r i a n we recommend be referred to the Comm,ittee on Finance and Property. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, WILLIAM L. MAXWELL, WALDO F. WELLINGTON, W I L L C CHAFFEE,
WILLIAM H . MIZB, ALBEBT H. WHEBLEB, Committee.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND PROPERTY. W.-. W. FRANK MAKCH, chairman, presented the foUowiug report, which, on motion, was adopted: To the M.\ W.: Grand Lodge of Kansas: , ' In order that the recommendations of the Grand Master in the matter of salaries and allowances be placed before the Grand Lodge, your Committee on Finance and Property beg to report that we have given the. subject careful consideration and And that the revenues of the Grand Lodge are sufficient to justify the expenditure, and we suggest that the same be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence to malie such changes in the By-Laws as may be necessary. Fraternally submitted, WILLIAM FKAKK MARCH, AUGUSTUS OGDEN WELLMAN, FRANK E . DBMUTH,
JOHN MOCULLAGH, J. ROY GIVBNS, Committee.
On motion of M.-.W.-. SAMUEL R. PETERS, the consideration of amending Section 6, Article IV, of the Constitution, relative to Custodians of the Work, was made a special order of business for 3 o'clock p. M. CALL TO REFRESHMENT. The M.-.W.-. Grand Master called the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge from labor to refreshment until 2 p. M.
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T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from r e f r e s h m e n t to labor a t 2 p. M. •EEPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY. W.-. B E R T I N E P . W A L K E E , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e followi n g r e p o r t , which, on motion, was adoj^ted : , •• To the M.-. W.\ Grand Lodge of Kansas: B r e v i t y m u s t enter largely into necrology's report this year. T h e s h i n i n g javelin of death has not once pierced the r a n k s of our illustrious. The distinguished craftsmen of this Grand J u r i s diction w h o so wisely counseled us last y e a r have been spared to shed further light on t h e deliberations of this session. B u t while we point to no e m p t y robes of purple nor beacon lights extinguished, we have tribute to p a y a n d m e m o r i e s to extol. W e h a v e biers over which we m u s t pause a n d drop our sprig of evergreen. Since this G r a n d L o d g e l a s t m e t in A n n u a l Communication 391 Master Masons of this jurisdiction have wandered on to t h a t bourne from whence no traveler r e t u r n s . T h e y fell, most of them, a t their humble stations far out in the quietude of t h e quarry. Some of t h e m have occupied t h e seats you now occupy, b u t more of t h e m never got beyond the a l t a r of their own lodge room. I n t h e quiet cemeteries on the green hillsides of their native" h e a t h s t h e y rest in the sleep eternal, t h e secrets safely k e p t and their fidelity proven. W e shall not forget them. B u t this report would not be complete did it fail to properly mention the passing of two w o r t h y craftsmen, a n d strangely enough, both from L a w r e n c e . WILLIAM YATES.
The m e m b e r s of t h e Grand Lodge w h o were present a t t h e semi-centennial celebration, held in t h e Auditorium on t h e evening of F e b r u a r y 22,1906, will r e m e m b e r t h a t one of t h e most i m p o r t a n t features of t h e celebration w a s t h e introduction of Bro. W I L L I A M Y A T E S , the only living c h a r t e r rnember of L a w rence Lodge No. 6, a n d so far as could be ascertained, t h e only living c h a r t e r m e m b e r of t h e first five lodges organized in K a n s a s . On W e d n e s d a y , December 4, 1907, Bro. Y A T E S entered into eternal refreshment a t his home in Lawrence. A t t h e time of his d e a t h he had been an affiliated Master Mason in K a n s a s
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fifty-two years two m o n t h s a n d ten days. H e w a s buried w i t h masonic honors, his funeral being conducted b y R.-. W.-. H B N B Y F. MASON, Deputy Grand Master. Bro. Y A T E S was born in B a r r e n County, K e n t u c k y , J a n u a r y 30, 1824. H e was m a d e a«Mason a t H a r d i n g , Calhoun County, Illinois, in 1849. H e came to K a n s a s in 1854 and settled west of Lawrence. The passing of Bro. Y A T E S removes the last connecting link be'tween t h e old and t h e new. Do we realize w h a t it m e a n s ? Never again will m o r t a l eye glisten t h a t s a w t h e birth of this m i g h t y Western g i a n t of Freemasonry. A
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A beloved saint of Masonry was called a w a y when Bro. A]>. FRED W H I T M A N departed this life a t his home in L a w r e n c e November 3, 1907. I n 1897 he served as Grand Senior Steward,, and for nine years he occupied ^ place on various committees. H e was accorded t h e high honor of having the M.-. W.-. G r a n d Master, E D W A R D W . W E L L I N G T O N , officiate a t his funeral.
Bro.
W H I T M A N has been called the father of our Masonic H o m e . He, continually presented the m a t t e r to this Grand Body, and a t t h e proper time it was taken up and carried t'o a glorious completion.. Masonry lost one of its sweetest, gentlest and purest of exponents w h e n A L F R E D W H I T M A N w a s called to his l a s t rest. " DEAD OF O T H E R JURISDICTIONS.
The tolling of t h e iron tongue of time in sister jurisdictions has been noted in t h e report of the M.'.W.'. Grand Master, a n d read b y t h e Grand Secretary. T h e ' m e m o i r s dw,ell f a i t h f u l l y o n the virtues of the departed. They lived well their masonic liyes, and to live such well is to die well. Twenty-one Grand J u r i s d i c - . tions were called upon to mourn over t h e departure of distinguished craftsmen. W e can close by offering no better tribute t h a n to say t h a t their labors on earth shall .be a n ever-blooming acacia in t h e broad garden of our masonic memory. W e reverently recall the record : BRITISH
C O L U M B I A . — E L I H A R R I S O N , Sr., died a t V i c t o r i a ,
Ariz., September 17, 1907; born a t Hurdsfleld, Cheshire, E n g l a n d , September, 1824. Elected Grand Master 1878, 1879 and 1880.C A N A D A . — H U G H M U R R A Y died N o v e m b e r 28,1907; was born
a t Paisley, Scotland, 1843. Grand Master 1884-5; G r a n d Treasurer from 1891 to 1893, a n d from t h a t y e a r was Grand Secretary to t h e time of his death. C O L O R A D O . — G E O R G E K E I T H K I M B A L L died at Golden, Col.,.
April 8,1907; born a t Boston, Mass., March 26, I831i Grand Master in 1887.
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tDoNNEOTiOUT.—ASA S M I T H died a t N e w H a v e n , Conn., September 26, 1907; born a t Norwalk, Conn., October 23, 1829, Grand M a s t e r 1870. DiSTKiOT OF COLUMBIA.—EoBEET BBTJOE D O N A L D S O N died
-November 22,1907; born Waterford, Va., October 11,1826. Grand Master 1869-70. „ , . G E O R G I A . — W I L L I A M A. D A V I S died a t Macon, Ga., J a n u a r y 19, 1907. GrandjMaster 1898 and 1899. I L L I N O I S . — J O S E P H H A B B I S O N C O L L I N S D I L L died a t Bloom-
ington. 111., A u g u s t 5, 1907; b o r n ' a t Haddonfleld, N . J . , ' J u l y 24, 1836. E l e c t e d Grand Secretary in 1893, s e r v i n g faithfully for thirteen y e a r s . I N D I A N A . — C H R I S T I A N P E T T A died a t B i c h m o n d , Ind., October 1, 1907; born in the province of H a n o v e r , G e r m a n y , J u n e 16,' 1831. G r a n d Master 1872 a n d 1873. M I C H I G A N . — U p o n t h e Grand Lodge of Michigan lias t h e h a n d of d e a t h been m o s t heavily laid. T h a t Grand Body h a s during t h e past year^lost no less t h a n its Grand Master, Grand Senior W a r d e n a n d two P a s t Grand M a s t e r s . C H A R L E S L . S T E V E N S , Grand Master, died J a n u a r y 30,1907; born in D e t r o i t A u g u s t 24; 1850. E l e c t e d G r a n d Master 1906. E E A S T U S E . S T O N E , died J a n u a r y 25, 1907. Elected Grand Senior W a r d e n 1906. . ' . " C H A E L E S F I T Z R O Y B E L L O W S died A p r i l 16, 1907; born in
Charlestown, N. H., October 27, 1832. E l e c t e d Grand Master in 1883. H B N E Y C H A M B E R L A I N died F e b r u a r y 9, 1907; born a t Pembroke, N . H., March 17,1824. E l e c t e d G r a n d Master 1872. ". M I N N E S O T A . ^ T H O M A S M O N T G O M E R Y , Grand Secretary, died in St. P a u l , Minnesota, J u n e 7,1907; born in I r e l a n d , J u n e 4,1841; appointed Grand Secretary in 1889, a n d h a d served continuously since. . . C H A R L E S G R I S W O L D died in St. Paul, December 25,'1906; born in Manchester, Connecticut, October 7,1832; Grand Master, 187374-75. - , M I S S I S S I P P I . — P H I N E A S M E S S I N G E B S A V E B Y died D e c e m b e r
20,1907; h a d served as Grand Master. M I S S O U R I . — N O A H M . G I V A N died in St. Louis, October 7, 1907; b o r n in I n d i a n a , December 1, 1840; G r a n d Master in 1878. J O S H U A B . T H O M A S died a t K a n s a s City, Missouri,.November 15,1907; born in Dunnville, K e n t u c k y , J u n e 18,1849; Grand Master, 1894. , M O N T A N A . — C O R N E L I U S H E D G E S died April 29,1907; born a t Westfleld, Massachusetts, October 28,1831; G r a n d Master in 1870; appointed Grand Secretary in 1872, a n d elected continuously each
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year thereafter and serving until t h e time of his death — a wonderful record. M A N I T O B A . — G E O R G E F B B D B B I O K N E W C O M B died D e c e m b e r
8, 1907; Grand Master in 1877-78. N E B R A S K A . — GEORaE W . L I N I N G E R died in^ Omaha, J u n e 8, 1907; born a t Chambersburgh, Pennsylvania, December 14, 1832; Grand Master-in 1877. N E W Y O R K . — J O H N S T E W A R T died J a n u a r y 1, 1908; P a s t Grand Master. O H I O . — C H A R L E S A L E X A N D E R W O O D W A R D died in Cleve-
land, Ohio, F e b r u a r y 15, 1907; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, December. 6,1827; Grand Master, 1876-77. R H O D E I S L A N D . — E D W A R D LiviNGSTOlir F R E E M A N died F e b -
ruary 24, 1907; born in Waterville, Maine, September 10, 1835; Grand Master in 1879-80. V I R G I N I A . — E O B B R T E N O C H W I T H E R S died in
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"Virginia, September 21, 1907; born in Campbell County, Virginia, September 18, 1821; elected Grand Master in 1871 and served t w o yea;rs. W I S C O N S I N . — G A N E M W . W A S H B U R N died a t Oshkosh, W i s -
consin, October 7, 1907; w a s eighty-four years of age, a n d w a s elected Grand Master in 1864. M Y B O N B E E D died in Miimeapolis, Minnesota, October, 1907; was born'September 16, 1836; elected Grand Master in.1888-89. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, BEBTINB P. WALKER,
Chairman. S P E C I A L ORDER. The election of G r a n d Officers was announced for ten o'clock to-morrow m o r n i n g . REPORT OF S U P E R I N T E N D E N T OF KANSAS MASONIC HOME. At t h e r e q u e s t of t h e M.-. W.-. G r a n d Ma8ier,.W.-. J A M E S SNEDDEN, s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of t h e K a n s a s Masonic H o m e , read to the Grand L o d g e his r e p o r t , as submitted to t h e Board of D i rectors a t t h e i r a n n u a l m e e t i n g .
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R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON C H A R T E R E D L O D G E S A N D LODGES U N D E R D I S P E N S A T I O N . W.-. F R E D H . STUCKEY, c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d the following r e p o r t , w h i c h , upon motion, w a s a d o p t e d : To the M.\ W.\ Orand Lodge of Kansas : Your Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges XJ. D. beg leave to s u b m i t the following r e p o r t : W e have carefully e x a m i n e d the transcripts of the minutes of the t h r e e lodges to whom dispensations have been granted by our M.".W.\ Grand Master during the past year and are pleased to report t h a t the showing m a d e by each of t h e m is unusually good, not only ritualistic and clerical, b u t in t h a t higher, better masonic sense of " w h o can best work a n d best agree." H I A T T V I L L B L O D G E XJ. D .
On M a y 7th a dispensation was g r a n t e d to fourteen brethren. Master Masons residing in and in the vicinity of Hiattville, Bourbon County, to form and open a lodge to be known as H i a t t ville Lodge U. D. . On M a y 25th a lodge was formed and work began with the reception of one petition. I n all, fourteen communications were held, and two candidates were initiated, passed and raised, making the p r e s e n t membership sixteen, and one other petition received, b u t too late for action during the life of the dispensation. The work of this lodge, as shown by the transcript of the minutes, has been uniformly good ; however, their Secretary fell into the error of saying the m i n u t e s were "accepted or adopted" instead of approved, and he called communications "meetings," which errors, we are glad to say, do not appear after a visit from the D.-. D.-. G.-. M.-. T h e y h a v e expended $93.37 for dispensation, rent and furniture, and h a v e had the forethought to have their furniture insured, and have a small balance on h a n d . W e have no doubt t h a t this lodge, if granted a charter, will in time become one of the staid and s u b s t a n t i a l lodges in this jarisdiction, and we recommend t h a t their prayer for a c h a r t e r be granted. P O W H A T T A N L O D G E XJ. D .
On November 20th a dispensation was granted, to continue in full force u n t i l J a n u a r y 16,1908, to fifteen brethren, Master Masons residing in and in the vicinity of P o w h a t t a n , Brown County, to form a n d open a lodge to be k n o w n as P o w h a t t a n Lodge U. D. Two n a m e s were afterwards added to the dispensation by order of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master.
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November 30th a lodge was formed and work began under a special dispensation from the M.'.W/. Grand Master authorizing the lodge to receive a n d ballot on the petitions of four applicants without regard to s t a t u t o r y time. Altogether they held eight communications, a n d b.y virtue of three very liberal special dispensations, initiated five, passed five and raised four, m a k i n g their present n u m b e r t w e n t y - o n e ; a n d they still have plenty of work in sight, as they have accepted and referred to committees the petitions of five more candidates. Their financial condition is only fair, and it shows receipts for degrees of $140.00 a n d an expenditure of .$129.10 for sundries, not a penny for rent, for furniture or for instruction, but $129.10 for sundries. The work of this lodge, as shown by the transcript of the minutes, considering the n u m b e r of degrees conferred in the s h o r t time, is unusually good, b u t the Secretary records the fact t h a t petitions were received by ' ' s h o w n " hands, instead of a show of hands, and has,the lodge called to '-refreshments," and in one instance he raises a brother to the sublime degree ofâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;something he was ashamed to name, which error is doubtless a clerical omission. From t h e earnest a n d enthusiastic manner in w h i c h they begin, we feel almost sure t h a t P o w h a t t a n will be a name to conjure with, a n d we are most pleased to recommend t h a t t h e i r prayer for a charter be gran tedLEWIS LODGE U. D.
On October i l t h a dispensation, to continue in full force until December 31, 1907, was granted to fifteen brethren, Master Masons residing in and in the vicinity of Lewis, E d w a r d s County, to form and open a lodge to be known as Lewis Lodge U. D. E i g h t names were afterwards added to the dispensation by order of t h e M.'.W.'. Grand Master. They began work October 23d and continued until J a n u a r y 15th, though by w h a t a u t h o r i t y is not shown. I n all they held eighteen communications, initiated eight, passed five and raised one. Their financial condition is exceptionally good, as they have spent $155.26 for furniture, which they ought to have insured, $25.00 for instruction, and $1.28 for sundries, and have a balance on hand of $183.46. From the liberal w a y in which these brethren assessed themselves, there can be no doubt t h a t they are enthusiastically in earnest and mean to have a lodge second to none in the State in any town comparable with Lewis. The transcript of the mirfutes is exceedingly neat and, with but one or two exceptions, which we believe to be clericaLerrors, the minutes are almost perfect. For instance, at the initial meeting after the reading of the dispensation by the Master, t h e Secretary fails to record t h a t a lodge of Master Masons was
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opened, although it was closed in form. H e also falls into the error of calling c o m m u n i c a t i o n s " m e e t i n g s , " and on two occasions, in speaking of two c a n d i d a t e s , he says they were, prepared, introduced a n d initiated in due form—both together probably. Now, we are sure t h a t is m e r e l y a clerical error. F r o m the a m o u n t and c h a r a c t e r of work done and the liberal spirit in evidence, we feel sure t h a t Lewis Lodge has a bright and useful future before her, a n d we are m o s t pleased to recommend t h a t a c h a r t e r be granted t h e m . ANNUAL BEPOBTS.
I t is a source of gratification to this committee to realize that, t h e tender manner in w h i c h t h e y h a v e annually reminded the erring lodges of their faults h a s borne fruit, and the good coansel ha§ been heeded b y such a large n u m b e r of our constituent lodges, in so far t h a t the a n n u a l reports are m u c h better than they were a year ago, and in m o s t cases w h e r e reports were in error the mist a k e s indicate that the records of the lodge, or a t least the book of a n n u a l returns, was as much at fault as was the Secretary. The following lodges h a v i n g failed to transmit their a n n u a l reports on or before J a n u a r y 10th are, of course, denied representation : H a r m o n y No. 94, B u r t o n No. 182, Hartford No. 193, Mulv a n e No. 201, Perfect Square No. 220, K i l w i n n i n g No. 265; and the following having h a v i n g failed to pay their Grand Lodge dues on or before J a n u a r y 20th are, agreeably to Standing Begulation No. 11, also denied representation: Xenia No. 47, Cawker City No. 125, F u l t o n N o . 210 and K i l w i n n i n g No. 265. I t will be noticed t h a t K i l w i n n i n g is the only one of'ihe nine who failed in both respects. I t is only fair and just to these last four lodges to say t h a t t h e j ' h a v e since paid their d u e s ; and it should also be a m a t t e r of pride, to all of us to say, and we doubt if it can be truthfully said of a n y other jurisdiction in the world, t h a t there is not a t this time a single penny owing to the Grand Lodge by any lodge in this jurisdiction. . There are some, lodges y e t whose reports are far from w h a t they should be. For instance. H a r m o n y No. 94 does not have the n a m e s in alphabetical order; neither does Nos. 4, 302 and 357. I n No. 94 there are m a n y erasures, scratches, and transposition of n a m e s ; in fact; it is the worst report in every way t h a t has been received. There can be only one excuse, v i z : carelessness, gross carelessness—absolute indifference to instructions—for some of t h e errors found in t h e reports, as evidenced by Mulvane No. 201; n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the special yellow notice calling attention t h a t the seal of the lodge is not required on the annual report, t h i s lodge took the trouble to m a k e the impression through three pages a n d also the notice.
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The Secretary of No. 4 has pasted the ofBcers' names on the back and then failed to sign his o w n ; so has No. 302 and No. 357. The Secretary of No. 99, the second largest lodge in the State, sends in the most untidy report of any. P a r t is typewritten, p a r t of the sheets are c u t out, a n d there are small pieces of paper pasted here and there over others. Kilwinning No. 265 doesn't know how to spell its own name. • McCracken No. 58 has the names " D u t c h " — b a c k w a r d s — i . e. the given names precede the surnames, which makes it extremely h a r d for the Grand Secretary to compare and verify the r e p o r t s ; so has Nos. 32, 34, 56, 102, 142, 159, 222, 238, 292, 313 and 325. " M r . Ditto," a name all too familiar to this committee, again is in evidence. H e appears twelve times among the fifty-four members of Star No. 69; eight times among the seventy-nine members of Sumner No. 203; and forty-nine times among the blue-blooded membership of Siloam No. 225; and even little E l dora No. 28, with only twenty-six members, finds it impossible to m a k e a report without the celebrated and much execrated "Mr. Ditto." You are all aware t h a t if our Grand Secretary is to keep the historical register and card index of membership in condition to be of actual worth to the fraternity a t large, t h a t i t is absolutely necessary t h a t the names of the members of the various lodges be absolutely correct, or a t least not changed from year to year. He informs this committee t h a t a cursory examination discloses over 750 changes in names. Think of it, two and onehalf per cent of our total m e m b e r s h i p of over 30,000 changed in one year. L a n d m a r k No. 218 changes ten n a m e s out of thirty-eight; No. 252, fifteen out of 103; and the following change ten or mor§ : Nos. 68, 80, 99, 110, 218 and 329. The following return incomplete lists of officers: Nos. 44,47, 67, 71, 73, 77, 97, 116, 176, 197, 270, 276, 282, 283, 313, 334 and 356; and No. 124 spells the officers' names differently from those on the roll of membership. Lodges Nos. 21, 68, 82 and 95 use initials for given n a m e s ; and the wrong Secretary signs the report of No. 278. Oh, erring lodges, how glad we would be to leave you out of this report, had you but heeded the words of this committee in years gone by.- B u t time and time again the following lodges send in such incorrect reports t h a t we fear their faults are chronic, and this committee respectfully recommends t h a t the Grand Secretary make a special visit, where practicable, to Nos. 4, 25, 32, 34,37, 86, 96, 98, 99, 116, 123, 125, 138, 212, 251, 252, 263, 277, 325 and 360, with the end in view of correcting their records, as each y e a r the reports are a t variance, more or less, with the one sent in the preceding year.
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We recommend that the Grand Secretary be authorized to call in the books of annual returns at the close of this year for verification and correction, and that the expense of transmission be borne by the respective lodges. , . Fraternally submitted, . FBED H . STTJCKEY, HAEBY E . BEST, CABL PHILLIPS,
Committee. REPORT OP THE COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE. M.-. W.-. SAMUEL E . PETERS, chairman, presented the following report, which was adopted by more than a two-thirds vote: To the M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your Committee on Jurisprudence, to whom was referred the various recommendations of the Grand Master, Grand Secretary and; Committee on Correspondence, having considered the same report as follows: In relation to the recommendation providing for Custodians of the Work, M.-. W.-. SAMUEL R. PETEBS presented the provision j-epealing Sec. 6, of Art. IV, of the Constitution, viz: " Sec. 6 of Art. IV of the Constitution of this Grand X/odge pro-, viding for Custodians of the Work is hereby repealed." Fraternally submitted, ,
SAMUEL R. PETEBS, WM. EASTON HUTCHISON, . ELEICK C. COLE,
CHAS. A. CONKLING, ABTHUE M. JACKSON, . Committee.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE. M.-. W.-. MATTHEW M. MILLER, chairman, presented the following report, which, on motion, was approved, except that portion relative to the schedule of essential questions, whichwas referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence: To the M.-. W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: The broad challenge of the Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and Ireland in the Queensland matter compelled an examination and investigation by the masonic jurisdictions of the world to ascertain if there was any settled law, as a basis for recognition, by which the regularity of the formation of a Grand Lodge could be determined. The result of this investigation was a concensus of agreement on the general question of recognition to which a very large ma-
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jority of the Grand Jurisdictions with surprising alacrity and u n a n i m i t y have subscribed. There are some matters, however, which belong to this a n d all cases of recognition which are yet unsettled and unadjudicated. Your committee, in the performance of its duties relative to fraternal relations with other Grand Bodies, has been m e t with two questions continually recurring, and which are now u p for- consideration in connection with, the recognition of other Grand Bodies,and which should be settled by some general agreem e n t of the Grand Bodies of the world, to-wit: . 1st. W h e n a Grand Lodge is organized in aColonial possession, In an autonomous territory, has any other Grand Body or association of Grand Bodies any r i g h t to exercise any jurisdiction therein except by the courtesy and acquiescence of such Grand Lodge ? 2d. W h a t are to be considered necessary essentials before granting a request for recognition from another Grand Lodge? Considering the first question, it is a well recognized principle of international law t h a t "las respects its own government, a nation becomes independent from the declaration thereof, but as regards other nations, only when recognized by them." "This opinion is predicated upon a principle which is believed to be undeniable, t h a t the several States which composed this Union, so far, at least, as regarded their municipal regulations, became entitled, from the time they declared themselves independent, to all t h e rights a n d powers of sovereign States, and t h a t they'did not derive t h e m from concessions m a d e by the British King. The treaty of peace contains a recognition of their independence, not a grant of it. From hence, it results t h a t the laws of the several State governments were the laws of sovereign States, and as such were obligatory upon the people of such State from the t i m e t h e y were enacted." W e have made the foregoing quotations from our Federal decisions as a basis for a consideration of their applicability to the existing masonic situation in Queensland, and possibly other Colonial Grand Bodies, formerly owing allegiance'to one or the other of the British Grand Lodges, from whicli they emanated, from which allegiance they have absolved and separated themselves by a declaration of independence, and an assumption of sovereignty, in accordance with masonic custom. I n our last year s report, we advanced the propositions : 1st. T h a t the lodges of Queensland had an inlierent r i g h t to organize a Grand Lodge within its autonoinous territory. 2d. T h a t the organization of the Grand Lodge of, Queensl a n d was regular.
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We think it.follows by parity of reasoning from the principles of international law we have quoted . above, that thereafter Queensland possessed sole and exclusive masonic sovereignty in that territory. That under such sovereignty no foreign masonic jurisdiction, no matter how it acquired a foothold in such territory, had any right to claim any permanency of jurisdiction. That it is only by a quasi waiver of jurisdiction, that the bodies ' organized by it in such territory have any show of authority ior a continuance of existence. The right of sovereignty exists in the local jurisdiction, but there is a waiver of "apart of that complete exclusive territorial jurisdiction, which has been stated to be the attribute of every nation." Extending the parallel further, by the change of the word "nation" to jurisdiction, and the doctrine of inherent masonic sovereignty is complete. The action of the Grand X/odges of England and Scotland, supplemented by the lagging 'acquiescence of Ireland in the pronunciamento of their "agreement" (or the "bund" as we prefer to characterize it) has precipitated consideration of a question of a graver character, to-wit: the rigljt of either England, Scotland or Ireland, or all combined, to exercise any jurisdiction whatever in the territory of Queensland, except by the acquiescence and courtesy of the Grand Lodge of Queensland. The same courtesy and acquiescence one civilized sovereign nation shows to another, when it exempts the person of the foreign sovereign from arrest or detention within its territory; or the immunity it allows to foreign ministers; or where it allows the troops of a foreign nation to pass through its territory. Masonry, while a law unto itself in every jurisdiction, has wisely enacted by universal custom, a general law under w^hich the lodges in autonomous territory can by organization acquire the right of sole and exclusive sovereignty. This is the supreme law of masonic self-propagation, and any jurisdiction attempting a variance from it must first acknowledge that such variance is subordinate, subject, and inferior to such supreme law, and lives only by its sufferance. As within its own territory the nation is absolute, and as Chief Justice MAKSHALL has said, "Any restrictions upon it, deriving validity from an external source; would imply a diminution of its sovereignty to the extent of the restriction, and an investment of that sovereignty to the same extent in that power which, could impose such restriction," so within the masonic territorial jurisdiction the Grand Lodge duly organized according to general masonic custom is absolute, and the attempt to fasten upon it a restriction of its absolute sovereignty in any particular, by arbitrary enactment is .contrary to ( with apologies to WHEATON) "those rules of conduct which reason deduces as consonant to justice from the nature of the society existing among independent"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Grand Bodies,â&#x20AC;&#x201D; "with and crudeness of
The manuscript of the report of the Oommlttee on Correspondence which appears on pages 344 to 348 of the Proceedings of the M.-.W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas for 1908, passed through several hands, and before It reached the ".ustody of the Grand Secretary, one page of It was misplaced and lost. The fact was not discovered until the Proceedings had been printed and distributed. To correct the omission so far as possible the omitted matter is herewith furnished. It should follow the word " w i t h " on the last line of pa^e .S4fi. This slip Is mailed to all to whom copies of the Proceedings have been sent, with the request that It be Inserted between pages 346 and 347.
such definitions and modifications as may be established b y general consent." W e hold, strictly speaking, t h a t upon the organization of a Grand Lodge of Masons by the lodges', three or more thereof, after notice to all the lodges uniting in such organization in any autonomous territory, t h a t their jurisdiction is as absolute as t h a t of the nation in its territory, and lodges previously organized not uniting are only permitted by courtesy to retain their former allegiance, and have no right, directly or indirectly, to enact a n y legislation or perform any other act t h a t will affect or discredit in the least the absolute sovereignty of such organized Grand Lodge. There is enough English blood in American veins to enable us to understand the bulldog tenacity with which the British Grand Bodies h a n g on with a death grip to their Colonial appanages, but A m e r i c a n hearts beat responsive to the principles of the American Magna Charta now ingrafted as hereinbefore set out in the accepted doctrines of international law. Tenacity is a good trait, but Masons are beginning to understand t h a t the foundation upon which masonic principle is based, is t h a t obligation laid upon all h u m a n i t y by the Nazarene, when he said : "Wliatsoever ye would t h a t m e n should do unto you, so do ye also unto t h e m . " One of the results of the Queensland investigation has been a general desire for an unification of the Masonry of the organized but unrecognized Grand Lodges of the world on some equitable basis of fixed requirements for m u t u a l recognition. Your committee believes t h a t such general comprehensive basis can be attained by the adoption of the following masonic formula, " I n essentials Unity, in non-essentials Liberty, in all things Love," which leads us to our second question, w h a t are to be considered essentials in determining a request for recognition from another Grand Lodge? W h e n we consider the phenomenal uncertainty, lack of uniformity.
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s t a t e m e n t of the requirements generally m a d e in such cases among fhe English-speaking Grand Lodges alone, and realize the additional difficulties attending jurisdictions speaking foreign languages, is it not time to banish prejudices occasioned b y race, language, religion, environment, perhaps ignorance,, a n d approach a solution of the difficulty with, a well-balanced judgm e n t upon some reasonable basis ? W e have failed to get together on Immaterial things after two hundred years, still disagreeing upon a ritualistic b a s i s ; while between those "capable of doing their lord's w o r k " and those who attribute to themselves the felicity of being "perfect you.th" there is an Impassable gulf fixed." If in such m a t t e r s , agreement seems impossible to American Masons, it is not strange t h a t basic questions of weightier m o m e n t should develop chaotic conditions. If, in arriving a t this proposed basis, we were as considerate and exacted no greater conditions than were demanded from the Grand Bodies of the United States, it would m a k e our task a very easy one. I n those Colonial days lodges of all kinds, which derived their a u t h o r i t y from five different sources â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Moderns of the 1717 Grand L o d g e ; the Ancients of the Scottish, Irish a,nd English Constitutions and the lodges formed b y " i m m e m o r i a l u s a g e " ( t h a t is by the simple agreement of Masons to organize), all of these m e t together by their representatives in convention at'various places, and using the Declaration of I n d e p e n d e n c e as their model, renounced their allegiance to any and all a u t h o r i t y of any bodies from which their lodges had originated, and following the primary law of nature, "in union is strength," assumed the title and prerogative of Grand Lodges. W h a t m a n y of these original lodges were, svhence they originated, w h e t h e r t h e y ever h a d a n y lawful w a r r a n t from any body even assuming the name, prerogative or function of a Grand Body, none can tell, but it seems to have been the usage then for such bodies to exercise the powers of lodges, and on the organization of Grand Lodges to accord t h e m equal constitutional rights, and to accept w i t h o u t question their united constitutional claim of legitimacy as constitutional Grand Bodies. L i k e conditions affecting the early development of Masonry in various other countries of the world m a y have existed. If this be so, it m a j ' help to a solution of the question now confronting us a n d d e m a n d i n g consideration. The Grand Lodges of these countries are now seeking recognition. . Can we unite upon some equitable and fraternal basis for such recognition? Should we hold against t h e m their foreign language, their racial peculiarities, the outside local religious Intolerance toward M a s o n r y ; or should we not r a t h e r hold these to be sufficient reasons for us to render every assistance toward their acquisition of harmonious masonic relations of union with us, whereby they m a y better maintain growing a n d prosperous Grand Lodges?
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s t a t e m e n t of the requirements generally made in such cases among {he English-speaking Grand Lodges alone, and realize the additional difficulties a t t e n d i n g jurisdictions speaking foreign languages, is it not time to banish prejudices occasioned b y race, language, religion, environment, perhaps ignorance,, and approach a solution of the difficulty with, a well-balanced judgm e n t upon some reasonable basis ? "We have failed to get together on immaterial things after two hundred years, still disagreeing . upon a ritualistic b a s i s ; while between those "capable of doing their lord's w o r k " and those who attribute to themselves the felicity of being "perfect you.th" there is an impassable gulf fixed." If in such m a t t e r s , a g r e e m e n t seems impossible to American Masons, it is not strange t h a t basic questions of weightier m o m e n t should develop chaotic conditions. If, in arriving a t this proposed basis, we were as considerate and exacted no greater conditions than were demanded from the Grand Bodies of the United States, it would make our task a very easy one. I n those Colonial d a y s lodges of all kinds, which derived their authority from five different sources â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Moderns of the 1717 Grand Lodge; the Ancients of the Scottish, Irish and English Constitutions and the lodges formed by " i m m e m o r i a l u s a g e " ( t h a t is by the simple agreement of Masons to organize), all of these m e t together by their representatives in convention at'various places, and using the Declaration of Independence as their model, renounced their allegiance to any and all a u t h o r i t y of any bodies from which their lodges had originated, and following the primarj' law of n a t u r e , " i n union is strength," assumed t h e title and prerogative of Grand Lodges. W h a t many of these original lodges were, whence they originated, whether they ever had a n y lawful w a r r a n t from any body even assuming the name, prerogative or function of a Grand Body, none can tell, but it seems to have been the usage then for such bodies to exercise the powers of lodges, and on the organization of Grand Lodges to accord them equal constitutional rights, and to accept without question their united constitutional claim of legitimacy as constitutional Grand Bodies. L i k e conditions affecting the early development of Masonry in various other countries of the world m a y have existed. If this be so, it m a y help to a solution of the question now confronting us and d e m a n d i n g consideration. The Grand Lodges of these countries are now seeking recognition. . Can we unite upon soine equitable and fraternal basis for such recognition? Should we hold against t h e m their foreign language, their racial peculiarities, the outside local religious Intolerance toward M a s o n r y ; or should we not rather hold these to be sufficient reasons for us to render every assistance toward their acquisition of harmonious masonic relations of union with us, whereby they m a y better m a i n t a i n growing and prosperous Grand Lodges?
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I s t h e r e not an existing necessity for an unified Masonry, c o m p r e h e n d i n g within its circle of environment everything t h a t u n d e r a n c i e n t usage was essential to, or recognized, or required by masonic obligation of the three Symbolic degrees? W h e n we shall have formalized a basis of a g r e e m e n t under a comprehensive plan based, upon t}ie essentials of Masonry, the quicker will t h a t d a y dawn when the universality of Masonry will cease to be a d r e a m , and become a living entity. I n its formulation of such reasonable basis, your committee r e c o m m e n d s that .each Grand Lodge seeking recognition be required to furnish a s t a t e m e n t of its masonic antecedents and origin, a n d in addition thereto m a k e specific answers to the following essential questions, viz: 1st. I s the Masonry of your Grand Body founded upon and does it require of its initiates a b e l i e f in the existence of GOD, and in the immortality of the soul? 2d. Are the obligations of its initiates taken in the name of G O D , upon the Holy Scriptures or Book of F a i t h , recognized by the c a n d i d a t e as the word of G O D ? 3d. I s your Grand Lodge in every respect sovereign, and independent of control by a n y other Body w h a t e v e r ? 4th. I s the work of your G r a n d Lodge limited to and does it have to do only with the first three degrees of Symbolic Masonry? â&#x20AC;˘Your committee m a k e s the. foregoing report in lieu of one upon a n u m b e r of Grand Lodges, upon the question of whose recognition your committee c a n n o t properly report until specifically satisfied in each case by answers upon w h a t we consider essentials. While your c o m m i t t e e is entirely satisfied t h a t the K a n s a s position in regard to the question of the absolute sovereignty of Colonial Grand Lodges, enunciated in general t e r m s l a s t year, is the correct one, we h a v e t a k e n occasion herein to furnish reasons in support thereof. This question is not unlikely to be raised hereafter from foreign sources in regard to American Colonies, a n d in our j u d g m e n t should be m e t at the outset by a declaration of masonic principle, based upon the American Magna Charta. Fraternally submitted, M. M.
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^ H O N O R A R I U M F O E W.-. S P E N C E R P. W A D E . M.-.W.-. SAMUEL E . P E T E R S , r e f e r r i n g to t h a t portion of t h e G r a n d Master's address, r e l a t i v e to t h e illness of our G r a n d T y l e r , oflFered the following motion, w h i c h was u n a n i m o u s l y
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T h a t a committee b e appointed to visit o u r G r a n d T y l e r , W.-. SPENCEE P . W A D E , and c a r r y with t h e m , as an h o n o r a r i u m , $200.00 as an expression of our s y m p a t h y in his affliction. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master a p p o i n t e d as said committee, M.-.W.-. J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E , M.-.W.-. T H O M A S L . B O N D ' a n d M.-.W.-. BESTOR G . B R O W N .
C A L L TO E E F R E S H M B N T . T h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from labor to refreshment until 9:30 o'clock to-morrow m o r n ing.
WORK EXEMPLIFIED. A t t h e request of the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, t h e degree of E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e was conferred b y O r i e n t L o d g e No. 51 a t 8:00 p. M.
I m m e d i a t e l y preceding calling t h e G r a n d L o d g e to labor T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g , Mrs. SNEDDEN, m a t r o n of T h e K a n s a s Masonic H o m e , read to t h e m e m b e r s p r e s e n t t h e r e p o r t which she bad submitted to t h e B o a r d of Directors of t h e H o m e a t t h e i r a n n u a l meeting.
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T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called the M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from r e f r e s h m e n t to labor a t 9:30 A. M. R E P O R T OF CUSTODIANS. W.-. GEORGE M . COPLIN, c h a i r m a n , presented the r e p o r t of t h e Board of Custodians, w h i c h , on, motion of W.-. A L E X . A. S H A R P , was received a n d placed on file. ORATION. W.-. D A L L A S G R O V E R , of S a m a r i a L o d g e No. 298, delivered t h e following oration, which was ordered printed in the P r o ceedings, and s u b s e q u e n t l y t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y was i n s t r u c t e d to h a v e 5,000 copies p r i n t e d in p a m p h l e t form and distributed: SOME F E A T U R E S O F F R E E M A S O N R Y .
W e have paused this m o r n i n g a m i d the work t h a t has brought us together, to spend a little while in considering some of the features of the great organization to which we proudly acknowledge allegiance. The subjects appropriate to this time and place have on previous occasions been presented to this Body most eloquently and most brilliantly, and I know how vain it would be for me to hope to bring to this hour a n y t h i n g new, or even entertaining. There is encouragement, however," for your feeble orator in the t h o u g h t t h a t we are not here to learn lessons in Masonry, nor to be entertained. The occasion is rather one upon which to recall some of the principles of our Order, to the end t h a t we m a y be inspired with a purpose to be more faithful and diligent in the > practice of those principles. I t has been.interesting on occasions like this to speak of the great a n t i q u i t y of M a s o n r y ; to trace its history far back into the dim and shadowy p a s t ; to d e m o n s t r a t e t h a t the Masonic Order is the oldest of all fraternities, and the mother of all. The a n t i q u i t y of F r e e m a s o n r y has no doubt been greatly exaggerated. I n d e e d it seems t h a t the only certainty a b o u t the age of the I n s t i t u t i o n is t h a t it cannot be told. "Whether, as has been said, " t h i s fraternity was old when the soldiers of C ^ S A R landed on the shores of Britain ; old when A L E X A N D E R carried the,civilization of E u r o p e into A s i a ; " and " w h e t h e r it a n t e d a t e d Rome and Athens, the
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years of CONFUCIUS and BUDDHA, and of D A V I D and SOLOMON," we cannot tell. But is that really important? The human mind indeed venerates that which has upon it the dust of antiquity. 'â&#x20AC;˘Time consecrates ; and what is gray with age .becomes religion ;" and yet, while we like to think of the fraternity taking its origin', far back in the days when the world was young, it is not because, of its great age that w^e are devoted to Masonry. The statement of a truth or right principle of action is no better because it is hoary with age. The Decalogue and the Golden Rule were the embodiment of as much wisdom when first given to the world as they are now so many centuries after. "Masonry is not grand because she is old; she is old because she is grand," and more inspiring than its mere antiquity is the thought that the work of Masonry can.be traced backward for centuries in its influence upon the policies of governments and the pursuits and aspirations of men. For hundreds of years this splendid Institution has been the enemy of tyranny, and the defender of justice. For hundreds of years Masonry has been the foe of ignorance, and the friend and promoter of education. For hundreds of years it has taught virtue and denounced vice. I t has'been the advocate of every principle by which truth can be advanced, the vindicator of every virtue that adds to the sum of human happiness, and in its name have been done the sweetest acts of charity that have ever been done under the stars. And so, I say, it is not because of its great age that we are devoted to Masonry, but because of what it has done to make the world better and to make mankind happief. In determining the character of an institution, it is helpful and important to know what that institution has not done as well as to know what it has done, and it is pleasant to think that the records of Masonry are unstained by crime or-cruelty. Masonry has never been an allyof unjust authority. I t has never drawn an unholy sword. I t has never shed blood. I t has never caused tears. I t has never built prison walls nor scaffolds. I t has never persecuted. And to its everlasting credit must it be said that, although ignorance and bigotry have hawked at it and sought to destroy it, although it has been slandered and maligned, it has never manifested a spirit of retaliation, but has ever.pursued the even tenor of its way, with charity for all, caring nothing for the malice of' its enemies, and leaving in its course nothing but benefits and blessings, even for those who had planned its overthrow and its annihilation. As we survey the world-wide field.of Masonry, and mark its growth in number of adherents and in power and influence ; as we think of what Freemasonry has done for humanity during the rolling centuries, and how it has outlived all organizations of contemporary origin, and conie down to the twentieth century with
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the light of eternal youth upon its brow, we marvel. But we easily know to what its wonderful vitality is to be ascribed. It is to the sublime lessons it has always taught; to the lofty ideals it has always set up before its votaries; to the eternal principles it has .always inculcated, and to the superior manhood those principles have always attracted to the Order. "The natural impulses of the soul, in its conception of moral obligation and of right and wrong, are the underlying; principles upon which the magnificent structure of Freemasonry stands." "Masonry responds to the natural beatings of the humanheart in its aspirations for fraternal fellowship and the development of the higher impulses of man's higher nature,'' and with its virtues and tenets of morality, brotherly love, charity, and patriotism, it is the noblest factor time has ever produced for the moulding of the character of man. The morals of Masonry! Where can be found a purer code? What standard is more exalted? What maxims contain more practical wisdom or sounder philosophy? What prineipFes lead to a higher plane of life? Purity of character—purity of life—is Masonry's concern. The goal is true, manhood, and the ideal of every true Mason is to lead a just and uprig-ht life, to be a man o,f character.. And, tell me, what higher aim can there be than that — to be a man of character? Character is the governing element in life. Genuineness is better than genius; and above wealth, above intellect, above all the snow-capped peaks of intelligence, rises the true man, greater than all. He who has hearkened to the solemn warnings of Masonry against immorality and vice, must he not know that to be a true Mason is to be a.temperate Mason, and that Masonry and intem- • peranee are as opposite as life and death? To the true Mason honesty means more than mere square dealing with a brother Mason. It means justice and candor in his dealings withall mankind. Masonry does not teach its votaries that it matters not with whatdishonesty their business methods may be characterized, so long as they do not cheat, wrong or .defraud a brotlier Mason. That is not the masonic standard, and he who so regards it has no true conception of the teachings of Freemasonry. One of the . richest adornments of human character is virtue, and to the true Mason it means purity of conduct in all his relations and associations. Masonry does not teach its votaries that it matters not with what wantonness their lives maybe characterized, so long as their relations with womankind in the families of Master Masons are correct and proper. That is not the masonic standard, and he who so regards it has no true conception of the teachings of Freemasonry. But let it be remembered that wherever the idea of morals may appear in the highest type of human purity there it must apply to a Mason. Perfection in this world has never been attained ; no, nor ever can be. And the ideals of Freemasonry are so high that many
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Masons fail to reach t h e m ; but no man can come within t h e sphere of Masonry's influence — no man can solemnly kneel a t the altar of Freemasonry, w i t h o u t being benefited, without b e i n g lifted a t l e a s t a little higher, without being persuaded to a b e t t e r and more useful life. Masonry makes men better. I t teaches them the principles of r i g h t living—teaches t h e m not to live for themselves a l o n e ; and, in so teaching, it enjoins upon t h e m t h e exercise of charity. The foundation stone of Masonry is c h a r i t y , and charity is the greatest t h i n g in the world. " I n faith and hope the world will disagree. But all mankind's concern Is charity."
Charity has a l w a y s been the distinguishing feature of the Masonic Order, and the true Mason's heart swells with pride w h e n he thinks of the l i g h t it has shed in the dark places of the e a r t h , of the despair it has changed to hope, and of the poverty a n d w a n t to comfort and happiness.- But masonic c h a r i t y consists not merely of those kindlj', heavenly acts t h a t aid t h e - w i d o w and support the orphan — t h a t merely relieve physical w a n t a n d suffering. The exercising of tliat forgiving spirit t h a t helps us to overlook or excuse a brother's fault, t h a t helps us to speak the forgiving word and the encouraging word — t h a t also is charity. Your smiling in a brother's face m a y be charity. An exhortation to good deeds and virtuous, or to leading a better life, m a y be as good as giving alms, and even better. And to put a wanderer upon the r i g h t road, with his face toward the right goal, is as much a n act of c h a r i t y as when one endows an orphanage, and you can do n o t h i n g better under the stars. And l e t it be remembered t h a t true masonic charity is not circumscribed — not limited to the members of the fraternity. True it is t h a t we are more impressively reminded of our duties toward our brethren than toward the rest of m a n k i n d ; b u t our principles teach universal benevolence — a c h a r i t y as wide as the sky, and wherever there is human misfortune,, human suffering, the s y m p a t h y of Masonry bends above It as the firmament bends above the earth. I n teaching t h e m the way to live, Masonry teaches its votaries how to die. Masonry has always t a u g h t the cherished doctrine of a future life, and to be a true Mason is to be a believer in the immortality of the soul, to have an abiding faith t h a t s o m e where beyond the gates of death we'll live again and know a n d love the ones w h o m we love here. The hope of immortality is t h e consolation of this world. '
"'TIS Immortality, 'tis t h a t alone, Amid life's pains, abasements, emptiness, The soul can comfort, elevate and fill."
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T h e question asked by the troubled patriarch of old, "If a man die, shall he live again ?" finds a satisfying answer in the instinct .that urges the question. " I t must be so; * * * Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after I m m o r t a l i t y ? "
M a s o n r y teaches us t h a t we a r e born for a higher destiny than . t h a t of e a r t h ; t h a t death is but a n o t h e r birth, and t h a t after the starless n i g h t comes the golden d a w n i n g of the grander day. Our sojourn in this world is too brief, a n d our stage of action too limited, for us to realize our full capabilities here. These bodies of ours — t h e niPinbers of these e a r t h l y bodies,'which are the m e a n s of locomotion and of fulfilling our mission here in this world, are but impediments, and not until we are freed from them — not until the enfranchised s p i r i t shall have passed upward and inward, can we attain to our full s t a t u r e or realize the full possibilities of our being. This is the true Mason's belief, this is his hope — t h e hope t h a t sustains him, even as he enters the dark valley of the shadow. N o t the least of the virtues t h a t have perpetuated Freem a s o n r y a n d m a d e it a potent a g e n c y in compassing the welfare of m a n k i n d is its lofty patriotism.. Masonry has always sought to elevate the individual and to widen the field of his influence as a citizen. I t has always t a u g h t the duties of true citizenship, the duties men owe to the government t h a t protects t h e m . As an organized body, Freemasonrj^ h a s never, indeed, entered into political contests, nor sought to control the affairs of state. I t has never been marshaled under a n y party b a n n e r ; but among its a d h e r e n t s h a v e always been n u m b e r e d the champions of liberty, justice a n d equality.. I t would be hard to overstate the influence of F r e e m a s o n r y upon the political and social structure of society. I n a l m o s t every movement a n y w h e r e upon the earth for h u m a n liberty a n d h u m a n rights—for the deliverance of h u m a n i t y from political inequalities of every k i n d — for centuries Masonry has a l w a y s taken a valiant part. I t was on American soil long years before the establishment of our present form of government, a n d w h o will doubt t h a t its virtues a n d tenets, as exemplified in the life of the author and in the lives of fifty-two of the signers of the Declaration of I n d e p e n d e n c e , and in the lives of practically all the Revolutionary olflcers a n d the members of the convention t h a t drafted our F e d e r a l constitution — who will doubt, I say, t h a t the virtues a n d tenets of Freemasonry, as exemplified in the lives of those early patriots, had power and influence in giving form and spirit to our government and our institutions ? W e like to t h i n k of the wonderful things t h a t have been accomplished here on this A m e r i c a n c o n t i n e n t — t h i n g s t h a t the
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jealous prophets of the Old World predicted would not and could not be realized — equality before the law, the right of everybody to pursue happiness, political power going up from the people instead of coming down from the clouds — the principles of Freemasonry the very warp and woof of the fabricof our government. And yet, as has been said, we are entering upon an era of which the twentieth century will be but the beginning and for which the nineteenth century has been only the preparation, and Freemasonry will as s u r e l y . b e a potent factor in working out thefuture destiny of the American people as it has been in the work of the past. I know t h a t all this is commonplace ; but, brethren, are we doing our p a r t toward the fulfillment of t h a t prophecy? Masons of K a n s a s ! ]n this Grand Jurisdiction there are upwards of 30,000 Master Masons. And what does t h a t m e a n ? I t means — it ought to mean—30.000 true m e n ; 30,000 model citiz e n s ; 30,000 torch-bearers of r i g h t n e s s ! These men represent all the legitimate occupations and professions, and are well distributed over the entire State. Think of the power for good tliat lies in t h a t body of m e n ! T h i n k of the influence those 30,000 men could have were they to participate in all matters of public concern; not, indeed, as a political organization, or in the i n t e r e s t of any political p a r t y ; not merely to say something sensational against the corporations; but to assist in stamping out all k i n d s of wrongs, in s t a m p i n g out all kinds of corruption, extortion and oppression, wherever or in whatever form they m a y a p p e a r ! With those 30,000 men, representing the morality, intelligence a n d good citizenship of their communities, taking a hand in public matters, and w o r k i n g together toward the same end, how long would it be until the most perplexing problems that have troubled the people of this S t a t e for years would find solution? I t has been prophesied t h a t the time will come when this brown old earth will be ruled by perfect love; when wars shall cease; when crime shall be u n k n o w n ; when the shadoWof scaffolds and of prison walls shall no longer darken any land, a n d when justice shall everywhere prevail. Hopeful prophecy ! And if t h a t time ever comes, it will be when the principle.* of Freemasonry are everywhere accepted and are universally practiced. These are some of the principles t h a t have perpetuated the institution of F r e e m a s o n r y ; these are some of the principles t h a t have drawn to the Masonic Order the choice and master spirits of the a g e s ; for at the shrine of Masonry have knelt princes, kings and presidents. Men of genius, men of wealth, statesmen, philosophers and philanthropists, whose names have been on every tongue, have bent t h e ' k n e e before its altar. And, how inspiring the t h o u g h t ! W i t h w h a t pride we think of t h e m ! And yet, proud as we are to call t h e m brothers, we feel that, no m a t t e r how great his power and influence m a y b e ; no matter how wide his
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dominions, or with w h a t success h i s career m a y be crowned, no k i n g or president can honor F r e e m a s o n r y ! Masonry answers t h e purpose of its existence only when practical. I t is not enough for us to boast of the beautiful principles of the Order and of w h a t Masonry h a s accomplished. Ours Is t h e d u t y to continually seek after opportunities for the exercise of t h e -masonic virtues. T h a t means t h e strenuous life — it m e a n s w o r k ; for while " t h e principles of our Order are founded upon t h e immutable moral law, and the aspirations of our nature reach o u t toward t h e grand ideality of perfect manhood,"- our philosophy and history teach us t h a t we h a v e a rough and rugged road to travel, beset with m a n y difficulties — " B u t heard a r e the voices, Heard are the sages. The worlds a n d the ages: ' Choose well, your choice Is Brief and yet endless! Here eyes do' regard you. I n Eternity's stillness; Here is all fullness. Ye brave, to reward you ; W o r k , a n d despair n o t ! ' "
ELECTION OF GBAND OFFICERS. ' T h e h o u r h a v i n g a r r i v e d for t h e special order for t h e election of G r a n d Officers, t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master announced t h e following t e l l e r s :
J O H N MCCTJLLAGH, JSIO. 1 9 4 ; F R E D H .
STUCKET, N O . 303; F R A N K E . DAVIS, N O . 5; HARRY E . PEACH, N o . 1 2 ; J O H N "W. N E I L S O N , N o . 1 1 3 ; T H O M A S B . H I S K E Y , N o . 306;
WILLIAM L . MAXWELL, N O . 3 7 ; CHARLES E . H A L L , No.
177 ; J A M E S A. P A U L L , N O . 146 ; C H A R L E S A. L O U C K S , N O . 279 ; CHARLES H . LAWRENCE, N O . 3 5 ;
SIMEON M . F O X , N O . 1 6 ; E L - ,
MER E . F O R E M A N , N O . 232.
T h e election resulted in t h e selection of t h e following officers : R.-. W.-. H E N B Y F . M A S O N , N O . 246 G r a n d Master. R.-. W.-. F R E D W A S H B O N , N O . 206 D e p u t y Grand Master. R.-. W . - . M A R I O N K . B B U N D A G B , N O . 146.. . G r a n d Senior W a r d e n . W.-. A L E X A N D E R A. S H A R P , N O . 167.. . G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n . R.-. W.-. A L B E R T S A R B A O H , N O . 42 G r a n d Treasurer.
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PRESENTATION OF PAST GRAND MASTERS' J E W E L S . I m m e d i a t e l y following t h e election of Gran'd Master, M.-. â&#x20AC;˘W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON, on behalf of a n u m b e r of t h e pgr-
sonal friends of M.-. W.-. E D W A R D W . WELLINGTON, p r e s e n t e d him with a P a s t G r a n d Master's jewel a n d an engrossed scroll containing t h e names of t h e donors. T h e G r a n d Master r e sponded most befittingly, a n d a t t h e conclusion, on behalf of a n u m b e r of t h e personal friends of M.-.W.-: P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON, in turn p r e s e n t e d him with a P a s t G r a n d Master's jewel, and engrossed m e m e n t o c o n t a i n i n g t h e names of the donors. M.-.W.-.Bro. HOISINGTON, a l t h o u g h t a k e n g r e a t l y b y surprise, and p a r t l y overcome by his emotions,.briefly acknowledged its acceptance. S U P P L E M E N T A L R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON C H A R TERED LODGES AND LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION. W.-. F R E D H . STUCKEY, c h a i r m a n , presented t h e following supplemental report, which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : . To the M.-. W.'. Or and Lodge of Kannas: Perfect Square Lodge No. 220, a t S c r a n t o n , has not held an election of ofHoers for two years. I t is located between the two prosperous lodges of Cflrbondale No. 70, on the north, and B u r l i n g a m e No. 79, on the south. T h e Master sends t h e Information to this committee, through a letter to the District Deputy Grand Master, t h a t while they have a membership of thirty-three, . t h a t there are only ten available for attendance, and t h a t it is impossible to obtain a quorum. T h e y are wholly indifferent to t h e laws and requirements of the Grand Lodge in the m a t t e r of subbaitting reports, and the Grand Secretary is obliged to w i t h h o l d closing his accounts each year on account of their absolute indifference in the matter. I n the j u d g m e n t of this committee, the best Interests of t h e Craft would be conserved by the revocation of their charter, a n d this committee so recommends. Fraternally submitted, F R E D H . STUOKEY, H A B R Y E . BEST, CARL PHILLIPS,
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S U P P L E M E N T A L B E P O B T O F T H E C O M M I T T E E ON JURISPRUDENCE. W.-. E L B I C K C. C O L E , of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e ,
p r e s e n t e d t h e following r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motion, was adopted : To the M.-. W.: Orand Lodge of Kansas: Y o u r ' C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , to whom was given the subject of t h e appeal of Bro. IRVINT H . M O Q U I L K I N , of Meriden Lodge No. 236, beg l e a v e to report as follows: W e And t h a t charges were preferred b y Bro. C O B N E L I U S M . ENaiiAND against Bro. M C Q D I L , K I N upon a proposition involving a monetary matter. Y o u r committee is unanimous that on m a n y questions involving inonetary m a t t e r s there should be the strictest construction placed upon t h e obligation of the duties owing from a brother Master Mason to another brother. In this case the vote of t h e lodge w a s for t h e suspension of Bro. MoQuiiiKiN^, but a thorough canvas of the evidence given, which has been placed before t h e committee, by a transcript of all the testimony taken, convinces your committee t h a t t h e action of the lodge was incorrect, a n d that, upon the testimony of the accusing brother alone, w i t h o u t t a k i n g into consideration any defense offered; the action should n o t be sustained, and we therefore recommend t h a t t h e action of Meriden Lodge No. 236 in suspending Bro. I. H . M O Q U I L K I N upon t h e charges preferred by Bro. E N G L A N D be reversed, and t h a t t h e lodge be ordered to r e i n s t a t e Bro. M O Q U I L K I N . W.-. A R T H U R M . J A C K S O N , of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u -
dence, p r e s e n t e d t h e following r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motion, was adopted: Your Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e h a s made a very careful investigation of all t h e facts s u r r o u n d i n g t h e arrest of the charter of Astra Lodge No. 363 a t Olivet. K a n s a s . The trouble in this lodge originated between one of its m e m b e r s and the Secretary of t h e lodge over t h e p a y m e n t of a n n u a l dues, the m e m b e r claiming t h a t he had paid his dues for t h e year 1906, while the Secretary claimed t h a t t h e m e m b e r h a d paid only for t h e y e a r 1905. Bad feeling arose between t h e m e m b e r and Secretary, w h o later became Master of t h e lodge, a n d the membership began to t a k e sides. The lack of fraternal feeling finally reached such a stage as to require t h e attention of t h e Most Worshipful Grand Master. T h e correspondence between t h e Most.Worshipful Grand M a s t e r a n d t h e lodge is quite voluminous, and clearly shows t h a t the Most,Worshipful G r a n d Master did everything in his power to bring a b o u t harmony in t h e lodge. T h e matter was finally
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referred to t h e District Deputy for attention, and he went to Olivet and made a personal investigation of the trouble. His report to t h e Most Worshipful Grand Master showed t h a t both t h e Secretary and member were a t fault. On J une 26,1907, the Most Worshipful Grand Master instructed the Grand Secretary to go to Olivet and m a k e a further personal investigation of the trouble, with instructions to report to t h e Most Worshipful Grand Master. W e have carefully examined the report of the Grand Secretary, which shows t h a t he m a d e every effort to bring about h a r m o n y in t h e lodge, b u t t h a t t h e membership looked upon his good offices with contumacy, some of the members even going so far as to say t h a t t h e lodge w a s capable of adjusting its own affairs w i t h o u t a n y suggestions or direction from the Grand Lodge. W h i l e an examination of all of the correspondence and other evidence relating to this matter convinced your committee t h a t this lodge h a s shown extreme contumacy for the Grand Lodge, several members of the lodge appeared before your committee in person yesterday evening a n d a full hearing w a s had on t h e merits of the case. Some of these brothers showed a proper inasonic feeling, b u t this cannot be said of t h e two brothers most . interested. A n effort w a s made by your committee to bring about h a r m o n y in the lodge, but to no avail. The membership is still divided on the question as to whether t h e member or Secretary was in error, and it is evident t h a t the cause of Masonry can not be furthered by allowing this lodge to continue in its present condition. I t is with regret t h a t we therefore recommend t h a t t h e charter.of this lodge be revoked. W.-. W I L L I A M EASTON H U T C H I S O N , of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r -
isJDrudence, preseoted t h e following r e p o r t , which, on motion, was adopted b y more than a two-thirds v o t e : Your Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e heartily approve of t h e recommendation of the M.-.W.*. Grand Master relative to the title by which the District Deputy Grand M a s t e r s should be addressed, the m a n n e r in which they should be received b y the lodges in their respective districts, and t h e preparation of blanks to be used by t h e m In notifying the officers of the lodges of the proposed inspection, which blanks should contain t h e complete and necessary instructions to the officers of such lodges. W e therefore recommend t h a t t h e Grand Secretary prepare blank notices for t h a t purpose in accordance w i t h the suggestions made by t h e M.". W.-. Grand Master, and containing instructions along a l l t h e lines indicated b y him, a n d furnish each District Deputy with a sufficient n u m b e r of t h e m for his district.
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; PROCEEDINGS
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And to further c a r r y into effect the recommendation of t h e Grand Master concerning the title and reception of District Deputies, we r e c o m m e n d t h e adoption of the following S t a n d i n g Regulation: STANDING BEGULATION NO. 26.
Title and Reception of District Deputy Grand Masters.— A District D e p u t y Grand Master, d u r i n g t h e time he shall hold such oflticei shall be addressed as Right Worshipful; and when h e makes a n official visit to a n y of the lodges in his district, he shall be received in t h e same m a n n e r a n d with the same cerem o n y as is prescribed b y t h e usages and customs of t h e fraternity for the reception of Grand Lodge officers, other t h a n the Grand Master. W e h a v e carefully e x a m i n e d all the points of law enunciated toy the G r a n d Master d u r i n g t h e year, a n d are of the opinion t h a t t h e y are correct interpretations of the masonic law of this Grand Jurisdiction, and we r e c o m m e n d t h a t they be classed, printed and published a m o n g t h e decisions of t h e Grand M a s t e r s ; the second •decision, however, we do not extend beyond the facts as they existed in t h e case upon which this decision was made. The decisions a r e a s follows, a n d we recommend their a p proval : 1. The suspension of a lodge under Standing Regulation No. 6 'does not affect the individual r i g h t s of its members to prevent their visiting or t a k i n g p a r t in ceremonies performed by other lodges. , 2. A civil employee of t h e United States government, stationed bj'^ W a r D e p a r t m e n t orders a t Fort Leavenworth, a n d regularly carried on the rolls of the post quartermaster, is a sojourner in the ' ' m i l i t a r y service," a n d can petition Hancock Lodge No. Sll, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the fact t h a t h i s family resides in the city of Leavenworth. 3. If, after a lodge in a foreign Grand Jurisdiction h a s accepted a candidate, or conferred one or two degrees upon h i m , h e shall become a resident w i t h i n t h e territorial jurisdiction of a K a n s a s lodge, t h e latter m a y receive his petition for a d v a n c e m e n t •without regard to the length of time of such residence, provided his petition is accompanied b y a waiver of jurisdiction from t h e former lodge. ' M.-.W.-. S A M D E L R . P E T E R S , c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on
J u r i s p r u d e n c e , p r e s e n t e d t h e following report, t h e several sections of which were s e p a r a t e l y adopted b y more t h a n a t w o thirds vote:
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A m e n d By-Law No. 53 to read as follows : 53.. Salaries.— The following a n n u a l salaries shall be paid to ofHeers: To the Grand Master, $800.00; to the Grand Treasurer, $100.00; to the Grand Secretary, $1,800.00; to the Assistant Secretary, who shall also act as Assistant Librarian, not to exceed the sum of $900.00, the exact amount to be based upon the value of the services rendered, to be determined by the Grand Secretary; to the Custodians of the Work. $50.00 e a c h ; to the Grand Master for private secretary. $300.00; to the Grand Tyler, $30.00; to a n assistant for the Grand Tyler, $20.00; to the Grand Chaplain a n d Orator, $25.00 each. The Grand Master, Grand Treasurer, G r a n d Secretary and his assistant, shall be paid q u a r t e r l y ; the Custodians of the Work, a t the end of each year's servioe; and all others a t the expiration of their terms of office. Amend By-Law 55 to read as follows : 55. Other Allowances.—Allowances shall be m a d e to t h e Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Senior and J u n i o r W a r d e n s , Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary, Custodians of t h e Work, Grand Chaplain, Grand Orator. Grand Tyler, the m e m b e r s of the Committees on Credentials, Finance and Property, a n d Jurisprudence, and resident Past Grand Masters, for their expense in a t t e n d i n g the Annual Communications. The other appointed officers, the chairmen and members of s t a n d i n g committees, whose allowances do not exceed $50.00. the Assistant Lecturers and the District Deputy Grand Masters, when a t t e n d i n g a conference previously ordered by the M.-.W.-. Grand Master, shall receive the same compensation as representatives of lodges. Amend By-Law 45 to read as follows : 45. Other Officers and Committees.—The following sub-officers are authorized, who shall perform such duties as m a y be required by the officers appointing them, and shall serve during the pleasure of such appointing officer: Private Secretary,to be appointed by the Grand M a s t e r ; Assistant Secretary, who shall also act as Assistant Librarian, to be appointed by the Grand Secretary, a n d who shall, in t h a t capacity, under the direction of the Grand Secretary, index the entire l i b r a r y ; Assistant Tyler, to be appointed by the Grand Tyler. The Grand Master shall annually appoint the Committee on Necrology, whose d u t y it shall be to report to the Grand Lodge the death of any distinguished Mason, a n d recommend appropriate action thereon. Amend By-Law 147 to read as follows : 147. Presiding Officer; Change of Venue.— The Grand Master, or D i s t r i c t D e p u t y Grand Master of the district in which t h e trial is held, shall preside a t all masonic hearings or trials held before the lodge, or the Grand Master ma.y designate some present or P a s t Master to preside. The Grand Master m a y , in the exercise of a sound discretion, and on application b y either p a r t y showing good cause therefor, direct a trial of a n y cause w i t h i n the jurisdiction of and originating in one lodge, to be' tried in another lodge.
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A m e n d By-Law 132 to read as follows: 132. Charges and Specifications; Accuser.— The charges and speciflcations shall be In writing, and, except in cases where a lodge is the accuser, shall be signed by the accuser. W h e n a lodge is t h e accuser, the charges and speciflcations shall be signed " b y order of the l o d g e " by its Master, or by the ofHcer succeeding to his duties, and be attested by its Secretary and seal, and a copy of said charges, u n d e r the seal of the lodge, shall a t once be furnished to t h e Grand Master and to the District D e p u t y Grand Ma-ster of the district in which the lodge is situated, and the officer designated to preside at the trial, if not a member of the lodge, shall receive $5.00 per day and actual expenses, which shall be paid by such lodge. No one can be an accuser unless he be at the t i m e of m a k i n g the accusation a Master Mason in good standing, but any m e m b e r of a lodge m a y stand as an accuser for one who m a y not possess the qualifleations required. An additional By-Law to read as follows: 166. Per Capita Tax; Members of Defunct Lodges. — A member of a lodge, the charter of which has been surrendered or revoked, w h o shall apply for a certificate from the Grand Secretary, m u s t pay the a m o u n t of the G r a n d Lodge per capita t a x from the date of said surrender or revocation to the date of the issuance of said certificate, before the s a m e shall be issued. The Committee further recommend the repeal of S t a n d i n g Begulation No. 14. A m e n d S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 25, so t h a t it shall read as follows: 25. Official Cipher.—The official cipher, prepared a n d promulgated iDy this Grand Lodge, is herebj' declared to be the correct cipher of the work of the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry, including the lectures appertaining thereto, described in'Section 7, Article I V , of the Constitution, and every lodge shall practice the same in all the ceremonies of conferring the several d e g r e e s ; a n d no new copy of the official cipher shall be issued to a n y lodge, except to replace those returned to the Grand Secretary on'account of their useless condition, or upon satisfactory evidence t h a t t h e y have been destroyed, and when any lodge shall not be able to present the copies of the official cipher with which it is charged when called for by the Grand Secretary or District Depp u t y Grand Master, or furnish satisfactory evidence t h a t they have been so destroyed, said lodge shall pay a penalty of $20.00 for each copy not so presented. Also' a S t a n d i n g Regulation, as follows : 27. Corner Stones.— Hereafter it shall be unlawful for the masonic fraternity to lay any corner stone, which shall n o t have carved on one of its exposed sides the y e a r of Masonry, the name of .the M.*.W.\ G r a n d Lodge, and the distinguishing symbols of t h e Craft. S t a n d i n g Begulation No. 28: 28. Approval of Lodge Minutes.—The m i n u t e s of the communication or communications of a lodge shall be approved a t the n e x t stated communication. .
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S t a n d i n g R e g u l a t i o n N o . 29: 29. Life Membership Certificates; Dimits.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; T h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y m a y c e r t i f y t o t h e r e g u l a r s t a n d i n g of a l o d g e I s s u i n g life m e m b e r s h i p certificates in this jurisdiction, a n d to dimits, upon r e q u e s t of a l o d g e i n a n y o t h e r G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n . Y o u r C o m m i t t e e , t o w h o m w a s r e f e r r e d f r o m t h e r e p o r t of Committee on Correspondence, the essential questions relating to f o r e i g n m a s o n i c o r g a n i z a t i o n s , s e e k i n g t o e s t a b l i s h f r a t e r n a l relations with this Grand Jurisdiction, approve t h e essential questions s u b m i t t e d b y said committee, w h i c h a r e a s follows, viz: 1. I s t h e M a s o n r y of y o u r b o d y f o u n d e d u p o n , a n d d o e s i t r e q u i r e of i t s i n i t i a t e s a belief i n t h e e x i s t e n c e of G O D , a n d i n t h e i m m o r t a l i t y of t h e s o u l ? 2. A r e t h e o b l i g a t i o n s of i t s i n i t i a t e s t a k e n i n t h e n a m e of G O D , u p o n t h e H o l y S c r i p t u r e s , o r B o o k of F a i t h , r e c o g n i z e d b y t h e c a n d i d a t e a s t h e w o r d of G O D ? 3. I s y o u r G r a n d L o d g e i n e v e r y r e s p e c t s o v e r e i g n , a n d i n d e p e n d e n t of c o n t r o l b y a n y o t h e r b o d y w h a t e v e r ? 4. I s t h e w o r k of y o u r G r a n d L o d g e l i m i t e d t o , a n d d o e s i t h a v e t o d o o n l y w i t h t h e first t h r e e d e g r e e s of S y m b o l i c M a s o n r y ? Fraternally submitted, SAMUEL R. PBTBBS, WILLIAM E . HUTCHISON, E L B I O K C. COLE,
C H A R L E S A. C O N K L I N G , A B T H U E M , JAOKSON, Committee.
C A L L E D TO R E F R E S H M E N T . T h e M.-. W . - . G r a n d M a s t e r c a l l e d t h e M.-. W . - . G r a n d L o d g e from labor t o refreshment until 2 p. M.
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February,
AFTERNOON SESSION. T H U R S D A Y , F e b r u a r y 20, 1908.
T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from r e f r e s h m e n t to labor a t 2 p. ji. M A T T E R S R E F E R R E D D I R E C T TO G R A N D DODGE B Y , T H E C O M M I T T E E ON R E P O R T S OE GRAND OFFICERS. GRAND M A S T E R ' S ADDRESS.
On m o t i o n of W.-. GEORGE D. A D A M S , t h e action of" t h e
G r a n d M a s t e r relative to park fencing w a s approved. On motion o f W.-. E L R I O K C . C O L E , t h e action of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r relative to r e p a i r i n g t h e roof of t h e G r a n d L o d g e building was approved. B y o r d e r of t h e M.-. W.-. G r a n d Master, t h e subject relative t o t a x a t i o n was referred to t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , w i t h p o w e r t o act. On motion of W.-. E L R I C K C . COLE, t h e subject relative to a p r o n s a n d j e w e l s for District D e p u t y G r a n d Masters was referred t o Council of a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , w i t h p o w e r to act. GRAND S E C R E T A R Y ' S REPORT.
On Motion- of W.-. A R T H U R M . JACKSON, t h e subject relative t o r e s t o r i n g faded c h a r t e r s and p r e s e r v a t i o n of same w a s approved. On m o t i o n of M.-. W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON, t h e subject
r e l a t i v e to t h e peace conference a t T h e H a g u e , as s u b m i t t e d in t h e official communication from t h e Gi-and L o d g e of Washi n g t o n , w a s referred t o t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e . S U P P L E M E N T A D R E P O R T OP COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE. » M.-. W.-. M A T T H E W
M . MILLER,
chairman, presented
his
r e p o r t i n p r i n t e d form, which w a s o r d e r e d published w i t h t h e p r o c e e d i n g s . (>S'ee Appendix.')
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E E P O E T O F S P E C I A L C O M M I T T E E ON P R I M E R . M.'. W.-. P E R R Y
M . HOISINGTON,
c"hairman, s u b m i t t e d
a
verbal r e p o r t , s t a t i n g t h a t as t h e committee w a s a p p o i n t e d late in t h e y e a r , a n d as several matters bearing upon this subject w e r e to be considered by G r a n d L o d g e , it w a s t h o u g h t best to let t h e m a t t e r rest until after this A n n u a l C o m m u n i cation, a n d recorfimended t h a t t h e m a t t e r be referred t o t h e G r a n d Master for f u r t h e r consideration a n d action. On motion, t h e r e p o r t w a s adopted. P R I N T I N G ORATION. On motion of M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON, 5,000 copies of t h e oration w e r e ordered p r i n t e d a n d distributed u n d e r t h e direction of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master. P L A C E OF M E E T I N G â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1909. Upon i n v i t a t i o n of W.-. W I L L G . , PRICE, N O . 99, W i c h i t a was chosen as t h e place for holding t h e fifty-third A n n u a l Communication, c o m m e n c i n g W e d n e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 17, 1909. S U P P L E M E N T A L R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON F I N A N C E AND PROPERTY. W.-. W I L L I A M F R A N K M A R C H , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e fol-
lowing r e p o r t , which, on motion, w a s a d o p t e d : To the M.-.W.-. Grand lyodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Finance and Property submits t h e following report: We have examined t h e reports of the Grand Treasurer a n d Grand Secretary and find them correct. The total receipts of t h e Grand Secretary for t h e year were $32,366.24, which he h a s turned over to the Grand Treasurer, taking receipts therefor. W a r r a n t s Nos. 1 to 281, inclusive, amounting to $27,485.68, have been issued by t h e Grand Secretary and paid by the Grand Treas,/ urer. The books of the Grand Treasurer show a balance in his hands a t t h e close of t h e year $36,066.53, for which he h a s shown the committee a certified check on the State B a n k of Holton, Kansas, for $26,668.05, and a certifled'check on the F i r s t N a t i o n a l Bank of Holton, K a n s a s , for $9,398.48, both dated F e b r u a r y 15,1908.
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February,
W e recommend t h a t the unexpended balances, (except account of Custodians, $150.00) of appropriations made last year be charged back into the General F u n d , a m o u n t i n g to $940.93. W e find the a m o u n t of $240.00 on Grand Treasurer's books charged to the account of committee allowances. Of this a m o u n t $150.00 w a s advance p a y m e n t to the c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence by order of the G r a n d Master, and $90.00 by reason of the appropriation of last.year having.been made in"accordance with the new law relative to appropriations, which was not effective until the close of the present year. W e recommend t h a t the $90.00 excess over the appropriation be covered into the General F u n d . W e recommend t h a t the item of $597.46 appropriations made by the Council of Administration be approved and covered into the General Fund. W e approve th^ expenditure of $160.00 by Masonic Home Board, as authorized by the Council of Administration, and recommend t h a t a voucher be' d r a w n for the a m o u n t on the Charity Fund. Your committee have inventoried the property of the Grand Lodge. I n view of the fact t h a t all Grand Lodge property is now p e r m a n e n t l y located in th'e G r a n d Lodge building, your committee deems it unnecessary to s u m m a r i z e the books in the library for publication in our Proceedings, and recommend t h a t as soon as practicable, a printed catalogue be issued by the Librarian. The committee have carefully invoiced the furniture and e q u i p m e n t of the Grand Lodge, and s u b m i t the following inventory, w i t h the recommendation t h a t an Invoice book be prepared by the Grand Secretary, in w h i c h shall be listed all property, excepting books and records, belonging to the Grand Lodge, and to which shall be added a n n u a l l y all purchases m a d e during the year, to be submitted to the C o m m i t t e e on Finance and Property for examination before the A n n u a l Communications of the Grand Lodge. INVENTORY, 1908.
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Property in the possession of the Grand S e c r e t a r y : 5 4 I 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
large w a l n u t book cases. steel book racks. book rack. book holder. m a h o g a n y twelve frame picture stand. large oak library table. large w a l n u t library table. d o c u m e n t and museum cases. magazine rack.' lounge.
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1 roller top desk. 1 flat top desk. 2 typewriter desks. 2 typewriters ( R e m i n g t o n ) . 3 revolving offloe chairs. 13 ofHce and library chairs. 1 revolving book rack. 4 rugs. 1 set three-section library filing cabinet. • 1 set five-section vertical filing cases. 4 oak cabinet cases. 1 six-drawer card cabinet. 1 two-drawer card cabinet. 1 set steel v a u l t furniture. 1 steel table for vault. 1 walnut case for blanks and stationery. 1 letter press a n d stand. 1 set postage scales. 1 pine packing and shipping table. 2 maps. , •• 2 step ladders. 1 flag and case for same. 1 set three pieces consecration vessels. 1 gold plated trowel. 1 set gold plated square and compasses. 4 gold plated rod tops for Deacons and Stewards. (1 case for above.) 4 rods for Deacons and Stewards. (2 ebony a n d 2 birdseye maple.) 1 case for rods. 1 set jewels for Grand Lodge officers (old). 1 set jewels for Grand Lodge officers (solid gold). 2 trunks for Grand Lodge jewels and aprons. 1 trunk for transporting records, etc., to Grand Lodge. 1 set of fifteen aproris for Grand Officers. 654 aprons for members of Grand Lodge. 103 blank charters. W e recoinmend the following appropriations for t h e ensuing year: Salaries Grand Officers ( By-Law 53) Salaries chairmen of committees (By-Law 54) Mileage and expenses, etc. (By-Law 55) Mileage of representatives (By-Law 56) Printing A n n u a l Proceedings Interest on loan to K a n s a s JSIasonic H o m e Postage and express Stationery and printing Grand Secretary's incidental expenses
•. $ 4,150 00 450 GO 750 00 1,500 00 1,450 00 600 00 450 00 450 00 400 00
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L i b r a r y books, pamphlets, etc Grand Treasurer's bond Grand Secretary's bond Grand Master's apron . . . â&#x20AC;˘. ; H a l l for use of Grand Lodge P o r t r a i t inserts M a i n t e n a n c e of office a n d library building Grand Master's contingent fund For purchase of book cases a n d other furniture and e q u i p m e n t for office a n d library, a n d binding Proceedings of other jurisdictions, magazines, etc E x p e n s e s of members of Masonic H o m e Board a t Grand Lodge E x p e n s e s of Past Grand Masters E x p e n s e s of Grand Master since J a n u a r y 9th. when financial s t a t e m e n t was r e n d e r e d .
February, 200 00 .87 50 10 00 . 20 00 100 00 50 00 850 00 500 00 300 00 i7 00 150 00 32 56
W e cannot conclude our report w i t h o u t c o m m e n t i n g upon the g r e a t a m o u n t of work done a n d ' t h e good accomplished b y the Grand Master during the past year. The expense incident to this g r e a t work has not only exhausted the contingent fund placed a t the disposal of the Grand Master, b u t has also encroached upon his personal means. T h e generous willingness with which he . has m e t these demands merits t h e grateful expressions of this Grand Lodge. Fraternally submitted, WILLIAM F R A N K MARCH, ' FRANK B , DEMUTH, AUGUSTUS O. W E L L M A N , J. R O Y G I V E N S , JOHN MOCULLAGH, Committee.
S U P P L E M E N T A L R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON JURISPRUDENCE. M.-.W.-. SAMUEL R : . P E T E R S , c h a i r m a n , submitted the followi n g r e p o r t , which, on motion of W.-. A R T H U R M . JACKSON, w a s adopted: To the M.\ W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , to whom was referrred t h e resolutions of the M.-.W.v Grand Lodge of Washington, relative to t h e Peace Conference a t T h e H a g u e , beg leave to report t h a t t h e y are in hearty s y m p a t h y with the tenor and purpose of t h e ' resolutions, but by reason of t h e a m o u n t of work assigned to this committee relative to masonic affairs in this Grand Jurisdiction, and by reason also of t h e importance of t h e subject m a t t e r presented by the resolutions, t h e committee has not been able to give i t s u c h consideration as i t deserves, or a s we think profitable, and therefore recommend t h a t t h e m a t t e r be laid over until the n e x t A n n u a l Communication. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, SAMUEL R . PETERS, WILLIAM E . HUTCHISON, E L R I C K C. COLE,
C H A R L E S A. C O N K L I N G , V A R T H U R M . JACKSON, Committee.
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R E P O R T O F S P E C I A L C O M M I T T E E TO V I S I T W.;. S P E N C E R P. W A D E , G R A N D T Y L E R . M.-.W.-. J O H N C. POSTLETHWAITE, c h a i r m a n , presented t h e following r e p o r t : To the M.-.W.-. Cfrand Lodge of Kansas : Your special committee, appointed to convey the love a n d s y m p a t h y of this M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge, a n d an honorarium, to W.-. S P E N C E R P. W A D E , Grand Tyler, beg leave to report t h a t they have performed t h a t duty, a n d bear with them the expressions of his grateful appreciation. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, JOHN C. POSTLETHWAITE, THOMAS L . BOND, â&#x20AC;¢ BESTOB G. BBOWN.
Committee. VOTE OF T H A N K S . W.-. W I L L I A M EASTON H U T C H I S O N p r e s e n t e d t h e
following
resolution, which was u n a n i m o u s l y a d o p t e d : Iie,solved, Tha,t the t h a n k s of this Grand Lodge are hereby tendered to the Craft of this city for the courteous attention a n d kindly hospitality given the m e m b e r s of this Grand Lodge d u r i n g this A n n u a l Communication. INSTALLATION. M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON, assisted b y M.-.W.-. THOMAS
'G. F I T C H , as Grand M a r s h a l , installed t h e following oiEcers: M.-.W.-. H E N R Y F . M A S O N
.'
Grand Master
Tyrlan Lodge No. 246, Garden City.
R.-.W.-. F R E D W A S H B O N
Deputy Grand Master
Harper Lodge No. 206. (Residence, Anthony.)
R.-.W.-. M A E I O N K . B B U N D A G E
Grand Senior W a r d e n
Ellsworth Lodge No. 146. (Residence,'Kussell.)
R.-.W.-. A L E X A N D E E A. S H A R P
Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n
Larned Lodge No. 167, Larned.
R.-.W.-. A L B E R T S A R B A O H
Grand Treasurer
Bolton Lodge No. 42, Holton.
R.-.W.-.-ALBERT K . W I L S O N Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka.
.Grand,Secretary
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February,
The M.-.W.-. Grand Master announced the following appointive officers: "W.-. C H A R L E S H . R O D G E E S ,
Grand Chaplain
Reno Lodge No. 140, Hutchinson. W.*. W I L L I A M EASTON HUTCHISON Grand Senior Deacon Santa Fe Lodge No. 312. (Residence, Garden City.) "W.". A L B E R T H . W H E E L E R Grand Junior Deacon Center Lodge No. 147, Marlon. "W.". GEORGE M. BARNS Grand MarshaU Leavenworth Lodge No. 2, Leavenworth. "W.'. ROBERT TREAT P A Y N E Grand Sword Bearer Apollo Lodge No. 297, Ellis. W.". W I L L I A M S. BEBGUNDTHAL Grand Senior Stewerd Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, Topeka. W.'. E D W A R D B . CORSE . . , . ; Grand Junior Steward Baxter Lodge No. 71, Baxter Springs. "W.". E A R L E . FAWCETT Grand Pursuivant Emporia Lodge No. 12, JSrnporla. ^W.-. S P E N C E R P. W A D E Grand Tyler Topeka Lodge No. 17, Topeka. *Owlng to the Illness of W.'. SPBNCKB P. WADK, Grand Tyler, he was not Installed.
GRAND ORATOR. The M.-.W.-. Grand Master appointed W.-. ELRICK C. COLE, of Great Bend Lodge No. 15, Great Bend, as Grand Orator. STANDING COMMITTEES. The M.-.W.-. Grand Master appointed the following committees for the ensuing year: Ore CredenttaZs.—FRANK E . DAVIS, NO. 5, Atchison; A. S I D CHASE,. NO. 146, Ellsworth; W I L L I A M H . VOETH, NO. 93, Girard; CHARLES B . H A L L , NO. 177, Russell; J O H N W . NEILSON, No. 113, Concordia. On Reports of Or and Officer s.— W I L L I A M L . MAXWELL, N O . 37, Paola; EDWARD W . WAYNANT, NO. 2, Leavenworth ; W I L L C. C H A F F E E , NO. 51, Topeka; C H A R L E S L . BRAMWELL, NO. 200, Anthony; F R E D H . STUOKEY, NO. 303, Wichita. On Finance and Property.— W I L L I A M F . MARCH, NO. 9, Lawrence ; AUGUSTUS O. W E L L M A N , NO. 225, Topeka; A L B E R T A. FLACK, NO. 353, Enterprise; F R A N K E . DEMUTH, NO. 146, Ellsworth ; J O H N MOCULLAGH, NO. 194, Galena. , Ore Jurisprudence.— SAMIJEL R . P E T E R S , No. 142, Newton ; E L RICK C. COLE, NO. 15, Great Bend ; A R T H U R M . JACKSON, NO. 2, NEY
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L e a v e n w o r t h ; D A L L A S G E O V E E , N O . 298, W i l s o n ;
OHAELES E .
LiOBDBLL, No. 167, L a m e d . On Charterers Lodges and Lodges V. Z ) . — H A E E Y E . B E S T , No. 36, Council Grove; E A R L Y W . P O I N D E X T E B , N O . 17, T o p e k a ; M O S E S H . C O L E , H a r p e r No. 206, H a r p e r .
On Correspondence.—MATTHEW
Center; residence Topeka. On Necrology.—JiETiTiviE
M . M I L L E K , N O . 134, Clay-
P. W A L K E E , N O . 160, Osborne.
R E A D I N G OF T H E J O U R N A L . T h e journal was then read b y B r o . G A E L W. N E L L I S , Assista n t Grand S e c r e t a r y , and adopted. CLOSING C E R E M O N I E S . T h e M •. W.-. G r a n d Master closed t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e in a m p l e form, with p r a y e r b y t h e G r a n d C h a p l a i n , E e v . C H A R L E S H . ROGERS.
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On M o n d a y , F e b r u a r y 24, 1908, a t 3:30 o'clock, o u r late G r a n d T y l e r , W.-. SPENCER P . W A D E , w a s called from labor to E t e r n a l Refreshment.
372
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OF THE
February,
MASONIC DISTRICTS, AND LIST OF DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS FOR 1908. LIST OF DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
District No. 1 WALTER G. BBITZBL District No. 2 CHARLES H . LAWRENCE District No. 3 SIDNEY L. HUNTBR District No. 4 ......ROBERT J. MoB'AKi/AND DlstrlctNo. 5 THOMAS A. SUTTON District No. 6 ALBERT E . WITITAKER.: District No. 7 WILLIAM C. BLAKER DlstrlctNo. 8 ;.-. .....ERNEST A.HENNE.... ; DlstrlctNo. 9 , HARRY W. SHIDELER . . ; District No. 10 WM. A. STONE District No.ll J .CHARLES W . WILLIAMS.... DlstrlctNo. 12 • PERRY BRUNSTETTER..:.. .' District No. 13 Rurus B. MBLVIN District No. 14...'. I:...: EDWARD R. EVANS District No. 15 EDMUND B . COMMINGS District No. 16 SAMUEL G. SIMPSON District No. 17 J. OTIS FERGUSON District No. 18 CHARLES H . INGLKFIELD District No. 19. ARTHUR HOHN District No. 20 ELMER E . FOREMAN District No. 21 SAMUEL G. ZIMMERMAN District No. 22 JOHN N . SHARP ;. District NO. 23..
District No. 24 District No. 25 District No. 26 District No. 27 District No. 28 District No. 29 District No. 30 District No. 81 District Nc. 32 District No. 33 District No.34 District No. 35 District No. 36 District No. 37 District No. 38 District No. 39 District No. 40 District No. 41 District No. 42. District No. 43 District No. 44 District No. 45 District No. 46 District No. 47 District NO. 48 District No. 49 District No. 50... DlstrlctNo. 51 District No. 52.
Atchison Hiawatha Fort Leavenworth Kansas City Olathe Loulsburg Pleasanton l....Fort Scott Glrard Galena Horton NortonvlUe Lawrence .' Lebo Bronson .Parsons Independence ...Sedan Maryavllle Greenleaf Topeka Carbondale
CHARLES T. H I G H
BEN S. PAULBN SIMEON M. Fox ..HUGH STEWART CARY A. BISHOP FRANK L. WADMAN BEN F . SADIL JOHN KELLY HENRY W. STAOKPOLE MYRON E . CALKINS NATHANIEL M. SMITH . . . V I R G I L A. OSBURN JOHN C. ELY !.Loois GEBTEIS. WILBUR M. MASSEY ARCHIE C. OOOLIDGE HARRY F . JACKMAN ...-. GEORGE D. ADAMS C. FRED FEHR CALE W . CARSON HARVEY O. DAVIS WALTER A. SMITH HENRY A. MEIBEBGBN .TAMES A. PAULL WILLIAM B . WASHINGTON J. ELLSWORTH HUMPHREY ROBERT MEBTBN WM. A. DOWNEY THOMAS B. HISKEY PAUL RICH '
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Fredonla Manhattan Council Grove Emporia Moline. Winfleld Jamestown Clay Center Herlngton Marion El Dorado Newton Wichita Wellington Smith Center Minneapolis Salina Arlington Ashland Anthony Oberlln Downs Ellsworth Leotl Nlckerson Great Bend St.John ; Colby Coolldge
ORAND
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OF
373
KANSAS.
LIST,OF DISTBICTS: ,,. .
DiSTKiCT N o . 1.
I^ocalion. W h i t e Cloud Highland Huron...... Atchison.. Atchison Doniphan Effingham .
D I S T R I C T . No.
Name. No. W h i t e Cloud . . . . 78 Smlthton 1 Huron 72 Washington:.... 5 Active 158 Arcana 31 -..Mackey 48
D I S T R I C T No.
DISTBICT N o . 2. Troy Wathena Severance Robinson Hiawatha Hamlin Morrill Powhattan
Troy W a t h e n a .. Severance .. Robinson ... Hiawatha Hamlin Morrill Powhattan
55 64 313 159 ... 35 185 873 363
DlSTBICT N o . 3. Leavenworth Leavenworth — 2 Leavenworth K i n g S o l o m o n ' s . 10 Leavenworth — Hlrani 68' Ft.Leavenw'th ..Hancock 811 Lansing . . N i n e Mile ^ 49 Bollng BoUng 865 Easton Easton 45 Potter Kickapoo 4 ,Winchester......Jefferson 84 Tonganoxie Henri 190 D I S T R I C T N o . 4.
Kansas City Wyandotte K a n s a s City Armourdale K a n s a s City Kaw '. Rosedaie Rosedale'.' Qulndaro . S h e r r r i a h '. A r g e n t i n e . . . " . . . ' B e n Hiir ..-....... Shawnee Shawnee Leiiexa Lenexa............ B o n n e r Sp'gs Bonner Springs, White Church...Delaware
.3 271 272 383 369 322 64 135 866 96
D I S T R I C T N O . 5.
Olathe . O l a t h e . : ; .V.. Gardner Gardner S p r i n g H i l l •. Spring Hill. Edgerton .Palestine ... WellsvlUe!.......Wellsvllle-..
19 65 56 127 356
6.
Location. Name. L o U l s b u r g . . . . . . . . P e a c e ..•.' Paola ;...: P a o l a ....• Osawatomle Osage V a l l e y Parker Parker Garnett '. Delphian Greeley..'... Greeley Lane Lane Pontana La.Oygne P l e a s a n t o n .. Mound City Blue Mound Klncald
7.
Equity. L a O y g n e ... Eureka Mound City. Lotus Klncald
• • • D I S T R I C T N O . 8.
9.,
Arcadia Arcadia.. M u l b e r r y G r ' v e . . M u l b e r r y ........ Pittsburg Pittsburg Pittsburg....;..:..Owen A.Bassett. Girard Glrard Weir City Black Diamond. Walnut :. - V u l c a n D I S T R I C T No.
D I S T R I C T No.
S3
108 124 8 210 92 28 216 115 •
329 261 187 367 93 274 229
10.
Scammon Scammon.... Columbus ...Prudence '.... Galena :...Galena .;...... Baxter Springs..Baxter : , Cherokee Cherokee..,,..... ••
131 61
•
Garland' Meihphls P a w n e e S t a t ' n . . . Godfrey ..' Fort Scott . . R i s i n g Siin Fulton';...... Fulton ....... D e v o n ..' Devon.'..'.. Mapleton Eldora Hlattvllle HlattvlUe Unlontown Excelsior D I S T R I C T No,
No. 243 87 24 341 44 211 339
351 100 194 71 119
11;
H o i t o n .'.'.;.'.. H o i t o n .'.'... . 42 Whiting W h i t i n g ... . 250 Horton Horton ..... . 326 Netawaka Polar Star . . 130 W e t m o r e . . ' . . . . . . ' , W e t r h o r e .::...':'. '53 C l r c l e v U I e . . . . ' . . . . C l r c l e v l l l e '.J...'..' 20 SoMler ...'.:.....: Soldier.'..:. ;' 240 H a v e n s v l l l e . . . . / H a v e n s v l l l e ..;..'.' 34 O n a g a • . . ; . . . . . : . . . o ' n a g a ; : : ; : ; . . . ! . . 1*88 M u s c o t a h . . . . ' . . . . M u s c o t a h . . . " . . . . .'.lie
PROCEEDINGS
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D I S T R I C T N O . 12.
Location. Valley Palls Denlson Oskaloosa McLouth NortonvlUe
Name. Valley Falls Deuison Oskaloosa Lyra Mt. Zlon
D I S T R I C T No.
Lawrence Lawrence De Soto Llnwood Eudora Baldwin
D I S T R I C T No.
;
No. 21 372 '. 14 256 266
6 9 40 241 83 23
14.
Ottawa Ottawa Williamsburg ...Anchor Waverly Waverly . : Melvern Melvern Lebo Lebo Pomona McKlnley
18 224 244 22 152 41
D I S T R I C T N O . 15.
Moran La Harp lola Humboldt Colony Bronson Xenla...
Location. Edna Coffeyvllle Liberty....; Caney Sedan Elgin Oedarvale
18.
Name. Edna Keystone . Liberty Caney Vesper :.. Olive Chautauqua
.. .. .. .. ..
No. 345 102 123 324 136 350 355
13.
Lawrence Acacia De Soto .Llnwood Doric P a l m y r a ._. D I S T R I C T No.
February,
OF THE
Marmaton La H a r p lola '. Pacific Olive B r a n c h . . . . Bourbon . Xenla
245 825 38 29 212 268 47
D I S T R I C T N O . 19.
MarysvlUe Oketo Seattle Summerfleld Axtell Seneca Oneida Sabetha Hanover Washington
MarysvUle ... 91 Oketo 25 Seattle 259 Sumnierfleld .... 354 Axtell 234 Seneca 39 Oneida.... 323 Sabetha ..:. 162 Star 69 Frontier 104
D I S T R I C T N O . 20.
Water Vllle Sutton Blue Rapids Blue Rapids Irving Slue Valley Frankfort Frankfort Vermillion .rf...Vermillion Ceiitralla Home Cor'nlng Nemaha Linn Fraternal Greenleaf Greenleaf
85 169 112 67 320 89 13 170 232
D I S T R I C T N O . 21. D I S T R I C T N O . 16.
Chetopa Oswego Parsons McCune Savonburg Erie tJrbana Ohanute
Chetopa Adams' Parsons Temple Virginia Erie Urbana Cedar
73 63 117 237 315 76 239 103
Topeka Topeka Topeka Topeka Merlden Hoyt Overbrook Auburn Dover Maple Hill
107 218 187 149 118 94 132
Quenemo Lyndon Osage City Burllngame Carbondale Eskrldge
.-Topeka Orient Golden Rule Siloam Merlden Hoyt Ridgeway Auburn Dover Maple Hill
17 61 90 225 236 327 62 32 138 370
D I S T R I C T N O . 17.
• Independence ... Fortitude Mound Valley .. ..Landmark Cherryvale Cherryvale Thayer ....• ...Thayer...Altoona Altoona Neodesha Harmony Elk City Oarson
D I S T R I C T No.
22.
Quenemo Euclid Signal Corinthian Carbondale Eminence
270 101 141 79 70 206
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GRAND DISTRICT
Location. Yates Center Neosho Falls Le Boy Grldley..; Burlington Westphalia Toronto CoyvlUe
N O . 23.
No, 144 82 27 314 66 305 121 57 95 81 163 213 106 379
25.
Silver Lake Lake Rossvllle Hesperian St. M a r y ' s Pottawatomie... Wamego Wamego Manhattan Lafayette Riley Ashlar W e s t m o r e l a n d . . W e s t m o r e l a n d .. Randolph Farmers D I S T R I C T No.
50 Ill 62 75 16 344 257 166
26.
C o u n c i l G r o v e . . . C o u n c i l G r o v e .. 36 ParkervlUe Parkervllle 168 Dwlght Dwlght 374 AltaVista AltaVista... 357 Alma Alma 161 Allen Allen 835 D I S T R I C T N O . 27.
Emporia' Amerlcus Hartford Madison VlrgU Cottonw'd Falls
Emporia.. Amerlcus. Hartford . M a d i s o n .. Virgil . Zeredatha
. ,. .. .. ..
12 109 193 196 301 80
D I S T R I C T N O . 28.
Howard E l k Falls Longton M o U n e .; Grenola
Hope Meridian... L o n g t o n .... MoUne Canopy D I S T R I C T No.
375
KANSAS.
Location. Concordia Scandla BellevlUo Narka Cuba Haddam Munden Jamestown
Name. '.St.John's Lebanon Belleville Narka Cuba Dlrlgo , Munden Jamestown
No. 113 221 129 849 362 226 128 227
24.
Constellation NewAlbany Greenwood. Twin Grove Fidelity Buffalo
D I S T R I C T No.
OF
D I S T R I C T N O . 30.
Name. Gllead Tuscan Neosho Hebron ' Burlington Avon Woodson OoyvlUe
D I S T R I C T No.
Fredonla New Albany Fall River Bevery Eureka Buffalo.
LODOE
165 126 26 267 248
29.
Wlnfleld Wlnfleld .... Burden Clinton Dexter Dexter Maple City Maple City , Arkansas City...Crescent .Oxford Oxford
110 233 166 342 133 166
D I S T R I C T No.
31.
Clay C e n t e r Clay C e n t e r Greene Highland LeonardvlUe Garfield ., Mlltonvale .'..Mlltonvale Clifton â&#x20AC;˘;..Clifton Clyde Prairie Queen... Oak Hill Oak H i l l D I S T R I C T No.
Abilene E n t e r p r i s e ... J u n c t i o n City Hope Herington Solomon City Delavan
134 296 236 242 122 176 334
32.
Benevolent Enterprise Union Cyrus Kansas Solomon Delavan
98 353 7 288 307 105 875
D I S T R I C T N O . 38.
Marlon Center Canton Canton Galva Galva McPherson ......McPherson Wlndom Windom Little River Corner Stone D I S T R I C T No.
Augusta Douglass Leon El Dorado Towanda
34.
M y s t i c Tie Douglass Joppa Patmos Towanda D I S T R I C T No.
147 197 251 172 276 219
74 151 223 97 .-. 80,
85.
Newton Newton .... Halstead Ealstead.... Sedgwick S e d g w i c k .. White Water....Brainerd _ Moundridge Moundridge Peabody Halcyon Florence Advance.. Burrton Burrtou
142 46 139 280 846 120 114 182
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D I S T R I C T N O . 36.
February,
D I S T R I C T N O . 41.
Location. Name. 'Wichita Sunflower. "Wichita... Wichita Wichita Albert Pike..;... Mulvane Mulvane Clearwater Unity •Conway Spgs Mistletoe Valley Center ... Valley Center ... Mount Hope liIountHope Haven Friendship Cheney Morton
No. 86 99 303 201 273 269 364 238 208 258
Location. Arlington Turon Preston Pratt G r e e n s b u r g ..' Meade •Liberal. Hutchinson B u c k l l n ..;
Name. No. Cable 299 Tnron 358 R o b M o r r i s . . . . . . 332 K i l w i n n i n g . ! . . . . 265 Kiowa 293 Webb 275 Fargo 300 Reno 140 Grand View , , 376
D I S T R I C T No. •
D I S T R I C T No.
Belle P l a l n e Wellington South Haven Caldwell Milan Argonla
37.
Belle P l a l n e Wellington Haven. Sumner Milan Chikaskla
173 150 157 203 255 285
Kingman Norwich Spivey Coldwater Ashland Zenda
D I S T R I C T No. D I S T R I C T N O . 38.
Tlandall Randall J e w e l l City Jewell 'Mankato Mankato B u r r Oak Burr Oak IJ'ormoso Formoso Esbon ..Sale'm Lebanon ....Oak S m i t h Center Western Star.
304 11 • 87 178 336 228 . 287 174
M i n n e a p o l i s .... ..Minneapolis '. Barnard Saltvllle Delphos Delphos Olasco ; Glasco Simpson Sincerity Bennington Bennington Belolt Mt. V e r n o n ScottsvUle ScottsvUle........
D I S T R I C T No.
143 59 202 292 214 180 145 249
40.
G y p s u m City . . . . G y p s u m City.... Sallna Sallna. Lincoln Lincoln Sylvan Grove Sylvan Grove Lucas.... Blue Hill L u r a y ..; Luray BrookvlUe BrookvlUe
328 60 154 359 198 153 209
Phlllipsburg Almena Long Island Norton Norcatur Oberlln Jennings Atwood
200 368 206 262 263 278 77 260 377
N O . 44.
Phillipsburg N a p h t a l i . .* Long Island Norton Norcatur M o u n t a i n Slope.. Jennings Atwood
D I S T R I C T No.
Gleri E l d e r Cawkei-Clty Downs Osborne Alton Stockton Gaylord Klrwin Logan ' Lenora
230 319 .347 295 277 378
43.
Anthony Anthony Bluff C i t y Stohrville Harper Harper Attica Attica Hazelton ..Charity Kiowa Cosmos Medicine Lodge.Delta L a k e City Medicine Valley Waldron Waldi-on DISTRICT
D I S T R I C T N O . 39.
42.
N l n n e s c a h .. N o r w i c h . ... Spl v e y C o m a n c h e ... Ashland Zenda
184 310 231 199 317 186 360 164
45.
Glen Elder Cawker City Downs... Saqul Occidental Newahcuba Gaylord :.... Klrwin ; Logan Lenora
294 125 204 160 207 189 183 175 264 181
GRAND
1907-08.
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DiSTEIOT N o . 46. Location." Name Russell ". Bussell H a y s Olty Hays Ellis Apollo Bllsworth Ellsworth Bunker Hill Beulah "Wilson Samaria Wa-Keeney Wa-Keeney Holyrood Holyrood DISTRICT
LaOrosse McCracken S c o t t Olty Leotl Horace
N O . 47.
LaCrosse McCracken ...Anthem Leotl Horace
330 58 284 340 852
Ellinwood . AJden Sterling.... Royal Nickerson . Chase Geneseo Frederick.. D I S T R I C T N O . 49.
377
KANSAS. D I S T R I C T N O . 50.
No. 177 195 297 146 291 298 148 343
D I S T R I C T N O . 48.
E l l i n wood Alden Sterling Lyons Nlckerson Chase Geneseo Frederick
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217 808 171 192 43 247 361 337 .
Great Bend Great Bend Holslugton Holslnston Rush Center . . â&#x20AC;&#x17E; . Walnut Olty..... Ness City Walnut Valley.. Dlghton Barney
15 331 215 191 279
Location. Jetmore Kinsley Larned St. J o h n Stafford D o d g e City MacksvlUe Lewis
Name. Alpha Mt.Morlah Darned Ionic Stafford St. B e r n a r d MacksvUle Lewis
No. 282 179 167 254 252 222 371 220
D I S T R I C T N O . 51.
Hoxle Colby Goodland Oakley Wallace GoyeCity H i l l City PlalnvUle
Hoxle St. T h o m a s Goodland Oakley Wallace Gove O l t y . . . .Mlllbrook Paradise D I S T R I C T No.
CooUdge Syracuse Lakln Garden City SantaFe Cimarron
348 306 321 253 318 302 281 290
52.
Ooolldge... Syracuse... Emerald.. Tyrian .... Santa Fe.. '..Preston...
316 309 246 312
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E X P E L L E D , 1907.
Prairie Queen No. 176.—James E . W a d e , Mar. 7,1907. Ben H u r No. 322.—Henry F. B r o c k m e y e r , J u n e 13,1907. Peace No. 243.—Thomas J. W i l b a n k s , Sept. 7,1907. A n t h e m N o . 284.—Charles J. Cahill, Aug. 7, 1907. Blue H i l l No. 198.—George E . Thouvenell, Nov. 22,1907.
S U S P E N D E D F O R U N M A S O N I C CONDUCT, 1907.
N e w A l b a n y No. 81.—Wiley H . J o h n s t o n , Dec. 7,1907. Council Grove No. 36.—Edward George Williams, Feb. 20,1907. P i t t s b u r g No. 187.—Lester Sheely, M a y 23,1907. Muscotah No. 116.—W. C. Allison, J a n . 19, 1907. E l d o r a No. 28.—Robert B . Mason, Nov. 16,1907.
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N u m b e r of lodges working under charter, 1907...; N u m b e r of lodges chartered.
379 3 382
Consolidation of Salina Lodge No. 60 a n d J o h n H . Brown Lodge No. 216 1 Perfect Square Lodge No. 220 a n d A s t r a Lodge No. 363, charters revoked 2=; 3 Total
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379
N u m b e r of members December 81,1906
28,764
Increase. Number Number Number Number Number Number Number
initiated...... passed. raised admitted restored members lodges U. D., omitted in last report . . . '
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852 391 315 5 1=1,564 1,704 30,468
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Dickinson Rice
,,. First and third Monday... First and Third Saturday. First and third Saturday.. Allen Wabaunsee ... 2d and 4th Saturday First and Ihlrd Tuesday... Norton Naphtall Wabaunsee ... First and third Friday Alta Vista First and third Friday .... Osborne Occidental Wilson 2d and 4th Saturday Tuesday on or before ® .. Amei'lcus Monday on or before ® .. Anthony . . ? . . . . . Harper Crawford :. Every Tuesday Wyandotte ... 2d and 4th Thursday Saturday on or before 1st ® Chlkaskla First and third Wednesday Cowley Crescent First and third Friday Cable : 2d and 4th Saturday Clark Atchison' .. First and third Monday... Washington Atchison Harper Thursday on or before ® r; Flrstand third Wednesday Rawlins Tuesday on or before ® .. Shawnee First and third Tuesday... Butler ....• Mystic Tie First and third Friday Marshall Axtoll Wed. on or before ® Douglas Lincoln IsC Monday on or before ® Saltvllle Cherokee .. First and third Monday... Marshall 1st and 3d Wednesday Sumner 2d and 4th Saturday Belle Plalne Belleville Republic Mt. Vernon Mitchell...;... First and third Monday... 2d and 4th Wednesday Bennington
Naine of Lodge.
W. S.-MoKnight* Timothy J. Keohane
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Oliver C. Rummei Bird E. Helvern 173 Belle Plalne .... Harrison M.Hunt 129 Belleville Harry B. Personett 145 Bclolt ...• Thomas H. Smyth 180 Bennington George W. Fox ?Kfi Blue .Mound Fred L. Van Pelt First and third Monday... Jay N. Wanamaker I M Blue Rapids Blue Rapids. Marshall Wed. on or before ® :^ 3B8 Bluff City Harper Stohrvllle William B.Rowe* 306 Bolliig • Leavenworth ; 1st and'W Saturday Bollng 300 BoniierSprlngs. BonnerSprlngs. Wyandotte ... First and third Monday.. Bourbon ..'.:.. Wednesday on or before ® Ell Geyer 208 Bourbon Friday on or before ® ' ?09 Brookvllle. Brookvllle 2d and 4th Thursday 370 Bucklln Grand View Ford James W. Tout
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S. Elmer Wooldridge. Harry L. Smith. Philip G. Ohubblo Joseph S. Boyle. Frank C. Llbby. Samuel W.Gllson.. Howard B.Hellig.
Michael McOauley. G. S. Harrington. W. F. Rabe. William Huff. Fred Hani.
Wm. C. Smith. Bnfus B. Spltler.
James I). F. Dudley.
Grant S. Landrey.
D.W. McKinley. Frank I. Sage. Emmet H. Powell. Joseph W. Spencer. Oilman D. Smith. Frank F. Wood. Lewis G.Jennings.
Jacob L. Worley.
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James K. Blair John Hammond* Frederick A. James Charles E. Scott James S. G. Conrow James C.Modlln J ohn S wanson Robert Clark Oliver B. Hlnkle Bil 8. Maltby John N. Sharp Harry .T. Withani B. Franklin Finn John F. Babb Wm. H.Powell Kempton P. McFarland Harvey S. Mcintosh Harry E. Hughes Russel Garrlsoii J. Scott Walker Joseph P. Emery Ernest Hogg* Tlieodore E. Schwarz.... Frank P. Traster Wm. Stepp AlbertG. Sexton Guy E.Shlbler Norton A. Turner Jay T. Botts Myron F. Lewis Joseph R. Carter LeonldasE.Hiil Jonathan E. Bratcher.. Harrv S. Crittenden J.B. Baker Wni. P. Rockwood Charles J.Wolff.John W.Gordon Joseph E. Novak Wm. A. McCullough.... William S. Richards. .. Grant Lamme. Andrew Weiss Wm.T. Senior Willis R. Maurer.: Herman Gillette
Arthur Puckett. James Sellens. Richard A. Melone. Glenn W.Pratt. Henry L. Jarboe. Joel W. Green. .Wm. D. Paine. Frederick Conrow. Bertrand S. Ayres. J. Walter Coons. Arthur Waetzig. Arthur P. Gregory. Jacob A. Mallonee. Samuel C. Smith. George W. Reed. George W. Smith. Cicero J. Hessel. John H.Tharp. Charles Fletcher. Ellery McCormick. San Francisco. John T. Reutter. Henry W. Stackpole.' Thomas J. Maci-edie. Hewitt C.Tyler. . M.B.Sohllnger. Arthur.^. Freese. Rob M. McGonlgal. Crall M. Pennington. Edward F.Ewlng. Nathaniel T. Allison. Fred. W. Sturges, Jr. Joel J. Booth. Paul Elch. L. S. Slocum. WalterW.Austin. Wra. E. Sherfey. Clarence E. Marr. Wm. Kesl. Mllford Enyart. Wm. M. Porter. John W. Rogers. Benjamin F. Snyder. Elmer Butler. John D. Maurer. Joseph Gamp. Co
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Stated Communications.
Master.
Second and fourth Friday. Charles E. Argabrlght... Saturday on or before ® .. Edwin M.Skerrllf^ Saturday on or before ® :::; Will C. Osborn Dover .Shawnee John R. Tomson Osborne George B. White Morris 1st and 3d Thursday Dwlght . .. Dwlght Leavenworth . Thursday on or before ® . George Dasher Johnson Monday on or before ® .. Samuel T. Cristler Edgerton Palestine Labette 2d and 4th Saturday Edna Effingham Atchison First and third Monday... James A. Baker First and third Thursday . El Dorado Butler Chautauqua... First and third Saturday.. Edward W.Jerrlls Elgin .; Olive Montgomery . Thadeus L. Faler ...." 2d and 4th Saturday Elk Cltv Elk Meridian Elk'Fails Friday on or before ® . ... Fred E. Spelman EUlnwood EUlnwood ....... Barton Saturday on or before ® .. ElUs ....'. Apollo George A. Stebbins •. First and third Friday Bills Ellsworth Ells-K*orth Ellsworth First and third Monday... Emporia Emporia Lyons' First and third Friday George W. Smith Enterprise Enterprise Dickinson 2d and 4th Thursday Bmmett V. Hoffman Neosho 2d and 4th Wednesday Brie Erie Thurs. on or before ® ^ ... Delano 0. Robinson Wabaunsee ... 2d and 4th Saturday Eskrldge Eminence Douglas Tuesday on or before ® ^ Walter W.Bromelslck .. Doric Greenwood ... First and third Tuesday... Fidelity Fall River Greenwood ..." Saturday on or before ® :^ George W. Donart Greenwood Marlon Saturday on or before ® . J. Whitney Hastings Florence Fontana 2d and 4th Saturday Formoso Formoso '.. 2d and 4th Thursday John W. Johnson Ft. Leavenw'rth Hancock Leavenworth . •First and third Tuesday'... Charles B.Hall Rising Sun P'lrst and third Thursday . Ernest A. Henne Fort Scott Bourbon First and third Saturday.. Frankfort Frankfort Marshall 1st and 3d Monday Frederick Frederick Elmer E. Monroe* Rice Fredonla Constellation... Wilson First and third Wednesday Solon H.Wiley.. Fulton . Bourbon Th. bef. ® :=; Oct. to Apr... Frank H. Niles 1st and 3d Wednesday Cherokee Galva McPherson ... Saturday on or before ®... Wm. H:Brook First Sttt.and third Friday Finney Garden City Johnson ...:... Wednesday on or before ® Gardner 1st Tues. on or before ® is. Wm. F.Brown Bourbon Garland Memphis
Looation.
N A M E S OF O F F I O E B S A N D LODGES—Con^inwed,
William R.Elliott. James S. Russell. George F. Kelly. Thomas G. Morris.
George F. McClelland. George G. Griffin.
Lawrence W. Tippet. William English. Thomas H. Shedden. George A. Schillo. Upshur Snider.
Henry E. Rlckel. Homer A. White.
Albert A. Flack.
Henry T. Brown. George Harrison. Newton Hill.
Charles M. Dickson. W.W.Holland.
Frank Kemble. George M. Wilson.
Richard W, Evans, Jr, Matthew Skerritt.
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Harper Hartford ..... Friendship.. HavensvlUe Hays Charity Kansas Hlattvllle ... Hiawatha ... Smlthton MlUbrook ... Holslngton . Holton Holy rood ... Cyrus Horace Horton Hope Hoxle Hoyt : Pacinc....... Huron Reno Fortitude ... lola Blue Valley..
Delphian Gaylord Geneseo Glrard Glasco Glen E l d e r .. Goodland Gove City . . . Great Bend.. Greeley H i g h l a n d ... Greenleaf . . . Kiowa Canopy Hebron G y p s u m City Dlrlgo Halstead Hamlin Star •
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First and third Thursday. Shelton C. Bybee Saturday on or before ® . Harvey D.Pratt.. George E. Bush Saturday on or before ® .. Oscar B. WooUey Emniett C. Lemon First and third Thursday. E.M.Butler First and third Wednesday Ernest S. Bower Thomas L. Sturman .... Second and fourth Friday Frank A. Moses 1st and .3d Saturday Wm. C. Ramsey Milton I. Waggoner .... 1st and 3d Wednesday • Aaron F. Arnold First and third Friday .., James I. Parcel Alford A. Denton Saturday on or before ® -ts; Thomas Brooks Uriah M. Swisher Friday on or before ® :s;... Forrest J. Multer Wm. J. Barkemeyer — 1st and 3d Saturday Jerry L. Sherrer 2d and 4tli Saturday........ Wm. R.Jones Melvln L. Newland 1st and 3d Wednesday Saturday on or before ® .. Clarence Cooley Edward H. Dunsworth* First and third Saturday.. Wm. H. Coverdale James Behan, Jr Archie J. Ayers Friday before ® First and thirdWednesday Marion E.Welch Wm. H.Thomas George C. McKnlght.... Friday on or before ® Albert B. Irwin 2d and 4th Saturday Arthur C. Inlow First and third Thursday. Webster J. Langham ... First and third Thursday , George R. Porterfleld... First and third Tuesday... Anton Matoush First and third Thursday . Alfred A. Peterson* First and third Tuesday... James Lovett Benjamin B. Norrls Hiram A. Gilmore Edniond M. Speer First and third Thursday. Arthur G Colborn Wm. A. Byerley Thomas Davey* David H. Lawson Welby H. Crimmel William L. Barlels...... 2d and 4th Saturday NllesW. Sabin
L. D. Walrad. H. Kelley Pratt. W Kemp Walker. David G. McGlffln. James H. Cleaver. Clarence E. Granger. John J. Knight. Fred E. Lindley. William Torrey. L. G. Heinlnger. Ernst Helnen. BenJ. J. Sharrock. Jesse T. Canfleld. Green M. Self. Marcellus L. Stockton. Cornelius D. Bale. John J. Muth. A. Hemnumt. Ervln C. Blanchard. Dugald Spenoe. George F. Melvln. Thomas J. Barbre. Wm. Keating. Frank O.Qrlmshaw. Charles W. Reeder. Wesley L. Gamble. Albert M. Crary. Clifton W. Strode. L. L. Haspenpflug. Allen J.Thomas. Homer Harrison. Frank A. Soderstrom. Samuel H. Scott. John H. Mlnnick. •Martin Pease. Charles E. Landls. Charles W.Williams. James W. Eby. Ira L. Vinson. Alexander Lee. John B. Wakefield. Oliver M. Anderson. Wm. R. Underwood. Charles W. Laney. James E.Jones. John P. Hoyt. CO
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Stated CoTnmut^ations.
^Master.
Secretary,
Boy Wilcox Wm. R. Ansdell. .William P. Noone. Theodore L. McDowell .. Walton S, Kenyon.' Aldlne S. Kelffer. Alvey P. Spessard David N. Hicks. Henry P. Ismert. Ben I.E. Kively,Jr Fred C. Davis ;... Robert .1. McFarland. Harry C. McConnell Robert C. Splawn. Daniel A. Armentrout... Norrls H. Kilmer. Charles A. P. Mosher Edward D. Tavlor. Abraham Shklar Charles H. McBrayer. Charles E. Monell. James E. Andrews Charles F. Trlnkle Charles H. Miller. John F. McGlll J.F.Sklnner* '•B" Sewell R. T. McClintock. 2d and 4th Thursday David A. Walker. First and third Wednesday Percy Shinneman Henry C. Schnack. Second Monday Charles W. McFarland ,. Harry B, Sparks. Carl Phillips Third Thursday First and third Monday... Arthur M. .lackson Edward W. Osgood. 2d and 4th Thursday John W. McCool. First and third Thursday. Henry C. Mordaunt 1st and 3d Wednesday P.O. Smith. First and third Friday Johnson ... Saturday on or before ®.. Samuel R. Ruckle James L. Bridges. 2d and 4th Friday Norton Butler Otis B. Kunkle William J. Martin. Henry 0. Dlefendorf Riley Sat. on or before ® :K John L. Stafford. Wichita Charles W. Green Coffev First and third Saturday.. Charles T. High Beverly W. Staley.' Adln 0. Smith Otis H. Crawford. Seward First and third Monday... Wm. H. Feather Montgomery . 3d Tuesday in each month James Loughlln. Lincoln 2d and 4th Saturday Boyd F. GUkisori Washington .. Saturday on or before ® .. Marvin S.Gilbert.
County.
Cloud . . Decatur Hodgeman ... Gei\;ry Wyandotte ... Wynndotte "Wyandotte ... Armourdale Wyandotte ... Klncald Anderson Nlnnescah ...... Kingman..' Mt. Morlah, Edwards...:... Barber Phillips ....... Klrwln La Crosse La Cygne Linn La Harp Medicine Valley Allen Emerald Franklin Leavenworth . Nine Mile Pawnee.: Douglas ... Lawrence Douglas Leavenworth ... Leavenworth . King Solomon's. Leavenworth . Leavenworth . Smith Oak
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Leavenworth Rice Phillips Elk Phillips Miami Russell Russell Thomas N. Beckey Martin Perkins Thomas 0. Brown Marlon M. Miller Thomas V. Whitcomb. Abraham L. Howard .. Robert T. Fowler George W. Elliott Leonard A. Parke Thomas Alnsworth Benjamin F. Giiizlo ... Cnrl M. Barnard Frank M. Dent George R. ICramer Charles GUllland....... Jesse T>. Weaver Jackson R. My rick Wm. O. Loveless James M. Ross. James B. Davis Daniel A. Walker James H. Dark Elwln 0. Orary John Elliott Jasper N. Tlncher Wm.O. Stephens Guy A. Swal low Thomas M. Derlngton> John Hauserman Clyde E. Lacy James R. Gill •Phillip Ensminger Ezra Llchty John H. Madden Peter W.Toevs Marvin O. Mayglnnes.. Fred VoUwelder James G. Sandldge Percy K. Butterfleld ... John E. Coulter John C. Wason Roy F. Baker Wm. S.PettIt G.O.McKlnlev ...'..;... Albert S. Foulks Wllber J. Powers
Thomas W. Martin. H. N. Morehouse. John F. King. John Hayes. • James N. Scott. Charles W. McNelly. Charles W. Deeble. M. H. Rees. Wm. A. Cotterman. Wm.T. Nicholas. Earl R. Shepherd. DeWltt C. Callen. George C. Wilder. W. S. Canan. James I. ucAlister. James H. Houston. L.T.Campbell. Wm. H.Evans. Martin W.Sanderson. .Clarence P. Dutton. Henry M. Ford. Joseph R. Edmonds. Alex. C. Scllman. Wm. W. Pressly. • Joseph Myers. Burton B. Craig. Edward M. Lake. BenJ. F. Zook. Jnmes Hall, Jr. Friend E. Babcoek. Jesse E. Smith. Jonathan E. Hobby. Guthrie Kepllnger. OrvlUeP. Watson. Fred B. Edgerton. John Vollmer. W. E. Mattlson. George McVeigh, Sr. Anthony A. Rucker.. Wm.H. Hill. George Peabody. Albert Bever. John J. Carroll. O.S.Woodward. Cornelius H.Creighton. Charles D. Lueck. tu
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Station Godfrey Halcyon Phllllpsburg.... Philllpsburg ..:. Pittsburg' I'lttsburg Pittsburg Owen A. Bassett. Plalnvllle Paradise J'loasauton McKlnley Pomona Klckapoo Powhattan PowliHttan Kilwinning Pratt Rob Morris Quenemo Q,ueneuio
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Master.
Second a n d fourth Monday First and third Tuesday... Firstand third Thursday.. Milton W.Orum....'
S a t u r d a y o n or after ® ~ . Second Wednesday First and third Friday T h u r s d a y o n or before ® . Wod. o n or before ® 2d a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a y Second and fourth Frldaj'
H i r a m R, H n l l Charles W, Isenberg E. F.Turbush O h a u n c e y S. K e n n e y Bm'ory Gay • Kdwin Sharp -. DeWittC. Hicks O m a r ir. N e e d 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y I t a v i d L. R i n g w a l t 2d a n d 4 t h W e d n e s d a y F r e d B. P a t t o n F i r s t a n d t h i r d M o n d a y . . . T h o m a s S. L o c k e . l a m e s S. P e l l e t t ' 1st a n d 3 d W e d n e s d a y .lohn W. D u n n First and third Friday F i r s t a n d third Wednesday Fred B. B o n e b r a k e First a n d third Thursday . Robert A. Chenoweth E d w i n P. S a m p l e S a t u r d a y o n o r b e f o r e ® .. F r a n k B . H e n d e r s o n •.. T h u r s d a . v o n o r b e f o r e ® . W m . F . S c h o t l e k i First and third Friday E a r n e s t A. S m i t h 2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y Joei A. Kesler S a t u r d a y o n o r b e f o r e ® -^ . l a s p e r S u m m e r v i l l e . . . . First a n d third M o n d a y . . . Frederic K. Ferguson ... F i r s t a n d t h i r d S a t u r d a y . . .Tay H . S t o u g h T u e s d a y o n o r b e f o r e ® .. W m . J. Malsed Sat. o n or before ® William A. Preston* : . . . Fi rst a n d t h i r d M o n d a y . . . T h u r s d a y o n o r b e f o r e ® . . N e w t o n C. B r a c l c e n Carl 0. P i n g r y First a n d third Monda.y... Charles E. Paisley 2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y • W m . L. D a v e n p o r t F i r s t a n d t h i r d T u e s d a y . . . .To.slah S P a l l i n g F i r s t a n d t h i r d T u e s d a y . . . E d w a r d G. S w n y z e S a t u r d a y o n o r b e f o r e ® . A. H . D u n n i n g
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Earl W.Jones. H. F. McMiilen. Early Carder.
H . S. F i t c h . Ivnn E. Morrison. Alfred R . G . K e n t . E d g a r J. Close. W m . W . Belne. Edward E. Lang. Henrv J. Lambert. W m . C. B l a k e r . Theo. P. Ankeny. I. W . Robinson.t
H a r r v P. F i n n e y . . T o h n C. E l v . O.W.Arnold. Jesse J. Pool. H e n r y M.P o e . Perry Brunstetter. Benjamin P. Deck. Hii'ani B. Gordon, Nelson Wolcott. L. F r e d C a m p b e l l . J . AV C h a m b e r s . J a m e s D. D e n t . W a r r e n S. P l u m m e r . F r a n k E . WlkoiT. W m . L. M c E l f r e s h . C h a r l e s S. B i x b y . F r a n k P . Well.s. Richard H. Deibert. G e o r g e S. L i g g e t t . C h a r l e s F. H a l l o r e n . W m . M. H o p k i n s . H o m e r Jester. John W.Tathnm.' J o h n L. Anient.
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Sherman Randall Farmers Ashlar Robinson Rosedale Hesperian Walnut City.. Russell ...: Sabetha Salina Santa Fe Virginia Scammon ijCbanon ....... Anthem ScottsvlUe Vesper Sedgwick Seneca Severance Twin Grove ... Shawnee Lake Sincerity Western S t a r . Soldier Solomon Haven
Wyandotte ... Jewell Rlley Riley Brown ,. Wyandotte ... Shawnee Rush Russell Nemaha Saline Haskell Allen Cherokee Republic Scott Mitchell Chautauqua .. Harvey Nemaha Doniphan Greenwood Johnson Shawnee Mitchell Smith Jackson Dickinson Sumner Kingman . ... Johnson Stafford Rice Stafford Pottawatomie Rooks Marshall Lincoln Hamilton Neosho Leavenworth . Shawnee Shawnee Shawnee Shawnee Woodson 2d and 4th Saturday Calvin E . K l i n e . . . . , 2d and 4th Saturday James S. Hart Saturday on or before ® James F. Copeland First and third Saturday George H. I.ltslnger ... . Tuesday on or before® t; Charles R. Morehead First and third Friday . Wm. J. Morgan Fi-lda.y on or before ® r. Henyy H. Miller 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Elmer E.Haverfleld First and third Tuesday Horace A. Fink 2d and 4th Wednesda.y.. James S. Hendrie First and third Monday John A. Mahaflle 2d and 4th Saturday. .. Joseph T. Miller Saturday on or before ® t^ Wm. G.Taylor Second and fourth Friday. Oscar HlBle First and third Monday... John C. Sherrard* David Lloyd Island 3d Wednesday 2d and 4th Tuesday C. Fred Lipke Saturday on or before ® is; Wllber H.Cheney First and third Tuesday .. Eugene Trego First and third Thursday . William E.Kennard Saturday on or before ® — Raymond H. Merrick First and third Saturday.. Charles H. Ferguson M'ednesday on or before ® Campbell M. Watson* ... Thursday on or before ®:::; Albert R. Shepherd First and third Thursday . Martin J. Main First and third Tuesday... Russell H. McCullough.. Artlbanus Wilson 2d and 4th Wednesday Newman E. Hall 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Saturday EIry J. Richmond Wm. J. Crosby 1st and 3d Wednesday Saturday on or before ® .. Edgar W. Bryant First and third Thursday . Cyrus Wesley First Thursday Oscar .1. Hobbs Flrst'and third Monday... Fred S. Vedder First Wednesday Edward Bowman. T. Ross May First and third Friday First and third Saturday.. James \i. Transue .• Thursday on or before ® .. Henry S. Buzick, Jr First and third Thursday . Wm. P.Humphrey 2d and 4th Saturday "... John M. Fassnachat Sat. on or before ® Edward B.Heiser ;.. 1st and 3d Wednesday Ellsha H. Anderson First and third Friday .... Matthew Carle. ..• 2d and 4th Thursday W m . F . Miller First and third Thursday . George J. McPhlllamey.. Sat. on or before ® -^ E.A. Hawley Fred H. Mertel.f Victor R. Gordon. John A.Holmstrom. Charles Kleiner. C. VIcior Johnson. J. Harr.v Blanford. Richard Binns. B. F'rank McDaniol. Aurellus L. Voorhis. Eugene G. Miller. Charles O. Sorter. John J. Miller. Wyatt Shipp. Robert l.amb. Albert B.Kimball. Thomas W. GIvens. Wm. H. Freas. Rufus E. Rathbun. Michael Bartley. William E. Fuller. Thomas H. Franklin. Burns B. Finch. Richard O. Larsen. John L. Holllster.t Isaac O. Sewell. George H. Marty. Rdscoe F. Raraey Jay Spauldtng. Landy Hoppes. Ernest T. Mitchell. Paul O. Coons. John D. Rlppe.v. Joseph T.Tyrrell. Ronald B. McKay. Alford E. McElv'aln. Ernest O.McNntt. James A. Hamler. Stoy E. Ware. George GettyFrank S. Rexford. Merlin C.Harris. Carl W.Nel lis. . Evan Davis. Henry L. Sherburne. Sadller J. Hodgins. E. F. Armstrong. CO CO
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Valley Center... Valley Falls .... Vermillion Virgil Waldron
Trov
Name of Lodge.
Vulcan Wamego .' Wa!3hlngton Frontier Watervllle Wathena Wathena.. Waverly Waverly Weir City Black Diamond. Wellington Wellington Wollsvllle Wellsvllle Westmoreland . Westmoreland . Westphalia Wetmore Wetftiore White Church .. White Cloud .... White Cloud.... White W a t e r . . . Bralnard ...' Whiting Whiting Wichita Sunflower -Wichita Wichita Wichita Albert Pike Williamsburg .. Wilson Jefferson Winchester Windom Wlnfleld Wlaneld
Walnut 'm 76 Wamego
318
364
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Unlontown Valley Center... Valley Falls .... 320 Vermillion 301 Vlrsll HR Wa-Keeney 377 Waldron
30 Towanda SRS Troy
No.
Butler ...: Doniphan Bourbon . Neosho Sedgwick Jefferson Marshal 1 ; Greenwood ... Harp(;r Wallace Crawford Pottawatomie Washington .. Marshall Doniphan Coffey Cherokee Sumner Franklin Pottawatomie Anderson Nemaha ....... Wyandotte'... Doniphan Butler Jackson Sedgwick Sedgwick Sedgwick Franklin ..:... Ellsworth Jefferson McPherson ... Cowley
County.
Master.
Secretary.
Samuel G. Hudelson James N. Bishop. George H. Burckhalter. Wayman A. Hargls John S. Geesling. Edward T. Martin Henry M. Griffith. John W. Read Wm. A. lies. Fred Swan Eugene S. Tolcott. George P. Temple Wm. H.DeWalt. George W. Warren William Bays. Wm. Wallace Gibson ... Alexis C. Cutler J. Clark Page. Monday on or before ® ::;. James H. Barrett* Saturday on or before ® .. Charles'H. Daggett William H. May. 1st and 3d Wedne.sday James D. Chad wick Maurice L. Stone. First and third Monday .. First and third Saturday.. .1 ames W. Stewart Henry C. Wlllson. Saturday on or before ® •=; Roy B. Carter Michael Bauer, Jr. First and third Tuesday... Alfred H. Carmain F. A. Dalrymple. 2d and4Ch Thursday Gabriel Anderson. Admiral E. Evans Prank H. Gllmore. First and third Monday ... Joseph P; Bufflngton. Martin G. Hooton Wm. S.Griffith. Tuesday on or before ® Saturday on or before ® ::; Charles W. Hendershot.. E . Jay Woodman. First and third Saturday.. John A. Wolfe* T. Edgar Ray.f 1st and 3d Wednesday, Joseph H. McGauhey.... George H. Osgood. Tuesday on or before ® is. Edward T. Eaton. Sat. on or before ® t:; Charles F. McCurdy Wm. F. McFarland Hildreth 0. Meeker. First and third Monday... Wm. G.Price John J. Fegtiy. Charles H. Hattou 2d and 4th Wednesday 2d.and 4th Wednesday James R Flnley Ben C. Fogle. . First and third Wednesday Edw.' D. Schermerhorn.. Thursda.v on or before ® . Charles A. McOarter ..... Ralph H. Shove. First and third Saturday.. Charles A. Day. First and third Thursday . George C. Mitchell Arthur L. Dyer.
First and third Saturday.. Mon. before 2d Sat.atter® 2d and 4th Saturday Saturday on or before ® .. 1st and 3d Saturday Monday on or before ®.... First and third Saturday.. First and third Thursday . 2d and 4th Saturday 2d and 4th Monday
Stated Coinrmmications.
N A M E S O:^ O F F I C E R S A N D LODGES—Continued.
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Xenla.. GUead . ZendJl.,
Addresses.
20—Holton. 81—Atchison, 1008 P a r k St. 45—Lansing. 47—Bronson. 54—Merrlani. 72—Everest. 90—Bethel. 124—Fort S c o t t .
*Posloffl,ce
MASTEES..
*Poslofflc.e
Addresses.
N o . 291—Dorrance. N o . 3 0 8 ^ R a y m o n d , R. No. 1. N o . 318—Gill. No. 323—Sabetha, R. No. 4. N o . 335-Oouncll Grove. No. 337—Lyons, R. No. 5.. No. 368—Freeport.
*Postoffl.ce ^Postofflce
Addresses.
SECRETARIES.
| L. O. Grlfflth.t Rob. 0. E l l i s . | Charles Hlebseh.
N o . 4—Lowemont. N o . 47—Mapleton. N o . 50—To'peka, R. No. 6. No. 96^Bethel. N o . 365—Leavenworth, R. N o . 3. N o . 369—Kan. City, 2809 N. 20th St.
BenJ. F . A t k l s s o n * J o h n W. Depew C h e s t e r L. Schooley
MASTERS.
S a t u r d a y o n or before ® . First and third Friday ... 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y
Addresses.
MASTERS.,
Bourbon Woodson Kingman
N o . 152—Reading. N o . 168—WUsey. N o . 208—Burrton, B . No. 1. N o . 221—Norway. No. 234—Balleyvllle, R. No. 2. N o . 260—Coats. » N o . 288—Ramona.
:s: A n d t w o w e e k s t h e r e a f t e r .
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402
PnOCEBDINGS
February,
OF THE
A S S I S T A N T L E C T U R E R S , 1908. '
Name,
Louis E . Countryman . . Charles W . W i l l i a m s . . . W i l l i a m H . Harrison ^ l o n z o S. Barber . . . . . Grafton D. W h i t a k e r .. . W i l l i a m A. Downey . . . . George D. A d a m s . Olcott W. L i t t l e . W i l l i a m A. Adams . . . . . . T h o m a s H . Smyth Burton S. Williams . . . . J a m e s B. Kelsey . . . . . . . Charles L. Bramwell'.. .
Lodge.
P h i l l i p s b u r g No. 184 . . . Horton No. 326 W i c h i t a No. 99 W i c h i t a No. 99 Olive B r a n c h No. 212 .. Ionic No. 254 Salina No. 60 A l m a No. 161.. . ; E a s t o n No. 45 . . . . . . . . . . Mt. V e r n o n No. 145 . . . . St. J o h n ' s No". 113 E a s t o n No. 45 A n t h o n y No. 200 ...
Residence.
Phillipsburg. Horton. Wichita. Wichita. K a n s a s City. St. John. Salina. Alma. Easton. Beloit. Concordia. Easton. Beloit.
Q-RANv LODOE OF
1907-08.
403
KANSAS.
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF LODGES. Name. No. Acacia '.... 9 Active 158 Adams 63 Advance 114 Albert Pike 303 Alden 308 Allen 335 Alma 161 Alpha 282 Alta Vista 357 Altoona 118 Americas 109 Anchor 224 Anthem 284 Anthony 200 Apollo 297 Arcadia 329 Arcana 31 Armourdale 271 Ashland 277 Ashlar 344 Attica 262 Atwood 164 Auburn 32 Avon 305 Axtell 234 Barney 279 Baxter 71 Beattle 259 Belle P l a l n e . . . . 173 Belleville 129 Benevolent 98 Ben Hur 322 Bennington 180 Beulah 291 Black Diamond 274 Blue Hill 198 Blue "Rapids 169 Blue Valley 112 Bollng 365 Bonner Springs 366 Bourbon 268 Brainard 280 BrookvlU'e 209 Buffalo 379 Burlington 66 Burr Oak 178 Burrton 182 Cable Caney Canopy Canton Carbbndale Carson Cawker City.... Cedar Center Charity Chase Chautauqua Cherokee Cherry vale Chetopa Chlkaskla ClrclevlUe Clay Center Clifton
299 324 248 197 70 132 125 103 147 263 247 355 119 137 73 285 20 134 122
Location. Lawrence. Atchison. Oswego. Florence. Wichita. Alden. Allen. Alma. Jetmore. AltaVista. Altoona. Ainericus. Williamsburg. Scott City. Anthony. Ellis. Arcadia. Doniphan. Kansas City. Ashland. Riley. Attica. Atwood. Auburn. Westphalia. Axtell.' Dlghton. Baxter Springs. Beattle. Belle Plalne. Belleville. Abilene. Argentine. Bennington. Bunker Hill. Weir City. Lucas. Blue Rapids. Irving. Bollng. Bonner Springs. Bronson. White Water. Brookville. Buffalo. Burlington. Burr Oak. Burrton. Arlington. Oaney. Grenola. Canton. Oarbondale. Elk City. Cawker City. Chanute. Marlon. Hazelton. Chase. Cedar Vale. Cherokee. Cherryvale. Chetopa. Argonia. Oirclevllle. Clay Center. Clifton.
Name. No. Clinton 233 Comanche 295 Constellation... 95 Coolldge 316 Corinthian 79 Corner Stone... 219 Cosmos 278 Council Grove.. 36 Coyville 57 Crescent 133 Cuba 362 Cyrus 288 Delavan 375 Delaware . . . . . . . 96 Delphian 44 Delphos : 202 Delta 77 Denlson 372 DeSoto 40 Devon ..; 92 Dexter 156 Dlrlgo 226 Doric 83 Douglass 151 Dover 138 Downs 204 Dwight 374 Easton 45 Edna 345 Eldora 28 BlUnwood 217 Ellsworth 146 Emerald 289 Eminence 205 Emporia 12 Enterprise 353 Equity 131 Erie 76 Euclid 101 Eureka 88 Excelsior 115 Fargo 300 Farmers 166 Fidelity...106 Formoso 336 Fortitude 107 Frankfort 67 Fraternal 170 F r e d e r i c k . . . . : . . 337 Friendship 208 Frontier 104 Fulton 210 Galena 194 Galva 251 â&#x20AC;˘ Gardner 65 Garfleld 235 Gaylord..., 183 Geneseo 361 Gilead 144 Glrard 93 Glasco 292 Glen Elder 294 Godfrey 124 Golden R u l e . . . 90 Goodland 321 Gove City 302
Location. Burden. Coldwater. Fredonla. Coolldge. Burlineame. Little River. Kiowa. Council Grove. Coyville. Arkansas City. Cuba. Hope. Delavan. White Church. Garnett. Delphos. Medicine Lodge Denlson. De Soto. Devon. Dexter. Haddam. Eudora. Douglass. Dover. Downs. Dwight. Easton. Edna. Mapleton. EUiuwood. Ellsworth. Lakln. Eskrldge. Emporia. Enterprise. Fontana. Erie. Lyndon. Pleasanton. Unlontown. Liberal. Randolph. Eureka. â&#x20AC;˘ Formoso. Independence. Frankfort. Linn; Frederick. Haven. Washington Pulton. Galena. Galva. Gardner. Leonard vlUe. Gaylord. Geneseo. Yates Center. Glrard. Glasco. Glen Elder. Pawnee Station. North Topeka. Goodland. Gove City.
404
PROCEEDINGS
Name, Grand View .... Great Bend Greeley Greenleaf Greenwood Gypsum City ...
JVo. 376 15 211 232 163 328
Jjocalion. Bucklin. Great Bend. Greeley. Greenleaf. Eall River. G y p s u m Olty.
Halcyon Halstead Hamlin Hancock Harmony Harper Hartford Haven Havensvllle Hays • Hebron Henri Hesperian ...... Hiattville Hiawatha Highland Hiram Holsington Holton Holyrood Home Hope Horace Horton Hoxle Hoyt Huron , Ionic lola Jamestown Jefferson.. Jennings Jewell J o p p a •. Kansas Kaw K e y s t o n e ... Kickapoo Kilwinning .... Klncald King Solomon's, Kiowa Klrwln LaOrosse LaOygne Lafayette LaHarp Lake Landmark Lane , Larned '. Lawrence Leavenworth... Lebanon Lebo Lenexa Lenora Leoti Lewis Liberty Lincoln Linwood Logan '.. Long Island Longton Lotus Luray Lyra
120 46 185 311 94 206 193 157 34 195 314 190 Hi 216 35 296 68 331 42 343 89 155 352 826 348 327 72 254 38 227 84 360 11 223 307 272 102 4 265 388 10 293 175 330 61 16 325 50 218 339 167 6 2 221 152 135 181 840 220 123 154 241 264 231 26 286 153 256
Peabody. Halstead. . Hamlin. Ft.Leavenw'rth. Neodesha. Harper. Hartford. South Haven. Havensvllle. H a y s City. Gridley. Tonganoxie. Bossviiie. Hiattville. Hiawatha. • Green. Leavenworth. Holsington. Holton. Holyrood. Ceutralia. Howard. Horace. Horton. Hoxle. Hoyt. Huron. St. J o h n , lola. Jamestow^n. Winchester .Tennlngs. Jewell City. Leon. Herlngton. K a n s a s City. Cofleyvilie. Potter. Pratt. Klncald. Leavenworth. Greensburg. Klrwln. LaCrosse. LaCygne. Manhattan. LaHarp. * Silver Lake. Mound Valley. Lane. Larned. Lawrence. Leavenworth. Scandla. Lebo. Lenexa. Lenora. Leotl. Lewis. Liberty. Lincoln. Linwood. Logan. Long Island. Longton. Blue Mound. Luray. McLouth.
OF
February,
THE
Name. No. Mackey 48 Macksvllle 371 •Madison.. 196 Mankato 87 M a p l e C i t y . : . . . . 342 MapleHiU 870 Marmaton 245 Marysvllle 91 McCrackeri 58 McKinley 41 McPherson 172 M e d i c i n e V a l l ' y . 260 Meivern 22 Memphis 108 Merlden 286 Meridian 126 Milan 255 Mlllbrook 281 Miltonvale 242 Minneapolis 143 Mistletoe 269 Mollne 287 Morrill :...-873 Morton 258 Mound City 33 Moundrldge 346 M o u n t a i n Slope 186 M o u n t H o p e . . . 288 M o u n t M o r l a h . 179 M o u n t V e r n o n . 145 M o u n t Zlon 266 Mulberry 261 Mulvane'. 201 Munden 128 Muscotah 116 Mystic Tie 74
Location. EflBngham. Macksvllle. Madison. Mankato. M a p l e City. Maple Hill. Moran. Marysvllle. , McCracken. Pomona. McPherson. L a k e Olty. Melvern. Garland. Meriden. E l k Falls. Milan. H i l l Oity. • Miitonvale. Minneapolis. Conway Springs Moline. Morrill. Cheney. M o u n d City. Moundrldge. Oberlin. Mount Hope. Kinsley. Beloit. NortonvUle. Mulberry Grove. Mulvane. Munden. Muscotah. Augusta.
Naphtall Narka Nemaha Neosho Newahcuba New Albany New'ton Nlckerson N i n e Mile Ninnescah Norcatur Norton Norwich
310 349 18 27 189 81 -.. 142 48 • 49 280 317 199 319
Almena. Narka. Corning. LeRoy. Stockton. New Albany. Newton. • Nlckerson.. Lansing. Kingman. Norcatur. Norton. Norwich.
Oak 287 O a k H i l l . . . . . . . . 834 Oakley 253 Occidental 207 Oketo 25 Olathe 19 Olive 3.50 O l i v e B r a n c h . . . 212 Onaga 188 Oneida... .-.323 Orient 51 O s a g e V a l l e y . . . 24 Oskaloosa 14 Ottawa 18 O w e n A. B a s s e t t 367 ,Oxford 165
Lebanon. Oak Hill. Oakley. Alton. Oketo. Olathe. Elgin. Colony. Onaga. Oneida. Topeka. Osawatomle. Oskaloosa. Ottawa. Pittsburg. Oxford.
Pacific Palestine Palmyra Paola Paradise Parker ParkerviUe Parsons Patmos Peace
29 127 23 37 290 341 168 117 97 243
Humboldt. Edgerton. Baldwin. Paola. Plainvllle. Parker. Parkervllle. Parsons. E l Dorado. Loulsburg
GRAND
1907-08.
LODGE
Location. Phllllpsbure. Pittsburg. Netawaka. St. M a r y s . Powhattan. Clyde. Cimarron. Columbus.
Name. PhllUpsburg... Pittsburg Polar Star Pottawatomie.. Powhattan Prairie Queen.. Preston Prudence
No. 184 187 180 52 363 170 283 100
Quenemo
270 Q u e n e m o .
Randall Reno Rldgeway Rising Sun Robinson Rob Morris Rosedale Royal Russell
304 140 62 8 159 332 333 19i 177
Randall. Hutchinson. Overbrook. F o r t Scott. Robinson. Preston. Rosedale. Lyons. Russell.
Sabetha .• 162 S a b e t h a . Salem 228 B s b o n . Sallna 60 S a l l n a . Saltvllle 59 B a r n a r d . Samaria 298 W i l s o n . Santa Fe 312 S a n t a F e . Saqul 160 O s b o r n e . Scammon 351 S c a m m o n . ScottsvlUe 249 S c o t t s v l U e . Sedgwick 139 S e d g w i c k . Seneca 39 S e n e c a . Severance...' 313 S e v e r a n c e . Shawnee 54 S h a w n e e . Sherman 869 Q u i n d a r o . Signal 141 Osage C i t y . SUoam '.225 T o p e k a . Sincerity 214 S i m p s o n . Smlthton 1 Highland. Soldier 240 Soldier. Solomon -.. 105 S o l o m o n C i t y . Splvey 347 S p i v e y . Spring Hill 56 S p r i n g H i l l . St. B e r n a r d 222 D o d g e City. St. J o h n s 113 C o n c o r d i a . St. T h o m a s 306 Colby. Stafford 252 Stafford. Star 69 H a n o v e r . Sterling 171 S t e r l i n g . . StohrvlIIe 368 Bluff C i t y . Sumner 203 C a l d w e l l . S u m m e r f l e l d . . . 354 S u m m e r f l e l d . Sunflower 86 W i c h i t a .
OF
405
KANSAS.
Name. No, Location. Sutton 85 W a t e r v l l l e . Sy I v a n G r o v e . . . 3iJ9 S y l v a n G r o v e . Syracuse 309 S y r a c u s e . Temple Thayer Topeka Towanda Troy Turon Tuscan Twin Grove Tyrlan
237 149 17 30 55 358 82 213 246
Union Unity Urbana
7 J u n c t i o n City. 273 Clear W a t e r . 239 U r b a n a .
V a l l e y C e n t e r .. Valley F a l l s . . . . Vermillion Vesper Virgil Virginia Vulcan
364 21 320 136 301 315 229
Valley C e n t e r . Valley Falls. Vermillion. Sedan. Virgil. Savonburg. . Walnut.
Wa-Keene.y Waldren Wallace W a l n u t Cltv W a l n u t Valley. Wamego Washington Wathena Waverly Webb Wellington Wellsvllle Western Star... Westmoreland. Wetmore White Cloud.... Whiting Wichita Windom Winfleld W^oodson Wyandotte
148 377 318 215 191 75 5 64 244 275 150 356 174 257 53 78 250 i»9 276 110 121 3
Wa-Keeney. Waldren. Wallace. Rush Center. N e s s City. Wamego. Atchison. Wathena. Waverly. Meade. Wellington. Wellsvllle. Smith Center. Westmoreland. . Wetmore. W h i t e Cloud. Whiting. W^ichlta. Windom. Wlnfleld. Toronto. K a n s a s City.
Xenla Zenda Zeredatha
McCune. Thayer. . Topeka. Towanda. Troy. Turon. Neosho Falls. Severy. G a r d e n City.
47 X e n l a . 378 Z e n d a . 80 C o t t o n w ' d F a l l s
406
PROCEEDINGS
OF
February,
THE
LIST OF LODGES BY COUNTIES. County.
Location.
Allen
Name.
No.
Pacific
29 38 325 245 315
La Harp
Kincald
212 44 211 338 306
Kincald '
Potter Charity
Medicine Lodge
5158 48 72 4 H6 263 278 260 •77
Medicine Valley Delta ;
217 15 331
Fort Scott Fulton Hlattvllle Pawnee Station
Devon Fulton Hlattvllle Eldora Godfrey
'... .
268 92 8 210 108 216' 28 124' 115 47 185 35 326 373 363
Morrill
• 159
Butler
M y s t i c Tie
El Dorado
223 "
30 2S0
"White Water Cottonwood Falls Elgin
"Weir Uity
74 151 97
80 Olive
355 350 136
B l a c k D i a m o n d .'
71 100 194 351 274
Highland Oak H i l l
134 296 334
277
Oak Hill
Tgo7-o8.
QRANfi
LODGE
OV
407
KANSAS.
L I S T O P L O D G E S B Y C O U N T I E S â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Con^mwed." County.
Location.
Name.
No.
Cloud
Clyde Concordia . Glasco Jamestown Mlltonvale.
Prairie Queen . St. J o h n ' s . . . . . . . Glasco Jamestown Mlltonvale
176 113 292 227 242
Coffey .
Burlington. Grldley Lebo LeRoy Waverly
Burlington. Hebron Lebo Neosho Waverly
66 314 152 .27 244
Comanche .
Goldwater Arkansas City. Burden Dexter Maple City..... Wlnfleld .Arcadia Cherokee Glrard .'... McCuue Mulberry Grove. Pittsburg.. Pittsburg Walnut Jennings Oberlln Norcatur
Comanche , Crescent CUnton Dexter Maple City. Wlnfleld . . . Arcadia Cherokee Glrard Temple Mulberry Pittsburg Owen A. Bassett. Vulcan Jennings Mountain Slope. Norcatur
295
Dickinson ,
Abilene Enterprise Herlngtou Hope Solomon City
Benevolent. Enterprise . Kansas Cyrus Solomon
353 307 288 105
Doniphan.
Doniphan Highland '.... Severance ... Troy Wathena White Cloud . Baldwin Eudora Lawrence Lawrence
Arcana Smlthton . . . . Severance ... Troy Wathena White Cloud. Palmyra Doric Lawrence Acacia
31 1 313 55 . 64 78 23 83 6 9
Edwards .
Kinsley. Lewis...
Mt. Moriah. Lewis
179 220
Elk
Elk Falls. Grenola . Howard . Longton. Moline...
Meridian Canopy. Hope' Longton. Moline...
126 248 155 26 267
Ellis......
Ellis Hays City. Ellsworth . Holyrood.. Wilson . . . .
Apollo. Hays...
297 195
Ellsworth . Holyrood.. Samaria...
146 343
Garden City. Bucklin Dodge C i t y . .
Tyrian Grand View. St. Bernard .
Cowley
Crawford.
Decatur .
Douglas.
Ellsworth Finney. .. Ford
133 233 156 342 110 329 119 93 237 261 187 367 229 360 186 317
246 376 222
408
PJiOCEEDINGS
February,
OF THE
L I S T OF' L O D G E S B Y C O U N T I E S — C o n t i n u e d . County. J'ranklln.
Oeary •Gove •Graham •Gray •Greeley •Greenwood
Hamilton. JIarper
tlarvey
Location. Lane Ottawa Pomona "WellsvUle Williamsburg . Junction City . Gove City Hill City Cimarron ...... Horace . Eureka Fall River. Madison... Severy . Virgil....... CooUdge. Syracuse. Anthony .. Attica Bluff Olty , Harper Waldren .. Burrton . Halstead . Newton... Sedgwick.
Name. Lane Ottawa .... McKlnley . Wellsvllle. Anchor Union ..... Gove City. Mlllbrook. Preston Horace Fidelity Greenwood.. Madison Twin Grove . Virgil Coolldge Syracuse Anthony Attica StohrvUle ... Harper Waldren Burrton ... Halstead .. Newton.... Sedgwick..
339 18 41 366 224.
302 281 283 352 106 163 196 213 301
316. 309 200 262 368 206 377 182 46 142 189 312
Jetmore ... OirclevlUe. Denlson ... Holton — Hoyt Netawaka. Soldier Whiting...
Santa Fe .. Alpha ClrclevlUe. Denlson .'.. Holton .... Hoyt Polar Star. Soldier .... Whiting...
Jefferson.
Merlden Nortonvllle .. Oskaloosa.... McLouth Valley Falls . Winchester .,
Merlden Mt. Zlon Oskaloosa Lyra Valley Falls , Jefferson
236 266 14 256 21 84
Jewell.
Biirr Oak Esbon Formoso . Jewell City. Mankato ... Randall
Burr Oak. Salem .... Formoso . Jewell Mankato . Randall .. De Soto Edgerton... Gardner Lenexa •. Olathe Shawnee ... Spring Hill.
178
Haskell ... • Hodgeman Jackson....
Johnson.
Santa Fe .
DeSoto ....... Edgerton — Gardner.:... Lenexa Olathe Shawnee — Spring Hill .
20 372 42 327 130. 240 250
11 87 304 40 127 65 135 19 54 56
1907-08.
GRAND LODGE OF
409
KANSAS.
L I S T OF LODGES B Y COUNTIESâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Continued. County.
Name.
Location.
No.
Kearney . .
Lakln.
Emerald . . .
Kingman.
Kingman . Norwich. -. Splvey Zenda
JNinriescah . Norwich.... Spivey Zenda
Kiowa..
Greensburg .
Kiowa .
Labette
Chetopa Edna Mound Valley . Oswego Parsons
Chetopa . . . Edria Landmark . Adams Parsons . . . .
78 345 ai8
Lane
Dlghton
Barney .
279
Leavenworth.
Bollng Easton , Fort Leavenworth . Lansing Leavenworth Leavenworth Leavenworth Llnwood Tonganoxle
BoUng Easton Hancock Nine Mile Leavenworth . . King Solomon's Hlrani Llnwood Henri
365 46 311 49 2 10 68 241 190
Lincoln
Barnard Lincoln . . . . ' . . . Sylvan Grove.
.Saltville Lincoln . . . . . . . Sylvan Grove.
59 154 359
Linn.
Blue Mound . La Cygne Mound City.. Parker Pleasanton..." Trading Post.
Lotus La Cygne Mound City Parker Eureka ; Blooming Grove.
286 61 33 341 88 41
TiOgan .
Oakley
Oakley.
258
Lyon . .
Allen Amerlcus Emporia . Hartford .
Allen Amerlcus . Emporia . Hartford .,
335 109 12 193
Marlon
Florence Marlon . . Peabody.
Advance : Center . . . Halcyon.
114 147 120
Marshall.
Axtell Beattle Blue Rapids . Frankfort Irving MarysvlUe . . . Oketo Summerfleld. Vermillion... WatervlUe . . .
Axtell Beattle Blue Rapids . Frankfort BlueValley.. Maryavllle . . . Oketo Summerfleld Vermillion... Sutton
234 259 169 67 112 91 ' 25 364 320 86
MePherson .
Canton Galva MePherson.. Moundrldge Wlndom
Canton Galva MePherson . . Moundrldge , Wlndom
197 251 172 348 276
Meade.
Meade .
Webb.
275
Miami.
Fontana
Equity
131
280 819 847 378
410
PROCEEDINOS
OF THE
February,
L I S T OF LODGES BY COUNTIES—Continued.'
County.
Location.
Name.
No.
Miami.
Loulsburg Osawatomle... Paola
Peace Osage Valley,.. Paola ;
243 24 37
Mitchell.
Belolt Cawker City . . , Glen Elder Simpson Scottsville
146 125 294 214 249
Montgomery ,
Oaney—....... CofleyvlUe Cherry vale Elk City Independence. Liberty:
Mt. Vernon . . . . Cawker City . . . Glen Elder..... Sincerity Scottsville Oaney Keystone Cherry vale Carson Fortitude, r Liberty
Morris.
Council Grove. Delavan Dwight Parkervllle
Council Grove . Delavan Dwight Parkervllle
36 375. 874 168
Nemaha
Centralla Corning Oneida Sabetha Seneca Wetmore
Home Nemaha Oneida Sabetha Seneca Wetxnore
162 39 •53
Chanute Erie Thayer Urbana
Cedar Erie Thayer Urbana
Ness . . .
Ness City
Walnut Valley
Norton
Almena Lenora Norton
Naphtall Lenora Norton
...
310 181 199
Osage .
Burllngame Carbondale Lyndon Melvern Osage City Overbrook Quenemo
Corinthian Carbondale Euclid Melvern . . . . ; . . . Signal Ridgeway Q,uenemp ".
79 70 101 22 141 62 270
Osborne
Alton Downs Osborne
Occidental Downs Saqni
Ottawa -
Bennington Delphos Minneapolis . . .
Bennington Delphos Minneapolis . . .
180 202 143
Neosho
:..
:
324 102 137 132 lOT 123
103 76 149 239
207 •204 160
Pawnee
Larned
Larned
167
Phillips
Klrwln Logan . . . : . . . . . . Long Island Phlllipsburg . . ,
Klrwln Logan Long Island Phlllipsburg . . .
176 264 231 184
Pottawatomie.
HavensvlUe Onaga St. Marys Wamego. Westraoreland
HavensvlUe Onaga Pottawatomie . Wamego Westmoreland
34 188 62 75 267
Pratt .
Pratt
Kilwinning
265
1907-08.
GRAND LODGE
OF
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KANSAS.
L I S T OF LODGES BY COUNTIES—Continued. County.
Name.
Location.
No.
Pratt...
Preston.
Rob Morris.
332
EawUna
Atwood.
Atwood
164
Reno ...
Arlington .,. Haven Nlckerson... Hutchinson. Turou
Cab e Friendship. Nlckerson.. Reno Turon
Republic.
Belleville. Cuba M u n d e n .. Narka .... S c a n d l a ..
Belleville. Cuba Munden .. Narka Lebanon..
Rice .
Alden Chase Frederick ... Geneseo Little River. Lyons Sterling . . . .
Alden Chase Frederick Geneseo , Corner Stone . Royal Sterling
247 337 361 219 192 171
Riley .
L e o n a r d villa. Manhattan... Randolph Riley
Garfleld . . Lafayette F a r m e r s .. Ashlar
235 16 166 344
Rooks ....
Plainvllle . S t o c k t o n ..
290 189
Rush
LaOrosse . . . . McCracken . Rush Center
Paradise Newahcuba . LaOrosse ...'.. M c O r a c k e n .. WalnufCity .
Russell . . .
Bunker Hill , Lucas Luray Russell
Beulah Blue Hill Luray Russell
291 198 153 177
Saline
Brookvllle Gypsum City Sallna
Brookvllle ... Gypsum City Salina ;',
209 328
Scott
Scott City.
Anthem.
284
Sedgwick
Cheney Clearwater M o u n t H o p e ..' Valley Center. Wichita ....... W i c h i t a ........ Wichita
Morton Unity M o u n t H o p e .. Valley Center. Sunflower Wichita Albert Pike ...
258 273 238 364 86 99 303
Seward...
Liberal.
Fargo.
300
Shawnee .
Auburn Dover Rossville Silver L a k e . Topeka Topeka Topeka Topeka
Auburn Dover Hesperian Lake Topeka Orient Golden Rule SUoam
,S2 138 111 50 17 51 90 225
299 • 208 43 • 140 858 129 3«2 128 349 221
'..
330 68 215
Sheridan.
Hoxie
Hoxie
848
Sherman.
Goodland
Goodland.
321
412
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
L I S T OF LODGES B Y COUNTIESâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Continued. County,
Location.
Name.
No.
Smith
Gaylord Lebanon Smith Center . . .
Gaylord Oak Western Star ..
183 287 174
Stafford.
MacksvlUe Stafford St. J o h n
371 252 254
Sumner .
Argonla Belle Plalne . . . . Caldwell Conway Springs Milan Mulvane Oxford South H a v e n ... Wellington
MacksvlUe Stafford Ionic Chlkaakla Belle Plalne ... Sumner Mistletoe Milan Mulvane Oxford Haven Wellington
Thomas
Colby
St. Thomas......
309
Trego
Wa-Keeney
Wa-Keeney
148
Wabaunsee.
Alma AltaVista Eminence
161 357 205
Wallace
Alma AltaVista Eskrldge
Washington
Wallace
Wallace
Wichita.
CUtton Greenleaf Haddam Hanover Linn Washington Leotl....' Altoona Buualo Coy vine Fredonla.... Neodeshq New Albany
Clifton Greenleaf Dlrlgo Star Fraternal Frontier Leotl Altoona Buffalo CoyvlUe Constellation.. Harmony ._..
285 173 203 269 255 201 165 157 150
318 122 232 226 69 170 104 340
New Albany
118 379 57 95 94 81
Woodson.
Neosho Falls Toronto Yates Center
Tuscan Woodson Gllead
82 121 144
Wyandotte .
Argentine/... Bonner Springs. Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Q,ulndaro Rosedale White Church ..
Ben H u r Bonner Springs Wyandotte Armourdale Kaw Sherman Rosedale Delaware
Wilson ..
:
366 271 272
333
Burlington
Name.
Denver
Leavenworth . Delaware
Cofley
County.
Bluff City
JVarno. •
Pottawatomie Harper
Blaine B l u 9 City
Shawnee
Lyon Amerlous Sedgwick . . . . Andale Atchison St. J o h n s Johnson..; Au r a r l a
County.
Llndsborg Friendship Opolls Buckeye Pottawatomie Wheaton
McPherson '. O t t a w a Crawford
Big S p r i n g s . . . S h a w n e e
Aubry
I^ocation.
Wheaton
Llndsborg Lindsay Opolls
Englevale Crawford Englevale Leavenworth.. Leavenworth . Adelpha Lecompton Douglas Geary
D e n v e r City . . .
Burlington
Location,
D E F U N C T LODGES.
1870
1868 1858
1860
1866
Disp.
ReVa
1887 1898 1904
1881 1884
1900
1859
Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct.
Charter Surrendered.
337 F e b . 18, 1891 313 F e b . 20, 1889
( Consolidated w i t h Mt. H o p e Lodge N o . j 238, F e b . 2,1894. ( D r o p p e d from roll a c c o u n t o r g a n l z a f t l o n G r a n d L o d g e of Colorado i n 1862. J Disp. Issued as Big S p r i n g s L o d g e , b u t Oct. 16, 1867 1 n a m e a f t e r w a r d s c h a n g e d to S h a w n e e , j Consol. w i t h W e s t m o r e l a n d L o d g e N o . i 257, M a y 18,1894. F e b . 18, 1897
Charter Revoked,
Remarks,
I N o m e e t i n g s w e r e held, a n d d i s p e n s a t i o n was r e t u r n e d > to the Grand Master.
1 D i s p e n s a t i o n was r e t u r n e d to G r a n d M a s t e r , w i t h a \ s t a t e m e n t t h a t o w i n g to t h e lodge b e i n g located so n e a r ( A u r a r l a Lodge, It w a s d e e m e d best t o h a v e b u t o n e lodge.
15, 1867 Oct. 21, 1869 18, 1891 18, 1859 Oct. 14, 1881. 16, 1860 Oct. 21, 1863. 15, 1861
Chartered.
9 Oct. 19, 1857
62 253 26 30 37
No.
HeTUarks. (Master r e p o r t e d t h a t n o m e e t i n g s h a d b e e n held, a n d < o w i n g t o a b s e n c e of m e m b e r s , a n d need of s u i t a b l e ( r o o m , d i s p e n s a t i o n was r e t u r n e d .
(DEFUNCT).
Disp, Rev^k'd.
O H A R T B B E D LODGES
1899 1868 1857 1878 1884 1868 • 1885 1896 1903
1860
1857
1863
Disp. Issued.
LODGES U N D E R D I S P E N S A T I O N , B U T N B V E E O H A B T B R E D .
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Name.-
Feb. 15, 1888
Oct. 20, 1808
Oct. 10, 1860
Oct. 20, 1870 M a r . 22, 1879. Oct. 22, 1S74
Landmark .. Ijcconipton . LlncolnvlUe Phoenix
Leavenworth . Calvary
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Douglas .... Marlon Mctherson
Oct. 21, 1862
Indlanola...
Shawnee .
Indlanola
Leavenworth Lecompton ., LlncolnvlUe . Llndsborg
Feb. 22, 18K3 Dec. 17, 1883. Oct. 18, 1859 Dec. 17, 1892. Oct. 18, 1870 Dec. 17, 1881.
19, 1870 1, 1898 5, 1888,
Oct. 16, 1807 Oct. Oct. 18, 18!)8 Feb. 20, 1880 Jan. Feb. 19, 1885 Dec.
50 Oct. 16, 1866
Oct. 16, 1860
Golden City. Triune High Prairie Ida....
Brown Leavenworth Republic
Golden City .. Hiawatha Higb Prairie'. Ida
Oct. 16, 1872
Alpha
Jiemark$.
Oct. 17, 1865
Oct. 17, 1877
( First dlsp'n Issued Apr. 7, 1864, was re1 called by G.-. M.-.; second, Sept. 27,1864.
King Solomon's Lodge No. 110, Oct. 18,1876. , ( Dlsp'n Issued as Landmark Lodge, but < charter Issued In name of St. John's (Lodge.
Location changed to Silver Lake, Oct. 21,1868. Name changed to Great Light Oct. 20,1869. !j Oonsol. with
(Records fall to show county In which Oct. 21, 1863 j lodge was located, but supposed to be (In Jackson. Oct. 18, 1876 Consolidated with Bluff City LodgeNo. 318, June 18,1892. Consolidated with Bourbon Lodge No. 8, and name changed to Rising Sun Lodge No. 8. Dropped from roll account organization Grand Lodge Ind. Ter. In 1878. • Dropped from roll account organization Grand Lodge Colorado in 1862..
Oct. 15, 1879
S Consolidated with Halcyon Lodge No. i 120, Oct. 18,1876;
i Consolidated -with Godfrey Lodge No. 124, March 26,1894.
1 Charter Issued direct by Grand Lodge 19, 1903 ! February 17,1898.
Charter Revoked.
Feb. 17,1898 Feb. Feb. 19, 1890 Sept. 21, 1896. Oct. 22, 1874 Oct. 18,-187t) Feb. 18, 18S8 Jan. 17, 1894. Oct. 21, 1874
Cfiarter Chartered. Surrendered,
46 Oct. 17, 1865
No.
Fort Gibson .,
Bluff City .... Harper Bluff City ... Bucklla Ford Bucklln Oato Crawford Cato Cedar Vale ... Chautauqua . Cedar Vale.. Chautauqua . Cedar Vale ... Myrtle Butler Clifford Whitewater. Clinton Douglas Ashlar Wyandotte . Edwardsvllle Composite .. Elk Creek... Elk City Frankfort... Marshall . Frankfort Lily Harper ,.. Preeport Rising Sun.. Fort Scott ... Bourbon
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G E O . A. BEAUCHAMP
Montgomery.
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GEORGE MACDONALD
Calgary.
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Arteona..
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California
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San Francisco'.
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Colorado Connecticut Delaware
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Jacksonville.
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Brunswick Hampshire Jersey Mexico
New York North Carolina
Atoka. Cedar Rapids.
ALBERT K . W I L S O N HENRY B . GRANT .RICHARD LAMBERT STEPHEN B E R R Y J A M E S A. OVAS SERENO D . NICKBRSON W I L L I A M M . ISAAC
M e x i c o (Valley de Mexico) Michigan Minnesota... Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska
Indianapolis.
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E . M. L. E H L E R S J O H N C. DREWHY
Topeka. Louisville. New Orleans. Portland. Winnipeg. Boston. Baltimore.
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Carson City. .St. .lohn. Concord. Trenton. Albuquerque.
New York City. Raleigh.
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FRANK J. THOMPSON THOMAS MOWBRAY J. H . BROMWELL,
Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania
JAMES S. H U N T J A M E S F . ROBINSON W I L L I A M A. S I N N
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Fargo. Halifax. Cincinnati. -.
Guthrie. Portland. Philadelphia.
Peru J . B. CHOZA P r i n c e E d w a r d I s l a n d . . . . N E I L MACKELVIE
Lima. Summerside.
Quebec
WILL H . WHYTE
Rhode Island South Carolina South D a k o t a
S. PENROSE WILLIAMS JACOB T. BARRON GEORGE A. PETTIGREW
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Providence.. Columbia. Sioux Falls.
Montreal.
Tennessee Texas
JOHN B . GARRETT J O H N WATSON
Nashville. Waco.
Utah Vermont Virginia
CHRISTOPHER D I B H L H E N R Y H . Ross G E O . W . CARRINGTON
Salt Lake City. .Burlington. Richmond.
Washington
H O R A C E . W A L T E R TYLER
Tacoma.
W e s t Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
HIRAM R . HOWARD W M . W . PERRY W . L. KUYKENDALL
Point P l e a s a n t . Milwaukee. Saratoga.'
FOREIGN GRAND LODGES.
Costa Rica, C. A
DIEGO POVEDANO
Cuba
CA'RLOS G . C H A R L E S
San Jose.
England Ireland New South Wales
E D W A R D LETCH WORTH ...Freemason Hall, L o n d o n . H . E . FLAVELLE Freemason Hall, Dublin. ARTHUR H . BRAY ...Sydney.
Havana.
N e w Zealand
....MALCOLM NICCOL
Auckland.
P u e r t o Rico
J O S E G . TORRES
San J u a n .
Queensland Scotland
CHARLES H . HARLEY DAVID B E I D
Brisbane, Edinburgh.
South Australia
J . H . CUNNINGHAM
Adelaide.
Tasmania Victoria
J O H N HAMILTON J O H N BRAIM
Hobart. Melbourne.
W e s t e r n Australia
J . D. STEVENSON
Perth.
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February,
OF T H E GRAND LODGE O F
KANSAS N E A R O T H E R G R A N D LODGES.
Alabama R.'.W.-. SAMUEL W . T A T E Anniston. Alberta R / . W.- S . J . BLAIK Calgary. Arizona R.'. W.' DEMETRIUS G I L M O N BEALS..Phcenix. Booneville. Arkansas R.".W.' J O H N M . O A T H Q U T Vancouver; British C o l u m b i a R.-. W.- S. N. J A R R E T Hamilton. Canada R.-. W.- W . G . R E I D Denver. Colorado .R.-.W.- W I L L I A M H . SANPORD Hartford. Connecticut R.". W.- I S A I A H B A K E R , J r . . . . ; San J o s e . Costa Rica R.-.W.-. C I P R I A N O SOTO Havana. Cuba R.-.W.- F E L I X V-. P R E V A L Wilmington. Delaware R.-. W.- R. H E N R Y Y O U N G Washington. District of Columbia...R.-. W.- T . J O H N N E W T O N England Florida... ' .M.-.W.- SAMUEL PASUO Monticello. Georgia R.-. W.- H E N R Y B A N K S La G r a n g e . Boise City. Idaho R.-.W-.- C H A R L E S H I M R O D Chicago. Illinois R.-. W.- G E O R G E M . MOHLTON Corydon. Indiana R.-. W.- W I L L I A M R I D L E Y Muscogee. Indian Territory M.-.W.- P A T R I C K J . B Y R N E Dublin. Ireland R.-. W.- F R A N C I S E . CLAIJKE Shreveport. Louisiana R.-. W.- M A T H E W L . SCOVELL Lewiston. Maine R.-. W.- A R C H I E L . T A L B O T R a p i d City. Manitoba M.-.W.- J A M E S A. O V A S . Maryland City of Mexico. M e x i c o (Valley de Mexico) ..M.-.W.- J O H N C . MORDOUGH Cassopolis. Michigan M.-.W.- J A M E S H . F A B N A M St. P a u l . Minnesota R.-. W.- C A L V I N L . B R O W N Natchez. Mississippi M.-. W.- . E . G E O R G E D E L A P . ! K a n s a s City. Missouri R'.-. W.- W I L L I A M F . K U H N Livingston. Montana ....R.-. W.- SAMUEL M . N Y E Hastings. Nebraska R.-. W.- J A M E S P . A . B L A C K Stone'House. Nevada R.-.W.- THOMAS NELSON Moncton. New Brunswick R.-. W.- G E O R G E R . SANGSTER Littleton. New H a m p s h i r e R.-. W.- M I L L A R D F . Y O U N G ' Elizabethtown. New Jersey R.-.W.- C H A R L E S R U S S Sydney. New South Wales R.-.W.- A L F R E D J . B U B B I D G E New Y o r k C i t y . N e w York...'. R.-. W.- ROBERT J . J O R D A N Christchurch. N e w Zealand '. R.-. W.; H E N R Y I N I G O H O B D B N Wilmington. North Carolina.... R . - . W . - . M . C . S . NOBLES
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N o r t h Dakota M.'.W.-. J O H N F . SELBY Hillsboro. N o v a Scotia R.'. W.-. THOMAS MCCONKBY Halifax. Ohio E.'. W . \ 8. B. L I G H T N E R Sabina. Oregon â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pennsylvania M.'.W.-. SAMUEL B . D I C K ..Meadville. Prince E d w a r d Is .E.'. W.-. N . MACLAKEN Montague. P u e r t o Rico R.'. W.". FEDERICO VALS-SPINOZA ...San J u a n . Quebec... : ...R.'. W.-. EDWARD A. EVANS Quebec. Queensland R.'. W . \ A. C. J E F F R E Y Brisbane. R h o d e Island.... R.'. W.-. D A N I E L BABCOCK Phcenix. Scotland R.-.W.-. W I L L I A M BLACK Wellside, Falkirk. South Australia R.'. W.". FREDERIC C . BOWBN Adelaide. South Carolina ;...E.'. W.-. W . F . STRONG Charleston. S o u t h Dakota E.'. W.-. BRUCE M . EOWLEY.. Huron. Tennessee M . ' . W . ' . C . A. GOODLOB Alamo. Texas E.'.W.-. W I L L I A M CLARK Jefferson. Utah E.-. W.-. W I L L I S O . BRIDGMAN Salt Lake City. Vermont Victoria
E.'. W.-. H E N R Y H . EOSS E.". W.'. A R C H I B A L D A I T K B N
Virginia E . ' . W . ' . H E N R Y M . BOYKIN Washington M.'.W.'. JOSEPH SMITH W e s t e r n Australia R.'. W . - . F R B D . S . ' F I N C H West Virginia R.-. W.-. J O H N M . COLLINS Wisconsin .....M.'.W.-. H E N R Y L . PALMER...,
Burlington. Armadale.
Richmond. Kalama. Guildford. Marmet. Milwaukee.
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G R A N D R E P E E S E N T A T I V E S O F O T H E R G R A N D LODGES N E A R , T H E GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
Topeka. Alabama W / . THOMAS J . ANDERSON Salina; Alberta ^ "VV.vGEORGE D . A D A M S Wichita. Arkansas W/. FRED. H.STUCKEY Oberlin. Arizona W / . W. A.MER BURNETT Great Bend. British C o l u m b i a W.'. AARON H . CONNETT.... : California VV.-. W M . EASTON HUTCHISON...Garden C i t y . Leavenworth. Canada ; W / . J O H N C . KETCHESON W.ichita. Colorado W / . E L M E R E . BLECKLEY ..Salina. ^ Connecticut M / . W / . THOMAS L . B O N D Topeka. Cuba W.-. CHESTER B . R E E D Delaware.... W.-. C H A R L E S A. V A N VELZEB..Fort Scott. Ellsworth. District of Columbia..M.-.W.-. E D W . W . WELLINGTON Topeka. England R.-.W.-. ALBERT K . W I L S O N Florida Manhattan. Georgia W . \ HARRY E . BEST Manhattan. Idaho W.- SIMEON M . F O X Topeka. Illinois... :.M.-.W.- M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R Anthony. Indiana R.'.W.v F"'RED W A S H B O N Indian Territory Ireland M.-.W." J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E . . . J e w e l l City. Louisiana W.-. A L E X . L . V A N ARSDALL..;..Kansas City. Eureka. Maine M.-.W.- D A V I D B . F U L L E R St. J o h n . Manitoba ; W.-. W M . A . D O W N E Y Hutchinson. Maryland W.-, W M . R . UNDERWOOD Mexico (Vallej deMeiieo)..M.-.W.-, M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R . . .;...Topeka. Emporia. Michigan M.-.W.- J . J A Y BUCK Leavenworth. Minnesota W.- A R T H U R M . JACKSON Paola. Mississippi W.- , W I L L I A M L . M A X W E L L Newton. Missouri M.-.W.- P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON Phillipsburg. M o n t a n a .: W.-. L O U I S E . COUNTRYMAN F o r t Scott. Nebraska W.- CHARLES E . CORY Pittsburg. Nevada W.- . W I L L I A M H . V O E T H Emporia. New Brunswick W.- H A R R Y E . PEACH ....Ellsworth. New Hampshire..; W.- A. S I D N E Y C H A S E Russell. New J e r s e y VV.- C H A R L E S E . H A L L Hiawatha. New S o u t h Wales W.- . C H A R L E S H . L A W R E N C E Wamego. New Y o r k M.-.W.- , M A U R I C E L . S T O N E Atchison. New Z e a l a n d W.- , F R A N K . E . D A V I S Larned. N o r t h Carolina R.-. W . - , A L E X . A. S H A R P
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W.-. M A R V I N L . T R U B Y Independence. N o r t h Dakota W.'. J O H N MCCUI.LAGH Galena. Nova Scotia Oliio .-.'. M.'.W.". SAMUEL R . P E T E R S Newton. Oklahoma â&#x20AC;&#x17E;. W.'. J O H N J . H A Y S . . . Osborne. Oregon W.". A L B E R T H . W H E E L E R Marion. P r i n c e E d w a r d Island W.'. L U T H E R M . N E L L I S Topeka. P u e r t o Rico W.-. W I L L I A M L . BURDICK Lawrence. Quebec W . ' . G E O R G E M . DIXON K a n s a s City. Queensland W.'. E L R I C K C . C O L E Great Bend. Rhode Island W.'. W M . F . M A R C H Lawrence. Scotland M.-.W.-. W M . M . SHAVER Topeka. South Australia .... W.'. B E N J A M I N O. H A G E N Newton. South Carolina W.'.ROBERT J. MCFARLAND K a n s a s City. South Dakota W.". CHARLES A. L o u c k s Lakin. Tennessee M.'.W.'. BESTOR G . BROWN Topeka. Texas W.". C H A R L E S W . K O U N S Topeka. Utah W.". H A R V E Y C . LIVERMORE Olathe. Vermont .M.-.W.-. H E N R Y F . MASON G a r d e n City. Victoria W.-. A L F R E D A. RODGERS Topeka. Virginia M.-.W.-. C H A R L E S J W E B B Topeka. Washington W.-. AUGUSTUS O . W E L L M A N ...Topeka. W e s t e r n Australia .M.-.W.-. THOMAS G . F I T C H Wichita. West Virginia W.-. J O H N W . N E I L S O N Concordia. Wisconsin . R.-. W.-. M A R I O N K . B R U N O AGE Russell.
" APPOINTIVE OFFICERS, 1907. (1) CHARLES H. ROGERS. Grand Ohaplaln; (2) ALEXANDER A. SHARP, Grand Senior Deacon; (3) GEORGE M. BARNS, Grand Junior Deacon; (4) MOSES H. OOLE, Grand Marshal; (5) ROBERT TREAT PAYNE, Grand Sword Bearer; (6) CRAS. L. BRAMWELL, Grand Senior Steward; (7 ) EDWARD B. CORSE, Grand Junior Steward; (8) EARL E . FAWOETT. Grand Pursulvant; (9) SPENOER P WADE, Grand Tyler.
BIOGEAPHICAL SKETCH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; OF â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
M.-. W.-. E D W A R D WINSLOW W E L L I N G T O N , G R A N D M A S T E R 1907-1908.
B Y R.-.W.-. F R E D W A S H B O N .
V Words a r e often b u t cold messengers, a n d thoroughly inadequate to speak w h ^ t t h e heart feels, or to express to others t h a t of which we .have within ourselves a l^nowledge absolute, and one feels it impossible to convey by such a recital as this more t h a n a mere shadow of w h a t should be set forth of t h e life and c h a r a c t e r of the subject of this sketch. M.-. W.-. E D W A R D W I N S L O W W E L L I N G T O N was born of s t u r d y
New E n g l a n d stock, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on t h e 4th d a y of February, A. D. 1853, a n d grew to manhood environed b y a l l those splendid attributes of character which have so strongly marked t h e history and achievement of the New E n g l a n d people. During his childhood and youth, he enjoyed the a d v a n t a g e s accorded to the child of parents in affluent c i r c u m s t a n c e s ; b u t owing to financial reverses in his family, found himself unexpectedly cut off from m a t e r i a l assistance, and dependent on his own efforts during his first year in college. I t was in this crisis.that his talents, energy a n d perseverance asserted themselves, a n d enabled him to complete his college course and be graduated with honor from H a r v a r d University in 1874. I n 1877 he was a d m i t t e d to t h e bar of Massachusetts, and in 1878 removed to K a n s a s to take up his life's work a s a pioneer in t h e great " E m p i r e of t h e West." I n 1879 he was married in Boston to Miss C L A R A E D W A R D S , a n d the same year took up his residence in Ellsworth County, K a n s a s , where he h a s since continued to reside, and where, with t h e assistance of his m o s t estimable wife, has maintained a home,>esteemed by his friends as a very " M e c c a " of the most genial hospitality. True to the business instincts, developed largely, no doubt, by his early trials a n d necessity, he has always adapted himself successfully to his surroundings, which did not prove propitious to 'the practice of his profession, but in which he found and improved
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Febi-uary,
the opportunity to build up a real e s t a t e a n d loan brokerage business w h i c h h a s yielded him a thorough competency for his ripening years, and which business is now largely entrusted to his son and only child, W A L D O F O R B S T E B W E L L I N G T O N .
M.". W.'. Bro. W E L L I N G T O N earlJ' embraced Masonry with all the strength a n d vigor of his forceful character, and h a s merited and received its most distinguished honors. H e w a s m a d e a^Master Mason in E l l s w o r t h Lodge No. 146, A. F. & A. M., in 1881; a Royal Arch Mason in Ellsworth Chapter No. 64, R. A. M., in 1882, and the same y e a r b e c a m e a m e m b e r of H i r a m Council No. 10, R. & S. M., located a t Minneapolis, K a n s a s . . H e was k n i g h t e d in 1S87 in Askelon C o m m a n d e r y No. 6, K. T., located a t Salina, K a n s a s , and in 1894 b e c a m e a m e m b e r of t h e Ancient a n d Accepted Scottish Rite, a n d is affiliated with W i c h i t a Consistory. I n 1899 he was made a m e m b e r of Baetae Crusis Conclave of the Imperial, Ecclesiastical arid Military Order, of t h e Red Cross of Constantine a t Topeka, K a n s a s . ' H e served his lodge as Master in 1890; his chapter as High . P r i e s t in 1886;.was the first Thrice Illustrious Master of E l l s worth Coun^cil in 1898, a n d wass E m i n e n t C o m m a n d e r of St. Aidem a r C o m m a n d e r y No. 33, located a t E l l s w o r t h , in 1892. ' I n t h e Grand Masonic Bodies of K a n s a s his superior abilities were e a r l y recognized, and following a m o s t efficient committee service in all of them, ai.d upon passing through t h e various subordinate offlces. he was elected G r a n d Master of t h e Grand Council, R. & S. M., of K a n s a s , for the y e a r 1899; Grand H i g h Priest of t h e G r a n d Chapter, R. A. M., of K a n s a s , for the year 1902; Grand C o m m a n d e r of t h e Grand Commandery, K. T., of K a n s a s , for the â&#x20AC;˘year 1901, and G r a n d Master of the M.'.W.-. Grand Lodge, A. F . & A. M., of K a n s a s , for the year 1907. I n 1900 he was elected GÂŤneral G r a n d M a r s h a l of the General Grand Council, R. &' S. M., of the U n i t e d States, and through subsequent elections of t h a t Body h a s been regularly advanced to the position'of General Grand C a p t a i n of the Guard, whicn he now holds, a n d from 1904 to 1907 h e served as General Grand W a r d e r of the Grand E n c a m p m e n t K n i g h t s Templar of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s of America. To recite in detail t h e extent of h i s labors and usefulness in t h e G r a n d Masonic Bodies of K a n s a s would require t h e practical w r i t i n g of their history for the p a s t fifteen years, d u r i n g which time he h a s been identified with p r a c t i c a l l y every step of their splendid a d v a n c e m e n t and has c o n s t a n t l y given of the best of his talents and- energies to build t h e m up in e v e r y t h i n g t h a t m a k e s for t h e h i g h e s t ideals of t h e fraternity. Forceful, energetic, aggressive a n d impulsive, his faults (and no m a n is without them) worn on his c6atsleeve,M.'.W.". Bro. W E L L I N G T O N h a s n o t been a t all times understood and appreciated,
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but in the final j u d g m e n t of his work in the field of masonic endeavor he has won and holds the admiration and respect of the fraternity in K a n s a s . The highest tribute to his character, however, will not be found in the recital of his business and social achievements, or in the m a n y distinguished honors conferred upon him. I t cannot, in fact, be written here. I t can only be found engraven on the hearts of those of his associates t o w h o m it has been given, in the close ties of friendship, to know and feel those qualities of mind and heart which unite in him to constitute a true and unselfish sympathetic and unfaltering friend.
Tn memoriam.
Sacred to the imemorv of
<!!>ur :03eloved 5>ead witbin tbf6 Jurisdiction*
Deaths During tbe Vear mi. Smlthton No. 1.—Henry H. Dillon, Feb. 14. Leavenworth No. 2.—Gottlieb Kern, Feb. 7; Henry Bell, Sept. 1; Charles F . Rebsamen, Sept. 19. Wyandotte No. 3.—David E. Youmans, Jan. 6; Oscar L. Haner, Mar. 16; Stephen 8. Sharp, Apr. 2; Robert Halford, Mar. 7. "Washington, No. 5.—John Waterston, Jan. 27; Leon Frank, Apr. 10. Lawrence No, 6,—Albert P. Clark, Jan. 7; Lucius H. Perkins, June 1; Edgar Wright, Aug. 2; Alfred Whitman, Nov. 3; John Q. Haskell, Nov. 25; William Yates, Dec. 14; Anson Storm, Dec. 23; Lorenzo J. Wordeh, Feb. 4; Wm. A. Walter, Jan. —. Union No. 7.—George W. McKnlght, Apr. 22; M. D. Tenny, May 28; James Humphrey, Sept. 18. Rising Sun No. 8.—Url B. Pearson, Feb. 28. AcaclaNo. 9—JohnE.Florer, J a n . 10; Gold H . Wheeler.Apr.lO; John A. Henderson, Aug.8; George A. Hunt, Nov. 20; George C Bailey, Nov. 27; William Plaskett, Nov. 27. King Solomon's No. 10.—Lemen Waugh, July 11; Clarence E. Matsell. Oct. 15. Emporia No. 12.—Theodore P. Harper, Feb. 16; Frederick W. Hlrth, Jan. 27; Eugene W.Trultt, July 8; Emll E.Telohgraeber, Dec.25. Lafayette No. 16.—Stephen Martin, Jan. 17. Topeka No. 17.—Harvey W. Curtis, Jan. 16; Fred Miller, Feb. 3; Henry, F. Horn, Feb. 13; Horace U. Lincoln, June 11; Daniel P. Elliott, July 27. Ottawa No. 18.—John Lester, Feb. 21; Charles D. Crane, May 3; Cyrus Smith, July 24; E . J . Dahrn, July 26; David M. Valentine, Aug. 5. Valley Falls No. 21.—George W?Pllescher,Peb.ll; S.O. Booth, Mar. 1; Walter Ferguson, Apr. 8. Palmyra No. 28.—Edward E. Gaddls, J a n . 27; Fred Thompson, July 8, Oketo No. 26.—Chauncey S. Chapman, Dec. 27. Towanda No. 30.—James E. Harding, July 16. Arcana No. 31.—George M. Waller, Feb. 11; Moses L. Hudnall, Oct. 18. Hiawatha No.36.—Arnold Dawson, Jan.26; J . B . WeIler,Apr.l9; Jacob H. Barklow, May 17: John Walters, May 20. Council Grove No. 36.—Jacob Rose, J a n . 13; Robert McPherson, J u n e 19; John Kreiss, Aug. 6; Henry O. Wise, Nov. 6; George Nixon, Nov. 26 Paola No. 37.—Amos W. Long, Dec. 2. lola No. 18.—Charles W. Searles, Jan. 2; Lewis E. Brlgham, Jan. 6; Robert B. Arnold, Feb. 23. Seneca No. 39.—Gideon H. Anderson, Apr. 9; Jason Brown, Oct. 23. McKlnley No. 41.—George W. King, Sept. 30.
DEATHS—CONTINUED.
Holton No. 42.—E. E. Heath, May 26; Albert Beland, J u n e 19; W. R. Weeks, June 23; E . B. Canfleld, Nov. 17; Ell H. Linton, Nov. 28; David Bender, Dee. 9. -^ Nlckerson No. 43.—Leroy McCormlck, Junel4; George W.Townsend. Sept. 30; Charles W. Dlckhut, Oct. 27; Samuel A. Shields, Dec. 27, Delphian No. 44.—Henry W. Fi-ench, Aug. 15; William Marrlon Bruce, Aug. 31; Austin Close, May 30. Easton No. 45.—Steven Boblnson, May 6. Nine Mile No. 40.—Thomas McGannon, . Orient No. 51.—Howard S. Aeott, Mar. 13; Charles B. Maunsell, June 17; Michael A. MlUer, Oot.7; J o h n K. Mullen, J a n . 15; William B. Robey, Sept.7. Pottawatomie No. 62.—Andrew Bell, August 6. Wetmore No. 53.—RoUa Dlsklns, May 25. Shawnee No. 64.—George H. Campbell, May 17. Troy No.55.—Louis Boder;Oct. 18; George W.Townsend, Dec. 10. Spring Hill No. 66.-Herbert W. Palmer, Sept. 2. -Ooyville No. 57.—Reuben B. Wetmore, Oct. 4. ^ SaltvUle No. 59.—Wm. H. Woodhouse, Apr. 30. Sallna No. 60.—James W. Cameron, Apr. 20; A . J . Bennett, June 14; Norman Thomas, Aug. IB; August Bondl, Sept. 30; David W. Pierce, Nov. 19; J o h n O. Granger, Dec. 26. LaOygne No.61.—Ryan G. Mendenhall, Feb. 27. Rldgeway No. 62.—George W. Main, Sept. 23. Adams No. 63.—J. C.Peterson, Aug. 2; Henry Gllham, Oct. 23; Frank D. Howe, Dec. 19. W a t h e n a No. 64.-Charles B. Cook, Aug. 27. Gardner No. 05.—Charles N. Hale, Dec. 3. Burlington No. 66.—Robert O. Huddleson, May 80. H i r a m No. 68.—Hubert Knlpe, July 31; Robert Thrall, Oct. 4. Star No. 69.—John Gerardy, Nov. 21. Carbondale No. 70.—North H. Wilson, Mar. 7. Baxter No. 71.—Joseph Stein, Feb. 15; Charles W. Daniels, July 30. Huron No. 72.—James L. Slausberger, Sept. 9. Ohetopa No. 73.—Edmond 8. Smith, Sept. 12; Edgar A. Bedell, . Mystic Tie No. 74.—Ora A. Slsco, J u n e 16. Wamego No. 76.—John W. Baldrldge, Sept. 13. Brie No. 76.—Robert M. Cravens, Oct. 7. Delta No. 77.—Hugh Rankin, Feb. 17; Wm. H. Moore, Oct. 12. White Cloud No. 78.—Luke L. Orton, Deo. 4. Corinthian No. 79.—Thomas Fenlon, J a n . 7; Joshua Begole, June 10; James Heller, J u n e 11. Zeredatha No. 80.—John W. McWilliama, J a n . 14. Jefferson No. 84.—Hiram Smith Nov. 21.
DEATHS—CONTINUED.
Sunflower No.86.—Giles Davis, June —; Charles A. Schnltzler, July 31; Win. A. Moffltt, July 29. Mankato No. 87.—Wm. Wilson, Mar. 12; Wm. Simpson, May 13. Eureka No. 88.—Gottlelb Gottleib, Apr. 5; David A. Crocker, Nov. 16; Robert J. Blare, Dec. 5. Home No. 89.—Solomon Smick, Feb. 26; Noah L. Post, Sept. 24. Golden Rule No. 90.—George W. Petro, Dec. 11. GIrard No. 93.—George M. Haller, Mar. 2; Solomon Relley, Sept. 19; William F. Higgle, Nov. 2. Harmonj' No. 94.—Charles R. Mcintosh, Mar. 19; Alexander Lopp, May 28. OonsteUation No. 95.—Robert A. Meade, Jan. 13; BenJ. J. Poison, May 7. Delaware No. 96.—Charles Button, Oct. 27; Henry O. Whltlock, Dec. 4. Patmos No. 97.—John C. Glass, ; Prank R. Dodge, Oct. 23; Miller J. Gordon, Nov. 12. Wichita No. 99.—Abram Martin, Feb. 3; James W. Zartman, Mar. 18; Charles E. McAdams, Mar. 19; George M. Howe, Apr. 7; Charles A. Duncan, June 29; Thomas D. Foutz, J a n . 10; Alfred Ray, Dec. 3; Andy J. Bowles, July 24,1906. Prudence No. 100.—Joseph P. KleinHeld. Feb. 22; Albert W. Mulllken, Mar. 4; Isaac Wright, July 11; Andrew J. Allen, Dec. 26. Euclid No. 101.—Sol Bower, Nov. 19. Keystone No. 102.—Jacob Guthrie, Feb. 20. Frontier No. 104.—Robert E. Roney, Feb. 14. Solomon No. 105.—Henry B. Aldrlch, Mar. 20; Karl Harder, Oct. 2; John S. Boyle, Nov. 9. Fortitude No. 107.—Ralph C. Harper, Aug. 15. Americus No. 109.—Lafayette A. Wood, May 19. Winfleld No. 110.—Edward J. Guetter. Apr.7; J o h n R. Sumpter, May 18; Eugene B. Buck, July 26; Samuel C. Smith, Aug. 17. Hesperian No. 111.—William H. Wright, Aug. 23. Blue Valley No. 112.—John B. Rutherford, Dec. 26. St. Johns No. 113.—George Terrill, June 28; Henry L. Brlghtop,Sept.7. Advance No. 114.—Warren J. Peck, Feb. 16. Excelsior No. 115.—John H. Johns, J a n . 2; Benjamin F. Fortney, Apr. 6. Muscotah No. 116.—E; C. Pressnell, Feb. 24. Parsons No. 117.—Lewis R. Roter, Feb. 3; Charles H. Kimball, May 11; Saunders A-. Biggs, Aug. 4; Joseph M. Klelser, July 30. Altoona No. 118.—Alva P. Richardson, Apr. 24. Cherokee No. 119.—George W. H. Lucas, Mar. 5; Jesse O. Gove, June 11. Halcyon No. 120.—Walter E. Comstock, July 17. Woodson No. 121.—George Story, Sept. 26; Smith Wilhite, Nov. 27. Clifton No. 122.—Wm. A. Sager, Dec. 26.
DEATHS—CONTINUED.
Liberty No. 123.—Marcus D. Coleman, June 20. Belleville No. 129.—Wm. B. Faulkner, Dec. 17. Equity No. 131.—Wm. T. Beck, Aug. 11; Joseph T. Sin, Oct. 26. •Carson No. 132.—Samuel Camer, Aug. 6. •Crescent No. 133.—James Benedict, Jan. 24; Alfred A. Knox, Mar. 3, Don Carlos Mac, Aug. 1;. Joseph J. Lewis, Nov. 28; Robert S. I HolUngsworth, Deo. 8; Sidney H. Ballon, Dec. 9; Marlon E. Roderick, Nov. 5; Orrln P. Houghton, Dec. 21. Clay Center No. 134.—Edwin C. Elliott, July 22. Lenexa No. 135.—Louis W. Breyfogle, Apr. 3; Robert Ross, Dec. 2. , Vesper No. 136.—John W. Goodell, Jan. 5. Cherry vale No. 137.—Joseph A. Howe, J an. 9; Wra. H. Weston, Aug. 18. Dover No. 138.—Walter E. Rigglns, May 2. Sedgwick No. 139.—Jacob H. Swisher, Apr. 19. Reno No. 140.—Francis R. Chrisman, ; Matthew Smith, Apr. 1, Newton No. 142—John H. Bender, Jan. 15; Galen A. Shambaugh, Apr. 2; John Kitching, Aug. 23; John L. Ely, Sept. 9; Thomas Downey, Nov. 4. Ollead No. 144.—Wm. B. Hogueland, Feb. 15. Mt. Vernon No. 145.—Robert O. Aplin, Feb. 27; Oliver P. Tanquary, Aug;28; J o h n F. Soper, Dec. 23. Ellsworth No. 146.—James H. Robbins, Apr. 22; Benjamin F. Henry, May 28; H e n r y O'Donnell, Aug. 28. Center No. 147.—George S. Barrows, Nov. 1; E. Leslie Clublne, May 20; Jasper King, Mar. 28. Wa-Keeney No. 148.—Edward Chalk, Oct. 8. Thayer No. 149.—George Simson, May 30. •Wellington No. 1.50.—Ira I. Scott, Mar. 8; Charles Cooper, Mar. 9; Spencer B. Carter, J u n e 12; George W. Stlpp, June 29; Arsmour O. Lambe, Oct. 12; John C. Davis, Oct. 16; William B. Maness; Nov. 4. Lebo No. 152.—William R. Dillon, Sept. 2. Lincoln No. 154.—Benjamin F. Loy, Apr. 25. Hope No. 155.—William F. Blddlnger, Mar. 18. Dexter No. 156.—Henry R. Branson, J u n e 7. Active No. 158.—Delos E. Miller, .Tune 12; James F r a n k Peabody. Dec. 28. Saqul No. 160.—Wm. H. Smith, Sept. 5; J .Charles J. Herzog, Sept. 9. Greenwood No. 163.—Bennett Hicks, J u n e 8. Atwood No. 164.—George A. Hill, Sept. 26. Farmers No. 160.—Orson King, Feb. 21. Larned No. 167.—Seymour Sleeper, Mar. 7; James P. Worrell. May 1; Edwin H. McKlbben, Dec. 10. ParkervlUe No. 168.—James F. Cress, June 7; Wm. R. Wallace, J u n e 24; BenJ. F.Webb, .
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DEATHS—CONTINUED.
Fraternal No. 170.—J. Ernest Lohrengel, Apr. 30. Sterling No. 171.—Blley W. Cavlns, Apr. 30. Belle Plalne No. 178.—Jacob M. Reitz, Oct. 7. Western Star No. 174.—John Q. H. Armlstead, Aug.3. Pralrlefjueen No. 176.—Michael J. Davidson, Nov. 13, Russell No. 177.—Herbert G. Lalng, J u n e 17. MC. Morlah No. 179.—John Smith, June 16; Wm. D. Erwin, Nov. 6. Bennington No. 180.—Alvah Foster, Mar. 6. Phllllpsburg No. 184.—Felix B. Gannon, Feb. 14. Mountain Slope No. 186.—A. P. Martin, Feb. 12. Pittsburg No. 187.—George Carter, Jan. 3; Edward E. Williams, J a n . 28; Franli S. Stall, Oct. 5. Newahcuba No. 189.—W. E. Coolbaugh, Aug. 24; 0. L. Nichols, Aug. 9; M. B. Zlmmer, July 27. Walnut Valley No. 191.—Henry M. Peckham, Aug. 31. Hartford No. 193.—Joseph A. Collins, Sept. 4. Galena No. 194.—David Clark HUfford, Nov. 7, Blue Hill No. 198.—Edgar Nichols, Apr. 16. Norton No. 199.—Charles D. Jones, Feb. 1. Delphos No. 202.—Wm. H. Clendinen, May 7; Thomas E. Truex, Nov. 12. Sumner No. 203.—John O. Haley, June 18. Harper No. 206.—James W. Marshall, Feb. 22. Occidental No. 207.—John M. Parrott, Aug. 9; Thomas O. Brlokell, Nov. 11. Friendship No. 208.—Wm. H. Dwight, Apr; 3. BrookvlUe No. 209.—Newton Mitchell, May 5; Robert H. Sheets, July 23. Olive Branch No. 212.—Russel B. Hyde, March 16; Hewlett Burnett, Dec. 15. Twin Grove No. 213.—Jesse D. Adams, Mar. 6; Moses O. J o r d a n , July 22. W a l n u t City No. 215.—Henry Fierce, Aug.8. Ellinwood No. 217.—Wm. Hirsch, Apr. 12. Landmark No. 218.—Charles A. Watson, Jan. 19; Thomas L. Nanny, Mar. 11. Corner Stone No. 219.—John A. Hattan, Sept. 28. Lebanon No. 221.—Wm. Bell, May 27. Anchor No. 224.—Jacob Mergendollar, June i; M. K. Jones, July 23. Jamestown No. 227.'^Leonard Nelson, Feb. 15. Vulcan No. 229.—Ira A. Elledge, Nov. 21. Ninnescah No. 230.—Henry B. Johnson, Oct. 29. Long Island No. 231.—Prank H.Baker, J u n e — ; J o h n Swart, Aug. 29. OUnton No. 233.—Robert Parniley, Mar. 24. Garfield No. 235.—W. W. Taylor, June 10; James Anderson, July 7.
D E A T H S —CONTINUED.
Temple No. 237.—Orsamus Sweet, Oct. 12. Urbana No. 239.—Samuel Keys, Dec. 27; John Klrkpatrlok. Dec. 28. Soldier No. 240.—James T. Honnum, Sept. 6. Tyrlan No. 246.—Reuben A. Haley, Dec. 17. ScottsvlUe No. 249.—William F . Pelster, Nov. 28. Galva No. 261.—Aaron M. Colllver, Mar. 4. . Stafford No. 252.—Gyrus Newell, Mar. 17. Milan No. 255.—David Ingram, Jan. 1. Westmoreland No. 257.—George R. Church, Mar. 23. Morton No. 258.—Daniel Reder, Aug. —. Attica No. 262.—Walter G. Harbor, Nov. 24. Charity No. 263-Jesse d i n g e r , Sept. 15. Moline No. 267.—James Cleveland, Nov. 6, Mistletoe No. 2C9.—Emery R. Rose, Feb. 17. Armourdale No. 271.—Harvey Allen, Jan. 28. Kaw No. 272.—George W. Chrlsmau, Mar, 5. Unity No. 273.—David A. Nickerson, June 3. Black Diamond No.274.—Bdniond Baker, June 11. Wlndoni No. 27tl.—Thomas Hulse, Aug. 15; James R. Wilson, Oct. 15. Ashland No. 277.—Edwin V. Randall, Aug.7. Brainard No. 280.—Wm. McCraner, Mar. 80. Milibrook No. 281.—Henry J. Harwl, June l'2. Lotus No. 288.—Charles P. Conner, Dec. 19. Oak No. 287.—Wm. Sargent, ; Washington Rogers, Aug. 9. Cyrus No. 288.—Joseph Flsk, Aug. 5. Beulah No. 291.—Charles Hoopman, May 25. Glasco.Na.292.—Enoch Williamson, Mar. 17. Kiowa No. 293.—George W. Allphln, June 20; Glen Elder No. 294.—Uriah Blair, Feb. 2. Samaria No. 298.—Theodore E. Robinson, Apr. 14. Cable No. 299.-Josephus Balnum, May 23. Fargo No. 300.—Thomas Wadiey, Nov. 2. Gove City No. 302,—Charles G. Crippen, Apr. 15. Albert Pike No. 303.—William R. Johnson, Mar. 19; James P. Roberts, Mar. 22; Frank L. Watson, Mar. 24; Victor E. Pugh, July 27; Walter 8. Vail, Oct. 13. Kansas No. 307.—Wm. H.Krommes, Sept.4; M.P. Lay. July 28; George K. Mooney, Oct. 13; Francis Potter, Sept. 8; Thomas-P. Spires, Nov. 7. . Alden No. 308.—Robert A. Eads, May 13. Hancock No. 311.—Prank E. Ooilis, Nov. 20. Hebron No. 314.—Jacob Hefner, Mar. 10. NorcaturNo.317.—John H.Bell, Jan. 8; Lewis E. White, Dec. 0. Goodland No. 321.—Benjamin F. Brown, Sept. 24. H o r t o n N o . 326.^ohn Collins, June 4. Hoyt No. 327.—Wm. M. Bigelow. Jan. 19.
DEATHS—CONTINUED.
Gypsum Olty No. 328.—Ellsha C. Davidson, Mar. 20; Wm. M. Shelton, Nov. 14; E v a n E. Sharp, Dec. 8. Hoislngton No. 331.—D. O. Barrams, Jan. 26. Allen No. 335.—Samuel White, June 18. Formoso No. 336.—James M. Bales, Feb. 7; Isaac W. Alderson, May 8; fheletus M. Axtell, Aug. 29. Lane No.339.—Chester P. Grow, Aug. 23. Parker No. 341.—Levi Wheeler, Sept. 7. Scammon No. 351.—Wm. E. Mays, Mar. fi. Enterprise No. 353.—Andrew F. Lasure, July 22; Adolphus G. Byth, Nov. 2. Summerfleld No. 354.—Charles F. Blume, Feb. 1. Chautauqua No. 355 John G. Hornbarger, Apr. 28; Charles SpauldIng, Nov. 28. . Wellsville No. 356.- Richard Y. Glasener, July 16. Jennings No. 360.—Robert L. Squires, Nov.5. Geneseo No. 361.—Herbert L. .lohnson, Oct. 14. Cuba No. 362.—Harry M. Logan, Oct. 26. Bonner Springs No. 366.—Simon B. Kenton, Mar. 23. Owen A. Bassett No. ,367.—Houston J. Patterson, Feb. 19; Ira A. Harris, Oct. 27. Sherman No. 369.—Thornas J.Collins, Mar. 28; August C. Holderbaum, Nov. 29. Maple Hill No. 370.—Melancthow W. Janes, May 29; Charles M. Hosack, Oct. 22. Delavan No. 375.—Wm. M. Bay, Jan. 14.
Tn Itleitioridm. 16If IHarrison, PAST OBAND HASTBB OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. DIED September 19, 1907.
IHugb Hflurray, OBAND SECRETABI OF CANADA. D I E D IJ'ovember 2 8 , 1 9 0 7 .
Oeorge IKcitb IKimbalU PAST OBAND MASTER OP COLOBADO. D I E D April 8, 1 9 0 7 .
Bsa Smith, PAST OBAND MASTBB OP CONNECTICUT. DIED September 29,
1907.
Tn memoriam. IRobert :03ruce S)onaldson» PAST GRAND MASTER OK DISTRICT OP COLrMBIA. DIED November 23, 190T..
IKnniiam B* S)avis> PAST GRAND MASTER OK GEORGIA. DIED January 19, 1907.
Joserb l)drri$on (Collins Dill, PAST GRAND SECRETARY OP ILLINOIS. DIED August 5,
1907
Cbristian JF<5tta, PAST GRAND MASTER OP INDIANA. DIED October 1, 1 9 0 7 .
Tn memorldm. 6eorge TrcdcricR newcomb, PAST GRAND MASTER OP MANITOBA. D I E D D e c e m b e r 8, 1 9 0 7 .
IHenrv Cbamberlain, PAST GRAND MASTER OP MICHIGAN. DIED February 9,
1907.
J6rastus I6. Stone, SENIOR GRAND WARDEN OP MIGHIGAN D I E D J a n u a r y 3 5, 1 9 0 7 .
Charles IL, Stevens, GRAND MASTER OP MICHIGAN. DIED January 30,
1007.
Tn memoriatn. Charles ff\tz 1Roy :BeUows» PAST GRAND JIASTER UF MICHIGAN. DIED April 16,
1007.
Charles Oriswoldt PAST GRAND JIASTER OF MINNESOTA. DIED December 35, 10O6.
CChomas miontgomery, GRAND SECRETARY OF MINNESOTA. D I E D J u n e 7, 1 9 0 7 .
^htneas1FHessin9er daverv> PAST GRAND MASTER OF MISSISSIPPI. DIED December 80,
1»00.
In metnoriani. 1Roab im. (Blvan, PAST ORANU MASTER OF HISSOGRI. DIED October 3,'190T.
Josbud tS. iIbomad» PAST GRAND MASTER OF MISSODRI. D I E D STovember 15, 1 0 0 7 .
Cornelius IHcdges^ PAST GR. MASTER AND OR. SECRETARY OF MONTANA. DIED April 39, 1907.
Oeorgc IM. %\ningcr, PAST GRAND MASTER OF NEBRASKA. D I E D Jtine 8, 1 9 0 7 .
Tn memoriaiti. John S t e w a r t , PAST (IRAXD MASTER OP NKW YORK. D I E D J a n u a r y 1, 1 9 0 8 .
(^barks JHexandcr (Uoodward, PAST GRAND MASTER OF OHIO. DIED February 15, 1907.
â&#x201A;¬dW(ird Civingston freeman, PAST ORANU MASTER OF RHOUE ISLAND. DIED February 34,
1907.
tRobert iSnocb W i t h e r s , PAST GRAND MASTER OF VIRGINIA. DIED September 31, 1907.
In memcriatii. ©ancm TM. lKIla8bburn» PAST GRAND MASTER OP WISCO.NSIX. D I E D O c t o b e r 7,
1907.
PAST GKAND MASTER OP WISCONSIN. DIED October 10,
1907.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
ASSOCIATION ^ OF PAST GRAND MASTERS OF THE
M.-.W.-. G R ^ N D L O D G E , A. F. & A. M., OF K A N S A S .
ToPEKA, KANSAS, F e b r u a r y 18, 1908. P u r s u a n t to regulation, t h e Association of P a s t G r a n d Masters of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , convened in t h e Masonic Temple in the. city of T o p e k a ; on t h e e v e n i n g p r e c e d i n g t h e o p e n i n g of t h e G r a n d L o d g e , t o - w i t : on T u e s d a y e v e n i n g , F e b r u a r y 18, 1908, at 6:30 o'clock. T h e r e wore p r e s e n t : M.-.W.-. J. J A Y BUOK, Grand Master February, 1884, to February, 1885. M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W W . M I L L E R , Grand Master February, 1885, to - February, 1886. M.-.W.-. J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T B , Grand Master February, 1890, to February, 1891. M.-.W.-. D A V I D B . F U L L E R , Grand Master February, 1892, to February, 1893. M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M O C A L L , Grand Master F e b r u a r y , 1895, to February, 1896. M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R , Grand Master February, 1897, to February, 1898. M.-.W.-. M A U B I O E L . STONE, Grand Master F e b r u a r y , 1898, to February, 1899. M.-.W.-. P E R R Y M . H O I S I N G T O N , Grand Master February, 1901, to February, 1902. M.-.W.-. B E S T O R G . BBOWJST, Grand Master February, 1903, to February, 1904. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S G . F I T O H , Grand Master February, 1904, to Feb^ ruary, 1905.
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February,
M.-.W.-. S A M U E L E . P E T E R S , Grand Master February, 1905, to F e b r u a r y , 1906. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S L . B O N D , G r a n d Master February, 1906, to February, 1907. M.-.W.-. E D W A R D W . W E L L I N G T O N , the present Grand Master of Masons in K a n s a s . T h e Table L o d g e was opened with B r o . M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R , Venerable P r e s i d e n t , in t h e chair. After p r a y e r b y Bro. MAuaiCE L . STONE, a n d following t h e - r e p a s t , t h e Association w a s called to Order. Upon motion B r o . B D W A K D W . WELLII^GTON was unani^mously chasen t o m e m b e r s h i p in t h e Association, a n d t h e a t t r i b u t e s a n d i n s t r u c t i o n s of t h e Order we r e c o m m u n i c a t e d to him. Bro. BESTOR G . BROWN p r e s e n t e d to t h e Association a.beautiful e m b r o i d e r e d a p r o n of t h e ' Order, which h a d been worn d u r i n g t h e e v e n i n g b y t h e V e n e r a b l e P r e s i d e n t , a n d also a n e m b r o i d e r e d b a n n e r w i t h th,e insignia of t h e O r d e r , b o r n e upon a s t a n d a r d , a n d t h e same were accepted with a vote of thanks. P u r s u a n t to t h e B y - L a w s , B r o . J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E , b y
v i r t u e of t h e o r d e r of succession, was declared to be t h e V e n eVable P r e s i d e n t for t h e e n s u i n g y.ear, a n d , upon motion, B r o . W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R w a s again chosen Worshipful S e c r e t a r y . U p o n motion, t h e Association w a s closed until t h e n e x t A n n u a l A s s e m b l y , unless sooner convened. Attest:
Worshipful
Secretary.
APPENDIX.
REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE. B Y MATTHEW M. MILLER, #.-. G.-
To the M.: W.: Grand Lodge of Kansas, A. F. & A. M.: I n submitting our sixth review of the Proceedings and Correspondence of the Masonic Grand Lodges of the -vnorld, we feel t h a t the Craft is justified in a feeling of self-congratulation over the almost perfect h a r m o n y existing be'tween its Grand Jurisdictions. We say, almost; the Queensland matter is not adjusted, but has reached the stage of fraternal consideration. Many of our Grand Lodges last year, out of one consideration or another â&#x20AC;&#x201D; some out of deference to the hope t h a t the Grand Lodges- of Great Britain and Ireland would speedily and voluntarily make good t h a t reputation for fairness for which they have always been credited, were reluctant, and some believing in a majority rule regardless of conditions, declined to extend recognition to the Grand Lodge of Queensland. Since then, a number of these Grand Lodges have extended recognition, realizing t h a t further refusal was t a n t a m o u n t to a denial of the generally conceded principle upon which Grand Lodge organization has its foundation. â&#x20AC;˘ ' I t is a source of regret to some who trace their genealogy on one side, or the other directly, to-England, t h a t the old rallying cry t h a t always brought assistance to the weaker party, " F a i r play and old E n g l a n d forever," seems to be no longer their heritage, and the regret is a,ll the keener tliat it fails to be a true slogan among those -whose claim of brotherhood entitles them of right, to protection and defense from a n y t h i n g tha"t even savors of injustice or oppression: W i t h it, however, comes a gleam of consolation. The flght once ended, it is the English rule to shake hands, banish resentment, a d a p t themselves to the a r b i t r a m e n t involved in the changed conditions, and be fully as generous and
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h e a r t y in the'acceptance of t h e accomplished fact, as they were in the bestowal of t h e blows a n d buffets which preceded it. W e have gone all t h r o u g h t h e Queensland controversy, have settled convictions as to t h e r i g h t a n d justice of Queensland's cause, a n d know t h a t r i g h t m u s t finally t r i u m p h , as it h a s in all such controversies-heretofore, a n d y e t we arise from our task'with the coneviction t h a t a d j u s t m e n t will u l t i m a t e l y come from the true brethren in E n g l a n d — t h e GEBAiiD S M I T H S — w h o appeal f o r ' h a r m o n y a n d stand for unity. W e believe that ultimately t h e public opinion — t h a t for which" A B R A H A M L I N C O L N waited — will come to Masons, as in t h e p a s t it has come to nations, a n d t h a t in t h e things which to us now seem p u t of joint, we will y e t find a basis of a g r e e m e n t a n d accord, where truth, union a n d h a r m o n y will reign s u p r e m e . .
ALABAMA — 1906. During his term of executive service the Grand Lodge,of Alab a m a was called upon to p a r t with Grand Master H . H. M A T T H E W S . T h e volume is embellished with his picture aijd an elaborate m o u r n i n g display, enclosing the account of his obsequies. D e a t h invades our r a n k s so. often t h a t we get accustorned to it, b u t the broken column of a G r a n d ^Master, denoting t h a t he has been struck down in the performance of duty, always reminds us " h i s death was untimely," a n d we know instinctively, " h i s brethren mourn." The duties of h i s office devolved upon Deputy Grand Master B E N J A M I N M . J A C O B S , w h o p r e s e n t e d a n excellent record of ac-
complished work. H e m a d e a n a r d e n t plea for a second effort to acquire a Masonic H o m e , a n d the picture he presented of t h e situation in A l a b a m a gives every reason for encouragement to believe t h a t under such conditions t h e H o m e need will be supplied. He said: , ' . Prosperity sits a t our gates. On our altalrs peacefully burn ttie fires of fraternity. Ttie fragrant> garlands of friendship are twined about our pillars. The true light comes f r o m t h e Bast and falls In refulgent splendor upon the banner of an organization committed to the practice of every noble deed, taught to cherish every worthy .thought.
Move on, Bro. J A C O B S . W i t h such a n outlook there can-be no such word as fail,-if the proper systematic effort be made. '^ Move
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right along^in t h e pathway of charity, good will a n d helpfulness to men," a n d G O D will give the victory. K a n s a s on this proposition is with y o u ; she sits in t h e Amen corner. The Grand Lodge, on the recommendation of the Committee on Correspondence, denied recognition to Mexican Masonry. W e take a n e x t r a c t from his r e p o r t : "Possibly your committee-is Ignorant upon the subject, b u t it does n o t believe t h a t the A. & A. S. B . ever possessed a n y authority to create Symbolic lodges." W e will not disagree with the tentative concession of the committee, unless t h e committee can show a better basis of authority t h a n " i m m e m o r i a l u s a g e " for his " Y o r k R i t e " Masonry, which he " p o s s i b l y " traces to K i n g SOLOMON. A beautifully expressed letter of gratitude from the widow of Grand Master M A T T H E W S for their s y m p a t h y and kindness came to the m e m b e r s of the Grand Lodge, a n d w a s spread upon the record. S h e acknowledges t h a t " o u t of t h e gloom comes this r a y of cheerful comfort; his comrades k n e w a n d loved him in life, and honored liim in death." The constitutional a m e n d m e n t setting a p a r t ,$1.00 per member for a Masonic H o m e lacked four votes of getting a constitutional two-thirds majority. Another effort will be successful. Ten lodges failed to vote. Grand Master J A C O B S was reelected. CoRBESPONDENCB REPORT.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;WM. Y . T I T O O M B f u m i s h e s 269
pages of review, clipping and comment, of which K a n s a s receives five. H e c o m m e n t s on the L i b r a r i a n ' s report, and a s k s about the list of library books as follows : . " T h e title of one of those books is 'Quabbalah.' I s t h a t a proper n a m e ? " T h e literary member of our committee, on consultation, s a i d : " Y e s . Refer to your SCOTT'S ' L a d y of the Lake,' 111, 6, a n d you will find t h i s : " Eager he read whatever tells Of magic Cabala and spells And every dark pursuit allied."
Now, turn to your Hebrew a n d you will find ( t h e printer says h e is o u t of H e b r e w type) Quabala. Now to your German and get Cabbala, a n d from all of these, the old timers wrote Quabbalah, as did t h e a u t h o r of the 500 pag'e book, t h e full title of which is " Q u a b b a l a h . " T h e philosophy of R. B. N . G A B I B O L , t h e Quabb a l a h of the Z o h a r , by I S A A C M Y E B ,
P h i l a d e l p h i a , 1858." Of
course, our brother will n o t get this book confused with a snide cipher ritual, t h e name of which is pronounced s o m e w h a t similarly, though spelled differently. If t h e Congress of Religions a t the Chicago Exposition accomplished no other good, it was a grand success in t h e one particular of d e m o n s t r a t i n g to many men, bound up in the little fad upon w h i c h their predecessors h a d evolved a creed, t h a t there was a broad comprehensive union of all believers of almost every sect and creed upon certain essentials, based upon a belief in a
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Supreme Being, a n d upon t h e commonly accepted h u m a n i t a r i a n and benevolent ideas a n d . relations which exist among men. Many m e n went to t h a t Congress, theologically hidebound, who before t h e y left, found long lost brothers among men t h e y had before t h a t classifled as heathen. I t was a pity t h a t every preacher 'of righteousness could not have attended. H e would have had a grander conception of t h e comprehensiveness of tlie idea contained in an expression often used by Masons, " T h e F a t h e r h o o d of G O D a n d theBrotherhood of Man." Masons, too, have fads and are hidebound concerning them. There is the brother who joins 'the American lodge, t a k i n g t h e three degrees, who declares t h a t a-ll of Masonry is contained in them and t h a t all else is superfluous. If he did not dogmatically inform you t h a t all Masonry had its beginning a t K i n g SOLOMON'S temple and t h a t a n y t h i n g outside of t h a t beginning does not belong to Masonry, he probably did advise you t h a t all Masonry began in 1717, t h a t it sprang Minerva-like, from ( J U P I T E R ) A N D B B S O N , and t h a t t h e regularity of its inception or conception had. never been qliestioned s i n c e ; t h a t it h a d free deliverance a t birth and t h a t nothing had retarded its growtii or increase of stature since. These brethren remind us of, the other brother who has progressed so far toward perfection, t h a t thoughr he m a y not be -'in a'position to speak a u t h o r i t a t i v e l y concerning t h e practices and teachings of t h e Scottish Rite," can discourse learnedly a t great length to its disp a r a g e m e n t in comparison to a Masonry he calls the "York B i t e ' \ (a " s o m e t h i n g " which Bro. ROJJBIITSON says does not exist in this c o u n t r y ) which the 1717 men of his afHliation now solemnly affirm never had a n y York,ancestry, and which, if it did come from Y'ork. belied his,1717 ancestry in a century K i l k e n n y cat flght. in Which finally.both sides pooled their issues, p u t " a noble L o r d " a t their head and have been good' ever since. The misfit lot of information contained in the comparison cannot be takeii seriously, but there is one s t a t e m e n t to which we will refer: " H e says the Y'ork Rite is thoroughly democratic because t h e b r e t h r e n r n e e t upon the . level, each brother-having a common voice in c o n d u c t i n g . t h e affairs of the Order." So is t h e Dourna democratic. W h e n ' t h e Russian master wills, t h e D o u r h a get upon a level on their knees. Masonry is not democratic, it is autocratic, and no inatter w h a t t h e question m a y be when the time comes for d e c i s i o n ^ t h e Grand L/odge is a law unto itself, and whatever the Grand Lodge enacts is t h e supreme law, and though we m a y contend for t h e principle t h a t there is no lawful authority in a constitutional Grand Body, by which it can enact into law those things which are contrary to t h e spirit and essence of Masonry, yet when i t does so, the conundrum, " W h a t are you going to do about it," remains unanswered. B E N J A M I N M . J A C O B S , Grand Master.
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ALBERTA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1907. McLeod, F e b r u a r y 20,1907. The second A n n u a l Communication was held as above, M.v W.-. Bro. O.' W. K B A L Y in the Grand E a s t . The young Grand Lodge starts out well, and its record shows'the same careful observance of the regulations and requirementsof Freemasonry t h a t are noticed in the older jurisdictions. Bro. K E A L Y ' S address, though modestly enunciated, shows t h a t he haspronounced views and is not chary in expressing them. H e thinks' " a t t e n d a n c e s at divine worship" would a m o u n t to very little if the parade was not made a part of it. " W e have a m o n g s t our members J e w s and Unitarians, possibly those who believe in but one person of the Holy Trinity, and w h y ask them to go through w h a t to t h e m is a farce?" W h e n the religious l a n d m a r k in E n g land was removed, the parade business should have gone w i t h it, or at the best relegated to the military, offshoot organized by A N ^ BEBSON and tendered as a peace offering by him to-the outraged feelings of the brethren who remained " t r u e to H o l y Church." B u t even in the new body "it's aw m u d d l e " for the reason t h a t its membership does not seem to be confined to Trinitarians. "Masonic Protective Associations" are trying to work their graft, but Alberta seems to understand' tbe fake business, even when m a s q u e r a d i n g under the " m a s o n i c " title. K e e p t h e m out from under the " m a s o n i c " name, brethren, and you will save tens of thousands of dollars. A snide t h a t has a " m a s o n i c " prefix gisnerally has a longer time to get in its work, because of the respectability of its title, but like the nameless bug t h a t h a d no wings, " i t gets there all the same." A " h a n d s o m e chain, collar" in appreciation of his services was bestowed by Grand Lodge upon Past Grand Master G. M A O DONALD. A Masonic H o m e has been arranged for, a section of land-to be bought as a basis. Alberta shows t h a t it is progressive, fully alive and up to date in all its plans for work and growth. Alberta has a membership of 1;496, had a gain of 272 for the fiscal year,, has twenty-five lodges, and starts out with assurances of success. / There is no Correspondence Report. I t s Proceedings show care and attention to the details of work, and t h a t its officials have a good grasp and knowledge of their duties. H. C. T A Y L O R , Grand Mast-er. N e x t Annual, May 29, 1908, a t E d m o n t o n .
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Phoenix, N o v e m b e r 13, 1906. W h a t Grand Master E. S. M I L L E R called their "silver anniv e r s a r y " was celebrated by the Masons of Arizona, at their twenty-flfth A n n u a l Communication. Twelve P a s t Grand Masters and a long line of Grand Representatives graced the occasion. The G r a n d Master, referring to the fault finder who was " u n able to secure a good bed to sleep in en route to Grand Lodge," asked comparison witli " t h e long, dusty, uncomfortable and sleepless stage rides, beset w i t h - m a n y dangers, t h a t were taken b ^ our pioneer brethren, who with' fortitude.faced peril and.danger to be in a t t e n d a n c e a t those early meetings. H e well says : " I t is difficult for us to day, w h o only read or hear of t h e m to realize!" The writer is reminded of a pioneer night in K a n s a s , thirty-seven years ago, when twelve or flftee'n brethren had crossed bridgeless creeks and rivers and met to confer the third upon three candidates who lived on the opposite, side of the unbridged Republican River. T h e t!hree c a n d i d a t e s h a d lariated their horses out on the prairie beyond the side of t h e river, then bank full, and crossed by a skifE,the only ferry to the village, one a t a time. • The work began --early and was only interrupted by terrific peals of t h u n d e r and blinding lightning. W h e n the-lodge closed, the storm of rain a n d ' w i n d with the accompan'ying thuuder and l i g h t n i n g was a t its w o r s t ; the packing boxes, which served fqr seats, became couches upon which the brethren sought the refreshment and rest of sleep. W h e n m o r n i n g came, those who arose to go west found, on reaching the river bank t h a t the lariated horses on the other - side, were .swimming in a lake t h a t extended for.nearly.a mile to the western bluffs, the current of the river racing a t flood torrent of speed. 'The ferryman, under the inducement of a greenback, took one of the three men in his skiff across the river, a t the risk of his life, w h e r e the l a r i a t s were cut by the passenger in the boat, and the horses swam safely to a landing, and found their way home. An old oarsman with a champion record, who saw the skiffman c u t the lariats, remarked in our hearing a t t h e . t i m e , " U N C L K S A M never issued an I. O. U. t h a t would temptiine to take t h a t kind of a ride." Three days later the w a t e r subsided a n d the brethren were able to safely cross the river a n d reach their homes. T h e y were all present a t the next meeting.. W i t h nineteen lodges and a membership of 1,394, the Arizona contribution to California was $1,795.00. Well done, Arizona ! The Grand Master made a suggestion as to card receipt a v o u c h m e n t for members, but the Jurisprudence Committee did not concur., A resolutionfor the reinstatement-of m e m b e r s suspended for n o n - p a y m e n t of dues, who after p a y m e n t failed of being restored
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and under t h e Constitution are held to be still suspended, w a s recommended by Jurisprudence Committee to incoming J u r i s prudence Committee to report proper a m e n d m e n t to Constitution a t next session, was adopted. Arizona, adjoining t h e Mexican line, is in fraternal correspondence with Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico. No Correspondence Eeport. H E R B E R T B B O W N , G r a n d Master.
Next A n n u a l a t Moren'ci, November 12,1907.
ARKANSAS — 1906. The A n n u a l Communication was held a t Little Rock, N o vember 20, 1906. The 4th day of J u l y was the occasion of an E m e r g e n t G r a n d Lodge a t Magnolia for the purpose of laying t h e corner-stone of the masonic building, after which, headed by t h e inevitable " b r a s s band," t h e y m a r c h e d to a grove and listened to a n able address by P a s t Grand Master H . H . MYEr^s on " M a s o n r y a n d Patriotism." W e do n o t criticise the text, b u t desire to call a t tention to the fact t h a t fifty years ago patriotism was considered an essential element of Masonry, and the 4th was the one day on Which the brethren turned out in full force, usually for a general family picnic a t a nearby grove. W e have always liked t h e old social form of assembling, and regret its disappearance, a n d hope t h a t Masonry a n d patriotism m a y again become synonymous terms. The sixty-fourth A n n u a l was opened in amp^e form, M.-.W.-. A. B . G R A C E , Grand Master, in 'the E a s t ; M.-.W.-. Bro. J N O . M . OATHOUT represented Kansas.
The Grand Master reported a long list of decisions and nearly a like space of suggestions. Some of the suggestion's are good, provided A r k a n s a s Masonry has not already a method of reaching t h e same objects. If, however t h e A r k a n s a s E n t e r e d A p prentice c a n n o t master the work and lectures sooner than s i x months, we cannot understand how he is permitted to pass muster; and so of the Fellow Craft degree — the suggestion to delay m a k i n g him a Master until he is capable of presiding as Master of his lodge, will work a great hardship in a jurisdiction, where by a home c o n c e s s i o n t h e lodges "get into a rut and die of dry rot," because of a lack of-proper material or because the brethren a r e impressed t h a t "Old Bro. S M I T H , B B O W N and J O N E S are the only
members capable of filling the stations." The probability is t h a t the brothers named are in truth and fact, " t h e only." The r e m e d y for the existing order of things is simple—object to any unquali-
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fled E n t e r e d Apprentice,iFellow Craft or Master Mason. Never advance a Steward to Deacon until, tried in the place, he h a s shown he can fill it. "When an officer h a s demonstrated t h a t lie has reached t h e l i m i t of his efficiency, r e t i r e him ; if capable, advance h i m . The suggestion t h a t t h e officers of a lodge U. D. be compelled to coinply with the law to exemplify the work, simply m e a n s enforce the law you have. A little dose of enforcement upon t h e officers whose duty it is to see t h a t the laws are obeyed, will rectify all the ills the " s u g g e s t i o n s " a r e intended to remedy. W e have law enough now, w h a t is needed is nerve. . The G r a n d Master, in a glowing reference, to an aged a n d helpless, brother, recommended a p a y m e n t of $100 for his relief. XVe gladly note t h a t the Grand Lodge approved. The. Grand Lodge received an appeal from an expelled member of a subordinate lodge. I t was a case of an a t t e m p t to use the lodge to enforce the collection of an account against a then resident of California. Receipted acknowledgment'of the a m o u n t claimed to be due, dated a year previous, w a s .presented, the appeal sustained and the expulsion p r o m p t l y set aside. All r i g h t • as to result, b u t there should h a v e been^a shorter method. A " s u g g e s t i o n " — n o Mason has a r i g h t to subordinate either lodge or Grand Lodge to the uses of a collection agency. The Grand Eepresentative of Arliansas near Illinois submit~^ted over a page of report, which forms part of the record. A heartfelt expressiofi' of tliankful acknowledgment from the aged brother to whom the Grand Lodge sent t h e .$100 remit-, tance, brightens tlie last page of the record. T h e m e m o r y of w h a f t h e i r "help, love and good w i s h e s " did for,the aged couple, will bless those who gave. .>r ' . •, • A fine portrait of the Grand Master elect forms the front• ispiece. . . . _ ' J A C O B TBITSBEB, G r a n d Master.
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BRITISH COLUMBFA^ 1907. Vancouver, J u n e 20, 1907. . • The address of t h e Grand Master, M.'. W.-. • Bro. J A M E S H . . SoHOFiELiD, is commendably brief;' his official visits were'many. O n l y ' t h r e e decisions, in one of which he decided a candidate ineligible w h o had lost " t h e first finger of his right hand between the second a n d third joints ;" no reason'is given—"perfect y o u t h " the rule possibly. Declined a dispensation to a lodge to take p a r t in a funeral conducted under t h e auspices of another organization n o t masonic, which was proper, though no objection ex-
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ists to other bodies holding services prior to a final service bj' the masonic lodge, in which the body is committed to the tomb and. buried by the latter organization. H e strongly recommended action, "to amend the Constitution and prevent the possibility of a brother being placed upon the same plane as a masonic felon, because he is or m a y be unable to pay his dues." The recommendation is all right except as to the language used. A " m a s o n i c felon" is a contradiction in terms, and an impossibility. W e commend the thoughtful consideration for GOD'S poor. "We are too apt to be hasty in severing a Mason from his masonic, rights without proper inquiry. We hold it the Master's and Secretary's duty to personally acquaint t h e m selves with the financial condition of a brother, before t a k i n g final action, especially an aged brother, who has passed the wage earning period. Brethren have been suspended ere now- whose sickness and poverty if known would have stayed action, a n d brought the funds of the lodge to their relief. T h a t they did not make the claim only demonstrated a natural pride, which should be and will be considered by the thoughtful and zealous official. W e agree with the idea t h a t some different form of discipline should be inflicted on a financial derelict than on one proven guilty of crime. , ' An excellent address before Grand Lodge was.delivered b y Grand Chaplain H. C. P I E N N B S C L I N T O N , oh verse of scripture beginning, " P u r e religion and undeflled, etc." British Columbia, by its chairman of correspondence, c h a m pions the contention of the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d in her dispute with the Grand Lodge of Queensland. There are two other English Colonies t h a t subscribe to the same theory, viz : t h a t masonic lodges holding warrants from the mother Grand Lodge h a v e no rights in the m a t t e r of obtaining or even discussing the steps preliminary to obtaining a separate Grand Lodge government for the autonomous territory where they have existence, unless by â&#x20AC;˘ favor of the mother Grand Lodge. ,Bro. S M I T H is evidently not familiar with the history of the organization of m a n y , perhaps a majority, of the British Colonial Grand Lodges h a v i n g English warrants at the time of organiza-^ tion, because a n y one familiar will know t h a t many have been formed from less than a majority of the.lodges. The gathering of Masons in London, which formed on the town meeting plan, a body with " t h e oldest Master Mason (now the Master of SL^ lodge).in the chair," belonged to four lodges only of the city of London; not a majority of the lodges of England, and probably not a majority of those in London. The Scotland Grand Lodge was organized by thirty-three lodges out of one hundred, a,ll the lodges being notified, h o w e v e r ; Nova Scotia by nine out of fifty; New South Wales, thirteen out of fifty-five ; Victoria, sixteen out
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of ninety-five. -British Columbia, Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan were formed on & more generous plan, that interposed no •objection, that conceded to lodges in a u t o n o m o u s territory the r i g h t to'set u p their own Grand Lodge g o v e r n m e n t when able and disposed to do so—a plan t h a t retains to the inaternal ancestor for all t i m e the filial affection of the offspring. I n "sundering home ties,"'the boy who goes w i t h ' h i s mother's love and his father's blessing carries with him to the end a memory t h a t is a benediction always. The boy who escapes from oppression and unk i n d l y treatment, never cares t o s e e k the paternal roof again, unless needed there to close the estate. '. •Masonry has deteriorated s a d l y from the original plan of imrnemorial usag-e, or inherent r i g h t of lodge organization, or even from the old conceded r i g h t of one-lodge to w a r r a n t another lodge, if by any. grasp of authority or centralization of power in a group of lodges a s s u m i n g the title of G r a n d Lodge, such Masonic Grand L o d g e c a n say-to the world: " T h e lodges of Masons who receive m y w a r r a n t s do not have the r i g h t to effect a Grand Lodge organi' zation, a n d any effort Qn their p a r t to do so will meet with my reprehension, and. no such effort can ever be.successfully begun, w i t h o u t m y consent first had and obtained, and never successfully c o n s u m m a t e d , even then w i t h o u t the consent of those Grand Lodges who may join with me in like resolve. If t h a t does not come up to the highest type of a close corporation, then we have s o m e t h i n g yet to learn in the g a m e of corporate "freeze out." Bro.'S.-, referring to Mexico, t h i n k s we have not read the his• tory of the alleged Masonry in t h a t country. You are mistaken, Bro. S., we are thoroughly familiar w i t h , " t h e history of the alleged Masonry in t h a t co'untry," or p u t t i n g it another way, which m e a n s exactly the same thing, " t h e alleged history'of the •Masonry in that country." And our information of its history has not been filtered through sources t h a t are unwilling to see any possibility of.good in it, under a n y circumstances. There are other questioners besides him of old who asked : " C a n there a n y good t h i n g come out of Nazareth ?" B u t those who question Masonry in Mexico to-day are unwilling, like N A T H A N I E L , of old," to accept the invitatioh to "come and see." K a n s a s has gone and h a s seen. K a n s a s has some of her former best niasonic workers enrolled in Mexican lodges, in all parts of t h a t country, some of w h o m h a v e been working with t h e m a decade or more. Over » thirteen y e a r s ago a former K a n s a s P a s t Master, residing in Mexico, presented the question of Mexican Masonry to K a n s a s for consideration-. Mexican Masonry has been investigated in Mexican lodges by K a n s a s P a s t Masters, thoroughly well qualified to pass judgment, and the j u d g m e n t has been favorable. As for the a n c i e n t history of Mexican Masonry, the more it is investigated, t h e more i t s ' A m e r i c a n origin is shown. Louisiana, re-
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ferring to the published account tracing its American origin to P O I N S E T T in 1825, says : This Ignores the efforts of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana In previous years. Our records show t h a t In 1816 our Grand Lodge chartered a lodge, Los Amlgos Renildos No. 8, our reKlster In Vera Cruz. Also In 1817, Lodge ' Reunion de la Vertud No. 9, in Oampeachy, Yucatan, whose charter was forfeited August 11, 1821, and again in 1820. The lodge established in 1824 by Pennsylvania, at Alvarado is also ignored.
Bro. DtTNOAN's reference is timely and good. The critics of Mexican Masonry bolt without a tremor t h e removal of landm a r k s and the change in t h e religion of Masonry by t h e London aggregation of shilling made Masons, but though C A N T O N h a s been dead, and dust a n d ashes for years, they hold the A m e r i c a n Masons of the s"fcore of American lodges in Mexico u n w o r t h y of recognition, because of his boss methods over a former G r a n d liOdge, against which t h e lodges of the Valle de Mexico were t h e most pronounced opponents. K a n s a s , Texas and Missouri Masons in Mexico are entitled to a t least fair treatment, and surely their judgment of the Masonry of Mexico should be as good a s t h a t of critics whose idea of a Mexican Mason is possibly based upon their opinion of t h e persons who are contesting with J a p s , Chinamen and H i n d u s for a foothold in the far West. After quoting e x h a u s t i v e l y frorh our Queensland report a l l the preliminary m a t t e r leading up to the question of a n c i e n t usage, he ignores t h a t a n d the legal conclusion upon which recognition was based, a n d asks,-"Now w h a t do you think of t h a t ? " W h y , it all depends, Bro. S., upon your view point and the k i n d of glasses you wear. A preacher once took as his text, " T o p not come down," a n d he made a sensible sermon from it. T h e probabilities are t h a t another preacher might follow the British Columbia example, a n d take for his text, "-Let him t h a t is upon the house," and it would require a pair of "double hextra magnifyin' hoptical glawses " before any member of his audience could intelligentlj' read or answer the conundrum, "Now w h a t do you think of t h a t ? " The returns are not all in yet, Bro. S. Two British Colonial Grand Lodges have paid the entire report the honor of publication, though they publish no Correspondence Beport, an u n u s u a l compliment, for which t h e K a n s a s writer desires them to accept assurancesof his most distinguished consideration, respect a n d esteem, a n d we have y e t to read a n y American report that criticizes the conclusion of the K a n s a s committee â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the only A m e r i can ( a s distinguished from B r i t i s h ) reasons assigned for nonrecognition being first, deference to the British bodies; second, the mistaken idea t h a t a majority of the lodges in the. country should have joined in t h e organization. M.-.W.-. F B A N O I S B O W S E R , G r a n d MajSter.
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The volume opens with t h e picture o f Grand Mastier M O T L E Y H . FiiiNT, one whose naine is familiar t o ' a l l Masons in the U n i t e d States—one who earned the p l a u d i t of "well done" from ,; the Masons of the world for his skillful and splendid' managem e n t of his part of the relief work for the California sufferers. ' H i s telegrams, letters a n d action demonstrated a man ready for . every emergency, thoroughly equipped in' mind, temperament a n d activity. The masonic p a r t of the relief work was without " flaw or defect-in its m a n a g e m e n t ; in the cateful and judicious use and expenditure of the funds contributed by the Craft; and in p r o m p t and grateful appreciation of donations received. The Grand Master has been a very busy inan, but he found. > time somehow to perform faithfully a n d well his official duties. One hundred and forty-two pages are devoted to the masonic . relief work for the e a r t h q u a k e sufferers, showing t h a t the masonic • relief extended amounted to a b o u t $300,000, involving a tremendous a m o u n t of work; the,Grarid Master showing t h a t over onehalf of his entire time for his year of service was devoted to this work, alone; ' The special committee appointed^by Grand Lodge to report on the relief work, a m o n g other thing's s a y s : The funds donated were gratefully received, worthily bestowed'and faithfully accounted for, and the report of the Grand Master on therellof fund, and the record of relief worli as shown by the special report, is a tribute to Masonry throughout the world. -, The Grand Master's decision t h a t a P a s t Master of a lodge in ••'another j i i r i s d i c t i o n w h b A f f l l i a t e d w ' i t h a; "lodge in California, • became a P a s t Master in California, with the rights and privileges of a P a s t Master, Including the r i g h t to be carried on the rolls of the California lodge as a P a s t Master, a n d also the right of membership in the Grand Lodge, was overruled by the Jurisprudence CommitteebjT virtue of P a r t 7 of Art. I I . under "Definitions," as follows: ^ Past Master.— This title applies only to one who has been regularly elected or named la a charter and installed and has served a term as Master of a chartered lodge within the Jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, and who remains a member in good standing of one of its subordinates. •
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were acquired by lodge m e m b e r s h i p a n d service, and lodge membership in another lodge does not take away w h a t has always belonged to h i m in t h e great body of Masonry. All Grand Lodges recognize the right of a Warden from a n o t h e r jurisdiction to become a Master.of a lodge in theirs b y affiliation and election. W h y ? because his service as such to t h e Craft universally is recognized in t h e great body of Masonry. So in like manner is one's r i g h t as a P a s t Master recognized in the. body of Masonry. U n d e r modern Grand Lodge centralization, • the rights of the lodges, formerly sovereign, have been gradually taken away. The individual Mason no longer belongs to Masonry univefsallj'. H i s lodge is a commercial unit. H i s Grand Lodge is another. H i s welcome in either depends upon whether his dues are paid. And the welcome of the non-afflliate is in inverse ratio to the number of his visits. If Masonry h a s had one crowning excellence, it lies in t h e fact of its universality, a n d every step to localize the privileges and benefits of Masonry to t h e place where dues are paid, is making more and more of a s h a m the formal welcome to its local fireside and hospitality, a n d bringing out in strong relief the old welcome " t o all the rights and privileges of a Mason a m o n g Masons wheresoever dispersed throughout the globe." In our opinion, the Grand Master was correct with tlie single exception of the r i g h t of-membership in the Grand Lodge, and he would be right in t h a t respect, but for the modern doctrine which rules in nearly all American Grand Lodges, viz: " t h a t t h e Grand Lodge is a law unto itself;" in otlier words, it is tlie only power now left on earth t h a t can exercise t h e divine right to do as it pleases, and under t h a t claim of right, though the lodges extend the courtesy of an invitation to the East, the Grand Lodge only recognizes his service by permitting him to be elected Master of a lodge without filling a W a r d e n ' s station in the n e w jurisdiction, a quasi recognition of his former service a n d a n argum e n t for its complete recognition by Grand Lodge. The Jurisprudence Committee, a t the request of Grand Lodge, offered an a m e n d m e n t to t h e constitutional provision, changing the issuance of a dispensation for a new lodge contingent upon the recommendation of the nearest lodge, b y a proviso t h a t upon the refusal of such recommendation by such lodge, the Grand Master in the best interests of Masonry, after full investigation, could grant such dispensation w i t h o u t such recommendation, which was unanimously adopted. Grand Lodge took preliminary steps toward the erection of a Temple. CoBBBSPONDENOE R E P O B T . — W M . A. D A V I E S , c h a i r m a n .
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rriany y e a r s , a report of sixty-four pages is presented, a duty declined by B r o . ' D A V I B S , but l a t e r u n d e r t a k e n , as there was notsufH'cient time in which a successor could perform the task. I t is submitted as a final report, b u t we t r u s t - t h a t the Craft n o t only of California, but a t large, a r e not to lose the services of one who has shed such distinction upon his jurisdiction, and been of such inestimable value to Masonry. • . ' . . , There a r e two m e t h o d s of economizing t h a t are e q u a l l y ' d e structive : insufficient food for the body, and inadequate nourish-, merit for t h e brain. California h a s h a d a severe trial financially, but it cannot afford t o adopt such a m e t h o d offalse economy. ~ K a n s a s received courteous consideration, two and a half pages. \Vashington received like t r e a t m e n t . H e regrets his lack of space to properly review U P T O N ' S final report. H e prints his farewell. , A Correspondence Committee of five was selected to fill Bro. D A VIES' shoes. , . ' ' . • E D W A R D H . HART,'Grand M a s t e r .
CANADA—1907. . , v . An " E s p e c i a l " C o m m u n i c a t i o n of Grand Lodge was held a t the city of Toronto, A u g u s t 11,1906, and another a t the city of F o r t Williarri, J u n e 20,1907, each for the purpose of laying the corner.stone of a masonic temple. The record of the events is well m a d e and future historians will have no trouble in getting d a t a of early history. -
M.-. W.-. Bro. J A M E S H . B D B B I T T , G r a n d Master, after a n ad-
dress of welcome, opened G r a n d Lodge in ample form, and thereupon w a s presented with, another a d d r e s s of welcome,,both of which addresses are m a d e p a r t of the record. — — —^ — The Grand Lodge of N e w York was represented by two visitors :
B.-. "W.-. Bro. T H O M A S P E N N E Y , of Buffalo, and B.-. W.-. Bro:
A . ^ C R O O K , of Brooklyn, w h o were cordially welcomed 'by t h e Grand Master. • ' The Craft of Canada, as we learn by t h e Grand Master's address, remembers unfortunate experiences with two ''masonic assurance companies," and w h e n a " m a s o n i c protective association " sent the Grand Master a copy of their proposed act of incorporation t h e n introduced into the H o u s e of Commons, t h a t ofHcer proceeded t o get busy, with t h e result t h e word " m a s o n i c " was stricken o u t before t h e bill became a law. T h e Grand Master's action was wisely taken, a n d doubtless h a s saved the Temple of Masonry from the profanation of commercialism. The G r a n d Master, after a n effort to close up " E o y a l Solomon Mother Lodge of J e r u s a l e m , " cancelled its warrant and sent an
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official circular to all Grand Bodies in fraternal correspondence with the Grand Lodge of Canada, advising of t h e action taken. The masonic bodies who m a y be called upon to contribute to the W a d of Gamaliel, W A D - E L - W A R D , will take notice. Canvassing for office by circular typewritten communication caused t h e Grand Master to s a y : " N o . 4 of the Ancient Charges ssys: 'All preferment among Masons is grounded upon real worth and personal merit only.'" H e also said: "Office obtained b j ' personal canvass is one of doubtful honor." The work of t h e Grand Master generally, a n d for h a r m o n y in particular, is entitled to great praise. The conclusion of his address is as follows: Life In the Individual as In the community, large or small, Is a history ; we all are making history which cannot be recalled ; let us then so cooperate In making t h a t history, both In and out of the lodge, that each one of us may say, when the last summons reaches him, that he has done something for the good of others.
The Special Committee on Grand Master's Address m a k e s this c o m m e n t on his remarks upon canvassing for office, recommending this advice given by M.-.W.-. Bro. H U G H M U R R A Y in 1897, viz: "Oast your vote against Instead of for the candidate who thus Improperly approaches you." " Again you are asked to listen to the voice of Illinois on the subject:" "To receive recognition and promotion In Masonry Is an honorable ambition, but to obtain It thei'e Is but one masonic method of electioneering, and that Is to discharge whatever duty may be assigned to you with fidelity and the very best of one's ability. In this way ho will sui-ely command the respect and good will of his brethren whether they are able to find an official place for him or not."
The Grand Master presented to Grand Lodge Bro. J O H N SwEETMAN, Grand Tyler, who had completed flfty-two years of service as Tyler of the Ottawa lodge, his age being eighty years". The B e p o r t on Correspondence, b.y M.-. W.-. Bro. H E N R Y E O B -
ERTSON, opens with a two-page s t a t e m e n t Šf the present conflict in F r a n c e between the State a n d the Roman Catholic priesthood, in which he finds a parallel between t h e claims t h a t the State is controlled by t h e Freemasons a n d t h e position occupied b y the Order of t h e I l l u m i n a t i in the French Revolution in 1792. W e would like to crib it, b u t space . Bro. BOBBBTSON'S report is, in the main, quotations, the brief space allotted, ninety-four pages, not giving opportunity for m u c h comment. U n d e r Queensland, however, we find this reference to the election of Lord C H E L M S F O R D , t h e Governor of t h e State, as Grand Master: " H i s acceptance of this office should set a t rest all doubts of the,regularity of the formation of t h e Grand Lodge." M.-. W.-. AuGUSTCrs T. F R I E D , Grandi Master. N e x t A n n u a l a t Niagara Falls, J u l y 15, 1908.
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Denver, September 17, 1907. '.. • Seven Special Communications of Grand Dodge were held, one on April 10, 1907, a t Golden, Colorado, to confer masonic burial upon P a s t ' G r a n d M a s t e r G E O B G E K E I T H K I M B A L L .
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Grand Master A L F R E D E . J O N E S , in the Grand E a s t , conducted the ceremonies. T h e volumeof Proceedings comes to hand as we are concluding • our review. T h e sketch a n d likeness of Grand Master J O S E P H A. • D A V I S a r e good. The face is typical, in t h a t it demonstrates w h a t the ozone of Colorado will do in t h e way of improvement/for an eroigrant from t h e N u t m e g State. Twenty-six P a s t Grand Masters graced the E a s t — B r o . H E N R Y M . S E L L E R t h e d e a n of t h e body. Grand Representative W M . P . B E N E D I C T answered to t h e call for Kansas. "VVe notice t h a t W.". Bro. E L M E R E . B L B O K L E Y , of W i c h i t a , has been appointed G r a n d
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Colorado near Grand Lodge of K a n s a s . T h e G r a n d Master's address is one of t h e best it h a s been our privilege to review during t h e present year. U n d e r t h e head of the "Ballot," he gives expression to an official experience and to a s t a t e m e n t of action taken thereon t h a t could well be read togrea.t a d v a n t a g e b y every Mason in the country. I t occupies more space t h a n our restricted limits permit, or we would copy it in full. W e commend it to every one w h o can gain access to t h e Colorado Proceedings. W e advise a reading of his conclusion to all those who t h i n k t h e old stereotyped plan of using two or three pages in letting go m u s t be strictly followed. H e uses eleven lines, t h e last five being as follows: To those with whom I have been associated during my service In this I Grand Lodge, permit me to acknowledge manj' courteous acts of fraternal kindness, and to the Craft I extend the thanks of a sincere and grateful heart for the many tokens of affection and for the many honors which have been bestowed upon me.
AVe t h i n k it a great improvement upon the regular formula.' M.'. W.*. Bro. D. N . G B E E N L E A F presented the special report of the Committee on Correspondence, recommending recognition of the G r a n d Lodges of S a s k a t c h e w a n and Queensland, which w a s adopted b y Grand Lodge. >' B r o . G R E E N L E A F also presented t h e report on necrology," •which w a s ordered printed in t h e Proceedings. T h e report is brief, beautiful in expression, a s everything from B r o . G.'s p e n m u s t be of necessity, a n d it contains several brief, appropriate poetic quotations." Of P a s t Grand Master K I M B A L L he says : "Of him it m a y be truly said, he was one of nature's noblemen ; wholesouled, frank, generous, companionable a n d jovial. A devoted husband, a loving father, a loyal soldier, an honest and respected
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consecration of a new lodge, and ceremonies for " l a y i n g the foundation stones of public structures," that in the procession formed, t h a t immediately after the " T y l e r with a drawn sword," " t w o Stewards with white rods," should come " E n t e r e d Apprentices, Fellow Crafts ;" These quotations are made from " W e b b ' s Freemason's Monitor." I n K a n s a s as provision is made by Constitution to conform to ancient usage, and provides, " W l i e n conducting public ceremonies, except funerals, it shall be opened in the first degree." "We do not imagine the New Jersey Constitution has any provision var3'ing that rule, and if it has not, then the Common L a w of Masonry, " a n c i e n t usage," fixes the same rule for their observance. W e regret t h a t we must review Colorado so hastily, but it comes in our first "copy," and the printer is ready. Jos'tPH A. D A V I S , Grand Master. N e x t ' A n n u a l Denver, September 21, 1908. X
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New H a v e n , J a n u a r y 16, 1907. The address of Grand Master B E N J A M I N F . T U B N E B is a brief and concise report of his official labors. The deaths of P a s t Grand Master F E E D B E I C K S . S T E V E N S and P a s t Grand Treasurer M. W. G E A V E S , the latter of whom had served in his office for forty years, received extended notice, each being buried by the Grand Lodge. Connecticut has a " G r a n d Master's d a y " set apart a n n u a l l y by the Grand Master on request of the president and board of the Masonic Hoine, for observance of which an invitation is sent to each lodge and E a s t e r n Star chapter in the State to visit the Home. E i g h t e e n hundred attended the 1907 " G r a n d Master's day;" Lunoheon was provided by the ladies of the E a s t e r n Star of Wallingford; a Hartford band furnished music, and the visitors had a chance in see and know the good accomplished by the H o m e and under lis inspiration to get in harmony with the work. ^ LiTJKE A. IJOCKWOOD made a notable record as a distinguished masonic jurisprudent, but in the coming years he will h a v e principal honor a m o n g the Masons of Connecticut as the founder of the great charity of the Craft, when his other services are only known to the few delvers in the historic archives of the Grand Lodge. Connecticut's "Masonic Veteran Association" held its thirtysixth a n n u a l reunion at Highland Lake, Winsted, J u n e 28th. W e are not surprised to note t h a t in the land of steady habits there was no work for the Grievance Committee.
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citizen, a just and u p r i g h t m a n and M a s o n ^ s u c h is his record. Can m e r e be s a i d ? " Grand Orator H. W. W O O D W A R D delivered a thoughtful, impressive and instructive oration on Masonry. A l l the twenty-seven P a s t Grand Masters, save one, being present, the absent one. P a s t Grand Master A. A. B U E N A N D , being in JLos Angeles, Ualifornia, a letter signed by those present was sent to the absent brother, regretting his absence, and was also spread on the record. A beautiful expression of remembrance. T h e corner-stone of the new A u d i t o r i u m building of the city and county of Denver was laid by Grand Lodge, Grand Master A. E . J O N E S , and E. W. S P B E B , m a y o r of tlie city, each delivering an address. T h e retiring Grand Master received the custoiiiary jewel. T h e 210 page Correspondence Report of M.-. W . f B r o . P a s t Grand Master L. N. G R B E N J J E A F d e m o n s t r a t e s that tiv''erity-three y e a r s ' experience constitutes a valuable asset in tbre business or a r t of review writing. W e rejoice to note the almost entire accord between the Colorado and K a n s a s reviewers. K a n s a s receives quite liberal treatment, four, pages being devoted to a review in which there is much praise and n o t h i n g of criticism. The address of G r a n d Master B O N D is p u t under contribution, his remarks on " A l t r u i s m " and the '-Mountain Slope-Egeria" incident being taken, and reference made to his decisions and other work. Reference is made to Bro. B E K G S T R E S S E B ' S "eloquent oration on the "Mission of Freemasonry." Of the special report of the ' C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence he says : The Committee on Correspondence In determining the claim of the Grand L/Odge of Queensland, devotes some six pages to Its consideration in which they review the organization ofiOther Grand Lodges and citing that o f the London Grand Body Itself as questionable from a strict application of masonic law as understood to-day.
H e reproduces the conclusion of the report in full. The comp l i m e n t made to our review is highly appreciated, Bro. G.'s well established ability as a masonic writer lending weight to it. And of N e w Jersey, Bro. G., citing the fou-rth decision, " I t is unmasonic for Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft tfo participate in any m a s o n i c function," s a y s : Decision No. 4 deprives the Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft of their right to appear In the procession on the occasion of the laying of the cornerstone. Jn all the old Monitors tbey are assigned a place In a procession. I l l s , In our opinion, especially fitting t h a t In the only public ceremonial which connects the fraternity with the operative art, they should have a place and take part.
W e think Bro. G.'s objection well taken. I t has always been a n established usage t h a t a t all ceremonies of "constitution and
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Connecticut sets a good example in applj'ing twenty-five p e r cent, of its revenue toward paying expenses of Grand Lodge, and seventy-five per cent, for "purposes of the Masonic C h a r i t y Foundation of Connecticut." Alberta and Valle de Mexico were duly recognized on report of Bro. B A B L O W , Correspondence C o m m i t t e e .
The retiring Grand Master, Bro. T U R N E R , received the customary apron and P a s t Grand Master's jewel. Bro. J O H N H . BABI^OW'S R e p o r t on Correspondence occupies
184 pages, a n d like all his work is entitled to the "well d o n e " accorded to his former efforts. We find one slip which we attribute to mistake. U n d e r Indiana, when the Grand Master w a s asked "if a brother could sign an application for m e m b e r s h i p by affiliation by his mark, he having almost entirely lost his sight," a n d answered,-"He c a n , properly witnessed by a brother," Bro. B A R L O W s a y s : " W e can hardly see how a blind m a n could conform to all t h e requirements of Masonry, unless they bring h i m . t o more than masonic light." This is applicable so far a s a petition for initiation is concerned, b u t should have no bearing whatever upon, the case of one already a Mason, a s k i n g for' affiliation. We hold t h a t a blind man should not be accepted as a petitioner for Masonry, but- one having lawfully received the rights and privileges of Masonry, the misfortune of blindness or physical incapacity of a n y sort, should be an added reason for encircling him with the fellowship and protection of the lodge, if he be unaffiliate. Kansas for 1906 receives liberal recognition, q u o t i n g w h a t Grand Master P E T E R S h a d to s a y aisout our fiftieth m i l e s t o n e and clandestine Masonry. T h e Grand Master's decisions-are cited by h i m a n d all, as approved or modified, g e t h i s approval except No. 3, of which he says : " N o . 3 we should object to. . W e do not think a brother should be .required to thus .publicly m a k e known his objection." . • He refers to the "learned o r a t i o n " of Grand Orator D U N L A P ; copies the newl.y adopted regulations covering printed avouchment-by Grand Lodge and takes from Bro. S H A V E B ' S ' r e p o r t extracts upon "cipher ritual," " R o m a n Catholic Masons," and other comment. Under Oregon he quotes approvingly. -Bro. H O D S O N ' S remarks on t h e recognition of lodges of Scottisli Bite origin a n d says: .• ' We fully endorse the above and we think that Grand Lodges which are of Scottish Rite origin, which have thrown off their allegiance to the Supreme Council and become Independent bodies like the Grand Iiodge of Oosta Klca, Cuba, and we hope soon to Include the Grand Lodge of Mexico and some others, are entitled to ofaclal recognition^. M.'.W.-. A N D R E W J. H A L L O C K , G r a n d Master.
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San Jose, 1906-07. Quarterly held a t San Jose, May 25, 1906, M.:. W.-. Bro. A N TONIO CASTRO Q , presiding. R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of six of the seven lodges present. I t was resolved to continue the custom of publishing Proceedings in both Spanish and E n g l i s h . Festival Lodge, J u n e 24, 1906, D e p u t y Grand Master G I P BiANO SOTO presiding. A m o n g the responses made in salutation " t o the brethren in every clime," was one for K a n s a s by the presiding officer. Deputy Gran^d Master C I P B X A N O SOTO, the Grand Representative of K a n s a s . The record shows t h a t Costa Rica has no Grand Representative near the Grand Lodge of Kansas. A collection was taken up at the feast "on behalf of the distressed" a n d entrusted to one of the brethren' for distribution. I t is a blessed thing for those enjoying plenty, to remember those who lack the necessities of life. Quarterly August 31st, R.-. W.-. 3 r o . B E N J A M I N B . P I Z A , acti n g Grand Master. Notification of the death in K a n s a s of Bro. D E W E Y was read and funeral honors given to his memory and t h a t of others. '• Quarterly November 30, 1906. P a s t Grand Master TOMAS PovEDANO opened G r a n d Lodge. Official relations entered into with the Grand Lodges of Greece, H u n g a r y , Prussia and E g y p t , and with the Grand Orients of Brazil and Portugal and Supreme Council of the Argentine Republic. A n n u a l J a n u a r y 25, 1907. B E N J A M I N E . P I Z A , acting Grand Master, opened Grand Lodge. A n n u a l election resulted in the choice of A D R I A N COLLADO &S Grand Master. Closing of Annual C o m m u n i c a t i o n F e b r u a r y 28, 1907, M.-. W.-. Bro. TOMAS POVEDANO, acting Grand Master. The Grand Master elect s e n t a communication t h a t it was impossible for him to accept the office of Grand Master. A new election was held and M.'.W.'. Bro. TOMAS P O V E D A N O w a s elected and installed as Grand Master. T h e Grand Master elect delivered a short allocution regretting t h a t the absence of the Grand Master deprived the Grand Lodge of the customary a d d r e s s by the outgoing Grand Master. H e also suggested t h a t they employ all their energies in concent r a t i n g their efforts to provide the Craft with a Temple worthy of their traditions. H e cautioned the brethren to remember t h a t strength lay in the union, t h a t " u n i t e d in our common endeavor, we shall see the clouds disperse, as carelessness and lack of interest give way to intelligent e n t h u s i a s m . Observe a scrupulous vigilance over the m a t e r i a l which m a y be brought forward for a d m i t t a n c e to our I n s t i t u t i o n ; no words of mine can too strongly impress on you that it is quality and not quantity,,that our Order demands.'
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The sterling good sense of the quoted suggestions render t h e m worthy of the consideration of larger and more pretentious Grand Bodies. The American Mason w h o hopes for the betterment of the Spanish speaking countries on this continent, bases his hope upon t h e good sense, discretion and j u d g m e n t of such leaders in M a s o n r y as M.-. W.-. Bro. P O \ ; E D A N O , D I A S , R O D R I G U E Z ,
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and others, who are exemplifying in their lives and teaching by their spoken words the gospel of peace, order, education, toleration and love. Of the eight lodges on the roll of Oosta Rica, five work under the Spanish ritual of the Scottish R i t e ; two under the ritual of Scotland (English language) and one under the German ritual of Schrocder. The German lodge is dormant, b u t expects soon to b e reorganized. TOMAS PovEDANO, Grand Master.
G R A X D L O D G E OF T H E ISLAND OF CCBA. H a b a n a , 1906-1907. Sessions were held as follows: Quarterly J u n e 24, 1906; " E x traordinary " or special session August 29,1906; Quarterly December 23, 1906; Annual March 24, 1907; second Eeunion A n n u a l Session March 31, 1907; third Reunion Annual Session Ap'ril 5, 1907. At the session of J u n e 24th, Deputy Grand Master F E R N A N D O FiGUEREDO assisted by sixty-seven m e m b e r s of the Grand Lodge, representing thirty-seven constituent lodges, transacted business of Grand Lodge. A t this session " T h e project for the construction of a temple, together with t h e amended propositions presented b y island lodges were approved. A commission of five, headed by the Deputy Grand Master was appointed to set in the m a t t e r and report to Grand Lodge. A masonic banquet, "exclusively for Masons," was arranged to be held May 20th " i n commemoration of the anniversary of the Republic of Cuba." The Committee on Foreign Relations made a n excellent re'port recommending t h e recognition of Alberta, which was approved. The chairman, Bro. F. D E P. R O D R I G U E Z , gave a succinct history of the various Grand Bodies which h a d been carved o u t of British territory in North America. December 23,1906, Quarterly meeting, presided over by Grand Master J O S E F . P E L L 6 N . Various business m a t t e r s were considered ; among them the Grand Lodge accorded after ample debate, a t its n e x t session, to a review or rehearing of t h e matter of t h e construction of a Temple for Grand Lodge, the matter, h a v i n g presented difficulties a n d doubts.
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March 24th, A n n u a l , Grand Master J O S E F . P E L L O N in the E a s t ; forty-six lodges represented. Grand Master P E L L O N ended a t this session, a seven years' service as Grand -Master, began by h i m , after a fourteen years' service as Grand Secretary. I n his various statiops, particularly as Grand Master, he has rendered inestimable services to the Craft, and he retires with the grateful appreciation and universal esteem and affection of his brethren., He has stood for all t h a t is most desirable and best in Masonry, inculcating a m o n g his brethren the desirability of moral as well as m a t e r i a l peace. I n the distracted -.condition of the island coming up gradually out of the animosities and anarchy engendered by war, by precept and example Bro. P E L I J O N enjoined upon his b r e t h r e n r e m e m b r a n c e " t h a t tolerance with the opinions of others and moderation in your own are characteristic virtues of the true Mason, virtues perfectly compatible with the civic functions t h a t each of us m a y have to perform. W e m u s t render our country the greatest service of contributing firmly and with an unconquerable will to. the reestablishment of moral peace, playing in the political strife, as I have said on an- â&#x20AC;˘ other occasion, the p a r t of lubricating oil to the engine, smoothing roughness and preventing e m b a r r a s s m e n t in the well ordered m e c h a n i s m of the machine." H e counseled keeping -'the landm a r k s of the fraternity unsullied, opposing any pretended innovation." . " O u r principles are unchangeable because they constitute for themselves the object, the essence and the aim of the Craft. L e t us keep unchanged the ancient l a n d m a r k s , so t h a t we m a y also preserve our universal friendship." " L e t us also preserve, as much as possible, the usages and ceremonies of the masonic ritual, heedless of those who m a i n t a i n t h a t thes.e are needless and ridiculous. You all know t h a t .the characteristic of military drill is the rapidity of the movements. B u t observe a t any post of the A m e r i c a n a r m y of pacification now in Cuba, the act of guard mounting, or t h a t of lowering or hoisting the national flag; you .will see how calmly, how slowly, and with how many details in the ceremonies these.acts take place; you will see the serious-., ness with which daily, w i t h o u t any changes, are these ceremonies performed. Superficial and thoughtless people will perhaps think t h a t these acts m i g h t be performed without a n y solemnity; finding the ceremonies unnecessary and ridiculous; but ask a n y officer the reason of such solemnities and he will answer you : ' W i t h o u t them, the mind of the soldier would not be impressed as it is on such occasions; t h a t shows him the great and deep love for the flag, the symbol of the country, and the necessity of k e e p i n g the o a t h s sworn before her.'" I n regards to candidates he said : . My masonic practice authorizes me to tell you that the too rapid growth of lodges resembles the early and abnormal development of some h u m a n be-
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Ing, which carries along with it the germ of hidden iuflrmitles wMiich soon destroys that apparently robust organization. (Jhi va piano va lontano ( w h o goes softly, goes far), says an Italian proverb, which we must always keep In our minds.
The Grand Master refers to the recognition by North Carolina of the Graud Lodge of C u b a — t h e last and only regular Bodj' of Symbolic Masonry n o t in fraternal relation. Five old lodges were revived. Four surrendered their charters. Two candidates previously accepted by lodges in New H a m p shire and V e r m o n t respectively, on the request of their respective Grand Masters, were permitted to receive the degrees in Cuban lodges by the a u t h o r i t y of Grand Master P B L I / O N . The Graud Master authorized relief from Grand Lodge a n d local lodges in behalf of sufferers from the collapse of a large factory in H a b a n a , F r a t e r n i t y Lodge a t Santiago contributing likewise to t h e J a m a i c a sufferers. H e pays a high tribute to the ability and worth of t h e incoming Grand Master, M.-. W.-. Bro. F E R N A N D O F I G U E E B D O , confessing
his weakness in envying h i m the privilege of laying the cornerstone of the new $100,000 Masonic Temple a t H a b a n a . H e closed with this tender good-bye: Farewell once more, my most beloved brethren. My voice shall not advise you from this place a n y m o r e ; ray mind and my hand shall no longer decide your questions, appeals and complaints ;.but m3' heart, my soul, shall forever be with you. Bro. F . DB P. R O D R I G U E Z , Correspondence C o m m i t t e e of the
Grand Lodge, one of the ablest of the writers of- this Craft, presented a report of forty-five pages,TeviewThg sixty-two jurisdictions. K a n s a s for 1905 received over a page of consideration. Reviewing the Grand Master's address, he s a y s : " V e r y interesting and encouraging are the magnificent d a t a presented to us this year, telling of a fitting prosperity. Respect for the dead is the •first topic, m a t e r i a l progress next. Much d a t a is given about the H o m e . Clandestine Masons receive a thorough castigation. T h e decisions conform strictly to the principles of masonic jurisprudence," etc. "The typographical style of the volume is each time better, showing much good taste," is his comment regarding our Proceedings. The homage with which theGrand Lodge of Pennsylvania has honored the memory of F R A N K I . I N as a statesman, a Mason and a man of science, resulted In a surprising occurrence, comparable alone only to that other memorable occasion dedicated to the grand WASHINGTON. The most elegant volume which has come to light during the year In the United Statesls that in which are contained the funeral tributes circulated throughout the world, and which were bound together In a single publication by the Grand Lodge of Iowa In honor of Secretary P A R V I N , constituting the best specimen of biographical masonic
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literature. In Europe the brethren have celebrated the golden anniversary masontcally of the most Industrious of students and friends, the chief of the inasonlc historians of the world, by presenting) him with a veritable work of art, a tablet of hronze with the bust of him they respected. These small medals likewise have been distributed among his admirers. I t Is undisputed t h a t GOTji/B Is easily the leading historian, likewise alone the chief masonic critic of the world. His writings reveal the erudite man, Impartial, conscientious and Just, and his large complete history has been for many years a better m o n u m e n t than anj' one other m a n has raised to the Institution of Masonry.
Spealiing of the most noted Masons of international reputation w h o have died d u r i n g t h e year, Bro. B O D R I G U E Z says : SANTIAOO PAL.MBB, the most Important of the actual personalities, statesman and Mason of Puerto Rico; C I I A K L E S INGLESBY,Grand Secretary for many year-s in South Carolina; WIX-LIAM H . U P T O N , the noted Judge, exGrand Master and chairman of Correspondence ( Presldente de Relaclones) of State of Washington, the most noted personality of the Pacific Coast; and E L I I)UN0OMMMN,the apostle of Swiss Masonry, are the principal ones. All deserved remembrance on our part; with all we have had more or less Intimate correspondence, and they carry to the grave the sympathy and love of all masonic people. I n summing up, the year has not been sparing In masonic deaths. May the Grand Architect of the Universe, In his good will; have and shape Cuban Masonry ever inore. F E R N A N D O F I G U E B D O , Grand Master; CARLOS G . GHAPI^BS
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DELAWARE — 1907. W i l m i n g t o n , October 2, 1907. The h u n d r e d and second A n n u a l Communication w a s opened by G r a n d , M a s t e r R. K. S T E P H E N S O N , our representative, P a s t Grand M a s t e r R. H . Y O U N G answering present.
The G r a n d Master in his address invited his b r e t h r e n "to t a k e up t h e log of our a n n u a l voyage in Masonry, recount its sun a n d storm, a s well.as discover w h a t progress we have m a d e toward the noble aims s e t before us in our noble Craft." H e notes, the death of Past, G r a n d Master J O H N A. N I C H E L -
SON, " a n honored m e m b e r and elder of the. P r e s b y t e r i a n Church, a strong cliaracter in church, lodge, social a n d business life." H e h a d a portion of his address headed, "Our Sick," devoted to G r a n d Secretary B. F . B E R T R A M , which d e m o n s t r a t e s t h a t our
D e l a w a r e b r e t h r e n do not forgfit t h e necessity for prayer while living. T h e account closes with a record t h a t " h i s spirit h a d t h a t m o r n i n g taken its flight to t h e e t e r n a l home, a n d t h e Grand Lodge could truly say, " W e l l done, good a n d faithful servant." G r a n d Master S T E P H E N S O N announces : " I have not t h o u g h t
to do as well as others, nor has t h i s been m y aim, b u t to do m y best for t h e fraternity." T h e record shows efficient, consistent a n d faithful service.
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The appointment of our sterling' R.'.-W.*. brother, Dr. C H A R L E S ' A. V A N V B L Z E R , of Fort Scott, as Grand Representative near K a n s a s is announced. A standing regulation requiring the a n n u a l card certificate plan was adopted. T h e y have t h e same system K a n s a s h a d adopted. Portraits of the Grand Master and the late Grand Secretary are found in the Proceedings. CoBBESPONDENCE.—Bro. L. H. J A C K S O N is still a t t h e helm. Under California, he says of Bro. D A V I E S : " W e shall sadly miss his brilliant reviews, but we suppose all things earthly m u s t eoine to an end. L e t us bow in submission to the will t h a t overrules all things." Under Illinois, we note he confers the degree of " M a s t e r of the A r t " upon Bro. R O B B I N S . M . A. of C. we suppose; we agree, though it never occurred to us before, t h a t Bro. R. had.not always had it. Under K a n s a s , he takes half a page from Bro. B O N D ' S address, in regard to w h a t is said about "Masonry," " K a n s a s Masonic Home," and i t s " E a s t e r n S t a r " support. Bro. J . s a y s : A fine perspective view of this chaste and beautiful edifice ( t h e chapel) is given on a page of the Proceedings, of which the Masons of Kansas have j u s t cause to be proud ; yes, and prouder still of the noble women who secured its erection. All honor to the Order of the Eastern Star.
The " s i s t e r s " will vote you a larger halo for that, Bro. J. After describing Rev. B E E G S T E E S S E B ' S oration as " a most impressive oration a n d one of more than ordinary merit," he demonstrates his appreciation of it by t a k i n g oyer a page, being twice the space he gives to a number of reviews — a well merited compliment. Saskatchewan is recognized. The report of the committee he rates as " w o r k well done." Bro. JAOKSON, as all reviewers whose space is limited .must qualify to be, h a s become a P a s t Master in the a r t of condensation. I n his conclusion he' says of F r e e m a s o n r y : It is an invaluable link in the great chain of human existence, a noble, heritage influencing for good the hearts and mindsof all who will be amenable to its principles and precepts. We close your year's review of its wide domain with fraternal congratulations to one and all of the universal brotherhood. T H O M A S J . D A Y , G r a n d Mastei".
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — 1 9 0 6 . M a y 9, 1906. I n t h e report of P a s t Grand Master G. W . B A I R D , chairman of Correspondence, additional information is given relative to Bro. P A U L J O N E S . The lodge of Neuf Sbeurs, of which Bro. PAUL, .TONES w a s a m e m b e r , was founded b y t h e p h i l o s o p h e r H E L V B Tius. B E N J A M I N F B A N K I , I N w a s M a s t e r of the 'lodge w h e n
J O N E S affiliated with it. A m o n g its m e m b e r s were S A N D E , V O L T A I B E , V E N E Y , G B E U Z E and H O U D I N .
T h e m a r b l e b u s t of J O N E S
was m a d e b y the celebrated H O U D I N for t h e lodge, and the likeness a n d the measurements from this b u s t were used in the identification of the body. The French Acadeinid, after an exfenslve examination, n o t only of measu r e m e n t s and of marks, but of the Inroads of the disease of which Bro. JONES died, pronounced It the body of the great commodore.
F i t t i n g resolutions were spread upon the records in memory of P a s t G r a n d Ma.'sfers T H O M A S F . G I B B S and G E O B G E H A B O L D WALKER. '
All inducements to loot t h e treasury were taken away from the Grand Treasurer by doubling his salary. H e now gets $100.00. F r a t e r n a l recognition was accorded Alberta. An a m o u n t equal to twenty-five cents per member M'as ordered turned over to the Masonic a n d E a s t e r n Star H o m e as soon as paid by, the lodges, to be paid Getober 1, 1906. . October 16th the Grand Lodge laid t h e corner-stone of the w e s t w i n g of the new Home. The W A S H I N G T O N gavel was used by the Grand Master. . N o v e m b e r 22d, Grand Lodge laid corner-stone for a Jewish Synagogue in Washington. A n n u a l Communication December 19, 1906. F R A N C I S J . W O O D M A N electied Grand M a s t e r — o n e of nature's noblemen. R e p o r t of Masonic H o m e Directors shows the p a y m e n t of $10,711.53 for the completion of a wing for t h e new building, and a balance of $2,945.00 cash on hand, for about four m o n t h s work since corner-stone was laid. T h e result shows a very capable committee. " T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence, b y Bro. G E O B G E W . B A I B D ,
covers 176 pages, a n d is in his usual vein, full of good things. Discussing a decision in Georgia in regard to age qualification, w h e r e the Grand Master said, " T h a t ordinarily a m a n sixty years old might be considered too old to be initiated into Masonry. However, if he is n o t in his dotage, if he possesses a sound mind and a reasonably vigorous body, he should not be debarred," Bro. B A I B D a d d s : " T h e responsibility, after all, rests with the lodge. An e m i n e n t physician once said a m a n is a s old as his veins. A
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m a i d e n lady of uncertain age is credited with saying, 'A w o m a n is as old a s she looks, b u t a m a n is as old a s h e feels.' A g r e a t soldier once said, ' Y o u n g m e n for war, b u t old men for counsel . and advice.' I t is safe -to say t h a t a clear-headed old m a n m a y be very useful to a lodge." Again Bro. B A I B D said : "History unfortunately Is not recorded early enough. We have an object les.son now before ua In a bill before Congress, asking a?50,000.00appropriation to build and locate at the national capital a statue of Captain BARBY, an Irishman (Catholic) who was an earlj' captain i n the navy. But the bill, if it becomes a law, will declare that B A R R Y was " t h e father of the American navy." This calumny was not invented until Gen. HORAOB PORTKB, our Minister to France, discovered and exhumed the remains of Commodore P A U L JONES, who was a Mason. The /trs<;captain was H O P K I N S , the greatest captain was JoNBS; but the proposed legislation would place BAKBY ahead of both. U n d e r I r e l a n d this : " S i r C H E T W O D E says : ' T h e Irish c i t u a l is the oldest r i t u a l of F r e e m a s o n r y in the world and has never been reduced to writing.'" To w h i c h Bro. B . r e m a r k s : While we have no desire to dispute this Irish claim of antiquity, we can- not refrain from inviting attention to the allocution of an Irish priest named SETON, who Is titular archbisliop at Hellapoles, who on March 16th last delivered a lecture at the Irish College In Rome. In the audience was Cardinal MiOHAEL LEAGUI;, archbishop of Armagh and primate of all Ireland. The subject of his "rlverence" was " T h e Irish In America." He stated that S T . BRENDAN, of Clonfert, la the sixth century was the flrst European to visit t h e ' American continent. This may have the effect of causing the Knights of Columbus to have fits, fall over and break out teeth, but it confirms Irish supremacy all the same. ' U n d e r K a n s a s , a l l u d i n g to the space given for R e p o r t on Correspondence two years ago, he s a y s : " I f - t h e K a n s a s m e m b e r s do . not read the reports a n y m o r e t h a n do the D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a Masons, it does not m a t t e r how s h o r t t h e y are." Undei: K e n t u c k y , we are in e n t i r e accord with the following statement: He is not inclined to the principle of formal recognition to Grand Lodges of Scottish derivation. This is about the only thing we differ'upon,but we are willing to see two sides of the question. Masonry, unlike some of the religious sects (we are not a sect) lays no claim to apostolic succession. I t does not assume to grant absolution nor to do any sorcery nor to delve in the supernatural. I t does, however, proclaim Itself to be universal, to link together men of every clime, sect, and opinion, to be broad and grand and charitable, and to stretch hands across seas. American Masonry insists upon inv^adlng only unoccupied masonic territory. What are we to do, then. In a land already occupied by Scottish or by French Masonrj'? We have no right to displace them ;â&#x20AC;˘ we have no reason to treat them differently from what was done prior to the formation of the flrst Grand Lodge. F B A N O I S J . W O O D M A N , G r a n d Master.
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ENGLAND — 1906. NOVEMBER 5,1906.—An "Especial Grand Lodge" was held on "Guy FawkesDay"in London for the purpose of discussing proper ways and means to accomplish the reletting and reopening of the Grand Lodge "Tavern." After the customary amount of parliamentary palaver, rising to points of order, presenting various methods and schemes, while on^e was'supposed to be under consideration, and acting, as suggested by the presiding officer, very much like a "debating society," the proposition that the "Tavern'' be let on lease under the conditions named, set out in the following resolution : "That this proposition be referred to such committee as this meeting shall decide to have charge of the letting of the Tavern, with power to act," was submitted. The resolution carried, and by action of Grand Lodge the appointment of the committee was deferred to next Quarterly. D E C E M B E R S , 1906.— Grand Lodge after further considering the "Tavern" question, voted that the committee to be then nominated, should consist of nine members. •JUNE 5, 1907.—There is a note of belligeraucy in the report of the Board of General Purposes in the following;: I t Is well to remind the masonic world t h a t the position taken up by this Grand Lodge is, t h a t the only masonic authorities having Jurisdiction In the State of Queensland are (and have been for many years past, to the exclusion of all other Constitutions) the Grand Lodges of England, Ireland and Scot. land ; and that not one of the English lodges has joined the irregular movement, although every faQlUty was given them to express their views fully and freely. The English Dlstrlct^Grand Master of Queensland and his officers are brethren of tact and discretion, who may be trusted to forward any legitimate and proper means of bringing about harmony within the State ; and the Board has no reason to doubt that the Irish and Scottish masonic authorities are equally actuated by t h a t fraternal feeling.
The "tact and discretion" of the English District Grand Master and the "legitimate and proper" means employed by him to bring about harinony, as it has been evidenced by acts, will hardly be,considered by brethren of outside jurisdictions as harmonizing with the indorsement given him by the Board. We publish the latter as we have heretofore published the statement of the other side. Past Grand Master GEKAKD S M I T H , while the matter was under discussion, said : " I do not know whether it has been estab^lished — certainly not to my satisfaction—without further evidence that the District Grand Master of Queensland has acted with the tact which is attributed to him." The masonic world is passing judgment on what many of the jurisdictions consider a closed incident. The action of the British Colonial Grand Lodges is significant, and should have its full weight of influence in prompting brotherly action where it has been wanting.
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A p R i p 24,1907.—M.-.W.-. E A R L A M H E R S T , P a s t Grand Master. Annual Festival held. Prince A R T H U R was proclaimed G r a n d Master of the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England. The Grand Stewards provided a n excellent e n t e r t a i n m e n t a t Hotel Cecil, for which tliey received the. cu.stomary t h a n k s . D E C E M B E R 4, 1907. —M.-. W.-. E A R L A M H E R S T ,
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on t h e throne. T h e Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge was taken up' with consideration of a new rule under which 150 P a s t Masters of London lodges upon p a y m e n t of two pounds a n d two shillings each were to be permitted to wear a distinctive jewel, collar, and apron—the jewel to consist of a square with a pendant within it, containing a diagram of t h e forty-seventh proposition of first book of Euclid,—also a collar of garter blue ribbon, four inches broad; likewise an apron with garter blue edging not to exceed two inches in breadth. One of the P a s t Masters after a discussion, in which it w a s evolved t h a t t h e bauble had no significance except in London, said the only benefit would be the addition of 1000 or 1200 pounds and "incidentally of very materially aiding t h e trade engaged in the production of masonic regalia." I s i t possible t h a t the American trust in such things is a t work in E n g l a n d . Another P a s t Master, noting the fact t h a t t h e 1200 pounds to be paid for t h e honor, and the 300 guineas per a n n u m thereafter, while limiting t h e honor to London, distributed t h e benevolence to those who in t h e provinces had already been assisted locally, thought the fund raised for, and limited to London honor, should go to London objects of benevolence, b u t he was sent to Coventry on a point of order, the " A l a b a m a democratic York R i t e " rolling' its car of J u g g e r n a u t over him. The Grand Master having assented thereto, the Grand Lodge extended recognition to Saskatchewan, " t h i s Grand Lodge having no lodges in t h e Province, h a s no rights to safeguard or to surrender. The P r o . Grand Master, being a Grand Representative of Grand Lodge of Quebec and being on t h e throne, announced receipt.of a letter from the Grand Master of Quebec, stating t h a t the latter h a d conferred t h e honor of H o n o r a r y P a s t Master of Grand Lodge upon the Grand Registrar and the Grand Secretary, and requested h i m to hand over t h e certificates a n d jewels to t h e m in Grand Lodge, which was done. T h e Grand Registrar, in a speech to t h e Grand Master as Grand Representative, requested him to convey the t h a n k s of the Grand Secretary and himself for the unexpected honor conferred b y t h e Grand Looge he represented. W h o w a s It t h a t said D I C K E N S had abolished the "Circumlocution OflBce?" and where is the one who inquired in a sneer-
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ing manner, " W h a t duties a Grand Representative had to perform?'" The Special Committee on Freemasons' Tavern brought in their report b u t consideration was postponed to a special meeting. • ^
- FLORIDA—1907. .Tanuary 15, 1907. Five Special Communications were held, three for cornerstone l a y i n g and two b u r i a l services, one for P a s t Grand Master G E O B G E S . HAT^I>MAKK, the other for P a s t Grand Master N O B VILLB R. C A B T E B . .
The A n n u a l Communication was well attended, a goodly a r r a y of Grand Representatives being present, a m o n g w h o m were those from A r k a n s a s , Mississippi and K a n s a s . E i g h t new lodges were chartered. The Grand Representative of Kansas n e a r Florida, in addition to t h a t distinguished honor, is a Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Florida. T h a t Grand Lodge h a s recently declined to recognize the Grand Orient of Brazil, and Bro. P; introduced a resolution of inquiry, to be reported upon a t next session of Grand • Lodge, w h e t h e r the Grand Orient excluded is the same Grand Orient d u l y recognized by Grand Lodge of Florida in 1872. The Grand Lodge declined the services of the " I n t e r n a t i o n a l Bureau for Masonic Intercourse of Neiichatel, Switzerland," in which it acted wisely. v Decision No. 13 of the Grand Master " t h a t the ceremony of . presenting the E n t e r e d Apprentice with a lambskin apron, which becomes his own property as laid down in the new Monitor, was not a portion of the work of the Entered Apprentice degree as promulgated by G r a n d L o d g e , and should not.be introduced d u r i n g the work of the degree for t h a t Mason," caused a split in the J u r i s prudence Committee, four disagreeing with the decision, and three (one of w h o m was Bro. P A S C O ) sustaining it. W e regret t h a t we m u s t disagree with Bro. PASCO (on whose motion Grand Lodge sustained the Grand Master), but it seems to us t h a t if thej' are so wedded to form in Florida t h a t they go through the farce of pretending to do w h a t they do not do, t h a t it is within the power of a n y Worshipful Master to make the necessary change so t h a t fact and form m a y agree. We go further and say (and this has no reference to above c a s e ) t h a t when a Grand Lodge adopts a work to be given "-verbatim, "punotuatim et ajoellatim" thereby endorsing an excrescency interpolated by an ignoramus years before, t h a t any Worshipful Master or other worker, is justified and has the r i g h t to
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save his nerves, and those of his auditors, from the usual jar a n d wear and tear by transposing the alleged work into correct American language from t h a t in which it is sometimes presented ritually. , A l b e r t a was recognized a n d Mexico "deferred." The R e p o r t on Correspondence, by M.-. W.-. Bro. SIXJAS B .
W R I G H T , is a valuable compilation of m a t t e r s of g r e a t interest to
the Craft; it comprises 220 pages, which give an excellent epitome of t h e work a n d t h o u g h t of the various'jurisdietions. K a n s a s r e ceivesfour pages. On a like basis the K a n s a s Report would be about 300 pages. E L M E R B . H A S K E L L , Grand Master. '
N e x t A n n u a l a t Jacksonville, J a n u a r y 3, 1908.
GEORGIA— 1907. Macon, October 29, 1907. The volume comes just in time, so t h a t by the courtesy of the^ printer i t m a y g e t its proper place in the printed review. We note t h a t M.-.W.-. Bro. M A X M E Y E B H A B D T presided for t h e last time a s
Grand Master. W e further note t h a t so long as he continued' Grand Master no one could skim through t h e a n n u a l address delivered b y t h a t ofHcer. H e b e g a n : 1 stood one day upon the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Near by a stately ship was putting to sea. Upon her declcs stood strong men, fair women, a n d little children. Laughter and music fliied the air, and from the shore farewells were spoken and fluttering signals bade Goo-speed to friends and loved ones. Suddenly at the masthead, the Stars and Stripes appeared, and proudly floated in the summer air. And as the throng on ship and shore beheld t h a t banner of the free—the glorious flag that typifies our countrj-'s power, a mighty shout arose, and many a bosom throbbed, and many an e.ve was dimmed with Jo.vful tears. To those who Journeyed far to foreign lands, t h a t flag meant home and countrj', safety amid unknown dangers, the great Republic's might, resistless, strong, unconquerable. I t was the symbol of a peo-ple's greatness, a nation's power, the hope and glory of mankind.
This w a s only the prelude', b u t it characterizes the entire address. The Grand Master had rendered seven decisions and answered several hundred law conundrums. U n d e r N o . 6 he decided t h e keeper of a " b u c k e t s h o p " was not a fit subject for Masonry — t h a t he stood on t h e same plane as t h e keeper of a n y other gambling house—which ought to be good law everywhere. H e reported wonderful progress for the H o m e : We have met all expenses, have maintained the Home In great comfort, do not owe one cent to-day, and have in the treasury a t this moment the s u m of $.S4,438.69. I wish to acknowledge my Indebtedness to the noble ladles composing the Order of the Eastern Star In Georgia, and especially to the Grand Matron, Mrs. S E N I E M . H U B B A R B .
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B u t we know the whole story now, the " s i s t e r s " are behind t h e movement, and all creation cannot prevent success. M.'. W.-. Bro. M. in the concluding portion of his address under the topic, " M a k e a path, make a path, clear the w a y ; remove a,ll obstructions from the road of my people," delivered a series of suggestions to the brethren calculated to afford serious reflections for t h i n k i n g minds. H o w is t h i s : • j Masonry stands for the highest morality. I t stands for all the virtues t h a t ennoble life. I t stands for the beauty of holiness. I t stands for the power of the spirit. It stands for the triumph of love, for the ties of brotherhood, for the victory of truth, for a regenerated humanity, for the kingdom of Gon on •earth !
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Brethren, as ministers ol this great and holy cult, we must remove the stumbling blocks of Intemperance, of profanity, of greed and avarice, of unholy lust, of the thousand forms of Immorality, at* once and forever from the Toad of our people, *
The Grand Master ended seven years of faithful and valuable service to the Craft of Georgia. The Legislature of Georgia was t h a n k e d for the law abolishi n g the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in t h a t State. N o w let .the believer in "vested r i g h t s " get up on his hind legs a n d howl. This put-Kansases a n y t h i n g K a n s a s ever did. A P a s t Grand Master's jewel was presented to M.-. W.-. Bro. M E Y E R H A B D T , and portraits of three P a s t Grand Masters provided for. J a n u a r y 21, 1907, an E m e r g e n t Session of Grand Lodge was held for t h e funeral services over remains of P a s t Grand Master WM. A. DAVIS.
C O R R E S P O N D E N C E . — K a n s a s for 1907 is reviewed with frat e r n a l consideration by Bro. A. Q. MOODY. About a page and a half is given to G r a n d Master BOND'S address and decisions ; Bro. B E B G S T B E S S B H ' S oration is called upon for a contribution; the new chapel erected for the Masonic H o m e by the E a s t e r n S t a r ; the correspondence report on recognitions is referred to and its conclusion on the Queensland report taken in full; our r e m a r k s under " A m p l e F o r m ' ' and the "pertinent q u e s t i o n s " concluding our report are taken fully. Bro. MOODY concludes his review with a poem on " T h e River of Time," which we presume is from his pen ; if so, Georgia is entitled to congratulations over her poet laureate.
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IDAHO—1907. Boise, September 10,1907. Two Special Communications to lay corner-stones of church buildings where held. One, the Bishop Tuttle Church building "at Boise, t h e exercises of which were of special interest from t h e fact t h a t the building will be a memorial of " a s t r o n g , sterling Christian character," t h a t has received its meed of recognition wherever t h e n a m e of the Bishop is known. There was a beautiful order of exercises, among which was a poem, " T h e Corner-stone.'' Lack of space forbids publication, which we deeply regret. W e have marked it down — to retrieve, should future occasion ever require it. The A n n u a l Communication was begun September 10th, w h e n Grand Master W I L L I A M F . S M I T H , opened Grand Lodge in ample form. C H A B L E S HiMROD, our distinguished representative, was present for duty. The address of t h e Grand Master shows careful a n d considerate attention to official duties. I d a h o and N e w York resumed diplomatic relations after a brief hiatus. Queensland w a s recognized upon Report of Correspondence • Committee, and Western Australia by special report of J u r i s prudence Cominittee. The local lodge, chapter of Eastern Star and Commercial Club were duly thanked ; the sisters arranged for a " g r a n d reception and elegant banquet"-^ the same old way the ." s a r p i n t " got in hjs work in the "Garden." I d a h o is arranging to take up the " c i p h e r " systein. The Grand Masters a n d t h e P a s t Grand Master solidly opposing i t ; those anxious to be " b r i g h t " favoring. The R e p o r t on Correspondence is by Bro. G E O E G E E . K N E P -
PER, chalrrnan of committee, and is a very interesting epitome of the work of the bodies reviewed. K a n s a s receives over two pages of careful- consideration^, covering a tabulated statement of attendance and nearly a page of extracts from M.-.W.-. Bro. B R O W N ' S address. The report of Grand Secretary W I L S O N received merited p r a i s e ; a n d a choice selection j n a d e from t h e oration of Bro. BERGSTBBSSEB.
The work of t h e Correspondence Committee in its report on recognitions a n d t h e general report receives favorable c o m m e n t and consideration. U n d e r N o r t h Carolina, where the Grand Master said, "A long continuance in office depresses the ambition of younger Masons, who, if t h e y were given an opportunity to learn t h e work, would
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become highly useful members of the Craft," Bro. K. after quoting it s a y s : •'Conferring degrees to learn the work" Is a small part of Masonry. If a brother's ambition Is to lenrn the ritual and recite it like a parrot, he has no Idea of what Masonry Is. To work the degrees Is one thing, but fellowship with the brethren and living a manly life Is another and a nobler thing.
W e endorse;the above fully, and are of opinion t h a t t h e truth therein expressed cannot be shot into t h e parrots tod frequently. W M . C . WHiTBWBLL.'Grand Master. N e x t A n n u a l a t Boise September 8, 1908.
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Chicago, October 1, 1907. The Illinois Proceedings in its i m m e n s e amplitude is before us and before critical examination is m a d e , we feel impressed with a desire to analyze and invoice our find. The Proceedings proper cover 174 pages. There are three appendices. P a r t One, index of Correspondence, twelve pages ; Correspondence Report proper, 328 pages ; P a r t Two, lodge directory, tabulated s t a t e m e n t s , 68 p a g e s ; P a r t Three, occasional Grand Lodges, reports oif Grand E x a m i n e r s a n d District Deputy Grand Masters, 54 p a g e s ; general index. 4 pages,'making a grand total of 640 pages, a n d a volume worthy of the g r e a t jurisdiction. To particularize, we are iinpressed with t h e beauty which ' adorns t h e volume. T h e frontispiece, a p o r t r a i t of Grand Master C H E S T E B E . A I J L E N , a t t r a c t s us all t h e inore, because the lines
across t h e forehead, indicating a busy life in the world of thought, h a v e not been obliterated by the photographer's art. T h e port r a i t of M.-. W.-. Bro. D A B B A H illustrates t h e general fact t h a t 1885 was a great year for good Grand Masters — there we have our ad-' jectives crossed, b u t we will.let them stand. If we m a y judge b y his picture, M.-. W.-. J O H N C . S M I T H still enjoys perennial youth. H i s m a n y friends in K a n s a s , hearing t h a t he has been sick, are glad to learn of his recovery. W e note other fainiliar faces. P a s t G r a n d Master, J O H X M . P E A E S O N , M O N R O E C . C R A W P O B D a n d J O H N E . T H O M A S , all of
whom have reflected credit on this jurisdiction. T h e Grand Chaplain's prayer stamps h i m as one who h a s a broad conception of Masonry. T h e d e a t h of E.-. W.-. Bro. J. H. C. D I L L removes one w h o de-
served well of his country, and who reflected great credit on his jurisdiction b y his'labors for t h e Craft. Ten lodges U. D. were instituted.
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Seven hundred and fifty dollars in individual orders on t h e Charity F u n d were paid to special cases of need. W h y publish the n a m e s ? W h y be more considerate to one expelled, t h a n one whose only fault is to be old and poor? Think of these' things. ' The Grand Master's address is one of the best Illinois h a s ever had, and demonstrates t h a t the Craft h a s had excellent executive ability a t its head. The Grand Master says t h e "atfairs of t h e Masonic H o m e a t Sullivan a r e being very capably and judiciously a d m i n i s t e r e d ; its members satisfied-and contented. Th'e administration of t h e Masonic Orphans' H o m e a t Chicago shows marked improvement," and the capable m a n a g e m e n t is commended. The Grand Master has eliminated from his address everything b u t t h e essential affairs of material interest to t h e Craft, and his address m a y well serve as a model for those in like position hereafter, w h o m a y desire to avoid t h e n a t u r a l inclination " t o magnify their office," sometimes designated as gush. The Illinois benevolent funds, "Masonic Home," " C h a r i t y , " " O r p h a n s ' Home," " H o m e for t h e Aged," demonstrates t h a t "organized c h a r i t y " is strongly endorsed in t h a t jurisdiction. M.-. W.". Bro. 0\VEN SCOTT, president of the Board of Trustees of the Masonic Home, presented the a n n u a l .report of that body. W e heartily agree with t h e Board, that " t h e ideal place for a child is in a good family with care and supervision of t h e Craft.?' Thirty thousand dollars for maintenance for t h e n e x t year was appropriated from t h e Cliarity Fund ; a sum of $12,000 for a power house a t t h e Sullivan H o m e Architect's Fund. F u r n i t u r e a n d fitting for t h e new building was likewise appropriated from t h e General F u n d ; also $31,688.45 to pay balance" for erection of n e w building a t the Sullivan Home. Five of t h e eight members of the Board are P a s t G r a n d Masters O W E N SOOTT, A L L E N , M O U L T E N ;
HiTOHOOCK and B E L L . I t is in good hands. . , The reports of the Executive Committee and superintendent of the Orphans' H o m e indicate commendable results ifl t h e education, training and m a n a g e m e n t of their wards. General M O U L TEN and Mrs. Dr. H O O D have each won t h e affection of t h e boys by furnishing tickets and facilities for attendance a t ball games. Quite a contrast between this H o m e a n d "Do-the-boys-School" e m b a l m e d by D I C K E N S .
On report of Charity Committee, the sum of $500 was recommended to be remitted to t h e heirs a t law collectively of Bro. JAOOT o u t of the bequest corning to Grand Lodge of about $2,500 from Bro. JAOOT'S estate. Report adopted, and on motion of Bro. B O B B I N S , the Grand Master was authorized to increase a m o u n t to b e r e m i t t e d to $1,000, instead of $500, if, in h i s opinion, such increase should be deemed advisable. " W e l l done,"..ToSEPH.
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M.-. W.-. Bro. A D A M S D A L E G A S H , P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r of U t a h , w a s i n t r o d u c e d by M.-. W.-. Bro. O W E N SOOTT, and m a d e a speech.
After referring to the efforts m a d e by the Mormons through clandestine Masonry to control the masonic situation in Utah, Bro. G. said : Bro. E D . P. JOHNSON, who afterward became Grand Master, rode 1,600 miles to Kansas ( t h a t means bronco) to lay the matter before the Grand Master of Kansas, In order that Argenta Lodge No. 3 might be constituted, so that there would be three regularly constituted lodges there. In order that the Grand' Lodge of Utah might be created In t h a t snow-capped mountain country. Kansas m e t the emergency, and Argenta, with the two lodges then In Utah, met and formed the present Grand Lodge of Utah. -.
No wonder " t h e Mormon Church holds a Mason in contempt and its members are enemies to Masons and Masonry inrgeneral," as Bro. G. remarked. Kansas, you will note, brethren, a t Salt L a k e a n d H a r p e r ' s Ferry, struck t h e first blows for the destruction of the " t w i n relics of barbarism,"^Momonism a n d slavery. Committee on Lodges U. D. m a d e report upon eleven lodges desiring c h a r t e r s ; two were c o n t i n u e d ; one charter was left for discretion of Grand Master as to proficiency; and eight granted unconditionally. The committee w a r n s future petitions to be careful " b e c a u s e t h e g r e a t pelvis of y o u r a l m a m a t e r — t h e Grand Lodge of Illinois—is becoming more contracted every year, a n d you will find her labors harder, a n d In the future it will be more difHcult to become her full fledged children.. " W e l l ! W e l l ! W e l l ! " as the baseball fan remarks when the umpire's decision shows evidence thJat decomposition has set in. Full fledged means fully furnished with feathers; t h e feathered tribe do not cause very severe labors on the part of t h e a l m a mater, so far as the pelvis is concerned ; the evolution of-the y o u n g rooster is caused from 'an egg by heat, not by. a n y very groat a m o u n t of strain on the organ named. The older t h e a>lina m a t e r of a young'rooster, t h e easier it is for her to endure the labors of l a y i n g an egg, and when her pelvlcular organ no longer finds it possible to harbor vesiculoi seminales, t h e eggs cease, the strain ceases, a n d t h e hen or the Grand Lodge whose organ of production h a s ceased, is ready to be consigned to pot. On Bro. R O B B I N S ' special report, t h e edict of non-intercourse with the Masons of the Grand Lodge of H a m b u r g was rescinded. Bro. C. H . T H O M P S O N presented an excellent report for t h e Committee on Obituaries. Of Bro. H E D G E S he s a y s : To the Grand Lodge of Montana his death comes as a great calamity; to the fraternity a t large as an Irreparable loss. Of Bro. U P T O N :
Personally he was a loyal friend, and an entertaining companion ; ge'uerbus and sympathetic and beloved by his brethren. I n his death the Grand Lodge of Washington is called upon to mourn the lossof Its most distinguished member, a loss that will be felt throughout the fraternity.
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I n the Illinois list we find t h e n a m e of W.-. J O H N C. S P A K E , of
Miners Lodge No. 273, Galena, Illinois. Those who knew h i m knew a man of unimpeachable integrity and honor. H e was loyal to his country, when a n d where loyalty was more than a mere expression of opinion or words. H e was staunch and unflinching in his support of t h e right, always ready with tongue, pen or active personal assistance of a n y kind to back up a n d support r i g h t moral or political action. W h e n his city was in straits a n d in control of a body of men who thought the best way out w a s to continue a policy of repudiation, he headed a movement demanding financial integrity on t h e part of t h e city government, a n d by the force of his character, so impressed his fellow citizens with the possibility of success t h a t against fearful odds success w a s attained and a plan evolved b y which the municipal government was placed on a sound financial basis. H e was one of those w h o found in Masonry his greatest pleasure and delight. W e cherishi pleasant memories of his personal friendship and regard, a n d payr our tribute to an unblemished a n d sterling character. M.-.W.'. Bro. J O S E P H R O B B I N S , according to long established"
usage, presents the general Report on Masonic CorrespondenceH e also presents, under instruction of Grand Lodge, lists of t h e Grand Lodges whose members are eligible or ineligible to visit Illinois lodges. T h e special report covers five pages and we c a n only briefly refer to it hereafter in connection with the K a n s a s review by Bro. R. Under Arizona, Bro. R. presents a proper characterization of the unwarrantable assumption by Grand Masters of the rights of lodges a n d individuals concerning matters "exclusively withiij the domain of lodge interest and action ;" " t h a t the implied claim of a Grand Master to a n y proprietary or directing interest therein is as absurd as t h e proposition of the historic divel who offeredan option on t h e kingdoms of the earth when he didn't own a square foot of either." Under California we find Bro. R. taking a position in regard to G rand Master F L I N T ' S P a s t Master decisions, with which we are practically in accord in our review of California, a l r e a d y made. We note t h e following tribute to Bro. W M . A. D A V I E S , which will be endorsed by all veteran correspondents: Sadly we part with the companionship we have known jn this department for so many years, with one whose ability, courtesy and fraternal spirit has been so uniformly reflected in his work.
K a n s a s never complains a t the lack of space given to analysis" of its Proceedings b y t h e Illinois I m p e r i a l Potentate of Review P a s t Grand Master J O S E P H R O B B I N S , t h a t for 1907 occupying thirteen pages of almost solid matter.
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The "versatile a m b a s s a d o r from Illinois to the Sunflower S t a t e " is t h e r e c i p i e n t of so m a n y flowers t h a t he feels very much as the congressman must, who finds on his desk floral tributes for which his cash account has not been depleted. H e is glad to see Grand Master B O N D ' S decision, " t h a t a nonaffiliated Mason could conduct the burial services of. Masonry at the r e q u e s t of the Master of a l o d g e ; " and about another declaring " a brother, eligible to the office of Master who has served as W a r d e n in another jurisdiction," he said, " w e regard as sound • law.'' W e agree heartily, and we hold t h a t it follows necessarily by parity of donsideration t h a t the legislation by Grand Lodge which l i m i t s the rights of P a s t Masters to the jurisdiction where t h e y served as Master is opposed to this general law of Masonry, under which a Warden's r i g h t goes with him to his'new jurisdiction. Bro. B O B B I N S is a l w a y s fair in a r g u m e n t on all questions save one. H e always s e e m s to have a suspicion t h a t one's connection with the Scottish Rite has been i-esponsible for his action in the recognition of Masonic Grand Lodges in the'Latin coun- ' tries, all of whom.he announces to be tainted with illegitimacy. I n his review of the report on the K a n s a s committee he sings the old swan song. If there were not a well founded belief t h a t on this topic he was simply t a l k i n g to the galleries, some of the brethren m i g h t feel offended a t his innuendoes. He says the disciples of high riteism hold as a rule the claimants whose cons t i t u e n t bodies, are of unquestioned Grand Lodge parentage to a strict accountability; but if, on. the' other hand, the constituents pf the body seeking recognition are of doubtful or clearly illegitim a t e parentage, then a t once e v e r y t h i n g m u s t be liberally construed. , • Bro. B O B B I N S hitherto has had s y m p t o n s of scarletina whenever called upon tO'refer even to one of the " O r i e n t " family. There is one notable exception, the Grand Orient of Netherlands, •fvphich looked so good to him, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g its name, t h a t he i5ha« taken great, pains to explain t h a t Grand Orient of t h e N e t h «erlands (Grand Oostender N e t h e r l a n d e s ) and Grand Lodge of Holland, are two expressions for one and the same thing. Glory \be'! B u t this is not all, " i t has Provincial Grand Lodges in South Africa and in the. Dutch B a s t I n d i e s , and these constituents have, of course, the same degree of regularity as the parent body." Of course, we are right with you, Bro. R., " t h a t is good law,"—legitimate parentage, legitimate offspring. Let's apply your reason-' ing to Porto Rico. Cuba established a Provincial Grand Lodge in Porto Rico, now a sovereign Grand Body. Bro. B O B B I N S ' report places, Cuba in the "Accorded full recognition" class and Cuba's '.'constituents have, of course, the same degree of regularity as the p a r e n t body." As the lawyers say, " Ubi eadem Ratio
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ibi idem Jus." (In deference to Bro.' R.'s prejudice against Latinity we put the maxim in plain ISnglish) "Like reason doth make like law." And Bro. R. endorses Porto Rico. Speaking of "the marked moderation of the Grand Registrar's report (England) on the Queensland matter, he says it "shows that the events of the year in Australasia—notably the accession of the Governors of Queensland and New South Wales to the Grand Mastership of their respective Grand Lodges have not been without their effect. We look for a further relaxation of the ramrod rigidity of the Grand Lodge of England as rapidly as it ean'be done without too serious a jolt to the amo'r proj'iria of the Grand Registrar. We agree with the reservation that amor propria is to be construed by what Bro. R. has in mind as to its significance In application when'he wrote it; and yet as we turn the page we find we have marked with approval a portion of the speech of-R.-. W.\ Bro. Sir GERALD SMITH, which breathes the true spirit, and to which we render our acknowledgment of.its truth and beauty: We have all made mistakes and It Is said that those who never make mistakes never do anything. When we do make mistakes In Freemasonry we should be in the habit of putting the most generous construction upon the words and actions of our brethren. We trust Bro. SMITH'S words, " I appeal for harmony and I stand here for unity," may be as potent for brotherly love in England as they have been elsewhere, wherever read. In reviewing Queensland Bro. R. says: . . There is no Report on Correspondence, but the very able report of the Kansas committee-discussing the law applicable to the formation of Grand' Lodges, upon which recognition was extended by that Grand Lodge, is published as a supplement to the Proceedings. We note that New Zealand has paid the same compliment to Bro. RoBBiNs' excellent review under England, on the Queensland matter, printing at the same time Bro'. ROBERTSON'S notable historical address and the Kansas committee's Queensland report. • . •• Twelve pages of review were given to Ohio by Bro. R., but the only thing we could clip without getting "involved" was the following which we gladly publish : Bro. CUNNINGHAM has added to his report the finest topical Index we have yet seen, thoroughly alphabetical In arrangement, which greatly enhances Its value, both to the student and the casual reader. We concur on the index Bro. R. We have given Illinois an extra portion of space, and regret we cannot afford more. One who essays to review the Illinois volume, should not in justice to it or himself, be restricted in time or space; he can only do as we have done, touch the edges here and
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there. W h e n a K i l k e n n y scrap is on between Illinois and O—ther jurisdictions, one dislikes, for space restriction simply, to disregard t h e standing regulation a t K i l k e n n y ^ " W h e n you see a head h i t it." W e a r e optimistic enougli to believe t h a t t h e universality of Masonry, instead of being as now a chimerical dream with which a fanciful orator entertains a com"plaisant audience, will be an established entity, a n d we hope some d a y to attend a continental g a t h e r i n g of representatives of t h e N o r t h and South American Grand Lodges, say a t Chicago, where, as we present to Bro. R O B B I N S t h e Grand Masters of Mexico and Porto Rico', he will repay our courtesy by presenting t h e Grand Master of Cuba, and a s we fraternize, about us will t h r o n g t h e representatives of the Grand Bodies t h a t seceded from W a s h i n g t o n , anxious to present to us both t h e Grand Master of t h e Prince H a l l Grand Lodge, and then—look out for t h e Millenium. A L E X A N D E R H . BELL,, G r a n d Master.
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INDIANA— 1907. May 28,1907. M.-. W.-. L I N C O L N V. C R A V E N S . G r a n d Master, delivered a beautiful and thoughtful address a t t h e opening of Grand Lodge. H e reported a large n u m b e r ofcorner-stones laid by the Grand Lodge. A t one ceremony a t H a m m o n d , Indiana, where the corner-stone of a new Masonic Temple was laid, Bro. C H A R L E S W . F A I R B A N K S , Vice-President of t h e United States, "delivered a magnificent address on t h e principles of Masonry and our duties as citizens." Bro. C R A V E N S gave an "ofHcial opinion," following a line of previous decisions, t h a t a notice served " a t last known place of residence," even if it w a s . k n o w n t h a t accused had not received the notice, was sufficient basis for trial and judgment. W h i l e rendering this Bro. C. a d d s : " Y o u will understand it is not m y personal opinion," a n d suggests a m e n d m e n t of trial code. W e t h i n k a code t h a t does not give the accused a " d a y in c o u r t " needs a m e n d m e n t by obliteration or annihilation. Decision 21 by t h e Grand Master t h a t "charges of gross unmasonic conduct could not be preferred a g a i n s t a Mason while he is under t h e penalty of indefinite suspension for non-payment of dues," t h e reason alleged being t h a t t h e brethren of the lodge desiring to t r y him could hold no masonic intercourse with him, w a s in opposition to decisions in 1879 and 1893 quoted by the Committee on Jurisprudence.
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The committee held that "until a Mason was expelled, he was still subject to the penal jurisdiction of his lodge, a n d liable for charges for gross unmasonic conduct for a n y offense t h a t would w a r r a n t the penalty of expulsion." The Grand Lodge sustained the Grand Master, which from the v i e w p o i n t of our conception of masonic jurisprudence we consider a grave error. I t will demonstrate a weakness in Masonry not hitherto suspected if suspension for non-payment of dues prevented expulsion for the graver crimes for which this offender would be liable if he was not suspended. A pleasant thing to note is the resolution of t h a n k s to the Grand Lodge of K n i g h t s of P y t h i a s of I n d i a n a for the tender of the use of their assembly room to t h e Grand Lodge of Masons of Indiana, the latter being homeless owing to the destruction by fire of their Temple. T h e courtesy was t h e more emphatic from the fact t h a t it was the first time the assembly room had been occupied, and the gratitude of the I n d i a n a Masons was beautifully anu emphatically expressed in the resolution by Grand Secretary CAIJVIN W . P B A T H E R .
N o t h i n g convinces us more strongly and
quickly t h a t " w e are all b r e t h r e n " t h a n the rallying to our relief in time of stress of those only under the general obligation of the brotherhood of humanity. The Report on Correspondence is by P a s t Grand Master D A N I E L M C D O N A L D , is 192 pages in length, of which K a n s a s receives, two. Under I d a h o , the I n d i a n a reviewer enters into a discussion with Bro. K N E P P E B , from which wo get some startling information concerning Masonry. This from I n d i a n a : It (the Masonic Institution ) was founded long before the Christian era and based on a belief In the existence of-one great and powerful Supreme Being, and the fatherhood of GOD and the brotherhood of man, and-from the fact that It has been kept, free from sectarianism during the ages of Its existence Is u'ndoubtedly the reason why It has existed for so many centuries. At the reorganization of Masonry In 1717, and for some years later, an attempt was made by some Christian preachers who had to do with the reorganization, to Incorporate In its ritual signs and symbols to show that it was a Christian organization.
Our I n d i a n a brotlier, to quote A B T B M D S partially, is "amoosin," the hazy indetiniteness of the date of foundation "long before the Christian e r a " is only equaled, if not surpassed, by the dizziness of the speculation as to the sectarianism from which Masonry escaped during the m a n y centuries of its existence. B u t for a "hair lifter" to charge on poor old Bro. A N D E B S O N , who was banished from masonic circles a n d enjoyments for seven years because he cut out from the ancient Constitutions and landmarks about everything from which the Christian character of Masonry could be presumed, to charge this " C h r i s t i a n preacher" (of t h e
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I n d i a n a text) w i t h incorporating in the ritual signs and symbols to show Christian organization — this is too, too hard. A G r a n d Lodge t h a t was started by Kentucky,' and whose Masonry is founded upon the A h i m a n Rezons of Virginia and Pennsj'lvania, and which learned the Masonry inspired by W E B B and D E R M O T T , ought not to lose sight of the fact t h a t its progenitors fought a g o o d fight to retain in Masonry the Trinitarian religion, cut out of Masonry by the "Christian preachers, AiSiDERSON and DKSAGUJJIERS," and to which every Mason prior to 1723 subscribed in the Apprentice charge. Our brother a t t e m p t s an a r g u m e n t vto show t h a t this is not a Christian nation, notwiths t a n d i n g the fact the Ciiief Jvistice of the United States Supreme Court h a s lield t h a t it is. M.-.W.-. W A L T E R O . B R A G G , Grand Master. N e x t Annual a t Indianapolis, May 12, 1908.
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South^McAlester, A u g u s t 13, 1907. Three corner-stones were laid and.a hall dedicated in E m e r gent Communications. . . . . Grand Lodge was opened in ample form by Grand Master W. A. M0BK.IDB, 135 lodges being.represented. P a s t Grand Master G E O R G E T H O R N B U B G , of Arkansas, was introduced and welcomed,,and made, the customary-speech. A Grand E t p r e s e n t a t i v e of the Grand Lodge near the N e w York Grand Body, who h a d ' t e m p o r a r i l y strayed from his bailiwick to Scotland, wrote a, letter to Grand Lodge to remind t h e m t h a t he was still representing, and regretting his absence. W e learn from t h e ' G r a n d Master's address t h a t the funeral services held in E m e r g e n t Communication, were in honor of a P a s t G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. Bro.. S I L A S B . ARMSTRONG, who had In life and service been an honor to the Craft. I n accordance with previous appointment of a c o m m i t t e e of three each from the Grand Lodge of .Indian Territory and Oklahoma, a conference was held looking'to a basis for the a m a l g a m a tion of t h e two Grand Bodies. The report of the ."joint comm i t t e e " is set out in, the Grand Master's address, providing t h a t the new organization shall be organized by a joint.convention, to be composed of both of said Grand Bodies—said convention to be authorized and provided for in an ordinance to be passed b y each of said. Grand Bodies, surrendering their Grand Jurisdictions to the proposed new organization. As each of the Grand Bodies had arranged for a Masonic H o m e and each provided a fund of $50,000, it was agreed t h a t no H o m e be provided for until
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the organization of the new Grand Lodge — to be endowed with the one hundred, thousand dollars. The Grand Master in the ozonous literature of t h e W e s t simplifies the "whereas's," " l e t it be r e m e m b e r e d ' s , ' etc., by the following conception of the s i t u a t i o n : Brethren, to me It Is simply a plain case of taking down the cross fence, throwing both herds Into one pasture and rebrandliig. The I. T. and O. T. brands will have to be laid aside and hereafter .the masonic branch of the coming great State will use the plain "circle O " brand.
How sensible! how simple ! Whicli reminds us how easy it would be to c u t the Gordian knot over which the distinguished reviewers of Illinois and Ohio have been wrangling, lo, these m a n y y e a r s ; if they would submit their causes of disagreement to the (now) Ok. SOLOMON for a like easy a n d practicable basis of adjustment. J u s t think, brethren, of the "space"' as well as the wear and tear on the " g a l l u s " buttons, t h a t m i g h t be saved, as. you each resolve in your chair, reaching mentally for some new bludgeon with which to brain the enemy. The door of partition between J e w a n d Gentile was taken a w a y — a n c i e n t s a n d moderns after " p l a y i n g h o u s e " for a hundred years, under wise counsel, threw away their little wooden blocks arid erected a stately s t r u c - ' ture. W h y continue the farce of talking about the. indestructibility of l a n d m a r k s or the original plan, when common honesty compels the admission t h a t the requirement for t h e inviolability of the l a n d m a r k s came from those who h a d first violated and destroyed some of them, and who only m a d e inviolate those they haci left undisturbed while the original plan is being lost in the contentious shuffle? Get these little" m a t t e r s settled, b r e t h r e n ; they must n o t be "permitted to delay t h e Millenium.- T h e Union and Confederate forces are fraternizing—the South adopting prohibition ; N e w York and Milwaukee have t h e lid on ; and w h a t we have written indicates t h a t even the writer h a s a disposition to answer affirmatively to the old interrogatory, " W i l l you be good?" W.-. S.". T H O M A S C . H U M P H B Y presented the E e p o r t on Cor-
respondence, and finds space in his ninety pages,for a good word for Kansas, quoting from the address of t h e Grand Orator nearly half a page. H i s report is of necessity very condensed. H e excused his lack of comment by saying he has so little time to write his report "he has no time to scrap. J A M E S B O Y D M O B R O W , Grand Master.
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TOWAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1907. J u n e 4, 1907. The Proceedings open-with an E m e r g e n t Communication held J u n e 3d, a t Clinton, Iowa, to lay t h e corner-stone of t h e new Cathedral in process of erection by Consistory No. 1, of t h e Scottish Bite of Iowa. Grand Master W M . P. C L E V E L A N D laid the stone with t h e assistance of t h e Grand Officers. A unique, beautiful and appropriate address of t h e r i g h t length was delivered by Bro. Iv. P. A L L E X . Exercises preliminary to the laying of the cornerstone and the opening of t h e Grand Lodge were held a t the Opera H o u s e in Clinton, consisting of music, invocation, address of welcome and an address i n r e s p o n s e by the Grand Master. The Annual Communication was held in Clinton on t h e d a y following t h e E m e r g e n t Communication. The address of t h e Grand Master is strong a n d comprehensive. The disbursements "for t h e relief of brother Master Masons, their widows and orphans (including $23.80 for accrued interest) for the fiscal year made up a total of $4,363.80." The method of dispensing charity h a s t h e m e r i t of being intensely economical. K a n s a s tried the method one year. The fi-iends of those w h o induced K a n s a s to t r y the scheme, retain their friendship by never alluding to the experience. One familiar a t all with the history of Masonry in Iowa, especially one who h a s k n o w n it for over forty years, cannot take up the I o w a volume without having a realizing sense of the impress m a d e upon -Iowa M a s o n r y by the heart and mind, in a word the personality, k n o w n to us as T H E O D O R E S . P A R V I N . Theobit^ uary period has passed, b u t in oiir judgment the time will never come when the Masons of I o w a will cease to be thankful t h a t when t h e foundation for I o w a Masonry was laid the master builder w a s T H E O D O R E S . P A R V I N . Better than any G r a n d Master w h o preceded or succeeded him, could' he say of his relation to I o w a Masonry, magna pars fuL And here is J O E C H A P M A N ' S name, Grand Master in 1873, still alive, disproving t h e ancient maxim, " W h o m the gods love, die young." W e ask for him t h e best wish of the ancients, " L a t e m a y he return to Heaven." A feature of t h e I o w a Proceeding we admire is the custom of p r i n t i n g t h e personal and masonic record of each of the Grand officers filling the principal stations. I t gives us this j ' e a r an opportunity to note t h a t I o w a still continues to a t t r a c t and draw from Galena, Illinois, and its vicinity those who attain to masonic distinction in their new h o m e .
J O H N C H A R L E S CROCKETT, the
Senior Grand W a r d e n , w a s born a t Galena, Illinois, J u n e 17, 1864, and C H A R L E S W E S L E Y W A L T O N , t h e J u n i o r Grand W a r d e n , was
born just over the State line, n o r t h e a s t of Galena, a t W h i t e Oak,
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Wisconsin. Both are good loolters, have the record of being good workers, and indicate t h a t I o w a has good m a t e r i a l for future Grand Masters. CoRBESPONDENOB.—CHARLES C . C L A R K , c h a i r m a n . I o w a has a new reviewer and if the following e x t r a c t is a good sample of his religion, we think liis doxy o u g h t to be acceptable: Some day we will get along far enough to realize that love of GOD and of one's fellowman Is the same thing. Some of us are so anxiously looking out for our future state of happiness, and are so fearful that we will not love GOD enough, and so obtain a front seat in the happy realms of the blessed, that we overlook the homely duty of caring for his children a little. GOD Is love, eternal principle, absolute rlghtness, and we love Hlni best when we express in our own lives as much as tinlteness will allow of these elements and GOD likeness. The greatest Is love of one's fellowman; and doing one's duty by him. Answering w h a t Bro. C L A R K says Is Bro. R O B B I N S ' rule, '• t h a t no Grand Lodge can claim to be born respectably, unless it can trace its blood in direct line back to the Mother Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d , " Bro. C. s a y s : It Is a rule admirable in Its simplicity, most easy of application, and perhaps, one which saves very many annoying complications which might arise* were real merit and not corpuscles the test of admission to our four hundred.. It strikes us, however, that while such an Iron-clad, hide-bound^ pedigree, assured system might well prevail In those countries where caste Is the established and expected order of things, and, Indeed, one well adapted to our frontier where each is entitled to look upon his neighbor with suspicion, yet the really broad and wholesome spirit of Freemasonry In consonance with the pi'inclples of equality and fraternity, which are the birthright of everyone of us so happy as to be born under the Stars and Stripes, would dictate a correspondingly wide policy In the matter of Grand Lodse recognition. I n this happy land we are not all of us so lucky as to be able to trace our family roots to "W1M.IAM THE CONQUKROB. or even so far as the Mayflnwer, and others are not even able to be "Sons of Veterans." I t won't do with many of us to delve beneath the branches of the beautiful tree we have so carefully reared by our Individual efforts, lest perchance we strike an aSh-heap or a pile of tin cans, and so to a casual observer, as we admit ourselves to be, it might seem, that when a Grand Lodge Is apparently In sole possession of a given territory, when It complies with the essentials of the fraternity, recognizes the ancient landmarks. Is absolutely Independent of control, and Is doing a grand and good work In the uplifting of humanity, that we can afford to waive a microscopic sanguinary examination, and take it on its past record and its promise of future good behavior. ,• The foregoing comes up to our idea of a " s q u a r e deal." J u d g e d by the E n g l i s h masonic history of the body organized by the four lodges of London and W e s t m i n s t e r in 1717. and t a k i n g Bro. B O B B I N S ' s t a n d a r d for a rule, t h a t body had s m a l l claim to respectable birth ; its masonic blood was the result of equivocal or s p o n t a n e o u s generation. No Master of a lodge presided a t its inception. T h e r e is no evidence t h a t a n y Master or P a s t M a s t e r was present. I t s Grand Master never had been a Master. A t its
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generation it did.not claim to be a sovereign body, and it fractured â&#x20AC;˘ the l a n d m a r k s t h r e e separate and d i s t i n c t times before it got out of its s w a d d l i n g clothes. Our Colonial history is full of evidence t h a t the other Gra.nd Lodge in E n g l a n d a t t h a t time was considered the legitimate one. Of course, all these things were condoned in 1813 at the organization of a legitimate body, now known as the United Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d . The only Grand Lodge in the United States whose constituents can trace its blood in direct line according to proposed test to the London organization is the Grand Lodge of E h o d e Island, organized contrary to any masonic rule from two lodges. U n d e r Texas, quoting a deci_sion, " T a k i n g orders C. O. D. for intoxicants in a prohibition county, though reprehensible, is not per se a masonic offense," Bro. C L A B K a s k s : "Do we hear a voice from K a n s a s ? " To which K a n s a s replies : "Yea, verily." G r a n d Master C O L E M A N ten years ago enunciated the K a n s a s masonic l a w on t h a t point, ruling t h a t " a n y one w h o directly or indirectly superintends or directs such sales in violation of State laws cannot lawfully receive the degrees of Masonry in this State." T h e Grand Lodge said it was "good law." I t surely is good law, merely viewed from the view point of law abiding citizenship, because an offender punctures the civil law every time he sells intoxicants in a prohibition State or county. How'much more, then, should- Masons accept i t a s good law w h e n they further consider the moral fractures breaking it entails. K a n s a s receives from Bro. C L A R K five pages of consideration. H e quotes a large p a r t of Grand Master B O N D ' S opening address, and characterizes the address as "exceptionally good;" H e quotes the K a n s a s law in reference to criticism of the ballot approvingly. Quotes the s u m m a r y of the report onreeognition of Queensland, and from Bro. B D B D I O K ' S report on necrology culled the following fine sentiment, v i z : t h a t paragraph beginning, " T h e best of all eulogies is a well spent life, and he dies best who lives best," etc. Referring to the a m e n d m e n t to the Grand Lodge Constitution,, submitted to the lodges for ratification, he s a y s : In Iowa amendments are presented to the Grand Lodge, lie over for one year and then are adopted or rejected by that Body, the theory being t h a t all power In reference to constitutional matters Is vested In the Grand Lodge Itself, and hence no reference to the subordlnato lodges Is necessary.
K a n s a s adopts the general theory t h a t all rights of the lodge not expressly granted in the original Constitution are reserved, and require reference to and'ratification by the power t h a t originally granted the first constitutional right. Bro. C. expressed the earnest hope "for a longer Report oii Correspondence," and says :, "Better curtail other portions of the Proceedings than this." RoLLiN M. HuNTKB, Grand Master. N e x t A n n u a l a t Cedar Rapids, J u n e 2, 1908.
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IRELAND —1906. St. J o h n ' s Day, 1906. The a n n u a l report of the Deputy Grand Master, J A M E S C B B E D M E R E D I T H , and a list of the Grand Officers, lodges, funds and accounts, constitutes the total of the Proceedings of the G r a n d Lodge of I r e l a n d for 1906. The reports concerning " t h e Girls' School" a n d " t h e Boys' School" are full of interest to every Mason. I n t h e intermediate examinations of t h e girl scholars for the entire c o u n t r y — t h e whole of Ireland — the average was only 62; in the Masonic Girls' School it was 89. T h e average of the boys' intermediate e x a m i nations for all I r e l a n d was 62; the Masonic Boys' School h a d a a average of 74. The Victoria J u b i l e e A n n u i t y Fund is intended to provide annuities of .$175 per year to such old brethren, or the sum of $100 to the widows of such who had passed their sixtieth birthday, a n d who on ballot should be elected to be t h e beneficiaries of this fund. The three charitable institutions named are the jewels of Masonry in Ireland, a n d have reflected great credit upon t h e Craft of t h a t jurisdiction. An interesting portion of the Deputy's address is given to two antiquities of a masonic, character belonging to Lodge No. 13 ia Limerick. One is a small brass square found during t h e t a k i n g down of Balls Bridge in the city of Limerick, which was a very ancient structure, and was taken down in 1823. This jewel is dated 1517, nearly 400 years old, and bears upon it the inscription: "1 will strive to live with love and care Upon the level and by the square."
The Gran'd Master thought the inscription established t h e masonic connection of t h e jewel. T h e Grand Master gave t h e history of the other m e m e n t o held by the lodge, which in brief i.s this:
I n 1813 J A M E S C A M P B E L L , a m e m b e r of L i m e r i c k
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No. 13, owner of t h e sloop Three Friends^ fell in with t h e F r e n c h privateer, Le FureU commanded by L o u i s M A B I N G O U B T . T h e sloop w a s captured by the privateer and t h e captain and crew made prisoners; b u t as soon as M A R I N O O U R T found t h a t C A M P JBELL was a Mason, he released him and his.crew, and restored to him his sloop. C A M P B E L L reported the circumstances to his brethren in Limerick, whereupon the members of Lodge N o . 13 subscribed $500, which was invested in a large silver cup, s u i t a b l y inscribed, a n d sent over to France with the fraternal greetings of Lodge No. 13. I n the meantime, however, MABINCOTJET had died, and after a short interval his friends returned t h e cup to No. 13
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as a m e m e n t o , where it is now, one of its most sacred and valued possessions. I r e l a n d contributed $2,250 to San Francisco. • N o Correspondence Report. The D u k e of.Abercorn, M.-.W.-. Grand Master.
KENTUCKY—1907. October 15,1907. K e n t u c k y has not been lacking in those who could p u t in eloq u e n t speech beautiful thought and i m a g e r y , as those still living, w h o r e m e m b e r C L A Y and MABSHAr,ii, can attest. W e give to speech p u r cheers and applause, and t h e world generally measures its effectiveness by the volume of our approval. There was a' •speech m a d e by a K e n t u c k i a n once t h a t was full of h u m a n p a t h o s •and t r a g e d y ; and full of human love a n d forgiveness and reconciliation as well, and the immense t h r o n g a t the P e n n s y l v a n i a •Golgotha w e n t a w a y silent. I t was a h u m a n voice, but they gave i t the s a m e awe-inspired silence man a l w a y s gives when the Alm i g h t y voice reaches.him, -Kentucky a l w a y s has had its BOONES and K E N T O N S , who risked their lives for defenseless captives ; and there was a C L A Y to die for country in Mexico, as well as one to speak^for it at home. • I n the b u s t l i n g W e s t with its energy and push, and heedless rush to t h e a t t a i n m e n t of the thing ahead, we are a p t to t h i n k t h e •oldrtlme.reverent regard for the aged is one of the things left b y t h e wayside in the onward rush to be in a t the survival of the fittest. K e n t u c k y has restored our soul with its old-time confidence. K e n t u c k y always does the graceful thing, and she does it in such a way t h a t it c o m m a n d s involuntarily or instinctively our revere n t . h o m a g e . K e n t u c k y Masons gave t h e Masons of the world an object lesson the other day, when by u n a n i m o u s consent its Grand Lodge set aside the regular order and adopted bj' a like unanim o u s rising vote resolutions reciting as follows: " Captain THOMAS TODD, a veteran of the Mexican War, to-day lacks but one and a half months of being eighty-seven years of age; was made a Mason over sixty-five years ago, and has been continuously a member of Solomon Lodge No.5—one of the Immortals that formed the Grand Lodge of Kentucky. More tban fifty-four years ago he was elected Grand Master of this Grand Lodge, which he first attended as representative sixty-one years ago, and has been present at every one of Its sessions since that good year! Therefore, Resolved, That this Grand Lodge rejoices In being able to again greet our venerable Past Grand Master, THOMAS TODD, and gives voice t o l l s most cordial congratulation and assurances of Its unfeigned regard.for him as a m a n and Mason.
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Resolved., As a token of the fraternal love of our,venerable brother, the Grand Tyler Is Instructed to provide a comfortable chair for the use of Bro. TODD, so long as he shall be pleased to occupy i t ; and t h a t It be placed next to the Deputy Grand Master, or wherever It may best suit our beloved brother. The Grand Master conducted Bro. TODD to the chair provided for him. The Grand Secretary presented hlm-with a vase of flowers, as symbols of fragrant memories and emblems of our hope.
Brethren, the act was a little thing for you all to do, but^the beauty and gracefulness of the act tells the whole story of the big hearts whose s y m p a t h y and love crystallized into form a radiant gem t h a t will illuminate the remainder.of the p a t h w a y of the veteran to the Silent City. W e have carefully read the Proceedings of the Grand Liodge. The Grand Master has been a very busy man, and has made a business record worthy of emtvlation by his successors. Grand Lodge adopted the following a m e n d m e n t to its Constitution, viz: It shall be unlawful for a Kentucky lodge to receive or accept into its membership one who is engaged in the manufacture or sale of spirituous vinous or malt liquors as a beverage, except when such manufacture or sale is for medicinal purposes. Any and all lodges'guilty of violating this provision shall be dealt with.
Tlie Old Mason's H o m e and the W'dows and Orphans' H o m e each received attention from the Grand Lodge. The Committee on Constitutional Revision made report, and on motion of P a s t Grand Master W. W. C L A B K E , consideration of report of committee was inade a special order for second day of 1908 session. All past Grand Masters and the incoming G r a n d , Master to be added to the committee, and ineet the day before meeting of Grand Lodge. The Grand Master received his jewel and a rising vote of apgr,eciation. A rising vote of endorsement was given to Grand Maste^r B A B B B T ' S plan to raise an endowment fund for each of the Masonic Homes of K e n t u c k y . The representatives of ten lodges failed to answer the roll call which precedes closing, and under a very wise law t h e lodges will lose the w a r r a n t s for mileage and per diem. The names of the lodges are a study. ,The first is " A b r a h a m , " later comes the " . \ r k " and the last is named "Zion Hill''—by the way, a good resting place. "Bear Wallow," " C a s e y " and " L o w e r Blue Licks," suggest primitive days. W e note a Colonel Clay, and we hope some day to note the name of J a m e s W. Staton Lodge — a n a m e we failed to find recorded anywhere, in the v o l u m e ; we t r u s t it is our error, and t h a t one who reflected so much honor on the jurisdiction is still borne in grateful memory. The good things a t a feast generally come last, and the Be-
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port on Correspondence is a l w a y s the best"thing in the K e n t u c k y Proceeding's. BrcCi-iABKB has his own w a y of looking a t t h i n g s ; demons t r a t e s t h a t he is a good l o g i c i a n ; a n d finds t h e weak joint in a n o t h e r armor in a quiet, easy, good natured manner, t h a t goes far to reconcile his opponent and disarm resentment. , H i s review of Kansas covers over three and a half pages, devoting half a page to Grand Master B O N D ' S address, a like a m o u n t to Bro. B B B G S T B E S S E B ' S oration, which he highly comm e n d s . Says of Grand Master B O N D ' S decisions: The decisions of Grand Master, seventeen in number,, discover to the reader evidence of masonic learning and dlscriratnatlng Judgment. Particularly are we pleased to note this official sanction of a question for which we have contended in these reports. In some quarters it is held that none but a Master or Warden or Past Master or Past Warden can confer-the degrees. Grand Master Bond says: "If you will refer to Section 75 of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, you will discover t h a t in the absence of .the Master, it is the duty of the Senior Warden to congregate the lodge, and in the absence of the Master and Seplor Warden.4t Is the duty of the Junior Warden to congregate the lodge. After this duty has been performed by the proper oflttcer, he may Invite any Master Mason to preside. -^
T h a t was the " a n c i e n t u s a g e " in Illinois, Bro. C , over forty years ago, and in K a n s a s for thirty-five years t h a t we can vouch for. ^ Bro. C L A B K E , in quoting further froni a portion of the conclusion of Bro. B O N D ' S address, h a n d s him this b o u q u e t : " W h e n
we read the conclusion to his a d m i r a b l e address, we learn the secret of splendid eflflciency as a Grand Master." , As a provocative'to " t h a t chestj' feeling" on the p a r t of m y â&#x20AC;˘ able associates on the special r e p o r t of correspondence, I take tlie following: ' ' ' . The report of the committee in 7-eGrand Lodge.of Queensland is the ablest of the m a n y reports on that much reported on subject which we have seen. His ( t h u s ) reasoning is unanswerable ; his ( t h u s ) conclusion the logic of flnal analysis. '
U n d e r New Mexico, Bro. G L A E K B considers the reasoning of
the Grand Master in a decision i n v o l v i n g t h e principle laid dowa in a w a r d i n g r i g h t of visitation to a'Master Mason from a Mexican lodge u n d e r c h a r t e r from Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, arid s a y s : "The reasoning by which he r e a c h e s his conclusion appears to be unanswerable." Bro. C. also says of the recognition of the Valle de Mexico: The opinion of a neighboring Jurisdiction, reached after careful investigation, should, we think, carry weight; especially do we think that the deductions of so eminent a Mason as Past Grand Master W R O T H , chairman of the committee, should give US pause before we condemn.
The qiiestion of visitation by a mernber of a Mexican lodge was submitted' to K a n s a s t h i r t e e n years ago, a n d decided upon
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the general principle t h a t visitation was a "Mason's right," to be established by h i m in t h e customary w a y ; it w a s an individual right, and in the absence of an edict of non-intercourse by, t h e Grand Body he proposed to visit, or a declaration or a, finding t h a t the body he belonged to w a s clandestine, the brother had t h e r i g h t of visitation, and t h e mere fact t h a t formal recognition h a d not been made between their respective Grand Bodies was no w a r r a n t for withholding such right. W e think t h a t is good l a w yet, and hold t h a t a n y lodge or Grand Lodge t h a t denies such right, for the sole reason t h a t diplomatic relations had not been entered into by it with the body of which the proposed visitor was a member, has a mistaken conceptionof w h a t Masonry is. H B N B Y P . B A B B E T , G r a n d Master.
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LOFISrANA—1907. February 4, 19i)7. The Masons of Louisiana have outgrown their T e m p l e ; t h e architects have vetoed their desire to p u t an additional'story on the present building, a n d for lack of seating room in Templie the Annual Communication this y e a r was held at' the Scottish E i t e Cathedral. I t was t h e ninetj'-flfth A n n u a l , and one of tbe first references in Grand Master L. C. AL,L,BN'S address was to the death of P a s t Deputy Grand Master A M O S K E N T orie year previous, a t the age of ninety-four, the venerable' brother and the Grand-Lodge having each began existence in the same year. The Grand Lodge has a masonic cernetery and a.Relief Lodge. The Temple property is in good condition, and every office a n d store rented a t increased figures. The relief work h a s been systematically attended to. The Grand Master gave the brethren some kind and brotherly talk on Sabbath o b s e r v a n c e — t h a t no lodge or lodges of instruction should be permitted to meet on Sunday. H i s opportune reference to t h e teaching of Masonry — t h a t our ancient brethren wrought six days and-rested on the seventh, and consecrated t h e seventh d a y as a d a y of rest from their labors, should be sufficient. The Master of t h e Belief Lodge made an interesting r e p o r t ; one item of it was t h i s : i . A stranger who had arrived and registered a t a hotel the night before, died and.his body was taken to the morgue. A masonic ring on one of his angers caused W.'. Master M T E R S of the Relief Lodge to be advised. A search
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of the baggage revealed a letter from a,devoted wife to her loving husband, addressed to him a t San J u a n , Porto Rico, from Caracas, Venezuela. The wife was put In possession of his goods and the cash proceeds of such as could not be shipped â&#x20AC;&#x201D; getting her first Inlormatlon of her husband's death froih the Relief Lodge. Letters of acknowledgment filled with expressions of gratitude have been received from her.-
Of the .$1,467.03 disbuf-sed by the lodge to applicants .from twenty-five states a n d countries, none w a s paid to a n y K a n s a n . N i n e charters to n e w lodges granted and one dispensation continued. Alberta recognized. Two hundred a n d fifty dollars appropriated for a suitable tomb for the late P a s t Grand Master S A M U E L MANifiNG TODD. We highly c o m m e n d t h e resolution adopted, " t h a t no rneetings of constituenflodges in this jurisdiction be held on Siinday except for funeral services. M.-. W.-. Bro. C H A S . F . B E A C H
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ence Report. W e are glad to note his return to health, which he ascribes largely to the " i n v i g o r a t i n g atmosphere of the Rockies," a'n'd " t h e wonderful curative properties of the waters of the mine r a l wells of Texas.". ., , Criticising the acceptance of one in, A l a b a m a who signed-by mark,, Bro.'D. well,says : ' A m a n who lacks the very first principles of education cannot delve Into the philosophic prfnclples. necessary to the'upraising of a spiritual building. Wecould not disparage the spiritual hut, but we should hesitate to Invite attention to it as a niasonlc edifice.
U n d e r Mexico, Brol DUNCAN,' referring to the history of the Grand Lodge, which,traces t h e beginnings of Masonry in Mexico to J O E L R . P O I N S E T T , ( t l . S. Minister to Mexico) in 1825, oom-
.ments a s follows: This Ignores,the elfort^'Of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana in previous j'eara. Our records show that In 1816 our Grand Lodge chartered a lodge, Los Amlgos Reiinldos N'o. 8, our register. In Vera Cruz. Also In 1817 Lodge " Keunlon de la Vertud No. V in Campeachy; Yucatan, whose charter was forfeited August 11, 1821; and again In. 1820 '-Aurora de No. 18, I n Y u c a t a n . The lodge established in 1824 by Pennsylvania, a t Alvorado, is also ignored.
T h e s e reminders only emphasize t h e imperative necessity of each lodge and Grand Lodge m a k i n g a n d '.publishing its history while those familiar with t h e facts still remain ; much t h a t would interest us has already been lost to lodges less than.fifty j'ears old, here in the Middle W e s t of t h e U n i t e d States. I t is more interesting to us to know t h e connection between the W A S H I N G TONS, W A B B E N S ; F E A N K L I N S , P U T N A M S , a n d R E V E R E S of Ameri-
can history and the masonic bodies of their affiliation, than to
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concern ourselves about a commission as Grand Master from some Lord M O N T A G U E or C A P D L E T to some proposed or actual Colonist, who thought all of North America was comprised within the radius of one hundred miles about Boston or New H a v e n or Burlington, New Jersey — a commission which is backed by no certain evidence t h a t it was ever used except as a • basis for d r i n k i n g the Commissioner's health. Fifty or a hundred years from now, our successors in Masonry, in searching the masonic record of the present, will little note some of the mighty questions which now agitate us — for i n s t a n c e : non-admission for the heinous offense of a superfluous or missing finger or t w o ; whether we will acquire our ritualistic-, knowledge from the same syndicate that furnishes our swords; and feathers; whether we shall wear " w h i t e gloves and garments"" or content ourselves with " w h i t e gloves and aprons." B u t they will be concerned to learn and know when we gave up the simulated devotion to an airy temperance, which p e r m i t t e d a wholesale addiction to intemperance; wlien we ceased the absurdity of a t t e m p t i n g to instruct in the seven liberal a r t s and sciences a candidate who could neither read nor write. They will read with interest all t h a t we did to make of the drearh of universality aworld wide actual Masonry; and they will rejoice when they note^ how the influence of masonic relief spread in our day and generation, until by its leaven the necessities of the world were alleviated and lightened. If our brethren of Revolutionary days had left a record of their patriotic meetings, and of their confidences in each other and of their working together in a common cause as patriots, it would stand as an imperishable m o n u m e n t to the strongest basis of union upon which was made possible the independence of the Colonies. Under New Mexico, noting the a b a n d o n m e n t of the Grand Representative system, Bro. D., referring to the California vermiform appendix report, says of t h e ' r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s y s t e m : " I t has its place and its function, although the wisdom of the day m a y be largely ignorant of w h a t t h a t function is." H e also says of the a p p e n d i x : " N o conscientious surgeon will to-day recommend the excision of the organ so long as it is in a healthy condition." W e highly approve appendix and all. M.-.W.-. L E E E . THOMAS, Grand Master. Next A n n u a l a t New Orleans, F e b r u a r y 3, 1908.
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3IAINE — 1907. P o r t l a n d , May 7,1907. M.-.W.-. C H A R L E S F . J O H N S O N , Grand Master, opened Grand Lodge in a m p l e form, assisted by ten Past Grand Masters and the Grand Representative of K a n s a s , B.-.W.-. Bro. A K O H I E L E E T A I , BOT.
The Grand Master's address opens with words of congratula-tion for t h e rapid progress m a d e by the world toward universal peace, of which he says': To this advance, Freemosonry lias contributed as much as any other factor except the Christian religion. The truth conveyed In the poet's lines Is now .more plainly realized than ever before. • "Tin the war-drums throbbed no longer and the battle flags were furl'd In t h e parliament of men, the federation of the world. There the common sense of most shall hold a fretful realm in awe And the kindly earth shall slumber, rapt In universal law."
, To all of which we give our approval. A n d ' y e t — t h e time was, a n d we believe the time will be again,-when, boys a n d men ' whose lives hitherto have shown devotion to just such principles •will be r e a d y to obey a n o t h e r call, stated by another poet, t h u s : '
"The old tune tiiunders'through all the air, And strikes right Into the heart; Iflever It calls for you, boy, be there! Be there, and ready to start."
The Legislature having learned t h a t the grave of ex-Governor •JONATHAN G. HuNTON w a s Unmarked by a stone of a n y kind, arranged for a fitting m o n u m e n t to his memory, a n d asked t h e Grand Lodge of Masons of Maine' to dedicate t h e m o n u m e n t of their former brother member. This was done by the Grand Master and t h e Grand Lodge. The Grand Master found t h a t seven candidates were voted for collectively b y one ballot. As several had received t h e E n t e r e d Apprentice degree, he allowed tlie ballot to stand, b u t directed t h e District D e p u t y Grand Master to discourage t h e custom. The Committee on Jurisprudence, after incubating over t h e c o n u n d r u m propounded by the Grand Master in 1906 as to t h e liability of one for an offense alleged to have been committed before he w a s made a Mason, came in and reported that, " t h e conclusions rendered by t h e Grand Master are in accordance with masonic law, and should stand for the government of this G r a n d Lodge," in which conclusion we concurred with Grand Master C H A P L I N - last year.
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to the lamented D E U M M O N D . Kansas is called upon for liberal contributions to t h e five pages of his report, which a r e devoted to this jurisdiction. Bro. BOND'S address, decision a n d official acts all receive extended attention. H e quotes fully from the oration of Bro. B B B G S T B E S S E E t h e "four things every Mason worthy of the name believes in," refers to the " most elaborate and touching report of the Committee on N e c rology," and " m o s t fraternally welcomes" the K a n s a s correspondent, from whose report excerpts are taken! covering more than a page. Receipt of the Semi-Centennial volume is acknowledged, a n ' e x t r a c t taken from' Bro. D E W E Y ' S address, a n d references rnade to Bro. W I L S O N ' S " H i s t o r y " a n d Bro. C A R E ' S " H i s t o r i c a l Sketch," and to t h e "portraits," and the views of the Grand Lodge building. The narne of C H A P L I N recalls a pioneer masonic funeral in the early seventies in K a n s a s over a Portland, Me.,.Mason of t h e same name ; mercury twenty or more degrees below zero; ground frozen solid to t h e bottom of the grave, and the. prospect seemed good for all in attendance to be frozen before the service was 'concluded. T h e writer conducted the ceremony, b u t c u t o u t a number of t h e long-winded platitudes in the service, and has ever since felt t h a t it would improve the service to. reduce its length about sixty per cent.; and he'never Has forgotten the bitter experi-ence of t h a t d a y or the name of the brother buried. r C H A S . P . J O H N S O N , Grand Master.
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MANITOBA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 6 . J u l y 23, 1906. A Special Communication was held for the purpose of l a y i n g the corner-stone of t h e Solsgirth Anglican Church. M.-. W.". Bro. J O H N M O K E C H N I E , Grand Master, and M.-. W.-. Bro. J A M E S A.
OvAS, P a s t Grand Master, delivered appropriate addresses after the ceremonies of laying the stone were concluded. I n accordance w:ith t h e rule in Brittania, the Grand Master was presented withj-a suitably engraved handsome trowel b y the members of t h e congregation. Annual Communication "Winnipeg, J u n e 12, 1907, M.-. W . \ Bro. JOHN. M C K E O H N I B , Grand Master, in the E a s t . M.\ W.-. B r o . J A M B S A. OVAS, P a s t Grand Master, the representative of K a n s a s , was present. The Grand Master in his address noted t h e fact of his visit to Begina, Saskatchewan, in company with P a s t Grand Master O V A S ,
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and his action in-installing the officers of t h e new Grand Lodge, and said : • " This makes the second Grand Lodge t h a t we may fairly claim the parentage of, and I hope the last. I t Is with deep regret we part with so many old friends with whom we have been associated for years, but we realized that It was for the best Interests of Masonry, and cheerfully gave our assistance.
The m e m b e r s h i p of t h e Grand Lodge (5,002) was decreased d u r i n g t h e year b y loss of the S a s k a t c h e w a n membership, 1,131, leaving a m e m b e r s h i p December 27, 1906, of 3.871. Our representative, Bro'. OVAS, is Grand Secretary and Grand
L i b r a r i a n , and from t h e ' l i s t of contributions to t h e library last year is m a k i n g notable progress in b u i l d i n g up a library t h a t will be a credit to the Grand Lodge. Two lodges in Yukon Territorj' a t Dawson, as a m a t t e r of convenience to therh, were allowed to s u r r e n d e r their Manitoba wara n t s a n d apply for British Columbia w a r r a n t s . The G r a n d Dodges of Puerto Rico, Valle de Mexico a n d Sask a t c h e w a n were duly recognized. Correspondence Committee reported : In view of the hope entertained by your committee-that the dispute between the Grand Lodges of England and Queensland will be amlcaljly settled, your committee recommends that the question of recognition of the Grand Lodge of Queensland be held over for consideration until the next'meeting of this Grand Lodge. '' - ,'
The report of t h e committee was adopted, b u t the language of the report is significant of t h e same general concensus of opinion entertained b y almost all the Colonial British Grand Lodges in regard to Queensland's masonic rights. The resolution adopted by Manitoba rings with the true spirit of M a s o n r y : ' ' ' ' Resolved, That this Grand Lodge desires to express Its regret t h a t the lodges forming the Grand Lodge of Alberta, the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan and the two lodges of the Yukon, have severed their long and pleasant connection with us; and while recognizing t h a t the march of events has rendered this step inevitable, yet it is with.sorrow t h a t as a Grand Lodge we part with so many old and valued friends. 'We trust t h a t notwlthstandi'ng this severance, the friendship and good'will which has soOlong existed may continue unabated; and that every prosperity ma3'attend their future labors.
Our Manitoba brethren by this action have called attention 0
significantly to those •«'ho have been less c o n s i d e r a t e a n d kind, and their example can be followed to a d v a n t a g e by-Masonic Grand Lodges-all over t h e world. W e comniend it as worthy of imitation. . . . . .' M.-. W.-. Bro. J A M B S S O R O G G I E , G r a n d Master.
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November 20, 1906. ' The Grand Lodge of Alberta wa.s recognized, b u t Queensland was put on the high shelf until next year, when the committee indulged the hope t h a t the Grand Lodges of E n g l a n d , Ireland ajad Scotland m a y see their way clear to receive the new Grand Lodge into fellowship. But, Bro. SOHULTZ. suppose.the hope is deferred as long as E n g l a n d m a d e Quebec wait for her unmotherly consent — then w h a t ? From, the character of the committee appointed by G r a n d Master S H B Y O O K to consider the advisability of erecting a H o m e for aged, infirm, indigent Masons, we hazard the safe prediction t h a t the veterans will soon be under their own roof in a Masonic Home. Quite a n u m b e r of masonic veterans, headed by Bro. J O H N TuRNBOLL. Jr.. ninety-four years of age, were introduced in one of those beautiful speeches for which Bro. J O H N M . C A B T B B has long been noted, and were welcomed by Grand Master S H R Y O O K , and escorted to seats by the Grand Marshal and his assistants. W e wonder w h y J O H N T U B N B U L I . , Sr., was not there to look after J. T., Jr. ' • Bro. S H R Y O O K was again unanimously reelected. U n d e r A r k a n s a s . Bro. SOHDLTZ calls attention to the custom of burying the dead, laying corner-stones, etc., while the Craft was a t refreshment. T h a t while a t refreshment they should be under the charge of the J u n i o r W a r d e n . W e cannot understand any reason why in America a funeral ceremony in mode'rn times should be performed by a Master while the lodge is a t refreshment. I n a country where all the work is done on the Apprentice degree", where the candidate is elepted, made a Mason with the right of voting, participating in public procession, a t t e n d i n g funerals, being buried as a Mason, ' a n d where it was, and perhaps still is. the custom to h a v e the funeral feast and its accompanying libations, there would be a m ple reason for-the Craft to be under the care and supervision of the J u n i o r W a r d e n , but the reason does not exist in America, and it is just as unnecessary and senseless as the custom of the swell young m a n in Y u m a , Arizona, who turns up a two-inch fold a t the bottorii of his trouser legs just because it is " r a i n i n g in London." The brethren are not at refreshment, they~are a t labor; they are performing masonic work; the Master is in charge. 11 Masonry is a progressive science, the sooner we dispense with a lot of useless m u m m e r y which means nothing, and adopt a line of practical living and acting, the better it will be for all concerned. .. U n d e r E n g l a n d , Bro. J A M B S E . G R E E N reviewing, quotes
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s o m e t h i n g we have not seen before, from Bro. S T R A O H A N , of England, as follows: " T h e r e o u g h t to be no difficulty, however, a b o u t h a v i n g a regular sovereign Grand Lodge of Queensland, if the brethren who desire it will be reasonable." This really is the only word of hope we have seen expressed from England. W e do n o t k n o w of course- w h a t Bro. S. would consider "reasonable."- P e r h a p s a reasonable wa,y herea;fter when colonial bodies ' d e s i r e to consider the question of G r a n d Lodge organization would be to permit them to exercise t h e i n h e r e n t r i g h t belonging to every lodge to consider w h e t h e r it would be to its advantage' t o . b e . a constituent of a proposed Grarid Lodge in its own territory, the s a m e right the constituents of t h e Grand Lodges of E n g l a n d , Scotland, and Ireland, and of every Grand Lodge heretofore organized, have exercised. W h a t t h e y now enjoy is the old doctrine of " g o v e r n m e n t w i t h o u t consent," of which Bro. C H E T wooD C R A W L E Y , of Ireland, says : The Grand Lodges of England a n d Scotland hold views of these points which seem less consistent with the universality of the Craft and the rights of brethren in distant Colonies than those long held and strongly advocated by the Grand Lodge of Ireland. * * » Speaking personally,Ishouldapprehend difHculty in seeking valid arguments in support of the thesis that the parent Grand Lodges of the British Isles have the right to impose on colonial lodges without their consent, conditions whlchMnterfere in any way with their legitimate freedom of action. History, expediency, equity, our racial instincts, seem to be against t'he principle. Does any-Inquirer want a closer historical parallel than the proposition laid down in the Declaratory Act of 1766, to the effect that the mother country " h a s , and, of right ought to have, power to bind the Colonies in all cases whatsoever?" Our American brethren were the outcome of t h a t contention. G r a n d Master, T H O M A S J . S H B Y O O K . ••
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MASSACHUSETTS—1906. I t takes four volumes of Proceedings to'record t h e various Special a n d Quarterly Communications of 1906 and the Stated Communication of December 27, 1907, which was its one hundred and seventy-third anniversary. The G r a n d Lodge of Massachusetts does not concern itself about small things — there are no grave questions of physical imperfections of an infinitesimal fragment of t h e h u m a n corporosit.v, decided b y the Grand Master to be referred to t h a t Court of Areopagus, t h e Jurisprudence Committee, a n d then to be played (or frayed) upon t h a t harp of a ° t h o u s a n d strings —the stern j u d g m e n t of t h e Correspondence writers. B y t h e will of J O H N C L A B K , t h e r e m a i n d e r of his e s t a t e was
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purposes, under such conditions and terms as to rnake it impracticable, a n d Grand Lodge declined to accept same. One of t h e most interesting papers on Masonry t h a t we h a v e read is an address by the Nestor of American masonic history, R.'.W.-. Bro. S E B E N O D . N I O K E B S O N , delivered before the G e n e r a l
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States a t Boston, J u n e 19, 1906, which for Its historic value to the Grand Lodge is published. Bro. NiCKEBSON traces t h e record of the "Ancient".Grand Lodge and shows t h e organization from it of the Grand Lodge of Massacliusetts: This Provincial Grand Lodse was organized by J O S E P H W A B R E N on the 27th of December, 1769, under the authority of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. The Grand Lodge of Scotland was from Its Inception an "Ancient" masonic organization. H e refers to W A B B B N t h u s : During his Grand Mastership there were forty meetings of his Grand Lodge, and he was present at thirty-six of them. He was killed, as you know, at Bunker Hill on the 17th of June, 1775.
Afte.r referring to " t h e record of the last occasion on which J O S E P H W A ÂŤ , E E N presided March 3, 1775," followed by a m e e t i n g "on the 27th of December, 1776. Then follows their meetings In February and March, 1777.' I t was a t t h e t h i r d of these m e e t i n g s t h a t J O S E P H W E B B w a s
elected Grand Master of t h e first independent Grand Lodge in the United States, or a n y of its then Colonies, holding his .position from 1777 to 1783 and from 1784 to 1,786. H e heads t h e published list of Grand Masters of Grand Lodge of Massachusetts found in its Grand Lodge Proceedings which dates from 1777, t h e time of its organization. A corner-stone laying in the town-of W h i t m a n of t h e n e w town hall, by t h e Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, Grand Chaplain W M . H . E I D E B p a r a p h r a s i n g the Mayflower covenant, m a k e s this plea for a citizenship ever drilled in right principles: In the name of GOD, Amen ! I will standfor the Just and true. I will not lower the standard of public morality. As with plumb, square and level the builder tries and proves his work, so will l a s a citizen walk uprightly. I will square my actions by the square of virtue. I wiu'walk upon the level of an honest loyal American.
Our Massachusetts brethren m a y well be imitated in one particular. T h e record discloses t h a t " a t fifteen minutes before 6 o'clock p. M." t h e y were called from labor to refreshment, a n d a t fifteen minutes before 10 p. M. were called from refreshment to labor, and Grand Lodge was closed in ample form. .. JDuring t h e period pf refreshment " T h e Feast of St. J o h n t h e E v a n g e l i s t " was celebrated, t h e record says, in "due a n d aticlent
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form ;" from some of the speeches a n d songs we imagine it must. h"^ve been " a m p l e form." W e imagined, when we read " L e t H e r Go Gallager's," regrets, t h a t a large s h a r e of t h e usual m e r r i m e n t would be missing, b u t t h e •mirth a n d jollity m u s t have been hair, lifting when the venerable . S B B B N O rose to accept his huge bouq u e t a n d t h e brethren ( a l l s t a n d i n g ) singing '^For H e ' s a Jolly Good Fellow," a n d "Should Auld A c q u a i n t a n c e Be Forgot." The stories were good, the speeches were better, b u t t h a t which crowned e v e r y t h i n g was t h e o m n i p r e s e n t spirit of love itself— the sure symbol of S T . J O H N . ' M.-.W.'. J O H N A L B E R T B L A K E , G r a n d Master-elect.
MEXICO —.1907. Grand LiodgeValle.de Mexico held in City of Mexico, J u n e 11, 1907. : . • • P o r t r a i t s of Grand Master F B E D B K I O K E . Y O U N G and Second G r a n d Secretary G- G. B E R G M A N , t h e latter of whom is designated, a s , i n charge of E n g l i s h correspondence, appear a t the c o m m e n c e m e n t of the volume. T h e faces, each unmistakably A m e r i c a n — t i i e Grand Master good natured enough to show t h a t he h a s no worries over t h e . future of Mexican Masonry, w h i l e ' Bro. B E R G M A N ' S face indicates a d e t e r m i n a t i o n to. hold up as a s t a n d a r d for, his. brethren t h e . very best type of Masonry in the world. , , . , . , . Grand Master J. C. M P B D A U G H was in t h e Grand East. A t the a n n u a l election F R E D E R I C K E . Y O D N G was elected Grand M a s t e r • A L B E R T O P R O , D e p u t y Grand M a s t e r ; F E L I X I N G L E S I A S ,
G r a n d S e c r e t a r y ; G. G. B E R G M A N , A s s i s t a n t Grand Secretary, ^and C D . C U R T I S , Grand Treasurer. .If we were to hazard a guess as,to nationalities we would s a y t h a t t h e only distinctively Mexican names were those of t h e D e p u t y Grand Master and Grand Secretary. Grand .Lodge directed t h e opening of a bank account in the Banco Mercantil. , .' The Grand Lodge of Brazil not holding fraternal relations with t h e Grand Lodge-Valle de M e x i c o — b u t by inadvertence it was SO stated in the Proceedings of 1906—Bro. B E R G M A N moved t h a t fraternal relations with t h e G r a n d Orient of Brazil be at once d i s c o n t i n u e d : (1) because t h e Granci Orient of Brazil is simply a. dependency of the Supreme Council of Inspectors 'General of Brazil, and had no powers except from t h a t b o d y ; (2) the Grand Orient h a s no single attribute of sovereign power or independence from the so-ealled higher degrees-; (3) Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Brazil is not elected by his brethren, but is appointed
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by the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council, A. & A. S. R. Though nominally sovereign, the Grand Orient of Brazil has not the right to issue charters to Symbolic lodges without the consent of the Supreme Council. The motion was approved, and the Grand Secretary instructed to m a k e his Proceedings conform to the facts. , A motion t h a t Grand Lodge make a recommendation to the lodges for uniform work was carried. A motion was unanimously carried t h a t as a m a r k of the regard and respect held by Grand Lodge for its P a s t Grand Master M.-. W.-. J. C. MoBDOUGH, his portrait be painted a t expense of the Grand Lodge and hung in its gallery of P a s t Grand Masters. Unanimous votes of t h a n k s for the eininent services of Bros. MoBDOUGH, INGLESIAS aiid CuETis were passed. I n his address Grand Master M O R D O U G H expresses his sincere t h a n k s to his brethren "for their liberal contributions, and because they have again shown t h a t in the Grand Lodge Valle de ^Mexico we know how to comply with one of our most beautiful precepts, which enjoins charity." The amount contributed by the brethren for the California sufferers was $1,967.20. . The Grand Master stated in his address: The masonic bodies In the capital of the Mexican Republic will soon be In possession of their own ample building. In which they will be able to render due homage to the Grand Architect'Of the Universe. ,
I t is being built on.the stock plan, $280,000 represented by :2,800_shares at $100 each ; 1,700 shares were subscribed J a n u a r y 12, 1907, a t which time it was reasonably certain the remaining shareS -would be soon taken up. From the funds subscribed $80,000 was paid out for the building site "in order to build thereon as soon as possible the Masonic Temple." The following Grand Lodges have recognized the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, viz: Arizona, A r k a n s a s , California, Chili, Colorado, Coahuila, Connecticut, Diet Union Grand Lodges of Germ a n y , District of Columbia, E g y p t , E n g l a n d , Georgia, Greece, I d a h o , Indiana, Iowa, K a n s a s , Manitoba, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, N e w Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Portugal, Scotland, South Dakota, Texas, Victoria, Virginia. Grand Treasurer C U R T I S , says in his report: In spite Of heavy expenses we have a good balance In the treasury. I will add that at this date the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico does not owe a cent to any one. Its accounts having all been paid by December 31,1906.
I n the report m a d e by District Deputy Grand Master C A L D WBiiL, we note the installation of the officers of the Lodge recently instituted, "Chichindaro;" the names not only of officers.
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b u t of other c h a r t e r meimbers are w i t h o u t exception significant of A m e r i c a n antecedents. An E n t e r e d Apprentice of the new body b y t h e n a m e of D O U G L A S M U I B i n d i c a t e s he c a m e of Scotch a n -
cestry. ' . Bro. C A L D W E L L also reports installation of "officers of t h e new lodge," Bernto J u a r e z composed entirely ofMexican Masons. Bro. C A L D W E L L r e p o r t s : I And among all Masons I have met through the Jurisdiction a loyalty to the Grand Lodge and an Interest In the Draft which is most encouraging, and which speaks well of the future of the Order in our Kepubllc. Those esteemed brethren who fear that all Masonry Is to be swallowed up and made subject to the diabolism of the "Holy Empire," and who" rejoiced over the fact that_ the officers of the Valle de Mexico had been suspended from all the rights and privileges of Scottish Rite Masonry In Mexico will view with fresh alarm the action of the Supreme Council of that rite in reinstating to all their rights and privileges In that honorable body Bro. MANOBIJ L E V I , G r a n d Master YOXTNG, E M I L I O DALHADS, Grand Secretary I N O L E S I A S , Grand Treasurer CURTIB and Past Grand Master W . J . D E G R E E S . Grand
Master M O B D O U G H a n d G r a n d ' S e c r e t a r y I N G L K S I A S
in response to the notice of r e i n s t a t e m e n t , congratulated t h e Siip r e m e C o u n c i l upon the action t a k e n " m a k i n g close thereby t h e fraternal ties among t h e Masons of Mexico a n d m a k i n g thereby more .effective and e n d u r i n g the union between the different bodies whicii in this Republic are c a r r y i n g out the ideals of so "noble an institution." .' Meanwhile t h e " S c a r y W i l l i a m s " are becoming fewer, t h e b r e t h r e n refuse to s t a m p e d e a t t h e cry of " H o l y Empire," a n d recognitions are r a p i d l y increasing. T h e question of according recognition to Grand' Lodges of Scottish Rite,origin is no longer a debatable question. If t ^ e body is free and independent of-jontrol from a n y Supreme. Council a n d h a s to dp only with the first three degrees of Masonry, most Grand Lodges are not concerned with t h e fact t h a t i t derived i t s origin from Scottish Rite sources, wholly or partly, directly or indirectly. There is only one genuine "absolutely pure R i c h m o n d " left in the Correspondence field opposing this Grand Lodge. There are two or three false R i c h m o n d s , b u t they are only noticeable from the fact t h a t they still cling to the old slogans their l e a d e r ' h a s discarded. ' American Masons are little concerned with the genealogy of lodges in L a t i n countries, b u t are concerned with the fact as to their adherence to t h e l a n d m a r k s a n d usages of the Craft and t h e further fact of their^compliance with t h e recognized methods of a Grand Lodge. T h e Grand Lodge m u s t be a sovereign power. If it is subordinate in a n y respect to a n y other body, rite, or authority, t h e n i t does not possess t h e a t t r i b u t e s a n d powers belonging to a Grand Lodge.
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W e are gladjto record the substantial progress Mexican Masonry is m a k i n g in the world. W e are confident t h a t i t is in safe hands, a n d t h a t during t h e coming year it will develop further growth, strength and efficiency. G r a n d Master, F . B . Y O U N G .
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vacancy in the office of Grand Master, whereby E.-. W.-. C H A R L E S B. S W E E T became acting Grand Master, presiding a t t h e opening of Grand Lodge, during the session of which he was elected Grand Master for the ensuing year. F r o m t h e record we judge the roll of honor, beginning with L E W I S C A S S , Grand Master in 1826-9. was called, ae well as those now living. Michigan is one of t h e Grand Lodges t h a t makes up its roll of living Grand Masters according to seniority, placing opposite t h e n a m e of each his years of service. W e commend the custom to other Grand Lodges. About .the most sensible and incidentally one of t h e most eloquent addresses of welcome was the one delivered to Grand Lodge' by the postmaster of B a y City, Hon. G E O . L . L U S K , who, we presume, is a Mason, winding up his address with t h e quotation: ",Hall Craftsman. There's many a badge that's unco' braw, W r ribbon, lace and tape on ; Let kings and princes wear them a', Gl'e me the Master's apron." •
The acting Grand Master paid a high tribute to t h e personal worth of t h e life.and character of his predecessor, who died in the harness of official duty. Our brethren have taken a long step in t h e direction of m a k i n g non-affiliation less probable by t h e adoption of a n a m e n d m e n t to the Grand Lodge Regulations, p r o v i d i n g : A lodge may grant a certificate of lite membership In consideration of long and distinguished services to the Craft, to any of Its members who shall have been a Mason afflllated,wlth some lodge or lodges for not less than forty years, and who shall have attained the age of sixty-flve" years, and who shall be a t the time in good standing, and not Indebted to the lodge; and thereafter such life member shall not be liable for annual dues.
A majority vote decides—proposition to lie over one meeting. Grand Lodge of Mexico was recognized. • The Report on Correspondence, 225 pages, is by the chairman,
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liON B. WiNSOE. U n d e r Illinois', he takes the opening of Grand Orator SOOTT'S oration and the resolution for the recognition of the Masonry of Mexicoj p r i n t i n g the latter in full.' K a n s a s receives two pages of consideration. All the work of Grand Lodge is briefly n o t i c e d ; our reference to the Michigan trouble over spurious copies of kej's to the work and copies of the ritual, as cited by the G r a n d Master, is copied. As Michigan led off in its dalliance with the cipher syndicate, we trust it will not hesitate to give us further benefit of 'its experience. U n d e r Texas, Bro. W I N S O R devotes nearly two pages to the conclusion of Bro. F. D B P. R O D B I G U E Z ' S Cuban Report on Correspondence, in which he speaks of SpanishTAmerican Masonry, in • which Bro, R. asks the q u e s t i o n s : " ] s it essentially different from t h a t of t h e United S t a t e s ? - H a s it a different origin? W h y is friendship with i t so curtailed in North America, while in E n g land and the Continent of E u r o p e it is not d i s l i k e d ? " U n t i l our North American " a u n t i e s " learn to read masonic history, or a t least rise to the sublime heisrht of th'e Missouri idea—indicated in the desire to be shown — they never will attain.to the knowledge sufficient to answer the questions properly, and when t h e y do, they m u s t then cut out t h a t internal strabismus t h a t m a k e s it impossible for them to see and note the identity of origin and harmony of t h e A m e r i c a n and Spanish-American Masonry. The Grand Lecturer still furnishes e n t e r t a i n m e n t on the topic of white g a r m e n t s versus white gloves and aprons. ' U n d e r V e r m o n t (1906) a long quotation from Bro. M A E S H O . P E R K I N S ' report is made, in which Bro. P. makes some pertinent inquiries and suggestions: "Possibly they had Sunday-go-tom e e t i n g a p r o n s and wore t h e m a s a d i s t i n c t i v e badge of their rank." To the suggestion t h a t the gloves and aprons be dropped as tokens of innocence, he asks : • ' But w h a t has he substituted for the latter? Some form of robe de nuiti He overlooks the fact t h a t the legendary history of Masonry Is but the story of symbolism In which anachronisms, If any there be, are fully permissible. His teachings, therefore, are not merely an innovation. They are those of the iconoclast, and are not to be accepted, either as of the one or the other.
W e concur with Bro. M A B S H fu.lly. W h e t h e r the idea of innocence cau better be conveyed or illustrated by a " n i g h t y t h a n an apron is one of too great depth and solemnity to be settled by the hasty consideration necessary while wading through fourteen thousand pages of Correspondence Review. Out in K a n s a s if a baker's dozen or less of stage performers should show up in Bro. L O D G E ' S nightgowns there is no question but that. K i n g SOLOMON would m a k e t h e m walk the plank withoiit further consideration of any sort, not even allowing the Wild W e s t idea of "benefit of clergy." , . , W h e n a Grand Lodge sets aside its knowledge of the fact t h a t
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gloves and aprons have b e e n ' t h e proper masonic clothing for a period whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary, and by solemn enactment declares t h a t in their place the long white g a r m e n t s used in the days of K i n g SOLOMON shall be substituted therefor, we cannot avoid entering t h e suspicion t h a t the change is merely preliminary to a n i g h t y trust with headquarters a t Detroit, Columbus and K a n s a s City, Mo. A n y t h i n g is supposable when a trust gets it tentacles fastened onto a Grand Lodge. The next step will probably be to enact another law t h a t all the brethren be required to be clothed in white g—nightys and t h a t no visiting brother be admitted unless h e comes arrayed in the jurisdictional costume. C H A B L E S E . S W E E T , Grand Master.
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J a n u a r y 23, 1907. The Minnesota volume contains 245 pages, of which ninetyseven are of Proceedings, ninety-two Correspondence and fiftythree of V e t e r a n s ' Association. A portrait of Grand Master T H O M A S M O R B I S (1906) m a k e s the frontispiece. The Grand Master decided t h a t one engaged in the liquor business w a s not eligible for lodge affiliation. T h e Grand Master's address is a model of simplicity, brevity, good taste a n d sense. H e has been a faithful workman, b u t he does not say s o ; there is a n entire absence of frills, furbelows a n d fustian. W e would like to take Bro. M O B K I S b y t h e hand just to see w h e t h e r he has t h e kind of grip t h a t should harmonize with the characteristics of t h e address. The G r a n d Orator, O W E N M O R R I S , presented the b r e t h r e n
with a n oration t h a t should cause t h e m to s i t u p a n d take notice. H o w does this suit you : In the preparation of material for a spiritual temple In the cold, snowy Lebanons of the world. It Is essential that a Mason should have'a home to which he can go for solace, counsel, encouragement and good'^heer. Some, plan should be adopted so that brothers may know not only the names of each other, but also some of the trials, struggles, obstacles and disappointments encountered In order that aid and succor may be given a fallen brother, and good counsel may be whispered In the ear-of one hesitating a t the crossroads of life. We ourselves should teach and live the principles of Masonry. Of what use Is it to make great pretensions to brotherly love and affection where it Is hard to get a corporal's guard out to attend the funeral of a brother. The Incarnate word In whom was life which Is the light of men, not a lost WOBD,. but a woRi> sent to save a lost world, says, As the Father hath sent me, even so I send you.
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I n accordance with t h e action taken last year, the Grand Master appointed tlie necessary committee to perfect plans for a Masonic H o m e , a n d in his address heartily commended the movement. One brother has left a l l of his estate, except bequests for $600, b y will already. ' The d e a t h of Past Grand Master CHARL,ES G R I S W O L D is noted. Minnesota Masons honor their Grand Masters in death as well as life. T h e volume contains a picture of t h e m o n u m e n t erected to t h e m e m o r y of P a s t G r a n d Master A. T. C. P I B B S O N a n d his wife, EL.EANOB C., b y the fraternity of Minnesota. The m o n u m e n t reflects credit upon our Minnesota brethren. T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence, by Bro. I R V I N G T O D D , is fully
up to his old time reports in m a n n e r a n d matter. Of B r o . W . H . U P T O N , of W a s h i n g t o n , he saj's : He was one of the most gifted men on the Pacific Coast, a learned scholar and a profound masonic student, with a strong leaning towards antiquarian subjects. Bro. UPTON was the compiler of the Washington code, and wrote several of t h e most able and brilliant Reports on Foreign Correspondence t h a t . were ever published.^, Hlsuntlmelydeath will be sincerely regretted throughout the masonic world. ^ ,
The Minnesota Veteran Association held their a n n u a l meeting. W e h a v e a l w a y s read their reports with great interest. B u t we miss t h e m a s t e r mind t h a t did so much to m a k e the Minnesota Veteran Association known a n d honored. W e think our Minnesota brethren have a proper appreciation of the merit and great-" ness of G E O R G E R . M E T O A L F .
H e did much to honor t h e m , a n d
was well w o r t h y of t h e high encomiums paid to his memory. Ka,nsas receives high consideration a t the hands of Bro. T O D D , the K a n s a s volume, of Proceedings being strongly commended. M.'. W.-. GusTAV WiDELii, Grand Master. N e x t A n n u a l a t St. Paul, J a n u a r y 22, 1907.
ailSSISSIPPIâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1907. N a t c h e z , F e b r u a r y 19, 1907. T h e G r a n d Master, M.-. W.'. C H A R L E S H . B L U M , in t h e o p e n i n g
of his address, felicitates himself t h a t he is the first of the descendants of SOLOMON'S race to preside in t h e Grand E a s t of his jurisdiction. A s we read further a n d measure the broad gauge of t h e speaker's position toward all t h e workers for h u m a n i t y , we feel t h a t t h e b r e t h r e n of t h e jurisdiction of Mississippi are to be congratulated upon their j u d g m e n t in selectioiVof a Grand Master.
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H i s references to the Illustrious dead of the jurisdiction show t h a t our b r e t h r e n in Mississippi have m e t severe losses. Of P a s t Grand Chaplain I B V I N M11.LEB he s a y s : He was a n able minister of the gospel, a zealous Mason, and above all an indefatigable worker for his Master and Redeemer, whose lessons of love and humility he faithfully disseminated among the children of men. Of P a s t G r a n d Master B B A D L Y T . K I M B R O U G H t h i s : Practleallj' devoting his life to the social, mental and moral elevation of the h u m a n family, regardless of race or sect, death to him was but a welcome messenger to carry the weary spirit from never ending toil In our terrestrial abode to eternal rest in the celestial habitation. Of E a s t G r a n d Master P H I N E A S M . S A V E E Y : Death had no terrors for him, as many of us can testify who often heard his gentle and pathetic voice proclaiming that "Death Is a subject that ad milsof no levity when mentioned by mortal m a n . The young may die, the old must die, the wisest knoweth not how soon."
After raising a Masonic H o m e F u n d in a m o u n t t h a t w a r r a n t e d the construction of a $25,000 building, and a p p o i n t i n g a committee to build, it was found t h a t the fund began twenty-five years before was exclusively an E n d o w m e n t F u n d . An appeal was sent out to the lodges, a n d cash promises of future p a y m e n t s , and a local offer in consideration of location, indicate t h a t our Mississippi brethren have been successful in their u n d e r t a k i n g . Dispensations for fourteen new lodges were g r a n t e d ; two were temporarily refused. One presented the n a m e of " M u d C r e e k " the other "Lee." "Mud C r e e k " got there finally as " W i n . H . H o w a r d ;" a n d as there w a s an " E . E . Lee," the Grand Master suggested "Andrew H. Barkley," b u t t h e brethren preferred " H e n r y Clay," which was accepted. . The report of Grand Secretary S P E E D shows
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prosperity." W e find the following in the Mississippi record, to which the K a n s a s brethren take off their hats and join with their Mississippi brethren in their salute to the flag of their country. On motion of R.-.W.-. Bro. W A L T E R M . C O N N O R , the following
was u n a n i m o u s l y adopted: Uesolved, That the Grand Lodge, on behalf of the fifteen thousand Masons of Mississippi, and as expressing the sense of all the people of the State, places o n r e c o r d Its appreciation of the courtesj' of the President, Bro. THEODOBE ROOSEVELT, and Hon. VICTOR H . METOALF, Secretary of the Navy,in prolong-
ing the visit of the United States armored cruiser Des Moines at Natchez during the session of the Grand Lodge, thereby affording its members an object lesson in patriotism, by enabling them to salute the flag of their country flying from its masthead, as they stood upon Its decks and saw a visible evidence of the power of the nation in the magnificent ship which rides upon the father of waters to-day, before this ancient city of Natchez. The Grand Lodge expresses its belief that it is desirable that the people of the interior should have frequent opportunity to see and inspect the vessels of the navy, and
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thereby Inspire them with a sense of the majesty and power of the natlon;and to cultivate a love for the flag and all that It stands for before the world, and It recommends that such visits be made as often as the requirements of t h e service will permit. " • Resolved., ,That the Grand Secretary transmit to the President and the Secretary of the Navy a copy of this resolution.
< ' B r e t h r e n we a r e with' you. Thi.s beats the A l a b a m a idea all hollow. P o r t r a i t s of P a s t Grand Master I B V I N MiiiijEB,' B . T. K I M BKOUGH, P . M. S A V B K Y a n d T. B . F R A N K L I N adorn the volume.
^Ve w a n t e d to t a k e from B r o . ' S . M. S H E L T O N ' S oration o n , " S i m i l a r i t i e s Between Masonry and Presbyterianism." and add to it the solemn declaration of a Presbyterian Synod in 1652 that", ministers of that.persuasion.had been Freemasons " i n the purest tymes of t h i s K i r k e " — b u t space forbids a n y t h i n g further. Bro. GouTJD says of t h e declaration : " T h i s probably refers to the years following the Reformation in 1560 a n d w i t h o u t d o u b t a n t e d a t e s t h e introduction of Episcopacy in 1610. (Gould's Military Lodge, p. 13.) ^ CoBfi.E.SPONDENCE.— P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r H A R K Y T . H O W A R D .
pays a loving tribute to Bro. B A R K E L Y — a, grand man a s well a s Grand Master, whose reports always breathed out the. pure gospel of loving k i n d n e s s — a n d then without further ceremony he begins the solution of the problems before h i m . The Grand Lodges of Mexico and Alberta are recommended for recognition ; Brazil postponed. Well done, Bro. H. U n d e r British Columbia, Bro.-H. reminds Bro. S M I T H he is " l i v i n g in a glass house a n d h a d best lay down his stones, for do not his D i s t r i c t Deputies show conclusively t h a t Briti.sh American work is n o t A m e r i c a n work?"' H e cites Louisiana, to which Bro. S M I T H devoted twelve pages, a n d asks him, "Wliere's j h e h a r m " in i t s composition of " Y o r k and Scottish Rite Masons," " i t s two Scottish Rite lodges working the first three degrees every week in t h e year." He s a y s : The test to apply to the Valle de Mexico Is whether it Is an independent or subordinate body. All this blatter about uniformity of work la the most arrant nonsense, and for the'most part, but a mere cloak for the densest Igiior- . ance iipon the part of those who cry loudest; and so is the loud noise some make aealnst lodges established by Supreme Councils. ' T h e point is not that they shall n o t establish Blue Lodges, but t h a t they shall not govern them.
W e regret space forbids our publication of all Bro. H . says on this topic. We h a v e referred under British Columbia to I.guisi a n a as c l a i m i n g priority in t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of Masonry i n ' Mexico over the N e w York settlement—Louisiana 1816; New York 1825. We a r e surprised a t a criticism of our law to decrtiase the special dispensation nuisance, under which first a s h o w i n g of
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emergency m u s t be made, which established, requires a p a y m e n t m u s t be made of $6.00 each to confer degrees out of time. K a n p a s has had this law for about twenty-five years. I t has proven an eminent success in decreasing the number of applications, only those bein^ asked for, as a rule, where an emergency clearly existed. W e note the Mississippi Grand Master devotes four pages to list of dispensations refused, two pages to those granted, eight being granted to confer degrees sout of time, one for a lodge'to do work in violation of its charter a t another place, and t h a t strange anomaly, to give six rejected candidates another whack through the ordeal of tlie ballot—another case of glass house, Bro. H. B u t here is the objection to the K a n s a s law and u s a g e : But nothing they can do in bleeding Kansas is a matter of surprise. Kansas with her official ciplier, her excessive expense account, her clandestine lodges, her Past Grand Masters'trust, and her dear old Bro. BESTOK BROWN, who Is ever ready to spend a few more dollars.
Yes, K a n s a s has been full of surprises. The first one was the QuANTBBLL, raid, where peaceful, unarmed and defenceless m e a were shot down beside their wives and children — an incident by the waj', Bro. H.. which originated the expression "Bleeding K a n sas," and a,n incident without a parallel in history since the massacre of Glencoe, which you may remember was the origin of the expression " t h e bloody shirt"—the peculiarity in each-incident being tliat the other fellows taunted them with bleeding and with waving the "bloody shirt." K a n s a s has q u i t " b l e e d i n g " either from armed men or "feenanciers," and is doing pretty well, t h a n k you, masonically. Of her 380 lodges none are defunct; over 30,000 Masons bear her true allegiance; financially, she carried in bank deposits through the " p a n i c " $98.00 per capita for every man, woman and child in the State, which amount she has since increased. The excessive expense account has to balance it a Grand Lodge and library building paid for in cash, Masonic H o m e buildings and property t h a t could not be duplicated for $100,000, in addition to which there is an endowment account worthy of a larger jurisdiction. The clandestine lodges are the figment of ah imagination which evolved them from the steps taken to prevent even the possibility of one, which so far as known never materialized. Tlie P.ast Grand Masters' trust so far has done nothing more harmful t h a n to inspire preliminary " t r u s t " sufHcient in the proper quarter to furnish a proper meal for such of its exemplary members as were able to be present and partake, for which each of the partakers responded a t the conclusion with an equal quota of expense. If alive, and a r-uthless court does not again cut us out, we trust we m a y parfake and acquire all the honor the t r u s t dis-
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February,
Convivii, our only senior h a v i n g
T h e G r a n d L o d g e h a s as a visitor Bro. L B V A N L A K E , ninety-
one years of age, about seventy years a Mason. Grand Lodge, on rnotion of P a s t Grand Master J A M E S F . MOCOOL, adopted a reso-
lution, of which the following is a p a r t : Resolved, That Bro. L B V A N be Invited to a seat In the Grand Lodge, which extends to him Its respects and appreciation and commends his fidelity to Masonry as an example worthy of emulation by all the brethren.
The G r a n d liOdge honored itself in t h u s honoring the aged brother. H E N R Y C . Y A W N , G r a n d Master.
N e x t Annual H a t t i e s b u r g , February 11, 1908.
MISSOURI—1907. St. L o u i s , S e p t e m b e r 24, 19071 The v o l u m e of Proceedings, opens to t h e likeness a n d a memorial sketch of P a s t Grand Master N O A H M . G I V B N S , w h o was-
the choice of his b r e t h r e n for Grand Master in 1878,'and whose place in t h e affection of t h e Masons of Missouri is well portrayed in t h e following e x t r a c t from M.-. W.-. Bro. G I V E N S ' o b i t u a r y : At the organization of our Masonic Home In 1889. M.-. W.'. Bro. G I V E N S bent all of his energies to the successful establishment of this splendid charity; and In recognition of the tlme.cnre and attention so cheerfully devoted to the upbuilding of our Home, he was unanimously chosen president of the Board of Directors and served as such until deathclalmed iilm.
H e w a s buried October 6,1907, eight P a s t Grand. M a s t e r s as-, sisting Grand Master S H O B T in conducting t h e ceren:ionies.
His
death occurred October 3,1907, one week after-the A n n u a l Communication. . , Grand Lodge w a s opened in ample.form by G r a n d . M a s t e r D A V I D M . W I L S O N , w h o voices t h e h a p p y condition of M a s o n r y
in Missoiiri in the following: Nothing,has taken place to check the. onward ad%'ance of the fraternity; I have n o t been called upon to arrest the charter of a single.lodge. Harmony, unanimity a n d concord prevail among the brethren. The discordant note Is noted only by Its absence. The greatest of good will abounds and our material prosperity Is reflected In t h e prosperity and growth of the brotherhood,' apparent on every- hand, and in,every. portloH ofthe State. I t Is not Imaginary but real. , . N , , - . . • . .
T b e ' G r a n d Master notes in his address tha,t he w a s t h e g u e s t of Gate City Lodge, K a n s a s City, with Grand Master W E L L I N G TON, Grand Secretary W I L S O N , P a s t Grand Master B B O W N , a n d
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several of t h e other Grand Lodge officers a n d distinguished brethren of K a n s a s , a t which the brethren named and other K a n sas brethren, delivered particularly fine addresses, to the pleasure and edification of the Missouri brethren. The Grand Master made a large number of decisions, from one of which, No. 4, we infer t h a t Missouri issues two kinds of dimits, one with and one w i t h o u t privileges. I n the case referred to, t h e words "for t h e purpose of" were erased, and when dimit w a s granted and t h e lodge inquired " w h a t to do in the case," on t h e theory t h a t t h e dimit was improperly issued and should be t a k e n up " a n d one in regular form with privileges or without issued," the Grand Master told the lodge to do "nothing," " I t is a d i m i t without privileges, a n d the brother has ceased to be a m e m b e r in good standing." This is s o m e t h i n g unique a n d presents a possibility in m a sonic law of such a character t h a t the Craft will regret t h a t i t is not more explicitly " s h o w n " for t h e benefit of other jurisdictions. W e consider i t to be a well established principle of masonic jurisprudence t h a t one whose dues are paid is entitled to a dimit upon asking, unless charges have been before or are brought-pending action upon t h e application. T h e only variance from the rule hitherto has been t h e regulation of some Grand Lodges requiring an application to be first m a d e for membership in some other Grand Lodge jurisdiction, & procedure on the part of such Grand Lodges t h a t h a s uniformly been considered by other G r a n d Bodies a violation of masonic right. Be t h a t question as it m a y , we cannot conceive of a n y law, regulation, or even constitutional provision, t h a t can be enacted, under which a dimit could be issued of which t h e Grand Master could lawfully say, " I t is a dimit without privileges, a n d t h e brother has ceased to be a Mason in good standing." The Correspondence R e p o r t by Bro. A N D E R S O N is up to his
usual excellent s t a n d a r d â&#x20AC;&#x201D; grave, sedate and critical a t times, a n d then just as full of appreciation of the lighter vein. The picture of the melon feast a t A r d m o r e evokes t h e following: " T h e picture is labelled ' N o t as melon colic as it looks.' W e t r u s t none of them were affected like I K E P A B T I N G T O N was, whose mother said t h a t he h a d eaten more green apples t h a n there w a s any necessary for." Speaking of t h e abiise of t h e blackball, he s a y s : We have known the Ishmaellte in the lodge, and have lost all patience I with his abuse ol the ballot, but we have never discovered any remedy except to arrest the charter of the lodge and leave the "cuss " outln the reorganization of It.
Six pages are devoted to K a n s a s ; on a like basis of consideration K a n s a s would only review fifteen jurisdictions.
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Grand Chaplain's prayer is accorded space, and nearly two pages are deyoted to extracts from Grand Master BOND'S address. Noting his refusal to -'confer qualifications upon petitioners for Masonry," he says : ''We are glad to know that-M.'. W.'. Bro, BOND does not regard a Grand Master as an autooraV He furnishes a compilation of our "Masonic Home" facts; quotes Bro. BOND'S reference to the work of the Eastern Star; takes nearly a-page on necrology, and noting special report on correspondence. "The close cut photo of THOMAS LEONIDAS BOND, Grand Master," and the other pictures, etc., also receive a notice. . â&#x20AC;˘ . ^ . He thinks the handiwork of the writer of'Correspondence "shows he. is no novice in the work ; " says he agrees with us that "masonic collegiences, or congresses, let out too much steam by escape and use too little in-'sawing wood.'" We will stand for all the quotation, Bro. A., but the "collegiences,." We said collegiums. which we thought was good enough American,as the brethren were using the collegium as an aiiglicized word, but if you insist on the plural in the original vernacular, we will change it to , collegia. . . . We are glad to note thatBro. ANDEKSON is in accord with the suggestion made in the conclusion of our report as to the matters now at the front for the consideration of the Craft. Under Kentucky, Bro. ANDEBSON. referring to those responsible for the arrest of the charter of Hood Lodge No. 602, said : "These fellows are a fair sample of some of the goats that creep into our lodges and don the lambskin." They must have been of the "baser sort." I t is bad enough to get drunk at a banqtjet. but when it comes to getting drunk at a funeral we are not surprised' at the "putting on the lid" in Kentucky. Under Mississippi, he well says : , . That Is the greatest nation that; exalts moral character and altruistic service above everytliing else; that points with worthy pride, not to victories won on Held of battle, or to unbounded wealth with Its long train of evils, but to its noble men and women. We have marked imuch more for acceptance from Bro. A.'s report, but we have limitations. M.-. W.-. Gratid. Master. JOHN T . SHOET.
Next Annual at St. Louis, September 29, 1908.
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MONTANA — 1906. September 19, 1906. ' Two Special Communications were held. One to dedicate t h e Kalispell Masonic Temple, the other to lay the corner-stone for a C A R N E G I E library at. Lewistown.
The Annual Communication record shows that Grand Master H . S. F B A N K , Bro. H E D G E S , and the- b r e t h r e n generally are full
of rejoicing over the institution of the Masonic Home, the site for which has been bought. I t consists of 490 acres of fertile land seven miles from Helena, possessing " a good water right." with all the requirements for an ideal H o m e ; $23,000 in cash has been raised to invest in its new building, the plans for which are now being finished by the architect, completes the prospect. N o wonder it is pleasing to our Montana brethren. The hope deferred of Broi H E D G E S is now an assured reality. We are glad the old veteran can rejoice. W e hope t h a t "seventy-five-year-old h e a r t " will get back again to its regiilar working order. The world can get along without batting an eyelid a t the loss of most of us. but a Montana report lacking H E D G E S ' personality seems a "tedious and t a s t e l e s s " proposition, and t h e loss of t h a t big heart and genial personality to the brethren will be a world-wide loss, because it has exerted a n influence for good among the Craft everywhere. Bro. H E D G E S , as Committee on Correspondence, in reporting on the Queensland case —after continuing it from the year before — says. At an.v rate our course seems clear, and the demands of Justl(!e outweigh those of courtesy, and wo cheerfully advise recognition without further delay. The resolution of recognition was adopted. Under Illinois, he refers again to t h e m a t t e r : The mother country has always been too reluctant In severing the official ties of her Colonies, forgetting the stronger ties of blood, language, religion and others which are deeper rooted an4 of stronger texture. K a n s a s receives two and a half pages, quite a portion of which is given to P a s t Grand Master P E T E R S . H e approves of the fireproof building belonging to Grand Lodge, and says of the Temple : The best conception of a Masonic Temple is the individual Mason, while the statel.v and costl.v structures usually called Masonic Temples are generally a delusive and expensive speculation. They are exposed to taxation and insurance, in perpetual need of repairs and alterations, never yielding the promised revenues and pre-eiitly getting out of location and date. Some are less conspicuous failures than others, but the best never realize the anticipations of the promoters. ''
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As we go over our m a n u s c r i p t we do not care to revise w h a t we have said of our dear old friend a n d brother. G O D gave h i m ' a longer lease of life than, t h e general allotment. H e used it well. H e had a m a n ' s courage in his convictions of right and duty, b u t toward humanity with its weakness, frailties and imperfections he was as tender a s a m o t h e r to a w a y w a r d child, and he retained to the l a s t the esteem a n d love of all w h o knew him.
• A. D. M C D O N A L D , G r a n d Master. N e x t Annual B u t t e , September, 1908.
NEBRASKA — 1907. Omaha, June 4-6, 1907. Grand Lodge w a s opened in ample form by Grand Master Z. M. B A I B D , the first stanza of " A m e r i c a " was sung and the Grand Master delivered h i s address. H e stated the general condition of the Craft in the jurisdiction to be kll t h a t could be desired, with " p e r h a p s a slight disposition on t h e p a r t of some lodges to consider q u a n t i t y as being more desirable t h a n quality." H e said : " I f I have one special message to t r a n s m i t to the fraternity it is to see t h a t no unworthy c a n d i d a t e is admitted within the sacred precincts of our lodges." T h e necessity for the caution is disclosed in t h e Grand Master's address by the great number of visitations he was compelled to make, to r i g h t unfortunate conditions. H i s administration a p p e a r s to h a v e been a successful one, and if one can judge from an outside view will leave an impression for good on the. Craft t h a t will be lasting. W e note t h a t o u r a m b a s s a d o r , M . - . W . - . J A M E S P. A. B L A C K , was
present for duty. . " P a s t Grand Master E . F . W A B R E N puts the Grand Lodge on record in the following modification of a decision which was adopted, v i z : Transactions commonly known as "bucket shop d e a l s " a r e unqualifiedly condemned as gambling, and will subject one guilty thereof to masonic discipline." An E m e r g e n t C o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s held J u n e 10th for t h e purpose of funeral services over t h e body of P a s t Grand Master G E O . W. LiNiNGEB, of w h o m t h e record s a y s : ' " O n e whose daily life, had in t h e fullest measure exemplified the noblest tenets of our profession, charity, brotherly love, relief and truth." The steel engraving of Bro. L I N I N G E B shows the face of one "who loved his fellowmen."
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presented 115 pages of report. H e has used his brief space to good advantage, K a n s a s receiving full share of attention. H e quotes fully w h a t Grand Master B O N D h a s to say on the subject of the record increase in numbers for t h e y e a r ; charges t h a t t h e admission of t h e Grand Master of an " a u t h o r i z e d official c i p h e r " had been previously "vehemently denied," n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the "frequent allusion to t h e abomination in their published Proceedings." W a s t h e denial before or after t h e adoption of t h e ritual? If after please quote. H e quotes in'fuU w h a t Grand Master B O N D said of the generous contributions of the Eastern Star to the Masonic H o m e ; a n d referring to the report of the Committee on Correspondence, recognizing the Grand Lodges of Alberta, Porto Rico, Valle de Mexico and Queensland, said, "which should be read by every intelligent member of his Grand Lodge." H e likes the provision of the K a n s a s law providing t h a t a t lodge trials a Deputy Grand Master shall preside. Bro. P H E L P S , under Manitoba, answers an historical conund r u m wliich has suggested itself to many by t h e n a m e of the town "Moose J a w . " H e says t h a t he was told "MoOse J a w derived its name from t h e fact t h a t an emigrant far from a n y other means, repaired his broken wagon axle by splicing i t with a moose jaw." A new masonic hall h a s just been dedicated there. O R N A N J. K I N G , Grand Master, Lincoln. N e x t A n n u a l , Omaha, J u n e 9, 1908.
NEVADA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1907. Reno, J u n e 11, 1907. W h e n t h e roll was called all t h e elective Grand Officers were present, a n d t h e P a s t Grand Masters in'their order of seniority are likewise recorded, M.-. W.-. Bro. A. L. F I T Z G E R A L D h e a d i n g t h e latter list. Grand Lodge was opened in ample form. I n his address, two corner-stones laid, and two dedications are reported by the Grand Master. The address reports concisely and without flourish of trumpets a complete s t a t e m e n t of Grand Master W . G. H A R R I S ' official acts. H e m a d e a large number of visitations, generally accompanied b y the D e p u t y Grand Master, as a result of which experience he m a k e s t h e suggestion to the incoming Grand Master a n d his d e p u t y t h a t they m a k e a division of the territory, so t h a t all the lodges in t h e jurisdiction may hereafter have an official visitation. W e think t h e suggestion a wise one.
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The address of the Grand Orator—a page and a third — had more in it than m a n y addresses an hour in time of delivery. , H i s conclusion, suinming up the lesson, indicates his t e x t : This Is our lesson; the cheer, the Incentive, the Inspiration we receive here, are to be like the precious ointment and the no less precious dew received Indeed by us, but not to be retained — to be carried hack to our home lodges, to enrich our brethren a t home. ' ,
N e v a d a sent from her 1,100 Masons .$3,100 to San Francisco, a record, which is not equaled anywhere a m o n g . t h e Craft. Queensland is recognized, the. report in favor,enunciating the correct law, and the committee attach no importance to the trip a r t i t e action of the Bund. H a m b u r g having made its peace with N e w York,.diplomatic relations were resumed with it by Nevada. On the roll call of ambassadors he of Kansas was non est. . W e note t h a t M.-. W.-. B r o . A . L. F I T Z G E R A L D holds down the c h a i r m a n s h i p s of Correspondence and J u r i s p r u d e n c e . The Craft will iiave faithful and efHeient service. The Correspondence Report for 1907, is. written by Bro. F I T Z GEBALD, wisely drafted for the^duty in place of Bro. V A N D E B IJIBTH, whose e.yes, t h r o u g h some ailmen^t, had become sightless, -which his successor a n d his friends generally hope m a y prove • to be temporary. Bro. F. refers p l e a s a n t l y to Qur appreciation of the "glove cont e s t " between Bro. V., of Nevada, and the Grand Lecturer of Mich igan. I t was more " i n s t r u c t i v e " to the Michigan h e a v y w e i g h t t h a n interesting to the bystanders. There is little fun in seeing a self-toiited champion knocked out iu one round. - The bout is over and the feeling left.is one of surprise as to w h a t m i g h t have happened if Bro. V.'s optics had been in a n o r m a l condition. Meanwhile we imagine the "glove renouncer" soliloquizes :. Since T was so quickly done for, I wonder what I was begun for.
U n d e r Iowa, Bro. F . s a y s : N e w York is the following: •
" I n Bro. MOKCOMBB'S review of
Requests of Queensland and France (for recognition ) were denied upon . recommendation of Oomnilttee on Oorrespouderice. This latter because. In the opinion of the committee, belief In the G. A.O. T. CJ. is rather a " s y m b o l " ' t h a n a "dogma." '
I n a two-page article Bro. F. suggests two q u e r i e s : (1) W h a t is the difference between " s y m b o l " and " d o g m a " ? (2) W h a t e f l e c t would t h a t difference h a v e on the recognition of the Grand Lodge of F r a n c e ? H e t h e n shows the derivation of d o g m a from the Greek "dokein," m e a n i n g (1) to think, expect, fancy, i m a g i n e ; (2) to seem, a p p e a r ; and says further;
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When a Grecian Assembly took up a matter before It, and came to Its conclusion on it, it was expressed In the form of the perfect participle of dokein, dedogmenon equaling "dogma," and that equaling decree. So, then, it perhaps comes to this; " Dogma" means the decree of a masonic assembly having legitimate authority to legislate on asubject to say what seems or appears to that assembly to be the truth as regards sense of ( shall we say great and Important?) masonic principles. The word "symbol " comes to us also from the Greek language, sunbblon and that from sun, with, and, balleln, to throw, meaning to throw together. So that when the human mind in the early times had conceived notions a n d ideas concerning the great, deep, dark and dlfHcult subjects that have profoundly interested great and good men and Masons of all ages, to-wU: GOD* His nature and mode of acting ; the universe. Us origin and mode of governm e n t ; the h u m a n soul, its origin, nature and relation to GOD and the universe— the human mind, we say, struggled for adequate expression of these' notions and ideas. Hence they "throw things together," and got things to represent and stand for and recall such notions and Ideas to their own minds and as might call or suggest them toother minds. Hieroglyphics, types, enigmas, emblems, allegories, "ceremonies," natural and artificial objects, etc., were adopted as suitable and suggestive symbols. W h a t those symbols are the adept knows and the apprentice should strive to know. But see! We are " r u n away with," and must endeavor to rein In our steeds. So the matter'of " d o g m a " and "symbol," in the sense above stated, could not a "symbol" represent a "dogma?" And If so. It would seem to be incumbent on the New York committee to point out exactly how the fact of whether the " G. A. O. T. U." Is a "symbol " or "dogma" bears upon the question of the recognition of the Grand Lodge of France and t h a t of Queensland.
W e t h i n k it up to the New York committee to furnisii m o r e lif?ht. In the K a n s a s review Bro. F; furnishes for 1906 four pages, a n d for 1907 a little over five pages, for consideration. H e quotes in the former w h a t Grand Master P E T E R S says about c l a n d e s t i n s Masonry, his decision and report of .Jurisprudence C o m m i t t e e thereon, a n d c o m m e n t on Past Grand Masters' Association, r i g h t to visit, and semi-centennial celebration. Bro. F I T Z G E R A L D , reviewing 1907, takes w h a t Grand M a s t e r B O N D had to say on territorial jurisdiction, and m a k e s an e a r n e s t
a r g u m e n t upon the topic,'"But is the mere surrender of the fee sufficient?" s a y i n g : " H a s not each brotlier of the lodge t h a t has jurisdiction the r i g h t to pass upon the questions wlio of t h a t jurisdiction shall be m a d e Masons?" Yes, we say. ' ' T h e a p p l i c a n t may be known in the proper jurisdiction to be a bad man." Yes ^—but we never knew such a case. " T h e fact of going a w a y to get the degrees raises the presumption against him." Yes, provided he was advised about jurisdictional rights and k n e w he was going a w a y from the.lawful jurisdiction. But as to the proposition t h a t he should always be required to pass an u n a n i m o u s secret ballot in the lodge of the jurisdiction," t h a t w e could not agree to, upon a n y case of t h a t character we have known in our forty-two years experience. I n v a r i a b l y has it been found upon investigation t h a t the applicant had no knowledge of a n y violation of j u r i s d i c t i o n ; w a s presented by friends upon expressing
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a v o l u n t a r y desire, with a petition w h i c h they filled out for h i m ; was good material for any masonic jurisdiction ; was regularly m a d e a Mason b y a lodge supposing it h a d jurisdiction; and there being no question of fraud or m i s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n on his part, we think he was lawfully entitled-to t h e rights of a Mason, leaving t h e question of any violation of lodge rights'to be settled between t h e lodges. Bro. F I T Z G E R A L D cannot conceal his scholarly training a n d his judicial bent of mind. If the Michigan lecturer comes back, and Bro. F . gets a chance a t h i m w i t h some of t h e "winged w o r d s " of the old Homeric worthies, he will imagine he is in a snow-storm, the flakes of which are composed of Greek lexicons, and then h e will need his gloves. U n d e r Maine, Bro. F . copies from Grand Master H U G H R . C H A P L I N ' S address.the following: " N e v e r m o r e thajU now have conditions cried out for men who have convictions founded upon old fashioned conscience, a n d who h a v e t h e courage of their convictions ;" H e then gives M A O H I A V E L L I ' S three classifications of men, a n d then says : Were we classifying a t the present day, we would put In the first class the man who has the cleanliness of heart and soul to seek for the right, the ability to see the right, and then the courage and honesty to fight for the right. The time-server, the trickster,political and otherwise, the fraud and the cheat,seem to be in this day the coming man, the m a n who succeeds. Let the true Mason uphold the banner of truth and right and endeavor to overthrow those who would erect the banner of falsehood and wrong.
W e h a v e t a k e n all we can, a n d h a v e lots of marked copy y e t —we l a y aside N e v a d a with regret. R O B E R T L E W E B S , G r a n d Master.
N e x t A n n u a l Reno, J a n u a r y 9, 1908.
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munication w a s held on St. John's Day, J u n e 24th, to attend dir vine service. Owing to heavy rain regalia was dispensed with, and brethren marched to St. J o h n ' s C h u r c h where t h e Chaplain, Rev. W M . H . S A M P S O N preached from t h e text, " I speak as to wise m e n ; judge y e what I say." W e take t h e following : My brethren, we have cause to be proud of the Craft that stands for so much. The Craft that stands, side by side, with the Church of GOD In Its battle against sin and vice, for the uplifting of the h u m a n race. The Inspiring of humanity with faith In a living personal GOD, who will help In time of need, whose a r m of strength will support and bear the needy through the trials of life. The Craft that stands the handmaid of the church as the pillar and
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ground of the faith-revealed In GOD'S jrrltten word. The Craft that stands shoulder to shoulder with the church In Its hope of a glorious Immortality through the resurrection of the dead. The Craft that asserts with no uncertain Toice, remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day.
Thirty-ninth Annual commenced August 28, 1906, M.-.W/. E D WIN
J . E V E R E T T in t h e E a s t .
E.-. W.-. G E O . R . S A N Q S T E B , t h e
K a n s a s representative, was present. The Grand Master speaks of the past year as an eventful year, in t h a t since last Communication i t s entire indebtedness h a d been paid off, leaving Grand Lodge free of debt a n d with ample funds to meet all expenses for the remainder of the year. A large number of visitations are reported by the Grand Master, all of which bear testimony t h a t the period of " r e f r e s h m e n t " was by no means an u n i m p o r t a n t p a r t of the event recorded. W e note t h a t points in Maine were included in t h e Grand Master's itinerary, and t h a t the Maine brethren were also in evidence, a t one point twenty-five of t h e m joining with him in a visitation. I t is very gratifying to note the marked display of brotherly regard a n d good feeling between the brethren of New Brunswick and Maine. Grand Lodge in an address to the Grand Master made acknowledgment of his strenuous services in wiping out t h e debt and m a k i n g such a notable showing of success a n d progress during his administration as Grand M a s t e r ; and the Grand Lodge later evinced further satisfaction b y reelecting him to the office of Grand Master. W e note t h a t a lodge h a d reduced its afHliation fee (for joining members) from four dollars.to one dollar. Better cut o u t t h e other dollar brethren — as well charge a fee for joining the church. . A letter from Grand Secretary E . L B T O H W O E T H , of the United Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d , indicates t h a t they have no use for a Grand Physical E x a m i p e r . After referring to a circular t h a t he will send out, he s a y s : I t Is, I believe, the custom In all English lodges to Interpret the law very liberally, and, If a candidate's mental and moral qualifications are such as to make hlra a desirable member. It Is rarely t h a t he is rejected on the ground of bodily disqualification.
Alberta was recognized. • Five hundred dollars were transferred from General Fund to F u n d of Benevolence. Total m e m b e r s h i p , 2,354; total gain (raised) during year, 189. One new lodge warranted — thirty-nine lodges in all. W e extend our congratulations to our N e w Brunswick brethren. There is no Correspondence Eeport. E D W I N J . E V E R E T T , G r a n d Master..
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NEW BRUNSWICK — 1907. St. J o h n , August 27, 1907. P o r t r a i t s of G r a n d M a s t e r s W A L K E R a n d J U L I U S ' T . W H I T -
LOOK embellish t h e v o l u m e ; t h e former was Grand Master in 1889-94, 1897-98, and the latter in 1895 a n d 1896. "^ G r a n d Master I S D ' W I N J . E V E R E T T , in his address, notes t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of W.". Bro. H A B R Y E . P B A O H as Grand Rep-
resentative near K a n s a s .
Our law m a k e s it R.'. W.'. Bro. P E A O H
now, Bro. H A B T T .
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W e notice t h a t our N e w Brunswick brethren have t h e chronic habit of transferring money from t h e General Fund to the F u n d of Benevolence. The Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico was recognized. W e notice in t h e r e c o r d t h e circular issued by the Grand Lodge'of England in reference to physical qualifications, v i z : The general rule i n this country is to consider a candidate eligible for election who, although not perfect in his limbs. Is sufficiently so to comply with and go through the various ceremonies required In the different degrees.
No Masonic Grand L a d g e in E n g l a n d ever had a rule based on p h y s i c a l perfection. A N D E R S O N once interpolated without a u t h o r i t y such a rule, b u t w a s called down for it. B u t t h e A h i m a n Rezons of this c o u n t r y were based upon his discredited publication, and n o w t h e y swear b y them as the law since t h e flood? W e are glad to note t h a t those in t h e United States w h o t u r n up their trouser legs according to t h e precipitation " in L u n non," will h a v e to give u p their p h y s i c a l examiners. No Correspondence Report. M.-. W.". Lieut. Col. J O H N S . D . C K I P M A N , Grand Master.
N e x t Annual St. J o h n , A u g u s t 25, 1908.
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Concord, May 15,1907. W h e n in 1894 w e m a d e our first feeble essay a t t h e task of w r i t i n g a Correspondence Report, we were strongly impresed with t h e mental vigor, m a s o n i c knowledge, both in history and jurisprudence, and a s well t h e chaste diction and courteous consideration of the N e w H a m p s h i r e correspondent, A L B E R T S O R I P -
TUBB W A I T . Our b r o t h e r t h e n h a d been correspondent from 1878, a n d continued to perform t h a t d u t y until His death at Newport on October 7, 1907. Bro. W A I T w a s born a t Chester, Vermont, on April 14,1821, d y i n g a t t h e age of eighty-six.
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Grand Master W M . A. P L U M M E B in his address says of him: Bro. W A I T was a gentleman of the old schobl, all too rapidly passing away, courtly and dignlfled, yet liind and courteous. He was a scholarly m a n and loved his books; and exhaustive research in order to demonstrate.an abstruse proposition afforded him the keenest enjoyment. He was a learned, upright and painstaking lawyer, and had tiie respect a n d confidence of the bench and bar of our State. He was a kind father, a devoted husband and a good citizen. He was a true and loyal Mason. In writing the reports of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence he expended a great amount of labor and time, and tiie same learning, care and thoroughness are apparentin these reports that characterized all his literary efforts. A good m a n and Mason has gone to his reward. • .
W e think the picture of Bro. W A I T gives demonstration of the Grand Master's kindly words. I t illustrates one whom we m a y well believe broadened mentally, and under t h e practice of the gospel of loving kindness ripened religiously, even after he had lived the allotted span — until, worn out in t h e service, the Master called him from further labor to the refreshment and peace of t h e Celestial City. The Correspondence Report is by P a s t Grand Master H A B B Y M. C H E N E Y , and indicates t h a t the Grand Master h a d exercised not only wise, b u t his best j u d g m e n t in t h e selection of a successor for A L B E B T S . W A I T .
The N e w H a m p s h i r e report coming while the printer is a t work on our copy, gives us no chance for critical review. W e notice t h a t we made a mistake in regard to t h e character of the crop the Kansas representative in N e w H a m p s h i r e was gathering last year while Grand Lodge was in session. W e acknowledge the corn, Dr. YOUNG, and hope the crop was prolific enough to w a r r a n t a report to ROOSEVELT. W e think N e w H a m p s h i r e will be on hand next month in Topeka. Bro. C H E N E Y warns us not to welcome a drafted m a n . A n y recruit looks good when you are on t h e firing line, Bro. C , a n d it don't take long for the one touching elbows to find out whether he pumps his gun properly. Yours is all right. W M . A . P L U M M E B , Grand Master.
N e x t A n n u a l a t Concord, May 20, 1908.
NEW J E R S E Y — 1907. March 20, 1907. E i g h t E m e r g e n t and the one hundred and twentieth Annual Communications have been held. One of the E m e r g e n t Communications was held May 30, 1906, for t h e purpose of laying the foundation stone of.the Soldiers and Sailors' M o n u m e n t in Military Square, Elizabeth, New Jersey; another to lay the corner-stone of t h e Scottish Rite Temple a t J e r s e y City. *
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a t ' t h e opening of t h e A n n u a l Corrimunication a n d tested the endurance of t h e b r e t h r e n b y reading an address of ninety-one pages, covering his official acts. T h e address was a good one, full of Interest and .creditable, notwithstanding its length. I t d e m o n s t r a t e s t h a t the office ot Grand Master in N e w Jersey is ho sinecure, a n d .while t h e r e were junketings and pleasureable events w i t h o u t n u m b e r , there were paper scraps with t h e N e w Y o r k ' potentate a b o u t jurisdiction over rejected material accepted in N e w Y o r k ; r e a d i n g of the law.to the offending jurisdiction; a n d interdicts to c u t off t h e masonic appendix of each of the brethren m a d e such i n N e w York. T h e N e w Jersey Grand Master was courteous, kind, a n d measured up to the required stature as to the dignity of h i s official position. H i s introduction to t h e necrology branch of his address w a s brief but appropriate a n d beautiful. H e received a resolution of t h a n k s and appreciation from the members of t h e Masonic H o m e family, of which he m a d e beautiful acknowledgment. H e commended the labors of the Chaplain of t h e H o m e , a d d i n g w h a t m u s t be t h e experience of every one â&#x20AC;˘whose h e a r t is in such work, " T h e merciful m a n doeth good to his own soul." Five h u n d r e d Masons from fifteen lodges joined Grand Lodge in the services in laying t h e foundation stone of the S o l d i e r s a n d Sailors' M o n u m e n t a t E l i z a b e t h , N e w Jersej^. To these were added a large concourse of ex-soldiers and citizens. T h e Grand Master's a d d r e s s was full of t h e inspiration of love for country and g r a t i t u d e to those who stood in the forefront of the contest to m a k e liberty a n d union one and inseparable. I n l a y i n g t h e corner-stone of the Scottish Kite C a t h e d r a l a t Jersey City, a n . e v e n t participated in by two thousand Masons a n d t h o u s a n d s of citizens, t h e orator, Bro. J A M E S B . D I L L , s a i d : Credit a n d good faith, not money, are the basis of prosperity. Good or bad, our modern prosperity is founded on public confidence. Take t h a t away and the whole fabric falls. "What this country stands In dire need of to-day is graft-proof working men, and such men are the direct outcome of masonic doctrine and masonic practice, a n d the building whose corner-stone we have to-day laid should be the home of such men.
Both of these masonic events will probably receive the objurgation of those whose Masonry is confined to its ritual, a n d w h o h a v e , n o t been " s h o w n " in it., t h a t patriotism is as much a masonic d u t y as it is a d u t y for one's family. These will n o t u n d e r s t a n d t h a t the m o n u m e n t stands as a n object lesson teaching the Mason's duty in h e r time of need as it was understood by WASHiNGTOisr, Ii'AFAYBTTE, W A R B E N and the hosts of soldier Masons of A m e r i c a of l a t e r date, a s well a s those soldiers n o t Masons w h o battled in h e r defense. Neither will such critics
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even know t h a t within the Temple is a school of instruction where those who revere country and Masonry, enjoy continually the exemplification of the requirements of Masonry, one of w h i c h is two-fold, love of and duty to country, formerly known b y t h e term patriotism. The Committee on Jurisprudence recommended t h a t their .perpetual jurisdiction procedure be amended so t h a t hereafter to grant 'permission to another lodge to receive and a c t upon t h e petition of a rejected candidate only a three-fourths vote shall be required, t h e vote to be b y ballot. The "world do move." Alberta a n d T a s m a n i a were recognized. Union Lodge No. 19 presented to Grand Lodge a banner which was carried a t t h e head of the line of the Grand Lodge of N e w Jersey in the procession in New-York City, F e b r u a r y 22, 1832, t h e one h u n d r e d t h anniversary of the birthday of W.'. Bro. G B O B G E WASHINGTON. T h e Correspondence R e p o r t is by R O B E R T A. S H I R B E F S , c h a i r -
man, and is up to the usual high standard of excellent work for which New Jersey has long been noted. Occasionally he shows t h a t he can stoop to the frivolous things on t h e borderland outside of Masonry, as witness the following under Florida, after citing a report by the P a s t Grand Masters ( J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee ) on the " S h r i n e : " (When Grand Lodges get to Jumping on the Shriners And the P.'. G.'. M.-.'s discourage all their fun, It's conducive to a scarcity of Jlners. And' the Noble's lot Is not a happy one.)
Now how m u c h better it would have been if Bro. S. h a d only introduced a good moral lesson like t h a t given by t h a t other poet who wrote one hundred or more stanzas, of which the following is a sample: Unfortunate ROBINSON CRUSOE, Whatever.caused you to do so? Bun away from your home In furrin parts to roam. Unfortunate ROBINSON CRUSOE.
Don't do it again, Bro. S. U n d e r "Washington, after a review of Bro. W. H . U P T O N ' S last (1905) report, which Bro. S. pronounced "one of the best, if n o t the very best penned by him," a n d quoting copiously from his report and valedictory, Bro. S. announced notice of his death November 2d in hospital a t W a l l a W a l l a of heart disease after two d a y s illness, a n d then s a i d : So passes from us an exceedingly able and scholarly Mason, whose splen-" did attainments commanded the admiration of men of like thought and feeling. His honesty of purpose and fearlessness compelled even the favorable regard of Masons who widely differed with him, and from his conclusions upon
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certain masonic topics, which not long since were In active controversy between them. Everj'Impartial reader of this able writer's work will be deeply grieved by this sudden stilling of u* 4: * (^u heroic heart, I Made weak by time and fate, b u t strong In will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yluld."
W e a r e glad to note this tribute. W e predict t h a t t h e judgm e n t of masonic writers beyond the seas, a better balanced, more comprehensive and more considerate j u d g m e n t than t h a t of his A m e r i c a n b r e t h r e n , will be t h a t since A L B E R T P I K E , Bro. U P T O N
stood w i t h o u t a peer in the domain of masonic research a n d t h o u g h t on this continent. A. H . M O G B E G O R , Grand Master.
N e x t A n n u a l Trenton, April 22, 1908.
N E W BIEXICO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 6 . Albuquerque, October 15,1906. Grand Lodge w a s opened in ample form by Grand Master J A M E S G. F I T O H .
The Grand Master's address is a creditable production. W e are glad to note in it t h a t our M.-.W.-. Bro. M A X F B O S T delivered an address "reviewing the history of Montezeuma Lodge, being especially e n t e r t a i n i n g a n d instructive." The Grand Master decided t h a t a m e m b e r of a Mexican lodge working t h e York R i t e in English under c h a r t e r from the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, who can pro've himself to be a Master Mason upon strict examination, has t h e r i g h t of visitation in this jurisdiction. The fact t h a t the jurisdiption h a d failed to accord recognition was to be and could only be construed to mean t h a t so far it h a d n o t been deemed advisable or desirable to enter into diplomatic relations with such Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico w a s recognized upon the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n in t h e report of P a s t G r a n d Master W B O T H , which, upon consideration and on the motion of P a s t Grand Master S T O V E R , was u n a n i m o u s l y adopted.
I t will be noted t h a t while exercising fraternal relations. N e w Mexico has waited for demonstration of w h a t it believed and predicted seven years ago, which it now concedes generously a n d u n a n i m o u s l y to be true, viz: t h a t t h e Masonry of Mexico, both Yorkinos a n d Eco.seses, have accepted and recognized the supreme a u t h o r i t y of t h e Grand Lodge of t h e Valle de Mexico, over t h e Symbolic degrees of Masonry in Mexico. W e regret we cannot publish herewith Bro. W B O T H ' S report, which is w o r t h y of t h e consideration of every Grand Body in t h e world, for t h e reason t h a t it demonstrates facts believed a n d con-
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elusions reached by t h e m in 1900 for t h e fulfillment of which t h e y have waited, m e a n w h i l e s t u d y i n g and testing with closest a n alyses t h e principles a n d acts of our Mexican brethren, w h i c h .test lias been fully m e t and proven by results reached. Grand Lodge, after presenting Grand Master F I T O H with a Past Grand Master's jewel, surprised the senior P a s t Grand Master, W. B. O H I L D E K S , in like manner, and sent the Gr:i.nd Secretary to his home with one for Past Grand Master M A X F E O S T , with the best wishes of Grand Lodge a n d regrets for his inability to be present. Under Alabama, Bro. W R O T H says this about Bro. T I T C O M B ' S position on Mexico: " H e seems inclined to feel t h a t Mexico should be considered open territory, and believes this idea is wortliy of consideration." This is where we a r e " a g i n " him. Mexico is not open territory, nor should it be considered such. Those of us on the border who have endeavored to keep in touch with Mexican M a s o n r y and with the revolution t h a t is going on within the Craft in t h a t republic, know t h a t the better element has gradually b u t firmly and decidedly come to the front, and to consider, it now as open territory after all these years of struggle and patience, w o r k i n g for a right end on their part, would be, to put the m i l d e s t c o n s t r u c tion upon it, unkind and unjust. W e note t h a t i t i s those w h o live farthest away who propose such ideas. K a n s a s for 1906 is reviewed, but our space is filled a n d t h e matters reviewed a r e already ancient history alread.y disposed of. A. N . P B A T T , G r a n d Master.
NEW SOUTH W A L E S â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 5 - 0 6 . Sydney, 1905-1906. The record begins September 13.1905, and ends with Quarterly for J u n e 13, 190b. Grand Lodge opened in ample form by Grand Master J. C. R E M I N G T O N .
In his address the Grand Master refers to the death, after-distinguished service as a soldier, a civilian a n d a Mason, of P a s t Grand M a s t e r G E O B G B S . G R E E N , ' o f K a n s a s .
At the Quarterly, December 5, 1905, presided over by G r a n d Master J. C. R E M I N G T O N , nearly 4,000 brethren attended. Five hundred and fifty-one Master Masons" certificates had been issued since the previous J u n e . I n m a k i n g w h a t he said was probably his last address as Grand.Master, he said : " M y word to you first and last is ' s t a n d upon the old w a y s . ' " A notable reception was given P a s t Grand Master Lord J E R SEY, who was welcomed as " o u r friend."
Bro. R E M I N G T O N ' S ad-
dress of welcome was eloquent, a n d was heartily endorsed by t h e immense assemblage. H e s a i d :
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England gave us the right of self-government as citizens of the state; In due course we claimed It for yourselves In Freemasonry,but In neither capacity IB the sentiment I have spoken of weakened by the consciousness that, aa the poet puts I t : " Daughter am I In my mother's house, But mistress In my own."
The (applause) was well merited. T h e Grand Master concluded with delivering an address on vellum in a morocco case, (record of which is made), which was accompanied by a beautiful P a s t G r a n d Master's jewel to P a s t Grand Master Lord J E R S E Y , who delivered a n eloquent response, and from the frequent interruptions of (loud applause) and (loud cheers) was as well received by t h e brethren. March 14, 1906, the Grand Master-elect, Admiral Sir H A B B Y B A W S O N , K . C . B., Governor of N e w South Wales, was announced and conducted to his seat on t h e dais. Grand Master E E M I N G T O N delivered his .final address. G r a n d Master-elect delivered an address fixing the date for his Installation, promising "whatever I can do, you may be certain I will do to assist and forward the interests of Freemasonry in Australia." The Board of General Purposes, in a question of jurisdiction between D e n m a r k a n d H a m b u r g , the latter invading the other's territory, a n n o u n c e d : , v We are In hearty sympathy with the doctrine t h a t when any masonic territory has been legally occupied by the establishment of a Grand Lodge therein, no other Grand Lodge has, or 'can have, any authority to create new lodges In the territory.
This is t h e K a n s a s doctrine in t h e Queensland case. April 24th Grand Master R E M I N G T O N presented a P a s t D e p u t y G r a n d Master's jewel to R.-. W.'. Bro. A B T H U B J O H N
SooTT, a s ^ v e r inljstand to G r a n d Secretary A B T H I T R B B A Y ; and a collar a n d jewel to Deputy Grand Secretary TOOMEY, prefacing each with acl^nowldgment of faithful service. The Grand Master elect, M.-. W.-. Bro. R A W S O N , w a s then invested with his jewel a n d duly installed. Addresses were t h e n delivered b y M.-. W.'. .Bros. R E M I N G T O N a n d R A W S O N .
D u r i n g iiis seven years Grand Mastership Bro. R E M I N G T O N signed 8,150 Master Masons' certificates, a grand record of service. Grand Master R A W S O N made eloquent reference to Bro. R E M I N G TON'S inestimable services as Grand Master. G r a n d Master H U T T O N of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Queensland and Grand Master B A L L S - H E A D L E Y of t h e Grand Lodge of Victoria, spoke for the visitors. C O R B E S P O N D E N O E . â&#x20AC;&#x201D; V . " . W.-. Bro. T H O M A S L . R O W B O T H A M
presented a report containing 135 pages of review; K a n s a s for 1905 a n d 1906 receiving three, pages. A most careful analysis of the transactions of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s for the years
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named was made. W e notice for t h e first time in a n y review a statement of the objects of t h e K a n s a s P a s t Grand Masters' organization. Quotations are. made from t h e addresses of G r a n d Masters F I T O H a n d P E T B B S .
A very excellent review of Massachusetts is made, a n d we are glad to note a very complete synopsis of Bro. G A L L A G H E R ' S address on Bro. J O H N P A U L J O N E S .
Of t h e M a s s a c h u s e t t s A n n u a l
Feast Day, the reviewer s a y s : The speeches being well fitted for the occasion, full of anecdote, history, and m i r t h ; full of brilliant and ornate language; full of good counsel and advice. The whole company breaking up and ending in a truly flttlng m a n n e r the year 1905 in Massachusetts. All honor to our brethren.
The initial Report on Correspondence is well worthy of t h e attention and consideration of the masonic reviewers of the various jurisdictions of t h e world. Our only regret is t h a t it goes back to and considers m a t t e r s two or three years old which h a v e been fully considered heretofore in our reviews, so t h a t we cannot take t h e m u p again for consideration; for instance, t h e Queensland incident with most of our jurisdictions is closed; some during the past year, who deferred action, are now g r a n t i n g recognition. Most of t h e A m e r i c a n Grand Lodges have already done so. New South Wales is entitled to a n d has received t h e u t m o s t praise and credit for its prompt a n d correct action and made a record worthy of emulation in t h a t matter. W e have nothing b u t praise for the new departure in instituting the review feature, and believe it will give us a better knowledge of our brethren in t h a t p a r t of the globe. A d m i r a l Sir H A K B Y B A W S O N , Granjl Master.
NEW YORK — 1907. New York City, May 7, 1907. The volume opens to two portraits which face each other, one typifying the old, the o t h e r the new — M. W. S T E P H E N V A N E E S S E L A E B , G r a n d M a s t e r in 1825, and W M . T O W N S B N D S O U D -
DEB, Grand Ma.ster In 1907, reelected for a second term. Bro. SouDDEB looks like a young man in the thirties ; we would gueas him a t the limit near his fortieth year. We read the record of his work before we glanced a t t h e picture, and we were astonished to find a record almost if n o t entirely flawless a n d unexampled in t h e ability a n d j u d g m e n t it reveals, presented b y one w h o cannot be numbered among those whom the old proverb tells us we are to look to for " counsel."
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H i s memorial reference leading to h i s obituary notice of his immiediate predecessor
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Grand Master, was beautiful, a n d his" adaptation of " H e i m g a n g " was inexpressibly touching. W e regret we cannot take both. A n o t h e r grand memorial is t h a t of R.\ W . \ W A L T E R M . H A N D of Binghamton, Commissioner of Appeals, composed in large p a r t of the sermon by Dr. NIOHOL,8, his pastor, of the same city. Grand Master S O U D D B R decided t h a t under the New York Book of Constitutions jurisdiction over a candidate terminated a t t h e expiration of twelve m o n t h s . The Grand Lodge of New York has 775 lodges, with an aggregate membership of 146,026 December 31, 190(5, showing a net gain of 6,823 members for t h a t year. T h e membership shows New York Grand Lodge to be t h e largest in point of membership of a n y Grand Jurisdiction in tlie world. Grand Master SOUDDKR, under the topic " T h e Home'at Utica," shows t h a t he had t h o u g h t of otlier things than the mere feeding, clothing, sheltering a n d e d u c a t i n g of tlie orphans in the Home. One of t h e things done b y h i m as Grand Master was to call for the record "showing w h a t h a d become of those of our children since our Home was established who h a d graduated from it." I found t h a t no such record existed. H e says : A change Is made. To-day no hoy or girl leaves that Home, hut that his and her movements are kept note of. Each Is committed to tlie care of the lodge through which adinlsslon was obtained to the Home, and that lodge Is held responsible ; the children are followed, and we are going to know-Just where each child Is. Now these are the children we have to save, to Inspire with fresh courage when the clouds hang heavy ov^er them, to brace up a n d start off afresh with new hope In their breasts, and then we want to have them back In the Home, perlbdlcallj', when they can get a day's vacation; and when they come we want to.welcome them as our dear parents welcomed ua home In the old days. Such Is the work we have before ua, without going further Into details, and there's a plenty of It.
W e have studied t h e Grand Master's address closely from beginning to end. W e suspect he is a l a w y e r ; a t all events his Masonry, as is said of the law, "does not concern itself about trifling things." W e see no worries oyer the loss of a fraction of a toe or a finger; there is no e x h u b e r a n c e over the glibness of the p a r r o t exercise in the rendition of the so-called w o r k ; with h i m the work of Masonry is concerned about weightier matters, with t h e things about which Masons should' think and work a n d "agonize." W e congratulate o u r N e w York brethren on t h e new conception of Masonry held u p before t h e m by their Grand Master for consideration. N e w York publishes a n n u a l l y a n u m b e r of histories of its old lodges ; t h e Grand Historian finishing lodges numbered 127 to 147 inclusive in this volume, about sixty, pages. W e think K a n s a s
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could well follow the New York example while those are,alive who are-familiar with incidents of pioneer daye worthy of recital. We note stringent laws in one lodge against " b e i n g disguised or intoxicated with liquor or found guilty of profaning the holy Sabbath." Another law is worthy of adoption nowadays, requiring or m a k i n g it the duty of every member of the lodge, "after the same is closed in due fotm, to repair immediately to his residence unless some urgent business intervenes." At another lodge .whose temple was dedicated N o v e m b e r s , 1903, Bro. Dr. J A M E S W . M I L N E delivered a response of unusual eloquence and sei^iousness on the "Mission of Masonry." A quartette then rendered TB^r^'YSON's beautiful h y m n "Crossing the Bar." The final toast was by M.-.W.-. J O H N W . VKOOMAN, on "Good Night," who said : " I trust our final goou night-will be met with an eternal good morning by our Supreme Grand Master when we meet him face to face;" and then he quoted tlis last verse of the h y m n just sung, the concluding lines of which are : "I hope to meet my pilot face to face. When 1 have crosed the bar/' As he repeated the last words Bro. M I L N E fell back into the a r m s of his brethren—.dead. H i s soul passed the outer bar and he " m e t his pilot face to face." I n another lodge we find cqnfirniation of Bro. U P T O N ' S claim concerning the proper nomenclature of Mason. A lodge organized in 1795, erected a building in 1797, and on top of the cornerstone was placed a copper plate inscribed : Anno Lucls V.MDCCXCVII Die Junll XXIV Haec Aula. Erecta Fult A Membrls Otsego Society of Latlmorum Socletatus, E. P. M., Et Dedlcatl 'Usui Fillorum Lucls Non Nobis Solum Natl Sonius SedTartlm Patriae Partim Amlels. E L I H U PiiiNNBY was Master, and the initials B. P. M. probably record t h a t fact. Clinton Lodge No. 140 has this minute under date of December 27, 1799: Voted—that the members of this lodge no In mourning by wearing a piece of crape around the left arm for the period of six weeks, for our Great and Very Worthy Bro. GkoKOii WASHINGTON, deceased. Mt. Moriah Lodge, organized 1817, could not wait nor had they the money to send to Albany for silver jewels, and they made tin jewels. Lodge No. 134 of K a n s a s in 1872 used tin jewels while under dispensation and then, better supplied, donated t h e m to F a n n e r s Lodge U. D. A three-page obituary report on " I m m o r t a l i t y , " was printed in p a m p h l e t form for distribution. We would p r i n t it if we could.
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T h e E e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e by Bros. "WM. S H E B B B , E M I L P R A N K E L and E M A N U E L , L O W E N S T E I N , is full of v a l u a b l e Infor-
mation relative to Masonry in foreign countries. U n d e r A r k a n s a s we note a query, " W i l l t h e d a y ever d a w n when we shall be a reading body of Masons, students of Masonry in the full sense of t h e word ?" W e have hopes, brethren ; but we don't feel encouraged to fix t h e date of the masonic millenium. W e note, however, t h a t n o w a d a y s the gentlemen who refer to bur first Grand Master, K i n g SOLOMON, usually qualify it, a n d t h a t m e a n s progress. . • K a n s a s is favorably reviewed. Grand Master P E T E R S ' address is called upon largely. H e says, " K a n s a s is trying to check the factory work of 'grinding o u t Masons in a hurry a n d b y specials." Yes, been doing it for twenty-four years, a n d well satisfied with t h e K a n s a s plan^.$5.00 per; it works. Our New York ' brethren have discovered t h e secret work of the P a s t Grand Masters Association, K a n d P degree, b u t it was unkind to give us away. « The N e w York committee quotes t h e solemn action of our Quebec brethren in reference to t h e E a s t e r n Star, v i z : That chapters of the Eastern Star are entirely unknown to our Oonstttutlon, and their formation Is not a m a t t e r for discussion or settlement a t meetings of masonic lodges, which are held only for purposes of masonic work as defined for us by the Constitution and by Immemorial usage.
All solemn t r u t h , brethren ;• a n d could just as well be said about the Priests of Pallas, the Buffaloes or the K n i g h t s of the Protected Ark. The sisters are not worrying about recognition hereabouts. They b u i l t a $10,000 chapel for the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e a n d presented it, all bills paid, to the Grand Lodge witho u t s a y i n g "boo" about Constitution,.immemorial usage or recognition. B u t K a n s a s Masons a d m i r e the sisters, and have to h u m p themselves to show a greater interest in Masonic H o m e m a t t e r s t h a n t h e y do. ' . W e take, as customary, the excellent statistical table furnished by the N e w York committee. The report of t h e S t a n d i n g Committee on H a l l a n d Asylum F u n d contains t h i s : The t h a n k s of the fraternity are due to Eight Rev. and R.\W.". H B N R Y C. PoTTKK for the tender of a gift of a masonic flag for use a t the Home, and to Albion Lodge No. 26, A. F. & A. M., lor a gift of "Old Glory," both of which symbols are to be displayed a t the coming visitation on St. John's Day.
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NEW ZEALAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1907. Invercargill, May 8, 1907. M.-. W.-. Bro. Lord P L U N K B T , Grand Master, opened Grand Lodge In ample form, the Grand Master receiving the salutations of his brethren. W e note t h a t the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d has revived two lodges that were received into and are now working under the New Zealand Constitution. One of them, F r a n k l i n Lodge No. 2138, E n g l a n d how claims was established prior to the existence of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, to which New Zealand replies t h a t the English w a r r a n t was for five years in the possession of New Zealand, from 1890 to 1895, and that in 1895 it was t r a n s m i t t e d by New Zealand to the District Grand Lodge in Auckland, to be transmitted by it to E n g l a n d . T h a t no acknowledgment from either the District Grand Lodge or the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d of the document was ever made by e i t h e r ; but after a lapse of nine years, during which F r a n k l i n No. 2138, B. C , was dormant, a n d the New Zealand F r a n k l i n Lodge No. 68, which had taken its place, was and Is still vigorously working in Piikekohe, they find the district authorities in Auckland using the old c h a r t e r to create a lodge over one hundred miles away, in an entirely new p a r t of the country. E n g l a n d insists the lodge is working a t Auckland, while New Zealand says it is working at Kaipara,, quite remote from Auckland. W e thought E n g l a n d had been pried loose from N e w Zealand years ago, but she seems to have taken a fresh grip. Three new lodges have lately been organized by New Zealand : Lodge Victoria; No. 138, coming from the Irish Gonetitution with seventy-five m e m b e r s ; Lodge Teviot No. 148, and Lodge Pukitoi No. 149. Another lodge will be opened in J u n e or J u l y , under a .charter granted for one a t Martinborough, to be known as Lodge W a i h e n g a No. 150. A t the Grand Lodge session of May 9th, the Grand Master presented to W.'. Bro. MOFABLANE-, the only survivor of the original founders of Victoria Lodge, the cancelled w a r r a n t originally ' Issued to Victoria Lodge by the Grand Lodge of Ireland. H e expressed pleasure, as a P a s t Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, in h a v i n g , the honor of returning the warrant. Bro. M O F A B L A N E expressed pleasure in being the recipient of the charter, and said he was sure the lodge would treasure it. Though the lodge has joined the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, the brethren would never forget their allegiance to the Grand Lodge of Ireland. I t is always a m a t t e r of surprise to us t h a t all the difHculties in t h a t section of the masonic world seem to arise between the Colonies and the E n g l i s h or Scottish Constitutions. W e can re-
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call none with the Irish, and this brotherly action in reference to Victoria Lodge, taken by the Provincial Grand Lodge I. C , and the G r a n d Lodge of Ireland in p e r m i t t i n g one of its largest lodges to d e p a r t in peace with the p a r e n t a l blessing, may well serve as an e x a m p l e worthy of imitation by the other Constitutions. N e w Zealand had to act strenuously in her days of adoles• cence, m a d e a brave fight, and conquered, and early received recognition from K a n s a s . New Zealand brethren of the early days entertained kindest feelings toward the K a n s a s Grand Lodge for its backing, and sent grateful letters of acknowledgment. K a n sas notes with wonder and a gratified pride the wonderful growth and progress of every kind among the Craft of.New Zealand, and is pleased to note t h e ' s t a r t it has made toward a closer bond of u n i t y through the Correspondence Circle; and acknowledges with gratified pride the honor it does our jurisdiction in its selection for-publication of our Queensland report, and action, for the consideration of the Masons on the other side of the globe. Be assured^brethren of our fraternal consideration, regard and esteem. W e note t h a t Bro. BOBEBTSON'S historical article and Bro. RoBBiNS' revievv of England's action and proceedings are also taken. W e note t h a t B.-.W.-. MAIJOOLM NIOOOL,, the Grand Secretary, will change his address from Christ Church, for s o m a n y years masonic headquarters, April 30th to Auckland, N. Z. . M.-.W.-. Bro. L O R D P L U N K E T , Grand Master.
NORTH DAKOTA — 1907. G r a n d Forks, J u n e 25, 1907. G B A N T S . H A G A N , Grand Master, delivered a good address. F r o m it we learn t h a t five dispensations for new lodges were granted ; by dispensation an open air Communication of Grand Lodge was held on Park Island on L a k e Metigoshe ; three Master Masons were m a d e ; we notice "A desire has been expressed freely to secure another dispensation for the same place during the coming year." Certainly; why n o t ? I n s t e a d of paying $200.00 per for a c h a u t a u q u a orator, let us have Metigoslies, and not only have a good time b u t also saw wood; preserve the"island from the profanation of a n y feet but those of the workers and their a r m e d patrol. L e t the sisters and the nobles have camps on the m a i n land, and m a n a g e ' t h e different sections of the' commissary and canteen. You envious brethren ofiother jurisdictions, think of the possibilities t h a t lie environed by a Metigoshe. The Grand Master advised a' reduction of Grand Lodge dues from seventy-flve cents to fifty cents — afraid of "piling up a sur-
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plus,"—but t h e F i n a n c e Committee were not afraid of a n y ill results, ai.d the recommendation failed. There is no Correspondence Report, b u t there are a few pages of decisions which, gathered a t random, do not claim either attention or space. J O H N R I E S S B E O K , G r a n d Master.
Next A n n u a l Fargo, J u n e 23, 1908.
TS^OVA S C O T I A — 1 9 0 6 . Halifax, J u n e 13,1906. M.-.W.'. Bro. C H A R L E S R . S M I T H , K . C., Grand Master, opened
Grand Lodge in ample form. T h e Grand Lodge, headed by t h e Royal Canadian Regimental Band, marched to St. Paul's Church, where a sermon w a s preached by-R.-.W.-. Bro. Rev. A. P . S H A T FOBD, Grand Chaplain, upon t h e subject, " T h e Jewels of Masonry." Text, H Chronicles, Chap. 5, verse 1. The Grand Master's address makes a beautiful allusion to "a,high-minded statesman, one of nature's noblemen," through wh'ose efforts and aided no doubt by others equally high-minded, " t h e bloody war between Russia, and J a p a n was brought to a n honorable termination." I n addition to the reference to B r o . ROOSEVELT, others fill the pages of t h e address, m a k i n g liighly gratifying reading to an American, in which the cordial relations existing between t h e two great "English speaking powers of t h e world are presented in grateful terms. Porto Rico was duly recognized, as was also Alberta. R.-."W.-. Bro. T H O M A S M O W B B A Y presented 200 pages of Corre-
spondence Report. K a n s a s for 1906 received two and a half pages of consideration from P a s t Grand Chaplain A. P. S H A T F O R D , quoting from Grand Master P E T E R S ' address, and says of t h e Kansas v o l u m e : " T h i s journal is a marvel of methodical neatness and order." Bro. S H A T F O R D h a s t h i s to s a y to K a n s a s : We hope that Kansas will not restrain the pen of the reviewer,but on the other hand, will encourage the brethren throughout this Jurisdiction to carefully peruse the reviews and thus heighten and expand the conception ol our Order. C H A R L E S B . S M I T H , G r a n d Master.
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OHIO—1907. Canton, October 16, 1907. Devotes 123 pages to its Proceedings, a n d the balance of its 656 to Correspondence, so- t h e brethren can form some idea of w h a t the word " i n v o l v e d " comprehends, w h e n ' w i t h half of its report printed a n d the balance prepared, with t h e exception of those bodies t h a t hold late fall or winter communications, the committee picks u p the Ohio volume. P a s t G r a n d Master HoRAOE A. IKVINE'S"face.is an attractive one — a glance is all we can give. W h e t h e r Grand Lodge w a s " d u e " " f u l l " .or "ample," we little reck—yes, t h e Grand Master was there. T h a t opening to t h e G r a n d Master's address is beautiful;
t h a t reference to L E W I S C A S S a n d t h e f a r s i g h t e d n e s s of t h e
first G r a n d Master and his colleagues shows consideration for the "founders," as well as the adorners of t h e Temple in Ohio. W h a t is t h a t r h y m e t h a t is distracting o u r attention from our work? " C A S S and BTJTI^EB'S com1n',comln', OASS and B U T L E R ' S comln' to town."
T h e ' m e m o r i a l tribute of G r a n d Master I R V I N E to Past Grand Master C H A R L E S A. W O O D W A R D shows t h e latter to have been a leader of t h e Craft who had "conspicuous ability," who left upon, all his associates the impress of a " s t r o n g m a n l y character." A famous law s u i t : N e w E n g l a n d Lodge No. 4, of Ohio, in 1824 by a deed from J O H N S N O W a n d wife, m a d e to Governor M O R -
ROW, of Ohio, and his successors forever in trust for the use and benefit of N e w E n g l a n d Lodge No. 4 a n d Horeb Chapter No. 3. They continued in possession u n t i l 1891, and were in allegiance to Grand Lodge and Grand C h a p t e r until t h a t time, when they passed a preamble a n d resolutions criticising action of Grand Lodge a s unwise and wrong,' a n d w i t h d r a w i n g from t h e Grand Lodge, a n d ceasing to hold a n y affiliations with it, and declaring its purpose to remain independent of the Grand Lodge until the latter should rescind the legislation a n d regulation thus condemned by t h e m e m b e r s of New E n g l a n d Lodge. M a n y members of N e w E n g l a n d Lodge remained loyal to Grand Lodge and did not participate in the preamble a n d resolution of secession. The rebels held t h e charter, b u t Grand Lodge issued a substitute for it, constituting and creating anew the loyal m e m b e r s a s New E n g l a n d Lodge N o . 4. The Governor, B U S H NEiiii, being unwilliiig as successor in t r u s t to bring proceedings, e x e c u t e d a n d delivered a deed to R U F U S M . W E A V E R , t h e t r u s t e e
n a m e d by t h e loyal Lodge for t h a t purpose. The rebels brought an action a t law to restrain t h e trustee, a n d also the auditor and recorder of t h e county from h a v i n g t h e deed transferred and recorded. Comnaon Pleas Court said Governor h a d no right to
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m a k e the deed a n d by decree enjoined transfer a n d record. On appeal, the Circuit Court held t h a t the rebel lodge, which brought the action, was not the beneficiary of the S N O W deed — not t h e owner of the property a n d not entitled to a n y relief; that Gov. BusHNBLL in m a k i n g deed to R. M. W E A V E R , at the instance of the loyal lodge, h a d acted within his powers, and dismissed t h e petition of the rebel lodge. iThe latter lodge carried case to Supreme Court, which affirmed the Circuit Court,'and declared t h e Grand Lodge Body the true N e w E n g l a n d Lodge No. 4. The latter lodge, in the meantime, had brought suit for possession, which has been held in abeyance, pending t h e Supreme Court decision, under agreement of counsel t h a t the case should settle all questions, which it undoubtedly has done. I n the report on Masonic Home, we note credit given to a l l the branches of the Craft for promoting and sustaining this benevolence, specially noting funds raised by the Scottisii Rite sufficient to add an additional story to the rear part of the m a i n building and — The members of the Eastern Star —GOD bless them —appreciating the necessltj' of having suitable accommodations for those who become seriously lU attheHbme,bavebullUedancl furnished a beautiful hospital building.donatlng the same to the Trustees, which has provided for a necessity that had long existed prior to this noble act of those who took upon themselves the accomplishment of the work.
We note t h a t Ohio has a committee on history, headed b y Bro. C U N N I N G H A M , whis has made a report looking to Ohio m a k ing a start toward preserving t h e fragments left of its pioneer history—a wise and judicious movement. W e have noted t h e difficulty in getting together for a semi-centennial reunion a like history of a K a n s a s lodge, which in some material matters would have been a failure b u t for the memory of the last surviving charter member. Saskatchewan was acknowledged. M.'. W.-. Bro. I B V I N received a P a s t Grand Master's jewel. The S. S T A C K E R W I L L I A M S l i b r a r y of 7,000 volumes received
by the Grand Lodge. A number of members of New E n g l a n d Lodge No. 4 were restored to masonic standing who lost it w h e n the charter was arrested. Six thousand dollars were transferred from the General F u n d to t h e E n d o w m e n t Fund of the Masonic Home. Centennial Celebration Committee reported and October 21, 1908, was fixed as date for celebration. -Loyal N e w E n g l a n d Lodge No. 4 was complimented and congratulated on t h e final termination a n d complete victory in their contest, and the Grand Secretary wrote finis. P a s t Grand Master W . M. C U N N I N G H A M devotes four of his 532 pages on Correspondence to K a n s a s . H e summarizes o u r s t a -
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t i s t i c s ; mentions t h e death of the G r a n d Representative of Ohio n e a r K a n s a s , M.-. W.-.''Bro. T. E . D E W E Y ; gives nearly a page to t h e thoughtful paper of sixteen pages furnished by Grand Master T H O M A S L . BOND as his a d d r e s s ; refers to his appropriate tribute to Bro. D E W E Y , a n d " s y m p a t h e t i c mention of the demise" of Bro. G U T H R I E ; complete showing of Grand Secretary W I L S O N ' S report is referred to, and from the "able address of Grand Orator B E R G STKESSEB is taken an excerpt containing the " a t least four things believed in by every Mason who is w o r t h y of the name." For his reference to the " a b l e r e p o r t s " of t h e K a n s a s correspondent from 1894 to 1897 inclusive, and his welcome, as one of the oldtime reporters, to our r e t u r n , the writer extends his sincere regards. The K a n s a s c o m m e n t s under Cuba on burial of suicide; under K e n t u c k y on non-afflliates; u n d e r W y o m i n g on ciandestinelsm, a r e all t a k e n . W e are glad to note by a comparison of the Ohio and Illinois reviews t h a t the former "involved c o n d i t i o n s " have disappeared, and t h a t the utmost h a r m o n y , peace a n d good will prevail between the two Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n s . I n our position as Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e we desire to avoid a n y appearance of bias or prejudice in favor of the G r a n d Jurisdiction we represent. W e prefer to be considered as one whom from the K a n s a s Patmos ext e n d s his h a n d s in apostolic benediction as he says to the reviewers of Illinois and Ohio, " L i t t l e children, love one another."
OKLAHOMA — 1907. G u t h r i e , February 12,1907. - • A n u m b e r of Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n s preceded the A n n u a l held a t Guthrie, all being held to.lay corner-stones,dedicate halls or public buildings. The Grand Senior W a r d e n congregated the b r e t h r e n and "announced the Grand Master in waiting to open Grand Lqdge. Thereupon the Grand Deacons escorted the Grand Master to the Grand Bast, where he was received by the brethren w i t h the G r a n d Honors. G r a n d Lodge was opened in ample form. ISighteen dispensations to form new lodges were granted. Mention is made of the d e a t h of P a s t Grand Masters G U T H B I E and
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COBRBSPONDBNOE.— M.'. W.'. Bro. W. M. A N D B B S O N presents the report for the year 1907. K a n s a s for 1906 is treated to a twopage review, which, considering the brevity of the entire report, is quite complimentary to our Proceedings. Grand Master P E T B B S ' address and the oration of Bro. D U N L A P divide a full page between them. Bro. A N D B B S O N in his prelude announces his intention to keep near the shore in his first venture, and another year, if continued in th'e work, then " a t t e m p t to launch out a little further from this safe mooring!" Our Brother has made a good start and has made good headway, considering the short tacks he was compelled tO' take. M.-. W.'. E A B L B E B B E , Grand Master, Guthrie.
OREGON — 1907. Portland, J u n e 12, 1907. Grand Master W. T. W I L L I A M S O N in the Grand East. The address of the Grand Master is mainly a record of the business of a busy year. Questions of Custodian and uniform work have attracted his attention. W e notice t h a t Oregon prints a n d distributes the report of the Correspondence Committee to the members of Grand Lodge. Grand JJodge acknowledged its interest and regard for Bro. Gen. G A R I B A L D I , but found it inconvenient to join with Grand Lodge of I t a l y in the celebration of the a n n i v e r s a r y of his birth. ' Oregon has just been instructed by its Jurisprudence Committee t h a t dues should not be collected from a lodge U. D. The old banner having served its day, a new one was ordered. W e note the Grand Lodge has financial entanglements with I o w a and Kansas. The Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge of Washington called in a body to pay their respects to the GrAnd Lodge of Oregon, which Grand Body took a recess for the purpose of general fraternal felicitations and manifestations of personal regard. Bro. HoDSON introduced and Grand Lodge unanimously passed a resolution of gratification over the fraternal visit, in which he took occasion to interpolate a large bouquet for Bro. C H A D W I C K , the W a s h i n g t o n correspondent—force of ha-bit, brethren. Grand Lodge played battledoor and shuttlecock with a resolution for the appointment of a Masonic H o m e Committee of Organization by referring it to the Finance Committee, which referred it to the Jurisprudence Committee, which m e a n t i m e had escaped, and it went over to next year. The Grand Orator, Bro. T H O S . F . B Y A N , delivered ah address upon the topic, " W h y Do Men Seek M a s o n r y ? " The address is
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unusually interesting a n d instructive, and we have tried^to select from its logically built up connection something to give an idea of its character, w i t h o u t t a k i n g more t h a n our space permits, but we cannot in justice to the orator. Bead it, brethren, if you have the o p p o r t u n i t y ; it will repay you. T h e r e p o r t o f Bro. J. M. HODSON, Special Committee on Queensland and Valle de Mexico G r a n d Lodges, is a concise s t a t e m e n t of the f a c t s , a n d conditions in each case. Recognition was accorded each case b y the adoption of Bro. HODSON'S report. A lot of Oregon P a s t Masters t h o u g h t it would be wise to obtain a c h a r t e r from the Grand Lodge to organize a lodge to confer the P a s t Master's degree. On reference to the Jurisprudence Committee, insuperable difficulties were found, and the adoption of the committee's report turned up their toes to the daisies. Turn to K a n s a s , brethren, for an example. The Past Grand ' Masters organized, made out their own Magna Charta, and have no difficulty in conferring degrees. Everyone qualified to be a candidate, takes his place in line a t m o m e n t of qualification. W h y could not a P a s t Masters' organization do the same t h i n g ? Grand Lodge called off to receive a delegation of the sisters. The Grand Master and P a s t Grand Matron Mrs. R Y A N welcomed' and responded, and the assemblage without question felt as t h e y do when they listen to the message. Behold how good and pleasa n t it is for brethren and sisters to dwell together in unity. Bro. J . M. HODSON, Correspondence Committee,.presents his customary interesting a n d valuable review. Under British C07 lumbia, he quotes A N D E R S O N to Bro. S M I T H , who was not aware t h a t C H R I S T O P H E R W R E N ' S connection with the Masons had a n y b u t a m y t h i c a l foundation. I t seems very peculiar t h a t those who swear b y A N D E R S O N , t h e founder, are so skeptical about A N D E R S O N , the historian, w h o m Bro. GOULD, who knows more about it t h a n all others, calls the father of masonic h i s t o r y ; but though they tried to wipe off the slate a n y t h i n g prior to 1717, enough was left to discredit them, and with the Masonry of York eliminated t h e y find themselves in the equivocal position of conceding the priority in age, numbers and strengtli to Scottish Masonry. W i t h "'tiie a n c i e n t foundation a t Y o r k " entirely cut out, the evidence is strong t h a t ÂŁhose who assumed " S c o t t i s h " as the n a m e for their branch of Masonry three centuries ago were w a r r a n t e d in doing so, because of its greater age and longer line of ancestry. Better revive the 926 theory, brethren. K a n s a s for 1907 receives three and a half pages of generous 'commendation. Grand Master BOND'S address is praised" a n d quoted. H i s reference to Grand Masters D E W E Y and G U T H R I E are m a d e the m a t t e r of c o m m e n t ; the Grand Secretary's report was a model of fullness; Bro. B E R G S T R E S S E R delivered a very thoughtful oration, above the average as orations usually g o ; the
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new chapel presented to Grand Lodge by the sisters looks a pretty substantial building—good even for a cyclone country, meaning by that, he thought it would do even in Oregon, where a cyclone m a k e s a clear road for miles through their heavy t i m b e r ; said t h a t the K a n s a s committee came to the conclusion.that "Queensland is all right, which we are prepared to e n d o r s e ; " elegant report on o b i t u a r y ; entertainment by the H o m e children. I t would fill a pretty big book to tell all the good things done by the K a n s a s brethren. The foregoing is a hotchpotch of Bro. HODSON'.S comment. To the query, "Shall the cipher book take the place of the instructive t o n g u e ? " he answers, " N o t with our consent." W e do not believe a n y m a n ever took the obligation with t h a t understanding, and as the understanding of the candidate a t the t a k i n g forms the essence of perjury by violation, we never did nor ever will endorse a n y t h i n g except oral teaching. Pleasing sophistries "and conveniences and aids to memory don't go. W h e n I said I would not, and sealed it by calling G O D to witness, and kissed the book, I m e a n t it, and shall remain steadfast. N e x t A n n u a l a t Portland, J u n e 12, 1908. M.-.W.-. liOT L. P E A B O E , Grand Master.
PENNSYJLiVANI A — 1 9 0 6 . Philadelphia, March 7,1906. G B O B G B W . K E N D R I O K Jr., Grand Master in the Grand East. E n g r a v i n g s of the Temple, P a s t ' G r a n d Master G E O E G B M. D A L L A S ; of Grand Master K E N D R I O K , and of t h a t wisest American B E N J A M I N F R A N K L I N , beautify, and adorn the volume. W e note that Grand Lodge appropriated $500.00 to have the portrait of P a s t Grand Master B.. A. L A M B B R T O N painted. The two h u n d r e d t h anniversary of the b i r t h d a y of B E N J A M I N F R A N K L I N was celebrated on this occasion. Addresses were de-< livered by Grand Master K B N D R I O K , P a s t G r a n d Master T E N N I S , P a s t Master EDGJ^LB F . S M I T H and P a s t Master J U L I U S . E . SAOHSB.
Quarterly J u n e 6th. Alberta recognized. The Grand Master announced the fact t h a t on May 2, 1906, the W m . L. E l k i n s Masonic Orphanage for Girls was dedicated in the presence of a large and distinguished audience. The estimated value of the gift is $400,000. • Annual December 27th. G E O E G B W . K E N D B I O K , Jr., duly installed as Grand Master. Grand Masters S O U D D E B of N e w York, and S T E P H E N S O N of Delaware, and P a s t Grand Masters E W A N of N e w Jersey, H A N D Y of Delaware and G U T H R I E of Delaware^ were present and addressed Grand Lodge.
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J A M E S M . L A M B B B T O N , chairman of Correspondence Committee, presented a 250-page report. Five pages are devoted to K a n s a s . Ot Grand Master P B T H R S ' address he s a y s : ' ' T h e a n n u a l address, of t h e Grand Master (quite up.to the I o w a s t a n d a r d in poetry) is a n excellent one, giving a careful account of a busy year," a n d then he takes a page of tlie opening. F r o m the Grand Orator's oration he takes Bro. DUNIJAP'S "loving tribute to our brother, E O B B B T B U R N S . " From the report on necrology is taken a page containing their glowing references to B E N J A M I N F B A N K J ^ I N .
The P e n n s y l v a n i a reviewer has furnished an excellent analysis of t h e K a n s a s Proceedings for 1906. W e r e g r e t ' t h a t t h e volume for 1907 is not accessible for our use in time for our 1908 review. G E O . W . K B N D R I O K , Jr.,.Grand Master. N e x t A n n u a l a t Philadelphia, December 27, 1908. >
S O V E R E I G N O R . L O D G E OF P O R T O R I C O — 1 9 0 6 - 0 7 . San J u a n , 1906-1907. From t h e proceedings held by the "Sovereign Grand Lodge of Puerto R i c o " for t h e y e a r which began In April, 1905, and ended in April, 1906, and from t h e reports of the Grand Master and Grand Secretarj' delivered a t the Annual Session, March 31, 1907, we take t h e following: They have twenty-two active chartered lodges and two lodges under dispensation. Spanish names predominate, in the lists of' members, though in most of them are to be found A m e r i c a n n a m e s ; in one lodge of tliirty-five members, the Master and two others have u n m i s t a k a b l y American n a m e s ; another lodge of sixty-three, nearly a l l American, has an almost entire scarcity of Spanish n a m e s . A considerable portion of t h e Proceedings and the addresses of t h e Grand Master are given up to memorials of their late Grand Master S A N T I A G O R . P A L M B B , who died suddenly during his sixth term of office, A N T O N I O COBDEBO, t h e Deputy.Grand Master, being substituted in his- office as Grand Master upon his death. The K a n s a s action in the recognition of the "Sovereign Grand Lodge of Puerto Rico," h a s called forth the criticism of our dear Bro. R O B B I N S , who is displeased' because-in recognition, we only gave thirteen lines to this jurisdiction, where we gave so m n c h space to Queensland. W e are commended for our Queensland action—our law highly approved and quoted. W e thought we had done a very commendable thing, and did not conceive
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t h a t Bro. B O B B I N S could reasonably object to the recognition of the off.spring of a body like Cuba., which latter had passed the scrutiny at all the gates of exclusion to recognition by the G r a n d Lodge of Illinois, and presumably the final inspection and approval of the " G r e a t Objector" himself. " M y d a u g h t e r is of t h e t'rue descendants," says Cuba, but our dear brother who has become reconciled to the masonic standing of Cuba objects t h a t t h e Grand Lodge of Puerto Rico was composed "only of t h e memories of lodges as moribund as the necessity for reorganization shows the so called Grand Lodge to have been." A like logical reasoning would destroy nearly every A m e r i c a n Grand Lodge organized previous to the T H U B L O W W E E D anti-masonic w a r ; not only the few moribund, but the m a n y absolutely defunct Grand Lodges, which later were raised to existence b y t h e breath of life from lodge bodies as moribund ODdefunct as t h e y were. " I n t h e i n i d s t of a r m s laws are silent," has received t h e sanction of every country ruled by law, not excepting the U n i t e d States and its constituent States, some of which tempprarily arrogated distinct sovereignties and a quasi confederation of sovereignties, and the rule holds good in Masonry as well. The war over in Cuba, Masonry put off its d o r m a n c y in lodge and Grand L o d g e ; the same was true in P u e r t o Rico, and we insist if Cuba 'looks good " to Illinois and K a n s a s , t h a t K a n s a s is consistent in finding Puerto Rico with like conditions equally good. W e are not a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but we t h i n k the signs of the times are significant t h a t the only remaining gate of exclusion in Illinois will ere long open wide to welcome the "Sovereign Grand Lodge of Puerto Rico," and t h e n we will rejoice, for we are well assured " t h o u g h we thus speak," t h a t nothing delights Bro. R. more than to be consistent. W h e r e Bro. R got the basis for his inferences and innuendoes we do not know. So far as the Puerto Rico records show they are imaginary, or a t least evolved from some other t h a n record source. W e s u b m i t in evidence the Annual Proceedings for 1906,'devoted to the record of the Grand Masters, which shows as follows: SANTIAGO R. PALMER, founder of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, was elected its first Grand Master on the 20th of September, 1883, after he had exercised authority for one year as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Provincial, which, existed in Puerto Rico from 1881. He was reelected to the ofllce March 28, 1886. He obtained a third reelection on March 27,1887. He was elected for the fourth time March 25,1888. RosESBO MATIENZO CISTKON was elected May 1, 1889, ;performlng the duties of the Grand Mastership for one year. BBRNADO E30ALONA was elected for the first time April 5, 1890. He was reelected April 5, 1891. He was elected for the third time March 28,1892. He obtained a fourth election April 12,1893. RAPABii ARRILLAGA Was elected to the office June 22, 1894. He was reelected March 24,1893. And again was reelected April 6,1896. Having closed the Grand Lodge on account of political occurrences, he reorganized and transferred it to San Juan from Mayaguez, where its offices had been before,
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and SANTIAGO R . P A L M E R on April 2,1899, was elected another term Grand Master. CARLOS B . NBBLTZ was elected March 25, lOOO, and died the 6th of July of the s a m e y e a r , JOSE FRANCISCO D I A Z , who was the Deputy Grand Master, occupying the Grand Mastership by regular substitution. He was reelected May 3,1901, and received a second reelection March 28, 1802. JOSE RAMOS DE AMAYA was elected for the first time May 22, 1903, and reelected April 10,1904. ARMANDO MORALES was elected Grand Master April 2, 1905. SANTIAGO R , P A L M E R was elected Grand Master for the sixth time March 29,1908, dying suddenly on the 31st of the same month, forty-eight hours after his reelection, the Deputy Grand Master, ANTONIO OORDERO, being substituted and actually occupying his otHce as Grand Master.
"Political occurrences" in any Latin country is a pqlite rendition for what is generally characterized "guerilla warfare," and that is the best reason for "moving" that we know of. Those who have had experience"with that gentry further north — even from Missouri—would not require "to be shown" before conceeding the necessity. It caused even a Kansan in Cuba to take a tie pass for the nearest American consulate. Bro. R., though, "is seeing things again," and his imaginings are of the old scarlet hue. Why did it leave Mayaguez and go to San Juan? or words to that effect. Why did the capital of Illinois leave Kaskaskia and go by way of Vandalia to Springfield? .we might ask. or propound that other conundrum, "Why'have white sheep more wool than black ones?" And the answer to the last one covers them all: "Because there are more of them." Mayaguez had two weakly'lodges, neither of which has yet sufficiently revived from its "moribund" condition to be entitled to a place in the roster of active lodges, while San Juan had five, all strong, healthy and active, and now has another under dispen-. sation. The Grand Master's address is devoted to the business growth and improvement of the Grand Lodge, and a inemorial to his predecessor. He refers to the fact that their relations with friendly bodies had suffered because of the failure to publish their Proceedings prior to 1905, just at a time when it was most necessary to make resplendent their great work. A full list of the inembership of the lodges is given, and everything indicates that the new. United States Grand Lodge will be a worthy associate of our sister Grand Lodges, ANTONIO COEDEBO, Grand Master, San Juan: JOSE G. TORRES, Grand Secretary, Ponce. '
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Charlottetown, J u l y 24,1907. M.-. W.-. Grand Master W . K. R O G E B S in t h e Grand B a s t . K a n s a s n o t represented. I n the reference to t h e dead in his address t h e nanie of P a s t Grand Master G U T H B I E is recorded, and two stanzas of A L B E R T
P I K E ' S , " T O t h e past go more dead faces, every year," conclude his obituary r e m a r k s . The Grand Master made a good suggestion, backing it with a n earnest plea for a benevolent fund. I n support of it he sent o u t a circular-letter to all t h e brethren of the jurisdiction, some 700 in number, receiving replies a n d remittances from 231. T h e Grand Master says : '-Now t h a t we have .$2,600.00'assured, t h e doubting brethren will be the more readily convinced t h a t we can raise t h e .balance required. A total of ,$5,000.00 was desired. The Grand Master recommended action toward providing traveling cards. H e stated t h a t a t Boston, Mass., he had twice been refused an e x a m i n i n g committee by t h e Tyler and, " h a d I not previously taken t h e precaution to establish m y identity with the Grand Secretary, I would certainly not have gained a d m i s sion." H e also recommended t h e establishrpent of a Report on Correspondence. The Committee of P a s t Grand Masters, to whom the address was referred, recommended the use of traveling cards a n d h i g h l y praised the zeal and labors of t h e Grand Master in behalf of t h e Benevolent F u n d , and to make further efforts on t h e same line. Their report was adopted. Saskatchewan w a s recognized. Grand Master R O G E B S w a s reelected. Prince E d w a r d s Island has sixteen lodges, a n d 700 members. Look out for the completion of t h a t Benevolent F u n d and a Correspondence Report during the present masonic year. W . K. R O G E B S , G r a n d Master.
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QUEBECâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1907. Montreal, F e b r u a r y 13, 1907. M.-.W.'. D A V I D A. M A N S O N , Grand Master, p r e s i d i n g in t h e
Grand E a s t . Grand Representative of K a n s a s , R.*. W.". E . A. E V A N S . T n e Grand Master presented some striking t h o u g h t s to the brethren in his a d d r e s s : That the a r t of right living and the happy reflection consequent upon a well spent life, are more to be desired than the cattle upon a thousand hills, possessed as the price of fraud, the wage of greed and inhumanity. We have
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often been advised to sen that none but worthj; men are admitted to our Or, der, but let us endeavor also, to see to It t h a t the worthy candidate upon admission finds us also worthy. •
One of the visitations made b y t h e Grand Master was a very n o t a b l e one in t h a t M.-. W.-. Bro. Col. A. A. S T E V E N S O N w a s ac-
corded a masonic jubilee. Many distinguished Masons were there, a n d the venerable masonic chieftain was the recipient of m a n y tokens of e s t e e m : " A h a n d s o m e oil p a i n t i n g " of himself, life size, to serve in perpetuity as a r e m i n d e r of one w h o h a s devoted his life to the interests of the Craft; this was accompanied by an illuminated address, a work of rare elegance and b e a u t y ; a gold w a t c h suitably inscribed, with chain, a n d a well filled purse of gold. St. George's Lodge No. 10 was host, a n d they made a notable record in their celebration of the Colonel's fiftieth anniversary as a Mason, a n d the beauty of it all w a s t h a t there was,not an iota of the honor or affection, bestowed t h a t was not entirely deserved. Fraternal, relations between t h e U n i t e d Grand Lodge of E n g land a n d the Grand Lodge of Quebec have been resumed a n d Grand Representatives appointed. St. Lawrence Lodge No. 640, E n g l i s h register, h a s severed its connection with the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d a n d entered the jurisdiction and become obedient to t h e Grand Lodge of Quebec. The G r a n d Chaplain delivered a n excellent discourse ou '•Light a n d Truth." Portraits of t h e late M.-. W.-. Bro. E D S O N P r r O H , G r a n d Master 18pl-1902,and of M . - . V V . - . G B O B G E O . S T A N T O N , Grand Master 1907, adorn the volume. P a s t Grand Master F I T O H was a captain in the U. S. army d u r i n g the Civil War, and was the only American citizen, retaining his allegiance as such, who h a s occupied t h e Grand E a s t in a British possession. P a s t Grand Master C H A M B E R S delivered a beautiful memorial address, from which we take the foregoing extract. The regalia of Bro. F I T G H , upon his d e a t h , was s e n t to Bro. C H A M B E R S , a t Bro. F I T C H ' S de-
sire. Bro. C H A M B E R S furnishes the B e p o r t o n Correspondence, and it is up to h i s . usual standard of "excellence. K a n s a s for 1906 is favorably considered, taking half a page from Bro. P E T E B S ' address. Our space is taken, or we would review further. GEO.
O . S T A N T O N , G r a n d Master.
N e x t A n n u a l a t Montreal, F e b r u a r y 12, 1908.
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QUEENSLAND—1906. September 10,1906. M.-. W.'. Grand Master H U T T O N , presiding. A new lodge a t Stannary Hills recommended. Relief to amount of seven pounds ($35.00) was granted to a brother of Lodge No. 238 under the I r i s h Constitution. The General Fund and Benevolent Fund show good net balances. Four l u n d r e d dollars was raised for the benefit of local hospitals from the metropolitan lodges! The various pamphlets published pro and con about the ''Queensland matter'" are publislied, but as we took space in our last report to cover the situation, and the incident is closed so far as the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s is concerned, by recognition, we cannot air them further. • Special November 12, 1906. M.-. W.-. Grand Master G. S. H U T TON in the Bast. Various minor changes made in Book of Constitution ; lodge at S t a n n a r y Hills consecrated as E u r e k a Lodge No. 49. Special November 29, 1906. M.-. W.-. Bro. B U T T O N in the E a s t . M.-. W.-. Bro. B. Bev. C. O. L. R I L E Y , bishop of Perth, Western A u s tralia, acted as installing officer. H i s Excellency, the Governor of Queensland, Lord C H E L M S F O R D , the Grand Master-elect, was then duly installed, together with the associate Grand Officers. The installing officer, M.'. W.'. Bro. R I L E Y , made an address, which was amusing because it illustrated from the standpoint of other Grand Lodge experience the "rocky road to Dublin," Colonial Masonic Grand Lodges had to traverse before reaching uncontested self-government. The Grand Master, Lord C H E L M S F O R D , in his speech, struck t h e keynote of the situation when he said : We are conscious of the Integrity of our own attitude; let us accept the • attitude of those who disagree with us and hope for the dawn of unity. Growth Is a sign of progress, and we are stronger by eleven lodges than two years ago. The Idea of a Grand Lodge in Queensland can scarcely be anathema. Why, every state in this Southern Sea has its Grand Lodge. Let us brush away the flimsy technicalities which are being woven round us to prevent a reconciliation. If once we can get men's hearts to resolve that this thing shall no . longer be, we shall have no difficulty In finding heads to contrive how It shall be ended. That this may come about Is my most sincere hope.
Various presentations to the installing officer and the principal officers were m a d e . ' Quarterly, December 10, 1906. M.-.W.-. Grand Master, Lord C H E L M S F O R D , in the E a s t ; routine business transacted. Quarterly, March 11, 1907. Deputy Grand Master J O N E S in the E a s t . Special, J u n e 3, 1907. Deputy Grand Master TONES in the East.
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Quarterly, June 10,1907^ D e p u t y G r a n d Master J O N E S in the E a s t . Communication from the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s announcing' action, recognition and the recomm e n d a t i o n of R.-.W.-. E L R I O K C. COLH as Grand Representative, is spread upon record. Cairns Lodge No. 52 recommended by the Board of General Purposes. Relief to a m o u n t of over $55.00 granted to a brother of Tjodge No. 455, Scottish Constitution. On the report of the Board a W i d o w s and Orphans and Aged Masons H o m e was instituted a n d steps taken to raise necessary funds. Grand Master C H E L M S F O R D reelected. "Warrants issued to three new lodges, Nos. 50, 51 and 52. The following Grand Lodges have extended recognition: New South. W a l e s , New Zealand, W e s t e r n Australia, Canada, Nova Scotia, N e w Brunswick, A r k a n s a s , Connecticut, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, I n d i a n a , K a n s a s , K e n t u c k y , Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, N e w Jersey, N o r t h Dakota, North Carolina, V e r m o n t , Pennsylvania, W e s t Virginia, Belgium, Italy, Valle de Mexico, H a y t i , Greece and Swiss Alpina. There is no Correspondence Report. The entire Proceedings cover ninety-four pages, over five of which are devoted to a publication in full of the last year's report of t h e K a n s a s committee on t h e recognition of the Grand Lodge of Queensland, for which the committee desires to tender most profound expression of consideration and esteem. M.-.W.-.Bro. Lord C H E L M S F O R D , G r a n d Master.
K. I. A N D P R O V I D E N C E P L A N T A T I O N — 1 9 0 7 . Providence, May 20. 1907. . A Semi-aunual C o m m u n i c a t i o n had been previously held on the 19th d a y of November, 1906, the D e p u t y Grand Master, A R T H U R H . A B M I N G T O N , presiding. Resolutions of regret a t the illness of Grand Master W A L T E R A. P R E S B R E Y were adopted. W e note t h a t matters usually done by dispensation elsewhere require the solemn sanction of Grand Lodge. A P a s t Grand Master's jewel and apron -were presented to" M.-.W.-. J O S E P H W . F R E E M A N by the D e p u t y Grand Master, as voted a t the Annual Corhmunication. A Special was held M a y 6, 1907, to dedicate a new masonic building a t Pawtuxet, Grand Master P R E S B R E Y presiding. A fine p r o g r a m with five numbers by the S c h u m a a Quartette give evidence t h a t the Rhode I s l a n d b r e t h r e n do not m a k e such events a m e r e m a t t e r of form. •The A n n u a l was presided over by G r a n d Master P R E S B R E Y , a n d the address of the latter shows t h a t the affairs of the Grand Body have had careful and judicious attention.
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Two memorial sketches received the attention of Grand Lodge and are recorded in the Proceedings. One of them of senior
P a s t Grand
Master
EDWAKD
LIVIXGSTON
FREEMAN,
written by R.-.W.-. Grand Chaplain H B N B Y W . E U G G , the other of J A M B S H A B V B Y A R M I N G T O N , by W.-. Bro. G E O . H . B U B N H A M ,
both commemorate the highest types of character in all the relations of life, in their service to the Craft. Col. A R M I N G T O N in service to his country, the latter dying in his eightieth year. The Craft of Rhode Island has sustained great losses in the death of those brethren. The Committee on W e b b M o n u m e n t a n d Grounds reported t h a t the Italian marble m o n u m e n t is cracked and defaced by age, and recommended replacing it by one of Westerly granite. The K a n s a s representative does not appear to have been present. A Special Communication was held Sunday, J u n e 23, 1907, to commemorate the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of St. John's Lodge No. 1, of Providence. Five lodges escorting St. J o h n No. 1, all proceeded to the F i r s t Baptist meeting bouse, where religious exercises were held, three ministers participating. Rev. Dr. H . W . RuGG delivered the historical a d d r e s s ; Past Grand Senior W a r d e n SOLON W . S T E V E N S of Massachusetts delivered the oration. A R T H U R H . A R M I N G T O N , G r a n d Master.
N e x t Annual Providence, May 20,1908.
SASKATCHEWAN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1906. A u g u s t 9, 1906. There were twenty-four chartered lodges a n d five lodges U. D. in the territory of the Province above named on the 9th d a y of August, 1906. On t h a t day twenty-two of the chartered lodges were present and properly represented in a convention called by Kinistino Lodge at Regina, having came together p u r s u a n t to notices sent out by said lodge to all the masonic lodges in the Province of Saskatchewan for the purpose of organizing a Grand Lodge in said Province. The representatives of the lodges, the Convention having been properly constituted, proceeded to organize, and organized the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Canada. Three P a s t Grand Masters of Manitoba acting as scrutineers, the election of officers was proceeded with, a n d thereafter they were duly installed by P a s t Grand Masters M C K B C H N I B and O V A S , a n d the M.-. W.-. Grand Lodge of the
Province of Saskatchewan was t h e n duly declared legally constituted by M.-.W.-. Bro. O V A S . The three P a s t Grand Masters were
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then duly elected P a s t Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan. The action of the new G r a n d TjOdge in organizing seems to have had the approbation of the mother Grand Tjodge of Manitoba, and the u t m o s t h a r m o n y and good feeling prevailed in all the work and ceremonjT. The new Grand Lodge starts out with a membership of 1,000, twenty-four chartered lodges a n d five lo'dges'U. D. The next Communication was ordered to be held a t the city of Prince Albert on the third "Wednesday in J u n e following. H . H. C A M P K I N , M.". W.-. G r a n d Master, I n d i a n Head.
SASKATCHEWAN — 1907. Prince Albert, J u n e 18, 1907. Grand Master H. H . C A M P K I N on the Throne. The Mayor m a d e an address of welcome and the Grand Master made reply. The Grand Lodge started well and made satisfactory showing for'its ten m o n t h s ' existence. Sixty-five Grand Lodge jurisdictions have extended^recognition — a world record for promptness. The Grand Master's address shows t h a t his office has been administered wisely and well. W e note t h a t at one 4odge visitation a ride of forty miles across country was necessary to a t t e n d the meeting. Grand Lodge.has thirty-five chartered lodges and two lodges U . D . Grand Lodge a t a Special Communication laid the cornerstone of the Masonic Temple in the city of Regina, the Temple Company presenting the Grand Master with a silver trowel. No Correspondence. H . H. C A M P K I N , Grand Master.
SCOTLAND — 1907. August 1, 1907. Quarterly Communication, M.-. W.\ Grand Master T H O M A S D . G I B S O N C A B M I O H A E L on the Throne. Grand Lodge was opened in "full f o r m " and with solemn prayer. Becommendations of c h a r t e r s for nine lodges were approved, seven of the nine in Queensland. There was submitted to the committee a petition from certain brethren in Manila, Philippine Islands (United States of A m e r i c a ) for the erection of a lodge under the Scottish Constitution. "As there is no Grand Lodge having exclusive jurisdiction over these islands, the committee recommends t h a t the p r a y e r of the petition be granted."
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"With E n g l a n d reminding " t h e masonic world t h a t the position taken by this Grand Lodge is t h a t the only masonic authorities h a v i n g jurisdiction in the state.of Queensland are (and have been for m a n y years past, to the exclusion of all other Constitutions) the Grand Lodges of England, I r e l a n d and Scotland," we would like to inquire if, after Scotland establishes a District Grand Lodge in the Philippines—which, of course, lets in the " B u n d " — they will liave a like exclusive r i g h t as against " a l l other Constit u t i o n s ; " and, therefore, whether any American Grand Lodge in the Philippines can have a chance to " s i t in," not b e i n g a member of the Tripartite Bund ? The preposterous and unprecedented audacity of the English claim has doubtless been ^accepted by our canny brethren as a personal prerogative by virtue of the tripartite agreement, and the establishment of Provincial Grand Lodges in the Philippines will doubtless follow, in time to set up a like exclusive r i g h t to farm the revenues of the lodges of an American colony, as they have British colonies in the past, letting go only when pried apart from them. W e are reminded of a case we would like to compare with this. K a n s a s Masons residing in South Africa once made an informal request to the Kansas Grand Master for a u t h o r i t y to organize a lodge in t h a t country. While it was conceded K a n s a s had the right, the Grand Master declined to exercise it, the principal reason being t h a t as it was British territory, in the interest of t h a t harmony then generally supposed to be a necessary essential of Masonry, it was advisSble and desirable t h a t the country t h a t would be responsible for the civil government should, by Masons of its own Constitution, form and mold the Grand Lodge governm e n t under which they should develop the Masonrj' of the autonomous jurisdiction. This was under a theory t h a t w h e n sufficiently developed, the lodges would organize a Grand Lodge. The possibility never occurring that the lodges could become (as virtually claimed and arranged under the tripartite agreement) an appanage for all time to the " B u n d " for the support of t h e " T h r e e . " W e note t h a t a communication was read from the District Grand Secretary of W e s t Australia (S. C ) , enclosing copy of correspondence regarding their masonic affairs, proposing to publish and circulate it amongst masonic bodies througl\out the world, and asking for expression of opinion thereon. The committee resolved t h a t the m a t t e r should be delayed. W e also note t h a t the Grand Lodge authorized suit to be brought to regain books and p a r a p h e r n a l i a of one of the W e s t Australian lodges, organized under the Scottish Constitution, and which, with a number of other lodges of t h a t Constitution, after being k e p t out from joining the new sovereign Grand Lodge by the Scottish Grand Body, had returned their charters and joined the Grand Lodge of W e s t Australia.
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This action indicates t h a t the Grand Lodge of Scotland has come to the parting of the ways with the bodies organized under its Constitution in the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of W e s t e r n Australia, and t h a t the latter Grand Lodge henceforth is to be in form w h a t she has been in fact for seven years, the exclusive sovereign Grand Lodge in the autonomous territory of W e s t e r n Australia. There is a n interesting case presented, showing the beauties of h a v i n g lodge g o v e r n m e n t from the opposite pide of the globe. A lodge in W e s t e r n Australia (S. C.) had an election., The Secretary and Senior W a r d e n were candidates for Master. The presiding ofHcer not being advised by the Secretary supposed dues were paid, as lodge By-Laws required. Ballot showed Se^nior W a r d e n elected, but on objection that Senior W a r d e n was in arrears the Worshipful Master did not declare vote, iii order to advise with the District Grand Master, who called an emergency meeting and declared proceedings null and void. ' Those in arrears paid up, a n a a t a later election called by District Grand Master, the Senior W a r d e n and Secretary again being nominated for Master, the Senior W a r d e n and other office bearers were de-^ Glared d u l y elected. The Secretary appealed,.and pending appeal by a g r e e m e n t no installation was held.' The grounds of appeal w e r e : 1st, R.'. W.-. Master at first meeting should not have p e r m i t t e d those in arrears to speak or v o t e ; 2d, T h a t B.-. W.-. Master should have declared ballot a t the m e e t ing when h e l d ; 3d, T h a t District'Grand Master a t the emergency meeting h a d no right to declare previpul action null and void. The Di.?trict Grand Master propounded eight different points on which he desired information, one of which was, " w h e t h e r . t h e Secretary of the lodge ( w h o was a candidate for Master against the Senior W a r d e n ) can take advantage of his own wrong in not a c q u a i n t i n g the Master with the fact t h a t the other brother who was n o m i n a t e d was not qualified. The s t a n d i n g committee agreed t h a t the nomination was irregular, and the allowing of brethren in arrears to vote was also irregular, the ballot was void, and the District Grand Master justified, and acted judiciously in d e c l a r i n g an emergency to remedy the error. Tliat he was entitled to proceed w i t h a new election, a t which those who had paid up a r r e a r s prior )^o-ballot being t a k e n were entitled to be nominated, and to act and to vote. The committee recommended appeal be refused â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the last election confirmed, and. installation to proceed under direction of the District Grand Master. I n G r a n d Committee it was determined t h a t of the two the only valid nomination 'was t h a t of the Secretary, and t h a t he be declared elected and t h a t he be installed as Worshipful Master. Approved on division, 21 to 7; ' The result demonstrates : 1st, The
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truth of the,old proverb, t h a t it is the quiet quadruped w h i c h captures the greater portion of the contients of the food r e c e p t a c l e ; 2d, That w h a t m a y be considered proper in equity and good conscience, does not stand a smithereen of a chance before a G r a n d C o m m i t t e e ; 3d, T h a t outside of being a stalking form upon which to hang a badge of office, i t does not appear from t h e record in this case, w h a t necessity there is for a District Grand Master of the Scottish Constitution in Western Australia. The n e x t inquiry in order from Australia m i g h t well b e g i n : " H o w long will you abuse our patience?" T H O M A S D . G I B S O N C A R M I O H A E L , Grand-Master.
SOUTH A F R I C A â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 7 . Cape Town, March 19, 1907. District Grand Lodge was opened in " d u e " form, Grand M a s ter C H A R L E S W I L L I A M BARJVETT C L A R K E , presiding.
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lodges called a n d of t h e twenty-four there were sixteen represented. Reports were submitted and read from the Masters of all the lodges. The young m a n holding the' Dean B a r n e t t Clarke Masonic scholarship for three years has, after an excellent record, entered upon the s t u d y of law, and a vacancy exists in the scholarship to be bestowed by Grand Lodge. Grand Lodge has 1,522 members in good standing. A bed in New Somerset Hospital had been established a t an expense of $600.00 raised by donation. An address was ordered suitably engrossed on vellum a n d presented to W.-. Bro. E V E R E T T , District Deputy Grand Master. C H A R L E S W . B . C L A R K E , Grand M a s t e r .
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April 17, 1907. The record for the year ending April 17,1907, begins with t h e Half-yearly Communication of October 17, 1906, when G r a n d Lodge was opened in ample form by the M.".W.'. Grand Master, S. J. W A Y . The Grand Lodge of Alberta was recognized. The Grand Lodge approved of a conference of t h e G r a n d Lodges of Australia being held, a n d authorized t h e Board of General Purposes to make arrangements w i t h t h e other Grand Lodges as to date of holding conference, place of meeting a n d subjects to be discussed.
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A n n u a l Communication April 17, 1907. Grand Master'WAY opened Grand Lodge in ample'form. A n e w lodge, Barossa No. 49, was consecrated on the 9th day of N o v e m b e r previous. Lodge of Concord No. 27 had erected a masonic h a l l a t Terowie. Grand Master S. J. W A Y was reelected. The m e m b e r s h i p of the forty-nine lodges of the Grand Lodge for year e n d i n g December 31, 1906, was 2,934.
SOUTH CAROLINA — 1 9 0 6 . Charleston, December 11, 1906. The K a n s a s representative had been delayed in getting his cotton picked or diggiog his yams and did not respond to roll call. T h e Grand P u r s u i v a n t also.found the "pressure of business" prevented his a t t e n d a n c e , and sent a telegram. If J O H N B B O W N , while alive, had received t h a t telegram and had submitted it, it would h a v e taken Grand Lodge until the n e x t day to recover from t h e shock. Grand Master F. E. H A B B I S O N pays fitting tribute to a beloved brother and distinguished officer, R.'.W.*. C H A E L E S I N GLESBY, who died March 26,1906. H e m a d e a brilliant record as a captain of artillery, and a reputation second to b u t few in his profession as a lawyer. W e noted his d e a t h last year in our review of South Carolina for 1905. A p o r t r a i t of his successor as Grand Secretary, J A C O B T . B A E E O N , pronounced by his K a n s a s brethren to be very good, embellishes the volume, as also does one of Grand Master H A B B I S O N . The Correspondence Committee m a d e report recommending A l b e r t a for recognition, and t h a t Mexico, Queensland and Switzerland overtures be received as information; report adopted. The memorial on Bro. I N G L E S B Y by the special committee is a n eloquent tribute to his character and the love borne him by his brethren. . The proposed a m e n d m e n t to the Constitution, intended to t a k e SoCith Carolina out of the perfect youth class, failed to « a r r y ; vote for 272, vote against 246. South Carolina is one of the very few S t a t e s left who still recognize as law the perfection clause which" A N D E E S O N in 1738 without a u t h o r i t y inserted in the Constitutions, and which by order of Grand Lodge he subseq u e n t l y omitted from them. W h e n D E B M O T T for the Ancients prepared his Ahimon Rezon he took A N D B E B O N ' S 1738 edition as his basis, a n d A N D E B S O N ' S blunder is still considered, good law w h e r e the D E E M O T T or the F B A N K L I N A h i m a n " R e z o n s are still in use. The vote indicates t h a t " t h e world do move." A P a s t Grand Master received a. beautiful watch from the brethren of Grand Lodge.
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CoBBESPOND^NOB.—Past Grand Master J A C O B T . B A B B O N , who announced a policy calculated to serve the interests of his Grand Lodge, furnishes a report.and index of 136 pages, w h i c h , considering his opening, shows t h a t the truth of the expression, "Your modesty bespeaks your merit," has been also d e m o n s t r a t e d by accomplished result. K a n s a s receives over four pages of kindly review and comm e n t at the h a n d s of Bro. B A E E O N . Of Bro. P E T E B S ' address he takes the opening, and the purchase of the Grand Lodge b u i l d i n g ; the standing regulation in reference to avouchment is also copied, and he speaks of K a n s a s being troubled with clandestine lodges in connection with it. Not yet, Bro. B A B B O N , simply locking the door in anticipation. There is no clandestine lodge in K a n s a s , and if they should m a k e a t t e m p t to organize with the doors of legitimate lodges locked against them, they will probably have to go to the institution for the feeble-minded to get lambs innocent enough to squander their wealth in exchange for the so-called degrees. M.-.W.-'. F K A N K E . H A B B I S O N , Gi^nd Master. N e x t A n n u a l Charleston, December 2, 1907.
SOUTH DAKOTA— 1907. Lead, J u n e 11, 1907. Grand Lodge was opened by Grand Master R. H. M C C A U G H B Y . The customary " t h r i c e welcome" address was perpetrated on the brethren. The Grand Representative of K a n s a s was the first m a n to expedite business by moving to dispense with reading last year's minutes. W e never have noticed the name of our G r a n d Representative before, b u t we hazard the guess t h a t his m i d d l e name is M I N E B , and t h a t hie two grandfathers were W a r d e n s of the lodge where the writer was made a Mason. The Grand Master's address is a business document. Three new lodges were authorized. Ceremonials of various kinds were performed. The volume is interspersed with pictures of new masonic buildings t h a t have been erected or dedicated recently. The silver trowel received a welcome at an E m e r g e n t Communication of Grand Lodge, on which occasion the Grand Secretary of the G r a n d I^odge of Iowa presented to the Grand Lodge of South D a k o t a a large portrait of T H B O D O B B S . P A B V I N , who was the faithful friend of the Grand Lodge of D a k o t a when seeking admission as a Grand Lodge. South D a k o t a appointed a Committee on Resolutions' who covered " t h e Grand Master, Grand Secretary, Grand Lecturer a n d all the other Grand Officers" with congratulations and t h a n k s .
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They performed a like neat job for the sisters of the Eastern Star, extending fraternal-greeting-to the Most Exalted Ruler, the Grand Worthy Matron of the World. -There was only one thing the committee forgot, that was to congratulate themselves on the blessedness of being alive on the momentous occasion. Later the sisters made an alarm at the outer door; the Grand Master promptly called off, the goat was immured in the secret vault, the Grand Senior Deacon introduced the visiting sisters, the Associate Grand Matron made-a speech, the Grand Master re sponded; the Grand Exalted Most Worthy made "a taking little speech;" Past Grand Master AYEBS made another; the sisters retired, and after proper ceremonies the Grand Lodge was closed. The Correspondence Report is by Bro. S. A. BBOWN. Kansas is fraternally considered. Quoting from Bro. BOND'S address, he prefaces it with "A fine, old-fashioned exordium opens the excellent address." Attention is called to the fact that the documentary evidence visiting requirements in Kansas and South Dakota are the same. We note that South'Dakota had a Masonic "Veterans' Association, and that ^he Grand Representative'of Kansas holds the weasel skin containing the funds as Treasurer. Honorary inembership is conferred upon all who have been Master Masons ill good standing for fifty years. Bro. BROWN in his conclusion suggests as a remedy for the wholesale slaughter of the innocents by the railroads that each Mason after each railroad casualty propound to every one in authority the conundrum, "What did you do to prevent this particular killing and maiming?" If that becomes a law in your jurisdiction, Bro. B., make it the duty of the Grand'Physical Examiner to have charge of the correspondence and tabulate statistics. WM. E . MiLiyiGAN, Grand Master. Next Annual Mitchell, June 9, 1908.
TASMANIA-1907. Hobart, August 29,1907. . . The volume of Proceedings contains only fourteen pages, btit it covers a record of real masonic work sometimes not found in more bulky and pretentious volumes. The natural interrogatory which suggests itself when we pick up an attenuated volume of Proceedings is, "What have you done for the welfare of humanity?" and we are frequently surprised to find ourselves saying, "Well done" when our task is concluded. The "tired feeling" comes, however, when after working our way through several hundred'pages we find that the momentous work under consideration has been to take the scalp-lock from
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some well m e a n i n g brother who entered the world guilty of the venial crime of being shy of certain Angers or toes or h a v i n g a surplus of either, thereby Incapacitating hipi from lieing an associate with the "perfect y o u t h s " of t h a t immaculate j u r i s d i c t i o n ; or those other i m p o r t a n t questions "gloves;" " h o w and when, and where to tuck up an apron c o r n e r ; " " t h e non-use of the magic lantern and the melodeon In the lodge at Sl^eduncville" a l a n d m a r k ; " t h e vested r i g h t ^o elect saloon-keepei's to members h i p ; " - a banquet by individual voluntary contribution Instead of lodge e x p e n d i t u r e " a l a n d m a r k ; "Masonry no right to improve on the methods of 1717," or t h a t equally absurd deduction t h a t the words " t h e ' a t t e n t i v e ear, instructive tongue" are only to be construed In a Pickwickian sense. As we were about to say when interrupted, for a Grand Lodge not long out of leading strings, Tasmania is entitled to g r e a t credit. W h e n we note her recognition of Queensland we will utter a hearty "well done," b u t we do not.expect t h a t a t once. "We do not know but w h a t in an extreme case of high treason to the English Constitution the old chopping block in the tower might be brougiit into requisition again, and we- do not w a n t our Tasmania brethren to live under the daily dread of requiring "extreme unction" before sunrise of the day following. M.-.W.-. C. E . D A V I B S , P a s t Grand Warden, B. C , p r e s i d e d ; seven lodges answered roll call. Tlie Board of General Purposes reported a ruling t h a t exclusion for non-payment of dues, when payment of arrears was subsequently made, the lodge m i g h t remove the exclusion and g r a n t a clearance up to the date of the severance of his m e m b e r s h i p , provided " t h a t such lodge can only readmit him as a joining member. The lodges of the jurisdiction during the half year twice p u t on m o u r n i n g ; once for iPast Grand Warden J. T. M C D O N A L D , drowned at Launceston April 1st, and once for P a s t Grand Master P E T B B B A R R E T T , who died a t Launceston J u l y 22,1907. President H E N R Y L . D . E M D E N , of the Board of Benevolence, reported generous Increase to the fund, m a k i n g total of $14,000, and as generous disbursements by the board, and t h a t the education of another child, the d a u g h t e r of a Mason recently deceased, had been undertaken. Two lodges in same city were amalgamated. T a s m a n i a Lodge No. 1 has established a scholarship In the University of Tasmania. . The Grand Master's address shows satisfactory progress a n d a flourishing condition in all the lodges. H e reports a visit to T a s m a n i a Union Lodge, where he witnessed the fortieth reelection of the Secretary, P a s t Master J. C H I S H O L M . H e pays a personal tribute to the zealous, efficient
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and faithful officer, and expresses gratification a t a tangible recognition for his life time service. Of Queensland he says this : I do hope very sincerely that the difficulties t h a t have arisen In connection with the foundation of a Grand Lodge In Queensland may yet be happily and satisfactorily adjusted and reestablished, that unanimity among the brethren which Masons throughout the whole of Australia desire to see.
I n a former address by t h e Grand Master, an intelligent compositor got his cordials mixed, using in place of a n entetite cordiale an " a m e n d e cordiale." There a r e tfiirty constituent lodges. . M.-.W.-. C. E . D A V I E S , Grand Master.
TENNESSEE — 1907. Nashville, J a n u a r y 30, 1907. . The Masons of Tennessee present in their new Grand Master, G E O R G E E . S B A Y , one whose c o u n t e n a n c e indicates intelligence,'
strength" of character, and a benevolent disposition. adorns, as a frontispiece, the 1907 volume.
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M.-. W.-. R O B E R T B U R B O W w a s G r a n d M a s t e r J a n u a r y 30, 1907,
a t t h e last Communication. T w e n t y P a s t Grand Masters graced the Grand E a s t . T h e Grand Master told the brethren (and we " r e c k o n " h e was r i g h t ) : That he did not believe a like number of m e n ever assembled In Tennes'see who represented )n so large a degree the Intelligence, morality, sobriety and good citizenship of this great cornmonwealth.
Tennessee always was a good StateiCven " e n d u r i n g the wah." The d e a t h of Past Grand Master J A M E S L . SI,OAN, of Tennessee, was announced. The H o m e report shows t h a t it is doing a noble work. A grand tribute w a s given to P a s t Grand Master S L O A N by G r a n d Chaplain J. J. S T O W E . CoBBESPONDTSNOB.—Past G r a n d M a s t e r H E N B Y A. C H A M -
B E R S , c h a i r m a n . W e lament with the brethren of Tennessee over the great loss sustained by t h e m in t h e death of W.-. Bro. R O B B B T W A I J T O N . H i s well prepared, scholarly reviews always attracted his brother reviewers, and brought g r e a t credit to his jurisdiction. K a n s a s for 1906 receives nearly three pages of attention. T h e Tennessee committee recognizes clandestine Masonry as a "live subject," an issue to be generally considered, and take what Grand Master P E T E R S had to say on t h a t topic. I t speaks of " t h e m a t t e r of ciphers having been under consideration in Connecticut, K a n s a s , K e n t u c k y , Michigan, N e b r a s k a a n d Washington. I n K a n s a s a n d Michigan the cipher is favored; in the others it is
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opposed." T h a t upon the liquor question " m o s t of the Grand Lodges have settled down on the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor for a beverage as unmasonic." M.-. W.-. G E O . E . SEkY, Grand Master. N e x t Annual at Nashville, J a n u a r y 29, 1908.
TEXAS — 1905. Portraits of P a s t Grand Master N O B T O N MOSES, 1877, and Grand Master S. M. B E A D L E Y embellish the volume. Grand Master A. W. C A M P B E L L was in the East, and opened his lodge in both "due and ample form." Ten dispensations were issued for new lodges. By decision, a brother with a dlmit from a subordinate of the Grand Lodge of France was allowed to affiliate; further decided t h a t a former affiliate of, but who severed his connection with, the Grand Orient of France prior to 1877 may affiliate in Texas. The Grand Master refers in flattering terms to the " noble work of the Masonic Widows and Orphans' Home." Bishop A. C. G A E B E T T delivered a thoughtful address of a high order, upon " T h e Vocation of Masonry." The Masonic H o m e Directors called for a boys' building, to cost'$30,429.79. P a s t Grand Master W M . B E A M L E T T E furnished a very interesting report for the Committee on Masonic H i s t o r y ; it is full of m a t t e r s of thrilling interest: S A N T A A N N A ' S life spared in answer to a masonic sign ; the burial of Capt. A S A W E I E , a Confederate, and Lieut. W A I N W E I G H T , of the TJ. S. ship Harriet Lane, after the battle of Galveston, side by side, by H a r m o n y Lodge No. 6, with masonic honors; and other incidents too numerous to note here. W e commend our Texas brethren for preserving these records of early masonic history; their example should be followed by all our Western Grand Lodges. The erection by voluntary contributions of a chapel costing .$6,000 for the H o m e is noted, the chapters contributing $3,646.50, commanderies $1,915.00, and lodges and individuals the balance. CoEBBSPONDENOB.— One hundred and twenty-five pages; T. M. M A T T H E W S . Bro. M. devotes two pages to K a n s a s . U n d e r K a n s a s , Bro. M. says on the uncompleted B i t u a l Committee's rep o r t : "Better, much better, let it alone, brethren. 'Twere far better if it never were completed, and it never ought to be." On length of Correspondence Beports, he says we used to write " all the way from 200 to 300 pages," but we learned t h a t it " cost too much to print, and was too long for busy people to read," and we condensed to an average of 180 pages. S. M. B E A D L E Y , Grand Master. N e x t A n n u a l a t Waco, December 4, 1906.
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TEXAS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 6 . \ y a c o , December 6,1906. T h e volume opens to pictures of M.-.W.-. W. H . N I C H O L S , w h o was Grand Master in 1883, a n d M.-. W.-. J O H N P. B E L L , G r a n d Master for the year 1907. November 20, 1906, a t a Special Communication of Grand Lodge, t h e body of P a s t Grand Master M. F . M O T T was buried by Grand Liodge. Grand Master S. M. B R A D L E Y presided a t the a n n u a l Comm u n i c a t i o n . H e gave tender, heartfelt tribute to Grand Masters B . Ei ABERNATHY-and M. F . M O T T , who had died .since last session of Grand Lodge. The address of Grand M a s t e r B R A D L E Y , particularly t h a t p a r t of it u n d e r t h e title of " T h e Home," should be read by every Texas Mason. E v e r y Mason should hot be content with the pay-' m e n t of his dues and a s s e s s m e n t s ; he should have and disclose a personal interest in all the agencies used in his jurisdiction for the b e t t e r m e n t of t h e h u m a n Jamily. U n d e r report of iBro. M A T T H E W S , Grand Lodge of Alberta was recognized. The Masonic H o m e suffered severe losses in the death of t h e president, M.-. W.". Bro. M. F . M O T T , and' in the death of the wife of the s u p e r i n t e n d e n t , Mrs. H U L D A H E A I N B Y .
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obituary notice of eacli is given in the volume. The G r a n d Master h a v i n g decided t h a t the loss of the left index finger near t h e root of t h e nail, leaving the joint and i^art of the nail uninjured, is not a physical disqualification to receive the d e g r e e ; t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee said: " T h e y c a n n o t ' recommend the approval of such decision! and say there is a rule, 'rook-ribbed arid ancient as the sun,' that a rnan, to be a Mason, m u s t be sound in mind and members." Will the committee kindly note the reference to, and trace the genealogy of this rule ? W e are skeptical of t h e fact t h a t it can be traced or established clearly. Grand Lodge by resolution . required the Committee on Masonic History to complete t h e P a s t Grand Masters' picture gallery. THOMAS M I L L E R MATTHEWS,
Sr., as customary, m a k e s up
the E e p o r t on Correspondence, 147 pages, giving nearly three to K a n s a s for 1906. H e uses his space to very good advantage, m a k i n g an excellent s u m m i n g up or condensation of the work of our Grand Lodge; The K a n s a s Committee of Correspondence, Bro. M.^ continued to consist of five m e m b e r s until t h e lodges had voted upon t h e a m e n d m e n t to the Constitution, a n d t h e matter was declared in Grand Lodge a t the n e x t session. I t being ascertained then, t h a t
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the a m e n d m e n t had carried, the committee thereafter consisted of one person. 1 A very excellent appendix of ten pages, prepared by our B r o . F. DB P. R O D R I G U E Z , Committeee on Correspondence for Cuba, takes up the history of Latin-American Masonry. W e t r u s t it will be read by every Mason of this country. W h i l e discoursing learnedly about all the worthies and their connection with Masonry, from N O A H down, there are very few of them t h a t liave even an intelligont conception of t h e masonic situation in a n y of the Latin-American masonic jurisdictions. This is our own second Texas review in this report, and there are others t h a t have not been reported on before t h a t will appear -for more t h a n one year in this report, and we cannot take Bro. R.'s report as we would like to, in full. N e x t A n n u a l Waco, December 3, 1907. J O H N P. B E L I J , Grand Master.
TEXAS—1907. Waco, December 3, 1907. The Grand Master of Texas has had his troubles just like t h e ordinary stone" squarer. Imperfect youths have been i n v a d i n g his dominions demanding recognition, claiming " t o be j u s t as good" as the advertised article with the n a m e blown in the side of the bottle. Of course he knew a perfect youth when he saw one,and the impostors were thrown out of t h e " r o u n d u p " and notaccorded even the privileges of mavericks. A m o n g them were the following, whom t h e boys were a d monished to keep away from the reservation, to-wit: All those shy of the following parts, portions or fragments of the h u m a n f r a m e : (1) A big toe on either foot; (2) an inch in shortness in one leg less than the other, causing a limp ; (3) a left e y e ; (4) two middle fingers of left hand ; (5) a p a r t of t h e index finger of r i g h t h a n d ; (6) end of middle finger of left h a n d ; (7) one who is hairlipped (if t h a t refers to hair on t h e upper lip onlj',out we g o ; (8) fleshy part of end of finger mashed oH ( q u e r y : H o w about an entire m a s h ? ) ; (9) defect of eye so p a r t y can see very little out of • i t ; (10) index finger on right h a n d ; (11) one joint third finger left hand. These are not all but a part. The Jurisprudence Committee sustained all the above, except t h e " h a i r - l i p p e d " and t h e one with "fleshy p a r t of end of finger m a s h e d off. This display of perfection run mad causes us to mentally repeat P U C K ' S observation In regard to morals. To the question, " H o w many are the least t h a t can confer t h e Master's degree?" he made answer, "Three, b u t it would be Im
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practicable for them to do so." The oracle a t Delphos was a back number. M.-.W.-. Bro. P a s t Grand Master T. M. M A T T H E W S furnished his usual interesting a n d complete review of the masonic jurisdictions of t h e world. K a n s a s received two pages of fraternal consideration. W e find little in the w a y of quotation, nearly all the K a n s a s review being personal c o m m e n t showing t h a t t h e reviewer h a d done his work faithfully. The Texas review for 1906 had been w r i t t e n ' u p by us, not expecting to receive the 1907 volume in t i m e ; b u t it.is here, a n d though we have read most of our proof for our report, insert it also, with the regret t h a t we have been able to devote so little time to its examination. W e would like to make some extracts from Bro. M A T T H E W S ' report and its conclusion, b u t neither time nor space permit. M.-.W.-. W . L E E MOO B E , Grand Master. N e x t Annual a t Waco, December 1,1908.
UTAH— 1907. Salt L a k e , J a n u a r y 15, 1907. Bro. DiEHii's picture gallery is not very large, b u t the pictures cover t h e commencement, the middle a n d t h e end of t h e period included in t h e history of Masonry in U t a h . The portrait of W M . J A J I E S B A R B E T T E , present Grand Master, appears as a frontisp i e c e ; t h a t of C H A R L E S W . B E N N E T T , G r a n d M a s t e r 1875. w h o
died October 18,1906. heads the memorial pages. W h i l e Bro. D I E H E ' S " a p p e n d i x " is faced by a.representation of " t h e iirst Masonic Temple in Utah," a t t h e base of which is this historical item : ' ' Erected by soldier Masons of JOHNSTON'S army, In Oamp Floyd, Utah County, during the winter of 1868-59 and occupied by Rocky Mountain Lodge No. 205, Missouri Registry, from March 6,185B,to siarch 27,1861.
E l s e w h e r e in the volume appears a cut showing " t h e first Masonic Temple erected in Ogden, Utah, 1906." T h e style of architecture i s . an improvement on the soldier-built lodge, b u t for utility in pioneer d a y s the latter seems to be all t h a t could be desired. T h e high' windows were just as effective a s the K a n s a s Tyler of primitive days, who, armed with a huge cutlass a n d mounted upon his bony steed, circled his lodge and k e p t off cowans and eavesdroppers. W e tried to say tree-droppers, b u t were afraid those not familiar with the K a n s a s picture would fail to connect. •The Masonic Temple a t Salt Lake is a beautiful structure, evidently large a n d commodious, a n d well adapted to t h e uses of
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the Craft. I t was erected by Utah Consistory No. 1, A. & Ai S. R., of Utah. I t h a s every facility needed by the Craft of all the various branches of Masonry. I t s auditorium is seventy-five feet long, fifty feet wide, a n d t h i r t y feet from floor to ceiling. I t h a s a gallery which alone seats 400 persons. The structure complete cost $100,000. G r a n d M a s t e r S I D N E Y W . BADOON presided at^ t h e A n n u a l
Session. K a n s a s was represented. The Grand Master s a i d : " L e t us fervently hope the Grand Master of the Universe m a y so guide our deliberations t h a t our proceedings will illustrate our constancy in our love of H i m , our country, and our fellow-men." The writer notes a decision which causes him regret: Question: Can a "Worshipful Master alone examine a brother for visitation? Answer: He cannot. The Worshipful Master or the presiding officer must appoint a committee of not less than two brethren.
J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee approved, on t h e theory the custom had ripened into law. The writer regrets this very much. M a n y years ago he called to visit a strange lodge; the Master (the n e x t year a Grand M a s t e r ) appointed a Past Grand Master to e x a m i n e him. H e w a s admitted. H i s feeling of regret is caused b y t h e reflection t h a t he was particeps criminis in this grave violation of law b y his two eminent brethren. H e should have remembered the S c r i p t u r e : " B y t h e mouth of two witnesses shall t h e t r u t h be established." A n d y e t there is consolation in t h e reflection t h a t the presence of a " s t p u g h t o n bottle" would not have added to the solemnity or effectiveness of the proceeding. Alberta was recognized and Mexico and Alpina deferred, upon Bro. D I B H I J ' S report.
After December 27, 1907, no one can be eligible to election a s Worshipful Master unless he has a certificate of qualification from the Grand Lecturer. T h a t limits the election of Grand Master, after a time, to the parrots, unless U t a h does not require the prerequisite of service as Master to be eligible as Grand Master. About election tiine t h e Grand Lecturer must be a very busy m a n — " a t $5.00 per diem." A history of Masonry from its start in 1859, when forty soldiers and oflHcers, in s h i r t sleeves, erected from the trees of t h e forest its log m e e t i n g place and organized its first lodge, down to the present time, written in Bro. D I E H L ' S old time style, takes up, including the description of the new Temple, about ten pages of the volume. W e hate to leave, b u t there are bounds. K a n s a s for 1906 receives Bro. D I E H L ' S consideration for t w o pages — m a i n l y a condensation of the work of Grand Lodge. W e are glad to note t h a t Bro. D I E H L ' S energy, ability a n d geniality continue unimpaired. W M . J A M E S B A R B E T T E , Grand Master.
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VERMONT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1907. . Burlington, .Tune 12, 1907. Two ISmergent Communications of G r a n d Lodge for the burial of P a s t Grand Officers. Past Grand Master N A T H A N P. B O W M A N a n d C H A K L P J S R . . M O N T A G U E ; a n d a t h i r d one for P a s t Grand J u n i o r Deacon W . G E O R G E F . F L A N D E R S . M.-. W.-. C H A R L E S A. C A L D E R W O O D , G r a n d Master, opened
Grand Lodge at its Annual Communication in ample form. T h e Grand Representative of K a n s a s could n o t shirk his onerous duty as such, as his further duties as G r a n d Secretary did not permit. W e a r e pleased to note t h a t one of t h e acts of Bro. M A R S H O . P E R K I N S w a s to move to extend fraternal recognition to Alberta, Queensland and Porto Rico, and request exchange of Grand Representatives. " T h e motion was u n a n i m o u s l y carried," taking the same ground t h a t Bro. B O B B I N S a n d t h e K a n s a s committee take, " t h a t the relations freely accord t h e mother should no longer be denied t h e daughter of voucher for legitimate descent." P a s t Gralid Master W A L T E R E . R A N G E R wrote a grateful letter of t h a n k s to t h e committee for t h e P a s t Grand Master's jewel sent h i m by Grand Lodge. P a s t G r a n d Master M A R S H O . P E R K I N S , according to an an-
cient custom in Vermont, submitted t h e Correspondence Report. H e pays the K a n s a s correspondent the high honor of taking almost bodily from his report on Cuba of 1907, a two and a half page Cuban report, giving graceful c o m p l i m e n t a r y credit for the same to the a m a t e u r translator. ' U n d e r Delaware, noting a p p o i n t m e n t of a committee to procure a flag, h e says : ""What's t h e m a t t e r with 'Old G l o r y ? ' " U n d e r I n d i a n Territory, c o m m e n t i n g o n a decision by the Grand Master, he. says : " H e held t h a t when a Worshipful Master-elect gets drunk, charges should be preferred a n d the party not installed," evidently m e a n i n g installation w a s not to occur while the,brother was under flre. K a n s a s is carefully and considerately reviewed in three pages devoted t o her. T h e p o r t r a i t s ; t h e c h a p e l ; t h e striking likeness of t h e G r a n d Master M.-.W.-. ' T H O M A S L . B O N D , w h o h a d ably
directed t h e affairs of the Craft d u r i n g the year, received mention. H e says t h i s : The admirable address of the Grand Master opens with an eloquent dissertation on the duty and privileges of Masonry.
H e quotes w h a t Bro. B O N D says about the Masonic H o m e w h i c h Bro. P E R K I N S called " t h a t g r e a t m o n u m e n t of practical p h i l a n t h r o p y , " a n d says of the E a s t e r n S t a r : For the members of which the Grand Master heaps high the measure of praise and appreciation of their unvarying efforts in behalf of the Institution.
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H e takes a choice excerpt from Bro. B E B G S T B E S S B R ' S oration ; quotes our " b o u q u e t " for Bro. R A N G E B , and refers to t h e report of the committee in terms of approbation. C H A S . A . C A L D E B W O O D , G r a n d Master.
N e x t A n n u a l Burlington, J u n e 10,1908.
VICTORIA — 1905. Melbourne, March 15, 1905. M.-.W.-. A. J. PEACOCK, Grand Master, in t h e Grand E a s t . R.-.W.-. Bro. Dr. W . B A L L S H B A D L E Y was u n a n i m o u s l y elected
Grand Master. There is little except of local significance a n d interest in t h e volume. ' March 21, 1906, G r a n d Master W. B A L L S H E A D L E Y in t h e '
Grand E a s t . A n e w lodge called the Melbourne Temperance No. 200, was duly constituted J a n u a r y 9th. A new Temple w a s dedicated to F r e e m a s o n r y a t Beaufort, February 21, 1906. G r a n d Master W . B A L L S H E A D L E Y reelected.
We find record of a n a c t of thoughtful kindness toward a brother a n d former official, now in his eighty-second .vear. W e remember the brother as oiie of the founders of the Grand Lodge, and are glad to note t h e brotherly recognition. R.'.W.'. Bro. T H O M P S O N a n d M.-.W.". Bro. P E A C O C K are entitled to t h e t h a n k s
of their Grand Lodge. Two new lodges warranted and two temples dedicated. T h e Grand Lodges of A l b e r t a a n d Valle de Mexico received recognition. G E O . E . E M E B Y . M.-.W.-. Grand Master.
VIRGINIA— 1907. Richmond, F e b r u a r y 12, 1907. R.-.W.-. H . M. BoYKiN, t h e Grand Representative of K a n s a s , was present. M.-.W.-. K o s o i u s o o K E M P E B was present. T h e M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Virginia was opened in ample form. • The Grand Master notes in his address a very pleasant o u t i n g given the children of t h e Masonic Home : Through the help of Bro. L E A H E , of one railroad company, and the managers of the Washington, Mt. Vernon Co., the children and offlcers of the Home made an excursion to Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon. At Washington they were handsomely entertained by Bro. AX/L,TSO~S NAIIJOR a n d members of the Shrine and lodges, and In Alexandria by members of t h e lodges. They were accompanied by M.-.W.-. Bro. COUKTRKY and Bro. R I C H ARDSON, and went back home much pleased as well as benefited by t h e trip. This without cost to the Home.
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The children at the Home should have one such outing every year. An interesting question between Tennessee and .Virginia is noted. I t is a violation of masonic law in Tennessee for a Mason to be a saloon-keeper. In Virginia, it|is not. A Mason affiliated in Virginia goes to Tennessee and sets up a saloon. The Tennessee Grand Master holds that when a Virginia Mason comes into Tennessee and violates the masonic law of Tennessee, he is liable to charges and punishment there, without reference to the question, whether it is a violation of masonic law in other States. The Virginia Grand Master says if a practical application of this law be made, it will be regarded as unfriendly by the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Virginia, and will present a new issue, which would have to be dealt with on such lines as would comport with the dignity of this Ancient and Honorable Grand Body. The • heading of this topic by the Virginia Grand Master is "Sumptuary Xiaws." We don't know what may be considered law in Virginia, but it is the first jurisdiction we have yet heard of that claims the right to protect one in an offense against Masonry in. any State where he may at the' time temporarily or permanently be a resident. Kansas lodges discipline Masons from any jurisdiction who violate the law, and when any of her affiliates in other States break civil or masonic law, she thinks the jurisdiction or lodge has acted for the best interests of Masonry, which inflicts a penalty commensurate to the violation. "^ Grand Lodges Valle de Mexico and Alberta recognized. R.-. W.'. JOSEPH WILLIAM BGGLBSTON, Committee on Corre-
spondence, presents an excellent report of-137 pages. We have seen much we would like to clip, but lack of space forbids. Under Delaware, noting the adoption of a Grand Lodge flag, ,with white field, square and compasses, Bro. EGGLESTON.says, "Old Glory is good enough for this writer's taste." And coming from an ex-Confederate, the son of a former Virginian, desires to express his gratification at the added emphasis such fact gives to the position taken, and to his agreement, as a Mason that the best masonic flag in any country is the flag of that country. The time is coming when the forces that stand for anarchy and disintegration will present the choice between their red rag and the national flag. We have already had it in localities in this country. We think that if there are any citizens of this country who should naturally touch elbows and align under the national symbol in support of stable and peaceable government, it is the Masons of „the country, and that all the branches of Masonry in the country should stand as an unit to the patriotic instruction of the old charges. The national holiday should be as of yore, a masonic holiday, and we should substitute for the ritual totem, to which
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we have been- so long kotowing, instruction in t h e f u n d a m e n t a l principles of Masonry, the first of which, after love of GOD, is love to country. Bro. JEGGLESTON, comrade under the new dispensation—we salute y o u ! The Masonic H o m e report (sixteenth a n n u a l ) is m a d e p a r t of proceedings.
"We note t h a t Bros. J O H N F . M A Y E R a n d C H A S . A.
N B S B I T T , are still identified with its interests and work. K a n s a s receives three a n d a half pages, over a page being devoted to Grand Master P E T E R S ' decisions and a n excerpt a b o u t clandestine Masonry. A discussion of s u m p t u a r y laws a n d ciphers, which gets its last word from Bro. KGGLESTON, takes t h e balance. Under a rule, t h a t you can get all the,business you generally need in paying attention to your own scraps, the writer declines to mix. W e have no controversy with Bro. E G G L E S T O N in t h e position taken by him. W e have enjoyed h i s report. Old Virginia is renewing her youth, and still m a k i n g good t h e familiar slogan,''Old Virginia never tires." M.-.W.-. S I L V A N U S J . Q U I N N , G r a n d Master.
N e x t Annual, Richmond, February 11, 1908.
WASHINGTON —1907. Tacoma, J u n e 11,1907. Fourteen P a s t Grand Masters, one of whom, M.\ W.'. J O S E P H S M I T H , is the Grand Representative of Kansas, were present, a n d assisted G r a n d M a s t e r B D W . F R A N K L I N W A G G O N E R in o p e n i n g
Grand Lodge. T h e " w e l c o m e " address was made. T h e J u n i o r Warden realizing his d u t y as time-keeper responded briefly, a n d the Grand Master then h a d a n inning for his address. W a s h i n g t o n came up to her usual good record. After a condensed, excellently stated review of Masonry's past, the G r a n d Master s a i d : , But Masonry to-day. from out the glory of the past, beholds the rising sun of a new day, a new era of grander opportunities and greater usefulness, of brighter promise and more loving fraternal helpfulness than It has ever found before.
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T h e D e p u t y Grand Master, R A L P H C . M O A L L A S T B E . , was ap-
pointed to secure data as to the urgency of Washington's need for a Masonic Home. H e performed his d u t y in excellent manner a n d furnished the required d a t a . • A message from the Grand C h a p l a i n w a s brought to Grand Lodge by Bro. W . H . A C U F F , a p a r t of which is t h i s : He Is growing feebler; he Is coming down nearer Sir, to the brink that divides time and eternity. And now, as the waters of the river are washing around his feet lie sends you this message, and says, to you, "Hold fast to the only l a n d m a r k that there Is In Alasonry, the great, unchangeable, immutable Truth of GOD." T h e m e m o r i a l address b y M.-.W.'. J O H N A B T H U B in m e m o r y
of P a s t G r a n d Master W M . H . U P T O N , is a splendid tribute to the most b r i l l i a n t Mason and writer on Masonry—save A L B E B T P I K E o n l y — w i t h whom it was our privilege to enjoy communion. If we h a d t h o u g h t or spoken one word in h a r s h or unbrotherly criticism of U P T O N , t h e m e m o r i a l of Bro. A B T H U B would be unpleas-
a n t r e a d i n g for us, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e calm, judicial, deliberate consideration with which it h a s been framed, a n d which characterizes every statement of t h e W a s h i n g t o n incident. H e is opulent beyond the dreams of avarice — yes, even beyond the conceptions of twentieth century graft, w h o leaves behind h i m a friend w h o will write of hirri, when his record is ended, as Bro. A B T H U B has written of our beloved brother. W e are limited to this brief e x t r a c t : . He was a man without guile, a warm friend, a generous opponent, a courageous champion, and a citizen without reproach. He was a man ; take him for all In all, I shall not look upon his like again.
Masonic H o m e problem w a s referred to Finance Committee to report n e x t year. Three hundred dollars appropriated for the Grand Chaplain. The G r a n d Master received a jewel and apron. M.-. W.-. Bro. S T E P H E N
J . C H A D W I O K furnishes t h e Corre-
spondence Report, nearly five pages of which are devoted to Kansas. W e h a v e marked sixteen places for review, but we must content ourselves with his K a n s a s review. Grand Master B O N D furnishes topics in t h e quotations made from his address — the opening ; unauthorized ciphers; decisions; H o m e ; E a s t e r n Star—for t w o pages a n d a half of extracts and comment, showing t h a t K a n s a s receives much greater space consideration t h a n is m a d e possible b y our space. Grand Orator B E B G S T B E S S E E gets nearly a page for a p a r t of his oration, and the r e m a i n d e r is given to C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, taking an e x t r a c t from t h e Queensland .report a n d characterizing the report as "connpiete, comprehensive a n d irresistible." W h a t we
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say about taking the W a s h i n g t o n space lor Bro. U P T O N is taken, as well as our comments on Cuba in reference to refusing burial to a suicide. . ' . Taking up the concurrence of a committee in the Grand Master's praise of the E a s t e r n Star, h e saj's: This will horrify some of the reviewers of the old school, but as man cannot, so Masonry cannot, get along with the women—as a side Issue—and inas^ much as that Is all they pretend to be, we are glad Indeed to record these good words. ' ' B A L P H C. M C C A L E A S T E B , Grand Master.
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This suggestion of the Grand Master was followed by the adoption of regulations, m a k i n g a saloon-keeper ineligible for initiation or affiliation, a n d in case of a n y m e m b e r hereafter carrying on the business of selling i n t o x i c a t i n g liquors, except for medicinal or mechanical purposes, "it is made the duty of the J u n i o r W a r d e n to prefer charges, and upon trial and conviction the lodge shall expel such rnember." The contrast Detween the two jurisdictions is striking. The "West Virginia; position is now in h a r m o n y with what has always b e e n — a t least for thirty-six years — K a n s a s masonic law, and we c o n g r a t u l a t e our brethren there upon the advanced position taken. E.-.W.-. Bro. H. T. H O W A R D furnishes the Report on Correspondence, giving K a n s a s for 1906 five a n d a half of his 285 pages. H e quotes from Bro. P E T B B S opening address, gives his decisions, -and a full epitome of the acts referred to in the address. H e says c o m p l i m e n t a r y things of Bro. D U N L A ' P ' S oration and discusses the cipher question, in which he "vigorously protests, and dissents from the logic that because commercial traffickers in phonetic Tituais sell them, and thereby arouse a suspicion t h a t ciphers and keys are used in.jurisdictions where t h e y are prohibited, ciphers •should be printed and distributed by all Grand Lodges," and s a y s : " I continue to hold to the plain and unequivocal promise Bolemnly m a d e when I became an E n t e r e d Apprentice." M.-.W.-. TOM. G . S T B I O K L E B , Grand Master. N e x t Annual, P a r k e r s b u r g , N o v e m b e r 11, 1907.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA— 1905-06. Quarterly held J u l y 28, 1905. M.\ W.-. MIOHAEI., SAMSON, Pro. O r a n d Master, in his address, depre,cates the position taken by .Scotland in reference to A u s t r a l i a n m a t t e r s , a t tlie same time paying a tribute of praise to " t h e local Scotch Masons for their honest and praiseworthy efforts to improve the present unsatisfactory condition of affairs, a n d to express to them our regret t h a t their E d i n b u r g h rulers did not accord t h e m t h a t freedom of action in local matters which .they promised in 1903." P a s t G r a n d Master H A O K E T T was congratulated on his app r o a c h i n g marriage, and presented with a pair of solid silver fivebranched candelabra on Corinthian columns as a wedding gift from Grand Lodge. I n his speech of acceptance the P a s t Grand Master returned t h a n k s f o r . t h e bride-elect and himself, and " h o p e d it would Become one of his most valued heirlooms." If not too far away, K a n s a s would like to join. "'Ere's 'oping" they m a y be heirlooms. -
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(Quarterly, October 27, 1905, a t Boulder. M.-. W.-. Brother, t h e Lord Bishop of Perth, Grand Master, reported steady progress. One new lodge added since last Quarterly. Freemasons' Hall, a t Perth, looks like a comfortable place to '-take one's ease," and t h e brother whose picture faces it in t h e volume looks lij?e the old' college worthy of whom they sing, " H e ' s a jolly good fellow." A Deputy Grand Master's regalia a n d past jewel were presented to E.-. W.-. Bro. MoMiLLBN. Quarterly, J a n u a r y 26,1906, Perth. M.-. W.-. Bro. C. 0. L. R I L E Y , Bishop of Perth, Grand Master, reported the accession of another Scottish lodge. The Grand Master made a touching plea for more fraternal relations on the p a r t of~Scotland : Our arm Is growlag a little weary ; still the hand Is held out, and there Is struggle enough for a hearty grip when the hand Is clasped. We cannot do without Scotland. Where would the empire be to-day without lier Scotchmen?
One of the incomprehensible things to an American Mason — even to those who trace on one side or the other to British ancestry— is the long, patient, suffering endurance of the Colonial bodies with t h e conditions forced upon t h e m heretofore, bj' two of the three bodies now forming the "close corporation for masonic purposes" of the British empire, whose present organization is a distinct challenge to a n y association of masonic lodges formed on territory belonging to the empire, of the right to organize a Grand Lodge unless they first get permission to do so from the agreed three. No' more Grand Lodges in such territory will be organized in British Colonial territory under t h e present plan of the triumvirate. W e notice a donation to the Benevolent Fund of $500 per year by Past Grand Master H A O K B T T '-as long as he was connected •with West Australia's Freemasonry." Quarterly, April 27, 1906, Perth. Credit balances show total assets of Grand Lodge of $90,807.50—a great record for a y o u n g Grand Lodge. R.-. W.-. Bro. Rev. F . S. F I N O H was duly honored as the Grand Representative of t h e Grand Lodge of Kansas. T h e Grand Master announced t h e acceptance of allegiance of another lodge of the Scottish Constitution. , This lodge, like the other Scottish lodges that have Joined, was entirely unsolicited, and petitioned us of Its own free will and accord.
He had authorized the issue of a w a r r a n t to another Scottish lodge — the eleventh Scottish lodge to join t h e m — to be taken -in early in May. T h e Grand Master discussed ably the question of recognition of new Grand Lodges. CoBBBSPONDENOB.— One hundred a n d twenty pages, J . D. STEVENSON, chairman.
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contention \yith .Scotland. T h e review of Scotland is what, in W e s t e r n vernacular, would be called a scorcher. The mildest exi e r p t we can take is t h e follo\ying: I t seems a pity that a Grand X/Odge of such magnitude,and enjoying such prosperity, should not have a sympathetic place In Its heart for Oolonlal Institutions, but t h a t Instead should use Its great strength to crush them at ey.erj' turn. The writer would ask the Grand Lodge of Scotland to remember that ''the esteem of the brethren can alone bestow authority."'•
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WISCOXSrV — 1 9 0 6 . Milwaukee, June..12th. .-.. . , . : ,• • • • . . . • Grand Master J E S S E Q . B R A D L E Y m a k e s a notable announcem e n t u-nder the head, "Masonic Home." Bro. W I L I J A B D A- V A N BRUNT'of Horicon, Wiscorisin, deecied'to'Wisconsin Consistory of t h e Scottish Eite the V A N B R U N T farm of 320 acres', which; " w i t h its splendid location, buildings, a n d e'quipment is an ideal place for a M a s o n i c ' H o m e . A ' p r o v i s i o n in the deed'of conveyance of t h e farm coders t h e a d t n i s s i d i i of^all Master Masons in good standing." • " • ' ' ' • • The Committee o n ' J u r i s p r u d e n c e Saj's: "Th'e Grand Lodge of Wisconsin has 'tiever y e t extended recognition to a Grand •t: Lodge of Scottish Rite origin." W e notice Cuba and ^Louisiana on t h e Wisconsin list. T h e s a m e committee said : Wo are of the opinion t h a t In case of the death of a ^VorshlpfuI Master of a lodge the Grand Muster can grant a dispensation for a special election only ; upon the requesfcof'tbe Wardens; and as a'Warden cannot resign his office, he v would not be eligible to be elected Master. ' • : . .
W e suppose Wisconsin law, like, t h e general masonic law, provides t h a t one to be eligible for election as Master must first have served as Warden^ a n d on the supposition t h a t there are no other W a r d e n s but these two, would there be a n y one eligible to election in,such lodge ? N o . w w h a t is there to prevent the Grand Master giving a dispensation to. elec.t a Master from the floor? And if t h a t is possible,-we would like to further inquire w h a t is there to prevent the Grand Master giving a dispensation for a special election to fill t h e v a c a n c y of Master from-any material in the lodge, from either of t h e W a r d e n s or of a n y qualified brother from t h e floor? L a w , as generally supposed, is the perfection of reason ; t h e ruling of t h e committee from a n y t h i n g perceptible to us, makes masonic l a w t h e embodiment of unreason. . COBBESPONPENOE.-7-ALDRO. J E N K S , chairman.
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and standing regulation concerning pseudo Masons. He calls attention to the fact the Grand Lodge regulation cuts out regular Masons who have no lodge affiliation and who have inherent rights of visitation not dependent upon lodge membership. H e quotes approvingly from Bro. D U N L A P ' S oration the passage referring to the basis of Masonry being Holy W r i t and sacred history, a n d follows it with a one page dissertation on the Bible as the Mason's text-book and peculiar studj'. He suggests dispensing with salaries for the Grand Master and his private secretary and selling the flags belonging to t h e lodges to create a fund ample to p a y mileage and per diem for the Grand Master. We regret very much t h a t Bro. J E N K S could not personally make the flag suggestion to our K a n s a s brethren.. The enthusiastic display of affection over the proposition t o ' d i s pense with the use of the'flags would remind him of a fraternizing visit from a Russian military governor of a large municipality to and aniong his loving subjects, where t h e r e m a i n s are generally carried home in a cigar box under a servant's a r m . K a n s a n s have their peculiarities,but they can " r a l l y around the flag" as quickly, a n d stay with it as long as a n y people every d i d â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a n d then they, like the flag, would "still be there." Under Xiouisiana, Bro. J E N K S a t t e m p t s to p u t a chip on his shoulder over the following concurrence on the part of Bro. D U N CAN w i t h Bro. G R E E N L B A F of Colorado, v i z : We are entirely agreed t h a t no Supreme Council could lawfully acquire Jurisdiction over wha,t Is called Ancient Craft Masonry (the flrst three degrees) where a Grand Lodge was holding Jurisdiction thereof.
The great trouble with Bro. J E N K S is t h a t he starts out with a false premise, based upon mistaken information as well as false conception. W e cannot conceive a lack of knowledge sufficient for a miasonic writer to assume as true t h a t the Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction w a s invented by ,Bro. D A L O H O a n d M I T C H E L L , ; to further assume t h a t the quotation above referred t o . m e a n s anything, but just w h a t it says, t h a t where a Grand Lodge held jurisdiction over Ancient Craft Masonry there the Supreme Council could not lawfully acquire jurisdiction.- To further assume t h a t because Grand Lodges existed in the thirteen original States or whatever States then existed, tliat by t h e above concensus of Bros. D O N G A N and . G K E B N L E A F they concede the Scottish Rite had no right.to institute Masonry in the Territory of Louisiana. To assume further t h a t a t t h e , time mentioned, 1801, it was the settled law of Masonry t h a t no new, lodge could be created except by virtue of a charter issued from some regular Grand Lodge, this last assumption being based upon Bro. J E N K S ' knowledge t h a t in 1801 the Grand Lodge .system had been in vogue for over eighty-flve years a n d therefore beyond .uispute.
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Now if Bro. J B N K S does not know, he should know, t h a t the Grand Lodges to whose totems he pays homage, instead of having a settled l a w of Masonry, or a settled Grand Lodge system for the eighty-five years previous to 1801, never attained a sole and exclusive jurisdiction in either E n g l a n d or Scotland until 1813, when i n d i v i d u a l lodges in each of those masonic territorieS'that had been h a n d i n g o u t . w a r r a n t s and instituting other lodges finally joined in with the associations calling themselves Grand Lodges, and surrendered acknowledged prerogatives t h a t had always been successfully maintained by them. Long after 1717 lodges were organized without w a r r a n t s in t h e United States even, and conferred degrees, later t a k i n g o u t w a r r a n t s from one or t h e other .so-called G r a n d Lodges, t h e lodge of which B B N J . F R A N K L I N was Master being a notable example. W e c o m m e n d to Bro. J E N K S a careful study of ancient usage in t h e m a t t e r of how lodges were organized during the time t h a t E n g l a n d h a d more t h a n a full complement of Grand Lodges, and also as to t h e regularity of " T h e -Grand Lodge in L o n d o n " in 1717. . T h e fact is t h a t on t h e score of regularity, Bro. J., your doxv is far more vulnerable t h a n the one whose position y o u att e m p t to construe and assail; you assume practically t h a t there is. no hiatus between t h e 1717 organization and the American Grand L o d g e s ; in doing this you forget several things. First, t h a t the large majority, in fact nearly all of the American lodges had "Ancient"' antecedents, which not only did not recognize, b u t openly anta.gonized your 1717 body. Second, T h a t the American lodges and Grand Lodges by your rule, utterly fail to establish a record for regularity, as w i t h o u t exception they repudiated, and renounced, and threw off by declarations of independence, not only any a n d all allegiance to Ancients as well as the Moderns of . E n g l a n d , b u t all Scotland a n d their provincial Grand .Bodies, and built up of independent r i g h t a s masonic lodges â&#x20AC;&#x201D; m a n y of t h e m working a t the time by Immemorial usage Grand Lodges of their own claiming directly in opposition to any pretense of authority from any Grand Body. T h e y called conventions and organized Grand Lodges which issued w a r r a n t s to the lodges then without warrants, a n d to lodges w i t h o u t masonic authority save immemorial usage of any character. One who bases an argument against any masonic body, because it cannot claim uninterrupted descent "from the London body, or even from the Grand Lodge of Scotland, which later w a s regularly organized, must depend largely upon the ignorance of his readers as to the stand made in Revolutionary d a y s by t h e A m e r i c a n lodges and Grand Lodges, and the procedure t a k e n by them,, in t h e organization of American Grand Lodges. M.-.W.-. E D W I N J . P A R R , G r a n d Master.
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WISCOXSINâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1907. Milwaukee, J u n e 11, 1907. Grand Master E D W I N J. F A B B did not waste m u c h time in preliminaries, but settled down a t once to "business. H e mentions the death of Past Grand Master F R E D R I N G , and P a s t Deputy Grand Master A L E X A N D E R M E G G E T T , b u t refers extended obituary notice to Grand Chaplain J. T H O S . P R Y O B , J r . W e notice reiference in the list of fraternal dead to the name of Bro. D E W E Y of K a n s a s .
Bro. F A B E ' S address covers in brief space all his ofHcial acts and makes an excellent record of accomplished duty. Queensland was recognized. P a s t Grand Master J O H N C . S M I T H , of Illinois, was, by resolution elected an honorary member of t h e Grand Lodge of W i s consin. W e are pleased to note t h a t P a s t Grand Treasurer J O N A T H A N H . E V A N S , our old PlattevilJe schoolmate, offered t h e resolution. The obituary report is one of the finest we have read in m a n y a day. The description of R E M B E A N D T P E A I J E S ' picture, " T h e C o u r t of Death," dark and gloomy, relieved by the beautiful virgin Faith, who with her strong a r m s enfolds and supports the frail and decrepit form of Old Age, makes In its full description one of the most striking pen pictures imaginable. W e regret w e cannot take it. The R e p o r t on Correspondence is by Bro. A L D E O J E N K S , 144
pages, of which K a n s a s receives.three,one-half of which Is devoted to a synopsis of Bro. BOND'S address a n d decisions, with excerpts from the address. The Queensland report of the K a n s a s committee is m a d e t h e subject of consideration by Bro. J E N K S , for which t h e committee receive high praise. The review of the K a n s a s volume covers all t h e main transactions of Grand Lodge, giving to Grand Master B O N D Indorsem e n t in all his rulings. As this is our second Wisconsin review It m u s t be brief. S P E N O E B M . M A E S H , Grand Master.
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WYOMING — 1907. Londer, September 4, 1907. • : . F r o m t h e A l p h a down to the Omega of the Grand Jurisdictions we h a v e reviewed, through all their proceedings runs the s a m e m a r k e d evidence of the golden thread of masonic prosperi t y ; in numbers, m a t e r i a l growth, evidenced by temples e r e c t e d ; c h a r i t a b l e growth — better care for the poor," the distressed, the orphan, evidenced in m a n y ways in the records; in the increased facilities of t h e Masonic H o m e s , and in the'.number of Masonic H o m e s recently built, h o w building, or. arranging to be b u i l t ; m o r a l growth, evidenced by the advanced position taken in all the jurisdictions in reference to the cardinal virtues of Masonry. The a d d r e s s of the Grand Master of A l a b a m a in most respects is simply a forecast of w h a t his Most W o r t h y brother of W y o m i n g •will say, a n d when it is. read, we find h a s said. P a s s i n g on. Grand Master P E T B B S. COOK voices the general rule in his a d d r e s s ; he then takes tliat beautiful conception o f A L B E R T P I K E as hi.s p r e l u d e to his m e m o r i a l pages, where we
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Bro. KuYKBNDALiL recommended the recognition of Queensl a n d , a n d it was duly recognized. E i g h t P a s t Grand Masters were^each duly covered w i t h a P a s t G r a n d Master's jewel, for which each made response in eloq u e n t and fitting terms. If K a n s a s o v e r t a k e s on such a streak of • generosity. Grand Lodge will have to take a d a y off to recover from the long continued endurance of eloquence. ' ' Correspondence Report, by Bro. K U Y K B N D A L L , of 1907 covers a page. T h e K a n s a s decision, " C a n a lodge use incandescent lights a t the a l t a r ? Y e s , ' Bro. K. says he would qualify by adding after yes, "if they are arranged in a triangular position about t h e a l t a r as in the case of other lights." B u t Bro. K., there is'no authority for such a restriction. " A triangular position about the lodge" would be all right, b u t under our conception of the North as a place of .darkness we would never arrange t h e m with two of t h e lights on the north side of the a l t a r ; in fact, we t h i n k ' t h e " a n c i e n t u s a g e " the b e s t ; ' o n e a t each station as depicted in the old .monitors.
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I n his conclusion Bro. K. s a y s : "There is no'question about all legitimate Masonry having its start from the Grand Liodge of England." W h i c h one, Bro. K.? The London and W e s t m i n i s t e r aggregation, then called the '•Moderns" (whose sole exc^Msive representative in this country Is the Grand Lodge of Bhode I s l a n d , formed by two lodges); or the Grand Lodge usually denominated the "Ancients," from which all our Grand Lodges of t h e Colonial and Revolutionary period in whole, or in great part, were formed ; or do you mean t h e first legitimate and unquestioned Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d , organized by wiping off of t h e slates of Ancients and Moderns, and an entire new deal under the n a m e " T h e United Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, of England." You are aware, of cour.se, t h a t record historical evidence demonstrates t h a t t h e first speculative Mason made in E n g l a n d w-as made by a Scottish lodge. Can you tell us where the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d you refer to acquired its " l e g i t i m a t e Masonry?"• " E. S. K I N O , Grand Master. N e x t A n n u a l Sheridan, September 2, 1908.
A l a b a m a and California, both for the year 1907, came to hand too late to appear in regular alphabetical order, consequently a r e inserted a t the end of our report.
ALABAMA — 1907. Montgomery, September 22, 1907. Grand Master B E N J A M I N MOSES J A C O B S has been very busy during his y e a r of office. Nineteen dispensations to organize new.lodges alone is an indication of t h e fact t h a t Masonry has been undergoing a decided revival in t h a t State. On the report of Bro. TITOOMB, c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on Correspondence, Saslsatchewan, w a s recognized a n d Greece courteously declined. The wido\v of the late Grand Master H. H . M A T T H E W S sent a letter of gratitude for the unwavering kindness of the Masons of A l a b a m a to t h e widow a n d orphans of their late comrade. One of the lodges, with t h e consent of Acting Grand Master J A C O B S , sent out a circular calling for contributions to purchase t h e widow a n d family a home. U p to t h a t date $1,331.88-had been received in answer to t h e circular. • Fifteen lodges U; D. received charters a n d five were' con tinued. • . . / • , . .
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T h a n k s of Grand Lodge were extended to Bro. C H A R L E S R . P O R T E R for his generous donation to t h e proposed Masonic H o m e of A l a b a m a . Grand Lodge called from labor to refreshment, when t h e sisters c a m e with a beautiful floral design, ^ h i c h was presented to the Grand Master. On resuming labor the brethren returned t h a n k s to the sisters of t h e O. E . S. for their valuable and efficient aid in t h e late campaign for the proposed H o m e . Three hundred a n d thirty pages of Correspondence Report were furnished by Bro. W . Y. T I T O O M B . A S our proofs have been returned to t h e printer,we can only briefly a n d hurriedly acknowledge t h e K a n s a s p a r t of t h e review. Of Grand Master B O N D he says : The address of the Grand Master Is a clearly expressed, business-like paper which shows thorough devotion to the Interests of the Draft and Intelligent . conduct of its affairs.
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The Grand Master was right, the initiate was now a Mason, and should have been allowed to go forward, if he could receive and Impart the ceremonial of the ritual, unless obnoxious to charges. ^ W e concur with Bro. T I T O O M B .
Of t h e chapel presentation he s a y s : " T h e s e ladies are entitled to t h e highest encomiums for their unselflsh endeavors to help a n d uplift the poor and the needy." . To our prefix of Rev. to his name, Bro. T I T O O M B says : " Rev. ? —wish we were good enough to be called Rev." W e concur. W e accept our brother's s t a t e m e n t as to cause of the r e m a r k to which we took exception. Our. r e m a r k s under Maryland, upon t h e subject of b u r i a l of a dimitted Mason, a r e taken in full. We find this conundrum propounded coiicerning t h e Grand Representative of A l a b a m a near K a n s a s , when Grand Lodge m e t a t W i c h i t a : " W h e r e was he, Bro. M I L L E R ? " W e couldn't hazard a guess.' • H e is t h e ministerial officer ( n o t h i n g " r e v e r e n d " intended ) of masonic m i l i t a r y forces of K a n s a s , and m a y have been called a w a y by a threatened invasion from t h e I n d i a n Territory. J u s t as likely, however, he was eating salt with the fierce Bedouins of t h e desert, a n d without being discourteous, could not leave t h e m to attend. . ' W e lay aside t h e Alabama volume a n d t h e report of Bro. T I T COMB with regret; b u t three reports t h a t came to hand on the 27th day of J a n u a r y can only be glanced at, n o t studied as they should be, and could n o t be included in this report now in t h e printer's hands, b u t for his courtesy. M.-.W.-. H U G H S . D . M A L L O R Y , G r a n d Master.
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San Francisco, October 8, 1907. The thin and a t t e n u a t e d volume of Proceedings tells the story better than could a n y written account of the disastrous character of the ruin and loss sustained by the Craft of California by its earthquake. R e t r e n c h m e n t under the changed conditions doubtless was necessary, a n d California has our s y m p a t h y over the enforced necessity. M.'. W.'. Grand Master E D W A E D H . H A B T opened Grand Lodge in ample form. I n his address the Grand Master, under t h e topic, " G e n e r a l Masonic Belief Fund," makes special reference of the high order of efficiency which distinguished the administration of the S a h Francisco and Oakland boards, of which Bros. W. F R A N K P I E R C E and BuDOLPH W . M E E K were respectively presidents : As especially deserving of the unquallfled praise and thanks of the fraternity for their unselfish devotion to the cause of the needy and distressed, servr Ing without one farthing of compensation, and surrendering almost their entire time for a whole year to the exacting duties of their positions, performing arduous toll, actuated only by the love of humanity and Masonry, and with no thought of reward except the approval of conscience and the generous approbation of the brethren.
Well, M.-. W . ' . Brother, w h a t else could you expect of W . FRANK PIBBOB?
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built on the same generous plan, California has at least tliree m e n to be proud of — t h a t everybody can vouch for — and we entertain the suspicion t h a t beside the two named with Bro. F L I N T , life was necessarily strenuous for the other officers of the then Grand Lodge, especially Bros. H A R T and P E R I N B .
Brethren, you all did nobly, and the world stood amazed to see a n d know how systematically and well everythii.g was done. We note t h a t an accountant gave all those connected with t h e administration of the charity a clean bill of health a t its wind-up. Well done, brethren. The Grand Master decided that Past Masters b j ' service in t h e old Lodge Le Progress de 1' Oceanic No. 124, A. & A. S. R., were to be regarded as P a s t Masters by service in Oceanic No. 371, a n d as such are entitled to all t h e rights and privileges of P a s t Masters of the jurisdiction. Jurisprudence Committee concurred a n d Grand Lodge approved. W e would gladly copy the oration by Grand Orator W.*. Bro. J A C O B N I E T S if space allowed.
H a v i n g made one previous review (for 1906) we cannot take tiine for the H o m e a n d other kindred charitable topics for which California is t h e admiration of the Craft universal. No Correspondence Report. M.-.W.. G E O R G E M . F E R I N E .
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. Masonic Weather Bureau. The masonic world seems to be w i t h o u t disquieting conditions. The " l o w " t h a t passed over Queensland and New South Wales brought less of trouble than predicted or promised, erided in gentle showers, a n d . h a s been succeeded by a "high," bringing with it clear skies, sunshine, together with-the e x h i l a r a t i n g and strengthr ening conditions usually attendant, which are always provocative ^of a geiieral desire for peace on earth and good will to men. The " l o w " was ominous of d i s t u r b a n c e , but as it swept along, g a t h e r i n g force and m o m e n t u m , " h i g h s " siiddenly developed in its path of direction, in l o c a l i t i e s / t h a t before seemed to give promise of unrestricted passage, and after vainly striving to press its way through, buffeted hither and thither,'with force dissipated a n d strength spent, at gave way itself a t last to the gentler forces of h a r m o n y , unity and peace. The masonic jurisdictions, by their action, have indicated a general agreement.upon a basis for recognition of a newly-organized Grand Lodge, >v'here, as a p r i m a r y question, .the .inherent rights of the lodges to organize such G r a n d Lodge were involved. There'seems to be a manifest desire on the'part of some Grand Lodges to g r a n t recognition to a fe.w Grand Bodies which have heretofore been excluded, by reason of their affiliation with the Grand Orient of. France. • Generallyithere seems to be a tendency, if not an apparent de-~ sire, to harmonize upon s o r h e ^ g r e e m e n t ' a s to essentials requisite , for the recognition of some of those Grand Bodies to whom general recognition has not,hitherto been extended, b u t who are now m a k i n g request therefor. . . . . L e t us get together, brethren, but not a t the sacrifice o f o u r belief in GOD, i m m o r t a l i t y and t h e B i b l e ' o n the altar of obligation. ••' , F r a t e r n a l l y submitted," • •
• •
M A T T H E W M. M I L L E B , Committee.
GENERAL TABLE. The following table shows the number of members as per last report a t hand, and as compared with last prior report. From New York P r o c , 1907 : 1006.
Arkansas
*
Illinois
Ohio
•
ITtah
' ..
Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
."
Total..
I0.6B7 1.191* 16.165 .- 31.619 • 10,997 10,346 2.668 7,365 6,019 25,289 2.050 74,741 42,627 6.363 35,729 2.5,988 26,992 8,960 253W 11,057 46,790 51,871 , 20,287 12,244 40.983 4,013 14,719 1.030 9.665 23,487 . • 1,484 139,2011 14,578 5,153 61,636 5,976 7,822 67,706 6,428 7,937 5,957 19,420 38,720 1.213 11,535 15,846 8,997 10,121 21,251 1309 1,073,227
2,859 35.000 2,204 4,417 608 4.709 , 4,786
1907.
Gain.
18,191
1,524
17.480 B3;769. 11,510 • 20,087 2.772 7,726 6,655 27,620 2,251 79,712 45,059 7,540 36,736 27,167 28,.5«3 9,651 . 25,889 11,580 ' 48,415 53.795 .•21,056 ' 13,252 42,954 4,227 15,163 1,113 9.695 24.973 . 1.628 146,027 15,528 5,557 '65,107 6,777 7,689 71,249 - 6.483 8.688 6,636 20.179 39,162 1,270 11,802 16.981 9.880 11,006 22,118 i;951
1.32.5 2,150 513 741 104 301 6-16 2,331 195 4,971 • 2,432 1,177 • • 1,007 1,181 • 1,001 • . 691 • 582 523 1,625 1,924 . 769 1,008 1,971 • 214 '444 •
1,130,360
as
130 1,480 145 0,821 • 950 414 3,471 , 801 307 3,543 . 55 751 079 756 442 57 207 1,135 883 885 867 142 57,138
1,206 3,061 37,000 4.715 635 5,000 4,410
7,783 2,799
West Australia
* Not included In total.
207 11,141 3.684
J
INDEX TO CORRESPONDENCE REPORT.
PAGE
Act, a k i n d l y Alabama Alberta Anderson, R. E Anderson, W. M Antiquities A r t h u r , J., P.-.Q.-.M.Arkansas Arizona . . .
,...223 102, 235 105 171 197 147 226-6 ,107. 106
Baird, G. W 126-7 Barlow, J o h n H 119 Barron, Jacob T .213 Bond, L . J 117.125,146, 150, 172, 175, 177, 198, 214, 222, 226, 233, 236 Bleeding K a n s a s 169 British Columbia 108 Brown, J o h n H . 212 Brazil . 160 B u c k e t shop 1 131 B u r n a n d , A. A..." 117 Canada 114 California . 112, 237 Canvassing for ofHce 115 Cass, Lewis 163, 194 Chaplin, H. E 155 Chase, A. E 154 Clandestine 213 Cheney, H . M 181 Chetwood-Crawley .158 Ciphers, 133, 164, 199, 216, 217, 225, 228 Clark, C . C 146 Close corporation 110 Coleman, C. 0 146
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Collection agency 108 Colorado 116 Conclusion 238 Conference Australia lodges 211 Connecticut 118 Costa R i c a 120, 121 Cuba,, . 121, 128 C u n n i n g h a m , W. M .195 Davies, W m . A ...113, 137 Delaware 124 Diehl, Chris 221 Dimit 171 Divine worship .. . .: 105 D u n c a n , H. C 152 E a s t e r n Star. 118,125,131,133, 190, 196, 198, 214, .222, 236, 227 Education 152 Eggleston, J. W 224 England.. 128 E n t e r e d Apprentices Masons 117, 118, 157 Evans, Jonathan H 233 E x a m i n e r s , Grand Physical. 214 E x a m i n a t i o n committees... .221 Felon — Masonic 109 Fitzgerald, A. L. .175 F l a g . 131, 122,167,190,222, 224, 231 Flint, M. H 112, 237 Florida ..130 Franklin, B 123, 126 Georgia 131 Gettysburg .US Grand Lodge, a law to itself .104 •Greenleaf, L . N 117
1907-08.
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H a c k e t t , P.-.G.-.M.' 228, 229 Hedges, C 136, 173, 174 H i s t o r y , m a s o n i c , . . . . 145,152, 159, 195, 198, 221 Hodson. J. M 198 H o n o r a r y m e m b e r s h i p . . . .".214 Home, Masonic 102,105, 166, 167, 173, 197, 217, 218, 223, 226, 230 Howard, H. T •. . . . 168, 228 H u m p h r y , T. C 143 Idaho 133 Illinois 134, 196 Indiana 140 Indian Territory 142 Inglesby, Chas 212 Investigation Mexican Ma.sonry 110 Iowa 144 Ireland 147 Jenlis, Aldro 230 J o n e s , J o h n P a u l , .126, 187, 127 K a n s a s r e p o r t . . 139, 150, 192, 206 Kentucky 148 K n e p p e r , G. B . 134 Kuykendall, W. L..: 234 Lambskin 130 L e g i t i m a c y b y d e s c e n t . 138, 222 L i g h t s , a r r a n g e m e n t of 234 Lincoln, A b r a h a m 102, 148 L i q u o r d e a l e r s , . .146,149, 217, 224, 227 L o d g e , r i g h t s of 146 L o d g e c o l l e c t i o n a g e n c y . . . ;108 Louisiana I l l , 151 Maine 154 Manila '...208 Manitoba _. . . 155 Maryland 157 " M a s o n i c " a s s o c i a t i o n s . 105, 114 Masonry, clandestine 216 Masonry, legitimate 235 Massachusetts 158 Mayer, John F 225
241
INDEX.
PAGB
McDonald, Daniel 141 Mexican Masonry, 103,110,150,152 M e x i c o .111, 150, 152, 160, 161, 168 Meyerhardt, Max 131 Michigan 163 Millenium 140, 143 Minnesota 165 Mississippi 166 Missouri 170 Montana 173 Moody, A. Q '. 132 Moose J a w 175 Nailor, Allison . .223 Nebraska 174 Nesbitt, Chas. A 225 Netherlands, Orient 138 Nevada 176 New Brunswick 178, 180 New Hampshire 180 New Jersey 181 New Mexico 184 New South Wales 185, 238 New York 187 New Zealand 191, 139 N i c k e r s o n , S e r e n o T> 159 Nightgowns 164 North Carolina No report North Dakota 192 Nova Scotia 193 Ohio 139, Oklahoma, Circle O brand, 196, Oregon • Original plan Our report Ill,
194 143 197 110 150
Palmer, S 124 Parrots 134 P a r v i n , T. S . .144 Patriotism 107 P a s t M a s t e r s .. .112, 150, 198, 237 Pellon, Jose F 122 Pennsylvania 199 Perfect youth, 108, 158, 180, 212, 218, 219
242
CORRESPONDENCE
—
INDEX.
PAGE
February, PAGE
Perkins, Marsh 0 222,134 Peters, P.-. G.-. M.-. . .173,190, 200 Pierce, W . F r a n k : 237 Pike, A l b e r t '234 Pioneer days 106, 220' Porto Rico . . . ; . . . : 138, 200 Preaeliers, Ctiristian 141 Prince E d w a r d s I s l a n d . . . .203 Prosperity ; 102 Pursuivant. G , .212 P y t h i a s , K. of . .141
South Carolina 212 South D a k o t a 213 Staton, J. W. Lodge 149 Stevenson, A. A., j u b i l e e . . . .204 Stevenson. J. D 229, 230
Quabbalah ' .'..... ^ . 103 Quebec '. .. .203 Queensland, 109, 115, 128, 139, 156, 157, 158, 216, 533, 238
Universality 140,163 Upton, W m , H., 114, 136, 225, 226, 166, 183 Usage, I m m e m o r i a l . .. .110, 118 Utah . . . . . ; . . , . ....220
Eecognition. 156,161,173, 184, 206 Recognition, quasi of Porto Rico • . ..138 Rhode I s l a n d . ; . . . . ; -:.206 Robbins, Joseph .125.135,137, 200 Robertson. H e n r y 114 Roderiguez, F . de P., ' 121-2-3, 164, 219 Rowbotham, T. L... : 186 Rowley, Bruce M.'.. .-. ,.213 Roval Solomon ' . 114 Saskatchewan . . . . . . .207, 208 Scholarship, masonic . ! . . . . .211 Scotland 208, 229, 230 Scottish R i t e . .. .103, 104, 119, 121,138,162, 168,198, 230,231,237 Schultz, E . T 157 Shirrefs, R . ' A ,....183 Smith, J o h n C .134, 233 Smith, Gerald . . . . . .102.128,139 S m i t h , De Wolfe .,...109 South Africa 211 South Australia .211
T a s m a n i a .' '. .'.. .214 T e m p l e s . 123,140,151,161,220, 223 Texa's .217, 219 Titcomb, W. Y 103, 235, 236 Top^—not come down Ill
Vaii B r u n t . Willard 230 Vermont...,; 222 Veteran Associations . .r. .. .166 Victoria 223 Virginia, " O l d " 225 Visitation 150 .Wait, A. S .180 Walton, Robert 216 W a r incidents 217 W a r r e n , E . F . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . .17A Washington 225 W a s h i n g t o n , George 123 W e a t h e r Bureau. . . . . . . . . . . 238 Wellington, E . W 170 Western Australia 210, 228 W e s t Virginia 227 Wisconsin '230,233 W r i g h t , Silas B .131 Wroth..... .-. 184' Wyoming 234 York R i t e
103, 104, 129
PROCEEDINGS
M.-.W.-.GRAND LODGE ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS
KANSAS. FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, HELD IN THE CITY OF WICHITA, F E B R U A R Y 17 A N D 18, A. D. 1909, A. L. 5909:
VOLUME XIV, PART 3. M/.W.-. FRED WASHBON, Grand Master, Anthony. R.-.W.-. ALBERT K. WILSON, Grand Secretary, Topeka.
P U B L I S H E D BY O B B E R OF T H K M.'. W.". G R A N D L O D G E .
1909.
HENRY F. MASON GRAND MASTER,
FEBRUARY 20, 1908, TO FEBRUARY 18, 1909.
GRAND OFFICERS FOR 1909=1910. M.-.W;. F R E D WASHBON
Grand Master
Anthony.
B.-. W.-. M A R I O N K . BRUNDAGE
Deputy Grand Master . . .Russell.
E.-. W.-. ALEXANDER A. SHARP . . . . Grand Senior Warden . . L a r n e d . E.-. W.-. W I L L I A M E. HUTCHISON .. Grand Junior
Warden . . G a r d e n City.
•E.-. W.-. ALBERT SARBACH
Grand Treasurer
Holton.
E.-. W.-. ALBERT K . WILSON
Grand Secretary
, .Topeka.
. W.-. CHARLES H . ROGERS. . . . . . Grand Chaplain
Hutchinson.
W.'. W I L L I A M L . MAXWELL ... .Grand Senior Deacon .. .Paola. W.-. E A R L E . FAWCETT
Grand Junior Deacon ..
Emporia.
W.-. THOMAS B . H I S K E Y
Grand Marshal
Colby.
W.-. JoHiN' C. E L Y •.^.
Grand Sword Bearer. . . .Newton.
W.'. C H A RLES A. LoucKS
Grand Senior Steward..
W.-.'SAMUEL L. SMITH
Grand Junior Steward. . . A n t h o n y .
W.-. GEORGE A. STEBBINS
Grand Pursuivant
W.". W . AMER BURNETT
Grand Tyler
.Lakin. '
Ellis. .Oberlin.
PLACE OF MEETING — 1 9 1 0 . .The
fifty-fourth
A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d
L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d A c c e p t e d M a s o n s of K a n s a s w i l l b e h e l d i n t h e C i t y of H u t c h i n s o n o n t h e t h i r d W e d n e s d a y , b e i n g t h e 16th d a y of F e b r u a r y , A . D . 1910, A . L. 5910, a t 9 o ' c l o c k A. M .
PBESS OF KETCHESON PRINTING CO., LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.
PROCEEDINGS ]VI.-.W.-. G R A N D
LODGK
A . F . & A. M. O F K A N S A S .
FIFTY-THIRD
ANNUAL
COMMUNICATION.
W I C H I T A , K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 17,
1909.
T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d A c c e p t e d M a s o n s of K a n s a s c o n v e n e d in A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n i n t h e S c o t t i s h R i t e T e m p l e in t h e C i t y of W i c h i t a , W e d n e s d a y t h e 1 7 t h d a y o f F e b r u a r y , A . D. 1 9 0 9 , A . L . 5 9 0 9 , a t 9 o c l o c k A . M .
GRAND OFFICERS M.'.W.'. HENKY F . MASON Grand R.'.W.". F R E D WASHBON . . . . . . . . . Deputy R.".W.". MARION K . BRONDAGB. . . . Grand R.'.W.'. ALEXANDER A. SHARP . . . .Grand R.'.W.'. ALBERT SARBACH Grand R.'.W.'. ALBERT K . WILSON Grand W.'. CHARLES H . ROGERS Grand W.'. W I L L I A M E . HUTCHISON. . .Grand W.'. ALBERT H . W ,. .. Grand W.". GEORGE M . BARNS Grand W.'. ROBERT T R E A T P A Y N E . . . . Grand W.'. W M . S. BERGUNDTHAL Grand W.'. EDWARD B . CORSE Grand W.\ E A R L E . FAWGETT Grand W.'. W. AMER BURNETT . _. Grand
PRESENT. Master Garden Cit}'. Grand Master . . A n t h o n y . Senior Warden. Russell. Junior Warden.harned. Treasurer Holton. Secretary Topeka. Chaplain Hutchinson. Senior Deacon . G a r d e n City. Junior Deacon . Marion. Marshal Leavenworth. Sword Bearer. Ellis. Senior Steward.Topeka. Junior Steward.Hanter Springs. Pursuivant . .. E m p o r i a . Tyler Oberlin.
458
PROCEEDINGS OF THE OPENING
February,
CEREMONY.
A constitutional n u m b e r of lodges b e i n g r e p r e s e n t e d , the M.-.W.-. Graod Master opened the M.-.W.-.-Grand L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , in a m p l e form, after an invocation of divine blessing by E e v . CHARLES H . EoGERS,.Grand Cbaplain. EBAYER.
A l m i g h t y G O D , our H e a v e n l y F a t h e r , Thou who hast been our strength in all the past, our comfort for the present, and our abiding hope in all the j'ears to.come, we enter into Thy courts with thanksgiving: abd praise, and invoke T h y pleasure and blessing to rest upon as, as we g a t h e r thus in our yearly communication. Out of the abundance of Tlij' loving kindness and grace we are grateful that Thou h a s t t h o u g h t upon us, preserved our lives and b r o u g h t lis to this good hour. W e would render unto Thee, not only t h e fruit of oar lips, but it is meet t h a t we should give to Thee the devotion of our lives. And so to Thee, gathered thus from all parts of tlie State upon this important, solemn and holy occasion, we pray Thee Thy Holy Spirit will make for peace and wisdom, a n d sound methods of mind m a y dwell in us during this i m p o r t a n t occasion. W e do not come to Thee, our G O D , as slaves scourged to the task, b u t w e come to Thee as children to their loving and beneficent F a t h e r , and because Thou a r t our F a t h e r and we are Thy children, w e come gladly to T h y t h r o n e of grace, t h a t we may receive strength to help as in this, our time of need. And as we g a t h e r u p o n this trestle-board help us to realize more than ever before, the iinporta,nce and the solemnity of the work in which we are engaged, and as meipbers of a common brotherhood, m a y we come so near to the Infinite Spirit, and m a y he so deeply impress us, t h a t as we feel the electrical thrill of hand-clasp of friends, we may look into each other's faces and recognize GOD manifest in the flesh. And m a y we with thankfulness and pleasure devote oar hearts to the transaction of this business, as in the fear of Gop. W e would not forget in our invocation, O GOD, those who have passed away, gone down with trembling feet into the valley of s h a d o w s ; those who have stood by the open tomb where hope lies c r u s h e d and bleeding; O do Thou comfort them, as a father comforts t h e children w h o m he loves. Those who have passed beyond are past our comment and our prayers. Rest to their ashes, and peace to their souls ! O F a t h e r ! N o w w e ask t h a t the over-shadowing of the Divine Spirit m a y b e realized. May .Thy blessing rest upon our M.-.W.".
igoS-oq.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
459
Grand Master and the associate ofHcers of this M.-.W/. G r a n d Lodge, and m a y they perform their duties to Thy single glory a n d to the glory of this noble Craft. Be with us with brotherly kindness and charity, and when a t last we have wrought according to Thy purpose, when we have finished our work in these quarries of earth, through T h y love and Thy mercy, receive us into t h a t Grand Lodge above, " t h a t house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." Amen. VISITORS WELCOMED. The M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master extended a cordial invitation t o all Master Masons to a t t e n d this A n n u a l Communication of t h e M.-.W-'- Grand Lodge. GRAND R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S RECEIVED. By direction of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, t h e G r a n d Secr e t a r y called the roll of G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , w h o w e r e introduced to t h e G r a n d L o d g e a n d response was made on t h e i r behalf by M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R . The Grand M a s t e r then extended a cordial g r e e t i n g to these distinguished brethren.
W.-. F R A N K E . D A V I S , c h a i r m a n , s u b m i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t , w h i c h , on m o t i o n , was a d o p t e d : To the M.: W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Y o u r - C o m m i t t e e on C r e d e n t i a l s beg l e a v e to report the foll o w i n g m e m b e r s and r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s p r e s e n t a n d entitled to seats in t h i s G r a n d L o d g e : GRAND OFFICERS PBESENT.
M.'.W/. B / . W.'. R.'.W.'. B.". W.".
H E N R Y F . MASON ^ F R E D W ASHBON MARION K . BRUNDAGE A L E X A N D E R A. S H A R P
G r a n d Master. D e p u t y G r a n d Master. G r a n d Senior W a r d e n . Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n .
B.'. W.'. A L B E R T SAKBACH
Grand Treasurer.
B.'. W . ' . - A L B B R T K . W I L S O N
Grand Secretary.
W . ' . E L R I C K O . COLB
. .â&#x20AC;¢
G r a n d Orator.
W.". C H A R L E S H . ROGERS . . ,
Grand Chaplain.
W . \ W M . E . HUTCHISON W.". ALBERT H . W H E E L E R
G r a n d Senior Deacon. G r a n d J u n i o r Deacon.
W.'. G E O R G E M . BARNS
Grand Marshal.
W . ' . BOBERT TREAT P A Y N E
G r a n d Sword Bearer.
W.". W M . S . BERGUNDTHAL W.'. E D W A R D B . CORSE
G r a n d Senior Steward. G r a n d J u n i o r Steward.
W . ' . E A R L E . FAWCETT
Qrand Pursuivant.
W.'. W . A M B R BURNETT
as G r a n d Tyler.
PAST E L E C T I V E G R A N D OFFICERS
Past Grand
PRESENT.
Masters.
M.-.W.'. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R ,
M.'"W.'. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE-,
M.-.WV. D A V I D B . FULLER,
M.'.W.'. J A M E S H . M C C A L L ,
M.-.W.-. M A U R I C E L . STONE,
M.-.W.- P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON,
M.'.W.'. BESTOR G . BROWN,
M.'.W.' THOMAS G . F I T C H ,
M.'.W.'. SAMUEL B . PETERS,
M.'.W.' W I L L I A M M . SHAVER,
M.'.W.'. E D W A R D W . W E L L I N G T O N .
.
GRAND
igoS-og.
LODOE
OF
KANSAS.
461
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS PRESENT.
DUt. No. 2 R.- w.-. :. J O H N K E L L Y 30 3 .B.- . w.-. .•. H Y . W . STACKPOLE . . . . 31 ; . MYRON E . C A L K I N S . . . . 32 5 R.- .w.-. 35 . 6 E.- .w.-: . J O H N C . E L Y 7 E.- .w.-.-. W I L B U R M . MASSEY . . . 37 8 R.- .w.-.". GEORGE D . ADAMS . . . . 40 41 11 R.- .w.-.•. C. F R E D F E H R 42 14 R.- .w.-.•. C A L E W . CARSON 44 15 R.- . w.- W A L T E R A. SMITH 16 R.- .w.- H E N R Y A. M E I B E R G E N . 45 18 R.- .w.-.'. G E O R G E A. STEBBINS . . 46 20 E. .w.- W M . B. W A S H I N G T O N . . 47 R.- .w.-.'. J . E L L S . HD.MPHREY . . . 48 21 49 24 R. .w.-.'. ROBERT M E R T E N 25 R. .w.- W I L L I A M A. D O W N E Y . . 5Q R. .w.-.-. THOMAS B . H I S K B Y . . . . 51 29
DUt. No.
R.- .w.- C H A S . H . L A W R E N C E , . . R.- .w.- J O H N W . M C C O O L R.- .w.- THOMAS A. SUTTON . . . . R.- .w.- A L B E R T E . W H I T A K E R . R ; .w.- . W I L L I A M C . B L A K E R . . . R ; .w.- E R N E S T A. H E N N E R.- .w.- . C H A S . W . W I L L I A M S . .-. R.- .w.- . E D W A R D R . E V A N S . . . . R.- . w.-. E D M U N D B . CUMMINQS R.- .w.- . S A M U K L G . S I M P S O N . . . R.- .w.- . C H A S . H . I N G L E P I K L D . R ; .w.- . E L M E R E . F O R E M A N . . R. .w.- . S A M ' L G . ZIMMERMAN. R. .w.- . B E N . S . P A U L E N . . . . . . . . SIMEON M . F O X R. R. .w.- . B E N J A M I N F . S A D I L . . .
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GRAND R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S OP OTHER GRAND LODGES NEAR THE GRAND LODGE OP KANSAS. Alberta
W . \ GEORGE D . ADAM.S.
Arkansas
W.'. F R E D E R I C K H . STUCKBY.
Arizona
W.". W . A M E R BURNETT.
British Columbia
W.-; AARON H . CONNETT.
California
W.-. W M . E . H U T C H I S O N .
Canada
W . \ J O H N C . KETCHESON.
Cuba
W . \ CHESTER B . R E E D .
District of Coluoibia
M.'.W.'. EDWARD W . WELLINGTON.
England
R.'. W.'. ALBERT K . W I L S O N .
Florida
W.'. W I L L I A M S . BURGUNDTHAL.
Georgia
W.'. H A R R Y E . B E S T .
Idaho
W.-. SIMEON M . F O X .
Illinois
M.'.W.". M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R .
Indiana
R.'. W.*. F R E D W A S H B O N .
Ireland
M.'.W.'. J O H N C . POSTLKTHWAITE.
Maine
M.'.W.'. D A V I D B . F U L L E R .
Manitoba
W.'. W I L L I A M A. D O W N E Y .
Mexico (Valley d e M e x i c o ) . . . . . .M.'.W.'. MATTHEW M . MILLER. Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nevada
W.'. A R T H U R M . JACKSON. W.'. W M . h. M A X W E L L . M.'.W.'. P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON. W.'. W M . H . V O E T H .
New Brunswick
W.'. H A R R Y E . P E A C H .
New H a m p s h i r e
W.'. A. S I D N E Y C H A S E .
New J e r s e y
W.'. CHARLES E . H A L L .
PROCBEDINOS
462 N e w S o u t h Wales New York
OF THE
February,
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W.'. BENJAMIN J. GUNN,
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W.*. BURTON S . W I L L I A M S ,
W . ' . WiLLiA.M A . D O W N E Y .
W . ' . C H A R L E S L . BRAMWELL,
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ALBERT D . F I N L E Y
128
OLIN F . CHENEY
129
J O H N W . COPELAND
133
MATTHEW M . M I L L E R
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H E N R Y W . STACKPOLE
134
CHARLES H . I N G L E F I E L D . . .
136
RUSSELL GARRISON
137
CHARLES FLETCHER
137
ALEXANDER M . SWITZER . . .
140
SA.MUEL R . P E T E R S
142
CHARLES W . ISENBURG . . . .
142
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142
FRANK D . KAUFMAN
142
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142
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142
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145
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146
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146
JA.MES A . P A U L L
146
MARION K . BRUNDAGB . . . .
146
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146
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147
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148
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150
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150
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152
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152
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159
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160
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160
BERTINE P. WALKER
160
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163
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167
J O H N C . FRY
167
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167
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E D W I N E . AMES.
267
SAMUEL G . SMITH
200
E D M U N D B . CUMMINGS
268'
M E L V I N D . HOOPKS
200
W I L L I A M H . BOSTON
273
THOMAS A. NOPTZGER
200
THOMAS E . K E L L E R
273
L O U I S G. J E N N I N G S
200
G A L E W. CARSON
277 279
DOHKICK J . BUSHOR
No.
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P H I L I P G . WALTON
200
C H A R L E S E . LOBDELL
H A R V E Y 0 . DAVIS
200
EDWARD T . EATON
280
J O H N H. RICHARDS
202
D A V I D M. S M I T H . . . '
281
BARTON A. F L E T C H E R
203
A R T H U R C . INLOW
281
H E N R Y A. M E I B E R G E N
204
PLEASANT 0 . S M I T H
287
LEWIS MEIBERGEN
204
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206
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288
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289
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297
RICHARD W . REESE
206
G E O R G E A. STEBBINS
297
GRAFTON D . WHITAKER . . .
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DALLASGROVER.
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225
F R E D E R I C K H . STUOKEY. . . .
303
AUGUSTUS O . W E L L M A N . . . .
225
THOMAS G . F I T C H
303
E L I S H A G . MINORD
227
R I C H A R D E . BIRD
303
JOHN KELLY
227
WILLIAM E . MITCHELL
305
ROBERT S. BEACHY . . . . . . . .
228
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232
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312
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236
H A R R Y S . CRITTENDEN
316
T H O M A S N . BECKEY
241
J E S S E J. POOLE
317
ALBERT E . WHITAKER
243
LORENZO D . H E N S O N
319
H E N R Y F . MASON
246
CHARLES W . WILLIAMS
326
F R A N K M. D U N N
246
BENJAMIN J. G U N N
GEORGE L . DICKIE
248
WILLIAM B.WASHINGTON. .
LORENZO D . C U N N I N G H A M . .
249
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LODGE REPRESENTATIVES.
Smithton No. i.—Jacy W. Doane, S. VV., p r o x y for M.; J o h n F . W a r d , proxy for J. W. Leavenworth No. S.—Fred T. Nye, M.; David \V. Flynn, proxy for S. W . ; E d w a r d W. VVaynant, p r o x y for J . VV. Wyandotte No. 5. —Holmes VV. H a v i l a n d , S . VV., proxy for M. and J . VV. Kickapoo No. 4.—Mark C o m p t o n , M., p r o x y for S. VV. and J. VV. Washington No. 5.—Washington T. Rice, M., proxy for S. W . ; J a m e s L. Eggleston, proxy for J . W. Lawrence No. 6.—Lynne E. Mason, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Union No. 7.—Samuel Smelsey, J . VV., p r o x y for M. and S. W . Rising Sun No. S.—Ernest A. H e n n e , M., proxy for S. W. and J. VV. Acacia No. 9.—Charles O. B o w m a n , M., proxy for J . W . ; William F r a n k March, proxy for S. V\^ King Solomon's No. 10.—John H. Clarke, J. VV., p r o x y for M.; J o h n W . McCool, proxy for S. VV. Jewell No. i i . —Robert E. Worrick, S. VV., proxy for M. and J . VV. Emporia No. 12.—John M. P a r r i n g t o n , M., proxy for S. VV. and J . W. Nemaha No. i5.—James A. Axe, proxy for M., S. VV. and J. W. Great Bend No. IS.— Mayor Eppstein, M., proxy for S. VV.; George W . Thatcher, p r o x y for J . VV. Lafayette No. i6'.—Frank M. Dent, M.; Louis VVabnitz, proxy for S. W . ; Mark A. Hill, proxy for J* W. Topeka No. 17.—Carl VV. Nellis, p r o x y for M., S. W . and J. W. Ottawa No. IS.—Granville W . Ackers, proxy for M.; Pierce P . E l d e r , S. W.; William D. Buchholz, J . VV. Olathe No. 19.—Loren VV. Snepp, M . ; H a r v e y C. Livermore, proxy for S. VV.; T h o m a s A. Sutton, p r o x y for J. VV. Circleville No. SO.—William Valley Falls No. SI.—George
R. A n d e r s o n , J. W., proxy for M. a n d S. W . H a r m a n , M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .
Melvern A'c. ^;?.—Guy Francis Farley, M., proxy for S. W. and J . W. Palmyra No. «5.—Timothy J . K e o h a n e , proxy for M., S. VV:, and J. W . Oketo No. f5.—Ira B. Hedge, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . VV. Neosho No. S7.~ Charles T. H i g h , M., proxy for S. VV. and J . VV. Auburn No. SS.— William Dickson, proxy for M., S. VV. and J . W. Mound Citv No. 55.—Charles A. McMuUen, S. W., p r o x y for M. and J . W . Havensville No. 34.—Melvin J. T h o m p s o n , M., p r o x y for S. W . and J . W . Hiawatha No. 55.—William T. Shale, proxy for M., S. W . and J. W. Council Grove No. 36.—William E . Sherfey, p r o x y for M.; H a r r y Masney, proxy for S. W . ; H u g h Stewart, proxy for J . W.
La
Paola No. 37.—George M. Coplin, proxy for M. a n d J. W . ; B e n j a m i n G. Long, S. W. Tola No. SS.—Arthur
Morrison, M., p r o x y for S. VV. and J. VV.
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
Smeca No. SS.—Eufus M. Emery, Jr., M., proxy for S. W.; Wilber W. Simon, proxy for J. W. McKinley iVb. .#/.-Charles L. Dura'll, M., proxy tor S. W. and J. W. HoUon No. 4^.—Edmund B. Jones, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. ' . Delphian No. 4.^.—Charles W. Garrison, M.; William Perry, S. W.; Frank J. Hunt, proxy for J. VV. Easlon No. 4o.—Alonzo R. Adams, J. W., proxy for M. and S. W. Hulstead No. 46.—Erwin J. McKee, M., proxy for J. VV.; Edwin E. Wuttke, S.W. Mackey No. 48. -William C. Scoville, J. W., proxy for M. and S. W. Nine Mile No. 49.—Thomas J. Boone, M., proxy for S. W. and J.- W. Lake No. 50.—Robert M. Forbes, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Orient No. 5/.—Charles H. Chandler, M.; Frank E. McFarland, S. W."; Theron C. Kirkpatrick, J. W. Pottawatomie No^ 52.—Lewis Weeks, M.,.proxy for S. W. and J. W. Ifftoore iVo. 55.—Claude J. Wood, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Shawnee No. 54.-James O. Wade, M., proxy for J. "W.; Sullivan Campbell, S. W. Troy No. 55.—Edward E. Doughty, proxy for M., S. W..aud J. W. Spring Hill No. 56.—Vernon T. Nicholson, S. W., proxy for M.and J. W. McCracken No. 5<?.—Sherrod W. Dutton, proxy for Mr, S. W. and J. W. Salina No.. 60.—Charles D. Sorter, proxy for M. and J. W.; Peter C. Hill, S.W. . • Ridgeway iVo.W.—Edward H. Piatt, M., proxy for S. W. ; Walter D. Miller, J. W. Adams No. 63.—Robert H; Montgomery, M., proxy for S. W.;-Charles A. Wilkin, proxy for J. W. Wathena No. 64. —Benjamin N. Forbes, Jr., M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Gardner No.65.—Carl Harris, M., proxy for S. W.; Axel Halstrom, proxy f o r J . W. Burlington No. 66.—Matthew F. Browne, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Frankfort No. 67.-William H. Hardman, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Hiram No. 68.—George W. Leak, proxy for M., S. W; and J. W. Carbondale No. 70.—J. C. Blood, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Baxter No. 71.—Oliver C Rummel, M.; James Young, proxy for S. W.; Edward B. Corse, proxy for J. W. Mystic Tie No. 74.—Roy A. Haines, M.'; Bert H. Cornelius, S. W.; John W. Jennings, proxy for J. W. '_ Wamego No. 75.—Fred L. Cobb, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Erie No. 76.—William A. Kyle, M-., proxy for S. W.^and J. W. White Cloud No. 7*.—Edward C. Birchfleld, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Corinthian No. 79.—Charles Cain, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W.
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Zeredatha iVb. *C.—Benjamin F. M a r t i n , M . ; Wesley K. Myers, S. W . ; Samuel E. Bailey, J . W . New Albany No. SI.—George M. Bracken, M., proxy for S. W. and J . W . Jefferson No. S4.^D. Mortom Beasore, M., proxy for S. W. and J . W . Sunflower No. 86.— Arch De Bruce, M.; F r a n k C. K i r k p a t r i c k , p r o x y for S. W . ; E d w i n T. Ridgeway, J. W. Mankato No: 57.—Ralph M. C a n t h o r n , S. W., p r o x y for M. a n d J . W . Evreka No. SS.—Sosmh S. Palling, M., p r o x y for S. W . and J . W . Some No. 89.—James
P . Sams, M., proxy for S. W. a n d J. W.
Oolden Rule No. 90.—B. Willis Dibble, p r o x y for M., S. W. and J . W. Marysville No. 91.—Harry F . W h i t t e n , M., F r a n k J . F a u l k n e r , proxy for S. W . ; H e n r y W . Hoyer, J . W. Devon No. 9^.—John T. Miller, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Qirard No. 95.—Gustav G o o d k i n d , M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W, Harmony No. 94.—William S. Pettit, p r o x y for M. a n d J. W . ; Louis C. StifHer, proxy for-S. W. Gonslellalion No. 95.—John E. McCray, M.; T h o m a s C. Babb, proxy for S. W.; Byron Y . Hess, p r o x y f o r J . W . Delaware No. 96. - J o h n A. Wolf, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. W. Wichita No. 99.—Harvey C. Price, M.; J o h n L. Evans, S. W . ; G a l u s h a A. King, J. W. Prudence No, ^00.—Hurlbert A. Scorell, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Keystone No. iO^.—William M. Clark, J . W., p r o x y for M. and.S. W. Cedar No. 103.—Wm. M. G r a y , S. W., p r o x y for M. a n d J. W. ,Solomon No. 105. F r e d L. Hall, J. W., p r o x j ' for M.; Jay Spaulding, proxy for S. W. Fidilily
No. 106.—Charles, W. Hale, M . ; J a m e s W. Miller, proxy for S. W.; Oscar Walker, p r o x y for J . W.
Fortitude No. i07.—William E . Hobbs, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W . Winfield No. i W . — C h a r l e s F . M a r t i n , M., proxy for J. W.; Ira P. Kyger, Hesperian No. 111.—William S. A t t e b u r y , M., proxy for J. W . ; William J. Kirkpatrick, p r o x y for S. W. / Blue Valley No. ii^.—Alfred J. Piper, M., p r o x y for J. W.; J a m e s M. Layton, proxy for S. W. St. Johns No. -Z/5.—Leslie E . Abbott, p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J. W. Advance No. 114-—J.Whitney Hastings, p r o x y for M. and S. W.; Samuel Soper, J. W. Excelsior No. US.—Henry
M. Griffith, M., proxy for S. W. a n d J. W .
Muscotah No. i.?6.—William H . Trial, p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J . W . Parsons No. i i 7 . — L e w e l l y n T^ Richards, S. W., p r o x y for M. and J. W . Cherokee No. 119.— George E . C u m m i n g s , M.; Oliver B. Loveland, S. W . ; P e r r y J. Bessey, p r o x y for J . W.
468
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PROCEEDINOS
OF THE
February.
Halcyon No. ISO.— H a r r y N. Baker, M., p r o x y for S. W.; Amos G. Tucker, p r o x y for J. W . • Woodson No. 121.— Bode 0 . L a m b , M., p r o x y for J . W.; Edward A. H i b b a r d , proxy for S. VV. Clifton No. i^?.—Edward A. Smies, p r o x y for M., S. W. and J. W . Godfrey No. lS4.-Peter
0 . S m i t h , J . W., proxy for M. and S. W.
Cawker City No. les.—Harry
E. W i t h a m , M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W.
Palestine No. 1S7.—Warren W. Cordell, M., p r o x y for J . W.; Renard G. Campbell, p r o x y for S. W . Munden No. ]SS.— Johr\ H. A n d r e w s , p r o x y for M . a n d S. W.; Samuel E. Segrist, J . W . Belleville-No. 7^5.—Harry B P e r s o n e t t , M., proxy for S. W . and J . W. Clay Center No. 1S4.— William H . P e c k h a m , M., proxy for S. W.; H e n r y W. Stackpole, p r o x y for J . W . • Cherryvale No. 1S7.— William E . Case, M., proxy for J. W.; George M. Seacat, proxy for S. W. Sedgwick No. 1S9.—Edgar
F. Trego, J . W., proxy for M. and S. W.
Reno No. i^O.—Henry 8. Zinn, S. W., p r o x y for M. and J . W. Signal No. i^2.—^Albert O. J u s t i c e , S. W., p r o x y for M.j Eugene A. Perr i n e , proxy for J . \V. Newton No. 14S.— J e s s e L. Napier, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W. Gilead No. 144.—Robert C. Ellis, j ' . W., proxy for M. and S. VV. , Mi. Vernon No. 145.— J o h n W. Robinson, M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . VV. Elhworth No. US.—CharXes Newton Fowler, M.; Waldo F . W e l l i n g t o n , S. W . ; A.'Dale Morrison, J . W. CenUr No. 147.—Xlarry G. L a u b h a n i M . ; William P. Palmer, S. W . ; William T. Bond, p r o x y for J . \V. Wa-Keeney Ao. US.—Arthur S. Peacock', M., proxy for S. VV. a n d J. W. Thayer No. i^9.—Albert O. Sperry, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. VV. Wellington No. 150.— Charles E . Croseu, M . ; Clem Spruance, proxy for -S. VV:; Charles T". Massey, J. W. Douglass No. i57.—Clarence P. Blood, p r o x y for M. and S. VV.; William P . K n o t e , proxy for J. W. Lebo No. 152.— David P. J o n e s , M.; E d w a r d R. T h o m e , S. VV.; Oliver M. Speer, proxy for J . VV. iMray No. i55.—George W. Elliott, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W . Hope No. W5.—Algie F. Sims, M., p r o x y for S. VV.; J a m e s W. Eby, J. W. Haven No. iS?.—Bruce VV. Ruthranfl, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Active No. ISS.—Fred
S h i p p e e , M., proxy for S. VV. and J. VV.
Rohimon No. 159.— Merritt C. H a t h a w a y , M., proxy for S. VV. a n d J. W . Saqui No. i60.—William H . Mize. p r o x y for M.; E r n e s t L. B o t k i n . S . VV. F r a n k P . Wells, p r o x y for J. \V. Alma No. i6i.—Charles H. Mieike, M., p r o x y for S. VV. and J. W . .
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Greenwood No. 16S.—James L. Fitzmorris, M.; Frank G. Brown, S. W.; Orlie W. Defever, J. W. Atwood No. 164.^John R. Mettler, S. VV., proxy for M. and J. W. Oxford No. 165.—Jasper Sommerville, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Lamed No. 167.—Henry T. Taylor, proxy for M.; John C. Fry, proxy for S. W.; Charles E. Lobdell, proxy for J. W. Blue Rapids No. 169.—Samuel W. Gilson, M., proxy for J. W.; Charles L. Garrison, S. W. Sterling No. -Z7i.—Adolph M. Ganer, M.; Frank M. Masemore, S. W.; Fred C. Keys, J. W. McPherson No. -Z7^.—Leon D. McMurray, J. W., proxy for M. and S. W. Western Star No. 174.—Arthur E. Nelson, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Kirwin No. -Z75.—Samuel E. Cogswell, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Prairie Queen No. 176.—John A. Hawkinson, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. . Russell No. 177.—Harry A. Dawson, M.; Alexander L. Browne, S. W., proxy for J. W. Mt. Moriah No. -Z79.—Charles A. P. Moser, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Bennington No. 180.—John VV. Kephart, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. Lenora No. 181.—Jonathan B. Hickman, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Burrton No. 182.—J. Frank Remick, M.; Charles Richards, proxy for S. W.; William F. Zimmerman, proxy for J. W. Hamlin No. -Z5'5.—IJrwin C. Blanchard, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Mountain Slope No. 186.—Harlan Q. Banta, S. W., proxy for"M. and J. W. Pittsburg No. 187.—George W. Leavitt, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Onaga No. 188.—John H. Gabriel, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. Henri No. ^50.—Charles Woodward, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Walnut Valley No. 191.—Thomas D. Rineley, M.,"proxy forS. W. and J. W. Royal No. i9^.—Burnice L. Wolfe, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Hartford No. 193.—Clarence Cooley, M.; Charles R. Baysinger, S. W.; J. Frank Hughes, J. W. Galena No. iS^.—William A. Stone, M., proxy fo~r S. W. and J. W. Hays No. 195.—George K. Helder, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Madison No. ^96 —William T. Wiley, proxy for M.; James M. Moore, S. W.; Abraham L. Cable, proxy for J. W. Canton No. i9~.-Charles M. Gray, M.; William L. Hill, proxy for S. W.: Eli S. Maltby, proxy for J."W. Blue Hill No. 795.—Harvey A. Strong, M., proxy for J. W.; Samuel R. Day, proxy for S. W. Norton No. 199.—John H. Rosborough, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Anthony No. SOO.—Andrew Griesinger, J. W., proxy for M. and S. W; Mulvane No. ^0?.—Isaac E. Thompson, M.; Robert E. Seyfer, S. W.; Ernest Hixon, J. W.
470
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February,
Delphos No. SOS.—John A. R i c h a r d s , p r o x y for M., S. W. and J . W. . Sumner No. SOS.—Charles N . Cozad, p r b x y for S.AV.; Samuel M . Baker, J . VV., proxy for M. Downs No. S04.—\)sLvidi H. McCormic, M., proxy for J . W . ; Creed M. Dillon, S. W. Eminence iVo. ^05—William B. P a r m i t e r , M.; Clifford C. C h a p m a n , S. • W . ; J o h n R. H a n s c h e l a t , J . W. Harper No. ;?06.—William D. Stroup, p r o x y for M., S. W . and J . W. Occidental No. S07.—Grover Taylor, S. \V., pr.oxy for M. and J . W . Friendship No. SOS.^\V\\\ia.m F . Soper, proxy for M. and J. W . ; J o h n M. Raw, proxy for S. W. . Greeley No. Sll.—Lawrence
G. H e r a i n g e r , p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J. W .
Olive Branch No. ?/2. —Myron F. Lewis, M., p r o x y for S. W . ; P e n e l t o n J . Powell, proxy for J . W. Twin Grove No. SIS.—George E . G r i m e s , M., p r o x y for S. W.; J o s e p h C. S h o e m a k e r , p r o x y for J. W. Walnut City No. S15.—B. F r a n k McDaniel, proxy for M., S. W. a n d J. W. Ellinwood No. ^27.—DeWitt C. J o h n s o n , M., proxy for S. W . ; J. H o w a r d Torrance, proxy for J . W. Corner Stone No. SW.—M.avtin P e r k i n s , M., proxy for S. W . ; Charles E . W a r d , J. W. -St. Bernard, No. ;?^^.—Albert G. B a r n e t t , proxy for M., S.VV. a n d J. W . Joppa No. S2S.—3ohn E. N u n e s , M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W . Siloam No, ^^5.—Frank L. Sturges, M.; George W . Hart, S. W . ; E v e r e t t A k e r s , proxy for J . W. Dirigo No. SSe.—R&y K e n t o n , M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W . Jamestown No. SS7.— Cha,r\es A. Powell, M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W. Salem No. SSS.—'Robert S. Beachy, p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J . W. Nihnescah No. S30.— L a w r e n c e F . Walter, AI.; Augustus R. H a n s m a n , S. W . ; J a m e s L a r k i n Fields, p r o x y for J. W. Long Island No. SSI.— A l b e r t W. T h o m a s , M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W . Greenleaf No. SSS.—Freemnn Vicory, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W . Clinton No. ;?5S.—DeArmond Collins, S. W., p r o x y f o r ' M . ; Charles H . Book, J. W. Temple No. .^57.—Frank H . Dolson, M., proxy for S. W. and J . W . Vrbana No. «59.—James T. L i k e n s , M., proxy for S. W. and J . W . Soldier No. 340.—Rny William C o n n e r , S. W., p r o x y for M. a n d J . W . Linwood No. 2-^/.—Thomas N. Beckey, p r o x y for M., S. W. a n d J . W. Miltbnvale No. ^42.—George H . P a l m e r , S. W., p r o x y for M.; Marion W . Covey, J. W. Peace No. S4S.— Albert E. W h i t a k e r , p r o x y for M. and J. W.; Cyrus H . Aikey, proxy for S. W . Marmaton No. S45.— H e n d r i c k s V . Adams,. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. W ;
1908-09.
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Canopy No. S4S.— Harry A u b u c h o n , S. W. ScoUsvitle No. 249.—Henry Oalva No. ^31. —John Stafford No. S5S.-Emil
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
471
W. Berry, M., p r o x y for ,1. W . ; William M. Peterson, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W.
Meisinger, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . W. R. Brown, M., proxy for S. W. and J . W.
Oakley No. ^ 5 5 . - F r a n k E. Churchill, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W. Ionic No. 254.—William A. Downey, p r o x y for M., S. W. and J. W. Milan No. 255.— Benjamin F. Zook, p r o x y for M. and S. W.; T h o m a s A. Deffenbaugh, J . W. . Lyra No. « 6 . — W i l l i a m Henry Clark, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W. Westmoreland No. 267.— Erie S. Francis, M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W. Morton
No. ^5*.—Thomas J . Swank, M.; E m m e t t C. Richey, S. W . ; Ciscero J. Hessel, J. W.
Beatlie No. 259.—Ogcur G. Goin, M., proxy for S. W. a n d J. W. Attica No. ^S«.—Leroy D. Harding, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W. Charity No. 26S.—Claude F . Betty, proxy for M., S. W. a n d J . W. Logan No. 264.—Bane G. H a n s e n , S. AV., p r o x y for M. and J. W. Kilwinning No. 265.—Charles E. Devlin, M . ; Charles R. Mandeley p r o x y for S. W.; T h o m a s A. Campbell, proxy for J . W . Mount Zion No. .?6'6. —Joseph F. Bates, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . MoUne No. ^ 6 7 . - E d w i n E . Ames, proxy for M., S. W. a n d J . W. Bourbon No. .^65.—Lather J. Baker, J. W., p r o x y for M. a n d S. W. Mistletoe No. 269.—Guslave Thomas, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Armourdale No. S7i. —John R. Stowers, M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W . Kaw No. 272.—George W. Scott, M., proxy for S. W. and J . W. Black Diamond J. W.
No. .^7.^.—Jackson M. A d a m s , M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d
Webb No. ^75.—William Backe, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W. Windom No. 276.—Gust Falk, proxy for M., S. W. and J . W. Ashland No. ;?77.—Cale W. Carson, p r o x y for M., S. Wj and
J.W
Barney No. S79.-John H . Schiereck, proxy for M., S. W . a n d J . W. Brainard No. 280. - W i l l i a m H. Baker, p r o x y for M. a n d S. W , ; E d w a r d T. E a t o n , p r o x y for J . W. Millbrook- No. 281.—James R. Gordon, M., proxy for S. W.; Ross 0 . Smith, p r o x y for J-. W. Alpha No. 282.-^08000 H. Wilson, M.; Solomon M. Holbrook, S. W . ; Charles W. Teed, J. W. Preston No. .?55.—William H. Evans, M., proxy for S. W . and J. W. Anthem No. ^5.^.—Tilden E. Riley, S. W., proxy for M. a n d J . W. • Chikaskia No. 2S5.—'L\oyd T. Foster, M., proxy for S. W. a n d J. W . Oak No. .?.S7.-Pleasant 0 . Smith, proxy for M., S. W. a n d J . W. Cyrus No. ^.?*;-Alfred A. Peterson, M . ; Robert Telfer, p r o x y for S: W . ; E d w a r d J. Peterson, p r o x y for J . W.
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Emerald No. 289. - Clarence C. Parcells, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. Beulah No. S91.-John Hammond, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Kiowa No. ^95.—Charles A. Stephenson, proxy for M. and S. W.'; J. Floyd Burton, proxy for J. W. Comanche No. ^95.—William B. Ward, U.\ Omar H.Todd, proxy for S. W.; James M. Williams, J. W. Highland No. f96.-Christian C. Kilian, M., proxy for S. W.; John ~ " Heinen, proxy for J. W. • - Apollo No. 297.—noward C. Baynesford, M.;'Arthur Fauteux, S. W.; William E. Vose, proxy for J. W. Samaria No. ^95.—Dallas Grover, proxy for M., S." W. and J. W. Cable No. 299.-Joseph A. Fehr, proxy for M., S. W: and J. W. Fargo No. 509.—Rav Mlllman, M., proxy for S. W.; Maurice H. Flood, J. W. . " . , Albert Pike No. 50,?.—Bruce Griffith, M.; Ralph F. Martin, S. W.; Albert D. Taylor, J. W. , . . Randall No. 59^.-Alvin B. Foss, M., proxy for S. VV. and J. W. .4wM-iVo, 595.—William E. Mitchell, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Kansas No. 597.—Louis D. Blachly, J. W., proxy for M. and S. W. Alden No. SOf—Harry E. Walter, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Naphtali No. 520.—James A. Dibble, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. Hancock No. 311.—Kzm B. Fuller, S. W., proxy for M.and J. W. ' Santa Fe No. 5i,?.—Virginius L. Bethel, M.;.Francis E. Murphy, proxyfor S. W.; Henry Johnson, proxy for J. W. Hebron No. 52.^.-Elmer E. Teeple, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Coolidge No. Sia'.—Joseph" A. Thomas, M., proxy for S. "W. and J. W. Norcatur No.'Sl?.—Jesse J. Pool, proxy fbr'M., S. W. and J. W. - Wallace No. 318.—James H. Barrett, M., proxy for S. VV. and J. W. ^ Norwich No. 579.—Charles E. Rhoads, J. W.; Lorenzo D. Henson, proxy ^ . for M. and S. W. Goodland No. S;Si.—Joseph S. Jones, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Ben Hur No. 5^,??—Godfred Rraun, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. La Harp No. 5;?5:—Eugene G. Danforth, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. IfoXori JN'b. 5^e.-^0scar L. Kistler, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. . Gypsum City No. SS8.—Ira Waldo Johnson, M., proxy for S. W.,and J. W. La Crosse No. 550.-John W. McCormick, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Hofsinston iVb. 55/.—William Ward, M., proxy for J. W.; Wilbur H. ^ Rice, proxy for S. W. Rosedale No. 535.—William S. Smith, S. W., proxy for M. and J. W. Oak Hill No. 554..-Charles A. Dieter, J.'W., proxy for M.and S. W. Kincaid No. 555.-Charles M. Caldwell, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Leoti No. 540.—John A. Dickey, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W.
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473
Parker No. 5.^i.—William H. Campbell, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Edna iVo.5.^5.—Valentine C. Wallingford, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Spivey No. 347.- William J. Crosby, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Hoxie No. 5.^5.—Ellwood L. Gregg, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Narha No. 349.—Thomas A. Seifert, J. W., proxy for M. and S. W. Scammon No. 361.—Oscar Hisle, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Bbrace A^o, 55^.—Clement L. Wilson, M.; William M. Glenn, S. W.; Arthur N. Rochester, J. W. Wdhville No. 556.—Isaiah G. Noble, proxy for M., 8. W. and J. VV. Aha Vinta No. 557.—Ulysses G. Slack, M., proxy for J. W.; Martin W. Biglin, proxy for S. W. Turon No. 555.—Mowry S. Thacher, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Sylvan Grove No. 359.—Sidney R. Lawson, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Jennings No. 560.—William E. Wilson, proxy for M., S. W. and J. W. Geneseo No. 562.—Bert E. Porter, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Poivhattan No. 565.-JRaymond E. Potter, S. W., proxy for M. and J . W. Valley Center No. 56.^.—Adrian P. Wright, M., proxy for S. W.; Walter Cooper, proxy for J. W . Boling No. 565.—John E. Peters, M., proxy for J. W.; James H. Thomas, S. W. Bonner Springs No. 366.—James D. Waters, M., proxy for S. W. and J . W. Owen A. Basselt No. 567.—Charles L. Haun, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Stohrville No. 368. - William B. Rowe, M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Roger E. Sherman A'o. 565.—Calvin E. Kline, proxy for M.,S. W . a n d J . W . Maple Hill No. 570.—James W.Thompson, M.,proxy for S. W. and J. W. Denison No. 57^.—Fred E. Gates, M., proxy for S. W. and J. "W. ' Dwighl No. 374.—George Dasher, M.; William Moore, S. W.; Nelson D. Swenson, proxy for J. W. Grand View No. 376.—Clarence E. Smith, M., proxv for J. W.: Cleveland W. Mills, proxy for S. W. Waldron No. 577.—Leigh E. Johnson, proxy for M.; Richard Sethman, S. W., proxy for J. AV. Zenda No. 57.?.—Stanford M. Smart, M.; Herbert M. Tavlor, S. W.; Charles Hiebsch, J. W. Buffalo No. 579.—Frank E. Long, M., proxy for J. W.: John L. Orr, proxy forS. W.
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SUMMARY O F R E P O R T .
G r a n d Officers P a s t G r a n d Officers Grand Representatives Custodians Assistant Lecturers * District D e p u t y G r a n d Masters
,.
.- 16 11 43 2 9 32
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of Lodges P a s t Masters Total m e m b e r s h i p of Grand Lodge p r e s e n t
375 , . . 199 574
N u m b e r of lodges represented F r a t e r n a l l y siibmitted,
- . . . 277
FBANK B . DAVIS, A-. S I D N E Y C H A S E ,
CHAELTSS B . H A L L , JOHN W . NEILSON,
W M . H .VOETH,
STANDING Tbo
Committee.
COMMITTEES.
M.-. W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r
announced
vised list o f c o m m i t t e e s ; On
t h e follovving r e -
Credentiats.— FRAfiK /El. DAVIS,
.
No. 5 , ' A t c h i s o n ;
A. SIDNEY
C H A S E , N O . 14f), E l l s w o r t h ; W I L L I A M H . V O E T H , N O . 93, G i r a r d ; C H A R L E S
E . H A L L ; N O . 177,.Russell;. J O H N VV. NBILSON, N O . 113, Concordia. On Reports of Grand Queers.—WILLIAM L . MAXWELL, N O . 37, P a o l a ; E D W A R D VV. W A Y N A N T , N O . 2, L e a v e n w o r t h ; CH^ARLES L . BRAMWELL, N O .
200, A n t h o n y ; FRED H . STUCKEY, N o . 303, W i c h i t a . On Finance
and Property.— W I L L I A M F . M A R C H , N o . 9, L a w r e n c e ;
AUGUSTUS O . W E L L M A N , No. 225, T o p e k a ;
F R A N K E . D E M U T H , N o . 146,'
E l l s w o r t h ; ROBERT T R E A T P A Y N E , N O . 297, E l l i s ; ALBERT A. FLACK, N O .
353, E n t e r p r i s e . On Jurisprudence.—SAMVEL R . PETERS, N O . 142, N e w t o n ; ELBIOK C . COLE, N O . 15, G r e a t B e n d ; ARTHUR M . JACKSON, N O . 2, L e a v e n w o r t t ; DALLAS
GROVER,
N O . 298, E l l s w o r t h ;
C H A R L E S E . LOBDELL, N O . 167,
Lamed. On Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D.—HARRY E . BEST, N O . 36, Manhatta;n; E A R L Y W. POINDEXTER, No, 17, T o p e k a ; MOSES H . COLE, NO."206, Harper. On Correspondence. — MATTHEW M . MILLER, N O . . 1 3 4 , Clay C e n t e r ; residence, T o p e k a . On Necrology.—BERTINE
P . W A L K E R , N O . 160, Osborne.
M.-.W.-. irENRY F. MASON delivered the following a d d r e s s : Brethren of the Grand Lodge : The past year has been one of continued prosperity to the Order throughout this jurisdiction. The net gain in m e m b e r s h i p during 1908 was 1.604, m a k i n g the total on December 31st 32,072. Mere Increase in numbers is not in itself to be regarded as a test of the welfare or progress of the Institution. I t is, however, an indication t h a t interest in the Order is well maintained. But, judged by any criterion, the history of Masonry in K a n s a s for the past twelve months is a source of gratification from whatever angle it may be viewed. No want of harmony has developed in a n y quarter save in a very few instances, where, however, the unpleasa n t manifestation has been confined strictly within the limits of the particular lodge in which it originated. I take no credit to myself for this satisfactory state of affairs, but I do see in it the result of the prudence, vigilance and resourcefulness displayed by my predecessors in tine office I now hold. I n the early p a r t of my term tlie effects of recent illness prevented my giving as prompt and full attention to the duties of my office as I wished, and throughout the year demands upon m y time whicli I could not escape have compelled me to forego official activities t h a t I should have greatly enjoyed. This situation has made it necessary to call upon my associates for assistance so far as to t a x their generous forbearance, b u t in every instance the response has been free and hearty. I am especially indebted to the courtesy and kindness in this respect of the Deputi' Grand Master, upon whom I have cast m a n y of the duties for the performance of which I was responsible,and if he has ever chafed under the unwarranted load thus shifted to his shoulders he has alwaj's carefully and successfully concealed all trace of annoy-
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ance b e n e a t h the cloak of his unfailing good nature. My labors have, been m u c h lightened b y the c i r c u m s t a n c e t h a t most of them h a v e been performed almost within a stone's throw of t h e ofHce of t h e Grand Secretary, a n d I have been able easily to draw upon his fund of wisdom and experience in the solution of all problems, w h e t h e r trivial or serious — an opportunitj' of which I have freely availed myself.. . DEATH OF BROTHEB SPENOEB P. WADE.
D u r i n g t h e last A n n u a l Communication of the Grand Lodge W.-. Bro. S P E N O E B P . W A D E , pur G r a n d Tyler, was a p p r o a c h i n g
the end of w h a t for some time had been.known to be his last illness, a n d w i t h i n a few days the expected end c a m e and death relieved h i m of his suffering. Perhaps no one had a wider personal acquaintance among t h e votaries of Masonry in the State. H e could a l m o s t have tyled a n y lodge within t h e Grand Jurisdiction and vouched for the s t a n d i n g of its m e m b e r s . And every acquaintance was his loyal a n d devoted friend, who cherished for h i m a sincere affection and felt in his death a deep sense of personal loss. T h e . v a c a n c y in t h e office of Grand Tyler was filled by the app o i n t m e n t of W.'. Bro. W . A M E B B U R N E T T , of Mountain Slope
Lodge No. 186, who had performed its duties during the sickness of B r o . W A D E .
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DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND .MASTERS.
I t is a matter,of great and increasing gratification t h a t the operation of the District Deputy system a b u n d a n t l j ' proves the wisdom of i t s adoption. W h e n the present Grand Master came into office he found in the District Deputy Grand Masters a thorough organization of competent assistants, fully Informed as to conditions in their respective territory, trained in the duties of their position, and alert to promote the w e l f a r e of the Order by «very m e a n s in their power. Very few clianges were made in t h e personnel of the body, a n d these m a i n l y in cases where for one reason or a n o t h e r the former appointees declined reappointment. T h e work of the District Deputies except in a few instances has been well a n d thoroughly done. I t h a s of course been impossible for t h e Grand Master in person to visit any verj' considerable proportion of t h e lodges—considerable, t h a t is, when contrasted with the whole number, or with the n u m b e r he would have been glad to visit, or even with the number from which he received cordial invitation to be present on some special occasion. The reports received from the District Deputies, however, have furnished information, accessible almost a t a glance, of the condition and needs of t h e various lodges. I n general they have shown com-
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plete, or nearly complete, compliance with the suggestions a n d recommendations made by the Deputies on earlier visits, and t h e change that has been accomplished in this manner is a r e m a r k a ble tribute to the efficacy of the system. BELATIOIiS WITH FOBBIG!^ liODGES.
During i h e year considerable correspondence has been h a d with the Grand Masters in sister jurisdictions, mainly upon routine matters. I n only one case has there been even the suggestion of a misunderstanding requiring adjustment. T h a t grew o u t of w h a t a t first seemed conflicting claims as to jurisdiction, b u t a n investigation of t h e exact circumstances of the case resulted in a complete agreement a n d showed t h a t the want of concord h a d been occasioned by a misapprehension as to the facts. OFFICIAL VISITS.
As ah'eady suggested t h e Grand Master has been able to m a k e relatively few official visits, or even to respond to all of the special invitations t h a t he would liave been glad to accept. B u t in every instance where he has visited a lodge he has m e t with a cordial and hospitable reception, a n d no effort has been spared to m a k e the occasion one of present enjoyment a n d lasting benefit to t h e Craft. In particular, the District Deputies, whenever they have had notice in advance of a promised visit, have exerted tiiemselves to procure t h e attendance not alone of the members of t h e lodge to be. visited, b u t of those of neighboring lodges as well. Their efforts in this direction proved remarkably successful; a n d by this means t h e Grand Master was brought into personal contact with the representatives of m a n y different lodges which it would not have been feasible for h i m to visit. This feature particularly characterized the meeting held a t Salina on September 29th.
Through t h e efforts of R.-.W.-. Bro. G E O E G E D . A D A M S a
program was arranged for morning, afternoon and evening sessions, the first being taken up largely with addresses on m a t t e r s of masonic interest, the second with work on the first degree, and the last with the third degree a n d informal talks by m a n y of the visitors, who came not alone from the lodges in that district, b u t from all parts of the State. SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.
Special dispensations have been granted during the year to the number of 106. W h e r e the dispensation was for the convenience of an individual or w a s occasioned by the neglect of t h e lodge or its officers the fee fixed by the regulation h a s been charged, the a m o u n t from this source collected a n d turned over
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to t h e G r a n d Secretary being $235.00, a s will appear in his financial s t a t e m e n t . W h e n t h e object s o u g h t was one of.general interest, or when special circumstances seemed to justify it, the fee has been waived. NEW LODGES CONSTITUTED.
As shown by t h e report of the G r a n d Secretary three charters granted a t the last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of the Grand Lodge have been issued a n d these lodges have been regularly constit u t e d : Hiattville Lodge No. 216, Lewis Lodge No. 220, and Powh a t t a n Lodge No. 363. LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION.
Ten dispensations have been granted for the opening and holding of lodges, the names, places a n d dates being shown by the report of t h e Grand Secretary. CORNER-STONES.
During the year the Grand Master officiated personally a t the l a y i n g of,corner-stones as follows: October 11, 1908, a t J u n c t i o n City, K a n s a s , First Universalist Church. December 19, 1908, a t K a n s a s City, K a n s a s , Scottish Rite Temple. "The D e p u t y Grand Master officiated on.these occasions: March 10,1908, a t W i c h i t a , K a n s a s , L i b r a r y Building of Fairm o u n t College. December.3,1908, a t E l Dorado, K a n s a s , Butler County Court House. Commissions were issued to Special Deputy Grand Masters for these occasions: J u n e 25, 1908, t o W.-. J O S E P H A. W E L L S , B a p t i s t C h u r c h a t
Erie, Kansas. J a n u a r y 7, 1909, to W.-. O L I V E R P . F I L L E R , Cowley County
Court H o u s e a t Winfield, K a n s a s . TAXATION OF LODGE PROPERTY AND T H E MASONIC HOME. I n t h e address of M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r E D W A R D W . W E L -
L I N G T O N a t the last A n n u a l Communication of the Grand Lodge, it was recommended that t h e Council of Administration be given a u t h o r i t y to take such action as m i g h t be necessary to test the question whether t h e property of t h e G r a n d Lodge a n d of the lodges is subject to taxation; a n d t h e subject was referred to the Council, with power to act. T h e S t a t e Board of T a x Commis-
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sioners having taken the view t h a t such property was notexemjjt. from taxation, the Council instituted a suit in Shawnee County in the immediate charge of Bro. T. F. G A R V E R , for the purpose of determining t h a t question. The action was brought to restrain the collection of taxes assessed against the office and library building in Topeka belonging to the Grand Lodge. The District Court has held the property to be exempt. Steps have been taken to have the question passed upon by the Supreme Court on appeal, and as it is customary to give an early hearing in m a t t e r s affecting the public revenues, it is probable t h a t a-final decision can be Jiad within the next year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; possibly within a much shorter time. "The rule finally established in this case will doubtless apply to all property used exclusively for lodge purposes. The inembers of the Council of Administration have been a t pains to try to make it clear t h a t the masonic organizations have no wish to escape a public duty, or to evade tlie payment of a legal obligation. I n a s m u c h as the Masonic Order has no insurance features, as membership therein secures no right to receive a stated benefit in return for the periodical p a y m e n t of a fixed sum, and as the relief it affords is based upon the needs and worthiness of the beneficiaries, t h e view coinmonly entertained t h a t it is a charitable institution within t h e meaning of the law relating to exemptions appears so reasonable t h a t it has seemed just and proper t h a t the question should be determined in the courts. I trust t h a t the conduct of this litigation to the present time m a y be approved, and recommend that the Council of Administration be given specific authority to t a k e such steps as m a y be necessary for its further prosecution. The State T a x Commission being also of the'opinion that not even the property used in the maintenance of t h e Kansas Masonic H o m e is exempt, its board of directors brought a similar suit in Sedgwick County to settle t h a t question, the action being in the i m m e d i a t e charge of Bro. D.'M. D A L E and Bro. S. B. A M I D O N .
The District Court in t h a t case held the Masonic Home property to be subject to the p a y m e n t of taxes. An appeal to the Supreme C o u r t i s a i n a t t e r of course, and the two cases will doubtless be disposed of a t about the same time. If it is finally determined that the office building is exempt, the exemption of t h e Home will follow as a m a t t e r of course, b u t the H o m e m a y be held exempt for reasons peculiar to itself. I t should be said t h a t those public officers who maintain t h a t the H o m e is liable to taxation are not to be understood as personally favoring t h a t course as a m a t t e r of legislative policy. They are constrained to their present attitude by their interpretation of the law as it now exists, believing t h a t by the terms of the statute, in order for property to be e x e m p t it must be used not only for charitable' purposes, but for the purposes of a public
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charity, and that this implies t h a t its benefits must not be limited to an artificially created class. T h e reasons for e x e m p t i n g property devoted to such use as t h a t to which the Masonic H o m e is p u t are so obvious, so forcible, and appeal so strongly to the universal instincts of h u m a n i t y , t h a t it seems probable if the present law shall be found to have been correctly construed by the District Court of Sedgwick County, an early a m e n d m e n t m a y be hoped for. DECISIONS,
A n u m b e r of questions have of course been asked of the Grand Master during the year. To these he has returned such answers as the occasion seemed to require. I n m a n y instances they related to matters fully covered by the Constitution and By-Laws or -by formal decisions a l r e a d y made, or were in their nature of only temporary interest. Only three answers have been m a d e which are thought of sufficient importance as precedents to warr a n t their submission to tlie Grand Lodge for approval or rejection. They may be expressed in general terms as follows: 1."^. The f a c t t h a t a m e m b e r a g a i n s t w h o m charges are preferred is confined in the State P e n i t e n t i a r y does not prevent the service of s u m m o n s upon him or his being tried, convicted and sentenced. 2. The fact t h a t a m e m b e r has been convicted of a public offense in the State courts does not in and of itself constitute a ground for charges against him, b u t is such strong evidence of his guilt of the wrongful a c t forming the basis of his conviction as ordinarily to be practicall3' conclusive against liim. 3. W h e r e a conviction is had-upon charges preferred against a m e m b e r it is not necessary t h a t the sentence be pronounced by the officer who presided a t the t r i a l ; being but the formal registration of the will of the lodge, it m a y be announced by the Master. DUES OF MKMBEBS OF AN EXTINCT. I,ODGB.
A t the last A n n u a l Communication of the Grand Lodge the charter of Perfect Square Lodge No. 220 was revoked. W h e n its records were turned in the m i n u t e s of a meeting held a few d a y s before such revocation contained an entry which some of its m e m b e r s understood showed t h a t all delinquent dues had been remitted. The Grand Master was of the opinion that the record did not affirmatively show a valid order of remission, and advised the Grand Secretary, unless otherwise directed by the Grand Lodge, to collect all unpaid dues. This advice was given in the belief t h a t it.was better for the m e m b e r s themselves, t h a t if their dues were to be remitted it should be in accordance with a plain and unquestionably valid order. The effect of the entry referred to
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can be best judged by an examination of the original, and therefore no copy is here given or description attempted. Desiring t h a t no injustice be done the members of the extinct lodge, I ask t h a t the Committee on Jurisprudence examine the record and recommend a return of their dues if t h a t course shall seem proper. LOSS OF OFFIOAL CIPHERS.
A question has arisen whether S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 25, requiring the p a y m e n t of twenty dollars by a lodge failing to produce an otHcial cipher, except upon satisfactory evidence of its destruction, applies where a cipher had been lost but such loss had not been reported before such rule was adopted, and also as to ;what constitutes satisfactory proof t h a t a cipher has been destroyed. B y my advice the Grand Secretary has acted upon the assumption t h a t the rule applied to such a case, and t h a t satisfactory proof of destruction can only be offered by affidavit of one having direct personal knowledge of the facts. However, I invite the attention of the Committee on Jurisprudence to the question whether in any particular case the penalty should not have been exacted. CHAIlSr LETTERS.
These extracts from a circular sent to the Masters of lodges on December 18, 1908, are self-explanatory, and are incorporated here to give additional publicity to the fact t h a t however laudable m a y be the purpose of those concerned in sending them out, the use of "chain l e t t e r s " is discountenanced by the Grand Lodge, and any appeal made to the charity of.Masons through this medium is without otfieial sanction: " F r o m time to time attempts to raise money for various enterprises by so-called 'chain letters' have been disapproved in official communications to the Craft in this jurisdiction. I n the address of Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N to the Grand Lodge last February, this method of soliciting funds was cliaraoterized as â&#x20AC;˘ undignified and unworthy of support. During the past year m a n y letters of this kind have been received by brethren throiighout the State, a s k i n g their cooperation as Masons in such a scheme. I n some instances these have been referred to the Grand Master for advice, which has uniformly been given a g a i n s t responding to them. I n other cases, however, their request has been complied with by members who were doubtless not aware of the efforts t h a t have been made to discourage the practice. " E n d l e s s chain enterprises designed for the sale of goods are held by the postofflce d e p a r t m e n t to be fraudulent, and m a t t e r exploiting t h e m is treated as unmailable. While all chain letters are not absolutely prohibited, they have been used so much and so often for such questionable ends, t h a t they are regarded with suspicion and disfavor. No reflection is m e a n t upon the purposes of those who m a y have innocently resorted to this device in a,
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p a r t i c u l a r case. The condemnation expressed is against the plan â&#x20AC;˘itself. If it worked o u t according to design, t h a t is. if each person in the chain responded to the appeal and passed it along to others ( a s sometimes happened before the.novelty wore off i the continual increase of contributors in geometrical progression would soon result in the accumulation of a fabulous sum, as a few m o m e n t s of calculation will abundantly demonstrate." CUSTODIANS DISPENSED WITHâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;LEGISLATION MADE NEOBSSAKY.
A t the last A n n u a l Communication of the Grand Liodge a proposition was sustained^by a two-thirds vote to amend the Constitution by repealing Section 6 of Article IV, which created a p e r m a n e n t committee of three members, known as Custodians of the Work. T h e proposed a m e n d m e n t was duly submitted to the lodges for their action, and as shown by the report of the G r a n d Secretary more than two-thirds of them agreed thereto, the number of those favoring the change being 287, and of those opposing it, 92. In accordance, therefore, with the procedure prescribed in such cases, I declare the result of the vote to be as stated, a n d proclaim the proposed a m e n d m e n t . t o be adopted, and the section named to be repealed. Several By-Laws and portions of others are rendered inoperative by this change, and should doubtless be formally repealed. W h e t h e r any new provisions should be adopted to replace those thus stricken out, and if so w h a t their effect should be, is a m a t t e r for the consideration of the Grand Lodge a t this Communication.Suoh consideration will perhaps be aided by a short s t a t e m e n t of the By-Laws affected. The following are those which m u s t be regarded as entirely repealed by implication: No. 16. requiring the ritual to be rehearsed before the Grand Lodge by the Custodians. No. 28. requiring an a n n u a l report by the Custodians. No. 43, requiring the Custodians to hold an a n n u a l School of Instruction. No. 44, requiring.the Custodians to send a Lecturer to a lodge upon application, and authorizing them to adopt other methods of instruction. No. 57, allowing the Custodians expenses in connection with the a n n u a l School of Instruction. , The By-Laws, portions of which are' in effect stricken out by the a m e n d m e n t , are those numbered 42, 53 and 55. The two latter, relate to the allowances m a d e to various officers for compensation for t h e i r services and expenses. The p a r t of each which refers to the Custodians can be disregarded without affecting the other provisions, but as a m a t t e r o f form should be stricken out by amendment. By-Law 42, however, provides t h a t the Grand Master shall appoint as m a n y AssistantLecturers as m a j ' b e neces-
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sary to ineet the requirement of the lodges, and t h a t they shall be Master Masons whose skill as workmen and proficiencj' as ritualists shall be certified by the Custodians. The abolition of the Board of Custodians seems to do away with the Assistant Lecturers, who were formerly appointed on their recommendation. If it is,desired to retain the Assistant Lecturers the by-law will naturally be amended so as to express the pleasure of the Grand Lodge in t h a t respect. Otherwise it should be formally repealed. W h e t h e r any further new legislation is made necessary by the change referred to can be best determined by considering j u s t w h a t were the duties of the'three Custodians whose offices havpi now been abolished. 1 think they m a y be fairly stated t h u s : 1. To preserve the work, and in any case of doubt to determine finally all questions relating to the ritual. 2. To pass upon the qualification of Assistant Lecturers. 3. To send Lecturers to lodges m a k i n g application therefor, and to adopt other methods of instruction. 4. To hold schools of instruction and give instruction in person, this Including the rehearsing of the ritual. If no further action is taken I think it quite plain t h a t in virtue of w h a t has already been done all of these duties would devolve upon the Grand Master, excepting the actual holding of schools of instruction and giving instruction in person, and these would doubtless have to be performed by such persons and in such manner as he m i g h t direct. Should the Grand Lodge prefer t h a t this condition be continued, at least for the present, it would doubtless be wise to amend By-Laws 43 and 44, and perhaps 16, 28 and 57 as well, so as to make this devolution of duties clear. To look to the Grand Master for so much work which has heretofore been done by the Custodians would not I think unduly" burden him. I n order t h a t he should effectually preserve the work it would not be necessary for him to be himself a letterperfect ritualist. W h e n called upon to decide a doubtful point he could make use of all available means to confirm his opinion before giving a decision, and would have no difficulty in satisfying his judgment. Nor would the task of deciding for himself upon the competency of those to be entrusted with the actual work 6f instruction be laborious. I t would not be necessary for him in person to listen to their rehearsal of the ritual. H e could advise himself of their proficiency by information otherwise acquired without likelihood of serious error. Indeed most of the functions referred to as heretofore performed by the Custodians have in fact been exercised by them under the direction and control of the Grand Master. For instance, the responsibility of determining w h a t lodges need instruction, how they should receive it, and in general w h a t methods should be' pursued in t h a t respect, has always rested upon the Grand Master, and not upon
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the Custodians. I n performing any new duties, or in performing any old duties in a new manner, the Grand Master would be greatly aided, as in other matters, by his District Deputies. Should it, however, be deemed advisable to entrust to some other person a p a r t of the added responsibility t h a t under the situation, as it now exists, seems to rest upon the Grand Master, perhaps a natural expedient would be the creation of an office which, by w h a t e v e r name known, would be in effect t h a t of a . Grand Lecturer. If t h a t course should be decided upon it would be necessary to consider how the office should be filled, w h e t h e r by election or a p p o i n t m e n t and for w h a t t e r m ; w h a t its precise duties should b e ; w h e t h e r the compensation should be by salary paid by the Grand Lodge or by an allowance based upon services rendered, paid by the direct beneficiaries, and. the a m o u n t in either case. In this connection it may be said t h a t although t h e uniform practice has been to allow instructors of lodges actual expenses and compensation a t the rate of $5.00 a day, this is n o t in virtue of any By-Law or Standing Regulation. I t m i g h t be well t h a t this m a t t e r should be covered in any new legislation t h a t m a y be'adopted. As whatever plan is pursued will be something of an experi-v m e n t it seems desirable t h a t no a t t e m p t be m a d e a t present to embody it in a Constitutional a m e n d m e n t . If incorporated in By-Laws a n y changes t h a t experience proves advantageous can be readily made. ' â&#x20AC;˘ W h i l e the general m a t t e r of the dissemination of the esoteric work is under discussion it will doubtless be of interest to consider w h a t methods are in use elsewhere, not t h a t we will necessarily desire to i m i t a t e the example of our brethren in other jurisdictions, but t h a t we m a y perhaps derive some advantage from their experience. Our own Grand Secretary by correspondence with those of other Grand Lodges has procured detailed s t a t e m e n t s as to how this work is carried on in some fifty-five different jurisdictions, including nearly all of the States of the Union. F r o m tliese tlie following s u m m a r y is made : I n twenty-four of these jurisdictions Grand Lecturers have charge of the work, usually performing it without a s s i s t a n c e ; they a r e : . A l a b a m a , Arizbna, California, District of Columbia, I d a h o , JNew H a m p s h i r e , Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, Vermont, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Prince E d w a r d Island, R h o d e , Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, W e s t Virginia and W i s c o n s i n ; Massachusetts and Louisiana have each two. I n nine oases they are elected by the Grand Lodge, and in fifteen appointed by the Grand M a s t e r ; the term of service being one year, except in a single instance, where it is ten. Some of t h e m are paid a salary b y the Grand Lodge, v a r y i n g from a merely nomi-
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nal amount iu several States to .$1,800 a year, besides expenses, in California; (in N e w York the Grand Lecturer receives .$2,400 a year and $1,000 for expenses, but is not classified here because he works under a Board of C u s t o d i a n s ) ; others are paid on a per diem basis by the local lodges; occasionally the methods are combined ; still others serve without compensation. Three other States have substantially the same system, although in two of them, New J e r s e y and Pennsylvania, the officer is called an instructor, and in the third, I n d i a n a , an inspector. I n W y o m i n g the work is in charge of the Grand Master, and in Montana of the Grand Secretary. I n eleven States Custodians are maintained, although not always called by t h a t n a m e : A r k a n s a s , Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina. Tennessee, Texas and U t a h . They are generally elected or appointed in rotation for a term of years. Various other methods are in vogue, the work being entru.sted in five instances to District Deputies, in others to several Lecturers, by districts or otherwise, and in one â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Illinois â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to five Grand E x a m i n e r s and 160 Grand Lecturers. I t will be seen from this s t a t e m e n t that the methods in use vary so much as to m a k e it difficult to draw a conclusion as to which has proved in experience the most satisfactory, although it is apparent t h a t w h a t m a y be called the Grand Lecturer system has met with much the largest acceptance. I t had not been m y purpose to indicate a preference for any particular plan, m u c h less urge its adoption. B u t the more I have thought of the matter the more it has seemed to me desirable t h a t the Grand Lodge should at least consider with great seriousness whether the best course for the p r e s e n t would not be to create no new oflflce, but leave the work to be preserved by the Grand Master and be disseminated under his direction by such brethren, w h e t h e r occupyingofficialstation or not, as he m a y from time to time select. W e know t h a t a t this time there is an abundance of good material from which such selections could be made, and the only a p p a r e n t objection to this plan lies in the possibilitj' of its imposing too great a hardship upon the Grand Master. I have absolute confidence, however, t h a t upon whatever shoulders the responsibility of t h a t ofHce may rest for the ensuing term, they will be found broad enough to carry with ease and grace all burdens t h a t m a y be placed upon them. The experience of a year under this method would aid in deciding w h e t h e r it should be made permanent. Should it be thought, however, t h a t during the experimental stage there m i g h t be the greater reason for the Grand Master having competent assistance in this phase of his duties, provision might be made for a Grand Lecturer who, under his direction, should have general supervision of the work of instruction. B u t my own j u d g m e n t is against the creation of any new office a t this time.
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DIMITTED MEMBERS. Sevejal other.matters h a v e occurred to me as proper subjects for legislation. B u t after .careful consideration I have been disposed to believe t h a t each new plaÂŤ t h a t m i g h t be suggested to avoid an existing evil is open to some objection which in practice m i g h t be niore serious t h a n t h a t sought to be remedied. For instance, I believe t h a t it is generally felt t h a t some injustice results from the fact t h a t a dimitted Mason, no matter how long he m a y remain in that situation, enjoys the privilege of visitation equally witli one who retains his lodge membership. In view of this, it has sometimes been proposed t h a t this privilege should be cut off after a certifioate of dimission has been issued for a certain time, and its bearer has m a d e no application for membership anywhere. I t is doubtless true t h a t there are a few Masons (very few in times as prosperous as t h e s e ) who have asked for dimission simply because their financial condition makes the p a y m e n t of dues a matter of such m o m e n t t h a t they do not feel justified in continuing it, while a t the same time they are unwilling to ask the lodge to r e m i t t h e m or to permit this to be done. Such persons', even if m i s t a k e n in their course, do not necessarily show by it that thej' have lost interest in Masonry, and a rule against t h e m would perhaps be u n d u l y harsh.. No doubt many dimits are taken out with the idea of applying for meinbership elsewhe.re, and some delay occurs ; the m a t t e r then gets cold, and a condition which was incidental becomes chronic. Brothers in this a t t i t u d e often require only to have their attention called to their dereliction to reawaken t h e m to their obligations. Those Masons who, being fully able to pay their dues without hardship, deliberately sacrifice their m e m b e r s h i p as a means of economy certainly deserve little benefit from their masonic connection and as certainly receive it. On the whole I think the traditional conservatism of the Order-justifies refraining from any experiment along this line.ANNUAL, BBTUBNS.
I have also thought it possible t h a t some plan m i g h t be found to avoid the ever recurring delay in the m a k i n g of the annual returns. I t has been suggested t h a t the outgoing instead of the incoming officers should be charged with the duty of attending to this m a t t e r . B u t reflection will show t h a t this method would be of doubtful efBeacy. I confess I am not sufficiently satisfied with this plan or a n y other relating to this subject to feel justified in recommending it. Twenty lodges are denied representation in this Communication of the Grand Lodge because of delay in transm i t t i n g their annual reports and Grand Lodge dues. Fifteen of these lodges have the same Secretaries now t h a t they had last
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year. I t is evident, therefore, t h a t the failure to have these matters attended to within the prescribed time is not due wholly or in any very considerable degree to a change of officers. MASONIC HOME.
The cap sheaf of masonic achievement in this State, its crowning glory, is the fraternity's H o m e here in Wichita. There m a y be those to whom for one cause or another Masonry does not appeal, or who find in some of its features an obstacle to fellowship or even to s y m p a t h y , who perhaps do not appreciate it because they do not understand it, and dp not understand it because they do not appreciate it. ,But every friend of humanity u n d e r s t a n d s and appreciates the work t h a t is being done at the beautiful H o m e in the western part of this city presided over by Bro. S N E D D E N and his wife, who indeed stand in the placQ of parents to the younger members of the family, and are loyal and devoted friends of the older ones. The year has been a mernorabio one in the history of the H o m e . The past few weeks have seen the completion of a new addition, erected at a cost of .$22,132.77. The membership of the H o m e on December 31st was seventyfive. The admissions during the calendar year were fourteen. The loss by death was five, and eleven members were discharged. The Superintendent has been formally appointed guardian of the minor members who are the owners of any real or personal estate, and, in conjunction with his other duties in the m a n a g e m e n t of the Home, looks after their property interests for their benefit. I will not a t t e m p t further to summarize or to quote from the report of either tlie Superintendent or the Matron, but one feature of the method by which the requirement for new furnishing has been partially met deserves special mention. The item of voluntary donations has always been a considerable one in the support of the Home, but this year, in addition to the usual income from this source, m a n y of the lodges at whose request members h a v e been admitted to the H o m e , in response to a suggestion tactfully made by the Matron, have testified their peculiar interest in the work by m a k i n g special contributions, by means of which m u c h of the necessary new furniture has been provided. No suggestion has been made, nor is any now Intended, t h a t by reason of the fact t h a t a particular lodge has asked the admission of one or more members it stands in any different relation to the work from a n y other; but t h a t fact has in m a n y instances led to a more intimate acquaintance with the methods pursued and the results accomplished, and as a natural consequence the desire has been awakened to render other assistance than by sharing in the p a y m e n t of the general tax. The generous aid referred to has not been confined to lodges represented a t the H o m e , or to lodges or other organiza-
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tions. I t is not my purpose to incorporate herein an appeal for assistance for the H o m e , b u t it is a fact worth bearing constafitly in mind t h a t whenever t h e spirit of p h i l a n t h r o p y moves any organization or individual to an overt act of benevolence, the Ma' s o n i c H o m e always presents a w o r t h y jDlace for its manifestation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a place where a contribution w h e t h e r large or small will be' duly appreciated, and so handled as to yield a bountiful return on the i n v e s t m e n t in t h e h a p p i n e s s of the beneficiaries. I t would be a m a t t e r of congratulation to all concerned that the H o m e was so fortunate as to have either a Superintendent so . c o m p e t e n t in every way as Bro. S N B D D B N , or a Matron so remarkably a d a p t e d to the work as his estimable wife. B u t t h a t these qualifications have been found united in one couple is so exceptional as to form a constant source of grateful satisfaction. CONOLUSION.
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I conclude by t h a n k i n g every member of this Body, whether - in office or otherwise, for the uniform kindness and courtesy shown to me during, m y Incumbency of the office of Grand Master, b y congratulating you all upon the apparent, h a r m o n y which exists in the Order t h r o u g h o u t the jurisdiction, and which I trust m a y characterize your deliberations, and by hoping t h a t this a p p a r e n t condition will prove real and permanent, and continue throughout all succeeding a d m i n i s t r a t i o n s . Fraternally submitted, H B N B Y F. MASON, Grand Master.
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G R A N D TEEASUREB'S REPORT. E.-.W.-. ALBERT SARBAOH, G-rand T r e a s u r e r , presented t h e following r e p o r t : HoLTON K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 3, 1909. To the M.\ W.'. Orand Lodge of Kansas : > The following report of receipts and disbursements is herewith submitted: A L B E R T S A E B A O H , Orand Treasurer, In account with the M.-.W.-. G B A N D LIODGE OF K A N S A S . GENERAL FUND.
1908. Receipts. J a n . 27.—Balance cash on hand Sept. 20.^Received from Grand Secretary Sept. 22.—Received from Grand Secretary Oct. 22.—Received from Grand Secretary Dee. 4.—Received from Grand Secretary 1909. J a n . 6.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 8.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 9.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 12.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 13.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 14.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 15.—^^Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 15.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 22.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 29.—Received from Grand Secretary J a n . 27.—Received from Grand Secretary Total
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$32,734 62 165 00 25 00 401 28 30 00 3,431 00 2,762 10 3,034 90 3,731 10 6,414 90 1,254 00 4,516 10 1,689 00 4,495 60 885 90 10 00 $65,530 50
CHARITY FUND.
1908. Receipts. J a n . 27.—Balance cash on hand $ 3,331 91 1909. Feb. 3.—Transferred ten per cent, from General Fund, account receipts 1908, $16,528.48 1,652 84 Total $4,984 75
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ^
February,
QBNEBAL FUND.
Disbursements. W a r r a n t s issued a s shown in Grand Secretary's report, and paid since J a n u a r y 27, 1908: 1909. W a r r a n t s Nos. 1 to 270 inclusive, except No. 35. $27,819 Transferred to C h a r i t y F u n d .1,652 Balance cash on h a n d ', 36,058 Total ......$65,530
02 84 64 50
OHAEITY F 0 N D .
j^gQg Disbursements. Feb. 24.—Warrant No. 35 Balance cash on hand Total
$
160 00 4,824 75 $ 4,984 75
TRIAL, BALANCE GBAND TBEASUBBB S LEDGER.
Committee allowance Mileage Mileage and expenses Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n General Fiind
$
,
Cash on hand General F u n d .' Cash on hand Charity F u n d Custodians P r i n t i n g A n n u a l Proceedings Postage and express Stationery and printing :..... Grand Secretary's incidentals Library books, etc P o r t r a i t inserts Office and Library B u i l d i n g maintenance .., Grand Master's Contingent F u n d L i b r a r y furniture, etc E x p e n s e s Directors Masonic H o m e
50 105 31 1,046 40,843 $42,076 ; '
:
00 35 15 50 73 73 $36,058 4,824 50 193 2 1 198 193 4 172 260 113 • 2 •$"^,076
F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, ALBERT SARBACH, Grand Treasurer.
64 75 00 03 ll 79 83 80 75 74 29 ' 60 40 73
E.-.W.-. A L B E R T K . WILSON, G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , p r e s e n t e d t h e
following report: To the M.-. W.: Grand Lodfje of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: I n accordance with the requirements of our laws, the following report is presented for your consideration a t this A n n u a l Communication: CHABTEBS.
A t the last A n n u a l Communication c h a r t e r s were granted for the establishment of the following lodges, which were in due time regularly constituted : JSiattville Lodge No. S16.—On March 14, 1908, W.-. E r n e s t A. Henne, Special Deputy Grand Master, instituted t h e lodge with the following officers: William H . Thomas, M a s t e r ; Columbus E. Williams, Senior W a r d e n ; Alexander P . E o u t h , Junior Warden ; J a s p e r N . Chambers,'Treasurer; Clifton W . Strode, Secretary ; W i l l i a m H . Bouth, Senior Deacon ; Jesse A. Killion, J u n i o r Deacon; Don C. Williams, Senior S t e w a r d ; Bice T. Williams, J u n i o r Steward ; George Cox, Tyler. Lewis Lodge JVo. SSO.— On March 11, 1908, W.-. William A. Downey, Special Deputy Grand Master, instituted the lodge with the following officers: Adin C. Smith, Master; T h o m a s J . Bacon, Senior W a r d e n ; Joseph W. Bridges, J u n i o r W a r d e n ; F r a n k P. Smith, T r e a s u r e r ; Otis H . Crawford^ S e c r e t a r y ; J a m e s Sutherland, Senior D e a c o n ; Edgar S. Craft, J u n i o r D e a c o n ; Andrew H a r d y , Senior S t e w a r d ; Elliott T. Fox, Junior S t e w a r d ; Charles F. Eandel, Tyler. Powhattan Lodge No. S6S.—On March 12,1908, Charles H . Lawrence, Special Deputy Grand Master, instituted the lodge with the following officers: Carl Hallauer, M a s t e r ; B a y m o n d E . Potter, Senior W a r d e n ; Chas. H . Turner, J u n i o r W a r d e n ; J . H . Hall,
492
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PROCEEDINGS
OF TBE
' February,
Treasurer; Joseph W . W a r n e r , Secretary; Geo. C. Rife, Senior Deacon; Myron Divoll, J u n i o r Deacon; Jacob Shaner, Senior Steward; A. D. B a t t e y , J u n i o r S t e w a r d ; P. B. Dillaplain, Tyler. LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION.
Dispensations were issued by the M.-. W.'. Grand Master during the y e a r as follows : W h i t e City Lodge, a t W h i t e City, Morris C o u n t y ; dispensa^ tion issued April 22,1908. Officers: George B. Sanford, Master;. Olof H . Nelson, Senior W a r d e n ; Rolla G. Holladay, Junior Warden. Grainfield Liodge, a t Grainfield, Gove C o u n t y ; dispensation issued May 2,1908. Officers: J o h n W. Hopkins, M a s t e r ; E l m e r D. Samson, Senior W a r d e n ; Lee H. Johnson, Junior W a r d e n . Wilsey Lodge, a t Wilsey, Morris County; dispensation issued J u l y 8, 1908. Officers: Frederick "T. Brown, M a s t e r ; I r v i n L. Croner, Senior W a r d e n ; Cornelius R. Francis, J u n i o r W a r d e n . McDonald "Lodge, a t McDonald, Rawlins C o u n t y ; dispensation issued J u l y 10, 1908. Officers: J o h n W. Lawrence, Master ; W i l l i a m A. Pegg, Senior W a r d e n ; J a m e s M. Copper, J u n i o r Warden. , ' Protection Lodge, a t Protection, Comanche C o u n t y ; dispensation issued J u l y 17,1908. Officers: J o s e p h H . Cogswell, Mast o r ; W. Boss B a c h m a n , Senior W a r d e n ; Robert N . Mark, J u n i o r Warden. Piper Lodge, a t Piper, W y a n d o t t e County; dispensation issued September 11, 1908. Officers: Joseph J. Stotler, Master ; Robert McKenzie, Senior W a r d e n ; Cleveland Gross, Junior W a r d e n . Tyro Lodge, a t Tyro, Montgomery C o u n t y ; dispensation issued September 16, 1908. Officers: I r a B. Chad wick. M a s t e r ; D a v i d Mahaffy, Senior W a r d e n ; Benjamin Tinkle, Junior Warden. E m m e t t Lodge, a t E m m e t t , Pottawatomie C o u n t y ; dispensation issued September 18,1908. Officers: A r t h u r M. F a i r b a n k s , Master; George H. Perry, Senior W a r d e n ; J o h n D. Smith, J u n i o r Warden. Spearville Lodge, a t Spearville, Ford C o u n t y ; dispensation issued September 24, 1908. Officers: J o h n R. Baird, M a s t e r ; H a r r y A. Davis, Senior -Warden; J. H a r r y Leidigh, J u n i o r Warden. Freeport Lodge, a t Freeport, Harper C o u n t j ' ; dispensation Issued November 25,1908. Officers: H a r v e y A. Thomas, Master; Lof tis H . Farringto'n, Senior Warden ; Albert P. Kemper, J u n i o r Warden.
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ORAND
LODGE
OF'KANSAS.
493
DISTBIOT DEPUTY GRAND MASTBBS.
In accordance with the custom established last year, a list of the Masonic Districts of the State, including the names of the District Deputy Grand Masters for the current year, was published with the Proceedings of 1908 (pages 372-377). During t h e y e a r some of the District Deputy Grand Masters found it impossible to make the necessary visits to the several lodges in their districts, and were therefore obliged to tender their resignations to the G r a n d Master. T h e follov/ing appointments were made to fill t h e v a cancies caused by the resignation of these brethren : W.'. GEOEaE A. S T E B B I N S , of iEllis, for District No. 46, to succeed W.'. J A M E S A. P A U L L , of E l l s w o r t h . W.-. J O H N W . MOCOOL, of L e a v e n w o r t h , for D i s t r i c t No. 3, to succeed W.-. S I D N E Y L . H U N T E R , of F o r t L e a v e n w o r t h .
ASSISTANT LBOTUBERS.
I n accordance with Section 42 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, the M.'.W.". Grand Master appointed the following to serve as A s sistant Lecturers during the past y e a r : W.-. L O U I S E . C O U N T R Y M A N , P h i l l i p s b u r g L o d g e No. 184, P h i l -
lipsburg. W.-. W.-. W.'. W.-.
.
C H A R L E S W . W I L L I A M S , Horton Lodge No. 326, H o r t o n . W I L L I A M H . H A R R I S O N , W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99, W i c h i t a . A L O N Z O S . B A R B E R , W i c h i t a Lodge No. 99, W i c h i t a . G B A F T O N D . W H I T A K E R , Olive B r a n c h Lodge No. 212,
K a n s a s City. W.-. W.'. W.-. W.'. W.-. W.-.
W I L L I A M A. D O W N E Y , Ionic Lodge No. 254, St. J o h n . G E O B G E D . A D A M S , Salina Lodge No. 60, Salina. OLOOTT W . L I T T L E , A l m a Lodge No. 161, A l m a . W I L L I A M A. A D A M S , E a s t o n Lodge No. 45, E a s t o n . T H O M A S H . S M Y T H , Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 145, Beloit. B U R T O N S . W I L L I A M S , St. J o h n ' s Lodge N o . 113, Con-
cordia. W.-. J A M E S B . K E L S E Y , E a s t o n Lodge No. 45, E a s t o n . W.-. C H A R L E S L . B B A M W E L L , A n t h o n y Lodge N o . 200, Beloit. W.-. B E N J A M I N J . G U N N , A r c a d i a Lodge No. 329, A r c a d i a .
' I n accordance with the custom established last year, t h e names of t h e Assistant Lecturers for the current year were p u b lished with our last A n n u a l Proceedings (page 402). "(The n a m e of Bro. GtJNN did not appear in the printed list, as he was not a p pointed until after the Proceedings were printed.)
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
GRAND BEPBESBNTATIVE8.
x
Commissions were issued during t h e year to the following brethren a s our Grand Representatives near other Grand Lodges with w h o m we are in fraternal correspondence: Maryland. Oregon North Dakota Ohio New Jersey
ADOLPHUS F B A K H A K E . . . .Frederick. W I L L I A M A. C L E L A N D . . . . P o r t l a n d . F B A N K A. C O U S I N S Carrington. W . H. STOUTT Uhrichsville. . C H A B L E S P E E K I N S RTJSS . . E l i z a b e t h town.
Owing to the d e a t h of W.-. A L F B E D W H I T M A N , who was G r a n d
Representative of t h e Grand Lodge of Florida, t h e M.-.W.-. Grand M a s t e r r e c o m m e n d e d for this position W.". W I L L I A M S . BERGTTND-
THAL, who in due t i m e received his commission as the Grand Representative of t h a t jurisdiction. SASKATCHEWAN.
Reference to t h e application of the G r a n d Lodge of Saskatchewan requesting fraternal recognition w a s made in the report of the Grand Secretary one-year ago; the m a t t e r , however, was unintentionally overlooked by the Committee on Correspondence, and no report was made. This, however, is again referred to the proper committee, a n d due report will be made. BBSTOBATION AND PBESERVATION OP OLD CHARTERS.
The m a t t e r of restoring the older charters issued by this Grand Lodge, m'o'st of which have become sp faded t h a t from a practical standpoint t h e y are almost worthless, is receiving due consideration a t the hands of the several lodges interested, a n d it is hoped t h a t a t the next Annual Communication t h e Grand Secr e t a r y will be able to make a complete report upon this subject, illustrating t h e work accomplished along this line. The question of securing a proper receptacle for the protection of c h a r t e r s against loss,by Are, is also receiving t h e attention of your Grand Secretary, and it is hoped t h a t a satisfactory report m a y be submitted a t the close of this year. BEGISTRY AND ABSTRACT.
I n accordance with our usual custom t h e historical registry and a b s t r a c t of lodges have been posted up to date. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6 OF ABTICLE IV OF T H E CONSTITUTION.
At the l a s t A n n u a l Communication t h e following a m e n d m e n t s to Section 6, Article I V , was presented a n d sustained by more t h a n two-thirds of all members present a n d voting. I n compli-
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LODOE
OF KANSAS.
495
ance with Section 7, Article VFII, the Grand Secretary engrossed and sent to each lodge in this jurisdiction a copy of the proposed amendment, of which, the following is a complete c o p y : O F F I C E OF G R A N D S E O B B T A B Y . G E A N D L O D G E O F A. F. & A. M. O F K A N S A S .
TOPEKA, March 17, 1908. P B O P O S E D A M E N D M E N T TO OONSTITCTTION, K B Q U I B I N G LODGE ACTION.
To All Lodges Within this Jurisdiction — Brethren : At the last A n n u a l Communication of the M.-. W.-. G r a n d Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , February 19-20, 1908, the following a m e n d m e n t to the Constitution, by the repeal of Section 6. Article I V , was presented and sustained by more than two-thirds of all the members present a n d v o t i n g : '•^Section. 6 of Article IV of the Constitution of this Orand Lodge, Providing for Custodians of the Work, is Hereby Repealed.^'' Section 6 of Article I V of the Constitution, which the above proposed a m e n d m e n t would repeal, reads as follows: " S E C . 6. Custodians of the Work.— There shall be a perman e n t committee of this Grand Lodge, which shall consist of three P a s t Masters, w h o shall hold their offices for six years, a n d be designated as 'Custodians of the Work.' The members of this committee shall be chosen by ballot at such alternate A n n u a l Communications as shall effect perpetual succession and cause their terms of office to expire at successive intervals of two years. The Custodians of the Work shall, with the greatest diligence, preserve the work and lectures of this Grand .Jurisdiction, a n d perform such duties as m a y be required by law." The M.-.W.-. Grand Master, in his a n n u a l address, referring to the subject of Custodians, submitted the following:^ CUSTODIANS.
" W i t h four copies of our new official cipher in the custody of the Master of each lodge, and with our present able corps of Assistant Lecturers, there can be no advantage in longer continuing the p e r m a n e n t committee, designated under Section 6, Article I V of the Constitution as 'Custodians of the Work.' " T h e original purpose of this committee was the preservation of the work and lectures of this Grand Jurisdiction, b u t the legislation of recent years has now rendered this service unnecessary. Experience during the year h a s demon.strated the fact t h a t in almost every lodge there are one or more bright young Masons who are perfecting themselves in the work and lectures of all three degrees, so t h a t soon there will be little call for the services of a Custodian. This condition of affairs is being brought about by the use of our official cipher, which has greatly stimulated t h e iiiterest in our lodges, and is accomplishing more than the Board of Custodians could hope to do with the limited a m o u n t of t i m e a t their disposal. A strict rendition of the ritual is to be com-
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PROCEEDINOS
OF THE-
February,
mended, b u t in our endeavor to be letter-perfect, let us not overlook the importance of impressing the c a n d i d a t e with such a n Intelligent and feeling exemplification of the work t h a t he m a y be thoroughly inabued with the beauties of t h e lessons taught, and thereby helped to become a more k i n d l y and Christian man. " F o r these reasons it would seem t h a t we should now adopt the plan so generally followed in other jurisdictions, and t h a t is to provide for a Grand Lecturer, to bp appointed by the Grand Master, with the consent and approval of t h e Council of Administration. This officer should not only be a good ritualist, but a person of broad nature, capable of appealing? to t h e b e t t e r side of men a n d leading them by his counsel to a true understanding of Masonry a n d the duties of Masons, not only to the Craft but to the world a t large. " I t is recommended that such a m e n d m e n t s to the Constitution and By-Laws as m a y be necessary to carry out this suggested change be presented for the consideration of t h e Grand Lodge this afternoon a t 3 o'clock, at which hour the subject will be made the special order of business." This subject was, b y t h e C o m m i t t e e on Reports of Grand Officers, referred to the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , who in due time submitted t h e a m e n d m e n t above quoted, which was sustained by more t h a n a two-thirds vote, a n d is now presented to the lodges in accordance with Section 7, Article V I I I , of the Constitution, which reads as follows: " S E O . 7. Amendments to Constitution.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This Constitution, or a n y article or section thereof, m a y be amended or repealed only in t h e following m a n n e r : E v e r y such proposition shall be s u b m i t t e d in writing to the Grand Lodge a t an A n n u a l Commun i c a t i o n ; a n d if t h e proposition s h a l l be sustained by two-thirds of all the members present and voting, i t shall be engrossed, and within sixty days thereafter t h e Grand Secretary shall send printed copies thereof to the Master and Secretary of each lodge -for action thereon by the lodges; a n d each lodge shall within six m o n t h s thereafter certify its proceedings to the Grand Secretary, who shall m a k e a consolidated report thereof to the Grand Lodge a t its n e x t A n n u a l Communication, when, if it shall appear t h a t two-thirds of all t h e lodges have agreed to the proposed amendment, i t shall be so proclaimed by the G r a n d Master, and become a p a r t of this Constitution." Under this section of the Constitution^ the above proposed amendment is submitted to all lodges for their action on the same. You are, therefore., directed to cause this comm,unication to be redd to your lodge, to take action of approval or disapproval thereof, and make due report within the time required. . Failure to comply with Section 7 of Article VIII subjects your lodge to the penalty of suspension as contained in Standing Regulation No. 6, which reads: " T h e neglect or refusal of any lodge to act on a n y a m e n d m e n t to t h e Constitution shall be deemed a masonic offense, â&#x20AC;˘which shall subject the lodge so offending to the p e n a l t y o f suspension." [SEAL.]
Fraternally,
ALBERT K . WILSON,
'
Grand
Secretary.
1908-09.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
497
N u m b e r s of l o d g e s a p p r o v i n g of t h e a m e n d m e n t : I, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30,31, 32,33,36,40,41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54,55, 57, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64,"66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72. 74, 76. 77,78, 79,80, 81. 83, 85,87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 97,98, 100,101,104, 105,106, 107, 108, 109, H I , 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 133, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 154, 156, 157, 158,159,160,162,163,164, 165,167,169,170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 177, 178, 179, 180,181,182,183,186,187, 188,189,190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197,198, 200, 201,202, 203, 204, 206, 208, 209, 210,211,213, 214, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221,222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 230, 231, 232, 234. 235, 2.36, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 244, 246, 247,248, 260, 251, 252, 2.54, 255, 256, 257, 269, 260, 261, 262, 264, 265, 266. 269, 270, 271, 275, 276, 277,278. 279, 280, 282. 283, 284,285, 286, 288, 289, 291, 292. 293, 294, 297, 298. 300, .301, 303, 305, 306, 307, 308, 310, 311, 313, 315, 316, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323. 325, 327. 328, 330, 331, 332, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338. 339,341, 343, 344,347,348, 349; 350,351, 353,354, 355, 356,357,358, 360,361,362, 363, 364, 366, 367, 368,370,371, 372,373, 375,376,377, 379. .287 N u m b e r s of l o d g e s d i s a p p r o v i n g of t h e a m e n d m e n t : 3,4, 20, 21, 29, 34, 35, 37, 38. 39, 45, 49, 56, 58, 62, 65, 73, 75, 82, 84. 86, 93, 96, 99, 102, 103, 110, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 139, 145, 153,155, 161, 166, 168, 174, 176, 184, 185, 199, 205, 207, 212, 215, 216, 223, 229, 233, 242, 243, 245, 249, 253, 258, 263, 267, 268, 272, 273, 274, 281, 287, 290, 295, 296, 299, 302, 304, 309, 312, 314, 317, 318, 324, 326, 329, 333, 340, 342, 345, 346, 352. 359 365, 869, 374, 378 ...92 T o t a l n u m b e r of l o d g e s
379
T w o - t h i r d s of a l l t h e l o d g e s h a v i n g a g r e e d to t h e p r o p o s e d a m e n d m e n t t o S e c t i o n 6 of A r t i c l e I V of t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n , t h e s a m e w i l l b e c o m e e f f e c t i v e u p o n t h e p r o c l a m a t i o n b y t h e M.'.W.". Grand Master. ANNUAL, SCHOOL. I n s t e a d of t h e c u s t o m a r y n o t i c e a n n o u n c i n g tlie a n n u a l s c h o o l for t h e q u a l i f i c a t i o n of A s s i s t a n t L e c t u r e r s , t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m m u n i c a t i o n from t h e G r a n d M a s t e r w a s issued to all l o d g e s . Custodians, Assistant Lecturers and others interested : M.-. W.-.
G B A N D L O D G E O F A. F . & A . M. O F
KANSAS.
FROM THE GRAND EAST. T o P E K A , N o v e m b e r 30,1908. To the Masters, Wardens and Members of all Lodges in this Jurisdiction : • B R E T H R E N : — A t its l a s t A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n the G r a n d Lodge, b y m o r e t h a n a t w o - t h i r d s vote, s u s t a i n e d a p r o p o s i t i o n to a m e n d t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n b y r e p e a l i n g S e c t i o n 6 of A r t i c l e I V ,
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
which provided for the selection of three Custodians of the Work. The proposition w a s therefore s u b m i t t e d for the action of the lodges, all of which have now expressed themselves thereon, 287 h a v i n g voted in favor of the a m e n d m e n t and 92 against it. In view of this result, the a m e n d m e n t h a v i n g received the required two-thirds vote of the lodges, no school of instruction will be held by the Custodians during the n e x t A n n u a l Communication of the Grand Lodge, but a t that time it will be necessary for some other m e a n s to be provided for the preservation and dissemination of the work. Attention is called to the m a t t e r at this time, in order, t h a t full opportunity may be given for its consideration. Fraternally, H B N B Y F . "MASON,
Orand
Master.
COPIES o r OHABTBRS FOB WALNUT VALLEY LODGE NO. 191, . AND EQUITY LODGE NO. 131.
On M a r c h 31. 1908, a copy of ^the c h a r t e r of W a l n u t Valley Lodge No. 191, at Ness City, K a n s a s , was prepared and furnished this lodge by order of the M.-. W.*. Grand Master, the original h a v i n g in some manner been misplaced or lost. On November 24, 1908, a copy of the charter of E q u i t y Lodge ' No. 131, a t Fontana, Kansas, was engrossed and sent this lodge to replace the original, which was destroyed by Are. BOOKS OF ANNUAL EETUENS.
As a n o t h e r five years have elapsed since the books of annual r e t u r n s were sent the Grand Secretary for verification and correction, and In accordance with the actipn of the Grand Lodge one year ago, the Grand Secretary a t the time of sending out the blank a n n u a l reports addressed a communication to all Secretaries, requesting t h e m to forward their lodge books of a n n u a l returns imm e d i a t e l y after preparing their a n n u a l reports for the year 1908. I t Is hoped that this matter will be given prompt attention and t h a t the Masters of all lodges will see to it t h a t their Secretary complies with the request of the Grand Secretary and the orders of the G r a n d Lodge. OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION FROM GRAND LODGE OF OA.NADA.
The report of t h e G r a n d " Secretary one year ago contained a copy of a communication from the Grand Lodge of Canada relative to the Eoyal Solomon Mother Lodge a t Jerusalem, Palestine, . (page 291, Proceedings 1908); which was, by the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers, referred to the Committee on Correspondence. . As no report was m a d e upon this subject the m a t t e r Is again presented for further consideration.
1908-09.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
499
OOMMUNIOATION F R O M T H E G R A N D LODOE O P W A S H I N G T O N .
A copy of a communication from the Grand Lodge of W a s h ington, relative to t h e Peace Conference a t The H a g u e , was presented through the report of the Grand Secretary one year ago, and the same was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. The subject was given consideration by this committee, a n d through their recommendation the m a t t e r was laid over until the n e x t A n n u a l Communication. Your attention is, therefore, again called to this subject. OFFICIAL OOMMtTNIOATION FROM GRAND LODGE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Two years ago the Grand Secretary presented through his report a communication from the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, relative to the celebration of the hi centenary of t h e formation of the Grand Lodge of England, J u n e 24, 1917 (pages 51 a n d 52, Proceedings 1907). This portion of the report was, b y the Committee on Eeports of Grand Officers, referred to the G r a n d Lodge for discussion a n d decision. I n some manner the m a t t e r was overloolsed and was again submitted for consideration a t our last Annual Communication (page 288, Proceedings 1908). T h e subject was, through the report of the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers, referred to a special committee of two, to make a report a t tliis Annual Communication. A report is therefore d u e from this committee. PERFECT SQUARE LODGE NO. 220.
At the last A n n u a l Communication, through the report of t h e Committee on Chartered Lodges a n d Lodges U. D., the charter of this lodge was revoked. I n due time, after the close" of G r a n d Lodge, the cliarter, seal, records, paraphernalia and some property was sent to the G r a n d S e c r e t a r y by Bro. J O H N N . S H A R P , D i s t r i c t
Deputy Grand Master. Grand Secretary's certificates have been issued to a number of t h e members as shown in this report u n d e r the head of "Grand Secretary's Certificates," and all collections made in connection therewith appears In the financial part of this report. The records of this lodge as returned to the Grand Secretary contained a reference to a wholesale remission of dues on t h e membership. Being in doubt as to its effect, the Grand Secretary referred the m a t t e r to t h e Grand Master, who was of the opinion t h a t the record did n o t show a valid remission of dues, and directed t h a t members should be held liable for the amounts shown against them on t h e ledger. I n compliance with such direction the Grand Secretary so notified t h e late Master and Secretary of the lodge, and made settlement in accordance therewith.
500
FROCEEDJNOS
OF THE
February,
ASTRA LODGE NO. 363.
The charter of this lodge was arrested on October 28,1907, b y M.-.W. E D W A R D W . WELijiNGTOif, and a full report relative to t h e same was submitted to the Grand Lodge one year ago. After due deliberation upon the p a r t of the Committee on Jurisprudence, the charter was revoked, a n d i m m e d i a t e l y after Grand Lodge the officers and m e m b e r s were notified accordingly. The charter, seal, moneys and receipts were t r a n s m i t t e d to the Grand Secretary prior to the last A n n u a l Communication, and immediately following the arrest of the charter. Subsequent to the action of the Grand Lodge, one y e a r ago, the balance of the lodge property was forwarded to the Grand Secretary by Bro. E D W A R D E . E V A N S , District D e p u t y Grand Master. Grand Secretary's certificates have been issued to a n u m b e r of the members as shown in t h a t portion of this report under the head of "Grand Secretarj''s Certificates," and all p a y m e n t s m a d e appear in the financial statement. GRAND S E C R E T A R Y ' S O B R T I P I C A T B S .
During the past year the following certificates were issued : No. 540. J E S S E T . P O E , late m e m b e r of Lincolnville Lodge No. 315. No. 541. C H A R L E S N . C R O W , late member of Pomona Lodge No. 138. No. 542. Wjr. W. A P P E R S O N , late m e m b e r of Bucklin Lodge " No. 325. . N o . 543. E. S. M A N N , late member of Astra Lodge No. 3B3. No. 544. C H A R L E S C O C H R A N , late member of Astra Lodge No. 363. No. 545. J A M E S M . FOSTKR, late member of Astra Lodge No. 363. No. 546. D A N I E L F R I D , late m e m b e r of Astra Lodge No. 363. No. 547. J A M E S H . H A T F I E L D , late member of Astra Lodge No. 363. No. 548. 13AERY C. H A L L , late m e m b e r of Astra Lodge No. 363.. No. 549. T H O M A S J O H N J O N E S , l a t e m e m b e r of Astra Lodge
No. 363. No. 550; C H A R L E S I. M C G R E G O R , late member of Astra No. 363. No. 551. J A M E S B . M O C A U L E Y , late member of Astra No. 363. No. 552. R A Y M O N D G . N I C H O L S , late member of Astra No. 363. No. 553. A L B E R T P A R K E R , late m e m b e r of Astra No. 363. No. 554. W I L L I A M F . T H O M P S O N , late member of Astra No. 363.
Lodge Lodge . Lodge Lodge Lodge
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No. 555. F B B D H . W O O D B O B Y , late member of Astra Lodge No. 363. No. 556. J O H N B . C A R N E Y , late member Perfect Square Lodge No. 220. No. 557. G E O R G E C R O W , late member Perfect Square Lodge No. 220. No. 558. F R A N K G. K I N G , late member of Astra Lodge No. 363. No. 559. J A M E S H . H A R R I S , late member of Perfect Square Lodge No. 220. No. 560. AMOS B. M I I J L E R , late rnember Perfect Square Lodge No. 220. No. 561. J O H N M . S H E L D O N , late member Perfect Square Lodge No. 220._ No. 562. J A M B S E . L A M B E R T , late member Bluff City Lodge No. 313. No. 563.
I S A A C N E W T O N G B A N D O N , late m e m b e r of Perfect
Square Lodge No. 220. No. 564. A L V I N P . H A R R I S O N , late member Perfect Square Lodge No. 220. No. 565. P H I L L I P J O N E S , late member Perfect Square Lodge No. 220. No. 566. T H O M A S F . B O R L A N D , late member Perfect Square Lodge No. 220. ' ' No. 567. J A M E S R . W R I G H T , late member of Lyons Lodge No. 192. No. 568.
J O H N S T B E O K E N P I N G E R , late
member of
Perfect
Square Lodge No. 220. No. 569. E N O S M . G A R D N E R , late member Perfect Square Lodge No. 220. No. 570. R O B E R T M O R R I S , late member Perfect Square Lodge No. 220. No. 571. B E N J A M I N A. R I E S , late member of Perfect Square Lodge No. 220. No. 572. C H A R L E S B . GLASGOW, late member Astra Lodge No. 363. No. 573. ROBERT' E L L W O O D , late m e m b e r Perfect Square Lodge No. 220. " No. 574. H. M. GiLKESON, late member Perfect Square Lodge No. 220. OFFICIAL OIBOULAES.
No. 144. Blank form of notice for use of District Deputy Grand Masters. No. 145.
M e m o r i a l of W.-. S P E N O E B P . W A D E , G r a n d T y l e r .
No. 146. N o t i c e o f p r o p o s e d a m e n d m e n t t o Section6of Article I V of the Constitution.
502
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
No. 147. Second notice to lodges failing to make report on a m e n d m e n t to the Constitution. No. 148. Oommunication to Secretaries requesting a m o u n t of railroad fare one w a y to W i c h i t a and Topeka, for use of Finance C o m m i t t e e in paying mileage. No. 149. Second notice to lodges failing to report a m o u n t of mileage as requested in communication No. 148. No. 150. Communication from the Grand Secretarj- to the Secretaries of lodges relative to forwarding book of annual returns immediately after preparing a n n u a l reports. No. 151. Instructions to Secretaries relative to preparing ann u a l reports. No. 152. Official communication from the M.-.W.-. Grand Master relative to school of instruction. No. 153. Communications to other Grand Jurisdictions relative to methods for dissemination of work. No. 154. Oommunication from Grand Master relative to "chain letters." No. 155. Official circular relative to Annual Communication. BEQUESTS FOR OFFICIAL RECOGNITION FROM THE GRAND LODGES OF COSMOS OF MEXICO, NUEVO LEON OF MEXICO, GRAND LODGE OF OHILI, GRAND ORIENT OF GREECE AND GRAND LODGE OP SALVADOR, CENTRAL AMERICA.
Communications, L a w s and Proceedings from the above Grand Lodges have been received a n d referred to the Committee on Correspondence, who will no doubt submit a report a t this Communication.
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503
JEWELS FOR DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
The recommendation of the Grand Master one year ago, t h a t aprons and jewels be purchased for the District Deputy Grand
Masters, was referred to the Council of Administration, with power to act. Immediately following the close of the last Grand Lodge action was taken by the Council of Administration upon
504
PSOCEEUINGS OF THE
February.
this subject, and the Grand Secretary was authorized to purchase flfty-flve jewels of the s a m e design a s a sample which was then in their possession. I t was deemed inexpedient, however, to purchase aprons. I n accordance with the instructions of the Council, the jewels were purchased a n d - d i s t r i b u t e d among t h e several District Deputy Grand M a s t e r s ; each jewel having the number of the respective district embossed thereon. â&#x20AC;˘
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POBM OF NOTICE FOB USE OF DISTBIOT DEPUTY GEAND MASTBES.
I n compliance with the recommendation of the Grand Master last year, a n d th"e instructions of the Grand Lodge, a blank form of notice w a s printed for use of the District Deputy Grand Masters in, notifying t h e lodges in their respective districts of their intended visits, a n d each was supplied with a number of these forms. S P E C I A I J V I S I T S F E O M T H E GEAND SBOBETABY.
Through the report of t h e Committee on Chartered Lodges one year ago, the'Grand Secretary was requested to m a k e special visits to the following lodges with a view of correcting their records, so t h a t ' their a n n u a l reports in future would not be at. variance with those sent in the preceding y e a r : Nos. 4, 25, 32, 34, .37, 86, 96, 98, 99, 116,123, 125, 138, 212, 251, 252, 263, 277, 325 and 350. U n fortunately conditions were such tliat t h e Grand Secretary was unable to visit all of the above lodge.s, yet, througli correspondence and personal interviews, he believes t h a t these lodges will be more careful in future and t h a t we may expect correct reports frorri them. COMMUNICATIONS BELATIVE TO EECOGNITION OF OTHER GEAND LODGES.,
At t h e request of t h e c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence, and in accordance with the four essential questions relating to foreign masonic organizations in the special report of this committee, which was adopted by the last Grand Lodge, t h e Grand Secretary, on September9,1908, addressed communications to the following G r a n d Lodges, calling their attention to the report of the Committee on Correspondence, as shown on pages 344, 348, Proceedings 1908, and requested an exchange of Proceedings and L a w s : . Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand
Lodge Lodge Lodge Lodge Orient
Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Cosmos, Mexico. Chili. Guatemala, Mexico. Greece.
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. Grand Orient I t a l y . Grand Orient Brazil. Grand Orient Paraguay. All information received in reply to the several communications to the above Grand Lodges has been referred to the chairm a n of the Committee on Correspondence. AMENDMENTS TO LAWS.
I m m e d i a t e l y after the close of the last Grand Lodge all a m e n d m e n t s to the Constitution, By-Laws, Decisions, and Standing Regulations were printed in p a m p h l e t form, and in such manner t h a t they could be separated and pasted in the present bound volume of our Code at the various places where a m e n d m e n t s had been made or additional laws enacted. Two of these pamphlets were sent to each lodge and otherwise liberally distributed a m o n g Present and P a s t Grand Officers, committees. District Deputy Grand Masters, etc. P R I N T I N G OBATION OF W.". DALLAS GBOVEB.
I n accordance with the instructions of the Grand Lodge one year ago, 5,000 copies of the oration delivered by W.'. D A L L A S G B O V B R were, printed and distributed with the A n n u a l Proceedings. INVOICE BOOK.
I n compliance with the recommendation of the Committee on Finance and Property one year ago, an invoice book has been secured in which has been recorded the several items of property belonging to the Grand Lodge and which is located in the Grand Lodge Office and L i b r a r y Building. ESTIMATED REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOB THE ENSUING YEAR.
The probable income to the Grand Lodge for the ensuing year will be as follows: Fifty cents per capita on 32,072.Charter fees Miscellaneous Total Probable receipts from Grand Chapter, Grand Council and Grand Commandery towards m a i n t e n a n c e of office and library building
.$16,036 200 250 $16,486
00 00 00 00
450 00 $16;936 00
506
FROCEBDINOS
OF THE
February,
EXPENSES.
T h e expenses for the ensuing year, as provided by law, arid for which appropriations should be made a t this Communication, are as follows: Assistance to Grand Secretary B i n d i n g Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s C o m m i t t e e allowances (By-Law 64) E x p e n s e s Grand Lodge Communications E x p e n s e Directors Masonic H o m e Board Grand Secretary's incidentals Grand Treasurer's bond premium Grand Secretary's bond p r e m i u m Grand Master's Contingent Fund Grand Master's s a l a r y , . : Grand Treasurer's salary Grand Secretary's salary Grand Master's apron Grand Offlcers' portraits H i s t o r y a n d museum Indexing L i b r a r y books L i b r a r y furniture, binding, etc '. Mileage to representatives (By-Law 66) Mileage and expenses (By-Law 56) Minor salaries ( B y - L a w 63) Office and library building maintenance OfHce and library building interest . . . . . ; P r i n t i n g A n n u a l Proceedings Postage a n d express P r i v a t e Secretary Stationery and printing Total
$
900 00 500 00 450 00 100 00 25 00 400 00 87 50 10 00 600 0.0 ' 800 00 ...:..,.. 100 00 1,800 00 20 00 60 00 200 00 100 00 100 00 .^ 200 00 ° 1,700 00 1,000 00 100 00 850 00 600 00 _. 1,450 00 600 00 300 00 600 00 $13,442 60
ANNUAL KEPORTS.
A complete s u m m a r y of the a n n u a l reports from all lodges show a n e t gain in membership of 1,604, m a k i n g a total membership of 32,072. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the usual notices were sent all Secretaries in connection with the blank a n n u a l reports, urging upon t h e m the i m p o r t a n c e of t r a n s m i t t i n g their reports within the time provided by law, and p a y i n g their Grand Lodge dues, a - n u m b e r failed to comply w i t h these requirements, and under the law your Grand Secretary did not issue t h e m credentials. The following lodges failed to t r a n s m i t their report on or before J a n u a r y 10th : T o w a n d a Lodge No. 30 F r o n t i e r L o d g e No. 104 Crescent Lodge No. 133 Vesper Lodge No. 136 Minneapolis Lodge No. 143 F a r m e r s Lodge No. 166 F r a t e r n a l Lodge No. 170
Towanda. Washington. A r k a n s a s City. Sedan. Minneapolis. Eandolph. Linn.
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Lewis Lodge No. 220 W a v e r l y Lodge No. 244 Tyrian Lodge No. 246 Queuemo Lodge No. 270 Cosmos Lodge No. 278 Allen Lodge No. 335 Enterprise Lodge No. 353 Summerfleld Lodge No. 354
507
KANSAS.
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Lewis. Waverly. Garden City. Quenemo. Kiowa. , Allen. Enterprise. Summerfield.
The following lodges failed to pay their Grand Lodge dues on or before J a n u a r y 20th, as required by S t a n d i n g Begulation No. 11: Delphian Lodge No. 44 Euclid Lodge No. 101 Phillipsburg Lodge No. 184 Waverly Lodge No. 244 Medicine Valley.Lodge No. 260 Olive Lodge No.^50 Enterprise Lodge No. 353
Garnett. Lyndon. Phillipsburg. Waverly. L a k e City.. Elgin. Enterprise.
The following is a list of lodges which had a net gain of ten or more, raised ten or more, or had a net loss of ten or more d u r i n g the past y e a r : JVo.
2 3 6 7 8 9 10 12 17 38 49 51 60 66 68 74 75 80 86 94 95 96 97 99 100 102 103 107 109 117.
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Wyandotte Union Rising Sun Acacia • K i n g Solomon's Emporia Topeka N i n e Mile Orient S a l i n a .,..Burlington Hiram Mystic Tie Wamego Zeredatha Sunflower Harmony Constellation Delaware Patmos Wichita Prudence Keystone Cedar Fortitude Americus Parsons
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13 11 21 16 13 • 14 12 46 13 • 13 14 17 • 18 17 10
Raised.
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14 27 21 10 14 22 15 • 16 15 20 10 51 13 10 15 10 22 24 13 10 13
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11 27 10 25 27 19 12 33
Membership.
183 467 248 197 312 190 203 301 406 224 56 516 . 300 111 74 64 98 167 222 184 150 •57 163 519 121 198 302 '320 48 302
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Halcyon Crescent Vesper Reno Newton Larned Sterling McPherson Russell Pittsburg Hartford Mulvane St. Bernard Siloam Liona: Island Tyrian Armourdale Kaw .....' Ashland Comanche A l b e r t Pike -. Naphtali Hancocls Ben H u r Horton Leoti Bonner Springs Dwiglit Wilsey • Piper Emmett
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February,
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Rnised.
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Net Loss.^
Member' ship.
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76 17 14 14 11 11 16 11 11 16
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156 208 133 327 372 180 186 333 71 299 43 79 161 •355 ' 58 110 115 • 181 199 55 56 695 60 175 192 138 32 69 61 24 23 30
I n s u b m i t t i n g list of lodges as shown above last year H e s perian Lodge No. I l l , of Rossville, was in some m a n n e r omitted. Their record was fourteen raised, net gain twelve, m e m b e r s h i p eighty-one. • B u t two lodges d u r i n g the past year had a- net loss of ten or more. This condition, however, was brought about through the establishing of a new lodge near by. . A s will, be seen from the foregoing list, A l b e r t Pike Lodge No. 303, W i c h i t a , is first in point of number raised and net gain. This lodge has made the most remarkable record of a n y lodge' in this jurisdiction, and it is doubtful w h e t h e r any other lodge in the country has a record which equals it. Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka, occupies second place, having raised fifty-one, and with a net gain of forty-six. The record of this lodge is also a r e m a r k a b l e one, and has been for a n u m b e r of years.K e y s t o n e Lodge No. 102, Gofleyville, is third, having raised forty, with a net gain of twenty-five.
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Cedar Lodge No. 103, Chanute, raised thirty-six, with a n e t gain of twenty-seven. Parsons Lodge No. 117, of Parsons, and Eeno Lodge No. 140, of Hutchinson, raised thirty-four each, the former having a net gain of thirty-three, and the latter twenty. The following is a list of lodges whose membership is 300 or more: Albert Pike Lodge No. 303, W i c h i t a Wichita Lodge No. 99, W i c h i t a Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3, K a n s a s City Topeka Lodge No. 17, Topeka Newton Lodge No. 142, Newton Siloam Lodge No. 225, Topeka Reno Lodge No. 140, H u t c h i n s o n Fortitude Lodge No. 107, Independence Rising Sun Lodge No. 8, F o r t Scott Cedar Lodge No. 103, Chanute Parsons Lodge No. 117, Parsons E m p o r i a Lodge No. 12, E m p o r i a â&#x20AC;˘ Salina Lodge No. 60, Salina
695 519 516 467 406 372 355 327 320 312 302 302 301 300
SUMMARY FOB 1908.
Number of members December 31, 1907 Increase. Number Initiated N u m b e r passed Number raised Number^ffinitted Numb^frestored Numifer members lodges U. D NujSber omitted in last report
30,468 2,368 2,201
'Decrease. ' N u m b e r dimitted N u m b e r died N u m b e r suspended N u m b e r expelled N u m b e r members Astra Lodge No. 363, and Perfect Square Lodge No. 220, charter revoked 1907 N u m b e r erroneously reported N e t gain N u m b e r of members December 31,1908..'
2,242 727 176 151 - 4=3,300
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Gr. Lodge Dues.
No.
339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 351 352 354 355 356 357 358 359 360
15 50 22 10 30 00 23 50 30 00 23 00 28 50 19 00 17 50 29 00 30 00 37 00 19 50 19 50 23 00 26 00 16 50 32 00 • 23 00 22 00
, Masonic Home.
15 50 22 00 30 00 23 50 30 00 23 00 28 50 19 00 17 50 29 00 30 00 37 00 19 50 19 50 23 00 26 00 16 50 32 00 23 00 22 00
LODGE
OF
KANSAS.
Total.
No.
Or. Lodge Dues.
31 00 44 10 60 00 47 00 60 00 46 00 57 00 38 00 35 00 58 00 60 00 74 00 39 00 39 00 46 00 52 00 33 00 64 00 46 00 44 00
361 362
21 50 34 50 14 50 45 50 13 00 34 50 64 50 7 50 34 00 20 00 16 00 12 50 19 50 30 50 12 50 16 50 10 00 16 50 15 50
•363
364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379
513 Masonic Home.
21 50 34 50 • 14 50 45 50 13 00 34 50 64 50 7 50 34 00 20 00 16 00 12 50 19 50 30 50 12 50 16 50 10 00 16 50 15 50
Total.
43 69 29 91 26 69 129 15 68 40 32 25 39 61 25 33 20 33 31
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
$15725 70 $15723 90 $31449 60
SCHEDULE
"B."
Being the a m o u n t returned by subordinate lodges for the y e a r ending J a n u a r y 31, 1908: No [10.
47 125 210 266
Nnmp aame.
Xenia Cawker City Fulton Kilwinning Total
Grand Lodge j^^^^
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SCHEDULE
$14 50 25 00 18 50 36 50 $93 50
Masonic Home.
$14 50 25 00 18 60 35 50 $93 50
Tntnl J Ota I.
$ 29 00 50 00 37 00 7100 $187 00
"C."
Amount dispensation fees received during year ending December 31,1908: U. D. TJ. D.
u. D. U. U. U. U. tJ. U. U. V.
D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D.
Location,
W h i t e City. Grainfield .. Wilsey McDonald.. Protection.. Piper Tyro • Emmett.... Spearville .. Freeport.... Total...
W h i t e City Grainfield .. Wilsey McDonald ., Protection .. Piper Tyro Emmett .... Spearville .. Freeport..
Amount.
$ 20 00 20 00 20 00 ' 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00
$200 00
514
PROCEEDINQS
OF THE
February,
SCHEDULE "D."
A m o u n t received on account of c h a r t e r fees for year ending December 31,1908: No.
Name.
â&#x20AC;¢
Amount.
216 H i a t t v i l l e 220
Lewis
..$20 00 '.
20 00
363 P o w h a t t a n Total
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20 00 $60 00
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QBAND
LODGE
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515
TOPEKA, K A N S A S , J a n u a r y 27,1909. A L B E R T K. W I L S O N , Orand
Secretary,
In account with the M.'.W.-. G R A N D L O D G E OF K A N S A S . T)
CASH
ACCOUNT. .
Received from lodges, as per Schedule " A " $31,449 60 Received from lodges, as per Schedule " B " 187 00 Received from lodges, as per Schedule " C " . .: 200 00 Received from lodges, as per Schedule " JD" 60 00 Received account special dispensation fees, 1907 20 00 -Received account special dispensation fees, 1908 235 00 Received from Grand Chapter, R. A. M., account maintenance of office and library building 250 00 Received from Grand Council, B . & S. M., account maintenance of office and library building 50 00 Received from Grand C o m m a n d e r y , K . T . , account maintenance of office and library building • 160 00 Received cash from late Astra Lodge No. 363 135.34 Received account miscellaneous 58 94 Total $32,795 88
ToPEKA, K A N S A S , J a n u a r y 27,1909. M.-.W.'. G R A N D L O D G E O F K A N S A S , '
In account with A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , Orand Secretary. 1908. Sept. 20—Paid Albert Sarbach. Grand Treasurer $ 165 00 Sept. 22—Paid Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 25 00 Oct. 22—Paid Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 401 28 Dec. 4—Paid Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 30 00 1909. J a n . 6—Paid Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 3,431 00 J a n . 8—Paid Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer . . . . . . . . . 2,762 10 J a n . 9—Paid Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 3,034 90 J a n . 12—Paid Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 3,731 10 J a n . 13—Paid A l b e r t Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 6.414 90 J a n . 13—Paid Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 4 495 60 J a n . 14—Paid Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 1,254 00 J a n . 15—Paid Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 4.516 10 J a n . 15—Paid A l b e r t Sarbach, Grand Treasurer .. f 1,639 00 J a n . 26—Paid Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 885 90 J a n . 27—Paid Albert Sarbach, Grand Treasurer 10 00 Total $32,795 88
W A R R A N T ACCOUNT. 05 00
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$ 15,129 SO
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4 68 13 40 1 75 75 15 00
Ffih. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.
Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. M ar. Mar. Mar. M ar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr, Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.
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Marlon K. Brundage, Charity Fund E. \V. Wellington, spl. app. by Grand Lodge T. F. Garver, spl. app. by OouncU of Adniln Fred Washbon ; A. K. Rodgers, postmaster Coler L. Sim & Co., Grand Treasurer bond premium .. 0. H. Chandler, exp. Grand Lodge Communication United States E.xpress Co Paclflc Express Co Wells Fargo Express Co Western Union Telegraph Co • Southwestern Furniture Co., library furniture Mutual Ice Co -. Topeka Edison Co Topeka Edison Co James Hayes Postal Telegraph Co Mall and Breeze, Grand Officers' portraits Hall Stationery Co Albert K. Wilson, library furniture A. K. Rodgers, P. M Mrs. K. R. Ebey, assistance to Grand .Secretary Ketcheson Printing Co., printing Annual Proc Ketcheson Printing Co., spl. app. Council of Admin .. •Ketcheson Printing Co Henry F.Mason Ketcheson Printing Co Ethel Williams, assistance to Grand Secretary Marion K. Brundage, sec. office and Ilbr. bldg.lnterest Perry Oden N.W.Mull Topeka Tent & Awning Co City Water Works Mutual Ice Co The Topeka Edison Co The Topeka Edison Co , Marlon K. Brundage, secretary Masonic Home Fund. Pacific Express Co United States Express Co Wilson Office Supply Co Hall Stationery Co Crane & C( Independent Tel. Co Missouri & Kansas Tel. Co Missouri & Kansas Tel.Co Steel Fixture Manuf. Co., library furniture, etc
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W A R R A N T Aoaovj^iT — Continued.
X'o.
Date.
11)08.
Apr. Apr. Apr.. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May May May May May May Mav May May May May May May May May M ay May May May June
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In Favor of
T h e Mills Co., l u m b e r , f u r n i t u r e , e t c R e m i n g t o n T y p e w r i t e r Co., l i b r a r y f u r n i t u r e , etc.. M rs. K. H. E b e y . a s s i s t a n c e t o G r a n d S e c r e t a r y . . . . A1 bert K. W i l s o n Albert K.Wilson Wells F a r g o & Co., e x p r e s s '. Carl W. Nellls, a s s i s t a n c e to G r a n d S e c r e t a r y M. C. LlUey & Co., spl. a p p . by Council of A d m i n . . . K e t c h e s o n E r l n t l n g Go ,Mrs. K. R. K b e y . a s s i s t a n c e to G r a n d S e c r e t a r y . . . , U n i t e d S t a t e s E x p r e s s Co Pacific E x p r e s s Co ; W e l l s F a r g o & Co., e x p r e s s S. H. F o r b e s A l b e r t K. W i l s o n Ketclioson P r i n t i n g Co .' A l b e r t K. W i l s o n , Hall S t a t i o n e r y Co C r a n e & Co V '.J , P e r r y Oden '. M u t u a l I c e Co ." 0 . M. Hill • T h e T o p e k a E d i s o n Co T h e T o p e k a Edison Co T h e Mills Co T h e T o p e k a P a p e r Co W i l l i a m H. V e r n o n , p r i v a t e s e c r e t a r y Mrs. K. R. E b e y . as.'Istance to G r a n d S e c r e t a r y Henr.v F. Mason, G r a n d Master Albert Sarbach. Grand Treasurer , A l b e r t K. W i l s o n , G r a n d S e c r e t a r y . . . ' . M. M. Miller, c o m m i t t e e a l l o w a n c e A.K. Rodgers, postmaster P e r r y Oden
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115 116 8 117 H . 118 8 119 3 120 3 121 3 122 3 123 3 124 3 • 125 12fi 1) 127 » 27 128 2 129 a 130 131 at 132 133 aI 134 7 135 7 130 7 137 1,S8 7 1 139 I 140 J 141 J 142 7 143 7 144 7 145 • 146 7 7 147 7, 148 VI • 149 2a 150 22 151 22 152 29 153 154 a« 155 2l( 156 «H 157 8 158 159' 8 8 160
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City W a t e r W o r k s T h e T o p e k a Ecllaon Co T h e T o p e k a E d i s o n Co M u t u a l l e e Oo , Mood P l u m b i n g Co A l b e r t K. W i l s o n C r a n e & Co : Hall S t a t i o n e r y Co H a l l S t a t i o n e r y Co., l i b r a r y f u r n i t u r e , b i n d i n g , e t c . W i l l i a m H . V e r n o n , p r i v a t e secreta;'y S u s a n Downle, a s s i s t a n c e to G r a n d S e c r e t a r y Missouri & K a n s a s Tel.Co Pacific E x p r e s s Co ... T. F . G a r v e r , s p l . a p p . by Council of A d m i n S u s a n D o w n l e , a s s i s t a n c e to G r a n d S e c r e t a r y P e r r y Oden City W a t e r W o r k s T o p e k a E d i s o n Co Crosby Bros. Oo C. M. H i l l W. H. Vernon, private secretary M u t u a l I c e Co ' Missouri & K a n s a s Tel. Co T o p e k a I n d . Tel. Co • S u s a n D o w n l e , a s s i s t a n c e to G r a n d S e c r e t a r y J . A. McClure, p r i v a t e s e c r e t a r y P e r r y Oden ; C r n n e & Co City W a t e r W o r k s C r a n e & Co Wells B'argo& Co., e x p r e s s M u t u a l Ice Oo T o p e k a E d i s o n Co Pacific E x p r e s s Co A l b e r t K. Wilson H e n r y P . Mason, G r a n d M a s t e r Albert Sarbaoh, Grand Treasurer A l b e r t K. Wilson. G r a n d S e c r e t a r y M a r l o n K. B r u n d a g e , offs. a n d llbr. bldg. I n t M. M. Miller, c o m m i t t e e a l l o w a n c e Susan Downie, assistance to Grand Secretary Perr.v Oden : K e t c l i e s o n P r i n t i n g Co O r a n e & Co M u t u a l I c e Co : City W a t e r W o r k s
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*Thl8 amount Includes an appropriation from the General Fund to the Masonic Home of .$5,000.00. tThese amounts were first transferred to the Charity Fund,and subsequently to the Masonic Home Fund, together with $2,429.89 from the Charity Fund, making entire amount up to that date J34,666.41 transferred to the Home. J i n addition to this amount $2353.91 was transferred to the Charity Fund from the General. Fund during 1903,by order of the Council of Administration. {This amount Includes $2353.91 retransferred from Charity Fund to General Fund, by oi-der of Grand Lodge. (See page 158, Proceedings 1004.) IIThls amount Includes $5,000.00 transferred from Charity Fund to General Fund. (See Proceedings 1005, pnge 348.) IT This amount Includes $213.00 due the Home for 1008, but not paid at time of closing report. **This amount Includes $10,000.00 borrowed from the Masonic Home, and $5,000.00 donated by the Masons of Topeka. Total net receipts for ten years $100,887 25 Total expenditures $196,031 77 Total net Income 3,855 48 _ 87 25 $100,887 25 Total Fraternally submitted,
ALBERT K. WILSON, Grand Secretary.
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524
PROCEEDINOS
OF TBE
February,
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION.
W I C H I T A , K A N S A S , March 10,1908.
. T h e M.-.W. Grand Lodge .of A. F . & A..M. of K a n s a s convened in Special Communication in Masonic H a l l , in the city of Wichita, March 10, 1908, for the purpose of l a y i n g t h e corner-stone of the F a i r m p u n t College L i b r a r y Building.' The Grand Lodge was" opened in due forin on the first degree of Masonry, with the following officers : E.-.W.-. W.-. W.-. W.-.
FBED.WASHBON P A U L BBOWN C H A S . H . HATTOST BBUCE GRIFFITH
as Grand Master. as Deputy Grand Master. as Grand Senior Warden. as Grand Junior Warden.
W.-. J A M E S S S B D D E N W.-. O K S A M U S H . B B N T L E Y W.-. G E O B G B W . C A S S I D Y
W.-. -W.'. W.-. W.-. W.-.
GALOSHA A . KiNa A. S. B A E B B B '.. E A R L D . SMITH W I L L I A M G, GBAHAM .1. E , CoNKLiN .-... ;;
:
as G r a n d Treasurer. as G r a n d Secretary. as G r a n d Chaplain.
as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand .as Grand
^ W.'. J O H N P. J O H N S O N W.-. B E N J A M I N H U N T
Senior Deacon. ~ Junior Deacon. Senior Steward. J unior Steward. Marshal.
as G r a n d Architect. as G r a n d Tyler.
The Grand Lodge then with a n u m b e r of brethren proceeded to t h e building, where the corner-stone was laid with the ceremonies of our rite and in t h e presence of a large and interested assembly of citizens. A t t h e conclusion of t h e ceremony t h e G r a n d Lodge returned to t h e Masonic Hall, where i t was.closed in ample form. F B E D W A S H B O N , D.-. G.-. M.-.,
Attest:
a s Grand
OBSAMUS H . BBNTLBY,
as Grand
SecretoCry.
Master.
1908-09.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
525
S P E C I A L COMMUNICATION.
T O P E K A , K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 26,1908.
The M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of A. F . & A. M. of K a n s a s convened in Special Communication a t Masonic Hall, in the city of Topeka, Wednesday, F e b r u a r y 26, 1908, for t h e purpose of performing t h e funeral services over our late Grand Tyler, W.-. S P E N O E B P. W A D E . The Grand Lodge w a s opened in ample form on the third degree of Masonry a t 2:,S0 P. M., with t h e following officers: M.-.W.-. H E N R Y F . M A S O N E.-.W.-. F R E D W A S H B O N W.-. F R A N K L . S T E V E N S B.-.W.-. A L E X . A. S H A R P E.-.W.-. A L B E R T S A R B A O H E.-.W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N W.-. A. S. E M B R E B W.-. F R A N K S . C R A N E W.-. P A R D E E A. H O W E W.-. W M . S. B B B G U N D T H A L W.-. W M . C . G A B V E Y . . . . ' . W.-. A L F R E D A. E O D G B B S Bro. C H A R L E S P. C H U T E W.-. H E S T E R C . S T E V E N S
Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. as Grand Senior W a r d e n . Grand Junior W a r d e n . Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. as Grand Chaplain. as Grand Senior Deacon. as Grand Junior Deacon. Grand Senior Steward. as Grand Junior Steward. as Grand Marshal. as Bible Bearer. as Grand Tyler.
Owing to the late illness of M.-.W.-. H E N R Y F . MASON, and a t his request, E.-.W.-. F R E D W A S H B O N acted as Grand Master t h r o u g h o u t the ceremony. The services a t Masonic H a l l were conducted by Topeka Commandery No. 5, K n i g h t s Templar, a t the conclusion of which the C o m m a n d e r y acted as an escort to the Grand Lodge from the Masonic H a l l to the cemeterj', where the impressive funeral services of the fraternity were conducted in the presence of a large assemblage of Masons a n d personal friends of Bro. WADE.
The Grand Lodge accompanied by Topeka Commandery No. 5 returned to the Masonic Hall, where it was closed in ample form. HisNRY F. MASON,
Attest:
Orand
ALBERT K . WILSON,
Orand
Secretary.
Master.
â&#x20AC;˘526
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION.
J U N C T I O N C I T Y , K A N S A S , October 11,1908.
I n accordance w i t h a request of Union Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M., a Special Communication of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of A. F . & A. M. of K a n s a s was held in Junction City on Sunday afternoon, October 11, 1908, for the purpose" of laying the cornerstone of t h e new U n i v e r s a l l s t Church in t h a t city. Tlie Grand Lodge was opened in ample form on t h e first degree of Masonry, with the following G r a n d Officers: M.-.W.-. H E N B Y F. M A S O N Grand Master. Bro. W I L L I A M C L I V I N G S T O N . . .as Grand Senior Warden. Bro. J A M E S N . D A Y as Grand Junior Warden. sj
Bro. S H E R W O O D W . F E N T O N . . . as Grand Treasurer. Bro. D A V I D N . H I C K S as G r a n d Secretary. W.-. C H A B L E S H . R O G E R S . , . . . ' Grand Chaplain.
Bro. BrjD. Bro. -Bro. '^
H A R B Y H. SPARKS CHABLES C. VBITE SAMDEL R. SMELSY GEOEGE W.~JOHNSON
.as as as as
W.-. J O H N D . G R I F F I N Bro. J O H N L . B R O W N . Bro.- W I L L I A M L A U E E S Y
Grand Grand Grand Grand
Senior Junior Senior Junior
Deacon. Deacon. Steward. Steward.
as G r a n d Marshal. as G r a n d Architect. as G r a n d Tyler.
U n d e r t h e direction of t h e Grand Marshal, the Grand Lodge t h e n proceeded to t h e site of t h e new church, where the cornerstone was laid in accordance with the a n c i e n t customs of the fraternity. D u r i n g the ceremony t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master delivered a n address suitable to t h e occasion a n d in accordance with the ceremony which was then in progress. A t t h e conclusion of the r e m a r k s of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master, Rev. Bro. C H A R L E S H . R O G E R S , Grand Chaplain, of H u t c h i n s o n , delivered an interesting oration, which was followed-by r e m a r k s from Rev. Bro. F R E D A. L I N E , pastor of the Universallst Churcli a n d of the congregation w h o were constructing t h e new building. -The Grand Lodge then returned to the Masonic Hall, where t h e brethren were entertained for a brief time by short r e m a r k s from the M.-.W.-. Grand Master and other brethren. The Grand Lodge was then closed in ample form on the first degree of Masonry. , H E N R Y F . MASON,
Attest:
-
DAVID N . HICKS,
as Orand
Secretary.
Orand
Master.
igoS-og.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
527
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION.
K A N S A S C I T Y , K A N S A S , N o v e m b e r 19, 1908.
On the application of the Scottish Rite Bodies of K a n s a s City, K a n s a s , the M.-.W.\ Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. convened in Special Communication in Odd Fellows' H a l l in K a n s a s City, K a n s a s , November 19th, a t 11 o'clock A. M., for the purpose of laying the corner-stone of the new Scottish Rite Masonic Temple. The following oflBcers were p r e s e n t : M.-.W.-. R.-.W.-. W.". W.'. R.-.W.-.
H E N B Y F . MASON FRED WASHBON ALBERT H . WHBELBB W M . S. BEBGUNDTHAL ALBERT SABBAOH
Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. as Grand Senior Warden. a s Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n . Grand Treasurer.
Bro. R O B E R T B. W O L F Bro. C H A R L E S M . S T E M B N
as Grand Secretary. as Grand Chaplain.
W.'. W.-. W.-. W.".
as Grand a s Grand as Grand as Grand
HAELAN A. TOLEB W I L L I A M MOCONNELL E D W A R D B . COBSE G R A N T A. WOODCOCK
Senior Junior Senior Junior
Deacon. Deacon. Steward. Steward.
W.*. G E O R G E M . D I X O N
as G r a n d M a r s h a l .
W.'. G R A N T S . L A N D B E Y
as Grand Sword Bearer.
"W.-. W I L L I A M W . R O S E Bro. J O H N F E C H T
as Grand Architect. as Grand Tyler.
The Grand Master opened the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s in ample form, on the first degree of Masonry. The Grand Lodge, escorted by I v a n h o e Oommandery No. 21, K. T., and accompanied by members of all t h e lodges in W y a n dotte County a n d a large n u m b e r of Masons from other parts of the State and from K a n s a s City, Missouri, m a r c h e d to the site of the new temple, where t h e ceremony of laying the corner-stone, was performed by the Grand Officers. The Grand Lodge then r e turned to t h e hall and was closed in ample form. H E N R Y F . MASON,
Attest:
Grand ROBERT B . WOLF,
as Qrand
Secretary
Master.
528
PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL
OF THE
'
February,
COMMUNICATION.
E l i D O R A D O , K A N S A S , D e c e m b e r 3, 1908.
At t h e request of t h e officers a n d m e r n b e r s of P a t m o s Lodge No. 97, E l Dorado, K a n s a s , t h e M.-.W.\ Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s was opened in due form on the first degree of Masonry in t h e city of E l Dorado on December 3,1908, a t 2 P . M., for t h e purpose of laying the corner-stone of the Butler County new Court House. OFFIOBBS.
B.-.W.-. F H . . WASHBO.
:. j ^J^^\'lJiT.tt^'''''^
W.-. V A L N K Y P . M O O N E Y Bro. H E N B Y B . E O G E B S Brb. WiiiBEB. E . ROBBiNS
as Deputy Grand Master. as Grand Senior W a r d e n . as Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n .
Bro. S A M U E L R . C L I F F O R D Bro. H A R R Y T . B R O W N
as Grand Treasurer. as Grand Secretary.
Bro. Bro. W.-. Bro.
as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand
G U Y C. D U N N . E A R L MOONEY JOSEPH H . SANDIFBB WILLIAM H . CLARK
W.-. V I R G I L A. O S B U R N Bro. R A L P H E A R P Bro. C H A R L E S F . B O W I E
Senior Junior Senior Junior
Deacon. Deacon. Steward. Steward.
as Grand M a r s h a l . as Grand Chaplain. as Grand Tyler.
The Grand Lodge then proceeded to the site of the building, where the ancient ceremony was performed in the usual m a n n e r . Upon r e t u r n i n g to t h e hall t h e Grand Lodge was closed in due form. FRED WASHBON,
Attest:
â&#x20AC;¢
.
HARRY T. BROWN,
as Grand
Secretary.
as Grand
Master.
To the M.: W.: Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas : One year ago, through the report and recommendation of your Librarian, an appropriation of $200.00 was made for the purchase of library books, pamphlets, etc.; also an appropriation of $300.00 for bookcases and other equipment for the library, museum, Grand Secretary's ofiBee and binding. None of the appropriation made for the purchase of library books has been used, as It was deemed inexpedient to add additional books to our library until suitable cases were provided for their care and preservation. Tiie a m o u n t appropriated for the purchase of bookcases, etc., was insufficient to add the needed a m o u n t of shelving for the material now on hand and which remains unbound. I t was, therefore, considered best by your Librarian to allow this matter to remain as it now is until after this Communication of the Grand Lodge. W e now have on hand several hundred volumes of masonic publications, as well as many Proceedings of other jurisdictions, which should be bound and placed in the library. The cost of material and labor in tlie m a t t e r of binding has so increased during the past few years t h a t it would be unwise to have all the material now on hand bound a t any one time. I n the j u d g m e n t of your Librarian, it would be better to defer the work of binding the Proceedings of other jurisdictions and have only the masonic magazines and other publications of this character bound a t this time. The Proceedings of other jurisdictions should also be placed in the library, as these are -required more or less for reference. A t present they are filed in proper order in the lower book room in the west part of the building. W h i l e these books are easy of access in arrangement, yet they are not convenient to the library proper.
530
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
The L i b r a r i a n would, therefore, recommend t h a t t h e appropriation of $200.00 for t h e purchase of books, pamphlets, etc.,,be renewed a t this Communication of the Grand Lodge, and t h a t an appropriation" of $750.00 be made for the purchase of bookcases and other e q u i p m e n t for the library, museum a n d Grand Secretary's office, also an appropriation of $400.00 for binding. D u r i n g t h e y e a r we"have received the usual Proceedings of other Grand Lodges a n d a number of masonic magazines and periodicals. I n addition to this we are under obligations for the following list of books and- other printed m a t t e r which are of interest to the Craft: Addenda, Collection by Committee on Antiquities, Grand Lodge N e w York. H o m e Lodge, Burial Service, N e w York. Proceedings Sovereign College of Allied Masonic and Christian Degrees for America. Proceedings E m e r g e n t Communication, Grand Lodge of Mississippi. â&#x20AC;˘ Masonic Code, Nebraska. Masonic Code, Washington. ' ' Masonic Code, Wisconsin. Program for the Celebration of the Fortieth. Anniversarj' of Temple Lodge No. 299, K a n s a s City, Missouri. Masonic Year Book, 1908-1909. McCoy a n d Sickles' Monitor, 1864. Presented by M.-. W.-. B. W . WELLINGTON.
Masonic Monitor, W a s h i n g t o n . Free Masons' G u i d e ; Moore, 1859. Presented by M.-. W.-. E. W.WELLINGTON.
â&#x20AC;˘
"
H a y d e n ' s Researches of Masonry, 1908. Masonic J u r i s p r u d e n c e ; McCoy, 1868. Proceedings Council of Deliberation, A.& A. S. R. N e w York, 1908. The Genius of F r e e m a s o n r y ; J. D. Buck, 1907. F r e e m a s o n s ' M a n u a l ; K. J. Stewart, 1852. Presented by Bro. W1LLIA.M J. B O N D .
The Constitutions of t h e Freemasons. Containing the History, Charges, Regulations, etc., of t h a t Most Ancient and R i g h t Worshipful F r a t e r n i t y . Printed in London Anno 5723. Reprinted in P h i l a d e l p h i a by special order'for the use of t h e brethren in North A m e r i c a in the year of Masonry 5734; A n n o Domini 1734. T h e above volume is now reproduced in fac-simile by the R.'.W.-. Grand Lodge of P e n n s y l v a n i a in the year of Masonry 5906; Anno Domini 1906. Souvenir of the G o l d e n ' J u b i l e e , F a r i b a u l t Lodge No. 9, Minnesota. P r e s e n t e d by O L I V E R M A X F I E L D H E N D E R S O N , Master
1906-1907.
igo8-o9.
GRAND
LOVOE
OF KANSAS.
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Masonic H o m e s , Educational Institutions and Cognate Charities, by F B A N K J. THOMPSON, Grand Secretary Grand Lodge North Dakota. Report of tiie Masonic Home, N e w Jersey. Report of t h e Masonic Home, Nebraska. Report Masonic Charity Foundation of Connecticut. One Thousand and One Objections to Secret Societies. Constitution, General Regulations and Digest of Masonic L a w of Minnesota, 1900. The L a w of Freemasonry in Nebraska. Massachusetts Consistory. Masonry in Russia and Poland. â&#x20AC;˘ Fraternally submitted, A L B E R T K. W I L S O N , Librarian, On motion t h e address of t h e Grand Master a n d t h e reports of t h e G r a n d OflScers were referred to t h e Committee on E e p o r t s of G r a n d Officers.
R E P O R T OF. T H E C O U N C I L OF A D M I N I S T R A T I O N . R-.W.-. A L E X . A. SHARP, Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n , presented t h e following r e p o r t : To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge : The Council of Administration organized on F e b r u a r y 20,1908, by t h e selection of M.-.W.-. I I B N B Y F . M A S O N as P r e s i d e n t a n d R.-.W.-. A L E X . A. S H A B P as Secretary.
M.-.W.-. P B B B Y M . H O I S I N G T O N was elected as a m e m b e r of the Masonic H o m e Board for a term of four j'ears, to succeed himself, and M.-.W.-. E D W A E D W . W B L L T N G T O N for a term of three years, to succeed R.-.W.-. A L B X . A. S H A R P , now a m e m b e r of the Council of Administration. On motion, it was agreed t h a t the a r r a n g e m e n t for relief heretofore made with the Masonic Home Board be continued for the ensuing yea,r. On motion, R.-.W.-. F R E D W A S H B O N and R.-.W.-. A L E X . A.
S H A R P were instructed to arrange with, and employ. J u d g e T. F . G A R V E B to bring the necessary suit or suits to restrain t h e collection of taxes on Grand Lodge property. On motion, t h e bid of the Capitol I r o n W o r k s , $285.00, for the erection of a n outside iron stairway to t h e upper v a u l t was accepted and t h e work w a s ordered commenced immediately. The work was subsequently completed according to contract
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On motion, t h e G r a n d Secretary was instructed to purchase jewels for t h e District D e p u t y Grand Masters, in accordance w i t h sample a n d bid submitted. I t was deemed inexpedient to purchase aprons for the use of the Deputies. Ai^EX. A. S H A R P ,
Secretary
Council
Administration.
On motion of M.-.W.-. E D W A R D W . WELLINGTON t h e r e p o r t was adopted.
B B P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON E E P O R T S O F G R A N D ' OFFICERS. W.-. W I L L I A M L . M A X W E L L ; c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e foll o w i n g r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motion, was adopted : To the M.-. W.'. Orand Lodge of Kansas : Y o u r Committee on Reports of Grand Officers, to w h o m w a s .referred t h e address of the Most Worshipful Grand Master a n d t h e reports of t h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r a n d Grand Secretary for division and reference, respe'ctfully report as follows : "We congratulate t h e Grand Lodge upon the prosperity of,the past year, resulting from the excellent leadership of its discerning G r a n d Master a n d t h e faithful.stewardship of its other Grand Officers. W e desire to c o m m e n d these officers for t h e prudence a n d good j u d g m e n t which characterize their ofHcial acts, and for t h e s y s t e m a t i c a l a n d orderly m a n n e r in which their reports a r e compiled. W e heartily commend to your earnest consideration t h e suggestions a n d recommendations which are the result of their experience and effort in your behalf. M.-.W.-. GBAND M A S T E R ' S ADDRESS.
To t h e Committee on Necrology we refer the memorial of our -beloved brother, W.-. S P B N O E R P. W A D E ;
T h a t the .portions which need no further reference m a y be disposed of, we recomniend : The approval of the following subjects: D i s t r i c t D e p u t y G r a n d Masters, Relations with Foreign Lodges, Official Visits, Special Dispensations, Corner-stones,
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Taxation of Lodge Property and the Masonic H o m e , Chain Letters. Also t h a t portion (under the' heading of "Custodians Dispensed W i t h ") declaring the repeal of Section 6 of Article I V of the Constitution. Also subjects: Dimitted Members, A n n u a l Reports, Masonic Home. W e concur in t h a t portion of the Grand Master's address advising t h a t no new legislation be enacted at this time relative to the creation of a Grand Lecturer, and recommend t h a t the m a t t e r of disseminating the work be left for a t least one year with t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master. To the Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges U n d e r Dispensation, we refer t h a t portion relating to the subjects : N e w Lodges Constituted, Lodges Under Dispensation. To the Committee on Jurisprudence, the subjects : Decisions, Dues of Members of an E x t i n c t Lodge. Loss of Ofltioial Ciphers. Also t h a t portion (under the heading of "Custodians Dispensed Withâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Legislation Made Necessary,") relating to "By-Laws and Portions of Others," rendered inoperative by repealing Section 6 of Article I V of the Constitution. GRAND TREASURER'S REPORT. W e recommend t h a t , t h e report of the Grand Treasurer be referred to the Committee on Finance and Property. GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT. W e recommend the approval of the following subjects, w h i c h , we believe, need no further reference: District Deputy Grand Masters, Assistant Lecturers, Grand Bepresentatives, A n n u a l Schools, Copies of Charters for W a l n u t Valley Lodge No. 191 a n d E q u i t y Lodge No. 131, A s t r a Lodge No. 363, Grand Secretary's Certificates, A m e n d m e n t s to Laws.
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L a s t year certain portions of the Grand Secretary's report were referred by this committee to the Committee on Correspondence, b u t for some reason no report was m a d e by t h a t committee to the Grand Lodge. To the Coinmittee on Correspondence, therefore, we again refer t h a t portion of the Grand Secretary's report relating to the following subjects: Saskatchewan, Official Communications from the Grand Lodge of Canada. W e also refer to t h a t committee portions of the Grand Secretary's report relating to the subject: Communications Eelative to Recognition of Other Grand Lodges. To the Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges U n d e r - Dispensation we refer the Subject: A n n u a l Reports. â&#x20AC;˘ . r . To the Comriiittee on Finance "and Property we refer the subjects: Estimated Revenue and Expenses for the E n s u i n g Year, Financial E x h i b i t s . W e desire to call the attention of the Grand Lodge to the communication from the Grand Lodge of W a s h i n g t o n relative to the Peace Conference a t The Hague, whicli was laid over until this Communication for consideration. W e also wish to call attention to the fact t h a t a special committee was appointed at the Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge one y e a r ago to report at this session upon the communication from the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia relative " to the celebration of the bi-centenary of the formation of the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d , J u n e 24, 1917.. lilBBABIAIf'S BEPORT.
The report of the Librarian we recommend be referred to the Committee on Finance and Property. F r a t e r n a l l j ' submitted,, -
W I L L I A M L. MAXWELL, EDWABD W . WAYNANT, F R E D H . STUOKEY,
CHARLES L. BBAMWELL, W I L L C. C H A F F E E , Committee.
On motion, the G r a n d Secretary was authorized to issue a certificate to Bro. D A N I E L F B I D , member late A s t r a L o d g e No. 363, in lieu of G r a n d Secretary's certificate No. 546, which was lost or destroyed'.
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CHANGE OF N A M E OF SHERMAN LODGE NO. 369 TO BOGER E. SHERMAN LODGE NO. 369. The Grand Secretary presented a formal request from Sherman Lodge No. 369, asking that the name of their lodge be changed to Eoger E. Sherman Lodge No. 369. On motion, the request was referred to the Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges U." D. CALL TO REFRESHMENT. The M.-.W.-. Grand Master called the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge from labor to refreshment until 2 p. M.
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AFTERNOON SESSION. W E D N E S D A Y , F e b r u a r y 17, 1909.
T h e M.-.W.'. G r a n d Master called theM.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from r e f r e s h m e n t to labor a t 2 p. M. â&#x20AC;˘.
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SPECIAL ORDEE.
T h e election of Grand Officers w a s a n n o u n c e d for 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning; . ORATION. "W.-. E L R I C K C . COLE, of G r e a t Bend L o d g e N o . 15, delivered t h e following oration : LET THERE BE LIGHT.
Of a l l the scenes through which t h e seeker- after masonic knowledge passes in his journey towards the desired goal, there is none more sublime than t h a t in which he is the central figure, when, for the first time he hears, masonically spoken, the words, " L e t there be light." There m a y await him in his f u t u r e m a s o n i c career m a n y les-. sons whose precepts are grand and which will be impressed-upon his m i n d by'magnificent lectures a n d framed with beautiful surroundings, b u t t h a t initial moment, w h e n helpless and destitute, relying upon his faith in t h a t s u p r e m e power in which he h a s d e c l a r e d ' h i s trust, he for. the first time finds himself brought to l i g h t by t h e order of the Worshipful Master a n d the assistance of the b r e t h r e n , is the foundation of his masonic career. W e l l it is for the neophyte in t h a t hour t h a t he h a s approached the altar of Freemasonry from a worthy motive a n d w i t h a desire for the true li^ht. W e l l is i t for the Craft if in t h a t hour t h e seeker after masonic l i g h t shall m e e t in his instructor a preceptor w h o understands and conveys the true light to the inquiring'mind of one who is to become a n o t h e r stone in t h e Temple of Masonry. T h e desire for more light is one w h i c h h a s possessed t h e h u m a n family since the dawn of intelligence in t h e h u m a n race. M O S E S , called by J E H O V A H to lead the children of I s r a e l through the desert of ignorance and superstition into t h e promised land where an advanced thought and life awaited them, h e s i t a t e d l e s t he had n o t heard the call aright.
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Bound by the laws of centuries, he feared to face the era of advancement, even though the pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night was the symbol of the visible presence of the Creator. SOLOMON, the great patron saint of our Order, reached a higher p l a n e ; pausing when his empire had a t last reached a period of peace, he reared t h a t magnificent temple whose glories have been celebrated in song and story until to-day; whose glittering columns and pillars reflected the light of the morning sun as his beams flooded the interior through the m a n y beautiful windows with which the handiwork of the Craft had provided this masterpiece of architecture. B u t greater than the sheen of sunlight upon gilded dome and brazen column, or the glow of mellow light which flooded the worshipers within, was the flame which dwelt between the cherubim, for it was the symbol of t h e presence of the source of all light. The three wise men in search of the Messiah, m e t in a d e s e r t place. E a c h was of a different n a t i v i t y ; neither was learned in the language of the others, and yet as they bowed their h e a d s and in unison offered t h a n k s to G O D , the understanding of t h e spirit which was leading them to a higher light m a d e plain t h e words of each unto the others. I n search of light they followed where Bethlehem's one clear star led theni over J u d e a ' s vine-clad hills and verdant valleys, brightening their way until it rested over t h a t poor place w h i c h sheltered One whose new and truer life, whether he be deemed human or divine, was to uplift mankind and make this old world better because he t a u g h t the brotherhood of man. P A U L â&#x20AC;&#x201D; s t r i c k e n on his journey to Damascus by the lighting of conviction â&#x20AC;&#x201D; startled the world with his eloquence as he t h u n dered forth the story of the greater light which had been given him and sealed his faith with a martyr's death. GALILEO,
SAVONAB'OLA, M A R T I N L T T T H E B and
a host
of
others, each in his own day and in his own peculiar manner, has thrown out the greater cry, " L e t there be light." And yet, O modern seeker after light, mistake not. I t was not the pillar of cloud and Are which led the mj'riad hosts of I s r a e l t h a t gave the true l i g h t ; nor yet the sacred flame which burned upon the altar of the Temple and whose smoke ascended as t h e robed priests bowed in adoration. Not in the lightning flash which blinded S A U L of Tarsus, not in the flame which wrapped the mortal body of SAVONAROLA and left his name emblazoned on the scroll of earth's truly great. These, these were not the true light. N o t even Thoii, O blessed Star of Bethlehem, whose wondrous beauty has brightened the annals of time fof lo these t w e n t y centuries; Thou whose coming the angels foretold and whose beams grow brighter with each oncoming cycle of Time. N o t even Thou are the true light. These, all these, are but the sym-
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bols of t h a t true light, even as the seeker after masonic light is t a u g h t t h a t he perceives tiie t h r e e g r e a t lights of Masonry by the aid of the representatives of t h e three lesser. Learn, then, this portion of T r u t h . F r o m the t i m e when out of darkness and chaos the voice of the Infinite smote the s t y g i a n blackness of ignorance a n d drove back the clouds of superstition with the command, " L e t there be l i g h t ! " until now, t h a t c o m m a n d has ever been addressed to the.indlvidual soul a n d s t a n d s as a call~to seek for the true light within. With ev.ery sunrise comes anew the pillar of cloud, and, with his departing rays, the pillar of fire; the flame between the cherubim and the wondrous light of t h a t sweet Star of B e t h l e h e m , enforcing the c o m m a n d for each new d a y to every h u m a n being, " Let there be light." ^ S t u d e n t of Masonry, know thyself. T h e g r e a t Order of which each of us Is a n integral p a r t h a s for centuries conveyed by the instructive tongue to tiie a t t e n t i v e ear' a code of morals which modern Masonry has clothed with beautiful forms and ceremon i e s ; b u t neither the teachings nor the ceremonies are the light; t h e y are only the helpers, by t h e aid of which each individual Mason m a y make rnore beautiful t h a t inner temple of his life where dwells the Infinite. Their power depends upon the indiv i d u a l use of the means provided ; their results upon the individual understanding of the true light. H e who, sitting at the feet of those teachers who have striven for years to learn of the truth, grasps the true meaning of those teachings, has ascended the first round of the ladder. He who, through difBculties and disasters still strives for greater light has ascended the second round of the ladder, a n d let him notfaint, even though he shall not obtain that perfect knowledge which entitles h i m - t o be called Master, until the tools shall have fallen from his nerveless fingers, his labors here be ended and he shall have reached t h a t higher lodge where the source of Infinite Light and Love shall crown his efforts with full fruition. Do not mistake me, however. Because in themselves they are not the true light, I would not banish the symbols ; I would not strike from sacred history the pillar of cloud and of fire, the star of B e t h l e h e m and the brightness^which surrounded S A U L of Tarsus, no more t h a n 1-would banish from t h e life of a n y child the beautiful t h o u g h t of Santa Claus or from the memory of every toiler on life's journey the evening song about the hearthstone or the lullaby which soothed his baby fears a n d comes again to' s t r e n g t h e n and encourage the faltering naoments of his mature m a n h o o d in the battle of life. B u t out of the symbol and the teaching I would forge the thought, sentient with life and vigor, t h a t these t h i n g s are to make l i g h t w i t h i n . Do not worry about the hereafter. Man's truest h e a v e n is in each day's existence, where, lost in deeds of kindness to his fellowman, he grasps the
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noblest impulses of life, and through the mighty, onward sweep of years feels his h e a r t beat in unison with GOD. I n the world's record of non-sectarian societies there is none named whose teachings give gjreater opportunities for light to hum a n i t y than Ancient Craft Masonry. About her altars the strictest Jew, the M o h a m m e d a n , the follower of CONTUOIUS, clasp hands with the believer in Christ, and there is no note of discord. Surely, with such a catholicity of sentiment, the Order has a world-wide field. Let us not presume t h a t we of this day and age have exhausted her teachings. N o t even h e upon whose shoulders the purple of the'Order has been worthily placed for m a n y years has sounded the depths of knowledge or reached a full understanding of her precepts. The system of morals which has engaged with profit the minds of so m a n y sag'es will yet yield still greater light, even as the diamond flashes out its brilliant rays after lying beneath the rubbish for years when the hour and the m a n arrives. Several years ago an e m i n e n t member of the Craft in this Grand Jurisdiction suggested certain changes and eliminations in the secret work of the Order. I n the m a n n e r suggested the alterations shocked the sensibilities of the Craft and were unmasonic in their scope. And y e t there was in the eminent brother's suggestions a grain of truth and a thought worthy of mature consideration. The lapse of time, the change of membership, ought not, and, we trust, will not, alter the ancient landmarks of the Order, but a more careful study will add new emphasis and more enlightened meaning to our most cherished tenets. Among my hearers there are m a n y whose memory carries them back to a period when the only light which illumined t h e household was the flaming back-log and the tallow candle, and when these gave w a y to the oil l a m p it was considered t h a t the acme of success had been attained in the matter of real light. To-day our homes and streets are illumined by electricity, a n d . the power of this new s e r v a n t of m a n k i n d , even yet in its infancy, has turned night into day. Only a few days ago off the coast of Nantucket, in the darkness and dense mist which had settled like a pall upon the ocean, two huge liners m e t in deadly collision. E a c h bore a freight of h u n d r e d s of h u m a n lives. Almost before the impact of t h a t awful collision had ceased, a man with nerves of steel and a h e a r t which k n e w the m e a n i n g of the word "duty," commenced flashing through the clouds of mist and darkness out into the night wireless messages of the disaster and of the danger which was so imminent. F r o m their m i d n i g h t slumbers on a half-dozen great steamships miles away from the scen.e of t h a t disHster men were hurried to their stations to hasten relief to those hundreds of h u m a n beings who stood in deadly peril. Through the awful night, feeling their way with care, their searchlights piercing the fog, those messengers of hope steered their
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w a y to-the scene of t h a t g r e a t disaster and arrived in time, t h a n k G O D , to save those living cargoes; and when in the gray dawn of the m o r n i n g news reached the inventor of t h a t marvelous system â&#x20AC;˘ of wireless telegraphy t h a t 1,000 luiman beings had been saved b y ' m e a n s of h i s invention, M A R C O N I a.nsvvered with the nobility of a true soul, -'My reward is now complete for t h e ' y e a r s of labor consumed in completing m y invention." I n those words there was spoken a right u n d e r s t a n d i n g of the use which the h u m a n m i n d would make, of, GoD-given genius; a realization of t h e ' command, " Let there be light." I t would, indeed, be a'.sad-commentary on our. age if we stand willing to a d m i t t h a t such g r e a t a d v a n c e m e n t has been made inthe m a t e r i a l worldan.d y e t assume t h a t no higlier plane of reali-zation of the sublime lessons of this great Order is to be attained. H o w m a n y of us h a v e ever sought out the true meaning'of the substitute word given us by our ancient and wise Grand Master? I n itself it is meaningless, senseless, b u t when one has enlightened the mind with a knowledge of its true significance there is unfolded a most natural .and h a r m o n i o u s greeting. So with every lesson of thie Order. Masonic teachings are not a simple arrangem e n t of words In classic form. T h e mind and strength of the Masters of our Order for centuries p a s t have been engaged in no such simple task. Beneath each sentence lies a sublime portion of truth, whose s t r e n g t h a n d b e a u t y are w e l l symbolized by the two brazen pil.- lars, BoAZ and J A O H I N , y e t whose u n d e r s t a n d i n g is for him alone w h o patiently seeks the true l i g h t of Masonry within himself. The m a n l y utterance of M A K C O N I should' give new unders t a n d i n g to the brother w h o is informed t h a t the reward of his labors is the Master's word. N o t something material, but a new source of strength a n d b e a u t y in the character of true masonic life. No society, however strong in numbers, however moral in its precepts, can live upon the record of its past alone. Progress is as necessary in societies a s in a nation or an individual, and the â&#x20AC;˘ future strength of Freeniasonry m u s t depend upon the acceptance b y its devotees of t h i s essential law, of being. I t is to this progress t h a t every true Mason should address his efforts. Not in a s p i r i t of change in basic principles, b u t the better and clearer inculcation of the lessons of the Order. I n this search after light, be a n optimist, not a pessimist. T h e world is daily growing better, not worse. Mankind'is moved by grander ideals t h a n ever before. The civilization of this new twentieth century is the best t h a t this old earth has ever held. L e t us a s Masons grasp t h e highest a n d best our day affords, and ever striving for yet better and higher things, come at last face to face w i t h Him -who giveth us the l i g h t of H i s countenance which speaketh everlasting peace.
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R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON C H A R T E R E D L O D G E S A N D L O D G E S U. D. W.-. H A R R Y E . B E S T , c h a i r m a n , presented the r e p o r t , wliich, on motioD, was adopted:
following
To the M.-. W.\ Orand Lodge of Kansas : Your Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D. beg leave to report as follows:
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During the past year ten dispensations have been granted by your M.-.W.-. Grand Master. April 22d dispensation was granted to nineteen brother Master Masons residing in and in the vicinity of W h i t e City to form and open a lodge to be known as W h i t e City Lodge U. D.; three names were afterwards added to the dispensation. They began work April 24th, ceased December 25th ; held 17 communications, initiated 2, passed 2, and raised 2, m a k i n g their present number 24. Their transcript was kept in a neat m a n n e r and without error, with the following exceptions: Some of their communications were designated "special." All communications of a lodge U. D. are stated. I n their recapitulation sheet they report as ceasing work December 25th, and their transcript records a communication December 27th to observe St. John's Day, a t which communication the lodge was opened in form and closed on the E n t e r e d Apprentice degree, and the Secretary failed to sign the minutes. Their financial s t a t e m e n t is not the best. Owing for borrowed money $200.00, a part of which did not pass through the Secretary's and Treasurer's hands, and have no p e r m a n e n t record of the same. Cash on hand of $82.46. H a v i n g confidence in the ability of the brethren to bring the financial part of the lodge up to s t a n d a r d and predicting a bright fraternal future for W h i t e City Lodge, we recommend a charter be granted as prayed for.
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GBAINFIELD I,ODGE D. D.. May 2d dispensation was granted to sixteen brother Master Masons residing in and in the vicinity of Grainfield, Kansas, to form and open a lodge to be known as Grainfield Lodge U. D. The transcript of this lodge has been made in an exceedingly n e a t and concise form a n d w i t h o u t error. They began work M a y 9th, ceased December 31st; held 20 communications, initiated 9, passed 8 and raised 8, m a k i n g their present n u m b e r 24. Their financial condition, while they are a little in debt, is good. All monej's having passed through the Secretary's and Treasurer's h a n d s and a full p e r m a n e n t r e c o r d has been k e p t of the s a m e . A liberal a m o u n t has been paid for instruction and lodge furniture, and has, a balance on hand of $77.74. Your committee congratulates Grainfield Lodge on the choice of Secretary and the neat r e t u r n s made, and it is with g r e a t pleasure we recommend a c h a r t e r be granted them. M ' D O N A L D L O D G E U. D.
Your M.-.W.-. Grand Master issued a dispensation J u l y 10th to fifteen Master Masons residing in and in the vicinity of McDonald, E a w l i n s County, Kansas, to form a n d open a lodge to be known as McDonald Lodge U. D. They began work J u l y 22d, held 15 communications during the life of their dispensation and ceased work December 30th. During this time they have initiated 14, passed 10 and raised 6; two names have also been added to dispensation by order of the M.". W.'. Grand Master, m a k i n g their present number 23. Their financial condition is exceptionally good, having no debt, w i t h $266.32 invested in furniture, instruction and sundries, and a balance on hand of $308.68. Their trftnscript is a n e a t piece of work, showing the following errors in tl^eir proceedings: A communication was held August 22d without a Tyler. September 16th and 23d the E n t e r e d Apprentice degree was conferred w i t h o u t the offices of Stewards being filled. â&#x20AC;˘ October 15th the Fellow Craft degree was conferred without a Senior Steward. N o v e m b e r l l t h the lodge was opened on the Master Mason's degree with Ave Fellow Crafts present, and a Master Mason's degree was conferred w i t h o u t the office of Junior Steward b6ing filled. December 9th the lodge was again opened on the Master Mason's degree with two Fellow Crafts and one Entered Apprentice present. Your committee, however, believes t h a t the above mentioned errors did n o t occur in reality, for a t the last named communication the District Deputy Grand Master, W. A. S M I T H , was present.
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The minutes of tlie communication held December 16th show the nature of the report of the investigating; committee, and as it was unfavorable, the ballot was not spread and the fee was returned to the candidate. The ballot should be spread regardless of the nature of the report of the committee, and the minutes should not show the nature of the report. W i t h the exception of the above errors, McDonald Lodge makes a good report, and with a little admonition from the D.-.D.'. Grand Master cautioning them against the practice of admitting Entered Apprentices and Fellow Crafts in the lodge opened on the Master Mason's degree, we predict for them a bright and prosperous future, and would recommend a charter be granted them. W I L S K Y L,ODGE U. D.
J u l y 8th dispensation was granted to twelve brother Master Masons residing in and in the vicinity of Wilsey to form and open a lodge to be known as Wilsey Lodge U. D. One name was afterwards added to the dispensation by order of the Grand Master. They began work. J u l y 18th, ceased December 26th; held 18 meetings. During the life of their dispensation 13 were initiated, 13 passed and 11 r,aised, m a k i n g their present number 24. Their financial s t a t e m e n t is good, having invested .$859.28 in furniture, instruction and sundries, and a balance on hand of $30.72, with.no debt. Their transcript is typewritten in good form, with the following e r r o r s : Communication held September 30th, the lodge was opened three times on the Master Mason's degree and closed once. At the communication held October 16th the Secretary evid e n t l y , g o t badly mixed, as the lodge was opened on the third degree and candidates were examined on the lecture of the E n tered Apprentice degree, and candidates were examined ( a s he expresses it) "on the work lecture of the second degree of a Fellow Craft's lodge." N o t h i n g indicates t h a t a lodge of Entered Apprentices or Fellow Crafts had been opened. Octo.ber 17th, candidate was examined In the Entered Apprentice lecture while the lodge was a t refreshment. The lodge was then called "from labor to refreshment on the third degree." October 24th, Bro. G E O . B . H O B T O N , an E n t e r e d Apprentice, was admitted in a lodge of Master Masons and examined in the Entered Apprentice lecture. The chairman of your committee, being personally acquainted with some of the brothers who were in attendance a t the communications, and especially Bro. H U G H S T E W A B T , District Deputy
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Grand Master, who was present a t the communication held October~17th,your committee is satisfied t h a t the errors as they appear in the t r a n s c r i p t are entirely clerical and the facts did not exist as they appear. Believing the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of Wllsey Liodge perm a n e n t l y will be for the best interests of the Craft, we therefore recommend t h a t a c h a r t e r be granted them. PBOTECTION liODGE U. B.
Dispensation was granted J u l y the 17th to fourteen Master Masons residing in and in the vicinity of Protection, Comanche County, K a n s a s , to form and open a lodge to be known as Protection Lodge U. D. They began work August 13th, ceased December 80th'; held sixteen meetings. Their recapitulation sheet is very incomplete, liaving initiated nine, passed six, and raised four, and only listing the.names of one brother as being initiated and four being passed. Their present number is eighteen. Their financial s t a t e m e n t is only fair. I n this report expenditures are not itemized, having received for degrees $270 and pa.id out a total of $178.37, leaving a balance on hand of $91.63. The t r a n s c r i p t is well written in ink, but the Secretary fails to list his n a m e with the officers present. Communications were designated " s p e c i a l " in some cases. I t would appear by the first petition balloted on by this lodge t h a t they were starting out to be particular as to who become Ma-r sons (which is all r i g h t t h a t they should be) but rather strange t h a t the first petition t h a t they balloted on should be rejected. This, however, was the case, and at a subsequent meeting Bro.. J O H N K E Y m a d e the signed statement, which is a part of the transcript, " a c k n o w l e d g i n g t h a t he cast the cube of rejection" through ignorance and held n o t h i n g against the honor and integrity of petitioner, and moved the reconsideration of. the-ballot. . The motion prevailed and the brother is now a Master Mason. W h i l e the true spirit of,this motion is commendable, it is strictly in violation of masonic law. A ballot cannot be reconsidered under any circumstances. At the communication held November 12t.h a lodge of Master Masons was opened and called to refreshment and " r e s u m e d " labor on the E n t e r e d Apprentice degree. The lodge was. then "called from labor to refreshment and " r e s u m e d " labor on the Fellow Craft degree. November 19th the lodge was opened on the first degree and after calling to refreshment " r e s u m e d " labor on the second degree. Then closed on the second degree. Again, N o v e m b e r 26th, lodge was opened on the third degree and after calling to refreshment and resuming labor on the first degree, then calling "off" and resuming labor on the second degr^ee, t h e n resuming a g a i n on the third and closing in form. I n fact the
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degrees of E n t e r e d Apprentice and Fellow Craft were conferred in a Master Mason's lodge while a t refreshment, as no lodge of Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft had been opened. December 3d lodge was opened on Fellow Craft degree and closed on Master Mason degree. The enthusiasrn and zeal for the Order a m o n g the members of Protection JLodge is not to be questioned, when we note in their minutes of their meeting of-December 10th, they had conferred the Master Mason's degree on two brothers and commenced on the third at 1 o'clock A. M. The hour for closing is not given. Possibly was not given correctly when questioned by the wives the next day. Deceinber 28th, lodge of Fellow Crafts was opened in form and called to refreshment and opened again on the Fellow Craft degree and an Entered Apprentice reexamined on the lecture when the lodge was called t'o refreshment and " r e s u m e d " labor on the Fellow Craft degree. December 31st a lodge was opened on the Fellow Craft degree and not closed. This being the last daj' of the life of their dispensation, your committee concluded t h a t the hour of low 12:00 arrived, the dispensation having expired, there was no time to close, and the lodge of Fellow Crafts is still open. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the numerous mistakes made by the Secretary in m a k i n g up this transcript, your committee is assured by your Grand Secretary and otlier evidence t h a t the membership of Protection Lodge is composed of " a bunch of good fellows" who try to do tlie r i g h t thing, and with the proper application of masonic laws will work together for the best interests of Masonry and become one of tlie many good prosperous lodges of Kansas. W e , therefore, recommend a charter be granted them. T Y B O L O D G E U. D .
September 16th is the date of a dispensation granted to ten" brother Master Masons residing in and in tlie vicinity of Tyro, K a n s a s , to form and open a lodge to be known as Tyro Lodge U. D. Two n a m e s were afterward added to the dispensation by order of the M.-.W.'. Grand Master, m a k i n g their present number twelve. They began work September 25th, ceased December 18th; held nine meetings, initiated three, passed one. Their financial condition is good, having no debt and a small balance on hand. Their transcript is typewritten, according to instructions from your Grand Secretary, and no errors appear in the manner in which the wbrk has been conducted. While this lodge is not large in numbers, it is evidently made up of good masonic timber and will grow to be one of the stalwart lodges of K a n s a s , and we recommend a charter be granted as prayedÂťfor.
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PIPER IJODGE U. D.
S e p t e m b e r 11th dispensation was granted to eleven brother Master Masons residing In and in the vicinity of Piper, to form and open a lodge to be k n o w n a s Piper Lodge U. D. One n a m e was afterward added to dispensation by the Grand Master. A special " dispensation was granted extending the time for two weeks. They began work September 18th; ceased work J a n u a r y 8th; held 15 meetings, initiated 18, passed 15, and "raised 11, m a k i n g their number 23. W h i l e this lodge seems to have done a large a m o u n t of work in a s h o r t space of time, y e t it was done well, as the transcript shows. The, financial s t a t e m e n t is g o o d , h a v i n g spent for furniture a n d sundries t h e s u m of $469.17, leaving a balance on hand of $65.09, and no debt.. Their transcript is a work of art, being typewritten in an exceedingl.y neat book form, with marginal index in colors. Only one error occurs in the entire proceedings. November 20th the Secretary neglected to note the fact t h a t the lodge of Fellow Crafts was called to refreshment and labor resumed on the third degree. W i t h this single exception the transcript is perfect, and it would be a good model for some of the Secretaries of older and chartered lodges to follow. Congratulations to- the Secretary of Piper Lodge for sending in the n e a t e s t transcript ever examined by this committee. ' There is one point, however, your committee would criticise Piper Lodge on; t h a t is, t h e Worshipful Master, J O S E P H J . STOTLEB, w h o , as i t appears, in his unbounded enthusiasm in the work of the Order, has forgotten a part of his name in signing some of the m i n u t e s , leaving o u t the initial. This is a very i m p o r t a n t m a t t e r in all reports to-the Grand Lodge, as it is the only basis the G r a n d Secretary has in m a k i n g up t h e p e r m a n e n t records in the archives of this Grand Lodge. Your committee predicts for Piper Lodge a bright and prosperous future, and heartily recommends a charter be granted them. EMMETT LODGE U. D.
September 18th dispensation was granted to fourteen brother Master Masons residing in the jurisdiction of E m m e t t , to form and open a lodge to be known as E m m e t t Lodge U. D. Special dispensation was granted extending the time for work to J a n u a r y 15th. T h e y began work September 26th, ceased J a n u a r y 9 t h ; held 13 m e e t i n g s ; initiated 24, passed 19, raised 16, m a k i n g their number 30. T h e i r financial s t a t e m e n t is good, having expended for furniture, etc., $5)2.76, and a balance on hand of $177.24, with no debt.
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The Worshipful Master.and rnembers of this lodge seem [to have conceived the idea t h a t it was a large number of degrees conferred t h a t would count in securing for them the charter. If t h a t was the ease E m m e t t Lodge would be entitled to two. This looks to your committee like "Masonry a t wholesale." At t h e i r communication held December 19th the lodge was opened on the third degree. After calling to refreshment and opening a lodge of Fellow Crafts and examining thirteen Fellow Crafts In the lecture, the lodge was called off and labor resumed on the third degree, when twelve of the thirteen were raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason. B u t in the rush of business the lodge was not closed. ' At a communication held prior to this one, dated November 21st, the lodge was opened on the third degree a n d acted on four petitions, when they called off aud opened a lodge of Entered Apprentices and conferred the E n t e r e d Apprentice degree on one c a n d i d a t e ; examined thirteen E n t e r e d Apprentices in the lecture, when they called off and a lodge of Fellow Crafts opened in form. The Fellow Craft degree was then conferred on six of these brothers, when they again called off and resumed labor on the E n t e r e d Apprentice degree, when one more candidate w a s initiated ; the lodge then called off and resumed labor on the Fellow Craft degree and conferred the Fellow Craft on the other seven examined earlier in the communication ; the lodge was t h e n called off and labor resumed again on the E n t e r e d Apprentice degree and two more candidates initiated. After calling off the sixth time the lodge resumed labor on the Master Mason's degree and another petition was received for tlie mysteries, when t h e y closed in form. Seventeen degrees in all conferred at this one communication in addition to the regular order of business. There is no record made of the time consumed for meals during this communication, except each time the lodge was called to refreshment the " s " was always added to the word "refreshment." - The transcript of this lodge shows the work to have been done in good form, notwithstanding the fact t h a t a large n u m b e r of degrees have been conferred at one communication and the work of the Secretary has been above the average in keeping the proper record of the proceedings of the lodge, but there is no excuse for a Secretary to return a transcript in the shape he has this one. I t is not in accordance with the instructions sent out by your Grand Secretary. I t is written on loose legal cap paper with a lead pencil. Your committee has sorted out and pinned together those of each communication, b u t we do not consider it a proper document to form a p e r m a n e n t record for this Grand Lodge. I n view of the fact t h a t the work of E m m e t t Lodge seems to have been well done, as above stated, we recommend t h a t a charter be granted, b u t t h a t the M.\W.\ Grand Master be requested to withhold said charter until such time as the Secretary of E m m e t t
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Lodge return a proper transcript (in ink or typewritten ) of their proceedings. • SPEABVILLE LODGE IT. D. Dispensation was granted September 24th to fourteen Master Masons residing a t Spearville to open a lodge to be known as Spearville Lodge U. D. One name was afterward added to the original b y order of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master. T h e y began work October 1st, ceased December 3ist; held 26 meetings, initiated 12, passed lO'and raised 8, m a k i n g their n u m b e r 23. Their financial condition is good, $300 having been received for degrees, $291.16 expended for supplies, etc., no debt, and a balance on hand •of $8.84. Their transcript is typewritten in a very neat manner. Some c o m m u n i c a t i o n s are designated "special." A t their communications held N o v e m b e r 30th and December 2d a lodge of E n t e r e d Apprentices was opened and called off and a lodge of Fellow • Crafts opened in form. The lodge of Fellow Crafts should have been opened first. I n other words, " a lodge should always open on the higher degree first." December 23d a lodge of Fellow Crafts was opened, when they called off and opened a lodge of Master Masons, and closed in form. W i t h the above errors the work, as well as the transcript, is in perfect form, and Spearville Lodge is to be congratulated.' Your c o m m i t t e e would therefore cheerfully recommend a charter be granted to them. FREEPOBT LODGE U. D.
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N o v e m b e r 25th dispensation was granted to fourteen Master Masons residing in and in the vicinity of Freeport, K a n s a s , to open a lodge to be k n o w n as Freeport Lodge U. D. Two n a m e s were afterwards added to the dispensation, m a k i n g their present n u m b e r sixteen. Their financial condition is good, yet they are in debt nearly a h u n d r e d dollars, b u t enough money in s i g h t to place them clear a n d a balance left over. They began work November 27th, ceased J a n u a r y 14th ; meet-' ings held 7, initiated 7. None have been passed or raised on account of the time being too short. Their transcript is neatly typewritten and without error. The only error appearing in their returns is in their recapitulation sheet, which lists the two names added to the dispensation as original petitioners. W h i l e Freeport Lodge is very j'oung, they s t a r t off with bright prospects and make a very creditable showing for the time they h a v e had to work, and we cheerfully recommend a charter be granted t h e m .
The reports of chartered lodges submitted to your committee for the year 1908 is the " s a m e old story." About the same n u m ber of errors appear in the returns, and in a number of cases the same errors showing from the same lodges as in years past. W e commend the untiring efforts of your Grand Secretary in his endeavor to have these returns made correctly and within the proper time, but deplore the fact t h a t so little attention is paid to these efforts. The following is a list of lodges whose reports were returned from one to three times for correction: Nos. 4, 8,16, 29, 44, 54, 58, 65,. 66, 67, 71, 82, 94, 106, 108, 121, 123, 127, 137, 138. 142, 144, 166, 181, 190, 194, 201, 225, 226, 229, 236, 240, 241, 242, 244, 245, 252, 254, 261, 283, 314, 318, 329, 339, 350, 358. To remedy this; we would call special attention of the representatives present and ask t h a t they call particular attention of their respective Secretaries to these facts. The following lodges failed to t r a n s m i t their reports on or before J a n u a r y 10th: ISTos. 30, 104, 133, 136, 143, 166, 170, 220,244, 246, 270,278,335,353,354. The following lodges failed to pay their Grand liodge dues on or before J a n u a r y 20th: Nos. 101, 184, 244, 260, 350, 353. These, together with lodges failing to send in their reports, are of course denied representation. Nos. 244 and 353, you will notice, have failed in both respects. ThefoUowing lodges furnished an incomplete list of officers for the year 1909: Nos. 67, 84, 147, 174, 186, 282, 295, 300, 368. The following lodges reported names with more or less initials only: Nos. 8, 38, 97, 107, 116, 245, 274, 290. The following lodges submitted list of names b a c k w a r d s ; t h a t is. Christian names first: Nos. 12,13,121, 125,126,138, 339. Lodges 235 and 292 have reported names backwards for two years in succession. Reports from the following lodges were not signed b y the Secretaries: Nos. 96,176, 267.
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Reports from the following lodges were signed by the late Secretary and not by the present i n c u m b e n t : Nos. 116,124, 295. The following lodges attached impressions of their seals to their reports, notwithstanding instructions are printed in red ink t h a t this is not necessary: Nos. 138, 124, 107, 259, 118, 147, 251, 58, 109, 182, 212, 341, 346, 26, 162, 187, 192, 239, 279, 206, 116, 122, 291, 29, 34, 54, 73, 95, 180, 311, 57, 46, 316, 179, 236, 334, 276, 277, 290, 224. The following lodges, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the repeated requests by the committee annually, used ditto m a r k s instead of writing n a m e s : Nos. 69, 107, 162, 224, 323, 341. The following lodges abbreviated given names, which is a serious m i s t a k e in a t t e m p t i n g to keep a correct record of the m e m b e r s h i p : Nos. 24, 74, 80, 82, 95, 107, 120, 162, 193, 203, 230, 256, 290, 302. The report from Orescent Liodge No. 133 was sent in too late, and nineteen n a m e s outof a membership of 208 were changed from last report. Frontier Lodge No. 104 at Washington-sent in their report too late, and the Secretary did not know the n a m e of his own lodge. â&#x20AC;˘ You will readily see t h a t the Grand Secretary has a difficult task in keeping a correct record of the Grand Lodge when his information must be based on these reports. , â&#x20AC;˘ The report from Enterprise Lodge No. 353 was only received after repeated letters, telegrams, a n d finally appeals from j'our M.-.W.-. Grand Master. Of the 379 lodges in Kansas, 223 have reported from one "to twenty-five names t h a t differ from their report for 1907, m a k i n g a total of the astonishing number of 712 n a m e s t h a t differ in the reports of 1908. Fortitude No. 107 a t I n d e p e n d e n c e c o m e s - w i t h twenty-two, and Kickapoo No. 4 a t Potter, with a membership of only thirty-five, reports twenty-one t h a t differ. Regular returns of K i c k a p o o Lodge annuallj' would indicate that their records are in very bad shape. , N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the urgent appeal of this committee from year to y e a r Lodges Nos. 96 and 302 have submitted their reports written w i t h lead pencil. Your G r a n d Secretary's report includes the name of Delphian Lodge No. 44 as being denied representation a t this Communication of the Grand Lodge, which was really the condition a t the time the report was closed, yet they had actually paid their dues on J a n u a r y 9th, but as the report was in error, it was returned with the r e m i t t a n c e for correction, and when the report was again received the corrections were m a d e but the remittance was short one dollar. The draft and other remittance accomp a n y i n g it were returned by the Grand Secretary asking t h a t the correct a m o u n t be sent him. This letter w a s either mislaid by the Secretary of the lodge or lost in the mail. I n view of the fact
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t h a t the lodge did t r a n s m i t their dues within the time provided by law, credentials were issued. I t appears t h a t the large number of errors occurring in the a n n u a l reports could be decreased largely by a combined effort on the p a r t of District Deputy Grand Masters in calling the attention of the Secretaries to this report a t the proper time, and we recommend t h a t the District Deputy Grand Masters be requested to visit the erring lodges in their respective districts as near as is possible to the time for m a k i n g returns and endeavor to impress on the minds of the Secretaries the importance of a correct report. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, H A B B Y E . BEST, E A B L Y W . POINDBXTEB, MOSES H . COLE,
Coinmittee. S U P P L E M E N T A L R E P O R T C O M M I T T E E ON C H A R T E R E D LODGES. W . \ H A R R Y E . B E S T , c h a i r m a n , submitted the following s u p p l e m e n t a l r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motion, was adopted: To the M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Chartered Lodges, to whom was referred the communication from S h e r m a n Lodge No. 369, relative to changing the name of their lodge, would recommend t h a t their prayer be granted, and t h a t hereafter S h e r m a n Lodge, located Jit Quindaro, Kansas, be known as Roger E. S h e r m a n Lodge No. 369. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, H A B B Y E. BEST, EAKIJY W . POINDBXTEB, MOSES H . COLE,
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R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E O N CORRESPONDENCE. M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R , c h a i r m a n , presented his formal r e p o r t which was ordered p r i n t e d with the Proceedings. S P E C I A L R E P O R T C O M M I T T E E ON C O R R E S P O N D E N C E . M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R , c h a i r m a n , presented the following r e p o r t , which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M.: W.: Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: The claims of a large number of jurisdictions, hitherto unrecognized, h a v e been presented to your committee for consideration,
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upon only two of which, however, are your committee now able to m a k e definite report, viz: S a s k a t c h e w a n and Western Australia. The 'investigation of the W e s t e r n Australia claim presented to your committee two interesting questions, one of which was the following, v i z : ' W h e t h e r the G r a n d Lodge of Western Australia, having subscribed to a condition whereby it bound itself to the Grand Lodge of Scotland not to g r a n t warrants for the organization of an J' masonic lodge outside of its own territory, the' Grand Lodge of Scotland not being restricted in like manner, did not thereby confessedly a d m i t t h a t it was a power of limited jurisdiction, and subject to conditions of supremacy imposed by the Grand Lodge of Scotland, t h e r e b y further acknowledging a n d conceding t h a t it was not and could not claim to be a sovereign G r a n d Lodgei even though it t h e n was, and theretofore generally had been, recognized by Masonic Grand Bodies as a sovereign G/and Body. , , Strictly construed and considered solely as an original claim-' a n t for recognition, it seems to your committee t h a t such conclusion m i g h t reasonably have been reached, though it is a question of very great doubt w h e t h e r any Grand Lodge would so determine in this specific case under the surrounding circumstances. General recognition conceded by the Body interested, it would seem tliat a n y condition or exaction — as in this case — would be inoperative. A g r a n t of general recognition, necessarily carrying w i t h it a cession of all the powers hitherto claimed to be vested in and belonging to what—for the purposes of this report—is courteously designated the Mother J u r i s d i c t i o n ; in other words,-an acknowledgment of sovereignty carries with it all t h a t sovereignty implies, and that, once granted, any conditions or exactions impairing' t h a t sovereignty are beyond the power of the g r a n t i n g body to rightfully impose. If this be admitted when the two bodies only are to be considered, how much more m u s t the reason stand wlien we consider t h a t the Body attempted to be m a d e subject and inferior to the other already was by the great law of Masonrj' entirely free and independent and possessed in her own r i g h t of sovereignty as a Grand Lodge of Masons, and so generally acknowledged by the masonic world. W e think the conclusion follows inevitably t h a t the organization and independence of the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, h a v i n g been an accomplished fact prior thereto, t h a t the act of recognition by the Grand Lodge of Scotland was merely cumulative in its character and t h a t a n y a t t e m p t , by duress or otherwise, to restrict the Grand Lodge of W e s t e r n Australia in its sovereign capacity was beyond the power of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, a n d therefore nugatory a n d void.
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The second question presented in connection with the Western A u s t r a l i a m a t t e r was the following: I s sovereignty an entity to be exercised as such only by t h e sovereign power, or can a sovereign power surrender to another or others its prerogative as such a n d still claim to be a sovereign power, or, to phrase it in other words, can several separate a n d distinct sovereignties confer upon each other such portion of their individual sovereignty as Grand Lodges and thereby restrict and prevent recognition of another Grand Body by either until all three are agreed, and thereafter still be entitled to consideration as sovereign Grand Bodies? I n L a t i n countries we mark as " T a b o o " a n y Grand Lodge t h a t acknowledges the supremacy over it of a council, yet w h a t would such an aggregation as the one above referred to be but a council as autocratic as SOLOMON'S, which permitted nothing to be done affecting either of t h e three until all were" present a n d agreed ? If such an aggregation were for greater liberty, a greater facility in extending the genial influences of brotherhood in t h e world, it might be entitled to some consideration, but when it is used to restrict, retard and s h u t out Masons from their right of self-government and of their r i g h t to use, in their own part of t h e world, the funds raised by themselves for masonic benevolence; in short, when it deviates from the general plan of Masonry, then its organizers should be asked to restore to their jurisdictions the individual sovereignty taken from them or forfeit their right to consideration as sovereign Grand Bodies, and t h a t until such sovereignty is restored, and such unmasonic aggregation is dissolved, its objections to or denials of masonic right be considered inoperative and held for naught. 1. Your committee finds t h a t the Grand Lodges of Saskatchewan and Western Australia were e'ach regularly organized and constituted, in accordance with masonic law, and are each entitled to recognition as legitimate sovereign Grand Lodges, within the autonomous territory where situated ; wherefore your comm i t t e e recommends the adoption of the following resolutions : 2. Resolved, T h a t the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s hereby extends fraternal recognition to the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan as t h e regular and legitimate Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons within its territorial jurisdiction, and t h a t an exchange of Grand Representatives is hereby accorded and requested. 3. Resolved, T h a t the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s hereby extends fraternal recognition to the Grand Lodge of W e s t e r n A u s tralia, acknowledging hereby its sole exclusive sovereignty as a Grand Lodge of Symbolic Masonry within its territorial jurisdiction in Western Australia, and according a n d welcoming an interchange of Grand Representatives with said Grand Lodge. 4. Your committee finds as follows upon the further matters submitted for their consideration :
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T h a t t h e information furnished as a basis for recognition from tiie Bodies hereina'fter mentioned is unsatisfactory and insufflcieut, and your committee therefore requests that further time be granted to the Bodies named below to furnish additional information, and for your committee to report thereon, viz: Grand Lodge of S t a t e of N e w Leon. U n i t e d Grand Lodge of the Federal District. Grand Lodge Cosmos of t h e State of Chihuahua. Grand Lodge of Chile. , â&#x20AC;˘ Grand Orient of Brazil. Grand Orient of the Republic of Paraguay. Grand Orient of I t a l y . Grand Lodge of Sweden. Grand Lodge of N o r w a y . Grande Lodge of D e n m a r k . , Grand Orient of Greece. Grand Lodge of the Bepublic of Guatemala. Grand Orient of Belgium. Grand Lodge of Salvador. ' ' Grand Lodge Swiss Alpina. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, â&#x20AC;˘ .^ M A T T H E W M . MiiiLER,
Chairman. SPECIAL- R E P O R T OP C O M M I T T E E ON C O R R E SPONDENCE. M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R , c h a i r m a n , pi-esented t h e following special r e p o r t , which, on motion, was adopted :" To the M.-.W.-. Orand Lodge^of Kansas: Your committee's attention, since the last Annual Communi-cation, h a s been called to a n official communication from the Grand Lodge of C a n a d a in the Province of Ontario, advising the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s of the cancellation of the w a r r a n t of Royal Solomon Mother Lodge No. 293, G. R. C , at Jerusalem, P a l estine, a n d t h a t the former m e m b e r s of said lodge shall thenceforth be unaffiliated Masons. , Your committee, in response to the reference, desire to subm i t t h a t in its j u d g m e n t the action taken was entirely w i t h i n the rights and powers of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario. Your committee further feels justified in the expression of a feeling of satisfaction in the action taken by our sister Grand Body, and of confidence t h a t the action taken will be for the good of Masonry. ' . F r a t e t n a l l y submitted, MATTHEW M. MILLER,
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S P E C I A L R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON P R O P O S E D B I CENTENARY CELEBRATION UNITED GRAND LODGE OF E N G L A N D . M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E B , c h a i r m a n , presented t h e following r e p o r t , which, on motion, was adopted: To the M.\ W.-. Orand Lodge of Kansas: Your special committee, to which has been referred the communication from a special committee of the Grand Lodge F . A. A. M.. District of Columbia, in reference to a proposed bi-centenary masonic celebration; respectfully and fraternally submits the following;: T h a t your committee has given the m a t t e r full and considerate attention and is of the opinion t h a t it would be neither judicious nor wise for the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , in default of action by. the United Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d , to identify itself with the proposed celebration. Your committee therefore recommends t h a t the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s take no further steps in t h e matter. Fraternally submitted, MATTHEW M. MILLEB, ALBERT K. WILSON, CHESTER B. REED,
Committee. C A L L TO R E F R E S H M E N T . A-t 4 o'clock P.M. the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called the M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from labor to r e f r e s h m e n t until 9 o'clock tom o r r o w m o r n i n g . T h e Grand L o d g e was called off a t this h o u r for t h e purpose of visiting the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e .
WORK EXEMPLIFIED. U p o n r e q u e s t of the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, the degree of Master Mason was exemplified b y A l b e r t P i k e L o d g e N o . 303 in t h e a u d i t o r i u m of t h e Scottish E.ite T e m p l e a t 8 p. M.
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MOKNING SESSION. THURSDAY, February 18, 1909.
TheM.-.W.-. Grand Master called the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge from refreshment to labor at 9 A. M. .
REPORT OP COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY. W.-. BERTINE P . WALKER, chairman, presented the follow-
ing report, which, on motion, was adopted : To the Most Worshipful Orand Lodge :
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" Friend after Irlend dep.arts; Who hath not lost a friend? There Is no union here of hearts That finds not here ah end; Were this frail world our only rest, Living or dying none were blest."
During the past twelve months death has haunted the quarries of this Grand Jurisdiction and left the Temple untouched. A second year has rolled by and none of our distinguished craftsmen have been called away. This Grand Lodge passed its fiftieth milestone two years ago, and at the close of a journey of that length it is unusual for another twenty-four months to roll by without the Grim Reajjer leaving at least one empty purplerobe upon our altar. But the speeding of time has exacted its tribute. Since it met in Annual Communication one year ago this Grand Jurisdiction has lost 410 Master Masons from its subordinate lodges. There is likely not a brother in this presence wlio does not recall the drapery of black in his lodge room as a token that some brother will no longer attend its communications; It is ever thus. The wisest and the'best, the prince and the pauper; they come from the darkness and into the darkness they go. Prom the lives of these humble craftsmen v/e may learn good and wholesome truths. Into the warp and woof of our great Order they wove their masonic talents, whether of one or twenty. They are the foundation stones upon which our great tabernacle is erected. I would read you a few words from an address of Most Worshipful HUGH MCCURBY, Past Grand Master of Michigan, one of the
most distinguished and honored craftsmen in all the land. He said: "Here are no distinctionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;here is no cast. Every man's foot is on the broad level of equality and, fraternity. It is one of the
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glories we should cherish, and always celebrate, t h a t in F r e e m a sonry are no degrees superior to the Master Mason's degrees; a n d the brother who is not a good citizen and m a n , loj'al to his m o t h e r lodge—the dear masonic mother who brought him from d a r k n e s s to light—is o u t of harmony with the so-called higher degrees. The better Thirty-third, the better K n i g h t Templar, and the better Royai Arch Mason we are, the better Freemasons we should be, for every Master Mason owes incorruptible fealty and filial service to his Blue Lodge — the refuge and home of his rhasonic infancy and noble youth and early manhood." Time is too limited for us to stop a t each bier a n d l a y on a favorite flower. B u t they have not lived in vain, nor shall we forget them, though new duties call us on a n d away. Our s t r e n g t h will be the greater, our devotion the more tender and our fidelity the firmer for these few moments we annually take to look b a c k upon the lives of those who were faithful a n d t r u e — w h o "lived upon the level a n d parted on the square." Those w h o attended Grand Lodge last year were pained to note t h a t he w h o had tyled for t h e e i g h t previous years was n o t in his a c c u s t o m e d place.
W.-. Bro. S P B N O E B P . W A D E w a s m i s s i n g .
Almost within hailing distance of his beloved Grand Lodge h e lay upon a bed of sickness. W h e n t h e special committee a p pointed to carry to him flowers a n d the love of the brethren a p peared in the sick room, his wan face lit up with its accustomed smile, and he s a i d : "Give m y love to the boys, a n d tell t h e m I am slowly getting better." I t was the spirit t h a t spoke and n o t the frail body, for even then the dampness'of death w a s g a t h e r ing upon his brow, a n d in a few short days t h e end came, on F e b r u a r y 24, 1908. W e knew him so well. Many times hfld each of us 'grasped his good right hand a n d whispered into his ear t h e magic word. H i s kindly smile reached out and its w a r m t h w a s felt in every lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction. So we exclaim with the p o e t : " W h o hath not lost a f r i e n d ? " S P B N O E B P I T MAN W A D E w a s a good m a n and a good Mason. H e was n o t a great m a n , b u t with us virtue a n d goodness are to be desired rather than fame and riches. H e was honest with himself a n d true to his neighbor. H i s life was simple a n d unadorned. T h e corridors of time will n o t echo back his n a m e in words of fame. B u t he filled out and rang true in the sphere in which life placed him a n d well earned the tributes we here to-day pay his revered memory. W.-. Bro. W A D E was born in LaSalle County, Illinois, on t h e 16th d a y of February, 1840, and came to K a n s a s fifteen years later. T h a t w a s a sterner age, and boys became m e n while in their teens. So he was here a n d a m a n when this Most W o r s h i p ful Grand Lodge was born. H i s masonic career h a s been long and faithful—forty years—and every one of t h e m spent in this one Grand Jurisdiction. H e was made a Master Mason in Topeka
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Lodge No. 17, F e b r u a r y 10,1869. W h e n he first saw the light this G r a n d Lodge had recorded b u t thirteen years of existence. H e passed successively through the chairs and was Worshipful Master in 1874. H e was appointed Grand Tj'ler in 1900 and served eight y e a r s . H e became a Royal Arch Mason December 19,1870, filling the various offices up to High Priest, which he became in 1876. H e was Grand Secretary of the Grand C h a p t e r in 1894 and Grand Sentinel 1900 to 1908, inclusive. I n Cryptic Masonry he passed the Circle F e b r u a r y 3. 1876. and was thrice Illustrious Master in 1888. H e became a K n i g h t Templar December 19,1874, and E m i n e n t C o m m a n d e r in 1887, and served as Grand Sword Bearer in 1891." I n Scottish Rite Masonry he completed the thirty-second degree in April, 1894, and was honored by the Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States by preferment as K n i g h t C o m m a n d e r of the Court of Honor in 1903. H i s fidelity, to 'Masonry was no less pronounced t h a n his patriotism to his country. When U N C L E S A M called for defenders he enlisted in Company E , Eleventh K a n s a s Cavalry Volunteers, a n d served as commissary sergeant. L a t e r he was sheriff of S h a w n e e County and United States m a r s h a l . l u military and civil service he discharged his duties with unflinching courage and u n t a r n i s h e d honor. \ H e was'laid to rest vVith the honors so justly due him. The ceremonies were conducted by Deputy Grand Master R.-.W.-. F R E D W A S B B O N and attended by a vast concourse of members of the various masonic bodies to which he belonged. H i s good sword is now sheathed and fast becoming rust, b u t his memory will rem a i n green with us t h r o u g h o u t the years u n t i l we, too, become as liying stones in t h a t spiritual building â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h a t house not j n a d e with h a n d s . Reference to the memorials received from sister Grand J u r i s dictions show t h a t with them, too, the Death Angel has been more lenient t h a n usual. Seventeen of them were called upon to mourn the loss .of distinguished craftsmen, as against twenty-one the previous year. The memorials of them received by this Grand Jurisdiction a r e very brief in most instances, and unless one be acquainted with them and their good works, far too inadequate from which to frame a proper tribute. A complete list of t h e m will be found in the Grand.Lodge Proceedings, there to lie on perpetual record. Two m a y well be singled out for afew.brief words. Michigan suffered great loss in the death of Most Worshipful H U G H MOUTTBDY, who was Grand Master in 1873. H e was lovingly referred to as Michigan's Grand Old Man in Masonry. H e had served at the head of all the Grand Bodies of Masonry in Michigan and was an active m e m b e r of the Supreme Council of Ancient a n d Accepted Scottish Rite forHhe Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the U n i t e d States. Michigan was further bereaved
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during t h e year by t h e loss of two other P a s t Grand Masters. M A T H B W H B N B Y M A Y N A B D passed away December 27th, and W . I B V I N G BABCOOK answered the final summons on March 3lst. D e cember 18, 1907, there died a t Cambridge, V t , the Be v. E D W A R D W H E E L O O K , D . D . For forty years he had been Grand Chaplain of t h e Grand Jurisdiction of Vermont-â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a wonderful record of fidelity to his beloved cause. N e w Mexico was also called upon to drop the sprig of evergreen into the graves of two P a s t Grand Masters.
W I L L I A M B U B B C H I L D E B S passed a w a y on March 3d,
and E L I A S E L W B L L D A Y on May 31st. North D a k o t a buried two P a s t Grand Masters in t h e persons of J O H N F . S E L B Y , who died J a n u a r y 8, 1908, a n d R O B E B T M . C A E O T H E B S , w h o reached t h e
end F e b r u a r y 4th. Thus we close. These brief words seem such scant tribute when measured to our losses. They are as inadequate to p a i n t the picture in its true colors as are the pebbles picked along t h e beach to tell t h e story of the wonders of t h e boundless ocean. The memory of those who aVe not with us this year should teach us to tune t h e lyre of our memories oftener. I n t h e rush a n d turmoil of t h e m a r t and forum we are so prone to forget until we hear the tolling of the funeral bell. We should not keep all o u r flowers for the grave. H a n d one out occasionally to t h e brother we meet in t h e p a t h w a y s of everyday life. T h e frail body soon returns to the dreamless dust, b u t virtue and vows k e p t unsullied by the world will grow brighter and brighter as the years lengthen, until the universe shall marvel a t the beauty of our speculative temple. Then, like those who have gone before us, we can " w r a p the drapery of our couch about us and lie down to pleasant dreams." F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, BEETINE P. WALKEB,
Chairman. E L E C T I O N OF GRAND OFFICERS. T h e hour h a v i n g arrived for t h e special order for t h e election of G r a n d Officers, t h e M.-. W.-. Grand Master a n n o u n c e d t h e following t e l l e r s :
J O H N 0 . F R Y , No. 1 6 7 ; F R A N K M. DTJNN,
No. 2 4 6 ; M O S E S H . C O L E , N O . 2 0 6 ; E D W A R D W . W A Y N A N T , N O . 2;
B E N S . P A U L E N , N O . 9 5 ; CHARLES H . CHANDLER, N O . 5 1 ;
E A R L L . F R A N C I S , N O . 2 5 7 ; GoDrRiEDBRAUN,No. 3 2 2 ;
CHARLES
H . LoucKS, N o . 2 8 9 ; C H A R L E S 0 . BOWMAN, N o . 9 ; W I L L I A M A . STONE, N O . 194.
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The election resulted in the selection of the following officers: E.-.W.-. F R E D WASHBON, NO. 206 .Grand Master. E.-.W.-. MABION K . BBUNDAGE, NO. 146 .. .Deputy Grand Master. E.-.W.-. ALEXANDER A. S H A R P , NO. 167 .. .Grand Senior Warden. W.-. W I L L I A M E . HUTCHISON, NO. 312. .Grand Junior Warden. E.-.W.-. A L B E R T SABBAOH, ,NO. 42 ...,. Grand Treasurer. E.-.W.-. A L B E R T K . WILSON, NO. 51 Grand Secretary. On motion of W.-. ELRICK C. COLE, an appropriation of
§35.00 was allowed for the official stenographer. PLACE OP MEETING, 1910. Upon invitation of Eev. CHARLES H . EOQERS, of No. 140, Hutchinson was chosen as the place for holding the fiftyfourth Annual Communication, commencing Wednesday, February 16, 1910. PAST GEAND MASTEE'S J E W E L . At the conclusion of the election of Grand Master, W.-. WILLIAM EASTON HUTCHISON presented M.-. W.-. MASON, on behalf of a number of personal friends
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of his home . lodge—Tyrian No. 246—with a Past Grand Master's jewel and an engrossed scroll containing., the nahies of the donors. The Grand Master, in accepting the gift, made a brief and appropriate acknowledgment. • M.-. W.-. PERRY M . HOISINGTON moved that the sum of §200, or so much thereof as might be necessary, be appropriated for the purchase of a copy of Mackey's Encyclopedia for each District Deputy Grand Master, and that the Committee on Jurisprudence be instructed to present a standing regulation providing for the regular transmission of these books, as well a the official ciphers and jewels.from each District Deputy Grand Master to his successor, or to the Grand Secretary when called for.
M.-. W.-. SAMUEL R . P E T E R S , c h a i r m a n , presented the following r e p o r t , which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M.\ W.\ Orand Lodge of Kansas : Your committee to whom was referred the resolutions of t h e Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Washington, relative to the peace conference at The Hague, which resolutions were laid over from the last A n n u a l Communication, beg leave t a r e p o r t as follows : T h a t this Grand Lodge sympathizes with all efforts t h a t m a y be made-by the masonic, fraternity throughout the world, individually and through its several Grand Bodies, to bring about a universal peace between all nations, but believes t h a t until t h e d i s a r m a m e n t of the nations could be universal it would not accomplish the purpose intended. Until such a united conference can be held and an agreement entered into by the leading countries of the world to s u b m i t all matters to arbitration under an obligation to abide by the decision of the arbitrators, the most effective means of preserving peace is to be prepared for war in case it should become necessary as a last resort to appeal to a r m s . The more formidable the weapons of warfare, the more will the civilizations of the earth hesitate to declare war, b u t until t h e great body of h u m a n nature is revolutionized, sudden emergencies m a y arise which will bring about a conflict of armies and navies, and until such sudden emergencies can be controlled with certainty by diplomacy or treaties, the disarmament of nations by universal consent can hardly be expected. W h e n the time comes t h a t swords can be beaten into plowshares with every assurance t h a t there will be no longer any necessity for drawing swords in defense of principles or country, then will this Grand Lodge, as well a's all of its subordinate lodges, join earnestly in the movem e n t for the d i s a r m a m e n t of nations and will hall with joy the dawning of the morning when peace shall be universal and w h e n there shall be no more war.
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M.-.W.-. SAMUEL E . P E T E R S , c h a i r m a n , presented the foll o w i n g r e p o r t , which, on motion, was adopted by more t h a n a two-thirds vote: To the M.\ W.\ Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your Cominittee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , to whom was referred t h a t portion of the annual address of the Grand Master calling attention t o the necessary changes in certain by-laws, beg leave to report as follows : T h a t By-Law No. 16, requiring the ritual to be rehearsed before the Grand Lodge by the Custodian. No. 28, requiring an a n n u a l report of the Custodians. No. 4.S, requiring the Custodians to hold an a n n u a l school of instruction, and No. 57, allowing the Custodians expenses in connection with t h e a n n u a l school of instruction, be repealed, because the constitutional a m e n d m e n t to do away with a Board of Custodians has • been adopted and has been declared in force by the Grana Master. T h a t By-Law No. 42 be amended so as to read as follows : No. 42. Lecturers.—The Grand M a s t e r - s h a l l appoint such Lecturers as may be necessary to meet the requirements of the lodges, the same to be Master Masons. T h e y shall perform such • duties as the Grand Master m a y order, m a k i n g report thereon when required so to do by him. To amend By-Law No. 53, by s t r i k i n g out and repealing in the latter p a r t of said by-law, following, to-wit: " T h e Custodians of the work, a t the end of each year's serr vice," so t h a t the by-law will read as follows: No. 53. Salaries. — The following a n n u a l salaries shall be paid to officers: To the Grand Master, $800.00; to the Grand Treasurer^ $100.00; to the Grand Secretary, $1,800; to the Assistant Secretary, w h o shall also act as A s s i s t a n t Librarian, not to exceed the sum of $900.00, the exact a m o u n t to be based upon the value of services rendered, to be determined by the Grand Secretary; to the Grand Master, for private secretary, $300.00; to the Grand Tyler, $30.00; to an assistant for the Grand Tyler, $20.00; to the Grand .Chaplain and Orator. $25.00 each. The Grand Master, Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary and his assistant shall be paid quarterly, and all others at the expiration of their terms of office. Amend By-Law No. 55, by s t r i k i n g out the words "Custodians of the Work," so t h a t it shall read as follows : No. 55. Other Allowances.—Allowances shall be made to the Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, G r a n d Senior and Junior W a r d e n s , Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretarj', Grand Chaplain, Grand Orator, Grand Tyler, the m e m b e r s of the Committees on" Credentials, Finance and Property, and Jurisprudence, and
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resident P a s t Grand Masters, for their expenses in a t t e n d i n g t h e Annual Communications. The other appointed officers,, the chairmen and members of t h e standing committees, whose allowances do not exceed $50.00. the Lecturers and District Deputy Grand Masters, when a t t e n d i n g a conference previously ordered by t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master, shall receive the same compensation a s representatives of lodges. T h a t By-Law No. 44 be amended so as to read as follows: No. 44. Instruction of Lodgen.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Grand Master shall send a competent Lecturer to a n y lodge applying to him for instruction, and such Lecturer m a y hold a school for the instruction of officers of the lodges a t such times and places as m a y be most convenient for t h e several lodges supporting such schools;, a n d the Grand Master m a y adopt such other methods of instruction as he m a y consider most effective in disseminating t h e work a n d establishing greater uniformity in t h e ritual. Amend By-Law No. 57, so t h a t it shall read as follows: No. 57. Allowances for Schools of Instruction.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Lecturers designated by t h e Grand Master, and no others, shall be allowed five dollars per diem and their actual and necessary expenses while actually engaged in holding schools of instruction and their necessary expenses for transportation; said per diem a n d expenses or eitlier thereof to be paid by the Grand Lodge or t h e lodge or lodges, in t h e discretion of the Grand Master. W.-. E L R I O K C . COLE, of t h e Committee on . J u r i s p r u d e n c e ,
presented t h e following r e p o r t , which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M.\ W.: Grand lo.dge of Kansas : Your committee to whom was referred the subject of t h e a p peal of E D M O N D C. F J J E T O H G B from the action of Olathe Lodge No..19, begs leave to report as follows: An examination of t h e records in this case discloses t h a t Bro. F L E T C H E R was duly suspended in said lodge for the.non-payment of dues, and, after such suspension, duly petitioned said lodge for restoration. A committee was appointed, and upon the evening when the adverse report was made, the chairman of the committee in m a k i n g his report, inade certain.reniarks in open lodge relative to the reasons of the committee for m a k i n g an adverse report. The ballot was duly spread, and the Master, after due examination, declared t h a t t h e ballot being black, t h e applicant for restoration was duly rejected, a n d a request being m a d e by a certain brother, the Master and W a r d e n s declined to state t h e condition of said ballot as to number. The appeal of Bro. FLETOHEJB is based upon two g r o u n d s : First, t h a t t h e m a t t e r of remarks in opeu lodge by t h e c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Investigation was u n m a s o n i c ; and, second,
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t h a t t h e Master not having announced a t the close of t h e ballot t h a t the brother failed of receiving a two-thirds vote and was, therefore, rejected, but simply announced t h a t the ballot being black the petition of the brother was rejected. There has been presented to t h e committee a s t a t e m e n t by the Master and W a r d e n s , showing t h a t a t t h e time of taking said vote it w a s their opinion t h a t the ballot should be secret, but t h a t the said ballot did show t h a t t h e said brother failed to receive an aiHrmative vote of two-thirds of those voting. Your committee are of t h e opinion t h a t the stating of the reasons of the Committee on I n v e s t i g a t i o n by its chairman a t the time of m a k i n g his report, was not unmasonic in its character, b u t was proper. . Second, that it is always a presumption t h a t t h e officers of a lodge do their duty in accordance with masonic law, and this preslamption in this case, being reinforced by the declarations of the Master a n d W a r d e n s of said lodge, as to number of votes cast,.and the failure of the brother to receive a two-thirds vote, we believe . t h a t the appeal should be dismissed a n d the'action of the subordinate lodge affirmed. W.-. A B T H U E M . JACKSON, of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u -
dence, presented t h e following r e p o r t , which w a s , on motion, adopted: To the M.-.W.'. Orand Lodge of Kansas: Your Coinmittee on Jurisprudence, to which the Most Worshipful Grand Master has referred t h e .question as to whether S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 25, requiring t h e p a y m e n t of $20;00 by a lodge failing to produce an official cipher, except upon satisfactory evidence of its destruction, applies where a cipher has been lost b u t such loss had not been reported to t h e Grand Secretary before said regulation w a s adopted, a n d also as to w h a t constitutes satisfactory proof t h a t t h e cipher has been destroyed, begs leave to report that i t a p p r o v e s of the-action of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master in holding t h a t said regulation applies to the loss or destruction of an official cipher before said regulation became effective, a n d t h a t satisfactory proof of the.destructiori of a cipher can only be offered by affidavit of one' having direct personal knowledge of the facts relating thereto. The loss of an official cipher by t h e W.-. M.-. of Easton Lodge No. 45 h a s been called to the attention of your committee, and in this particular case it is shown by his own affidavit t h a t after the cipher was lost by him it was destroyed, and t h a t this occurred before S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 25 became effective. I n t h a t particular case your committee r e c o m m e n d s t h a t the .'ii20.00 remitted to t h e Grand Secretary as a penalty for.the loss of said cipher be
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refunded. W e do not feel, however, t h a t this particular case should be established as a precedent for the determination of a n y other cases involving t h e loss or destruction of an official cipher, 'and we recommend t h a t in all other such cases t h e Grand Secretary shall exact the penalty of $20.00, provided for in S t a n d i n g Regulation No. 2-5, to be remitted to him, unless the lodge losing an official cipher can produce conclusive evidence, and evidence t h a t is entirely satisfactory to t h e Grand Secretary, t h a t said cipher has been destroyed. W.-. D A L L A S G R O V E R , of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e ,
presented t h e following r e p o r t , wTiich was, on motion, a d o p t e d b y more t h a n a two-thirds v o t e : To the M.'. W.\ Orand Lodge of Kansas : Your committee, to whom have been referred the several decisions rendered by t h e Grand Master during the past year, begs leave to report t h a t it approves of each of said decisions, which are as follows: 91. Service of Summons.—The fact t h a t a member a g a i n s t whom charges are preferred is confined in the State P e n i t e n t i a r y does not prevent the service of summons upon him or his being tried, convicted and sentenced. 92. Evidence.—The fact t h a t a member has been convicted of a public offense in t h e State courts does not in and of itself constitute a ground for charges against him, b u t is such strong evidence of his guilt of t h e wrongful act forming the basis of his conviction as ordinarily to be practically conclusive against h i m . 93. Sentence.—Where a conviction is had upon charges preferred against a member it is n o t necessary t h a t t h e sentence be pronounced by t h e officer who presided a t the trial; being b u t the formal registration of t h e will of the lodge, it m a y be announced by the Master. W.-. C H A R L E S E . L O B D E L L , of t h e C o m m i t t e e
on-Jurispru-
dence, presented t h e following report, which was, on motion, adopted: To the M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your Committee on Jurisprudence have had under consideration the suggestion of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master, touching t h e attempted remission of d u e s of members of Perfect Square Lodge No. 220, a n d beg to report t h a t we concur fully in t h e opinion of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master t h a t it does not clearly and affirmatively appear from t h e records of said lodge t h a t such dues were remitted. A n d we are further of the opinion t h a t did it so appear the lodge was, under t h e circumstances, viz: after the arrest of
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FROCEEDINOS
OF THE
February,
its charter, without a u t h o r i t y to r e m i t such dues, and we recommend t h a t the action of the M.*.W.-. Grand Master in the premises be approved. M.-.W.-. SAMUEL E . P E T E R S , c h a i r m a n , presented the followi n g s t a n d i n g regulation, which was adopted b y more than a two-thirds vote: To the Mr. W.: Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your committee, to whom was referred, the preparation of a s t a n d i n g regulation in regard to the jewels, ciphers and Mackey's Encyclopedias for District D e p u t y Grand Masters, beg, leave to report as follows: Standing Regulation No. SO.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The je.wels, ciphers and Mackey's Encyclopedias issued to the D i s t r i c t D e p u t y .Grand Masters shall be a n d remain the property of the M.-.W.-. Grand tiodge, and a receipt for such property to the G r a n d Secretary shall be given by each District Deputy Grand Master, and they shall turn over said property to their successors in office a t the conclusion of their services as such District D e p u t y Grand Masters, or to the Grand Secretary upon his request.' F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, SAMUEL R. PETERS, E L B I C K Q. C O L E , â&#x20AC;˘ A E T H U B M. JAOKSON,
DALLAS GBOVEB, C H A R L E S B . LOBDB'LL, Committee.
W.-. W I L L I A M
FRANK
MARCH,
chairman,
presented
the
following report, which, on motion, w a s adopted: To the M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Finance a n d Property submit the following report. W e have examined the reports of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary a n d find t h e m to be correct and in harmony, reflecting an exhibit as follows: GENERAL FUND.
Balance o n h a n d in the hands of Treasurer J a n u a r y 27,' . 1908 .' $32,734 62 Eeceipts during 1908 32,795 88 Disbursements 1908
$65,530 50 27,819 02
Less transferred to Charity F u n d
$37,711 48 1,652 84
Balance General Fund . ,
$36,058 64
CHARITY FUND.
Balance in hands of Treasurer J a n u a r y 27, 1908 Beceipts during 1908 Less charity expended by Masonic H o m e Board
$ 3,331 91 1,652 84 $ 4,984 75 160 00
Balance in Charity F u n d
$ 4,824 75
Leaving in the Treasurer's hands a total balance of $40,883 39 for which he has shown your committee certified checks and receipts. We recommend t h a t the unexpended balance of appropriation m a d e last year, as reflected b y Treasurer's trial balance, amounting to $1,293.34 be charged back into the General Fund. W e further recommend t h a t the excess over the appropriation on mileage of $105.35, mileage a n d expense of $31.15, Council of
568
PnoCEEDlNGS
OF THE
February,"
Administration $1,046.50, and committee allowance of $50.00, m a k i n g a total .$1,233.00, be covered into the General Fund. W e further r e c o m m e n d t h a t a w a r r a n t be drawn on the C h a r i t y F u n d for $820, to cover the a m o u n t expended by the> Masonic H o m e Board under a u t h o r i t y of the Council of Administration. Your committee h a v e checked th'e equipment and other property in the office of the G r a n d Secretary, and find the same correctly recorded in the invoice book, as ordered by this. Grand Lodge one year ago. '. ..' W e further recommend the following appropriations for the ensuing y e a r : ESTIMATED BBVENUE AND EXPENSES FOB THE ENSUING YEAB.
Tlie probable income to,the Grand Lodge for the ensuing year will be as follows: Fiftv cents per capita on 32,072 Charter fees Miscellaneous
.-
$16,036 00 200 00 250 00
'.
Tot'al ^ â&#x20AC;˘ $16,486 00 Probable receipts from Grand CHapter, Grand Council and Grand Comniandery toward maintenance of office and library building 450 00 $16,936 00 EXPENSES.
The expenses for t h e ensuing year, as provided by law, a n d for which appropriations should be m a d e a t this Communication, are as follows: Assistance to G r a n d , S e c r e t a r y B i n d i n g Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s Committee allowances ( B y - L a w 54) Custodians E x p e n s e s Grand Lodge C o m m u n i c a t i o n Grand Secretary's incidentals Grand Treasurer's bond premium ^ Grand Secretary's bond p r e m i u m Grand Master's contingent fund Grand Master's salary Grand Treasurer's salary Grand Secretary's salary Grand Master's aprort Grand Officers' portraits H i s t o r y and Museum I n d e x i n g Proceedings L i b r a r y books L i b r a r y furniture, binding, etc Mileage to Eepresentatives ( B y - L a w 56) Mileage and expenses ( B y - L a w 55) Minor salaries (By-Law 53)
-.
'.
$ 900 500 450 100 150 400 87 10 500 800 100 1,800 20 50 200 100 100 200 1,684 834 100
00 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 78 16 00
iQoS-og.
~ GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
569
Office and library building, maintenance ? 850 00 Office and library building, interest 600 00 P r i n t i n g Annual Proceedings 1,450 00 Postage and express 620 00 Private secretary 300 00 Stationery and printing 500 00 Stenographer 35 00 Purchase of Encyclopedia for Dist. Dep. Grand Masters 200 00 F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, WILLIAM FBANK MAROH, AUGUSTUS O. W E L L M A N , A L B E E T A . FLACK, - .
P B A N K E . DBMUTH, BOBEBT TEEAT PAYNE, Committee.
RESOLUTION OF T H A N K S . M.-.W.-. EDWARD W . WELLINGTON p r e s e n t e d t h e following resolution, which was u n a n i m o u s l y a d o p t e d : Sesolved, That we e'xpress our deep appreciation of t h e cordial masonic greeting extended by the fraternity of this community, and t h a t we hereby extend our especial thanljs to W i c h i t a Consistory No. 2 for the use of this magnificent temple.
C A L L TO R E F R E S H M E N T . T h e M.-.W.'. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from labor to r e f r e s h m e n t until 2 p. M.
570
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
'
February,
AFTERNOON SESSION. T H U R S D A Y , P e b r u a r y 18, 1909.
T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from r e f r e s h m e n t t o labor a t 2 p. M. INSTALLATION. M.-.W.-. P E R E Y M . HOISINGTON, assisted b y M.-.W.-. THOMAS
G. P I T C H , as G r a n d M a r s h a l , installed t h e following officers: M.-.W.-. F E E D W A S H B O N Grand Master Harper Lodge No. 206. ( Residence, Anthony.) E.-. W.-. M A R I O N K . B R U N D A G B '..'. Deputy Grand M a s t e r Ellsworth Lodge No. 146. (Residence, Russell.) E.-. W.-. A L E X A N D E R A . S H A R P Grand Senior W a r d e n Larned Lodge No. 167, Larned. E.-. W.-. W I L L I A M E A S T O N H U T C H I S O N . . .Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n Santa Fe Lodge No.,312. ( Residence, Garden City.) E.-. W.-. A L B E R T S A R B A O H Grand T r e a s u r e r Holton Lodge No. 42, Holton. E.-. W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N Grand Secretary Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka. —
T h e M.-.W.-. Grand M a s t e r a n n o u n c e d the following a p p o i n t ive officers: W.-. C H A R L E S H . E O G E B S . Grand C h a p l a i n Reno Lodge No. 140, Hutchinson. W.-. W I L L I A M L . M A X W E L L Grand Senior Deacon Paola Lodge No. 37, Paola. W.-. E A B L E . P A W C E T T Grand J u n i o r Deacon Emporia Lodge No. 12, Emporia. *W.-. T H O M A S B . H I S K E Y Grand M a r s h a l St. Thomas Lodge No. 306, Colby.
W.-. J O H N C . E L Y
Grand Sword Bearer
Newton Lodge No. 142, Newton. W.-. C H A R L E S A. L O U O K S • . . . Grand Senior Steward Emerald Lodge No. 279, Lakln. W.-. S A M U E L L . S M I T H Grand J unior Steward Anthony Lodge No. 200, Anthony. W.*. G E O R G E A. S T E B B I N S Grand P u r s u i v a n t Apollo Lodge No. 297, Ellis. W.-. W . A M E R B U R N E T T Grand Tyler Mountain Slope Lodge No. 186, Oberlln. - *Owlng to the absence of Bro. HiSKEY he was not Installed.
igo8-OQ.
(iBANi) LODGE OF KANSAS.
571
STANDING COMMITTEES. The M.-.W.-. Grand Master appointed the following committees for the ensuing year: On Credentials.—¥B.ATS!K E . DAVIS, NO. 5, Atchison; A. S I D NEY
CHASE, No. 146, Ellsworth;
W I L L I A M H . VOETH, No. 93,
Girard; CHABLES E . H A L L , NO. 177, Russell; J O H N W . NBILSON,
No. 113, Concordia. On Reports of Orand 0^cers.-=-CHABLES H . CHANDLEB, NO. 51, Topeka; EDWABD W . WATNANT, NO. 2, Leavenworth; B E B TiNE P. WALKER, NO. 160, Osborne; CHABLES L . BEAMWBLL, No. 200, Anthony; F B E D H . STUOKEY, NO. 303, Wichita. On Finance and Property.— W I L L I A M F . MAEOH, NO. 9, Lawrence; AUGUSTUS O. WELLMAN, NO. 225, Topeka; FBANK E . 'DEMUTH, NO. 146, Ellsworth ; JOHN MOCULLAGH, NO. 194, Galena; ROBERT TREAT PAYNE, NO. 297, Ellis.
On Jurisprudence.— SAMUEL R . PETEBS, NO. 142, Newton; BESTOB G. BKOWN, NO. 225, Topeka; THOMAS L . BOND, No. 60,
Salina; DALLAS GEOVEB, No. 298, Wilson; CHABLES E. LOBDELL,
NO. 167, Larned.° On' Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D.— HARRY B. BEST, NO. 36, Council Grove; E A R L Y W . POINDEXTER, NO. 17, Topeka; MOSES H . COLE, NO. 206, Harper.
On Correspondence.— MATTHEW M . MILLER, NO. 134, Clay Center; residence, Topeka. On Necrology.—ELRIOK
C. COLE, NO. 15, Great Bend.
READING OF T H E JOURNAL. The Journal was then read by Bro. CARL W . NELLIS, official stenographer, and adopted.
"
572
PROCEEDINQS
OF
February,
THE
CLOSING CEREMONIES. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master closed t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e in a m p l e form, with p r a y e r b y the G r a n d Chaplain, E e v . CHARLES H . . EOGERS.
Grand
ATTEST:
Grand
Secretary.
Master.
igoS-og.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
573
MASONIC DISTRICTS, AND LIST OF DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS FOR 1909. LIST OF DISTRICT -DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS. District No. 1 District No. 2 District No. 3
WALTER G. BEITZEL GEORGE C. M O K N I S H T J O H N W . MOOOOI,
Atclilson Hlawatba Leavenworth
District No. 4
ROBERT J. M O F A R I A N D
District No. 5
THOMAS A. SDTTON
District N O . 6
ALBERT E. "WHITAKER
.Loulsburg
District No. 7
W I L L I A M C. B L A K B K
Pleasanton
District No. 8
E R N E S T A. H E N N E
Fort Scott
District No. 9
HARRY W . SHIDELER
Glrard
District No. 10
WILLIAM A. STONE
Galena
District No. 11 District No. 12
OTIS G. T A B E R P E R K Y BRUNSTETTEK
District No. 13
Kansas City Olathe
-.
BuFus E. M E L V I N
District No. 14 District No. 15 District No. 16
.'
Holton Nortonvllle
Lawrence
EDWARD R . EVANS EDMUND B . CDMMINGS SAMUEL G . SIMPSON
;
Lebo Bronson Parsons
District No. 17
CHARLES F L E T C H E R
Cherry vale
District District District District District District
B E R T H AND S . A Y R E S ARTHUR HOHN E L M E R E . FOREMAN W I L L I A M S. E B E R L E JOHN N . SHARP CHARLES T. H I G H . . . ;
Caney Marysvllle Greenleaf Topeka Carbondale Le Roy
No. 18 No. 19 No. 20 NO.21 No. 22 No.23
District No. 24
BEN S. PAULEN
District No. 25
A R C H I E W . LONG
District No. 26
H U G H STEWART
District No. 27 District No. 28
.TAMES M . T A N N E R FRANK L . WADMAN
District No. 29 District No.30... District No. 31
B E N F . SADIL JOHN K E L L Y H E N R Y W. STACKPOLE
District No. 32 District No. 33 District No. 34
MTRON E . CALKINS H A R R Y G. L A U B H A N V I R O I L A. OSBURN
District No. 35 District No. 36
J O H N O. E L Y LoDis G E R T E I S
District District District District District
ROBERT CLARK NEWELL M. FAIR H A R R Y F . JAOKMAN GEORGE D . ADAMS C. F R E D F E H R
No. 37 No. 38 No. 39 No. 40 No. 41
District No. 42
CALB W. CARSON
District District District District
H A R V E Y O . DAVIS W A L T E R A. S M I T H H E N R Y A. M B I B B R G E N CHARLES N . FOWLER
No. 43 NO. 44 No. 45 No. 46
District No. 47 District No. 48
:
Fredonla Manhattan
Council Grove Emporia Mollne
Wlnfleld Jamestown Clay Center .._ .â&#x20AC;¢
Herlngton Marlon El Dorado
Newton Wichita Caldwell Mankato Minneapolis Salina Arlington
Ashland Anthony Oberlln Downs Ellsworth
D A V I D LLOYD
Scott City
J. ELLSWORTH H U M P H R E Y
Nlckerson
District No. 49
ROBERT M E R T E N
District No. 50
W I L L I A M A. DOWNEY
Great Bend
District No. 51
D A V I D M. S M I T H
Hill CIty
District No. 52 District No. 53
PAUL RICH F R A N K E . ROBINSON
Coolidge Atwood
St. J o h n
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PROCEEDINOS
OF
THE
February,
L I S T OF DISTRICTS. DiSTKICT N o . 1. Location. • W h i t e Cloud Highland Huron 'Atchison Atchison Doniphan Effingham
D I S T R I C T N O . 6.
Name. No, W h i t e C l o u d . . . . 78 Smithton 1 Huron 72 Washington 5 Active 158 Arcana 31 Mackey 48
Location, Loulsburg Paoja Osawatomle Parker Garnett Greeley Lane
Name. Peace Paola Osage V a l l e y — Parker , Delphian Greeley Lane
No. 243 37 24 341 - 44 211 339
D I S T R I C T N O . 7. D I S T R I C T No.
Troy Wathena Severance Robinson Hiawatha Hamlin Morrill Powhattan
2.
Troy W a t h e n a .. Severance . Eoblnson.. Hiawatha . Hamlin Morrill Powhattan
. . . . . .
55 64 313 15!) 35 185 373 363
DiSTBICT N o . 3. Leavenworth Leavenworth 2 Leavenworth K i n g S o l o m o n ' s . 10 Leavenworth Hiram 68 Pt.Leavenw'th ..Hancock 311 Lansing .'Nine M i l e 49 Bollng Bollng • 365. Easton Easton 45 Potter Klckapoo 4 Winchester Jefferson 84 Tonganoxle Henri 190 D I S T R I C T No.
4.
KansasClty Wyandotte ..... K a n s a s City :Armourdale KansasClty Kaw Rosedale ..Rosedale Qulndaro *R.B.Sherman... Argentine Ben H u r Shawnee ..; Shawnee Lenexa Lenexa B o n n e r Sp'gs Bonner Springs. W h i t e C h u r c h . . .Delaware Piper Piper *Roger E. S h e r ' m a n .
3 271 272 833 369 322 54 135 866 96 385
D I S T R I C T N O . 5.
Olathe Gardner Spring Hill Edgerton WellsvlUe
Olathe Gardner Spring Hill. Palestine ... Wellsvllle ..
19 65 56 127 356
Fontana Equity La Cygne La Oygne ... Pleasanton Eureka Mound Cltj;......MoundClty. Blue Mound Lotus Klncald ...: Klhcald
131 61 33 286
D I S T R I C T N O . 8.
Garland. Memphis Pawnee Stat'n...Godfrey FortScott -.Rising S u n Fulton Fulton Devon Devon Mapleton Bldora Hlattvllle HlattvlUe Uniontown Excelsior . D I S T R I C T No.
108' 124 8 210 92 28 216 115
9.
Arcadia Arcadia Mulberry Gr've..Mulberry Pittsburg Pittsburg Pittsburg Owen A . B a s s e t t . Glrard GIrard Walnut Vulcan Cherokee Cherokee
329 261 187 367 93 229 119
D I S T R I C T N O . 10.
Scammon Scammon Columbus Prudence Galena Galena B a x t e r S p r i n g s . . B a x t e r ....' Weir City Black Diamond. D I S T R I C T No.
351 100 194 71 274
11.
Holton Holton Whiting Whiting Horton Horton Netawaka Polar Star Wetmore Wetmore ClrclevUle Clrclevllle Soldier Soldier HavensvUle HavensvlUe Onaga Onaga Muscotah •. . M u s c o t a h W e s t m o r e l a n d .. W e s t m o r e l a n d ..
42 250 326 130 53 20 240 34 188 116 257
GRAND
igoS-Og.
LODGE
Name,
Valley Palls Denlson Oskaloosa MoLouth NortonvlUe
DISTRICT
Lawrence Lawrence De S o t o Llnwood Eudora Baldwin
No.
Valley Falls Denlson Oskaloosa Lyra Mt. Zlon
No.
21 372 14 256 266
13.
Lawrence. Apacla De S o t o . . . Li a w o o d . , Doric Palmyra..
18 224 244 22 152 41
D I S T R I C T N O . 15.
Moran La H a r p lola Humboldt Colony Bronson Xenla
Marmaton La Harp lola Paclflc Olive B r a n c h . . . . Bourbon Xenla DISTRICT
Chetopa Oswego Parsons McCune Savonburg Erie Urbana Ohanute
No.
DISTRICT
No.
245 325 38 29 212 268 47
16.
Chgtopa Adams Parsons Temple Virginia Erie Urbana Cedar
73 63 117 237 315 76 239 103
8.
Name. Edna Keystone Liberty Caney Vesper Olive Chautauqua Tyro
' No, 345 -102 123 :. 324 136 350 355 386
Marysvllle Oketo Beattle Summerfleld Axtell Seneca Oneida Sabetha Hanover Washington
Marysville OUeto Seattle Summerflekl Axtell Seneca Oneida Sabetlia Star Frontier
81 25 259 354 234 39 323 162 69 104
D I S T R I C T N O . 20.
WatervlUe Blue Baplds Irving Frankfort Vermillion Centra lla Corning Linn Greenleaf
Sutton Blue Rapids Blue Valley Frankfort: Vermillion Home Nemaha Fraternal Greeuleaf
85 169 112 67 320 89 13 170 232
D I S T R I C T N O . 21.
Topeka Topeka Topeka Topeka Merlden Hoyt Rossvllle Auburn Dover Maple Hill Silver Lake
Topeka Orient â&#x20AC;¢. Golden R u l e . . . . . Si loam Merlden Hoyt Hesperian Auburn Dover Ma^leHlll Lake
17 51 90 225 236 327 Ill 32 138 370 50
D I S T R I C T N O . 22.
17.
Independence ...Fortitude Mound Valley . . . L a n d m a r k Cherry vale Cherry vale Thayer Thayer Altioona Altoona Neodesha Harmony E l k City Carson
Location, Edna CoffeyvlUe Liberty Caney Sedan .Elgin Oedarvale Tyro
D I S T R I C T N O . 19. 40 241 83 23
DlSTK.IOT N o . 14. Ottawa Ottawa Williamsburg ...Anchor Waverly Waverly Melvern Melvern Lebo Lebo Pomona McKlnley
bib
KANSAS. D I S T R I C T No.
D I S T R I C T NO. 12.
Location,
OF
107 218 187 149 118 94 133
Quenemo Lyndon Osage City Burlingame Carbondale Eskrldge Overbrook
Quenemo Euclid Signal Corinthian Carbondale Eminence Rldgeway
270 101 Ml 79 .70 205 62
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DISTBIOT N o . 23. Location. Name. No. Yates Center Gilead ;.; 144 Neosho Falls Tuscan '. 82 Le Roy Neosho 27 Gridle.v Hebron 314 Burlington Burlington 66 Westphalia Avon 305 Toronto Woodson 121 Buffalo Buffalo 373 D I S T R I C T No.
Fredonla New Albany Fall River Severy Eureka Ooyville
85 81 163 213 106 57
25.
Pottawatomie... Waniego Lafayette Ashlar Farmers Union Emmett
52 75 16 344 166 • 7 387
D I S T R I C T N O . 26.
Council Grove...Council Grove .. ParkervlUe Parkervllle Dwight Dwlght AltaVista AltaVista Alma ...Alma Allen Allen Wllsey .Wllsey ....
36 168 374 357 161 335 3S2
DlSTKIOT N o . 27. Emporia Emporia Americas Americas Hartford,..' Hartford Madison Madison VirgU: Virgil Cottonw'd Falls .Zeredatha
12 100 193 196 301 80
D I S T R I C T No.
Howard Elk Palls Longton Mollne Grenola
February,
THE D I S T R I C T N O . 30.
• Location. Ooucordia S c a n d i a ....'. Bellevillo Narka ; Cuba.. Haartam' ' Munclen Jamestown
.
Name. No. St.John's .. 113 Lebanon . . . 221 B e l l e v i l l e ..., . . . 129 Narka . . . 349 Cuba 362 Dlrigo 228 Munden 128 Jamestown 227
24.
Constellation New A l b a n y GreenwoodTwin Grove Fidelity Coyvllle
D I S T R I C T No.
St. M ary's WameRO Manhattan Riley Randolph JunctlonOity Emmett
OF
28.
Hope Meridian... Loiigton ... Mollne Canopy
155 .126 26 267 248
D I S T R I C T N O . 29.
Wlnfleld-...Wlnfleld Burden ^ Clinton Dexter Dexter Maple City Maple Olty A r k a n s a s City. ..Crescent Oxford . , Oxford
110 233 156 342 IS) 165
DlSTKIOT N o . 31. Clay C e n t e r Clay C e n t e r . Greene Highland L e o n a r d v l U e ....(3arfleld Mlltonvale Mlltonvale. Clifton Clifton Clyde P r a i r i e Queen..." Oak H i l l Oak Hill D I S T R I C T No.
32.
Abilene Benevolent Enterprise Enterprise Hope ...Cyrus Herington Kansas Solomon City Solomon...; Delavan Delavan W h i t e C i t y . . . . . . . W h i t e City DISTRICT
Marlon Canton Galva McPherson Windom Little River
134 296 236 242 122 176 334
:. 98 353 288. 307 106 375 380
N O . 33.
Center Canton Galva McPherson Windom Corner S t o n e —
147 197 251 172 276 219
D I S T R I C T N O . 34.
Augusta.... Douglass Leon El Dorado Towanda
Mystic Tie 74 Douglass 151 Joppa 223 Patmos 97 T o w a n d a — . — ^30
DISTRICT
Newton Halstead Sedgwick White Water... Moundrldge Peabody Florence Burrton
N O . 35.
N e w t o n .. Halstead . Sedgwick .Bralnerd.. Moundrldge Halcyon Advance Burrton
.. .. .. ..
142 46 139 280 346 120 114 182
GRAND
igoS-og.
LODGE
577
KANSAS. D I S T R I C T N0.-41.
D I S T R I C T N O . 36.
Location. Name. Wichita SunHower Wichita Wichita Wichita Albert Pike MuWane Mulvane Clearwater Unity C o n w a y S p ' g s ... M i s t l e t o e Valley Center ... Valley C e n t e r . . . Mount Hope Mount Hope Haven F r i e n d s h i p *. Cheney Morton
OF
No. 86 99 303 201 273 269 364 238 '208 258
Location. Arlington Turon Preston Pratt Greensburg Meade Liberal Hutchinson Bucklln
Name. Cable Turori Rob Morris Kilwinning Kiowa Webb Fargo Reno Grand View
DISTRICT
DiSTEiOT N o . 37. Belle P l a l n e Wellington South Haven Caldwell Milan Argonla
Belle P l a l n e Wellington Haven Sumner Milan Chikaskia
173 150 157 203 255 285
Kingman Norwich Splvey Coldwater Ashland.... Zenda Protection
N O . 42.
Nlnnescah Norwich . . Splvey Comanche . A s h l a n d .... Zenda Protection.
D I S T R I C T No. DISTRICT
No.
38.
Randall Randall Jewell City Jewell Mankato Mankato B u r r Oak Burr Oak Formoso Formoso Esbon Salem Lebanon Oak Smith Center....Western Star....
D I S T R I C T No.
304 11 87 178 336 228 287 174
Minneapolis Minneapolis 143 Barnard...'. Saltville 59 Delphos DelphoS 202 Glasco Glasco 292 Simpson Sincerity 214 Bennington B e n n i n g t o n ...... 180 Belolt ....iMt. Vernon 145 ScottsvlIIe...". Scottsvllle 249
Phlllipsburg Almena Long Island Norton Norcatur Oberlin Jennings
N O . 40.
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328 60 154 369 198 153 209
43.
200 368 206 262 263 278 77 260 377 389
N O . 44.
Phllllpsburg Naphtall Long Island Norton Norcatur M o u n t a i n Slope.. Jennings
D I S T R I C T No.
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230 319 347 295 277 378 384
Anthony Anthony.. . . Bluff C i t y Stohrville. . Harper • Harper . Attica Attica . Hazelton Charity . . . Kiowa Cosmos Medicine Lodge.Delta L a k e City Medicine Valley Waldron Waldron Freeport Freeport DISTRICT
39.
No. 299 358 332 265 293 275 300 140 378
184 310 231 19P 317 186 360
45.
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294 .. 125 204 160 207 189 183 175 264 181
PROCEBDJNQS
578
DiSTKIOT N o . 46. Location. Name. Russell Russell H a y s Olty Hays Ellis Apollo Ellsworth Ellsworth Bunker Hill Beulah Wilson Saraarla Wa-Keeney Wa-Keeney Holyrood Holyrood
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February,
D I S T R I C T N o . 50.
No. 177 195 297 146 291 298 148 343
Location. Jetmore Kinsley Larned St.John Stafford Dodge City Macksville Lewis SpearviOe
Name. No. Alpha 282 Mt. Moriah 179 Larned 167 loniu 254 Stafford 252' S t . B e r n a r d . . . . . . 222 Macksville .' 371 Lewis 220 ..Spearviiie 388
D I S T R I C T N O . 47.
LaOrosse McCracken Scott Olty Leotl Horace
L a Crosse . . . McCracken . r . Anthem Leotl Horace
330 58 284 340 352
. D I S T R I C T N o . 48.
ElUnwood Alden Sterling Lyons Nlckersori Chase Geneseo Frederick
ElUnwood Alden Sterling Royal Nlckerson Chase Geneseo Frederick
217 308 171 192 43 247 361 337
D I S T R I C T N O . 49.
Great Bend Great Bend Holslngton Holsln^ton Rush Center . . . . . W a l n u t City Ness City Walnut Valley.. Dighton Barney
15 331 215 101 279
D I S T R I C T N o . 51.
Hoxle Colby Goodland Oakley. Wallace Gove City Hill City P l a i n vllle Gralnfleld
Hoxle St. T h o m a s . Goodland ... Oakley Wallace Gove C i t y . . . Millbrook... Paradise Gralnfleld ..
348 306 321 . 253 318 302 281 , 290 381
D I S T R I C T N O . 52.
Coolidge . Syracuse Lakin, Garden City S a n t a F e .' Cimarron
Coolldge... Syracuse... E m e r a l d .. Tyrian Santa Fe.. Preston ...
316 309 289 246 312 283
D I S T R I C T N O . 53.
Atwood McDonald
Atwood McDonald
164 383
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J'JtOCEEDlnas
OF THE
February,
E X P E L L E D , 1908.
M u n d e n No. 12a—Henry H. Howes, April 22,1908. St. B e r n a r d No. 222—Eugene E. Laird, August 28, 1908. Fargo No. 300—Homer F. Myers, December 7.1908. P i t t s b u r g No. 187 —Bruce Murphy, J a n u a r y 23, 1908. Caney No. 324—Arthur J. Webster, November 24, 1908. ' M u l b e r r y No. 261—Wm. E. Orr, August 18,1908. Albert P i k e No. .303 —Loyd L Aldrich, J u n e 3, 1908. Frederick No. 337—Leslie T. Trebbe, May 18,1908. Lafayette No. 16—Joseph W. Brooks, J a n u a r y 3, 1908. E e n o No. 140—Fred W . Sawyer, J a n u a r y 2, 1908. • Brookville No. 209—George W. Pigg, J a n u a r y T 7 , 1908. Ellinwood No. 217—Edward Bockemohle, October 8,1908;
S U S P E N D E D F O R U N M A S O N I C CONDUCT, 1908.
G r e a t Bend No. 15—Frank Smith Porter, September 11, 1908. Moundridge No. 346—Fred B. Edgerton, November 16, 1908. S y r a c u s e No. 309 —Charles L. Durham, March 5,1908. S a l i n a No. 60—Albert E. Nickelson, April 20, 1908.
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GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
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591
C O M P L E T E S U M M A R Y F O E 1908.
N u m b e r lodges working under charter 1908 N u m b e r lodges chartered
379 ; . . . . . . . 10
Total N u m b e r of members December 31, 1907 Number Number Number Number Number Number Number
Increase. initiated . . ; passed ' raised admitted restored members lodges U. D omitted in last report
389 30,468 2,368' 2,201 2,242 727 176 151 4=3,300
Decrease. N u m b e r dimitted N u m b e r died N u m b e r suspended N u m b e r expelled N u m b e r members Astra Lodge No. 363 and Perfect Square Lodge No. 220, charters revoked 1907 Number.erroneously reported N e t gain N u m b e r of members December 31,1908
956 410 263 12
53 2=1,696 -
1,604 32,072
Location.
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Stated
Communications.
First and third Monday... First and Third Saturday. First and third Saturday.. W a b a u n s e e . . . 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y Norton . . . . . . . . First and third Tuesday... W a b a u n s e e ... F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y First and third Friday .... Osborne 2(1 a n d 4th S a t u r d a y T u e s d a y on 'or before ® .. .Harper M o n d a y on or before ® .. Crawlord W y a n d o t t e ... 2d a n d 4th T h u r s d a y Sumner S a t u r d a y on or before 1st ® Cowley '. .. F l r s t a n d t h i r d W e d n e s d a y First and third Friday Clark 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y Atchison F l r s t a n d third Monday... Atchison Harper Thursda.v o n or before ® i : Rawlins F l r s t a n d third Wednesday Shawnee T u e s d a y on or before ® .. Butler F l r s t a n d third Tuesday... F l r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y ..•.. Marshall W e d . o n or before ® ^ . , Douglas Lincoln M o n d a y o n or before ® Cherokee F l r s t a n d third Monday... M a r s h a l l . . : . . . 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y Sumner 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y Republic Mitchi3ll First and third Monday... 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y
Dickinson Rice
County.
Master.
S. H . S h u l l . C h a r l e s L. Llston.
O i l m a n D. S m i t h . I r v l n A. L a u g h l i n . Lewis G . J e n n i n g s . W m . H. S h a w g e r .
J e r r y B. F i e l d s . E . U. P o w e l l . Martin W.BJglln
J a c o b L. W o r l e y . T h o m a s H. J e t o r .
Secretary.
L u c i a n L. C o n s t a n t
George A. N i c h o l s o n W m . .1. T a t u m 0 0. Rummell
K d g a r M. S t a h l
Linton 0. Stout. WnV. C a m p b e l l . T.J. Rollman. C . W . Mills.
F r a n k C. LIbby. F. L. Stauffer. H o w a r d B . Heillg.
J . L. M a s t e r s . • Joseph Baer. S. E . W o o l r l d g e . • H a r r v L. S m i t h . P h i l i p G. C h u b b l c .
C.W. Stahl. George S. H a r r i n g t o n . W. F. R a b e . W m . Huff. •
Win. W Harvey W.C.Smith. Rufus B. S p l t l e r . W a s h i n g t o n T. Rice A l p h o n s e W. Nicholson.. Leroy D. H a r d i n g M. W . S h o r t .
Loyd F o s t e r
.lohn W . F I o v d
.Jonathan Wlngdeld C h a r l e s H. MIeIke S t e p h . u W. S u l l i v a n Ulysses G. S l a c k Hugh R.St. John
Worahipful
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Belle P l a l n e Belleville Mt. V e r n o n Bennington
B(>llo P l a l n e . . . . Belleville Belolt Bennington Blue M o u n d Blue R a p i d s Bluff City BoUiig BonnerSprlngs.
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Atchison Atchison
Argentine
Ben H u r Chlkaskia A r k i m s a s City ,. C r e s c e n t Arlington Cahle
Amerlcus Anthony
Benevolent Alden •... A l l e n Alma Naphtnii AltaVista Occidental Altoona Amerlcus Anthony
Ifame of Lodge.
Barnard Saltvllle Baxter Springs . Baxter
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Council Grove. .. Paola lola Seneca De Soto Pomona Holton Nlckerson Garnett Easton Halstead Xenla Effingham Lansing Sliver Lake Topeka St. Marys Wetmore Shawnee Troy Spring Hill ~. Ooyvirie McCrackeii Barnard Sallna La Cygne Oyerbrook Oswego Wathena Gardner Burlington Frankfort Leavenworth Hanover Carbondale Baxter Springs .. Huron Chelopa Augusta Wamego Erie Medicine Lodge . White Cloud Burllnganie Cottonwood Falls New Albany Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Dec. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. 1882 1869 1869 1869 1869
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.Jennings . . . :
Valley C e n t e r ....' BoUng Bonner Springs PlttslHirg....'. Blufr City
Cuba Powlinttan Valley C e n t e r BoIlMg
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^
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First and third Monday... First and Third Saturday. First and third Saturday.. W a b a u n s e e . . . 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y Norton . . . . . . . . First and third Tuesday... W a b a u n s e e ... F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y First and third Friday .... Osborne 2(1 a n d 4th S a t u r d a y T u e s d a y on 'or before ® .. .Harper M o n d a y on or before ® .. Crawlord W y a n d o t t e ... 2d a n d 4th T h u r s d a y Sumner S a t u r d a y on or before 1st ® Cowley '. .. F l r s t a n d t h i r d W e d n e s d a y First and third Friday Clark 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y Atchison F l r s t a n d third Monday... Atchison Harper Thursda.v o n or before ® i : Rawlins F l r s t a n d third Wednesday Shawnee T u e s d a y on or before ® .. Butler F l r s t a n d third Tuesday... F l r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y ..•.. Marshall W e d . o n or before ® ^ . , Douglas Lincoln M o n d a y o n or before ® Cherokee F l r s t a n d third Monday... M a r s h a l l . . : . . . 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y Sumner 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y Republic Mitchi3ll First and third Monday... 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y
Dickinson Rice
County.
Master.
S. H . S h u l l . C h a r l e s L. Llston.
O i l m a n D. S m i t h . I r v l n A. L a u g h l i n . Lewis G . J e n n i n g s . W m . H. S h a w g e r .
J e r r y B. F i e l d s . E . U. P o w e l l . Martin W.BJglln
J a c o b L. W o r l e y . T h o m a s H. J e t o r .
Secretary.
L u c i a n L. C o n s t a n t
George A. N i c h o l s o n W m . .1. T a t u m 0 0. Rummell
K d g a r M. S t a h l
Linton 0. Stout. WnV. C a m p b e l l . T.J. Rollman. C . W . Mills.
F r a n k C. LIbby. F. L. Stauffer. H o w a r d B . Heillg.
J . L. M a s t e r s . • Joseph Baer. S. E . W o o l r l d g e . • H a r r v L. S m i t h . P h i l i p G. C h u b b l c .
C.W. Stahl. George S. H a r r i n g t o n . W. F. R a b e . W m . Huff. •
Win. W Harvey W.C.Smith. Rufus B. S p l t l e r . W a s h i n g t o n T. Rice A l p h o n s e W. Nicholson.. Leroy D. H a r d i n g M. W . S h o r t .
Loyd F o s t e r
.lohn W . F I o v d
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Buffalo Beulah Clinton Corinthian B u r l i n g t o n ... Burr Oak Burrton Sumner Caney Canton C a r b o n d a l e ... C a w k o r C i t y .. C h a u t a u q u a .. Home Cedar Chase Morton Cherokee Cherry vale Chetopa Preston ClrclevUle .... Clav Center... Unity Clifton Prairie Queen Ke.vstone St. T h o m a s Comanche Olive B r a n c h . Prudence St. .Tohns Mistletoe Coolldge Nemaha Zeredatha Council Grove Coyvllle Cuba Delavan Belphos' Denlson J)e S o t o Devon Dexter Barney
Wilson Russell Cowley Osage Coffey Jewell Harvey Sumner Montgomery McPbersoii . Osage Mitchell Chautauqua Nemaha Neosho Rice S e d g w i c k ... Crawlord Montgomery Labette Gray .lackson Clay Sedgwick Clay Cloud Montgomery Thomas C o m a n c h e .. Anderson.... C h e r o k e e .... Cloud Sumner H a m i l t o n ... Nemaha Chase Morris Wilson Republic Morris Ottawa J a c k s o n .... Johnson Bourbon Cowley Lane First and third Thursday . First and third Thursday.. 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y W e d . on or before ® ^ . . . 2tl a n d 4 t h M o n d a y 2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y First and third Saturday.. Istand third Thursday 2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y First and third Tuesday... 2d a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a j ' F i r s t W e d . on or before ® First and third Tuesday... 2cl a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a y 2d a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a y First and third Tuesday.,. First and third Tuesday... First and third Saturday.. 1st a n d 3d S a t u r d a . v 1st S a t . o n o r b e f o r e ® r ; . . 2d a n d 4 t h W e d n e s d a y 2d a n d 4 t h M o n d o v . F i r s t a n d T h i r d T u e s d a y .. T u e s d a y o n or before ® s First and third Wednesday First and third Thursday.. First and third Wednesday F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .. 2d a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a y F r i d a y o n o r b e f o r e ® :K F i r s t a.nd t h i r d T u e s d a y . F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .. F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .. 2d a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a y First and third Saturday F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .. First and third Wednesday Wednesda.y on or before ® 1 s t a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y First and Third Thursday First and third Tuesday.. 1st a n d 3d S a t u r d a y S a t u r d a y on or before ® . S a t u r d a y on or before ® . First and third Tuesdaj'.. F r i d a y o n b e f o r e ® ::i
D . O. S t a t e s . F r a n k E . L o n g ....' J a m e s Sellens. John Hammond* C h a r l e s A . C u n n i n g h a m R. A. M e l o n e . E . J . Williams. T h o m a s M. Llllard H e n r y fj. J a r b o e . J a m e s S. G. C o n r o w Joel W. Green. Oren E. Moon W m . D. P a i n e . J. F r a n k R e m i c k * Frederick Conrow. Robert Davis Dick W . Martin. J o h n L. C a r l n d e r J . W a l t e r Coons. Charles M. G r a y Arthur Waetzlg. J . G. B l o o d * M .A.Smith. Harry E. W l t h a m J a c o b A. M a l l o n e e . A d o l p h G. W i n t e r S a m u e l C. S m i t h . J a m e s P. S a m s George W. Reed. Milton P. H e l m i c k G e orge Newton. K. P . M c F a r l a n d E l l i s M. C a r r . Thoma.s J. S w a n k J o h n H.Tharp. George E. C u m m i n s Charles Fletcher. . W m . E. Case E U e ry McCormlck. J.Scott Walker San Francisco. W m . H. Evans J o h n T. R e n t i e r . J a m e s O. R o l l e r Henry W. Stackpole. W m . H. P e c k h a m T h o m a s J. Macredle. T h o m a s P. R e n d e r * D e W I t t O.Tyler.Wm. Slepp M.B. Sohllnger. J o h n A. H a w k l n s o n H . A. C a d w a l l a d e r . Guy E.Shlbler John R.Connelly.' H a r r v M. F I k e Joseph E. Harbough. W m . B. Ward...'. E d w a r d F. E w i n g . ' . Myi'on F. Lewis N a t h a n i e l T. A l l i s o n . H u r l b u t A. S c o v e l l Fred. W.Sturges, Jr. A l b e r t L. L e w i s Joel J. Booth. Gustave Thomas Harry S.Crittenden. J o s e p h A. T h o m a s L e w i s S. S l o c u m . J u d s o n B. B a k e r Walter W.Austin. B i ' u J . P'. M a r t i n Wni. E.Sherfey. Albert L.Taylor J . S. 01ait>orne. J a m e s Steele Henry Wlruth. Wm. Dormon Mllford E n y a r t . Wm.T.Davis W m . M. P o r t e r . John White , J o h n W . Roger.s. Fred G.Gates B e n J . ¥. S n y d e r . Andrew Wels W m . W. Hall. W m . M. B o l t o n . George W.SIpe* J o h n H. Sohlereck. R i l e y R. B e l k n a p H e r m a n Gillette 03
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Wilson Russell Cowley Osage Coffey Jewell Harvey Sumner Montgomery McPbersoii . Osage Mitchell Chautauqua Nemaha Neosho Rice S e d g w i c k ... Crawlord Montgomery Labette Gray .lackson Clay Sedgwick Clay Cloud Montgomery Thomas C o m a n c h e .. Anderson.... C h e r o k e e .... Cloud Sumner H a m i l t o n ... Nemaha Chase Morris Wilson Republic Morris Ottawa J a c k s o n .... Johnson Bourbon Cowley Lane First and third Thursday . First and third Thursday.. 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y W e d . on or before ® ^ . . . 2tl a n d 4 t h M o n d a y 2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y First and third Saturday.. Istand third Thursday 2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y First and third Tuesday... 2d a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a j ' F i r s t W e d . on or before ® First and third Tuesday... 2cl a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a y 2d a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a y First and third Tuesday.,. First and third Tuesday... First and third Saturday.. 1st a n d 3d S a t u r d a . v 1st S a t . o n o r b e f o r e ® r ; . . 2d a n d 4 t h W e d n e s d a y 2d a n d 4 t h M o n d o v . F i r s t a n d T h i r d T u e s d a y .. T u e s d a y o n or before ® s First and third Wednesday First and third Thursday.. First and third Wednesday F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .. 2d a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a y F r i d a y o n o r b e f o r e ® :K F i r s t a.nd t h i r d T u e s d a y . F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .. F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .. 2d a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a y First and third Saturday F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .. First and third Wednesday Wednesda.y on or before ® 1 s t a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y First and Third Thursday First and third Tuesday.. 1st a n d 3d S a t u r d a y S a t u r d a y on or before ® . S a t u r d a y on or before ® . First and third Tuesdaj'.. F r i d a y o n b e f o r e ® ::i
D . O. S t a t e s . F r a n k E . L o n g ....' J a m e s Sellens. John Hammond* C h a r l e s A . C u n n i n g h a m R. A. M e l o n e . E . J . Williams. T h o m a s M. Llllard H e n r y fj. J a r b o e . J a m e s S. G. C o n r o w Joel W. Green. Oren E. Moon W m . D. P a i n e . J. F r a n k R e m i c k * Frederick Conrow. Robert Davis Dick W . Martin. J o h n L. C a r l n d e r J . W a l t e r Coons. Charles M. G r a y Arthur Waetzlg. J . G. B l o o d * M .A.Smith. Harry E. W l t h a m J a c o b A. M a l l o n e e . A d o l p h G. W i n t e r S a m u e l C. S m i t h . J a m e s P. S a m s George W. Reed. Milton P. H e l m i c k G e orge Newton. K. P . M c F a r l a n d E l l i s M. C a r r . Thoma.s J. S w a n k J o h n H.Tharp. George E. C u m m i n s Charles Fletcher. . W m . E. Case E U e ry McCormlck. J.Scott Walker San Francisco. W m . H. Evans J o h n T. R e n t i e r . J a m e s O. R o l l e r Henry W. Stackpole. W m . H. P e c k h a m T h o m a s J. Macredle. T h o m a s P. R e n d e r * D e W I t t O.Tyler.Wm. Slepp M.B. Sohllnger. J o h n A. H a w k l n s o n H . A. C a d w a l l a d e r . Guy E.Shlbler John R.Connelly.' H a r r v M. F I k e Joseph E. Harbough. W m . B. Ward...'. E d w a r d F. E w i n g . ' . Myi'on F. Lewis N a t h a n i e l T. A l l i s o n . H u r l b u t A. S c o v e l l Fred. W.Sturges, Jr. A l b e r t L. L e w i s Joel J. Booth. Gustave Thomas Harry S.Crittenden. J o s e p h A. T h o m a s L e w i s S. S l o c u m . J u d s o n B. B a k e r Walter W.Austin. B i ' u J . P'. M a r t i n Wni. E.Sherfey. Albert L.Taylor J . S. 01ait>orne. J a m e s Steele Henry Wlruth. Wm. Dormon Mllford E n y a r t . Wm.T.Davis W m . M. P o r t e r . John White , J o h n W . Roger.s. Fred G.Gates B e n J . ¥. S n y d e r . Andrew Wels W m . W. Hall. W m . M. B o l t o n . George W.SIpe* J o h n H. Sohlereck. R i l e y R. B e l k n a p H e r m a n Gillette 03
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Dickinson Rice
County.
Master.
S. H . S h u l l . C h a r l e s L. Llston.
O i l m a n D. S m i t h . I r v l n A. L a u g h l i n . Lewis G . J e n n i n g s . W m . H. S h a w g e r .
J e r r y B. F i e l d s . E . U. P o w e l l . Martin W.BJglln
J a c o b L. W o r l e y . T h o m a s H. J e t o r .
Secretary.
L u c i a n L. C o n s t a n t
George A. N i c h o l s o n W m . .1. T a t u m 0 0. Rummell
K d g a r M. S t a h l
Linton 0. Stout. WnV. C a m p b e l l . T.J. Rollman. C . W . Mills.
F r a n k C. LIbby. F. L. Stauffer. H o w a r d B . Heillg.
J . L. M a s t e r s . • Joseph Baer. S. E . W o o l r l d g e . • H a r r v L. S m i t h . P h i l i p G. C h u b b l c .
C.W. Stahl. George S. H a r r i n g t o n . W. F. R a b e . W m . Huff. •
Win. W Harvey W.C.Smith. Rufus B. S p l t l e r . W a s h i n g t o n T. Rice A l p h o n s e W. Nicholson.. Leroy D. H a r d i n g M. W . S h o r t .
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Buffalo Beulah Clinton Corinthian B u r l i n g t o n ... Burr Oak Burrton Sumner Caney Canton C a r b o n d a l e ... C a w k o r C i t y .. C h a u t a u q u a .. Home Cedar Chase Morton Cherokee Cherry vale Chetopa Preston ClrclevUle .... Clav Center... Unity Clifton Prairie Queen Ke.vstone St. T h o m a s Comanche Olive B r a n c h . Prudence St. .Tohns Mistletoe Coolldge Nemaha Zeredatha Council Grove Coyvllle Cuba Delavan Belphos' Denlson J)e S o t o Devon Dexter Barney
Wilson Russell Cowley Osage Coffey Jewell Harvey Sumner Montgomery McPbersoii . Osage Mitchell Chautauqua Nemaha Neosho Rice S e d g w i c k ... Crawlord Montgomery Labette Gray .lackson Clay Sedgwick Clay Cloud Montgomery Thomas C o m a n c h e .. Anderson.... C h e r o k e e .... Cloud Sumner H a m i l t o n ... Nemaha Chase Morris Wilson Republic Morris Ottawa J a c k s o n .... Johnson Bourbon Cowley Lane First and third Thursday . First and third Thursday.. 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y W e d . on or before ® ^ . . . 2tl a n d 4 t h M o n d a y 2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y First and third Saturday.. Istand third Thursday 2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y First and third Tuesday... 2d a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a j ' F i r s t W e d . on or before ® First and third Tuesday... 2cl a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a y 2d a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a y First and third Tuesday.,. First and third Tuesday... First and third Saturday.. 1st a n d 3d S a t u r d a . v 1st S a t . o n o r b e f o r e ® r ; . . 2d a n d 4 t h W e d n e s d a y 2d a n d 4 t h M o n d o v . F i r s t a n d T h i r d T u e s d a y .. T u e s d a y o n or before ® s First and third Wednesday First and third Thursday.. First and third Wednesday F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .. 2d a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a y F r i d a y o n o r b e f o r e ® :K F i r s t a.nd t h i r d T u e s d a y . F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .. F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .. 2d a n d 4 t h S a t u r d a y First and third Saturday F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .. First and third Wednesday Wednesda.y on or before ® 1 s t a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y First and Third Thursday First and third Tuesday.. 1st a n d 3d S a t u r d a y S a t u r d a y on or before ® . S a t u r d a y on or before ® . First and third Tuesdaj'.. F r i d a y o n b e f o r e ® ::i
D . O. S t a t e s . F r a n k E . L o n g ....' J a m e s Sellens. John Hammond* C h a r l e s A . C u n n i n g h a m R. A. M e l o n e . E . J . Williams. T h o m a s M. Llllard H e n r y fj. J a r b o e . J a m e s S. G. C o n r o w Joel W. Green. Oren E. Moon W m . D. P a i n e . J. F r a n k R e m i c k * Frederick Conrow. Robert Davis Dick W . Martin. J o h n L. C a r l n d e r J . W a l t e r Coons. Charles M. G r a y Arthur Waetzlg. J . G. B l o o d * M .A.Smith. Harry E. W l t h a m J a c o b A. M a l l o n e e . A d o l p h G. W i n t e r S a m u e l C. S m i t h . J a m e s P. S a m s George W. Reed. Milton P. H e l m i c k G e orge Newton. K. P . M c F a r l a n d E l l i s M. C a r r . Thoma.s J. S w a n k J o h n H.Tharp. George E. C u m m i n s Charles Fletcher. . W m . E. Case E U e ry McCormlck. J.Scott Walker San Francisco. W m . H. Evans J o h n T. R e n t i e r . J a m e s O. R o l l e r Henry W. Stackpole. W m . H. P e c k h a m T h o m a s J. Macredle. T h o m a s P. R e n d e r * D e W I t t O.Tyler.Wm. Slepp M.B. Sohllnger. J o h n A. H a w k l n s o n H . A. C a d w a l l a d e r . Guy E.Shlbler John R.Connelly.' H a r r v M. F I k e Joseph E. Harbough. W m . B. Ward...'. E d w a r d F. E w i n g . ' . Myi'on F. Lewis N a t h a n i e l T. A l l i s o n . H u r l b u t A. S c o v e l l Fred. W.Sturges, Jr. A l b e r t L. L e w i s Joel J. Booth. Gustave Thomas Harry S.Crittenden. J o s e p h A. T h o m a s L e w i s S. S l o c u m . J u d s o n B. B a k e r Walter W.Austin. B i ' u J . P'. M a r t i n Wni. E.Sherfey. Albert L.Taylor J . S. 01ait>orne. J a m e s Steele Henry Wlruth. Wm. Dormon Mllford E n y a r t . Wm.T.Davis W m . M. P o r t e r . John White , J o h n W . Roger.s. Fred G.Gates B e n J . ¥. S n y d e r . Andrew Wels W m . W. Hall. W m . M. B o l t o n . George W.SIpe* J o h n H. Sohlereck. R i l e y R. B e l k n a p H e r m a n Gillette 03
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Ford Second and fourth Friday. Doniphan Saturday on or before ® .. Butler , Saturday on or befoi'e ® •r. Shawnee Osborne 1st and 3d Thursday Morris Dwlglit Leavenworth . Thursday on or before ® . Monday on or before ® .. Edgerton Palestine Labette 2d and 4bh S.atnrday Edna Ellliighani l?lrst and third Monday... Butler Fli-st and third Thu^sday . El Dorado Chautauqua... First and third Sa.turday.. Elgin Olive Montgomery . 2d and 4th Saturday Elk City :.... Elk Elk Falls Meridian Friday on or before ® ... ElUnwood Saturday on or before ® .. Barton ElUnwood First and third Friday Ellis PJIlis Ellsworth Ellsworth Ellsworth •..... . ,. First and third Monday... Emmett Pottawutomlo Emmett Emporia Emporia First and third Frltlay .... Enterprise Enterprise Dickinson 2d and 4th Thursday Erie Erie Neosho Saturday on or before ® . E m i n e n c e . . . : . . . Wabaunsee ... 2d and 4th Saturday Eskrldge Doric Douglas on or before ® ;:; Greenwood ... Tuesday Fidelity First and third Tuesday..'. Fall River Greenwood ... Saturday Greenwood on or before © ^ Marlon Florence Saturday on or before ® . Fontana 2d and 4th Saturday Formoso Formoso Leavenworth . First and third Tuesday... Ft. Leavenw'rth Hancock Rising Sun Bourbon Fort Scott First and third Friday.. ., First and third Saturday.. Frankfort Frankfort Marshall Frederick Frederick Rice 1st and 3d Monday Constellation ... Wilson Fredonla First and third Wednesday F'reeport Freeport Bourbon : ist and 3d Thr.sday Cherokee 1st and 3d Wednesday . .. McPhorson ... Saturday on or liefore ®. .•. Finney FIrstand third Friday . . . . Garden City Tyrlan
Location.
.'Charles S. Elliott.
George A. Schlllo.f Upshur Snider. D. A. Brodbeck. (jeorge F. McClelland.
C. D. PrUchard. Roy A. West.
H. A. White.
Robt. S. Beacby.
James M. Wilson. V. B,Lunger.
R. S.Thornburgh. M. F. Arnall. J.'Howard Torrance.
H.T.Brown.
Charles M. Dickson. Wm. W. Holland.
•lohn E. Olson.
Richard W.Evans,Jr. Matthew Skerrltt. P h l l o E , Holmes.'
Secretary.
Frank H. Laberteaux :.. C. E. Chapman.
Wm.H. Hard man Wilson S. Bean Harve.v A. Thomas T saac F. S h 1 rley
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Warren W.Oordell V. C.Wallinsford Virgil A.Osburn.
Edward G. Genrich Charles M..lames George W. Duiuigan Arthur E. Bowker David H.McCurmlo
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Montgomery . Allen Marshall Cloud Wecatur H o d g e m a n ...
County.
C h a r l e s T. High T.J. Bacon Ray M U l m a n
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Charles 0 . B o w m a n F r e d T. Nye-
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H a r r y C. McConnell ,, .. Lawrence F. Walters C h a r l e s I. F a r m e r : , Leonard ('.. Goff .-. Herbert R.Hull .John W. MfiOormlck . . . . C h a r l e s F. T r l n k l e
O r l a n d o K. W h i t e J o h n D. GrltJln John O.Schmidt
C h a r l e s R. Crawford. J. E . J o n e f . John F. Hoyt. Wni. B. Andell.
Secretary.
Win. J. Martin! Peter J.Stafford. David J . D a v i s . B. W. S t a i e y . Otis H . Crawford. Thomas A.Tegarden.
J a m e s P . Bridges.
E d w a r d W. Osgood. J o h n W . McCool.
R. T. M c C l l n t o c k . David A. W a l k e r .
Wm. H. Furguson. C h a r l e s H . Miller. August H.Llpp.
Robert 0. splawn. Norrls Kilmer. P. C. Class.
J o h n 0 . Poole.
W a l t e r S. K e n y o n . . . . . . . . A l d t n e S. Kelffer. David N. H i c k s .
Master.
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Liberty Lincoln F r a t e r n a l ... Lin wood Corner Stone Logan Longton Long Island Peace Blue H i l l Luray Euclid Royal M a c k s v l l l e .. Madison L a f a y e t t e ... Mankato M a p l e Citv .. Maple H i l l .. Eklora Center M a r y s v i U e .. McCracken . T e m p l e ., McDonald .. Lyra McPherson'.. Webb iJelta Melvern Merlden Milan Miltonvale.. Minneapolis Molino M a r m a t o n .. Morrill M o u n d Clt5"Moundrldge. L a n d m a r k .. Mount Hope M u l b e r r y ... Mul vane Munden Muscotah ... Narka
Montgomery. .Lincoln Washington . Leavenworth Rice ..' Phillips Elk Phillips Miami Russell Russell ., Osage Rice Stafford G r e e n w o o d .. Riley Jewell Cowley W a b a u n s e e ., Bourbon Marlon Marshall Rush Crawford Rawlins ...... .lefferson M c P h e r s o n .. Meafle Barber Osage .lefferson Suniner.: Cloud Ottawa Elk Allen Brown Linn M c P h e r s o n .. Labette Sedgwick Crawford Sumner Republic Atchison Republic T h u r s d a y on or after ® . F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .. S a t u r d a y o n or before ® S a t u r d a y o n or before ® First and third Thursday F r i d a y o n or before ® . . . First and third Thursday First and third Friday 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y . 2d a n d 4th T u e s d a y S a t . o n or before ® ^ . First and third Friday First and third Friday First and third Monday Wed. o n or before ® ^ Wed. o h or before ® s; 2d a n d 4th T u e s d a y . . . . . 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y .. 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y . . First and third Saturday First and third Saturday
1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y .'. 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y S a t u r d a y o n or before ® . . . 1st a n d 3d F r i d a y 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y W e d on or before ® F i r s t a n d t h i r d Sa,tnrday. 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y First and third Friday . . F i r s t Sat. o n or before ® . First and third Tuesday. F i r s t and t h i r d S a t u r d a y . 2d n.nd 4th T h u r s d a y 2d and 4th M o n d a y T u e s d a y o n or before ® ^i First and third F r i d a y ... F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .. S a t u r d a y on or before ® 1st and 3d T h u r s d a y S a t u r d a y on or before ® t; 1st F r i d a y each m o n t h ... First and third Tuesday.. 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y S a t u r d a y on or before ® . .
A. A. B e n n e t t Arthur.1. Stanley E d w a r d A. Hood H . W. H o w s m o n Martin Perkins E d g a r I. K i n g S h e r i d a n O r u m r l n e .. Albert W. Thomas ... A. L. H o w a r d H. A. S t r o n g George W. E l l i o t t Roy W . W r i g h t B.L.Wolfe E d w a r d .1. W e s t g a t e .. Carl M. B a r n a r d F r a n k M. D e n t George R. K r a m e r . . . . .1 a m e s i-T. B r y a n * . . . ' . . . .Tamos W . T h o m p s o n . George W . Ooyan H a r r y G. L a u b h a n Harry F. Whitien J o h n W . C h e n o w e t h .. F r a n k H . Dolson Wm. A.Pegg* Will H . C l a r k George G. H u l t q v l s t . . Wm. Backe S a m u e l Grlffln Guv F . F a r l e v H . T . Blevlns Samuel Rochett Frank Stanton George W . B a y e r Ellas E. Sawyer H . V. A d a m s Wm. Whistler .Tohn H. Madde'n W m . F . Cassler Joseph H. Ellis W m . ]). Brewer C h a r l e s O. P l u m m e r .. I s a a c E . T h o m p s o n .. Clark A.Baird A l b e r t B. H a r v e v W m . H . M c C u r d y .. ...
M.J.Williams. J a c o b D. Miller. M.S.Gilbert. T. W . M a r t i n . H . N. M o r e h o u s e . J a s p e r N. C r a v e n . C. R. S e x t o n . Walter W.Scott. 0. W.McNelly. C h a r l e s W. Deeble. J o h n B. M a r k l e y . W m . A. C o t t e r m a n . W m . T. N i c h o l a s . B. F. Gulzlo. i:)eWltt C. Cnllen. George C. W i l d e r . W. S. C a n a n . J a m e s I. vicAllster. J. W. T a y l o r . J. S. W e a v e r . WllllardV. Church. Charles H . Davis. Leroy C. W a r d . H e n r y M. Ford. Charles E. Howard. David E d m o n d s . Alex. C. S p i l m a n , George W . GiUldett. J o s e p h Myers. B. B. Craig. Philip Becker. George R. W a l t e . E . G . Uallowell. Lewis A. H e n r y . Jesse E . S m i t h . Charles Mendell. Guthrie Keplinger. H . A. S t r o n g . A l l e n W. Morris. John Volmer. W m . E . Mattlson. O. L. B u m g a r n e r . A n t h o n y A. R u c k e r . Wm. H.Hill. J o h n C. W a s o n . A l b e r t Bever. CO
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H a r r v P. Finney. J o h n C. E l y . C.W.Arnold. J e s s e J . Pool. R.W. Hemphill.
J o h n J. Carroll. L. L. T h r a l l . H a r r y M. T h o m p s o n .
Secretary.
A r t h u r F. G e b h a r t George W . Ijeavitt
W m . C . Blaker. I s a i a h W. R o b i n s o n .
W m . W. Beine. E d w a r d E. L a n g .
H. S. F i t e h . John M.Slmpson.t Alfred R. K e n t . E d g a r J . Close.
W.S. Piummer. F r a n k E . Wikoff. W m . L.McElfresh. F r e d e r i c k W. W e b b C h a r l e s S. B i x b y . H a r r y D. DUion F r a n k P. Wells. Richard H . Delbert. R o b e r t H. M o n t g o m e r y . George S. L i g g e t t . Dedrick P.Seevers E d w a r d H. P i a t t Jasper Somnierville George M.Ooplln. Clair H . H e p w o r t h W. E. Miller. W m . H. C a m p b e l l *
First and third Monday... 2d a n d 4th T u e s d a y W m . L. D a v e n p o r t F i r s t and t h i r d T u e s d a y . . . J . S. P a l l i n g S a t u r d a y on o r before ® .
1st a n d 3d AVednesday First and third Friday Plrstand third Wednesday First and third Thursday . 2d a n d 4th T u e s d a y S a t u r d a y o n or before ® ., T h u r s d a y o n o r before ® . First and third Friday .... 2d a n d 4th T u e s d a y S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® : ; ; First and third Monday... First and third Saturday.. T u e s d a y o n or before ® .. 2d a n d 4th M o n d a y S a t . o n or before ® :::: First and third Monday... T h u r s d a y o n o r before ® ..
B'lrst a n d t h i r d M o n d a y . . .
First and third Saturday.. Joseph F. Rankin First and third Tuesday... T h o m a s D. i l l n e l e v T h u r s d a y o n o r before ® . . S a t u r d a y o n o r after ® ™ . George M. B r a c k e n .Tesse \i. N a p i e r F i r s t a n d t h i r d F r i d a y .'... P . D. T h o r p e T h u r s d a y o n o r before ® . Moses S. H a r e W e d . o n o r before ® ,,. J o h n H . Rosbor'ough 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y Second iiud f o u r t h F r i d a y Orion E. F a r r l s ,. O m a r U. Need 1st and. 3d W e d n e s d a y , F'. K. C h u r c h i l l
M o u n t a i n Slope D e c a t u r Oketo Marshall Johnson Olathe Pottawatomie Neuuiha Osage City Signal Osage Valley Osawatoinlo.. Osborne Oskaloosa Oskaloosa .TelTerson Labette Ottawa Franklin Overbi'ook R l d g e w a y ........ Sumner Oxford Oxford Paola Miami Ijinn Parker Parkervllle .... Morris ParkervlUe Labette Bourbon Pawnee Station Marion Halcyon I-hllllpsbiirg . . . . P h l l l l p s b n r g . . . . P h i l l i p s Piper PI per Wyandotte Pittsburg Pittsburg Crawford Pittsburg Owen A. B a s s e t t . Crawford Plalnvllle Paradise Linn Pleasaiiton Eureka Atchison Potter Klckapoo
Oberlln Oketo Olathe
Neoclesliu Neosho Pulls.... Noss City Netiiwaka Now A l b a n y Newton 'IS Nlclcorson 317 N o r c a t u il«fl N o r t o n . ...'. 2i5(( N o r t o n v I U e 311) N o r w i c h 334 Oak 11111
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205 332 41 3(13 384 270
Kilwinning Rob Morris McKlnley Powliattan Protection (i^uenemo Sherman Randall Farmers Ashlar Robinson Rosedale Hesperian "Walnut City.... Russell Sabetha Sallna Santa Fe Virginia Scammon Lebanon Anthem ScottsvlUe Vesper Sedgwick Seneca Sovenince Twin Grove Shawnee Lake Sincerity Western Star ... Soldier Solomon Haven Spearvllle Splvey Spring Ulll Stafford Sterling ...: Ionic Pottawatomie .. Newahcuba Summerfleld ... Sylvan Grove... Syracuse
Pratt Pratt Franklin ... Brown Comanche . Osage Wyandotte .leweLl Riley ..• Riley Brown Wyandotte ...? Shawnee Rush Russell Nemaha ;. Saline Haskell Allen Cherokee Republic Scott Mitchell Chautauqua .. Harvey Nemaha Doniphan Greenwood •lohnson .." Shawnee Slltchell Smith .Jackson Dickinson Sumner Ford Kingman . .. ..Johnson Stafford Rice Stafford Pottawatomie Rooks Marshall Lincoln Hamilton 1st and 3d Wednesday Saturday on or before ® . First and third Thursday First Thursday First and third Monday.. Fl rst Wednesday First and third Friday ... First and third Saturday. Thursda.y on or before ® . First and third Thursday
First and third Thursday . 2d and 4th Saturday 2d and 4th Saturday Saturday on or before ® . First and third Saturday. Tuesda.v on or before ® ^ First and third Friday ... Friday on or before ® -.:.. 2d and 4tti Wednesday First and third Tuesday.. 2d and Inst Wednesda.y... F'irst and third Monday.. 2d and 4th Saturday. Saturday on or before ® :s Second and fourth Friday First and third Monday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday 2d and 4th Tuesday Saturday on or before ®:; First and third Tuesday . Second and fourth Wed. . Saturday on or before ® ~ First and third Saturday. Wednesday on or befoi-e ^ Thursday on or before ® . First and third Thur.sdiiy F'irst and third Saturday. 2d and 4th Saturday 2d and 4th Tuesday Saturday on or before ® .
Second and fourth Monday First and third Tuesday... First and third Tuesday... 2d and 4th Saturday
Charles E. Devlin John T. Fletcher Charles L. Duvall (3arl Hallauor J. H. Cogswell Clarence I. Llmbocker Theo. B. Wlllhelmy* .. Alvin B. Koss James F. Copeland George H. Lltslnger ... Merrit 0. Hathoway ... Wm. R. Slater Wm. S. Attehury E. E. Haverfleld Harry A. Dawson Benry E. Burke Edwards A. Hlller Vlrginlus.L. Bethel B. V. West Oscar Hirle Jonathan Taylor Albert G. Daugherty.., Henrv Peterson A. 1.;. Chin Eugene Trego Rufus M. Emery, Jr James A. Campbell George E. Grimes James O. Wade* Charles Alexander Gieorge Glllaland Arthur E. Nelson Artibanus Wilson David F.Crowell Bruce W. Ruthrauff ... John R. Baird Wm. J.Crosby James E. Dllhm ; Enill R. Brown Adolph M. Ganer Joseph S. .Moore Jjewis Weeks Ross T. May John B. Mann A. L. Morgan Harry E. Walter
Charles R. Mawdsley. Earl H. Miller. M. A. Llm'>ocker. Nelson G. Rardln. W. W.Baxter. Enrly Carder. Fred H. Mertel.T Victor R. Gordon. John A. Holmstrom. Alvin Gates. Frank C. Mlddlebrook. J. Harry Blanford. Reuben L. Wilt. B. P. McDanlel. A. L. Voorhls. Fred G. Beaulleu. Charles D. Sorter. John J. Miller. Wyatt Shlpp. Robert Lamb. IJ. M. Brlgham. Ulysses G. Ruth. Wm. H. Frens. R. E.Rathbun. Michael Bartley. Wm. E. Fuller. Thomas H. F'ranklln. Burns B. F'Inch. C. M:. Watson. John L. Honister.+ L. P. Knight George H. Marty. C. E. McKlbbln. J. Spauldlng. Landy Hoppes. George F. Wevand. Wm. H. Freels. Paul O. Coons. Alvin H. Watson. Joseph T. Tyrrell. R. B. McKay. Alford E. McEIvaln. Frank B. Phelps. .James A. Hamler. Stoy E. Ware. Henry Block. O
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2d and 4th Friday Neosho Leavenworth . Sat. on or before ® :s 1st and 3d Wednesday Shawnee First and third Friday Shawnee Shawnee ...'... 2d and 4th Thursday First and third Thursday . Shawnee .Sat. on or before ® •=: Woodson First and third Saturday.. Butler Doniphan ..... 1st Mon. 2d Sat. after 2d and 4th Saturday Keno Montgomery . Bourbon ...... Saturday on or before ® .. 1st and 3d Monday Neosho Monday on or before ® Sedgwick Jefferson ...... First and third Saturday.. Marshall ...... First and third Thursday . Greenwood ... 2d and 4th Saturday. 2d and 4th Monday Trego Sat. on or before ® Harper Monday on or betore ® Wallace Saturday on or before ® .. Crawford Pottawatomie 1st and .Sd Wednesday Waslilngton .. First and third Monday .. First and third Siitui-day.. Marshall Saturday on or before ® •;:i Doniphan First and third Monday... Coffey 2d and4th Thursday Cherokee 2d and 4th Monday Sumner First and third Monday ... Franklin Pottawatomie 2d and 4th Monday Tuesday on (.ir before ® — Anderson Saturday on or before ® := Nemaha" Wyandotte ... First and third Saturday.. Morris Doniphan ...... 1st and 3d Wednesday Butler Tuesday on or before ® t^ .Tackson Sat. on or before ® :2; .... Sedgwick 2d and 4 th Tuesday Sedgwick First and third Monday..
County} Albert O. Sperry Charles Woodward'.. W m. F.. Atchison Charles H. Chandler. George S. Medlicott.. Frank L. Sturges B.O.Lamb Wm. R.Green Frank A Walker Mowry S. Thacher I r a B . Chadwick Henry M.Griffith .... .lames T. Likens Adrian P.Wright George Harman John E. McMlchael. .lohn K. Wagley Arthur S. Peacock ... Burton H. Jordan J. H.Barrett* Holla B.Stafford Fred L. Cobb...: Clarence E.Ingalls... George R. Hall Benj. N. Forbes A. H. Carmaln J. M, Adams Charles E. Crosen Albert D. Hostetler... Earl S. Francis Edward E. Dull Claude J. Wood John A. Wolfe* George-B. Sanford ... B.C. Berchfleld Henry N. Jessen George B Conklln Arch DeBruoe Harvey C. Price
Worshipful Master.
' N A M E S OF O F F I C E R S A N D LODGES—Continued.
Frank S. Rexford. Merlin 0. Harris. Carl W.Nellls. Evan Davis. Henry L. Sherburne. George W. Bainter. A. F.Hill. J.N. Bishop. George H.Burckhalter. Giles T. Dooley. A.D.Jordan. C.B. Palmer. Harrv D. Baklwln.f E.S.Talcott. Virgil P. Murray. Wm.H.DeWalt. Wm. Bays. A. Leroy Marshall. L. E.Johnson. John B. Griggs. Wm. H.May.. • Maurice L. Stone. August Sol ler. Henry C. Wiilson. Michael Bauer, Jr. F. A. Dalrymple. Gabrlol Anderson. F. H.Gilmore. Asa F.Converse. Warren Anthony. Wm. H.Bell. E.Jay Woodman. Thomas E. Ray.+ R. J.Herhold. W. L. Lynds. Edward T. Eaton. Arlond Monroe. B.F.Hull. John J. Fegtly.
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A l v a J. A p p l e g a t e . B e n C. Fogle. Cecil B. F l e s t e r .
SECRtlTARIES. \Pos1offi.ce Addresses. N o . 4—Lowemont. N o . 47—Bronson, R. F . D. N o . 2. N o . 50—Topeka, R. N o . 6. N o . 96—Bethel. N o . 124—Garland. N o . 239—Galesburg, R. P . D. N o . 311—Box 160, L e a v e n w o r t h . N o . 365—Leavenworth, R. No. 3. N o . 369—Kansas City, 2809 N . 20th St N o . 385—Bethel.
Charles F. Martin B. F. A t k l s s o n * Richard Kirabell S.M. S m a r t
D. M o r t o n B e a s o r e
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N o . 369—Kansas City, Kan., R. R. No. 3. No. 382—Diamond S p r i n g s . N o . 383-Blrd City. N o . 3 8 5 - K a n . City, Kan., 654 Garfleld, Ave. N o . 387—St. Clere.
MASTERS. "Postofflce Addresses. N o . 318—Gill. N o . 341—Goodrich. N o . 342—Otto. N o . 352—Tribune. N o . 365—Leavenworth, R. R. N o . 3. N o . 368—Freeport.
Ellsworth FIrstand third Wednesday Jefferson T h u r s d a y o n or before ® ' . M c P h e r s o n ... F i r s t a n d t h i r d S a t u r d a y . . First and third Thursday . S a t u r d a y o n or before ® .. Bourbon Woodson First and third Friday Kingman 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y
S e d g w i c k .. Franklin
*Postofflce Addresses. 47—Bronson, R. F . D. N o . 1. 54—Kansas City, Mo., 3936 Mercer St. 70—Wakarusa. 92—Fort S c o t t , R. R. N o . 3. 96—Bethel. 124—Fort S c o t t . 135—Kenneth. 182—Halstead. 183—Harlan. 273—MlUerton. 288—Ramona. 291—Dorrance.
MASTERS.
Wichita Albert Pike W i l l i a m s b u r g .. Wllsey Wllsev Samaria Wilson Winchester Jefferson Wlndom Wlndom Wlnfleld Wlnfleld Xenla Gllead Yiites C e n t e r Zenda Zenda . And two weeks thereafter.
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OP LODGES. Name, No. Acacia 9 Active 158 Adams 63 Advance 114 Albert Pike 303 Alden 308 Allen 335 Alma 161 Alpha 282 AltaVista 357 Altoona 118 Americas 109 Anchor 224 Anthem 284 Anthony 200 Apollo 297 Arcadia 329 Arcana 31 Armourdale 271 Ashland 277 Ashlar 344 Attica 262 Atwood 164 Auburn 32 Avon 305 Axtell 234 Barney 279 Baxter 71 Seattle 259 Belle P l a l n e . . . . 173 Belleville 129 Benevolent 98 Ben Hur 322 Bennington 180 Beulah .'. 291 Black Diamond 274 Blue Hill 198 BlueEaplds .... 169 Blue Valley 112 Bollng 365 Bonner Springs 366 Bourbon 268 Bralnard 280 BrookvlUe 209 Buffalo 379 Burlington 66 Burr Oak 178 Burrton 182 Cable Caney • Canopy Canton Carbondale Carson Cawker City.... Cedar Center Charity Chase Chautauqua Cherokee Cherryvale Chetopa Chlkaskla Clrclevllle Clay Center Clifton Clinton Comanche
299 324 248 197 70 182 125 103 147 263 247 355 119 137 73 285 20 134 122 233 295
Location. Lawrence. Atchison. Oswego. Florence. Wichita. Alden. Allen. Alma. Jetmore. Alta Vista. Altoona. Amerlcus. Williamsburg. Scott City. Anthony. Ellis. Arcadia. Doniphan. Kansas Olty. Ashland. Riley. Attica. Atwood. Auburn. Westphalia. Axtell. Dlghton. Baxter Springs. Beattle. Belle Plalne. Belleville. Abilene. Argentine. Bennington. BunkerHUl. Weir City. Lucas. Blue Rapids. Irving. Bollng. Bonner Springs. Bronson. White Water. BrookvlUe. Buffalo. Burlington. Burr Oalc. Burrton. Arlington. Caney. Grenola. Canton. Carbondale. Elk City. Cawker City. Clianute. Marlon. JTazelton. Chase. Cedar Vale. Cherokee. Cherryvale. Chetopa. Argonia. Clrclevllle. Clay Cetiter. Clifton. Burden. Coldwater.
Location. Name. No. Constellation... 95 Fredonla. Coolldge 316 Coolldge. Corinthian 79 Burllngame. Corner Stone... 219 Little River. Cosmos 278 Kiowa. Council Grove.. 36 Council Grove. Coyvllle 57 Coyvllle. Crescent 133 Arkansas Olty. Cuba 362 Cuba. Cyrus 288 Hope. Delavan 375 Delavan. Delaware 96 White Church. Delphian 44 Garnett. Delphos 202 Delphos. Delta "77 •Medicine Lodge. Denlson 372 Denlson. DeSoto 40 De Soto. Devon 92 Devon. Dexter 156 Dexter. Dlrlgo 226 Haddam. Doric 83 Eudora. Douglass 151 Douglass. Dover 138 Dover. Downs 204 Downs. Dwight 374 Dwight. Easton 45 Easton. Edna 345 Edna. Eldora 28 Mapleton. Elllnwood 217 Elllnwood. Ellsworth 146 Ellsworth. Emerald 289 LaWn. Eminence 205 Eskrldge. E m m e t t ...." 387 Emmett. Emporia 12 Emporia. Enterprise 363 Enterprise. Equity 131 Fontana. Erie : 76 Erie. Euclid 101 Lyndon. Eureka .. 88 Pleasanton. Excelsior 115 Uulontown. Fargo 300 Liberal. Farmers 166 Randolph. Fidelity 106 Eureka. Formoso 336 Formoso. Fortitude 107 Independence. Frankfort 07 Frankfort. Fraternal 170 Linn. Frederick 837 Frederick. Freeport 889 Freeport. Friendship 208 Haven. Frontier 104 Washington Pulton 210 Fulton. Galena 194 Galena. Galva 251 Galva. Gardner 65 Gardner. Garfield 235 Leonard vlUe. Gaylord 183 Gaylord. Geneseo 361 Geneseo. Gllead 144 Yates Center. Glrard 93 Glrard. Glasco 292 Glasco. Glen Elder 294 Glen Elder. Godfrey 124 Pawnee Station. Golden Rule.... 90 North Topeka. Goodland 321 Goodland. Gove City 302 Gove City. Grainfleld 381 Grainfleld.
PROCEBUINOS
604 - Name. Grand'Vlew .... Great Bend Greeley Greenleaf Greenwood G y p s u m Olty ...
"No. 37615 211 232 163 328
Location. .Bucklln. Great Bend. Greeley. Greenleaf. Fall River. G y p s u m Olty.
Halcyon 120 P e a b o d y . Halstead 46 H a l s t e a d . Hamlin 185 H a m l i n . Hancock 311 F t . L e a v e n w ' r t h . Harmony 94 N e o d e s h a . Harper 200 H a r p e r . Hartford 193 H a r t f o r d . Haven 157 S o u t h H a v e n . Havensvllle 34 H a v e n s v U I e . Hays : 195 H a y s CUy. Hebron 314 G r l d l e y . Henri 190 T o n g a n o x l e . Hesperian HI B o s s v l l l e . HlattvlUe ...216 H l a t t v i U e . Hiawatha 35 H i a w a t h a . Highland 298 G r e e n . Hiram 68 L e a v e n w o r t h . Holslngton 331 H o i s l n g t o n . Holton 42 H o l t o n . Holyrood 348 H o l y rood. Home 89 C e n t r a l l a . Hope 155 H o w a r d . Horace 352 H o r a c e . Horton 326 H o r t o n . ' Hoxie 348 H o x i e . Hoyt 327 H o y t . Huron 72 H u r o n . Ionic. 254 S t . J o h n . lola 38 l o l a . Jamestown 227 J a m e s t o w n . Jefferson 84 W i n c h e s t e r Jennings 360 J e n n i n g s . Jewell 11 ~ J e w e l l C i t y . Joppa 223 L e o n . Kansas SOT H e r i n g t o n . Kaw 272 K a n s a s City. Keystone 102 Cofleyvllle. Klckapoo 4 Potter. K i l w i n n i n g . . . . 265 P r a t t . 'Klncald 888 K l n c a i d . K i n g S o l o m o n ' s , 10 L e a v e n w o r t h . . Kiowa... 298 G r e e n s b u r g . Klrwln 175 K l r w l n . LaOrosse . . . . 3 3 0 I.jaCrosse. LaOygne '.. 61 L a C y g n e . Jjafayette 18 M a n h a t t a n . . LSHarp 325 L a H a r p . Lake 50 S i l v e r L a k e . Landmark 218 M o u n d V a l l e y . Lane 339 L a n e . Larned 167 L a r n e d . - v Lawrence 6 I^awrence. Leavenworth... 2 Leavenworth. Lebanon 221 S c a n d i a . Lebo 152 L e b o . Lenexa 135 L e n e x a . Lenora -... 181 L e n o r a . Leotl 340 L e o t l . Lewis 220 Ijewis. Liberty 123 L i b e r t y . Lincoln 154 L i n c o l n . Llnwood 241 L l n w o o d . Logan 264 L o g a n . Long Island 231 L o n g I s l a n d . Longton 26 L o n g t o n . . Lotus 286 B l u e M o u n d . Luray 153 L u r a y . Lyra 256 M c L o u t h ;
OF
February,.
THE
Name. No. Location. Macke.y 48 B f f l n g h a m . MacksvlUe 371 M a c k s v U l e . Madison 196 M a d i s o n . Mankato 87 M a n k a t o . MapleClty 342 M a p l e C i t y . Maple Hill 370 M a p i e H i l l . Marmaton 245 M o r a n . Marysvllle 91 M a r y s v l U e . McCracken 58 M c C r a c k e n . McDonald 383 M c D o n a l d . McKlnley 41 P o m o n a . McPherson 172 M c P h e r s o n . M e d i c i n e V a l l ' y . 280 L a k e C i t y . Melvern 22 M e l v e r n . Memphis 108 G a r l a n d . ' Merlden 238 M e r l d e n . Meridian 128 E l k F a l l s . Milan 255 M l l n n . M U l b r o o k . . . T... 281 H i l l City. Mlltonvale 242 M l l t o n v a l e . Minneapolis 143 - M i n n e a p o l i s . , Mistletoe 289 C o n w a y S p r i n g s Moline â&#x20AC;˘....287 M o l l n e . Morrill 378 . M o r r i l l . Morton 258 C h e n e y . Mound City 33 M o u n d C i t y . Moundridge 346 M o u n d r l d g e . M o u n t a i n S l o p e 180 O b e r l l n . M o u n t H o p e . . . 238 M o u n t H o p e . M o u n t M o r l a h . 179 K i n s l e y . M o u n t V e r n o n . 145 B e l o l t . Mount Zlon 288 N o r t o n v l l l e . Mulberry 281 M u l b e r r y G r o v e . Mulvane 201 M u l v a n e . Munden 128 M u n d e n . Muscotah 116 M u s c o t a h . M y s t i c Tie 74 A u g u s t a . Naphtall Narka Nemaha Neosho N e w a h c u b a . ..r. New Albany Newton Nlckersou N i n e Mile Nlnnescah Norcatur Norton Norwich
310 349 13 27 189 81 142 43 49 230 317 199 319
Almena. Nai-ka. Corning. LeRoy. Stockton. New Albany. Newton. Nickerson. . Lansing. Kingman. Norcatur. Norton. Norwich.
Oak '.,....".. Oak Hill Oakley Occidental OkPto Olathe Olive Olive B r a n c h . . . Onaga Oneida Orient Osage Valley ... Oskaloosa Ottawa O w e n A. B a s s e t t Oxford
287 334 253 2OT 25 19 350 212 188 323 51 24 14 18 367 165
Lebanon. Oak Hill. Oakley. Alton. Oketo. Olathe. Elgin. Colony. Onaga. Oneida, Topeka. Osawatomle. Oskaloosa. Ottawa. Pittsburg. Oxford.
Pacific Palestine Palmyra Paola Paradise Parker ParkervUle Parsons Patmos
29 127 23 37 290 341 168 117 97
Humboldt. Edgerton. Baldwin. Paola. PlalnvUIe. Parker. ParkervlUe. Parsons. Bl Dorado.
GRAND
igoS-og.
I-iOcaiion.
Nafne, Peace Phllllpsburg... Piper .-• Pittsburg Polar Star Pottawatomie.. Powhattan Prairie Queen.. Preston Protection Prudence
No. 243 184 385 187 180 52 3B3 17t> 283 884 100
Quenemo
270 Q,uenemo.
Randall Reno RIdgeway RIslngSun Robinson Rob Morris Rosedale Royal Russell
304 140 (52 8 159 332 333 i»2 177
Sabetha Salem Salina Saltville Samaria Santa Fe Suqui Scammon Scottsville Sedgwick Seneca Severance Sbawuee Sherman Signal Siloam Sincerity Smithton Soldier Solomon ..-. Spearvllle
162 228 60 59 298 312 160 851 -. 249 139 39 313 54 369 141 225 214 1 240 „ 105 388
Spivey
Spring Hill St. Bernard St. Johns St. Thomas Stafford Star Sterling. Stohrville Sumner , Summerfleld ...
347
56 222 113 306 252 69 171 368 203 354
LODGE
Louisburg Phillipsbure. Piper Pittsburg. Netawaka. St. Marys. Powhattan. Clyde. Cimarron. Protection. Columbus.
Randall. Hutchinson. Overbrook. Fort Scott. Robinson. Preston. Rosedale. Lyons. Russell. Sabetha. Esbon. Salina. Barnard. Wilson. Santa Fe. Osborne. Scammon. Scottsville. Sedgwick. Seneca. Severance. Shawnee. Q,uindaro. Osage.Oity. Topeka. Simpson. Highland. Soldier. Solomon City. Spearvllle. Spivey. Spring Hill. Dodge City. Concordia. Colby. Stafford. Hanover. Hterlingp. BluflOity. Caldwell. Summerfleld.
OF
605
KANSAS.
Name.
No.
Location.
Sunflower 86 W i c h i t a . Sutton 85 W a t e r v i l l e . S y l v a n G r o v e . . . 359 S y l v a n G r o v e . S.yracuse 309 S y r a c u s e . Temple Thayer .• Topeka Towunda Troy Turon Tuscan Twin Grove Tyrlan Tyro
237 149 17 30 55 358 82 213 246 886
Union Unity Urbana
7 J u n c t i o n City. 273 C l e a r W a t e r . 239 U r b a n a .
V a l l e y C e n t e r .. Valley F a l l s . . . . Vermillion .,:.. Vesper Virgil Virginia Vulcan
364 21 320 136 301 315 229
Wa-Keene.y 148 Wnldren 377 Wallace 818 W a l n u t C l t v . . . . 215 W a l n u t V a l l e y . 191 Wamego 75 Washington 5 Wathena -64 Waverly 244 •VWibb 275 Wellington 150 Wellsville 350 W e s t e r n S t a r . . . 174 W e s t m o r e l a n d . 257 Wetmore 53 W h i t e City 380 W h i t e C l o u d . . . 78 Whiting 250 Wichita,... 99 Wilsey 382 Wlndom 276 Wlnfleld 110 Woodson 121 Wyandotte 3 Xenia Zenda Zeredatha
McCune. Thayer. Topeka. Towanda. Troy. Turon. Neosho Falls. Severy. Garden City. Tyro.
Valley Center. Valley Falls. Vermillion. Sedan. Virgil. Savonburg. Walnut. Wa-Keeney. Waidren. Wallace. Rush Center. Ness City. Wamego. Atchison. Wathena. Waverly. Meade. Wellington. Wellsville. Smith Center. Westmoreland. Wetmore. W h i t e City. W h i t e Cloud. Whiting. Wichita. Wllsey. Windom. Winfleld. Toronto. K a n s a s City.
47 X e n i a . 378 Z e n d a . 80 C o t t o n w ' d F a l l s .
606
• PROCEEDINOS
OF
February,
THE
L I S T Oe L O D G E S B Y C O U N T I E S . County. Allen
Location.
Name.
\
No.
Pacific
29 38 325 245 315 212 44 211 338 305
Garnett Greelev Klncafd
Potter
Kickapoo Muscotah
-.
Charity Cosmos Medicine Valley Delta
Tjake City M e d i c i n e TjOdge
;
5 158 48 72 4 116 263 278 260 77 217 15 331 *
•
Fulton
Fulton
Hiattville
HiaitvUle
268 92 8 210 108 216 28 124 115 47
Morrill
185 35 326 373 363 159
Pawnee Station Uniontown Hamlin Horton M o r r i l l ....'.
"
Mystic Tie
El Dorado Towanda
White Water Cottonwood Falls Elgin
W e i r Glly
Zeredatha Olive
Ulack Diamond
Clark
74 151 97 223 30 280 80 • 355 350 136 71 100 194 351 274 277
O a k Hill
O a k Hill
134 296 334
igoS-og.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
-
607
L I S T O F L O D G E S B Y C O U N T I E S â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Conimwed. County,
Location,
Name.
No.
Cloud
Clyde Concordia Glasco Jamestown MUtonyale
P r a i r i e Q u e e n .., St. J o h n ' s Glasco . Jamestown Mlltonvale
178 1!3 282 227 242
Coffey
Burlington Grldley Lebo L e Roy Waverly
Burlington Hebron Lebo Neosho Waverly
66 314 162 27 244
Comanche .
Ooldwater Protection Arkansas City.. Burden Dexter Maple City Wlnneld Arcadia Cherokee Glrard McCune Mulberry Grove Pittsburg Pittsburg Walnut .Jennings Obeilln N o r c a t u r ..-;
Comanche Protection Crescent Clinton Dexter Maple City Wlnfleld Arcadia Cherokee Glrard Temple Mulberry Pittsburg Owen A. B a s s e t t Vulcan Jennings Mountain Slope Norcatur
295
Abilene Enterprise Herlngton Hope S o l o m o n C i t y .. Doniphan Highland Severance Troy Wathena W h i t e Cloud .... Baldwin Eudora Lawrence Lawrehce Kinsley Lewis Elk Falls Grenola Howard Ijongton Mollne ; Ellis H a y s City Ellsworth Holyrood Wilson G a r d e n City
Benevolent Enterprise Kansas Cyrus Solomon Arcana Smlthton Severance Troy Wathena White C l o u d . . . Palmyra Doric Lawrence Acacia Mt.Morlah Lewis Meridian Canopy Hope Longton Mollne Apollo Hays Ellsworth Holyrood Samaria Tyrlan
353 307 288 105 31 1 313 55 64 78 23 83 6 9 179 220 126 248 155 26 267 297 195 146 343 298
Bucklln Dodge C i t y Spearvllle
Grand View St. B e r n a r d Spenrvllle
376 â&#x20AC;˘>22 388
Cowley
Crawford.
Decatur . Dickinson .
Doniphan.
Douglas.
Edwards Elk
Bills Ellsworth
F i n n e y . .. Ford
133 233 156 842 110 329 119 93 237 261 187 367 229 360 186 317
246
608 .
PROCEEDINOS
OF
February,
THE
L I S T OF LOD&ES B Y COUNTIES—Con^mwed. County.
Name.
Location.
Franklin.
Lane Ottawa Pomona Wellsvllle Williamsburg
Geary
Junction City
Union
Gove
Gove City. ...
Gove City.
302
Graham
Hill City
Mill brook.
281
Gray
Cimarron
Preston.
283
Greeley
Horace
Greenwood
Coolldge.. Syracuse .
316 309
Anthony .. Attica Stohrvllle . P'reeport .. Harper Waldren .. Burrton ... Halstead .. Newton.... Sedgwick..
200 262 368 389 208 377
Haskell . . .
Eureka Fall River.... Madison Severy Virgil Coolldge.. Syracuse Anthony Attica BluffOlty Freeport Harper Waldren Burrton Halstead Newton Sedgwick Santa Fe
Horace . Fidelity Greenwood.. Madison Twin Grove . Virgil
852
Santa Fe .
312
Hodgeman
Jetmore
Jackson.,.
Olrclevllle.... Denlson Holton Hoyt Netawaka ..-.. Soldier Whiting Merlden Nortonvllle .. Oskaloosa McLouth Valley Falls . Winchester ..
Alpha Clrclevllle Denlson Holton Hoyt Polar Star Soldier Whiting
20 372 42 327 130 240 250
Merlden Mt. Zion Oskaloosa Lyra Valley Falls Jefferson . . . .
286 266 14 256 21 84
Hamilton. Harper
Harvey..-..
Jefferson.
Lane Ottawa .... McKlnley . Wellsvllle. Anchor ....
339 18 41 356 224
106 lfl3 196 213 301
182 48 142 139
Jewell.
Burr Oak.. .. Esbon Formoso Jewell City... Mankato Randall
Burr Oak. Salem .... Formoso . Jewell Mankato . Randall ..
178 228 336 11 87 304
Johnson.
DeSoto Edgerton Gardner Lenexa Olathe Shawnee Spring Hill ..
De Soto Edgerton... Gardner Lenexa Olathe Shawnee ... Spring Hill.
40 127 65 135 19 54 • 56
1908-09-
G-UAND LODGE OF
609
KANSAS.
L I S T OF LODGES BY COUNTIES—Continued. County. Kearney .. Kingman.
Kiowa.. Labette
Location. Lakln Kingman Norwich Splvey Zenda Greensburg Clietopa Edna ' Mound Valley Oswego Parsons Dlghton •....
Name.
No.
Emerald Ninnescah Norwich Splvey Zenda Kiowa
289
Qhetopa Edna ^Landmark Adams Parsons
73 345 218 63 117
230 319 347 378 293
Bollng .'. Eastou Fort Leavenworth Lansing Leavenworth ...'... Leavenworth Leavenworth Llnwood Tonganoxle.. Barnard Lincoln Sylvan Grove Blue. Mound La Cj'gne Mound City Parker Pleasanton Trading Post Oakley Allen Amerlcus Emporia Hartford Florence .: Marlon Peabody Axtell Seattle Blue Rapids Frankfort Irving Marysvllle Oketo Summerfleld Vermillion WatervlUe
Barney Bollng Easton Hancock Nine Mile Leavenworth ... King Solomon's Hiram Llnwood Henri Saltvllle Lincoln Sylvan Grove... Lotus La Cygne Mound City Parker Eureka Blooming Grove Oakley Allen Amerlcus Emporia Hartford Advance Center Halcyon Axtell Beattie Blue Rapids .... Frankfort Blue Valley Marysvllle Oketo.' Summerfleld ... Vermillion Sutton
McPherson .
Canton Galva McPherson Moundrldge Wlndom
Canton Galva McPherson .Moundrldge .... Wlndom
25 354 320 85 197 251 172 346 276
Meade.
Meade
Webb
275
Miami.
Fontana
Equity
131
Lane Leavenworth.
Lincoln , Linn.
Logan. Lyon ..
Marlon Marshall.
279 3R5 45 311 49 2 10 «8 241 190 59 154 359
286 61 33 341 88 41 253 335 109 12 193 114 147 120 234 259 169 67 112
or
610
PROCEEDINGS
OF
February,
THE
L I S T OP LODGES BY COUNTIESâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Continued. County. Miami. Mitchell.
Montgomery .
Morris.
Nemaha
Neosho
Ness ,.. Norton Osage .
Osborne Ottawa.
Name.
Location. Loulsburg.. J... Osawatomle... Paola Belolt CawkerClty ... Glen Elder Simpson Scottsville Oaney Coffey vine .'.... Oherryvale Elk City Independence. Liberty Tyro Council Grove. Delavan '... Dwlght Parkervllle Oentralla Corning Oneida .<... Sabetha Seneca "Wetmore White City..... Wllsey Chanute Erie Thayer Urbana Ness City Almena Lenora Norton Burllngame Cnrboudale Lyndon Melvern Osage City Overbrook Quenemo Alton Downs Osborne Bennington Delphos Minneapolis ...
Peace Osage Valley... Paola Mt. Vernon .... Cawker City ... Glen Elder Sincerity Scottsville Oaney Keystone â&#x20AC;˘. Cherryvale Carson Fortitude Liberty Tyro Council Grove . Delavan Dwlght Parkervllle Home Nemaha Oneida Sabetha Seneca Wetmore White City Wllsey Cedar Erie Thayer Urbana W a l n u t Valley Naphtall Lenora Norton Corinthian'. Carbondale .... Euclid Melvern Signal Ridgeway Quenemo Occidental Downs Saqul Bennington Delphos Minneapolis ...
No. 243 24 37 145 125 294 211 .249 324 102 137 132 107 123 388 36 375 374 168 89 13 323 162 39 53 380 382
103 78 149 239
310 181 199 79 70 101 22 141 62 270
207 204 160 180 202 143
Pawnee
Lamed
Larned
167
Phillips
Klrwln Logan Long Island Phllllpsburg...
Kirwin Logan Long Island.... Phllllpsburg ...
175 264 231 184
Pottawatomie.
E m m e t t .'. Havensvllle Onaga St. Marys: Wamego Westmoreland Pratt
Emmett Havensvllle Onaga Pottawatomie . Waraego Westmoreland Kilwinning
387 34 188 62 75 257 265
1908-09.
611
GRAND LODOB OF KANSAS. L I S T OF LODGES B Y COUNTIESâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Continued. County.
Location.
Name.
Pratt
No. 332
Belleville
McDonald
164 383
Belleville
299 208 43 140 358 129 362 128 349 221 308
Munden Rice
337 Little River Sterling
...-.
Riley
Sterling Garfield
Riley
344
Plainvllle 189 330 W a l n u t City Bunker Hill
Blue Hill
291 198 153 177 209 328 60
^ Scott
215
S c o t t City
284 Unity!
258 238
Wichita Wichita Wichita
Wichita Albert Pike
86 303 300
Orient . . . _
32 138 111 60 17 51 90 225 348
Sherman
Goodland
321
612
PROCEEDINQS
February,
OF THE
L I S T O F LODGES B Y COUNTIES—Continued. County.
Location.
Smith
Stafford
Stafford St.John
:
No.
Name. Oak
183 287 174
Stafford
371 252 254
Belle P l a l n e Caldwell Conway Springs Milan Oxford
Milan
Wellington
Wellington
285 173 203 269 255 201 165 167 " 150
Colby
St. T h o m a s
306
Belle P l a l n e
148 • Altn Vista
AltaVista
Clifton
Clifton
.,
161 357 205 318
Dlrlgo Star Wichita
Leotl
Wilson _,
y
340
BuffaloOoyvllle
-Buffalo
Yates Center
Gllead Bonner Springs
Kansas Cltv Piper Rosedale White Church
122 232 226 69 170 104
PI p e r Sherman
118 379 • 57 95 94 81 82 121 144 322 366 3 271 272 385 369 333 96
Amerlcus Andale .., St. .Tohns . Aubry Aurarla ..
Lyon Sedgwick Atchison . Johnson..
Shawnee . Shawnee Pottawatomie Blaine.... Harper Bluff City
Amerlcus .. Andale Atchison ... Aubry Aurarla
Big Springs
Blaine Bluff City ..
Name.
Englevale. Adelpha... Geary Leota Llndsborg. Friendship Opolls Buckeye... Wheaton..
Englevale Crawford Leavenworth, Leavenworth . Lecompton ... Douglas Leota Norton Lludsborg McPherson Lindsay Ottawa Opolls Crawford ...:.. Powhattan ... Brown Wheaton Pottawatomie
County.
Denver
Denver City
Location.
Delaware..
Delaware
Name.
Burlington
County.
Burlington .
Location.
D E F U N C T LODGES.
1858
1857 1878 1884 1868 1885 1896 •1903 1887 1898 1904
1881 1884
1900
1859
Disp. Rev'k'd.
Feb. 18, 1891 F e b . 20,
Oct. 19, 1857
1861
18.59 1860
Oct. 14,1861. Oct: 21, 1863.
1867 Oct. 21, 1889. 1891
I Consolidated with Mt. Hope Lodge No. [ 238, Feb. 2,1894., I Dropped from roll account organlza! tlon Grand Lodge of Colorado In 1862. I Disp. Issued as Big Springs Lodge, but Oct. 16, 1867 I name afterwards changed to Shawnee. I Consol. with Westmoreland Lodge No. 267, May 18,1894. Feb. 18, 1897
Charter Revoked.
Remarks,
I No meetings were held, and dispensation was returned I to the Grand Master.
Charter No.\ Chartered. Surrendered. Oct. 15, F e b . 18, Oct. 18, Oct. 16, Oct. 15,
Remarks. I Master reported that no meetings had been held, and •I owing to absence of members, and need of suitable ( room, dispensation was returned. 1 Dispensation was returned to Grand Master, with a s statement that owing to the lodge being located so near ( Aurarla Lodge, It was deemed best to have but one lodge.
CHARTERED LODGES (DEFUNCT).
1870
1868
i860
1866
Disp. ReVd
1868
1899
1800
1857
1863
Disp. Issued.
DODGES UNDER DISPENSATION, BUT NEVER CHARTERED.
CO
05
O
o to
Shawnee .
Leavenworth
Leavenworth
Douglas . Marion.. M c V h e r s o n ..
I n d l a n o l a ...
I^eavenworth
Leavenworth
L e c o m p t o n .. Llncolnville, . Lindsborg
Lecompton . Llncolnville Phoenix
L a n d m a r k ..
Cal var.y
Indlanola...
Golden City. Triune High Prairie Ida
Brown Leavenworth Republic
Oct. 17, 1865
Rising Sun..
Bourbon
F o r t S c o t t ..
G o l d e n City . H t a w a t h n ... High Prairie Ida
Feb. 15, 1888
Oct. 18, 1858 Feb. 20, 1889 J a n . Feb. 19, 1885 Dec.
Oct. 16, 1867 Oct.
Oct. 16, 1866
Oct. 21, 1862
1, 1896 5. 1888
19, 1870
Feb. 22, 18S3 Dec. 17, 1883, Oct. 18, 1859 Dec. 17, 1892, Oct. 18, 1876 Dec. 17, 1881
Oct. 16, 1860
Oct. 16, 1872
Oct. 20, 1868
Frankfort... Lily
Oct. 10, 1860
Marshall . H a r p e r ...
Alpha
Charter Revoked.
) C h a r t e r Issued d i r e c t by G r a n d L o d g e
Memarks.
C o n s o l i d a t e d w i t h Bluff City L o d g e N o . 313, J u n e 18,1892. Consolidated with Bourbon Lodge No. 8, a n d n a m e c h a n g e d t o R i s i n g S u n Lodge.No. 8. D r o p p e d from roll a c c o u n t o r g a n i z a tion G r a n d L o d g e I n d . Ter. In 1878. D r o p p e d from roll a c c o u n t o r g a n i z a tion G r a n d Lodge C o l o r a d o in 1862.
R e c o r d s fail to s h o w c o u n t y i n w h i c h lodge was l o c a t e d , b u t s u p p o s e d t o be in Jackson.
S Consolidated with H a l c y o n Lodge No. i 120, Oct. 18,1876.
( F i r s t dlsp'n Issued A p r . 7, 1804, w a s re! called by G.-. M.-.; s e c o n d , Sept. 27,1864.
( L o c a t i o n c h a n g e d t o Silver L a k e , Oct. Oct. 17, 1877 \ 21,1808. N a m e chlinged t o G r e a t L i g h t ( Oct. 20,1869. j Oonsol. w i t h K i n g S o l o m o n ' s L o d g e N o . i 10, Oct. 18,1870. { Dlsp'n Issued as L a n d m a r k Lodge, b u t < c h a r t e r issued i n n a m e of St. J o h n ' s ( Lodge. Oct. 17, 1865
Oct. 18, 1876
Oct. 21, 1863
87 Oct. 20, 1870 M a r . 22, 1879, 152 Oct. 22, 1874 Oct. 15, 1879
148] Oct.' 21, 1874
Frankfort Freepbrt .
Foi-t Gibson .
Charter Surrendered.
Continued.
325 Feb. 17, 1( Feb. 19, 1903 I F e b r u a r y 17,1898. 825 Feb. 19, 1890 Sept. 21, 1896. I C o n s o l i d a t e d w i t h Godfrey L o d g e N o . 153 Oct. 22, 1874 i 124, M a r c h 26,1894. 164 Oct. 18, 187tS .—, 1883. 164| Feb. 18, 1886.Ian. 17, 1894.
Chartered.
Elk Creek...
Bluff City ... Bucklin Cato C e d a r V a l e . .^ Myrtle " Whitewater., Ashlar C o m p o s i t e ...
Harper Ford Crawford C h a u t a u q u a ., Chautauqua , Butler Douglas Wyandotte .
Bluff City Buckllii . Oato C e d a r V a l o ... Cedar Vale ... Clifford Clinton EdwardsvlUe
No.
E l k City ..
Name.
County,
Location,
C H A B T E E B D LODGES ( D E F U N C T ) —
^
o ''a
s
O
Miami..,. Bice Labette... Johnson.. Atchison . Lyon ......
Pardee Paris Perryvllle. Pomona... Richfield . Sallna Salt Lake City Saratoga Scranton ... . Seneca Sprlngdale Stanton Stanton Tecuniseli — Timber Ridge Trading Post. Twin Falls.... Valley Center Virginia City. Walton Wlnfleld
Paola
Otturnwa.
Newton .
Harvey Cowley
Pratt Osage Nemaha Leavenworth Miami Miami Shawnee Leavenworth Linn Greenwood... Sedgwick —
Miami Atchison . Linn Jefferson . Franklin . Morton ... Saline ....
Coffey
Harvey .. N. Lawrence . Douglas . ^f. Lawrence . Douglas . Osage Olivet Osage Mission Neosho .. Osawatonile .. Miami... Ottawa Franklin .
Loulsburg Lyons Montana Montlcello ... Mt. Pleasant .. Neosho Rapids Nevada City ..
Mt. Moriah.... Saratoga Perfect Square Seneca Sprlngdale. Stanton Zlon Tecuniseh .. i:iick Rees .. Bloom'g Grove Olive Ark Virginia City Walton Wlnfleld ..'. Feb, 19, 1890 A u g . 5, 18P5 Feb. 20, 1889
Deo. 20, 1864
1902,
1888. 1874. 1887. 1905
1887
16, 11X)I 17, 1892
18, 1871.
17, 1871,
Oct. 21, 1868 Feb. 1886 Feb. 1883 Oct. 1863 Feb. 1882 Sept, 3, Oct. 1850 Oct. 1871 Sept. 15, Oct. 1858 Oct. 21, Oct. 1807 Jan. 0, Oct. 1803 Dec. 10, Oct. 1879 Feb. 1885 Jan. 24,
Feb.'22, 1894
Oct. 21, 1868 Oct. Oct. 21, 1862 Oct. Oct. 16, 1867 Oct. lii, 1872 N o v . Feb. 16, 188,^ Feb.
Oct. 21, 1874
Oct. 18, 1858 Oct. 18, 1871
Oct. 17, 1872
Oct. 18, 1859
I Consolidated with Sallna Lodge No. (,0 < April 29,1907. i Dropped from roll account organizaj tlon Grand Lodge of Utah In 1872.
J DIsp'n Issued as Osawatoniie Lodge, j but chartered as Osage VaJley Lodge. j Consolidated with Franklin Lodge No. ) 18, Nov. 24,1906, as Ottowa Lodge No. 18. i Charter was revoked Oct. 21,1868,but rei stored Oct. 16,1806. ) Consolidated with Paola Lodge No. 37, I Oct. 18,1876. J Dispensation issued as Lincoln Lodge, ( but chartered as Center ijodge.
Feb. 18, 1885
( C o n s o l . w i t h A d e l p h l Lodge No. 110, ) F e b . 19,1903, as Wlnfleld Lodge No. 110.
(Dropped from roll account organlza(tlon Grand Lodge of Montana in 1860.
Oct. 21, 1863 No record otdlsp'n having been Issued.
Feb. 17, 1892 Feb. 20, 1908 Oct. 20, 1875
Oct. 17, 1877
Oct. 21, 1863
1867 1882 M a r . 5, 1887, 1902 Feb. 20, 1908 1870 Jan. 19, 1897.
Feb. 20, 1884 Oct. 16, Feb. 16, Feb. 20, Oct. 20,
Magnolia
changed in 1870 to Ionic Lodge. j Dropped from roll account organlzaI tlon Grand Lodge of Colorado In 1862. j Consolidated with Newton Ijodge No. 1 142, June 28,1901. i Consolidated with Lawrence Lodge No. 6, Oct. 18,1876. '
1871) Dec. 6, 1894. 1881 Feb. 21, 1895 1871 Jan. 13, 1888 18(i(i Oct. 20, 1873. 1867 Feb. 15, 1888 1869 '6ct."i'8,'i879: Name
Oct. 15, 1861
Oct. 16, Feb. 17, Oct. 19, Oct. 10, Oct. 17, Oct. 21,
Valley Valley Astra Mission Osage Valley.. Ottawa Otturnwa* Miami . .' Lincoln Paris Peri-y Pomona Richfield John H.Brown
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February,
GRAND LODGES IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH T H E GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS; ALSO, THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF GRAND SECRETARIES.
Alabama Alberta
GEORGE A. BEAUCHAMP.... ;GEORGE MACDONALD
Montgomery. Calgary.
A.rkansas
F A Y HESIPSTEAD
L i t t l e Rock.
Arizona
GEORGE J . ROSKRUGE
Tucson.
British C o l u m b i a
ROBERT E . BRETT
Victoria. â&#x20AC;¢
Galifornia
,
.JOHN W H I C H E R
....;
Canada
i . R A L P H LEEMINQ G U N N
Colorado Connecticut Delavpare
CHARLES H . JACOBSON .FRANK W.. HAVENS . . V I B G I N I U S V. HARRISON
San F r a n c i s c o . '.....Hamilton.
Denver. Hartford. Wilmington.
District of C o l u m b i a
ARVINE W . JOHNSTON
Washington.
Florida
WILBER P. WEBSTER
Jacksonville.
Georgia Illinois Idaho
W M . A. W O L I U I N ISAAC CUTTER THEOPHILUS W . RANDALL
Macon. C a m p Point. Boise City.
Indiana
CALVIN W . P R A T H E R
Indianapolis.
Indian Territory Iowa
JOSEPH S . MGRROW NEWTON R . PARVIN
At.oka. C e d a r Kapids.
Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Manitoba Massachusetts Maryland
ALBERT K . WILSON H E N R Y B . GRANT RICHARD LAMBKRT STEPHEN BERRY J A M E S A. OVAS THOMAS W . D A V I S W'ILLIAM M . ISAAC
, Mexico (Valley de Hexico) Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska
Nevada New Brunswick New H a m p s h i r e New Jersey
N e w Mexico New Y o r k N o r t h Carolina
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Topeka. Louisville. New Orleans. Portland. Winnipeg. '..Boston. Baltimore.
VV. THOMPSON L o u B . WINSOR
MexicoCity. Reed City.
JOHN FISHEI FREDERIC SPEED ; J O H N R . PARSON CORNELIUS HEDGES, J r FRANCIS E . W H I T E
Sti P a u l . Vicksburg. St. Louis. Helena. Omaha.
CHAUNCBY N . NOTEWARE '..J. T W I N I N G H A R T T F R A N K D . WOODBURY BENJAMIN F . W A K E F I E L D
;....ALi>HEUS A. K E E N ... E . M. L. EHLERS J O H N C . DREWRY
(/arson City. St. J o h n . Concord. Trenton.
Albuquerque. N e w Y o r k City. Rfyleigh.
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North Dakota Nova Scotia Ohio Oklahoma
F R A N K J . THOMPSON THOMAS MOWBRAY J . H . BKOMWELL W M . M . ANDERSON
Fargo. Halifax. Cincinnati. Waurika.
Oregon Pennsylvania
J A M E S F . ROBINSON W I L L I A M A. SINN
Portland. Philadelphia.
Peru J . B . CHOZA...., Prince E d w a r d I s l a n d . . . . N E I L MACKELVIB...
Lima. Summerside.
Quebec
WILL H . WHYTB
Rhode Island South Carolina South D a k o t a
S. PENROSE WILLIAMS JACOB T . BARRON GEORGE A. PETTIGHEW
Montreal.
Tennessee Texas
J O H N B . GARRETT J O H N WATSON
Nashville. Waco.
Utah Vermont Virginia
CHRisTorHER D I E H L H E N R Y H . Ross G E O . W . CAREINGTON
Salt L a k e City. Burlington. Richmond.
Washington
HORACE WALTER TYLER
Tacoma.
W e s t Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
H I R A M R . HOWARD W M . W . PERRY W . L. KUYKENDALL
Point Pleasant. Milwaukee. Saratoga.
.....Providence. Columbia. Sioux Falls.
FOREIGN GRAND LODGES.
/-I 1- on A Costa Rica, C. A
TT n A/f „„ E . DEMEZBBVILLE
i C a s t i l l a N o . 308, <g j
Cuba
CAKLOS G . CHARLES
England Ireland New South W a l e s
E D W A R D LETCHWOETH ...Freemason H a l l , L o n d o n . H . E . FLAVBLLE Freemason Hall, Dublin. ARTHUR H . BRAY Sydney.
Havana.
N e w Zealand
MALCOLM NICCOL
Auckland.
P u e r t o Rico
JosE G. TORRES
San J u a n .
Queensland Saskatchewan Scotland
CHARLES H . H A R L E Y J O H N M . SHAW DAVID REID
Brisbane. Regina. Edinburgh.
South Australia
J . H . CUNNINGHAM
Adelaide.
Tasmania Victoria
J O H N HAMILTON J O H N BRAIM
Hobart. Melbourne.
W e s t e r n Australia
J . D. STEVENSON
Perth.
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PROCEEDINOS VF THE
February,
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES OF T H E GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS NEAR OTHER G R A N D LODGES.
Alabama
R / . W . \ SAMDBL W . T A T E
Anniston.
Alberta
R / . W . . S. .T. BLAIR
Calgary.
Arizona
R.'. VV.-. DEMETRIUS G I L M O N BEALS..PhcBnix.
Arkansas r British C o l u m b i a Canada
R.'.W.". JOHN M . OATHOUT R . ' . W . ' . S . N. J A R R E T R.'.W.-; W . G . R E I D
Booneville. Vancouver. Hamilton.
Colorado
R.'. W.'. WILLIA.SI H . SANFORD
Denver.
Connecticut Costa Rica
R.'. W.". ISAIAH B A K E R , . J r R.'.W.'. CIPRIANO SOTO
Cuba...
R.'. W.'. F E L I X V. P R E V A L
Hartford.. San Jose. Havana.
Delaware R.'.W.'. R. HENRY Y O U N G District of Columbia...R.'. W . ' . T . J O H N NEWTON
Wilmington. '....Washington.
England
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Florida.-
M.'.W.'. SAMUEL PASUO
Monticello.
Georgia
R.'. W.'. H E N R Y B A N K S
La Grange.
Idaho
R.'. W.'. CHARLES HIMROD
Boise City.
Illinois...,
r.
R.'. W.'. GEORGE M . MOOLTON
Chicago.
Indiana •....: Indian Territory
R.'.W.'. WILLIAM R I D L E Y M.'.W.'. PATRICK J . B Y R N E
Ireland
R.'. W.'. FRANCIS E . C L A R K E .
Louisiana Maine Manitoba Maryland....
:...Corydon. Muskogee.Dublin.
R.'. W.'. MATHEW L . ScovELL........Shreveport. .....R.'. W.'. ARCHIE L . TALBOT Lewiston. M.'.W.'. JAMES A. OVAS R a p i d City. R.'. W.'. ADOLPHUS F E A K H A K E
Frederick.
Mexico (Tallej de Jleiico) ..M.'.W.'. JOHN C . MORDOUGH Michigan ......M.'.W.' JAMES H . FARNAM
City of Mexico. Cassopolis.
Minnesota
R.'. W.'. CALVIN L . B R O W N
St. P a u l .
Mississippi Missouri
M . ' . W . ' . E . GEORGE D E L A P M.'.W.'. WILLIAM F . K U H N
Natchez. K a n s a s City.
Montana Nebraska
R.'. W.'. SAMUEL M . N Y E . . . . . R.'. W.'. JAMES P . A . B L A C K
Nevada..-.
R.'.W.'. THOMAS NELSON
Stone House.
New Brunswick New H a m p s h i r e
R.'. W.'. GEORGE R . SANGSTER R.'. W.'. MILLARD F . Y O U N G
Moncton. Littleton.
New Jersey New South Wales New York
R.'.W.'. C H A R L E S - P E R K I N S RUSS ...Elizabethtown. R.'.W.'. ALFRED J . BURBIDGE Sydney. R.'. W.'. ARTHUR W . HiLLEBRAND..New York City.
New Zealand
R.'. W.'. H E N R Y I N I G O H O B D E N
North Carolina
R . ' . W . ' . M . C . S. NOBLES
Livingston. ..Hastings.
,
Christchurch.
Wilmington.
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North Dakota R.-.W. ' . F R A N K A. COUSINS Carrington. Nova Scotia R.-.W. '. THOMAS M C C O N K E Y Halifax. Ohio R.-.W. . W. H. STOUTT Uhrichsville. Oregon R.-.W.' . W I L L I A M A. CLEI;,AND Portland. Pennsylvania M.-.W. . S A M U E L B . D I C K Meadville. Montague. Prince E d w a r d I s R.-. W.- . N . MACLAHEN P u e r t o Rico R.-.W. . FBDERICO VALL-SPINOSA ...San J u a n . Quebec R.-.W. ' . E D W A R D A. EVANS Quebec. Queensland R.-. VV.. A. C. J E F F R E Y Brisbane. Rhode I s l a n d R.-.W. . D A N I E L BABCOCK Phoenix. Scotland..... . R . - . W . . W I L L I A M BLACK Wellside, Falkirk. South Australia R . - . W . . F R E D E R I C C . BOWEN Adelaide. South Carolina R.-.W.' . W . F . STRONG Charleston. South Dakota R.-.W. - . B R U C E M . ROWLEY Huron. Tennessee M.-.W. ' . C . A. GOODLOB Alamo. Texas..... R.-.W. . W I L L I A M CLARK Jefferson. Utah R.-.W. ' . W I L L I S O . BRIDGMAN Salt L a k e C i t y . Vermont R.-. W . -. H E N R Y H . ROSS Burlington. Victoria R.-.W. . ARCHIBALD A I T K E N Armadale. Virginia R.-.W. ' . H E N R Y M . BOYKIN......... ..Richmond. Washington M.-.W. . J O S E P H SMITH Kalama. W e s t e r n Australia.....R.-. W.- . F R E D . .S. F I N C H Guildford. West Virginia R.-.W. ' . J O H N M . COLLINS Marmet. Wisconsin M.-.W. . H E N R Y L . PALMER Milwaukee.
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February,
G R A N D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S O F O T H E R G R A N D LODGES N E A R T H E GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
Topeka. Alabama W. '.TnoMAS J . ANDERSON Salina. Alberta W. •. G E O R G E D . A D A M S Wichita. Arkansas W,- . F R E D . H . S T U C K B Y Oberlin. Arizona W . . W. A M B R B U R N E T T Great Bend. British C o l u m b i a — . W . '. AARON H . C O N N E T T . . California R.'. \V.-. Wjr. EASTON. H U T C H I S O N . . . G a r d e n C i t y . .Leavenworth. Canada. W. '..lonN C. KETCHESON Wichita. Colorado W.-. EL.MEK E . BLECKLEY Salina. Connecticut M..AV.' . Tiio.MAS L. BOND Topeka. Cuba W. . C H E S T E R B . R E E D Delaware W. . CnAKLES A: V A N VELZER..Fort Scott. Ellsworth. District of Columbia..M.-.W.- . E D W . W . WELLINGTON Topeka. England R.-.W.- . A L B E R T K . W I L S O N Florida W.- . ' W M . S . B E R G U N D T I I A L ..!...Topeka. Manhattan. Georgia W.' . H A R R Y E . B E S T '. Manhattan. Idaho..-. W. .SIMEON M . FOX Topeka. Illinois M.-.W. . M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R Anthony. Indiana M.-.W. . F R E D W A S H B O N I r e l a n d .. M.'.W.- . J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E . . . J e w e l l City. K a n s a s City. Louisiana : . W.- . A L E X . L . V A N ARSDALL Eureka. Maine M.-.W.- . D A V I D B . F U L L E R .'.St. J o h n . •Manitoba W.- . W M : A. DOWNEY Maryland W.- . W M . R . UNDERWOOD ........ H u t c h i n s o n . Topeka. Mexico (Valley deMeiico)..M.-.W.- . M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R • Emporia. Michigan M.-.W.- . J . J A Y BUCK Leavenworth Minnesota , . W.- . A R T H U R M . JACKSON Faola. Mississippi W.- . W I L L I A M L . M A X W E L L Newton. Missouri M.'.W.- . P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON Phillipsburg. Montana W.- . LOUIS E . COUNTRYMAN F o r t Scott. Nebraska W.- . C H A R L E S E . CORY Pittsburg. Nevada W .'. W I L L I A M H . V O E T H Emporia. New B r u n s w i c k W.- . H A R R Y E . P E A C H Ellsworth. New H a m p s h i r e W." . A. S I D N E Y CHASH Russell. New J e r s e y W.- . C H A R L E S E . H A L L Hiawatha. . New South Wales ' W.- . C H A R L E S H . L A W R E N C E Wamego. New Y o r k M.-.W.- . M A U R I C E L . STONE Atchison. New Zealand W.- . F R A N K - E . D A V I S Larned. North Carolina R.-.W.- . A L E X . A. S H A R P Independence. North Dakota W.-. M A R V I N L . T R U B Y
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Galena. Nova Scotia W.' . J O H N MCCULLAGH Ohio M.-.W.- SAMUEL R . P E T E R S Newton. Oklahoma W. .JOHN J. HAYS Osborne. Oregon W / ALBERT H . WHEELER Marion. Prince E d w a r d I s l a n d W." . L U T H E R M . N E L L I S Topeka. P u e r t o Rico W. -. W I L L I A M L . BURDICK Lawrence. Quebec W.' . G E O R G E M . DIXON K a n s a s City. Queensland.. W.' . E L R I C K C . COLE Great Bend. R h o d e Island W.- . W M . P . M A R C H Lawrence. Scotland M.-.W.- . W M . M . SHAVER Topeka. Newton. South Australia W.' . B E N J A M I N O. H A G E N Kansas City. South Carolina W . ' . R O B E R T J. M C F A R L A N D Lakin. South Dakota W.- . C H A R L E S A . LOUCKS Topeka. Tennessee M.-.W.- . BESTOR G . BROWN Topeka. Texas W.'• . C H A R L E S W . KOUNS Olathe. Utah W . •. H A R V E Y C . LIVERMORE G a r d e n City. Vermont. M.-.W.- . H E N R Y F . MASON Victoria W . . A L F R E D A. RODGERS Topeka. Virginia M.-.W.' . CHARLES J W E B B Topeka. Washington W.- . A U G U S T U S 0 . W E L L M A N . . . T o p e k a . Western Australia M.-.W.-. THOMAS G. F I T C H Wichita. West Virginia W.- . J O H N W . NEILSON Concordia. Wisconsin R.-. W.' M A R I O N K . BRUNDAGE Russell.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS, 1008. ( 1 ) CHARLES H. ROGERS, Gmnd Obaplaln; (2) WILLIAM EASTON, Hutcblson, Grand Senior Dencon; (3) ALBERT H. WHEELER, Grand Junior Deacon; (4) GEORGE M. BARNS, Grand Mat'sbal; (5) ROBERT TREA'I' PAYNE, Grand SWOI'd Heare r; (6) WILLIAM S. BERGUNDTIIAL, Grand Se nior Steward; ( 7) EDWARD B. CORSE, Grand Junior SlPward; (8) EARL E. }<'AWOET'l', Grand Pursulvant ; ( 9 ) W . AMER BURNETT, Grand Tyler.
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M.-.W.-. H E N R Y F. MASON, G R A N D M A S T E R 1908.
H E N R Y F R E E M A N M A S O N w a s born a t Racine. Wisconsin,
Februarj' 17,1860. H i s parents removing in his infancy to Madison, he was reared in t h a t city, and is a graduate of its high school and of the State University situated there. I n 1881 he went to Blacl< River Falls, in the same .State, where for several years he worked in a newspaper office. I n 1886 he came to Kansas and began the practice of law a t Garden City, where he lias since resided, and where in 1892 he m a r r i e d E L I Z A B E T H W I L K I N S O N .
He has
held the offices of city and county attorney and in 1899 and 1901 represented Finney County in t h e Legislature, being c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Jurisprudence in the latter session. I n 1896. a t a time when the effect of t h e legislation of t h a t year upon several of the judicial districts was in some doubt, he was nominated for judge of the Twenty-seventh judicial district by a convention of his party, but before t h e election was held a decision was rendered in effect declaring t h e district to have been abolished. H e was elected a Justice of the Supreme Court of K a n s a s for a term of six years, in 1902, and reelected for a like term in 1908. H e received the degrees of Symbolic Masonry in 1890, in T y r i a n Lodge No. 246, of Garden City, of which he is still a member, a s of Garden City Chapter No. 83, R. A. M., and Garden City Commandery No. 60, K. T., of the same place. H e was appointed chairm a n of the Committee on Chartered Lodges in 1900 and 1901. of the Cpmmittee on Grievances a n d Appeals in 1902, and of t h e Committee on Necrology in 1904. H e was elected Grand J u n i o r Warden in 1905, Grand Senior W a r d e n in 1906, Deputy Grand Master in 1907 and Grand Master in 1908.
SPENCER P. WADE, GRAND LODGE OF
GRAND TYLER
A. F. & A. M. OF KANSAS,
1000-1908. DIed February 24, 1908.
Tn metnorlam.
Sacred to the i m e m o r y of
Šur TBcloved H)ead witbin ti^is Jurisdiction.
Deaths During the Vear 190$. Smithton No. 1.—Thomas J. Armstrong, Aug. 22. Leavenworth, No. 2.—Alvln Chatterton, Feb. 2; Perclval G. Lowe, Mar. 5; Samuel C. Thompson, July 13. WyandotteNo.3.—Robert E.Morris, Feb.3; Ell Teed, Man. 3; Charles H. Little, June 21; David M. Ward, July 24; Samuel Stahl, Sept. 28; Charles N. Hammond, Oct. 24; Nicholas McAlplne, Nov. 7; J o h n Provins, Dec. 2i. Klckapoo No.4.— Wm. Young, Feb. 22. Washington No. B.-Jordan N. U.tley, Jan. 16; EUsha L. Hillls, J a n . 17; George B. Balcom, July 3; Joseph L. Robinson, Sept. 19; Samuel B. Biggs, Sept. 26; Fred Waohter, Nov. 8; George M. Myers, Nov. 28. Lawrence No. C—Win. Henry Elder, Jan. 22; Wellington Y. Leonard, Apr. 27; Houston Nesbitt, Dec. 11. Union No. 7.—Michael E. Roank, Feb. 5; Alexander Tyler, May 13; Charles E. Sawtell, Nov. 29. Rising Sun No 8.—Johu_M. Goodsell, Mar. 21; James H. Grass, July 25; Timotliy Graham, Aug. 28. Acacia No.9.—Frank French,May 26; Leo Sternberg, May 20; Hiram S. Hall, July 1. King Solomon's No. 10.—Chancy Flora, Mar. 2. Jewell No. 11.—Irvln M. Hockman, Jan. 20. Emporia No. 12.—Leroy S. Sargent, Jan. 8; Charles S. Wheeling, Feb. 7, 1895; George W. Blackburn, Feb. 9: John Jacob Fix, Feb. 17; George H. Spiker, Oct. 27. O.skaloosa No. 14.—James E. Smith, Nov. 28. Great Bend No. 15.—David M.Laramore, June27 ; Wni. Ferger, Aug.27. Lafayette No. 16.—Carl Engel. June 8; Frank Eakin, July 24 ; Wm. S. Sargent, Feb. 15; George F. Dewey, Topeka, No. 17.—Edward E. Fisher, Feb. 20; Spencer P. Wade, Feb. 24; Eber P. Hotchkiss, Apr. 5; James F. Daniels, Apr. 6; William Halin, May 3; Julius T. Clark, May 23; Jesse H. Crane, July 6; Jacob Smith, Nov. 30; Ward Burlingame, Dec. 3; Aderlal H. Case, Dec 7. Ottawa No. 18.—Charles W. Esterly, Feb. 10; Wrh. A. Lowe, Apr. IB; Benjamin Johnson, May 13; George W. Curtis, June 3 ; Merle E. Newell. -June 7. Olatho No. 19.—Uavalah E. Hastings, Feb. 13; John E. Clark, Feb. 21 ; Thomas J. Kean,Mar.6; Edwin P. Diehl,Mar. 20; J o h n L . Price, July 24; John J. Glover, Dec. 15.
D E A T H S —CONTINUED.
Valley Falls No. 21—W. 0. Butts, Apr. 8; G. W. England, Oct. 27; Samuel S. Cory, Nov. 23.. Melvern No.22.—Asher Smlt, Mar. 17; .lohn Henry Johnson, Mar. 27. Osage Valley No. 24.—George L. Hay, May 17; A. H. Pace. June 2; Theo. A. Ling, Nov. 8. Longton No. 28.—Wm. C. Boone, Apr. 27. Neosho No. 27.—Melankton L. Thomas, Nov. 27. Towanda No. 30.—Ohas. Morhennlg, Aug. 28; Glen M. Russell, Nov. 17. Hiawatha No. 35.—John M. Hull, Sept. 21. Council Grove No. 36.—Oscar Kerin Hurst. J u n e 9. Paola No. 37.—John W. Tatham. May 4; A. M. Lyder, Oct. 1; Cyrus Shaw, Oct. 28. lola No. 38.—Jacob Herring. Jan: 10; George A. Bowlus, July 14; Wm. M. Knapp. Mar. 19. Holton No. 42.—Wm. R. Webster, Feb. 11; H. S. Holt, Feb. 24; Samuel Berridse, Aug. 21; Frank P. Craig, Nov. 4; John C. Nanheim, Nov. 18. Mackey No. 48.—Charles H. Olrtwell, Apr. 6 ; Wm. Meyer, Apr. 26. Lake No. 50.—Phillip BIckelhaupt, Apr. 0. Orient No. 51.—Charles M. Atwood.Aug. 17; Marcus Bosworth, Jan. 5; Ralph S. Brlghnm, Oct. 5; C. E. Frost, Nov. 19; W. F. Kunz, Aug. 11; Harry G. Llcht, Apr. 22; George H. Matthews, July 9;. David Mustard, Mar. 31; Carle F. Roedlger, Mar. 6; Hadley R. Rossetter, July 30; Robert M. Rlgdon, Aug. 27. Wetmore No. 53.—Samuel Sisson, Apr. 11; Snethen Vtlott, Sept. 9. Shawnee No. 54.—Edwin F. Sautler, Apr. 4. Troy No. 55.—Harry Briggs, May 14. McCracken No. 58.—John H. Fear, Mar. 20. LaCygne No. 61.—Wm. M. Fleharty, Mar. 20. Adams No. 63.—Charles W. Littleton, Mar. 29. Gardner No. 65.—Benjamin B. Francis, Apr. 11. Burlington No.66.—Wm. Klnley, June 24; Joshua B.Young, Sept. 28. Hiram No. 68.—Erwln S. Brown, May 2. Star No. 60.—John G. Gundelflnger, Feb. 19. Carbondale No.70.—Martin Catren, J a n . l l ; John A. Oliver, Oct. 20. Baxter No.71.—Wm. Mach, Jan.23; Thomas Waugh, Apr. 20. Wamego No. 75—James Sanders, Mar. 30. Erie No. 76,—Thornas B. Llmbocker, April 21; Joseph L. Denlson, Aug. 14. Delta No. 77.—George W. Hendrlckson, Aug. 14; Robert G. Young, Oct. 26; Oliver S. Boggs, Sept. 21. Corinthian No. 79.—Joslah B. Richards, May 15. Zeredatha No. 80.—John M. Hamme, Aug. 26; John A. Goudle, Oct. 4. Tuscan No. 82.—Alva A. Newman, Aug. 27.
D E A T H S —CONTINUED.
Jefferson No. 84.—David M. Besore, Feb. 29. Sunflower No. 86.—John Eddlngtou, Apr. 11 ; Charles Gale, Nov. 3. Eureka No. 88.—John H. Brabant, June 30; John M. Serlght, Aug. 3. Home No. 89.—Charles S. (lummlngs, Dec. 24. Golden Rule No. 90.—Edward P. Baker, Apr. 22; M. Henrs' Faes, May 10; J o h n s . Morse, July 21; Willis H. Shephard, July 28. Devon No. 92.—O. W. Martin, Oct. 24. Glrard No. 93.—Frank Patterson Johnson, Aug. 12; Silas B. James, Sept. 7; John Q,. Bell, Nov. 21; John R. Fox, Aug. 17. Harmony No. 1»4.—John H. Gray, Feb. 5. Constellallou No. 95.—Guy W. Allen, Jan. 18; Edwin H. Bailey, Apr. 3; A. M.Craig, Apr. 18; James R. Willits, Sept. 22. Delaware No. 96.—Wm. McKenzle, Oct. 8. Patmos No. 97.—Vincent Brown, January 28; Osborn Mooney, Feb.2; James E. Newman, Aag. 8; Charles Singleton, Sept.7; Wm. Snyder, Dec. 8,1907. Benevolent No. 98.—John W. Farley, Apr. 8 ; Aaron K. Ruse, June 8; Thomas C. Ayers, Sept. 4. WlchitaNo. 99.—John C. Davis, June 5; James V. Daugherty, Feb. 12 ; James Easton, Aug. 11; Russell Harding, Mar. 3; Augustus C. Race, July 7; Wm. A. Reed, Feb. 2. Prudence No.lOO.—James O. Babb, Apr. 6 ; John C. Byrd, Nov. 10. Keystone No 102.—Alex T. Stewart, Feb.3,1907; Philip Koehlheoffer July l^i; Thomas G. Ayres, Aug. 20. Cedar No. 103.—Harry E. Asdel, July 12; Edwin Brown, July 17; Wm. J. Coulter, Dec. 12; George N. Lindsay, Nov. 13; Charles C. Parsons, May 6. Solomon No. 105,—Luther C. Baker, Jan. 13. Fidelity No'. 106.—Harley S. Stodard, Mar. 3; Zaccheus T. White, June 23. Fortitude No. 107.- Sidney A.Pratt, Mar. 27 ; Smith B.Squires, May 8; Joseph W. Whitman, May 27; John B. McComb, June 2; John Granor, Nov. 5; Joseph B. Zeigler, Dec. 6. Memphis No, 108.—Marlon A. Hafllne, Jan. 17; Isaac Van Brunt, May 16. Americus No. 109.—William Oharlesworth, Sept. 22. Wlnfleld No. 110.—Wesley J. Nevlns, Apr. 30; Samuel Lowe, June 28; Reuben G. Galush, June I. Blue Valley No.ll2.—James M.01ark,Feb.l; Francis Edwards, July 5; James Wells, Oct. 26. . St. Johns No. 113.—.Solomon P. McCrary, May 10; Joseph M, Miller, Nov, 29; BenJ, F, Rose, Nov. 1. Advance No. 114.—John McKee Bell, Feb. 9. Muscotah No. 116.—James Wasson, Dec. 9.
D E A T H S —CONTINUED.
Parsons No 117.—Sq'ulre Rosa, Apr. 12; J. E. Hines, Apr. 30; A. F. Hershberger, Sept. 16; G. P. Skeels, Nov. 14. Halcyon No. I20.-John W. Rlggle, Sept. lU Woodson No. 121.—Asahel Culver, Sept. 8. Liberty No. 123.—James Laughlln, Oct. 1. Gddfre.v No. 124.—George W. Barlon, J a n . 5; George W. Hughey, Mar. 21; David S. Williams, Mar. 12. Meridian No. 12fi.—Parchal Cumlngs, J a n . 15. Palestine No. 127.—Michael S. De Tar, Dec. 1(5. Belleville No.l2B.—Philip F. Wilcox, Mar. 6; George O. Kent, Sept. 12; Wm. M. Hulburd, Nov. I'J. Carson No. 182.—Francis M. Stlnson, Oct. 2. Crescent No. 133.-James D. P. Dudley, Oct. .30. Clay Center No. 134.—Benjamin Jevons, Jan. 22; Henry O. Axtell, Mar. 19; Josephus Stewart, Oct. i>. Vesper No. 136.—Wm. Doty, Aug. —. Cherryvale No. 137.—John D. Butler, Aug. 1. Reno No. 140.—Elbert L. Jordan, Mar. 14; Thomas T. Taylor, Feb. 15. Signal No. 141.—Oscar E. McElfresh, Sept. 18. Newton No. 142.—Frank H. Spencer. Feb. 3 ; Henry H Hill, June 5; Ben.1. N. Wyatt, Nov. 6. Minneapolis No. 143.—John Coffleld, March 24. Gllead No. 144.—Albert F. Palmer, Jan. 7 ; Frank L. Metcalf. May 15; L e v r s ; Steele, Sept. 28; Oscar'Rogers, J u n e 4. Mt. Vernoii'-No. 145.—Philip Bngel,"M'ar;18. Ellsworth No. 146.—Charles-J. Evans, .7an. 20; Benjamin S. Westfall, .June 9. Center No. 147.—Benjamin B. Bell, Mar. 3. Wellington No. 150.—Edward S. Chrlstlanson, J a n . 4; George W, Bailey, Sept. 1; Warren H. Nelson, Dec. 9. Lebo No. 152.—John R. Henley. July 13; Wm. Conley, Aug. 11; Wm. A. Jones, Sept. 5. •Lincoln No. 154.—Wm. H. Cecil, Aug. 5 ; Enos A. Wood, Aug.16 ; Adam B. Hoch, Oct.23. Hope No. loo.^James M. Cuinmlngs, May 22. Haven No. 157.— Henr.v F. Brawner, .Tune 11. Active No. 168.—Samuel H. Kelsey,June 4. Sabetha No. 162—John Wittwer, Feb. IR; M. Arris, Apr. 18; A. J. . Dyche, Dec. U. Greenwood No 163.—Weldon Russell, Mar. 12; Lewis Coats, Apr. 20 ; Samuel Gallemore, Apr. 24. Farmers No. 166.—J. Sylvester Cunningham, J u n e 16. Larned No 167.—George K. Burton, Apr. 4; Thomas W. Grove, Nov.28; Charles M. Heniraingway, Jan. 8.
D E A T H S —CONTINUED.
ParkervlUe No. 168.—Orson A. Owens, Apr. 26. Blue Rapids No. 169.—Bufus S. Croft, Mar. 8. Sterling No. 171.—Wm. L. Brown, Mar. 23 ; Wm. O. Smith, July 12 ; Frank E. Garwood, Dec. 29. MePherson No. 172.—Emerson Annabll, Mar.6; Wm. Holcomb, Mar. 8; Oman W. Heckethorn. July 28. Wegtern Star No. 174.—Nathaniel T. Worley, Nov. 6; Isaac A. Mullen, Dec. 22; Alexander Shannon, Deo. 26. Klrwln No. 176.—John W. Polsal, Dec. 27. Russell No. 177.—John H. Mellard, May 17 ; Henry C. Ball, Nov. 13. Burr Oak No. 178.—Jesse Drake, June 9. Mt. Morlah No. 179.—Robert A. McKeown, May 17. Bennington No. 180.—Wm. H. Washburn, Oct. 11. Lenora No. 181.—Orrln P. Smith, Dec. 10. Burrton No. 182.—Robert M. Mead, May 27. Phllllpsburg No. 184.—Chauncy A. Lewis, Aug. 17; Mose H. Martin, Aug. 21. Hamlin No. 185,—Alfred C. Davis, Jan. 20. Mountain Slope No. 186.—Alonzo L. Potchen, Mar. 3; Isare W.Zimmerman. May 30. Pittsburg No. 187.—John J. Propst, Aug. 11. Onaga No. 188.-E. F. Richardson. Feb. 24. Newahcuba No. 189.—F. V. Ray nor, Mar. 11. Henri No. 190.—Lewis Senfert, Oct. 24. Walnut Valley No. 191.—John Engle, Jan. 16; Cornelius Crplghton, Oct. 13. Galena No. 194.—Wm. Smith, Apr. 25; Wm. B. Elliott, May 2; James P. Scoles, Aug. 17; Jacob B. Murray, Nov. 8. Norton No. 199.—Wm. Capp, Jan. 22. Anthony No. 200.—Howard Capper, Feb. 16. Mulvane No. 201.—Wm. S. Wright, , 1908. Delphos No. 202—Thomas J. Conner, Mar. 17; Edward Hale, Aug. 20; Luther H. Keep, Oct. 16. Harper No. 206.—James M. Carter, Aug. 22 ; Elmer E. Sluse, May 25. Greeley No. 211.—Henry Boucher, Mar. 3. Olive Branch No. 212.—John F. Moon, Oct. 16. Twin Grove No. 213.—Frederick J. Benest, July 23. Hlattvllle No. 216.—John L.Daugherty, Sept. 11; Alexander P. Bouth, Oct. 30. ElUnwood No. 217.—W. Leo Bockemohle, Jan. 24; Harrison McOracken, Feb. 13. Lewis No. 220.—Andrew J. Wllkerson, Oct. 2. Lebanon No. 221.—L. R. White, June —, 1908.
DEATHS—CONTINUED.
St. Bernard No. 222.—Samuel Galland, Feb. 6; L. W. Eastman, May 18; James H. Crawford, J u l y 8. Slloam No. 225.—Andrew Miller, Feb. 3; Joseph E. nubreull,Feb. 21; James Albert Berry, Sept. 27; Elmer H.Llttlefleld, Sept. 30,1907; Harrison Smith, Nov. 21. Vulcan No. 229.—Thomas Thornburg, May 30. Nlnnescah No. 230. —George J. Bush, Feb. 27; Frank A. Temple, Aug. 11. Greenleaf No.232.—Wendell P. Davis, J a n . 14 ; Peter Qulnn, Sept. 30. OUnton No. 233.—Wm. P. Horan, Jan. 3; Ruben Neal, May 12. Axtell No. 234.—Frank G. Sltler, J a n . 24; J. L. Hays, Nov. 29. Merlden No.-236.—Albert D. Mills, Feb. —; Robert M. Wilson, Sept. 12; Albert Owen, J^ec. 8. Soldier No. 240.—Abner G. Channel, Apr. 26; George Xarns, May 30. Llnwood No. 241.—Samuel Boaz, Feb. 8. Mlltonvale No. 242.—Adair O. McCutcheon,Nov. 24. Peace No. 243.—John M. Lamm, Aug. 10; Wm. _H. Darling, Oct. 18; Squire H. Cowen, Dec. 7. Waverly No. 244.—Albert A. McCray, J a n . 14. Tyrlan No. 246.—Robert M. Lawrence J a n . 6; George L. Miller, Oct22; EUhu Davis, No. 14. Ionic No. 254.—Charles N. Waters, Feb. 9. Westmoreland No. 257.—Joseph H. Blaylock, Mar. 18; Otto Huckstadt, Aug. II. Morton No. 258.-011ver E. Southberry, July 19. Medicine Valley No. 260.—John S. Knowles, Sept.— ; Joseph P. Massey, Dec. 23. Attica'No. 262.—Ellas M. Padgett, Feb. 26; Charles D. Btofer, June 10; .lohn M. Peterson, July 6. Kilwinning No. 265.—Charles E. McMalns, J a n . 13; Thomas McElwaln, Feb. 2; James W.Moore, May 2; Samuel J. Condlt, May 14; Mollne No. 267.—Wm. H. Smethers, J u n e 12. Mistletoe No. 269.—James F. Clough, J a n . 10. Armourdale, No. 271.—Oscar Allen Bailey, Mar. 28. Kaw No. 272.—Samuel Holzmark, Jan. 16. Black Diamond No. 274.—James White, Mar. 17. Wlndom No. 276.—Edgar H. Rutledge, J a n . 4. Cosmos No 278.—Claud J.VlUars, Jan. 22; George M. Richardson, Aug. 3. Bralnard No. 280.—John Stuart, J u n e 7. Millbrook No. 281.—James T. Prout, May 9. Preston No. 283.—Myron A. Granges, Oct. 23. Chlkaskla No. 285.—Francis M. Owens, Feb. 17; Lewis N. Phllllppl, Nov. 23.
D E A T H S —CONTINUED.
Paradise No. 280.—A. M. King, Mar. 8. Beulah No. 291.—Joseph W. Bressel, Aug. 27. Glasco No. 292.—Clarence E. Cretten, Aug. 1. Glen Elder No. 291.—George Hahn, May 27. Comanche No. 295.—John E. Sombart, July 18. Albert Pike No. 308.—John W. Herrlngton, May 28; John P.Morton, Aug. 19; Jesse H. Fordyce, Dec. 8; Gideon M. Wood, Dec. 11. St. Thomas No. 30(S.—Joseph W. Oonners, Oct.8. Kansas No. 307.—Wm. C. Beam, Aug. 11; George A. McMillan, Sept. 4. Alden No. 308.—Samuel P. Stout, May 2. Santa Fe No. 312.-Robert G. Newby, Nov. 13. Hebron No. 314.—Thomas A. Wiseman, Mar. 18; Jerry B. Chandler, June 19. CooUdge No.316.—John Thomas, Sept. 29. Vermillion No. 320.—Jason Graber, Oct. 1. Ben Hur No. 322.—Ambrose Key, Aug. 17. Caney No. 824.—Robert J. Lee, June 17. Hoyt N0..327.—Roy Foster, Aug. 18. Arcadia No. 329—John W. Mason, Dec. 80. Rosedale No. 333.—Wm. H. Mann, Jan. 15. Oak Hill No. 384.—Henry Hammerll, Jan. 26. Formoso No. 330.—Wesley M. White, May 14. Lane No. 839.—Lewis Cass Crittenden,Nov. 11. Parker No. 341.—Wm. P. Manners, Jan. 18. Hoxle No. 348.—A. L. McCollum, Jan. 28; Charles L.Pearson, Feb. 2; M. A. Chambers, Oct. 81. Olive No. 350.—Peter Dufley, Apr. 25. Horace No. 852.—Nathaniel VanNay, Sept. 17. Summerneld No. 854.—Hiram Barklow, Sept. 18; Oarl L.Cone,Oct. 21. Alta Vista No. 357.—Hiram B. Channell, Sept. 16. Cuba No. 362.—Daniel W. Shrouf, Dec. 29. Powhattan No. 368.—Samuel M. Adams, J a n . 27. Boiling No. 865.—Walter Todd, Apr. 14. Bonner Springs No. 366.—John M. Hooper, Nov. 20; Wm. Haney, Dec. 21. Sherman No. 369.—Fred W. Bell, July 13. Dwlght No. 374.—John H. McLeary, Apr. 24.
In inemoriam* John (3iclcon IHarris, PAST GRAND MASTER OP AliXBAMA. D I E D J u l y 7, 11)08.
5>wigbt IlUaugb, PAST GRAND MASTER OP CONNECTICL'T. U m n
February 20, 1908.
John IHenrv IBarlow, GRAND SECRETARY OP CONNECTICUT. DIED June 32, 1908.
imartin 1H» 1Rice, PAST GRAND MASTER OK INDIANA. DIED August 3, 1908.
Tn memoriatn. ilbomas IRobinson, PAST GRAND MASTER OP MANITOBA. DIED August 10,
1908.
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In metncriam* llWm. 1R, Stubblcfield, PAST GRAND JIASTEK OF 3IISS0DKI. n i E n January 10,
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HmUMam IBurr Cbildcrs, HAST GRAXU JIASTER OF XEW MEXICO. D I E D Marcli 3, liK)8.
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1908.
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jfabious IHapwood IBusbee, PAST GKAXI) MASTER OF NORTH CAROLINA. niKI) August 38,
1908.
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fRobert 1IW. Carptbers, PAST GRAND MASTER OF NORTH DAKOTA. DIED February 4,
1908.
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1907.
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1908.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF PAST GRAND
MASTERS
OF THB
M.-.W.-. G R A N D LODGE, A. F. & A. M., OF K A N S A S .
W I C H I T A , K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 16,
1909.
P u r s u a n t to r e g u l a t i o n , the Association of P a s t G r a n d Masters of the M.-. W.-. G r a n d Lodge of Ancient, Free a n d Accepted Masons of K a n s a s convened in the parlors of t h e W i c h i t a Commercial Club, in the City of Wichita, on T u e s d a y e v e n i n g , F e b r u a r y 16, 1909, a t 7:30 o'clock. P r e s e n t and p a r t i c i p a t i n g : M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E B . Grand Master February, 1885, to F e b r u a r y , 1886. M.-.W.-. J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T B , Grand Master February, 1890, to F e b r u a r y , 1891. M.-.W.-. D A V I D B. FuLLEB, Grand Master February, 1892, to F e b ruary, 1893. M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M C C A L L , Grand Master F e b r u a r y , 1895, to February, 1896. M.-.W.-. M A U B T O E L . S T O N E , Grand Master February, 1898, to F e b ruary, 1899. M.-.W.-. P E B B I - M . H O I S I N G T O N , Grand Master F e b r u a r y , 1901 to to F e b r u a r y , 1902. M.-.W.-; B E S T O E G . B B O W N , Grand Master February, 1903, to February, 1904. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S G . F I T O H , Grand Master February, 1904, to F e b ruary, 1905. M.-.W.-. S A M U E L R . P E T E B S , Grand Master February, 1905, to F e b ruary, 1906. M.-.W.-. E D W A R D W . W E L L I N G T O N , Grand Master February, 1907, to F e b r u a r y . 1908. , M.-.W.-. H E N B Y F . MASON, the present Grand Master of Masons in Kansas.
650
PROCEEDINOS
OF THE
February,
T h e T a b l e Ijodge w a s opened w i t h B r o . J O H N C . POSTLETHWAiTE, Venerable P r e s i d e n t , in t h e chair, a n d with invocation by B r o . MATJRICE L . STONE.
F o l l o w i n g t h e r e p a s t t h e Association w a s called t o order, and upon motion, B r o . H E N R Y F . MASON w a s u n a n i m o u s l y chosen t o m e m b e r s h i p in t h e Association, a n d t h e a t t r i b u t e s and i n s t r u c t i o n s of t h e O r d e r were c o m m u n i c a t e d to him. On accoulit of t h e unavoidable absence of B r o . W I L L I A M M. S H A V E R , "Worshipful S e c r e t a r y , B r o . T H O M A S G . P I T C H acted a s
Secretary. Worshipful Bro. M A T T H E W M . . M I L L E R then presented t h e following able a n d i n t e r e s t i n g p a p e r : Remove not the Ancient L a n d m a r k s which 'thy F a t h e r s have Proverbs x x i i : 28. What is t h e creed of k Mason in t h e light of the L a n d m a r k s ? W e assume a t the outset t h a t there is a general belief and well settled conviction t h a t there are two infallible tests by which t h e origin a n d legitimacy of a masonic L a n d m a r k m a y be determined. First, t h a t t h e proposed L a n d m a r k be established by t h e writings of t h e fathers, or other reeognized authorities, to have been the ancient rule or belief among Freemasons ; Or,second, t h a t such L a n d m a r k be established by usage which shall have existed from time immemorial to entitle i t to recognition. L e t us then consider the creed of a Mason in t h e light of t h e tests we have named. F r o m the earliest written record of the fourteenth century (1390) t h e r e was required of every c a n d i d a t e a t his admission to Masonry a profession of his Christian faith. set.
A N D E R S O N , P B E S T O N , W O O D F O R D (quoted by H C T G H A N ) , R E -
BOLD, FoBT and M A C K E Y , carry us further back than above period with their approving authority, to t h e year A. D. 926, when t h e same r e q u i r e m e n t s were m a d e by the Craft a t t h a t . t i m e . The charter of York a t t h a t date began witli the following introduction : " T h e Omnipotence of the E t e r n a l G O D , of the.Father a n d C r e a t o r o f Heaven and iaarth,the W i s d o m of H i s Divine Word, and the cooperation of H i s Spirit sent amongst us, m a y be with our C o m m e n c e m e n t ; and grant us grace so to govern ourselves in t h i s life a s to obtain His approbation now, and, after our death, Life E t e r n a l . " Corning back again down the centuries to the year 1686, a period then (as written records show) from two decades to a centurj' and two decades, subsequent to t h e gradual change from operative to speculative Masonry, we find still borne on its roll
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as the first of the charges of 1686, " T h a t ye shall be true m e n to G O D and the Holy Church, and to use no error or heresy by your understanding and by wise men's teaching." This was and continued tobe the Religion of Freemasonry from a period whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary, down to the year 1722. During this period there seefiis to have been no question raised among Masons a t any time as to masonic orthodoxy concerning the Christian religion. No question of dissent or dissatisfaction with the religious character of the organization was ever raised on the p a r t of any one connected, with the Body. ' W h a t was true in E n g l a n d was, if anything, more pronounced in Scotland. "We have heretofore cited in support of the early history of speculative Freemasonry in Scotland, the solemn declaration of a Presbyterian Synod in 1652 t h a t ministers of t h a t persuasion had been Freemasons "in the purest tymes of this Kirke," which Bro. GOULD fixes as probably immediately following the Reformation of 1560. Gould's Military Lodges, p. 13. This brings us down again closely to a period of time where existing record .evidence in Scotland is found. W e refer to the well-known record of Lodge proceedings of Mary's Chapel, B d i n burg, for the year 1699, which furnished conclusive evidence, not only of the religious character of the organization, but also t h a t a t every lodge meeting in the prayer used at the opening the Trinitarian character of Freemasonry was emphasized in unmistakable terms. I n the A n t i q u i t y MS., A. D. 1680, the following invocation is given: " I n the name of the Great and Holy GOD ; The W i s d o m of the Son and The goodness of the Holy Ghost, Three Persons and One GOD, be with us now and ever. Amen." I n Bro. H U G H A N ' S review the fact is cited ^'that, w i t h o u t exception, all the ' I n v o c a t i o n s ' or ' D e d i c a t i o n s ' in the masonic MSS., from the sixteenth to the last century, refer most distinctly and individually to the ' T h r e e Persons in one Godhead,'" and represent much older originals. The "Aberdeen MS.," describes this p a r t as " A P r a y e r before the Meeting" in A. D. 1670â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hughan's Review of the Watson MS. The Craft through Bro. L Y O N ' S book are furnished with copies of the forms of prayers used a t Mary's Chapel, 1699, copied from record of t h a t date, which are as follows :
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P r a y e r (to be said a t the c o n v e n i n g ) : " O Lord, we most humblie beseech Thee to be present with us in mercy, and to bless our meeting and Iiaill (whole) exercise wee now have in- hand. O Lord, enlighten our understandings and direct our hearts and mynds, so with T h y Good Spirit, t h a t wee m a y frame all our purposes and conclusions to the glory of T h y n a m e and the welfare of pur B r e t h r e n ; a n d tiierefore, O Lord, let no p a r t i a l l respect neither of ffleed ( e n m i t y ) or favour, draw us out of the r i g h t way. B u t grant t h a t we m a y ever so frame all our purposes and conclusions to the glory of T h y n a m e a n d the welfare-of our Brethren. Grant these^ things, O Lord, unto us, and w h a t else thou sees more necessarie for us, and t h a t only for the love of t h y dear Son, Jesus Christ, our alone Lord and Saviour; To whom, w i t h Thee, O Father, and the blessed Spirit.of Grace, wee render all.praise, honor aiid glory, for ever and ever. Amen.'" Hereafter follows The P r a y e r (to be said before d i s m i s s i n g ) : "O Lord, wee m o s f h u m b l y ackriovyledge Thy^goodnesse in m e e t i n g with us together at this t y m e , to confer upon a present condition of this world. O Lord, m a k e us also study heaven and heavenly myndednesse, t h a t we m a y get our souls for a prey. "And, O Lord, be with us and a c c o m p a n y us the rest of this day, now and forever. Amen." The fact t h a t there is no earlier record of lodge procedure does not preclude the natural presumption t h a t the custom there recorded was of long previous existence a m o n g the religious followers of J O H N K N O X and^the ministers who had been arrayed in the m e m b e r s h i p of the Craft. W h e t h e r the Freemasonry which concerns us had as remote an origin or one of even greater antiquity, as m a n y believe, than is claimed for operative Masonry m a t t e r s little a t this inquiry. We are content with the general knowledge t h a t the " F r e e M a s o n s " who were builders of the Cathedrals w i t h i n the limit of record history were bound to the " H o l y C h u r c h " by ties of rejigious fealty, and t h a t according to the earliest written record of E n g l i s h operative, or even speculative. F r e e m a s o n r y down to 1722, T r i n i t a r i a n Freemasonry was the only Masonry known or recognized a n y w h e r e a m o n g the English or Scottish Craft. I n E n g l a n d when the "four lodges of London and W e s t m i n s t e r " began the effort to modify a n d change the religious character of t h e obligations of the Craft, the allegiance to the Triune G O D t h a t for a t least three h u n d r e d and probably six hundred years had been taken by every apprentice was made to conform by the tinkering of A N D E R S O N to a substitiition, from which alone as a basis, n o m a n since, as ye.t, w i t h o u t a stretch of the imagination, has been able to clearly define the relation Masonry bears to either G O D or Eeligion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this is X N D E B S O N ' S combination:
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" A m a n is obliged by his tenure to obey the moral law; and if he rightly understands the art, he will never be a stupid a t h e i s t nor an irreligious libertine. B u t though in Ancient times Masons were charged in every country to be of the religion of t h a t country or nation, whatever it was, it is now thought more expedient only to oblige them to t h a t religion to which all men agree, leaving their practical opinions to themselves; t h a t is, to be good men and true or men of honor or honesty, by whatever denomination or persuation they m a y be distinguished, whereby Masonry becomes the center of union and the means of conciliating true friendship among persons t h a t m u s t have remained a t a perpetual distance." In our j u d g m e n t the "religion" of "honor and honesty" here thought "more e x p e d i e n t " is entirely comprehended in the old copy book phrase, " H o n e s t y is the best policy." This attempted change required a very liberal construction, which compelled the use of the title GOD and-Religion (as a quasi enacting clause) in order to define the meaning of the body of the statement as well as ascertain to w h a t the body of the statement referred, and under such forced construction, after a l o n g interval of years and a decided stretching of the imagination, it was construed and stated to mean the Fatherhead of G O D and the brotherhood of Man, which at such latter construction was fixed upon as embodying the necessary requirement from all who sought to receive the privileges of Masonry, and was further stated to be t h a t to which all intelligent men could agree. The sudden change, though intended simply for the lodges of London and Westminster, caused not only a wide spread dissent and dissatisfaction on the p a r t of the Craft of other countries and other localities, but also caused a like feeling among the brethren connected with the lodges in the "District of London and Westminster." The general condemnation of the article "Concerning G O D and Religion," was such t h a t when A N D E R S O N published the Charges of 1738, the s t a t e m e n t was entirely omitted and done away with, to reappear in the Charges published by E N T I O K in 1756, but to w h a t e x t e n t they represent a n y t h i n g further t h a n the views, changes and emendations of A N D E R S O N there is nothing to""show. One curious feature of the publication of the 1738 Charges was the fact t h a t they were such a close copy of the a n c i e n t York Charges t h a t they were t a k e n and used by-DBBMOTT in his publication of the " A h i m a n Rezon of the Ancients," and adopted by the Ancient Grand Lodges then in existence in the United States, and bear intrinsic evidence of the previous Christiancharacter of the I n s t i t u t i o n .
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L i k e N E B U C H A D N E Z Z A R , d u r i n g the "seven t i m e s " or years his stomach was gramnivorous, Bro. A N D E R S O N had to submit to an enforced retirement before lie was properlj' conditioned for a r e t u r n to Masonic privileges, duties a n d lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a retirement lasting from 1724 to 1731â&#x20AC;&#x201D;in addition to which H O G A R T H pilloried him to the ridicule and contempt of the Masonic World. Scotch, Irish and Continental F r e e m a s o n r y , adhering to their a n c i e n t Masonic religious l a n d m a r k s and usage, refused to follow, the lead of the London Body, and the changes attempted,to be m a d e b r o u g h t 9n a controversy and division among Masons, the results of which ever since have.been m a t t e r s of dispute and contention. ' . There were innovations in the Body of Mas.oni-y in addition to t h a t involved in the change respecting religion. The main difficulty, however, so far as the question of religion was concerned, to 'most of the churchmen, of the Brotherhood, w a s the bodily obliteration of the "Charge "to-be true to G O D and the Holy Church," and, as Bro. GOULD has well.said, " w a s doubtless looked upon.by m a n y Masons of tho^se days In very m.uch the same way as we now regard the absence of any religious formulary whatever in the socalled Masonry of the Grand Orient of France." I t is not improbable t h a t if all the fa-cts were in evidence, by which we mean attainable to-be considered in evidence, t h a t they, would demonstrate t h a t the so-called Revolution or Revival, call' i t b y vvhichever name you please,was b u t the commencement of a n effort to modify and change Masonry, whose inception was foreshadowed by the gathering,together and wholesale destrcution of all the parchments, writings, a n d records of any-character, concerning Mas6nry', t h a t the London C o m m i t t e e appointed for t h a t purpose could get'hands on; followed up later by a studied effort to eliminate from w h a t was retained a n y t h i n g from which the previous Christian character of Masonry could be construed or ascertained. W h a t the motive or motives was or were some English Masonic writer could give us. If disposed ; one willing to delve among tne r u m s of the records left by the defunct G r a n d Lodges ofEng-, land ; be t h e y simply two, one of the Ancients and one of the Moderns, or be they more, as some writers intirnate. W h a t is the creed of Masonry to-day ? The London Body eliminated, or thought they eliminated, e v e r y t h i n g from the creed of Masonry but a deistical belief, a belief in G o b the Creator,' F a t h e r , S u p r e m e Ruler of tlie Universe, and a belief that'ttie soul is immortal. Bro. GOULD, one w h o ' s p e a k s of the year 1717 as the. year of origin of "the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d , takes the position t h a t , t h a t Body organized a t its inception for the local rule'of the lodges of the District of London and W e s t m i n s t e r (having'authority over only four lodge's with a total' m e m b e r s h i p of 178)'did hot h a v e the r i g h t or authority to dictate to the Masonry of the W o r l d
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w h a t its Religion should be. W e t h i n k his position well t a k e n , and we agree with t h a t which we t h i n k his position effectually maintains, viz., t h a t there has been no proper action taken or even attempted for a legitimate constitutional change in the creed of a Mason in E n g l a n d ; nor do we t h i n k even t h a t Body could m a k e such a change without first obliterating from the Body of Masonry t h a t l a n d m a r k of the Ages declaratory of the inability of a n y m a n or any body of men to m a k e an innovation in the Body of Masonry. As we understand it, with the exception of the Grand Orient of France, there lias been no attempted constitutional change m a d e in any country of Europe, a n d as the United States developed its own Masonry m a i n l y from " A n c i e n t " antecedents a n d organized its own Grand Lodges, beginning decades before t h e a d v e n t of the United Grand Lodge of England, the first Grand Body of t h a t country whose regularity during its existence remained uncontested and Sovereign, w h a t is there to prevent these Grand Lodges of this country a n d the countries of Europe a n d other countries from a d h e r i n g unchanged in their fealty to t h e Old Charges a n d Regulations of Masonry a n d continue to hold to the ancient faith and creed of Masonry and be true to G O D a n d the Holy Church ? Through all the web and woof of Masonry runs the Wisdom, Power and H a r m o n y of G O D , the golden thread of truth shines forth clearly as if in demonstration of the inability of h u m a n k i n d to separate or disintegrate t h a t which hath been united in o u r harmonious whole. Call this Trinity " Father, Son and H o l y Ghost'' or " W i s d o m , Power and H a r m o n y , " it is the Three in One and One in Three of the Masonry of our Ancient Brethren, a n d so long as Masons teach tliat it is not in the power of a n y m a n or a n y Body of men to m a k e an innovation in the Body of Masonry, so long as Masons consider a s " l a w " the old Scripture, " R e m o v e not the Ancient L a n d m a r k s which t h y F a t h e r s have set," so long will they be bound by t h a t basic law of Masonry, a belief in the Triune â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the ever living a n d t r u e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; G O D . P u r s u a n t to the B y - L a w s , Bro. D A V I D B . F U L L E R , by v i r t u e of t b e order of succession, w a s declared to be t h e V e n e r a b l e P r e s i d e n t for t h e e n s u i n g y e a r , a n d , upon motion, Bro. P E R R Y M. HoisiNQTON was chosen as Worshipful Secretary. U p o n motion, t h e Association was closed until t h e n e x t A n n u a l Assembly, unless sooner convened.
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BT MATTHEW M. MILLER, P. G. M.
To the M.\ W.\ Grand Lodge of Kansas. A. P. & A. 31.: Herewith we submit^ our seventh review of the Proceedings and Correspondence Reports of the Masonic Grand Lodges in fraternal correspondence with the Grand Lodge of Kansas.
ALBERTA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1908. The portrait of Grand Master H. C. TAViyOB, which formed the frontispiece of the Grand Lodge volume of Proceedings, prepared us fully in anticipation of the model and excellent address given by him to the Grand Lodge of Alberta. â&#x20AC;˘ The expression of welcome, the tribute to the Supreme Ruler, and the reference to the fraternal dead, were never before, to our knowledge, more concisely, more comprehensively, or more beautifully stated. N o t h i n g more appropriate could have been selected than the words which close the reference to the d e a d : "Death's but a path which must be trod. If man would ever pass to GOD."
His reference to the new Constitution, adopted at an E m e r gent Communication a t Calgary, April 10, 1907, is brief, but complete. " T h e result is before you in our new Constitution. W h i l e
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n o t perfect ( for w h a t work of man is perfect?), yet it is very complete, and will prove most effective in t h e governing of the Graft." H e granted thirteen dispensations for new lodges, and one to hold m e e t i n g on top of Cascade Mountain. . H e has evidently eliminated from his Masonry anj' idea t h a t he should be governed by the restrictions of operative Masonry. H e found one applicant minus a left h a n d , and another with a stiff knee, each of whom he decided a sufficiently perfect youth to receive the degrees of Masonry, though one who had lost his right hand was ruled to be ineligible. We h e a r t i l y approve his rulings ' in each of t h e cases, and note that upon reference to the Jurisprudence Comtnittee they received no criticism. " U n d e r the heading "Condition of'Masonry," attention is called to a thirty per cent, increase in membership for the twelve months of 1907, m a k i n g a net increase of 555, being 134 more than the sixteen m o n t h s previous of their existence as a G r a n d Lodge. The Grand Master sounds a w a r n i n g to the lodges to remember t h a t quality, not q u a n t i t y , is wanted and cautions the committees to exercise , the greatest care in their examinationis into the character and fitness of candidates. In his conclusion he talked to his brethren about practical Masonry. " I fear t h a t with m a n y we lose sight of the great object of Freemasonry, the relief of the distressed, the widow and orphan. We have set before ourselves a great and glor i o u s - u n d e r t a k i n g ; the building of a masonic home and school. " " I t will be some years before we attain this, but the time can be greatly shortened by each brother doing his duty. We have now upwards of twenty five hundred affiliated Masons, besides hundreds of non-affiliated in our Province. H o w easy this work can be carried on if each brother will seriously reflect on his obligation-, and "live up to it." The Grand Lodge placed this in its record:, " T h a t this Grand Lodge views with approval the publishing of a masonic paper in this jurisdiction, and hopes it will be carried on in its p r e s e n t form." The brethren of A l b e r t a will "view with a l a r m " the speedy finish of t h a t paper unless the 2,500 put up their shekels for its support and maintenance. Masonic papers generally have a short shrift and speedy exit into the " u n s e e n " and "unknowable." .. The report of the Special Committee on the E s t a b l i s h m e n t of a Masonic H o m e and School Fund was adopted, and its recommendations ordered carried out. - The report indicates an earnest purpose and desire for the success of the project. The G r a n d Lodge was called off for t h e purpose of laying the corner-stone of the Norwood Public Schools of E d m o n t o n , and the same was laid in accordance with masonic usage, M.\ W.". Bro. G. H. HOGBIN, the newly elected Grand Master, presiding. Addresses were made by M.-. \V.-. Bro. G. H . H O G B I N , Grand Master, and Hon. A. C. RITTHKRFORD, P r e m i e r of Alberta.
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The act of incorporation of the Grand Lodge is a carefully considered and well drawn instrument, under which the rights of t h e Grand Lodge of Alberta and its subordinate lodges will be well safeguarded for all time. The Alberta volume contains a record showing t h a t the G r a n d Lodge of Alberta is under wise and conservative management, a n d bids fair to make as creditable a history as has Its mother G r a n d Lodge of Manitoba. There is no Correspondence Report. Rev. G. H . HoGBiN, Grand Master. N e x t A n n u a l a t Lethbridge, May 26, 1909.
ARIZONA. Morenzi, Arizona, March 19, 1907. The volume opens to a picture of the members of the G r a n d Lodge, taken in w h a t appears to be a w o r k e d o u t drift of a m i n e , but which is here designated a "stope," which in mining p a r l a n c e is generally understood and described to be " a horizontal bed or layer of ore forming one of a series of steps into which it has been excavated." I t is an improvement on the "high hills or low dales," and makes unnecessary the warlike cavalry depicted in the K a n s a s picture of primitive masonic days. The K a n s a s picture alwaj's jarred on our Quaker nerves and made us glad a g a i n that we lived in piping times of peace. Our Arizona b r e t h r e n appear serene and secure from cowans and eavesdroppers. The volume is further embellished with a photogravure of Grand
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was held a t Prescott, October 19, 1907, to lay the corner-stone of a. masonic temple. A t the A n n u a l Communication a t Morenzi, ten P a s t G r a n d Masters graced t h e East, and nothing was lacking to the a m p l e fotm with which Grand Lodge was opened, save the presence of the Ambassador from the Sunflower State. There was nothing stilted In the address of Grand Master B E O W N . H e talked to t h e m just as if conscious of the fact t h a t he was one of the plain people himself. H i s recital of his executive acts shows careful attention to duty. The Copper Mine t h a t furnished the " s t o p e " and the ten railroad companies t h a t supplied the "courtesies," were duly t h a n k e d . K a n s a s has a law forbidding further local transportation "dope." U Y B U S G R A N T J O N E S , G r a n d Master.
Next Annual a t Prescott, November 10, 1908.
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ARKANSAS — 1907. R/.W.'. Bro. J O H N M. O A T H O U T represented the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s a t the A n n u a l Session held a t L i t t l e Rock, November 19,1907. • ' ' . The address of Grand Master J A O O B T R I B B E K . shows t h a t he h a s been a busy officer, a n d ' t h a t he has a good record of accomplished work to his credit. H e called attention to the Orphan's Home,' recommended the acceptance of a proposition for its location a t Batesville, and stated t h a t tlie rapid increase of t h e fund set aside would soon • justify the letting of a contract for t h e e r e c t i o n of a building. W e note later in the Proceedings t h e adoption by the Grand Lodge of t h e report of the Trustees of the. H o m e , s u b m i t t e d by Bro.C. E . RosBNBAUM, President, and presented by P a s t Grand Master J O H N T . H I C K S , Secretary of the Board, w h i c h we a s s u m e a u t h o r izes the Board to take necessary s t e p s for t h e construction of a $40,000 building for t h e purposes of t h e . H o m e , and further to m a k e necessary a r r a n g e m e n t s for its equipment, as soon as conditions permitted... We further assume tliat with. Bro. R O S B N B A U M as P r e s i d e n t a n d ,Bro. H I O K S , as Secretary there will be no lagging in t h e work. The Grand. Master, recommended t h a t t h e Correspondence. Gomrnittee resunie m a k i n g . r e p o r t s on Correspondence to be published witli the Proceedings, which was approved by Grand Lodge. " . , . . *, , Biggers Lodge No. 590, N o v e m b e r 6,1906, inexpectation of the institution of a Masonic Hom.e, raised t h e surii of $36.50 by volu n t a r y subscription which_ t h e y , n o w h a v e turned over to the Orphan's H o m e . Bully for B i g g e r ! A r k a n s a s has 18,293-members, 1,448 were raised during the year. . . , . • , . Upon report of Conmiittee on Correspondence, Saskatchewan was recognized, Greece, Guatemala, P a r a g u a y , IJ.raguay and Argentine continued. . . Committee on Mernorials paid a beautiful tribute to Bros. G E O . T. S P A R K S a n d E D W A R D M E T O A L E , a n d t h e others of the jurisdic-
tion w h o h a v e gone home. A resolution favoring universal peace, presented b y P a s t Grand Master G E O R G E T H O B N B U R G H , was adopted. W e are with you,Bro.THOBisrBURGH, and as security for t h a t peace we favor t h e building w i t h o u t delay of one battleship of t h e K a n s a s or Arkansas type, for each. State in our Federal Union. W e were present once when there w a s a n exchange of artillery compliments between A r k a n s a s a n d a foreign power, and we desire to guard against a like contingency in t h e future. " L e t us have peace." The finances of A r k a n s a s seem to be in good condition, a n d with its unprecedented growth bids fair to keep so hereafter.
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Chartered lodges, 507; lodges paying dues, 507. Ten lodges XJ. D. were granted charters. The Cerneaus, who have been in a state of retirement, seclusion from society, or a n asylum, for fifteen or twenty years past, have come out into the noise and bustle of the world again a t Pine Bluff, Arkansas, looking for suckers, and have had their quest dignified by a reference to a Committee on Law and Usage, who are sitting on the case during vacation, with power to send for persons a n d papers. A wise policy to adopt with cerneaus and civet eats is to give them ample sidewalk facilities. You never find t h e m u n d e r a banner inscribed, " A l l we w a n t is to be let alone." A q u a r t e r of a century ago K a n s a s had such an outfit, but those most interested In Its burial refused to admit, and never dignified it by a d m i t t i n g , its right to existence, and it died of inanition. W e note t h a t M.-.W.-. S A M H . D A V I D S O N will resume his task
as writer of correspondence ; no report submittted this year, however. R.-.W.-. Bro. F A Y H E M P S T E A D , the poet laureate of A r k a n s a s ,
read before Grand Lodge a poem suggested by his sixtieth birthday, which the Grand Lodge ordered published in the Proceedings. We give it below. Our K a n s a s readers can each deterniine his choice of appropriate p u n i s h m e n t according to prevailing usage "out west." W e vote for l a u r e a t e : SEXTBNNIAL.
Is It the lees Of Life, and nothing more, . When the years have come to the triple score, Is It only the close of a Winter's day, Where the sunshine fades in the West away? Is It only the tip of the mountain crest, Wherf the lingering rays of the sunlight rest; And where through the mists of the Past are seen The ghosts of the joys that once have been; While down in the valley, far below. Lie the graves of the things of Long Ago? Nay, nay. Not that. For he who holds By the simple faith t h a t the World enfolds, Finds, unto life's last, feeblest spark. That the daylight far exceeds the dark; That the Seasons bring, as they glide away, More days of brightness than days of gray; That the Spring gives place,In its varying moods. To the mellowing tints of the Autumn woods; And stars come out in the evening air, Which we fail to see In the noonday glare. And here, as I backward turn mine eye, O'er the faded days that behind me He, How like a flitting glimpse appears, The vista made by these sixty years! Gone; and forever. Beyond recall. Each deed of Itself to stand or fall, In the eyes of Him who Judgeth all. â&#x20AC;˘
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' But yet we cling to t h e firmer hope, That each will be seen In Its wider scope; And out of His mercy we be hailed ' With large allowance where we failed. As the day dies out with a golden gleam. And the red West glows with Its parting beam, So would I, friends, when It comes my lot, . Wish to depart thus calmly, and not As the Old Year passes, sad and slow. Wrapped In the shroud of the Winter's snow. But the r a t h e r l n twilight, fair and clear. Where the quivering discs of the stars appear. N . W . G B E E S O M , Grand M a s t e r .
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N e x t Atinual at Little Rock, N o v e m b e r 17, 1908.
BBITESH COLUMBIA — 1908. The picture gallery contains portraits of Grand
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T H O M A S T R O U N B E , 1885; W M . D A L B Y , 1886, and F E A N O I S B O W -
SEB, 1907. T h e volume opens to a Special Communication held September'23, 1907, for t h e purpose of a t t e n d i n g the funeral of P a s t Grand Master E L I H A R R I S O N . -The thirty-seventh A n n u a l w a s held J u n e 18, a t Victoria. M.-.W/. Bro. F . BOWSER, Grand Master in t h e East. B.-.W.-. Bro. S. N . J A R R E T T answered for K a n s a s .
Four new.lodges received dispensations and one dispensation continued from last year. T h e Grand Chaplain delivered a model address in quality and length—two pages—on the text, " C h a r i t y Never Faileth." Tlie next d a y the C o m m i t t e e on Charity reeom- mended two appropriations, one for ••flOO to a" widow, home and furniture destroyed by fire; a n d one for $200 for a Mason eightyfour years of age and sixtj'-three years a Mason, living with a Svidowed d a u g h t e r who has a large fainily. T h e report was approved as t h e a c t of the Grand Lodge will be." On Report of Correspondence Committee,. Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan was recognized; Gran Login Cosmos not granted recognition; and a circular from the Lodge "Asilo de la Paz, No. 13," seems to have been a hoodoo to the committee, of which they say, " a s it is written in either Spanish or Portuguese, we are unable to say wliat it is all about." K a n s a s is very fully reviewed by Bro. W O L F E S M I T H , the
c h a i r m a n of the Correspondence C o m m i t t e e , devoting a large a m o u n t of t h e space in his report to t h e address of Grand Master W E L T , I N G T O N and the reported decisions.. W i t h o u t the benefit of the record in the case, and m a i n l y upon the report of the Jurisprudence Committee, which, h e says, " e n l i g h t e n s us somewhat," he finds himself able to try t h e case ot a lodge whose charter was arrested and advises t h a t " s o far, we have looked in vain for
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any departure from t h e original plan of Masonry, and the only contumacj' shown seems to have been in refusing the advice of Grand Lodge officers to 'kiss and be friends,' the members of t h e lodge feeling, not unreasonably, t h a t they were capable of managing their own affairs without outside interference. They got it, however, where the chicken got the axe." Judged by its record, the British Columbia High Court of Review " s e e m s " able to give the Grand Lodge'of Kansas unlimited odds in the decision of the latter's cases. The only things It omitted to read or consider in rendering above judgment were: 1st. The record of the evidence In the case. 2d. The definition of contumacy a s laid down in Sec. 2, Art. 8, of its Constitution by the Grand Lodge of Kansas. 3d. British Columbia's recorded decision in the Queensland matter, viz: t h a t the members of the English lodge are incppable of mpinaging their own affairs. Last j'ear we said, "Bro. S M I T H is evidently not familiar with the history of t h e organization of many, perhaps a majority of the British Colonial Grand Lodges having English warrants, because any one familiar will know t h a t many have been formed from less than a majority of the lodges." Upon which s t a t e m e n t of historic fact he does not join issue further than to courteously concede our superior knowledge, for which we extend our fraternal consideration and esteem. Later in an enumeration by us of various Grand Lodges among them Scotland and Nova Scotia, which had been formed by less than a majority of t h e lodges, he relates back possibly and subjects our N o v a Scotia references to the following critic i s m : " W e might point out, however, that the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia was not formed by nine lodges as he states, b u t by flfty-oiie. A Grand Lodge was formed in that Province in 1866 by ten Scottish lodges, b u t it lasted only three years, the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia being founded in 1869 by fifty-one lodges, as above stated." Off again Bro. S M I T H — t h a t tenth Scottish lodge escaped and did not show up until 1869, as you will find recorded In history of F r e e m a s o n r y edited by Bros. S T I I J L S O N & W. J. H U G H A N , in t h e
historical account of Nova Scotia by M.\ W.v Bro. J O H N H . G R A H A M , Past Grand Master of t h e Grand Lodge of Quebec, L. L. D., and an acknowledged historian of veracity as well a s ability, who said, " O n the 20th day of February, 1866, the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of (the Province of ) Nova Scotia was formed a t the City of Halifax, by the representatives of the nine following lodges: (giving their names.)" W. H. D A V I S was elected Grand Master 1866-1867.« On J u n e 23, 1869, the District Grand Lodge R.-. E.-. with twenty-five lodges
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on its Registry, one lodge., li. S., arid the Grand Lodc/e of'Nova Scotia with twenty-Jive lodrjes on its Registry liappily " u n i t e d " under the designation of" the Grand Liodge of Ancient Free aiid Accepted Masons of N o v a S c o t i a " and elected its officers who were installed the day following, J u n e 24th, by A. A. S T E V E N S O N , Grand Master of Canada.- • , • . . . . . P e r h a p s it might i n t e r e s t ' B r b . S M I T H to recall the fact t h a t the contribution from the' D i s t r i c t Grand Lodge of the English Register was the outgrowth of a District Grand Lodge of Ancients organized in Nova S c o t i a - i n 1784, t h a t as Bro. G R A H A M says, continued its work a n d gov.erance till its auspicious " u n i o n " (twenty-five lodges being on its r e g i s t r y ) with.the,Grand Lodge of Nova-^cotia in 1869 a f t e r a n honored .and beneficent existence of eighty-five years, (from 1784-to-1869). . . '. Bro. S M I T H makes this further'contribution to history " t h e r e is not a regular masonic lodge in'Mexico to-day." As soon as the Grand Lodge of ISngland learns t h a t , i t w i l l recaU its rec'ognition. Bro. S M I T H goes back on H i s t o r i a n A N D E R S O N also, which we regret.' Between Bro. S M I T H and the I n d i a n a brother who accuses A N D B K S O N of i n c o r p o r a t i n g ' t h e Christian religion as a part of Masonry, BrOi A N D E R S O N is g e t t i n g - i t , t o ' q u o t e Bro. S M I T H " w h e r e t h e chicken got the axe." If A N D E R S O N were alive today he would' be k e p t busy explaining w h a t he had done, w h a t he t h o u g h t he had done, and w h a t he-had- failed to do, and he would count as the u n k i n d e s t cut of all the abuse showered upon his head by those who accept the results of his work and count it the beginning of-English- Masonry and a t the same time m a r k him down as=the Munchausen of E n g l i s h ' m a s o n i c history. ' In a reference-to Mississippi, where we had quo'ted approvingly, Bro.- H O W A R D ' S discussion' of the question of work,- in which' after showing up a British Columbian inconsistency in reference to Louisiana- work, Bro. H. s a i d : " I t may be well to remind Bro. S M I T H t h a t ' h e is living in a glass house and he had best lay down-'his stones, for-do not. his District Deputies show conclusively t h a t British A m e r i c a n work is not American work. Now if these self same gentlemen, who m a d e t h a t discovery had only traveled a little more t h e y would have ascertained t h a t the idea of a "universal masonic -work is purely Utopian." But Bro. S M I T H proceeds to get chesty a t our endorsementof Mississippi and a ta"Dr. S D A M M B R " proceeds to intimidate us by firing at us point blank the following i n t e r r o g a t i o n s : W h a t of if? W h y should it b e ? W h a t is American w o r k ? The first conundrum-stumps us. W e refer it back to the British Columbia Deputies, who possibly t h i n k t h a t anything A m e r i c a n m i g h t be an improvement; but as to t h a t Bro. S. let them a n s w e r — f a r be it from us to suggest w h a t m i g h t be. i n - t h e noggin of Bro. S M I T H ' S co-laborers. To the second, conundrum; w h y - s h o u l d ' i t b e ? we would reply, sound
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j u d g m e n t has established a supreine rule.which commands, " G e t the best." To the third conundrum, " W h a t is American work?" we would say, principally, in fact almost exclusively, w h a t is known as the Webb work, originated by and named, Bro. S M I T H , ^ after the first American Grand Master of our (United States) "American Grand Lodge, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, which was the first Grand Lodge in the world tiiat was properly and regularly organized a n d which from its organization has had sovereign exclusive jurisdiction in its territory. Because we referred to t h e fsct t h a t four/British territorial lodges "were formed on a more generous plan, that interposed no objection, t h a t conceded to lodges in autonomous territory t h e right to s e t u p their own Grand Lodge government," the four being British Columbia, Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan, Bro. S M I T H jumps a t the conclusion. " H e is evidently Of the opinion t h a t t h e Grand Lodge of British Columbia, like those of Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan, was formed by lodsjes holding Canadian warrants—being apparently unfamiliar with the course of events In this .province." I t w a s a remarkable grouping—remarkable from the fact tliat no other American or Colonial body was included. Did you ever figure out, Bro. S., why England w a s more considerate to her three subordinates in British Columbia than she was to Queensland, or almost any of her American or Australian subordinates ? H e r objection with these lodges would have been powerless, because the five Scottish lodges could, and doubtless would, have organized t h e Grand Lodge of British Columbia without her. I n other words, it m a y have been t h a t a virtue w a s made of necessity. W e had intended to make reference to the question of tlie recognition of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, but we refrained when we saw the following in the Pennsylvania review of t h e British Columbia Correspondence Report. Eeferring to our report upon the m a t t e r of the recognition of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, our brother says: " T h e r e are so many good reasons why this alleged Grand Lodge should not be recognized t h a t it is really an embarrass de richnesses (sic)." W e felt very much a s P a t did when the doctor told him he would have to send his wife to a warmer climate. P a t went o u t and returned with an axe and said, as he tendered the axe to t h e doctor: " Y o u do it, doctor. I haven't got the heart to do it." As Mr. S Q U I B B S would s a y , " H e r e ' s richness." W M . K . H O U S T O N , G r a n d Master.
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CALIFORNIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1908. Through the courtesy of Grand Secretary W H I C H K K we receive t h e California volume on the eve of Christrnas at Los Angeles, where we are stopping for a couple of months, visiting a u a u g h t e r and enjoying t h e mild I t a l i a n climate, with its occasional variations of Medicine Hat.origin and intensity. W e note two i m p o r t a n t changes in the official personnel of Grand Lodge. G r a n d S e c r e t a r y G E O R G E J O H N S O N resigning by reason of continued ill h e a l t h , and succeeded by W.". J O H N W H I O H E B , and AL,ONZO J. M O N K O E succeeding as c h a i r m a n of
Correspondence R e v i e w M.'. W.'. Brb. W M . A. D A V I B S who for so m a n y years a n d so efficiently held aloft t h e banner of California. Fourteen P a s t Grand Masters headed by their Dean M.-. W.\ W M . A. D A V I E S were present to assist Grand Master G E O R G E M. F E R I N E with t h e i r counsel a n d ' a d v i c e . . The Grand Master's a d d r e s s is sound and practical and holds up for approval a n d acceptance tlie " b e t t e r t h i n g s " for which Masonry stands. T h e utter absence of chestnuts is a noticeable feature of the address. Corner-stone l a y i n g m a d e the year's work a strenuous one. E l e v e n dispensations to form new lodges were granted. The Special C o m m i t t e e appointed in 1906 to report upon the s t a t u s of Masonry in tlie Philippines reported information of a ' m o v e m e n t to organize a Grand Lodge for the Philippine Islands, and expressed the belief t h a t "once a Grand Lodge is formed, t h a t t h e members thereof can better determine w h a t is best to do with those Masons who have received the degrees in the lodges " now in the Islands, c l a i m i n g their charters fi'om Spanish Grand Bodies." The Grand Lodge concurred in the views of the committee Bros. H . M. O W E N S and W.-. F B A N K P I E R C E and adopted their
report. The R e p o r t on Correspondence by W.-. ALONZO J. M O N R O E its
c h a i r m a n , covers t h e Proceedings of Grand Lodges of other jurisdictions for two years. K a n s a s for 1907, though very brief has space for a quotation from Grand Master BOND'S address showing the stride taken by K a n s a s Mas.onry in the masonic year. The chapel, the recognition of Alberta, Queensland, Porto Rico and Valle de Mexico, and our last review of California are noted. K a n s a s for 1908 gets a m p l e attention. The "notable success and- prosperity" reported by Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N are' cited and excerpts a r e t a k e n from t h e address of Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N , " that c o n c e r n i n g " t h e s a f e g u a r d s " of entrance of a man to the lodge w a s taken in full, and the verse ending " G o p m a k e me worthy of my friends."
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The Kansas Correspondence Report fared well. The questions of the Special Report, Universality of Masonry, and w h a t was said of Bros. P I B K C E and M E E K and California Masons generall3', were all taken. We would lilce to take Bro. MONROE'S •conclusion in full, but must be brief to include California a t all. OsoAB L A W L E B , Grand Master. N e x t A n n u a l at San Francisco, October 12, 1909.
C A X A D A — ON T A K I O . Six specials preceded the Annual lield on J u l y 15, 1908. M.". W.'. Bro. A. T. F B E B D . Grand Master on the Throne. K a n s a s was represented by R.\ W.-. W. G. R R I D , who. together with his brother diplomats, were duly received and welcomed. The Grand Master in his address mentioned the deatlis of three notable persons. H U G H M U B E A Y , P a s t Grand Master, was stricken with apoplexy November 26tli, and died November 28, 1907; and M-.VV.-. Bro. W M . A. S D T H E B I ^ A N D , P a s t Grand Master of Grand Lodge of New York and Honorary Past Grand Master of Canada, died March 11, 1908. 'I'he widow of J u d g e W M . M E B C E R , the first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada, also died during' the year. Among the decisions by the Grand Master we are surprised to find the following: " A Past Master from another jurisdiction affiliated with a lodge in this jurisdiction and was elected Master, he not having served as Warden in this jurisdiction. I s the election legal? No, the election is void, and the brother m u s t not be installed." The decision is not in accordance with the generally accepted law of the jurisdictions of this country. Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan was duly recognized. K a n s a s for 1908 is very fully and fraternally reviewed by M.-. W.-. Bro. ROBERTSON, chairman of the Correspondence Committee. About two pages covering the topics, "Commercialism in Masonry," and the '"Visit to St. Thomas Lodge a t Colby" are taken from Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N ' S address, which is pronounced "far above the average." Statistics from the H o m e are given,and the s t a n d i n g regulations concerning corner-stones printed. The opening to the Kansas Report on Correspondence is taken in full and the report denominated "excellent." M.-.W.-. A U G U S T U S T . F R E E D , Grand Master. N e x t A n n u a l Canada, July 21, 1909. London.
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COr^bJRADO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 8 . N i n e Special Corninnnications.of Grand Lodge was held during the year, four to lay corner-stones, four ,to constitute lodges and one to dedicate a masonic temple. A record'is made of each event, so t h a t future historians will have no difflculty in tracing lodge history and ascertaining details. The Grand Lodge met in Dienver, September 21, 1908. M.;.W.-. J O S K P H A. D A V I S , Grand Master in the Grand E a s t . Twenty-two P a s t Grand Masters led by their Dean'. M.-.W.-. H E N R Y M . F U L L E R , avowed by their-presence their continued interest in the fraternity. Two Past Grand Masters sent letters of regret.at inability to be present. Representatives of forty-eiglit Grand Jurisdictions were received and welcomed by the Grand Master, to whose cordial greeting W.-. fero. R O B E R T M . S I M O N S responded happily and well. We are pleased to note t h a t M.-.W.-. W M . D . T O D B faithfully represented K a n s a s . The Grand Master's address has the true ring, and we are glad to have the assurance and to read the' w a r n i n g given by M.-.W.-. Bro.- D A V I S in the . following. After m a k i n g forty visitations, which necessitated nearly five thousand miles of travel, receiving open-handed hospitality everywhere, he s a y s : "One of the most noticeable things on these visits, to my mind, was the temperate character of the masonic fraternity. G O D has not written on the faces of the membership of this Craft the signs of dissipation, and licentiousness, and w r o n g living. H e has w r i t t e n that they are good husbands, loving fathers, s y m p a t h e t i c neighbors and loyal citizens." * * ^ " T h e lodge, brethren,.is not stronger than its weakest memb e r ; t h a t is to say. h u m a n nature is so constituted, especially in those t h a t are outside of the lodge or the church, t h a t if a m e m b e r stumbles and falls, t h a t one is sorted out and made a inark of, to be pointed a t as a m e m b e r of the masonic fraternity, or of soiiie church.. Tliey forget those t h a t do lead upright, kindly, masonic lives, so I urge upon you during the coming year t h a t we be governed not only by the tenets'of a Mason's profession, but t h a t the rules laid down in the Bible, t h a t Great L i g h t in Masonry, be carefully observed, for the ej'esBf the world are upon us, and point to our failures more than p u r achievements.'' Three dispensations were issued for new lodges, and later charters were granted by Grand Lodge. ' " ' The K a n s a s volume for 1908 is not included In the Correspondence Report for the year, thereby giving use e m p t y space which we gladly use in giving the K a n s a s brethren an opportunity to read a most excellent oration delivered by Grand Orator M B I J V I N E D W A R D S . There vare no words at our coinmand t h a t will convey a n y t h i n g like a conception of its beauty, strength,
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wisdom, or completeness, as a finished intellectual production equal to that each can gain for himself by its reading. In itself it is the modern conception of Masonry, exquisitely portrayed and expressed. Here it i s : Bro. MEI^VIN ECWAKDS, Grand Orator, was Introduced and delivered the following oration, which, on motion, duly seconded, was received and ordered printed In the Proceedings, and the thanks of the Grand Lodge were extended to the Grand Orator; GoBTKE. the great German poet, lay upon his dying bed. The heart and brain of the old bard, which had so often combined their separate powers to kindle the poetic fire and cause to burst forth In lianie the smouldering embers of an immoi'tal genius, were vainly struggling to break the chains of their environment and give forth the last thoughts of the dying muse, when suddenly he raised himself from his pillow, and with an intense expression of surprise depicted on his face, liestret'ched out his arms and cried, â&#x20AC;˘' Fjlght, more Light." As though a great light bi'oke upon his fading vision. In answer to that death cry, the face Instantly became illuminated with an expression of peace and satisfaction as the spirit took Its flight. From out the Immensity of human experience there has been forever evolved one paramount and ImmeasurHbie invocation of mankind for light, niore light. It breaks forth from the lips of growing Infancy to tottering and decrepit age. from humanity's first step on the pathway of life, until the embers of mortality fitfully gleam in the sockets of existence and fade from earth. It comes down to us through all the ages, so full of pathos and absorbing Interest, that itchalienges at once the best thoughts of our greatest thinkers,and touches with unerring certainty the transcendant Intei'est of enlightened humanity. If perchance you should make a visit to your physician's laboratory, he can. If so Inclined, hand you an ordinari' appearing herl). at the same time Inform you, that if subjected to the chemist's art. it will yield up a substance which, if taken Into the system, will produce feelings of ecstatic pleasure, and will tr.insport mortal man for the time being, from his cares and troubles, to immeasurable delights; from the doubts and w<}rrles of life to certainties and harmonies scarcely dreatiied of. tfhf)uld you Inquire the name of this product of the soil, you will be told that It is known as CannabU Tndica. and this concentrated substance is Its Alkaloid, or active principle. Enlarging on this knowledge or revelation, the earnest searcher after nature's mysteries cannot fall to discern that the great organizing power of the universe has planted down deep in the hidden centers of its leafing and blooming creations, concentrated potentialities of mighty and expanding foi-ce. Leaving the physical creation, if he will allow his now awakened and alert mentality to reach out into metaphysical realms, there will come to htm admonitions of some hidden force, higher and more momentous to humanity's children than any other, and towering above all mundane mysteries and conditions as mountain i-ange. billow on billow, towers above the plains. There will â&#x20AC;˘ be developed multiplied evidences that there Is Implanted in man an Alkaloid, which. If rightly administered, will transport him to higher plains of intelligence and unfolding powers. This question embraces both the physical and the metaphysical condition that engirt the race. I t calls for a larger and clearer knowledge of the laws of matter and existence than man has yet attained to. Every age has experienced Increased light along the line of matei-ial welfare. Here and there sorite clear and active mentality has caught an Insight into the finer mechanism of nature's great machine, a more comprehensive knowledge of one or nioi'e of nature's laws has been given him, and thus there has been contributed little by little, added knowledge and light Illuminating the pathway of man's material well being. Now and then along the ages, some mortal breathing in a purei: air of Inspiration than others, has been lifted to serener heights, and given clearer views of ultimate truth than comes to the vast throng of humanity. Others catch a glimpse of the beyond as the veil lifts, and the light eternal breaks on the pathway, while others wltli Intellects clear and faculties undlmmed, apparently drop off to rest like the sleeper who wraps the draperies of his couch about him. and lies down to quiet slumber with no thought of the morrow. Standing In the midst of the universal activities of the twentietli century, when the Intellect of man never was so alert to grapple and solve all the problems of life, the question comes to us continually. Is there no key given to m a n to unlock the mystery of ultimate truth? On the threshold of investigation one is met by an almost impregnable barrier that has been erected around this field of inquiry by scientific investigators. The men of science, from the earliest history of the race, who have delved deep Into the material aspectof the universe,Intenton penetrating the
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mysteries of nature, have, with scarcely an exception, established for their only guide the evidence t h a t at all times should stand the test lald"-down by the five h u m a n senses. Any object or subject t h a t falls to be demonstrable by these tests are ignored as rubbish, and the barrier thus erected turns aside he who would look outside and beyond the five senses for another sense equal in importance if not greater In the economy of the Creator. So the question assumes a two-fold nature; one relating to the material condition of miin.such as can Ur determined by hearing, seeing, feeling, tasting or smelling, the other to a higher sense, now becoming generally acknowledged as ihe sixth sense,or â&#x20AC;˘ the sense of faith. For centuries man has expended his best efforts In unfolding nature's laws. From atom to planet, from globule to globe, from earth to ancybon, the mental activities of the scientific few have been employed, and whenever the woi'klng tools have been di'opped.others haVe picked them up, and carried the work forward, to the culminating knowledge of the twentieth century. Astronomical science hns ever been an open field for the dreamer after truth, as'well as the patient antl ti'ue scientist who sits out the still watches of the night until they blend into day, gazing into the starlit sky. At first primordial man from his conception of what was the ordei' of th*e universe, determined that the secret of existence lay just outside ihe " k e n " of mortals, and the home of ultimate truth must be' located somewhere in the firmament on which he gazed. For untold ages nien scanned the heavens and â&#x20AC;˘ like the mythological argonauts, nli:htly sailed the mystic sea In seai'ch of the golden fleece, nut while they have always returned at the first rays of the morning light with their quest a failure, each successive flight has afforded a clearer and more expanded view of the Immensity of the Architect's plans. From those wild times, when men sat on their housetops and imagined the stars to be living beings, who at times became heavenly visitants to the earth to rescue naortals frorii impending pei'il, to the age of PTOLKMY'S mathematics ; from the first conception of the telescope to the great LICK tube ; from the crude Idea of the Shepherd Kings, to the modern Idea'of millions and trillions of woi'lds constituted of like elements, governed by one Itiw that revolve and glitter heyond the reach of the most powerful tube, constitutes'the most wonderful chapter in the history of the human mind. Men still sail the starlit space for some tangible answer to the heart cry of humanity, believing that somewhere the center of all force must be found, and man's Importance in the divine plan demonstrated, but so far all the facts prove from the standpoint of physics in the vast order of creation, that.man Is but an Insignificant dot. So man returns from his mental'fllghts through the universe, his mind shrinking back into its fleshy domicile, belittled and overpowered by the solemn greatness of creation, and utterly prostrated by the thought that nowhere in this vast outstr-etch of ether and stars. lias lie found any answer to the great problem of ultimate being, but from a mere intellectual or scientific standpoint, he is ready to assert that the theory of man's importance In the plans of the Creator is but an idle dream. But while he is absorbed in his study of the heavens; others have been unfolding the mysteries of earth, with no Clearer or more comprehensive results than as the upward look seems to lessen the hope, the downward look stimulates and enlarges It. The microscope balances the telescope and restores the equilibrium. Viewed from this scientific outlook, man gainsvastly more in comparing his position as a sentient being, with all the stellar creation of revolving mist and dust. From the infinitesimal animalculi, millions of which are capable of being housed in a arop of water, up through the ascending scale of animal organization as complete in all their functions as the largest animal known, man comprehends the mighty fact that of all GOD'S living creatures he stands at the summit, and that which is Infinitely grander and more ennobling to our dual nature, is ,that enthroned in this encasement of dust Is our Intellect vastly greater than that dust, though it be scattered In cosmic space or compressed ill flrmamental spheres, for man weighs globules and globes with the scale of his intellect,and measures the distance that separates atomsand planets with the same precision and accuracy as though he himself was.a creator. The conceded rule and principle of mechanics is, that he who grasps and masters the complete Idea stands next to the inventor or discoverer. The mind that thinks out and applies the Creator's truths musi in some degree be allied with the Creator; and so we say that there is a divinity that is shaping man's course through life and through man the course of the race, by unknown and unseen influences, to the end t h a t absolute truth in all its forms will yet be revealed. As truth Is eternal, man in some form or condition, imbued with the full knowledge of truth, must and will of necessity be Immortal. I t is only when man rises to the full knowledge that it is the unseen and intangible forces of life that crown the future with all the possibilities, if not certainties, of t h a t life, t h a t he turns from the objective to the subjective powers of the mind to carry forward the conquest, every step of which comes to raise him a little In the scale of advancement.
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Here we are engirt by manifestations and conditions that predicate a universe beyond and above the realm of tlie senses. What are these dreamlike visions that comes to us in the stillness of silent meditations? Whence comes to each of us those flashes or revelations through our minds that enableus to solve the problems that continually beset us? If not the manifestations of orders of existence that are real and near, although unseen and intangible. From what source has come all the great inventions of the age, which are gradually enabling man to chain the forces of nature and make them subservient to his uses? We render our mead of admiration to one and all of the great leaders of humanity on every field of action who have wrought a higher and more advanced condition for humanity's happiness and well being. OOJJUMBUS, we say, discovered America, but how came his brain filled with the idea that yonder to the West, lay unknown lands? From whence came the intelligence that whispered to PYTHAGOKAS the solution of the forty-.^eventh problem of Euclid, the joy of which caused him to cry out "'Eureka !" What stays the thoughts and actions of men, or stimulates those thoughts to activity, and enables man to act when the time is fully ripe.?- Whence has come those innumerable admonitions wliispered in the ears of man, of which we have so many accounts. like to the Captain on that large ocean steamer sailing due West from Liverpool to New York: '"Change your course to the South by West," came the suggestion, and on doing so, soon sighted a sinking vessel, and rescued the people otherwise doomed to death. The idea is, that no man In any age has been more or less than the selected agent through whom great truths were transmitted; the live wire through which flowed from some unknown source, the electrical fluid that In GOD'S ordained time, burst forth into ark-lights of progress. Illuminating tlie^world. Starting from that period which serves to mark the early morning hour of our race, when, after the Great Arcliltect had evolved out of mist and chaos, an earth which conformed to the great idea. He supplemented all this vast mechanism of animated and revolving matter with the creation of man, the crowning work of His hand, and seemingly that there might never be a question as to his special creation, and the pedestal on which man was enthroned, the proclamation went forth that he was made in the own lilteness apd imago of Deity. From the hour that man was given complete and sole dominion over all, the race has been slowly climbing out of darkness and mystery to light and knowledge. In flue, man is divinely created and conditioned and stationed here with his feet firmly rooted to the earth, beneath tiim â&#x20AC;&#x201D;mysteries and laws of matter, around him â&#x20AC;&#x201D;mysteries of air and space, above him; mysteries of suns, planets and stars, and suspended between the earth and sky Is the brain organism, swinging in rythmical beat with time's pendulum, slowly but surely fulfilling the divine Injunction to work out his own destiny in accordance with the problems laid down on the Master's Trestie-board. It is only w^hen we stop to consider the unlimited numl^er and the magnitude of the designs laid down on the Master's Trestle-board, how we come in touch with them in a thousand forms everyday of our lives, problems that men have come.in touch with daily since time began, and how inflniteslmally few are the oiies that have been solved, can we comprehend in a limited way what work is laid out for man to perform, and the ultimate idea of the great Artificer of it all, touching the destiny of the children of men. As man is evolved from the egg and by different stages slowly advances to the age of physical maturity, so it is evident that the race conditioned in swaddling clothes, received from the Creator the decree to work out the great problems of existence, one by one, as they should appear, and the race advancing In age and knowledge be fitted to comprehend and receive it. How slowly the hands on the dial of truth have moved despite the mighty forces of heart and brain that have been engaged in the conflict In pushli?g them forward. To search out and to discover truth is at least the great duty of man; the truth of earth, of air and of sky. and, beyond all, the ultimate t:ruth of his own destiny. I t does not become a question of definite time, but a problem of certainty In t h e e n d . The first problems on the Trestle-board are those t h a t pertain to the here and now, and,one by one they are being worked out, first the foundation stone, then the superstructure, and lastly the crowning dome. Little by little the knowledge of mysterious forces is Increasing, and so sure as two and two make four, man having solved so many of the problems of life, Is destined to solve them all, and some time away off there in the milky way of the race, men will walk the earth in complete dominion over all Its forces. ^ In the careful survey of the laws of nature, we are met at every turn with Indubitable evidence of what may be termed the l a w of hindrance. As the brake is applied to the wheels of a car to lessen its speed, or to bring it to a funst<5p, so is the principle of friction, in one form or another, applied to every moving object. Even the tornado that sweeps on Its devastatingcourse is in a short time worn out by opposing currents and Its force scattered and dissipated. The rushing waters of our mountain streams find their course impeded by rocky barriers that throw their Impact back in angry swirl and foam. The utmost ingenuity of the skilled engineer is exerted continually to .
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overcome the retarding force of friction. So amidst the surging conflict that has ever beat with mighty force along the lines of man's Intellectual development, there has entered as hindering forces the strongest powers of human nature. Envy, hate and avarice combine to dwarf and belittle our better natures, paralyze our higher faculties. Invite sickness and shorten our lives. Not one of all the children of men are Immune from their blighting effects. Man Imbued with their most pronounced form, becomes the center of bis own blindness. In the darkness of his life, crime has Its opportunity, villainy its chance, and Infamy Its fullest scope. Were it not for counter forces man would be driven off the field of every conflict In defeat and ruin. These forces are Faith and Hope, with Love as the mighty alkaloid that kindles a n d keeps the Are of both burning In the h u m a n heart. How slowly mankind comes to the knowledge that love Is the one all-powerful force In the economy of creation How loath men are to make use of the most potential factor In our existence for the upbuilding of every Interest we have, mental, physical and flnanclai. Before Its maglc-lnfluence the passions subside; Imbruted m a n and savage animal yield to its gentle sway. I t permeates all nature in a multitudeof forms, and Us voice is heard.whenever and wherever our ears a r e turned to listen. The greatest exemplar.in ail history of this mlght.y force In whose life the floodtlde of love reached Us highest point, was He who trod the hills and valleys of Palestine; everywhere in the name of this mighty alkaloid, bidding the blind to see, the denf to hear and the lame to walk; at the mention of whose name, after nineteen hundred years have .passed, millions of the sons and daughters of men bow in adoration. Would .you know something of this power to soothe the passions of men? I stood a few years since In a crowd of the lower element gathered in a large hall In one of our Eastern cities. Between the numbers on the program pictures were thrown on the screen. The whole performance was so worihless that the dlsappi'oval of the rabble was soon evidenced by a pandeiuonium, during which chairs were thrown at the stage and the vilest oaths and epltiiets liurled at the perfoi'mers. Suddenly the lights were lowered and the features of t h e ' ' M a n of Sorrows" were seen on the curtain. Then occurred a scene seldom witnessed. Instantly the clamor ceased a n d ' a n indescribable feeling spread through the hall, and a perfect quiet settle over the audience. ISO great movement to uplift the race has ever failed with love as its incentive. No nation Is great and strong a n d endurable without a love of its citizens that will give their life for Us honor. There has never been a great man without he has loved much. "Read the history of A. LINCOLK, then look on his face and see the sliadow of a great love that found in .vouth a longing in his heart that finally ripened Into traits of character that makes him the greatest type of American citizenship. The stronu, masterful love of Pi'esident .MoKiNLEY always succeeded when arguments failed, and as depicted In the tender care of an invalid wife, blessed and sirengthened every home In the land, and will be handed down by o u r Order ,as an heritage from a Ijrother Mason to our children and to our children's children forever. There is no religion but the religion of love; all sacred history proclaims it, and it Is written t h a t through the power of love to him that overcometh the forces of error, "all things that are hidden shall be made plain." So love is the alkaloid of our great Order. By Us dictates our ancient brethren were enabled to lead the race by the hand of gentleness down through the ages of savagery and iron to the one inaugurated by the "Prince of Peace," and by Inculcating its benign principle there has been handed on down through the centuries unimpaired the great tenets of our profession. To us it is t h e one light that never dims; the one sun t h a t never sets, and the countless sons of our Order now and forever will follow where Us holy light leads. U n d e r W a s h i n g t o n , Bro. G R B I S N L B A F s a y s : " T h e a d d r e s s by P a s t G r a n d Master J O H N A R T H U R , in m e m o r y of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r W M . H . U P T O N , vi^as a m a s t e r l y effort a n d should be
r e a d , b y every one who desires to have a truthful portraiture of one of t h e noblest Masons of our p r e s e n t era, a n d one wliose motives have been so frequently misunderstood a n d misjudged." W e a r e heartijy in accord with t h e expression o f ' B r o . G R E B N LBAP. I n his conelusion Bro. G B E E N L I B A F .says he h a s f a i l e d t o
find a n y l a w justifying the invasion of the inherent rights of the lodges by the Grand Masters of their jurisdiction in conducting their correspondence with lodges in other jurisdictions.
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He says it is copied, wherever engrafted upon Craft Masonry from a similar enactment, in a semi-inilitarj' concordant Grand Body and t h a t in t h e absence of any enactment the lodges are a t liberty to conduct their own affairs as they see proper, within constitutional limits. W h i l e we agree with Bro. G., we further believe t h a t whatever inherent rights of the lodges remained unsurrendered originally to the Grand Assembly or later to the Grand Lodge a t their organization into the Grand Lodge Body under its Constitution, there is only one constitutional way in which they may become divested or deprived of them, and that is by the usual constitutional method, "submission to the lodges of a proposed a m e n d m e n t covering the surren'der of such rights and a vote of the lodges adopting such constitutional change. Lodges originally were the supreme authority, and while certain l a n d m a r k s were generally agreed to, and certain general rules from time to time adopted, it is only within very recent times t h a t Grand Lodges have assumed the paternal care of managing the private business affairs of tlie lodge or dictating w h a t its correspondence shall be with sister lodges outside of the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge concerning this and its personal concerns and'flnancial interests. While in some cases t h e Grand Lodge undoubtedly could better arrive a t a basis of adjustment, yet we think even this consideration affords no w a r r a n t for dispensing with the authority or request of the lodge for its intervention. W e note under Oregon an interesting discussion between Bros. G B E E N L E A F a n d HODSON which is mainly of interest to us in t h a t it discloses t h e fact that both are disposed to agree upon some plan whereby recognition can be extended to Grand Lodges which have completely severed their connection with a Supreme Council. This m u s t precede the unification of the symbolic Masonry of the world and pave t h e way for the universality of Masonry. J O H N B . H A F F Y , Grand Master.
N e x t A n n u a l a t Denver, September 21, 1909.
COXNECTICUTâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 8 . At t h e outset of his address Grand Master A. J . H A L L O C K sounds a word of caution to Grand Lodge asking, because of its popularity, for t h e closest scrutiny into the character and qualifications of those seeking admission to Masonry. " L e t us, brethren, see to it t h a t none b u t those who are good citizens and are living clean lives gain admission." A notable event w a s the G r a n d Master's visitation to Litchfield. The governor and several of h i s official associates attended, a n d to add to the solemnity of t h e
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occasion t h e Master Mason degree was conferred, " a l l the chairs being ably filled by members of t h e Litchfield County Bar." The Masons of Connecticut have a n u m b e r of a n n u a l outings. The Masonic "Veteran Association held theirs a t Lake Kenosia, D a n b u r y ; The Past Master's Association of New H a v e n County, enjoyed a " Shore D i n n e r i i t Savin Rock." W h a t jolly inemories y e t r e m a i n ' a b o u t t h a t old familiar p l a c e ! The G r a n d Master administered a severe jolt to a lodge which asked permission to change the date of its A n n u a l Communication so t h a t several of its officers and members could attend the December meeting of the Mystic S h r i n e ; the dispensation was not g r a n t e d . H e also called attention to .i practice of rushing y o u n g Masons through the various Bodies in order to join the Mystic Shrine, as wrong, and said t h a t a sense of duty to their lodge a n d Masonrj' should cause tliem to stop t h e same at once. " G r a n d Master's D a y " in t h e interest of the Masons Home was as usual a largely attended and p l e a s a n t event. T h e Grand Master charged the Masons t h a t " i t is your H o m e , and upon you it m u s t ever depend for its care a n d support. L e t us never be found w a n t i n g in t h e discharge of this g r e a t duty." We note t h a t K i n g H i r a m , No. 12, celebrated its 125th Anniversary J a n u a r y 3, 1908. Four E m e r g e n t Communications were held, one for funeral ceremonies of P a s t Grand Chaplain A N D R E W C. H U B B A R D ; one of like character for P a s t Grand Master A S A S M I T H , a n d two for lodge dedications.
I S A I A H B A K E R , Jr., the
Grand Representative of K a n s a s , was present a t the A n n u a l Communication. The Grand Master's address h a s t h i s reference to the " Order of the Eastern S t a r : " " T h i s organization is still witli us a n d doing splendid work iii connection with our Masonic H o m e , a n d we join with all those who k n o w of their work and how unselfishly tliey are aiding the Graft in Connecticut, in extending to t h e m our thanks and wishing t h e m prosperity." Saskatchewan was recognized. Correspondence Report is. a s usual, b y M.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N H . B A R L O W a n d shows the customary careful consideration and thoughtful preparation given to all his work by Bro. JBARLOW. I t comprises 203 pages and K a n s a s h a s engrossed his attention to t h e e x t e n t of five and one-half pages, to which K a n s a s does not object, though a like consideration to the sixty-eight jurisdictions reviewed would call for 374 pages uf report. Grand Master B O N D ' S congratulations on our " p r o s p e r i t y " and his remarks on the Masonic H o m e and E a s t e r n Star a r e taken. A page is devoted to his decisions, all of which Bro. BARLOW approves, saying t h a t he thought Nos. 5 and 15 should have been approved, in which j u d g m e n t we concur.
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H e says of the E a s t e r n Star sisters: '-They are doing a noble work not only in K a n s a s , but in Connecticut." Bro. B E R O S T B E S S O B ' S " e l o q u e n t oration" is noted. Three pages of excerpts are taken from the K a n s a s Correspondence Report; under Connecticut, "iVIasonic T r a d i t i o n s ; " under Cuba, " A t h e i s m ; " under Florida, "Mystic S h r i n e ; " under Indiana, " C h a r i t y Fun,d vs. H o m e ; " under Nova Scotia, " E a s t e r n Star;" and under Ohio, the " J o b Lot of Distinguished Guests." We are pleased to find such general commendation of the Kansas doings and sayings from the " L a n d of steady habits," and from one whose j u d g m e n t is entitled to such high consideration. U n d e r Maryland, Bro. B. discusses a m a t t e r with Alab a m a and Maryland over the following situation, as we understand i t : A brotlier is declared expelled by his lodge and the Grand Lodge on appeal declares the act of the lodge was unlawful. W h a t is his s t a t u s ? The A l a b a m a and Maryland reviews say t h a t he has lost his membership in the lodge. Bro. B. says t h a t he has not. W e think a case is never completed until j u d g m e n t has been rendered in the court of last resort to which it has been appealed. A trial in a lodge is not a final judgment, when the right of appeal to Grand Lodge is exercised, and when the case comes before Grand Lodge and the Grand Lodge determines t h a t the act of the lodge was unlawful, the act is a nullity, and the old' maxim of the law applies, 'â&#x20AC;˘^debile fundamentium fallit opus,^' where the foundation fails all goes to the ground. We think there can be no question as to the soundness of Bro. BABIJOW'S position. This is not a question of the " i n h e r e n t right of the membership of a lodge to say, a t any and all times, who shall be a d m i t t e d into fellowship with them," nor is it a question of " a brother who may have lost his membership from any cause whatever." The brother did not lose his membership in his lodge, for t h a t which was unlawfully done had uo element of validity, and could not deprive him of a. masonic right. His review of M o n t a n a is a fitting farewell to dear old Bro. H E D G E S , quoting this from him : " After one has passed his golden wedding anniversary and his seventy-fifth birthday, as we shall soon do, it is time to get one's baggage together for a long journey." Bro. B. r e m a r k s : " W e shall soon pass our seventy-fifth,and it seems to speak to us ' B e ye also ready.'"
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Since t h e above was w r i t t e n , t h e s u m m o n s came to Bro. B A B LOW, a n d found him " r e a d y . " H i s brethren in Connecticut have left to t h e m the memory of a pure life a n d spotless character. H i s companions of the Guild liave lost from their number one of their ablest and best. A sound jurist, a fair critic, one not so strenuous for his own view as he was for the greatest good to Masonry, and one who a l w a y s held high t h e s t a n d a r d of Masonry.
M.-.W.-. E D W A R D E . F U L L E R , G r a n d Master.
N e x t A n n u a l a t New H a v e n , J a n u a r y 20, 1909.
CUBAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1908. The volume of Proceedings contains 228 pages, forty of which constitute t h e report of R.-.W.'. Bro. F . D E P. R O D R I G U E Z , the c h a i r m a n of the Correspondence C o m m i t t e e . A fine portrait of C A L I X T O F A J A R D O , M.-.W.-. Grand Master for the y e a r March 22, 1908, to March 22,1909, appears as frontis piece to t h e volume. T h e a d d r e s s of Grand
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good one.and shows t h a t his a d m i n i s t r a t i o n was a successful one. W e t a k e a few brief excerpts: lb must be a good reason for being satisfied and a source of wholesome pride to us all to know that, notwithstanding the great inconveniences stated In the preceding paragraphs, the fraternity lias attained an extraordinary degree of progress.
Alluding to Bro. R O D R I G U E Z ' S last year's report showing general recognition, he says: What a source for deep meditation Is t h a t one offered by Freemasonry in our young republic, which Is In close and good correspondence with all the Grand Bodies whose antiquity and stabllitj' make them worthy of being con-, sldered as regular.
One lodge was disorganized, its members affiliating with others; three reorganized, a n d eight new ones organized, m a k i n g eleven n e w lodges. B u t we have no-further space for review, as we need the space for the e x c e l l e n t report of Bro. R O D R I G U E Z .
K a n s a s i s reviewed a t length. Quoting from Grand Master B O N D ' S introduction, he says, " W e can do no less than eulogize it." H e refers to his eloquent words in the dedication of the chapel, a n d quotes t h e expression of satisfaction in the perform-
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ance of his duty made by M.-.W.-. Bro. B O N D . He refers to the m a n y years he has k n o w n the c h a i r m a n of the Correspondence Committee and returns t h a n k s to him "for having heeded our advice toward Porto Rico. May you and K a n s a s prosper ever so long." We are preparing our report in California, taking our first real vacation for quite a p a r t of a century. We do not have a copy of our 1907 report with us, and only recollect t h a t C O M P A N I O N I , the suicide, was refused masonic burial. W h a t we said then was in condemnation of those responsible for it, and to such only would we desire our criticism to apply. We are glad to learn t h a t P a s t Grand Master P E L L O N did not approve, and t h a t the criticism did not and cannot apply to hiin. The remarks about consecrated ground have no reference to the masonic fraternity, but to the church which, as we said, alone refuses burial to a suicide. From Bro. R O D R I G U E Z Report of the Committee on Foreign . Relations we take his opening in full as follows: " Masonry better t h a n any other h u m a n association knows the signs of the times and follows them, there is no doubt about that. Besides the essential conservative spirit which surrounds her, because on this account we desire her universality may continue, she yet progresses. W h a t would become of our institution if it were absolutely subordinated to the feverish Latin imagination, to the German stoicism, to the English phlegmatism, or to the American "goahead " i t i v e n e s s ? The true masonic spirit consists in the unconscious h a r m o n izing the opinions of o t h e r s ; the Mason who does not always try to place the common interest above his own is nothing but a pitiful wretch who grasps the appearance for the reality, who sees in the ceremonial of the lodge not the symbolism, but a SOLOMO^T or a HiBAM reincarnated anew, to receive afterward the most cruel disenchantment and faces the ridicule of those who have learned to withdraw the attention of the intellect from objects of sense to realize the ideal. Side by side with the archeological and philosophical studies which like collateral study indicate the methods of English Masonry arises the North A m e r i c a n ; unlike their ancestors, the songs of truth, they construct cathedrals whose pride defies the clouds. The French Masonry to-day gives its thought to public education, and to the young. The German, more forcible than the one, and more light t h a n the other, encourages circles of true culture. But all absolutely all succeed in producing beneficence througli the Homes for children, and for old people, of orphans and widows,
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together with its protection of truth e x t e n d i n g the hand of brotherhood, and the brother also aiding a n d not.abusing the protector. B u t we the Latins of America, w h a t have w e ? Do we progress? Do we reach our i d e a l ? I n m j ' opinion not yet, and never will we reach it, if, like the Arabian w h o on arriving at the Mosque, leaves, his slippers at the entrance b a t we, if we wish to build up Masonry m u s t not suffer ourselves to leave our passions a t the doors of the temple; but enter pure and sincere, propogating the truth not in speech but in action, the t r u t h through example and not alone through speech, between whose flowers are often found, if not vipers, at least witliered leaves. Therefore the.Anglo-Saxton considers us with jealousy, therefore they fear our language, therefore they behold us in our houses like unfolding beings worthy to be studied. Therefore, Cuba has had t h e fortune when seen near at hand, t h a t her sons have begun to d e m o n s t r a t e t h a t they are to-day working a t beginnings and to-morrow they will do the work, however to t h e m we appear to be in the probation period. Woe to us, if we change our ways and leave beliind the essential to pursue the chimera. T h a t and only t h a t was suggested to us by the study of the labors of t h e Grand Masonic Bodies of last year. America and E u r o p e giving each other the hand in the masonic camp. Oh yes, there are congresses, because the different people of the world go to them, a n d become united, and extend the hand to produce between each other t h e true fraterhity. German and French Masonry already united at the end of t h i r t y years separatiori which h i t h e r t o they have been unable to accomplish neither by the comm a n d s of their Sovereigns or the bayonets of enemies. A. MoBCOMBE e x t e n d i n g his voice froni the North American prairies to show that in tfrance there is something more than the Masonry of the Grand Orient or the Grand Lodge can accomplish with their duty. A n d a t l^st there is a P A T T O N in Philadelphia who does not intend t h a t c h a r i t y shall be exercised on a small scale, but h a s bequeathed his immense fortune amounting to millions or dollars which has been wholly devoted to the ma.intenance of young girls. W h a t is the difference after all t h a t a C A D I Z , a W A I T , a D I L L S ,
a M O N T G O M E R Y and-a H E D G E S dies, if the principles and the ideals are saved, the object which dominates an institution like ours, ridiculed by some, envied by others, falsified by many and ignored by a great majority of our own ( b r e t h r e n ) who would not be capable to repeat even by m e m o r y the oaths which they have sworn a n d who deny, d e t r a c t and vilify through their lack of faith in the doctrines of hope in the proper success of charity with their own brethren.
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Consider, brethren, consider and read with calm determination the very many deeds you will meet in t h e following pages, which more than a n y t h i n g else tends to prove the evolutive character, which though slow, m u s t characterize a society which claims to be cosmopolitan, ]'ust and honorable.
DISTRICT OF C O L U M B I A â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 7 . An excellent likeness of Grand Master F K A N C I S J. W O O D M A N forms frontispiece to volume. W e are glad to note t h a t our M.-. W.-. Brother is a son of "Old E L I " Y A L E .
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A number of communications preceding the Annual were held ; one March 9th for the exemplification of the degrees as directed by the Constitution ; another May 16th to pay the last honors of the Craft to the remains of P a s t Deputy Grand Master J O H N LOOKIE.
J u n e 8th there was a Special for t h e purpose of laying the c o r n e r s t o n e for the Masonic Temple in Washington, which was made memorable by an address by Bro. T H E O D O R E BOOSEVELT, the President, and also by t h e presence and use in the ceremony of laying the stone, of the gavel, trowel and square used by Bro. G E O R G E W A S H I N G T O N , President of the XJnited States and Acting Grand Master of Maryland, September 18, 1793, when the corner-stone of the United States Capitol was laid. After their use in the twentieth century ceremony, by request of Grand Master F B A N O I S .T. W O O D M A N , P r e s i d e n t R O O S E V E L T
returned tlie gavel to W.-. Bro. L B M T O W E R S , Master of Potomac liodge No. 5; the trowel to W.-. Bro. T H O M A S B . C O C H R A N , Master of Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22; and the Bible and square to W.-. Bro. J O H N P. S T I F F , of Fredericksburg, Lodge No. 4, Virginia. After demonstrating it is ability to spread mortar. President B O O S E V E L T made a short address, hitting center as usual when he s a i d : " I t seems to me t h a t the lesson above all other lessons to be inculcated by eVery Mason in addressing his brother Masons is t h a t the way to reflect credit upon the ancient and honorable Body to which we belong is to m a k e t h a t Body, so far as in us lies, an instrument for the upbuilding, the uplifting, the ennobling of t h e g r e a t nation to which we belong." P a s t Grand Master M A T H E W T R I M B L E delivered one of t h e finest addresses appropriate to such an occasion we have ever read. W e have only room for two sentences : " Freemasonry is too strong and powerful to seek, solicit or beg for public commendation ;" " I t teaches and enforces a m o n g its membership, with all its legitimate powers, the highest standard of a clean morality." M.-.W.-. F B A N O I S J. WOODMAN, Grand Master, presided over the ceremonies of t h e occasion with his customary dignity and grace, and the entire services, including
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the banquet, were enjoyed-by the visiting dignitaries from the Grand Lodge of P e n n s y l v a n i a , Virginia, Connecticut, Delaware, Texas, Nebraska and W y o m i n g . Greetings from Grand Master E . W. W E L L I N G T O N , of K a n s a s , are noted in the banquet proceedings. The cut and architectural description of the new temple indicate t h a t it will be a w o r t h y addition to the National Capitol. I t will stand 110 feet above the sidewalk, and be six stories in height. September 28,1907, occurred a communication of Grand Lodge. P a s t Grand Master G E O . W . B A I K D , c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, presented a report on request of Paraguay for recognition, suggesting t h a t Grand Secretary again write, and ask as to their origin, if they e x a c t a belief in Deity, and if they display the three G r e a t Lights upon their altar, upon i'eceipt of which they will be ready to report. S a s k a t c h e w a n and Chili were recognized.' The W a s h i n g t o n peace resolutions were referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. October 30th, corner-stone of B e t h a n y Baptist Church was laid, and November 5th, c o r n e r s t o n e of North Minster Presbyterian Church was laid. November 25th, Grand Lodge performed the funeral ceremonies over the remains of P a s t Grand Master R. B. DONALDSON. December 18th, Grand Lodge m e t in A n n u a l Communication, Grand Master F R A N O I S J. W O O D M A N i n j h e East. We have, heretofore referred to the indiscriminate bestowal of Grand Honors upon those who were not Grand M a s t e r s ; we are glad to note a proper distinction made bj' Grand Master WOODMAN.
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SON of W e s t Virginia, were received with the honors appropriate to their r a n k and invited to seats in the E a s t " and later a Grand H i g h Priest and a Grand C o m m a n d e r ^'-viere fraternally greeted^'' by the Grand Master. Grand Master W O O D M A N had an interesting case presented for his consideration, t h e history of which is given under the heading, "Unfinished Degree." Briefly epitomized it is t h i s : A duly elected candidate, was initiated, passed and had progressed to a point just prior to t h e " c u l m i n a t i o n of the esoteric portion of the work." when because of unmasonic conduct on his part an objection was made, and he was conducted from the room. Two questions were s u b m i t t e d : First, The status of the candidate with reference to the portion of the degree conferred upon him, to which the Grand Master ruled t h a t the candidate being deficient of the knowledge of two'absolutely essential requisites to communication or recognition as a Mason, his s t a t u t e was t h a t of a Fellow Craft. Second, His s t a t u s with reference to objection m a d e was, t h a t in order to m a k e the s a m e effective and deprive the candidate of his right to receive the remainder of the degree the same
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m u s t be referred to a committee for investigation and report and be acted upon by' the lodge in strict conformity with the provisions of Section 95, of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge. W e concur in the second ruling, and would concur in the first, provided t h a t the break occurred prior to taking the obligation, b u t as the contex indicates that It occurred in a later section of the work, we would hold t h a t his status was t h a t of a Master Mason, under the theory t h a t it is one's obligation which completes the real ceremony of m a k i n g a Master Mason, a n y t h i n g subsequent being explanatory and instructive. M.-.W.'. G E O . M . B A I B D writes the Correspondence Report as usual, and as heretofore it is full of good thing-s for its readers. K a n s a s receives nearly two pages, most of which is given to Grand Master BOND'S address. H e gives a generous epitomeof w h a t Bro. B O N D said about " o u r Home." Under Louisiana, quoting Bro. D U N C A N on the custom of toasting the president a t masonic banquets "even in the days of G R A N T , H A R R I S O N or C L E V E L A N D , who, we believe, were not
Masons," Bro. B. says, " H e is out on G R A N T for he was a Fellow Craft Mason." If ever General G R A N T had a " F i d u s A c h a t e s " it was J O H N A. R A W L I N S , his Chief of Staff who in answer to the question, if the General ever had indicated a n y desire to become a Mason, replied yes, but he has an idea his motives would be misconstrued were he to become a member now. R A W L I N S , J O H N C . . S M I T H , O R V I L L E G R A N T and the writer a t t h a t time
were members of No. 273 a t Galena, Illinois, just prior to the General's first election to the Presidency. This lodge had for its first Master, Colonel B. D. P A R K E R ( t h e I n d i a n ) , and Colonel R O W L E Y and J O H N A. R A W L I N S were m e m b e r s of it while on the
General's staff. If the General became a Mason, it must have been after he became President. Since the ,above was written we notice under the record of death of P a s t Grand Master S T U B B L E F I E L D , of Missouri, a statem e n t t h a t Captain U. S. G R A N T petitioned Occideutal Lodge No. 163, a t the same time Bro. S T D B B L E F I E L D did. The latter received his Master Mason degree March 13,' 1859, in Occidental, which was shortly before, the " C a p t a i n " entered upon his work as local and traveling salesman in the wholesale leather business, managed by his brother SIMPSON, in Galena, Illinois. Under N e w Mexico, Bro. B A I R D very properly criticises a decision t h a t an Entered Apprentice who had requested masonic burial was not entitled to it. H e says t h a t though masonic law since about 1844, we have never thought it right, and asks " w h a t makes a man a Mason?" H a s not an E n t e r e d Apprentice qualified in t h a t definition? W h y refuse this m a r k of respect to t h e dead m a n who in life pledged himself to us so solemnly?
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Some day, Bro. B., in t h e coming centuries, th'ere will be a committee appointed to inake crooked things straight, reconcile inconsistencies, a n d iron o u t the creases and wrinkles in t h a t untouchable object of veneration, more worshipful than the Holy of Holies was to t h e children of I s r a e l — t h e esoteric work of the Craft—^-and one of the a m e n d m e n t s we wish to have laid u p in the archives on t h a t d a y is a variation of the answer to one of the conundrums usually propounded to Entered Apprentices, when we could add to his clean-cut affirmative answer these words, " ," with certain restrictions and modifications; the word Mason is to be construed strictly in a'Pickwickian sense, t h a t is to say, aflirmatively, n o t ; for purposes of income, y e s ; forpurposes causing inconvenience to the Master Workman, n a y y e r i l y ; when you need burden bearers, have foundations or corner-stones to lay, we are with you ; b u t if death forecloses his lien upon us, l e t the Scripture be fulfilled where it is written, " L e t the dead bury their dead." Masonry in its best development in such cases does n o t Ijase its action upon t h e idea of t h e commercial unit. W e are inclined to the opinion t h a t each case of t h a t sort should stand on its own foundation, and if within knowledge of the lodge, the case is one worthy of its action, t h e lodge should perform the duty requested b y their brother. The soul of law is its equity — Masonry should n o t be less exalted than t h e letter of its law. W e claim more for and d e m a n d more of it. L e t u s - m a k e our claim good by being w h a t we say we are to our brother. ' U n d e r Queensland we find t h i s : " A report by the Committee on Correspondence in the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s is quoted for the purpose of proving the r i g h t of a minority of lodges in Queensland to form a Grand Tiodge, and if the text in t h a t report is correct, the Grand Lodge of Queensland has a good foundation." If the text is not correct, we w a n t to be shown. One h u n d r e d a n d thirty pages of the volume are devoted to a compilation of the record of t h e search for, finding, identification and b u r i a l of the r e m a i n s of A d m i r a l Brp. J O H N PAUL, J O N K S .
The courtesies of the F r e n c h government from first to last, particularly those of its naval authorities, are noticeably presented. T h e civil authorities of France seconded every effort made to a t t a i n success. . Ambassador P O R T E R , to whose indefatigable elToriig success was owing, has in the published history a record of service to his country t h a t calls for the highest praise. The identification, complete to an absolute certainty, is_demonstrated by tlie record. T h e masonic a n d personal history of our distinguished brother are also fully recorded. American boys have always given their first love to-the story of P A U L J O N E S , and the pluck of m a n y an American boy sustaining the honor of h i s country's flag, on hotly contested field, h a s
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taken on fresh determination as he remembered his famous reply to the captain of the Serajns, when asked, " H a v e you surrendered ?" " I have just begun to fight." Bro. B A I B D has rendered an inestimable service in the selection and compilation of this record and its publication as part of an appendix to his report. American Masons have special reason for congratulation over the history of the man who rendered conspicuous service in attaining the independence of the American colonies. First to unfurl it on the sea. no naval officer has ever reflected greater glory on our flag, or accomplished more to m a k e it honored than did our Bro. J O H N P A U L J O N E S .
American Masons on land and sea were the first in act and deed to be identified with the history of the country and its flag. AuGCJSTOS B. CooLiDGB, Grand Master.
ENGLAND. J a n u a r y 20, 1908. I t is very questionable whetlier the ordinary American initiate ever comprehends the true scope and significance attached to the original use of the expression -'call to refreshment" as applied by our ancient English brethren. There was nothing imaginary in the refreshments served at the Goose and Gridiron Ale House, the Crown Ale House, the Apple Tree Tavern, or t h a t most suggestive name the Rummer and Grapes Tavern. If the "generous R u m m e r " were in use today, more of the brethren would better understand the necessity for the supervision of the Craft by the .Junior W a r d e n during the hours of refreshment. The volume of English Proceedings is the record of an " E s p e c i a l Grand L o d g e " called to consider (no, not the Queensland question t h a t is of little m o m e n t and easily disposed of), the gravest question since the Ancients and Moderns kissed and made up and organized undisputed English Masonry, in 1813, viz: How to restore the lost prestige of the Freemason's tavern. Three years ago the Grand Lodge realized..$7,500.00 per a n n u m from the rental of the tavern, an a t t e m p t was made to increase its income, and Grand Lodge lost its tenant, and the tavern has been vacant since, and the brethren have been repeating the ancient formula indulged in by the Governors of the Carolinas in early days upon meeting. " I t is along time between refreshments." Even the lodges found more available places for meeting. The Especial Grand Lodge threshed out the whole business, and after long discussion, turning down various motions of a m e n d m e n t , even'one by the Grand Registrar looking to an expenditure of $150,000.00
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for the adaptation of the tavern to the purposes of a caterer, the m i n i i n u m sum mentioned â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it finally adopted an a m e n d m e n t providing " T h a t the report be referred back to the special committee with an instruction to prepare a sclieme under w h i c h ' Freemasons.' H a l l and the b a n q u e t i n g hall of Freemasons' Tavern may be adapted and if necessary, enlarged by utilizing such of the v a c a n t land-on the South and B a s t sides as may be necessary, and used exclusively for the purposes of Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter, the dining clubs in connection therewith, and Grand F e s t i v a l , - t h e secretarial and clerical offices, library and committee rooms, and the masonic charity offices and festivals, and' to report upon the best m e a n s of disposing of the remainder of the premises for commercial purposes, either with or without the license." From the reported speeches we get inklings t h a t our English brethren are striving to get upon the high plane which d e m a n d s disassociation-between masonic buildings and public drinking bars or saloons, as denominated where they still have them in the United States. W.-. B.-. Sir W M . J. C R U M P said: "I submit t h a t Grand Lodge buildings should be used exclusively for the purpose of Grand Lodge, and I do trust (and I will not detain you longer) t h a t the brethren will pause before they adopt this report which pledges us to use these buildings for the purpose of a tavern, as it has been in the past, but a t the risk of the Graft." W.-. Bro. J O H N S M I T H B B S said: " T h e tavern is dead and buried. L e t it r e m a i n so. W h y try to galvanize a dead corpse into life? The tavern could never pay if devoted to masonic purposes a l o n e ; - a n y t h i n g else would be contrary to the true in-' stincts of the Craft. I do not wish to tread on anybody's toes, b u t I h a v e been sorry to see in the past brethren in masonic clothing who have passed direct from Freemason's H a l l into the tavern, refreshing themselves a t the same bar, side by side, with . the general public who entered from the street. This is not to the credit of the Craft; and if the banquet hall is enlarged and let out for non-masonic gatherings as proposed, I should be sorry to see in it a repetition of scenes which I am told formerly took place a t such gatherings aud^ which could but bring discredit on the Craft; for, although t h e y would have nothing to do with it, yet being under the masonic roof might be considered by the unitiated to be under masonic protection. I consider masonic property and premises should only be used for masonic purposes." W i t h o u t discussing the questiou'of rental for saloon purposes of buildings owned b y masonic bodies, an offense for which the c h a r t e r of a lodge would be revoked in any Grand Jurisdiction in the United States, and which would not be considered, even in jurisdictions where the saloon is legitimatized by State
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law, as a possible occurrence, it seems to us t h a t to American Masons the situation discloses a reason for congratulation on the fact t h a t Masonry in most of its bodies in the United States has eliminated entirely as a disturbing factor the consideration of the proper medium between temperance as distinguished from intemperance and excess during the hours of refreshment by putting its ban of exclusion entirely upon the use of intoxicants at its festivals or meetings of any character. The discussion by our English brethren discloses t h a t they are awake to the necessity of keeping the masonic name and masonic endorsement off and separate from commercial enterprises. I t cost a lot of Masons, not very far from the locality of Kansas, about .|70,000 to learn t h a t they could be separated from their money by a snide bearing the prefix " masonic" as easily as by the ordinary shell game. B u t there never should be a moment's hesitation about refusing the name masonic to a dram shop, even though it masquerades under the name of tavern. Quarterly, March 4, 1908. R.-.W.-. T H O M A S F B E D E R I O K H A L SEY, Deputy Grand Master, as Grand Master. The Special Committee appointed to prepare a n d - r e p o r t a scheme for adopting the " t a v e r n " for masonic purposes, as hereinbefore set out, came and stated t h a t for financial reasons suggested by the chairman of the Finance Committee it had " n o t felt justified in proceeding farther by a t t e m p t i n g to prepare a sclieme with the view of recommending it for adoption by Grand Lodge." After the customary parliamentary wrangling, report was received. A motion by Bro. C K U M P to appoint another committee to carry into effect the order of the Grand Lodge at its J a n u a r y meeting was ruled out of order by the Grand Begistrar, who thereupon gave his legal sanction to another motion, " T h a t it be an instruction to the Board of General Purposes to take immediate steps to put the tavern premises in proper order a t as small cost as possible, and to act." This motion of the Grand Registrar, on a like objection by V.'.W.-. Bro. GRtrsiP to t h a t made to his former motion, viz., t h a t " n o notice had been given of this resolution," was, after an opinion by the Grand Registrar, declared in order and finally carried. W i t h all due deference to the learned Registrar's opinion, we venture to suggest t h a t despite all his acquisitions of legal lore, he has failed to remember t h a t basic principle of English law so long in practice, t h a t the memory of man runneth not to the contrary, to w i t : " t h a t w h a t is good sauce for the goose is good sauce for the gander." W h e n the United Grand Lodge of England, in a special Grand Lodge, called for the purpose, formalized after due notice, long discussion and decisive vote, a certain line of procedure and appointed a committee to carry it into effect, the order of the Grand Lodge could not be nullified by the failure of the com-
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mittee to act, their resignation or refusal to a c t was an emergency ' calling for an immediate a p p o i n t m e n t of a new committee to perform tliat for which they had been selected, and t h e book of Constitutions quoted by the Grand Registrar affords no p r e t e x t of a u t h o r i t y for t a k i n g a n y action different from t h a t heretofore authorized and ordered by Grand Lodge after proper and sufficient notice. F u r t h e r action in line with the decision by vote of the Especial Grand Lodge, under which theretofore, it had appointed its^special committee and determined its line of action would have been proper. B u t a n y affirmative action on a differ-, ent line or basis was obviously improper and could not l e g i t i - ' mately be taken, nor should a motion for such action have been entertained without notice of such resolution first given. W l i a t the United Grand Lodge needs worse than a tavern is a Grand P a r l i a m e n t a r i a n whose decisions will not be"open to suspicion of being affected by partisan predelections. The situation demonstrates t h a t the question w h e t h e r the " t a v e r n " shall be continued with its open street door for the " p r o f a n e " (we generally object to t h a t word; i t belongs here) is still an open one, and if it be determined t h a t the Craft cannot run its masonic business, except a t financial loss, w i t h o u t the tavern a n d its outside help, then t h e battle is still on, one t h a t will rival t h a t between t h e "Ancients and Moderns," and y e t after all will- be a battle between " a n c i e n t usage" as pictured by HoGATH and the modern usage which demands separation entireljr from Masonry of t h a t which produces intemperance and excess. I n such a battle true Masons will pray, " G O D speed t h e right." , , • ' A G r a n d Body- should be-able to do without saloon revenues, for which t h e claim is m a d e "There are a quarter of a million of brethren who owe us allegiance, and if you take t h a t number a t sixpence (ten cents) per head,for twenty years and invest it a t compound interest a t three per cent, you get a^sum of £168,0U0; if you take it for twenty-five years yon get a si'iin of £230,000." " E x c e p t when otherwise specially directed by I'esolution of the Grand Lodge, the board has the direction of e v e r y t h i n g relating to the buildings and furniture of the Grand Lodge, and m a y suggest a n y alterations a n d improvements." April 29, 1908, A n n u a l G r a n d Festival. The a n n u a l installation of Grand Lodge Officers took place. Prince A B T H U B W I I . L I A M P A T B I O K AL,BBBT, Duke of Gonnaught,
being proclaimed Grand Master. " A n excellent e n t e r t a i n m e n t provided by the Grand Stewards at t h e Hotel C e c i l " followed. Quarterly, J u n e 3, 1908. The Board of General Purposes announce a general remodeling of the tavern property u n d e r . t h e i r m a n a g e m e n t and believes tliat " t h e r e is every reasonable prospect of the tavern again t a k i n g its place as the leading resort not
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only for private lodges but also for the great masonic festivals." This seems to indicate tliat the "open door" to the public street, and t r a n s i e n t custom will not be maintained. W.\ Bro. WiiyjjiAM R U S S E L L , in a series of resolutions which he presented to Grand Lodge, provided for a p a y m e n t of sixpence per head per a n n u m from every subscribing m e m b e r to G r a n d Lodge for a period of thirty years, which under the plan presented would produce £.303,000, the same to be set a p a r t as a specific building fund for t h e purpose of erecting a magnificent temple for t h e uses of the Craft. The phin was approved, resolution adopted, and J a n u a r y 1st, next, the brethren a t the Antipodes will send in their contributions. The Board of General Purposes has adopted the card system of registration of members. K a n s a s h a s used it for m a n y years and appreciates its advantages.
FLORIDA— 1908. Jacksonville, J a n u a r y —, 1908. The Grand Lodge of Florida held a notable communication, and accomplished a very considerable a m o u n t of work of various kinds. T h e special report of the Committee on Correspondence — P a s t Masters S I L A S B . W B I G H T , M A B O U S E U D E L L a n d W. P. W E B -
STER—took up the questions of the relations between the Grand Lodge of Florida and the Grand Orient of Brazil, which began in 1872, with "relations of amity and the reciprocal exchange of Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s " by the request of the Grand Orient.of Brazil, and the action of the Grand Lodge of Florida agreeing thereto. The committee cites the Grand Lodge history to show t h a t full recognition was not awarded, b u t t h a t representatives were by. resolution accorded ; as a m a t t e r of fact none were appointed, a n d t h a t " t h e l a w of the American Grand Lodge, enunciated by P a s t Grand Master D R U M M O N D in 1870, was complied with," as follows, to-wit: We hold the Masons under the Grand Orient system are regular Masons, their lodges are regular lodges, and their Grand Lodges entitled to respect as such. At the same time we, In the strongest manner, favor the separating of all, Grand Lodges from all such entangling alliances, and hold that Grand Lodges of the other system may properly say to one of the Grand Orient s.yst e m : "While we will respect your rights as a Grand Lodge and admit as visitors Masons of your obedience, we cannot'exchange Grand Representatives with you as our equals because we are in all respects sovereign and you are not." This utterance has been quoted again for many years as the law of the American Grand Lodges.
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prevails as correct and the right of such lodges to join together and organize Grand Lodge, which Grand Lodge should be recognized upon doing s o ; P a s t Grand Master A N T H O N Y ( N e w Y o r k ) to the s a m e effect; and P a s t Grand Master, P A I G E ( N e w Y o r k ) c h a i r m a n Committee on Jurisprudence, in refusing to recognize S u p r e m e Bodies of the Scottish Eite, biit s a y i n g : At the same time we do not question the legitimacy of any brother made In a lodge created by the Supreme OouncU in any country where the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Is the dominant rite. He Is as regular as any made In New York or Pennsylvania.
Also the action then taken by the Grand Lodge of New York, viz: Resolved, That we fully recognize the legitimacy of the Master Masons made In lodges of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite In countries where 'that Is the dominant rite, and welcome them to our lodge for visitation and affiliation under the usual masonic restrictions, the same as If made In lodges of our obedience."
The committee also s t a t e d : " A l l American Grand Lodges agree t h a t the rule is t h a t as Grand Lodges we should recognize o n l y ' s o v e r e i g n independent Grand Lodges having jurisdiction over the first three degrees, and not any Grand Lodges having control over the higher degrees. Upon the adoption of the report Past Grand Master W R I G H T offered the following resolution, which was a d o p t e d : Resolved, That we fully recognize the legitimacy of Master Maso'ns made In lodges of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in countries where that Is the dominant rite,and.welcome them to our lodges for visitation and affiliation under the usual masonic restrictions, the same as if made In lodges of our obedience. ., '
The law cited by the Florida committee has received general a p p r o v a l t h r o u g h o u t the masonic world ever since its enunciation by Bro. D R U M M O N D . W h i l e the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s has not p u t the law on her S t a t u t e Book, she has adopted and lived up to it a s her Common L a w . of Masonry. The report is a valuable one, because it demonstrates t h a t Masonry in all its parts is harmonious — one in root, stock and branch, and not discordant, dissevered and belligerant factions. I n the Grand Master's address we note five pages devoted to information as to Masonry in the Canal Zone, Republic of P a n a m a . G. G. D O D G E , who is the R i g h t Worshipful Master of Sojourners' Lodge, No. 874, writes to the* Grand Lodge a t W a s h i n g t o n t h a t , while there are several other lodges there, a t the present time there are only two regular and legitimate masonic lodges on the I s t h m u s , Republic of Panama—Sojourners', No. 874, chartered in F e b r u a r y , 1898, and Thistle,. No. 1013, erected August, 1906, both toy th6 G r a n d Lodge of Scotland. Sojourners' being composed of •white and Thistle of colored members.
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The information, which was referred to the Correspondence Committee, was "perpetuated for their historical n a t u r e " in their record. Grand Lodge."through P a s t Grand Master P U L E S T O N , affixed a P a s t Grand Master's jewel on the m a n l y bosom of P a s t Grand Master J O H N S O N . Speeches two and a half pages. Grand Lodge laid corner-stone of the new Masonic Temple a t Jacksonville. The Grand Orator delivered an extemporaneous address, of which he furnished a brief outline for publication, from which we are pained to learn that Bro. SOLOMON was not a strictly moral man. " S e n s u a l gratification, which has slain its thousands, was his ruin." " H e was pessimistic because he was immoral." W e regret to learn t h a t about Bro. SOLOMON. H e m i g h t have contrived to keep his passions within due bounds if he had m a d e half an effort. W e are sorry for him. B u t we are glad to know t h a t in his old age he improved. Ecclesiastics X I I . is cited in evidence. W e frankly say we don't like the uncharitable view taken by the Orator, considering the mitigating circumstances. • We are willing to extend our " m a n t l e of charity," disclaiming any desire or intention of being personal, we doubt whether, under like provocation, any other man (Salt L a k e excepted ) would have been less pessimistic than he. Then to remember the glorious lesson he left in " R e m e m b e r now thy Creator in the d a y s of thy youth while the evil days come not, nor the years d r a w nigh when thou s h a l t say, I have no pleasure in them." L e t it— and his environment—atone. W e note t h a t the Grand Lodge and the Scottish Rite of F l o r i d a have united in erecting a monument to the memory of P a s t G r a n d Master M O L E A N .
P a s t G r a n d Master S I L A S B . W R I G H T furnishes his customary ' valuable Report on Correspondence. U n d e r Alabama, after noting general agreement with Bro. TITCOMB, he s a y s : " H e does not agree with us as to the.recognition of Queensland, holding t h a t a majoritj' of all the lodges in the colony should join the G r a n d Lodge to entitle them to recognition. T h a t such a rule has not prevailed, we refer to our comments under Kansas." U n d e r K a n s a s , Bro. W R I G H T gives a concise epitome of Grand Master BOND'S work and decisions, quoting part of the latter. Regrets lack of space for the Kansas Queensland report, copies w h a t we say about " U s a g e , " giving statistics of British Grand Lodges, cites our approval of the Florida Shrine resolutions, etc. Bro. W R I G H T ' S conclusion takes up a n u m b e r of topics of interest to the Craft. H e says, under D o c u m e n t a r y Evidence, " T h e question of requiring documentary evidence of all applicants for examination for visitation is spreading, and it will be well for all Masons to c a r r y a t all times receipts for dues with seal of their lodge attached and a diploma or certificate by the Grand Secretary t h a t it is from a regular lodge.
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The Grand Master of Nova Scotia was refused an e x a m i n i n g c o m m i t t e e in Boston during tlie year because he had no. docum e n t a r y evidence with him. Many othe'rs have m e t with t h e same'fate when a w a y from home and unknown. E L M E R E . H A S K E L L , , Grand Master.
N e x t A n n u a l a t Jacksonville, J a n u a r y 17, 1909.
ILLINOIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1908. Grand Master A L E X A N D E R H . B E L L gave utterance to a notable claim for Illinois when he said, " F r e e m a s o n r y in this Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n is certainly in a most flourishing condition. Never in our history have-there been such wonderful accessions to our m e m b e r s a s during t h e past year, and I believe t h a t it can truthfully be said t h a t considering the numerical strength of. our organization, and t h e great number, of lodges in t h e State, there has been an unusual measure of harmony and of true fraternal s p i r i t a m o n g t h e brethren." -The Orphan's H o m e in Chicago having been surrounded by m a n u f a c t u r i n g enterprises by -which it h a d become undesirable as a residenie for the wards of the Grand Lodge was sold, the o r p h a n s t a k e n to a more desirable locality a n d cared for pending further action by t h e G r a n d Lodge in providing a more suitable locality. Thirty-five thousand dollars were realized from the sale of t h e old location. U n d e r t h e title "Masonic Homes," t h e Grand Master said, " S i n c e the last session of this Grand Lodge, the new building a t the Masonic H o m e a t Sullivan has been completed and is now occupied by new members who have been added to the.happy family of old people, who. find a beautiful haven of rest in their old age a t t h a t H o m e supplied to them by the loving care of their brethren in this great fraternity. * * ÂŤ E v e r y Mason in Illinois o u g h t to feel profoundly grateful t h a t his aiembership in our fraternity has brought to him the opportunity to participate in the' ' m a i n t e n a n c e of these institutions, which, while providing homes for their m e m b e r s a n d bringing peace to their troubled minds, proclaims likewise t h a t our professions of masonic charity go beyond mere professions, and have a reality beyond rituals, a n d t h a t masonic charity is vital in Illinois." The Grand Master very properly declined to g r a n t dispensations for lodges to a t t e n d religious services on S u n d a y a t a c h u r c h , wearing the jewels and paraphernalia of a lodge, deeming it largely a m a t t e r of mere parade. H e gave ample and satisfactory reasons for his action. There is a wide-spread suspicion t h a t m a n y of these most strenuous for t h e Sunday parade are more in evidence by their presence then, t h a n on inost a n y other
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Sunday preaching service of the year. The Grand Master recommended t h a t the word "Ancient," originally a part of the title of the Grand Lodge, be restored by proper resolution of the Grand liodge, and t h a t hereafter it be known by the following name a n d . title, to-wit: " T h e Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois." W e note t h a t Grand Lodge took appropriate action by resolution and authorized the Grand Master a n d Grand Secretary to t a k e the further steps necessary to complete the matter. Grand Master B E L L has creditably a n d excellently performed the duties of his office; he has fully filled t h e chair as Grand Master, and to his wise action and strong leadership m a y be credited a great part of the immense prosperity and i m p r o v e m e n t of the Graft of Illinois as a Grand Jurisdiction. The aged widow of M.-.W.\ Bro. H A K R I S O N D I L L S
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Master, deceased, 1857), wrote J u l y 30, 1908, to Grand Secretary CuTTEB to t h a n k the Grand Lodge for its " g r e a t k i n d n e s s " to her. " E i g h t y years o l d " and " v e r y f e e b l e " she sent a token of appreciative gratitude for the benefaction of Grand Lodge, naming especially Bro. J. H . 0 . D I L L for his faithfulness in work in securing to h e r such a blessing. September 10, 1908, t h e aged lady laid down the burden of sickness and infirmity, a n d though the record m a y be closed, tlie benefaction of lovo will continue to bless those who gave, as long as memory lasts. Tlie volume of Proceedings contains a picture of the Illinois Masonic H o m e a t Sullivan, which indicates t h a t the Masons of Illinois have amply provided for their guests a t the H o m e . R.'.W.'. Bro. F A Y H E M P S T E A D , of A r k a n s a s , was introduced as the poet laureate of Masonry of America, was welcomed and honored, and made a speech of acknowledgement, in which he paid a beautiful tribute to the distinguished Masons of Illinois, living and dead, mentioning among the former P a s t Grand Masters C B A W P O B D , B O B B I N S , S M I T H , M O U L T O N , G O D D A B D , a n d t h a t profound a n d e r u d i t e brother, G E O B G B W . W A B V I L L B .(who, a s we
think, long since ought to have been a Grand M a s t e r ) ; and also s a y i n g : " F r o m among who'm"today I sadly miss t h e courtly C B B G I E E , a n d more recently t h a t Grand Mason upon whose breast lay The lists of such a bearcl. As youth gone out had leTt In ashes,
the great a n d lovable G I L . BABITABD, of blessed memory." F r o m the report-of the Committee on Obituaries we take t h e following: " G I L B E B T W O B D S W O B T H B A B N A B D , k n o w n a n d loved
by Masons the world over, passed over the river, into the world of life and light, J u n e 19, 1908. H i s death was not unexpected, as he had been in declining health for several m o u t h s , and y e t the Craft was genuinely shocked when the news of h i s going w a s flashed
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out from the city, so long his home. No one active in masonic work t h o u g h t of going to Chicago without calling on ' G I L . , ' and the visitor a l w a y s went a w a y feeling t h a t somehow life was worth the living w i t h such m e n to know and to meet." W h e n the news comes to us t h a t one whom we have found to be a k i n d r e d spirit has received the final s u m m o n s , we say resignedly, " T h e will of G O D is accomplished." Especially are we resigned to the divine will when he who is taken has passed the allotted span of life. B u t we venture to question if there were those a n y w h e r e who knew G I L . BABN^ABD to whom the news of his t a k i n g off was not a distinct and severe shock. W e know t h a t this was true in K a n s a s , for when he died there were none who kiiew him who failed to accentuate their own sense of personal bereavement, affliction and loss. A n o t h e r of the Old Guard is g o n e ; the world was better because he lived. W e will be better if we hold in memory the fervor and purity of his life. Lite's labor done, ' Serenely to his final rest he passed; While the soft memories ol his virtues yet Linger, like sunlight hues when That bright orb has set.
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An excellent oration on " I n t e r n a t i o n a l B r o t h e r h o o d " was delivered by R.-.W.-i Grand Orator E L M B B E . B B A O H . This was the orator's panacea for war, and liis a r g u m e n t is a good one, and his oration a finished production, and after reading it, we are for peace, just as we a l w a y s have been from early youth. The great trouble is t h a t almost invariably the other fellow is not for peace, and the result is the peaceful fellow has to run or fight, and generally the greater inclination one has to be peaceful, the more , liable he is when crowded to have a disposition to fight to defend himself. So it is with nations. The United States is a very peaceful nation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; very seldom is ready for a fight when one is scheduled to come off; can hardly be persuaded t h a t an a r m y or a navy m a y be a convenient tiling to have should occasion-ever require it, because she trusts the future, M I O A W B B B like, and never believes in the possibility of the occasion until it is upon her. The orator said : " W o r l d peace will become p e r m a n e n t when the I n t e r n a tional Board of Arbitration s h a l l possess the powers and the attributes of a court, shall become a p e r m a n e n t tribunal, unaffected by the passions of the hour, impartial, non-partisan, and from which interested adVocates shall be rigorously excluded." Perhaps, but . until it becomes permanent, if we lived on the Pacific Coast, we would prefer just a few more battleships of the K a n s a s type. W e notice a charter for H a n o v e r Lodge U. D., and we know from the family names there represented t h a t it will stand for the best t h a t there is in Masonry, as the lodges in old " J o D a v i e s s "
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which preceded it always have done. W e find in the proceedings the following: RKSOLUTION.
M.-.W.'. Bro. GBOEGE M . MOTJLTON offered the following resolution, and moved that it be referred to a special committee of five to report next year: (Carried.) WHBKBAS, The Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico possesses exclusive control and undisputed authority over the three degrees of Ancient Graft Masonry, .to-wlt, the degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason, within the territorial limits of the Republic of Mexico; arid WHEREAS, Fraternal recognition has been extended to said Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico by the Grand Lodges of Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Mississippi, Michigan, Manitoba, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, England, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, New South Wales. Tasmania, Victoria, all of which are recognized as regular by the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois,'and with which fraternal relations have been firmly established; therefore Resolved, That the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois hereby extends fraternal recognition of the M.-.W.'. Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico as the peer of all other sister Grand Lodges with which it enjoys relations of amity, and as such invites an exchange of representatives, thus aiding to preserve-and strengthen the fraternal ties which bind the Universal brotherhood of Masonry.
I t is significant' t h a t every masonic jurisdiction bordering Mexico in t h e U n i t e d States h a s extended recognition to t h e Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico; t h a t Missouri, which chartered: Toltec Lodge, now one of t h e constituents of t h e Grand L o d g e Valley de Mexico, has also extended recognition and is in fraternal relations with t h e Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico; t h a t t h e General Grand Chapter—the Grand Body to which has been generally delegated t h e control and promulgation of a u t h o r i t y for the dissemination of the Royal Arch—the degree t h a t under t h e Union of the Ancients a n d Moderns in w h a t is now t h e U n i t e d Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d was by solemn compact made a part of, and the culmination of the symbolic degrees of Masonry in t h a t jurisdiction—that this Body has instituted a chapter composed of Masons belonging to the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, recognizing t h e m a s regular and authorizing their reception as C h a p t e r Masons; all these are significant facts supporting the proposition of recognition contained in the above resolution. The trend of masonic opinion among the Grand Jurisdictions of the world is for the recognition of Masonic Grand Bodies confined In their work to the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry, t h a t are free. Independent and sovereign in their respective j u r i s dictions. The Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico in addition to those general requisites h a s a membership nearly, if n o t quite onehalf of which is composed of Americans, English and Scotch
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-Masons, w h o are working t h e A m e r i c a n work. K a n s a s P a s t -Masters for m a n y years have been actively a t masonic work conferring degrees and instructing in accordance with K a n s a s work, in Mexican lodges. Masonry, was originally introduced into Mexico from masonic jurisdictions of t h e United States, and Masonry to-day in the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico shows t h a t it has been patterned after the American model. I t is only reasonable to expect t h a t the Masons of Mexico will receive equal consideration with those of Cuba. â&#x20AC;˘ T h e Special Committee on Recognition of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico consists of the following eminent Masons: M.-.W.-. Bros. J O S E P H B O B B I N S , O E O . M . MOTJLTON, O W E N SCOTT, W M . B . W ^ ^ ^ J H T and M O N E O E C. C B A W F O B D .
W e note the following a m e n d m e n t to t h e Constitution presented to Grand Lodge by M.-.W.-. Bro. J O S E P H B O B B I N S , seconded by a majority of the representatives a n d which now goes to the lodges for action ; " E s t a b l i s h a mileage a n d per diem rate for its officers, the representatives highest in rank from each lodge, and its standing committees, n o t exceeding five cents per mile each w a y and five dollars per day." The B e p o r t on Cerrespondence is as usual by P a s t Grand M a s t e r J O S E P H B O B B I N S , a n d shows his accustomed v e r s a t i l i t y
a n d ability. " The comprehensive address of Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N is called upon for m a n j ' contributions; of the Hancock Lodge item quoted, he s a y s : We know of no lodge like this In the United States, but Bro. ROBEKT F R E K E GoniD In'his military lodges (1899) gives a list of six. military lodges still existing under the Grand Lodge of Ireland, and of three under English Warrants, one of the former having been working continually since 1810; and, of the eldest of the latter he says: Of the English lodges which still exist. No.316,"Unity, Peace and Concord" In the first Foot (now"Royal Scots") has probably attained the longest span of uninterrupted life t h a t has ever been accorded to an army lodge and will complete Its centennary In 1908.
There is no lodge like this ( H a n c o c k ) in E n g l a n d or Ireland, so far as can be ascertained from Bro. G O U L D S book. T h e lodges referred to b y Bro. GOULD were " A m b u l a t o r y Lodges," " I n Milit a r y Corps n o t Stationary," a n d were a t t a c h e d to regiments of " F o r t or Dragoons," t h e custom' being whenever a lodge became stationary, i t was granted a civil w a r r a n t . The Old Zion Lodge No. l , o f 60th- or Eoyal American B e g i m e n t becoming Zion No. 10 on the Provincal Boll of Lower Canada, " this w a r r a n t was granted two years before t h e surrender of t h e Territory of Michigan to the United States, but the lodge, which was evidently 'left b e h i n d ' by t h e 60th, a t a much earlier d a t e experience a similar fate when the British w a s succeeded by an A m e r i c a n Garrison a t D e t r o l t i n 1796." I n 1806 it surrendered t h e Quebec W a r r a n t a n d took one from N e w Y o r k in 1819, becoming No. 3 ; united in forming the Grand Lodge of Michigan, on t h e roll of which Body this old
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"Traveling lodge," formerly attached to the Royal A m e r i c a n Begiment, now holds the first place under its original title of "Zion No. 1." (Quotation from GOULD'S military lodges.) Lodge Antiquity, now No. 1 Quebec, (originally in 46 F o o t ) comes nearer to Mancock Lodge than any military Lodge we know of. I t now receives its membership from w h a t we call t h e National Guard, known in Canada as the "Volunteer Force." Hancock accepts only tliose who are in the United States regular a r m y or those in military employment connected with the a r m y or garrison, thos'^e in our National Guard being ineligible, as also would be those in a n y "Volunteer Force-" Few of the correspondents failed to note the K a n s a s ciphers reported lost item in Bro. W E L L I N G T O N ' S address; preliminary to taking it Bro. B O B B I N S s a i d : " P e r h a p s in deciding to rest everything on the official ciphers, the Grand Lodge overlooked their propensity to stray, of which the Grand Master s a y s : (quoting item), and then said further: 'Their fugacious propensity will likely abate somewhat under the new regulation adopted on his recommendation, t h a t a failure to show up when called for by the Grand Secretary or the District Deputy will exist the lodge $20.00 for each one of the four with which it has been charged.' To show the e x t e n t to which the sense of the sanctity of the r i t u a l which every E n t e r e d Apprentice carries with him from his m a k ing,is blunted and weakened whenever a Grand Lodge has authorized such publication, we have only to ask ourselves who ever heard of a. brother being elsewhere threatened with a money penalty for ' l e a k i n g ' through heedlessness?" Bro. R. characterizes the standing regulation concerning " P e r Capita Tax, Members of Defunct Lodges," a tax for privileges not enjoyed, and charges the Grand Secretary — '•'primus inter pares''' — with " h a v i n g momentarily and perhaps unwittingly assumed the purple" in m a k i n g the recommendation therefor. The closing part of Bro. W E L L I N G T O N ' S address meets with his approval- as containing "thoughtful words upon the influence reflected on Masonry by its environment." The settled law of recognition found in a concensus of agreement on the general question of recognition as given by us in'our special report "'is correctly stated," says Bro. B O B B I N S ; and then with his noted facility for saying w h a t was in his mind, as w h a t he thought was in our mind, he warps our harmless s t a t e m e n t into what is hereinbelow set out. W e h a d stated the question, " W h a t are to be considered essentials in determining a request for recognition from another Grand L o d g e ? " and had spoken of approaching " a solution of the difficulty w i t h a well balanced j u d g m e n t upon some reasonable basis." Continuing the thought, we s a i d : "If in arriving at this proposed basis we were as considerate and exacted no greater conditions t h a n were demanded from the Grand Bodies of the United States, it
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would m a k e our task a very easy one. I n those colonial days lodges of all kinds which derived their authority from five different sources, etc." This h a r m l e s s s t a t e m e n t we find paraphrased into the following: ^ y All this Is leading up to the question whether It Is not possible to reach a . general concensus as to the conditions upon which recognition may be extended to bodies seeking It, the legitimacy of whose constituent lodges Is not universally acknowledged as It was In the case of Queensland. This task he thinks would be a very easy one If, in considering these applications (from Bodies of high rite parentage), we were as considerate and exacted no greater conditions than were demanded from the Grand Bodies of the United States; he says: and then he gives the context of the first sentence, beginning " I n those colonial days, etc."
I t used to be said, " A l l roads lead to Rome," the Holy.City; with our esteemed contemporary, e v e r y t h i n g leads to the H o l y JSmpire, and must be considered and discussed with reference to his idiosyncrasy. W e object to Bro. J O S E P H interpolating as our t h o u g h t t h a t t h e " a p p l i c a t i o n s f r o m Bodiesof high right parentage" was the only subject under consideration. W e give qredit to our esteemed contemporaries from other jurisdictions ( t h a n Illinois for e x a m p l e ) of knowing intuitively t h a t to any such a proposition no approachment to a "'solution of the difficulty with a well balanced judgment upon some reasonable b a s i s " could be made . with a n y probability of entire unanimity. And yet after all when those who copy approvingly w h a t Bro. R says about high rite p a r e n t a g e follow the Illinois e x a m p l e in the recognition of Cuba, we m a y well conclude â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even they m a y yet attain to a desire for masonic universality. Various excerpts are made from the committee reports of special and general correspondence, and the comments thereon a l l p o i n t the way for H o l y E m p i r e references, and we are advised for the nth time about the splitting up of a lodge to m a k e three. Our proofs on Illinois and The N e t h e r l a n d s reference last year were sent to, but failed to reach us in W a s h i n g t o n and escaped reading, giving him a chance to credit an error up to Topeka Dutch, but the force of our conclusion from the premises seems to have satisfied him fully with its validity. A t all events, there is no escaping from it when Cuba, fraternally recognized by Illinois, vouched for the legitimacy of Porto Rico as her oilspring. As the Doctor well knows, even the " a s s u r a n c e " of a putative father is not as ,good evidence as t h a t of the lady who gives birth to the child. U n d e r Wisconsin, Bro. R. felicitates his lieutenant by copying several pages of highrite-aphobia, which, as t h a t is Bro. J E N K S ' specialty, we will notice in the appropriate place. Bro. B O B B I N S was ^'glad to find" our " t r i b u t e to the lamented U P T O N , " a n d prints our concurrence on " g a r m e n t s " by Bro. P E R K I N S . W e venture expression of the sincere hope t h a t Bro.
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B O B B I N S m a y long continue to serve the Grand Lodge of Illinois with honor a n d credit, as h i t h e r t o . AiiEXANDEB H : B E L L , G r a n d Master. N e x t A n n u a l Illinois, October 12, 1909.
INDIANAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1908 - I n d i a n a p o l i s , May 26,1908. The I n d i a n a v o l u m e opens to a fine representation of w h a t the new temple will be, one well w o r t h y of t h a t great jurisdiction. The photogravure of M.-.W.-. Bro. C H A R L E S N . M I K E L S , t h e incoming Grand Master, shows a youthful face, b u t one i n d i c a t i v e of character, j u d g m e n t and ability. Grand Master W A L T E R O . B R A G G convened Grand Lodge in special session May 25th a n d laid the corner-stone of the new Masonic Temple in I n d i a n a p o l i s . W e feel as we read the address of P a s t Grand Master L I N C O L N V. C R A V E N S t h a t we are w a r r a n t e d In the indulgence of t h e l u x u r y of p r e s e n t i n g a liberal excerpt, to-wit: Wh.v does manlilnd build such beautiful and Imposing structures? W h y do we study architecture? Why has not man throughout the ages made structures merely utilitarianâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;merely four walls and a covering, with no ornamentation, no glittering towers, no stately minarets? I t is because of t h a t desire deep down in the soul for something more expressive of the inner longing for the beautiful. I have sometimes thought t h a t this .yearning for the beautiful in architecture has come down from the time that primeval m a n dwelt in caves and grottoes; where all around liim was the symmetry and the architectural grandeur of nature. He gazed upward in those galleries of the gods at the splendid arches, the majestic domes, the crystalline stalactites, inverted pinnacles, all teaching of that silent, creative force t h a t for the centuries had pervaded all nature. Contemplating these works of creation, could he not turn the question of J O B on himself and say, "Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Whereupon are the foundations fastened, or who laid the corner-store thereof, when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of GOD shouted for Joy?" Was it a n y wonder then that wlien he left Ills cave and his grotto that within his soul was a longing to "imitate the divine plan and study symmetry and order?" W a s . It an.v wonder that those early impressions of the infant and plastic mind of the race were so enduring, that later when the mallet, the chisel and the trowel were placed In his hands, that first planting trees on ends and then laying others across to support a covering did not satisfy the soul attuned to more sublime conceptions ; did not satisfy the craving for the arch, the pillar and the dome, nor should we be surprised that from this great travail of the mind, from this great longing of the soul, from this heritage of the earliest times, should spring forth the temples of the Karnaks, the pyramids of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and that long line of splendid edifices that have served to Illustrate man's capacity and his yearning for perfection. These magnificent structures unite us, our hopes, our fortunes and our destinies; but very much more than that, for when I put my ear to the ground and listen to the strivings of the race as they come rumbling down the ages, from dynasty to dynasty, 1 hear that much deeper than inspiration Is that yearning for the ' well-rounded, syrrimetrical, perfect character, and that all of those buildings.
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massive, enduring, lovely beyond the poet's dream are but the outward manifestations of the Inward desires for the unattainable. I t Is In the erection of such buildings as this t h a t the fraternity hopes to unify and typify Itself— massive, enduring, mysterious a n d free.
Vice-President F A I R B A N K S h a d accepted an invitation to deliver t h e address- on' condition t h a t Congress should have adjourned by t h a t time. H e wrote a letter regretting his inability to be present, which was read on t h e occasion. G r a n d Lodge convened M a y 26th, M.-. W.-. Grand Master W A I J T E R O . B E A G G in the G r a n d E a s t .
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tive of K a n s a s , R.'.W.'. Bro. W M . R I D I J B Y , was in his station as J u n i o r Grand Warden. T h e Grand Master noted in his address the death of Past Grand Master C H R I S T I A N FBL,TA, next to t h e o l d e s t r a n k i n g P a s t Grand Master a t t h e time of his demise. The Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , on a proposed a m e n d m e n t providing for trustees, said " t h a t g o v e r n m e n t of lodges by trustees should be left with t h e individual lodges, and this Grand Lodge ought not to a t t e m p t a n y such regulation." Their recomm e n d a t i o n was adopted. T h e same sensible committeee indefinitely postponed t h e Grand Lodge of W a s h i n g t o n idea of disarmam e n t of nations. ' T h e y have not forgotten 1812. We have always noticed t h a t the m u s c u l a r Christian wlio formed a youthful acq u a i n t a n c e with " t h e g l o v e s " gets through life without the eye o r n a m e n t a t i o n usually acquired by t h e fellows who want peace a t a n y price—even though t h e latter m a y be better sprinters. S a s k a t c h e w a n a n d A l b e r t a were recognized. Gram! Lodge Cosmos of the State of C h i h u a h u a recognition postponed for further inquiry. Grand Lodge appropriated .$500.00 for use of Committee of Arrangements to p a y expenses for celebration with Vincennes Lodge No. 1, of t h e a d v e n t a n d permanent establishm e n t of Masorny in the N o r t h w e s t Territory. The pay roll shows t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge Officers, P a s t Grand Masters and representatives of lodges receive mileage a n d per diem for two day's attendance. On resolution b j ' P a s t Grand Master M A R T I N H . R I O E i t was resolved " t h a t the n a m e of Bro. J O H N M B D A R I S , our aged
brother w h o for m a n y years represented his lodge in this Grand Lodge, a n d now at the age of ninety-three years is our guest, be placed upon t h e p a y roll." W e l l done Bro. R I C H . P a s t G r a n d . Master W M . O . B R A G G received his P a s t Grand Master's jewel. The Committee on Correspondence discussing an extract from the report of the board to t h e Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario in which talking about a t t e n d a n c e a t divine service, it s a y s : " T h e Board expresses the opinion tliat the regular church goer is the most active in good masonic work," furnishes the following c o m m e n t : " T h e opinion of t h e Board a s stated in the last paragraph m a y be true over in Canada, w h e r e church and State are one, b u t over here in A m e r i c a w h e r e e v e r y t h i n g is as free as the air we breathe, so far as our knowledge a n d information goes, it
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is exactly the reverse. The regular church goer, assuming t h a t he is a Mason, is generally a "drone in t h e hive of Masonry." for one reason, probably if he is a church worker, he has no time for masonic work. I t is probably all right too, over there for Masons to attend some place of worship in a body clothed as Masons. I n this country we don't need i t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h a t is, we dont need to go to church in a body for the purpose of show. " We go to church as individuals so t h a t the congregation assembled there may. by our presence absorb some of our surplus goodness instilled into us in the masonic lodge." Masonry has suffered less from the open attacks of her avowed enemies than she has from the fulsome praise or silly adulation of her fool friends. Those who have progressed so far in their attainments toward perfection as to blatantly proclaim, ' M a s o n r y is a good enough religion for me," have not advanced a n y t h i n g to the credit of Masonry, but have simply reversed the telescope to show us how infinitely small is their conception, both of religion and Masonry, souls so small t h a t the wonder is they were ever considered capable of attaining to a conception of the height, depth or breadth of even the morality of Masonry. Now we are not content to believe even with the backing of the Committee ori Correspondence of the Grand Lodge of I n d i a n a t h a t the Mason of I n d i a n a who is a â&#x20AC;˘'regular church goer is generally a drone in t h e hive of Masonry." " T h e gentleman from I n d i a n a " was in t h e K a n s a s hamlet when we came there thirty-six years ago. H e was a deacon and an organizer of the Methodist C h u r c h ; he was minister and organizer of t h e Presbj'terian Church ; he constituted a majority of tlie organizers of the masonic lodge. The deacon was the first Senior W a r d e n ; the preacher was one of the most faithful attendants. One of the Masters from I n d i a n a early in its organization, later helped in the organization of another lodge. None of the brethren from I n d i a n a were drones in church or lodge. The good old Deacon has gone home. H e was faithful to his church and lodge to the last. The elder of his church ( a Mason) preached the funeral sermon. An elder of the other church acted as Master and consigned his body to the grave. Perhaps I n d i a n a Christians and Masons improve in K a n s a s ; more probably, however, no general characterization of Christian Masons as drones, and "good enough religion" Masons as e m a n a t o r s of virtue in Chnistian congregations, is worth consideration anywhere for either its truth or sense. K a n s a s receives two pages of review. T h e closing portion of Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N ' S address is taken with following comment by committee : " H e closes his splendid address with the following admonition, which is worthy of being framed in gold." C H A S . N . M I K E L S , Grand Master.
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the frontispiece, a n d a c c o m p a n y i n g i t on the page opposite is a brief sketch of his life a n d masonic history. Grand Lodge met in A n n u a l Communication a t McAlester, Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma, A u g u s t lltii, M.-.W.-. Bro. J. B. M O B B O W in the Grand East. M.-.W.-. Bro. D . D. HOAG, Grand Master of Oklahoma, and other distinguished brethren from t h a t State, and P a s t Grand Master G K O R G B T H O K N B U E G . of A r k a n s a s , were received, introduced a n d accorded appropriate honors. The G r a n d Master's address on " T r u t h , " a beautiful adaptation of " T h e Legend of H A F A Z , " w a s a thoughtful production a n d a d m i r a b l y presented for the instruction of the Craft. The decisions of the Grand Master, and one by the Deputy Grand Master, seven in number, m e t t h e approval of the Jurisprudence Committee. One of thein involved the question whether an Indian Territory Mason engaged In selling whiskey in Arkansas could bfe tried a t hishoriie by liis liome lodge in I n d i a n Territory, he pleading t h a t he was under the A r k a n s a s jurisdiction. The Grand Master decided correctly that the home lodge had jurisdiction, and advised it to p u t t h e party on trial. The Grand Master's address cites the appointment of representatives to visit the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, and the appointm e n t of like representatives by the latter Body to visit the Grand Lodge of I n d i a n Territory a t the present session.' The Oklahoma visitors later in the session were called upon for an expression of views, and Grand Master H O A G briefly but fully reviewed the situation as affecting t h e two Grand Masonic Bodies then existing in the then State of Oklahoma, a n d stated he was there by the action of his Grand Lodge, "clothed with full power to take such action as we'deem proper a n d m a s o n i c " for the consolidation of the two Bodies. The Grand Lodge of I n d i a n Territory thereupon appointed a delegation of six to meet with the Grand Master and delegation from the Oklahoma Grand Lodge. T h e report of the Committee "on Consolidation provided t h a t the Grand Lodge formed as the result of t h e merger should be called " T h e Grand Lodge' of Artcient F r e e and Accepted Masons of the State of O k l a h o m a ; and should by such name be incorporated under the laws of the State of O k l a h o m a ; t h a t meetings of the two existing Grand Bodies be held on the second T u e s d a y of February, 1909, when each should pass an ordinance vesting its jurisdiction in the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma when said Grand Lodge should be organized, and after enacting the business of each Body, both should then meet in Guthrie, Oklahoma, a n d in convention adopt a Constitution and By-Laws and elect officers, thereby merging both in the
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Grand Lodge of Oklahoma. All the property, funds and paraphernalia of t h e two Bodies to become the property of t h e Grand Lodge of Oklahoma. Various other provisions to insure h a r m o n y and equity were embodied in the report. " W h e n the report was read it was immediately adopted as a whole with a whoop and a yell almost unanimously."' The Orphan's H o m e report shows the organization of a Board of Control by the election of Bro. W M . B U S B Y as President and Bro. J. G. EOLLS as Secretary. On t h e d a y of opening, J a n u a r y 1, 1908, twenty-three children were a d m i t t e d to the H o m e . I n the list of donors we find Colonel W M . B U S B Y credited with a gift of a car of coal free a t the home, .$123.00 and t h e Scottish Rite Masons of McAlester, dining tables, value $46.00. There were then thirty children and one Master Mason in t h e H o m e , and the record now shows a total of sixty-one orphan children on the roll of Grand Lodge. Ten charters were granted lodges U. D., and one dispensation continued. Grand Orator W M . H . T A L M A G E eloquently delivered a very able and scholarly address. T H O M A S C H A U N O B Y H U M P H R Y , the Committee
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spondence, presented his sixth a n n u a l report which is written in his usual vigorous style. H e takes in full Grand Master W E L L INGTON'S " v i s i t to Hancock Lodge No. 311, F o r t Leavenworth," copies with approval his decisions, and further says, " I n closing his address, Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N gave excellent advice to t h e brethren in the following beautiful language," and then he excerpts the conclusion of the address. H e refers approvingly to the "excellent oration" by Grand Orator W.'. D A L L A S G B O V E B . Our Correspondence Report is called upon for a very liberal contribution from our review of I n d i a n Territory, and Bro. H . in his comment generally about K a n s a s h a s nothing b u t approval. Under K e n t u c k y Bro. H. furnishes a very interesting biographical sketch of Past Grand Master . T H O M A S TODD, whose mother was L E T I T I A S H E L B Y , daughter of the famous K e n t u c k y Governor, I S A A O S H E L B Y .
M.-.W.-. Bro. T O D D was a Captain in
the Third K e n t u c k y Infantry in the Mexican W a r . H i s father. Colonel C H A E L E S S . TODD, was an aide to General H A B B I S O N I
1812, Minister to Bolivia and also to Russia. A son of the Captain's belonged to the Sixth United States K e n t u c k y Volunteers and was killed a t the battle of Murfreesboro in 1862. P a s t Grand Master T H O M A S TODD was made a Mason in 1842, in Lodge No. 6, -Kentucky, was Worshipful Master in 1846, since which time he attended Grand Lodge every year, in all sixty-one times. W a s Grand Master in 1853; ranked only in service as Grand Master by M.-.W.". H B N B Y L . P A L M E B , who was Grand Master in Wisconsin in 1852 and 1853.
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M.-.W.-. Bro. T O D D h a s an enviable family record for service to country, and we doubt if there is any one who can show a record excelling his for sixty-one years a n n u a l attendance a t Grand Lodge. H i s brethren of t h e Grand Lodge of K e n t u c k y in honoring h i m honor themselvesl W e note t h a t Bro. H U M P H R Y received his biographical sketch from, Bro. W. W. C L A B K , who upholds t h e banner of K e n t u c k y in the Correspondence Circle. Good for " O l d . K a i n t u c k " say we, all of us. B u t we cannot linger longer in Indian Territory, and liereafter if will be Oklahoma. H E N R Y L O W N D E S M U L D K O W , Grand Master.
Next A n n u a l a t McAlester, February 12, 1909.
IOWAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1908. The portrait of Grand Master E . M. H U N T E R , which forms the frontispiece for the I o w a volume, indicates a m a n of strong c h a r a c t e r and ability, which his address to Grand Lodge fully substantiates. The serious illness of his wife prevented his attendance a t t h e session of Grand Lodge, b u t the brethren carried him In their hearts, and it was evident t h a t the sympa.thy a n d love of every brother present went out to him in his hour ofaffliction. The D e p u t y Grand Master, L o u i s B L O C K , a n appointive office in Iowa, opened Grand Lodge, as the record states, "in ample form." T h e Grand Master recommended a change of date of holding A n n u a ] Communication of Grand Lodge, t h e Legislature h a v i n g adopted as the d a y for holding State primaries the d a y appointed for opening Grand Lodge. H e also recommended proficiency in the " t e s t oath," some of the Iowa brethren having fallen into difficulty thereby. W e note t h a t Grand Secretary P A B V I N has prepared a lithographed card of identification, copies of which are furnished to the lodges a t fifty cents per hundred. W e higlily approve Bro. P A B V I N ' S method of m a k i n g p a r t of his report a record showing the date for granting dispensation for lodge U. D., name of lodge, place a n d county, ofiicers and members, the latter under"a heading showing name of petitioners, name of lodge, number of jurisdiction, d a t e of demit. Too little attention is paid to recording such historical data, arid t h e result is t h a t frequently when a fiftyyear write-up is needed, a good part of the early history of a lodge is a m a t t e r of guesswork. The Correspondence R e p o r t is furnished by Past Grand Master L I B E R T Y E . F E L L O W S , a n d is creditable, concise and courteous. H e gives K a n s a s three pages, one of which is filled with
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excerpts from Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N ' S address and favorable comment on the same. Bro. F . s a y s : " T h e propriety of furnishing ciphers to t h e lodges is very doubtful, and the fact reported t h a t during the y e a r several such ciphers were reported lost does not tend to remove the doubt. Various other important subjects are carefully presented in t h e Grrand Master's address, which, as a whole, is a n excellent and well prepared document." "A fine oration was delivered by, Bro. D A L L A S G R O V E B .
I n this jurisdiction t h e r e is an
association of P a s t Grand Masters, which convened on the evening preceding the opening of the Grand Lodge, there being present thirteen P a s t Grand Masters." A page and a half is devoted to excerpts from t h e K a n s a s Report on Correspondence, and comment thereon, quoting w h a t was said under A l a b a m a about the Grand Lodge being a law to itself. Bro. F . says in r e p l y : " W e cannot agree to t h e proposition t h a t the question, ' W h a t are you going to do about it,' is now, or ever has been, unanswered." L e t us see â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Scotland for several decades has been charged with conferring the degrees of Masonry upon Americans temporarily visiting in t h a t country. Complaints have been preferred b y various jurisdictions; in one or more instances parties black-balled in American jurisdictions have sought visitation rights in t h e very lodges t h a t had here refused their petition, by virtue of such membership. All a t t e m p t s a t righting the wrong have come to naught, and the rights of American Grand Lodges have continued to be disregarded, though the question, " W h a t are you going to do about it," is and h a s been as plainly before the jurisdiction as if propunded in the conventional way. I t is unanswered, as it always has been heretofore, and the injured Grand Lodges are still guessing as to their remedy. Again, one Grand Lodge by enactment passes a law of procedure which is contrary to and subversive of the established landmarks, laws a n d usages of the fraternity. Another Grand Lodge condemns it for its action, but the first Body is sovereign, and while it does not answer, it practically s a y s : " M y opinion satisfies m e ; I a m content, and you will have to be." Yes we can sever the fraternal ties, but we do not, simply because it only engenders bad blood, a n d the last condition is worse t h a n t h e first. W h a t K a n s a s said in regard to t h e Texas liquor salesman, giving a s t a t e m e n t of the masonic law of this jurisdiction, and discussing t h e question of selling liquor in a prohibition State, receives from him t h e comment "sound a n d well expressed." Our reference to T H E O D O R E S . P A B V I N is copied, a n d Bro. F . s a y s
" will meet a w a r m response from the h e a r t of every I o w a Mason." The intelligent type setter substituted pais for pars in ^'^ Magna pars fui.^^ H e m u s t be a Greek pais.]
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W e heartily concur with w h a t t h e I o w a correspondent says under New. H a m p s h i r e , to-wit: " O n e t h i n g we Ifearn from this correspondent (M.-.W.-. Bro. H. M. C H E N E Y , of N e w H a m p s h i r e ) which in our j u d g m e n t is hardly creditable to our N e w H a m p shire brethren, v i z : "'New' H a m p s h i r e , does n o t p a y all t h e expenses of her Grand Master, even for t h e occasion of the constitution of a new lodge, or other purpose. H e does not get a cent, much less a dollar, for a salary. G r a n d Masters in New H a m p shire do t h e work expected of them w i t h o u t fee or reward." To which Bro. F . s a y s : " W h i l e there a r e doubtless in all Grand Jurisdictions brethren who would feel able and willing to bear the burdens, p a y t h e expenses, and perform the duties ot Grand Master for the honor of the office and their love for Masonry, y e t such a rule would effectually close t h e door to m a n y most excellent, w o r t h y and well qualified Masons, w h o c o u l d i l l a f l o i d to accept the position. Our brethren of N e w H a m p s h i r e would do well to loosen their purse strings a little in this direction." W h i l e we concur heartily, y e t o n reflection we wonder if there has been m u c h change in conditions in a N e w H a m p s h i r e village we once visited. T h e ' v i l l a g e pastor, occupied the most commodious, best looking and most recently painted residence therea b o u t s ; he owned one ot the largest farms (forty acres) in t h a t vicinity, and farmed it himself, his sonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;away a t a n academy pre. p a r i n g for collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;helping during t h e s u m m e r vacation. T h e pastor's salary was $400.00 per a n n u m , $80.00 of which the year previous had been paid in cash. The church had a large gallery, boasted a n orchestra, the first we had ever listened to t h a t had as a part thereof a bass viol and a couple of ungodlj^ fiddles. Of cour.se we comprehend t h e change there inust be in t h e cities a n d factory villages, and y e t when, we r e m e m b e r t h a t it was from people living the simple life hinted a t above t h a t I o w a once and K a n s a s later borrowed the money to open up their farms and prepare t h e m to be t h e granary of the world, perhaps it m a y be well for us not to contrast too hastily or too boastfully our modern methods, our churches with their organs costing thousands, our choirs a t $2,000 or more per annum, a n d our ministers costing thousands per a n n u m over whose possible call to better pastures we are in constant trepidation. And yet, after all, w h e t h e r Masonry be run on t h e high pressure plan., modern aids, iiiodern apjjliances and, in some cases, modern extravagances, or w h e t h e r we follow the simple life as we r e m e m b e r it in earlier days, a n d as perchance i t may y e t b e in New H a m p s h i r e , the results attained will depend entirely upon how much of h e a r t we p u t into it. U n d e r Washington, referring to t h e able memorial of M.'.W.-. J O H N A R T H D B in m e m o r y of Bro. U F T O N , and c o m m e n t i n g on
the secession m o v e m e n t tas we call it for short), Bro. F E L L O W S records something which we think is eminently to his credit as
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well as t h a t of t h e Grand Jurisdiction of Iowa, viz.: " W e never sympathized with the radical action of otlier Grand Lodges in so quickly breaking the fraternal tie t h a t should exist between Grand Lodges as well as between individual Masons." As we now review the question as it is so vividly presented, it is a source of satisfaction and gratification chat the Grand Lodge of Iowa, while placing itself on record with firmness, tempered its decision with moderation and brotherly love. We have enjoyed .Bro. F E L L O W S ' report, have further copy marked for use, but our space is tilled. P H I L O J. M A B T I N , Grand Master.
N e x t Annual a t Davenport, J u n e 3, 1909.
IltELAND. Dublin, December 27, 1907. Two addresses delivered by Deputy Grand Master Sir J A M E S C B E E D M E R E D I T H appear iu the volume, one delivered December 27, 1907, a t Dublin and the other J a n u a r y 15, 1908, a t Belfast. Bro. M E R E D I T H referring to tliose t h a t day proclaimed and saluted as officers of Grand Lodge said, we know t h a t promotion in this country is given, not because men have high sounding names or titles, or because they have connections here, there or anywhere else, b u t because tliey have proved themselves to be active and zealous Masons, and have shown the deep interest they take in the Craft. Bro. M E R E D I T H referring to a "Ivevv D e p a r t u r e " of the G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d in giving power to the Grand Master to confer London r a n k upon 600 P a s t Masters, by which they would be entitled in London to be accorded the honors paid to Provincial Grand Officers in their own Provinces, calls attention to the fact t h a t the officers of the Grand Lodge of Ireland are elective, while those in E n g l a n d ' w i t h the one exception of t h e Grand Treasurer are t h e nominees of t h e Grand Master, and a s a rule they a r e nominated from the members of a few only of the English lodges, and further states " t h a t the lodges of Ireland are very fairly represented a m o n g those who are entitled to sit upon this dais." J a n u a r y 15, 1908, Bro." M E R E D I T H delivered his address a t Belfast. H e warned the brethren, notwithstanding his forty years' experience, t h a t he had no right to lay down t h e law, a n d t h a t they would have to run the risk of the tribunals setting t h e m r i g h t if he w a s wrong. H e expressed an opinion t h a t the brother who wants to see the charter when he comes to visit a lodge " m u s t wait until he gets inside, if he can prove himself to t h e satisfaction of t h e examiner to be a Mason. If he does not see it then, t h e sooner he
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retires from t h a t assembly the better.'' I n Ireland they have a rule t h a t t h e Secretaries of the lodge should be brethren who have been Worshipful Masters, and Bro. M B B K D I T H in his address emphasizes the advantage of t h e experience of senior brethren filling the ofHces of the lodge. W e are also glad to note confirmation by Bro. M E B E B I T H of the advisability of putting into the Masters chair one desired by the brethren who was a Past W a r d e n u n d e r another Constitution b u t had never served as Warden in an I r i s h lodge. Bro. M. saying, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g a provision of law £hat service as W a r d e n of an I r i s h lodge should precede election as Master. '•! think we would give leave." The increase in m e m b e r s h i p in the city of Dublin in the ten years, 1898 to 1907, was 34.91 per cent, while the increase in the city of Belfast w a s 49.54 jDer cent. During 1907 law No. 159 was changed so t h a t a t a special meeting convened for the purpose upon the vote of four-fifths of the members present, the power is given to a subordinate lodge to remove by striking from the roll of the lodge any one they think ought to be so removed. Under the topic ' M a s o n i c J e w e l s " Bro. M E R E D I T H s a i d : " I w a n t to s a y s o m e t h i n g about our masonic jewels. I do not like the term c h a r i t y applied to masonic institutions. W e are all brethren of one family, and when one member of the Body suffers we have high a u t h o r i t y for knowing t h a t the other m e m b e r s suffer also ( H e a r h e a r ) when death, or old age, or sickness visit our brethren, do not let us use the word charity in their cases. I believe t h a t our Masonic Female Orphan School, our Orphan Boy's School, and our Victoria Jubilee Annuity Fund are the b r i g h t e s t jewels of Masonry t h a t can be seen in this country or elsewhere. (Applause) L e t us.all try to better the position of those institutions. I m u s t urge you to continue to act in future as you have done'iin the past, up to the great principles which our Order indicates and which m a y be summed up in the words of H o l y writ, Honor all m e n , love the brethren, fear G O D , honor the K i n g . And may the most high GOD, the Great G O D of the universe pour down upon each one of us here assembled the a b u n d a n c e of his blessing."
LOUISIANA — t 9 0 8 . The s m i l i n g countenance of G r a n d Master L..E. T H O M A S is hardly in keeping with the bloodthirsty, saracenie indication gleaming from the lapel of his coat. W e should take him to be a mildly mannered man and not one to align himself on side lines a r m e d with a bludgeon to use upon trembling captives destined to run the gauntlet. K a n s a s was present in B.-.W.-. M. L. SOOVELL, Grand Representative. The G r a n d Master's address is a good
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one, even if he did fly his l^ite high when he said, " T h e spirit of Masonry, in its search for wisdom, flies through the vast domain of the universe and gathers ]?nowledge from them all. Ascending to the heaven, it takes the sun, moon and stars and wraps them in the comets fiery tail."' Yes, he got down safely. E v e r y thing is all right in Louisiana. " T h e temple has been beautified, adorned and modernized to meet our needs for several years." The Grand Master made m a n y visitations and was-royallj' entertained everywhere. We note t h a t Louisiana Relief Lodge, No. 1, during 1907 expended ?23.00 on applicants from K a n s a s . Committee on Correspondence, through Chairman Bro.R.-.W.-. DUNCAN, reported resolutions recognizing Saskatchewan and Gautemala and requesting the Grand Master to arrange for a renewal of the exchange of representatives with Grand Lodge of California, which were severally adopted. Kansas was present by her Grand Representative. If there were no restrictions on our space we would take entire the excellent address delivered by Past Grand Master A. C. AliLBN in his capacity as Grand Orator. I t fills the conception of a great address. Upon its delivery the Grand Master, at the request of Grand Lodge, properly voiced the gratification of t h a t Body to the Orator in support of the offered resolution adopted by Grand Lodge. A resolution to waive domicile requisite in favor of U. S. officers, on reference to Jurisprudence Committee, was recommended for passage as soon as change of constitutional objection permitted action. A petition asking for the use of a masonic building in whicli to hold a public school—no other facility presenting—was granted by Grand Lodge. Nine lodges U. D. were granted charters, two continued, and one referred back to committee for hearing. This lodge U. D. was protested by a neighboring lodge on three objections, only one of which was established as true in fact, viz., receiving.an applicant previously rejected by the objecting lodge because he was a stutterer. The U. D. lodge confessed charge, but avoided it by proving a waiver of jurisdiction from the objecting lodge. The mind and character and members of the stutterer were " p e r f e c t " and the stuttering peculiarity alone was objectionable. The lodge U. D. in avoidance of the objection, said t h a t if t h a t were a good objection, "then the brotherof the first High Priest t h a t ever lived would have been s h u t out of the Tabernacle, for we are told in the G r e a t Light t h a t MOSES stuttered so badly t h a t GOD commanded A A R O N to go with him as a n interpreter of w h a t he was saying, or t r y i n g to say." The committee reported in favor of the lodge U. D., and it also obtained a charter.
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I t is easy to understand w h y M O S E S w a s so meek, b u t it is n o t s o easy to figure out how he m a n a g e d to p-p-pop the question to ZiP-PORAH. W e mourn in sj-mpathy with Bro. K B A M E B , of the Necrology Committee, over t h e misfit given to t,he naaoitur in the L a t i n quotationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the p r i n t e r should have "Itnown" betterP o r t r a i t s of M.-.W.-. B r o . F . P R A N O O I S D U B O U R G , Grand Master 1812-13-14, and M.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N H . H O L I ^ A N D , Grand M a s t e r
1825-6-7-8 and 1830-1-2-3-4-5, embellish the Volume. The Report on Correspondence is by R.-.W.-. Bro. H E R M A N O . DuNOAN, w h o furnished 140 pages of review. W e a r e glad to note t h a t our brother h a s been fully restored to health. H e reviews K a n s a s briefly in a page and a half. H e announces accord with M.-.W.-. B O N D ' S decision concerning action to be t a k e n in case cited when t h e petitioner for application died pending action upon his petition, quotes wliat Grand Master B O N D said about the record for the y e a r showing accessions and n e t gains. W e acknowledge gratefully t h e glad welcome extended us. W e note wliat is said upon " T h e question of the hour is w h a t m u s t be required to justify the recognition of a n e w Grand Lodge?" H o w is t h a t to be shown to t h e satisfaction of the objector whenthe objecting party presents a code of procedure differing entirely from the custom, and custom m a d e law of the world for over a century. I t is not only justifiable b u t legitimate and proper t o ' show t h a t no such code ever existed; t h a t it does not lie in the mouth of persons born on the wrong side of the blanket to be finical about the paternity of those born in lawful wedlock. " T h e -agreed terms that the wisdom of t h e passing years has shown, ought to be required of organizers of Grand Bodies to-day." have been fully complied with by the organizers. The "agreement of the three " passed after t h e organization, does not carry one ounce of weight to affect the legithnacy of t h e Body previously and legitimately organized, n o r will it a d d to t h e scale a feather's weight in changing the j u d g m e n t of other Grand Jurisdictions as to t h e regularity or legisiniacy of organization. " T h e lion roareth," but the world applauds t h e answer to the challenge. Daughter a m I In.my mothei's house, But mistress in my own.
This is n o t the first t i m e t h a t t h e issue has been presented to t h e G r a n d ' J u r i s d i c t i o n s of t h e world of the right of a Grand Body to stifle consideration a n d prevent organization of colonial constituents into a Grand Lodge Jurisdiction, but it should be the last. Under Kentucky, where the Grand Master says, " L e t us remember t h a t very soon we must, each one for himself, answer the call of t h e Grand Warden of H e a v e n , " Bro. D U N O A N propounds the 'theological query, " W h o is t h e Grand W a r d e n of H e a v e n ? "
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W e think it depends upon which definition you take. WhenCHAUOBB says, " T h e warden of t h e gates gan to call the folk," it m e a n s possibly the keeper of the gate, a n d t h a t position all Catholics, English or Eoman, concede to P E T E B . The context plainly shows t h a t he is intended a t wliose command the Messenger D e a t h makes his visitation, a secondary meaning, " A chief or-principal officer, a principal." In old English "warden or master"—in one instance a t least—are used as correlative terms. Suppose we agree with the intention of our K e n t u c k y Brother and say "Master." The main thing in this life is the a t t a i n m e n t of h a r m o n y ; we m u s t get attuned to it here, to be capable of enjoying it hereafter, and the old rabbi got near to the truth when he said : " H e a v e n , my son, lies hid in thine own soul." B u t we beg pardon, Chaplain, for obtruding in your domain. Under Montana he says of Bro. H E D Q E S : "Bro. H E D G E S is w h a t we term 'dead,' but he rests from his labors and his m a n y , m a n y works do follow him. But, not like t h e comefs glow, t h e y abide —an enduring m o n u m e n t of skill, zeal, wisdom." And we would add " a n d love." W e are glad to see t h a t Bro. D U N C A N does not accord with England in its denial of the r i g h t of transfer of allegiance of a New Zealand lodge to t h e Grand Lodge of New Zealand. H e says of the excerpts t a k e n by N e w Zealand from the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , C a n a d a and Illinois: " W e h o p e t h a t the sample will be so well liked t h a t a full supply will b© ordered." Under Queensland we take the following: ''Recognition i s withheld from the Grand Lodge of Queensland becaiise there is a. feeling t h a t opportunity should be given to the English a n d Scotch authorities to bring about reconciliation ; but if t h e s e authorities decline to act, then the world will no longer wait upon them." D A N I E L W E B S T E R once remarked upon the wisdom of guiding our feet by the l a m p of experience, or words to t h a t effect. W e commend a study of the history of the Grand Lodge of Quebec. The review of the committee has interested us highly, and our only regret is we cannot clip more freely from it. J O H N C . D R E W , Grand Master.
N e x t A n n u a l a t N e w Orleans, F e b r u a r y 1, 1909.
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MAINK—1908. ll*ortland, May 5th. M.-.W.-. G H A B L E S F . J O H N S O N , Grand Master, the eleven P a s t Grand Masters, and R.-.W.-. A B O H I E L E E TALBOT,' the Grand Bepresentative of K a n s a s , all contributed to the ample form with which the Grand Lodg-e of Maine was opened and set to work. The G r a n d Master's address is a practical one. H e does not dignify his rulings as decisions, b u t determined t h a t "one who could not read and could s i m p l y write his name would not be able to obtain much knowledge of our institution, nor would he confer much honor upon it." H e ruled t h a t a lodge could not amend- its. record which had been confirmed and had stood for several years, so t h a t the legal n a m e of a candidate could be substituted for the assumed n a m e under which he was raised in the lodge. The candidate was an actor, a n d had applied for the degrees under his professional n a m e by which he was well known to all the members of the lodge, and to only a few of whom he was known by his legal name. H e further ruled t h a t the officers of the lodge, if they had a n y knowledge, m i g h t certify t h a t he h a d received the degrees in their lodge under his professional ' n a m e . H e gave the brethren some very good advice as to the use of the word " m a s o n i c " upon bill-boards, or otherwise displayed in public places by way of a d v e r t i s e m e n t in posters, or other public m a n n e r , fully demonstrating its impropriety. Grand Master J O H N S O N has been a prudent, careful, conscientious executive and his work is well w o r t h y of comparison with the long line of able officials who have preceded him in his great office. Fifty dollars was allowed for purchase of books for library. Six lodges during the year furnished their histories in print, and • there are now on file in Grand Liodge histories of all but twelve lodges of the jurisdiction. The Grand Representative of A l b e r t a was cordially welcomed. The Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e approved the rulings of the Grand Master. The lodges of Maine are to be supplied with a list of regular lodges A. F. & A. M., up-to-date, J a n u a r y 1, 1909. T h e Grand Lodge of S a s k a t c h e w a n was recognized. M.-.W.-. W M . P I T T P R E B L E , the Senior P a s t Grand Master, •ninety years of age, w h o had come from N e w Brighton, Staten Island, N e w York, to attend the Grand Lodge, was introduced by P a s t Grand Master C H A S E and welcomed by the Grand Master, the brethren all standing. The R e p o r t on Correspondence is by M.-.W.-. Bro. A L B R O E . C H A S E and consists largely of excerpts from sister Grand Lodge Proceedings. K a n s a s is kindly d e a l t with. A page and a half of excerpts are taken from Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N ' S address Prosperity, cyphers, Decisions 1, 2 and 3, a n d " a word of caution.'
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Bro. G B O V E B ' S "able oration on some features of F r e e m a s o n r y " is noted. The standing regulation on corner-stones is copied. E x t r a c t s are taken from the K a n s a s Correspondence Beport under Illinois on universality of Masonry. Under Maine the pioneer masonic funeral, and under Maryland the comments on performing the masonic funeral ceremony while the lodge is a t refreshment. Other quotations appear under State reviews. Under Nebraska, Bro. C H A S E copies the following from the Nebraska Code: Entered Apprentices.—An Entered Apprentice may attend his lodge only when open as a lodge ot Entered Apprentice Masons. He may not attend a funeral lodge nor Join In any masonic procession. Fellow Crafts.—Fellow Craft may attend his lodge only when open as a lodge of Fellow Craft or Entered Apprentice Masons. He may not attend a funeral lodge nor Join In any masonic procession
to which Bro. C H A S E comments, " T h e last clause in each sentence we do not approve." W e agree t h a t code would prevent Entered Apprentices and Fellow Crafts from joining in processions to lay corner-stones, when from time immemorial they have taken part. Bro. C H A S E gets the essence of the various reports from which he takes excerpts, but he is so modest and retiring in suggesting change, improvement, or exception t h a t his brother correspondents fail to recognize a n y t h i n g t h a t resembles a chip on his shoulder, a condition t h a t tends to peace, harmony and good will to the world in general. All right for those of us who are ready for their halo, and, therefore, perhaps we ought not to make the suggestion here; b u t we cannot help thinking what the result would be if a half dozen of the " s c r a p p e r s " were to acquire the habit. Next Annual a t Portland,' May 4, 1909. M.-.W.-. E D M U N D B . MALt,BT,'Grand Master.
MANITOBA — 1908. Winnipeg, J u n e 10th. P a s t Grand Master J A M E S A. O V A S is always present when K a n s a s is called for; in fact, our Manitoba brethren generally, as a rule, are faithful in attendance on Grand Lodge. M.-. W.*. Bro. J A M E S SOBOGGIB in the Grand E a s t opened Grand Lodge in ample form, and thereafter upon announcement welcomed according to ancient usage M.-.W.-. Bro. J u d g e F O R B E S , P a s t Grand Master of Grand Lodge of N e w Brunswick, inviting him to a seat in the Grand East. I n his address Grand Master SOROGGIB made reference to the death of Past Master G. F. N E W O O M B , one of the early rulers of
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the Craft of Manitoba, a n d one w h o had won a warm place in the affections of his brethren. The following will illustrate a condition for which Manitoba has long been noted : "So completely has the spirit of h a r m o n y manifested itself during the past year t h a t neither appeal nor complaint has been presented to me, a n d this fact is a source of much gratification to myself, and I a m sure will add to the pleasure of all whose heart's desire is t h a t peace and concord m a y ever reign within our borders." , The following can never be too often brought to the attention of M a s o n s : THK MAKIN& OF OKARACTBR AND THE MAKING OF MEN.
Beautiful though our work Is, and the presentation of It effectively a great accomplishment, Its beauty will be lost If we overlook the true spirit In the teachings of our system^ If our Institution had been designed for pastime and pleasure alone,Its life would have been brief, lb would have passed away and been forgotten. But, because truth prevails, and the foundations of masonic work were firmly established upon principles everlasting, its usefulness has grown'wlth the ages, and the traveling orb of light finds no earth where â&#x20AC;˘ Masonry holds not her altar upturned to the Divine Creator. I t is not my purpose to parade the virtues of our Order, but only to remind you of the privileges you enjoy, and of the possibilities which lie before you of Incorporating Into your lives the Truth Itself, and "The Truth shall make you Free."
The Grand Master in behalf of Grand Lodge, presented M.'.W.*. Bro. J O H N M O K H O H N I E , P a s t Grand Master, with a handsome chain collar. Three new lodges were granted charters. Committee on Grievances and Appeals said such harmony had existed t h a t no meeting of the committee had been necessary during the year. Grand Lodge has $13,100 invested a t seven per cent. From the names of a few of t h e lodges, it is e v i d e n t t h a t some of our boys are over the border, for instance, Stonewall, Belmont, Shiloh. W e presume t h a t the two have no correlative relation, but until we turned back and saw an obituary page, we were struck with the incongruity between t h e page bearing this only, " F a i t h ful unto death," and the opposite page containing list of th'ose suspended for non-payment of dues. December 27,1907, Grand Lodge of Manitoba had on its- roll flfty-eiglit lodges, with a m e m b e r s h i p of 4,248, which, considering the fact t h a t within three years past two Grand Lodges have been 'formed out of its former territory, m a k e s a fine showing. We notice that a consolidated r'eport.to Grand Lodge is made, headed as follows: No.
Name of Lodga.
W.M.
S.W.
J.W.
P.M.
Proxy.
Total Vole.
containing numbers a n d n a m e s ! representation and total vote of Grand and all the lodges. W e can well understand with such knowledge a t their c o m m a n d how quickly and easily and how accurately the scrutineers can m a k e up their reports of an elec-
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t i o n , a n d it occurs to us t h a t in the face of the apparently well grounded dissatisfaction sometimes manifested over the remarkable difference in numbers before and during a contested vote, t h a t it would be well before any Grand Lodge election to safeguard the vote by having printed rolls prepared containing the list of lodges and other particulars included in the above list, and t h a t tally be kept as the votes represented by each lodge are deposited. W e confess to admiration of t h e entire system of election which obtains in English and Colonial lodges. With all due deference to the general obligation resting upon a man, or a m a n and Mason, we think t h e special oath taken by scrutineers before entering upon their duties give a sanction of solemnity as well as a special sense of obligation to perform strictly the duties thus solemnly enjoined and undertaken to be performed. Better hoiirs spent in careful exaction of an honest ballot than t h a t anj' should return to their homes with the conviction t h a t the members of the Grand Lodge had been prevented in a n y w a y from having a true and honest expression of its representative choice in an election. H E N K Y J. PuGH, Grand Master. N e x t Annual a t Winnipeg, J u n e 9, 1909.
MARYLAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1907. Baltimore, May 14, 1907. An interesting incident a t this Communication of Grand Lodge was the presentation of a Mason's Maul to Grand Lodge by W.-. Bro. J A M E S T . D E N N I S , a P a s t Master of No. 106, who for
several years past has been in Bgj'pt conducting a series of excavations. For two years past he has been a t work in the neighborhood of Luxor on the site of the ancient city of Thebes, 450 miles south of Cairo. " H e r e he and his co-workers had been engaged in cleaning the site of a temple, the oldest dated temple yet found in E g y p t , built by M E N T U H O T E P I I I . R A - N B B - H A P E L of t h e X L
d y n a s t y between 2700 B. O. and 2800 B. C. I n the progress of their work they came across several specimens of Masons' mallets which were used by the old builders of over 4500 years ago in the construction and decoration of t h e temple." Bro. D. said he did not expect to live to see It, b u t he t h o u g h t he would try t h e experiment of presenting one to Grand Lodge to test whether they could preserve it as long. The Grand Master accepted it on behalf of Grand Lodge, and turned it over to P a s t Grand-Master J O H N M . C A R T E B , of the Veterans' Association, saying t h a t he knew of no body of men more likely to live long enough to carry out the d o n o r s wishes, a n d t h a t Bro. C A R T E R would be held responsible for its preservation.
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The Committee on Correspondence whose report last year expressed a hope for a more favorable attitude from the British Grand Lodges toward the Grand Lodge of Queensland, now fear a possibility of two rival Grand Lodges in Queensland and ask t h a t their report be further deferred. The Irish lodges are all in the N e w Grand Lodge, and so far I r e l a n d has seemed satisfied with the situation, nor has it y e t appeared that Ireland has any disposition to assert, the interest requisite for her to m a i n t a i n a position as one of the beneficiaries under the "Bund." Meanwhile the Grand Lodge of Queensland is prospering to such an e x t e n t t h a t she is caring for the destitute of the English and Scottish Constitutions, which latter Bodies have not demonstrated a like ability or willingness. W e note t h a t the services of Grand Chaplain B R A N C H for so m a n y years past, have a t last been acknowledged by m a k i n g his office a salaried one, Grand Lodge voting $100.00 for last year's services and a like a m o u n t annually. W e are glad to read of this well merited recognition. M.-.W.-. THOMAS J. S H B Y O O K had no opposition for Grand Master and was reelected for another term, his first one being in 1885. The R e p o r t on Correspondence fs by P a s t Senior Grand Warden E D W A B D T . SOHULTZ,' c h a i r m a n . K a n s a s receives more t h a n two pages of fraternal consideration. H e quotes w h a t Grand Master B O N D has to say about P a s t Grand' Masters D E W E Y and G U T H R I E , also quoting w h a t Bro. B O N D said about authorized and unauthorized ciphers, adding, -'Comment unnecessary." H e also quoted approvingly w h a t the Jurisprudence Committee said about control of lodge funds, declaring " this is sound doctrine." ' Bro. S. welcomes the a d v e n t of the K a n s a s correspondent, w h o m he remembers meeting personally a number of times, and places h i m masonically a m o n g the con.-3ervatives. I t pleased the latter to know t h a t he was remembered and so classified. One who has been labelled radical for a lifetime is pleased to be recognized as he would classify himselfâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;though on reflection he must conclude t h a t t i m e mellows other things t h a n fruit. ' Our reference to the Maryland " pome " and our comment on the masonic burial are taken, and the latter is cited as evidence of conservatism. W e h a v e read Bro. SOHULTZ'S report of the other jurisdictions with pleasure, b u t m u s t reserve our brethren space for consideration of Bro. J A M E S E . G R E E N ' S report upon the Grand Bodies "from beyond' the seas." While we prefer t h a t term of designation to " F o r e i g n Correspondence," we do not like to see any form of separation indicated in any matter. W e are old fashioned enough to cling to the idea t h a t we are all brethren of one family, and we studiously avoid any seeming doors of partition between ourselves and Masons "wheresoever dispersed t h r o u g h o u t the world," even by implication.
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Bro. G.'s s u m m a r y of t h e Queenstown situation is largely in the form of excerpts, b u t t h e arrangement of his excerpts, winding up with t h a t from Bro. G E R A L D S M I T H , " W h a t I am afraid of is t h a t t h e board are drifting, and m a y force the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d into something like a policy of coercion, and I hope t h a t m a y not be the case," indicates t h a t he has not failed to discern the mailed hand which has been with such " tact and discretion" trusted to enforce " h a r m o n y . " Under N e w Zealand, Bro. G. refers to its contemplated entrance to the Correspondence Circle " a s an earnest, we suppose, of w h a t is to follow there are given in the appendix copies of extracts from the Proceedings and Correspondence Reports of t h e Grand Lodges of Canada, K a n s a s and Illinois. N e w Zealand will be a welcome and valuable addition to the Correspondence Circle." T H O M A S J. S H R Y O O K , Grand Master.
N e x t A n n u a l a t Baltimore, November 17. 1908.
MASSACHUSETTSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1907. I t takes four volumes to publish the Masonic Proceedings of Massachusetts for 1907. Three attenuated ones cover the Quarterly Proceedings for March, J u n e and September, together with sundry specials, and a large volume containing the December Quarterly and Stated Communications. March 9th P e n t u c k e t Lodge held its Centennial. March 13th, Quarterly a t Temple in Boston. M.-.W.-. J O H N A L B E R T B L A K E , Grand Master, in the East. Meinorials of seveveral brothers were presented. Letters relating to I s t h m u s Lodge, U. D. in Canal Zone, form p a r t of the record. G r a n d Lodge of Alberta was recognized. At t h e J u n e Quarterly the Grand Master reported t h a t i m m e diately- upon receipt of the news of the earthquake in Chili, directions were given for t h e remittance of five hundred dollars for the relief of t h e sufferers. I t was believed t h a t t h e draft forwarded by t h e Grand Treasurer would realize about two t h o u s a n d dollars in Chilian currency and prove of great service in the case. M e m o r i a l s of
R.-. W.-. J A M E S T A Y L O R and
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HENRY
MuLLiKEN appear in t h e record. A letter from P a s t Grand Master C H A R L E S T . G A L L A G H E R , written from E n g l a n d , giving details of the elaborate courtesies showered upon them by foreign brethren, is printed. A committee of fifteen was appointed to report at the Quarterly in December upon t h e question of the advisability of the establishment of a Masonic H o m e . The American Philosophical Society of P h i l a delphia presented Grand Lodge of Massachusetts with a copy of
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the m e d a l struck by order of t h e Congress of t h e United States to c o m m e m o r a t e t h e two hundredth a n n i v e r s a r y of the birthday of B E N J A M I N F R A N K L I N .
S B B E N O enjoj'S t h e g r e a t a d v a n t a g e ,
n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g h i s youthful a p p e a r a n c e , of being t h e nearest (approximate) masonic contemporary of F B A N K L I N now living, and Grand Lodge of Massachusetts is gainer thereby. The lodge of St. Andrews of Bos.ton, presented to Grand Lodge a bronze medal, one of .a few struck in November, 1906, to c o m m e m o r a t e the granting of its c h a r t e r b y the Grand Lodge of Scotland and its own 150 years of existence. A Special was held August 20,1907. a t Provincetown to lay t h e c o r n e r s t o n e of t h e Pilgrim Memorial Monument. President RooSEVELO?, Ambassador B B Y C E . t h e Governor of the Comfrion-. wealth, t h e President of the M o n u m e n t Association and others participated. • . The Grand Master of Masons in A r k a n s a s , M.-.W.-. J A C O B T B I E B E B , visited Grand Lodge and w a s received with the Grand Honors a n d made the customary speech. Saskatchewan w a s recognized. An interesting feature of t h e September Quarterly was t h e presentation to Grand Lodge b y P a s t Grand Master S A M ' I . C . L A W R E N C E of a number of articles formerly owned by J O H N P A U I , J O N E S , viz :
1. One oJf the three flint lock pistols carried and \yorn by him in the capture of t h e Serapis. 2. A large engraving by BOYDALI,. 1781, of the battle between his vessel the Bonhommie Richard and t h e Serapis. 3. A number of old papers and copies of letters. 3a. A m e m o r a n d u m book containing copies of correspondence between J O N E S and others. - . 4. A n illuminated water color coat of arms, framed. 5. A half-tone plate of the a r m s reduced in size. 6. A n original bill with t h e a u t o g r a p h of J O H N P A U L J O N E S
addressed to the Honorable Marine Committee of the United States of America, an account of $2,891.13 for expenses a n d disb u r s e m e n t s incurred by him in fitting o u t t h e Manger. This d o c u m e n t is of great historical i n t e r e s t — t h e resolve of J u n e 14, 1777, creating the American flag, resolved also, t h a t J O H N P A U L J O N E S should be m.ade Captain of t h e Ranger, a n d it. was t h e Ranger t h a t carried t h e silken flag, m a d e from the skirts of the young ladies of Portsmouth, which was the first American flag to be saluted by a foreign power, w h e n t h e Ranger entered t h e liarborof B r e s t and was received a n d saluted by the French fleet. 7.
Certificate of M A E I A N S T E W A R T G O M B A U L T sworn to be-
fore a Deputy Consul General of t h e United States a t Paris, t h a t she is the owner of the various works a n d articles and t h a t she is t h e d a u g h t e r of G E O B G E L E O K I B L O W D E N , w h o w a s t h e son of
J O H N L O W D E N , of Charleston, South Carolina, who was t h e son
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Of M A R Y A N N E P A U L , the sister of J O H N P A U L or J O H N P A U L JONES.
She certifies t h a t these articles came to lier directly through her father and grandfather, and have always been kept and cherished in the family. She also guarantees t h a t the same came to her from J O N E S as a direct descendant of the sister. P a s t G r a n d Master C H A R L E S T . G A L L A G H E R , who had m a d e
the report of the foregoing articles p u r c h a s e d b y Bro. L A W R E N C E ,
further said : " W i t h the above articles presented by R.'.W.-.Bro. L A W R E N O B , I take pleasure in adding m y inite from Mme. G O M -
BAULT, which were handed to me after the transaction with General L A W R E N C E . They consist simply of-engraved visiting cards from three distinguished people who had called upon J O N E S . One is the Minister of t h e N e t h e r l a n d s ; another L e Prince C H R E T I E N DB S T B E V I C - H O L S T B I N - S O N D B R B O U R G , who added in ink " P . P .
C , " being the French pour prendre conge, m e a n i n g t h a t lie w a s about to take his leave of the c o u n t r y ; the other being in t h e h a n d w r i t i n g of LeComte de S C H I M M B L M A N N , Ministre
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nance; two small photographs of the English and French paintings of J O N E S , one of them being from a scarce French print, t h e other from a.n English print, c'cjpied from the French one." A fine profile portrait of Admiral J O N E S adorns the printed report. Our Bro. G A L L A G H E R quotes extensively from the corre-
spondence and Official reports, demonstrating the absurdity of the claim occasionally still made by British speakers t h a t P A U L J O N E S was a pirate. H e hopes to see the whole correspondence in the E a r l of Selkirk m a t t e r published, " a s it places J O N E S on a
pedestal of generosity, decency and h u m a n i t y . H e says further: The newspaper clippings from the Edinburgh and Glasgow reports from towns up and down the English and Scotch coast are very Interesting reading, showing the state of terror Into which the whole coast was turned by the appearance of .TONES and his ship after he had landed a t White haven and spiked the guns In the fort and later engaged and carried off the Drake as a prize ; some of the papers complimenting .IONBS on the consideration he showed and resenting the suggestion that he did anything that could be construed into piracy or even ungentlomanly conduct. The official reports of both Captains PEARSON and PIEKOY, of the English vessels with whom he fought, contain no suggestion of any complaint whatever on the part of JONES or his men except as honorable seamen who fought a good fight. I speak of these things because I found in England In speaking of J O N E S that even educated gentlemen still speak of him as a pirate. Of course a patriotic Englishman, whether lawyer or historian, In order to be consistent, maintains the proud claim that Britain has never been Invaded or attacked on its own shores by an armed force since the Norman conquest, and this is refuted If they admit that JONES' actions were anything but piracy. The absurdity of the claim Is apparent when we know that the Ranger was fitted out at Portsmouth by the United States government according to the account with the Marine Committee, presented here to-day among the JONES relics; that he was properly commissioned as a captain In the navy; t h a t the ship was a ship of the United States navy; that she was manned by an American crew and commissioned by the United States government in a war between two powers, and
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the acts of JONES were those of the United States government, and were nomore piracy than those of Lord NELSON or any other English naval officer of a foreign war. The tardy laurels coming to this naval hero, occasioned by the rendition of his body to this country from France, have given an opportunity to patriotic Americans, particularly to Masons, to place him and his life In a true* light.
Quarterly December 11th. The Grand Master read the annual address, which is a l m o s t entirely a record of the work of the year. A t the a n n u a l election he was elected Grand Master for the ensuing year. T h e Committee on Masonic H o m e came and reported progress. December 27thTthe Grand Feast, t h e Grand Master struck the keynote when he s a i d : " I a m sure t h a t in the communion this evening ties of lovewill be s t r e n g t h e n e d a n d we shall be better prepared for the duties of t h e c o m i n g . d a y . " The five regular t o a s t s were then given, " T h e H o l y S a i n t s J O H N , " " G E O R G E W A S H -
INGTON," " T h e President of t h e United States," " T h e Memory of the brethren who h a v e left us," a n d " T o t h e Whole Fraternity, Wheresoever Dispersed on t h e Face of t h e .Earth." To these five Massachusetts has d u r i n g the past two centuries, (more or" less) added another, which w a s siven on*this occasion, as follows: "To t h e H e a l t h of Our Senior P a s t Master, S B E B N O D.. N I O K B R S O N ;
m a y his presence long continue to brighten the celebration of the F e a s t of S T . J O H N . " There a r e lots of Masons all over the world who will read the above a n d s a y in heart, if not in spoken words, " H e r e is to you, SOKBNO."
G A L L A G H E B was n o t there, a n d a Grand F e a s t without G A L LA G H B B â&#x20AC;&#x201D; (we think we said t h a t once before.) Still the brethren had a good time, though t h e reference to Ballard vale water raised t h e awful suspicion that-there m a y have been found some use a t the feast for it. Forty-nine years ago it was the only water considered contaminated enough in which to souse an objectionable s t u d e n t a t Andover. Brethren, did you use it for the footw a s h i n g ceremonial of t h e " R i v e r B r e t h r e n ?" W e have found in the past the speeches a t the Grand F e a s t to be good to clip from. W e regret t h a t we c a n n o t do so now. SORENO'S response to his toast was, of course, interesting, as he began with his initiation a t a period when very few of his auditors h a d been born. The services concluded, the brethren joined h a n d s and s a n g " A u l d L a n g Syne," and Grand Lodge closed in a m p l e form. I n February, 1896, we m a d e a suggestion to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts in our report which h a s a t last been considered and ad'opted, and Bro. S O R E N O s e t to work, as suggested.- W e rep r i n t w h a t we then said in our review of Massachusetts, to-wit: There Is no Correspondence Report, which we regret exceedingly. There are many matters of a historical character under consideration, and the light which would be shed upon them from the historical records of
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Massachusetts through Bro. NIOKEESON and others of " the Commonwealth," would be of Inestimable value to the Craft. If we wait for explorers of later days to discover among the rubbish the matters which now lay near the hand of some living brother, much will be Irretrievably lost. Nowhere probably better than In Massachusetts can the connection be clearly traced between the underlying principles of Freemasonry and the Invincible " t r u t h s " of the Declaration of Independence. I t has come to be considered a well established fact In the minds of the American people that such connection existed, and Masons of to-day rejoice a t the production of every added evidence of the fact. In these anniversary days of Masonry an effort should be made to gather up every historical fact and incident which will throw light upon the days when Freemasonry.taught Liberty and Equality as well as Fraternity, freedom of thought In matters political as well as freedom of conscience In matters religious. We trust that our Massachusetts brethren in lieu of a Correspondence Report will at least set Bro. NIOKERSON at work on the mass of historical material with which he is so familiar. J O H N A L B E R T B L A K E . Grand Master.
MICHIGAN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 8 . Jackson, May 26th. BiRht hundred and forty-two years ago this September a gentleman landed in E n g l a n d who belonged to the " B I L L " family,
to whom t h e idea never occurred of r u n n i n g a phonograph dep a r t m e n t by means of which to be elected president by the "common p e e p u l " of t h a t country. There were several reasons for it, one of which was t h a t the "common peepul," or a n y other kind of people, did n o t have a peep to say about it or a n y t h i n g else. Another reason was t h a t W I L L I A M was the leader as well as the
whole orchestra himself, a fact he demonstrated in very short order. I n s t e a d of getting up a corner in oil or a n y of the commodities of life, he took a flyer in the only t h r e s h i n g machine then in existence a n d in less time t h a n it takes to land .the suckers of the United States high a n d dry on Lawson Street, he had cornered t h e whole country, people and all, until t h e few inhabitants whom he had spared were ready to hail h i m as W I L L I A M THE CONQUEROR, by which name he h a s ever since been known. W I L L I A M became very popular a t once, a n d as he had deci-
mated t h e people of the country several times in his brief trips about the Island, he settled down to t h e pursuits of peace, harmony a n d plenty, endeavoring also to re-populate the country, in which latter endeavor he succeeded so well t h a t it is very rare now to find anyone hailing from t h e conquered province whose pedigree does not trace to W I L L I A M T H E C O N Q U E R O R or some of
his h e n c h m e n . W I L L I A M ' S descendants have also been popular masonically.
W h e n in 1717 four public house entities in London revolted from the masonic government, of which, u n t i l his death in 1716, Sir C H R I S T O P H E R W R E N had been G r a n d Master, a n d set up a gov-
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e r n m e n t of their own choice, limiting it to a radius of ten miles, including London and W e s t m i n s t e r , it had a very sickly existence until 1721, Lodge No. 1 (Goose and Gridiron) then having 22 m e m b e r s ; Lodge No. 2 a t the Queen's Head Turnstile, formerly the Crown, having- 21 m e m b e r s ; Lodge No. 3 at the Queen's Head in K n a v e s ' Acre, formerly the Apple Tree, 14 m e m b e r s ; and Lodge No. 4 a t the H o m e in Westminster, formerly the R u m m e r and Grapes in Channel Row, 71, inaking a total membership for the entire society of 128, j u s t five more than Owen A. Bassett Lodge of K a n s a s , organized F e b r u a r y 28, 1904, had three years thereafter. B u t in'1721, on the 24th day of .Tune, J O H N , Duke of Montague, was called by the appointing power to be ruler over his brethren, when, a s ' Bro. GOUIJD says, " T h e society rose at a single bound into notice and esteem." -History repeats itself a t times and in places where least expected. I t is a far cry from England and W I L I J I A M T H E CONQUBBOB, or even Lord M O N T A G U E , to a M O N T A G U E in Michigan, U. S. A.; b u t the Grand Lodge of Michigan has just chosen H E R B E R T M O N T A G U E Grand Master, who traces his ancestry clearly to W I L L I A M T H E C O N Q U B B O R , through
RICHARD
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who came to tliis country in 1634 and finally settled in H a d l e y , M a s s a c h u s e t t s . Elected from the floor to the position of D e p u t y Grand Master after eighteen y e a r s ' service on an i m p o r t a n t standing committee in Grand Lodge, and since elected Grand Master of the G r a n d Lodge of Michigan, he has demonstrated fully his right to t h e consideration shown him by his brethren and given indubitable demonstration of the homely m a x i m , "Blood will tell." W h i l e a firm believer in the Scripture, which says G O D hath m a d e of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the 'face of the earth—or words to t h a t effect—we also believe t h a t during t h e progress of the centuries some of the races have accumulated a little more iron in their blood than others. T h a t the infusion from W I L L I A M — t h e ' g r e a t e s t carpet-bagger a m o n g our ancestors since A B R A H A M — was the first of m a n y notable imp r o v e m e n t s of our early progenitors in t h a t direction; t h a t the Michigan testimony is only another evidence to the well established fact (see pedigree of G E O R G E W A S H I N G T O N ) t h a t the carpet-baggers who had the pluck, perseverence and e n e r g y to leave comfortable homes and conquer the savage, uncivilized races, and m a k e productive the uncultivated lands of the wild w e s t — h a v e been the m o s t forceful agents in the civilization of the world, and the upbuilding and advancement of the peace, prosperity and harmony of the h u m a n race. Though it is 287 years between the Grand Master's Montague, and the Michigan Grand Body having- already achieved such greatness t h a t it cannot now rise " a t a single bound into notice and esteem," yet K a n s a s hopes t h a t the administration of the
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Michigan Montague m a y conduce in a large degree to the g r e a t l y enhanced esteem of the Graft. P a s t Grand Master H U G H M C C U B D Y , w h o made his first a p pearance in Grand Lodge in 1851, sent a letter beginning, '-With a heart full of sorrow I regret to inform you I cannot be with you at the present Communication, » » « a n d if I were present with you, would not find a member present who was in Grand Lodge J a n u a r y 8, 1851." Grand Lodge sent a messagejn reply " to their best beloved Grand Master." Roll of honor of deceased Grand Masters was called, t h e r e having been two additions since roll call a year ago. Of the living P a s t Grand Masters, thirteen were present, all but four of t h e entire number. The Kansas Representative, P a s t Grand Master F A B N U M , was present for duty.
Bro. C H A S . E . T O W N S E N D deliv-
ered a very interesting welcome address, to which the G r a n d Master " h a p p i l y responded." Grand Master C H A S . E . S W E E T ' S annual address called a t t e n tion to t h e 142 years of Michigan Masonry t h a t were behind them, a handful in 1764 in Detroit constituting the entire m e m b e r s h i p for the State, where ' t o - d a y four hundred and five chartered lodges are teaching the pure principles of our art. The deaths of P a s t G r a n d Masters W. I B V I N G BABCOOK and M A T T H E W H .
M A Y N A R D are noted. We notice a record of a reprimand a d m i n istered by P a s t Grand Master J O H N Q . L O O K that, together with his address to the lodge, were so good t h a t the Grand Master made t h e m a p a r t of his address. P a s t Grand Master LOOK well deserves t h e commendation of his brethren. The Grand Master, officers of the Grand Lodge and Grand Council, and the W o r t h y Grand Matron of the Order of the E a s t ern Star, all of the foregoing officers the guests of the Grand Master, made a guest to the Masonic Home. The Grand Master expressed the hope t h a t the visit m i g h t become an a n n u a l feature to be united in by all the Grand Officers of the several G r a n d Bodies. H e s a i d : "Certainly it is the least we can do to show our interest in the m a n y old ladies and gentlemen whom we a r e endeavoring to provide for in their old age, and to make t h e i r declining years the happiest of their lives." The brethren gave the Grand Master a j u n k e t in connection with and following a dedication function at Grand Island Lodge. There w a s a 5 o'clock breakfast of "salt port, potatoes and w h e a t cakes," followed by a hunting trip, where t h e hunter's licenses made no record of hitting any game, which is ealsily accounted for. Coffee, as every hunter knows, is the proper drink for breakfast, though some of the Michigan sanito-tariuni outfits prescribe postum. Port m a y do for dinner, but salt with port for breakfast is beyond comprehension. If we were called to diagnose t h a t case, we would say t h a t on reflection t h e participants would a d m i t
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t h a t it was a Shrine meeting instead of a hunt, t h a t a c o m m a belongs b e t w e e n - t h e salt and the port, and t h a t the potatoes and w h e a t c a k e s were all they remembered of the breakfast,the morning after. The Grand Master shows t h a t he had m a d e thorough work in his visitations, and t h a t great good has resulted from the labors of Grand Xiecturer G I L B E R T , many of whose schools the Grand ' Master attended. T h e Grand Lecturer h a s had under instruction over one-fifth of t h e 58,000 Masons of Michigan, a n d well deserves the e n d o r s e m e n t given him by Grand Lodge in increasing his salary from seven to twelve hundred dollars. Grand Lodge appropriated $5,000 for t h e erection of a hospital a t the Masonic H o m e . A resolution of " e x t r e m e satisfaction " a t the presence and health of P a s t Grand Master W M . T . MITOHBLL, a t Grand Lodge on his ninety-first b i r t h d a y was adopted. They greeted h i m in the liope t h a t he m i g h t be able to meet witli Grand Lodge m a n y j ' e a r s in t h e full enjoyment of health and the loyal regard of his masonic brethren. A b i r t h d a y present of .$50.00 was voted him to the appreciation-of Bro. M I T O H B L L , and t h e intense gratification of t h e a p p l a u d i n g brethren. Good for Michigan. Grand Master. SwEBT received the customary jewel and apron. The Committee on Monitor and Ritual-reported a recommen-, dation t h a t t h e Grand Lecturer teach and instruct henceforth a n d forevermore t h e language "white gloves and aprons," adopted, and Michigan is taken out of t h e freak class. The present G r a n d Lecturer, M.\ W.-. Bro. F R A N K O. G I L B E R T , during his year of office has restored the " w h i t e gloves and aprons," replacing t h e " g a r m e n t s " of his predecessor. . P o r t r a i t s of the deceased Past Grand Masters M A T T H E W H . M A Y N A R D and W . - . ' I R V I N G BABOOOK a p p e a r in t h e volume.
P a s t G r a n d Master LoN B. W I N S O R presents his fifth Report on Correspondence, 284 pages, giving K a n s a s extended and extremely favorable consideration. A full s t a t e m e n t is given of Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N ' S official acts, giving particular mention to four of his oflBcial visitations, St. Thomas Lodge No. 306, Colby; Union Lodge No. 7, Junction C i t y ; Topeka Lodge No. 17, T o p e k a ; Hancock No. 311, Fort Leavenworth. T h a t portion of Bro. W E L L I N G T O N ' S address relative to taxation is given in full. The "elaborate r e p o r t " of Grand Secretary W I L S O N is mentioned and the " v e r y interestingoreport" of t h e " c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence." The special report on Queensland and recognition is copied, b u t the Michigan committee failed'to' copy t h a t portion of the report contained in a paster leaf, sent out by the Grand Secretary to each one receiving a copy of t h e K a n sas Proceedings, left out of t h a t volume, m a k i n g by such omission a very disastrous break in the report, cutting off t h e conclusion of t h e first half of t h e report, a n d also t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of
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the second half. The oration by Bro. D A L L A S G B O V E B , and t h e action of Grand Lodge in printing same in Proceedings, and also 5,000 extra copies is noted. The Association of P a s t Grand Masters and t h e publication of their Proceedings received notice. The Kiinsas review of correspondence receives due attention, a n d Bro. WiNSOB publishes our concurrence a n d comments on Bro. M A R S H O . P E R K I N S ' review of Michigan on the subject of "garments." I t will be d r y sledding this winter owing to t h e fact t h a t Bro. M A B S H h a s lost one of his main sources of inspiration. Under N e w Zealand, Bro. W I N S O B , quoting from the appendix to t h e Proceedings what is said about t h e Correspondence Circle, a n d then referring to the quotations from t h e K a n s a s , Canada and Illinois Proceedings, says, " W e have no doubt b u t what this will lead to our being regaled with a regular Correspondence Report from t h e Grand Lodge of New Zealand liereafter." On page 198, under the title Queensland, we find s o m e t h i n g entitled " D i s t r i c t Grand Lodge of England." As this Body is simply a local appanage of England which has no sovereign r i g h t or authority, we wonder at its being made part of t h e Michigan review, a n d take i t for granted t h a t i t is printed "for w h a t it is worth," as t h e court remarks about slimsy testimony. W e join with Bro. W I N S O B in the anticipation of the addition of N e w Zealand to the Correspondence Circle, and we will add the G r a n d Lodge of Queensland. E a c h have writers of distinction w h o would a d d much to t h e inte'Test already given to t h e questions affecting t h e good of Masonry, a n d each should take t h e opportunity to state its case in the forum of the masonic world. Michigan Masonry in members and influence is m a k i n g rapid strides toward the head of the masonic column of Grand J u r i s d i c tion, its record of Proceedings and its Report on Correspondence for 1908 m a r k i n g high tide in its history. H E R B E R T M O N T A G U E , Grand Master.
N e x t A n n u a l a t Detroit, May 25, 1909.
MINNESOTA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 8 . Twelve P a s t Grand Masters and the Grand Representative of K a n s a s assisted M.-.W.-. Grand Master G D S T A V W I D E L L in opening the Grand Lodge of Minnesota in ample form. The G r a n d Representatives being each received with t h e Grand Honors, a n d each having duly responded, the Grand Master delivered his address. W e note t h a t R.-.W.-. Bro. A R T H U R M . J A C K S O N , of Leavenworth, i s t h e representative of t h e Grand Lodge of Minnesota near this Grand Lodge.
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The W i d o w s ' and Orphans' Fund .shows careful fostering, t h e cash on h a n d J a n u a r y 21, 1908, being $13,912.86, a n d t h e Invested securities showing $53,285.46, m a k i n g a grand total of the two funds of $67,198.32. ' T h e volume conta,ins memorials to t h e late Grand Secretary R.-.Wr. Bro. T H O M A S MONTGOMERY, which demonstrates t h a t he had the affection of his brethren. A veteran of t h e Civil War, he had as well in t h e peaceful walks of life given t h e highest evidence of h i s devotion,to country. The likeness of Grand Master G D S T A V W I D B I J L in the frontispiece tells t h e story of the rich heritage t h e country has in the sturdy brawn and blood of foreign origin which has done so much in the past to add, and still adds, potency to thei citizenship of the United States. S a s k a t c h e w a n , on report of Bro. I B V I X G TODD, was recognized. Appeals a n d Grievances Committee congratulated the Craft t h a t there had been nothing for them to do.' Committee on L a n d m a r k s dug up from " t h e masonic code" asection from which theyevolved the lucid deduction t h a t a m a n otherwise qualified, b u t one of whose eyes was artificial, was not eligible to receive the masonic degrees. C h a n g e t h a t code, brethren. T h e chances a r e t h a t a •one-nyed m a n can see as well as a majority of those using both eyes. Outside the appropriation for charity, it seems to us t h a t the a n n u a l appropriation by Grand Lodge to t h e Minnesota Masonic Veteran Association cannot be improved — unless in amount. I t has done a great work already, and through it, if the Grand Lodge wills, a complete historic record can be compiled which, before tlie Grand Lodge is one hundered years old even will be its most valuable possession. A K a n s a s lodge fifty years old a t t e m p t e d to give a'historic account of its early history — all in t h e city of T o p e k a — a n d it found as a starter there was no evidence a t hand to show where the lodge first held its meetings. After a long delay, the only surviving charter member was found, who was able from memory to furnish some of the missing links in t h e early historj'. The sixteenth a n n u a l reunion of t h e Masonic Veteran Association was held a t St. Paul during session of Grand Lodge. Bro. T H O M A S C . C L A R K , president, and Bro. G I L E S W . M E R E I L L , sec-
retary. Seventeen were elected to. active membership, having been twenty-five years, and three were elected to honorary membership, h a v i n g been Master Masons more t h a n fifty yesrs. An a m u s i n g address of welcome was made by venerable P a s t ~Grand Master Bro. G I D E O N S . I V E S to t h e initiates. A presentation to the venerable president, Bro. T H O M A S C . C L A R K , of a silver pitcher, formed a pleasing departure from t h e set program. A brief b u t fitting address was made by President T. C. C L A B K . A m o n g those named in thg Necrology R e p o r t we find t h e name
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of one well known to Topeka Masons, General J A M E S M . J. SANNO. H e was an enthusiast about Scottish Rite Masonry, was always a welcome guest a t the A n n u a l Beunion of the Bodies in Topeka, and his memory is warmly cherished by m a n y of the K a n s a s brethren. An interesting historical sketch of Mantorville Lodge No. 11 form part of the record. I t laid masonically the first corner-stone in Southern Minnesota. I n lieu of oil, they used kerosene, corn was dispensed with a n d the master of ceremonies suggested a later use of the other indispensible. A little crude, but pioneer days compelled ceremonial celebrants frequently to be a " l a w unto themselves." T h e y did the best they could and let it go a t that. W h a t was true in Minnesota had been true in Illinois and has since been true in K a n s a s . E v e r y t h i n g was done in a good natured, jolly manner, and those who experienced t h e m still insist they never have since enjoyed such pleasant days in Masonry as the old pioneer days. K a n s a s for 1907 is reviewed by Bro. I B V I N G TODD, who m a k e s a concise analysis of the K a n s a s record. W e note J;hat he agrees with Grand Master B O N D ' S decisions t h a t the money of a lodge cannot be expended for memorial window-s in a church or to employ detectives. A half page is taken from our review of Minnesota.' For the " h e a r t y welcome assured upon o u r r e t u r n to the round t a b l e " we return grateful t h a n k s . W e like the young fellows all right, b u t we tenderly appreciate the remembrance of the veterans. W M . P . R O B E R T S , Grand Master. Next A n n u a l at St. Paul, .January 20,1909.
MISSrSSIPPIâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1908. Masonry in Mississippi is nearing the century mark. G r a n d Lodge holding its ninetieth A n n u a l Communication, F e b r u a r y 11, 1908. The Grand Lodge was thrice welcomed, the last time by "Mrs. D. B . H O L M E S for the local chapter of the D a u g h t e r s of the Confederacy." Grand Lodge met a t Hattie's-burg. The Grand Master encroached on the Grand Orator's domain to the extent of three pages, devoting the balance of his report to a well ordered record of his official acts. A large p a r t is given to the Masonic H o m e , which has been the object of his solicitude, care and labor. The Grand Lodge said "Build it," and it has been built. A photogravure of the building shows t h a t ample accommodations have been provided for future as well as present requirements. Our Mississippi brethren are to be congratulated on the success a t t e n d i n g their efferts. E i g h t lodges U. D. received charters.
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History repeats itself in Mississippi as it has in Kansas and other Grand Jurisdictions, as follows : " The noble women of the Eastern Star" receiving "the thanks of this Grand Lodge for the great service they are rendering in building and equipping the. Masonic Home." . â&#x20AC;˘ A'â&#x20AC;˘ masonic" annuity scheme was also thanked. It, like the wingless bug, "gets there all the fsame." Still let it incline us to "confidence in. the great spirit of altruism," "though we thus speak." Saskatchewan was recognized. Kansas missed roll call. We note that "Arkansass" was present. We don't blame the legislature for requiring it to be pronounced "saw." The Jurisprudence Committee presented an interesting report. A member takes out his dimit and engages in a business which is taboo in Mississippi Masonry, continues in it for two or . three years and then seeks affiliation. In answer to the following statement and question of eligibility, "There is nothing against his character but his formerly selling whiskey; can a lodge consistently receive him back into fellowship," two of the committee said, 'Yes, if he has repented of his former sin and is a good and worthy man." The other member of the committee said the lodge " could not consistently receive him. Grand Lodge concluded that a member who would deliberately expose himself to a "fall from grace" would not add much of virtue or moral rectitude to a masonic lodge, and left him to chew the cud of reflection during an indefinite probation. Grand Master YAWN received an unanimous standing vote of approval for his "untiring zeal," which carried "amid great applause." A "donation" of $50.00 by Grand Lodge to a suffering brother is recorded, and a grant of $250.00 for a monument to the "Gonfed.erate dead at Johnson's Island" was also made. Our M.'.W.*. Bro. SPEED, wearing the jewel of the United Grand Lodge of England, formed the Mystic Circle, and advised his brethren that they had "an honest parentage," to-wit: " The Grand Lodge of Mississippi is descended through both the Ancients and the Moderns and from the Grand-. Lodges of Scotland and Ireland." It may be honest, but it reminds us of a witness in a Kansas law suit. The plaintiff had sued, testified to damages and introduced several of his neighbors to testify to what would be material evidence if as a basis for it his testimony was true. The attorney on the other side, as soon as plaintiff closed, called the plaintiff's witnesses for the defendant, and asked each one "are you acquainted with the plaintiff's reputation for truth and veracity in the.neighborhood where heresides,andinoue, two, three order each said "yes," and to ' the further question, "What is it," replied "very bad."- The fourth witness, out of sympathy, tried to side-step to the second question by saying, "Some say one thing and some another." "Well, youhave said you know what his reputation is in the neighborhood
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where he resides ; now, w h a t is i t ? " " W e l l , it's most decidedly mixed." The weather is too w a r m to trace genealogies. W e are con-• tent to sit in the^shade while Massachusetts a n d P e n n s y l v a n i a speculate a n d dispute as to whether " m o d e r n " deputies did or did not perform a n y duties as such. We are content with t h e knowledge t h a t the English-American colonies, still r e m a i n i n g • such, trace to " a n c i e n t " origin, and t h a t the Ancients in the United States American colonies swallowed up whatever lodges of modern origin were r e m a i n i n g before or upon organization as G r a n d Bodies. W e are still better satisfied with a later masonic pedigree strictly American, under which American lodges renounced Scottish, E n g l i s h a n d Irish beginnings or tracings in its Masonry, and buried o u t of s i g h t t h e crude forms a n d ceremonies of t h e goose and gridiron; building upon larger, broader a n d deeper foundations, a better system of masonic government, jurisprudence and morality,,decades before 1813, when English Masonry harmonized in the organization of its "United Grand Lodge of England." The laying of t h e corner-stone of the new Masonic H o m e w a s a great occasion for t h e Craft. Over twenty lodges were represented. All the ceremonies were performed with t h e decorum and dignity due to t h e occasion. The. address by Past G r a n d •Master F R E D E R I O K S P E E D was one w o r t h y of his b e s t effort a n d
of the great occasion. H e tells the story of its s m a l l beginning and its later struggles and tribulations at last crowned with success, and woven through t h e discourse is thoughtful a n d deserved tribute to those entitled to credit. " T w o names will be written upon t h e walls of this house in letters of living gold, and if i t be permitted to t h e spirits of the departed to visit these e a r t h l y scenes, there are two souls in Paradise filled with rejoicing to-day because of the consummation of the work of their hands while m a k i n g this earthly pilgrimage. I t was with all the unselfishness of a great a n d noble h e a r t t h a t Bro. B A B K L E Y a t Greenville in 1890 took up a n d gave practical form to a plan which h a d been considered impracticable before; we all know with w h a t e a r n e s t and unflagging perseverance he a n d his great associate, B r o . P O W E R , pursued their purpose until the fund, begun with a single dollar, h a s grown into a magnificent sum, a n d m a d e possible t h e ceremonies which characterize to-day. I t needs no a r g u m e n t to convince a n y Mason who is n o t dead to all his obligations t h a t Masonry h a s some higher a n d nobler mission than t h e mere conferring of degrees ; t h a t t h e work of the lodge room h a s a greater scope t h a n t h e repetition of ceremonies, be they ever so venerable with age or beautiful with sentiment; t h a t the records of a lodge which do not tell us of some good deed performed; some acts of c h a r i t y done for charity's sake, are b u t the mementoes of wasted hours, of vain-pretensions, of solemn promises broken, of
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d u t i e s neglected. * * * if we shall find t h a t t h e burden of m a i n t a i n i n g this H o m e is greater t h a n we can bear, it will be suggestive t h a t t h e high sounding pretensions of Masonry as a c h a r i t a b l e institution are but t h e t i n k l i n g cymbals and sounding brass. B u t we shall not, cannot, fail, and G O D being our helper, we will turn our faces as the M o h a m m e d a n does toward Mecca and say, " I will work for the Master's wages t h a t I m a y contribute to t h e relief of all poor, distressed, worthy brethren, their, â&#x20AC;˘wadows a n d orphans, wheresoever dispersed." Over and above all else connected with the inception of the work which culminated in the glorious r e s u l t ' i n Mississippi of the H o m e provided for its destitute, h a v e we been impressed with, the c h a r a c t e r of A N D R E W BABKX,EY. H i s yearning desire was for t h e destitute, and^above all was his overpowering, all-pervading, ever present faith in GOD. If we were to write his epitaph, we would simply say, " B y faith A N D R E W H . B A B K L E Y builded a home for the destitute," and we t h i n k those who knew his worth and work and who have done t h e most for t h e Home would be the most willing to render him this praise for his work. W e are glad to note t h a t a new lodge recalls his memory under the n a m e A. H . Barkley Lodge. The B e p o r t on Correspondence by P a s t Grand Master H. H O W A R D is up to his required standard. I n his conclusion he suins up Masonry's universal charity; t h a t the general concensus of m a sonic opinion is that Queensland is right In the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of an i n d e p e n d e n t Grand Lodge; t h a t Masonry still grows rapidly. H e cites t h e various sources of jurisdictional war; t h a t Scottish Rite Masons are in the limelight. H e cites the trouble over the P a s t Master degree; speaking of t h e liquor question, says t h a t masonic prohibition has passed beyond t h e power of the black ball, a n d he sums up his two y e a r s ' experience with the conclusion t h a t t h e broadest minded men In the different jurisdictions are t h e men of the round table; all good conclusions. U n d e r Florida, he cites Bro. W R I G H T '-that t h e difficulty in the Queensland m a t t e r has been t h e opposition of the District G r a n d Masters in Queenstown, w h o will be ousted from their positions w h i c h were for life," to which Bro. H O W A R D adds, " a n d let us r e m i n d him, for which they had to pay a fee." Bro. H O W A R D gives two pages to a review of K a n s a s for 1907, one of which is' given to excerpts from t h e special report on Queensland. U n d e r Ohio Bro. H O W A R D took several extrajreefs in his condenser when he dismissed the Ohio-Illinois controversy curtly as follows: " U n d e r Illinois he launched forth a t Bro. EoBBiNS.for eighteen pages." W e appreciate his kind words for K a n s a s . E D W I N J . M A R T I N , Grand Master.
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MISSOURI â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1908. We are very glad to note t h a t Missouri is m a k i n g amazingstrides in uplift, growth and development of Masonry as she has done and is doing in e v e r y t h i n g else. W i t h a net growth in membership of eleven m o n t h s of 1,937, she has a total membership of 47,430 giving her the place in point of membership a m o n g the jurisdictions of this country. Under and from the receipts of Grand Lodge the Masonic H o m e received for 1907 the sum of $21,927.50, and in 1908 the sum of $23,052.75. I n addition Grand Lodge made a donation to it of the rebate from the California e a r t h q u a k e fund of $1,974.76. During the year included in the volume of Proceedings, the deaths of four notable Masons are recorded. P a s t Grand Masters NOAH
M . G I V A N , J O S H U A B . T H O M A S and
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F I E L D , and P a s t Grand Senior W a r d e n , M A R T I N C O L L I N S . E a c h of these distinguished brethren reflected credit and honor upon the Grand Jurisdiction of Missouri. Bro. G I V A N ' S "crowning work was the Masonic H o m e , to which twenty years of devoted service was given, and which he did more to bring and keep before the Craft, probably, t h a n any other man." No man could desire a nobler epitaph t h a n the above given by the Necrology Committee through M.'.W.'. Bro. C. H. B B I G G S , chairman. M.-.W.-. Bro. S T U B B L E F I B L D was "raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in Occidental Lodge No. 168 at St. Louis, March 13, 1859." H i s obituary notice says further: " C a p t a i n U. S. G R A N T petitioned t h a t lodge for the mysteries of Masonry a n d was elected a t the same time with Bro. S T U B B L E F I E L D but did not present himself for initiation." Of R.\W.-. Bro. C O L L I N S it is said, " F o r a long period he was the chairman of the Masonic Board of Relief of the City of St. Louis, and it was in t h a t capacity during the civil strife t h a t he demonstrated those acts of kindness than endeared him to all." Few Missouri Masons had more acquaintances, and none a greater number of warm personal friends in Kansas than had M A B T I N C O L L I N S , and among all the brethren of our mother jurisdiction there was none the news of whose death could have caused a deeper sorrow or a more heartfelt regret than did t h a t of Bro. COLL I N S . I n considering his life and the good accomplished, we can well repeat and apply the question of the committee, " W h o can measure the influence for good which has gone forth from the lives of the distinguished craftsmen whose names appear in this . report ? " M . ' . W . ' . Bro. C. H. B B I G G S made an excellent address upon the Bible, but as we have already taken all we can carry on the same topic from Grand Orator E V B A B D ' S oration, we m u s t be content. For the latter, see conclusion of this review of Missouri.
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W e wish to commend the action of G r a n d . Lodge in making allowance of the usual mileage a n d per diem to representatives of lodges TJ. D. • Committee on recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges reported t h a t in t h e light of the information they had been able to receive they m a d e no recommendation on t h e application for recognition of t h e following Grand Lodges, v i z : Greece, Brazil, Cosmos and Italy. F r o m t h e lurid and sulphurous character of the cases before the A p p e a l Committee and t h e decisions rendered, we think the c o m m i t t e e entitled to a vote of t h a n k s for their excellent job of house cleaning. L e t the good work go on. The report of t h e Masonic H o m e Visiting Committee shows close observance^and faithful attention. The concluding sentence, of the report-is " T h e Home is our pledge t h a t we are organized for t h e glory of Almighty G O D and t h e love of our fellow man." M.'.W.-. Bro. W M . F . KUHJST demonstrated his K a n s a s origin and t r a i n i n g while Grand Lodge was engaged in the'work of revision of t h e laws by moving for adoption as Section 182 the following: " N o lodge shall receive a petition for the degrees or for afiiliatiou from a n y person w h o is engaged in the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, either as distiller, brewer, brewery agent, wliolesale liquor dealer or salesman for such dealer, saloon-keeper, or bartender. A n y Mason who shall hereafter begin such business shall be expelled." I t was adopted. There is a picture of the beautiful m o n u m e n t erected by the Masons of Missouri to the memory of G r a n d Lecturer A L L A N M C D O W E L L . A worthy tribute to a w o r t h y Mason. The report of the C o m m i t t e e on Obituaries heretofore referred to was taken up again' for consideration, and addresses delivered by Rev. and M.-.W.". B r o . C. C. W O O D S , M.-.W.-. Bro. A. M. D O O K E B Y , the exer-
cises'winding up with another beautiful address by M.-.W.*. Bro. C. H . B B I G G S , chairman of t h e committee. M.-.W.-. Bro. M I L T O N H . P B I O E , Grand Master of Tennessee, •was a visitor and was duly greeted. The Proceedings contain a list of living P a s t Grand Masters of t h e jurisdiction, arranged in t h e order of seniority; they number twenty-one. Upon presentation b y M.-.W.-. Bro. S H O B T of the Grand Master's jewel to his successor, a Past Grand Master's jewel w a s presented to P a s f G r a n d Master S H O B T with the usual felicitations. We note t h a t in his response Bro. S H O B T said: " I t h a n k you, one and all, and this a r m y of P a s t Grand Masters for the assistance you and they h a v e given .me during m y administration." M.-.W.-. Bro. R D F D S E . A N D E E S O N begins his fourth Report on Correspondence with a p a t h e t i c a n d loving tribute to P a s t G r a n d Master G I V A N , better k n o w n as J u d g e G I V A N , the presi-
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dent of the Masonic Home. After speaking of their close personal relations, that m i g h t have been likened to those of D A M O N a n d P Y T H I A S , he said, "One of t h e prices a man pays for a long life is to outlive his friends. W e say they are dead, b u t we know they live and that we without t h e m do not live. I^ife has been defined as correspondence with environment; death as the interruption of this correspondence. To be in touch with one's friends is life; to be separated from them is not life. One of the most inspiring promises of ST. J O H N ' S vision was, ' T h e r e shall be no more s e a ; ' t h a t is, no more separation of friends. W h e r e one's treasure is, there will his heart be also. ' M y heart,' said the Roman orator, 'lies buried there in t/he casket with CiESAB.' L e t us cherish t h e memory of our beloved dead as the most precious heritage t h a t one generation can bequeath to the next, remembering always thatâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; "Manhood is the one immortal thing Beneath Time's changeful sky." Under Cuba, Bro. A N D E R S O N t a k e s Bro. R O D R I G U E Z ' S r e p o r t
for granted, saying, " W e doubt not it is a very able report." Seeing his name mentioned in the ( S p a n i s h ) Cuban review of Missouri, though unable to say whether complimentary or not, he says, " W e feel disposed to take chances on it, and therefore copy it for the benefit of our Spanish readers." A s our K a n s a s Spanish student had no other translating to do, we put him to work on it, and this is the stagger he made a t it: " B r o . A N D E R S O N presents his published Report on Correspondence, as good or better than the last; t h a t which most calls attention to it is the clearness of the classification. There is no publication this year t h a t relates to Cuba of the New York report except t h a t directly extracted from the address of P E L L O N . Our advice is t h a t if we follow the ideals of E n g l i s h Masonry our prosperity will not fail and we will be respected by others. W e give thanks to Bro. A N DERSON for his good words," As the translator made no charge, "we give it for w h a t it is worth." Under K a n s a s Bro. A. presents one of the best of his jurisdictional reviews. H e copies w h a t Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N said about conditions of t h e Craft, a n d thereafter gives in his own language a complete s u m m a r y of the address, closing with an excerpt from t h e conclusion of the address, in which B r o . W E L L I N G T O N " s o u n d s the a l a r m . "
We would know (if we did not otherwise know i t ) , from t h e page of statistics in reference to the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e t h a t he has copied, t h a t t h e Masonic H o m e idea is one dear to his heart, and t h a t he realizes t h a t Missourians will be glad to k n o w t h a t the K a n s a s daughter of the jurisdiction is-following so well the maternal example in t h a t respect.
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report of the Kansas. C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, copying w h a t we said in reference to a basis of agreement for an unified Masonry, and the questions s u b m i t t e d and approved by Grand Lodge as a basis for recognition. We a r e glad to hear h i m say, " H e voices our views on the question of foreign recognition, a n d we believe with him," and then he quotes what we said about a public opinion of Masons and a basis of agreement. E x t r a c t s from a d d r e s s of G r a n d Orator I. N. E V B A K D : . Our history reaches back through the ages, until It Is lost In the darkness of antiquity. Not by accident has It survived so long, but because of the eternal law that the Inherent principles of righteousness shall endure. No lesson taught by the Craft Is more true or more beautiful than that all lessons of knowledge and righteousness lead to GOD. -Our Order Is not a religious one, but "this beautiful system of morals veiled In allegories and Illustrated by symbols" leads us to revere the same Infinite and eternal Being to which religion binds our hearts. America must ever stand for the highest In Freemasonry, for In our country better than any other place on earth It Is possible for us to meet upon the level; a n d because of this fact we ought the more "to walk uprightly In our several stations before GOD and man," and square our every action toward another " by the square of virtue." As Masons we owe a duty to our country, because of the fundamental masonic rights guaranteed to us. We should look well to the eslablishmenl of the real and true lessons that we teach. The age of NEEO a t Rome and the Heign of Terror of the French Revolution are Indicative of what atheism stands for, and they are antitheses of Freemasonry. At Rome, government became a plaything for the 0.15SAKS to use In confiscating whatever their avaricious minds desired, and for satisfying passions, base â&#x20AC;&#x201D;unmentionable. The loss of faith In the gods caused liberty to become license. Influence to become a vice and poisoning a fine art. Roman law, the monument that she had reared in her better days, became a thing to wink at, and Roman homes became houses of prostitution. Ever-increasing crime finally led "the eternal c i t y " to a condition inconsistent with her existence, and she.fell. The reign of terror In Paris you are familiar with. You know of the bread riots, the fall of the BastUe, of the three divisions that used La Belle Guillotine to destroy the monarchy, and then in turn to destroy each other. You know of the special sewer that was constructed to carry off the blood of the beheaded victims of the rage of the rabble. You know, too, that the crowning act of the reign of terror was to erect a goddess of reason to be worshiped. Some of you have noted the effect of the denial of GOD upon French P'reemasonry. Indeed, the effect Is still apparent and still under the cognizance of. the Masons of the world. These two pictures are the most terrible In history, and they are the best Illustrations In the annals of time of a people trying to live without GOD. What I want to call attention to is, that In this twentieth century there is a tendency in some quarters to neglect that cultivation of human abilities which, as Masons, we ought particularly to develop in ourselves and train in those who will be the Masons of the future. We have a peculiar unmasonlc conception of values, some of which have come from bad precept. We have heard iterated one erroneous motto until we have accepted it as truth, that "honesty Is the best policy." Masons, a t least, should know that it Is not a policy at all. Men that are honest because honesty seems to be a good policy need constant watching or they will fall to pay their premiums. Honesty,my brethren, is n o t a policy a t all, but aprindple. I t Is not an affair of the head,
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but of the heart. I t Is not comprehended in Its fullness by one who does not know and do his " duty to his GOD, to his neighbor and himself." Temperance, fortitude, prudence and Justice; brotherly love, relief and truth might be called the communicable attributes of GOD, because they came from hlni. They are, moreover, the qualities that have caused the masonic fraternity to endure. They are kept constantly, before us by the open Bible upon the altar. Do we hold up these Ideas before the world? Does not a responsibility rest upon us to see that these virtues are Inculcated by encouraging reverence for the source of these virtues? May I mention speciflcaily a singular change that has been wrought in our teaching material during recent years? Time was when we school children read and loved some pieces of literature that have now vanished from our school books. We used to read In the old Third Reader Mrs. HEMAN'S little poem, " I Hear Thee Speak of a Better Land," suggestive of Heaven and eternal reward. A little later we read of the spirit of worship In some more verses which you will recall from these lines, "Gay, guiltless pair, why perch ye here? * * * Ye have no need of prayer. Ye have no sins to be forgiven." And later still we came to the story of the traveler who, riding through the country of Orange, In a desolate spot, came upon religious services conducted by an old blind preacher, saying so dramatically," Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a GOD." You will agree with me that those pieces took hold of our minds and our hearts and lifted us " from the commojiplace of life to better things." That uplifting Influence has been removed from the literature of the schools, and, very appropriately, the power behind its removal has been the' power that has ever been the arch enemy of Freemasonry. Search the readers through that your children study, and you may find GOD mentioned In a purely Impersonal way; prayer may be alluded to, but It Is doubtful; but you win not find anywhere In any reader published In recent years a simple mention of .Tesus Christ as the Son of GOD and the Savior of the world. True Freemasonry Is not a Ohrlstlan Order, but it is an Order based on a belief in GOD;
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JACOB and of Jesus Christ. Freemasonry Is not a religious Order, but it receives its fundamental teachings and Its power from the book on yonder altar whence emanates the religion of our land. And I want to submit to you, my brethren, this question: If the endurance of our Order Is in any way dependent upon the Influence of that book; if it Is well that these men of Missouri and Masons all over the world should behold it first upon entering a regularly constituted lodge, would it not be worth while for us to see that every desk In this land where sits the American and the Mason of the future there may be an open Bible; not that there shall be taught from it any system of theology, but that It may send out its gently pervading power for truth and righteousness? T^ere are designs on the trestle board whereby the Craft may pursue their labors. I t Is not easy to be a good Mason. The Journey of human life Is still a rough and rugged one—still beset with dlfBcultles and dangers. I t Is never easy to do our full duty. But we shall surely never forget the example of Him who did his duty even unto death. Can It be that we, through neglect of real ethlcalteachlng, are in a degree responsible for the great variety of dishonest transactions that take place among the high and the low in these later days? Can it be that the questionable lives of those who llve'ln palaces as well as hovels; who are educated as well as those who are Ignorant; captains In politics and finance as well as those In the private walks of life.is the result of the lack of attention to the real things that lead to GOD? If these thlngsbe true, what a power is therein the forty-flve thousand men represented here, each of w^hom wears the lambskin as the emblem of innocence and the • badge of a Mason. Of course, this world is not all bad. I would not have you think that I am an alarmist. There are good things and good men everywhere. 1 have great
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hopes that whatever deficiencies there may be In State or Institutions, real worth and real goodness will prevail. It has always been so In this Republic. Crises when tbey have been recognized have always been met. And when duties arl.se to be performed, American manhood never falls to ring true. Our lltte Spanish-American War brought out two notes that will sound as long as the best In civilization shall endure. One of them came from General J O E W H B B L E R , who, at the very beginning of the conflict,volunteered his services to his country. He was called on by a few of his friends who, thinking of his personal welfare, tried to dissuade him from entering the army. He said: " Gentlemen, when I was a young-man I started out to flght my country's battles, after having been educated for that purpose. When the war between the States came on,It seemed best to Join the forces of my State and flght against the forces of the government. But now that the mists have rolled away, and we are once more a united people, nothing could crown the close of ray life with so much radiance as-to fall while flghtlng for the old stars and stripes." That was patriotism. The other note came a t the battle of Santiago Bay, Just after that miracle of the nineteenth century bad been wrought. The fleet of the enemy had been annihilated, and midst all the fury of shot and shell, our boys of the navy had escaped with a single casuallty. Captain P H I I J L I P S , of the Texas, his soul surging with the feelings generated by the pressure of the occasion, walked out upon the deck of his ship, and calming the hurrahs of victory, said: "Boys,I want to make the acknowledgement here that I believe In GOD, the Father Almighty." That was reverence. I believe we are'comlng In these days to see t h a t " whatever research may lay at the feet of science, whatever hope may achieve, whatever beauty may adorn or love may cherish," depenes upon the love of country and the love of GOD that we hold In our hearts and teach to our children. The ancients celebrated with one game that has Impressed me because It was true to life. I t was a race in which the prize was not to the swift. It was a relay race and the victory was won only by those who carried. In the course toward the temple of J U P I T K B , the sacred fire and transmitted It to his successor still burning. I n this life of ours the race Is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. The battle Is to him who fights worthily for a worthy cause ; and the race Is to him who transmits to his successor the sacred Are of honor, love and faith, t h a t it may again be transmitted, and so live on forever. We shall often fail of accomplishment, but the test Is earnest effort. I came across a little poem not long since, t h a t -was a source of consolation to me, and In conclusion I shall give It to you. It Is from the pen of EDMOND VANOE COOKE:
•. H O W D I D YOU D I B ?
Did you tackle the trouble t h a t came your way W.ith a resolute heart and cheerful? • Or hide yourself from the light of day, With a craven soul and fearful? Oh, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce, Or a trouble is what you make I t ; And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts. But only how did you take it? You are beaten to earth ? Well, well, what's that ? Come up with a smiling face. It's nothing against you to fall down flat, But to lie there —that's disgrace. The harder you're thrown, why the higher you bounce ; Be proud of your blackened eye — It isn't the fact t h a t your licked t h a t c o u n t s It's how did you flght and why?
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And though you be done to death, what then ? If you've battled the best you could, If you've played your part In the world of men. Why. the Critic will call It good. Death comes with a crawl, or he conies with a pounce ; And whether he's s.low or spry, I t Isn't the fact that your dead that counts,' But only, how did you die? B . R. K B E E G K R , Grand Master.
N e x t Annual at St. Joseph, September 28, 1909.
NEBRASKA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1908. The Grand Lodge a t its opening paid suitable honor to t h e memory of Past Grand Master G E O R G E W . L I N I G E B , deceased.
The G r a n d ' E a s t displayed his portrait painted in oil, and a chair suitably draped w a s ' p l a c e d there a l s o ; Deputy Grand Master D B B O R D delivered a eulogy on Bro. L I N I G E B ' S life, in which he
referred to the lodge U. D. named in his honor, and in behalf, of which he presented to the Grand Master, a n d through him to all present, a souvenir button with the portrait of the honored Brother for whom the lodge h a d been named. T h e Grand Master m a d e suitable response. The address of the Grand Master was worthy of his Grand Jurisdiction. W e m a k e a brief excerpt: Masonry Is an Institution peculiar unto Itself. I t follows none, patterns after none, and competes with none. I t is an institution founded for the purpose of impressing upon the minds of its members lessons of morality,obedience to law, and the leading of just and upright lives.
The decisions of the Grand Master, modified in two instances, were approved. Among them we find the following: No. 1. An objection to a candidate of asubordinate lodge of another jurisdiction, upon whom a degree is being conferred by courtesy, should be made to the lodge for whom the degree Is being conferred.
This decision commends itself. No. 5. A lodge of Master Masons opened for the sole purpose of conducting a masonic funeral, should not be called from labor to refreshment before leaving the lodge room. A lodge Is a t labor while conducting the burial service.
We are pleased to note edorsement of our position set out, under Maryland in our last r e p o r t : No. 10. To allow a lodge to meet l a a room over a public dance hall Is not for the best Interests of Masonry and should not be perinltted.
We think the wisdom of No. 10 h a s been sufficiently demonstrated in K a n s a s to w a r r a n t t h e approval of Kansas Masons.
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The c h a i n letter squeeze h a v i n g invaded his jurisdiction, the O r a n d Master investigated the m a t t e r and found t h a t the Postoffice d e p a r t m e n t of the United States has a rule prohibiting the raising of money by the chain letter system, and he advised the • brethren as law-abiding citizens to pay no attention to any such • letters. • . The Grand Master's record is an exceptionally good one and is creditable to our sister jurisdiction.; one worthy of a place alongside of the record of P a s t Grand Master J A M E S P. A. BIJAOK, who has for many years with honor and credit represented the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s near the Grand Lodge of Nebraska. On the recommendation of P a s t Grand Master P H E L P S from the Committee on Correspondence, the. Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan wasrecognized. and several applications for recognition deferred for further and sufficient information. I n his general report M.-.W.-. Bro. P H E L P S makes extended, reference to Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N ' S report, all of a commendatory character except the following which in.the main is a general criticism, viz : • . w i t h four copies of a ^^neio official cipher" In the hands of each of their 382 Masters, and an "able corps" of asslstafit lecturers, Kansas will do a great stunt In preserving the secrets of their particular brand of worlt. One would as soon think of hiring a hall and exhibiting the aforesaid secrets (?) at so much per head for admission, as to send broadcast thousands of copies of a pretended secret ritual. And the Grand Master discusses the matter as greatly stimulating the Interest In their lodges, and this Is to be followed by recommended amendments to the Oonstltutlon and laws to accommodate the new conditions brought about by tlielr flagrant innovation "In the Body of Masonry." An old writer said: "Antiquity'Is dear to a Mason's heart; Innovation Is treason, and saps the venerable fabric of the Order."
H e says our special report "discusses ably the subject of the recognition of foreigif Grand Lodges." H e considers the four questions a t the end of the report "contain essential propositions" a n d are approved. Of the general report it is said " H e opens • wih a discussion of Queensland, from the standpoint of a friend, a n d we rejoice that he deals able blows In favor of her recogni- tlon.'' He quotes what Grand Orator D A L L A S G R O V E S said a b o u t " d e t e r m i n i n g the character of an institution" and entitled his effort " A very able address." Under Maine receiving Bro. C H A S E ' S report we find this: " T h e following is one of his e x c e r p t s " and then follows a portion of Grand Master D E W E Y ' S address referring to the meeting up in Doniphan County " o n a h i l l " of Smith ton No. 1. Bro. P H E L P S furnished a very complete and considerate review of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico for 1907. H e comm e n d s the circular issued to the lodges by the Grand Master, published in the Proceedings for 1907, and says it " o u g h t to prove
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to every American Mason the good faith of our Mexican brethren. Indeed m a n y of their lodges are made up of American Masons working- in t h e English language. I n one lodge the vote upon the petition of a candidate was taken w i t h o u t allowing the Tyler an opportunity to vote, and for this infraction of the rule, the Grand Master declared the ballot null and void a n d ordered a new one." WM.
A . D B B O B D , Grand Master.
N e x t Annual a t Omaha, Nebraska, J u n e 8, 1909.
NEVADA — 1908. > The address of Grand Master R O B E R T ILTSWERS shows t h a t the Grand Lodge of Nevada h a s made notable gain in membership during his administration nearly fifteen per cent, the largest gain for forty.years and only one exceeded, the total membership now being 1,445. R.'.W.". Bro. T H O S . N E L S O N was found representing K a n s a s when the roll was called. The report of the Grand Masters visitations is an interesting ,one. T h i n k of it, you luxurious complainers, to wliom life is a burden, because adverse fate —an optimistic ticket agent or a wooden-headed pullman conductor has deprived you of ,a few hours sleep oh your journey, and reflect on the chances for the N e v a d a trouble m a n getting a whack during the Grand Master's trip of eleven hundred miles in the mountains to visit a single lodge, and a return journey of nearly six hundred miles. B u t there is no reference in the eight line record of the duties performed to a n y t h i n g except the miles traveled, a record stating his firm belief " t h a t the Grand Lodge acted wisely in giving the brethren in this somewhat isolated place a charter in order t h a t masonic light m i g h t be spread." There is only one complaint in the entire report, a visitation and work on the third and fourth degrees on same evening— always a mistake — where in the latter degree it took h i m an hour and a half to level the mountains of chickens, ham, pie and cake before h i m so t h a t he could see who was his vis a vis on the other side of the table. I t was supererogation for the Most Worshipful to report "there was no speech-making." They are afraid of the Society P. C. A. The Report on Correspondence is by M.'.W.'. Bro. L B W E B S . K a n s a s receives brief but courteous notice. Bro. W E L L I N G T O N ' S address is called upon for his comments on " e n t r a n c e to a lodge" of which he says, "well said." H e quotes what the "Grand Secretary, Bro. T Y L E B " had to say about preserving charters. The K a n s a s committee is charged
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with p r e s e n t i n g " a learned Correspondence R e p o r t " and t h e N e v a d a review, though brief is spicy and full of interest. Under N e w York we find this " N e v a d a is reviewed, and t h e E D W A R D DUNSGOMBB case comes up for discussion with t h e merited comment, " A Mason who remains unaffiliated forty years had better keep out forty years more." Bro. L E W E B S was t h e one before whom DUNSOOMBB tried to pass examination and after failure tried to force his w a y in and brought up the case in Grand Lodge. This recalls the K a n s a s case. A d i m i t worn on the edges after being over thirty years in a pocket-book,, was one d a y slowly and solemnly extracted from the folds of the book a n d handed to a K a n s a s Mason with whom in a business way the owner was fairly intimate, with t h e rem a r k , " Y o u never knew I had' that, did y o u ? " " N o . " " W h a t would you advise me to do with i t ? " "Put-it-back-in-the-bookand-never-let-any-body-else-know-you-have-it!" U n d e r N e w Zealand we note " T h e Correspondence Report is s o m e w h a t different from t h e usual one, and is devoted m a i n l y to the history of Masonry as given by the reviews of K a n s a s , C a n a d a and Illinois." C H A S . L . FDIJSTONB, Grand Master. ,
N e x t A n n u a l a t Carson City, J u n e 8, 1909.
NEW HA.MPSH[RE— 1908. The portrait of W M . AIJBBRTO PJ^UMMER, Grand Master in 1906 and-1907, forms the frontispiece of this volume, whose first record is of a semi-centennial of Washington Lodge, a t which seven P a s t Grand Masters assisted Grand Master PLIUMMER. T h e public exercises Included t h e historical address and also an oration by Rev. Dr. H E N R Y W . RCTGG.
The Semi-Annual Communication was held December 27,1907. Twelve P a s t Grand Masters were present. T h e ambassador from K a n s a s was doubtless a b s e n t a t t e n d i n g one of his anti-race suicide clinics. A letter was received from "the daughter of P a s t Grand Master J O H N H . ROWELIJ, stating t h a t illness would prevent his attendance a t t h e Grand Lodge—the first absence on t h a t account for fifty years. T h e s y m p a t h y of t h e lodge was sent to the brother. The work of the degree was exemplified before Grand Lodge. Special Communications were held, one March 4, 1908, t o . dedicate a lodge hall, and another April 17, 1908, to attend the funeral services of M.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N H I R A M ROWELL,.
An excellent photogravure of the elective officers of t h e Grand Lodge for 1906-^1907 faces t h e initial page of t h e A n n u a l Proceedings. The A n n u a l Communication was held May 20,1908,
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a t Concord. M.*.W.'. Bro. W M . A. P I J U M M E R in the Grand E a s t . Twelve P a s t Grand Masters graced the occasion, but duty, inexorable as fate, still pursued the potentate from K a n s a s . For m a n y years the burial place of General J O H N S U L L I V A N , of Revolutionary fame, the first Grand Master of N e w H a m p shire, has been a very neglected spot. H o w the people were waked up to a realization of the fact the record does not disclose, and as we see no mention of the " D a u g h t e r s of the A m e r i c a n Revolution" we cannot guess. If we mistake not, the m a t t e r was called to the attention of the Masonic Grand Lodge or the Legislature, or possibly both of them, a year or two ago. A t all events the spirit of patriotism or Masonry, either of which should be the synonym for the other, moved among the people and one d a y the â&#x20AC;˘ services of the old veteran and Mason were remembered and a commemoration service was held a t Durham, because the b u r i a l place had been restored and all participating were glad it was. A precession was formed, headed by the New H a m p s h i r e College Cadet Battalion and the College JBand. Many organizations, civic and military, were represented in the procession which, numbering more t h a n five thousand, marched to the cemetery where the General lay buried. His grave was covered with wreaths of flowers, prayer was offered and taps sounded, when the procession countermarched to the church, where commemorative service was held; an invocation, vocal and i n s t r u m e n t a l m u s i c ; report of the committee on the restoration of the Sullivan Cemetery by Mrs. M A B Y A. B E A R D , who had been active in accomplishing the work of the committee, and an able oration by Rev. W M . ELLIOT GRAVES, D. D.
The Grand Master and Grand Secretary were present by invitation. W e are glad to note the prominence given to the name of an American woman in connection with the matter. W e have a suspicion there would have been no commemoration if it had not been for this or some other good woman. Until advised-better, we doff our h a t to Mrs. B E A R D and take the liberty to t h a n k her for her r e m e m b r a n c e of an American soldier who deserved the gratitude and remembrance of his country. Grand Master P L U M M E R issued an edict against printed books t h a t have been offered in New H a m p s h i r e , said to contain the esoteric work, under this penalty, " The sale, purchase, loan or use of any such printed books is strictly forbidden by Grand Lodge under p e n a l t y of suspension or expulsion." Orders, directing reading of the edict and enforcement of the law a n d to report to the Grand Master any violation t h a t m a y come to the knowledge of a n y m e m b e r were promulgated. M.-.W.-. Bro. G E O . I. M C A L L I S T E R , c h a i r m a n of the Jurisprudence Committee, reported the recommendations of the committee t h a t fraternal recognition be given to the Grand Lodge Valle
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de Mexico, a n d t h a t an exchange of representatives be hereby granted; which was adopted. L i k e recognition was also given to t h e Grand Lodge of Sask a t c h e w a n . J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee reported against dual m e m b e r s h i p a n d life membership. P o r t r a i t s of a number of distinguished Masons, lately deceased, embellish t h e volume, among them R.-.W.-. Grand Chaplain D A N iKL C. ROBHBTS, also P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r J O H N H I R A M ROWEL,L,
just previous to death the oldest living Grand Master in N e w ' Hampshire. P a s t Grand Master P L U M M E B received a P a s t Grand Master's jewel. T h e Report on Correspondence is again from t h e capable hand of M.*.W.% Bro. C H E N E Y , who realizes for a s e c o n d time w h a t a serious t h i n g it is for a n e x t r e m e l y modest m a n to have greatness t h r u s t upon h i m . I t is an old, old story, Bro. C ; a s k a n y of your compatriots, a n d you will find a like experience has attended each of t h e m . From his opening we take the following as a representative expression: ' Almost without exception the reports from thn numerous Grand Jurisdictions tell a wonderful story of growth and, prosperity. I t has been in all respects the world over, a year aliuost unequaled. I t means that our great fraternity Is, day by day, doing Its appointed work to an e.xtent never before known. A study of what Is steadily being accomplished gives one a feeling of satisfaction and pride t h a t Is rightly to be enjoyed. I t proves that we are In existence for a purpose; that our purpose Is being attained; that our purpose is being approved by the best manhood of our times.
U n d e r A r k a n s a s he suggests to the committee now investigating the Cerneau outfit, starting up a peddling business in t h a t State, this r e m e d y : "There is just one t h i n g to do—kill it—and do it quickly. Hold a post mortem to know t h a t death has been its merited portion." U n d e r F l o r i d a . c i t i n g the adoption of the resolution according r i g h t s of visitation a n d affiliation to Masons from* Scottish R i t e countries, Bro. C. s a y s : " T h e r e are those, some of them among our very ablest writers, who declare t h a t t h e above cannot be. We. for a new one, a r e yet to be convinced t h a t Florida is wrong in this particular." W e notice under Illinois t h a t Bro. C H E N E Y says of t h e N e w H a m p s h i r e law of objection to the a d v a n c e m e n t of an E n t e r e d Apprentice or a Fellow Craft, which operates as a n objection: '•The writer of this h a s never believed in it, b u t our Grand Lodge says t h a t it is r i g h t " — based upon Bro. FBI^LOVVS' report in 1901. W e c a n n o t understand t h e principle under which, after all t h e safeguards preceding initiation, to one to whom we have extended the hand of brotherhood and acknowledged t h a t he was entitled to "brotherly, love, we can then, on our own initiative,by a simple
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objection, s h u t him off from further advancement and refuse enjoyment of any masonic right or association." I t is true we have engrafted upon our masonic law acts of restriction, b u t can we in equity and good conscience refuse to one whom we have called brother the right to be heard in his own defense against whatever m a y be the basis or ground of such objection. W e hesitate to inflict p u n i s h m e n t on a yellow dog accused of egg sucking until we have some glimmering of evidence to establish his guilt. Ought we not to demand an equal consideration for one who has received one, and been elected to receive the three degrees of syinbolic Masonry. W e are glad to note t h a t the matter is being discussed; l e t justice be done. K a n s a s received very courteous treatment at the hands of Bro. C H E N E Y . A very complete s u m m a r y of the work of Grand Lodge is given. Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N ' S report is drawn upon liberally for excerpts on Prosperity, Hancock Lodge, and a-large part of the Conclusion. Quoting tlie sentence. " T h e only military lodge in the United States, and probably the only one in the world," he says, " W e dislike to suggest t h a t for many years they have had such a one in Halifax, N o v a Scotia, the Royal Standard Lodge, m e m b e r s h i p therein as we recall it being confined to non-commissioned officers, formerly of the English regulars, but now also of the C a n a d i a n militia, which has taken the place of the regulars in t h a t garrison." The K a n s a s Lodge No. 311, is exclusively for those forming part of the United States regular army, m a k i n g no distinction of rank or occupation, and for a hotchpotch of generals and privates, colonels and corporals, sergeants, veternarians and farriers will give odds to a n y masonic lodge in the universe for a happy family, and if their records are as well kept as when the writerexamined t h e m and passed them for a charter about twenty yearsago we would m a t c h them against any presented for inspection,, like the General for whom it was named, Hancock Lodge is" Superb." Grand Orator G B O V B B is highly appreciated in New H a m p shire as witness the following, " A splendid oration was given by Bro. G B O V B B , of which Ave thousand copies were ordered to be printed and distributed. We wish everybody could read it. Here' is just a taste of his choice oratory;" and then t h a t portion iÂť taken where after a s t a t e m e n t of what it has done, the orator sums up t h a t it is not for its great age, but for what it has done, to make the world better, and to make mankind happier t h a t weare devoted to Masonry. Bro. C H E N E Y is very complimentary to the K a n s a s report. He advises his N e w H a m p s h i r e brethren as follows: " H u n t up
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this K a n s a s book and read him." W h a t he had to say of his predecessor h e styles " a just a n d true characterization of Bro. W A I T . " Our s t a t e m e n t of firing line experience as applied, was enjoyed b y him a n d copied a n d he modestly replied "possibly o u r ' g u n is all right b u t we wish for N e w H a m p s h i r e ' s sake we •could use t h e good a m m u n i t i o n supplied us to better advantage." When one of t h e old veteran reviewers falls o u t of the ranks, "we sometimes think, and occasionally express the thought, t h a t t h e loss is irreparable, but'another t a k e s his place, the ranks are •closed a n d when we compare results we fail to note appreciable •difference. U n d e r N e w Zealand Bro. C , concluding his review of t h a t B o d y said, " T h e r e is no Correspondence Report though we understand t h e y are considering tlie a d v i s a b i l i t y of h a v i n g one." Liberal quotations are m a d e from,the Proceedings of K a n s a s , Canada and Illinois, " i n the hope t h a t t h e r e a d i n g of these m a y w h e t the appetite of some of our members a n d incline t h e m to view with favor the proposal to adopt the s y s t e m fully In t h e future." F B E D E B I C K W . S A W Y E R , G r a n d Master.
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B A T H E R of New York, forms the frontispiece <of the volume. F i v e E m e r g e n t Communications were held for Constitution, laying corner-stone or funeral ceremonies. , .The A n n u a r C o m m u n i c a t i o n was. held a t Trenton,eleven P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s and W.-. C H A R I J B S R U S S t h e K a n s a s R e p r e s e n t a -
tive graced the occasion. Grand Master E D W A R D E , PULLIBB of Connecticut, THOS. J . D A Y of Delaware, P a s t Grand Master J O H N H . B A R L O W of Connecticut and R.-.W.-. Bro. T. S T E W A R T B R O W N
of P e n n s y l v a n i a , were received with t h e Grand Honors. The Grand Master did not fail to be inspired by patriotism as he delivered his address in historic T r e n t o n : Here It was, my brothers, that the battle was fought which turned the Revolutionary War from a retreat and rout into an advance and mighty victory. I t was our beloved and Immortal Bro. GEORGE WASHINGTON, aided by his masonic generals, who here on Christmas Day,1776, won the memorable battle and sent the masonic principle of liberty on Its career across the centuries. To the mind of a Mason we owe the most beautiful flag ever unfurled beneath GOB'S approving sky. Largely to the wisdom and loyalty of Masons we owe the first real republic the world has ever k n o w n ; and all down the years the members of our ancient and honorable Craft have stood hard by the rudder of this good ship of State, and steered It away from the rocks of disaster, and kept It on Us prosperous way. Masonry has always" been a patriotic force. I t s founders were wise enough to perceive that mankind can best flourish when socially related and nationally organized, provided the ties be those of brotherhood and freedom.
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After a brief tribute to Grand P u r s u i v a n t C L A B K A. HBYDO^r, Jr., who died during his year of oflBce, the Grand Master called upon Grand Chaplain H E N R Y R . ROSE, who delivered a beautiful address upon the faith, '-That as life and love have been given us by a good GOD, so Death is also his merciful provision; t h a t in due time we shall see Death, not as a dark angel, but as an angel of light; not as an avenging ambassador from on high, b u t a s the gentle friend who conducts us from the lower room in our Father's mansion to a higher and grander one in our eternal home.'' W e are sorry we can only take a p a r t of the Chaplain's soul talk. W e think those highly privileged who listened to it all. New Jersey, because New York did not recognize her r i g h t of perpetual penal jurisdiction, issued an "interdict, which is now on file in tho office of the Grand Secretary." We venture the hope that it m a y find as a bedfellow in the same pigeonhole a copy of the Pope's bull against Masonry, and that the twain m a y be rivals in effectiveness. E a r l y in liis administration Grand Master M O G B E G O B called the attention of his District Deputies to the " increasing frequency with which matters t h a t concern our Craft alone were being m a d e public." Efforts were made to stop it without avail in one lodge, which, seemingly in deliberate defiance, continued to publish masonic inatters in the papers. "A personal request, an official letter to the lodge upon repetition of the offense, followed by an official visit from the District Deputy upon another violation, were resented and about all the proceedings of t h a t meeting made public." The Grand Master attended the lodge in person and arrested the warrant. After one month the.warrant was returned, the ends of justice being fully satisfied. ' The record of physical defects for the year is on file in Grand Master's and Grand Secretary's offices. I t is not published for the delectation of the "Perfects." Two dispensations for new lodges were granted and three new lodges chartered. S a s k a t c h e w a n , Grand Lodge Alpine (Switzerland), and Grand Orient of the N e t h e r l a n d s , of which Holland is a constituent, were recognized. The Representatives from sister Grand Lodges were received by the M.-.W.'. Grand Master and invited to seats in the Grand East. No grand honors? H u h ! T h a t reminds us t h a t we think the time has arrived for the Grand Representatives to have the proper and fitting recognition usually accorded Potentates by a Sovereign Power, viz: To invite t h e m all in a bunch to a royal banquet. None of your "frugal repasts," but a regular rip-roaring royal banquet. Would sneering correspondents thereafter inquire, " W h a t ' s the good of a Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e ? " Well, hardly. Would the " S y s t e m a b a n d o n e d " device longer appear opposite Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, N e w Mexico, Pennsylvania or
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W y o m i n g ? Not a n y ! Would we need to note the presence of the Grand Representative a n d provide for his taking off after third absence? T h e question is absurd. Would the Ambassador a t Missouri brave t h e raging K a w to attend the annual feast a t Topeka? Would a duck swim? Would—no more silly questions, 'Rah for t h e Potentate b a n q u e t ! ! ! G e t an early start, brethren, or K a n s a s will anticipate you.' One of the interesting features of N e w Jersey Masonry is t h e •great interest taken by the individual brethren of the jurisdiction in the welfare, pleasure a n d gratification of the members of t h e Masonic H o m e family. There were sleigh rides, entertainments, picnics a n d boat e x c u r s i o n s .
Bro. P O W E L L , G . F I T H I A N took the
children on their a n n u a l y a c h t i n g trip. They went down t h e Delaware to League Island, where an officer placed the party in charge of a guide, who showed them t h e m a m m o t h dry d&ck and naval supplies, took them aboard t h e Kansas, then receiving supplies, a n d the children were escorted through it from top tQ bottom. " T h i s was the most instructive and enjoyable of the many t r i p s t h a t Bro. F I T H I A N h a s treated, the children to." Take off j'our hats to Bro. F I T H I A N , b r e t h r e n ; he will have charge of the y a c h t i n g privileg:es in the New J e r u s a l e m . They had a wedding a t t h e H o m e , relatives consenting—two orphans — a, giddy youth of seventy-nine and a coy maid of eightythree, b u t love's young d r e a m did n o t last long; 'twas a brief • honeymoon. '-Tiie marriage w a s a success for they lived most happily together," t h e record recites. H E L O I S E mourns for her A B E L A K D , and asks for a hasteningof the day t h a t fulfills a blissful reunion. F o r the benefit of a possible captious critic we will say t h a t there w a s no desertion, no elopement, no divorce. A B B L A B D is dead. New J e r s e y is liighly appreciative. T h e veteran Treasurer and Secretary were retired upon life salaries of $300.00 and $1,500.00 respectively. The P a s t Grand Master's jewel cost $225.00. The Correspondence Committee receives $300.00, and was allowed $72.00 for s t e n o g r a p h e r ; of t h e $350.00, t h e sum of $50.00'^-as allowed for t r a n s l a t i n g and reporting foreign lodges. The Correspondence R e p o r t is by C h a i r m a n R.-.W.-. R O B T . A. S H I B B E F S , a n d the foreign translation and review by R.-. W.-. ADOLPH KLEE.
• U n d e r Arizona we take this : I t Is a far cry from Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Clifton, Arizona, but as w e ' write this report the distance has been sensibly shortened. A brother of our home lodge, away In Arizona, travellng.on business, was suddenly afflicted by a s t r o k e of paralj'sls, and laid In.a hotel, helpless, voiceless and apparently friendless. We have the sufferer now back home recovering, and explaining how a completely fraternal regard mysteriously manifested Itself, with what constant care and by personal attendance, at great Inconvenience, a stranger ministered to the helpless unfortunate, got notice to his friends, and restored him to them. -
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Arizona prlats no Report on Foreign Correspondenne, but it seems to us tliat our appropriately named W.'. Bro. OUKKY H . LOVE, of Coronado Lodge No. 8, Clifton, Arizona, has made and sent us one of the best ever reviewed. "The charities that soothe, heal and bless," were never better exemplified, nor more sincerely appreciated.
Under District of Columbia, citing the fact t h a t the Grand Lodge agreed to report the names of all suspended or expelled members of lodges to the Grand Royal Arch Chapter, Bro. S. s a y s : " T h i s m a y b e all right from a certain point of view, but t h a t point of view will probably not be adopted generally until Grand Lodges avowedly a d m i t t h a t the other Bodies of Masons, known as Grand Chapters, Grand Commanderies, etc., are of superior rank and authority." Under Montana, we find an appreciative review of Bro. H O D G E S ' last report, winding up with t h i s : To many of his brethren who knew him only through his Reports on Correspondence, as certainly as to his personal associates, Bro. HEDGES had attained : "An as!e that melts with unpercelved decay. And glides in modest Innocence away : Whose peaceful day benevolence endears. Whose night congratulating conscience cheers; The general favorite as the general friend, Such age there is, and who shall wish its end."
The charming appropriateness of these lines will be recognized a t a glance by every one who knew him personally. Under N e w Brunswick, alluding to the fact t h a t the scrutineers (tellers) of election in t h a t Grand Lodge are required to take a special obligation before entering on the discharge of their duty, he c o m m e n t s : "Odd t h a t Masons should find their ordinarj'obligations insufficient, or can it be t h a t some special strain upon the conscience is included in a count of ballots when electing Grand Officers." We give it up, but when a vote upon a contested office jumps up from twenty-five to thirty-three per cent., and then on n e x t ballot another candidate falls to the original level, it is a pretty good indication of a "special s t r a i n " for which a special obligation might furnish prevention — though we t h i n k tellers a t the altar to receive from the hand of the voter and call the number of votes received will eliminate the e x t r a ballot voting by partisans, and we think the plan should be followed — "if it takes all summer." Under ISTew Zealand, Bro. S. r e m a r k s : The beginning of a Foreign Correspondence Report appears In the presentation of copious extracts from the Proceedings of Kansas, Canada and Illinois, having reference to the subject of formation of cfrand Lodges, especially Queensland.
Under Queensland, Bro. S. says : The admirable report of the Kansas Committee on the Qualifications of New Grand Lodges for recognition is printed in full.
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An interesting portion of the report is the translation and r e view of the German Grand Lodges by Bro. A D O L P H K L E E . I t is . entitled to extended special consideration t h a t we would lilie to bestow, b u t space forbids. F r o m . Bro. W I E B B ' S historical notes of the Grand Lodge of H a m b u r g , Bro. K L E E says, " T h e establishment of Freemasonry in G e r m a n j ' dates from 1737. The archives of H a m b u r g * * * preserves the orig-inal document showing that on December 6, 1737, a lodge was constituted in the City of H a m b u r g . " This lodge, "October 23, 1740, was entered on the register of the London Grand Lodge and assumed the name of Absalom." F e b r u a r y 4, 1811, it a n d other lodges began existence as tlie Grand Lodge of Hamburg. Bro. K I J E E in his review of the Grand Lodge of the Sun furnishes an interesting account of the ceremonies a t t e n d a n t upon a Lodge of Sorcow held in m e m o r y of Bro. A U G U S T V O N REHSTHABDT, a veteran Majot-General of the Prussian A r m y , retired 1885—who died recently, m a d e a Mason, October 17, 1857, a n d was the oldest living m e m b e r of the "Association of G e r m a n Freemasons." Six years Grand Master, and Honorary Grand Master for life — his brethren said, " T h e sorrow at their loss is universal and his name will always be kept in faithful remembrance." We have enjoyed the New Jersey volume—would like to discuss t h e - " p e r f e c t y o u t h " question historically with Bro. S H I B K B F S but you known w h a t the scripture says about E P H B I A M , and his idols. P e r m i t us to assure Our New Jersey brother of our fraternal consideration a n d esteem. W M . D. WoLFSKEiL. Grand Master. N e x t A n n u a l Trenton, April 21,1909.
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The Grand Lodge of N e w Mexico accepted'invitations from a S a n a t o r i u m , Methodist and B a p t i s t Churches, and also one from a Y. M. C. A. Association to lay corner-stones fof buildings to be dedicated to GoD-and the welfare of humanity. . Masonry.always recognizes the fact " E x c e p t the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who build it," and its service of corner-stone laying is such recognition of GOD'S help as essentially necessary a t the comm e n c e m e n t of such i m p o r t a n t undertaking. Carlsbad' sounds like a good name for an a n n u a l rallying point, we note, however, t h a t the railroads leading to it were twenty-four hours after schedule time in delivering the m e m b e r s to point of destination.
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The address of Grand Master P R A T T shows wise j u d g m e n t in refusing multitudinous requests for joint occupancy of lodge rooms, one where the lodge already had five co-tenants, one to take as t e n a n t from or under another body, and one for joint tenancy with a "purely business association." The decisions of the Grand Master excepting 8, 10 or 11 were endorsed by the Committee on Grand Masters Address. W e think the committee report was properly adopted. P a s t Grand Master J. H. W B O T H ' S Report on Correspondence • is the best p a r t of the New Mexico volume, and as its 200 pages show, the, greater part as well. We have exemplification of Holy W r i t at its commencement where Bro. W R O T H tells of one who " h a s fallen into the error common to many reviewers, t h a t the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico is descended from the Grand Dieta." The course of study of Mexican masonic history commended by Bro. W. is convincing evidence t h a t " C h a r i t y suffereth long and is kind," b u t his kindly m e a n t advice will not be taken, nfiither will the fact so often iterated before, restated by assistant Grand Secretary G. G. B E R G M A N of the Mexico Grand Lodge, v i z : " T h e Grand Lodge is now in the hands of men, a majority of whom are English speaking, either Americans or English, w h o will never countenance a n y course but the straight and narrow o n e ; " neither will this assurance give a n y t h i n g of value or comfort, or piece of mind to their disturbed souls. Trouble is just as prone to these as the sparks are to fly upward. Men have been known to recover from m a n y forms of ins a n i t y ; even those affected with the poetic grub have shown t h a t the a t t a i n m e n t of a normal condition was possible. Men after an excruciating novitiate of weary years have laid aside the cornet or violin ; but he into whom the maggot of holy empiritis has burrowed should as well at once be excluded from civilization as the leper—his soul is too pure, as the latters flesh is too white to m i x and jostle with the common h u m a n i t y t h a t one is destined to encounter in the daily walks of life. And y e t none are so flippant with the claim of masonic universality. K a n s a s , 1907, receives six pages of consideration. One of which is devoted to Grand Master BOND'S decisions. The report of our committee on the Queensland matter is quoted for more than a page. Bro. W R O T H quotes M A O K B Y " T h e fact is there is no ancient regulation on the subject; but the necessity of three lodges concurring is derived from the well known principle of the civil law t h a t a college or corporate body m u s t consist of three persons a t least." W e do not see t h a t M A O K E Y throws any light on the question in dispute in the Queensland matter. I n fact the Queensland m a t t e r is entirely beyond a n y t h i n g ever dreamed of in Bro. M A C K E Y ' S philosophy
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or even jurisprudence. T h e argument of the committee was not based upon Bro. M A O K E Y ' S sayings or any s t a t e m e n t of law made by him. The usage cited by Bro. W R O T H from the report of the committee shows t h a t a l m o s t invariably a minority of lodges organized the Grand Lodge (only one — Western Australia, having a majority, thirty-four out of sixty-four), while five organized with a minority, in one case only ten out of fifty. Bro. W R O T H quotes approvingly w h a t we have to say concerning those who oppose recognition of t h e Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico — under Cuba about burial of suicides—and says we voice his views and those of N e w Mexico in w h a t was said under topics "Once a Mason Always a Mason," and " D o c u n i e n t a r j ' Evidence." For his kind words about w h a t we said of the lamented U P T O N we thank h i m kindly, though we appreciate more his own tribute to the latter, and all t h e more because to one with whose views he had differed. W e a r e glad to note i t because we have occasionally read quips a n d sneering r e m a r k s which remind us of the audacious bravery of t h e jackal feasting upon the remains of the dead lion. J A M E S W . W I L S O N , G r a n d Master.'
N e x t A n n u a l a t Albuquerque, October 18, 1908.
N E W S O U T H WAIVES — 1 9 0 6 - 7 . Grand Lodge was opened in ample form by Grand Master M.-.W.-. Bro. A d m i r a l Sir H A R R Y H ! RAWSON, K . C . B . , t h e business being the investiture and installation of the officers of Grand Lodge. • "• A full attendance of officers and Grand Representatives attested t h e interest of the occasion^ R.-.W.-. Bro. A. J. B U R B I D G B , representing the Grand Lodge of Kansas, was present. September 12, 1906, was held the regular Quarterly Communication, D e p u t y Grand Master R.-.W.-. Bro. W M . C . S H I P W A Y presiding. P a s t Grand Master J. C. R E M I N G T O N was welcomed, and received t h e congratulations of Grand Lodge on his restoration to health. From the Deputy Grand Master's address we learn t h a t t h e Queensland m a t t e r was reported as having been before the Board of General Purposes, and by it placed in the hands of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master. Two more lodges were reported %yarranted a n d constituted. Cables of s y m p a t h y from Grand Master RAWSON^ to the Grand Lodge of N e w Zealand, a n d to Mrs. SBDDON and- family of N e w Zealand, expressing t h e s y m p a t h y of the Grand Master a n d t h e F r e e m a s o n s of N e w South Wales over the loss sustained by t h e death of P a s t Grand Master S B D D O N were sent. A tender a n d grateful a c k n o w l e d g m e n t was received from Mrs. S E D D O N . A
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token of sympatliy was also sent to the Grand Lodge of Chili a t Valparaizo over " t h e recent loss and disaster caused by earthquake." Mention is made in the address of the death of P a s t Grand Master D E W E Y of Kansas. The report of the Board of General Purposes shows t h a t the board approved of the projected conference of representatives of the Grand Lodges of Australia, to discuss matters m u t u a l l y affecting them. This recommendation of the board was adopted unanimously as well as t h e recommendations to appoint three representatives from each of the Grand Lodges of N e w Zealand, "Western Australia and New South Wales, and t h a t the conference was held a t Sydney. December 12, 1906, the regular Quarterly Communication was held a t Sydney. M.-.W.-. Grand Master R A W S O N presiding. Recommendations of Board of General Purposes to send representatives to the masonic conference to be held a t Sydney were adopted and M.-.W.-. Bro. J. C. R E M I N G T O N , R . - . W . ' . Bro. W . C. S H I P W A Y and V.-. W.'. Bro. H . M O N T G O M E R Y H A M I L T O N were by resolu-
tion appointed such representatives. Subsequently all the Grand Lodges b u t T a s m a n i a and Victoria having agreed to tlie conference, the m a t t e r was postponed with a view to o b t a i n i n g , a complete and uniform representation from all the Grand Lodges. T h e Grand Lodge Valle de'Mexico was duly recognized. The Grand Lodge of New South Wales has led off in the Ausâ&#x20AC;˘ tralian group of Masonic Grand Bodies as a contributor to the Correspondence Circle, being since joined by West Australia in a like work for the Craft. An able a n d careful review of E n g l a n d is made by Bro. T H O M A S G R E E N , of the Committee on Correspondence, a n d the
following in regard to the England-Queensland m a t t e r is suggestive a n d worthy of consideration : The Board (o( England ) still appears to hope that there Is some prospect of the new Grand Lodge of Queensland resuming the slalus quo ante as a step necessarily precedent to amalgamation of all Queensland masonic interests under a United Grand Lodge. This, too. It may be remembered, was a suggestion of v.- W.-. Bro. STKAOHAN In his special report of May, 1908. We wish to say nothing a t this stage that may hjive even a suspicion of prejudicing the ultimate reconciliation of all differences of opinion, but we feel constrained to affirm that In our opinion the above suggestion of disbanding Is not likely to be countenanced by the Queensland Grand Lodge, much less Is it likely to be adopted.
The c h a i r m a n of the Correspondence Committee, V.-.W.-. Bro. T H O S . L . R O W B O T H A M , under Queensland, devotes nearly a page t o i h e conclusions of the K a n s a s committee recognizing the Grand Lodge of Queensland. Under Delaware, Bro. T H O S . G B E E N quotes from t h e Delaware committee on the Queensland m a t t e r as follows :
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" W e think recognition should have been delayed until the District Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d moved in the matter." Then he quotes committee's s t a t e m e n t from t h e Delaware review of W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a tihat Delaware is prepared to accord recognition to Queensland whenever a majority of the lodges shall unite to form a lawfully constituted lodge there, and then he quotes from a t h i r d s t a t e m e n t of t h e Delaware position t h a t portion of the "Agreement of E n g l a n d , Scotland and Ireland m a k i n g requisite for joint action t h a t a majority of two-thirds of the lodges of each jurisdiction shall have signified their adhesion to such a new,Body which the Delaware committee refers to as a "beautiful manifesto of the true masonic spirit, and will result in greater welfare and growth of Masonry in all those countries where such .action of three Grand Lodges a p p l i e s " ! Bro. G. t h i n k s , b u t is not quite sure, the last above quotation was " w r i t sarcastic," and then looking over t h e centennial volume of Delaware Grand Lodge flnds t h a t i t was organized by four of seven lodges then in existence, and quotes over a page of the volume in evidence. " N o , Bro. G. it was not writ sarcastic." Our guess is t h a t three of Bro. J A C K S O N ' S "wicked p a r t n e r s " did it (as the temperance I r i s h m a n took his w h i s k e y ) " u n b e k n o w n s t " to him. K a n s a s for 1906 was reviewed by Bro. A U B R E Y
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and in the main is an interesting grouping of the salient points and features of our centennial number. Copious extracts are taken from t h e address of P a s t Grand Masters P E T E R S and D E W E Y , arid an e x t r a c t from t h e paper read by Grand Secretary W I L S O N , and Bro. H., appreciatively expresses the trials and variety in t h e life of Freemasons of that day. "Some of these are humorous, some pathetic, others absolutely tragic. B u t they all tell a tale of strenuous effort, untiring devotion and ultimate victory, which may well stand as an object lesson to t h e rest of the masonic world." U n d e r Mississippi, Bro. G R E E N copies the resolution about the armoured crusier Des Moines and the F l a g and says, " M a sonry and loyalty r u n hand in hand. There is no doubt as to the fervor of t h e national sentiinent conveyed in t h e following resolution, unanimously adopted by Grand Lodge. The matter will speak for itself," then, iu full he prints the.resolution. U n d e r ' A l p i n a (Switzerland) he sees the nub of t r a n s a c t i n g business with one absolute sovereign, through another to whom i t has delegated sovereign rights, and yet claims to be a Sovereign Body. The 150 pages of review by t h e New South Wales c o m m i t t e e constitute quite a complimentary record of work well done, a n d reflects g r e a t credit on t h e jurisdiction. One forms a greater a n d nobler conception of the work of Masonry in our sister jurisdictions beyond the seas t h a n they could ever attain otherwise, save
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by personal examination and investigation. The insight we obtain by a reading of its record in its proceedings, and this review, gives us a larger realization of the scope and importance of t h e vouchment given by N e w South Wales to Queensland, in her recognition of t h a t Grand Lodge and between the lines we can plainly read there will be " n o backward steps." M.-.W.-. Sir H A B B Y H . R A W S O N , Grand Master.
NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1908. The volume of Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of New York always shows on t h e outside of the first page of its cover, " T h e Arms of Ye Most Ancient and Honorable F r a t e r n i t y of Free and Accepted Masons," "Ancients," " G r a n d Lodge of England," from which body it derived its origin, September 5, 1781, by warrant from t h e Duke of Athol, the Grand Master, under which authority, F e b r u a r y 21, 1782, for the first and probably the only time the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d was opened on American territory, and also t h e time when the Grand Lodge of N e w York w a s duly constituted. The Grand Lodge of N e w York has perpetuated its source of origin in adopting as its seal t h e "Arms "of the "Ancients," encircling them a t t h e upper jiortion with the words " G r a n d Lodge of the State of N e w York," adding beneath t h e design the words "Holiness to the Lord," which with the arms were" also adopted by the Royal Arch, when it set up in business separately, as the distinctive emblem and motto. A couple of hundred years from now the origin of t h a t seal may tempt some N e w York Mason to write an interesting article on its history. W h i c h , by the way, reminds us t h a t N e w York is now engaged in the laudable work of recording the histories of its constituent and subordinate bodies. Grand Lodge m e t in its One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Annual Communication May 5th, Grand Master T O W N S B N D ScuDDEB in the E a s t . Seven P a s t Grand Masters were in attendance, as also was R.-.W.'. Bro. R O B B B T J. J O R D A N , our Representative. I n his address. Grand Master S O U D D E B leads his brethren in thought beautifully up to an appreciative memorial of t h e brethren w h o had entered upon " t h e eternal inheritance," giving to each his meed of praise. He mentions one well known to his former companions a n d brethren in Missouri and to m a n y in Kansas as well. P a s t Grand Chaplain O W E N ROOT, who made as enviable record in his sphere as his distinguished brother, B L I H U ROOT, has in his, a n d to
whatever duty he was called he gave all t h e energy, vigor a n d skill required for its performance. Wherever he has lived a n d
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labored m a n y will regret the loss from their world of a beautiful life t h a t was a daily exemplification of the teachings of t h e Master and a continual benediction to those under its immediate influence. Of R.-.W.-. Bro. C Y R U S O . H U B B B L L , eighty-flve years of age, who had " a n enviable record a s a soldier, educated in Masonry, a leading m a n in his church, loved by all, whose gentleness m a d e h i m great," he also says, " W h e n old age came upon him he was not a slave to fear with regard to t h e hereafter; he had never changed his confession of t r u s t in G O D . W h e n he was laid in his grave we all felt t h a t e v e r y t h i n g was j u s t as he wished it." To Past.Gf'ind Master J O H N S T E W A R T , who died after long and faithful service, he paid a beautiful tribute, saying in part, " M a s o n r y has a wonderful siory to tell a t all times, b u t the richest pages are those that tell of the achievements of those men whose talent, genius, influence, service, eloquence, prayers and sacrifice of flesh and blood a n d nerve are given to the glory of G O D and for the benefit of fellpwmen." " Of M.-.W.-. W M . A . S O T H E R L A N D , Bro. S O U D D E R says:
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life of Most Worshipful WII^T^IAM A. S U T H E R L A N D was like a diamond cut by a master h a n d ; from every point and angle flashed rays of light. The fire of H e a v e n was in his heart and his goodness shone round about him." Of Ei.-.W.-. Grand Chaplain- E.-. C H A R L E S H E N R Y
FOWLER,
Bro. S O U D D E R . in speaking, referred to a prayer delivered by t h e ' Bishop a year- previously in Grand Lodge, just after the names of .the deceased brethren had be'en called. " H e spoke of how death m e t us suddenly and unexpectedly, n o t as an enemy, b u t like the face of a good friend when we turn t h e corner and we were glad to m e e f h i m . ' He was anticipating the d a y t h a t was close a t hand when he would meet his G O D face to face." The N e w York necrology list is a long one and filled with eminent names well -worthy of the fitting honors .paid their memory. â&#x20AC;˘ His predecessor having recognized the Grand Lodge of Alberta a n d exchanged representatives. Grand Master SOUDDER suggested correcting the error by the passage of a resolution nunc pro tunc recognizing the Grand Lodge of Alberta, which was done. The G r a n d Master discusses in a forceful way t h a t it will be to t h e best interest of the fraternity t h a t the office of Grand Master a n d the office of Grand Secretary be separated, and t h a t the Grand Master be not m a d e d e p e n d e n t upon the Grand Secretary, nor obliged to lean lipon him, except insofar as t h e responsibilities of the.two oflBces naturally blend and the Grand Master shall believe the interests of t h e fraternity demand through him the services of t h e Grand Secretary along lines which he, the (Srand Master, m a y outline in fulfillinent of his conception of his
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duties and in discharge of his obligation to the Grand Lodge during the period when the Grand Lodge is not in session. I t is becoming a by-word in the fraternity t h a t "Grand Masters may come and Grand Masters go, but the Grand Secretary goes on forever." The Grand Master's position is without salary; the Grand Secretary's position is paid. The latter receives a handsome salary for the services for which he is engaged; the discharge of his duties have become a life work. I n addition to the interests of the fraternity, he has therefore a keen interest in the perpetuation of his influence in order t h a t his reelection m a y be assured from year to year. These interests are not always, and cannot be alwaj'S, disinterested and with.a view single to the fraternity's welfare. I t is difficult to serve two masters, one's personal interests and the interests of a,n institution, and while I believe the cooperation of the Grand Secretary should be at the command of the Grand Master at all times, as it has been in the past, I do not believe t h a t a Grand Master should be made dependent upon a Grand Secretary, but that he should be assured of his independence by having placed a t his command the instruments with which to perform the legitimate work of his office in a relationship in every.sense of the word confidential. If this is done, and the Grand Master's plans then are published before they are presented to the Craft, and improper use is made of such advance information, the responsibility will rest on the Grand Master alone, and he will be in, a position to correct the evil, which he cannot do to-day." He then suggests looking ahead and "to consider the advisability of making the office of Grand Secretary an office without pay, and placing thereafter a t the head of the clerical office of the Grand Lodge an employee qualified for his work, whose tenure will be at the pleasure of the Grand Master. I t is wise to separate from political activity in our Grand Lodge as far as it is possible so to do, the employees of the fraternity, and participation in political movements within the fraternity should be cause for s u m m a r y removal." The above course is presumably based upon conditions in New York, though the general question of "political a c t i v i t y " or "political movements within the fraternity" may well be considered in any Grand Jurisdiction. The question of m a k i n g the qualified clerical employee responsible to the Grand Master for his retention in office, removing entirely any political consideration in connection with preferment, is one worthy of discussion. There is no question t h a t pernicious political activity and partisanship have seriously impaired the efficiency and worth of the public service. I t has been charged t h a t a like baneful influence has n o t been lacking in certain masonic jurisdictions, to the
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injury of their peace, h a r m o n y and unity, as well as to the imp a i r m e n t of their effectiveness and strength. To w h a t extent the keen '-interest in the perpetuation of his office" to insure his reelection may influence the highest paid official in-a Masonic Grand Jurisdiction, it would be difficult to determine; but wherjever in a n y jurisdiction such keen interest is manifested, or whenever in any jurisdiction such officer fails iii any degree to fialflll within strict constitutional lines the duties of his office, such Grand Body would be fully warranted in making such office a nominal one, and devolving its routine duties upon some efficient employee, who should be, as we think Grand Secretary should be, responsible to the Grand Ma.ster for the performance of his duties. Grand Master S C U D D B B has done gpod service in callingattention to and extirpating graft. W e would be loth to believe t h a t the efficient Grand Secretary of New York, after his long and faithful service, had developed any faint of Csesarism; but whatever the fact may be, the history of' m a n y Grand Lodges has already developed.that when such fact becomes known and fully established to the satisfaction of the brethren, they do not stop to worry over the meat he has eaten to cause his greatness, but proceed with promptness and dispatch to remove him from its official body by the Ciesarian operation, unmindful of the result to the patient, or the body delivered, so long as the result m a y be w h a t the doctors call " a successful operation." As we have gone through Grand Master SOUDDEB'S address we are reminded t h a t he is s p e a k i n g for the largest masonic constituency in the world, and t h a t the questions suggested and discussed are not those of a jurisdiction which concerns itself with the missing infinitesimal fragments of the human body or with small things, but those t h a t are of importance to the Craft universally ; a m o n g them, income improvement, the betterment of Masonic H o m e conditions, masonic hall and real estate improvem e n t ; p o s t g r a d u a t e h o m e f o r those over sixteen j^ears who have left the H o m e , are beginning their life work, and must not be lost sight of; unwarranted p u b l i c i t y ; revision of code; proxies'and graft. W e are highly impressed with the fact t h a t Bro. S O U D D E B has rendered an inestimable service to the Craft in his investigations as to graft, and in his e x a m i n a t i o n into and suggestions regarding the guests of the Grand Lodge a t the Masonic Home, more especially those of tender years. The truth is sometimes .unpalatable, but we h a v e reason to believe the more bitter the dose the more efficacious the remedy. Grand Secretary E H L E E S tells all t h a t is necessary in the little more than one page of his report. Grand Treasurer W M . H . M I L I J E B t a k e s two for his report. E a c h of such reports is a striking contrast to those of very much smaller jurisdictions. The Germ a n Masonic Temple Association makes a fine financial showing.
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twenty-three New York lodges.' Some of them are full of story and incident of the anti-masonic days, one telling the story of twelve men whose interest in Masonry never lagged during all the years of persecution — whose devotion excited the admiration of even their enemies until they were called by a l l " the twelve apostles." Their faithfulness was rewarded at last, and they lived to see Masonry t r i u m p h a n t . R.".W.-. C L A R E N C E A. B A B B O U B , P a s t Grand Chaplain
de-
H e said, The Mason will be a man of Pailh, dividing this into livered an excellent address upon ''The U p r i g h t Man and Mason.'' '•'• Faith in ourselves'''' a n d '•^Faith in God." " I love to think t h a t the h e a r t of a believer was in a m a n like A B R A H A M L I N O O L N .
H e walked through those, dark a n d terrible das's of war like a shepherd before his flock. H e stood in t h e midst of those surging seas like a great rock, on whoso base the waves vainly broke. Holding the love and confidence of men, 'foursquare he stood to every wind t h a t blew,' a n d w h y ? Because his heart rested on GOD." A t o n e time Governor Y A T E S of Illinois wrote a most despairing letter to the great m a n whose patient h e a r t still believed, and L I N C O L N sent back to the Governor, wh'o was his personal friend, this message, " D I C K , stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord." The Orator had to call on Kansas for Prof. W I L L I A M C A R R U T H ' S poem " E a c h in his own tongue," the last verse e n d i n g : "Some call It consecration, And others call it GOB.-'
The orator's second requisite was " the Mason will be a man of courtesy,^'' and the third was, " T h e Mason will be a man of good cheer.'''' " F a i t h , Courtesy and Good Cheer—are they not qualities t h a t should characterize the upright m a n aLd Mason? And, when the day comes t h a t they do characterize t h a t mighty Body embraced within the membership of this g r e a t f r a t e r n i t y we shall be close to the d a y when Heaven is not some far away vision, but is here among men on this earth. Toward t h a t day m a y we ceaselessly strive." The picture gallery c o n t a i n s p o r t r a i t s of J O H N J A C O B A S T O R , G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , 1798-1800, a n d F R E D E R I C K P. M O R R I S , G r a n d
Treasurer, 1905-1906; also M.-.W.;. L U D W I G K L A P P , and M.-.W.-. C A R L W I B B B , of H a m b u r g .
Eeport on Correspondence consists almost entirely of a very brief condensation of the acts of the Grand Lodges. Bro. BOND'S opening and his r e m a r k s on Altruism are taken. The chapel given by t h e Order of the E a s t e r n Star is mentioned, and the report of the e n t e r t a i n m e n t including the program given by the H o m e children is given in full, giving the children's names.
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•The report of our C o m m i t t e e on Eecognition is referred to, and a note is added saying, " t h e rejjort of this Grand Lodge for 1908 came too late for review. W e regret t h a t we are with K a n s a s a year o u t of time." Under Kientucky he gets off t h e following: " Here's to Old Kentucky, the s t a t e where I was born, Where the corn Is full ol kernels, and the Colonels full of corn." M.-.W.-. S. JSTBIJSON S A W Y E R , G r a n d Master.
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North Carolina very sensibly furnishes on an opening page a full list of i t s - P a s t G r a n d Masters from 1787 to date of present incumbent. Only reviewers know of the time spent a n d worry over the simple question w h e t h e r one has ever worn the purple of authority—one about whom t h e reviewers must write—and if he fails to properly designate h i m by title, the soul of I K O N O OLASTES P L U M B L I N E will be vexed and everything be consigned to the bow-wows. . • T h e p o r t r a i t of the p r e s e n t G r a n d Master, S A M U E L M . G A T T I S ,
forms t h e frontispiece of the volume. T h e a d d r e s s delivered by G r a n d Master F R A N C I S D . W I N S T O N
is a well rounded a n d finished production of commendable length, covering the work and business accomplished during t h e year. The following is too good to be withheld from Kansas circulation: " T h i s Grand-Lodge w a s formed before North Carolina entered the Union of States. (1787.) Many .of the great sons of t h e State who were its leaders in debate in Congress and in battle were Masons. They applied the principles of our fraternity in t h e formation of our government. American Independence w a s born in t h e effort to establish the brotherhood of man. I n t h a t hour t h e principles of Masonry took root the world over, a n d thpy have since become t h e inheritance of society. To help t h e helpless, to raise t h e fallen, to give to all human beings an equal chance in life, to i n s t r u c t the ignorant, and especially to train up children a n d provide for widows and orphans, these cardinal principles of our fraternity, limited as they were a t first in their application, have by their excellence and ability commended themselves to the approbation a n d acceptance of mankind. • " I t is now a well-recognized function of government to do these things. The deaf a n d d u m b , the blind and weak-minded, and even the insane are given opportunities to labor with their bodies a n d to employ their m i n d s in honorable and improving thought. The orphan child is placed upon the level with t h e heir of thousands. This is t h e t e a c h i n g of the Nazarene. Masonry
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first gave it practice and t a u g h t the world its sublime beauty and estimable utility. And to-day, in imitation of Masonry, the world stands eager to do some good deed." Speaking of a devis6 to the Oxford.Orphans' Asylum, he said: " I w a n t t h e d a y to come in North Carolina when it will be discreditable for a man to die in North Carolina and not give a fair portion of his wealth to some one of the m a n y deserving charities which the philanthropy of our people supports." T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence is by Bro. J O H N A. C O L L I N S ,
as customary. K a n s a s for 1907 receives three pages. H e quotes freely from Grand Master BOND'S address, particularly that in reference to t h e Home. The "Tableau of Lodges," referred to b y the Grand Secretary, is extracted a n d receives favorable coinment. T h e "condensed, b u t readable a n d v a l u a b l e " Report on Correspondence of the K a n s a s volume is commended and our "Topics for Consideration" taken bodily. T h e North Carolina volume is full of interest, particularly the Oxford Orphan Asylum Report and t h a t concerning the new temple. W e have no fears b u t t h a t North Carolina Masons will be equal to every emergency and meet every necessity. S A M ' L M . G A T T I S , G r a n d Master.
N e x t A n n u a l a t Baleigh, .January 12, 1909.
NORTH DAKOTA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1908, G r a n d Master J O H N R I B S S B E O K ' S a d d r e s s is a creditable one
and shows h e h a s been a wise ruler of t h e Craft. Of his seven decisions, six were approved; t h e one disapproved involved a disagreement between the Senior Deacon as protestant of a ballot, and on the other side, the Master a n d W a r d e n s who declared the ballot clear. The Grand Master ruled t h a t the intent of t h e Senior Deacon, who stated he h a d cast a black ball should rule, even if he h a d made the mistake of voting a white ball, and d e clared the candidate rejected upon t h e s t a t e m e n t presented. T h e Jurisprudence Comm^ittee reviewing wisely s a i d : The decision Is disapproved. The ballot once spread. Inspected and declared is final. I t cannot be attacked a t a subsequent meeting by collateral evidence. I t is the duty of the Master, upon declaring the ballot, to destroy It; and upon the declaration of the Master, after the Inspection of the ballot, the candidate Is elected and entitled to the degrees, If the ballot Is clear.
The Grand Master made beautiful reference to the loss sustained by the Grand Jurisdiction in the death of P a s t Grand Masters J O H N F . S E L B Y and R O B E R T M . C A E O T H B B S , both m e m -
bers of t h e Jurisprudence Committee, M.-.W.-. Bro. S E L B Y its chairman.
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Four lodges were constituted during the year, and dispensations for s i x new lodges were granted. W e notice a n unique method of procedure in regard to recognition of a new G r a n d Lodge, v i z ; t h e a p p o i n t m e n t by t h e Grand Master of a Grand Representative, and in t h e Grand Secretary's report a "recomm e n d a t i o n " " t o complete t e c h n i c a l i t i e s " t h a t the " G r a n d Lodge •of S a s k a t c h e w a n be officially recognized." W e notice reference to a report on "Masonic H o m e s " by E.'. W.'. Bro. F R A N K J . T H O M P S O N b u t it does not appear in t h ^
record. There was provision m a d e for a Masonic Oratorical Medal to be competed for a m o n g the colleges of the jurisdiction, w h y i t was not limited to t h e lodges of tlie jurisdiction we cannot understand. W h a t a magnificent chance i t would give to the b r e t h r e n who are n o t content with three or more speeches on a n y topic under discussion, or t h e chronic kickers to get in their fine I t a l i a n work. T r y it, Bro. F R A N K . ^Why limit it to t h e Sophonioric Spouters of t h e colleges ? The N o r t h D a k o t a volume is profusely illustrated. A " partial vie.w interior masonic Grand Lodge L i b r a r y " shows a n a b u n dance of good books ; . t h e r e i s a fine view of the Masonic Temple of Star in t h e West Lodge No. 33, Miuot; another of the masonic lodge building of Ionic Lodge No. 64, a t Hannah,; another of Mizpali Lodge N o . 39, a t S h e l d o n ; while portraits of Grand Master J O H N RiESSBBOK,' P a s t Grand Master J O H N . F . S B L B Y , 1891-2; R O B E R T M . O A R O T H E R S , 1897-8, a n d C L I N T O N D . L O R D , G r a n d
Treasurer, 1898-1908, further embellish the volume. There is no Correspondence Report. ' S Y L V E S T E R J. H I L L , G r a n d Master.
N e x t A n n u a l a t Grand F o r k s , J u n e 22, 1909.
NOVA SCOTIA—1907. An interesting feature of t h e address of Grand Master C H A R L E S R . S M I T H is a comparative s t a t e m e n t of Grand L o d g e ' a n n u a l membership a n d ' a n n u a l gains for t h e five years last past, showing an average a n n u a l gain of s i x per cent., which, notwiths t a n d i n g the largely increased m e m b e r s h i p , was still maintained for t h e year 1907. W e are a practical people, and a fact of this kind is of more importance for our consideration t h a n a n y speculation w h a t e v e r as to w h a t occurred on the ground floor of King SOLOMON'S Temple, especially when we a r e assured b y t h e Grand Master " t h a t the m e m b e r s h i p of our lodges is composed of the very best material in the different sections of t h e Province and such as we prize." During t h e year ofie lodge h a s been resuscitated a n d one— now under dispensation—added.
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Our N o v a Scotia brethren are after a Masonic H o m e ; with a nucleus of $1,815.16 a fair was held and, as usual, the ladies were in evidence, for the home nucleus now a m o u n t s to over $20,000, and the Grand Master gives " t h e ladies" the high praife which they always m e r i t on such occasions.' Why, brethren, it is a very simple u n d e r t a k i n g to obtain a n $100,000 masonic home; get the sisters started on the ' - p u s h " and it Is an accomplished fact before you think it possible. W e note a Grand Lodge proposition to restrict membership and voting to Master Masons, and that it was lost. Another a m e n d m e n t proposed w a s t h a t t h e law providing t h a t " a non-affiliated Mason of one year or more within the jurisdiction shall not be allowed to visit a n y lodge, or join in a masonic procession, nor be entitled to receive masonic relief or burial,' be changed by expunging t h e words quoted, which w a s ' lost, and masonic membership in Nova Scotia continues to be compulsory and not of one's own free will and accord. The c h a i r m a n of the Masonic H o m e E x e c u t i v e Committee, in reporting their success to Grand Lodge, specifically mentioned the fifteen ladies in charge of the departments of t h e fair. M.-.W.-. Bro. C H A R L B S R . S M I T H was reelected G r a n d
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and by a rising vote a service of plate was given h i m in appre-, elation of his services and the esteem a n d affection of t h e Craft. E.-.W.-. Bro. T H O M A S M O W B R A Y presents R e p o r t on Corre-
spondence, which contains a careful and judicious review of the proceedings of sister jurisdictions. T h e review of England is especially good. The e x c e r p t s from the speeches of Bros. J O H N S T R A C H A N a n d
G E R A L D S M I T H will bear considerate as well as frequent reading.
W e consider t h a t Bro. G E R A L D S M I T H ' S s p e e c h e s b r e a t h e
out in every line the true masonic spirit of love and forbearance, and in the discussion and settlement of the Queensland difficulty should carry great weight. None of us have our wings so fully developed as to make it difficult to wear our shirts over them, and we think it a safe proposition t h a t he who heralds entrance to a quarrel by illy considered or intemperate speech has handicapped his chances for a successful issue. We are glad to see such full s t a t e m e n t m a d e of the Queensland matter in those of the British Colonial Masonic Proceedings, which furnish Correspondence Reports. K a n s a s for 1907 receives three pages of attention from.Bro. M. Two excerpts are takenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Past Grand Master B O N D ' S reference to the K a n s a s H o m e a n d " t h e conclusion of t h e exhaustive and instructive Report from the Committee on Correspondence." B B O . B E R G S T R E S S O B ' S oration, he says, "well deserves careful p e r u s a l ; if space permitted nothing would please us better than
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to give i t i n full i n this review." . " T h e Grand Secretary submits an elaborate and interesting report." The portrait and biographical s k e t c h e s of the prominent brethren contained in the volume a r e " m o s t interesting," and Bro. M. closes with a reference to t h e K a n s a s review, for which we make grateful acknowledgment. C H A R L E S R . S M I T H , Grand Master.
N e x t Annual a t Y a r m o u t h , J u n e 10, 1908.
OKLAHOMA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1908. Three Special Communications precede the A n n u a l ; two to lay the corner-stones of court houses, and one to lay the cornerstone of a masonic temple a t Lawton. Two.other corner-stones were laid, one for State N o r m a l School building and one for a church. E a c h event indicative of the building up of law and â&#x20AC;˘order and morality, and always hopeful signs of progress in frontier civilization. R.-.W.-. Deputy Grand Master D. D. fioAG con. gregated t h e Grand Lodge, which was opened in ample form by Grand Master E A R I . E B E E B E . M.-.W.-.Bro. L A B S C H , Grand Representative of K a n s a s , responded to the Grand Master's welcome to the foreign potentates. W e notice a very excellent report by the Committee on Rules and Order of Business. . Under such a report t h e business of a Grand Lodge can be well systematized, saving an i m m e n s e a m o u n t of time to officers and others answering questions when certain business will be taken up, and permits committees to remain in their rooms and work on new m a t t e r referred to t h e m full time until needed under the schedule. The Grand Master m a k e s ' r e f e r e n c e - t o ' t h e death of one who had rendered t h e jurisdiction "long and faithful service," " a n exemplary citizen and a j u s t and upright Mason," as well " a s a beloved and venerated brother, P a s t Grand Master C H A B L E S DAY.',' The Masons of K a n s a s join in in paying a like tribute to Bro. D A Y . H i s sterling character, wise judgment, genial and lovable disposition are still remembered by us, and we can well imagine w h a t an influence for good his life m u s t have been among those with whom his lot was cast in Oklahoma, and w h a t a severe loss the Craft of Oklahoma h a s sustained. Eighteen lodges charted last year were constituted. Thirteen lodges under dispensation during the year were granted charters. The Grand Master reported t h a t the fund received by t h e voluntary action of t h e brethren in t h e various lodges was sufHcient to pay off the .$1,500.00 mortgage on the farm of the widow and minor children of a deceased brother, and it h a s been paid. W e l l done, brethren. The volume has much of local interest to Oklahoma and Indian Territory Masons in reference to preparations foi; the union
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of their two Grand Lodges in a single jurisdiction, b u t as the result is foreordained, the jurisdictions of the world are little concerned as to manner. Kansas, however, indulges t h e hope t h a t everything m a y be done so t h a t the best interests of Masonry m a y be promoted, and t h a t all the brethren of both jurisdictions m a y be well satisfied, not only with the action taken, b u t the method by which the results m a y be obtained. The e m i n e n t Masons in each jurisdiction "formerly of K a n s a s " m a k e assurance doubly sure t h a t the n e w jurisdiction will be a power for good in the new State, a n d will make a record masonically t h a t will honor the Craft everywhere. K a n s a s parted with t h e m regretfully; h a s noted their energetic and masterful work in building up t h e new commonwealth, and entertains no fear that she will have a n y t h i n g b u t pride in their achievements for the future. W e note t h a t the Grand Lodge bestowed upon a s e r v a n t worn out physically in its service, the rank of Most Worshipful Grand Master, a n d better j ' e t provided for his comfort b y e n a c t m e n t . The m a n y friends of M.-.W.'. J A M E S S . H U N T c o n g r a t u l a t e h i m not
only on t h e honorary, but also upon his emeritus position with its life salary. W e l l done, Oklahoma. The Grand Lodges of Alberta, Western Australia a n d Sask a t c h e w a n %vere on report b j ' Bro. A N D E R S O N duly recognized. Action on the Grand Orient of Greece deferred. Bro. H A R P E R S . C U N N I N G H A M presented a fitting testimonial for t h e departed brethren of the jurisdiction who had died during t h e year. T h e faces of M.-.W.-. Bros. E A R L , B B E B E , J A M E S S . H U N T a n d C H A R I . E S
D A Y are portrayed in the volume. The E e p o r t on Correspondence is by M.-.W.-. Bro. W. M. A N DERSON, w h o replaces M.-.W.-. Bro. J A M E S S . H U N T in the a c t i v e
duties of the Grand Secretary's office. The report is incomplete — K a n s a s is not included — in fact only fifteen jurisdi'etions a r e reviewed. M.-.W.-. D. D. H O A G is now Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma. H e made a notable record as a custodian in K a n sas in the various Bodies of the Craft, in all of which he gained an enviable distinction as. a lecturer. K a n s a s ' w a s proud of h i m — parted with h i m with regret, has k e p t track of h i m since, a n d is glad to know t h a t he is appreciated in his new home. D. D. HoAG, Grand Master.
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OREGON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1908. The frontispiece is a portrait of Grand Master L O T . L . P B A E O E . T h e ' ' W h e e l s of T i m e " made their customary "revolution," and the Oregon brethren were congregated in usual form a t Portland, on the 10th of J u n e . K a n s a s has no representative near Grand Lodge of Oregon. Grand Master P E A K O E reported a healthy growth and a considerable increase of membership to the Craft. The a n n u a l returns show t h a t 521 brethren had been relieved of dues, concerning which the Grand Master said : " I t is the intention of our laws to render it possible for a n y member who has contributed for twenty j'ears, or more, within this jurisdiction to be relieved from further payment of dues, if in the opinion of his lodge he is unable to contribute further, but I fear t h a t some of the lodges consider it obligatory to relieve all who have paid dues for t h a t length of time, without considering their ability to pay, and I fear t h a t many who are amply able to pay dues have been relieved through a misunderstanding of our laws." The Grand Master has done wisely in calling attention to the fear t h a t the lodges have made the mistake of relieving all who h a v e paid dues for t w e n t y years, instead of those only who'in the opinion of the lodges are unable to contribute further. If the lodges have m a d e this mistalje, and it causes any dissatisfaction with the law to the d e t r i m e n t of the faithful brethren intended to be benefited, then an injustice has been d o n e ' t h e latter, which should be promptly a n d ellectually remedied, and the Grand Master's reference is timely and should be heeded. "We have always opposed and shall always oppose an indiscriminate cutting off from masonic riglits of those whose only fault has or had been t h a t through misfortune, sicl<ness, or perchance through excess of benevolence in prosperous days, they had been brought to such straightened circumstances t h a t their yearly dues were a burden, and t h e ' m o n e y demanded therefor absolutely needed by t h e m for the common necessaries of life. We prate of our claim t h a t Masonry regards no man for his worldly wealth or honor, at entrance into the lodge, but a short shrift is sometimes given aged, impecunious brethren, whose sickness and poverty have been wholly responsible for their inability to pay at a time when a lodge conducted on commercial principles starts in on its a n n u a l clearing of the book in anticipation of return day. The Oregon law is a good one, if confined as it should be to those of the brethren who would be under its restrictions, though Masonry should extend it a t least to all those of the brethren comprehended in the Bedouin's c a l l : "Whoever thou art, whose need is great, I n the n a m e o f Christ, the compassionate. And merciful one, for thee, I wait."
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The Grand Alaster and Grand Senior Warden being advised t h a t a bad state of feeling existed in a lodge, and t h a t Masonry was greatly scandalized in the community by reason of a p r o m i nent member of t h e lodge being a saloon keeper, inade a visit, and found a most, deplorable state of affairs to exist, t h a t d e manded heroic treatment. The saloon keeper had been charged by the lodge with unmasonic conduct, made no defense, or appearance, and on,trial lodge voted, riot guilty, showing t h a t m o s t of the jurors had received a " p a r t of the pork." Other scandal connected therewith w a s brought to light. The Grand Master suspended t h e fluid dispenser, who had expressed a continuing desire to be joined to his bottles, arrested t h e charter and reported to Grand Lodge, which upon report of Jurisprudence Committee approved the action of t h e Grand Master, and referred m a t t e r — upon petition of fourteen members of the lodge — to t h e incoming Grand Master witli a u t h o r i t y to act. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h a t some of our ancient brethren believed, and t h a t some still believe, t h a t Masonry and r u m m e r s and rummies were affinities, experience has demonstrated t h a t even affinities have a mix-up occasionally. There is this difference, however, with h u m a n affinities; either is liable to discoloration of the optic: but whenever Masonry or its members ever m i x with the saloon, saloonist, or what-the latter dispenses, Masonry invariably gets the black eye. Nevertheless, some of our " a n c i e n t b r e t h r e n " will continue to stand up for the ancient vested r i g h t to elect booze dispensers to membership until they find o u t t h a t Masonry is a progressive science. ,The Grand Lodge, b j ' unanimous vote, adopted a resolution of greeting and rejoicing over the partial recoverj', and prayer for the complete recovery, of Past Grand Master HODSON, who h a d been seriously ill. H i s brethren in other jurisdictions will record a like unanimous vote upon the same resolution and prayer. Grand Orator H A E V E Y W . SOOTT delivered a very thoughtful and finished address upon the "Spirit, Method and Purpose of Freemasonry," as manifested through its symbolic forms. I t is one of the best of t h e year. We would like to print it entire. P a s t Grand Master Y. 0 . BLALOOK, of Washington, was received and welcomed, and responded. A resolution was presented as follows : W H E R E A S , There are certalu portions of the authorized burial service of this Grand Jurisdiction t h a t are unnecessarily gruesome and t h a t recall to the mourners Incidents t h a t add to their grief. Instead of bestowing comfort; therefore, etc., providing for a committee to prepare a revised service, and report a t next Annual, etc.
The Committee on Finance declined to appropriate funds for preliminary copy, b u t approved the resolution and m a t t e r will be submitted n e x t year, Grand Lodge adopting their report. W e
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t r u s t the committee on revision will p r u n e very liberally, cutting out all the old bungling excrescences, and present a service of life a n d love, reflecting the light of i m m o r t a l i t y in place of the grewsome t o m b with its a t t e n d a n t horrors. . Bro. J. M. HoDSON offered a resolution regarding a masonic home, appointing a committee of five to correspond with other Grand Bodies, and to make a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n to Grand Lodge n e x t year. Bro. HonsoN is c h a i r m a n , which means the subject will be carefully and properly presented to the Craft of Washington, with the inevitable result t h a t the brethren of Washington will understand the necessity and perform the d u t y required to meet it. Destitution and distress were never properly m e t and alleviated until organized charity in State, county, municipality, church and Grand Lodge undertook the task, a n d even then there was and still is a m p l e scope for individual effort, for there is always distress or w a n t that refuses to give the sign even to brotherhood. W e recall t h e case of a loss of clerical e m p l o y m e n t by one physically unfit for a n y t h i n g else, rainy day reserve expended for child in hospital, removal to city to be near child, death of only child . after long illness, death of wife, vain search for employment. Seeing a f a m i l i a r n a m e o n office sign in city,goes in,finds an acquaintance then busj', who makes a.later appointment, and A starts to go out as a masonic brother comes in, and was welcomed by the occupant of the office. The masonic brother recognized A and s a i d : " A , don't you know m e ? " '-Yes, but I did not know that you would remember me." Looking a t him for a moment, the other sized up the situation and said : " C o m e , let us go and have lunch and talk it over." The luncheon was a dinner, where A did ample justice to the generosity of B , and under its genial influence the derelict became a m a n and brother, and under proper pressure told his story. "This is the first old time meal I have had for so long I have forgotten." " B u t w h y did you not write to me, to any of the b o y s ? " "Because I c o u l d n ' t ; one hates to confess, as I must, t h a t life has been a failure. I suppose I have been suspended. I could not keep up my dues, and I avoided the lodges of the city." Within forty-eight hours the " f a i l u r e " clothed, and in his right mind, at a liberal wage was doing the clerical work for which he was well fitted. This is a real case, lightened by brief description t h a t fully told developed a " f a i l u r e " study, which inclines the conviction t h a t the Craft's proportion of the derelicts of h u m a n i t y might easily h a v e been saved had we realized more fully our brother's sensitiveness, and unwillingness to disclose his necessity, which our concern and regard for his welfare m i g h t a n d should have developed and brought to light. T h e C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Report by M.-.W.-. Bro. J. M. H O D S O N is, of course, the most attractive feature of the Oregon Proceedings,
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and Oregon's 9,000 readers (poetic license) have the same n u m b e r of pages of review served up to them t h a t the 30,000 Kansas readers (same license ) annually absorb. W i t h o u t carrying the parallel further, we rise to r e m a r k t h a t the Oregon brethren are well repaid, because w h a t Bro. H . writes is the reflection of hLs own mind, and not a namby-pamby dilution from some writer with whose contentions some brethren a r e ready to argue sooner than wrestle with the inertia t h a t possesses them. We take from his prelude the following: The principles upon which the ancient fraternity rests Its claims for recognition are becoming more and more generally diffused. Whether the world knows It or not. or whether the fraternity realizes It or not, to meet your fellows upon the level of equality and act by them by the plumb of uprightness and part bj' the square of Justice Is becoming more and more the rule among all civilized nations.
Here and there, as in the case of the Colonial Grand Lodges, offsprings Of the three old Grand Lodges of the British E m p i r e , a degree of injustice prevails. But we fully believe t h a t in the near future their sense of right will correct all this, and masonic justice assert itself. Throughout the United States, and especially on the Pacific Coast, Masonry is growing rapidly, and we hope that the quality of its membership will more than keep pace with its quantity. Bro. HoDSON on the liquor evil says : After years of experience, and a term as Grand Master, we come to the fixed conclusion that there was no other one vice which troubled the fraternity to the same extent as the sale and Intemperate use of liquor and that It was and Is the right and duty of Grand Lodges to sit down hard on the whole proposition, â&#x20AC;˘
General experience, Bro. H., so far as we have kept tab. Kansas receives generous consideration in Bro. HODSON'S review generally. He criticises the cipher business in the following, referring to Grand Master WELiyiNGTON: " He recommended the discharge of t h e 'Custodians of the Work,' as they now have four copies of their official cipher in the custody of the Master of each lodge." " S h a d e s of A N D E R S O N DESAGuiiiiRBS, T H O M A S S M I T H W E B B ,
or whoever invented the E n t e r e d Apprentice obligation ! W h a t are the K a n s a s brethren coming to? W e do not see a n y use for Custodians, nor much use for Tyler, as, if anybodj' was sufficiently interested, they could soon dig all the secret work out of t h e ' K a n s a s cipher.'" After citing the fact t h a t the Grand Master had m a n y requests for new official ciphers to replace those lost, he further quotes him: It Is evident that the Masters of lodges do not fully appreciate their responsibility regarding these official ciphers, and have been too careless In
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the past In keeping track of them. "And, further, that when any lodge loses Us cipher, i t shall be fined twenty dollars." Right here, we pause long enough to say t h a t we regard It rather too cheap for a Grand Lodge like that of Kansas to set the price of perjury at twenty dollars a perjure.
The reports and tables presented by Grand Secretary W I L S O N he styles " v e r y comprehensive a n d easily understood;" Our Correspondence R e p o r t is n o t criticised, and of w h a t we said under British Columbia in support of his a r g u m e n t he s a y s : •'He k i n d l y lends us his e n d o r s e m e n t in our controversy with several of the :Guild over the a n c i e n t c h a r a c t e r of masonic organization and history." And, after q u o t i n g our argument, further said : " T h i s is a line of a r g u m e n t of which we had not thought, but it is evident'y correct, a n d the men w h o dispute and ignore the entire accounts given by our a n c i e n t writers are m a k i n g a m i s t a k e which even they cannot correct a n y too quickly." H e further s a i d : " W e wish to endorse his closing exhortation regarding recognition of some Grand Orients, which we think have properly been left out." • Bro. HoDSON, under N e v a d a , does some guessing about Bro. F I T Z G E R A L D , of Nevada. " W e first thought, following his 'nimble quill,' t h a t he,was a lawyer, then he seemed an editor, b u t \ye concluded h e must be a preacher." T r y h i m on Homeric Greek, Bro. H., a n d then m a k e a n o t h e r guess. You hit it on lawyer, b u t we reckon there is another guess as to his former calling. U n d e r a New H a m p s h i r e criticism of an I d a h o masonic law by which a hotel keeper h a v i n g a bar is held to be a saloon keeper, Bro. H . after approving I d a h o and saying, " i n Oregon saloon keepers are not eligible," a d d s : " I t is a question t h a t will not down, and there is b u t one masonic side to it, and to-day the ancient fraternity has no more use for the d r u n k a r d or the d r u n k a r d m a k e r t h a n our best churches have for the old-fashioned jug Baptist." " T h e world do move," a n d the A n c i e n t Craft moves with it. Bro. HoDSON refers to his sickness a n d inability to wield a pen, saying further: " B u t , fortunately t h e head has not gone entirely wrong, and my d a u g h t e r h a s k i n d l y furnished motive power for t h e pen a t my dictation." All right, Bro. H., don't let her escape — marked improvement. W e have m a r k e d much more for use than we have taken or commented on, b u t our limit is reached. E D W A B D ^ B . - K I D D L E , Grand Master.
N e x t A n n u a l at Portland, J u n e 10, 1909.
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PENNSYLVANIA ^ 1007. Pennsylvanian Masonry never startles the world with violent c h a n g e s ; as of yore in the days of Bro. V A U X its volume of Proceedings has its choice engravings, is printed on heavy book; paper and its extra copy of t h e Correspondence Report is printed entirely with regard for the convenience of t h e reviewers — on one side of the sheet, easy to be detached or scissored as m a y be desired ; it was so fifteen years ago and the style has not changed since. Pennsj'lvania had Masonry which antedated 1717 — began with no other w a r r a n t t h a n usa^e — it still cleaves fast t o o l d usages and customs as it conceives them to have been. I t s usage as to its printed report is highly commendable and well w o r t h y of imitation by other Grand Bodies. W e always examine it a d miringly, and as we do so the same old conundrum vexes us. H o w shall we tackle i t ? I t s benevolent funds, charities and endowments alone to be properly written up would take twice or thrice the space a t our cpmmand. The picture, gallery contains engravings of Grand Master's J. S T E E L E , Jr., 1833-1834 and M I C H A E L N I S B B T , 1831-1832, and the
regular ornament the old temple. A twelve-page table of contents introduces us to the volume. A Quarterly was held March 6tli, a t which Grand Master G E O B G E W. K E N D R I O K , Jr., presided. Four of the Grand Chaplains a n d Junior Grand Deacon J A M B S M . L A M B E B T O N among others were present. Little but business of local interest was transacted. Another Quarterly, J u n e 6th, same present, with an increase of fifty per cent, in Grand Chaplains. The Grand Lodge h a v i n g by will become one of four legatees of an estate, having learned t h a t the testator had intended to change the will so t h a t his parents should obtain one sixth of the principal sum o u t r i g h t in addition to the income of t h e balance for life, authorized t h e Grand Master to join in such i n s t r u m e n t as might be necessary to execute for carrying out the intentions of the testator, notwithstanding the provisions of the will. Grand Master K B N D B I O K addressed Grand Lodge s a y i n g : " I have to-night to announce the death of one from the small-band of P a s t Grand Masters. I read the other d a y t h a t in this jurisdiction alone, about ten veterans of the Civil W a r daily respond to the last trumpet call, which makes- an average of three or four regiments a year. Among those who risked their lives t h a t this country m i g h t be preserved on the principles by which it was founded by t h e fatliers. Past Grand Master Bro. S A M U E L B . D I C K held a conspicuous place. H e was a soldier and a statesman, and he left mark of character and strength upon every monument in which he was interested. As a soldier he was intrepid, farseeing a n d v a l i a n t ; as a law m a k e r he was broad minded, conservative a n d
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faithful to those ideals of g o v e r n m e n t which, as a soldier he had helped to support; as a citizen he was an able exponent of civic and patriotic pride a n d virtue. . T h e p u r i t y of his motives, the kindliness of his acts a n d t h e s t r e n g t h of his character elevated him to the high position in t h e fraternity, a position in which he served with fidelity, a n d which was-illumined by his administration. H e was one of t h e soldiers of t h e fraternity; a great captain ; he aroused t h e respect a n d affection of all his subordinates. A n o t h e r memorial appears in G r a n d Master GEOBGE B . O B L A D Y ' S a d d r e s s for T H O M A S R. P A T T O N for thirty-four consecu-
tive years the Grand T r e a s u r e r of t h e Gr.and Lodge of Pennsylvania, w h o provided by his last will t h a t the Grand Lodge should be m a d e t h e trustee of a fund of $1,607,7.35.87 amount of appraised value of his estate to be held for accumulation and investment for twelve years and then to be a t t h e dispositionof Grand Lodge for the erection and m a i n t e n a n c e of a n institution for the support of male orphan children of Master Masons. Almoners of the Grand Lodge C h a r i t y Fund helped 614 applicants from eleven s t a t e s to t h e a m o u n t of ,$6,140.00. Kansas was not in t h e list of those who applied.- A m o n g the decisions cited we note t h e following, " O n e not a citizen of this country maj- be approved and initiated into Freemasonry, but must not be elected "Worshipful Master." The Report on Correspondence comprises 310 pages and was written, as customary, by Bro. J A M E S M . L A M B E B T O N . Six pages are devoted to Kansas, two of which contain short, pithy refer.ences to Grand Master B O N D ' S address, which is styled " a full record of a very successful administration," the only note of criti- cism being when after quoting Grand Master BOND'S statemen't t h a t he " had authorized the receiving and balloting upon petitions for t h e mysteries of Masonry w i t h o u t t h e usual delay only when good and satisfactory reasons were given for the request." Bro. L. says, " W e should be glad to be informed of one 'good and satisfactory' reason for such a proceeding; we know of none." 1. W e presume it will be conceded t h a t the Grand Lodge has t h e power to fix the period of probation between the presentation of, and the final action by ballot upon, a petition for the degrees, and the interval of time which m u s t elapse between the conference of the several degrees. 2. T h a t it has t h e power when it has so fixed such time, to provide by specific law for a variance of such time, or in t h e abscence of specific law to accept the law of ancient usage —the c o m m o n law of Masonry—as its w a r r a n t for the same. 3. I t h a s been accepted law t h a t a Grand Master will exercise », sound discretion and act for the best interests of Masonry, should an emergency ever arise requiring something to be done, which is not provided for by law or regulation. (LOOKAED.)
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4. I t follows, therefore, t h a t the Grand Master has power to ' g r a n t dispensations to abridge the time within which.one can petition for, and receive the three symbolic degrees. (MAOKBY.) The fact that there has been an almost universal concurrence in and acceptance of M A O K B Y ' S s t a t e m e n t of the Grand Masters' power to grant such dispensations argues a lilie concurrence in the masonic proposition as a m a t t e r of law, t h a t such authority so ' granted, is necessary for the well being and government of the Craft, and should be exercised whenever such emergency of necessity arises or exists. Now, as a matter of masonic law, having lodged this power in the discretion of the Grand Master, we m i g h t say t h a t t h a t was sufficient reason for its exercise and like D O G B E R R Y say "if reasons were as plenty as blackberries we will give none upon compulsion," but we had a " r e a s o n " in K a n s a s recently-which the Grand Master thought sufficient, the facts of wliich were as follows : After a two years' service for Uncle Sam at his big dUch, by one of our Kansas boys, the latter received a thirty days furlough to return home. In anticipation of which he had sent a petition for the degreesof Masonry to a local lodge of which his father was .Secretary and Past Master. The first degree was conferred shortly after his arrival and then a dispensation was granted to confer the other two, waiving time. He received his third degree a week before his day to return to duty, his father conferring it, the event being graced by the presence of the Grand Master and several hundred Masons. Before he left for his place of duty he had demonstrated to the satisfaction of his lodge that he was thoroughly competent to prove himself a Mason in all three of the degrees.
His home was and still is in K a n s a s . H e is not and was not eligible to election. In either of the Scotcli Lodges a t the ditch, one of which is composed of white members, and the other of black, for the existence of both of which we are indebted to the constitution of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. The iron clad construction of the interval between degrees, could have been obviated only by the Grand Master's action unless : First. The young man resigned a lucrative position with which he was well satisfied, and with his work in the same the authorities had been well satisfied. Second. Waited two years for another furlough in which he m i g h t have received another degree, getting his third in about two years additional — when the ditch will be open for use. E a c h ' journey for a degree involving about nine thousand miles of travel, and all taken to solemnly uphold an interval between degrees— originally enacted, doubtless to prevent too frequent repetition of occasions d e m a n d i n g roast goose and generous rummers.— of which delays with apologies to Madam ROLAND, it m a y well be said, O Sanctity w h a t farces are perpetrated in thy name.
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The old m a x i m well saj-s, '"Reason is the soul of law, and when the reason of a n y particular, law ceases, so does t h e law itself." I n t h e cases cited such a law was more honored in,the breach t h a n in t h e observance. Inferentially our Bro. L A M B E R T O N is not " q u i t e sure t h a t Sir C H B I S T O P H B B W B E N was a Grand M a s t e r " which we regret because it suggests t h a t he has forgotten about the history of t h e Regulation of 1703, viz., ' ' T h a t t h e privileges of Masonry shall no longer be confined to Operative Masons, but be free to men of all professions, provided they are regularly approved and initiated into t h e ' f r a t e r n i t y , " of which REIJOLD in his history of Freemasonry s a y s : ' ' T h i s i m p o r t a n t decision met the determined opposition of the Grand Master, Sir C H B I S T O P H E B W B E N , an opposition he maintained until his death in 1716, so it was not until after this event t h a t the four old lodges felt themselves at liberty to p u t into active operation the resolution of 1703." W e note Bro. L A M B E B T O N ' S , reference to L E V I T I O D S
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Chapter. Now, as a m a t t e r of fact MOSES had a blemish or defect greater than any of these e n u m e r a t e d ; one t h a t generallj' shuts a m a n out from Masonry. A stutterer to such an extent t h a t t h e ' people of Israel could not understand him and A A R O N , by the direction of Goi>, had to a c t as his mouthpiece and interpret w h a t he had to say to t h e people. B u t where do you get the connection between the a n c i e n t Priesthood and the physical qualifications of a Mason? I s there any other source than the A N D E R S O N Constitution of 1738 which the London Grand Lodge refused to stand for and repudiated ? W h i c h D E R M O T T copied and which the American lodges following t h e 'â&#x20AC;˘Ancient " leadership of t h a t day adopted ? W e think the time will come when even our P e n n s y l v a n i a brethren will give up their idols and rally under the qualification law of the District of Columbia as terselj' stated by Bro. B A I B I ) : " W e do not reject the man who can comply literally with the requirements of our ritual. W e do not reject the man who has b u t one eye, or b u t one lung, or who is minus a toe, but we do draw the line on a cork leg, or a wooden head." W e acknowledge gratefully Bro. L A M B E R T O N ' S highly complimentary reference to our report and work. His guess on YAL,E and P H I L L I P S were correct i. e., P H I L L I P S - A N D O V E R . Sorry we could not take in his " T h i r t y Year R e u n i o n " under the E l m s , we noted t h a t " B I L L " was there. N e x t year 1909 our forty-fifth takes place when we hope we m a y meet " B r o t h e r L. under the E l m s , " and though " B I L L " may not be there we are sure "Bro. C H A R L I E " will D. V. U n d e r Missouri, we find Bro. L A M B E B T O N has copied v/hat Bro. A N D E B S O N said about the F R A N K L I N Anniversary. ,We have reviewed the P e n n s y l v a n i a report from 1905 to 1907, both inclusive, and th.e details of .the F R A N K L I N Afaniversary have in like
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manner escaped our attention. Born a t a time when every well regulated city had ifs Franklin house, as well as its F r a n k l i n street, and always esteeming him our wisest American, we have been gratified to note t h a t the Masons of P e n n s y l v a n i a have so well honored themselves in their remembrance of B E N J A M I N F B A N K L I N , our only regret being t h a t the other Grand Jurisdictions of the United States did not have time to take a day off for the same purpose. B E N J A M I N F R A N K L I N , the philosopher, was the admiration of the learned men of his day in every portion of the civilized world, but we should always commemorate the fact t h a t in her day of need to B E N J A M I N F R A N K L I N the Patriot and Mason, America was indebted for tlie backing and support she received from the French statesmen, the French king and the French nation generally. Masons can well afford to recall to the attention of the young Masons of to-day the g r e a t part,Masonry had in creating a bond of s y m p a t h y in Europe for the struggling Revolutionists of '70, by and through B E N J A M I N FRANKLIN.
Under Missouri we get the startling information t h a t Bro. L A M B E R T O N is a "confirmed old bachelor" which, of course, is a sad and gloomy condition—but in North Carolina we see a ray of light and hope — very slight, of course, but manifesting interest, to-wit: " W h e n our old North State brethren were giving a vote of t h a n k s to the young lady in the office of the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Raleigh, we think they should have p u t her name in the record." We would diagnose t h a t case one of interest and not simply a matter of justice. Under Oregon Bro. Ii. punctured a conclusion which has been iterated until a large number of the correspondence writers seem to have accepted it, to-wit: T h a t all was chaos in masonic gove r n m e n t prior to 1717, and t h a t immediately thereafter regularity began. Bro. HODSON had said, " N o r did the four old London lodges a t the famous 1717 revival reserve a single right, except t h a t they were to be recognized as regular and legal lodges, without the necessity of a charter or warrant." To this Bro. L. s a y s : "Does our brother realize t h a t the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d , formed in 1717, for a t least forty years after t h a t date did not grant a charter or warrant." During t h a t period the " w a r r a n t of the Grand M a s t e r " was not a paper or formal document, such as we understand a w a r r a n t to be, but was simply his permission-or authorization, which was not evidenced by writing. The modern writers who trace to 1717 are devotirig volumes of speculation as to what Cox, P R I C E and other worthies must, have done, but the copies of warrants e m a n a t i n g from t h e m or their Grand Masters, showing w h a t they did, have not yet been published. G E O . B . O R L A D Y , Grand Master.
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PRINCE EDWARDS ISLAND— 1908. The Grand Master congratulated his brethren t h a t they had never m e t together before under more favorable conditions. H e said : " I n m a n y places business depression has followed the exposure of bad business m e t h o d s ; but here in Prince E d w a r d s Island the storm has passed us by and we are more prosperous t h a n ever." The record shows t h a t the Grand Master has been faithful in his visitations ; t h a t the Benevolent Fund has received his attention and has been largely augumented through his instrumentality ; the v o l u n t a r y contributions published in the Proceedings m a k e a creditable showing for* the Craft. He turned back into the B e n v o l e n t F u n d a large a m o u n t of the fund placed in hishands for deserving poor, showing clearly t h a t prosperity abounds, and t h a t the Craft have had fewer demands on their charity fhan they expected. The Grand Representative of K a n s a s was not present. W e note t h a t the custom of presenting their commissions and being formally received was complied with in the case of all newly appointed Grand Representatives. We have always t h o u g h t the ceremony a, commendable one and worthy of, imitation. A little less rush and hurry to accomplish the election, and a little more ceremonial formal courtesy in the m a t t e r of the reception of visitors from sister jurisdictions, or Repre.<ientatives from the same, would go a long ways to m a k e Grand Lodge Communications more satisfactory and pleasurable. The Prince E d w a r d Island proceedings have,much in them to commend. No Correspondence Report. D. P. M C D O N A L D , Grand Master.
QUEBEC—1908. Grand Lodge convened a t Montreal, February 12, 1908. M-"W.'. Grand Master, GKO. O . STANTON, presiding. The Grand Master concisely set forth in his address the objects of Freemasonry, giving the essence of all legitimate Freemasonry t h r o u g h o u t the world, and counseled his brethren wisely as to w h a t was requisite to constitute^an ideal Mason, saying among other things tliat the truest test of our individual worth to the fraternity was the a m o u n t of good each one" did by precept and example. A m o n g the visitations he cites one to the Lodge of Antiquity No. 1, formerly " Lodge of Social and Military virtues." The original Charter of the Lodge-is dated March 4, 1752, and was
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with the 46th Regiment of Foot a t t h e Capitulation of Montreal in 1760 with the a r m y under General A M H E R S T . The Grand Master called attention to t h e fact t h a t a m e m b e r of one of their subordinate lodges had been unable to obtain a d mission into a lodge he desired to visit in t h e United States, for the reason t h a t he had no documentary evidence to show t h a t he was a Mason in good standing. A life-like portrait of P a s t Grand Master I. H . S T B A B N S , theGrand Treasurer done in oil was presented to him by t h e Grand! Lodge, who asked t h e Grand Master to accept t h e same for Grand' Lodge and give it a place on the walls of Masonic Temple. B.-.W.-. Bro. Rev. H E R B E R T S Y M O N D S , D . D . , delivered a n e x -
cellent address from which we take this : " I n its largest expression. Masonry is nothing less than a Philosophy of Life ; a n d if t h a t Philosophy be analyzed into its component p a r t s it will be found to consist of a theology or a doctrine of GOD, a n A n t h r o pology or a doctrine of man, a sociology or a doctrine of the m a n ' s relation to his fellow m a n , a n d a system of ethics,or t h e p r a c t i c a l duties of man." A portrait and memorial of Past Grand Master J A M E S D U N B A R appear in t h e record. Tlie R e p o r t on (Correspondence is by P a s t Grand Master E . T. D. C H A M B E R S as customary. K a n s a s is briefly reviewed. G r a n d Master BOND'S address is called upon for nearly half a page, taking the portions referring to " m e n t a l unrest and agnosticism." Bro. B E E G S T R E S S E R ' S oration is highly commended in a half page review. The Report on Correspondence is dubbed " v e r y creditable." M.-.W.-. G E O . O. STANTON, Grand Master. N e x t A n n u a l Montreal, February 10, 1909.
RHODE ISLAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1908. The one hundred and seventeenth A n n u a l was held M a y 18, 1908, a t Providence. Preceding this meeting was a Semi-Annual Communication held November 18,1907. M.-.W.'. A R T H U R H . A R M I N G T O N , G r a n d Master presiding. The Commissioners of Trials reported a dearth of work, nothing before their committee during the previous six months. Fifty dollars was appropriated for Friendly Lodge No. 239, Kingston, J a m a i c a , to assist in rebuilding their hall destroyed by e a r t h quake.^ Recognition was extended to Saskatchewan by u n a n i m o u s action.
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And now Rhode Island taltes a w h a c k a t the P a s t Masters' degree eliminatinf? i t from t h e ceremony of installation though the Grand Master for the time being is authorized to direct t h e degree to be conferred or communicated after the close of all , ceremonies of installation, so long as it does not interfere with t h e business of the lodge. P a s t Grand Master W A L T E R A. P B E S B R E Y was jeweled and aproned by the Grand Master. A n n u a l M a y 18, 1908. The Grand Lodge had authorized the preparation of one copy of its authorized work. Recently they found it all prepared and set up on a lineotype machine. I t was consigned to the melting pot, b u t other copies bad been prepared and the Grand Master was exercised thereat. The n u m b e r of m e m b e r s April 30,1908, w a s 6,920, a net increase .of 202. T h e CoiTimissioners of Trials had no business during t h e •entire year. W I L L I A M L I N C O L N C H A T T E B T O N was elected Grand Master
a n d Grand Chaplain H E N E Y W . R U G G entered upon h i s f o r t i e t h year of service as Grand Chaplain. The K a n s a s d i p l o m a t was not present for duty. There is no Correspondence Report. W M . L I N C O L N C H A T T E B T O N , Grand Master.
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SASKATCHEWAN— 1908. The second A n n u a l Communication of t h e ' G r a n d Lodge of S a s k a t c h e w a n w a s held J u n e 17, 1908, a t Regina, M.-.W.-. Grand Master H . H . C A M P K I N on the throne. The address of M.-.W.-. C A M P K I N is brief but covers all the work of t h e G r a n d Lodge during his year of ofHce. W e note t h a t business troubles prevented our brother from m a k i n g m a n y of the visitations he had hoped to make, and t h a t he had tendered his resignation as Grand Master. W e are rejoiced to find t h a t his brethren rallied about him in his day of trouble, declined to accept his resignation, a n d volunteered to help him in the work of the Grand Lodge so t h a t he could devote more time to his imperiled business, which needed and demanded his personal attention. W e l l done, brethren! E l e v e n dispensations for new lodges were granted d u r i n g the year.^ • W e note ttiat S a s k a t c h e w a n was recognized by four Grand Lodges in Canada, and by eighteen in the U n i t e d States. T h e Grand Master extended heartfelt t h a n k s for t h e ' c o u r t e sies a n d kindness of all the lodges and brethren. W e are pleased to note t h a t Manitoba has voted $1,000.00 to Saskatchewan, their
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share of the surplus funds, when the latter Grand L/Odge separated from the Mother Grand Lodge. W e trust t h a t the fraternal example thus presented may have its proper influence on other Mother Jurisdictions "beyond the seas," and t h a t some day we may from there record a like courteous consideration. There is no Correspondence Report. M.-.W.*. C. O. DAVIDSON, Grand Master. N e x t Annual, Moose Jaw, J u n e 16, 1909.
SCOTLAND. E d i n b u r g h , November 7, 1907. The first important item of business before Grand Lodge was the following: ' t h e Grand Director of Ceremonies presented Bro. W I L L I A M B L A C K , C . E . ; on his a p p o i n t m e n t as Grand Represen-
tative of the Grand Lodge of Kansas." B y virtue of his appointm e n t the Grand Representative of K a n s a s near the Grand Lodge of Scotland h a s the rank of P a s t Grand Junior Warden of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, and as such should be entitled R i g h t Worshipful brother. o We note the issuance of a charter for a lodge in United States Territory a t Manilla, Phillipine Islands, under the name Perla del Orient (Pearl of the Orient). Grand Secretary was instructed to issue a cliarter to Lodge Tiaro at.Tiaro, Queensland. W e note an entry showing p a y m e n t for charter, as follows: "1035 Tiaro, Queensland, 10 pounds, 10 shillings." Govan, November 29, 1907. Grand I^odge met a t the town hall in Govan to celebrate the festival of S T . A N D R E W . The speeches were characteristic of such an occasion. W e find in t h e speech of Bro. A L E X A N D E R B R U C E a reference to a historical fact t h a t is interesting to note. T h e Grand
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grandson of a Grand Master who occupied the tlirone for twenty years. The great-great grandfather of Lord T U L L I B A R D I N E was a duke of Atholl, who was a Grand Master of Scotland and also of E n g l a n d a t the same time — an instance of a L E W I S being initi-• ated, passed, raised and made Grand Master all on the same day. The Senior Grand Warden, the E a r l of Cassillis, had an ancestor who was R i g h t Worshipful Master of Mother K I L W I N N I N G in 1672. " T h e dinner was a d m i r a b l y p u r v e y e d " a n d the proceedings closed as always witli the singing of 'Auld L a n g Syne.'" At a meeting of the Grand Committee, November 28,1907, the committee, after full discussion, unanimously came to the conclusion t h a t the time had now arrived when the position of matters in Western Australia rendered it desirable for the sake of the
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Craft as well as t h e prestige and best interests of Scottish Freemasonry in t h a t colony t h a t t h e Grand Lodge of Western Australia bhould be recognized by t h e Grand Lodge of Scotland as a Sovereign Grand Lodge, to be submitted for action to Grand Lodge a t F e b r u a r y Communication. Q u a r t e r l y F e b r u a r y 6, 1908.
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MiOHABii, presiding. The death was announced of Bro. J . D. G. D A L R Y M P L B , a P a s t Grand Master Depute. H e left ÂŁ2,000 to Grand Lodge, the interest to be applied upon the p a y m e n t of three " D A L R Y M P L B Annuities."
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The volume of Proceedings, though quite voluminous, contain.s,little of interest except the record of lodges arid flnancial s t a t e m e n t s . W e note t h a t a lodge in Queensland, No. 798, had lost a full set of officers, the R i g h t Worshipful Master, the I. P M., t h e Senior W a r d e n , J u n i o r W a r d e n , Secretary and Treasurer. All t h e information the-Grand Lodge had in regard to the matter is thus s t a t e d : " A communication was read from the District Grand Secretary of Queensland i n t i m a t i n g t h a t t h e following brethren (of lodge, etc.) had been suspended by the District Grand Master," giving names. This was considered sufficient basis for the following action : ' ' I t was agreed to recommend Grand Lodge to approve of and confirm the suspensions during pleasure of Grand Lodge." We note in t h e flnancial columns the familiar zero m a r k (0) showing t h a t sixty-five Queensland lodges in 1908 failed, neglected, or refused to m a k e a n y flnancial contribution to the Grand Lodge of Scotland for tlie A n n u i t y Fund. E i g h t out of t h e nine INew Zealand lodges still carried on the Scotland roll showed t h e same lack-of interest. T h e record is made up to 1909, as shown by the Proceedings. In thfe Queensland report for May 7, 1908, we find mention of the death of Past Grand Master Lord B L Y T H E W O O D , of whom it was said : " H e ' w a s always accessible to every one, and I do not suppose a n y one w h o was so great and distinguished as he was was more modest and unassuming." The record shows t h a t he and his wife were lovely characters, and held in high esteem by all. Sir CHABTJES D A L B Y M P J L E , P a s t Grand Master on the tlirone. August 6, 1908, Quarterly. T h e only business of general interest was the adoption of t h e action of the Grand. Committee, to-wit: T h a t Grand Lodge authorize t h e Articles of Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Western Australia to be formally signed and sealed on behalf of Grand Lodge. Upon t h e request o f t h e Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of M i n n e s o t a t o sanction t h e entering, passing and raising of one elected in Lodge Minneapolis No. 19, by Lodge Sojourners, Colon, P a n a m a , upon reference to Grand Committee, t h e latter after careful consideration regretted t h a t it could not recommend Grand
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Lodge to comply with the request as it would be ultra vires of Grand Lodge to confer the three degrees in the name of a lodge under another jurisdiction. Minnesota should s t a r t a lodge of i t s own there. K a n s a s could loan her enough charter members. W e notice t h a t charters are to be granted to lodges in Syria, Korea and Turkey.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA— 1 9 0 8 . The volume contains the Proceedings of the half yearly Commuuication. October 16, 1907, and the A n n u a l April 15, 1908. T h e half yearly meeting was held a t Adelaide, Grand Master S. J . W A Y presiding. K a n s a s had no representation. Grand Lodge ordered a letter to be sent in response approving the proposed general plan of the eventual d i s a r m a m e n t of nations which w a s called to their attention by the Grand Lodge of W a s h i n g t o n , TJ. S. A. The Grand Ma,ster made reference to the continued a n d increasing prosperity of the Craft of South Australia, as shown in the opening of n e w lodges, and the erection of a number of m a sonic halls in t h e country. The A n n u a l was held a t Adelaide, Grand Master S. J . W A Y in the Grand East. K a n s a s still absent. Grand Master W A Y duly elected Grand Master for the ensuing year. I t was resolved t h a t t h e twenty-fifth Anniversary of the establishment of t h e Grand Lodge be celebrated in a fitting manner. A very handsome and unique jewel was presented to G r a n d Lodge by Bro. R.'.W.'. B E N N E T T to be worn by t h e Grand Master for the time being. The Grand Master expressed his a d m i r a t i o n for the w o r k m a n s h i p of the jewel, and a vote of t h a n k s recorded for Bro. B E N N E T T . The grants from the benevolent funds show t h a t South Australia Grand Lodge is doing a noble work. M.-.W.-. S. J. W A Y , Grand Master.
SOUTH CAROLINA — 1 9 0 7 . The portrait of the present Grand Master J A S . L . M I O H I E forms the frontispiece of the volume. T h e one hundred a n d thirty-first A n n u a l Communication was held a t Charleston, December 10, 1907, M.-.W.-. Bro. F . E . H A B R I S O N opening G r a n d Lodge. T h e representative of K a n s a s w a s absent. Full privileges of membership in Grand Lodge were accorded Lodges U. D. M.-.W.-. Bro. H A R R I S O N said this of P a s t Grand Master S T I L E S P. D E N D Y , r e c e n t l y deceased :
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Bro. D E N P Y was a m a n of unassuming manners, of great strength of character, a n d withal so'lovable that many an eye throughout South Carolina will be dimmed a t the knowledge of his death. Those of us who recall his frequent attendance here in the past when we were assisted by his wise, safe counsel, will grieve to thlnk.he will meet with us no more.
Five lodges chartered a t previous Communication were constituted. Dispensations for six new lodges were granted; Five corner-stones laid. The Grand Master having been "oflfioially informed" of the organization of a G r a n d Chapter of the " E a s t e r n Star," says this about it.: This Order In some States has assumed considerable proportions, and so far as I am Informed, seeks most commendably to advance the objects and alms of Masonry. I t Is especially active In promoting such beneflcient features as t h e establishment of Masonic Homes and Orphanages. I commend It to you as a social organization which will doubtless Interest your wives and daughters.
The Board of Trustees of the Masonic Hoines has received $10,000 from t h e Grand Lodge and $2,000 from the Grand Royal Arch Chapter. Grand Master H A R R I S O N is chairman of the board, a n d says in his a d d r e s s : " W e feel t h a t the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of the H o m e should n o t take place until we have a tnuch larger sum on" hand than a t present, and in the m e a n t i m e aged, indigent brethren, a n d helpless orphans are suffering for w a n t of just such assistance a s a Masonic H o m e would furnish." If the Board will listen to a lesson based on experience, we would suggest t h a t it organize t h e sisters as well as the brothers, and turn them loose a t t h e work of building up the Home. ' Y o u will be surprised a t the i m m e d i a t e impetus given to the work, and the satisfactory financial results t h a t will a t once ensue. The Ka/isas sisters raised, built a n d paid for a commodious a n d beautiful chapel last year t h a t cost $10,000, a n d presented it to Grand Lodge a t the dedication entirely free of debt. By the way, we notice this in the South Carolina Correspondence R e p o r t : " T h e Masonic H o m e does n o t seem so be in a particularly flourishing condition, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g each K a n s a s Mason contributes fifty cents per a n n u m to t h e fund." W e do not know t h e basis for the "seem," b u t we do know t h a t we have a model institution doing a splendid work, a little hampered for room, but t h a t will be obviated when the large n e w building now being erected is completed. Our H o m e cares for all our needy, its funds are ample for its needs, and t h e onlj' thing t h a t is to be desired is a faster development of the e n d o w m e n t fund. I t m a y interest our South Carolina brothers to know t h a t the " s i s t e r s " of K a n s a s each contribute a p a y m e n t toward .the H o m e fund annuallj', and t h a t the endowment fund is growing. R.-.W.-. Bro. J o s . W . 33GGLESTON, of Virginia, was introduced and m a d e a speech of greeting from the Grand Lodge of George
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W a s h i n g t o n to t h a t of A l b e r t Mackey. After a l l u d i n g to t h e passion of the t i m e w h e n in 1862 in the m i d s t of t h a t war of w a r s , he was a soldier in their city, he said : When even the worship of Almighty GOD was perverted into denunciations of our enemies, at this very time and in this place, your Grand Master, DAVID RAMSET, himself a soldier who lost his life at Battery Wagner the following year. Issued that famous letter to the Graft. In It he warned the brethren to remember that they had taken solemn obligations before Almlghtj' GOD to help befriend, protect and relieve their brethren, all and singular, wheresoever met, whether in lodges dedicate or by divers means know'n only to them, in darkness or In light, armed or unarmed, friend or seeming foe. He reminded them that these obligations antedated, as they would survive, all war and strife among men, and that as Masons, they should know not that there was war. Thus he illustrated that Masonry alone, of all Influences, can and does, lift men above their evil passions, even when those passions are aroused to a pitch that you y o u n g m e n could never realize even were I competent to describe. This is one side of the picture; let us turn it around. When WIIJIJIAM M O K I N L E Y , a Major of the United States Army, was in Winchester, Virginia, walking around the hospital, he saw among, not their privates, but among their sick and wounded officers, dirty, ragged Confederate privates, receiving all possible care and tenderness, he asked what it meant. He received for answer, "These are our brother Masons." At once he, an officer of an invading army, sent In his application to Winchester, H i r a m Lodge No. 21, and received the degrees and lived a faithful Mason, and died the best beloved American in a hundred years. His last masonic act, 1 am proud to remember, was to march with us, wearing a Virginia apron, and join In dropping a sprig of Acacia, a second time, on the coffin of that other Virginia Mason, GEORGE WASHINGTON, one hundred years after his masonic burial. M^hen after four long years of war, when hundreds of th6usands of men had lost their lives struggling to capture Richmond, at last It fell; when t h a t worn and starving "Thin Gray Line" had crossed the river and burned the bridges, the foe came marching i n ; as a column of cavalry marched up Franklin Street, while the fire was raging In the city, thousands of negroes set free in a moment, while hoodlums, spies, deserters and criminals of every sort were burning and pillaging, all law and order was gone ; a t this dreadful time, the colonel of a regiment saw our emblems and the words "Masonic Hall" He halted the column and placed a guard, all Masons, over the oldest masonic building In America. He thus preserved records back to 1787. This building still stands, and Is still, as ever, used only for masonic purposes. In It met Union and Confederate soldiers to devise means of relieving the suffering and distress of the families of Confederate soldiers still fighting their way to the sad end at Appomatto.x. Old soldiers h a v e very vivid recollections of the war of w a r s , and those we k n o w are very strongly impressed with the experience and k n o w l e d g e t h a t those who contributed t h e most to the b r e a t h i n g s out of the t h r e a t e n i n g and s l a u g h t e r were those w h o were most conspicuously a b s e n t from the firing line, and t h a t as a rule, after a b a t t l e , when t h e relation of captor and captured w a s created, t h e former was a l w a y s ready and anxious to supply, a n d supplied so far as able, the necessity of the latter. T h i s was not confined to Masons, b u t was a general rule. The survivors of t h e
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great struggle could -fill volumes with such incidents, and there are m a n y masonic incidents which are in line with and confirm the b r i g h t e r partof Bro. E G G L E S T O N ' S picture, most of them more appropriate to chair circle y a r n s a m o n g close brethren, or a lodge room g a t h e r i n g after refreshment, and most of those who were a p a r t in such- incidents will leave them unrecorded because'they cannot tell the story without a personal reference. The Committee on Correspondence, to whom was referred the question of the recognition of Queensland, Valle de Mexico, and A l p i n a of Switzerland, withheld recognition from Alpina, postponed t h a t of Valle de Mexico, and granted it to Queensland'. The cominittee says, ' ' I t seems t h a t the independent Grand Lodge system does not prevail, or else is not feasible in the Republic of Mexico, and the fraternity is under the guidance of a central governing power which is periodically changing its name." I n our j u d g m e n t , if there is any one t h i n g t h a t the Mexican record does not show, it is t h a t stated in the foregoing sentence ; further, the committee has left out an i m p o r t a n t link in the history of. Masonry in Mexico when it m a k e s no allowance for the existence of the Valle de Mexico previous to the Grand Dieta. I t was one of the principal constituents, if not the most important of the constituents of the Grand Dieta, and it was one of the first to move for the dissolution of the Grand Dieta, when it very shortly became, if it not then was, the leading masonic body in Mexico. The only Grand Body that was under the guidance of a central governing power was known as the Grand Lodge "Santos de Gollado," t h a t December 2, 1905, was by its own action dissolved, giving the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico by such act exclusive jurisdiction in such territory, the ten lodges of Santos de Gollado becoming subordinates of Valle de Mexico, which thereby became the sole undisputed Sovereign Grand Lodge in such jurisdiction. The Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico became and was a separate and distinct entity upon the dissolution of the Grand Dieta, free " from any entangling alliances, and fought dictation from any source, causing its only antagonist to give up further opposition "and acknowledge its supremacy, as above stated. During the â&#x20AC;˘fexistence of the Grand Dieta, Bro. D B D M M O N D of Maine said of i t : " W e are satisfied t h a t under its Constitution it is a sovereign body and not entangled in any Grand Orient system." Both of these bodies were noted for their antagonism to any other " central governing power," the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico to such an e x t e n t t h a t the Grand Lodge Santos de Gollado was organized to accomplish its destruction, failing as above noted. W e commend to the committee further s t u d y of the Mexican question. Their action in the Alpina and Queensland matters has our hearty concurrence.
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The newly elected Grand Master, M.-.W.-. Bro. M I O H I E , in his speech returning t h a n k s for his election, gave emphatic expression of his interest in t h e Masonic Home, saying, " I shall expect each of m y Deputies, as he visits the different lodges in his district, to lay special stress on the duty of each subordinate lodge contributing something toward t h e funds of the Home." H e m a d e like appeal to each of the brethren. W e are of t h e opinion t h a t the Home will be an accomplished fact within the three years predicted. M.-.W.-. Bro. BAK'BON is the Committee on Oorrespondence, but not the committee t h a t presented the recognition report before Grand L o d g e ; t h a t committee had six members. K a n s a s receives brief b u t favorable consideration. Grand Master B O N D ' S address is called up for excerpts on its prosperity and the E a s t e r n Star. The chapel is mentioned. The recognition by Grand Lodge noted. The p u n i s h m e n t inflicted on the delinquent lodges t h a t , were suspended draws out this endorsement: " I t s a pity t h a t more Grand Lodges do not fearlessly punish violations of its.laws and failure to carry o u t same. Noting under Montana t h e death of Bro. H O D G E S he s a y s : Not only have our Montana brethren sustained a great loss, but .tlie •entire Order wiUmiss his conservative counsel, and his messages of beautiful sentiment, love and charity, i n every department of life he readied tlie full aneasure. J A M B S L . M I O H I B , Grand Master. N e x t A n n u a l C h a r l e s t o n , D e c e m b e r 8, 1908.
S O U T H D A K O T A — 15)08. An E m e r g e n f C o m m u n i c a t i o n held a t Aberdeen, October 16, 1907, precedes t h e record of t h e Annual Communication. The Emergent had two objects: One to lay a corner-stone for the Administration Building of the Normal and Industrial School at Aberdeen, and the other to participate in the twenty-fifth an niversary of the organization of Aberdeen Lodge No. 38. After the public-exercises of laying the corner-stone and the customary luncheon. Grand Lodge resumed labor for a brief time calling off temporarily to permit a very interesting addition by Aberdeen Lodge, to-wit: the conferring of the Master Mason degree upon H A E B Y P . B B O W N by his father. P a s t Grand Master P B A N K A . B B O W N , during which every station in the floor work was filled by P a s t Grand Masters. The work of the lodge w a s supplemented by a five course dinner served by the members of Minerva Chapter No. 5, O . E . S. ( A h ! those wise sisters, m a k i n g no claim for recognition, though we hazard a guess t h a t their
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exemplification suited t h e 300 Masons present better than the '•work" of t h e " H a s Beens". who preceded them.) The anniversary exercises of Aberdeen JOodge No. 38 were very interesting. T h e ' h i s t o r i c a l sketch by. P a s t Grand Master F . A. B K O W N and the speech of.the " M a n from M a i n e " Bro. SAMUEL,,
H. J U M P E R ( a charter m e m b e r ) u n u s u a l l y so. The addresses by Bco. MoNijTT, Past Grand Master C O U N T B Y M A N of Minnesota and Grand Master M I I . L , I G A N ; t h e historical sketch of the Grand Lodge by M.-.W.-. Bro. T H O S . H . B B O W N a n d the speeches by P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s R I O E , G O O D N E R , M O C A ^ G H E Y a n d G I F F O B D were •
all excellent and with the fitting and beautiful sentiments with which W.-.M.-. S . C . H A R T K A N F T closed the ceremonies, made the occasion a memorable one to t h e Craft of South Dakota. The Annual Communication J u n e 9, 1908, a t Mitchell was fully attended. The K a n s a s Representative, R.-.W.-. Bro. BKUOE: . M. R O W L E Y being in a t t e n d a n c e . P a s t Grand Master W M . B L A T T and nine others of his Most Worshipful brethren being present. The address of Grand Master W M . E . M I L L I G A N is a good one, his decisions receiving t h e commendation of the'Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , though we regret to note t h a t his recommendation of the identification card system, also recommended by Bro. P E T T I G B E W failed to receive t h e attention of the committee,-and also escaped t h e notice of the c o m m i t t e e on Unfinished Business. T h e system is worthy of the attention of our South Dakota brethren. A question of identity having been raised against an ancient portrait printed some decades ago as t h a t of Grand Secretary GEO. A. P E T T I G R E W , the Grand Master recommended t h a t a new one with a biographical sketch appended thereto be published, b u t it likewise escaped the notice of the proper committee. We can only account for their negligence by the visitation from the "sist e r s ; " both were worthy objects. Four dispensations for lodges U. D. were granted. The R e p o r t on Correspondence is by R.-.W.-. Bro. S. A. B R O W N the Committee, IRS pages, which for a jurisdiction of 7,196 members shows a commendable interest in the sister jurisdictions of the world. Under Illinois he quotes from Bro. R O B B I N S report against t h e recognition of t h e Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico as follows: All masonic Jurists agree t h a t It requires the concurrent action of a t least three lodges to create a Grand Lodge; and certain It Is that no Grand Lodge has been formed without t h a t number In the last 116 years. Our Information Is that t h e B o d y under consideration was formed by the unauthorized splitting up of one lodge Into three divisions and calling these divisions lodges—although two of them must have lacked that Indlspenslble prerequisite to the making of a lodge, a charter—for the avowed purpose of securing the three lodges necessary to form a'Grand Lodge. While your committee Is satisfied t h a t this lodge Itself existed without masonic authority, It would seem superfluous to discuss that branch of the subject, for had It been a lawful lodge of Free and Accepted Masons,of un-
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questioned regularity, the practice of a subterfuge would be a conclusive reason for refusing to recognize as a Grand Lodge the body It thus assumed to create. Your committee therefore recommends that recognition be denied. T h i s " t h r e e lodges from o n e " h a s been Bro. B O B B I N S ' s t o c k a r g u m e n t and has been p o t e n t h i t h e r t o in p r e v e n t i n g recognition in Illinois. Bro. B R O W N t a k e s it up seriously and shows w h y Bro. RoBBiNs only e x t e n d e d limitation to 116 years. Bro. B E O W N in a n s w e r said : I t may not be Inappropriate to place before our brethren some facts which Bro. BOBBINS cut out by his limitation of llfl years. This, It seems to your committee may as well be done in the language used by It under Pennsylvania last year when the same grounds were there set forth. In the opinion of this committee this Information, If correct, proves onl.v that our brethren in Mexico at that time thought that one lodge only could not legallj- organize a Grand Lodge, which Is erroneous, and that three could do so. A criterion for the only lawful manner of erecting a Grand Lodge cannot be formulated from established usage and custom, because regular Masonry has organized Grand Lodges In every way. The Grand Lodges of York and Kilwinning were formed with only one lodge each, that of Rhode Island with two. Quite a nuinber with tliree, four or Ave. When the Grand Lodge of New Jersey was formed there was but one lodge working in the State, and the Grand Lodge was actually organized by members of that lodge and some others uot members of any active lodges In the State, but, In order to come within the limit set by LAWRENCE DERMOTT, thej^ issued warrants for four lodges among the brethren present, and In that w'ay overcame the difflculty. When the Grand Lodge of Prussia called Royal York of Friendship was formed " t h e Lodge, Royal York of Berlin, was divided into four lodgesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Frederick William of Justice, Victorious Truth, Union of Immortality, and Pythagoras of the Flaming Stars. * * * These four lodges then comljined to erect from among themselves the Grand Lodge." GouiiO says this was done at the suggestion of OB ViGNOt^ijES, Provincial Grand Master of England for foreign countries, as the onl3' legal means of attaining this object. Goui>D, History of Freemasonry, Vol. IV, pp. 08-9. I t cannot. In our opinion, Justl,v be said that any of the Grand Lodges named above were ever clandestine or even unrecognized. Their offspring have been unhesitatingly received everywhere as true Masons. o K a n s a s for 1908 is fully reviewed. An excerpt is taken, s h o w i n g the K a n s a s method of doing honor to sister jurisdictions by their Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . TSxcerpts are t a k e n from Grand M a s t e r W E L L I N G T O N ' S address, a n d a complete synopsis of the G r a n d Lodge Proceedings given. H e refers to the action of G r a n d Lodge in sending a token of love to Bro. W A D E b y s a y i n g : " I t was a graceful t h i n g to do." The special r e p o r t of the Correspondence Committee is styled " a n o t h e r able d i s s e r t a t i o n upon the subject of the recognition of Grand Lodges." v The four general questions suggested by the committee he approves, and refers to a n o t h e r a s k e d by m a n y committees n o t included, w h e t h e r t h e G r a n d Lodge seeking recognition is inafHliation or fellowship with the- G r a n d Orient of F r a n c e . All in good
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time, Bro. B R O W N ; let ns get a treneral basis of agreement, first. If it answers the first two questions in the affirmative, it will n o t ' desire affiliation with a n ' a t h e i s t i c a l association. W e a r e afraid Bro. B R O W N h a s not read our quotations from the U. S. Federal decisions closely. W e hardly think they form any basis for that which he apprehends, to support.which t h e writer would have to act counter to three and a' half most strenuous years of active Opposition. Under JSJew Zealand we find t h e following: " T h e volume closes with a reproduction of the able reports of Past Grand Masters MIJJLKR, of K a n s a s , and B O B B I N S , of Illijiois, upon the subject of t h e new Queensland Grand Lodge, and the historical address of P a s t Grand Master J. R. R O B E R T S O N , Canada's historian. J O S E P H J. D A V E N P O R T , Grand Master.
N e x t Annual a t W a t e r t o w n , J u n e 8, 1909.
TASMANIA — 1908. Hobart, August 28, 1908. ' ' Half Yearly Communication. M.-.W.-. Grand Master C. E . D A V I E S in the Grand East. I n his address t h e Grand Master cites the fact, apparent from the s p a r s e record, t h a t the meeting was generally of a formal and business nature. A m o n g t h e causes of satisfaction he refers to the Investm e n t . F u n d of the Board of Benevolence, which had now reached the £3,000 mark, thereby placing at t h e disposal of the board m u c h greater means for proving its a d v a n t a g e s and exercising its great masonic utility. He referred feelingly to the death of a Worshipful Brother, G E O R G E F.- H A Y S , for whom a Dodge of Sorrow was held by Peace Dodge a t Hamilton-on-Forth. The Proceedings contain an oration delivered by R.-.W.-. Bro. C H A R L E S R A M S E Y on t h e occasion, which is of a high order of merit, and shows t h a t W.-. Bro. H A Y S was well worthy of t h e distinguished honor paid his memory. I n the GranTl Master's address we note t h a t the Grand Dodge of T a s m a n i a was honored with a n invitation from the Grand Dodge of Victoria to take part in a special reception to welcome the Masons in connection with t h e American fleet, and t h a t he expected t h e Grand Dodge to be a m p l y represented, though the .date fixed m a d e it impossible for him to be present and take p a r t in t h e welcome personally as requested. The thirty fine looking gentlemen who constitute the officers of. the.Grand Lodge of T a s m a n i a are about as good a looking a r r a y of such personages a s we h a v e ever seen. This is entirely with-
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out reference to what the Michigan brother calls "garments," and w h a t our Vermont Brother, M A R S H PERKIIS'^S, thinks might just as well be denominated "goUigaskins." There is nothing in their appearance to indicate t h a t they come within Bro. L A M B E R T O N ' S story about the daisies or lilies. I t all depends upon whom you put the togs. We saw a close-reefed, modest looking crown once placed upon the head of a representative of K i n g SOLOMON; it was a No. 6 head and rested squarely on a neck that required a No. 19 collar. The contrast between his representative and the general conception of " K i n g SOLOMON in all his glory" was too s t r i k i n g ; hysteria was developed on the p a r t of some of the oldest and steadiest members of the Craft, and to this day the brethren refer to it as their supreme conception of the ludicrous.' The picture of the Grand Officers in the T a s m a n i a volume is not the only one that embellishes it. There is a flash light picture of the investiture of Grand Lodge officers following the installa.tion of Grand Master C. E. D A V I E S , and also a group picture of the guests of the Grand Master a t an excursion from Hobart to New Norfolk, which latter event was the close of the festivities and enjoyments of Grand Lodge week. T a s m a n i a Grand Lodge has thirty lodges as constituents, and a membership of between ' 1,600 and 1,700. There is nothing, in the report giving an3' speciflc information as to membership and a n n u a l gain, as with us, and we are indebted to the Grand Master's address for such general information as we have. Receptions of visiting officials of sister Grand Lodges were announced by sound of trumpet and they were saluted with Grand Honors. V.'.W.'. the Ven. Archdeacon S A M W E L L , Grand Chaplain, Grand Lodge of Australia. Grand Lodge of New South Wales, R.-.W.-. Deputy Grand Master W. C. S H I P W A Y and seventeen past or present Grand Lodge Officers; Grand Lodge of Victoria by M.-.W.'. Grand Master G. E. E M E R Y and twenty associate officers; also M.-.W.'. Bro. H E R B E R T J. W I L L I A M S , P a s t Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand. Felicitous speeches of congratulation were made Grand Master D A V I E S of Tasmania by several visiting brethren. R.-.W.". Bro. S H I P W A Y of New South Wales referring to the fact t h a t May 16, 1803, a Mason a t Sydney, in New South Wales, was deported to Tasmania for the heinious offense of petitioning the governor to p e r m i t ' t h e establishment of a masonic lodge. Admiral Sir H A R R Y H . RAWSON, now Grand Master of Grand Lodge of New South Wales, is the present governor of New South Wales. The world has moved some in the past 105 years. Bro. S H I P W A Y also referrixig to the establishment of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand in 1890 said, " I am sure we are all
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particularly proud to see so distinguished a representative of it here to-night (Past Grand Master H E R B E R T J. W I L L I A M S ) . A S Grand Master, Chief J u s t i c e W A Y once said, it was an anachronisin for a S t a t e or Colony with responsible government to remain in a state of masonic d e p e n d e n c e ; t h a t was the spirit which imbued the brethren of these States to form Grand Lodges, and I hope the question of the reorganization of the Grand Lodge of Queensland will be settled, and t h a t it will not be long before we shall be able to m e e t as brethren of every Grand Lodge in Australia and N e w Zealand." We regret to note t h a t in the long list of representatives of Grand Bodies who extended felicitations the name of the K a n s a s R i g h t Worshipful brother does not appear. The T a s m a n i a brethren made the visit of their guests very enjoyable by means of e n t e r t a i n m e n t s of various kinds, winding u p on S a t u r d a y by c h a r t e r i n g a steamer and having a river trip to Barney B a y on Bruni's Island. On Sunday a masonic servicewas held, attended by officers, brothers and their families. Scripture readings,-prayers, choir and orchestral music and an address by the Ven. F . W. SAMWBLL', Archbishop of Petersburg, Grand Chaplain Grand Lodge of South Australia, constituted the service. On Monday, March 2d, occurred the river trip to New Norfolk, a day of excursions by boat and land, drives, visits, luncheons and music. The group picture taken on this excursion of the guests from other points, taken without gloves or galligaskins, shows the brethren a t their outing and represents men who are enjoying life, a p p a r e n t l y free from care, but masterful men, men who would honor the jurisdictions from which tiiey hailed, men who feared GOD, honored the King,-or their government by whatever name called, and w o u l d ' n o t fail in love to the brotherhood; patriotic men, as all good Masons are, who had no desire to disperse to their homes until they had rendered homage to flag and countrj', as all good Masons should. There is very little in the Tasmanie Proceedings about p h y s i cal perfection as a basis for admission to Masonry, but the little p a m p h l e t is full of the essence of Masonry; the love to G O D and love to h u m a n i t y , the uew c o m m a n d a n t , the foundation upon which every h u m a n temple m u s t be reared.
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TfiNNESSEE — 1 9 0 8 . Nashville, J a n u a r y 29, 1908. W e have reason to believe from the ten and one-half pages of "oflticial r u l i n g s " t h a t Grand Master G E O R G E E . S B A Y .had a strenuous year of official duty. W e note by a reference to the Tennessee masonic textbook t h a t a lodge U. D. can affiliate a Mason. One of the c o n u n d r u m s submitted w a s : " I s the killing of a deer out of season a valid reason for refusing to allow a dimitted Mason to affiliate with our lodge? The Grand Master side-stepped, r e m a n d i n g it back to the lodge. If killing a razor back under like circumstances had been a masonic offense, the undersigned would have been ineligible— in Tennessee. P a s t Grand Chaplain B A O H M A N submitted a memorial of Past Grand Master W M . S . S M I T H , which shows the Brother to have been an estimable character. H e was a minister of the " P r e s b y t e r i a n Church U. S. A.," and from the word given was of a type t h a t the church. Masonry, the State and the country could ill afford to lose, but whose example will long remain as an Incentive to nobler endeavor. The Committee on Jurisprudence m a d e a report upon the use of cipher rituals in the shape of " a n address to the great fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of the United States of America through their representatives in Grand Lodge assembled." P a s t Grand Master H E N R Y H . INGERSOIJL presented the report, which was adopted. The m a t t e r undoubtedly will receive the attention of the Grand Lodges of the United States, and is well worthy of thoughtful consideration on the part of the Grand Lodges of the world. On the report of the Committee on Correspondence, the Grand Lodges of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Western Australia and Queensland were recognized, and those of Mexico, Greece and P a r a g u a y postponed. The committee in summing up the situation as to Queensland s a i d : " W e refer to the reviews of I d a h o , K a n s a s and W y o m i n g contained in the several reports of this committee made to the present session of the Grand Lodge, which contain reviews which we consider strong for the recognition of Queensland." The Grand Lodge of Tennessee has an edict preventing any one engaged in the manufacture for sale or in the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage from being initiated, passed ot raised and another edict requiring charges to be preferred a g a i n s t any affiliated or non-affiliated Master Mason engaged in the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. I t also has the following edict '-Cipher Bituals." " T h e Grand Lodge of Tennessee condemns and forbids the purchase, sale or
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use within this jurisdiction of all printed or written keys, ciphers or characters of any kind whatsoever, purporting to be descriptive of the secret work, lectures or ritual of the three symbolic degrees of Masonry. " T h e disregard of this prohibition shall be a masonic offense ; and the use of any such misleading ritual in a n y subordinate lodge shall be just cause for arrest of charter. And it shall be the duty of every Lecturer to report forthwith to the Grand Master a n y violation of the edict." W e are pleased to note t h a t P a s t G r a n d ' M a s t e r CASWEIJL A. GoODLOB was in his place as Grand Representative of K a n s a s . Tennessee and K a n s a s fraternized in 1894 a t Topeka, and the two ' " G r a y s " a n d the two " B l u e s " have been " r e c o n s t r u c t e d " ever since. The Report on Correspondence is by M.-.Wi-. Bro. H. A. G H A M BBB9. U n d e r a special topic " T h e Cipher," he noted t h a t " K a n sas, so zealous for the cipher, already finds trouble in enforcing t h e regulations to govern the same." U n d e r the topic "L/iquor" he says "Our sister A r k a n s a s has stepped to the "front of thefront" in t h a t matter. K a n s a s , 1907 received three pages of consideration, more than were given to any other volume of any other jurisdiction. Grand Master B O N D ' S "period of m e n t a l unrest," " c i p h e r " troubles and his decisions occupy two p a g e s ; while an " e x h a u s tive presentation of Queensland's c l a i m s " the " a g r e e m e n t " and the five points of the " o p i n i o n " given by the Report on Correspondence of the K a n s a s committee fill'the other page, closing with the reference to the unclaimed "homestead entry in w h a t is now the N a t i o n a l P a r k and Cemetery on the Tennessee River. The frontispiece of the volume shows a photogravure of the incoming Grand Master, M.-.W.-. M I L T O N H . P B I O B . N e x t A n n u a l Nashville, January. 27, 1909.
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Bro. DiEHL from Correspondence Committee reported favoring recognition of Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, the rescinding Of the edict of non-intercourse with H a m b u r g , and asked further time to consider Alpina and Greece. Beport adopted. A report was adopted to celebrate St. J O H N B a p t i s t Day, J u n e 24, 1917. An interesting case is reported by the Grand Master in his address. A lodge received a petition, accompanied by the fees for the three degrees of Masonry, and in due course elected the petitioner and conferred upon him the first of the degrees. Later, by an accident on a train, he lost both feet. A question of his right to receive the other degrees being raised, the Grand Master granted a dispensation to confer them. A " perfect youth " in the lodge objected and the Grand Master referred the m a t t e r to the Committee on Jurisprudence to report upon the question of qualification, who said t h a t there was a wide distinction between the status of an Entered Apprentice and one who was seeking initiation. The E n t e r e d Apprentice was already a Mason and could not be deprived, in the absence of any act of moral turpitude, of receiving the remaining degrees to which he had been elected when a perfect man. The committee further thought the lodge should proceed with the brother the same as though no accident had occurred. Grand Lodge adopted the report of the committee. The report of the Utah Committee is in accord with established precedent in t h a t and other jurisdictions. The three Salt Lake lodges furnished the customary b a n q u e t to the members of the Grand Lodge. The Beport on Correspondence is as usual by Bro. D I E H L , who, under District of Columbia, says, " B r o . B A I B D having traveled all over the world knows, as every reading Mason knows. ' t h a t out of the United States an entered apprentice is recognized as a Mason.'" K a n s a s for 1907 attracts Bro. D I E H L ' S attention; his review is an admirable synopsis of the contents of the K a n s a s volume. H e quotes from Bro. B O N D ' S address. Commenting on Bro. BOND'S decision t h a t the Most W o r s h i p ful has the r i g h t to ask a Warden, not a P a s t Master, to confer a degree, he says, " I n our jurisdiction it is customary t h a t the J u n i o r W a r d e n confers the Entered Apprentice degree, the Senior W a r d e n the Fellow Craft degree, and the Master the Master Mason, degree. I t gives the two W a r d e n s a chance to convince the brethren t h a t they are able to confer the degree properly, and if they fail to do so the P a s t Master will never be a t t a c h e d to their names. I n K a n s a s , Bro. D I E H L , we take t h e m y o u n g ; our S t e w a r d s are called upon to confer parts of degrees, our Deacons confer degrees, and upon the ability they manifest is determined w h e t h e r they are entitled to be advanced.
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Bro. DiEHLi doubts their adoption in U t a h ' o f t h e documentary evidence system, and thinks the old w a y from mouth to ear the better way. W e think the old w a j ' is all r i g h t as far as it goes, b u t i t affords no protection from t h e traveling gentry, who hail from a n y convenient lodge, b u t belong, if a t all, to the snide lodges in Ohio and elsewhere. H o w can you develop them by the old method ? • • K a n s a s is k i n d l y reviewed by Bro. D I E H L . The report of the c o m m i t t e e is pronounced " a n excellent one," a n d a hearty welcome extended the writer to the Reviewer's Guild. Under Mississippi he quotes a question submitted to the L a w Committee; "Can a m a n t h a t has only one eye be made a Mas o n ? " Answer, "Yes," and says, " v e r y sensible. Plenty of men with only one eye can see more than lots of others with two." W e agree with the committee and Bro. DIKHL,. The. closest kind of a personal-regard and affection always existed between Bros. H E D G E S and D I E H L , , and intuitively we turned to M o n t a n a as we opened the book because we knew the severance of the companionshi[) between the two would be one t h a t would bring a severe pang to t h e survivor. C O B N E L I U S H E D G E S was one of the most loving personalities it was ever our good for.tune to m e e t ; he was, as Bro. DiEHt, well phrases it,. " a modest, u n a s s u m i n g cultured gentleman," and yet, withal, he was a man of strong mentality, and during nearly all of his long life, only a t the very last did he show t h a t t h e craving for rest was a general one, mind and body both d e m a n d i n g it, and when the earthly light faded a~nd went out a t last, rest came in GOD'S own good time to one who never knowingly or wittingly raised a finger to do a particle of h a r m to one of GOD'S creatures. H e used to aflord-us a m u s e m e n t when he berated the unspeakable Turk, for •we knew t h a t should one seek his aid, he would give h i m the last loaf without division. W e cling to the old friends. Comrades once, comrades a l w a y s ; as the ties of earth are dissolved and loosened, those of our future home are strengthened, and our faith in meeting with those we " h a v e loved and-lost a w h i l e " grows stronger, and will grow brighter and clearer until faith will be lost in sight. J A M B S H . B E O W N , Grand Master.
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VERMONT — 1908. After forty years of consecutive and faithful service, Grand Cliaplain E D W I N W H E E L O C K answered the call to 'g-o up higher," and December 22, 1907, G r a n d Master C H A S . A. C A L D E R W O O D
convened Grand Lodge in emergent communication to perform the funeral rites over t h e body of the deceased brother. The Grand Master's address pays an a r d e n t affectionate tribute to the deceased Chaplain, recalling the characteristics a n d beneficence of his life a n d labors, closing with the following: "As a spring of pure water fresh from the earth gives of itself to quench the t h i r s t of man, so Bro. W H B B L O O K with faith strong and fresh from the hidden source of spiritual strength, gave of t h e best within liim to all with whom he associated."' As we write the foregoing, a Kansas Mason—Vermont born, but an early e m i g r a n t therefrom — noting the Vermont' volume and the V e r m o n t tribute, said, " I met him here some years ago. He favorably impressed every one wlio met him. W e all realized t h a t he was a Grand Old Man. I have never forgotten him." A n d yet how often by our words, acts and manner do we repeat t h e guestion asked thousand.s of years ago, -'Am I m y brother's keeper?" Other emergent communications were held, one to constitute a new lodge, and another to dedicate a new lodge room. Grand Lodge convened for Annual Communication .Tune 10th, at Burlington, Grand Master CALDERWOOD in the Grand E a s t . The K a n s a s representative, Grand Secretary Ross, was diplomatically present for duty. Seven P a s t Grand Masters graced t h e Grand East. T h e NeStor of the Craft, M.-.W.-. Bro. P E R K I N S , and Vermont's poet laureate, Bro. N A Y , among tlie members. The address is fully up to t h e high Vermont standard. I t s opening is so strongly in accord witli present K a n s a s t h o u g h t a n d morality — ideal and practical — t h a t we cannot resist t h e temptation to take it for K a n s a s reading, even a t the risk of exceeding the usual space. Time, with ceaseless flow has borne us along another stage on life's way and has brought us together again as a Grand Lodge in Annual Communication— the one hundreth fifteenth. Again as the hearty handshake Is given and the sincere greeting exchanged, I extend to you all a most fraternal welcome. We meet again as we and our predecessors have met for years and generations. The organization which we -represent is an abiding one. Actors come and go; the founders and early fathers have done their work and vanished from the stage of action, whither we too shall soon follow them. But the effects of their labors endure and we reap thcbeneflts. We strive to continue in the line of their works and hope the future may be helped in turn. For the work of Masonry is never done. I t stands for the progress of mankind, intellectually and morally. And until human nature is perfected there is need of its works. Masonry strenuously inculcates all that is implied in the phrase good citizenship. No people can long remain really free unless the mass of its
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citizenship Is good. That In our own land this Is largely the case, we may be thankful. The popular protest asalrist Instances of wrong doing, Individual and corporate,Is proof that deep down the consclenceof thepeoplels sensitive and sound. To maintain and develop this moral tone is the work of Masonry. The church, the school, the press, as well as our own Institution have this end In view. Masons are good citizens in proportion to their fidelity to masonic teaching.. No good Mason can be untrue to his country. Where free Institutions are lacking Masonry Is weak. Or we may reverse the statement and say that only where Masonry flourishes are the people free. My brethren,It Is a glorious privilege to be a part of such an Institution and to further such a work. Let us see to it as lodges and as Individual Masons that our every public act shall tend to the benefit of the many and the good of all.
The Grand Master presented a forceful a r g u m e n t in favor of docutnentary evidence which a stranger wishing to visit a lodge m u s t produce before he can even be examined. Thjs is a second appeal by the Grand Master in t h a t behalf, a n d we are glad to note t h a t Grand Lodge has taken up t h e subject, by appointment of a c o m m i t t e e to report next j'ear. Among the pages of V e r m o n t masonic history recorded in its Grand Lodge Proceedings there are noiie t h a t shine with more glorious luster; none more productive of genuine pathos, and none more provocative of t h a t feeling which is manifested by moistened eyes, than those pages t h a t tell in plain, sim'ple narrative how the promptings of t h e heart of a good m a n led him, as Grand-Master, to remember in a practical way two venerable old ladies whose life journej' together here for eighty years has s i n c e , then been ended. Daughters of an aged P a s t Grand Master who had years before gone to his reward, they in life realized with grateful hearts the beauty and practicality of Masonry, and paid it a glowing tribute. The Verm o n t brethren are proud of their Grand Master, and they m a y well be. W e are pleased to note t h a t . t h e Grand Lodge will care for a r e m a i n i n g s i s t e r of the two above referred to, of whom after stating t h e necessity, the Grand Master asked, " S h a l l we not help gently to lead her down to the'silent river? I s not this our sacred duty a n d privilege? I trust you will a l l say. Amen." W e are pleased to note t h a t the report of the Finance Committee, approved by Grand Lodge, shows t h a t the Grand Master's trust was well founded, and t h a t the brethren all said, "'So be it." The V e r m o n t Masonic Veteran Association members were tendered a lake excursion a n d banquet b y P a s t Grand Master O L I N W . D A L E Y and P a s t Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n Colonel E V E B E T T
C. BBNTOisr, a n d the Grand Lodge was included, for which resolutions appreciative of their courtesy a n d hospitality were unanimously adopted by rising vote; copies of t h e resolutions were ordered engrossed by t h e Grand Secretary, and presented with the c o m p l i m e n t s of the Grand Lodge to Bros. D A L E Y a n d B E N T O N .
W e notice t h a t the Special Committee regarding taxation of the Masonic Temple made reporl r e c o m m e n d i n g action to have liability determined by Supreme Court. K a n s a s Grand Lodge
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has had her suit, and it has been decided in her favor in the District Court. M.-.W.-. Bro. M A K S H O . P E R K I N S s u b m i t s a "birds-eye v i e w "
covering 170 pages of excellent review a n d comment. U n d e r Alabama he notes the constitutional limitation of term of office of a Grand Master to one year, and refering to the a m e n d m e n t already introduced "providing for t h e repeal of the absurd restriction," he says, " W e believe there should be no constitutional restriction a t a l l ; t h a t the limitation may be safely left to usage a n d ' t h e grand good sense of the Craft, who should not be h a m pered in t h e selection of their leaders." To Bro. TITOOMB'S specific for the Queensland question, viz., "The right thing to do is'for the Grand Lodges of E n g l a n d a n d Scotland to instruct their District Grand Masters to permit their respective lodges to declare their wishes in regard to an independent Grand Lodge. All would then become serene," Bro. P E R K I N S replies, " W e are of the opinion that all will not 'become s e r e n e ' until the Mother Grand Lodges are awakened to a realization t h a t the new Grand Lodge is something besides a child in swaddling clothes." Under British Columbia. Bro. P E B K I N ' S says concerning t h e Grand Lodge of Queensland, " W e do not know how a more legal body can be erected, or one whose independence is or can be more deserving of recognition t h a n the existing Grand Lodge in t h a t Australian Territory." The V e r m o n t reviewer accords to Kansas as usual a large amount of space, considerate treatment and choice selection. Grand Master W E L I J I N G T O N ' S address receives a concise compliment t h a t is well deserved and worthily bestowed, viz., " T h e address of the Grand Master is a n able, comprehensive paper In which is found a record of notable success and prosperity a m o n g the Craft, and personal administrative ability rarely if ever excelled.' This is followed up by liberal selections from the address upon the topics, Hancock Lodge, strict rendition of ritual, District Deputy Grand Masters, scrutiny of mental and moral fitness, and he cites with approval the civil employee decision as one of special interest. Bro. P E R K I N S refers f u r t h e r to Bro. W E L L I N G T O N , and t h e
Home, as follows: " H e believes t h a t no similar institution is better managed t h a n the K a n s a s Masonic Home, and j u d g i n g from the reports, the brethren of the Sunflower State have good reason to be proud of the excellent work it is accomplishing." And yet, Bro. P E R K I N S , t h e K a n s a s Home, like the State, came up through trials a n d difficulties to success. The K a n s a s Grand Lodge Constitution required a m e n d m e n t before it could even u n d e r t a k e the founding, organizing a n d maintaining of a Masonic H o m e . The necessary a m e n d m e n t was
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m a d e in 1893. Opposition to the H o m e idea developed, and the I o w a plan of relief was tried for a year. T h a t length of time sufficed, and since then the bodies of the constituency of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s have cared for the guests a t the H o m e with entire u n a n i m i t y and spontaneity of action. The Masonic Home is the Mecca of the K a n s a s Mason — the visit of " t h e c h i l d r e n " to Grand Lodge the pleasantest memory carried back to the individual home. I t is genuine pleasure to attend the children's exercises, listen to the recitation and songs, and enjoy the marche.s and dances. B u t the greatest enjoyment is to watch the Masons themselves, to see young fellows as well as older fellows as they sit there full of thankfulness and g r a t i t u d e t h a t the tots before t h e m are in a H o m e of their own; but .vou cannot look very long, for though the brethren laugh and applaud, and encore time and again, you notice the tears running down scores of faces, and your own eyesight is dimmed, and your glasses have needed the handkerchief a half dozen times, and you have g l v e n a s many surreptitious d a b s with the l a t t e r - a t j^our own eyes and cheeks. -The children are through, the curtain falls, the "silver shovrer" for the children's festival and b i r t h d a y fund—for all the guests of the Homei old as well as young—is called for. A score of brethren with hats acts as deacons, and you note t h a t those with stiff hats p u t their h a n d s under their hats for fear of over weighting, and •when the count is announced you note t h a t everybody is glad at, and applauds, the foreordained result. The fund always has a surplus above the drafts required upon it. There, Bro. M A R S H , we lost s i g h t of the fact t h a t we were not writing a personal letter, b u t as they say in M a s s a c h u s e t t s when they call on their favorite orator, " L e t H e r Go, Gallagher," all we wanted to suggest you have already indicated. The H o m e is all right. Of the special Correspondence Report he.says the committee " a b l y and logically sustain the propositions advanced b j ' t h e m last year, t h a t the lodges of Queensland had an inherent right to organize a Grand Lodge, and t h a t such organization was regular." The reViiarks of the K a n s a s Committee on an "unified Masonry," and the "essential q u e s t i o n s " are the subject of comment and approval. The "eloquent oration " of Grand Orator D A L L A S G B O V B B is favorably noted and an excerpt taken about the strenuous life. The K a n s a s Report on Correspondence is denominated " a masterly review," and " t h e sixth like contribution," etc. Our introductory on the Queensland controversy is taken, as was our notice of a difference between Tennessee and Virginia. Our reference under Maryland to a f u n e r a r c e r e m o n y by. a lodge a t refreshment is copied with personal approval Under Manitoba, Bro. P E R K I N S says, "recognition was extended to Porto Rico and Valle de Mexico, but deferred as to Queensland with
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the expression of t h e hope t h a t the dispute "between the Grand Lodge of England and Queensland will be amicably settled." " A m i c a b l y " is good, especially when one stops to consider t h a t in the eyes of the mother Grand Lodge t h e only settlement t h a t can be so called is a complete surrender on the part of Queensland." W e concur, Bro. MaBSH. " A m i c a b l y " reminds us of the amicable arrangement about the water course between the wolf and t h e lamb. Vermont a n d K a n s a s have m a n y things in common, and one of the gratifying facts to the writer is the unanimity masonically of its reviewers ou the questions involved in the Queensland matter, as well as the general question of recognition. Questions are never settled until they are settled in accordance with right. Expediency has no place in Masonry. Make shifts in state craft generally result in war to settle the question of right evaded. M.-.W.-. L E E S . TILLOTSON, Grand Master. Next Annual a t Burlington, J u n e 9, 1909.
U N I T E D G R A N D L O D G E OF VICTORIA — 1 9 0 7 . The only Proceedings requiring attention are contained in a little pamphlet which records the action taken at the Quarterly Communication held March 18, 1908, a t Melbourne. M.-.W.-. G E O . E. E M E R Y , Grand Master in the East, opened Grand Lodge. H e was assisted by a long array of officers a n d Grand Representatives among the latter of whom the representative of K a n s a s was not. The Grand Master reported a visit to Tasmania accompanied by twenty officers. T h e Deputy Grand Master of New South Wales had a similar number, and there were also representatives , of South Australia and New Zealand, the occasion being t h e t h i r t e e n t h reelection of M.-.W.-. Bro. C H A K L E S D A V I E S , of T a s -
mania. H e said t h a t although they had no formal conference, they had held conversations on important matters and were able to assist one another in solving problems they had in view. The Board of General Purposes reported t h a t a new lodge had been formed a n d constituted; two lodges dedicated to Freemasonry. December 31, 1907, t h e membership was 10,370, a gain of 568 during the j'ear preceding. T h e Benevolent Fund showed a balance on hand December 31, 1907 of £14,672, 17 shillings a n d S pence and the General Fund a balance of £-2,197 and 19 shillings. The Grand Master said t h a t " G r a n d Lodge was very grateful to the brethren who had acted as Scrutineers of the late v o t i n g ; it had occupied three days a n d a considerable portion of two nights, and the work h a d been very arduous and of great value to
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the Grand Lodge." W e quote the foregoing: because it shows the care and attention bestowed and the time given by a Grand Lodge of 10,000 members to have a fair and honest expression of the will of the m e m b e r s of the Grand Body in t h e choice of their officers. There is, as a rule, too m u c h haste, push and undignified hurry in the American Grand Lodges in,the choice and selection of their officers. T h a t Grand Body, which, beginning at 10:00 o'clock A. M., does not complete the election of its officers and finish its installation by 6:00 p. M. o f t h e s a m e day, is generally considered prodigal of its time, and this is true of Bodies whose membership is twice or thrice t h a t of the Victoria Body. There are two particulars in which American Bodie.s could well afford to pattern after some of the younger Bodies of foreign Constitution'; 1st, in the entire exclusion of all but the delegates entitled to vote during the balloting foi" officers ; 2d, a strict, enforcement of the laws of the fraternity, by which a proper regard for the dignity of the Body may be observed. A letter of s y m p a t h y was ordered sent to the Grand Lodge of N e w South Wales on account of the death of Past Grand Master J . C. R E M I N G T O N . A like tokeji of condolence was sent to P a s t Gran.d Master S. F R A N K L , I N on the death of his wife. The Grand Lodge after spirited action, passed rules under which property could be purchased for the use of Grand Lodge, and the Benevolent F u n d invested therein. This will place a t the use of Grand Lodge an a m p l e fund for its purposes upon w h a t seems.to be a better and more productive interest. The bequests to needy brethren or widows voted by the Board of Benevolence are designated in their reports as follows: " W i d o w of late brother of the J u d a h Lodge No. 20, £15,0.0.'' a sensitive regard that could well be followed elsewhere. There are 193 lodges in Victoria. ' M.-.W.-. G E O E G E E . E M E B Y , reelected Grand Master.
VIRGINIA — 1908. The p o r t r a i t of the incoming Grand Master M.\W.-. Bro. J O S E P H : W . EGG.LESTON forms frontispiece to the volume, while those of P a s t G r a n d Masters W I T H E R S , L A M B E R T and O R A I G H I L L ,
appear elsewhere in the book. M.'.W.-. S I I . V A N U S J. Q U I N N , Grand Master, opened his Grand Lodge, assisted by five Past Grand Masters. The representative of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico was present, but the " G e n t l e m a n fi'om K a n s a s " failed to materialize. • Grand Master Q U I N N . r e f e r r e d in his address to Past Grand Master R O B E R T E . W I T H E R S , G r a n d M a s t e r lh71-3; W M . H . L A M B E R T , G r a n d Master 1873-4 and R O B E R T T . C K A I G H I L L 1889-9,
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who had died during the year, saying among other things, " W e rejoice my brethren t h a t these noble men were our fellow workers in the great design of Masonry. We are devoutly thankful for their long and useful lives, and their unswerving loyalty and devotion to our time honored institution. We notice our distinguished brother devotes a portion of his address to the question of seniority as follows, to-wit: The question of seniority of Grand Lodges which involves the rank of Grand Masters a t t e n d i n g i m p o r t a n t m a s o n i c gatherings was raised during one of my visits to another Grand Jurisdiction, but there was no opportunity of settling the question at t h a t time. At a later hour I had the opportunity of speaking and claimed the honor for Virginia, b u t the brother who rai-^^ed the qtiestion and claimed precedence was not then present—disregarding the Provincial Grand Lodges — he then claims ''Upon the authority of Dr. M A O K E Y " the date of 1778 for Virginia. From the foregoing we would be inclined to believe that there was some evidence in existence upon which to base and substantiate above claim but in its absence we will hold to heretofore expressed belief which we find so well expressed by tliat " E n c y clopedia of Virginia Masonry" Grand Master BGGLESTON, in this same volume on page 118 in his' hisjtory of St. John's Lodge No. 36, as follows, " T h e first real Grand Lodge in America was t h a t of Massachusetts and was called St. John's Grand Lodge. I t s Grand Master was General J O S E P H W A R R E N , who was killed a t Bunker Hill while holding the office of Grand Master. K a n s a s is not disturbed over any question of senioritj' as affecting her seat a t the table of Masonry. With that becoming modesty alw,ays a t t e n d a n t on merit she mildly says to her arrogant sisters, " w h e r e K a n s a s sits is the head of the table." . Discussing the introduction of Masonry into Virginia, Bro. QuiNN referring to the early settlement of Virginia at J a m e s t o w n , and the probability of their bringing Masonry with them from the land of Prince E D W I N , after citing other facts and reasons, well said, " We know t h a t some of our oldest lodges of to-day had an existence long before they had Grand Lodge authority therefor, but how long before we know not, and may never know, as their reviews, if any were k e p t of their proceedings, were long ago destroyed or have moulded into dust. Shall these thoughts be declared vagaries because if they are facts, they have not been and cannot be proven? If so let us ask whence came the name of Free Mason Street in the City of Norfolk? I t is true t h a t the borough was not laid out by the House of Burgesses until 1736, but we know t h a t it is also true t h a t Norfolk was a borough long before t h a t and t h a t one of its principal thoroughfares is known as Free Mason Street. Shall we have the question what does
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t h a t signify? W h y it can signify b u t one thing, and t h a t is t h a t Masons m e t and diffused a true knowledge of Masonry on t h a t street when the borough was first settled, and t h a t fact furnished the street its name which it bears to-day. On the second day election of officers took place, and the newlj' elected officers were installed and i n d u c t e d t o their respective stations, and thereafter conducted the business of the Grand Lodge. F o u r lodges U. D. were chartered and the dispensations of three continued. On the report of Bro. BGOLESTON chairman of the Correspondence Committee, the Grand Lodges of Queensland and Saskatchewan were recognized.. The numeration of some of the lodges of "Virginia gives strong support to t h a t part of Bro. Q U I N N ' S address herein before cited, wliere he refers to-the fact t h a t some of their oldest lodges antedated their.Grand Lodge authority therefor. Bro. QUINJS^ cited Norfolk No. 1 (Chartered October'29, 1789). Blandford, No. .B, (September 9, 1757) and Fredericksburg No. 4 ( J u l y 21, 1758) have probably a like record. M.-.W.-. Bro. W. E G G J . E S T O N furnishes the Correspondence Report as usual. K a n s a s for 1907 receives its full share of atten-tion, four-fifths of the space taken being confined to extracts from Bro. B O N D ' S address, which is briefly' dubbed "splendid." H e t h i n k s tlie new hand at. the K a n s a s bellows makes a. very creditable report (considering) t h a t it was written under forced draft a t the eleventh hour. ' . Under New York, referring to'a picture in the New York volume t h a t was labeled t h u s : " S a c k e t t ' s Harbor Masonic Temple, believed to be the oldest building in the United States continuously used as a meeting place of Masons," Bro. E. says, " I t was built in 1817. We have in R i c h m o n d 'Masons' Hall,' built in 1785, and it has not only been continuously used for masonic meetings, b u t not otherwise used except t h a t a .Past Master of Richmond Randolph Lodge, which has never m e t elsewhere, save during repairs of fire damage, holds a mission Sunday School in its basement. Lafayette visited it in 1824, and No. 19 has unbroken records back to 1787." Next. U n d e r Valle de Mexican we take the following: We have just recognized this Grand Lodge, and representatives will be e.xchauged In due time. â&#x20AC;˘ " Masonry In Mexico has been for some years changlngfrom the chaotic to the present'crystallzed state. None more zealously opposed recognition while a trace of the former objectionable conditions remained than this scribe. No Mason on e a r t h m o r e heartily rejoices a t being able to welcome Mexico as a free, Independent Grand Lodge, striving for the same ends, and as free as we to strive for them without fear of outside dictation, than do we. As we have often said of Oosta EIca, their original lineage la nothing, their present York Rite position Is everything to us. To this day no man knows with certainty the source whence came the first warrant of."'l'he Lodge at Fredericksburg," but Is there a Mason in Virginia who does not love and venerate the Lodge
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which gave to Masonry GEORGE W A S H I N G T O N ? Whatever has been the state of what passed for Masonry In Mexico In the past, real Masonry, afterour own heart, exists there now, and Vlrslnla is proud to recognize the fact, and the noble brethren who have wrought the happy result.
When Masonry was first introduced in America it came and was established just as it had been prior to t h a t time in England and other countries, by a n y individual qualified to communicate, or a n y association or group of Masons who would congregate a t a public house with the object of more formally conferring its degree or degrees. I t came to Newport, Bhode Island, from Holland, and was first disseminated in 1658. I n 1715 Masons in Philadelphia were congregating, as a letter now in existence records, written by J O H N MOORE, collector of t h e P o r t of P h i l a d e l p h i a ,
who wrote: " Spent a few evenings in feasting with m y masonic brethren." Various lodges were organized in America long prior to the a d v e n t of any show of authority from a n y other country where Masonry existed. This method of disseminating Masonry and organizing Masons hy the custom of congregatinga number of Masons as a lodge and performing masonic work existed for so long a period t h a t it had become a common and accepted m a n n e r of performing masonic work, and the unwritten law or authority forsuch work was recognized under the name of " i m m e m o r i a l usage," and as such became and was the common law of Masonry. Such law was never questioned in England prior to the 1717 organization for the lodges of London and Westminster, whose body made a regulation for its said jurisdiction, requiring t h a t in such jurisdiction of London and Westminster no set or number of brethren who should take upon themselves to form a lodge without the Grand Master's w a r r a n t were to be countenanced until they humble themselves and the Grand Master by his warrant approve of them. The word w a r r a n t then used not meaning charter authority, such written authority not being used until long after t h a t time by such body. Certain objectors, on the score of lineage, always arise where a Grand Body seeks recognition as such — notably in the cases of Mexico, Cuba and Costa R i c a — p r o t e s t i n g t h a t such bodies shall trace back to a certain foundation, and d e m a n d i n g the right to establish as a mas.onic basic principle t h a t all masonry that did not trace its de'scent from the 1717 body w a s illegitimate — without pride of ancestry or hope of regular posterity. In doing this they have ignored entirely immemorial usage notwithstanding the well established fact of its existence in Massachusetts, New York, P e n n s y l v a n i a and Virginia, and other of the original thirteen jurisdictions t h a t early organized masonic Grand Lodges, and in doing so accepted as constituents, without question as to origin, a n y lodge having t h e form and substance of the masonic principle in its organization and life. When m e t
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with this fact they have countered with the remarkable proposition t h a t as Cox ( J u n e 30, 1730) was deputized by Grand Master D U K E of Norfolk for N e w York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey ; as P R I C E (April 30,1733) was deputized by Grand Master M O N TAGUE for New E n g l a n d it is to be presumed t h a t they exercised and perforrned the duties of their office regardless of the fact t h a t C o x performed no official act, a n d ' d u r i n g his so-called term of office P e n n s y l v a n i a M a s o n s ^ i m m e m o r i a l usage Masons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were organized and doing masonic work, electing their own Grand Masters, one of whom was W. A L L E N , Esq., elected June'24,1732, and a n o t h e r B E N J A M I N " F R A N K L I N , 1734.
As B E N J A M I N F R A N K L I N November 28, 1734, wrote a letter to P R I O B a s k i n g for a deputation or charter the presumers further presume t h a t he got it, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the fact there is not a scrap of evidence he ever did, and notwithstanding the further fact t h a t P R I C E ' S a u t h o r i t y was limited to-New E n g l a n d as shown by his p a t e n t of deputation. The presumers further presume because Bro. Cox, J a n u a r y 29, 1731, visited London, and " h i s health was drank as Provincial Grand Master of North A m e r i c a " t h a t therefore he was, notwiths t a n d i n g the fact t h a t it is disputed by the limitation of his p a t e n t from Grand Master D U K E of Norfolk to the territory of N e w York, New J e r s e y and Pennsylvania. ' A favorite assumption with these modern historians has been t h a t all Masonry in this country emanated from the London Body, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the fact attainable to anyone who cares to investigate, t h a t no Grand Lodge in the United States has a lineage tracing solely or-clearly from the London Body, save and except the Rhode I s l a n d Body organized by a. junction of. two. lodges, only, which traces back to the "Premier Grand Lodge of. E n g l a n d " which was a group of.parties of Masons of London and W e s t m i n i s t e r disgruntled with previous conditions, t h a t doubtless under the inspiration of countless rummers, in the absence of any officer of a lodge, p u t t i n g their oldest member in the chair felt qualified to arrogate to themselves the prerogatives and powers of masonic government, doing exactly what every locality in any other country for the.remainder of that century proceded to do, following the lines of immemorial usage. A right t h a t was j u s t as much the prerogative of the latter as it was of those who m e t at the four taverns in London and Westminster. We could hold it higher honor and would rather trace to the immemorial usage lodge of B E N J A M I N F R A N K L I N than to a Body presided over by one whose n a m e never has come down, and of whom all t h a t history records ( A N D E R S O N , 1738) is this, " I n February, 1717 a t the Apple Tree Tavern, some old brothers m e t and h a v i n g voted the oldest Master Mason ( now the Master of a lodge) then
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present into the chair they constituted'themselves a Grand Lodge pro tempore in due formy This is the Body to which these objectors would have us trace to acquire a pure lineage and an approved line of ancestry. W e agree heartily with Bro. E G Q L E S T O N in above. The lodge a t Fredericksburg has been made standard by performance, and performance without pedigree is better t h a n pedigree without performance N e x t A n n u a l February, 1909. Jos. W. E G G L B S T O N , Grand Master.
WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 8 . As a prelude to the opening the Grand Master and Junior Grand Warden entered into felicitations, one welcoming and the other responding for the members of Grand Lodge; one going into the etherial heights, the other climbing the rugged steps of a mountain, whose name even caused him to stumble, both got down to the level of mother earth, finally, and Grand Lodge pulled itself together to listen to the Grand Master's address. I t opened with a reference to the fact t h a t the official r a n k s had not been broken by death during the current year, and then paid this tribute "Bro. P E L A N , our sainted Grand Chaplain, has stood with trembling feet upon the border land for all these months, but GOD* has spared him to us, a living benediction, an inspiration to the young man and a comfort to the old. May the -few r e m a i n i n g days of his life be crowned with peace." The Grand Master made some wise suggestions concerning " T h e Liquor B u s i n e s s " which seems to be m a k i n g trouble for the Craft in m a n y ways other than personal indulgence on the part of members. The liquor traffic is always tyranical. I t used to degrade our churches, and those t h a t escaped its thraldom and hoisted a banner of defiance have since been self respecting, and have never since lost the respect and admiration of the world. The Grand Lodge of Washington made th& mistake of exempting from its prohibition those previously engaged in the traffic, and this exemption is continually rising to vex the fraternity of t h a t jurisdiction, The Grand Master contending for the suspension or expulsion of all those still engaged in the traffic widely says, " T h e dealing out to our fellow men, for a m o n e t a r y consideration, of all the multitudinous evil^ which follow in the wake of strong drink, is not consonant with the dignity and character of a Master Mason. One or the other should be laid aside. We shall as an institution show a proper respect for our position on this question only when we compel our m e m b e r s to stand to gether. W* cannot explain to an outsider with any real sincerity
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w h y we p e r m i t on the p a r t of some of our m e m b e r s conduct which we declare to' be immoral and forbid to others. If expulsion does not seem right to those who were in the business when we resolved to p a r t company with it, they should lay aside their masonic privileges till they do as the fraternity has done. Nine lodges were constituted, and ten dispensations for new lodges granted and c h a r t e r s granted for same. The District D e p u t y Grand Master system was adopted. An excellent oration on masonic privileges, opportunities and duties was delivered by Grand Orator W M . H . AoaFF. We have studied to see if we could not t a k e a p a r t — b u t in justice to the orator and his address we cannot, and we have not space for it all. On the Special Report of M.-.W.-. Bro. C H A D ^ V I O K on Correspondence, the Grand Lodges of Queensland and S a s k a t c h e w a n were recognized ; the r e q u e s t s for recognition of the Grand Lodge of Chili and Grand Lodge Cosmos were postponed, and those of Greece and I t a l y refused. Bro. C H A D W I O K says t h a t E n g l a n d and Scotland have shown no disposition to settle the controversy on terms other than the annihilation of the Grand Lodge of Queensland, while the latter Body in no way interfered with the work, or questions the legitimacy of the lodges which have so far refused to join. T h a t Queensland's course has been consistent, dignified and just; The Pioneer Masons who were members of lodges in Territorial days were presented before the Grand Lodge and received fraternal greeting from the Grand Master. P a s t Grand Master W M . H . N O B R I S of I o w a was introduced by M.-.W.-. Bro. C H A D W I O K , cordially welcomed by Grand Master and greeted' with the Grand Honors, responding for the courtesies shown him. We are pleased to note t h a t thts Finance Committee remembered the sick Grand Chaplain with an appropriation for $300.00 which Grand Lodge'ratified, The Grand Master was jeweled and aproned. The Correspondence Report by M.-.W.-. Bro. C H A D W I O K is an able review of the various jurisdictions'. K a n s a s receives as a l w a y s a m p l e consideration and generous treatment. E x c e r p t s • from. Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N ' S address cover nearly two pages. U n d e r the head of ciphers Bro. C. says, " T h a t these ciphers are more easily misplaced than the instructive tongue, the attentive ear and faithful breast is evidence.d by the following"— and then he quotes w h a t Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N said a b o u t ' " r e q u e s t s for new official ciphers to take the place of those lost." W h a t the Grand Master said about the repudiation of Symbolic Masonrj' is taken quite fully. The K a n s a s Special Report on Correspondence is styled -'elabo r a t e " and t h e "four questions,, are taken.
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The "Scholarly Oration" of Bro. D A L L A S G B O V E B is called upon for a couple of its most beautiful paragraphs. The General Report on Correspondence is levied upon for contribution, the items about Mexican Masonry and w h a t was said about the consideration our successors fifty or a hundred y e a r s from now will give to our present troubles. Bro. C. coinpliments our work saying each effort seems more comprehensive t h a n the last. Bless you, Bro. 0., we are g e t t i n g younger. U n d e r Maryland where Bro. S O H D L T Z h a s been encouraged to believe in the organization of a United Grand Lodge by t h e British Triumvirate, and where he expresses the fear of a " p o s sibility of two rival Grand Lodges in Queensland in case t h e union should fail to gain the adhesion also of the present Grand Lodge of Queensland," Bro. C. says, "Does a n y one question for a m o m e n t the perpetuity of the new Grand L o d g e ? I t is a n ^ c c o m plished fact and w h a t has been done will never be undone. There is no fear of a rival Grand Lodge. The present one h a s been recognized as a legally organized body by m a n y of the A m e r i c a n Grand Lodges, and most every foreign correspondent. I t is n o t likely t h a t another Grand Lodge woiuld make a n y headway." W e concur with Bro. CHADVVIOK'S reply to this a n d other portions of Bro. SoHULTz's report on this matter. Bro. S. should not forget how often E n g l a n d has been compelled ultimately to recede from a l i k e false position in order to be in harmony with the consensus of the masonic world â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and in doing so has done nothing b u t w h a t was already demanded in the name of common fairness, to s a y nothing of justice or Masonry. Bro. C. adopts as his conclusion the able address delivered by Grand Master R O Y A L A. GOVE a t the N e b r a s k a Grand Lodge Semi-Centennial last year. I t contains a concise history of t h e origin of Masonry in Washington and growth since and a reference to two e m i n e n t Masons of Washington M.-.W.'. Bros. T H O M A S MiLBUBNE R E E D and M.".W.-. W I L L I A M H . U P T O N .
H e winds up with an acknowledgement of the " k i n d w o r d s " from the reviewers, a n d the home encouragement from those of his own Grand Lodge who have applauded his efforts. An index to the report followed by a n index to the Proceedings concluded the volume which in all its features reflects g r e a t credit on the jurisdiction. R O Y A L A M B N Z O G O V E , Grand Master.
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• WESTERN AUSTBALTA — 1907, A belated volume has p u t in an appearance since we have reviewed above jurisdiction very fully for 1908. K a n s a s for 1906 is reviewed. Grand Master P E T E R S ' opening address,, w h a t he says about t h e Masonic H o m e , his s i x decisions, a n d w h a t t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee said in reference to t h e question of physical qualifications under the sixth decision are all copied. The committee critizes the ruling of the J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee in Nos. 5 and 6 as follows : ' • We disagree with rulln"; No. 5 If It refers to the decision arrived a t on the facts as we consider the power In the case would Me with the Grand Lodge and not with the Grand Master. The Grand Master could, however. Interfere on a question of Irregular procedure on the part of a lodge as he.ls fully empowered to enforce observance of masonic law. Begardlng Decision No. C.—It appears to us t h a i the amendment made by the Committee on Jurisprudence is open to the same objection as that taken to the Grand Master's wording. We consider the possibility of an Inference being taken t h a t the "converse to the proposition is t r u e " a remote one and under any. circnmstanees the other laws and regulations relating to admlss-' Ions afford ample safe-guard against any misunderstanding as "to the proper meaning.
W e think the criticism as to No. 5 well taken, a n d as to No. 6 we think the Grand Master's decision states the generally accepted law, and t h a t it is sufficiently definite a n d explicit to prevent misconstruction. The action taken by t h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s on the Queensland question against the views criticised by Bro. L A V ATER makes it unnecessary to .consider t h e latter. T h e Grand Liodge of Kansas has expressed herself as distinctly in regard to Queensland as she d i d years ago in reference to N e w Zealand and can a l w a y s be relied upon for certain a n d distinct utterances on like basic principles of masonic law. A m e r i c a n Masons should have no difficulty in finding out the r i g h t in such controversies, nor would even our brethren in England, if tliey p a y proper heed to t h e forcible suggestion m a d e by Bro. C H E T W O D E
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when he referred to w h a t happened to E n g l a n d in the case of t h e American Colonies. T h e ' A m e r i c a n Magna Charta,'Bro. L A V A T E R , emanated from the great soul of Masonry as expressed b y her sons in-Philadelp h i a in 1776. W e make no caveat against a n y of the A u s t r a l i a n Colonies or t h e world for its use. I t belongs to h u m a n i t y t h e world over, a n d when oppressed Masons demand its protection and recognize in it the essence of Masonry, American Masons hear their call, and form square "for their general defence. B u t we have already taken more than her share of space for W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a under 1908.
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M.\ W.\ Bro. M I C H A E L BAMSON, P a s t Provincial Grand Master, t h a t of the latter within rhourning lines with the notation, "Died 22d September, 1907." Right Rev. C. O. L. R I L E Y , D . D . , the M.-. W.-. Grand Master, pre^sided in the East. I n his address, under the title "Transfer of Allegiance," the Grand Master s a y s : ''On the 24th and 25th of J u n e last, respectively, the Lodges Duke of Rothesay No. 904, S. C , and North F r e m a n t l e No. 858, S. C , were formally t a k e n over and have been registered as Nos. 83 and 84 on the roll of t h e Grand Lodge of W e s t e r n Australia. I t m a y be interesting to members of Grand Lodge to know t h a t these lodges now b r i n g the total number transferred from the Scottish Constitution since the establishment of the Western Australia Constitution up to fourteen, six of which have been transferred since J a n u a r y , 1906. I t will be m y pleasing duty later on in t h e evening to tender a hearty welcome to the Worshipful Masters, ofiicers and brethren of the above mentioned lodges." Under the topic '"Publishing in the Public Press," the Grand Master gives advice t h a t could be wisely adopted In this country. " I t is to be hoped t h a t the custom will prevail of keeping our business to ourselves. There are often, so it appears to m a n y of us, too many details given in the public press of our proceedings. This spoils the chance of one of the charms of our Order, t h a t we are a big family, and a family keeps its private affairs as much as possible to itself." The Grand Secretary V.-.W.*. Bro. J. D. S T E V E N S O N , was a t the time of the session ( J u l y 26, 1907) in England, a n d advised the Grand Master of the situation there in reference to the Queensland matter. F r o m his report the Grand Master advised Grand Lodge as follows: " F r o m w h a t I can gather M.-.W.'. Bro. Dr. H A S K E L L has carried out his part of the negotiations in a firm and tactful manner, and I think we are greatly indebted to h i m for the services he has rendered. Sir G E B A L D S M I T H h a s also done good work, and I think there are reliable indications t h a t the Australian masonic a.tmosphere is commencing to clear. At the Quarterly, J a n u a r y 24, 1908, the Grand Master reported the close of the Queensland incident between himself and t h e Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d . He said. " I think all I need say a b o u t this m a t t e r is, t h a t although naturally I regret the fact t h a t t h e Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d was unable to see the m a t t e r from m y point of view, still I a m pleased to tell you t h a t there was a clearly expressed desire t h a t the incident should be considered as closed." W e love the Bishop, b u t his familiarity with the rule
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of t h e g a m e expressed in t h e t e r m s , " I s t a n d pat," gives us much concern. H e did it, however, gracefully, firmly, honorably and successfully, a n d " w e c o n g r a t u l a t e t h e G r a n d Lodge heartily on his c o n t i n u a n c e as Grand M a s t e r . A t t h e April Quarterly, 1908, M.-.W.-. Bro. T. F . J O L L Y , Pro G r a n d Master, presided. G r a n d M a s t e r E I L E Y s e n t a message to G r a n d L o d g e of congratulation, g r a t i t u d e and joy. over the adj u s t m e n t of the differences of the G r a n d Lodges of E n g l a n d and Scotland and their G r a n d Lodge.' I n Grand Master J O L L Y ' S a d d r e s s h e speaks of " g r e a t cause of c o n g r a t u l a t i o n in the fact that for the sixth year in succession there is not a single lodge in the entire jurisdiction in arrear. T h e B o a r d of General P u r p o s e s m a d e a special report recomm e n d i n g the adoption of the articles-of recognition offered by the G r a n d L o d g e of Scotland a n d t h a t t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master be a u t h o r i z e d to sign the s a m e a n d affix t h e r e t o the seal of the G r a n d Lodge. ' ARTICLES OF RECOGNITION. B N T E R E n l I N T O U E T W E E S T H E G R A N D IjOD&E OV F R B B A N D A C C E P T E D â&#x20AC;˘ MASONS O F SCOTLAND A N D T H E G R A N D LODGE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
The Grand Lodge of Western Australia having applied to the Grand Lodge of Scotland to be recognized by it as an Independent sovereign masonic body having Jurlsdlcnlon In Western Australia, and the Grand Lodge of Scotland having agreed to recognize the Grand Lodge of Western Australia on certain terms and conditions, therefore the said Grand Lodges hereby agree as follows: First. (1) The Grand Lodge of Western Australia shall In future be the recognized Grand Lodge of the Colony under the reservation and declaj;atlon that all lodges holding of the'Grand Lodge of Scotland shall except as hereinafter provided continue under the Jurisdiction thereof and be entitled to practice Freemasonry In the Colony, notwithstanding the recognition herein of the Grand Lodge of Western Australia; (2) the Scottish lodges in the Colony presently dormant or which may become dormant, shall be held as adhering to the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and may a t any time within Ave years from their becoming dormant, be resuscitated by It In the locality assigned In the charter; but (3) it shall be competent for the members of Scottish lodges to separate themselves from such lodges, and become members of the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, or any of its subordinate lodges. Second. The Grand Lodge of Scotland shall not In future grant charters for any new lodge within the Golonj' of Western Australia; and the Grand Lodge of Western Australia shall not, nor shall its Grand Master grant any warrant for any lodge out of the said-Colony. Third. Any lodge within the Colony holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, with the permission of that Grand Lodge, flrst asked and obtained in writing, slSall be entitled to meet a n d decldelu open lodge whether or not it desires to tender Its allegiance to the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, such meeting to be specially convened on not less than twenty-one days'-notice,for the purpose of determining this question, and no other business shall be considered a t t h a t meeting. A majority of two-thirds In number of the brethren present shall be required to enable the lodge to tender Its allegiance to the Grand Lodge of Western Australia. Fourth, The result of the meeting, with copies of the resolution passed thereat, shall be forthwith sent In duplicate, verified by the signature of t h e
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Master In the chair, and countersigned by the Secretary to the District Grand Secretary, and to the Grand Secretary at Freemasons' Hall, Edinburgh. Fifth. In case the lodge shall resolve to tender its adherence to the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, Its charter granted by the Grand Lodge of Scotland must be forthwith returned to the Grand Secretary In Edinburgh for cancellation. Sixth. All charters erecting lodges in Western Australia, which have been Issued by the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and all books and documents, the propert.y of Scottish lodges, now retained by, or in the possession of lodges or Individual members of the Draft, under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, shall, if required by the Grand Lodge of Scotland, be a t once returned, and.delivered unconditionally to theDlstrlct Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, presiding over the district in which such lodges are, or were situated, for behoof of such lodges, and of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Seventh. All furniture. Jewels, clothing and pharaphernalla which belong, or belonged to lodges holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, the members of which have seceded from the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and have joined the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, shall, if required by the Grand Lodge of Scotland, be delivered unconditionally to the District Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, presiding over the district in which such lodges are or were situated. But it is provided that lodges holding under the Grand Lodge of Scotland which may—by a resolution hereafter passed under the powers conferred by Article I I I hereof—resolve by the requisite majority to tender their allegiance to the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, shall have full power to dispose of their books, documents, furniture, Jewels, clothing and paraphernalia as the lodge may decide. Eighth. All District Grand Lodges and daughter lodges of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and all brethren who shall continue members of lodges under the Scottish Constitution shall be recognized as such b.v the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, and no brother or lodge shall incur an.y masonic censure or disability by reason of his or Its adherence to either allegiance or of any part he or It may have taken on either side In the formation, recognition or establishment of the new Grand Body. Ninth. The Grand Lodge of Scotland and the Grand Lodge of Western • Australia shall each respect the others'discipline, and give effect to the sentences pronounced b.v either on offending members by way of suspension or expulsion, or otherwise. Tenth. That the terms and conditions above expressed and set forth are the terms and conditions settled, concluded and agreed upon between the Grand Lodge of Scotland and the Grand Lodge of M''este*rn Australia, and are to be kept and observed as binding and obligatory on these bodies in the future to the extent of the several obligations affecting each of them respectively; and the respective Guand Masters of each Grand Lodge have subscribed these presents as ratifying and confirming the same for themselves and their successors, and the seals of their respective Grand Lodges have been afHxed hereto. Executed In duplicate at the Freemasons' Hall, Edinburgh, this day of and the other at Perth this day of .
The above articles are taken for sfranted from the s t a t e m e n t of the Committee on Correspondence, have been adopted by each jurisdiction, the committee saying;: " O u r long standing quarrel with the Grand Lodge of Scotland has been happily terminated, and we are now a t peace with all the world." Our " c a n n y friends" in Scotland, with t h a t due regard for the creature comforts as represented by pounds, shillings and
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pence, appear to have been a trifle exacting. W e cannot understand how one Sovereign Grand Body, under a n y other view, could or would insist upon depriving another Sovereign Grand Body of a single one of its a t t r i b u t e s of sovereignty as a personal prerequisite before it would acknowledge its independence as a Grand Body. K a n s a s has already recognized Western Australia, and under the theory t h a t a half a loaf is better than no bread, will doubtless feel gratified a t w h a t h a s been accomplished. W e fear, however, t h a t some of o u r s t r a i g h t - l a c e d particular brethren in a few jurisdictions m a y "view with a l a r m " a body which gives up its right to w a r r a n t bodies in unoccupied territory as one of the " t e r m s and conditions" of its own recognition by its p a r e n t b o d y . Our fears m a y not be confirmed in this particular case, b u t a like restriction on the continent or in a Latin jurisdiction would be hailed with ghoulish glee as evidence of a lack of sovereignty, and a convincing objection a g a i n s t recognition. W e note the Widows', Orphans' a n d Aged Freemasons' Fund aggregate over $8,000. As Bro. N I C H O L A S says, it is " t h e brightest Jewel in the crown of Western A u s t r a l i a Freemasonry." The special report of the Committee on Correspondence a m o n g other things says, " W e have also been pleased to And t h a t the Grand L6dge of Queensland is m a k i n g rapid progress towards a general recognition as a sovereign masonic body, and t h a t in cases where for t h e present fraternal relations are withheld, it is not owing to a n y question of the regularity of our Sister Grand Lodge, but r a t h e r to m a t t e r s of, policy." M.'. W.*. Bro. J O L L Y in his address made reference to the great loss F r e e m a s o n r y in Australia has sustained through the death of M.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N C O O H B A N E . R E M I N G T O N , P a s t Grand Master of
United Grand Lodge of N e w South Wales, February 28, 1908. " B y m a n y he was considered Australia's foremost Mason, and his p e r s i s t e n t a n d fearless advocacy of masonic autonomy for the Australian States won for him the w a r m - a d m i r a t i o n of all who believed in the principles of local masonic self government. A better friend Western Australian F r e e m a s o n r y never had, and our hearts go out in s y m p a t h y to his sorrowing widow and family, and to the Grand Lodge over which he presided with so much distinction for-six years. Of him who has gone it m a y truthfully be said, ' t o live in h e a r t s we leave behind is not to die.'" . The Committee on Correspondence presented an excellent report of over 130 pages. T h e committee consists of seven members, R.-.W.-. Bro. J. D. S T E V E N S O N , chairman. The work of the committee is divided, each t a k i n g certain jurisdictions. Bro. P. G. D. L A V A T E R u n d e r ' F l o r i d a , where the Grand Master said " N o " to the question, "Can a lodge d i m i t an E n t e r e d Apprentice,", comments t h u s : " W h y n o t ? W e see no reason w h y a dimit
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should be withheld from any brother who has paid all j u s t dues and against whom no charges lie." American lodges generally provide for membership only in the Master Mason's degree, and no a n n u a l dues are payable except in t h a t degree; t h a t undoubtedly is the basis for the decision. On the general proposition, iiowever, t h a t an Entered Apprentice is a brother, we can conceive of no good reason w h y our laws should not entitle him to the rights and privileges of membership and dimission. Under Georgia, Bro. L. arrays himself in accord with the " b u c k e t s h o p " decision, as follows: Though not quite sure w h a t a bucket shop is, he says, " W e gather it is some form of a gambling shop, and to conduct such a place is unmasonic, likewise to patronize it." A bucket shop, Bro. L.. we are advised is a place set apart for gambling in the price of grain, where you deposit your money with the proprietor and bet against a sure thing. K a n s a s for 1907 is reviewed by Bro. L A V A T E B devoting five pages thereto. Bro. BOND'S address is called upon for a number of excerpts and Bro. L. comments fully upon them, as well as the action taken by Grand Lodge. Grand Master BOND'S decisions are noted, and one is commented upon as follows: " C a n the lodge funds be used for the purpose of placing a memorial window in a c h u r c h ? " No. To which Bro. L. says: " The Grand Master's decision in reply to question A did not meet with the approval of the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e on the ground that every lodge has the inherent right to control its funds and property and appropriate the same for masonic use and lodge purposes in the interest of Masonry. While we agree with this general s t a t e m e n t of the committee we are still inclined to support the Grand Master's ruling on the ground t h a t it is unwise for Masonry, as a body, to mix itself up with denominationalism. I t is open to the individual Mason to do so, or to combine to do so, but we doubt the wisdom of a lodge so acting." We agree with Bro. L. in his reason. If the funds of the lodge, ostensibly raised for and devoted to the charity of the lodge, can be devoted to church windows, the sectarian issue is brought to the fore a t once, and the better r i g h t of Jew, Moslem or Christian may become a t any m o m e n t the cause of contention among the brethren. The reason given by the K a n s a s Committee for this disapproval would be our reason for approving the Grand Master's decision, i. c , â&#x20AC;˘' t h a t every lodge has the inherent right to control its funds and property, and appropriate the same for masonic uses and lodge purposes in the interests of Masonry, and we would a d d for those uses and purposes only." The decoration of a church by a memorial window is neither a masonic use nor in the interests of Masonry, and therefore prohibited on the ground alleged by the committee.
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The special report of the Coniniittee on the Recognition of the Grand Lodges of Porto Rico, Alberta, Valle de Mexico and Queensland is thus referred t o : " R e g a r d i n g the last mentioned Grand Lodge a m o s t e x h a u s t i v e resume is givefi of the whole Queensland position. The c o m m i t t e e has incidentally gone into the formation of the Grand Lodges of-England and Scotland, both of which were formed by a minority of the lodges in the territory. These two Grand Lodges h a v e insisted on certain essentials as being necessary for. the formation of a regular Grand Lodge. Itwould appear, therefore, t h a t in condemning others both E n g l a n d and Scotland are also insisting on the irregularity of their own formation." The committee then publishes in full the five opinions or conclusions arrived a t as the s u m m a r y of the Kansas committee. Bro. L. regrets, as do we, the absence of Western Australia from the report. I n our 1908 report we found a report for 1905-^6 which had n o t been reviewed, and there seems to be a report.for 1906-07 missing which has never come to our hands, W e regret the failure to receive it, as to us the Australian question — as presented in Queensland, N e w Zealand and Western Australia — has been freighted with the gravest and most momentous masonic issues—matters of the h i g h e s t moral principle over the consideration of which those interested in the welfare of Masonry have had the greatest concern. I n the concluding p a r t of their report the committee says, " W e hope the Constitutional troubles with which New Zealand and Queensland are a t present afflicted will soon pass away, and w h e n t h a t happy result is achieved the A u s t r a l i a n masonic flrm a m e n t will shine with a clearness h i t h e r t o unwitnessed in our . century of masonic existence." Rt. Rev. C. 0. L. R I L E Y , Grand Master.
WEST VIRGINIA — 1907. The portrait and sketch of the life of the new Grand Master indicate a strenuous y e a r for the Craft of W e s t Virginia, a t least t h a t would be our guess. G r a n d Master J A M E S A. B B Y A N , looks like a m a n who does things, and from his previous record, he m a y well be a type masonically of t h e S t a t e t h a t has made such a surprising record "for progress and improvement as well as m o r a l and educational a d v a n c e m e n t . November 13,1907, Grand Lodge m e t a t Parkersburg. G r a n d Master TOM G. STBIOKZTAND in the E a s t . We note t h a t t h e G r a n d Representative near K a n sas is scheduled as Most Worsh'ipful, U n d e r the K a n s a s law he r a n k s as a P a s t Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n and is entitled to be styled R i g h t Worshipful.
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I n 1906 the Grand Lodge of W e s t V i r g i n i a adopted the following resolution or " G r a n d E d i c t " as styled by the J u r i s p r u d e n c e Coinmittee, v i z : Reaolved^ That from and after the adoption of this resolution, those persons who In the future shall be engaged in the sale of Intoxicating liquors, except for medicinal or mechanical purposes, shall be considered Ineligible for initiation or affiliation in any lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction. Any member of any lodge in this Jurisdiction who shall hereafter engage In the sale of Intoxicating liquors, except for medicinal or mechanical purposes, shall be considered guilty of unmasonic conduct, and It shall be the duty of the Junior Warden of such lodge to prefer charges against any such member, and upon trial and conviction thereof, the lodge shall expel such member; but it is understood that this resolution shall not be retroactive. L a s t year 1907 Grand Master S T B I O K L A N D gave the following decision based upon such resolution. ''A brother who has been initiated and passed before t h e adoption of said resolution is ineligible to be raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason while he is engaged in the sale of i n t o x i c a t i n g liquors except for m e d i cinal or m e c h a n i c a l purposes." The J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e to w h o m it was referred reported upon it as follows : Your committee approves the rulings by the Most Worshipful Grand Master, and having maturely considered the construction of the Grand Edict passed at the Grand Annual Communication in November, 1906, and involved in the case of Bro. H E N R T E . H K W I T T of Robert White Lodge No. 67, of Martlnsburg, and the facts upon which was based the ruling of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, being without precedent, in the interest of what your committee believes to be Justice to the Order and to Bro. H E N R Y E . H E W I T T , who was duly Initiated an Entered Apprentice and passed to the degree of Fellow Craft before the adoption of that Grand Edict, your committee recommends that this Most Worshipful Grand Lodge except from the force and effect of that Grand Edict, the case of Bro. HKNKY B . H E W I T T , and permit Robert White Lodge No. 67 to raise Bro. H E N R Y E . H E W I T T to the sublime degree of Master Mason, upon his proving himself proficient, and being duly elected thereto. F r o m the Report of J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e two concliisions are possible: Firm. That the committee desired that the Grand Edict should be construed in a Pickwickian sense so far as the person named therein was concerned. Second. That their cronception of that person's liability must have been drawn from a remembrance of Rip Van Winkle as portrayed by J E F F E R S O N , "Thls-one-h'lc-den't-count." A reasonable construction of their report would be : First. The Grand Master's decision Is the law of West Virginia. Second. Under the law, and the facts Involved in the specific case upon which the Grand Master ruled, the Fellow Craft named was liable to the penalty fixed In the Grand Edict. Third. The case before your committee being without precedent therefore " I n ' t h e interest of what your committee believes to be Justice to the Order"
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(and to Bro. ) your committee recommends that this Most Worship-fui Grand Lodge except from the force and effect of that Grand Edict the case of Bro.—: and permit Robert White Lodge No. 67 to raise Bro. to the sublime degree of Master Mason upon his proving himself proficient and being duly elected thereto.
An examination of the report of the committee will demons t r a t e t h e fairness of the non sequilur set out in the foregoing construction. B u t back of and above the case set out hereinbefore, are matters t h a t the c o m m i t t e e might well have considered before getting their limbs tangled in the Grand Edict, to-wit: First. A dram shop or saloon keeper is under the moral law of Masonry deemed unfit material for the Masonic Edifice. Second Any Mason engaging In the dram shop or saloon business commits an offense against the Body of Masonry. Third. This was-notacase presented to a Committee on Appeals and Grievance, it was simply a question of Jurisprudence, viz.: Does the decision of the Grand Master conform to the masonic law of West Virginia, and the committee answered Yes —but, and resolved Itself Into a Jury to attach to Its verdict a recommendation that the culprit by special favor be advanced upon the generous terms required of ordinary moral candidates. " Fourth. The committee should have remembered that "Plenary Indulgences" have never been granted b3' Masonry, and that a specific annulment of masonic law In the Interest of one who had violated It, is simply an after fact Indulgence by way of a release from the fixed penaltj' for violated law. The consideration of the case should be sufllclent to settle the question, whether there Is a vested right in a saloon keeper to break the moral law or violate the Constitution and Laws of Masonry I n West Virginia; and also sufllclent to make it clt^ar to a masonic lodge that -the keeper of a dram shop Is not a fit person to demonstrate by his life the virtues of Temperance, Moralit.v and Brotherly Love.
Meanwhile Bro. S T B I O T L A N D ' S decision stands as the geiieral
law as modifieci to m e e t the exigencies of a specific case, the basis, of the knowledge of the co'mmittee h o t being disclosed. Nor is disclosed in the report of t h e c o m m i t t e e whether their recomm e n d a t i o n is an exception from the force and effect of t h a t Grand E d i c t for future offenses as well as those of the past—from its terms it looks like a general plenary indulgence. The K a n s a s c o m m i t t e e does n o t t a k e back its c o m p l i m e n t a r y references to the Grand Lodge of W e s t V i r g i n i a and Grand Master G E O . W . MoUiiiNTOOK ill our last year's report. The law of the jurisdiction is all right. W e object to the nullification of a general law in the interests of a solitary l a w breaker. • ~_ On the report of the C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence Saskat-" chewan and Valle de Mexico were recommended for recognition. The report was adopted as to the former and disapproved as to the latter. On the further report of the c o m m i t t e e Greece, Brazil, P a r a guay and Chili were, not g r a n t e d recognition and t h e , edict of non-intercourse with H a m b u r g was repealed.
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The report of the Committee on Correspondence contains about thirty pages by M.-.W.-. Bro. H . R. H O W A R D . Under District of Columbia, he expresses faith in the sentim e n t of justice t h a t prevails among our English brethren a n d confidently looks forward to a reconciliation of the differences t h a t now exist and the universal recogntion of the Grand Lodge of Queensland. As was remarked on another occasion, " I s a y unto you I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel." Kansas receives six pages of consideration, nearly four being devoted to Bro. BOND'S address, which received merited praise and from which copious extracts a r e t a k e n ; from Bro, B E B G STBBSSEN'S oration the four points under which it is considered are excerpted and the theme of the oration declared " m o s t w o r t h ilj' and gracefully presented b y t h e distingui.shed brother." B r o . H O W A R D finds a parallel between the organization of the Grand Lodge of West Virginia and that of Queensland. A primary essential in our j u d g m e n t is " notice to a l l " t h e bodies in the territory. Bro. H. says, " V i r g i n i a had thirty-nine lodges on her roster in what is now West Virginia, and only nine of them m e t in convention by delegates and organized themselves into our present Grand Lodge. W.hether the other twenty-four lodges had notice of the convention we are not advised." The division of the autonomous territory of Virginia was likewise a new question not involved in the Queensland matter. Bro. H O W A R D quotes from w h a t he designates " a masterly supplemental report," our recommendation of the recognition of Queensland under the topic; " B u n d " and " I n h e r e n t Right." The report on Necrology is denominated an elegant report, t h e action of the Committee on Grievances evokes "Served 'em right, a valuable object lesson and warning for its future."' Under Queensland, 1907, Bro. H . says, " W h i l e the Grand Lodge a t the March Quarterly adopted a recommendation t h a t 'â&#x20AC;˘Extracts be made from the Proceedings of Sister Grand Lodges and printed for distribution,' I find only t h e able report of t h e Committee on Correspondence of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , recognizing the Grand Lodge published with the Proceedings. After awhile I hope the Grand Body will have its regular Committee on Correspondence whose report will find place in its printed Proceedings.'" Bro. H. takes an optimistic view of Masonry. I n his conclusion believes it supposable t h a t each Grand Lodge will pick its companj' as heretofore, however much it is to be deplored. J A M B S A. B R Y A N , G r a n d Master.
N e x t Annual, November 11, 1908.
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WISCOXSIX â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 9 0 8 . The Wisconsin volume is a l w a y s welcome though when we turn to the pages devoted to p a s t and present officials and see once more the names of m a n y old friends and note t h a t each successive volume contains more n a m e s to which are attached tlie ominous star indicating the close of their record here, it always brings the p a n g of regret. Grand Master y. M. M A B S H delivered a fine address, one t h a t we would like to excerpt from freely, but we cannot, and can only take space instead to say t h a t he fully exemplified the old scripture, "faithful are the w o u n d s of a friend," in discussing t h e skeleton in manj' lodges, w h e r e the lecture on temperance is listened to listlessly and accepted only in a Pickwickian sense. W e trust his earnest words of admonition will have the desired effect, and t h a t those who bring the reproach upon Masonry to wliich he calls attention will take heed, or if obdurate m a y receive the p u n i s h m e n t they merit. I t m a y not be inappropriate to recall the fact t h a t Freemasonry holds the record for the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of the first volu n t a r y temperance society. M A O K B Y r e c o r d s ' t h e fact. Pope Cr^EMENT X I I , on the 28th day of April, 1748, issued his bull forbidding'the practice o f F r e e m a s o n r y by the members of the R o m a n Catholic Church. Many of the Masons of Italy continued, however, to meet; b u t for the purpose of escaping the temporal penalties of the bull whicli-extended, iii some cases, to the infliction of capital p u n i s h m e n t , t h e y exchanged their esoteric name and called t h e m s e l v e s ' X e r o p h a g i s t s . This is a compound of two Greek words signifying ' e a t e r s of dry food," and by it they alluded to an engagement into which they, entered to abstain from the drinking of wine. They were in fact the first temperance society on record. Theory says, (Act, Lat. 1346), t h a t a m a n u s c r i p t concerning t h e m was contained in the collection of the Mother Lodge of the Philosophic Scottish Rite. W e note t h a t the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin furnished advance copies of the Correspondence Report, so t h a t every brother present a t the session of Grand Lodge received a copy. - The Correspondence R e p o r t is by M.-.W.'. Bro. A L D B O J E N K B who generously bestows seven pages on K a n s a s . Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N ' S report received nearly a page and a half of consideration, the remainder of the seven pages being devoted mainly to a n c i e n t history. Bro. W E L L I N G T O N ' S r e m a r k s about Hancock Lodge are copied and also w h a t he says on .the subject of proficiency. The deqisions by Grand Master W E L L I N G T O N receive comment, as also does the Masonic H o m e . H e cites the recommendations of Bro. W E L L I N G T O N in connection with the cipher business, and further
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says, " K a n s a s is one of the few Grand Jurisdictions t h a t has been able to reconcile the Grand Lodge conscience with the abomination of a n official cipher. W e have long insisted t h a t the repository of a faithful breast is the only place where masonic secrets can be safely deposited. Under Queensland Bro. J E N K S refers to the substantial progress made in the m a t t e r of official recognition on the part of other Grand Lodges; ' t w e n t y - s i x Grand Lodges having so recognized it." To this number must now be added Wisconsin. Speaking of the Queensland Proceedings he says, "Published with the Proceedings is a copy of the report of the Committee on Correspondence of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , recommending t h a t Grand Lodge to enter into fraternal relationship with the Grand Lodge of Queensland and to declare t h a t Body a Sovereign Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Province. I t is a scholarly a n d learned exposition a n d its publication ought to go far toward convincing the Craft in Australia of the expediency of publishing foreign Correspondence Reports. I t demonstrates beyond dispute " t h e r i g h t of our brethren in Queensland to set up housekeeping for themselves." Bro. J E N K S has devoted several pages of his valuable space to quotations from volumes with which we are somewhat familiar in an a t t e m p t to enlighten us in regard to the history of the Scottish Eite, with a particular desire to bolster up his statement t h a t the Supreme Council of the Southern .Jurisdiction was invented by Bros. D A L O H O a n d M I T O H B L L .
To do this he quotes from a n
article published in the Stillson & H u g h a n History of Freemasonry the following which we quote as given, not omitting his italics, to-wit: " E a r l y in 1803, a circular dated December 4, 1802, was published announcing t h e organization on May 31, 1801, of a new governing body of a new rite; into which the Rite of Perfection had been transformed. The name of this new Body was " T h e Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspector's-General of the Thirty-third degree for the United States of America. I t was organized by J O H N M I T C H E L L , a n d F B E D E K I O K D A L C H O ;
and the circular states t h a t during t h e year the full number (nine) of members was admitted." To which we wish to add w h a t the author of said article, J O S I A H H . DKUMMOND, further said in same article on page 801 or same book, "while this was a new rite although fully developed mature a t its advent it still was a transformation of the Rite of Perfection." (These are our italics, they do not appear in the book.) Bro. DRUMMOND says, quoting further, " B r o . P I K E shows t h a t in the ' I n s t i t u t e s attached to the Constitutions of 1762' as published in Fra,noe, it is provided that, in a country in which there is no Grand Consistory', or Grand Councils of Princes of Jerusalem, the oldest Grand I n spector-General is invested with dogmatic power and conse-
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q u e n t l y with the title of Sovereign, whence undoubtedly came the title 'Sovereign Grand Inspector-General.' In 1801 the names of D e p u t y Inspectors who had been active previously to that, time, had disappeared from the records and evidently J O H N M I T C H E L L was then the oldest Inspector-Gen,eral and therefore Sovereign Grand Inspector General. The Constitution of 1786 had a p p a r e n t l y been b r o u g h t from Europe, and M I T C H E L L proceeded to organize a Supreme Council in exact aooordance with the terms of that document. (Italics ours.) H e as the only Sovereign Grand Inspector-General in the United States raised D A L C H O to the same g r a d e ; they too a third, and so on until the number was complete. B u t t h e R i t e of Perfection had only twenty-five degrees while their rite had thirty-three. Of course it was necessary t h a t the actual degrees should correspond with the number. W h e t h e r the new scale of degrees was arranged when the Constitutions were framed, or w h e t h e r t h a t was doue by the founders of the Supreme Council after its organization, cannot be determined.'"' . P e r h a p s A L B E R T P I K E can throw a little further light on D A L C H O and M I T C H E L L ' S invention of the Supreme Gonncil in w h a t he has said in reference to the Grand Constitution of 1786, viz.; " T h e s e Grand Constitutions purport, to have been determined and ordained, with the approval, in the presence, and with the sanction of F B E D B R I O K by T h e Grand Supreme Universal Inspectors, in Constituted Supreme Council," and they are declared to be the Constitutions and Statutes of the Grand a n d Supreme CounciLs,'composed of the Grand Inspectors-General, Patrons, Chiefs and Conservators of the Order of the Thirty-third and last degree of " T h e A n c i e n t and Accepted Scottish R i t e " which by decretal of F B B D E B I C K preceding them, enacted by ^him as Supreme Grand Protector, Grand Commander, Universal Grand Master and Defender of the Most Ancient and Honorable Society, of Ancient Free and Associated Masons was directed to be formed by selecting thirty-two degrees from the different existing Rites and creating the thirty-third. The first eighteen degrees were to be those of the Rite of Perfecttion, and those from 19 to 32 included all the rest of its degrees, the others being taken from the Primitive and other Rites. A Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors-General of the Thirty-third degree was to be the Governing and Administrative Power of the Order ; a n d by the Grand Constitutions the . number of members of each was fixed a t nine, the mode of establishing each prescribed, the power of creating them being vested in the oldest Inspector in each place where one could properly be made." â&#x20AC;˘ A t this point even a t the risk of having our kindly offices misconstrued we desire to call Bro J B N K ' S attention to a few element a r y rules, principles and facts.
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1st. T h a t words are to be interpreted, explained and understood according to the natural construction to which they are entitled as they stand. 2d. Tlie word invented is derived from the Latin in-venio whicii literally means (in the infinitive) to come upon or light upon a t h i n g ; to find, meet with. Figuratively it primarily means to find out, to i n v e n t ; secondarily it means to find, out, to discover. Applying these rules we assert there can be no reasonable hypothesis or basis for the claim t h a t a Supreme Council for a jurisdiction arranged for in 1786 to be constructed and formed ( as hereinbefore set out fully) by "The Grand Supreme Universal Inspectors in Constitutional Supreme Council" and organized and constituted in accordance with such Constitutions of 1786 was the Invention of D A L O H O and MITOHBIJL.
Before we leave the topic of Invention entirely, we rise to courteously consider Bro. J E N K S conundrum ' ' w h o did invent the Thirty-third degree in Freemasonry if it was not Bros. DAIJCHO and M I T O H B L I J ? " and franl^ly confess our limitations —we give it up. Bj' the way, will Bro. J E N K S kindly advise us who it was invented the Third degree of F r e e m a s o n r y ? T h a t is a pertinent inquiry and concerns all of us. "We do not wish to discuss the right of any masonic body to institute symbolic lodges in territory "where a Grand Lodge was holding jurisdiction thereof"—as well discuss the truth of an axiom. We have nothing to say about South Carolina in 1801 for we co'urte'ously concede t h a t we believe Bro. J E N K S knows t h a t the Grand Lodge of South Carolina after trials and difficulties lasting from March 24, 1787 (when the Grand Lodge of Ancient York Mason.s of South Carolina was organized) to December 27, 1817, on t h a t last date ended all its conflicts by the organization from its belligerent bodies of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina since which time there has been no one, not even the bogie of a symbolic Scottish Bite Lodge to disturb its quiet. We notice that his Illinois chief (as C A S S I U S ) responded to the call of Bro. J E N K S (as C ^ S A B ) but as it is simply padding from Bro. J E N K S reply, we refrain from further answer t h a n to say t h a t unlike the gentlemen on the Tiber—the Wisconsin C ^ s A B had the better stroke, spurted better, had better wind, and was better g a m e than his chief. Referring to our Special Report on Queensland, etc., which is characterized as "displaying considerable erudition and investigation which he says, "inquires into t h e rights of a Grand Lodge organized in a colonial possession." Bro. J E N K S says, " H e reaches the conclusion (and we fully coincide with him) t h a t
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when a G r a n d Lodge is so organized in accordance with the unwritten l a w of Masonry, it possesses exclusive territorial jurisdiction w i t h i n t h e province where founded and t h a t thereupon its jurisdiction is absolute in its territory." " T h a t lodges previously organized, not uniting are only permitted by courtesy to retain their foreign allegiance and have no right directly or indirectly to enact any legislation or perform anj' a c t t h a t will affect or discredit in the least the absolute sov-' ereignity of such organized Grand-Lodge." W e t h a n k Bro. J E N K S for all the complimentary words he says of us, b u t we d o n ' t w a n t credit for a n y t h i n g t h a t belongs to Bro. HoDSON, of Oregon, whose forceful words on the topic of ciphers he attributes to us. If Bro. J. will transfer the credit where it belongs it will give us great pleasure to add our approbation. T h e intelligent compositor should have used nonpareil, or a t least not omitted t h e quotation m a r k s a t end of the excerpt. W e a r e pleased to know tliat upon the most important question now under discussion, viz: t h e Queensland matter, t h a t our expression of masonic law meets with such hearty eoncurrentfe and approval from Bro. J E N K S . We think t h e masonic writers of the world have arrived pretty generally a t settled convictions upon the essentials of Masonry. W e think it w o r s e ' t h a n useless to differ and argue about non-essentials — whetlier t h e builders of former days had authority to do w h a t they did. It has been done and the results generally acce2'>ted are before us and it behooves all Masons to accept the situation a n d a d a p t themselves to the circumstances in eacii case of accomplished fact. Masonry never lias been a.i exact science; we doubt if it ever will be, b u t tliere are some things about which we dispute, a n d about which some of our successors m a y dispute, • whicli the logic of events sooner or later will demonstrate to be non-essentials, and tliose of us who fail to accept the situation will have to realize some daj', wliether we now acquiesce or not, t h a t Masonry is a progressive s c i e n c e ; that t h e constructiv&j powers of tlie rniisonic minds of t h e twentieth century are not inferior to those of A N D E R S O N and D E S A G Q I L I E B E S ; and t h a t t h e ' constructor, of the Thirty-third in his day and generation had just as lawful w a r r a n t as the constructor of the Third in his day a n d generation, whenever either of those dates may have been, or whoever t h e instructor of either may have been. J A M E S E . D U B G I N , Grand Master.
N e x t Annual, Milwaukee, J u n e 8, 1909.
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WYOMING. Two Specials for laying corner-stones preceded the Annual a t S h e r i d a n , S e p t e m b e r 2,1908.
M.-.W.-. F R A N C I S S . K I N G in the
Grand East, presiding. Three P a s t Grand Masters were present. The address of P a s t Grand Master K I N G shows t h a t he has faithfully attended to the Interests of the Craft in his administration of affairs. H e granted three dispensations for lodges U. D. and on the report of the proper committee, charters were granted these lodges by the Grand Lodge. I n accordance with action taken by Grand Lodge the previous year the Grand Master was the medium for t h e distribution of ten Past Grand Master's jewels which duty he performed. The Grand Master's list of visitation shows t h a t the performance of t h a t duty alone h a d entailed an immense a m o u n t of travel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; nearly five thousand miles.^ Committee on Masonic Home reported a fund of $1,634-and Grand Lodge ordered a per capita p a y m e n t of fifty cents annually to be placed to the credit of the H o m e fund. The Correspondence Report is b j ' R.-.W.*. Bro. W . L. KuYKENDAIJTJ, K a n s a s h a s no place in tlie review. Under British Columbia we note tliat Bro. K. thinks t h a t before a lodge can grant a waiver of jurisdiction t h a t permission of the Grand Lodge or Grand Master m u s t first be obtained. There is no masonic reason t h a t we know of for the interposition of the Grand Lodge or Grand Masters permission for the Lodge to exercise w h a t is clearly one of its o^vn powers t h a t it h a s always retained. T h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s h a s recognized the Lodge's authority to do so, in t h e approval of a decision by Grand Master F U L L B K , in 1893, and about t h a t date J O S I A H H . D R U M M O N D cheerfully subscribed to the opinion t h a t Bro. Fui.L E R ' S views on masonic law were eminently sound. Bro. KuYKBNDALL fumishes a good a r g u m e n t for the docum e n t a r y evidence legislation. K a n s a s h a s found it beneficial and is satisfied to retain it. This is our last copy probably and we cannot linger longer. M. P . W H I T E , Grand Master.
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CONCLUSION. A l m o s t w i t h o u t exception the various jurisdictions of the masonic world have sounded the key notes of prosperity and progress. A n o t h e r gratifying feature of the situation is the fact t h a t there is little .or no contention between the G r a n d B o d i e s of Masonry t h r o u g h o u t the world. F r o m every A m e r i c a n jurisdiction comes the refrain, " H a r m o n y alone reigns here." The absence of discordant notes among the correspondence reviewers has been noticeable. The world is getting better. E v e n our old friend the Pope, after Masons had been subjected to centuries of lambastlngs of various kinds by his predecessors, some of which we are too polite to even mention, in a proper exercise of his infalibility, has. given the official sanction of paternal approval to a secret society, and notwithstanding the centuries of bulls, objurgations and denunciations has p u t the sponge to the slate and' wiped out w h a t has been urged and enforced so potently—since the d a y s of the Inquisition — under the pains and penalties of excommunication in this life, as well as the terrible torments of purgatory, or those of the place of which it is antechamber, in the life to come. Bro. J A S P E R - s a i d fearlessly, " T h e world do move." Pope U R B A N sent G A L I L E O before the Inquisition for e n u n c i a t i n g the same sublime truth, but it remained for the present infallible Pope to demonstrate t h a t after three hundred and forty-five y e a r s the Roman Catholic Church h a d learned s o m e t h i n g from the m a r c h of events. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, M A T T H E W M. M I L L E R , Committee.
APPENDIX. Membership of Grand Lodges from reports of Proceedings on the basis of the latest as compared with the last previous report. Compiled by the Kansas Committee.
•
LaH vious
Latest.
Go.iii.
18,191 1,394 17,480 30,126 12,220 20,7.5J 2,888 7,999 7,220 28.420 2,395 85,583 8,470 37,838 30,408 80,032 10,-584 20,530 11,.580 50,328 50,010 21,056 14,452 40.260 4.227 15,714 1,241 9.227 26,595 1,629 146,026 16,835 5,945 68,679 7,958 8,080 79,442 6,718 10,403 6,658 20,986 41,736 1,343 12,078 17,864 10,903 11,778 22,974 2,102
21,222 1,535 18,293 38,169 12,950 21,410 2,988 8;«3 7,958 30,056 2,595 90,576 9,149 39,504 32,072 32,770 11,701 27,358 12,310 52,200 58,542 22,987 15,738 47,197 4,421 • 10,393 1,445 9,877 • 28,475 1,822 152,928 18,008 6,578 72,339 *8,8I)0 8,039 81,341 0,920 10,892 7,196 21,879 44,714 1,443 12,382 18,749 12,237 12.814 23,974 2,208
1,141,029
1,207.295
04,934
1,670 3,850 39,705 3,872 2,354 5,020 668 5,494 1,576
2,225 3.751 42,795 4,248 2,484 5,301 678 5,785 1,935
555 401 3.000 370 130 343 10 291 359
11,141 8,499
645 739
7,714
California
D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a Florida Georgia Illinois
Ohio
Utah Virginia Washington
Total
PreKep_orL
British Columbia
Victoria
9302 3,744
11,788 9,238 1,594 3,097 1,150 10,370 3,878
Total
99,919
110^75
•
2,934
209 2,838 1,196
* Estimated—no returns given for 1908.
3,031 141 813 2,048 724 658 100 384 . 738 1,036 200 4,993 673 1,066 1,604 2,148 1,177 ' 820 730 1,932 2,532 1,931 1.286 1.937 194 079 204 150 1,880 103 0,902 1,173 633 3,600 659 4,899 202 489 538 893 2,978 100 . 304 885 1334 l,03ii 1.000 100
163 568 134
INDEX TO CORRESPONDENCE REPORT.
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Ancients ; 339 A n c i e n t added to Illinois title , r. .. .279 Alberta 245, 246, 247. 340 Anderson, Rufus E 318, 319 Arizona ..' 247 Arkansas 314, 248 Barkley, A n d r e w H., faith of. 316 Barlow, J o h n H 263, 2G4 Baird, Geo. W 269, 270, 271 B a r n a r d , Gil 279, 280 Beard, Mary.A., honor to . . .327 B e r g s t r e s s o r , R e v . F . 347,361, 401 Bond, T. JL.. .254, 267, 269, 296, 302, 313, 335, 345, 347, 361, . 376, 377. 386, 401 Booze S e l l e r s ' . . . 314, 318, 351, 354, 375, 389, 399, 400. Breakfast, a shrine 310 Brown, S. A. 371,370 Busby, W m '.. .289 B u c k e t Shop 397 British Columbia 250 'California .254 Canada, Ont 255 Cernaus, c i v e t c a t s 249, 328 Character 300 Church-going Masons 286 Ciphers 390, 375, 353, 327 Colorado ...256 Connecticut 261 Cravens, L. V 285 Day, Chas. A. Dewey, T. E . .
.348 .338
PAGE .
District of Columbia Dimits A n c i e n t Dispensations Dues ;
^267 326 356, 357 350,
Eastern Star. . . .262, 263, 314, 316, 366, 369 E d w a r d s , Melvin .257. Evrard, I. N 320, 321, 323 Eggleston,' J. W ; .366, 367 Empire-itis, Holy. Maggot of 335 England . . . . .271,272 Faithful unto death Fellows, D. E.. credit Fitzgerald, A Flew high kite Florida Fuller, D. B Franklin, Benjamin
300 .293 364 295 275 407 359
Gallagher,' Chas. T. . . .30.3-4-5-6 Goodloe, Caswell E 376 Greenleaf, L , .260 Grant, U. S., W a s he a Ma- , son?, 269 Graft 342 Grover, Dallas 289, 291-9. 311, 324, 329, 382, 391 Hancock Lodge . . . . 282, 283, 329 Hedges, C. . 263, 297, 333, 369, 378 H e m p s t e a d , L a u r e a t e . . .249, 279 Hodson, J. M 351, 352, 353 Home, Masonic, 313, 315, 319, 278, 332, 345, 347, 366, 381, 407 Honor to Veteran .. .289, 298, 326, 327
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CORRESPONDENCE—INDEX.
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PAGE
Illinois Indiana Indian Territory Iowa Ireland
278 285 288, 348 290 293
Jenks, Aldro 402 J o n e s , .John P a u l 304, 305 Jones—Was He a Pirate? 305, 306 K a n s a s C o r . R e p o r t . .255,263, . 291, 324, 329, 330, 336, 354, 371 Klee.Adolph 334 Kuhn, W m . F 318 L i n c o l n , A . ; t r i b u t e to 343 L o v e , G. H . ; a t r i b u t e . . 332, 333 Lodges. U. C ; a c c o r d e d m e m b e r s h i p in G. L 365 Louisiana 294, 297
411
New York New Zealand North Carolina North Dakota Nova Scotia
339 373, 372 344 _. 345 346
O b l i g a t i o n S c r u t i n e e r s . .301, 303 Oklahoma 288,348 Oregon 350 Parentage, Honest Patriotism Pennsylvania Perfect Youth
314 330 355
331, 358, 377, 295 P e r k i n s , M. 0 381,311 P e t e r s , S. H . . 838 P h i l i p p i n e s , G. L . of 254 Porto Rico 284, 265 P r i n c e E d w a r d s I s l a n d .....360 Quebec 860, 297 Queensland 270, 277, 335 337, 297, 401, 396,802, 311, 316, 324, 333, 403, 405, 39f, • 338, 881, 383, 390, -391
Maine 298 Manitoba 362,299 Maryland 301 Masonic Advertising 298 Masonic History 312,313 Masonic Paper ; finish 246 Masonry; a Law, etc 291 Mas.=achusetts 303, 304 Mexican, Masonry 368 M e x i c o . . . . :. . . .324, 327, 328, 386 Michigan 807 Minnesota 311, 312 Mississippi 313 Missouri 317 M o s e s , n o t " P e r f e c t Y o u t h , " 295 Moulton', G e o . M., M e x i c o . 282, 281
331, 344, 364, 870-1. 394, 898, 403 Rhode Island 361 Riley, Bishop .393 R i t e , S c o t t i s h . . .275, 276. 328, 403 R o b b i n s , J o s e p h . . . .284, 283, 282 Rodriguez, F de P. . .264-5-6-7 Roosevelt, Bro., center s h o t . 267 R u g g , H . W . , 4 0 .yrs. G r . C h a p . 362
Nebraska Nevada N i c k e r s o n , S., K a n s a s gestion New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico. New South Wales
Saskatchewan ; . . 362 Scotland 363 Secretaries rute 293 Smith, Gerald 847, 303 S m i t h , W., hist. N . S c o t i a . 251, 252 Solomon, " n o t a moral m a n " 277
299, 323 325 Sug306-7 326, 292 330 • 334 3.36
Recognition
412
CORRESPONDENCE — INDEX. PARE
South A u s t r a l i a .365 South Carolina 365 South D a k o t a 369 Speed, F r e d e r i c 315 Squeers, here's richness 253 Status, unlawfully expelled.263 Stope—Arizona 247
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Washington 389 Wedding, A Youthful 332 Wellington, E. W 254, 255, 268, 310, 319, 324, 283. 287, 289. 291, 298, 325, 329, 353, 371. 381, 390, 402 Western Australia 392, • 393, 394, 395 West Virginia ....'. 398 Tasmania 372 W i l l i a m the Conqueror, 307. 308. Taxation, masonic property.380 W h e n is a Brother Not a ' Temperance.. . : 402 Brother? ....328 Tennessee 375 W h o I n v e n t e d the Third or . Theological I n q u i r y 296, 297 T h i r t y - t h i r d Degrees?. .. .405 Todd, T., P. G. M 289. 290 Who I n v e n t e d the Supreme Council? 403-4 Upton, W m . H '260, 336, 391 W i p i n g Off the Roman • Utah ' 376 • Catholic Slate 408 Wisconsin 402 Vermont , 3 7 9 W o o d m a n , F. J 267 Victoria 383 W r o t h , J. H 335 Virginia 384-389 W y o m i n g 407
INDEX TO yOLUME XIY. 1907-1909. PAGB
A m e n d m e n t s to Grand Lodge By-Laws — . No. 42. Lecturers 562 No. 44. I n s t r u c t i o n of Lodges 563 No. 45. Other officers and committees 361 No. 53. Salaries of Grand Officers 361, 562 No. 54. Allowances to chairmen of committees 138 No. 55. Allowances to Grand Officers and others attending A n n u a l Communication 139, 361, 562 No. 57. Allowances for School of Instruction 563 No. 132. Charges and Specifications 362 No. 147. Masonic Trials 361 No. 164. District Deputies 137 A m e n d m e n t s to Grand Lodge Constitution— Art. I V , Sec. 5. S t a n d i n g Committees 49, 140 Art. V I I I , Sec. 7. A m e n d m e n t s 49, 140 A m e n d m e n t s to S t a n d i n g Regulations — No. 11. P e n a l t y for failure to pay per capita t a x . . . .136, 140 No. 25. Official cipher. 362 Annual Addresses of Grand Masters — M.-.W.-. Thomas L. Bond : 21 M.-.W.\ E d w a r d W. Wellington 261 M.-.W.-. H e n r y F . Mason 475 Appeals — E d m o n d C. Fletcher from action Olathe Lodge No. 19.. 563 I r v i n H. McQuilkin from action Meriden Lodge No. 236. 358 Appointed Grand Officers, portraits of 193, 425, 625 Appropriations 145, 367, 568 Assistant Lecturers— . Present a t A n n u a l Communications 7, 248, 462 Lists of 231, 402 Association of P a s t Grand Masters, Proceedings of. .. .238, 453, 649 Astra Lodge No. 363, charter revoked 359
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Bioprraphical Sketches — T h o m a s li. Bond, P.'.'G.-.M.193 George H . Fairchild, P.-. G.-. M.195 J o h n Guthrie, P.-. G.-.M.197 Charles T. Harrison, P.-. Or. S e c r e t a r y 201 • H e n r y F . Mason, P.-. G.-. M.627' W i l l i a m P. Mudgett, P.-. Custodian 203 E d w a r d W. Wellington, P.-. G.-. M.425 Bond, T h o m a s L,, P.-. G.-. M.-.— Address of as G.-. M.'. 21 Biographical sketch 193 J e w e l presented 140 Buffalo Lodge No. 379 — Dispensation issued 45 Charter granted...-..., 129 Constituted '282 Burnett,' W . Amer, appointed.Grand Tyler ^ 476 B y - L a w adopted— No. 166. Per Capita Tax m e m b e r s of defunct l o d g e s . . . 362 C h a p e l — E r e c t e d b y O. E. S. presented to Grand Lodge 106 C h a r t e r s granted — F r e e p o r t Lodge No. 389 548 E m m e t t Lodge No. 387.... : 546 Grainfleld Lodge No. 3 8 1 . . . . : . . :. 542 McDonald Lodge No. 383 ; 542 P i p e r Lodge No. 385 546 Protection Lodge No. 384 544 Spearville Lodge No. 388 648 ,Tyro Lodge No. 386 -. 545 W h i t e City Lodge No. 380 : 541 • W i l s e y Lodge No. 382 543 Charters revoked — Perfect Square Lodge No. 220 367 A s t r a Lodge No. 363.-. 369 Committees, Standing, appointed '. 146, 370, 571 C o m m i t t e e s , Standing, serving 20, 260, 474 Correspondence Reports See Appendix Council of Administration,.reports of 41, 328, 531 Custodians of the Work— Board of / 2, 242 P r e s e n t a t Annual Communications . . . . ; 7, 247, 462 R e p o r t of ;... 97 L a w providing for same repealed '. 344 Decisions of Grand Masters 31, 274, 480
INDEX.
Hi
' Delavan Lodge No. 375— Dispensation issued 45 Charter granted 126 Constituted •. .'. 282 Deputy Grand Master, report of 41 Dewey, Thomas E., P.-. G.-. M.-., death of 23 Dispensations, special 28, 272, 477 Dispensations for New Lodges — Buffalo L o d g e . . . . 45 Delavan Lodge 45 B m m e t t Lodge 492 Freeport Lodge •. 492 Grainfleld Lodge 492 Grand View Lodge 45 Hiattville Lodge 283 Lewis L o d g e . . . : 283 McDonald Lodge _.. ! 492 Munden Lodge 44 Piper Lodge 492 Powhattan Lodge 283 Protection Lodge . 492 Spearville Lodge 7 492 Tyro Lodge _. . . : 492 Waldron Lodge 45 W h i t e City Lodge 492 Wilsey Lodge 492 Zenda Lodge 45 District Deputy Grand Masters — Lists of with Districts 87, 232, 373, 573 Present a t A n n u a l Communications 6, 246, 461 To be supplied with copy "Mackey's E n c y c l o p e d i a " . .. '560 Duplicate Charters Issued — E q u i t y Lodge No. 131 .-. 498 Gardner Lodge No. 65 27 K a w Lodge No. 272 27 W a l n u t Valley Lodge No. 191 498 W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3 27 Dwight Lodge No. 374—Instituted 44 Easton Lodge No. 45, remission of penalty for loss of R i t u a l . 664 Election of Grand Officers 108, 356, 659 E m m e t t Lodge No. 387— Dispensation issued 492 Charter granted .,. 546 Fairohild, George H., P.-. G.-. M.-.— Biographical Sketch 196 Franklin Lodge No. 18— Request to change n a m e to Ottawa No. 18 105 Request granted 138
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F r e e p o r t Lodge No. 389 — Dispensation issued C h a r t e r granted •. G a r d n e r Lodge No. 65, duplicate c h a r t e r issued Grainfleld Lodge No. 381 — " Dispensation issued C h a r t e r granted • Grand J u n i o r Warden, report of Grand Lodges Recognized — Alberta P o r t o Bico Queensland Saskatchewan Valle de Mexico W e s t e r n Australia ' '.... Grand Master's Address, 1907 — A s s i s t a n t Lecturers Associate OfHcers . Charters Lost by Fire C h a i r m a n of the Comrnittee on Corresisondence Claim of E g e r i a Lodge No. 106 of Y a m p a , Colo., against • '' Mountain Slope Lodge No. 186 of Oberlin, K a n . . . Consolidated Lodge Constitutional A m e n d m e n t Criticism of Ballot Decisions D i m i t of Entered Apprentice D i s t r i c t Deputy Grand M a s t e r s .^. F r a t e r n i t y Chapter Grand Orator G r a n d Representatives Hospital Installation of Grand P u r s u i v a n t L a y i n g Corner-stones Lodge Constituted Lodges Under Dispensation Masonic Headquarters Masonic Trials .' M.-.W.-. J o h n Guthrie M.-.W.". Thonias E m m e t D e w e y • Necrology OfHcial Visitations Order of the Eastern S t a r Other Jurisdictions Rees M o n u m e n t San Francisco Disaster Special Dispensations
492 548 27 492 542 41 109 109 HI 553 110 "553 24 35, 27 23 22 28 29 30 31 27 33 30 29 28 34 23 24 23 23 29 29 23 23 22 30 34 26 28 24 28
ItfDEX.
St. John's D a y Territorial Jurisdiction The K a n s a s Masonic H o m e . . . ' Unauthorized Cipher ' Grand Master's Address, 1908 — "Amendment of By-Laws Eelative to Trials A m e n d m e n t to Sec. 45, Grand Lodge By-Laws Appointment of Special Committee Assistant Lecturers Astra Lodge No. 363 A Word of Caution Chain Letters •.. Consolidated Lodge Corner Stones ' Custodians Dedication of Masonic H a l l s District Deputy Grand Masters Grand Lodge Office and L i b r a r y Building Grand Jjodge Belief Grand Representatives Installation of Grand Chaplain and Grand M a r s h a l . . . Lodges U. D Masonic H o m e r New Lodges Constituted Official Ciphers Official Visits Points of L a w Relations with otlier Grand Jurisdictions Salaries and Allowances Special Dispensations Taxation The Grand Tyler Grand Master's Address, 1909— Annual Returns Chain Letters Corner Stones Custodians Dispensed with—Legislation Made Necessary Death of Br'o. Spencer P. W a d e Decisions Dimitted Members District D e p u t y Grand Masters Dues of Members of an E x t i n c t Lodge Lodges U n d e r Dispensation Loss of Official Ciphers Masonic H o m e New Lodges Constituted .-
V
28 26 33 25 265 265 266 262 269 277 267 267 270 266 271 268 272 271 262 262 265 275 262 267 263 274 263 272 272 274 261 486 481 478 482 476 480 486 476 480 478 481 487 479
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INDEX.
Official Visits : 477 Relations with Foreign Lodges ~ 477 Special Dispensations ' 477 Taxation of Lodge P r o p e r t y and the Masonic H o m e . . 478 Grand Offlcers — Lists of with postoflfice addresses •.. .2, 242, 456 P r e s e n t a t Annual C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 3, 243, 457 Grand Eepresentatives — Commissioned 28, 286, 494 P r e s e n t a t Annual C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 7, 246, 461 Grand Secretary's Certificates Issued, Lists of 53, 292, 500 G r a n d Secretary's Report, 1907— A n n u a l Proceedings, 1906 44 A n n u a l Reports 56 A n n u a l Schools 46 A m e n d m e n t to Sec. 6, Art. I V , of tlie Constitution 48 A s s i s t a n t Lecturers 45 C h a r t e r .-. .' 44 Consolidation of F r a n k l i n L o d g e No. 18 and Ottawa Lodge No. 128 46 . Copies of charters for W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3, K a w Lodge No. 272, a n d G a r d n e r Lodge No. 65 44 D i s t r i c t Deputy Grand Masters '... 46 E s t i m a t e d Revenues a n d E x p e n s e s 55 Exhibit " T " 86 F i n a n c i a l Report 60 Grand Representatives 46 Grand Secretary's Certificates 53 L a w Relative to V i s i t o r s ; Official R e c e i p t s ; Lists of Regular and I r r e g u l a r Lodges 47 L i s t of lodges whose m e m b e r s h i p e x c e e d s ' 3 0 0 . . . . . . 1 . . . ' 58 • Lodges Under Dispensation ., 44 Official Circulars .' 63 Official Communication from Grand Lodge District of Columbia 51 Registry 46 Relief Bestowed on a c c o u n t of California E a r t h q u a k e . 53 Semi-centennial Proceedings : 44 S u m m a r y for 1906 • •..;..... 59 Tableau of Lodges 46 Table showing list of lodges h a v i n g a net gain or loss of ten or more 57 W a r r a n t Account.'. 78 G r a n d Secretary's Report, 1908— Annual'Reports 296 A n n u a l School .288 Appeal .•.... 288
I^DEX. Approval of Lodge Minutes Assistant Lecturers Books of A n n u a l R e t u r n s : Certifying to Life Membership Certificates and L i m i t s . Charter of Ottawa Lodge No. 18, and the Restoration of Other Charters Charters Consolidation of Sallna Lodge No. 60 and J o h n H . Brown Lodge No. 216 District Deputy Grand Masters Estimated Revenue and E x p e n s e s for' Ensuing Year. . Exhibit " T " . . . . . : : Financial Report Grand Lodge of W a s h i n g t o n , Grand Lodges of Alberta, Queensland, Valle de Mexico and Puerto Rico Grand Representatives Grand Secretary's Certificates List of Lodges whose membership exceeds 800 Lodges m a k i n g net gain of ten or more Lodges Under Dispensation Masonic Museum Members of Defunct Lodges Official Circulars Official Communication from the Gr. Lodge of Canada, Offlclal Communication from the Grand Lodge of District of Columbia Railroads Registry and Abstract.-. Return of Portion of Relief F u n d s sent to San Francisco, Cal Saskatchewan S u m m a r y for 1907 Suspended Lodges Suspension Mulberry Lodge No. 261 W a r r a n t Account Grand Secretary's Report, 1909â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A m e n d m e n t s to L a w s A m e n d m e n t to Sec. 6 of Art. I V of the Constitution . . . Annual Reports Annual School Assistant Lecturers Astra Lodge No. 363 Books of A n n u a l R e t u r n s :... Charters Communication from the Grand Lodge of W a s h i n g t o n . Communication.s Relative to Recognition of Other Grand Lodges
vii 289 284 289 294 285 282 288 283 295 314 300 291 287 286 292 298 297 283 294 289 293 290 288 290 288 290 287 299 289 287 306 505 494 506 497 '493 500 498 491 499 504
via
INDEX.
Copies of Charters W a l n u t Valley Lodge No. 191 and Equity Lodge No. 131 498 District Deputy G r a n d Masters 493 E s t i m a t e d R e v e n u e and E x p e n s e s for E n s u i n g Year .. 505 Exhibif'T".. 523 F i n a n c i a l Report 510 F o r m of Notice for Use of D.-. D.-,. G.-. M.504 G r a n d Representatives 494 Grand Secretary's Certificates 500 I n v o i c e Book • . . . . 505 J e w e l s for District D e p u t y Grand Masters 503 L i s t of lodges whose m e m b e r s h i p exceeds 300 509 Lodges m a k i n g n e t gain of ten or more 507 Lodges Under Dispensation . . . . 492 OfHcial Circulars 501 OfHcial Communication from Grand Lodge of Canada. 498 OfHcial Communication.from Grand Lodge of District of Columbia 499 . Perfect Square Lodge No. 220 499 P r i n t i n g Oration of W.*. Dallas Grover 505 Registry and A b s t r a c t : 494 Requests for Recognition 502 Restoration a n d P r e s e r v a t i o n of Old Charters 494 Saskatchewan 494 Special Visits from the G r a n d Secretary...504 S u m m a r y for 1908 509 W a r r a n t Account. 516 G r a n d Senior Warden, report of 41 Grand Treasurer's Reports 42, 280, 489 Grand View Lodge No. 376 — Dispensation issued 46 C h a r t e r granted 128 Constituted. 282 Guthrie, J o h n , P.-. G.-. M.-.— Biographical sketch and portrait 197 Death of 23 H a r r i s o n , Charles T., P.-. G.-. S e c r e t a r y Biographical sketch a n d p o r t r a i t ' 201 H i a t t v i l l e Lodge No. 216— Dispensation issued 283 . C h a r t e r granted 340 Constituted .' 491 Hoisington, Perry M., P.-. G.-. M.-.— J e w e l presented 357 Installation of Grand Oflflcers 145, 369, 570 J e w e l s for District D e p u t y G r a n d M a s t e r s — I l l u s t r a t i o n of Design 503
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K a n s a s Masonic H o m e — E e p o r t of Matron 349 Report of Superintendent 339 K a w Lodge No. 272, duplicate charter issued 27 Kellam, Charles C , P.-. D.-. G.-. M.-., death of 123 Lewis Lodge No. 220— Dispensation issued 283 Charter granted 341 Constituted 491 Librarian's Reports 91, 325, 529 List of Deaths 213, 431, 633 Lodges Consolidated — F r a n k l i n No. 18 with Ottawa No. 128 28 Salina No. 60 with J o h n H. Brown No. 216 267 Lodges Constituted — Buffalo No. 379 282 Delavan No. 375 282 Dwight No. 874 44 Grand View No. 376 282 Hiattville No. 216 491 Lewis No. 220 491 Munden No. 128..•. 283 P o w h a t t a n No. 363 ,491 Waldron No. 377 282 Zenda No. 378 282 Lodge Representatives present a t Annual Communications 10, 251, 465 Lodges Suspended for Negligence 130 Mason, H e n r y F., P.-. G.-. M.-.— Address of as-G.-. M.475 Jewel presented 560 Biographical sketch 625 Masonic Districts and list of D.-. D.-. G.-. Masters. . .87, 232, 372, 573 McDonald Lodge No. 383— Dispensation issued 492 Charter granted 542 Memorial pages 205, 429, 631 Miller, Matthew M., P.-. G.-. M.-., appointed c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence 23 Mudgett, William P., P a s t Custodian — Biographical sketch 203 Munden Lodge No. 128— Dispensation issued 44 Charter granted 127 Constituted 283 Opening Ceremony 4, 244, 468
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INDEX.
Oration — By W.'. Fuller Ber^stresser ;....".... 97 By W.-. E i r i c k C. Cole 536 By W.-. Dallas Grover '..... 350 P a s t Grand Master's J e w e l — Presented M.-. W.-. T h o m a s TJ. Bond 140 Presented M.-.W.-. P e r r y M. Hpisington 357 Presented M.-.W.-. H e n r y F . Mason., '.-. 560 Presented M.-.W.-. E d w a r d W. Wellington 357 P a s t Grand Masters present a t Annual Communications.6, 246, 460 P a s t Masters present a t A n n u a l Communications 8, 248, 462 Perfect S q u a r e Lodge No. 220, charter revoked .> 357 Piper Lodge No. 385— ' ' , . Dispensation issued 492 Charter granted 646 Place of M e e t i n g s Topeka, 1908 108 W i c h i t a , 1909. . .' 365 H u t c h i n s o n , 19L0 560 P o w h a t t a n Lodge No. 363— • Dispensation issued : . 283 , Charter granted 342 Constituted 491 Protection Lodge No. 384 — Dispensation issued : 492 Charter granted -....; : 544 Reports of C o m m i t t e e s — On B i - c e n t e n a r y ' C e l e b r a t i o n United Grand Lodge of . England ..• 555 On Chartered Lodges 104, 340, 857, 549, 551 On Correspondence ..'. 109, 844, 551, 504 On Credentials .6, 245, 460 On F i n a n c e and Mileage 144 On Finance and Property 335. 865, 567 On Grand Lodge Property. 141 On Grievances and Appeals 130 On H i s t o r y and Museum, special 141 On J u r i s p r u d e n c e 136, 344, 368, 561 On Lodges U. D ;.._ 126, 340, 541 On Necrology .' 117, 336, 556 On Primer, special 365 On Reports of G r a n d Officers 98, 329, 532 Report of Custodians '. 350 Reports of Librarian 91, 325, 529 Reports of Grand Secretary ." 44, 282, 491 Reports of G r a n d Treasurer 42, 280„489
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S h e r m a n Lodge No. 369— Request to change name to Roger E . S h e r m a n No. 369. 535 R e q u e s t granted : 551 Spearville Lodge No. 388— Dispensation issued 492 Charter granted 548 Special Communications of Grand Lodge 37, 315, 524 Special Dispensations Issued 28, 272, 477 S t a n d i n g Regulations Adopted'^— No. 26. Title, etc., of District D e p u t y Grand M a s t e r s . . 360 No. 27. Laying Corner Stones 362 No. 28. Approval of Minutes 362 No. 29. Life Membership 363 No. 30. Jewels, etc., for District Deputy Grand Masters 566 Standing Regulation Repealed — No. 14. Assistant Secretary 362 Statistical Tables — , Alphabetical List of Lodges 171, 403, 603 Complete S u m m a r y .."... 161, 391, 591 Defunct Lodges 181, 413, 613 Elective Grand Officers Since Organization 184, 416, 616 Expelled 160, 390, 590 Grand Representatives near K a n s a s 190, 422, 622 Grand Representatives near other Grand Lodges .188, 420, 620 Grand Secretaries, names and addresses 186, 418, 618 List of Lodges, Masters and Secretaries 162, 392, 592 Lodges by Counties 174, 406, 606 Suspended 160, 390, 590 Synopsis of Returns 150, 380, 580 S u m m a r y of attendance at A n n u a l Communications . .19, 260, 474 Tyro Lodge No. 386 — Dispensation issued .' 492 Charter granted 545 Visitors Welcomed 5, 244, 459 Vote of T h a n k s — To Topeka , 369 To W i c h i t a .146, 569 W a d e , Spencer P., Grand Tyler— Illness of 261 H o n o r a r i u m for..." 348 Report of committee appointed to visit 369 Death of 371 P o r t r a i t of 629 W a l d r o n Lodge No. 377— . Dispensation issued 45 Charter granted 128 Constituted 282
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Wellington, E d w a r d W., P / . Q.: M.-.— Address of as G.-. M.J e w e l presented Biographical sketch W i l s e y Lodge No. 382— Dispensation issued Charte^r granted W h i t e City Lodge No. 380— Dispensation issued C h a r t e r granted W h i t m a n , Alfred, d e a t h of W o r k Exemplified.' •. W y a n d o t t e Lodge No. 3, duplicate charter issued Y a t e s , W i l l i a m , d e a t h of Zenda Lodge No. 378 — Dispensation issued Charter granted . Constituted . . :
261 357 425 492 543 492 541 337 106, 349, 556 27 336 45*. 129 S82